A Rose is a Rose

Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger

Good morning everyone!!! I hope you have had a great week...mine has been busy with lots of *stuff*. I did get to see The Help which was an awesome movie!! I really want to read the book, now...I have been bookless for a few days and I am really bummed!! Do any of you have a suggestions for good reading?? Anyway....I did a little stamping last night for the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger using one of my favorite Rubbernecker Stamps...Rose #SKU:529-02. Garden Green and Tempting Turquoise markers were used to color the stamp before stamping it on white cardstock. It was then colored with reinkers and an aqua painter. The background is a diecut cut from Garden Green cardstock with a Tim Holtz Sizzix die and it was embossed with the dotted swiss embossing folder.  Sewing was done around the background white layer and it was also embossed with the fleur de lis folder. 

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Four Crafty Chicks - embossing
2. Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - flowers
3. Sweet Stamps  - stitching

For this card I used the Rose image again...it was stamped on patterned paper, cutout with oval Nestabilities, and colored with Copics. The background was created using Rubbernecker's Wild Garden Frame #SKU: 515-03 . It was stamped on the Prism Frosted Orange cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black and glamed up with some lace, a black diecut flourish, gold cording, black pearls, and a corrugated buttefly.

This is for a few challenges:

1. Little Miss Muffet Challenge - things with wings (butterfly)

2. Flutterby Wednesday - anything goes as long as it has a butterfly, angel, or fairy

3. Anything Goes Challenge blog - vintage/shabby chic

4. Deep Ocean Challenge - lace

5. Everybody Art Challenge - flowers

 

Aren't these just the cutest little brown eggs evah!!!!! We gather about 5-6 a day now and they are getting bigger. In a couple of weeks we will start feeding the younger hens (Rhode Islend Reds) the special laying feed and then they will start laying eggs. With 35 hens, we should have plenty of eggs to share with family and friends...tooo fun!!

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

Creative Belli Challenge #126

Hello everyone and welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!!! The challenge this two weeks is to use String. You can use string in a button, make a bird's nest out of it, stem for flowers, tree branches, roof of a house, etc......what ever your little heart desires!! Remember, the spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!

This is the #4 Halloween set for my Grands...6 more to go!! Papers from Stampin Up!, My Minds Eye, and Echo Park were used along with Stamps from Rubbernecker's Halloween Set #1 SKU:743 and Rubbernecker's Halloween Set #3  SKU:475 for the sentiment. The witch, tree, bats, from set 1 and the sentiment from set 3 were stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and embossed with clear ep. A circle was punched in a piece of paper, laid over the witch and sponged with really rust for a harvest moon. Baker's Twine was used for the Belli Challenge....it was hand sewn in a zig zag pattern on the patterned paper, tied around the layers and tied onto a ghost charm, and tied into the buttons on the ribbon.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Bearly Mine Challenge - buttons
2. Paper Take Weekly - things with wings (bats)
3. Party Time Tuesdays - ribbon and fibers
4. Sweet Stamps - stitches, real or faux (I did some stitching on the patterned paper with Baker's Twine)
5. Crafty Emma's Challenge - Spooky or Magical

Be sure to stop by the Creative Belli Blog to see what the other Belli Girls made for you today....you will find lots of awesome inspiration!!! If you upload a card to Splitcoast, PCP, Stamp TV or another online gallery be sure to add CBC126 in the keywords section.


Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!!!!!

TLC342 - Fill the Opening

Hello everyone...it's my turn to host the Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast and I have something a little more challenging...it's called *Fill the Opening*!! The main requirement is that the cut out images need to be adhered to each other and the sides of the opening with backing shapes for support and when the project is finished, you still need to see through the hole around the images.  Here is a tutorial to help you visually with the details:

Cut a hole in the front of your card....a Nestabilities die was used for this card.
You will need stamps that you can cutout....stamp two of each so you have one for the back support.
The Rubbernecker Stamps were stamped on a piece of white cardstock with Pear Pizzazz, Calypso, Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party and cutout.

The sentiment was adhered to the front first...

Next, the large shell was adhered to the edges of the card and to the sentiment.....

Then, the second large shell was adhered to the backside for support.

This is what the back of the front looks like.....

The fish was then added to the front making sure that the sides overlap the edges of the card and the large shell for support.

The second fish was adjusted so I could still see it from the front yet be able to adhere it to the sides in the back ...again for support. I also wanted to make sure that some open space was still visable so the fish looked like they were floating.

The small shells were added to the top, adhered to both the card front and the sentiment and the second shells were adhered to the backside.

I wasn't to happy with the inside of the front....I decided if I used symmetrical stamps, the backside would be stamped, also, with the second support cutout image....sooooo...I made a second card.

This card features flower dies from Stampin Up! and leaf diecuts from Spellbinders.

The flowers on the front were backed with a second flower on the back....touching each other and the card stock for support. Glue and glue dots were used to adhere the backs.

This is the finished inside....I like it a lot better!!

The bird diecut from stampin Up! and the Rubbernecker sentiment called Music #SKU: 582-05 finish it off.
Thank you so much for stopping by....have fun with the Challenge....I can't wait to see what you create!!!!

Halloween Set #3

Hello everyone....it's a beautiful coolish morning here perfect to get outside and do a little gardening. If I wasn't so old and lazy, I'd be out in the garden right now...LOL!! My flower beds look a little sick after all the hot, dry weather...we have been watering them  but that doesn't seem to help much. Things will look better when the temp stays down in the 80's.

 I have some fun news....remember all the baby chicks we got in May?? Well, they are now just starting to lay little brown eggs that are half the size of a regular egg.  They will get bigger in a few weeks...we feel like real farmers now...LOL!! Anyway...I finished another Halloween set for our Grands...3 down, 7 to go!!

I used a chipboard ghost and stickers from Echo Park...no stamping today!

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

Blue Love Birds

Hello everyone....can you believe it's Friday already?? Where has the week gone?? It's just a few minutes after midnight and I'm not a bit tired....I have to get up at 6:30 in the morning so I better get tired real fast...LOL!!! I am going to take Mom and Dad to the optical shop in the morning so they can pick out new glasses. I have never figured out how you are supposed to try on frames when you can't see without your glasses....go figure!!!  Anyway....

I made this card tonight for the Free 4 all Challenge on Splitcoast to use paper piecing. The birdcage and birds from Woodware's Bird Song set were all paper pieced with basic Grey's Wisteria dp. Distressing, sewing, pearls, ribbon, lace, button, and twine finish it off.

Recipe: Stamps: Woodware's Bird Song, See D's Phrases Collection, Stampin Up's Script Background Paper: Vanilla, PTI's Royal Velvet, PTI's Pacific Vineyard dp, Basic Grey's Wisteria dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, River Rock

Accessories: Lace, PTI's Royal Velvet Ribbon, Twine, Button, Pearls, Distressing,

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. DYSU Challenge blog - Texture
2. Little Miss Muffet Challenge - color challenge (blue, purple, and green)
3. Some Odd Girl - stitching
4. My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges - layers
5. Stampavie and More - pearls and lace

Thanks for stopping by...have a great Friday!!!

 

Happy Haunting

Hello everyone...hope you are having a great week so far!! We aren't doing so well here in Texas....the wild fires are doing sooo much damage!!  We had one across the road from our land on Monday...they had 7 fire trucks plus an ambulance trying to fight it!! Some of the firemen were treated for smoke inhalation.  The fire  went right up to 3 houses but they fought back the flames with water and foam...sooo scarry!!! Thank God the flames didn't jump the road to our side!!! I feel so bad for all the folks in Bastrop...hundreds of people have lost their homes and businesses. Sometimes all it takes is a spark from a lawnmower or a car starting and the grass just explodes...please help us pray for rain!!!!
Anyway....

This is the second Halloween set I have made for my Grands...2 down, 8 to go!! The bat trails and sentiment from Inkadinkado were stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and embossed with clear ep. The papers and stickers are from Echo Park's Happy Halloween and the bat chipboard with the googly eyes, the button, and twine finishes it off.

I used the awesome velvet bat paper from Stampin Up! along with Echo park stichers on the bag. Googly eyes were added to the pumpkin and the button, twine, and ribbon complete the project.

Thanks for stopping by....It's almost 2:00 AM and time for this old grandma to be in bed...I think I turned into a pumpkin an hour ago...LOL!!!

Tuesday With the Rubbernecker Team!!

Hello everyone!! It's my turn to host the Rubbernecker Tuesday with the Team on the Rubbernecker Blog....it's such a fun place with lots of inspiration!!! If you want to be WOWed...check it out!!!
I decided to make some CAS style Christmas cards that would be mailable. You all know how I love to pile on the layers and embellies so I really had to put on the brakes...LOL!!

My Christmas cards  use Rubbernecker stamps...all the deets are listed in my Tuesday With the Rubbernecker Team blog post.

Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!!!!

Fall Fun Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to the Fall Fun Blog Hop! A group of online buddies decided the holiday weekend in the US would be a GREAT time to get inky together, and so we've put together a fall themed blog hop to inspire you as the autumn approaches. As you meet our stampy bloggers today, you may discover that some have goodies for you, so be sure and visit everyone on the list. We have hoppers from all over the globe today, and they are amazing artists.

Thanks for visiting us - grab yourself a nice fall beverage and enjoy! If you have come from Dana's blog, you are on the right track!!

My card features a JustRite Stamp called Autumn Blessings....the image was colored with Copics and mounted on a Spellbinders diecut frame. Sewing was done around the background vanilla layer and pearls and silk ribbon finish it off.

Here is the full list of our blog hoppers today: The next stop along the hop is Maren's blog!!

Lydia Fiedler

Libby Hickson

Kim Williams

Michelle Single

Lee Murphy

Sara Henton

Yapha Mason

Lisa Adametz

Jimmi Mayo

Jeanne Streiff

Bev Gerard  

Dana Keith

Joan Ervin

Maren Benedict

Teresa Kline:ME

Hannah Clark

Dina Kowal

Wanda Cullen

Korin Sutherland

Taylor Usry

Monika Davis

Harriet Skelly

Kim Schofield

Cathy McCauley

Mary Marsh

Julia Aston

Bridget Finlay

Alison Habetler

Leslie Hanna

Sue Farrant

Michelle Hanway

Misti Oblander

Judy Rozema

Jenna Barber

Tammy Hershberger

Eva Dobilas

Kerri Michaud

Cheryl Navarrete

Neva McMullen

Marianne Baugher

Samantha

Cindy Wallach

Christmas Joy

Good morning!!! I am still at The Trading Days in Canton, Texas but I did schedule this to post today....I am still making flat Christmas cards for easy mailing and I wanted to share this with you...I used one of my favorite Taylored Expressions sets called Wings of Joy!! The image was paper pieced with the same October Afternoon Good Cheer dp that was also used in the background. The bird, holly, and bow were all stamped on scrap white, colored with Copics, cutout, and glued to the stamped image. The diecut doily, ribbon, and sewing finish it off.

Recipe: Stamps: Wings of Joy from Taylored Expressions/

Paper: Vanilla, Riding Hood red, October Afternoon's Good Cheer

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Nestabilities Ovals, Ribbon, Papertrey Ink Doily Die, Sewing Machine, Copics 

Thanks sooo much for stopping by....I will be back tomorrow for the Fall Hop...stay tuned!!!!

Mojo 206 and Color Throwdown #157

Hello everyone....hope all is well with you!!! I am packing and getting ready for a fun weekend at First Monday's Trade Days in Canton, Texas. It's a huge flee market...around 100 acres of shopping...whoohoo!!!!  I did stamp a little last night...I just had to make a card for my favorite two challenges...The Mojo Monday sketch and the Color Throwdown colors; Matina Mist, Crumb Cake, Bravo Burgundy, and Lucky Limeade. I did take some creative liberties with the sketch....I was moved by my mojo...LOL!!!
My card features a stamp from Serendipity Stamps called Sweet Pea...it was stamped on Bo Bunny Gabrielle dp and colored with Copics. I used a doily for the back layer, added some lace, pearls, sewing distressing, and used a felt rolled flower with a pearl and twine for the circle layer.
Recipe: Stamps: Serendipity's Sweet Pea
Paper: Crumb Cake, Marine Mist, Bravo Burgundy, Bo Bunny Gabriella dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Felt, Rolled Flower Die from MFT, Pearls, Twine, Sewing Machine, Ribbon, Lace, Doily

Thanks for visiting....have a great day!!!

Creative Belli Challenge #125

Hello everyone and welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!!! The challenge this two weeks is to use acetate or vellum on your creation. You can use acetate to stamp on, create shapes, snowflakes, or create a window effect or box; vellum can be used for a sentiment, scallop, or background...what ever your little heart desires!! Remember, the spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!
My Christmas card features stamps from The Little Paper Shop...the sentiment is from the Global set and the bird is from the Christmas Wishes set. Retired Stampin Up! snowflake vellum was sewn onto a piece of red dp and the scallop was made from a piece of vellum that was embossed with the Dotted Swiss embossing folder. The Candy Dots, seam binding, button, twine, and felt snowflake finish it off.

This is for a few other challenges:
1. Ribbon Carousel Challenge - use 2 or more items that come on a spool (I used seam binding ribbon and twine)
2. My Craft Spot - sewing, stitching
3. Card Cupids Blog - stitching
4. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - build up the layers
5. Hooked on Crafts - winged things

Be sure to stop by the Creative Belli Blog to see what the other Belli Girls made for you today....you will find lots of awesome inspiration!!! If you upload a card to Splitcoast, PCP, Stamp TV or another online gallery be sure to add CBC125 in the keywords section.


Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!!!!!

TLC340 Embossed Kisses

Hello everyone...it's my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast and this weeks challenge has come to us from the very talented Susan Roberts...it's called Embossed Kisses!!! She created a tutorial for this technique on her blog...check it out!!

My card features ornament stamps from Papertrey Ink's Vintage Ornaments. Each ornament was "kissed" just a little bit differently. The red one was inked up with Riding Hood Red and kissed on a dry diamond shaped embossing folder before stamping it on the white cardstock. The light green one was inked with River Rock and kissed on a snowflake folder that was inked up with Old Olive. The small round ornament was inked with Old Olive and kissed on a swirly folder that was inked with black. The ornaments were all cutout and adhered to the doily with pop dots. The doily was cutout using a Papertrey Ink doily die, the scallop was made with a Papertrey Ink scallop die, sewing was done around the edges of the background paper, and the seam binding, felt snowflake, button, and Baker's Twine finish it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Papertrey Ink Vintage Ornaments
Paper: Authentique's Wonder dp, Vanilla, Riding Hood Red
Ink: River Rock, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Black
Accessories: Gold Cording, Seam Binding, Felt Snowflake from Little Yellow Bicycle, Button, Baker's Twine, Doily Die from PTI, Scallop Die from PTI, Sewing Machine, Embossing Folders

Thanks for stopping by....come join us for the Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast!! I would love to see what you create!!!!