IC220 My Geese Puzzle

WOW! I have taken some time off from stamping and sewing to sort things out in my life. I just started back with back therapy and its driving me crazy, but it has to be done. And I have been doing alot of brisk walking/running around our lakes and trying not to let the geese get me frightened. That is my biggest fear is those GEESE that like to hang around. It's not like I carry food with me on my walks, but they seem to block me or run me down. I'm terrified of them. Have you been chased by geese before? Anyhow, its one day at a time for me for awhile, and I happened to be up when my favorite challenge came out...whoo who!

The Inspiration Challenge today is from the Lark stocks. They really have some neat things in there that are handmade, but I chose this puzzle.
The 3rd one on the top row. I chose this particular one because of my adventure with all the geese on my walks, I love puzzles, and I love to quilt...fits perfectly for me.

I started out by using the square cb die cut folder on the cream and red squares. I trimmed some of the red squares to make the curve for the tail, body, and head. I used the oval punch for the ear and cut in half. I cut a small square of black into a diamond for the beak. The feet are also squares cut at an angle. I used the small oval punch for the corner and a circle punch for the eye. All punched out squares are on another piece of c/s behind them. This was easy peasy for me and it worked perfectly too. Thanks for dropping by! Have a great weekend!

Paper: cream with specs, real red, white, black

FS101 LSC202 The Cursed Heart

I named this card "The Cursed Heart" because if anything went wrong, IT WENT WRONG! This is the image that I had a fight with for the Limited Supplies Challenge on SCS which I never got done until now. I had to set it aside for a couple of days. When I saw the Featured Stamper Jaydekay's gallery tonight I thought I would try to create a card casing one of her cards. I started out by stamping the heart with versamark ink onto vellum. I used black emboss powder and heat set. I colored with markers on the embossed side. Cut out! This is where I had a fight, because every which way I put it, it didn't look right with anything for the LSC. So, here it is in the FS. I mounted the image onto a scrap of dp (it really does have fainted hearts in it, hard to see) and sponged with black ink around the edges. Mounted on black. I added gold cording across the front and mounted it using 3D pop dots. At first, I had regular rhinestones, but I changed them to hearts which I embossed gold. I had to make 2 separate pieces. Long story about the red background. I'll make it short. I ran out of my favorite red, and this is the only piece I had left with the sponged black on it. I hope it looks ok. Then I took another piece of scrap of the same red and used the decorative heart punch and added gold ribbon to hide the seam. Didn't I tell you that this is the heart image that wanted to win the fight? Well, I think I won, because I used it tonight, plus it's in 2 challenges. Have a blessed day.

*I bought this stamp at a garage sale for 25 cents, otherwise I don't think I would of ever bought it myself.*

Stamps: Floral Heart by Stampendous
Paper: black bazzill, red bazzill, misc dp
Ink: versafine black, versamark
Accessories: Bic Mark It colored markers, black & gold emboss powder, decorative corner heart punch, gold ribbon & cording, heart brads, pop dots, sponge, heat tool

WT201 FS101 SC185 Antique Grapes

 
I really didn't have the time nor the energy to create a card today. Today was my big grocery shopping and I am just tired. So, I had just completed this card a few days ago and thought it would work for todays Ways to Use it challenge. This is a combination challenge. I really had fun admiring all the lovely cards made by Jaydekay as the Featured Stamper. I decided to do another card and this is the one. My kids have been stamping with me all day and they wanted to learn how to watercolor with pencils, so I showed them on this card. I stamped the grapes onto watercolor paper with black ink. I colored them using Prismacolor pencils, Odorless Mineral Spirits, and blending stumps. I accidentally spilled the OMS everywhere on the table and we all laughed. I said mistakes happen. They thought it was funny because it was ME that did it this time. I sponged around the image with mustard ink and used the distressing on the edges as well. I used the versamark pen on the grapes, clear emboss powder, and the heat tool to give it a shiny look. It's hard to see in the picture. I used a piece of eggplant and old olive c/s, and used the cuttlebug swirl folder on them. Attached to black c/s. Pierced around the edges on both. I did the same technique on the bottom layer so far as the distress, sponging, and the piercing goes. I pierced the black c/s edges by hand because it was hard to see through the piercing mat because of the dark c/s. I added more piercing with the tool on the grape image in the corners. I added gold cording to complete the look. You know what's funny, is that after I completed this layout. It dawned on me that her image from flowers and not grapes. Thanks for these great challenges and the inspirations to help me create this cards. Does it still fit the FS challenge? I hope you like it. Have a great night!

Stamps: Rubber Stampede
Cardstock: bazzill black, su eggplant, su old olive, watercolor paper by Coldpress (140lb)
Ink: versafine black, more mustard, versamark
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Odorless Mineral Spirits, blending stumps, cb swirl folder, su piercing mat and tool, distress tool, gold cording, clear emboss powder, versamark pen, heat tool,

SC220 Happy B-day Kaityln

 
Well, I pulled an all nighter again...but it's been a few days since I last did that. I needed the rest...my body told me so. I stayed up for a couple of reasons also. One was my kids and their friends are sleeping outside in their tents...we are talking about our tents that we really use to go camping in, not toy ones. So, I was upstairs working on my local swap cards and saw that the sketch challenge came out also. I didn't want to sleep in the tents again, not this time. Still kinda sore from last night.
You know, that I completely forgot about my niece's 6th b-day, well not really...to send a card yes I did. So I decided that this card is for her. She is my twin sister's (stamp300) daughter who turned 6 on Monday. I received the Sugar Nellie image from my pen pal Khara, isn't she cute. My niece loves purple, glitter, and likes to read. I thought this would be perfect for her. I colored Nellie with prismacolor pencils, baby oil, and blending stumps. You can't see her skin tone, but it is colored lightly. I added glitter to the flowers on her hat as well as diamond glaze for the heart necklace. It's matted onto blue and gold c/s. I cut the strips of dp all the same, but made a pattern, and measured 1/16 of an inch shorter on the 2 ends to make the sketch work. Mounted on blue c/s. I used the new corner punch from EK for the corners and adhered. I added white dots to the areas with the galaxy pen. For some reason, I am not having any luck with any gel pens. I used the cb flower die cuts for the flowers, added glitter, and colored the centers using a sharpie. I tied a bow with sheer ribbon and added the sentiment using a cb tag. The image is mounted using foam tape on glitter dp. This was really fun to color and make. Hope you like it, now I need to get busy on my local swap cards. Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day.

Stamps: Sugar Nellie, Little Hellos
Cardstock: dcwv glitter stack, dcwv textured c.s, barcode blue, whisper white, more mustard, plum
Ink: black stazon
Accessories: prismacolor pencils, baby oil, blending stumps, ms glitter, cb mini die cut tag, cb flowers die cut, cording, ribbon, foam tape, cm corner rounder, corner punch (EK), sharpie, diamond glaze

IC171 Happy Days Plate

 
I must be addicted! I should be in bed and not making cards. We had gone to a movie tonight for my son's b-day and got home around 9...kept checking to see if the inspiration came out yet. I was hoping because we are going to Texas tomorrow. Anyhow, I made a card.To be honest I really dont know how I made this card. My eyes were wanting to close, just a little tired is all due to my busy day. The inspiration challenge is from the Fitz and Floyd store and here is the plate I chose :. I thought for sure it was going to be easier than what I had planned. I started out using the CM circle cutting system on blue c/s which is the base of the card. Set aside. I cut another circle for the white, orange, and yellow. I sponged the white circle with teal and blue ink. I adhered the thin yellow circle to the white circle, now blue and cut smaller pieces from the orange circle. Adhered also.I adhered to the base of the card. So it opens like a card. I used a regular size hole punch for the circles on the blue c/s (was white) and adhered them the best I could without making a glue mess. I had a few bunny stamps but nothing that I thought would really go with the size of this card. I made my own bunnies. I used the window punch and cut to size for the hands. Added gray lines on the paws. I hand drew and cut out the face. I ears are from the small oval punch. Trimmed to look like ears. I hand drew the eyes, mouth, and colored with a pink colored pencil the nose and cheeks. I handmade the bows as well. They are colored with colored pencils too. This was really a challenge for me to do tonight. But this is my favorite challenge and I wanted to give it a try. Thanks Stef and Eggette for the idea. Have a wonderful weekend!

Cardstock: bliss blue, white, orange, yellow, green , rose red, purple, pink
Ink: bliss blue, taken with teal
Accessories: cm circle cutting system, hole punch, window punch, oval punch, scissors, black unibal pen, colored pencils, white galaxy pen

WT209 Give Thanks

 
I went to bed early last night, must of needed the sleep. My 8 year old was reading me a book and I was laying on his bed, he ended up on the couch. Now I am wide awake. I have been busy playing with the Resources and having fun creating. Anyhow, I came up with 2 cards for the Ways to Use it challenge today. The challenge was to use green on our cards. I really like the thumping technique, so I gave it another try here. I started out coloring the image with markers and using a darker marker inside the flowers. I used the green marker for the stems. Huffed on the image and stamped it onto white c/s. Added little bit of glitter for sparkles. I mounted the image onto cranberry c/s. I stamped the sentiment with black ink and used the circle punch. I also used the scallop circle punch to mat. They are both mounted onto the dp with foam tape. Matted onto olive c/s. I made a small slit in the side with my kraft knife so the ribbon can go through. Tied the bow. I added white dots with the galaxy pen around all edges. I really like this technique and will use it more often. Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day.

Stamps: Happy Harmony
Cardstock: Bloom and Glow dp, old olive, cranberry, white
Ink: versafine black
Accessories: colored markers, scallop circle punch, circle punch, glitter, q-tip, galaxy pen, ribbon, kraft knife, foam tape

SC219 Happy B-day Dallas

 
Good morning! I've been up since last night when the challenge came out, but I have been working on my Easter cards for my pen pals again. I was in the middle of a card, so I put the sketch on hold for a bit. Until now.
I can't believe I completed the sketch challenge in one night though, that's pretty amazing. I had an idea already set in my mind, so it made it easier to deal with. I made this card for my son Dallas who turns 12 on Friday. You know that is Friday the 13th? Anyways, he is a HUGE Dallas Cowboy's fan and even though this isn't Cowboy dp, I decided to make it look like it was. He'd still like it. We are driving to Texas (which is only about 3 hours) this weekend to shop for Dallas Cowboy bedroom stuff...like the comfortable, etc. I started out with the metallic silver star dp and cut to size. Do you see it shine? I cut all the silver as well. The silver is actually poster board I had laying around. Once the silver c/s was mounted, I then used the piercing tool on all the edges. Mounted onto the blue c/s. I cut a piece of white c/s and used the navy blue colored marker with a stencil to add the number 12. I had wrote his name above the number. Mounted, pierced, and attached to card. I cut out a star, added a brad, and secured it on with blue c/s. I had to cut out another star for the blue. I stamped the sentiment with blue ink, mounted, and attached. This was fun to make and really easy. It did take me some time to get the right point for the half diamond layer, but I figured it out.
Thanks Roxy for the challenge and thanks for looking.
Have a great day!

My son told me today, that he's at the age limit where he is no longer a kid when it comes to kids meals. It'll be half orders on the adult menus when we eat out.

Stamps: Inkadinkado
Cardstock: Reminisce dp, night of navy, white, poster board
Ink: night of navy
Accessories: star brad, pierce tool with mat, bic colored marker, scissors, tacky tape, ste