Featured Stamper 85 - Shannon (E3stamper)

Today's featured stamper on Splitcoast is Shannon (E3stamper)...Congrats Shannon!!! WOW, what an awesome gallery to visit...I decided to case this awesome Riley card. I kept the same Riley theme but changed the stamp, kept the same sketch but added layers, and changed the colors. I also added the flowers, leaves, and ribbon.

Riley was stamped with Memento Brown ink and colored with Copic Markers. The background Old Olive layer was run through the Cuttlebug Dotted Swiss folder. The orange Basic Grey Mellow dp was stamped with the little leaf stamp from the Thoroughly Thankful set with Pumpkin Pie ink and scalloped with a Martha Stewart punch. The background paper by K&Company is so pretty and fallish...had to use it with Riley today! I used more of the paper leaves I bought at the Canton Flee Market and the Stampin Up! ribbon and button finish it off.

I will be uploading the cards we made at Michelle Zindorf's workshop after church today...we had such a great time!!! Michelle is wonderful...so kind to share her talent secrets!! I can tell ya now I need a LOT of practice!!! Have a great day!!

Dirty Dozen/Dirty Dozen Alumni Septenber Challenge

Good Morning, everyone!! The Dirty Dozen/Dirty Dozen Alumni challenge this month was hosted by Jami. Her challenge to us was to create a NO LAYER (yikes) card, any size, any color. We were also required to use masking in some way and we coluldn't use any pink (double yikes!!)I decided to go with a rustic Christmas card..no pink here!! The beautiful Penny Black image from Stamper's Dream was inked up with Chocolate Chip and Handsome Hunter markers and stamped on Creamy Caramel cs. The edge was scored, masked, and sponged with Chocolate Chip. The sentiment from the new SU set Snow Swirled was stamped with Handsome Hunter. I then cut an oval out of a scrap piece of cardstock with a Nestie, layed it over the sentiment, lightly sponged with Handsome Hunter, and doodled around the edge. Brown half pearls from Flourishes, LLC and gingham ribbon finish it off. TFL and have a great Saturday!!

Stamps: Penny Black, Snow Swirled
Paper: Creamy Caramel
Ink: Handsome Hunter, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Half Pearls, Gingham Ribbon, Nestabilities, Sponge

Inspiration Challenge

Good morning everyone!!! It's a beautiful day here in Central Texas....Fall is in the air!!
The Inspiration challenge on Splitcoast today features some beautiful Mondo Dishes by Rosanna, Inc. When I saw the dishes, I immediately thought of this gorgeous paper by Kaiser Scrapbook.
The Lockhart stamp from Ellen Hutson, LLC was stamped with Memento Brown ink onto Whisper White cs and colored with Copic Markers. The image was layered onto Bashful Blue, Yoyo Yellow, and More Mustard cs and attached to the back layers with dimensionals. Rhinestones, Primas, paper leaf, and Blue Bayou ribbon finish it off. TFL and have a great day!!!

Oh, BTW, I will be attending the Michelle Zindorf seminar in Austin today...I am sooo excited!!! I will upload the projects tomorrow.

I'VE BEEN TAGGED!!!

I have been tagged by Chris (chrissyd723)...I am IT, so here goes!

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

7 facts about me...some known, some randon, some wierd:

1. I have an addiction to Diet Coke and chocolate
2. I am a little OCD
3. I am a pack rat
4. I love to watch old movies...I gotta check out all the old furniture and furnishings
5. I love to read
6. I hate to exercise
7. I love to go antiquing

Now I have to list 7 people to tag:

Jodi Collins
Betty Wright
Holly Brown
Michelle Woerner
Beverly Cole
Dawn Easton
Julia Aston

Ok, now to go let these girls know what I've done!!

Bee-Witching!

Happy Friday, Everyone! The Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast today is kinda tricky. Wendybell gave us a whole list of rules:
1. White/Vanilla as main color
2. Second color MUST be either black, brown (any shade) or gray
3. Add a third color to accent the first two colors
4. Use ONLY ink that matches the 3 colors on the card
5. NO patterned paper or background stamps or distressing
6. Stamp only 1 image, 1 time, somewhere on the white piece of cardstock or on a punched or Nestabilities cut out piece of white or vanilla cardstock
8. Sentiment is optional
9. Any Embellishments
The sweet little stamp from Great Impressions was stamped with Memento Black ink on Whisper White and then cutout with Nestabilities. The white background was run through the Pumpkin Vine Cuttlebug folder. The only other color besides white and black is yellow
Prism Papers. The bee was colored with a yellow Copic Marker and Stickles was added to the wings. Sure hope I got everything right!!

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

Gotta Love Halloween Cards!!

I can't help myself, I just love to make Halloween cards!! The adorable little Stampendous mummy was stamped with Memento Black and colored with copics. The image and all the layers were cutout with Nestabilities. The designer paper is by Memory Box, the cardstock by Prima Papers and the ribbon from Michaels's. I added the googlie eyes so he could see where he was going!! Have a great evening and see ya tomorrow!!

Supply list:

Stamps: Stampendous, Autumn Apparitions

Paper: Prism Cardstock, Memory Box

Ink: Memento Black

Accessories: Googlie Eyes, Spider Punch, Nestabilities, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Copic Markers

Oriental Silhouette

The Ways To Use It challenge on Splitcoast today is to use silhouettes. I am soo excited because silhouettes are one of my favorite techniques!! You can use almost any solid stamp and several different techniques to achieve the silhouette look. Some of my favorite techniques include:

1. Stamp inage with black craft and emboss with clear ep

2. Stamp off the image a couple of times to create a shadow effect

3. Stamp and emboss on glossy paper and then use the brayer to add color over the image

4. Use crayon resist technique to color images and then add color over the top

5. Emboss image with white ep on dark cardstock

6. Stamp image directly on designer paper

I hope I have given you a few ideas to stir your interest!!

I did a quick card for this challenge..the Hero Arts image was stamped with Memento Black ink onto Whisper White cardstock and layered with Prism Papers and black cs. The flowers on the Oriental background paper match the flowers in the stamped image almost perfectly. After I uploaded this card to Splitcoast, I trimmed the ribbon tails back a little and took the picture again. I'm much happier with how it looks now. Thanks for coming to visit!! Stay tuned for another Halloween card!!