This or That

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for a couple of challenges.  First, for this week's Stamp TV challenge, Cat is challenging us "This or That", I chose the that which is to use an embossing folder.  Second, for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.  I used my Fabulous Flowers set from Gina K Designs to make the top layer dp, the lower layer is from Gina K Designs.  I dusted off an old embossing folder I haven't used in a long time for the bottom layer.

I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

so very thankful

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for a couple of challenges.  First, this week's Featured Stamper on SCS.  Congratulations to PaperCraftBoutique!  She has a great CAS gallery!!  I chose to CASE this card, changing the stamps (I used my GKD Old Country Roses set by Claire Brennan), added a layer, and did not do the ombre technique.  My card is also for a former Stamp TV challenge by Cat "I can see clearly now".  We were to use acetate or vellum.  I heat embossed the sentiment on a strip of vellum.

I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

What's that you say?

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this week's Stamp TV Mix it up Monday challenge.  Cat is hosting and wanted us to use a quotation as inspiration for our card.  I went to Pinterest and found the quote "Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air" by Ralph Waldo Emerson.  I loved it and made me think of the beach!  I used Theresa Momber's "By the Sea 2" for the images and sentiment.  It is hard to see but the sentiment is heat embossed.  I cut the paper out with Nestabilities, left it in the die while I sponged.  I used Salty Ocean, Gathered Twigs, Antique Linen, Ground Espresso and Tumbled Glass distress inks and stamped the images and sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Color Me Krafty

Hi everyone!  Today my card is for a couple of challenges.  First, CAS(E) this Sketch has a great sketch this week that worked perfect for the second challenge I am participating in, this weeks Stamp TV "Color Me Krafty" challenge.  Chris is hosting and wants us to use white pencil on kraft.  I pulled out my Prismacolor Pencils and colored in the pretty tulips from my Fabulous Flowers set by Gina K Designs!  I added a few of the smaller images to fill in some of the areas and finally stamped the happy birthday from my More Massive Messages set by Gina K Designs.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

birthday wishes

Hi everyone!  I'm sorry it has been a while since I've posted!  There have been a few things going on here but what has kept me the busiest is packing!  We are moving back home in a few days!!!  So very excited!!  I didn't think I would get a card made let alone posted here but I did!  I'm not sure if I will be back again for a bit, I may have time to squeeze in another card but if not, it will be a bit again.  When Gina K had her last release, I finally snagged this Stamper's Favorite stamp set that has been on my wish list for a long time!  My card is for Silke's challenge this week on Stamp TV to use the same image for your background and focal point.   I stamped the feather in Frayed Burlap and watercolored.   I wish now I would have watercolored the main feather a darker brown.  It does help that I ran the inked around the cut out feather.  The feather and sentiment panel are up on pop dots.
Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you enjoy!!
Until next time!

Happy Birthday

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this weeks Stamp TV challenge to make a birthday card and for The Paper Players challenge to make a CAS card with a flower/s.  This card came together real quick, I used my Old Country Roses set from Gina K Designs along with my Innocent Pink and Dusty Rose inks.  The sentiment is from Gina's Birthday Greetings set and I used a few Pretty Pink Posh droplets.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

You are TREE-mendous

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for the Mix It Up Monday challenge on Stamp TV!  Susie's challenge is "You are TREE-mendous".  So many ideas went through my head but when I watched Gina's "Home for the Holidays Embossed Trees" video, I knew what I wanted to do!  Plus, I love this image so it was a win win!!  I kept a similar layout but switched it up a bit, rounded a couple of corners, made mine a birthday card and changed the layout a bit.  Quick, simple card!!

I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Just a Touch

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this week's Mix it Up Monday challenge on Stamp TV.  Cat is hosting this week and would like us to add just a touch of red!  This was a little more difficult than I thought it would be, as you have to be careful on how much you add!  I used my new "Home for the Holidays" Stamp TV kit, this is such a fun one!  The music background was stamped in Charcoal Brown on Charcoal Brown card stock.  I stamped the trees and embossed them with gold embossing powder, I love these trees, they are so pretty, especially in gold!  For my "touch" I added a little piece of Red Velvet card stock and to balance it out, 3 tiny gems.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

So Thankful

Hi everyone!  Happy World Card Making Day!  Today I have a card for Stamp TV's first challenge for the holiday!  Gina is challenging to use a technique she found by accident, Carved Wood.  So fun!!!  If you would like to check it out, click on THIS link.  I used my Stamp TV kit Give Thanks, super fun kit!!
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Marbles

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this week's Mix it up Monday challenge on Stamp TV.  This week Sylvia is challenging us to play with marbles!  Funny thing, I had been thinking about doing this technique so the timing is perfect!  I used Gina's Honey Mustard and new Red Velvet.  Wow, such a gorgeous color!  I stamped the sentiment from More Massive Messages in Honey Mustard.  I watercolored the acorn from the newest Stamp TV kit with Honey Mustard and Frayed Burlap Distress ink.  Finally, the acorn and the marble background are up with fun foam.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Snow

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for the Mix it up Monday challenge on Stamp TV.  Cat's challenge is "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year", she would like us to use snow on our card.  I decided to pull out my Sentiment Holiday set and heat embossed the snowflake and star with clear embossing powder.  I then sponged Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover and Cracked Pistachio Distress inks on watercolor paper.  I spritzed a little water to blend.  The sentiment is heat embossed with silver embossing powder and I added a few sequins to finish off the card.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

so thankful

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for a few challenges.  First, I used this weeks Freshly Made Sketches, second, this weeks CASology challenge, this week's cue card is Stitch.  Finally, this weeks Mix it up Monday challenge on Stamp TV, Fair Fun.  My card doesn't look anything like a fair theme but my inspiration came from going down to the Minnesota State Fair last weekend.  We went into the Creative Arts building, it had mostly quilts, many different kinds of foods, cookies, cakes, breads, etc.  But, I found a very small display of cards!  I had no idea you could enter them!  I will keep that in mind if we ever move back!  I used my new Painted Autumn Stamp TV kit.  Love these flowers, all of them actually, they are gorgeous!
I hope you enjoy, and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Pop it Up

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for a couple of challenges, this weeks Freshly Made Sketches challenge and for Karen's challenge on Stamp TV to pop it up!  I used my GKD Sweet Thing stamp set along with some gkd dp that I've had for quite some time.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Thank You

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this weeks Mix it Up Monday challenge on Stamp TV.  This weeks challenge is a great sketch from Susie!  My card last night was black on black and I decided to do another tone on tone card except the flowers were heat embossed the Penny embossing powder.  I think these flowers from Melanie's Stately Flowers 10 stamp set are gorgeous heat embossed!  I haven't colored them yet but I'm loving this look!  The little panel behind the flower panel is scored, I didn't want to use dp and thought that would be great for texture.  

I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Watercolor

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for a few challenges, this weeks Freshly Made Sketches challenge, this weeks CASology challenge, the cue card is watercolor and finally this weeks Mix it Up Monday challenge on Stamp TV to use piercing in our project.  That one was especially fun, I used to pierce a lot but haven't in quite so time!  I used one of my newest Gina K Designs stamp sets, So Cool.  Love all the fun popsicles and ice cream cones, perfect for the sketch!  I used the sentiment from GKD, Sweet Things and behind the cones I added a light layer of Tiny Textures.  I colored my Mint Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Chip ice cream with Zig Clean Color markers and added Nuvo Ebony Black for the chips.  I also added glossy accents to the caramel, hot fudge toppings and the cherries.  The cones are up with pop dots and I pierced the corners.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Christmas in July!

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for Sylvia's Christmas in July challenge on Stamp TV.  I love Christmas in July challenges!  I think about Christmas cards almost all year long but don't really start to make many until this time of year!  For this card I used my Gina K Designs Deck the Halls stamp set.  I've used the ornaments in this set but not these lights.  I have fallen in love with them!  They were so fun to stamp up in various colors and then brush a little Wink of Stella over them!  I wanted a larger sentiment than is in the set, so I used the sentiment from Merry Tree.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Just One

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this weeks Mix it Up Monday challenge on Stamp TV.  This week Cat is challenging us to use just one flower.  It was harder than I thought it would be!  In the end I chose this Hibiscus from my Stately Flowers 4 set.  I colored it with my RV Copics and added the sentiment from Scripty Sayings.  This is a terrific set, I love the font and the sentiments are so perfect!!  Both the flower and the sentiment panel are up on pop dots.  I added Nuvo Crystal Dots to finish off the card.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Birthday Feathers

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for a few challenges.  First, for this weeks CAS(E) this Sketch challenge, this weeks Simon Says Tic Tac Toe challenge (LOVE these kind of challenges!).  I used the top row going across and finally for this weeks Mix it Up Monday challenge on Stamp TV to make a birthday card.  I used my Fine Feathers stamp set, heat embossing in gold and cutting out.  The sentiment was stamped with Gina K Tomato Soup ink and I added a few splatters.  Finally I added a few random gold sequins to finish off the card.
I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Shake Shake Shake

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for Sylvia's MIUM challenge on Stamp TV.  This weeks challenge is Shake Shake Shake.  I love making shaker cards so this challenge was right up my alley!  I wish you could see the sentiment better, I heat embossed it in gold.  It is pretty irl but was hard to capture in the photo.  Along with taking the photo, that was quite a challenge!  I used my Old Country Roses set, I am so in love with it, so pretty and so easy to line up!

I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!

Pop of Asparagus

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this weeks CAS(E) this Sketch challenge!  I'm also submitting this card in Cathy's Black and White with a Pop of Color challenge on Stamp TV for this week.  I was so excited to make today's card, my GKD order arrived a little earlier today and I couldn't wait to play with my new Fine Feathers set!  I've had my eye on this set for some time!  I heat embossed with Gina's black embossing powder, love it!

I hope you enjoy and thanks so much for stopping by today!