Fit for a Queen

It's Friday again! How the time flies. I've worked in the yard this week and neglected the house. So, I'll try to make a short post and do a little housework. How boring!!

At Splitcoaststampers, the new Queen for the Day is Stacy aka Twinshappy. Here is the card I chose to case. Of course, I made a few changes. I know it is Spring but I'm using mums on my card. I suppose I can hold it until I can use it in the Fall season. I've had this image colored for quite sometime and thought it fit this card really well.

 Hope you all have a great weekend doing whatever you enjoy. I appreciate you coming by my blog.

My card is entered into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog-Anything Goes

The Inkspirational  challenge #22 is Anything Goes

Recipe:
Stamps-Mostly Animals/Mums Galore, Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps/Blessings (sentiment)
Paper-PTI white cardstock
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Spellbinders Stately Circles Nestabilities, Copics, Martha Stewart eyelet lace punch around the page, green pearls, Cuttlebug embossing folder/Acanthus



Picnic Time



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For the last challenge of the month at CCEE Stampers, Shirley gave the theme--It's A Picnic.
We could have certainly had a picnic around here for the last several days. We had a beautiful Memorial Day weekend and it continues with plenty of warm temps and sunshine. I'm loving it.
I've gotten a lot of yard work completed.

Not much to say about this one. I colored my digital image with Copics, stamped and cut out a little bee, and added my sentiment on Martha Stewart tags.

We hope you're in the mood for a picnic and will link your card using our inlinkz tool this week.

Entering my card to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog-Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More!-challenge #47--Make your Mark-Copics were used to color my image

Recipe:
Stamps-Shelly's Images/Picnic (digital), Mark's Finest Paper and Stamps/Welcome Poppies (sentiment), Outline Rubber Stamps/Bee
Paper-PTI Kraft, Peach cardstock from LSS,  My Mind's Eye paper pad/Follow Your Heart-Be Amazing, PTI white cardstock
Accessories-Martha Stewart ribbon style tags, Spellbinders scalloped rectangle nestabilitie, Star Dust Stickles, Copics

Most Special Night

Merry Monday #64-Christmas card challenge

Just making one Christmas card a week will put me ahead of the game when it is time to start making Christmas cards to send out. The stress will have to be less than normal and I'll be a happy stamper.

Sketch this week:

Of course, this is Christmas Eve night and so peaceful. I made a scene with a stamp from Gina K. Designs/Holiday Cheer stamp set. The trees were embossed using VersaMark and white embossing powder. For the star, I used VersaMark Dazzle and embossed with Stamp 'N Stuff jeweled gold embossing powder.

Rest of recipe:
Paper-Stampin'Up! night of navy and Georgia Pacific white
Ink-Stampin'Up! Night of Navy
Other Accessories-Sakura gelly roll pen (on trees and snow line), EK Success star punch

 

 







Queen's Case

I bet you thought my graduation card posted yesterday would be it for me. No, I can't stop this week. I've made several cards, haven't I?

Yikes! I hope I didn't go too bright for the Inspired by Stamping challenge #54 of yellow, green, and white. I sprayed my paper with ink spray and you can see that it is a more yellow tint at the bottom of my paper. I swiped it with a paper towel but it stayed very bright. It is poppin'! IRL, it doesn't look quite this bright. I guess this is where the challenge police show up. LOL

My card is also for the Queen for the Day, Emily aka Stamp Muse on Splitcoaststampers. I chose this card to case from her wonderful gallery. Her butterfly is just beautiful, as is her card.

Entering my card here in the Inspired by Stamping Customer Gallery: http://joannamunster.com/customer-gallery/

Recipe:
Stamps-Inspired by Stamping/Cute Circles (sentiment) and Vintage Postcards
Paper-PTI white, Stampin'Up! Old Olive
Ink-Memento Rich Cocoa and Desert Sand
Accessories-dylusions ink spray/pure sunshine, My Moments paper roses, Making Memories label holder, Cheery Lynn Designs small lace faerie queen with angel wing, Mark Richards gold metal brads

Blue and Gold Graduation Card

 

 

 

Yes, it's me again and this time with a graduation card for a niece. I found several of this type card on Pinterest but am using this one from Welcome to Stampin @ the Mall for a guide. I'm not sure how she made her white shirt. For my blouse, I used a craft knife and then inserted a white piece of cardstock inside. It will also be the piece I stamp on and write a note.

 

I made the cap by cutting a 1 1/2" square and punched a circle for the button on the top. The tassel is embroidery thread. Buttons are from Jolee's Boutique notion kit, given to me by my sis.

 

If you like this card, you should give it a try. It's easy and fun.

 

Paper-Stampin'Up! Night of Navy, PTI white, Tim Holtz Scattered Straw Distressed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off the Hook

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Over at  CCEE Stampers this week, Shirley gave the challenge, Let's Go Fishing. I didn't know what I was going to do until I found this digital image from McMahon Five Designs called Fisher Fella. The sentiment is also included with a few others in the purchase.

Go over to CCEE and take a look at the DT's card. It's your turn to make a card and upload using our inlinkz tool. It will be fun to see how you interpret this challenge.

Recipe:
Stamps-McMahon Five Designs-Fisher Fella
Paper-Stampin'Up! Night of Navy, PTI kraft, Georgia Pacific white cardstock
Accessories-Spellbinders scallop rectangle die, Copics, gold metal brads, handmade banners

Long Nose Snowman

The Merry Monday challenge #63 sketch:

I decided to use my circle on the sketch to make a snowman. I punched a red circle so my snowman would pop out and then a smaller 1 3/4" circle in white for the body. A friend sent me the cutest snowman and I cut out the head only and glued to my circle to make my snowman.  I've added some color in blue with Copics and also some Stickles.

My banners are hand cut.

Recipe:
Stamps-unknown (from a friend) and used head only, Hot off the Press/Christmas Words (sentiment)
Paper-PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! cherry cobbler, unknown dp
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Martha Stewart snowflake punch, green gemstone, Star Dust Stickles, 2" and 1 3/4" circles punches

Twas the Night

I made my card for this week's Featured Stamper, my talented blogging and Punchkateer pal. Anyone who knows Colleen aka Smoatsmom on Splitcoaststampers or from her blog Dietrich Designs knows she has the most elegant cards ever.

She sent me this Christmas card this past season and I absolutely love it so I decided to try to case it. I really needed the beautiful red and white houndstooth but had to settle for this blue/green color. I used a stamp the same as hers. I had sent this one to Colleen after she sent me a wonderful bird stamp. She knows I love birds and houndstooth. After buying her stamp, I had to buy one for myself. :-) Isn't that the way it is?

I ended up making a square card instead of like Colleen's A2. Well, that's a long story I won't go into.
Otherwise, I tried to follow her creation and make a few changes so I wouldn't be copying her card.

I like my cards better on SCS because I always show them larger. I need to figure out how to enlarge my photo space  on my blog as I can't show the same size as I do on Splitcoaststampers.

Colleen, have fun this week being a celebrity on Splitcoaststampers. You deserve it!

Recipe:
Stamps-Stampabilities/Twas the Night Before Christmas
Paper-PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler cs, My Mind's Eye/Follow Your Heart-Be Amazing dp, MME paper pad/Merry, green scraps
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Spellbinders lotus die, Martha Stewart holly punch, Stampin'Up! Cherry cobbler seam binding

Yellow Tulips

 



 

Hello all...I'm back today and have a card for the Queen for the Day #165 on Splitcoaststampers. The Queen is Jill aka JD from PAUSA. This is the card I chose to case. Crazy me, I cased a card she had cased for another Queen, Taylor Usry. So, I guess I cased both of them. I have to start checking that before I start uploading my card. Duh!

 

I LOVE tulips and yellow ones are my favorite so that explains my yellow Copics.

 

I made my pot using the Stampin'Up! ornament punch and cutting a section off after punching.

 

I'll be around to visit blogs soon...hopefully this weekend I'll catch up.

 

I'm entering my card into the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog-Flower Power

 

Recipe:

Stamps-Sweet n' Sassy/Spring Tulips

Paper-PTI white cardstock, Tim Coffey-Cottage Garden (pot), My Mind's Eye-Follow Your Heart-Be Amazing

Accessories-Copics, Scor-Pal, Cuttlebug textile embossing folder, Martha Stewart eyelet punch around the page, Stampin'Up! ornament punch

 



Out of the Box

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I've been away since Friday and will probably not be back for a several days. I'm missing seeing all your posts but had to take some time away for other things. I have gotten my CCEE posts ready and scheduled early. 

Shirley Quarry gave the challenge this week at CCEE Stampers to let it all hang out or over. My out of the box rose was cut with the Spellbinders Labels 14 for this technique. If you don't know how to do this technique, here is a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers.

We hope you'll join us this week and link you card with the inlinkz tool.

See you soon.

I'm entering my card into the challenge at Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog-Flower Power
Also, I am entering at Inspired by Stamping Customer Gallery-http://joannamunster.com/customer-gallery/


Recipe:
Stamps-Inspired by Stamping/Elegant Flowers and Cute Circles for the sentiment (same company)
Paper-PTI white, Gray cardstock from Hobby Lobby, The Paper Studio Black Cream Damask
Ink-memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Pearls by The Paper Studio, Martha Stewart ribbon/bow punch, Copics/RV52 Cotton Candy, RV63 Begonia, G20 Wax White, G21 Lime Green, Y63 Pea Green, 110  Special blackyhe