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

Talk About Green! What?????

What on earth color is this?????? I made my card thinking I was using Stampin'Up! Always Artichoke.
Well, it certainly doesn't look like that to me. Anyone know? That is what it said on the package but it certainly does not look like what I am already using in that color.

I cased this card from Anne Ryan's gallery on Splitcoaststampers. She is Queen for the Day #60 and will reign until next Friday. This is her beautiful card.  It is a clean and simple and I used my Rubber Stamp Tapestry peg stamp set...love it!

Challenges:
Crafty Creations Challenge #118-Anything Goes
Divas by Design-Anything Goes
Recipe:
Stamps-Rubber Stamp Tapestry peg set-Sunny Daisy
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! (supposed to be Always Artichoke?), SU Cherry Cobbler
Ink: Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke, VersaMark bamboo
Accessories: EK Success zig zag punch, Mark Richards gold metal brads

Stampin' B's-TGIF and More

No, it's not Friday! The TGIF challenge comes from Emily Keaton, the Stampin' B's Design Team
'hostess with the mostest' this week. Here is what the TGIF stands for: T=Texture, G=Green, I=Iridescent, and F=your choice of something that starts with F, be sure to tell us what it is. My 'F' is for my FRAME. The button is iridescent. I embossed the blue cardstock for texture and the green was already embossed. And, the frame is embossed. Green paper and leaves cover the 'G'. So, there you have it.

Hope you'll join us for this fun challenge. If so, use the inlinkz tool on the Stampin' B's blog.

I love my bird stamp. It is a $1 stamp from Jo Ann Stores and I stamped, colored, and popped it up. The Spellbinders Decorative Oval Window Die is a Spellbinders made exclusively for Heartfelt Creations.

I'm entering my card into this challenge:
If the Shoe Fits, Scrap It! #78- May Goes Green


Recipe:
Stamps: Studio 112 Summer Mini Assortment, Rubber Stamp Tapestry-Summer Daisy peg stamp for leaves
Paper: PTI white cardstock and Spring Rain, Green, embossed cs
Ink: Memento Summer Sky, Bamboo Leaves, and Danube Blue
Accessories: Copics, Cuttlebug Textile embossing folder, iridescent button, SU scalloped punch for making clouds, Spellbinders Decorative Oval Window Die from Spellbinders, exclusive for Heartfelt Creations, blue grosgrain ribbon, flower/gem

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday FTTC117-A Double Dose

This week's hostess at Flourishes Timeless Tuesday FTTC117 challenge is Betty Wright and she gave the 'Anything Goes' challenge. Who doesn't love that?

This is my second week to be Guest Designer for the team and I decided to use the beautiful Humming Along set. The card at the top is the one I finally settled on but did another one first:

I thought this one may be a bit too much but I guess that depends on whether you like more or less color.
It was easy to take off the top layer of nestabilities as they were on embossed paper and then just layer them onto white embossed cardstock.

I used the Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities Labesl 4 and the regular Labels 4 die cut. Copics were used for coloring and I am using my favorite Cuttlebug embossing folder in the top photo, Textiles. The hummingbird was stamped, colored, cut out, and popped up. I did an 'out of the box' on the image to get it to fit the nestabilitie (bottom leaf). I stamped another leaf to add to with the sentiment, ribbon, and stick pin.

Hope you'll join the team the week for the challenge. Be sure to check the rules and  leave a comment on the team's blogs.

Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson
Makiko Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger

Other challenges entered:
Stampin' Sisters in Christ -challenge #88-Ecclesiates 3:11 Make a card and put all things beautiful on it, such as flowers, pearls, bling, butterflies, birds, lace, etc. This is one of my DIL's favorite verses.
Divas by Design - Challenge #1-Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges #6-Flowers

Recipe:
Stamps: Flourishes Humming Along
Paper: PTI white cardstock and terracotta tile (second photo is unknown dp)
Ink: Memento London Fog, Aloe Vera, and Angel pink
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 4 and Grand Labels 4 die cuts, Bead Landing stick pin, Copics,  My Mind's Eye ribbon (green), sheer ribbon from Hobby Lobby, Cuttlebug embossing folder-Textile, pearl brad, Star Dust stickles

Featured Stamper

Yesterday on Splitcoaststampers, Reddyisco was named Featured Stamper of the week. Believe me, she has an awesome gallery and I would love to case a million of her cards. She uses lots of baby's breath, vines, etc. in the corners of so many of her cards and they are so beautiful. I cased this card.

I made only one layer and it was a really, easy card. I had recently purchased a Rubber Stamp Tapestry set of 3 peg stamps called Sunny Daisy. I used it for the flowers and little branches in the corner. The other longer vine is Stampabilities Berryvine Border. The sentiment and side swirl are Flourishes stamps.
I have embossed the side swirl using gold ink and clear embossing powder. I really love my color and the ribbon...hope you do, too.

Challenges I'm entering:
Clear it Out challenge - Ribbon/Trim
Wee Memories-challenge #55-Theme-Crafts - Use ribbon, color, acrylic, floral, and twine, use any or all
One Stop Craft Challenge- #130-Birthday

Recipe:
Paper: PTI white cardstock
Stamps: Rubber Stamp Tapestry-Sunny Daisy, Stampabilities Berryvine Border, Flourishes Humming Along and Birthday Pennants
Ink: Memento Potter's Clay and Pear Tart, Stampabilities Pigment ink-gold
Accessories: Spellbinders scalloped die cut, Ribbon FX, sponger

QFTD59-Faith aka Markie's Mom

Today's Queen for the Day on Splitcoaststampers is Faith aka Markie's Mom and owner of Mark's Finest
Papers. Who doesn't love her cards? I am on the Stampin' B's Design team with her...where does she get all her energy? If you know her, you know she is involved in so many things involving stamping.  I needed to do something fast today so I chose this pretty CAS card of Faith's, plus it is great for a sympathy.

I kept her layout and used a different image from MFP's than Faith. She used a plaid embossing folder and I used a plaid edge punch. I just made a small sentiment piece..no tools involved, and sponged the edges.


No time to do any other challenges today, boo hoo. It's a very busy day for me. Thanks for stopping by..see ya soon and have a great weekend!



Recipe:
Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers, Our Family Tree
Paper: PTI white cs
Ink: Memento Bamboo Leaves, Rich Cocoa, and Desert Sand
Accessories: Flower, leaf, and brad from MFP's Grandma's Hope Chest Premium Paper Craft Pack, EK Success plaid edge punch

Stampin' B's - Flower Soft

Faith/Markie's Mom is hostess this week for the Stampin' B's Design Team and asked that we make a card using Flower Soft and liquid applique or glitter. I am not sure you can even see my Flower Soft. It is the yellow (which doesn't show) and reddish color in the small flowers. I used Stickles for the glitter-butterfly and fairy wings.
We hope you'll join us this week. If so, use the inlinkz tool to link your card.

I am using a stamp by Studio 18 (I think from the $ bin at Michael's). I embossed all my layers and the doily with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. Colored with Copics, added the Flower Soft, made a stick pin, used a gingham ribbon, punched and stickled a butterfly, and added pearls. I'm using the Martha Stewart Laurel Leaf punch.

I am entering my cards into a few challenges:

Sparkles Forum Challenges #10-Anything Goes
Let's Ink it Up #14-Embellish It (no digis)
One Stitch at a Time #60-Emboss It!

Recipe:
Stamps: Studio 18-no name
Paper: PTI white cardstock, K&CO Jubilee Purple Burst, Recollection pink plaid
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Martha Stewart Laurel Leaf punch, Wilton doily, Martha Stewart classic butterfly punch, stick pin made from beads at Jo-Ann Stores, Purple glitter glue (stickles), pearls

QFTD58 and challenges-CAS

The QFTD58 on Splitcoaststampers is Anne aka jdmommy. I was Queen last week and now I have to hand the crown over. I wanted to honor Anne by case-ing this beautiful, bird card. I love her image but didn't have it so I used a butterfly silhouette stamp from A Muse Artstamps called Flutterby Flock. I added a sentiment, punched a border from a Martha Stewart flower patch punch, and added a couple of red rhinestones. Red is Anne's favorite color.

Other challenges I'm entering:
Flutterby Wednesday #153 - Use a butterfly, fairy, or angel
Claudia and  Co.   challenge #81-butterflies
Papertake Weekly Challenge-Anything Goes

Recipe:
Stamps: A Muse Artstamps-Flutterby flock, Mark's Finest Papers-Our Family Tree
Paper: PTI cardstock-stamper's select white, true black, and red poppy
Ink: StazOn jet black
Accessories: Martha Stewart flower patch punch, red gemstones

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday--Guest Designer

I was so excited over Easter weekend because Tammy Hershberger and the talented team at Flourishes Timeless Tuesday  blog challenge  asked me to be Guest Designer for the month of May. I have been so anxious for the time to come when I could do my first challenge. Thanks so much for this wonderful opportunity.
 I had the privilege last summer, while in Pensacola,  to visit Jan Marie Caruso at her stamping boutique and make a few purchases from her awesome, stamp inventory. What a treat to meet her and to shop!!

Makiko Jones is hostess this week  for the FTTC116 and gave the challenge to create a card for a child under age 13. This is the only Flourishes image I have for that age bracket but I am sure I know an 11 yr. old that would just love this carousel card. As you can see, I made it for a girl. The image is Enjoy the Ride.
The sentiment for the inside-'Dream Big' from the same set.

For my card, I stamped my image on a Spellbinders Labels 3 die, colored the image with Copics, and used a Swiss Dots embossing folder on my Martha Stewart cardstock. The designer paper is a scrap piece with an unknown name. The three layers of punches are made with a Martha Stewart lace heart edger punch. Added a dimensional hydrangea sticker from MS and a deep rose ribbon. The large, pink gemstone is placed at the top of the carousel pole and I added some thin strips of purple, yellow, turquoise,  and pink cardstock to look as if ribbons are flying around the pole.

Thanks for visiting today. Hope you'll join this challenge and be sure to check the rules. Don't forget to visit the team's  blogs and leave a comment.

Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson
Makiko Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger

I'm also entering these challenges:
Wags 'n' Whiskers #53- Use a punch or die cut
One Stitch at a Time #60 - Emboss It!
Moving Along with the Times #96- Anything Goes
Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central-Anything Goes & use at least one item from stampingscrapping.com-I am using a Spellbinders Labels 3 die

Recipe:
Stamps: Flourishes-Enjoy the Ride
Paper- PTI white cardstock, Martha Stewart turquoise cs, scrap designer paper, misc. scraps for ribbon cs
Ink: Memento London Fog
Accessories: Martha Stewart edger punch-Lace Heart, Martha Stewart Dimensional hydrangea stickers, large, pink gemstone, deep rose grosgrain ribbon, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Copics

Spring Blog Candy Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have a winner for my Spring blog candy and it is:

Debbie
Designing with Debbie

Congratulations Debbie, you have until noon CST on 5/05/2011 to claim the prize and email me
with your full name and address. You can find my email address under 'View my
Complete Profile'.

If the winner does not come forward by the above date, I will draw another winner.