Versatile Small Script Verses with Balance

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 421, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 411 - Lucky Island Delight and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 414 - Play with Balance. I used a wide and narrow ribbon, my vertical panel is wide and my horizontal is narrow, and I used a large and small sentiment and then just to make sure I was balanced I used a large and small faux brad. LOL.
Now let's all go to work with me and with all that help I MIGHT get caught up.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Versatile Verses, Small Script
Paper: white, lucky limeade, island indigo, DCWV Nana's Kids dp
Ink: island indigo
Accessories: ribbon, crop-a-dile, hole puncher
Techniques: balance

Blessings From Heaven

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 411 - Lucky Island Delight with a dessert option of buttons, I made a button out of my daffodil delight 5 layered punched butterflies and tied some gold twine.

This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 414 - Play with Balance where we were to use a large and small image on our card. I used Grand Spellbinders Fanciful Flight layered butterfly for my large and Martha Stewart butterfly made into a button for my small.
This is a CASE of mamasiz's ANNIVERSARY BUTTERFLIES for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 205 - Featured Player - mamasix.
My layout is from FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES # 70.
I used a background "Crackled" stamp inked in lucky limeade on my white base then lucky limeade cs for the vertical panel. My sentiment is from Stampin' Up's Blessings from Heaven stamp set and is stamped in Island Indigo ink and matted on island indigo cs.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Blessings from Heaven, Crackled Background
Paper: white, lucky limeade, Island Indigo
Ink:  lucky limeade, Island Indigo, daffodil delight
Accessories: dimensionals, twine, Grand Nestability Fanciful Flight, Martha Stewart Butterfly
Techniques: 3D, 5 layered button, balance

Warm & Fuzzy Eskimo Kisses

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 153 - Warm and Fuzzy Wuzzies. I used the very 1st stamp set I purchased from Sweet N Sassy Stamps "Eskimo Kisses".
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 420.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 410 - Soft Calypso Party.
I used the Nestability Cirlce Die and soft suede card stock for the matt of my spotlight images and the Fleur De Lis Square Die in calypso coral for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 413 - Focus on the Dies.
I stamped my image in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics BG10 & 11, E43,44,50,51, & 53, R02,12 & 22. I was sure I had forgotten how to color with my copics since it has been a while. After coloring I used a circle punch to cut the image and matted on soft suede die cut circle and popped the spotlighted images up on dimensionals.
Hope you like it and today I am wishing I had one of those warm and fuzzy coats and scarfs. BRRRR is it cold here in South Ga. LOL
RECIPE:
Stamps: Eskimo Kisses - SNS
Paper: white, soft suede, calypso coral, pool party
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: copics, dimensionals, Nestability Circle Die, Nestability Fleur De Lis Squares
Techniques: Spotlighting, 3D, Focus on the dies, Warm & Fuzzy Wuzzies

Sweet Talk

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 420; Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 410 - Soft Calypso Party with dessert option of making a valentine card; and for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 413 - Focus on the Dies. Today I used Nestability Circle Heart Die. I used the smallest one cutting and embossing then distress sponging with the die in place 4 times using calypso coral cs and ink. I punched a 3/4 in circle and attached to the center then stamped a different sentiment in each circle from Stampin' Ups Sweet Talk set using calypso coral ink. I attached these 4 circles on white then matted on calypso coral and soft suede cs and popped this up on dimensionals.. I tied some soft suede ribbon across the middle. My base is pool party.
RECIPE: Stamps: Sweet Talk Paper: white, soft suede, calypso coral, pool party Ink: calypso coral Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, Nestability Circle Hearts Techniques: Focus on the Die, distress sponging, 3D

Thinking of You with Fanciful Flight

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 410 - Soft Calypso Party a gorgeous trio of colors.
This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 413 - Focus on the Dies. I used the butterfly from Spellbinders "Fanciful Flight" cut in calypso coral and sponged with soft suede ink then adhered just the center to a piece of DCWV "Garden Party" dp wihich was matted on soft suede cs. I cut three circles from soft suede cs and punched 3 butterflies from a Martha Stewart butterfly trio punch and adhered one to each circle. My sentiment is from Stampin' Up's "Three Little Words" that I just love and tend to use often. My base is pool party.
My layout is from Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 204 - Sketch Challenge.
Now off to work I go.
RECIPE: Stamps: Three Little Words Paper: soft suede, calypso coral, pool party Ink: soft suede, calypso coral Accessories: circle punches, MS butterfly trio, Spellbinder "Fanciful Flight" Techniques: Focus on the Die, distress sponging

Large Label with Trust God

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE #413 - Focus on the Dies.
My layout is from today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 204 - Sketch and my color combo is from last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 409 - Red Pirouette Wonder.
I used 2 sizes of the Nestability Large Label Die for my focus and to really focus I used a sentiment on the white smaller size die. Both were cut and embossed using my cuttlebug.
My dp is from Basic Grey's "Olivia" stack. I used a 3/4 inch circl punch and ruby red cs for my 3 scallops under my focal panel and popped my focal panel up on dimensionals.
Now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Trust God - SU
Paper: whtie, Wisteria Wonder, Ruby Red, pink pirouette, BG Olivia
Ink: wisteria wonder
Accessories: dimensionals, circle punchs, Nestability Large Label
Techniques: 3D, Focus on the dies, faux scallop border

The Nicest Things are Friends

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 409 - Red Pirouette Wonder with a dessert of circles. I used polka dotted dp and round flowers with circled centers.
This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 412- Let the Paper inside show. I trimmed 3/4 inch off the edge of my white card base then cut the edge with Fiskars Pointed Flower border punch so that my dp on the inside would show.
My sentiment is from Stampin' Ups "The Nicest Thing", a set that is just precious to me and was stamped in ruby red ink then punched with oval punch and matted on ruby red scalloped oval panel.
I covered the seam of my 2 top panels using some pink pirouette ribbon.
My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 276.
Hope you like it now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: The Nicest Things
Paper: white, ruby red, pink pirouette, The Glitter Mat Stack & Nan's Kids dp from DCWV
Ink: ruby red
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, oval and scalloped oval punches, Fiskars Pointed Flower border punch
Techniques: let the inside paper show

Treat Yourself

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 412 -Let the Paper Inside Show, today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 203 - Color Challenge using Ruby Red, Kiwi Kiss, Bermuda Bay and Choc Chip.
My layout is from today's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 276 which is perfect to go with today's TLC. I love it when a plan comes together. LOL.
I dusted the bunnies off this darling set and inked the images using momento black ink on white then on bermuda bay and ruby red. I cut out each section and popped up the icing, candle and flame on dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment in choc chip on the kiwi kiss panel.
My dp is from Cherry Cupcake - Paper Pak dp.
Now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Treat Yourself
Paper: white, choc chip, ruby red, bermuda bay, kiwi kiss, PP - Cherry cupcake dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black, choc chip
Accessories: Fiskars oval template
Techniques: paper piecing, showing the inside paper

Short & Sweet Love

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 418, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 408 - Very Soft Ripple, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 411 - The Best of 2012. Today I chose one of my all time favs from last year. I had so much fun doing TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 372 - Faux Dry Embossing that I had to do this one again. I used my Martha Stewart heart and ribbon punches out of raspberry ripple cs then punched one and some holes to thread some twine thru for the top.
My dp is from The Paper Studio "Love You" stack and is matted on soft suede cs. My sentiment is from Stampin' Up's Short & Sweet.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Short & Sweet - SU
Paper: vanilla, soft suede, raspberry ripple, TPS Love You
Ink: soft suede, raspberry ripple
Accessories: heart punch, ribbon punch, twine, dimensionals
Techniques: faux dry embossing

Riveting With Love

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 408 - Very Soft Ripple, for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 411 - The Best of 2012 where I chose TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 363 - Make Your Own Stripes by scoring stripes onto the rich raspberry panel and adhering alternating strips of vanilla and rich raspberry cs to the soft suede panel, for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 202 - Postage or Faux Postage. My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 275.
I stamped the image in rich raspberry then used a circle punch to cut it out and popped it up on the vanilla postage panel after sponging with soft suede with the die in place.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Riveting
Paper: vanilla, soft suede, rich raspberry
Ink: soft suede, rich raspberry
Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, score pal, Nestability Postage Die
Techniques: Make Your Own Stripes, 3D, Postage

Embossed Happy Anniversary

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 411 - Best of 2012. I choose TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE 398 - Try A Little Dimension for this card. I also included today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 202 - Postage or Faux Postage. I have been MIA for a couple of weeks so I also added the last color challenge from last year COLOR CHALLENGE # 407 - Silver, Gold, and White.
I have had this embossed image since I bought my Cuttlebug eons ago and never used it. I embossed the image in white and gold then cut the ribbon and bells out to attach to the white layer for dimension. I cut and embossed the white and gold layer using Nestabilities Postage Die and popped the white panel up on dimensionals. I matted that on silver. My card base is 4x4 white.
RECIPE:
Paper: white, silver, gold
Accessories: Cuttlebug, dimensionals, Nestability Postage Die
Techniques: dry embossing, 3D