This week we are previewing all the new releases from InStyle Stamps and today Sylvester is being featured and this cute image will be available later this month! Check out the InStyle Stamp Blog for more creations featuring Sylvester.

I decorated this button jar above but and added felt flowers around the fence line. I found this sentiment which is perfect for a sheep and I had to use it – so I created this matching card to go with it.

Theme: InStyle Stamps Preview
Main Stamp: Sylvester (ISS)
Patterned Paper: Rockstar (DCWV)
Copic Colors:
W00, W1, W2, W3, R20

Did you know? Shaun the Sheep is a British stop-motion animated children’s television series produced by Aardman Animations featuring Shaun. He first appeared in the 1995 Oscar-winning Wallace and Gromit short film A Close Shave. Sucked into Wallace’s Knit-o-matic contraption, the sheep is accidentally shorn, so Wallace names him “Shaun”.
[Shaun the Sheep, Wikipedia.org]

I made this card using Tilly from InStyle Stamps which will be released later this month. The InSpirational Challenge this month is to create a card or project based on the inspirational photo provided. I chose to pick out the yellow and oranges of the image and came up with this cheery card.

Challenge: InStyle Stamps – InSpirational Challenge
Main Stamp: Tilly (ISS)
Patterned Paper: Mango Frost (DCWV)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels One
Copic Colors:
-skin: E11, E13, E17
-hair: W7
-clothes: Y32, Y35, YR65, YR68
-other: YG91, YG93, YG95, Y32, Y35, YR65, YR68, E55, BG0000, BG000

Did you know? The mango is the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines and in several cultures, its fruit and leaves are ritually used as floral decorations at weddings, public celebrations and religious ceremonies. In Hinduism, the perfectly ripe mango is often held by Lord Ganesha as a symbol of attainment, regarding the devotees potential perfection.[Mango, Wikipedia.org]

I made this card using Pie digi from InStyle Stamps. It’s getting that time of year again where the aroma of gingerbread and freshly baked pie are a nice welcome home in the evenings! The challenge themes were anything goes, ribbons and “Yummy, yummy, yummy!”

Challenge: Craftalicious Challenges #10
Challenge: Anything Goes Challenges – Week #20
Challenge: Fab ‘n’ Funky – Challenge #44
Main Stamp: Pie (ISS)
Patterned Paper: Winter Pretties (WoJ)
Metal Die: Magical Tag (WoJ)
Copic Colors:
E55, E57, W1, W3, W5, R20, R22

Did you know? Gingerbread is a term used to describe a variety of sweet food products, which can range from a soft cake to something close to a ginger biscuit. What they have in common are the predominant flavors of ginger and a tendency to use honey or molasses (treacle) rather than just sugar.
[Gingerbread, Wikipedia.org]

I made this card using Patches digi from InStyle Stamps. The challenge this week is to create a card or project based on the sketch provided. I colored Patches with a ghost face making him ready for any Halloween party! I initially colored in a skull face which looked creepy awesome but it was too much for the card’s demographic age.

Sketch: InStyle Stamps – Sketch Challenge
Main Stamp: Patches (ISS)
Patterned Paper: Halloween (K&C)
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, T0, T1, T3, T5, T7
-eyes: YG11, YG13, YG17
-hair: E43, E44, E47
-clothes: YG11, YG1, YG17, YR12, YR16, YR18

Did you know? Iwo Jima is now an uninhabited island of the Japanese Volcano Islands chain. In 1779, Captain Cook’s surveying crew, charting it as Sulphur Island, landed on a beach which is now 40 meters (131 ft) above sea level due to volcanic uplifting.
[Iwo Jima, Wikipedia.org]

I altered this notebook using Tracy digi and Label 1 rubber stamp from InStyle Stamps., Tracy is also available in a rubber stamp. I experimented with animal skin patterns and had fun coloring the stool’s cushion and phone in a Zebra print. I think the contrast worked out well so I’ll be trying it again. ;D

Main Stamp: Tracy & Label 1 (ISS)
Patterned Paper: Just Dreamy (MME)
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, R21
-hair: E31, E34, E35, E37
-clothes: BG11, BG13, BG15, R00, R11, T2
-other: W1, W3, W5, W7, W9

Did you know? Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA, is a British theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose scientific career spans over forty years. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and in 2009 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States.
[Stephen Hawking, Wikipedia.org]

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I made this card using Town Girl by InStyle Stamps. The challenge is an anything goes theme and I experimented with a single-layer white card. Using the border embossing folder really adds the final touch to complete this card. I only wish the embossing folders were just a tad bit bigger as I always have to trim my card down about 1/4″ to fit the design.

All the Challenges Submitted:
Pile it On – Cute & Charming
Make it Crafty Challenge – Anything Goes
AiFactory Challenge #49 – Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz Challenge #38 – Anything Goes
Tuesday Taggers – Fall Colors by The Craft Barn
Stamp Something – Fall Colors
Anything Goes Challenge Blog – Week #17

Main Stamp: Town Girl (ISS)
Dry Embossing: Cuttlebug Embossing Folders Grace’s Frame
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, R21, R22
-hair: E55, E57, E59
-clothes: YR12, YR04, YR07, YR09, E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, E59
-other: W1, W3, W5, W7, W9, BG000, 0, G40, G82, G85, Y11, YR20

Did you know? Ice, technically, may be any one of the 15 known crystalline phases of water. It appears in nature in forms of precipitation snowflakes, hail, icicles, glaciers, pack ice, and entire polar ice caps. Ice is an important component of the global climate, and plays an important role in the water cycle. Furthermore, ice has numerous cultural applications, from ice cooling of drinks to winter sports and the art of ice sculpting.
[Ice, Wikipedia.org]

Update: “I topped it!” at Make It Crafty for this challenge!