Boy Birthday

Good morning everyone....I thought I would share another birthday card I made for my DGS Ryan...every 10 year old needs 2 birthday cards, don't they!!! I colored the little soccer players blue and red which are his team colors. The stamps are from Rubbernecker's Soccer Sentiments #470, Soccer Co-Ed #470, and the sentiment is from Flower Silhouettes #467. All the images were colored with copics, cutout, and popped up with foam dots. Clouds were sponges on the white background layer with Bashful Blue and the paper is from SEI's I'm an Athlete.

Soccer ribbon, a soccer ball brad, and the grass die from MFT's finishes it off. This was just too much fun to make...hope he likes it...he may like the money inside better...LOL!!!

These are a couple of the hybrid Iris in my garden that I will be entering in the Iris show on Saturday...I'm hoping they don't fall apart before Saturday morning!!! This is the first time I have entered so I don't expect to win...some of the gardners have been doing this for 20 years or more!!! I'll upload pictures of the winners on Sunday's post.

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

Gotta Love Pink!!

Good morning everyone!!! Today is a super special day in our family.....it's my mother's 91st birthday!! She wants to go to the library this morning and then we are taking Mom and Dad out for lunch. I sure hope I look as good as she does when I'm that age...she's one amazing lady!!! Anyway....I did a little stamping last night...the first card is an anniversary card for my son and his wife. The card is actually from a swap I went to last year...I left the sentiment layer blank so it would be ready for any occasion. I added the sewing at the top, the crocheted flower, and the seam binding along with the Verve sentiment from the Anniversary Birds set.

I had a piece of cupcake patterned paper from College Press sitting on my work table and I thought this sweet cupcake image from Impression Obsession would go perfectly...it was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with copics. Sewing was done around the background layers and lace, ribbon, wired twine, button, and pearls are the finishing touches.

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

Flower Girl

Good morning everyone!! I am sooo excited because we finally got all out tax stuff to the CPA yesterday....Whoohoo!!! I stayed up till 2:00 AM but finally got everything together...now I can stamp till my little fingers give out...LOL!! I bought this adorable Pergamano stamp set called Flower Girls from my friend Jerri Kay's Touch of Grace store a couple of weeks ago and finally got it inked up. It wasn't till I uploaded the card that I noticed I forgot to add the rhinestones to the flowers....drat!!!!

The image was colored with copics and I used the Mojo Monday Sketch #185 for the layout. The sentiment is from So Sweet by There She Goes and sewing, seam binding, and the handmade felt flower finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:

1. Little Miss Muffet Challenge- stitching

2. The Rubber Cafe - Spring flowers

3. Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - hand made flowers (I made a felt flower)

4. Secret Crafter - butterflies (I have tiny butterflies on the image)

Girly vs. Masculine

Good morning everyone.....hope you are doing well on this beautiful Sunday morning and you are doing lots of fun things this weekend!!! We went to a movie Friday night...we saw the Lincoln Lawyer and it was pretty good...of course, anything with Matthew McConaughey in it is wonderful!!!! Last night we met my DD Holly and her DH John at my parents and hung out for a while. It's always fun to catch up on all the family news!! Anyway...I did get in the craft room for a little while to play with some new goodies!!

I used a new Unity Itty Bitty stamp called Love for this card...it was stamped with Rich Cocoa, colored with copics, and the image was sponged while it was still in the Nestabilities. Sewing was done around the background borders and lace, gold cording, a rolled felt flower, Candy Dot center, and plastic flowers and leaf from Prima finish it off.

Recipe: Stamps: Unity Itty Bitty called Love, Paper: White, Pure Luxury Chocolate Brown, Memory Box dp called Brioche, Accessories: Felt, Rolled Flower Die from MFT, Candy Dot, Gold Cording, Prima flowers and Leaves, Lace, Nestabilities, Sewing Machine, Copics

This is for the following challenges:

1. Wee Memories: favorite color combo (red, blue, brown)

2. Drunken Stampers - sponging

3. Pattie's Creations Design Challenge - flowers or flowers and pearls

4. Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge - use dies or punches and ribbon/lace

I made this card yesterday for the Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast. The hostess was my sweet friend Anne (Itsapassion) and she picked an awesome site called Outer Bankes Trading Group...it was full of beachy and nautical goodies to draw inspiration from.

I have lots of men in my family and almost no masculine cards in my stash...you should here the whines when I give them a card with ribbons and lace...LOL!!! Anyway, I hope to fix that little problem by using the Yacht Club papers from Webster's Pages...I love the nautical theme!! The challenge site was the perfect place to find some *guy* inspiration...thanks, Anne!! I chose this pillow for my inspiration and used Unity's Celebrate set that coordinates with the Webster's Pages paper. The striped sailboat is the stamped image....it was colored with copics and popped up with dimensionals. The celebrate sentiment was stamped on the dp and sewing and distressing were done around the edges. Twine and a wooden botton finish it off.

Recipe: Stamps: Unity Celebrate Paper: Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Webster's Pages Yacht Club dp Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa Accessories: Sewing Machine, Button, Twine

Home Tweet Home

Hello everyone....I finally got my card made for today's Free 4 All challenge on Splitcoast...Jeanne wanted us to make a card or project that was someone's home....the home could belong to a bird, person, dog, etc.

I used the Woodware set called Birdsong...stamped the cage with Tangerine Tango three times onto the Memory Box dp called Brioche. One of the cages was cutout and popped up and then the top from the third one was cutout and popped up. The birds were stamped on a scrap of Daisy D's dp, cutout and popped up on the branch and birdcage. The seam binding, button, and twine finish it off. This is also for the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger using the picture above as inspiration. I used the colors and wrinkled effect as my inspiration...tooo fun!!!

Recipe: Stamps: Woodware Birdsong, Paper: White, Tangerine Tango, Memory Box dp called Brioche, Ink: Tangerine Tango, Memento Rich Cocoa, Accessories: Button, Twine, Seam Binding

Thanks for stopping by this afternoon....I'm off to go feed two hungry horses!!

Birthday Fishes - Bargello Technique

Good morning everyone!! I worked the last two days and I always feel brain dead the day after....I think I'm too delicate to work...LOL!!!! I may get to do a little stamping this afternoon but this morning I'm going to work in the yard. First, though, I want to share a card I made for this weeks Splitcoast Stamper's Wednesday Tutorial....it's right on the front page....Whoohoo!!! Here is the link to the Bargello tutorial.

Recipe: Stamps: Paper Smooches Birthday Buddies Paper: White, Night of Navy, Basic Grey's Lime Rickey Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Accessories: Nestabilities, Button, Twine

Thanks for visiting and I hope your day is super special!!!!

Creative Belli Challenge #114

Welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!! The challenge this two weeks is to Think Seamstress!! This can include buttons, sewing, sewing stamps, notions, pins......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!!!

I used the sketch from the Walzingmouse Sketch Challenge and a Waltzingmouse stamp set called Sewing Box - Hugs. I just love these little stamps...they look like sewing has been done around the edges with all the tiny stitches!! Sewing was done around the background edges and the banners, background paper, and the flowers were all cut from American Crafts dp called The Color of Memories. The sentiment is from the same set and the buttons, twine, and candy dots finish it off.

This is also for a few other challenges:

1. Random Amusing Challenge - use something you have been horarding/saving (my paper)

2. The Stamping Boutique - handmade flowers

3. The Tuesday Throwdown - florals

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 CBC114 in the keywords section.

Chris Dickinson

Ceal Pritchett

Holly Brown

Anne Harmon

Robin Kirkpatrick

Jessica Stockmeyer

Shelly Schmidt

Maria Matter

Darsie Bruno

Joy Hadden

Robin Parker

Chris Olsen

Mary Marsh

Karen Wallace

Tamara Morton

Beth Norman

Thanks for stopping by...hope you can do something super special today!!!!

Rubbernecker's New Release Blog Hop

Welcome to RUBBERNECKER STAMPS release day HOP!!

We are SO excited you are HOPPING with us today!! There are LOTS of AWESOME creations in store for you!! Besides ALL the GREAT creations? There are PRIZES to be had, as well!! There are THREE ways to WIN!! Take a look at what we have for you!! If you leave some LOVE at EVERY stop, you could WIN………….

1. A $25 RUBBERNECKER GIFT CERTIFICATE If you sign up for the Rubbernecker Newsletter, on the RN BLOG, you could WIN….

2. ONE OF TEN $10 RUBBERNECKER GIFT CERTIFICATES IF you "LIKE" us on Facebook, you could WIN……..

3. A $15 RUBBERNECKER GIFT CERTIFICATE

WOW, can you believe ALL the chances there are to WIN? We will announce the winners THURSDAY! So, you have until then, to HOP, "LIKE" , and SIGN-UP!! The official BLOG HOP ROUTE is listed below, in case you should get lost!! ALL of the NEW release stamps, you see today, are available NOW for purchase!! Thanks for joining in our excitement and

BEST OF LUCK!!

The Hawaiian Vine stamp #537-12 was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black on the green and orange dp from Basic Grey's Curio. The orange flowers were cutout and adhered over the green flowers. The butterfly and the sentiment from RN's Butterflies are Free set were also stamped with Tuxedo Black and the butterfly was colored with copics. The black pearls, silk ribbon, and the diecut scallops finish it off.

Now, take a stroll throught the all the DT's blogs for some awesome inspiration!!! If you came from Jacquie's you are on the right track!!! Up next is Julia !!!

Rubbernecker Blog

Jen Charboneau

Charlene Merrick

Jacquie Peifer

Joan Ervin - you are here

Julia Aston

Karen Hunsaker

Kittie Caracciolo - DT Coordinator

Maria Gurnsey

Splitcoast's TLC Challenge

Hello everyone!! It's my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast and thanks to my sweet friend, Denise (peanutbee), we have a great one!! I saw this GORGEOUS card on her blog and just knew we had to do this technique for the TLC!! I am going to call it *Follow the Edge*. All you have to do is trim the front side of the card along the edge of your image so you can see the inside. I free hand cut my layers but you can trace the background layers from the first one you cut. The scallops I added on the inside show when the card is closed.....too cool!! I bought the adorable Morehead stamp set called Joy for You from Jerri Kay's Store called Touch of Grace. It was colored with copics and paper pieced with papers from Basic Grey's Lime Rickey and American Crafts dp. The balloon sticker with the 4 is from American Crafts...this is for my DGD, Caitlyn, for her 4th birthday. The sentiment was stamped on the Lime Rickey paper with PTI's Birthday Basics set. I had to hand write some of the letters to create Caitlyn's name. The balloons and the banner are from the same set and and the scallops finish it off. Recipe: Stamps: Morhead Stamp set called Joy for You Paper: White, Lime Rickey dp, American Crafts dp Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Accessories: Twine, EK Success Scallop Border Punch, American Crafts Sticker, Copics

Thanks for visiting....have a wonderful craft filled day!!!

Rubbernecker New Relese Preview Day One

Hello everyone!! Rubbernecker Stamps will be releasing more NEW STAMPS on Tuesday 3/29/11. To get you all ready for these BEAUTIFUL new stamps, we are having TWO days of PREVIEWS!! Welcome to DAY ONE!! You will want to visit EVERY one of the FABULOUS design team participants, for on ONE of their blogs, is a chance to win a $15 Rubbernecker Stamps gift certificate!　You can find the complete list of today’s participants on the RUBBENECKER BLOG!

Want MORE ways to win? How about a $10 gift certificate? If you sign up for the RUBBERNECKER NEWSLETTER, you will have the chance to WIN! There will be TEN gift certificates given away!! How about ONE more way to win? LIKE the RUBBERNECKER PAGE on Facebook and you could win a $15 gift certificate too!! WOW, that is a LOT of ways to win!! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy all of the creations, and GOOD LUCK!!

My card today features the elegant chandelier from Rubbrnecker's new Clowns and Crowns set #528. It was stamped on the white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black and brown rhinestones were added for the chain. The sentiment is from RN's Party Time set...it was also stamped with Rich Cocoa and framed with a Maya Road frame colored with a copic. The paper is from Basic Grey's Porcelain and the rhinestone flourish finishes it off.

Thanks for visiting today....Be sure to stop by the Rubbernecker Blog to see which designers will be previewing today!!!

Saturday Brings More Challenges!!

Good morning everyone...hope you are having a great Saturday!!! I have to work a few hours today but wanted to upload this first...the bright colors will make me happy all day!!! This is for the Moxie Fab World's Citrus Celebration Challenge....my green isn't really lime but this is as close as I could get...oh well...two out of the three colors isn't too bad...LOL!!!! It's also for the Inspiration challenge on Splitcoast...Stef picked an awesome site called Ruche and I found inspiration from this fabulous top.

The sentiment and butterfly are from Rubbernecker's Butterflies are Free set...the butterfly was colored with copics, the leaves were cutout of the Prism Intense Mint cardstock with a Stampin Up! die, and the felt flower and the rick rack were cutout with a MFT's Die-namics, and the Maya Road chipboard was first colored with white acrylic paint and them colored with a So Saffron marker. The Candy Dot for the flower center and sewing around the background edge are the finishing touches.

Recipe:

Stamps: Rubbernecker's Butterflies are Free

Paper: White, Prism Intense Mint, Stampin Up dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Felt, SU leaf Die, Die-namics rack rack die and flower die, Maya Road chipboard frame, Candy Dot, Sewing Machine, Corner Rounder punch

This is for a few other challenges:

1. 2 Sisters Challenge Blog - make you own embellishments (I made the flower and the leaves)

2. Pattie's Creations Challenge - flowers

3. Raise the Bar - be inspired by a country (I was inspired by the tropics)

4. Sew Many Cards Challenge - Spring fling

5. Stamp Something - Spring

Have a great Saturday, everyone!!!

Challenge Friday

Good morning everyone!! I stayed up pretty late last night....I was stamping away and didn't look at the time until it was after two...yikes!!! I just left my mess till later in the morning...maybe the good fairy will clean it up while I get my beauty rest...LOL!!!
I made this fun card for the Free 4 All Challenge on Splitcoast...we were to be inspired by the sun. The temp was in the 80's here yesterday so I was ready to get out the summer stamps!! The sweet image from Penny Black's Beach Day set from Stamper's Dream was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black, embossed with clear ep, and watercolored with Tombow Markers. The sun, sentiment, and shells at the bottom are from the same set. My poor little girl is all sunburned...I guess she forgot to use sunscreen!!!
Recipe:
Stamps Beach Day by Penny Black
Papers: Watercolor paper, Black, Tempting Turquoise, Pure Luxury Kraft
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Vivid Tuscan
Accessories: Tombow Markers, Clear Embossing Powder

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Pals Paper Arts - embossing
2. Pixie Dust Studio - Lets go to the Movies (Gidget goes Hawaiian)
3. My Time to Craft Challenge - Ladies Day
4. Incy Wincy - embossing
5. Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - use green somewhere on your project

Thanks for dropping in ...hope you have a great Friday!!!

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Rubbernecker Stamp Company!!

Good morning everyone...I had a chance to stamp a little this morning which puts me in a really good mood...LOL!!! I inked up the sweet little Bird in Grapevine stamp from Rubbernecker and colored it with copics. The bird was popped up on foam dots. I wanted to add a pearl flourish but all I had was a navy one soooo..... I colored it with a black copic and tadaa...it worked!!!
A little sewing, wrinkled seam binding, button, and baker's twine finish it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Bird in Grapevine
Paper: White, Black, My Mind's Eye Fine and Dandy dp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics, Pearl Flourish, Sewing Machine, Wrinkled Seam Binding, Button, Baker's Twine, Nestabilities

Thanks sooo much for stopping by....be sure to head on over to the Rubbernecker Stamp Company to check out the great deals!!!

Taylored Expressions March Blast from the Past Customer Blog Hop!!

Hello everyone and welcome to the Taylored Expression's March 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 Spring so, of course, I had to plant me some flowers!!!

The awesome inspiration sketch created by Sankari Wegman was used for my card today....I flipped it to accomodate the flowers. The flowers and one of the mushrooms from the Garden Party Blooms set were stamped on various October afternoon pattern papers, cutout, and popped up with foam dots. The same papers were used on all the layers....the sun was stamped with Summer Sun, the leaves were stamped with Old Olive, and the larger mushroom was stamped with Vivid Aqua. The sentiment from the Sweet Spring set, buttons, and twine finish it off.
Recipe:
Stamps: Sweet Spring, Garden Party Blooms
Paper: Real red, Vanilla, White, Bella Blvd dp, October Afternoon's Cherry Hill, Seaside, Modern Homemaker
Ink: Real Red, Summer Sun, Old Olive, Vivid Aqua
Accessories: Buttons, Twine

Thanks for joining us today on the hop...have a great day!!

Grungy Newspaper Creation

Good morning everyone!! Hope all is well in your world....I have to go to work today so this will be short and sweet!! I made this card yesterday for the TLC317 challenge on Splitcoast to use newspaper on a card or project. Since I don't take the paper, I went to my parents to raid their paper stash.
The leaf stamp from Studio 490's Ticket to Art set was stamped on newspaper with Old Olive and sponged with Vintage Photo Distress ink. Several round scalloped pieces were punched from the newspaper, sponged with Vintage Photo, crumpled up, and layered together with a brad to form the flower. The sentiment was cutout of the newspaper and the bird is a wood piece from KaiserCraft. The birdcage stamp is called Sweet ZZZ's from Unity...it was paper pieced with 7 Gypsies Gypsy Market dp and sewing around the background paper finishes it off.

I really like the look of the newsprint and think next time I will stamp silhouettes on newsprint...I just have to find something in the newspaper except articles about war, death, or crimes!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Unity, Studio 490
Paper: Old Olive, Kraft, 7 Gypsies dp, Newspaper
Ink: Old Olive, Vintage Photo
Accessories: Brad, Wood Bird, Sewing Machine

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

Owls and Birds

Good morning everyone...hope you had a wonderful weekend!!! I worked in the yard on Saturday and cleaned up my house after a week of grandkids on spring break...we sure did have fun!! After church yesterday I went to my son David's to cut my youngest DGS's hair. At 16 months old, he looked like a wild man with all his curls!! His mom and dad couldn't take it any longer so grandma came to the rescue!! In my other life before going to nursing school, I was a hairdresser and used to cut my children's hair before they decided that wasn't cool...LOL!! Anyway....I worked all Sunday afternoon on this card. I don't know why I couldn't get it all together.... I knew what I wanted to do, just couldn't get there...YKWIM?? I tried several different color combos, lots of papers, colors, and embellies. Finally, after leaving it alone for about an hour, it all came together!!

The sweet image is called Time and Season by Unity...it was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa on the Bella Blvd cloud dp. It was then stamped on white cardstock, colored with copics, cutout, and adhered over the dp stamped image. I noticed I forgot to color the leaves but I'm not going to fix it now......just pretend I ment to do that...LOL!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Unity
Paper: White, Chocolate Chip, October Afternoon's Fly a Kite and Cherry Hilldp, Bella Blvd dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Die-namics scallop die, Twill, Button, Twine, Large Oval scallop Nestabilities, Copics

I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch #109 and a few other challenges:

1. I Did It Challenge - Spring

2. Let's Ink it Up - punches/die cuts

3. Totally Gorjuss - buttons

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

First Rose of Spring

Happy Saturday, everyone!!! My DH went fishing before 5:00 AM this morning and we took all four of the Grands back home last night so I am on my own today!!! I will work in the back flower beds first thing before the sun is high in the sky and then to the craft room...life is good!!
I made this card yesterday (before the Grands got up) for the Free 4 All Challenge on Splitcoast. The challenge was to make something that reminded us of gardens and Springtime.
I went to Lowes a couple of days ago and they had some of the prettiest roses...got me in the mood to color this Rubbernecker rose. The image was embossed with gold ep and water colored with Tombow Markers. The background paper is called Annalee from Prima and the rhinestones and ribbon with the button finished it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Rubbernecker Rose #529-02
Paper: Watercolor paper, White, Annalee dp from Prima
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Tombow Markers, Rhinestones, Ribbon, Button, Baker's Twine, Lace, Egyptian Gold EP by JudiKins

Thanks for visiting...I hope you have a GREAT weekend!!!

Spring Break Fun!!

Hello everyone!! I have had some of my Grandkiddos here this week for spring break and boy, have we been busy!!! Shopping, lunches, movies, playing games, working in the yard, flying kites, visiting family...whew!! I did have a little time this afternoon to stamp while the girls played on the laptop and Cole played with his cars.
This card is for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge and I used the Color Throwdown colors this week; Wild Wasabi, More Mustard, Elegant Eggplant, Early Expresso.
The tree trunk, leaves, and sentiment from Waltzingmouse's Asian Garden set were stamped with Wild Wasabi and Chocolate Chip, cut out, and attached with foam dots. Brown twine was wrapped around the the trunk and lavender pearls were added to the leaves and butterflies. A Stampin Up! scalloped border punch was used to create the scallops around the edge.
This is kind of a stretch for me but I love to try new things....what new things did you try this week???
Gotta go fix popcorn for tonight's movie...they want to watch Harry Potter...oh boy!!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you had a great St. Patty's Day!!!!!!