Best Mother Penned and Painted ~ CCMC455, JUGS390

Hey there stampers!  Welcome to my blog featuring this weeks Create with Connie and Mary sketch challenge!  I also used the inspiration photo from Just Us Girls #390.  I was mostly inspired by the colors.  

Mothers Day is quickly approaching and I thought this card was certainly pretty enough to fit into that theme....I mean, what mother doesn't like pretty flowers?  

I lightly stamped the outline flower image vertically down the left side of the card to fit the vertical strip from the sketch.  I also used a piece of the Irresistibly Floral Specialty paper, sponged it with Smokey Slate ink and then layered the flowers, stamped with Melon Mambo ink on top.  I think the diamond pattern on the specialty paper sort of looks like a trellis.    

Lastly, I stamped the "best mother ever" greeting from {And Many More} in Basic Gray ink and then added some white enamel dots. 

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Penned and Painted, And Many More

Ink: Smokey Slate, Basic Gray, Cucumber Crush, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight

Paper: White, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Irresistibly Floral Specialty

Accessories: White perfect accents

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Foxy Baby ~ HSS243, JUGS353

Hello stampers!  It's Tuesday and time for another Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge.  Challenge #243 is a sketch.  

I just received my {Foxy Friends} stamp set, along with the Fox Builder punch so I thought I'd put it to use right away.  I chose to use the color scheme from Just Us Girls photo challenge #353.  I think the colors are the perfect fit for this little guy.  I was also going to participate in the Addicted to CAS "Welcome" challenge but then I realized that my card is neither clean or simple!  Oh well!

My card doesn't follow the sketch exactly, but sometimes I like a loose interpretation!

Here's a list of my supplies.....

Stamps: Foxy Friends, And Many More

Ink: Black, Early Espresso, Dapper Denim, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive

Paper: Peekaboo Peach, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Dapper Denim

Accessories: Fox Builder punch, Petal Burst EF, Burlap Ribbon, Striped Grosgrain ribbon

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Teal & Red Butterflies ~ CMCC64

Happy Wednesday everybody!  It's Colour Me time and this week we have the playful combo of Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Bermuda Bay, and Coastal Cabana.  

I used just about everything but the kitchen sink on this card!  LOL!  a doily and die cuts, vellum and markers, a button and sequins, banners and punches....oh, AND I spritzed the butterflies, doily and vellum with shimmer spray! Whew!  I couldn't decide if  there was too much going on here or if it all worked together and was pleasing to the eye....well, I decided it was pleasing to MY eye anyway! 

Make sure you check out the other Colour Me designers!

Angel Johns

Hayley Kew

Jenny Engelke (me)

Julia Wilson

Katie Brooks

Sandy Mathis

Tanja Kabel

Tara Bourgoin

Here's a list of my supplies.....

Stamps: And Many More, Butterfly Basics

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana

Paper: Real Red, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Cherry Cobbler, White, Sheer Perfection designer vellum

Accessories: Neutral button, doily, Butterfly Thinlits die, Shimmer Spritz, Bermuda Bay sequins, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Shaker Ship ~ CTD332, RS156, & JUGS283

Happy Sunday everyone!  Today's card combines three challenges....Color Throwdown 332, Retro Sketches 156, and Just Us Girls 283.

This was one of those cards that came together with little effort.  It looks exactly like it did in my head.  When I saw the combo at Color Throwdown, I knew I could use the Maritime DSP, which is perfect!  That would mean a nautical theme of some sort, so I chose the ship from the {Traveler} set.  Then, when I saw the sketch at Retro Sketches, I thought it would be perfect for a shaker.  Bing, bang, boom....done!  The theme at JUGS is masculine and I'd say this fits.  I chose a celebration theme because when a shaker is involved it screams fun!  

I tried to make the circle look like a gold porthole by using brushed gold cardstock and placing punched gold circles for the rivets.  I also "sprinkled" some Champage Shimmer stars in amongst the the captains wheels and anchors to tie things together.  

Here's a list of my supplies.....

Stamps: Traveler, And Many More

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento; Navy & Red Blendabilities

Paper: Night of Navy, Maritime Dsp, Bushed Gold, Real Red, White

Accessories: Word Window Punch, Confetti Stars punch, Circle thinlits, Small hand-held punch, Modern Label punch, foam tape

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Case This Color Throwdown ~ CTS103 & CTD322

This card is for CASE This Sketch 103 and Color Throwdown 322.  

I started with a piece of Trim the Tree DSP that closely matched the colors of Color Throwdown.  To make the 3-D poinsettia I punched out a bunch of petals from the Blossom Builder punch, scored a line down the middle of each one and gave them a little dimension.  I then built them up around a large glue dot.  I kept layering until I thought it looked good.  

 The "Very Merry" sentiment I add is very hard to see in the photo, especially with the shadow cast by the flower. :)

Here's a list of my supplies.....

Stamps: And Many More

Ink: Soft Sky

Paper: Garden Green, Real Red, Crisp Cantaloupe, Trim the Tree and Winter Frost DSP

Accessories: Silver metal button, Stitched white ribbon, In color sequins, Blossom Builder punch

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny