Grampa Grumps

March 18, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 16 Comments

It’s New Release day over at Little Miss Muffet Stamps and today we have several new images to show off! I’m using Grampa Grumps which fits my mood perfectly today. LOL I found the perfect sentiment to go along with him and I love this new color combination of pink too which is R81, R56 and R59.

This little guy also comes as a variation holding a sign that says “NO!” which is where he got his name from – his expression and the “no” answer reminds me of a grumpy Grandpa. LOL Don’t you think? Be sure to head on over to the Little Miss Muffet Blog to see all the new release inspiration! Plus there are details on how to win prizes for this week and on going with every new release!!

I’d like to enter this into the following challenges:

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge #3 – vintage shabby chic lots of layers
Crafty Purple Frog Challenge #36 – pink and girly
Do You Stack Up Challenge #63 – favorite color (pink and brown)
Pattie’s Creations Design Challenge #39 – tags
The Poodles Parlour Challenge – anything goes

Update: I was a Poodles Pick at The Poodles Parlour for this challenge!

Little Lavinia

March 15, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 11 Comments

I seem to be playing catch up this week but at least I’ve got something to do. LOL This project is for the Simply B Stamps Challenge #3 and the theme is to “Celebrate!” We want to see your celebration projects – any celebration too: Birthday, baby shower, wedding, Holiday.. anything goes just pick a celebration! And you have oodles of time but no procrastinating is allowed. 😀

I’ve used Little Lavinia from Simply B Stamps as the main focus. The sentiment stamp is from Stampin’ Up! as are the ribbons, papers and decorative papers too. The little hat is one of the Hatter Hats from Little Miss Muffet Stamps which I had on my desk and thought it looked great with the clock. Lastly, the dragonfly chippies are from Make it Crafty.

I didn’t know it but the ribbon can be curled with a pair of scissors, just like the packaging ribbon! I got the idea off of a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator site but I can’t find the link now – it’s just a neat idea that I had to try it out. 😀

Hope you’ve enjoyed this bit of inspiration and thanks for stopping by! *Hugs

Sage

March 15, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 16 Comments

The challenge at Little Miss Muffet Stamps this week is to make “Easel, Shaped or Step Card” which was inspired directly by our very own DT member… Leah Ann! She always makes the most wonderful easel cards and sometimes I need an excuse to get out of the norm and this was perfect! So here is my easel card…

I used Sage from Little Miss Muffet Stamps to be the center focus of this card. For the top and inside of the card, I pretty much used the same layout, papers and embellishments. I could have added more and went all out but one step at a time. ;D The best part is, after looking at one of Leah Ann’s cards, I had to get my own and so it was fitting to use it on this card too. Thanks for the inspiration!

The sentiment stamp is from Stampin’ Up but I don’t remember which set it’s from – it’s a single stamp I have set aside because it use it more often. 😀 There’s not much more to say about the card that you can see already. LOL But I will say… come back on Sunday for the New Releases from Little Miss Muffet Stamps this month!!

I’d like to enter this into the following challenges:

Ruby’s Rainbow Challenge #24 – Lace
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge – Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge – Anything Goes
Everybody Art Challenge #184 – Easel Cards
Craft Your Passion Challenge #101 – Easel Cards

Le Parfum des Roses

March 11, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 18 Comments

I’m excited to share that I’ve been asked by my friend Tracy to guest at Copic Marker Europe today!! I’ve created this fun project to share and hope it brings you some inspiration for your next project. I used to pick out my decorative papers first but now I’m the other way around so sometimes it’s impossible to find a perfect coordination but in this case I think the odds were in my favor. Check it out…

The images I used is from Little Miss Muffet Stamps and is called Le Parfum des Roses which means “The Smell of Roses.” This is actually one of my first images to make it into rubber stamp form so it’s exciting to use! The two background stamps are from Whimsy’s Vintage Travel Postage Stamps set. Thank you to Jen (JLJ Designs) for the hat pins which coordinated perfectly with it project! And finally the chippies I used are Swirly Corners from Make it Crafty.

I supose since this is for Copic inspirational blog I should list some colors!! I think I used G40, G21 and G82 for the greens, plus a little BG93 and BG96 on the leaves; No-N8 for the blacks and whites; the reds are R14, R17, R27, R46 and R59; skin tones are E000, E00, E21, E53 and R11, R12 for blush; eyes are B91 and B95; and lastly the hair, which I *think* YR23, YR24 and E55.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend!

La Jeune Fille à l’Eventail

February 29, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 24 Comments

It’s finally here!! The day the winners are announced for the mini Paris Blog Hop at Little Miss Muffet Challenges AND the winners of the Paris “Love” Challenge at ThreeCompaniesTeamUp blog!! Check out both places and see if you’re a winner! Plus the latest issue of the Whimsy Magazine has come out featuring even more Paris inspired projects – check out Issue 7, pages 46-60!

For my project I used elements from all three companies… La Jeune Fille à l’Eventail from Little Miss Muffet Stamps (which means “The Girl with a Fan” in case you were wondering), Vintage Travel Postage Stamps from Whimsy, and Love Heart Swirls chipboard accessents from Make it Crafty.

I colored his French girl for the rubber stamp packaging which was done a while ago so putting together the card went by fast. It’s nice when that happens sometimes! Nothing extra special about the card layout except I was able to use a new Netabilities die I got last week and I was even good to use a few old flowers I’ve had laying around. So that would be something new, something old… now I’d just need something borrowed! LOL

Hope you’ve enjoyed all the Paris inspired festivities and have a Happy Leap Year day!! After all, it only comes around once in a blue moon… I mean once in four years! He he he

I’d like to enter this into the following challenges:

Party Time Tuesday’s Challenge #57 – Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash Challenge #41 – Sentiments Included
Make it Monday Linking Party #78 – Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie Challenge – Flowers

Hatter Hats

February 26, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 18 Comments

Welcome to another inspirational day with Little Miss Muffet Stamps!! First, I just have to say that the design team is knocking this release out of the part and you don’t want to miss out on what they’ve created today – check them out on the LMMS Challenge blog. 😀

For my project I used Elisabeth Louise’s hatter from the Hatter Hat rubber stamp from Little Miss Muffet Stamps. I thought those cute little hats would be perfect for tags or even to scatter them around your projects for added color! I also used the LOVE sentiment from Whimsy that came in one of their ticket stamps which had a goof vintage fell to it.

The charm was found at the local hobby store and it was only by chance that I happened up on! They didn’t have very many in stock, but between the two of us, my Mom and I got them all. The black filigree is a chippie from Make it Crafty then painted with acrylic paints.