Poppies-DTGD 2013

It's been a week almost since I posted a card and I have two today. I got busy yesterday and made a card and one today.

As was my last card, it is entered into the Dare to Get Dirty challenges going on at Splitcoaststampers. You must be a fan club member to join in the challenges and there are wonderful prizes.

My card covers three of the DTGD13 challenges and will also be entered into the Inspired by Stamping Customer Gallery. This contest runs July 1-July 31, 2013. I am using the IBS Big Wishes II set for my sentiment.



Recipe:
Stamps-Inspired by Stamping/Big Wishes II set
Paper-PTI white cardstock
Ink-Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Cheery Lynn Designs/Exotic Butterflies die-small no.2, red gemstone, Cuttlebug Anna Griffin poppy embossing folder, brayer

2013 Dare to Get Dirty Challenges-SCS

It's time for the 2013 Dare to Get Dirty challenges on Splitcoaststampers. You must be a Fan Club member to join in and there are a lot of prizes to be won. I can't tell you what my challenges are, only that I combined two challenges. You need to join in the fun to find out.

Recipe:
Stamps-Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps/You Are Cherished
Paper-PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Crushed Curry cs, blue cs,  gray cardstock, My Mind's Eye-Bramble Rose from paper pad
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Cheery Lynn Design sunflower die, eyelet, hand cut banner, Punch Bunch Lily Mega punch for leaves

What's More Fun Than a Snowman?

I had so much fun making this card. First, I LOVE a snowman!!! It's been a while since I joined the QFTD challenges but I wanted to make a card to honor my friend and blogging pal, Bonnie. She is known as bon2stamp on Splitcoaststampers and Stamping With Klass on her blog. Queen for the Day on SCS is revisiting earlier Queens this summer and I decided to case everyone that cased me when I was revisited.  This is Bonnie's card I chose to case.
I wanted to call it punch art but the only thing I punched were the eyes. :-)

I can't enter my card into the Inspired by Stamping WHW#109 challenge as it is has ended but I wanted to try this tutorial so I decided to use IBS Delicate Doilies II to make some snowflakes for my card. The tutorial is embossing on parchment. It is so easy. After stamping my doilies on vellum with white pigment ink (it should be pigment), I added my Frost White embossing powder and used my heat tool. It worked beautifully.  I can  enter this card into the Inspired by Stamping Customer Gallery contest for July.

I want to join Merry Monday this week in their month long July challenge of Anything Goes. You can find it at Always Playing With Paper. Since I am case-ing Bonnie and she is on their team, I wonder if she used this card on a Merry Monday challenge...hmmmm

Also, I'm entering the July Christmas Challenge in the Fan Club forum on Splitcoaststampers. You can use the word Joy, do a joy fold, something that makes you joyful at Christmas...you get the idea.
I'm using the IBS Fancy Alphabet stamp to make my 'joy' word.

My scarf is Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler ribbon and I added a little sparkle with my Sakura Gelly Roll pen/Clear Star. I hand cut the nose, hat, arms, and hill, made the mouth with a marker, punched the eyes, and used a nestabilitie for the circles of the snowman. I've used Stickles in the snow.

Recipe:
Stamps-Inspired by Stamping-Delicate Doilies II and Fancy Alphabet set
Paper-, Vellum, PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Baja Breeze, Cherry Cobbler, and Chocolate Chip cardstock, remaining cs is scraps
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler ribbon, Sakura Gelly Roll pen/Clear Star, Spellbinders circle nestabilities, Stampin'Up! owl punch (eyes), Stardust Stickles, ColorBox pigment ink/Frost White, Stamp 'n Stuff embossing powder/White opaque

Old Planks and Flowers Plus More

Inspired by Stamping is having a July blog hop and customers can join in the fun. This month there are a couple of sketches you can work with. I'm going shabby chic with my first card with sketch #2.

 





My next card is for sketch #1:

My blogging pals should check out these challenges. Wonderful prizes are there for the random chosen winners.

I'm also entering these cards into the Inspired by Stamping Customer Gallery. Yes, there are many ways to win on this site.

Also, my vintage card is going into the Inspiration Challenge #398 on Splitcoaststampers, IC398. I'm using this piece of jewelry, Rose Lock, from Persona with the rose and silver for more inspiration.

 Recipe for sketch #2: (Yep, I have these backwards from how I showed my cards) :-)

Stamps-Inspired by Stamping/Elegant Flowers (rose), Beautiful Iris (sentiment), Fancy Label Dies 1
Paper-PTI white cardstock, My Mind's Eye paper pad/Bramble Roses dbl-sided paper
Accessories-Prima Button/Tea Thyme, embroidery floss, Copics

Recipe for sketch #1 (bottom card)
Stamps-Inspired by Stamping/Cute Circles (sentiment and circle)
Paper-PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Crushed Curry, My Mind's Eye/The Sweetet Thing-Bluebell- matching papers and dbl-sided
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Decorative brad/My Mind's Eye (matching patterned paper), Spellbinders Nestabilities eyelet circles

A Robin's Eggs

Raise your hand if you're hot!!! I know so many have HOT temps right now. Actually, even with 97 degrees, we're not suffering like last year. We had 14 days with the exception of one when we were in the 100's. The hottest temps were two days straight of 107 degrees. The humidity was unbearable.  This has been a mild summer with a lot of temps in the 80's. It has heated up, though, in the last couple of weeks.

My sister knows I love birds and sent me this adorable embossing folder. It is from Craft Concepts and is called Love Birds. Don't you hate when your ribbon is lumpy because of the embossing? I should have put a strip of cardstock under it and punched borders.  I've had the Prima nest for a while. It is named Cradle Robin. My paper is PTI white cardstock and the ribbon is Offray/Amethyst.
My ribbon is quite a bit darker than my inspiration photo (shown below)but purple just the same.

Here is the photo for Inspired by Stamping's inspiration challenge. Actually, there are three but I've done the other two already. It is a two week contest.

I'm using a stamp from Inspired by Stamping and entering their challenge IBSIC #58 and my card will also go into the Inspired by Stamping Customer Gallery. I love the large stamps in this set/Big Wishes II and the beautiful font.

My card is also entered into Addicted to Stamps and More-CAS challenge--#54
Another fun challenge I'm entering: Oozak-#18--Anything Goes with Texture

 



Graceful

I'm using a sketch today from the Mojo Monday sketch challenge #302 and entering my card there.

 

I've also made my card for the Inspired by Stamping IBSIC #60 challenge. The colors are really pretty and one of my favorites. I'll also enter my card into the Inspired by Stamping Customer Gallery Contest for July. - http://joannamunster.com/customer-gallery/  

 

I hope my colors are close enough. I used two different colors of pink Copics. The stamps I'm using are Inspired by Stamping Vintage Background and Graceful Hydrangea. I stamped the background with Memento Tuxedo Black on white cardstock instead of using patterned paper. For the image, I colored the leaves with a bit of gray so as not to use any green. I think that is close enough for black.

 

The ribbon is pink grosgrain and I added some pink rhinestones. The rest is PTI white cardstock and black from Hobby Lobby.





Whoots in the House

I haven't used owls in a long time but I was in a scrapbook store Friday that had Art Impressions Whoots. I thought they were so cute and had to have them. Unfortunately, as I was coloring my lightest Copic was almost dry, therefore the splotching on my little guys. Ugh! But, after all, owls can have splotchy looking feathers.

I am doing a case of a card on this week's Featured Stamper at Splitcoaststampers. Here is her card.
I liked the sketch and that is what I went with. The card I am case-ing belongs to Jeanne aka akeptlife.

The owls are stamped, colored, cut out and popped on a circle piece of burlap. I found this fun My Mind's Eye paper pad at Michaels Arts and Crafts and it had embellishments to match. Love that.
I added a grosgrain ribbon and stick pin to finish it.

The inside sentiment reads: Another Birthday...it'll only HOOT a little!

I'm entering the Allsorts challenge blog-Wk #215-Fur and Feathers
Also, entering Tammy's Scrapin Corner-challenge #70-Animals (yes, birds are animals)

Recipe:
Stamp-Art Impressions/Chatting Whoots Set
Paper-My Mind's Eye/The Sweetest Thing-Bluebell 6 x 6 paper pad, PTI vintage cream cardstock
Ink-Memento/Rich Cocoa
Accessories-My Mind's Eye/The Sweetest Thing Decorative Brads, Little Yellow Bicycle/Burlap shapes and Wood Words stickpins, Copics, grosgrain ribbon

Liking Shabby Chic

I made another shabby chic card and had so much fun with it. Did distressing with inks, tearing, tarnishing, and some splotching on the heart. I'm entering it into the Inspired by Stamping Inspiration Challenge IBSIC #59 using this photo as inspiration:

Also, I'm entering this card into the Inspired by Stamping Customer Gallery-http://joannamunster.com/customer-gallery/
Aren't these the prettiest colors on the inspiration photo?

Also entering my card into the Oozak challenge #17-Anything Goes With a  Girlie Theme-ribbon, crochet, lace,  bling....

Entering Sister Act Card Challenge #14 for 2nd time this challenge-Anything Goes

Recipe:
Stamps-Inspired by Stamping-Flowers Bloom and Vintage Postcards
Paper-PTI Vintage Cream, My Mind's Eye paper pad/Sunshine, music sheet is scraps
Ink-Memento Desert Sand and Rich Cocoa
Accessories- Prima Lilliput Roses/Tropocale, Ranger Distress Crackle/Tarnished Brass and Clear Rock Candy for top border, Martha Stewart eyelet lace punch, Inspired by Stamping scallop border crochet trim, canvas fringe from Hobby Lobby, Spellbinders classic heart die

I'm still listening to the beautiful Amazing Grace that I gave the link to on my post yesterday. To me, it is one of the most beautiful I've ever heard. I'm listening as I post. :-) Can't seem to get enough of it.

Thanking You

I haven't been here in a week or so and think it is time to upload a card. I had visitors over the 4th of July and the weather was a complete washout.....Friday and Saturday. Some areas around us had 4 5, 6, and up to 8 inches of rain. We were very fortunate and I think we only had around 3". It was the worst of worst holidays. After Christmas, July 4th is my favorite holiday so you know I wasn't very happy. :-)

I was really ready to make a card and have been working on a couple of cards for my little munchkins which I'll post soon as I finish them. I made this card using a stamp from a good friend over at Splitcoaststampers, Sue aka coffeestampers. She sent me two already stamped images (different designs) and I ruined the first one I attempted. This one is missing a leaf after I cut it off while fussy cutting and then lost it. Ugh! I rather like it with the single leaf, anyway.

I colored with Copics and used a Marianne die. Recipe is below.

I was visiting Bonnie Klass' blog yesterday Stamping With Klass and she left a link for the most Amazing Grace video ever....for me, at least. I don't think she'll mind me sharing. If you're interested, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy3h6--fMBA It is a pan flute and I've listened to it sooooooo many times already.

I'm entering my card into the Shopping Our Stash challenge 109-Summer Theme or Summer Colors-I'm thinking my flower qualifies for summer, for sure.

Going over to the Little Red Wagon for a clean and simple challenge.

Entering Sister Act Card Challenge- #14-Anything Goes


Recipe:
Stamp-Stampin'Up!Because I Care, Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps/Welcome Poppies (sentiment)
Paper: PTI white cardstock
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Marianne Design Designables Frame, Copics

Shabby Chic....Where are the Roses?

I love shabby chic cards made with roses and did make one with roses but I could never get happy with it so I made this one. I'm entering this card into the Inspired by Stamping vintage/shabby chic challenge/June Blog Hop and the Inspired by Stamping Customer Gallery-http://joannamunster.com/customer-gallery/

It also fits the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog-Anything Goes

I'm using a scallop border crochet trim from Inspired by Stamping and the sentiment is also from the same company/Just Because set.

Some cheesecloth was added on top of the Cuttlebug textile embossed piece and then the Prima/Flaxence Barley flower. I'm also using some canvas fringe bought at Hobby Lobby. The heart is Spellbinders Classic Heart and I've smeared it with Liquitex modeling paste.I don't think you can see the eyelet lace Martha Stewart punched paper underneath the heart. I almost covered it completely. Ugh!
I added a swirl of pearls and called it finished.