Crafty Gals Monthly Challenge - July 2013

It's the 5th of July so that means it's time for another Crafty Gals Monthly Challenge.  This month we are honoring our Crafty Gal,  Zella.  After perusing her blog, I was inspired by both cards at this post.  It is one of my favorite masuline Stampin Up! sets, Open Sea.  I incorporated parts of both of the cards into mine. I decided to not use a sentiment and send it to Operation Write Home to be used as a general card.

All supplies are Stampin Up! unless noted.

Stamp Set:  Open Sea
Cardstock:  Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake
Misc:  Early Expresso Bakers Twine, Retired DSP

Crafty Gals Monthly Challenge - February 2013

It time for another Crafty Gals Blog Group Monthly Challenge.  This month our challenge is:

"Show some "love" to Jeanette this month. I know that Jeanette loves Nature, patterned paper, recycled things and things you would find in the Forest. You can use any of these ideas or go to her blog and CASE (copy with a few of your own changes/touches) some beautiful card or project from her blog. In your post, just link to her blog the project that you CASED."



I found a birthday card that I really liked although it is not related to nature.  The orignal can be found here:  http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/2012/03/happy-birthday.html.


Here is my version.  I made a few modifications to it including but not limited to where the ribbon was placed.  I really like that layout and will probably use it again.  Thanks for stopping by.

All items are from Stampin Up! unless noted.
Stamps:  Creat a Cupcake
Cardstock:  Tempting Turquoise, Wisteria Wonder, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Whisper White
DSP:  Brights Stack
Ink:  Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Cherry Cobbler
Ribbon:  Turquoise (retired)

Crafty Gals Blog Group Monthly Challange for April 2012

It's the fifth of the month, so that means another Crafty Gals Monthly Challenge. I am very excited to be the host for this month. Here is the challenge that I issued to the group:

"April Showers bring May Flowers"

"Since April is supposed to be a rainy month in most of the country, I thought we would try a "water" challenge. My challenge to you is to incorporate water in some way on your card. It can be rain, puddles, ocean, sea, beach, lake, bathtub or anything else you can think of. In addition to the water, I want you to use ribbon, brads and patterned paper on your card. I can't wait to see your creations and I hope you all enjoy this month's challenge."

One of my favorite current Stampin Up! sets is Open Sea, so I had to use that set for this month's challenge. The Designer Series Paper, Nautical Expedition, that I used is retired but was released at the same time as the Open Sea set and coordinates perfectly with it.



The base of the card is Cherry Cobbler. I layered it with a piece of Crumb Cake stamped with Not Quite Navy. The DSP is layered onto Not Quite Navy. I stamped the ship on Very Vanilla (even though it looks like Whisper White in the photo!) and layered it onto to Not Quite Navy. I wanted to use the ribbon in a more masculine way, so I just wrapped it around the card stock and did not make a bow. I used some blue brads to finish off the card. If you would like to see the other Crafty Gals' creations for this month, please visit their blogs. There are links to all their blogs along the right side of this page. Thanks for visiting.

Glitter Gals and Guys TOTM (almost)

I was supposed to create this card for the Glitter Gals and Guys Yahoo Group Topic of the Month swap. The theme was a baby card featuring hearts. Well guess what? I totally forgot about the hearts. So I will create one that is slightly different from this one with hearts but thought I would still show this one. I used the SU! Stitched Stockings and Little Angels (retired) stamp sets, Wisteria Wonder, Melon Mambo & Pretty In Pink cardstock and Pretty in Pink and Basic Black ink.

Crafty Gals Tuesday Challange

I have finally completed the first two Crafty Gals Tuesday Challanges. The first challenge was to use dots and the second one was to use purple and green. I have combined them both. I used the Stampin Up! Perfectly Polka Dot embossing folder for the dots. I used Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Wisteria Wonder, Concord Crush and Whisper White card stock, Certainly Celery ink and the Elementary Elegance Sale-a-Bration stamp set.

Elementary Elegance

This is a card that I made for one of my Yahoo group swaps. I have finally inked up my SU! SAB set, Elementary Elegance and used my Twitterpatered DSP.
Stamp Set: Elementary Elegance

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Basic Black, Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Whisper White

Ink: Regal Rose

Misc: Twitterpattered DSP, pearls, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

Gold Embossed Lovely as a Tree

This is a quick card I made for one of my daughter's friends for her birthday. I cased this from a card my mother made a few years ago and she may have cased it from someone else, so that is my official disclaimer.

I used glitter embossing powder from Creations Unlimited, the Lovely as a Tree stamp set and Whisper White and Brushed card stock from Stampin Up.

Upsy Daisy Gell Well Soon

I made a get well card for the Topic of the Month (TOTM) swap on the Glitter Gals and Guys Yahoo Group. The requirement was to make a get well card using blue and a touch of silver. I used the same layout and stamp set as my last post so that's why they look so similar.


Stamps: SU Upsy Daisy, Sincere Salutations

Cardstock: Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Silver

Ink: Marina Mist, Night of Navy

Hope You Can Cling To 2011 - Give 'Em A Squeeze

I made this card for today's Splitcoastampers Hope You Can Cling Challenge (HYCCT1119) and I used the latest sketch from today's Splitcoastampers Sketch Challenge (SC355). I used the Stampin Up set, Upsy Daisy, and lots of pink paper. The challenge was to use dry embossing on the card.

For the entire month of October, Splitcoaststampers is hosting at least one challenge each day. Most of the cards made for these challenges will be donated to the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas to be used by visitors for the patients. This is the first card I have been able to make so far, but I plan to catch up before the end of the month.

Stamps: SU Upsy Daisy, Hampton Arts (sentiment)

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Rose Red, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Ink: SU Melon Mambo, Rose Red, Black

Misc: DSP Candy Lane (retired), Polka Dot Embossing Folder

OWH World Cardmaking Day Blog Hop 2011

Welcome and Happy World Card Making Day. I am participating in the 2011 Operation Write Home World Card Making Day Blog Hop. Operation Write Home's mission is support our nation's armed forces by sending them handmade greeting cards to use, as well as cards of gratitiude to encourage them. For more info, please visit http://www.operationwritehome.org.

The theme for this hop is Holidays. To see the full list of 132 participants, you can click on the badge at the top of this post.

Stamps: SU! Christmas Postcard

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Letters to Santa DSP, Deck the Hall Designer Buttons (retired)

Hoppin For the Fun of it's First Blog Hop

Thanks for hopping with us at Hoppin For the Fun of it. Today's theme is All Holidays. Plan on visiting us each month, the next hop will be the first Saturday in October.

You may have arrived here from Shelly's blog, http://www.stampinandscrappingnews.com/, if not you can start at the beginning of the hop at http://www.theloveofstamping.com/hopping_just_for_the_fun_/.

I decided to make a Christmas card and used the Stiched Stockings stamp set from the current Stampin Up Holiday Mini. I also used some Designer Series Paper that I bought when it was on sale last month.

Stamps: Stitched Stockings, Delightful Dozen
Cardstock: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler
Ink: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist
DSP: Letters to Santa, Well Worn,
Glimmer Paper: Red and Silver


To continue on the hop please visit Raissa at http://www.raissastamps.com/

VC ROCKS July 2011 Blog Hop

Welcome to the July 2011 VC Rocks blog hop. Our theme this month is Big Shot Madness. All of our projects must feature Stampin Up products and the Sizzix the Big Shot in some way.


You may have arrived from Carolyn's blog at http://www.inkingthenightaway.blogspot.com/. If you want to see the full list of 33 blog participants, you can see the list at the VC Rocks blog at http://www.vcrocks.blogspot.com/


I decided to use the Top Note Die, the Fabulous Floretes stamp set from the Summer Mini and one of the newest In Colors, Calypso Coral.




Stamps Sets: Fabulous Florets, Sincere Salutations

Cardstock: Calypso Coral, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White.

Ink: Calypso Coral, Riding Hood Red

Misc: Just Add Cake DSP (preview from new catalog), Top Note Die, brads

Thanks for stopping by. Please visit Mary's blog at http://mimitojett.blogspot.com/ for the next stop on the tour.

VC ROCKS MAY 2011 BLOG HOP

Welcome to the next stop on the VC Rocks May 2011 Blog Hop. The theme for this month is Color My World. Hopefully you arrived here from Marisol's blog at http://atouchofsol.blogspot.com/. If not, you can start from the beginning of the hop at the vc rocks blog at http://vcrocks.blogspot.com.

One of the requirements for this months theme is to color in the image with either markers, pencils or Water Color Crayons. I don't have very many current SU! image that I can color but I finally decided on the flower from the Friends 24-7 set.



I used the Splitcoaststamper sketch this week, SC322. I colored the image in with Melon Mambo and Old Olive markers. I used Melon Mambo, Pacific Point and Tangerine Tango cardstock since it coordinates with Beyond the Garden DSP from the summer mini.


To continue on the blog hop, please visit Nancy at http://fancynancykay.blogspot.com/.

I know that I have not posted in over a month. I will try to do better. This is a quick card I made for my daughter's friend. Her friend stamps with her step-mother, so she was actually as excited to get a hand stamped card as she was to receive the gift certificate.

All supplies used are SU!

Stamps: Because I Care, Sincere Salutations

Card Stock: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Regal Rose, Whisper White

Ink: Rose Red, Old Olive, Basic Black

Misc: Paisly Petals DSP and Jewels Basic Pearls

Just Believe in Cobbler, Pumpkin and Daffodil

This is a card I made for a swap at my Inkyfunstampers yahoo group. I had to use red, orange and yellow to make the card. I decided to use last weeks SCS Sketch Challenge, SC304.

Stamp Set: Just Believe, Tiny Teacup (sentiment)

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake and Whisper White

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight

Misc: Finial Press and Perfect Polka Dots SU Embossing Folders

Writing Riley

Here is another card I made with one of my new Riley stamps. This one is Writing Riley. The "hello" sentiment is from the SU Tiny Teacup single stamp. I cut apart the teacup and the sentiment and made them unmounted stamps. I used Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso and Whisper White cardstock, Greenhouse Gala DSP and Basic Black Ink. I colored the image in with my Prisma colored pencils and blended with baby oil.

Splitcoaststampers 300th Sketch Challenge

I look at the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge every week even though I rarely have time to play along. I decided since this past week was their 300th sketch and they have lots of great prizes to give away, that I had better squeeze in the time to participate. I am seriously trying to find the time to participate in a few challenges each week and post them to my blog. We will see.

Here is the card I made. Since it's October, I decided to use my Wicked Cool stamp set from Stampin Up! I used the Wicked DSP, Rich Razzleberry, Crazy Cajun, Old Olive and Basic Black card stock along with Basic Black ink.

I hope you like it. Maybe I will be back later today or tomorrow to do this weeks SCS Color Challenge.

VC ROCKS 2010 Blog Hop #4

Welcome to the next stop on the VC Rocks 2010 Blog Hop #4. This is our final hop for the year. It is hard to believe that vc_rocks is almost over for the year. vc_rocks is a Yahoo group dedicated to hosting a Stampin Up! Virtual Convention each summer. You don't need to be a demo to participate. New members will not be accepted until April 2011.

You should have arrived here from Kim's blog at http://www.stampingfunwithkim.blogspot.com/. If you did not and want to start from the beginning, please go to http://www.vcrocks.blogspot.com/.

For my project, I used the Just Believe set from the 2010-11 IBC. I incorporated the latest Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge, SC294 and Color Combo Challenge, CC284.

Stamps: Just Believe
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Ink: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler
Misc: Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Brads



I hope you have enjoyed my project. To continue on the hop, please visit Carolyn's blog at
http://www.inkingthenightaway.blogspot.com/.

Monthly Demo Swap card for July

I have finally made a new card to add to my blog. It is a card I made for a monthly Demo swap on Splitcoaststampers. It's a little late. It was due in July. Yikes.

The picture has some glare, so I will try to take a better picture later and repost it.

This is the first card I made with my Sweet Scoops set from the Summer Mini. The card base is made with Marina Mist. I stamped the sentiment on the Whisper White panel and then used the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder in my Big Shot. I used the Scallop Trim Border on the Cherry Cobbler layer. For the ice cream cones, I stamped the cones in Early Espresso, stamped off once. I stamped one each of the ice cream tops in Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie and Regal Rose, cut them out and adhered them with Stampin' Dimensionals.

VC ROCKS 2010 BLOG HOP #3

Welcome to the next stop on the VC Rocks 2010 Blog Hop #3. You should have arrived here from http://stampershirley.blogspot.com/. If you did not and want to start from the beginning, you may go to http://www.vcrocks.blogspot.com/.

For my project, I decided to use a new set from the 2010-2011 IBC called Morning Cup. I love that this is both a coffee and tea set. I mostly drink tea but like to drink coffee every now and then and like to make cards and projects for both subjects.

Stamps: Morning Cup, Take a Sip wheel
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Early Expresso

Ink: Early Expresso

Misc: Finial Press Embossing Folder, Big Shot

I hope you have enjoyed my project. To continue on the hop, please visit http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/tessaboulter/blog.

Don't forget to join us next month on August 21st and 22nd. for our fourth and final hop for 2010.