A Challenging Thank You

Wow! This card was a challenge for me to say the least! Two challenges this time! I was following along with Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge #55 and Kerin over at Stamps, Paper, Glitter's Sketch Challenge #18. The sketch was fun, but the colors were a challenge!

I used the stamp set called Illuminations and the wheel called Illuminated. I used vellum, very vanilla, really rust, more mustard, and basic gray card stock. I used basic gray, really rust, and more mustard classic ink. I stamped the image twice, once on to very vanilla cs and then on to vellum with basic gray ink. I mounted these two layers on to the more mustard layer with dimensionals. The mm layer was then glued on to the really rust one. I stamped the image again with really rust and then cut out the "T." I used dimensionals to add it to the main image. I ran a strip of more mustard through a Cuttlebug embossing folder called D'Vine Swirls. I then used the wheel with more mustard ink and added both strips to the card. I then added the main image and the flower designer brad.

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Best Birthday Wishes

Hi everyone!!! How have you all been? This past month as been crazy for your little family! Lots of birthday parties, bicycle races (my husband's passion to put it mildly :o), garage sales, and so on! So needless to say, I have not had much time to stamp! Bummer I know!!! Well I am trying to get back into the swing of things...so here is my first attempt.... a card for Kristina Werner's 54th Color Inspiration Challenge! What fantastic colors!!!

I started with whisper white card stock and then ran it part of it through my Sizzix machine with the Cuttlebug Argyle embossing folder. I added a strip of pumpkin pie cs with stampin' dimensionals that I faux stitched with the mat pack, paper piercing tool, and the white gel pen. I then punched a 1 3/4", 1 3/8", and 1" circle in taken with teal, green galore, and soft sky (a retired in color). I added a pumpkin pie button with white embroidery thread for a finishing touch. I attached each of these with dimensionals too! Then I stamped the saying from the Short and Sweet stamp set with pumpkin pie ink!

I have several other fun things I can't wait to share with you this week!

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Hopping Down the Bunny Trail!!!

Here is my card for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge #48 . The colors were fantastic this week!! Loved them! They were chocolate chip, kiwi kiss, baja breeze, and whisper white!!

I used card stock in every color for the challenge. The set I used is called Forest Friends from the new Occasions Mini. I used my chocolate chip marker for the girl bunny and my ink pad for the boy! I thinl I need to reink my pad!!! I also used kiwi kiss ink, and a chocolate chip marker for the tree. I used my aqua painter and a sponge for the ground and the tree with kiwi kiss ink. I sponged on some baja breeze for the sky. I popped the bunnies and the second layer of cs with the dimensionals. I also tried a ribbon knot and added it to the corner of the main image! What do you think?

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Garden Scene

Here is my card for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge #47! I used the NEW stamp set called Scene in a Garden from Stampin' Up!'s Occasion's Mini which starts the beginning of April. The colors for this challenge are chocolate chip, tangerine tango, so saffron, and whisper white. What do you think? This was a hard color challenge! I really wanted to create a spring card even though these colors remind me of the fall! :o)

I stamped all of the images in Stazon Timber Brown onto watercolor paper. I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to place some of the images. I then colored everything in with the aqua painter. I used chocolate chip and tangerine tango classic ink. I used the so saffron marker as well! I added dimensionals to the image layer and then layered it with chocolate chip and so saffron card stock. I then added two pieces of so saffron grosgrain ribbon to the side!

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Rock Star

This card was created for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge #46. The colors for this challenge are basic black, red riding hood, regal rose, pretty in pink, and bashful blue.

First I created the layers for the card using the colors from the challenge. The card base is basic black. There is a strip of riding hood red. There is also a strip of pretty in pink with polka dots from retired Designer Series paper called Spring Fling.Then there is a strip of regal rose that I ran through my Sizzix machine using Cuttlebug's D'Vine Swirls embossing folder. I use several strips of bashful blue. On one of the strips I used the scallop edge punch. I used the Level 2 Hostess set called A Little Somethin'. I stamped the star with Stazon Black and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I punched the star out with the large star punch and then attached it with dimensionals. I attached a pink ribbon to the top. (I am not sure where the ribbon came from?)

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Best Wishes

Here is my card for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge #44! I love the colors this week!!! One of my favorite combos!!! The colors are chocolate chip, close to cocoa, pink pirouette, and whisper white.

Oh and check out my sil's card for this challenge too!

This time I used the Bella Toile background stamp, the Cute & Curly set and the Short & Sweet set. I used whisper white craft ink, chocolate chip classic ink, and close to cocoa classic ink. For card stock, I used all of the colors from the challenge. I stamped the Bella Toile in whisper white craft ink and then heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Then I stamped the saying by first stamping the label on to whisper white and pink pirouette paper with close to cocoa. I stamped the saying in the middle of the pink one with chocolate chip. I cut that out. I also cut out the white label so that I was able to layer it onto my close to cocoa card stock (that was punched out with the cute & curly label punch). Anyways....then I added the close to cocoa layer that I used my scallop edge punch and the 1/16 circle punch. I added a strip if whisper white card stock and then the 5/8 chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon. I added the whisper white strip to the top that I punched with my paper piercing tool and mat pack. and for the final touch I added 3 buttons to the left corner!

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A Beary Happy Birthday

This card is for my nephew who will turn 5 this weekend! It also is for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge #43. The colors this week are chocolate chip, ruby red, pumpkin pie, old olive, and brocade blue. What a fantastic color combo! If you have not tried her challenges...what are you waiting for! They are a great way to get those juices in your brain flowing!!!

I used the sets Under the Stars and Short & Sweet to complete this card. I used all of the colors in card stock and very vanilla too. I stamped the bear and the smore in Stazon Timber Brown on to watercolor paper. I watercolored them in with my aqua painter and chocolate chip ink. I threw in little creamy caramel for his tummy. I gotta say this is the first time that I used my aqua painter and I LOVE IT!!! My sil and upline (the same person) got me hooked on it!! She talked it up so much that I had to get it! It is so easy to use!!!! Anyway...back to the card...I stamped the saying in pumpkin pie. I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder from Cuttlebug too! Then I used the word window punch! The circles are made with the 1/2 inch circle punch. I cut out the hat and the candle. The pom pom on the hat was punched out with a flower punch from Target. I popped the bears face, the smore and the main image square with dimensionals!

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A Lovely Flower Thank You

This is my card for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge #42! I know!!! Can you believe it!!! I actually had a chance to make a card on the first night of the challenge and not at the last minute!!! Usually my name is one of the last on this challenge!! Not this time!!! WOOO HOOOO!! Anyway! I really needed some stamping therapy, so here is my card.... the colors this week were more mustard, really rust, kiwi kiss, and whisper white! Great combo right! I fell in love with kiwi kiss all over again!!!

I used two stamps sets this time! For the swirls, I used Baroque Motifs and for the saying, I used Short & Sweet. I used card stock in all of the colors from the challenge. I used Kiwi Kiss classic ink. For the ovals I used Spellbinders ovals on my Sizzix machine. I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder from Cuttlebug on the whisper white oval. I must love this folder! I have been using it a lot lately! I created the flower using the 1 3/8", 1 1/4", and the 1" circle punches along with the cutter kit to age the edges. I did trim the inner circle a bit because I wanted to see the more mustard a bit more. I also used a kiwi kiss button and dimensionals to make it pop.

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Priceless Valentine

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!




Here is my entry for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #41.This card is for my wonderful hubby!


The sketch is from this weeks Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast (SC215). I thought this was a great sketch!

I used the Priceless stamp set for this card. One of my all time favorite sets!!! I used riding hood red, basic grey, basic black and whisper white card stock. For ink, I used Stazon black and riding hood red. I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder from Cuttlebug and a black and white polka dot ribbon from Jo-Ann's. I stamped the vertical strip and attached the ribbon. Then ran the grey cs through the Sizzix machine with the folder. The stamped the hearts and cut one out so that I could pop it up. Then I stamped the saying. I mounted the main image and the popped heart with dimensionals. I also added a little bit of Stickles to the popped heart! What do you think?


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Retro Fruit Thank You

Here is my entry for Kristina Werner's Color Challenge #39.

I used the Tart and Tangy set. I used basic black, real red, so saffron, green galore, and whisper white card stock. I also used green galore and basic black ink pads. I used so saffron and real red markers. For punched I used the word window, the scallop edge punch, and the scallop square punch. I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder from Cuttlebug for the background. I used dimensionals to pop each of the layers. And I used Stickles for the glitter. For that final touch I used real red grosgrain ribbon and attached it with a glue dot.

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Pink Polka Dot Dress

Here is my card for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge #38. What a fantastic color challenge!! I love these colors!

The colors are ruby red, pretty in pink, pumpkin pie, and whisper white. I used all of these colors in card stock. The stamp set I used is called Humor in High Heels! Just love this set! For the saying I used the Short & Sweet stamp set. The dresses were stamped in Stazon black and the saying was stamped with ruby red classic ink. The dress in the middle is paper pieced with a piece from a retired designer series paper called Spring Fling. I popped the dress out with dimensionals. I also paper pieced a ruby red belt. I punched out a flower from a $1 punch from Target and then attached it with a rhinestone brad from the Circle Fire collection which was pumpkin pie to go with the theme! For a final touch I used the scallop punch on the bottom front of the card and then I added the pretty in pink grosgrain ribbon to the top!!!


Please check out my sister-in-law's card for this challenge at The Daily Ink!


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Pinks and Greens

Happy New Year!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!! Here is my entry for Kristina Werner's Color Challenge #36! This is a quick and easy card that I created because we have been super busy around here!!

I loved the color combo for this challenge! The colors are rose red, pretty in pink, old olive, and whisper white. I did not have any rose red and I really wanted to participate, so I had to use regal rose. I used card stock in all the colors. I then stamped the swirls from Priceless in versamark on the background. I used an old olive rub-on from Love and Happiness (from last years Sale-a-bration). I added a button and a regal rose ribbon to the front of the mini card. I also added stickles for some fun sparkle!

My sister-in-law did this color challenge too! Check her gorgeous card out at The Daily Ink!

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Dragonfly and Flowers

Here is my entry for Kristina Werner's Color Challenge #35 ! Ok so the title should say Dragonflies and Flowers, but I added the second dragonfly and forgot to change the title. Then I submitted it for the challenge....and now I can not change it! Oh well! :O) This was a quick card too! I had no time at all to create it!! So busy these days!!

The colors for this challenge are chocolate chip, close to cocoa, baja breeze, so saffron, and very vanilla. I used card stock in all of those colors except for the so saffron. I chose the Pocket Silhouettes for the stamp set. For ink, I used baja breeze, so saffron, and chocolate chip. I used Stickles for the glitter. I used Baja Breeze striped ribbon and a very vanilla hodgepodge hardware. I used the designer label punch too! I also used the hostess stamp set called Organic Grace for the dragonflies!

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Winter Wonderland

So we have two pictures of the card today! My sweet husband helped me to take the pictures! I had trouble getting the sparkle to sparkle!!! The first picture is his and the second is mine!


Please check out my sister-in-law's site @ The Daily Ink for her card on this challenge!



I just love Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenges!! They really get me thinking!! Thank you Kristina!!! It seams that the only time I get to stamp right now is for one of her challenges. This is Color Inspirations Challenge #34. The colors for this challenge are pale plum, perfect plum, bordering blue, sage shadow, and certainly celery! Love this color combo!

I had so many ideas! Here is one that I came up with! I used the Punch Pals set! The colors of card stock that I used are whisper white, pale plum, perfect plum, and bordering blue. For ink, I used Stazon Black, whisper white craft, perfect plum, pale plum, sage shadow, and certainly celery. I also used the watercolor pencils and a blender pen. For all of the sparkle, I mixed it up between Dazzling Diamonds and Stickles. To make the snowflake brad sparkle, I used the 2-way glue pen and Dazzling Diamonds. I used the scallop circle punch, 1 1/4 circle punch, and the 3/4 circle punch. I also used dimensionals to make it pop! I added a the bow made of white taffeta ribbon with a mini glue dot to the corner!

So what do you think? Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a very creative day!!!

A Flower For You!

Here is my card for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenge #33. The colors this week are Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Taken with Teal, Certainly Celery, and Whisper White. This was a fun combo!! I really liked it!

For the stamps sets, I used One of a Kind and Priceless. For card stock I used whisper white, taken with teal, and certainly celery. I used Stazon Timber Brown for the chocolate chip. I stamped the flower several times on to the different colors of cs and then cut them out. I used stampin' dimensional to layer them and make it pop! The button is pumpkin pie and from the Earth Elements collection. I tied some linen thread around it and attached it with a mini glue dot. I added a rhinestone from Kaiser Scrapbook to the little flower after the "For you" saying. I added the 5/8's chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon to the top and attached it with a mini glue dot.

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a very creative day!!!