Acrylic Distressed Holidays For You

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 373.
I used Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 363 - Basic Pretty Pirouette.
I searched through my craft supplies Holly and guess what I found? Yep Acrylic Paints. So this is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 365 - Acrylic Distress.  I started with white and added 1 drop of red, stirred and had some Pretty In Pink paint to add to some white cs that was embossed with The Paper Studio's Intracate Swirl EF. After drying I sanded and then sponged some basic gray on the raised sections but it also got on the rest of it. Not sure if this was the look I was going for but it is the one I ended up with ;)
I used a Martha Stewart border punch on the Pink Pirouette matt layer then matted that on basic gray.
My dp is from Basic Gray's Crazy Love pack.
I used my Copic ABS to color the 4 layers of primas then added some white cording to tie the button in the center with.
My sentiment is from All Holidays and stamped in pretty in pink on white. then punched with layered oval punches from SU.
RECIPE:
Stamps: All Holidays
Paper: white, pretty in pink, pink pirouette, basic gray, BG Crazy Love dp
Ink: pretty in pink, basic gray
Accessories: cord, button, primas, whtie & red acrylic paint, Copic ABS, Copics, dimensionals, layered oval punches, Martha Stewart border punch
Techniques: Acrylic Distress, ABS, 3D

Happy Birthday Cowboy

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 365 - Acrylic Distress. What a fun TLC Holly. Sorry I had to tweek mine since I have NO acrylic paint I embossed the CB Star EF on bashful blue then sanded the top and sponged Ranger "Broken China" Distressing Ink on top of the raised portion.
My dp panel is from The Paper Studio "YEEHAW" I picked up a couple of weeks ago and needed the right opportunity to use.
My layout is from Saturday's CARD POSITIONING SYSTEM SKETCH CHALLENGE # 253.
My sentiment is stamped in night of navy and is from from a set called "Southwest Cowboy" from Marks Finest Papers. I used a Nestie label die to cut and emboss.
I have 3 grandson's and have a sneaky feeling one of them will see this sometime this year. LOL.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Southwest Cowboy - MFP
Paper: vanilla, riding hood red, bashful blue, TPS Yeehaw dp
Ink: night of navy, Ranger - Broken China
Accessories: brads, Nesties Label die, CB Stars EF

Heard From The Baroque Motif

This is for this weeks challenges (minus Friday's WT as I do not have any of those darling little envelopes - must get soon).
So for Today's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 263 - Beccabatgirl. I found inspiration from her gorgeous BUTTERFLY & FLOURISH BIRTHDAY CARD.
For Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 324 - Creative Wallcovering finding inspiration in these gorgeous Wallies Mariposa Butterflies Wall Decorations .
For Friday's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 100 - understandblue where I loved Lydia's GORGEOUS BUTTERFLY CAS CARD.
For Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 362 - Bountiful Borders.
For Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 372.
For Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 362 - Night of Blue Cakes.
For Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 364 - Wrinkle Free Distress.
I used my Nesties Grand Butterfly dies using bashful blue and night of navy cs.
I used bashful blue and crumb cake for my wrinkle free distress background panel then stamped the flourish from "Baroque Motif" in night of navy after stamping off.
My focal panel is matted on bashful blue then night of navy cs using a fiskars border punch on the bottom side.
I stamped the sentiment from "Heard From The Heart" in crumb cake.
Now off to Church I go to watch my oldest grandson (Brayden) go through baptism.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Heard From The Heart, Baroque Motif
Paper: white, basful blue, night of navy
Ink: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Fiskars border punch, Nestie Grand Butterflies,
Techniques: wrinkle free distress

Wrinkled Free Distressed Happy Birthday

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 362 - Bountiful Borders. I used my Martha Stewart Lattice Border on both sides of my white cs to make a lattice topper for my distressed layer below.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 372. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 362 - Night of Blue Cakes.
My distressed panel underneath the white lattice layer is for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 374 - Wrinkle Free Distress. I used the 3 color challenge coordinating markers for my distressed panel, misted then dryed with my heat gun.
On the lattice panel I punched some MS Ferns & butterflies from the remainder of my distressed sheet.
My bashful blue base panel was embossed using Sizzix Brickwall embossing folder inked with night of navy on the negative side.
Now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Happy Birthday - CTMH
Paper: white, bashful blue
Ink: bashful blue, night of navy, crumb cake
Accessories: MS Lattice Border, MS Fern, MS Butterfly, Sizzix Brickwall,
Techniques: wrinkle free distress, cuttlebug the negative effect

Garden Silhouette Dreams

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 372; Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 362 - Night Blue Cakes; and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 364 - Wrinkle Free Distress. NOW how in the world could I resist using all 3 of these together? I couldn't. LOL.
God has been so good to me all of my life and so many times I have failed to thank him for bringing me through the rough and trying times so I made this to give to someone to remind them HE is always there to listen and give us the strength needed to face anything.
I used my SU color challenge matching markers on wax paper, misted then layed some white cs on top and heated to dry it the stamped the Garden Silhouette image and Close to My Heart sentiment from "Follow Your Dreams" in Night of Navy. I used my white jel pen randomly on the image. I used bashful blue and crumb cake cs as matts.
I punched a Marvy Oval Scallop in bashful blue cs and stamped the rest of the sentiment in night of navy.
I LOVE how this turned out and hope you do too.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Garden Silhouette - SU; Follow Your Dreams - CTMH
Paper: white, bashful blue, crumb cake
Ink: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Marvy oval scallop punch
Techniques: wrinkle free distress

Puppy Love

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 362 - Night of Blue Cake.
I did a small piece of white cs using Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 364 - Wrinkle Free Distress using my SU Markers for ink and misting.
My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 228.
My image is a digital image purchased a while back from Designed2Delight and needing the perfect opportunity to be colored and used. I cut it out and popped it up on the bashful blue scalloped heart after sponging the inside of the Nestie with the die in place.
My dp is from a newly purchased stack from The Paper Studio.
I have battled for over month now of which Valentine card to give to my dear sweet hubby who is just the love of my life and this will be it. I had to wait 11 years to find him but I have never been sooo much in love that it hurts to be apart even long enough for work. I hope he likes this one.
Have a fabulous day of LOVE!!
RECIPE:
Stamps: Puppy Love - D2D
Paper: white, vanilla, crumb cake, bashbul blue, TPS dp
Ink: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Digi image, copics, Nesties Scallop Heart, dimensionals, wax paper, SU Markers, sponges
Techniques: sponge distressing, 3D, Wrinkle Free Distressing, copic coloring, dry embossing

Distressed True Friend

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 364 - Wrinkle Free Distress and my layout is from today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 157 - Sketch by Nancy Littrell.
I love it when these 2 work together so perfect.
I used Ranger distressing inks:
Vintage Photo, Tea Dye, & Frayed Burlap for my focal panel then stamped the flower & sentiment from True Friend using Broken China which turned a bit teal so my middle panel is Taken With Teal cs matted on vanilla base cs.
I love how this background panel turned out.
Hope you do too
RECIPE:
Stamps: True Friend
Paper: vanilla, taken with teal
Ink: Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Frayed Burlap, Broken China
Accessories: Brad
Techniques: wrinkle free distress

Lovely Trees

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 262 - 101Airborne. I loved the winter scene in her BLUE CHRISTMAS.
This is also for Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 323 - Better Photos finding beauty in this magistic BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPING PHOTO of PATIENCE.
I made a rainbow of ribbon stips for Friday's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 103 - Rainbow and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 363 - Make Your Own Stipes.
I cut and embossed the window die from Our Daily Bread using white cs and the curtains are from Basic Gray Crazy Love dp. I sponged some clouds with bashful blue ink and stamped the trees in old olive.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Lovely As A Tree
Paper: white, BG Crazy Love
Ink: old olive, bashful blue
Accessories: ODB Window Die, Scallop Oval, ribbons
Techniques: sponging, 3D, masking

Olive You Love Notes

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 361 - Valentine with a Twist where Hannah threw me for a loop when she said NO RED!! Anne don't faint OK? In order to reign as the Queen I had to come up with an alternate plan and so I used last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 360 - White Island Pool Party which has no red or pink in it but still with a Valentine theme. Whey.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 371.
I cut thin strips of pool party and island indigo cs for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 363 - Make Your Own Stripes and used the LOVE NOTE image stamped in island indigo for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 156 - Hearts.
Have a fabulous Thursday everyone.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Olive You
Paper: white, pool party, island indigo
Ink: island indigo
Accessories: stickes, ribbon
Techniques: Make Your Own Stripes

Wild West Love

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 371.
My colors are from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 361 - Soft Poppy Delight.
My tag panel and heart with the stips of cs from the color challenge are from Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 363 - Make Your Own Stripes.
My heart is also for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 156 - Hearts. I added stickles to the heart stipes, cut a poppy parade mat for the heart and popped it up on dimensionals.
I used a sheet of dp from The Paper Studio - Love You stack for the bottom panel and soft suede for the base.
The focal panel is stamped with poppy parade using Wild West Alphabet "I" and "U", sponged with poppy parade then popped up on dimensionals. I punched 3 of the larger holes from poppy parade cs using my crop-a-dile, popped them up on dimensionals then covered with glossy glaze for faux brads.
This will be my valentine card to my darling hubby. I hope he likes it. He is so supportive and encouraging while enduring my addiction. LOL
RECIPE:
Stamps: Wild West Alphabet
Paper: white, daffodil delight, soft suede, poppy parade, TPS - Love You dp
Ink: poppy parade
Accessories: dimensionals, eyelet, crop-a-dile, stickles, ribbon, circle punches, Martha Stewart Heart Punch, corner punch
Techniques: Make Your Own Stripes, faux brads, 3D, sponge distressing

All Year Cheer Thanks

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 363 - Soft Poppy Delight; for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 363 - Make Your Own Stripes ; Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 156 - Hearts; and Monday's MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 227.
I used strips of cs from the 3 colors in the CC today for my stripes under my punched heart and for the panel under it.
I just had to use some new stuff. Paper Studio Intricate Swirl embossing folder and Paper Studio Love You dp. My ribbon slidder is Nesties Tag Trio 3 cut and embossed using daffodil delight. The sentiment is from All Year Cheer I and stamped in poppy parade.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: All Year Cheer I
Paper: white, daffodil delight, soft suede, poppy parade, TPS - Love You dp
Ink: poppy parade
Accessories: ribbon, TPS Intricate Swirl, Nesties Tag Trio 3
Techniques: Make Your Own Stripes

Wonderful Words of LOVE

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 363 - Make Your Own Stripes. I used 1/4 and 1/2 inch strips of Bo Bunny - Crazy Love dp then cut and embossed with Nesties Hearts. I cut and embossed a matt in choc chip using Nesties Scallop Heart. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how this turned out.
My hearts are for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 156 - Hearts.
This is also for Sunday's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 261 - Darsie1.  I chose to CASE Darsies' BEARY MUCH as I love that darling bear holding that heart. So cute.
I stamped the LOVE from Wonderful Words in choc chip ink. On the inside I stamped "Happy Valentine Day" from All Holidays set in choc chip.
I think one of my daughters might be seeing this next week ;)
RECIPE:
Stamps: Wonderful Words I
Paper: vanilla, choc chip, Bo Bunny - Crazy Love dp
Ink: choc chip
Accessories: Nestie Hearts & Scalloped Hearts
Techniques: Make Your Own Stripes

Ethel's Too Funny

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 98 - Send A Joke well Ethel just cracks me up so I grabbed her.
I CASED this STARY NIGHT for today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 98 - Brat Cards. I love the way she did the stars behind the window die.

Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 360 - Groundhog Day challenge was to stamp the same image multiple times which I did with the star image from Background Basics stamped in versa mark then heat embossed and Ethel stamped twice, once on the inside, and one cut out and popped up.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 370. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 360 - White Island Pool.

I stamped the sentiment on the inside 1st in pool party then in island indigo for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 372 - Try This or Try That.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Ethel, Strange Sentiment - Rubbernecker, Background Basics - SU
Paper: white, pool party, island indigo
Ink: pool party, island indigo, momento tuxedo black
Accessories: Small Madison Window, MS Picket Fence, Embossing Buddy, Embossing powder, Copics, stamp-a-ma-jig
Techniques: Shadow Stamping, Copic coloring

Pot Full of Posies

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 360 - Groundhog Day where we were to pick an image and stamp it multiple times. I stamped the single posie image eight times, 1st four in pool party and then just off abit in island indigo.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 370.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 360 - White Island Pool.
My shadow images are for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE #362 - Try This or Try That.
I cut the flower pot in island indigo and the top in pool party then embossed the island indigo layer with SU Textile EF which mashed the embossing so I put it back in the Nestie flower pot die and embossed it again. I added a flower with a gem on the side to the pool party top part. The flower pot is up on dimensionals.
For the bottom portion I used Martha Stewarts Diamond fence border punch on top of some pool party cs.
Hope you like it, now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Pocket Full of Posies
Paper: white, pool party, island indigo
Ink: pool party, island indigo
Accessories: MS Diamond Fence, Flower punch, stamp-a-ma-jig, gem, dimensionals
Techniques: shadow stamping, 3D

Elegant Embroidered Greetings

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 370. My colors are from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 360 - White Island Pool. I stamped the sentiment on the inside 1st in pool party then in island indigo for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 362 - Try This or Try That. I used Martha Stewarts picket fence border punch for the front matt panel, pool party for the base and fold over flap and island indigo for the matt for base.
I used my air brush system for the primas and they are held together with a gem brad.

I did something I do not usually do and that is to take a peek at those who have already created. In looking at the challenge gallery I loved the way Sallie did her faux curtains behind her window in this gorgeous FLOWERING WINDOW BOX and attempted to create that same effect, without sucess I might add. I used the lacey border from Elegant Embroidery SU set. I first tried using my white craft ink which failed. I have had nothing but trouble with that pad since getting it. I just can not get it to show up so I ended up with island indigo. Still did not get the angle I was going for but oh well.
RECIPE:

Stamps: Elegant Embroidery, Elegant Greetings
Paper: white, pool party, island indigo
Ink: pool party, island indigo
Accessories: MS Picket Fence Border, Butterflies, Fern punches, pirmas, Copics, ABS, Gem, Sm Madison Window
Techniques: Shadow Stamping, Copic Airbrushing

Curvy Verses Get Well Wishes

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 360 - Party Island White.  I made this using Saturday's CARD POSITIONING SYSTEM SKETCH CHALLENGE # 252.  This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 362 - Try This or Try That.
 I stamped the sentiment in pool party then in island indigo on white cs then cut,
embossed, then sponged with pool party with the Nestie in place
and added the next size in island indigo for a matt.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Curvy Verses - SU
Ink: Island Indigo
Paper: white, pool party, island indigo, MME - Home dp
Accessories: ribbon, gems, Nestie Label 18
Technique: sponging

I made this for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 360 - White Island Pool Party my last week as guest host for the CC. It has been a blast and I am so thankful Betty asked me to share in this experience. This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 362 - Try This or Try That. I stamped the sentiment in pool party then in island indigo on white cs then sponged with pool party and island indigo. I was determined to not be whipped by this gorgeous Cascading creation Holly challenged us with.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Curvy Verses
Paper: white, pool party, island indigo
Ink: pool party, island indigo
Accessories: flower punches, Martha Stewart Picket Fence Border Punch
Techniques: Cascading Card

Chocolate Therapy, It Works!

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 362 - Try This or Try That since I flopped at the fold attempt I went with the double vision. I stamped in crumb cake on crumb cake then used my stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp off just a bit in choc chip.
My colors come from Friday's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 101 - Chocolate Cake where we were to use crumb cake and choc chip at least on a creation.
I used a sentiment from Rubbernecker that just tickles my funny bone and the choc drop image is from a set from My Favorite Things.
Hope you like it, now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Chocolate Therapy-RN, Sweet Things - MFT
Paper: Crumb Cake, Choc Chip
Ink: Crumb Cake, Choc Chip
Accessories: ribbon, stamp-a-ma-jig
Techniques: double vision

Mary Poppin's Wanna Be

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 359 - Looking Back, Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 369, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 359 - Basically Limeade Parade and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 361 - Inspired by Belleek Pottery.
My digi image is so old I can not remember where I got it sorry but it is colored with copics then stickles added to the flower centers and cheeks.
So here are my WT - Looking Back Challenges:
WT308 - Hearts
WT312 - Polka Dots
WT316 - Flowers
WT317 - Decorative Scissors
WT319 - Ovals
WT321 - Sweet Treats
WT323 - Fine Tune
WT325 - Die Cuts
WT326 - Piercing
WT328 - No White CS
WT347 - Exta, Extra Read All About It
WT351 - Friend or Faux
WT352 - Stencil
WT354 - Digi
WT355 - Bead it
Now off to work I go. Happy Thursday everyone.
RECIPE:
Stamps: digi?
Paper: vanilla, basic black, lucky limeade, poppy parade
Ink: certainly celery
Accessories: ribbon, twine, beads, Fiskars Heart Border Punch, dimensionals. glue dots, Polka Dot EF, Script EF, Nesties Label 10
Techniques: Cuttlebug - The Negative Effect, Dry Emboss, 3D

Valentine Greeting Card Kid

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 369 , Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 359 - A Basically Limeade Parade and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 361 - Inspired Belleek Pottery.
I inked my Victorian cuttlebug embossing folder negative side with pink pirouette then embossed on white cs. I punched my poppy parade border with Fiskars heart border then added a layer of ribbon. I cut the angled panel from lucky limeade and layered with some black ribbon then added some hearts from the border punch outs. I also used the hearts for the upper right corner detail as well.
My image was stamped in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics and matted on lucky limeade, poppy parade and basic black cs and popped up on dimensionals. I added some stickles to the heart. The sentiment is from Three Little Words and is stamped in poppy parade.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Three Little Words
Paper: white, basic black, poppy parade, lucky limeade
Ink: momento tuxedo black, poppy parade, pink pirouette
Accessories: ribbon, Fiskars heart border, stickles, Victoria EF, Cuttlebug
Techniques: dry emboss, 3D, Cuttlebug-the negative effect

Randy's Flower

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 359 - Limeade Parade - Basically with a dessert of using at least 2 embossing folders.  This is also for Monday's MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 225. What a fun layout so I went with a fun image. I used this darling digi image from The Greeting Farm that I have had laying around just waiting for my copics to add some color.

After coloring I cut using "OUT OF THE BOX" technique". 
I embossed the limeade panel with stylized flowers and the dp panels with swiss dots embossing folders.
Stamps: Randy With Flower - TGF
Paper: white, lucky limeade, Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Basic Gray - June Bug
Accessories: copics, Stylized Flower EF, Swiss Dot EF
Techniques: out of the box

Congrats on Retirement

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 361 - Inspired Belleek Pottery and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 154 - Color Challenge using pink, celery, & white.
I used cuttlebug BIRDS & SWIRLS embossing folder inked with river rock on the negative side. I cut and embossed the flourish frame in pretty in pink then cut the inside out and sponged the raised portion of the embossed folder with pretty in pink and certainly celery inks. The frame is popped up on dimensionals. The sentiment is stamped in certainly celery and sponged with pretty in pink and popped up as well.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Congrats
Paper: white, river rock, pretty in pink
Ink: pretty in pink, certainly celery
Accessories: Birds & Swirls EF, Nesties Labels & Flourish Frames
Techniques: Cuttlebug - The Negative Effect

Fancy Valen-TWINED Remake

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 100 - Have A Heart or Two and today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 96 - lisalara who is a sweetheart as well as a fabulous inspiration on this website. I chose to CASE Lisa's LOVE KNOTS. I made 2 knots at the top of my heart using twine which is for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 360 - Twine It Up.
I did some faux stitching for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 358 - Sew Beautiful.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 368 and my color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 358 - Pretty Pink Rose with a dessert option of Valentine.
OK so I was not in love with my last creation on Wednesday so I took it apart and did a "do-over" on it. I like it much better now I think. Not sure the white heart in the center of the big scalloped heart will stay, not really growing on me right now. What do you think?
I used some valentine dp for the 2 panels and matted them, I also sponged and matted the sentiment panel and cut the cornes.
I sponged the heart border panel as well. I threaded white twine in loops rather than straight around and like that much better. So give me your opinion please.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Fancy Flexible Phrases
Paper: white, rose red, pink pirouette, pretty in pink, valentine dp
Ink: rose red, pretty in pink
Accessories: twine, dimensionals, Fiskars Heart border punch, MS Heart Punch, Maurvy Scalloped Heart, corner punch
Techniques: faux stitching, sponging, 3d

Fancy Valen-TWINED

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 368.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 358 - Pretty Pink Roses with a dessert option of Valentine.
I punched my Fiskars scalloped heart in rose red cs then punched holes around the edge with my crop-a-dile and threaded twine in and out with a bow ending up at the top for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 360 - Twine It Up.
I inked my Hearts embossing folder with rose red the embossed the pink pirouette cs for the 2 panels on the top and the one across is pretty in pink punched with Fiskars Heart Border punch. The 2 hearts on the sentiment panel are from the punched border. I stamped the sentiment in rose red on pink pirouette.
Happy Hump day all.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Fancy Flexible Phrases
Paper: pink pirouette, pretty in pink, rose red
Ink: rose red
Accessories: Cuttlebug Hearts EF, Fiskars Heart Border, Maurvy Scallop Heart, twine, crop-a-dile
Techniques: Cuttlebug - The Negative Effect, Twine It Up,

Sweet Talkin' Hearts

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE #

69 - Pretty Pink Roses with a dessert option of Valentine.  I used my Nesties Hearts & Scalloped Hearts in rose red, pink pirouette and pretty in pink cs alternating layers. Each layer is popped up on dimensionals.

My layout is from last Wednesday's FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES # 17.  I love this simple layout.  I used some valentine dp and a strip of rose red topped with pink ribbons.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Sweet Talk - SU

Ink: Rose Red

Paper: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette, Valentine dp

Accessories: Nesties Hearts & Scalloped Hearts, dimensionals, ribbon

Technique: 3D

Southwest Cowboy Birthday Braids

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 360 - Twine IT Up. I hope what I did is OK, I ran one piece across the hat and braided one strand and attached it with a brad.
My layout is from today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 153 - Sketch by loll. I used reverse masking for my 3 color blocks. I started by punching out the 3 different sizes of deckled punches on paper then began at the bottom with certainly celery, middle with crumb cake and top with bashful blue. I then stamped the cactus in lucky limeade, the cowboy in choc chip and the sentiment in bashful blue. I bought this set just for that hunk-a cowboy, wowzer.
Happy Monday to all my fellow cyber challenge junkies. LOL.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Southwest Cowboy - MFP
Paper: vanilla, brown
Ink: Bashful blue, certainly celery, lucky limade, crumb cake, choc chip
Accessories: twine, hardware, glue dots, stacked deckled punches, sponges
Techniques: sponging, color blocking, reverse masking, braiding

Thoughts of Love All Week

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 258 - Holstein. Congrats girl, glad to see you in the spotlight. I chose to CASE Linda's AUTUMN CARD. I was so inspired by her chaulking that I had to dust mine off and use them on stylized flowers embossing folder.
I also found this darling OMBRE SEQUIN MINI DRESS from Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 319 - Polyvore. Love the colors in that dress.
I used a sympathy stamp set and made a valentine card with it for Friday's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 99 - Fickle Valentines.
My pink and red hearts are stickers for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 357 - Stuck On Me.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 367.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 357 - Blushing Red Breezes.
Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 359 -Best of 2011 fun challenge to pick any TLC from 2011 and for this one I chose TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 322 - Stampin' in the Die. I cut and embossed white cs using Nesties Reverse Wonky Rectangles then inked up my image from "THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS" using SU color coordinating markers, huffed and stamped with the die still in place. I then stamped the sentiment from "THREE LITTLE WORDS" in baja breeze. After stamping I sponged some blusing bride before removing the die.
I love how this turned out and hope you do too.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers, Three Little Words
Paper: white, baja breeze
Ink: baja breeze, blushing bride, riding hood red
Accessories: cord, buttons, chaulks, stickers, dimensionals, Nesties Revers Wonky Rectangles
Techniques: Stampin' In The Die, Dry embossing, chaulking, huffing

Fickled Kitty Love

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 99 - Fickled Valentine and man I hope I did this right.
I CASED Judy's IT'S ALL ABOUT TEAL for today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 95 - jaydekay. I just got this Small Madison Window die from PoppyStamps and could not wait to use it. I love the way Judy sponged her window for an antique look. I used baja breeze on mine. I added some white liquid applique to the window for faux snow effect. My kitty image is a digital image colored with copics.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 367 .
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 357 - Blushing Red Breezes.
This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 359 - Best of 2011. Today I choose to go back in time to Toy's fun challenge TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 341 - Altered Designer Paper. I ran my sheet of valentine dp through the cuttlebug using the "HEARTS" embossing folder. I also embossed some blushing bride cs for panel 2.
I hope you like it. I will be giving this to one of my grands next month.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: riding hood red, blushing bride, baja breeze, valentine dp
Ink: baja breeze
Accessories: ribbon, buttons, dimensionals, stickles, copics, Madison Small Window die, Cuttlebug - Hearts EF, white liquid applique
Techniques: altered dp, sponging, copic coloring, painting with stickles

The Gift Of Love

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 367.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 357 - Blushing Red Breezes.
Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 359 - The Best of 2011 was to choose a TLC from last year. This time I chose TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 325 - Paper Buttons which was an absolute blast to do then and still. I punched 10 hearts using my Martha Stewart Heart punch glued 5 together and ended up with 2 heart stacks. I used my crop-a-dile to punch my button holes then tied some white hemp in a bow through the holes then ran some white hemp across the width of my card.
I embossed the blushing bride panel with cuttlebugs Heart embossing folder. The dp I used is so old I have no idea what the name of it is but I got it at Michaels. My sentiment is from a set from Close To My Heart called THE GIFT OF LOVE and it is stamped in baja breeze.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: The Gift Of Love - CTMH
Paper: white, blushing bride, riding hood red, baja breeze, dp?
Ink: baja breeze
Accessories: hemp, CB Hearts, MS Heart Punch, crop-a-dile,
Techniques: dry emboss, 3d, paper buttons

No Stampin' Friendship

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 357 - Blushing Red Breezes  .I also made this for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 359 - Best of 2011 where I again chose TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 350 - No Stampin' . I used some vellum with sentiments on it for my focal image.
I am also including Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 152 - Die Cuts. I used my brand new Nestie Label 15. My base is blushing bride 4x4 with all 4 corners rounded the same as the 4 center squares. My layout comes from CARD POSITIONING SKETCH CHALLENGE # 250 a fun layout.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: blushing bride, riding hood red, whtie, vellum sentiment
Ink: none
Accessories: vellum, corner punch, Nesties Label 15

No Stamping Birthdays

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 359 - Best of 2011where we were to pick one of the past TLC's from 2011. I chose to repeat TECHNIQUE LOVER CHALLENGE # 350 - No Stamping Allowedas I had so much fun with that one. I used a sheet of DCWV Text Print DP on the top and blushing bride below seamed with some ribbon. I used a brand new punch given to me by a co-worker for Christmas and punch these darling cupcake dies in poppy parade for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 152 - Die Cuts.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: blushing bride, poppy parade, DCWV dp
Ink: none
Accessories: ribbon, Cupcake die punch