CCEE Stampers Color Challenge

 

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My mojo has left me and I'm afraid I'm disappointed in my card this week. Several times, I wanted to make another one or re-work this one, but here it is.  Seems as if  when I make a card far ahead of time, I look at it until I don't like it one bit. Guess I should put it away when finished and not look at it until time to post.

Charlene Merrick gave a pretty color challenge this week: Use Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, River Rock, Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla. I had to substitute a couple of those.  I'm using a sketch from Splitcoaststampers SC425.

I hope you'll come over to the CCEE Stampers and check out the rest of the team's awesome cards. Then, we hope you'll play along with our color challenge.

Recipe:
Stamps-Inspired by Stamping/Cute Circles, Dots are Stamps by Judith, Stampendous/Dream Text
Paper- Stampin'Up! Pretty in Pink,  Rose Red, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla, dp is unknown
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories- Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder

White on White for a Queen

If you hear someone screaming, it's me!!!! I have had so much trouble today with my photo editing software. It has caused me to waste sooooooooo much time.

But, I'm here with my card that I usually make on Fridays. It is for the Queen for the Day on Splitcoaststampers. It is Rita aka scootsv this week and here is the card I cased. I used different dies mostly for the change. I love white on white and just had to make one.

I hope everyone has a great weekend. Should be 74 degrees and sunshine here in AL tomorrow. I've called someone to help with getting my lawn and flower beds in order. I'm going to let him clean out the beds and put down new pine needles and bark while hubby and I tend to other parts of the yard. Hope to get it in shape early this Spring. I'm hoping with someone else doing the beds I won't get allergies. Fat chance!!

Recipe:
Paper-PTI white cardstock
Accessories-Spellbinders Fancy Lattice and Fantastic Flourish Three dies, lg white pearl, Star Dust Stickles, Sizzix Bigz die/flowers 3D

Geraniums

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I've pre-scheduled this card for upload.  My sister is visiting and we're having a great time. Of course, we went to a scrapbook store (a really good one) and shopped a lot. We also have gotten in some card making time.

Today, our hostess at CCEE Stampers, Charlene Merrick,  gave the challenge to use pencils only. No markers, no crayons, no reinkers. Use colored pencils to color your image. Yikes! I was wanting to bring out my Copics. But, I got out my Prismacolor pencils. Guess what? This turned out to be fun and was something I had not done in a long time.
I love this geranium image. It  is from Serendipity-Geranium Lg. I will be glad when I have some of those wonderful flowers blooming on my patio. My hubby built me a large planter, about 7 ft., several years ago and I fill it with geraniums, ivy, and whatever. It is always a pleasure to look out of my kitchen and see it.

This is a side opening card, something I rarely make. I added a butterfly, used my rectangle die, and Martha Stewart tag. All finished.

Won't you come over to the CCEE Stampers blog and check out the rest of the talented team's cards and show us your own card using pencils? We would love to have you.

Recipe:
Stamps-Serendipity-Geranium/Lg
Paper-PTI white cardstock, unknown dp, unknown coral cs
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Prismacolor pencils (without water), Cheery Lynn Designs Exotic Butterflies/small no. 2, green pearls, Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles, Martha Stewart die cut lace tags

Tulips Are My Favorite

I'm here with a short post today. I made a card for the Queen for the Day #155 on Splitcoaststampers. The Queen is DJRants and she has a super gallery of cards. I was on a Design Team with DJ and saw all her beautiful work each week.

I am doing a case of this card. I knew when I saw the tulips it was the card I wanted to case because they are my favorite flower. I actually was able to use my craft knife to cut the inside part of the flower and that is something I find very hard to do. Got it done and I'm happy! :-) The rest of the cutting of the tulip was done with my scissors.

I'm entering my card into these challenges: 4 Crafty Chicks challenge  #132-Die for Dies
Delicious  Doodles Challenges-(where my friend NanaConnie is a new DT) Use die cuts

I think this is it for me this week. Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend. If  my sister comes to visit me next week, I will probably be gone most of the week. So, I'll see you all soon.

Recipe:
Stamps-Sweet n Sassy/Spring Tulips, Stampendous/Dream Text
Paper-PTI vintage cream, Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler and Kraft, black cs from Hobby Lobby
Ink-Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories-Copics, button, Heartfelt Creations Exclusive-Made by Spellbinders Decorative Window Scene die, Seam binding, Cuttlebug Divine Swirls embossing folder

A Single Rose

This is my second post for today. My CCEE Stampers post is one down.

I have had men working in my house yesterday and today so what better time to make a card and play in some challenges. But, I'll sure be glad when they are gone. I'm finally getting my backsplash tiles for the kitchen. Yes, I've had it! All this work has been going on since, I believe, last Spring.

 I wanted to do the tutorial found at by Inspired by Stamping-WHW#92. It is a tute by my pal, Colleen Dietrich at Detrich Designs. It is all about Decorating Buttons. I used an IBS image from Small Fancy Labels 1 to stamp on my green cardstock for the button cover.  I stamped the image a few times and just punched out with a 3/4" punch to fit over the same size button and glued it on.  It is best to use a flat button. Oh, and I used a paper piercer to punch the holes .  You can add glossy accents and some twine to run through the holes if you like. I made 4 or 5 buttons and ended up only using one...can save the others for another card.  My sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping/Flowers Bloom.

My sketch is from Splitcoaststampers, Sketch SC426.

The pretty patterned paper is Botanical Collection bought in a 6 x 6 stack pad from Hobby Lobby. It has such pretty matching papers. My white cardstock is PTI  and the rest of the cardstock is just scraps with no name.

I didn't color my rose, instead just cutting out and placing on the Spellbinders circle and scallop  circle nestabilie.

I'm entering my card into the Simon  Says Stamp challenge blog this week-in honor of St. Patrick's Day, use a bit o' green.

Glad you came by and hope you have a good rest of the week....even if you are in piles of snow. We are supposed to be in the low 70's Saturday and Sunday. Guess who is happy about that?

Remembering Eyelets

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It's been forever since I have use eyelets and it is fun to try them again. Charlene Merrick is the hostess for the month of March at CCEE Stampers and gave the challenge this week, The Eyes Have It-use eyelets in your design.

I decided to play with my burlap and smeared on some Liquitex Modeling Paste just for a little interest. On top of that, I used a Cute Circles set by Inspired by Stamping to make a tag and for the sentiment. I should have used another eyelet to run my raffia hanger through but forgot. I have used three eyelets, two yellow and the orange one at the top is an eyelet.

I had a great time making this card and we hope you'll join us at CCEE Stampers and make your own card using eyelets.

Recipe:
Stamps-Cute Circles (for circle and sentiment)
Paper-PTI white cardstock, SU Cherry Cobbler, 6x6 paper pad/Jillibean Soup-Blossom Soup
Ink-Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler, Memento Tangelo
Accessories-Raffia, burlap, eyelets

Because..............

Holy Moly, I spent the day on this card. I first started trying to use a certain sketch and took so much time with it. Shame on me because in the end I didn't like it one bit and had to start over in a completely different direction. Guess what else...I have taken sooooooooo many photos. Every time I got one I liked, I would see a speck of glitter somewhere on the card. I should have just given up. LOL

I am just thinking how clean my craft room was when I started and now it is completely wrecked.

I made my card for the Inspired By Stamping challenge--IBSIC#48. I have fallen in love with their stamps and use them quite often.  My sentiment is from IBS and is called Flowers Bloom.

This is my inspiration photo. What a wonderful sight. I was inspired by the colors and pretty flowers.

The fern die is a Spellbinders Shapeabilities Foliage set and the window which I am just using as  lattice is from Cheery Lynn Designs/A2 Frame die small.

My paper is PTI white cardstock and Stampin'Up Pretty in Pink and Sage Shadow. I'm thinking the green isn't right but mine had the name sage in it so I went with it.   The patterned paper is an unknown scrap. I wish my pink was lighter but I ruined the only light piece I had with the first attempt. Ugh!  My flower is a Prima and I'm  thinking looking a bit large. One of those days!!! You know you've had them.  Right??  :-)

My card is also entered into The  Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge Blog-#9 where the theme is Spring or Pastel.

National Tooth Fairy Day

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I'm just a wee bit excited as the weatherman has forecast snow flurries for Friday night into Saturday morning. Maybe a dusting in some locations. Don't laugh...I can even get excited just seeing a little coming down. Maybe he is wrong and there will be a big snow. Not likely, I'm sure.

 For the last two days, there have been lots of robins in my yard. That's a good sign when they come in so many numbers. Spring is on the way. We'll have green grass and lots of leaves on the trees in 6-7 weeks. I can hardly wait.

Frances Byrne is giving her last challenge for the month of February at CCEE Stampers and asked that we celebrate National Tooth Fairy Day. How do we do that?  Of course, make a card with a fairy included. I'm using a fairy image a friend sent to me so I don't don't the name of the image. It is so cute, though.

I see the glitter on the wings isn't showing like I wanted but they are really sparkling. I colored the image with Copics and added some sheer ribbon with sweet flowers. The rose from Inspired by Stamping was colored and cut out. Added a sentiment and I'm all finished.

We hope you'll join us this week at CCEE Stampers and help us celebrate.

I'm entering this card over at Simon Says Stamp Challenge where the challenge this week is Anything Goes.

Recipe:
Stamps-unknown fairy image, Inspired by Stamping/Flowers Bloom (sentiment and rose)
Paper-PTI white cardstock, Jillibean Soup 6x6 mini pad/Blossom Soup, Stampin'Up! Pretty in Pink cardstock
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Copics, Stampin'Up! Dazzling Diamonds, Quickie glue pen, Ribbon Boutique ribbon

Circles and Washi Tape

 

 

I hope you like all my Washi tape. I was over on Emily's blog yesterday at My Little Slice of Bliss where she was doing her monthly feature for the DeNami Design blog. Emily was showing how to use Washi tape with backgrounds. Believe me, I loved each one and could not wait to try them. It just happened I wanted to play in a Splitcoaststampers challenge (TLC418)yesterday which was to use circles. So, I jumped in and did a background of different brands of tapes I had on hand. I really like how it turned out.  Thanks, Emily!

 

My circle and sentiment are from Inspired by Stamping. I cut out the circle with a Spellbinders circle nestabilitie and colored it on the inside. I hand cut the banner and because my sentiment was on the circle, I just added my gemstones.

 

It was such a fun card to make. I'm quite sure I'll be using some more of Emily's ideas before too long. Love me some Washi tape. It is so easy to remove and place back on your card if you get it on crooked or whatever you don't like.

Shucks, do you see the red tape on the right side? It is a bit off at the top but I can easily correct it by pulling it off and correcting with a new piece. It didn't even show until I made a photo. You know how that magnifies everything. I wouldn't have put it on the blog or SCS if I had noticed.

 

Recipe:

Stamps-Inspired by Stamping (circle and sentiment) Cute Circles

Paper-PTI white cardstock

Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories- Recollections crafting tape, Martha Stewart paper tape, The Paper Studio border sticker, hand cut banner, red gemstones, Copics, Spellbinder circle nestabilitie



Flowers, Leaves, and Best Wishes

Good Monday Morning! Is there such a thing? :-)  I had a good weekend not doing anything stressful. I was out looking for a new light fixture and a new mailbox. This is the fourth time our mailbox has been torn down. The first time was when it had snowed and a sledder with a rope cut the post off from the top of the box and it has been backed into a couple times. These are long stories you don't want to hear about. LOL New box is up and postman will be happy. Light fixture was maybe a success.

I have made a card today to enter the challenge at Inspired by Stamping-IBSIC#47.

I was inspired AND challenged by these colors. I had to put my thinking cap on to get these colors the way I liked but I am pleased with my card in the end.

The stamp set I used is Inspired by Stamping/Just Because for the sentiment piece and sentiment. I cut it out with the Fancy Label Dies 1 by IBS. Love it!  It was inked with SU Elegant Eggplant (probably looks black but is dark purple).

My paper colors are PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Sage Shadow and Pool Party. The ink is Stampin'Up! Elegant Eggplant.

I'll also enter my card into the Love Fest challenge at Splitcoaststampers. My card will be for the Simon Says Stamp challenge-Die Crazy/LoveFest2013E.

Rest of recipe used:
Stamp for background-All Night Media/Large Woven Threads (done in dark purple ink, SU Elegant Eggplant)
Accessories: Sizzix Big Die-Flowers #D (rolled roses), white pearls, Martha Stewart tags/doily, Marianne Design Creatables/Leaves, Gary M. Burlin & Co. glitter glue in purple