Whimsy Stamps Challenge~Add Something Metal

 Hello it is time for a new monthly challenge at Whimsy Stamps.  This month the challenge is to add something metal to your project. 

I used Katie from StampArt Design by Kathryne.  She is such an adorable little girl I couldn't resist coloring her.  Flower brads are my metal item.  I hope you can play along with us this month.  There are some fabulous prizes to be won.  Make sure you stop by and check out the awesome creations from the rest of the design team.  Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda

Paper: My Minds Eye, Pure Luxury card stock

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copics: B0000, BG01, BG05, BG53, E000, E00, E11, E23, E25, E30, E33, E35, N1, R20, R21, YG61, YG63, YG67

Other: Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles, Textile Texture embossing folder, brads

The Outlawz Greeting Card Challenge~Case the Design Team

 Hello Happy Monday!  It is time for another challenge from The Greeting Card Challenge at The Outlawz.  This week the challenge is to case the design team.  I picked the following gorgeous card from Penny Mull.

My take on Penny's beautiful card.

I changed the image, papers and added a sentiment.  The image is Hugs and Kisses from Saturated Canary.  I didn't have that wonderful die so I used some silk ribbon to give the added focal point.  I also didn't add as many flowers as Penny did.  Thank you Penny for such a gorgeous inspiration card.  Make sure you head over to The Outlawz Greeting Card Challenge and check out the rest of the design teams fantastic creations.  I hope you can join us this week. 

I will be entering this card into the following challenges.

• Simon Says-Have a Heart
• Ribbon Carousal-Love is in the Air
• One Step Crafting Challenge-Love is in the Air
• Stampin Royalty-Valentines/Love
• Stamptacular Sunday-From the Heart
• Through The Craftroom Door-Anything Goes
• Eclectic Ellapu-Girly 
• No Matter Which Challenges-Ribbons and Bows

Thank you for stopping by.
Brenda

Stamps: Hugs and Kisses-Saturated Canary 
Paper: Basic Grey Bittersweet, Gina K Designs: Pure luxury card stock 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black 
Copics: B32, W000,E00, E11, E23, E25, E41, E43, E44, E50, R00, R20, R22, R24, R81, R83, R85, W0, W1, Y11, Y15, Y23 
Other: Spellbinders Nestabilities romantic rectangles, silk ribbon, pearl brad, twine, paper roses, pearl pins

Bee Happy

Today I have a card I made for the sketch (SS16) over at Stamin' Sisterhood.

I used the bee from Gnome Sweet Gnome from Lawn Fawn. The paper is Basic Grey Urban Prairie.I hope you have a fabulous weekend and thank you for stopping by.

Brenda

California Poppies

Today I have a card I using Melanie's set Stately Flowers 1 form Gina K Designs. I really am enjoying coloring these poppies. I couldn't find any plaid paper (which was needed of the StampTV Facebook challenge) in my enormous piles of patterned paper so I had to get creative.  I found some pink and green plaid from Basic Greys Olivia and then sponged the entire sheet with memento's cantaloupe ink.  I was a little surprised how well it matched.  I am entering this into the following challenges, StampTV's Facebook challenge to us plaid and Card Patterns sketch. Thank you for stopping by.

Red Butterfly

This is my first Valentines card for this year. I may give this one to my hubby. I also am entering it into the challenges listed below. I used the butterfly from Dogwood and Butterfly, the sentiment is from Love Notes both from Gina K Designs. Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges
StampTV: Mix Up Monday Challenge-inspiration
ColorThrow Down: Red, Black or Gray/Silver
MOJO Monday: Sketch
The Pink Elephant: Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel Challenge: Anything Goes

Ooo La La

This is a card is one I made last week for an inspiration challenge on SCS.I found this print from Urban Loft

I used Mini In Paris from Penny Black and coloring with copics.  For the ground I randomly dotted with pink and gray coics. Thank you for stopping by.

Wishing You a Happy New Year!

Today I have another card I made for Suzanne's challenge over at Color Me Creative Classroom. It is an inspiration challenge (which I love) and to use the colors gold, ivory and white.

I also entered this into the Try a New Technique challenege- Let's Get Wet and The Clean and Simple challenge- Beverages both from SCS.   The champagne is colored with copics.  To make bubbles for my champagne I used glossy accents and while it was still wet I sprinkled a few glass beads into it. When the glossy accents is dry it looks like some very bubbly bubbly, LOL. Thank you for stopping by.

Celebrate 2012

Today I made a card I made for New Years.

I made this a few challenges I have listed below. I will be back with more as I spent a good amount of time yesterday making cards and have some ideas for more that I hope to get done tonight or tomorrow. Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges
StampTV: Make a New Years card
Simon Says: Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday: News Years Card
Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings: Sparkle and Ribbon
LilyPad: To use Chipboard
Pile It On: Anything Goes

MFP Nov Blog Hop Day #1

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's November Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Peaceful Nuthatch

A Trip to Lancaster

What a Fox

Before I get to my projects I have to say that I am very excited as this is my first official blog hop as a senior design team member for Mark's Finest Paper's.  For today we are sharing samples made with Peaceful Nuthatch.  I have to say I love the cute little nuthatch and have so much fun coloring it.  For my first card I used the larger of the two images and used colored pencils with OMS.  After cutting out the image with a nestabilities die and before removing it from the die, I sponged with memento new sprout and bamboo leaves.

Next I stole an idea from my mom (Geri)  and made a snow globe that I bought at Michaels.

 And here is the other side.

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day! We will announce all three winners on Thanksgiving Day. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Wednesday November 23, 2011.

Lois

Vicky

Anne 

  Connie 

Linda 

  Karen H.

  Patty P.

  Geri 

  Dawn M.

  Marilynn

Chrissy

Karen K.

  Pam 

  Debbie

                       Brenda T (You are here)

Bonnie

Harriet

Mark's Finest Papers

Thank you for stopping.

 

Speedy The Cat's Friends Challenege~Week 82 Color Challenge

Hello it is time for another challenge at Speedy The Cat's Friends Challenge. This week Harriet challenges us to use white, black and one other color. I picked Red as my other color.

I used the barn image from a new set coming from Mark's Finest Papers called A Trip to Lancaster, which will be available on Tuesday 11/29.  I hope you can play along with us this week. If so you will have a chance at winning a stamp set and if you use a stamp from Mark's Finest Paper you will get your name put in twice.  Thank you for stopping by.

Speedy The Cat's Friends Challenge- 12 Days of Christmas

Hello it is time for another challenge from Speedy The Cat's Friends Challenge. This week we are joining in on the 12 Days of Christmas Hop that Mark's Finest Papers is having. For my project I chose to do an acetate box. I had one on hand that I had bought a few years ago and used it.

This is super simple and quick to make. I took a strip of card stock that was 12 inches long and then wrapped it around the box to get where I needed to score for the folds. I wrapped that with some jute ribbon. For the focal piece I used this wonderful winter scene from Christmas in the Country from Mark's Finest Papers. I colored with copics and then sponged in the sky. I finished up by matting it and then attaching it to the band. 

I hope you can play along with us this week.  One person will win a stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers and if you use a stamp from Mark's Finest Papers you will get your name put in twice.  Thank you for stopping by.


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Dino-Mite Birthday

Happy Monday!! I hope your week is starting off good. Here is a card I made for some challenges listed below.  I started by stamping the dino and tree on patterned paper.  Next I shaded with copic markers to give the image depth.  I then cut the out and placed them on the background piece I had sponged with memento inks.  The card is a 5 inch square.  This was a super fun card to make.  I don't really have much of a need for kids cards these days so it is fun to make them once in awhile.  Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges

1. Ribbon Carousel: Paper Piecing
2. StampTV: Birthday Card for a Kid
3. Card Positioning Systems: Sketch (CPS226)
4. iCopic Lover: All About Birthdays
5. Desert Islands Crafters: Use at least three items from the Itinerary. I highlighted in yellow the items I used

Betty's Itinerary

1: Any Simply Betty Stamps Image

2: Copics or Promarkers

3: Nesties or similar nesting dies

4: Distress Tool

5: Ribbon

6: Crystals

7: Halloween Paper

8: Halloween Border Punch

9: Diamond Glaze

10: Pop Dots (Foam Pads)

 




Card Details

Stamps: Dino-Mite- Gina K Designs

Paper: pure luxury-Gina K Designs, Basic Grey Life of the Party & Pyrus

Ink: memento tuxedo black, rich cocoa, summer sun, desert sand

Other: jute, nestabilities

Follow Your Dreams

 Hello I would like to start off by saying I am sorry for being such a bad blogger.  I haven't posted in in week, yikes!  I was out of town for all of the 4th of July weekend and did get a couple of post in, but with returning and getting life back in order at home and dealing with my allergies I didn't' do much of anything crafty.  Over the 4th I was able to spend time with my mom (Geri) and my sister (Theresa) stamping.  I love stamping with them.  So on to my card I made if for a few challenges first off, MoJo Sketch ( I love this sketch and plan on using it again) this week and I am just getting in under the wire.  Next for Cat's challenge on StampTV to swipe on swipe off, which is to take an ink pad ans swipe it across you paper.  Next up is for Stamp Somethings challenge to use butterflies or bugs.  Finally I am entering it into Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge, What works for you.  I have a ton of ideas for cards and I hope that I can get to them this week.  Thank you for stopping by.

Card Details

Stamps: Follow Your Dreams Gina K Designs

Paper:pure luxury Gina K Designs

Other:nestabilities, sizzix branch die, ribbon, clear glitter pen

Have a Lovely Day

 Well guess what I last night just before I went to bed I saw that Faith is hosting the sketch this week on SCS and it is a good one.  I knew right away that I wanted to make something using it, but I had to get to bed and work this morning so I couldn't get to it until tonight.  Boy it is hard to focus on things that you  have to do when all I wanted to do was head into my room and get inky. I am entering this into Speedy the Cat's challenge to make it sparkle and into Our Creative Corner to show your style.  Thank you for stopping by.

Card Details

Stamps: Nature's Postage-Mark's Finest Papers

Paper: pure luxury, webster's pages

Ink: memento tuxedo black, angel pink

Other: nestabilities, impressabilities

Cheeky 4th Of July

Hello I hope you week is going well. I made this card for a bunch of challenges I have listed below.  The challenge I started with was for Club Anya's 4th Of July challenge.  Then several other challenges sites listed similar themed challenges and so this was an easy card to combine challenges.  I am not sure if I will be posting again before next week, I have a bunch of family plans for the weekend.   I hope to get some stamping time in and if I do I will be back to share what I make.  For those of you in the United States I wish you a happy and safe 4th of July weekend and hope you get to spend lots of time with your family and friends.  Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges
Club Anya: 4th Of July
Stamp Something: Red, White and Blue
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Stars and Stripes
Use It Tuesdays: America's Independence Day and red, white and blue.
                          Hoarded supplies used a star brad and red twine
Cute Card Thursday: Sketch
Cupcake Inspirations:

Card Details

Stamps: Cheeky Rockabilly-TGF

Paper pure luxury, K & Company Americana

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Other: twine, brad, nestabilities

Clean and Simple Card

Today I have a card I made for today's clean and simple challenge on SCS to use red, black and white.  Before I checked out the challenge this morning I was already thinking of Friday's challenge on StampTV to case design team member AJ.  I have been a long time fan of AJ's work in fact I first starting following her work back when Unity first started.  AJ's style is very much CAS so I thought why not combine the tow challenges.  Here is the beautiful card of AJ's I picked.  I had to change at least two things I kept is very close to AJ's design and only changed the lower part and adding the small row of black rhinestones.  It was a super fast card to make.

I have to share that earlier today I was picked by the StampTV talent scout on Facebook.  I am super excited to have been chosen. I have a pretty new badge on my side bar with a  link to my StampTV gallery.  Thank you for stopping by.

Card Details

Stamps: A Year Of Flowers, Grand Damask-Gina K Designs

Paper: Pure luxury-GKD

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Other: nestabilities, rhinestones, ribbon

Happiness

I am back with another card.  This one is for today's featured stamper on SCS, Claudia.  I choose this card to case.  The changed the papers and colored and then glittered the butterfly ootherwise it is a pretty straightforward case.  I am also entering this card into Speedy the Cat's challenge this week to make it sparkle.  I think that my missing mojo may have returned as I am finally feeling like making cards again.  I have another idea for a card for a few challenges that I hope to start on tonight and maybe if all goes as planned have it done tomorrow.  Thank you for stopping by.

Card Details

Stamps: Nature's Postage- Mark's Finest Papers

Paper: pure luxury, basic grey marrakech

Ink: Memento

Other: pearls, nestabilities, stickles

Flowers

First off I would like to apologize for my extended absence.  I have been super busy with the end of the school year.  I only have 7 more days until summer vacation.  I do have to work some during the summer, but I am lucky enough to pick when and how long.  I have to say I am looking forward to sleeping in and having my stamping time back. Okay enough of my blabbering you are here to see my card.  I made this one for several challenges listed below.  The one that got me started on this card was the one for Speedy The Cat's challenge to put a 3D flower on your creation.  For my flower I used three different sizes of marvy flower punches stacked them all together held  together with a brad  and them misted them with water and scrunched the petals up and waited for it to dry.  I was able to visit with my mom over the weekend and we played around with her stamps.  The leaves are from Mark's Finest Papers set Autumn Fun and the sentiment is from Natures Postage. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous rest of the week.

Challenges

• Speedy The Cat: 3D flower
• Just Us Girls: Sketch
• My Mum's Craft Challenge: Punch It
• Wee Memories: Free For All

Card Details

Stamps: Autumn Fun, Nature's Postage- Mark's Finest Papers

Paper: Pure Luxury, Basic Grey Hello Luscious

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, tangelo

Copics: G07, Y23, YG13

Other: marvy punches, brad, nestabilities

Happy May Day

Last night as I was falling of to sleep I realized that today is May Day.  I remember when I was young making may flowers baskets to give to my mom on May Day.  That got me to thinking and I decided that today I would make a door hanger in honor of May Day.  I started with a drink coaster from Outback Steak House that I have had forever.  I covered the coaster with paper from Echo Park For the Record.  Next I inked the edges with always artichoke ink.  The sentiment is one I won a few weeks ago form Creative Vision, thank you Laura. As I was finishing up I decided that that this wasn't working the way I wanted for a door hanger and decided that I would make it a magnet instead.  Now as usual I am also entering this into a few challenges which I have listed below. I hope you have a fabulous week.  Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges

1. Creative Clear Stamps: Altered Gifts
2. Lets Ink It Up: Embellish It
3. My Mums Craft Shop Challenges: Flowers
4. Simon Says: Anything Goes

CSS Alumni StampTV Kit Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to another StampTV CSS Treasure Chest Blog Hop.  You should have arrived from  Carla's blog.  If not to start at the beginning go to Sharri's blog.  I would hate for you to miss any of the beautiful creations that the CSS group has to share.

This time we are using stamps from  StampTV Kits. Here is a list of all of the StampTV Kits.

• Autumn Splendor
• Blessed is the Season
• Bold Flowers
• Eclectic Summer
• Eclectic Summer Sayings
• Elegant Flowers
• Enjoy the Sunshine
• Holiday Cheer
• Holiday Greetings
• Organize It!
• Picture It!
• Sent with Love StampTV Kit
• Signs of Autumn
• Spring Mix
• Springtime Silhouettes StampTV Kit
• Thanks a Million
• Winter Wonderland

I chose to use Eclectic Summer and Eclectic Summer Sayings.  I just love the hot air balloon in this set.   Your next stop is Betty.  
 
Make sure to leave a comment on each of the blogs as one random commenter will get to  choose ANY past StampTV stamp set of their very own! The winner will be  announced  Tuesday morning on StampTV, Good luck!

I also used this weeks sketch from Card Positioning Systems.  Thank you for stopping by.

Card Details

Stamps: eclectic summer, eclectic summer sayings-Gina K Designs

Paper: pure luxury in the navy-GKD, Lime Rickey-Basic Grey

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, summer sky, new sprout, bamboo leaves

Other: pearls, ticket corner punch, nestabilities