CHA Binders

It's Thursday, and time for another CCEE challenge. I stuck with Cindy's sketch as a base, but added a couple of things. Hopefully I won't get the buzzer!! We'd love to have you play along too. Just click HERE to head on over to our CCEE Stamper's Blog.

I leave for CHA this Sat., and am about as excited as I can get. Last year I altered some Maya Road binders for us to take notes in, so I thought I would do it again this year. I will have one to show you tomorrow and Sat. too.

To alter this 6x6 Maya Road Chipboard Binder, I used Urban Tapestry and Slight Alterations (Tim Holtz's Stamper's Anonymous). For my CHA medallion, I turned to my trusty JustRite tools. I used my Vertical Stamper, with Brayton and Trompe Script fonts.

The paper is Basicgrey Periphery and Birchtone Dark Prismatics.

That about sums up today's binder. Check back tomorrow to see another in a totally different style.

We've been getting a lot of storms here in central California. Very rare indeed. I thought I'd share a few photos. 2 of one of the many rainbows we've been seeing, and one of the sunrise over the mountains the next morning. You can click on the photos for a closer look.

If you look closely you can see a double on the right. It's very faint.

Happy Stamping!
Tosh

Supplies:
Stamps: Urban Tapestry and Slight Alterations (Tim Holtz's Stamper's Anonymous), Brayton and Trompe Script (JustRite)
Paper: Basicgrey Periphery and Birchtone Dark (Prismatics)
Ink: Sky Blue, Beige, Crimson Copper, Olive, Coffee Bean, Graphite Black (Brilliance Dew Drop), Frayed Burlap (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Ribbon (Webster's Pages, May Arts, PTI), Button (PTI), Metal Dots (Wal-Mart), Punches (Martha Stewart and EK Success), Pearl (Kaisercraft), Fibers, Sewing Machine

Monkey Love

Many of you know I have no great love for monkeys, and because of that I have received many monkey cards and photos from "thoughtful stampers". Boy, there are times when I really feel the love. Julee (Verve) has really enjoyed razzing me about this latest release too. She just had to design a monkey set called Love Monkey....okay....here's where I need ya'll to keep a secret. I really do think this little guy is just the cutest!! I mean, shoot, he's so chubby with a crooked little grin. Who wouldn't love this guy? Even a monkey challenged stamper such as I can't resist him. This was actually the first card I made with the newest released images. Really! And I paired him up with the Be Mine Plain Jane because I thought it would be cute to have him sitting on the arrow. Now the sentiment is actually on top of the arrow, so I colored the arrow only, with a black SU! marker, stamped it, then colored the sentiment and layered it beneath. Since the images are clear, it was easy as pie. Finally, I added a sweet little heart from the Thankful Accents set released last month.

Hope you had a nice weekend. I'm getting ready to head to CHA on Saturday!! Woot! Can't wait!
Happy Stamping ya'll!!




Stamps: Love Monkey, Plain Jane - Be Mine, Thankful Accents
Paper: Neenah, Kraft and Suede Brown Dark Prismatics
Ink: Jumbo Java, Red Brick, Midnight Black (VersaMagic), Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Rectangle Nestabilities, Embossing Folders (Cuttlebug), Glitter, Candy Dots (Pebbles, Inc.), Buttons (Rusty Pickle), Burlap String (May Arts), Border Punch (EK Success and SU!), Sewing Machine, Dimensional Tape (Scotch)

Verve Release!!

Happy weekend!! Woot!!
I have another Verve card to share with you today. In case you missed it, Julee revealed January's release last night, and it's super fabulous!! Click HERE to see all the new images!

For this gate fold card, I used Hearts Desire.

Here's a look at it closed.

ETA: Here's a look at my gatefold card before cutting. The dimensions are as follows:
10 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Score: 1 3/4", 3 1/2", 7", and 8 3/4"
Along the top, cut 1/2" down on each side, up to the center panel.
Hope this helps.

Hope you're having a fabulous weekend!!
Happy stamping!




Stamps: Heart's Desire
Paper: Baby of Mine (Jenni Bowlin), Blush Red Dark (Prism)
Ink: Cranberry (Adirondack Dye), Pixie Dust (Versamagic), Antique Linen (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Scor-Pal, Circle Nestabilites (Spellbinders), Corner Punch (Martha Stewart), Glitter, Satin Ribbon (May Arts), Rhinestones (Zva Creative)

Won't you be mine?

I made this card for Teresa's Verve sketch found HERE. I used the new Plain Jane Be Mine, and the flower from the set Love's Flower. If you haven't participated in any of the challenges yet, there's still time. Click HERE for the Master Challenge Thread. You have until 6:00 pm Eastern time. Then, join us in the Verve Forum at SCS for the Release Party (HERE) at 9:00 pm Eastern tonight! You won't want to miss these releases!! They're fabulous!!!

Have a super weekend everyone!!
Happy Stamping!!




Stamps: Be Mine Plain Jane, Love's Flower
Paper: Bissette and Winter Song (SEI), Black and White CS
Ink: Black Onyx Versafine
Accessories: Border Punch (SU! and Martha Stewart), Glitter, Pearls (Kaisercraft), Copics, Ribbon, Sewing Machine, Long Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Sewing Machine

Thanks be to God!

Woo-Hoo!! It's Thursday, and time for another CCEE Stampers Sketch provided by Cindy Haffner!! We'd love to have you participate too. Click HERE to play along.

This card is pretty straight forward. No fancy techniques. Just a lot of diecuts, punches, sewing and flowers. I will tell you though, that the wonderful sentiment I used is a Plain Jane from last month's Verve Release. It's I Corinthians 15:57. And I want to remind you that Verve is Sneak Peeking this month's release today and tomorrow, with the release being Friday evening. There are also some fabulous challenges going on over at SCS, giving you an opportunity to win some Vervalicious images!! Click HERE to see what that's all about.

The weekend is almost here!! Woot!
Hope your week is a fantastic one!
Happy Stamping!




Supplies:
Stamps: I Corinthians 15:57 (Verve)
Paper: Baby and Bride Collection (Graphic 45), Neenah, Iced Orange (Prismatics)
Ink: Starlite Black (Brilliance) and Tattered Rose (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Circle, Scalloped Circle and Labels 3 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Prima Flowers, Flourish diecuts (SU!), Border Punch (Martha Stewart and EK Success), Dew drops, Ribbon (Webster's), Sewing Machine, Dimensional Tape (Scotch)

Verve Sneak Peek ~ Accent Notes

Didn't I warn you that I had a ton of stuff to share with you this week? And there's lots more to come too!! I've been having so much fun, and the ideas just keep coming!! Love it when that happens.

I have the distinct honor and privilege of sneak peeking the new Verve set called "Accent Notes". And boy oh boy is this set ever GORGEOUS!! If you scroll down to the envelope card I made for the Shape Challenge at the SCS forum HERE, you'll see another image from that set. LOVE it!!

Now, head on over to the Verve Blog to see more details about my card and the other peeks that the divas have for you. You for sure don't want to miss all the details about how you can win the whole Verve release for January, or a fabulous Verve gift certificate!!

Thanks a million for stopping by. Hope you're having a most fantastic week!!
Happy Stamping!

A Bucket of Kisses!!

I have another JustRite project to share with you. I got this little red bucket from the $1 bin at Target during the Christmas season, knowing it would come in handy come Valentine's. Ya'll know I love my JustRite stamps, and this sentiment from the Loving Thoughts set couldn't be more perfect. And it just shows, that a sweet little gift does not have to take much time to put together. I just used my Spellbinders Heart, Square and Circle Nestabilties, a piercing tool, to coordinate with the bucket, and a border and heart punch both by Martha Stewart. It doesn't get much easier than that.

Here's a closer look at the card. To get the sentiment on the bottom, I just inked up the last line of the sentiment "Live More, Laugh Often, Love Much" from the Romantic Sentiments set. Instead of putting it in my 1 5/8" circle stamper, I used my Vertical Stamper. That way I could use my Stamp Postioner (SU!) to line it up perfectly over my scored lines.

Don't forget, you can click on the photos for a closer look. Clicking on the highlighted words will take you to where I got those products from.



Here's a closer look at the bucket.

Supplies:
Stamps - Romantic Sentiments, Loving Thoughts (JustRite)
Paper - Neenah, Kraft, Blush Red Dark
Ink - Black Onyx (Versafine)
Accessories - Heart, Square and Circle Nestabilities, Rhinestones (Zva Creative), Piercing Tool, Button (PTI), Border Punch and Heart Punch (Martha Stewart), Bucket (Target)

Verve Sneak Peek Challenge

I'm excited to be sneak peeking some of Verve's newest images this week. Everything you see this week will be available Friday evening. And, to start a week of peeks, there will be 5 challenges, in the Verve Forum on SCS, hosted by a few of the divas. Each challenge you participate in gives you an opportunity to win a $25 Verve Gift Certificate. And if you participate in all the challenges and upload your projects to the Master Challenge thread found HERE, you could win the entire release.

I have the extreme honor of hosting one of these challenges. Since it's the beginning of a new year, I thought I would challenge you to "get in shape". For more details on how to participate, click HERE.

Here's my example:


For my envelope card, I used a fabulous tutorial by Anne Bodil found HERE.
Here's a look at the inside of the envelope. The insert can be removed.

If you're looking for the Stamper's Dream JustRite Blog Hop, scroll down to the next post, or click HERE.

Stamps: Love's Flower, Accent Notes, Love Monkey, Celebrating You
Paper: Papertrey
Ink: Oasis Green (VersaMagic), Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Fancy Tags and Labels 4 (Spellbinders), ScorPal, Snowflake and Leaf Punch (Martha Stewart), Flowers, Stickles, Rhinestones (Kaisercraft), Ribbon (Papertrey), Envelope Card Tutorial (Anne Bodil: Bodilsscrapperverden.blogspot.com), Sewing Machine

Stamper's Dream Blog Hop Announcement

Stamper's Dream is having it's first ever Blog Hop to introduce the newest JustRite images. I'm a day early with my post, but I'll include a list for you to check out on Monday, because you won't want to miss what these talented girls have come up with!! Be sure to comment at each Blog because Michelle is offering some fantastic Mystery Blog candy. Wednesday evening she will reveal the blog in which the candy was hidden and the random integer number picked.

Here's the Blog Hop order for Monday.
Tosh (you are here)
Michelle
Denise
Amy
Silke
Carolyn
Laurie



Okay, now about the card. I used this past week's Mojo Monday sketch as a starting point, but I put my ribbon in the wrong place. *sigh*

The sentiment in the center of the medallion is from JustRite's Romantic Sentiments set, and was stamped with Versamark and embossed with Detail Gold ep. For the medallion base, I used a variety of Spellbinders dies: Lattice Pendant, and Octagon, Circle, and Blossom 1 Nestabilities. I added a bit of sparkle to the edges with my Quickie Glue Pen and some Judikins Ultrafine Transparent Glitter.

FYI: You can click on the photos for a closer look, and the highlighted words will take you to where you can find that particular product.

The striped panel was made with Impression Obsession's Thin Stripes Cover-a-Card Cling Background stamp image, inked with Key Lime Versamagic Chalk ink.

The white bg was embossed with Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots Embossing folder, and the border was made with a Martha Stewart punch. The Rhinestones are Me and My Big Ideas Icons, and the Spring Moss Ribbon and paper are from Papertrey Ink.

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to check out Stamper's Dream's Blog Hop tomorrow starting at Michelle's Blog HERE.

CCEE Sketch Challenge

I'm so excited to let you know that our CCEE group is stamping again after a 2 month break. There have been some changes though. First of all, 4 members have left for various reasons (Cindy Motherway, Carolyn King, Dawn Lusk and Deb Mills). Although they will be very missed, we know where to find them in the stamping world. :o) With their absence, we decided to add two new members. Joanne Grzelak, and Shirley Quarry! Two kind and wonderful stampers. We've also moved to Thursdays since Monday was a little hectic for some team members.

This month Cindy Haffner has provided a month of sketches. We hope you'll check our CCEE Stampers Blog each Thursday and participate with us. We'd love to see where your creativity takes you.

Now, for the card I created for this year's first CCEE Challenge.

I stamped this darling Penny Black image, called Heart Garland, with Versamark onto watercolor paper, and embossed it with Detail Black ep. I then watercolored it with Tombows. The sentiment is from Flourishes Gerbera Daisies set, and the charming paper is from My Mind's Eye Life Stories Collection.

The border was made with the SU! Scallop punch, and the image is framed with Spellbinders' Labels 3 Nestabilities die. All the edges were ink distressed with Frayed Burlap and Vintage Photo Ranger Distress inks.

Finally, I added some ribbon (SU! and American Craft), a Rusty Pickle Button, and some Maya Road Heart pins.

Just a little reminder that Michelle is having some Sales and Specials over at Stamper's Dream to make room for new product after CHA. Here are just a few of the items on sale: Spellbinders, Prismatics, JustRite, My Mind's Eye, Whiff of Joy

That about sums this baby up!
Hope you're having a fabulous week.
I'm fighting the flu...HARD. So hopefully next week goes smoother.
Happy Stamping my friends!!!




Stamps: Heart Garland (Penny Black), Gerbera Daisies (Flourishes)
Paper: Life's Stories Collection (My Mind's Eye), Kraft (Prismatics), Watercolor
Ink: Versamark, Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo
Accessories: Labels 3 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Tombows, Ribbon, Stick Pins (Maya Road), Border Punch (SU!), Sewing Machine, Dimensional Tape (Scotch)

Dirty Dozen Pocketwatch

Sorry I've been absent so much everyone. I promise, things are going to pick up immensely though. I'm currently working on some projects that I can't share quite yet, so I have a card to show you that I made for the Dirty Dozen on Splitcoaststampers.


This pocketwatch card was made for May's 2008 Dirty Dozen gallery. The theme was masculine, and the featured product was metals. I used SU!'s Brushed Gold cs, and an antique button that I felt fit the bill in the metal department. And this card is made entirely out of punches and nestabilities.

The two circles are connected with SU's word window punch. The top oval was made with SU's two ovals. The center oval is Nestabilities smallest petite oval diecut. And the sentiment is on the bottom layer with the top layer opening punched out with SU's key tag punch. I embossed the top layer of the circles with a cuttlebug embossing folder.

The chain is just gold cording tied in a series of knots with a vintage button attached at the end.

I also ink distressed all the edges with Vintage Photo Distress ink.

Hope your new year is off to a great start!!
Thanks for stopping by!!

Stamps: Anniversary Birds- Verve

Paper: Brushed Gold - SU

Ink: Black Onyx Versafine

Accessories: Nestabilities, SU punches: Word Window, Key Tag, Lg and Sm ovals, gold cord, vintage button, black Detailed ep, sponge

Happy New Year!!

I just wanted to take a moment to wish all of you the happiest of New Years!! May 2010 be filled with joys and blessings beyond measure!

Also, I wanted to let you know that Michelle at Stamper's Dream has just put all of her Spellbinders on sale to make room for new product next year!! She also has My Mind's Eye (my all time favorite dp company) paper and all the JustRite stamps on sale among other things!! Be sure to check out her Sales and Specials section. Just Click HERE.

A Red Jeep

Isn't this jeep fun? My BIL LOVES jeeps and RED!!! So, when I saw this image from Incredible Stamps, of course I had to get it....and color it red with my Copics... LOL I then added some foliage with a wonderfully versatile Evergreen Branch by Inkadinkado. I think it adds a bit of warmth to the scene.

Now, I have to tell you about one of my new favoritest (that so needs to be a word :) sets by Tim Holtz. It's called Slight Alterations, and it's fabulous for creating bg's and dirtying up an image. I inked up the sanded image with Latte (Adirondack Dye Ink), stamped it off, and then stamped it directly over the image to give it a slight grunge look. I ended up covering most of the bg, but I used the other two images with Latte and Slate (Adirondack), to dirty it up a bit.

The sentiment was created by using the JustRite set Just a Note 1 5/8" Borders and Centers (yeah, I know.....I use that set a lot....*grin*), and the border was made with a Martha Stewart Border Punch. Finally, I ink distressed all the edges with Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress Ink). btw....the card is 4" x 4".

Don't forget...Stamper's Dream has some awesome Sales and Specials found HERE.

Thanks for stopping in today!!
Hope you have a fantabulous weekend!!!
Happy Stamping!!

A Square Thank You

Happy Tuesday my friends!! I'm so sorry for the huge gap in postings, but I've been spending some quality time with my family. And now, since the holidays are over, I needed a few thank you's. I tend to lean towards my JustRite stamps for my thank yous, because there is such a variety of ways to frame them, and in a simple, yet elegant, shabby chic, or CAS way. I chose to go the elegant route this time because there were a few images I wanted to work with.

I especially love JR's newest Square Frame releases!! Talk about a variety of fun, gorgeous, and versatile designs. The 2" Square Decorative Frames have to be some of my all time favorites of all the JR images!! I stamped them onto 4 different Prismatic colors: Mystic Medium, Island Mist Light, Crabapple Dark, and Wizard Medium using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I then used the same ink, stamped the "Thank You" sentiment from the Just a Note 1 5/8" Borders and Centers set onto Neenah Natural White cs and popped it up with Dimensional Tape (Scotch).



FYI: Stamper's Dream is having a 10% off sale of all the JustRite stamps!! Including the newest releases! How cool is that!!?!? Click HERE to see all the sales and specials.

The Thin Striped bg was made with some ultra fun Background stamps from Impression Obsession. Stamper's Dream carries these fabulous Cover a Card 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" Cling images and the fantastic Mega Mount Rocker Block too. (She's out right now, but a shipment is on the way.) I tell ya, I love that mount!! I actually layed the bottom edge against the bottom of my paper and rolled it up onto my paper. By doing that I had no problems stamping the stripes perfectly straight!! AWESOME!!

BTW...the card measures 4" x 4 ", the border punch along the bottom is Martha Stewart, and the ribbon is American Crafts and PTI. I also added a hint of bling with some Icons Rhinestones by Me & My Big Ideas.

That about explains it!
I hope you have a fantastic week. Stop by in a couple of days, I'll have another card to share with you on Thursday.

Happy Stamping my friends!!

Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to take this time to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas!!

Thank you for visiting, and for all your encouragement!!