Stacy's Paper Crafts

Springy Bunny

Another bunny card? Yes! I think I have bunnies on my mind because I've been "bunny watching" daily for weeks! Bunnies have literally taken over my back yard. There's a teeny tiny wooden preserve behind my house where I'm assuming they live. Several times a day they venture out and they come to nibble on this specific area in my yard. It's a barer patch of grass that my husband has been seeding and babying so the grass will thicken and grow. About a month ago he put down some type of fertilizer or grass seed or something or another, and the the bunnies have been drawn to it. I feel bad for my husband because he's been working so hard for years to get the yard looking a certain way... but watching the bunnies has been so fun! They're just too cute. 

Anyway, about a week ago I shared a card, Bunny Boy featuring this same image but with a completely different color palette. I love how color and pattern has the ability to  alter the overall feel of a design or image. Pairing the grey bunny with the lighter colors in the patterned paper definitely makes this card feel much more "springy" to me.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Bunny Boys

Hi Everyone! I have a CAS card to share with you today featuring the bunny image from Pickled Potpourri Designs' Beautiful Day digital stamp set. The images are so, so, so cute, but I especially love the little bunny!

 

 

I'm also playing along with this week's Tic Tac Toe Challenge. I used the middle row across,"Any color, Free, & CAS."

I layered the "hugs" sentiment on the wooden plank before printing it for this card. I used a stitched oval die to cut it out and layered it on a tag after coloring it with Copic markers. I liked the simplicity of the image paired with the stitching detail and the patterned paper so I kept the embellishments minimal and added a single enamel dot to anchor the tag.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Naked Stamping

Just in time! This is my card for Red Rubber Designs' Inspirational challenge... Naked Stamping! It's not what you might be thinking! LOL You can check out the details for this challenge here Naked Stamping.

There's only about another hour left before the challenge closes. If you are in bed like most normal people here on the East coast :) you probably won't get a chance to create a card for this challenge, but you can check out all of the entries posted.

Don't forget to stop by the Red Rubber Designs blog tomorrow for a new Inspirational Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Baby Bolds

Trendy Greetings

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Little Lamb

Just wanted to pop in today to share another card that I created using my Counterfeit Kit. I moved my craft room to a different bedroom in my house a couple of weeks ago. I basically just shoved everything in the new room and it's a disaster! I haven't figured out how to capture the best lighting in there just yet so I apologize for the dark grainy photos. 

This little lamb is from a Pickled Potpourri Designs set called Adorable Animals. I colored him using Copic & ProMarkers and applied distress ink along the edges of the image panel. I stamped a sentiment from Red Rubber Designs' Sophisticated Sentiments using black ink and popped it on the card front using foam tape. I also used foam tape to adhere the button. 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• I ♥ ProMarkers: Flowers 

• Through The Craft Room Door: Anything Goes

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

 

Adorable Animals

Sophisticated Sentiments

White Cadoodle Cardstock

Momento Tuxedo Black

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Bundle of Joy

Tis' the season for babies. I have had 4 request for baby cards in the last two days... something must be in the water or in the air!

This card features an image from SU's Fast & Fun Notes and sentiment from PTI's Mixed Messages. These bitty sentiments work so well with the images in this set. 

Thanks for looking :)

Five creations in one week?!

I'm on a roll this week. I've been in a creativity rut for awhile and I think I may slowly be coming out of it. This card features one of the very first TAC sets I purchased way back in 2004! It also happens to TAC's Vintage set for the month of May.

Supplies:
Paper: My Minds Eye patterned paper, TAC's US white & DCWV cardstock
Stamp: Everyday Mice
Other: Black ink, Copic markers, Nesties circle dies, brown sheer dotted ribbon, & brown button

This one I created last week for another challenge. 

Supplies:
Paper: TAC's Hip Hop patterned paper, TAC's US white, DCWV & Bazzill cardstock
Stamp: Everyday Mice
Other: Ribbon, mini brad, & a staple

Thanks for looking! Happy Memorial Day! Have a great weekend!

March Angel Art: Spring Theme

Can you believe it's already the end of March?? This month is just flying by! But I don't mind because it means Spring is here! Today was gorgeous here in Maryland! I just hope it stays this way and doesn't drop back down to the 40's. 

Anyway, it's time for another round of Angel Art. This month's theme was spring so I created a Easter card using one of TAC's new sets called Some Bunny. 

I also pulled out one of my Cuttlebug embossing folders to create the background. I don't use them nearly as much as I should. I love the embossed look because it's so easy to create and It adds so much texture and detail to the card. 

Supplies:

Stamps: TAC's Some Bunny

Paper: TAC's Premium white CS, Kraft CS, & DCWV cardstock

Ink: Palette Noir

Other: Prismacolor Colored Pencils, Gamsol, ribbon, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Nestabilities Dies

Thanks for looking! Don't forget to check out the other wonderful Angel Art Creations...

Carol

Jen
Angela

Maria
Melisa
Suzanne
Laurie W
Laurie U
Debra
Chelsea

Rita

It's all about the belly

Ok so I know that this stamp set has been apart of the TAC catty forEVER It's called "How Swell" and I had never used it until today!!?? The funny thing is, I don't know of anyone who is expecting LOL. 

I always see similar images on greeting cards but rarely are they of women of color so I really wanted this set for that reason... to be able to create some! So here she is :) Thanks for looking! 

Supplies:

Stamps: "How Swell" by The Angel Company

Paper: The Angel Company's Premium White Cardstock & PTI Sweet Blush Cardstock

Embellies: PTI ribbon, Bitty Blossom, Pastel Princess brad

Color Medium: Black ink, Copic markers, & Prismacolor Colored Pencils

Ways to use it: Scrapper's Floss

 

I really like the clean lines of this card but It also makes me realize that I really "NEED" the skinnier rectangle Nestie dies LOL I think the ballons would look nice on a smaller mat. The background paper is from Basic Grey, and I used Scrappers Floss for the little bow tie. I never really understood the point of Scrappers Floss when I first heard about it but I'm finding all kinds of ways to use it :)

 

Most of the time I use it to thread buttons like on this card.

 

But it's also nice to use to add little tags to different projects too.

This is my Papertrey Ink version..

of the baby bunny card I shared the other day. I used PTI's Sweet Blush cardstock, ink & ribbon... this is such a pretty pink color perfect for baby or feminine cards.

I also used a Nestabilities rectangle to create the mat for the focal image. I used DCWV pink #3 textured cardstock. It's a shade or two darker than sweet blush... a perfect accent color :)

Don't you love it when...

you buy something for a specific purpose and later find out that you actually can use it in other ways? I do!! TAC's "I Love Easter" set has done that for me.

I originally purchased it to create easter cards but this little bunny with the ballons makes the perfect baby card. I'm thinking it would be a great birthday card too!!

Supplies:

Stamps & patterned paper: TAC

cardstock: TAC & Bazzill

Ribbon: Mike's

Other: Palette & versamagic ink, Prismacolor colored pencils, gamsol, Tombow gray marker, white fun flock, making memories safety pin.

Miss me?

I'm still here...just taking a much needed break to focus on my studies.  I haven't been creating much lately...although looking at my scrap area you might think otherwise. I decided I'd better get over here to create something or clean...guess which one I chose LOL

My neighbors just welcomed a new baby girl to their family today so I thought I'd make them a card.  The patterned paper is by NRN Designs, I also used Heidi Swapp Chipboard alphas, and Karen Foster alpha snap stamps http://www.joann.com/catalog.jhtml?CATID=82078&PRODID=134420 These are very cool! I just wish they had more fonts!!