Color Throwdown Challenge #216

Hello everyone!!! It's Wednesday again and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!   It's the fabulous Kerri's turn to host the challenge and what classy colors she gave us this week!!!!!!  The zebra stripe really caught my eye in the inspiration photo....Saturday is my DGD Mackenzie's 13th birthday and she looooves zebra stripes!!! So this weeks colors are just perfect for her birthday card!!!  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!!! 

I also want to thank Dawn Easton for being our Guest Designer this month....how wonderful to stamp with my sweet friend all month!!!!! Thanks, girlie!!!

My card features the Zebra Striped background stamp from Rubbernecker...it was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black onto white card stock and Rubbernecker's Jeanne image was paper pieced with papers from Basic Grey's Konnichiwa and Simple Stories Summer Fresh. The background navy paper is from Basic Grey's Lime Rickery  and stickers are used for the dahling and Max's name. The Happy Birthday sentiment is also from Rubbernecker and I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch #170. Sewing, flower, button, and twine finish it off.

This is also for Lexi's Creations challenge to make a "special birthday" card and Stamps & fun = Creativity challenge to use stitching.

Be sure to add CTD216 to the keywords when you upload your card to an online gallery so we can find your work!! 

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

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

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

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor  
Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lynn Put - The Queens Scene

Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud

Dawn Easton - October Guest designer - Treasure Oiler Designz

Thanks for visiting....I hope you can join us for a little stampin fun!!!!

Color Throwdown Challenge #215

Hello everyone!!! It's Wednesday again and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!   It's the lovely Lori's turn to host the challenge and what fun colors she gave us this week!!!!!!  I was going to make a Halloween card but remembered I had to make a birthday card for a friend who will celebrate her birthday next 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!!! 

My card features a floral stamp by Serendipity Stamps called Sweet Pea. It was colored with Copics and I used the iSpy Sketch #38. The stamp only had one butterfly so I stamped two more, colored them with Copics, cut them out, and popped them up with foam dots. The ribbon and brick embossing folder finished it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Creative Craft Challenges2 - 3 of something
2. Use it Tuesday - orange (I have had the ribbon for 2 years and this is the first time to use it)
3. Catered Crop - circles/circle shapes

Be sure to add CTD215 to the keywords when you upload your card to an online gallery so we can find your work!! 

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

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

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

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor  
Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lynn Put - The Queens Scene

Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud

Dawn Easton - October Guest designer - Treasure Oiler Designz

Thanks for visiting....I hope you can join us for a little stampin fun!!!!

Boo-Frickity-Hoo

Hello everyone....hope all is well with you!!! We have had some beautiful fall days here...the temps are in the 70's (a real cold wave for Central Texas!!). We went to Plano yesterday to see the house that my niece rented....she has a job now but not sure of the start date. She will find out all the details tomorrow....yeaaaa!!! It's been a crazy month for her but I think it will all come together soon!!! We will miss them and the 5 little pups when they move out....I may have to get a dog so I don't go into withdrawal...LOL!!!! Anyway.....

It'd my turn to host the Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast this week and guess what...it's #400 challenge!!! Yup....we have had challenges on Splitcoast for almost 8 years...WOW!!! We should have a drum roll or something a little festive to announce the challenge.... my challenge is to "cut it up!!

You can:
1. Stamp an image and cut it into squares, circles, rectangles, etc. for a blocked background.
2. Color an image ( it can be stamped or a digi) and cut it up into squares for a blocked background.
3. You can cut the image in a random pattern for a crazy quilt pattern
4. You can even cut the image into a quilt pattern
5. The cut up image can be used for a background or for the main image ...I used mine for a background.
6. There is only one rule....you have to use an image of some kind, not patterned paper!!!
7. Have fun!!!!

My card features stamps from Rubbernecker....the bat image from Rubbernecker's Halloween Set 1 and the Haunted House were stamped with Versafine Onyx Black, colored with Copics, cut into squares, and adhered to black card stock. The little Dragon Boy was colored with Copics, cut out, and adhered with foam dots. The sentiment is from the Halloween Set 3 and the twine finishes it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Come and Get It Challenge - Halloween
2. Dream Valley Challenge - Halloween
3. Eclectic Ellapu - Halloween
4. No Matter Which Challenge - Halloween
5. 2 Sisters Challenge - Cute and Creepy

Thanks for stopping by....I hope you have time to join us on Splitcoast for this weeks challenge!!! I would love to see what you create!!!!

Happy Saturday!!!

Good morning everyone....hope all is well with you!!! We have been on the go all week!!  I don't think anything got done around the house, either...oh well, so what else is new???  Our church Christmas craft sale is in a couple of weeks and I have been making lots of goodies!!! I will get a few pictures taken so I can start sharing all the projects with you!! I did get to stamp a little at the first of the week....this card was made with a Glitz Design set called dancing in Sunshine. The silhouette image was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and colored in with a Copic. The rain drops were stamped with Pool Party onto Pool Party card stock and the background kraft layer was dry embossed.  Twine from The Twinery is the only embellie.

This card was made for last weeks Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast to make an acrylic block collage. For my card, I used some ranger inks for the color blocking, a Rubbernecker Script stamp in the background, and leaves from Rubbernecker's Fall Trilogy set on top. I'm afraid the color didn't take in places but that's ok...makes it looks kinda rustic and the raffia finishes it off.

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

Color Throwdown #214

Hello everyone!!! It's Wednesday again and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!   It's my turn to  host the challenge and I have chosen colors that could be used for any season, winter, spring, summer, or fall!!!!  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 the cutest fall set from The Cat's Meow called Happy Fall. The scarecrow and sunflowers were all stamped on white card stock and colored with Copics. Then the images were all masked so clouds could be sponged on the background with Bashful Blue. The little bird and sentiment banner were popped up on foam dots and the grass Die-namics and Denim twine from The Twinery finish it off.  

This is also for a few other challenges:

1. Forever Friends Challenge - Autumn/Halloween

2. Kaboodles Doodles - pumpkin patch or anything fall

3. There She Goes - Fall/Halloween

4. Challenge up Your Life - Fall/Halloween

Be sure to add CTD214 to the keywords when you upload your card to an online gallery so we can find your work!! 

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

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

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

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor  
Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lynn Put - The Queens Scene

Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud

Dawn Easton - October Guest designer - Treasure Oiler Designz

Thanks for visiting....I hope you can join us for a little stampin fun!!!!

It's a Moxie Fab Kinda Day!!!

Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger

Hello everyone and happy Sunday!!! I hope you have had a fun weekend so far!!! I finally had a chance to get in the craft room yesterday!!! I had to spend a few hours...yes, hours!!....cleaning it up first before I could stamp. If I don't know what to do with something, I put it on the island in the craft room and boy did things pile up!! I finally found a place for everything, found a few things I had lost, and cleared off a place to work...life is good!!!! Anyway....

I went to the Moxie FabWorld blog.....I have been away far toooo long!!.....and found this fabulous trigger picture...aren't the colors gorgeous!!!

Here is my take of the inspiration photo....I used stamps from Clear Dollar Stamps Nice Neighborhood set....all the houses paper pieced with scraps from my stash and I drew the trees. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Home Made stamp set. The orange tree and the front house were both popped up on foam dots.

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

Color Throwdown #213

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday again and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!   The super fab Broni is our hostess and she has picked some bright and happy 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!!!

My card features a Rubbernecker stamp called Bouquet with Bow and this weeks Retro Sketch.  The bouquet was colored with Copics and matted with Pumpkin Pie card stock.  The background papers are from my scrap stash. The button and Baker's Twine from The Twinery finish it off.

Be sure to add CTD213 to the keywords when you upload your card to an online gallery so we can find your work!! 

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

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

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

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor  
Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lynn Put - The Queens Scene

Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud

Dawn Easton - October Guest designer - Treasure Oiler Designz

Thanks for visiting....I hope you can join us for a little stampin fun!!!!

TLC398 - Add a little Dimension

Hello everyone....I hope you are having a great weekend!!!!! We went to Caitlyn's birthday party yesterday...she will be 5 on Tuesday...and she came home with us for the weekend!! Mackenzie was here, too, along with our house guests so we had a spaghetti party last night. The church garage sale was yesterday, too, so I was there at 8:00 AM and stayed busy till I left at noon!!! We had lots of traffic so I hope sales were good!!!  Anyway....

It's my turn  to host the Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast this week and my challenge to you is to add dimension to your design!!! There are lots of ways to accomplish this such as:

1. Layer your stamped images by stamping light colors in the background and a few dark colors in the front
2. Color darker shades for the background close to the main image in the design and blend out to a lighter color
3. Pop up details such as butterflies, leaves, flowers, ferns etc.
4. Add layers or die cuts
5. If you create a scene, make the items in the background look smaller then the ones in the front.

My card features stamps from Rubbernecker's Create a Garden Scene 1....the basket was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with Copics and the grass was colored with two different shades of Copics to add dimension. The stem was stamped with Old Olive and the leaves were stamped with Kiwi Kiss and Old Olive. Punched leaves were popped up which also adds dimension. The daisy flowers in the background were stamped with So Saffron and Marigold Morning...the coral flowers in the front were stamped with Calypso Coral. The punched butterflies, pearls, and twine with button all add dimension and finish it off .

Thanks for stopping by...have a great holiday tomorrow!!!!

Color Throwdown #212

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday again and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!   The super talented Bar is our hostess and she has picked some yummy fall 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!!! I also want to welcome my sweet friend and ooooh so talented Dawn Easton, who is our October Guest Designer....Whoohoo!!!!!

I bought a new Flourishes stamp set a few weeks ago and finally inked it up....it's called Country Road and ya just know I had to use the horse stamp...LOL!!! It was stamped on the More Mustard card stock that was layered with Riding Hood Red card stock and tied up with raffia and a button. The background paper is from Simple Stories Harvest Lane paper pad and a little sewing was done around the edges...I even had a little Blue Bayou card stock for the background!!!

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Bunny Zoe's Crafts - distressing
2. Cards for Men - animals
3. Creative Stamp Friends - Autumn colors
4. Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Fall colors

Be sure to add CTD212 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! 

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

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

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor  
Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lynn Put - The Queens Scene

Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud

Dawn Easton - October Guest designer - Treasure Oiler Designz

Thanks for visiting....I hope you can join us for a little stampin fun!!!!

Butterfly Album

Hello everyone...hope all is well with you!!!! We are still busy around here with our house guests and the 5 little boys pups who think they are human!!! I haven't been in the craft room much in the last week but I did want to share the butterfly album I made a couple months ago. My daughter Holly and I played together one Saturday...we both had a butterfly album and a bucket full of embellishements!!! This is what I came up with.....

First we covered the chipboard with designer paper

This is what the island in my craft room looked like when we got started....you couldn't even see the counter when we were finished!!!!

My first page has a picture of my parents and the second  page is a picture of my children (the older 3) when they were much younger and my two nephews and niece...

These pages feature pictures of George and me and my sister's family.

Now we start with the Grands...Ryan, age 11, Caitlyn, age 5, and Autumn at age 3 and age 13.

CJ  at age 10 (she is now 17) is on the first page and Mackenzie (who is almost 13 now) with Grandma Great.

Ryan and Caitlyn in their soccer poses and Grandma Great with Jacob (who is almost 3 now)

This page features pictures of Cody and Cole acting like the crazy little boys they are and Cody (who is now 9) takes center stage on the second page!

Cole (who is now 8) played football last year and Gabe (now at age 5) loved to play baseball.

This page is devoted to my big kids...Brian and Laura, Holly and John, David, and Steve.

This picture was taken at Mom's 90th birthday party two years ago...she is with all her Great Grandkiddos!!

Well, that's all, folks!!! Thanks for stopping by and letting me show off my wonderful family!!!!