Plaid Christmas

ways to Use It #188
Good morning to all !!!
I have this Homespun background stamp that I used for today's WT challenge-using plaid in your projects. The flower is stamped in two colors (white craft and riding hood red ink) in whisper white and riding hood red paper. I used the 5- petal punch to punched the flowers. I just love the Spotlight on Christmas set because of the different punches you can use. I kept the red going by adding the ribbon and red dew drops.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Spotlight on Christmas. Season of Joy
Homespun Plaid BG
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Ink: Riding Hood red, Kiwi Kiss, White Craft
Accessories: dew drops, riding hood red striped gorgrain ribbon
Tools: 5-petal flower punch, 5/8" circle punch, 1/2" circle punch, 1/4" circle punch

Snowflake

Sketch Challenge #198
Good Morning to all !!!
I wasn't quite sure what stamp set to used this
morning but I am preparing for a swap next week and wanted to play with some Christmas set. The snowflake from the Snow Swirled make an excellent focal point for the SCS sketch, so I decided to play with it. I had fun with the circles and I even did the two tone colors for the circle.
The scallop circle is from the Nesties and I decided to keep it as is without dots or punches.
The saying was done using a marker since I have to split it.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Snow Swirled, All Year Cheer 3
Paper: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Urban Garden DSP
Ink: Not Quite navy, White Craft, White gel pen
Accessories: Double Stitch Grograin Baja Breeze ribbon, dew drops
Tools: Circle Cutter, Nesties, glue dots, CE

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To My Friend

Color Challenge #188
Here is another color challenge I did today using the Pink Poison Stamp set-A Cup of Stuff . Here is the link to see Pink Poison Stamps. I was going to used Beate's WSC61, but it did not quite work out the way I planned it. Oh well, I still hope you liked it.
Here is the sketch.

RECIPE:
Stamps: A Cup of Stuff
Paper: Basic Black, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Bella Rose DSP
Ink: Basic Balck, Pink Pirouette, Blush Blossom, Certainly Celery, White Gel pen
Accessories: Polka dot ribbon, dew drops
Tools: Circle Cutter, Nesties, Glue dots, CE, dimensionals

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Pink Toile

Color Challenge #188
Featured Stamper #88
Happy Tuesday to all!!!
I know I have not posted for a few days, and have some making up to do.
I am starting with today's CC on SCS-Pink Pirouette, Basci Balck, and Whisper White. I also cased Anne Ryan who happened to be the FS last Sunday. Here is the card I cased with some minor alterations. If you have not visited Anne's gallery, now is the time. Shhe will delight you with her awesome style. I muted the Bella Toile BG by adding white gel pen. I used piercing all around instead of stitching. I added the butterfly to this sketch using the circle punches, stamped in
Basic Black colored with Pink Pirouette and
Blender pen. I added stickles shortly after.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Dreams du Jour, Bella Toile BG
Paper: Basic Black, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Bella Rose DSP
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Basic Balck, Basic Gray
Accessories: bling, striped grosgrain pink pirouette ribbon, narrow satin ribbon
Tools: Circle punches piercing tool

Birthday Blooms

Limited Supply Challenge #189
Thank goodness it's Friday !!! It's wonderful to have days off again, which means I can work on some challenges. Here is today's LSC on SCS-only metals, rhinestones, pearls for embellishments, any paper will do, and only deco scissors. I also used Sketch for You to Try on Jen's blog. The colors are from the Wicked Demo Challenges hosted by Jackie (hpyscrpr2). Here is the link if you wanted to play.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Happy Everything
Paper: Always Artichoke, Kraft, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, DSP Riding Hood Red
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Always Artichoke, White Craft
Accessories: Rhinestones
Tools: piercing tool, dimensionals

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Monogram

Ways to use It #187
I did a very simple design for today's challenge-using Monogram. This would have look better if I took the time to find the alphabet that I wanted but could not locate it. Don't you just love that?
I finally gave up looking, so I used the simple type alphabet.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Together Forever
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Basic Gray
Accessories: dew drops, ribbons
Tools: Circle cutter, Scallop nesties

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Butterflies in Flight

Sketch Card Challenge #197
Color Challenge #187
I decided to work on another card- the sketch for today on SCS. I saw this top note that would make a perfect addition to this sketch plus I am really getting tired (worked last night) so I am doing some time management here. I popped the butterflies and worked on the sentiment and finished it off with a ribbon. What do you think?

RECIPE:
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly, Heard from the Heart, Inspired by nature, Canvas BG
Paper: Tangerine Tango DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla Craft
Accessories: striped grosgrain ribbon, brads
Tools: Big Shot machine, Top Note die Cut,1/2" circle punch,dimensionals

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Fall Card

WCMD Card #1
Here are some cards that I did for the World Card Making Day. We had 5 holiday projects. I came up with 3 cards and my friend Jean did the other two cards.

Here is a nice fall card using fall colros and the Autumn Vine DSP. The leaves were stamped in More Mustard and Really Rust. The Sage Shadow paper made a really nice background, don't you think?

RECIPE:
Stamps: Season of Friendship
Paper: Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Really Rust
Accessories: grosgrain chocolate ribbon, brads
Tools: piercing tool, dimensionals


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Season's Greetings

WCMD Card #2

This is my favorite. I just love the ribbon that compliments this card. The Very Vanilla is your main card and the Baja Breeze is the background paper.

The snowflake was stamped off on the corners. The main image was stamped in Riding Hood Red and added dew drops on the side for accents.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Snow Swirled

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze. Very Vanilla, DSP

Riding Hood Red

Ink: Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red

Accessories: Very Vanilla, Rding Hood ribbon, dew drops

Tools: horizontal punch, CE, glue dots

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Season's Greetings

WCMD Card #3

This is the third card I made which has a very simple layout and design. I used snowflake image for the background using Versamark. The main image was stamped in Basic Gray. The piercing and scallop edge design was added to the main image. The sentiment was stamped on Bashful Blue paper and different sizes of circle punches were used.

RECIPE:
Stamps: To You and Yours
Paper: Bashful Blue, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Basic Gray
Ink: Basic Gray, versamark
Accessories: striped grosgrain Riding Hood ribbon, white brads.
Tools: 1",1-1/4",1-3/8", 1/2" Circle punches, scallop edge punch, piercing tool

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Trick or Treat

Try a New Technique #189
Happy Monday to all!!!
This project is done using the Pizza box tutorial
on SCS which is today's challenge. it is so easy and fun to make. I am in a halloween mood today so this set is a perfect topper for the pizza box.
The little goody bag fits perfectly in the box.
I love the adorable googley eyes on the spider and pumpkin.

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RECIPE:
Stamps: Eat, Drink & Be Scary
Paper: Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White,
DSP Ghostly Greetings
Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: brads, striped gorsgrain Kiwi Kiss
ribbon, googley eyes
Tools: Small tag punch, Tag punch, horizontal punch,1-3/8 square punch,dimensionals, CE










I used Sugar Babies box candy for this treat.

From This to This (A Second Look at ATC)

Artist Trading Card
Good morning and a wonderful Sunday to all!!!!

Here is the ATC that I am going to swap
with my group. I used the Top Note Die Cut and
cut it in half. It fits perfectly with the ATC size
(2-1/2 x 3-1/2). The DSP I used for this is the
Urban Garden which compliments these colors I used.
The butterfly was stamped in the Top Note paper, then stamped again and pop in dimensionals.
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Polka Dot Butterfly



RECIPE:
Stamps: Inspired by Nature,Pocket Silhouettes
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla
Kraft, DSP Urban Garden
Ink: Choocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: grosgrain chocolate ribbon,brads
Tools: Top Note die cut, Big Shot machine,Cute and Curly punch

Be Very Scared !

Class Project #1

I love this Witch's hat from the set Eat, drink and Be Scary. This card is from a recent swap I did and shared it with my class. The colors are so bold and it makes a perfect halloween card. The hat was embossed for a shiny look and pop in dimensionals. I used the Tag for the sentiment and added the ribbon with the brad to hold it.



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RECIPE:
Stamps: Eat, Drink and Be Scary
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Basic Black, Whisper White, DSP Tangerine Tango
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Craft Black, White Craft
Accessories: black brads, striped grosgrain tangerine tango ribbon
Tools: Tag punch, scallop edge punch, horizontal punch. Heat gun, EP.

Holiday Peace

Class Project #2

Here is a Christmas card that I did using the set To You and Yours. The bird was stamped on white paper first then stamped again on a scrap, cut and pop with dimensionals for a 3-D look. I used Aqua Painter to color it and added DD's to the swirls. The snowflake was from the Sizzix die cuts. The background swirls was stamped in White Craft pad.



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RECIPE:
Stamps: To You and Yours, Season of Joy
Paper: Kraft, Bashful Blue, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Ink: White Craft, bashful Blue, Basic Gray
Accessories: dew drops, DS grosgrain ribbon,
Tools: piercing tool, Big Shot machine and snowflake die cut, CS, glue dots, Aqua Painter, DD's, glue pen

Swirly Christmas

Class Project #3

I am so glad I got this Snow Swirled set. I just love the images that came with it. It is such a demostrable project with easy to put together embellishments. I stamped off the snowflake background. I kept the same color for the tree. I added a strip of the DSP Riding Hood DSP. The grosgrain red/very vanilla ribbon makes a nice accent along with the dew drop.



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RECIPE:

Stamps: Snow Swirled
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, DSP Riding Hoos Red
Ink: Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red
Accessories: dew drops, Grosgrain ribbon
Tools: scallop edge punch, diimensionals, glue dots

Circle 3-D Ornaments

Sissix Dies

I have so much fun playing with this Sissix Die Cut that I even used it for my recent class. It is so easy to make and once you get comfortable with it, you can even add decorative scissors and punches. I used designer series papers and cardstock, plain and colored ones and you have the option to stamp... or not, and/or add embellishments.





RECIPE:
Stamps: Spotlight on Chrstmas
Paper: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, DSP's
Ink: White Craft, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Grosgrain ribbon, eyelets
Tools: Big Shot machine, circle 3-D ornament, Crop-a dile, sticky strip.






3-D Ornament

1. This was done using 4 whites and 4 reds.
2. Glue the colors red-white (total of 4).
3. Glue the top part first, alternating the colors.
4. For the handle-tie bith end first with a knot.
5. Thread the handle on the top opening.
6. Continue by gluing the bottom part.

Before attaching your ornament:
You may decorate with stamps, eyelets etc.
You can add stickles after assembly.




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CELEBRATE

...World Card Making Day!!!

This is a special holiday for card makers around the world celebrating creativity of handmade cards and the personal touch that they create to family and friends.

I invite you to join us in making 5 holiday cards and to participate in donating 1 card to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced stamper, you will take home handmade cards with your own personal touch.



When: October 5, 2008
Time:
Morning Session: 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Cost: $12.00 (to cover the cost of supplies)

Please e-mail me if you are interested in participating.
I would very much like to hear from you.

3-D Circle Flowers

Limited Supply Challenge #188
Happy Friday !!!
How would you like these flowers blooming in your garden ?
Today's LSC challenge on SCS -NO EMBELLISHMENTS !!!
So, I have to make use of my punches. I know I wanted to use my circle punches and lo and behold-here's an idea !!!
For what's it worth, it was fun making them.
I used 6 circles- any size will do and fold them in half and just started gluing them together.

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RECIPE:
Stamps: Organic Outlines
Paper: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla, DSP Kiwi Kiss
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Not Quite Navy, baja Breeze
Accessories: NONE
Tools: Scallop Edge punch, Wide Oval punch, 1" and 1-3/8 Circle punches, 1/4 Circle punch, 1/16 punch

Cherish Friends

Ways to Use It #186
Happy Thursday !!!
I had several days off from work and today I get back. I really enjoyed staying home and catching up on some "To Do List". I even started a book and hopefully I can finish it this year, lol.
Today's challenge on SCS is using quote on your card and be inspired by it. The Cup of Stuff from Pink Poison is the perfect image for this quote. It says a lot about friends and how they touch our lives. Here is the link for Pink Poison Stamps. if you want to see this set.
The quote was on printed vellum that I purchased sometime ago. The DSP from Bella Rose works nicely and after I added the tafetta ribbons, touch of stickles and the bling, I was pretty content how it turned out.

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RECIPE:
Stamps: Cup of Stuff
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Basic Black, DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Going Gray
Accessories: Bling, Tafetta Riding Hood Ribbon and Pretty in Pink, stickles
Tools: Aqua Painter, dimensionals, Glue dots

Blooms

Sketch Card Challenge #196
Color Challenge #186
Good morning to all! I love today's sketch, so there's only one thing to do this morning before my class but to play. I even used yesterday's colors. I had some leftover colors so I decided to worked on them which really worked quite well with my 3 flowers.
I left my background white because it would look busy with all the DSP around it.

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RECIPE:
Stamps: Eastern Blooms, All Holidays
Paper: Really Rust, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, DSP's
Ink: Really Rust, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: striped grosgrain baja breeze ribbon, HPH
Rhinestone brads
Tools: Oval punches, scallop edge punch, Square scallop punch