Window Shopping with Kristy

I'm having a bittersweet day today. I worked Monday on the holiday because it was the first day of school so I'm taking today off which is great! But my dear friends, Lynn and Molly, are off to Stamp Vermont today and I so wish I was going with them. :( With moving to Florida next month, I made the adult decision to save my money but I'm there with them in spirit. But then they're going to stop by a new stamping and scrapping store so I'm so sorry to be missing that with them. So I went shopping on my own!



Me, I love me some Rubber Romance and I have had Kristy in my mind for the longest time. I get all my Rubber Romance stamps from my sweet and patient friend, Susana, at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. She's been so great with me this summer in not being able to make commitments or being late because of Nichole's wedding and then getting ready for the opening of school and then next month with my move to Florida. I think about you all the time and promise to be better with calling and keeping in touch. I love you lots, my dear friend! This Rubber Romance babe is for you!

It's been a while since I've done a semi-sassy card so I wanted to work with her. I have had her done several ways but the Glossy Accents kept running when I tried to cover the windows so I decided to highlight a few of the items instead. I colored her with copics and highlighted the windows with my Spica Glitter pen. I used my new nestabilities on her and colored the ribbon with my copics (something I learned at Stamp New England in March with Lynn, Molly and I went! :)) I used my new MS edge punch to give it just a touch of elegance and added a couple of Bella Baubles in the corner. I was pretty pleased with her!



And just because I didn't used any stickles, I sprayed some Baby's Breath Shimmerz Spritz on her. Since I don't get to shop with Lynn and Molly, I felt like I should do a bit of window shopping for myself! Lynn and Molly, have a blast and come back and tell me everything you learn and do!

Card Ingredients:

Kristy by Rubber Romance, Bella Baubles, Shimmerz Spritz, Atyou Spica Glitter Pen, nestabilities, copics, ribbon, MS arch lattice punch.

Try It Out Tuesday #34 - No DP!

Well, Suzanne did it to us again! She threw down the challenge to our design team for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design to use no design paper on our card that we didn't create ourselves! I didn't think I'd enjoy this challenge but I had a great time just letting sweet Milla take front and center! I loved this cutie and I was in the mood to color her up with lavenders. Milla is one of the sweet images from the new Hearts and Hugs Collection 2 from Victoria Case for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. I love how she came out!

I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored her with copics. I used some Glossy Accents on her hair ribbon and dress ribbon and added just a touch to her eyes. My camera is acting up a bit and she's much prettier in person than on print. My paper is from Coredination and the ribbon is from my stash. I touched up her dress and ruffle just a bit with Stickles and then sprayed the entire card with Shimmerz Spritz. I added a Blue Moon Heart charm to the ribbon and finished her with a Bella Bauble in each corner.



Don't these cuties have the sweetest faces on them? I could color them forever! Make sure to visit my other Design Team sister's Blog to see all of their great creations! I know you won't be disappointed! So Happy Tuesday and try creating a card from just card stock. I'd love to see what you come up with!

Card Ingredients:

Milla from Victoria Case for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, Shimmerz Spritz, Bella Baubles, Stickles, Glossy Accents, Kaisercraft Pearls, copics, SU ticket punchy, nestabilities, ribbon

Try It Out Tuesday #32 - Back to School!

It feels great to be back! I feel a bit out of sorts after not participating in a couple of Try It Out Tuesdays for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, but I didn't want to miss this one! Our ever talented Suzanne Dean challenged us to create a Back to School gift so I chose to create a mini clipboard! I love how she turned out!



This is done using the sweet stamp Danni by Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. Danni is named after our very own Danni from our Design Team. She is just the sweetest and most generous spirited people you'd ever want to meet and she loves butterflies and I thought it would be great to carry that into the school year. We all need to have a little bit of whimsy in our lives! She's colored with copics and Prisma colored pencils and OMS and her wings and the butterflies are touched up with Stickles. I used a glaze pen on her ribbon and then spritzed the entire clipboard with Baby's Breath Shimmerz Spritz. The clip at the top is from Tim Holtz and is decorated with some pink and brown ribbon and has a butterfly charm hanging from the clip. Sorry you can't see it very well.



I love how her wings came out and how they just shimmer with the spritz on the top. Just way to pretty! I almost forget to tell you that I distressed the sides just a bit.

I want to welcome Carolyn Bounds and Dianne Prewitt as our two new Guest Design Team members for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design! Welcome to our family and it's so great to have you here! Their work is just fabulous and I know you'll want to stop over and look at their great creations!

Make sure you hop over to the store's blog, Follow Your Heart and check out everyone else's Back to School project. You won't be sorry! And make sure you come back on Thursday to see my sneak peek for our New Hearts and Hugs Collection #2 for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design by Victoria Case! Let me tell you, they're just yummy! I can't wait for you all to see these great designs! These sweeties will be released on Friday, but there's blog candy starting on Wednesday! Oh, yes, I came back just in the nick of time!

Card Ingredients:

Danni by Elisabeth Bell for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, Stickles, Shimmerz Spritz, copics, Tim Holtz clip, ribbon, Prismacolor Pencils

Emma by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD

Ever find an artist or stamp line you just can't get enough of? Well, that's me with Elisabeth Bell for SCACD! I am having the best time creating with these gorgeous stamps and every time I do one of them, I want to do it again in a different way. Crazy, but I can't help it. I'm totally in stamping love! And I've got Susana from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design (SCACD) to thank for that!

This is Emma and I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored her with copics and Bic markers. The gorgeous paper is from Graphic 45 and I absolutely adore it and think it's so delicate and feminine and just right for Emma. I used my dotted swiss cuttlebug folder (it's my favorite!) to give some texture to the background and added a bit of organza ribbon from my stash and this beautiful Mulberry flower from Petaloo and a touch of Smooch to her ankle bracelet and some Kaisercraft Pearls (can't decide if this or the BasicGrey Bling or my Oyster Bella Baubles are my favorite embellishment!) to the corners and spritzed her with Shimmerz Spritz in Baby's Breath. I love the sheen it gives to the card. The picture below shows it off a little bit better. I had to add some Glossy Accents to her headband and some stickles to her top and was so pleased with how she came out.


And isn't her face just the most precious thing? I could look at her for days!



I hope you enjoy this sweetie and remember you can pick Emma and the rest of the collection up from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. I would love to see what everyone is making with them. I'll have another one of them up on Tuesday for our Try It Out Tuesday. Now to decide which one!

Card Ingredients:

Emma by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD, Shimmerz Spritz, Smooch, Kaisercraft Pearls, Mulberry flower from Petaloo, ribbon, SU ticket punch, dotted swiss cuttlebug folder, nestabilities, copics, Bic markers, stickles

Another of my favorites - Bath Tub Shy Bear

IBFS has captured my heart once again with the release of a few more Shy Bears. When I saw these at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design, I knew which one I had to have - this sweet Bath Tub Shy Bear! And I knew exactly which Susanament, Dream Big, that would be perfect for her. Who doesn't want to just sit and dream in a nice, huge bath tub full of hot water with bubbles overflowing? Not me, that's for sure! When I get the chance, I love to sit and soak and just dream in a hot tub full of bubbles with a nice calm atmosphere. Oh, there's nothing like feeling the cares of the world just roll off and have those replaced by peaceful thoughts. I think this cutie has everything figured out and knows what's important!

This baby is colored with Prismacolor pencils and OMS and covered with all kinds of Shimmerz, stickles and Glossy Accents! I used Kaisercraft Rhinestones in the corners and along the side. I wanted to use some Prima flowers, but wanted to let this sweetie shine through. And I had to use the Glamour Prints paper by Dovecraft that is exclusive to Susana's shop. A huge spritz of Shimmerz Spritz all over the card and I just love it!

I hope everyone finds the wonderful pleasures of a nice hot tub, relaxing and dreaming about the things to come!

Card Ingredients:

Bath Tub Shy Bear by IBFS, Susanaments for SCACD, Shimmerz, Stickles, Shimmerz Spritz, Kaisercraft Rhinestones, nestabilities, ribbon, Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Shimmerz Spritz, Glossy Accents, Souffet Pen in Gray, Glamour Prints Paper by Dovecraft,