VSN - A Cupcake for Your Birthday

Virtual Stamp Night - May 16
Challenge F

"Most people think lights, gambling, shows, fancy hotels, food, and shopping when they think of Vegas. Me? I think CSI! The original, the best, and my favorite TV show!

The amazing CSI team in Vegas *always* gets the bad guy...even if it's a season or two later, and even if the bad guy has *tried* to trick them. How do you try trick the CSI team? By FRAMING someone else, of course!

So... My challenge to you is to create a card (or project) using a FRAME.

You could stamp on the inside of your card and use dies or punches to create the frame on the front, you could add a frame embellishment, you could alter an actual frame for an inspiration quote...the possibilities are only as limited as your imagination (and those criminals can be pretty imaginative, so try to keep up!)"

Stamps: Oh, So Sweet (Wish RAK), It's Your Birthday
Paper: chocolate chip, real red, real red DSP, DCWV retro prints mat stack
Accessories: kraft taffeta ribbon, circle & scallop punches
Technique: window card

VSN - Birthdays are the Best

Virtual Stamp Night - May 16
Challenge H

"My challenge to you leaves nothing to chance. You are sure to be a winner when you use this sketch reminiscent of a slot machine."

Stamp: It's Your Birthday - SU
Paper: rose red, ballet blue, white, DCWV spring mat stack
Ink: certainly celery, rose red, & ballet blue markers
Accessories: ribbon, gems, square punches, dimensionals

The middle square is popped up on dimensionals.

VSN - You're A Star

Virtual Stamp Night - May 16
Challenge G

"My Challenge to you is to make a card using a grid technique (like a Bingo card~ squares, rectangles, embossing folders, scor-pal/it). In making your card you must use a "sponging" technique."

Stamps: Tiny Talk, Just So Sayings
Colors: more mustard, so saffron, barely banana, ballet blue
Accessories: ribbon, square punches, large & small SU star punches, dimensionals, more mustard & ballet blue markers, Nesties (Wish RAK)

VSN - Wonderful Performance!

Virtual Stamp Night - May 16
Challenge E

"I haven't been to Vegas in a very, very long time....but the one thing my parents are always talking about is the food! All the buffets, and gourmet pastry shops and cafes, and the restaurants out there are just top notch. It seems like whatever you want to eat....at whatever time you want it....is available to you.

My challenge to you.....create a card or project inspired by food (or non-alcoholic drink)!!! "



Ugh! I was planning on paper piercing the outer edge of the chocolate chip layer, but I can't find my template! I just had it in my hands while cleaning off my table from last night. I once heard of people misplacing remotes in the fridge. So, I'm trying to think of weird places I might of put it! LOL! DH is trying to help. He always finds things I lose... yep. I misplace things a lot!

Stamps: Here's the Scoop - My Favorite Things, Warm Words - SU
Colors: close to cocoa, chocolate chip, real red, cool caribbean
Accessories: Copic markers, ribbon, Swiss Dots CB (Wish RAK), scallop edge punch, dimensionals
Sketch: FTL42

This is for my niece after she performs her routines at this year's dance recital. We usually have dessert afterward! Yum!

VSN - Friday Night

Virtual Stamp Night - May 15
Challenge C

"When I first saw that the theme was going to be Vegas inspired it made me think of the tables. The card table, the roulette...well you get the idea. What do they all have in common the colors red and black baby!! The suits of the cards (red and black), the roulette wheel setup (red and black), are you starting to see a trend here?

Here is my challenge should you choose to accept:
Use red and black to make your project with the neutral being white. No other colors allowed...sorry them's the rules here in Vegas doll."

Stamps: Gina K - Langley Boy Designs - Gettin' Buggy with It
Colors: red, white, black
Accessories: circle punches, Martha Stewart ladybug punch, ribbon, black marker

I turned the Fall To Layout #41 found here.


Virtual Stamp Night - May 15
Challenge D

"When I hear “Viva Las VSN (Vegas)” … I think back to my childhood. ..… when my mother worked as a waitress there, she’d come home every once in a while and tell us how she saw Elvis eating with a whole bunch of his ‘buddies’ and occasionally even waited on his entourage.

So, thinking of Elvis … I tried to think slightly outside the box and kept coming back to his favorite snack:
“Fried Peanut Butter and Banana sandwiches” Yummo!

So … I wanted to go for a color challenge … Here’s the “rules” – use them loosely if you don’t have the specific supplies, but give it a whirl …

1. Colors:
a. Banana (or Saffron)
b. Creamy Caramel (peanut butter)
c. Close to Cocoa (for the ‘fried’ part)
2. You must use something MUSICAL:
a. Can be background paper
b. Can be musical instrument or note as the focal point
c. Can be an image of singing

Have FUN with it!"

Stamps: Mini Mates
Paper & Ink: close to cocoa, creamy caramel, so saffron, white
Accessories: ribbon, ticket corner punch, close to cocoa marker

The sentiment is hand written. This card measures 3x3.

Only Summer Kisses

SCS Color Challenge: Only Summer Kisses
only orange, summer sun, kiwi kiss

I made another Rock & Roll CAS14 card with today's color challenge. I used so saffron on the lemons and used the Rock & Roll technique using summer sun. I repeated the same technique for the limes and oranges using certainly celery with kiwi kiss and apricot appeal with only orange.

Stamps: Tart & Tangy, Heard from the Heart (Stampin' Up!)
Designer paper (unknown source)

Follow Your Dreams

CAS Challenge #14 - Let's Rock & Roll!

I had a hard time Sunday evening (been sick for a few days) and finally stopped and decided on this card for this week's sample. I hope it's CAS enough!

Stamps: Seasonal Cuties, Treasure Seeker - The Angel Comapny
Paper: white, bashful blue, SAB designer paper (all SU)
Ink: bashful blue, so saffron, apricot appeal
Accessories: ribbon, homemade cloud template made with scallop scissors
Techniques: Rock & Roll, sponging

This card is 4.25 square. I use 4.5 A Muse envelopes.

There is also another CAS Challenge design team call for the summer months. You can read all about it here!

Although my Mother's Day was quite uneventful due to being sick, my DS insisted that I have breakfast in bed. He's so cute! There's no greater joy than being a Mom! And our family is all excited. My sister just received wonderful news on her Mother's Day! They are adopting a baby girl that will arrive in about a month! My sis and BIL have been wanting another baby since their first child was born 7 years ago. After losing two precious babies and a few miscarriages, they decided on adoption. I am so happy for them! I had no idea that this was possibly happening when I made the "Think Pink" card I posted last week (the post below). Now I have a person to send the card to!

FS117 card #2 - I love Sparkle's Gallery!

SCS's Featured Stamper: sparkplug17

* Same pink, flower, heart theme
* Used a different Stamping Bella image: Bella Baby Buggy Bumper instead of Love Beetle Huggabella
* Different embellishments and sentiment
* No sewing, baubles, stickles, or brads

Here's Sparkles sweet card.

Stamps: Bella Baby Buggy Bumper (Stamping Bella), Just So Sayings (SU)
Paper: pretty in pink, white, rose red, rose red DSP, unknown DP
Ink: black, rose red marker
Accessories: Copic markers, oval punches, taffeta ribbon, dimensionals

Have A Great Day!

Finally! My 3rd try at the sketch made me happy! So the sentiment was fitting! :)

Here's this week's CAS sketch challenge inspired by jpardoe.

The circles were punched from Basic Grey designer paper that I received in a Wish RAK. The butterfly punches are from Martha Stewart. Other cardstock: kraft, chocolate chip, baja breeze, pink pirouette, and riding hood red. The sentiment was stamped in brown and a chocolate chip marker was used on the butterflies and the border.

Oh, the adventures in stamping!

The card on the left was my first try at the CAS sketch challenge. Oh my, my punched circles were WAY too big! It only sort of resembles the sketch.

Here's the CAS sketch by jpardoe (Seen in the above post.)

The only stamping done on this card is the sentiment from Stampin' Up's Warmest Regards. All patterned paper (including cutting out the butterflies) are from DCWV's spring matstack. I also used bashful blue and white cs. I paper pierced the edge using the mat pack and used a bashful blue marker for faux stitching. Finally I sponged the edges with bashful blue and stamped the sentiment in pink passion.



The card at the right was my 2nd try at the CAS sketch challenge. It's closer to the original sketch!

Here's the CAS sketch by jpardoe (seen in the above post).

I used regal rose, white and retired Stampin' Up designer paper. I think it was called "Loves Me". The light pink swirly layer is one side of the DP. The punched circles were on the other side of the DP. The sentiment, stamped in brown, is from Stampin' Up's Heard from the Heart. And then I decided to add a little ribbon. AND WOW! I made an SUO card! It's been awhile. LOL!

Featured Stamper Challenge

SCS Featured Stamper: sparkplug17

* I used the same layout.
* I used a different dancing Bella.
* I used a similar sentiment.
* I kept yellow as the main color.
* I used different DP.
* Changes in embellishments: no gems, punched flower instead of a prima, and added ribbon
* I added leaves by hand-cutting them from scraps that had been stamped with a BG from By Design (SU)

Here's Sparkle's adorable card!

Stamps: Tinkerbella (Stamping Bella), By Design & Warm Words (SU)
Paper: summer sun, bashful blue, pretty in pink, rose red, DCWV spring matstack
Ink: black, rose red marker for dots
Accessories: Copics, ribbon, circle punches (CM), flower punch (EK Success)

This also qualifies for another card for Sharon's Stamp Simply #85 - Let it Shine (Use yellow on your card.) This challenge is found on Sharon's blog, No Time To Stamp

She has such an amazing gallery with images that I have. I hope I have more time today and during the week to be inspired by her talent!

Inspired Serenity Prayer

... and another double challenge.

Today's SCS Inspiration Challenge was to choose one of Faviana's Prom dresses. I chose this dress. I was quite surprised at the dresses. I wore a big southern belle type dress that my mom made for me. I can't imagine allowing 18 year olds to dress like that. Yikes!

Thursday's SCS Way's to Use it Challenge was to use basic black.

Stamps: Serenity Prayer (Our Daily Bread), Beauty Stems from Here (Inkadinkado)
Paper: basic black, bashful blue, bashful blue DSP
Ink: basic black, bashful blue
Accessories: Ribbon, brads

Double Challenge

SCS's Limited Supply Challenge #218: Make a border using one or two stamps. I used the vine of leaves from Flower Filled.

Stamp Simply #85 - Let it Shine (Use yellow on your card.) This challenge is found on Sharon's blog, No Time To Stamp.

Stamps: Sheltering Tree, Flower Filled, Just So Sayings,Wild About You
Paper: summer sun, yoyo yellow, certainly celery, white, SAB designer paper
Ink: summer sun, certainly celery, bashful blue, close to cocoa
Accessories: ribbon, scallop oval punch, Nestie, Marvy flower punch, SU markers, white gel pen, dimensional (bird)

Clean & Simple #12 - Love you!

I don't think I'll ever part with this old retired set. I love my Animal Valentine's from Stampin' Up! I found this awesome designer paper at Joann's today. Almost the whole super store was 40%-50% off or on clearance!

Clean & Simple Challenge #12 - Use little bits of ribbon

Stamps: Animal Valentines (SU), Short & Sweet (SU)
Paper: white, creamy caramel, DCWV spring mat stack
Ink: Burnt Umber Palette, close to cocoa
Accessories: Copic markers, brad, American Crafts ribbon, dimensionals

My Designer Scrap Pile

Here's my scrap pile that I spread out on my table before beginning my CAS challenge card (pictured below). I've often said that I keep and use scraps and today I decided to give a peek at them. I save almost every scrap of designer paper... even if it is only 1x1 inch!

A Flower is Nature's Smile

For Monday's CAS challenge - Kids' Bedding Inspiration Challenge

I used this poppy accent pillow from an adorable girl's bed setting from JCPenney.

Stamps: Vases in Vogue
Paper: white, pretty in pink, DP: pretty in pink, pumpkin pie, so saffron, kiwi kiss
Ink: pumpkin pie
Accessories: ribbon, button, SU punches

Grammy, you're my favorite!

I've just been re-uploading some cards on SCS the I made a year or two ago. This was from my son for Grammy on Mother's Day last year.

Featured Stamper: lovestostamp6

* I used the same main set and similar BG stamps
* I popped up one of the boots
* changed the colors
* moved the sentiment

Here's Jennifer's adorable card.

Stamps: Flower Filled, Riveting, Vases in Vogue
Colors: rose red, pretty in pink, old olive
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, circle & oval punches

For Valerie

Today's SCS sketch challenge was inspired by this fabulous card made by krystie lee.


Stamps: Hope set by Our Daily Bread
Paper: WW, rose red, regal rose, rose red & regal rose DSP, pretty in pink DP (unknown pack)
Ink: rose red, regal rose, pretty in pink
Accessories: ribbon, Martha Stewart lace border punch

I used the Martha Stewart lace border punch to make the corners. You can right click on the photo to get a larger view.

You've been on my mind.

Clean & Simple Challenge: monochromatic card with only white or cream as a neutral.

Stamps: Upsy Daisy - SU, Ordinary Greetings - TAC
Colors: white, apricot appeal, more mustard
Accessories: ribbon, sponge

Happy Easter - Blast from the Past

Stamps: Flower Filled, All Wrapped Up Accessories, grass from another SU set
Paper: certainly celery, white, bashful blue DSP, SU DP
Ink: bashful blue, regal rose, so saffron, certainly celery
Accessories: taffeta ribbon, dimensionals
Techniques: masking






Here's another Easter/Spring card that I made last year.
Stamps: A Good Egg, Simply Said
Colors: so saffron, bashful blue, pretty in pink, certainly celery, white
Accessories: ribbon, markers, scallop scissors, DSP
Techniques: paper piecing








Stamps: All Wrapped Upp & accessories
Paper: regal rose, always artichoke, SAB DP, white
Accessories: ribbon, thread
Techniques: masking











Stamps: Bunny Hugs, Cheesecloth, BG - ?
Colors: regal rose, certainly celery, so saffron, white
Accessories: markers, Marvy scallop punch, CM oval cutter, staple, ribbon









Stamps: Flower Filled and BG - SU, sentiment - A Muse, Little Chick from Bunny Hugs
Cardstock: white, so saffron, chocolate chip
Ink: so saffron, chocolate chip, certainly celery, pretty in pink, bashful blue, apricot appeal, pale plum, pumpkin pie
Accessories: ribbon, markers
Techniques: rock & roll










Stamps: bunnies - Great Impressions, sentiment - A Muse, Paisley BG - SU
Colors: creamy caramel, certainly celery, bashful blue, white, chocolate chip
Accessories: WW crayons, eyelets, ribbon
Techniques: hinged card