Make A Wish

This was a fun card to make and I love that I will be able to enter it into 3 different challenges.  The first challenge is Make It Monday's #179--Emboss Resist using diecuts, Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Make Your Own Background and Color Throwdown #309--using light blue, blue, a citrus-y green and grey.  I used Stampin' Up's Pear Pizzazz, Marina Mist and Smoky Slate and Tim Holtz's Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass. 

  I started out with Gina K's Pure Luxury White Card stock and using Laura Emboss Resist technique with Paper Trey Ink's Beautiful Blooms II #3 dies with clear embossing powder, which I heat set.  I then used Tim Holtz's circle blending tool to blend the four ink colors onto the card stock, which the flowers resisted due to the heat embossed process.  I finished the card off with some blue baker's twine and a blue button and die cut out Make a Wish from Penny Black's Celebration dies in SU's Smoky Slate card stock.  I mounted on card on Stampin' Up's Soft Blue and Pear Pizzazz card stock and on the other card, I switched the Soft Blue and Pear Pizzazz card stock.  I really love how these two cards turned out.  So pretty.  Here are a separate picture of each card, too.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by Make It Monday #179, Simon Says Wednesday Challenge and Color Throwdown #309 to see all the beautiful cards posted.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

It's time again for Merry Monday's Christmas Challenge #125--include some type of transportation in your card.  I'm cutting it down to the wire again.  I've really got to get these projects done during the week, instead of waiting until the weekend.  There's never enough time.  I loved this challenge and I really love all the cards that everyone is coming up with.  So much fun!

I started out using a speckled Navy card stock for the base of my card that I get from a local stamp store.  I stamped the trees from Stampin' Up's Scenic Season set in Tuxedo Black ink.  I then used Distress Paint in Picket Fence for the snow and added Distress Glitter in Rock Candy while the paint was still wet for the sparkling snow effect.  As that was drying, I cut out the house from PaperTrey Ink's Winter Hills and colored it with Copics (W9, N4, Y000 and R39).  I couldn't find my Stampin Up truck from Loads of Fun, but I had another pickup truck that had a fishing pole in the back end, but I just cut the truck out and it was a great substitute.  I can't stand it that I couldn't find the SU truck.  This truck is from Great Impressions #E-502.  I colored it with Copics (E25, W9 and N4).  The gifts from SU's Loads of Love stamp set fit perfect in the back end of the pickup truck and I colored them with Copics (R27, B34, B45, Y000 and G14).  I added a half moon that I cut from an 1" circle punch.  I finished off the card with PTI's City Scene Christmas Sentiments and die cut it out with PTI's Journal Card Border Dies and sprinkle some Rock Candy glitter all over the card for a falling snow effect..

I really love how this card turned out.  Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to check out the beautiful Transportation cards at Merry Monday's #125 Christmas Challenge.

Celebrate today

This is my 100th post since starting my blog back on October 2, 2012.  Yes, it took awhile to reach 100 posts, but I did it!  So to celebrate, I decided to give a $20 gift certificate to the first person to comment on this post, to one of my favorite online stamp stores...PaperTrey Ink.  Good Luck!

Now, onto my card for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge #308.  We are to use Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie in our card.  I did struggle to come up with an idea using these colors.  But then as I was going through my stamps, I came across this one, which I have never used, so this card will also work for Darnell's NBUS challenge, too.

I started with Stampin' Up's "Melon Mambo" card stock and dry embossed it with SU's "Pretty Print" embossing folder sideways, so I had to use my Spellbinder's Grand Calibur to run the ef through, as it is too wide to go through my Cuttlebug.  I used Gina K's "Pure White Luxury" card stock and inked up the stamp from SU's "Postage Due" with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I used Tim Holtz's circle blending tool to ink up the white card stock with SU's "Melon Mambo", "Daffodil Delight" and "Pumpkin Pie" inks, which made the Postage Due stamp pop.  I finished off the card by die cuting 3 flowers out of PaperTrey Ink's "Beautiful Blooms II, #3" with white card stock, which I colored with "Melon Mambo", "Daffodil Delight" and "Pumpkin Pie" inks, pop dotted each layer and added a rhinestone to the top of the flower.  I then die cut out "Celebrate"  (from PTI's "Wet Paint Die Cuts" and "Today" (from PTI's "Wet Paint II Die Cuts") out of both "Daffodil Delight" and "Pumpkin Pie" card stock and offset them and attached them to the card. 

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to check out the other beautiful cards posted at Color Throwdown Challenge Blog and djkardcreations: NBUS Challenge #2 Blog.

Do not open 'til Christmas....

Hi everyone,  quick post today as this challenge closes today in a few hours.  I knew what I wanted to do for this week's Merry Monday Christmas challenge #124, time just got away from me.  Our challenge this week is to use a gift in our card.  

I kept my card CAS this week.  I used Gina K's "White Pure Luxury" Card stock and traced a square around my 4.25 x 4.25 card.  I stamped Gina K's gift stamp from her "Wrapped with Love" set in Stampin' Up's "Real Red" ink.  I glued down the DMC red floss over the ribbon and added the tag from PaperTrey Ink's "Tiny Tag" die set and stamped "Do Not Open til Christmas" from SU's "Tags til Christmas".

Thanks for stopping by and remember to check out the other beautiful cards at Merry Monday's Christmas Challenge #124 Blog.

Poppies for Color Throwdown #307

Hi everyone, I finally had a chance to make this week's Color Throwdown #307 card today.  Nothing like waiting until the last minute.  But at least I have a good excuse.  Our son, Nick, had to decide between working for Boy Scouts of America in South Dakota or in Madison, Wisconsin.  Thankfully, he chose Madison.  Much closer to home!  We moved his stuff to WI over the weekend, so I been traveling over the last 2 days.  I am so happy he has found a great job and doing what he has dreamed of doing for quite a while.  Such a bittersweet experience, knowing that chances of Nick moving back home are pretty slim.  I'm so glad to see the next phase of his life starting and next summer he will be standing at the altar to take his lovely fiance, Danielle, as his wife.  Exciting times ahead.  

Now, back to my card.  We had three colors to work with this week...Crushed Curry, Pacific Point and Old Olive.  Again, a great color combination.  

I started by water painting SU's "Pacific Point" onto Tim Holtz's watercolor paper.  I cut the watercolor paper with Lil' Inker's "Stitched Oval" die.  I then inked up the Poppy flowers from Penny Black's "Blooming Garden" with Memento's "Tuxedo Black" ink and colored the flowers with Copic Markers #s Y15 and G99.  I then used PB's "Field of Dreams" die to cut out the flowers.  I mounted them onto the "Pacific Point" oval die.  I didn't have any "Crushed Curry" card stock, so I chose the next color closest to it.  I used SU's "Summer Sun", which I dry embossed with Life Crafts "Bloom" ef.  I used some "Old Olive" ribbon and a button to finish off the card and die cut out the word "Enjoy" from PaperTrey Ink's "Wet Paint Cuts Dies".  I mounted everything on SU's "Old Olive" card stock.  

The card isn't want I envisioned from the start, but the layout is what I was going for.  I was just hoping to water color the whole card.  It just didn't work as well as I wanted it to.   I love how it turned out though!

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to check out the other beautiful cards at Color Throwdown Blog.

Joy

Hi everyone, I'm back again with another Christmas card.  Our challenge this week over at Merry Monday's blog is from Bonnie.  She would like us to use a wreath.  I had picked up the Memory Box "Grapevine Wreath" a while back and hadn't used it yet.  What a perfect chance to use it. 

I still had some of my gold and silver paper out from last week's challenge, so I used gold and silver metallic paper and silver and gold glitter paper and die cut out a wreath out of each paper and put all 4 wreaths together. 

My wonderful friend, Darnell Knauss, from blogland, pulled my name about a month ago, now, and I won a Darcie "Brick Pattern" embossing folder.  I thought this brick ef would be a wonderful background for my wreath.  Thank you, Darnell!!

I colored the brick with Tim Holtz's blending tool and Distress inks in "Walnut Stain", "Gathered Twigs", "Brushed Corduroy" and "Fired Brick"  I really like how the brick turned out.  I mounted the wreath to the front of the brick, added a red ribbon and stars die cut out with PaperTrey Ink's "Dangled Stars".  The brick is mounted to Stampin' Up's "Cherry Cobbler card stock, silver glitter paper and another piece of 'Cherry Cobbler" card stock.  

I finished off the card by adding the word "Joy" out of Penny Black's "Love & Joy" that I die cut out with SU's "Cherry Cobbler" card stock and the silver glitter paper.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  Don't forget to check out the other great wreaths over at Merry Monday's Christmas Challenge Blog.

CTD #306 - Happy Birthday

This week's Color Throwdown used a great color combination.  Usually, I think to myself the colors they choose are never going to work together, but they always do.  I love the colors for this week.  They are Pale Plum, Pear Pizzazz and Night of Navy.

I used Stampin' Up's "Pear Pizzazz" and "Night of Navy" and Gina K's "Pure Luxury White" card stock.

I carefully stamped PaperTrey Ink's "Happy Birthday" from "Think Big Favorites #24" in SU's "Pale Plum", "Pear Pizzazz" and "Night of Navy" ink.  I used Tim Holtz's "Dot Fade" stencil in each corner with TH's circle blending tool to add the "Pale Plum" and "Pear Pizzazz" colors.

To finish off the card, I stamped two flowers from SU's "Flower Shop" in "Pear Pizzazz" ink and two flowers from SU's "Petite Petals" in "Pale Plum" ink and added SU's "Candy Dot" in the center of each flower in "Night of Navy".  I pop dotted each flower and attached them to the front of the card.


I loved how this card came together.  Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to check out the other beautiful cards using these great colors at CTD #306.

MM #122-Peace on Earth

After taking last week off from Merry Monday Christmas Challenge (I didn't have the supplies needed to make the card) I am back for this week's challenge #122.

I really liked this week's challenge of using black, silver and gold together on my card.  I was able to use a new die and stamp, too.

The card base is a black linen card stock, which I stamped "Peace on Earth" from PaperTrey Ink's "Think Big Favorites #21" stamp set in gold ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  The star die cut is from PTI, also.  It is called "Dangled Stars".  I cut the stars out from a silver metallic paper.  I stamped "We Three Kings H126" from Morning Star Stamps in black ink and the star in gold ink and heat embossed them with clear embossing powder on white card stock and cut it out with Lil' Inkers "Stitched Mats Ovals", which I popped up on the card and I finished the card off with the gold ribbon.

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to check out the other very beautiful cards at  Merry Monday's Christmas Challenge #122.

birthdays...birthdays..birthdays, plus CTD #305

I'm playing a little catch up this week, as I didn't do a couple challenges, because I didn't have the supplies they were looking for.  Did try to find some plaid ribbon, but that was a fail and thought about buying embossing paste, but just wasn't sure I would use it again.

This first card I made was for this week's Color Throwdown #305.  We had four colors to use, I had to substitute for two of them.  I used Tangerine Tango, Bermuda Bay, Pear Pizzazz and Smoky Slate.

 A few weeks ago a few of us went down to Novi for the Auntie Annie's Rubber Stamp show.  I did do some damage that day!

Rubbernecker Stamps were one of many vendors at the show and I fell in love with their Create a Garden sets (there are 3 of them).  Yup, I bought them all!

For these 2 cards I used set 1 and 2.  For the first card, I used Stampin' Up's "Smoky Slate" ink for the basket and SU's "Pear Pizzazz" ink for the greens and shadowing.  I used SU's "Tangerine Tango" and "Bermuda Bay" for the flowers and finished them off with some "Clear Wink of Stella".  I also recently ordered "Square Prints" from PaperTrey Ink and was itching to use it, so I stamped the basket weave in SU's "Pear Pizzazz" "Bermuda Bay" and "Tangerine Tango" inks and cut out each square.  I added the orange baker's twine and mounted the card on "Basic Gray" and "Bermuda Bay" card stock.





This card, I made for my mother-in-law's birthday.  Again I used Rubbernecker's "Create a Garden Sets 1 & 2".  I used "Brushed Corduroy" Distress ink and SU's "Bermuda Bay," "Tangerine Tango" and "Pear Pizzazz" inks.   I added some sequins and the sentiment is from Stampin' Up's "Flower Patch" set.  I just love that saying.  I mounted this card on SU's "Pear Pizzazz" card stock.

One of my nephew's (Sam's) birthday is also coming up and we celebrated both his and Grandma Rose's birthdays last evening.  Sam loves cats and I thought this Penny Black stamp was perfect for him.

I inked up this PB cat (4319J) with Tuxedo Black ink and used many Copic markers to color him.  They were E-11, R-83, E-57, YR-21, R-27, E-23, Y-02, N-4, Y-000, G-14, E-30, B-14, E-31 and B-23.  The sentiments I used were from PaperTrey Ink's "Wet Paint III".  I mounted the card in SU's "Bordering Blue" (very old, but love this color) and "Crumb Cake" card stock.


Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to check out the other beautiful creations over at Color Throwdown #305. 

Creative border with a color throwdown...

Today's card is for two challenges.  The first is the Make It Monday #175-Creative Borders and the second one is Color Throwdown #304.

I loved Danielle's Make It Monday card this week.  I have never made a shaped border from die cuts so I had to try it, and I loved the colors for this week's CTD #304-Bermuda Bay, Real Red and Smoky Slate, so wa-la...combined into one card. 

I used Gina K's "Pure Luxury White" card stock and partially cut of the Friendly Flowers from PaperTrey Ink's "Friendly Flower" and "Friendly Flower Add On" die cuts.  I stamped "Happy Birthday" from PTI's "Think Big Favorites #24" and some of the flowers from PTI's "Friendly Flowers" stamp set in Stampin' Up's "Bermuda Bay", "Real Red", and "Smoky Slate" inks.  I also used SU's "Smoky Slate", "Bermuda Bay" and "Real Red" card stocks.


 Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to check out the other beautiful cards for both Make It Monday #175 and Color Throwdown #304.