Did somebody say party?

Hello! it's time for a little mid-week inspiration for From The Heart Stamps.

This week i'm using part of the image Party Hat Birdbrain...

I say 'part of the image' because this week's I {heart}sketches challenge's twist is to enlarge then crop the digi image.

Join in the challenge, and everyone who plays will receive a $1 discount code for the store, and if you are the challenge winner, you will receive a $5 discount code to the store! :)
Remember though, you must use an image by From The Heart Stamps to be eligible, and please include a pic of the sketch in your blog post too.

I coloured my image with promarkers, and I printed my sentiment (one of SEVEN that you get for FREE with this image) onto white cardstock, then cut out a 'polaroid' style frame around the sentiment so that I could glue my image beneath it.
The papers are all from Doodlebug's Hip Hip Hooray pad.
I completed my card with a camera image that I stamped & coloured. The camera stamp was an Ebay purchase that I bought impulsively some time ago and haven't used until now.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Whimsy Stamps challenge - anything goes
Creative Inspirations - anything goes

You can find more inspiration, and enter this challenge yourself by clicking HERE.
You can find our current Stamp Of The Month challenge and details of how you can join this progressive challenge HERE.
Please remember to join us on Friday for this month's Blog Hop :)

Happy crafting! xx

Birdbrain in the Spotlight.

My card for today uses the sketch from this weeks I {heart} sketches challenge for From The Heart Stamps...

Join in the challenge, and everyone who plays will receive a $1 discount code for the store, and if you are the challenge winner, you will receive a $5 discount code to the store! :)
Remember though, you must use an image by From The Heart Stamps to be eligible, and please include a pic of the sketch in your blog post too.

This weeks sketch is perfect for CAS cards, so I decided to go with that, but I also wanted to incorporate the twist, which is to use the Spotlight Technique.

My image today is Birdbrain Conversation Hearts.
I printed the image twice, then cut a slice off one so that it just had the candy hearts, then coloured that piece with grey promarkers for shading only.
The other piece I coloured with brighter colours then cut it out and backed this onto black cardstock so that it had a very slight border around this spotlight piece.
The red cardstock was embossed using a 'candy hearts' folder by Sizzix.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Sweet Stampin - emboss it
Crafting From The Heart - anything goes
Creative Inspirations - something sweet

Thank you for stopping by today.
You can find more inspiration, and enter the latest I {heart} sketches challenge by clicking HERE.
You can find our current Stamp Of The Month challenge and details of how you can join this progressive challenge HERE.
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Birthday Cat Pout

Happy Monday! It's time for a new I {heart}sketches challenge for From The Heart Stamps :)
We're back to weekly challenges, here's sketch #118...

Join in the challenge, and EVERYONE who plays will receive a $1 discount code for the store, and if you are the challenge winner, you will receive a $5 discount code to the store! :)

Remember though, you must use an image by From The Heart Stamps to be eligible, and please include a pic of the sketch in your blog post too. It's in the rules! ;)

Here is my card...

*Sorry for the poor quality photos that I've had lately, I just can't seem to get the lighting/camera settings right :(

This fantastic image is Birthday Cat Pout, I got this image through Mekaela's FUNdraiser, by supporting the Colorado Select Girls Hockey Association.
Here's a list of other products that I've used:
Colouring medium: Promarkers.
Chevron paper: Erin Bradley Designs (chevron doodles)
Gingham paper: Erin Bradley Designs (summertime fun)
Paw Print tissue paper from my stash.
Dies: Marianne Anja's Vintage Swirls, Marianne Stencil Leaves, Die-namics Flower & Leaf Trio, Clearly Besotted Stamps 'sister' word die.
Flat-back pearls.

The twist this time is to make an interactive card, so I made part of my design slide out to reveal the sentiment, which is one of FIVE that came with the image...

I'd like to enter this card at:
I Love Promarkers - sweet treats
Crafty Cardmakers - floral embellishments
Crafting from the Heart - anything goes
The Ribbon Girl - any image

You can find more inspiration, and enter the challenge yourself by clicking HERE.
Also, find our current Stamp Of The Month challenge and details of how you can join our progressive challenge HERE.
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Happy Purrr-day!

Today is my sister's birthday. She loves cats, in particular her own cat Woody, a tabby, so here is the card I have made for my son to give to her...

This fun kitty image, food bowl image, and sentiment are all from DigiStamp Boutique's Cute Kitty set.
I coloured the images with promarkers, then framed it using the papers, which are both from My Mind's Eye (On the bright side).
The 'Pretty Lace Border' die is a Marianne one. I used it to edge the centre denim paper piece, then added faux white stitches to finish.
The 'Aunty' sentiment is by Clearly Besotted Stamps (For Everyone).

I'm entering this card at:
DigiStamp Boutique - September's customer competition
Passion for Promarkers - use a sentiment
MAWTT - cute animal
Penny's Paper Crafty - anything goes

Thanks for looking :)
Have a great weekend xx

Birdbrain Snowman

Hello! Happy Monday to you & yours.

So, Monday means that we have a brand new I {heart}sketches challenge for From The Heart Stamps :)

Here's sketch #117:

The twist this time is 'Lots of white'...

My image today is Birdbrain Snowman, coloured with promarkers. The sky has been sponged with my very old stampin spot of SU Bashful Blue ink.
I decided to add teeny acetate stars to the falling snow, the glue that I used has made the little circles a green colour, but IRL it doesn't look too bad.
The image is placed upon a debossed snowflake piece, and the patterned paper used here are both from Lawn Fawn's 'Peace, Joy, Love' paper pad. The top piece has been punched using a diamond border punch by Xcut.
I finished with a snowflake using the smallest die from the 'Snowflakes Trio' set from Clearly Besotted Stamps.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Shopping Our Stash - put a bird on it
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
QKR Stampede - birds
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Craft Your Passion - always anything goes

You can find more inspiration by clicking HERE.
You can find our current Stamp Of The Month challenge and details of how you can join our progressive challenge HERE.
Please join us on Facebook and “Like” our page to read about the latest FTH news.
We'd also love it if you'd join our Facebook Group too, this group makes it easier for you to share pics of your FTH makes, we'd love to see them!

Check it out!

Welcome to my stop on this month's From the Heart Stamps blog hop.

Our theme this time is "Check it out!"... we're using checks or plaids in our projects.

As you hop along, please leave a comment on each blog.
One random commenter will be selected on each blog to win an image of choice from the FTHS store.
Additionally, one commenter on the From the Heart Stamps blog will be selected to win a $15 gift voucher to the store!

If you have arrived here from the lovely Imke, you are in the right place. If you haven't, why don’t you start at the From the Heart Stamps blog, so you don’t miss anything. The full hop list is there too.

Here's my card...

This time, i've used our new Stamp Of The Month, Pumpkin Patch Girl (Faithful Friends), along with one of the four sentiments that you get for free with this image.
I have coloured this cute little girl with promarkers, but paper pieced her dress with the check design paper which is by Bella Gypsy (Grumble Grumble Glow). The floral paper is also from the same collection.
The pumpkins were also paper pieced using the same orange paper used for the layering, it is also by Bella Gypsy (Excitable), it does have a very slight pattern to it, though it's not clear here. I coloured over top of the pumpkins for some shading.
The green backing paper was found in my stash.

I'd like to enter this card at:
Penny's Paper Crafty - use a sentiment
Creative Inspirations - warm colours
Simon Says Stamp (Weds) - make it colourful
Cutie Pie Challenge - cute & girly

UPDATE:

Now, please head over to Kathy's blog to see what she has made for this hop.

I hope that you enjoy hopping with us today.
The hop will end on Monday, September 7th at 6am EST (11am UK time).
Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps Blog on Wednesday, September 9th.

If you're interested in getting this image for yourself, you can read all about our progressive challenge HERE.
Also, if you'd like to enter our latest I {heart} sketches challenge, the details are HERE.

Good luck, and happy hopping! xx