Roses, Roses (WT316)

The Ways To Use It Challenge is called "Flower Frenzy". This is actually a "quickie" card that I made for the challenge. I just used Naturals Ivory for a base card, layered that with Springtime Vintage DSP, stamped, punched and matted the "Four Frames" image (promo stamp set from next catalog), made a bow from Rose Red Ribbon Seam Binding and added the Vanilla Ribbon Rosette. The main panel is popped up with Dimensionals. Everything used to make this card is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Being a Friend (CC316, SC326)

The Color Challenge on SCS is to use Marina Mist, Certainly Celery and Baja Breeze with a dessert option to use a bird or birds. This is also for the Sketch Challenge. The original card had a ribbon down the left side, but I had no room because I used a Paper Daisy sponged with Baja Breeze with a Glimmer Brad in the center. I used that flower because, when punching with the MS "Punch Around the Page" set (Corner and Border Punches), I goofed up in one corner, so I covered that up with the flower. Everything used to make this card is from Stampin' Up! except for the punches. I used Marina Mist and Certainly Celery card stocks with Whisper White for the main panel and the birds. I used retired DSP which is Certainly Celery for the larger layer and Baja Breeze for the vertical panel. The quote is from "The Nicest Things" set. Thanks for stopping by!!

April Fools!!!

Don't go away!!! Let me explain!! Fran aka philsmom contacted most of the Tea Potters and asked us to join in on an April Fool's prank for Cindy aka Mothermark. Our cards for this tea party were to be ugly, messed up, gaudy, etc. Then, we are to post our REAL cards that will be sent to Ashley who lost all of her stamping stuff in a flood. This is my ugly card!! You wouldn't believe what nice comments I received on this! LOL! I think some people knew what was going on, but others were just being polite. Cindy said we should bring lots of ribbons to this party and to make a girly card that was fancy enough to take to a ball. I went with the "ball" idea and stamped that soccer ball and sentiment from "Just Soccer."
Now, this is more like it! This is the card I'm sending (Well, the next one with the bling on it) along with a box with ribbons and other supplies. This card is also for the Dirty Dozen Sketch Challenge and goes with the theme for March which is "Black Tie." This is also for the "More is More" Challenge.
This is my "More" card for the "More is More" challenge. I only added the bling, but I think it did the trick. The base card is Basic Black with a layer of DCWV Glitter Stack card stock. The white layer is embossed and matted on black. The left edge extends out so that I could punch it with the MS Doily Lace Punch. The sentiment is Verve's Psalm 46:1. I used Nesties to cut out the sentiment and the lacy mat. The ribbon is SU!'s Whisper White Satin Ribbon and the rhinestones are from SU!, too. The rose is from Michael's. Thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Giraffe (CAS112, LNS114)

The Clean and Simple Challenge is to "Cut Up Sentiments" and my Yahoo Group's Challenge is to use an animal. I used the giraffe from "Animal Stories" and stamped with Daffodil Delight on Naturals Ivory. I used the Early Espresso Marker to make the dots on the giraffe and the same color ink to stamp the sentiment from "So Happy for You" (SAB). After stamping the sentiment, I cut it apart and then popped both words up on Dimensionals. The bottom of the Early Espresso mat is punched with the Scallop Border Punch and the base card is Daffodil Delight. This will go to my grandson (one of five) in Virginia for his 3rd birthday. Everything used to make this card is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!

CASEing Elaine (FS216)

This week's Featured Stamper is Quixotic. Although I have never been in her gallery, I sure enjoyed looking through all her various albums. Elaine has divided her gallery into several albums sorted by stamp manufacturers. One of her albums is "Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps" and that's where I found "Love is a Fruit". I changed the stamp, colors, papers and dies but kept her layout and focus on the sentiment. The dp determined my colors. I used Bordering Blue for the base card, Early Espresso for the next layer, mat and swirls, MME dp and Very Vanilla. I used Early Espresso ink and sponged the vanilla panel. The Nestie is the Labels Four without the points on the ends. I had a scrap of vanilla that was just barely the right size, but it moved and cut off one point, so I just cut off the other one! Everything is from Stampin' Up! except for the Nestie and dp. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Eternity (ODBDSLC54)

This is for the Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge which is to "frame it". I used the ODBD "Eternity" set and stamped the frame on Naturals Ivory with Versamark and embossed with Gold EP. I used the ODBD Nestie to cut it out; then, I used a craft knife to cut out the inside of the frame. I stamped the quote on Very Vanilla with Stazon Timber Brown and then cut around that so that it wouldn't show beneath the frame. I popped up the frame with foam tape. I added the rose I got at Mike's, the gold half pearls and the pink sheer ribbon from Mark's Finest Papers. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Queen Karen (QFTD53, SPRINGSC11)

Our 53rd Queen is kdunbrook. Karen is one of the best clean and simple card makers around. She also notifies everyone who gets a mention on the CAS Favorites Forum on Sundays. What a trooper! I chose to CASE Karen's "The Royal Garden" card. I just changed the stamps and embossing folders and the first embossed layer almost covers the whole card front, but I just embossed the top part in keeping with Karen's layout. My circle is a little smaller because I just used the 2-1/2" circle punch instead of any other kind of circle cutter. My butterfly isn't punched, but I used the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and used the smallest butterfly to fit with my image. The image is from "Easter Blossoms" and the sentiment is from "Upsy Daisy". Everything used to make this card is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Spring Daffodils (SPRINGSC11, SNTODBD31, TSC0325)

I covered three challenges with this card: The Spotted Canary Challenge which is for a spring card, the Stamping In Time Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs which is to use something new or at least new to you, and I used the Daffodil Corner Stamp and Daffodil Tag Set, and the Twister Sistahs Challenge which was presented by patsmethers who asked us to use a sketch (Sketch SC06). I used Daffodil Delight and Whisper White card stocks. I heat embossed all the stamping with Gold EP. I used an SU! embossing folder for the dots and a CB Borders folder for the horizontal strip. The ribbon is Daffodil Delight Taffeta Ribbon, and I made my own version of a punch art Daffodil.
This photo shows the card when the tag is removed. I think those stamps really look nice when embossed in gold. Everything is from Stampin' Up! except for the stamps and the CB Borders EF. Thanks for stopping by!!

See Ya Later (SC325)

Well, I said I'd be back with my Sketch Challenge card, and here it is! It's an interesting sketch this week with those two triangles, but I like it. I used Basic Black for the base card and mats. I used Garden Green for the embossed triangles (CB Tiny Mosaics), and I used Sweet Pea DSP (retired). The main image was stamped on a scrap of Whisper White that had been embossed with a Texturz Plate, but then it was smashed between other scraps so that the embossing is just barely visible. I thought it would give a little texture to the alligator. I water colored the alligator with Water Color Wonder Crayons and an Aqua Painter. Everything except the CB folder is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Stamp Camp Projects for March 2011

Project #1 is the only masculine card for this Stamp Camp. I originally made it for the Featured Stamper challenge. When I made it, I was thinking of my Stamp Camp as well as CASEing a card from Mary Beth's gallery. More details about this card may be found in this post.
Project #2 was originally made for the Ways To Use It Challenge. I changed the sentiment and the center of the flower. This flower is in the Sale-A-Bration brochure. The Stamp Camp participants will be making this card in Melon Mambo AND Daffodil Delight. When they make the yellow card, the flower center will be a large button. Details for the original card may be found in my "Smile!" post.Project #3 is a CASE of a card that I saw in my Late Night Stampers Yahoo Group email shares by Tammy Fite. To make it a little simpler, I eliminated the pearls, one layer of matting and the fancy way she did the ribbon. My people make two of each card and the last card is complicated, so I'm trying to keep the others pretty easy.
Project #4 was originally last week's Sketch Challenge card. To keep it Stampin' Up! Only, I eliminated the Dollar Store butterfly sticker and die cut a butterfly with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit. I added a Basic Pearl for the head and sponged it a little. More details on the rest of the card are in my "I Cheated!" post.
Project #5 will be our only punch art design. The original post was called "Here Comes Peter Cottontail". This punch art bunny was done following instructions I purchased at Kim Score's blog. A link to her blog is in my original post.

All products used to make all five cards came from Stampin' Up! I have a busy day scheduled today, but I will try to get to this week's Sketch Challenge later. Thanks for stopping by!

Pick-up for Kim (MMTPT138)

This is a terrible photo, but I have all my stamp camp stuff in the way, so I can't use my normal spot for picture taking. This goes to a man named Kim who is fighting for his life. His cancer has spread to his bones, but he is thankful that it hasn't affected his organs. He likes cars, trucks, gardening and cooking. I'm sending him a "little pickup". This was a quickie. I haven't used the "Loads of Love" set in a long time, but it seemed perfect for this challenge. I stamped the truck and then masked it so that I could stamp the trees. The trees were stamped with Versamark and Garden Green and then clear embossed so that I could do the sponging. I water colored the truck. The base card is More Mustard, the embossed panel is Daffodil Delight, the main image panel and sentiment panel are Very Vanilla and the matting is Pumpkin Pie. The hub caps, bumpers and door handle are colored with the Silver Zig Painty (retired). For the mat behind the Curly Label punched sentiment, I punched Pumpkin Pie twice, cut one lengthwise and the other width wise, trimmed off the points and adhered the four pieces behind the panel; then, the panel was popped up on a Dimensional. Everything used here is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Stamp Camp coming soon

With so much work to cut and prep for Stamp Camp this week, I didn't even make a card today. I will finish cutting and punching tomorrow and I'll post all five cards together in one post. All the cards have been challenge cards and have been posted here except for one. I got a lot done today. Lots of prep work, making meals, doing laundry, and running errands. I'm tired now and going to bed, but I'll be back at it tomorrow. I hope to post the Stamp Camp projects tomorrow, too. I'll be back!!! :)

CASEing Mary Beth (FS215)

This week's Featured Stamper is mbrcutie25. I've never seen Mary Beth's gallery, but I enjoyed seeing how she's changed over the past year. I chose to CASE her "Just Believe in Le Jardin Blues". I changed it from feminine to masculine by using a different stamp and colors. I changed the layout a bit and omitted the trim but added a tab with a brad. I also put my sentiment on the inside. I used Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy and Whisper White card stocks with Not Quite Navy Ink. I pressed too hard and made a small mark between the sun and the sail, so I used a marker and turned it into a bird!! Sometimes goofs turn out OK! Everything used here is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!

Hedgehog Spring (QFTD52, SPRINGSC11)

Our Queen for the Day (actually for the week) is Stamp300. I enjoyed browsing through Connie's gallery and chose to CASE her Hedgehog Birthday card. I changed the layout some, used a Nestie instead of a square for the main image and changed the theme from birthday to spring, although her card fits the bill for a spring card as well. I also changed from an A2 size card to a 4.25" square card. I kept a hedgehog image, but mine is an old Stampin' Up! one from "Hedgehog Happiness". The sentiment is from "Easter Blossoms." I used Naturals White, Bashful Blue and Whisper White card stocks with an unknown DP. This is also for the Spotted Canary challenge to make a card that represents spring. Thanks for stopping by!!

Beauty of the Lord (C4C79, ODBDSLC53)

The Crazy for Challenges challenge is a color challenge. We are to use Kraft, Pink, Brown and Turquoise. The base card is Kraft. The ink for the verse and mat behind the verse are Early Espresso. The ink for the tulips and sponging and the card stock for the hand made tulip are Pretty In Pink, and the Dollar Store butterfly sticker is mostly turquoise. The Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge for this week is called, "New Life." Our creations are to symbolize new life such as Easter, Flowers, etc. I used the "Tulip Corner" stamp and the verse is from the "Tulip Tag Set." The Nestie is from ODBD, too. The card stock, ink, Dazzling Diamonds, Owl Punch, Circle Punch, Pearls and Top Note Die are all from Stampin' Up! The tulip that I made is Valita's design. See the "Spring Tulip" post below for a link to her blog. Thanks for stopping by!!

Spring Tulip (SPRINGSC11)

I learned to make this tulip from Valita's Designs & Fresh Folds Blog. Valita is a former Stampin' Up! demonstrator in Australia. She has made several video tutorials showing how she makes her punch art flowers. I CASEd her card, too. I left off the DSP and the ribbon, but this is very much like her card. I used Lavender Lace (retired) card stock as well as Old Olive and Whisper White. She sponged with Concord Crush, but I used Rich Razzleberry. The tulip petals are made with the Owl Punch and the leaves are made with the 2-1/2" Circle Punch. Thanks for stopping by, and if you like punch art, visit Valita's blog.

My Doggie (CCEE1111)

The CCEE Stampers Challenge is to use a cutie patootie image wearing something green. I used this Chihuahua image for another challenge, and I think it was a coloring page. I don't even remember what that challenge was or where I found the image. I colored the image with Water Color Pencils and blended with a Blender Pen and baby oil. I gave him a green collar (with tiny gold half pearls) and a green sombrero. I used some retired card stock: Yoyo Yellow and Green Galore. The other piece was a scrap of Pumpkin Pie that I embossed with the CB Spots n' Dots folder. I colored him like my own Chihuahua dog, Pipsqueak.
Pip is a black and tan Deer Type Chihuahua. He has the deer head which has a longer snout than most Chihuahuas, and he has deer legs which are long and skinny, and that makes him taller than most Chihuahuas. He's still only 7 pounds and he's almost 6 months old. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Sew Glad (TSC0318)

The Twisted Sistahs Challenge was presented by Tater. Phyllis asked us to make cards with something about sewing on them but no buttons and no pink. If anything looks pink, it's not, it's light red! I don't usually sew on cards because I'm not that good at it, and it's a lot of trouble to get out the sewing machine. I have no place to keep it set up anymore. The base card and sentiment mat are Ruby Red. The sentiment is stamped on Whisper White, and my "quilt" is sewn onto Whisper White as well. The quilt was made with various scraps of DSP and sewn together with red thread. The sewing machine from "Puns From the Past" was stamped on Whisper White with Basic Black ink, cut out and popped up with Dimensionals. Everything used to make this card came from Stampin' Up! although I'm not entirely sure about a couple of those scraps of DSP. Thanks for stopping by!

Smile! (WT314)

The Ways To Use It Challenge is called, "Miles of Smiles", and we are to use smiles on our projects, either the word "Smile" or a smiling face on an image. We could draw or write smiles, too. This is really a fast card to make. I used the XL Flower Folds Die and die cute the flowers in three sizes using three papers. I used a 1" Circle Punch for the flower center and drew the smiley face. The sentiment is from "Picnic Parade" (retired hostess set) and is punched with the small oval punch. I used Melon Mambo and Whisper White card stocks and Ice Cream Parlor DSP (SAB). Clean and simple, quick and easy! Everything used to make this card is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Here Comes Peter Cottontail! (SPRINGSC11)

The Spotted Canary Challenge is to make cards that represent spring. The Easter Bunny sure does! I purchased one of Kim Score's instruction sets from her blog. Her instructions called for using Close To Cocoa card stock and make a brown bunny, but I used Whisper White card stock and made a white rabbit. I sponged the white edges with Bashful Blue ink. The polka dotted DSP is from the Brights Collection and I used retired Sweet Pea DSP for the basket and old SAB DSP for the eggs. The ribbon is retired gingham ribbon. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. Everything used to make this card came from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!