Summer Birthday (TSC0727)

The Twisted Sistahs Challenge for this week was presented by Sillyfilly. Silly (aka Sylvia) asked us to make a fun summer card, using hot colors like orange, yellow, reds. Use two die cuts and a little bling. I went with mainly yellow. The base card is Yoyo Yellow with a layer of yellow gingham dp. My die cuts are the Classic Oval, OBDB Die and SU!'s Itty Bitty Banners Framelits. The flowers are from "Reason to Smile" and were stamped with Daffodil Delight, Black Stazon and Pumpkin Pie. The leaves were punched with the Bird Builder Punch and I added yellow rhinestones for the bling. Thanks for stopping by!!

Not Feeling Well?

I used an image from Paper Cupcakes called, "Not So Well" to make this card. The challenge over at "There's Magic in the Air" is to use something recycled on your card. I used a pop-top to make the "buckle". I wanted that plaid ribbon to look like a dog collar. I don't usually use red and yellow together, but I thought it looked cheerful and it matches that ribbon. The base card is Real Red with a layer of yellow gingham dp. The bone brad came from my friend, Greenie. The sentiment is from SU!'s "Teeny Tiny Wishes", and it's punched with the Word Window Punch and matted on the Modern Label punched piece. The image was colored with Copics. Thanks for stopping by!!

CASEing Sophie (FS285)

I haven't done a Featured Stamper Challenge in quite a while. I've been too busy lately to do ANY of the challenges except for the Twisted Sistahs and Paper Cupcakes. I have a foster child now who has special needs. That's been taking up a lot of my time lately. Anyway, the Featured Stamper for this week is SophieLaFontaine! I've been in her gallery before, but I never had a chance to really go through it like I did this morning. I chose to CASE her "Orange Mummy Cat" card. I was inspired by that little mummy kitty and really felt like making a Halloween card. I got a chance to use my new "Googly Ghouls" from Stampin' Up!'s new Holiday Catalog. I stamped the little mummy and cut him out; then I popped him up and added the Googly Eye. The sentiment is from "Grateful Greetings" and is stamped with VersaMark and embossed with Black EP. The card stocks are Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White. Everything is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!

Prov. 31:30 (TSC0720)

The Twisted Sistahs Challenge for this week was presented by 101Airborne. Kathy asked us to make a card or project using a sentiment only - no image. She also asked us to do some kind of distressing. This is definitely a hybrid. The die and scripture are from ODBD, the base card (Orchid Opulence, retired) is from Stampin' Up!, the dp is from the Dollar Store, the lace came from a teapotter in a "Tickle a Teapotter" card, the roses came from my friend, Greenie, and I used a Martha Stewart Punch for the leaves out of DCWV paper. This was really fun to make. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Lil' Dragon

This is one of the cards we will be making for our Friday Card Makers. The other card is the same as my previous post, "Can It!", except that the flowers are punched and embossed. This card was made using one of Kim Score's tutorials that I recently purchased. Her blog is called "Paper Punch Addiction". I thought this little dragon was so cute. I think I should have sponged the scales on his back, head and tail, though. I know my friends will enjoy making this!! Thanks for stopping by!

Can It! (TSC0713)

The Twisted Sistahs Challenge was presented by Wannabcre8ive. Shirley just asked us to doodle on our cards. I got a chance to play with some new stuff that will be available from Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Catalog on August 1st. I used the "Perfectly Preserved" stamp set along with the "Cannery" Framelits. The base card is Calypso Coral with a layer of "Domestic Goddess" DSP (retired). The main image panel was also matted on Calypso Coral. I used Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz inks and the Basic Brown Journaling Pen (retired). Everything is from Stampin' Up! except for the little roses which were from my friend, Greenie (aka irishgreensue). Thanks for stopping by!!

Good Times

Using Paper Cupcakes Freebie image for July and one of the sketches offered over at "There's Magic in the Air", I came up with this "Good Times" card. I think a Margarita cupcake sounds pretty good since it's been so hot all around the country. Below is the sketch I used:

I used Gumball Green for the base card, matting and vertical strip with the sentiment from "Celebrate Everything" (retired). All three pieces of DSP are Lucky Limeade DSP from the 2012-2013 In-Color tablet. The image is called "Margarita Cupcake", and it is a Freebie for July. I colored with Copics. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Thanks a Million (TSC0706)

This gets me caught up on the Twisted Sistahs Challenges. Marleygo was the presenter for this week's challenge. Lesley asked us to use the colors, Soft Suede, So Saffron and Regal Rose. Use dry AND heat embossing. Use doodling on our cards. The base card is Soft Suede with a layer of DSP (retired SAB) which is mainly So Saffron, and it is embossed with a Sizzix EF that I got through Greenie at Hobby Lobby in Kentucky. The flowers are Regal Rose, punched with the Flower Trio Punch (retired), embossed and sponged with Soft Suede. There's a couple of leaves punched with a Martha Stewart Punch out of So Saffron and also sponged with Soft Suede. The sentiment from "Word Play" was heat embossed with Gold EP. The doodling was done with a Gold Gel Pen. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Circus Birthday

I'm a week behind on everything! This is for last week's Twisted Sistahs Challenge which was presented by Wannabcre8ive. Shirley asked us to make a masculine card with wild life on it. Although my card has a circus theme, elephants are usually found in the wild. I also think the circus theme is more masculine than feminine. The stamps are from "You're Amazing". I used the new In-Color blue for the base card and matting. I think the paper is from DCWV, but I'm not sure. Thanks for stopping by!

Travel (TSC0615, TSC0622)

It's been a while since I posted a scrap book page. I killed a few birds with one stone for this one. First of all, the Twisted Sistahs Challenge for June 15th was presented by Tater. Phyllis asked us to use a travel theme for our project. Greenie (irishgreensue) presented the challenge for June 22nd. She asked us to use Pumpkin Pie, any green and Teal or Turquoise. The dessert option was to use a banner made of paper or ribbon. The Travel Journal DSP (retired) took care of most of that. I used Taken with Teal card stock (retired) for the matting and Taken with Teal Ink for the stamped images. The images are from "Sentimental Journey" (retired) stamp set. I'm sure glad I held on to those retired items! This page shows the Puddle Jumper that we had to take from the airport in St. Louis to Marion IL and back. The three ladies in the sun glasses are Kathy, Sue and Me. That's how they all greeted me at the airport in Marion! Not shown is Shirley because she was the photographer for this one. What a fun time we had!! Thanks for stopping by!!

July 4th Barbecue Invitation

I can't believe it's been two weeks since I've posted anything!! I've had ladies here to make gift cards and ladies here to make two cards as well, but I haven't had a chance to take photos and post. Well, I'm back with a card for the challenge over at "There's Magic in the Air." This challenge is to make an invitation to a party, any kind of party from baby shower to barbecue. Mine is an invitation to my annual July 4th barbecue and fireworks watching party. I used one of Nina's images which you can find over at Paper Cupcakes. This one is called "Flag Stamp with Flowers". The image was colored with Copics, cut out and matted on Red, White and Blue. The whole thing was adhered to a 4.25" X 5.5" white card stock. The back has all the info on where, why and when. Thanks for stopping by!!

One For The Boys (PCC061112)

The challenge for Paper Cup Cakes - There's Magic in the Air is to use "Mustache Cupcake" which is a Freebie Image and make a card that is male related. I have a friend who has a mustache, not a handlebar type, but he has one, and he's a dad, so I will give him this card for Father's Day. It would be nice to make a chocolate cupcake with caramel frosting, too!! I think the idea of making a mustache out of chocolate icing would be really cute! I'm on a diet, so don't tempt me! LOL! I used SU! Marina Mist for the base card and Cutie Pie Papers Raindrop Plaid for the next layer. I colored the cupcake image with Copics and die cut with Labels Two Nesties. The strips were made with the SU! Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch which I think look good on masculine cards. The sentiment is from "Teeny Tiny Wishes" and the banner was die cut with SU! Framelits - Bitty Banners. Head on over to "There's Magic in the Air" and grab that freebie image and join us for this challenge. Thanks for stopping by!

I Love Being Spoiled (TSC0608)

I presented the Twisted Sistahs Challenge for this week. It was called, "It's Easy as 1, 2, 3." 1 (or more) Punch, 2 (or more) Nesties, and 3 (or more) buttons, brads or bows. There was a dessert option to use orange in any amount and anywhere on the card. I'm visiting with wannabcre8ive, irishgreensue, and 101 Airborne this weekend, so I'm in Illinois. We've been stamping in Shirley's craft room today. I made this card for the challenge. Since I was using all of Shirley's supplies, I have no idea what the card stocks and papers are called. The base card is orange with a layer of dp. One of the die cuts is also a dp. The Labels Two Nestie is white. I matched one of the dp's when I punched the leaves and used the same orange card stock as the base for the flowers. I used more than one punch, the two Nesties, three brown brads and there's lots of orange here. Thanks for stopping by!!

Gift Cards (CC378)

The Color Challenge on SCS is to use Certainly Celery, Daffodil Delight and Pool Party with a dessert option to use twine. I didn't do the dessert on these little gift cards. I bought these little plastic boxes that hold the 3 X 3 cards and envelopes perfectly. I've only made six so far, but I think ten will fit. I'm going to stop at eight because that's how many 3 X 6 pieces you can get out of a 12 X 12 sheet of card stock. This is what I want to do for the next Card Makers group next week. I think I'll let them use various punches and stamps to make each one different though. (If they want to) I used Whisper White, Pool Party DSP, Certainly Celery for the leaves and Daffodil Delight for the flowers. The flowers were punched with the 4-petal punch from the Punch Pack and then embossed and a White Gel Pen dot was added to the centers. The sentiment was from "Just Believe" and was stamped with Pool Party ink. Everything is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!

Shane's Birthday

This is a card I made for my daughter's friend, Shane. He's 21 today! She wanted it to have a bottle on it since he can now legally drink. He's not much of a drinker, but it's legal for him to go to a club where they serve alcohol now. You know how it is when you're young; you can't wait to turn 21. I didn't have a stamp of a bottle, so I went online and found the whiskey bottle and the sign. The stamped sentiment is from "Celebrate Everything" which I think has been retired for a while. The card is 5-3/8" square. The base card is Chocolate Chip with a layer of DCWV Glitter Stack card stock. I used Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and So Saffron for the matting. Thanks for stopping by!!!

June Birthday (TSC0601)

This week's Twisted Sistahs Challenge was presented by Sillyfilly. Sylvia asked us to make a card using shades of brown, pink and a neutral of our choice. There was a dessert option of pearls. The base card here is Soft Suede with a layer of Blushing Bride and then a layer of Beau Chateau DSP. The main image panel is a Beau Chateau Side Note. I colored the flowers on the Side Note and added Creative Memories alphabet stickers for the month, circled the day of the month that the birthday will take place and added a sentiment from "On Your Birthday". I added sheer ribbon and three pearls in the upper right corner. Everything except the ribbon and stickers is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Wishes (PCC052812)

Isn't this a cute image? It's a digi image from Paper Cupcakes, and it's called "Birthday Wishes". I used it for the challenge over at "There's Magic in the Air" which is called "3 In a Row".

You pick any three items in a row, across, up and down or diagonally, and make a card accordingly. I went diagonally and used Punches, Brads and Bling. I used a punch for the balloons, there are three pink brads on the main image panel, and the bling is on the card stock I used for the second layer. It comes embossed with lots of glitter on it. All that glitter is enough bling, I think! The card stock is from DCWV's Nana's Kids stack. The base card is Wisteria Wonder. The lavender, pink, yellow, green and white card stocks are all from Stampin' Up! as well. I used "Teeny Tiny Wishes" for the sentiment and die cut that little banner with the new Framelits Bitty Banners. This card was fun to make and it will go to one of my grandchildren for their birthday. Thanks for stopping by!!!

Masculine Thanks #3 (LNS174)

Whew! Finally, I've completed the last masculine thank you for today!! For this one, I used "The Open Sea" which was in last year's Summer Mini. It has been brought back and is in the new Idea Book and Catalog. I think the "Nautical Expedition" DSP was from that mini as well, but I don't see it coming back. I used Cherry Cobbler card stock and ink. There's is something about that ink and me! I love Cherry Cobbler, but I seem to get it all over the place! LOL! I used lots of little pieces of Dimensionals for this. I stamped the anchor and cut it out and then popped it up on a 1-1/4" circle that is matted on a 1-3/8" circle (Cherry Cobbler). I popped up the main image panel and the Bitty Banner sentiment panel, too. Another simple card making use of some retired DSP. Everything is from Stampin' Up! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Masculine Thanks #2 (LNS174)

This is the second of the masculine Thank You cards I'm making today. I used "Plane & Simple" for the plane and "Teeny Tiny Wishes" for the sentiment. I also used Framelits - Bitty Banners for the sentiment and Framelits - Apothecary Accents for the main image panel. I die cut the Crumb Cake piece and then traced around the Framelit onto Not Quite Navy and then cut it out by hand for the mat. Again, I used Well Worn DSP. I don't know what I'll do without that DSP! I haven't used eyelets in some time now, but I thought it was a nice masculine embellishment. Everything is from Stampin' Up! Thanks again for stopping by!!

Masculine Thanks (LNS174)

Stampin' Up! Late Night Stampers Yahoo Group has had a challenge this past week to do masculine cards. I'm making three today for the men who cooked at our church Mother's Day Breakfast which we had here. They not only cooked, but they sure did a great job of cleaning up afterward! I think they left my kitchen cleaner than it was to begin with! LOL! I used Not Quite Navy along with Well Worn DSP to create this one. The stamp is a single stamp, "Sail Away". I won't be getting rid of this one any time soon!! Everything is from Stampin' Up!

Above is a photo of the three men doing their magic in the kitchen. They are Bill, Ike and Steve. Wonderful Guys!! Thanks for stopping by!!