Ivory and Lace=Romance

Don't you think ivory and lace sounds romantic? I sure do. Colleen Dietrich is hostess for Speedy the Cat's Friends challenge #57 this week and that is what she asked for...I couldn't resist. After a steaming HOT day in the yard working, I thought it would be refreshing to go to the craft room

I've used a Cuttlebug Textile folder on PTI vintage cream cardstock. I did a little sponging on the bottom edge and distressed the top edge. My 'fly is a Martha Stewart deep edge punch called Monarch Butterflies. The pretty, delicate lace is from Jo-Ann Stores. Added a trio of mini prima roses and pearls on three of the butterflies. I'm using a sentiment from Mark's Finest Papers set called Hearts, Hearts, Hearts.

Party Time Tuesdays #18-Anything Goes

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #120

This week is my last as the May Guest Designer with the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday team. It has been so much fun and super to work with this awesome team. Thanks so much for the opportunity.
This week Cindy Haffner is hostess and asked that we use the colors cranberry, caramel, dark grey and/or brown.

I wanted to make a lattice card and it was my first attempt. No frame-long story. LOL
The stamp sets I used are Flourishes Friendly Reminders and Home Tweet Home. I'm using the Spellbinders Nested Pennants die cut for my sentiment piece.

This was also my first attempt at a paper rolled rose. I had earlier made a ribbon one and really liked it so I thought I would try paper.  I sprayed my rose with Smooch Spritz and added just a few Dazzling Diamonds.
I paper pieced the bow on the  mailbox.

Read the participation rules and leave a comment on the blogs of each member of the Flourishes Team to be eligible for the prize:

Betty Wright

Cindy Haffner

Dee Jackson

Makiko Jones

Silke Ledlow

Tammy Hershberger

Challenges I'm Entering:
2 Sisters Challenge Blog #41-Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays #8-Anything Goes
Digi Doodle Shop's Best #60-Anything Goes




Recipe:
Stamps: Flourishes Friendly Reminders and Home Tweet Home
Paper: PTI white and Smokey Shadow cardstock, Coredinations Berry, Fudgesicle, Tim Coffey Cottage Garden dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa and London Fog
Accessories: Flourishes Nested Pennants, Stampin'Up Dazzling Diamonds, Smooch Spritz-Vanilla Shimmer, Spellbinders rectangle nestabilitie, Sizzix Branch with Leaves die cut

Set Sail-Challenges

Ooh, a long weekend for some..hope you're enjoying it. Hubby and I worked in the yard this morning and a little in the afternoon...until we were too tired. Guess where I went immediately when I was through.....yep, the craft room.

I noticed that Joanne at Crazy 4 Challenges-C4C89 wanted a card showing a favorite vacation spot or activity. I don't know which of us likes the ocean better....so I jumped right in and made a card showing a sailboat on the seas.

2 Sisters Challenge Blog #41is Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown #50 is use stripes

These are all fun challenges and I also noticed the Inspiration Challenge IC286 today on Splitcoaststampers was inspired by a website called Plate and Napkins, a party supply store.
This is my inspiration.

 http://www.platesandnapkins.com My boat isn't the same color but a sailboat just the same.

Recipe:
Stamps: I have no idea who made my sailboat stamp. It is a wooden stamp and if anyone knows, I would love to hear.
Stampin'Up Stipple Shells
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Parisian Breeze Specialty, Stampin'Up! Chocolate Chip, PTI vintage cream
Ink: Stampin'Up! Chocolate Chip and Night of Navy
Accessories: Martha Stewart Beach Shell border punch, Copics for water, Spellbinders circle nestabilities, sponge for clouds

Hisbiscus

Another Friday and it is time or a new QFTD on Splitcoaststampers. This week it is Pam aka bailmac.
Here is the card I cased. My image was too large to slant like hers.  I do love how she used her spiral punch.
My card was also for the Free for All challenge on SCS. It was Anything Goes with a twist to use something that is a freebie. Mine was the designer paper from a paper pad given to me by my sister.

I'm using a Kitchen Sink Stamp-3 step hibiscus. Absolutely love it!!

Entering these challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey #11 - Anything Goes/Or use a favorite...my image
Paper Play Challenges #21-Blossoms and Blooms
Creative Card Crew-Anything Goes

Recipe:
Stamps: Kitchen Sink Stamps-3 step hibiscus, Stampin'Up! Happy Thoughts (sentiment)
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Hannah paper pad/K&CO, coral cardstock from Hobby Lobby
Ink: Flower: Stampin'Up! So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Cameo Coral-Flower Centers Cranberry Crisp, -
Leaves: Memento Pear Tart, New Sprout, and Cottage Ivy, -sentiment is Memento Bamboo Leaves
Accessories: Celebrate It ribbon, SU 1 1/4" punch, SU spiral punch

Stampin'B's-collage- Hope you like Nursery Rhymes

This may not be what Vicky Gould of the Stampin' B's Design Team had in mind when she asked us to do a collage card this week, but my collage took on the nursery rhyme theme. I have five Stampabilites nursery rhyme theme stamps and had used only one, so here was my chance. Humpty Dumpty is maybe my favorite because of a childhood memory. My brother had a humpty dumpty and when you turned the handle,  it said the rhyme...Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.......I loved it!

I am hoping one of my little grandchildren will be fascinated with this. I may have to make a couple more.
Oh, it's not Toy Story or Cars, etc. so they may have never heard of these nursery rhymes. LOL

Hope you'll join us this week or the 'collage' theme. Just use the inlinkz tool to link on our blog above.

Challenges I'm entering:
Paper Sundaes #70-Pop it Up! I popped up several of my images.

Tip Top Tuesday #35- Use 2 or more stamps on your creation Tip: Never leave your embossing tool plugged in after using. Mine was in a chair turned off, fell to the floor and hit on the 'turn-on- button and came on. If papers had been close by and I had not been in the room, they would have possibly caught on fire.
I Did it Creations-#56-Anything Goes

Recipe:
Stamps: Stampabilities-Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Hickory Dickory Dock, Little Bo Peep, and Mother Goose, Stampabilities Tiny Grid
Paper: PTI vintage cream cardstock
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks-Stormy Sky, Walnut Stain, and Tea Dye
Accessories: My new Grand Calibur (yea!), Spellbinders Grand Nestabilites Labels 4

Toy Story featuring Buzz Lightyear

Just a quick post. I made this card a while back and never posted. I thought there may be a few Buzz Lightyear fans around. My two little grandsons (2yrs. old) think he is tops! They have watched Toy Story over and over and over.

I masked for the moon, sponged the night sky, punched out some stars and rockets and that's about it.

Recipe:
Stamps: EK Success Toy Story (Found at Hobby Lobby)
Paper:  PTI white cardstock, Toy Story Silhouette- (cut out), Disney Toy Story, scraps
Ink: Memento Paris Dusk, Summer Sky, and Potter's Clay
Accessories: Spellbinders nested pennants, Copics, Martha Stewart rocket punch, EK Success starry night edger punch, SU 1 1/4" circle punch for masking 

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #119

This week's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge #119 (FTTC119) is hosted by Dee Jackson and she asked that we make a box or a bag or use something pre-made. I love the pre-made paper mache boxes at Hobby Lobby and chose to purchase one of those. I picked up some Ceramcoat acrylic paint in light ivory to paint the box. I then added the beautiful image from the Flourishes Birds and Vines stamp set.
I think this would be perfect to place a lovely gift inside.

The picture below shows the image better. I have used used the Spellbinders Grand Nestabilites Labels 4 to cut the dies and then stamped  my image with Memento Tuxedo Black.  I've used a QuicKutz die to cut out and layer my butterfly. The top layer of the butterfly is black and I cut out a bottom layer with Spellbinders premium craft foil in gold. I added a wide, black satin ribbon to finish (picture above).

Making cards was not included in the challenge but I thought I would make a few CAS cards. The two cards on the right are using the same stamp set as the box. The card on the left has an image from the Flourishes stamp set Swan Lake.  The sentiments I used on all three cards are from the Flourishes Humming Along stamp set.  I really love the classy look in the vintage cream and white, paired with black.

You'll want to check out the blog team designers cards and you need to check out the rules to be eligible to win the prize.

Betty Wright

Cindy Haffner

Dee Jackson

Maki Jones

Silke Ledlow

Tammy Hershberger

Challenges I'm entering:
Simon Says Stamp-Sparkle and Shine (butterfly)
Woodware USA #28- Anything Goes
Wee Memories #57-Stamp It-use rubber or acrylic stamps-I'm using Flourishes

Recipe:
Stamps: Flourishes Birds and Vines, Swan Lake, and Humming Along
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select White cs, PTI vintage cream cardstock, DCWV The Mariposa Matstack   with Glitter and Foil, Spellbinders Premium Craft Foil, Hobby Lobby paper mache boxes
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: ribbon-A Formal Affair (Michael's), tulle and button from Jo Ann Stores, QuicKutz spotted butterfly shape die, Spellbinders Labels 4 Grand Nestabilitie 

Vines and Flowers

My card is for three challenges. On Splitcoaststampers today, the QFTD was Joanne aka

sleepyinseattle. I cased this card, changing the image and sentiment. I used an embossing

folder by Tim Holtz called 'Bricked'. Also, on SCS, the Free for All challenge was to use a color wheel and use 'opposite colors' on the wheel. I chose red and green.

I did the embedded image technique. I stamped my image, added my flowers and butterflies and then I ran all of it through the cuttlebug with the embossing folder. I really like this technique

I also made my card for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge #3 to make a clean and simple card and use

bling. I added the rhinestones in the centers of my flowers and around the sentiment.

Recipe:

Stamps: Stampabilities -Vine background and SU Well Scripted

Paper: PTI white cardstock and SU Real Red

Ink: Memento Bamboo Leaves, Dandelion, and Potter's Clay

Accessories: Martha Stewart classic butterfly punch, Martha Stewart Flower Patch punch (using only the flower)

Stampin' B's-Spring Scene

The hostess this week for the Stampin' B's Design Team challenge is Nancyruth and she asked for a Spring scene. I think my little girl on a swing fits that perfectly. I remember those Spring days doing the very same thing.
Ah....to be that young again.

I am using a Tatty Button image called Swing Time. It is from Creative Expressions. I stamped and colored her on a Spellbinders Grand Nestabilitie, sponged some clouds and green for the grass. Then, it was finished with a crinkled ribbon and a couple buttons.

We hope you'll play along this week. If so, link your creation to the inlinkz tool on the Stampin' B's blog here.
I'm entering my card into the Tuesday Throwdown  challenge #49- Boys and Girl Come Out to Play

Recipe:
Stamps: Tatty Button Swing Time from Creative Expressions
Paper: PTI white cardstock, My Mind's Eye -Lime Twist paper pad
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics, Spellbinders Grand Nestabilitie Labels 4, crinkled ribbon, buttons

Buttons and Twine

Cas-ual Fridays wants you to use buttons and twine this week. They're a new, fun  challenge that is for the clean and simple.

It didn't take long to make my card. I stamped some leaves and stems and added buttons for the flowers.
I'm using three strands of twine and added a bit of dp at the bottom. Stamped a birthday sentiment and that's it!

I'm also playing in these challenges:
A Spoonful of Sugar-#152-Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes - #69-Happy Birthday


Recipe:
Stamps: Stampabilities-Berryvine Border, Stampin'Up!-Well Scripted
Paper: PTI white cardstock, unknown dp
Ink: Memento bamboo leaves, Stampin'Up! Night of Navy
Accessories: Big Bag Buttons from Michael's, twine from The Twinery