Winter Wishes

I changed my blog background. Can you tell I want summer to arrive? I guess I'm thinking I live in Hawaii and it is very warm and beautiful plants are blooming. LOL

 

I've had problems uploading photos on my blog today. It has used up a lot of my day. Hopefully, they will get a fix soon. I saw I was not the only one having a problem. But, the folks at the help section did give me a way around it.

 

My card is for Queen for the Day 146 on Splitcoaststampers and also the Splitcoaststampers Fan Club Gallery central theme for December which is Baby, It's Cold Outside. The QFTD challenge was a fun one today. The challenge was to case one of your own cards. I cased this one.

 

My 3 strips of  paper tape is from Martha Stewart Crafts and is probably about the same as Washi tape. I colored my image with Copics. It is an easy, quick CAS card.

 

Recipe:

Stamps-Flourishes/Warm Winter Wishes

Paper-PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! cherry cobbler cs

Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories-Martha Stewart Crafts paper tape/Woodland, Martha Stewart glue pen, Stampin'Up! Dazzling Diamonds

 

 

 

Recipe Week

 

Sabrina Friel at CCEE Stampers has another super challenge for us this week. Use an image or paper which features food or drink. Bonus points if you make a card which includes a recipe. :-) I sure wanted the bonus points so I have included a recipe my Mother used to make, Marinated Carrots. I still make them occasionally, usually at holiday time.  You can find the recipe as the post continues. Hope you like carrots.

 

I'm using a Flourishes image from a set called Garden Fresh. My card is 5 x 5 and I made the recipe card 4 x4,  colored, and popped on so you can remove the recipe from the rest of the card if you like.

 

This is the  open part of the  recipe card. I added a panel of my designer paper to the inside top....just for fun , color, and also to cover the Copic coloring of the carrot image that ran through.

 



 

And, last is another photo  I enlarged so you can read and copy the recipe if you like. It really is good....well, if you like carrots and a bit of tang.

 

 

Come over and join us for this fun challenge and see what the rest of the team did this week. We would love to see a recipe if you care to share.









 



Recipe for my card:

Stamps-Flourishes Garden Fresh

Paper-The Paper Studio/Watercolor Bubble Stripe, PTI white, Stampin'Up! Old Olive

Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories-Copics, dimensionals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCEE Stamper-Paper Piecing

Funny thing about my card...this week Anne Harmon gave the CCEE Stampers challenge to do paper piecing. I started my card and left it on my craft table for about two weeks before finishing it. By that time, I was thinking the challenge was paper piercing so I did that. I checked the challenge and was safe, though, because I had paper pieced the ornament earlier as I should. Whew!

I stamped my ornament on white and then again on  the same designer paper as I'm using in the background. It had this little girl sledding down a hill. I covered it will glossy accents and added the chain for it to hang.

I crimped a tree that I punched and added a punched star. The rest was easy...turned down a corner of my dp, added a sentiment and some bling, and that's it!

We hope you'll join us this week.

Recipe:
Stamps-Flourishes/All That Glitters (ornament), Sentiment bought at Michael's (no name)
Paper-PTI vintage cream and white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler, Mark's Finest Papers Chipboard (Kraft), The Paper Studio Christmas Toile
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-EK Success Lg Christmas Tree punch, Glossy Accents, EK Success starry night punch, gemstones, piercing tool, Stampin'Up! Mat Pack, Flower Soft silver braid (chain),crimper

CAS Christmas-Amaryllis

Just a quick post for my card joining in the Dare to Get Dirty challenges on Splitcoaststampers. It's a week of Dirty Dozen challenges and stamping. I have found it to be a lot of fun. Wish I had time to do all the challenges, but no way. The member companies will be giving away prizes. You have to be a Fan Club member to join.  If you're not familiar with this, you may want to get over there and check it out by clicking on my link above.
My card is for DTGD12vdutchr and DTGD12va.sunshine.

I'm using  Flourishes Calendar Set 8 September through December for my image. Love that Amaryllis. I colored it with Copics and then added a sentiment from Stampabilities Merry Little Christmas.

That's it, folks! I'll have a card posted Thursday and that may be it until Monday..unless I get to do a Queen for the Day on Friday. I have visitors for the weekend and I'll be busy with real life.

Featured Stamper on SCS

Anyone like beets? I do if they are pickled, otherwise forget it! I rarely get to play in the Splitcoaststampers challenges on Sundays but I'm not feeling too well today and am home.

Shellie aka Shellied is the new Featured Stamper on SCS today and I wanted to honor her with a case of one of her cards. I chose this one. I went more CAS and also added an embellishment at the top and used a different image. Hopefully you see the resemblance in the layout.

I colored my image with Copics and sponged while still in the die. My image is stamped twice and I cut out and popped a top image.

Recipe:
Stamps-Flourishes Garden Fresh
Paper: PTI white, Stampin'Up! Old Olive, unknown dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Summer Sky
Accessories: Copics, Stampin'Up! Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, misc. button, Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork die, Spellbinder rectangle scallop nestabilitie, green pearls

A CAS Zinnia

It's Friday and that means another Queen for the Day crowned on Splitcoaststampers. The new queen is Neva aka n5stamper. I chose to case this card of hers. Instead of patterned paper, I am using a K&CO adhesive border with pretty birds and vines.  I chose not to use my nestabilities and just make a 3D zinnia which I colored and cut out. I added a sentiment where her top nestie was placed and that is it!

Recipe:
Stamps: Flourishes-Zinnias
Paper-PTI white cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: K&CO Engraved Garden Border (adhesive), Copics

SCS February Fan Club

I wanted to make a card for the February Fan Club on Splitcoaststampers. The theme is Best Buds-Friends and Flowers.  You should make a card or project with floral themes or themes of sweet friendships. I also used the sketch shown below by Teresa Kline.

I have to confess that this stamp is called Apple Blossom. I don't know if I mentioned it but the local scrapbook store I visit has started carrying LaBlanche Stamps. How happy that makes me!!! I purchased this one over the weekend and  there was no name on the package. I have just now gone on an online search to find out the name of it. I probably wouldn't have used  this color theme had I known what it was before I colored but I like it just the same and will just consider it some wild flower.

Scrappy Frogs Blog Challenge is wanting to see die cuts in their  challenge. I have plenty of those (listed in my recipe below-under accessories).

Cooking It Up With Katie wants to see three favorite things-butterflies, flowers, die cuts

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog #73-Anything Goes

Recipe:
Stamps: LaBlanche Apple Blossoms, Flourishes Friendly Reminders (sentiment)
Paper: PTI white cardstock, American Crafts-The color of Memories
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics, white pearls, PoppyStamps Ivy Tendrils, Die Cheery Lynn Designs exotic butterflies/small die, Spellbinders Shapeabilities Pendants Contemporary Hearts Die

That's it for now. Be back tomorrow with my CCEE Stampers card.

Baby, It's Cold Outside---Tuesday Throwdown

This week, the Tuesday Throwdown challenge #80 has a theme called 'Baby, It's Cold Outside'. We are being sponsored this week by Catherine Pooler, Stampin'Up! Demo.

I made my base card with Stampin'Up! Bermuda Bay cardstock (love that color) and used my snowman from Flourishes Warm Winter Wishes set. I made some hills of snow with my cardstock and used my Sakura Gelly Roll pen for some sparkle. Colored my snowman with Copics and added a few falling snowflakes. This was a very easy card to make. Hope you'll join our challenge this week.

Recipe:
Stamps-Flourishes Warm Winter Wishes
Paper: Stampin'Up! Bermuda Bay, PTI white cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black
Accessories: Sakura Gelly Roll pen, Martha Stewart Aspen snowflake punch (remnants for snowflakes)

A Rose is a Rose

This week at Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Blog Challenge #133, Silke issued the challenge and  it is all about Bingo. That happens to be my favorite kind of challenge with so many choices.

I decided to go with the top, right row going down to the bottom left...a shaped card, pearls, and a charm. I'm using  the June Rose from A Year of Flowers 2
stamp set. They are all so wonderful for coloring. My card shape is from Spellbinders Grand Labels Four  and cut with the Grand Calibur. 

Short and sweet post today...have a hair appointment...rush, rush.

Recipe:
Stamps-Flourishes A Year in Flowers 2 stamp set
Paper: PTI white cardstock, DCWV The Mariposa Stack
Accessories: pearl swirl, brass open center heart charm from Mark's Finest Papers, white ribbon, Spellbinders Grand Labels Four, Grand Calibur

Christmas is Coming!

Flourishes is having their Christmas in July sale this week and Maki Jones is hostess this week at   the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday blog challenge #128 and is asking us  to get out our Christmas stamps and create! I am using Flourishes stamps, All That Glitters for the pretty images and Birthday Pennants for the sentiment. I used VersaMark to stamp the ornaments on the green panel.

I must make this a quick post as I am off to choir practice soon. This is W.C. Handy Festival week in my city and the city is full of music day and night. It is all kinds of music, from jazz to praise and worship, and many other kinds. I am practicing for a concert I will be singing in on Thursday night.

Craft Your Passion #68-Christmas in July
Paper Creations Ink #5-Christmas in July
Pollycraft Monday Challenge-#103-Christmas in July

Recipe:
Stamps: Flourishes-All That Glitters, Flourishes Birthday Pennants
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Reminisce Evergreen Lane dp, Stampin'Up! Old Olive, Black cardstock from Hobby Lobby
Ink: Memento-Tuxedo Black, London Fog, and Bamboo Leaves
Accessories: Offray ribbon-turquoise, VersaMark, Stampin'Up! ticket corner punch, Martha Stewart holly edge punch, Stampin'Up! Dazzling Diamonds, Queen & Co. Out to Sea rhinestones, Cuttlebug 5x 7 Ornament Collection embossing folder, Sakura Jelly Roll pen for adding a little sparkle to the gold center in ornament

From rainboots/umbrellas to birdhouses

I'm back with one of Flourishes Noontime Challenges. It is a challenge where you could possibly win their entire July release and I'm liking what I see of those new stamps. This is their 'let's all case for fun challenge'.
Or, it may be called a Copy Cat Challenge. All you have to do is choose a designer from any of their teams and find one of their cards you like and case away.

I chose this beautiful and fun card of Leslie Miller's:

 It is so bright and cheerful. I LOVE birds, birdhouses, bird nests, bird eggs...you name it. So, I changed my image to Flourishes set Home Tweet Home and used the birdhouses and one of the small birds. The sentiment is from the Birthday Pennants set. I used a Cuttlebug strip 'Just my Type' at the top of my card to imitate stitching and changed the designer papers and cardstock colors. I paper pieced my birdhouses.

You can find Leslie's blog, Running with Scissors here. I love that name.

Recipe:
Stamps: Flourishes Home Tweet Home and Flourishes Birthday Pennants
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Old Olive and Kraft, dp is from Paper Loft-wild daisies(bottom of card) and my die cut dp is Magnolia Ink-A Little Yummy for the Tummy...red plaid
Ink; Memento Rich Cocoa and Bamboo Leaves, Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Martha Stewart Laurel Leaf punch, Spellbinders Poseabilities Flower Creations die cut, Spellbinders nested pennants die cuts, Cuttlebug embossing folder-Just My Type

Farm Fresh at Flourishes

I just had to play in Flourishes Farm Fresh  Challenge-FLLCJUL11. They want to see fruits or veggies as the focal point. This is a pre-release challenge and someone will win the entire July release. How I would love to be that very fortunate person.

I thought I had a Flourishes fruit or veggie stamp but couldn't find one. I am using one for the sentiment that is in their Humming Along set. The fruit is Rubber Stampede if I am not mistaken. I searched for it online and never found it. I have no name as I think it is from ebay. If anyone knows and will let me know, I'll post it. I am just guessing it is peaches..sure what it looked like to me so I got out my Copics and went with  peach colors.

My sketch was from the QFTD challenge #68 on Splitcoaststampers. The Queen this week is Roxie aka Rox71. This is the card I cased. I tried to stay true to her sketch but did not stamp my black and white border. My sis had given me this pretty Recollections chipboard border  and I thought it would be perfect. My border punch is by EK Success and is called English Ivy. Matted and popped up my image.

Hope I'm not taking liberties by entering this into Speedy the Cat's Friends challenge #63. It is to use a die cut as a background mat OR make your own. I cut my own mat because my image was large and I didn't have time to do an out of the box. Plus, I used a punch which I hope counts. If not, throw 'er out. LOL

For Your Inspiration challenge #9 gave us this beautiful photo to draw inspiration from. Wow! It is beautiful and I love the oranges and so many colors in the stained glass. I am using the black and green from the stained glass and all the beautiful oranges, plus the white from the sky.

Recipe:
Stamps: Flourishes Humming Along-sentiment, Rubber Stampede???
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Old Olive cs, Black cardstock from Hobby Lobby, dp is Recollections Orange Small Dots
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: EK Success edger punch called English Ivy, Recollections Boutique Fleur Chipboard Border

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 

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #118-Inspiration Photo

My time as Guest Designer for the May FTTC challenges is flying by. This is my third week and the hostess for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge #118 is Tammy Hershberger.  She has given us this fabulous inspiration photo to work with.

The tutorial for this beautiful  paper flower topiary made by Julia Sandvoss can be found on her blog,  'Bits of Me..The Craft Mom' . What a wonderful creation!

I was inspired by the beautiful roses and colors and chose Flourishes DIY Topiary Stamp Set for my card this week. There are so many possibilites with this set. I stamped one of the pots and added the shrub-like topiary, coloring it green. I used another of the stamps in the set for the roses and colored, cut out each one, and glittered. I think it made a lovely topiary. I placed it against a brick wall embossing folder. I'm using a Spellbinders lattice rectangle die cut and a scalloped rectangle die.
Added the purple tulle and button to finish it.

Be sure to visit the Flourishes Team and leave a comment on their blogs in order to be eligible for the prize.
Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson
Makiko Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger

Other challenges I'm entering:
Paper Play Challenges #19-Anything Goes
Pals Paper Arts-#93-Anything for a wedding
Cupcake Craft Challenge #142 - In the Garden
Get Hippity with Ippity - Flowers

Recipe:
Stamps: DIY Topiary Stamp Set by Flourishes
Paper: PTI white cardstock
Ink: Memento Dandelion and Potter's Clay, VersaMagic Spring Pansy
Accessories: Purple tulle and button from Jo-Ann Stores, Tim Holtz bricked embossing folder, Spellbinders scalloped rectangle nestabilitie, Spellbinders lattice rectangle nestabilitie, Sakura glitter pen, Copics

Challenges-Flourishes:The Winter White Challenge, Frosted Designs, The Paper Players

I'm home from a trip to see my son and his family. I couldn't wait to make a Christmas card. Let's see, it's been four days since I've been in the craft room. Too long! It turned very cold while I was away and it puts me in even more of a Christmas mood. It was very cold down south the morning I left to come home (20's overnight). You know I had on my Cuddl Duds.

My son and his wife had built a new house and my hubby and I were very anxious to see it in person. Wow!
It was gorgeous. Plus, we got to see our  grandson. He's not quite two so you know that was a lot of fun. They were decorated for Christmas and it was a very special time.

I  made my card for three challenges:
Flourishes: The Winter White Challenge-Wash your card with white and use a little pop of color
Frosted Designs-Use glitter
The Paper Players-Christmas theme or project

I stamped, embossed, and cut out my ornament. Added a little bow and gemstones, then placed it to hang on
the embossing folder hanger with the other ornaments. Of course, you can see I added plenty of sparkle...wanted this ornament to stand out.

Recipe:
Stamps: Flourishes-All that Glitters
Paper: PTI white cardstock
Accessories: VersaMark Dazzle-Frost, Zing embossing powder -Aqua, Cuttlebug embossing folder-Baubles and Bows, aqua gemstones, Stampin'Up! Dazzling Diamonds, glue stick, silver stretch cording for bow-Bead Party