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!

A Birthday as Perfect as a Rose

Good Monday morning!  It's a dreary, rainy morning here - fitting for a Monday!

This is a birthday card that I made for my mother's recent 90th birthday.  I used a Thomas Kinkade stamp and coordinating sentiment.  The image is paired up with Graphic 45 paper (Tender Missives from the Le Romantique collection) and some gorgeous two-toned blue and copper ribbon.

The image was colored with a LOT of Copic markers and then aged using Distress Inks. Matching pale blue pearls were added to the scalloped borders.  For the inside, I used the same papers and a similar layout.

For you cat lovers, Repeat Impressions is offering an adorable kitty stamp for this week's Stamp of the Week, so be sure to head over to The House that Stamps Built to check out the details.

Come back Wednesday for another Belli Challenge!  Thanks for looking!

RI Sketch Challenge S2210

Happy Wednesday and Happy 55th Birthday to my honey!  He is recovering very nicely from his recent surgery and has regained some of the feeling in his right hand, which we didn't think would happen, so we are very pleased.

Well, it's time for another Repeat Impressions Sketch Challenge.  I pulled out these cute little penguins for this challenge and heat embossed them using black embossing powder.  I colored their hats, beaks and feet using Spica pens for a little sparkle and then added some white flocking for their hats and ear muffs.  They are popped up on some foam squares.

Here is today's sketch - we'd love for you to play along!  Just make a card or other project using the sketch, and Repeat Impressions stamps if you have them, and upload it to today's post over on The House That Stamps Built before 5:00pm EST on October 5th for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate.  While you're there, be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has created using the sketch!

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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Belli Challenge #100 - Birthday Girl!

Welcome to another Belli Challenge!  This week's challenge is to include anything with begins with a 'B' (think buttons, brads, bows, bracket, etc....).  My card has a bunch of 'B' things - a big bow, a butterfly button, the Birthday Girl sentiment, the Bloomer rose balloon and the rose blooms on the patterned paper!  I believe I nailed this challenge!  The funny thing is, I didn't even make this card for the challenge, it just worked out that it fit the theme!  This is the birthday card I sent to my mother for her 90th birthday this past Monday.

The patterned papers are all from Webster's Pages, as is the green rose bloomer that I used for the balloon.  A group of my mother's friends nicknamed her Rose many years ago, so I like using the rose theme when I make cards for her.  The shirt and dress for my Pure Innocence girl were paper pieced and I colored her hair and skin using Copic markers and used Spica markers on her shoes, dress trim and barrette.

The button on the left side of the image is a butterfly, but it's hard to tell in the photo.  I stamped the image directly on the patterned paper. For the inside of the card, I thought this 'Make A Wish' sheet of the Webster's Pages set was appropriate.

If you would like to play along, just make a card that includes anything that begins with a 'B' and upload it on today's post over at the Creative Belli blog.  And be sure to head over there to check out what the rest of the design team has made for this challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Sorry, I don't have anything to post today.  I've been spending what little creative time I've had working on some things for this wonderful woman, who happens to be my mother and today is her 90th birthday! 

Happy Birthday, Mom!

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RI Sketch Challenge....Better Late than Never...

Holy moly...I just realized that I never setup my post for today's sketch challenge at Repeat Impressions...This holiday week has me all messed up on what day it is! So, without further ado, here is my card using this week's great sketch!  For my main image,  I used 1321-M, Bird and Blossoms and for my diamond shaped elements, I used 4309-C, Bird's Nest and 2617-D, Tiny Bird (flight).  All of these images can be found HERE.  The sketch can be found on today's post at The House That Stamps Built, as can all the wonderful cards my fellow design team members made (and posted on time....).

All the images were colored using Copic markers and the background of my main panel was airbrushed.  I completely messed up my airbrushing on the first panel I did, but I didn't want to lose my colored image, so I cut it out and adhered it on top of the second one.  That was a lot of cutting....


The patterned paper and ribbon are from Making Memories Noteworthy line.  For the inside, I used the sentiment from one of Wendy's Swing Stamps - 8301-U, Little Birdie. 

If you'd like to play along, make a card or other project using this week's sketch and post a link to it over on today's post.  You have until  5pm (eastern time) on September 21st to submit an entry. 

Thanks for stopping by!

RI SOTW - Jester

Happy Labor Day!  It's time for another Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions and this week's stamp is called Jester (#714-G).  This seems like an appropriate image for the Labor Day holiday, doesn't it?!  That's pretty much how I feel to have a long weekend!

I've paired him up with the Happy Everything sentiment, also from Repeat Impressions.  He reminds me of the Joker in a deck of cards, so I went with the red, black and white color scheme.  I paper pieced his costume using the red and white polka dot paper and for his color and the poms on his shoes, I used some Ranger Enamel Accents to give some shine and dimension.  His hat was colored with a gold paint pen.

I used my new Nestabilities Labels Twelve die to cut out the image panel and then layered him on some red and white grid paper and then a layer of white card stock.  I placed some black crystals in the corners, and on the white layers I added some dots and faux stitching.  The dots on the sentiment panel were made using a red Spica glitter pen and the black dots and stitches were made using a Copic Multiliner.

That's about it!  Be sure to check out the great cards the rest of the team has made using this stamp over at The House that Stamps Built.  While you're there, read Wendy's story about this stamp and how she and Bill got started.  She also tells you how you can get this fun image for 50% off.

Hope you're enjoying the holiday weekend!  We are having fantastic fall-like weather here in Atlanta!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Flippin' Birthday!!

It's time for another Creative Belli Challenge and this week's challenge is to use an old stamp.  I used a Repeat Impressions set of stamps (7207-W, Cake FLIP Set) that I have had for a few years to make this Flip birthday card that I made for my niece's birthday.  These flip cards (also known as waterfall cards) are fun to make and receive.  I paired my birthday cake series with some BasicGrey ice cream and cupcake paper.

The cake images were all colored with Copic markers to match the colors in the patterned paper.

When I got to the stamps that had candles and decorations, out came the Stickles!

The last cake image is nice and sparkly.

For the final stamp in the set, the sentiment, I stamped with Versamark and embossed with some Powder Keg embossing powder.

For the inside of the card, I used a couple of stamps from Papertrey Ink's Birthday Basics set.  If you're interested in making a flip card, please check out the Repeat Impressions site - Wendy offers instructions and all the supplies you need to make your own!

Would you like to play along with us on this week's Creative Belli challenge?  Just head on over to the Creative Belli Challenge blog to see what the other Design Team members have created for the challenge,and then pull out your old stamps and make a card!  Be sure to link your project to today's post to play along!

Thanks for stopping by!

CTD107 - Gladiolus

Good Monday morning!  Hope you had a nice weekend!  I didn't get nearly enough time in my stamp room, but I did have a chance to play with some new Papertrey Ink stamps that were waiting for me when I got home from being on the road last week.. 

I made this card for this week's Color Throwdown #107, which is to use Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, So Saffron and Pear Pizazz.  I finally pulled out one of my Impressibilities embossing dies and tried my hand at the Letterpress technique, using PTI's Spring Moss ink, for my background layer.  My focal image is from Papertrey Ink's Gladiolus set and was colored using Copic markers.  The sentiment on the tag is from PTI's Mixed Messages set.  My patterned papers are from BasicGrey's Lemonade collection and the scalloped border die is from My Favorite Things. 

I used the leftover strips from my border cut on the front and the main pieces from my die cut on the inside.  The green and ivory gingham ribbon is from Flourishes.


Well, tomorrow is the big day - Tim is scheduled to have his Cubital Tunnel Syndrome surgery in the morning.  We are both a bit anxious about it, but hoping for the best and a speedy recovery.  Wish us luck....
 
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FireCracker Designs Guest Designer - Week 4

Happy Friday!  Today is my last day as a guest designer for FireCracker Designs by Pamela and for today's card I used this great Sail Away image.  The image was colored with Copic markers and I added a cloud cut from some felt.  I think this image makes a great all purpose masculine card.

I've had this sailboat paper for some time and was glad to be able to use some of it.  I didn't want to cover up the sailboats, though, so I tied my sailor's knot and cut a slit through the middle of the panel to feed the string through.  I added a few Dew Drops in the upper right corner to fill in the white space.

Thanks to Pamela and Shelly for having me as a guest designer this month, it's been great!  Be sure to head over to the FireCracker Designs by Pamela to check out all the great images they have to offer!

Hope you have a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!

RI Sketch Challenge - Jacko'lantern Cat

Happy Wednesday!  It's time for another Repeat Impressions sketch challenge!  This time I've used one of my favorite Halloween stamps - Jacko'lantern Cat (#806).  The sentiment is also from Repeat Impressions (#2309-G, Spooktacular).  I colored the kitty with Copic markers and paper pieced the pumpkin.  I cut out the eyes, nose and mouth of the pumpkin and then colored them in using a yellow Spica pen to give it a nice 'glow' from the inside (click on the picture for a larger image). 

The papers for the circle elements are from Reminisce (Jack Stripe, Midnight Stripe and Esmerelda Stripe) and Graphic 45's new Halloween In Wonderland collection. I used several brads (pumpkins, bats and crescent moons) from Making Memories and added some doodles around my image panel using a black Spica marker.

Please be sure to head over to The House That Stamps Built to check out the great cards the rest of the design team has made using this sketch!  While you're at it, why not play along with us? Just use the sketch to the right to make a card and add a link to your project over on today's post on The House That Stamps Built!  We'd love for you play along for your chance at a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate! Submissions to this A2510 Sketch Challenge will be accepted until 5pm (EST) on September 7th.

Thanks for stopping by!

RI SOTW - Forty Winks

It's time for another Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week!  This week we are featuring this adorable, sleepy kitty, appropriately called Forty Winks (#2606).  I've paired it with another Repeat Impressions stamp, #6103 - Thinking of You.  My patterned papers are from BasicGrey's Max and Whiskers collection and I added a little ribbon, a kitty button and some pewter nail head stickers to the scalloped ends of my mat layer.  The kitty was colored with Copic markers and the background was airbrushed.

This stamp is available for 50% off this week, but you need to head over to The House That Stamps Built to get the details on how to order it to receive the discount.  While you're there, be sure to check out the other wonderful cards that the design team made using this sweet stamp!


Thanks for stopping by!

FireCracker Designs Guest Designer - Week 3

It's time for another card from FireCracker Designs by Pamela.  This  image is called Soul Take Flight and it immediately made me reach for my Mariposa paper pad!  I colored the butterflies using the same colors as are in the patterned paper, then added some Copic Spica glitteriness on the sentiment, flourish and butterflies.  I used Distress Inks to do a little sponging around the edges of the panel.  There really isn't a lot to this one - just a bunch of sparkly butterfly goodness! 

Have a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!

Belli Challenge Meets Repeat Impressions Blog Hop!

Greetings!  It's time for another Belli Challenge AND the second Repeat Impressions Blog Hop (details for the hop are at the bottom of this post)!  This week's Belli Challenge is to use something round and metal, plus there is an optional sketch challenge (head over to the Belli Challenge blog for the sketch and to check out the great cards the design team has made!).  I added some round nail head stickers to the scallops of the card base for the Belli Challenge.

For the Repeat Impressions blog hop, we are featuring another new line of Christmas/Winter stamps - Snow Globes and Ornaments!  I thought this fit perfectly with the theme of the Belli Challenge!  My card features the adorable Snow Kitty snow globe, but there are many snow globes in the set, as well as components to create your own ornaments and snow globes, as you will see when you check the rest of the team's projects!

I used some Polar White Flower Soft for the snow kitty and the snow on the ground and Stickles for the falling snowflakes.  I added a little Liquid Applique to the kitty's cap and the base of my snow globe is silver metallic card stock.  For the inside of the card, I used another Repeat Impressions stamp - Meowy Christmas (#2211).  All the patterned papers are from Kaisercraft's Gypsy Sisters collection.

I made a second card for the Hop, using the candy cane center and 'empty' snow globe.  I stamped the candy canes using Stampin' Up Riding Hood Red and then covered it with Versamark and clear Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE).  I heated it up and then added a second coat, so it's nice and glossy in real life!  The base was done the same way, using platinum UTEE and then I stamped the base portion of the image on top using black StaZon ink.  The base is popped up with foam squares.

As soon as I saw the candy canes, I wanted to pair them with the striped ribbon and the baker's twine and Jen del Muro's sketch for this week (SFYTT) provided the perfect layout!  The sentiment is from the new snow globe set and the patterned papers are from Cosmo Cricket's Jolly by Golly collection.

OK, now for the details for playing along on the Blog Hop!  Each of the design team members has been assigned a word (mine is Inspiration), which you have to collect by visiting each blog.  Once you have collected the words, figure out the phrase they make up and email it to Wendy at Repeat Impressions (wendy@repeatimpressions.com) to be entered in the drawing for a full sheet containing all the Snow Globe and Ornament images.  And that's not all!  If you are kind enough to leave a comment on each design team member's blog, plus the Repeat Impressions blog, your name will be entered a second time for the drawing!  You must submit your comments and email Wendy your guess at the phrase by 10pm EST on Sunday, August 22.  The new set and the winner of the hop will be revealed next Monday, August 23.

For those of you that participated in last week's Penguin Blog Hop, the new stamps and winner of the hop are being revealed today over at Repeat Impressions, so be sure to check them out! And remember to hop over to all of the other blogs to see the wonderful creations my fellow design team members have made!

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!)

Whew, I'm exhausted!  Sorry this was such a long post - thanks for sticking with it!