Simple Wishes Friends

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE. For my color combo I used Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Pretty in Gray Shadows and for some zinge I used Tuesday's ARTFUL INKABLES CHALLENGE 04 - Sparkle see my stickles on the flower centers and the gem in the butterflies?. I also had to do another of Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Foil Embossing. Just love that technique. Well there is absolutely NO coloring on this and that is rare for me. Since discovering Copics especially.LOL. Anyway this darling flower set just released at midnight from TREEHOUSE STAMPS along with 3 other darling fall/halloween sets. I made this especially for a darling friend and really hope she likes it. You can never have too many friends and at times I feel as though I have none and wonder if everyone feels that way from time to time so I am sending this just to remind her that I will always be a friend. I stamped the 2 sizes of flowers with pretty in pink then the matching centers with sage shadow on the base then stamped off for the 1 inch squared panels 3a & b. On the 1 inch panels I then stamped the sentiment in sage shadow and popped them up. Panel 2 is my foil embossed Cuttlebug dots folder with ribbon tied around it. I punched the Martha Stewart butterflies, glued together then added 1 gem in the center and popped them up. So how did I do?
RECIPE:
Stamps: Simple Wishes - THS
Paper: white, pretty in pink, sage shadow, going gray
Ink: pretty in pink, sage shadow
Accessories: cuttlebug swiss dot ep folder, stickles, MS Butterfly Punches, Square Scalloped punch, 1 in square punch, ribbon, tin foil
Techniques: Foil embossing, 3d

Eat Ham Sneak Peek

This is for tonights release from TREEHOUSE STAMPS. Ashley is releasing 4 sets tonight at midnight that you will not want to miss. This is just one of the 4. This set is called "EAT HAM" and it is just adorable to me. I love the sentiments in it. I stamped the turkey in espress ink then colored with copics and applied stickles. I stamped the Eat Ham on white, drew a box around it and used the stem from Simple Wishes #one of the other sets being released# for the sign post. This is popped up in front of the turkey image. I used some stripped dp I also got from Treehouse Stamps and some matching solid cs for the top. I hand doodled across the top and joined the dp and cs with some brown 1/2in satin ribbon. I really hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Eat Ham - THS
Paper: white, stripped dp, banana creme
Ink: espresso
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, stickles
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D

Simple Wishes Get Well Sneak Peek

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE - Pretty in Gray Shadows, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Foil Embossing and for my layout I used today's TWILIGHT TUESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE. I am using a set to be released tomorrow night at midnight called Simple Wishes from TREEHOUSE STAMPS. My embossing folder is from Cuttlebug called Paislies. I tried to color it but was unsuccessful. Oh Well. I stamped the paislies in sage shadow then colored the open areas with pretty in pink then covered with stickles for today's ARTFUL INKABLES CHALLENGE - SPARKLE. I used going gray cs for the bottom stip and topped it with some ribbon. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Simple Wishes - THS
Paper: white, pretty in pink, sage shadow, tin foil
Ink: sage shadow, pretty in pink, going gray
Accessories: tin foil, CB Paisley embossing folder, Nestibilities Oval and Scalloped Oval, ribbon
Techniques: Foil Embossing, Dry Embossing

TLC240 Ghostly Best Witches Sneak Peek

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Foil Embossing. I love this and will be doing more of it. I inked the negative side of the Spider Web Cuttlebug folder with black ink then embossed my foil. My layout is from Sunday's SWEET SUNDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE. I love this layout. My dp is called Spooky Town and the stamp set I used is called BEST WITCHES. The dp is currently available and the stamp set will be released Wednesday, Sept 30th at midnight from TREEHOUSE STAMPS. I used a punched spider from Martha Stewarts new Halloween line and popped it up. Love that spider punch. My ghost was stamped in black on white, cut out and popped up. My sentiment is stamped in basic black as well. I am so glad for today. I really wanted to stamp all day yesturday but my heart just was not in it, today I'm back... Hope you like it and have a wonderful day, I plan to.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Best Witches - THS
Paper: white, black, aluminum foil, spooky town dp
Ink: black
Accessories: cuttlebug spider web, MS Spider punch, dimensionals
Techniques: Foil embossing

Simple Wishes Sneak Peek Gift Purse

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER - NancyRuth, I found my inspiration from her WHITE PATENT WRISTLET.
Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE - The Pajama Squid where I was inspired by this DAISY CHAIN KIT.
Friday's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - S.O.S. where I used a set named Simple wishes, O is the circle image for the inside the daisy and the holes for the button, and Satin ribbon.
Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE- Step out of your Box and making these type of projects are way out of my comfort zone. I can never seem to get them put together to stay like I want them to.
Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Crushed Black Razzleberries, and
Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - 5 layer buttons I stamped the daisy, cut it out, glued and punched 2 wholes with my crop-a-dile. My stamp set is due to be released Sept 30th from TREEHOUSE STAMPS. I love this new flower set coming out and hope you do to. This purse was made from a tutorial found HERE. I have a co-worker who has a birthday tomorrow so I made this for her. I will fill it with some sweets and include a card.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Simple Wishes - THS
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, white
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Black, versamark
Accessories: Nestie - Labels 1, black stain ribbon, velcro, brad, hodge podge hardware, Sizzix Squares Folder, Clear embossing powder, Hemp,
Techniques: 5 layer button, Faux Button, Faux Leather, Gift Purse

Rock & Rolled Autumn Blessings Sneak Peek

This is for today's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE - Pajama Squidd. I found my inspiration from this CRITTER PATCH SMOCK DRESS. I just love that patch work and I had this darling new Fall set I wanted to use. The only problem is I was not able to stamp 1st thing this morning which is my best time. This is what happens when you are deteremind to make something no matter how tired you are. Not at all happy with it but loading anyway. I will do better tomorrow. I used a set called Autumn Blessings and it will be released Wednesday Sept 30th so be on the look at from TREEHOUSE STAMPS. I used Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Crushed Black Razzleberries.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Autumn Blessings
Paper: white
Ink: crushed curry, rich razzleberry, black
Accessories: copics
Techniques: rock & roll

Scary Orange Spiders

This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - S.O.S.. My SOS is
S- Spiders, Scardy Cat, stickles, Scallop, Square
O- Orange pumpkin
S- Spooky theme, Satin Ribbon, shimerez

and since Shannon restricted me to 1 challenge yesturday and I lived through it I just had to come back to my normal multichallenges (see my tongue stickin out at her?). This is also for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Step Out of Your Box today I did watercoloring and many matted layers where I typically use copic coloring and rarely matt all the layers when there are 3 or more and I usually cheat by cutting the centers out if I do matt more than 2 layers so that the card does not weigh as much but today, no cheating for me. So not like me. I used Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE for my layout and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Crushed Black Razzleberries. I stamped my image in black on watercolor paper then colored with watercolor crayons. Then I painted on some shimmerz Gold on the pumpkin and filled the eyes and mouth section with stickles. I tied some black and yellow satin ribbon on panel 2 then popped up a Martha Stewart spider and my main panel. My image is from Hambo and the sentiment is from the dollar rack at Michaels from yrs ago. I love how this turned out and hope you do too.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Scardy Cat - Hambo
Paper: watercolor paper, black, Recollections - Halloween dp, Rich Razzleberry,
Ink: black brilliance
Accessories: Martha Stewart Spider, EK Success Bat Border, Extra Mega Scalloped Square punch. gold Shimmerez, Stickles, Ribbon, dimensionals
Techniques: Watercoloring, 3D

Single Pirate Challenge

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Step Out of Your Box. Well I had a heck of time with this one. I tried all day to think of what to do. Well I get home from work and while I am talking with Shannon I asked for her advice of what I could do. So here is what she said "You need to do a SINGLE CHALLENGE with a lot of layers", LOL. So here is my attempt and I promise the cs I used is not SU colors, they are from some scraps I bought at Wal-Mart yrs ago and just do not photo well. The side panel is actually a blueish purple IRL. I also very seldom ever try to make my own dp bc I am just not very good at it so I tried that today. I also never do square cards, don't like 'em , can't find envelopes for them. I also very seldom ever do the inside of my card when I make it, usually when I get ready to give it I finish it up then I can't decide what colors I used. I also rarely ever just stamp bold images, I usually emboss them bc I just can NOT get a good impression from bold images. So since Shannon limited me to 1 challenge I decided to do multiple things I never or rarely ever do. LOL. That is still out of the box for me. Hope you like it.

TH016 Happy Fall Y'all

This is for today's TREEHOUSE THURSDAY CHALLENGE - Masking. Yep this week Ashley has challenged us to use the Masking technique.
How do you mask? Stamp your image on cardstock, stamp that same image on a post it note or regular paper and cut that one out. I use 2 sided tape and then tape my clothes several times to help remove some of the tacky so it removes from the cs easier. Take your cut out image and cover the stamped image on your card stock then stamp the image off to the side. This gives your creation a dimensional look.
For this card I used the barn image and the pumpkin as my masks. After stamping in black I colored with copics. My stamp set is called Happy Fall Y'all and my dp is from Basic Grey - Ambosia stack which also can be found at TREEHOUSE STAMPS. I used some matching cs for my base and stamped my sentiment directly onto my dp using espresso ink. My layout is from CLEAN & SIMPLE's Sketch last week. Come on and play along with the challenge today. Just include THT016 in your keyword when you upload to splitcoast stampers.

PTI Out of the box In Bloom

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE. I found some gorgeous dp at Michaels on my last shopping trip that I thought would be a perfect match with a set I picked up at CHA in July from Paper Trey Ink - In Bloom and I am ashamed to admit today was the first time it has gotten inked. Too much new stuff huh? Oh well it got it today. I love these darling flowers and leaves. On PTI vanilla cs I stamped the flower in ruby red, masked, then stamped the leaves in green galore and then colored with copics. I punched out one Martha Stewart Butterfly from the dp and 4 more in white cs punched 2 eyes and made my own button for Monday's really kewl TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - 5 layer buttons. I just love making these.
RECIPE:
Stamps: In Bloom - PTI
Paper: vanilla, brown, paper studio dp
Ink: ruby red, green galore, choc chip
Accessories: Martha Stewart Butterfly, Stickles
Techniques: Buttons, Masking, Out of the Box

Spooky Sweet Sneak Peek

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE - Crushed Black Razzleberries, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE SKETCH # 33. I just love today's colors and this time I decided to use the dp that I feel is a close match from Recollections Halloween stack I picked up at Michaels a couple of weeks ago. Just love it, don't you? I stamped the sentiment in rich razzleberry directly on the dp. I punched out 2 Martha Stewart Witch and Cauldron punches in black and glued the cauldrons together then popped the whole die cut up on dimensionals. I love how it looks like 2 witches stirring the pot instead of 1. The sentiment and candy corn images are just a small part of a darling halloween set comeing out October 1st from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS so be watching. Just thought I would tease you a bit. TeeHee.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Spooky Sweets - CSS
Paper: Recollections - Halloween, Crushed Curry, Dark Purple
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Black
Accessories: Martha Stewart Witch and Cauldron Punch, dimensionals

Razzleberry Lemonade is Hard To Say

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE - Crushed Black Razzleberries. For my layout I used Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE SKETCH CHALLENGE # 33. I also made my own button using Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - 5 Layer Buttons. I punched 4 white quickutz buttons and then 1 in razzleberry lemonade dp, adhered them together and covered them with crysal effects after sanding the edges. I knew Monday I was going to use this dp that at first I was not too sure about but am in love with now. I really think this made a gorgeous button. I used some ribbon for the middle panel. My focal panel is a sentiment and it is stamped in basic black ink then matted on razzleberry then crushed curry cs. I ddodled around the edge with my razzleberry marker. My base is crushed curry layered with razzleberry lemonade dp. I hope you like it as much as I do. If you notice the time of upload you will see that I was up stamping when I should have been sleeping. I hate nights of insomnia. gggggrrrrrr.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Hard To Say - SU
Paper: white, crushed curry, rich razzleberry, razzleberry lemonade dp
Ink: black, rich razzleberry
Accessories: quickutz buttons, ribbon
Techniques: 5 layer button, Faux Button

Bewitching Button Wishes

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - 5 Layer Buttons. Oh man was this a fun one. I can not wait to keep using this technique. I punched 5 ghost in white cs and 5 scaredy cats in black cs from a Fiskars Halloween punch. Glued them together, punched holes in the ghost with my crop-a-dile and paper piercer on the cat. I used opposite colored twine attached to the upper corners then covered with crystal effects. I punched out 2 of the witch and cauldrons from Martha Stewart's new halloween punch line and glued the cauldrons together so that there were 2 witches stirring the brew, heeeeheeehee. I know this is sorta plain but I just did not want to cover up very much of this darling dp. My sentiments are from a set just released from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS - Bewitched. Such a fun Halloween set to use. My dp is from Recollections Halloween stack I picked up at Michaels. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Bewitched - Clear and Simple Stamps
Paper: black, white, recollections Halloween dp
Ink: black
Accessories: Fiskars ghost & scared cat punch, twine, crystal effects, Martha Stewart's Witch & Cauldron Punch
Techniques: 5 layer buttons

CASE of Tanking of You

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER - TankGrl. Heather is a fantastic stamper to be featured, I love her gallery. I picked her A TANK U Card to CASE and changed the colors, layout somewhat and theme from Thank U to Thinking of You. I also left off the paper piercing. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Whisper Pretty Soft Suede. My layout is from this month's DIRTY DOZEN SKETCH CHALLENGE. I used a tank stamp and sentiment that I got from Hambo years ago. I made this a feminine theme for the colors I wanted to use. The pink cameo ribbon I picked up at Wal-Mart also yrs ago. I love this simple layout and for this to be a 10min card it sure has taken me a long time to get it loaded.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Tank, Tanking of You - Hambo
Paper: white, soft suede
Ink: soft suede,
Accessories: ribbon

Trick or Treat

This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Spoooky Colors, Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Number can you see where I added #1 by hand on the little boy's back?? My layout & color choices are from this month's DIRTY DOZEN SKETCH & INSPIRATION Challenges. My supplies of Stamp Set (Trick or Treat) and dp (Imaginisce - Spooky Town) are from
TREEHOUSE STAMPS . I stamped the images in black brilliance then with reverse masking from a circle punch I sponged some so saffron and pumpkin pie ink for the fading sun. I used my corner punch on the top and bottom right corners for Thursday's TREEHOUSE THURSDAY CHALLENGE -Around the Corner. My main image was colored with copics. I stamped the greeting in pumpkin pie. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Trick or Treat - Treehouse Stamps
Paper: vanilla, Spooky Town dp
Ink: black brilliance, pumpkin pie, so saffron, black Accessories: ribbon
Techniques: reverse masking, sponging

Wild Foxy Corners

This is for today's TREEHOUSE THURSDAY CHALLENGE #15 - Corner. This week Ashley has challenged the design team and anyone wishing to play along to use the corner punch for your creations. I used my corner punch to do my favorite thing. I love punching opposite corners. I also love this darling fox image from the dollar spot. I stamped him in espresso ink then colored with copics to match Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE. My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE. The sentiment is from WILD BABY stamp set. The DP, image and sentiment can be found at TREEHOUSE STAMPS.

Come on and play along. Include THT015 in your keyword upload on SCS.

Hard To Say

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Whisper Pretty Soft Suede. I was at work by the time the CC was up Tuesday and got home too late and was just tooo tired to stamp so I combined it with today's sketch. I stamped the sentiment that was inked with pretty in pink with a mask covering the bottom then removed the mask and inked the bottom with my Soft Suede marker then stamped this on white and matted on pretty in pink. This is popped up. I attached 3 pink dew drops on the right. I colored 2 primas with my su markers at attached them with a white brad. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Hard To Say - SU
Paper: white, pretty in pink, pretty in pink pattern paper, soft suede
Ink: pretty in pink, soft suede
Accessories: primas, brad, dew drops, dimensionals

CSS Playtime Collection

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The Playtime Collection is here!


Oh Boy / Naptime / Your Best Shot
Pumpkin Patch / Bewitched
Holiday Defined II / O'Tree

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The design team has worked really hard this month creating and providing inspiration with these fantastic sets so hop on over to their blogs and see what they have been up to. My set was Pumpkin Patch and I just love this set. For this card I stamped the pumpkin in black brilliance then colored with copic markers. I inked the sentiment up with markers of pumpkin pie and garden green then huffed and stamped. I used Nestabilites for the main image then Labels 2 for the matt. I punched some pumpkins from Fiskars halloween punch and ferns from Martha Stewart punches

VISIT THE REST OF THE DESIGN TEAM TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE CREATED FOR YOUR INSPIRATIONAL PLEASURES:

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Creepy Crawly Faux Enamel

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Faux Enamel and while I am not sure I did this correct, I am sure it was my 1 and only attempt at it. I stamped this witches hat image from a set called Creepy Crawly found at TREEHOUSE STAMPS in versamark then heat embossed with some irradescent black since I do not have any metallic crayons. I love this hat. I used some new crayons and was going for the same color purple that is in the dp but did not even get close, ggrrrrr. Oh well it is what it is. My layout is from today's SKETCH AND STASH CHALLENGE # 19. I used a spider from Martha Stewarts new Halloween punches. I used some dp from Recollections - Halloween stack and then went eeeekkkkkkk THS has some awesome halloween dp that I just got and forgot I had. ggrrrr. I am off to work and hoping this is not the start of another BAD week.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Creepy Crawly - THS
Paper: Black, Recollections- Halloween
Ink: black, versamark
Accessories: ribbon, MS spider punch, crystal effects, embossing powder, dimensionals
Techniques: Faux Enamel

Pumpkin Patch Sneak Peek Treats

Thought I would share a couple more sneak peeks using a set that will be released on the 15th of this month from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS. This set is called Pumpkin Patch and it is just awesome. There is another set that co-ordinates perfectly with it as well so don't miss the release. I stamped the pumpkin image across the top of a coffee filter then colored with copics. The tag was stamped in pumpkin pie and I tied some ribbon around to keep it secured.
For my 2nd sneak peek I want to show you I stamped the pumpkin image on some white tissue paper, colored with copics then heat set it against a candle. I have not done a candle in awhile.
Don't miss the release at CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS on Tuesday, September 15th.

Airline Diva

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE - Shannan Steubner. Shannan is an awesome talented stamper and it was a pleasure to CASE her ROAD LESS TRAVELED Card. I kept the theme of travel but changed it to Air, changed the colors. I also changed the layout to fit today's SWEET SUNDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE #35. I decided to use my new set I just got from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS since they are hosting today's sketch challenge. This set is called Airline Diva's and is just fantastic to work with. I stamped the clouds in tempting turquoise on paper then on my white CS then stamped the sentiment in tempting turquoise on the bottom portion of the circle. I stamped the airplane on white in black then colored with copics then popped it up between the clouds and sentiment. I used some tempting turquoise pattern paper for panel 2 and stamped the background stamp from the set in TT on TT cs for panel 3. I used some Nesties lg circle and labels 3 for my main panel image. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Airline Diva's - CSS
Paper: white, tempting turquoise
Ink: tempting turquoise
Accessories: ribbon, Nestabilities Circles, Nestie Label 3

Pumpkin Patch Sneak Peek Acetate Treat Box

Good Morning Stampers. Ready for another sneak peek? OK here we go.. I made this adorable ACETATE TREAT BOX. Halloween in just around the corner and I am getting my treats ready for my grands. I filled this one with sour balls. I can not wait to see their faces when they put one in their mouth, LOL. I used a set that will be released on the 15th from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS - PUMPKIN PATCH. I love all the sets in this release and I hope you will too. I used some black cs for the bottom base and orange for the top. I punched a scallop circle in black. I stamped the pumpkin image in black then the jack-o-latern face in black on the pumpkin. I colored the pumpkin with copics and attached to the front of the box. The tag was stamped in pumpkin pie then punched with a hole puncher to run a split ring through it so I could attach it to the ribbon. I used a ruby bead to hold the black ribbon.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Pumpkin Patch - CSS
Paper: black, orange, white
Ink: pumpkin pie, black
Accessories: ribbon, bead, scallop punch, brads
Techniques: Acetate Box

Inspired Bewitched Sneak Peek Double Pocket Treat Bag

This is for today's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE. I was so inspired by these adorable HALLOWEEN TREAT BAGS. Quite a while back we did a TLC using these cute DOUBLE POCKET BAGS and I loved making them. I will fill these pockets with a card and a treat for some lucky grandbaby this year. I used some black cs for the bag and decorated the front with some Recollections Halloween dp. This darling halloween set will be released on the 15th from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS - Bewitched. The images and sentiments were stamped in versamark then heat embossed using ranger black ep. I love how this turned out and hope you do too.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Bewitched - Clear and Simple Stamps
Paper: black, orange, Recollections dp
Ink: versamark
Accessories: black embossing powder, ribbon
Techniques: Double Pocked Bag

Happy Birtthday Opposites

This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Opposites, Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Red, Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE and also COPIC COLOR CHALLENGE -R29, BG05, Y15. When I was first introduced to stamping at a SU class I was hooked but being the frugile (not cheap) person that I am I looked for other avenues to meet my needs in a less expensive way thinking that would allow me to have more money to buy more stuff. These stamps and paper were some of the 1st things I bought at the dollar store. I later discovered there IS a differnce in dollar store paper and SU or PTI cardstock. My newest tool is the EK Success bubble border punch. My favorite colors are brights but especially blues, reds, and yellows which totally went along with the WT and copic color challenge so how could I not included them. My least fav embellishement are these gosh awful huge brads that I just had to have and never used bc they are soooo big. How did I do?
RECIPE:
Stamps: dollar store
Paper: white, red, blue, red
Ink: black
Accessories: brads

WT235, THT0104, SC245, Happy Fall Y'all

This is for today's TREEHOUSE THURSDAY CHALLENGE - Fall. This week the challenge is to create something with Fall Colors, or Fall Stamps, or just something fall. I made this using a stamp set from TREEHOUSE STAMPS - Happy Fall Y'all that was released last year. This is just such a darling stamp set. I used some Crushed curry, old olive dusty durango cs and some coordinating dp that can be found at Treehouse Stamps. I stamped the large leaf in crushed curry on crushed curry cs for the base layer then the smaller leaf with crushed curry rolled in dusty durango and some in old olive ink. the main panel was stamped in espresso ink then colored with copics, cut in an oval shape and matted on the extra giga oval scallop that can also be found at Treehouse Stamps. This also fits today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Red. I used dusty durango and my dp has red in it as well. I love it when that happens.My layout is Wednesday SKETCH CHALLENGE. So come on play along and make sure to include THT014 in your keyword upload on Splitcoast Stampers site.

Peaches & Cherries Turned Grape

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE - Elegant Basic Olives. I realize these colors just scream for Halloween but I wanted to use some of the new sets I recently bought from Flourishes so I used today's sketch from FLOURISHES TIMELESSS TUESDAY CHALLENGE and turned the cherries into grapes. After all they both grow on vines and they are both round right? LOL. Anyway use your imagination some for me today. I love this set. I inked the image in black then colored with copics. I stamped part of the image separetly, colored, cut it out and popped it up. I inked the sentiment using SU markers. I love how this turned out and hope you do to.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Peaches & Cherries - Flourishes Stamps
Paper: white, black, elegant eggplant, old olive, old olive pp
Ink: black, old olive, elegant eggplant
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals

CSS TTC09 Cover It with Sneak Peeks

Today is the 2nd Tuesday of the month and that means it is time for another Take The Challenge from Clear & Simple Stamps Blog. This months TTC is to cover something like we used to do in school.

First Up

I covered an orange note pad using some black cardstock over the back and entirely on the front. I punched the left and right sides of the orange textured cs with my Fiskars bat border punch. I stamped my sentiment and images in black brilliance then colored the pumpkins with copic markers.

For the inside I stamped the pumpkin and sentiment in pumpkin pie ink. To make this covered not pad I used a set that will be released September 15th called Pumpkin Patch. It is just darling

Next Up

For this darling little project I used a set that will be released on the 15th called BEWITCHED. I decorated the front side of a small notepad that comes with a cute pen. I heat embossed the sentiment and images with black embossing powder and mustard seed ep. I punched the bat and cat in black cs and popped them up. I thought the cat would look cute hissing at the cats on the ribbon. Hope you like them and are inspired to play along with the design team to COVER IT. Just make sure to put TTCC09 in the keywords on Splitcoast when you upload so we can check out what you made.

Pumpkin Patch Sneak Peek

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - MYO Stamps, also for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 31 - Pop It Up and for my layout I used SWEET SUNDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 34. I stamped a couple of the pumpkins on the focal image panel then masked and stamped a couple more off the the sides and stamped 2 by themselves to cut out and pop up. All images were colored with copics. For today's TLC I ran some fun foam through the cuttlebug using Pumpkin Harvest Embossing Folder. This was my 4th and final attempt. I almost gave up. I have used foam before to make images for stamping but never tried the CB. Will NOT be trying the CB again for that. The foam just would not take the shape well and then would return back to its flat self before I could get it inked. I tried many different combinations of sandwiches to make it work and was afraid on the last attempt that I was going to break my CB. NOT worth it. Anyway the last try was a little more sucessful and I am satisfied with the results. I inked my stamp up with pumpkin pie and stamped ontop of some Recollections Halloween dp I picked up at Michaels Saturday. I used the rest of the sheet for my base adn matted it on crushed curry. My focal panel was matted with pumpkin pie and then old olive. I used a set that is due to be released the 15th of this month along with many other fantastic fall sets from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS - Pumpkin Patch. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Pumpkin Patch - CSS
Paper: Crushed curry, white, pumpkin patch, old olive, Recollections - Halloween dp
Ink: pumpkin pie, black
Accessories: cuttlebug, pumpkin harvest embossing folder, dimensionals
Techniques: 3d

Some Birdy Loves Lori

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER - LMcAree. So I almost woke up dh when I saw who was being featured today. Shannon and I meet Lori in person at CHA in July and the 3 of us along with her sister had an absolute blast hanging out together. I am ready to hook up again Lori. Needless to say I was more than happy to CASE her AWESOME creative gallery. She is one talented lady. So I decided to CASE a card she made with a stamp set we received at the SCS section for doing Taylors' Make and Take. I love her TECC76 CARD. I changed the colors, layout, and ribbon slider. I cut and embossed my focal image and matt with Nestie Large Rectangles & lg Scallop Rectangles then stamped the image on the white panel in black and colored with copics. The sentiment was inked with matching SU in-color markers then stamped above the image. I applied some stickles to the flowers and bird wing and popped the main image layer up on the matt. For panel 2 I used the blossoms CB embossing folder then sanded the raised portions and applied some stickles randomly around the hearts etc. I also sanded the dp for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Sand It. My layout is Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE and my color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Crushed Bermuday Mango. We are headed out of town for the rest of this holiday so please anyone and everyone on the roads be careful out there and have a great holiday.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Some Birdy Loves You - Taylored Expressions
Paper: Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Crushed curry, white
Ink: black brilliance, melon mambo, bermuda bay, crushed curry
Accessories: copics, ribbon, cuttlebug Blossoms ep folder, Nestabilities Large Rectangles, Lg Scallop Rectangles, Stickles
Techniques: Sanding, dry embossing, 3D, copic coloring

In Bloom Gift Card Scrapling Purse

This is for today's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE - Moyna Bags. I was totally inspired by the print on this Fall-Winter Bag but I love this weeks colors so I changed it to fit Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Crushed Bermuda Mango. I also wanted to make another scrapling for Friday's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE] so I made my purse a clutch style. I snook a peak at the IC gallery before I started and I am totally CASEing Bonnie's MY CLUTCH PURSE. I loved her idea with the brads. So cute. I left my bag rectangle shape and did not use glitter around the edges though. Inside is crushed curry cs holding the gift card. For the purse I used a scrap piece of Bermuda Bay cs stamped with my brand new, arrived just last night, background stamp from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS - Dots & Lines which will be available Sept 15th and In Bloom flower set stamped with versamark then heat embossed with gold ep, colored with copics, cut out and popped up. I love this background pattern. Hope you like it too.
RECIPE:
Stamps: In Bloom, Dots & Lines Background - Clear and Simple Stamps
Paper: Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, white
Ink: black, versamark
Accessories: copics, gold embossing powder,gift card, brads
Techniques: heat embossing

Praise Him Bookmark

This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Scraplings. My brain went into panic until I thought about a bookmark. Yea, that's what I'll do so I did. I used a strip from a previous cut down of white and close to cocoa cs. This is also for today's NO TIME TO STAMP - Overstamped Sentiment which I love to do. For my color combo I used today's STAMPIN' B's CHALLENGE #22. To make a card using Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa and any neutral. I stamped the sentiment in choc chip then the cross in creamy caramel. I sponged the edges with close to cocoa. I attached a wide eyelet and then a brad in the center to adhere my ribbon with. This awesome stamp set is from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS - Praise Him. I will be giving this to my FIL next month for his birthday. He is a sunday school teacher and I think he will like this.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Praise Him - CSS
Paper: white, close to cocoa
Ink: choc chip, close to cocoa, creamy caramel
Accessories: brad, eyelet, ribbon, sponges
Techniques: sponge distressing, Bookmark

Peace Within Summer End

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Sand It, Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Crushed Bermuda Mango. WOW this was a 10 min card. I can not believe it. I stamped the my sentiment and Itty bitty background image in BB on BB cs. I trimmed the top of the crushed curry layer with my new EK Success beach border punch that I bought and have only used 1 time. My focal image was stamped in black brilliance then colored with copics. I applied 2 way glue under the chair and around the flower pot then applied some beach sand and a tiny piece of broken sea shell collected at one of our many St.George Island trips. I am ready to go back and was hoping to this weekend. I hate to see summer end. Love the beach and swimming and I love how this turned out even if I ended up covering up my sentiment. I just realized that BTW.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Peace Within, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Paper: white, bermuda bay, crushed curry, melon mambo
Ink: black brilliance, bermuda bay
Accessories: sand, ribbon, EK Success border punch
Techniques: Sand It

CASEing Pam with Birthday Greetings

This is for today's TREEHOUSE THURSDAY CHALLENGE - CASEing Pam. This week we are to browse through the delicious gallery of our very own DT member, PAM VANELL, filled with gorgeous inspirational pieces, pick one and CASE(copy and share everything) it. WOW Pam is just so talented it was hard to pick one and still do it justice but I finally settled on her HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARD. I changed the layout to use Saturday's Sketch from the OUR CREATIVE CORNER CHALLENGE Blog. I just love this layout and have used it already several times. This time I did not make a slider card just a regular card. The dp and the stamp set I used are both from TREEHOUSE STAMPS. I used some matching cardstock for the base and matts. I used a circle punch for the flower on the tip. My image was stamped in black brilliance then colored with copics. I filled in the candle with white liquid pearls and the flame with stickles. I love how this turned out and really hope that Pam does too especially since it is already in her hot little hands. Yep She has a birthday tomorrow so I made this just for her.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU MY FRIEND

Masked Medallion Butterfly Blingattude

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE - Crushed Bermuda Mango Yiippee the new in-colors. I love them all this time again. I also did another Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Masked Frame. Not sure I am as happy with it as my 1st try Monday but done nevertheless. For my layout I used Monday's MOJO SKETCH. I stamped the medallion background on paper then trimmed the inner circle out to use as a mask. I inked the medallion with my bermuda bay marker (so happy they decided to take my advice and make these) then stamped with the circle masking the inner section of the image. I then sponged the edges with crushed curry. My focal image is the smaller butterfly in a gorgeous set from TREEHOUSE STAMPS - Butterfly Kisses. I inked the image with crushed curry then rolled it in melon mambo and stamped in the center. I drew lines around the masked circle for definition. Each wing of the butterfly has 4 small 3mm circles just right for some 3mm gems, I used some gold, crystal and pink. The sentiment was inked with melon mambo and bermuda bay then stamped and matter with bermuda bay. The small butterflies were stamped with crushed curry then matted on crushed curry. I used some bermuda bay dotted ribbon. My base layer is melon mambo and the dp is from DCWV Blossoms & Butterfly glitter mat pack. I covered the medallion with stickles. WOW this card has BLINGATTUDE. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Medallion - SU, Butterfly Kisses - Treehouse Stamps
Paper: white, melon mambo, bermuda bay, crushed curry, DCWV dp
Ink: bermuda bay, crushed curry, melon mambo
Accessories: ribbon, bling, stickles, dimensionals
Techniques: Masked Frame, Rock & Roll

CSS SOTM Modern Alphabet Robot

Well it is the 1st of the month again and that means another New Stamp and Template from CLEAR & SIMPLE STAMPS. This month the SOTM is a cute Robot set called GET IN GEAR so of course Sue designed us a ROBOT TEMPLATE to go with it. I used Modern Alphabet released in August to decorate the front of my robot. What are you waiting for, print out the template, place your order and make this darling little robot to give to that special someone. Here is another view of my robot. I used gray and black cardstock to make my robot but any colors will certainly make this cutie pie come to life.

SOTM: Get in Gear

Not quite Rosie from the Jetsons but just as cute are the adorable little robots in the Get in Gear set. And just like a robot to be prepared for all sorts of occasions. Use any of the 15 sentiments or the border stamp to create fun projects.

In addition to offering our $1 off incentive, below are our Copic SOTM bundle and our monthly template:

COPIC BUNDLE:
For September the bundle will include the Copic Trio Set: Blue 1

Copic Marker Bundle with the SOTM for the bargain price of $26 - that's a $15 stamp set and $15 Copic Marker Trio set combined at a $4 reduction in price - you won't find a better bundle anywhere! (HINT HINT...it will will be $25 if using the DTBlog $1 Discount too)

BLOG DISCOUNT CODE: DTBlog909

SOTM TEMPLATE: Robot Template