Full of Life

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 368 - Get Sentimental.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 378.
My color choices are from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 368 - Eggplant, Grapes, & Melons.
Panel 2 is from Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 370 - Faux Patina which I have offically ended on my attempts. I tried a sheet of light pink colored cs (not SU) embossed with the negative side inked with melon mambo and the end result looks red, yuk!
Gotta head to work and no time for do-over so loading anyway but I sure am not happy with this one. Guess I should have quite while I was ahead yesturday. LOL.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Full of Life
Paper: white, elegant eggplant, concord grape, melon mambo
Ink: elegant eggplant, concord grape, melon mambo
Accessories: ribbon, CB Stylized Flowers EF, gold embossing powder, Herringbone EF
Techniques: faux patina, cuttlebug the negative effect, copic coloring, sponging, heat embossing

Simply Soft Faux Patina

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 378.
I needed a day to think on the colors chosen for Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 368 = elegant, grapes, & melons.
I was hesitant to try the technique chosen on Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 370 - Faux Patina but decided to give it another try. I used stylized flowers embossing folder and inked the negative side with wisteria wonder then used daubers to ink the raised portions with melon mambo and elegant eggplant. Then I used my versamark pen to some of the raised sections and embossed gold embossing powder. I like how this turned out but still NOT sure I like these colors together. Oh well that is why they are called CHALLENGES right? LOL
RECIPE:
Stamps: Simply Soft, All Holidays - SU
Paper: white, elegant eggplant, concord grape, melon mambo
Ink: momento tuxedo black, elegant eggplant, concord grape, melon mambo
Accessories: stylized flowers, texile, gold ep, copics, layered oval punches
Techniques: faux patina, cuttlebug the negative effect, copic coloring, sponging, heat embossing

Hello Cupcake

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 370 - Faux Patina. I am soo looking forward to seeing everyone else's samples as mine sorta took a wrong turn somewhere. Not so happy with end result but loading anyway.
I am also including today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 163 - Family Circle Inspiration even though my 1st attempt using the pastel colors failed and I ended up with a much brighter than desired end result, ggrrr.
My layout is from Sunday's CARD POSITIONING SYSTEM SKETCH CHALLENGE # 258.
My colors used are summer sun, kiwi kiss, pixie pink and lovely lavendar in that order.
I stamped the image in momento tuxedo black, then the icing images in the same colors used for the background using SU Markers and huffing.
I cut it out, popped it up and applied some stickles.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Hello Cupcake - MGT
Paper: white, summer sun
Ink: momento tuxedo black, summer sun, kiwi kiss, pixie pink, lovely lavendar
Accessories: markers, copics, cuttlebug, TPS Intricate Swirl EF
Techniques: Faux Patina

Amazing Grace

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 268 where we are the FS.I chose my LATTICE OF FRIENDSHIP to CASE. I changed the layout to use this Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 377. I changed the colors to Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 367 - Chocolate River in Baja.
I stamped the background image and then cut it for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 369 - Crop It.
Panel 3 is baja breeze using my Martha Stewart trellis border punch on both sides. The gems on my focal panel is for Friday's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 109 - Three or more. I just got this fabulous sentiment from Sweet N Sassy stamps and it is stamped in espresso ink on vanilla.
I hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Amazing Grace - SNS; Amazing Grace Background - Morning Star Stamps
Paper: vanilla, baja breeze, river rock
Ink: espresso, choc chip
Accessories: gems, dimensionals. Nestie Lattice Rectangles, MS Lattice Border Punch

I Woof You

This is for today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 105 - SweetNSassy's own Korin Whoo hoo, I had the blassed pleasure of working for 6 months with Korin on her DT. She is a fabulous stamper, creator and christian. I just got this adorable set and could not resist CASEing Korin's WOOF YOU.
I used 3 different colors of cs on panel 4 and stamped the bone image 3 times and the paw prints several times on the 2 River Rock panels for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 109 - Three or More.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 377.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 367 - Chocolate River in Baja.
My image was stamped once on vanilla and then on a sheet of dp from The Paper Studio "YeeHaw" stack. I cut the bandana out and paper pieced it to the focal image. I colored the remainder of the image with copics. I traced the Nestability Label 18 then cut around the top of the image to allow it to fit for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 369 - Crop It.
Hope you like it and Korin enjoy your reign as "QUEEN".
RECIPE:
Stamps: I Woof You - SNS
Paper: vanilla, river rock, choc chip, baja breeze
Ink: momento tuxedo black, choc chip
Accessories: Nesties label 18, dimensionals, copics, Cuttlebug Paisley EF
Techniques: out of the box, 3D, dry embossing

Hard Times

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 367 - Rub-On's. Well Toni I hope this counts, if not just pm me and I can remove it. I do not have any rub-on's. I tried them a couple of times and could NOT get them to work right so gave up. I did have a vellum sentiment and glued the back of it then attached it to some vanilla cs.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 377.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 367 - Chocolate River in Baja.
My sentiment was not quite wide enough to stretch across the Nestie Label 4 I was using which is why it was glued to the vanilla cs so it would fit, this is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 369 - Crop It.
My base is baja breeze and the dp is from The paper studio Mirabelle's stack.
Now let's go to work then to Olive Garden with my girls to celebrate our 13th anniversary. They love my dh as if he were their dad and that means the world to me.
RECIPE:
Paper: vanilla, baja breeze, TPS Mirabelle dp
Accessories: ribbon, Nesties Label 4

Wild West Hunk

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 377, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 367 - Chocolate River in Baja with pleated ribbon dessert and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 369 - Crop It.
I used an image gifted me several years ago and I have been hoarding it. I love the set Wild, Wild West long since retired and keep hoping SU will come out with another one just like it. I got in too late to get it and now those who have it will NOT part with it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Wild Wild West
Paper: vanilla, Baja breeze, The Paper Studio - The Basics
Accessories: copics, Nesties Oval, ribbon
Techniques: pleated ribbon, dry emboss

Simply Soft Holidays

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 367 - Chocolate River in Baja.
My layout is from Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 162 - Sketch by Arizona Maine.
I stamped my image in river rock on vanilla then used my stamp-a-majig to stamp baja breeze for the flower colors. I then cut the top off just a bit and trimmed around the top of the flower for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 369 - Crop It.
My flower vase is choc chip cs and is embossed with a quickutz checkerboard folder. My sentiment from All Holidays is stamped in choc chip.
Hope you like it and now let's go to work.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Simply Soft, All Holidays
Paper: vanilla, river rock, choc chip, baja breeze
Ink: choc chip, baja breeze
Accessories: quickutz checkerboard emboss, stickles, stamp-a-majig
Techniques: dry emboss, out of the box

Three Little Simply Soft Words

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 369 - Crop It. I used a white cs base and white cs panel cut and embossed with Nesties Label 17 then I stamped my image from Simply Soft with the nestie in place using momento tuxedo black ink and daffodil delight. I stamped the images again and cut out then popped up the top flower on dimensionals.
I colored the leaves with YG95 and sponged barely banana with the nestie in place then popped the panel up. The sentiment is stamped in old olive.
My layout is from today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 162 - Sketch by Arizona Maine.
Hope you like it, now off to work
RECIPE:
Stamps: Three Little Words, Simply Soft
Paper: white
Ink: momento tuxedo black, barely banana, daffodil delight
Accessories: copic, Nestie Label 17, stickles, dimensionals
Techniques: Stampin' In The Die, Dry embossing, sponging

Snoopy's Fancy Special Delivery

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 108 - One Track Mind and I do have that. My mind set is adding to each day's challenge. Well Dawn through a monkey wrench in my track but I had to play anyway I just used one of this weeks colors as I could not think of anyway to use all 3 and it still fit the F4A for today :(
I have tremendously enjoyed my week last week reigning as Queen for the day and now it is time to hand the crown on to Melina for today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 104 - mepylant. I hope everyone will be lavish her with sweet compliments as I received last week. I chose to CASE her RAZZLE DAZZLE MEDALLION card. I stamped using stazon then heat embossed with white EP followed by pool party ink sponging for my base layer.
My image is a digi one and sorry I am not sure where I got it but it is for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 366 - Who Let The Dogs Out?.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 376.
I made another gift set using different measurements again as I wanted a shorter bag for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 378 - Box In A Bag. My dp is from a stack from My Minds Eye.
I used copics to color and shade my focal image. My sentiment is from Fancy Flexible Phrases and stamped in pool party on white then cut and layered using SU oval punches.
Well this will be it for me until Monday as we are headed to the woods for Jessie to play Confederate Soldier and me the dutiful southern belle this weekend. Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend. Is south GA the only area that has skipped Spring season and went right into Summer. We are in the top 80's again today of 88. Got a bad feeling about July already
RECIPE:
Stamps: Fancy Flexible Phrases, Medallion
Paper: white, pool party, MME dp
Ink: pool party
Accessories: copics, ribbon, button, dimensionals, digi image, white embossing powder, sponges
Techniques: sponging, 3D, copic coloring, gift set, box in a bag, heat embossing

Purfectly Ruff Day

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 366 - Who Let The Dogs Out?, Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 376, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 366 - Daffodil Party Parade and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 368 - Box in a Bag.
I love these darling gift bag and so I had to make one to go with my card today. I will fill it with tissue paper and include a gift card inside for my dh for either Father's day or birthday one. Not sure yet.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Purfect Friend & Ruff Day - SNSS
Paper: white, poppy parade, pool party, daffodil delight, dp?
Ink: momento tuxedo black, poppy parade,
Accessories: Nesties Invered Scallop Circle, dimensionals, ribbon, SU large oval punch
Techniques: paper piecing, box in a bag

God's Blessings for Michele

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 376 and will be given to my baby girl next month on her 28th birthday along with this SPRINGY BOX IN A BAG that I made Tuesday. Inside the bag will be something she has really been wanting. Whoo Hoo. I knew that bag was gonna come in handy soon.
I still had the dp on my desk from yesturday and knew I would make a card to go with the bag. I just did not know it would come together so easily. As soon as I saw the SC I knew the circle was gonna be a sun using my Nesties Inverted Scallop die. The rest just sorta fell in place.
This is also for Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 366 - Daffodil Party Parade.
My sentiment is from God's Blessings and is stamped in poppy parade on white then matted on poppy parade. I punch the HB part out with the large oval SU punch then doodled around and attached the 3 gems.
Now off to work I go. Have a fabulous day my cyber friends.
RECIPE:
Stamps: God's Blessings
Paper: white, poppy parade, pool party, daffodil delight
Ink: poppy parade, daffodil delight
Accessories: Nesties Inverted Scallop Circle Die, SU Large Oval Punch, ribbon, dimensionals, gems, SU Markers,
Techniques: doodling, 3d

Spring Fever Box in a Bag

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 366 - Daffodil Party Parade. WOW Mary I put these colors together and my SPRING FEVER went wild. I have it bad right now.
I just had to make another one of these darling gift bags for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 368 - Box In A Bag. If you have not tried this yet you really are missing out on a fabulous gift idea even if your gift is a gift card stuff this full of tissue paper with the gift card in the center of all of it.
I walked upstairs and this sheet of Urban Window Collection dp was stairing at me, literally so I went with it. I used pool party for the box base. Poppy parade was used for the tag punch and daffodil delight for the bottom border after using Fiskars sunburst border punch. I was going in a western direction until my Fiskars rope border broke trying to punch some poppy parade :(
Am I the only one this happens too bc it seems to happen a lot with SU cardstock and only with SU cs.
Oh well I decided to defer decorations on the front until I decide what I am going to fill the bag with.
Now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: daffodil delight, pool party, poppy parade
Ink: none
Accessories: tag punch, crop-o-dile, ribbon, Fiskars Sunburst border punch
Techniques: Box In A Bag

Baby Boy In My Thoughts

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 368 - Box in a Bag. What a fun way to give a gift. I just found out that a cousin is having her 1st baby boy so today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 161 - White with Shades of Blue went together just perfect for me. I will fill this beauty with socks, wash cloths and boy toys too.
I used some dp that I have had since I 1st started this hobby I think. The borders and box were made using brocade blue.
I stamped the sentiment in brocade blue on white then punched with an oval scallop punch.
The bag is tied together with white and light blue ribbon.
I hope she likes it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: In My Thoughts
Paper: white, brocade blue, dp?
Ink: brocade blue
Accessories: MS Diamond border punch, Marvy scallop oval punch
Techniques: Box In A Bag

A Flower For Harriet

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 266 - hskelly aka Harriet my dear sweet cyber friend. We have had the fun priviledge of sharing DT Spots together on 3 different occassions and now we share crowns for the same week here on SCS too. She is a talented stamper and sweetheart too boot. CONGRATS TO YOU HON.
I have 2 of my grandsons for an overnighter but there was NO way I was going to miss out honoring my friend today. I choose to CASE her HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARD changing the theme, layout and colors. I replaced her 3 daisies with 1 big rosette and used a different embossing folder for the background.
This is also for Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 327 - A Cool Breeze Fashionable Hand Fans. I could not find a way to link to it but loved the fan with the green landscapping.
The rosette is for Friday's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 107 - Back and Forth.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 375.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 365 - Very Wild Bride.
Well the boys are awake so I am having to cut this short. Have a great week Harriet.
RECIPE:
Paper: vanilla, wild wasabi, BG Hello Lucious
Ink: black
Accessories: button, scallop circle punch

Unfrogetable CASEing of ME!!

This is for today's FREE FOR ALL CHALLENGE # 107 - Back & Forth.
I am soooo psyched up since "I" am today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 103 - n5stamper (that's ME!!). Whoo Hoo. Was I surprised? I chose to CASE my UNFORGETTABLE HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
When I got up the challenge was not loaded so I missed out on it so this is also for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 356 - Boy's Toys since everyone knows that boys love to play with frogs and bugs.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 375.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 365 - Very Wild Bride.
I stamped the images in black on wild wasabi and blushing bride cs for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 367 - One Color - No Color. I used my black marker to stamp my images, sentiment, and to add some dots on the frog. Both images were cut out and popped up. I had to add some google eyes to my critters too
RECIPE:
Stamps: Unfrogetable - SU
Paper: vanilla, wild wasabi, blushing bride, BG hello Lucious dp, BG Oxford
Ink: basic black
Accessories: dimensionals, circle & scallop circle punches, google eyes
Techniques: accordian, 3D

Summertime

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 375,
Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 365 - Very Wild Bride, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 367 - One Color-No Color.
I have not used this set since I got it from Close To My Heart years ago. I stamped the image in wild wasabi on vanilla cs.
My dp is from DCWV Garden Party. I used one of my new Nesties as a matt for my focal image. I added some stickles to flowers in the image.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Summertime - CTMH
Paper: vanilla, DCWV dp
Ink: wild wasabi
Accessories: Nesites, dimensionals, stickles

Joy

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 365 - Very Wild Bride.
My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 231.
I used Illuminations stamp set again for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 160 - Monogram and for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 367 - One Color No Color. I have put this stamp set back up on the shelf so that I use something else tomorrow. LOL.
I traced around the swirls with my spica glitter pen.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Illuminations
Paper: vanilla, wild wasabi, blushing bride, BG hello Lucious dp, DCWV Love dp
Ink: wild wasabi
Accessories: spica glitter pen, dimensionals, oval punch, scallop oval punch, Nestability Label

Cherished Love

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 367 - One Color - No Color and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 160 - Monogram Card.
My inspiration for this cam from Sunday's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE # 132 - Littleseaotter from Kecia's PINK TREE.
I have been anxious awaiting the arrival of some new to me Nesties especially this laced heart circle nestie. I love it. I made this for a young lady who is getting married next month. She is a scrapper and I hope she will love this and be able to use it on a scrap page.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Illuminations
Paper: red, white
Ink: momento Lady Bug Red
Accessories: Nesties Circle, Nesties Laced Heart

Blue Flowers for Judy

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 106 - True Blue Flowers and for today's QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 102 - StampinQueenJar. Judy is not only a very super talented crafter but a sweetheart to boot. I love everything in her gallery. I found my inspiration for this card in her KINDNESS card. I loved the floral background and was sure I had something close to that but as luck would have it I was wrong but I did find some that struck my fancy from a stack from DCWV. My base is Not Quite Navy with dark blue denim dp which is for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 364 - Denim Anniversary.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 374.
I stamped the Pennant builder wheel in Ranger broken china ink on white ribbon and it bleed, I have got to ind me some twill. Oh well this was for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 366 - It's A Banner Kinda Day.
I used my copic air brush system for my primas using B91, B95 & B97 markers topped with a dark blue button.
Hope you like it, now off to work and comments when I get home. Can't get on here from work.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Pennant Builder Wheel
Paper: white, not quite navy, DCWV dp, denim dp
Ink: Ranger Broken China
Accessories: copics, ABS, Giga scallop punch, ribbon, button, primas
Techniques: ABS

Pocket Fun with Green Jeans

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 364 - Denim Anniversary. Well I just hope Michelle remembers that denim comes in green too and does not send the challenge police after me today. LOL. I had 1 pair of green jeans when I was in my tweens and I loved them so this is in their honor.
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 374.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 364 - Lucky Rock Garden.
I have not used this stamp set in ages and thought today would be perfect for dusting it off. I also dusted off and used my Linen background stamping it on river rock using lucky limeade ink. I stamped the frog in garden green then colored with copics YG03 and YG93 my new found match for lucky limeade. I like the way they blend together. The frog was cut out and attached to the pocket which was cut out and popped up. I attached some google eyes to the frog. The sentiment was stamped in garden green. Nesties label 12 was used to cut, emboss and then I sponged the river rock inside with garden green ink.
Now gotta run to work. Have a great day my cyber friends.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Pocket Fun, Linen BG
Paper: white, river rock, My Minds Eye dp
Ink: garden green, lucky limeade
Accessories: Nesties label 12, sponges, google eyes, dimensionals