Halloween Set #3

Hello everyone....it's a beautiful coolish morning here perfect to get outside and do a little gardening. If I wasn't so old and lazy, I'd be out in the garden right now...LOL!! My flower beds look a little sick after all the hot, dry weather...we have been watering them  but that doesn't seem to help much. Things will look better when the temp stays down in the 80's.

 I have some fun news....remember all the baby chicks we got in May?? Well, they are now just starting to lay little brown eggs that are half the size of a regular egg.  They will get bigger in a few weeks...we feel like real farmers now...LOL!! Anyway...I finished another Halloween set for our Grands...3 down, 7 to go!!

I used a chipboard ghost and stickers from Echo Park...no stamping today!

Thanks for dropping by... have a wonderful weekend!!!

Blue Love Birds

Hello everyone....can you believe it's Friday already?? Where has the week gone?? It's just a few minutes after midnight and I'm not a bit tired....I have to get up at 6:30 in the morning so I better get tired real fast...LOL!!! I am going to take Mom and Dad to the optical shop in the morning so they can pick out new glasses. I have never figured out how you are supposed to try on frames when you can't see without your glasses....go figure!!!  Anyway....

I made this card tonight for the Free 4 all Challenge on Splitcoast to use paper piecing. The birdcage and birds from Woodware's Bird Song set were all paper pieced with basic Grey's Wisteria dp. Distressing, sewing, pearls, ribbon, lace, button, and twine finish it off.

Recipe: Stamps: Woodware's Bird Song, See D's Phrases Collection, Stampin Up's Script Background Paper: Vanilla, PTI's Royal Velvet, PTI's Pacific Vineyard dp, Basic Grey's Wisteria dp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, River Rock

Accessories: Lace, PTI's Royal Velvet Ribbon, Twine, Button, Pearls, Distressing,

This is also for a few other challenges:
1. DYSU Challenge blog - Texture
2. Little Miss Muffet Challenge - color challenge (blue, purple, and green)
3. Some Odd Girl - stitching
4. My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges - layers
5. Stampavie and More - pearls and lace

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

 

Happy Haunting

Hello everyone...hope you are having a great week so far!! We aren't doing so well here in Texas....the wild fires are doing sooo much damage!!  We had one across the road from our land on Monday...they had 7 fire trucks plus an ambulance trying to fight it!! Some of the firemen were treated for smoke inhalation.  The fire  went right up to 3 houses but they fought back the flames with water and foam...sooo scarry!!! Thank God the flames didn't jump the road to our side!!! I feel so bad for all the folks in Bastrop...hundreds of people have lost their homes and businesses. Sometimes all it takes is a spark from a lawnmower or a car starting and the grass just explodes...please help us pray for rain!!!!
Anyway....

This is the second Halloween set I have made for my Grands...2 down, 8 to go!! The bat trails and sentiment from Inkadinkado were stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and embossed with clear ep. The papers and stickers are from Echo Park's Happy Halloween and the bat chipboard with the googly eyes, the button, and twine finishes it off.

I used the awesome velvet bat paper from Stampin Up! along with Echo park stichers on the bag. Googly eyes were added to the pumpkin and the button, twine, and ribbon complete the project.

Thanks for stopping by....It's almost 2:00 AM and time for this old grandma to be in bed...I think I turned into a pumpkin an hour ago...LOL!!!

Tuesday With the Rubbernecker Team!!

Hello everyone!! It's my turn to host the Rubbernecker Tuesday with the Team on the Rubbernecker Blog....it's such a fun place with lots of inspiration!!! If you want to be WOWed...check it out!!!
I decided to make some CAS style Christmas cards that would be mailable. You all know how I love to pile on the layers and embellies so I really had to put on the brakes...LOL!!

My Christmas cards  use Rubbernecker stamps...all the deets are listed in my Tuesday With the Rubbernecker Team blog post.

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

Fall Fun Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to the Fall Fun Blog Hop! A group of online buddies decided the holiday weekend in the US would be a GREAT time to get inky together, and so we've put together a fall themed blog hop to inspire you as the autumn approaches. As you meet our stampy bloggers today, you may discover that some have goodies for you, so be sure and visit everyone on the list. We have hoppers from all over the globe today, and they are amazing artists.

Thanks for visiting us - grab yourself a nice fall beverage and enjoy! If you have come from Dana's blog, you are on the right track!!

My card features a JustRite Stamp called Autumn Blessings....the image was colored with Copics and mounted on a Spellbinders diecut frame. Sewing was done around the background vanilla layer and pearls and silk ribbon finish it off.

Here is the full list of our blog hoppers today: The next stop along the hop is Maren's blog!!

Lydia Fiedler

Libby Hickson

Kim Williams

Michelle Single

Lee Murphy

Sara Henton

Yapha Mason

Lisa Adametz

Jimmi Mayo

Jeanne Streiff

Bev Gerard  

Dana Keith

Joan Ervin

Maren Benedict

Teresa Kline:ME

Hannah Clark

Dina Kowal

Wanda Cullen

Korin Sutherland

Taylor Usry

Monika Davis

Harriet Skelly

Kim Schofield

Cathy McCauley

Mary Marsh

Julia Aston

Bridget Finlay

Alison Habetler

Leslie Hanna

Sue Farrant

Michelle Hanway

Misti Oblander

Judy Rozema

Jenna Barber

Tammy Hershberger

Eva Dobilas

Kerri Michaud

Cheryl Navarrete

Neva McMullen

Marianne Baugher

Samantha

Cindy Wallach

Christmas Joy

Good morning!!! I am still at The Trading Days in Canton, Texas but I did schedule this to post today....I am still making flat Christmas cards for easy mailing and I wanted to share this with you...I used one of my favorite Taylored Expressions sets called Wings of Joy!! The image was paper pieced with the same October Afternoon Good Cheer dp that was also used in the background. The bird, holly, and bow were all stamped on scrap white, colored with Copics, cutout, and glued to the stamped image. The diecut doily, ribbon, and sewing finish it off.

Recipe: Stamps: Wings of Joy from Taylored Expressions/

Paper: Vanilla, Riding Hood red, October Afternoon's Good Cheer

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Nestabilities Ovals, Ribbon, Papertrey Ink Doily Die, Sewing Machine, Copics 

Thanks sooo much for stopping by....I will be back tomorrow for the Fall Hop...stay tuned!!!!

Mojo 206 and Color Throwdown #157

Hello everyone....hope all is well with you!!! I am packing and getting ready for a fun weekend at First Monday's Trade Days in Canton, Texas. It's a huge flee market...around 100 acres of shopping...whoohoo!!!!  I did stamp a little last night...I just had to make a card for my favorite two challenges...The Mojo Monday sketch and the Color Throwdown colors; Matina Mist, Crumb Cake, Bravo Burgundy, and Lucky Limeade. I did take some creative liberties with the sketch....I was moved by my mojo...LOL!!!
My card features a stamp from Serendipity Stamps called Sweet Pea...it was stamped on Bo Bunny Gabrielle dp and colored with Copics. I used a doily for the back layer, added some lace, pearls, sewing distressing, and used a felt rolled flower with a pearl and twine for the circle layer.
Recipe: Stamps: Serendipity's Sweet Pea
Paper: Crumb Cake, Marine Mist, Bravo Burgundy, Bo Bunny Gabriella dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Felt, Rolled Flower Die from MFT, Pearls, Twine, Sewing Machine, Ribbon, Lace, Doily

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

Creative Belli Challenge #125

Hello everyone and welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!!! The challenge this two weeks is to use acetate or vellum on your creation. You can use acetate to stamp on, create shapes, snowflakes, or create a window effect or box; vellum can be used for a sentiment, scallop, or background...what ever your little heart desires!! Remember, the spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!
My Christmas card features stamps from The Little Paper Shop...the sentiment is from the Global set and the bird is from the Christmas Wishes set. Retired Stampin Up! snowflake vellum was sewn onto a piece of red dp and the scallop was made from a piece of vellum that was embossed with the Dotted Swiss embossing folder. The Candy Dots, seam binding, button, twine, and felt snowflake finish it off.

This is for a few other challenges:
1. Ribbon Carousel Challenge - use 2 or more items that come on a spool (I used seam binding ribbon and twine)
2. My Craft Spot - sewing, stitching
3. Card Cupids Blog - stitching
4. Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - build up the layers
5. Hooked on Crafts - winged things

Be sure to stop by the Creative Belli Blog to see what the other Belli Girls 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 CBC125 in the keywords section.


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

TLC340 Embossed Kisses

Hello everyone...it's my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast and this weeks challenge has come to us from the very talented Susan Roberts...it's called Embossed Kisses!!! She created a tutorial for this technique on her blog...check it out!!

My card features ornament stamps from Papertrey Ink's Vintage Ornaments. Each ornament was "kissed" just a little bit differently. The red one was inked up with Riding Hood Red and kissed on a dry diamond shaped embossing folder before stamping it on the white cardstock. The light green one was inked with River Rock and kissed on a snowflake folder that was inked up with Old Olive. The small round ornament was inked with Old Olive and kissed on a swirly folder that was inked with black. The ornaments were all cutout and adhered to the doily with pop dots. The doily was cutout using a Papertrey Ink doily die, the scallop was made with a Papertrey Ink scallop die, sewing was done around the edges of the background paper, and the seam binding, felt snowflake, button, and Baker's Twine finish it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Papertrey Ink Vintage Ornaments
Paper: Authentique's Wonder dp, Vanilla, Riding Hood Red
Ink: River Rock, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Black
Accessories: Gold Cording, Seam Binding, Felt Snowflake from Little Yellow Bicycle, Button, Baker's Twine, Doily Die from PTI, Scallop Die from PTI, Sewing Machine, Embossing Folders

Thanks for stopping by....come join us for the Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoast!! I would love to see what you create!!!!

Hello Friend

Hello everyone and happy Saturday!!! My heart goes out to all those along the eastern shore...hopefully Irene will calm down into a tropical storm and we won't end up with flooding and distruction!!! What a crazy world we live in...too much rain in one area and none in another!!! 
We are going to have a couple of Grands stay with us tonight so I will do a little stamping therapy this afternoon  before they arrive....I will need all the strength I can get...LOL!!!
I made this card last night for a friend who needs a little cheering up...I thought the sweet little girl from Crafty Secret's Couple of Cuties set would be just perfect! She was colored with Copics and the sentiment is from the same set. The papers are from Prima's Annalee collection and the lace and sticker flowers are the only embellishments.

This is for a few challenges:
1. Alphabet Challenge - O for only 3 embellishments (I have 2 flowers and lace)
2. CAS-ual Fridays - stickers (I used 2 flower stickers)
3. Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge - diecuts or punches
4. Blogger's Challenge - Tic-Tac-Toe (I used lace, patterned paper, and diecuts)

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

Pretty in Purple

Good morning everyone....can you believe it's Wednesday already?? I had such a wonderful visit with my niece but it was way too short!! She will retire from the Air Force next summer so we are all planning a retirement party in Las Vegas...I think that would be a great way to end her military career!! Anyway...I finished this card after Andi left...it's for my sister's 40th wedding anniversary. She loves purple so I know she will love it and maybe she will forgive me for being very late ...her anniversary was Monday...oops!!!

The Rubbernecker Pansies #506-04 were colored with Copics and layered on the doily diecut...the paper is from Bo Bunny Jazmyne dp and the pearls, button, twine, and purple ribbon finish it off.

Mr. Rubbernecker is having a SALE!! Spellbinders dies will be up to 20% off and Rubbernecker Stamps will be 10-20% off...Whoohoo!!!

Spellbinder Die Set Sale

This sale will run from Tuesday 8/23 noon until Thursday 8/25 5 PM. The sale will be limited to stock on hand at our distributor. For best selection, place your orders early. No backorders or rainchecks will be offered. We will place the order for the material on Friday and will advise customers of unavailable merchandise and issue refunds on Friday 8/26 if necessary. Materials will be received by and shipped Saturday 9/3. This sale will not be combined with the stamp sale.

Rubbernecker Stamp Sale

This sale will run from Friday 8/26 noon through Sunday 8/28 5 PM. It will include all items in each of our stamp lines and our free stamp program (Shoppers Rewards) WILL be in effect, so remember to incude your free choices with your order. If you have any questions about the program, rules are posted on the home page of the site. This sale will not be combined with the Spellbinders sale

 

This is for a few challenges:

1. Paper Creations, Ink - flowers

2. Cupcake Inspiration - inspiration photo

3. Papertake Weekly Challenge - diecuts

4. Little Claire's - wedding/anniversary

5. One Stop Craft Challenge - bold and bright 

Thanks for visiting today....hope you have a wonderful day!!!!

Embossed Roses

Good morning everyone!! I am really excited ...my niece from Alaska will be arriving later this morning for an overnight visit. She will be retiring from the Air Force in May and has been in Dallas interviewing for a job. She is an OR nurse so I'm sure she will have her pick of positions. I am thrilled she wants to settle in the Dallas area....I am only 2 1/2 hours south which is a heck of a lot closer than Alaska!!! I'm not sure how she will handle the heat...summer temps in Alaska run around 70 degrees unlike our 100+ degree weather!! Anyway....I made this card last night while watching a show about hoarders. After watching that show, I thought I better clean out my craft room...LOL!!!
The Rubbernecker stamp called Rose Silhouette #537-01    was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and embosses with clear ep. The patterned paper in the background is from 7 Gypsies Avignon and the rhinestones, lace, seam binding, button and twine finish it off.

I made this for the following challenges:
1. Paper Sundaes - green, buttons, banners, and/or twine - use at least 2
2. Scrappy Frogs Challenge - bling
3. Mark's Finest Papers - embossing (I heat embossed the silhouette)
4. Sugar Creek Hollow - buttons and bows
5. Cas-ual Fridays - embossing (I used heat embossing)

Thanks for stopping by...I'm off to clean my house a little and make some home made blueberry muffins for breakfast....yummmm!!!

Hi, Sweetness!!

Good Sunday morning everyone.....this will be a quick post this morning.....my DGD Mackenzie spent the night and I need to get her up for breakfast and then we both have to get ready for church. Anyway....
I colored and paper pieced this sweet little Pure Innocence image from Papertrey Ink's Lilly of the Valley set...the paper is from the Girls paperie called Kitch. She was cut out and mounted on a PTI doily diecut....pretty simple!! I can't believe I didn't even add a ribbon...yikes!!! I am going to put this in Mackenzie's suitcase so she will find it when she gets home...she is such a sweetie!!

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

Rick Rack Rose

Hello everyone....hope you are having a great day so far!! This is the first morning all week that I didn't have to get up early so what do I do?? I wake up at the crack of dawn...oy vey!!! I am sooo not a morning person but my sweet hubby gets up at 5:00 AM every morning....too many years in the US Army, I guess...LOL!! Anyway....I did a little stamping last night during Project Runway....I just love that show!! Someone in blogland made a flower out of rick rack and I decided to give it a try. It took me almost an hour ...it's held together with glue dots and Score Tape so don't look too closely!!

The background cardstock is from A muse and the sentiment is from A muse's Contemporary Greetings set.
Sewing was done around the background layer and the Spellbinder's leaf diecuts, doily, and scrunched ribbon finish it off.

I used the same colors that were on my counter for the Color Throwdown #155 Challenge from yesterday.
This is also for a few other challenges:
1. Dare to be Sassy Challenge - use more than one diecut
2. Creatice Card Crew - hand made flowers
3. The Pink Elephant - stitching
4. The Shabby Tea Room - polka dots

Thanks for visiting today....hope you have a super wonderful day!!!

Song in my Heart!

Good morning everyone....I waited to go in my craft room till after 9:00 last night and I didn't have a clue what I was going to make. I didn't feel like coloring anything and I wasn't in the mood for flowers....where was my creative fairy Godmother!!!! I finally went to the puter and checked out a few challenges....now why didn't I do that in the first place...geeezsh!!! I used polka dots for the Shabby Tea Room challenge, the sketch from Mojo Monday #204, and the colors from the Color Throwdown #155: Rose Red, Barely Banana, Kiwi Kiss, and Early Espresso.
The bird image from Verve's Swan song set was stamped on the PTI doily diecut, the Tim Holts Flourish Die cut was used behind the image, sewing was done with brown thread on the Prima Annalee dp in the background, and the button, ribbon, and twine finishes it off.
Recipe: Stamps: Verve Swan Song,  Paper: Vanilla, Rose Red, Early Espresso, Prima's Annalee dp, Echo Park Victorian Garden dp,  Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa,  Accessories: Yellow Copic for the bird, PTI Polka Dot Ribbon, Button, Brown twine, PTI Doily Die, Nestabilities, TH Flourish Die, Sewing Machine

Thanks for dropping by....I have a busy day planned today...My Dad has a doctor's appointment this morning and this afternoon my church is having a reception for the teachers of our adopted school. We do this every year on one of the workdays they have before school starts. Since the school is right next door, the teachers look forward to some baked treats and a little rest during their busy day. We also present them with lots of school supplies for their supply closet...with all the cuts the state has initiated this year, the extra school supplies is greatly appreciated and used by teachers and students alike.

Have a wonderful day!!!

Creative Belli Challenge #124

Hello everyone and welcome to another Creative Belli Challenge!!! The challenge this two weeks is to use gingham on your creation. You can use gingham paper, stamps, ribbon, fabric...what ever your little heart desires!! Remember, the spirit of the Belli challenges is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments!
My card features this adorable image from Lili of the Valley Stamps. She was colored with copics and the little purse was paper pieced with gingham paper. Gingham paper was used in the background and ribbon, twine, and a button finish it off.

Be sure to stop by the Creative Belli Blog to see what the other Belli Girls 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 CBC124 in the keywords section.

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

Tuesdays With the Rubbernecker Team!!

Good morning everyone!!! It's my turn to host the Tuesday With the Team post on the Rubbernecker blog and I'm feeling a little shabby today!! 
I just love the shabby chic look with distressing, sewing, sponging, and lots of vintage type details. My first card today features the large stamp from the Moulin Rouge set # SKU 576.

My second card was so much fun to make...I created the collage background with several Rubbernecker stamps and lots of different Ranger Distress inks.

Run on over to the Rubbernecker blog now and check out all the deets!!!

Stacked Card Tutorial for TLC338

Hello everyone!! It's my turn to host the TLC challenge on Splitcoast and my challenge to you is to make a Stacked Card!!!

First, you will need three layers, a small, medium, and large. You can use any shape you want.

After decorating the layers, stack the middle layer on the largest layer in the center and pierce a hole where you want the brad. This will allow the bottom layer to swing out. If your layers have words, make sure the finished card design (when all three layers are ligned up) has all the words and layers going the right way before you add your brad.


Now, stack the top layer on the middle layer in the center with the bottom layer turned out so you don't pierce through the bottom layer, too!! Again, make sure everything will go the right way when the layers are all turned out!!
Mine has the largest layer on top when it's turned out because I wanted the birthday sentiment on the top when closed. You will have to play with it before you add the brads so you get it the way you want. Add another piece of cardstock to the back of the large layer to cover up the brad back and use it to write your greeting.

Recipe: Stamps: Rubbernecker Hawaiian Vine #SKU-537-12, Butterflies are Free set #SKU-538
RN Friend to Friend Sentiment ##SKU 565-21 and Happy Birthday Square #SKU 565-19, Paper: Vanilla, Prima Botanical dp, Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Accessories: Nestabilities, Brads, Blue Perfect Pearls for the flower centers, Copics

Thanks for stopping by....hope you can join us for the TLC ...I would love to see your Stacked Card design!!!!