Birthday Weekend

My 4 yr. old granddaughter and her brother will be celebrating their birthdays this weekend with a party. The WT486 challenge on Splitcoaststampers is to do a card or project with balloons. I made this one for my granddaughter. She loves monsters, though I am seeing her lean toward princesses, lately.  I'm not sure yet what kind of card I'll make for my grandson but I better hurry and get it made.

I hope all my friends in the states have a wonderful July 4th. I know it is not going to be so good, though, with Hurricane Arthur stirring up trouble. Please stay safe.

Recipe:
Stamps-Little Miss Muffett/Monster Balloons
Paper-PTI white cardstock, PTI Bitty Dot Basics
Ink-Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Memory Box alphabet soup letter dies, Copics

Letter Full of Fragrance

Good Monday morning. Hope your weekend was a beautiful one. It was mostly nice and sunny here but seems we have a rain event every day. Looks as if it will be a wet summer.

I made my card a few weeks ago for a challenge on Splitcoaststampers, TLC485. With my card crafting being rather hectic these days, I'm just now getting it blogged. This is another one of the stamps I bought on
my trip to Atlanta. Yes, I've made another CAS card. I've been busy with so many other kinds and you'll see them someday. :-)

I colored with Copics. The flowers were stamped twice and I just cut out a set of the flowers and popped on top of the first stamped ones for dimension. The center of the flower was made with  a Punch Bunch sun punch.

Now, to my giveaway from last week--I'm drawing the winners right now. The winner of the 1st prize listed (bicycle die, thanks die, and embossing folder) is .......................CATHY from CRAFTING CATHY.

The second winner (On The Road die, Ribbon scrap pack and thanks die) is ....................BONNIE at STAMPING WITH KLASS

These are two very faithful readers on my blog and I'll glady send these prizes to them. I wish every one of my friends could have won.

Recipe:
Stamps-Penny Black/Fragrant Letter, Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps/You Are Cherished set
Paper-Bazzill black and candy hearts cardstock, PTI white cardstock
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Punch Bunch sun punch, Copics, pop dots

Rose in Black and White

Look who is back?  I've been away so long I almost forgot how to upload a card. LOL My life has been so busy but I needed to get back and visit with my blogging friends and find out what they have been doing. I've missed everyone. I would have probably been back last week but I had to put my computer in the repair shop and got even more behind with things.

When I was last here, my sis and I were about to go to Atlanta to a couple of stores. Well, let me tell you, they were fabulous. We were in the first store about 3 1/2 hours and visited the next store the following day. I'm ready to go back. I don't think I'll be making that trip again until I strike gold. There are so many awesome things to buy....and I did. Ha I really haven't had time to use most of them, though....only two or three things. This rose is one of the stamps I purchased.

My image is in black and white only and was made for the Queen for the Day challenge on Splitcoaststampers to honor Nancy aka stiz2003. What a talented lady.

Because I've been naughty and stayed away so long, I have a bit of blog candy to give away...only to my faithful readers, not a blog wide event. You do not need to post this on your sidebar. So, comments from those who have consistently left comments on my blog and comment on this card will have their name put into the box and I'll shake it up and draw two names. The two winners will win the small prizes below:

#1 winner name drawn from the box will win this prize:

  1 embossing folder/poinsettias
  2 die cuts

#2 winner name drawn from the box will win this prize:
  1 pack of ribbon
  2 die cuts

These are the new In'spire Spellbinder dies. I'm so happy to see Hobby Lobby is now carrying them.
I'll announce the winner next Monday, June 30th. If you are a winner, I'll need your address. You can email me from my blog email address.

Recipe:
Stamps-Wordsworth/Rose Border, Inspired by Stamping/Beautiful Iris Set (sentiment)
Paper-PTI white cardstock
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black

Geranium CAS and Info

Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. Hubby and I had a great time visiting with our family and hated to see them leave. 

This is my last card for the Splitcoaststampers CAS DT. It is challenge#274 and I gave the challenge for May Flowers.  It was a fun time being on the team and I have a new love for CAS cards. I used a geranium from Sparkle N Sprinkle. My card was so simple. I just cut out two ovals and placed one on top of the other in an offset style. The geranium stem and flowers are colored with Copics. I hand cut the geranium and popped it on the top oval.

I have decided I must have a break. My sister and I are going to Atlanta this week to a couple of  scrapbook stores. Actually, they are outside Atlanta in Roswell and Marietta, GA. She has been there and said they are super. Can't wait. Then, I have some other things I need to get done so I'll be away from my blog after this post for a short while. I'm sure I'll miss everyone but you know how hectic things get. 

Recipe:

Stamps-Sparkle N Sprinkle/Geraniums, Inspired by Stamping/Flowers Bloom (sentiment)

Paper-PTI white cardstock, unknown gingham

Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories-Copics/G21, G24, R20, R32

Sunrise/Sunshine

Just a quick post today. I'm getting ready for part of my family visiting for Memorial Day weekend. I'll get to be with two of my little munchkins/grands this weekend. I can hardly wait.

My card was made last week for the MIX68 challenge on Splitcoaststampers. The theme was reverse masking which I did to get my flower colored and stamped inside. I also did a mask over the flower so I could spray and use Distress paint around it.

I added a stencil and sentiment and that was it.

Recipe:
Stamps-Heartfelt Creations/Vintage Wildflower 2 , Inpsired by Stamping/Just Because, Stampendous/Sunrise Sunset
Paper-PTI white cardstock
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories-Tim Holtz Distress Paint/Seedless Preserves and Wild Honey, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist/Dragonfly, Copics-R14, R17, R24, Dylusions Stencil/Alphabet Border (small-with designs),Ki Memories rhinestones

I think this is it for me until I post my CAS card next week. That will be the end of my time with the CAS DT on Splitcoaststampers.

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

A Day for a Sail

 

I hope your weekend included nicer weather than mine. It was nothing but clouds, rain, and cool weather until yesterday around 4:00 p.m. when the sun decided to shine. But, this week promises to be warmer and full of sunshine. I am so glad.

It's Monday and that means it is time for the CAS challenge on Splitcoaststampers. It is CAS #273 and the theme is water. I have a bit of water but just pretend that is an ocean full. :-) I love pretty, colorful sailboats so that is what I decided to use. It is colored with Copics and I just added some banners with the sentiment. 

You probably think CAS cards are just about all I make, but not true. I am very busy with other kinds that just don't get on my blog and won't for a while. They are my cards for the Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen. I may share some of those at a later date. I have so many.

Recipe:

Stamp-Sailboat image is unknown, Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps/Silly Shell set (sentiment)

Paper-PTI white cardstock, green scraps, unknown blue cardstock

Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories-twine, Fiskars scalloped banner punch, Copics/B000, B21, B24, C1, C5, G14, R39, Y28

Tulip Hill

Today's CAS challenge #272 on Splitcoaststampers is to use a tulip color palette from Design Seeds and use at least three of the colors.

 

I used Taylored Expressions Build a Scene-Rollings Hills and Marianne Design Creatables Tulips. These are all dies.

The sentiment is Impression Obsession/Springtime.

The papers are:
Bazzill/Banana Split
Stampin'Up!/ Certainly Celery
Coredinations/Blush Red cardstock
Green Scraps
Unknown patterned paper
PTI white cardstock

I'm entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Spring Flowers

My Heart Sings

Good Morning.....I guess.  Hubby and I worked in the yard again yesterday and I'm pooped. That can be such hard work. I do enjoy it, though. It was a beautiful day and we cleaned out more beds, re-mulched, and went to a plant nursery. I have plants yet to be put into the ground. Now, it is going to be a rainy weekend. I'll rest and do other things.

I'm uploading a card I made a few weeks ago and never got around to putting it on my blog. It is from doing a mixed media challenge on Splitcoaststampers, MIX64. The challenge is to mist, splash, spray, or squirt your project...create puddles if you dare.

I sprayed the bird with Heidi Swapp seafoam color shine. I used a Kite stencil/Endless for the design on the bird. It had Inka Gold Metallic Rub used on the stencil.  I see the colors from the doily are reflecting on the bird design but it really is gold. The doily stencil is by Finnabair picked up at Hobby Lobby. I used Dylusions ink spray in postbox red. I didn't spray it but mixed it with the modeling paste I used and rubbed over the stencil.

Yes, I'm playing again with my photo software and doing a polaroid photo.  I love playing with the software...find it lots of fun.

Recipe:
Stamps-None
Paper-PTI kraft and white cardstock, unknown blue cardstock
Accessories-Dylusions Ink spray/postbox red, Tim Holtz Idea-Ology chit chat pad (sentiment), twine from David Tutera, Spellbinders Shapeabilities/Bird Sanctuary die, Finnabair 6x6 doily stencil, brown pearl, Liquitex modeling paste, Kite stencil/Endless for design on bird, Inka Gold Metallic Rub 

LOVE

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend. It was sunny and warm here in my part of AL so hubby and I worked in the yard....very hard. We cleaned out and re-mulched a bed, went to a couple of plant nurseries, potted some plants, and just had a good time. It wasn't so fun when we finished and I realized how tired I was. :-)

It's time for the CAS271 challenge on Splitcoaststampers. This week we are to case a card from a past DT CAS member and that person is Angela Maine aka Arizona Maine. What a beautiful gallery. Believe me, I could case all her cards. This is the card I chose to case.

You can see the changes I made while keeping it fairly close to hers. 

Recipe:
Stamps-Inspired by Stamping/Little Flowers (sentiment)
Paper-PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Old Olive cardstock, Bazzill Gumball cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories- Spellbinders Shapeabilities/Bird Sanctuary, Taylored Expressions/Bless Your Nest die/bird, Cheery Lynn Designs/Fanciful Flourish die, Recollections mulberry paper mini roses, Flower Soft peel off stickers (chain)

Entering these challenges:
Inspired by Stamping Customer Gallery- May Gallery
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge-Anything Goes

Mixed Media---Birds

I love the mix-ability challenge on Splitcoaststampers. This week, the Mix66 challenge is to make a card with THINGS THAT FLY and use at least two types of mediums. Loving birds, I went with a pretty, wooden bird.

I used a piece of pattered paper and brushed on a bit of American  acrylic paint in pink.  Tim Holtz Distressed Paints-Broken China is used for the bird and a bit at the top. After it dried I stamped some tiny flowers from Stamps by Judith.

I used a stencil from Dylusions-chequered dots-and rubbed over it with Inka Gold Metallic Rub/green yellow. The other stencil is just a piece of needlework canvas I bought at Hobby Lobby. It is done with Tim Holtz Barn door  Distressed Paints and pink acrylic paint.

The bird is KaiserCraft wood flourishes/bird and the patterned paper is DCWV art collage art stack.

 I'm entering my card here:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-Not so mellow yellow-Be inspired by yellow (The yellow is in my patterned paper).