February Customer Card Challenge!!!

I have just posted the new customer card challenge for February. Details are on the right hand side of blog.

Customer Card Submission

Here are two beautiful cards made by Tammy Maynard. The first one is done using ching-chou kuik's 'Love is Gone', sheet #7 (plate #29)

The second is using ching-chou kuik's 'Bamboo Serenade', sheet #2 (plate #21)

Thank you Tammy for letting us use your artwork, they are gorgeous!

Here is a card gorgeous card made by Melissa Earnest using ching-chou kuik's 'Red Hearts' sheet #6 (plate 28)

Thank you Melissa for letting us share your wonderful card!

Sweet Pea Valentines

With Valentine's Day soon approaching I find myself reaching for my red and pink Copics! I love the colors of Valentine's Day, so here are some Sweet Pea Valentines with some of my fav Heart Day color combos!!

A few of my favorite Copic Valentine-y colors: R22, R20, R39, R29, R35, R37, RV000, Rv02, RV04, RV06, RV10, RV13, RV14, YR02, YR65

Image above: "Come Softly" Ching-Chou Kuik's Fantasy Art Collection, Sheet #5, plate #25

Image: "September Rhythm" Ching-Chou Kuik's Fantasy Art Collection, Sheet #5, plate #25

Image: "It's My Birthday" Ching-Chou Kuik's Fantasy Art Collection, Sheet #1, plate #20

Artist Soul.....

Hi everyone! I decided for today's post to give some love to Hayden and Cameron from the Gum Drop Gang. I totally love those cuties and feel bad that I've been neglecting them - not on purpose mind you....

This is Hayden being an artist and she is part of Plate #15. The moment I saw this stamp, I knew I had to have this plate. With my oldest granddaughter, Emma being an artist, how could I not?

I had this stamp all colored but was still deciding if I should redo it. I had used another type of card stock to stamp the image onto. The copics colored ok on this card stock, except for the dark blue.... it bled a bit. I generally always use Neenah Crest Smooth 80lb card stock, Solar White or Millstone. This time however, I used Mohawk Expression 80lb. It feels thinner than the Neenah and it feels just as smooth as the Neenah, but it reacts a little different to the copic inks. That's not bad, just means I have to adjust how I color/blend with my copics. :-).
I also decided to create a half circle card just for something different. Ok I admit, actually I made a booboo and this was a way to salvage the card. Mistakes are good, right? I did take the sentiment and cut it in half to balance the card by adding the first part of the sentiment to the top and the other part to the bottom. Quick, simple card. Hayden is sure to bring a smile to Emma's face when she gets this card. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check Sweet Pea Stamps store for the latest releases.

'Shining On' Haiti Relief Stamp

ching-chou kuik's Fantasy Art Collecttion

"Shining On" Haiti Relief Stamp

will be available for purchasing on Tuesday, January 26th

during our blog hop.

50% of the sale of this stamp will go to Doctors Without Borders

to help Haiti during their crisis.

Help us reach our goal of $500.oo to donate.

Come Softly

I love the way the artist did Come Softly in a monochromatic color scheme and wanted to see it in blue. Still gorgeous! I just think how peaceful she must be for a butterfly to hover with her that way.

Dark Royalty in Pink and Green

Hello! I have made a card today using the gorgeous Dark Royalty from ching-chou kuik's Fantasy Art Collection (Sheet 2 Plate 21). I colored her with Copic markers, then cut her out with a Nestabilities circle die. I added tiny jewels to each of the scallops behind her. I usually do not use a sentiment on the front of my card because I often make cards not knowing who or what they are for, and I can always add the sentiment to the inside later. Because of that I felt something was missing from the front of this card so I stamped the image a few extra times and cut the lilies out and made a little flower bed behind the ribbon.

The Details:
Stamp: Dark Royalty - ching-chou kuik's Fantasy Art Collection (Sheet 2 Plate 21) -Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Basic Grey, Old Olive and Rose Red (SU), White (PTI)
Copics:
Skin:R00,E00,E11,R20
Hair and Clothes: YG00,YG21,YG23,YG25,YG17,R81,R83,R85,RV00
Misc: Darice gems, Spellbinders Nestabilities circle and scalloped circle, Offray ribbon, Sakura Clear Stardust pen, Stardust Stickles
I hope you have a magical day!
:-)Traci

Connie-Lady In Red-NOT Little Red Riding Hood!

I started out trying to match the dress design with the background (Cuttlebug folder "D'Vine Swirl") and it sort of took off from there.

I stamped, colored the Sweet Pea Stamps Winter Watcher image from plate #25 with Copic markers & trimmed it. Then I cut a mat using the SU matter discs. I keep forgetting what they are named? Those little metal circles with the hole in that you run along your image to make a larger mat.

I swiped a black Memento pad over the embossed background, matted onto black and onto the red base with the image over all that.

Then I dug around my flower stash to find some petals. I colored one black with a Dew Drop Memento pad and layered it with red silk flowers, stuck a brad in the center and attached below the main image.

I added a tiny rhinestone in her necklace and some glitz with a clear glitter pen by Galaxy.

I tried to show off the glitter like Jennifer, but alas! I could not.

Favorite Past Time Cards

I am going to be posting some of my favorite past cards from the design team, for those that are new visiting the Sweet Pea Stamps blog.

~Lynette

Caught a Bug?

When I saw the sentiment and image on Plate #10 I could not resist making a card with them. For this card I decided to also stamp the wing on vellum. I colored the wing from the back of the vellum and then placed stickles on the front. After it had all dried, I cut the wing out leaving a tab at the bottom which I used to adhere it to my card giving it some dimension.




Ingredients:
Stamps- Sweet Pea Stamps Plate #10
Paper- Doodlebug
Ink-Momento & Palette
Other: Prismacolor markers, Stickles, EK Success punches, AC ribbon