Cheeky Rockabillie Gone Camping

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Let's Go Camping. I am not sure I did this right but I hope so. I don't have time to redo it if it is not right so here it is. I used some real red pattern paper for my top layer. On the inside I matted some kraft with bermuda bay on top. Sorry you can not see the kraft but it really is there. I used these colors for last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 273 - Real Bermuda Krafts which I absolutely adore together. My image is from The Greeting Farm Cheeky Collection and was colored with copics. She is just too stinkin' cute to not use. My opening was made using Nesties large scallop ovals.
Hope everyone has a fantastic Memorial Day.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Cheeky Rockabillie, The Greeting Farm
Paper: white, real red, kraft, bermuda bay, real red Pattern paper
Ink: tuxedo black
Accessories: twine, copics
Techniques: tent card

A CASE of the Cowboys

This is for today's FEATURED STAAMPER # 173 - Scoopy.
I chose to CASE her YEEHAW! CARD. I changed the layout & colors, used a different cowboy image and added a charm.
I just fell in love with this Lizzie Anne Designs Cowboy the 1st time I saw him. He is just so cute to me. He is stamped in Tuxedo Black ink then colored with copics. I used some paisley dp and my base is kraft. My matts are bermuda bay and black. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 272 - Real Bermuda Krafts. I love these colors together. I tied a cowboy boot charm on my white hemp. My image and bermuda bay matt are popped up onto the black matt.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Cowboy, Howdy - LAD
Paper: white, kraft, bermuda bay, paisley dp
Ink: tuxedo black
Accessories: hemp, cowboy boot charm

Alana and her Papa go Fishing

Alana came home with us today to spend the night and image that her papa took her fishing.2 shell crackers and 2 bream and 1 bass that lived to fight another day. She loves to go fishing with her papa.

Celebrate The Music of Life With Shot Glasses

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL # 14 - Collection Inspiration. I am an avid collector of Shot Glasses although I have never taken a shot I collect a glass from every new place I go. The one in this photo is from Nashville, TN what a memorable visit to that wonderful town. I hit it just right and they were having a concert at the Rhyman Auditorium. I can not even remember who all was there but it was a blast. Please pray for this beautiful city as they attempt to recover and rebuild from the floods.
OK on to my card. I used the colors from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 273 - Real Bermuda Krafts. I did not use any particular sketch as I wanted to use my sheet of self made dp for my base. The images are from a digital set called MUSIC OF LIFE and it can be found at TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE. I cut out a drum and sax to pop up. Hope you like it.

Here is a picture of my shot glass collection.

Have a wonderful Memorial Day Holiday in between showers and thunderstorms (at least that is what we are facing).
RECIPE:
Stamps: Music of Life - Treehouse Stamps
Paper: white, real red, bermuda bay
Accessories: dimensionals
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D, digi's

Stars & Strips Patriotic Sketch

This is for today's TREEHOUSE THURSDAY CHALLENGE # 051 - SKETCH. Ashley has designed us a kewl sketch to play with this week and this is what I came up with using is. I wanted to use this darling patriotic set called STAR & STRIPES from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITIAL LINE. I colored then cut out the image and attached it to the white circle layer which is popped up on a red Labels 3 layer. I ran the blue strips through my cuttlebug Distressed Strips embossing folder. My dp is some from a stack of DCWV matt stack.
Now it is your turn to use the sketch and make something. Be sure to include THT051 in your keywords so we can find your creation and also provide a link on the Treehouse Blog post as well.

Octopus Friend Sneak Peek

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 282. For my colors I used Tuesday's fantastic COLOR CHALLENGE # 273 = Real Bermuda Krafts. I used a fantastic digital set due to be released this week from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE called OCTUPUS FRIEND. This little guy is just too cute and who doesn't have someone from time to time who has helped them out.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Octopus Friend -Treehouse Stamps Digital Line
Paper: white, kraft, real red, bermuda bay
Accessories: copics, ribbon, stickles
Techniques: copic coloring, digi's

Beacon of Hope

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 272 - Real Bermuda Krafts. My layout is Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH # 140. I absolutely LOVE bermuda and red together. Had a hard time of where to add Kraft but no trouble with the other 2. I used a digital set that is to be released this Thursday from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE called "BEACON OF HOPE". I love the ocean and lighthouses in fact that is what my kitchen decor consist of so I naturally LOVE this set as well. I colored with copics. My bermuda bay base was embossed with tiny bubbles Cuttlebug folder. My real red panel was embossed with Distressed Lines CB embossing folder, I used some real red pattern paper from the 1st release of these that I wished SU had stayed with. I added some kraft as a matt for my sentiment which were both cut and embossed with Labels 4 Nestie. HOpe you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Beacon of Hope, Treehouse Stamps Digital Line
Paper: white, bermuda bay, real red, real red PP, kraft
Accessories: copics, stickles, button, ribbon, Cuttlebug, Distressed Lines, Tiny Bubbles, Nesties Label 4
Techniques: Dry Emboss, copic coloring

Celebrate Life Sneak Peek

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENG # 172 - Nikki. I CASED her FUNKY BIRTHDAY WISHES. I changed the colors, layout and left off the buttons.
This is also for Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 233 - Amy Atlas Events where I found my inspiration on page 52 with that beautiful cake. I added some crushed curry polka dot ribbon that I have had since the new incolors came out and never used for Friday's FREE 4 ALL # 13 - Buttons and bows.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 281. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 271 - Dusty Razzleberry Saffrons. My focal image is framed for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 273 - I've Been Framed. Panel 3 is crushed curry stamped in rich razzleberry using the 3 circle images from simple Wishes. The digital image I used is from a set to be released May 26th. Simple Wishes is available in rubber and digital. Both sets are from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LIINE. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Celebrate Life, Simple Wishes - Treehouse Stamps
Paper: white, so saffron, dusty durango, rich razzleberry
Ink: rich razzleberry
Accessories: digital images, 3D, stickles, ribbon, oval template, SU oval punches
Techniques: digital, 3D

Seagroves Beach with Ashley's Family

Jessie and I drove to Seagroves Beach Florida Friday to meet up with Ashley, Stephen and Grant on their last day of vacation. Grant was such a good baby. He just hugged and loved on me. It was such a treat.

The waitress made a huge mistake after we finished eating our meal by bringing around a platter of each dessert they offered. This is a snickers pie that Jessie just had to havee.

The beach sand and water are just beautiful. It really made me wish we could spend more time at the beach.

Stephen gave Grant some cookies and what did he do but use the sand as a dipping sauce. Tee Hee.

We did not wear our swim suits but I did pull up my dress and dip my toe in the water. It is still cool for it to be mid May.

Strawberry Ice Cream Matchbook

This is for today's TREEHOUSE THURSDAY CHALLENGE # 050 - Color combo (Pink, Sky Blue, Brown, Cream). Well I had a hard time with this color combo but am happy with the end result. I just wished that Strawberry Ice Cream was real. As hot as it is I would eat it.
I made a matchbook this time as I needed a break from the traditional card creation. I used one of the digital images from ASHELY'S DOODLES, a digital set from TREEHOUSE STAMPS. I used my new large scallop oval Nestie to cut and emboss my focal panel. I colored a 2nd image and cut out the ice cream portion and popped it up on dimensionals. My sky blue is the shading around the image and the brads.
Now it is your turn to show me what you can do with this color combo. Just be sure to include THT050 in your keywords when you upload so that we can see what you make. Also provide us with a link on the TREEHOUSE BLOG.

Embrace Life Sneak Peek

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 281. I swapped sides on panels 2 and 4 so that it would look right, hope that is OK Roxy. I used Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 271 - Dusty Razzleberry Saffrons for my color combo. I framed around my card base with Dusty durango cs for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 273 - I've Been Framed. I absolutely love roses and this one is fantastic. Ashley took a picture of one of her roses from her garden and used it along with a graphic program to create this set called "EMBRACE LIFE" that will soon be released from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE. I printed the rose image twice and the sentiment in color. I colored both images with copics G40, G82, G85, V04, V05, V06, Y21, Y23, T1, & T 3 then I cut out just the center portion and popped it up then matted on rich razzleberry cs. The sentiment and razzleberry cs matt was cut using Stampin' Up's oval punch. Panel 2 is Ambrosia dp sponged with dusty durango. I sponged the sentiment in rich razzleberry ink. Because this was a flower and I love stickles I used some stickles as well.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Embrace Life - Treehouse Stamps Digital Line
Paper: white, Ambrosia dp, rich razzleberry, dusty durango
Ink: rich razzleberry, dusty durango
Accessories: stickles, copics
Techniques: Framing, sponge distressing

Framed Ahoy Matey's Map

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 271 - Dusty Razzleberry Saffrons and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 273 - I've Been Framed. I have not played with this set for quite some time now and felt like it was time to dust it off and use it. I used the Matey Wheel for the background inked with dusty durango on vanilla cs. My framed image is stamped in black tuxedo Momenta ink then colored with copics. I omitted the image ontop of the chest and replaced it with the other parrot. My sentiment is stamped in so saffron then dusty durango. I distressed the edges of the durango base for last Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 270 - Edge Distresser. My sentiment and framing are popped up on dimensionals.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Ahoy Matey, Matey's Map
Paper: vanilla, dusty durango, so saffron
Ink: dusty durango, so saffron, black tuxedo
Accessories: dimensionals, google eye
Techniques: Framing, Edge distressing

Simply Beautiful Life Framed

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - I've Been Framed. What a fun challenge. I used my newest Nestie Large Scallops. I used a free digital image from TREEHOUSE STAMPS. This image and sentiment are for MAY CONTEST. I love this flower and sentiment and felt like it needed to be Framed today. This image and sentiment are free and if you choose to play along YOU could be a Guest Designer for Treehose Stamps in June. See details by clicking on the MAY CONTEST above.

I used last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 270 - Mambo Suedes to color this image. I colored with my Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol coloring medium since this is a single layer and I did not want my copics to bleed out on the backside of my white card base. My Frame was made with melow mambo textured cs. I adhered a sheet of acetate between the base and the frame. I love how this turned out. Hope you do to.
RECIPE:
Stamps: May Flower - THS Digital Contest
Paper: white, melon mambo textured cs, soft suede, acetate
Accessories: Nestability Large Scallop, Gamsol, Prismacolor Pencils,
Techniques: Gamsol Magic, Framing

Somechick To Sing About

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER # 171 - Cathleen Torina. I have had the pleasure of sharing DT positions with Cathlleen so I know how fantastic she is. Congratulations gal. I chose to CASE her WHAT'S COOKIN' card. I love those darling hens and knew exactly what to use. I pulled out my Penny Black "Carolers" stamp and went to work.
This is also for Saturday's fun INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 232 - Two Lumps of Sugar and sweet eye candy it was to browse through. When I found this COUNTRY DELIGHT TABLEWARE. Well I knew today's project was in the bag. LOL.
I also included Friday's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 12 - It's In the Spot spotlighting technique as well as Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 270 - Edge Distresser since I had such kaotic mornings before work. I hate missing out on good challenges. My focal image was stamped in Momento Tuxedo black then the spotlight image as well. I cut the spotlight image out using a 1 inch circle punch and a red cs matt with a 1 1/8 inch punch. I distressed the red base and red matt on the focal image with my edge distresser.
For my CASE I changed the image, colors, used Argyle Cuttlebug folder instead of swiss dots, I used yellow ribbon and tied it on the opposite side and distressed the edges. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Carolers - Penny Black
Paper: white, red
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: circle punches, Cuttlebug, Argyle Embossing Folder, Copics, ribbon, white jel pen
Techniques: Spotlighting, Edge Distressing, Cuttlebug, Copic Coloring

Have a Toolrific Day

This is for today's TREHOUSE THURSDAY CHALLENGE # 049 - Masculine Theme. I was the member that decided what the challenge for today would be and I needed a jump start on Father's Day cards. Well I think I have that covered with this project. LOL. I used a digital set called Toolrific from Treehouse Digital Line for this and some wood grain dp that I have had for eaons. I printed, colored and cut out all images. I used copics for coloring. I made some slits with my craft knife so that I could slide the hammer and screwdriver in from the back of the toolbox. The head of the hammer and the saw are popped up on dimensionals.
My dh loves to play in his woodshed making and carving. I hope he likes this.
Now it is your turn, come on and play along. Make sure to include THT049 in your keywords so that we can see what you come up with.

Jaylen Turns 2

It is hard to believe it but this little crumbsnatcher is 2 yrs old today. He came over and brought his big sister, mom, Aunt Shan, and cousins Alana, Madison, and Brayden to join in on his special Birthday fun. His favorite Papa grilled him some hot dogs and sausage and Nana made some cole slaw and baked beans. Of course we had to have his favorite chips (cheetos). LOL. We were able to get in the pool for a short time before Aunt Shah and the cousins got there but that was only because of Aunt Shah working and the cousins in school. Hopeful we can ALL get in the pool together soon.

Jaylen's mommy help pick out a cake that was delicious.

Here is Jaylen opening his set of golfing toys.Now he can practice his golf swing at home instead of waiting until he gets to Nana's and Papa's. He has loved this toy since his Papa brought it home. That is all he plays with from the time he gets here until he leaves so it was only fitting to get him one for his house.

Holiday Labeled Chelsea

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 280. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 270 - Mambo Suedes. I have had this greeting farm Wild Sprout image started for ever and today I finally finished her by coloring her dress, shoes and mp3 player. I also added a prima in her hair bc as you can tell by the All Holiday Sentiment she is a wanna be hippy of the 60's. LOL. Just kidding I love that sentiment. I also love the Label Classic image that was stamped in soft suede, cut out and then popped up. I used my spica glitter pen to trace around the sentiment. Not sure if you can see that in the pic. I have all of these rubber stamps that I just forget to use. I cut around her hair in an out of the box technique. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Label Classics & All Holidays - SU; WS Chelsea - TGF
Paper: white, melon mambo, soft suede, Matt Stack
Ink: melon mambo, soft suede
Accessories: copics, dimensionals. digital, spica glitter pen
Techniques: out of the box, 3D, copic coloring

Picking You for My Hero Swing Card

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 270 - Mambo Suede. Also since I did not get to play yesturday this is for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 272 - Flip Flop Swing Cards. I have not made one of these in eaons. Thanks Holly for the swing back in time, it was fun. I really think men get slighted sometimes with flowers as the norm is NO flowers on a masculine card but some men are confident enough in thier masculinety that they love flowers so I decided to turn a Mother's Day image into a Father's Day card. I used Picking You for my image and My Hero for my sentiment both are from the digital line over at TREEHOUSE STAMPS. I colored the image with copics. I used some woodgrain dp on my soft suede cs base for dessert. My image and sentiment are matted on dark brown.
This is a view of the card stretched out:

This is a view of the card closed as it would be received:

I did resist the temptation to add some embellishments as I felt like that might be a bit too far. LOL. Don't want to push my luck, teehee. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Picking You, My Hero - Treehouse Stamps Digital Line
Paper: white, soft suede, dark brown, woodgrain dp
Accessories: copics
Techniques: Flip Flop Cards, Swing Cards

Lori is Fintastic

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER # 170 - ltecler. Congratulations Lori. I had the pleasure of working with Lori on a design team recently. I chose to CASE her ROCKIN' BABY BOY. I loved the layout and monochrome effect.
I changed the colors, and theme, added my sentiment to my narrow strip panel and cut my main image out and popped it up, replaced her machine sewing with paper piercing around only 3 sides.
My dp is from Paper Studio. I used buckaroo blue and bashful blue cs to coordinate. I colored the image with copics B21, B93, and B95. I used my colorless blender on the B21 just around the top edge of the tummy. I added some crystal effects to the eye. My image is popped up on the 2 colors of cs in layered Nesties Label 12 that I just got Saturday. Whoo Hoo. I have been anxious to use this darling image from a set called "Fintastic" released this week from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE. Timing is everything and today was just right. I love how this turned out and hope you do to.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Fintastic - Treehouse Stamps Digital Line
Paper: white, bashful blue, buckaroo blue, paper studio DP
Accessories: copics, Nesties Label 12, crystal effects
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D, digi's

Hawaiian Aloha Sketch

This is for today's TREEHOUSE THURSDAY CHALLENGE # 048 - Sketch designed by Maria herself. I used some Hawaii Papaya dp from Stampin' Up, river rock, tangerine tango and choc chip cs. My set is a newly released digital set from TREEHOUSE STAMPS called Aloha. I printed 2 flower images, 1 sentiment and d1 butterfly. I colored all images with copics then cut out 1 flower in full and just the inside of the 2nd flower and popped it up on top of the 1st one. The butterly is popped up as well. I had to flip the sketch to make it work but I think you can still see the layout as it was designed. Come on and play along with the rest of the Design team from Treehoouse. We would love to see what you come up with. Just be sure to include THT049 in your keywords or tags when you load so we can find your creations then provide a link in Mr. Linky section.

Carrie Underwood Concert in Tallahassee

OK, I promised to try to have some great pics for you today after I revived myself from 3 hrs of sleep. I now know how to change teh function on my new camera so that I can zoom in much closer than just with the zoom and get a more clearer outcome but that did not help me last night at 10pm when my battery died. Had I know all of that I would have carried the camera case that I left in the trunk of my car trying to not carry my purse in. I had 2 sets of extra batteries in the case. GGGRRRR. Anyways this is as good as my pics get for this one. I am hoping that maybe I can make another one of her concerts and get some better pics.

The strangest thing was never knowing where she was going to come out on the stage from or on what. A beautiful country tree limb came from the ceiling with this swing hanging from it. Carrie came on the stage and began singing and swinging. As she sang and swang she got higher and higher from the stage. So KEWL!

She plays the guitar and piano and Lord knows what other instruments. A multi talented God Loving lady with a voice like an Angel.

This truck was so neat, she came from back stage in the bed and it was hoisted up and all the way around the auditorium. She said that this was the favorite part of her shows as she gets to see everyone closer up too. LOL.

I am sure I have had a good time at past concerts before but I don't think I ever had a better time before. Definitely worth seeing again and again. She sang 4 songs from her 1st, 2nd and new albumn. It was just AWESOME!

Father's Day Sneak Peek

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 279. Yep that's right my faithful stampers. I am doing just 1 challenge again today. I am going to be dethrowed if I don't stop this but I got home at 1:15am, to bed at 2:30 and up at 5am so needless to say I am typing this as I nap. LOL. Carrie Underwoods concert last night was AWESOME!!, She really is more than a singer, an entertainer! I will try to put some pics together today after work.

Anyway onto today's zombie creation. This image is a digital image to be released May 6th from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE. I love this Father and Son image in the brush and just could not resist creating a camophlage jacket for them. I used the colors from the MME checkered dp and colored with copics B0000, BG93, BG96, E50, E51,G94, G99, Y21, YG91, YG93, YG95 &YG97. My focal panel is popped up. My card base is Mellow Moss. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Life's Special Moments - Treehouse Stamps Digital Line
Paper: white, mellow moss, MME dp
Accessories: copics, dimensionals
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D, digi's

Aloha for a Co Worker

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 269 - Lovely Gable Cameo's. I Love these colors together and everything on this just fell into place. I needed a really special card for a really special co-worker who is going off to broaden her horizons without me. sniff sniff. I used some lovely lilac pattern paper for panel 2 and lovely lilac cs for my card base. Some lime green ribbon to cover the seam and printed, colored with copics and cut out 5 hibiscus images from a set due for release May 6th from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE - Alohoa. My sentiment was printed then cut with Nesties Labels 5 then air brushed with copic marker. My layout is from today's MERCY'S TUESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 72. I really was not trying to CASE Mercy but I guess I did since we both used the same type of flower image but I just had to use this Hawaiian set with these colors. I placed 4 of the flowers in an arch like arch then the 5th one I attached under the sentiment. I wanted to inclued the Vellum embossing and realized I have no more vellum.., eeek must be time to visit my LSS 50 miles away. I really hope my friend likes this. There may be no time to comment today as I have a busy day at work and then 4pm will find me, Shannon and Alana "ON THE ROAD AGAIN" to see the greatest female country artist of this century (IMO) Carrie Underwood in concert in Tallahasse, Oh man I can hardly wait. Whoo Hoo
RECIPE:
Stamps: Aloha - Treehouse Stamps Digital Line
Paper: white, lovley lilac CS and PP
Accessories: copics, ABS, ribbon, stickles,
Techniques: digital, 3D, Air Bushing

May Contest from Treehouse Stamps

I made this darling little note card using the May Contest image and sentiment from TREEHOUSE STAMPS. You can see read more about the contest on the TREEHOUSE STAMPS BLOG SITE. I used the colors from last weeks SCS color challenge to make this and My Deckled Nestability for the focal panel. And of course I colored with Copics.

My Mom's Simple Wishes

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 271 - Vellum Embossing. For my color combo I used last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 268 - Old Banana Ballet. I chose flower images and primas for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 65 - May Flowers and TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS - Flower Power. I used 2 sets both from TREEHOUSE STAMPS - My Mom, Simple Wishes. Both sets have recently been added to the Digital Line now available. I stamped the flower images in barely banana then then stem and leaves in old olive and the centers and sentiment in ballet blue. After this dryed I turned the vellum over on a mouse pad and traced around the images with stylets. I popped the vellum up on top of old olive then punched out some ballet blue holes from the large side of my crop-a-dile and used them as faux brads to cover the pop dots. I colored the primas with my SU matching markers and attached them together with a banana large brad and added some ballet blue dots to match the flowers. Hope my MIL likes this.
RECIPE:
Stamps: My Mom, Simple Wishes - Treehouse Stamps
Paper: white, vellum, barely banana, old olive
Ink: barely banana, old olive, ballet blue
Accessories: brad, primas, ribbon, stylet, mouse pad,
Techniques: vellum embossing