Just for You

Hello everyone and Happy Saturday! :) I'm so sorry for the lack of postings this week. I was a bit under the weather this week, but am so glad to be getting back into the swing of things :)



For my first card today, I decided to ink up this adorable image from the new Anki's Sweethearts Line available exclusively at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. This image is called Julia With Flowers and I think she is so adorable :) I inked the image with Memento Black Ink onto PTI cardstock and colored her in with copics. I added some glitter with my Sakura glitter pen. All cardstock is by SU (Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, and Pretty in Pink) and my design paper is from DCWV's Nana's Nursery stack (baby girl). I added a Pretty in Pink ribbon and then adhered my image to my SU cardstock with dimensionals. I used my SU ticket corner on each corner and added pearls. The sentiment is from Hot off the Press (this is a great, versatile sentiment set) and I punched the sentiment out with my SU Word Window punch. For a finishing touch, I added Primas and a pearl. What do you think? Also, make sure to stop by Susana's Store Blog, Follow Your Heart for a wonderful tutorial by Anki (the creator of Anki's Sweethearts) on Criss Cross Cards. Her tutorial is really easy to follow and her card is just gorgeous.



For my second card today, I decided to ink up this adorable image from Pink Cat Studio. I used this past week's Mojo Monday Sketch for my layout. I inked my image with Memento Black Ink and colored it in with copics. I added some pink stickles and some glitter from my Sakura glitter pen to the image. All cardstock is SU (Always Artichoke and Regal Rose . . . this is one of my absolute favorite color combos). My design paper is from Basic Grey's Bittersweet line. I used my Threading Water border punch for the scalloped border. I also added pearls and Primas for finishing touches. What do you think?

I'd love to hear what you think of my projects. I'm hoping to get back to my regular daily posting schedule so I'll be back tomorrow with another project :) Have a wonderful weekend :)

Big Hugs, Christine :)

Try It Out Tuesday #7

Hello everyone and Happy Tuesday! :) Today marks another Try it Out Tuesday Challenge over at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design's Store Blog, Follow Your Heart. Our challenge this week was to use three embellishments from Susana's Store. I decided to use this gorgeous fairy stamp, Willow for my main image. I stamped her onto PTI cardstock and colored her with copics. I used Silver Geo-Shaped Sparklersin the center of the flowers. These sparlers really shine and you get so many in one package. I love them :) Next, I sponged SU's Bashful Blue ink around the image. I next created my card base out of SU's Chocolate Chip. I layered Bashful Blue on top of that followed by my design paper from DCWV's Garden Party (this is new and is absolutely gorgeous!!). I then used my SU ticket corner punch along the corners and added Tiger Eye Pearlsto each corner. I added a blue ribbon (from Michael's) and a Blue Moon Ribbon Charm to finish it off. What do you think? Make sure to check out the store Blog to see what the other amazing DT members have come up with this week. We'd love for you to join in these challenges. If you decide to join and upload your images to SCS and/or PCP, just make sure to include TIOT7 in the keywords section.

I'd love to hear what you think of my card. Thanks so much for stopping by. More tomorrow :)

Hugs, Christine :)

The Cat's Meow

Hello everyone and Happy Monday :) I hope your week is off to a great start. For my card today, I decided to ink up these adorable kitty stamps from H&M Stamps. I used last week's Sketch Challenge over on Splitcoast for my layout. I stamped the images with Memento black ink onto PTI cardstock, colored them in with copics, and cut them out. I added Glossy Accents to the fish bowl. I used my circle and rectangle nesties for the shapes. All cardstock is SU (Rust Red and Chocolate Chip) and the design paper is from DCWV's Pet Stack.

I'd love to hear what you think. Thanks so much for stopping by. I'll be back tomorrow with a couple more projects :)
Hugs, Christine

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Hello everyone and Happy Thursday! :) How is your week going? I actually had both of my cards today ready to go yesterday, but haven't been feeling very well and just now was able to get them posted. For my first card, I used images from the oh so cute Dreaming of Princessland set from H & M Stamps. I stamped the castle, princess, and apples with Memento Black Ink onto PTI cardstock and colored all images in with my copics. I added Stickles to the princess's dress and I added Glossy Accents to the apples to make them nice and shiny. I stamped the castle a second time and cut out the bushes for some added dimension. All cardstock is SU. I used Brocade blue, Always Artichoke, and Regal Rose. I cut the apples out with my circle nesties and the main image background out with my rectangle nesties. I ran the first rectangle through the cuttlebug with my Swiss Dots embossing folder. My design paper is from DCWV. I used my SU Ticket Corner punch on the corners of the DP and added pink rhinestones for a finishing touch. The sentiment is computer generated and I punched it out with my SU Word Window punch. What do you think?




For my second card, I used this gorgeous Castle from Susana's store as well as Alicia the Fairy for my main images. I had planned for this card to compliment my Round Top Box from my last post, but didn't get it photographed in time. Anyway, I actually stamped the castle three times and did some cutting and pasting with dimensionals for some added pop and 3D effect. I colored the images with my copics and I added stickles to the fairy. Remember, Alicia the Fairy is one of several new stamps designed exclusively for Susana's store. Click Here to see the entire line. All cardstock is SU (Regal Rose and Always Artichoke) and my design paper is from DCWV's Once Upon a Time stack. The sentiment is from Verve and I cut it out with my circle nesties. What do you think?

Please make sure to check out Susana's store blog, Follow Your Heart. My DT sister Danni has an awesome tutorial today on spotlighting. It's a fabulous tutorial and I will definitely have to try this technique.

Well, that's it from me today. :) I'd love to hear what you think of my projects. I'm a little behind in visiting your blogs, but will catch up, I promise :) Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll hopefully be back tomorrow with another project.

Hugs, Christine

Try It Out Tuesday #6 - Anything But a Card

Hello everyone and Happy Tuesday!! :) Today marks another challenge over at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design store blog, Follow Your Heart. Our challenge today was to create anything but a card. I decided to make this little Round Top Box (you can find directions on Splitcoast under today's Try a New Technique Challenge). First, I made my box out of SU's Rose Red cardstock. I layered Night of Navy on top of that followed by my design paper from DCWV's Once Upon a Time stack. Next, I stamped this adorable new Anki's Sweetheart stamp, Alicia the Fairy. Isn't she sweet? :) Remember, these stamps are available exclusively at Susana's Store so make sure to check them out. They are all adorable :)

I stamped Alicia with Memento black ink onto PTI cardstock and colored her in with copics. I added lots of stickles to her wings and the flowers on her dress. I then cut her out using my circle nestabilities. The sentiment is computer generated. For a finishing touch, I added some blue Primas and a Making Memories brad. I then filled the box with candy and wrapped it up with a navy blue bow. What do you think?

We'd love to have you join in on these weekly challenges. If you decide to join in this week, make sure to put tiot6 in the keyword section on Splitcoast and/or PCP so we can all see. Make sure to stop by the Follow Your Heart blog to see the other creations from Susana's wonderful design team.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I'd love to hear what you think of my project. I'll be back tomorrow with another project.

Lots of Hugs, Christine :)

Enchanted Forest

Hello Everyone, and Happy Monday :) I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and a Happy Valentine's Day. I'm sorry I didn't post this weekend, I was a bit under the weather. I will definitely get around to everyone's blogs today to see what I missed :)

For my card today, I decided to ink up this adorable Magnolia stamp (I think this one is "Alva" and I got mine at Roses on Paper. I inked her up with Memento Black Ink (don't forget, Marti has this ink, as well as tons of other projects on sale, so make sure to check that out), stamped her onto PTI cardstock, colored her with copics, and cut her out. All cardstock is SU (Ruby Red and Always Artichoke). The design paper is from DCWV's Once Upon a Time stack. I used my oval nesties to cut out the ovals and I used a cuttlebug embossing folder for the flowers. For a finishing touch, I used my SU ticket corner punch and added green rhinestones to each corner and I also added a Chocolate Chip ribbon from SU.

I'd love to hear what you think of my card. Thanks so much for stopping by. I'll be back tomorrow with another project :)
Hugs, Christine :)

The Key to My Heart

Hello everyone and Happy Friday (I am so ready for the weekend)!! :) I have some really, really exciting news for you today. I've been mentioning for quite some time that Susana, at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design was going to be introducing a brand new stamp illustrator, whose line would be sold exclusively at Susana's store. Well, today is the day we get to reveal the stamps and the illustrator. I'm so excited, I have seen all of the stamps in this new line and they are precious.

The new illustrator is Anki Bargman!!!! She is a super talented member of Susana's Design Team and is also an amazing illustrator. I am so honored to be working with her and to be able to be one of the first to use her amazing new stamps.



Here is my card using one of Anki's awesome new stamps. This adorable stamp line is called Anki's Sweethearts for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design. Make sure to check out the rest of the DT's blogs (links on my sidebar), as well as the store blog, Follow Your Heart for projects today using these wonderful stamps. You can also see the entire collection at Susana's store (at 8 am PST) HERE.

For my card, I stamped the image with Memento Black Ink onto PTI cardstock and colored it in with copics. I added stickles to her outfit and then cut her out using my circle nestabilities. All cardstock is by SU (Regal Rose and Rose Red) and my design paper is from K & Co. I used my SU ticket corner punch on the corners and added pearls. I also added a ribbon and a key charm (from Michael's). What do you think?

Make sure to stop by Susana's store at 8 am PST to see the entire collection of these stamps. You will love them :)

Big Hugs, Christine :)