Winter Birthday

Good morning everyone....I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!  We had a houseful of family and lots of good food that we are still eating today!!  Call us crazy...we actually got up at 1:30 this morning to go shopping for Black Friday...we bought lots of bargins so I think my sleepless day was worth it!! I have about 90% of my Christmas shopping finished...Whoohoo!!! I may end up doing the rest of it on line....not many bargins there but it sure is easier on the feet...LOL!!! I sure wish the good fairy would come and wrap everything, now...I would even pay her to take that job off my hands!!! Anyway....I thought I would share the birthday card I made for my Dad...It's really hard for me to make masculine cards so this was a challenge for me!!

The Inkadinkado image was stamped on Kraft with Handsome Hunter and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. It was framed with vanilla that was cutout with a deckled rectangle Nestabilities,  stamped with on old retired stampin Up! plaid background, sponged with Walnut Distress ink and adhered to the image layer with foam tape. A thin frame was cutout with two different sized Nesties and adhered to the edge. The twine, button, and home made tag with Snap Stamps sentiment finishes it off.

This is also for  The Crafty Purple Frog Challenge to make something special for someone (my dad), The Crafty Ribbons Challenge to make a tag, and The Rainbow Lady's Challenge to make a card for a man (my dad).

Thanks for stopping by...have a great weekend!!! We will have 4 of our grandsons here in a few minutes to play while their parents shop...wish me luck...LOL!!

Color Throwdown #169

                              

Good Morning everyone...are you ready for some FABULOUS Color Throwdown Colors??? Lori is our hostess this week and she has selected such gorgeous colors!!! I hope you have a little time to play...I would love to see what you create!!

I thought the challenge colors would be perfect for these adorable polar bears from Stampendous called Polar Path. They were colored with Copics, glitter was added to the hat fur and Flower Soft was used for the snow.  The background was embossed with a snowflake folder and the ribbon was laced through the holes of the background diecut. The brown twine and button finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:

1. Shopping Our Stash - Christmas or Winter related

2. The Cheerful Stamped Pad - Who's wearing Santa's hat?

3. Kaboodle Doodles Challenge - Baby, it's cold outside!

4. Cutie Pie Challenge - Bears

5. Penny Black and More - All creatures great and small

Do you want to see some AWESOME 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
Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity
Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow
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!
Our Fabulous November/December Guest Designer - Lydia Fiedler - Understandblue

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

TLC352 - Let's Make Some Snow!!

Hello everyone!! It's my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast...since Holly and I are continuing our focus on the holidays until December 19th, how about setting the scene for some holiday fun!! Let's make a little snow....you can:
1. Use Flower Soft
2. Rub two pieces of styrofoam together to create home made snow
3. Tear and crimp white cardstock
4. Tear white cardstock and add Stickles to the torn part
5. Use patterned paper
6. Use a snow stamp
7. Use a winter snow scene stamp
8. Use snowflakes
9. Use Stickles or glitter to create falling snow
10. Make a card, gift box, ornament, gift set...what ever your little heart desires!!!

My card features the cute Rubbernecker G.Q. Polar Bear . He was colored with Copics, cutout and popped up in the snow which was made with torn white cardstock and the edges were covered with Stickles. The background was created first by sponging the clouds using Pool Party and a homemade cloud template. Then the three tree stamps from Stamp Oasis' Evergreen Set from Rubbernecker  were stamped using Handsome Hunter, Always Artichoke, and Old Olive. The sign and cardinal  from RN's Christmas Outdoor Set were also colored with Copics, cutout, and popped up with foam dots. The edges of the background layers were distressed for the finishing touch.

This was also for the 2 sisters Challenge to add sparkle, Crimbo Crackers Challenge to make it sparkle, and the Moving Along With the Times Challenge to let it snow.

Thanks for visiting and be sure to join us for the Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast...I would love to see your snow creations!!!

Rubbernecker Challenge #1 - Sisterhood Sunday

Good morning everyone!! Are you ready for some FABULOUS inspiration and a super fun challenge??? The Rubbernecker Stampin Sisterhood's first challenge is today and what a gorgeous inspiration photo!!! Mr. Rubbernecker is also giving away a prize....check it all out on the Rubbernecker Blog!!

I found my inspiration in the colors and the tree theme...I guess poinsettias go along with trees and Christmas, too!! The paper and the bingo card are all from Simple Stories 25 Days of Christmas dp...the poinsettia and leaves were made from  Spellbinder's dies.  The Rubbernecker Trees with Snow set #52-0206 were stamped with  Always Artichoke  three times on the dp, watercolored with Old Olive, cutout and the layers were popped up with foam dots. The stars and trunks were colored with copics. Seam binding, gold cording, and a gold button finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Wags 'n Whiskers Challenge - Christmas
2. Winter Wonderland Challenge - Christmas...use any cute image (my trees)
3. C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Stars in your eyes (stars on the trees)
4. CCEE Challenge - use 2 punches or diecuts (the poinsettia and leaves)

Thanks for stopping by...have a great day and be sure to check out the Sisterhood Sunday challenge!!!

Christmas is in the Air!!

Good morning everyone and happy Friday!! We have been busy the last couple of days cleaning this dirty house...we pick my Sister and her DH up at the airport tomorrow. They well stay until Tuesday... hopfully we will have some warm weather for them. It just blows me away at how much junk I can collect in just a few months!! If I don't shred junk mail every day, I end up with a stack...why are they sending me all that stuff when I just get rid of it....it's a wonder we have any trees left at all!!! 
Anyway...enough whining!! On to a much better subject...Christmas!! I made this bag for the
TLC Challenge on Splitcoast. Holly's challenge was  * it's a wrap* so I decorated a gift bag. The vintage Santa from Crafty Secrets was stamped with Real Red and it was layered onto a fancy Spellbinder's doily diecut. The papers and stickers were all from The Girls Paperie Tinsel and Twig collection.

I made this card yesterday for the Ways to Use It Challenge on Splitcoast....it was called *Baby it's cold outside*. What a fun challenge...it gave me a chance to use the cute little bird, sentiment, and snowflakes from Paper Smooches new winter set called Swanky Snowdudes. The birds were colored with copics and Stickles was added to the fur on the birds caps. The branch stamp  from Impress was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and the snow with Stickles, SEI paper, and ribbon finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by on this beautiful Friday morning...I hope you day is super special!!!

Color Throwdown #168

Good Morning everyone...are you ready for some FABULOUS Color Throwdown Colors??? Keva is the hostess with the mostess this week and she has selected such an awesome color palette!!! I hope you have a little time to play...I would love to see what you create with these gorgeous colors!!

My card features the Bird Cage stamp by Penny Johnson Vintage for Stampavie...it was stamped on vanilla cardstock and then the birdcage and the two birds were paper pieced with Stampin Up! patterned paper and colored with copics. Stitching was done around the background edges, sponging was done with So Saffron and Basic Gray and the large wood bird was colored with Copics and popped up with foam dots. The dark gray seam binding, twine, and button finishes it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Penny Black - All creatures great and small
2. Drean Valley Challenge - stitching
3. Hooked on Crafts Challenge - punch or Diecuts
4. Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - vintage
5. Let's Ink It Up - use your favorite technique (paper piecing)

Do you want to see some AWESOME 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
Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity
Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow
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!
Our Fabulous November/December Guest Designer - Lydia Fiedler - Understandblue

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

Chubby Snowmen

You will find the Rubbernecker Holiday Blog Hop here...remember, you will have till November 17 to complete the hop!!

Good Monday morning everyone...I am sooo going to get some things done today!!! I have some gardening to do, clothes to wash, floors to mop, and food to cook but first I gotta play...LOL!!! Maybe if I'm really good my  Fairy Godmother will come and get the work done so I can play in the craft room....oh well, a girl can dream, can't she!!! Anyway....I did get to play last night ...aren't these chubby little snowmen just the cutest??!!??  I have had this set for a few months but never inked it up...shame on me!!! The sweet little snowmen are from Paper Smooche's Swanky Snowdudes set...they were cutout, colored with Copics, and attached with foam dots. The background paper is SEI's Glitzmas dp and snowflakes from the same set were stamped on the paper with Marina Mist. The snow was made by tearing the white cardstock, crimping it, and adding stickles to the torn edge. The sentiment banner and button with Baker's Twine finish it off.
I made this card for a few challenges:
1. Order of the Opus Gluei - something on their head
2. Totally Gorjuss - Christmas Traditions
3. Christmas Stampin All Year Long - Use a stamp that has never seen ink - My Paper Smooches set!
4. Floweret - Christmas
5. Wags 'n Whiskers - Christmas

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

Rubbernecker Stamps Holiday Blog Hop

Hello everyone...welcome to the Rubbernecker Holiday  Blog Hop!!The Stampin’ Sisterhood has LOTS to share today!! Thank you SO much for joining us! We all thought it would be a GREAT idea to share some of our HOLIDAY images!! SO, sit back and ENJOY!!! If you leave a comment on EVERY stop along the way, you will be entered into a RANDOM drawing for your choice of ONE Rubbernecker Stamps SET!! Mr. Rubbernecker wants YOU to be able to choose, so you will LOVE what you get!! OK, we know that you are busy, so you will have until THURSDAY 11/17 to HOP! Our WINNER will be announced on the RUBBERNECKER BLOG, on FRIDAY 11/18!!

My card features the Christmas Deer #SKU-1508 SO....it was embossed with Gold Embossing Powder and then the holly and berries were colored with copics over the embossing. The image was masked and the Rubbernecker French Script background #448 was stamped over the the background area...a light green copic was used to shade and highlight around the image. Sewing and distressing was done around the patterned paper background and the gold pearls, silk ribbon, lace, and felt snowflakes finish it off.

Recipe: 

Stamps: Christmas Deer, French Script Background

Paper: Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Basic Grey Jovial dp

Ink: Versamark, Memento Desert Sand

Accessories: Silk Ribbon, Gold Pearls, Gold EP, Copics, Felt Snowflakes, Sewing Machine, Lace, Snowflake Embossing Folder

**Hop Route**

Bev Gerard

Charlene Driggs
Charlene Merrick
Frances Gumprecht
Holly McMillen
Jacquie Peifer
Jen Charboneau
Jennifer Cuthbertson
Joan Ervin ........you are here
Judy Rozema
Julia Aston
Karen Hunsaker
Kecia Waters
Kittie Caracciolo
Maria Gurnsey
Rubbernecker Stamps

We have some exciting news to share!! We will be starting some AWESOME Rubbernecker challenges on SUNDAY 11/20!! Hope you will join us for SISTERHOOD SUNDAYS!! We are going to have a BLAST!! Who knows? You could win a prize on SUNDAYS too!!!


Thanks again for stopping by, have fun and good luck!!

Felt Poinsettia

Good morning everyone....it's close to freezing this morning so I'm sitting here with a cup of cocoa and the fireplace is going strong....sooo warm and cozy!! It will warm up to 70 something this afternoon so I can get
some pansies planted. It's Veteran's Day and my red felt poinsettia isn't a poppy but it's close. I hope all the Vets have a great day including my husband, George, and my Dad. George is retired Army and my Dad served in the Navy during WWII at Pearl Harbor. Mom and I are going to take the boys out today for dinner and a movie....just a little thank you for their service!! Anyway....

I made this card yesterday for the Ways to Use it Challenge on Splitcoast to make something dimensional for the white space on our card. Spellbinders dies were used for the felt poinsettia and leaves...the paper and ribbon are Stampin Up! and the sentiment is from Rubbernecker. The gold balls in the flower center finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Dutch Dare Card Challenge - punches/dies/nesties
2. Sweet Stamps - red/green/gold
3. Make My Monday - Christmas
4. Stamping Scrapping Challenge Central - Christmas/Holiday
5. I Did It Creations Challenge - Christmas

Thanks for visiting....stay warm and thank a Veteran today!!!

Moxie Fab with a Mojo Flair

Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger

Good morning everyone....hope all is well in your little corner of the world!!! We had a lunchen at the church to celebrate the successful craft fair. We made enough money to send a large donation to the Methodist Children's Home and to buy mittens and scarves for our adopted grade school. We keep their supply closet full of extra school supplies and coats/mittens/scarves for needy children. Anyway....

This is my card for the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger using the Mojo Monday #214 sketch. I took my inspiratin from the bracelet's colors and flowers...Echo Park's Country Drive paper was used along with a doily sponged with So Saffron. The flower and leaves were made with Spellbinder's dies using Pool Party and So Saffron cardstock. The pearls and sentiment fron Verve  finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Crafting for All Seasons - texture (I used texture on the doily, flower and leaves)
2. Create Me Pink - flower
3.CCEE Challenge - use 3 different shapes
4. Crafty Ann's Challenge - floral frenzy

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

Color Throwdown Challenge #167

Hello everyone!!! It's Wednesday and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge!! It's my turn to host the challenge and I got to pick the colors...Whoohoo!!!! I found my inspiration from the beautiful October Afternoon dp called Good Cheer. I hope you have a little time to play today...I would love to see what you create with these colors!!!! 

My card featrues  the adorable Rubbernecker Snowman called Zac #596-01. He was colored with copics and Pool party was sponged around the edges. The ribbon, distressing, sewing, punched snowflake, and button finishes it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:

1.  Stamps and Fun = Creativity - Winter

2. I Did It Creations - Christmas/Winter

3. Mark's Finest Papers - Fall or Winter Theme

4. Bah - Humbug - Snowmen

Do you want to see some AWESOME 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
Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity
Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Lynn Put - The Queens Scene
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri   Welcome!!!!
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!
Our Fabulous November/December Guest Designer - Lydia Fiedler - Understandblue

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

Tuesday With the Rubbernecker Team

Hello everyone!! Today is my turn to post for the Tuesday with the Team on the Rubbernecker Blog....I made these cards for the post....check out all the card details on the Rubbernecker Blog!!!!

Thanks for stopping by today....I have nothing planned except to stamp all day...Whoohoo!!!! Have a great day!!

Technique Lover's Challenge #350

Good morning everyone!! It's my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast!! As I was stamping away this week, a silly thought popped into my head....what would happen if all my stamps disappeared....GASP!!! What would I do??? Well....let's find out!! Sooo, the challenge today is to create a card or project without stamps or digies! Here are a few suggestions:

1. Use patterned paper images: cut them out or use diecuts, punches, etc.
2. Use stickers, rub-ons, pictures, or chipboard
3. Use fabric pieces, flowers, tickets, food labels, or antique post cards
4. Use pictures from newspapers, magazines, or catalogs
5. Use ribbons, puzzle pieces, or photos
6. Make hand written sentiments or use letter stickers, letter buttons, stencils, labeling machine, cut out words from a newspaper or magazine.
7. The sky is the limit...have fun!!!

My card features a clown and sentiment that were cut from a piece of patterned paper, a banner sticker, and a diecut piece of embossed patterned paper. The stars were punched from cardstock and the buttons with twine finish it off. Come One, Come All and join us for a fun challenge!!!
Recipe:
Paper: White, Real Red, Always Artichoke, Pumpkin Pie, Imaginisce dp, SonBurn dp
Accessories: Baker's Twine, Buttons, Banner Sticker, Star Punch, Corner Punch, Border Die from PTI

Thanks for stopping by...have areat day!!!



Church Craft Fair 2011...the rest of the story!!

Good morning everyone.....the craft fair is over and it was a great success!!! We sold more than we expected, which is a good thing!!! Our little church craft group will use the money we made for several projects including Christmas gifts for the Methodist Children's Home, the food pantry, and helping with the church electric bills.

Here are the rest of the card sets I made using photos from Sue Knox. This set features shell stamps and sentiments from Rubbernecker Stamps.

The sentiments on these sets are all from Papertrey Ink.

This flower is from my garden....

This is one of mine, too!!

Whew!!!! I'm glad the fair is over and now I can clean my stamp room....LOL!!!! Thanks for dropping by and I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!!