May Flowers for Your Birthday

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 588 - Stencil Monoprint, today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 379 - May Flowers, and last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 584 - Wondering who Crushed my Pumpkin pie.
I think I may have added too much water. I used my SU coordinating markers to ink up my stencil then huffed and misted before turning upside down on my watercolor paper. To add some depth I used the pen side to accent the lines and flower centers. I cut the HB sentiment out in crushed curry cs. 

On the inside I stamped a sentiment from Sweet and Sassy's Birthday Innies set in watermelon wonder. For the envelope I inked Happy in crushed curry and Birthday in watermelon wonder. Hope you like it.














RECIPE:

Stamps: SU- It's Your Birthday, SNS- Birthday Innies

Paper: white, watercolor, watermelon wonder

Ink: Watermelon Wonder, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive

Accessories: Memory Box Happy Birthday die, Memory Box Flora Stencil

Techniques: Stencil Monoprint, CAS

Jessie's Birthday Card

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 579 - I Lost my Honey in a Gray Lagoon, Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 373 - It's About Birthdays and Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 444.
My darling hubby will be celebrating a birthday in August and as I put this together it just screamed for him so I went on and wrote his name on the envelope so I wouldn't change my mind later. LOL.
I used some dp from MME - Home stack for the 3 panels and unusual for me I used the basic gray cs for my card base. I usually use either white or vanilla since they are in more abundance and easier to restock.

I used white on the inside so I could stamp the sentiment and stamped in lost lagoon the Birthday Innies sentiment from sweet-n-sassy stamps.  I love this sentiment and can not believe it is the first time I have used it.  On the envelope I used the balloon stamp from Favorite Teddy Stampin Up set in hello honey ink. 
I lost my SU demonstrator and have to find a new one. I also thought I had lost my mojo since a month had past and I just could NOT get inspired by the challenges. Still not sure I ever had any mojo but gave it a shot today anyway. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Favorite Teddy, Birthday Innies, SNS, 
Paper: White, basic gray, My Minds Eye - Home, hello honey, lost lagoon 
Ink: hello honey, lost lagoon 
Accessories: HB Die - Impression Obsession 
Techniques: CAS, 3D, die cuts

Hope Happens

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 554 - Watercolor those diecuts. I colored some black for my clouds and rain and some pinkish for the top part of the umbrella. This is also for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 345 - CAS-ing HYCCT where I chose the HYCCT1501A - Whatever the Weather. After spending this weekend in the woods with rain I can honestly say RAIN is my least favorite weather for sure. Everything got wet and we got home hoping to spread it out to dry and what is it doing at home, RAINING!!! gggrrr My layout is from today's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 418. Hope you like it. Off to work I go.

RECIPE:
Stamps: SU - Hope Happens, CTMH - Special Friendship 
Paper: white, watercolor, watermelon wonder 
Ink: daffodil delight, Watermelon Wonder 
Accessories: dimensionals, twine, watercolors, Tim Holtz Rays, spellbinders Umbrella die, SNS Clouds die 
Techniques: watercoloring, watercoloring dies, sponging 

CAS Silly Sealife Birthday

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 547 - Only One, Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 338 - Cute Critters. My color combo is from last Tuesday's COLOR COMBO # 543 - No Gray days in Lucky Bermuda. CAS is so much my style, the more I add to a card the less I tend to like it. I stamped the whale in momento tuxedo black on white then colored with copics C1,C3, C5. I colored the water below, around and above the whale with BG10, BG11. I matted the whale on Bermuda bay. The tiny bubbles die was cut with Bermuda bay and pool party. I stamped the sentiment in lucky limeade below.

On the inside in lucky limeade I used a sentiment from Sweet and Sassy's Birthday Innies. All of my famiy are beach lovers so some lucky family member will receive this birthday card soon. Hope you like it. Off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: SU - AYC II, Silly Sealife; SNS - Birthday Innies
Paper: white, bermuda bay 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black ,Bermuda Bay, Lucky Limeade 
Accessories: ribbon, oval punches, Memory Box tiny bubbles die 
Techniques: CAS

Natural Beauty Anniversary

 This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 525 - Mirror, Mirror, today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 316 - No Patterned Paper, today's MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 389 and last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENG E# 521 - Lagoons of daffodils, strawberries and pears oh my.
I love this retired stamp set and fail to use it as often as I should. I stamped the bird on white then mirrored on white as well and colored as close to the same as possible with copics BG 70, 72, 75,78, RV10, 11, 13, 14, YG61, 63, & 67. I stamped the squared image on white using tuxedo black ink and then airbrushed using copics then matted on lost lagoon, I did some tone on tone with pear pizzazz for the leaves. Both birds are popped up with dimensionals and the sentiment is stamped in daffodil delight. Had so much fun making this as I did not have to hunt for matching patterned paper.

I used Sweet And Sassy's Anniversary Innies on the inside stamped in lost lagoon.  I stamped the butterfly from Natural Beauty on the backside of the envelope.  Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Natural Beauty, All Year Cheer III, SNS - Anniversary Innies
Paper: white, pear pizzazz, lost lagoon 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight 
Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, copics 
Techniques: Mirror, tone on tone, copic coloring, 3D, Airbrushing

New Beginings

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 396 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 386 - Primrose Summer Breeze.
I just had to have this Sweet N Sassy stamp set and coordinating die and finally found the opportunity to use them.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: New Beginings - SNS
Paper: white, primrose petals, summer starfruit, baja breeze
Ink: primrose petals, baja breeze
Accessories: ribbon, Victorian embossing folder, dimensionals, SNS Butterfly dies, cuttlebug
Techniques: die cuts, 3D, dry embossing

SNS August Sweet Peek Day 8 - Season of Change

Welcome to this month's SWEET N SASSY SWEET PEEKS day 8 the last day for this month. Above is just a snippet of the stamp set to be released.  Want to see it in action? Hop on over to the SWEET N SASSY BLOG site to see what some of the DT have come up with using it.

SNS August Sweet Peek Day 7 - Peace of God

Welcome again today to this months SWEET N SASSY SWEET PEEKS.  This is day 7 and I hope you are enjoying yourself.  Are you ready for a fabulous stamp set, well I hope so because this one is IT. I love this darling image and it was so much fun to color.  I stamped my focal image on white using Momento Tuxedo Black ink then colored with copics B21, E08, E09, G12, & G21.

I used some really rust for my base and Imaginise COMFY COZY dp.

This creation is called an EASEL CARD and they are very simple to make. HERE is the tutorial from SPLITCOAST STAMPERS RESOURCE page.

Now make sure you visit the SWEET N SASSY BLOG for more sweet peeks from some of the other DT Members.

Here is another card I made using this set:

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 236 - pawallen142. I chose to CASE Penny's WINGS OF FRIENDSHIP.

My layout is from Saturdays SWEET STOP SKETCH CHALLENGE # 121.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 335 - Kraft, red, yellow & green. I stamped my image in momento tuxedo black then heat embossed with clear detail embossing powder for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 335 - What's Hot.
The stamp set I used will be released soon from SWEET N SASSY STAMPS called "PEACE OF GOD".
I colored with copics used some ribbon, punched the ruby red matt on the left side with Fiskars holly & Berry Border punch. I tied a yellow bow of twine and attached a button on top.
RECIPE:

Stamps: Peace of God - SNS

Paper: white, black, ruby red, crumb cake, BG Jovial dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black, crumb cake
Accessories: ribbon, twine, button, stickles, clear detail EP, Fiskars Holly & Berry Border punch
Techniques: out of the box, 3D, Heat emboss

SNS August Sweet Peek Day 6 - Rhubarb's Autumn Joy

Welcome to this month's SWEET N SASSY SWEET PEEKS day 6. Above is just a snippet of the stamp set to be released.  Want to see it in action? Hop on over to the SWEET N SASSY BLOG site to see what some of the DT have come up with using it.

SNS August Sweet Peek Day 5 - Autumn Bounty

 

Well here we are at day 5 of this month's SWEET N SASSY STAMPS SWEET PEEKS, have you been teased enough? NO well then let me share this with you today.  This fabulous autumn set is just screaming for you to buy and use this Thanksgiving season.  I love it.  My focal image was stamped in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics as seen on the right.

I matted the focal image on blue bayou. My base is also blue bayou and the dp is Basic Gray Pyrus sheets that Shannon helped me pick out on a visit last week. I love me some Shannon and I love this gorgeous set.

This card was created using a tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers Resource page called CENTER STEP CARD.

Now hop on over to the SWEET N SASSY BLOG to see what some of the other DT Members have to tease you with.  Are you having fun yet? Yea, well keep on hoppin.

SNS August Sweet Peek Day 4 - Flowers In Bloom

Welcome to this month's SWEET N SASSY SWEET PEEKS day 4. Above is just a snippet of the stamp set to be released.  Want to see it in action? Hop on over to the SWEET N SASSY BLOG site to see what some of the DT have come up with using it.

SNS August Sweet Peek Day 3 - Falltime Cocoa

Welcome to this month's SWEET N SASSY SWEET PEEKS day 3. Above is just a snippet of the stamp set to be released.  Want to see it in action? Hop on over to the SWEET N SASSY BLOG site to see what some of the DT have come up with using it.

SNS August Sweet Peek Day 2 -Many Thanks

Welcome to this month's SWEET N SASSY SWEET PEEKS day 2. Above is just a snippet of the stamp set to be released.  Want to see it in action? Hop on over to the SWEET N SASSY BLOG site to see what some of the DT have come up with using it.

SNS August Sweet Peek Day 1 - Autumn Leaves

Welcome to this month's SWEET N SASSY SWEET PEEKS day 1. Above is just a snippet of the stamp set to be released.  Want to see it in action? Hop on over to the SWEET N SASSY BLOG site to see what some of the DT have come up with using it.

Beach Bum Cocoa

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 337 being guest hosted today by the one and only Korin from Sweet N Sassy Stamps.  My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 3327 - Vanilla Chocolate Olives.  I used Certainly Celery (by mistake) and Choc chip pattern paper seamed with vanilla satin ribbon.  My remake this morning on the right I used a strip of choc chip under my ribbon.

My darling image is from SWEET N SASSY STAMPS called "Beach Bum Cocoa". I stamped the image in Momento Espresso then colored with copics.  I cut and embossed the focal panel using Nesties Label 14 then sponged a bit of yellow for the sun rays.

The sentiment was stamped in choc chip.

Hope you like it.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Beach Bum Cocoa - SNS

Paper: Vanilla, Choc Chip PP, old olive

Ink: Espresso, choc chip

Accessories: Copics, Stickles, Nesties Label 14, dimensionals, ribbon

So in an attempt to redeem myself I have made another TRUE Color Challenge and Sketch Challenge following.

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 337 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 327 - Vanilla Chocolate Olives. I thought doing a SC last night I could just get up this morning and go to work but NO not me. My brain cells must have gotten fried in Boston, or when I fell in Boston bc I picked up the wrong dp Tuesday for the CC and again last night then this morning realized I did not truely follow the sketch. GGGRRRR so in an attempt to redeem myself here you go.

I stamped this fabulous relaxing beach scene in adirondack espress ink then colored with copics trimmed, matted and popped it up on dimensionals. My choc chip base is embossed with Shell Collage embossing folder from cuttlebug that I had to have and never have used. I flipped the sketch and my focal image is so large that is hard to see the shell. I used some OLD OLIVE Pattern paper for panel 2 and for paper piecing the beach umbrella.
Now I can go to work with my head held hi. LOL. Sorry Vicki & Korin. Anybody got an extra "get out of jail free" card just in case I need it?

RECIPE:

Stamps: Ocean Paradise - SNS

Paper: vanilla, choc chip, old olive
Ink: Adirondeck Espresso, choc chip
Accessories: stickles, Cuttlebug, Shell Collage, dimensionals
Techniques: paper piecing, 3D, copic coloring