You're Sweet! Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge!

I'm still working with the Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety chipboard and patterned paper. (I purchased mine at Joan's Gardens) I haven't created a SCS sketch challenge card in forever! So, today I decided to give it a go! I love SCS challenges, just never enough time! Go take a look HERE at today's sketch challenge details.

Because chipboard is so nice and thick, I knew layering the pieces would result in the chipboard element becoming too high on my card. So, here is what I did. I peeled off layers of backing so I could get a thinner piece to adhere to my paper. I added my own adhesive, because I had peeled off the adhesive layer.

Closeup of the darling smiling strawberry! Papertreyink aqua mist paper and ribbon match the chipboard perfectly! Pure Poppy and Vintage Cream cardstock are also Papertreyink.

All in all, a pretty straightforward card! I am going to put the chipboard away for a while! No, really I am! At least for a few days! We are approaching the end of the school year and you know what that means! Graduations, teacher thank you notes & treats! Can't wait to show you what ideas I have been creating for this special time of year! TAKE GOOD CARE!

CPS meets SCS Ways to Use It!

I thought I would try to combine two challenges today, using a JustRite flower image! The Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use It Challenge (WT235) was to use red! I think this card is screaming a bit of red, don't you? I repurposed a red gift box ribbon to suggest the three boxes in the Card Positioning Systems (CPS 132) layout challenge (two loops and center) and added a cuttlebug panel to tie in the flower theme. Added buttons with bakers string to look like the buttons are stitched. And that helps tie in the stitching on the ribbon edge! The picture glare is pretty bad...I apologize! My tag image is from JustRite's Wood Stamper 2" Set that includes a bonus 15pt. font and flowers/vase center image. I copic colored and added adhesive gem centers to the flower centers, and crystal effects on the vase to suggest glass.

It felt great to finally play in a couple of challenges. Hopefully you will get a chance to play along too! Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by! Take good care!

Thank EWE!

This lamb button has set on my work table for almost a year now! When I saw the Splitcoast Limited Supplies challenge yesterday, I was determined to get it on a card! SU cardstock and Basic Grey Ambrosia designer papers are utilized, and without planning it, by george this qualifies for Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply Challenge! WooHoo! Other supplies used are Flower Soft, Kaiser adhesive pearls, Prima flower, button from my stash and black hemp. I used Colorbox Frost White and StazOn Jet black inks. Stamp sets are Papertreyink's My Punny Valentine and my JustRite 50pt. BRAYTON font using a Harmony 1 3/8 x 3 1/2 Rectangular wooden block. It is the coolest to be able to customize a sentiment to go along with the stamped image! It makes it, well, Just Right!

Hope you are having a great weekend so far! THANKS so much for stopping by! Take good Care!

With sympathy

Butterfly Card

This is my creation for the sketch challenge over on Splitcoaststampers today! Utilizing my K & Company Madeline designer paper, I cut one of the butterflys out to adorn the bow. Cardstock and ribbon is from SU. A Martha Stewart edge punch is used for the pink panel border trim.

Kaiser adhesive gems are used on Papertreyink buttons as well as on the butterfly. I stacked two buttons, adhering together with glue dots. The sentiment is from Papertreyink's set, Mixed Messages and punched using a SU word window punch. Flowers are from Making Memories. Hope you are having a super week so far! And enjoying some spring weather! Take good care and thanks so much for visiting here are Explore.Dream.Discover.

Gourmet Delights, JustRite For You!

For one of the challenges over on Splitcoaststampers, we were to take this template and create a darling box. I purchased more of those yummy sour balls and knew this box would make a perfect container for them. I first printed the template onto Papertreyink Stampers Select white cardstock, cut it out and covered with my new Berry Sweet specialty paper by K & Company. Other papers are from SU and Papertreyink. Using Memento black ink, I stamped the largest circle with my JustRite Harmony classic stamper and border, cut it out, using my circle Nestabilities and inked around edges. For the cello bag tag, I utilized a border from JustRite's New Recipe Set. LOVE the size of this stamper. I stamped it twice, once with black ink and once with Papertreyink's Pure Poppy ink. The white daisy flower is from SU pretties kit, button is from my local fabric store, and the twill ribbon is one of Papertreyink's newest colors, New Leaf. The scallop border punch is Martha Stewart, while the 1", 1 1/4", and scallop flower punch are SU.

For the candy bag tag, I used JustRite's NEW 15pt font in Times New Roman along with the 50pt. NEW Times New Roman Lowercase font. I did trim the larger font letters for tighter placement. I love the ability to change up fonts sizes! Remember you can cut and trim your JustRite stamps, Sharon Johnson says it's ok! LOL

This picture gives a better look at the stamped tag. I distressed the smaller circle to add dimension, and placed a red pearl like head straight pin into the ribbon hole. The outer most tag edge is sponged with pure poppy ink. shredded crinkle paper is the filler, and I used terrifically tacky tape on the box construction. These are but a few of the NEW, amazing JustRite products, check out their site for many more! Thanks so much for stopping by today! I really hope you find something you like and a bit of inspiration along the way! I will be back tomorrow with my Friday Four! Until then, take good care!

Butterfly Moment

Another card displaying my need to not let go of summer quite yet! I love the butterfly images in Flourishes set, Butterfly Moments. I used the challenge over on SCS for this creation. Friday's challenge was to use only paper, ink, punches, nesties, cuttlebug etc. You get the idea? NO embellishments, unless you make them out of the listed usable items. I did punch three small circles to mimic brads. I used my new cuttlebug edging folder for the bottom of the card front.

Close up of copic colored butterfly. Love the color intensity you can achieve with these markers. Pink and black together, wonderful combination! The butterfly is cut and adhered at the mid section only to enable bending a bit up off the card stock! No sentiment, as I want to use this card as the occasion will dictate. Perfect for a thinking of you, birthday, get well card, don't you think?

I will be leaving for a few days, on a four day escape with my daughters and Mom! I did not realize it was World Card Making Day when we planned this excursion! Gasp! I think I would have made it another time! LOL I hope all of you have a wonderful time and weekend. I will be anxious to see all your wonderful creations! Take good care!

Fantasy Floral Clearly

The inspiration for this layout is the CPS 84 layout challenge. I love their challenges, but sadly do not have the time to play each week! I did it today! Go check out their site and be inspired! I also included a rub on quote which is the SCS challenge, using a quote or such on your creation. All papers are layered on the outside and inside of the clear card stock to hide any adhesives.

The floral image is from Flourishes Fantasy Floral Garden set. I stamped it with Memento tuxedo black ink on watercolor paper. Reinkers are used to watercolor image.

Papertreyink twill ribbon, ball head straight pin from the dollar store, Clear bead from SU pretties kit, scallop oval punch, and still using those sparkly embellis from my pal, Linsey!

HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A TERRIFIC THURSDAY AND WEEK SO FAR! I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A NEEDED REST WITH MY GIRLS AND MOM. HOPEFULLY I WILL BE ABLE TO POP IN AND SEE WHAT YOU ARE UP TO. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE NEW RELEASE SETS FROM FLOURISHES! IF YOU ARE STARTING TO PREPARE FOR THE HOLIDAYS, YOU WILL DEFINITELY NOT WANT TO MISS THE DEBUT NEXT WEEK! TAKE GOOD CARE! I SO APPRECIATE YOU STOPPING BY!

Fishy Christmas Mens Wear!

This weeks set focus at Flourishes was Men's Wear. This is the first Flourishes set I bought! I have used it over and over for the men in my life and today decided to combine this set with the Limited Supply Challenge over at SplitCoastStampers. The fishy designer paper is from The Paper Patch. It is so old I have no idea where and when I acquired it! I stamped the shirt image on the paper with Memento Rich Cocoa ink. I added Copic marker coloring for a red and green festive look, shading to the shirt, and then cut out! Part of the challenge was to make critters into a holiday card! I hope fish will qualify! What does a fisherman hope will catch his fish? A hook of course! But, probably not this kind of ornament hook! The sentiment and ornaments are from the the Flourishes set, O Christmas Tree. I have to let you in on my conversation with my husband regarding this card for his Dad. When I asked him what he thought, he asked if it was a pajama shirt? Then stated, it looks like the tasteless material used for those holiday boxer shorts! Bwahaaaa. And he hates those! Oh well, I tried! For a Merry, Merry Christmas greeting though, I think this will be just fine! But I will pass on the boxers!

Hope you had a good week! I have been so overwhelmed with house showings, my day job and some family matters, I have been missing is action! I hope to get back to the blogging world on an every day basis soon! Thanks so much for stopping in! I DO appreciate it.

Butterfly Moments, Friend

My creation for Friday's SCS Limited Supply Challenge. The stamped butterfly is water colored with my H2O brush and SU markers. Scor Pal used for scoring around butterfly panel, along with distressed edging. Stamp set is from Flourishes, Butterfly Moments. Lavender adhesive pearls, dollar store headed straight pin, and Papertreyink ribbon add the embellishment details. All in all, pretty simple!

Have a great weekend everyone! I will be gone for a couple of days! I hope to get back on Monday and blog hop, I have missed commenting and visiting everyone! See you soon!

Friend

A Flourished Friend Card! I used my new Fiskars round circle decorative punch on Prism Nautical blue paper to adhere my bird and birdcage stamped image. The images are from Flourishes Love Nest set. All card stock papers are Prism with the exception of the white which is Papertreyink Stampers Select white cardstock.

The Friend sentiment is from Flourished Words. All images colored with Koh I Noor woodless pencils and blended with odorless turpenoid and stumps. After placing the color and blending, I went in with an art white eraser to highlight the face and belly. The ribbon matches this Prism paper perfectly. Adhesive gem is found here. The round scallop blue cardstock piece is mounted on foam pieces, raising it off the yellow cardstock to allow more see through of the edging.

Hope you are having a great weekend, friend! Thanks for stopping by!

BARB

Thanks, my Friend

THANKS, MY FRIEND

This is a tiny image with mini leaves so it was perfect for the challenge over at SCS today! The inspiration for this card is from GinaK Designs set, Friendship Blooms. It her latest Buy 3, Get this set for FREE and can be found here! Gina has posted some wonderful tutorials on her blog about paper piecing, which is what I did for the basket. Paper Piecing is so popular right now, so go take a look! Here is a closer look at the basket and the added leaves. The black pearl embellishments can be found here. I used a Martha Stewart decorative edge punch and pierced along that edge of the black cardstock. Thanks, my friends for stopping by today! GinaK and her Design Team are gearing up for the next release scheduled for July 24th. Stay tuned for more details!

HUGS,

Celebrate Fantasy Floral

I tried my hand with the color challenge over on SCS this week. My inspiration for this card is from the FLOURISHES "Fantasy Floral set. I LOVE the detail in this particular stamp and knew it would be great to use reinkers to water color, since the SCS Monday challenge was to use reinkers for the Try a New Technique challenge!

I stamped my image on watercolor paper with StazOn jet black ink. The sentiment is stamped with the same. Celebrate is from the set, Flourished Words, with 27 different sentiments. Notice how the celebrate is curved to hug the top of the flower? With clear polymer stamps, they give you a little play with the stamp so I curved the stamp as I placed it on my clear block, and both being clear I can position it right where I need it to be! I LOVE that! The green bottom card stock is stamped with a vine leaf stamp from Fantasy Floral. It adds to the design without taking away from the focal point image!

I utilized my Janome Sew Mini to attach the black band of card stock! I am still getting used to this wonderful new item in the studio! I tend to hesitate when I first start stitching...then the stitches are not perfectly straight. You just have to place the needle in your starting position and go for it! I keep telling myself, just do it, if it you don't like how it looks, you can try again!

The beautiful sheer ribbon you see is from Flourishes! I love this ribbon, and cannot wait to use more of it! It ties like a dream. For this card I used a glue dot to attach. The adhesive gems are from GinaK Designs.

This card was made for a dear friends birthday! I hope she likes it! I appreciate you stopping by, take good care and hope you are having a great day. Have you noticed the craze over the new Just Rite Stampers out there? I have a creation I have been working on to show you with this product...hopefully tomorrow it will be complete! Until then,

HUGS,

Drive, Chip, Putt

DRIVE, CHIP, PUTT

Over on SCStoday, the challenge was to use chipboard in your creation. This little golf frame started out as a chipboard coaster from The Olive Garden. I used a scallop punch on the coaster and Basic Grey DP. I thought this pattern was perfect for golfing!

The DP was run through the xyron for laminating and adhesive. The laminating provides a bit more stability and the total adhesive side is much easier to adhere to the chipboard! A rectangle punch was used for the easel...same process as the frame piece: punched, dp punched and run through xyron. I adhered the easel to the back with redline tape. See picture below.

The top of the layers are not adhered down to enable a photo or sentiment to slide easily in the frame. I had to add a little gift card with this frame...the outside of the card is simple with the circle (all about golf! lol) with Dad sentiment. (see first picture) The card flap can be opened and flipped over to reveal the card inside with the golf bag and sentiment. The sentiment was computer generated...Very fitting for a "chip"board challenge, don't you think? The golf bag is paper pieced with some white pen accents.

This creation uses an incredible new stamp set, "King of the Grill" designed by Rupa Shevde for GinaK Designs. Perfect for the men in your life! For that matter, it works perfectly for women too! Check it out along with all the other fabulous GinaK Designs!

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HUGS,