Three Days of Challenges

I can't believe it is Thursday already, I have 3 days worth of challenges to share. I managed to get the cards stamped but didn't have time to add them here on my blog until today. So please forgive me for being late with these, but I hope you enjoy looking at them.

Wednesday's Sketch Challenge

















I designed this card for the sketch challenge over at SCS. I used the Priceless Stamp Set, which I have been neglecting lately. I love the swirls in this set. The tall narrow panel is popped up using dimensional adhesive.
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, Pink Passion, White
Ink: SU! Pink Passion, Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Silver Brads, 1/16" Hole Punch, Soft Sky Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive


Color Challenge Tuesday













I designed this card using the challenge colors Soft Sky, Basic Gray, Whisper White.
Stamp Set: Always
Ink: Basic Gray, Soft Sky
Accessories: Silver Brads, Distressing Tool, Circle Punches, Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive

Monday's Try a New Technique Challenge.



















Here is my Flap Fold Card, open and closed, I designed for the Try a New Technique Challenge.
The paper is cut to 3-1/2" x 11" and scored at 4-1/4" & 8-1/2". Round the left side of the panel using a Coluzzle circle cutter. Fold and stamp as desired.
Stamps: Ginormous Flowers, Absolutely Fabulous
Paper: Certainly Celery, Cutie Pie DSP, So Saffron, Rose Red
Ink: Rose Red, Basic Black
Accessories: So Saffron Brads, 1/16" hole punch, Rhinestone Circle Brad, Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Dimensional Adhesive

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Happy Easter!

Stamping goes with everything!
I have been busy over the past couple of days getting everything ready for today. I am making dinner for 12 today, mostly family and a couple adoptees. I always have extras when their is homemade dinner, lol.
Basket Tag for my son's Easter basket.
I used the On Board Simon Upper chipboard, covered it with Certainly Celery Prints DSP, used my SU! craft & hobby blade to trim paper, used my Crop-A-Dile to punch a hole. I also punched 3 stars, using my large star SU! punch, from Celery cardstock, punched holes in each and strung pieces on Celery grosgrain ribbon. I added my own handwriting to each.


Basket Tag for my daughter's Easter basket.
The same as my son's except I covered the chipboard letter with Flowers For You DSP, punched out 3 flowers using my SU! 5 Petal Flower Punch, and strung it on Pretty in Pink Grograin Ribbon. I added my own handwriting to each flower.





I made these cute little treat holders (inspired from Beate's tutorial on SCS) for each place setting at the dinner table.














Stamps: A Good Egg
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Lavender Lave, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Ink: Regal Rose, Basic Black
Accessories: Scalloped Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Slit Punch, Celery Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Dimensional Adhesive, Velcro



Cupcake Topper made using the Good Egg Set and added some Stickles for sparkle. This is the centerpiece for the food serving table!! But you have to eat dinner first, then you can have a cupcake!!














Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day.

Inspiration Saturday

Seaside Blooms

Today is Inspiration Challenge over at SCS. My favorite of all the challenges they host. The inspiration piece is this beautiful seaside bracelet.










Here is the card I designed for the challenge. I love the soft blues and green hues that are in the bracelet. I stamped the images in Basic Gray, and used the Aqua Painter to watercolor the flowers with Soft Sky and Blue Bayou. I used the silver brads to bring in the silver from the bracelet. I have been wanting to use this new set and today was the day. Finished size of card is 4-1/2" square.

















Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful
Paper: Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Blue Bayou, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Gray, Soft Sky, Blue Bayou
Accessories: Silver Brads, Paper Piercing Kit, Wild Wasabi Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Challenges To Share

Today's challenge was a Limited Supplies Challenge. We were to make multiple cards using the same stamps(3-4), cardstock(2-3), & one sheet of DSP. Here are my 2 cards:













Stamps: A Beautiful Thing, Sweet Serendipity
Paper: Groovy Guava, River Rock, Rose Red, Very Vanilla, Ginger Blossoms DSP
Ink: Rose Red, Groovy Guava, River Rock
Accessories: Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Kit, Ribbon, Rose Red Brads & Button, Linen Thread, Dimensional Adhesive

Yesterday's challenge was to make a card featuring a tag. So here is a card I designed for my downline meeting swap last week, the swap was for tag cards. It fits the challenge perfectly.














Stamps: Live Your Dream
Paper: Bashful Blue, Groovy Guava, Chocolate Chip, White
Ink: Groovy Guava, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue,
Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Chocolate 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold Brads



Here is the card I designed for the Ways to Use It challenge.













Stamps: Just Like You
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Celery Prints DSP
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Word Window Punch, 1/8" hole punch, Spellbinder's Scalloped Tag Die, Large Silver Eyelets, Dimensional Adhesive

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day.

Cutie Pie Sketch Challenge

It's Wednesday, and that means a new sketch challenge over at SCS. Here is the card I created using the sketch. I used SU!Cutie Pie DSP and made the stitching using the fine tip of my basic black marker. I also did paper piercing around the large flower image, but it is hard to see that in the photo, but it looks really good IRL.
Stamps: Enjoy Every Moment, Three For You
Paper: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Purely Pomegranate, Whisper White, Cutie Pie DSP
Ink: Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Paper Piercing Tool, Basic Black Marker, Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Brad, Dimensional Adhesive


Note: The saffron flower in the center of the large flower was cut out from the DSP.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Tuesday Color Challenge

This morning I designed a card that I want to share with you for the Color Challenge over at SCS. The colors for the challenge are Sage Shadow, Orchid Opulence & Kraft. A true challenge for me as I rarely use these colors when I design cards. I actually liked the color combo and will try to use it more often. I used this set from the Occasions Mini.
Stamps: Live Your Dream.
Paper: Sage Shadow, Orchid Opulence, Kraft, White
Ink: Sage Shadow, Orchid Opulence
Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Gold Brads, 3/4" Circle Punch, Orchid Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive





Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Technique Challenge

I have another card to share today, this one is for the Try a New Technique on SCS. I have been wanting to use my Cuttlebug and today was the perfect challenge. Use a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, and on the negative side, ink it up with whatever color or type of ink you want, then put your cardstock in and run it through the Cuttlebug. Viola, a great background is created. Here is my card I designed for today's challenge:
Stamps: Bitty Birthday, Short & Sweet
Paper: Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral, Whisper White
Ink: Cameo Coral, Basic Brown
Accessories: SU! Markers, 1/2" Circle Punch, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive, Cuttlebug Happy Birthday EB folder

Thanks for looking, Have a creative day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

I have so many things to share today. First off, here is a card I designed for the Inspiration Challenge on SCS last week and saved it to share today, as it is inspired from an Irish Quilt.

















Stamps: Boho Backgrounds, Hugs & Wishes
Paper: Garden Green, Gable Green, Green Galore
Ink: Garden Green, River Rock
Accessories: 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Scalloped Circle Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Dimensional Adhesive, Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, Staple


Second, I was so surprised when I saw one of my cards on Stamper's Showcase today. Here is the card I created and swapped at the regionals in Anaheim, CA in February. I put a sample of each of my swaps in the SU! basket for them to use and they did!


















Stamp Set: Best Kind of Friend
Paper: Blue Bayou, River Rock, Really Rust, Naturals Ivory, Mellow Moss
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou, Always Artichoke
Accessories: Scalloped Circle Punch, Gold Brad, Blue Bayou Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Sweet Serendipity Inspiration Challenge

I am so excited to be able to finally do a challenge on the day it is posted. Today over at SCS is the Inspiration Challenge. It is one of my favorite challenges each week. Here is the card I created for the challenge. I used one of the SAB set for the large flower. I used the Sweet Serendipity set to make my own background paper using the colors in the inspiration piece.

Stamps: Sweet Serendipity, Friendship Blooms
Paper: Brilliant Blue, Only Orange, Real Red, Green Galore, Whisper White
Ink: Brilliant Blue, Only Orange, Real Red, Green Galore, YoYo Yellow
Accessories: Real Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Photo Corners Punch, 1/2" Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Rhinestone Brad, Dimensional Adhesive

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

March Class Projects

After being sick for almost two weeks and then trying to catch up on everything, I was finally able to gather a great group of gals together for a Wednesday morning class. Here are three of the cards we made.
Stamps: Big Bold Birthday
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise, East Coast Prep DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Paper Crimper, Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Ribbon, SU! Markers, Dimensional Adhesive

Note: I used the stamps for the cupcake as a pattern, stamping with Bashful Blue on the reverse side of the Whisper White and the DSP, cutting out the image and then used the other side for my card.







Stamps: A Good Egg
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Spring Fling DSP, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Scor-Pal, Oval Punches, 1/16" Hole Punch, Pink Brads, Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive

Note: I used the Scor-Pal to score a grid on the strip of DSP prior to mounting it on the front of the card.
















Stamps: Wild About You, Short & Sweet
Paper: Bordering Blue, Barely Banana, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Bordering Blue, More Mustard, Creamy Caramel, Basic Black
Accessories: Spiral Binding Punch, Square Punches, Word Window Punch, SU! Markers, Black Gingham Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Color Challenge Tuesday

River Rock, Basic Black, Whisper White

I am feeling so much better today, so I couldn't wait to check out the Color Challenge today on SCS. I love these colors together. So here is my card:

I used the Hostess set Sweet Dreams and the colors from the challenge. I cut out the three flowers, added a black brad in the center of each and adhered them with foam dimensionals.
The center panel is also adhered with foam dimensionals.




Thanks for stopping by, Have a creative day!

A Little Bit of Happiness

Good Monday Morning!
I have been sick (very sick with the flu) all week, and have been struggling every day to do something instead of laying in bed. I mounted all my new stamp sets and had lots of time to search thru SCS at all the past challenges I missed.
Today, I want to show you how I put my hostess stamp set, A Little Bit of Happiness, together. I can't take all the credit as this is something that was presented by SU! at the Anaheim regionals.


You will need:
A new set of Dominoes (bought at Target)
A Little Bit of Happiness stamp set
SU! Craft & Rubber Scissors









Take the sticker sheet and cut between the images as shown. Mount the sticker onto the plain side of the Dominoes.











Repeat until all stickers have been mounted.
You will have 21 stamps total.












Now this part can be a little scary.
Take the Craft & Rubber Scissors and cut between the images of the rubber stamp.
Start slowly and be very careful not to cut the image itself.
Trust me it can be done!!










Here you see the images are all cut apart and ready to mount onto the other side of the Dominoes.










Peel away the paper backing to expose the adhesive.
Mount each rubber stamp image on the dotted side of each of the Dominoes.










Viola!! Here is the finished set.

Now instead of a stamp set of 4, I have a stamp set of 21!!

They all fit in the plastic case that comes with the set.





Thanks for stopping by, Have a creative day!!

Tag Cards

The swap for my downline meeting in March is going to be TAG CARDS. I have made 3 samples to show the various sizes and ideas to make these adorable cards. They will all fit into a standard envelope but require .58 postage due to the thickness of the cards.

#1 Embrace Life Finished size 3-5/8" x 5-1/2"



















Embrace Life
11" x 5-1/2" Open
















#2 One of a Kind
Finished size: 2-3/4" x 5-1/2"



















One of a Kind 11" x 5-1/2" Open


















#3 Garden Whimsy Finished Size: 3" x 5-1/2"



















5-1/2" x 9" Open















How can you attend my downline meetings you ask? Contact me to sign up to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, and be on my creative team! From now thru March 15th receive an extra free gift when you sign up!

Thanks for stopping by, have a creative day!

SAB Swap Cards

I joined two SAB swaps on Splitcoast Stampers last month. Here are the cards I designed to swap.
FRIENDSHIP BLOOMS
STAMPS: Friendship Blooms, Whimsy Jumbo Stampin' Wheel
PAPER: Lavender Lace, Elegant Eggplant, River Rock, Whisper White
INK: Elegant Eggplant, River Rock
ACCESS: Square Punches, River Rock Double Stitched Ribbon, Staple, Dimensionals, Lavender Lace Eyelets, Crop-A-Dile








BIRTHDAY WHIMSY

STAMPS: Birthday Whimsy
PAPER: Cutie Pie DSP, Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
INK: Chocolate Chip
ACCESS: Markers, Silver Brads, Photo Corners Punch, Dimensionals, Certainly Celery Ribbon












Thanks for stopping by, have a creative day!

Swap for Downline Meeting

Sweet Baby Card for swapping

Here is the card I designed for the swap at my Downline Meeting last week.
The swap theme was to use a "SAB" set or a "NEW" set from the Spring-Summer Collection. I used the SAB set So Many Scallops.
I used the SU! small star punch to make a stencil. I punched the star in the center of a scrap of cardstock and used a sponge dauber and bashful blue ink to stencil the stars as a background.











RECIPE:
Stamps: So Many Scallops, Boho Backgrounds
Paper: Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Certainly Celery
Ink: Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Basic Black
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Photo Corners Punch, Small Star Punch, Sponge Dauber, Paper Snips, Paper Piercing Template & Tool, Brads, Bashful Blue Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by. Leave a comment to let me know what you think.
Have a creative day!

Tagged!

I have been tagged by Jean (Bear Hugs and Inky Paws)

1. Stamping Style: Fresh & Fun

2. Inspiration: Challenges on SCS keep me from doing the same thing over and over

3. Color: Pink & Brown

4. Work Space: My fabulous Stampin' Studio

5. Perfect Day: The house is clean, laundry is done, and I can stamp without interruption

6. Wildest Dream: Win the Lottery!

7. Ink: Stampin' Up! (there is no comparison)

8. Family: Married to Paul (almost 25 years), two children (Bryan, 20 years & Kelsey, 16 years), Logan (our 4 year old tweeny Dachshund)

9. Beverage: Starbuck's Passion Iced Tea Lemonade

10. Biggest Challenge: To be a morning person!

I will tag:

Tandra - A Little Inkalicious

Thanks for stopping by!

E is for Excellent

Excellent Award

Chat, Me, My Stamps & I, sent me this "E" award today. She is always an inspiration to me. Her ideas are always fresh and new, she is amazing at the SCS Challenges. She has mostly original designs on her blog and in her gallery. Thanks Chat!

It is now my turn to give the "E" award. Check out Patty's blog, Patty's Stamping Spot. She is a very talented stamper and has lots of great ideas to share. Her flower garden is awesome too!.

Double the Challenge

I have been busy all week catching up from being gone last weekend. Today I was so excited to have some stamping time. I love to do the challenges on SCS. Today's challenge was the Inspiration Challenge and I combined it with the Sketch Challenge from Wednesday. I had this set still sitting out on my desk that I unpacked from Regionals. So I decided to use it and this is what I came up with. I hope you like it.

Stamp Set: So Much
Paper: Not Quite Navy, River Rock, Ruby Red, Garden Green, Naturals Ivory
Ink: Basic Black, Not Quite Navy, Ruby Red
Accessories: Aqua Painter, Lg. Silver Brads, Blue Bayou Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals



Have a creative day!

SCS Regional Swaps

I love swapping at these events and it is especially fun to join a "SCS" group because you know the cards will be great. I participated in a swap, hosted by Michelle Fischer. I signed up for two groups of 10 card fronts. Here are my two cards that I made for this special swap.
Stamp Set: Fabulous Flowers
Paper: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Ballet Blue, Whisper White
Ink: Ballet Blue, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Dimensionals, Brads, 5/8" Grosgrain Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Sponge Dauber

The large flower is stamped and then cut out and stamped again and the center is trimmed out and popped up with dimensionals.




Stamp Set: Happy Heart Day
Paper: Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Gray, Going Gray, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Metal Edge Tag, Scalloped Circle Punch, Aqua Painter, Markers ( Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Always Artichoke), Heart Brads, Dimensionals
The ear and foot are stamped, cut out and popped up with dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

SU! Regionals with Friends

Attending the SU! Regional Seminar in Anaheim was so much fun. Getting away with special friends for the weekend and for seeing friends face to face that you only communicate with via SCS online. It was a weekend for both. Here are some of the pictures that capture these moments.



Here we are at the Anaheim Convention Center. I am on the left, Jean is in the middle and Chat is on the right. We had a great time!






Here I am with my online friend Tandra, meeting face to face for the first time. We are looking forward to more SU! events so we can see each other again.

A (Name) Tag Game

I have been tagged by Chat (nitestamper) to play a middle name tag game.

These are the rules:
You must post the rules before you give your answers. You must list one fact about yourself for each letter of your middle name. Each fact must begin with that letter. If you don't have a middle name, just use your maiden name. After you've been tagged, you need to update your blog with your middle name and answers. At the end of your post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name. (Be sure to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged and need to read your blog for details). Here goes:

J - JOYFUL - always happy and smiling
E - ENCOURAGING - everyone to do their best and be themselves.
A - ARTISTIC and creative with my SU! stamps & accessories!
N - NEAT - everything has a place and is in it's place!

Now my turn to tag:
Cambria - Stamp a Little Love Baby
Lorri - Dream Big
Patty - Patty's Stamping Spot
Laurie - Just Give Me Stamps

My Regional Swaps

As promised, here are two of the cards I made to swap at the Anaheim Regionals.


Stamp Set: Best Kind of Friend
Paper: Blue Bayou, River Rock, Really Rust, Naturals Ivory, Mellow Moss
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou, Always Artichoke
Accessories: Scalloped Circle Punch, Gold Brad, Blue Bayou Stitched
Ribbon, Horizontal Punch, Dimensionals








Stamp Set: Embrace Life
Paper: Lovely Lilac, DSP Prints Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Lovely Lilac
Accessories: White Taffeta Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals





Thanks for stopping by. Have a creative day!

I've Been Missing from the Blogging World

Where have I been? What have I been doing?

I have been preparing to attend the Stampin' Up! Regional Seminar in Anaheim, CA. I have devoted the past two weeks to stamping my swaps in every minute of free time I could find. The day finally arrived on Thursday, Jan. 31, and I flew to Anaheim, CA along with two of my best friends for the weekend. We attended the Friday Regional and had an awesome time. Swapping, meeting new friends and enjoying all that the Regionals had to offer. I am back home and ready to share with my blogging friends again. I will post photos tomorrow after I get them downloaded off my camera.