Nacho Tuesday!

Happy Nacho Tuesday Stampers! I'm back to creating with my fellow Nacho Average Challenge Designers. Feels good to create again. We have a fun color challenge for you this week, we hope you will join us. Remember the link closes on Sunday, 11:59 pm MST.

 I inked up a new stamp set from the Annual Stampin' Up! Catalog called You've Got This. I spritzed water onto the stamp before I stamped it onto the watercolor paper. Even though these colors remind of Halloween, I wanted to use them in a different way. Really like how it turned out.

Below are all the supplies I used to create my card. Thanks for stopping by today, until next time. 

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Nacho Dahlias

Happy Nacho Tuesday Stampers! We have a fun new Nacho sketch to inspire you this week. Hopefully it will inspire you to create with us. Make sure you check out our blog for more inspiration with this sketch.

I also was inspired by the color combo over at Create with Connie and Mary. Yellow and Black are two of my favorite combos. 

Here is how I combined both challenges:

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you have a great week. 

Kinda Eclectic...Take 2

Happy Tuesday Stampers! Hope your week is going well!  We have a new sketch for you at Nacho Average Challenges starting today! Hope you create with us as we can't wait to see how the sketch inspires you!

Here is how the sketch inspired me:

This my second creation with the Kinda Eclectic stamp set! I think I may be using it all week to create! And the other new InColor, Lost Lagoon, I like it! What about you, any new stamps set you are having fun creating with?

Thanks for stopping by today! Until next time. 

Sketch Frenzy Friday Swap!

Hello Stampers!  Wow, I can't believe it's Friday already!  Don't get me wrong, I'm happy it is!  It's been a long work week for me! I'm looking forward to the weekend!

I have another swap to share with you today!  This one is the one I created for our swap with Diana Gibbs and Rhonda Morgan. We had to make 20 swaps and the theme was feminine.

The Designers at Sketch Frenzy Friday have a great sketch that really caught my eye and I decided to play along with them this week.

Here is my take on their sketch:

With all our DSP retiring to make room for all the new DSP, I decided to make my own. I was so happy when I saw that the Hardwood Background stamp is in the new catalog! Actually, all the stamp sets and accessories I used on this card are in the new catalog! Whew! 

I stamped the Hardwood stamp with VersaMark onto Sahara Sand card stock, to create a subtle background. The Regarding Dahlia is stamped in Rich Razzleberry. My color scheme for this card is Rich Razzleberry, Strawberry Slush, Sahara Sand, Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake. Do you think this is a feminine card? 

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have a fabulous Friday and a super weekend!  Come back on Sunday when I share my creation for our new Sunday Stamps color challenge. 

Nacho...Create with Connie & Mary

Happy Tuesday Stampers!  We have a fun new sketch for you today at Nacho Average Challenges, we hope it will inspire you to create with us this week.

I also used the current color challenge from Create with Connie and Mary, they always have great color combos and sketches. 

This is the end result of combining both challenges:

I was really excited when I saw our sketch for this week and even more so when I realized the Top Note Bigz Die isn't retiring! I've been neglecting this die and I don't know why. I embossed the Regarding Dahlia with white embossing powder onto the watercolor paper. I colored the flowers with our blender pens. Sad to see Hello, Lovely retire, but I think I will keep it in my stash. 

Come back tomorrow when I share the swap I made for the Stampin' Up! catalog premier party I went to yesterday! It was so much fun and exciting! Thanks for stopping by today, until next time! 

April Fools Blog Hop

Hi Stampers!  Welcome to my first ever blog hop!  I'm excited to participate with such a great group of stampers! We're all part of Diana (Di) Gibbs group. This month's theme is April Fools!

If you just got here, wasn't Barb's project adorable! She also created our cute post header and our graphics for our blog hop! Thanks Barb! 

So here is what I created for our blog hop:

I chose to do a birthday card with a funny sentiment on the front and the card has a trick! What's the trick you ask? Well, it's a tri-shutter card! This is a great card to highlight your favorite DSP! For me, the Kaleidoscope DSP is one of my favorites from the Occasions Catalog. I also combined two different birthday stamp sets; Make a Cake and Remembering Your Birthday.

Here is a close-up photo of the center:

Here is a photo of the entire layout of the card:

Want to try making this style of card yourself? Just check out this tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers. So take out your favorite DSP and let me know what you think!

Up next is Crystal. She has an awesome project for you!

If you get lost, don't worry, below are the links for everyone's blog:

Diana    www.stampingwithdi.com

Barb  www.beelinestamping.com

Kathya  www.stampwithkathya.com (You are here)

Crystal  www.stampinonroodfarm.blogspot.com

Mary  www.doggandponyshow.blogspot.com

Leslie  www.blessingsandblossoms.blogspot.com

Francis  www.soapsandstamps.blogspot.com

Thanks for visiting today! Hope you will come back and visit again.

Nacho Hello!

Happy Tuesday Stampers! If you had the day off yesterday for President's Day, hope you enjoyed the day off!

We, the Nachos have a fun new sketch for you this week. We can't wait to see what you create!  If you haven't had a chance to play along with us yet, I invite you to join us. Come check us out here, lots of inspiration from my fellow Nacho Designers.

Here is my take on the sketch, using the stamp sets Perfect Pennants and Gorgeous Grunge. Love all those banners! 

Inks: Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush and Daffodil Delight

Cardstock: Basic Black, Strawberry Slush and Whisper White

Other: Basic Black 3/4 Chevron Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time. 

Wish Big Nachos!

Happy Tuesday Stampers! If you had a three day weekend, hope you wonderful day off yesterday. Did you do any crafting yesterday? I had big plans to create all day long, but I woke up with a sore throat and a big headache, so I just rested.

We have a fun new sketch for you today at Nacho Average Challenges. Hope it inspires you to take  out your stamping tools and create something awesome.

Here is my take on the sketch:

I initially struggled with this one at first but then I decided to keep it simple. The base of my card is Soft Sky card stock. Oh my goodness, what a beautiful soft blue, hence the name right! I layered it with Smoky Slate card stock. I used the Tasteful Trim Bigz die to create my waves, which were cut out in Pool Party. I stamped the splatter in Island Indigo and sponged the sides a bit. The stars (from the Perfect Pennants stamp set) are inked in Crushed Curry and I cut out each one. The Wish Big sentiment is the perfect size for my card.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Until next time.

New Sunday Stamps Sketch

Happy Sunday Stampers! I've missed my Sunday Stampers! We have a fun new sketch for you at Sunday Stamps starting today, the last Sunday of 2013! Can you believe it friends, wow, 2014 is around the corner. Hope you ring in the new year by playing along with us and sharing your creations with us!

I'm loving the Best of Sale-A-Bration stamp set, which is part of the Best of 25 Years Series. Great variety of stamps. My color combo for my card is Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush and Crisp Cantaloupe.

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time. 

Happy Fall (belated)

Happy Tuesday Stampers! Although Fall has officially began this past weekend, true Fall weather in Phoenix is still month away. So let's escape the heat through paper crafts. What are you looking forward to the most with change in season?

We have a new color challenge at Nacho Average Challenges starting today. I think it's perfect for a fall theme card, or at least that's what I chose to do.

Hope you will play along with me and my fellow Nachos. Come check us out for inspiration with the beautiful color combo. Can't wait to see what you create. Thanks for stopping by today. 

Tag It, Celebrate!

Happy Sunday Stampers!  Hope your day is going well.  We got lots of rain today, which is a nice change of weather!

We have a fun new sketch for you at Sunday Stamps starting today.  Thank to all of you who play with us, we love seeing your creations. My fellow designers have once again created beautiful creations. Hope you will play along with us.

This color combo put me in a festive mood! I chose Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry. I hope Daffodil Delight doesn't get mad, but I'm crushing on Crushed Curry right now, lol! I used the coordinating markers to ink up the Tag It stamp set. I used the large scallop edgeless with the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack to create my border in Crushed Curry. So would say this little creature is a lizard or a gecko? I don't know, but he or she is super cute! I couldn't resist using one of the googly eyes from  previous catalogs. I also couldn't resist using a strip of DSP from the Eastern Elegance DSP. 

Well, that's all for now my friends!  Thanks for stopping by today.  Hope you have a wonderful week. 

Halloween Bash Beware

Hello Stampers! Happy Friday!  I'm back today with another card creation for a blog challenge, this time again for Create with Connie and Mary. It's a color challenge using Pumpkin Pie, Summer Starfruit and Basic Black.  I did use a bit of Whisper White.  Still finding different ways to use the splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge, which on my card I embossed it with white embossing powder. I learned how to make this bow at our last ShoeBox Swap using the oval punch.

Hope you have a great Friday and a fabulous weekend.  Thanks for stopping by! Until next time. 

Thanks much.

Hello Stampers! Hope your Labor Day weekend is going well.  If you are off work today, hope you are enjoying it.  I'm back today with another creation for the Freshly Made Sketches blog.  It's a sketch with banners!  So much inspiration from this one sketch.  Make sure to check out their blog here.

I was inspired to ink up my Papillion Potpourri stamp set for this sketch.  I chose a color combo from our Color Coach; Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Coastal Cabana. The DSP is Eastern Elegance.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Until next time. 

Mosaic Madness

Happy Sunday Stampers! Ahh...finally sitting down to blog today.  I had a busy weekend.  Yesterday we had the carpets cleaned, as well as our tile and grout.   Spent all day throughly cleaning the entire house.  All is clean now and today I hosted an Origami Owl Jewelry Party with my friend Elizabeth. It was fun!

Starting today, Joan has a cool sketch for us at Sunday Stamps to play along with. When I saw the other creations from my fellow designers, I was so inspired by their creations! Make sure you check them out here!

I inked up my Mosaic Madness stamp set and used the color combo of Sahara Sand, Strawberry Slush,  Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White. I also inked up the new stamp set Gorgeous Grunge. Can I just tell you that using it on my card was my favorite part!  I admit when I first read the title of this stamp set I laughed at first but now I understand!  Can't wait to ink up this stamp set more!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Until next time. Hope you have time to play along with us, we love to see what you create!