Outlines - Pretty in Pink

We have a new challenge over at Outlines today!  The challenge is Pretty in Pink - emphasize the color pink.  I used Striped Petals Med (D-658) and Striped Petals Sm (C-659).  They were stamped on patterned paper, cut out and stacked using Dimensional Silicone adhesive.  The sentiment is Tiny Thinking of You (AA-858) and it was tied around the center of the flowers using pink twine.  The papers are from Cosmo Cricket's DeLovely collection and the layout for my card came from this week's sketch challenge over at Pals Paper Arts (PPA116).

Please be sure to look up the details for playing along with this week's challenge over at the Outlines blog and also check out the great cards the rest of the team has made:

Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Kecia Waters - Stamping Deets
Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Sue Kment - Sue's Stamping Stuff

Thanks for stopping by!

RI SOTW - Frankenstein

We have a new Stamp of the Week over at Repeat Impressions today - Frankenstein Face (2321-G).  I have paired Frankenstein with Happy Halloween (2303-G) and Cosmo Cricket's Matilda patterned papers.

Please be sure to head over to The House That Stamps Built to get the details for playing along with the challenge and to see the fun Halloween cards the rest of the team has made!

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RI SOTW - Scarecrow and Friends

We have a new Stamp of the Week for you over at The House That Stamps Built!  This week's half-off special is on this great Fall image - Scarecrow and Friend (3309-K).  I colored it using Copic markers and have paired it up with a Happy Halloween (1139-F) sentiment (currently available for 25% off in this month's specials!) and some Cosmo Cricket Matilda papers.  The layout I used is from this week's sketch challenge over at Just Us Girls Challenge (JUGS104).

Please make your way over to The House That Stamps Built to find out the details for getting Scarecrow and Friend for half price and to see the cute cards the rest of the team has made using it!

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Outlines - Halloween

This week's challenge over at Outlines is to make a Halloween card - it's that time of year!  I started out by stamping the Web (H-762) image twice using Versamark and embossing with black embossing powder (which qualifies it for this week's Pal's Paper Arts challenge to use heat embossing!).  Next I stamped the Spooky Kitty (G-1102) image and coloring it using Copic markers.  I added some Smooch Top Coat to the moon and stars to give them a little glimmer!  The Happy Halloween (B-1106) sentiment was stamped with Adirondack Terra Cotta ink.  The patterned papers are from Cosmo Cricket's Matilda collection.

Please be sure to look up the details for playing along with this week's challenge over at the Outlines blog and also check out the great cards the rest of the team has made:

Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Kecia Waters - Stamping Deets
Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Sue Kment - Sue's Stamping Stuff

Thanks for stopping by!

Outlines - Pick a Flower

It's Monday and that means it's time for another challenge over at Outlines!  This week's challenge is Pick a Flower - pick a flower(s), any flower, and feature it.  I have chosen to feature the Round Posy flowers (E-1039 Round Posy Med. and D-1040 Round Posy Sm.), which I stamped, cut out and colored using Copic markers.  Each layer is popped up on foam tape.


I also used Solid Flower Swatch (H-688), which was stamped with Adirondack Rust ink directly on the Cosmo Cricket Social Club patterned paper.  I added Bye Bye Dragonfly (D-1186), which was stamped once on card stock and once on vellum and then colored.  The body portion of the vellum layer is glued to the card stock layer and its wings are bent up.  I used Posy Greeting Center (F-1049) for the sentiment. 

The color scheme I used is from this week's challenge over at The Play Date Cafe (PDCC100).


Please be sure to look up the details for playing along in this week's challenge over at the Outlines blog and also check out the great cards the rest of the team has made:


Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Kecia Waters - Stamping Deets
Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Sue Kment - Sue's Stamping Stuff


Thanks for stopping by!

RI SOTW - Puffins

We have a new Stamp of the Week over on Repeat Impressions' blog,  The House That Stamps Built and it's this sweet image of three Puffins (2711-I).  For my sentiment, I used You Make me Smile (8602-E) from Quartet Complements. The patterned papers I used are from Stampin' UP!'s Haiku collection and Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl collection. 

The papers were selected to go along with this week's Just Us Girls color challenge, which is to use Chocolate Chip, Deep Yellow, Riding Hood Red and Olive Green.  The layout for my card is from this week's Card Positioning Systems sketch (I won last week's CPS challenge by the way!)  #232.

Please make sure to hop over to The House That Stamps Built for the details on getting this week's Puffins stamp for half price and to see the cards the rest of the team has made using this great image!

Thanks for stopping by!

RI DCC Challenge - Glitter!

We have a new Designer's Choice Challenge over at Repeat Impressions' blog, The House That Stamps Built.  This week's challenge is glitter.  I used this fun Fireworks (9014-M) image and paired with the Aglow with Good Times (9006-E) sentiment. 

Wendy has recently started selling Copic Spica glitter pens at stamp shows, and will soon at them to the online store, so I used a clear Spica pen for my glitter.  After stamping the fireworks and sentiment, I went over all the stamped lines with a clear Spica pen (which, unfortunately, doesn't show up well in the photo, but if you click on it, you can see it better in the larger version).  They really add a great little sparkle to your projects!  I backed the images with Cosmo Cricket's Salt Air collection patterned papers.

Please make your way over to The House That Stamps Built to review the rules for playing along and to peek at the great, glittery cards the rest of the team has made!

Thanks for stopping by!

Outlines - Polka Dots!

This week's challenge over on the Outlines blog is Polka Dots - incorporate polka dots somewhere in your project.  I think I have the polka dot thing covered!  I used a variety of polka dot papers from Cosmo Cricket's Garden Variety, Early Bird and Social Club 6x6 pads, as well as Jillibean Soup's Watermelon Gazpacho 6x6 pad.  The layers were created by using different border dies and punches to cut the edges, which were then layered to make my card front.  The mat layer for my focal image (E-522 Flower Square Lg)  is also polka dots, as is the scrap of paper I used to make the tag for the sentiment (AA-839 Tiny Happy Birthday).  I used Sunny Yellow and Copper Pearl Pens for the flower centers and dots in the border of the focal image.

Please be sure to look up the details for playing along with this week's challenge over at the Outlines blog and also check out the great cards the rest of the team has made:

Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Kecia Waters - Stamping Deets
Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Sue Kment - Sue's Stamping Stuff

Thanks for stopping by!

RI DCC Challenge - Father's Day with Texture

Today marks the start of a new Designer's Choice Challenge at Repeat Impressions!  This week's challenge is to make a Father's Day card with texture (could be flower soft, could be glitter – anything that adds a little texture).  I used this week's Stamp of the Week, His Words (4134-K), which I paired up with Bottoms Up (2906-I) for the bottom (!) horizontal strip.  The patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Gretel collection.  My layout is based on the design for the current sketch challenge over at The House That Stamps Built - it's still open if you would like to play along!

I have to confess that I got lucky with this card.  I had just noted that the challenge was to make a Father's Day card - completely missed the texture part....Luckily, I had decided to pull out my houndstooth embossing folder for the panel on the right side of the card - just because I always forget to use my embossing folders!  I used my brayer to add some Versafine Vintage Sepia ink to the raised portions the houndstooth pattern so it would stand out a bit more.

Please make your way over to The House That Stamps Built to see the rest of the great Father's Day cards the team has made and to get the details for playing along!

Thanks for stopping by!

RI SOTW - Raggedy Ann & Andy and a Blog Award

Hello again! This is my second post for today - please scroll down one to see my weekly Outlines post!

This week's Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions is this cute Raggedy Ann and Andy (902-I) image. When I was little my grandmother made a pair of Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls for me and I cherish them.  Recently my cousin, whose name is Ann, sent me a box of gold trims and decoupage supplies that had belonged to my grandmother, and that is where the gold circular element on my card came from - I guess you could say it all came full circle!

My papers are from Cosmo Cricket's Gretel collection.  I decided to go with a vintage feel since my Raggedy Ann and Andy are practically antiques!  My layout is from this week's Card Positioning Systems CPS206 sketch challenge.

For the inside, I stamped the 'You Make Me Smile' sentiment from Repeat Impressions Quartet Complements set.  Please be sure to head over to The House That Stamps Built to get the details on getting this great image for 50% off this week only!

Blog Award

My Krafty Kat friend Miriam recently started her own blog, Miriam's Delirium, and recently bestowed this blog award on me:

The Liebster Blog Award is given to bring newer blogs to light and originated in Germany. It's a great way to share blogs that might not otherwise be seen or ones you want to share with others. They should have less than 150 followers.

As a recipient of this award I must share the love and pay it forward by:

1 Creating a post where I blog about the Liebster award and reveal my 3-5 blog picks

2 Letting the honorees know that I selected them

3 Copying and pasting the blog award on my blog

Most of the blogs I follow are not new, so this was a little bit of a challenge, but here are three blogs you should check out!

Vicki Boddick - Heartwarmers from Vicki

Michele Greenwood - Whimisical Creations

Joy Hadden - Pieces of Joy

Dana Joy - Got Joy Creations


Thanks for stopping by!

Belli Challenge #102 - Pumpkins and Sketch!

Welcome to a new Belli Challenge!  This week's challenge is to make a card with pumpkins.  We also have an optional sketch for you to use if you would like:

For my card, I chose this adorable pumpkin kitty from There She Goes' Cattitude set.  I love the expression on this kitty's face!  I paper pieced the pumpkin body and colored the rest with Copic markers.  I created the bow around her neck using black twine, popped her up on foam squares and adhered her to a panel that was stamped using one of the images from Gina K. Designs Lovely Labels 2 set.  The sentiment is from There She Goes' Hauntingly Delightful set.

The main background paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Matilda collection and the diagonal and horizontal strips are from Reminisce (Esmerelda Stripe, Midnight Stripe and Jack Stripe).  The sentiment panel is anchored with a glittery pumpkin brad from Making Memories and a button that I tied using a small piece of raffia.  I think that covers it!

Head on over to the Creative Belli blog to find out more about the challenge and to see the wonderful pumpkin creations the rest of the team has created!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

Thanks for stopping by!

RI Sketch Challenge

Happy Wednesday! It is once again time for a 'What If? Wednesday' sketch challenge from Repeat Impressions. I used another of the fun Christmas penguin images for my card. This little bugger, swinging from a wreath, is just so cute! I covered the wreath portion of the image with some green Flower Soft and added a few red nailhead stickers to look like ornaments. I added a bow, made using the Bow Easy, and then cut out the little penguin and popped him up on foam squares in front of the ribbon. His beak and feet were colored using a yellow Spica marker.

The background of the image panel was sponged with Riding Hood Red ink. I paper pieced his hat with the same plaid paper I used for the square shaped panel and then added some Liquid Applique to his hat.  The main background paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Jolly by Golly 6x6 pad, the plaid and the flourish strips are scraps from my stash.

If you would like to play along with us and make a project using this week's sketch, you could win a $25 gift certificate from Repeat Impressions!  You have two weeks (until Tuesday, Oct 19th) to participate.  Please be sure to head over to today's post on The House That Stamps Built for the details on the sketch challenge and to see the wonderful cards the rest of the design team members have made using this sketch!

Thanks for stopping by!

RI SOTW - Candy Corn

It's Stamp of the Week day at Repeat Impressions and this week's stamp is this fun candy corn image(#2306-D Candy Corn).  I stamped the image multiple times to create a strip of patterned paper and colored it using Copic markers.  It is paired with one of my favorite Repeat Impressions images, Jack o'lantern cat (#806-G Jack o'lantern cat).  The background paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Matilda 6x6 paper pad. 

My layout is this week's Sketch for you to try from Jen del Muro. I added some crocheted ribbon (it reminded me of spider webs...) and some Terracotta Tile satin ribbon for the top horizontal layer in the sketch.  The pumpkin kitty image is matted on a Labels Fourteen Nestabilities layer and framed by four metallic pumpkin brads from Making Memories.

For the inside I used another strip of the candy corn patterned paper layered on a mat that I cut using a Martha Stewart border punch.  The sentiment is also from Repeat Impressions (#2313-G, Pumpkin Day).

This week only the candy corn image is available at half price - be sure to make your way over to The House That Stamps Built for all the details on how to order it and to see what the other design team members have made using this great Halloween image!

Thanks for stopping by!

Belli Challenge #101 - Numbers

It's Belli Challenge Wednesday and this time the challenge is to use numbers somewhere on your project.   My card includes the measuring tape paper from Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl line for the challenge.  It was made using the JustRite Stamper's/Stamper's Dream sketch from last Friday.  The main image is from JustRite's Stitched with Love set and the sentiment is from PTI's Studio Style set. 

I paper pieced the heart, flower and leaves, added an itty bitty button to the center of the flower and used Stickles for the heads of the pins (you can click on the image for a larger view).  I used a silver gel pen for the needle and popped the outer ring up using dimensional adhesive tape.  Instead of brads for the sentiment panel, I added a couple of buttons, knotted with embroidery floss.  The buttons on either side of the main image were tied with colored twine.

If you would like to play along with us, please head over to the Belli Challenge blog for all the details and to check out what the rest of the design team has made using numbers!

Enjoy the rest of your week!  Thanks for stopping by!

RI SOTW - Fawn

It's time for another Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week and this week's stamp is this adorable fawn image (4212-I Fawn).  I've kept my card pretty simple, using Fall-to-Layout sketch 107.  I paired the image with a sheet of woodgrain paper from Cosmo Cricket's Wanted line.  This versatile image can be used for a variety of card themes (masculine birthday, baby, sympathy, thinking of you, etc.).

This stamp is available exclusively to Repeat Impressions' blog readers at 50% OFF  from September 20 – 26, 2010 only.  Visit today's post on the Repeat Impressions blog for the details on getting this cute image at half price and to see the wonderful projects my fellow design team members have created using it.
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Repeat Impressions New Stamps Blog Hop

Greetings and welcome to Repeat Impressions' first Blog Hop!  Wendy has put together a set of these adorable penguins and is offering up a full sheet of these stamps to the winner of the hop contest.  In order to participate, you will need to visit the blogs of each design team member (links are provided below).  On each blog, you will find a key word (mine is Hop). 

After you collect all the words, email Wendy (wendy@repeatimpressions.com) with all the words to be eligible for the blog candy. If you can use all the words to create the correct phrase, include it in your email to Wendy and you will have earned two chances for the blog candy.  You will need to send your email to Wendy by 10:00pm EST August 16th.  The complete line of penguin stamps will be released next Wednesday, August 18th.

Please be sure to make your way to the other design team members' blogs to see the wonderful cards they have created  using these cute penguins!

Ayana Posadas ~ http://www.ayanaposadas.typepad.com/
Dana Joy ~ http://gotjoycreations.blogspot.com/
Darsie Bruno ~ http://www.craftingwithdarsie.blogspot.com/
Harriet Skelly ~ http://allycatcards.blogspot.com/
Joy Hadden ~ http://www.piecesofjoyhadden.blogspot.com/
Julie Smith ~ http://paperandsuch.blogspot.com/
Lynette Neus ~ http://mystampingaddiction.blogspot.com/
Makiko Jones ~ http://makinkstudio.blogspot.com/
Michele Greenwood ~ http://whimsicalcreations.blogspot.com/
Robin Kirkpatrick ~ http://robins-rubber-room.blogspot.com/  (YOU ARE HERE!)

For my card, I used this cute trio of penguins.  I paper pieced their little hats and added some Liquid Applique to the 'furry' parts. I dressed them up with a bow tie, a couple of mini buttons and a red and white striped twine bow. 

All of the papers are from Cosmo Cricket's Jolly by Golly line.  They look like they are caroling to me, so I had to include a strip of the sheet music paper.  The sentiment is also from the new set.

Happy hopping and don’t forget to email Wendy when you have completed the rounds!

Thanks for stopping by!

Belli Challenge #97 - Paint

It's time for another Belli Challenge, and this time the challenge is to use paint on your project.  For my card, I cut three flowers out of Grungepaper using PTI's Beautiful Blooms II flower dies.  I painted each flower layer with a Ranger Butterscotch Paint Dabber and then added a layer using a Copper Paint Dabber.  After the paint was dry, I stamped the coordinating flower petals from the Beautiful Blooms II set on the bottom and top layers and embossed them with Renaissance embossing powder from Powder Keg.  I adhered my layered flower using a decorative brad.  The sketch is from Kim Teasdale's Dare to Get Dirty challenge at SCS (DTGD10blondie090277).

The patterned papers are from Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl collection and the scalloped edge ledger paper is from Making Memories' Noteworthy journaling pad.  My sentiment was also embossed using the Renaissance embossing powder.  The butterfly was cut out of vellum and stamped using an image from PTI's Butterfly Dreams set.  I adhered three copper colored rhinestones for its body.  The center panel is Coredinations card stock that was embossed using PTI's Tin Types Impression Plate and lightly sanded to reveal the lighter colored core.

Please head on over to the Creative Belli blog for the details on playing along with us, and while you're there, make sure you check out what the rest of the Belli Girls have made using paint!

One last thing - check out The House That Stamps Built - yours truly is in the spotlight today!

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Happy Mother's Day!

OK, I'm a day late and a dollar short...but here is the Mother's Day card I made for my mother.  My day got away from me yesterday and I didn't get a chance to post it.

For as long as I can remember, my mother has been into some sort of sewing- crewel embroidery, needlepoint, smocking and even home decor items like drapes, table covers and pillows, so this Cosmo Cricket Material Girl paper and JustRite Stampers Stitched with Love stamp set were a perfect choice for her card. 

I added a few 'notions' to complete the sewing theme - buttons tied with embroidery floss on the heart, a mini safety pin to attach the tag to the bow and a mini clothespin to attach the ribbon flag.  The heart is paper pieced using some of the Material Girl papers, which I also used for my mat layers.  I airbrushed the background of my main panel and added a little faux stitching, in keeping with the sewing theme.

There is another stamp of the week 50% off special over at the Repeat Impressions blog today - the adorable Clover Bunny stamp is this week's featured stamp.  Be sure to head over there and see what some of my fellow design team members have made using it. 

Finally, for some reason, one of my posts last week was not delivered to any of my AOL subscribers.  So, if you didn't receive an email last Wednesday, please check out the card I posted by clicking here! It was for Repeat Impressions first ever sketch challenge, which is open until May 18th, so please check it out and play along!
Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great week!  Mine is getting off to a great start - remember this fun excursion?  Well, we are all getting together again today for another fun-filled adventure!

 

Buttermilk Hen Hello

Hello! Hope you're enjoying your weekend! I've gotten a little stamping time in and made this card for three challenges:

Mojo Monday - Sketch Challenge #129
CARDS Blog - make a card using any birds except owls
WT261 at Splitcoast Stampers - use new supplies (the buttermilk hen, ruffled ribbon and Cosmo Cricket papers)

I have had this Buttermilk Hen stamp from Lockhart Stamp Company for months and have been wanting to use it but just haven't gotten around to it, so when I saw the challenge on the CARDS blog to make a card using any bird other than an owl, I decided it was time! I thought it paired well with the little chick paper from Cosmo Cricket's Garden Variety collection.  I stamped the image on an Inchie Plus square and colored it using Copic markers.  The background was sponged with Versamagic Sea Breeze ink.

To make the hay she's sitting on, I cut up a length of raffia and glued the pieces to the bottom of the Inchie Plus square.  I added strips of Scor Tape to the back edges of the square and then adhered the ruffled ribbon to form the mat. 

I created my ruffled paper flower by stamping some ivory card stock with Papertrey Ink's Background Basics Text Style and then I cut out 5 scalloped circles, layered them and crumpled them up using Dawn McVey's technique.

For the inside, I used another corner of my scalloped black card stock and some of my patterned paper scraps. 

That's about it!  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Thanks for stopping by!

CC260 & OCC - Love You Muchly

Happy Wednesday! I decided to play along on last week's Color Challenge (CC260) over at Splitcoast Stampers (Always Artichoke, Crushed Curry, Basic Gray) and with Silke's sketch challenge this week over at Our Creative Corner, although my card is A2 (4.25" x 5.5") rather than square like the sketch.

I just picked up a couple of these Pure Innocence stamps from My Favorite Things. They are not my normal 'thing', but they are fun to paper piece like I've done on this card, plus I think the images are adorable and the sentiments that go with them are perfect. I used Cosmo Cricket Early Bird papers (Apron Strings and Sunrise). I added lots of bling (too much maybe...) to my image where it had hearts and a flower. For the Basic Gray component, I stamped my image and sentiment using Memento London Fog and I used some pewter self-adhesive nail heads in the top right corner.

Here's a peek at the inside. I just used my scraps from the front. I punched the borders using a Martha Stewart border punch.

Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments - they really mean a LOT!

Enjoy the rest of the week!