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

Thanks for stopping by!

Outlines - Let it Snow!

There is a new challenge starting today over at the Outlines blog and this week's challenge is Let it Snow!  For my sample card, I used Snowflake Square Lg. (E-523), which I heat embossed with gold embossing powder on white shimmer paper and matted on gold paper.  I did the same for the sentiment, which is Let It Snow Square Sm. (B-752).  To complement the background paper, I used Olivine Swarovski crystals around both images.

Here's a side view of it to try to show all the shimmer from those gorgeous Swarovski crystals! 

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 - Sparkle and Shine!

We have a new challenge theme over at Outlines and this week's challenge is Sparkle and Shine - crystals, shimmery paper, glitter, whatever you want, just make it sparkle and shine!  For my sample card I used Tree Jewel (C-1087), which I stamped using Versamark and gold embossed.  I added a bunch of Swarovski Crystals to my image - Lt. Siam, Emerald, Lt. Colorado Topaz and Clear in sizes 7, 12 and 16.  The image is popped up using foam tape.

All of the papers I used are shimmery too - it's easier to see all the sparkle in this angled shot and you can always click on the photos to see them larger.  The sentiment is from the Christmas Layer Collage (K-704) and was stamped in red ink on Cryogen Poison Ivory paper. 

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 - Tags!

Hello!  It's time for a new challenge over at Outlines and this week's challenge is Tags.  For my tag I used Flower Mandala 3 (H-213) because the shape reminded me a little of a poinsettia.  Please forgive the bright green tissue paper - it was all I had available at photo time!  I stamped and embossed it four times using Versamark and gold embossing powder - twice on Poison Ivory (it has a bitter of shimmer to it) and once each on red and green papers from Kaisercraft's Belle collection. 

Next I set out to cut my layers - which was good busy work while watching Georgia get their butts whipped by LSU yesterday... :-(  After I had cut out the layers, I stacked them on top of the poison ivory base layer using foam tape so it has some dimension.  To finish it off, I punched a hole in one of the points and added some shimmery gold ribbon for hanging it on the package.  The To and From information can be added on the back. 

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 - Hang it Up!

Good Monday morning! Did you have a nice Thanksgiving weekend? We had lots of good food and wine and even managed to get the Christmas tree up and the decorations out!

This week's challenge over at Outlines is 'Hang It Up' - make an ornament or wall hanging, anything but a card!  I created an ornament using Plain Ornament (H-183) and just the snowman image from Christmas Layering Collage (K-704).  I inked up the snowman with a black Memento marker and stamped it on white card stock, then I stamped the Plain Ornament around it. 

I 'colored' the snowman's body and the snowy background, using Viva Holo Iridescent Glitter Liner.  The scarf and hat were colored using Copic markers.  I stamped just the words from Let It Snow Sq. Sm (B-752), cut it out using a 1" circle punch and layered it on the red Nestabilities die because the shape reminded me of a snowflake.  I cut the ornament out and added Viva Glass Effect Gel - Crystal Clear to the top of the ornament, on the front and back, to give it stability.  Once it was dry, I hung it on the tree!

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 - 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

Thanks for stopping by!

Outlines - Thanksgiving/Autumn

We have a new challenge over at Outlines and this week's challenge is to make a Thanksgiving or Autumn-themed card.  For my sample card, I used Split Layering Collage - Autumn (I-793), which I cut up so I could use these three images, and colored using Copic markers.  My sentiment is Tiny Thanks so Much (AA-857), which was heat embossed.  The patterned papers are from BoBunny's Forever Fall 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 - Inspiration Photo

Hello, it's time for another challenge over at Outlines and this week's challenge is a photo challenge.  Put your sunglasses on!  I felt compelled to include the inspiration photo so you would understand why I chose the somewhat garish colors I used on my card!  Definitely not my normal color palette!

When I saw the wallpaper in the room in the photo, I immediately thought of this paper from SEI's Corinne collection.  I selected the Wishing You (E-575) square stamp to mimic the shape of the bookshelf and chest and used some of the colors from the photo to color its border with colored pencils.  The orange door knobs in the photo were the inspiration for the orange dots in the corners and the flower petals, which I colored using an orange Spica glitter pen.  The flower centers were filled in with a Sunny Yellow Viva Decor Pearl Pen.

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 - Friendly Fliers

Good Monday morning! It's time for a new challenge over at Outlines and this week's challenge is Friendly Fliers: If it flies…. Butterflies, dragonflies, and ladybugs…you get the idea. I chose to use Butterfly Sq. Lg. (E-519) for my flier.  I stamped the square twice; once on white card stock and once on vellum, and then I colored the card stock version using Copic markers.  I cut the butterfly out of the vellum and colored the back of it using Copic markers and then adhered just the body to the card stock. 

The background paper is from DCWV's Mariposa collection and the Script Thank You (B-1054) for my sentiment.  The pink dots in the border of the image were created using Shabby Pink Smooch.  My card fits this week challenge over at Pals Paper Arts, which is to make a simple card incorporating ribbon.

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 - 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!

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

Thanks for stopping by!

Crazy4Challenges - Holiday Heat Embossing

Happy Saturday!  Outlines is sponsoring today's challenge over at Crazy4Challenges.  The challenge is: "The holiday season is heating up! Create something today for an upcoming holiday and incorporate heat embossing in your creation.".  A great incentive to get started on those holiday cards! 

I used Tree Square Sm (B-329) and Wreath Square Sm. (B-337) for my card.  I stamped each image twice using Versarmark and the heat embossed using colored embossing powders.  The patterned papers are from Jillibean Soups' Christmas Eve Chowder collection and the ribbon is from Stampin UP!.

We would love for you  to play along - you could win a $25 gift certificate from Outlines!  So please head on over to Crazy4Challenges for the rules for playing along and to see the great cards the Crazy4Challenges design team has made using Outlines' stamps!

Some of my fellow Outlines design team members have also made sample cards for the challenge, so be sure you check them out, too!

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Sue Kment - Sue's Stamping Stuff

Thanks for stopping by!

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

Thanks for stopping by!

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!

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

Thanks for stopping by!

Outlines - Feeling Like Fall

Good Monday morning!  Hope you had a nice weekend! We are starting a new challenge over at the Outlines blog this week and the theme is Feeling Like Fall.  I used the pumpkin section from Split Layering Collage - Autumn (I-793 which is currently 20% off!) and colored it using Sweet Melon Smooch and Spica glitter pens - it has a nice sparkle in real life!  I created the border on my mat layer by adding strips of ScorPal tape along each edge and then adding Ultra Fine Citrus Crush Flower Soft.  For the sentiment I used Tiny Have a Great Day (AA-863), which I stamped using Memories Autumn Rainbow ink.

The patterned papers are from BoBunny's Forever Fall collection and are the same as those for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges C4C104 color challenge (orange, yellow, olive green and brown).  My layout comes from the current sketch challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. 

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 - Picture This

This week's challenge over at the Outlines blog is Picture This - incorporate a photo in your project.  This is the closest I've gotten to making something resembling a scrapbook page in a long time!  This is a photo of our sweet kitty, Statia, who we unexpectedly had to put to sleep last month at the young age of seven.  For those of you who are keeping count, yes, that makes two kitties we've lost since January :-(  

I decided to take advantage of this fun challenge and make a little memorial to her, so I used just the kitty image from the Split Layering Collage - Meow (H-937) and colored it grey like she was.  I stamped the Tiny Thinking of You (AA-858) sentiment on vellum and cut it out using a Spellbinder's tag die.  I added Emerald Swarovski Crystals to the flower center and one end of the sentiment tag and added a resin kitty charm to the other end.  The patterned paper is from KI Memories.  The layout for my project is from this week's JUGS 100 sketch challenge.

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 - 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

Thanks for stopping by!

Outlines - Four Legged Friends

This week's challenge over at the Outlines blog is Four Legged Friends! I used this sweet kitty in the flowers (Mini Catwalk F-1167) for my focal point and Script Happy Birthday (C-1050) for my sentiment.  The kitty and flowers were colored using Copic markers.  The patterned papers are from Crate Paper's Neighborhood Collection and my layout is based on this weeks Card Patterns sketch #129.

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!