FTTC123–Brown Paper Bag

 

Hello everyone~

I completely forgot that yesterday was the first day of summer :P It’s been 3 digits temperature every day for the last couple weeks and I was just thinking about when the summer will be over, lol!!

Anyway, I have one card to show you today! I made it for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC123) . Betty is challenging us to use a brown paper bag into your card! What a fun challenge! You can visit Flourishes blog for more detail about how to play. Can’t wait to see your project!!

 

For the brown bag challenge, I used one sandwich bag and made the flower embellishment. I punched out 8 scalloped circle punch and inked the edge of each circle. Then attached them all together with a brad at the center. To give the dimension and texture, I just crinkled and  squeezed the flower and carefully open each petal. Since the bag was much thinner than cardstock or scrapbook papers, I didn’t have to wet them to crinkle ;) The leaves are made with the leaf punch. I used Garden Fresh set and colored the image with Copic markers (Evergreen and Copper). The sentiment was stamped on the ribbon accent that was cut with the die from Nested Lacey Pennants. I tied the buttons with the paper twine I made with the same brown bag :) Just cut about a 1/4” strip and keep spinning with finger tips and palm until it turned out like twine.

The sketch was used from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 122 (SSSC122) and Make It Monday with Kraft Outlet Challenge - Welcome Summer. (Thanks for letting me know about the challenge, Elizabeth!)

 

 

 

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Pat Adams (June Guest FOF)

Betty

Cindy

Heather

Silke

Tammy

 

 

 

Stamps: Garden Fresh (Flourishes)
Paper: mellow moss, chocolate chip (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (BoBunny), brown sandwich bag 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, rich cocoa (Tsukineko), Copic markers – Evergreen, Copper and W03, 01 and 00)
Accessories: buttons, brad 
Tools: circle Nestabilities, nested lacey pennants die, scalloped circle punch, leaf punch

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

Birthday Blog Hop for Barbara!!

 

Hello everyone~

This is my second post for today. To see Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge post, just scroll down to the next post :)

 

Woohoo!!! Today’s one special day for one special lady!! It’s Barbara Anders ’s birthday!!! I have been in a couple design teams including SCS Dirty Dozen with her:) Since then, I became a huge fan of her beautiful work. Not only she is a super talented stamper, but also she is a big cat lover!! I hope I will get to meet her and her furry babies one day.  

In a meantime, I’m just so happy to celebrate her special day with this Surprise Birthday Blog Hop! 

Happy Birthday Barbara!!!

 

If you hopped over here from Jody’s blog, you’re on a right track. Do you want to start hopping this blog hop? You can start from Tammy’s blog HERE .  Enjoy the blog hop and I’m so glad you can celebrate her birthday with us!

 

I used the iris image from Flourishes A Year In Flowers 2 set. The image was colored with Copic markers. The sentiment is from Fanciful Flourishes set. I used the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 117 (SSSC117).

 

 

 

 

Next, hop over to Cindy Haffner’s Blog.

 

 

Stamps: A Year In Flowers 2, Fanciful Flourishes (Flourishes)
Paper: certainly celery (SU), plum pudding (PTI), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (BG) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, summer sky (Tsukineko), Copic markers 
Accessories: satin ribbon, baker’s twine, pearls 
Tools: label 20 Nestabilities, oval Nestabilities, border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend.

Maki

 

P.S. to Barbara… I’m going to mail the card ASAP! I’m sorry I’m not such a bad card sender :P

FTTC112–Inspiration Challenge

 

Hello everyone~

It’s time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC112). Tammy Hershberger is the challenge host and she is challenging us using the circle quilting throw for the inspiration! Please visit Flourishes blog for more detail about how to play. Can’t wait to see your card/project!

 

For my card, I took my inspirations from the colors and circles. I found the wonderful designer paper from Christmas/holiday theme :) It worked very well for the non-Christmas card, don’t you think?

I used Tokens of Affection set. The image was colored with Copic markers. I sponged to antique some of the mats to match the light brown color of the couch. To finish off, I dressed with the buttons with vintage twine.

This card is also submitted to Sweet Sketch Sunday Challenge 111 (SSSC111) from Karen’s blog.

 

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Pattie Goldman (April Guest FOF)

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

Tammy

 

 

Stamps: Tokens of Affection (Flourishes)
Paper: crumb cake, early espresso (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), turquoise cardstock (Hobby Lobby), designer paper (MME) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black(Tsukineko), crumb cake, so saffron (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: buttons, vintage twine 
Tools: circle, beaded circle and rectangle Nestabilities, border punch, CB embossing folder

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Maki

Happy Birthday Tammy!!!

 

Hello everyone~

This is my second post for today. To see FTTC post, just scroll down to the next post :)

Today is not only the 1st day of March, but also my wonderful cyber stamp buddy,

Tammy Hershberger’s birthday!!

So…some of Tammy’s stamp buddies secretly planned the Birthday Blog Hop today!!

I haven’t met Tammy in person but we all can tell she is an amazing, fun & sweet lady from reading her blog and seeing her wonderful work. I’m a lucky one to have a chance to work with her through 3 different DT teams in present & past. I’m so happy I can get to participate this hop for making her special day more special!!

You can visit HERE to wish Tammy a happy birthday ;)

Happy Birthday Tammy!!! {{{HUGS}}}

 

 

For those of you who are already having fun with hopping….you’re on a right track if you come from Maria’s blog! If not or you would like to start this blog hop, just hop over to Barbara’s blog. Her post is included the complete blog hop list! Just check where you at or start hopping!!

 

I decided to use KSS 3 Step Pansies set because pansy is the flower of March and I know Tammy loves Kitchen Sink Stamps!!

I used masking technique to create the stamped design. The color combo was inspired from Color Dare #98 (CD98). I also used the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 106 (SSSC106). To finish off, I adhered the Spellbinders butterfly and embellished with pale purple pearls.

 

 

Now, you can hop over to Cindy Haffner.

 

 

Stamps:  3 Step Pansies, Multi Step Lil’ Elephant – saying (KSS)
Paper: always artichoke (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), plum pudding, designer paper (PTI) 
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), elegant eggplant, perfect plum, pale plum, always artichoke, pear pizzazz (SU) 
Accessories: pearls 
Tools: circle and lacey circles Nestabilities, fancy tags, butterfly reflections, CB embossing folder, border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

FTTC106–Birthday Card

 

Happy Tuesday everyone~

It’s time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC106)!! Tammy Hershberger is our challenge host this week and she is challenging us to create a *Birthday Card* !! I LOVE making birthday cards and they are always great to stock up! Please visit at Flourishes Blog to find more detail about how to play the FTTC challenge.

 

My card was used Let Them Eat Cake set for both image and sentiment.  I used the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 105 (SSSC105) . The color combo was followed Color Q Challenge 72 (CQC#72) – The submission due was already expired but I just had to play this fun colors :)

Each image was stamped on the white mat as you see and the mat was sponged with light blue ink and dauber. Then I embellished the cake with white pearls. I cut out two lace circle frames with Lacey Nestabiliites and overlapped them to create the fun frame. The scalloped squares on the BG was used all scraps I had in the stash. The sentiment was stamped on the scallop oval mat. To finish off. I used lace trim for the border & bow, and embellished with Prima tea roses.

 

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations!

Betty

Cindy

Dee

Silke

Tammy

Laura (Guest FOF)

 

 

 

Stamps: Let Them Eat Cake (Flourishes)
Paper: crumb cake, tangerine tango, not quite navy, retired DP (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), crumb cake, soft suede, not quite navy, cherry cobbler, tangerine tango, baja breeze (SU) 
Accessories: lace trim, Prima roses 
Tools: circle, lacey circle and square Nestabilities, scallop oval punch

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

ISSIC02 & SSSC104 with InStyle Stamps

 

Hello everyone~

It’s finally weekend!! My husband is home safely and hopefully his Achilles will heal quickly. -For those of you who don’t know what happened to him, he raptured his Achilles last Sunday while he was working at the job site in Wyoming. He won’t be working for the next 4 weeks at least … I’m 100% sure he will be so bored by next week, lol. Hopefully he can find something to do so that I don’t have to cut back my stamping time as much…;)

 

Anyway, I have one card to show you. I made the card above with Patty’s Pretty Posies set from InStyle Stamps. They are absolutely cute and makes me so happy to stamp :) I took my inspiration from InStyle Inspiration Challenge (ISSIC02 ). I also used the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 104 (SSSC104) – I flipped the sketch to suit my image.

 

 

 

 

All images were colored with Copic markers and the grass and sky were colored with ink & sponge daubers. I wanted to use the water can image but it was not the right direction I wanted use…so I stamped the original image on the mirror image stamp first and used the mirror image for my card :) I think it worked for the sketch perfectly!

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Patty’s Pretty Posies (InStyle Stamps) saying (HeroArts)
Paper: so saffron, river rock (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (ChatterBox)
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), pear pizzazz, wild wasabi, soft sky, so saffron (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories:  ribbon, pearls 
Tools: border punch, circle punch, scallop circle punch

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

Curtain Call {ACT68}

Happy Sunday everyone~

I hope your weekend is wonderful so far. I am finally getting over the cold I’ve had since Friday. I slept most of Friday and yesterday :) Hopefully this week is going to be better!

I have one card for Curtain Call Color Challenge {ACT68} today. I love what Stacey brings every week but this combo is one of my favorites!! I hope you will have a time to play along with us! For more detail about the challenge, Please visit Stacey’s Stamping Stage.

 

 

Here is my card.

 

I used KSS 3 Step Hearts & Roses set. Not only I stamped the main image, but I also stamped the roses on the border. I used the sketch from The Sweet Stop Sketch challenge 94 (SSS94).

 

These are the steps I did for each image:
(Roses) 4th – VersaFine imperial purple, 3rd – SU purely pomegranate, 2nd - SU melon mambo, 1st – melon mambo (1 x stamp off)

(Leaves) 1st – SU pear pizzazz, 2nd – wild wasabi, 3rd – garden green

 

This card is also submitted to these KSS Crew Challenges:

- Tuesday Kitchen Pantry Challenge 4 (KPC04) – Fabulous Flowers

- Thursday Word of the Week 4 (WoW4) – This week’s word - “Inspire”.  My card was *inspired* by the photo from this week’s Curtain Call.

 

 

 

 

The Curtain Call Crew has samples to show you today, too, so make sure you stop by to see: Christina MacLaren at Seaglass & Sentiments

Jean Martin at Stampin' Scrapper

Julie Lacey at Stamps & Taxes

Laurel Seabrook at Seabrook Designs

Makiko Jones at MakInk Studio  <--me

Monika Davis at M.A.D. Stamper

Piali Biswas at Touch of Creation

Silke Ledlow at My Life

 

and February Guest Designer, Laurie Willison at Soapbox Creations.

 

 

 

Stamps: 3 Step Hearts & Roses (KSS) 
Paper: pink pirouette, wild wasabi, retired DP (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress) 
Ink: melon mambo, purely pomegranate, pear pizzazz, wild wasabi, garden green, pink pirouette(SU), Memento tuxedo black, VersaFine imperial purple (Tsukineko) 
Accessories: ribbon, lace trim, rhinestones, rhinestone brad 
Tools: circle Nestabilities

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful week!

Maki