Thinking of Summer

Stamp: Biker Bee - Stampendous
Paper: white, real red, real red DSP, pacific point, pacific point DSP
Ink: black
Accessories: Copic markers, CM custom cutting system, paper piercer, ribbon, buttons & thread, dimensionals, scallop circle Nestie (Wish RAK)

Limited Supply Challenge: Circle of Life
ssnotime88 - red, white & blue
Sketch - inspired by Jen Del Muro's TCP Tuesday card







Stamps: Here's the Scoop - My Favorite Things
Paper: bashful blue, white, Stampin' Up DSP, chocolate chip
Ink: Palette burnt umber, bashful blue SU marker
Accessories: ribbon, Copic markers, scalloped Nestie (Wish RAK)
Technique: masking

SCS Ways to Use It challenge: repeated stamping (I chose to use the masking technique with my repeated stamping.)

VSN - Celebrating You

Virtual Stamp Night - May 16
Challenge N

"My challenge is to think back to all those performers in Vegas, new or old, they are in the SPOTLIGHT! Use the SPOTLIGHT TECHNIQUE anywhere on your card!! "

Stamps: main image (DRS Designs), leopard BG (SU ?) Aida Cloth BG (SU), Mixed Greetings (SU)
Paper: more mustard, chocolate chip, close to cocoa, white
Accessories: ribbon, Copic markers, designer label & circle punches
Technique: spotlight
Wish RAK: backgrounds

Color Challenge - You have a friend in me.

SCS Color Challenge: only orange, brilliant blue, rose red

I love brilliant blue, but it can be over-whelming.... kind of like a super rich chocolate dessert that's delicious but can only be tolerated in small quantities! :)

Stamps: Cheep Talk
Paper: brilliant blue, WW
Ink: brilliant blue, bashful blue (sky), rose red, only orange, close to cocoa, garden green
Accessories: gel pen, SU markers, Michael's ribbon, sponge

Double Challenge

CAS15 Challenge: Black & White & 1 Bold Bright

It also qualifies for a VSN challenge:
Virtual Stamp Night - May 15
Challenge B

"One of the first things I think of when I think of Vegas is weddings!! But not just any old traditional wedding. Vegas has some very non-traditional wedding’s and that is what I want to focus!! We can all make something simple and elegant, but I want quirky and out of the box!

My only requirement is I want to see bright bold colors on a wedding card!"

Stamps: Short & Sweet - Stampin' Up!
Paper: white, black, pink passion, DCWV spring mat stack
Accessories: black marker, ribbon (SU & Offray), square punches, Heart to Heart punch (SU)

This sketch is a modified version of Fall to Layout #26

A Note of Thanks

Featured Stamper: Joan Ervin

* similar layout and color scheme
* Different bird stamps
* Different shaped Nestie
* similar scallop punch and DP
* brads instead of pearls
* standard card size instead of a square card

I rarely make such a frilly card. It was soooo much fun! Here's Joan's beautiful card!

Stamps: Cheep Talk (SU)
Paper: white, pretty in pink, regal rose, soft sky, & kiwi kiss DP
Ink: close to cocoa, old olive, pretty ink pink, pumpkin pie, baja breeze
Accessories: primas, brads, eyelets & ribbon, SU scallop punch, Top Note die cuts, dimensionals
Wish RAK: Top Note dies, primas, SU markers

VSN - Fantastic News!

Virtual Stamp Night - May 16
Challenge I

"My challenge for you is to try your luck at making a monochromatic green (with envy) card. You may only use shades of green with 1 neutral. All embellishments and papers must be green. No additional colors can be used. Your ribbon can only have green unless it contains your neutral color. This goes the same for your brads, buttons, charms, hardware, etc... ONLY GREEN!!! (if your dp has more than green, don't use it.)"


Fantastic News... I'm not green with envy. Really, I'm not.

LOL!

Wish RAKs: Upsy Daisy, CB Birds & Swirls, sclloped Nesties
Stamps: Upsy Daisy - SU, Tag Lines - Gina K Designs
Colors: certainly celery, white

VSN Show Girl - Flaunt It!

Virtual Stamp Night - May 16
Challenge J

What gets crammed into the "suitcase":
*CHECK* 5 layers of dp and/or cardstock
*CHECK* 3 colors of ink
*CHECK* 1 image
*CHECK* 1 sentiment
*CHECK* 3 dew drops (brads, bling or liquid pearls)
*CHECK* Stickles, Shimmerz, glitter or glittery gel pen to glam it up!!
*CHECK* some sponging....
*CHECK* and to get the suitcase closed, you'll need some ribbon!!

Only part of the stickles is captured in the photo. It's on both shoes and on the feathered hat.

Stamps: Tickled Pink - TAC, Hey, Chick - Unity
Colors: black, rose red, pretty in pink
Accessories: organdy ribbon, gems, Stickles, rose red marker, sponge, dimensionals, Copic markers, DP

VSN - Knit Happens

Virtual Stamp Night - May 16
Challenge K

Lucky #7 - 7 brads

Stamp: Sophia: Hanna Stamps
Colors: pretty in pink, regal rose, chocolate chip, white
Accessories: chocolate chip marker, brads, ribbons, Martha Stewart lace punch, Nestie (Wish RAK)

The sentiment is hand-written.

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

SCS Featured Stamper

SCS Featured Stamper: **INGE**

*used a different CC Design monkey image
* used different DP from the same DCWV packet and stamped one layer instead of DP
* same layout
* used ice cream cones instead of flower accent.
* ribbon instead of additional cardstock
* Same corner accent with similar organdy ribbon

Here's is my inspiration card:

Stamps: Digital CC Designs Sweet Treats, Stampin' Up BG from Polka Dots & Paisley
Paper: DCWV retro DP. white, riding hood red, chocolate chip, sahara sand
Ink: riding hood red
Accesories: digit image, Copic markers, taffeta ribon, brads, corner punch (Wish RAK), organdy ribbon, thread, dimensionals (for ice cream cones)

This card measure 5x5 square.

Special Inspiration Challenge

Last night when I saw today's SCS Inspiration challenge from Grandin Road, I decided to look for a piece that inspired me and "sleep on it". I chose an area rug from the indoor floral section. As soon as I saw the Soho Area rug in beige & black, (on my screen, the beige reminded me of river rock), I knew exactly which stamp I wanted to use. The funny thing is that I had forgotten I had this stamp. But last evening while watching a movie, I spent some more time mounting stamps on EZ Mount and indexing my binders... and this Unity stamp caught my eye.

Well, I didn't wake up until 1:09 PM!!! That's right. DH was gone to work and I hardly remember him talking to me this morning. DS was up watching TV and hadn't eaten (He's alomst 14 but has many special needs). I quickly took care of him, took some meds for my migraine, and got to work. Thankfully I caught the migraine early and I was making this card!!! I happen to love it. But what do you think? (That sounded like my SCS friend Faith. LOL! But she's a good person to follow. *wink*)

Stamps: Tree of Elegance by Unity, sentiment from Inkadinkado's Best Wishes set
Colors: river rock, black
Accessories: brads, Martha Stewart lace border punch

Hi... I'm back! Wow... 2 days in a row!

LOL! Spring break is great for relaxing and stamping. We never take a vacation during this time because hubby and I have spring break at different times.

I love today's SCS sketch challenge #223. This took much more thinking and time than I thought it would . I know I'll use this sketch again in the future... but maybe an image in the small box.

Stamps: Say It with Scallops, Ginormous Flowers, Stitched Exotics
Paper: certainly celery, garden green, white, celery DSP, SAB-DP
Ink: certainly celery, garden green, bashful blue, pretty in pink
Accessories: ribbon, markers

Happy Spring Flowers (I'm really tired of the snow IRL!)

I'm back with today's SCS color challenge: bashful blue, so saffron, close to cocoa

Stamps: A Flower for All Seasons
Paper: white, close to cocoa, so saffron, bashful blue, SAB-DP
Ink: black
Accessories: Copics, ribbon, brads, square, circle & scallop punches, white gel pen

Copics: Y21, YG03, YG25, E74, B32

This card measures 4.25 square. I use $.5 A Muse envelopes.

Going back to work has really cut down on my stamping and computer time. As I settle in to more of a routine, I'll get back to more consistent posting. Thank for looking!

Martha Stewart Cupcakes

Both of these cards were made for the Clean & Simple challenges on Splitcoast.

CAS07 - Use Punches

I had a really hard time taking a photo of this card, but it was easy to make. Punches are so fast and simple! First, I did the faux stitching with a paper piercer and mat stack grid. Then I used the Martha Stewart cupcake punch with Stampin' Up DP scraps. I popped up the frosting with dimensionals and colored the dividing space with a Copic sand marker. Finally, I layered, used ribbon scraps, plopped it onto the card base.

Stamps: None!
Paper: chocolate chip, creamy caramel, white, Stampin' Up DP - pumpkin pie, certainly celery, bashful blue, pretty in pink
Accessories: sand Copic marker, Martha Stewart cupcake punch, ribbon, paper piercer & mat stack, dimensionals

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


CAS06 - Inspiration Challenge

The Clean & Simple Challenge is an inspiration challenge from Robeez. I chose an adorable pair of baby shoes with cupcakes as my inspiration for my card. They must be sold out because the link no longer works and I can't find them. But there is so much inspiration on that site!

Stamps: sentiment - Gina K Designs
Paper: white, chocolate chip, DSP - chocolate chip, bashful blue, pumpkin pie, real red, certainly celery
Accessories: ribbon, Martha Stewart cupcake punch, dimensionals for the of the cupcakes

Featured Stamper Challenge Cards

Featured Stamper: Twinshappy
Since Stacey used bold brights one her card, I decided to challenge myself to go bold, too! Not only that, I almost never use any shades of purple.

* changed the colors
* less layers/no distressing
* different main flower image/no sentiment
* used a swirly BG instead of a swirly border
* moved the ribbon
* no bling/added buterflies

Here's Stacey's beautiful card.

Stamps: Live Your Dream, French Flair BG (Wish RAK)
Colors: lovely lilac, almost amethyst, white
Accessories: markers, organdy ribbon, white gel pen, Martha Stewart butterfly punch


Blast from the past FS card:

Featured Stamper: Mary Jo Albright

* same theme
* same colors
* changed the main image
* used buttons instead of rhinestones

Here's Mary Jo's beautiful card.

Stamps: Miracle of Spring, Flower Filled
Paper: close to cocoa, pretty in pink DSP, celery SAB DP, white
Accessories: buttons & hemp, WW crayons, taffeta ribbon, paper piercer & mat stack, markers
Techniques: faux stitching

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

I'm back... and inspired to stamp again!

It's so good to be stamping again! I went back to work this week. I forgot how exhausting the first week of teaching can be. And the week before that, I was sick. Wow! It's good to be back! LOL!

I made this for the IC171 challenge. The inspiration I used was a pair of Christmas bulb salt and pepper shakers with great big blue bows on them. It reminded me of my great big Easter egg wrapped in a big bow from DRS Designs. I kept the bow blue, but I had to change the colors because I certainly didn't want to have a Christmas Easter egg! LOL!

Here's the Fitz and Floyd pepper shakers.

Here's the Inspiration Challenge.

Stamps: Easter Egg - DRS Designs, polka Dot BG from SU's Polka Dot & Paisleys
Paper: regal rose, certainly celery, white
Colors: black, certainly celery, regal rose SU marker
Accessories: Copic markers, Martha Stewart lace edge punch, paper piercer & mat stack, taffeta ribbon
Techniques: out of the box

DRS Designs Easter Collection

Thanks for continuing to visit my blog in my absence. I truly appreciate all of you. Below you'll find other challenge cards that I never found time to upload.

Monday, March 9 - Clean & Simple Challenge

SCS - CAS challenge - Use shades of blues and greens on your CAS card + neutrals.

Stamps: Petals & Stems, Flutterby - Verve
Colors: bashful blue, certainly celery, white, black
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals
The middle flower is popped up on dimensionals.











CAS challenge - Use shades of blues and greens on your CAS card + neutrals.

Featured Stamper: StampingQueenJAR
* changed the colors
* used same cross but other images are similar
* added a layer
*same layout

Here's Judy's pretty card.

Stamps: Refuge & Strength, Fresh Cuts - SU, Verse - Our Daily Bread's Hope set
Colors: bashful blue, certainly celery, white, black
Accessories: dimensionals

Tuesday, March 3 - Color Challenge

SCS Color Challenge: chocolate chip, pink passion, kiwi kiss

Starring Bun-Bun

Ugh! The coloring of Bub-Bun is not so good. I haven't been able to find a refill for Copic E33.

Stamps: Bun-Bun - Penny Black (PIF), Fin Lace - SU (Wish RAK), Itty Bitty Buds (leaves) - SU
Paper: white, VV, chocolate chip, kiwi kiss, pink passion
Ink: black, kiwi kiss, bashful blue, creamy caramel
Accessories: Copic markers, old olive SU marker, sponge, Marvy flower punch, white gel pen, prima (Wish RAK), chocolate ribbons, white brad


Starring Content-to-be-a-bella

Stamps: Content-to-be-a-bella - Stamping Bella (Wish RAK), Tag Lines - Gina K
Paper: pink passion, white, chocolate chip
Ink: black
Accessories: Copic markers, SU chocolate chip & pink passion markers, prima & brad (Wish RAK), ribbon, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, SU large oval punch, Top Note SU die cut (Wish RAK), dimensionals