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Double Challenge Card

 You know it's funny, but my youngest DD mentioned to me last week or so, that I don't do any stamping just for fun.  I tried to explain to her that design work is fun, and getting free stamps...well need I say more?  But just the same, I know what she means.  I haven't stamped without a commitment in a while.  So today I stumbled along some free time and I was able to do the Colour Challenge on Splitcoast Stampers and I combined it with the Mojo Monday 166 sketch!  I am feeling pretty good, and I hope DD is too!

 
One of my favorite stampers is Julee Tilman, and I get her blog posts in my inbox every morning.  I just love everything she does.  She seems to be able to do any style from vintage to clean and simple and everything in between.  This card was definitely influenced by her.  I tried to distress and add a vintage touch...Julee style!

The card base is Kraft, and the designer paper is last year's Christmas Mint by SEI.  I embossed the kraft with the Holly Ribbons folder, then sponged a little Chocolate Chip ink around the edges and over the embossing.  The music stamp is called Musical Background by Hero Arts and the sentiment is from Flourishes' Christmas Music.  I stamped both in Chocolate Chip Craft ink and embossed the sentiment in clear.  I used EK's Fleur d'lis punch on Chocolate Chip to cover the seam and added some old ruffled Chocolate Chip grosgrain by Stampin' Up!  The chipboard flourish is my Maya Road and I sprayed it with Tattered Leather glimmer mist.  I added three pearls to the music panel, and then I spritzed the entire card with Pearl glimmer mist.  The flower is by prima and my last addition was the old looking candy cane that was in a Jessie James Christmas button pack tied with linen thread.

This card took me forever...I started it last night, left it for sleep at midnight, and as soon as the kids were off to school, I went down to finish it.  Eek...then I had to scramble to get some housework and laundry done.  I love having days off during the week while the kids are at school, but I can easily squander my time either stamping or on the computer, and have nothing done when they walk in the door after school.

I hope you are having a fabulous day.  We're in a deep freeze here, so I am sending warm wishes to you wherever you are!

Three Dirty Little Cards

I have for you, the last three of my Dirty Challenge cards.  I so wish I could do all the challenges!  Once I'm on a roll, the ideas just run wild and it's a shame not to be able to act on them, but alas, it's time to move on to other things.  I have a couple of classes for our fall session due soon and I have an advanced Copic marker class I am teaching on Thursday, so I have to turn my attention to those for a while.   In the meantime, for your viewing pleasure hear are my final three cards, which cover 5 challenges.

Up first is a card I did with remnants of some Paper Girl paper.  I love the soft colours in these papers, and I have come close to using most of it up!

Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU)
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
Paper: Naturals White (SU), Paper Girl DP
Accessories: Regal Rose grosgrain ribbon & Butterfly Sizzlet (SU), adhesive pearls (Dollarama) 

I used the Clean and Simple blog's FTL100 (Fall to Layout #100) for this one, layering the scalloped edged of the die cut paper for the bottom.  The butterflies are from SU and I added adhesive pearls and some Regal Rose ribbon.  Incidentally the ribbon matches the bottom border colour much better in real life, but it seems off in the photo.  The sentiment is from an SU set called Teeny Tiny Wishes which is fast becoming a fall to set for me!  I think this turned out so sweet!  This is also for Dawn's DTGD10flowergal36 challenge.

I still had my Paper Girl paper sitting on my desk and was getting closer to actually using it up; something that is rare for me to do...I usually forget all about it!  So I used it again. 

 Stamps:  Thoughts and Prayers (SU)
Paper: Prism Simply Smooth, Bazzill, Paper Girl DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Kiwi Kiss (SU)
Accessories:  Petite oval/scalloped oval dies (Spellbinders), ticket corner punch (SU), button(?), adhesive pearls (Dollarama), pop dots

This one uses SU's Thoughts and Prayers and I thought the colours would be nice for a get well card.  I used my petite oval Spellbinder dies, lots of adhesive pearls and a button!  Soft, pretty and soothing.  I worked with Leigh O'Brien's DTGD10leighobrien challenge for this one! 

And last but not least is a triple challenge card.  I incorporated Joan Ervin's DTGD10JoanErvin and Edna15's DTGD10Edna15 and Amber's DTGDAmberDawn02 challenges.  I had always planned to incorporate more than one challenge per card, but sometimes a card has a mind of it's own.  So I was pleased that all three showed up here!

Stamps:  Flower Blossom (Hero Arts), Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU)
Paper:  Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie (SU), Prism Simply Smooth Ivory, Green at Heart DP (Basic Grey)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Circle/Scalloped circle & Tag Trio dies (Spellbinders), Photo corner punch & binder clip (SU), Copic Markers, Stardust Stickles, button (?), orange sheer ribbon (?), pink ribbon (Flourishes), pop dots, embroidery floss

I chose Basic Grey's Green at Heart DP as my starting point.  The stamp set is an older Hero Arts set called Flower Blossom.  The sentiment is from SU's Teeny Tiny Wishes set again!  I stamped the large flower twice on Prism Simply Smooth Ivory and coloured it with Copic Markers.  I added Stardust Stickles to the inner portion of each petal, and cut one out to pop up over the stem.  It needed something else so I layered photo corners and a button in the upper left, and added a single corner in Pumkin Pie on the focal panel.  The orange sheer ribbon is from my stash, the pink satin is from Flourishes.  I cut the sentiment with Spellbinder's Tag Trio die and finished with a binder clip from SU!   

So there you are!  Thanks for letting me share all this excitement with you.  It's always a pleasure to have you drop by.  Have a fabulous day and I'll see you again real soon!

Sweet Sunday Sketch #79

 
Hi friends!  I hope Sunday finds you well and happy.  I am enjoying some fabulous weather and lots of stamping.  I didn't stamp as much as I had hoped today...life and housework seems to interrupt at the most inconvenient times.  Still, I did stamp and I have an interesting card for today's Sweet Sunday Sketch.

I combined Karen's sketch with Betty's DTGD challenge.  I decided it was time to break open a pad of Core'dinations designer cardstock that I just had to have over a month ago!  This pack was created to complement Jenni Bowlen's designs, and I just love the rich colours and patterns in it.  This damask paper had me from hello!

 
I started by sanding the damask image down to reveal the kraft core.  Don't you just love it?  I paired it with kraft and black paper and pulled out "Flourishes" a favorite fall to set by Inkadinado.  I stamped the flourish on kraft with Versafine Onyx Black and added a sentiment from an SU set called Teeny Tiny wishes.  The sentiment is framed with an almost forgotten oval bookplate in Aged Copper from SU and I added a couple more brads on either sides then some metal studs (Hero Arts) in the upper corners.  I think this will work well as a masculine card.

Are you ready for more sweet treats?  The design team has been up to their crazy creative adventures and they're dying to share it with you...so have a peek!

Joanne Basile
Jennifer Tapler
Vicki Burdick
Sarah-Jane Kale
Karen Motz
and of course Karen

OK...it's your turn now!  Create something with this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch and link it up to Karen's post here.  One lucky person will be selected and will be featured on Karen's blog this week! 

That's all  I have for now, but I should be posting the rest of my Dirty challenge cards tomorrow if you have a chance to drop by!  Thanks for spending a part of your day with me...I truly appreciate every visit and comment!  Have a fabulous day and I hope to see you again real soon!

Playing Dirty!

I have to brush myself off from all this dirty play!  I have really been having fun trying to play as many of the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges as I can.  I don't know how the stars aligned such that it works out that I don't work, don't have to go camping and have no birthday parties or sleep-overs to shuttle kids to and from, so that all I have on my agenda is to stamp and stamp!  I have a couple of classes I am designing, but for the most part (and even the class part), it's all fun and games to me!!

I have three cards I'm going to share with you.  I combined a couple of the challenges in each card.  I will skip the details save for the recipe but if you have any questions, let me know!

Here's my blowfish that I couldn't work into my Sweet Sunday Sketch last week.  Isn't she just adorable!  Imaginisce has a whole line of these little images...only $1.50 (CAD) each.  Needless to say, I bought them all LOL!

 

DTGD10AmberDawn 

Stamps: Blowfish (Imaginisce), Summer Sayings (CC Designs)

Paper: Prism Simply Smooth White, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Baja Breeze (SU), Imaginisce Splash Dance DP

Accessories:  Circle dies (Spellbinders), Copic Markers,  Ranger Glossy Accents, Divine Swirl EF, polka dot ribbon (CI), pearls (kaiser)

 

DTGD10PeanutBee, TESC121, DTGD10JeanneS

Stamps:  Sugarplum Stump, CC Designs

Paper: Prism Simply Smooth Ivory, Classic Yellow Green (Prism),Summer Sun & Real Red (SU), Cosmo Cricket DP

Accessories:  Circle & tag dies (Spellbinders), Gingham ribbon (May Arts), Copic Markers, Gems (MAMBI), pop dots, embroidery floss

 

 
TGD10Rainy,DTGDCraftyCaro
Stamps:  Discover Your Wings (Taylored Expressions)
Paper:  Naturals White, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip (SU), Bittersweet DP (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Copic Spica Glitter Pens,  Chatterbox brad maker, various ribbons, oval punch,jumbo eyelets & rhinestone brads (SU), gems (Recollections)

Here's a close up of the glittery butterfly!

Whew...that was a lot of stamping and typing!  I have more on the go, but I thought I'd better get these photographed before the task seemed too overwhelming.  Tell me someone else understands that!!  Tomorrow is my Sweet Sunday Sketch, and I'm sure I'll combine a challenge or two for it as well!  Happy Stamping my friends...I hope your weekend is as wonderful as mine looks to be!

 

 

  

Flourishes Friday; Gettin' Dirty!

 
It's Flourishes Friday, and I am so happy to report, my MOJO has returned!  It took a rather long haitus, and I was thinking it might have taken an indefinite leave of absence, but a couple of challenges and it came roaring back!  In fact, I'm way late posting this, although I had the card done yesterday.  I have been making cards all evening, saying I'll get it posted as soon as I finish this one...but then another idea rounds the bend and here I am at 1:00 instead of midnight LOL!

I always loved the Fan Club challenges every summer.  It was this week of challenges that got me hooked on SplitcoastStampers in 2007 and I have never looked back.  This card covers Cindy Haffner's and Sharon Harnist's challenges.  I wanted to try that vintage look that my fellow Design Team mates seem so adept at.  I usually shy away from that, but with my MOJO running strong, I pushed ahead!

I pulled out Berry Sweet from Flourishes latest release and inked up the Blueberry image in Memento Tuxedo Black.  I stamped it on Flourishes Classic Ivory and coloured it with my trusty Copic Markers.  To achieve that vintage look, I sponged around the edge of the spellbinder's die with Antique Linen Distress Ink, and then around each panel of the Webster's Pages designer papers.  I think this crocheted ribbon is my absolute favorite and it's layered with Blue Bayou (SU!) grosgrain ribbon.  I added some die cut leaves and a velvet flower by Maya Road.  I just love the final result!

The rest of the team has been playing with their stamps as well, so you know you're in for a treat!  Have a peek and see what they made for you!

Danielle Kennedy

Dawn Burnworth

Julie Koerber

Leslie Miller

Stacy Morgan

Today is the final day to take advantage of the New Release Bundle!  Save 10% off the regular price when you purchase all three stellar sets from this release.  If you've been putting it off...well, today is the day!

Well, I'm off to bed.  I have to take my youngest to the fair tomorrow...a task that I am dreading and she is so excited about.  At least it's only once a year, and I confess to looking forward to those little tiny donuts....and of course more stamping once we're home.  Honestly, I am so excited to stamp now!  My MOJO's back and your gonna be sorry...do wah do wah do way!!!!

Have a fabulous day!  I will try to get these challenge card photographed to share with you tomorrow!

One Layer Wednesday...on Tuesday?

I came across a gorgeous Clean and Simple card on Splitcoast Stampers, which led me to a new (to me) blog:  Simplicity.  She has a fabulous clean and simple style that is so classy.  While I was surfing, I saw she had a challenge posted.  One Layer Wednesday, and this week the challenge was to use flock.  I have flock, so I decided to play!   

Now, one layer cards are hard for me at the best of times.  I love layers, and designer paper and I adore pop dots and every cool embellishment out there, but as I do more of the make and takes at Scrapbooker's Paradise, I am constantly challenged to make a simple card that doesn't require the participant to be glueing and sorting pieces to complete their project.  So Susan's challenge is perfect for me.  In fact, just a couple of weeks ago, I did a make and take with flock, and I would have loved to had this challenge then.  I like this card much better than the project we did for the make and take.   Here it is:

Recipe:  Stamps:  Nature's Silhouettes (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Ink:  Pink Passion (SU)
Paper:  Linen textured cardstock (Bazzill)
Accessories:  Lg Oval Nestability (Spellbinders), the Essential Glue Pad (Tsukenko), Flock (Doodlebug), Bright pink organdy ribbon (SU)

I chose to work with Cornish Heritage Farms set "Nature's Silhouettes".  It's a gorgeous set and it was perfect for flock!  I started by embossing an oval on my textured cardstock with my largest oval Nestability.  Then while the die was still in place, I inked up my stamp in the Essential Glue Pad and stamped the image.  That helped me place the image just off to the side, leaving enough room for the sentiment.  Then I sprinkled my flock over the image quite liberally and pressed it into the glue with my fingers.  I flocked the little butterfly as well then stamped the sentiment.  I finished with a bright pink organdy ribbon and I love it.  And it's only one layer! 

I hope to have something more to share with you tomorrow.  I have actually made a few cards that I haven't blogged yet...or photographed for that matter.  I just love to play when I can, and stopping to photograph them gets me out of the "groove".  So now that they're done, I'll have to make time to share them!

Have a fabulous day folks!  Thanks for dropping by...I always love it when you do! 

A Double Challenge Card

 I have decided that I have way too many stamps on my for sale list that aren't selling.  So I am going to try to give them all one last fling, and hopefully inspire someone to give them a new home.  The set I used today is called Garden Blocks; it was a hostess set many years ago.  I think it's quite cute, but it goes back to 2003, so I doubt many new stampers have even seen it.  Looking at the SCS gallery is a little disheartening, because our style of stamping and the products we used were so different when Garden Blocks was brand new.  So I thought maybe a little dusting and bit of bling might bring this baby into 2010!
 

 
I just love the feeling of completing a challenge.  I seem to have forgot about the SCS challenges which is so weird considering there was a time that I literally stalked the forums waiting for them to post.  This card combines the Clean and Simple sketch challenge and Colour Combo 267 .

The colours were Sage Shadow, Apricot Appeal and Basic Grey.  The Garden Blocks were stamped in Basic Grey on Whisper White and coloured in an with markers.  I stamped and coloured them a second time, this time cutting out the little flowers and popping them up!  The ribbon is Apricot Appeal and I also used the Polka Dot Background stamp to add a little interest.  (and the Polka Dot background is not for sale!)  I added some bling in a smoky quartz finish and assembled it as per the sketch!

You can see all the sets I have for sale here.  I also discovered a few more sets as I continue to unpack from my garage sale.  If you would like to purchase any, email me at scrapnextras@yahoo.com including your address and I will get back to you with a shipping quote.  All prices are in Canadian dollars.

That's it for me...I'm off to work.  Have a fabulous day and I'll see you soon!

Stamps:  Garden Blocks, Polka Dot Background (SU)  Paper:  Whisper White, Sage Shadow, Basic Grey, Apricot Appeal  Ink:  Basic Grey, Sage Shadow  Accessories:  Apricot Appeal grosgrain ribbon, square punches, pop dots, rhinestones (Recollections)

Snowflake Sketch Challenge

  
I love it when I get to do a challenge on SCS!  Gosh I remember a time when I lived for them, stalking them every evening, and loving the creative rush I got just doing them.  Now that I'm working, I just don't get the time to all that often, but I was sitting at my computer when the notice that the sketch challenge had been posted and OMG....the wheels started turning and I actually finished a card!  I'll be sorry I stayed up so late tomorrow, but I'm pretty happy about it tonight!

I love snowflakes so the first set that came to mind when I saw the sketch was Taylored Expressions "Wings of Joy".  I love all the images, but sometimes the smaller ones get overlooked, so I decided to give them full attention.  

 
 

I used the Christmas Key Ingredients kit for the cardstock and designer paper and pieced the card together first.  I decided that the snowflakes should be stamped in Regal Rose and Baja Breeze, and I added the sentiment in Versafine Onyx Black.  Then I inked up the chipboard snowflakes (from the Christmas Key Ingredients Kit) in Regal Rose craft ink and embossed it with Iridescent Ice embossing powder.  The blue snowflake was inked in Baja Breeze Classic ink and heat set to dry.  I used Ranger Glossy Accents to adhere the two snowflakes before adding a button tied with embroidery floss.  My last minute addition was a Taylor's Tiny Twinkle to the centre of each stamped snowflake, and I think it turned out perfect!

OK, I'm off to bed now, happy that I finally got to play a challenge!  I hope you're having a happy day too!  Thanks for dropping by and I'll see you soon!

Recipe:  Stamps:  Wings of Joy (Taylored Expressions)  Paper:  All from Christmas Key Ingredients kit  Ink:  Regal Rose, Baja Breeze, Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  Chipboard Snowflakes from Christmas Key Ingredients Kit, Ranger Glossy Accents, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles,  embroidery floss, button, wavy border punch (EK), pop dots

Another "Extra"!

Well, today the girls went back to school!  I want to thank all of you who sent your well wishes to Carly (and us), along with your tall tales!  We laughed and giggled at them.  She finally decided to say that they had to remove some of her brains because she was getting too smart!  She truly is a smart kid and this was a great way to add some humour and control to an unfortunate incident.  Thanks again everyone!  You really brightened our day!

Today I thought I'd share another of my "extras" from last week.  Right now I'm working with the new stamps that will soon be released from Taylored Expressions and Flourishes.  Oh man, I have some amazing stamps in my hands!  I can't wait to share them with you. 

In the meantime, I'm glad I have an "extra" to share since you were so kind to drop by.  This one uses SU!'s Best Wishes and More.  I had some Cuttlebug scraps that I thought I would use up, and in hindsight, it might have been appropriate to use the snowflake folder, but I felt good just using up some scraps!

I worked with sketch challenge SC241 on SCS.  The colours are Bermuda Bay and Pretty in Pink.  The snowflakes are stamped in Bermuda Bay and Pretty in Pink.  I added some tiny gems to the centres of the snowflakes, then three more on the upper right and another three on the bottom left.  A tab of the Bermuda Bay polka dot ribbon finishes it off, and that's all there is to it!

OK, now back to play with my new toys!  I hope you'll be around later this week and next to see them all revealed.  Until then, have a wonderful day and a fabulous week!

Recipe:  Stamps: Best Wishes and More (Stampin' Up!)  Paper:  Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Pretty in Pink  Ink:  Bermuda Bay, Pretty in Pink  Accessories:  Script and Textiles CB embossing folders (Provo Craft), gems (Recollections), pop dots

Hey You! Dare to get Dirty with me!!

My Dare to Get Dirty challenge is up, and you can read all the details here, if you're a Fan Club Member.  This year's theme for the Dare to Get Dirty Celebration is revisiting the past.  In the early years of the Fan Club Gallery, the option to play along wasn't there, so this year in celebration of the Fan Club anniversary, we are taking another look at the Fan Club Galleries of yester-year, and inviting you to step up to the challenge!  Can you guess which year and theme I went with?

I had so much fun creating my card.  I knew I wanted to do something in "tween-speak"; you know that bizarre language of pre teens!  My DD even makes up her own words, although I didn't share them here LOL!  I went with something I hear a little too often, and trust me when I tell you, it's a term of endearment.

I knew I wanted pink and black...it's a fave combination in my house.  I chose Razzleberry Lemonade designer papers with Melon Mambo with Basic Black.  I saw this card in my head, so it's probably someone's sketch I blurfed across and subliminally worked with.  However I came up with the layout, I knew exactly what I was going to do from the get go.

The foam letters are from an alphabet package I picked up at Dollarama, and the chipboard U is by Prima.  I added the flourish from SU!'s Baroque Motifs in Versafine Onyx Black and added some details with a white gel pen.

You can't have a t'ween card without bling so I added some adhesive rhinestones and some fabulous Glimmer Ribbon tabs from Taylored Expressions.

I hope you are up to the challenge, I think it's a fun one!

Recipe:  Stamps: Baroque Motifs (SU!)  Paper:  Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Razzleberry Lemonade DP  Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories:  White gel pen (Sakura), foam letters (Dollarama), Chipboard letter (Prima), adhesive gems (Michaels), glimmer grosgrain(TE)