Sunday Stamping

Hello everyone....hope your Sunday was super fun!!!!!! We have had a crazy busy week with school graduations, programs, and our big family birthday party yesterday but first I want to tell you about the cards I made this afternoon. This one is for the Queen for the Day challenge on Splitcoast to honor Grace Nywening (scrappigramma2). Whoa...doesn't Grace have the most amazing gallery!!!!!!???!!!!!! It took me 2 days to find a card that I could case and still do justice to her design!!! Every card in Grace's gallery is sooo gorgeous and elegant...I am sooo in awe of her talents!!! I finally decided to case her Octagonal Framed Scripture card. I kept the same basic layout with the frame, flowers, and pierced corners but changed the colors, stamps, frame shape, and added the bird and ribbons. The sentiment stamp from Rubbernecker was stamped in Old Olive over the stamped flower image from Rubbernecker's Floral Silhouettes #467 set onto the Basic Grey dp. The frame was colored with cream acrylic paint and them sponged with Pink Pirouette, stamped with Rubbernecker's Script and Canvas background stamps, and sponged a little with Regal Rose ink. The flowers, leaves, gold cording, and the bird were all attached with glue dots and sewing was done around the background edges.

I made this card for today's Featured Stamper Challenge to honor Emily (Scoopy)...this is my first time to visit Emily's gallery and what a treat!!! She has so many awesome CAS cards to case!!! I finally decided on her Holiday Drinks card...I kept the same layout and theme but changed the color of the card base from red to white, added the red matting layer and the ribbon, and changed the stamps to Rubbernecker's Birthday Borders set for the drinks and RN's Party Time set for the sentiment.
Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Party Time amd Rubbernecker Birthday Borders
Paper: White, Old Olive, Real Red
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Nestabilities, Ribbon, Cuttlebug and the Dotted Swiss Folder, Copics

We went to Caitlyn's Pre-K program Friday night...those little two year olds are sooo cute..Caitlyn is the littlest one in her class.

Can ya tell we live in Texas...even the two year olds wear cowboy boots!!!

This is our son Steve, his wife Christina, and their children, Ryan and Caitlyn....they are such a sweet little family!!!

We went to Cole's kindergarten graduation Friday morning....he was sooo excited to have his dad, our son Brian, and his Grandpa George there!!

Here he is receiving his diploma......

Congrats, Cole!!!!!!

We celebrated our May/June birthday party on Saturday. We had 7 birthdays and 2 anniversarys.....it's getting kinda hard to keep them all straight!!!!! Cole got a bike from his parents...pretty cool!!

Holly made the cupcakes and Steve and Brian are getting them all lit....we had a lot of help blowing them out!!!

My dear sweet Mom and my youngest DGS Jacob!!

We have 4 more school programs next week.....stay tuned for more pictures!!!! Thanks for stopping by...have a great week!!!!

Fun in the Kitchen

Good morning everyone.....hope you are having a great day!! I have been working in the yard and weeding flower beds. I'm afraid my house has been terribly neglected....maybe I will do a little dusting later this morning. Don't ya just hate it when the tops of the wood furniture turn white...LOL!!! Anyway....
I sooo love my new cuppie set....Taylored Expressions Cuppie in the Kitchen. I made this card for my DH since our anniversary is in a couple of weeks. I may have to make him a cherry pie to go along with the card!! I used Taylor's Sketch Challenge #114 for the layout....the image was colored with copics and sewing was done along the background edges on the Websters Pages paper. The twill tape, buttons and twine finish it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Taylored Expressions Cuppie in the Kitchen
Paper: Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Prism Twilight Dark
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Nestabilities, Buttons, Twine, Twill Tape, Dimensionals

This is the card I made Tuesday for the Color Challenge on Splitcoast. The colors were Real Red, Bermuda Bay, and Kraft. I used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch for the layout and also made this for da Mudder's Teapot Tuesday Challenge. It seemed Trish Lafish got lost last week in the storm and she really wanted to get back to school so she could graduate in a few weeks. She needed food for fuel so she could swim through all those giant waves so I provided the spices...what's a seaweed salad without a little sea salt??? The Clear Dollar Stamps Vintage Spices image was colored with copics and mounted on two different Nesties layers. The button with twine, Cherry Go Round Red Ribbon, and a scalloped border finished it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Vintage Spices
Paper: White, Bermuda Bay, Real Red
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics, Nestabilities, Ribbon, Button, Twine, SU Border Punch


Thanks for visiting...have a wonderful Thursday!!!

Creative Belli Challenge #92

Good morning everyone and welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!!! The challenge this 2 weeks is to use flat embellies....flat ribbon (no knots or bows), flat flowers, felt, sewing, embossing....you get the idea. We also have a sketch for you to use!!!
Be sure to use something old and forgotten from your stash...the Belli Challenge is all about using your old stuff and forgotten treasures!!!
My first card used stamps from Darcie's set called Create from Stampers Dream. They were stamped on the Webster's Pages dp and sewing was done around the background layer. The flourish from the same set was stamped on the Pink Pirouette cardstock in the background, the scallops were made with MFT's Die-namics dies, and the flowers and leaf were made with Stampin Up! dies. The polka dot ribbon finishes it off.

This card is also for a few other challenges:
1. Inky Impressions - F.L.O.W.E.R.S. - I picked flowers and stitching
2. My Time to Craft Challenge - bright colors
3. The Crazy Challenge - it's a girl thing
4. Ooh LaLa Creations - bBright and cheerful
5. The Crafty Pad - something hanging over the edge ( the leaf and flower at the botton)
6. Stamp Something - 2 of something (I have 2 flowers)

Recipe:
Stamps: Darcie's Create, Rubbernecker Script Background for the top flower
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Black, Ruby Red, Websters Pages dp
Ink: Versafine Onysx Black, Ruby Red
Accessories: MFT's Die-namics dies, Stampin Up! Dies, Sewing Machine, Ribbon, Hole Punch


I had so much fun with this sketch that I just had to make another card. This one used Rubbernecker Fashion Inchies and the Fashion Icon #456 set. The inchies were stamped with Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, and PTI's Perfect Match Vintage Cream. The patterned paper from Sassafras and the ribbon finished it off. Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker
Paper: Kraft, Sassafras dp
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Vintage Cream
Accessories: Ribbon

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 CBC92 in the keywords section
Chris Dickinson
Ceal Pritchett
Holly Brown
Anne Harmon
Debbie Daniels
Robin Kirkpatrick
Dani Marcus
Jessica Stockmeyer
Shelly Schmidt
Liz Williams
Joy Hadden
Maria Matter
Darsie Bruno
Melisa Waldorf

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

Cuppie in the Kitchen

Hello everyone...hope you are having a great Sunday!!!! We are expecting some friends from Ft. Worth in a few minutes so this will be a short post...gotta do a little dusting and get the dirty dishes out of the sink (the good fairy didn't come again this week...GRRRR!!!)

I got up early this morning and made this card for the Featured Stamper Challenge on Splitcoast before I went to church. The Featured Stamper this week is Nikki (NCSUnikki)...Oh my, what a fabulous gallery....lots of beautiful eye candy, for sure!!! I chose the gorgeous Blackberries card to case...kept the same layout and yummy food theme but changed the stamps to Taylored Expressions Cuppie in the Kitchen. The image was colored with copics and the bowl was paper pieced with the same October Afternoon background paper. I also changed the papers, added a sentiment layer and button.
Recipe:
Stamps: Taylored Expressions Cuppie in the Kitchen
Paper: White, Chocolate Chip, October Afternoon Fly a Kite dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Ribbon, Nestabilities, Button, Twine, Copics

Thanks for visiting today....have a wonderful Sunday evening!!!

Buttons and Lots of Bows!!

Good morning evryone....what a wonderful day!!! It's 10:00 AM here in Central Texas and I am still in my pjs!! I was going to go outside and plant some flowers but after checking out the Free 4 All challenge on Splitcoast, I just had to make a card!! I ordered some stamps from Sprinkle N Sparkle a month ago and this is the second one I have inked up. Her name is Jasmine...I paper pieced her with papers from Basic Grey's Cappella. Her skin and the flower were colored with copics. I also used the sketch from Mojo Monday week 139. The button is an old one from my mother's button box and I used silver cording for the bow.

Sponging was done with Soft Sky around the image while the paper was still in the Nesties die...I just love Art Deco and this Nesties shape was perfect for that style!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Jasmine fron Sprinkle N Sparkle
Paper: Vanilla, White, Basic Grey's Cappella
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Balck, Soft Sky
Accessories: Copics, Silver Cording, Old Button, Nestabilities, Top Note die, Foam Tape, Dimensionals, Ribbon

This is the card I made for Wednesday's Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast. I got a box full of goodies in the mail the other day so I used a few of them to make this vintage design. The paper is from Websters Pages...I sewed and distressed the edges and added the birthday sentimet tag from Clear Dollar Stamps Tag Blessings set. May Arts silk ribbon, a rhinestone flourish, and the Primas finish it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Tag Blessings
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Ruby Red, Websters Pages
Ink: Ruby Red
Accessories: May Arts Ribbonm Primas, Nestability, Sewing Machine, Rhinestone Flourish

Mothermark's Teapot Tuesday Challenge this week is all about Seth....a single sailor who needs help finding his way. You see he is facing 42,000 waves from a big storm and his ship is taking on water!! Yikes!!Larry the Lighthouse keeper and Sirius, his trusty Newfoundland dog stand ready to help Seth if he shipwrecks.We can help by sailing our ships over to Seth and throwing him some life preservers, or if you tend to get seasick, head on over to the lighthouse, and bring dry clothes (you know what it's like to walk in soggy shoes??), or food, or tea (or brandy)...you know anything Seth could use. I am late to the party cause I only have this old row boat to help but I'm on my way...hang on Seth!!!! We were also supposed to add a little encouragement for Seth so I added a sentiment from Cornish Heritage Farms Encouragement Expressions. The seaside image by Impression Obsession from Stamper's Dream was colored with copics. The sky was brayered with Ranger Distress Ink Wild Honey and the frame was made from 7 Gypsies Gypsy Market dp and oval Nestabilities. The May Arts silk ribbon finishes it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Impression Obsession, Cornish Heritage Farms
Paper: Black, White, Prism sunflowers Dark, 7 Gypies Gypsy Market
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Wild Honey
Accessories: May Arts Silk Ribbon, Nestabilities, Copics, Brayer,

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

Birds, Butterflies, and Spices

Hello everyone....what a great day we are having in Central Texas!!! The sun is shining and the wind is at a minimum.....they canceled Cody's baseball game last night due to high winds and storms so I hope they can play tonight!!! Anyway...
I hopped out of bed this morning and went straight to the craft room to make this card for the color challenge on Splitcoast. The colors were Dusty Durango, So Saffron, and Rich Razzleberry...not a combo I would pick but I love how this turned out!!!
The Hero Arts Bird in a Circle image from Stampers Dream was stamped on white cardstock and colored with copics. The outside script section was sponged with So Saffron and the background Dusty Durange layer was stenciled with a piece of punched paper and Dusty Durango ink. The ribbon, pearls, twine, and punched butterflies finish it off.

The bird and one of the flowers were stamped twice, cutout, and popped up with dimensionals. I cut a slit at the side of the circle to slip the ribbon through.
Recipe:
Stamps: Hero Arts Bird in a Circle
Paper: Dusty Durango, Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron, White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, So Saffron
Accessories: Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Ribbon, Twine, Copic
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I made this card yesterday for the Technique Lovers Challenge on Splitcoast....the challenge was to use a frame. I used my last chipboard frame up last week so I made a frame with Nestabilities and Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry dp. The spice shelf from Clear Dollar Stamps Vintage Spices set was colored with copics and the gathered ribbon, buton, and felt flower and leaf finish it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Vintage Spices
Paper: White, Old Olive, Real Red, Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Ribbon, Nestabilities, Felt Flower and Leaf, Button, Dimensionals

Creative Cuts and More Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to the Creative Cuts and More Blog Hop to celebrate the opening of their brand NEW website!!! Terry (the owner of CC&M) has over 100 brand new die cuts in the store and we are going to show off some of these new die cuts throughout this blog hop.The Celebration Blog Hop starts at the Die Cut Diva Blog. The official start time of this Hop is Monday at 8:00 AM (EST). If you arrived early, please be patient as all the links may not be live yet.
The theme is celebration and what better thing to celebrate than life itself!!!


The card base for this card is a 5 1/4" square scalloped card using Criss Cross Texture Bazzill paper and the color is called Dragonfly. I wish you could see the texture on this paper...it's sooo pretty!!! The designer paper is from My Favorite Thing's Summer Collection Paper Pack and the cherries image and sentiment from Taylored Expression's Berries and Cherries set were colored with copics. The main image was layered with Nestabilities Blossom dies and the ribbon, flower, and pearls finish it off.

I used the Fishbowl Window A6 card base in Canvas Texture Bazzill paper and the color is called Lakeshore. Webster's Pages paper was attached to the back of the front opening and the Rubbernecker sentiment was stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black. The Rubbernecker Fish image was colored with copics and attached with dimensionals. The Spellbinders scalloped border die was used to make the scallop and the Stampin Up! RiverRock ribbon with the gold charm finish it off.

There will be 5 prizes in the form of Gift Certificates. 1 - $25.00 Gift Certificate, 1 - $20.00 Gift Certificate, 1 - $15.00 Gift Certificate, 1- $10.00 Gift Certificate, 1- $5.00 Gift Certificate.

Check out the Die Cut Diva Blog to see all the ways you can win one of these gift certificates!!!

If you have come from Jennifer's blog, you are on the right track...weren't her projects fabulous!!!! If not, hop on back to the Die Cut Diva's Blog...you don't want to miss what our designers have in store for you!

The next stop on our hop is Joy....she has some amazing projects to share!!!

Creative Cuts and More
Lisa Somerville
Silke Ledlow
Holly Brown

Amber Hillman

Noelle Reese
Ceal Pritchett

Darsie Bruno

Stephanie Zerbe

Dawn Lusk

Gerrie Johnnic

Jennifer Hansen

Joan Ervin ---You are here!!

Joy Hadden

Kayla Dupont

Kendra Wietstock
Kim Howard
Pat Huntoon
Patti West
Carla Mayfield
Rachel Hope Baird
Chris Dickinson

Thanks for hopping along with us today....be sure to check out Creative Cuts and More's new website for lots of goodies and inspiration!!!

Elegant Flowers for a Featured Stamper and a Queen

Hello everyone.....hope you are having a great Sunday!!! I actually got a little stamping done last night but you should see my stamp room...yikes!!! When I work on one card I really make a mess but when I do two cards it takes all day to clean up the space...what a disaster!!!! Maybe my Fairy Godmother will come if I close the door and go take a nap....LOL!!! Anyway....

The wonderful Cathleen (Ctorina) was chosed to be the Featured Stamper today on Splitcoast!!
Her elegant style is such an inspiration...every card in her gallery is FABULOUS!!! After lurking in Cathleen's gallery for an hour, I finally decided to case the IC231 Flowering Weeds card. I kept the same basic layout but changed the colors, added the butterflies and the Pink Paislee Artisan Elements from Stampers Dream. I also changed the stamps to Rubbernecker's New Release Weeds images, stamped them with Versafine Onyx Black and embossed with clear ep. The May Arts Silk ribbon is the perfect elegant Cathleen touch!
Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker New Release Weeds : 497-06, 497-05, 497-10, 497-04
Paper: Black, Vanilla
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Pink Paislee Artisan Elements, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Black Rhinedtones, May Arts Silk Ribbon, Spellbinders Scalloped Border Die, Clear ep

Linda (Hotwheels) has been chosen by the illustrious QFTD hostess, Anne Ryan, to be Queen for the Day #9 on Splitcoast!!! I bow to your royal talents, Linda...your gallery is full of awesome designs to case!!! I decided to case the beautiful Hello card...kept the same basic design and colors but changed the stamps to a Rubbernecker New Release Florals image...stamped it with Old Olive onto the K&Co. dp and added the punched flowers. The sentiment is from Rubbernecker's Floral Silhouettes #467 set and the velvet trim finishes it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker New Release Floral Image #496-03, Rubbernecker Floral Silhouettes #467
Paper: Ruby Red, Old Olive, K&Co. La Boutique dp
Ink: Old Olive, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: SU Flower Punch, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Black Rhinestones, Velvet Trim

Flowers, Flowers, and more Flowers!!

After spending 3 hours in the dentist's chair this morning, it sure was nice to get into my craft room, especially before the pain meds wore off...LOL!! The dentist completed the 3 root canals he started last Thursday but had a heck of a time finding my calcified roots....I think I would rather have a baby than go through that again!!!!! Anyway...

The Ways to Use It Challenge on Splitcoast was to use distressing. This is also for the Queen for the Day challenge #8 to honor Lynn (allee's). Lynn has such a fabulous gallery....I finally picked her allee's CAS58 card to case. I kept the same basic layout, theme, and colors. I added the oval distressed image layer and matting, Groovy Guave ribbon and butterflies with pearls. I changed the stamps to Nina Brackett's Lovely Shelf set, changed the designer paper to Stampin Up!, and added the scalloped border at the bottom. Lynn...I hope you have enjoyed you week with the crown...you are sooo deserving!!!!!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Lovely Shelf by Nina Bracket for Gina K. Designs
Paper: Ocean Mist, Chocolate Brown, White, Stampin Up! dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Copics, Nestabilities, Ribbon, Pearls, Martha Stewart Scalloped Border Punch, MS Butterfly Punch

This is also for a few other challenges:

1. Meljen's Designs Challenge_ Flowers and Blooms

2. PaperPlay Challenges - brown and -------

3. Totally Terrific Thursdays - anything goes

4. ABC Challenge - U for unsued stash (my Groovy Guava ribbon is 3 years old...yikes!!
5. For Fun Challenge - anything card but must use a stamp (Gina K.)
6. La La Land Crafts - anything goes

7. Simple Doodles - you are on my mind

I made this card last Tuesday for the Color Challenge on Splitcoast to use Melon Mambo and Soft Suede with a dessert option to use wood grained something.

The kite and dandelion images from Clear Dollar Stamps Air Flair set were stamped with Melon Mambo and the stems and sentiment were stamped the Soft Suede. The kite was stamped twice and one was cutout and popped up with dimensionals. The resin frame was colored with a copic to look like wood and the buttons, ribbon, and punched background finish it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Air Flair
Paper: Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, White
Ink: Melon Mambo, Soft Suede
Accessories: Resin Frame, Ribbon, Martha Stewart Scalloped Border Punches, Buttons, Twine, Dimensionals

The Featured Stamper on Splitcoast Sunday was Lori (ltecler)!! Congrats, Lori!!! What a fabulous gallery...I found several cards I wanted to case but finally settled on Lori's USCAC5 You are Fabulous card. I kept the same layout but changed the colors, papers, and the stamps to Clear Dollar Stamps Tag Blessings. The image was stamped with Elegant Eggplant onto Prism Iced Yellow and the paper is BoBunny's Jazmyne.

Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Tag Blessings
Paper: Prism Iced Yellow, Kiwi Kiss, Elegant Eggplant, BoBunny Jazmyne dp
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Nestabilities, Top Note die, Button, Ribbon,

Creative Belli Challenge #91

Good morning everyone and welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!!! The challenge this 2 weeks is to use Hole Punches...you can fill your punched holes with brads, eyelets, ribbon, or use your paper piercer!!

We are excited to have Sew Many Cards as our sponsor and the winner of this challenge will have their choice of 5 digital images from their store!!

Be sure to use something old and forgotten from your stash...the Belli Challenge is all about using your old stuff and forgotten treasures!!!

This adorable digi image from Sew Many Cards was colored with copics, cutout with Nestabilities, and then hand cut around the clouds at the bottom. The background paper is from the Flutter collection by Making Memories. The leaves were cutout of an unused piece of the paper and attached with glue dots. The felt flowers have been in my stash over a year so I thought I better use them...holes were punched in the centers and pearls were added to the bottom two and a ribbon was tied through the larger one at the top. Another hole was punched along the side of the sentiment and a piece of gold cording was tied through it. Sparkly stickers were used for the sentiment...I have had those for a while, too!!
Recipe:
Stamps: Digi image from Sew Many Cards
Paper: White, Prism Vibrant Pink, Making Memories dp
Accessories: Felt Flowers, Oval Punches, Nestabilities, Ribbon, Pearls, Gold Cording, Hole Punch, Copics, Sticker Letters

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Dare U2 Digi Stamp - anything goes
2. Pile it On - cute and cuddly
3. Totally Gorjuss - pink and green
4. Ann's Creative Nook - sweet memories (birth of my DD)
5. Crafty Pad Stamp Designs Challenge Blog - use a punch
6. Random Amusing Challenge on Glenda's Papers, Scissors, and Rocks - use punches/diecuts
7. Craft Your Passion challenge - pink and green

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 CBC91 in the keywords section
Chris Dickinson
Ceal Pritchett
Holly Brown
Anne Harmon
Debbie Daniels
Robin Kirkpatrick
Dani Marcus
Jessica Stockmeyer
Shelly Schmidt
Liz Williams
Joy Hadden
Maria Matter
Darsie Bruno
Melisa Waldorf

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