CCEE Stampers Need a Snowman

Does anyone have enough snow to make a snowman this winter? I'm hearing very little about snow and we're certainly having warmer temps this winter. Suits me! I sure wouldn't mind having one big snow, though. How likely is that? Not very here in the deep south, although we had a good one last year. That could very well be it for another 6-7 years. :-(

Shirley challenged the CCEE Stampers this week to make a card with a snowman and add some scallops. I have been wanting to use my Marianne Designs Creatables Decorative Tags that I got for Christmas so this was my chance. I used a snowman stamp set my sister gave me. It is Crafter's Companion-The Snowman. I just love him. I like my snowmen with roundish noses more than carrot noses.

I also wanted to honor a Featured Stamper on SCS  with a cased card. It is Holstein and here is her card. Yes, I know she was FS 1/15. That's how far behind I am.

Hope you'll check out the CCEE Stampers this week and play along with our challenge.

Recipe:
Stamps: Crafter's Companion-The Snowman
Paper: PTI white cardstock, unknown double-sided dp
Ink: Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Martha Stewart polar stamp and punch, blue pearls, stardust stickles, Marianne Designs Creatables Decorative Tags, scallop punch for sentiment (cut), Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder

Mind Your Manners

This card serves several purposes. One of the reasons is to honor Shirley aka wannabcre8tive as Featured Stamper on Splitcoaststampers. Some of you know her as Shirt.  Shirley and I are on a DT over at CCEE Stampers and I happen to know she has a wonderful gallery of cards to case.

I'm also entering this card into the Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen's Monthly Theme challenge which is Mind Your Manners..all things please, thank you, I'm sorry. What a splendid theme.

I made the flower using a Spellbinders Blossom Two die cut. I used some fairly thin designer paper and it kind of looks like tissue, although thicker.

I'm also entering my card into the trulymadly Crafty Challenges-Anything Goes
Another wonderful challenge I'm entering is Divas by Design-Anything Goes
Die Cuttin' Divas Weekly Challenge Blog  says Anything Goes this week (die cuts used shown just below in my recipe-under accessories)


Recipe:
Stamps: Flourishes-With Gratitude (sentiment)
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Perfect Plum, unknown dp for flower
Accessories: Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Tags Two,  Blossom Two, and Shapeabilities Foliage,  Cheery Lynn Designs Victorian Romance Flourish die, Marianne Creatables Forest Branch, pearl from Hobby Lobby

Color Blocking and Honoring Kim

Another post for today as I am trying to catch up on some things on Splitcoaststampers. I wanted to honor Kim Hahn aka Luv Flowers as Featured Stamper a couple weeks ago. I cased this card of hers.
The card also fit a couple of CAS challenges. One is a photo called Summer Gold which is a White Mountain Puzzle...I did the colors, not the scene. The other is a sketch and is using color blocking.
I blocked my colors by just placing a Spellbinders classic scallop nestabilitie on the image in different areas and sponging inside.

I'm using a Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company stamp set called Love Remains. The paper is also from Mark's Finest Papers and is Flecked Dirt and Premium Heavy White.

I'm also joining challenge #22 at For Your Inspiration and am inspired by the colors in this gorgeous photo, although I must say my colors are nearly as vivid.

I also want to enter the Simon Says Stamp Challenge-Anything Goes
Ink Used: Memento Rich Cocoa, Dandelion, Desert Sand, and New Sprout

FOSTV-Sentiment Ony

It's Monday and that means it is time for another Friends of Speedy TV challenge. It can be found  at Home of Speedy TV. The challenge this week is a sentiment only card. I'm doing another easy peasy and used a Cheery Lynn Designs die cut called lace rose and flourishes die. I just love it and have found many ways to use it. I posted this card using it a different way if you would like to see. The sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company and is the You Are Cherished set. The Atlantic Ocean Spray card stock is also from MFP.

Hope you'll join our challenge this week.

QFTD.....Again

I know, I know, I've uploaded a zillion cards this week...third one today. That's probably a record for me. I think this will be it until Sunday or Monday. I have gotten behind and playing catch up.

The Queen for the Day on Splitcoaststampers is Toni aka ravengirl. She makes awesome cards and I'm on a DT with her so I couldn't just sit by and not case one of her cards, right? :-) A person can always find a reason to make a card.

This card was easy peasy. I punched my hearts with a Martha Stewart heart punch and I don't know the name. I'll post if I can find it. The sentiment is Stampin'Up! Whimsical Words and the paper is PTI white cardstock and Paper Pizazz green gingham.

Hope everyone has a spectacular weekend AND some good weather.

Late Post for the Queen

I'm back with another post for today. Last Friday, Lisa Lara was named Queen for the Day on Splitcoaststampers. I'm dragging in late with a card to honor her. She has such a fun an creative gallery and I chose this one to case.

I made my flower with a Spellbinders Blossom Two die and ran my needle and thread up the middle of the ribbon to scrunch it so I would have a stem.  Looking at the card, I wish I had made my stem longer for the large blossom. Anyway, added the sentiment and that's it.

Recipe:
Stamp: Flourishes Sweet Nature
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Melon Mambo
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: studiog printed buttons, Spellbinders Blossom Two die, Stampin'Up! Melon Mambo ribbon

CCEE Stampers-Happy News

Before I tell you about my card, I want to announce that I've been asked to join a fun and very talented group of ladies at CCEE Stampers ( Cheers & Challenges Eclectic Ensemble). I know I'll enjoy working with this wonderful group and am anxious to get started.

Frances Byrne, our 'downunder' member, let us know today is Australia Day and challenged us to do an Aussie related card. Some of the options she gave us are to use the colors green and gold, create a beach scene as Aussies love their beaches, Australian animals, tongs (the kind you wear on your feet), etc.

As you can see, I went with the colors green and gold and made a CAS card. I am using a Cheery Lynn Designs lace rose and flourish die. I thought at 9 1/2" long, the die would be too much for a card but I've found several ways to use it. On this card, I have cut two ends and wrapped them around the corner and added a Prima. If I had not cut it, there would be a beautiful rose at the end.   The sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company and is included in  the set, Happy Pansies.

Hope you'll check out the cards from the rest of the team and join us for our Aussie challenge found here.

Tuesday Throwdown & A Farewell

It's time for another challenge at Tuesday Throwdown. First, I have news that I am bidding farewell to the girls at Tuesday Throwdown. I so appreciate that these girls asked me to join them on their team last June. It has been fun getting to know them. I am on the Friends of Speedy TV blog team and then was asked to join the Sr. Design Team (Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company) and it will require a large chunk of my time. Also, I'll be working with another team really soon but it won't be as time consuming as even this one, so things will work out easier for me. Thank you so much TT team for your friendship while I was working with you and I wish you continued success with your blog challenge.

The theme this week at Tuesday Throwdown, challenge 82, is to use charms. I have this sweet bird charm sent to me from a good friend on SCS, Pam. The images were furnished to the team this week by Bugaboo Digi Stamps. I used an image called Flower Tags. Several die cuts were used on my card which are mentioned in the recipe below.  Get out your charms and come join us!

Recipe:
Stamps: Bugaboo Digi Stamps-Flower Tags
Paper: PTI white cardstock, DCWV The Mariposa stack
Accessories: Spellbinders Shapeabilities Pendants (corner), Cheery Lynn Designs A2 Frame die small window, Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Tags Two, bird charm, Celebrate It! ribbon, Copics

FOSTV-Happy Birthday

Another weekend gone and I must say it was no fun. We're having work done in our house and the upstairs is completely destroyed with furniture and all kinds of things piled in all rooms. I can hardly get into my craft room. That is so maddening and to think of all I have to do when it is over....dust must be knee deep already. Ugh!
 
Then, last night the tornado siren sounded, as we expected, and up from the bed we came. That is rather an odd occurence for January...guess it has been too warm this winter and back and forth with cold and warm. We just have a lot of unstable air. Hope that's it until Spring when we know there will be plenty of tornado activity.

On to more pleasant things....my card was made for the FOSTV (Friends of Speedy TV) challenge #4 and the challenge is to make a birthday card. I use more of those than any other kind so I have another one for my stash. Sorry, Marisa...inside joke. :-)  She'll understand. Happy Birthday, Marisa!! I know you'll see this.

My image is from Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company and is called Pucker Up. The sentiment is also a MFP mini stamp set called All About Love. I used a Heartfelt Creations layered scallop posy die cut and a Memory Box Amira Flourish die. The button is studiog printed buttons. I colored the image with Copics, cut out, and popped on. The designer paper is from a local scrapbook store and has no name listed.

You can find the challenge at Home of Speedy TV.  Hope to see you there.

MFP, A Heinrich Company-Jan. Blog Hop Day #4

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's January Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Love Remains Featured January 17
Cowgirls Rule Featured January 18
Sending Happy Thoughts Featured January 19
You Are Cherished Featured January 20

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!)We will announce all four winners on January 21, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win!) The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Friday January 20, 2012.

Here is my card for You Are Cherished.

My embossing folder is Cuttlebug Victoria. I stamped my image on a Spellbinders circle, scalloped nestabilitie and colored with Copics. The tag for the sentiment is Martha Stewart. I stamped the two word sentiment in the set, but separated the words. The pretty heart hat pins are from Mark's Finest Papers and can be found here. The ribbon is Offray  and the heart button is from Jo Ann Stores. This is the last day of the hop and we sure hope you will join us.  

Lois
Vicky
Anne
Pat G.
Karen H.
Patty P.
Mary
Dawn M.
Marilynn
Chrissy
Karen K.
Pam
Debbie
Nancy
Bonnie
Harriet
Kathy
Silvia
Brenda
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