Boris And Company

Hello and welcome to another week.  Today I am sharing a card I made for this month's Your Next Stamp Tasty Tuesday challenge.  It's been a while since I've been able to participate in one of YNS's challenges thanks to my migraine flare ups, but this weekend I just had to get something done migraine or no migraine.  I also decided I would keep my card clean and simple - or at what's clean and simple (CAS) for me.

At first I wasn't sure what to do with the inspiration photo, however after going through some of my YNS stamps, I finally settled on the Boris From Russia set I had won last fall during the SCS Hope You Can Cling To Challenges.  So after stamping my images in memento tuxedo black, with Boris being stamped twice, I pulled out my prismacolor markers and got to coloring before sponging Stampin Up! baja breeze and chocolate chip inks around the edges then layering.  I then but a panel of chocolate chip card stock, dry embossed it using a cuttlebug Moroccan embossing folder that needed to also see some love, and added that to my card.  The only embellishments are some vintage brads and the second image of Boris popped up using mini pop dots.

Challenges entered:
Your Next Stamp - April Tasty Tuesday Challenge
Loves Rubberstamps #46 - Anything Goes
CCEE #1314 - Things With Wings (used bird stamp)



Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: YNS Boris From Russia
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Sponges, Cuttlebug Moroccan Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Brads, Pop Dots

Geronimo!

Hello and welcome to Sunday.  The weekend is almost over.  Today I am sharing a card I've made for a couple of different challenges using a stamp set and digital paper I've had in my stash for some time.

I started out by using a freshly dusted off TCP set called Oh Chute and stamped the main image in memento tuxedo black ink onto white card stock before coloring with prismacolor markers then stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink around it for the sky.  Then I die cut a cloud border, cut apart the clouds, and popped them up over various parts of the card after layering my image onto some MFT digital cloud designer paper.  (Note to self: don't ever lose digital file since cloud paper is now long retired).  The final touches was sponging the same tumbled glass ink around the edges of the card before adding a pre-made bow sticker then hand drawing some birds around my rabbit and adding my saying.

Challenges entered:
Loves Rubberstamps #46 - Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges #180 - Movement
Paper Playtime #7 - Use A Pun
Challenge Chicks April Spring Cleaning - CHXAPRI13

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: TCP Oh Chute
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, MFT Digital Cloud Designer Paper (retired)
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Sponge, Pop Dots, TCP Cloud Border, Big Shot, Ribbon Sticker, Computer, Printer

Freesia Happiness

Second post for me today.  If you're looking for my CAS-ology challenge post, please scroll down one.

Due to my migraines, it's been a while since I've been able to participate in a Cornish Heritage Farms challenge, however, this week I found a way to get one done using a retired stamp (now in digital form) that was in terrible need of some love called Freesia Happiness.

I stamped both my card and layer backgrounds using the freesia flower image and some retired Stampin Up! ink to create my own designer paper before stamping the same flower in memento tuxedo black ink onto white card stock and coloring with prismacolor markers.  Once the coloring was finished, I lightly sponged plum and sage shadow inks around the edges of the image and card before stamping my saying, then sponging, and adding my own faux brads then primas with bling centers.

Challenges entered:
Cornish Heritage Farms - #23 Create Your Own Designer Paper

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend.

Stamps: CHF Freesia Happiness
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Sage Shadow, Perfect Plum
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Sage Shadow, Perfect Plum
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Glue Dots, Primas, Bling, Small Hole Punch, 2-Way Glue Pen

Miles Above The Rest

Hello and welcome to the weekend.  Today I am sharing a card I made for this week's CAS-ology UP challenge. 

I pulled out and dusted off my Cat's Pajamas set Oh Chute and stamped the image onto some white scrap card stock that I turned into a smaller 3x3 card to fit into a smaller sized #10 envelope.  Then I colored the image using koh-i-noor pencils and a blender marker before stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink around the edges to help define the "sky" some more.  Once my coloring was finished, I stamped the saying and then stamped a matching envie.

Challenges entered:
CAS-ology #38 - Up
Paper Playtime #7 - Use A Pun
Loves Rubberstamps #46 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend.

Stamps: TCP Oh Chute
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: White
Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Blender Marker, Stipple Brush, Small #10 Envelope

Love Stinks - TCP Tuesday April Challenge

Second post for me today.  If you are looking for my Inspiration Challenge post, please scroll down one.

Today I am sharing a card I made for this month's TCP Tuesday April challenge.  This month Alma has challenged us to create a card or project using flowers as the main focal point.  So, not being one to shy away from this challenge even though my migraine was still bugging me,

I pulled out some die cut flowers I had received as part of a secret sister gift and paired them with the TCP set Love Stinks and stamped part of a background using only the solid hearts from the set along with some Stampin Up! lavender lace and regal rose inks.  After sponging the same inks around the edges of some of the flowers, as well as kiwi kiss ink, I added them to my card in the corners along with some punched "greens" using a Martha Stewart punch and scrap card stock.  Then I stamped my saying onto another die cut panel, sponged ink around the edges, and them popped it up onto my card.  The final touches were to add some pink pearls and Stampendous class-a-peel butterfly stickers.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: TCP Love Stinks
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Lavender Lace, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss
Card Stock: Stampin Up! Regal Rose, Lavender Lace, Scraps
Accessories: Sponges, Glue Dots, Pearl Stickers, Martha Stewart Punch, Stampendous Class-A-Peel Stickers

Tulip Rainbow

Hello and welcome again.  Today I am sharing a card I made for a couple of challenges using stamps by Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company.

I stamped my main image panel in memento tuxedo black using stamps from Spring Things before stamping additional tulip images onto scrap white card stock for popping up later.  Once all of the stamping was finished, I pulled out my prismacolor markers and got right to coloring, then cut out the tulip bunches to adhere in front of the fence, and finally the additional tulips I had planned to pop up.  Then I added a butterfly stamped twice for popping up and some birds from Scenic Selections.  My final touches was adding some punched grass using a Martha Stewart border punch and then ice stickles to finish highlighting the flowers and butterfly.

Challenges entered:
Splitcoaststampers QFTD 158
SpeedyTV Inspiration Challenge #4 - Rainbows

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Spring Things, Scenic Selections
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: MFP White, Stampin Up! Pure Poppy, Green Scrap
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brush, Martha Stewart Grass Border Punch, Pop Dots

Published! Friends, Rocks and Trees

Hello and welcome to April!  Now where did March go?  Today I am sharing a card I just had published in the Spring 2013, of RubberStampMadness.

The main images are stamped in memento tuxedo black ink onto white card stock using the following Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company stamp sets: Scenic Selections, Tree Selections Mini, and Silhouette Mini Selections.  Once all of my images were stamped out, I colored most of them using prismacolor markers before lightly stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink around the edges to help fill in the sky.  I stamped a couple of additional bare limb trees in Tim Holtz frayed burlap and scattered straw distress inks around the pond as "reeds" before layering the image panel and adding some vintage brads.  The card itself is stamped in Tim Holtz forest moss distress ink using the large tree from Tree Greetings before finally adding the layered image panel and an additional brad spelling out "FRIENDS".

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: MFP Tree Greetings, Tree Selections, Silhouette Mini Selections, Scenic Selections
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Tumbled Glass, Frayed Burlap, Forest Moss, Scattered Straw
Card Stock: MFP 
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Brads, Stipple Brushes, Glue Dots

Is It Spring Yet?

Second post for me today.  If you're looking for my Addicted to CAS post, please scroll down one.

This week's CCEE challenge is to use and oldie but goodie stamp - one that you just had to have but have only used once or twice.  Well I went with - have yet to ink up for the challenge and pulled out a set from The Cat's Pajamas I just had to have a year ago, but never used so far.  With the weather from the middle of the country to the East Coast being so messed up, this card is totally appropriate.

I started out by stamping my main image from Warm Fuzzies in memento tuxedo black ink and colored with prismacolor markers.  Once all of the my coloring was finished, I stamped one of the snowflakes from the retired Deck The Hall set in Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink before stippling the tumbled glass and broken china distress inks around the edges of the main image panels.  Then I created my own background by stamping the larger snowflake from Deck The Hall in Stampin Up! brocade blue and Tim Holtz chipped sapphire distress ink then sponging the same ink around the edges.

My final touches were to die cut a lace floral doily in scrap navy card stock before popping up the main image panels over it using pop up glue dots and adding some of the punched out mini flowers that looked like snowflakes in the corners.  The saying is stamped in memento black onto scrap white card stock then punched out using a 1 inch circle punch before being popped up with the same pop up glue dots.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: TCP Warm Fuzzies
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Brocade Blue, Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire, Tumbled Glass, Broken China
Card Stock: MFP White, Stampin Up! Night of Navy, Brocade Blue
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brushes, Pop Up Glue Dots, TCP Floral Lace Doily Die, Big Shot, 1 Inch Circle Punch, 2-Way Glue Pen