Pure Innocence Birthday Girl

For today's What ToUse challenge on SCS, we were to use some of our new purchases on our card.  I have to admit I have been on quite the spending benge lately!  Here is what I used that is new to my stash:

MFT PI stamps
Amy Butler paper flowers from K&Co
My Mind's Eye DP
MS punch

This also is for this week's MFT Wednesday stamp club challenge, to use a Pure Innocence stamp.
I colored my girl with Prisma pencils and paper pieced her dress and shoes with the MME DP.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emilly

Shaped Cards are Easy Peasy!

 Stamps:  Unity February retail kit

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Neenah Classic Crest, Black

Accessories:  Copic markers from October kit, Nestabilities Label 2

Hello! Today I have a CAS card using Nestabilities.  I used labels 2 for this card.  For my card base I used the largest size, and for the image panel-one size smaller.  The images are from Unity's February retail kit.  I colored the lanterns with Copics from the October kit.  Here is a trick when making shaped cards.  Use your scor pal or other scoring tool, and score 1/4" down from top of the back of card base.  Apply some adhesive to the small area above the score line and stick the front on.  This allows the card to open and close freely and stand up on it's own.  You also don't have to compromise the shape of your card by folding the top and losing the shape.  One of my big pet peeves is seeing a beautiful scallop circle card with the scallops bent at the top from folding.  This quick and easy step eliminates that, and works for any shaped card!  See the photo below:

Hope you give a shaped card a try using this trick!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Happy Spring!

Can you believe that we will be turning our clocks forward soon?  I can't wait!  We have had some gorgeous weather here, and are enjoying the outside play time at my house!  I hope you aren't getting sick of this new ippity set, but I LOVE it!  If you love it too, you can order it from me HERE.

This card is for three different challenges.  The first challenge is for the SCS color challenge to use melon mambo, celery, and bashful blue.  The second challenge is for the Teapot Tuesday challenge.  The third challenge is this week's {ippity} challenge ( IHHC14), to use dry embossing on your card.

All stamps are from the Sweet Thoughts of Spring set.  I colored my clouds with Copics and my bunny with Prisma pencils.  Added some celery twill for my bunny to "stand" on.  I popped the bunny and the center cloud with dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

H{ippitiy} Hop-Life is a song. Sing it LOUD!

Hello to all of you {ippitiy} chicks and {ippitiy} lovers!  Today I made a card with the Music Of My Heart set.  I LOVE that vintage is in right now!  That was the look I was going for on this card.  I colored the bird image with Prismas.  The teal and brown stitched border are from Heidi Swapp.  I made a poofy flower from pages of an old book and some scrap red DP.  Added some turquoise and gold bling and some hemp twine.  I distressed the edges of the card and sponged some brown ink around the edges.

Also entered this for this week's Oh, Alice challenge found HERE.  Thanks for letting me know about this, Catherine! :D

Click HERE if you would like to purchase this set or any other ippity from me!

Hope you likey!  Enjoy the rest of the fabulous eye candy on the H{ippity} Hop today!

Emily

Remember my Friendly Forest obsession?

Do you remember my Friendly Forest obsession?  It's back!  I pulled it out for yesterday's inspiration challenge over on SCS.  If you would like to participate in this challenge click HERE.  There is NO stamping on this card.  I used a journaling circle and die cuts from the collection.  I used my scallop nesties to create the circle card.  Easy peasy!  I hope you all have had a nice weekend.  We have been getting outside as much as possible even if it is just to ride bikes in the driveway and down the sidewalk (grass is still pretty wet and soggy from all of the melting snow).  I have been spring cleaning a bit getting ready to move toys and my craft room down to the basement.  I feel good to have gotten rid of so much "stuff"!

I will be offering up some blog candy this week!  I have discovered lots of stamping goodies that need to be passed on to someone else who may actually use them!  Stay tuned...

Emily

EIC78-Fantastical, mythical creatures and such!

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Hello! Welcome to another EIC challenge!  This week's shop for your inspiration is Fantasy Art of Maigan Lynn.  Most of the images in her shop are mermaids, but I went with the whole fantasy theme and created this Edward standing pop up card, for my husband's cousin, who is a pre-teen and loves Twilight.  The image is from Pixie Dust Studios.  I colored it with Prisma pencils and added glossy accents and glitter to his chest (the whole meadow scene thing!).
This week our sponsor is Glue Arts.  LOVE their adhesives.  They came in handy when making this card!  My favorite product that they carry is the Glue Glider Pro with the Perma Tac.  I also love that it is pink and green!  It is very easy to use, and if you use your 40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby, refills are pretty cheap!  It makes crafting easy peasy and saves a ton of time!
As always, Ashley will pick a random winner next Friday.  Make sure you use keyword EIC78 when uploading to on line galleries.  Also make sure you link your project on the EIC blog HERE.  So...you want to know what the prize is this week, right?  Feast your eyes below:

Isn't that fabulous?  I wish I could win it!  Thanks so much to Glue Arts for sending some fab product to the EIC design team.  I am hooked!

Maigan Lynn is also offering up 3 of her prints to another random winner.  Two chances to win this week! HOORAY!

Emily

FWF-Butterfly Kisses

 

Hello!  Today I made a layout of my sweet little nieces.  I just love these photos, which were taken last June right after Sarah was born.  I used a sentiment and butterfly stamp from the Unity February in store kit.  You can purchase this  kit at Paper Maniac.  After coloring my butterflies, I used my stardust gelly roll pen to add some glittery highlights.  I also sponged some Lumiere paint on the edges of the photos.  I plan on journaling in the white space toward the bottom of the page.  The DP is paper from We R Memory Keepers Hoopla collection.  I just cut out some of the waves in the colors I wanted from a sheet of DP, and placed them on the page so that they fit, but not completely together.

For all of you early birds, check back later because I am going to try to get better photos of this page in the sunlight!  I always struggle with photographing my SB layouts in the house.  Maybe that is why I scrap more in the warmer months?!  Any pointers?

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

An Irish Blessing...

Hello!  Today I have a St. Patrick's Day card for you.  I have Irish heritage, so I always make sure to send out St. Patty's Day cards to my family!  I fell in love with Flourishes Irish Blessings stamp set this year.  I had to have it!  I stamped the image and sentiments with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it with Copics.I used my rectangle scallop nestabilities to frame it along with the blessing.  The DP is from Little Yellow Bicycle's Lucky Me paper pad.  Love the wonderful celtic feel to this paper.  The paper pad comes with lots of different pattern paper along with heavier cardstock in solids, and a sheet of die-cut stickers.  You can feast your eyes on the photo below:

The Paper Maniac has TONS of the new releases from CHA.  Stop by and check it out!

life-dream it, believe it, live it

Here is a card I made for this week's {ippity} challenge-to make a masculine card.  I know, I know...I put a ribbon on it.  Just couldn't help it.  At least it is a masculine ribbon-black and white gingham can be masculine...right?  LOL!
I used the brayered sky technique for this.  I layered soft sky, apricot appeal, pumpkin pie, really rust with the brayer.  I sponged some of the Memento black around the edges after stamping the cat tails and the sentiment.  The cat tail is from the {ippity} where you should be set and the sentiment is from What Matters Most.  I just LOVE these stamps!  They make me super duper happy inking them up.  I am getting ready to schedule my first big class in the next couple of weeks.  I have been waiting for my basement to be finished and it will be done by the end of the week! HOORAY!
If you are interested in any {ippity} stamps make sure you check out my {ippity} page!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

H{ippity} Hop-LOVE those scallops!

Hey there all of you H{ippity} Hop chicks!  Today I made another card with the Sweet Thoughts of Spring set.  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, the scallop border stamps in this set!  I stamped them in several different colors and then cut them out and glued them in rows.  Pretty easy peasy other than the time it takes to cut them out! 
Make sure that you check out my {ippity} page!  I have competitive prices and great shipping deals!

Cute as can be, huh?  Have a Marvelous Monday!

Emily