Thinking of you and Happy for You!

Verve Visual started their 5 day Holiday Release Sketch Challenge Blitz yesterday and the sketch was designed by Verve Diva herself, Julee Tilman of Poetic Artistry. I always wanted to join in the fun but gets very intimated... don't ask me why. Anyway, here's my card for their first sketch challenge.

Remember this patterned paper? It's from Stampin' Up Designer Series Paper Au Chocolat, I've been hoarding this paper and can't see myself using it at all but it's just perfect for this sketch. The flower and the sentiment is from Verve Visual, Fancy Flowers and was stamped on Very Vanilla card stock with Chocolate Chip class ink. Plain I know but it really looks pretty IRL :)

Stamps: Fancy Florals by Verve Visual

Paper: Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip card stock and Designer Series Paper Au Chocolat from Stampin' Up

Ink:Chocolate Chip classic ink

Accessories: Stampin' Dimensional, Self-Adhesive Rhinestone, Double Sided stain ribbon

The second card is for Jen of Iheart2Stamp Sketch For You To Try. The main image and sentiment is from Stampin' Up Nursery Necessities. The boat was stamped on Whisper White card stock with Bashful Blue, So Saffron and Certain Celery classic ink, cut-out and raised with stamping dimensional (oh, not fun at all!). The star is from the same set, stamped with Certain Celery and punched using SU star punch. The patterned paper is from Stampin' Up print packs.

Stamps: Nursery Necessities from Stampin' Up

Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Certain Celery, So Saffron card stock and Patterned Paper Print Packs from Stampin Up

Ink: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Certain Celery classic ink

Accessories: Stampin' Dimensional, SU Star Punch, Mini Button

3 Challenges and celebrating Daniel's Birthday

While having dinner around 7:15 last night, my daughter told me that she's done with homework, has taken a shower, and asked if she can go to bed early. I asked why and she said that she was too tired that morning and she wants a lot of sleep tonight. That means after I prepare for her school clothes and mine, our lunches the next day, feed the dogs, and wash the dishes, I'll be able to stamp and stamp I did :)

When I saw Jen Del Muro of I{heart}2Stamp sketch challenge over the weekend, right away I knew that I wanted to play along with everyone else and I knew right away the perfect stamp to use for this sketch.

Main image is Ike and Mike Go Fishin' from Whipper Snapper Design and stamped on Whisper White card stock with VersaFine Onyx Black and colored the image with Copics markers. I love the way it came out (I have issues with Copics..that's why! I just love every one's image when they use Copics markers but never like when I do it). The snow and snowflake are covered with Crystal Stickles.

And I have to peak at SplitCoast Stampers and see what's the color combination for the following day and I'm so glad that Emily posted it early. And this week's color challenge is Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango and Kiwi Kiss. After seeing Ashley's card here, when she used the sketch from Clean and Simple Stamping, I just had to use it the same sketch.

I ran to a friend of mine while at the store yesterday and she said "Oh! perfect... I have something for you!" and she gave me this stamp from Inkadinkado for my birthday... how sweet is that? So, I made a card using the same stamp she gave me.

This is what the inside card looks like.

And lastly, yesterday would have been my son's Daniel's 14th birthday, he's been in heaven for the last 13 years and 10 months and I've always celebrated his life on my own little way. When I used to do this when my daughter was little, she had a hard time understanding it. Well... more like not liking when I tell her that we're celebrating my angel's birthday. She always tell me that she's my baby angel. So I have to call my Daniel, my heaven angel and my Toni, my earth angel.

Anyway, yesterday morning she reminded me to get a cake for her Kuya (big brother) Daniel. After dinner, we lit a candle and sang Happy Birthday to him and enjoyed a chocolate cake.... YUM! Here's Toni blowing her BIG brothers candle :)

Stamp: 1st card: Ike and Mike Go Fishin' from Whipper Snapper Design 2nd card: Kathy Davis clear stamps fom Inkadinkado


Paper: 1st card: Whisper White, Going Grey, Bashful Blue and Brushed Silver card stock from Stampin' Up and Patterned Paper/The Christmas Pack from DCWV 2nd card: Whisper White

Ink: 1st card: VersaFine Onyx Black and Copic Markers 2nd card: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango

Accessories: 1st card:Cuttle Bug, Snow Dots Cuttlebug Folder, Bashful Blue gross grain ribbon, MS snowflake punch, Stampin' Dimensional and Crystal Stickles 2nd card: Satin Chocolate Chip ribbon, Stampin' Dimensional and Green Rhinestones

IPODabella

I was'nt really happy with this card. I had a different version in my head and it didn't come out the way I wanted it to be. I was even debating if I should post it but then again, why not?!?

This sketch was taken from Jen of I {heart} 2 Stamp, which she posted a couple of weeks ago. It's been a while since the last time I played with these girls so just in time to take them out and ink them. I thought I have a Cuttlebug Music Folder and it would be perfect for the background but I have to settle for another CB folder. I saw these music notes brads from Michael's and thought if would be perfect for this Bella and for .99 cents for a pack of 20, I think it's a great deal!

Stamps: Ipodabella from Stamping Bella

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Riding Hood Red and Baja Breeze card stock from Stampin' Up

Ink: Staz-On Jet Black and SU re-inkers

Accessories: Liquid Applique, MS circle cutter, Basic Black gross grain ribbon, CB Swiss Dot folder and Music notes brads