Birthday SFYTT

Hey there! I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend thus far. It's been a very relaxing weekend for me...I got a few crafty things done! :) Here's my card for Jen's SFYTT. I really liked the sketch and couldn't wait to get working on it.

My niece's birthday is this coming Saturday, so I thought I would get a head start and work on something special for her. I found this American Craft's Teen Paper at my LSS yesterday and I thought it would be perfect for a 12yr. old. I just loved the bright colors, and what better stamp to pair it with than with Maisy Ketto. I just love the little crown she's wearing...too cute! :)

Well that's it for me today, I'm off to work on some more challenges! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous Sunday! :) ~Jenn

Stamps: Stamping Bella "Maisy Ketto" & Papertrey Ink "Mega Mixed Messages" Paper: American Crafts Teen: Passing Notes & Class President, Prism Black, Intense Kiwi, Intense Pink & Intense Teal, & CTMH White Daisy CS Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black Ink & Copics Accents: Yellow & Star Dust Stickles, Pink Kaiser Crystals, Black Polka Dot Ribbon, Doodlebug Glittered Black Brads & Pop Dots Tools: Janome Sew Mini & Hole Punch

Stamping Bella Ketto Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to the first Ketto Blog Hop sponsored by Stamping Bella! If you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Bloggabella. If you've come from Lori's blog, then your on the right track!

I have to say that Phoebe Ketto has to be my absolute fave Ketto! :) Well, I love them all, but she's just captured my heart! She's just so sweet with all those little heart flowers and that little daisy in her hair. Could she be any cuter?!?! :) I used Taylor's Cupcake Challenge #70 for this card and used some more of my Cosmo Cricket Early Bird papers...I just love them! :)

Well thanks so much for stopping by. Now it's time to hop on over to Tiffaney's Blog "Inkling 2 Stamp," where I'm sure she is to have some fabulous eye candy for you! :) Have a fabulous day!!! ~ Jenn

Stamps: Stamping Bella "Phoebe Ketto" & Papertrey Ink " Mega Mixed Messages Paper: Cosmo Cricket Early Bird "Farmer's Market", PTI Pure Poppy, CTMH Breeze & White Daisy, & Prism Spring Willow & Brown Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Copics, CTMH Cocoa & Tim Holtz Distress Inks "Antique Linen" & "Tea Dye" Accents: Copper Brads, Taylored Expressions Brown Polka Dot Ribbon, Star Dust Stickles & Pop Dots Tools: Paper Piercer & Janome Sew Mini

Sweet Sunday Sketch #19

Happy Wednesday!!! :) This weekend another sketch challenge I worked on was the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge that Karen Giron has every Sunday! This card was featured last week and I couldn't have been happier...thanks Karen! :) I just loved the simplicity of this weeks sketch, so I went with less is more for this card...you likey?!?!


I used another Ketto and her name is Anise. I stamped her in Brilliance Graphite Black Ink and colored her with my CTMH Markers. I also added some Star Dust Stickles to the flower centers and her wings...she's too cute IRL! :) I again used my new favorite sentiment set from PTI called Mega Mixed Messages....I just can't stop using it! ;) I added a few Creative Cafe buttons and pop dotted my image onto my base of Prism Spring Willow CS and whola! :)

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope everyone has a fabulous Wednesday!!! ~ Jenn

Stamps: Stamping Bella "Anise Ketto" & Papertrey Ink "Mega Mixed Messages" Paper: Prism Spring Willow, Dark Candle Glow & Intense Teal, CTMH White Daisy, American Craft Dp Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black & Coffee Bean Ink, CTMH Markers Accents: Creative Cafe Buttons, CTMH Chocolate Waxy Flax, Star Dust Stickles & Pop Dots Tools: Paper Piercer & Mat Pack

Rollanda Ketto SFYTT

Hey there, Happy Tuesday! :) I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. I spent a lot of time with family and on Monday spent the day in my craft room...how can you beat that?!?! So here is my card for Jen's SFYTT, and decided that today was just as good as any to use my new Ketto's! :)

I stamped Rollanda Ketto in Brilliance Graphite Black Ink and colored her with my Copics. I added some Star Dust Stickles to her wings and put her aside to dry. I then worked on my base using the My Mind's Eye Bloom & Grow papers again. I just heart these papers...so fun! :) Once my base was done I cut out Rollanda Ketto with my Labels One Nesties and then I taped her onto some striped paper from the same line, using my scissors to cut out a border. I then stamped "hello" with Brilliance Coffee Bean Ink, added some Primas and a brad and called it done! :) Well I hope everyone has a fabulous day!!! Look on the bright side...it's only a four day work week...woot, woot!!! :) ~Jenn

Stamps: Stamping Bella "Rollanda Ketto" & Papertrey Ink "Mega Mixed Messages" Paper: PTI Kraft, CTMH White Daisy & My Mind's Eye Bloom & Grow Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black & Coffee Bean Ink, Copics Accents: Star Dust Stickles, Primas, White Brad (Spare Parts) Tools: Scalloped Punch (Fiskars) & Labels One Nestabilities

Hi There, Early Bird!

Good Morning! All I have to say is that I am super stoked that it is Thursday already and I can't wait for the weekend. It will be so nice to have a 3 day weekend...I can't wait to just sleep in. So this here card is for Splitcoast Sketch Challenge #229. This is my first ever Splitcoast Sketch Challenge and I love it. Although I had to flip it on its side to get my image to fit, I'm really happy with how this card turned out. And did you see the title?!?! I used the new Cosmo Cricket Early Bird papers for this card. I am so in love with this paper, and I've been stalking my LSS wondering when they were gonna get it in! LOL!!! :) Anywho, let's get to the deets of this card shall we?

My base is a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of Colonial White CS. I added a piece of Tulip CS on top of my base after I ran it through my Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots folder. Next I worked on the two bottom panels. This is Early Bird Apron Strings and it's so pretty! I matted the green piece on Dark Candle Glow by Prism and the middle panel is matted on a piece of Spring Moss by Prism. I inked all the edges with Antique Linen and Tea Dye Distress Inks. I really love the vintage look it gives this card. Next I stamped my Bella twice, once onto Colonial White CS and then again on White Daisy CS. I colored the White Daisy CS with my CTMH Markers and cut her out. I then pop dotted her onto the Colonial White CS. My sentiment comes from PTI's Mega Mixed Messages set...love it! :) I added a few copper brads and called it done.

Well that's it for me today. I am running really late for work now, so gotta go. Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a fantastic day! ~ Jenn

Stamps: Stamping Bella "Lattebella" & Papertrey Ink " Mega Mixed Messages" Paper: CTMH Tulip, Colonial White, Crystal Blue & White Daisy CS, Prism Dark Candle Glow & Spring Moss, & Cosmo Cricket Early Bird "Apron Strings" Ink: CTMH Chocolate Ink, CTMH Honey, Tulip, Sweet Leaf & Chocolate Markers, Tim Holts Distress Ink "Antique Linen" & "Tea Dye" Accents: Pop Dots, CB Swiss Dots Folder, Copper Brads (Spare Parts) Tools: 1" & 1 1/4" Circle Punches & Sponge

Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #68

Good Morning! :) I'm back with another card today. But first off, please excuse the horrible pic I took this morning before heading to work. I will try and get a better one when I get home. Anywho, back to this post! :)

My SIL's birthday is this Friday and we are going out RA Sushi for dinner. I'm so not into Sushi, but I will go because she is my SIL, and it will still be lots of fun getting together with everyone! :) I needed to make her a card, so I decided to work on Taylor's Cupcake Challenge last night. It was so quick and easy that I had this card done in no time, I mean once I figured out what papers and stamp to use! Which sometimes can be the most difficult part of the process! LOL! :)

I've had these My Mind's Eye Bloom & Grow papers for a while now and decided it was time to finally start using them. These papers were so fun to work with and my favorite are those large polka dots in the background! :) I colored Underwatergoddess-Abella with with my Copics and used my Clear Copic Spica Glitter Pen to add some shimmer to her scales. It looks so shimmery IRL. I also cut out another star and pop dotted it adding some Star Dust Stickles for some more shimmer! I added some stitching, a sentiment and a Prima and called it done! :)

Well that's it for me today. I hope to be back tomorrow with something new, but I can't promise. Two day's in a row is pretty good for me these days! LOL!!! :)

Take care and have a great day! ~Jenn

Stamps: Underwatergoddess-abella (Stamping Bella) Paper: My Mind's Eye Bloom & Grow Kit, Bazzill Basics Navel & CTMH White Daisy CS Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black Ink & Copics Accents: Clear Copic Spica Glitter Pen, Star Dust Stickles, Prima Flower, White Brad (Spare Parts), Janome Sew Mini, Pop Dots & Scalloped Circle & Labels One Nestabilities

Beee Mine

Hey there! :) So I had some time last night to ink up this adorable little Huggabugg and combine a couple of challenges, which is always a good thing! :) I used Amy's Rysavy's Friday Sketch #56 and the colors come from the Bellarific Friday Challenge that Em posted yesterday! You can use any color combo from the pic and the only thing you must do is include a flower! That's pretty easy...right?!?! LOL!!! :)

I stamped Beeemine Huggabug with Brilliance Graphite Black Ink onto White Daisy CS. I then colored her with my copics and added two Black Doodlebug Glittered Brads to her antennas...so cute IRL! I used my new paper from My Mind's Eye Penny Lane Collection "Feeling Groovy" (love it) and added some stitching and a few White Daisy Bigger Brads and called it done! :)

Well that's it for me today! It's been a pretty busy week at work and I'm just looking forward to Friday and spending time with my family during the holiday weekend! :) I hope to be back tomorrow with some more eye candy, till then have a Happy Wednesday!!! ~ Jenn

Stamps: Beeemine Huggabug (Stamping Bella) Paper: My Mind's Eye Penny Lane Collection "Feeling Groovy", CTMH White Daisy CS and Prism Vibrant Cobalt & Rose Medium Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black Ink & Copic Markers Accents: White Daisy Bigger Brads (CTMH), Prima Flowers, Janome Sew Mini, Paper Piercer & Mat Pack, White Organdy Ribbon, Black Doodlebug Brads & Pop Dots

Mojo Monday #78

Hey there, Happy Wednesday! I'm back with another creation just like I said I would be! :) My card today is for Mojo Monday #78. Julee always has fantastic sketches and this one was no exception! I knew right away that I would be using some October Afternoon paper that I had in my stash. To be honest, I'm not even sure what line it's from, but I thought Daisybella would go perfect with it! :)

ETA: I found the name of the line of the October Afternoon paper I used, it's called "Weather Vane". The Polka Dot piece is called Chilly Mornings and the Flower piece is called Sweater Weather.

I stamped Bella in Brilliance Graphite Black Ink and colored her with my copics. I added a gold colored rhinestone to her daisy and matted her on top of some Brown Polka Dot dp and Bazzill Teal CS (not sure of the name so we'll just call it Teal). I used my corner rounder to round all the layered edges and stamped the sentiment with Memento Rich Cocoa Ink and set her aside. Next I worked on my base stitching all three strips of paper in place. I added some satin pink ribbon and pop dotted my image to the base and called it done...easy peasy! :)

Well I hope you're not getting tired of seeing Bellas! I know all my other stamps are feeling neglected at the moment, so I promise to have something other than a Bella tomorrow! Til then, I hope you have a fabulous day! :) ~ Jenn

Stamps: Daisybella & Billboardabella Sentiments (Stampingbella) Paper: October Afternoon, Bazzill CS & White Daisy CS & Sunflower TCS (CTMH) Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black Ink, Memento Rich Cocoa Ink & Copics Accents: Gold Rhinestone (Michael's), Pink Satin Ribbon, Janome Sew Mini, Corner Rounder & Pop Dots

Goodluckabella & BSC #71

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! :) Hope everyone has been doing well. Sorry for the lack of posting lately. I've just been super busy and I've also been taking some meds that don't make me feel well so I haven't been crafting much lately. But everything is fine now and I have definitely missed being crafty. I've been itching to color these Goodluckabella images that Sparkle was so kind to send me and make a St. Paddy's Day card with her. I used BSC #71 and flipped the sketch...I just love the way it came out! :)

I colored Bella with my Copics & CTMH markers and added some stitching to the main panel and image. I'm not the best at keeping the paper straight when stitching, but I hope to get better at it....practice makes perfect, right?!?!? I just love the two greens that I paired together with the yellow...so fun and cheery! :) I printed the sentiment from my computer using the French Script font and I really love the way it looks with this card! :)

In this pic you can see where I added some Lime Green Stickles to the clover in her hat and the clovers that she's carrying in her bucket! I wasn't going to pop dot the bucket originally, but while my card was drying from the wet stickles, it fell and the stickles smeared. But I really like the way it looks on the card...so I guess you can say some things happen for a reason!!! LOL!!! :)

Well that's it for me today! I'll be back tomorrow with another card to share so make sure you stop by!!! Hope everyone has a fabulous day! :) ~ Jenn

Stamps: Goodluckabella (Stampingbella) Paper: Chloe's Closet (Making Memories), Bazzill Emerald City CS, White Daisy CS (CTMH) & Sunny Yellow CS (The Paper Company) Ink: Copics & CTMH Marker Accents: White Daisy Brads (CTMH), Janome Sew Mini, Lime Green Stickles, Pop Dots & Circle Punch

Bella Sketch Challenge #70

Happy Wednesday! This week seems to be flying by and that's a good thing. I've got a busy but fun weekend planned...so I can't wait for it to get here! :D Before I go on about this card, I have to apologize for the awful pic! I took it this morning when there wasn't a whole lot of light out yet and it looks all blurry!!! I will definitely be taking another pic when I get home this afternoon. Well not that that's off my chest onto the card shall we!!!! This card is for BSC #70. I thought the sketch was great so I couldn't wait to play, especially since I had some new stamps that needed inking! :D

I've been seeing this October Afternoon paper on a few blogs lately so I knew I wanted to use this paper for my card! I have a few more scraps left so you'll probably be seeing this again! ;) Appley Bowl Huggabugg is so sweet! I colored her with my Copics and added some sparkle to her wings and polka dot dress with my Copic Spica Glitter Pen. I also added some liquid glass to the apples to give it a shiny look, it looks so pretty IRL. I cut out my image with the Labels One Nesties and pop dotted her onto my base. After adding a flower, button & a sentiment she was done! :D I'll be giving this card to my friend tomorrow night at dinner. Her birthday was Monday and we are going out to celebrate!!! I will be making some sweet treats to go along with this card! :D Take care and I hope to be back tomorrow with something new! ~ Jenn

Stamps: Appley Bowl Huggabug (Stamping Bella) & Say It In Style (CTMH) Paper: October Afternoon & CTMH CS Ink: Copics, Brilliance Graphite Black Ink, Moonstruck Marker & Black Ink (CTMH) Accents: Clear Copic Spica Glitter Pen, Prima Flower, Black Creative Cafe Button, Colonial White Waxy Flax & Liquid Glass (CTMH), Labels One Nestabilities, Janome Sew Mini, Pop Dots & EK Success Dotted Wave Edger Punch

Bluebell Bittybloom TECC55

Here's my card for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge #55. I have to admit that this sketch was a bit intimidating to me, but once I got working on it...it was fine! I've had these bittyblooms for a while, but haven't been able to ink them up till now...so bare with me! LOL!!! :D

I stitched each panel to my base...I just {heart} my sewing machine. I stamped Bluebell Bittybloom with Brilliance Graphite Black Ink onto White Daisy CS. I colored her with my CTMH Markers and cut her out with my Circle Nesties and pop dotted her onto my base. I then stamped "sweet friend" in the top right hand corner and added a flower and button and called it done.

Sorry for the short post today. I've got a few things to take care of and then I'll be back to my stamping room stamping the afternoon away! :D Take care ~ Jenn

Stamps: Bluebell Bittybloom (Stamping Bella) & February Word Puzzle (CTMH) Paper: Making Memories Paperie Poolside & Greenhouse, White Daisy CS (CTMH) & Prism CS Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black , CTMH Markers & Outdoor Denim Ink (CTMH) Accents: Colonial White Brads, White Daisy Flower & Waxy Flax (CTMH), Creative Cafe Button, Circle Nesties & Scalloped Cirlce Nesties, Sewing Machine, Paper Piercer & Pop Dots

Poppy Bittybloom SFYTT

Hey there, I'm back with another post today! It's been just a fabulous Sunday...we went to church this morning and then went downtown to eat lunch with my brother. It's been a very joyous and relaxing day...spending time with the people I love. When we got home I settled into some comfy clothes and told my hubby that I'd be stamping the rest of the afternoon! :D I loved Jen's sketch when I saw it and I've been chomping at the bit since yesterday to get it done!

ETA: I took another pic of this card because after I posted it I decided to put a sentiment on it. When I took the first pic it didn't have one.

I inked up Poppy Bittybloom for this one...isn't she just the sweetest?!?!?! I also used some of my new paper that I got at my LSS yesterday...it's by Making Memories called Paperie Rouge & Mocha. The papers in that collection are just sooo yummy! :D I added some White Daisy Flowers, Brads and Ribbon and called it done! :D

Well I hope everyone enjoys their evening! I'll be in my room stamping and waiting for my Sunday shows to come on...Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters. Take care ~ Jenn

Stamps: Poppy Bittybloom (Stamping Bella) Paper: Making Memories Paperie Rouge & Mocha, Prism CS and White Daisy & Blush CS (CTMH) Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black & CTMH Markers & White Daisy Ink (CTMH) Accents: White Daisy Brads, White Daisy Flowers, Hollyhock Brads and Hollyhock Organdy Ribbon (CTMH), Sewing Machine & Pop Dots