Mermaid & Dolphins

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 381 - Whispering Island Party and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 383 - Make Your Own Silhouettes. I still had these 2 cuties from yesturday and they were crying wanting to be used so I did. They are quickutz dolphin silhouettes.
My image is a digi and I am sorry I do not remember where she is from I just know she is so adorable. I colored with BG10 & BG11 copic markers then cut and embossed with Nesties Label 11 and tied some island indigo ribbon. This is popped up on dimensionals.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Paper: White
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, copics, Quickutz Dolphin Silhouette, Nestability Label 11
Techniques: silhouettes, 3D

So Many Dolphin Silhouettes

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 383 - Make Your Own Silhouettes.
My layout is from today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 176 - Sketch by Miss Minx.
My cs paper is bermuda bay and peach parfait. I used my copics and air brush system to color the background for my focal panel. I stamped the senitment from So Many Sayings in momento tuxedo black ink.
I used my quickutz Dolphin Silhouette die for my images cut from some dark gray basic gray dp.
Hope you like it, now off to work I go
RECIPE:
Stamps: So Many Sayings - SU
Paper: white, bermuda bay, peach parfait, basic gray dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, copics ABS
Techniques: Air Brushing, 3D

Coast To Coast Pierced

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 122 - Paper Piercing and Friday's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 118 - Stampin' Nana. I chose to CASE Roberta's MY JMU GRADUATE card.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 390.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 380 - Tango Chocolate Artichokes.
I cut my Nestie Oval and embossed it then with the die in place I used my copics and ABS to airbrush the tango and artichoke coordinating colors. With the die still in place I then stamped my image using momento espresso ink.
My dp is from a duce mix I found in a drawer, no idea what stacks they came from. I paper pierced the bottom panel then used my choc chip marker to add some faux stitching.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Coast To Coast - SU
Paper: vanilla, dp?
Ink: momento espresso, choc chip
Accessories: copics, ABS, dimensionals, Nesties Ovals, paper piercing tools, ribbon,
Techniques: Air Brushing, 3D, Dry Embossing, paper piercing

Close As A Memory Sympathy

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 390 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 388 - Tango Chocolate Artichokes.
I used copics to air brush the 2 colors and then stamped my image in choc chip all on vanilla, vanilla card base, My Minds Eye dp and choc chip colored ribbon. I cut and embossed my popped up focal panel using Nesties Oval die.
Unfortunately I have needed quite a few sympathy cards lately and this one will soon be needed so I thought I would go ahead and make one. I am so proud of me I actually completed this inside and out and the evie too. Whoo Hoo. Now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Close As A Memory
Paper: vanilla, tangerine tango, MME dp
Ink: choc chip
Accessories: dimensionals, copics, ABS, Nesties Ovals
Techniques: Air Brushing, 3D, Dry Embossing

Essence of So Sorry

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 380 - Tango Chocolate Artichokes. My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 246.
Basic Gray Ambrosia dp. The sentiment is from So Sorry stamped in tangerine tango on vanilla cs and matted on tangerine tango. The long panel on the left is vanilla stamped with Essence of Love in choc chip then airbrushed with coordinating copic markers for always artichoke and tangerine tango colors topped with 2 layers of always artichoke using Martha Stewart Grass border punch.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Essence of Love, So Sorry - SU
Paper: vanilla, tangerine tango, choc chip, always artichoke, BG Ambrosia dp
Ink: tangerine tango, choc chip,
Accessories: MS Grass border, Copic Air Brush System, Copics
Techniques: ABS

A CASE of Woof You

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 121 - Red, White, Blue; today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 117 - cathymac where I chose to CASE Cathy's I WOOF YOU CARD.
This is also for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 379 - Man Up; Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 389; Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 379 - Crazy Breezy Cobbler; Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 381 - Half It and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 174 - White Layers.
I just had to CASE one of Cathy's card using this darling image from Sweet-N-Sassy. I paper pieced his scarf from some "YeeHaw" dp from The Paper Studio then colored and cut the image out to pop up on dimensionals half on and half off my main panel. I stamped the paw prints in baja breeze half on and half off and the sentiment in cherry cobbler half on and half off.
I will give this to my dh who likes to be reminded just how much I love him.
Now off to work.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Woof You - SNS
Paper: white
Ink: momento tuxedo black, cherry cobbler, baja breeze
Accessories: dimensionals, copics,
Techniques: paper piecing, 3D, copic coloring

Baroque Holiday BBQ's

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 379 - Man Up and what could be more manly than a BBQ Grill? This is also for Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 389; Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 379 - A Crazy, Breezy Cobbler; Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 381 - Half It; and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 174 - White Layers.
I stamped only 1/2 of the Baroque flourish on my inside white panel and slightly below to the main panel then went around the edge of that panel with my baja breeze marker. I stamped the grill in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics, cut it out and popped it up. I stamped the mitt in cherry cobble cut it out and popped it up. The sentiment was stamped in halves using lucky limeade ink.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Baroque Motifs, All Holidays, Backyard BBQ
Paper: white
Ink: cherry cobbler, baja breeze, momento tuxedo black, lucky limeade
Accessories: dimensionals, copics Techniques: copic coloring, 3D, masculine

Baroque Rose

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 389; Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 379 - A Crazy, Breezy Cobbler; Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 381 - Half It; and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 174 - White Layers.
I stamped only 1/2 of the Baroque flourish on my inside white panel then went around the edge of that panel with my baja breeze marker.
The flower is Spellbinders Rose Creation cut using cherry cobbler then sponging cherry cobbler on the inside with the die in place. I did the same thing with the leaves. All layers are up on 1/8 dimensionals and secured together with a large brad colored with cajun craze. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Baroque Motifs - SU
Paper: white, cherry cobbler, lucky limeade
Ink: cajun craze, baja breeze, lucky limeade
Accessories: brad, dimensionals, spellbinder Rose Creation

Perfect Praise of the Lord

This is for today's COLORR CHALLENGE # 379 - A Crazy, Breezy Cobbler with Limeade Dessert.
Also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 381 - Half It.
My layout is from Saturday's THE SWEET STOP SKETCH CHALLENGE # 162.
I stamped the image in momento tuxedo black then cut and embossed with Nesties Circle die and colored with copics. I stamped the image from Sweet-N-Sassy set "Praise The Lord" twice and cut out one of the flowers to pop up on dimensionals then popped the entire circle panel up on dimensionals# The sentiment is from Perfect Swans from Sweet-N-Sassy Stamps and is stamped in cajun craze#
The dp is from The Paper Studio called The Classics.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Perfect Swans, Praise the Lord - SNS
Paper: white, cajun craze, TPS The Classics
Ink: momento tuxedo black, cajun craze
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, Nesties Circle, copics, stickles
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D

Thoughts of White Doilies

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 381 - Half It and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 174 - White Layers.
So I inked Hello Doily background stamp with versamark and stamped just over half way then applied white embossing powder, heat set it then sponged pool party in and around the edges. The sentiment is from Thoughts and Prayers from Stampin Up and is stamped in pool party. I tied some pool party ribbon on the top and popped my focal panel up on dimensionals on a white card base. I thought this might make a good sympathy or just words of encouragment for someone.
Hope you like it. Now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Hello Doily, Thoughts and Prayers
Paper: white
Ink: pool party
Accessories: white embossing powder, sponges, ribbon, dimensionals.
Techniques: emboss resist, heat embossing, 3D

See Through Kindred Spirits

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 378 - Return of the Banner;
Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 388;
Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 378 - Delightful celery party; and
Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 380 - Either/Or but both is More.
I have a drawer full of digi images that I have hoarded and collected over years and I am determined to use them up or toss them one.
I just love this image, he is soo sweet looking. I colored with copics then cut a square around the image leaving the head and toes and the frog hand in tact then matted on daffodil delight cs. My dp is from My Minds Eye.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: so Many Sayings
Paper: white, daffodil delight, certainly celery, pool party, MME dp?
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: Nestie ribbon Banners Die
Techniques: see through image

Cupcake Kiki w/ So Many Sayings

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 388.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 378 - A Delightful Celery Party.
My focal image is a digi from CC Designs called cupcakekiki and was colored with copics then I drew a rectangle around the image keeping it on the head and toes of the shoes. I cut out everthing around the rectangle for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 380 - Either/Or but both is More. Since I am directional challenged I did the either. LOL.
Busy busy day at work as they are moving me to another room to make more patient rooms.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Cupcake Kiki - CC Designs; So Many Sayings - SU
Paper: white, daffodil delight, certainly celery, pool party, The Paper Studio - Beach dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, craft knife
Techniques: see through image

See Through Fishy Friends

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 378 - Delightful Celery Party.
This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 380 - Either/Or but Both are More and since I am challenged when it comes to directions I am choosing to do the either - Cut a way technique.
My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 244.
I have not used this fun set in so long and thought it needed some affection. I stamped the image then cut my square and used my fiskars circle template to draw a circle around the image then my craft knife to cut out around my image leaving the 2 left corners within the circle.
Hope you like it. Now off to continue playing catch up at work from being gone all week last week.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Fishy Friends
Paper: white, daffodil delight, certainly celery, pool party, The Paper Studio - Beach dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: craft knife, Fiskars circle template
Techniques: see through image

C is for Cat, CAS or CASE

Well I am finally back and sooo glad to be home. I missed my dh, family and my stamp room too. I am playing some catch up so this is for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 173 - Ways To Use Letters;
Sunday's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 132 - kyann22 where I CASED Rita's CHOCOLATE BUNNY; and
last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 377 - Certainly Softly Blushing Brides.
Being out of practice that was all I could do since any more would have made my head hurt too bad. LOL.
I used some dp from The Paper Studio called "Persnickety" and the cat is from Cheery Lynn Designs Screen Door and Cat. My certainly celery grass was made with Martha Stewart grass border. The "C" is a quick cut from Daisy Alphabet.
Hope you like it, now back to my normal routine at work.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: white, soft suede, certainly celery, blushing bride, TPS Persnickety dp
Ink: none
Accessories: MS Grass Border, CLD Screen Door with Cat, Circle Template
Techniques: CAS

Lots a Love

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 379 - Distressed Edges. I used my SU Edge distressor and Ranger Antique Photo Distress Ink on the dp panels.
This is also for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 172 - Theme of Love. I quickly grabbed my stack of The Paper Studio Love Stack. I distressed the edges of the poppy parade matts and the dp as well.
My layout is from CLEAN & SIMPLE FTL CHALLENGE # 192 which was just perfect for what I needed.
I punched the hearts from my Maurvy Heart Layers Mega and Giga sizes and distressed the edges on them also.
I hope to get to play in the morning but if not this is it for me until next Monday. Headed to a medical conference in Orlando for the week.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: vanilla, poppy parade, TPS Love dp
Ink: Ranger Antique photo distress ink
Accessories: edge distressor, dimensionals. sponges
Techniques: edge distressing, 3D

Green Folage

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 376 - It's Not Easy Being Green.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 386.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 376 - Farewell Blushing Peach Crush Pizzazz Parade. I used all of the colors except concord crush.
This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 378 - Brayered Paper Elements.
I am not sure I am happy with how this turned out but it is what it is. I cut and embossed the leaf from Spellbinders Folage die set using white cs then brayered peach parfait followed by sponging pear pizzazz. This was popped up on dimensionals on the focal panel. My dp is from The Paper Studio Persnickety stack. Sadly enough this will wrap up my stamping for this week as tomorrow will be an early day on the water with my dh and grands here Sat and Sun so it will be Monday before I can have any more therapy :( I will need prayers to make it that long.
RECIPE:
Paper: white, pear pizzazz, TPS Persnickety dp
Ink: pear pizzazz, peach parfait
Accessories: cuttlebug, spellbinders, folage, dimensionals, circle punch
Techniques: brayered paper elements, dry embossing

Fish Til Dark

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 386.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 386 - Farewell Blushing Peach Crush Pizzazz Parade. I used them all. Whoo Hoo
My pear pizzazz panel was dry embossed with my cuttlebug and The Paper Studio's Leaves Embossing Folder then I used my brayer to apply pear pizzazz ink to just the raised sections for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 378 - Brayered Paper Elements. Me and the brayer do NOT get along but I do like how that panel turned out after tossing 2 other attempts at a brayered skyline to stamp my image onto. ggrrrrr. One day I am going to find a class to teach me how to do that.
I sponged blushing bride ink all over then used a mask at the tree line to sponge peach parfait and poppy parade. I used a reverse mask to sponge the inside of a punched out circle for my fading sunset. The images were stamped in concord crush. My dp is so old I have no idea where I got it but it looked a lot like peach with some poppy sprayed on it so I used it. My base & matt for my focal image panel is concord crush.
I made this for my darling hubby who DOES and will continue to fish until dark 30.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Landscape, boat
Paper: white, concord crush, pear pizzazz, dp?
Ink: concord crush, pear pizzazz, peach parfait, blushing bride, poppy parade
Accessories: circle punch, sponges, brayer, stickles
Techniques: masking, reverse masking, brayered paper elements

Congrats w/Build A Flower

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 276 - Farewell to Blushing Peach Crush Pizzazz Parade. So sad to see color go, I am going to miss them all.
This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 378 - Brayered Paper Elements and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 171 - Sketch by Tilly. Today I used my new "Build A Flower" die set from Cheery Lynn again but joined the pieces with some baker's twine which I found a little easier then a huge brad that tore to holes open, grrrr.
I cut the flower petals in white then brayer blushing bride and poppy parade less than half way up the petals then traced around the edges with poppy parade marker. I added some stickles to the center. My sentiment is from Stampin Up's Congrats set and stamped in concord crush. I think peach was the only color I could not find a way to use.
Off to work and praying for a better day than the last one.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Congrats
Paper: whtie, pear pizzazz, poppy parade
Ink: poppy parade, blushing bride, concord crush
Accessories: dimensionals, stickles, CL Build A Flower die, baker's twine

Birthday Greetings With Build-A-Flower

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 378 - Brayered Paper Elements. I used bashful blue and night of navy on my flower petals.
My layout is from today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 171 - Sketch by Tilly.
And playing catch up this is for Sunday's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 276 - Candylou. I choose to CASE Candace's GORGEOUS LAYERED FLOWER. I changed the colors, flower type and left off the dp making it a CAS creation.
I just got this "BUILD A FLOWER" die set from Cheery Lynn Designs and could not wait to use it but obviously it will take more practice. Not sure I am happy with how it turned out. He makes it look soooo easy on the video.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Birthday Greeting - SU
Paper: white, bashful blue, night of navy
Ink: night of navy, bashful blue
Accessories: square punch, square scallop punch, CL Build A Flower die, brad
Techniques: brayered paper elements

Sheriff Ian

This is for today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 113 - Maryr917. So glad to see Mary crowned this week. She is a sweetheart with all her words of encouragement at my feabale attempts at this hobby that I love so much. Enjoy the spotlight hon. I chose Mary's HEY COWBOYcard to CASE.
This is also for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 375 - Color Compliments.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 385.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 375 - Night of Orange Blues.
The perfect paisley pumpkin pie embossed panel was then brushed with night of navy ink pad for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 377 - Dry Debossing.
I stamped my image in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics and matted on night of navy.
This wraps up my week unless I am able to make something Sunday. If not see ya in the challenges on Monday and have a blessed weekend.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Sheriff Ian, Anya Says - TGF
Paper: white, night of navy, bashful blue, pumpkin pie
Ink: momento tuxedo black, night of navy
Accessories: cuttlebug, perfect paisley, oval punch, hemp
Techniques: dry debossing, 3D, copic coloring, paper piecing 

I Smurf You

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 375 - Color Compliments where Cathy helped me combine challenges today since blue and orange compliment each other and are also from this Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 375 - Night of Orange Blues. My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 385.
I dry embossed my bashful blue & white cs panels with Seeing Spots then rubbed my night of navy ink pad over the bashful blue raised spots and bashful blue over the white raised spots for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 377 - Dry Debossing.
I print out this darling digi image, Outlined Mushroom, from The Paper Shelter eons ago when I first found it with the intention of making Shannon a card since me and my kids all love the smurfs. Well today I finally accomplished that goal. I hope she will LOVE it. I think it turned out cute. I computer generated the sentiment before printing. I colored with copics. I used my new layered Fiskars butterfly punch with all 3 colors from the Color Challenge.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Outlined Mushroom - Paper Shelter
Paper: white, night of navy, bashful blue, pumpkin pie
Ink: night of navy, bashful blue
Accessories: Seeing Spots EF, copics, cuttlebug, Fiskar Butterfly 3 layer punch
Techniques: dry debossing, 3D, copic coloring

Thoughts of Father

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 385, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 375 - Night of Orange Blues, sorry Vicki with the flowers I had to add just a hint of green but kept it really light; and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 377 - Dry Debossing. I finally used one of my Paper Trey Ink embossing plates since I was so afraid of them. I ran some bashful blue through my cuttlebug with the Grid plate to match up with my dp choice from The Paper Studio "Yee Haw" stack then brushed the top with night of navy. I like how that turned out but not so sure it really coordinates with the dp???? Oh Well my dh is not so fussy that he will not want this Father's Day card. He is quite the gardner this year. We have corn, squash, okra, tomatoes, peas and sunflowers sprouting up everywhere. I hope he will like this next month when I give it to him.
Now off to work.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Thoughts of Father - SU
Paper: white, night of navy, bashful blue, pumpkin pie
Ink: momento tuxedo black, night of navy
Accessories: bakers twine, button, dimensionals, copics, PTI Grid Embossing Plate, corner punch Techniques: dry debossing, 3D, copic coloring

Nature Silhouettes

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 375 - Night of Orange Blues.
My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 241. I changed the circle to a square.
Panel 2 is for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 377 - Dry Debossing where this time I used my Argyle embossing folder and then inked the raised portion with night of navy ink pad.
I used my copic ABS and markers to air brush some blue and orange skylines then stamped the images in night of navy.
I do not remember where the sentiment is from but it is also stamped in NON on white. I used a button since this is a Father's Day card rather than a flower.
Hope you like it and this will be my son-in-law's FD card so I hope he likes it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Nature Silhouettes - SU
Paper: white, night of navy, bashful blue
Ink: night of navy
Accessories: button, twine, dimensionals, Cuttlebug Argyle EF
Techniques: dry debossing, 3D

My Dear Friend

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 377 - Dry Debossing and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 280 - Three Panel Technique.
My color combo is from last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 374 - Pacific Celery Cake that was still on my desk.
I used my scor-pal which has been neglected to make a grid then brushed my certainly celery ink pad across the negative side and trimmed into 3 panels then attached the panels to white cs base and tied some blue sheer ribbon. I stamped my sentiment in pacific point then trimmed it into 3 panels and matted on crumb cake then popped it up onto my base panels.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: All Holidays - SU
Paper: white, pacific point, certainly celery, crumb cake
Ink: pacific point, certainly celery
 Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals
Techniques: dry debossing, 3D

Rockin' Chic

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 116 - Tall yet Small, today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 112 - cullenwr aka Wanda who is a very talented and gifted crafter and a wonderful cyber friend as well. Congrats to you Wanda and enjoy the CROWN. I choose to CASE her HOWDY FRIEND.
This is also for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 374 - For The Birds.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 384.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 374 - Pacific Celery Cake.
Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 376 - Paper Piecingwas used on the headcover, bandana and pockets; for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 169 - It's Time To Get Chic.
I love this darling set from The Greeting Farm. She is just tooo adorable to me. I stamped the image once on white and once on the The Paper Studio "YEEHAW" dp. I cut out the parts I was paper piecing then colored the image on white using copics. I punched out the layered Butterflies then a bird just to make sure I had the bird situation covered. LOL.
This wraps up my week of stamping so I will see everyone again Monday morning bright and early. Can't wait to see what the challenges will be next week. These were fabulous.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Rock The Farm - TGF
Paper: white, crumb cake, certainly celery, pacific point, TPS Yeehaw
Ink: momento tuxedo black, pacific point
Accessories: layered butterfly punch, MS bird punch
Techniques: CAS, Paper Piecing, 3D

Seaside Chic

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 374 - For The Birds. I love to watch all the different birds while I am at the beach.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 384.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 374 - Pacific Celery Cake.
Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 376 - Paper Piecingwas used on the dress and I could not resist making this a CAS creation and including Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 169 - It's Time To Get Chic.
I still had this stamp set on my desk from yesturday and this image just jumped out at me so I took it and ran. I loved being at the beach last weekend and so ready to go back.
I stamped my image in momento tuxedo black on white then on the crumb cake pattern paper. I cut the dress out and attached it to the white image. I colored with copics and added some stickles to the waves of water.
I found this little bird punch and popped one up in each corner.
Now let's head to work and have a fabulous day.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Seaside Sketches - SU
Paper: white, crumb cake, crumb cake pp, certainly celery pattern paper, pacific point
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: dimensionals, copics, bird punch
Techniques: paper piecing, CAS, 3D, copic coloring

Cherished Seaside Chic

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 384; Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 374 - Pacific Celery Cake; Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 376 - Paper Piecing; and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 169 - It's Time To Get Chic.
I just love this set and had to use it today. I stamped the image once on white and once on Certainly Celery pattern paper. I cut the dress out and attached it to the image on white then colored with copics. I added the blue water and sand with copics. The pacific point cs was dry embossed with divine swirls using my cuttlebug. I used the rest of the pattern paper sheet for panel 1 matted on certainly celery cs. The sentiment was stamped in pacific point.
Hope you like it. It sure feels good to have some central AC again so that I can stamp in comfort. Wheh!!
Now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Seaside Sketches - SU
Paper: white, crumb cake, certainly celery CS & PP, pacific point
Ink: momento tuxedo black, pacific point
Accessories: copics, dimensionals, cuttlebug, divine swirl EF
Techniques: dry emboss, copic coloring, 3D, Out of the Box

Chic Simply Soft Birthday

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 374 and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 169 - Chic.
I hope to be able to stamp in comfort in the morning after our new expensive air condition gets installed today. Upstairs is unbearable. My brain could not think well enough to include Monday's TLC.
I stamped the stem in certainly celery and then with my stampamajig I stamped the flowers in pacific point then colored in the stems with copics and added some stickles.
I matted on crumb cake then used a white base.
Now off to work in air condition.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Simply Soft, All Holidays - SU
Paper: white, crumb cake,
Ink: certainly celery, pacific point
Accessories: ribbon
Techniques: CAS

Chic Nurse

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVER CHALLENGE # 376 - Paper Piecing and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 169 - It's Time for Chic.
I am playing catch up so this is also for Friday's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 111 - gbedwright where I CASED Betty's CONGRATS, THE BEST IS YET TO COMEcard. I love the way she does her bows and will NEVER even get close to a great CASE when it comes to her talented gallery but at least give me an "A" for effort.
My layout is from Saturday's SWEET STOP SKETCH CHALLENGE # 157 which was a perfect layout for the card I choose from Betty's gallery. I love it when a plan comes together.
As for Chic, there is nothing like those cheeky gals from The greeting farm. I love this nurse and paper pieced her uniform and stockings. They are 2 shades of pink just alike. I made a 4x4 card which is unusual for me. I stamped the sentiment on a light pink cs. I am not sure I would let this cutie pie play nurse with my darling hubby but she is adorable isn't she?
Hope you like it now off to work. I am wishing I was back at the beach.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Nurse Anya, What Anya Says - TGF
Paper: red, white, Martha Stewart Holiday dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black, Momento Lady Bug Red
Accessories: ribbon, button, bakers twine, dimensionals, Nesties circle
Techniques: Out of the Nestie, 3d, copic coloring

Distressed and headed to the Beach

Well as luck would have it I got home Thursday evening only to find a HOT HOUSE.  Jessie called the AC man when he got home and the result were in.  Friday morning  revealed a dead unit needing to be replaced.  I truely believe it is hotter than when I was a kid living in an apartment with window fans and happy to be alive.

Anyway we were not going to be cheated out of our beach trip we had planned all week long. So we went anyway.  Jessie & I arrived around 4:30 and Shannon, Michele and 4 of the grands around 6pm.  Dinner at Golden Coral and then chillin' in the room.

Papa had to give the grands a lesson on the eco system and marine life. LOL.

We spent the day at the beach Saturday and a picnic lunch followed by an afternoon in the pool and a schrumcious dinner at Pouncy's and then THE ADVENGERS movie. Below is a picture of Papa leading the 3 grands out to play a dirty trick on them. Just about the time they got knee deep he turned around and yelled "hurry get out of the water".  All we saw was eyes and open mouths running as hard as they could. I think they walked on the water actually. LOL. Mean ole' Papa.

Jaylen was NOT a fan of the ocean 3 yrs ago and that did not seem to change much this time either. He told his Papa "I will get in with you for 1 minute". Jessie said even without a watch it seemed like about 1 minute and Jaylen let go of his hand and said "OK, that's it, I am outta here". LOL.  He was tooo funny.  This picture is showing as far as he would go in the water.

Both vehicles made it there and back home without any trouble, thank you Lord for all your blessings.