London

~ sproatmeyer ~ 18 Comments

I made this card using London from Simply Betty Stamps. This is my second card made for this challenge which has the theme Halloween but to use a non-Halloween stamp from their store. The other challenge is to use three or more images. I have the main character images but on the background I’ve also use three other stamps around the edges: a rose, chandelier and fluer de lises.


I altered this cutie to give her wings in the same style as Simply Betty Stamps store logo. I covered the wings with glitter which looks awesome in real-life! Finally, the web was strung together with twine and catches this little angel in a web of love.

Challenge: Simply Betty Stamps – Halloween Hop
Challenge: Some Odd Girl Challenge
Main Stamp: [altered images of] London (SBS)
Patterned Paper: unknown scraps
Copic Colors:
-girl: E50, E51, E53, E55
-cat: W2, W4, W6, W8

Did you know? According to legend, Tomorr Mountain was personified by a giant who fought his brother Shpirag or Shpiragu, another personification of a nearby mountain, for the love of a young woman. The two brothers fought bitterly for her affections and ended up killing each other. Deep in sorrow, the grieving woman for whom they had contested wept over their deaths and her tears created the Osum River.
[Berat County, Wikipedia.org]

Update: I was a selected Odd at Some Odd Girl for this Challenge!

Miller

~ sproatmeyer ~ 10 Comments

I made this card using Miller from Simply Betty Stamps. The challenge is to create a card or project based with a Halloween theme but to use a non-Halloween stamp. I thought Miller was perfect and only needed a little fang to complete the transformation.


Challenge: Simply Betty Stamps – Halloween Hop
Main Stamp: [altered images of] Miller (SBS)
Patterned Paper: Halloween (K&C)
Copic Colors:
-skin: E00
-hair: E50, E51
-clothes: W1, W3, W5, W7, W10, YG93, YG95, UG97
-other/eyes: R22, R24, R27, R29, R39

Did you know? Biological classification, or scientific classification in biology, is a method by which biologists group and categorize organisms by biological type, such as genus or species. The hierarchy consists of eight major taxonomic ranks: Species > Genus > Family > Order > Class > Phylum > Kingdom > Domain > Life.
[Biological Classification, Wikipedia.org]

Update: I was the winner at Simply Betty Stamps for this Challenge!

Fashionette Lil Lolita 20’s Evie

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I made this card using Fashionette Lil Lolita 20’s Evie from Tickled Pink Stamps. The challenge is to create a card or project using buttons. I found these unique buttons in my Mom’s button box, after which, I decided it would only be fair of me to get my own. 🙂 Now my kids are rummaging through the box looking at “my” treasures! “My precious!”


Challenge: Lil Lolita Boutique – Challenge #15
Challenge: Copic Creations – Challenge #35
Main Stamp: Fashionette Lil Lolita 20’s Evie (LL&L)
Sentiment Stamp: Best Yet (SU)
Patterned Paper: Linen Closet (DCWV)
Spellbinders: Nestabilities Labels Two
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, R22
-eyes: E43, E44, E47, E49
-hair: E43, E44, E47
-clothes: T0, T1, T3, T5, T7, T9, 0, BG72, BG75, BG78

Did you know? Tiddlywinks is an indoor game played with sets of small discs called “winks” lying on a surface, usually a flat mat. Players use a larger disc called a “squidger” to pop a wink into flight by pressing down on one side of the wink. The objective of the game is to cause the winks to land either on top of opponents’ winks, or ultimately inside a pot or cup
[Tiddlywinks, Wikipedia.org]

Amelia Chloe

~ sproatmeyer ~ 9 Comments

I made this card using Amelia Chloe digi from InStyle Stamps which is soon to be released later this month. The challenge is to create a card or project based on a storybook and I thought this image would fit the theme for any adventurous female book. Books such as Amelia Rules, Amelia Earhart and Our Only May Amelia are some great examples. The other challenge is to use a digi stamp.


Challenge: InStyle Stamps InSpirational Challenge
Challenge: Scrap-Creations – Challenge #27
Main Stamp: Amelia Chloe (ISS)
Patterned Paper: Handmade Cara Marie (K&C)
Spellbinders: Nestabilities Scalloped Circle Large
Copic Colors:
-skin: E00, E11, R20, W1
-hair: YR20, YR21, YR23
-clothes: E50, E51, C3, C5, C7, C9, W10, E44, E47, E49, R35, R37, R39, Y35
-other: R83, R85, YG91, YG93, YG95

Did you know? The Bengal is a breed of cat formed by the cross of a domestic feline and an Asian Leopard Cat which is unrelated to the Bengal tiger. If kept as a pet, the cat should be at least four generations removed from the original crossing. However, until the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 is revised, licensing is still required for keeping of Bengal cats in the United Kingdom.
[Bengal (cat), Wikipedia.org]

WS Reeta & Hugh

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I made this card using two Wild Sprout images from The Greeting Farm, Hugh and Reeta. The challenge is to create a card or project featuring a TGF couple. The record player was included in the paper stack I used and I cut it down to fit; the title is “So Very Lucky”!

Challenge: The Greeting Farm – Farm King & Queen Challenge
Main Stamp: Wild Sprouts Reeta & Wild Sprouts Hugh (TGF)
Patterned Paper: Mod-Retro (DCWV)
Dry Embossing: Fiskars Texture Plates Music Notes
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R11, R12
-hair: E50, E51, E53, E55; E42, E43, E44, E47, E49
-clothes: W2, W4, W6, Y23, Y26, B91, B93, B95, YR02, YR12, YR09, YR14, YR1

Did you know? Buckyball…
[Fullerene, Wikipedia.org]

Ketto Margarita

~ sproatmeyer ~ 9 Comments

Welcome! We are having a surprise blog hop… for my very special Mom! She’s my best friend and all-time stamping buddy and I wanted to make sure her day was extra special. 😀 A few of us wanted to wish you a grand Happy Birthday and hope you’ll enjoy all our creations made especially for this occasion!

Happy Birthday Peggy!


Here’s my card using Ketto Margarita from Stamping Bella. Blue, purple, flowers, organdy ribbon, little girls, charms and sparkle… I wanted to use a few of my Mom’s favorite things.


This marks the start of the hop and your first transfer is to visit Penni. Below is the complete list if you get lost and you’ll end up at the Birthday Girl’s very own blog with her surprise post! We hope everyone will enjoy the hop and can leave a few comments along the way.

Barbara <– You're here
Penni
Danni
Emma & Susan
Kerry
Kim
Alanna
Peggy <– The Birthday Girl

Theme: Brithday Blog Hop for Grandma’s Pearl
Challenge: Ooh La La Creations – Challenge #62 (stripes)
Challenge: Karber – Challenge #5 (girlie)
Main Stamp: Ketto Margarita (SB)
Patterned Paper: Kioshi (BG) & Earth Love (CC)
Spellbinders: Nestabilities Labels Four
Copic Colors:
-skin: E00, E11, R20
-hair: E50, E51, E53
-clothes: YR20, YR21, YR23, B21, B32, B32, BV01, BV02, BV04
-other: T1

Did you know? The Rosetta Stone is part of an Ancient Egyptian granite stele with engraved text that provided the key to modern understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs. The inscription records a decree that was issued at Memphis in 196 BCE on behalf of King Ptolemy V and appears in three different writing languages.
[Rosetta Stone, Wikipedia.org]