You Light Up My Life

Hi everyone! Okay, after writing that title, now I'm singing some Debby Boone (anyone else humming it, too?).

On that note (yuck, yuck), it's time for a new Paper Smooches SPARKS Picture Perfect challenge. Here's this week's inspirational picture:

I focused on the sun and colors (and now that I look at the image again, the ocean too) for this card:

I  used stamps from three different Paper Smooches sets for this one-layer card (well, one layer plus the yarn). Since my card uses the masking technique, I'm linking up to Savannah's challenge at Do More With Less. I'm also linking up with the Paper Crafts Magazine July Gallery Challenge.

I started by stamping the waves from Wicked Nauticool repeatedly to create a horizon. I masked off the water and stamped the boat from the same set. I created a mask for the boat and stamped the circle from Off the Charts to create the sun--this stamp is going to be my go-to for a sun from now on. I finished the stamping with the sentiment from Smoocheroos.

Here's a close-up:

After I finished the stamping, I went to work on the coloring. I colored the sailboat with Copics. For the water, I used Distress Inks and a couple of spritzes of Pearl spray mist, and I watercolored. I like the mottled look for water, and the Pearl looks cool in the light:

Ready to play along with the SPARKS challenge? You can link up your Paper Smooches projects based on the inspiration picture HERE.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week.


Supplies
Cardstock: (white) PTI
Clear stamps: (sailboat, waves from Wicked Nauticool; sun from Off the Charts; sentiment from Smoocheroos) Paper Smooches
Ink: (Sky Blue, Sunflower Yellow Brilliance Ink; Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko; (Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Stormy Sky Distress Inks) Ranger; (Pearl spray mist) Tattered Angels
Copic markers
Yarn: May Arts

Modern Birthday & A Winner

Hi everyone! Are you tired of me? If you're still here after my posts this week--thank you!

It's time for CAS-ual Fridays. This week's challenge is two weeks long, and it's a good one:

So...use numbers on your CAS projects. Easy, right?

It's not the most clever approach, but I needed a birthday card:

I was inspired by THIS color combination. I used my Cameo to die-cut the swooshes in two different colors of teal (yes, those are two colors, ha ha), light blue, and gold. I die-cut the Memory Box numbers out of a gold shimmery cardstock. Here's a close-up:

I hope you can play along with the two-week CAS-ual Fridays challenge. You can link up your projects HERE. If you also make a birthday card, you can also link up to the Moxie Fab World Birthday Card Challenge.

Last week, there was the Paper Crafts Magazine's Birthday Creations blog hop. The winner from my blog is #21:

TeresaJuly 12, 2013 at 10:28 AM

Congrats, Teresa! I'll drop you a note or you can e-mail me (my info is under the Contact Me tab). Thank you so much!

Have a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by.


Supplies
Cardstock: (Rustic Cream) PTI; (Night) Paper Source; (teal, dark teal, light blue, gold) Bazzill
Die-Cutting File: (swoosh from Kinsey's Retro Wave die cutting file) Studio Calico
Dies: (Parker number dies) Memory Box

Newton's Nook Designs--S'More Wishes

**It's my second post of the day. For my CASE Study post, please click HERE. 

Hi everyone! Today is the last of the new releases of Newton's Nook Designs. The stamps go on sale at midnight! Woo hoo!

I think the Campfire Tails set may be my favorite of the new releases. It's a hoot! I made a pillow box and a tag with the stamps:

I used five different stamps from the set. First, I stamped the lantern onto the pillow box in WPlus9's white ink (love it--thank you for the ink suggestion, Amy!):

I thought it could use something else, so I added a few of the fireflies. I added some Cosmo Cricket patterned paper and assembled the box.

Next, I moved onto the tag. I stamped the sentiment, fire, and s'more from the Campfire Tails set, and then colored the images with my Inktense pencils (I can't say enough good things about these pencils!). Here's a close-up of the tag:

As part of the release, Newton's Nook is giving away this set to two lucky winners. You can comment to win on the NND blog and on each of the launch party participants' blogs. You will have until tonight (July 18th) at 9pm to comment for the drawing. 

Below are the other participants in the NND launch party. Be sure to check out their blogs!

Jennifer Ingle

Emily Leiphart

Samantha Mann

Jocelyn Olson <--You are here.

Tessa Wise

Heather Campbell

Jean Martin

Audrey Tokach

Chari Moss

I'm entering this pillow box/tag into the Moxie Fab World Birthday Tags & Wraps challenge. There is still time to enter if you'd like to play along. :)

Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies
Cardstock: (Rustic White) PTI
Patterned paper: (S'more Love) Cosmo Cricket
Clear stamps: (sentiment, s'more, fire from Campfire Tails set) Newton's Nook Designs--available 7/19
Ink: (White Pigment Ink) WPlus9; (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Coloring: (Inktense 12 pack and Rainbow) Derwent; (Colorless blender) Copic
Die: (Tag Scallop die) Paper Smooches
Twine: PTI
Pillow box: Impress

Newton's Nook Designs Love

**For my Simon Says Stamp post, please click HERE.

Hi everyone! It's day three of the Newton's Nook Designs' Launch Party.

Today we're showcasing the Winged Wishes set. The set has a great mix of sentiments and images, and I can tell already I'll be using this set often. Here's an anniversary card I made:

I started by heat embossing the two birds and the "love" images from the Winged Wishes set in silver embossing powder. After embossing the image, I simply layered some white and matte silver cardstock (I think I'm addicted to that cardstock). I added a couple of loops of ribbon, and it was done. Here's a close-up of the embossing:

As part of the release, Newton's Nook is giving away this set to two lucky winners. You can comment to win on the NND blog and on each of the launch party participants' blogs. You will have until Thursday (July 18th) at 9pm to comment for the drawing. The store is also giving away a gift card on Facebook, so be sure to check it out HERE.

Below are the other participants in the NND launch party. Be sure to check out their blogs!

Jennifer Ingle

Emily Leiphart

Samantha Mann

Jocelyn Olson <--You are here.

Tessa Wise

Heather Campbell

Jean Martin

Audrey Tokach

Chari Moss

Thanks for stopping by!

Simon Says Stamp Sneak

Hi everyone! For my Newton's Nook Designs post, please click HERE.

My card is on the Simon Says Stamp blog today! (eek!!!) Here's a sneak peek:

You'll have to hop over to the SSS blog to see the card I made using some Kelly Purkey stamps and a Simon Says Stamp die. You can see the card HERE. If you stop by, I would love it if you left a little love. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Newton's Nook Designs--A Wine & Cheese Party

Hi everyone! Today is the second day of the Newton's Nook Design's Launch Party, and I can't wait to share my projects for this great set.

Today's stamps come from the set Just Say Cheese, which will be available Friday at the Newton's Nook site. I made a mini ensemble for a wine and cheese party:

I used three different cheese stamps from the Just Say Cheese set, and there are other types of cheese as well. The "brie" and "Gouda" were masked from punny sentiments in the set. I paper pieced the cheese with two types of patterned paper for each. I don't think I was technically accurate on the colors, but they are cartoon cheeses. ;)

Here's a close-up of the invitation:

I paper pieced the Swiss cheese and the cute heart separately. The rest of the invitation was done in Photoshop.

And using two other types of cheese, I made food picks. First is the Gouda:

And the brie:

Are you hungry now, too? :)

As part of the release, Newton's Nook is giving away this set to two lucky winners. You can comment to win on the NND blog and on each of the launch party participants' blogs. You will have until Thursday (July 18th) at 9pm to comment for the drawing. The store is also giving away a gift card on Facebook, so be sure to check it out HERE.

Below are the other participants in the NND launch party. Be sure to check out their blogs!

Jennifer Ingle

Emily Leiphart

Samantha Mann

Jocelyn Olson

Tessa Wise

Heather Campbell

Jean Martin

Audrey Tokach

Chari Moss

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back tomorrow with two more posts. :)


Supplies
Cardstock: (Rustic White) PTI; (Rhubarb) Paper Source
Patterned paper: (orange and white stripe; orange from Fact line) BasicGrey; (yellow woodgrain from Sweet Girl) Echo Park; (yellow from So Noted) Carta Bella
Clear stamps: (cheese, sentiments from Say Cheese) Newton's Nook Designs--available 7/19 
Ink: (Onyx Black) VersaFine
Die: (Duo Die 4) Paper Smooches