Queen for the Day #27, Paper Sundaes #35

Friday again and we have another Queen for the Day on Splitcoaststampers. The newly crowned queen is Darla Ryan. I cased a very sweet baby card of hers and made mine a Christmas card. I'm all into making Christmas cards and they are my favorite kind to create.

My card is also for Paper Sundaes challenge #35..use a minimum of 3 kinds of embellishments. Mine are: fir, rhinestone, ribbon enhancer. If you would like to join their challenge, it is located here.

Stamps: Inkadinkado (no name)
Ink: Memento London Fog
Paper: Greetings of the Season paper pack from Hobby Lobby (has great paper in it),
PTI white cardstock

Accessories: Spellbinder's deckle nestie, Cuttlebug lg snowflake embossing folder (the panel you can't see LOL), Glitter embossing powder (it really does sparkle IRL), Sizzix Elegant Enhancement for sentiment piece, ribbon is Make It Christmas from Hobby Lobby, Martha Stewart fir punch, red rhinestone

Fall's Fading of the Sunflower

This week for the Speedy's Friends challenge #20, Joanne Travis gave the challenge to do FALL COLORS. That is just perfect as I love to work with those rich colors.
From the first time I used this sunflower from Mark's Finest Papers (Mother's Day card, I believe), I've been in love with it. It is so easy to color and cut out. My coloring today is a bit different to show that the flower is on its last showing of pretty oranges and yellows and is fading fast. I've added some microbeads to the center. Would someone tell me why I keep using them....so messy. I have a 'love, hate' relationship going on here. I guess I love them more than I hate the mess. LOL
Speedy's Friends Challenge is found here:

I'm also entering my card into the Paper Pretties challenge found here: Their challenge is to use pearls, rhinestones, or glitter dots. I am using some gold pearls.

Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers-Blackberries, Sunflowers & Bees
Paper:My Mind's Eye, So Sophie-Open Your Heart, Berry Stem, Stampin'Up! Chocolate Chip, DCWV The Metallic Stack-brass
Accessories: The Paper Studio Fibers, Mark Richards gold metal (for pearls), Martha Stewart Fall Leaves edge punch, Tombow markers and brush for watercoloring, Martha Stewart luster glass microbeads in Brownstone, glossy accents by Ranger, Spellbinder's scalloped circle nestabilitie

Stampin B's Let's Picnic

This week's challenge hostess for the Stampin B's Design Team is Vicky Gould. Her challenge is to make a card relating to food of any kind--bonus points if it's a
picnic food.
I got out a little used All Night Media stamp and stamped my fringed tablecloth. I then made a Punch Art hamburger I saw on a youtube.com website, using all Stampin'Up! punches. I think it looks good enough to eat. LOL My watermelon is stamped and so is my little bird. He wanted to see what's going on and maybe get a nibble. The toothpick was used to make a shish kebab with several paper scraps.
Well, let's eat!!!!!!!!!

Stamps: Stampabilities-Juicy Watermelon, Hero Arts-Birds and Branches, All Night Media (no name) for specks on hamburger bun, All Night Media for tablecloth (no name, computer generated sentiment

Punches: SU Modern Label for sentiment, SU oval, oval scallop, circle, 1 1/4" square
Paper: SU Always Artichoke, white cardstock, scraps for shish kebab

Black drops, toothpick


Join us at the Stampin B's with your food related card: here

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #71, Crafty Calendar Challenge, Freshly Brewed Challenge

The MMSC has two sketches this week for you to choose from. This is the one I chose to do.






I'm glad to be back doing a Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge, found here. I think those girls are still on a cruise and will be back soon. Hope everyone had a blast on the high seas.

I'm also entering my card into the Crafty Calendar Challege here. The challenge is Blue and the optional extra is Flowers.

Also entering: Freshly Brewed Challenge here. Use Brown-as little or as much as you like.

Stamps: Ladybugs and Carnations by Mark's Finest Papers for sentiment
Martha Stewart chrysanthemum punch...added SU Dazzling Diamonds and gold leaf pen to the flower
Spellbinder's square scalloped nestabilitie
Paper: Tim Coffey Blossomwood Collection - dbl sided, PTI white cardstock, scraps
Brown ribbon
Spare Parts antique flower brad
Sizzix branch w/ leaves

Queen for the Day, Fab 'n' Funky

This week on Splitcoast Stampers, Anne Ryan, the stamper who appoints the Queen was out of town and couldn't appoint one so we decided to just crown her this week.
I am caseING one of Anne's gorgeous cards that I wanted to make into a Christmas card. It is really time to get on those.

I am also entering this card into the Fab 'n' Funky challenge found here. Their challenge this week
is What Evah...make anything you like. Well, that is fun, huh?

Stamp: Outlines Rubber Stamp Co., Inc (no name)sentiment
Paper: Stampin'Up! Night of Navy PTI white cs, Best Occasions glitter paper pack
Paper Shapers punch for star
Ribbon Boutique for the striped ribbon
Cuttlebug large snowflake

StampinB Color Challenge, Aud Sentiments Best Wishes

Glad to be posting today. On my last post this past Saturday, I mentioned I was heading to a college football game (University of Alabama). On the way there, my hubby and I were involved in a 3 car wreck. Fortunately, no one was hurt but the driver's side of our car was ruined from one end to the other. You know what that means...insurance claims, running here and there, calls, all the usual when something like this happens. Just the same, I can't complain.

On to my card. It is for two challenges: Stampin B Design Team here: Lois aka clownmom issued a color challenge for green, pink, and blue. For some reason, I found this to be difficult but moved ahead and got a card made that I am rather pleased with.

The other challenge, Aud Sentiments found here:is to use the sentiment, Best Wishes.

Stamps: Inkadinkado

Paper: Tim Coffey Blossomwood Collection (love this paper), white PTI cs,Colorbox pearlescent paper for butterflies

Martha Stewart eyelet lace punch around the page, Martha Stewart classic butterfly punch
Sizzix scribbles swirls die cut for corner
Tombow markers

O.K., I will be heading to another football game this weekend: University of Alabama/Penn State. Hope I get there accident free.

Ladybug for the Queen

I made this card to honor QFTD25 on Splitcoaststampers. It is Phyllis aka sparkleplenty1000. She makes fabulous cards and is on the design team at the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. I had no problem finding a card to case. I went a bit overboard as I was going to do something mostly white and delicate...well, you know...the best laid plans of mice and men. LOL

I also entered my card into the Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoaststampers. My inspiration was a ladybug potholder from Elizabeth's Embellishments here:

I am joining in the challege at The Paper Players found here: It is an "Anything Goes" challenge #13. That is always easy peasy.

Stamps: Ladybugs and Carnations from Mark's Finest Papers
Paper: Best Occasions Mixed Media from frame die cut, SU Real Red cs, black cs
Martha Stewart ladybug punch around the page, Martha Stewart double loop edge punch
Brads from Hobby Lobby
sheer ribbon

Off to the first football game of the season to see my National Championship team, the University of Alabama, play. Roll Tide!!!!

Holiday Birds - Challenges

I just love these little birds and it is the perfect card for today's Free for All F4A28 challenge on Splitcoaststampers. We are to make a card with an aviary theme and throw in one color we don't care for or normally use. I guess that would be yellow for me. I used only a little as a little dab will do me. LOL

I also am entering this card into the CES challenge found here. It is an "Anything Goes" challenge.

Also, my card is for a challenge at A Crafty Little Place found here. It is also an "Anything Goes" challenge.

Stamps: Hero Arts-Holiday Birds, Hot off the Press-Christmas Words (for sentiment)
Bazzill white cardstock
Graphic 45 dp-Christmas Past, double sided Collections-Letters to Santa
Tombow markers and brush for watercoloring
Canson 124# watercolor paper
Inchies and dimensionals

Winter Tree

Thursday's challenge 'Ways To Use It' on Splitcoaststampers was to make a one layer card, no dp, although we could add some layers on top and embellies. I used an image from a stamp set I won playing the Speedy's Friends Challenge here.

I dabbed on a lot of glossy accents to the tree and added some Dazzling Diamonds...really gave a sparkle to the tree.

Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers (Snowman Country) To be released in October
Stampin'Up Dazzling Diamonds
Ranger glossy accents
Spellbinder's square, scalloped nestabilitie

StampinB & Speedy's Friends - Bird's Home

I'm hostess this week for the StampinB Design Team, Challenge #74, and asked that everyone use a charm on their card. There can be no excuses to not join in as this is just so easy.
Summer is winding down (unfortunately) and I wanted to use my pretty birdhouse with all the vines growing up...a sight we won't see much longer.
Hope you'll join us...and be sure to use that charm. We are located here.

My card also goes to the Speedy's Friends challenge #18 to make a Friendship card. The challenge can be found here..

Technique: Watercoloring with a brush
Stamp: Flourishes Friendly Reminders (ordered from Mark's Finest Papers)
Paper: Scrap Pad kit-Citrus Bleu by Stemma, white cs from LSS, SU Soft Suede, Canson watercolor paper 124#
Cuttlebug Floral Borders die cut
Stampin'Up!Soft Suede ribbon
Bird Charm is by Charm Me called Bird Paper Charm (Hobby Lobby)