Indian Summer Cats

Coffee of the Day - Pumkin Spice

Hello! I'm posting a bit later than usual today 'cause I played in a challenge over at Modern Sugar Blvd. The cat image was a freebie digi and we were to use it on a Halloweenish type card. I printed the digis on the back side of the Basic Grey Indian Summer papers, then cut out the cats. They were edged in distressed stickles which took FOREVER to dry since it was a rainy day here. I also gave the little kitties some eyes with the stickles. Added cute little collars and a sentiment that is also from MSB. The card is a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" squre. I sprayed the card base with my ink squirty tool in choco. Added a bit of lace trim from JoAnn's, some more tiny buttons, and a fun glittered pumpkin. Don't know how Halloween-y it is, but we don't celebrate that holiday, so this works for me! :)

take care and I'll see you tomorrow!

love ya!

Jennifer

Modern Sugar Blvd. Polka Dot Challenge

Coffee of the Day - Chocolate Hazelnut

This is gonna be a super fast post 'cause I am trying to beat the deadline for Modern Sugar Blvd.'s challenge for this week! Since David has been off work all week on vacation, we have been doing lots of fun stuff together - which I have dearly loved! but it has seriously cut into my stamping time, and I am sliding in under the wire to get this card finished in time! I am REALLLLLLY trying to win a few new digis from this neat company!!!! :D

The challenge this week is to use polka dots! well, I happen to love polka dots and have lots of fun papers with them. But I wanted to try something using this neat paper from Making Memories. I also wanted to try paper piecing on this cute shopping girl! so here she is! lots of fun glitter glue was added from Studio G. Her great pink shopping bag was blinged up with some pink shimmerz and a star rhinestone from K & Co. This was a fun challenge! thanks for letting me play! :)

Check back tomorrow for a card made from a gorgeous new stamp I have from Stamps Happen. I am lovin' this stamp!!!

Hey Sugar Sugar! ;)

Coffee of the Day - Cinnamon Hazelnut

Over the weekend I was able to play in a challenge at the SNR site for Digi Day. It was sponsored by Modern Sugar Blvd. I made 2 cards using the images given.

My first card I made with one of my best friends in mind. School starts back up here on Tuesday, so I wanted to send her a 'Back to stamping' card. This digi image was perfect for that! I actually made a teeny tiny card to go on the desk that our crafty cutie is working on. (I added a little message to my friend after I scanned this). For whatever reason my scanner is all catty-whompus and making my colors wash out, so they really are much more vibrant irl. I gotta look into this before much longer.......

anyhow - I painted the woman to look like me, right down to this crazy top I used to have that was bright saffrony yellow with turq. polka dots all over it. Boy was I ever hot stuff when I wore it - or so I thought! ;) The little shimmerz pots are painted with real shimmerz that I keep on my stamping table all the time. The dp is actually on the inside of the card - the scallop border is the edge of the card front. Paper is from Making Memories Vintage Findings collection, flower by Prima.

The next digi just shouted at me to use some Basic Grey papers, so I did - from the Sugared collection, of course! :D I added some pink shimmerz to the balls at the top of the building as well as part of the awning. I used my spica glitter pen to outline the building name, open sign, and hearts. I lightly sponged white craft ink over the curry building to 'whitewash' it. The little decorations above the awning ended up looking like little olive slices once I finished coloring them, but oh well, what is a girl to do?! ;) and by the way, the new SU! in colors go with this BG line VERY WELL!!! (I used the in colors on the card above also. lovin' 'em!!!)

Everyone have a great week! May it be sugar, sugar sweet! (that happens to be one of the ringtones on my phone - I always did have a thing for the Archies! grins!!)