Ingenious Inkling

Wonder Land

When I saw the inspiration at The Library Challenge was Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, I knew I had the perfect stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter to join the fun - remember discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order at the store.

 

 

I love how the images are scattered all over the cover ... it gave me the opportunity to use lots of the stickers from Alice In Wonderland to create a fun little vignette.  

 

 

I used the layout from Sketch Saturday for my card, using the royal blue from the book cover for my focal rectangle.

 

 

What a fun little crew.  I found the perfect sentiment from Kerri Bradford's Merry News.

 

 

This will be a fun card to send in the mail.

 

Amazing Things Will Happen

When I saw several challenges had a Steampunk theme, I had to break out my Steampunk Stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter.  Remember you can use my discount code SMILYNSTEF for 15% off your order from the shop.

 

 

I combined stickers from both Pink Steampunk & Gold Steampunk for my card ... as well as a sentiment from Typewriter Sentiments.

 

I started with a gorgeous rusted designer paper from the Metal Textures Collection from Craft Consortium. 

I stamped it with several images from Artistic Outpost WHIMSICAL MÉLANGE, which date back to August 2011 when I designed for their release (I loved designing for that company), so I'm linking-up at the Anything Goes Challenge at the Retro Rubber Challenge.

 

Next I assembled my sticker collage using the layout from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

 

I love how all of the fun images work together.

 

 

I'm linking-up at the Steampunk Challenge at the Incy Wincy Designs Challenge and the Just Add Steampunk at the Just Add Ink Challenge.

 

Lucky Gnomes

{a Vintage Girl} & her daughter have so many different gnome stickers to choose from.

Today I'm creating with the fun St. Patrick's Gnomes ... remember discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your sticker purchase.

The first card takes its inspiration & layout from the current Fusion Card Challenge.

 

 

I used a pre-watercolored card base from my stash which worked perfectly with the Sketch.  I added lots of fun St. Patrick's Gnomies to my oval piece and finished with another sticker from {a vintage girl} & her daughter's Typewriter Phrases.

 

I'm also linking-up at the Simon Says Stamp A Bit O' Green Challenge.

 

My next Gnomie card uses this week's Mojo Monday Sketch (I love how Julee gives you the measurements if you want to match it exactly).

 

 

I used some designer paper for my strips and more colors for the circles, punching a 4 leafed clover from one of the designs to pair with my Gnomes & Rainbows.

 

 

I took my cardmaking inspiration from the Inspired by Lucky Rainbow Challenge.  I added another sentiment from the Typewriter Sentiments Sticker Set.

 

I'm also joining the Simon Says Stamp Add Some Green Challenge.

 

Hope you had some Gnomie Fun with me today & you go use that discount code SMILYNSTEF for some fun stickers (FYI ... they have a whole new line of Planner Goodies if you're a Planner Person).

Believe in Magic

Did you see the adorable little Unicorn Princess at the Fusion Card Challenge?

 

She reminded me of my Unicorns at Play stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter.  Remember, discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order.

 

 

I chose the cute little pink one to feature on my card.  I paired it with some Vickie Boutin designer paper and used one of my Gel Press prints for the pennant design in the sketch.

 

Cute Foxes

The Fox Challenge at CASology was the perfect opportunity to feature some Cute Foxes Stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter.  Remember my Discount Code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order.

 

 

I thought the two cuties with the balloons would be perfect for a birthday card using the Sketch Layout from the Fab Friday Challenge Blog.  I kept my images to the right side of the card to leave lots of white space on the left.

 

I pulled out a vintage wood mounted A Muse Happy Birthday! and paired it with a sticker sentiment from Typewriter Phrases.

 

 

I'm also joining the Global Design Project where the theme is Animals.

 

 

Steampunk

When I saw The Male Room Challenge was Steampunk, I knew I had the perfect stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter.  Remember discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order.

 

 

I combined stickers from Steampunk, Gold Steampunk, Vintage Tech, Vintage Bulbs and Pink Steampunk for my card.

 

The layout is a Horizontal Sketch from Paper Craft Crew Challenges and the Miss You sentiment is from Inky Antics Silhouette Sentiments.

 

 

It's 5 O'clock Somewhere

When I saw the theme at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge was Let's Be On Time, I started thinking about what sentiments in my stash talked about time.

I started with three clock stickers from three different sticker collections from {a vintage girl} & her daughter - Steampunk, Gold Steampunk and Wild West.  Remember using my discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your sticker purchase.

 

 

The paper I used is from Stamperia Atelier Collection, because I thought the vintage feel of the paper design worked well with my clock collection.  The layout is from this week's Hand Stamped Sentiments. 

 

I finished with a pint glass of beer and sentiments from Cathy Zielske's Happy Hour Stamp Set for Simon Says Stamp.  It looks perfect paired with a local Italian-Style Pilsner.

 

Just a Note

When I saw this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch, I thought it would be perfect to showcase some stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter ... remember discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your order

 

 

I chose to feature three images from the Sewing Essentials Sticker Set.

 

 

 

I positioned three stickers on blue & brown plaid designer paper.  I paired them with the perfect stamped sentiments from The Greetery Opposites Attract.

 

 

With the Wheel on the Vintage Sewing Machine, I'm also joining the Simon Says Stamp You're On a Roll Challenge.

AAA Cards Summer in January

I am thrilled to have the opportunity to Guest Design for the current AAA Cards Challenge which is Up To One Third with the optional twist of Summer in January.

 

 

 

I started my card design with the fun Happy Camper Stickers from {a vintage girl} & her daughter.  Then I realized the stamps from The Greetery Destination Summer were the perfect size to create a fun little Summer in January scene.

 

 

I finished with a sticker from {a vintage girl} & her daughter Valentine Dividers under the sentiment (remember my discount code SMILYNSTEF gets you 15% off your sticker purchase).

Gnomie New Year

These adorable gnomes at {a vintage girl} & her daughter are called Pink Birthday Gnomes ... but several of them looked like Happy New Year Gnomes to me.  Remember, if you want to add any of these adorable gnomes or other stickers to your stash, use my Discount Code SMILYNSTEF at checkout for 10% off.

 

 

The Balloon Gnome just looks like I walking party, so I chose him for my New Year's Card using the layout from The Spot Challenge.

 

I added some Champagne Bling (how appropriate) from Eyelet Outlet and some stamped sentiments from Unity Stamp Company New Year - Midnight Resolutions.

 

 

This cutie is going in the mail to send some New Year's wishes across the miles.