Big Celebrations

So today I wanted to use a set I've never used before and I also needed to make a birthday card for a friend, so I got out Big Celebrations.

This card was made for Today's Color Challenge. We were challenged to use Real Red, Blue Bayou, and Bashful Blue.

The images were colored in using Prisma Color Pencils and Gamsol.

Stamps: Big Celebration
Paper: Real Red, Blue Bayou, Bashful Blue
Ink: Black Stazon
Accessories: Brads

Gate Card

Okay first off is you haven't visited this blog yet,  you better get over there!!  Leslie has some amazing work.  I cased this Gate Card she made.  I so fell in love with it the second I saw it I ran to my stamp room to make a few.  Here directions are so easy!!!:) Thanks Leslie! :) for your awesome inspiration.

Stamps: Embrace Life

Paper: Ginger Blossom, Cameo Coral

Ink: Black, Mellow Moss

Clearly Creative Card Boxes

Here is a set of Thank You cards I made. I decided to decorate a clear box and give it away as a gift.  Everyone can use a stack on Thank You Cards.  

The Clearly Creative Card Boxes can be found at Papertrey Ink.  There $6 for 10. 

Stamps: Stitched Exotics, Spring Solitude

Paper: Ruby Red, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Same

Accessories: Ribbon, Brads, Large Oval Punch

Cookie Tin, Band-Aid Tin, Card

Here is a cookie tin, band-aid tin, and card I made using Pretty Amazing. 

The cookie tin I stole from my mom tonight!!  I thought wow this would be fun to decorate.  I have no idea where she got them (probably Costco).  The butterfly and humming bird are colored in with chalk.  I also finally opened my Pretties Kit and put a little something together and tied it with ribbon.  

The Band-aid tin I bought from Oriental Trading.  I was upset to find out that there is no handle on the top :(  

Stamps: Pretty Amazing

Paper: Berry Bliss, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Same

Accessories: Brads, Ribbon, Pretties Kit

Featured Stamper Card

Todays featured stampers was Kathy C

I cased this card.

I changed
1. The stamps
2. The colors 
3. The placement of the flower

Stamps: Text and Texture, Stitched Exotics

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Apricot Appeal

Ink: Same

Accessories: Ribbon

January 08 VSN

Well VSN is all over.  I didn't get to do as many challenges as I would have liked, but I still had a blast doing it.  Friday night my upline Annette came over!  We sure  laughed and had fun on some of them.  Thinking what are we going to do??

The first challenge was to make a circle card.  I've never done this before so I was excited.  I will admit this was my second attempt.  The first circle didn't come out so great!

Stamps: Happy Heart Day

Paper: Real Red, Regal Rose, Old Olive

Ink: Black Stazon, Real Red

Accessories: Ribbon, Flower Brad

The second challenge I did was to create a card that was about Pink and Brown shoes!!  What fun!!  I do have one pair of pink heals!  There soo cute!! Wish I got to wear them more.  The gift bag in the picture had a very gorgeous bow on it so I thought I would add that on the card.  

Stamps: Bella

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose

Ink: Black Stazon

Accessories: Purely Pomegranate Ribbon

More to follow later on!

Sweetheart Box's

These box's are Sweetheart Candy.  I covered with SU paper.  I used Regal Rose and Real red.  

I think Ill give these out to my customers.  Throw them in the bags!

Todays color challenge was to use Rose Red, Apricot Appeal and Sage Shadow. Sage Shadow is definitely not a favorite!! of mine!

Stamps: Wonderful You

Paper: Rose Red, Apricot Appeal, Sage Shadow

Ink: Same

Accessories: Large Oval, 1 3/8" Punch, Hemp, Brads

Spring Solitude

Today's Stalkers Color Challenge was to use Regal Rose, Real Red, Soft Sky, and Chocolate Chip. GREAT combo Karen!!!!

You can find the challenge here.

Stamps: Spring Solitude

Paper: Regal Rose, Real Red, Soft Sky, and Chocolate Chip

Ink: Regal Rose, Real Red, Soft Sky, and Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Regal Rose Ribbon, Designer Label, Large Oval, 1 3/8" Punch, Brads

Valentine's Mailbox

Aren't these mailbox's adorable.  I picked them up from the $1 bin at Target last week.  

I'm going to be doing these for a workshop this week.  The regal rose CS is stamped with the butterfly from Happy Heart Day in Real Red.

Stamps: Just B, Happy Heart Day

Paper: Regal Rose, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Same

Accessories: Cellophane Bags, M&M's, Regal Rose and Real Red Ribbon, Tag Corner, Tag Punch, Aqua Painter

Todays Featured Stamper was ImVeronica!!

This is the card I cased
I changed
1. I flipped the layout around
2. I used different colors and images

The flower was colored with re-inkers and an aqua painter. Then it was embossed with clear ep.

Stamps: Embrace Life

Paper: Mellow Moss, Purely Pomegranate, Ginger Blossom DP

Ink: Black Stazon, Purely Pomegranate

Accessories: Purely Pomegranate Double Stitched Ribbon, Brads, Round Tab Punch, Clear Ep

Techniques: Embossing

Today's Limited Supply Challenge was to use colors in the same family. I choose Regal Rose and Rose Red. We could only use 2 embellishments and limited tools.

The Flower is colored in with refill and an aqua painter. Dimensional's raise up each flower. The top flower is punched out using the Boho Blossom Punch.

Stamps: One of a Kind

Paper: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Whisper White

Ink: Same

Accessories: Boho Blossom Punch, Regal Rose Ribbon, Dimensionals, Aqua Painter, Ink Refill

This card was made for todays Stalkers Sketch Challenge. The challenge can be found HERE.

It definetly was a little bit of a challenge, but totally fun!!!

The flower is cut out and raised on dimensionals.

Stamps: Stitched Exotics, Sweet Serendipity

Paper: Bali Breeze, Apricot Appeal, Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Same

Accessories: Brads

This is for yesterdays Sketch Challenge on SCS. It was to make a kick stand card. So fun.

I also got all my new sets yesterday!!! I was so excited to play.

This set is called Pretty Amazing!! Its pretty amazing huh??? So cute!!! The butterfly and the humming bird were colored in using refills and a aqua painter.

Stamps: Pretty Amazing

Paper: Cameo Coral, Old Olive

Ink: Same

Techniques: Watercoloring

Starbucks Bottle

Wellll guess whos finally back??  After months and months of not having a home computer I finally purchased a new macbook!!! Ohhh I love IT!!!!!!  So with the new computer in hand I can finally start blogging again!! :) I'm sooo excited to be back.  With that said, I also gave my blog a new header!  What do you think???

So here is a Starbucks Bottle I made.  I couldn't believe this almost used a whole bag of M&M's.  Forget making a bunch of these, haaha.  All products are SU!  

Stamps: Happy Heart Day

Paper: Ginger Blossom, Regal Rose

Ink: Black Stazon

Accessories: SU Crayons, Ribbon, Scallop Punch

Christmas Tags

I decided to make some pretty tags instead of a card today! I also have some wrapping paper with these colors so I figured it would be perfect!

Stamps: Tags for All

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Ribbon

So Much

Here is todays sketch challenge. I loved it!! So many layers!!! :) I finally also had a chance to use this set. I have been putting it off because I've been in the mood to make Christmas cards!

Stamps: So Much

Paper: Rose Red, Not Quite Navy, Basic Grey

Ink: same

Accessories: Basic Grey Taffeta Ribbon, Jumbo Eyelets, Brads

Christmas ATC

Here are the first set of ATC's I made for my Christmas ATC Swap (sorry its now closed).

I used my favorite Christmas Set, Its Snow Time. I used a dauber and masked around the snowman in Basic Grey.

Stamps: Its Snow Time

Paper: Basic Grey, Whisper White, Purerly Pomegranate

Ink: Black Stazon, Basic Grey

Accessories: Dauber, Corner Punch, Brads, Oval Punches

StampOwl

Todays Featured Stamper is Frances aka StampOwl! You can visit her gallery here. ALERT ALERT!! If you are easy enabled DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT..visit her gallery!!!! She has the BEST stamp collection EVER!

I got the challenge from my cell phone and I didnt even notice that this card she did was for a FS challenge. So I'm going to give credit to both of the cards. I'm so mad I didnt even notice. I'm here at the office uploading.

Here is the card I cased by StampOwl who cased it from jbalcer.

I changed the colors and stamps from there cards.

Stamps: Season of Joy

Paper: Whisper White, Purely Pomegranate

Ink: Purely P

Accessories: Satin Ribbon, Brads

VSN...cont.

This challenge was to make a card using all the stuff we bought because we saw it on SCS!

So I just HAD to have this stamp...The second I saw it I ran over and bought it from Gina K. Once it came did I use it?? NOPE!! Bad bad, me!!!

Stamps: Gina K

Paper: Dashing, Old Olive, Real Red

Ink: Black Stazon

Accessories: Su Markers, Ribbon, Brads

Girls Night Out-November VSN

Here is a card I made for the Lipstick Color Challenge. We were challenge to use our favorite lipstick shades.

I'm known for ALWAYS having lip gloss on! I can't leave home without it! I just LOVE IT!! LOVE IT!!! I have this little rule too! When I'm out on a date and I DONT want to kiss the guy I wear some lip gloss with sparkles!!! Guys hate sparkles!! haha. So I knew my stem just HAD to have some sparkles on it! Although its not showing up in the picture! :(

I just love browns and soft clear type colors!! So I used Close to Cocoa and Blush Blossom!

Stamps: Garden Silhouettes

Paper: Close to Cocoa, Blush Blossom, Linen Prints Su Dp

Ink: Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Ticket Punch, SU Ribbon, Sparkles

For todays limited supply challenge we were challenged to use this list
Follow the list #5

Stamps
animals or critters
sentiment
background

Paper
2-4 layers
any solid or patterned paper

Tools
coloring tools
punches
any other quick tool

No embellishments

Pretty quick and easy if you ask me!!!

Stamps: Santa Claws (Gina K)

Paper: Real Red, Green Galore

Ink: Black Stazon

Accessories: SU Markers, Paper Piercer

Friend-ship

So I finally caved in and go this set. I wasn't sure if I would ever actually use it, but yay I did. I had my great stalker friend Keri in mind and knew this set would be perfect. I'm going to send this out to her today.

I colored the ship with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. The ribbon is from last years Spring Mini, Flirty.

Stamps: Boatloads of Love

Paper: Old Olive, Regal Rose, Cool Caribeen

Ink: Black Stazon

Accessories: Flirty Ribbon, Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol

Challenge Chaser Squares

Here is the card I did for today's Challenge Chaser Sketch Challenge. You can read all about it here.

I think this is definitely my favorite Christmas Set. I just love how much you can do with it!

Stamps: Its Snow Time

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue, Basic Grey

Ink: Black Stazon

Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Stumps, Brads, Ribbon

Sketch Challenge

Here is my submission to todays sketch challenge. I thought it was going to be hard, but it really wasn't.

I used Season of Joy! Finally had a reason to use those words. I didnt think I was going to be able to find a way!

Stamps: Season of Joy

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Kraft, Dashing DP

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbbon