Thinking of You Challenge Card

This is for today's sketch challenge at Splitcoaststampers.com. I used my new Labels 9 Nesties for the image. The stamp is from the SU Feathered Friends set. I have had it for a while but have never used it. I used the Lemonade paper from Basic Grey as well as Baja Blue and Baroque Burgandy from SU. The flowers are Making Memories and the metal spacer is a bead cap that I flattened and cut a hole in with my Big Bite. I LOVE the Big Bite! It punches a hole in anything. The brads did not match my card so I dipped them in the Versamark pad and then in pearl embossing powder. After you heat the powder they look like they came that way.

Stamps: Feathered Friends

Paper: Basic Grey Lemonade, Baroque Burgandy, Baja Blue

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Baja Blue, So Saffron, Rose Romance, Baroque Burgandy, Yoyo Yellow, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Versamark

Accessories: Nesties, Brads, EP, MM flowers, bead caps, ribbon, dimensionals

Porcelain Sketch Birthday Card

This is for this weeks sketch challenge over at SCS. I used Basic Grey Porcelain for the patterned paper because I thought it looked like fabric. The dress was stamped on patterned paper and then cut out and glued over another image stamped on solid card stock. Only the dress has to be cut out - not the hanger or the swirls.

Stamps: Haute Couture

Paper: Basic Grey Porcelain, Chocolate chip, vanilla

Ink: Brown Stazon

Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, nesties, computer font Society

Basic Grey Challenge Sweet Cherry Card

This card is for the bi-monthly Basic Grey Challenge. I love the new Lemonade paper by Basic Grey. I thought it would go great with fruit or other country looking images. I used a dabber to sponge the background of the cherries after I cut it with a Nestabilities die. The little pink flower is hand crocheted and the silver metal embellishment on top is a flattened bead cap. Underneath there is a small Prima flower and a MM rhinestone brad holds it together. The tag is a Cuttlebug die.

Stamps: Fabulous Fruits

Paper: Basic Grey Lemonade, Purely Pomegranite, Kiwi Kiss, white

Ink: Baja Breeze, Rose Red, Baroque Burgandy, Kiwi Kiss, Always Artichoke

Accessories: ribbon, brad, bead cap, crocheted flower, Prima flower, MM Brads, dimensionals, Nesties

Birthday Blessings Card

This is for the first challenge of the Aug 14 VSN over at Splitcoaststampers. I have had this stamp set for over a year. I bought it when I first started stamping. I finally got to use it because I needed a flower that would fit in a circle. Challenges are great for helping you do new techniques and use items that you have not used.

Stamps: Fiskars Clear Stamps

Paper: Basic Grey Marrakech, Chocolate Chip, Groovy Guava, white

Ink: Versamark, Groovy Guava, Pacific Point

Accessories: Copper EP, MM Brad, Nesties, dimensionals, ribbon

Techniques: Watercolor with ink, heat embossing, sponging

Verve Challenge Fish You Were Here Card

This is for one of the 5 challenges for Verve. I only saw the challenges last night over at SCS so I ran out of time and only got to make one card.

Stamps: Whipper Snapper

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Tangarine, White, BW Mira dp

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Ruby Red, Stazon Black

Accessories: Ribbon, Dew Drops, Nesties, Computer Font, dimensionals

Nacho Challenge Thanksgiving Card

I was hoping one of the challenges during the last VSN would let me use my new pumpkin stamp. Yeah for the Nacho challenge. I used a yellow that is golden in the dp. Mexican Inn serves chips that are golden like Fritos. I also have Ivory in case the gold does not count! There is red for salsa in my dp as well as brown for beans and orange for cheese. I am so hungry now!!! Oh and the swirls around the pumpkin are heat embossed.

Stamps: Inkadinkado

Paper: MAMBI dp, chocolate chip, ivory, pumpkin pie

Ink: chocolate chip, pumpkin pie

Accessories: Clear EP, Nesties, Computer font, ribbon, dimensionals

Techniques: Sponging

Penny Black Challenge

This card is for the weekly Penny Black challenge. I just love their stamps especially the rabbit and mouse cheesecake stamps. I would love to find a place in the DFW area that has these. I have found a few other Penny Black stamps at Hobby Lobby but none of these. Please post if you know a close place to find them. Thanks!

Stamps: Penny Black

Paper: Rose Romance, Basic Grey Romani, white

Ink: Rose Romance, Kiwi Kiss, Really Rust, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Blush Blossom, Lovely Liliac

Accessories: Bead Cap, Sizzix Die, Nesties, Dimensionals, ribbon, Computer Font, Pearls

Techniques: Watercolor with ink

Popcorn Challenge Card

Oh, my favorite food is popcorn. I go to the movies just for the popcorn. This is for the popcorn challenge from the last VSN Mini at SCS. My card is very buttery! Stamps: Farm Fresh, Linen, Antique Crackling Paper: Bo Bunny DP and solid yellow, Basic Grey So Called Solid yellow, chocolate ship Ink: Green Galore, Barely Banana, Stazon Brown Accessories: Brads, Nesties, ribbon, dimensionals Techniques: Watercolor with ink

Baroque Motifs Wedding Card

This is for my dh niece who is getting married Saturday. These are the wedding colors and she loves everything purple! The inside says, "May Jesus be the center of your lives, your marriage, and every hope you cherish as you share the blessing of the love He has given you. God Bless Your Marriage."

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Script

Paper: Certainly Celery, Lavender Lace, White

Ink: Certainly celery, Lavender Lace

Accessories: ribbon, charm, Nesties, Crystals, dimensionals

Basic Grey Lucky Halloween Card

This is for the sketch challenge over at SCS. I love this stamp and most of the mice and cat stamps from Penny Black.

Stamps: Penny Black

Paper: Marvelous Magenta, Almost Amethyst, Basic Grey Lucky dp

Ink: Black Stazon, Black Memento, Yoyo Yellow, Pumpkin Pie, Marvelous Magenta, Vintage Violet mixed with Lovely Lilac, Lavendar Lace

Accessories: Ribbon, Nesties, MS Border Punch

Techniques: Watercolor with ink

Marrakech Basic Grey MOJO98 Challenge Card

This is the sketch for this week over at Mojo Monday. My card is below:


I love the colors in the Marrakesh paper. I have been wanting to use the ginkgo stamp but I had to find a scripture that went with it. It is one of many beautiful things in nature that God designed that makes you realized how amazing He is!

Stamps: Hot Potatoes ginkgo leaf

Paper: Basic Grey Marrakech, Cameo Coral, Night of Navy, white

Ink: Cameo Coral, Soft Sky

Accessories: ribbon, brads, dimensionals, computer font, Nesties

Techniques: Sponging

Today's Color Challenge at Splitcoaststampers.com

This is for today's color challenge at SCS. I love the colors. As long as it has brown and green I am happy! I love doing the color challenges because they make you use things that you don't usually use. This is the first time I have ever used Cameo Coral paper (got a whole package though :-).

Stamps: Art Gone Wild

Paper: Petal Patch dp, Close to Cocoa, Blush Blossom, Cameo Coral

Ink: Certainly celery, Close to cocoa, Blush Blossom, Cameo coral, Ruby Red, Always Artichoke, Stazon Brown

Accessories: ribbon, Nesties, Sizzix die, brads, computer font

Techniques: Watercolor with ink

Dante Wilted Lettuce Challenge Card

This is for the the Wilted Lettuce VSN Challenge at Splitcoaststampers.com. The sentiment has to be in Italian so I chose a line from Paradiso by Dante. It means "And in His will is our peace."

Stamps: SU Lovely As A Tree

Paper: Old Olive, Memory Box Brandywine dp, Cranberry Crisp, Beige

Ink: Baroque Burgandy

Accessories: Computer font, Nesties, ribbon, dimensionals

Basic Grey Lemonade Sketch Challenge Card

This is for today's sketch challenge at SCS as well as this months Bible Verse Challenge. I just got the new Lemonade paper from Basic Grey and was dying to use it. I have been working on my sons wedding invitations so it has been a while since I got the work on other cards. Feels good! Stamps: Whipper Snapper Paper: Basic Grey Lemonade, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Blue Ink: More Mustard, Creamy Caramel, Purely Pomegranite, Kiwi Kiss, Garden Green, Soft Sky, Bravo Burgandy, Stazon Black Accessories: Ribbon, Nesties, Dimentionals

Mojo Monday Sketch Card

I just found this blog last week and their card sketches are great. Below is my attempt at this weeks sketch.



This is one of my favorite SU Sets especially the bee.

Stamps: In Full Bloom

Paper: Basic Grey Wisteria, Creamy Caramel

Ink: Bracade Blue, Mint Melody, Lovely Lilac, Creamy Caramel

Accessories: ribbon, Nesties, dimensionals, Fiskar border punch, sponge, stickles

Techniques: Watercoloring with ink. sponging

Hearts in Touch Micah 6:8 Card

I just received this stamp from Hearts on Touch. This are my first set from HIT. I saw some beautiful cards on here using the silhouettes and just had to have them. The layout is from today's sketch challenge. This is my favorite verse in the Old Testament.

Stamps: Hearts in Touch

Paper: Basic Grey Wisteria, white

Ink: Mellow Moss

Accessories: Ribbon, Nesties, dauber, computer font

Techniques: Sponging

Lamentations 3:21-23 Challenge Card

This card was made using the color challenge for this week at SCS. I am a little behind on this months Bible Verse Challenge so I added one of my favorite scriptures. The colors are a little brighter than I usually pick together. I guess doing challenges is sometimes about getting out of your comfort zone though.

Stamps: True Friend

Paper: Lime Rickey Basic Grey dp, Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun, Only Orange, White

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Bashful Blue, Computer Font

Accessories: Brads, Nesties, ribbon, Fiskars border punch, dimensionals

Techniques: Sponging

Sun Riped Love 'Ya a Bunch Card

This card was made for the Inspirational challenge last Saturday at SCS. I am not sure if I like it but I have changed it so many times already that my head hurts. Here is the inspiration for the card: http://www.bonjourmoncoussin.com/en/...php?act=1,1,89 .

Stamps: Sun Ripened II

Paper: K & Co dp, black, kraft, white, Always Artichoke

Ink: Black Stazon, Brocade Blue, Vintage Violet, Always Artichoke, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Nesties, ribbon, Cuttlebug die, MS Border punch

Kraft Cupcake Card

This is for today's Ways to Use It challenge at SCS. I love Kraft paper so this was a great challenge for me!

Stamps: Inkadinkado Cupcakes, CTMH Friendship Blessings

Paper: Kraft, White, MM dp

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Ribbon, Nesties, glitter, crystals

Sketch Challenge Monogram Card for Mom

This is for today's sketch challenge. I will be making a set with a folder for my Mom for Mother's Day. She likes aqua and an impressionistic look so this should be perfect for her. I love this ribbon I got from the SAB 2009.

Stamps: PSX Monogram stamp

Paper: K & Co Sera Sera, Old Olive, Baja Blue, White

Ink: Baja Blue, So Saffron, Old Olive, Summer Sun, Brown Stazon

Accessories: Kaiser Pearls, Fiskar punch, SU ribbon, Nesties

Fresh Cuts Birthday Challenge Card

This card was for the mini stamp night at SCS last weekend. I had never used this set so I wanted to break it in with this challenge. The challenge was to use a lot of embellishments on your card.

Stamps: SU Fresh Cuts, Inkadinkado sentiment

Paper: SU Pink Passions, Pretty in Pink, Always Artichoke, White, MAMBI dp

Ink: Stazon black, Pink Passion, Pretty in Pink, always Artichoke

Accessories: Nesties, Brads, button, MM felt flower, MS punch, ribbon, Cuttlebug die, Prima Flower, ribbon

Techniques: Watercolor with ink

Vintage Postcard Just A Note Card

This is for the second mini challenge in April. The lace embellishment is really paper. I love vintage things. This is my favorite stamp set.(At least for the time being.) I found a new website that has many vintage sets. It is called Hearts in Touch.

Stamps: Vintage Postcard

Paper: Brocade Blue, Vanilla, Basic Grey Periphery

Ink: Brocade Blue

Accessories: Fiskars Punch, Nesties

Black Ambrosia Challenge Card

This is for the Ways to use it Challenge today at SCS. The challenge was to use black paper and embellishments. Use it with another main color to make it pop. I used the oramge accents along with black paper for framing everything and the butterfly and paper lace. I love Basic Grey and this Ambrosia line. Especially the butterfly paper.

Stamps: Stampabilities, Great Impressions
Paper: Basic Grey Ambrosia, Black, Vanilla
Ink: Memento Black
Accessories: Prima flowers, ribbon, Fiskar punch, MS punches, Nesties, brad, rhinestones

Precious Baby Girl Card

I decided to make some card for my stash for baby showers and gifts. We have had several showers lately and I have been making them at the last minute. This card is for today's challenge over at SCS. This stamp set is my favorite baby set that SU makes. I love this bunny. The lace is made using a Fiskars border punch and dp.

Stamps: A New Little Someone

Paper: MM dp, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Vanilla

Ink: Stazon Brown, Rose Romance

Accessories: Brads, Fiskars punch, Nesties, SU Close to Cocoa marker

Techniques: Watercolor with ink

Gold Bling Wedding Cornish Heritage Farms Card

This is for the gold challenge for the April mini challenge at Splitcoaststampers.com. My son is getting married soon so I wanted to make him a special card to put his gift in. I used real Swarovski crystals for the bling. You gotta have "diamonds" and bling in Vegas, baby! The mini challenge has a Vegas theme so I though this was appropriate.

Stamps: Cross - Cornish Heritage Farms, Sentiment - Happy Harmony

Paper: Vanilla, Gold Vellum, Gold solid

Ink: Top Boss

Accessories: EP gold, crystals, slot punch, corner rounder, marvy corner punch, ribbon, cuttlebug embossing folder

Anna Griffin Hydrangea Card

This is for a sketch challenge at SCS. I love pastels and especially green and pink. I love Anna Griffin paper and rubber stamps. They all go so well together. The butterflies are punched from pink vellum and the sentiment is computer generated.

Stamps: AG Hydrangea

Paper: AG dp, Mellow Moss

Ink: Mellow Moss, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Pearls, dimensionals, ribbon, nesties, MS punch

Sunflower Birthday Card

This is for a color challenge at SCS from a few weeks ago. I love these colors together - especially the yellow and blue. I am a mom of three boys so those are the colors I am used to.

Stamps: Stamping Bug

Paper: Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Close to Cocoa, White, SU dp

Ink: Bashful Blue, Brocade blue, So saffron, More Mustard, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Close tro Cocoa, Brown Stazon

Accessories: Nesties, MS butterfly punches, ribbon, brads

Flower Pot Pocket Card

This is for today's technique challenge. Took me a while to figure out how to place the flowers. I can't wait to send this to someone. Greeting is from a vintage card with a small change adding the word prayers.

Stamps: Computer Society font
Paper: misc scraps dp, K & Co dp, Chocolate Chip, Certainly celery
Accessories: Button, safety pin, tag die, Fiskars scallop punch, Sizzix and Nesties flower dies

Turquoise Botanical Birthday Card

This is for the Limited Supplies Challenge for Friday. I got the verse from a vintage birthday card. They have great verses! I love botanicals and most nature sets. This set by SU is one of my favorites.

Stamps: Botanicals

Paper: American Crafts dp, Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Tempting Turquoise, Marvelous Magenta, Brown Stazon

Accessories: Brads, Ribbon, Safety Pin, Cuttlebug, Sizzix and Nestabilities die, dimensionals

Pink Chocolate Unity Card

After

Before

Does anyone else tear they cards apart several times before they are done? This week it seems like I am doing that for every card I make. I changed the background paper for this card and it made a big difference. This is the first time I have used the Flying Beauties by Nestabilities. I am not sure how to use them as a stencil. I sponged glue on the velum while the die was still on and then sprinkled glitter on.

Stamps: Unity

Paper: Basic Grey dp, Old Olive, Chocolate chip, Red Riding Hood, Pretty in Pink, Velum

Ink: Brown Stazon

Accessories: Nestabilities, crystals, ribbon, Sizzix die

Silver and White Cross Card

This is for Thursday's challenge over at SCS. You had to use foil somewhere on the card. I got this foil card stock for my Christmas cards last year. Since it was silver the only thing that came to mind was a wedding card for this challenge. This was another card that I took apart 3-4 times to try to get it right.

Stamps: Happy Harmony, Inkadinkado cross

Paper: White, Silver foil

Ink: Top Boss

Accessories: EP silver, Cuttlebug die and folders, ribbon, Nestabilities

Sing Forth His Name Card

This card would have been quick except for the sentiment. I used microsoft word and it took me a while to figure out how to get the layers to print right so you could read the brown type well. I used my Big Bite again and I love it. I like it so much better than the Cropadile.

Stamps: Touch of Nature

Paper: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, So Safron, Paper Adventures dp, white

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Brown Stazon

Accessories: Dimensionals, Prima flowers, brad, Nestabilities, thread, dauber, ribbon

Christ is Risen Card

This was made following another sketch challenge from SCS. I love sketch challenges. If you are stuck on how to use a stamp it really helps to have a starting point. I just started the sketch challenges a little over a month ago so I get to go back and have over 200 to choose from!

Stamps: Penny Black

Paper: Deja Views dp, Wild Wasabi, Red Riding Hood

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Wild Wasabi, Always Artichoke, Barely Banana, So Saffron, Black Stazon

Accessories: Computer sentiment, Nestabilities, SU ribbon

Praying for Your Recovery Card

This is for this weeks sketch challenge at SCS. The patterned paper just happened to match a stamp I bought in a lot on ebay.

Stamps: Penny Black

Paper: Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange Paper Adventures dp

Ink: Yoyo yellow, Only Orange, Real Red, Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Black Stazon

Accessories: Ribbon, Cuttlebug Swiss dots Folder, dimensionals

Twinkling H2Os Scripture Card

This was made for several challenges at SCS. I love using the H2Os. I am so sad they are going OOB since I just discovered how much I like using them. I love tulips (and almost every other flower) and was inspired by several of Glenda Mosher's beautiful paintings. I have been waiting to use this stamp for something so the SCS inspiration challenge today gave me a chance.

Stamps: AZADI EARLES

Paper: Paper Adventures dp, Only Orange, Lovely Lilac, White

Ink: Twinkling H2Os, Stazon Black

Accessories: ribbon, brads, dimensionals, computer font, Marvy corner punch

Color Challenge Birthday Card

I am making some card for my Mom to give to her friends from Sunday School. This one is for the weekly color challenge and a sketch challenge at SCS. My computer font is by Creating Keepsakes and is called Society. I like it because it looks like old Valentines and birthday cards.

Stamps: Natural Beauty

Paper: American Crafts dp, Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Pretty in Pink

Ink: Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Pretty in Pink, Rose Romance

Accessories: Nestabilities, Dew Drops, Dimensionals

Techniques: Watercolor with ink

Baby Boy Card

I made this card for my son's Youth Pastor and his wife for their shower. I used the Nestabilities die for a stencil and sponged around the edge. I also used dimensionals to give the card some depth. These may be my 2 new favorite techniques or embellishments. I am fickle though. I will have a new favorite soon :-)

Stamps: Brides and Babies

Paper: Baby print dp, Sage Shadow, Bashful Blue, Barely Banana

Ink: Bashful Blue, Barely Banana, Blush Blossom, Black

Accessories: Dimensionals, Nestabilities, rickrack, thread

Sticker Challenge Birthday Card

For this challenge at SCS you were supposed to use a sticker. The large shoe is a sticker I got for scrapbooking. The sentiment is computer generated so there are actually no stamps used on this card. The dp is Basic Gray Scarlet's Letter and Bo Bunny. The black rhinestones are by Kaiser. I used the SU Top Note die and Nestabilities. The shoe is mounted to cardstock and then dimensionals. The sentiment was from an old postcard to match the shoe.

Me & Carrie Lou Sweet Peas Card

I bought this stamp in a lot. It is by Me and Carrie Lou. It turns out they are sold in Florida at Violette's. They have some wonderful floral stamps. This card was for the sketch challenge on Wednesday. I love Basic Grey and got to use some scraps from Lily Kate to make this card. What a great idea. No waste! I used a Fiskars lace punch for the corners and a computer sentiment. I also used some organdy white ribbon. SU cardstock is ballet blue and kiwi kiss.

Twinkling H20s Butterfly Card

This is my first time trying the H2Os. I noticed Luminarte is going OOB so I wanted to try the colors I have to see if I should get more. I made this and another card. On the other card I used them like regular watercolors instead of stamping with them. The sheen is amazing. I did touch up the edge of the image for this card with a brush to make the edge cleaner. Check out the Ribbon Frame Tutorial over at Waltzing Mouse's blog. I used my Basic Grey notch cutting tool for the first time. You have to use a lot of pressure to get it to work but it really came in handy for this frame.

Inspiration Challenge Card

Here is a card I did for a Inspiration challenge at SCS. This challenge was to make a card inspired by Fritz and Floyd china. I was inspired by an egg plate with a watercolor plaid design and a bunny on it. I used my blender pen and ink pads to watercolor the bunny from the SU set Bunny Buddies. I machine stitched the layers together and added a tag with a computer greeting "Easter Blessings." I also used dimensionals again. Dimensionals really give card a professional look. I don't know why I waited so long to use them. Green and purple are my favorite colors and I was glad to get to use them in this card.

Cool Cat Card

This stamp is from SUs Cool Cat stamp set. I have many friends that love cats so I decided to get a head start on birthday cards for them. This one is also for a color challenge at SCS. This was my first time to use my Nestabilities for a mask to sponging the center of the sentiment. I like the way it looks and how easy it is so I will be doing it a lot more. The dp is by MAMBI and come is monchromatic packages. I bought the black and a package of the red. The solids are Rose Red, Always Artichoke, black and white. I used some Swarovski crystals for the eyes and some sheer swirl ribbon to finish it off.

Pink Chocolate Kiwis Color Challenge Card

I decided to make a get well/encouraging card for this challenge. The Time Well Spent set is new to me even though it is retired. I water colored the little butterfly with ink. I used Pink Passion, Kiwi Kiss and Chocolate Chip ink and paper. The sentiment is a computer font. The dp is by KI Memories and is actually a Christmas paper but it went with the colors I needed. I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the background and cut the Top Note die and Nestabilities. I added a few Prima flowers with a brad and finally used the big bite my son gave me for Christmas. I love it. It is much easier to use than the Cropadile and more versatile.

Easter Card for Card Sketch Challenge

This Easter card was made for last weeks sketch challenge at SCS. I love all the PSX stamps. They may have still been in business if I stamped back then. At least that is what my dh would say. I stamped it with black Stazon and used SU markers to color it. The patterned paper is Bo Bunny. The cardstock is certainly celery and summer sun. I used my new MS border punch and Prima flowers and Swarovski crystals to embellish it.

The stamp for this card is by Whipper Snapper designs. I am really starting to be partial to these whimsical stamps. I used a blender pen and ink pads to color the image. It gives a much more soft look than SU or Copic markers. The sentiment is a computer font from this software I bought for a deal on Ebay. It is by Creative Memories and called Heritage, Vintage and Retro. It has some great fonts and I got it new for $5.00! The printed paper is Paper Adventures. The Card Stock Certainly celery and ballet blue. The ribbon tag die is a Spellbinders die. And I used a Fiskars punch for the border.