Smile!

I'm slowly working my way through an American Crafts 6x6 pad and this is one of the cards I made with it. It follows OWH sketch 240. The smile is a stamp from Endless Creations.

Sucker for you

This Endless Creations sentiment cracks me up! So when I saw it at a recent craft show, I had to have it. I used some paper from a GCD Studios 6x6 pad that I got on clearance for $2. The heart was done with a Spellbinder. That piece of bling is from Triveni. I really like how this turned out, even though the color is a little off in this picture. 

Halloween Happiness

I have a couple more Halloween cards for you today. Both of them use DCWV papers and some basic card stock. The first one uses one of those dollar stamps for the pumpkins and a sentiment from Endless Creations stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black. The white dashes are done with a Gelly Roll pen and the bling is Pearl Pen. The second one uses a cool witch's hat brad from Eyelet Factory and an OWH sketch. 

I hope you're having a wonderful week.

Witches and Pumpkins and Copics...oh my!

I hauled out my Copics for these two cards. I simply adore the first image from Endless Creations. It makes me smile every time I see it. The papers are DCWV and card stock. The sentiment and punches are SU. The second card has all of the same papers, but the image is from The Angel Company. It also uses an OWH sketch.

Have a spooktacular day!

Wrap yourself up!

Here are some more Halloween cards for my friend. I used DCWV papers for the black backgrounds and SU for the orange. The green is basic card stock from my stash. I love this image, but have no idea who makes it. The sentiment is Endless Creations. The image and sentiment are stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black. I rounded the bottom corners to give it a bit more interest.

I like how these both turned out. They work for kids or adults, male or female.

OWH sketches 130 & 131

It's time to backtrack to a couple of sketches I missed posting. Actually, I didn't miss them...I couldn't find them lol. They were tucked in the front of my card holding box so I wouldn't lose them.

For sketch 130, I started with some dark blue from DeNami and turquoise Bazzill. Using some Nesties, I cut out the polka dot circles from some Stampin' Up! paper. The sentiment is from Endless Creations. I used some clear embellishments I purchased at Craft Warehouse for the finishing touch.

 

Here is sketch 131. The papers are all Bazzill except for the patterned, which is from Memory Box. I layered a flower punch to make the flowers and used the same clear embellishments for the center flowers.

 

 

I hope you're enjoying the last few days of 2012.

 

Cherie

 

Sketch 68

For sketch 68, I used an OWH no-no...glitter! Actually, I didn't mean to, but the sticker has rhinestones and glitter on it. I didn't think the glitter would come off when I used it. Thankfully not a lot came off, so I didn't need to do a complete steam cleaning of my craft area! The DP is some American Crafts I got on clearance. The sticker is from Recollections and the sentiment is Endless Creations. This is one of the few cards I've made that I'll be keeping and now I know I'll need to be careful when I use the other sticker in the package.

How far ahead do you work on holiday cards?

Cherie

Sketch 50

This is sketch 50 for Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps blog. The sentiment is Endless Creations which is stamped in dark brown ink to match the stripes. I used the CB Polka Dots EF for some texture and the brads add a bit of shine to the card.

Don't forget to share your smile today.

Cherie

Sketches 39-43

Here are a few more S&S sketches I've been working on. Let's jump right in, shall we?

Sketch 39 is first on the list. The kites are from Hero Arts OWH Righ At Home set. I didn't color them because there is so much color and busy-ness from the background paper. The sentiment is DeNami.

For sketch 40, I used some patterned scraps and a bit of ribbon to cover where the papers meet. My first thought was to make it a masculine card, but my purple ink was screaming to be used. In order to keep it happy, I used it with this great Inkadinkado stamp. Four little dabs of silver Pearl Pen complete the look.

Next is sketch 41. I used one of the new stamps I picked up at the rubber stamp and paper show last weekend by Endless Creations. I spent way too much money at their booth but it was worth it! The background is actually a card from one of those boxes you can buy at Joann's. You know the ones, they have about 100 cards in them and are usually lots of different patterns. I came across a few I had leftover when I was looking for something else the other day. I didn't want anything that would detract from the sentiment. A few lines of Baker's Twine and presto...a card.

Let's move on to sketch 42. The card base is another one from that big box. The sentiment comes from Endless Creations. At first I put some Pearl Pen in the corners, but it didn't give enough pow. So I added pearls to the middle of the Pearl Pen and it looked a lot better.

Last but not least for today is sketch 43. These are both new stamps from Endless Creations. I simply couldn't resist the image stamp and the sentiment was meant to go with a couple of mummy stamps I have, but it went well with this, I think. The image is colored with Copics and has touches of Glossy Accents. The layering paper pattern is shiny bronze and gives it an extra bit of pizzazz.

That's all for today, everyone. Thanks for taking the time to check out my blog!

Cherie