...Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #50

This was my submission for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #50 that she posted on this past Saturday. I started with a Summer Sun Cardstock base, then matted the patterned paper panel with Real Red Cardstock. The focal panel was matted with a combination of Real Red Cardstock AND Summer Sun Cardstock. All of the patterned papers were from the Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper pack. The edges of the large red panel were pierced using a Mat Pack and Paper Piercer, while the center panel was cut out using the Top Note Die from Stampin' Up! The sentiment was stamped on Whisper White Cardstock, but was colored with the following Stampin' Write Markers first: Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, and Tempting Turquoise. The only embellishment used was a piece of 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon.

That's it for today! I have had the stamping *blahs* lately, but I have been cleaning everything I can get my hands on at the house...what is wrong with me? LOL! I have a bit of shopping to do today, and I will be spending the day stamping with Pam Varnell tomorrow. I hope to have something posted for you some time later on in the day tomorrow though. Thanks for stopping by on this hot-and-humid Georgia Friday, and I will see you all later! Until then...

...Another Occasions Mini Sneak Peek

This is my submission for both Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #44, and Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #71 {created by Sharon Harnist this week}. I started with a Close to Cocoa Cardstock base, then matted each additional layer with Chocolate Chip Cardstock. The large pink background panel was a piece of Pink Pirouette Cardstock that had been pierced around the edges using a Mat Pack and Paper Piercer. The patterned paper used on the horizontal panel was from the Bella Rose Designer Series Paper pack. The focal panel was created by stamping the leaves from the new set "Great Friend" in Pink Pirouette Classic Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock. The sentiment was created using stamps from the same set, and also using a Stamp-a-ma-jig and Image Sheet for proper placement on a piece of Pink Pirouette Cardstock. The words were stamped in Chocolate Chip Craft Ink, then embossed using Clear Embossing Powder and a Heat Gun. The completed sentiment panel was cut out using CutterBee Scissors, then attached to the white panel using Dimensionals.

The butterfly was from the Level One Hostess Set called "God's Beauty", and it was also stamped in Chocolate Chip Craft Ink, then embossing with Clear Embossing Powder and a Heat Gun. I colored the wings with a Blender Pen and the Pretty in Pink Classic Ink Pad. I then colored over the classic ink with my Sakura Gold Glaze Pen to add some subtle "sparklage" {as my children would say}. It was also cut out and mounted to the white panel using Dimensionals. Three Dark Brown Half Pearls were added to the focal panel to complete the card.

That's it for now! I am working on some other challenge cards, so I may have something else to share before the day is out. Thanks for stopping by, and I will see you all later! Until then...

Supplies

Stamps: God's Beauty, Great Friend

Papers: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Bella Rose DSP

Inks: Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip {Craft}

Accessories: mat pack, paper piercer, embossing buddy, clear embossing powder, heat gun, blender pen, scissors, SAMJ, image sheet, dimensionals, pearls, glaze pen

...Color Inspired Mojo

This is my submission for a couple of challenges this week: Julee Tilman's MojoMonday Week #70, and Kristina's Color Inspiration #39 (Basic Black, Real Red, Green Galore, So Saffron, and Whisper White). I turned the sketch on its side, then replaced a small square panel with the star and sentiment flag...I hope that is alright! I started with a Basic Black Cardstock base, then layered the additional layers with the same. The red patterned paper was from the Jackpot Designer Series Paper pack {the same pattern that I used yesterday}, the yellow paper was from the Washington Apple Designer Series Paper pack, and the black striped paper was from the Ghostly Greetings Designer Series Paper pack. The edges of the large red panel and the focal panel were pierced using a Mat Pack and Paper Piercer. Silver Jumbo Brads were added across the top and down the left side of the red panel also.

The sailboats were from the set "Nursery Necessities", and they were stamped in craft ink, then embossed with Clear Embossing Powder and a Heat Gun. Each boat was meticulously cut out, then popped off of the focal panel using Dimensionals. The sentiment {from the same set} was stamped in Whisper White Craft Ink, then embossed with White Embossing Powder to make it a little brighter. A scrap piece of Real Red Cardstock was punched with the Star Punch, then a Green Galore Button was added to its center using a Mini Glue Dot. The sentiment panel was also popped up using Dimensionals.

That's it for today! I had kind of a late start, because I was getting all of my tax stuff together. We will be going to get our taxes filed tonight, so it has been pretty crazy around here! :) Thanks for stopping by, and I will see you all again tomorrow with some more blog challenges...hopefully! Until then...

Supplies

Stamps: Nursery Necessities

Papers: Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White, Jackpot DSP, Washington Apple DSP, Ghostly Greetings DSP

Inks: Green Galore Craft, So Saffron Craft, Real Red Craft, Whisper White Craft

Accessories: mat pack, paper piercer, brads, clear embossing powder, white embossing powder, embossing buddy, heat gun, scissors, coluzzle cutting system {to cut out half-circle}, star punch, button, white thread

...A Plethera of Challenges

It is amazing what 24 hours of penicillin and ear drops can do! I feel like a new woman! So much so that I am actually posting two cards today...I know...SHOCKING! Since I am posting more than one card, I am not going to go into detail about each one. Instead I am going to give you the supply list under each one. Thanks for understanding!

This first card is my submission for Julee Tilman's Mojo Monday #69 Sketch Challenge and also for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #38.

Supplies for the "Thank You" Card

Stamps: Heartfelt Thanks, Thank You Kindly

Papers: Ruby Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie DSP, Riding Hood Red DSP

Inks: Jet Black Staz-On

Accessories: mat pack, paper piercer, dimensionals, crop-a-dile, antique brass jumbo eyelets (3), 5/8" striped riding hood red grosgrain ribbon, antique brass brads, markers (old olive, pumpkin pie, pretty in pink, ruby red), 3/16" corner rounder, coluzzle cutting system, glue pen, dazzling diamond glitter

This second card is my submission for yesterday's Sketch Challenge #211 , and also for the Color Challenge #201 from Tuesday at SCS.

Supplies for the "Happy Valentine's Day" Card

Stamps: Happy Heart Day, Holidays & Wishes

Papers: Kraft, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Baja Breeze DSP

Inks: Jet Black Staz-On, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy Craft (for chipboard star)

Accessories: mat pack, paper piercer, stamp-a-ma-jig, image sheet, dimensionals, markers (pink passion, old olive), aquapainter, chipboard heart, jumbo silver brads, scissors, 5/8" striped baja breeze grosgrain ribbon

That's it for today! The drugs are working, and I am on the road to recovery...THANK GOD! I will be extremely busy the next couple of days getting all of the last minute details together for my new catty Open House on Saturday. I will try to post something tomorrow for you, though...keep your fingers crossed! Until later...

...Kristina's Color Inspiration #37, Ways To Use It Challenge #200

Edited to add a better photo of the card...I have sunlight to work with now! LOL!

This is my submission for a couple of challenges from earlier this week: Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #37, and the Ways To Use It Challenge #200 from Thursday at SCS. For the WT we were to use stars in our design, and they took center stage in mine! These stars were taken from three different Verve Visual sets: "Polka Stars", "Swirly Stars", and "Seeing Stars". I used the following colors to create the star layers on Whisper White Cardstock: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink, Old Olive Classic Ink, Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink, and Baja Breeze Classic Ink. I stamped several stars directly onto the focal panel, then stamped extras on a scrap piece of white cardstock. I cut those out and layered them atop the ones already stamped on the panel using Dimensionals {or pieces of them depending on the size of the star}.

I used Chocolate Chip Cardstock to mat the focal panel, the row of Silver Brads along the top of the panel, the sentiment panel, and the Jumbo Pewter Eyelet. The focal panel was also pierced using a Mat Pack and Paper Piercer. The sentiment was from the Stampin' Up! set "Absolutely Fabulous", and it was stamped in Old Olive Craft Ink before being embossed with Clear Embossing Powder and a Heat Gun. Light Blue Kaiser Rhinestones were added to the centers of the five stars that stand up from the base, and along the bottom of the sentiment panel. A piece of 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon was added through the eyelet, and tied off using Silver Cording to complete the card.

That's it for today! I will spending the day stamping with Pam Varnell again, so I should have quite a bit to share for the next week or so. I will be working on several blog challenges that were posted this week, and I will be working on a sample for the upcoming sketch challenge for Tuesday here. Thanks so much for stopping by, and I will see you all again tomorrow! Until then...

Supplies:

Stamps: Polka Stars, Swirly Stars, Seeing Stars (Verve Visual), Absolutely Fabulous (SU!)

Papers: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Inks: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive (Classic & Craft)

Accessories: mat pack, paper piercer, brads, jumbo eyelet, rhinestones, dimensionals, embossing buddy, clear embossing powder, heat gun, crop-a-dile, 1/4" circle punch, 1-3/8" circle punch, acrylic blocks, scissors, ribbon, cording

...Inspired Sketch With Pizazz

This is my submission for both Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #36, and Sketch Challenge #209 at Splitcoaststampers.com. I started with a Rose Red Cardstock base, and also matted each additional layer with the same. The green polka-dotted paper was from the Old Olive Designer Series Paper pack, while the pink was from the Bella Rose Designer Series Paper pack. Each layer was pierced using a Mat Pack and Paper Piercer, then a piece of 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon was tied around the upper panels. The sentiment, from the set "Short & Sweet", was stamped in Jet Black Staz-On Ink using a Stamp-a-ma-jig and Image Sheet to ensure proper placement. The gorgeous flowers are from the upcoming catalog set called "Petal Pizazz" which will be available on January 19th. The flowers were stamped in the inspiration colors, then cut out using CutterBee Scissors. I added some height by popping up extra flower pieces with Dimensionals, then added a Circle Designer Brad to the center of the largest bloom.

That's it for today! Thanks for stopping by, and I want to wish you all a very Happy New Year! I hope to have something to post for you some time in the afternoon, but I can't make any promises...I may not be home until late! Until later...

Supplies:

Stamps: Petal Pizazz, Short & Sweet

Papers: Rose Red, Whipser White, Shimmery White, Bella Rose DSP, Old Olive DSP

Inks: Jet Black Staz-On, Pretty in Pink Classic Ink, Old Olive Classic Ink, Rose Red Classic Ink

Accessories: mat pack, paper piercer, scissors, ribbon, brad, dimensionals, stamp-a-ma-jig, image sheet, 1/2" circle punch

...Kristina's Color Inspiration #35

This is my submission for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #35. I love all of these colors she has chosen, but they aren't the ones I would normally reach for...so I had to do this challenge! I started with a Baja Breeze Cardstock base, then matted each layer with Chocolate Chip Cardstock. The yellow patterned paper was from one of the new designer papers coming out in the upcoming catalog, and it's called Jackpot Designer Series Paper. The edges were pierced using a Mat Pack and Paper Piercer, then a piece of 5/8" Baja Breeze Striped Ribbon was added around the entire panel. I then added three Antique Brass Brads down the left side. The focal panel was Very Vanilla Cardstock that was stamped with the snowflakes from "Snow Burst". I used Close To Cocoa Craft Ink, So Saffron Craft Ink, VersaMark, and Baja Breeze Classic Ink to create the different colored flakes. They were embossed with Clear Embossing Powder and a Heat Gun. The sentiment was from Verve Visual's set "Ornamental Christmas". It was stamped in Chocolate Chip Craft Ink, then embossed in the same manner as the snowflakes. The scalloped mat was create using Spellbinder's Classic Rectangles Nestabilities. I added some more piercing around the edges of the focal panel, then attached the panel to the base using Dimensionals.

I have one more challenge to work on for today...Julee Tilman's Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #65. Wish me luck! See you again soon, but until then...

Supplies

Stamps: Snow Burst (SU!), Ornamental Christmas (Verve)

Papers: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Jackpot DSP

Inks: Craft Ink-Close To Cocoa, So Saffron; VersaMark; Baja Breeze Classic Ink

Accessories: mat pack, paper piercer, brads, ribbon, dimensionals, nesties, clear embossing powder, embossing buddy, heat gun

...Kristina's Color Inspiration #29

Here it is....my submission for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #29. I have never really been into making Christmas cards this early, but I can't seem to stay away from them lately! It must be a sickness...too bad there isn't a pill I can take for it! LOL! I used the Stampin' Up! set "Baby Jesus Is Born" this time. I watercolored the image using an Aquapainter and several Stampin' Write Markers (Taken With Teal, Bordering Blue, Going Gray, Elegant Eggplant, Close To Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, and Blush Blossom). The orange patterned paper is from the Ghostly Greetings Designer Series Paper pack, but I designed my own blue designer paper. I used the word block from the set "Season of Joy" (the same one that I used on the card this morning), and stamped the Pacific Point Cardstock in Pacific Point Classic Ink. I used a Stamp-a-ma-jig and Image Sheet to keep everything lined up. Each panel was matted with Basic Black Cardstock, and popped up off of the Kraft Cardstock base using Dimensionals. Then a piece of 5/8" Pumpkin Pie Striped Ribbon and three Pumpkin Pie Buttons were added to complete the card.

That's it for today...promise! I have a club tonight, so I had to get this posted in order to qualify for Kristina's challenge. I will be back tomorrow, though...so come back by to see what I have going on! Until then...

Supplies

Stamps: Baby Jesus Is Born, Season of Joy

Papers: Kraft, Basic Black, Pacific Point, Watercolor, Ghostly Greetings DSP

Inks: Jet Black Staz-On, Pacific Point Classic Ink

Accessories: ribbon, buttons, stamp-a-ma-jig, image sheet, aquapainters, markers, dimensionals

...Kristina's Color Inspiration #28

This is my submission for Kristina's Color Inspiration #28 this week. I absolutely love these colors together! I decided to use some of the old Pumpkin Pie Designer Series Papers along with "Live Your Dreams" for this particular challenge. While preparing to make the card, I realized that I had purchased the Embossing Stacks that Stampin' Up offered several catalogs ago. So I whipped them out to see if the colors I would be using were there. The Soft Subtle Stack had a Sage Embossing Powder, and the Bold Bright Stack had an Orange Embossing Powder. I knew the orange one would be too bright if I used it on a white panel, so I opted to use a Ruby Red Cardstock panel instead. ..I think it turned out quite nicely, don't you? The sentiment (from the same set) was stamped in Ruby Red Craft Ink, then embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. Three Silver Brads and some 5/8" Pumpkin Pie Striped Ribbon was added to complete this vibrant creation.

That's it for today! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope to see you and hear from you again soon. I will leave you with this thought.....If the early bird gets the worm, then why does the second mouse get the cheese? Makes you wonder doesn't it? :-)

Until later...

Supplies

Stamps: Live Your Dreams

Papers: Whisper White, Sage Shadow, Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie DSP

Inks: Ruby Red Craft Ink

Accessories: versaMarker, embossing powders (orange, sage, clear), heat gun, brads, ribbon, embossing buddy, 3/16 corner rounder, dimensionals

...Sketch Challenge #183, Ways To Use It Challenge #173, Kristina's Color Challenge #14, & A Winner !!!

This is my submission for yesterday's Sketch Challenge at SCS, and Kristina's Color Inspiration #14 Challenge . I started with a Kraft Cardstock (Layer 1) card base (6-5/8 X 6-1/2), and when it was folded in half it measured 6-5/8 X 3-1/4. All of the images are from SU's Level Two Hostess Set "Spring Solitude". Basic Black Cardstock (Layer 3 : 4-1/4 X 3-1/8) was stamped with the flower trio stamp in Whisper White Craft Ink, and was embossed with Stampendous White Embossing Powder. A piece of Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon was tied around the center of the panel, and the completed panel was attached to the card base using Dimensionals. A piece of Whisper White Cardstock (Layer 2 : 2-1/2 X 1-7/8) was added beside the black panel, and was attached to the card base using SNAIL Adhesive. The focal panel (Layer 4) consisted of Basic Black Cardstock (4-3/16 X 2-3/16), Kraft Cardstock (4-1/16 X 2-1/16), and Whisper White Cardstock (4 X 2). The branch and bird images were stamped in Jet Black Staz-On Ink onto the white panel using a Stamp-a-ma-jig and Image Sheet for placement. The bird was stamped again onto a scrap piece of white paper, cut out using CutterBee Scissors, and placed over the black bird using a Dimensional. The sentiment was stamped twice: once in Real Red Classic Ink onto white cardstock, and again in black on Real Red Cardstock. The red "thank" was punched out using the Small Oval Punch, and was matted onto black cardstock that was punched out with the Large Oval Punch. The black "you" was cut down using a Paper Cutter, and was attached to the ovals using SNAIL Adhesive. Black Brads were added below layer two and to the sentiment panel to finish off the card.

This is my submission for today's Ways To Use It Challenge on SCS. We were to score our creations in some way, so I scored the Old Olive Cardstock card base (8-1/2 X 5-1/2) under the sentiment panel. The sentiment panel consisted of Whisper White Cardstock (4-1/4 X 2-1/4), Bravo Burgundy Cardstock (4-1/4 X 5/16), and a piece of designer paper from BasicGrey's Figgy 6X6 Paper Pad (4-1/4 X 1-1/2). The sentiment was from the set "Hugs & Wishes", and was stamped in Jet Black Staz-On Ink using a Stamp-a-ma-jig and Image Sheet for placement. The layers were attached to the white cardstock with SNAIL Adhesive, and the completed panel was attached to the card base using Dimensionals. A piece of Teal 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon was added to the panel, and three Black Brads were placed above the panel using a Mat Pack (for placement) and Paper Piercer to finish off the card.Now on to the winner of the blog candy! My husband chose #52 .................... Janet Beahm (harley7312)!

harley7312 said...
Mercy, your blog is fantastic! I love both the cards and the music! Your are a very talented lady and I am privileged to know you! Congrats on your number of hits! Keep up the great work!

Janet
June 29, 2008 5:06 AM

This absolutely cracks me up! I just met Janet last month at a "Scrampin' Event" in my area, and I knew instantly that we would be good friends! She was also a guest at Pam Varnell's last weekend for our stampin' extravaganza, so I got to spend some quality time with her. Congrats, Janet....you owe my hubby one!!!! LOL! Shoot me an email to let me know when and where you want to meet to get your goodies. Thanks to everyone who left comments and entered to win. I have made some wonderful friends online, and I appreciate your faithful readership. It's because of all of you that I can celebrate these wonderful milestones. {{{{BIG CYBER HUGS}}}}

That's it for today! I will see you all again tomorrow with another creation of some sort. Until then.......