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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Color Throwdown Challenge #186

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!! The dynamic Danielle is our hostess this week and she has picked some beautiful colors that look so warm and homey....I just had to go shabby/vintage with them!!!!

My card features the Beautiful Wishes sentiment from Rubbernecker ....it was distressed along the edges as was the background which was stamped with Rubbernecker's French Script background stamp. I also added a layer of My Minds Eye Stella Rose dp, a Cherry Lynn vine diecut, a KaiserCraft wooden birdcage, buttons, lace, seam binding, and flowers. This was fun to make because I just kept adding and adding....LOL!!!

This is also for a couple of new challenges....the first one is called Crafty Friends Challenge to make something vintage and the Oozak Challenge which is anything goes.

This is also for Bunny Zoe's Challenge to make something shabby chic/vintage and the
Stamps & Fun = Creativity bingo challenge...I went diagonal with flowers, lace, and sentiment.

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors to play along...use what you have that is similar to the challenge colors. Be sure to add CTD186 to the keywords when you upload your card to an online gallery so we can find your work!!

Do you want to see some wonderful inspiration?? Here are the links to the Color Throwdown Designers..... check out what they created this week!

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Lynn Put - The Queens Scene
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri

Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!

Julia Aston - Create with Me - Our fabulous April Guest Designer!!

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

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Just For Fun!!

Good morning everyone....hope all is well with you!! I had a great day yesterday...stamped all afternoon and made such a mess!! Why can't I make a card or 2 without trashing my whole craft room???? I have a 4' x 8' island in the middle of my area and it's covered...I mean ya can't even see the counter top...yikes!!! I guess it's no stamping for me today...just cleaning :( Anyway.....

I made this card for the iSpy Sketch challenge...this was a new challenge to me and I just love the sketch!!! I used papers from October Afternoon's Red Light Green Light...the scalloped diecut is from My Favorite Things as is the rolled rose die. Oval Nestabilities were used for the Crafty Secrets sentiment from their Glamour Girls set and sewing, twine, green ribbon for the leaves, and a pearl finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - dies or punches
2. Lexi's Creations - focus on the sentiment
3. Stampalot Challenge - Happy Birthday
4. 2 Sisters Challenge - birthday fun

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

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Sisterhood Sundays #16

Good morning everyone!! It's Sunday and that means it's time for another Rubbernecker's Sisterhood Sundays!!

We have moved the challenges to once a month on the first Sunday...this month we have a sketch challenge!!

Mr. Rubbernecker is giving away a prize so check out all the deets and challenge rules on the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog!

My card features Rubbernecker's Bouquet with Bow stamp #SKU- 532-01. It was colored with Copics and layered on Nestabilities diecuts. The sentiment is from Rubbernecker's Flower Silhouette set #2 SKU-468 and the papers are Echo Park's Country Drive. Sewing and pink Candy Dots finish it off.

I so hope you will join us for the Sisterhood Sunday Challenge and link it on the Rubbernecker blog....while you are there check out what the other Stampin Sisters have created...you will fine lots of fabulous inspiration, I tell ya!!!! Have a wonderful Sunday!!

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Owlways and Forever!!

Good Saturday morning everyone.....what a great day!!! Mackenzie and I are going to my parents this morning to weed one of their flower gardens....Mackenzie would much rather stay in bed and sleep till noon but we have work to do!! Next time, she might think twice about asking to stay at grandmas...LOL!!! We worked on this card together last night...Mackenzie punched the flowers and added them to the card...I love having a helper in the craft room!!!!

I used my new My Cute Stamps set called Owlways Friends. The tree was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and the leaves were colored with Copics. The punched flowers were adhered with glue dots and brown pearls were added to the centers. The owls were colored with copics, cutout, and popped up with foam dots. The paper is from Echo Parks Country Drive and the seam binding is the finishing touch.

Miss Caitlyn had a soccer game Thursday evening...the little 4 and 5 year olds are so much fun to watch!! Caitlyn is the smallest player on her team but she still gets out there and tries....this old grandma gets all excited when she kicks the ball...it doesn't go far but at least she makes a connection...LOL!!

She is practicing her footwork....

and here is the kick.....off it goes...whoohoo!!!!!!!!!!

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

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Color Throwdown Challenge #185

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!! My sweet friend Broni is our hostess this week and she has picked some beautiful colors that just scream Spring....I just had to create some flowers!!!!

I used a Papertrey Ink vine diecut with Kiwi Kiss...I didn't have any Lucky Limeade...and added some little punched flowers with a black pearl center. The Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Birthday Basics set and the paper is from Simple Stories' Baby Steps. The little punched butterfly, sewing, and ribbon finish it off.

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors to play along...use what you have that is similar to the challenge colors. Be sure to add CTD185 to the keywords when you upload your card to an online gallery so we can find your work!!

Do you want to see some wonderful inspiration?? Here are the links to the Color Throwdown Designers..... check out what they created this week!

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor
Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Lynn Put - The Queens Scene
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri

Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!

Bev Gerard - Savor the Journey - Our fabulous March Guest Designer!!

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

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Sweet Bee

Good morning everyone!!! I finally got into the craft room after my wild weekend....we had 3 soccer games and two trips to Austin so we were pooped yesterday!!! With three Grands in soccer, we have been on the road quite a bit!! Anyway...I got some happy mail yesterday and just had to ink up my new goodies!!! This

cute little bee is from Lil' Inkers Sweet Bee set...doesn't she have the cutest face!!!She was colored with Copics, cutout, and popped up on foam dots. The background paper is Echo Park's Country Road and the sewing, ribbon, grass diecut, and the fun little puffy felt flowers finish it off.

I thought I would share a couple pics of Mackenzie....she plays forward and is such a fast runner, just like her daddy!! David played soccer in high school and has the bad knees to prove it....it's not a game for for the faint of heart, that's for sure!!!

They lost the game but really did a great job!!!

The Iris Club's annual Iris Show is in two weeks and my hybrids are blooming now...yikes!!! I won't have any to show at this rate!!! This one is called Gaze...

This is called Obiwan Kenobi...I won second place in the blended catagory last year with this beauty!!

We have two soccer games Thursday night so I will share more pics of the Grands on Friday...have a great day!!!

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Stampin Sisterhood's Mother's Day Hop

Hello everyone!! I'm so glad you could join the Stampin' Sisterhood for our Mother's Day HOP!! As always, we are SO excited to share with you! Rubbernecker Stamps has a wide variety of stamps for your Mother's Day projects!

The Stampin’ Sisterhood has put together some AWESOME creations....all are perfect for Mother's Day!!
I have a hop route (mine is posted below) for you to follow and you can find it at each stop along the way, so you will not get lost! OK, in true hop fashion, you will want to leave a little love everywhere you visit! We want you to have a chance to win a PRIZE!

***You could WIN……………….

an AWESOME stamp set

Of your CHOICE!

***The winner will be announced,

on the Stampin' Sisterhood Blog ,

FRIDAY 3/30

So you all have time to HOP!!

As a bonus we will draw an EXTRA winner for a STAMP SET of their choice, just for sharing our HOP on their Facebook page or Blog!!
After you have SHARED, just go back to the Stampin' Sisterhood Blog and let us know where you have SHARED our HOP!!

AWESOME, right? Well then, off you go, there's LOTS to see!! Hope you will join us in April, for our next hop!! Until then, be sure to check out the daily posts on the STAMPIN’ SISTERHOOD blog!! There's lots of inspiration to be found! Thanks again for joining us today and ENJOY!!

Both of my cards feature the beautiful Rose Silhouette stamp #537-01.....it was stamped on Basic Grey's Sweet Threads dp. The sentiment is also from Rubbernecker and the string of buttons, seam binding, and lace finish it off.

My Minds Eye Lost and Found dp and Melissa Frances dp were used on this card...sewing and distressing were done around the edges and the sentiment was cut up and popped up with foam dots. Lace, seam binding, twine, and a flower finish it off.

**Hop Route**

Thanks for stopping by and joining all the fun!!!

Friday, March 23, 2012

Spring is Here!!

Good morning everyone!! I hope you are having a great day....I have nothing to do today except stamp!! Well, I could mop the kitchen floor, clean the bathrooms, run the sweeper, dust, but I really don't want to so off to the craft room I go...LOL!!! I'm feeling a lot better...thanks for all the well wishes!! I went back to the doctor Monday and she decided I did have pneumonia so I got some antibiotics, an inhaler, and some cough syrup with codiene. The cough is still there but I have a little more get up and go...yeaaaa!!!

I made this card last night during Project Runway All Stars...I was disappointed that Austin didn't win...I sooo love all his gorgeous clothes!! Anyway... The sweet Whipper Snapper image was colored with Copics, the papers are from Echo Park's Walk in the Park and Country Drive, and I used the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #233.

Aren't these just the cutest little birds...I splurged on several new Whipper Snapper stamps..they are so much fun to color!!

I made this for a few other challenges, too:
1. Crafts and Me Challenge - springy colors
2. Celebrate the Occasion - welcome spring
3. Crazy Amigo Challenge - spring
4. Papertake Weekly - bingo (buttons, flowers, diecuts)
5. Incy Wincy Challenge - things with wings

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

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Color Throwdown Challenge #184

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!! The fabulous Bar is our hostess this week and she has picked some beautiful springy colors for us to create with!!

My card features an adorable stamp from Whipper Snapper....it was colored with Copics, cutout with Nestabilities, and popped up with foam dots. The background paper is Basic Grey's Lily Kate and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Birthday Basics...the ribbon, button, and twine finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Crafty Bloggers Network - floral
2. Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Spring colors
3. The Crafter's Cafe - ribbon or lace
4. Let's Ink It Up - show us your flowers

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors to play along...use what ever you have that is similar to the challenge colors. Be sure to add CTD184 to the keywords when you upload your card to an online gallery so we can find your work!!

Do you want to see some wonderful inspiration?? Here are the links to the Color Throwdown Designers..... check out what they created this week!

Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!

Bev Gerard - Savor the Journey - Our fabulous March Guest Designer!!

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

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Crop It!!

Hello everyone...it's my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast!! How may times have you wanted to use a particular image but it just doesn't fit your design...well, we are not going to have that problem today because my challenge to you is to crop it!! That's right....go ahead and use the image you want...just crop it to fit!!

You can use Nestabilities, punches, or just trim with your paper cutter...as Tim Gunn says "make it work"!!

I used the sweet little bunny image from Rubbernecker...it was colored with Copics, cutout with Nestabilities, and popped up with foam dots. The papers are all scraps from my stash and the ribbon and buttons finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Dream Valley Challenge - Easter
2. The Paper Players - buttons

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

Sisterhood Sunday #15

Good morning everyone!! It's Sunday and that means it's time for another Rubbernecker's Sisterhood Sundays!! Each week one of the challenge teams will host a challenge and this week we have an inspiration picture....let's all celebrate!!!

Mr. Rubbernecker is giving away a prize so check out all the deets and challenge rules on the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog!

My card features the sweet little cupcake stamp and sentiment from Rubbernecker's Party Time set #439. The cupcakes were all colored with copics and glitter was added to the frosting. I used a tag die for the tag and the ribbon finishes it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. 2 Sisters Challenge - spots and dots
2. Squiggle Stamps - birthday bash
3. Cute Card Thursday - Happy Birthday
4. Dutch Dare Card Challenge - dots and stripes
5. Southern Girls Challenge - red, blue, and yellow

I so hope you will join us for the Sisterhood Sunday Challenge (remember we will have a challenge each Sunday!!) and linking it over at the Rubbernecker blog....while you are there check out what the other Stampin Sisters have created...you will fine lots of fabulous inspiration, I tell ya!!!! Have a wonderful Sunday!!

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Saturday Morning Inspiration

Good morning everyone.....I am on a roll with using up scraps and left over stuff!! It really feels good to clear out a few things....make room for some new stuff...Whoohoo!!!
I popped in to Splitcoast last night to check out the Inspiration Challenge...my little Texas buddy Anne Harada was the hostess and she picked the most awesome internet store to find our inspiration!! I found my inspiration from the Henkeltesche bag. The butterflies from Rubbernecker's Butterflies are Free set were stamped with Not Quite Navy, sponged with the same ink, and popped up with foam dots. The sentiment is from the same set and the background was stamped with RN's Dandelion Garden Border on the designer paper...sewing, distressing, a ribbon rose, seam binding, and lace finish it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker
Paper: Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Chocolate Chip, 7 Gypsies dp
Ink: Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Ribbon Rose, Twine, Seam Binding, Lace, Sewing Machine

Thanks for visiting on this wonderful Spring Saturday....have a great day!!!!

Friday, March 16, 2012

Just Cause

Good morning everyone....it's so nice to be back among the living!!!! I have been sick for a week and just yesterday finally felt like creating!! My fever is gone but the cough hangs on and on and on...what a pain!! I hope you are all healthy and enjoying all the mild spring weather....it's so nice to go outside without a coat!! Our grass is green and the iris and daffodils are all blooming....we even have a few bluebonnets!! I thought the drought would prevent them from blooming but they are pretty hardy. Anyway.......

I had a bunch of stuff sitting on my counter so I started organizing...then I thought...hummm...this would look good with that and Ooooh, I forgot I had that!! Sooo, this is what came together...no stamping...just stuff!!
The kraft heart was run through the crimper and sponged with some Vintage Cream ink. The Girls Paperie designer paper was sewn and distressed and the pearl trail was added to the little corrugated cardboard butterfly. Lace, a button, stick pin, flower, ribbon, twine, and the wood letters finish it off.

This is for a few challenges:
1. Ruby's Rainbow Challenge - lace
2. Craft-Room Challenge - vintage/shabby
3. Crafty Sentiments Designs - things with wings
4. Bunny Zoe's Crafts - shabby chic/vintage

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

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Color Throwdown #183

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!! The wonderfully talented Wanda is our hostess this week and she has picked some beautiful colors for us to create with!!

My card features the beautiful Simone...a KK Originals Stamp #SKU:33-08 KK from Rubbernecker Stamps and the Mojo Monday Sketch # 232. Her face was colored with copics and she was paper pieced with Stella Rose designer papers from My Minds Eye..... the same papers were used in the background. The embossed layer of kraft card stock was distressed with vanilla pigment ink and a resin flower from Prima was added to the flowers on the hat. The sentiment is from Rubbernecker's Fashion Icons set #455 and the scallop die is from My Favorite Things. .
Recipe:
Stamps: KK Originals Simone and Rubbernecker's Fashion Icons set #455
Paper: Kradt, Certainly Celery (for the leaves on the hat) My Minds Eye Stella Rose dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Papertrey Ink's Vintage Cream
Accessories: Ribbon, Resin Flower, Scallop die, Embossing Folder,

This is also for Stamp and Create's Challenge to do paper piecing and the Corrosive Challenge to use paper piecing.

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors to play along...use what ever you have that is similar to the challenge colors. Be sure to add CTD183 to the keywords when you upload your card to an online gallery so we can find your work!!

Do you want to see some wonderful inspiration?? Here are the links to the Color Throwdown Designers..... check out what they created this week!

Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!

Bev Gerard - Savor the Journey - Our fabulous March Guest Designer!!

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

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Sweet Little Bunny

Good morning everyone...hope you have been well!!! I have been sick with a cough, fever, and stomach upset so this will be short and sweet this morning. I made this card at the first of the week for a friend who is having a birthday close to Easter....the image is from Penny Black...it was colored with copics and the papers are from My Minds Eye Lost and Found. The lattice trim was made with a new punch from EK Success and the seam binding, flower, twine, and pearl flourish finish it off.

Thanks for visiting on this wet and cool Saturday morning!!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Color Throwdown #182

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday and that means it's time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!! The fabulous Tammy is our hostess this week and she has picked some warm, rich colors for us to create with!!

I found inspiration for the sewing theme from the sweet little pin cushion in Tammy's inspiration photo and my new Red Lead Paperworks stamps. They were stamped on Pumpkin Pie and Hawaiian Shores card stock and I used My Minds Eye Stella Rose dp in the background. Sewing, distressing, twine, buttons, and a wood dress form from Kaiser Craft finishes it off.

Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors to play along...use what ever you have that is similar to the challenge colors. Be sure to add CTD182 to the keywords when you upload your card to an online gallery so we can find your work!!

This is also for a few other challenges:

1. Craft-room Challenge - shabby/vintage

2. Critter Sketch Challenge - buttons

3. Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - something old (designer paper) and something new (stamps)

4. One Stop Craft Challenge - buttons

Do you want to see some wonderful inspiration?? Here are the links to the Color Throwdown Designers..... check out what they created this week!