Speedy the Cat Challenge #82

Welcome Weekend!

This week at the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog Design Team member Harriet challenged us to create using " black, white and one other color"....well one of my fav combos is red, black and white....

so keeping it very simple (for a change LOL) I used two images from one of the new releases for November called A Trip to Lancaster.

used MFP cardstock, "dotted" Cuttlebug folder, Color Box ink - Licorice, red pen and stash ribbon!

DONE!

can't believe it - I dont think this counts as a CAS (clean and simple) because of the layers but this is about as CAS as I get!

Hope you get to pop over and see the wonderful creations from the Design Team AND hope you are inspired to join in the challenge...remember - random winner wins a FREE STAMP SET!

(one more thing - the new releases for November will be "officially" released on Nov 21-23rd and we will be having our release blog hop - it's late this month due to the sale of Mark's Finest Papers.)

hugs,

Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Blog Hop

WOW - cant believe this past month has flown by and here we are with another STV Alumni Blog Hop!
you should have arrived here from Kay's beautiful Blog . But if you didnt and you want to start at the beginning, then pop over to STV's Forum .
For this hop, we were given this wonderful inspiration photo from Better Homes & Garden! ohhhhh soooooo many ideas!

i opted for the inspiration of CIRCLES - and the GKD set that immediately came to mind is Melanie Muenchinger's "Year Round Fun"...this set is going to stay out and will be my "finish off" card for this year...(that's the card I need to have that's quick n easy)...PLUS this one lets me use those little scraps - I will be punching them into different size circles and will be stamping my stash designer paper with the main image as I go along...

looks like I will have my cards all ready by Thanksgiving after all (-:

here you go! just plain good ole stampin fun!!

I entered the last one in the  Championing Award Medallions Challenge in the Moxie Fab World challenge since I used a handcrimped medallion on that one (topped with glitter snowflakes)

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (November 22nd), 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!

Now your next hop is over to Lori's amazing blog

Hope you enjoy and have been inspired,

hugs,

supplies:

cardstock:  all GKD with designer paper from SU (retired)

ink: Color Box Strawberry, Artichoke, Licorice, SU Craft White and heat embossed
copics: R29, YG63

embellishments: SU circle punches, MS snowflake punch, pearls, gold and white pens and black copic liner pen, medallion leaves are Cherry Lyn die, stickles
spellbinders: Standard Circles Large, Lacey Circles



Phri-days are Phindy's !! Challenge #82

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create with the theme "Christmas".
I have a young friend in mind so made this especially for her using this so cute image from Phindy called Snow Fun   This image even resembles her (well, from a few years ago lol) - didnt color her pants because wanted it to remind her of the time she made a snowman in her pajamas. She doesnt visit my blog so know she wont see it....now her Grandma just needs to keep quiet (big smile!)

hope you get a chance to enter our challenge and pop over and look at the rest of the Design Team's creations -  they have created some awesome Christmas cards!!

You can win two prizes, one winner will be chosen at random from the entries and will win a $5 gift certificate to the Phindy's Place Store and one entry will win Card of the Week with the creator also receiving a $5 gift certificate. Don't forget that once a month we will choose an overall winner from the weekly winners and they will be offered a Guest position on the DT - and of course a free image from Phindy's Place to use for that week's challenge!

hugs,

supplies:
cardstock - SU Black and retired SU designer paper
Spellbinders - Classic scalloped squares small and Labels 12
Copics - E00, 33, 37, 43...B00, B000, R37, N4, 6, G05
embellishments: pearls, SU white ribbon, SU small oval punch
ink - SU kraft white and Real Red
sentiment - From Stampin Up - stamp set unknown

Oldie but Goodie Blog Hop

hi there, welcome to the Oldie But Good Blog Hop where

the theme is always to use supplies that haven't been used for 6 months or longer and this time we were asked to think about being thankful!

This hop is done by members of the Facebook Group the Designing Divas...you should have arrived from the awesome blog of  DIVA Sue Morris

since we had a theme for this blog hop of something we are thankful for... my inspiration came to me while I was spending time with my mother-in-law who is 90 and lives in Logan, West VA. She has a salt block in her backyard (which is right at the bottom of the mountain) and the deer just come right on up and enjoy themselves!

it's beautiful and I'm thankful for "nature" - God's creation is so beautiful !!

the deer in the clearing reminded me of this stamp I've had from Penny Black for soooooo long...couldnt wait to get home and make my card - love purple and sparkle...so here you go

used retired Stampin Up designer paper, Eggplant and Perfect Plum cardstock, SU ribbon, liquid applique and stickles for snow, colored with Prisma pencil Violet and Copic C2, Smooch illuminator, MS border punch....handwritten sentiment...done!

 hope you like...

 now you're off to the super uber talented blog of  DIVA Cindy Johnsen Pec

have a beautiful day,

2 more entries for Sugar Creek Hollow

major night owl attack ...

I'm so glad to be home..and STAMPING! can't sleep so went ahead and did my next two cards for the challenge over at Sugar Creek Hollow using the same stamp from Layers of Color but in two totally different layouts and color combos!

 love this "tear" technique - different!! and used that Delicata Golden Glitz ink again (lovin that stuff!)

 i stamped the image once on white then on brown cardstock - tore them and then pieced them together using the opposite color....you can see where I sponged the edges...and I love that vintage doesnt always mean darker or sepia colors. Stripes and spots are in my design paper and added the photo corner with liquid pearls, paper flowers from stash and leaves from scraps using MS punch...colored lightly with Copic B21, 45 and E11, matted using spellbinder's classic scalloped squares small                 

for this one, I used corner punch and rounded the two bottom corners. Added my gold spots randomly with gold gel pen on the brown piece. My stripes are embossed with the cuttlebug folder and lightly sponged with Ranger's Aged Mahogany, then crimped half of scrap from Graphic 45 with the small vintage Christmas image, sponged edges and added dots.  Added scrap piece of twill ribbon to upper corner and leaf spring from MS punch to bottom corner. This card opens from the side.


hope I didnt leave anything out - think I will see if I can finally get to sleep now ....have long day at work tomorrow after being off for a few days...
but it's alllllll good - blessed to have work KWIM!

will be around to visit you soon,
hugs

Sugar Creek Hollow and Layers of Color

The wonderful vintage challenges at Sugar Creek Hollow and the stamps from Layers of Color are just blending so wonderfully!!! This sentiment from LOC is going to be one of the designs for my Christmas Cards ...so you will be seeing it used a lot in various ways (-*...this week the challenge at SCH is "stripes and spots"...

I just got home earlier today from being gone since last Thursday but after I was unpacked, dinner done, etc etc couldnt wait to see what I've missed...went straight to the SCH site because I want to get 3 entries in this week...saw the challenge...and did this quick card for the challenge...

let my stash designer paper bring the stripes and spots...used brown cardstock for base and matting.

Have been wanting to use an ink new to me that I saw over on Jennie Harper's STV page ..it's called "Delicata Golden Glitz" by Tsukineko and it's gorgeous...and no heat embossing required! (thanks so much Jennie!!) got mine from Oozaks.com

anyway, after I stamped the image onto the brown, I sponged around edges with white ink from Color Box and added trim from Webster's and matted it on another piece of the brown cardstock. added 3 pearls using Vivid Pearl Pen up in the corner...

Quick card but I really like it!

Ok, back to work on my other 2 entries (-:

so glad to be home....

hugs,

Speedy the Cat Challenge #81

Welcome Weekend! This week the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog challenge from Patty is to create "using our favorite technique".

I can say without hesitation that my fav technique is "plain ole coloring"... love to sit and color, color, color! then I guess paper piecing is a second close... so using MFP's "Country Thanksgiving"

and coloring with Copics, here ya go - my last Thanksgiving card for this year!  Hope you get to pop over and see the wonderful creations from the Design Team AND hope you are inspired to join in the challenge...remember - random winner wins a FREE STAMP SET!

have a blessed weekend, will be around to comment soon (no laptop with me for a few days!)


supplies:
cs - MFP's black, Basic Grey stash
copics - R08, 37...YR15, 18...Y08, 28...E00, 17, 25, 47...B21, 45, YG63, 67
embellishments - twine, buttons, spellbinders - big scalloped ovals lg and petite ovals sm, sunflower brad

Phri-days are Phindy's Challenge #81

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create using the theme "thankful or Thanksgiving"....well, I'm pretty much done with the few Thanksgiving cards that I send. We are having a ton of family over Thanksgiving so my favorite lady for the season is MRS SMITH - for those of you overseas or who may never have heard of her....she makes the most delicious frozen pies (catch 'em on sale) which are so truly handy to have ....with lots of whipped cream (-:

Naturally had to use Phindy's wonderful image Nana's Pies

no embellishments!!! quick n easy!!!

as you read this, DH and I are down in West Virginia with my MIL....our daughter is taking care of home so all is well...truly needed this break...

hope I get to color while I'm gone ...working on those Christmas cards that I wish I had started when someone else who's name I wont mention (Patti) started.... LOL
hugs,


supplies:
cs - MFP's Evergreen, Basic Grey Eskimo kisses
copics - E00, 01, 31, 35...G20, 21, 85...W5, B00
embellishments - red glitter pen, stickles

Sugar Creek Hollow's "trash to treasure" challenge entry #2

hi there!
yes, this is entry #2 (-:
checkout the candy from Sugar Creek Hollow - see that Cricut over on my sidebar?  oh yeah!...I'm so seriously going to get as many entries in as I can....3 per week! WHO doesnt want to win one of these babies!!

now this is a really quick card....and I'm not telling you what my "trash" is...can you figure it out?

this "trash to treasure" is really fun!

 anyway....i was trying Selma's tutorial on doing a snow background and failed ... 

(had lightly inked glossy cardstock with Ranger's Spun Sugar, stamped background trees with versamark and then sponged card again with Ranger's Victorian Velvet, heat set, then white embossed tree, misted with water..nothing happened)...

but not wanting to ditch my attempt..i kept going - stamped a miniature script stamp (from SU but separated from set so I dont know which one) on the opposite side of the white embossed tree (from SU's Lovely as a Tree) and then from the Layers of Colors Christmas Blessing set, used their Post Card and postage stamps in upper corner...matted onto white cardstock, made my photo corners, added my scrunched seam binding, matted onto Cranberry cardstock with lace on the side...

whew!

and NOW took my trash - and with black Stazon stamped the sentiment (from Amuse Art Stamps)

onto......drumroll please! ....

one of the sections that come in the white craft boxes to make your dividers!!

still have one more left to use at another time! added my button with the seam binding coming through it... DONE!  not a beautiful card but it is vintage....and it meets the challenge!

ok, so that's TWO entries into the drawing - have one more coming later this week (-:
I would encourage you to play but then WHY would I want to lower my chances KWIM - LOL !!!

hope you know I'm kidding - the more the merrier and  best of luck to everyone (-:
hugs,
     

Sugar Creek Hollow and Layers of Color

hi there

isnt it wonderful having an extra hour - I used mine to stamp ...probably should have slept instead LOL

anyway, this week Sugar Creek Hollow is having their "Trash to Vintage Treasure Challenge - well, I've been waiting...heeeeheeeeheeee....have a small box full of "trash" ready to use on cards - some I know how I want to use...some I dont have a clue (-:

Here is my trash for this challenge - it's the tag from the Thanksgiving garland I bought at Hobby Lobby - saw those flourishes and KNEW it was going to my "trash" stash (-:

it was a large tag so I cut it to fit my card...matted it to light blue card stock...added twill ribbon that I had lightly sponged with Ranger's Aged Mahogany and adhered to black cardstock for the base

can you see the white flower soft - not sure if I should have used that since its "vintage" and they didnt have fake "snow" on stuff....i dont think they did? lightly colored images with Copics and matted onto black cardstock. Took a small piece of light brown cardstock that was also sponged with Aged Mahogany, ran it through the Cuttlebug using the Doodle Parts and added to offset the flourish

but it still looked bare

light bulb moment !!

made three crepe paper flowers using small Stampin Up  punches - gold brad in center - scrunched them up and lightly dusted with...again...Ranger's Aged Mahogany...very lightly...

VOILA! my card (had to cut the tag in half but the twill ribbon covers that)!

the image is from the Layers of Color new Christmas Collection release designed by Nina Brackett and the set is called

"Christmas Blessing"..

you will see more of this collection...i really really really love it!

have decided that this collection is my choice for my cards this year

now I just have to seriously get started on making them (-:

hugs and blessings,

Speedy the Cat Challenge #80

Welcome Weekend!!

 This week the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog challenges us to create " a winter theme"..

Well my inspiration is our CRA-ZEE weather - we had a  snow storm on 10-29 and then 60 degrees on 10-31...go figure!

so here is my very confused little bird! 

This is from the MFP set "Little Birds with big Mouths"...

I masked off the flowers and added the holly from the "Ginger Cookies" set....

I'm not sure if these sets are still available - MFP is under new ownership and there have been some changes. RIGHT NOW there is an awesome 25% sale going on...pop over and grab some goodies!!! and check out the rest of the Design Team's projects.

hope to see your project in the challenge this week (-:
hugs

supplies:
MFP cardstock - Aged Cranberry and Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses
ink - Ranger's Distress Barn Door Red, Peeled Paint Gree, and Walnut
copics - B00 an Y26
embellishments: Liquid applique for snow, stickles and spellbinder dies

Phri-days are Phindy's - challenge #80

Happy Friday!

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create USING ONLY A PHINDY but it's "anything goes".... so by now you all have tons of Phindy's, right? I love this image from Phindy called Snow Angel she's so delicate...and

woo hooooooo my glitter showed - dont know why it did this time - didnt do anything different..but so tickled you can see the sparkly that I posted two shots of this one (-:

ok - it's Anything Goes" with your Phindy's

looking forward to seeing your projects

and hope you pop over and check out the rest of the Design Team!

hugs

also entered in these challenges:
http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/10/sparkle-challenge-27.html
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/2011/11/weekly-challenge-new-release-very.html
http://pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.com/2011/11/challenge-99-paper-piecing.html
http://samueltaylors.blogspot.com/2011/10/november-blog-challenge.html
supplies:

ink: Memento Summer Sky and Paris Dusk
cs: SU - Night of Navy and white, Basic Grey
copics: Y02, 28 ...B01, 04
embellishments: spellbinder Lacey Circles and Marvy scalloped punch, stash ribbon, pearl pen - white, white pen and stickles

Sugar Creek Hollow

hi there,
working on vintage cards for Christmas and found this stamp in my stash...I've had it for years and used it maybe twice...so grabbed it up to use for my card for this week's challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow - to use vellum!

I inked my vellum with Ranger's Distress Rusty Hinge and Aged Mahogany - let it dry - then punched my leaves with MS leaf punch. Using a Marvy scalloped punch, created my vellum flower. Sponged its edges with the mahogany and added red brad and sparkly stickles to the center.  The image was colored with Ranger's Distress Peeled Paint Green, Aged Mahogany, Barn Door Red and Tumbled Glass Blue

The stamp is from Inkadinkado called Tin Can Mail

ok, I'm outta here

work work work

but hey no snow! I feel bad for everyone without power...am pushing my DH to invest in a generator this year - have a feeling its gonna be a rough winter...

hugs

Speedy the Cat Challenge #79 - Scraps Only

Welcome Weekend!!

This week the Speedy the Cat Challenge Blog challenges us to create "using SCRAPS only"...right up my alley (-:

using MFP's newly released set "Cardinals in Winter"

used 1.25" square punch and stash designer paper (so glad to be using my old dp! have not been letting myself buy new until I have used at least half of what I have...but broke down and bought some more at Hobby Lobby that was on sale 40% - just couldn't resist KWIM!!) along with MS pine branch punch and scraps of old olive cardstock....the squares are matted onto MFP's Evergreen and white base cardstock. Used MFP's gorgeous green ribbon, stash button and candy cane twine...sentiment is stamped in Memento Black, used SU punch and lightly sponged edges with Ranger's Peeled Paint Green. Image is colored with Copics YG63, R27, 29, 59, Y28 and matted with Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Large.

Come on and play with us! the random winner receives a FREE SET FROM MFP!!!

oh yeah!....thats what I'm talkin about (-:

hugs,

Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Blog Hop

Hi there,

 time for the STV CSS Alumni's blog hop. This time it's our Sketch Challenge (brought to us by our fav sketch designer, Melissa Cash) where some lucky person will win a FREE GKD Stamp Set.

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (November 1), 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!

You should have come from the wonderful designer Lori McAree to here - if not, you can start from the beginning from STV.

here is Melissa's wonderful sketch

so using two sets from GKD "Showtime Stamp Kit - holiday cheer" and sentiment from "Showtime Stamp Kit - holiday greetings"....I decided to make this great "drawer box" ...tutorial is over on SCS .

This drawer holds up to TEN standard size cards WITH envelopes - how perfect for gifts for so many!

i tried so hard to get all the glitter to show! - each snowflake and scallop is popped with a dot of Stickles - they sparkle so pretty!!

Cardstock is GKD's Red Hot, retired dp from SU, ribbon from GKD, nesties and MS snowflake punches...making a mix match using these supplies while I have them all out...plan on doing 3 of these boxes with 10 cards each for my co-workers...

hope you are enjoying our hop!
remember to leave a comment for a chance to win a free set (-:

your next stop is over to the amazing blog of Kay Simmons

hugs and blessings,

 

ps I saw this adorable box a while ago over on Vicki Dutcher's blog who is also in this hop...this lady is really a "stampin machine" (-:

Phri-days are Phindy's - Challenge #79

Happy Friday!

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create using the technique "paper piecing".

We have a young mother at our church who will be having her fourth baby - a little girl - in the near future. Made this for her baby shower that our ladies are doing for her...

using the precious Phindy image   Brand New

I "paper pieced" the whole image onto the deckled mat, colored with copics, had fun using stash dp, trim, and ribbons

(i love pink n brown together)

hope you get to join us this week - love seeing all your creations ...and paper piecing is FUN!

Hope you check out the rest of team's wonderful projects over at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog  

hugs and blessings


also entered in challenges at:
CharismaCardz - anything goes
Simon Says Stamps Challenge - anything goes

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop

hi there, well once a month the alumni members join for a blog hop.  This month there are only four of us ..so should be quick hoppping (-:

I chose Heartfelt's gorgeous stamp set "HCPC 3331 All Seasons Tree Pre Cut Set"...it has the most beautiful tree! This is the "peak" week for all the gorgeous fall colors...so I colored my trees based on the colors I'm looking at in my back yard....

colored with Ranger's Distress - Rusty Hinge, Peeled Paint Green, Aged Mahogany, Barn Door Red, and Faded Jeans. While white cardstock was still in the Spellbinder Labels 8 die - sponged the grass and sky. Paper pieced the three trees.

 hope you enjoy this one...

the rest of the alumni members participating are

Dina

Olga

Selma

Three KNOCKOUT talented ladies - you won't be disappointed.

hugs,

oh and I'm also entering this in Sugar Creek Hollow's challenge this week - Fall Colors!

stash supplies: 

MFP's cardstock - white, aged olive, world gold

Paper Studio dp

orange mesh, ribbon, button and liquid pearls - black

Day 8 - MFP's 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop! We have four samples each day for our hop! Please visit each of the following blogs for holiday inspiration! Start off on the MFP Blog for more inspiration!

 Pam     Debbie M      Lois     and ME (-:

using MFP's set "Seasonal Poinsettias" and colored with Copic Reds...
i love to stamp on candles but for this project decided to make "a candle sleeve"...just means that the closure in the back is done with Velcro - makes it easier to remove and put on another candle (-:

removed sleeve from burgandy candle and wrapped it on a white candle

the flowers, leaves, embellishments, wired ribbon bow are all attached to black cardstock mat from Nesties Label 13. The mat is attached with adhesive tape down the center of the back of the mat to the sleeve. This allows the mat to stand out flat from the candle while wrapping the sleeve around the candle. I used velcro attached two time at the back so I can wrap different size candles.

if enough are interested, I will try to do a tutorial...my instructions dont seem clear to me so I probably have you confused too (-:

Tomorrow is "altered legal pads" hope you are enjoying our hop!
 hugs,