A Cozy Cupful of Sequins

Hello friends!!  I'm sure you're a bit shocked to see a card posted two days in a row without being for a release.  Well, I've been having some fun participating in some Splitcoaststampers challenges this week.  I haven't had much free time in the last year, and now that I have a few days, I thought it would be fun to challenge myself.  So, today, I'm participating in SCS's CAS challenge to use Acetate.  You can find the challenge HERE.

I decided to make a shaker card with a "new to me" die by MFT.  The stamped image is by Power Poppy and is from one of their newest released sets called Cozy Cupfuls.  I colored it with Copics, added some glitter, and used Paper Tole to give it some dimension.

Copics:  Bow Package ~ BG49, BG57, BG10 Red Package ~ R29, R24, R21, G28, G24, YG01 Mug ~ T4, T2, T0, R29

That about sums it all up.  It is supposed to be CAS after all.  :)
Thanks for dropping by!  I hope you're week is off to a great start!

   Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Cozy Cupfuls (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Onyx Black (Versafine)

Dies:  Stitched Cover Up Companion (MFT), Bow Tied (Tim Holtz - Sizzix)

Accessories:  Copics, Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh and Ellen Hutson), Quickie Glue Pen, Glitter (Hero Arts), Dimensional Tape (Scotch) 

A Rustic Christmas with Waltzingmouse

Hello everyone!!  We're finally having some chillier weather (70's) with a strong wind.  So, I thought it was time to bring out the mittens!  *grin*  Okay...not for 70 degree weather.  I'm not that wimpy.  But a girl can dream about the arrival of Fall can't she?  Especially when it doesn't usually arrive until November here in Central California.  So.....I made a Christmas card with one of Waltzingmouse's newest releases called Rustic Christmas.  I thought these mittens were just charming!!  

Speaking of charming...it's been way too long since I've participated in a Splitcoaststampers challenge, and yesterday's Inspiration challenge, IC516, was right up my alley!  I LOVE charms.  And this mitten charm, found HERE, is just super sweet!

The Rustic Christmas mittens were stamped with Whisper White Pigment Ink (SU!), and embossed with Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder (Ranger).  I added some Gesso to the edges of the corrugated paper, as well as the dp, and distressed all the edges with my Zutter Distrezz-it-All.

That's it for today y'all.  I hope you have a fabulous week!!
Blessings!
   Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Rustic Christmas (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  Kraft and White (PTI), Handmade Holiday (Simple Stories)

Ink:  Whisper White (SU!), Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress)

Accessories:  Super Fine Detail White Embossing Powder (Ranger), Burlap String, Button (Basicgrey), Gesso, Distrezz-it-All (Zutter) 

Power Poppy Peeps Challenge

Welcome back my creative friends!  Once again Friday has snuck up on me, so I have a Power Poppy Peeps Challenge card to share with you.  I used this week's Splitcoastampers' Sketch challenge (SC504) as my inspiration, and added just a bit to it......okay...A LOT to it.  I got a bit carried away this week, but let me tell you, I had THE MOST FUN adding little things here and there.

I absolutely LOVE the Power Poppy Farmer's Market stamp set.  I still have yet to color one more image in it, and I am truly looking forward to it.  Every image is thoroughly delightful.  This week, I chose to color the crate of apples with my Copics.  Now, I realize with all that's "going on" in this card, it's hard to see what I really wanted to focus on, so I've provided a close up, so you can see all the wonderful detail Marcella puts in her images.  It's incredible!

I know, I know...there were no flags or banners in the sketch, but believe it or not, I felt the corner looked a little bare.  What?  It did...truly!!  So I stamped the leafy part (or kale) of one of the images, with white, onto kraft card stock and created a little banner.

I love the detail in the leaves.  Marcy thinks of everything!!

Well, now, that's it for my project today.  I hope you'll have a chance to join us for our Power Poppy Peeps challenge this week.  We truly love seeing what you do with Marcella's designs, and you could be featured on the Power Poppy blog and be entered into a drawing for some more Power Poppy stamps!!  Head on over to the Power Poppy Blog for all the details.

But don't forget to check out what these Bloom Brigade team members have made to inspire this week!

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Julie Koerber
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker ---you are here

Copics:  R39, R37, R35, R11, G28, G24, G21, YG13, YG11, E47, E35, E33, E31, E000, T5

    Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Farmer's Market (Power Poppy)

Paper:  Cryogen White, Quilting Bee (MME), Kraft and Vintage Cream (PTI)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Onyx Black (Versafine), Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress)

Accessories:  Copics, Primitive Hearts #3 die (Sizzix), Woodgrain embossing Folder (Sizzix), Sequins (Teresa Collins), Button (PTI), Twine, Paper Doily, Distrezz-it-All (Zutter), Sewing Machine, Dimensional Tape, Rhinestone (Pizzazz Aplenty) 

Power Poppy Peeps Challenge

Hello everyone!!  It's Friday, and that means it's time for another Power Poppy Peeps Challenge.  And, anything goes.  Just make a project using any Power Poppy image (digital or stamp), and link it HERE.  You could be featured on the Power Poppy Blog and be entered to win Power Poppy images!!

Today, I made a card inspired by a couple of Splitcoaststampers challenges:  SC487 (Sketch), and TLC494 (Technique Challenge to use Watercoloring).

I used two Power Poppy sets today also:  Marcella's Mixtape and Dynamic Duos: Peonies and Tulips

I used the Emboss Resist technique to make Marcy's gorgeous, delicate feather pop!  I just stamped it with Versamark and embossed it with White Embossing Powder.  I then took two different Spray Mists (Starburst-Lindy's Stamp Gang and Gingerbread Glimmer Mist-Tattered Angels), sprayed them onto my craft sheet and layed the cardstock, with my stamped image, on the sprayed surface.  After that, I added some rhinestones to the center of the feather, and some Gesso around the diecut image.  I embossed the background panels with 2 different embossing folders and scored the horizontal one.  For the sentiment, I diecut a little banner border using an EK Success border punch along the edge, and scored two little stripes.

That's it for my project today.  For some more Power Poppy inspiration, check out these Bloom Brigade Blogs:

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Kathy Jones
• Katie Sims
• Leslie Miller
• Tosha Leyendekker --- you are here

Thanks for dropping by!  Hope you've been inspired!!
    Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Marcella's Mixtape and Dynamic Duos: Peonies and Tulips (Power Poppy)

Paper:  White (PTI)

Ink:  Versamark and Turquoise Gem (VersaMagic)

Accessories:  Classic and Floral Ovals dies (Spellbinders), Embossing Folders (Doily-Crate Paper, Dots-Cuttlebug), Spray Mists (Lindy's Stamp Gang and Tattered Angels), Border Punches (EK Success and Martha Stewart), Rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty), Enamel Dot (Teresa Collins), Scor-Pal, Dimensional Tape, Gesso 

Congrats on your new home...

Hello my creative friends!!  I have a card to share with you that is dear to my heart.  My son is moving this weekend to a new home which he will share with his bride when he gets married this Fall.  We are so proud and excited for him.  We adore his fiance.  However, being from California, you can imagine our literal SHOCK that he would choose to move to "cold country".  That's just a little bit crazy in my book.  (sorry to all my Midwest friends...I love ya...just couldn't live there again.)  So, I decided, since I'm so far away, I thought I would put together a housewarming care package and include one of my "made from the heart" cards.

I was inspired by Monday's TLC484 challenge over on Splitcoaststampers.com.  We were to fill up our backgrounds using border punches or diecuts.  So, I took an EK Success border punch and created the lattice/basket weave type background and added some tags that were die cut using WMS's Stitched Tag Cutting Edge die.  The sentiments are from WMS's Gift Card It stamp set, and the little house is from the Alpine Christmas set.  I stamped it, along with the sentiments with Versamark, and embossed them with white to represent the cold and snow.   I figured I would let him know that we still love him, even though he's moving to the tundra.

That's it for today's card.  I hope I've inspired you to get crafty today!
Have a fun and fabulous week!!
And...
     Happy Stamping!!

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Stamps:  Gift Card It, Alpine Christmas (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Paper:  Wood paper (MME), Kraft and Smokey Shadow (PTI), Red Bazzill)

Ink:  Versamark, Pumice Stone (Ranger Distress) 

Accessories:  Stitched Tags die (WMS), Classic Heart die (Spellbinders), Border Punch (EK Success), White Embossing Powder (Ranger), Twine (October Afternoon), Clothespins (The Funkie Junkie), Mini-Stapler (Tim Holtz), Dimensional Tape (Scotch)

Refresh CAS challenge

I had some time to play in Splitcoaststampers' CAS challenge today.  We were challenged to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) Fionna51.  She has a gallery filled with charming CAS cards.  I chose to case her Masculine Sympathy card.  I changed my framing with diecuts, and inked the background with Pumice Stone Ranger Distress Ink.  I then stamped feathers, from Power Poppy's Marcella's Mixtape stamp set, in Smokey Gray Versafine ink along with White ink by Gina K. designs.  The "Hit Refresh" sentiment is from Power Poppy's Good Thinking: Renewal set.  Lastly, I inked over the feathers with White Pigment ink to soften them up a bit.  Easy-Peasy.

Here's a close-up so you can see the feather detail.

That's it for today.  I hope I've inspired you to try some new challenges.

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Stamps:  Marcella's Mixtape, Good Thinking: Renewal (Power Poppy)

Paper:  Vintage Cream (PTI)

Ink:  Pumice Stone (Ranger Distress), White (Gina K. Designs), Smokey Gray (Versafine)

Accessories:  A2 Valiant Honor, Labels Thirty-Eight and Petite Oval dies (Spellbinders), Carnation (Wild Orchid Crafts), Stardust Stickles, Dimensional Tape (Scotch) 

3-Tier-Slider Gift Card

Oh my!!  Did I have a blast today!  It's been a lonnnnnnng time since I've made a card just for the fun of it.  I'm usually working with deadlines and new releases.  But I decided today I wanted to play along in a Splitcoaststampers challenge.  Now the last time I did that was....well....so long that I can't even remember.  While looking at this week's challenges, I knew right away I wanted to try the Three-Tier-Slider-Card technique challenge, and then thought, why not add as many as I could.  I mean..why not go "All In"!!  So, I also used this week's Color, Sketch and Ways to Use it challenges.

 

I have a niece graduating from High School this year and thought it would be fun to combine the Three-Tier-Slider card with a Gift Card inside.  Waltzingmouse Stamps came out with the sweetest Gift Card It dies and coordinating Gift Card It stamp set.  Where it says 2014 (I used the Victorian Alphabet for the numbers).  I'll add the gift card later...it didn't match the colors. (grin)  For the top tier sentiment, tag and the front, I used sentiments and flowers from the Gift Card It stamp set.

Now, the Ways to use it Challenge:  WT473,  requires you to use something you've had in your stash for over a month and haven't touched yet.  Well, I've had Sizzix's Primitive Star dies in my stash for probably well over 6 months, and haven't touched them once.  I know...what a shame, eh?  Now they've been officially broken in.

I colored the flowers, on the center panel, with Copics and ran my Anique Linen Mini-distress ink pad over them so they weren't so bright and fit the color scheme of the card.  Lastly, I added some enamel dots (Teresa Collins), as well as a Crystal dot to the navy Twine (Olive Manna).

Oh, and I can't forget to mention that this super fun dp is pb&j by Basicgrey.

Here are the Copics I used:

Here's the color scheme: CC472

 Here's the sketch:  SC482

Wow, that was a lot of info.  I hope you get an opportunity to try one, or all of these challenges over at Splitcoaststampers.  It really gets the creative juices flowing!

Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Gift Card It, Victorian Alphabet (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  pb&j (Basicgrey), Cream and Navy (AC)

Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine), Tuxedo Black (Memento), Antique Linen (Ranger Distress)

Accessories:  Gift Card It dies (Waltzingmouse), Primitive stars die (Sizzix), Standard Rectangle die (Spellbinders), Three-Tier-Slider Card Technique, Copics, Enamel Dots (Teresa Collins), Crystal dot (Prima), Twine (Olive Manna), Rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty), Baja Breeze Ribbon (SU!), Sewing Machine, Scor-Pal, Dimensional Tape (Scotch)

Mustache Love

Today's card was inspired by Splitcoaststampers' Sketch Challenge found HERE.  I wanted to make a Valentine card for my husband, and was inspired to use Teresa Collins' "He Said, She Said" dp because of the mustaches.  You see, I met my husband almost 26 years ago, and we've been married almost 24 years, and to this day, I've never seen him without a mustache.  So I thought it would be fun to make a card featuring them.  I even used acetate in the center of my Labels 25 image and diecut shape so as not to hide the mustaches too much.

The houndstooth Labels 25 image and sentiment are both by Waltzingmouse Stamps:  Blessed by You, and Very Vintage Labels 25.

Here's a picture of my husband taken this past summer while vacationing in Kauai.  He's not clean shaven, but shoot, we were on vacation right?  :)  

Thanks for visiting my paper crafting friends!!  I hope you are having a blessing filled day.

Happy Stamping!  

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Stamps:  Blessed by You, and Very Vintage Labels 25 (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Paper:  He Said, She Said (Teresa Collins), Bazzill, White and Kraft (PTI), Acetate

Ink:  French Roast (a muse), Black (Stazon)

Accessories:  Labels 25 die (Spellbinders), Primitive Hearts #3 die (Sizzix), Wavy Crimper, Button (Vintage), Burlap String (May Arts), Gesso

A Good Day to Play with Patterns

For the Technique Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers, Judy has challenged everyone to use 3 patterns or more on a card; paper or stamps.  I chose paper since I wanted to focus on the fun loopy burlap string flower I made.  Each loop is just individually glued with hot glue onto a felt circle.  I wanted various sizes so it wouldn't look symetrical.

The sentiment is from the Waltzingmouse Stamps set Playful Pinwheels.

Everything is pretty self explanatory so I won't bore you with all the details.

Thanks for visiting!!
Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Playful Pinwheels (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Paper:  Fresh (Authentique), Vintage Cream and Kraft (PTI)

Ink:  Gathered Twigs and Pumice Stone (Ranger Distress)

Accessories:  Burlap String, Button (PTI), Border Punch (EK Success), Pompom Trim, Sewing Machine, Rhinestones (I-Rock), Distrezz-it-All (Zutter)

You're Awesome!

I thought it would be fun to participate in the Featured Stamper challenge over on Splitcoaststampers.  The FS for the week is Janette Olen (Blessingsx3), and she has a wonderful gallery in which to choose a card to case.  I chose THIS ONE.

I had never stamped with my acrylic blocks before and thought it would be fun to give it a try.  I love the texture it gave.  I loved the colors Janette used, so I just changed the coral to a red because I wanted to include a heart.  I also loved all the white space and the clean, crisp style.  So I kept my card CAS and just added a bit of texture to the background and a diecut (Tim Holtz) felt heart.

The sentiment is from the Waltzingmouse Stamps set Playful Pinwheels.  I love the fun font.

That's it.  I'll have another post ready in a bit using the same Waltzingmouse stamp set, to fit another Splitcoaststampers challenge.

Thanks for dropping by!!
Have a great week, and
Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Playful Pinwheels (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Paper:  White (PTI)

Ink:  Turquoise Gem and Aloe Vera (VersaMagic), Onyx Black (Versafine)

Accessories: Heart die (Tim Holtz), Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Vintage Button, Felt

Puffy Felt Heart SCS Challenge

The "Free For All" Challenge over on Splitcoaststampers today, is to get all warm and fuzzy.  Now, living in California, I don't get an opportunity to wear mittens or sweaters because it's just too warm for them here.  So, when I read "fuzzy", I thought felt.  And since Valentine's Day is right around the corner, I thought I'd make my daughter a "warm and fuzzy Valentine".  

I just diecut a Heart (Spellbinders) out of white cardstock, and framed it with a Postage Stamp die (Spellbinders).  I then tucked a piece of red felt behind the negative heart space, poked it through a bit and stuffed a half of a cotton ball behind it to poof it out a bit.  I then backed it with another piece of white cs and sewed around the heart...poorly...but thankfully my daughter isn't as much as a perfectionist as I am, and will accept the sewing flaw.  I just didn't have the time to start all over.  *sigh*.

Anyway, lastly I added a sweet "love you" sentiment from the Waltzingmouse set Compact Family, a trio of ribbons, some twine and a little button.

That's it for today's project.  It was fun working with felt again.  I hadn't done that in awhile.

Thanks for visiting.  I hope you have a fantastic weekend!
Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Compact Family (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Paper:  White (PTI)

Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine)

Accessories:  Felt, Heart and Postage Stamp dies (Spellbinders), Ribbon, Twine, Button (PTI), Sewing Machine

You're the Bees Knees Color Challenge

I'm having fun being inspired by the Splitcoaststampers challenges.  I made today's card using yesterday's Color Challenge found HERE.  Color Challenges really make me step out of my box for some reason.  I always struggle with them.  That's why this card is a day late.  :)

I used images from the Waltzingmouse Stamps sets Compact Sentiments Part Two and My Heart.  I know I use the sentiment "You're the bee's knees" quite a bit, but I just can't help myself.  It's just the sweetest and is so beautifully fonted!

The paper is Songbird by Prima. Since I don't have Stampin' Up! cardstock, I found the closest papers I could.

Thanks for visiting.  I hope you are having a good week.  

Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Compact Sentiments Part Two and My Heart (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  Songbird (Prima), Vintage Cream and Kraft (PTI)

Ink:  Smokey Shadow (Versafine), Fresh Snow (a muse)

Accessories:  Labels 17 and Asian Accents (Spellbinders), Exotic Butterfly small dies (Cheery Lynn Designs), Wrinkled Ribbon, Lace, Buttons (PTI), Rose (Wild Orchid Crafts), Feathers, Pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty), Quickie Glue Pen, Prism Glitter (JudiKins), Stardust Stickles,