SNSDC37 and January Digi Release Blog Hop!!

 

Hello and happy Friday everyone!!

It is time for Sweet `N Sassy Digi Challenge (SNSDC37) !!
Today, we are adding a little more fun to the regular challenges! The Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps owner, Korin and the Sweet `N Sassy Digi Challenge ladies are bringing the January Release Blog Hop!!!

Get a cup of your favorite drink & chocolates, and start hopping the Digi Challenge ladies that listed below. While you're hopping, be sure to leave your love to their blog hop posts…One of the ladies is a mystery blogger and she will be picking one name from the comments on her blog post!!
The winning prize will be whole January Digi Release!! (The winner will be announced at Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge blog on Friday, January 27th.)

 

This week’s SNSDC is *Easel Card*. Just click HERE for the wonderful tutorial from Splitcoaststampers in case you need to know how.

You can use any digital stamps. Only requirement is the image has to be digital – but if you have any digital stamps from Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps, we’d love you to use them! You can visit SNS Digi Challenge Blog for more information about the challenge and find out how to win free digital stamps from SNS. Can’t wait to see your creation!

 

I have made easel cards for several times but I never made with the circle shape until this one! It is super easy to make if you have a kind of dies like Nestabilities! I used Surprise Digi set for the image and the sayings. The image was colored with Copic markers and the mat was sponged with ink. The card was created with lacey circle Nestabilities and circle Nestabilities. Eco Park designer papers were used for the background. The ribbon tag inside (bottom piece) was attached with ribbon. To finish off, it was embellished with the flower embellishment and pearls.

 

 

Here is the blog hop list.

Be sure to stop by SNS Digi Blog Design Team for more inspiration!

 

Carol Longacre
Ceal Pritchett
Harriet Skelly
Jerusha Borden
Jessica Stockmeyer
Kim O'Connell
Makiko Jones  -- It’s me!
Margo Smith
Stephanie Serrano
Stephanie Wright
Korin Sutherland

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Surprise! (SNS Digi) 
Paper:  pink pirouette, early espresso, calypso coral (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (EP)  
Ink:  calypso coral, pink pirouette (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: ribbon, flower embellishment,  pearls 
Tools: lacey circle and circle Nestabilities, ribbon tags die, border punch

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

Maki

RI Designer’s Choice Challenge–Scenic with Snow

 

Happy Wednesday everyone~

I made one card for Designer’s Choice Challenge from Repeat Impressions. It is Dawn’s turn to host and she is challenging us to create a scenery card with snow. You will have two weeks (Jan 31st) to enter your project. When you finish your project, make sure you link it to the DCC post at RI blog where the inlinkz are located so that you will have a chance to win the RI gift certificate! For more information about the DCC, please visit The House That Stamps Built (RI blog). Can’t wait to see your creation!

I used Deer Family Silhouette (4221-K) for the main image. The scene was created with  some masking, Small Pine Tree (2710-D) , Random Snow (3410-C). The sentiment is from Quartet Compliments Series. To finish off, I used the ribbon with pearl brad and silver pearls.

 

Be sure to check out the creations by the RI Rock Stars below to get more inspirations too!!

Cheri Weston

Darsie Bruno

Dawn Bennett

Joy Hadden

Karen Hasheck

Kendra DeCota

Lynette Neus

Miriam Napier

Vicki Dutcher

 

 

Stamps: Deer Family Silhouette, Small Pine Tree, Random Snow, Quartet Compliments (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: baja breeze, early espresso (SU), cryogen white (PaperTemptres), designer paper (MS) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Distress Ink worn lipstick (Ranger), Copic markers 
Accessories: ribbon, pearl brad, silver pearls 
Tools: label 11 Nestabilities, circle Nestabilities

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC152 - Bags, Tags, Boxes and more

 

Happy Tuesday everyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday  Challenge (FTTC152)!! Heather is challenging us to make ANYTHING but A CARD. Valenitne’s Day is getting closer and this challenge is going to be great for the treat box or bag or even a tag to hold some yummy Valentine candy/chocolates :) Please visit Flourishes blog for more information about the challenge.

 

I decided to make mini treat boxes to put some Valentine’s day chocolates. They are so easy and simple to make (I am always for anything easy and simple, lol)  I used From the Heart set for the heart pieces. The hearts were cut out with the heart Nestabilities.   I designed each box  just like the box HERE, instead I used 6” x 6” designer paper. Then I added the hearts border around the top of the box. To make the heart piece stand, I folded two circle pieces in half and adhered them together for the base. Then I used toothpick for the stand. It is not stable by itself but the chocolates in the box will hold the stand well. I could put 7 Dove chocolates in one box comfortably :) To finish off, I embellished each heart with the rhinestones and flower embellishment. Then I added the small amount of the red grass in the box.

 

 

 

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

Beate Johns

Cindy Haffner

Heather Jensen

Mona Pendleton

Silke Ledlow

Tammy Hershberger

Cheryl Lea (January Guest FOF)

 

 

Stamps: From the Heart (Flourishes)
Paper: riding hood red, pink pirouette, early espresso (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (MME)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), bashful bride, riding hood red, early espresso (SU) 
Accessories: flower embellishment, rhinestones, toothpicks, red grass 
Tools: heart and scalloped herat Nestabilities, border punch, circle punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day.

Maki

KS Monday– Lil’ Elephant Birthday Card

 

Happy Monday!!

This post is going to be short since I have a lot of things to do today and my kids are at home for MLK, Jr. Day.

I made this birthday card for today’s Kitchen Sink Monday. I used Multi Step Lil’ Elephant and Multi Step Bunch O’ Balloons to create the image.

The elephant was stamped as following these steps: 4th – Memento tuxedo black,  3rd – tuxedo black (1 x stamp off), 2nd – Memento london fog, and 1st – london fog (1 x stamp off).  The balloon was stamped as following: 1st – Memento angel pink, 2nd – Memento rose bud (1 x stamp off), 3rd – rose bud, 4th – Memento lilac posies, and 1st – angel pink again.  To finish off, I embellished the flourish pearls and tied the baker’s twine.

This card was used the sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping (FTL173)

 

 

Be sure to check out what other KS Crews are cookin’ for KS Monday today!!

• Maria Colosimo
• Julie Masse
• Lynn McAuley
• Connie McCotter
• Lisa Somerville

 

 

Stamps: Multi Step Lil’ Elephant, Multi Step Bunch O’ Balloons (KSS) 
Paper: heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (MME) 
Ink:  Memento tuxedo black, london fog, angel pink, rose bud, lilac posies, rich cocoa (Tsukineko) 
Accessories: baker’s twine, flourish pearls 
Tools: border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

Card Position System 251

 

Happy Sunday everyone~

I hope you are having a great weekend. Me? It is OK…other than that my Saints lost the game yesterday :( LSU last Sunday and now Saints….not so good week for people who love those teams.  However,  I am happy that  I made one card to show you today!

Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps is sponsoring this week’s Card Position System (CPS251) and I have an opportunity to play the sketch earlier!  I hope you will play along and have a chance to win a prize from SNSS!! Please visit at Card Position System for more information about the challenge.

 

 

Here is my card.

I used Peek-a-boo Sophie Digital Stamp for the image and one of the sentiment from Feminine Birthday Greetings Digital Stamp for the greeting. The image was colored with Copic markers and the mat was sponged with Distress Ink. The card was designed with Eco Park Designer papers (Dots & Stripes Metropolitan and  Walk in the Park) and the background was zig-zag stitched around the edge. The greeting piece was punched one side using Martha Stewart corner punch. To finish off, the butterflies was adhered and I added the rhinestones on the butterflies and the greeting piece.

 

Be sure to check Card Position System blog every day this week for more inspirations from CPS DT and SNSS DT!!

 

Stamps:  Peek-a-boo Sophie, Feminine Birthday Greetings (SNS Digi) 
Paper:  peach parfait, lucky limeade (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (EP)  
Ink:  Distress Ink broken china, peeled paint (Ranger), Copic markers 
Accessories: rhinestones, sewing thread 
Tools: circle Nestabilities, butterfly punches, corner punch, sewing machine

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!!

Maki

SNSDC36–Monochromatic Colors

 

Happy Friday everyone~

It is time for Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge!! This week’s challenge (SNSDC36) is to make a card/project using monochromatic colors scheme! Easy and fun? I hope you will have a time to play along!

You can use any digital stamps. Only requirement is the image has to be digital – but if you have any digital stamps from Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps, we’d love you to use them! You can visit SNS Digi Challenge Blog for more information about the challenge and find out how to win free digital stamps from SNS. Can’t wait to see your creation!

 

I decided to use blue colors for my monochromatic colors scheme. I used New Creature Digi set for the butterfly images and Praying for You Digi for the sentiment. The images were colored with Copic markers and adhered on the corners of the sentiment mat. The sentiment was designed with the Spellbinders fancy tag die and border punch. The card was designed with Prima paper. To finish off, the flourish pearls were embellished for the butterfly trails. I didn’t have any blue pearls…so I colored each pearls with the blue shade Copic marker ;) One way to save money, lol!

 

 

Be sure to check other SNS Digi Blog Design Team for more inspiration!

• Carol Longacre
• Ceal Pritchett
• Harriet Skelly
• Jerusha Borden
• Jessica Stockmeyer
• Kim O’Connell
• Margo Smith
• Stephanie Serrano
• Stephanie Wright

 

 

Stamps: New Creature, Praying For You (SNS Digi) 
Paper:  baja breeze, not quite navy (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (Prima)  
Ink:  baja breeze (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: ribbon, flourish pearls 
Tools: fancy tags 3 die, border punch

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend!

Maki

RI What If? Wednesday Sketch–#J1112

 

Hello and happy Wednesday everyone~

I am sorry my post for What If? Wednesday Sketch from Repeat Impressions is a little late to show up :( Hope you have already enjoyed seeing the other Rock Stars’ creations this morning! You will have 2 weeks (until Tuesday, Jan 24th) to enter your card using the sketch (on right) over RI Blog The House That Stamps Built. All participants will have a chance to win a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate!! I hope you will play along with us! Please check out RI Blog for more detail.

 

Here is my take.

I used Cheesy Heart Mouse (4205-G) for the image and Love, Hugs… (2509-H) for the sentiment. The image was colored with Copic markers and sponged the mat with Distress Ink. The card was designed with Eco Park papers. The Spellbinders dies were used for frames and sentiment tag. The heart border on the bottom of the card was created with the Martha Stewart edge border punch. To finish off, I embellished the mat with rhinestones, epoxy heart stickers on the sentiment, and the baker’s twine.

 

 

Be sure to check out the creations by the RI Rock Stars below to get more inspirations too!!

Cheri Weston

Darsie Bruno

Dawn Bennett

Joy Hadden

Karen Hasheck

Kendra DeCota

Lynette Neus

Miriam Napier

Vicki Dutcher

 

 

Stamps: Cheesy Heart Mouse, Love, Hugs… (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: melon mambo, barely banana (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptres), designer papers (EP) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Distress Ink worn lipstick (Ranger), Copic markers 
Accessories: rhinestones, epoxy stickers, baker’s twine 
Tools: label 15 Nestabilities, square & lacey square Nestabilities, grommet tags die, edge border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC151–Inspiration Challenge

 

Hello and happy Tuesday everyone~

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC151). We are doing an inspiration challenge using the photo that this week’s hostess, Tammy provided. Please visit Flourishes blog for more information about the challenge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is my take on the challenge.

I used this fun and whimsical set, Make A Wish. The image was colored with Copic markers and the mat was sponged with Distress Ink. The card was designed with Prima Madeline paper and the borders were created with the double edge punch from Martha Stewart. The ribbon was also threaded through the borders. To finish off, I embellished with assorted Prima flowers and rhinestones.

 

 

The Copic Collections I mostly used.

 

 

 

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

Beate Johns

Cindy Haffner

Heather Jensen

Mona Pendleton

Silke Ledlow

Tammy Hershberger

Cheryl Lea (December Guest FOF)

 

 

Stamps: Make A Wish (Flourishes)
Paper: melon mambo, lucky limeade, early espresso (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (Prima)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Distress Ink worn lipstick (Ranger), Copic markers 
Accessories: ribbon, Prima flowers, rhinestones 
Tools: label 14 Nestabilities, double edge border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day.

Maki

RI SOTW–Week of Jan 9th, 2012

 

Hello again,

This is my second post for today! I made this card for Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions. This week’s SOTW is Winter Tree ( 1609-J).  The SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers at 50% OFF with the special discount code from Mon, Jan 9th to Sun, Jan 15th. To get the discount code and more information about the SOTW, please go to the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built.

 

For my card, I also used Random Snow (3410-C) for the background of the tree and one of sentiment from Quartet Complements Series. After I stamped the tree and snow background, the mat was embossed with the embossing folder. Then  I added the fluff paint on the tree and ground. The card was designed with Martha Stewart papers and added the snowflakes border. To finish off, the swirl pearls were embellished and I paper pierced the bottom for the faux stitches.

 

Be sure to check out the creations by the RI Rock Stars below to get more inspirations too!!

Karen Hasheck

Miriam Napier

Vicki Dutcher

Joy Hadden

Lynette Neus

 

 

Stamps: Winter Tree, Random Snow, Quartet Complements Series(Repeat Impressions)
Paper: pool party (SU), heavenly white, cryogen white (PaperTemptres), designer paper (MS) 
Ink: Memento rich cocoa, Brilliance pearlescent chocolate  (Tsukineko), pool party (SU), fluff paint, white gel pen 
Accessories: swirl pearls 
Tools: CB embossing folder, double edge punch, piercing tools

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a great day! Go Tigers!!

Maki

KS Monday - Come Warm Your Heart

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

Well, I am happy that Saints won the first playoff game!! If LSU wins tonight, I am super happy!

My card is nothing related with those football games (lol) but I used one of my favorite sets and I one perfect set for the colder weather. I love Multi Step Cup of Warm Comfort set! It makes my heart warm while stamping :)

The hot chocolate mug was stamped as following these steps: 4th – SU early espresso,  3rd – SU soft suede , 2nd – soft suede (1 x stamp off), and 1st – SU crumb cake (1 x stamp off).

The circle mat was sponged with the Distress Ink. The card was designed with the Eco Park paper and the border was created with the Martha Stewart edge punch. The sentiment was stamped on the ribbon tag die.  To finish off, I embellished the tea roses and attached the baker’s twine.

 

Be sure to check out what other KS Crews are cookin’ for KS Monday today!!

• Maria Colosimo
• Julie Masse
• Lynn McAuley
• Connie McCotter
• Lisa Somerville

 

 

Stamps: Multi Step Cup of Warm Comfort (KSS) 
Paper: early espresso (SU), Pop Tones wild cherry, heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (EP) 
Ink:  early espresso, soft suede, crumb cake, cherry cobbler (SU), Distress Ink brushed corduroy 
Accessories: baker’s twine, tea roses 
Tools: lacey circle and circle Nestabilities,  ribbon tags trio die

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki