FTTC200 - Deck the Tree

Hello and happy Tuesday everyone~
It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge (FTTC200)! It is my turn to host and I am challenging you to make an ornament or any 3D project that is decorated on a Christmas tree.
Please visit Flourishes blog for more information about the challenge.


My ornament was used Petals & Peace set. I also used the coordinating die, Classic Keyhole die set and Spellbinders dies to design the ornament. The image was stamped with Memento tuxedo black on classic white cardstock and colored with Copic markers. The sentiment was stamped on the vellum paper. To finish off, I embellished the rhinestones and gold ribbon for the hanging.

Copic colors I used for this project:

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations too!

Katie Sims (December Guest Designer)
Amanda Havon
Broni Holcombe
Cindy Haffner
Denise Marzec

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a great day!

Maki

SNSS Graceful Calla Lily

Hello everyone~
I have one card to show you today. I made this for the Sweet 'N Sassy Blog post and it was used the colors that were Sandy Hook Elementary school colors (Green & White). I am still sad about what happened there last Friday, but instead of depressing about it, I keep praying for the parents, family and friend who have lost those precious lives. I hope they will find some peace and comfort one day.

All we have right now is truly a gift. We are promised nothing. I need to remind of myself to be thankful & grateful what we have had and for what is left every single day.


I used Graceful Calla Lily set for the card. The image was colored with Copic markers. I usually use E40, 41, 43 to get more depth on white image. To finish off, I simply tied the ribbon.



Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

Christmas Cards & SCS Challenges

Hello everyone~
I had a couple cards I want to show you today! I have submitted a couple challenges from Splitcoaststampers with them. All stamped images and sentiments of both cards are from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps.


The first card (above) was used Snow Special set and I used the color combination from Color Combination Challenge 405 (CC405). I stamped the snowman with light shade ink (Memento desert sand) and colored with Copic markers. My coloring skill are not that great but I like the soft look that lighter ink brings...It almost looks like it was water colored.

The next card was used Poinsettia set and used the sketch from Sketch Challenge 415 (SC415).  I found a beautiful holiday paper and I cut it to the word "Merry Bright" was on the bottom of card. The image was colored with Copic markers and I added the ribbon to dress up the mat. To finish off, I simply stamped the greeting on the top of the card.

At last but not least, one more Christmas card! I actually made this one for a while ago but I never posted on my blog. I used Christmas Candle set. The card was used the sketch from Sketch Challenge 413 (SC413). The image was die cut with the coordinating die, Christmas Light Candle die.  I fuss cut the greeting and added the tea roses for the embellishment.






Thank you for stopping by.
Have a great weekend.

Maki

FTTC199 - Non-Traditional Christmas

Hello everyone~
It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge (FTTC199)!! I took a few weeks off from this challenge but I am glad to be back! I hope you remember me, lol.

It is Ally's turn to host and she is challenging us to make a Christmas/holiday card with non traditional Christmas colors - no red or green here ;)
Please visit Flourishes blog for more information about the challenge.



For my card, I used purple and blue. The stamp image was from Peace & Joy set and I stamped it on the classic white cardstock with Memento tuxedo black. It was colored with Copic markers. The rest of the card was created with  CME Crocus paper collection and MME designer paper.  For the embellishments, I used the white scalloped lace trim and light blue crochet lace. Then the silver swirl rhinestones were dressed on them to finish off.

Copic colors I used for this project:

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations too!

Katie Sims (December Guest Designer)
Allison Cope Israels
Amanda Havon
Broni Holcombe
Cindy Haffner
Denise Marzec





Thank you for stopping by.
Have a great day!

Maki

SNSDC80 - Shaped Card

Hello everyone~
I have one card to show you today! This card was made for Sweet 'N Sassy Digi Challenge (SNSDC80). The challenge is to create a shaped card.

Did you know they just released the new digital images? And that's not all... all digital stamps are 25% off until Nov 21st! Be sure to visit SNSS store to check all fun events throughout their birthday month!



You can see I made a Christmas Tree shaped card :) I created the shape with Spellbinders Nested Pennants and Lacey Nested Pennants Nestabilities. I used Pippin's Christmas Lights Digi for the image and the greeting from Christmas Sentiments Digi.
I really wanted to use the new digital images, but unfortunately my printer is out of ink right now :( Hopefully I can get new ink and print them out soon!

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a great weekend!

Maki

FTTC195 - All Naturals & New Release!

Hello everyone~
It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC195)!! It's also day two of Flourishes sneak peeks for November!  It is Denise's turn to host and she is challenging us to use an inspiration photo that Heather picked out for you to make a card/project. Please visit Flourishes blog for more information about the challenge.


Here is the inspiration photo

Today we're being joined by the Flourishes Senior DT to show off a brand new set called "Inside and Out, Just Because".

For my card, I used Love and Lace set for the images. The card was designed with Classic Ivory cardstock, kraft cardstock and BG designer papers. The silhouette image and word, "Just Because" were stamped with Memento rich cocoa and the rest of the sentiment was stamped with Memento tuxedo black. To finish off, I embellished with the lace trim, canvas ribbon, vintage twine and button.

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations too!

Karen Wallace (November Guest Designer)
Allison Cope Israels
Amanda Havon
Broni Holcombe
Cindy Haffner
Denise Marzec


And FTTC DT's Sneak Peek!!


Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Heather Jensen
Jan Marie Caruso
Julie Koerber 
Sharon Doolittle
Silke Ledlow
Stacy Morgan
Tammy Hershberger





Thank you for stopping by.
Have a great day.

Maki

FTTC194 - FLLC Silhouettes

Hello and happy Tuesday everyone!
It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC194) !! It's my turn to host and I am challenging you to use the silhouette image(s) from Flourishes LLC. Hope you will play along!
Please visit Flourishes blog for more information about the challenge.




I used the silhouette image and sentiment from A Season of Celebrations set. They were simply stamped with Memento rich cocoa on kraft cardstock and I sponged around the image with Memento love letter. The rest of the card was designed with red cardstock, kraft cardstock and designer papers. To finish off, I embellished the rhinestones on the sentiment layer and added the ruffle ribbon and vintage twine on the card.

Other supplies: SB Fancy Tags 3

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations too!

Karen Wallace (November Guest Designer)
Allison Cope Israels
Amanda Havon
Broni Holcombe
Cindy Haffner
Denise Marzec






Thank you for stopping by.
Have a wonderful day!

Maki

SNSS DT's Favorites Blog Hop!!!

Hello everyone~
It is time to celebrate!! Happy Birthday to Sweet 'n Sassy Sassy Stamps, celebrating 5 fabulous years!!

Whoop! Whoop!

We have a lot planned this month in honor of our 5th birthday starting with today's special DT Favorites Blog Hop.  The best part about this hop is that all of the sets the DT is featuring are on sale---25% off today through November 7th!!!
I hope you enjoy the beautiful creations shared today featuring our favorite Sweet 'n Sassy Stamp sets!!



I have a quite few favorite sets and it was hard to choose just a couple of :P, but I hope you like my picks too.

Here is my first pick:

I absolutely fell in love with this beautiful set, To Paris With Love. For this hop, I decided to create an Easel card using the set. The image was colored with Copic markers and sponged with ink. The card was designed with the some border punches, fancy tag for the sentiment and beautiful designer paper. To finish off, the card was embellished with the flowers and rhinestones.

My next pick is Together Silhouettes. Even thought I've used SNSS digital stamps a lot, silhouette stamps are always my favorite! I especially love this one. I wanted to design the card with colors that make you feel happy and this was what I came up with. My very favorite part of the set is the umbrella stamp! I absolutely enjoy using this set every time :)






Here's the list of blogs you won't want to miss:


Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog
Ceal Pritchett
Bridget Finlay
Dina Kowal
Cathy McCauley
Giovana Smith  (You came from here)
Makiko Jones  (me)
Jennie Harper (Your next stop!)
Jessica Fick
Mary Faus
Kim Schofield
Monika Davis

Thank you for stopping by. 

Have a wonderful day!

Maki

FTTC193 - Fall Off The Page

Happy Tuesday everyone~
I've seen all damages by Hurricane Sandy by news since yesterday.... I am praying for all people that have been affected by this.

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC193)!! Ally is challenging us to create a card or project where your focal image falls off the page. Instead of seeing your entire stamped image, your image falls off of the edge of your page!
Please visit Flourishes blog for more information about the challenge.

From all of beautiful FLLC stamps, I decided to play with Sunflowers for the challenge :) The image was stamped with Memento tuxedo black and colored with Copic markers. The card was designed with classic ivory cardstock, colored cardstock and designer papers. I die cut the sentiment piece with Tailor-made classic keyhole die and stamped the sentiment from Sentimental Favorites set. To finish off, I embellished the lace trims and rhinestones.

Copic colors I used for this project:

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations too!

Nina Brackett (October Guest Designer)
Allison Cope Israels
Amanda Havon
Broni Holcombe
Cindy Haffner
Denise Marzec






Thank you for stopping by.
Have a great day!

Maki

Butterfly Flourish Thank You

Hello and Happy Friday!!
I have one card to show you today. I made this one earlier for Sketch Challenge from Splitcoaststampers (SC408). There are more layers than usual sketches I tried, but it was fun to play along :)

I used Butterfly Flourish set from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps. I colored the image with Copic markers and designed the card with colors of pink, celery green and turquoise blue.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC192 - Birthday Wishes

Happy Tuesday everyone~
It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC192)!! It is Amanda's turn to host and she is challenging us to create a birthday card/project. Easy enough?
Please visit Flourishes blog for more information about the challenge.

For my birthday card, I used the image from Bike Ride set and the new released set, Sentimental Favorites for the sentiment. The image was colored with Copic marker and the card was designed with the Pistachio cardstock collection from Color Made Easy, classic white cardstock. To finish off, I embellished with the silver pearls and lace trim.

Copic colors I used for this project:

Be sure to check out other FLLC DT and FOF’s creations too!

Nina Brackett (October Guest Designer)
Allison Cope Israels
Amanda Havon
Broni Holcombe
Cindy Haffner
Denise Marzec

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a great day!

Maki

We Wish You....

Hello there,

I just wanted to shout out that the card above was posted over Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps Blog. It was my turn to show you something and this is what I made. I used the newest release set, Christmas Penguins :)

If you are interested in to check, visit SNSS blog! We have great ideas and inspirations to share with you every day!


Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

Maki

FTTC191 - Snowy Greetings

Hello and happy Tuesday!
It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC191)! Cindy is challenging us to create a card/project with Winter in mind. Sledding, Christmas, whatever takes your fancy!!
Please visit Flourishes blog for more information about the challenge.




This one didn't take a long to finish! I just grabbed one of my favorite sets, Warm Winter Wishes :) The snowman image was stamped with Memento tuxedo black on the Classic White cardstock and colored with Copic markers. The rest of card was designed with the designer papers, gray cardstock and the same white cardstock. The sentiment is from the new released set, Snow Day and it was stamped with the same black ink. To finish off, I tied the satin white ribbon and attached the button with the white twine.

Copic colors I used for this project:

(E40 and E42 only)

(B0000 and B000 only)

Be sure to check out other FLLC DT and FOF’s creations too!

Nina Brackett (October Guest Designer)

Allison Cope Israels

Amanda Havon

Broni Holcombe

Cindy Haffner

Denise Marzec

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a great day!

Maki

SNSS October Release Blog Hop & VSD

Happy Thursday and Happy SNSS October Release Day to you!!

The SNSS DT has been busy preparing for today's fabulous blog hop and virtual stamp day and we hope you will join us in celebrating our newest stamp sets--this month we are focusing on Christmas!
The blog hop starts at SNSS Blog.  We've got lots of eye candy to share that will certainly put you in the holiday mood. :)  Be sure not to miss a single stop along the way because we'll be drawing one lucky commenter from a random DT blog to win a $25 credit to the store!!

If you came from SNSS Blog, you're on a right step :) I leave the whole blog hop list on the bottom of this post for your next stop :)

This cute penguins image is from Christmas Penguins!! Aren't they darling? For the greeting, I used one of Christmas Sentiments.

This beautiful image is from Poinsettia set. I love this poinsettia and it is super easy to color with Copic markers! For this one, I colored with pink but I cannot wait to color with the different shades of colors for my Christmas cards! I used the greeting from Christmas Sentiments here as well.

Here's the list of stops along the hop today:

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog <- You came from here
Makiko Jones <- You're here
Monika Davis <- Your next stop
Jessica Fick
Cathy McCauley
Mary Faus
Kim Singdahlsen
Bridget Finlay
Dina Kowal
Gloria Stengel
Kim Schofield
Ceal Pritchett
Giovana Smith
Jennie Harper
Korin Sutherland





After you're done hopping we invite you to join us for a fun day of challenges during our Virtual Stamp Day in our Splitcoaststampers Member Company Forum.  We're giving away more fun prizes so you won't want to miss it!



Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

 Maki