Couldn't Do Without You

Just a quick little card, trying to use some new products and sets!!

The background is the new Cornelli Lace wheel, stamped in Crushed Curry; the paper is Razzleberry Lemonade, which I know is old hat to some, but I just got it! I also added a jumbo grommet with some Melon Mambo Polka Dot ribbon.

My flower is the Flowers 3 diecut, centered with a circle from Circle Circus; sentiment is from Best Wishes & More, which I have neglected!! I also used my neglected spiral punch on the DP! Thanks for visiting today!

More Happy Mail!

I will be away from blogging for a couple days, but hopefully Blogger will cooperate and these posts will arrive at their appointed time!

I received a couple cute cards in the mail last week and would love to share them with you! The first is from Lorraine. She is such an enthusiastic stamper and a real encouragement to me! She is a customer, but more importantly, she is a real friend and an extremely generous person!!! This card is such a reflection of her in its bright cheerfulness:
I just love it! It makes me smile. The next one is from my upline, Pennie.....just for fun, no real reason, she sent me this cutie:


It quacks me up!!! You have to realize that Pennie's group of stampers is called the "Rubber Dubbers"!!! How appropriate! I am loving that ribbon treatment, too!

Thanks for visiting today, I hope everyone is having a happy Thursday!

Color Throwdown #51

Our CTD challenge hostess today is Cathy, and she has chosen So Saffron, Garden Green and Lavender Lace as the colors--they were challenging to me!  CTD is also being sponsored today by a wonderful company, DRS Designs!  They are offering some goodies to one lucky stamper!  So get out your stamps, ink & paper and get to work!  There are a few "rules" that have to be followed, so just check out the CTD blog for all the deets!  Remember that you don't have to use SU colors, just use something closely matching--post your creation on your blog or an online gallery using CTD51 as you keyword, and then go back to the CTD blog and link the exact post through Mr Linky, so we can see them all quickly! 

I made my card a little bigger than the standard size today....one of our family's fun activities is to yard sale, and I am always on the lookout for envelopes!  They always seem to come in odd sizes, so sometimes I fit my cards to the envelope.  This one is 4x6":

It uses the Large Sunflower stamp shown here (L313); and the Get Well Prayer shown here (G476), with Garden Green, Very Vanilla and Lavender Lace cardstocks, as well as some BG DP.  My sunflower has been embossed with Chocolate Chip Craft ink and clear EP, then colored with watercolor crayons; a little tiny bit of MS glitter was added to the center.  I also stamped the sunflower around the Lavender Lace panel, which was cut with the Nesties Label 4 die; a bit of sponging added some dimension.  I added some ribbon accents--I didn't have any Lavender Lace ribbon, so I took some SU white organdy and colored it with my marker!  I also did not have any So Saffron or Garden Green dew drops, so I drew a little "dot" with my markers right on the spot where I wanted the dew drop to go, then added some Crystal Effects and glued on a clear dew drop--tada!!!  Colored dew drops!   Since this card is for my minister's MIL who is going through some cancer treatments, I added this little poem to the inside, which I found in my Daily Bread devotional this week:

 

If God sees the sparrow's fall,  Paints the lilies short and tall,  Gives the skies their azure hue,  Will He not then care for you?

 

Wow, this post has been long, if you're still with me, good for you!  Now here are the links for the other stampers--be sure to check them out!

• Broni - Splashes of Watercolor
• Tammy - Stamp Happy
• Cathy - Crafty Thoughts
• Barbara - Paper Pursuits
• Danielle – Wild Dragonfly Designs
• Juliana - Stampin with Inky Fingers

Thanks for visiting today!

 

 

Christmas in July 2009

Yes, it's that time of the year again! I had my 4th annual CIJ Stamp Camp and we made some fun, simple cards! I will not be listing all the ingredients, but feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

This card uses Holiday Blitz images; base is Sahara Sand. I believe the layout came from the CAS blog.

I thought I had gotten this idea from Nicki's blog, but I couldn't find it there, so perhaps if someone remembers, they can let me know. It is very simple but striking! Here is what it looks like on the inside:

These images are all stamped in Encore Gold for a rich look.

(Sorry for the bad pix--I am dealing with a sinus headache today and just don't feel like dealing with them!)

This uses the pinecone image from Autumn Days along with the Soft Holly wheel.

And last, a non-SU card; these images are from Artistic Outpost. They have wonderful vintage images that I just love!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow as it is Color Throwdown Wednesday! We're changing things up a little, so make sure you "tune in!" TFL!

Good Dog!

Today's CAS challenge at Splitcoast was to use something from art.com to inspire you.  I chose this poster

 

 

 

and quickly stamped this card as I am SUPPOSED to be cleaning my house and getting ready for a Stamp Camp tonight!:

 

 

I love it when Clean and Simple translates to Quick and Easy!  Dog is from Inkadinkado; sentiments are from Whippersnapper's Good Dog!  Cardstocks are Very Vanilla and Ruby Red; ribbon is retired Riding Hood Red!  Now off to work I go!  TFL!

Inkspirations Challenge

I thought I would play Makeesha's Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #10--it looked easy and fun, but I really struggled with getting all the layers and stripes right! I finally just gave up and went with what I felt like! It also fulfills the Use It! Challenge, hosted by my bloggin' buddy Ann at Creative Antics. We were to use some texture (I dry embossed and distressed my cardstock), two punches (I used the Wide Oval Punch and Lots of Tags Diecut--sort of a punch!) and paper from my favorite manufacturer--I guess that would be Stampin'Up! And as a bonus, we were to use pearls; I took the liberty of changing that as it would not really go with my masculine theme, so I used a corduroy button! Hope that was okay, Ann!

So here's my creation:


The background was stamped with Tres Chic and Sanded for a rough-textured look, as was the wide oval panel the pheasant is sitting on. The rest are just layers. I do have a little tip for you when using the small stamps from Teeny Tiny Wishes. I never can get them mounted straight, so I always use a stamp-a-ma-jig. I took acrylic sheets from my last clear stamp order and stamped the words that I use most often in STAZON ink (so they won't rub off) on the corners of each sheet and stored them in the box with the stamps. Now whenever I want to stamp, I just pull out the pre-stamped acrylic sheet and I can quickly position it and stamp! Saves me some time!
Thanks for visiting today!

• Stamps: Autumn Days, Tres Chic, Sanded, Teeny Tiny Wishes
• Paper: Confetti White, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Autumn Traditions DP, Soft Suede, Elegant Eggplant
• Ink: Soft Suede, Always Artichoke, Handsome Hunter, Bravo Burgundy
• Acc: Texturz Plate, Big Shot, Lots of Tags Diecut, Wide Oval Punch, Grosgrain Ribbon, Corduroy Button, Distresser, Daubers, Dimensionals
  

Lovely Trees

I have two tree-related cards today--just by chance!  The first one uses my new (to me) Thoughts and Prayers and the new In Color, Rich Razzleberry.  Can you tell I like this color?  Tell me what you think:

I know, it's pretty plain and simple, but that's just me!  The background was stamped in Versamark with the vine from Fresh Cuts; the sentiment is from Define Your Life.  The embellishments are satin ribbon from SU and some non-SU pearls on the branches and the sentiment.  A small mat of Basic Gray is behind the tree.  Easy!

My next one is a "stepped-up" version of one we did at my latest SU workshop:

The workshop card did not use the Sanded background or the ribbon treatment, but they really enjoyed using the Poppin' Pastels method to color their trees.  They stamped the tree image in Versamark, then colored them in with the pastels.   I think this set is perfect for masculine or sympathy cards, for which it is sometimes difficult to find images !

Any questions, give me a holler....I want to do some stamping today!  And I need to get off the computer if I want to do that! TFL and have a great Saturday!