Thanks a Bunch

Just a quick post....I needed a thank you for a friend and this set was sitting on my counter so I grabbed it along with the fun country style dp. The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. The picket fence punched border and the clip with the ribbon finish it off.

Now to let you in on a little secret....I am not really home. I am on vacation in Anchorage, Alaska!!!!! I am visiting family and having a great time!!! I hope to get some pictures uploaded soon!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Best of Cluck

Paper: So Saffron, Black, White, Flair Designs dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Martha Stewart Picket Fence punch, Nestabilities, Copics, Clip, Ribbon

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

Happy Birthday To You, Girlfriend!!!!!

Whoohoo!!! Guess who is having a birthday party today....my friend Michelle Rodgers, owner of Stamper's Dream!!!!!! Michelle's fabulous Dream Team is having a cyber birthday party today and they invited me to come and celebrate with them!!! Be sure to check out their blogs to see the cards they made for Michelle!!!

Michelle, you are just the sweetest friend and I hope you have the best birthday evah!!!

I made this birthday card for Michelle using the adorable bunny image from Penny Black's Garden Friends set. The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. I used a gel pen to add a dot of highlight to the cheeks and the image was cutout with oval Nesties. The crocheted flower was given to my by Broni Holcombe and a Martha Stewart Punch was used for the leaves.



The pink background paper is from Stampin Up and the green paper is called Just Chillin by Making Memories from Stamper's Dream.

I did a little sewing around the background layers and the ribbon and Candy Dots finish it off.


Thanks for the invite, Tosh...I wouldn't have missed this party for the world!!!

Hugs to you Birthday Girl!!!

Rubbernecker Blog Stroll and New Release

Good morning and welcome to the Rubbernecker blog stroll and release party for three new Rubbernecker Stamp sets!!! Whoohoo!!!!! To celebrate this release, we invite you to blog stroll along with the Rubbernecker Red-Hot Mommas. The stroll begins at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog where you will find all the details on how to win one of the new sets. In order to have a chance to win one of the new sets you must leave a comment on all the blogs and guess the phrase in the correct order from the clues left on the designer's blogs. The winners will be picked from random numbers drawn on Friday, 12:00 Noon.

Here is my phrase clue: Teddy. To find the next clue, stroll over to Juliana's Blog.





I used the new Flower Silhouettes #468 set for both my cards today. I used markers to color the image, added bling to the flower centers, and twill around the stems. Twill was also added to the scalloped layers, the orange layer was run through the Cuttlebug with the Dotted Swiss folder, and the sentiment was popped up on dimensionals.

Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Flower Silhouettes #468
Paper: Prism Simply Smooth White, Prism Vibrant Pink, Prism Intense Orange, Kiwi Kiss, Making Memories dp called Just Chillin
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive, Only Orange
Accessories: Twill, Bling, Martha Stewart Scallop Punch, Nestabilities, Dimensionals, Cuttlebug





The Flower Silhouettes image was stamped on a scrap piece of dp with Ranger Distressed Peeled Paint ink and the sentiment was stamped over the image. The background paper is from 7 Gypsies Gypsy Market dp and the ribbon from May Arts. The edges of the image were distressed and pearls and a clip with black ribbon finish it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Flower Silhouettes #468
Paper: Prism Black, 7 Gypsies dp,
Ink: Peeled Paint, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: May Arts Ribbon, Clip, Pearls, Dimensionals



Oh, BTW, check the challenge blog from the UK called Chrisma Cardz Thursday Craft Challenges!! Rubbernecker will be sponsoring their challenge today......sounds like fun!!!

Thanks for visiting today and joining the stroll...good luck!!! I hope you win one of the new Rubbernecker stamp sets!!

Rubbernecker Wacky Wednesday, Sneak Peek, and The Creative Belli Challnege

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday and you know what that means...it's time for another Rubbernecker Wacky Wednesday. Today's hostess is Shelly and her challenge to you and the Red Hot Mommas is to use tags. You can make a tag or use one on your card. It can be big, little, long, short...where ever your creative mind takes you!!!

This is also a sneak peek for the new Rubbernecker Teddy Inchies #426 stamp set which well be released tomorrow. Be sure to go to the Rubbernecker Blog in the morning for the blog stroll...Rubbernecker will be releasing three new stamp sets tomorrow and you could be one of the winners!!!

These sweet little Teddy Bears were stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa twice...once on the Paper Loft dp and once on a scrap piece of vanilla cs. and colored with copics.






The colored images were cutout and attached to the dp with dimensionals. The sentiment from the Floral Silhouettes #468 set, also to be released tomorrow, was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and cut out with Nestabilities. The self adheasive crystals, buttons, and May Arts Ribbon finish it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Teddy Inchies #426
Paper: Prism Black, Prism Suede Brown Dark, Vanilla, 7 Gypsies Gypsy Market, The Paper Loft dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Balck, Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Dimensionals, Copics, May Arts Ribbon, Crystals, Buttons, Twine, Nestabilities

Please be sure to link your WW17 creations back to the Rubbernecker Blog for your chance to win a great discount coupon on your Rubbernecker purchase.
Check out the other Red Hot Mommas blogs for some AWESOME inspiration and to check out sneak peeks of the other stamp sets being released tomorrow!!
Bev Gerard (Tex)
Broni Holcombe
Juliana Swanson
Kittie Caracciolo
Linda Duke
Shelly Kuck
Sherry Cheever
Candy Williams

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Creative Belli Challenge



The Belli challenge this week is to make a patriotic card to celebrate July 4th......check it out on the Creative Belli Blog!!





I used an old retired Stampin Up set called Americana Kids. The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. The flag was stamped twice and one was popped up on dimensionals. I bought the wooded buttons and the gingham paper at Hobby Lobby. Recipe:
Stamps: Stampin Up!
Paper: White, Real Red, The Paper Studio dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Mestabilities, Copics, Wooded Buttons, Ribbon, Dimensionals
Be sure to visit the Creative Belli Design Team Member's blogs to read more details about their designs. You will find lots of awesome ideas!!! If you upload a card to Splitcoast or PCP, be sure to add CBC68 in the keywords section.
Anne Harada
Joanne Travis
Chris Dickinson
Ceal Pritchett
Holly Brown
Danita Hollander
Lee Murphy

And I want to introduce our newest Belli Designers:
Anne Harmon
Danielle Marcus
Debbie Daniels
Fern Riley
Robin Kirkpatrick

Welcome ladies!!!

Thanks for coming by today...have a great day!!!

CAS Challenge

Good morning everyone!!! Last week was sooo busy with 3 grandchildren to run after....I am finally taking a deep breath this morning in between washing clothes, dusting, sweeping, and stamping!! Whoohoo...life is good!!

The CAS challenge on Splitcoast this morning is to use paper piecing. I used Rubbernecker's Teatime stamps and some Prism paper and Basic Grey's Wisteria scraps.






The images were all stamped on Prism Simply Smooth White and Wisteria dp with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The images stamped on the dp were cutout and attached to the white images with a glue pen.


A square scalloped Nestability was used to emboss around the image like a frame.


The SU Double Rectangle punch was used along the bottom for the ribbon lacing.


It was all I could do to not to add several layers and lots of embellies but since this was a CAS challenge, I restrained myself!!!


Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Teatime
Paper: Prism Simply Smooth White, Frosted Cobalt, Herbal Garden Light, Basic Grey's Wisteria dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Nestabilities, Ribbon, Punch for ribbon lacing




Thanks for stopping by....hope you find a little time to stamp today!!!

Happy Father's Day!!

My Dad is the best Dad, Grandpa, and Grandpa Great EVAH!!!!! Happy Father's Day!!



Below is my DH George who is such a wonderful Dad to all our boys (and Holly, too)!!! The DIL's even call him Dad!

Happy Father's Day to all my wonderful boys who are all great Dads, too!!!

I am sooo Blessed to have such wonderful sons...they are all SUPER DADS!!!

The Featured Stamper challenge on Splitcoast today features ChristyS. She has such a wonderful gallery...sooo many beautiful cards to case!! I love all Christy's AWESOME designs and finally decided to case her beautiful Marine Thanks card. I kept the same layout, similar colors, and nature theme but changed stamps, papers, added the brown matting, and added the ribbon tabs.

The Clear Dollar Stamps Pretty Perches set was used to create this outdoor scene and Mothermark's cloud template was used to create the sky.

Various stamps from the same set were used to create little scenes for the square blocks in the top layer.

The birdhouse and birds on the bottom image were all stamped twice and one set was cut out and popped up with dimensionals.

Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Pretty Perches
Paper: White, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, SU Sweet Slumber Specialty dp
Ink: Baja Breeze, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Ribbon, Dimensionals

Three of my Grandchildren came to visit last week...they went home this morning and boy is the house quiet!!!! We had such a fun and busy week.....we went swimming, to a movie, out to eat, shopping, visiting,...whew!!

This is Autumn who spent the majority of her time in Grandma's craft room.

Cole and Cody had a great time....they kept me running!!!

With it so hot outside, the sprinkler is the best place to be!!

Thanks for visiting and I hope you all have a great Father's Day with the special men in your life!!!

Rubbernecker Blog Stroll and Release Party!!

Good morning and welcome to the Rubbernecker blog stroll and release party for six new Rubbernecker Stamp sets!!! Whoohoo!!!!!
To celebrate this release, we invite you to blog stroll along with the Rubbernecker Red-Hot Mommas. The stroll begins at the Rubbernecker Stamps Blog where you will find all the details on how to win one of the new sets. Rubbernecker will be giving away 5 of any of our new Releases (since the 1st in April) as BLOG PRIZES.
In order to have a chance to win one of the new sets you must leave a comment on all the blogs and guess the phrase in the correct order from the clues left on the designer's blogs. The winners will be picked from random numbers drawn on Friday, 12:00 Noon. Here is my phrase clue : CHECK.

To find the next clue, stroll over to Juliana's Blog.





This adorable set, called Soccer Co-ed #470, has three boy and three girl soccer kids. The images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics.

The dp, soccer brads, and soccer ribbon are all from Hobby Lobby.











Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Soccer Co-ed #470
Paper: Prism Herbal Garden Medium, Simply Smooth White, Black, The Paper Studio dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics, Nestabilities, Soccer Ribbon, Soccer Brads, Dimensionals





This set is called Teatime #457. The image was paper pieced with the same Junkitz dp as the background. I drew some squiggly lines to serve as the table and buttons and ribbon finish it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Teatime #457
Paper: Prism DesertCoral Medium, Twilight Medium, Twilight Dark, Simply Smooth White, Junkitz dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Ribbons, Buttons, Floss, Nestabilities, Dimensionals





Thanks for visiting today and joining the stroll...good luck!!! I hope you win one of the new Rubbernecker stamp sets!!

Wacky Wednesday and Rubbernecker Sneak Peek!!

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday and you know what that means...it's time for another Rubbernecker Wacky Wednesday. Today's hostess is Her Royal Badness, Miss Sherry, and her challenge to you and the Red Hot Mommas is to use ovals. You can use any size, scallops, for the sentiment, main image, background...any way your little heart desires!!!

This is a sneak peek for the new Rubbernecker Teatime #457 stamp set which well be released tomorrow. Be sure to go to the Rubbernecker Blog in the morning for the blog stroll...five lucky people will win one of the new stamps sets!!!

The teapot, tea cup, and tea bag are all seperate stamps that were masked, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, and colored with copics.



The tea bag was stamped twice, both were colored, one was cut out and popped up over the other one with a dimensional.

Recipe:
Stamps: Teatime # 457
Paper: Prism papers; Simply Smooth White, Spring Willow Dark, Black, Gypsy Market 's TAS and Saige dp by 7 Gypsies
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics, Oval Nestabilities, Punch, Pearls, Ribbon, Dimensionals


Rubbernecker will be releasing this wonderful Coffeetime #458 set tomorrow, too!! The images were paper pieced with SU dp. The coffee pot was layered 3 times for a lot of dimension. A Martha Stewart Scallop punch was used for the border and ribbon and Candy Dots finish it off. the sentiment says "Coffee speaks, I listen". I bet you know some die hard coffee drinkers who would love this set...I sure do!!!!!

Recipe:

Stamp: Coffeetime #458

Paper: White, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, SU dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Ribbon, MS Scallop Punch, Candy Dots, Oval Nestabilities, Dimensionals

Please be sure to link your WW16 creations back to the Rubbernecker Blog for your chance to win a great discount coupon on your Rubbernecker purchase.

Check out the other Red Hot Mommas blogs for some AWESOME inspiration!!

Bev Gerard (Tex)

Broni Holcombe

Juliana Swanson

Kittie Caracciolo

Linda Duke

Shelly Kuck

Sherry Cheever

Candy Williams

Thanks for visiting today...hope to see ya tomorrow for the blog stroll with the Red Hot Mommas!!!

Hello everyone...hope you had a wonderful weekend!! We had a long day Saturday moving my DIL's Mother. My DGD Autumn road with me and was in charge of the radio...lucky me...I got to listen to Lady GaGa all the way home...yikes!!! Have any of you heard of her or am I the only over the hill Grandma around??? Anyway....I made a card with my new Lockhart Violet Cupcake stamp.....gotta love this adorable stamp!!! The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. I played around with the layout for hours...finally had to stop and call it done!!!!
Recipe:
Stamps: Lockhart Violet Cupcake, Gentler Times
Paper: Lavender Lace, White, So Saffron, SU Tea Party dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Ribbon, Pearls, Nestabilities, Dimensionals I repoted some of my African Violets last week and thought I would share pictures...these are plants that I grew from a start (leaf in water) that a friend gave me a couple of years ago.

I have a burgundy one that just started blooming but I think the blue one above is my favorite!!

Thanks for looking and I hope you have a great day!!!

Big Rubbernecker Sale!!!

This weekend beginning at Noon of Friday June 12th and ending at 9pm PDT on Sunday June 14th, Rubbernecker Customers (whom we consider the best customers in the world) who know best what they want to see put on SALE, will be able to decide just that. What ever you choose to fill your cart with will be 15% off this weekend. That includes any items already on sale. All free stamps offers will remain in place but will be based on sale pricing. Just use code LOYALTY15 in the coupon box at the bottom of the shopping cart prior to checkout.This offer may not be combined with any other coupon offers. Only one coupon code per order can be accepted. This sale will not be limited to in stock merchandise. Back orders at sale pricing will be accepted.

You still have time to take advantage of this offer....until 9PM PDT!!!!!