Stamp TV's Friday Challenge

hi there,
well had a great weekend - broke now  LOL after the Chantilly show...but got some great deals!!! meant to take a pic of my stash but couldnt wait to "play" and ended up playing until 1 am and then put stuff away....was able to get a couple of those doily dies (and wow they are pricey!! so will wait to get any more until they've been around awhile)....some pearl pens (already made a whole sheet of pearls..need practice)....more paper (somebody shoot me!!!)

made a card last night for Cat's challenge over at STV - this week the challenge is to CASE a card made by DT member AJ! and change at least two things....

here is AJ's card

and my CASE'd card

AJ has a great, easy style to CASE

hope you get to join in the challenge over at STV - random winner drawn each week wins a free stamp set!  best of luck to those who get to play....

hugs

     LINDA

supplies:

GKD stamp set Seeds of Kindness

cs: GKD's Lemon Drop, Creme de menthe, All spruced up

Copics: Y06, C2, YG63, 67 and G0000

stash ribbon from GKD

Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Blog Hop - theme challenge "sentiments"

hi there,

i'm sure you are lovin the hop - you should have arrived from the fantastic blog of  Lori McAree (doesn't she always make you smile) but if you didn't come from Lori's and you want to start at the hop's beginning go to STAMP TV

Now doing this theme challenge of  "making the sentiment the focus" was perfect for me to enjoy looking through ALLLLL my GKD stamp sets....can you have too many??? LOL I wanted to do some birthday cards and a special thank-you card....and we sure have sooooo many choices from GKD's!

For those of you visiting here who are new to Stamp TV or GKD, know that not only are there sentiments with practically every stamp set - Gina has also provided us many sets that are just sentiments - you won't have any trouble finding a sentiment for any occasion....

here you go:

so whatcha think? and remember...

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (June 28th), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs who will get a stamp set of their choice valued up to $24.95!

I'm not going to list supplies and stamp sets here - instead you will find them tagged by set in the STV Gallery along with supplies....

so keep hoppin....your next hop-stop is to Kay Simmons a show stopper for sure! love her work ... 

hugs

Phri-days are Phindy's! this week's challenge "circles"

You know I'm so glad it's Friday (-:

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is  "going round in circles"... use a circle or circles however you want

hope you can pop over to see rest of the DT's projects

another adorable image from Phindy's "Plump Un's " collection.

this one is the That Moment image.

ok - off to work and then a fabulous weekend - the American Scrapbook Craft show is in Chantilly VA this weekend and several of us are going to spend the day and some $$ LOL...have been saving, saving. saving...there will be over 90 vendors all dedicated to paper crafting!!!
hugs,



supplies:
Copics E00, 01, 25, 49, 59...B01, RV02, 04, YG03
ink: Ranger's Distress Peeled Paint
cs: SU pink, retired dp
embellishments: SU circle and flower punchs, nestie beaded squares
sentiment and numbers are computer generated

sketch challenge from STV with "tree" theme

hi there,
this card is for Jennie's challenge over at STV. Used one of my all time fav stamp sets for trees...
GKD's Tree Silhouette set

kept it close to her sketch...love this sentiment

back to work today but basking in what was a wonderful weekend....wishing my life away already looking forward to THIS weekend...and its only Monday LOL

I've asked before and I'll ask again...can SOMEBODY send me a few million bucks??? no, how about a couple hundred thousand..... promise to use it well (-:

hey you know the sayin....a turtle never gets anywhere unless he sticks his neck out....

hugs

supplies used:

cs - GKD's kraft, white, green grass

ink - memento bamboo and black

embellishments: stash dp and ribbon

nesties: classic scalloped ovals lg and deckled classic ovals lg



Summertime Challenge

hi there...did you know there is a NEW place to play with GKD's stamps from STV...over on their

STAMP TV Facebook Fan Page

that's right - there will be a random winner drawn who will receive a FREE stamp set of their choice!

i love the beach - wont be getting there this year...so created my perfect vacation location scene using the stamp set by Theresa Momber " Aloha"

oh to dream....maybe next year (-:

hugs,

supplies used:

Stamp set from GKD - Aloha by Theresa Momber

ink - Memento Black, Ranger Distress: mustard seed, spiced marmalade orange, rusty hinge, antique linen

copics: E13,37...BG06, 23...YG63, 67...YR15, 18, 20

nesties: Lables 8

misc:  corner punch, paper piecing, sponging, stash dp

also entered in the following challenges:

Annabelle stamps - orange, yellow, turquoise
Ali Factory Challenge - summer fun
Aud Sentiments Challenge - summertime

only white embellishments

good morning

wooooo hoooooo Hello Dolly was sooooo much fun!  highly recommend it...Sally Struthers does an amazing Dolly! I drank regular coffee without thinking and was up all night...so have a few cards done to post over never several days LOL

this one's for Cat's challenge over at STV (ends tomorrow night) to "use only white embellishments"

saw a tutorial somewhere on how to make this scrunched flower - now cant find it - but her's looked gorgeous....mine....needs some practice (-:

ok - off to enjoy a gorgeous day....hope you are doing the same

hugs

supplies:

GKD's stamp sets "Spring Mix" and "Eclectic summer"

ink - Vivid Ultramarine, clear embossing

cs - night of navy, white

nestie- Big scalloped ovals lg

copics: B66, N2

embellishments: flourish punch, mini pearls, handmade flower

Phri-days are Phindy's!

Hey hey hey!!! so glad it's Friday (-:

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is  "to create with black and white and have just a little bit of color"...hope you can pop over to see rest of the DT's projects.

check out this image...CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT PHINDY CAUGHT ME!!!  LOL

This is from Phindy's new collection the "Plump 'Uns" called Yes You Can Yoga"  This new collection is so funny!  you will be seeing more (-:

Trying to color "black" is tough - used Copics : C1, 3, 5, 7...E00, 21, RV04, B01

hope you like - and get a chance to play along - remember you dont need to use a Phindy, but are entered twice if you do!

have an awesome weekend everyone!
I'm headed to dinner theatre after work to see Sally Struthers in Hello Dolly...actually have a wonderfully full weekend!

Hugs,



also entered in challenges at :
Delightful Sketches - anything goes
Southern Girls Challenge - anything goes

Designing DIVAs Oldie but Goodie Hop

hi there!

well it's that time for one of my fav hops - the Oldie but Goodie Hop by the Designing DIVA's...only purpose for this hop is to get to use "something" that is at least six months old! This time for me it's my stamp and my retired designer paper from Stampin Up.

you should have come from one of my absolute favorite designers Sharri Seffens

Don't you just love all of her work!!!

now my "oldie but goodie" is this stamp titled BluBird from Stamps Happen - the Carolyn Shores Wright collection. This bird's attitude cracks me up!!

I colored this image as close to the image on the wood stamp as possible - using Copics:

R81, Y02,06...B41,45,97...YG63, 67...E00, 11, 17, 57, 77

OK, enough about my card - know you want to continue the hop...and your next stop is off to the amazingly talented blog of Sue Morris!!! wooo hoooo - you are gonna love it!

Enjoy our Oldies but Goodies - hope this inspires you to pull out something "old" and that doesnt mean your DH LOL (-:

hugs,

Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Blog Hop - inspiration challenge

Hi there,
Time for another fun blog hop by the CSS Alumni Group at STV - these are so fun. You should have come from the awesome and wonderfully talented blog of JOY HADDEN and if you wanted to start from the beginning of the hop - click here.

 For this hop we were challenged to create from this wonderful group of photos:

eeeks! there is so much here that grabbed my eye - especially the colors...!! WOW

This was done using GKD's "Hope is Faith" Butterfly with Melanie Muenchinger's set from GKD - "Branchin Out"... and the sentiment is from Melanie's GKD Stamp set "Arranged with love"

clear embossed the butterfly and added mini pearls in leaves

for this card I really got into the colors and just HAD to use that stash ribbon LOL

The set is GKD's "Autumn Beauty" by Therea Momber

colored with Copics E18, 29, Y26, YG63, 67 and G24

embossed background mat with THoltz folder

ok, that's it for me....

Now, hop over to my friend LORI McAREE - she always has something that will make your jaw drop!

Enjoy the hop!!

hugs

Phri-days are Phindy's!

Hi there!
This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is  "water"...there are so many adorable Phindy's to chose for this one...but I went back to an old fav...Phindy's Mr. Brown on Vacation

I know the water looks like grass LOL

Recently went to a little river beach on the Potomac River and tried to use its color here - the river is a dark brownish green and was UGGGG-ly  (the river and my coloring!) on the first card i did..so redid and made it lighter..

supplies:

white and Not Quite Navy cardstock
Copics: E00,08,11,25,31...B05,32,93,97...C1,3,5,7
water and sky are colored with chalk
glossy accents, corner punch
sentiment is computer generated

Have a blessed day!


also entered in these challenges:
Aud Sentiments - Summertime
Craft Us Crazy - male card
Paper Play Challenges - masculine
Stamp Insanity - masculine

MFP's Challenge #58 - create with a 3D Flower

Hi there,

Everybody enjoying the heat?? well hang on because it's suppose to break records tomorrow!

here is my card for this week's Speedy the Cat Challenge - to create using a 3-d flower!

 

sorry pic is blurry for the centers - they are mini pearls with glossy accents...

supplies:
MFP set " Greet the Day with Berber"
ink: Memento Black, Wild Wasabi, Creamy Caramel
cardstock: light green, ivory and Basic Grey stash
embellishments:  Fiskars scalloped border punch, MS leaf punch, mini pearls, THoltz tattered florals die, glossy accents
Copics:  W1, 3, 5 and R00

used the sketch from Card Patterns #118 Challenge - gotta love the sketch challenges, sure makes it easy on the old brain (-:

see ya later and stay cool - thank you for Air conditioning!!

hugs

also entered in challenges at:
Paper Take Weekly - anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown - use animal
Craft your Passion Challenge - anything goes

Phri-days are Phindy's!

hi there
This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create using this wonderful sketch provided by our very own Anne-Marije! She does a wonderful job on creating our sketches (-:

this is done with the Phindy image Sweet Dreams

i know I put the sentiment in a different spot than in the sketch - but wanted it to go across the bottom of this image...it was hand written with gold pen.

Supplies:
Copics B45,93,97
Cardstock - SU Not Quite Navy, white
Designer Paper - Graphics 45
Ink - SU Buckaroo Blue
Spellbinders - Peony, Labels One
Embellishments:  mini adhesive pearls, stash ribbon, moon is done with Smooch Illuminator

So glad weekend is here - I'm headed back down to North Carolina after work for 10 yr old grandaughter's dance recital tomorrow night! ..then home Sunday!
have a blesssed weekend,

another card made with GKD's Follow your Dreams by Theresa Momber

hi there,
hope you arent getting tired of this set - you can tell I'm crazy for it!

well, getting home this evening was scary - I hate to drive in lightning and it was crazy lightning!!!
took the pic of this hail on our porch (thankfully the power didnt go out) have seen worse hail but it was the lightning!!! oh..already said that  LOL mind you it was 97 degrees outside!

hmmmmm, now it doesnt look so bad...

but it was the lightning I tell ya (-:

ok - my card - used Navy cardstock and sponged with Ranger's Stormy Sky, Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint Green and stamped with Vivid's Inky blue and Memento Black....colored with Copics E35, W3, B23, C2 and highlighted with white gel pen..

sending this one to a wonderful young man who just graduated high school and he loves the outdoors!

off to get ready to crash early tonight
hugs,