CPS and Unscripted cards

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

 Stamping Bella is our sponsor! I loved this little cutie as soon as I saw her and I knew I wanted to color the flowers in red. 

 I kept the rest of the coloring to the image very simple to let the flowers shine. 

 Now, on to my Unscripted Sketches card for this week. 

 I have been downloading more and more digital papers and elements recently, it is fun to use them for cards.  I use Microsoft Word and insert the elements onto a blank page.  After I added the paper piece and the mug, I placed the mug over the paper so I could print them both at the same time.  This is a set by Cosmo Cricket. There are so many great little elements in this set. The sentiment is a stamp by Paper Smooches. 

 Just a close up of how cute this little mug is. 
And, now for a couple photos...

 It didn't snow, a bomb did not go off!!! We can only blame the two dogs! I had just walked in the door from the grocery store. I dropped a big package of 12 rolls of toilet paper on the floor to take to the bathroom when my hands were free and when I wasn't looking, our older dog dragged the package outside and proceeded to have a ball. I only wish I had a video of the event instead of just the aftermath!

As I was trying to quickly pick up all of the pieces so there wasn't more distruction, the little dog was going for a little more fun.
Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 246 – HAVE A MAGICAL DAY card

Materials:
Stamps courtesy of Stamping Bella
Cardstock – Core’dinations
x-Press Copic paper
Patterned paper – Happy Days/Echo Park
Scallop circles – Spellbinders/Nestabilities
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Copic markers

SKETCH 134 WARM THOUGHTS card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core’dinations
Digital Patterned papers and image – Cosmo Cricket
Sentiment stamp – Paper Smooches
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Distress stamp pad - Ranger
Self adhesive rhinestone – Queen & Co.
Corrugated cardboard

Stamping Bella Stamp Cuties

This week, the Card Positioning Systems Design Team got the opportunity to play with Stamping Bella stamps. Be sure to check out the CPS blog for all of the adorable cards the team created. With the stamps that I got to play with, I created three cards.

On my first card, I used Stellafina. Is she just adorable? I wanted my whole card to be very pink and girly so I colored her with Copic markers and I also used Core'dinations White Wash cardstock for my card. You can see that the front side of this paper is white with a hint of pink and the reverse side is pink. I used a Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing plate on one of the pieces and when I sanded that, it exposed the pink core.

I took a rather extreme photo here with the sun shining directly on my little image so that you could get an idea of how the Shimmerz paint looked as a final coat to her costume and ballet slippers.

The above photo gives you a close-up look at the sanding that I did on the outside edges of the card to expose that pink core and the punched, lacey borders.

This card uses the Flamenca Ketto image. I knew I wanted her to be very red and black and again, Copic markers were the way to go. This card uses the same CPS sketch for this week.

I used a Spellbinders Nestabilites die to cut out my little colored image and to cut the red mat. I love this die and you can also see that I embossed it. I used Core'dinations cardstock for my entire card and so sanding the red, embossed mat, exposed the core of that cardstock. You can also see that after coloring my little image, I added white dots with the White Slick 3-D Fashion Paint by Tulip. The paint dries 3-D and gives such a fun and feminine look to her dress, crown and shoes.

I wanted to give a close-up to the red cut edge. I used my Cloud, Fiskars scissors to help it match that Nestabilitie die. All of the outside edge of the card was sanded to expose the core.

Yes, the little flower vase stamp is also by Stamping Bella. I followed this weeks Card Patterns sketch #15 to help me put my card together.

I left the vases white and added some shadowing with the light blue Copic markers and then filled in each of the vases with Aleene's Paper Glaze. When that was dry, it left a "water/glass" look to each vase.

For my little butterfly accent piece, I ran a piece of the orange colored Core'dinations cardstock through the Cuttlebug machine with an embossing plate. I punched a circle from that and sanded my embossed circle. Isn't it amazing how that design just stands out with the sanding that exposes the core? I also sanded the edges of my orange, scallop border and the entire green card has the edges sanded too. The butterfly is cut from the Making Memories patterned paper.

Thanks for visiting, Linda (lbpost)

SKETCH 116 – BALLERINA card
Materials:
Stamps courtesy of StampingBella – Stellafina
Bubblegum Bella Dots Glitter – Courtesy of StampingBella
Cardstock – Corner Hutch/Whitewash Collection/Core’dinations
Martha Stewart Border punch
Swiss Dot Cuttlebug Embossing plate – Provo Craft
Sandpaper
Copic Markers and blender
Bubblegum Shimmerz paint

SKETCH 116b – HAVE A MAGICAL DAY card
Materials:
Stamps courtesy of StampingBella – Flamenca Ketto
Cardstock –Poinsettia and Cloud Burst/Core Essentials, Vintage Collection/Frais’e/Core’dinations
Patterned paper – My Mind’s Eye
Spellbinder Nestabilities dies
Sandpaper
Copic Markers and blender
White Slick 3-D Fashion Paint – Tulip
Shimmerz
Machine sewing
Rhinestones – Kaiser Crafts

VASES IN THE WINDOW card
Materials:
Cardstock –Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Flower Patch collection/Making Memories (butterfly cut from one of the papers)
Vases stamp – Stamping Bella
Copic Markers and Blender pen
Black Versamark stamp pad
Detail Clear embossing powder – Stamp n Stuff
Lacey border – Martha Stewart
Circle punch – McGill
Cuttlebug Embossing plate
Sandpaper
Corner rounder punch – Fiskars
Self adhesive pearls – Mark Richards, Inc
Clear Paper Glaze – Aleene’s®
Scallop scissors