Let Your Dreams Take Flight - TT109

Hi all! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you! Hope you all had a Wonderful weekend and are enjoying a Terrific week so far..8-) Today I'm back with another Fabulous Tuesday Throwdown Challenge! Yay! 8-) Our Theme this time is"Delightful Doodles!" So do some Doodling on your card or project and come join in the fun!! Our Wonderful Sponsor is Sherrod Studio, this  Darling line of Fun and Functional handbags for todays Modern Lifestyle has been created by our very own Super talented Kim Sherrod! 8-)  All her handbags and accessories are made using premium quality materials and attention to detail. All our handbags and accessories can be customized with your choice of fabrics available in stock too! And let me tell you they are Super Adorable too!  So I sure hope you will stop by and check them out, I know you'll be glad you did!... 8-) And Kim has put together a very generous prize package for One lucky winner, so I sure hope you can play along with us.  Also, please do stop by the Tuesday Throwdown Blog to take a peek at the Delightful creations the rest of the Wonderfully Talented Design Team has in store for you! 8-)

I stamped my Beautiful Butterflies from Taylored Expressions Make it Amazing Stamp set with Crumb Cake and added a little shading with Dusty Concord, Tumbled Glass and Victorian Velvet Distress Inks.  I cut them out with the help of my TE Elegant Butterflies dies and adhered them to a shaded SB Classic Ovals Die cut and added my doodled Butterfly trail. My mats and BG layers were created with a combination of dark periwinkle CS from my stash and various dp's from  MME's 6x6 Miss Caroline Fiddlesticks collection.  And to finish it all up, I stamped my TE Sentiment from the same set onto a fun little TE Fly Your Flag 2 die cut with Memento Rich Cocoa and added a bit of  ribbon from my stash.. 8-)

Here are the Taylored Dies I used in my project today..

Hope you all have a Super day & thanks so much for stopping by! 8-)

Wish Big - CR84FN59 Week 2!

Hi all! And a Very Happy Sunday to you! 8-) Sure hope you've all been enjoying your weekend..8-)  Well today I'm back with a real quick post for Week 2 of the CR84FN Color Challenge! So you guys still have a few more days to play along with our Beautiful Color Combo! Yay! 8-)

I needed a few more Birthday cards for my stash and this one actually came together pretty quickly. My Mats, BG & Die cut Layers were created using a combination of brown CS, a leftover piece of distressed embossed kraft CS and dp's from Echo Park's This and That Graceful & MME's Good Day Sunshine Girl collection as well. My Sweet Butterflies were created with the help of PTI's Butterfly and Signature Butterfly dies  and . I stamped a little french script with my Hero Arts La Lettre stamp and inked my edges with a touch of Vintage photo Distress ink. To finish it all up I stamped my Lil' Inkers Sentiment with Memento Rich Cocoa directly onto my BG and added some sweet adhesive pearls from my stash... 8-)

Here are the Wonderful CR84FN colors..

For all the CR84FN Challenge details, please be sure to visit the CR84FN Blog. And Of course, please do go and check out the Gorgeous creations the rest of the Wonderfully talented DT has put together for your inspiration...8-)  l Sure hope you can join us!

Andrea Matthews

Deborah Frings

Heather Jensen

Mona Pendleton

Monika Davis ( Super Star GD! )
Pauline Pollington

Sue Lelli

Hope you all have a Wonderful day & thanks so much for stopping by! 8-)

Enjoy - SSS169

Hi all! And a Very Happy Sweet Stop Sketch Saturday to you too! 8-) Hope you all had a Wonderful week! Mine's been pretty good! I got some Really Exciting news, (Yay) that I can't quite share yet, but in the next month or so, so stay tuned.. lol  8-).. Well today I'm back with the latest  Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge, Yay!  I had a lot of fun with Miss Korin's Awesome sketch! It's Super Versatile and Perfect one for those larger images that we all Love so much. I chose to flip it to accommodate my Darling SNSS image...8-)  So without further delay, here's my take on Miss Korin's Fabulous sketch..

I printed out my Adorable SNSS Cocoa and Cookie's Sandcastle image onto Flourishes Classic White and colored these little Sweeties up with my trusty Copics. I cut them out and matted them up and popped them up with a bit of foam tape. For my mats and BG layers, I chose a combination of soft teal CS from my stash and some Pretty dp's from Prima's Fairy Belle collection. I added a couple of Fluffy TE cloud duo die cuts and stamped my I/O Sentiment with Memento Rich Cocoa on the smaller one. And to finish it all up I added a Sweet adhesive pearl...8-) 

Here's Miss Korin's Awesome Sketch:

I sure hope you can play along with us at The Sweet Stop! Can't wait to see what you all come up with this week! 8-) And as always, please, make sure to stop by and take a peek at the Wonderful creations the rest of the Wonderfully Talented Sugar Babies have put together for your inspiration. Leave them a little Love too, it's Always greatly Appreciated. 8-)    

The Sugar Babies

                                                                                Cathy

Chrissy

Janice

Korin

Monika

Shelby

Wendy( on vacation )

                                                          

Hope you all have a Fantastic day & thanks so much for visiting! 8-)

Baker's Dozen Studio Challenge!

Hi all! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you! I have Sooo been looking forward to sharing today's Exciting Baker's Dozen post with you all today!! Yay! 8-) Taylored Expressions is introducing a new monthly challenge for the design team:  The Baker's Dozen Studio Challenge.  This will be an opportunity for us to share what makes our stamping studios hum.  Each month we will have a fun, crafty question so we can share our favorites, some tips and tricks, stamping advice and more.

The question for July is:

You are stranded on a desert island. The good news is that you find a fabulous stamping hut well-stocked with papers, inks and other stamping supplies, however you only have the 5 stamp sets you brought with you in the luggage you managed to salvage. So tell us, what stamps sets did you bring and why?

What a Great question, huh?... 8-)  I really had  to think about this one for a bit, and let me tell you it was quite a challenge for me to pick  Just five sets, lol.  I really Adore all Taylored Expressions Fabulous stamps sets, but I think if I really had to narrow it down, I would have to go with Taylored Expressions Darling Word A la Carte stamps! They are so versatile, you can Taylor them to suit Masculine, Feminine, Fancy or CAS creations, not to mention when I travel, I travel light & they are small and easy to pack, lol 8-) 

So I'd definitely grab the five Word A la Carte sets, for the cards I seem to make the most of: It's Your Birthday A la Carte, Faith A la Carte, cause I make a lot of encouragement cards, 8-) Love A la Carte which is great for Anniversary's, Weddings and Valentines of course, Snow A la Carte for Winter &  Christmas and last but definitely not least, Thanks A la Carte! 8-) 

I stamped TE's Thanks Word A la Carte with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it up with my Trusty Copics. I cut it out and scored the edges with the help of my Score Buddy for a nice clean look and popped it up with a bit of foam tape. For my mats and BG layers, I chose a combination of kraft CS from my stash and some Fabulous dp's from MME's Miss Caroline Fiddlesticks collection. I inked my edges with a touch of Victorian Velvet Distress ink and added a Few Sweet adhesive pearls. And the Fab Sketch is Jen Shultz's DS61.

Here are my Five Taylored Expressions A la Carte stamp set picks:

And here's one of my previously posted projects featuring another one of my Five Favorite Taylored Expressions  A la Carte sets. You can see all the details HERE... 8-)

The Baker's Dozen have more goodies for you this morning, so hop on over and see...8-)

• Charmaine Ikach
• Jen Shults
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron 
• Melody Rupple
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Shannon White   ( You are here! )
• Shelly Mercado 
• Stephanie Kraft
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Wanda Guess

Hope you all have a Fantastic day & thanks so much for stopping by! 8-)

Enjoy - TT108

Hi all! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you! Hope you all had a Wonderful weekend and are enjoying a Terrific week so far..8-) Today I'm back with another Fabulous Tuesday Throwdown Challenge! Yay! 8-) Our Theme this time is"Tropical Paradise!" So use tropical images & or element(s) on your card or project and come join in the fun!! Our Wonderful Sponsor is Meljen's Designs. They have Sooo many Adorable digi stamps. So I sure hope you will stop by and check them out, I know you'll be glad you did!... 8-) And They have  put together a very generous prize package for One lucky winner, so I sure hope you can play along with us.  Also, please do stop by the Tuesday Throwdown Blog to take a peek at the Delightful creations the rest of the Wonderfully Talented Design Team has in store for you! 8-)

I printed out my Adorable Meljen's Designs Beach Umbrella & Summer time Sandals images onto Flourishes Classic White and colored them up with my trusty Copics. I fussy cut the Cute Beach Sandals and cut the Beach Umbrella scene out with the help of my Classic Circles and Scallop Circles Nesties sets, popping them both up with a bit of foam tape. For my mats and BG layers, I chose a combination of aqua CS from my stash and some Fun dp's from Fancy Pants Summer Soul collection. I added a hint of texture to my card base with TE's Waves and Bubbles impression plate and stamped my TE sentiment directly onto my image panel. To finish it all up, I added a  bit of Cheery polka dot ribbon from my stash and a couple of Sweet adhesive pearls... Pretty easy peasy, huh?...8-) 

TE - It's Your Birthday - SFYTTJuly 2012

Hi all! And a Very Happy Monday to you! Hope you all had a Fantastic weekend! We had a pretty nice one here, a bit Hotter than I would have liked, lol, but that just made it easier to stay inside and finish up a few projects, lol 8-) Well today I'm back to share my latest creation inspired by Jen's Awesome Sketch For You To Try for July!

This was a Super Fun sketch for me, I can totally see my self using this one a lot! For my creation today I chose to flip it on it's side and uses an Oval instead of a Circle, but the details are all still there! 8-)  I paper pieced most of my Fun Taylored Expressions It's Your Birthday Ala Carte image and colored the rest up with my Trusty Copics. I cut my image out with the help of my Classic Ovals and Scallop Ovals Nesties set and added some shading with Tumbled Glass Distress ink while the die was still in place. My Mats and BG layers were created with a combination of kraft CS from my stash and MME's On the Bright Side One collection. and to finish it all up, I popped my focal panel up with a bit of foam tape and added some Fun Bling with a touch of  Stardust Stickles! 8-)

Here's Jen's Fab Sketch...

Hope you all have a Fantastic day & thanks so much for dropping in! 8-)

With Deepest Sympathy - CR84FN59!

Hi All! And a Very  Happy Sunday to you!  Hope you've all been enjoying a Wonderful weekend! Today we start a Brand New CR84FN Color Challenge! Yay! 8-)  And for the next two weeks we will be working with CR84FN59's  Beautiful color palette of  Coral, Brown & Tan... 8-)

Sorry to say, I had the need to create a sympathy card, my dear Sweet Friend's Grandmother passed away, and I am sending this off to her and her family with my deepest condolences.. My Mats and BG & Die cut  Layers were created using a combination of brown CS from my stash and MME's Lost And Found Market Street collection & Echo parks This and That Graceful collection as well. I created my Sweet flower with the help of my Cricut and the Mother's Day Bouquet cartridge and a vintage peal brad. For my leaves, I got to use my New TE Leafy Branch Die. And to finish it up, I inked some of my edges with Vintage Photo distress ink, stamped my I/O sentiment with Memento Rich Cocoa onto a SB Tag die cut and layered on top of two SB Labels 14 die cuts and a kraft doily from my stash. 8-)

Here are the Wonderful CR84FN colors..

For all the CR84FN Challenge details, please be sure to visit the CR84FN Blog. And Of course, please do go and check out the Beautiful creations the rest of the Super talented DT has put together for your inspiration...8-)  l Sure hope you can join us!

Andrea Matthews

Deborah Frings

Heather Jensen

Mona Pendleton

Monika Davis ( Super Star GD! )
Pauline Pollington

Sue Lelli

Hope you all have a Wonderful day & thanks so much for stopping by! 8-)

Happy B-Day - SSS168

Hi all! And a Very Happy Sweet Stop Sketch Saturday to you too! 8-) Hope you all had a Wonderful week! Mine's been Busy Busy, but Good! 8-) Well, today I'm back with the latest  Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge, Yay!  And since it's the third Saturday of the Month,we have a fun spin for you too, so you know there's a Terrific prize up for grabs to one very lucky winner! 8-) Our spin this time is "Fun with Numbers" 8-) So without further delay, here's my take on Miss Korin's Fabulous sketch and the spin..

I printed out my Sweet little Flying Bear with Balloons image onto Flourishes Classic White and did  a a little paper piecing and colored the rest of this little Sweetie up with my trusty Copics. I cut him out with the help of my Classic Squares and Postage Stamp Nesties sets added a touch of shading with Tumbled Glass Distress ink while the die was still in place and popped him up with a bit of foam tape. For my mats and BG layers, I chose a combination of kraft CS from my stash, some Adorable dp's from Simple Stories Happy Day collection. To finish it all up, I added a fun MFT Die-Namic Simply Scallops border, stamped my Flourishes Sentiment onto layered TE Mini Tags die cut with Memento Rich Cocoa and added a bit of Fun Polka Dot ribbon from my stash!
8-) 

And Here's Miss Korin's Awesome Sketch..

I sure hope you can play along with us at The Sweet Stop! Can't wait to see what you all come up with this week! 8-) And as always, please, make sure to stop by and take a peek at the Wonderful creations the rest of the Super Talented Sugar Babies have put together for your inspiration. Leave them a little Love too, it's Always greatly Appreciated. 8-)    

The Sugar Babies

                                                                                Cathy

Chrissy

Janice

Korin

Monika

Shelby

Wendy( on vacation )

                                                          

Hope you all have a Fantastic day & thanks so much for visiting! 8-)