Wild West

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for The Paper Players challenge.  This week is a theme challenge and Wild West is the theme.  I don't have much that fits into the theme but I remembered I had great Landscape Silhouettes set from Sweet 'n Sassy stamps.  I thought a sunset behind the silhouette would be perfect and even though I initially did't care for how it was looking, after spritzing water over the sponged ink, I think it works!

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

be my valentine

Hi eveyone!  Today I have a card for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  A great sketch that had me stumped for a bit!  I used my pinking die, I thought about using ribbon but really wanted to do something different.  I had a scrap piece of watercolored paper on my desk that I was able to just fit my Sketch Heart die in!

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

Merry Christmas!

Hi everyone!  Today's card is for Susie's Hope You Can Cling To challenge on SCS to create our own background.  My very favorite backgrounds to create are to use a stencil and embossing paste!  I'm struggling with coming up with a design for Christmas cards for this year but I may have stumbled on a design thanks to Susie's challenge!  I used my Tim Holtz Holiday Knit Layering Stencil and sprinkled red embossing paste and heat embossed when it was dry.  I do like this simple design!  I thought the sentiment from my Sweet 'n Sassy Christmas Light stamp set, so pretty!

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

Grass

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this weeks CASology challenge, the cue card this week is grass.  My card is also for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  Another great sketch that I am sure I will use again!  Initially I thought of green for the grass but when looking through my stamps I decided on a different direction.  I chose this great image from my Sweet 'n Sassy Landscape Silhouettes set, embossing with Zing Chestnut embossing Powder.  I heat embossed a moon with vanilla embossing powder and then sponged with Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Faded Jeans for a night sky.  I used Washi Tape for the back strips.

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

CAS(E)E 89

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this weeks CAS(E) this Sketch challenge!  Another great sketch with lots of possibilities!  For my card I used an acrylic block and my Frayed Burlap Distress Ink, initially I had not added enough water, it was real blotchy and I didn't like the look so I added more ink and water to the block and went over it again and this is what I got!  I really like it, it kind of looks like cork to me!  I cut out my Cattails die with Ivory cardstock, stamped my birthday sentiment with Frayed Burlap ink, popped up and added candy dots to the corners and my card was complete.  I hope it passes the hubs' masculine test!

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

Sunsets

Hi everyone!  Today my card is for this weeks CAS challenge on SCS.  This week I have chosen the theme/technique challenge and we are filling the gallery with sunsets!  I used a piece of watercolor paper and water colored Broken China, Tumbled Glass, Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade and Wild Honey Distress inks.  I used this beautiful image from my Sweet n Sassy Landscape Silhouettes set, I heat embossed it with Zing Charcoal Embossing Powder.  My sentiment is an old Amuse stamp.  Love this little sentiment1

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

Queen 210

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this weeks Queen for the Day challenge on SCS.  This weeks Queen in Mary and I chose to CASE this card of hers.  I used the same stamp set but changed the image, colors, theme, type of ribbon, added brads and score lines.  Also I did not use a embossing folder.  I really like this sketch and think this is a good masculine card!

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

CAS(E) 75

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for this weeks CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.  I was intimidated at first with this sketch, nothing came to me for a couple of days but I do like how this card came out!  I really enjoyed putting it together!  I used a small star die to cut out the ribbon and attached a small wood star in the middle, it fits so well!

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

RL Birthday

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for the Inspiration challenge on SCS.  This week our inspiration comes from the Ralph Lauren website and I chose this pair of swim trunks.  I loved the diagonal line and copied it in my design.  I used my Denim Jeans and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks, the closest colors I had.  Initially I painted the whole sheet of cardstock but didn't like it, just splashes of color looked better to me!  

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

Rainbows Before Gold

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card from the Technique Challenge on SCS.  We are to use one stamp and stamp it in various colors.  I had a bit of a time deciding what stamp I wanted to use but finally decided on this fun heart from Sweet n Sassy's Bottom of my Heart and the die to match, popping up using pop dots.  I used Memento Lady Bug, Tangelo, Dandelion, Cottage Ivy & Grape Jelly, for my blue I used Faded Jeans Distress Ink.  I used silver embossing powder for my sentiment, it looked better to me.

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

CAS(E) 65

Hi everyone!!  My card is for this weeks CAS(E) this Sketch challenge and for The Cat's Pajamas Lovefest challenge.  They had a great inspiration photo.  I was still drawn to the stars from yesterday and on the photo's my eyes kept going to the points on the top of the bird houses, and of course the gorgeous pink, green and black colors!!  And I'm loving making my own stencils and using embossing paste and and embossing powders!  My new favorite technique!  :)

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

Love You

Hi everyone!!  Today I have a card for the SCS CAS challenge which is a color challenge.  We were to use at least 2 of the colors and I chose the colors I had that were the closest.  Over the weekend I found a new to me LSS and picked up this great Impression Obsession tree die and the sample they had was with cork, I thought that was a brilliant idea and wondered why I hadn't thought of that!  I used my Sweet 'n Sassy heart dies and my Bottom of My Heart stamp set.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

thank you

Hi everyone!  Today I have a card for today's CAS challenge on SCS, "Bling it Up CAS Style" and my sketch is from this weeks CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.  I've had these paper flowers in my stash for a while and thought they were perfect for the sketch.  The sentiment is from my Sweet 'n Sassy Timeless Classic stamp set, love the font!! 

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

FS342

Hi everyone!!  Today my card is for the Featured Stamper challenge on SCS and this weeks lucky lady is sistersandie.  I chose to CASE these cards, I loved the simplicity and like her, I have not used this embossing folder in a long time and it was time to dust it off!!  I changed the colors, theme, layout and added another layer.

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

Season of Joy

Hi everyone!!  I wanted to participate in some of the Sweet 'n Sassy release party challenges and the idea I came up with worked perfectly for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge again!!  :)  Also for this weeks CAS-ual Friday's challenge, use a tree in your project  I started by scoring 4 lines and masked off the sides.  I sponged Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Faded Jeans.  I cut out the Birch Trees and cardinals and heat embossed the sentiment from Sweet 'n Sassy's Christmas Joy set with Zing Charcoal embossing powder.

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

Team Holly

Hi everyone!!  This is my final challenge card for this years Splitcoast Hope You Can Cling To card drive.  The month of October went fast and I am so sad it is over!!  Lydia's challenge was to chose a color from the teams for Breaking Bad.  I haven't ever watched the show so I went with pink!!  It was fun but hard to pick a color to go with!

Thanks so much for joining me all month!!

Washi Stars

Hi everyone!!!  Today I have a card for Tenia's washi tape background Hope You Can Cling To challenge on Splitcoast.  When I saw the challenge I knew I wanted to use this design and tape.  To me this tape is fun and happy and could really lift the spirits of a patient who is spending their birthday in the hospital.  Likewise a visitor that wants to lift a patients birthday spirits!!

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

Pink Camo

Hi everyone!!  Today's card is for Lee's Pink Camo challenge for the Hope You Can Cling To challenge on Splitcoast.  I found this fun ribbon at Hobby Lobby (the ribbon and kraft paper match just about perfectly irl!) and knew I needed to pick it up for this challenge.  I found the green paper there too that is a perfect match!!  I used my Memory Box Pine Border Background die, after running through my Big Shot using my Linen & Canvas Impression plate, love the texture on the trees.  The sentiment is from my Sweet 'n Sassy Long Stem Silhouettes set.

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

Silhouette

Hi everyone!!  We are finally moved to our permanent home and mostly settled!  There are still a few things left in the garage (like my file cabinet of cardstock!) that need to be moved up but I have enough to finally sit down and make a card!  It took a while to get going again, hopefully not all cards will take this long!

My good buddy Denise took some time off as well and we decided to use this weeks CASology challenge "silhouette" to get back into it.  I also incorporated today's SCS Ways to use It challenge, to use  designer paper.  I love all of the images from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Landscape Silhouettes set but chose this image because it reminded me of the trip Denise and I took a few years ago.

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

Supplies:

Stamps:  Sweet 'n Sassy Landscape Silhouettes

Paper:  GKD Ivory, Black, Fancy Pants Etcetera

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  Pop Dots, Nestabilites, Zing Black Embossing Powder, Linen & Canvas Inpression Plate

sending you sunshine

Hi everyone!!  I made it to round 2 of the CAS team tryouts!!  I'm pretty excited!!  The second challenge was a technique challenge, to make your own woodgrain.  I really like this technique and haven't done it for a while so it was a lot of fun for me!!  I got this idea right away last night so I decided to get to it, the cards are due Thursday at noon so not a lot of time to change my mind :)  I decided to make a frame for the woodgrain technique.  I started out with GKD Sandy Beach cardstock, used my Scor-Pal to score the lines and used Vivid Taupe, Tuscan Tan and Coffee Bean inks.  I then stamped and heat embossed this great image from Sweet 'n Sassy's Landscape Silhouettes set.  I had to go with this image since the theme for the CAS tryouts is Lobster Bake :)  I sponged Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Faded Jeans Distress inks for the water and Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick and Fired Brick for the sky.  Finally I added an old sentiment stamp from AMuse, it seemed perfect!!

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