J O Y...

hello friends!!  saturday afternoon has arrived in my part of the world and it is a really pretty afternoon, too!  we usually don't have nice sunny days in the middle of november, but i'm going to take it!!  here with my card for this week's Less is More challenge, which is to use a house. 

a few weeks ago i found out i was the lucky winner of a $100.00 shopping spree from penny black!  and one of the stamps i got with that $100.00 was the pretty christmas stamp called "joyful birds". it features (as you can see) three sweet little birdhouses and i have been wanting to make something with it since it arrived on my doorstep.   today's LIM challenge was the perfect opportunity.   i stamped the image with memento's tuxedo black ink and then colored it up with various copic markers.  when i was done coloring i had to stamp a second image so my little guy could color up his own version!  he worked very hard to make sure he stayed in the lines and it turned out great!  he is so proud of himself!   after i did that i used my quickie glue pen to add glue lines and some ultra fine glitter.  i think i added a bit too much glitter, but no going back now... lol!! 

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supplies:  cardstock:  pti white; stamps:  penny black; ink:  memento; markers:  copic; glitter:  art glitter; quickie glue pen

hello....

hello friends!! another week is has come and gone!  have a little card to share that i made using this week's colourQ combo, as well as the current retro sketch.  

the colourQ combo is a fun one that combines one of my favorite colors (stampin up!'s cherry cobbler) with kraft, light brown, yellow and white.   i wasn't completely sure that the yellow patterned paper would look good with brownish patterned paper, but they compliment each other nicely, i think... probably because i didn't use huge amounts of either!  the ribbon is supposed to be kraft in color, but it is almost the same exact color as the brown patterned paper.  anywhoo... the flower is from the stampin up! set everything eleanor which i love and the sentiment is from hero arts. this week's retro sketch is a really pretty one and so i just had to get something made using it.  challenge closes in a few hours so i'm just squeaking it in! having said that i quite like how this little card turned out! 

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supplies: cardstock:   pti white; stamps:  hero arts & stampin up!; patterned paper:  stampin up!; dies:  stampin up!/sizzix doily die, my favorite things fishtail flag stax dies; inks: stampin up!

CCC #18 - Hello.... {pumpkin}

{for my Shining the Light post, please scroll down}

hello!!!  i'm back with my card for the brand new CASology challenge!!  this week the cue word is "orange"... so many directions you can go with this one for sure!! our special guest designer is the very talented jean!!   you can find all the details here.

i wanted to make a kinda fun card this week.... one that combined a word with a image.  i recently purchased an alphabet set from my favorite things that was perfect for what i wanted to do.  originally i had die cut the letters from white cardstock and was going to adhere them to orange cardstock along with a trimmed out pumpkin, but when i started putting everything together it just didn't look very good.  so i switched back to white cardstock piece with orange letters and a stamped pumpkin.  a much crisper look for sure and don't you just love all that yummy white space???  i know i do... sigh!!  i generally don't like to give out tips because for the most part i think that people figure things out on their own, but decided to share this one.   when using alphabet letters and images together try to make sure that the scale is similar for both.  this creates a very clean and pulled together look.

thanks for stopping by....make sure you check out the cards from the rest of the design team: Melissa, Tracey, Jen, Ardyth and this week's guest designer, Jean!   can't wait to see what you come up with using this week's cue word!

supplies:  cardstock:  pti white; bazzill orange; stamps:  pti autumn elegance; ink:  stampin up! pumpkin pie & memento bamboo leaves; dies:  my favorite things high rise lower cares alphabet

ODBDSLC129.... White on White

Hello friends!!!  Tuesday has arrived and that means time for a brand new Shining the Light challenge!    Winter is just around the corner and so the challenge team is asking you to make a project that is predominately white.   And as we are now into a new month we are also welcoming a new guest designer... the very talented Barbara Pace!!!

Like alot of crafters I have a fairly large collection of Spellbinders dies and recently I noticed that they had come out with a set that coordinated with the Labels One dies.  I haven't purchased many Spellbinders dies lately, but I knew the Decorative Labels One dies were ones I wanted to add to my collection.  Once I got the new dies I had been wanting to make a card using them in conjuntion with the Labels One dies.  This week's Shining the Light challenge gave me that opportunity.  The layout for my card is based on the current Deconstructed Sketch.   I die cut the card base using the largest Decorative Labels One die.  Because the PTI cardstock I used is a little thicker than most cardstock I did have to run the die through multiple times to get a good cut.  Much die cutting of additional cardstock using the Labels One and Decorative Labels One dies ensued before I ended up with the finished product.  The ODBD set I used was Scripture Collection 5.  Aside from the black ink used to stamp the verse I added a little bit of color by adding a light pink rose. 


As always, we will be giving out a prize, a $15.00 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, November 11th at 8:00 pm EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced on Tuesday. While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Design images and sentiments on your projects, we would definitely love to see them if you have them!! As a way of recognizing those who do use ODBD stamps we will be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award. In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, you must use ODBD stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, November 11th at 8:00 pm EST. If you upload to Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword: ODBDSLC129. When creating your post on your blog, please include a direct link to the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by... please take some time to check out the beautiful projects created by my fellow "sticks" Lori, Jan Marie, Jan, Kathy, Chris, and this month's guest designer, Barbara! To join in the fun, please click here.

supplies:  cardstock:  pti white; stamps:  odbd; dies:  spellbinders; lace & cording:  montana misfits; punch:  fiskars upper crust; embossing folder:  swiss dot

happy day....

hello friends!!  the weekend is winding down and i'm finally getting a chance to post a card for this week's Less is More challenge.  this week is color challenge week and chrissie & mandi have chosen pink as the color.   

i had a couple of ideas for my card, but when i tried the first idea it just didn't work so it was back to the drawing board.  i had just recently gotten the 2012 pti anniversary set and the matching dies.  one of the stamps is the word "happy" and it has a matching die.  i die cut the word and then stamped it with stampin up!'s pink pirouette.  the butterfly from the set (also has a matching die) was cut and then stamped using stampin up!'s melon mambo.  arranged the two die cuts where i wanted them and then stamped the word "day".  once that was done i adhered everything and i was done. 

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supplies:  cardstock, stamps and dies: papertrey ink; inks:  stampin up!

Just Sharin....

hello friends!  haven't posted in a few days so i thought i would share a couple of cards that i made earlier this week.  for both cards is did some collage stamping.   the first card was made for two splitcoaststampers challenges:  the CAS challenge and the color challenge. 

the CAS challenge at splitcoaststampers was to use collage on your card, stamping or otherwise.  obviously i did collage stamping.  i used three of my favorite stampin up! sets:  bliss; vintage fresh and because i care.   the ink colors are stampin up!'s cherry cobbler (my all time favorite red) and old olive.  i started by stamping the border image using cherry cobbler.  the hydrangea image was then stamped using old olive.  i inked up the large damask image with some cherry cobbler and then stamped it off on scrap paper before stamping it on the cardstock.  i followed the same process for the butterfly except that i used old olive ink.  the sentiment was stamped using black ink to make it standout a bit more.   i absolutely LOVE how this card turned out!

the second card i made just for fun using some of my favorite hero arts stamps (hydrangea and carte postal) and the same color combo.   for this card instead of using cream cardstock (as i did with the first card) i used white cardstock for the stamping and mounted it on a cherry cobbler card base.  all the stamping was done following the method i set up for the first card.  and once, again, i LOVE how this card turned out.  in fact, both cards turned out exactly how i envisioned they would.  don't you jsut love it when that happens???  i know i do!!

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supplies:  cardstock:  pti white & cream; su! cherry cobbler; stamps:  stampin up! and hero arts; inks:  stampin up! and memento