Paris Relase with Whimsy, Make it Crafty and Little Miss Muffet Stamps

February 14, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 36 Comments

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

Have we got some exciting news for you today!! Not only is today a release day, Little Miss Muffet Stamps is joining up with Make it Crafty and Whimsy to bring you a fantastic collection of images, sentiments and even matching embellishments to get your creative minds flowing with ideas! There is inspiration, a blog hop, challenge and HEAPS of prizes!!

And some big news of our own… we’re releasing RUBBER stamps! That’s right, I’ve made the leap from digi and will now bring you select images in rubber stamps for that tactile pleasure! Whoohoo!

PRIZES & SURPRISES & A CHALLENGE!!

The main event today is a release blog hop so to get started in the excitement,
the first stop on the hop is the inspirational ANN!

Make sure you comment along the way for a chance at winning a few extra goodies and once you reach the end, we’ll share all the details on the prizes you can win and we even have a fun challenge you can enter which could win you a feature in the upcoming Whimsy Magazine!

FOLLOWER’S FREEBIE

I did say freebie, right?! … Become a follower of THIS blog and you can get this Bicycle image! I thought this would be perfect with the Paris theme and even leaning up against a building wall. Also, don’t forget to visit the Little Miss Muffet Challenge blog for yet another freebie!

** NOTE: This freebie offer has expired, but you can purchase it HERE. **
Make sure to get your request in before Sunday evening at 8:00pm Central US time – just email me at my email address at…
Thanks for stopping by and have a great Valentine’s Day!

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)

Pirate Luka

January 21, 2012 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 2 Comments

Each month as I go through my stack of cards, I never seem to have enough boy cards – I’m always using my last one! However, as long as there is one last one to grab then I’m all set. LOL So to add to my box, here’s a fun boy card that I created with Pirate Luka from La-La Land Crafts and background images from Make it Crafty, Lonely Island. LLLC has a sale going on now and I was able to purchase a few favorites.

I chose to go with a monochromatic look and used each of the four shades of gray in the Copic range. (C0-C8, N0-N8, T0-T8 and W0-W8) I think it gives it an interesting effect and I liked how each of the elements could be featured/highlighted separately.

I shaded Luka’s face with Copic markers giving difinition to his nose and eyes. Then with a white gel pen I added some highlights back in. It was actually easier that it looks and only a step or two more than how some already color the faces. Just shade in the eyelid first and then add color around the eye for the iris.

Here’s a close up of the background, Lonely Island from Make it Craft, and I extended the water to the edges of my paper. The rest of the card was put together with some ribbon, Dew Drops, chippies and a ticket diecut tag from Whimsy. “Hope ye enjoyed de carrrd!” ;D

Agent Bubblegum Zipping

December 2, 2011 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 9 Comments

Get ready for another action shot in the Operation Treehouse series from Little Miss Muffet Stamps… meet Agent Bubblegum Zipping! She’s one of four images that were released this week and also be sure you head over to the Challenge blog to see the other image we’re previewing today… Bandit Boy Tom.

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

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge – for someone special
Paper Crafting Journey – anything goes
Willow Sketchie Challenge – anything goes

Spaghetti Christian

November 29, 2011 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 5 Comments

Welcome back to the next day of previews for Simply Betty Stamps! Today from the Teen Scene Kitchen Fun theme we’re showing off Spaghetti Christian. You can also check out all the other wonderful creations from the design team on the Simply Betty Blog!

On my card I also used a few other stamps to add to the kitchen ambiance – from the top down there is Knife and Fork from Magnolia, Candelabra from Inkadinkado and Friendship Tickets from Whimsy with the accompanying metal die. I made a bunch of those at the same time so I’m sure you’ll be seeing more later on. ;D And of course, the paper I used is more DCWV Nana’s Kitchen – I was pleased to find a few non-pink sheets.

This guy was so fun and quick to color up and I can see him being used for several occasions. This one is intended more for a birthday card or personal invite to a romantic dinner. I went with more traditional chef colors on the white but gave him green tipped hair for a splash of color. Hope you like this and bon appétit!

Audrey

November 24, 2011 ~ sproatmeyer ~ 16 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving!! Today I plan on relaxing and coloring and in general taking a day off from my problems. LOL Today is also the start of a new challenge at Little Miss Muffet Challenges and our theme is “Gratitude/Thanks.“

For my project I used Audrey from Little Miss Muffet Stamps and I created a fun card with a Hidden Forest Seat from Make it Crafty in the background. I used the same color scheme that Arabella used on her project from last week as I’ve loved her pastel look. ;D I then used the same color scheme for the rest of the project.

The card was put together with a simple layout with papers from my scraps and a few things I had within reach. I also used a sentiment from Whimsy Stamps, Friendship Ticket Sentiments, and also used the coordinating die to cut it out – nice and simple. ;D