Color Challenge: guava, sky, and kraft

Here's another old card & attempt using guava with SCS's color challenge 128: groovy guava, soft sky, & kraft.

Stamps: Priceless, True Friend
Accessories: paper piercer, organdy ribbon

Groovy Blooms

I made this card awhile ago when I was trying to convince myself I liked guava. It's OK, but not my favorite. This card measures 4.25. I use 4.5 A Muse envelopes.

Stamps & Rub-Ons - SU SAB
Colors: groovy guava, white
Accessories: eyelet, ribbon, ticket corner punch, paper piercer, dimensionals

Some more butterflies!

I'm already tired of winter and want to see spring!

This card measures 4.25 square. I use 4,5 Muse envelopes.

Stamps: Priceless
Colors: chocolate chip, groovy guava, white
Accessories: ribbon, paper piercer & marker
Techniques: faux stitching

Scrappling Butterflies

Stamps: Botanical Blooms - SU SAB
Paper: so saffron, regal rose, bashful blue, certainly celery, retired SAB DP
Accessories: ribbon, paper piercer & marker, Martha Stewart butterfly punch

IC163 Inspiration Challenge: I chose this room from the Pottery Barn Teens

February VSN F1 Challenge: Make a scrappling card. My card measures 2.5x5.5. The swirled edge was already aprt of the scrap piece. All scraps were used except for the base card. This was the first scrappling card I've made. It was fun!

Another piece of cake!

Here's another card using today's SCS sketch. I must be in the cake mood today!

Stamps: cake - Impression Obsession, flowers - SU's Simply Said, sentiment - Gina K
Paper: rose red, pink pirouette, white, creamy caramel
Accessories: Copics, brads, ribbon, dimensionals

Birthday Card for A Star

I used SCS's sketch #211 for this birthday card. I showed it to my son. He said it was very nice with just a tiny glance... his usual programmed response. LOL! But this time he asked who it was for. I told him that I didn't know yet. He responded with, "You honestly don't know?"

Stamps: cake - Gina K Designs, Aida Cloth BG - Stampin Up
Paper: bashful blue, so saffron, white, Spring Showers SU DP
Accessories: Copic & SU markers, star punches, star brads

Thank You Teacher

I made this for one of my DS's middle school teachers who has had a rough week with him.

Stamps: Short & Sweet - SU, pencils - Lockhart (I think)
Paper: bashful blue, unknown DP, certainly celery, white, real red, black
Accessories: Martha Stewart ladybug punch, circle punch, ribbon, Copic markers, black marker for dots, dimensionals

Featured Stamper Birthday Wishes

Featured Stamper #100: JulieHRR

I used the smae layout with just tweaking a very little bit. I used similar stamps and changed the colors. Here's Julie's pretty card.

Stamps: Heard from the Heart, Sweet & Sassy, Little Pieces, Love Without End, Itty Bitty Buds
Paper: tangerine tango, whisper white
Ink:tangerine tango, pretty in pink, baja breeze, black
Accessories: organdy ribbon, pumpkin pie markers for dots
Techniques: tearing, stamping off






Featured Stamper: dawnsing

I used the same basic layout, added ribbon, changed the bling and colors, and used the same stamps and star punch for DP. Here's Dawn's adorable card.

Grandma is Special

LSC201 - My Favorite Things from the Sound of Music.

This has Grandma "written all over it". And she is one of my favorite people! She loves The Sound of Music. She loves spring and I love this new hostess stamp set. I used bashful blue, pretty in pink, and certainly celery as my 3 colors and punches, Nesties, and ribbon as my three embellishments. (The butterfly bunch, Nestie, and DP are from Wish RAK!)

I hope it brings a smile to my grandma's face. She is moving into a senior living apartment tomorrow. She's been with my parents for 10 months since Grandpa went to the hospital and later passed away a couple of weeks later. This will be the first time she has every lived alone. I want her to know that she will not be forgotten. She may get sick of me visiting. LOL!

Stamps: Itty Bitty Buds - new SU hostess set, sentiment - Inkadinkado

Happy New Year!

I am SO GLAD to be stamping something other than Christmas cards and presents!!!!

My family has made a New Year's resolution. We need to have more fun time together. A weekly family night where we rotate choosing the activity is the plan.

We started it on New Year's Eve. We all did the SCS sketch challenge. (Yep, it was my turn to choose!) By the time we were done, I was exhausted! The funny thing is that my hubby needed more help than my son who has cerebral Palsy. LOL!

The first card is the one I made (once I was done helping the guys). I used a Wish RAK image from CC Designs. The brads, Swiss Dots CB, and photo corner punches are all from Wish RAK, too! I love swapping!

The second card was made by my hubby. He really needed the most help with color. He colored the Riley moose (from Hanna Stamps) first and then started picking some odd color combos to go with it. Yikes. I redirected him to the main image, but I had to stop him from using orchid opulence a few times. Oh my! He should never host a color challenge. LOL! I also suggested that he use stars instead of hearts and I encouraged him to use my brand new Martha Stewart edge punch.

My hubby said this was very hard and that he very imoressed at what a wonderful stamper I am... and he was very serious about it. He said it many times. What a sweetie.

This last card was done by my son. I asked him if he wanted to use other colors on the robot (By Doodle Factory). He said no. He has stamped with me before on a few occasions and he does it the way he wants it! LOL! Since this was a sketch, it was a little harder for him, but he dealt with it very well.

A person on SCS commented on his card and acknowledged his great coloring. He really has improved so that will make him feel proud. My son is challenged with cerebral Palsy and high functioning autism. He is a young teen and I'm very proud of his card.

On SCS, my username is Miss Boo. My hubby signed up on SCS last summer as MrBoo in order to communicate to my friends on SCS while I was in the hospital. My son wanted to be Boo Boo, but the name was taken. So his username is The Original Boo. Since he was small and in an incubator, he has had several nicknames involving Boo: Boo, Boo-Boo, Boo Bear. Now that he's a teenager, I have to be careful when and where I call him that, because it's just not cool! But he still loves to hear it from me at home. :) He such a sweetheart.... most of the time. (wink)

I'm still here! Just in the Ho, Ho, Ho Spirit!

I was busy with getting ready for Christmas making last minute gifts and visiting relatives. We still have 2 Christmas parties to go to! WoW! Here are some scrapbook pages that went into my parents album this Christmas. My New Year's Resolution is to get caught up in my scrapbooking. So, I'm going to try and show pages at least once a week.
















CEDAR POINT - Sandusky, Ohio


My son's first time on a roller coaster was hilarious. He had the BIGGEST grin on his face getting off of the ride. I wish I could get him to smile like that in every day photos. LOL!














My son's birthday is in the middle of the SUMMER! I won't let him wear his sweats to summer camp, but his birthday was different. He had all of his favorite things: sweats, TV, video games, pizza, and ice cream cake!

Last Minute Christmas Cards

I'm finishing up a few Christmas cards. I hope they arrive on time! The first 3 cards in this post were made using yesterday's SCS sketch challenge #207.

Stamps: Delicate Tree - Impression Obsession, sentiment - Serendipity, pot - Pink Cat Studio's Limitless Limbs
Paper: chocolate chip, always artichoke DSP, white
Ink: chocolate chip,always artichoke, Palette timber brown
Accessories: Copic markers, ribbon, brad, dimensionals
Techniques: distressing











This one is going to my brother and his family. Right before school started, my 7 yr old nephew thought it would be neat to stick his tongue in the wall of the freezer. LOL!

Stamps: Mudzie's Predicament - High Hopes, Sentiment - SU's Tiny Talk
Paper: wild wasabi, riding hood red, white, unknown DP, creamy caramel
Ink: black
Accessories: Copic markers for coloring, SU markers for doodling, word window & circle punches, eyelets, liquid applique











I just love this reindeer from Whipper Snapper. Thanks you to PIF friends!

Stamps: All Tangled Up Reindeer - Whipper Snapper
Paper: creamy caramel, unknown DP, real red, white
Ink: black
Accessories: Copic markers, Martha Stewart branch punch. red brads













Another High Hopes image from PIF friends. Since I love cats, I may have to break down and get this stamps next year.

Stamps: Jolly Old St. Nick - High Hopes
Paper: real red, real red DSP, basic black, white
Ink: black
Accessories: Copic markers, ribbon, brads, designer label & brads

Gifts, Gifts, and more Gifts

I've been busy making gifts the last few days. This first set was made for the SCS color challenge today.

This is a gift set for my FIL's girlfriend. There is a gift bag, large & small post-it note holders, and an RSVP pen. She LOVES my cards, so I'll give her a new batch, but I wanted more to give her this year. I think I'll make some bookmarks, too, since she likes to read.

Stamps: All Through the Year, Petal Prints, (I can't remember the sentiment set, but it is SU
Color Challenge colors: basic gray, kiwi kiss, baja breeze, not quite navy
Accessories: ribbon, brad, DSP, wide oval punch










This is a set that I made for my mom and my MIL. Each will get 2 gift bags, a perpetual birthday calendar, and birthday cards. Each mom also has another small gift.
















These are pocket post-it note holders. They are great for purses. I don't know about other people, but I never have a piece of paper to write on when I need it! These were made for:

teachers
paraprofessionals
bus drivers & aides
doctors & secretaries











This is part of a gift that is a mismatch of items for my friend who won the election last month and her 2 girls. There are altered notebooks, bookmarks, post-it note holders and pens.

The Christmas Spirit

I've been very busy making gifts this year since I have more time and the economy is the way it is right now.

The cats are getting in the holiday spirit... OK... not really. They didn't know what to do. They were paralyzed!!! I think they have recovered though. This first picture is of Princess... out little gifted & hyper active cat.










The 2nd two pictures are of Rockie and a singing snowman. We have all kinds of singing Christmas characters. Just like with Halloween, my DH buys a new one every year. LOL!













Here they are again. Rockie is our very fat and cognitively impaired cat... seriously. Life wouldn't be the same without him. The 2 cats together are quite a pair!

Secret Santa

Last Saturday, we had a reveal party on the PIF chat thread. It was so much fun! My secret santa was Hotwheles! Linda really spoiled me! You can right click on the photo to a get bigger view.

SCS Limited Supply Challenge

Limited Supply Challenge: Reuse & Recycle

Reused: An ATC that was left over from a class incentive program that was really popular a couple of years ago.
Recycled: the ribbon was from mt ribbon scrap bag. The punches were used from my CS scrap bin. I save the smallest scraps. LOL!

Stamps: Sparkling Season, Shapes & Shadows -- SU, sentiment - Serendipity
Paper: real red, real red DSP, green galore, white
Ink: real red, freen galore, summer sun
Accessories: SU markers, brads, ribbon, oval, circle, & designer label punches

O Come, Let Us Adore Him

I bought this stamp set 2 or 3 years ago at a stamping convention. I'm not sure, but this may be the first time I used it. It actually has 4 images and works nicely on flip cards. The set comes from Repeat Impressions.

SCS Sketch 206

Stamps: Main images & sentiment - Repeat Impressions, Background Basics - SU
Paper: kiwi kiss, kiwi kiss DSP, riding hood red, so saffron, white
Ink: black
Accessories: Copic markers, SU ruby red marker, ribbon, scallop edge, scallop circle, circle, and star punches

I did it!

Wow! This was way out of my comfort zone! I've never spent so much time and thinking energy on a card before! LOL! Thanks for the challenge! (I'm bummed that the stickles didn't show up on the photo.)

CC196: taken with teal, baja breeze, riding hood red
PCP 12day12 challenge - Use 12 embellsihments

Stamps: Ornamental Christmas - Verve, snow blossom - SU In the Spotlight
Accessories: CB snowflakes (Wish RAK), Martha Stewart Lace punch, ribbon, stickles (on the ornament), rhinestone stickers, snow blossom punch, brads, dimensionals

SCS Featured Stampers

Featured Stamper: annascreations

*I used the same set but used the flowers instead of the butterflies.
*I changed the color from pink to mustard.
*I used dotted DP instead of a dotted stamped BG.
*I used a scallop nestie instead of a scalloped edge.
*I used ribbon but left off the gems.
* I changed the sentiment and added some dots.

Here's Anna's adorable card.

This also qualifies for a Wish RAK challenge which also happens to be SC125. My Wish RAK item was the white scallop Nestie.

Stamps: Petals & Stems - Verve, sentiment - SU Absolutely Fabulous
Colors: mustard, white
Accessories: ribbon, marker, scallop nestie, dimensionals
Technique: stamping off


Featured Stamper: parisotremba

*I used the same layout.
*I canged the colors and flowers.
*I embellished it differently.

Here's her beautiful card.

Stamps: Time Well Spent, It's Your Birthday
Paper: chocolate chip, cool caribbean, pretty in pink DSP, apricto appeal DSP, white
Accessories: ribbon, SU markers, paper piercer
Techniques: faux stitching

DP cards Inpsired by sf9erfan

These cards were inspired by a set of cards that Michelle, sf9erfan, made with Christmas DP.

Stamps: sentiment - Martha Stewart, snow blossoms - SU In the Spotlight
Paper: baja breeze, riding hood red, white, Basic Grey
Accessories: ribbon, snow blossom punch, brads










Stamps: Tags & More
Paper: regal rose, pretty in pink, green galore, bashful blue, white, DCWV DP
Accessories: SU markers, ribbon, circle & scallop punches, Marvy flower punch, CM custom cutting system, Swiss Dots CB (Wish RAK), brads

18 Days Until Christmas

Here's a card I made for PCP's 10th day of Christmas challenge.

PCP - 12day10
WSD65 - Beate's sketch turned

Stamps: main image - Elzybells UK, sentiment - Gina k
Paper: garden green, riding hood red, white, DCWV DP, wild wasabi DSP
Accessories: Copic markers, SU ,arkers, paper piercer, circle punches, CM custom cutting system, button brads
Technique: faux stitching

19 days until Christmas!

Stamps: Wreathabella - Stamping Bella (Wish RAK), sentiment 0 SU Short & Sweet
Paper: unknown DP, real red, garden green white
Accessories: Copic markers, SU real red marker, ribbon, circle, designer label and oval punches, photo corner punch (Wish RAK), paper piercer & mat stack







Stamps: Little Lovins - Stamp Oasis/Rubbernecker, sentiment - Gina K Designs
Paper: ballet blue, real red, real red DSP, white
Ink: black, real red, garden green
Accessories: Copic markers, circle punches, ribbon, photo corner punch (Wish RAK), Swiss Dots CB (Wish RAK), dimensionals

Snowflake Pocket Notes

Just some quick thank yous using pocket notes that I made last year. They worked great for gifts from my students.

Stamps: The Snowflake Spot, Snow Flurries, Short & Sweet
Paper: pretty in pink, very vanilla
Ink: chocolate chip, close to cocoa, creamy caramel
Accessories: ribbon, chocolate chip pocket note

The Unknown Snowman - MYSTERY SOLVED!

Do you know who this cutie belongs too? I've searched every internet store and stamp site... and even eBay. I don't know who he is!!! He must be suffering from Amnesia because he can't tell me either. LOL!

Updated: This image is from Sunshine Designs - The Stamp Barn. Thanks leibetty!

I tried another Kittie bow. I've discovered that it's harder working with a stiffer grosgrain with a width of 3/8". This is a double bow. I actually did get the triple bow to work, but it was way too overwhelming on this card.

Stamps: Itty Bitty BGs - SU, Fancy Flexible Phrases - SU, snowman - ???
Paper: green galore, ballet blue, real red DSP, white
Ink: black. ballet blue, real red
Accessories: ribbon, Copic markers, circle punches, dimensionals

Sassy & Seasonal with a Kittie Bow

On the Rubbernecker blog, Kittie747 has some tutorials on ribbon ties and bows. Well, I attempted the triple bow. Somehow I ended up with a double bow! LOL! Good thing I didn't try a double, I would have ended up with an ordinary bow!

I also made this card for the 8th day of Christmas challenges on Paper Craft Planet.

Stamps: Sassy & Seasonal
Paper: riding hood red, riding hood red DSP, white
Ink: black
Accessories: Copic markers, snowflake CB (Wish RAK), taffeta ribbon, stickles (On all the white fluffy areas on the main image)

A Pink Noel

This was made for the Limited Supplies Challenges on SCS.

• Only snowflake stamps/images

• monochromatic

• bling or sparkle

• one word sentiment

Stamps: In the Spotlight - SU, sentiment - Hampton Arts
Paper: pretty in pink, pink pirouette, white
Ink: regal rose
Accessories: snowflake CB (Wish RAK), rhinestone stickers, square, snow blossom, oval, circle, & designer label punches, dazzling diamonds, white organdy ribbon, dimensionals

Flaunt It

I was inspired to make this page from one of the Unity Hip Hop challenges. My fat cat, Rockie, will put up with almost anything.

6x6 scrapbook page
Stamps: Hey Chick, Everlasting Romance - Unity
Paper: black, close to cocoa, white
Ink: chocolate chip, black
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, CM custom cutting system

22 Days until Christmas!

Poor Fluffles. How many years has this happened to him? Hope he doesn't get coal again this year!


Stamps: Fluffles - Stampendous
Paper: real red, white, wild wasabi DSP
Ink: black
Accessories: Copic markers, real red SU marker, Martha Stewart branch punch, ribbon, snowflake brads, crop-o-dile for the centers of the snowflake brads, dimensionals
Challenge: SC205

I've received many nice and cute comments today on SCS about this card. But 2 people just cracked me up! They said they know some people who should get this card. I hadn't thought of that. I just think it's cute. I'm an owner of 2 cats. I know, they own me. But the gray one is always getting into mischief. So this image reminds me of her, Princess. I have some scrapbook pages of her on my blog. It can be found on the side bar in categories: scrapbook.

I can do all things through Christ....

I made another color challenge card. This time with sahara. I needed this verse. This morning was a little crazy at my house... which really is an understatement. Oh my!

Stamps: verse - Verve, Leaves a La Carte wheel - SU
Colors: black, vanilla, sahara sand
Accessories: eyelets, ribbon, photo corner punches (from Wish RAK), marker used with the mat pack

24 Days Until Chritmas!

I tried Julee's Mojo challenge again with the color challenge: black, vanilla, and sahara sand. (I changed it to kraft so it would match my ribbon.)

I'll probably try another one later. At this point, I'm not going to bed. I have to get DS up for school in an hour!!! I couldn't help it. I had so many creative thoughts going through my for all my blogs... mostly my teacher one. They have become a full time job! LOL!

Stamps: Ornamental Christmas - Verve, Polka Dots & Paisley - SU
Colors: very vanilla, black, kraft
Accessories: taffeta ribbon, dazzling diamonds, SU scallop punch, Martha stewart lace edge punch, black marker

You Make A Difference

This is a card I made a couple of years ago. After what I shared on my Bipolar blog a few hours ago, I wanted to post this cutie hedgie. When I made this, I sent it to my son's summer camp teacher.

Stamps: Penny Black, PTI, SU, Hero Arts
Colors: purely pomegranate, kraft, white, black
Accessories: eyelets, ribbon, paper piercer, ticket corner punch, WW crayons

New Verve set and a Mojo Monday Sketch

I used 2 techniques on the snowman: paper piecing and paper tole. The middle and top are popped up on dimensionals and the hat is popped up twice on dimensionals.

I only glanced at the sketch and went back to get the keyword.... oops. We were to embrace the white space and it's for a contest. So, I just might be using this sketch again. :)

Stamps: Snow Wonderful - Verve
Papers: baja breeze, baja breeze DSP, pacific point, pacifi point DSP, white
Ink: black, ruby red, pumpkin pie
Accessories: SU markers, Martha Stewart lace edge punch, riding hood red taffeta ribbon, circle, oval, & designer label SU punches, dimensionals
Techniques: paper piecing, paper tole

SCS Featured Stamper Cards

Featured Stamper: flowergal36

*same main image
*same torn BG
*used an old layout from Beate
*added some color & embellishments

Here's Dawn's adorable card.

Stamps: Zoofari, Smarty Pants
Paper: basic black, white, rose red, regal rose
Ink: black
Accessories: SU markers, ribbon, brads, dimensionals, word window & oval punches

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



Featured Stamper: scrapstampindiva

I used the same layout, sentiment, and Linen and Dotted BGs. I changed the flower set and colors.

Stamps: All the Best, Linen, Polka Dots & Paisley, Happy Everything
Colors: chocolate chip, creamy caramel, regal rose
Accessories: ribbon, Dimensionals

Here's Kendra's beautiful card: