Speedy the Cat's Challenge #66

Hi there,

This week the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog challenges us to create using twine or jute..but NO ribbon!

eeeks!! noooooo ribbon....well alrighty then LOL

since I love MFP's newly released Little Birds with Big Mouths...had to pull out these adorable babies...each one has their own personality!

hope you like!!! more importantly...hope to see you enter the challenge! REMEMBER, winner receives a FREE set...now that's awesome!

enjoy your weekend - I get to baby sit grankids tomorrow night while DD and SIL celebrate their anniversary...and granbaby number 3 (for them, will make 5 grankids for us) is coming earlier than we thought in Sept - another girl! They really are such a "treasure from the Lord"....

hugs n blessings

supplies:
cs: white, navy, wine, pumpkin
ink: Memento Black, Potters Clay and London Fog
Copics:  E04,08,17,21,33,49...Y26,28,32...C01,2,3...B91, RV23, YG63
embellishments: gold twine from MFP, pearl pen - gold and Fiskar's corner punch
card size: 4.25 x 5.5

entered in following challenges:
Polka Doodle -anything found in English Garden
Paper Play Challenges - in the garden

Phri-days are Phindy's - use a die cut!

Hi there,

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is "to use a die cut!
Well now how easy is that....do I even make a card without some sort of die? LOL...not very often!

can you see the flower soft?

the die cuts are Spellbinders Grand Labels 4 - the one and only set of the "Grands" I own...

the image is Phindy's Hyacinth and Ivy

hope you get to pop over and check out the rest of the Design Team and of course we are always excited to see your entries!!! That is one of the best perks of being on a DT...getting to see all the inspiration that comes from everyone each and every week!

Keep 'em coming....

Stay cool!

hugs

supplies:

cs: Not Quite Navy, SU stash dp

ink: Ranger's Stormy Sky, Tumbled Glass Blue

Markers:  Copic B00,04...G28, E31 and Prismacolor Lilac, Violet, Spearmint, Leaf Green

embellishments: Spellbinder Grand Label 4, flower soft, stash button/ribbon, smooch illuminator, glossy accents

card size: 4.25 x 5.50

Black n White with piercing

hi there - trying to stay cool here LOL

Made this card last night for two challenges:
Stampin Sisters in Christ - black and white which has the most tremendous post by Grace. I have printed it and will be using with the ladies at the jail Bible Study.
Our Daily Bread - piercing challenge

Love both of these challenges - hope you can see my piercing around my clear embossed butterflies.
what doesnt show in pic is the glossy accents and black stickles I used on the flower images...

always amazed at the difference it makes in "where" you take the pictures ...the top one is inside with setting on automatic and the bottom two are both taken outside...neither pic even shows the lace underneath the black ribbon. This is definitely so prettier IRL

STAY COOL!!!

Hugs and blessings

life verse: Proverbs 3:5-6

supplies:

Our Daily Bread's "Butterfly Corner"

cs - GKD's Black, white

ink - Vivid's Black

Copics:  C1, 2, 4

Embellishments: vellum flowers created with McGill and Fiskar punches, stash brads and ribbon/lace, stickles n glossy

Techniques: Paper piercing around butterflies, clear embossed and paper pieced butterflies

Cardsize: 5.25 x 5.25

STV Challenge to CASE a DT Member - Carolina

Hey Hey - one of the challenges over at STV this week is to case a specific Design Team member's card. Check out Carolina's gallery over at STV. So I used this one from Carolina's blog . She used a folding pattern for her flower but I dont have that book with the fold instructions so just created my handmade flower...we were to change at least two things...and I did that LOL
here you go

kept Carolina's layout but made my card a standard size instead of square...

stay out of the heat!
hugs,

Linda
supplies:
sentiment from GKD's Follow Your Dreams by Theresa Momber and background fern is from GKD's Hope Grows by Theresa Momber
cs: GKD's Cranberry Tart and stash dp from SU and Graphics 45
ink: Memento Rich Cocoa and Angel Pink
embellishments: adhesive pearls from Prima, Fiskar border punch
handmade flower done with stash scraps of dp and green cs using McGill punches

Phindy's Place Design Team Call!

We are looking for creative designers to work with Phindy’s Place digital images, for a six month term, from 1 September 2011 to 28 February 2012.
You will be expected to create a card or project each week to be published on the Challenge Blog (currently Friday) as well as to your own blog and occasionally there may be further requirements such as a blog hop.
You are also expected to comment on a proportion of the entries to the Challenge Blog. Membership of the Papercraft Planet Group is encouraged and you need to upload your weekly cards to the PCP gallery so that they can be uploaded to the slide shows for the group.
 The ideal team member need not have experience of being on a Design Team, however their commitment and enthusiasm are important. It is important to have a regularly updated blog, to comment regularly on entries to the challenge and it is important to meet deadlines.
What is in it for you? You will get a generous allowance of digis from the Phindy’s Place shop to work with each month, more than enough for each month’s challenges You will receive an additional discount on designs from the Phindy’s Place shop You will get the fun of working with brilliant designs, sometimes before their release to the public and be part of a close-knit and friendly team

 Successful applicants will receive more specific details of the benefits! If you would like to apply, please email Anne at raypack@btinternet.com with the following information:
Your blog address
Links to any online galleries of your work
Photos of 3 cards/projects that you feel are typical of your work
Details of any Design Team/ Guest Design Team experience
A little info about yourself and why you would like to be part of the team

DT Call closes 15th of August.
Best wishes on joining our wonderful team!

 

Mo's Challenge using Cheery Lynn Designs dies (love new "goodies")

"having a heat wave....a tropical heat wave " yea right!!! where are my palm trees and hammock, where is the cool clear blue water, where is... etc etc etc....yep...all we have is the heat!!! thought a big storm was coming but it didnt happen..had the thunder....but never any rain! Soooooo have had a blast playing with my goodies purchased from last weekend...

purchased some more of the Cherry Lynn dies - love 'em... made a simple card here WITH the light green Pearl pen I also got....it takes practice making the pearl drops but will sure save some $$ when I get the hang of it...after I used the Cuttlebug to cut the dies...stenciled the card with the negative and then added the dies...ink used is Memento's Bamboo Leaves

entering this post with both cards over at the challenge at Totally Gorjuss - to use punch or die

soooooooo

 still had time to keep stamping and thought I would pop over to a favorite challenge that I havent played at in almost a year...Mo's Digital Challenge

this week their challenge is Summer Vacation - well I wanted to make a little book for my grankids so printed out this adorable image called They Grow So Fast and its summer so their imaginations are at work as they play outside (inside LOL)...

 printed this story off the internet

 and here's the whole card!

used my new Cherry Lynn dies  - the Fanciful Flourish and Italian Flourish. I just cut them to make a border around the image.

The background is retired dp from SU and the cardbase is SU's Not Quite Navy.

Copics used: C2, E00,31,25,29,47...YG03, G99, B95,97

ink is Memento's Danube Blue using sponging technique

ok - this is long enough post...and still a have a few more cards to post (-:

stay cool

hugs

 also entering this one in the challenge at:
Lisa Somerville's Bloggers Challenge
 Totally Paper Crafts - one for the boys

Speedy the Cat Challenge #65

Hi there,

This week the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog challenges us to use three hearts on our project! so here is mine...

This is a really horrible picture but I've spent enough time trying to get it right KWIM - the problem is that the image was clear embossed before I colored and it keeps wanting to "shine" in the pic...

so need a photographer fairy LOL

used the new "Adirondack Summer" set and the fern from the "Fern & Chickadee" set both from Mark's Finest Paper

Hope you get to play - remember the random winner receives a FREE stamp set!

hugs

supplies:
cs: blue and stash dp
ink: Ranger's Distressed Faded Jeans and Rusty Hinge, Vivid Black (clear embossed)
Copics: C2,4...N2, 4...B01, 04...R08...YG17...E31,35...G09
embellishments: MS Stewart punch, pearl pen - white
card size: 5.5 x 5.5

Phri-days are Phindy's - use "two" of something

Hi there,
This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is "to use two of something"... so I combined these two Phindy images Something Sweet and Sharing . This is easy to do. I use the Word program...

just felt like coloring when I created this one!  sponged the dirt and clouds then added the grass and flowers...this is a large 5.5 x 6.5 inch card...

kept an area open on the inside for whatever message I end up writing....

hope you are inspired (-:  ...Our Design Team will sure get your creative mojo going!!!

and hope you get a chance to play in the challenge...

hugs to all - have a beautiful day!!!

supplies:

cs: Not Quite Navy, Lavendar, White
ink: Memento Sweet Plum and Bamboo Leaves, Ranger's Distress Faded Jeans blue, Stormy Sky, Tumbled Glass blue and antique Linen
stamps: small stamp from SU dated 2001 (set unknown) and small grass stamp (unknown) and sentiment is from Hero Arts
Copics: E00,01,31,47...BV00,01...RV04, C1,2...B18, 21, 45, 97, 18
embellishments: black liner pen
card size: 5.5 x 6.5

Speedy the Cat Challenge #64 - color challenge to use "pink,yellow,green"

hi there

another auto post ... I am FINALLY today at the Winston Salem show in North Carolina ...hopefully will have some pics to share of the "gang" when I return...

this week's Speedy the Cat challenge - color scheme of pink, yellow, green....

and here's my card

amazing the difference - top picture uses the auto setting of the camera and the bottom picture uses the close-up setting....

Hope you get to play over at the  Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog  and check out the rest of the Design Team's inspirational projects- remember that the random winner gets a FREE stamp set!!

 hope you like (-:

hugs and blessings,

Linda

supplies:

MFP's stamp set "Brick Wall"

ink: Memento Black, Bamboo Leaves

cs: yellow, pink, green

Copics: C2, Y15, YG63, RV04, 19

embellishments: clear embossed and pieced butterflies, pearl pen - salmon, sponged light yellow

Phri-days are Phindy's Challenge - pretty pastels

Hi there,
This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is "pretty pastels"!! Our Design Team has the most adorable cards for any occasion!!! hope you get a chance to pop over and check them out AND enter our challenge (-:

have had this sweet sweet image for some time now....it's called Flower Top Fairy Mushroom Minx .

This pic is much lighter than the actual card....

fyi - I am still "gone" and everything that posted all last week was auto-posted  as are today's postings and through next week....this weekend finally getting to meet up with some crafting gals over at the Winston-Salem show on Saturday - so looking forward to it!!!

will be around visiting everyone soon...I promise...really missing my crafting and computer time :-(

but the short time I was home I had to work...gotta pay the bills LOL

hugs and blessings to everyone,

Linda

entering this over at Copic Creations when I return - their challenge is pastels also..how perfect is that!

supplies:
sentiment from Wordsworth, background stamp from SU set Note Worthy
cs: GKD's Lemon Drop, Lovely Lavendar, Creme de Menthe
ink: SU Certainly Celery, Memento Black
Nestie - Labels One
Copics: V01, 04, 91...G00,000, 14, 21,.. B00, 01, 04... E00, 02, Y06, 21 
embellishments: crimped flower with button, small scallop punch

Adirondack Summer

Hello! Welcome to the July 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop!

This week's new releases are: Little Birds With Big Mouths, Planted with Love, Lilacs in the Summer, and Adirondack Summer.

 For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers.

So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Set: Adirondack Summer? (If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away! We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if today's winner has already purchased this set!)

For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win Adirondack Summer. We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's blog post.

 Emily

Nancyruth

Neva

Silvia

Faith

Claudine

 Dawn

 Marilynn

Patricia

 Chrissy

 Karen

Pam

Joanne

 Kittie

Mark’s Finest Papers

Here is my card for the hop:

this is stamped onto cardstock and stamped again on clear paper with flower soft added

details will be over on Speedy TV

enjoy the hop!

hugs,

Lilacs in the Summer

Hello! Welcome to the July 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop!
This week's new releases are: Little Birds With Big Mouths, Planted with Love, Lilacs in the Summer, and Adirondack Summer.
For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers.

So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Set: Lilacs in the Summer? (If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away! We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if today's winner has already purchased this set!)

For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win Lilacs in the Summer. We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's blog post.
Emily
Nancyruth
Neva
Silvia
Faith
Claudine
Dawn
Marilynn
Patricia
Chrissy
Karen
Pam
Joanne
Kittie
Mark’s Finest Papers

 Enjoy the hop!
 

Planted with Love

Hello! Welcome to the July 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop! This week's new releases are: Little Birds With Big Mouths, Planted with Love, Lilacs in the Summer, and Adirondack Summer.

 For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers.

 So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Set: Planted With Love?

(If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away!

We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if today's winner has already purchased this set!)

 For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win Planted With Love. We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's blog post.

 Lois

Vicky

Dawn

 Anne

Peggysue

Connie

Emily

Karen

Patty

Roxie

 Vicki

 Liz

 Geri

Lynn

 Mark’s Finest Papers

Enjoy the hop!

 

Little Birds with Big Mouths

Hello! Welcome to the July 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop!

This week's new releases are: Little Birds With Big Mouths, Planted with Love, Lilacs in the Summer, and Adirondack Summer.For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers.

So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Set: Little Birds With Big Mouths?

 (If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away! We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if today's winner has already purchased this set!)

For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win Little Birds With Big Mouths.

We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's blog post.

Lois

Vicky

 Dawn

Anne

 Peggysue

 Connie

 Emily

 Karen

Patty

Roxie

 Vicki

Liz

 Geri

Lynn

 Mark’s Finest Papers

my card for the hop:

hope you like! colored with Copics and then clear embossed - details will be over at Speedy TV

enjoy the hop!

 

Nature's Postage from MFP

Hi there - woooo hoooo weekend is here!!!

This week's challenge at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog is to "use a die cut in the background". I used the Spellbinder's long rectangle nestie for my background and my flower is from their Blossom die set.  My card size is 5.5 x 5.5 inches

Pop over and checkout the gorgeous projects by the Speedy the Cat's Design Team for Mark's Finest Papers.  Hope you get to play in this week's challenge...remember the winner receives a FREE stamp set!

Have a beautiful week -  and come on back next Saturday for the new challenge!

hugs,

supplies:

Stamp set MFP's "Nature's Postage"
cs:  MFP's Aged Cranberry, stash black, green and dp
ink: Memento Black
Copics:  G000, 00, Y02, YR15, RV21, B01
embellishments:  gold pen, smooch illuminator, MS leaf punch, brad
sSellbinders: Long Classic Scalloped Rectangle Lg and Blossom

Phri-days are Phindy's! this week "buttons"!

Hi there,
This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is "buttons"!! Our Design Team has the KA-Yootest cards for inspiration!!! hope you get a chance to pop over and check them out AND enter our challenge (-:

have been wanting to color this little cutie ever since I got it...this is from Phindy's adorable Wee Babies Collection called  Babbie-Bride

let's see , as you read this...I am "deep down in the hills of West VA - I mean WAAAAyyy downnnn....Hatfield-McCoy area...no internet...yep, read that right!  nearest internet is the nearest McDonald's and that's not so near....cellphone doesnt work there either! we are with my MIL who turns 90 on Saturday...coming home later next week...

(have my Design Team committments auto-posted)

so no one will hear from me for a week!!!

hugs,

ps then leaving again next weekend to go to North Carolina - cant wait to see our "gang"

woooo hooooo!!!

reverse spotlighting!

hi there, this post is for Donna's challenge over at STV "reverse spotlighting - remember that a randomly drawn entry wins a FREE stamp set!

For as easy as this card turned out - it sure took me forever to do it!!!  just couldnt get a grip on the reverse spotlighting...now that I've done it... realize I was my own worst enemy because I was overthinking it...duuhhhhh...me!! over thinking!!! LOL

card above was posted over on STV earlier today.

sooooo, we were rained out of fireworks...soooo did another card with this technique....

well, two for me on one challenge! wow...

think I will stick with regular spotlighting LOL

do love my handmade flower (it was made from the circles that were punched out including the ones that werent punched in right spot :-) and leaves...

now back to blog surfing and watching toots! waiting for the Macy's fireworks on TV...

hugs

supplies:
card one
stamp set from GKD - Vogue Vases by Theresa Momber
ink: Ranger's Distress Faded Jeans
Copic: B00, B41
cs: stash SU dp, Bordering Blue, white
embellishments: Pear Pen glass effect blue, cuttlebug embossing folder, stash ribbon

card two
Stamp sets from GKD- Fancy Tags and Grand Damask both by Nina Brackett
ink: Vivid purple
cs: stash Basic Grey Wisteria, GKD creme de menthe, white
embellishments: punches used - SU oval, nesties petite ovals small, lacey circles
my handmade flower and leaves

Passing on Awards!

Hi there, i've recently been blessed with several awards from dear bloggin friends. I apologize for taking so long to get them posted here

 This first one is from Fiona (who has been my blogging sister almost from the first day I started blogging) and Barbara who is a fav sweetie that I met last year through STV!

For this award I am to name 8 bloggers to pass it on to and then give 7 facts about me...

let's see - I believe Barbara has already given this award to some of my blogging buddies...so will pass this on to:

Lori

Mary Anne

Patti P

the other Patti (-:

Betty

Jennie

Brenda

Becky

now, 7 facts about me:

1. my company is selling some of the properties I manage which will considerably reduce my workload and commute!! very happy about that!!!
2. i love to travel and have been blessed to have gone to Italy, Ireland, Scotland and England. would now love to travel across the USA to see so much!
3. need cataracts removed - seeing double - but excited about that because I'm told I most likely wont need glasses afterwards...ohhhhhhh to see my toes in the shower LOL
4. celebrating my 24 year anniversary tomorrow (very blessed to have my DH)
5. crazy over my grankids (and of course our daughters and SIL's) but oh my those kids!
6. i dont think i will ever be slim again....oh well!
7. I am blessed to be able to teach the Bible to the ladies in our regional jail - I can only pray that there are some who have accepted Jesus as their Savior....I wish I did more for the Lord :(

Second award...

this award  is from Betty  (who I met through some of my blogging sisters, she has moved to Mexico and I love seeing and hearing all about her new life there)

Supposed to name 5 things about me and pass this on to 5 bloggers...skipping the 5 things about me since I just did 7! but passing this style award to:

Dru

Olga

Linda C

Patricia

Theresa

ok whew!!! long post but fun...there are soooo many incredible blogs I visit that each has style...grab this award and pass it on to YOUR blogging buddies

hugs,

Celebrate the USA!

hello!

Well this is my first post as a member of Speedy the Cat's Design Team for Mark's Finest Papers. I think they have some of the most beautiful clear stamps out there - the detail is amazing. I am always so impressed with the talent of the Design Team so I count it quite an honor to be asked to join!

The challenge this week is to create a " patriotic project" for the 4th of July!

I LOVE THIS SET!

it's MFP's "American Made"
my goal was to achieve a vintage patriotric look
hope you get a chance to enter this week's challenge - remember the winner is randomly chosen and receives a FREE stamp set - also checkout the projects from the Design Team!
supplies for this one are listed over on the Speedy TV site (click on my side bar)

now have you seen the new Cheery Lynn Design dies! oh my, they are wonderful. I entered a challenge over at Joan's Gardens to try and win one..but lost :(   so I was able to get one of their doily dies from the June craft show at Chantilly - it's called Italian Flourish...love it!

Wishing everyone a wonderful time to celebrate our wonderful country - even with our budget problems, gas prices, lack of work for so many, etc etc etc
THE USA IS STILL THE BEST!
a BIG shout out to our troops - without them - how long would we have our freedom in so many things!

headed out later today (even though its suppposed to hit 98 degrees!!) for our church picnic...you know us Baptists eat goooooood LOL
hugs

so many patriotic challenges, so entering mine in the following:
Pennys Challenges
 Lil Red Wagon
Digi Stamps 4 Joy
Crafting for All Seasons
Ambers Crafts and Stuff
Pixie Dust Studio Challenge

Phri-days are Phindys - this week "anything goes"

You know I'm so glad it's Friday (-:

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is "anything goes" BUT - beginning with this challenge and this will continue for only the first Phri-day challenge each month - only projects using Phindy images are eligible to win....but this is only the first Friday of each month. The rest of the month any image can be used to be eligible with your entry counted twice when you do use a Phindy image!

hope you pop over to see rest of the DT's projects

I used Phindy's cutie pie image Cheery Chat ...reminds me of my little grandaughter who likes to call me on the phone now (-: and her fav color is blue!

remember for this Phirst Phri-day of the month challenge:

 this is an Anything Goes Challenge with a twist: you can make absolutely anything, combine it with as many other challenges as you like, as long as you use a Phindy's Place image and have made a NEW project for the challenge - no backlinking please!

ok, now going to work fast so will be ready to leave early today!!!...so looking forward to long weekend..hope everyone has a safe and special  4th of July

hugs

also entered in :
Digi Doodle Shops Best - anything goes
Just For Fun - anything goes
Southern Girls - childhood memory