Sensational Sunday Inspirations & CANDY!

Hi Stampers!

I am SUPER EXCITED because today is our very FIRST .... Sensational Sunday Inspirations post! This is going to be a NEW weekly feature here on our blog! We want to start your week off with a huge blast of inspiration from our mega-talented Design Team!

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Here we go....

Shanna Shands

Saturated Canary - Wendy

This is ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE! I absolutely love these two colors together after seeing Shanna's card! This is a color scheme that I wouldn't ordinarily choose on my own (yellow is hard for me to use with anything other than browns - LOL) but this is just the cutest the way Shanna put it all together! Her coloring is GORGEOUS and I love how her roses match the pretty designer paper.

Katie Skiff

My Favorite Things - Pure Innocence - Fresh From The Oven

Bo Bunny - Apple Cider 6x6 Paper Pack

OMGosh! These are SUPER CUTE!!! Katie did an awesome job paper piecing her image with the Apple Cider papers, which is my favorite designer paper right now. I am a complete sucker for cooking and baking related projects because I love to scrap favorite family recipes. I haven't tackled tag making yet because most tags I see are very loaded with so many layers and textures that they intimidate me a little....ok a LOT - LOL! So I am really loving how Katie kept her tags very simple yet they are packed with cuteness! I would definately try something like those!

Marcy Dangcil

The Greeting Farm - Shimmer Bean

This is such a sweet card! I love the soft pretty colors that Marcy choose along with the embellishments!I love the pearl flourish pieces that mimic the flourishes in the image. One of the first things I was drawn to with Marcy's designs was her coloring ability which is just gorgeous! She does an amazing job!

Lydia Walker

Stamping Bella - Mo Manning Collection - What's Cookin'

Whimsy Stamps - Treasured MomentsTickets

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Ink Markers

This is sooooo cute! I LOVE the colors that Lydia chose and those accent flowers! Now can you believe that Lydia is brand new to coloring images with markers? She did a AMAZING job on this super cutie! I would never have guessed that she is a newbie to coloring! I really love the tones that she got in the hair, which is the hardest for me. I am still learning how to color with markers myself.  Lydia and I will learn and grow our talent together - LOL! I am so glad that Lydia decided to venture into the coloring world because this is absolutely adorable!

Holly Flores

La-La Land Papercraft - Bath Time Marci

This is the absolute cutest little treat holder!! Holly was super lucky to be able to take a class with Irina Blount who owns La-La Land and this was one of many adorable projects that they made! Aren't these colors gorgeous? I love all the layers and the doily which reminds me a super bubble from the bath! Holly's coloring is amazing too! Make sure that you visit Holly's Blog because she has links to the instructions on making one of these cuties for yourself!

Sweet Pea Stamps - Connie Fong Collection - Abbie

Olivia Marmara

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps - Moonlight Whispers - Wizard of Oz Collection - Wicked Witch

I love both of Olivia's super fun cards! Her cards always make me smile with her use of bright colors and fun patterns!

Olivia's Abbie card is so cute with the bright reds and blues and I really love how she outlined her sentiment. I will have to remember that trick because sometimes I accidently get ink around the edge of my rubber while inking and it transfers to my paper :)  Then instead of tossing it out ... I will save it for a card that I want to ink around the sentiment... Awesome!

Now... when it comes to Paper Piecing... Ms Olivia is the QUEEN! She has so many projects, like this cute witch ,where she uses this technique! It is one of her favorites and I can see why... she does it beautifully! I LOVE LOVE LOVE that cute witch dress! This is a super cute and fun Halloween card!

Kelli Hull

Saturated Canary - Ellie's Birthday

How cute is Kelli’s card? ADORABLE!! Kelli used one of the cutest Saturated Canary images I think anyway! She did a beautiful job coloring her up to match the vibrant purples and super fun, funky patterns on her papers! This would be an awesome birthday card for some lucky lady!

Here is an AWESOME video tutorial created by Katie Skiff using My Favorite Things - Die-Namics Lollipop Treats Die and Matching Stamp set!  TOO COOL!!

I hope you enjoyed our first Sensational Sunday Inspirations! You can visit each of our designers blogs for more information on their projects and to leave them some love by clicking their name! Don't forget to get your name in for our drawing by commenting on this post!

I hope you all had a great World Card-Making Day yesterday! I had to work so my world cardmaking day will be celebrated today... LOL!

Thanks for stopping by!
Laura