Friday, April 29, 2011

Princess Cards

Here are the cards I made with the Princess4Life stamp set. This set is SO super cute!

The first one uses papers from Kristin Cronin-Barrow's Baby Girl digital scrapbook kit. I used my Silhouette to cut out the banner element to attach to the card. A friend asked me where I got those teeny-tiny clothespins - they're a digital element in the kit! Have I mentioned how much I love my Silhouette?


Next up is the princess card that uses Zoe Pearn's Summer Sorbet digital scrapbook kit. The swirls are cut from a QuicKutz die. The label is a Nestabilities die. I had to add some tiny rhinestones to the crown for added bling!


Finally, there's another happy birthday card using Sherwood Studios' Posy digital scrapbook kit. The flowers were made with Stacy Molter's Flower Templates & Cutting Files. I cut them with my Silhouette. The label is that same Nestabilities die.




Thursday, April 28, 2011

Hybrid Cards

I created two square cards this week using brand new goodies from The Digi Chick!

First up is the way cool floral collage digital stamp by Arty Pants. I used Refresh: The Kit by Mari Koegelenberg for both cards.



I copied the dragonfly and butterfly a second time so I could cut out their wings and glitter them. I really wanted to use my crystal clear glitter by PK Glitz but apparently it is playing hide and seek on my workspace, so I used some of my Martha Stewart glitter instead.

My second card was based on this week's Mojo Monday sketch #188.



I used a little bit of twine from The Twinery to make the bow on the button, and then added a little Prima Marketing gerbera daisy flower to my accordion flower.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Not Your Typical Template Use...

Quick, run over to The Hybrid Chick blog and see what I did with this template! I guarantee you'll be surprised. ;)

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Blog Hop!



Are you ready for some fun?

The {Stamps} of Life and The Twinery Design Teams are playing together for this hop!

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As you make your way through the hop make sure you comment on each and every post. There will be 4 prize winners chosen randomly among the blogs:

Two $20 gift certificates from The {Stamps} of Life

and

Two Colorful Bunch Sampler Packs ($20 value!) from The Twinery!!!




The prize winners will be announced on The {Stamps}of Life and The Twinery Blogs on Tuesday May 3rd.

Here's my card, inspired by Taylored Expressions sketch #135. The papers come from the Golden Afternoon digital scrapbook collab kit by Shawna Clingerman and Penny Springmann. I used the houses4us stamp set by The {Stamps} of Life.




Here's the hop list - if you got to my blog post without going through the hop, be sure to start at the top and work your way through, leaving comments so you have a chance to win!

The Twinery Blog
The {Stamps}of Life Blog
Jeanne Streiff
Julie Ranae
Deb Felts
Monique Hansen
Vicki Garrett
Monika Wright
Emily Niehaus
Emily Leiphart
Beverly Sizemore
Tifany DeGough <-- You should have come from here!
Joana Studer <-- YOU ARE HERE! :D
Katrina Hunt <--Your next stop!
Laura Williams
Jen Carter
Kim Howard
Jenny Suchin
Sheri Twing

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Hopping!