Angel Wings Sneak Peek

Happy New Years Eve everyone. If you are traveling please travel with great care especially tonight. I made this sneak peek for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE and I used Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Saffron Burgandy Hunter for my color combo. Images are from a soon to be released set called "Angels Wings" from TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY. I stamped the angel in black brilliance then colored her with prismacolor pencils and blended w/gamsol blending medium. I applied stickles and glitter glue to the wings and the heart she is holding then stamped the sentiment in handsome hunter and stamped a heart with bravo burgandy on so saffron layer then stamped a heart in the center of the senitment. I continued stamping the heart after reinking on the saffron layer. I applied stickles to the sentiment heart image as well. Burgandy dew drops on the left side and I am done. The angel image is cut out of the box. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Angel Wings - Treehouse Stamps
Paper: So Saffron, handsome hunter, bravo burgandy, white
Ink: black brilliance, handsome hunter, bravo burgandy
Accessories: dew drops, stickles
Techniques: Gamsol Magic, Out of the Box


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Just Married

Happy Tuesday everyone. I made this wedding card using the COLOR CHALLENGE - Saffron Burgandy Hunter. I CASED Barb as Sunday's FEATURED STAMPER- Stampfilled Dreams by finding my inspiration from the birds and long note from her FLY AWAY WITH ME SILHOUETTE. I used Saturday's PAPER CRAFT PLANET SKETCH CHALLENGE for my layout. I stamped my images in black brilliance then colored them with prismacolor pencils and blended w/gamsol. I think overy 1/2 my gallery is uploaded to Gamsol Magic. LOL. I applied liquid pearls around the layers of cake. It really looks yummy IRL. The dove is cut out and popped up on layered circles which are popped up. The image and sentiment are also popped up. I used some yellow ribbon that I also colored with my saffron marker. I really, really like the way this turned out and hope you do to.'

RECIPE:
Stamps: Just Married
Paper: So Saffron dp, handsome hunter, bravo burgandy, vanilla
Ink: Black brilliance, handsome hunter, so saffron
Accessories: prismacolor pencils, gamsol blending medium, blending stumps, pearlex, ribbon, circle punches, oval punches
Techniques: Gamsol Magic, 3d

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Lovely Basket Full of Thanks

OK, so when I woke up Saturday for the 2nd time after getting home from work we ate lunch then headed to Shannon's to see the grands. I fell asleep in the chair and she made me go home (insert pout) LOL. I tried so hard to stay awake afraid I would not sleep during the night. Well that was not a problem. I went to bed at 8:30 and got up at 6am which is almost my usual wake up time anyway. So I checked out the challenge and headed upstairs.
This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER - Stampfilled Dreams. I used Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE for my layout and Saturday's PAPER CRAFT PLANET'S COLOR CHALLENGE by ASHLEY BOWEN for my color combo. I chose to CASE Barbara's MANY BLESSINGS CARD. I changed the theme, colors and layout. I used the basket and applies from Basket full of Fun and the big single tree from Lovely as a Tree. I colored the ground wtih certainly celery then drew some more grass lines with old olive. I had to hand write my senitment. One day my printer will be working and I will try my hand at computer generated sentiments. The basket is popped up then the handles are popped up over the basket and 2 sets of apples colored alike are popped up as well. Tied some olive sheer ribbon on the side adn her it is. Hope you like it. Barbara has an amazing gallery and I will be CASEing her again but for now I have to get gone. DH and I are hitting the road for a day of fun together. I almost slept the day away Sat bc I had to work 11/7 Friday night so I have some serious making up to do. LOL.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, Basket Full of Fun
Paper: white, vanilla, riding hood red, choc chip, old olive
Ink: old olive, riding hood red, choc chip, creamy caramel, certainly celery, close to cocoa
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, ribbon

Lucky Charm Sneak Peak

This is for today's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE and Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE for my layout. I used this weeks PAPER CRAFT PLANET'S WEEKLYCOLOR CHALLENGE BY ASHLEY BOWEN for my color combo and THIS HATreminded me of an Irish hat. This set is soon to be released from TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY along with many other new items Ashley has added. I just love this little guy. My image was stamped in black then colored with prismacolor pencils and blended w/gamsol. I applied gold glitter to the inside of the kettle. I used some dp I just got from my secret Santa - Anne (thanks again). The vanilla layer is stamped with the small clover in old olive for my handmade background. The sentiment is stamped and cut out with the large oval punch then distressed and popped up. HOpe you like it.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Lucky Charms, Treehouse Stamps,
Paper: vanilla, old olive, choc chip, riding hood red, dp
Ink: black, old olive
Accessories: gold glitter, gamsol, prismacolor pencils
Techniques: Gamsol Magic

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Happy Birthday

Well the challenge was not up before I had to go to work but that is OK bc I had to come home to sleep so I can go back and work 11p-7am. eekkk. I am not a night person. I need prayers to stay awake. Anyway I came home, can't sleep, so this is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - No More Dec Holiday Cards. I used Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE for my layout and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - So Coral Opulence for my color combo. I also used my brand new stamp I got Tuesday night from my dear sweet grandbaby Brayden. Alana and Madison love to "Stampin' UP" as much as her mama and Nana. LOL. They are so funny when they 1st started saying that. In his honor I used this stamp today to make a non december Birthday card with no reds or greens in it.LOL. The saffron layer was stamped with the star background image using cameo coral ink. The senitment is from 2 different stamps in the Close To My Heart set called Birthday Greetings. I stamped the image 2 times and cut the stars, banner and party hats out to pop them up. I turned the banner around so you could see more of the swirl and wrote Happy with a marker. I also applied stickles to the big stars and the small ones on the hats. I hope he likes it bc his birthday is in July and he just might see it again. sshhh it's a secret. Hope everyone traveling has safe travels this weekend.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Classic Backgrounds, Birthday Sentiments (CTMH), Birthday Party Stamp,
Paper: White, so saffron, cameo coral, orchid opulence
Ink: cameo coral, orchid opulence, black brilliance
Accessories: ribbon, stickles, dimensionals
Techniques: 3d

Merry Christmas and I Love You

Merry Christmas everyone. This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Creative Letters. I used 3 stamps I picked up yrs ago at the dollar store. A large heart shaped wreath of roses, a sentiment of I Love You and ommited the word love by inking with a real red marker. I substituted the word love for a heart then colored in the inside with real red. The wreath was colored with real red, old olive, certainly celery, so saffron, cameo coral markers. I used some red double stitched felt ribbon I got from Anne for a Secret Santa gift (thanks again Anne). I love how this turned out and it took me 10 minutes to do it. Yeepee. Now we are going to my in-laws for dinner. Hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful day with family and friends. That is more special than any gifts you can give or receive. I am taking my family to the movies later today.
RECIPE:
Stamps: I Love You sentiment, Heart Wreath, Heart image
Paper: non su white, red
Ink: real red, old olive, certainly celery, cameo coral, so saffron
Accessories: red felt ribbon

Live, Love, Laugh

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE, and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE. WOW did you think I had given my crown up, nope just too busy and tired to combine. I am having a night of insomnia so I decided to take a look to see if the SC was loaded and it was. Thanks Rox for this kewl layout. My hydrangea image was stamped in black brilliance, cameo coral, and orchid opulence on white then tissue paper. I cut out the inside of the vase then followed the rest of the instructions for the TLC. The sentiment is stamped in cameo coral. This TLC was not as hard as I thought it might be. All stamps used are from TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY. I used some Vanilla CS I received as a gift when I met Ashley last month. My daisies are colored with SU markers with a brad in the center then popped up. We had our family gift exchange last night (now) and I have to be at work at 7am. I need my beauty rest. Hope it will come soon. Have a wonderful Christmas eve everyone. If you are traveling stay safe.

RECIPE:
Stamps: LiveLoveLaugh, Hydrangea Vase, - Treehouse Stamps
Paper: Vanilla, White, So saffron dp, orchid opulence, cameo coral
Ink: Black brilliance, orchid opulence, cameo coral, so saffron
Accessories: daisy brad, daisies
Techniques: Faux silke, Hufffing

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CASE of Dreaming of Princess Land

WOW Beth thanks for introducing us to this great stamper. This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER - PaulaTracy. I love your gallery Paula. I picked Paula's ALL DRESSED UP IN WHITE card for inspiration. I changed the layout, image, colors and ribbon placement. I kept the textile cb folder and added a wedding cake embellishment. I colored my image with prismacolor pencils then blended w/gamsol medium using blending stumps. I applied stickles to the head piece and randomly on the dress. I heated the ends of the ribbon so they would twist. The sentiment is stamped and layered in pixie pink then popped up. HOpe you like it.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Dreaming of Princessland
Paper: white, pixie pink
Ink: black brilliance, pixie pink
Accessories: wedding cake embellishment, ribbon, stickles
Techniques: Gamsol Magic, 3d, sponging

G'Day Mate Lion

I am going to Shannon's today for us to make some more candy and cookies for Christmas gifts. Hope they turn out better than the last 2 we did here. LOL.

This is for today's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE - Maximo Gallery. I got my inspiration from THE STRIPES IN THESE PURSES and FUZZY HAIR DOLLS. I used today's Paper Craft Planet SKETCH CHALLENGE. I used a really kewl clear acrylic stamp set called G'DAY MATE from Heather Rolin's last release from H & M STAMP COMPANY - SEE AD BELOW FOR SPECIAL SAVINGS. I stamped the lion on white then just the head on white then on 2 shades or orange mulberry paper. I colored all images on white with prismacolor pencils then blended w/gamsol. I cut the head out. I wet the mulberry paper and tore for a jagged edge effect. I adhered the 2 mulberry pieces to the white head then popped them up over the full image. I had to trim the image to fit and still it ended up wider than I wanted but oh well. I used some Image That dp with stips. I tied 3 strands of hemp in a knot, stamped the sentiment in Not Quite Navy on white and distressed the edges. This is punched w/the wide oval punch and matted on orange.

RECIPE:
Stamps: G'day Mate, HMStampCo
Paper: white, Image That dp, light blue, navy blue, orange
Ink: Black Brilliance, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Hemp, wide oval punch, dimensionals, Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol Blending Medium, blending stumps
Techniques: Gamsol Magic, 3d, sponging

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Quick and Lovely Blue Christmas Trees

This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Holiday Blues and Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Last Minute Quickie. Well I needed 1 more card and have got to get it in the mail today so I hope she gets it before Thursday eek. I received a beautiful card 2 yrs ago from a newfound SCS friend FAITH and here is her Lovely as a Tree Christmas Card and I have been wanting to CASE it since I got it and today was the day. I used bashful blue for the ribbon and sky, baja breeze for the cluster of trees and I sponged the bottom also. The tall single tree and sentiment was stamped with Not Quite Navy. I applied dazling diamonds with a glue pen randomly for sparkle as the one I received was just so shiny I loved it so much. Thanks again Faith for the beautiful card and inspiration. Hope I did it justice in my CASE. This project took me longer to load than to make. 15min tops. WOW. Which worked perfect for me since I have to get to work early today.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, Seasons Greetings
Paper: white
Ink: bashful blue, not quite navy, baja breeze
Accessories: ribbon, dazling diamonds, glue pen
Techniques: Sponging, reverse masking

Christmas Greetings Money Holder Cards

Well today's challenge was to do a quickie last minute project so these 15min for both qualify as today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Last Minute. I used some WM Christmas textured dp and the senitment is from TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY - Christmas Greetings. Hope ya like them.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Christmas Greetings - Treehouse Stamps
Paper: WM textured Christmas DP
Ink: Real Red
Accessories: Border Punch
Techniques: Money Holder Card

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Wild Wild West

Whoo Hoo, today is a special day for me for more reasons than one. I am the proud mom of the inspiration for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE. My very talented darling daughter created this darling COWBOY KID CARD and Roxy was impressed enough to use the layout today. Yeah! There will be NO living with her now. LOL. I used Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Basic Breezy Kisses for my colors and Gamsol Magic for my coloring technique. Why else is it a special day? Because I have a wonderful new found friend here on SCS namely KittyKat aka Connie who so happily shared some images from this GORGEOUS stamp set that I so very much would love to own. This guy just makes my heart flutter what else can I say but don't tell my dh :0I cut the image and layer and tried to emboss, eek I may never get that, with my Nesties Labels sponged the sky with baja breeze and popped up the hat. He is such a hunk, did I say that already. LOL. My kiwi kiss layer was stamped after stamping off with Flannel Plaid with Basic Gray ink. Hope ya like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Wild Wild West, Flannel Plaid
Paper: Baja Breeze, kiwi kiss, white, Not Quite Navy
Ink: black, basic gray, baja breeze
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, Nestie Label, Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol Blending Medium, blending stumps
Techniques: Gamsol Magic, 3d, sponging

Making a Christmas Fav List / Snowball Fight

I am still so excited over this set. I was trying to sleep on night (like tonight with no sucess) and the idea came to me for this set. I got up drew it, scanned my drawing, and emailed it to Ashley and here it is. So kewl. My image was stamped on vanilla using real red then I sponged the edges. I also inked the holly stamp from Christmas Favorites and stamped in the corners of the inside sheet then on the list in the corners without re-inking. Handwrote the menu list. This list image is really large but can be attached to the B plate from your Cuttlebug plates for stamping. Matted on red. This is attached ontop of some wal mart christmas dp that I picked up 2 yrs ago and still trying to use up. All images can be found at TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Make a List, Christmas Favorites, Treehouse Stamps
Paper: Christmas DP, vanilla
Ink: real red, glorious green
Accessories: sponges
Techniques: sponge distressing

Well I had a night of NO SLEEP last night. I have been up since 2am so I decided to get busy on finishing up Christmas Cards. I recently received this very cute acrylic set from TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY. I went to Ashley's house while in KY for a business trip. We had such a blast and she gave me a gable box FULL of goodies. YEAH, thanks again Ashley. I hope you know how very much I enjoyed our visits. I stamped the images on white then colored them with prismacolor pencils and blended them with gamsol blending medium. My fav coloring technique.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Snowball Fight, Treehouse Stamps
Paper: textured cardstock. white
Ink: black brilliance
Accessories: prismacolor pencils, gamsol blending medium, word window punch
Techniques: Gamsol Magic

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Starburst Christmas Favorites

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Tag Punch Starburst. I have seen these numerous times in the gallery but never tried one until today. Thanks Lynn for the inspiration. They really are not that hard to make. I used some glitter cs I won in my one and only blog hop win from Linsey many months ago and some clear vellum. I also used a sentiment from a set called CHRISTMAS FAVORITES from TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY. It was stamped in versamark then embossed with White detail EP. I also used the snowflake cuttlebug embossing folder and some sheer white ribbon and a snowflake brad in the center of the star. I really like how this turned out but what do you think?

RECIPE:
Stamps: Christmas Favorites - Treehouse Stamp Company
Paper: Glitter, white
Ink: versamark
Accessories: white detail embossing powder, Cuttlebug Snowflakes Folder
Techniques: Dry EMboss, Heat Emboss, Tag Punch Starburst

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This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER - America. I was inspired by her LOVE PENGUINS. I changed the colors to match Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Taken with Breezy Hoods. I also changed the layout and used a different image since I do not have the one she used. Wish I did though bc it is just adorable. I used BEACHTIME PERCY from H&M STAMP COMPANY and a quickutz die Santa Hat. I used taken w/teal to color the bucket and shovel and to handwrite the sentiment. I used copics to do the sea and swiggled some white lines with my white jel pen. the santa hat is a quickutz die with stickles on the white parts. I chalked in the sky and sandy beach part. I wish I had not already sent Debdeb her card bc this would go to her but I just happen to know someone else who lives near a beach and they will be getting this one. Hope she likes it and you too. Have a great Sunday and shine on AMERICA, shine on it is your deserving day gurl.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Beachtime Percy - HMStampCo
Paper: Taken w/teal, white
Ink: taken w/teal, black brilliance, copics
Accessories: copics, chaulks, white jel pen, stickles, quickutz Santa Hat die cut
Techniques: chaulking

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IC158, CCDEC1308 Going Quiet

This is for today's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE -Block Party Press and I used THIS RAINBOW PIECE for my inspiration. I combined the IC with today's COLOR CHALLENGE FROM PAPER CRAFT PLANET SITE presented by Ashley Bowen. All stamps used are from TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY. I used Going Green, Quiet Moments, and an individual for the sentiment. I just love this little girl fishing scene. She reminds me of ME. The colors for this week are:-Riding Hood Red-Cameo Coral-Pink Pirouette-Baja Breeze-KraftI had to add some green and yellow, sorry Ashley but I just loved that rainbow piece and had to use it. My rainbow and grass line was colored with prismacolor pencils then blended w/gamsol. I used some copics for the rest. Sentiment is popped up Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Quiet Moments, Going Green, Live Laugh Love, Treehouse Stamps
Paper: Cameo Coral, White
Ink: Kraft, Baja Breeze, Cameo Coral, Riding Hood Red,
Accessories: copics, gamsol, prismacolor pencils
Techniques: Gamsol Magic

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Wise Men Still Seek Him

Well my PC crashed and is almost fixed I hope to have it back home safe and sound today. This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Going Green, Wednesday'sSKETCH CHALLENGE and I used Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE -Taken w/Breezy Hoods for my colors. I used a stamp set from TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY for this project . My image was stamped in black brilliance then colored w/prismacolor pencils and blended w/gamsol. My reused item is the taken with teal strip from a previous dissasterous attempt and my recycle is the baja breeze ribbon that Shannon shared with me. I hope to be back up on my PC tomorrow. I like my laptop upstairs for surfing but not uploading.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Wise Men Still Seek Him - THS
Paper: baja breese, taken with teal, whtie, riding hood red
Ink: black brilliance, taken w/teal, ridding hood red
Accessories: prismacolor pencils, blending medium, ribbon, circle punches
Techniques: Gamsol Magic

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All I Want For Christmas

Well today has not started out good at all, PC crashed with a trojan. I have been trusting a different antivirus system and now am not sure it was such a wise choice. Then I decided to try to upload from work, well that was not easy either, my photo shop is on my home PC. Anyway here it is as it is so sorry. Maybe all will be well tomorrow.

Anyway I did get to do some surffing before it died so this is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE and I used Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE -Taken w/Breezy Hoods for my colors. I used a sentiment stamp from H & M STAMP COMPANY for this project and also Create A Bulb snowflake randomly stamped on the teal layer with Versamark.

RECIPE:
Stamps: All I Want For Christmas, Create A Bulb, HMStampCo
Paper: white, taken w/teal, riding hood red, Snowflake dp,
Ink: riding hood red, versamark
Accessories: circle punches

Keep Christmas Greetings

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE - Taken with Breezy Hoods. I broke into my SU stack for this one. My image was stamped in black brilliance then colored w/copics, SU markers, and some prismacolor pencils blended w/gamsol. I used my new labels nestie for this as well. I applied some stickles on the lanter The sentiment is from Season's Greetings - SU. I just love this image. Hope you do too. I am still trying to finish up Christmas cards for this year. I am scared to say but after dosing myself up and falling asleep at 6pm on the couch again I think I am on the healing side of this mess. I am not bragging too quick though, LOL.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Keep Christmas, Seasons Greetings
Paper: whtie, taken w/teal
Ink: taken w/teal, baja breeze, riding hood red, whtie jel pen
Accessories: copics, prismacolor pencils, blending medium, Nestability Labels
Techniques: gamsol magic

Snowflake Wine Glass Voltive Shade

This dissaster is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Vellum Wine Glass Voltive Shades. It is also what happends when your head is clouded with cold medicine bc the idea in my head did not look anything like what I ended up with :( sniff sniff. Anyway it is done and I am going to try to go to work. Maybe I can make another one tomorrow that looks better than this. I used a sheet of dark blue vellum and ran it through my snowflake CB folder then used my glue pen around the top and bottom to apply glitter. I could not print the template bc my printer is junk except for the scanner part. I have replaced the ink and still can not print anything so I had to wing it by my own drawings. Maybe why it did not turn out huh? LOL Have a great day.

Well after a whole day of from the bed to the couch I feel a lot better. This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER - Annascreations. Such a marvelous gallery to gaze through. I dug deep in the gallery and found my inspiration with her DANCING STARFISH card. I love this set and needed more Christmas card bc I am so behind since I have been sick. I masked and stamped the starfish then sponged below them w/Creamy caramel and dotted with close to cocoa. I colored the starfish and the santa hats from Crab & CO with copics and popped the hats up. I applied stickles to the hat and ground below the starfish. This is matted on kraft then white then red then green. The sentiment is from Crab and Co as well. Hope ya like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Silly Sealife, Crab & Company, SU,
Paper: non su
Ink: glorious green, real red, black
Accessories: sticlkes, dimensionals
Techniques: masking, 3D

IC157, OCCC Dreaming of an Old English Princess Land

This is for today's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE - Images Under Glass. I took my inspiration from the colors in these gorgeous pendants. I used some dp from MME packs and images are stamp sets from H & M STAMP COMPANY called Dreaming of Princess Land and Old English Accessories. My images were colored with Prismacolor pencils then blended w/gamsol. I used the sketch from OUR CREATIVE CORNER CHALLENGE for this week. I used the 3 tops of the castle as replacements for the 3 ribbon strips. I am still so full of sinusitis and my face hurts so bad I can hardly sit for very long so please forgive me if I do not leave comments as I usually do. I will catch up when I feel better.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Dreaming of Princess Land, Old English Accessories - HMStampCo
Paper: white, MME dp
Ink: black brilliance, pumpkin pie
Accessories: primsacolor pencils, gamsol
Techniques: Gamsol Magic, 3d

Wonderful Peaceful Snowflakes

This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Let It Snow! as long as the snow does not fall on me here in So GA Wendy,LOL. We were to follow and stick to a list and I think I passed. I used a large snowflake that Shannon shared with me from our last order from SU and applied glue then white glitter, then popped up. I used some textured CS I bought a couple of yrs ago from Wal-Mart called Image This. I stamped my 1 word only sentiment in versamark and embossed w/Winter Wonderland EP. Attached a snowflake brad on both sides of the sentiment. My card colors are monotone. I really like how this turned out.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Wonderful Words II
Paper: Snowflake, Textured CS
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Snowflake Brads, Winter Wonderland embossing Powder, glitter
Techniques: heat emboss

WT195 Just Married

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE -Envelope It. I love Christmas time weddings they are so colorful and rich in tones. I am sure someone will get married that I can give this too if not there is always Valentine Day! LOL These images are from a set called "Just Married" and can be found at H & M STAMP COMPANY. I stamped the images in black brilliance and colored with SU markers and Copics. The dress and veil are outlined with stardust stickles. The small envelope was a gift from a co-worker. The dp is from MME. I stamped the toasting glasses on the corner of the envelope for the card and colored the liquid level with copic then covered with Crystal Effects. They will be toasting with With Zifendale Wine. Hope you like it.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Just Married
Paper: Red, MME dp, olive, white
Ink: black brilliance
Accessories: stickles, min envelope, crystal effects

So Sad - Another Death of a Pet

Jessie has occassionaly brought Socks in for short visits. Short inside visits because even though he was "fixed" he still sprayed for a few months. He was such a fun cat to have. You knew he was in the area by his cat call. Jessie always said here some the phone cat. Sounded just like a phone ringing. LOL. Well we are going to miss his ring. My FIL informed me that he had to bury Socks after finding him in the road early Wednesday morning. It is so weird bc while he was in the house Tuesday we took all of these pictures. Well this tribute is to our "SOCKS" , he will be missed.

Make A Christmas List

Happy Hump Day, This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE. Yep, just 1 challenge again today. Oh Well maybe next week will be better. Anyway I used 3 sets from TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY. The list and sentiment at the top are from a set just released Friday that was inspired by "ME" Yeah called "Make A List". The holly & berries are from a set called "Christmass Cupcake" and are stamped off then stamped on the list. I applied stickles to the berries and the holly leaves on the bottom senitment. The sentiment at the bottom is from "Chrismtas Greetings". I used my Large Long Rectangle scallop Nestie for the sentiment panel. Hope you like it.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Make A List, Christmas Cupcake, Christmas Greetings
Paper: non SU
Ink: real red, glorious green
Accessories: stickles, diminsionals, Nessibilities long rectangle scallops

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Blah Color Challenge

Well I guess I got a little froggy bc I made 2 card this morning using today's CC on SCS but NOT bc I like them I just got ideas and went with them.
This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE - BASIC VANILLA SAND. Difficult color combo to work with but I guess that is why it is called a challenge. Anyway I used a set from H & M STAMP COMPANY called Beach Time Percy and All About Birthdays for this card. My image was stamped in black brillance. I colored the beek and feet with only orange and the shovel and bucket silver color pencils blended with gamsol. I do not have Sahara Sand stamp pad so I had to use River Rock squished on the top of the pad and color picked up by blender pen.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Beach Time Percy
Paper: black, white, vanilla
Ink: black brilliance, only orange
Accessories: prismacolor pencils, blending medium, stumps
Techniques: Gamsol Magic

This is also for today's COLOR CHALLENGE - BASIC VANILLA SAND. Difficult color combo to work with but I guess that is why it is called a challenge. Anyway I used a set from H & M STAMP COMPANY called ATV for this card. All stamping was done in black brillance. The flag was stamped again in vanila, cut out and popped up. Matted on vanilla then white on a black card base.

RECIPE:
Stamps: ATV HMStamps
Paper: black, vanilla, white
Ink: black brilliance

Dec H & M Blog Hoppin' Time

I made these for this month's H&M Blog Hop. The tall large project is an emptied & cleaned Tomatoe Sauce can I covered with some baby wrapping paper from a baby shower gift. My stepdaughter just found out she is having her 2nd and last child so I will fill this with cotton balls, q-tips, alcohol, lotion, and baby wash as gift to her.
the small shorter project is an altered can of cashews. Shannon says all 3 of her kids love cashews so I will cover the other 2 and give them as part of their gifts this year. I love altering cans and wrapping paper is so much easier to work with than card stock because CS is so stiff it just does not like to make a circle around the cans. I covered 2 cans for my youngest daughter when she had her 1st child and it is so kewl to go to her house and see those covered cans still being used. That was 3 yrs ago.

For more fun click on each DT member to visit their blogs for more ideas all wrapped up in creativitiy:

Heather Rolin -Owner

Shannon Erskine

Carolina Buchting

Cindy Lawrence

Dawn Easton

Debbie Corbari

Emma Fewkes

Kim Crawford

Julia Aston

Julie Lacey

Nancy Levine

Suzanne Dean

Tracy Dorton
Me-Neva McMullen

A Case of Santa's Face

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER - Flowergal36. Dawn is so talented and sweet to boot. I love her gallery and had a hard time choosing just 1 to CASE but finally decided on her CRACKED SANTA. I changed the colors, layout and ribbon. Left off the cracked glass kept the same type of image but used one from a different stamp company. I stamped my Rubbernecker Santa Face in real red on vanilla then colored the red with copic, the olive is SU marker. I applied white fun flock to the hat, crystal effects to the glasses and stickles to the holly & berries. punched out some vanilla, real red, and old olive branches and attached then under the popped up sentiment from A Cardinal Christmas sentiment which is punched with lg oval and layered with old olive. Hope you like it and I will be doing more CASEing but I have to pick up my cooking where I left it at 10pm. Kids coming for Thanksgiving lunch.

RECIPE:
Stamps: A Cardinal Christmas, Santa's Face, Rubbernecker
Paper: Dashing dp, real red, old olive, vanilla
Ink: real red, old olive
Accessories: gold and red cord, MS branch punch, lg oval punch, stickles, crystal effects. white fun flock

Hanging with You

This is for today's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE -Holiday Wrapping Sheets. I got my inspiration of dots from THIS PAGE and I used last nights sketch from TREEHOUSE STAMPS BIG BIRHTDAY RELEASE PARTY and the color challenge from COLOR CHALLENGE -Choc Chip, Riding Hood Red, Taken w/Teal, Kraft. My image is from a set just released at midnight from TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY along with many, many other kewl new things. This set is called Hoppy Kisses. I stamped my image 2 times in choc chip then colored it with prismacolor pencils and blended w/gamsol. I cut the tree brance out of one and popped it up. The circle layers are also popped up. HOpe you like it and Happy Birthday Treehouse Stamp Company.
RECIPE:
Stamps: So Hoppy - THS
Paper: white,Kraft dp, choc chip, taken w/teal, riding hood red,
Ink: choc chip, taken w/teal
Accessories: Prismacolor pencils, diminsionals
Techniques: Gamsol magic

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Owlentine Anniversary

This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Pinky Animal 3. We were to use the color pink, an animal and a number. My 10th Anniversary will be coming up soon and I just love these cute Owls that will be released at the TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY 1st birthday celebration tonight begining at 9pm on PAPER CRAFT PLANET -THS PAGE. My image was stamped in choc chip then colored with SU markers and copics. And just look Olivia is all dressed up for a night out right down to her painted toe nails. TeeHee. The numbers were cut from Quickutz Marissa Alphabet.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Owlentine - Treehouse Stamp Co, All Year Cheer III - SU
Paper: Close To Cocoa, White, Pink Pirouette, old olive, certainly celery
Ink: choc chip, creamy caramel, close to cocoa, certainly celery, regal rose
Accessories: MS Branch stamp, circle punch,Marissa Alphabet

DON'T FORGET ABOUT TONIGHT AT 9PM BIG 1ST BIRTHDAY BASH ON PCP

3rd Generation Birthday

This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Pinky Animal 3. We were to use the color pink, an animal and a number. Well that fit my needs perfect. I have 2 granddaughters turning 3 in Feb so this is a card for 1 of them. I used 2 new sets from H & M STAMP COMPANY. My image is from "Generation of Stitches" and was stamped in choc chip then colored with copics and SU markers. The sentiment is from "All About Birthdays" and is stamped in regal rose. The number is from an acrylic number set I bougt many yrs ago and it is stamped in regal rose.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Generation of Stitches, All About Birthdays, HMStampCo, number set
Paper: pink Pirouette, white, close to cocoa
Ink: regal rose, choc chip, creamy caramel
Accessories: button, hemp

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DONT' FORGET TO COME BACK MONDAY FOR :

Sweet Thanksgiving Sneak Peak

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone. This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Give Thanks. The card inside the bowl of Mix is made using Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Going Really Vanilla. The card is from my sweet daughter who is cooking lunch today for her family and the blessing mix is for Sunday when all my family gathers here. The bag of sugar and sentiment are individuals stamps to be released Friday from TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY. Friday night at 8pm Treehouse Stamp Company will begin a new release party on PAPER CRAFT PLANET web site.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Sugar Bag, Sweet As Sugar - Treehours Stamps
Paper: Apple Cider dp, Going Gray, Really Rust, Black, Vanilla
Ink: Vanilla Craft Ink, Black Brilliance
Accessories: Vanilla Ice Cream Glitter