Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps Sketch Challenge...HURRY!

Hi folks! It’s still a couple of days left to enter your card in Prickley Pear’s Sketch Challenge. Last day is June 30th. And the prize is a clear stamp set and matching die of the winner’s choice!!!

This is a really fun and easy sketch and I am always looking for more fun sketches to add to my book for inspiration... I used this lovely orchid stamp and the awesome new sentiment. be sure to check out the store to see all of the great stamps they have to offer. If you go to the blog right now... you will be able to see my tutorial on how i colored this image for this card. Thanks for popping in and be sure to play along!

May Sketch Challenge at Bombshell Stamps

I love this set and I made a card for the May Sketch Challenge and I wanted to share it with y'all. I used my favorite set, Homeward Bound, and colored it with copic markers. I made the Designer Paper for the background by stamping the Mariners Star and embossing it with clear EP. It kept it subtle and added some fun texture! I love the fun sentiment and the brads seemed to work with this whole look. Pleas take a look at the challenge that can be found HERE and play along with us! We would love to see what you create!

Thanks for popping in!

SISC41 Hardware...Use It In Your Creation!!!

This week's Challenge was to use hardware on your creation. I LOVE diamond plate... But using the real thing would make my card SUPER heavy... so I created my own! I wrapped a piece of tinfoil around a piece of card stock. Then I ran it through the cuttlebug with the diamond plate embossing folder.I got the look without the weight... how cool is that! Then I finished my card with some matching paper and here is my creation. Please play along with us at Stamp Insanity and show us YOUR creation! Thanks for popping in!

and now... the ASYLUM du jour:

Hellingly Hospital was a large mental hospital in the village of Hellingly, east of Hailsham, in East Sussex, England. The hospital, also known as East Sussex County Asylum or just Hellingly, was opened in 1903. Its architect was GT Hine, one of the great asylum architects of the era.

The majority of the hospital closed throughout 1994, however, and to this day much of the 25.4 hectare site stands derelict and extremely run down, after suffering repeated vandalism and multiple arson attacks