SC325: Hippo Birthday John!

Hello and Happy Birthday to John!  Hooray!  For his card today I used the SC325 sketch with some new BasicGrey Life of the Party papers and the hippo from OCL’s Circus, Circus.  I colored him with Copics and then added some Glossy Accents.  I finished it off with some orange glimmer ribbon.  The greeting is stamped in Palette and the hippo in Memento black.

That’s it for today!  Thanks for stopping in today.  See you again soon!  More deliveries this week (did you see that all the new Nesties arrived on Friday!?!!) so be sure to keep a look on the new page.  Have a great Monday!

Five Minute Friday: Sweet Carrots

Hello!  Happy, happy Friday!  I’m scheduled to get some deliveries in later today so make sure to check the new section later today or over the weekend for some new goodies (and take a peek at all other other CHA stuff that has arrived over the past several weeks!)

Today’s quick card uses the greeting from Sweet Hearts and the carrot image from Jelly Beans.  I stamped them in Memento ink, colored with Copics and added a little orange ribbon to finish it off.  The greeting is stamped in Palette Noir and Orangerie. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend.  Mine is already packed but I hope to have a few minutes to pop on and share a card for you for Monday! 

Happy Birthday: CAS Flower

Hello!  Today’s is DT member Loretta’s birthday and I made (it’s in the mail Loretta, but you’ll get it late – sorry!) this card using the flower/vase from the My Cute Stamps Paris set.  I used a piece of paper from Dutch Mustard Soup collection for the layer and colored the flower with Copics.  I added some Crackle Accents to the vase and finished it off with a little knotted piece of pink velvet ribbon.  I popped the center panel up with some dimensional dots. 

Thanks for stopping in today!  See you again soon!

Five Minute Friday: Have A Happy Day Rainbow

Happy Friday!  It’s going to be 70* here today and our koi pond is being serviced/opened.  Woo-hoo!  That’s the true sign of Spring for me!

Today’s card uses a scrap of October Afternoon Seaside paper and pairs it with the rainbow and greeting from Unity’s Could I Be Any Cuter? colored with Copics and then covered with Glossy Accents.  Finishing touch is a bow of ivory faux suede ruffled ribbon.  Images are stamped in Palette inks and layered using Oval Nesties. 

Have a great weekend!  This is also opening weekend for Mr. Barbo to start lure coursing!  Yippee!!  I’ll post some pictures next week!  Thanks for stopping by!

DT Challenge: New goodies!!

Hello and welcome to the IH Monthly DT Challenge. This month we’re highlighting some of the MANY new products that are in the new section of the store. A few other these things (Jillibean, MME and LilyBee) have sold out quickly but no worries, I’ve already got everything on reorder. In fact, this is my second Jillibean reorder. Both times they’ve sold out in under 24 hours! Last time I doubled my order and it still sold out! I’ve got more on order so just click on the restock notify link on the page if something is out and you’ll get an automatic email once it is back.

For my card today I used this week’s PCP Sketch with a new My Cute Stamps Easter set, Jelly Beans paired with three of the papers from Dutch Mustard Soup. I used several Palette inks for the jelly bean background, added some Rock Candy Stickles and colored the bunny with some Cotton Candy and Frosted Lace Stickles.

The scallop border was made with Classic Scalloped Petite Borderabilities and then added some bling and yellow velvet ricrac trim.

Be sure to hop through and see everyone’s projects and get some ideas on how to use these great new products!

Carolyn
Deb
Gretchen
Kendra
Loretta
Lori
Lynn
Megan
Tracy

More deliveries are arriving this week so check Facebook or the new section often! Thanks for stopping in today!

Unity Ladybugs for My Friend

Hello! Here’s another quick card using Unity’s Little Bugs (on sale!). I stamped the bees in Memento Black and colored them with Copics and then went over the dots with Black Stickles. They’re framed using some Rectangle Nesties over a strip of red glitter paper from the Specialty Paper Pack. It’s supposed to be a holiday collection but I’ve been using the glitter papers for various projects. I love that it doesn’t flake off and doesn’t make a huge mess. The greeting is stamped in Palette L’Amour Red.

That’s it. A pretty quick card. Thanks for stopping in today! DT Challenge tomorrow!

Five Minute Friday: Be Mine Birdcage

Hello!  I’m still loving Echo Park’s Be Mine collection.  There’s just something about pink and black that I love, love, love.  So I used more of the stickers in the collection to make a quick card, along with a simple border made using Jumbo Scalloped Petite Borderabilities.  I added a tie of bright pink silk ribbon and 2 pink gemstones in the hole that are cut with the die.

That’s it!  A quick CAS no-stamp card to make sure you use every bit of those collection packs!  Echo Park has some more amazing collections on their way to me.  I can’t wait but I need to use up this one first!

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Have a great weekend.  Thanks for stopping in!