Using up supplies and RAKs

These two cards use some more RAK images my friend Suzi sent me. They're not really my style, but I still had fun with them. I have no idea what company they come from either. I was able to use up some random Kioshi dp with the second card, and the first used up some more of my CTMH Daydream dp. That Daydream paper is almost gone! Speaking of almost gone.....my BG Lemonade dp is!! I have just a few cards left to show you using the last of it.

Sorry for spacing a post yesterday. Don't know what happened there.... I'm off to a concert tonight with my friend Maria. A local band called Cody Beebe and the Crooks has their CD release concert down in the Fremont area of Seattle. I've been a fan of this band since they first rescued my friend Rachel and I from some drunk guys on St. Patty's a few years ago. Since then, they have been great friends. It's so cool knowing these super nice and awesome guys are seeing their hard work come to fruition. You can check them out on iTunes and on their website. Their sound is rock/blues/Americana/country and VERY cool!

Materials

Stamps: RAK images, Amuse sentiment, CTMH Fringed Phrases

Paper: CTMH Daydream and Topstitch L2pps, BG Kioshi dp

Other: Copics, Nestie, foam tape, misc. flowers and ribbon, rhinestones, CTMH inks

Gorjuss Lemonade

Just a few more Lemonade cards left to share, I promise. Today's card follows the CA&F sketch again. This time I used my lovely Gorjuss Girl RAK image Amy sent me. Pairs perfect with all the flowery Lemonade papers.

Enjoy your Saturday! I'm off to a Luau at my friend Jackie's place. If the weather holds out, it'll be a very awesome day of food, friends, more food, and games!

Materials

Stamps: RAK Gorjuss Girl image, CTMH Fringed Phrases

Paper: BG Lemonade dp, CTMH cs

Other: Copics, foam tape, CTMH inks, BG brads

One for the girls

I got this RAK image from my friend Suzi and it really made me giggle. The sentiment came with it. Paired it with my Cosmo Cricket Material Girl dp. Little bling and some ribbon, and this made for a pretty fast card.

Sorry I've been away for awhile. It was finally sunny around here and I took advantage! Back to blogging now. I'm going to have another round of Lemonade cards to share. I used up the LAST of the pack!

Materials
Stamps: RAK image and sentiment
Paper: Cosmo Cricket Material Girl dp, CTMH cs and Topstitch dp
Other: Copics, EK punch, rhinestones, foam tape, CTMH inks

More cupcakes and Lemonade

Of course I colored two of these RAK cupcake images. Might as well so I can use up some more of my BG Lemonade dp. This was made using all those scrap cuts from cutting one 6x6 sheet down to A2 size. It's a great way to use every last scrap. Makes me feel like I'm getting the most out of my purchase.

Materials
Stamps: RAK cupcake image, CTMH Fringed Phrases
Paper: BG Lemonade dp, CTMH cs, kraft
Other: Copics, Cuttlebug folder, BG Lemonade buttons, foam tape, CTMH inks

Mojo Monday #139

Back with yet so more Lemonade paper. Are you sick of it yet?! I only have a few sheets left! Yay!! I forgot I had all these matching Lemonade buttons and brads to use uptoo. I also made some Father's Day and graduation cards this week using up the last of two CTMH paper packs. Feels so good to use it up!

Another RAK image. Thank you Sparkle! Huggabuggs are so cute! I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch #139 for this cards layout.

Hope you all enjoy your Friday. It's only my Thursday, but I'm almost there!

Materials
Stamps: RAK Stamping Bella image, Amuse sentiment
Paper: BG Lemonade dp, CTMH cs
Other: Copics, CTMH inks and hemp, EK border punch, Nestabilities, BG button, Stickles

TESC #113

Still working on my Lemonade paper. I've had this RAK image for a while now, and I don't know what took me so long to use it....it's sooo cute and fun to color! I'm going to have to find this image to buy! I used Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #113 for the layout of this card. Another square one. Still don't know why I don't make them more often...

Enjoy your Thursday. It's back to rain and wind here. And no more Survivor. :( But that means I can devote that hour back to Bones. Love that show too!

Materials

Stamps: RAK image, CTMH Say It In Style

Paper: BG Lemonade dp, CTMH cs, kraft

Other: Copics, foam tape, CTMH inks and paper piercer, BG buttons, Coluzzle, Cuttlebug folder, EK border punch, hemp

Mojo #137

I've had this RAK image that Sparkle gave me for quite awhile. I thought it would be a perfect complement to my Kioshi paper and a good fit for this week's Mojo Monday sketch. The tiny-tiny leaves were a little trying to my coffee induced shakes, but I think it turned out alright. The image was a little tall for this sketch, but I really wanted to use it so I made it happen. This was also a great way to use up some of those little scraps of Kioshi that have been hanging around my craft table.

Materials

Stamps: RAK image (House Mouse?), TGF Anya Says

Paper: BG Kioshi, CTMH cs, kraft

Other: Copics, foam tape, CTMH inks, paper piercer and liquid glass, EK punches, misc. ribbon, adhesive pearls

Same layout, different Sarah Kay

This is the same EXACT paper layout I used for my last Sarah Kay card. These just go so well with this paper. I'm sad that I don't have any more Sarah Kay's to color. They sure were fun.

Survivor tonight! This season sure has been exciting. Heroes really need to win some challenges. Can't wait to see what happens this week!

Materials
Stamps: RAK Sarah Kay image, CTMH Fringe Phrases
Paper: BG Nook & Pantry, CTMH cs
Other: Copics, Nestie Label 7, foam tape, CTMH ink, MS border punch, EK corner rounder

Another Sarah Kay

Ya know what? A lot of people say how hard these Sarah Kay images are to color. They are a bit, but they turn out soooo beautiful when they're finished! I really like pairing (haha! "pear-ing") these ones with this Nook & Pantry dp. fits so perfectly together. Thanks again Sparkle for the image!

Having a table at a scrapbook day event at an elementary school today. Make & takes are all ready to go. We'll see if it's just as good, if not better than last time!

Materials

Stamps: RAK Sarah Kay image, CTMH Fringed Phrases and Togetherness

Paper: BG Nook & Pantry, CTMH cs

Other: Copics, EK corner rounder and border punches, misc. button, CTMH ink, foam tape

My first Sarah Kay

This was my first attempt at coloring a Sarah Kay image with my Copics. These are beautiful images, but boy! all that detail! This image was an RAK from Sparkle. You'll be seeing a lot of this BG Nook & Pantry dp. I used it a lot while at CU. Love it.

Materials
Stamps: RAK Sarah Kay image, CTMH Fringed Phrases
Paper: CTMH cs, BG Nook & Pantry dp
Other: Copics, MS border punch, CTMH inks and paper piercer, Nestie Label 7

Same paper, different look

Do you recognize this paper from yesterday's post? Trying to make the most of my RAK paper. This cute critter image by Marina is another RAK from Sparkle. She was pretty fun to color.

My VACATION starts today!! Yippee!! Starting it off by having my "Crafter's Garage Sale" to make some moolah for new stuff. See my post for more deets.

Materials
Stamps: RAK image, CTMH Fringed Phrases
Paper: KI Memories dp
Other: Copics, CTMH inks, Nestie, misc. ribbon and buttons, Stickles, foam tape

More Gorjussness....and a plug

Still plugging away at some cool RAK from Amy. This Gorjuss Girl was a really fun one to color. I wanted to pair her with this paper that was also in the RAK and played off the rounded squares in the dp.

Hope you all have a great weekend! If you live in the Seattle/Everett area, I'm having a "Crafter's Garage Sale" tomorrow in the Silverlake area of S. Everett from 9am-430pm. There are 6 of us that have gone through all of our craft stuff and purged items to sell. Look for the full details on Craigslist. Search "Crafter's Garage Sale".

Materials

Stamps: Gorjuss Girls, CTMH Say it in Style

Paper: KI Memories dp

Other: Copics, CTMH ink, Prima flowers, misc. buttons, corner rounder, foam tape.

Sweet Sunday #55

Can you say bright and cheery?! Lol! I pulled this crazy paper out of my stash specifically because it matched a ribbon for tomorrow's card. This is what I created out of the leftovers.

The layout for this is from Sweet Sunday Challenge #55

It was a fun sketch and I had just enough paper to complete it. This cute image is another RAK from Sparkle. Thought she went perfectly with the whole idea of the card.

Pizza night at The Rock again with the girls. Yummy in my tummy! Lol! ;)

Materials

Stamps: RAK image, CTMH Simple Stitches and Say it in Style

Paper: Scrap dp and cs

Other: Copics, CTMH inks and paper piercer, foam tape, 'Lil Davis ribbon, EK punch

Gorjussness

As promised yesterday, here's another card I made using the SAME 3 sheets of 6x6 paper used in yersterday's and Thursday's cards. This paper was fun. I took advantage of the words on the one sheet to use as my sentiment. Did that on yesterday's too (did ya notice?). Sorry the lighting is kinda bad. Didn't notice until just now and I'm too lazy to retake it. Lol!

This is my favorite card of the week. I actually waited for my new Nesties to arrive to finish this card since I "visioned" this outcome. Just wondering where those ink smudges came from. :/ Happens when you're happily covered in ink I suppose! ;)

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! GO SAINTS!!

Materials
Stamps: RAK Gorjuss Girl
Paper: RAK KI Memories dp, CTMH cs
Other: Copics, Nestie Label 7, Stickles, foam tape, $1 rhinestones, CTMH ink and marker

Double the Mojo, double the fun!

Here again with some more challenge cards. I used the same paper as my card from Thursday. Trying to get the most out of my paper. So I made not only these two cards, but I also have one to share tomorrow. I think this is the last of my Valentine cards. Getting a little tired of it. I'm feeling like birds and trees and all things "spring-y".

So this card is my take on last week's Mojo Monday #123. I really liked Teresa's sketch and I think I'll definately be using it again. This Gorjuss Girl is super precious. Thanks Amy!

This cute little card follows this week's Mojo #124. Isn't this Hug a Bug too cute?! Nona let me ink him quite a while ago, and I thought he'd be perfect with this paper and good-'ol Valentine's.

Materials

Stamps: RAK Gorjuss Girl and Hug a Bug w/ sentiment

Paper: RAK Ki Memories, CTMH cs

Other: Copics, CTMH ink and ribbon, CM flowers, AC buttons, EK punches, foam tape, Kaiser rhinestones, Heidi Swapp chipboard heart, Stickles

MTSC #58 and RTB #3

As promised....a challenge-filled week. This card is made using Mercy's sketch #58 challenge. Super simple layout which is perfect for a boy card. No extra frill and froo-froo required. ;)

I also used a SUPER old piece of dp from an older that dirt DCWV stack to fit in with the Raise The Bar challenge which called to use something "old". I don't even know why this paper was still in my stash, but I works perfect with this image I got from my friend Sparkle. Isn't he cute?! My little buddy Tyler has his 2nd birthday this month. I know he'll see this image and say "Rwaarr!" He knows about dinosaurs! Hee hee!

Materials
Stamps: RAK image, CTMH Fringed Phrases and For All Occasions ss
Paper: CTMH cs, DCWV "dp"
Other: Copics, EK border punch, paper piercer, CTMH inks and sanding kit