Rhododendron

I was really wanting to use my new stamp from OnyxXpression called Rhodendron and found an excuse today. The QFTD on Splitcoaststampers is Harriet aka hskelly and she has a wonderful gallery of cards, many are CAS cards. I chose this card to case: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1907016?&cat=500&ppuser=18530

I stamped my image, colored with Copics, popped up one section of the bloom (at the top), added a ribbon/button and the sentiment.

I am entering these challenges:
Simon Says Stamp-Spring Colors/Easter
The Rubber Cafe TRCC#12-Easter/Spring
Stamps R Us- #18 Easter Theme
The Crafty Pad Designs #115-Flowers

Recipe:
Stamps: OnyxXpressions-Rhododendron, Stampin'Up! Well Scripted
Paper: PTI white cardstock
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa and Summer Sky
Accessories: Brown crinkled ribbon, button from Jo Ann Stores, sponging pad

Trees in Mountain Mist

I'm  hostess this week for the Stampin' B's Design Team. For challenge #105, we are to use navy and green and  must include stripes, dots, or plaids. Would you  believe there are plaids on my card? After I ran it through the herringbone embossing folder, the plaid disappeared. If you look closely, you will see some stripes on top of the navy strips. I did that to try to make up for losing my plaid.  No dots.
I sponged to get a look of mountain mist behind the trees. Cut my strips, sanded and distressed my card a bit. Added some twine and brads and that was it.

Welcome to the Stampin' B's two new Design Team members: Pam Lawver (Pam124) and Anne Harmon (jdmommy)!! Great to be working with these talented ladies. Be watching for some fabulous cards/projects from them.

Challenge entered:
Craft Your Passion #52-Anything Goes

Recipe:
Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers-Our Family Tree
Paper-Stampin'Up! Night of Navy, PTI white cardstock, Mirabelle Paper Pack by The Paper Studio
Ink: Stampin'Up! Always Artichoke, Memento Summer Sky
Accessories: Making Memories brads, twine, sanding file

Sweet Treats

I'm just here to do a quick upload. Have a lot on my plate today. I made this card for Irene aka Dandi on Splitcoaststampers. Irene is the Featured Stamper this week. I chose to case this card. When I started to upload, I noticed she had cased another FS, AL_Silver2 so I guess this is a case of both their cards.
I kept the layout and used different paper, images, and changed the pearls to buttons. I love the stripes but when I made my picture, the stripes were 'really out there' so I thought I would add buttons to tone it down.
Now, I think the buttons need a bit of toning down.

Recipe:
Stamps: Stampin'Up! The More the Merrier(hostess set), Sincere Salutations
Paper: PTI white card, Stampin'Up! Real Red, K&CO Marcella cardstock mat
Accessories: The Twinery twine, EK Success punch, heart gem, Copics, Assorted buttons

Bright Butterfly Among the Flowers

Today on Splitcoaststampers, the challenge was to use soft aqua, soft yellow, and white. Your option was to use a bright color. Mine is the orange butterfly.

I used my Martha Stewart stamp & punch flower and the hydrangea punch by Martha Stewart on my white cardstock. I   placed the Baja Breeze and So Saffron cardstock behind it. Stamped my butterfly and added a ribbon and sentiment.

Challenges entered:
AllSorts- #97-Blooming Blossoms
Shelly's Images Blog-Get Punchy-
Pals Paper Arts #87-Punches

Recipe:
Stamps: A Muse ArtStamps-Flutterby Flock (Using only part of the stamp), Stampin'Up! Well Scripted for sentiment
Ink: Memento Tangelo, StazOn jet black
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Stampin'Up! Baja Breeze and So Saffron
Accessories: Martha Stewart hydrangea punch, Martha Stewart Stamp & Punch flower

Butterflies Live in the Flower Garden

Friday again and it's windy and very cool. I'm hoping to work in my yard tomorrow and I think it will only be 68 degrees, but sunny...so maybe.

The QFTD challenge today on Splitcoaststampers today is to honor Lois aka Clownmom. I chose to case this card of hers: I stamped my flower garden in SU Always Artichoke. If the green looks grayish, it is because when I tweaked my card the SU Melon Mambo was really brightened and in your face so I left it a bit subdued. I used a piercerabilitie die on the bottom and sponged with the Melon Mambo after piercing. Added the tiny pearls to my sponged butterflies and did some sponging between panels.

I am entering my card into these challenges:
Stamptacular Sunday-#104-No Kids Allowed-Birthday!
The Rubber Cafe Design Team Blog Challenge #11-Spring Flowers
Tuesday Throwdown #42-Florals
Paper Pal Arts #87-Technique Challenge-Punches

Recipe:
Stamps-Hero Arts-Design Block Silhouette, Mark's Finest Papers-Hearts, Hearts, Hearts (sentiment)
Paper: Stampin'Up Always Artichoke and Melon Mambo, PTI white cardstock
Ink: SU Melon Mambo and Always Artichoke
Accessories: Spellbinders Piercerabilties fancy scalloped border, pearls, sponge, Martha Stewart Classic Butterly punch

Sunshine and Snails Stampin' B's

Vicky Gould is hostess this week of the Stampin B's Design Team and asked that we create our own background-no designer paper, only stamps. As you can see, I have made my card very sunny using several stamps. I first stamped my  white cardstock with a stamp called Speckles in SU Apricot Appeal, then stamped my sun with SU Crushed Curry, embossed with clear embossing powder, heated, and then sponged the entire background with the  Apricot Appeal, making the sun images pop out.
I popped up the back side of my snail after paper piecing with green and white houndstooth. I also used a houndstooth embossing folder and googly eyes.

We hope you'll join our challenge this week. If so, use the inlinkz tool on the Stampin' B's blog.

I am entering this challenge:
Speedy the Cat's Friends #48-Heat and dry embossing and part of image popped up
Stampin' Royalty #65-The Heat is On!! Heat embossing

Recipe:
Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers-Apples & Camellias for sentiment, All Night Media-Speckles, Stampendous-Sun Dots, Stampabilities-Sandy Snail
Paper: PTI white cardstock, Making Memories Scrapbook Pad (houndstooth)
Ink: Stampin'Up! Crushed Curry and Apricot Appeal, Memento Bamboo Leaves
Accessories: Copics, Cuttlebug embossing folder-Houndstooth, Twine, VersaMark, Tree House Studio wiggle-eyes

Spring has Sprung-Blog Candy!!!

As promised in my last post, I have blog candy. I found time to go ahead and get it uploaded today.

How great it is to see Spring arrive! I love to see the flowers bloom, trees get leaves, grass turn green, and not be cold. Maybe I can take off my Cuddl Dud top for a while. I thought to celebrate Spring and warmer weather, I would try to cheer up some lucky winner with blog candy. I  had so much fun over the weekend shopping for all the items.

The winnings consist of:
1-Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Heart nestabilitie set
4 charms-Bees, Owls, Guitars, Bird on Branch
1 pkg. Spare Parts button brads
5 small rolls of ribbon
1- Barrel of Stamps (Summer Fun) It says it includes 16 stamps (they are small)
6 sets of clear stamps from the $1 bin
1 QuicKutz snail die (2 dies included)
1 pkg stickers
1 pkg pillow stickers
1 pkg dimensional stickers
1 pkg button-adhesive chipboard
1 pkg. self-stick gems (78 pieces)
1 pkg. Recollections Gem Brads (12 pieces)




To be eligibe:
1. Be a follower or become one
2.Post a comment to this post by  April 28, 2011 at 11:59PM CST
3. Leave a photo of my blog candy and a link to this post on your sidebar

 I will draw a name and post the winner on my blog on 5/02/2011.
The winner will have until noon CST 5/05/2011 to notify me. If I don't hear from the winner by that time, I will make another draw.
Good Luck!!!!!!

Sail the Seas

Good Morning! We had such gorgeous weather a week or so ago and for several days now it has been DREARY. But, the weekend should be pretty and that means hubby and I can work in the yard.

Just want to mention, very soon I will be posting blog candy. It will be to celebrate Spring..so be watching for that...probably this week.  Stay tuned!

The CAS112 on Splitcoasterstampers is to do 'cut up sentiments'. It took me a while to do something I really liked but finally thought of something I was happy with..by adding the dp behind the sentiment instead of just placing it on the card randomly.

I'm using a $1 stamp from Jo Ann Stores bin...and, I really love it. Makes a wonderful clean and simple card.
Colored just a bit with my Copics, added some twine and my sentiment, and did some scoring...and that's it! I'm entering several Spring challenges and what says Spring better than to go sailing.

I am entering these challenges:
Wee Memories #42-Anything Goes
Stamp Something-Spring
Creative Craft Friends #21-Spring
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge #60-Spring has Sprung

Recipe:
Stamps: Studio112 for image, Mark's Finest Papers-Our Family Tree (sentiment)
Paper: PTI white cardstock, blue check from LSS (no name)
Ink: Stampin'Up! Night of Navy
Accessories: red and white twine, Copics, Scor-Pal, Martha Stewart Score Board

A Black Tie Affair

Just a quick upload. I wanted to join in the Featured Stamper challenge today on SCS and the stamper is Elaine aka Quixotic. This is the card I chose to case. Her coloring is outstanding but I didn't use an image to color.

My card also fits the Dirty Dozen challenge this month on Splitcoaststampers which is a black tie party. I wanted it to be elegant and I hope I achieved that.

I used a Heartfelt Creations precut stamp that is cut with the Spellbinders Peony nestabilitie. I stamped three times on black cardstock with VersaMark, then embossed with white embossing powder. Cut the flower with the die cut and popped up. Then, I added the little, red gemstone.

I am entering Amber's Crafts and Stuff - challenge #2-Use Die Cuts

Recipe:
Stamps: Heartfelt Creations-Vintage Wildflower 2 PreCut set
Paper: PTI white cardstock, ColorBok designer paper, black cs from Hobby Lobby
Accessories: Cuttlebug, textile embossing folder, Spellbinders peony nestabilitie, VersaMark, white embossing powder, red gemstone, black satin ribbon

ChiBlossoms

Happy Friday! Hope everyone has a fab weekend planned. If you think cleaning wood floors is fab, then I'm going to have one. Well, just a little cleaner to get off prints and spills from the little munchkins being here. That is to be expected and it won't take long to clean.

I made my card today to honor Karen aka k dunbrook on SCS as she has been crowned Queen for the Day #53. I am case-ing this card. Karen does a lot of CAS cards so I went with that.

I am using an OnyXXpressions stamp and really love it. I stamped the bloom three times, colored with Copics, and after cutting them out, I cut into the petals of my blossoms so they would curl better. I popped them on and there you have it...my 3D flower.

I am entering these challenges:
Scrapbook Sisters #28 Anything Goes
Crafty Card Makers #42-Special Birthdays (my friends are special and will go to one of them)
I Did It Creations Blog-#47-Welcome Spring
The Creative Cottage Challenge #35-Spring has Sprung

Recipe:
Stamps-OnyXXpressions-ChiBlossoms, Stampin'Up! Well Scripted
Paper: PTI white cardstock
Ink: Memento Bamboo Leaves
Accessories: green crinkled ribbon, Copics, EK Success corner punch