Favorites: Week of September 20th

Once again, I'm playing catch-up with my SCS viewing! The gallery is so fun!

Where have I been? Working! I've been wearing a pedometer at work for a contest I won't win. But it's fun and I'm using it with my kids as a lesson. Huh??? Well, my kiddies don't understand yet why they need to use a planner, why they need to monitor their grades and ask "why", and why they need to make goals. So they are monitoring ME!!! I started with making goals... both long term and short term. They love asking my why my numbers went up or down. They're asking me questions that they can ask themselves. After two weeks, I'm truly seeing a difference!

Why am I writing about this? This will explain how busy I've been this week. I usually get between 6,000-7,oo0 steps a day. (Remember I'm still recovering from the flu and my surgical procedure on my head.) I was so busy with helping students with tests, yesterday, that I took almost 15,000 steps at the end of the work day!!! Whoa!

So, it's Saturday and I'm taking the day to view the gallery, link faves to my blog, and make cards. The Inspiration challenge on SCS is awesome. I'm having a hard time deciding what to use on my card.

Oh! One more thing... I have the best mother-in-law! She came from out of state to see her son. (He's making progress with his new physical disorder.) Anyway, she cleaned my house!!! I couldn't believe it when I walked in Friday afternoon.

This is not a complete list. I will be updating it throughout the weekend. Hopefully, you'll understnad why I'm only linking them and not always commenting. I need time to make cards, too {wink}. Some of these ladies uploaded more cards this week. You'll want to check out their galleries!!

Something new: I'm "flagging" the CAS cards for my CAS friends :)

SUNDAY

LaLatty (CAS)
mocjen (CAS)
stamperjen0 (CAS)
mkstampin74
darleenstamps
notimetostamp (CAS)
hskelly CAS)
TreasureOiler
sf9erfan (CAS)
card crazy (CAS)
kittie747
Laurie Couture
rsalamon (CAS)


MONDAY

Rox71 (CAS)
va.sunshine (CAS)
debdeb (CAS)
ltecler (CAS)
AmylovesNormaJean
mandypandy (CAS)
Jerri Kay (Individual photos are in her gallery.)
Kimberly Crawford
StampGroover (CAS)
Emma F (CAS)
handmadebysm
markie's mom (CAS)
stamper-c (CAS)
mkstampin74


TUESDAY

Hara
Love My Craft Room
criminalgrace (CAS)
card crazy (CAS)
peggy-sue (CAS)
Milawi
justtieszen
sugarbuffet (CAS)
CharmWarm (CAS)
tddesigns
cookiebaker (CAS)
bigsky
croppixie
cuccicoo1002
Brierrose (CAS)
Cici510 (CAS)
Susie B
mom4cuties
stamper-c


WEDNESDAY

hobbywoman
TheresaCC
lisahenke
scrappyb
geobeck (CAS)
girlydecou


THURSDAY

StampOwl
ilinacrouse (CAS)
notimetostamp (CAS)
DonnaMaria
ctorina (CAS)
Bitsyboo
scrubbybubbles
fionna51 (CAS)
TheCraft'sMeow
hsummers (CAS)
JoBear2 (CAS)
markie's mom


FRIDAY

hmlopez (CAS)
lauraos (CAS)
Deb in WI
Gingerbeary8
jul80566
stampwithkristine
MamaH02 (CAS)
bigsky
hooked_on-stampin
geobeck
dawnmercedes
StampGroover (CAS)
deconstructingjen
tankgrl
Wendybell
SophieLaFontaine (CAS)


SATURDAY

marinelvr
mtgchic
shorty419
Kharmagirl
tinahale38
rsalamon
jkupa
Cici510
joan ervin
lbenden
va.sunshine
SeattleStamper
Creative Daze
KatarinaM
mocjen (CAS)


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Happy New Year

This adorable Snowman card was made using the sketch on the Midnight Madness site. Sketch #20 had more layers, but I couldn't figure out how to get them on this card. I wanted a tall thin image, but apparently it was too tall!!

All DRS Designs Stamps:
* Stretch the Round Button Snowman (H1129)
* The New Year sentiment is actually a part of a larger greeting - Holiday Wish to Bring Cheer Greeting (G944)
* Snowflake ribbon slide (D932)
* Then pumpkin snowflakes were stamped using the 4 in 1 snowflakes background stamp and then punched with a 1/2 inch circle punch. (D096)

Paper: pumpkin pie, white, SU-SAB designer paper
Ink: black, bashful blue, pumpkin pie, Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, circle punch


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CAS Sketch using DRS Designs

I made this card using the SCS Clean & Simple sketch challenge. It's based on this great card made by cookiebaker. I reversed the images so that my canceled stamp image was facing the correct direction. The 25 was written with a ruby red marker.

All DRS Designs Stamps:
Postage Cancellation (F1108), Silhouette Holly (F002), sentiment (B364)
Paper: white, black, riding hood red dsp, garden green
Ink: ruby red & garden green markers, black
Accessories: wild wasabi ribbon, dimensionals

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CAS Sketch using Stampin' Up!

Here's another card using this week's SCS CAS sketch challenge. The challenge is based on this great card made by cookiebaker.

All SU Stamps: Scary Skeleton, Batty for You
Paper: black, white, only orange, CM patterned paper
Ink: black
Accessories: ribbon, circle punches, Martha Stewart web punch, dimensionals

Not-So-CAS Sketch Challenge using Unity

I'm totally in love with my new Unity September KOTM stamps! This card just kinda came together. I'm not a huge fan of suede, but I really like it on here. I'm shocked at myself for the lack of white on this card. I still find it to be pretty simple though.

Stamps: Unity September KOTM ‘09
Paper: white, sage shadow, soft suede dsp
Ink: soft suede
Accessories: EP, word window punch, eyelet, organdy ribbon, dimensionals


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The Most Wonderful Day of the Year

I spent way too much time on this poor little card. When I started, I thought I was going to make a cute little CAS card like this week's Featured Stamper: tankgrl.

As you see, it's not CAS. I once again kept making mistakes and covering them up. The concept of 2 ornaments, a greeting, and ribbon is the same, but all the extras make it different.

Stamps: Bright & Merry Winter Wishes - Unity, Snow Flurries - Stampin' Up!
Paper: cloce to cocoa, creamy caramel, white
Ink: Palette burnt umber, creamy caramel, pretty in pink, Copic markers, SU chocolate chip marker
Accessories: taffeta ribbon, brads, paper piercer
Techniques: sponging, paper piercer, covering up mistakes :)


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WEEK 1 - Unity BACHELOR Bro CHALLENGE!

This is my submission for Broman's 1st challenge. I didn't understand the "Seriously, Who does this?" until I saw the YouTube video that was on Unity's blog with the challenge.

Week 1: We were to make an invitation for a date with the man we love using the colors, black, red, & green. Details of the challenge can be found here. You can see the blog post here. Seriously, Who does this?


I was very excited to get my new KOTM stamps yesterday. I knew what images I wanted to use. With the colors and theme, I couldn't resist altering this sentiment (big is popped up with dimensionals) and making green M&Ms! My DH claims he didn't know what they meant. Is it just a Michigan thing? Or his head in the sand??

Stamps: September KOTM '09
Paper: certainly celery, certainly celery DSP, white, black, ruby red
Ink: certainly celery, ruby red & basic black markers, certainly celery to sponge the edges of the card base
Accessories: SU's circle, word window & corner punches, EK Success edge punch, heart brad, paper piercer, dimensionals
Techniques: faux stitching, sponging

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Favorites? You can find the whole week here!

Wow! It's been a VERY long week! I missed a whole week of viewing SCS and posting fun things on my blog. There were a couple of days that I wasn't even on the internet. Whoa!

I'm still in that very busy mode starting the school year and this time I'm at a new school. A lot more things incredible are going on that make life easier. I see the little things that are taken for granted from the people who have never worked at another school. For example: There are books for children in the counseling office for younger siblings coming in with their parents. These crisis bag contains a large yellow t-shirt so staff can easily be identified in an emergency. The substitutes in the building are emailed to the whole staff. Little things like that make a school unique, caring, and very effective.

OK! Enough with work. :) I also had a cyst removed from my scalp on Thursday. (It was causing some of my migraines. I still have to have one more removed.) It doesn't feel too bad today. Even though I had the flu last week, I came doen with a nasty cold... along with a lot of other staff and students. And DH and I went to DS's appointment with his surgical team. we have some tough decisions to make concerning his cerebral palsy, quality of life, and how he will get the care he needs through the recovery process (many months). Don't get too worked up. These things are good troubles. I know parents whose disabled children didn't make it through childhood.

This isn't a full list. I'm slowly making my way through the gallery, sometimes hopping around to the challenge cards. I've missed too much this week! I need to see more cards before I do chores. {wink} This list will change throughout the weekend as I continue viewing.


SUNDAY

LaLatty
stamperjen0
strappystamper
darleenstamps
karengiron
Susan Plote
girlydecou
cher2008
Anne Ryan
Susiespotless
Devlinwhite
Stamp Addict 77
Wattle


MONDAY

CAKath
coffeestamper
lisahenke
monkeymama
mitchygitchygoomy
Biggan
debbiemom23cs
scrappinangler
va.sunshine
suzannejdean
karengiron
mrstam (She has a tutorial on her blog!)
KY Southern Belle


TUESDAY

PaperInBloom
girlydecou
YLM
rj77
{Teneale}
mcmahon5
kokirose
resqbarbie
gbedwright
Loree2000
stamper-c
flowergal36
cher2008
Thimbles
scrapaholicbond26
PickleTree
stamperdoc
knightrone
sparklegirl
Vera
paynete
LaceyStephens
creativecardcorner
LaLatty
va.sunshine
Melissa C.


WEDNESDAY

debdeb
jodi r.
BethanyPaull
sf9erfan
rosigrld
RDiehl
{Teneale}
va.sunshine
stephanie.hargis
MakiJ
CherylQuilts
Chinook
AKiteFlyer
nikkischmaltz
Vera
nitestamper
EmileeAnn
inglishrea
aselahop
T. Joy
terry0926
imastamper
starbucks_stamper
Westies
justcrazy
AmylovesNormaJean
rsalamon
StacyBrais
stampersuzz
jlazarski
Joelysmom


THURSDAY

girlydecou
stamper-c
LeAnne Pugliese
atsamom
PaperCrafty
mkstampin74
stamper-c
fadime
mom4cuties
mbelles
Jeanne S
rsalamon


FRIDAY

Love My Craft Room
violin28
SmilynStef
calgirl
booga3
keuby
Cammie
PickleTree
strappystamper
Butternutsage
DonnaMaria
StampOwl
mkstampin74
TinaG604
SandiMac
nmckinney
amrucci
lbenden
Vervegirl
debbiemom23cs
StamperSharon


SATURDAY

darleenstamps (She uploaded a TON of cards, today!)
nmckinney
laurielud
Jaspere
scrapnforfun
discoverstampin
LateBlossom
RobinRingtail
Bar
juliemlacey
kittie747
tashers
va.sunshine
Chyna
knightrone



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HELLOOOOO

I'm still here! Sort of.

We had curriculum night at school. I met some great parents tonight.

I've been working hard. Getting into a comfortable working routine always takes 2-3 weeks in my field. (special education) I'll be back soon. :)

CWDKids Inspired Cards

I just loved, loved, loved yesterday's inspiration challenge on SCS. If I had little ones, I'd be broke! Here are 3 of the 6 cards I made. (I never even got to the Halloween cards I wanted to make.)

For this Tent Topper card, I decided to try and make a card with just a Santa hat seen here and many other CWDKids' pages. I also used these polka dot jammies to start me off. I then decided to make a tent topper to show off the Santa hats. The base card measures 4.25 square.

All stamps from DRS Designs: santa hat, jolly holiday sentiment, swag circle frame
Paper: kiwi kiss, white, unknown dp
Ink: black, Copic markers
Accessories: Marvy scallop circle punch











Here are the clothes that inspired Holly & Filigree snowflake card.

All stamps from DRS Designs
Stamps: Medium Filigree Snowflake, Silhouette Holly, Holiday Wish greeting
Paper: white, riding hood red
Ink: garden green & ruby red markers, black
Accessories: taffeta ribbon, seafoam white EP, SU dazzling diamonds glitter

















This card was so much fun!!! I was stamping most of the afternoon. But DH was working on a special assignment and DS and I are recovering from the flu, so it's alright to be lazy this weekend. (to get re-energized for the upcoming week) {wink}

All Stamps from DRS Designs: which was minimal. I love the circle punches that make the tree. DH was not impressed. But I love it! Here's the adorable little girl's shirt that inspired this card. (Scroll down a bit to enlarge the photo of this shirt.)

To see more of my cards using DRS Designs stamps, click here.

To see the DRS Designs web site, click here.

Saturday's Favorites

Lots of fun things to see in the gallery on Saturday! Some of these ladies uploaded more than one card. If you have time, you may want to check out their galleries.

Please note: Sometimes, I am not able to notify everyone that has been linked because of time limitations. But I will continue to post my faves.


LaLatty
mkstampin74
joan ervin
sparklegirl
ilinacrouse
hairchick
Broom
Stamp'nScrap
TreasureOiler
snail
Stampin' Annie
Stamp Muse
Kerry-DC
stamperdoc
Cards_By_America
catcrazy
florascrap


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Featured Stamper Challenge

SCS Featured Stamper: steubner
Shannan is one talented lady! I could spend a month CASEing her cards if time allowed for it.

* I changed the layout slightly.
* Instead of stamping Christmas bulbs, I used sentiments on dp and punched them with SU circle punches.
* I used 2 Christmas bulbs instead of one.
* I didn't use any hardware. Instead, I added a few punches and some doodling.
* I changed the kraft to white, used different shades of red & green, and added rich razzleberry.
* I stamped the side panel instead of using dp.

Here's Shannan's gorgeous Rustic Merry Christmas card.

Stamps: Medium Filigree Snowflake & greetings (DRS Designs)
Paper: white, old olive, rich razzleberry & dsp, riding hood red & dsp, black
Ink: black, old olive
Accessories: SU circle punches, EK Success edge punch, Martha Stewart bow & branch punches, black marker, dimensionals, rich razzleberry ribbon

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Friday's Favorites

Lots of fun things to see in the gallery on Friday! Some of these ladies uploaded more than one card. If you have time, you may want to check out their galleries.

Please note: Sometimes, I am not able to notify everyone that has been linked because of time limitations. But I will continue to post my faves.


sparklegirl
mrupple
Debra James
istamp31
MakiJ
steubner
lisahenke
justwritedesigns
sweetnsassystamps
hbrown
stampwithkristine
Selma

Autumn is here!

Does anyone remember Morning Marigold from the first In-Colors release by Stampin' Up? I didn't know I had any left. I found this little piece in my scrap bin!

Here's a "just for fun" card using a couple of new DRS stamps. The sunflower & pumpkin are cut out. They are a part of a larger stamp.

Stamps: Sunflower/Pumpkin Patch and pumpkin greeting (DRS Designs)
Paper: white, marigold morning, groovy guava, DCWV spring or summer Mat Stack
Ink: black, Copic markers: YR04 chrome orange, Y38 honey, Y35 maize, Y06 acid yellow, G21 lime green, G24 willow, E71 champagne, E37 sepia)
Accessories: groovy guava ribbon, EK Success edge punch

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Thursday's Favorites

Lots of fun things to see in the gallery on Thursday! Some of these ladies uploaded more than one card. If you have time, you may want to check out their galleries.

Please note: Sometimes, I am not able to notify everyone that has been linked because of time limitations. But I will continue to post my faves.



mbelles
Colleen Schaan
ltecler
LodiChick
waterchild12
knutsen24
shellied
stamper-c
stamperjen0
StampingQueenJAR



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Sorry I'm So Behind!

Feeling like a Hypochondriac lately. I plan on doing a lot of stamping this weekend. My craft room is lonely.


StampTV color challenge:
Black
Gray (Moonlit Fog will work really good)
Pink
White (optional)

Stamps: Just So Hippy - Melanie Muenchinger/Gina K. Designs (Wish RAK)
Paper: white, black, pretty in pink, pink pirouette, CM patterned paper
Ink: black, SU black marker, Copic markers (RV11 pink, C-1 cool gray, C0 cool gray)
Accessories: CB Swiss Dots (Wish RAK), SU Top Note die (Wish RAK), SU slit punch, brad, Offray ribbon

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Some Tuesday and Wednesday Faves!

Lots of fun things to see in the gallery on these days! Some of these ladies uploaded more than one card. If you have time, you may want to check out their galleries.

Please note: Sometimes, I am not able to notify everyone that has been linked because of time limitations. But I will continue to post my faves.


TUESDAY

ncmorgan
scrubbybubbles
sparklegirl
silli
Susie B
busysewin
suelynnbee
mbelles
LynniePoo
TheresaCC
kraftykate
LorriHeiling
tessa.
shawn-eindiangirl
mamamostamps


WEDNESDAY

TheresaCC
MakiJ
AussieParcher
debhorst
momtoggk
ChristineCreations
nitestamper
sweetnsassystamps
imastamper
prbloom
Bliss Stamper
venusgal
pinkgirl76
stampinmomof2cuties
JustPaintingAround


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Doing the happy dance!

This is another card that I made for Monday's CAS challenge: use dimensionals / pop-up dots on your clean & simple cards. (Although it's one layer without the popped up parts, it's not as open as I wanted it.

Has this ever happened to you? My card was done. I liked it. And then I smudged it with ink. Ugh! So now you see 2 spiders hanging from ribbon! Why not make them any color I want? LOL! I think they match my snail rather well!

I used the paper tole technique by using dimensionals to pop up portions of the flower images more than once.

Gina K. Designs’ Stamps: Bug Me Anytime (Nina Brackett), Warm & Fuzzy (Asela Hopkins), Tag Lines (Gina K.)
DRS Designs’ Stamps: grass
Paper: white
Ink: black, wild wasabi, Copic markers (R85 rose red, R83 rose mist, RV34 dark pink, YR23 yellow ochre, YR20 Yellowish Shade, G24 Willow, G21 Lime Green, C-1 cool gray)
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals
Technique: paper tole

Here's a fun comment I received on StampTV hat summed up my idea when making this card:

"This is so stinkin' cute! I love the scene you created. And that sentiment is just perfect for all the fun things in there. I'm imagining the spiders swinging and the layered flowers look like they're doing the shimmy. :-) Great job!" - Nina

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Monday's Favorites continued...

Wow! Just like usual, I'm exhausted the first week with kiddies at school. I came home today (yesterday) right away and feelingvery sick. I went to bed right away and slept 7 hours. I'm up in the middle of the night viewing the SCS gallery and wanted to post some things before I take a "nap" before school. I should have a normal routine going by the end of next week.

Lots of fun things to see in the gallery on these days! Some of these ladies uploaded more than one card. If you have time, you may want to check out their galleries.

Please note: Sometimes, I am not able to notify everyone that has been linked because of time limitations. But I will continue to post my faves.

Monday continued...

nikkischmaltz
hobbywoman
sherribarron
LilLuvsStampin
monkymamma ( Don't miss the surprise at the top of the ribbon!)
garkarlon
darleenstamps
stampinat6213
Kharmagirl
juliemlacey
Rox71
Wendy Janson


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The Great Escape

I have had so much fun using this adorable DRS stamp: High Tailin' Turkey! It reminds me of a small class of special education students I taught a few years ago. We were writing a story together. They came up with the ideas and I modeled the writing. It was called, The Great Escape. I wish I had been more careful with saving it. It was such an adorable story. This turkey image is like a walk down memory lane. :)

This first card was made for the SCS Clean & Simple challenge to use dimensionals / pop-up dots. On this card, the hats are popped up. The designer paper was cut free-hand to make the hill. I also used a Scor-Pal, SU punches, and Copic markers. The sentiment is the first two lines of the sentiment seen in the third card of this post.

This second card was designed using the Mojo Monday sketch challenge this week. I used Copic markers for the turkey and SU creamy caramel ink for the ground. First I sponged the ink, starting from the edge and sponging towards the center. Then I used my markers to add some "pebbles". Cardstock: white, sahara sand, sage shadow, and To the Nines dsp. Accessories: brads, scalloped Nestie, Martha Stewart zig-zag edge punch.


On this last card, I wanted to emphasize the full greeting. So I used the turkey to make a unique background by repeatedly stamping him in mulitiple directions.

DRS Stamps: High Tailin' Turkey (F297), Turkey on the Run greeting (G318)
Paper: white, creamy caramel, baroque burgundy, CM retired patterened paper
Ink: black, creamy caramel
Accessories: brads, CM custom cutting system, scallop circle die cut, Martha Stewart edge punch

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