Creative Belli Challenge

Good morning everyone!!!! It's Wednesday and time for another Creative Belli Challenge!!! The Belli challenge this week is to use Halloween colors and glitter or bling....check it out on the Creative Belli Blog!!

I am really excited to tell you that our sponsor this week is Shirley's 2 Girls!!!! How cool is that!!! They have the most AWESOME stamps and goodies....I actually won their blog hop grand prize last week and what a fabulous treat!!!! Not only did I win a Halloween stamp set but some digi paper, embellies, and a great big bag of peanut M&M's....Whoohoo!!!!!!!

Shirley's 2 Girls sent each of the Belli girls this adorable digi image to play with this week...isn't she pretty!!!???!!!

I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. A white gel pen was used for the highlights. Crystal Effects was added to the wings and they dusted with glitter. I added the spider die cut from My Minds Eye, added the googlie eyes, and drew on his trail. The glittery paper is from K&Co., I wrote the sentiment by hand, and added the ribbon to finish it off.

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 CBC75 in the keywords section.

Anne Harada

Chris Dickinson

Ceal Pritchett

Holly Brown

Anne Harmon

Danielle Marcus

Debbie Daniels

Fern Riley

Robin Kirkpatrick

Recipe:

Stamps: Digi image from Shirley's 2 Girls

Paper: White, Black, Pumpkin Pie, K&Co. dp, SU dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copics, Glitter, Crystal Effects, Nestabilities, My Minds Eye Die Cut Spider , Googlie Eyes, Stampin Up! Scallop Punch, Ribbon, Dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by this morning...have a great Wendesday!!!!

A Tea Party for da Mudder!!!

Hello everyone!!! I received a PM this morning from Marilynn, one of The Mothermark's Tuesday Teapotters, who wanted to host a tea party today. After blessings from Cindy, Marilynn decided to have a fall party!!

Thanks so much, Marilynn, for having this wonderful fall party for da Mudder!!! I have not been on a hayride in years....hope we get to bob for apples and smash pumpkins (watch out for Charlene!!)!!! I love the teapot you found...perfect for a fall theme!!! The Autumn Splender images were stamped with Versamark, embossed with clear ep, sponged with Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, and Kiwi Kiss, misted with Perfect Pearls and water, and dried with a heat tool. The main image, JustRite's Autumn Blessings set, was stamped on a piece of the sponged background paper with Chocolate Chip and the leaves were watercolored with the fall colors. Shear ribbon from Sharon Johnson's Ribbon Store and brown half pearls finished it off. This is also for two other challenges with fall themes: The Pals Paper Arts Blog Inspiration Challenge and Creative Inspirations Wednesday Challenge Blog.

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

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!!!!!

Rubbernecker Blog Stroll- Halloween Sets

Hello everyone and Happy Friday!!!! Today we are having a Rubbernecker Blog Stroll with the Red Hot Mommas!!! We are going to celebrate by featuring the new Rubbernecker Halloween sets and the new Background stamps. You could win one for yourself...Whoohoo!!!!

How do you qualify for a chance to win?

Just leave a comment at each blog along the stroll, including the Rubbernecker blog. The winner will be randomly chosen from all comments left on the stroll.


Our Stroll is open until noon on Monday, September 28. The winner will be announced on the Rubbernecker Blog later that day. Are you ready to stroll? This one is oh so easy!

Just visit these blogs, enjoy the inspiration, leave a comment at each stop, and your might just be a winner!!!

Bev
Candy
Kittie
Broni
Juliana
and our Guest Designer, Tammy Hershberger! Welcome, Tammy!!


The adorable images from the Halloween set #2 were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. The witch's dress and cape were paper pieced and googlie eyes were added just for fun!! All three were cutout and attached with dimensionals.
Recipe:
Stamps: Spider Web and sentiment from Halloween set #1, Images from Halloween set #2
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, K&Co. dp, My Minds Eye dp, Heidi Grace Designs dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics, Googlie Eyes, Ribbon


This sweet little kitty is from the Halloween set #2....she was colored with copics and layered over the Flair Designs dp. Martha Stewart punched bats, ribbon, and the sentiment from the same set finish it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Halloween set #2
Paper: White, Black, Old Olive, Flair Designs dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Bat Punch, SU Ribbon, Dimensionals, White Gel Pen for the highlights and bats eyes.



Thanks for visiting today....have fun along the stroll!!!!

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!!!

Week 1 Unity's Bachelor Bro Challenge

Unity Stamps has a new challenge starting this week...check it out here. We were to make an invitation to the man we love for a date using green, red, and black. The Unity Image from the June KOM was stamped with Versamark, the sentiment from the same set was stamped with Ranger Black Soot, and both were embossed with clear ep. Real Red, Ruby Red, and Bravo Burgundy were sponged over the images and a mixture of Perfect Pearls and water was spritzed on and dried with the heat tool. Die cuts from My Minds Eye, buttons, lace, twine, and a Heidi Swapp Heart Ghost Shape finish it off.

The challenge lasts 7 weeks with a grand prize worth $750.oo ...Whoohoo!!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Unity June KOM, Sentiment from August KOM
Paper: White, Ruby Red, Black, Basic Grey Pheobe dp
Ink: Ruby Red, Real Red, Bravo Burgundy, Ranger Black Soot, Versamark
Accessories: My Minds Eye Die Cuts, Buttons, Twine, Lace, Clear ep, Perfect Pearls

Thanks for visiting tonight...have a great weekend!!!!

Happy Thursday!!!

Hello everyone!! We are having a cool, overcast day today which put me in the mood for Halloween. I also received some Rubbernecker Halloween sets in tha mail this week so what's a girl to do but play!!!

The Ways to Use it Challenge on Splitcoast today was to use numbers on a project. To create the background, first the moon was masked, then the background was sponged with Ranger Dusty Concord and spritzed with a combo of Perfect Pearls and water and dried with the heat tool. The masking tape was removed and the moon was sponged with Summer Sun. The images from Rubbernecker's Halloween set 1 #473 were stamped with Ranger Black Soot and embossed with clear ep. Sewing, distressing, the Chatter Box numbers, and May Arts ribbon finish it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: Rubbernecker Halloween Set 1

Paper: White, Black, Elegant Eggplant, Occasions All dp
Ink: Ranger Black Soot and Dusty Concord, Summer Sun
Accessories: Perfect Pearls, Chatter Box Numbers, May Arts Ribbon, Nestabilities, Clear EP, Sewing Machine, Silver Cording

The Tuesday's Color Challenge colors on Splitcoast Tuesday were Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede, and Whisper White.

I was really excited Tuesday because I went with the Mothermark's Teapot Tuesday Challenge gang to Mississippi...whoohoo!!! We were invited by the Jellystone Park folks to have a pic-a-nic but there was a problem. Barney the bear refused to come out of the picnic basket...never fear, Mudder...I brought the tea!!! Sure hope they solved that little problem cause when teapotters get hungry, they get a little cranky!!! Especially some people, who will remain nameless, start throwing things....jezzzzz!!!

Images from Clear Dollar Stamps Tea-rrific set were stamped with Versamark onto white cs, embossed with clear ep, and sponged with Soft Suede and Pretty in Pink. A mix of Perfect Pearls and water was sprayed over the image and dried with the heat tool. Distressing and sewing was done around the edges and the main image was layered over the spellbinders medallion. This is also for the Crazy 4 Challenge sketch .

Recipe:

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Tea-rrific
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Soft Suede, SU dp
Ink: Soft Suede, Versamark, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Spellbinders Medallion Die, Perfect Pearls, Half Pearls, Sewing Machine, Clear Embossing Powder, Ribbon




I received these lovely blog awards from my very talented friend and fellow Double Dog Dare challenge member, Fran (Francie G.)....aren't they pretty??? Thanks, Fran...you are sooo sweet.

After accepting the awards I am to list five things I love to do and pass these on to five people!

Ok, here goes:

1. I Love to stamp!!

2. I love to eat (yikes...I need to work on that one!!)

3. I love to go antiquing.

4. I love to read.

5. I love garden.

Here are the 5 talented friends I am passing these wonderful awards to:

1. Holly Brown

2. Bev Gerard

3. Fern Riley

4. Anne Harmon

5. Anne Harada

Thanks so much for visiting....hope you day is super wonderful!!!!!

Creative Belli Challenge #74

Good morning everyone!!!! It's Wednesday and time for another Creative Belli Challenge!!! The Belli challenge this week is to make a fall themed card....check it out on the Creative Belli Blog!!

I am sooo excited to tell you that this week we are being sponcered by Creative Cute and More...a wonderful online store that specializes in die cuts, tags, hardware, and much more. They sent all the Belli girls some goodies to play with....my first card features this beautiful chocolate colored velvet frame.


The adorable cherries from Taylored Expression's Berries and Cherres set were stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with copics. The image layer was attached to the frame and then popped up on dimensionals.





The shear ribbon from Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply Ribbon Store is the only embellishment. I wanted the Webster's Pages dp to showcase the beautiful velvet frame!!

The prize this week is wonderful! It will be your choice of a Boy or a Girl Birthday Card Kit. Each kit contains enough product to make 10+ cards and is valued over $30.00...Whoohoo!!!
Recipe:
Stamps: Taylored Expressions Berries and Cherries
Paper: Prism Blush Red Dark, Whisper White, Webster's Pages dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Creative Cuts and More Velvet Frame, Shear Red Ribbon, Dimensionals, Copics, White Gel Pen.




For this card I used the beautiful A2 Circle Window card base with the round cutout window from Creative Cuts and More. I ran the front through the Cuttlebug with the Dotted Swiss folder for a little texture.

The bird paper at the bottom and the paper piecing on the tree image from Unity's August Kit of the Month is Earth Love by Cosmo Cricket.

The tree trunks were colored with a Close to Cocoa marker, the bottom edge of the bird paper was scalloped with a Stampin up! punch, and the tree image was cut out with a round Nestability.

The dotted swiss ribbon fisishes it off.





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 CBC74 in the keywords section.

Anne Harada
Chris Dickinson
Ceal Pritchett
Holly Brown
Anne Harmon
Danielle Marcus
Debbie Daniels
Fern Riley
Robin Kirkpatrick



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

Good Monday Morning!!!

Good Monday morning everyone!!! Can you believe it's still raining in Central Texas???!!!??? The trees, grass, flowers...everything has greened up just in the last 3 days with this wonderful rain!!! We are up early to get ready for another Grandparent's day celebration....we are going to Leander to have lunch with Cole. He started kindergarten this year and already wants to marry his teacher...he doesn't waste any time, that's for sure!!! Anyway.....

This is the card I made yesterday for the Featured Stamper challenge on Splitcoast. Shannan (steubner) was chosen and WOW.... What a fabulous gallery....so many beautiful cards to case!!! I decided to case the Fantabulous Sunshine card...kept the same layout and yellow panel....changed the other colors, stamps, theme, and added the pearls and velvet leaves. The JustRite images were colored with copics and the sentiment was from Papertrey Ink. Pearls, ribbon from Taylored Expressions and Prima Velvet Leaves finish it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: JustRite Autumn Blessings, Papertrey Ink First Fruit Sentiment

Paper: Papertrey Ink Summer Sunrise, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, K&Company dp called Fall Harvest, Whisper White from Michael's

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa Accessories: Basic Grey Pearls, Ribbon from Taylored Expressions, Nestabilities, Velvet Leaves from Prima, Cuttlebug and Dotted Swiss Embossing Folder

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This was made Wednesday for the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast.
I went to a lunchen at the church but skipped dessert (not by choice..just too full!) so I decided to go home and make it instead...great way to loose weight!!! The Rubbernecker Cherry Pie image and sentiment were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with copics, cutout, and attached with dimensionals. The papers are by Graphic 45 and the little cherry rhinestones finish it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: Rubbernecker Cherry Pie and Sentiment
Paper: Prism Blush Red Dark, Black, Whisper White, Vanilla, Graphic 45
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics, Dimensionals, Cherry Rhinestones, Cuttlebug

Thanks for visiting today....hope you week starts out great!!!!

Saturday Inspiration

Good morning everyone!!! We are having a wonderfully lazy Saturday morning around here...two of my Grandbabies stayed the night and now we are watching cartoons...still in out pj's!! It's been raining for two days...yeaaaaaaaa!!!! We need it so badly!!

Anyway....I did sneak into the craft room early this morning and made this Halloween card for the Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast. Stef found a great children's clothing store called CWDKids. I found inspiration from all the Halloween clothes, especially the adorable hanging spider shirt. The sweet little witch from Crafty Secrets Halloween Fun set was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. A Martha Stewart punched bat was added for a little fright factor and to cover up a little blob of ink ...must have been one of those mean little spiders that left a smudge!!!

The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped, cutout with Nestabilites, and attached with a dimensional. The hanging spiders on the paper from K&Co. are flocked...I should have added googlie eyes but didn't think about it until just now....rats!!! The black ribbon attached to the sentiment finishes it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: Crafty Secrets Halloween Fun
Paper: Whisper White, Black, Pumpkin Pie, The Paper Studio dp, K&Co. dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Spellbinders Dies, Ribbon, MS Bat Punch, Nestabilities, White Gel pen for Bat's Eyes

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

Mothermark's Tea Pot Tuesday and the Color Challenge

Hello everyone!! I hope you had a great holiday weekend!!! We finally got home Sunday evening and I'm still pooped!! The men fished every waking minute and the girls shopped till we dropped....100+acres of stuff!!! I did a little stamping today inbetwween watching kids after school and helping DH with the lap top. Seems one of the Grands dropped something in the laptop and now the motherboard is fried. It's only 2 months out of warrenty...wouldn't ya know!!! Anyway...enough whining!!

The Muddermark's Tea Party is at a country estate in New York. We also have a mission...to save Ladybug Lou-La-Bella Rock-a-Fella from the clutches of a Bug Thug....I'm sure a real gooie one at that!!! Lou's Mom is going to have a tea and invite lots of friends to save the day!! All Lady Bugs are welcome so I brought along 21 plus 4 ladybug buttons to qualify this for the DDC challenge this week. Fran (Francie G.) is the hostess and her challenge to us this week is to use buttons on your card. Be sure to add DDC to the keywords section so it will go to the DDC gallery! The ladybugs were all stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with a red copic. The black frame and red background were both run through the Cuttlebug with the Dotted Swiss folder and the Swirls folder. Ribbon tabs, and the ladybug buttons finish it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: Very Punny, Because of You, Spring Critters by Clear Dollar Stamps
Paper: Black, White, Real Red, G.C.D.Studios dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Nestabilities, Spellbinders Frame, Lady Bug Buttons, Cuttlebug, Ribbon, Top Note, Dimensionals

The Color Challenge colors on Splitcoast today were Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, and Black.

I was a little stumped at first...took me a while to get the old brain to work this morning!! I decided to ink up this adorble tea set from Clear Dollar Stamps called Tea-rrific. The image was stamped with black and colored with copics. The background dp is by Basic Grey, the border punch by Martha Stewart, and ribbon from Michaels. A few green rhinestones were added along the sides of the oval for a little glam.
The ribbon is really a purple color but it looks black in the picture.

Recipe:
Stamps: Tea-rrific by Clear Dollar Stamps
Paper: Old Olive, Ellegant Eggplant, basic Grey dp, Whisper White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Ribbon, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Border Punch

Thanks for visiting tonight...now I'm off to check out the Sketch Challenge!!

Halloween Cards

Good morning everyone!!! What a great Friday!!! We are on our way to Northeast Texas for a long weekend...the boys are going to fish and the girls are going to Canton...First Mondays Flee Market!! Over 100 acres of stuff....ooooh, pinch me!!! We will truly shop till we drop!!! Anyway...

I have been having a lot of fun making Halloween cards....they are so fun and make me happy!!!

I bought the Witch Spa stamp by Impression Obsession from Stamper's Dream....I crack up every time I look at it!!! The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. Crystal effects was added to the bubbles but I don't think you can see it. The ribbon came from Michael's and the Halloween paper is from Occassion-Alls.

The little tag tucked in at the bottom of the image is from My Minds Eye Boo to You Accessory Sheet.

Recipe:
Stamps: Impression Obsession Witch Spa

Paper: Only Orange, Certainly Celery, Whitem Black, Occasion-Alls dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo BlackAccessories: Copics, Ribbon, Nestabilities, Die cut from My Minds Eye, Crystal Effects

All these little 3.5" x 3.5" Halloween cards were made with My Minds Eye papers and die cute from their Boo to

You Accessory sheet. Spider and bat punched images and googlie eyes were added for some added fright appeal!! These will all go to some very special Grandchildren.

Recipe:

Paper: Old Olive, Really Rust, Black, My Minds Eye dp.

Accessories: Die Cuts from My Minds Eye Boo to You Accessory Sheet, Ribbon, Martha Stewart Bat Punch, Spider Punch, Dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by today....have a great weekend!!!

Wacky Wednesday and Creative Belli Challenge

Good morning everyone!!!! Can you believe it's Wednesday already??? Where do the days go....I remember my Mom used to say that and now that I'm older, I know what she means!!!!

Wednesday means it's time for another Wacky Wednesday Challenge!!! Today's hostess is Bev and her challenge to you and the Red Hot Mommas is to use cutting on your card or project. You can do fussy cutting, out of the box cutting, anything you like as long as you cut something out and use it on your card. Nesties layers don't count!!!

I cutout the flower from a piece of Basic Grey dp and attached it to the corner of the same dp...the petals were cut around the edges , popped up, and sprinkled with glitter.

The little butterflies from Rubbernecker's Butterfly Inchies set were stamped with Vanilla Craft ink onto the dp, cutout, and attached with dimensionals. The Rubbernecker sentiment was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and cutout with Nestabilities. The edges of the paper were distressed and sewing was done around the layers. Pearls and May Arts Ribbon were added to finish it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: Butterfly Inches, ATC Sentiment set

Paper: White, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Basic Grey's Stella Ruby

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, SU Vanilla Craft

Accessories: May Arts Ribbon, Nestabilities, Pearls, Glitter, Sewing Machine, Dimensionals

Bev's challenge was so much fun I just had to make another card...I love this little cake from Rubbernecker's Party Time set...it was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black onto a white scalloped Nesties rectangle and colored with copics. Another one was stamped onto a piece of white scrap paper, colored, cutout, and attached over the other one with foam tape. Silver pearls were added to the flower centers. The Flourish Inchies were stamped in the background and the Spellbinders frame was attached with foam tape. Silver pearls, ribbon, silver ribbon slide, and the sentiment from the same set finish off this fun birthday card.

Recipe:

Stamps: Party Time and Flourish Inchies
Paper: White, Black, Rose Red, Cherry Arte dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Ribbon, Silver Ribbon Slide, Silver Pearls, Spellbinders Frame, Round Punch, Foam Tape

We would love for you to join us in the challenge this week! Just upload your card/project to your blog or favorite online gallery and link it to today’s Rubbernecker Blog post. You’ll have a chance to win a 40% off coupon for your next purchase! Everyone who participats in the challenge will receive 10% off their order....go to the Rubbernecker Blog for all the details!! Check out what the talented design team members have created today:

Bev - Savor the Journey
Broni - Splashes of Watercolor
Kittie - Kittie Kraft
Jules - Stampin with Inky Fingers
Linda - Linda's Works of Heart
Shelly - Stamp with Shelly
Sherry - Walkin' on the BAD Side!


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Creative Belli Challenge #73

The Belli challenge this week is to make a card with a back to school theme....specifically to use apples or pencils......check it out on the Creative Belli Blog!!

I used images from the TPC Studio Clear Stamps set I picked up at Michael's...stamped the black board with Archival Jet Black, the book with Bordering Blue, and the A+ with Ruby Red. The tag, recess sign, and the pencil were stamped with with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. The background script paper scrap was distressed and sewn onto the lined dp from 3 Bugs in a Rug and all the images were attached with dimensionals. Tha apple was a wood piece from my stash that was painted with acrilic paints.

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 CBC73 in the keywords section.
Anne Harada
Chris Dickinson
Ceal Pritchett
Holly Brown
Anne Harmon
Danielle Marcus
Debbie Daniels
Fern Riley
Robin Kirkpatrick

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