A clear stamp - A digital stamp

First off, my Unscripted sketch card for this week using a great, clear stamp set. 

 Here is the sketch we are using this week, make some time to play along!

 I love sentiment stamps and this set is the best because they help you make the sentiment center stage.   That little cloud layer is a sticker from this Echo Park collection.

 How is this for a "corner" accent? I thought it was fun to use this decorative punch on only two of the corneres. 

 Did you see that line across the edge of the sketch? I thought a fun way to use that was to fold down my paper and this also shows off that neat, reverse side print.

 Now for the digital stamp. The Flower Soft team is playing along with the Bugaboo digi stamp team this week.  LOVE this adorable little image that I got to play along with.  I just opened a blank page in Word for Windows and then inserted my image. Once it was on the page, I just changed the size to one I wanted to work with for my card.

I colored the image with Copic markers and then added in some little bits of Flower Soft to make the flowers just fit for a wedding. 
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 108 – SENDING SMILES… card

Designer: Linda Beeson
Materials list:
Cardstock – Bazzill
Patterned papers and stickers – Little Boy/Echo Park
Sentiment stamp – Lawn Fawn
Corner punches – Martha Stewart and Fiskars
Stamp pads – Versafine black
Clear embossing powder - Stampendous
Brad

HAPPY card

Designer: Linda Beeson
Materials list:
Peony Pink - Flower Soft
Tacky Glue – Aleene’s®
Clear Paper Glaze – Aleene’s®
Cardstock – Core’dinations
X-Press Blending Card – Copic Markers
Patterned paper – 3Bugs in a Rug
Digital image/Stamp – Bugaboo
Copic markers
Self adhesive Pearls – Recollections
Border and corner punches – Martha Stewart
Epoxy word – Heidi Grace

Got butterflies?

For my first card in this post, I used this weeks Card Postioning Systems blog sketch and the color combo challenge at Paper Crafts Connection. 

 The butterfly is from a set of stamps by Layers of Color.  It was just made to be orange and fairy pink.  LOVE the rub-on sentiments by EAD Designs/Paper Smooches. 

The orange oval is a Spellbinders Nestabilities and the black border is created with a 4-in-1 punch by Kreaxions. 

I also wanted to share this little party set.  This was published in the July 2010 issue of CardMaker and of course they did a better job of showing it off then my little photo!  It is an invitation and sunflower seed package party favor.  The watermelon is simple half circles and the red half circle is embossed with a Cuttlebug.  
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 219 – I TRULY APPRECIATE YOU card

Materials:
Cardstock – Core’dinations and BoBunny
X-Press Blending Card – Copic Markers
Patterned paper – BoBunny
Stamp set – Flutterescent/Layers of Color
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Spellbinders Nestabilities
4-in-1 punch – Kreaxions
Copic markers
Corner rounder punch – Fiskars
Rub-on sentiment – EAD Designs/Paper Smooches
Self adhesive pearls - Recollections
Foam tape- 3M

Do you want to win something????

It's exciting! It is a challenge over at Just Imagine Crafts blog. 

 One of the prizes is the little circle cutter. It doesn't look like much but wow, does it pack a big punch. LOVE this thing. It is so easy and you can cut an infinite number of sizes of circles in minutes.

This month, the Just Imagine Crafts/Kreaxions blog is hosting a sketch challenge.  There are two sketches to choose from plus use the theme of butterflies and Mother's for Mother's Day.  Just that simple. You don't have to use Kreaxions products but you can win some.  Also check out the challenge page and this is where you post your project.  You have until the end of May so go for it!!

I wanted to share this card that is mainly put together with circles.  The pumpkin stamp is colored by tapping it with a couple different colors of stamp pads.  An SRM sticker gives the title and that is placed on another of the circles. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

(10/31) GET CANDY card

Materials list:
Core'dinations Cardstock
Patterned paper – Boxer Stripe/Little Boy collection/Echo Park
Pumpkin stamp – Inkadinkado
Memento stamp pads
Sticker sentiments - SRM
Brads – Making Memories
Circle cutter - Kreaxions
Machine sewing

Lucky Me and Hugs

First off, I want to share my Card Positioning Systems card for this week. 

 Lawn Fawn is the sponsor.  I have adored their stamps for awhile now but just never had the opportunity to play with any. I picked this wonderful sentiment set for my card.  I love sentiment stamps, rub-ons, stickers, anyway I can get them.  Most often they are one line, simple sentiments like Happy Birthday or Thinking of You.  Sometimes it is fun to have a larger sentiment that becomes the focus of your card and these fit that bill. 

 I used a Spellbinders Nestabilities label to show off the stamped sentiment, the edges were rubbed with stamp pads to help show them off.  I love this patterned paper by Graphic 45, I used both sides of one piece. 

 For my next card, I wanted to play in the "Chevron" challenge at Moxie Fab.  The above sample gives you an idea of what they are meaning when they say "Chevron". 

 I took one piece of patterned paper by Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker and cut it apart.  I thought that by cutting along the design and staggering layers of it, gave a look similar to the "Chevron" example. 

 Here you can see where I left the layers 3 dimensional by not gluing it all down.  The letters for HUG are Thickers.  They were actually white but I rubbed them with a yellow stamp pad and then coated them with Aleene's Paper Glaze. 

And now for a few photos...

 It is Baseball season around here and we have two grandsons playing.  I caught this adorable glance from this one as he was walking out on the field to take his place. 

 This one is running somewhere, not sure if it was running the bases or not. 

And, this one is just taking it easy watching one of the others run around.  No cares!!!

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 218 – I’M LUCKY… card

Materials:
Stamp set – Hello Friend Courtesy of Lawn Fawn stamps
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Bohemian Floral/Le Cirque collection/Graphic 45
Stamp pads - Clearsnap
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Spellbinders Nestabilities
Circle cutter – Kreaxions
Jewels - Recollections
Foam tape- 3M

HUGS

Materials:
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Patterned paper – We are Family collection/Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker
Thicker letters – American Crafts
Two birds sticker die cuts – Be Mine Valentine collection/We R Memory Keepers
Aleene’s Paper Glaze

Unscripted sketches

I want to share two Unscripted sketch projects with you.  Last weeks and this weeks. 

Last weeks sketch #105

The background paper for this card is a digital patterned paper that was printed on textured cardstock. 

 The border was created with a 4-in-1 punch from Kreaxions.  I punched two borders with it and layered them across the card.  What I love about these punches is that there are several different looks you can get from one punch. 

 These little penguins are 3-D stickers by Recollections and I placed them on little white, scallop circles that were cut with a Spellbinders Nestabilities. 

This weeks sketch #106

 For this weeks sketch, I wanted to create a layout.  I took three photos of my granddaughter and created a collage in Picasa so all three are really one photo.  The background paper is by BoBunny.  It had just the right amount of accents on it to fit the sketch perfectly. 

 The butterfly is from a die by Kreaxions. I LOVE this butterfly because of the size, it is bigger then most punches.  I cut it from a piece of patterned paper by BoBunny.  I wrinkled the paper and rubbed it with a stamp pad. 

I added the journaling to my layout by printing the words on paper and then cutting it in strips. I love that look.

Those little flower circles were created with a 4-in-1 punch by Kreaxions.  These punches create different looks depending on how you use them.  I cut the little circles with the circle cutter by Kreaxions, literally the best circle cutter EVER!!!

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 105 – BRR IT’S COLD card

Materials list:

Cardstock – Core’dinations

Digital Patterned papers – Knotty kit/Jessica Sprague.com

Penguin Die cuts – Recollections

Border punch - Kreaxions

SRM sticker sentiment

Spellbinder Nestabilities die

Button – PaperTrey, Inc.

SKETCH 106 – JOYOUS card

Materials list:

Cardstock – Core’dinations

Patterned papers – Gabrielle Cameo/BoBunny

Border punch, Butterfly die and Circle cutter – Kreaxions

Stamp pads – Clearsnap

Epoxy word – Heidi Grace

Self adhesive Pearls – Queen & Co.

Font - Scrapbook

Flower Soft Stamps blog hop

We invite you to join the fabulous Flower Soft® team on an inspirational blog hop featuring projects using Flower Soft Stamps!

The blog hop starts on the Flower Soft® Blog on May 11th at 6:00am CT and ends May 24th at midnight CT. The winner will be announced on the Flower Soft® Blog on May 25th. If you get lost along the way the complete hop list will be posted on the Flower Soft® Blog.

Be sure to comment on every blog in the hop. One lucky person that comments on one of the blogs will be chosen to receive a $50 Flower Soft® shopping spree!!!

 Did you know Flower Soft also makes and sells rubber stamps? Be sure to check them out. I used this cute doggie stamp from the Charlie's Ark collection.  It is called Up and Away.  I used my Copic markers to bring him to life. 

 I used Toffee Ultra Fine Flower Soft to accent his little spots and ears.  Remember that the Flower Soft works best a generous amount of Aleene's Tacky Glue and I love the little container that Flower Soft sells. 

I stamped the balloon portion of the stamp on three different patterned papers and then cut out each balloon and glued them over the first set of balloons.  Paper piecing is a fun way to add interest to a stamped image.
From my blog, hop on over to Debbie's blog to see what she has created. 
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

DOGGIE - WISH card

Materials:

Stamp set – Up and Away/Charlie's Ark/Flower Soft

Toffee Ultra Fine Flower Soft

Cardstock –Core Impressions/Core’dinations

Patterned paper – BoBunny

SRM sticker

Copic markers

Black Versafine stamp pad

Clear embossing powder – Stampendous

Self adhesive pearls – Queen & Co.

Tacky glue - Aleene's

Clear Paper Glaze – Aleene’s®

Sand It Gadget – Core’dinations

Check out these Paper Smooches goodies

First off, I have a card that is featured on the CardMaker Magazine web site.  It is a card that is in the newest issue.  Be sure to take a peek.

Next a couple cards using one of the newest sets of stamps by Paper Smooches. 

 First off, Paper Smooches is the sponsor for this entire week at Card Positioning Systems sketch blog and so I want to show off the card I created with the PERKY PLANTS set.  I colored everything with Copic markers.

 That green background print is a digital paper from a set at JessicaSprague.com.  The set includes the woodgrain design in several colors. I want to use them all!!! And, I printed it on white Core'dinations cardstock so that it has a great slight texture. 

I created a little curled piece from black cardstock so my little bee looked like it was flying around the flowers. 

 I wanted to use this particular stamp set for more then one card so I used the Play Date Cafe color challenge. 

The photo that was used to show the colors includes a little bouquet of poppies and I just love how paper thin and delicate they are.  I used a piece of vellum type paper to look like the white flower.  I embossed it with a Sizzix embossing folder and then cut it in a circle shape with the Kreaxions circle cutter.  That was matted with another color of that same digital woodgrain paper. 

I gave the watering can a coat of Aleene's Paper Glaze for a glass-like look.

And for a couple photos...

 These are in my garden this week! Both were just planted earlier this year so it is excited to see flowers on them already. 

Fuchias are one of my most favorite plants to have in my yard, I have three new plants that I am watching. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 217 – GROW GIGGLES card

Materials:
Stamp set – Perky Plants Courtesy of Paper Smooches
Cardstock –Core Impressions/Core’dinations
Digital Patterned paper – Knotty Girl Paper Pack/Jessica Sprague.com/
Copic markers
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Foam tape- 3M
Sand It Gadget – Core’dinations

YOU’RE SPECIAL card
Materials:
Stamp set – Perky Plants Courtesy of Paper Smooches
Cardstock –Core Impressions/Core’dinations
Vellum
Digital Patterned paper – Knotty Girl Paper Pack/Jessica Sprague.com/
Circle cutter – Kreaxions
Spellbinders Nestabilities
Copic markers
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Ribbon – BoBunny
Clear Paper Glaze – Aleene’s®
Foam tape- 3M
Sand It Gadget – Core’dinations

Celebrating Mother's Day

Once again it is Mother's Day and that brings to mind thoughts of my mom.  She has been gone for several years now.  She passed away very quickly and unexpectedly and I realized just after she was gone that she left a hole unlike any other, after all she is the one person who had been in my life longer then any other, besides my dad.  My memories of her bring a smile to my face though and that is good.  Then my thoughts go to my own children and the wonder of having them and now my grandkids in my life.  That leads me to wanting to share a couple Mother's Day cards with you.

 This first one was created with all Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker papers.  I love this collection of "Something for Everyone" papers, the soft blues have such a feminine look to them. 

 The flourish was cut out of one of the patterned papers and then added to the card with foam tape, which gives it some added dimension.  I also coated parts of the flourish with Aleene's Paper Glaze, I love the epoxy look that it gives.

 Next is the card I created for the Just Imagine Crafts/Kreaxions blog for this last week.  The papers are by BoBunny and yes, they were designed more for Valentines Day but I thought the red and pinks were great for a Mother's Day theme. 

The butterfly is a great die that Kreaxions offers and the little scallop border was created with one of their 4-in-1 punches. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

MOTHER card
Materials list:
Cardstock – Core Foundations/Canvas/Core’dinations
Patterned paper and mini alphabet stickers - Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker
Clear Paper Glaze – Aleene’s®
Foam tape – 3M
Self adhesive pearls- Recollections
Sand It Gadget - Core'dinations

REDEEM FOR LOVE card
Materials list:
Cardstock – Core Impressions/Core’dinations
Patterned paper- BoBunny
Butterfly die – Kreaxions
4-in-1 punch 303 - Kreaxions
Self adhesive pearls- Queen & Co.
Sand It Gadget - Core'dinations

Guest spot at Scrapbook News and Review

I had the opportunity to be the featured artist on the Scrapbook and News Review blog for May 4th.  Be sure to check it out!!!

Featured Artist article

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

So much Flower Soft goodness and a 3 yr old's Birthday

Would you like to WIN lots of Flower Soft goodness? 

Do you have a "Spring" themed card?

You just have to enter this contest then.

You don't have to use Flower Soft to enter

but of course,

it would be cool to see what you can do with it. 

 My card for this post is my Card Positioning Systems card for this week.  Flower Soft is the sponsor. 

This beyond adorable little giraffe is from a set of Charlie's Ark Sepia toppers (link in materials list).  These come in shades of sepia but whatever the paper is, they LOVE Copic markers.  Plus I added some accent of Flower Soft. 

Notice the cut scalloped circle? That is a piece of Core Impressions Core'dinations cardstock.

Now for a few photos...

We had a 3 year old birthday party here with a dinosaur theme.  Blowing out the candles turned out to be quite a challenge. 

The first order of business is to make sure all of the frosting is licked off of the candles and the cute dinosaurs that accented the cake. 

Before we knew what he was up to, he leaned down to take a bit right out of the side of the cake. Thankfully, the I was already snapping the camera as fast as I could. 

This bite was almost bigger then he is but he was enjoying himself and that was the most important part of the day!

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 216 – FROM THE HEART card

Materials:
Sunshine Yellow and Baby Peach Flower Soft – Courtesy of Flower Soft
Charlie’s Ark Hearts and Flowers topper – Courtesy of Flower Soft
http://www.flower-soft.us.com/Charlies-Ark/Cart/EC-Results.php?CategoryID=110&CatMENU=105
Cardstock –Core Essentials/Core’dinations
Patterned papers – Stella and Rose/My Mind’s Eye
Copic markers
Spellbinder Nestabilities
Tacky Glue – Aleene’s®
Epoxy sentiment – Heidi Grace
Sand It Gadget – Core’dinations