Splitcoast's TLC Challenge #388

Hello everyone...I hope you are all having a great weekend!!!! We have been busy with our new horse...she hurt her leg on a gate so we have been playing doctor. She is better now but it will take a week or more to heal....we aren't used to having such a young mare who is a little wild and crazy. Our other mares are older and much calmer....I think our new baby Chestnut is making them tired, too...LOL!!! Anyway....

 I have a fun and easy TLC challenge on Splitcoast for you this week. Sue (Bensarmom) sent me a PM about this awesome technique called Seamless Tiers and I have seen several cards on Splitcoast and the net that have used the same technique but called Triple Stamping...here are the deets:

1. Cut 3 layers of cardstock that are graduated sizes. My square layers are 4", 3", and 2". You can cut them any size or shape you want. Cut matting layers for each layer, too, in order to cover up the gap you will get on the bottom two layers.

2. Line them up, the smallest on top in the middle and work down. I have mine evenly spaced but you can get creative. It may help to lightly tape them together so they don't move.

3. Choose a stamp that will cover over all three layers or use several stamps...what ever works for you. Stamp over all the layers...wait a minute or so to divide the layers so you don't smear the ink.

4. Now, adhere the matting to the layers and adhere the layers together.

My card features Rubbernecker's Rose Silhouette stamp...it was stamped on the three layers of white cardstock and the layers were matted with black. The top layer was popped up with foam dots and the seam binding was the finishing touch.

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

Asian Inspired

Hello everyone....this is going to be a short post today...it's my anniversary...well, my second one this year. You see, we not only celebrate the anniversary of our wedding but the anniversary of when we met...we met 23 years ago today!!! George is taking me out to lunch so I better get on the move...LOL!!!

I  decided to make a card for the Waltzingmouse Sketch challenge this morning.....I haven't played with my Waltzingmouse stamps for quite a while!! Stamps from the Asian Gardens set were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and the flowers were stamped with Pool Party....tiny pearls were added to the flower centers and the twine is the finishing touch. One of my church friends has been ill so this will go to her tomorrow.

Thanks for dropping by...have a great day!!! Now I'm off to the Lone Star Steak house for lunch....whoohoo!!!

Color Throwdown #202

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday again and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!  The fabulous and very talented Tammy is our hostess and she has picked some mighty gorgeous colors for us this week!!!! Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors...use what you have that comes close...we want everyone to have a chance to play!!

When I saw the colors I just had to use my Stamp Oasis peacock from Rubbernecker Stamps....she deserves to be colored with such regal colors!! My new Bo Bunny Sweet Tooth paper was used in the background and sewing, distressing, flower trim, ribbon, and a new cameo stick pin finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Paper and Such Challenge - stitching, real or faux
2. Shopping our Stash Challenge - something new - Bo Bunny paper and stick pin
3. Stamp N Plus Challenge - anything goes
4. Allsorts Challenge - distressing
5. Crazy 4 Challenges - stitching - faux or real

Be sure to add CTD202 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
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy 
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! 

Judy Rozema - the FABULOUS July Guest designer - Joy in a Jar

Thanks for visiting....have a great week!!!  I can't wait to see what you create with these colors!!!

Christmas in July

Hello everyone....hope you are enjoying your Friday!!! We have had a busy week but I can't think of anything we did that was very exciting.....weeding, cooking, cleaning, shopping, sleeping....I really need to get out of my rut...LOL!!!! Tomorrow my daughter, Holly, is coming over so we can play together in the craft room. I bought us each a butterfly shaped album and we are going to pool our embellies so we can decorate them. It will be fun to see what we both come up with!!! Anyway....

I was in a Christmas mood this week after our church craft sale last week...the theme was Christmas in July. Susan (Rainy) at Rainy Day Creations has started a monthly sketch challenge on her blog so I thought I would play along. I had some Santa stamped images left over from a set of cards I made for the craft sale and just couldn't let them go to waste. I also used my new favorite Christmas paper from Bo Bunny called Snowfall ...I loooove the blue and brown together!!! I even found some Prism paper to match...Mystic Light and Mystic Medium. Sewing, pearls, silk ribbon and a little coloring on Santa finish it off.

This is also for the PaperPlay Challenge which is Christmas is July, Crafts and Me Challenge to use ribbon and a bow, and The Die-Cuttin Divias Challenge which is Christmas in July.

I had some scraps of this luscious Bo Bunny paper left over so I made a couple more Christmas cards

Now I have three Christmas cards in my stash...Whoohoo!!!


Thanks for stopping by this morning....I'm off to the shower and then to the craft room to clean it up a bit before tomorrow...have a great day!!!!

Color Throwdown #201

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday again and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!!

First I want to congratulate Marlena M. as the winner of my Color Throwdown 200th Anniversary Blog Candy....Whoohoo!!!!! She was lucky number 36, drawn by Random.org. I will get your goodies out to you this afternoon!!!

Now, on to this weeks challenge....It's the fabulous Wanda's turn to host the challenge this week and she has picked some beautiful colors to play with!!! Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors....come as close as you can using papers and colors that you have. 

My card features the martini glass and sentiment stamps from Rubbernecker and the Sweet Sunday Sketch #163. The martini glass was stamped three times...once on  So Saffron as the base, once on More Mustard for the base. and once on white for the drink layer. The drink was colored with copics and adhered to the base. Stickles was added to the glass rim and the glass was popped up with foam dots. My Favorite Things Die-namics were used for the scallop and the flower layers. A button and twine are the finishing touches.

Be sure to add CTD201 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
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy 
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! 

Judy Rozema - the FABULOUS July Guest designer - Joy in a Jar

Thanks for visiting....have a great week!!!  I can't wait to see what you create with these colors!!!

Let's Make a Beach

Hello everyone!! It's my turn to host this weeks  Splitcoast's Technique Lover's Challenge....are you ready to get inky or should I say wet!!! Since it's summer and I'm sure all of you have been or want to go to the beach...let's do a little stay-cation and make our own beach!!!

There are lots of techniques to make water and sand:

1. Tear the paper for the water, curl or rough the edges, and sponge on ink that is a shade darker. You can do the same thing for the sand.
2. Use a wave die
3. Use sand paper for the sand
4. Sponge on the water and sand by masking the layers for a wave effect.
5. Use kraft paper for the sand and actually glue sand to the paper.
6. If all else fails, use stamps....LOL!!!

My card features water made with Pool Party cardstock...it was torn, the edges were ruffled a bit, and sponged with Pool Party ink. The sand was made by tearing the kraft card stock and sponging with Crumb Cake. The shells were all stamped with Crumb Cake and colored with Copics. The charms and twine finish it off. The stamps are all from Rubbernecker.

Thanks for stopping by....we had our church craft sale last Saturday and it was a real success!!! I will post some pictures on Tuesday. 

Color Throwdown Celebration Challenge #200!!

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday and boy, do we have a special Color Throwdown Challenge  for you today!!!! It's our 200 challenge birthday today....Whoohoo!!!! We are going to have quite a celebration because all the CTD designers have blog candy...all you have to do is visit all the designer's blogs and leave a little love and participate in this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge...piece of cake...or should I say cupcake!!! The winners of all the designer's blog candy along with the Featured Stamper will be announced next Tuesday on the Color Throwdown Blog!!

Lynn is our hostess for this special challenge and she has picked some mighty awesome colors for us to play with this week...bright and happy!! Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors...use what you have that comes close...we want everyone to have a chance to play!!

My card features an adorable cupcake stamp from Whipper Snapper and the Sweet Sunday Sketch #162. The image was colored with Copics, cutout, and popped up with foam dots. My Favorite Things Die-namics dies were used for the flowers and the rick rack and I used papers from my scrap bin. The brown Pebbles and sewing were the finishing touches. 

Here is a pic of my blog candy....
1. 2 packs of Glitz blingy stickers
2. 1 pack of Glitz Paper Layer
3. 1 package of Little Yellow Bicycle Clear Cuts Shapes
4. 1 pack Little Yellow Bicycle Felt Stickers
5. 1 Hampton Arts Cling Le Cirque 3 (matches Graphic 45 papers)
6. 1 Unity Itty Bitty stamp called Country Estate Frame
7. 1 Nellie Snellen stamp set called Frog on Flower.

Be sure to add CTD200 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
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy 
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! 

Judy Rozema - the FABULOUS July Guest designer - Joy in a Jar

Thanks for visiting....have a great week!!!  I can't wait to see what you create with these colors and good luck!!!

Picnic Basket Album

Good morning everyone!!! My daughter, Holly, and I went to another workshop in Waco yesterday and we made this adorable picnic basket and the album....we had so much fun!!  The basket was made by adhering strips of wood veneer paper to a cardboard basket. The gingham trim is patterned paper and the handles were added with brads.

Here is the album....the flowers were made from cupcake liners!

page 1 and 2

                                    page 3 and 4....what a cute idea to use the fork!!

                                  a flip up page was attached to page 4                                    

                                  page 5 and 6

                                   page 7 and 8....we adhered the paper plate, straw, and napkin                

                               
                                page 9 and 10...I just love the little tags!!

                                page 11 and 12

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

*The Man*

Good morning everyone!!! I hope you had a great week.....we spent part of the 4th with my parents. We had a little BBQ, thanks to George, and watched a movie....nothing too exciting. Since I had to work Tuesday and Thursday we just stayed around home and chilled!! Today I have got to dig into my house....I haven't cleaned since before the Grands were here so you know I have my work cut out for me...LOL!!!! I also have to weed the flower gardens and cook my hubby a good meal....ai yi yi....what's a girl to do!! I guess I'll just stamp all day and hope the Fairy Godmother makes an appearance ...LOL!!!! Anyway....

A few weeks ago I was asked to join a group of stampers to make birthday cards for Shirley  (wannabcre8tive). She loves the cowboy in the retired Stampin Up! set called Wild, Wild West so we all made her *The Man* cards. A friend sent me several stamped images of *The Man* so I had one to color up for her. He is quite the dude, for sure!!! *The Man* was already stamped on a piece of dp so I colored him with Copics and did a little distressing around the edges. The horse stamp from an Inkadinkado set was stamped on the background paper and sewing was done around the edges. Twine and the horse shoe charm finish it off. 
Hope you had a fabulous birthday, Shirley, and I'm sure you will enjoy having lots of *The Man* cards around to drool over...LOL!!!!!


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

Color Throwdown #199 - Happy 4th!!

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday again and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!!

It's the fabulous Lori's turn to host the challenge this week and she has picked some great colors to celebrate July 4th!!!!

I used stamps from Our Craft Lounge's Summer Sweets set...the pinwheels and sentiment were colored with Copics,  cutout, and popped up with foam dots. The red layer was cutout with a Die-namics sentiment die and embossed with the swirl folder.....twine from The Twinery and pearls finish it off. This is very CAS and I sooo wanted to add lots of *stuff* but I put on the breaks...who said CAS designs were easy?????

Be sure to add CTD199 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
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy 
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! 

Judy Rozema - the FABULOUS July Guest designer - Joy in a Jar

Thanks for visiting....have a great week!!!  I can't wait to see what you create with these colors!!!

It's a Boy!

Hello everyone...hope all is well with you!! My mother was in the hospital again this weekend so we are a little discombobbled  around here!! My grands were still here and then a friend from out of town came to visit  so needless to say...I haven't even thought about stamping, blogging, or the computer!! All is well with Mom...she is doing much better, the grands are safe at home and George, my friend, Patsy, and I went out to eat ...life is good!!!!! Anyway..... it's my turn again to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast and I have a fun, trendy challenge for you today!!! We are going to make sun rays!!! You can use up your paper scraps and use any design you want....how fun is that !!!

To make the rays you:
1. Pick out your papers...you can use patterned paper or cardstock. You can also stamp or emboss it for a little texture.
2. Cut the strips at an angle, wider at one end and thinner or to a point at the other end.
3. Adhere the rays to the background cardstock or patterned paper...you can add a sun or use a stamp as the center image. I have seen the rays used as a flash for a camera and also as a background for a beach scene. I also saw the cutest card using white rays over a white sky with white snowflakes for a winter scene.
4. You can even use sun ray dies if you have them
5. Be creative and have fun!!!

My card features the cute little airplane stamp from Rubbernecker and the sentiment was created with a hand drawn banner and sentiment stamps from Rubbernecker. Various Bo Bunny and My Minds Eye papers were used for the rays, sun, and hills. Sewing was done around the hills and sun and the background is Bashful Blue card stock. The Twinery twine and a button finish it off.

I have a few pictures of our new baby, Chestnut. She is a 15 month old Quarter Horse that we adopted a week ago. She is so sweet and gentle and our Sundance has taken over as her Mom!!! Midnight won't have anything to do with her...Midnight is the dominate horse so she is being a bit testy about the new girl on the block!!!

Thanks for stopping by today...have a good one!!!!