Merry and Bright

Limited Supply Challenge #187
Happy Friday to you all. I have been working on this challenge- do a Christmas card with your animal stamps. The only embellishment is to used ribbons. So I am redoing this card minus the brads. I have beeen so distracted this morning that after I read the challenge, I totally goofed and added the brads.

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RECIPE:
Stamps: Wild About You , Season of Friendship, To You and Yours, Spotlight on Christmas
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Riding Hood Red
Ink: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, White Craft
Accessories: Striped ribbon
Tools: piercing tool, square scallop frame

Beach Party

Limited Supply Challenge #176
Happy Friday !!!
Whatever you have plan for the weekend, have fun and stay "COOL". Today's challenge is to
make a card with a "Summer" theme. I thought this stamp from H & M Stamps will be the perfect choice. We have to used limited layers, which I kept to a minimum, added layers to my frame to emphasize my distressed look. I used brads for embellishment and added the cork for the "sand" for texture.

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RECIPE:
Stamps: Fun in the Sun
Paper: Bashful Blue, Real Red, Creamy Caramel, Very Vanilla
Ink: Sahara Sand, Bordering Blue, Real Red, Basic Black
Accessories: Brads, Cork
Tools: Cutter's kit for distressing,Tool kit

Apron

Limited Supply Challenge #173
Happy Friday to you all !!!
I finally got my walk today after feeling terrible the whole week last week. I am trying to get into my routine, too. Today's challenge is a bit of a struggle. After I already cut my template, I realized it had to be a card with a hinge. I really did not feel like redoing the whole thing, so I just kept it where my inside sentiment just slides in the back of the card. The challenge is to use any shape in your card-but no squares, rectangles or circle. I got carried away with my embellishment and forgot that it was Friday. Here it is anyway.
The background stamped in Canvas BG using River Rock ink. I made the pocket with the Summer Fun DSP and stamped the Simply Said flowers, colored and added stickles. I did the hand stitched free hand all around.

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RECIPE:
Stamps: Simply Said, Canvas BG,
Fundamental Phrases
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive,
Real Red, DSP
Ink: Real Red, Old Olive, Staz-on black.
Basic black marker, White Gel pen
Accessories: Gingham red/white ribbon, button,
and brads, stickles
Tools: Corner rounder, dimensionals,1/16punch, Decorative scallop scissors, Double circle punch

I used White Gel pen to color theflowers on my sentiment.

The flowers are from Simply Said that I colored in
So Saffron and Real Red. I used the double
circle punch for the center of the
flowers.

Garden Friend

Limited Supply Challenge #171
Ways to Use It #169

Happy Friday !!! I enjoyed my whole week off and accomplished so many things even the ones that at the time I did not feel like doing. I have organized the garage to accomodate more junk, did loads of laundry and ironing, some stamping and organizing and... the list goes on.
Today's LSC is in honor of Gardening Day. I used flowers and leaves. I used my Aqua painter to color. The canvas background for my upper panels, and did lots of sparkles on the flowers.
I incorporated the WT yesterday which is using WIRE, that is why I added my butterfly. I curled
the wire and use it for the body, added stickles and CE.

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RECIPE:
Stamps: A Little Bit of Happiness, Cnvas BG, For a Friend
Paper: Old Olive, Real Red, So Saffron, Whisper White
Ink: Staz-on black, Real Red, Old Olive
Accessories: Grosgrain red ribbon, brads, stickles, Crystal Effects
Tools: dimensionlas, 1/16 punch

Friendship in Bloom

Limited Supply Challenge #169
A wonderful Friday to you all !!! I am posting early to get ready for a weekend trip with DH.
It's an early birthday celebration for him.
The challenge on SCS is no hardware, instead used stamps to embellish. I used punched circle flowers instead of brads for my embellishment.
I mounted the pots using cardstock, colored the flowers and added stickles.

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Have a great Memorial weekend and be safe !

RECIPE:
Stamps: Blooming with Love
Paper: Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, Night of Navy,
Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, White Craft pad
Accessories: Grosgrain ribbon, stickles
Tools: CB and folder, circle punches, piercing tool

Play on Words

Limited Supply Challenge #168
Happy Friday to everyone !!!
I needed a card to go with this cup that I used rub-ons with, so I designed the card for today's LSC challenge using alphabet stamps to create sentiments.
I made the flower using my circle cutter. I added the rub-ons on one side. The sentiment alphabet was mounted on circle punches.

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RECIPE:
Stamps: Play on Words, Lots of Dots
Paper: Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive
Accessories: HPH, 5/8 grosgrain ribbon, Rub-ons
Tools: Piercing tool, circle punches, Circle cutter

Spotlight Circles

Limited Supply Challenge #166
A wonderful Firday day to all !!!
Here is today's challenge on SCS:

limit is on tools. Not only are the tools limited, but you can only use one type of punch.... CIRCLES!Stamps: any
Paper & Ink: any
Embellishments: any
Tools: circle punches, circle die cut shapes, circle cutting systems.
I punched my circles randomly, did some sponging first then stamping. I added the glitter last.

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RECIPE:
Stamps: Polka Dots and Paisley
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip,Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: HPH, Grosgrain Ribbon, Glitter
Tools: Slit punch, Circle punches, dimensionals, Glue

Garden Tags

Limited Supply Challenge #164

The challenge on SCS today is to make a long card with no designer paper. I used this beautiful Garden Whimsy set that has been quite neglected. I used the So Whirly SA wheel for the background. I made tags and stamped my flower. I added some sparkles after and ribbons for embellishment.

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RECIPE:
Stamps: Garden Whimsy, So Many Sayings, SA So Whirly
Paper: Basic Black, Old Olive, Regal Rose, So Saffron, Cameo Coral, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Old Olive, Regal Rose, So saffron,Cameo Coral , Whisper White
Accessories: Ribbons, brads, stickles
Tools: Slit Punch, 1/16 punch, horizontal punch, dimensionals

ALWAYS Artichoke

Limited Supply Challenge #162
TGIF Everyone !!!
I should really be sleeping and I did try , so I can do the VSN today, but my phone kept ringing.
So i finally got out of bed and do this quick challenge using white paper only and another colored one. Here is what I cam up with.
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RECIPE:
Stamps: Always
Paper: Always Artichoke, Whisper White, DSP
Ink: Always Artichoke, White Craft
Accessories: Brads, Ribbon, hemp, primas
Tools: CB, Circle Punches, scallop punch, 1/16 punch and Dimensionals

Bottlecap Bestfriends

Limited Supply Challnge # 161
Happy Friday everyone !!!
The challenge on SCS today is using embellishments-
use your unloved embellishments on a card with flowers!!!!
I bought these bottle caps but not sure when and how to used them. So today is the day that it has been used- as a center for my scallop flower. The main flower was stamped twice and the second flower cut and mounted for a 3-D look. I added a giant eyelet in the middle and used my White Gel pen to create the dots.
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RECIPE:
Stamps: Cause for Celebration, Stem Sayings
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Regal Rose, Whisper White
Ink: Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi, White Gel Pen
Accessories: Bottle cap, DS Ribbon, Eyelet, Brads
Tools: Scallop Punch, 1/16 punch, Dimensionals

Adorable Chicks

Limited Supply Challenge #159
Hello and Good morning! What a day yesterday and I am glad it's Friday.
Aren't those chicks adorable ? The challenge today on SCS is not to use any tools on your card. The grass was done using scissors and for my cut out images. I used the Versamark pen for the grass. I stamped the cracked egg on colored paper and stamped off the designs. I added stickles to the chicks and eggs and finished it off with primas.
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RECIPE:
Stamps: A Good Egg
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, So saffron, Wild wasabi, Whisper White
Ink: Staz-On black, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Versamark pen, Black Marker
Accessories: DS Ribbon, Brads, Stickles
Tools: Dimensionals, 1/16 Punch

Priceless "Scraps"

Limited Supply Challenge #158
Good morning everyone !!! Today on SCS , they have a fun challenge-using scraps to make a 4.25 x 4.25 card. Well, that is something we have all in common. We have loads and loads of scraps. I did a swap a while back and I have leftover scraps from this set that have already been stamped. All I did was put it together. I did spend a little bit of time working on the dots, but other than that it was glued and mounted.
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RECIPE:
Stamps: Priceless, All Holidays
Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Old Olive, Glossy White
Ink: Purely Poegranate, Old Olive, White Craft, White Gel Pen
Accessories: DS Ribbon, Brad
Tools: Circle punches

The Rose

Limited Supply Challenge #157
My computer is up and running again, thank
goodness! I thought I was going to spend another day without an internet connection.
Today's challenge is using only a flower and a sentiment.
Stamps: one flower stamp (sentiment optional)No designer paper
No Cuttlebug
No background stamps
Any embellishments
No Rub-ons ... except for sentiments
Here is the card that I came up with. I wanted to add definition to my rose and I thought I do some layering ang tearing effect. The rose was stamped
3 times on Whisper White paper, and just literally do some tearing. I stamped another flower for my main paper and stamped the leaves. I did some distressing for my layers then using the Aqua Painter, I went over the distressed edges with Going Gray.
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RECIPE:
Stamps: Roses in Winter
Paper: Basic Black, Old olive, basic gray, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Ink: White Craft, Mellow Moss, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose
Accessories: 5/8 Grossgrain Ribbon, Pretties, Pink Brads, DD
Tools: 3/4 " Circle Punch, Black Marker, 1/16 Punch, Dimensionals

Handwritten with Love

Limited Supply Challenge #156
WOW ! Is it really Friday, oh my! Time flies when you are having so much fun...stamping !!!
This card was created doing the Limited Supply challenge and handwriting your own saying. I found this "rambling thoughts" from my collections a long time ago. I used the Carte Postale for the background and did also the CB folder.I did a lot of distressing on this card to give it that old look. I took one of the flowers from the Pretties collection and colored it Night of Navy, then added a touch of stickles. The HPH was a great embellishment so I used that, too.
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RECIPE:
Stamps: Carte Postale, A Light Heart
Paper: Night of navy, Mellow Moss, Creamy Caramel, Very Vanilla
Ink: Night of Navy, Mellow Moss, Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Pretties, Organdy Ribbon, Stickles, HPH
Tools: Cutter's Tool Kit, 1/16 Punch, Dimensionals, CB

Nothing but Circles

Limited Supply Challenge #155
Hi everyone ! How was your night last night with your Valentino ? Hope it was a wonderful evening of dining, romantic music and chocolate covered Truffles... and Brighton jewelry to go with that.
That is why my card today says... A Day to Remember, (or night).
The challenge today is to make a card with Circles. This card is nothing but Circles, from the background to the ribbon embellies. For the bottom part of the card, I used the Little Pieces and punched them in 1/2 inch circle. The main circle was done using the So Much set and Sweet Celebrations set. The petals were also done using the 1/2 inch circle and used my marker to put dots around it.
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RECIPE:
Stamps: Sweet Celebrations, So Much, Sweet Serendipity, SA Lots of Dots Wheel
Paper: Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Pretty in Pink, White Craft
Accessories: Polka Dot Organdy Ribbon, Brads, Narrow White Organdy Ribbon, Prima Flower
Tools: 1/2" Circle Punch, Non SU Circle Punch, Circle Cutter,1/16 Punch, Dimensionals

Time Flies

Limited Supply Challenge #154
Talk about a non traditional Valentine card and that goes for the paper, too.

Here is the challenge:
No flower stamps/cuttlebug/die cuts/rub ons, etc
No Heart stamps/cuttlebug/die cuts/rub ons, etc
No shades of red (that includes pink) ink, paper, ribbon, etc
Limited layers (try to keep it under 4)
embellishments are okay as long as they are not hearts/flowers or shades of red.
I used the Defining Alphabet letter as my main focal point and the butterflies (Kind Thoughts). I also used the So Much Circle to create my main frame. I finished it off with buttons and twill tape ribbon for accents.
Thanks for looking.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Kind Thoughts, So Much, Defining Aplhabet, Non SU sentiment (gasp)
Paper: Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Ink: Very Vanilla Craft, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Stickles, Buttons, Twill Tape ribbon
Tools: Tool Kit, Square Punches

Sweet Serendipity

Limited Supply Challenge #152

I really wanted to do the challenge for today (rather than sleep) here I am with a card that I made from scraps. That's the challenge for today-using scraps to make a card. I had some leftover Ginger Blossoms DSP that I cut from a recent workshop that I decided to use to make this fan-fold "flower design". It's 2x2 paper and I used 3 pieces to make this flower. I added Crystal Effects on the blossoms to give that shiny look.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Embrace Life, Sweet Serendipity

Paper: Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Mellow Moss, DSP

Ink: Mellow Moss, Rube Red, Staz-On Black, Encore Silver

Accessories: Brads, Organdy Ribbon, Charm Button, Crystal Effects

Tools: 1/16 Punch, Dimensionals

Rich Regals

Limited Supply Challenge #150
Here is a card that I did for today's LSC-using paper and ink in the same color family. I chose Rich Regals colors Always Artichoke and Bravo Burgundy. I used a Kraft paper for my neutral color. I used 2 embellishemnts -ribbons and hardware.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Bud Basics, It's Your Birthday
Paper: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Kraft paper
Ink: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy
Accessories: Ribbons, HPH
Tools: Window Punch, 1/16 Punch, Dimensionals

White Blossoms

Limited Supply Challenge #149
I was inspired by the challenge today- use no White or Vanilla cardstock in your card. Here is the card that I came up with. Using Basic Black Craft, I stamped the flowers in Ruby Red paper and did embossing. After I embossed, I used the Aqua Painter and bleach on some of my petals. I left certain areas in their original Ruby Red color.
I used this Jelly roll pen that gives the flowers a glittery look, but it is hard to see in the pic. I applied it also around my sentiment.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Embrace Life, All Holidays
Paper: River Rock, Ruby Red, Basic Black, DSP Ginger Blossoms
Ink: Black Craft, Basic Black
Accessories: DS Ribbon, Black Brads
Tools: Small and large Oval Punch, 11/4",13/8' Circle Punches, Jelly Roll Pen

Bali Breeze

Limited Supply Challenge # 148
This set is a favorite of mine and you will probably see me using it a lot. The sentiment is from Celebrate Everything, another versatile stamp that will grow on you. For today's challenge, using 1 stamped image, 1 sentiment, 2-3 DSP, 1 embellishment and only white paper.
I used Whisper White, allowed to do sponging but no major tools, One of the DSP I used to stamped the flower. I maximize the use of the ribbon to embellish my card.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Embrace Life, Celebrate Everything
Paper: Whisper White, DSP Bali Breeze
Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Pumpkin Pie Grossgrain Ribbon
Tools: Sponge