Outlines - Thanks!

Good morning!  Hope you had a very Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah!   This week the challenge over at Outlines is to make a holiday thank you card.  For my sample I used Sparkle Thanks (H-905) and paired it up with some Jillibean Soup Christmas Eve Chowder papers.

I colored the Thanks image using Copic markers  to match the patterned papers and trimmed it close to the stamped image.  I matted it with red paper, which I also trimmed closed to the stamped image.  Finally, I added a LOT of Swarovski crystals - LOVE those!  You can see how much they sparkle a little better in this side angle view.

I have decided to step down from the Outlines design team due to some big projects I have going on at work, so this will be my last post as a member of the design team.  What a great and talented group they are!  I will surely miss them and being on the team.

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

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RI DCC Challenge - Shaped Card

We have a new Designer's Choice Challenge starting today over at The House That Stamps Built and this time the challenge is to make a shaped card.  For my sample I used Candy Cane Penguin (8813-J), which I stamped using Versafine Onyx Black and then colored using Copic markers.  I added Viva Glass Effect Gel to the candy cane and Liquid Applique to the pompom on his hat.  The patterned papers are from Jillibean Soup's Christmas Eve Chowder collection and my card base was made using a Spellbinders' Grand Nestabilities Big Scalloped Oval die.

Please stop over at The House That Stamps Built to find out the rules for the playing along with us on this new challenge and to take a peek at the fun shaped cards the rest of the team has made!  This will probably be my last post before the holiday weekend, so Happy Holidays to you!



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Outlines - Gift Card Holder

We have a new challenge for you over at Outlines this morning and this week's challenge is to make a gift card holder. For my card, I used a Starbuck's gift card holder that I had and covered it with patterned papers and the Ho Ho Ho image (C-278).  The image was colored using Copic markers and a gold Spica pen to complement the tan and gold border on the holder.

I covered the back of the gift card holder with some more of the Jillibean Soup Christmas Eve Chowder papers.  I used the holly paper to complement the holly border around my Ho Ho Ho image.

For the inside, I also covered the top portion and the pocket for the card with more patterned paper.  This is a quick and easy way to dress up the holders those gift cards come in!
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

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Outlines - Birthday Bash!

This week's challenge over at Outlines is Birthday Bash - make a birthday card!  For my card I have used Tall Presents (F-810) and Tiny Happy Birthday (AA-839).  The presents were colored using Copic and Spica markers and were paired with Jillibean Soup's Spotted Owl papers.  The sentiment tag has some Caribbean Teal twine tied in a bow.

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

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Outlines - Halloween/Fall

We have a new challenge over on the Outlines blog starting today.  This week's them is Halloween or Fall and for my sample card I am using one of Outlines' new Fall Serendipity images - Apple Basket (I-1197).   I colored it with Copic markers and paired it with some Jillibean Soup Apple Cheddar papers.

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

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Outlines - Loving Lots of Layers

It's time for a new challenge over at the Outlines blog and this week's challenge is Loving Lots of Layers - Outlines has so many images that are great for layering!  For my card, I used Flower Square Large (E-522) which I stamped twice and colored using Copic markers.  I cut the center section out of one and layered it on top of the second using foam tape.  I then layered that on three separate mat layers that were all cut using Spellbinders Nestabilities dies. 

For my sentiment I used Tiny Happy Birthday (AA-839) which was cut out and layered using a set of Spellbinders Blossom Tags and Accents Shapeabilities dies.  The patterned papers I used are all from Jillibean Soup (Homemade 6 Bean Soup, Apple Cheddar Soup and Watermelon Gazpacho).  I also used a bunch of Swarovski Crystals on my stamped image (Olivine SS7 and SS12, Clear SS16, Light Colorado Topaz SS12 and Sun SS7 and SS12).

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

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Outlines - Beautiful Borders

It's time for a new challenge over at the Outlines blog!  This week's challenge is Beautiful Borders.  I used the Flower Strip image for the border on the right side of my card.  It was colored with Copic markers and I added a little dimension to the flowers by adding some dots of Viva Decor Pearl Pens (Sunny Yellow, Red, Lt. Green). 

For the focal panel, I used Pointed Posy Med. (E-1043) and Pointed Posy Sm.(D-1044), Posy Greeting Center (F-1049), Stem (B-385) and Black Dot Vase (C-375).  The Posies were colored using Viva Decor Paper Soft (Dark Sand), as were the edges of the Flower Strip panel, and more Viva Decor Pearl Pens (Copper, Salmon) were used to add dots around the greeting and in the Posy center.

The patterned papers are all from Jillibean Soup's Blossom Soup paper collection.  I used two different border punches on the green and red horizontal layers to add to the Beautiful Borders theme.
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

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Outlines - Summer

Good Monday morning!  We are starting a new challenge over on the Outlines blog today.  This week's challenge is Summer - beachy or floral, just something summery with bright fun colors.  For my card I used Sparkle Wheelbarrow (H-805) and Tiny Great Day (AA-863).  I colored the image using Copic markers and added Viva Decor Pearl Pens (Silver, Salmon, Lt. Green, Glitter Liner and Glass Effects)  in various places (click on the photo to see more detail).  I also added a couple of clear Swarovski crystals (Size 16) on either end of the sentiment panel and a bow of pink and turquoise twine.  The patterned papers are from Jillibean Soup's Blossom Soup collection.

The layout for my card comes from this week's Sweet Stop challenge (SSS121).

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

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SOTW - Headin' Home

This week's Stamp of the Week over at Repeat Impressions is called Headin' Home (2901-O).  This image brings back very fond memories of summers at the beach!  I colored it using Copic markers and paired it up with the Happy Summer (9003-E) sentiment from the new summer stamp series. The papers are from Jillibean Soup's Watermelon Gazpacho 6x6 paper pad.

Please head on over to The House That Stamps Built to check out the details for getting this stamp for 50% off this week and to see the cards the rest of the design team has made with it!

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RI Sketch Challenge - One in a Melon!

We are starting a new sketch challenge over at The House That Stamps Built this week! I used two of Repeat Impressions' new Summer series stamps for my card - 9010-H Watermelon and 9015-D One in a Melon.  These images were perfect for my new Jillibean Soup Watermelon Gazpacho paper!  The image was colored using Copic markers and then sponged using So Saffron ink.

Please hop on over to The House That Stamps Built to check out the details for playing along in our sketch challenge for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate at Repeat Impressions!  While you're there, please be sure to enjoy the wonderful cards that the rest of the team has made using this fun sketch!

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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

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This and that!

Happy Friday! 

I have been in a rut of only posting cards that I have made for design team commitments, so this morning I have a couple of cards that I made recently for personal reasons! 

This first card was made for my niece's high school graduation.  I wanted to use her school colors so I pulled a couple of sheets with the two shades of blue from Jillibean Soup's Spotted Owl Soup and October Afternoon's Seaside. 

The background journaling note paper is from Making Memories' Noteworthy line and the stamps are from Cornish Heritage Farms' U R A Hoot set.

The owl was colored using Copic markers.  The sentiment and 'Graduate' on the cap were both heat embossed.

The second card is a thank you card I made for a recent gift from my mom, who has collected strawberry themed things for as long as I can remember. 

The paper is from Papertrey Ink's Fruitti Tutti pad and the stamps are from the Fruit Fusion - Berry set.  I added some Salmon Viva Decor Pearl Pen dots around the scalloped mat and a little faux stitching around both stamped panels using a pink Spica marker. 

On the sentiment panel I added a strawberry button I had in my stash for just such an occasion!

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Have a wonderful weekend!

Outlines - Keep it Krafty!

Good Monday morning!  It's time for a new Outlines challenge and this week's challenge  is Keep it Krafty - use kraft card stock as the main ingredient for your project.  I think I did that!  I used Jillibean Soup White and Black Macaroni patterned paper and stamped Small and Medium Round Posy images on them, along with Clematis Leaf.  I cut all of the images out and mounted them on foam tape. 

I used Salmon and Copper Viva Pearl Pens to fill in the outer edges and center of the posies.  I also used Script Love You for the sentiment, which was matted on black card stock and adhered to my card base using Kaisercraft brads.  The background panel was embossed using a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

My card fits for this week's challenge over at Crazy 4 Challenges (C4C92), which is to use twine, floss, string, etc.

Please be sure to head over to the Outlines blog to get the details for participating in the challenge - you could win a $25 shopping spree in the Outlines Store!! Also make sure you head over to each design team member's blog to check out their creations!

Bev Gerard - Savor the Journey 

Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Vicki Garrett - Summerthyme Studio

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Outlines - Ribbons and Bows!

Good Monday morning!  It's time for another Outlines challenge and this week the challenge is right up my alley - Ribbons and Bows!  I hardly ever make a card without ribbon or a bow!  Aside from the obvious green satin ribbon and bow, I used some yellow grosgrain ribbon to create the mat layer for my focal image, Candles Square Lg. (E401), which was colored using Copic and Spica markers.  I also added a bow to my button, using some green and white twine.  The sentiment is Happy Birthday Script (C-1050) The patterned papers are from Jillibean Soup's Spotted Owl Soup 6x6 pad, which perfectly fit with this week's Color Throwdown #145 challenge (Baja Breeze, So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz).

Please be sure to head over to the Outlines blog to get the details for participating in the challenge - you could win a $25 shopping spree in the Outlines Store!!  Also make sure you head over to each design team member's blog to check out their creations!

Bev Gerard - Savor the Journey 

Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Vicki Garrett - Summerthyme Studio

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Outlines - Butterflies!

Happy Monday! This week's Outlines Design Team challenge is Butterflies. Outlines has a lot of wonderful butterfly images and for my card I chose this Large Flutterfly (H-61) image and paired it with the Take Time (AA-856) sentiment from the Tiny Words collection.  The butterfly was stamped on vellum using Versamark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I colored the image on the back side of the vellum using Copic markers. The patterned papers are from Jillibean Soup's Blossom Soup 6x6 pad.  The charm is from Pink Paislee's Butterfly Garden collection.

Please be sure to stop by the rest of the Outlines' Design Team members' blogs to see the Butterfly cards they have created:

Bev Gerard - Savor the Journey 

Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Vicki Garrett - Summerthyme Studio

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Outlines - Happy Birthday!

Warning - put your sunglasses on for this one! This week's Outlines design team challenge is to make a birthday card. And what a coincidence that today happens to be our fearless design team leader's birthday! Happy Birthday, Jenny, this one's for you! 

Since Jenny is not fond of pink, I used as much pink as possible...that's what friends are for, right?  My papers are from Jillibean Soup's Blossom Soup 6x6 pad.  The stamps  I used are Candles Square Large (E-401), Split Layering Collage-Meow (H-937) and Friends fur-ever (B-1080).  I colored the images with Copic markers and added some Copper Pearl Pen accents.

Please be sure to visit the rest of the design team members' blogs to see the birthday cards they have made!

Bev Gerard - Savor the Journey
Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat - Our Birthday Girl!

Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Vicki Garrett - Summerthyme Studio

And while you are making the rounds, be sure to make your way over to the Outlines blog to see who the big winners of last week's hop are!

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