TWisted Thursday!

It's time for another Twisted Thursday sketch challenge. Although I don't have a sample for you this week, please check out Shirley's 2 Girls Challenge Blog for all the deets !

Enjoy the weekend!

At the Beach

Morning Everyone!  By the time you read this, we are hopefully on the road and headed for the beach for a few days.  I should be back to posting by next weekend.  Thanks so much for stopping by....... have a wonderful week!  

Card Deets:

Sketch:  Taylor Expressions (TECC25), PTI sentiment

Stamps:  Trio of Umbrellas -- Great Impressions

Paper:  PTI white and DP, SU! basic black, and fine sandpaper

Accessories:  Various circle punches, pearls and black rain dots, dimensionals and alcohol makers

Twisted Thursday -- S2GSC14

Since Father's Day is just around the corner, I thought I'd share an image from a Shirley's 2 Girls set called I Woof You (SG612).

This week's Twisted Thursday sketch (S2GSC14) with a color twist -- to use purple somewhere on your card..... filled the bill for my Father's Day card. Thanks Joy for another great sketch this week! For more deets regarding this week's challenge go to Karolyn's blog.

For my TT sample, I turned the sketch and added my sentiment to the right of the image. For the purple twist, I incorporated a few different shades of purple..... the Cuttlebug embossed panel, paper-pieced 'DAD", as well as the purple glitter added to the dog's collar and #1.

Sure hope you have time to play along with us this week! As always, the random winner of this week's sketch gets to choose a stamp from the S2G product line! Please post your card to your blog/online gallery and use keywords, S2GSC14 and shirleys2girls. Then go to Karolyn's blog and post a direct link to your card using Mr. Linky. Can't wait to see your creations!

For more inspiration using this sketch, check out the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team:

Debbie, Erin, Joy, Justine, Karolyn, Shelly

Supplies: Stamps - S2G I Woof You; Paper - SU! more mustard, elegant eggplant, PTI white, Recollections silver; Accessories - Copic markers, MS glitter, SU dazzling diamonds, silver rhinestones, Cuttlebug EF, and dimensionals.

Oldie but Goodie

This card is an oldie but goodie..... Made ages ago, but never posted to my blog.  It uses a variation of the Emboss Resist Technique.

After coloring my tree with SU! markers, I applied a VersaMark embossing pen to some of the areas of my tree; then I embossed with clear embossing powder.  Next, the crown of the tree was sponged with 2 shades of green ink.  A quick wipe with a tissue removed any unwanted ink from the areas that were embossed.  I really like this technique.  It's easy, quick and lots of fun to do!  

Thanks so much for visiting today.  Be sure to stop back for Twisted Thursday!

Supplies:  Stamps - PTI Father Knows Best and Garden of Life; Paper - SU! sage shadow,whisper white, PTI - DP, generic white base; Ink - Versafine onyx black, VersaMark embossing pen, Adirondack bottle & SU! sage shadow for sponging, SU makers for coloring; Accessories - PTI ribbon, clear EP, buttons, deckle scissors, Cuttlebug embosing folder, Creative Memories cutter.

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Wanna win a Big Shot?  No, I'm not kidding!  For the deets, check out Melissa's Blog, Creating from the Heart!

CPS118 Woof Woof

Morning everyone!  It's another rainy day here in Maryland. Fortunately, the weather is suppose to clear for the weekend. 

Couldn't resist playing again today with my new images from Shirley's 2 Girls.  This week's sketch (CPS118) from Card Positioning Systems was the perfect layout to showcase my new Woof Woof (SG610) set.  What a fun sketch to work with! 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Sure hope the sun is shining in your neck of the woods..... Rain or shine, enjoy your weekend!!

Supplies:  Stamps - Woof Woof (SG610) by Shirley's 2 Girls; Paper - PTI white and dotted DP, SU! more mustard, Recollections blue, and generic white card base; Accessories - SU! Dazzling Diamonds, Copic and Prismacolor markers, SU! ribbon, Nestabilities scallop circle dies, and a Stampendous tiny metallic dot.

S2GSC13 Twisted Thursday

Good Morning!  I have a new Twisted Thursday sketch and card to share with you today.  The twist to this week's sketch (S2GSC13) is -- add paper piecing to your card.  

My dog's name is Ace, and he is one of the new dog sets just released by Shirley's 2 Girls.  This set is called Grad Dog (SG615) and can be found here.  My image was stamped on PTI white and colored with Copics.  I then cut around the image's border before mounting it on SU! Baja Breeze.  For this week's twist, I paper pieced Ace's cap, collar and stars.  The DP and ribbon are also SU! products.  I finished off my card with a Cuttlebug die sentiment and added a brad to Ace's mortarboard.

We would love for you play along with us!  Just post your card to your blog/online gallery.  Be sure to use keywords S2GSC13 and shirleys2girls.  Then go to Karolyn's blog and use Mr. Linky to post a direct link to your card.  Deadline for submission is Sunday, June 7, at midnight (PDT).  The winner of today's Twisted Thursday challenge will get to choose a stamp from the Shirley's 2 Girls product line!  Sure hope you win!!

For more inspiration, check our the awesome creations of the rest of the S2G Design Team:

DEBBIE    ERIN    JOY    JUSTINE    KAROLYN    SHELLY

Have a wonderful day! 

UPDATE!!!  I just found out that Deidre and Kristine, the owners of Shirley's 2 Girls, are offering a Bonus Opportunity if you play this week's Twisted Thursday Challenge!  Here are the Deets:

BONUS OPPORTUNITY TO WIN: If you play this week's Twisted Thursday challenge, AND you bring a NEW friend to play along, AND you both leave Kristine and Deidre some love on the Shirley's 2 Girls Challenge Blog, then you are eligible to win another FREE stamp!

S2GSC12 Twisted Thursday Time!

Welcome everyone to Twisted Thursday!  Joy has created another awesome sketch for you to try. The twist this week is to use a monochromatic color scheme.  It's easy to play along with us.

Just make a card with a monochromatic color scheme.  You are not required to used S2G stamps.  Upload your card to your blog or favorite online gallery.  Be sure to add keywords -- shirleys2girls and S2GSC12.  Then go to Karolyn's blog and use Mr. Linky to post a direct link to your card.  Deadline for submission is Sunday, May 31, at midnight (PDT).

For my take on this week's Twisted Thursday sketch with a  monochromatic color twist, I used PTI Spring Moss which I combined with SU! Kiwi Kiss.  The coordinating DP is also from PTI.  Now what could  be more restful than shades of green!  As you can see, Domino is already curled up in the comfy chair taking a nap. I paper pieced my image and mounted it with foam tape.  Isn't this the cutest image and sentiment?  It is called Dog in Chair (SG607) and is available from Shirley's 2 Girls.  

Supplies: Stamps - SG607-Dog in Chair by Shirley's 2 Girls; Paper - PTI spring moss, white, and DP, SU! kiwi kiss; Ink: Versafine onyx black;  Accessories - Clear EP, MM brads, SU! top note Sizzix die, foam tape and silk flower embellishment.

For more inspiration, be sure to check out the wonderful projects created by the rest of the team:

DEBBIE     ERIN      JEANNIE     JOY      JUSTINE     KAROLYN      SHELLY

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I really appreciate your support!

CTD43 Colonial Spring

Colonial Williamsburg is one of my favorite places, so I was super excited when I recently found this stamp at my LSS.  I thought this image would work well with this week's Color Throwdown Challenge #43; the color picks this week are Lavender Lace, Old Olive and Elegant Eggplant.

I stamped my image on Lavender Lace cardstock and used SU! pastels to color my image.  I didn't want to overwhelm my image so I kept things pretty simple and only added Flower Soft to my card.  Talk about quick and easy!

Hope you like my creation!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamp - Colonial Spring by Obsession Impression, Inc.; Paper - SU! Lavender Lace, Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, generic white base; Ink - Versafine olympia green; Accessories - SU! pastels, Flower Soft, corner rounder and deckle scissors.

S2GSC11 Twisted Thursday!

Welcome to another Twisted Thursday challenge and a chance to win your choice of a stamp from the Shirley's 2 Girls product line.  S2GDT member, Joy Stagg, has designed a great sketch for you to try this week.  And she has added such a fun and easy twist -- make a 4x4 card.  To participate:

• Just make a 4x4 card following this week's sketch.
• You are not required to use S2G stamps, but we would love to see them if you have them.
• Upload your card to your blog or favorite online gallery.  Be sure to add keywords -- shirleys2girls and S2GSC11.  Then go to Karolyn's blog and use Mr. Linky to post a direct link to your card.
• Deadling for submission is Sunday, May 24, at midnight (PDT).

For this week's TT card,  I used the image and sentiment from the (SG216) Heart with Wings Set.  In order to fit my sentiment on the card, I mounted it to the top of the card using foam tape.  Just a bit of ribbon was added to the scallop circles, and this card was done!  Hope you like how it turned out!

For more inspiration, be sure to check out the wonderful projects created by the rest of the team:

DEBBIE,     ERIN,    JACKIE,      JEANNIE,     JOY,     JUSTINE,     KAROLYN,     SHELLY 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Everyone at Shirley's 2 Girls would love for you to take part in today's challenge, so please be sure to give this sketch a try and upload your creation to Karolyn's blog using Mr. Linky!  

Have a great holiday weekend!

Supplies:  Stamp - Shirley's 2 Girls - Heart with Wings Set (SG216); Paper - all papers, including DP, is from SU!; Ink - Versafine onyx black; Accessories - clear EP, SU! ribbon, Prismacolor markers, various punches and foam tape.

CAS15 Black, White and Bright!

This is my first try at the Clean and Simple Challenge that is posted every Monday on SCS.  I was in my stamp room (supposedly to clean),  and then I saw this week's challenge (CAS15) -- to use black, white and one bright color to make a clean and simple card.  The cleaning never started......  Instead, I used my S2G  bird image (still sitting on my desk) and came up with a design using black, white and YoYo yellow.  Now I really need to clean my mess so I better get back to work!

Enjoy your day!

Supplies:  Stamps - SG48 Come Fly with Me!!! by Shirley's 2 Girls; Paper - SU! basic black, YoYo yellow and PTI white; Ink - Versafine onyx black; Accessories - glaze pens for coloring, goggly eye, small button, 1-1/2" scallop circle punch, 1-5/8" plain circle punch, and foam tape.

CPS115 Come Fly with ME!!!

Happy Friday everyone!  This afternoon, I finally had some time to play with this week's sketch (CPS115) from the Card Positioning Systems.  What a fun and easy sketch to work with!  Also, it was the perfect sketch for my fun S2G image and sentiment -- Come Fly with Me (SG48).  This was a very quick and easy card to make -- my favorite kind!

Enjoy your weekend!!

Supplies:  Stamps - Shirley's 2 Girls SG48 Come Fly with Me; Paper - PTI white, SU! basic black and YoYo yellow, textured cardstock by DCWV; Ink - Versafine onyx black; Accessories - Copic Markers for coloring; Creative Imaginations paper lace; Stampendous adhesive dots, various punches and foam tape.

S2GSC10 Twisted Thursday

Welcome to Twisted Thursday!  Above is this week's Twisted Thursday sketch challenge (S2GSC10).  This week's twist is to add scallops to your card.  The Shirley's 2 Girls DT would love for you to play along with us!  

• Just make a card following this week's sketch and add the 'scallops' twist.
• You are not required to use S2G stamps.  
• Upload your card to your blog and/or favorite online gallery.  Be sure to add keywords - shirleys2girls and S2GSC10.
• Go to Karolyn's blog and use Mr. Linky to post a direct link to your creation.
• Deadline for submission is Sunday, May 17, at midnight (PDT).
• The winner will be chosen by random.org. 
• The winner will get to choose a stamp from the S2G product line and have their card showcased on the S2G challenge blog!

Here is my take on this week's sketch.  My image and sentiment are from the S2G set called Heart with Wings Set (SG216).  My image was paper pieced and colored with Copic markers.  I also added Flower Soft to the heart and dazzled the wings with SU! dazzling diamonds.  I mounted my image on foam tape and used 2 scalloped circles to mat my image.  

Supplies:  Stamps - Shirley's 2 Girls Heart with Wings Set; Paper - All paper, included DP, is by PTI except for the textured white scalloped border which is made by DCWV; Ink - Versafine onyx black; Accessories - SU! Dazzling Diamonds, Copic Markers for coloring, Flower Soft, SU! scallop punch, EK Success smaller scallop punch and corner rounder, MS heart punch, and foam tape.

For more inspiration, be sure to check out the rest of the design team's creations:

DEBBIE,    ERIN,    JEANNIE,    JOY,    JUSTINE,    KAROLYN,    SHELLY

Can't wait to see what you create!  Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!  

New Views

I love inchies..... And was thrilled when I found this cute little Lockhart stamp at my LSS.  Since I needed to make cards for 2 different family members who recently purchased their first homes, I couldn't resist!  I also picked up some Flower Soft and had fun using it to add some interest and dimension.

Supplies:  Stamps - Lockhart Stamp Co.; Paper - PTI white, scraps from my scrap bin, generic white base; Ink - Versafine onyx black; Accessories - Clear EP, Flower Soft, Copic Markers, Inchie Mat Board, Marvy and McGill scallop punches, 1" square punch.

Speaking of views, Shirley's 2 Girls have posted their 222 Challenge on their Paper Crafting Challenge blog.  They have even included a fabulous FREE template.  You can read all the details HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Be sure to stop back on Thursday for another Twisted Thursday challenge.  Enjoy your week and Happy Stamping!

FS118 Buck-A-Roo

Debbie Corbori is today's Featured Stamper on SCS.  Her gallery is amazing.  This is the card I chose to CASE.  

I also made a thank you card, and basically used the same design and color palette.  I changed the following:

• I used a metal sentiment rather than a stamped sentiment.
• I used a different image as well as DP .
• Changed one of the scallop layers to a teabag folded layer.

You can read more about the challenge here.

I really enjoyed today's SCS challenge.  And really had fun with the teabag folding.  (Oops, I just noticed one of my teabag squares is going in the wrong direction!)  

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there in blogland!  Have a beautiful day!!

Supplies:  Stamps - Buck-A-Roo (SG78) by Shirley's 2 Girls; Paper - Rattle Digi DP by Shirley 2 Girls, PTI white, Me & My Big Ideas DP; Ink - Copic markers for coloring; Accessories:  clear EP, Nestabilities, Marvy scalloped punch, MM metal sentiment, foam tape and metal rhinestones.

Shirley's 2 Girls' First Ever Blog Hop!

The big day has finally arrived..... Shirley's 2 Girls is releasing 15 new images today!  These images focus on moms-to-be and babies, and they are so very fun, fresh and sweet.  To celebrate this release, we invite you to hop along with the S2G Ladies with Attitude as well as two of our Ladies with Attitude Guest Designers. 

The hop begins at the Ladies with Attitude Blog where you will find the guidelines on how to win the Grand Prize.  If you started here on my blog, you need to hop on over to the Ladies with Attitude Blog and start at the beginning!  If you arrived here from Joy's blog, Crazy for Daisies, you are in the right place!

I am very excited to share two of the new S2G sets with you today.  The first set is called Onsie, SG71.  Besides the adorable 'Mom with Onsie' image, this set comes with three different sentiments.  I think it would be perfect for shower invitations, favors and fun cards for the soon-to-be new mom!  I paper pieced the image and couldn't resist adding glitter and pearls to mom's outfit.  Of course, the Onsie had to match!  What could be easier than to alter a MS bag for my shower favor, and the bookmark displays the 3 sentiments included with this set.

My second project uses the S2G set,  Cutie Patootie, SG70.  Isn't this the sweetest little baby girl image ever!  I love the binkie and think the 3 sentiments that comes with this set describes this image perfectly: Cutie Patootie!, Cute as a Bug, and Wonderful things come in wee... little packages!  I used a Spring fold for my card.  (Directions for this fold can be found on SCS.)  The little pocket created by the fold, could even be used to hold a birth announcement, message or invitation.  My little purse was created using a Sizzix Top Note Envelope die.  (Directions for the purse can be found on Stamping School.)  I altered my purse to include the three sentiments included with this adorable set!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Before you go, please leave a comment here on my blog to be eligible for the grand prize. Then hop on over to the next blog,  Justine's blog, Cardiology-Cards from the Heart.

Thank You Sue and Loretta!

I am way overdue in thanking my dear friend, Sue, for this award.  You are the sweetest, Sue.  Thank you so, so much.  Please check out Sue's awesome blog!

Also want to thank another blogging buddy, Loretta.  I won her awesome collection of blog candy..... Not only did I win, but Loretta suggested we meet since we live in the same county.   What a treat to finally meet her in person.  We had such a fun time!  Thanks so much Loretta..... You are the bomb!  You can check out Loretta's blog here.

Thank you friends...... you are the best!  

S2G First Ever Blog Hop and Release Party!

This coming Thursday, May 7, instead of posting a Twisted Thursday sketch, the  Shirley's 2 Girls will host its first ever blog hop and release party.  So be sure to stop back on Thursday for a chance to win some great prizes.

In the meantime,  be sure to check the Ladies with Attitude Blog every day this week for little sneak peeks of the Grand Prize!  

Have a wonderful week and happy stamping!!

S2GSC9 -- Twisted Thursday

Hard to believe April is drawing to a close.  Time sure does fly when you are having fun..... And what could be more fun than another Twisted Thursday sketch and a chance to win a stamp from the Shirley's 2 Girls product line!  The twist to this week's sketch (S2GSC9) is to add dimension.  The S2G Design Team would love for you to participate in this week's challenge. 

• Just make a card following this week's sketch.  Be sure to add the "dimension" twist.
• You are not required to use S2G stamps.
• Upload your card to your blog and/or favorite online gallery and be sure to use the keywords - shirleys2girls and S2GSC9.
• Go to Karolyn's blog and use Mr. Linky to post a direct link to your creation.
• The challenge winner will be chosen by Random.org; so everyone has a chance to win.
• Deadline for submission is Sunday, May 3, at midnight, PDT.

Here's my sample for this week's sketch.  I love this Shirley's 2 Girls image called, Schnapps' Itch (SG59).  Isn't the sentiment a hoot?  Both my image and sentiment were backed with foam tape to add dimension.  

Supplies:  Stamps - Snapps' Itch (SG209) by Shirley's 2 Girls; Paper - SU! tempting turquoise, PTI white and dotted red DP, yellow gingham is from my scrap bin - maker unknown; Ink - Versafine onyx black; Accessories - MS border; Nestabilites and Marvy punches, clear EP,  foam tape, alcohol makers for coloring and red rickrack just for fun!

For more inspiration, check out the rest of the Design Team's creations:

Debbie    Erin    Joy    Justine    Karolyn    Shelly

Have a wonderful day and don't forget to play!

S2GSC8 -- Twisted Thursday

Welcome to Twisted Thursday!  Karolyn has created another great sketch and this week's twist is to add ribbon.  I hope you will be able to join in the fun which includes a chance to win a stamp from the Shirley's 2 Girls product line.

• Just make a card following this week's Twisted Thursday sketch.  Be sure to add the "ribbon" twist.
• Upload your card to your blog and/or favorite online gallery.  Please use keywords - shirleys2girls and S2GSC8.
• Then, go to Karolyn's blog and use Mr. Linky to post a direct link to your creation.
• The challenge winner will be chosen by Random.org..... so everyone has a chance to win.
• Deadline for submission is Sunday, April 26, at midnight, PDT.

Here's my sample.  I used the sweet Stork Boy/Girl Set (SG209) by Shirley's 2 Girls.  A Nestabilities die was used to cut out my image, which I colored with Copic markers.  I also used a Copic marker to dye my ribbon pinwheel to match my color scheme.  I can't take credit for the pinwheel -- I found it at Jo-Ann's ages ago.  Don't you just love when you rediscover something in your stash and can alter it to work with a project?

Supplies:  Stamps - Shirley's 2 Girls Stork Boy/Girl Set (SG209); Paper - PTI white, Bazzill dotted swiss, yellow and aqua from my stash -- makers unknown; Ink - Versafine onyx black; Accessories - Clear EP, PTI yellow dotted ribbon, small buttons - Mike's, pinwheel - Jo-Ann's fabric department, dimensionals, and Nestabilities die.

For more samples using this sketch, check out the awesome creations of the other design team members:

Debbie    Erin    Joy    Justine    Karolyn    Shelly

Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!  Have fun stamping!!