A Weekend Of Stamping - A Combination Of Challenges

Second post for me today.  If you're looking for my My Time Made Easy Pretty Pattern Sketch challenge, please scroll down one post.

I've been trying to  stamp whenever my migraines allow me lately and on Sunday afternoon and late Monday evening, I finally felt well enough to do some.  Fortunately, I had some pre-colored images just waiting to be made into cards I could use. 

First up, is the Stamp Something monthly digital challenge.  I pulled out a digital image I had colored with prismacolor markers from Sassy Cheryl's.  Once I had finished stippling Stampin Up! bashful blue ink around the edges of the image, and layered everything, I added it to a pixie pink card rolled with Stampin Up's hot to dot wheel in pixie pink with some pink ribbon I had sitting on my stamp desk.  The whole card took about 15 minutes to assemble.  For the final touch, I added some ice stickles to highlight the water in the inflatable pool.

I also finally got a chance to ink up my Taylored Expressions Sew Happy set and do a TE sketch challenge for  the first time in a few weeks.  Since I was using a petite stamp set, I decided to use up some of my scraps and pulled out a long piece of black card stock for the base before layering on a stamped white, then pink, pieces of scrap card stock using Stampin Up's retired aida cloth background.  I stamped my TE images onto white card stock scraps using memento tuxedo black ink and then colored with prismacolor markers before popping up the entire main image panel over some recycled ribbon and then one of the dress forms.  After cutting out the spools of thread, I added those just before the ribbon knot, then the saying, and some metal dot stickers for the final touches.

My final card made, is for Mark's Finest Papers Speedy The Cat's Friends patriotic challenge.  I pulled out a couple of Rubber Monger backgrounds that haven't seen ink in a year and combined them with some Costco designer paper I've had in my stash for a while.  Once everything was layered, I lightly stippled Stampin Up! caramel ink over the card to age it a bit, added some ribbon, brads, and prima flowers to the bottom.

All of the cards made this weekend were easy ones due to my migraine, but relaxing and fun just the same.  Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Sassy Cheryl's Digital, Taylored Expressions Sew Happy, Rubber Monger Declaration, Drummers

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Creamy Caramel, Bashful Blue, Pixie Pink, PTI Enchanted Evening, Scarlett Jewell

Card Stock: White, Costco Designer Paper, Stampin Up! Black, Pixie Pink, Green Galore, Bashful Blue, PTI Enchanted Evening, Scarlet Jewell

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Computer, Printer, Stipple Brushes, Brads, Ribbons, Pop Dots, Word Window Punch, Prima Flowers, Metal Dot Stickers, Ice Stickles

Cherish The Promise Of Spring - In Purple

Hello and Happy Sunday!!  I'm still trying to figure out if it's June yet here in the Central Valley, or is it March still?  This weekend we've had a winter like storm with rain at my house and snow (if you can believe that) in the mountains 1 1/2hrs from me.  What's up with that??

Today I'm sharing two different cards using digital images for the Stamp Something monthly digital challenge and a new digital challenge blog I just discovered - Digital Tuesday - Animals.  I just love using digi's since they're easier to store, especially on CD's, and they can be re-sized.  The first card I'm showing uses some digital's from Taylored Expressions that were freebies when Taylored Expressions became a Member Company at Splitcoaststampers.  Taylor wanted everyone on SCS to join in the first challenge she hosted in the Member Company Forum.  If you click the Member Company link to the forum, you should be able to find the thread with the free digi's.

After downloading these images, I colored the butterfly one to match some scrap designer paper I used on another project, layered, and then added ice stickles to highlight the wings.  After layering the sentiment, and popping up the main image panel, I added a couple of Recollection paper flowers from Michael's with a dew drop center. 

The second card I'm sharing, still using a purple theme, uses a free digital image from Digital Two For Tuesday.  This image was posted by Digital Two For Tuesday Mother's Day weekend and I'm in love with this hat image. 

I printed off the image twice and colored with prismacolor markers.  In order to keep with a slight vintage theme, I stippled Tim Holtz antique linen and old paper around the main image, and slightly over the popped up image too.  After adding MFT's Dainty Lace Die-Namic border, I adhered the main image panel at an angle so my primas would fit nicely next to it.  The Stampin Up! saying is punched out using Stampin Up's word window punch.

I'm pretty happy with how both of these turned out since I put them together while dealing with another freakin migraine.  Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day.



Spring Card
Stamps: Taylored Expressions Digital
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Summer Sun, Orchid Opulance, Designer Paper
Ink: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue
Accessories: Stipple Brush, Prismacolor Markers, Recollections Paper Flowers, Dew Drop, Computer, Printer, Brads, Ribbon, Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Ice Stickles

Cherish Card
Stamps: Digital Two For Tuesday Digital Image, Stampin Up! Wonderful Words
Ink: Stampin Up! Perfect Plum, Tim Holtz Old Paper, Antique Linen
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Perfect Plum, Mauve Mist, Lavender Lace, Almost Amethyst, Lily Bean Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Pop Dots, MFT Die-Namic, Brads, Primas, Glue Dots, Stampin Up! Word Window Punch, Stipple Brushes

Hola!!

Hello!!  TGIF!!  The weekend is almost here!!

Today, for the Stamp Something digital challenge, I'm sharing a card I made using Whimsy Stamps Chili Chihuahua and MFT's Who's That Fiesta Girl.  After downloading the chihuahua image and printing it out onto white card stock, I started coloring with prismacolor markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I layered the image onto Stampin Up! card stock and Basic Gray Luscious designer paper.

Taking my MFT Jumbo Scallop Die-Namic, I die cut four borders and then stamped a paisley background onto them in matching ink.  Once the borders were added over the designer paper, I adhered my main image and a prima flower using glue dots.  Then taking MFT's Who's That Fiesta Girl Hola saying, I stamped that on white card stock in memento tuxedo black ink before punching it out with a Stampin Up! small oval punch.  Then, stamping some chili's and a salsa bottle on white scraps, I colored those with some much neglected Stampin Up! markers, cut out, and adhered to the saying outside and inside.  Here's a close up of the inside of the card.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend!!!


Stamps: Whimsy Digital Chili Chihuahua, MFT Who's That Fiesta Girl, Stampin Up! Fresh Fillers
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Sage Shadow, Riding Hood Red
Card Stock: MFT Scalloped Red Card, Staples White, Stampin Up! Sage Shadow, Riding Hood Red, Black, Basic Gray Lucious Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stampin Up! Markers, Brads, Die-Namic, Prima, Glue Dots, Stampin Up! Oval Punch,Stamp Something digital challenge

My Dad HERO - Happy Memorial Day!!

This week's Stamp Something Challenge is to use sentiments.  Once I saw this, I knew the sentiment and perfect stamp set to use.  Since today is Memorial Day, I pulled out my retired Stampin Up! set Godspeed and got to work. 

Stamping my background images in Stampin Up! brilliant blue, and then the main image in not quite navy with creamy caramel stippled around the edges, gave the card a "sandy" look as if it was written, and sent, from the desert. 

My sentiment is from My Time Made Easy's May digital release called For Dad.  Pulling out my prismacolor markers, I colored the DAD in a light blue and then the banner in a mustard yellow.  For the final touch, I stamped, colored, and cut out a yellow ribbon to place in the upper right hand corner of the card.

For all of our troops serving overseas, and here in the United States, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!  To my nephew's Matt and Alex, please stay safe on your deployments.  You will be in our prayers.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Stampin Up! Godspeed, My Time Made Easy For Dad Digital Set
Ink: Stampin Up! Brilliant Blue, Not Quite Navy, Creamy Caramel
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Brilliant Blue, More Mustard, Kraft, Garden Green, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Computer, Printer, Stipple Brush, Stampin Up! Earth Elements Brads, Mini Pop Dots

A Friendly Light

Hello again!!  This week's Stamp Something challenge is to use beachy colors with summer right around the corner.  Of course, last weekend, we were getting snow again in the mountains an hour east of me.  What's up with that??  So even though I have a major migraine going on again, I just had to participate in the challenge.

I pulled out a Stamps Happen D. Morgan lighthouse stamp that had not seen ink for a while.  Once I had my image stamped on white card stock in memento tuxedo black ink, I pulled out my prismacolor markers to color with.  Since we were to use beachy colors, I layered the image onto different shades of Stampin Up! blue, banana, sage, and caramel card stocks before stippling caramel ink around the edges of the main image.

Taking the scraps of the card stocks used above, I pulled out my MFT Catch A Wave die-namics and die cut several waves to use as a border, then stippled caramel ink over those as well.

Once I had my main image popped up over the wave border, the final touch was to pull out some silk Michael's seashell bridal confetti and adhere those to the card using pop up glue dots.  The card actually came together really well considering my migraine and the meds I was on at the time I assembled the card.  Of course, it's an 1/8 inch crooked, but that seems to be the running joke around the house between my husband and I.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great weekend.

Stamps: Stamps Happen, Stampin Up! Sandy Shells Wheel
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Creamy Caramel, Sage Shadow, Barely Banana, Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Creamy Caramel, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Pop Dots, Pop Up Glue Dots, MFT Catch A Wave Die-Namic, Metal Clip, Making Memories Sand Dollar Brads, Stipple Brush, Michael's Sea Shell Bridal Confetti