Technique Lover's Challenge and Featured Stamper's Challenge

Happy Monday, everyone!! It's almost 5PM and I just now had a chance to sit down and write my post. I actually had this card finished by 10:00 this morning but no time to upload. My DD Holly came over to help me put stuff away in the stamp room. It is quite a mess but hopefully, if I work on it everyday this week, I may be able to take up residence by the weekend!!! Whoohoo!!!

This card is for the Technique Lover's challenge on Splitcoast. We were to use the faux mosiac technique....Lynn said it was easy but I sure made it difficult!!! What a mess I made!!! First of all, I didn't read the directions completely...I covered the background layer with tacky tape and embossed with gold ep before I added the mosiac pieces (hanging head in shame)!!! So, of course, when I taped them down, the edges didn't stick very well. Soooo, being the educated woman that I am, I brushed Versamark refill in the *grout* lines and embossed with more of the gold...I got more on my tiles than I did in the lines and the tiles still stuck out!!! Oh, well, that's why I love this craft so much...you can always cover up the mistakes!! I added large nesties layers and a ribbon so you can't see much of the tiles but believe me, they are there!!!

The Sweet 'n Sassy image called Love Blooms designed by my friend Chris Dickinson, was colored with copics, layered with black cs and Stampin Up! dp. The Rubbernecker sentiment was stamped with Ruby Red....both were cutout with nesties and attached with dimensionals. The gorgeous gold ribbon is from Stamper's Dream. I added a couple of heart embellies to make it look more like a Valentine. Whew!!....glad that one is finished and never to be repeated again!!!

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Featured Stamper Challenge on SCS

Sunday's Featured Stamper challenge on Splitcoast was to honor Lori Craig (Stamp_momma). OMG, what a fabulous gallery...so many beautiful cards to choose from...kinda hard to choose just one card to case but I narrowed it down to the beautiful Whiff of Joy card. I changed the image to this adorable Sarah Kay stamp from Stamper's Dream, changed the shape of the main image to an oval, changed the colors and papers, and used pearls instead of brads. I did keep the general theme and the layout

The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black , colored with copics, cutout with nesties, and attached with dimensionals.

The background designer papers from Daisy D's Sweet Baby Jane pad were layered onto Rose Red and Pink Pirouette. The mint pearls, also from Stamper's Dream, ribbons from my scrap basket, and scallops made with the Stampion Up! scallop punch finished it off.

Thanks so much for visiting today and I will have some pictures of the craft room later in the week....have a wonderful day!!