Esme the Owl loves you

look at Esme - isn't she the cutest owl??  I just adore Irene's style (illustrator for Doodlefactory stamps) and have so much fun stamping with her images.  I thought Esme from the new Valentine's remix set would be real fun to paper-tole with because of all her detail.  I wanted to keep my card simple & clean & kraft cardstock would fit the bill since I wanted to use my prismacolor pencils (they look so good on kraft).  The sentiment is from Valentine's sentiments.

RoSe Special Delivery

What red-blooded woman doesn't love to receive red roses not only for Valentine's Day but ANY day of the year?  As for me, I prefer the lighter colored roses with darker tips, like peach/orange, but I digress.  Here is a special delivery of Rose for you!!  Rose is from the new DF Valentine remix set - isn't she cute with her little flirty eyes?  I colored her with peerless watercolors. 
 
Surprise!  Here's a box of chocolates for you too, and some hearts and hugs & kisses! What more could a gal ask for?? I love making pop-up cards but this is just my 3rd one!  Check out the other two if you go back to February 2008 archives with Just so Hoppy set.  The images on the inside are from the DF Sweets 'n Hearts set!  

Here's a picture of how I did the pop-up, it's super easy and by using the same color cardstock on the cardbase as you do on your pop-up section, it blends right in! Let me know if this inspires YOU to make a pop-up card & please link it so I can see!!

Helping Irene make a rainbow

I was tickled to read a blog post from Irene today, illustrator of Doodlefactory images for Starving Artistamps, she realized she is a 'stamper' now!  It's hard to believe she's only been stamping for a few months now, but considering she is an 'artist' it just makes sense that she is a great stamper already (**although she doesn't quite believe it yet**)  Go check out her blog & see for yourself!?  

Anyway, on to my card - I made it for a challenge she issued on PCP to make a monochromatic card.  I chose to use purple in her honor (she was disappointed she wanted to make a purple one & didn't have any purple stuff!)  Of course purple used to be my favorite color (it's pink now) and I have to tell you about when it changed for me.  It was a few years ago on a trip to CA to visit my family.  Well I saw an older (by that I mean she had to be in her late 50's to early 60's) and there was NO mistaking that purple was her favorite color!  She was BATHED in it.  The first thing that caught my eye was the rather large carry-on purple bag she was trying to stuff under the seat in front of her.  Then I saw her purple socks, purple embellished jeans, purple shirt, purple jacket & purple velvet sequined hat.  But it doesn't end there, she had a purple purse & purple bling sunglasses too.   Can you say purple overload?  Well, she happened to be out at the baggage claim after we got off our flight & then I saw ALL her purple luggage and saw that she pulled out purple after purple after purple accessory from her purple purse!  Whoa...I was done with the color purple!!  

So back to my card - I used Pale Plum, Orchid Opulence and Eggplant Envy by SU! and the heart set is Sweets & Hearts by Doodlefactory, I just love all the different patterns in the hearts! they were real easy to stamp on the front of my card since it was tone on tone and I haven't separated all the hearts from the rubber yet.  The sentiment is from Simple Sweet Sayings. 

Don't forget you have until tomorrow to participate in the Stamp Something Birthday Challenge sponsored by Starving Artistamps/Doodlefactory & you don't have to have SA/DF sets to play but you can win this set along with the Valentine's Remix set and Valentine's sentiments! WOW!!

It's a sweet day when I hang around with you

Here is Sprinkles & Carmello wishing you a sweet day from Starving Artistamps Doodlefactory Valentine's remix set!!  I just love the big size of these sweets and the cute looks on their faces!! The sentiment is from Simple Sweet Sayings 

This card uses Rollo & Polly - aren't these pigs cute?!  I made a sign for the sentiment which is from the Valentine's sentiments. I love stamping & coloring on kraft cardstock, used my prismacolor pencils.  

Don't forget to participate in the Stamp Something birthday challenge so you can win the random drawing of new Valentine's DF sets since the challenge is sponsored by Starving Artistamps! You have until 7:00 p.m. CST to upload your creation on the stamp something blog!!  Now go stamp something to win!!

SC211: BeE-CaUsE I LoVe YoU

I actually did an SCS challenge the day & posted!  Can you believe it?  I thought today's sketch was a lot of fun & I had this idea for a card in my head for a few days.  The envelope was already done & was just sitting on my desk begging to be put on a card!  I didn't take pictures while I was making it, but it's pretty easy how I did it.  I stamped the envelope from Starving Artistamps' Doodlefactory Valentine Re-mix set on the upper part of my cardstock then scored at the bottom of it & folded it backward.  Then I drew in the top of the envelope and cut around the sides of the heart (removed tthe flap so there is an 'inside' of the envelope).  Make sense?  Then, I cut all around the bottom & glued it up on the sides only so now the sentiment can be slipped inside the envelope.  So fun!  

I embossed the chubby bee (Beezley) in black embossing powder and colored him in with SU! markers Yoyo yellow & Summer Sun.  The glittery cardstock behind Beezley is DCWV summer glitter stack and his wings have star dust stickles on them.  The cardbase is PTI Lemon Tart & cb embossing folder d'vine swirl is on Summer Sun cardstock.  The flower embellishment is Prima and I colored in my black gingham ribbon with a yellow copic marker.  

Are you envious of all the fun I'm having with my new stamps?  Well, check 'em out & if you have to have 'em - be sure to check out my sidebar for a 10% discount on Starving Artistamps or Doodlefactory stamps at the website.  

Bee Mine or I'll steal your Heart

I'm having so much fun with my new SA/Doodlefactory Valentine remix set!!  On my first card, I chose to make it one layer using Gina K's pure luxury 120 lb cardstock (and I was going to color with copics)  I just love this flying chubby bee, and chose to have him holding the small envelope in his hands and paired him with Violet in the set (both were fun to color).  Then, I drew in a grass line but didn't realize until later that I should have colored it in before I put the shamrock green flower soft down because now you can see my line!  oops.  I think the card is still cute and besides if it looks perfect, it won't look homemade!  HA.  I also put down some other flower soft flowers to finish it off. The Bee Mine sentiment is from All About Love. 

For my card featuring the sneaky heart thief, Banjo - I made a Swedish Collage card.  I gotta tell you, this type of card is FUN because it goes against all you think makes a clean, cohesive design on a card because you use a BOLD mix of patterned paper, chipboard & fun embellishments! This is my 2nd time making one (remember the SA Swedish Collage challenge a few months ago issued by Tracey?) I said the first time I made one I would do it again & I made good on that promise *wink*  These cards always make me smile - they're so cheerful.  The sentiment You Stole my Heart is in the Valentine's Sentiments.