MMSC69 - Mockingbird Lane!

It is Tuesday, which means time for another Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge...this weeks MMSC69 can be seen here below!!

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.
Just have fun and come play with us :)

For my card, I used the new Mockingbird Lane image from Sunshine and Giggles...how fun is this image! I had the theme song to the Musters in my head the entire time I was making this card!! LOL!!

The image was colored with copics, and I added a bit of glassy glaze over the windows, and sponged the image panel with Pumice Stone and Tea Die Distress inks. The base layer of the panel was cut out with the spellbinders lotus pendent die. The bat DP is from Making Memories Spooky Alley package. The base panel was dry embossed with the divine swirls cuttlebug folder, and then I outlined the swirls with some stickels. To finish off the card, I added some black glittery brads, distressed all the edges of the card, and added the sentiment (which is computer generated)!

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Our MMSC68 Gold Star Award goes to...

Sandee #54

Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
Beate - #15

Guro - #17

Rita - #70

Brenda K - #31

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*Our MMSC69 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

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**Our September Monthly Sponsor is....

Sunshine and Giggles
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Entering our challenge is as easy as 1-2-3 :)
1. Please become a “FOLLOWER”
2. Tag with MMSC69 when uploading to galleries.
3. Enter your project to " inlinkz" below & leave a comment
MMSC69 ENTRY DEADLINE Monday Sept 6th at 5pm PST

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful day!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Mockingbird Lane - Sunshine and Giggles

Paper: Basic Black, Going Grey, Making Memories Spooky Alley DP

Inks: Copics, Pumice Stone and Tea Die Distress Ink

Accessories: Distressing tool, Stickels, Divine Swirls Embossing Folder, Glitter Black Brads, Lotus Pendent Die - Spellbinders

KSS - So Sweet of You!!

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! Today I made a card using this week's sketch from Get Sketch #53. I decided that I wanted to make at least one more summery card before fall hits us...so I reached for one of my favorite summer sets from KSS - Multi Step Berries!! Love these strawberries!! They were stamped as follows: Step 1: Rose Red, Step 2: Riding Hood Red, Step 3: Real Red, and Step 4: Basic Black. They were then punched out with circle and scalloped circle punches from Stampin Up!

I layered the strawberries on a piece of Basic Grey DP from the Eskimo Kisses collection. The pink base panel was also dry embossed with the swiss dots cuttlebug folder. To finish off the card, I added the sentiment along with some red gems, and some olive ribbon from May Arts.

Please head on over to see what my fellow crew members have created today!

Angela • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

Also, don't forget you can get a 10% discount by clicking on this link/code CONNIE10KSS which will again, take you directly to the store! Then once you are ready to check out, don't forget to add the code CONNIE10KSS! :)

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Multi Step Berries - KSS
Inks: See Above

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, White, Eskimo Kisses Basic Grey DP

Accessories: Red Gems, Circle Punches, Olive Ribbon.

Darkness Can Not Put out the Light!

I hope you all are having a great weekend! I sure am...it has been full of stamping! What more could I ask for! Today I made a card for this week's ODBDSLC24 - to add texture to your card! I also used last week's CPS181 for the sketch!

As you can see the texture I have for this card is the fun ribbon from May Arts, and the wonderful antique brads from SU! The sentiment is from the newly released Light set which is surrounded by one of the Flower Frames from Our Daily Bread Designs. I cut the sentimetn panel out with a Labels 8 nestablities. The DP is from Basic Grey's Capella Package, and to finish off the card, I rounded all the corners with my Zutter 1/2" corner rounder.

Oh now before I head out...I want to show you a bit of a sneak peek from next month's ODBD release...we are only giving snippets of our card this month...like a slice of bread if you will! :) Hope you enjoy this one...I will post the full card after the Blog Hop next week, which will be on September 1st!!

Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope you have a great weekend!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Light & Flower Frames - ODBD

Inks: Early Espresso

Paper: Basic Grey Capella DP, Early Espresso, White

Accessories: May Arts Ribbon, SU! Brads, Zutter 1/2" Corner Rounder

Love You - Rose

Hello! I soooo love this vintage rose image from Priscillastyles! If you are not aware of the Crafter's Digital Art Center...you really must check it out. This image is a freebie from the Priscillastyles digi group...become a member and join her group, and you to can have this image!! I colored it with copics, added some tiny brown pearls and sponged the panel with Victorian rose distress ink. The image was then cut out with a labels 11 nestabitities.

The sketch is from this week's C4C51...I really love all the background panels on this sketch! So fun! For mine, I layered some embroidered white and pink ribbons behind my main image panel...which is all over a piece of Tim Holtz DP! To finish off the card, I added the sentiment (which is from SU's Fancy Flexible Phrases) and some tiny pink roses from Zva Creative!

Thanks so much for visiting today! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Connie

Card Details:

Image: Rose - PS

Ink: Copics, Victorian Rose Distress Ink

Paper: Tim Holtz DP, Early Espresso, White

Accessories: White and ink embroidered ribbon from May Arts, White Satin Ribbon, Tiny Brown Pearls and Pink Roses from Zva Creative, Label 11 Nestabilties, Sponges

SC295 - Have a Safe Trip!

Wow!! I think it has been forever since I have done a challenge over on SCS...where have I been!! Well for today's card, I decided that I would use today's Sketch Challenge - SC295. A simple sketch, but perfect for this Steamer Trunk from Priscillastyles Digis!

I colored the image with copics, and then sponged the image panel (and sentiment) with Rusty Hinge Distress ink. The DP is from Basic Grey's Max and Whisker's package, the photo corner and brads are from Tim Holtz, and the crochet ribbon is from May Arts!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great day!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Steamer Trunk - Priscillasyles Digi

Inks: Copics, Rusty Hinge Distress Ink

Paper: Early Espresso, Max and Whiskers DP

Accessories: Crochet Ribbon - May Arts, Tim Holtz photo corner and brads

MMSC68 - Some VERY Exciting News!!!!

Okay, so I have been bursting at the seams to tell my exciting news! I was asked to be a Guest Design Diva for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenges!! What does that mean! I will be joining the wonderful MMSC DT for three fun months!! How fun it that!!

Now to the sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

For my card, I used this adorable image from Michelle Perkett!! I colored little Sprout with grey copics to give her some shading, I then cut her out and popped her up on my main panel, which is some Tim Holtz DP! To embellish the card, I added some silver brads and fun fibers across the side of the card, and some tiny pink flowers from Zva Creative and ribbon tabs on the side of the main image panel! I then finished it off my dry embossing the background with my Divine Swirls embossing folder!

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Our MMSC67 Gold Star Award goes to...

Renee Matarese #28

Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
Denise Pettegrew #9

Beate #12
Dreamtime #80

Colleen Ditrich #88

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The weekly Bonus prize is four of the new Fairy Stamps from Wags n' Whiskers. (pictured below)

Wow, they are gorgeous!! Thank you Lacey for your continued sponsorship with us. We adore your images and love working with them. If you have not stopped by Wags n' Whiskers, you are missing out.

What a GREAT prize!!! Four Stamps from Wags n' Whiskers :)
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**Our Aug Monthly Sponsor is....


Entering our challenge is as easy as 1-2-3 :)
1. Please become a “FOLLOWER”
2. Tag with MMSC68 when uploading to galleries.
3. Enter your project to " inlinkz" below & leave a comment
MMSC68 ENTRY DEADLINE Monday Aug 30th at 5pm PST

Thanks so much for visiting today!! Have a wonderful day!


Connie

Card Details:
Images: Sprout - Party Girl - Michelle Perkett
Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Tim Holtz DP
Inks: Copics
Accessories: White satin ribbon, Pink fibers, Silver brads, Pink flowers, Pink Ribbon, Divine Swirls Embossing Folder.

Kitchen Sink Monday - Soft Seashells

Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! My card for you today uses this week's MTSC87 a wonderful sketch!!

The images were stamped as follows: Large Sea Shell: Step 1: Going Grey stamped off twice; Step 2: Going Grey Stamped off once; Step 3: Going Grey Stamped off once; Step 4: Going Grey; Step 5: Basic Grey. I then cut the images out and popped them up on the circle panel. The second larges sea shell was stamped as follows: Step 1: Going Grey Stamped off twice; Step 2: Going Grey stamped off; Step 3: Going Grey; Step 4: Basic Grey. Finally the smalled sell was stamped with Step 1: Going Grey stamped off, Step 2: Going Grey, Step 3: Basic Grey...see the theme here...whew..lots of stamping! :)

The base panel was dry embossed with the divine swirls embossing folder. All of the DP is from Tim Holtz DP collection. The ribbon is from my Dear Friend Sabrina, which is seam binding she dyed with Glimmer Mist. The vintage brad is new from Stampin Up!

Please head on over to see what my fellow crew members have created today!

Angela • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria

Also, don't forget you can get a 10% discount by clicking on this link/code CONNIE10KSS which will again, take you directly to the store! Then once you are ready to check out, don't forget to add the code CONNIE10KSS! :)

Connie

Card Details:

Images: 3 Step Seashells - KSS

Paper: Tim Holtz DP, Basic Grey, White

Inks: Basic Grey, Going Grey

Accessories: Dyed Seam Binding, Divine Swirls Embossing Folder, Vintage Brad