RI SOTW - Cats Will Be Cats

This week's stamp special over at Repeat Impressions is on this fun kitty image - Cats Will Be Cats (1017-H), which is perfect when paired with Meowy Christmas (2211-G)!  I used BasicGrey's Eskimo Kisses papers for the background - the ornament paper was perfect since the kitty is playing with an ornament!  Please head over to The House That Stamps Built to find out how you can get this great image for half price.  While you're there, be sure to take a peek a the great cards the rest of the team has made using it!

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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

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MFT Sketch Challenge - Baby Yourself

I had a chance to play along with this week's sketch challenge over at My Favorite Things and made a birthday card using the Pure Innocence Lather, Rinse Repeat set.  The image was colored using Copic markers.  I paper pieced the bathtub and the shower cap and used Polar Ice Flower Soft for the bubbles.  The rubber ducky is popped up on a small foam square.  The mat panel was cut out using the Oval Decorative Doily die.  The patterned papers are from October Afternoon's Thrift Shop and Ducks in a Row collections.

The Birthday Girl sentiment is from the Pure Innocence My Balloon set.  Both sentiments were stamped on card stock that was cut out using the Oval Tab die, but I cut off the ends on the Birthday Girl panel using scallop edge scissors to make it fit better. I cut the three scalloped layers on the right side using the Scalloped Scallop die and staggered them.

I repeated the scalloped layers on the inside and used the Happy Birthday image from More Essential Sentiments.    I also repeated the rubber ducky from the front and colored it using Copic markers.

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RI DCC Challenge - Waterfall card

We are starting a new challenge over at The House That Stamps Built and this time the challenge is to make a fall-themed waterfall card!  Waterfall cards are always fun and Repeat Impressions has a bunch of fun Flip Stamp sets and supplies that make them so easy to make!

For my card, I used Cake Flip (7207-W) for the waterfall parts and Falling Leaves (3306-I) for the background.

I colored the leaves with colored pencils and blended with Gamsol.  The cake images were colored using Copic markers.

I added some Cream Viva Decor Paint Pen for the frosting dots on the cake and for the candles.  I colored the flames on the candles with a yellow Spica glitter pen.

The sentiment stamp I used on the inside is Fire Permit (7008-F) and I stamped the last cake image again and colored the candles with Spica markers.

Please be sure to head over to The House That Stamps Built to find out the rules for playing along with us and to see the great waterfall cards the rest of the team has created!  If you want to try your hand at making a waterfall card, but aren't sure where to start, here is a a link to a good tutorial over at Splitcoast Stampers to get you started!  Wendy also includes great instructions in her Flip Card Kits to take the guess work out of it!
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MFT Sketch Challenge - Too Sweet

I decided to play along in this week's sketch challenge (MFTWSC44) over at My Favorite Things and made this card using Pure Innocence Lollipop Girl.  She was colored with Copic markers and her dress was paper pieced.  The image is matted using Oval Decorative Doily die and the horizontal strip was cut using Faux Crochet Border die.  The patterned papers are from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Two - Blush collection. 

I added some Viva Glass Effect Gel - Crystal Clear to the lollipop and her barrette.  The bow was made with seam binding and I added a flower button, tied with pink twine. I drew a border around both stamped panels while they were still in the die and then colored the edge using a pink Copic marker.

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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

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RI Sketch Challenge - Thanks So Much Tulips

Hello!  We have a new sketch challenge starting today over at The House That Stamps Built.  For my sample card, I used Tulip Bouquet (912-K), paired with the Thanks So Much (8607-D) sentiment from Quartet Complements.  I kicked it old school on this card and used Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils to color the flowers instead of using my trusty Copic markers!  The patterned papers and mat layers are from BasicGrey's Hello Luscious collection.

Please head on over to The House That Stamps Built to see the sketch and get the particulars for playing along with the challenge.  While you're there, please be sure you check out the pretty sample cards the rest of the team has made using the sketch!

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RI SOTW - Tombstone

We have a new Stamp of the Week over at The House That Stamps Built!  This week's special is on Tombstone (2317-D).  For my card, I paired up two Tombstone image panels with Trick or Treat Ghost (2307-E) and Boo! (2316-G).  The patterned papers and sticker border strips are from BasicGrey's Eerie collection.

Please be sure to head over to The House That Stamps Built to find out the details for getting the Tombstone image for 50% off and while you're there, make sure you check out the fun cards the rest of my teammates have made using it!

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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

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RI DCC Challenge - Recipe Challenge

It's time for another Designer's Choice Challenge over at  The House That Stamps Built!  This time our challenge is a recipe challenge, from design team member Lynette Neus - use 1 image and 1 sentiment, 2 die cuts and 3 embellishments. (The die cuts can be Spellbinders, etc.). 

Here are my recipe 'ingredients':

1 image - Under the Sea (2423-L)
1 sentiment - Quartet Complements (8607-D)
2 die cuts - Spellbinders Labels Nine and Eighteen
3 embellishments - Ribbon, twine and charms

The image was colored with Copic markers and the background was airbrushed.  My papers are from Pink Paislee's Nantucket collection.  Please make your way over to The House That Stamps Built to get the details for participating in the challenge and to see the great samples the rest of the team has made!

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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

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RI Sketch Challenge - Just a Note

We have a new sketch challenge  starting today over at The House That Stamps Built.  I used Lily of the Valley (4308-J), Just a Note (2512-E) and Sheet Music (6806-U).  The patterned paper is from Webster's Pages.

Please be sure you stop by The House That Stamps Built to find out how to play along with the challenge and to see the great samples the rest of the team has made using the sketch!

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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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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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MFTWSC41

I made this birthday card for a friend this week and based it on My Favorite Things' current sketch challenge (MFTWSC41).  I used stamps from the Pure Innocence Mud Buddies set and colored the image using Copic and Spica markers.  The trowel and pot in the image were replaced with metal charms and her outfit was paper pieced using papers from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Sunshine collection.  The other patterned papers are from My Mind's Eye Stella Rose Hattie collection and I added Swarovski crystals to the centers of the flowers for a little sparkle.

Hope you're having a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!