Illuminations of Thanks

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 374.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 364 - Lucky Rock Garden.
I inked the paper studio "Leaves" embossing folder with lucky limeade then embossed with river rock in my cuttlebug and trimmed the sheet into 4 pieces which are attached to river rock cs. I added some lucky limeade ribbon.
I stamped the image in garden green, cut and embossed using Nesties Label 18 then sponged river rock inside the nestie. I stamped the image again in lucky limeade and cut the "T" out and popped it up then popped the entire panel up on dimensionals.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Illuminations
Paper: white, river rock, lucky limeade, garden green
Ink: river rock, garden green, lucky limeade
Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, Nesties Label 18, cuttlebug, Leaves EF - TPS,
Techniques: Cuttlebug - The Negative Effect, Dry Emboss, 3D, sponging

Hard To Say with Pennants

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 364 - Lucky Rock Garden.
My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 230.
My white panel is SU Pennant wheel and was inked with the 3 colors from the color challenge, huffed and stamped for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 366 - It's A Banner Kinda Day.
I used my SU 5 petal flower punch with river rock cs then attached a green button threaded with baker's twine and popped it up on dimensionals.
My base panel is river rock with garden green inked on the negative side of The Paper Studio "Leaves" embossing folder.
My sentiment is from Hard To Say and was also inked using river rock and garden green markers, huffed and stamped then layered with all 3 colors from the color challenge.
Now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Hard To Say, Pennant wheel - SU
Paper: white, river rock, lucky limeade, garden green
Ink: river rock, lucky limeade, garden green
Accessories: dimensionals, 5 petal flower punch, TPS Leaves EF, baker's twine, button
Techniques: Bannerr, Pennant, Cuttlebug the Negative Effect, dry embossing

It's BBQ Time

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 366 - It's A Banner Kinda Day and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 159 - Rich Razzleberry & White color challenge.
Well this week our temps are reaching the low 80's again and the warmer it gets the more I like to be outside at the grill with my dh. We are trying to plan a Sunday School class gathering so this will be our invitations. Hope they like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Backyard BBQ
Paper: white, rich razzleberry
Ink: rich razzleberry
Accessories: Pennant punch - SU
Techniques: Banner, Pennant

Warm Words Medallion

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 264 - catcrazy where I loved a lot of Janice's creations but especially love this LACEY BUTTERFLY. I do not have that SU set yet but if it is still available I will have it. I changed the image, sentiment & swapped the gems for a button.
This is also for Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 325 - Galleria of Arts & Crafts where the butterfly on the middle of this METAL SECTION Page.
The button in the middle of the Medallion is for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 363 - Bring on the Buttons.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 373.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 363 - Basic Pretty Pirouette.
I can not believe these 2 grands slept long enough for me to get some stampin therapy in this morning. But now they are wide awake and rarein' to go so this is short and sweet. I heat embossed the mediallion image using white embossing poweder. The butterfly is from Grand Nesties Wonderful Wings. The sentiment is stamped in basic gray.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Warm Words, Medallion
Paper: white, pretty in pink, pink pirouette
Ink: pretty in pink, basic gray
Accessories: white embossing powder, button, Grand Nestie Wonderful Wings
Techniques: heat emboss, sponging, emboss resist

Friendly Cow

This is for this weeks challenges of :
Today's: FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 105 - Cards with Character.
Today: QUEEN FOR THE DAY # 101 - kokirose aka Patricia where I was more than happy to CASE this darling cyber friend. I chose her HOLY COW CARD.
Thursday's: WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 363 - Bring on the Buttons.
Wednesday's: SKETCH CHALLENGE # 373.
Tuesday's: COLOR CHALLENGE # 363 - Basic Pretty Pirouette.
Monday's: CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 158 - Stitching.
and Monday's: TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 363 - Acrylic Distress.
My image & sentimnet are from High Hopes. I used copics to color.
I painted some pretty in pink cs with white acrylic paint then distressed it with pretty in pink ink after embossing with my new folder from PaperTray Ink. I just had to do the whole week together as I may not be back until Monday. We have a triple granddaughter birthday party tomorrow morning and then I have 2 grands until after church Sunday. Have a fabulous weekend everyone.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Clarabelle & Riley, Friends for Heifer - HH
Paper: white, basic gray, pretty in pink, pink pirouette
Ink: pretty in pink, basic gray
Accessories: copics, prima, button, Fiskars Rope Border, PTI Picnik Plaid Impression Plate
Techniques: dry embossing, 3d, copic coloring, acrylic distressing

Sew What's New With You?

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 363 - Bring on the Buttons. I think I covered that one well enough ;)
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 373.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 363 - Basic Pretty Pirouette with a dessert option of Buttons.
I used a set from Marks Finest Papers called "SEW WHAT?". On white cs I stamped the button in all 3 colors randomly to create my own background panel then used pretty in pink marker to make the 3 dots randomly. This is matted on pretty in pink with a Fiskars border punch then pink pirouette where I stamped the 2nd part of the sentiment in pretty in pink which is not easy to see on pink pirouette cs. The 1st part of the sentiment was stamped in basic gray on white then matted on pretty in pink. I used layered oval punches from SU.
My BIG Button is a quickutz cut from pretty in pink.
My basic gray base was embossed with Cuttlebugs Argyle EF.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Sew What - MFP
Paper: white, pretty in pink, pink pirouette, basic gray
Ink: pretty in pink, basic gray, pink pirouette
Accessories: QK button, Fiskars border, dimensionals, SU Markers
Techniques: create a background

Acrylic Distressed Holidays For You

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

Happy Birthday Cowboy

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

Heard From The Baroque Motif

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

Wrinkled Free Distressed Happy Birthday

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

Garden Silhouette Dreams

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

Puppy Love

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

Distressed True Friend

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

Lovely Trees

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

Olive You Love Notes

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

Wild West Love

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

All Year Cheer Thanks

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

Wonderful Words of LOVE

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

Ethel's Too Funny

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

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

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

Pot Full of Posies

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

Elegant Embroidered Greetings

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

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

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