Strawberries and Color Blocking

Good morning and happy start of the new week. Weekends really fly by, don't they? Hubby and I worked 8 hours in the yard on Saturday. We have 34 bags to be picked up by the street department this morning. Just about all of this came from the back yard. Several flower beds were cleaned out and re-mulched last week. And, now it is cold again....high 50's today. Well, that is cold for me...will be back to 71 by Friday. What I am really liking is that I can now see green coming in the grass and some of the trees getting green leaves. Yippee!

The CAS265 challenge today on Splitcoaststampers is color blocking and a twist of a putting a die cut or a punched shape on top of it. I used a long, narrow acrylic block to ink in pink and red. After inking, I sprayed a couple mists of water. I turned the acrylic block one direction, then a different direction to get the blocks. I stamped a few strawberry flowers on after blocking. The strawberry image is not punched or die cut. I stamped it and hand cut.

Also, I'll enter my card into the Curtain Call Challenge-Farm Fresh

Recipe:
Stamps-Taylored Expressions/Strawberry wreath set
Paper-PTI white cardstock
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black and Angel Pink, SU Cherry Cobbler
Accessories- red and white gingham ribbon, Copics/R20, R35, R37, R39, G20, G21, G24, Y02

FAITH...and in color

I'm at it again with the bright colors....maybe not as bright as the one last week, though. The challenge, WT471,  today on Splitcoaststampers is Button it Up. I love buttons and could use real or faux. I made the button under the "H" with a Marianne Creatables die and used two buttons at the bottom from my stash. The "Faith" stamp is from Taylored Expressions.

My template is Tim Holtz splatters layering stencil which I colored through with Copics. The border is DCWV Washi tape (Vintage Collection). I colored my letters in the word "FAITH" with Copics.  The colors I have used are: G02, G21, Y38, E71, YG63, YG03, and for the stencil R21.

Happy Spring to all!

Almost Spring

Guess what arrives this week? The FIRST day of SPRING!!! I hear everyone saying, "YES, YES...bring it on." :-)

My card is for the CAS challenge today on Splitcoaststampers. The challenge is: Featured Stamper.
We are going to case a card from one of the former CAS DT members.
One of the current team members chose Loll Thompson for everyone to case. Wow! You just can't find a more
fabulous stamper than that to case. Her gallery is full of  the most beautiful CAS cards ever.

I chose to case one of her Christmas cards.  Isn't it just adorable?

Recipe:
Stamps-Taylored Expressions/Egg-Stra Special set
Paper-PTI white cardstock
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Copics/B000, B21, R29, R35

Sunshine and Good News

I am soooooooooo excited today. I guess only you that go over to Splitcoaststampers will understand.
I was chosen to be on the Dirty Dozen team. Whew! What an honor. It is something I could only dream about. And, now it has come true. It has been an exciting day now that the reveal has been made. It was hard keeping it a secret for a while.

O.K., now to my card.

Holy Smokes! Look at this bright card. I made it for the Mix-Ability challenge on Splitcoaststampers.
I'm working on Mixed Media and finding it so much fun. Really, my card is not this bright in real life. I tweaked and worked with my photo software but it just wanted me to post a bright card.

The challenge was: BAG IT:

Use a plastic bag as your "printing plate" and make a background for your project.

I used a Wal-Mart bag torn open and placed my acrylic paints on it. I brushed and smeared them around with my fingers. Then, I placed my cardstock on top of it, pressed on it, and got the colors. I used two different colors and did each one separately. The stamping of the sunflower, grapes, key, and sentiment was done next.  My sunflower was stamped and over-stamped in different colors. The center of the flower was done with Liquitex Modeling Paste.

I'll enter my card here: Inspired by Stamping March Customer Gallery

You can take your sunglasses off now as you move on. LOL  No, wait...here is the recipe.

Recipe:
Stamps-Inspired by Stamping/French Country and Graceful Hydrangeas
Paper-PTI white cardstock
Ink-Memento Toffee Crunch and Rich Memento, VersaMagic chalk ink/purple hydrangea
Accessories-Americana acrylic paint/Baby Blue and Camel, Liquitex Modeling Paste

Let's Bake Something

A bit different kind of card for me. This week on Splitcoaststamper's CAS challenge #263, the challenge is A Sweet Inspiration, Sweetly Does It-ceramic word décor by Polyvore.



 

 

 

I was inspired to use some of those cute polka dots on my mixing bowl and to make a card that could have a pocket on the inside with a recipe to send someone who loves to bake.

 

I'm using the Apron & Tools die set from set from Our Daily Bread Designs. I thought I would use designer paper on part of my utensils to replicate the B & K in the  inspiration word.

 

The letters are from Memory Box/Parker lowercase letters. The recipe card is a recycled one that I've had forever. I just gave it a tear and placed it behind the bowl.

 

That does it for me today. Hope you're having a great week. I was until the weather turned from 75 degrees yesterday to the high 40's today and tomorrow.  That's March for you, right?

 

 







I don't usually get around to making a card on Sundays but I was in the mood today. I really wanted to go for a walk in the park but it was a bit nippy with the wind blowing. I sure enjoyed yesterday. I think it was 70 degrees and sunny. Hubby mowed the lawn in the morning and later in the day, we worked in our back yard. I was trimming dead parts off my ferns, trimmed off the ornamental grasses and the wild clematis on the fence. What fun just to get outside and do something.

I love this bunny and pansies. I thought it would make a nice Easter card. It is colored with Copics.

The card was made for the Featured Stamper challenge on Splitcoaststampers, #370. I cased this card belonging to stamping_mynn.

Recipe:
Stamps-Penny Black Splapstick Stamps/Pansy Bunny, Inkadinkado/60-00512
Paper-PTI white cardstock, DP is Deja View/Sweet Romance and Grey Floral dbl sided
Ink-Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories-Stampin'Up! Certainly Celery ribbon, Copics RV52, RV55, RV63, RV19, YR14, YR24, G12, G20, G24, Y28, E70, E84, E000

Rooster Behind the Chicken Wire

Today's mix-ability challenge #58 on Splitcoaststampers is Washy Washy. You are to do a color wash on your card. I misted my watercolor paper with water. Next, I used ink sprays and let it run down the paper. I let it dry a bit and placed my mini chicken wire stencil on top and sprayed again. That is why I have such a darker color at the right top. When all this dried, I stamped my images from Inspired by Stamping (see below)  directly onto the paper.

That was easy and I like the way it turned out.  I added a button and twine and it's finished.

I'm entering my card to The Inspired by Stamping Customer Gallery

Recipe:
Stamps-Inspired by Stamping/ Small Fancy Labels and French Country, Canson watercolor paper
Paper-Stampin'Up! Pool Party cs, PTI white cs
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Dylusions Ink/Postbox Red and Dragonfly, Heidi Swapp color shine/coral and seafoam,
button, twine, The Crafters Workshop mini chicken wire stencil

Masculine Easter....maybe

Good morning! Gosh, I haven't been here in a week. I've been busy with other things. There are not enough hours in my days. I'm sure you know what I mean.

Guess what? I made the Spring CAS DT on Splitcoaststampers so I'll be here every Monday with a new Clean and Simple card.

I'm not sure if this is a male card. I just don't know if a guy would like this ribbon.  The colors were to be taken from a company called Design-Seeds and the inspiration is for neutrals. Also, you could have a dessert option of a natural element if you like.

I guess my bunny is looking for his Easter basket and eggs. The things at the bottom I stamped and stamped off are really called Teeny Flowers but I'm using them as pebbles.

Recipe:
Stamps-Inkadinkado/60-00512 (sentiment), Art Impressions/G-2917 (bunny), Art Impressions/AAA-1368
Paper-PTI vanilla creme cardstock, Stampin'Up! Chocolate Chip
Ink-Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories-Scor-Pal, Copics/E70 & E71, brown and white gingham ribbon

Puppy Love

No, its' not a valentine. My card is for the CAS261 challenge on Splitcoaststampers. The challenge is
Color My World-use a card base with pastels or bright colors--no neutrals. This card also covers the challenge for the Love Fest on SCS... LOVEFEST2014A The challenge is Puppy Love.

My card is soooo simple. I colored my image, added the sentiment, and popped it on the panel. All finished.

Recipe:
Stamps-Taylored Expressions/Love Grows Here set
Paper-Stampin'Up! Blushing Bride cardstock, PTI white cardstock
Ink-Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories-Copics/R12, R35, E55, E57, G21, G24, C1, T3

U of A Graduation Card

Yesterday's Ways to Use It challenge on Splitcoaststampers was to use stars.  I love stars so I just had to jump on it.

I'm sure I'll be needing a graduation card for a relative before long. It will be for a graduation from the University of Alabama. The colors need to be red and white. The reason for the houndstooth.....if you ever attend a game at the University of AL, you will see a lot of houndstooth. This all came about because of Coach Paul Bear Bryant and his houndstooth hats he wore at the games. Of course, that was many years ago but the tradition continues.

I'm using my Momenta cut and emboss star dies. The embossing isn't showing very well but it is there. You can see a little on the top die. I love those dies.

It was fun to make a dimensional banner using the tutorial from Toni Storie on Splitcoaststampers.
It is located here. It is so easy. Of course, I added some houndstooth wings on mine.

I hope you all have a good weekend. We had 76 degree temps yesterday. Unfortunately, storms and back to 60 degrees today. The tornado season will soon be here and I dread that. I'm sure many of you are still digging out from snow and some from way too much rain. Then, there are the droughts. Gosh, what a mix of weather. Just give me sunny and hot!

I may or may not be back with a card this weekend. 

Recipe:
Stamps-Stampin'Up! Well Scripted
Paper-PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Cherry Cobbler, dp is Moxie/Senior Year and Homecoming for the houndstooth
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Momenta cut and emboss dies/stars, Scor-Pal