FS156 Stained Glass Angel

You know, I made this card after a full day of sledding back in December. I wanted to play in the FS challenge so I stayed awake. The Featured Stamper Nicole known as Butterflyears has such a wonderful gallery it was hard to choose which one to case. We were to change at least 3 things from her card to make our card. This is the card I cased here. When I saw this stamp at HL, I knew I wanted to make it into a stained glass card. I followed Beate's instructions in the Resources. The only thing I didn't have was the embossing buddy in the tutorial. I looked online to see what I can substitute for it. It said to use Corn Starch with a sock). Then I patted the vellum with it to make the ink hold. I stamped this image with black ink onto vellum paper. Let dry. Then I used the clear emboss powder, heat set. I loved doing the next part. I flipped the image over and colored the image using the Bic Mark It markers and a white gel pen. Let dry. I attached the completed image onto vanilla c/s the same piece of vellum with a tiny strip of tacky tape. I added gold foil paper to the back and left 1/8 of an inch to fold back over the front (this hides the tacky tape inside the vellum). The corners were used as part of the WT191 challenge for using my corner rounder. I really enjoyed making this card. Thanks for the challenge and dropping by. Have a wonderful night!

Stamps: Angelica by Stampendous
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Celery, Gray, Vanilla, vellum, gold foil paper, scrap of yellow
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: CB Swirl folder, 2 star punches, (corn starch & sock for embossing buddy), white gel pen, Bic Mark It Markers, gold metallic pen, clear emboss powder, heat gun, CTMH sheer ribbon, gold cording, tacky tape, pop dots, corner rounder

FS143 Changito Cocoa

Happy Halloween! Our kids had their Halloween night last night because of the OU SOONERS football game here in Norman. The city thought it would be safer for our kids not to Trick or Treat on the actual day because of all the traffic and drinking drivers, so they moved the day to last night. Worked out well! Congrats Ms. Boo, she is The Featured Stamper and what a wonderful gallery she has. What a perfect night for her. We were to create a card using 3 different things on our cards from one of her cards. Although, I didn't create a card using the Halloween theme, but I chose a Christmas card. Here is her card I cased . I actually started on the image awhile ago and had the cuttlebug stashed away. You gotta have those, right? I started out by using the CB Snowflake folder on white c/s. I layered it onto kraft and red c/s. Same gpes for the strip. I added a thin ribbon to the bottom before I mounted the strip. I pierced all the way around the kraft c/s and the little circle of the sentiment. I went back around using the white galaxy pen around the edges. I stamped the monkey with black ink onto white c/s as well. I colored him with Prismacolor pencils but only used the goo gone and blending stumps on the monkey. I added liquid applique for the white parts of his hat, glove, and boots. I used my CM circle cutter for the circles and cut 2 half circles for the red, just enough to make the outer circle a little bigger. Actually the red and the kraft are the same size cut out. The image is held on using pop dots to give it the 3D effect. I stamped the sentiment which reads "OH WHAT FUN...HAPPY HOLIDAYS" from Studio G. I added the pearl to complete the card. I hope you like it. Have a great night. Thanks for looking!

Stamps: Changito Monkey-Cocoa, Studio G
Paper: Bazzill Red, Kraft, SU Whisper White
Ink: Onyx Black, Saddle Brown Stazon
Accessories: CB Snowflake folder, CTMH piercing tool, SU pierce mat, Prismacolor pencils, blending stumps, Goo Gone, liquid applique, Copic marker, white galaxy pen, pearl, ribbon, pop dots, tacky tape

FS144 My Christmas Rag Quilt Card

This is my busy time of the year making quilt throws for family and friends. I had just finished making my 1st rag quilt out of flannels last night but its not the size that I expected it to be...Long story, short...I didn't cut enough blocks because I ended up making a lap throw. I still liked how it came out.
The Featured Stamper is Chrisations.ink and she is a quilter as well as a great stamper. What a gallery she has...We were to choose a card and change at least 2 or 3things to create our card. I chose this card http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/788588 because I am a quilter as well. I said to myself, hey...why not make a flannel quilt card like the quilt I just made without the raggedy edges. Worked out great! I started out by cutting my scraps of flannel into one inch squares. I adhered them to c/s and made the pattern look like the quilt. I was having trouble with threading the needle to my sewing machine, so I decided to just use a fabric marker to make the stitching lines. The center took me awhile to figure out what I wanted to do with because of the holly leaves blending right into the fabric. I added sheer ribbon (which I got tons from a SU garage sale for 5 cents a yard) I think I have enough ribbon that can last me for quite awhile and have lots of colors too. I adhered to the black c/s as the base of the card. The holly leaves were already green, but I colored them with a light green sharpie to make it more like the green in the fabric. I added a prima flower and brad with glue dots to the ribbon. I liked how this came out but I had a hard time deciding if I needed a sentiment on it, maybe I will add it later. Thanks for dropping by and have a wonderful weekend!

Paper: black
Accessories: Christmas flannel, rotary cutter, prisma flowers w/holly leaves, su sheer ribbon, black fabric marker, tacky strip, glue dots, fastener

WT246 My Gingerbread Man

Happy Thanksgiving! My husband was suprised at me this morning that I was still up at 3:00am. He still doesn't know how I do it...but I do! I think its because I have been doing that thing called EXERCISE every morning...Just have to do it! I am really going to HAVE to do it after today with all the sweets! The Ways to Use It Challenge today was to create a card with something sweet. Anyone is welcome to come over to my house and eat sweets with us, especially the pies. Anyhow, I picked these chipboard books of all Christmas shapes at Michaels for $1. I chose the Gingerbread one today. I collect anything that has to do with Gingerbread men/houses. I started out by tracing the gingerbread man onto a piece of light brown c/s on the fold plus one so I can work on the main body. I rubbed vaseline with a dryer sheet and used distress ink for added color. I also used clear emboss powder on it. I added 3 heart buttons on the body, one heart brad that I colored red (because it was pink and added liquid applique on it for the chest). I used the piercing tool to added the hearts brads for his cheeks, a red shiny brad for the nose, and 2 googlie eyes. I adhered to card base. I couldn't find anything that I really liked for the mouth, so I used a part of a punched out decorative corner punch and trimmed. I added liquid applique for the curvy lines on the head, neck, arms, and legs and let it dry. I didn't want to use the heat gun because I didn't want the bubble look, so I left it the way it is.

Paper: kraft
Ink: Tim Holz brushed corduroy distress
Accessories: gingerbread chipboard book, vaseline, dryer sheet, sponge, clear emboss powder heat gun, heart buttons, heart brads, tacky tape, brads, liquid applique, red sharpie, pierce tool

FS150 Merry Christmas Frosty

Hmm, just got home from a date with my husband (which doesn't happen very often). He took me to a dinner and comedy show, it was hiliarious! Anyhow, I am so tired but I wanted to play tonight!

The Featured Stamper is known as Benzi. She has some wonderful cards in her gallery. I chose this card. I just got done making 15 of these snowman cards and thought it would work for the FS tonight.

I started out by using a 4x4 piece of red c/s and stamped white snowflakes all around. I used the a square punch for the window. The inside card is lined with olive green c/s which is also stamped with snowflakes along side of the message. I don't have a smaller size square punch for the white c/s of the snowman, so I used the square cb die cut. I stamped the snowman onto the white c/s with black ink. I colored the image using Bic It Markers. I added liquid applique for the hat and snow. I added ms fine white glitter to the snowman. I adhered the image to the inside of the card, lined accordingly. I stamped the sentiment and added ribbon to complete the card. I'm so tired to play correctly and hope you don't mind. Have a wonderful night! Thanks for dropping by!

Stamps: reflections $1 stamp, stampabilities
Paper: real red, old olive, white
Ink: versafine onyx black, white
Accessories: square punch, cb square die cut, ms glitter, liquid applique, bic it markers, ribbon

IC212 LSC252 Our Oklahoma Home

Merry Christmas everyone! All the kids wished for a White Christmas and we sure did get one! Well, we had an usual Christmas this year in Oklahoma...could you believe on Christmas Eve we had blowing snow at 65mph and in our yard we had over 6ft of snow drifts. We ended up with 12 inches of snow. I thank my lucky stars that we had all our Christmas shopping done on Wed. Today, the kids and I played in it and made snowman's while my husband did the shoveling. It made us think why we sold our snow blower while being stationed in Minnesota. Today we saw tractors as snowplows, weird!
Todays Limited Supplies Challenge is called It's A Wrap.

We were to create a card using scraps of wrapping paper, ribbon, or something from a greeting card. I chose all 3 things. I also saw the Inspiration Challenge and found my inspiration piece here from the PoshTots store. I found the perfect house and snowman on a Christmas card. I was trying to make the card look like my house. I started out by cutting the house and the snowman out of the card. I had torn 4 pieces of white c/s and adhered with glue. I placed the house inside one of the white snow c/s. I punched out 3 MS Christmas trees and adhered to the snow as well. I adhered the snowman too. I added liquid applique to the white edging of the torn paper, Christmas trees, the sky, and went over the spots on the house (which were already there). I made a little bit of smoke coming from the chimney and colored it gray with the liquid applique. I also added blue c/s to fit underneath the white c/s and adhered in place. I stamped the single row of Christmas lights, colored them using colored markers, cut out carefully, and adhered them onto the edge of the house. I stamped the deer, colored it, and cut out. I added a tiny bow from wrapping paper, cut out, and adhered to the wreathe that was already on the door. I stamped the Nativity scene with black ink and used colored pencils. Cut out! It is held on with a pop dot. I really had fun creating this Christmas card because it reminds me of our house this year...Thanks for the challenge and my husband wanted to know why I was creating a Christmas card. I told him for our scrapbook! Thanks for dropping by and taking a peek. Have a wonderful night!

Stamps: inkadinkado, studio g
Paper: bliss blue, white, green
Ink: black
Accessories: Christmas card, Christmas wrapping paper, Christmas gift bag, scissors, liquid applique, heat tool, sharpies, tomo glue, colored pencils, pop dot

TLC199 Nothing Fancy

 

Well, I didn't have the tag punches that was suppose to be used in the challenge for the Tag Punch Starburst. I did something similar called Survival. I used my mini tag die cuts from Sizzix. It worked out ok, even though the points seem a little off for me. As long as I got the chance to play and figure out the concept, I am happy with my outcome. I used the teal mulberry paper underneath the teal c/s. After I put it together the both pieces I added the stickles all around the edges including the center around the snowflake. I added the CB snowflake folder to the background and added criss cross ribbon for the middle. This is just to show you that I did try the challenge. TFL! Have a great night!

Once the bigger tag was punched out, I had to trim the sides on ALL of them with scissors. It was tedious, but it was ok.

FS96 Merry Christmas

 

CC196 SC202 Peace on Earth

Oh my gosh, it's been one of those days here at my house. You know the kind where nothing goes right and if you try, you get knocked down anyways. Well, it wasn't so much me, it was our DARN CAT. I was so mad at her. She ripped my back door screen, then she went to the couch, then to the floor. She's lucky to be alive. Anyhow, today at www.splitcoaststampers.com, the Color Challenge, we were to use Taken with Teal, Real Red, Sage Shadow, and Whisper White. I also included SC202 as the sketch challenge too. This is the image from a few cards before this one, but I couldn't think of anything else that would go with colors. I played heck trying to accomplish this challenge today, in spite of our silly cat. It should get better tonight, my son is in a school play and he's got a leading part as a reindeer. I just love these colors together. I started out by stamping the image onto WW c/s with black ink. I colored with Prismacolor pencils, mineral spirits, and blending stumps. Once it was colored, I used 2-way glue for the horn, halos, red part of candy cane, and the wings on the angel with clear embossing powder. I then added a little bit of Diamond Dust to the wings as well. I added liquid appligue to the outline of the snow and used the Diamond Dust for the ground too. I used the CB scallop squares for the white squares and used the CB snowflake folder on these as well. I stamped the sentiment and cut out free hand and mounted. I added gold ribbon to finish along with the gold pearls on the corners. I had fun making this card in the colors that were chosen. Let me know what you think? Have a wonderful evening!

Stamps: Sweet Music (Stampabilities), Walmart Clear (sentiment)
Cardstock: Bazzill Red, Bazzill Teal, SU Whisper White
Ink: Versafine Black
Supplies: Prismacolor pencils, blending stumps, Odorless Mineral Spirits, CB Snowflake folder, CB Scallop Square die cut, clear emboss powder, heat tool, pearls, gold metallic ribbon, liquid applique

IC157 My Poinsettia Pendant

 
It's the night owl again! Again, my husband asked me if I knew what a bed was. It was 4am when he came upstairs. He just left for work. Yes, I stayed up all night again, but its really the only time my imagination comes to life. It's so quiet and I have my easy listening music on. I made this card for the Inspiration Challenge. It didn't take me long to figure out which one inspired me. I chose the Christmas category because that is what I am working on, so far as cards go. Here is the item that inspired me
Images under Glass. I love Poinsettias. Believe me, this isn't my first attempt at trying to make this happen. After I got my first one made, I tried just to see what would happen if I went back over the stamped, colored, and embossed look again but in different areas on the vellum. It didn't look good at all, so I threw that away and started again. By this time, it was going on 2am. I'm so glad that my second one came out because I was nervous about coloring it. If you remember, I stayed up all night the night before. I go through this during this time of year with everything going on like school projects, volunteering my time at my kids schools, household things, and things like that. Anyways here is my story. After seeing my inspiration, I knew I wanted to make it into a stained glass pendant. I had already made a stain glass card before so, I knew about the instructions which was great. I dabbed the vellum with my cornstarch sock only for the ink not to run. I use this because I don't have an embossing buddy. Works great! I started out with a piece of clear vellum and carefully stamped the poinsettia with Versamark ink. I did the same thing with the leaves. I stamped both images separately all at once, so I can pour the embossing powder on them together. Does this make sense? I had a couple of poinsettia stamps, but I figured this poinsettia would work better for the stained glass look. I used white embossing powder and carefully dusted the areas that I didn't want heated. Heat set. I flipped the stamped vellum over for the coloring. See Beate's tutorial for stain glass in the Resources over at www.splitcoaststampers.com. I used my Bic Mark it markers to color the poinsettias and the leaves using the colors that they are. A little time consuming and I thought for sure I was going to mess it up, since I should of been sleeping by now at 2am. I also used the CM corner rounder. Once it was done with the coloring, I started with the ribbon. I remembered a short cut for ribbon tying from Kitty found here rubberneckerstamps. WOW! It works great. I have 2 small glue dots not visible from the outside holding the ribbon on and the stamped vellum is attached with Zip Dry Glue. I tried to make the ribbon look like the chain around the pendant in the inspiration piece by adding silver rhinestones to it. I used the CB mini tag die cuts and stamped the sentiment using a clear stamp from Walmart. I embossed it using red powder. I attached the pendant and tied underneath the bow. I really liked this challenge and I'm looking forward to more in the future. Does it look somewhat like the inspiration picture? When the light hits the card, it looks like I embossed in gold. But I didn't. Sorry for the long post! Thanks for dropping by and have a wonderful weekend!

Stamps: Studio G (Poinsettia) HL Christmas $2 stamp (leaf) Walmart (sentiment)
Cardstock: SU Whisper White, Vellum (clear)
Ink: Versamark
Supplies: DP Impressions white and red embossing powder, heat tool, cornstarch with sock (substitute for embossing buddy), Mark It Colored Markers by Bic, CB mini die cut tag, Zip Dry Glue, glue dots, rhinestones, wired ribbon, silver cording

Christmas Penguins

 
Ok, I am caught up with the current challenges and now I am working on my pen pal cards. This is a card that I cased from Karen found here at www.CardoftheWeek.com Of course, I enhanced it more to fit my needs. I seem to do that when I case a card to make it more personal to me. Anyhow, for my pen pal cards I try to make them flat with little bumps. The less bumps, the less trouble at the post office. I'll do a few different ones so that way each pen pal doesn't get the same card. On to my story: I used the same idea as in Karen's card but I changed a few things like the use of the Cuttlebug. I used the CB Swiss Dots folder on the Night of Navy c/s for the sky. I went over the dots using the white gel pen. I never used Rub-Ons before, so I used them here for the snowflakes. I ripped 2 pieces of white c/s and sponged the rough edge of the paper with the same color ink as the c/s. I stamped the sentiment at this time. I then used the CB Bubbles folder for the snow. I thought about using the liquid applique in some areas of the snow, but that would just add more bumps and more feeling around by the postal clerk. I hate that when that happens. It happens every time I go to the post office. Maybe it's because I get the same clerk. Everytime I do go, I pray that I don't get the same lady to help me. It wouldn't of looked good all smooched. The colored edge appears to the penguins like water. I attached accordingly. I stamped the penguins from a stamp from Stampendous that had 3 of them on it with ice skates. The penguins are stamped onto white c/s using black ink. I colored the scarfs and beak with Prismacolor pencils. I went back over the black part of the penguin using my Bic it Marker. I wanted the penguins to look like they just came out of the water, so I used my versamarker pen, clear emboss powder, and applied the heat tool to set. They appear shiny. I added liquid applique to the hat and earmuffs. I cut all 3 out. I placed the penguins just a little bit underneath the snow with glue. I added sheer ribbon with silver cording to complete the card. I think it turned out cute. What do you think? Thanks for looking and have a wonderful night.

Stamps: Stampendous (Polka Penguins), Studio G (sentiment)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Night of Navy
Ink: Night of Navy
Supplies: CB Swiss Dots and CB Bubbles folders, Prismacolor pencils, clear emboss powder, heat tool, HL rub-ons, rhinestones, CTMH sheer ribbon, silver cording

LSC197 SC126 Wish

 
Oh my goodness sakes! You know what! I have been up all night making this card. I actually was making cards but I wanted to check out the Limited Supplies challenge on SCS before I went to bed. The challenge was to use ONLY snowflakes, no snowmen or anything like that and ONE WORD on the card. My husband came upstairs and says "It's 3:00am", are you going to go to bed soon?" I said probably not, because if I did...I wouldn't wake up for the kids and get them to school. Well, I am learning new things from Picasa about watermarks, cropping, and editing. Way cool. Tonight, I found out how to crop the photo instead of having everything else show in the background. Just playing around is all. I'll see how it turns out once I post this. Anyways, back to the card. I used my Cuttlebug on all the layers for the silver and white c/s. I stamped the snowflake from a HL Collection with versamark. I then used red emboss powder and the heat gun. I cut it out using the Bumble Bee scissors. Very sharp, if you don't already have them...you NEED them. It was still a pain to cut it out. Have you cut out any snowflakes lately? I added a snowflake and a few rhinestones. I placed the ribbon on before the panel was put on and tied. I love wired ribbon. It is so easy to work with. I made my own tag by stamping with a silver marker, cut, and added an eyelet. I added the cording to complete the card. Have a wonderful day, as that I may sneak in a nap.

Stamps: HL Snowflake Collection, SU Small Script
Cardstock: Bazzill Red, SU Whisper White, DCWV Metallic c/s
Ink: Versamark
Supplies: CB Snowflake folder, red emboss powder, heat tool, wired ribbon, silver marker, rhinestones, scissors, glue dots

WT195 Surprise Envelope Card

 
 
 
Hmmm, when I saw the Ways to Use challenge for today on SCS and it was to make an envelope card or have your card containing an envelope in it. I knew what I had in mind. Yes, I browsed the internet to get an idea but this layout of the basic card idea I thought of. Because it reminded me of the day back in 6th grade camp. My mom used to send me and my sister mail with a folded card with a message inside. I still have it after all these years. This is the tutorial I found and I changed a few things to make it my own style. Dawn's Envelope Card. It took me a little time to complete but the outcomes is great, at least I thought it was. My husband thought I did too much on it. After following her tutorial, I gave mine a panel on the top layer, then lined it on the outside with curvy scrapbook borders and scored where needed. I also used the Cuttlebug Houndstooth folder on the Kraft paper. I added velcro to the top inside and the bottom so when the person receiving this is able to open it easy. I used 5 different stamp sets for this card. Did you notice the postage stamp? That is from the SU Vintage Postcard set. This was my very first set I bought from SU. The instructions to make this card is on the tutorial by Dawn but I scored my panel accordingly. She doesn't use a panel. I was trying to find something that would make a perfect fit to go inside the envelope, so my husband suggested a gift card. Money would work but only if you fold it. Since I like to be perfect or at least try to be, the money option didn't work...because you had to fold it. So I stayed with the gift card. All the gingerbread figures and house were stamped on Kraft paper and colored with Prismacolor pencils. They were also embossed with clear powder, heat tool, and cut out. I used the white gel pen for the frosting. I had mounted the gingerbread house with a little tacky tape half way in order for the card to still open as a flap. Who would of ever thought to use a lunch bag in our card making, unreal. But I am glad that I found this. So easy to do, looks hard...but really easy! Thanks for dropping by!

Stamps: SU Vintage Postcard, SU Sweet Holiday, SU Gingerbread House, SU Gingerbread Christmas, and a Studio G stamp (small gingerbread man on inside flap)
Cardstock: Bazzill Red, Kraft, SU Whisper White
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Supplies: CB Houndstooth folder, Prismacolor Pencils, clear emboss powder, versamark pen, heat tool, white gel pen, slit punch, circle punch, scissors, glue dots, tacky tape, Scor-pal, paper lunch bag, misc curvy borders

SC195 WT188 Christmas Puppy

 
Like I was mentioning before, I've been busy lately and it has been tough for me to keep up with these challenges at SCS. But I have been doing them, just really late at night, sometimes to wee hours of the morning. They are addicting. Anyways, I combined 2 challenges in this card. The sketch for this challenge is SC195 at www.splitcoaststampers.com and the other one is Ways To Use It for plaids. I couldn't wait to use this stamp by Inkadinkado. When I saw it, I just had to have it. I made this for a particular friend of mine. She loves her puppy. She's always sharing some silly stories about her puppy too. I couldn't help myself, but I had to use the plaid even though I thought of a Scotty dog the whole time I was putting this card together. I used the CB Houndstooth folder on the green and plaids and mounted them. I had these square brads in my stash and thought they would go great here. It's one of them things that I had to have. Don't we all have to have something that we hardly ever use? I stamped the dog with black ink, then shaded him using a soft gray Prismacolor pencil for areas like the chin, below the ears, and legs. I didn't blend them this time with the Goo Gone because I didn't think it really needed it. I used the versamark pen, clear embossing powder, and the heat gun to the color, antlers, and hat. It was a little hard for me to not have to color the dog or use embossing powder. I'm not used to just doing half of something, but I like how it turned out. I added gold pearls to the collar with mini glue dots. I also used the corner punch and added a brad. The image and the corner punch are held on with dimensions to give it a 3D effect. I really hope my friend likes it, because I had fun making it for her. Thanks for dropping by! Have a wonderful night!

Stamps: Inkadinkado
Cardstock: Bazzill Black and Red, SU Old Olive, SU Whisper White, Paper Studio DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Supplies: CB Houndstooth folder, Prismacolor Pencils, versamark pen, clear emboss powder, heat gun, square brads, satin ribbon, gold pearls, corner punch, glue dots, pop dots, sponge

SC205 Happy Holidays

 
I'm trying to play catch up with my Christmas cards. I have super busy as I mentioned before. I was able to sneak in this sketch challenge on www.splitcoaststampers.com. I just went the easy way today because I have so many cards to make, stamped, and mailed out. I used the MME Glitter stack pack found at Michaels. I cut the strips evenly and attached to the blue metallic c/s. I just love wired ribbon, it is sooooo easy to work with. I just happen to have this type and I thought it would go great on this card. I stamped the snowflake using versamark ink. I embossed 3 times (one with red, clear, and another red). I wanted to get the red just right. I used the Sizzic die cut tags and stamped the sentiment to hang from the bow. Added the look of the ticket corner punch and Christmas color brads to the corners. I added a snowflake and a mini rhinestonet to the center on the red. This was quick and simple to make for my schedule. Thank you and have a great day!


Stamps: Paper Creations, HL Snowflake

A Golden Tree

 
Well, one thing led to another on this card. I was playing around with my MS leaf branch punch and thought maybe I could make a tree out of them. So that's what I did. I first made a stencil of a tall trianagle and cut out. I place the stencil over the cardstock where the tree would be going. I clipped it together with a binder clip to hold in place and I sprayed adhesive on it. I took the stencil off and I quickly laid all 30 branches out for the tree. I added a little more branches as I was putting on the lights. I stamped the lights, embossed them using clear powder heat set, and cut out with my kraft knife. They are on the tree with glue dots. I used a regular size hole punch as the ornaments and added glitter. The tree base is a buckle punch with ribbon through it. This was actually kinda fun to build, but very tidius to do. Just wanted to share. Have a great night!

Cardstock: DCWV gold metallic, Red Bazill, kraft, scraps of green, scrap of yellow glitter (star)
Supplies: rhinestones, MS leaf branch punch, hole punch, ticket corner punch, spray adhesive, pencil, scissors, star punch, clear emboss powder, heat gun, versamark pen, glue dots,CB swiss dots folder, gold metallic pen

LSC196 Dan's Pig Farm

 
This was a tough challenge for me. We had to make a card from Limited Supplies Challenge on www.splitcoaststampers.com using pink, embellishments, and an animal. But after awhile and lots of planning, I decided to make a card for my friends pig farm in Minnesota. I had a really fun time making this for him. Ok, here is the story. This whole card except for the road is done with water color paper. I punched out a circle for the sun with the CM circle punch and used it as the template for the stencil. Sponged inside with yellow. Used the circle part as the sun, sponged with yellow, more mustard for the second sun. Set aside. I sponged lightly with blue ink all around the sky and added the sun using mini pop dots. I stamped the trees with green ink randomly using the stamp off stamp on method...meaning stamp your image onto your card, then stamp the image on another piece of paper, then back on your card. I stamped 3 more trees and cut out. I used clear emboss powder with the heat gun for all 3. I ripped a piece of black paper and added white lines using my white galaxy pen. I ripped the green grass, sponged it with old olive, stamped little flowers onto it with brown stazon. I used my Prismacolor pencils on all the flowers with OMS, and blending stumps. I stamped the truck twice with black ink, colored, and cut. The top truck is done using the watercolor pencils technique. I hand wrote "Dan's Pig Farm" with a black pen. I cut out the tires so the other truck wheels would show through the top. I added the back side of velcro fasteners as my wheels (already were round) and used a brad for the center hub cap. I stamped the pig twice using black ink, colored with pencils, and cut out. The truck and the pig have pop dots in between them. I added the trees using mini pop dots as well. I added snow flurries on the card with liquid applique. I stamped Happy Anniversary and wrote the number "10" on shrinky dinks, punched a hole, and baked for 3 minutes. I also added the ribbon and snowflake. This was a real challenge for me to use pink. So, hopefully he looks past the pink as the base of my card. I think I covered all the requirements for this challenge. Do you think so? I'm sorry that you had to read the same story as my gallery on SCS. But, that's ok for this one. Have a nice night!

Stamps: SU Loads of Love, SU On the Farm, Studio G
Cardstock: SU Pretty in Pink, black, watercolor paper by Cold Press (140lb)
Ink: SU Bliss Blue, SU Garden Green, SU Old Olive, SU More Mustard, SU Yoyo Yellow, Versafine Onyx Black, Saddle Brown Stazon
Supplies: Shrinky Dinks, CM Circle punch, Prismacolor Pencils, Odorless Mineral Spirits, blending stumps, brads, pop dots, glue dots, liquid applique, velcro, snowflake button, black pen, ribbon, silver cording, kraft knife

SC204 HM Star Bright

You know it might help me better with my cards if I get some SLEEP! I have been working around the clock with card making, gifts, school projects, and so on. All of a sudden I have really been in the mood to just stamp and experience new techniques. These colors are really outside the box for me. I wanted to do the sketch challenge on SCS and incorporate the image for the www.housemousechallenge.com using the polka dots. I bought this MME glitter Christmas Stack up at Michaels not knowing what I was going to use it for. Like everyone else, I love paper. I need more though, not according to my husband. I stamped the mouse using brown stazon ink onto white c/s. I colored the image using Prismacolor pencils, odorless mineral spirits, and blending stumps. I used 2 different types of green pencils for the grass to give it a different look. I used clear the versamark pen, embossing powder, and used the heat gun to set it on the mouse and grass. I made a strip of pink c/s for the strip in the middle, but I had made 2 different ones. I had a tough time with the ribbon too. I accidently cut the ribbon shorter on one side but wasn't able to tie it just right. In other words, I had to make up something to cover my mistake. I just made the bow and added it separetly. One thing that really amazes me is that, you have to think outside the box sometimes to make your stuff work for you. I didn't have any gold pearls, so I decided to use the brads. Except that I didn't want the bumpy look from the brad to appear on the front. I took the scissors and cut them off. Now, no bumps and they fit perfectly on the card. I hope this fits the challenge for House Mouse. I was going through the gallery on SCS and noticed another person used somewhat the same type of glitter paper because I really didn't want to start all over. But I continued with it anyhow, but at least we used different images. The sentiment came from those new Walmart clear stamps. Well, I better get something done around this house,like make some pies. I love pumpkin pie, do you? Happy Thanksgiving!

Stamps: House Mouse-Mice Star (Stapabilities), sentiment (Walmart clear)
Cardstock: SU Camel Coral, SU Ruby Red, SU Summer Fun, SU Whisper White, SU Old Olive, MME Christmas Glitter Mat Stack (Michaels)
Ink: Brown Stable Stazon, gold metallic
Supplies: CB Swiss Dots folder, corner punch, ticket corner punch, clear emboss powder, versamark pen, heat gun, Friskars scallop border punch, gold metallic ribbon, brads (cut off prongs), sponge

Santa's Pearls

This was really a huge challenge for me to do today. I had a sick son home from school. In between incidents with him, I managed to get this card done. I combined 2 challenges for this card. The colors for this challenge CC194 was to use Really Rust, Gray, and Vanilla. The other challenge was WT193...meaning ways to use it. I used the pearls. Needless to say, I struggled with this challenge. I didn't have any gray as requested, but I thought the silver metallic would work as good. Believe me, I didn't start off with this image. I had about 3 going there for awhile. I couldn't get my other choices to work. I didn't really want to spend alot of time coloring on my card. I have been up night and day stamping trying to get these challenges done. Plus, all the other things I have going on throughout the day. So this worked out for me. I started out by using the CB Swirls folder on the vanilla c/s. I then colored the swirls using the silver metallic marker. I used versamark, clear embossing powder, and the heat gun twice. To get it the glossy look. I also stamped the Santa Claus with silver ink onto vanilla c/s. I trimmed off the excess from the c/s of the santa because I wanted the look to be close to the paper. I didn't want any gap from the sides of the stamp. The same technique with the embossing was done with the image and the sentiment as with the swirl folder. I added different size pearls to this mustache that had a snowflake. I used wired silver ribbon, tied it together with the sheer cream ribbon, added a snowflake brad (I cut off the backing), and attached a pearl to the center. It is held on with a glue dot. I really had fun making this card, but I wish it wouldn't of taken me most of the day. I hope you like what you see. Have a great night! TFL!

Stamps: Santa Collage by Delta (Michaels), sentiment from Hero Arts
Cardstock: Bazzill Black, SU Really Rust, SU Very Vanilla, DCWV Silver Metallic
Ink: Silver Metallic (Colorbox)
Supplies: CB Swirl folder, wired silver ribbon, sheer cream ribbon, pearls, clear embossing powder by Deep Impressions, silver metallic marker, snowflake brad, scissors, glue dots, tacky tape

SC200, WT193 Rudolphs Wish

Good morning on this beautiful day. Although it is in deed cold outside. But it should warm up to at least 50 degrees today. My mom usually calls me everyday to see how the weather is. I let her know that it's cold right now, but will warm up to 50 degrees by noon. She always teases me and says, "50 degrees, you say its warm"? Well since moving out of California 12 years ago, and moving to 3 states (which are all in the midwest) since then (due to my husband who is a United States Marine), my blood and body temperature has adjusted. Someday, I would really like to go back to Minnesota. My kids miss the snow and I want to see my friends. Ok, I combined 2 challenges here on this card from SCS. The sketch challenge is SC200 and the Pearls for the Ways to Use it. Off of a sudden, I have been buying all sorts of DP and came across this from MME Glitter stack from Michaels. It already had the glitter on the paper, except for the sleigh. I added a little bit of emboss powder using the heat gun and also the versamark pen. I wish I would of thought of that pen before. I stamped the faces of the reindeers with brown stazon, cut out only the faces, added the MS branch punch for antlers, and added the rhinestones for their noses. I sponged around the vanilla c/s and used my CM corner rounder. I added pearls and colored the sentiment using a marker. The 3 squares on held on with pop dots. Have a wonderful day and thanks for dropping by.

Stamps: SU Small Script,
Paper Creations-Reindeer Face (HL)
Cardstock: SU Very Vanilla, SU Garden Green, DCWV Gold Metallic, MME Christmas Glitter Mat Stack
Ink: Gold (Colorbox), Saddle Brown Stazon
Supplies: CB Swiss Dots folder, CB Scallop Squares die cuts, CM corner rounder, sponge, rhinestones, clear emboss powder, heat tool, versamark pen, MS Branch punch, pearls, gold metallic ribbon, glue dots, mini pop dots