Simple Black and White

 

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Joanne Grzelak gave the challenge this week at CCEE Stampers to make a CAS (clean and simple) sympathy card. I do love making a CAS card and ending with a clean, crisp look. I chose black and white which I think gives it an elegant look.

 

My image is Stampin'Up! Thoughts and Prayers and the sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps, Oopsy Daisy.

 

I added a couple of score lines with the Scor-Pal and some Kaiser pearls in black.

 

 

We hope you'll join us and let us see your sympathy card. I know I really should make more of this type card to have on hand.

 

I'm entering my card into the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #5-use black and white and, if you like, a splash of color

 



A Tree and a Card

I thought I would give you a glimpse of my Christmas tree. I am surprised I have one with all the renovations that have been going on. I have a few packages under the tree and more to wrap. I really didn't wrap my packages very pretty this year...no time. Everyone is just fortunate to get a gift. LOL  One more day is all I have left to get that and several other things done.
Yes, I cut the top of the tree off. There is an angel and a star at the top. Oh no..cut off the most important part..sorry.

I hope no one made my recipe I left on my blog when I did my last post. I made it twice and it flopped both times. I don't have a clue why unless it is because I used reduced fat peanut butter or what. Hope yours didn't flop if you made it. I threw mine down the garbage disposal. I promise I have made it several times and it is good.

I do have a card. I wanted to make a card for Stephanie aka SmilynStef as she is the latest QFTD on Splitcoaststampers. Her card is sooooo pretty but I got off track with mine and hope it resembles it a bit. I'm sure this will be my last Christmas card of the season. I don't really need one but I can save it for next Christmas.

I'll probably be missing after this post for about another week. My family will be coming in and stay for several days.

I want to wish everyone a Christmas filled with many blessings and wonderful times.

 Recipe:
Stamps- Stampin'Up! Christmas Punch set (snowflakes on banner), Hot off the Press/Christmas Words
Paper-Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke, PTI white cardstock
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Martha Stewart snowflake punch, clear rhinestones, hand cut pennants, Liquid Applique for snow on the flakes

Santa is Here!

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This will be the last challenge for the year at CCEE Stampers. We will return Jan. 3, 2013. Yikes, another year gone by. How fast they go! Don't you agree?

The hostess this week is Frances Byrne and she wants to see a Santa on your card or project. I got out a retired Santa from Stampin'Up! I ordered it a long time ago from Ebay and there was no name on the set. If anyone knows the name, I would love to have it.

I wanted to make my card look vintage so I colored his robe with a Y28 Lionet Gold Copic and did some distressing/tearing on my papers. The designer papers all coordinate and are from My Mind's Eye/Lost and Found Christmas pad. The base and ink are Stampin'Up! Night of Navy. I didn't need a sentiment as it is already on the paper. Oh, and the holly is a Martha Stewart punch called Holly.

Hope you'll join us for the challenge this week and hope to see you return after the new year. Have a
joyful Christmas season.

Case of a CAS

Before I go off to choir practice, a quick post of a card I made for the Featured Stamper on Splitcoaststampers this week. I wanted to honor a fellow DT member and this is the card I cased. I'm sure many of you are familiar with her...a queen of clean cards. The Queen I'm honoring is Harriet aka hskelly on SCS.

Recipe:
Stamps-Stampin'Up! Well Scripted
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Rich Razzleberry
Ink: Stampin'Up! Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Cheery Lynn Designs Small Lace Faeirie w/Angel Wing, ribbon-Rich Razzleberry by Stampin'Up!

Swirls, Pearls, and Flourishes

Shirley at CCEE Stampers gave the challenge this week to make a card using a favorite sketch and add some brads. I love this sketch and it's from a sketch challenge (349) given by Rox71 on Splitcoaststampers. I've used it before and knew it was the one for this card.

We would love for you to join our challenge this week and show us your favorite sketch.

Recipe:
Stamps: Heartfelt Creations-Vintage Wildflower, Stampin'Up! Well Scripted (sentiment)
Paper: Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler and Baha Breeze, Bohemia 2-Bliss-Friends Red Brocade Paper, Deja Views-Sweet Romance (grey with white floral flocked)
Accessories: Copics, pearl brad, blue pearl swirl, Spellbinders Shapeabilities Foliage die, Fiskars cameo appearance-extra lg squeeze punch (sentiment tag), Cheery Lynn Designs Lace Rose and Flourishes

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)

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