Another try at the Mojo Monday challenge

Hi All,

I liked the sketch so much, that I decided to make another card with it!

I decided to base my colours on the lovely Slumber Party specialty DSP from SU. Along with the DSP, I used CS in colours Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip.

The ribbon is the So Saffron grosgrain from the SAB catty last month.

My image is the Cheerleader Anya from the Greeting Farm (see my sidebar for the link). I stamped her with Memento ink and coloured her with Copic markers.

The flower is from the SU Pretties Kit and was stained with So Saffron ink, and I put the rhinestone brad in the centre.

I used some blue Dew Drops at the bottom.

Hope you like it, and thanks for stopping by!

Mojo Monday 81

Hi All,

I saw the Mojo Monday sketch challenge this week over on the Mojo blog. They will be picking winners for merchandise so I thought I would make a card!

This stamp set is from Verve and is called Miracles Blossom. I stamped them in Memento ink and coloured them with my Copics.

The CS is Whisper White, Basic Black, and Ridinghood Red. The DSP is from SU and it's called Rockabilly. The paper is textured, but it's hard to see in this picture. I'll take a better one on the weekend.

The ribbon is from SU, and it's the Ridinghood Red Taffeta. I used my clear Dew Drops at the bottom right corner.

The circle is cut with my Nestabilities, and I used a White Gel Pen for the dots on the scallops.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm so sorry...

...for the pictures you have to endure below. Here's my story: I wake up for work when it's dark out, and I get home when it's dark out. Soooooo, the only option for me to take pictures is on the weekend in the day time, when we have sunlight. Unfortunately, that's not exactly conducive to time deadlines for stamping challenges. Enough of that.

I saw KWerner's colour challenge #48, and I loved it again! It must be that Chocolte Chip, or something. The colous are: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, and Whisper White. I bet this one is a fan favourite!

I made a couple of cards. Even though I should be embarrassed, I will show you anyway.

***ADDED: I took a better pic...

Old pics:

Out of the two, this is the card I think I would submit. It has a little bit more sanity. I embossed with my Cuttlebug folder, and I used the Double Stitched Baja ribbon from SU.

The stamps are from Verve (see my sidebar for the link), and the set is called Beautiful Kindness (one of their new releases!).

There are a couple of white butterflies on there - they are really hard to see, once again because of the picture quality.

And, I did some paper piercing on the smaller panel.

This is the card that did NOT turn out the way I wanted. I used the Cute & Curly Labels set, as well as the Curly Label, Small Oval, and Martha Stewart Punches.

Thanks for stopping by!

Yoko and Ono KETTO

Hi All!

I made a card using my new Yoko & Ono KETTO stamp! These girls are sooo cute! They are from Stamping Bella (check my sidebar for the link).

I got the sketch from Mercy's blog post HERE. I used Basic Black, Whisper White, and Pale Plum CS. The DSP is from the retired pack called Enchante.

I stamped them with Memento ink, and coloured them with Copics.

The ribbon is the retired White Wide Organdy, and I used the triple flower punch from SU with silver brads in the middle.

I did quite a bit of paper piercing with my Crafter's Toolkit and Mat Pack.

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!

Robin's Web Finds, Week of April 5, 2009

Here we go for this week's findings from my blog searches!

1. Nancy Riley (iStamp): Butterfly Card

2. Vicki (Summerthyme Studios): Baby Squares Card

3. Danielle Lounds (Fat Cat Stamper): Wonderful Friend Card

4. Jodi Collins (Stamping A Latte): Delight in Life Card

5. Suzy (papermonkey): Little Lamb Card

6. Beate Johns (fresh & fun): Kind People Card

7. Renee (Stamping for Sanity): For Ewe Card, Wild About You Card, and Love You A Latte Card

8. Silke Ledlow (My Life): Congratulations Cake Card

9. Theresa (Crafting the Web): Butterfly Birthday Card and Thanks Card

10. Connie (Constantly Stamping): Quilt Card

11. Amy Rohl (Ink About Me): Just Because Card

12. Kim Teasdale (Paper in the Works): Sunflower Card

13. Cindy Lawrence (the creative closet): Eggstra Special Card

14. Michelle Zindorf (Freedom in Creating): Sunrise Field Card with Tutorial

15. Mercy (Lord Have Mercy!): KETTO cards 1, KETTO cards 2 and Fairy Tale Agnes Card

16. Carol (Stamp Like Crazy): Birthday Wishes Card

17. Kirsten (Kirsten's Stampin Korner): Hello Friend Card


Hope you enjoyed the selections this week!

I made it!

My weekly web finds are going to have to wait, because I am SOOOOO excited to share something with you!

If you'll recall my post HERE from last week, I made a card to enter Kristina Werner's colour challenge #47. AND GUESS WHAT??!?!!?

My card is in her Top 20 this week! Check out her post HERE for her top 20 picks. Mine is in the first column, three rows down.

I am so honoured! *sob* It's like a dream come true!

Birthday Bella Card

Hi All,

Well, I will be attending a birthday dinner tonight, so of course, I had to whip up a card for the birthday girl.

Firstly, I cut out a white piece with my Label Nestabilities, and layered that onto a Bashful Blue piece. The blue piece has white gel dots around the outside.

I chose the "Giftabella with Hat" stamp from Stamping Bella (see my sidebar for the link to their store). I stamped her in black Memento ink, and coloured her with Copic markers. Her present was covered in 2-Way Glue Pen, and then sprinkled with Fine Cosmo glitter from SU.

On either side of her, I added some white fabric Thickers. These things are great - they are self-adhesive, 3-dimensioanl elements (usually alphabets). You just peel 'em from the package, and stick 'em on!

The background piece is from the Delicate Dots DSP pack, layered onto a Certainly Celery piece, layered onto a white card base.

I placed a rub-on in the bottom right corner to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by!

KETTO Swap in the Making

Hi All,

Well, I entered myself into a card swap for Stamping Bella's new KETTO stamps. If you don't already have some, you HAVE to pick some up! I had trouble deciding which were my favs. You can get them HERE.

If you are interested in joining the swap, pleas go to the SplitCoast link HERE and leave a comment saying you will join (you need to have an SCS log-in to do this). If you want to read all the chatter, you will have to click on the next page.

You only need to make 6 of the same card, and there are a couple more rules to the construction of the card, so make sure you read the very first post at SCS. AND, it's not due until June, so you have lots of time!

Well, I took a sneak peek pic of my pieces for my card. I plan to add in some embellishments as well - I dunno...maybe some buttons, or some Dew Drops, or some ribbon. We'll see.

I used Suzette KETTO (she is sooo cute), I used my oval Nestabilities, and I used the FABULOUS Rockabilly Specialty DSP from SU. Oh yeah, and the sentiment is from One of A Kind.

Can't wait to put them together!

Thanks for stopping by!

Occasions Mini starts today!

Well, well, well...

It appears as though it is April 1! So, we can officially order from the Occasions Mini Catalogue! You can download the catalogue HERE, or check my sidebar for it as well.

Also, from April 1 - 30, when you spend $50 in the Occasions Mini catty, or host a workshop with sales of at least $200, you can choose an item from the "Under $12" page in the main catalogue for free! (I think it's page 208).

May I recommend a purchase of the new All Ovals set with the Scallop Oval Punch! This will definitely be on my first order!

Thanks for stopping by!

Quilt Card

Hi All!




So, there is a birthday coming up this week, where I thought a quilt card would be very appropriate. I also wanted that to be the main focus of the card, so I didn't add much else to it.



The card base is Baja Breeze, then layered with Basi Black and white CS. I used my Ticket Corner Punch on those 2 layers. Then the double stitched Baja Breeze ribbon was wrapped around that layer.

I cut out a Top Note die with my Big Shot, then layered it with lots of 1 1/4" squares from the Hand Made DSP pack (hostess level 3 set).

I used the criss-cross stamp from the set All In A Row to make it look like stitching. My Stamp-A-Ma-Jig came in VERY handy for that one! Then, I sponged the edges with Baja Breeze ink.

I used the big flower from Eastern Blooms - first inked it up in Baja Breeze, then rolled the edges in Ridinghood Red, then stamped it and cut it out. I added some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to the centre with my 2-Way Glue Pen.

I stamped a sentiment from Crazy For Cupcakes onto white CS, then punched it out with the Word Window Punch.

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!

Robin's Web Finds, Week of March 29, 2009

OK, get geared up for the amazing finds for this week.


1. Jeanne Streiff (Inky Paws): No Worries Card


2. Beate John (fresh & fun): Fabulous Friend Card


3. Claudia (Pretty Pressings): Tilda with Lamb Card


4. Dawn (Dawns Stamping Thoughts): Sesame Street Card with Punches and Kindness Card


5. Kathie Bailey (Just an Inking): Pleated Card


6. Suzanne (Scrap Bitz): Miss Anya Card


7. Renee (Stamping for Sanity): Friend Butterfly Card and And Many Mower Card


8. Silke Ledlow (My Life): Little Things Card

9. Faith (Stampin' With Markie's Mom): Seahorse Card


10. Jodi Collins (Stamping A Late): Kiwi Kiss Card


11. Jessica Rone (Can You Say Addicted to Stamps): Food Replaced Sex Card


12. Kim Teasdale (Paper in the Works): Chicken Soup Card


13. Nancy Riley (iStamp): Grad Card


14. Amy Rohl (Ink About Me): Ridinghood Red Anya Card


15. Jody Morrow (Confessions of a Ribbon Addict): 5th Avenue Floral Card and Kind People Card


16. Julee Tilman (Poetic Artistry): Card for a Cause


17. Michelle (Freedom in Creating): Blended Bird Card


18. Chat (Me, My Stamps, and I): Soft Summer Card

19. Nancy Morgan (Paper Smiles): 5th Avenue Floral Prayer Card

Thanks for stopping by!

Pink & Purple Presents!

Hi All!

Well, I got a delivery yesterday fom Flourishes! I decided to play on Saturday afternoon with the set called All Wrapped Up. Love this present image!

I made a 5 1/4" square card this time - I have no idea why.

The main panels are cut using white and Pale Plum CS, and my long rectangle Nestabilities. I stamped the image with Memento ink, and coloured with my Copics. I stamped the imge again onto a scrap, coloured it in, and cut out the ribbon & bow. That was mounted with foam squares to give it a raised look. I also highlighted a couple of spots on the bow with a white gel pen.

The next layer was cut using the Scallop Circle die from SU/Sizzix with the Big Shot in Regal Rose CS. I sponged the edges with Regal Rose ink. Then, I took the flourishes from the SU set Doodle This, stamped them inVersamark, and embossed them in white EP. I used up some of my Organdy ribbon (retired).

The final layer is a 5" square piece of Glossy White CS, which I brayered with Regal Rose and Rose Red inks at the bottom. Just to add some extra interest!

Hope you like it - thanks for stopping by!

Kristina Werners Colour Inspiration Challenge #47

Hi All,

Phew! I'm so glad it's the weekend. I haven't done a CI Challenge from KWerner in a really long time. Well, when I popped over there to see what the latest combo was, I gasped! It was right up my alley, so I couldn't help but participate. Get this: it's Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, and Whisper White. I LOVE IT!

So, here is my take on it. I tried to go for simple.

I used plain white as the base. I tied the So Saffron ribbon around it (the one you receive from the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue), and I tied a small piece of Linen Thread around that, too.

For the top right square, I used my 1 3/8" square punch, and punched out a piece from the Delicate Dots DSP pack (also from Sale-A-Bration). I stamped a flower on it from the A Flower For All Seasons stamp set. I coloured it in with regular SU markers, and I stamped it again on a piece of scrap, so I could cut parts of it out and mount them on Dimensionals (just the pot and the flowers).

For the other 3 squares, I used my 1 1/4" square punch with Tangerine Tango Prints DSP, Hawaii Papaya DSP, and Bella Rose DSP to get the different patterns. I used my Scallop Square punch for the layers for those 3 squares.

The buttons are from the Buton Latte pack - they just so happen to be the EXACT colours in the Colour Challenge! I mounted them all with Mini Glue Dots, and Linen Thread is tied around the brown one.

I think that's about it - I hope the pictures are OK; it was a pretty nice day this morning.

Thanks for stopping by!

Guess what's been happening?

Hi All,

Well, I am so excited to tell you about a couple of things.

First of all, Stamping Bella just had a new line of stamps released called KETTOs (if you have been on any online stamping forums lately, then you already know about them). I had placed an order almost 2 weeks ago, and I FINALLY GOT THEM! I have already mounted them, stamped some off, and am preparing to colour them, but I thought I would at least show you which images I got. They are very whimsical and cute! They all have different names, and different looks, but are all tied together witht the same style!

Secondly, I am officially a Certified Copic Designer! I took the full day class today in Toronto (actually Brampton), and it was great! Marianne Walker (by the way, she has a very popular blog called I Like Markers) showed us several different things. First, she talked about the types of paper and ink we should be using. Then, she talked about all the different types of markers Copic makes. She showed us several techniques of colouring and blending, and she showed us how to use our Colorless Blender for blending and for special effects. At the end, we got to use the airbrushing system (uh oh, I'm in trouble - it's definitely on the list).

Below is a shot of my collection to this point. This is including the markers I already had, and the few that we received with our class today (We received 2 Sketch markers, 2 original Copic markers, 1 Various Ink Refill, 2 multiliners, a Ciao Colorless Blender, a Copic Wide marker, and an Atyou Spica glitter pen).

I took a picture of one of my scrap sheets to show you the kinds of things we were doing.

I brought pre-stamped images from the Greeting Farm, so that I could work with them while I was there.

On the the top Anya (with the orange hat), I practiced blending colours within the same family, and only a few numbers apart. You can see that the bottom left corner of the hat is much darker, then fades into the lighter colour.

On the Mermaid Anya, I practiced blending 2 completely different colours together (yellow and purple hair). This technique takes a lot of practice, and I'm sure I will be trying to perfect it in colouring sessions to come.

Lastly, on the Cheerleader Anya at the bottom, I practiced fading from a dark colour to a light colour. We use the light-coloured marker as the "paint brush", and scoop up a darker coloured ink with it. I did that with her pom-poms, her bows, and the letter "A".

Let me know if you have questions, and I'd be happy to answer to the best of my ability. I hope to be adding the "Copic Certified" logo to the side of my blog soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Robin's Web Finds, Week of March 22, 2009

OK, here are the finds for this week...enjoy!


1. Amy Rohl (Ink About Me): Combo Challenge Card

2. Suzy (papermonkey.org): Magnolia Elf Card

3. Jodi Collins (Stamping A Latte): 5th Avenue Floral Card

4. Carol (Stamp Like Crazy): Giraffe Baby Cards and Praying For You Card

5. Faith (Stampin' With Markie's Mom): Geisha Card and Beate CASE Card

6. Kimmie (Kraftin' Kimmie's Korner): Ivy KETTO Card

7. Renee (Stamping For Sanity): Thanks So Much Card

8. Silke Ledlow (My Life): May God Bless You Card

9. Connie Collins (Constantly Stamping): Easter Basket

10. Michelle (Zindorf): Swirly Butterfly Card with Tutorial

11. Kim (Paper in the Works): Butterfly Sympathy Card

12. Amy (Amy`s Addiction): Manhattan Embossed Card


Hope you enjoyed!

Magnolia Blog Candy

Head on over to Claudia's blog. She has some fantastic cards, and she is giving away some blog candy! She is showcasing come really cute sets from Magnolia, so go check it out! Below is a picture of what she will be drawing for:

Verve Easter Challenge - Special Project

Hi All,

There is a project parade over on the Verve blog where you can win stamps if you submit an special Easter project. Well, I wish I could have used Verve stamps for this, but I am still waiting to receive my order from the new release. I made a card and a matching Easter pouch for goodies.

I chose another Anya stamp from The Greeting Farm. This one is called Easter Anya, and she is a digital image (that means she is not a physical stamp - you purchase the file, and then you can print her off and colour her in!). She makes a pretty cute bunny, if you ask me.

As usual, I coloured her with my Copic sketch markers.

The card base is a 5 1/4" square of PTI white CS. The next layer is a 5" square piece of Old Olive. Then, I took a 4 3/4" square piece of DSP from the retired Petals & Paisleys pack from SU, and cut the square on a diagonal, so I could have 2 different patterns showing.

Anya's white panel is 2 1/4" x 3 1/2". That was then mounted onto a 2 3/8" x 4" piece from that DSP pack again. Lastly, that was mounted onto a 2 1/2" x 4 1/8" piece of Old Olive CS. I paper pierced the white and blue layers with my paper piercer and Mat Pack.

The sentiment is a rub-on from from the Chit Chat pack from SU. That was punched out with the Word Window Punch. The ribbon is regular white grosgrain, with one of the ribbon sliders from SU.

For the pouch, I used a 12" x 12" piece of the Petals & Paisleys DSP , and used the Diaper Fold technique. I used the flower from the Verve set Beautiful You, and coloured it with my Copics. I used an alphabet from Close To My Heart to stamp the sentiment. I stuffed a packet of hot chocolate in there for good measure.

Hope you like it, and thanks for stopping by!

SC220 - Rock the Farm

Hi All,

I saw the sketch Challenge this week over on SCS, and absolutely HAD to try it! I think I will use this one again in the future! I find that all the panels allow you to showcase some really lovely designer papers - and you don't need very big pieces, in case you are trying ot get rid of scraps!

Well, I am on a Greeting Farm kick lately. I used the adorable set called Rock the Farm. It is another one of those "Anya & Ian" sets, but I only took Anya this time. I also used a couple of the animals from McSplendid Farm.



I stamped her in Black Soot Ranger Distress ink onto Very Vanilla CS, coloured her with Copics, and cut her out. Same goes for the chicken. The cow was stamped onto the main rectangle panel and coloured with Copics.

I sponged Old Olive and Bashful Blue ink around the cow to fake a scene. That was mounted onto a Pumpkin Pie panel, then onto a Chocolate Chip panel. At the bottom, I punched the CS with a Martha Stewart edge punch.

The card base is So Saffron, then comes a layer of Chocolate Chip. The panels are made from my Hawaii Papaya DSP, then the So Saffron ribbon from the SAB catty is next.

I really wasn't sure what sort of sentiment to add to this one - I guess we'll see what I use it for!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lovely Card Made by Beate

Hi All,

I spotted this AMAZING card on Beate's blog. There is a snippet below. You will have to click on the photo to jump over to her blog and view the whole card and how she made it. It showcases a new stamp set and new DSP from the upcoming Occasions Mini Catalogue.

Thanks Beate!

Distress Ink Card with Michelle Zindorf

Hi All,

There is a glimpse of a card made by Michelle Zindorf below. She is really great with a brayer, but for this card, she used her Ranger Distress inks in many different colours. She gives a step-by-step instruction on how she made this card. Click on the picture to go to her post!

Enjoy!