It's All About Red, Black, and White-Stampin B's

I'm up early this morning to upload my card for the Stampin B's Blog Challenge and it is very cool. I put on a pair of socks when I went out yesterday for the first time since last winter. Oh, I hate cold weather. I'm the type person to freeze in the summer with the air conditioner on and everyone else is blazing hot.
I guess that is why I made this RED HOT card today. Joanne aka jojot on SCS
asked that we make a red, black, and white card today. That is her all favorite color combo. I love them, too..mine turned out mostly red even though I didn't intend for that to happen. You know how it is when you start making a card, you may end up with something entirely different than you had in mind.
We would love for you to join us at the Stampin B's Blog Challenge with your red, black, and white card or project.

Recipe:
Stamp: Paper Inspirations-Leafy Stems
Paper: PTI white cs, SU Real Red cardstock, black cs from Hobby Lobby, no name dp
VersaMark and Zing black embossing powder
QuicKutz embossing folder-Label
White satin ribbon

Fall Pumpkins and Leaves/Thanksgiving-Stampin B's Design Team, WT289-SCS

Here it is the first day of Fall so I decided for the Stampin B's Design Team challenge today I would make an Autumn card. I believe pretty colored leaves and pumpkins qualify. Vicki Dutcher, our hostess this week, challenged us to do piercing on our card. I love what piercing does for a card and used a digital template from Angel's Landing to pierce the top of my card and added a few pearls given to me by my good friend on Splitcoaststampers, Pam124. Thanks, Pam! Hope you like my Fall creation to start the season off with some color.
Come and join us with your pierced project this week at the Stampin B's here.
I'm also entering my card in the Ways To Use It challenge, WT289 on Splitcoaststampers to make a holiday card whether it be Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.

Recipe:
Stamp: Stampin'Up! Fall Leaves for sentiment
Paper-The Paper Studio-All Over Pumpkins, Mark's Finest Papers Corn Husk, SU Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Marvy Craft Punch-Embossed Oak Leaf, Spellbinder's deckle nestabilitie, rust-colored raffia, orange pearls, gold leaf pen for veins of leaves
Technique: piercing

Stampin B's Let's Picnic

This week's challenge hostess for the Stampin B's Design Team is Vicky Gould. Her challenge is to make a card relating to food of any kind--bonus points if it's a
picnic food.
I got out a little used All Night Media stamp and stamped my fringed tablecloth. I then made a Punch Art hamburger I saw on a youtube.com website, using all Stampin'Up! punches. I think it looks good enough to eat. LOL My watermelon is stamped and so is my little bird. He wanted to see what's going on and maybe get a nibble. The toothpick was used to make a shish kebab with several paper scraps.
Well, let's eat!!!!!!!!!

Stamps: Stampabilities-Juicy Watermelon, Hero Arts-Birds and Branches, All Night Media (no name) for specks on hamburger bun, All Night Media for tablecloth (no name, computer generated sentiment

Punches: SU Modern Label for sentiment, SU oval, oval scallop, circle, 1 1/4" square
Paper: SU Always Artichoke, white cardstock, scraps for shish kebab

Black drops, toothpick


Join us at the Stampin B's with your food related card: here

StampinB Color Challenge, Aud Sentiments Best Wishes

Glad to be posting today. On my last post this past Saturday, I mentioned I was heading to a college football game (University of Alabama). On the way there, my hubby and I were involved in a 3 car wreck. Fortunately, no one was hurt but the driver's side of our car was ruined from one end to the other. You know what that means...insurance claims, running here and there, calls, all the usual when something like this happens. Just the same, I can't complain.

On to my card. It is for two challenges: Stampin B Design Team here: Lois aka clownmom issued a color challenge for green, pink, and blue. For some reason, I found this to be difficult but moved ahead and got a card made that I am rather pleased with.

The other challenge, Aud Sentiments found here:is to use the sentiment, Best Wishes.

Stamps: Inkadinkado

Paper: Tim Coffey Blossomwood Collection (love this paper), white PTI cs,Colorbox pearlescent paper for butterflies

Martha Stewart eyelet lace punch around the page, Martha Stewart classic butterfly punch
Sizzix scribbles swirls die cut for corner
Tombow markers

O.K., I will be heading to another football game this weekend: University of Alabama/Penn State. Hope I get there accident free.

StampinB & Speedy's Friends - Bird's Home

I'm hostess this week for the StampinB Design Team, Challenge #74, and asked that everyone use a charm on their card. There can be no excuses to not join in as this is just so easy.
Summer is winding down (unfortunately) and I wanted to use my pretty birdhouse with all the vines growing up...a sight we won't see much longer.
Hope you'll join us...and be sure to use that charm. We are located here.

My card also goes to the Speedy's Friends challenge #18 to make a Friendship card. The challenge can be found here..

Technique: Watercoloring with a brush
Stamp: Flourishes Friendly Reminders (ordered from Mark's Finest Papers)
Paper: Scrap Pad kit-Citrus Bleu by Stemma, white cs from LSS, SU Soft Suede, Canson watercolor paper 124#
Cuttlebug Floral Borders die cut
Stampin'Up!Soft Suede ribbon
Bird Charm is by Charm Me called Bird Paper Charm (Hobby Lobby)

Birds Sing a Song

Can't believe another week has passed since the last Stampin B challenge. This week, challenge #72 here, DT member, NancyRuth gave the challenge to use a die cut, circle, and a flower on your card. My die cut is my circle.

Stamped my bird image, did a little sponging before removing from the die cut, made use of the cuttlebug for dry embossing, and added a flower and it is finished. I think this is the third card in a row on which I've used the wonderful stamp set from my sis. Funny how something just sets around for a year or two and you use one stamp and fall in love with the complete set. Of course, I'm a bird lover so that could be part of the reason I'm so smitten.

Stamps: Cavallina Papers & Co., Inc.-Birds & Nests, Marks Finest Papers-Our Family Tree (sentiment)

Paper: Stampin'Up! Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip and unknown dp

Ink: Memento Desert Sand for sponging, Tombow Markers for inking and huffing

Accessories: Spellbinder's circle nestability, Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes embossing folder

Martha Stewart woodland branch edge punch, Prima Fleur Nursery Tales

Collection for the flower, Making Memories antique copper brad

Winter Scene

As hostess for the Stampin B challenge this week, Faith aka Markie's Mom asked us to made a scenic card. I love snowmen so I decided to make a winter/Christmas card.
I did some masking, sponging, and used a lot of glitter (which I see isn't showing. Maybe I should make the picture over). Made a hill and stamped the trees on top. The large snowman and small tree have been stamped twice, cut out, and popped on dimensionals. I did a freehand cut of the cardstock instead of using a nestie, mostly because I wouldn't have one to fit. Hmmm...

We would love for you to join us here. Show us your scenic card.

Stamps: Large snowman-Hobby Lobby Brand
Small snowman-Holiday Snowglobe Stamp Set
Large trees-Inkadinkado
A Muse-Tiny Bird
Recollections for sentiment
Paper: Fancy Pants Designs-Yuletide Greetings, Stampin'Up! Real Red, white cs,
Canson watercolor paper
Ink: Memento-Dandelion, Summer Sky, and Blue Danube, StazOn jet black and olive
green
Accessories: Quickie glue pen, Stampin'Up! Dazzling Diamonds, Liquid Applique,
Tombow markers, 2 stickers at bottom for ice, red grosgrain ribbon

Having a RRRUFF Day?

The Stampin B challenge #70 this week is all about the 'dog days of August'. How appropriate! Hot and humid is the word. Joanne aka jojot, the hostess this week, gave the challenge to make a card with a dog. Well, that was fun because it is something I rarely do. Hope you'll check out the cute cards the DT made this week and join us. http://stampinbdesignteam.blogspot.com
Stamp: Inkadinkado-Dogs
Paper: Mark's Finest Papers-Corn Husk, Max & Whiskers dbl sided paper, Stampin'Up! Chocolate Chip and Crushed Curry cardstock
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Layered sticker-Basic Grey Max & Whiskers Pops (leash)

Good Fortune Cricket

Today is the beginning of a new challenge week for the StampinB . Vicki Dutcher gave the challenge to make a birthday card. I have this cute A Muse stamp called grasshopper. I think of it as a cricket because they are closely related. You know, in some countries, the cricket is known to bring good fortune and I guess that is why I have a cricket paper weight on my desk.

But, in one country, it is said that if the cricket is chirping constantly, it foretells pregnancy (maybe I should throw mine away) LOL. But, if the cricket quits chirping, money is expected.

(O.K., I'll keep mine).

This card is also entered into Caardvarks July birthday challenge.

Stamps: Hero Arts-Fanciful Leaf Filament, A Muse-grasshopper, Sentiment is computer generated

Paper: Making Memories scrapbook pad- Be Inspired, SU Always Artichoke

Mark Richards gold metal brads

Ribbon FX

Tombow markers

StazOn ink-Olive Green

corner rounder

White Swan

For the StampinB blog challenge this week, Vicky Gould asked us to use a background stamp.

I used a beautiful swan image from Mark's Finest Papers, Our Side of the Pond set. My background stamp is polka dots (something I love). I'm also happy because I got to use one of my favorite border punches. I love the combination of red, black, and white so this was a fun card for me to make.

Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers-Our Side of the Pond, Stampin'Up! Sincere Salutations (sentiment), Stampabilities Polka Dots bg stamp

Ink: StazOn jet black

Paper: SU Real Red, black cs from Hobby Lobby

Spellbinder's oval nestabilitie

Dimensionals to pop up the swan

Black grosgrain ribbon

SU oval scallop punch

Fiskars border punch-Read Between the Vines

Tombow Markers