Princess Rio

February 8, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 43 Comments

It’s a Birthday Blog Hop today and we’re saying Happy Birthday to our very special Rio!! To celebrate, the Simply B Stamps DT have come together and used the new release Princess Rio to inspire you along the way. 😀 So sit back, enjoy and sing along with us as we wish her a very Happy Birthday!!

You should have arrived here from the tallented ALISON!

Also, make sure you visit the SBS Blog as there will be SEVEN lucky winners who comment on that post to win one stamp from the new Teen Scene line that we’re previewing this week! How cool is that!

On my card I used Everyday Flair designer paper from My Minds Eye and used those colors for Princess Rio. Then I went back in and added some black dots to the presents and white highlights in her hair. She’s the perfect image for any birthday girl and such fun to color. ;D

My daughter has swiped my camera earlier today and it took forever to find it! She has some crazy hiding spots including one for herself in the kitchen cabinets. The other day I found a whole stash of toys under there. LOL I remember my own special hiding space and how it got smaller and smaller as I grew up… but the best part was, my brothers never found it so it was a perfect getaway. ;D

The sentiment is from Stampin’ Up! and is in French, which translated says: “Isn’t that wonderful? Happy Birthday. Make a wish. How old are you? And that’s not all. Eat cake! Blow out the candles.”

Your next stop on the hop is the awesome BETTY!

Thanks for stopping by and joining us in our fun. Happy 14th Birthday Rio! 😀

Miller Munster

February 7, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 4 Comments

Welcome back to day four of the new releases from Simply B Stamps! I’m excited to show you another boy birthday card but even more excited to add one to my stash! I’ve already used my last one – just sent it out yesterday. They slip through my hands like butter on a hot summer day!

The image I used is Miller Munster from Simply B Stamps and I even got to use a few of my new Copic colors. I was excited about the khaki greens and fig colors so that’s what I used on his shorts and jacket – that would be E81, E84, E87 and E89. I like how it turned out and it’s just the right shade of putrid green and warm grays for my liking.

The sentiment stamp and ticket die are from Whimsy which turned out to be perfect for this image. The last time I used this sentiment, it wasn’t exactly fitting but now I think I’ve redeemed myself. LOL

Be sure to head on over to the SBS Blog to see the rest of the team’s creations and come back tomorrow for an adorable image. (hint, hint)

Birthday Confetti London

February 6, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 1 Comment

Welcome back to day three of the new releases at Simpy B Stamps and today we’re bringing you Birthday Confetti London! This gal is perfect for throwing confetti at any party or even winning the marathon and passing the finish line. I think the ideas are endless… great for graduation too. ;D Don’t forget to check out the SBS Blog to see what the other design team members have created for you today.

I love the little cat with her pouncing on the confetti strands! I had fun with this image and even brought out the fluorescent Copic markers to color the confetti. I’ve heard they look awesome under a black light so I’m going to do some more experimenting and purchase a black light the next time I’m at the store. Jane has already beat me to the punch and hopefully you’ll see her creation pop up on her blog soon too.

The felt flowers are new on this project and are from my stash of unused flowers – I really need to use more of them! I think they were from Stampin Up but since retired. Other than that, I have the standard embellishments and went for a birthday themed card with the ice cream cones in the background. Yummy! Come on back tomorrow and I’ll “share” some cake too. LOL

Party Lola

February 5, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 13 Comments

Welcome back to the second day of previews for Simply B Stamps! Today we’re bringing you inspiration featuring Party Lola!! All of the images are so much fun in this release but I think this is one of my favorites. Make sure you visit the SBS Blog for the more inspiration and ideas on how to color her.

This project didn’t start out this way and I was planning on creating a birthday tag. However, I was so inspired by how Cleota and Rimna did their cards with the background that I totally forgot about my plan and had to make a card instead. On one of her cards she used several colors and dotted around with different size circles. I love how it looked and thought it would be perfect for a birthday themed image.

I love Party Lola‘s plaid skirt which reminded me of a Scottish clan tartan. Then I had to give her red hair – I don’t know why, but tartans and red hair just fit in my mind. The card came together easily enough and will hopefully cheer up someone on their special day. That’s about all folks and thanks for stopping by!

Pugsly Christian

February 4, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 17 Comments

Let’s celebrate this month with a fresh new release from Simply B Stamps!! Today is our first preview day of a new Teen Scene theme specifically for celebrating! Plus there is a new character that will be introduced later on in the previews so stay tuned as we celebrate all week long. ;D

Today we’re showing Pugsly Christian from Simply B Stamps, the first of seven new stamps. I was inspired by Kristy to color his hair with teal highlights, although I think she did a better job with the lighter browns. Oh well, something I can try next time. LOL Here’s a close up of Christian perhaps on his way or from a birthday part…

I always need boy birthday cards so I broke away from the journals and tags and made this card using the Toy Box Collection paper theme from Crate Paper. I’m excited to say there are two more boy images in this release so I might actually get ahead and have a few extra! That would be something. 😀 Anyway, make sure you head on over to the SBS Blog to see what the other gals have made and hope your weekend is off to a fabulous start!

Believe

February 2, 2012March 8, 2020 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 13 Comments

Are you ready to get your socks knocked off? No, I’m not bragging about my project – but I have some exciting news to share!! I’m now officially an odd girl! I’ve been asked to join the Some Odd Girls Nouveau Design Team and I’m so excited! You can visit their blog to read about the other girls on the team but first, take a look at my project…

I used Believe from Some Odd Girls and paired her with the Timber Top Ridge from Make it Crafty. Also, all thee orange and red flowers are accessory stamps that come with the Believe stamp – they made a perfect embellishment. ;D Check out how gorgeous she is colored up…

This is another project I did where I experimented with the reds. Over at Make it Colourful the challenge is to use different colors to blend in with your reds. Earlier today I showed what red would look like with turquoise (click HERE to see) but on this I used RV91, RV 93 and RV95 as the base tone.

After I colored her dress with the RV tones, I went back in and recolored on top of that with the reds. I think I used R11, R21, R14, R24, R37, R46 and R59. It has more of a pinkish highlight to it like the light is reflecting at a different angle off of the fabric. Other than that, I didn’t noticed much of a change… maybe it’s more deep in tone? Not sure, but it was good to experiment.