Anything but...Plain Jane

Vintage Valentine

2012-01-29T20:24:00.000-08:00

Hey - over at Dezinaworld ALL the images are free now :) Thank you June! :) I picked up this "Valentine cuties" sheet and made a card for the Catered crop challenge to use book print, newsprint etc some where on your card. I used dp from the 6 x 6 Lost & Found MME pads and the "print" is an oldie I downloaded from I think Graphic Fairy. I also want to put this in the Unscripted Sketches challenge 143 ...I am happy to play with them since I havent for quite a while and this dp just lends itself to the sketch.

I am also in an atc February/Valentine swap...dont know who my partner is yet but it gave me a chance to use another image from the Dezinaworld sheet :)

So I am in for the "all sorts" challenge blog... they are asking to use one or more hearts on your creation......tfl!

Alter something! SDC 47

2012-01-25T05:46:00.000-08:00

Happy Wednesday! The new challenge from Stampotique is to "alter" something..anything! Need an idea? Check out what the girls did here :) I have been spending MUCH time watching tutorials and reading about art journaling and techniques (prob too much time).. When I am browsing sometimes I see something that I want to jot down so I wanted a little technique/notes book. I found this little wooden one at a garage sale long time ago. It is painted with acrylics and inks and stamped with this awesome sentiment by Sark.. "lying in bed" #8889....love it...and the little girl "peeking" up is "Marci"#6049 both from Stampotique. The inside pages are some really nice paper to write, doodle and paint on.

Also...over at the Gingersnaps blog, Stampotique is the sponsor for the whole month of January..

Today the challenge is to see your "glorious greens" I made this tag with all my green scraps, "floating dog" from artist Kira Nichols at Stampotique, a little bingo card, copic markers for coloring and a fish rub on. "Floating dog" reminds me of a Pug...and I just happen to have a Pug so I love it! The wonderful green ribbons were a gift.. :) BOTH challenges offer a $30. gift to the Stampotique store! Tfl

A quick post...hooking up to Kate Crane's journal calendar

2012-01-24T11:43:00.000-08:00

Well....I am STALKING Kate Crane....oh...maybe I am obsessed a bit but she is awesome. One of my wishes this year is to art journal ALOT. So here is my January calendar to add to her list for 2012... I wanted to portray "cold" lol....go easy on me....its my first time!

Maybe my photography will get a bit better as the year goes on too! lol What fun this was and if you havent checked her blog out...you should! BTW...she is in the Somerset studio journaling mag = winter edition now!
(gesso, acrylics, sponged inks, stamps by Stampotique and Rubbernecker) tfl!

A Vintage Thank you

2012-01-21T11:41:00.000-08:00

Needed a Thank you card and needed to get it out soon. Thats when I skim thru my Vintage pics :) Here is a quick card I made with fairy images from Magic Moonlight (they give away free images from time to time AND if you hop over there I noticed some gorgeous tags that are free ) along with " gratitude " from Crafty Secrets a while back..........

Not a great pic but the angels were cut out and put on a paper doilie, panel on bottom was heat embossed silver (gosh wish I had gotten a better pic!) Flower is a prima. Dp is Lost & Found "blush" 6 x 6 pad from MME. TFL!

Gingersnaps and Macabre Monday!

2012-01-17T21:04:00.000-08:00

Stampotique is sponsoring the Gingersnaps this whole month and I totally love that blog so I was excited to play along. This Weds (1-18) is a "random" challenge to use your favorite paper. Fav paper?...wow...mine changes A L O T... :) Decided I am liking the "Authentique Free bird pad" right now. AND I have a very "old" girlfriend (he he he..she is my age) who is celebrating her birthday. Growing up "Paula" celebrated her birthday before mine...I was always jealous...times have changed! lol

Love this little guy "smile" from Stampotique...you can use him soooo much! lol He is colored with copics and sewn around a bit. I wanted this to look a bit like a collage.. the stamp on the side is one from the antique mall...lets see...Kennedy..1963..yep, I think I met my best childhood buddy right around then... I also want to enter "smile" in the challenge over at "catered crop button up" challenge ..use a button on your card.... NEXT ...Stampotique is ALSO sponsoring the "Macabre Monday challenge at the Haunted design house...I HAD to join in there too ! Fun and different! The challenge is called "chic freaks" lol WELLLLL.....this chick freak is married to guy freak..............

Ummmmm...yea....they been married a while I guess! :) Please say hello to the happy couple :)lol
In case you didnt know..these two are drawn by the artist Daniel Torrente over at Stampotique
("sweet moves" and "jammin" ) Other Challenges I am "IN" for: Anything goes challenge blog=anything goes!, Stampin 4 the weeknd= "out with the old" the postage on the first card I have been hoarding and the dp on the next is VERY old :)..and Paper play challenge ="In stitches" use stitching on your card! TFL!

SDC46 Pocket or Purse calendar

2012-01-11T05:57:00.000-08:00

Over at the Stampotique designers challenge blog we are making a 2012 calendar for your purse or pocket. I decided to "take the easy" route...my life has been a whirlwind and I am looking forward to some "normal" this year! I know...right! I used one of those cheap (under a dollar) calendars that come in a clear plastic cover ( from Michaels) and took it apart. I stamped "I can see clearly" #6091 and "Bella" #9225 (the cute puppy paper pieced ) both from Stampotique on my dp. I did a litttle coloring with copics and distressing then printed the sentiment and year from my computer. After sewing around the edges with my machine and distressing with ink it looks a bit like leather. :)

Easy peasy uh? :) I was going to give it away...but I think I will keep it! :) Take a look at the WONDERFUL calendars the dt made on the challenge blog and join us if you wish to win a gc to the Stampotique store! :) tfl

Tag a month swap!

2012-01-09T15:08:00.000-08:00

Hello all! Happy New Year! I suppose like everybody else I am trying some new fun things with my art. :) I found a fun swap over at "the altered paper" run by "Tee" called "tag a month" For January the theme is cold/or New Year. Guess I was able to get in right under the wire and happy to swap with Tee.
This is "snowy Fran" from Stampotique and she certainly fits the bill. She is stamped on a tag that started out vanilla, and I just squirted inks on my craft mat and basically dragged it thru it! I also did some stamping on top of that and applied some stickers. ALSO....just for participating in the" altered paper" swap, each month one person will be entered to win a 6x6 pad of dp! As of late I am stalking Kate from the Kathryn wheel and Julie Fe Fan Balzer. They are AWESOME artists for working with color . Kate is a dt member with me on Stampotique and she does a calendar page every month that anyone can join in on! Hope to join in and share here soon. Love it! Julie just happens to have such a wealth of info for learning art journaling...its amazing! I have learned so much! She also offers up tons of other talented gals with great ideas too. The tag inspiration was from Dina Wakely. Dina has some awesome ideas for
"jump starting" your creativity and they really work!

I covered the finished tag with a coat of sparkly mod podge
so it really shimmers tho you cant see that too well here.
"Snowy Fran" is on her way to Tee's house now. Hope she likes it! :)
Next....on a personal note....one of my daughters got married on New Years eve....LOTS of planning...but well worth it!

Two weddings in two years....two down...two to go?? lol The happy couple......................

Thanks for looking!

SDC 45 Your wish for the New Year

2011-12-28T05:52:00.000-08:00

Settling in after all that food? He he he....The Stampotique designers' challenge this time is asking you to tell us your wish for the New Year thanks to Nellie who is hosting! Create something with your Stampotique stamps and show us your thoughts for 2012. :) My wish is to get in some serious art journaling! LOVE all that you can do with an art journal and my art group here is focusing on a technique book . It is my hope to try it all! I am really blessed to be on a dt (Stampotique) where there are several really talented gals making some very cool pages. Below I made my 6 x 6 page with some sponged distress inks, sequin waste and a punched snowflake used as a stencil. Last I stamped "heads" #6097 (one of my favorites) from artist Daniel Torrente available at Stampotique Simple! The sentiment is one I love and I thought appropriate. On the back of my page will go the details and at my group we will swap pages each month.

Wishing you all many blessings in 2012 and MUCH creativity! TFL and show us your creation with Stampotique stamps for a chance at a $30.00 gift from the Stampotique store.

Wishing you a Very Merry.....Christmas

2011-12-23T13:17:00.000-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

A little artist trading card to show...A " princess " as a matter of fact...from " Stamp insanity".
There is a new challenge blog that I think will be a lot of fun. It is called "atcs with attitude". Check it out because you can only make "artist trading cards" and I LOVE that :) Sounds like a winner = Fun and easy! Just in time for the new year! TFL and God Bless in 2012!

Vintage Christmas

2011-12-21T06:28:00.000-08:00

Just some random eye candy to share...loving " Christmas vintage " this year :) tfl!

A few quick cards -

2011-12-17T08:16:00.000-08:00

Dont sneeze while getting a haircut! he he he!

The stamp is from "eat cake graphics " and the cards are to
add to a mix I made for my hairdresser. She loves to get cards for her customers esp to use after Christmas. :)

Lastly, but not Leastly...my fil, age 95, living in an assisted living facility close by is such a blessing to us... I will be bringing him up his Christmas card today. There are so many wonderful vintagy pics from the family and he loves when I make him a card with them . :) BELOW is the card I made to bring. Hope you all are counting your blessings this Christmas...I know I am......
Sentiment computer generated...

TFL! Have a great weekend!

Stampotique DT challenge 44 -shimmer it up baby!

2011-12-14T21:34:00.000-08:00

So, Val over at the DT challenge blog is asking us to make a card shimmer, glitter, glitz or shine! Guess this is the season for that :) I used "moon belly" #6039. Hey, I had to use an angel for Christmas right?

Close up shot! Wanted you to see the emboss gold and the gold stars!

I just started with a tag covered in some Christmas dp then I stamped and paper pieced this cutie and cut her out with my cutter bee scissors. I border punched the bottom of the tag and sewed a little (as usuall :) I made this card for a friend who has helped me out this holiday season tremendously...the inside reads: You are an angel! So cmon and link up your "glittery" cards over at the blog to have a chance to win some candy! TFL!

Christmas and a birthday

2011-12-11T21:36:00.000-08:00

Gosh I love this image! It reminds me so much of childhood Christmas. I grew up Catholic with a holy water font by the light switches in the bedrooms of our house. For some reason this pic reminds me of that. There always seemed to be angels on them. :)

"Bad me" cuz I can not remember where I got this image - but it was probubly Graphic fairy? It has been a while tho. Challenges I am in for? : Raise the Bar= beginning to look like Christmas, Paper take weekly= anything goes with a "dangly" object (bell), Creative Belli= winter and Christmas+ old emb (image, bell), Hiding in my craft room=use scraps (Stella Rose scraps of dp here).
Next just sharing a card of my dd (child no 3of 4) when she was 3yrs blowing out candles on her cake....she is 27 today and getting married this New Years eve :) Time flys! When it is one of my kids birthdays I like to make them a card using an old photo of them. I used this VERY cool dp from DCWV called "the Colorful Life stack"..the artwork on the dp is from Donna Estabrooks and I LOVE her style...looks like cool art journal book paper with some glitter.

TFL and have a great week! :)

Uh Oh...somebody saw S A N T A...........

2011-11-29T15:27:00.000-08:00

"Amanda saw Santa Claus" lol Thats what this cute little girl image is called over at "Eat Cake Graphics". I have a weakness for the kids and animal images over there. :) I colored her with copics and cut her out with my trusty cutter-bee scissors. She is popped up on a tag covered with Bo Bunny -Father Christmas collection dp. Sentiment from my computer and I would like to put this in the following challenges:
"Craft your days away" = buttons and bows, "Paper-crafting journey "= anything goes, " Hiding in my craft room"= anything goes holiday and " 2 sisters challenge" #67 holiday. TFL!

A couple of challenge ATCS'

2011-11-25T20:36:00.000-08:00

Gosh, there is just something about making an atc. I love them cuz they are quick, cute and oh so fun to make! Seems like if you have NO time...you ALWAYS have time to make an atc. :) I am joining in a new atc challenge blog called "atcs' with attitude" and I am pleased since these little works of art can be just about anything! The challenge over there is to put a flower on your atc. This one is also made for the "Bloggers challenge" "color my world" which is to use your favorite colors. I LOVE mustard, navy and orange. I used this cute Riley for Thanksgiving and colored it with copics. The sun image is from Stampotique and it is my all time favorite sun that I use on soooo many cards. I also want to enter this in the Corrosive challenge = give thanks

Next is this atc with an image from "Eat cake graphics". This is called "Billy and sparky at window" . I have also colored them with copics, cut it out and put on some scraps of MME dp. Sentiment on both cards are computer generated.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges: Shopping our stash= Christmas or winter, C4C = snow and this new challenge blog called "fashionable stamping"= "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" :)

TFL!

A non traditional Christmas card- No red and No green...teal?

2011-11-23T18:44:00.000-08:00

The new challenge over at the STAMPOTIQUE challenge blog is to make a non-traditional Christmas card. Well....I sometimes struggle with these types of challenges... THO I LOVE ALL of these non-trad cards , I also have a very strong Catholic faith. Therefore, I feel pretty "traditional " when it comes to Christmas cards.
But!.. I do have ALOT of people that I have to send cards to during the holiday season for various reasons so I went that route with my thoughts on this card . :) I believe this card below would echo the sentiments of many people this time of year! lol....................

The challenge is to use any colors but No red or green...truth is this looks green here but it is more teal... :)
I colored "Brrr" #6139 with copics right on the dp after stamping her with memento ink. The sentiment is computer generated and I did a little sewing. Snow courtesy of my white sharpie poster paint pen. Pick up your STAMPOTIQUE stamps (only) for this challenge and put together a non- trad card for a chance to inherit a $30.00 gift to the Stampotique store. TFL!

Catered crop linky party and yet another cute Kira Nichols image :)

2011-11-18T06:32:00.000-08:00

Just gotta smile at all these cute Kira Nichols images in the latest STAMPOTIQUE blog hop. (scroll down)
I picked up "sick cat" cuz the blanket on him was screaming to be paper pieced! Really he is pretty darn funny :)
I colored him with copics and paper pieced the blanket with EP "times and seasons" dp. I just love the colors on that pad. DH walked in my room and asked the question "too much catnip"? and there you go. Didn't have to look far cuz I love the catered crop blog and the dts' creations for challenges so for FTR 25 I give you sick cat! Recipe FTR 25: papers= kraft, colors= kraft, black, cream, red and green, tools= emb folder=dots, die cuts= square, scallop edges, techniques= layers and dry emb. TFL and dont eat too much next week or you may end up like this "sick kitty"! lol I hope you have a great weekend!

Stampotique has a new Artist in residence

2011-11-14T20:08:00.001-08:00

Announcing new images and new artists are always exciting at Stampotique Originals and so they are thrilled to announce the newest artist, Kira Nichols. Kira has designed some very unique monsters and kitties for her first line of stamps and our design team has had the opportunity to play with the stamps before they are released to the public. YAY!! HEY...JUST WAIT till you read the NAME OF KIRA'S BLOG...All I gotta say is that I wish I would have thought of it first!! lol Pop over and you will see what I mean!!

Want a chance to win some of Kira's new images? Hop along with our designers as well as our special guest, for your chance to win some of them! We will randomly draw a winner from one of the blogs and announce the winner with our next challenge.

Make sure to leave comments along the way and a randomly chosen commenter will win some of these new stamps. I started with "nerd cat" . He is stamped with copics and cut out. I put him on some Bo Bunny forever Fall dp . I used an appropriate math book page and the sentiment is computer generated for a friend who is having some "issues" lately. :)

I think he is just a hoot! Next I used "tennis shoe birdie". I want these shoes!

I used the same dp and copics and did a little sewing and distressing. These images will really make you SMILE..... :)

To start at the beginning , visit our special guest, our newest artist at Stampotique, Kira Nichols.

Below is a complete list in case you go off the beaten path and need some redirection.

Kira Nichols

Kaz Boughton

Jane Wetzel YOU ARE HERE

Joanne Wardl
Thanks for looking and good luck with the hop!

SDC 42 Sketch challenge

2011-11-09T06:17:00.000-08:00

Lisa over at the Stampotique designers' challenge blog has given us a sketch to work with this week. I picked up "fiddle" (from artist Janet Klein) at Stampotique.

I am also currently loving this "colorful life" dp from DCWV. It is artwork from Donna Estabrooks and it is gorgeous :) I used that here even tho you cant see much of it under the "fiddle" flower. I cut the flower with my TH die and used an old math book page with some black netting. Yep, I did some sewing and distressing across the top of t he panel . I think fiddle looks quite content! :) Pop over to see what the other dt members did with this sketch- I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:
4 Crafty chicks= diecuts!
Crafting for all seasons #13= texture
Anything goes challenge blog= stitching
Totally papercrafts= stitching TFL!! Happy Wednesday!

Painting wine glasses

2011-11-08T05:06:00.000-08:00

These days my blogging is far and few between it seems. DD is getting married on New Years eve so between that and work I am missing my art ! This past weekend my other daughter and I hosted her wedding shower. Since we LOVE wine I thought it would be fun to give the shower a "wine " theme.
So, with my sisters' help I painted about 40 or so wine glasses...all different. It seemed to be a big hit and the guests each brought them home.

I just used enamels from my lcs and I did bake them to set even tho you can just let them "cure" for about 25 days. Every one was different and on some I put a set of wine charms. This one I just used some wire and beads with a little miniature glued on the bottom for a garden theme. The glass I painted for my daughter has a wedding dress painted on it and I made a set of charms with pearls and navy crystals (wedding colors). It really came out gorgeous and ofcourse I dont have a pic to share yet! BUT...GET A LOAD of this AWESOME CAKE!

The whole thing (besides the 2 small wine glasses on the side) is CAKE! The plate even lit up! :) Oh, did I mention it was delicious? lol
I just HAVE to show this pic....this little sweetie is the "ring bearer" and he was just so stinkin cute I wanted to squeeze him! lol TFL

Altered poison bottles

2011-10-27T20:20:00.000-07:00

The new challenge over at STAMPOTIQUE dt challenge blog is given to us by Maria this week. She wants us to make a "poison bottle" and use a STAMPOTIQUE image for Halloween.

I bought my bottle at the lcs and stamped the "heads" image with black stazon. The little wood tag was stamped with the skeleton head on the Halloween cube 2. Then I used some clear glue (use something that will adhear to glass well, i didnt!) and just dripped it on the neck down to hold some beads in gold and black. The opening is painted with just some gold glass enamel paint. I weathered the cork with some black ink and put some beads on some corsage pins and just pushed them in. What about the liquid?? you ask...lol it is my dh's beer with a little red food color! Check out the other AMAZING creations by the girls over at the blog...they are really really cool! Remember there is a $30.00 gift at stake from the store to win. I would also like to enter this in the following two challenges: "If the shoe fits...scrap it!" = Inspired by Halloween and Fab N Funky spooky challenge= Hubble bubble toil and trouble!! TFL :)

Catered Crop FTR23.... I am cooking for myself!

2011-10-19T14:18:00.000-07:00

Well....really...my card got picked to case along with another for the new challenge over at Catered crop! Who knew a "crack showing man" would come thru for me! lol Take a look :)
So here is my newbie: Who doesnt love a baby?....and esp from Mo... :)

Well..Linda....I THINK stamps wise...I could assume there might be a "baby bare butt" goin on here! lol
I decided to use one of my Fall favorite images from Mo's digital pencil...Patrick in the pumpkins. He's got a little mud goin on the face...too darn cute hiding in the pumpkins :) The "recipe" over at Catered crop calls for A Fall theme and colors, "bottoms"...ok...well..how bout a baby bottom that you cant see at the moment?...he he he...Color medium= copics, Embellishments?=lace, thread, twine, buttons and ribbon...Tools?=leaf punch .
I also discovered that Mo's challenge is to make a card inspired by a song...well, how bout a nursery rhyme.."Peter Peter pumpkin eater"? Guess that could change to be "Patrick" too!
Thanks for looking!!

Spooky Halloween bags!

2011-10-17T09:54:00.000-07:00

I am so lucky to belong to a great art group that meets monthly with some very talented ladies! This month when we meet we are to bring treat bags to swap...with art goodies inside. :) So ofcourse I couldnt wait to use all my Daniel Torrente images from STAMPOTIQUE! lol Just picked up some brown kraft bags and
I started with "jammin" over here..........

Background is inked up using a TH mask first and the no 13 is SU. I also used "bla bla bla".

Next I used "Minky girl", "two sticks", "sun design" and "bla bla bla" on the tag.... the vine on her feet I just doodled...

here is "sun design"and "halloween cube" with the "bla bla bla" on the tag again..

AND below I used "heads", the "halloween cube 2", and "even silence speaks" sentiment:

I folded down the tops of the bags, stapled on some black netting, added a black rubber mouse and some fake garlic :) Topped it off with the colorful "tie die looking" fabric pieces. I hope the girls like them! TFL

I would like to submit and link up to the following challenges! : Pile it On challenge blog= "Fall is fun!",

ABC DT challenge blog= "pumpkins", "Stampin for the weekend"= colors of Autumn and "Inspire me Fridays"!!

TFL!!!

SDC 40...Nellies' challenge to make a tag

2011-10-11T19:04:00.001-07:00

Sweet " Nellie" fellow dt member at STAMPOTIQUE is the hostess for the new challenge.
Make a tag...any kind..any size for fun. :) I made two and then put one on a card.

I used the" Halloween 2 cube" (pumpkins) and stamped

with Stazon. I also used stamp "sun design". I sponged
color on with Ranger distress inks and I needed small
leaves so I just punched with a leaf border punch and used it like a stencil . The letters were just computer generated.
Pumpkins are colored with copics....still usin them :)

On this next one I am still playin around with my inks and I wanted to use some paints too. I used a new stencil (lovin stencils) and sponged orange paint over my inks. After that dried I used these images from STAMPOTIQUE..."sun design", "quasimoto 3" and "heads"..which is stamped in light blue ..kinda hard to see here. I did a little sewing and then stamped the "beauty" sentiment (also from STAMPOTIQUE) and put it on the tag last. TFL and remember to check out the challenge blog to see the rest of the dt members tags ! :)

Every dog has his day!

2011-10-08T16:09:00.000-07:00

Got this hilarious image as a freebie over at Marlenes' blog. She cracks me up and if you are ever in need of a laugh (hope u r easy going ) then you should check out her blog. With the bad news goin on all over the world I thank God for my ART and a good laugh! This card was made for my dog's groomer. Since I know her personally I like to make her a card with her tip in it. :) She told me my pug was not very well behaved last visit to get her nails clipped and a shampoo!
I think she will really get a kick out of it. Marlene gives her art as a freebie first usually I think , then she sends it somewhere to sell. I am so glad I grabbed him! ha ha ha! Notice I said "him" ! lol This has got to be a male dog right?? lol tfl!

Play date cafe!

2011-10-06T07:23:00.000-07:00

Quick post today...STAMPOTIQUE is the sponsor with the candy (I hear its a bag of rubber worth $30.! :) for the new challenge over at the Play Date Cafe blog. Had to make a card and join in since I love the color scheme. This is "Corie" another cute image from Janet Klein....I have been having a blast with inks and paints lately...trying new things so this little tag is a reflection of that. :) Loving this Fall weather too! Thanks for looking!

Catered crop challlenge...Fall colors and a smile!

2011-10-03T08:24:00.000-07:00

Here is a card starting out for the CATERED CROP FTR 22 challenge = Fall colors of gold, green, yellow, hearts, distress ink, buttons.... and one that led to a few more.......This is a Rubbernecker image and verse "I'm behind you 100%". Dp is Crate paper "farmhouse" and he is colored with copics . The following are the challenges I am "in" for: Pile it On= do it for fun!, CPS238 sketch, Creative Belli= paper piecing the newspaper! AND using this stamp I got quite a long time ago :) .. and trying for the FIRST time= Markie's finest papers blog use polka dots!

Happy Birthday Mssss Vicki G. :)

2011-09-28T05:25:00.000-07:00

Stampotique has a NEW challenge goin on startin today. The DTS' own Vicki Garrett is celebrating her birthday (glad it is her and not me...he he he he) so she is setting the challenge to make a humorous birthday card using STAMPOTIQUE stamps.

This is SKULLBOY from artist Janet Klein another fav of mine over at the STAMPOTIQUE store. The dp is all scraps left in my "Halloween box" from last year! The sentiment is computer generated since skullboy was screaming it at me! lol Hop over to the DT challenge blog and have a laugh today at all the really really funny cards the rest of the dt have made then grab your STAMPOTIQUE only stamps this time and make someone else laugh for a chance to win a $30.00 gift card to the store. :)

A book sharing..

2011-09-26T20:49:00.000-07:00

I am working on a little scrap book of my mom for my youngest sister. My mom died when I was 17 and my youngest sister was only 8. She has been asking for some of the old pics of her and I thought it was time I put some of them together.

I adore Vicki Chrisman's blog and I asked her to send me some of these die cuts figuring it would make this book come together easy. :) She sends so many gorgeous papers and I think she is still offering them. Above on the left is my grandma and to the right is my mom and her dad. A little vintage mixed with shabby.
Oh and notice the little top flap of an old sewing pattern...that was a suprize in the envelope with the die cuts...

Love the scissor punch I got ...want to use it more. Vintage buttons from local antique mall.

Her 8th grade graduation...I even made one of Vickis' flowers with a book page :)

All this trying to use what I had handy with odds and ends. TFL!

Snowy Fran...

2011-09-22T06:47:00.000-07:00

Been a while since I stamped , a few bee stings on the hand and arm will do that to ya!
Here is "snowy Fran" from artist Daniel Torrente over at STAMPOTIQUE. She is perfect for the "Less is More" challenge I think. Stamped on Neenah cs and colored just a bit with copics, this was sure a challenge for me! Snowflakes sewn on with some silvery thread from JoAnns and the sentiment is computer generated. TFL !

Use Black, White and a hint of color: SDC38

2011-09-14T20:27:00.000-07:00

STAMPOTIQUE designers challenge starts today and this week you can use ANY stamp to join in the challenge! This challenge comes from the dts' very own "Kaz". Sound easy? Yep! Here is my card using "Bela" #9225 by the wonderful artist Janet Klein. She is stamped in black and put on black cs and "world traveler" dp from Teresa Collins. ( The sentiment comes from a sticker sheet)

So check it out the blog if you want to get in to win a $30. gift to the STAMPOTIQUE store. TFL !

Meet "Mela"

2011-09-13T10:12:00.000-07:00

Long time no post! That darn life just keeps gettin in the way :) Here is "Mela" from STAMPOTIQUE. Fall is in the air and yep it's my favorite time of year. I am blessed to say I live in the country and LOVE it. The leaves are turning and falling now and I cant get enough of this season.. Mela is colored with copics and I picked up this dp at Michaels from Recollections called "midnight magic". The prints are so rich and Halloween is a great time for card colors! TFL

"Under the Parapluie"

2011-09-05T09:10:00.000-07:00

ANOTHER newbie from the release over at STAMPOTIQUE = "under the parapluie".
I colored this image with some YR copics and mounted on some MME dp. Sentiment is also from STAMPOTIQUE: rain rain #9101. Since I love sketches I picked the cute one over at Sketch Saturday to enter this card . TFL!

Brand spankin new release goin on at STAMPOTIQUE :)

2011-08-30T20:59:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Wednesday!

Have you been chomping at the bit waiting for Stampotique Originals to release some more of your favorite stamps? Well, you have stopped in at the right place today! We are thrilled to announce the newest release featuring many of your favorite designers.

We've got new images from Jo Capper-Sandon, Maryse Carrier, Janet Klein and Daniel Torrente and Jill Penney. There's a great mix of Halloween images, nature images, some winter images and some cute kid images. There's an image for everyone to ink up and you are sure to find more than one that you will have to have.

Are you drooling yet? Are you wanting to see some of these creepy, crawly, cute and furry friends? Then join the design team and our special guest for our new release blog hop today starting here. Make sure to leave a comments along the way and randomly chosen commented will win some of these new stamps.
I got a start with two new cards to show you! FIRST, I used "Frankie" from the Stampotique "Ghostbusters" " GROUP of images . Awesome Artist Janet Klein has come up with a cute cute cute group for us to enjoy.... and here is "F r a n k i e" from that group.....

This group is so darn cute! Did I just say that again? lol Cant wait for you to see them all! He is colored with copics and I used BG Pyrus dp along with a ghost border punch. Next I picked up this image called "smiles" by artists Daniel Torrente and Jill Penney.

I used some TH dp and some TH antq distress stain plus sponged colored inks thru some punched ribbon.

So jump on the blog hop and see all the NEW CUTE images!! Happy Hopping! :)

TFL!

If you arrived here from " Gez" then you are in the right place. If not, you will want to go back and start the hop at the Stampotique Designer's Challenge. From here you will want to visit Joanne Wardle.! Below is a complete list in case you go off the beaten path and need some redirection.

Kraftin Kimmie and sfytt at : I heart 2 stamp

2011-08-29T20:15:00.000-07:00

I have never played over at the "sfytt" challenge blog but I follow Jen Del muro's blog. I also really like Kraftin Kimmie and decided to play along with the challenge . With only a few days left I FINALLY grabbed my "perfect poison" gal and colored her up.

Isnt she just so cool looking? lol Back to the copics for this one! Dp is MME "haunted" and some "eyeball soup" from Reminisce= Halloween collection. TFL!

Keep yourself hydrated....

2011-08-28T18:18:00.000-07:00

A different take on using the Halloween cube 2 from STAMPOTIQUE. :) Love this pumpkin as much as the skeleton on the cube! Dp is from the TH paperstash pad and his flower die cut. The button is from a local vintage shop and sentiment is computer generated. I want to enter this in the Corrosive challenge blog: show your dark side!

Thanks for looking! Have a great week- :)

2011-08-24T05:29:00.000-07:00

Hi there! Check out the NEW challenge over at STAMPOTIQUE. Make a bookmark! easy peasy!

Our hostess this week is Kate Crane and here is what she has challenged us with:

I am always looking for ways to make art which is useful, something I can use in every day life so what better than a bookmark? You can never have enough of these ... I like to use them to mark pages in all of my favourite art publications! You can make any type of bookmark: A traditional straight bookmark, a corner bookmark, a swinging tag ... In any style: Vintage, funky, cute or weird. Anything goes! So go and dig out all for your favourite Stampotique stamps, it's time to get creative!! PLEASE use STAMPOTIQUE only stamps for THIS challenge.:)

Here is my little and somewhat quick bookmark made at the request of ONE dd (she wanted pink!). I used SMILE from Stampotique and some bg "indie bloom " dp, did a little sponging and punching :) tfl! GO check out the other dts' samples!

Foto Friday... Lori Boyd...

2011-08-19T16:58:00.000-07:00

How fun this Foto Friday is! Thanks Lori! Here is my pic:

My bday was yesterday and I got up to find "baby son # 4 made this in MY STAMP ROOM....omg...yes...I was nervous...omg...he USED MY TIM HOLTZ stapler...and ...OH...MY COPICS...OMG....OK...I guess I couldnt be angry..rite?? lololol tfl....have a great weekend.... :)

"happy happy"... thats me!

2011-08-18T20:02:00.000-07:00

So...ever make a card and just really LOVE it? lol Okay...seriously...I dont do that real often...I mean...one card that for some reason you just really say " this is so neat" ... thats how I feel about this card :

These images are "quasimoto 3", "sun design" and "happy happy" ALL from STAMPOTIQUE ofcourse!

"smile"

2011-08-17T15:43:00.000-07:00

Love this cute kid: "smile" from STAMPOTIQUE. There is just something about this image that makes me smile when I see this little guy! :) The sentiment on the side is "happy happy" also from STAMPOTIQUE. DP is the bg pad called "indie bloom". This is a quickie thank you card for a friend who gave me an amazing gift...the inside says "thank you for making me so very happy". I would like to enter this in two challenges- Stampin 4 the weekend= "spots and dots " = the spots (hole punched) on the side in black and the Fab n Funky challenge blog= "a stitch in time"= stitching on the bottom! tfl!

Just thinking of how much I like Van Gogh... starry night

2011-08-16T14:43:00.000-07:00

My dd and I love Van Gogh and I wanted to do something different with the newspaper clip announcing her engagement. I am also playing around lately with some art journaling techniques and painting some canvas (more on this hopefully later). I painted 2 canvas with some gesso and acrylics, layered some book pages and stenciled some flowers. I also used a couple sharpies ( white, gold and silver) and made this up for her. The vintage ribbon border is from our local antique mall. BTW, the wedding colors will be navy, ivory and silver. :) tfl :)

Catered crop FTR18 challenge and "the Spotted chick"

2011-08-14T09:59:00.000-07:00

Over at the Catered crop challenge blog (love the inspiration there) I was drooling over the cute cards! Yep...I am in for this one lol.

I went to mass last night so I figured I would have fun in the art room and make a card for my sister ( still battling health problems) this morn. The" recipe ingredients" I used were: the colors red, yellow, blue, green and kraft...embellishments were buttons , ribbon and twine. Tools, nesties die cut and tho the theme is a garden...I think I may have covered that using this graphic 45 dp..it has some peaches on it! :)
ALSO: Over at the "spotted chick" the challenge is to use "kraft" paper so this is my entry! TFL Have a great week! :)

FOTO Friday with Lori Boyd...

2011-08-12T18:05:00.000-07:00

I follow ALOT of blogs...prob too many...BUT...This is so cool...Lori Boyd has started a new challenge...FOTO FRIDAY....LOVE IT! Easy and fun and very rewarding on Fridays! Here is my submission Lori!:

This is my "baby son" # 4 ...with grandpa...95 yrs young...Grandpa gave him his car... :) baby son went to pick him up with the top off for a GORGEOUS summer day ride....... tfl and have a great weekend! :)

Even SILENCE speaks...

2011-08-11T21:17:00.000-07:00

Love this sentiment...from STAMPOTIQUE. This is a card I made for my niece who loves skeletons...day of the dead..those types of images. This skeleton is from the Halloween cube 2 #6110 which has a few other cute Halloween images on it. I think this is the BEST skeleton I ever saw...he he he he :) The background is ALSO from STAMPOTIQUE called heads #6097. I am in for the CORROSIVE challenge to use "earth tones" and for the CREATIVE BELLI blog to use "non paper " materials on your creation...besides the string twine and the brads I grabbed this metal clip that came on a clothing tag when I bought it new. Isnt is just so cool when you re-use these items?? :) TFL!

Art journaling

2011-08-10T14:08:00.000-07:00

This week over at STAMPOTIQUE the lovely Valerie is challenging us to alter any page in a book . I belong to an art group in my area and we are all working on journaling books so I was happy to use my Stampotique stamps.
I have only done a few books and this one is different for me. The book is an old encyclopedia and the pages are painted with gesso and acrylics. I bordered the frame with scraps of dp and book pages . I used magazines for the cut outs and word stickers, punches and doodling. This book is all about techniques and ideas to try in my art work. I used "I can see clearly" #6091 girl from STAMPOTIQUE colored up with copics on the side:

I also used the verse "the simplest things give me ideas" #9083...This is a quote by Joan Miro...I was always told by my high school art teacher that my work seemed to remind him of this artist... :) So I love the quote.

If you havent tried an art journal yet I can tell you they are really alot of fun and very addicting! The challenge this week is open to use any stamps so why not give it a try? The prize is $30.00 to use in the Stampotique store. TFL!

Excuse me...it's Sunfleur again !

2011-08-03T20:09:00.000-07:00

Since I colored up a couple of these "Sunfleur" images from Stampotique in different ways I wanted to use another for the Unscripted Sketches challenge # 117. So here she is in all her glory.. lol Hope you dont mind seeing her again on my blog so soon! Gotta love all these flower girls from artist Janet Klein at the Stampotique Store.

Mojo Monday 202

2011-08-02T13:34:00.000-07:00

Had to play over at the Mojo challenge blog this time cuz there is some awesome candy at stake! :) Here is "thinking of you" by Maryse Carrier available at Stampotique! I love doggies and this is no exception! I used the Oxford dp from BG and the sentiment "good things, good thoughts" also from Stampotique.
TFL!

"Jelly Park" inspiration and a special birthday card

2011-07-31T11:57:00.000-07:00

There is a cute challenge blog called "Jelly park" . The inspiration is a wonderful photo that actually caught my eye on another blog. I decided to grab the freebie Jelly park offered and make a Christmas card.

This cute snowman was hard to resist esp for free! :) I used some bg scraps and bg eskimo kisses pad. I colored the snowman and popped him up on another copy for the card. I also would like to enter this in the Fussy and Fancy chllge #42 for Christmas creations and Creative Belli challenge = "Christmas in July".
Next = OUR FAMILY have a very special occasion coming up this Tues...my FIL is turning 95! He has always told us that he simply HAS to live longer then HIS father who passed when he was 95 so this is a "biggie" for him! :) I might also mention the doctors KEEP telling us that my FIL is dieing every other month....hmmmm....someone better tell the docs: GOD ONLY KNOWS when he is gonna go! So- this is a card made with a picture of my FIL's FATHER....when he was 95......

AND the snarky sentiment is a family joke that my hub insisted on using! lol

Oh,..wanted to tell you all that I made the easel card so he can set it up on his table in his room for visitors to see! TFL!

Two cards for Two friends..

2011-07-28T20:39:00.000-07:00

Well, I STARTED with the sketch #116 at the Unscripted Sketches challenge blog and I am not sure thats what I ended up with so hope this still makes the cut!
I had such a fun time with 2 of my girlfriends last weekend and we talked alot about how we NEED to have this "girls gathering" alot more often! I have had this very old Inkadinkado set called " girls gathering" that I got on a reduced table and figured I would finally use it. Dp is lemonade and green at heart bg pad and ofcourse the images are colored with copics. I made the little flowers with a punched out book page that Billie (from USketches blog ) shows you how to do on her blog. TFL and hope you can too cut out some time to spend with your girlfriends which is so important for the "mental health"! lol

Red, Yellow and Orange...

2011-07-27T04:31:00.000-07:00

Thats the new challenge over at the Stampotique designers' challenge blog . Kaz is the hostess and she wants to see maybe a little bit of "sizzle" on your cards :) Since I am an August birthday girl these colors are suppose to come a bit easy for me...rite?

This is Sunfleur , by the artist Janet Klein, one of many cute images from at Stampotique. One really nice thing I have always liked about Stampotique is that the owners really have such an AWESOME array of designers. Great young artists with a tremendous amount of talent. Such a big choice of styles! I used this sizzling hot dp called "rusted sun- Indian Summer " by Fancy Pants designs. This was one I was hoarding! "Sunfleur" is colored with many copics and the flower was just a punch and crinkled up flower. I have also done a little bit of sewing, cbing and piercing. Thanks for looking and I hope there is some sunshine by you today! Head over to the blog to see more inspiration from the dt and get in the chance to win a $30. gc using Stampotique stamps on your project! tfl!

Moonbelly

2011-07-24T18:47:00.000-07:00

Gosh I love this "Moonbelly " image from Stampotique. I also love the colors on this card I made so it's all good! lol This dp is an old BG pad called "recess". TFL!

"Friday fill- ins"

2011-07-22T19:24:00.000-07:00

Running across the "blogging world" I have found this great blog called "Friday fill- ins" and I just feel the NEED to participate! :) Hey, check it out for yourself cuz it IS addicting!

AND HERE WE GO:

1. Life is ___GOING WAY TOO FAST THESE DAYS!__.

2. __THE AIRPORT___ is one of the best places to people watch EVER because __I LOVE TO SEE HOW PEOPLE DRESS___.

3. if I was going somewhere, the one thing I have to bring is _MY ZENTANGLE NOTEBOOK AND A FEW GOOD BLACK PENS.____.

4. _I WILL HAVE GRANDCHILDREN____ soon enough.

5. Next year, __WILL BE FULL OF GREAT NEW ADVENTURES FOR ME! ___.

6. I LOOKED FOR A FRIEND _____ and I found ____MY HUSBAND!_.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _DRINKING A GLASS OF WINE____, tomorrow my plans include _A WALK THRU A GREAT FLEA MARKET____ and Sunday, I want to
GO TO MASS, COOK SOME GOOD FOOD , PLAY WITH MY DOGS AND DO SOMETHING IN MY ART ROOM!___!
Have a great weekend! TFL :)

Unscripted Sketches #115 A Christmas easel card

2011-07-20T19:45:00.000-07:00

Have you ever made your card, take several pics of it only to find out that something fell off the card once you download all the pics? :( Gees...hope I am not the only one! lol Cripe it has been so darn hot my glasses were fogging up when I was trying to take this picture! Hey, maybe that was the problem....
Here is my card for the Unscripted sketch #115 challenge. I thought I should finally make an easel card since I also tend to get into that familiar and comfortable "card " syndrome....bahhhhhhh!

Below is the card WITH the ribbon that fell off the top of the present... :)

Here is the card WITH the bow found and put back on!

DP is bg and some paper scraps from my lcs. Riley moose is a fav of mine and he has been "put away" for a while so I had to bring him out :) Sentiments computer generated.. Got another little Christmas card done..YAY! Thanks for looking!

Sketch Saturday with Peacock from Stampotique

2011-07-15T06:27:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday! Had to try and get in the challenge at Sketch Saturday to win the awesome candy. Here is Peacock #2065 from Stampotique. Had a wonderful visit over at Darlenes' house yesterday and was trying out some new die cuts she had brought back from Joan's Gardens. She cut me a few of these lovely flourishes and now I am sure I HAVE to have them! LOL I colored peacock with copics, dp is bg and the little "thank you" is also from Stampotique. BTW...HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARLENE! TFL!

"Grow Girl" postcard

2011-07-13T13:37:00.000-07:00

So...there is a NEWBIE challenge over at the Stampotique designer challenge blog. This challenge you can use ANY image you want and the theme ...given to us by the awesome "Gez" is "FLOWER POWER"... :) ...Wow, you can sure interpret that soooo many ways! Just have fun and get in the list to win some candy from STAMPOTIQUE! Here is my "grow girl" #9069

I think she is a pretty good example of "flower power" . Dp is from a reduced file at Archivers- sorry cant remeber the name and this is actually a postcard I made to send to my sister who hasnt been well for a while. I just cut the cs the size of a post card, applied the dps and image, did a little sewing and stamped the postcard image stamp (also from Stampotique) on the other side. Popped it in the mail! Thought it may cheer her up. TFL!

Two more Christmas cards done!

2011-07-12T06:32:00.000-07:00

Still keeping up with the Christmas challenges with Sketches blog , I managed to knock out another card:

I used a "Mo Manning" image I got quite a while ago called "hanging stockings". Dp is MME and TPS and I colored with copics. Next I used the sketch from Unscripted Sketches #114 where they are celebrating Christmas in July this month and giving away some prizes. I wasnt sure if I liked this sketch or not but love it now that I am finished!

I used one of my old Shirley's 2 Girls images ( I believe their images are still available on Etsy to purchase) and I used the same dps' since I had them on the craft table. :) Sentiment is computer generated. The tag I just cut down and used my SU letters on. Cant believe it is July and I have some Christmas cards done!
Yay! cuz my dd is getting married on New Year's Eve and I kno I will be plenty busy by then! TFL!

Michael and Hollyanne December 31st 2011!

A little tribute....

2011-07-08T17:56:00.000-07:00

I had decided to try a one layer card...never made one before. I used this bg dp=out of print and stamped with this "moon garden" Stampotique" stamp.

This past June my dd and I took a quick trip out to New Mexico to visit with my sister and her husband....A guy who had his share of grief and knocks in life....but a VERY nice guy with a VERY big heart.....He died this afternoon...age 49 ...leaving my baby sister a widow at age 47....what can I say...my heart is aching...
As I post this card I wonder if he is "up there" watching us all...did he get to meet my mom??...who came to get him??...will my sister ever recover??...thanks for letting me indulge in this post....

Vint...love you and miss you .... you are wearing that stupid hat...you were soooo loved in spite of everything you went thru....A talented artist ,
a husband that loved his wife, A lover of animals and gardening....God Bless...your misery is over now...

Christmas in July at Unscripted Sketches and published! at Altered Arts

2011-07-05T09:45:00.000-07:00

Over at the Unscripted Sketches blog (a fav "go to" blog for me) they are doing a little celebrating this month with tutorials and goodies . It is Christmas in July and I used their sketch to make this little card.

First I flipped the sketch to go with this cute little CS image a friend sent me. She is colored with copics and I used scraps of dp from memory box , BG wassail, and Kaiser craft. . Next up I am all excited to show you a little ATC and a pin I made from a "recycled " wood pin I got at a garage sale. :)

I found out that I was published in the summer issue of Altered Art!

Here is the ATC I made to go with it! TFL!

Two Sticks and Unscripted Sketches

2011-06-28T20:30:00.000-07:00

All you really NEED is "two sticks" (#6006) from STAMPOTIQUE and a sketch from Unscripted Sketches. :) Loving BG dp the way I do , this new "out of print" pad is awesome! I put a tag thru my cb and put on one of my fav buttons (that I hoard) and did a little crazy sewing. BTW....was thinking of my hub when making this card... TFL!

Christmas challenge

2011-06-26T07:40:00.000-07:00

Yay- still hanging in there with the Christmas sketch challenges! Week 3: Here is my card.
This is an free image from Elizabeth Dulemba (author). I just had to save it from quite a long time ago cuz ...well...kids and dogs I guess!! :) I used Cosmo Cricket "jolly by golly " pad and colored with copics. Sentiment is computer generated . TFL!

Stampsmith....and think Monday think ATC

2011-06-23T19:55:00.000-07:00

Hey there- Just wanted to share a couple images with you from the Stampsmith. First is Ophelia...colored with a few copics and placed on some bg paper.

Next is an ALL time favorite of mine and I suppose a million other peeps! :) Audrey Hepburn from Breakfast at Tiffanys. Love this image 4-ever and the Jenny Bowlin vintagy paper.

Dont know about you but Paris is ALWAYS a good idea to me!....Just one visit would be awesome.... :)
ALSO- I LOVE to check out "think Monday think ATC" blog and the theme now is cats....here's my ATC

Image is from the Graphics Fairy. TFL!

The Magical Mystery Tour!

2011-06-22T05:10:00.000-07:00

Join us for Stampotique's Magical Mystery Tour today. Why a Magical Mystery Tour? Comment on all the blogs and along the way we have 2 mystery prizes to give away.

If you have arrived here from Kaz's blog then you are in the right place, if not, you may want to begin at the Stampotique Designer's Challenge blog and begin your tour from there.

A few weeks ago, Valerie had us recycling and this week she has us cleaning house again!!! She's challenging us to dig in our stash to see how many scraps we can use up in our projects. Just about anything qualifies as a scrap - as long as you're utilizing a piece or part of something that you generated before but never used up... it counts! So what will it be? Bits of an old master board or freaky background? Leftover pieces of your favorite designer paper? Part of an old piece of grunge board? Fragments of a previously inked image? Or the remnants of some odd embellishment? Let's see just how creative you can be!

As you make your way through the tour make sure you comment on each and every post. There will be 2 prize winners chosen randomly amongst the blogs. For some additional chances to win another prize join us with our "Scraps" Challenge using your Stampotique stamps for your chance at a $30 gift certificate for Stampotique stamps and at being our August Guest Designer, see our blog for additional information.

Our tour will end on June 28th and the winner or the 2 tour prizes will be announced on our blog on June 29th. My card is using the images "quasimoto 3 " # 6015 and "sun design" #2095. Dp is BG and MANY BG scraps! Yes...I LOVE BG dp... :) So- I have ALOT of scraps!
I also used a scrap of cs that a friend of mine made a flower out of behind the sun. I did a little piercing and tried to "shabby it up " a bit. NOW YOU will want to hop over to the next blog which is Willy to see what kind of scraps she has used ! Good luck!- Gosh there are SO many cute Stampotique images to choose from!

"sunfleur" and "heads"

2011-06-19T20:20:00.000-07:00

Two images from STAMPOTIQUE . Sunfleur #9167 is colored with copics and simply matted on mustard and put on cb white cs. I tied a little ribbon on it cuz it didnt need anything else! I think she is just adorable. I am entering this in the Drunken stampers challenge which is a photo inspiration (summer pic) and the Corrosive challenge no. 121 to use ribbons or bows on your card.

Next is my card for the new Unscripted Sketches no. 111 challenge. I used "heads" (Stampotique again) and trimmed it to fit the sketch. I cut the strips and just did a little sewing. Dp is 7 gypsies= nottinghill. This is really a different sketch for me but I LIKE different! :) tfl!

Unscripted Sketches and Creative Belli challenges..

2011-06-16T07:00:00.000-07:00

Here is my card for the Unscripted Sketch challenge #110 and the Creative Belli blog: use branches somewhere on your card. I have used this " breezy" #2086 girl and sentiment "thank you" #9009 from Stampotique Originals. Dp is green at heart BG , I did a little sewing and stuck on some of my vintage buttons. Thanks for looking! :)

Christmas challenges with sketches..#2

2011-06-12T18:54:00.000-07:00

Ok..well I am trying to commit to this challenge blog : Christmas challenges with sketches. I really want to make my Christmas cards AHEAD of time this year :) This is challenge no. 2 and I used an image from Shirley's 2 Girls called "Santa Claus is comin".

I used some dp that I have had forever so I am not sure of the name. Santa colored in copics and snow with a white painty pen. I cut Santa out and popped him up. TFL!

color Q challenge 88

2011-06-09T19:26:00.000-07:00

The color Q challenge this week:

And...."Bob's in time out" #6066 from STAMPOTIQUE. I really like kraft colors and the cherry cobbler is great with it. I also used "good things, good thoughts" #9012 also from STAMPOTIQUE. TFL! :)

CAS challenge from Stampotique

2011-06-08T04:59:00.000-07:00

Feel like I havent stamped in years! Just got back from an awesome little trip out west with my dd and jumped in the card room for the latest CAS challenge given to us from the lovely JOANNE ....Seriously, you NEED to check out her blog...she is the QUEEN of clean and simple! :) LOVE LOVE LOVE her cards! CAS is ALWAYS a challenge for me tho I love it and am trying to do it more...This quirky and cute image is one I can really relate to! lol..."the crafter" #6076 from Stampotique! I just cut my black base and then 4 strips of dp (K & co wedding, believe it or not! ) and taped them on the base. Then I stamped my crafter girl over it..the black doesnt show any lines. The sentiment was computer generated and the strips of paper on top were left from my crafter girls' project! he he! TFL and dont forget : for this challenge you can use any stamp for a chance to win!

Unscripted sketches #108 and Crazy for challenges

2011-05-30T00:00:00.000-07:00

Lovin these sketches over at the "unscripted sketches" challenge blog and now that I have a little more time I love how fast my cards come together. :) I used these cute little images from Crafty Secrets and made this little 4 x 5 card with dp from the DCWV mod retro pad. The bottom swirl border stamp was from the dollar store!

Next is this other cute image also from Crafty Secrets (a friend stamped off for me :) and colored with copics. Dp used is BG pyrus and I used a MS border (gate) punch. Sentiment is computer generated.

I made this card for the Crazy 4 Challenges blog : "going on vacation"...wish this was me and my hub!!

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful week! We are hoping for some dry weather so we can TRY to put the garden in!

New challenge blog!

2011-05-28T05:03:00.000-07:00

When checking out an amazing blog (awesome coloring inspiration!) I follow by Pam Sparks...I found she is on the dt for this new challenge blog called Christmas challenges (with sketches). I think this blog is a great idea since it gives us all a chance to get going on our Christmas cards! I got a few really cool stamped images from a friend from Crafty Secrets and decided to use this cool Santa. I followed the sketch and colored him with copics, did a little sewing on the edges, and put together my first card for Christmas!

Thanks for looking and take a peek over there and get ready for Christmas! :)

Mojo Monday on Friday :)

2011-05-27T06:00:00.000-07:00

Wanted to get in on this week's Mojo Mon sketch but was having some problems with blogger...probubly ALL THIS rain we have been getting! :( Here is my card using "smile" #6078 from Stampotique. I used dp from Kaiser craft: secret bird society .

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful Friday!

Stampotique designers' challenge

2011-05-25T04:52:00.000-07:00

There's a new challenge up at the Stampotique designer blog and it is to use acetate somewhere on your card. I used this "cute" little guy called "smile" from the Stampotique store .

I shaded him with copic markers and used some of this acetate "film strip" along with a vintage button and ribbon to tie on. The little corner image is also from Stampotique called "floral fluttter"
Hope you have a minute to jump over to the blog and take a peek at the cute creations some of the dt made using acetate! DoNt FoRgEt....There IS A $30.00 prize to be won! TFL!

Unscripted Sketches...and...Gini :)

2011-05-23T06:16:00.000-07:00

Good Monday morn! Need to get out of the slump and on to a new start! Heading over to the " Unscripted sketches challenge blog was my answer AND a sweet rak from my bloggin buddy "Gini" in England! Yep..I got TWO yummy image pads= Crafty individuals co. UK "people and places" in the mail the other day and used one of these to make a card for the US challenge #107. Thank you sweet Gini! :) Love how quickly your card comes together from their sketches. I used 7 gypsies Venice pad along with crate paper= portrait and a few flowers to make this. I loved this sketch! Really different! I got the black square Vintage button at the local antique mall and USketches has a "piggyback" on this challenge to use "metal" somewhere on your creation...I bought the little metal washers on a markdown table and just glued them on ( over the rhinestones) and one by itself with "k i gloo". TFL and I hope u have a wonderful week!

healing wishes...

2011-05-19T07:01:00.000-07:00

Lately it seems like I have NO time what so ever...or mojo for that matter. I joined a new group of women who get together once a month and try a new technique or some new kind of Art project. Last night was the first night with them and it was AMAZING... loved it! I hope to get motivated now! This card is for my sister. She has been in the hospital for about a week with an odd type of infection that is affecting her kidneys. I am going to see her today and we are all pulling for her to get better. I made this card this morning in about 10 minutes....thats pretty quick for me! TFL....and I hope you have sunshine where you are at because we have had nothing but rain here- :(

Play date Cafe challenge!

2011-05-12T08:00:00.000-07:00

YAY! Stampotique is the sponsor over at the PLAY DATE CAFE challenge blog! You could win a $30.00 shopping spree at Stampotique. Here is the challenge- make a card with these GORGEOUS colors:

oh yeah....love em! Here is my card using "Baby cakes" 6002. I colored with copics and put a little rock candy stickles on her dress (hard to see in pic). The sentiment inside says..."unless ofcourse we are talking wine" he he he! computer generated ofcourse! TFL!

New Stampotique challenge..RECYCLE!

2011-05-11T08:00:00.000-07:00

Do you recycle? I try to! Well...it is FUN when you are talkin about using things to add to your cards and scrapbooks and etc. The new challenge over at the Stampotique challenge blog is to recycle something on your creation. This is "pretty party dress" from the Stampotique store and I have used it before and yes...I adore it! I recycled my scraps and a little piece of material, like netting with sparkles on it . (over the dress) The blue circle that actually says "recycle" on it was a tag from a pair of jeans I bought . I find myself saving ALL the tags I get when I purchase something new....do any of you do that? Not sure what I am gonna do with them but some are really cool looking! lol Grab a look over at the blog to see what the other girls have done! TFL!

I Miss the Southwest..

2011-05-09T06:27:00.000-07:00

My sister lives in New Mexico and talk about an "artsy" town....wow..Between Santa Fe and Albuquerque...there is art everywhere! Did I mention that it's pretty "warm" too? :) What a change from Cleveland Ohio. As I write this post it's raining AGAIN....oh well...better days are ahead!
I saw the challenge over at the CCEEE girls blog was "Cinco de Mayo" colors! Didnt have to ask me twice cuz I bought this cute stamp in Santa Fe at a little stamp store on the square. The dp is from a K & co. pad . This card makes me think of the beautiful weather and good times I had there! I also LOVE the colors for the challenge over at the Play Date Cafe- PDCC80 . Notice I just HAD to add a touch of turquoise cuz it seems to be EVERYWHERE in New Mexico! At Paper Take weekly blog anything goes with an option to use something "round" on your card= the button. TFL!

Happy Mother's day and Forsythias!

2011-05-06T19:37:00.000-07:00

I am excited to tell that Tiffany over at the Tiffany doodles blog has made me a "spotlight" designer! One of her gorgeous new flower images "forsythia vase" is being released today and I got to make a beautiful card with it!

I colored the image with copics after looking at the ones in my yard! :) Dp is BG and I did a little sewing and distressing. Great for Mother's day! If you havent noticed Tiffany has a bunch of NEW flowers at her store and they are just in time for Spring and Summer...take a look! Next is a REAL honest to goodness Mother for Mother's day! lol Another adorable image from Eat Cake graphics. This is so realistic and darn....I just LOVE these images over there! lol This image is called "A Day in the Life of Mom"... appropriate!

I used my new BG "lauderdale" dp pad...real Spring and Summer like papers! The sentiment is computer generated but I think the PICTURE says it all! lol Thanks for looking and heres to wishing all moms a very HAPPY Mother's day.....I celebrated tonite with my daughters because I am getting on a plane tomoro to celebrate with my two sons on Sunday! yay! I am one Blessed mom thats for sure! TFL! :)

Feeling a little down?

2011-05-05T06:43:00.000-07:00

I'm not now! lol The sun is shining here today!! YAY! It's been so long :) I NEEDED to make a cute card...kwim? I also wanted to play in the Unscripted Sketches challenge cuz I thought it was really a diferent look and love ribbon so this is also for the really reasonable ribbon challenge too. The challenge there is "double dutch" = use 2 ribbons. I used my new Stella Rose dp pad (MME) ...omg it is soooo pretty..and colored this sweet pup from Eat cake graphics with copics. The sentiment is computer generated (like most of mine) and I used a little twine and a gold silky ribbon. Isnt this dog just the cutest? TFL and if you have sunshine today like me...ENJOY...

Pre-cut shadow box die cut from Vicki Chrisman

2011-05-03T17:59:00.000-07:00

So- I am so lucky! :) I won a few shadow box die cut frames from Vicki Chrisman- her blog "this art makes me happy". I had to make a gift for the secretary at our church and I had just gotten some really pretty K&co card stock stickers and some Stella Rose dp from MME so came together this little gift! I only WISH the picture was better- we have had RAIN every day for atleast the last week...bummer! You can click on the pic to make it bigger. The sentiment is computer generated and the flower was just some rolled dp. Vicki C. has made so many of these cute frames using Crafty Secrets die cuts and she even sent me a few of those! Since I LOVE vintage I will be sure to put them ALL to good use! tfl!

New challenge over at Stampotique

2011-04-27T05:36:00.000-07:00

Over at the Stampotique designer's challenge blog the lovely " Kim" is giving us a sketch to use.

Pretty simple eh? I chose this adorable "you are here" #5012 image from Stampotique to use in my card:

The dp is Graphic 45- Once Upon a Springtime- and I shaded the heart with copics. The prize up for grabs is again $30. big ones to use in the Stampotique store. This challenge is to use a Stampotique image only.
Thanks for looking!

Military Tags

2011-04-22T14:28:00.000-07:00

Tiffany over at "Tiffany doodles" gave me this image set called "military tags". It's a new set being released today over in her HUGE shop of digi stamps. I was eyeing it up because I have a little story to tell....My dd is dating an x-marine.(.not sure if you call them "x" or not)..and a few years back he left from Columbus Oh and went to Iraq. His group was called "Lima company" and they were hit pretty hard over there but made some major accomplishments. A & E even did a documentary about them...very enlightening.
So for my dd's birthday he bought her her own "dog tags" ...one with the date of their first night out engraved on it and the other with a heart. How cool is that?...I thought it was an awesome gift! So the card..sure wish the picture was better :(

I used Copics BG000 along with some of the Cs to color around the tags. I used a silver pen on the chain and a punched heart on one tag. The other tag has a little silver wing on it and the pearls were cut out and hit with a little glossy accents dimensional liquid even tho this photo doesnt show it too well. We havent had much sunshine here lately and it is STILL raining :( I love the sentiment...sweet! Now for a pic of the happy couple at her birthday party along with grandpa..who is 94 ! We treasure every moment we get with him!
Thanks for looking and remember these young kids that fought and are still over there for us! Happy Easter..

Vintage baby

2011-04-20T09:51:00.000-07:00

So yes I am on a roll with Vintage these days...I needed a new baby card ! Here is a cute image from a Crafty Secrets' Heartwaming Vintage cuts sheet. I cut out this cute baby news pic and sewed around the edges then added it to some Graphic 45 dp= Once Upon a Springtime (love it) . I just printed out the family name and stuck it on with dimensionals. I think she will like it- her new baby girl's name is "Lily"...how appropriate is that?? :) tfl!

Easter thoughts...Vintage style and A Great blog referal...

2011-04-18T10:34:00.000-07:00

It is coming...Holy week has started and with it warm weather? hope so! I LOVE Vintage and one GREAT blog written by the sweetest young girl named Jessica has touched my heart...If you have a cup of coffee or tea...and a spare few minutes...and even a just a bit of love for vintage...you must visit. That being said ..here is my card today made with a vintage postcard ( I have many)..It was simple with scraps of dp..and a little sewing and a couple vintage buttons from the local antique mall. TFL !

I Read the News today....Ohhhhh boy....

2011-04-14T20:34:00.000-07:00

Seems to be the new challenge theme over at Stampotique challenge blog! Can you tell I like the Beatles? :) This time you can use ANY stamp AND some sort of newsprint-printed book pages etc on your project and get in the draw to win a $30.00 gift cert to the STAMPOTIQUE store. I used one of my "favs" at STAMPOTIQUE called "dog walker # 9121" and "Jo's flower cube #3042". My newsprint is from an old book page and I paired it with some of the green core-inations cs from my lcs.

Now on another note....my oldest daughter turned 30 this past weekend.....yep...and we had a party for her...

I painted her a birthday wine glass and made her a cute pink tee shirt to wear! fun!

So if THAT wasnt enough....HER younger sister then drops a bomb on us the next day...

She's ENGAGED!............ WHEW....A L O T for this "mom" to handle in one weekend...

He did ask "dad" so good for him to keep a secret till the deed was done...

So...now we have ALL "read the news " today ....Ohhhhhhhh boy...

I may just be feeling a little o l d e r these days..... :) TFL!

If You Wake Up It's A Good Day....

2011-04-13T06:24:00.000-07:00

Great sentiment...I read it somewhere.... Here is a card using wee owl image and the Lg moon image from STAMPOTIQUE. I was lucky enough to get a copy of the Technique Junkie newsletter and since I am trying to go in new directions these days...trying some new things...I opened it up to find this cool "neutral shadows tutorial" and I put this card together. Easy and pretty quick. I used dp from K &co =margo mat pad, SU baja breeze ink and heat embossed the moon in white. The sentiment is computer generated..like most I use! TFL and happy Wednesday!

Just a little sharing...

2011-04-07T15:10:00.000-07:00

I am a BIG TIME fan of Vicki Chrisman's blog...She is an incredible blogger and IF you havent visited her blog you are missing something special. She is part of my morning "tea". A while back I saw these really cool "cake plates" somewhere on line and LOVED them. Well ofcourse I bought some cute plates and the candle sticks to make them and put them aside for a "rainy day". Then Vicki blogged about making them so I dug my stuff out and made mine! They are so sweet when u use a Vintagy plate..and they can be used for just some snacks too...I made mine for my sister who entertains alot. All you need is a cute plate and a candle stick from the dollar store. Oh and some E6000 glue or maybe "gorilla glue"....

Now I did tie a really pretty white ribbon and some of that lavender seem binding on the base to make it look really pretty. :) Next I have a girlfriend of mine who just became a grandmother for the first time!
She has been so excited waiting for the big day and when this little sweetie was born she sent me the first pic of her holding her new grand daughter. Well I HAD to do something with it didnt I ? :) I have NEVER made one of these canvas pics before so here is my first:

I knew the entrance way to her house was blue and thought maybe this would match. Yep, it did! :) DP IS some gorgeous Bohemian Floral from Graphic 45. I painted the canvas blue and rubbed a little distress brown on it then I mod podged it on the top. TFL and have a GREAT Friday tomoro!!

A little lavender.... for a few challenges

2011-04-04T17:30:00.000-07:00

Needed a few Vintagy cards and I am in the mood for lavender. So making a stop at the local antique mall I came across some gorgeous finds. The lavender seem binding and this really pretty lacy border ..almost forgot the lavender buttons! The "Easter message " poem was there too. I hope to enter this card in the following challenges: Corrosive challenge= pastels! and the Fab and Funky challenge= Shabby chic !

The next lavender card was one that my dd asked for . A thank you card. The image is from STAMPoTIQUE called small moon #3045...NEW ! Love it! The sentiment was computer generated and I did a little stitching on the bottom. I hope to enter this card below in the Creative Belli challenge= Stitching/Sewing!

Thanks for looking! Have a great week!

STILL waiting on Spring...for Pete's sake....

2011-03-30T21:04:00.000-07:00

So....I finished this card....I took a pic of it in the beautiful sunshine this morn...wow...then the Cleveland weather takes over later in the SAME day!

What a difference a day makes! lol...My card begins with the image "large butterfly" #3047 a new image from STAMPOTIQUE. I stamped and embossed in black and colored with copics. I have been seeing ALOT of Core-dinations cs these days so I fell in with the group and used some! I embossed with my cb and put this die cut "fence" (also emb ) on top. The flowers are from a pack of K&co. "cuts" and I bought some cheesecloth from the grocery store the other day to sew on. So simple but pretty. I hope this card "fits" the following challenges: "365 CARDS"= mix and match, use 5 diff products (atleast 5 manufacturers)= 1. core-dinations cs 2. K & co die cuts pack 3. Stampotique image 4. copic markers 5. cuttlebug....... ALSO the "Belli challenge"= sewing (on the side of my card and to keep the cheese cloth on) TFL! Hope Spring gets to you a little sooner!

Two to share...

2011-03-28T10:57:00.000-07:00

Two cards to share today! The first is for the challenges "take a word" = Blooms ! and for "stamp something" =Spring! I used this absolutely sweet image from STAMPOTIQUE called : baby #9039 and colored her up with copic RV colors then mounted her on MME Stella Rose dp (love this stuff!) :)...made for a friend expecting any day now and what better time then Spring for a new baby?

Next image is also from Stampotique called "the homested" #8854. I used Graphic 45 paper for the base along with some red core-dinations (came embossed like this) and just stamped the image in black. The x ribbon is from a lcs and the cool button from JoAnns.

The sun is brite here today but it is still bitter cold! Okay by me tho...good day to walk the dogs! tfl!

Meet "Minky girl " and "Toby"

2011-03-25T07:32:00.000-07:00

These" two "are TOOOOO much! Stampotique has some really cool new images (have I mentioned this?? ha ha!) Here is "Minky girl #6125 and Toby #6126 " from artist Daniel Torrente at Stampotique. They are on some old BG dp and colored with some copics. I did a little sewing and then stamped "Snarky #8989"( by Carol!) on the inside.... Think I am gonna give this to my teenage niece for her birthday....you gotta love em.. just sayin.... :) Have a great weekend!

A Triptych card

2011-03-22T21:13:00.000-07:00

Stampotique has a great new challenge! This week the awesome Vicki has picked this fun site to go to and download a pattern to make a triptych card . Use a Stampotique image and get in the draw for a $30.00 gift to spend in the shop. I picked this huge block of images called "beauty mosaic #7067. I stamped it on several papers from a couple Prima pads (nursery tales and first blush) and one called "sleep" by Daisy D's paper co. I cut them out and arranged them on this SU cs and stamped the bottom fronts with "lavender sprig" #3043. I did a little sponging and embossed gold on the top of the doors. The inside is the cut out sleep paper and I used my computer for the inside sentiment. I hope to use this for a graduation or birthday card. tfl and check out the new images at Stampotique.... :)

Happy Happy St. Patrick's day to you!

2011-03-17T06:45:00.000-07:00

The sun is shining here and it is St. Patrick's day!! I love to make St. Pats' cards for everyone I know but you know there is this thing called "daily life" that gets in the way! :( Whateva...I made this card last night cuz I am goin to lunch today to celebrate a little with my sisters and my daughter :) fun! This is "cabbage rose" from Stampotique and she is colored with Copics and put on some BG dp. Doesnt she look Irish? :) I used AGAIN the "happy happy" sentiment also from Stampotique and the "lavender sprig"....BTW Stampotique has some cute new images for March...check them out! Hope you all have a very GREEN day and enjoy it as much as I hope to.... I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:!!! Papertake weekly = three of something! (3 flowers she is holding!), Fab and Funky challenges=all things green!, Allsorts challenge blog="luck of the Irish", Sentimental Sundays=green +sentiment!, Creative card crew=green! and Rainbow lady's challenge blog= St. Patrick's day! TFL! Sending out many IRISH BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL....

New Copic Creations for 3-15 and an ATC for the Bliss swap

2011-03-16T13:10:00.000-07:00

A day late here but my card for the Copic Creations challenge 3-15 "blues". The awesome sponsor this time is Sugar Nellie stamps and this blue darling is called "Belle flower" by Leanne Ellis. I am a huge fan of Leanne Ellis stamps so this was fun to color. Funny cuz when people ask me my favorite color I always say blue...funny cuz I dont use too much! Go figure. The dp I used here was a rak of several and I used a Sharpie white for the dots and some blue stickles. Check out the CC blog to see what the other dt members did and get the details on the color blues we all used. Easy enough challenge to win some candy from Sugar Nellie!

Next up is a peek at my ATC for the Blissfull ATC swap this month...we were to use this image to make an ATC..here is what I came up with. I just combined some scraps of dp again and cut up a few butterflies from a K&co border for the top. TFL! happy Weds to you!

NEW from STAMPOTIQUE...

2011-03-15T03:00:00.000-07:00

StAmPoTiQuE has got some neeeewwwww images...yep! They are pretty cool too!

I put these TWO very different type images up to show you! First, is "hare"..he he he...I am not sure why but I love him. I combined him with the "lavender sprig" (newbie too) and a computer generated sentiment. In keeping with using more of my dp that has been around here 4-ever...I used BG archaic for the dp, a MS butterfly punch and an old K &co. brad.

Next is this s w e e t "pretty party dress" image. This image was screaming "paper piece me!!" PLEASE!! lol I did get ONE new dp pad from Michaels...couldnt help it...Julianne by K& co and this is where I came up with the flowery dress. :) The little "floral flutter " image (newbie again) is stamped on the bottom corner and one of my fav sentiments from StAmPoTiQuE.."happy happy"...cut out one of the "happies". Try to get a hop over to the store or the blog and check out the "goods". TFL- have a great week!

Physician of the Year- a Congrats card!

2011-03-11T07:42:00.000-08:00

My sister works for a team of Orthopedic surgeons and really admires them all. The fact that she herself has "needed" them in the past when they pulled through makes her job even more rewarding. She called the other day to tell me that the one doctor she works for was just named "physician of the year" at their local hospital and she and her co-worker would like to give him a special card. In comes "Stella" from Bugaboo stamps (work never hurt anyone) . My sister told me that they adore this Doc and have been telling him that they "knew all along" he was deserving....:) Making it look like they "stuffed the ballot boxes" I just typed up some "votes" and cut them out and crinkled them a bit...it is a tiring job! Just ask Stella! lol Dp is BG and the flag banner was just some cut up triangles. Stella is colored with Copics. The inside says "WE KNEW you would win this! " THIS is also my entry in the "catch the bug challenge blog" going on!! TFL! Have a great weekend!

"Give the dog a bone" and the new STAMPOTIQUE challenge

2011-03-09T19:23:00.000-08:00

Over at the Stampotique designer's blog our dt member "Kaz" has got it goin on with a new fun challenge! Just use an animal (or insect etc) somewhere on your card. AND- THIS challenge you can use ANY animal image- :) This is "give the dog a bone" #2204 from Stampotique and I made this for the girl who shampoos my 2 dogs. Dog is colored with copics and put on an embossed dp (BG pyrus). Another quickie when needed! NOW- I gotta mention that 21 yrs ago today I gave birth to my youngest son...Jake :) I got to go watch him play in a college golf tournament the last few days then bring him home for a quick Spring break....Sure do miss that kid when he is gone... and I couldnt be prouder of what a nice young man he has become...ahhhhh..the "baby" is something special I guess.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY SON....Love you....... :)

Studio L3 Compendium of Curiosities challenge

2011-03-04T20:30:00.000-08:00

Just a post to get in so to say "under the wire" on the challenge over at Studio L3 blog . This time it is Page 63 of Tim Holtz's Compendium of Curiosities book. The challenge is using Dimensional collage fragments on your art. .I have had this notebook over here ready to be covered for myself and you know how that goes....stuff for myself gets put aside..I LOVE Tim's book and love the Studio L3 blog so I had to get in again knowing they are winding down over there. I also made a promise to myself to use up all my stuff and back off from buying too much new this year....rite.... This art journal book will hold pics I take of everyday life and my thoughts and journey. I took a great Art journaling class at the Cleve Inst of Art and I was so disapointed when it ended because I found it to be so relaxing. I covered this with some gorgeous papers from a Prima pad, "first blush" and I used some really pretty butterflies from an old K&co border pack. Now, the TH book says to use glossy accents but I couldnt find mine in my messy craft room! SO I used Martha Stewart decoupage glue and sealer..it was marked down on a discount table when I picked it up. Worked pretty good! I got to use 3 fragments here and yes these are pretty addicting! :) tfl

"Carrot" from Stampotique...

2011-03-02T18:11:00.000-08:00

I would like to introduce you to "Carrot" from Stampotique....Isnt he/she the cutest? lol I was cracking up when I saw this image. I colored Carrot with copics...some of the YRs..and Gs.. mounted him on a corregated scrap I had here then zig zagged with my sewing machine. The camera image and sentiment were from an old scrap pack (K & co. I think) along with the 2 green mini tickets up top. Dp is MME, Ooh La La set. The edges of the dp were distressed a bit after I place it on black cs and poked holes on it. It is a bit hard to see that it is raised on the black cs. This card should match up to the following challenges:
Paper Variety "lets see your green", Simon Says stamp=" no cook recipe", Papertake weekly "anything goes", Corrosive challenge blog "distressing", Penny's paper crafty challenge= "green" and Fab n Funky=Spring!..yea..Spring! :) tfl!

"Crafts & Me digital stamps" and Copic Creations challenge 3-1

2011-03-01T00:00:00.000-08:00

Yep - time for another challenge over at Copic Creations. This is "Poppy" from Crafts & Me digital stamps.
AND...the challenge is a FUN ONE this March 1st... using "complimentary colors" on the color wheel ! Ahhh yes...the color wheel! That same color wheel we all learned about in art class. :) I chose blues and oranges to start with here in coloring "Poppy". B00,02,05,16 and 18 then YR01, 04,07 and 18. Check out what the other dt members did on the Copic Creations Blog here and look at the complimentary colors to use in the challenge. tfl!