Fun in the sun

I had some scraps leftover from a layout that I finished and thought this paper would be REALLY cute with this stamp by Victoria Case for SCACD - By the Sea. I paper pieced her swim suit and swim cap with some Echo park Little Girl paper. The sentiment is from Unity stamps.

I have been neglecting some of my really CUTE stamps and have made myself a deal that every 2 layouts I do, I need to make at least one card, then I will start using all the stamps I have! Supplies
Stamps: Victoria Case for SCACD - by the Sea, Unity Oct 10 (take time to laugh)
Ink: Tsukineko
Paper: Echo park little girl, PTI cardstock
Accessories: Kaiser rhinestones, copics, SU scallop edge punch

cupcake birthday - blog candy!!!

I actually have some BLOG CANDY today!!!!!!! This is my FAVORITE rubber stamp from Victoria Case. All you have to do is comment - I have an extra cupcake fairy stamp from Victoria Case that I am giving away (US and Canada only please). Followers can get a second entry - just post a second time that you are a follower.

I will pick a winner on August 5th - it's my birthday candy to YOU! Supplies
Stamp: Victoria Case Cupcake Fairy
Paper: Basic Grey Kioshi
Ink: Tsukineko

Kitty and bird friends till the end

I have blog candy HERE and am a little sad that after 2 days I only had 5 comments.... Doesn't anyone want some goodies for free???

Victoria Case came out with some new stamp sets a while ago - I bought them and finally get to play! I love that I have a space to play (craft) in now that I have now that I have (mostly) everything put away.

Today was a great day (so far) for me! I got some money in my account that I have been fighting for since summer 2008. I WON a stamp set (The Spotlight scrapbooking/stamping kit) on The Greeting Farm. We got a BUNCH of new stuff in at the store and entered it all in the computer so we are ready to sell it soon. Our tax return should be in the account in a couple of days (a lot more than expected) and the SUN is out today (it's cold, but the sun is shining)!!!

This little cutie is sold in a collection of cute kitty and bird stamps. I inked them up using some tsukineko ink and colored with copics. I used some more Kaiser Peachy keen paper and the sentiment is from Unity.

Supplies
Stamp: Kitty and Bird collection by Victoria Case, Sentiment is Unity
Ink: Tsukineko
Paper: Peachy Keen by Kaisercraft
Accessories: copics, nesties, corner chomper

A little Victoria Case cutie

I love this stamp! I bought a TON of Victoria Case's rubber stamps the Monday after Thanksgiving. She had a GREAT sale and because of our move - I JUST got them mounted on EZ mount, cut out and ready to use.

My copics have felt a little un-loved since the move also - so they were enjoying themselves last night when I finished up this card. Supplies
Stamp: Angel on the Moon (Victoria Case)
Ink: Tsukineko
Paper: Kaisercraft peachy keen
Accessories: EK success scalloped scallop edge punch, nesties, copics, kaiser rhinestone flowers

Painting the roses red

Oh, Alice is a new challenge blog with some great inspiration. I found it a week or so ago when blog hopping. I loved the color challenge this week and had to play along.

This week was a color challenge - red, purple and blue - there are some really pretty nail polish colors to draw inspiration from. I used one of the Victoria Case for SCACD stamps - from the Aurora collection - I won an ENTIRE sheet of stamps from the last release. They are doing another release this week with BLOG CANDY HERE again too! Supplies
Stamp: Aurora with butterfly
Ink: Tsukineko
Paper: SU cardstock, MME Love me do
Accessories: Copics, nesties, foof-a-la buttons

Victoria Case challenge blog guest designer

This week on the Victoria Case Challenge blog -they have a color challenge. Dark Green, purple and white. I thought the Monster bedtime would be perfect - he can be colored in any colors!

I colored him with my copics and then mounted him on some SU almost amethyst paper. The green stripe is a SU prints sampler paper that I had in my stash.

I tied the bow with my bow-easy - that thing is AWESOME! I love it, it ties bows perfectly every time! Supplies
Stamp: Monster bedtime
Ink: Momento
Paper: SU prints sampler, almost amethyst
Accessories: copics, SU whisper white ribbon, foof-a-la button

a little navy blue, white, grey and silver

Victoria Case has a color challenge this week on their blog. I have been busy with packing/preparing for movers and wasn't going to join in, but my internet is still working... so decided to get one ready and post it!

I used one of Victoria's stamps from her first release with SCACD. Love Belle the ballerina - she is SO pretty and can be colored any way! I found this CUTE paper from Jillibean soup that I had to use - it is a very dark Navy and white. Supplies
Stamp: Belle - Victoria Case for SCACD
Ink: Momento
Paper: Jillibean soup
Accessories: Copics, crochet flower, unknown button

Victoria Case #25

Wow - 25 challenges already on the Victoria Case Challenge blog? I was around when they started! Victoria Case has some GREAT rubber stamps and TONS of digi images to choose from and Victoria is the SWEETEST person EVER!

I love this image, Starlight - I definitely will use her year round too! She is colored with copics to match the Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg paper that I picked up while I was on vacation - LOVE this paper, love the muted colors! Supplies
Stamp: Starlight
Ink: Momento
Paper: Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg
Accessories: copics, sakura gel pen

Howdy

I realize I haven't been as busy crafting the past couple of weeks. I miss it, but have lost my mojo... need to find it quick though! This card is using a sketch on the SCACD PCP group. They have a monthly sketch with a prize of a FREE stamp! I used Taylor from Victoria Case by SCACD. Victoria just released a NEW Winter Wonderland set with SCACD also - they are ADORABLE!

The paper was all from my scrap pile from a layout I finished last week. I colored her with copics and used some Making memories buttons. Supplies
Stamp: Taylor (VC for SCACD)
Ink: Momento
Paper: Scraps, cosmo cricket, jenny bowlin
Accessories: Making memories buttons, copics

Guest designer sketch challenge

I have been missing designing for Victoria Case and am still trying to use my VC stamps as much as possible! I entered the contest on her challenge blog and won - so I am the guest designer this week. This week is a sketch. I changed it a bit to use the ribbon instead of paper, I think it turned out ok.

This week is challenge #21 - fun sketch! Join in - if you don't have a Victoria Case image, you can email her for some of the freebies she has! She has rubber stamps and digi images on her site. Supplies
Stamp: Monster Hugs rubber stamp
Ink: Momento
Paper: Cosmo Cricket girl friday
Accessories: SU ribbon, stapler, copics

I wish it would rain!!!!

So that I could be Singing in the rain! I love this image -this is one of the first Hearts and Hugs collection images that I got to play with from Victoria Case for SCACD. Love her! I colored her with my copics this time around (She's fun to paper piece too)

The sketch for this card is from this week's challenge #19 on the Victoria Case Challenge blog. I used some BG lemonade paper because it is so bright and cheery. Supplies
Stamp: Singing in the rain
Ink: Momento
Paper: BG lemonade
Accessories: Bella baubles, copics

Victoria Case halloween.

It's getting closer and closer - Victoria has the cutest Halloween images too! I love moon witch! This was a card for a challenge on PCP - a Halloween challenge. Supplies
Stamp: Moon witch
Ink: Momento
Paper: BG Eerie
Accessories: copics, Kaiser rhinestones,

Gone fishing

Not really - I haven't like fishing since my dad told me that I had to eat the fish when I caught it. So, luckily I have a nice uncle who would "accidently" lose the fish off the hook each time I caught one.

Fisherman is a rubber stamp from Victoria Case - he used to be a digi, but I got him as a rubber stamp - for some reason, I really like having the actual stamp (could be because I don't have any printer ink, but have plenty of ink in my stamp pad)
Supplies
Stamp: Fisherman, Stampendous (sentiment)
Ink: Momento
Paper: BG Granola
Accessories: Copics, nesties

Victoria Case #17

I just received Moon Witch - a new Victoria Case rubber stamp yesterday and HAD to use her for the Victoria Case challenge blog #17 - a sketch. She is SO fun to color - so many possibilities! I love Halloween, although I never send out cards..... I should - it is a fun holiday!

Moon witch is colored with copics, layered on SU paper and the circle on the sketch was done with eyelets. I have a TON of eyelets. I hardly use them, but for some reason thought I needed to pull them out for this card. I used my Crop-a-dile II to reach to the center of the card (all around the circle). Supplies
Stamp: Moon Witch
Ink: Momento
Paper: SU
Accessories: Copics, eyelets, crop a dile II

Challenge 16 - brown, orange and red - Victoria Case AND Stamp something

This week on Victoria Case - there is a color challenge , getting us ready for fall.... Stamp something has a challenge this week to use your favorite embellishment - mine would be buttons - LOVE them! I used Victoria Case's Sock Monkey rubber stamp and colored with my copics. The paper is from Jillibean soup - love their paper! Supplies
Stamp: Sock Monkey (Victoria Case)
Ink: Momento
Paper: Jillibean soup
Accessories: Copics, buttons

Victoria Case sketch

My time with the Victoria Case design team is up now, but I'm definitely going to continue joining in on the Victoria Case challenges! This week is a sketch on the blog. I used the Bee Friends rubber stamp, colored with copics. I LOVED the colors in this Kaiser paper and decided to color her to match with the paper.
Supplies
Stamp: Bee Friends, Susanament
Ink: Momento
Paper: Kaiser
Accessories: copics, prima flowers, copic airbrush system, foof-a-la buttons

Challenge 14 - blue and brown AND a challenge of PCP

So, I think you can pair almost any color with brown and it ends up looking good! Love this color combo - it's the new challenge at Victoria Case - join in, you never know when there will be prizes (free rubber!) involved!

I used the NEW rubber stamp Made with Love on my card - I love having a crafty friend right now too! I get to use all the new tools (copic airbrush system is on my list next) and play with all kinds of fun toys here! The flowers were airbrushed to match the coloring on the elf girl.

Supplies
Stamp: Made with Love
Ink: Momento
Paper: SU, scraps
Accessories: copics, prima flower, airbrush system, nesties
The clipboard is an altered one for the challenge on PCP - it's a back to school challenge - make something for back to school. I saw this idea on an email I got from Taylored Expressions - So cute! I used Carlie from Victoria Case for the image on the clipboard - she is SO cute! I used Cosmo paper - in the bottom corner (left) is a pocket for a school schedule or friend's pictures.

Come join in on Paper Craft planet because I hear there are some GREAT prizes...

Supplies
Stamp: Carlie - digi image from Victoria Case
Paper: Cosmo
Accessories: Copics, clipboard, Martha Stewart edge punch

Another MUST have release!!!!!

Victoria Case has done it again - I NEED this whole set of images that she created for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design (SCACD) - ADORABLE! I just love how cute these girls (and one boy) are!

The first image is Susy - so cute holding her teddy bear. I colored her with copics and found some of my new Cherry Hill paper (from October Afternoon) that would work well with her. She is ready for bed in her pj's and with her bear. I really wasn't sure if I would like the ribbon, but I think I do like the way it turned out.
Supplies
Stamp: Susy
Ink: Momento
Paper: October Afternoon
Accessories: Ribbon, staples, copics,

The second image is my favorite so far - SO FUN to color! This adorable image is named Autumn and can be found kicking around leaf piles anywhere close to my house!!!!!!!! I love her! Yep - I love having copic color choices (I think I have been convinced to buy sets of copics and an airbrush system soon!!!! Oh, and more nesties). I just need to move back to AK, so I can come over to my friends' house more often to play! The sentiment is a Susanament found in Susana's store.


Be sure to check out Susana's blog and Victoria's blog for the entire release - Susana's designers have done some AMAZING things with the new release!

Supplies
Stamp: Autumn (Victoria Case for SCACD)
Ink: Momento
Paper: Memory Box
Accessories: MS punch, nesties, copics

football guy

Football guy is a new DIGI image at Victoria's shop - I LOVE his expression - definitely like he's up to NO good.

We have a sketch this week on the Victoria Case Challenge blog -join in - you can have the chance at a guest designer position and a blinkie for your blog (and sometimes there is surprise candy!!!)

Football guy is colored with copics - I'm LOVING being at my friend Jana's house... she has a LOT more copics than I do - it's FUN to color now! I used some scraps from her scrap pile (awesome) for this card. He looks so tough - but he's not really, he's a cutie!

Supplies
Stamp: Football guy
Ink: Momento
Paper: Unknown
Accessories: Copics

Shopping and eating and talking, oh my!

That is what I'm doing right now - shopping, eating, talking to my bff who I haven't seen for a year - with NO KIDS! I am LOVING life right now! We flew off the island (that we're visiting) to the mainland for some major shopping! I haven't been in a mall for over a year. I haven't even seen fresh produce for over a year!

Quick card that I created earlier this week with the Baby lion digi image from Victoria Case! Supplies
Stamp: Baby Lion (digi from Victoria Case), Studio G sentiment
Ink: Momento
Paper: BG cupcake
Accessories: Copics, nesties