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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The Grands at Work!

Good morning everyone....we had another wild day yesterday!! We will have three Grands with us for a few days....Mackenzie wanted to spend some time with her cousins. After going to the movie to see Transformers, we went to see Grandma and Grandpa Great. Then after supper we all piled into the craft room.....they all had fun making cards for Grandpa, Aunt Laura, and cousin CJ's birthdays. Hopefully, I can figure out which stamps go together and get all the sets put back together...LOL!!


Mackenzie (11) made this card for Aunt Laura (Autumn and Cole's Mom)



Mackenzie made this card for me....


Cole (7) designed this card for Grandpa's birthday....



Grandpa is going to love this!!


Autumn (13) was busy creating another page.....



The little swimmer in front is Cole and the two little guys in the back are Cole on the right and Cody (Mackenzie's brother) on the left. Toooo fun!!!


Tomorrow we are going swimming and then shopping for school supplies....can you believe school starts in a few weeks...yikes!!!




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

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Autumn's Scrapbook Page

Good morning everyone!! I thought I would show you what my sweet Granddaughter Autumn made last night....she loves to scrapbook and found some pictures of their trip to San Antonio in 2005 to work up into a great layout!!



Autumn loves glam so she added Stickles to the zebra stripes on the background dp and then she found some flourishes in my stash to add along with some sponging along the edges.





We are going to a movie this afternoon but hope to do a little scraping and stamping this morning....have a great day!!!







Monday, July 25, 2011

Night at the Opera



Good morning everyone!!! This is going to be short and sweet because I have to get ready for work...we will have two more Grands staying with us for a couple of weeks so Gramps will be in charge today. If he's smart, he will let them sleep all morning but I'm afraid the military man comes out and he feels compelled to get everyone up at the crack of dawn....my poor babies...LOL!!! Anyway....

I made this yesterday before the kids came...the background is a new stamp from Rubbernecker called Toile Panel #572 and the chandelier came from RN's Opera Set #575. They were both stamped with Night of Navy and Stickles was added to the chandelier...It looks really sparkly in real life!! The background dies are two Fancy tags taped together and the pearls and navy ribbon finish it off.


Thanks for stopping by....have a fabulous Monday!!!!

Sunday, July 24, 2011

New Toys!

Good morning everyone....hope you are having a great weekend!!! This has been a real quite weekend for us...our car is in the shop because of the fender bender from a couple of weeks ago and we are driving a rental pickup. It's a little Chevy Colorado super cab and I really like it!!! It's just my size and drives like a dream...my DH already said no to the idea of trading the car in on one of those cute little trucks...LOL!!! Anyway....I got some new toys last week and made a card with my new Tim Holts Alterations Sizzix Tattered Florals dies. The papers are from GCD Studios Antiquities and the sentiment is from Rubbernecker.

This is pretty simple but ohhh sooo fun!!!




This is for a few challenges:


1. Less is More - button or ribbon


2. Our Creative Corner - use B's which include black, bling, button, bows


3. Totally Gorjuss - punch or die (flower)


4. The Stamp Man Challenge Blog - anything Tim Holtz (flower die)




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








Friday, July 22, 2011

Birthday Wish

Good morning everyone!! We had a wild night last night...two of our grandsons stayed with us and the 18 month old decided he didn't want to sleep...oh fun!!!! He is the happiest little boy...always grinning and sooo busy. Hopefully, he will take a nap sometime today so I can take one, too!!!!! Anyway...I had a little time yesterday to play before the boys came....I colored this sweet little image from Rubbernecker called Flower with Pot #565-07 with copics and added a little glitter to jazz it up a bit. The sentiment is also from Rubbernecker...I only used a part of it because I needed a single line sentiment for the Eat, Sleep, and Stamp sketch #140. The background designer paper is from Papertrey Ink and the seam binding, button, and twine finishes it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker Flower with Pot and sentiment
Paper: White, Prism Frosted Amethyst, Papertrey Ink dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Copics, Word Window Punch, Seam Binding, Button, Twine, Nestabilities Oval and Large Scallop Oval


This is for a few other challenges:
1. AiFactory - layers
2. Art Impressions Stamps Challenge- stitching
3. Charisma Cardz Challenge - use sunshine colors
4. Sothern Girls Challenge - Happy Birthday!
5. Flutterby Wednesday - must include a butterfly, fairy, or angel
6. The House that Stamps Built - glitter

This is the card I made yesterday for the Ways to Use It Challenge on Splitcoast...the challenge was to add metal to out project. I used silver pearls on the chandelier from the Moulin Rough set #576 by Rubbernecker Stamps. It was stamped on Pretty in Pink paper that was covered with tissue paper for the faux silk technique. Then I added Stickles around the edge of the oval and on the chandelier. The background was stamped with Rubbernecker's Victorian Damask background and the black silk bow finishes it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker Moulin Rouge set and the victorian Damask background
Paper: Pretty in Pink, White, Black, Tissue Paper
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Nestabilities, Stickles, Silver Pearls, Silk Ribbon


Thanks for stopping by...hope you have a great Friday!!!















Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Creative Belli Challenge #122

Hello everyone!! Hope all is going well with you today!! Welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!! The challenge for this two weeks is a Christmas inspiration challenge. Our inspiration piece is this beautiful Christmas china that belongs to our design team member, Karen Wallace. Thank you Karen for providing us with such lovely inspiration to create our cards and projects.
The spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!



For my card, I colored the wreath image from Flourishes Christmas Wreath set with copics and the sentiment is from Flourishes christmas classics set. The wood bird from KaiserCraft, seam binding, pearl brad, and the punched corners finish it off. Yeaaaaa, another Christmas card for my stash!!!
Recipe: Stamps: Flourishes, Paper: White, Black, Stampin Up! dp, Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Accessories: Martha Stewart Corner Punch, Seam Binding, Pearl Brad, Copics


This is also for a few other challenges:
1. The Crazy Challenge - Christmas in July
2. Christmas Inspirations - Christmas
3. The Crafty Pad - Christmas in July
4. Paper Sundaes - Christmas in July
5. 2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas in July
6. Crafty Emma - Christmas

Be sure to stop by the other Belli Girls blogs to see what they made for you today....you will find lots of awesome inspiration!!! If you upload a card to Splitcoast, PCP, Stamp TV or another online gallery be sure to add CBC122 in the keywords section.


Anne Harmon Jessica Stockmeyer Shelly Schmidt Maria Matter Mary Marsh
Karen Wallace Joy Hadden Robin Parker Ceal Prichard


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



Sunday, July 17, 2011

TLC334 Color Blocking With a Twist

Hello everyone....I finally got home from the Grapevine Stamp show....I'm pooped but we had sooo much fun!!! I saw some old friends and made some new ones...can't get any better than that!!! Tonight it's time for another Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast. The challenge this week is to use color blocking with a twist. Most people use an acrylic block, stamp it on an ink pad and stamp the cardstock. This is used mostly as a background for another stamp on a one layer card. I want you to change it up a little.......

1. Think of another way to use the color blocking.....maybe use several different shades of one color, stamp a 2x2 block with the various colors onto white cardstock, let dry, and then use the colored cardstock with a die to make a layered flower
2. Use watercolor crayons to ink up the block, very lightly mist with water, and stamp on white cardstock.
3. Use several different colors of watercolor crayons on a large background size block...scribble the crayons all over the block, mist very lightly with water, and stamp on white cardstock. Use this as your own designer paper.
4. Use different spray colors like Glimmer Mist to ink up your block and stamp onto white cardstock,
5. Ink up your block, mist a stamp with water very lightly, stamp on the acrylic block, and then stamp the block on cardstock. It should leave a light imprint of the stamp on the paper.

I made a background with a 1" block and several different colored inks that matched the copic colors in the sweet Lilli of the Valley image. I tried to match the copic colors with patterned paper I had on hand but nothing matched so this worked out perfectly!!!

Thanks for visiting...head on over to Splitcoast and join us for a fun challenge!!!

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Shabby Saturday

Good morning everyone!!! Today is the first full day of demonstrating in the Rubbernecker booth at the Grapvine Stamp Show!!!! I am all pumped up...we had dinner last night with Bev, her hubby, Ron, and Dave (Mr. Rubbernecker) and his sweet wife, Patty....we had sooo much fun!! I am ready to meet lots of stampers and get my fingers real inky!!!

I made this card the other day ....the Webster's Pages dp has been sitting on my counter for quite a while, so I decided to show it a little love. I added pearls, lace, seam binding, a wood dress form by KaiserCraft, button, wire twine, sewing, distressing, and a butterfly from Rubbernecker's Butterflies are free set. It was colored with copics, cutout, and popped up with foam dots. Saturday seemed like a great day to get a little shabby!!!

Have a great day and don't forget to come on out to the stamp show....I would love to see ya!!!


Friday, July 15, 2011

Happy Friday!!

Good morning everyone....I had a great stamping kinda day yesterday!!! I made several cards for DT commitments and just for fun....this is one of the fun ones!! I made it for the Mojo Monday #199 Sketch challenge and I used a Verve stamp called Up, Up and Away. The balloon, trees, and grass were all paper pieced using Echo Park's A Walk in the Park dp. Sewing was done around the background edges and the ribbon, button, and twine finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Crafts and Me Challenges - summertime
2. Crazy Amigo Challenge - fly away
3. Deep Ocean Challenge - cards
4. Party Time Tuesdays Challenge - blue skys and sunny days
5. The Stamping Boutique - summer scene
6. Pollycraft Monday Challenge - the great outdoors

I am off a little later this morning to the Grapevine Rubber Stamps and Paper Arts Festival this weekend......My friend, Bev (TexasGrammy), and I are going to demp for 2 days in the Rubbernecker booth. We always have so much fun...if you are in the area, come on over...we would love to see ya!!!!

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Still Wishing for Winter!!

Well, friends...this is day #14 of over 100 degree weather and no rain in the forecast...yikes!!! I have been staying in the house most of the time....we are still on voluntary water rationing so we can still water the grass 3 days a week and I can still take a shower...yeaaaa!!! We took the Grands to Build a Bear last Saturday and to a movie on Sunday....then I got sick with a GI bug...no fun!!! I finally felt like stamping a little last night....I have two more Christmas cards done...Whoohoo!!!
The first one features stamps from Taylored Expressions Sparkle and Cheer set. The deer image was stamped with Riding Hood Red and the snowflakes were stamped with Marina Mist. Blue gems decorate the antlers and star stick pins were added to the sentiment. The punched snowflake, button, and Baker's Twine finish it off.
Recipe: Stamps: TE's Sparkle and Cheer, Paper: White, Marina Mist, Black, SEI's WinterSong red checkered dp for the rick rack, and The Paper Studio dp for the background, Ink: Riding Hood Red, Marina Mist, Memento Tuxedo Black, Accessories: Star stick pins, Blue Gems, Button, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Baker's Twine, Die-namics Rick Rack Die, Nestabilities, Sewing Machine

This Christmas Card was sooo easy to make and took about 15 minutes total which is very unusual for me!! I used different Die-namics to cutout the scallops and rick rack from The Girl's Paperie Tinsel and Twig dp, Echo Park's Christmas Carol dp, and Stampin Up! dp. The Crepe Paper Snowflake Flower by The Girls Paperie was attached to a round Real Red die cut. The sentiment from Snag'em stamps was stamped on the banner with Old Olive.
Recipe: Stamps: Snag'em Stamp's Gingerbread Man, Paper: Vanilla, Real Red, Stampin Up! dp, Echo Park 's Christmas Carol dp, The Girls Paperie's Tinsel and Twig dp, Ink: Old Olive, Accessories: Die-namics, Round Nestabilities, Crepe Paper Snowflake Flower by The Girls Paperie

These are for a few challenges:
1. Scrap-Creations - at least 2 dp's and 2 embellishments
2. Oldie but Goodie Challenge - use stamps that are at least 6 months old (both cards have stamps that are older that 6 months!!)
3. Paper Creations, Ink - red/white/blue
4. Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog - red/white/blue
5. My Creative Moments - Christmas/Winter

Thanks for visiting today....stay cool!!



Saturday, July 9, 2011

Toile Elegance

Good morning everyone!!! Boy, has this been a crazy week for us....working, doctor's appointments, watching grandkids, and a little fender bender to round things off!!! We were taking two of out Grands to the movie last Tuesday and got hit in the back end. The car that hit us was actually hit from behind and she couldn't stop so she bumped into us. Not much damage to our car but her car was totaled. My DH took an ambulance ride to the ER but is ok. Come to find out the woman who caused the accident (she was in the 3rd car) didn't have insurance and her car was a rental from another state....it was rented more that 30 days ago. Hummmm...sounds like something is a little fishy!!! We really felt bad about the boys missing the movie so we took them yesterday...Mr. Popper's Penguins....what a fun movie!!! We all loved it and are ready to adopt some penguins...LOL!!! Anyway...I played around in my stamp room last night and this is what I came up with.



I stamped the Rubbernecker Toile Panel Background #SKU:572 and the RN sentiment #SKU:582-12 with Pacific Point. The corrugated cardboard frame is from Jellibean, the wood bird is from Kaiser Craft, and the Martha Stewart punched butterfluy, lace, seam binding, button, and twine finishes it off.

This is for a few challenges:



1. Splitcoast Stamper's Inspiration Challenge - Posh Vintage Designs - this is the sweater I took my inspiration from

2. The Poodles Parlour - anything to do with birds

3. Stampin for the Weekend - wings and things


5. Flutterby Wednesday - open but must use a butterfly, angel, or fairy



Thanks for dropping by...have a wonderful Saturday...hope you get to stamp a little today!!!!!!



Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Creative Belli Challenge #121

Welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!! The challenge this two weeks is to make a card or project with CUSTOM MADE BELLIES - make your own embellishments (custom dye ribbon, crochet your own flowers, make your own paper flowers, make your own paper buttons, etc...)
what ever your little heart desires!!! Be sure to use something old and forgotten from your stash, too...the Belli Challenge is all about using your old stuff and forgotten treasures!!!

My card features the adroable stamp from Lilli of the Valley. It was colored with copics and mounted over doilies. The diecut flowers and buttons were made using Basic Grey Sweet Threads dp, a Martha Stewart punch was used for the leaves, and the Baker's Twine finishes it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Lilli of the Valley, Paper: Vanilla, PTI's Spring Moss, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, Regal Rose, Basic Grey's Sweet Threads, Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Accessories: Papertey Ink Button and Flower Dies, Baker's Twine, Doilies, Copics, Martha Stewart Leaf Punch

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Hooked on Craft challenge - flowers
2. My Time to Craft Challenge - food
3. Papertake Weekly Challenge - buttons
4. Riley and Company - dies and punches
5. Try it on Tuesday - flower power

Be sure to stop by the other Belli Girls blogs to see what they made for you today....you will find lots of awesome inspiration!!! If you upload a card to Splitcoast, PCP, Stamp TV or another online gallery be sure to add CBC121 in the keywords section.


Anne Harmon Jessica Stockmeyer Shelly Schmidt Maria Matter Mary Marsh

Karen Wallace Joy Hadden Robin Parker Ceal Prichard




Sunday, July 3, 2011

TLC332 Faux Silk With a Twist

Hello everyone!! Hope you are having fun on this wonderful July 4th weekend!!! What better way to celebrate that to do a little stamping....Whoohoo!!! It's my turn to host this weeks TLC challenge on splitcoast and I am going to revisit a past challenge and add a little twist!! This week we are going to do Faux Silk. However, we are going to fancy it up just a bit by adding sponging, misting with Glimmer Mist or any other similar product, chalk, alcohol inks, flicking on the ink with a toothbrush, adding glitter or Stickles, or any other fun think you can think of!!

The instructions are pretty simple:
1. Stamp image on the tissue paper
2. Crinkle up some tissue paper and then flaten it out
3. Add glue to the background paper using a glue stick, glue spray, or liquid glue
4. Adhere the tissue paper to the backing making sure you leave a few wrinkles
5. Trim off the excess tissue paper

For those who don't have tissue paper, you can use a napkin, thin paper towel, or mulberry paper.

For my sample, I stamped the Rubbernecker 10 Point Ornament #SKU: 548 and the Rubbernecker Stamp Oasis sentiment called Scroll Joy #SKU: 1206 SO onto a napkin with Vivid Aqua ink, wadded it up, flatened it out, and glued it onto a piece of white cardstock. After triming the napkin, chalk was then used to color the ornament and around the edges. The pearl center and black silk ribbon finish it off. Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker 10 Point Ornament and RN Stamp Oasis Scroll Joy sentiment, Paper: White, Black, Ink: Vivid Aqua, Versafine Onyx Black, Accessories: Black Silk Ribbon, Pearls, Napkin, Chalks

Thanks for stopping by...have a Great July 4th!!!

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Christmas in July

Good morning everyone....hope you are having a great Saturday!!! We made the mistake of going to the grocery store yesterday morning...I think everyone in town was there!!! I hate to wait in line and tend to get a little cranky but we made it home ok and I quieted my nerves in the craft room...LOL!! We have been trying to eat healthier so we spend a lot of time reading labels.....it is sooo amazing how much sodium and fats there are in foods like soup and other prepared canned or boxed foods.....yikes!! No wonder Americans have such problems with hypertension and heart disease....anyway.....

I made another Christmas card...this one is pretty simple and fast to make!! The background was an Inkadinkado stamp that was stamped on the vanilla cardstock with Tempting Turquoise. The sentiment border from Gina K's Vintage Borders by Nina Brackett was stamped by inking up the stamp with Tempting Turquoise, Lavender Lace, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, and Summer sun. The diecut snowflake, button, and Baker's Twine finish it off.

This is also for a few challenge:
1. Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge - Christmas
2. Card Crazy Challenge - Christmas
3. For Fun Challenges - Christmas
4. Clear it out Tuesday - CAS


Thanks for visiting.....have a wonderful holiday weekend!!!

Friday, July 1, 2011

Happy Birthday Wishes

Good morning my sweet stamping friends!!! Are you planning anything for the 4th?? My mom wants a hot dog so George is going to BBQ on Monday...hope he cooks some chicken and sausage, too!!! Since it's been so dry here they have cancelled the fireworks...I guess we will have to watch them on TV. Anyway....

I made this card for yesterday's Ways to Use it Challenge on Splitcoast...the challenge was to use something old and something new. I used the new Rubbernecker Happy Birthday Circle stamp #SKU: 565-20 as my new and the Stampin Up! crocheted flowers, which are over a year old, as my old. The paper is from My Minds Eye Stella Rose and the pearl flourish, scalloped edge, and die cut leaves finish it off.
Recipe:Stamps: Rubbernecker Happy Birthday Circle
Paper: White, Chocolate Chip, Stella Rose dp from My Minds Eye
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Crocheted Flowers, Pearls, Pearl Flourish, Nestabilities Lacey Circles, Spellbinder's Foliage die, Die-namics Scallop Die, Sewing Machine


This is also for a few other challenges:
1. 4 Crafty Chicks - stitching
2. Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - pearls and swirls
3. Crafts and Me Challenge - birthday
4. Divas by Design - diecuts and/or punches
5. Deep Ocean Challenge - flowers


Thanks for dropping by...have a great holiday weekend!!!








Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Tea Party Fun

Good morning!!! I finally had a chance to play in the Tea Pot Tuesday Challenge on Splitcoast


...it's been a while since I have been to a tea party. This week da Mudder wanted us to go back to school because she was afraid we couldn't count so we were to add numbers to our card but according to Mudder, "there's gotta be at least two of that sumthin' on your card! We wanna be challenged, how hard is it to count one thing? As a matter of fact, if you brought just one thing you had to come in the back door"!!
Papers from October Afternoon's Schoolhouse were used for the background layers and the children. The numbers are stickers and I have two clips and two ribbons....hope I followed all the rules!!
Recipe:Paper: October afternoon's Schoolhouse, Vanilla, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Stickers, Clips, Ribbon, Spiral Punch, Sewing Machine


This is also for the Paper Cupcakes There's Magic in the Air challenge to make something that reflects the 1920-1930 era and the Craft Your Days Away challenge to make something vintage.


Thanks for visiting today....stay cool and be happy!!!!

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Hanging Around

Good morning everyone!! Can you believe this is the last weekend in June?? Where have the days gone?? I was kinda non productive today....that sounds better than lazy!!!!!! I had a fun day yesterday... did nothing but stamp...Whoohoo!!! I call that a real productive day...LOL!!! Anyway....The Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger picture was great inspiration!! I don't normally work with grays so this was a real stretch for me!!


I just love the wonkey layout in the picture and used it as inspiration for my card along with similar colored papers, distressing, ribbon tabs, and sewing. The adorable Lemur stamp from Rubbernecker was colored with copics, cutout, and popped up with foam dots. The coordinating sentiment was stamped on the patterned paper.

Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker Lemur stamp #SKU 569-16 and sentiment #SKU 568-16 Paper: White, Basic Gray, Stampin Up! dp, unknown dp Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Accessories: Sewing Machine, Ribbons



I made this card for the Inspiration Challenge yesterday on Splitcoast. Stef picked a great site called Sundance and when I saw the colors on this Mt. Timpanogos t-shirt, I thought about a winter wonderland!! I have been on a Christmas and winter card roll this week because it's been sooo hot!!!! The Stamp Oasis tree image from Rubbernecker called Snowy Night was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa, colored with aqua pastels, and aqua pearls were added to the shining stars. The background Cosmo Cricket dp was distressed, sponged, and sewing was done around the edges. A felt snowflake, lace, stick pins, seam binding, button, and Baker's Twine finish it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker's Stamp Oasis Snowy Night #SKU: 1691 SO, Paper: Vanilla, Cosmo Cricket dp, Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Accessories: Stick Pins, Seam Binding, Button, Twine, Pearls, Felt Snowflake, Sewing Machine, Lace, Nestabilities


Thanks for stopping by tonight....now I'm off to visit a few of my favorite blogs!!








Saturday, June 25, 2011

Wishin for Winter!!

Good morning everyone....hope you are having a wonderful weekend!!! I can't believe I have the whole day to myself....no cooking, no cleaning...just stamping all day...Whoohoo!!!! We are going to our favorite German restaruant tonight.....ooooh boy....can't wait!!! It's been so hot here that I almost hate to go outside...enough already with the 100 degree weather!!!! That's why I made a winter card yesterday for the Free 4 All challenge on Splitcoast...I thought it would cool me off a little...LOL!!! The adorable little snowman image was a gift from my sweet friend Carole who lives in the UK....sorry but I don't know the name of the stamp. He was colored with copics and the background striped paper (the challenge was to use stripes) was from Echo Park.


The snowflakes were punched from Marina Mist cardstock with Martha Stewart Punches and the pearls, sewing, ribbon, and button with twine finish it off.



This is for a few challenges:

1. Card Makin Mama's Challenge - red/white/blue
2. Stamp Something - red/white/blue
3. Meljen's designs - stripes or plaid
4. Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog - red/white/blue
5. Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog - use red somewhere on your project



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




Thursday, June 23, 2011

Taylored Expressions June Customer Blast from the Past Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to the Taylored Expressions' June Blast from the Past Customer Blog Hop!!!! You are going to find sooo much inspiration along the hop...each project will feature Taylored Expressions Stamps and products. The theme this month is Old Glory...I used the awesome inspiration sketch by Sankari Wegman and the adorable For the Love of Cupcakes set.

Now, you are probably asking yourself, "why is she using cupcakes for a 4th of July card"...well, that's an easy question to answer! If I were going to a 4th of July picnic, I would want red, white, and blue cupcakes........what better way to celebrate!!!!


The adorable cupcake image was colored with copics...sewing was done around the layers and Baker's Twine was wrapped around the bottom. The papers are scraps from Stampin Up! and the seam binding, star button, and twine finish it off.


This is also for PaperCrafts Color Challenge #6 to use red/white/blue/ and black and the Papercraft Star Challenge for a S.T.A.R recipe. My card includes: S for seam binding, star, and sewing, T for twine, A for alcohol markers (copics) or adhesive, and R for rick rack diecut trim.








Thanks for joining in on all the fun....I hope you enjoy the hop and find lots of inspiration!!!


Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Creative Belli Challenge #120


Welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!! The challenge this two weeks is to make a card or project with things that start with a G!! You can use glitter, grass, glamour, gems, gauze, or make a giftcard holder, game card, or geometric design...what ever your little heart desires!!! Be sure to use something old and forgotten from your stash, too...the Belli Challenge is all about using your old stuff and forgotten treasures!!!

My card features the adorable Girlfriend stamp and sentiment from Woodware Stamps. The Girls were colored with copics, cutout, and popped up over the cloud and wave dp scraps and the kraft sand. The Gulls from the same set were stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and the Grass was made with a MFT's Die-namics. The castle, pelican, and the Grass stamp used on the kraft *sand* are from Rubbernecker's Kittie Kits #6 and #2 . To finish it off, the Girls were Glammed up a bit with Glitter .

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Anything Goes Challenge Blog - here comes Summer
2. Bearly Mine Challenge - Summer is here
3. Sweet Stampin - things with wings (gulls and pelican)
4. Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - fun in the sun

Be sure to stop by the other Belli Girls blogs to see what they made for you today....you will find lots of awesome inspiration!!! If you upload a card to Splitcoast , PCP, Stamp TV or another online gallery be sure to add CBC120 in the keywords section.

Anne Harmon Jessica Stockmeyer Shelly Schmidt Maria Matter Mary Marsh Karen Wallace Joy Hadden Robin Parker Ceal Prichard

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