Outlines - Color Challenge

Welcome to another Outlines weekly challenge!  This week's challenge is a color challenge - aqua, brown and white.  I decided to go clean and simple for this challenge.  I used a single image - Wishing You (E-575) - and paired it with some papers from Kaisercraft's Secret Bird Society collection.  I added some light green Viva Decor Pearl Pen dots in the flower centers on the frame and on the sheer ribbon.  I also included some Light Colorado Topaz Swarovski crystals  to the corners of the sentiment frame. 

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

Thanks for stopping by!

Outlines - Spring!

Good Monday morning!  This week's Outlines Design Team challenge is to make a Spring themed card.  When I think of Spring I think of pastels, especially Robin's egg blue!  For my card, I used Butterfly Square Large (E-519) and stamped it five times.  The base layer of the focal image was stamped using Memento Rich Cocoa and all the other images were stamped using VersaColor Celadon and then heat embossed with clear powder. I used the center portion of three images for the three square elements on the right side of my card and cut the butterfly out of the last one and popped it up on  top of my focal image.

My patterned papers are from Kaisercraft's Secret Bird Society 6x6 pad and I colored my image using Pebbles Shimmerz chalks and a Dove blender pen.  I added Light Rose Swarovski crystals (sizes 7 and 12) to the border and Light Green Pearl Paint pen to the butterfly's body and spots.

Please be sure to check out the Spring themed cards from the rest of the design team:

Bev Gerard - Savor the Journey (Bev is taking this week off to be with her family this week, but please stop by her blog and give her some love!)

Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Vicki Garrett - Summerthyme Studio

I used this week's Card Positioning Systems CPS210 sketch for my layout and Crazy 4 Challenges C4C79  color combination for this week (Pink, Kraft, Turquoise and Brown).

Thanks for stopping by!

Babies are Heaven Sent

Happy Friday!  Today I have a baby card that a friend asked me to make for a baby girl whose room is green and purple.  Not very traditional colors for a baby, but it's a combination I like!  I used Kaisercraft's Lilac Avenue 6x6 pad for the patterned papers and the border strips.  The focal image is from Flourishes Rock-a-Bye set, the Babies are Heaven Sent sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Bitty Baby Blessings sets and the Welcome, Valeria was created using a JustRite Stampers alphabet set - perfect for creating custom sentiments like this.

The image was stamped directly on the patterned paper and colored using Copic markers, as was the twine for my bow.  The blanket was paper pieced.  The layout is from this week's Sweet Sunday sketch #104 and the card also qualifies for this week's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #105, which is to use three patterned papers.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

Outlines - Posies

Good Monday morning!  Hope you enjoyed your weekend!  Today's challenge for the Outlines design team is Pick a Posy.  We are to use at least one of the flowers from the Posy Mix and Match series, which is pretty extensive!  I used the Round Posy Sm (E-1040)and Round Posy Md (E-1039) images, which I colored with Copic markers and then painted over the center and edges with some Smooch Top Coat.  I molded the petals and adhered the posies using silicone glue to give them some height. 

The background stamp I used is called Izzy Background (J-988) and it matched my Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue paper and scalloped border strip perfectly!  I stamped it using Adirondack Eggplant ink and then painted over it with the Smooch Top Coat, too.  I added the Busy Bee Sm. image (A-83) in the upper right corner, also using the silicone glue.  Finally, I added some Swarovski Crystals (size 12), using Glossy Accents and Picksey Pick Ups - they make it SO easy to add the crystals!  If you haven't tried them, you should check them out.

Please be sure to check out the Posy cards the rest of the design team made:

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

Thanks for stopping by!

RI Sketch Challenge - Penguins

It's time for another sketch challenge from Repeat Impressions! For my card, I had to break out the Penguin Trio (8806-N) again!  They are such fun to work with - I love these little guys!   I paper pieced their hats and used Liquid Pearls for the furry parts.  Their beaks and feet were colored with a gold Spica pen and covered with Glossy Accents. I added some red rhinestones in the corners and a clear one in the center of the snowflake in the sentiment.  The patterned papers are from Kaisercraft's Belle paper pad.

If you would like to play along for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate from Repeat Impressions, head over to The House that Stamps Built for the sketch and the rules for playing along.  While you're there, be sure to check all the wonderful samples from the rest of the design team!

Thanks for stopping by!

Belli Challenge #106 and RI Case Challenge



Greetings!  This card was made for two challenges - this week's Belli Challenge, which is to use Christmas-related supplies and this week's Repeat Impressions CASE challenge, which is to CASE a card from my fellow RI design team member, Michele Greenwood.

For the Belli Challenge, I used the Christmas wreath image and the patterned papers are from Kaisercraft's Dear Santa collection.  The card that Michele created for us to CASE is this one.  I used the same layout and stamp (8913-I, Wreath).

Please be sure to check out the Belli Challenge to see the great Christmas-themed cards made by my fellow Belli girls and to find out how you can play along.  Also be sure to check out the great cards my fellow Repeat Impressions team members made based on Michele's card and to find out how you can play along over there, too!

Thanks for stopping by!

RI SOTW - Christmas Teddy

Happy Monday - it's time for another Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week!  This week's stamp is this adorable Christmas Teddy (2007-I) image.  This week only you can have this cute little fella for 50% off - head over to The House That Stamps Built to find out how!

I colored Teddy with Copic markers, and then I took a terrycloth towel with Colorless Blender and dabbed  it on his fur to make it look more vintage-y to go with my papers.  I paper pieced the hat and scarf and for the fringe, I used some kitchen twine that I colored with a dark purple Copic marker.  I added a little Liquid Applique for the trim on the hat.

The patterned papers are Kaisercraft's Dear Santa collection and I used this week's Crazy 4 Challenges (C4C61) sketch for my layout.  And you might think that's a button on my bow, but it's a brad I made using Stampin' UP!'s Build-A-Brad and scraps from my background patterned papers. Finally, the self adhesive pearls in the upper right corner were colored with the same Copic marker I used on the scarf fringe.

Be sure to head over to The House That Stamps Built to see the great cards the rest of the team has created with this week's Stamp of the Week!

Thanks for stopping by!

What If Wednesday Sketch Challenge - J2810

It's time for another sketch challenge over at The House That Stamps Built.  I decided to pair the sketch with this week's Stamp of the Week (Damselfly #4401) for a thank you note I need to send to someone who loves dragonflies and butterflies.  I stamped the damselfly using Aqua Mist ink on a sheet of light colored patterned paper.  I cut around the wings before I cut out the image using a Nestabilities curved rectangles die.  I learned how to do this technique from my friend Julie - you can read her instructions in this post on her blog. 

I adhered almost an entire strip of Memory Box pearls for the body and eyes - that was painful for this tightwad hoarder of embellishments!  I used two different border punches for the two mat layers and adhered the main panel using foam tape.

I painted the wings with some Twinkling H20s to make them shimmer as you can see in the close up.  All of the patterned papers are from Kaisercraft's Gypsy Sisters Collection and my card base is Bermuda Bay card stock from Stampin' UP!.

For the inside, I stamped my image again with the Aqua Mist ink and layered that on another sheet of the patterned paper.  I used an EK Success border punch for the bottom of the patterned paper panel.

That's about it!  Please be sure to hop over to The House That Stamps Built to see what the rest of the design team has done with the sketch.  We'd love for you to play along and make a card using this week's sketch.  The details for participating can be found over on the Repeat Impressions' blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Dragonfly Sympathy

Hey there. I've been a bad blogger lately. I'm not sure why exactly, except that I just haven't had a lot of time or motivation. At any rate, here is a sympathy card I made last week for a good friend whose father recently passed away.

I don't recall whose stamp the dragonfly is, but the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and the paper and brads are from Kaisercraft. I stamped the dragonfly twice using Stampin' Up Old Olive ink, cut out one of the images and painted it with Iced Lavender Shimmerz paint and adhered it on top of the other image. I only adhered the body and left the wings loose so they could be shaped to add some dimension. The background was sponged with PTI Lavender Moon ink while it was still in the die.

The ribbon is also PTI Lavender Moon and I colored an ivory button with a Copic marker so it matched the ribbon better. The dragonfly charm is from my stash.


I thought the Legend of the Dragonfly would be a nice addition to the card, so I printed it in green, matted it on lavender paper and adhered it inside the card. Here it is if you're not familiar with it (click on the photo to see it bigger).

That's about it. Hope your week is going well! Thanks for looking!

Creative Belli Challenge - Wood

Happy Wednesday! It's time for another Creative Belli Challenge! This week's challenge is to incorporate wood in your project. You can use a wood grain background stamp, wooden embellishments, sticks, a stamp of a wooden image or wood grain paper - whatever you have! If you would like to play along, please post your creation using Mr. Linky on today's post over at the Creative Belli Challenge!

For my card, I started out with the wooden butterfly from Kaisercraft and then figured I'd add the wooden tag from Judy's Stone House Designs Creative Laser Wood Accents for good measure! Next I settled on last week's SC237 sketch over at Splitcoast Stampers, and finally, I selected the Making Memories Flower Patch paper collection for my patterned papers, Prism Teal card stock for the card base and mat layers and KI Memories Bloom Tulips Surreal Frost Lace for the strip across the middle

I inked the edges of the butterfly and the tag with Versacolor Old Rose ink and added some Patina and Fruit Punch Stickles to the butterfly's antennae and wings for a little extra interest. The sentiment is from Cornish Heritage Farms' Script Essentials Expressions set.

I think that about covers it. Hope you are having a good week! Thanks for stopping by!