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!!!!!

Patchpal Puppy Birthday

The Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast today was a lot of fun!! The requirements were to use only colors of water (ANY shades of blues, grays and greens) and sand (ANY neutrals) and to include additional required elements: (use ALL)
1)ribbon, hemp/twine, OR fibers
2)brads
3)piercing

The Clear Dollar Stamps Patchpal Puppy and the sentiment from the Patchpal Messages set were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. The felt flowers and ribbon are from Taylored Expressions and the papers and brads from my scrap stash.

This is also for Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply #91 challenge to use half circles as part of the layout.

Recipe:

Stamps: Clear Dollar stamps Patchpal Puppy and Patchpal Messages
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, White, Fancy Pants dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Felt Flowers, Ribbon, Rhinestone brads, Punch, Nestabilities

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

Sketch Challenge and Cindy's Teapot Tuesday

Good morning everyone!!! It's Friday and all is well here in Central Texas!! We actually got some rain this week...my poor grass is quivering with delight!!! We have had my DGS Cody this week..today we went to the Railroad Museum and the library. We also made plaster of paris dinosaur magnets...you should see my kitchen...yikes!!! Anyway...

This is the card I made for Wednesday's Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast. I just love the Stampin Up! Sweet Slumber Specialty dp!!! The Clear Dollar Stamps Motorcycle Mania image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. A silver metalic pen was used to color the chrome and silver Dew Drops and ribbon finish it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar stamps Motercycle Mania
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, SU's Sweet Slumber Specialty dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics, Silver Metalic Pen, Silver Dew Drops, Ribbon

Thursday's Ways to Use it Challenge on Splitcoast was to use crinkled cardstock. We were to make flowers, layers, cutouts, etc. by crumpling up the paper to achieve a distressed look. I made some little flowers by crumpling up the dp, layering the layers and adding buttons to the centers.

This is also for the Double Dare Challenge hosted by Beverly (beestamper). She created a fabulous sketch for us to try! The Dare challenge is posted in the SCS forum now so stop by and check out the sketch...we would love to have your join us!!!



This is also for Mothermark's Teapot Tuesday Challenge #50. WOW, Cindy, almost a whole year of Fabulous Tea Parties!!! This party was moved to the farm house, barn, stable, and chicken coop because her teapot was a black chicken with white polka dots all over it. Now we aren't sure but we think it has the chicken pox ...yikes!! If we bring pigs we have to have them tested for the Swine Flu and then they can come in the back door!!.

My little chickies from Clear Dollar Stamps do not have chicken pox like some of the other chickens....they may have to stay outside so they don't develop spots!! The pigs, however, don't have the Swine Flu but they may have pig pox...yikes!!! No ham or chicken salad at this party....eat more beef!!!




The close up shows the little crinkled flowers and the buttons with the twine.


Recipe:
Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Spring Critters and My Little Barnyard, Very Punny
Paper: White, Old Olive, Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, Black, The Paper Studio dp, Flair Designs dp, Cherry Arte dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Buttons, Twine, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Mothermark's Cloud Template, SU Scallop Punch, Nestabilities,

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

Wacky Wednesday and The Creative Belli Challenge

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday and you know what that means...it's time for another Rubbernecker Wacky Wednesday. Today's hostess is little old me and my challenge to you and the Red Hot Mommas is to make a Father's Day card. Easy Peasy....you can use any sketch, colors, embellies....anything goes!!! Since I need several, I made two Father's Day cards for the challenge.

This card is for our son Steve who is becoming quite the fisherman!! The Little Lovins Sammy image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with copics. I did a little doodling around the image and the sentiment layers, sewing around the background layer, and added some stickers from my stash for the sentiment. I hope you can see the fish on the orange dp...too cute!!! The silver fish brads, clip, and ribbon finish it off.



I added some highlights to the cheeks and eyes with a white gel pen.


Recipe:
Stamps: Little Lovins Sammy
Paper: Prism Simply Smooth White, Twilight Medium, Junkitz dp, Pebbles dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Stickers, Ribbon, Clip, Nestabilities, Fish Brads, Sewing Machine







This card, which is going to my DH, uses *that inky thing* Sherry does with the Ranger Distress inks and clear embossed drink images from several Rubbernecker sets.
I ended up with more ink on me than on the card but whay fun!!! I dug around in my ribbon stash for something that would match. Even though this is going to a *man's man*...I just had to add the ribbon...I know DH will understand my obsession!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Fashion Icons #455, Fashion Icons #456, Party Time #442, Rubbernecker Happy Father's Day Sentiment
Paper: Prism Simply Smooth White, Vibrant Teal, Intense Teal
Ink: Ranger Distress Embossing Ink, Mustard Seed, Broken China, and Pine Needles
Accessories: Nestabilities, Ribbon, Clear ep, Dimensionals

Please be sure to link your WW15 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

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Creative Belli Challenge



The Belli challenge this week is to make Father's Day cards with a great sketch...check it out on the Creative Belli Blog!!

Anne Harmon, our newest Belli Girl, sent me this image several weeks ago. In fact, I shamelessly begged her for some of these images for my Dad's Father's Day card because he used to own a gas station....how perfect!!! I used images from a retired SU set called At the Races for the flags and the oval sentiment. The sentiment in the lower right corner is from another retired SU set called Thoughts of Father (I never get rid of retired stamp sets!!!). Brads, piercing, and twill finish it off. Hope my Dad likes it!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Thoughts of Father, At the Races, Unknown gas station image
Paper: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Night of Navy, Really Rust, White, Wright Design's dp called Texas License Plates
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Twill, Brads, Nestabilities, Dimensionals



This adorable image is a newly released digi stamp from Sweet 'n Sassy called Catch of the Day...thanks Korin!!!
The image was colored with Copics and the sky was sponged with Summer Sun. A palm brad, clip with ribbon, twill tape, and Candy Dots finish it off. This card is for my DGS and DGD to give to their Dad, my DS David.

Recipe:
Stamps: Digi image from Sweet 'n Sassy, Fancy Flexable Verses
Paper: Brilliant Blue, Only Orange, Not Quite Navy, White, Pebbles Inc Fish dp, Unknown Beach and Ocean dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Candy Dots and Twill from Taylored Expressions, Nestabilities, Palm Brad, Clip, Ribbon, SU Word Window Punch



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 CBC67 in the keywords section.
Anne Harada
Joanne Travis
Chris Dickinson
Ceal Pritchett
Holly Brown
Danita Hollander
Lee Murphy
Anne Harmon - the newest Belli Girl...welcome, Anne!!!


Thanks for visiting today....have a great day!!!

Color Challenge, Featured Stamper, and DDC Challenge

Hello!! How is everyone doing with kids and grandkids home for the summer?? We have my 6 year old DGS Cody with us for a couple of weeks so things are a little wild around here. We went to Hobby Lobby this morning and loaded up on craft stuff...have you ever used Floam?? Yikes...what a sticky mess. It took forever to clean a little six year old and an old grandma!!! Anyway....

I had a chance before Cody got up this morning to make this card for the Color Challenge on Splitcoast. Emily challenged us to make a one layer white card with any color accent. Yikes!!! To tell the truth, I am kinda liking the one layer thing...never thought I would say that!! I used the images from Clear Dollar Stamps Pretty Perches, masked them for a layered look, and added the ribbon....so easy that I almost feel guilty, but not quite!!





Recipe:

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Pretty Perches
Paper: White
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst, Old Olive
Accessories: Ribbon, Nestabilities

The Featured Stamper Challenge Sunday on Splitcoast honored Kisa (Kisamari)

I love all Kisa's gorgeous designs!!! I cased Kisa's adorable Bubbles card...kept the awesome sketch and use of the 3 embellies at the botton but changes everything else. I used different stamps, colors, and added some background layers, lace, and stick pins. The Rubbernecker Floral Silhouettes image and sentiment were stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa onto Vanilla cs, sponged with Pretty in Pink, and layered over the Basic Grey Blush dp. Sewing and distressing were done to add a little shabbiness to the design.

Recipe:

Stamps: Rubbernecker Floral Silhouettes
Paper: Vanilla, Prism Suede Brown Dark, Pink Pirouette, Basic Grey Blush dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Lace, Nestabilities, Stick Pins, Pearls, Dimensionals, Sewing Machine

This is my second card for the Featured Stamper challenge to honor Kisa!! This is also for Anne's (Itsapassion) DDC challenge to use newspaper on a card. Yikes!!! Have you seen some of the fabulous cards made for this challenge??? Charlene acutally made dog poop on a newspaper!!! I'll admit mine is very tame compared to her's!!! I found a beautiful picture of trees by the lake Saturday's paper so it was used as one of the layers for this card.

I cased Kisa's Holiday Swap Card...kept the same layout and colors but changed the theme, image, added the scallops and flowers, and changed the direction of the ribbon

The Clear Dollar Stamps Song Bird Silhouettes image was stamped on Cosmo Cricket's Fleuriste dp with Archival Jet Black and embossed with clear ep. The scallops were done with a Martha Stewart punch and the May Arts ribbon and flowers finish it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Song Bird Silhouettes
Paper: Certainly Celery, Black, Cosmo Cricket's Fleuriste dp, Newspaper
Ink: Archival Jet Black
Accessories: Flowers, Pearls, MS Scallop Punch, May Arts Ribbon, Dimensionals, Clear ep

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy your day!!!

Saturday Catch Up

Happy Saturday, everyone!!!! What a wild week we have had around here....graduations, awards parties, company, appointments....whew!!! I'm sooo glad it's Saturday!! I am still in my pj's and have been playing in the craft room all morning...whoohoo!!!

Today's Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast came from the Design Dazzle website ...I love all the room designs but the colors from the Toile Blue Nursery really caught my eye. I used Parisian Breeze Specialty papers and cut out the shapes with Nestabilities. The Clear Dollar Stamps Peony image, designed by Kim Teasdale, was stamped with Baja Breeze and the sentiment from the same set was stamped over the peony with Memento Rich Cocoa. Ribbon and pearls finish it off. Easy Peasy!!! I think I'll make more of these and stamp different sentiments over the peony...birthday, anniversary, sympathy. Great idea for a gift set!!!

Friday's Limited Supply Challenge on Splitcoast was to make a one layer card with a Summer theme. I must say, this was a real challenge for me...one layer....yikes!!! After ruining 3 other attempts, this is what I ended up with...whew!!! This is also for Michelle's (sf9erfan) DDC challenge from 2 weeks ago to make a 1-2-3 design. One metal piece...the star charm, check; two different ribbons....check; and the third requirement is sponging, check!! If you would like to play along be sure to add DDC to the keywords when you upload to Splitcoast. You can see the other DDC cards here.

The Great Impressions images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Whisper White and colored with copics. The sky was sponged with Cool Caribbean and Barely Banana. The charm and ribbons finish it off.

Tuesday's Color Challenge on Splitcoast was to use Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, and Riding Hood Red. I really hate to see these colors retire and have been stocking up on cardstock!! I colored the newly released Clear Dollar Stamps Peony image, designed by Dirty Girl and CDS's DT member Kim Teasdale, with copics and added a couple of pearls to the stamens. This is also for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge to use frames so I sponged a nesties shaped frame around the flower using Riding Hood Red. The Kiwi scallops along the sides were made with a round nestie cut in half and taped to the back of the black layer.

The background paper is from Basic Grey's Lime Rickey and the pearls and ribbon finish it off.

Thanks for visiting today....I guess I better hit the shower and then pay a little attention to my African violets. I have some prooning and repotting to do before I do any more stamping!! Have a great day!!!

Graduation Pictures

Hello everyone!!!

Yesterday we attended several of our Grandkiddos graduations and awards parties and today we went to one more...whew!!! It's a tough job being a grandma!!!!


This is Cody who graduated from kindergarten today.
He received lots of awards and was sooo excited .....Way to go, Cody...we are just sooo proud of you!!! He will go to 1st grade next year!!








This is Mackenzie (Cody's sister) who received lots of awards yesterday..... Whoohoo, Congrats Max...we are sooo proud of you!!! She will go on to 4th grade next year!!













Cole graduated from Pre-K yesterday....he looked so cute in his cap and gown!!! He will go to kindergarten next year!! Whoohoo!!! We are all sooo proud of you, Buddy!!













Ryan recieved several awards...he was also chosen *Top Dawg* in his class!! The Dawg is the school mascot. Way to go Ryan!!! We are very proud of you!!!















Autumn (Cole's sister) graduated from 5th grade yesterday and will go to middle school next year....OMG!!! I can't believe it...almost all grown up!!! Autumn is my little stamping buddy and will have lots of time this summer to create!!! Whoohoo, Congrats, Autumn...we are very proud of all your accomplishments!!!!!!














This is a picture of my wonderful parents, Betty and Brownie otherwise known as Grandma and Grandpa Great!! Cody and Mackenzie are sooo lucky to have great grandparents who live close...ya just can't have enough grandparents!!!



Thanks for putting up with this proud old grandma....I just had to share my happiness with all my friends!!!


Have a wonderful day!!!

Wacky Wednesday Challenge

Good morning everyone!!! It's Wednesday and you know what that means...it's time for another Rubbernecker Wacky Wednesday. Today's hostess is Broni and she has a wonderful color challenge for you to try!!!

If you don't have Prism papers, the Stampin Up! colors are Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Summer Sun.



I used Rubbernecker's Floral Silhouette #467...stamped the flowers with Archival Jet Black onto the Intense Orange Prism paper and embossed with clear ep. The sentiment from the same set was also stamped with the Archival Jet Black ink onto a scrap piece of Basic Grey's Mellow dp and embossed with clear ep. The leaves were punched from black and Spring Willow Medium Prism paper and the background dp was from 7 Gypsies Gypsy Market 6 x 6 paper pad.







The flowers were layered onto the Intense Yellow Prism paper and a button, May Arts Ribbon, rhinestones, and pearls finish it off!!

Please be sure to link your WW14 creations back to the Rubbernecker Blog for your chance to win a great discount coupon on your Rubbernecker purchase!

Recipe:

Stamps: Rubbernecker Floral Silhouette #467

Paper: Prism Intense Yellow, Prism Intense Orange, Spring Willow Medium, Spring Willow Light, Black, Mellow dp, 7 Gypsies Gypsy Market dp

Ink: Archival Jet Black

Accessories: Nestabilities, Rhinestones, Pearls, Martha Stewart Leaf Punch, May Arts Ribbon, Button, Flowers

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 and have a great stamping kinda day!!!

Monday Morning CAS and North Texas Shoebox Swap Pictures

Good Morning!!!! What a beautiful day....maybe I can get outside and dig in the dirt a little today!!!

I couldn't resist the CAS challenge on Splitcoast this morning...what beautiful colors and shapes in all the beachy stuff!!! I decided to combine this with the Featured Stamper challenge from yesterday to honor the wonderful Roxie (Rox71)!!! This is the beach towel I used for the color inspiration and this is Roxie's Dots by Punches and Die Cut card I cased. The colors were changed, Rubbernecker Butterfly Inchies stamps were used instead of butterfly punches, the black layers were deleated from behind the circles and the white background layer, and the scoring was deleted.

These are some of the pictures I took at the North Texas Shoebox Swap on Saturday. We had 50+ stampers and helpers...what a FABULOUS Swap!!!! Thanks, Suzy for all your hard work!!!

Here are 3 of the Belli girls, Me, Christi Thorsen (cici510), and my DD Holly (hbrown)

Shannon (steubner)

Debbie (ddaniels)

Christi (cici510)

Kim (stampinscrapnewbie)

Jen del Muro....whoohoo!!! Real life stamping royalty and a real sweetheart!!!!!

Holly and Christi...the dynamic duo!!!

Fern (DFriley) and Sharon (Stampscout)

Annette (epaw), Holly (hbrown), and Fern (DFriley) working sooo hard!!!
Annette brought the most awesome snack made with little round pretxels she bought at Wal-Mart. Here is the recipe she shared with us:

Cayenne Pretzels

1 container (20 oz) round pretzel balls or sticks

1 pkg dry Ranch Dressing Mix

1 tsp. cayenne pepper

1 tsp. garlic salt

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1 cup canola oil

In a large bowl, mix all ingredients well. Spread out on two cookie sheets. Bake in a 200* F oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Pour out on paper towels to cool. Store in plastic bags. It gets spicier as it ages. I sometimes toss in 2 cups of pecan halves.

We had such a wonderful time and everything was FABULOUS!!!! Thanks Suzy (sOOzy66) and all your wonderful helpers for everything you did to make this run sooo smooth!!! I can't wait for the next one!!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a GREAT day!!!