Winter Wonderland

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 349 - Telescoping Image. I am not sure if I did this correct or not but here it is. I cut and embossed Nesties Label 21 with 3 different sizes of vanilla cs then with the nestie in place I stamped the image in Momento Rich Cocoa on each layer. Looking back I should have removed the nestie before stamping. This is also for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 142 - Colors Ivory/Choc/Red.
I have had this dp for eon's and finally used some of it today. Someone tell me why we do that. Buy something we just have to have and then hoard it.
Oh well, off to work. Brrrrr.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Winter Wonderland - SU
Paper: vanilla, riding hood red, Imaginise dp
Ink: momento rich cocoa
Accessories: Nesties Label 21, ribbon
Techniques: Telescoping Images, Dry embossing

Vintage Couple on a Stroll

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER # 247 - istamp31. I chose Michelle'ss EVENING BREEZES to CASE changing the layout, and embossing folder and I left off the prima's.

This is also for Friday's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 88 - A True Free For All, Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 346 - Leaves where I used the Leafy Branch embossing folder on my baja breeze panel.

My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 346 - Rich Island Breezes.

My base is island indigo. My image is from stampendous and is stamped in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics. I used some greens for the grass and a scalloped oval paper mask to sponge some clouds with baja breeze. My ribbon is rich razzleberry polkadot.

Hope you like it. I might be missing from the challenges for awhile, not sure how keeping my grandson from 4am until time for me to take him to daycare is going to work out with my stampin time upstairs so I had to get this one in.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Vintage Couple - Stampendous

Paper: white, baja breeze, island indigo

Ink: momento tuxedo black

Accessories: copics, ribbon, dimensionals, cuttlebug, leafy branch EF

Techniques: dry emboss, 3D, copic coloring

Peaceful Christmas Cardinal

This is for today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 84 - Julie who is not only talented but a sweetheart too.. I chose to CASE her PEACEFUL CARDINAL.
This is also for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 346 - Leaves, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 346 - Rich Island Breeze and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 348 - Stamp The Border.
I used the pine leaves because my yard is full of pine trees and stamped in island indigo and the berries in rich razzleberry around the edge of my cut and embossed Nestie Circle. I stamped the cardinal image in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics, cut it out and popped it up on the circle image.
My layout is from CARD POSITIONING SYSTEM CHALLENGE # 241.
Hope you like it
RECIPE:
Stamps: Peaceful Wishes, Christmas Cardinal - SU
Paper: white, baja breeze, rich razzleberry, island indigo
Ink: momento tuxedo black, island indigo, rich razzleberry
Accessories: stickles, copics, argyle cuttlebug EF
Techniques: dry embossing, 3D, copic coloring

Hard To Say

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 356 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 346 - Rich Island Breeze.
I am not feeling my best and this is evident of that. I cut 3 one inch squares, sponged the edges with island indigo and attached buttons. I embossed the rich razzleberry panel with Argyle EF, The sentiment was stamped in rich razzleberry.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Hard To Say - SU
Paper: rich razzleberry, baja breeze, island indigo
Ink: rich razzleberry, island indigo
Accessories: Argyle, Cuttlebug
Techniques: dry embossing

Tift County High Class of '76 35th Reunion

Oh My Oh MY what a weekend I have had.  Friday night the TCH Class of 1976 meet at the Lamplighter Pub in Tifton and we had a blast meeting and greeting old friends:

Then Saturday found most of us meeting again at the Elk Lodge for a night of fun, food and fancy footsteps out on the dance floor:

During the night we had awards given away and of all things I won the "ROCKING CHAIR AWARD" for having the most grandchildre (7) which was a box of Wonka "runts" candy and a bottle of Bayer "Back and Body",  How is that for prestige? LOL

Wildflowers Faux Tile

This is for today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 83 - Hollerinastamps. I chose to CASE Holly's PEACEFUL BRANCHES changing the layout & colors.
I have also included Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 345 - Faux Tile, Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 355 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 345 - Blushing Rose Limeade.
My image is from a set called "WILDFLOWERS" from SWEET N SASSY STAMPS.
I stamped the image on white after inking with regal rose and lucky limeade markers and huffing. Then I cute the panel in 6 sections and heated embossed 3 times with glassy glaze embossing powder. I matted it on blushing bride then regal rose and popped it up.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Wildflowers - SNS
Paper: white, blushing bride, regal rose, martha stewart dp, ?dp
Ink: regal rose, lucky limeade, versamark
Accessories: glassy glaze, ribbon, dimensionals
Techniques: Faux tile, heat embossing

Christmas In The Country

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 355 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 345 - Blushing Rose Limeade.
I used a stamp set called "CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY" from MARKS FINEST PAPERS. I used my copic Air Brush System to airbrush some light then darker pink around the church then used markers to color. I added some flower soft to look like snow on the roof and ground. Hope you like it. My step-daughter thinks the only colors in the world are pink and black so guess who will get this for Christmas? LOL
RECIPE:
Stamps: Christmas in the Country - MFP; crackel - rubber stampede
Paper: white, regal rose, Bo bunny dp, Martha Stewart dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black, regal rose
Accessories: ribbon, copics, ABS, dimensionals, Nestie Rectangle
Techniques: ABS, 3D, copic coloring, dry embossing

Ginger Cookie Candy Bar Door Hanger

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 345 - Blushing Rose Limeade.
I backed up and tried Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 347 - Candy Bar Door Hanger and am so glad I did, so NOT as difficult as I imaged.
I used lucky lemonade cs as my base and topped it with some BoBunny dp. I made my hole with my brand new Nestie "Holiday Tags". Whoo Hoo, love some new stuff.

I used a just released acrylic set from MARKS FINEST PAPERS called "GINGER COOKIES". Love that set. I stamped the small image randomly using regal rose ink on both the cs and dp. I used the inside portion of the Holiday Tag to make a tag and stamped the "TO: and FROM:" also in regal rose.

Tied some blushing bride ribbon on the tag and top of the door hanger and filled it with my kind of candy bar - chocolate filled with nuts. Now I wonder who's door I could hang this on? NOPE the real question is will it keep til 12/24? Probably NOT!! LOL
Have a fabulous Tuesday everyone.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Ginger Cookies - MFP
Paper: Lucky Lemonade, Bo Bunny dp
Ink: regal rose
Accessories: ribbon, Nestability, Holiday Tag label
Techniques: Candy Bar Door Hanger

MFP Oct Blog Hop Day 4 - Ginger Cookies

Hello! Welcome to the October 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop!

This month's new releases are: Holly Greetings, Christmas in the Country, Snowball?, Country Thanksgiving, Cardinals in Winter, and Ginger Cookies.For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers.

So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Set: Ginger Cookies? (If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away! We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if today's winner has already purchased this set!)

For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win Ginger Cookies. We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's MFP blog post.

Emily

Nancyruth

Neva

Faith

Dawn

Marilynn

Patricia

Chrissy

Karen

Pam

Joanne

Markie

Carol

Mark’s Finest Papers

For this I altered a notepad so I could give it to someone to keep a list of recipes or menu ideas for the holidays.  I stamped the image in espress on vanilla then colored with copics, cut it out and popped it up on dimensionals.  I tied some ribbon through the spiral rings.

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 86 - Cards With Character. Well the character that this was made for is certainly a card. My FIL is such a dear and even though he is a diabetic and watches what he eats he still loves his sweets so I always make him something with Splendar instead of sugar in it. This will be his Christmas card this year. I hope he likes it.

This is also for today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 82 - Joan who is such a sweet heart. I always enjoy seeing her uploads and reading her comments she leaves me. I chose to CASE her GINGERBREAD COOKIES.
I changed the colors, layout and left off a recipe although I love how she did hers.
I used pink icing and hot pink gems for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 344 - Pink, Pink, Pink since I did not get to play yesturday and my layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 354.
My dp is from years ago and I do not even know how many years or where it came from. I used some ribbon and "V"'d the end for panel 3. I stamped this darling image which is from a just released acrylic set called 'GINGER COOKIES" from MARKS FINEST PAPERS in esspresso ink then colored with copics cut it out and popped it up.
Hope you like it and have a fabulous Friday.
RECIPE:

Stamps: Ginger Cookies - MFP

Paper: vanilla, Christmas dp
Ink: espresso
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, corner punch, white pearlex

Techniques: copic coloring, 3D

MFP Oct Blog Hop Day 3 - Country Thanksgiving and Cardinals in Winter

Hello! Welcome to the October 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop!

This month's new releases are: Holly Greetings, Christmas in the Country, Snowball?, Country Thanksgiving, Cardinals in Winter, and Ginger Cookies.For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers.

So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Sets: Country Thanksgiving and Cardinals in Winter? (If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away! We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if today's winner has already purchased this set!)

For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win Country Thanksgiving and Cardinals in Winter. We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's MFP blog post.

Emily

Nancyruth

Neva

Faith

Dawn

Marilynn

Patricia

Chrissy

Karen

Pam

Joanne

Markie

Carol

Mark’s Finest Papers

MFP Oct Blog Hop Day 2 - Christmas in the Country and Snowball

Hello! Welcome to the October 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop!

This month's new releases are: Holly Greetings, Christmas in the Country, Snowball?, Country Thanksgiving, Cardinals in Winter, and Ginger Cookies.For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers.

So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Sets: Christmas in the Country and Snowball? (If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away! We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if today's winner has already purchased this set!)

For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win Christmas in the Country and Snowball?. We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's MFP blog post.

Lois

Vicky

Dawn

Anne

Peggysue

Connie

Linda

Karen

Patty

Liz

Geri

Lynn

Claudine

Debbie

Mark’s Finest Papers

 

Oh how I love this fabulous set.  I stamped the image in momento tuxedo black using masking for the smaller moose image .  I added some color with copics then added some puffy snow using liquid applique and heating it from the backside
So for this I took some liberties with the snowman image and used the treat cups I have had for over a year and finally put to use.  On the left the view with the treat cup empty and on the right filled with tiny marshmellows. I glued a marshmellow above the left tree branch on the card front.

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 354, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 344 - Tempting Eggplant Pie and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 346 - Stack Up The Backgrounds. I stamped my "Crackled" background image from Rubber Stampeded after stamping off using elegant eggplant ink then stamped a sentiment from a just released acrylic stamp set from MARKS FINEST PAPERS called "Christmas in the Country" in tempting turquoise and pumpkin pie inks randomly. My focal image is a cute penguin from "Snowball" stamp set also just released from MARKS FINEST PAPERS. I cut, embossed my focal panel with Nesties Label 4 then popped it up after coloring with copics. Now off to work on "Hump Day".

RECIPE

Stamps: Christmas in the Country, Snowball - MFP; crackel - rubber stampede
Paper: white, elegant eggplant, tempting turquoise, pumpkin pie
Ink: momento tuxedo black, elegant eggplant, tempting turquoise, pumpkin pie
Accessories: copics, dimensionals, stickles, Martha Stewart border punch, corner punch
Techniques: stacked backgrounds, copic coloring, 3D

MFP Oct Blog Hop Day 1 - Holly Greetings

Hello! Welcome to the October 2011 MFP New Releases Blog Hop!

This month's new releases are: Holly Greetings, Christmas in the Country, Snowball?, Country Thanksgiving, Cardinals in Winter, and Ginger Cookies.For your convenience, all these sets are available TODAY at Mark's Finest Papers.

So, do you want to WIN today's Featured Stamp Set: Holly Greetings? (If you don't want to wait to win, you can always purchase the sets right away! We'll substitute a set from NEXT month's release if today's winner has already purchased this set!)

For your chance to win: Comment on the following Design Team members' blogs TODAY before midnight EDT. There will be ONE random winner chosen from the comments on today's Blog Hop blogs. That winner will win Holly Greetings. We will announce the winner's name on tomorrow's MFP blog post.

Lois

Vicky

Dawn

Anne

Peggysue

Connie

Linda

Karen

Patty

Liz

Geri

Lynn

Claudine

Debbie

Mark’s Finest Papers

So here is what I came up with using this fun set:

I stamped the holly and berry image in all 4 corners, colored with copics then tied some gold and red cording around the main panel and matted on green cs base.  The focal panel is one of the sentiments stamped in garden green cut and embossed using Nesties Label 1 then sponged on the inside of the nestie with real red.

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 344 - Tempting Eggplant Pie.
This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 346 - Stack Up The Backgrounds. I stamped the background image from "BRICK WALL" acrylic stamp set after stamping off once then stamped the sentiment from "HOLLY CHRISTMAS" in elegant eggplant randomly followed by some tempting turquoise sponging around the edges.
My layout is from Monday's SKETCH AND STASH CHALLENGE # 72.
Now I have to admit I usually avoid detailed images such as this one as I have a hard time figuring out what is what but I did enjoy coloring this one even if I did it wrong. My image and sentiments are from a brand new set called "HOLLY CHRISTMAS" from MARKS FINEST PAPERS. After coloring I cut and embossed the focal panel using Nestie Label 9.
Hope you like it.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Holly Christmas, Brick Wall - MFP
Paper: white, elegant eggplant
Ink: momento tuxedo black, elegant eggplant, tempting turquoise
Accessories: ribobn, Nestie Label 9, dimensionals, sponges, stickles
Techniques: sponge distressing, 3D, layered background

What a Monday!!

OK so let me tell you how my day started:  Can you tell already?  I went to see Jessie when I got to work to give him something and on the way out of the ICU he said "why are you bleeding?"  I looked down at the left corner of my less than 2 month old white vest which was now begining to turn RED!!!!
A red sharpe that is used when I put PICC lines in was leaking in my pocket since the top had come off.  This had to have just happened. 
I quickly went to my office and started with hair spray, soap and friction rub which only allowed for more bleeding on my vest and I actually rubbed a blister then busted it on my finger.  GGGRRRRRR!!!!

You know what happens to sharpe' ink when you try to get it out?  It bleeds everywhere.  I have a small spot on my white work shirt as well.

I have them both currently soaking in OXY CLEAN and am praying that they do not come out PINK!!

A Cup of Christmas Cheer

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 346 - Stack Up On Backgrounds. I used Fine Lace stamped in garden green and a poinsetta image stamped in real red.
This is also for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 139 - Breakfast Photo Inspiration.
Sunday was caotic so I am finally getting around to the FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 244 - outtoimpress where I found inspiration in her CHRISTMAS TEA. I changed the layout, left off the brads and my sentiment is on my focal panel. I also used a different image but kept the theme.
I also missed last Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 343 - Pass Me A Hot Beverage so I added it to the rest just because I love to PILE'EM ON. LOL.
My images are digital images that I found and had never used before. I used GIMP to add the Christmas Bell image on the front of the cup then printed and colored with copics, cut embossed and sponged using Nestie label 14.
Happy Columbus day and Happy Monday everyone. It is raining again today here "YEAH" praise the Lord, we sure need it, Jessie took a tick off the back of one of our 13lb catfish swimming around in what little bit of water there is left in our pond.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Fine Lace - SU, Poinsetta - Stampabilities, digi cup & Christmas image
Paper: white
Ink: real red, garden green
Accessories: copics, ribbon, stickles, sponges, dimensionals
Techniques: sponge distressing, 3D, dry embossing

Autumn Harvest

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 85 - Make Your Own Background. I stamped the leaf image in 3 different color inks randomly on vanilla.
This is also for today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 81 - vdm where I chose to CASE Vicki's FALL LEAVES AND PUMPKINS.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 353 and my color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 343 - More Soft Tango's.
I stamped the pumpkin in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics and topped it off with stickles.
Happy Friday everyone.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Autumn Harvest - SU
Paper: vanilla, soft suede, tangerine tango, more mustard
Ink: momento tuxedo black, soft suede, tangerine tango, more mustard
Accessories: stickles, dimensionals
Techniques: design your own dp, copic coloring

Country Christmas Ginger Cookies Sneak Peek

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 353 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 343 - More Soft Tango.
For this card I stamped the focal image from "Christmas in the Country" on vanilla cs using momento tuxedo black after stamping off then sponged some tangerine tango, more mustard and soft suede. I used my copics in various spots then stickles for some glitter. I was trying for a wintery sunset. Not sure I reached my goal but I get an "A" for trying right? LOL
My sentiment is from "Ginger Cookies" and is stamped in soft suede on soft suede cs. I tied some tangerine tango ribbon and popped up my layer focal panel on dimensionals.
Both stamp sets are soon to be released later this month from MARKS FINEST PAPERS.
I hope you like them and my feeble attempts at sponging a sunset as well. Happy Wednesday everyone.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Christmas in the Coutry, Ginger Cookies - MFP
Paper: vanilla, soft suede, more mustard, tangering tango
Ink: momento tuxedo black, soft suede, more mustard, tangering tango
Accessories: ribbon, stickles, copics
Techniques: sponge distressing, 3D

Country Thanksgiving Sneak Peek

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 343 - More Soft Tango.
My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY CHALLENGE # 209. Is this a fun layout or what?
I also used my No.2 pencil around my focal image for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 345 - Pencil Me In.
I stamped the focal image in soft suede on vanilla cs after stamping off then colored with color pencils.
My dp is Bo Bunny Forever Fall Collection.
My image and sentiment are from a soon to be released acrylic set from MARKS FINEST PAPERS called "COUNTRY THANKSGIVING".
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Coutry Thanksgiving - MFP
Paper: vanilla, more mustard, tangerine tango, soft suede, Bo Bunny Forever Fall Ink: soft suede Accessories: twine, dimensionals, Fiskars border punch, color pencils, No.2 pencil

Ruff Day

 This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 345 - Pencil Me In. I stamped off twice using momento tuxedo black ink then stamped on drawing paper gifted to me by my DD. I colored using my prismacolor pencils and blending using gamsol.
My layout is from today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 138 Sketch by elmo98ca.
After coloring I used my No.2 pencil to sketch around the image then cut and embossed with Nesties Label 17.
I used a strip of burlap dp left over from a previous creation, cut the corners with a corner punch added a button tied with twine and popped up my focal panel. The inside reads "... just keep waggin your tail!"
Hope you like it, now off to work.

RECIPE:

Stamps: Ruff Day - SNSS Paper: drawing paper, crumb cake, burlap dp
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: button, twine, corner punch, Nestie Label 17, dimensionals
Techniques: gamsol magic, CAS, Penciling, sketching