Smile

I've decided to try out for the CAS Spring Design Team on Splitcoaststampers. I've never tried for DT with this challenge before so we'll see how it goes. This is for clean and simple cards only so you'll be seeing at least one CAS card from me for the next few weeks. The theme the first week is Wild and Crazy....use an animal image or animal print on your card.

I used a partial stamp from Penny Black/Ewe and cut out only the sheep with my scissors. The sentiment is Stampabilities/Cursive Smile. The image is colored with Copics and Prismacolor pencils..

Three different Washi tapes were added. I punched out Martha Stewart hydrangeas from green scrap paper and placed a tiny black pearl in the center.

That's it for me. Hope you all have a great weekend...bad or good weather.

Mr. Marshmallow



 

There's a new challenge on Splitcoaststampers and I am going to try to keep it up each month. It is a Christmas card challenge. Once a month, there will be a new challenge issued and you can make one or as many cards as you like. You do have to be a Fan Club member to join.

 

The challenge theme this month is CHRISTMAS WEDDING. No, you don't have to make a wedding card. Be inspired by borrowed, blue, new, and old..or all. I was inspired by blue and old. My stamp is one I've probably had since I started stamping and never used. I do love it. Of course, I do, it's a snowman. :-)

 

Recipe:

Stamps-Stampabilities Marshmallow Snowman, unknown sentiment

Paper-PTI white cardstock, blue scraps

Ink-Stampin'Up! Night of Navy, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories-Martha Stewart snowflake punch, clear gemstone, Copics

 

 



Pumpkins, Vines, and More

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Vicky, at CCEE Stampers, gave us the challenge this week to do a Fall/Thanksgiving card. I got out an image I haven't used this season and just added just a tinge of color for contrast and let it be. I rather like it. I stamped a few dots and the sentiment, added a ribbon and it's finished.  Oh, and I do love this  designer paper.

We would love for you to join us this week. Just add your card with our inlinkz tool.

I'm entering my card into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge which is Thanksgiving or Thank You.

Recipe:
Stamps-Great Impressions #1-134, Stamps by Judith (dots), Stampabilities/Happy Thanksgiving
Paper-PTI vintage cream, Stampin'Up! Soft Suede, DCWV-The Four Seasons Stack (Prints for each month of the year)
Ink-Stampin'Up! Soft Suede
Accessories-Stampin'Up! Soft Suede grosgrain ribbon, Copics

Jing, jing-a-ling

Are you singing yet? I sure am. If you aren't familiar with this song, you can find it here.  My card is for the usual Friday challenge I play on Splitcoaststampers, Queen for the Day.  The new queen is Shirley aka wannabcre8tive. This card is the one I cased from her wonderful gallery.

Recipe:
Stamps-Stampabilities/Jingle All the Way
Paper-PTI white cardstock
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Cuttlebug Baubles and Bows embossing folder, Copics, clear gem, Martha Stewart fir punch, Spellbinders Labels 4 die, Martha Stewart hydrangea punch

Fall Wreath

I wanted to use my leaf stamp to make a wreath. It is a Stampabilities stamp called Fall Leaf.
The sentiment is Stamps by Judith. I had to do some masking to make it work. Added a button and raffia to the center. That is a cardstock strip going across the card behind my focal image, not ribbon.

I'm entering this card, my second entry, into the CASology challenge #14 where the cue word is 'leaf'.

Little Red Wagon has a challenge #154 - Fallin' for You---They want to see Fall leaves, colors, etc.

Recipe:
Stamps-Stampabilities/Fall Leaf, Sentiment is Stamps by Judith
Paper-PTI white cardstock, green is unknown
Ink-Memento Potter's Clay, Rhubarb Stalk, Rich Cocoa, Pear Tart, Dandelion, Tangelo
Accessories-button and raffia

Autumn Waterfall

Watch out! Long post........

This was my first time to make a waterfall card. I must say it was fun and I took the opportunity to make it a Fall card which can be used either for Thanksgiving or Halloween. A sentiment can be put inside when I decide which I want.  The challenge I'm doing is for CCEE Stampers, given by Sabrina Friel to make either a waterfall card or a free standing pop-up card. The tutorial for both of these can be found in the tutorial section on Splitcoaststampers.

If you pull the tab at the bottom of the card, it begins to unfold each of the stamped squares. Just push the tab back up to close it. The SCS tutorial shows better how this works.

I've stamped images used on the squares on the Crumb Cake cardstock. I colored images on my squares with Copics.

Shown below are the last two images still unfolding.

We hope you'll go over to the challenge 1237 and join us in making these fun cards. We would love to see what you make.

Recipe:
Stamps-Inkadinkado/Scarecrow Mini, Bo Bunny Stamps-Apple Cider clear stamps ( set includes the flourish, acorn), Stampabilities/Fall Leaf, Stampabilities/Pumpkin
Paper-Mark's Finest Papers/Late Afternoon Sun and Orangie Sunset, Stampin'Up! Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, and Crumb Cake, PTI White cardstock
Ink-Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories-Lemondrop twine from The Twinery, yellow eyelets, eyelet setter, Copics

Colonial for a Queen

I made my card today for the Queen on SCS and I really like it but when I tweaked my photo it looks too orange. It really isn't that bright irl.

The new Queen is Cathy aka cathymac and she has a yummy gallery of cards. I chose this card to case.

I stamped my lace background, then stamped the pineapple inside the frame. Just added a ribbon, sentiment, and some pearls and it is finished.

Recipe:
Stamps-Hero Arts-Lace Frame, Stampabilities-Pineapple, Inkadinkado Garden Flowers (sentiment)
Paper-PTI vintage cream, designer paper is 7gypsies Savannah Collection/Telfair
Ink-Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge, Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories-brown pearls, Ribbon FX