Taking a Stroll with My Sweet L'il Friend

I better get this post up tonight since we're in for some really nasty weather tomorrow from

"Flossie," expecting 6 to 10 inches of rain, high winds, flooding, and possible power outage.   Yikes!  Did some preparation today....just in case.  Well, despite all that yucky weather we're expecting, this card shows the kind of weather we had today...just beautiful but boy was it hot, even at the elevation we live in.

To create the vine on the trellis, I used the "Fauntleroy Crest" die by Memory Box which I got at Island Scrapbooking.  I cut it in sections to create a vine.

Fun items used:

"Ayako" by Sister Stamps

Chick image by Dandelion Designs

Copics

"Bamboo Trellis" die by Elizabeth Craft Designs from J's Knicknacks

Grass die by Impression Obsession

Grass punch by Martha Stewart

Sun die by Hero Arts

Tiny flower punch by Studio G from Ben Franklin Crafts

Butterfly punch by Martha Stewart

Pearls by Kaiser Crafts

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Creative Inspiration Paint - "Anything Goes"
Pile It On - "Challenge 30 - Anything Goes"
Avenue 613 - "Challenge 30 - Anything Goes/Optional Twist Friendship Day" (I chose the Optional Twist)
Eclectic Ellapu - "Anything Goes"
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - "Challenge 189 - Things with Wings"
Catch the Bug Blog - "July Photo Inspiration"
Craft Lovin Challenge - "Challenge 5 - Anything Goes"
Wags 'n Whiskers - "Challenge 109 - Photo Inspiration"
Delicious Doodles Challenge - Challenge 46 - Summer Time"
Crafts 4 Eternity - "R #134 - Anything Goes"
Sister Act - "Challenge 17 - Anything Goes"
Patties Creations Challenge - " Challenge 72 - Recipe: Use at least 3 of an embellishment"
In the Pink Challenge - "Challenge 25 - Hot Pink"
Creative Craft Challenge 2 - "Challenge 15 - Blue and Brown" - my 2nd entry

Thanks for stopping by and HAVE A SCRAP HAPPY DAY!!!  Till next time.....toodles.

A Playful Day With My Best Buddy

With summer in full swing, thought I'd create another fun scene with the pooch and hedge hog images by Penny Black.  I feel as though I'm in the yard with these playful animals.  

Other fun products used:

Cloud stamps by Art Impressions which was a gift from my sweet cuz

Fence die by Magnolia from Island Scrapbooking

Birds, branch, and birdhouse images by Lawn Fawn from Island Scrapbooking

Copics

Dots embossing folder by Cuttlebug

Grass punch by Martha Stewart

Grass stamp by Viva Las Vegasstamp

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Southern Girls Challenge - "Challenge 74-Animal Antics"
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - "Challenge 15 - Colour Challenge (Blue and Brown)
Song Bird Challenges - "Challenge 25 - My Favourite Thing" (I used my favorite fence die)
Stamp n Doodle - "Summer's Here"
Diva by Design - "Anything Goes"
The Paper Shelter - "Challenge 122 - Anything Goes"
Crafts and Me - "Challenge 139 - Anything Goes"
Crafty Creations - "Challenge 232 - Summer"
Papertake Weekly - "Die-ing for a Punch"
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge - "Challenge 176 - Best Friends"
Challenges 4 Everybody - "Challenge 25 - Anything Goes"
Created With Love Challenge - CWLC - All About Dogs"
Crafty Boots Challenge - "Animals"
The Paper Nest Dolls - "PND #9 - Die Cuts"

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a fun and CRAFTY day!!!  Till next time....toodles!

Sailing on a Sunshiny Summer's Day

Happy Saturday Peeps!  Hope you're all enjoying your weekend.  It's such a bright and sunny day here where I live and I can feel the cool summer breeze....paradise.  Hope you're all enjoying the same where you live.

I think the weather we have now sure fits this card.  Thought I'd make a fun little scene using my Penny Black  image from the "Sunny Days" set from Stamps and Memories.  I love this set.

I also used these fun items for this card:

Spellbinder dies

DP by Reminisce

Copics

Palm tree die by QuicKutz

Grass punch by Martha Stewart

"Mini Picket Border"  and "Wildflower Patch" dies by Poppy Stamps from Island Scrapbooking

Bird images by Lawn Fawn "Home Sweet Home" set from Island Scrapbooking

"Puffy Cloud" die by Memory Box from Island Scrapbooking

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Kraftin' Kimmie - "Anything Goes"

Allsorts Challenge - "Week 216 - Transport"

One Stop Craft Challenge - "Make Your Own Background"

Kitty Bee Designs - "Challenge 4 - Summer"

Sister Act Challenge - "Challenge 16 - Anything Goes"

Inky Impressions - "ICC #117 - Summer"
Brown Sugar Challenge - "Challenge 51 - Anything Goes"
My Sheri Crafts - Challenge 115 - Let's Take a Trip"
Creative Card Crew - Challenge 40 - The Great Outdoors"
Creative Fingers Challenge - "Anything Goes"

Okie dokes, thanks so much for poppin' in and hope you all HAVE A SCRAP HAPPY DAY!!!  Toodle loo till next time.   :-)   :-)    :-)

Pansy

Hey Peeps!  How's your week going?   When I woke up this morning, I thought it was Thursday.  LOL, I MUST be looking forward to the weekend.

Here's a card using  a "Pansy" stamp by Inkadinkado which I got at Ben Franklin Crafts several months ago at a steal of a deal.  To give it a bit of a vintage look, I distressed the edges.  

Other fun "ingredients" used for this card are:
Scallop punch by Martha Stewart
Lace by Simplicity
Pearls by Kaiser Crafts
Copics
Butterfly punch by Martha Stewart
Pearl Flourish by Prima from Island Scrapbooking
Embossing folder by Sizzix
Flower punch by Punch Bunch

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Anything Goes Challenge Blog - "Anything Goes #97"
Incy Wincy Design - "Things with Wings"
Created with Love - "CWLC #50 - Anything Goes"
Card Crafter's Circle - "Challenge 83 - Lilac & Lavender - Purple"

Thanks for stoppin' by.  Have a Scrap Happy Day!!!!

Happy Birthday to my Very Dear Friend

One of my dear friend's birthday is next month and I made this card for her featuring Mariko by Sister Stamps. I love this image, just perfect for any gift-giving occasion.  For some added dimension, I added a couple of cute little birds and a zig-zag die cut on the grass.  You may need to zoom in to see it since it's green on green.   :-)

For this card I used these fun items:

DP by Lauderdale 

Sentiment by Hero Arts

"Leafy Branch" die by Memory Box from Island Scrapbooking

Scallop punch by EK

Zig-zag die by Sizzix

Copics

Bird stamps by Lawn Fawn from Island Scrapbooking

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Bizzy Becs - "July Challenge - Anything Goes"
One Stop Craft Challenge - "Challenge 234 - Summer Colours"
Delicious Doodles - "Challenge 44 - All About the Scenery"
Sister Act "Challenge 15 - Anything Goes"
Crafting for All Seasons - "Challenge 56 BINGO" (Lemon, Image, Blue)
ABC Christmas Challenge - "N for No Embellishments"

Thank you so much for visiting my blog.  Hope you found some inspiration during your visit.   Wishing you all a FUN and CRAFTY DAY.  Alooooooha!!!

A Nice Day for Akira to Fly a Kite

How many of you flew kites as a child?   Oh, I do remember those fun days.  When the trade winds blew, we'd be out there seeing how high be could get our kites to fly.   We lost a few too when they either took a nose-dive or buckled loose.  LOL.

Here's Akira (love that name) by Sister Stamps flying his fancy kite while his two pet pooches play in the grass.

For this card, I used these fun items:
Cloud die by Memory Box from Island Scrapbooking
Tori Gate image from Stamps 'n Memories on Oahu
Copics
Spellbinder dies
Grass die by Martha Stewart in the foreground and Impression Obsessions for the field of grass
Dog image by Dandelion Design
Sun die by Hero Arts

I'm entering this card in the following challenge:
Charisma Cardz Challenge - "Challenge 27-No Design Paper"

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I invite you to visit again soon for another post featuring Sister Stamps.  Until then, HAVE A SCRAP HAPPY DAY!!!!  Muah!

Happy Birthday Cuz

Last month was my cuz's b/d.  Using the pagoda die by La-la Land she got me for my b/d, I made her this card.    Here's Yoichi by Sister Stamps (Release 12) drumming his Taiko drums in the beautiful outdoors.   The pagoda really adds to the Asian theme.  I LOVE IT!!! My cuz is a true bird lover so I knew I had to add birds to her card.   Can you see the two little bluebirds holding the ends of the pennants?

Other fun item used for this card:

Rocks image by Hero Arts

Copics

"Simple Banner" by Poppy Stamps from Island Scrapbooking

Sun die by Hero Arts

Birds by Lawn Fawn which I colored with copies and fussy cut

Embossing folder by Cuttlebug

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Let's Created Challenge - "Challenge 74 - Anything Goes"

Papertake Weekly Challenge - "Old, Borrowed, or Blue" (OLD-rock stamp and BLUE sky)

Loves Rubberstamps - "Use a Hoarded Item" (Rock stamp)

Yumi and Fumi - "Card for Any Celebration"

Thanks so much for stopping by.   Please come again soon for another post featuring Sister Stamps.

A Hui Hou!

A Thank You Card for Cuz

A couple of months ago, my sweet cuz sent me a b/d gift and this awesome bridge die by La-la Land was part of the gift.  I TOTALLY LOVE IT!!!  Here's the thank you card I made for her featuring Kiyomi by Sister Stamps.  Don't you think she looks like a sweet little "doll?"   Here she is holding a balloon with a "Thank You" sentiment.

The DP is called "Firefly Collection" by Prima from Island Scrapbooking.  This DP was definitely a must-have.

Other fun items used for this card:
"Woodland Branch" by Memory Box from Island Scrapbooking
Balloon die by C.C. Designs
"Thank You stamp by Hero Arts
Sakura stickers by Mind Wave which I got in Japan
Grass stamp by Viva Las Vegasstamps
Twine for some dimension

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
The Cutie Pie Challenge - "Challenge 48 - Cute & Cuddly"
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - "PNDC #8 - Floral Frenzy"
Challenges 4 Everybody - "Challenge 24 - Anything Goes"
Great Impressions - "Anything Goes"
Lacy Sunshine - "Anything Goes"

Hope you like the card.  Do stop by again soon for another post featuring Sister Stamps.  Until then, HAVE A SCRAP HAPPY DAY!!!  Toodle-loo.

Cappy's Got a Gift for Otsu

I'm sure having fun with Sister Stamps Release 15.  The possibilities are endless.   Here's a flip card with Cappy and his gift to Otsu.  For dimension, I paper-pieced the gift and cut a bit around the tip of Cappy's paw so he could "hold" the gift.

And here's a peek on the flip side with Otsu playing with his gift....a fun ball of yarn.

For this card, I used these fun items:

"Cappy" and "Otsu" by Sister Stamps (Release 15)

DP by Doodlebug from Island Scrapbooking

"Garden Pot" and flowers from the "Blooming Violet" die by Memory Box from Island Scrapbooking

Dotted embossing folder by Cuttlebug

Copics

Sentiment made on the computer

"Flip It" die by Sizzix from Ben Franklin Crafts

Pearls by K and Company and Prima

Butterfly punches by Martha Stewart

Thanks for stopping by.  I invite you to visit again soon for yet another card featuring Sister Stamps.  Hope to "see" ya.  Until then, HAVE A SCRAP HAPPY DAY!!!

Doogie Fetching the "Doggy News"

It's another bright and sunny day, and here's happy little "Doogie" from Sister Stamps Release 15 fetching the "Doggie News" to see what's up in doggie land.   LOL.  "Doogie" is now available for you to add him to your collection.   He along with Kiki, Cappy, and Otsu are "must haves" for sure.

For this scene, I used these fun items:
"Blooming Violet," "Arboscello Tree," "Puffy Clouds" dies by Memory Box from Island Scrapbooking
Small Madison Window by Poppy Stamps from Island Scrapbooking
Fence die by Magnolia from Island Scrapbooking
Grass punch by Martha Stewart
Copics
Table and lamp images by Hero Arts from Ben Franklin Crafts
Stripe embossing folder by Sizzix
"Doggy News" button from stash with shank removed

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Divas by Design - "Cute"
Bearly-Mine Challenge - "Challenge 93-Anything Goes"
Loves Rubberstamps - "Challenge Blog - Challenge 59 - Anything Goes"
Paulaholifield Craft - "ALBC-"Die-ing" for It"
Through the Craftroom Door - "TTCRD Challenge 7/2 - 7/8 - Anything Goes"

Thanks so much for stopping.  I have more cards to share featuring Sister Stamp and invite you to visit again soon.  Toodles till then and HAVE A SCRAP HAPPY DAY.

A Playful Day for Otsu

Drum roll....they're here!!!  Release 15 by Sister Stamps  is now available.   Woo-hoo.

Here's happy Otsu from Sister Stamps Release 15 playing around with her ball of yarn on a nice summer's day.  Don't ya feel like just cuddling her?

For this scene, I used these fun items:
Cloud DP by Doodlebug from Island Srapbooking
Copics
"Wildflower Patch" die by Poppy Stamps from Island Scrapbooking
Palm tree die by Hero Arts

I'll be posting more cards featuring Sister Stamps and invite you to visit again.   Until then, thanks for stopping by and HAVE A SCRAP HAPPY DAY!