Here I Am....Now What Were Your Other 2 Wishes???

Hello everyone...what a great day to be stamping!!!! I just love the super cool site called Lark that Stef found for the Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast today...such wonderful stuff!!! I chose theBelle and Boo Fly a Kite print for my inspiration. This is also for the February Dirty Dozen/Dirty Dozen Alumni challenge to make a card that would make someone grin. The restricted element is sparkle and the required element is a sence of humor!! The Shirley's 2 Girls Gracie with Balloons image and the fun sentiment from the same set were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. A wood flourish and button with twine finish it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Shirley's 2 Girls Gracie With Balloons
Paper: White, Baja Breeze, Cameo Coral, unknown dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Wood Flourish, Button, Twine, Dimensionals, Copics

I made this card Friday for the Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast to use ribbon and a punched border. Don't ya just love simple challenges!!! I bought this wonderful strawberry stamp by Auntie Amy's Stamp Co. at CHA. The images were colored with copics and glitter was added to the flower centers. I was going to remove the silver pearls cause I thought they were too busy but the paper started tearing. I guess they are on there for good...lol!!! Silver pearls, ribbon, silver cording, and a punched border finish it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Auntie Amy's
Paper: White, Real Red, unknown dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Silver Pearls, Ribbon, Silver Cording, Nestabilities, EK Success Scalloped Border Punch, Glitter

Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful weekend!!!

Monday Morning Catch Up Day

Hello everyone...hope you have recovered from your week of eating and shopping!!! I hope to get my Christmas boxes out of the storage shed today and begin all the Christmas decorating. I seem to add a box a year so hopefully I can find a place for everything!!!

I thought I would upload a few Rubbernecker projects that I finished last week for Splitcoast challenges but didn' t have the time to upload here.

The Dirty Dozen/Dirty Dozen Alumni challenge this month was "Hanging Out The Holidays With Ornaments". We were to create a project for any holiday as long as it could hang from something or have a loop or ribbon to hang it. I used the Rubbernecker Snowflake...stamped it on Eskimo Kisses dp with Versamark 3 times and embossed with Gold Tinsel Embossing Powder. The 3 snowflakes were cutout, attached at the pointed parts with glue, added the Prima pearl embellishemnts from Stamper's Dream, punched holes in the top pointy things, and added the ribbon.

Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Snowflake
Paper: Eskimo Kisses,
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Pearls, Gold Tinsel Embossing Powder, Ribbon

I made these Christmas cards for the Limited Supply Challenge last Friday.
We were to make more than one card with different layouts using the same main image and color scheme.

I was able to use up some scraps that were sitting on my work table since the last project I made. The Christmas tree images from Rubbernecker's Snowflakes and Stardust set were stamped with Riding Hood Red, Pretty in Pink, and Wild Wasabi. Pearls, ribbons from my scrap basket, and different Nesties layers finish them off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Snowflakes and Stardust
Paper: Pretty in Pink, White, Prism Iced Mint, SEI Chocolate Mint
Ink: Wils Wasabi, Pretty in Pink, Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Pearls, Ribbons, Nestabilities, Dimensionals

Joanne (sleepyinseattle) was the hostess for the DDC challenge last Tuesday and she challenged us to make a wreath out of anything other than a wreath stamp and extra points were added if we use flowers. I dug out my SU flower punches and Tuesday's Color Challenge colors of Bermuda Bay, Pretty in Pink, and Old Olive and went to town!!! The 5 colored flowers are from the Rubbernecker Spring Inchies set and the Rubbernecker Flourish Inchies images were used in the background under the flowers. The sentiment is from Rubbernecker's Wildflower set #465. Ribbon, silver cording, and silver pearls finished it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Flourish Inchies, Spring Inchies, and Wildflower set #465
Paper: White, Bermuda Bay, Pretty in Pink, SU dp,
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Old Olive
Accessories: Silver Pearls, Silver Cording, Bermuda Bay Ribbon, SU Flower Punches

Thanks so much for stopping by today...hope you have a great day!!!

Saturday Stampin!!

Hello everyone....hope you are having a great weekend!!! My DH went to Lake Fork, Tx for a fishing tournament this weekend so guess who is home stamping all weekend...Whoohoo!!! Life is good!!!

I made this card today for the Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast...This week’s inspiration comes from the amazing hand decorated tiles of Xenia Taler.

I just love all the tiles in this awesome site, ....I finally decided on the storybook tiles for my inspiration. I love the four tiles together and what beautiful colors!!! I used 4 different Rubbernecker stamp sets: The sentiment is from the Party Time set, the blue flower is from the Flower Silhouette set #468, the yellow flowers are from the Wildflowers set #465, and the red and orange flowers are from the Wildflowers Silhouettes #466. The stamps were all inked up with markers and a little bling was added to the flower centers. The ribbon finishes it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker
Paper: White, Really Rust, Indian Summer dp by Basic Grey
Ink: Really Red, Only Orange, Summer Sun, Old Olive, Brilliant Blue, Memento Tuxedo Black for the sentiment
Accessories: Bling, Ribbon, Dimensionals, SU Markers

I made this card Friday for the Limited Supplies Challenge on Splitcoast...we were to use a pre-printed note card for the card base. I have had a box of notecards I bought at Michael's several years ago...I'm sooo glad to get them out and start using them!!!

The sweet little puppy dog images were from Clear Dollar Stamps Dog Days set. The sentiment says "A dog leaves kisses on your face and pawprints on your heart". The background was stamped with the paw prints and dog images and the dog bone was stamped on white cs, cutout, and attached with a glue dot. The other pup was stamped on white with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. The ribbon and clip finishes it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Dog Days by Clear Dollar Stamps
Paper: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Notecard from Mike's
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Clip, Ribbon, Nestabilities, Copics

Thanks for visiting today...hope you get to do a little stamping this weekend!!!!

Monday Morning Make Up

Good morning everyone and welcome to another make up Monday!!! I have several cards to show you today that I made for challenges last week but didn't have time to upoad to my blog.

This is my submission for Unity's Bachelor Bro Challenge week 2. We were to use something shiny or glittery, one sheet of patterned paper, two buttons, and Unity Stamps. I used glitter on the Unity Owl and shiny rhinestones, glitter patterned paper from K&Co., two buttons, and I added glitter on the wood flourish by Kaiser. All the images are from Unity's June KOM and Bevy of Butterflies set. The owl was stamped twice and one was cutout, colored, glittered, and popped up on dimensionals. One of the rhinestones was glued to the top of a button for a little extra glam.

Recipe:
Stamps: Unity June KOM, Unity Bevy of Butterflies
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, K&Co. dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Glitter, Wood Flourish, Copics, Ribbon, Two buttons, Two Rhinestones, Brown Twine, Dimensionals

I made this card Saturday for the Inspiration challenge on Splitcoast. Stef found a wonderful on line store called Pajama Squad for us to find inspiration.
I found my inspiration in the Bird Love Print...loved the colors, images, and the white matting with the vanilla based image. The Rubbernecker Wildflowers were colored with copics and half pearls and Dew Drops were added to the centers. A Stampin Up! die cut was used for the birds and the Papertrey Ink Mixed Messages sentiment and ribbon tabs finish it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Wildflowers set #465, Papertrey Ink Mixed Messages
Paper: Whisper White, Vanilla, Really Rust, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Copics, SU die cut, Half Pearls, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Dew Drops

This card was made Friday for the Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast. We were to use three things in our design: S-O-S.

My SOS card contains: S - Sewing, O - round pearls for the O shape, S - Snowflakes. The Serene Snowflakes were stampes with Versamark, embossed with clear ep, and a white crayon was used to color in the open areas on the big snowflake. Baja Breeze and Riding Hood Red were sponged over the snowflakes and then it was misted with Perfect Pearls and water and dried with the heat tool. Whoohoo, Charlene...I finished my crayon resist for your DDC challenge!!!! I'm only 2 weeks late but who's counting!!! You can see all the DDC cards here. The sentiment is from Snowflake Serenade by Papertrey Ink and the shear ribbon from Sharon Johnson's Ribbon Store.

Recipe:
Stamps: Serene Snowflakes, Snowflake Serenade
Paper: White, Real Red, Stampin Up! dp
Ink: Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Shear Ribbon, Sewing Machine, Heat Tool, Silver Pearls, Nestabilities, Clear ep, White Crayon, Dimensionals

I made this card Wednesday for the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast. It's also for a very special tea party.
Since our famous Tea Pot Tuesday leader took a much needed break, Marilynn thought it would be a good idea to have a tea party for Ms. Mudder. I'm not sure where we are going but where ever it is, the critters on this sweet Stampavie are ready!!!! Thanks for all the Tuesday fun, Cindy....hope our little shower brings you a smile, sweet friend!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Stampavie, Sentiment from PTI
Paper: Whisper White, Black, SU dp, Making Memories dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Ribbon, Dimensionals, Candy Dots, Small Deckled Rectangles Nestabilities, Copics

Thanks for visiting today....I'm off to make some Christmas card sets for my church craft sale in November. I will upload some of them at the end of the week. Have a great day!!!!!

Color Challenge, DDC, and some Challenge Cards from the Weekend

Hello everyone!!! I have been such a slacker....I have had time to make cards but to lazy to update my blog!!! What's up with that????? Let's see....I have a lot of excuses but it all boils down to being retired. I love not working but I sure do need someone around to keep me in line!!!

It is raining again in Central Texas and boy are we glad!!! My yard actually needs to be mowed...yeaaaaa!!!! Anyway....

Mr. Rubbernecker sent me some new Halloween Stamps last week and I am having sooo much fun...they are such cute images!!! The pumpkin image from the Halloween set #3 was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. The sentiment is from the Halloween Set #1.....it was stamped on a piece of Summer Sun dp and slipped into the punched slot at the top to create a tag.

The Double Dog Dare Challenge this week, hosted by Anne (Itsapassion) was to use punches in a negative way. I punched the spider on the orange dp so the black layer showed through. I also punched the slot in the orange dp for the tag.

Recipe:

Stamps: Rubbernecker Halloween Sets 1 &3

Paper: Whisper White, Black, Pumpkin Pie, SU dp, Heidi Grace dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Silk Ribbon from Sharon Johnson's Ribbon Store, Nestabilities, EK Success Spider Punch, Dimensionals, SU Wird Window Punch, Copic Markers

This is the card I made today for the Color Challenge on Splitcoast. The colors Emily picked today are Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, and Black. Those beautiful colors got me in the mood to do a little watercoloring.

The rose image from Me and Carrie Lou was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and embossed with clear ep. Embossing with Memento gives you a very fine line...good enough to keep the colors seperated but not over powering. The image was watercolored with Razzleberry, Summer Sun, Kiwi Kiss and Old Olive....I had to add a little green for the leaves. Hope the challenge police don't come knocking on my door!!! The sentiment is from PTI.

Recipe:
Stamps: Me and Carrie Lou, Sentiment from Papertrey Ink
Paper: Whisper White, Razzleberry, Black GCD Studios dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Razzleberry, Summer Sun, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive
Accessories: Ribbon, Dimensionals, Clear ep.

I made this card Sunday for the Featured Stamper challenge on Splitcoast. The Featured Stamper was Heather (tankgrl) and her gallery was wonderful!!!! I found lots of cards I wanted to case but settled on her Blue Bird card because of the great layout and the stamping behind the image. I changed the image to Clear Dollar Stamps Charlie Harvest Time, changed the theme to Thanksgiving, changed the colors, and added the frame around the sentiment. The frame was actually plastic but after coloring it with copics, it looked like dark copper metal.

Charlie was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with copics. The wheat from the same set was stamped with Close to Cocoa behind the image.
The Candy Dots and twine finish it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Charlie Harvest Time
Paper: White, Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Daisy D's dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Candy Dots, Twine, Copics, Frame, Dimensionals

Friday's Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast was to make a card in Halloween colors. It didn't have to be a Halloween themed card, we just needed to use a combo of orange, purples, yellows, blacks, greens and browns (or any other spooky color combo you can think of). No more than a total of 4 embellishments (brads, ribbons and such). Die cuts do not count as an embellishement.

The Really Rust background layer was run through the Cuttlebug with a texture folder. The SU image was stamped the Close to Cocoa onto Kraft top note and a light color wash of fall colored ink pads was used to color the image. The sentiment from the same set was stamped with Close to Cocoa and sponged around the edges. The Papertrey Ink Summer Sunrise ribbon and button with twine finish it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: Gifts of the Earth
Paper: Really Rust, Kraft, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Ruby red, Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: PTI Ribbon, Punch, Top Note, Button, Twine

Thanks for visiting today.....hope all is well with you and yours!!!

Lockhart Cupcakes and Catch Up Posts From last Week

Good morning everyone!!! I have been MIA for a few days...Mom and Dad had appointments, we had a little get together on Saturday, had Grandkiddos stay over and went to see Harry Potter again....I think I know it word for word, now!!! Isn't summer fun!!! I just wish it wasn't sooooo hot...the temps are still above 100 and no rain in our area!!! Anyway, enough whining...on with the show!!!

I made these sweet little Lockhart cupcakes for the CAS challenge this morning. Jen had a sketch for us provided by Krystie Lee. The cupcakes were colored with copics and scraps of dp, ribbon, and a Nesties embossed frames finish them off. The sentiments are from a retired SU set called Fancy Flexible Phrases. I need to make another one with the rose cuppie...wouldn't these make a great gift set??

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Cards I made last week....

I made this Sunday for the Featured Stamper challenge.... this week the fs was Lori (Versamom). What an AWESOME gallery....I loved so many cards that I decided to make two...I cased her VMAA Holy Cow card, kept the same theme with the cow image and tree paper but changed the cow image to Rubbernecker's Animal Inchies, changed the paper, and added the pearls at the bottom (don't look too close cause I just realized they are a little crooked...yikes!!). I also cased herA Muse Love Blooms Sneak Peek, kept the same colors, theme, and basic layout but changed the image, corners, and added the pearls. The Holy Cow card qualifies for Becca's Dare to Get Dirty challenge to use punches and die cuts. The image and sentiment layers were cutout with Nestabilities and the olive layer under the cow was punched out using a 1 3/8" punch.

The Limited Supply challenge on SCS Friday was called "Get your motor running"! We were to use an image that you can rev up! car, motorcycle, truck, mopad, boat, jetski, anything with an engine!

....I'm not sure a space ship has a conventional motor but that's ok...it has something that makes it move!! I colored the Lost in Space images by Clear Dollar Stamps with Copics and used Playtime dp by 3 Bugs in a Rug for the background layers. Silver Dew Drops, polka dot ribbon, and a clip finish it off. I am going to save this card for one of my DGS's birthdays next year.

The Ways to Use It challenge on SCS Thursday was to use charms.

I just got this adorable paper called My Sweet Cherry Pie by Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker from Clear Dollar Stamps and thought it would go perfectly with the cherry image from Clear Dollar Stamps Tangy Trio set. The charm is actually a cherry brad but I took the metal thingys off the back and hung it on the ribbon with silver cording. Sewing around the edges and a little silver clip finish it off.

I made this card Tuesday for the Color Challenge on SCS and for the Muddermark's Tuesday tea party in Paris!!! I have always wanted to go to Europe and there I was on my little scooter following all the bicycles on the Tour...Whoohoo!!! I even bleached my hair and lost 20 lbs!!! If you look closely in the lower right corner you will see a little white snail...he escaped the bicycles but looks like I'm headed right for him...yikes!!! Check out Cindy's blog for all the deets on the white snail tea pot!! This is also for Taylored Expression's Cupcake Challenge sketch.


Whew...that's all folks....now I have to play catch up with all the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges that I wasn't able to do last week....have a great day!!!

CAS Challenge, Featured Stamper Challenge, and Limited Supply Challenge

Good morning everyone!! I have been one busy Grandma the past few days!!! We kept our 21 month old Grandaughter Caitlyn since Friday so her parents and older brother could go to Six Flags in Dallas. It was 102 degrees on Saturday...yikes!!! Sure glad I stayed home!!! We also had a birthday party for our oldest Granddaughter...CJ turned 14!!! Can that really be true???? She is growing up toooo fast!!! Anyway...the kids are home and I am playing catchup with updating my blog!!

The CAS challenge on Splitcoast today is an inspiration challenge...check out this awesome art web site!! After looking at hundreds of pictures, I decided to find inspiration from this beautiful yellow flower.





The Clear Dollar Stamps Summer Blooms Dahlia image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics.
I added some distressing around the edges with the Itty Bitty background stamp and Baja Breeze ink.

Ribbon is the only embellish. Boy was that hard not to add some bling, scallops, and a few more layers!!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Summer Blooms Dahlia
Paper: Whisper White, River Rock, Baja Breeze, Laura Ashley dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Ribbon, Nestabilities, Dimensionals, Copics




Friday's Limited Supply challenge on Splitcoast was to:
1. Crop an image
2. Repeat the cropped image on your card at least 3 times
3. Embellishments : brads and eyelets only!

Well, I got the first two right but didn't remember to use only brads and eyelets....I waited all evening for the challenge police to come knocking on my door!!!!
The Clear Dollar Stamps Summer Bloom Dahlia image was stamped three times and colored with copics. The 1 1/4 inch punch was used to punch out different angles of each flower and layered them on the black and Lemon tart from Papertrey Ink. The background designer paper is from Sassafras, the crystal flourish is from Prima and I added glitter to the flower centers and leaves to qualify this for Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply challenge.


I was sooo excited to see Kelly (schirmcat) chosen as Sunday's Featured Stamper !! She made her claim to fame with the naughty and nice Christmas list of SCS's last Christmas!!! Hummmm...I wonder what kind of trouble she will stir up this year!!!!! I thought I would get on her good side by casing her sweet little Merci card to thank her for all the fun (how did she know about my naughty side, anyway???)!!! I kept the same layout and colors but changed the stamps...I used Rubbernecker's Springtime Inchies and changed the buttons and ribbon to PTI's. I also wrote the sentiment instead of stamping it like Kelly did on her card. The paper was changed to Making Memories dp called Flower Patch and I added an extra layer of green cardstock.







Recipe:

Stamps: Rubbernecker Springtime Inchies
Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart by PTI, Prism Classic Yellow Green
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics, Buttons, Ribbon, Twine, Corner Punch, Dimensionals

Thanks so much for visiting today.....I hope your Monday is super wonderful!!!

Saturday Catch Up Day

Good morning everyone!!! Whew...I have had a hectic week with 3 Grandkids, soccer games, a school program, homework, cooking, and washing lots of clothes and towels...yikes!!! Did I really do that everyday for over 20 years??? The little darlings are at home this weekend, my DH went on a weekend fishing trip, and it's just me and my stamps...whoohoo!!!

The Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast was to take inspiration from Kleenex boxes... I had never noticed what great designs they have on those boxes!! When I saw the box with the tropical fish, I knew I wanted to use the Rubbernecker Stained Glass Tropic Fish stamp.

The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and I attempted to color it with copics. After I goofed up a few of the sections, the glitter came out...what a mess I created but I love how it came out!!! I think I'll frame this and give to one of my DGS's.
I used my piercing tool to clean the areas around each block of color before the glue dried so I could achieve a clean black border.

I am so glad the camera picked up all the sparkle!!!

Stamps: Rubbernecker
Paper: Black, White, Only Orange, Prism Nautical Blue Medium
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Glitter and lots of it!!!

Friday's Limited Supply challenge on Splitcoast was to use colors from one of the rooms in our home. My kitchen is painted brick red with gold and green accents. This green doesn't really match my green but it's close and besides, I wanted to use this piece of designer paper. I love the scene with the rolling hills and the flowers are the perfect color!! The Clear Dollar Stamps Charliene April Showers image was stamped twice, once on the background and once on white cardstock. She was colored with copics, cutout, and attached with dimensionals. The boots and ducks were paper pieced and the umbrella was pieced 3 times and attached with dimensionals for a little dimension.








The Clear Dollar Stamps Picket Fence was stamped on a scrap piece of dp that looked like weathered wood. Ribbon and paper cut grass finish it off.


Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Sandy Lion dp, White, Garden Green
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Punch, Copics, Ribbon










This is for Wednesday's Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast. I used Clear Dollar Stamps Sunflower Songs ...colored the sunflowers and leaves with copics and attached with dimensionals. Highlights were added to the large sunflowers with a white gel pen. The background layers were cutout with Nesties, the sentiment from the same set was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa, and ribbon and Candy Dots finish it off.










I just love these sunflowers...so fun to color and they look good anytime of the year!!!

Thanks for visiting today....now I'm off to clean the glitter off my craft room floor!! I hope you have a wonderful day!!


Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Sunflower Songs
Paper: Prism, Chocolate Chip, Daisy D's dp, SandyLion dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, More Mustard, Old Olive
Accessories: White Gel Pen, Ribbon, Candy Dots, Dimensionals, Nestabilities, Copics,

I've been MIA

Hi everyone!! I have been a real blog slacker this week....my DH had a little surgery on Wednesday so I have been playing nurse...2 dressing changes a day. Since we have to pack his wound, we bought a water pick to clean it out...works great!!! He is doing wonderfully.....he even did a little *running the sweeper* therapy this morning!!! Just what the doctor ordered!!! Anyway.... I have 3 cards for you today.

The Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast today is an awesome site called Spunky Sprouts. When I saw the brown and white polka dot bibs, I knew I wanted to use the new Basic Grey Porcelain dp.




The New Clear Dollar Stamps Ageless Antiques image and sentiment were stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa, the image was colored with a peachy pink copic marker, and paper pieced with the Porcelain dp. The outside of the image was outlined with a pale green copic. The sentiment was punched out and attached with glue dots. I did a little zig zag sewing around the edges of the background layers and used Chocolate Chip and Mellow Moss card stock. A ribbon and pearls from Stamper's Dream finish it off.



The Limited Supply Challenge Friday on Splitcoast was to make a card in less that 30 minutes...yikes!!! You know I am the world's slowest stamper so this was a real hard challenge for me!! It takes me 30 minutes just to tie a bow!!! The Penny Black image was stamped with Basic Gray onto a piece of scrap dp. The See D's sentiment was also stamped with Basic Gray and I used a piece of Basic Grey's Scarlet Letter dp for the background and layered it on Pink Pirouette and black card stock. Pink flowers, black pearls, and black satin ribbon are the finishing touches. Tadaa...30 minutes to the second!!!





This is the card I did for the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast Wednesday. I was in a real Spring mood so I used the beautiful pastel colors from Basic Grey's Lilykate and the Clear Dollar Stamps March Flower of the Month Daffodil set!!. This was also for Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simple #76 challenge. Sharon, like many of you, have been suffering from cabin fever and her challenge last week was to bring some sign of Spring to those who are cooped up in the house waiting for warmer weather. The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. The script stamp in the set was stamped on the yellow background paper with Going Gray. I used Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, and Prism Yellow card stock and the ribbon, flower, and Candy Dot from Taylored Expressions finish it off.

The close up shows the sweet Daffodil image...can't get much springer ( is that a word??) than that!!

Thanks for visiting today and I hope you have a great weekend!!!

Today's Inspiration Challenge, Friday's Limited Supply Challenge, and the Weekly Double Dare Challenge

Hello everyone!! I hope you are having a great weekend!!! My DH went to a fishing tournament today so I am forced to stay home and stamp....yeaaaaaa!!!

The Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast today is to find inspiration from Lang Calendars. I chose to case this Scripture calendar picture. The two things that really caught my eye were the color combo and the beautiful Scripture. Last week my DD Holly (hbrown) brought back some stamps she had borrowed and gave me some samples of what she had been working on. This top note with the Echoes of Kindness images was one of them. I used her top note today and glammed it up a bit with some ribbon, felt butterfly, prima, and felt button from Taylored Expressions (I just love Taylor's store!!!). Boy was that easy!! I could get real used to this...I wonder what else she has in her stash (insert evil grin!!)









The close up shows the wonderfully inspirational sentiment. Holly sure did a fabulous job of stamping that top note.....she has such an eye for design!!! Do I sound like a proud Mama???





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Friday's Limited Supply Challenge and the Weekly Double Dare Challenge





I made this card yesterday for the LSC 204 Challenge on Splitcoast. The challenge was to use a black card base so that we have a very bold, black expanse.
I also combined this challenge with the Double Dare Challenge hosted this week by Michelle (sf9erfan) to case a card from the old SU catty and change at least to things...one last look at the old one before we place it on the shelf. I decided to case the Christmas card on page 39. I kept the same layout but changed the theme, colors, papers, and stamps. The Rubbernecker Stamp Oasis Hearts and sentiment were stamped on Regal Rose cs with Craft Black and embossed with clear ep. The dp is from Glitz Design and the velvet crinkle ribbon came from a booth at the Canton, Tx Trade Days.




The Double Dare girls would like to invite you to join along in our weekly challenges! Just create a card or project using the Double Dare challenge instructions listed above and post it in your SCS gallery. Please be sure to use the keyword DDC when you post so we can all find your card. There is no time limit for posting your card and a new challenge is issued each Tuesday. You can find the other DDC cards here. So come along and join in with us!! We can't wait to see what you create!

Have a wonderful day and Happy Saturday Stamping!!

Limited Supply Challenge and Double Dog Dare Challenge

The LSC on Splitcoast was to use hearts...on the paper, embellies, punches, etc. What a fun Challenge ......gotta love all those hearts!!! I used the adorable Charliene Cowgirl set from Clear Dollar Stamps to make a Valentine for another one of my Grandbabies. She was stamped with Memento Black and colored with copics. I added hearts to the doodling around the edge, the My Mind's Eye dp was loaded with hearts, and the ribbon had white hearts. I also used a chipboard heart that I covered with Red Stickles and two heart rhinestones. This card is also for the Double Dog Dare Challenge I do each week with a group of SCS friends. Fran (Francie G.) challenged us to make a card with three different shades of the same color. My color was pink and I varied the colors in the coloring, paper, ribbon, chipboard heart, and bling. Whoohoo!!!.... no challenge police will come a knockin on my door today!!! You can see all the DDC cards here.

I just love this adorable little horse. Did you know she was designed by Laurie Wilson, Design Team Coordinator for Clear Dollar Stamps. Laurie has designed several Charlie stamp sets and now he has a girlfriend...just in time for Valentines!!!

Anyhoo...have a wonderful Friday. I will be up early in the morning to attend a stamp show in Grapevine, Texas which is just north of the Dallas airport (about 3 hours from where I live). I will be meeting Anne (Itsapassion) and Bev (Texas Grammy) for a fun filled day of yacking and shopping!! I hope to have some pictures uploaded tomorrow night.

Recipe:

Stamps: Charliene Cowgirl by Clear Dollar Stamps

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, My Mind's Eye dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Chipblard, Stickles, Heart Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Ribbon, Copics, Nestabilities