Try It Out Tuesday #12 - An Enchanted Gift Set

Hello Everyone and Happy Tuesday :) It's another Try It Out Tuesday Challenge over at Susana's Store Blog, Follow Your Heart. Our challenge this week was to create a gift set containing one card and two other gift items. I decided to make a little gift set for my niece.

I decided to use This Castle and Natasha for the main images on my card. I stamped the castle three times for added dimension, colored the images with copics, and adhered them to the image panel with lots of dimensionals (if you would like to see my tutorial on how to create this scene, click HERE). I next created my card base, which measures 5 1/2 by 5 1/2, out of SU's Pretty in Pink. I layered Perfect Plum on top of that followed by my design paper from DCWV's Once Upon a Time stack. I added a pink ribbon, and then I adhered my image panel with dimensionals. I added my sentiment (which is from Studio G) and Primas and pearls.

Next, using a technique I found HERE, I made my bookmark and slid it right under the image panel on the front of the card. I used Mini Natasha as my main image on my bookmark. I colored her with copics and cut her out with my circle Nestabilities. I added purple glitter to her wings using my Sakura glitter pen. The sentiment is from Stamping Bella.

Finally, I made a little boxy bag, which I filled with candy. I again used Mini Natasha as my main image. The sentiment is from a new Studio G set.

What do you think? I hope my niece likes it, I think this would make a darling set for any little princess :) Thanks so much for stopping by. Make sure to check out the Follow Your Heart Blog to see the other amazing creations from the rest of the DT. I'll see you back here tomorrow with another project.

Lots of Hugs, Christine :)

Believe

Hello everyone and Happy Monday :) I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and that your week is off to a great start. For my card today, I decided to ink up this gorgeous fairy, Bryony, from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. I love all the fairies that Susana carries, but I think Bryony is my favorite :) I inked the image with Memento Black Ink and stamped her onto PTI cardstock. I colored her with copics and added glitter to her wings. It's hard to tell in the picture, but I actually stamped her a second time and popped her out so it really looks like she's sitting on the mushroom in 3D. I then inked around the image with Versamagic Pretty Petunia Ink.

Next, I created my card base, which measures 5 1/2 by 5 1/2, out of SU's Pretty in Pink. I layered Perfect Plum on top of that followed by my design paper from Basic Grey. I used my SU ticket corner punch on the corners and added purple rhinestones. I added a purple ribbon, and then adhered my image to the cardstock and then to the card base with dimensionals. The sentiment is from one of the new Studio G stamps from the fairy collection that just came out. For a finishing touch, I added Primas and mini roses to the card. What do you think?

I'd love to see what you think of my card. Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you have a wonderful day and I'll be back tomorrow with another project.

Hugs, Christine :)

Flower Petals

Hi everyone and Happy Saturday :) I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. For my card today, I decided to ink up this adorable stamp from the Eat Cake Graphics Line of rubber stamps available at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. This image is Fairy Rose Sprinkles Petals and I think she's so sweet :)

I inked the image with Memento Black Ink, stamped it onto PTI cardstock, and colored her with copics. I added Stickles to her wings and glitter to the flower petals from my Sakura glitter pen. I used this week's Mojo Monday Sketch for my layout. My cardstock is SU (Regal Rose and Always Artichoke). My design paper is from DCWV's Nana's Nursery (baby girl) stack. I used my SU ticket corner punch on the corners of the image, then mounted the image to my cardstock. I added pink rhinestones to hte corners, then mounted the image with dimensionals. For some finishing touches, I added a pink ribbon and pink Primas (these are my new favorite Primas, I love the embossing on them).

I'd love to see what you think of my card. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I'll be back tomorrow with another project.

Hugs, Christine :)

Happy Easter

Hi everyone and Happy Thursday. I am so glad the weekend is almost here! :) I have a super quick posting for you today. I am way behind on my Easter cards so I decided to ink up this adorable Magnolia stamp. I colored her with copics and added just a little bit of glitter to the centers of the flowers with my Sakura glitter pen. The sentiment is an old Studio G stamp from Michael's. I used my circle nestabilities to cut it out. My cardstock is from SU (Regal Rose and Chocolate Chip) and my design paper is Basic Grey. I used my SU ticket corner punch on all corners and added pearls. I added a pink ribbon and Primas for some finishing touches. What do you think?

Also, today on Susana's store blog, Follow Your Heart, my DT sister Danni has an awesome tutorial on the Crinkled Chalk technique, so make sure to check it out.

That's it from me today. I'd love to see what you think of my card. Thanks so much for stopping by. I'll be back tomorrow with another project.

Hugs, Christine :)

Try It Out Tuesday #11 - Just a Note

Hello everyone and Happy Tuesday :) It's Tuesday so that means another Try it Out Tuesday challenge over at Susana's Store Blog, Follow Your Heart. Our challenge this week was to create a card using a new Anki's Sweetheart image, two layers, and two embellies. I chose the adorable Julia With Purse as my main image. I think she's just adorable :) I inked her with Memento black ink, stamped her onto PTI cardstock, and colored her with copics. I added stickles to her purse and outfit, and I added glitter from my Gold Copic Glitter Pen to her belt. I used my Large Circle Nestabilities and my scalloped circle nesties to cut out my image and my cardstock.

All of my cardstock is by SU (Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery). My design paper is from Debbie Mumm's Little Girl stack. My two embellies were ribbon and a Prima flower (I sort of cheated and also added a pearl to the center of the Prima :) ). The sentiment is from Hot Off the Press (the set is called Tiny Words and is a wonderful, versatile set). I used my SU Word Window Punch to punch out the sentiment.

I'd love to hear what you think of my card. Make sure to check out Susana's Store Blog to see the other wonderful creations from the rest of Susana's Design Team. We'd also love it if you'd like to join in on these challenges. If you do join in and upload your work on SCS and/or PCP, make sure to put "tiot11" in the key words section so we can all see. Thanks so much for stopping by. I'll be back tomorrow with another project :)

Hugs, Christine :)

Once Upon a Time

Hello everyone and Happy Thursday :) I don't know about you all, but I am so glad that the weekend is only 2 days away! :) I am so excited, I just completed my first tutorial. This one is a step by step tutorial on how I created this fairy tale scene. I am asked quite often how I create the fairy tale scenes on my cards and I decided this would make a perfect tutorial. You can see my tutorial on Susana's store blog, Follow Your Heart. I'd love to hear what you think of the tutorial so please head on over and check it out if you have a minute.

For my card, I used this week's sketch challenge over on Splitcoast for my layout. My cardstock is all SU (Chocolate Chip and Regal Rose) and my design paper is from Basic Grey. The sentiment is from Stamping Bella and for finishing touches, I added Primas and pearls. To see how I made this card, please check out my tutorial HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you all have a wonderful day and I'll be back tomorrow with another project.

Hugs, Christine :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hello everyone and Happy Tuesday and Happy St. Patrick's Day :):):) Today is Tuesday, which means another challenge day over at Susana's store blog, Follow Your Heart. Suzanne Dean, our DT leader, does a great job of coming up with challenges for us every week. Our challenge this week was to create a St. Patrick's Day inspired card using any of the stamps Susana carries in her store as well as shades of green and one neutral. I love challenges like this one because they really allow me to think outside the box and get multiple uses out of my stamps.

For this challenge, I decided to ink up this gorgeous fairy stamp, Sassafras. I colored her with my copics, added green rhinestones to the centers of the flowers in her hair, and added Stickles to her wings. I used my circle nesties to cut her out. My cardstock and design paper is from SU. I used my SU ticket corner punch on the corners and added green rhinestones. The sentiment is from a $1 Studio G set from Michael's. For a finishing touch, I added glittery foam shamrock stickers (from Michael's) and a white ribbon to the card.

I'd love to hear what you think of my card. Make sure to check out the store blog, Follow Your Heart, to see what the other wonderful DT members have created this week. We'd also love for you to join in on these challenges. If you do join in, and upload your photos to SCS or PCP, make sure to put tiot10 in the keywords section. Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day :):):)

Hugs, Christine :)