Thanksgiving Turkey

Today's Limited Use Challenge was to disguise a stamp or use it for something other than it was intended. So I took my petal stamp and used it as feathers for my colorful turkey. Doesn't he look sad? I think next week I will have to challenge myself to stay away from the Earth Elements family and maybe go at least one layer without sponging....don't think I will make it. Well, this was a fun card to do and I am looking forward to sending it to the party I made it for. I have so many family members and can only be one place for Thanksgiving. Oh and I did manage to use Cameo Coral (pink) in one of the feathers!!

Have a Great Weekend!!

Stamps: Watercolor Vine Jumbo Wheel, Pick a Petal, Holiday & Wishes

Paper: Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

Ink: Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, Close to Cocoa, Really Rust, Cameo Coral, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Basic black marker for the eyes

Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note, Wide Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, Double Circle Punch, Photo Corner Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Designer Label Punch, Twine

Happy Journey

So toady I went and grabbed another Sketch Challenge. Thankfully I just had to go back to yesterday. :) I was blog surfing this morning before I got my lazy bones out of bed...I ran across this color combo and just had to apply it today.

I have numerous times changed the whole color of an element but I saw on a site somewhere that you can just change certain areas of the element. So I dabbed the brad in the So Saffron Craft ink and wiped off the raised areas. It stayed, no problems, in the indented sections. Usually the easy way to do the words in two colors would be to use the markers. Since the In Colors do not come in markers I just eyed it up on the pad and only inked the sections I wanted that color.

To do the multi-color image I stamped it in So Saffron first (I put the lightest color in the center for this reason) and then did each edge in the other color pads. I could not help myself....I sponged around the edges of everything with Chocolate Chip.

Stamps: Happiness is a Journey, Sanded Background, Think Happy Thoughts

Paper: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron

Accessories: Designer Circle Brads, Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon, Designer Label Punch, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circle Punches

Thank you

Well, I'm so thankful that when I had the strength last week that my wonderful family allowed me to spend the day making cards so I could pre-post some posts for here and get some of my cards caught up for the month of July. I have the most loving and helpful family and friends. I am greatly blessed!!!

This is a card I made for our church as a thank you for all of the thoughtful acts and wonderful prayers while I am getting back on my feet. My MRI turned out normal so they are treating me for the migraines which have been daily (minus 2 or 3 days) since June 21st. They figure this is what caused the paralysis and that I should regain the use of my left side soon.

I saw this layout somewhere (sorry still foggy on the memory) and thought it would be great to duplicate. I used the end of the snail adhesive to get my arch on the top and bottom and then my ruler to do the straight edge. I stamped with the Sanded background and then sponged the edges with Chocolate Chip ink. I did the faux stitching with the paper piercing template and the Chocolate Chip Marker.

Stamps: Sanded Background, Stitched Background

Paper: Cameo Coral, Red Riding Hood, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Versamark

Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder, Large Oval Punch, Label Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Gold Brad

Rosey Red

Oh, I am loving this set! This card was made with the color challenge today. Since today is my birthday, I am 30+11, I am in the need of some Thank You cards. I stamped the main image with Real Red on the Regal Rose, then layered. I stamped the Sanded Background on the card base in So Saffron and sponged the edges with Real Red. In fact I think I sponged almost everything with Real Red. I even edged the Regal Rose ribbon with the Real Red marker too. I was surprised how these colors went together. I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Stamps: Sanded background, Fresh Cuts

Paper: So Saffron, Real Red, Rose Red

Ink: So Saffron, Real Red

Accessories: Photo Corner Punch, Designer Label Punch, Large Oval Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Regal Rose Wide Grosgrain Oh, and I forgot to add that I got to use the wonderful ribbon iron my favorite oldest son and daughter-in-law got me for my birthday (Thank you Heath and Lois)

Crimped Lighthouse

So the Ways to Use it challenge today was to makes ruffles or pleats. I chose to crimp. I crimped my Not Quite Navy layer and the photo corner punch. I honestly tried 3 other background stamps before I just went back to the Sanded. I do not know what I will ever do if they retire that one...The ribbon is from the package that Sue sent me as a RAK. I colored the image with the re-inkers and Aqua-pens. The sky I just sponged around the edge and then went in a tad bit.

Stamps: Short and Sweet, Winds of Grace, Sanded background

Paper: Kraft, Bravo Burgundy, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White

Ink: Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand, Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery, River Rock, Bravo Burgundy

Accessories: Ribbon Original ribbon, Jumbo Eyelets, Crimper, Designer Label Punch, Large Oval, Small Oval, Photo Corner Punch

Sky Blocks

Today was the Color Challenge. The colors were Soft Sky, Purely Pomegranate and Basic Black. I used the 1 1/4" square punch to make my blocks. I love the new Tombo-multi glue. The wide applicator made putting the blocks down so much easier than the other adhesives I used. It was easy to put all over without too much. Just remember to put it where you want it the first time because it sticks!!! I could not decide which color to go with behind the sentiment so I just used both of them. I just kept thinking it needed just a little more and could not figure out what it was. That is were the piercing comes in again. I colored the image with re-inkers and the aqua painters. Just clarify....I glued down all of the squares before I stamped my image.

Stamps: Summer by the Sea

Paper: Purley Pomegranate, Soft Sky, Soft Sky Print Patterns, Basic Black

Ink: Black Craft Ink, Purely Pomegranate reinkers to color

Accessories: Photo Corner Punch, Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads, 1 1/4" Square Punch, Mat pack for Piercing, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Designer Lable Punch, Sitched Purley Pomegrante Ribbon, Black Brads

Cutie Bug

So today was the color challenge on SCS. the colors were Wild Wasabi, Purley Pomegranate and So Saffron. I had some major troubles getting this to work...maybe it is because I am suppose to be getting my things together for my workshop tonight and not doing this. Oh, well! I used the stamp-a-ma-jig to put the words but I did it before I put the brads on, so the words are not centered as I intended them to be.

Stamps: Bugs and Kisses

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, So Saffron

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, So Saffron

Accessories: Silver Hodge Podge Hardware, Purely Pomegranate Stitched Ribbon, Designer Label Punch, Scallop Circle Punch

Celebrate Matey

So the challenge today on SCS was the Limited Supplies Challenge. The challenge was to use your scraps. I did not cut any full pieces of card stock at all. Everything came from my scrap folders. The images were given to me by a friend as a RAK (random act of kindness). So are these even considered scraps? I colored the images with my re-inkers and aqua pen. I stamped the Word Search background on the Brilliant Blue and the Bashful Blue scraps. I love it that I can now punch out any word I need from the Word Search Background. Why have I not thought of that before?!?!?

Stamps: Word Search Background, Ahoy Matey

Paper: Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Whisper White, Only Orange, More Mustard, Rose Red, Garden Green

Ink: Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Only Orange, More Mustard, Rose Red, Garden Green, River Rock

Accessories: Designer Label Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 1/2" Circle Punch

Time Spent

So it is freezing outside so with today's Color Challenge I decided to put a little bit warmth. This again is the set that SU sent us as a gift this year. It will be available in the new January calendar as a hostess set. I stamped the big flower on the designer paper and cut it out. I colored the outside edge and spots with the marker. The center was colored and stamped again on the Old Olive and Summer Sun, cut out and mounted in layers. The flower its self is on a pop-up glue dot and the Center Old Olive is also. The Summer Sun Flower is just held on with a glue dot. I pierced around the outside of the large circle with the tool kit. I just puncture and shift the grid slightly as I turn with the tool still in the paper. I decided to put the words on the ribbon and stamped it with craft ink. It needed something behind, so I turned to my trusty punches. The retired accessory list comes out next Monday and I so hope none of my punches will be going away! I wanted to use eyelets in the corners but I did not have any the color I wanted. I could of made some with craft ink and embossing powder but I am having some ladies over tonight to make ornaments and need to get the laundry put away...so I cheated again and made faux brads with the double circle punch.

Stamps: Time Well Spent

Paper: Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Summer Sun, Certainly Celery Prints Designer Paper

Ink: Basic Black marker, Black Stazon, Old Olive Craft

Accessories: Coluzzle Circle, Double Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Label Punch, 5/8" Celery Grosgrain, Tag Corner Punch

Japanese Binding/ Paper Bow

So the Technique Challenge today was to do a Japanese Binding on 0n the edge. I decided to do a masculine card. I just recently got this set. My 8 yr old picked it out when the catalog came out. Every time I put an order in he has asked me if I was going to get it. I surprised him one day. I was in dire need of more sets for masculine cards. I scored and adhered the edge together with sticky strip. I then measured and punched holes with my 1/8" circle punch.

Stamps: Winds of Grace, Party Punch

Paper: River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Brocade Background DSP

Ink: Basic Brown

Accessories: Designer Label Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1/8" Circle Punch, Natural Hemp Twine

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Since I got my order of Designer paper in I cannot stop making paper projects. All of the Stampin' Up! designer paper is on special this month, buy 3 get 1 free. This is one of the fun things I made today. I will try to post something new everyday this week along with the daily challenges. This is made from 1/2, 6" x 12" piece of paper. Directions can be found here.

Paper: Dashing DSP

Accessories: Pop Up Glue Dots, Gold Brads

Embossed Trees

This card was made for today's Sketch challenge. These challenges are a great way to make you think further. I think they have really helped me come up with layouts I would of never thought of myself. I'm still trying to use more of the wide grosgrain so that helped me decide what colors I wanted to use. I cut it all out first, besides the tab. After I decided my colors I thought this had to be a guy's card. Then I found a set that would match the sketch and went from there. The trees and HB are embossed and the HB is on a pop up glue dot. I used the spritzer and Bravo Burgundy marker to speckle the background

Stamps: Weathered Background, Party Punch Hostess Set, Lovely Like a Tree

Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke

Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft and Classic, Burgundy marker

Accessories: Spritzer, Bravo Burgundy Wide Grosgrain, Twine, Burgundy Button, Clear Embossing Powder, Cutter kit on edges, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Designer Label Punch

Thank You Blooms

Last night I spent the night with my 2 older boys and our Home Educators group dissecting rats. I hope to get pictures up there later this week. So this morning we needed a thank you card big enough for our group to sign. This is a full piece of card stock folded in half. I went to SCS to check out the Color Challenge for the day. So I went from there. The flowers are popped up on Glue dots.

Stamps: Party Punch Hostess set, Baroque Motifs, Watercolor Vine, All in a Row

Paper: River Rock, Chocolate Chip

Ink: River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou

Accessories: Wide Chocolate Chip Grosgrain, Ticket Corner Punch, Blue Bayou Double Stitched Ribbon, Designer Label Punch, Jumbo Eyelets, Scalloped Circle Punch, Twine

Re-do card

Today's Technique challenge on SCS was to take an already designed card and just change the stamp set. I had designed the cowboy one for last month's stamp night. I have the bad habit of over cutting and had a lot of extra left over. This was a great challenge for me.

Stamps: 1st-Baroque Motifs, 2nd-Sanded BG, Bronc Buster, Define Your Life

Paper: Soft Sky, Blue Bayou textured and non, River Rock, Soft Sky Prints DSP

Ink: Soft Sky, Blue Bayou

Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Jumbo Eyelets, Twine, Designer Label Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Double Stitched Blue Bayou Ribbon

Teal Cowboy

Since today's schedule is pretty full, I went back and fixed the card I had made on Tuesday for the Color Challenge. The colors are Taken with Teal, Always Artichoke and Purely Pomegranate. At first I had more pomegranate but it just did not jive. So I toned it down and like it enough that it went in the mail yesterday to wish someone a Happy Birthday. I had put the jumbo eyelet in and thought it needed more color so I added the Rhinestone brad. I think it balanced very well. The 1 3/8" circle punch fits perfect as a highlight for the Designer label punch. The background is wheeled in both Artichoke and Teal. The cowboy is embossed and on Dimensionals. The HB is on Pop up glue dots.

Stamps: Rough Texture jumbo wheel, Bronc Buster, Party Punch

Paper: Always Artichoke, Taken with Teal, Very Vanilla

Ink: Always Artichoke, Taken with Teal craft Ink, Purely Pomegranate

Accessories: 1 3/8" circle Punch, Designer Label Punch, Twill Tape, Purely Pomegranate Double Stitched Ribbon, Always Artichoke 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Jumbo Eyelet, Square Ice Rhinestone Brad, Clear Embossing Powder, Dimensionals, pop up glue dots, tool kit

Celery Bronco

Sorry I have had company for the last few days. As much as I missed stamping and blogging I really enjoyed spending time with my mother. It is very rare that she can get a few days to come and spend. So I took as much time with her as I could.

My son needed a card for a friends birthday next week. So off to check out the challenges I missed so far this week. Today's sketch challenge grabbed me (as it usually does) and I had to go with that. I did not notice that I had grabbed the wrong ink until I posted. It does not look too far off, so it will stay. The words and star are in Always Artichoke and I had intended them to be Old Olive. I had made it fast and had to shoot and run, my 6th grader had to be at band. I used the Prints designer paper on page 173 and stamped the Sanded background on it. I think I should just leave that background on my desk and stop putting it away! I used the 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain and put the 1/4" on each edge.

Stamps: Sanded Background, Bronc Buster, Define Your Life

Paper: Certainly Celery, Prints Designer Paper Celery, Old Olive, River Rock

Ink: Old Olive, River Rock, Always Artichoke, Old Olive

Accessories: Jumbo Eyelets, Hemp Twine, 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain, 1/4" Certainly Celery Grosgrain, Crop-a-dile, Designer Label Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch