Something Sweet

Hello!  I have a little something sweet for you over at the There She Goes blog - hop on over and say hello, I'd love to see you over there!

See you back soon!
Karen

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 125

Good morning - It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Here is the deal: make a card with this layout and use the InLinkz button down at the very end of this post to enter your card. The links will close on Friday at 10 PM (Mountain Time), and I'll randomly select one card to feature on my blog on Saturday. So, as long as your card is linked by 10 PM Friday, your card will be in the drawing. Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC125 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

I picked up another favorite set from There She Goes called Lighten Up - the little silhouette lamps just call out to me.  They love to be inked, what can I say?  I started by inking up the little lamp in Toffee chalk ink and then stamped a stand-out lamp in Warm Red chalk ink, you know, because that's the one that makes life brighter, right?  I added a few little rhinestones in the red lamp for some pop and then added a little satin button bow to accent the toffee color.

Just a quick little rabbit trail.  I'm a proud mom today - my daughter had her first ever softball tourney and her team came in second place.  I'm so excited for her!

Here is Avery with her daddy (who helped coach) and of course Andrew, who can't be near a camera without being in the shot. 

...and moments before was getting cupcake wiped off his face.  Mmmm, dad lick. yuck.

He cleans up well, don't you think? 

The Sweet Sunday Stampers have amazing sketch samples to show you today, so stop on by to see:

• Dana White 
• Jennifer Tapler
• Karen Motz 
• Lynn Put 
• Sarah-Jane Kale' 
• Vicki Burdick

Thanks for taking on the challenge this week! 

Karen

recipe -
stamps: lighten up (there she goes)
paper: real red (su!), choice snow white (taylored expressions), lime twist life of the party (my mind's eye)
ink: colorbox toffee & warm red fluid chalk ink, memento tuxedo black
accessories: aqua satin ribbon, neutral buttons (su!), linen thread, small sscallop border die (taylored expressions), clear twinkles (taylored expressions), rectangle & circle nestabilities (spellbinders), foam tape

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 124

Good morning - It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Here is the deal: make a card with this layout and use the InLinkz button down at the very end of this post to enter your card. The links will close on Friday at 10 PM (Mountain Time), and I'll randomly select one card to feature on my blog on Saturday. So, as long as your card is linked by 10 PM Friday, your card will be in the drawing. Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC124 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

I still had Life is a Circus on my desk from the Taylored Expressions release week and so I inked it up again for grins and giggles - it's really difficult to resist especially when it's sitting next to a pack of Lime Twist Fly a Kite paper!  I stamped this sweet elephant in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored him with Copics and popped him up over a sheet of paper I embossed with the Stars Impression Plate.  For the thin little layers in the background, I used the new Star Border Die on both red and Choice Snow White cardstock creating the filled in star centers.  The stars in the corner were made with the Seeing Stars Die and I used a Nested Pennant Nestabilities die for the sentiment banner.

Here are the dies and impresson plate I used for my card:

The Sweet Sunday Stampers have amazing sketch samples to show you today, so stop on by to see:

• Dana White 
• Jennifer Tapler
• Karen Motz 
• Lynn Put 
• Sarah-Jane Kale' 
• Vicki Burdick

Thanks for taking on the challenge this week! 

Karen

recipe -
stamps: life is a circus (taylored expressions)
paper: real red (su!), kraft, pumpkin pie (su!), intense kiwi (bazzill), choice snow white (taylored expressions), lime twist fly a kite (my mind's eye)
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: copic markers, oval/scallop & nested pennant nestabilities (spellbinders), star border die (taylored expressions), stars impression plate (taylored expressions), seeing stars die (taylored expressions), bits of bling (creative impressions), foam tape

Sweet Sunday Sketch Winner

Hello and happy Saturday -woot!!  It's time to announce this week's sketch winner and this week random.org has chosen....

#37 - Kurlygirl!

I just love how Heather flipped the sketch (reminds me of someone I know...) and the image and coloring are adorable!  Congrats Heather!  You can see more of Heather's wonderful work on her blog, Kurly-Q.

See you back soon for the next sketch!
Karen

Taylored Expressions Release Party

Release Day!

• All of the new products are now available for purchase! Check out the Fresh Out of the Oven category and Taylor's Blog for all the deets!
• More projects from the Baker's Dozen to inspire you.  Just follow the link list below.
• Did you win one of the Mystery Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaways? Find the list of winners on Taylor's Blog
• Another chance to win... head on over to our forum and tell us your favorite stamp set from this release. We'll be choosing one person to win their favorite set FREE!  You have until Saturday July 2nd at 6 pm PST to enter to win.

It's release day and the wait is over!  The Baker's Dozen are giving you a sampling of all the sets and dies now available in the TE Store! 

I'm giving you another look at the new set, Birds of a Feather - which I just fell in love with!  Love the bird cages and dies!  I used more paper from the Stella & Rose collection called Hazel and started with MOJO197 for the layout.  The birdcage is stamped in Dark Brown Fluid Chalk Ink and I used Rose Coral for the flowers.  The branch is cut out with the Birds & Branch Die on kraft cardstock and I hung the birdcage on the branch with a little satin bow made with the Bow Easy.

Here is the Taylored Die I used on today's project:

Please stop by and see what the rest of the Baker's Dozen have made for you today - you won't be disappointed!

• Charmaine Ikach
• Danielle Lounds
• Jami Sibley
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Motz
• Melissa Sauls
• Melody Rupple
• Nancy McKinney
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Tori Wild
• Wanda Guess

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

recipe -

stamps: birds of a feather (taylored expressions)

paper: kraft, bermuda bay (su!), basic gray (su!), choice buttercream (taylored expressions) cardstock, stella & rose hazel (my mind's eye)

ink: colorbox fluid chalk ink - rose coral, dark brown

accessories: birds & branch die (taylored expressions), square/scallop nestabilities (spellbinders), aqua satin ribbon, crystal twinkles (taylored expressions), foam tape