Teapot Tuesday: Birds and Daisies

Hello!! Happy Tuesday!! I'm excited to share a card with you today that I made with JustRite images that I got from Stamper's Dream. I LOVE birds, bird cages, bird houses...well, anything to do with birds. So when I saw these charming birdcages from the JustRite set Spread your wings, I knew I had to have them. I combined the birdcage with a sentiment from the JR set Elegant Charms. I love it when I can mix and match sets.

Now, this card was made for this week's Teapot Tuesday challenge, and is going to a sweet lady named Rita who has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer. She loves birds (a gal after my own heart), and the teapot we were to use had daisies on it, so we were to include 3 daisies, birds, and bees. Do you see the bees? No? Well, they're hiding behind the flowers. *grin*...no back door for me...lol

The medallion in the center of the ribbon was made with Silver Viva Decor gel and a Silicone button mold.

Now, before anyone says anything, I do realize the gray ruler is upside down. Well, that's the way they made the dp. There was a bright yellow "right-side-up" ruler underneath which I originally had, but decided to cover it up because it was blinding me in the photo. Since the card was all sewed up, there was no way to change the upside down ruler...*sigh*...handmade ya know. lol

That's it for today ya'll. Be sure to stop by tomorrow to see what I've come up with with some more JustRite images.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you're having a fantastic week!

Happy Stamping!!
Tosh

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Card Supplies:
Stamps: Spread your wings, Elegant Charms (JustRite)
Paper: Blissful (Authentique), Vintage Cream (PTI)
Ink: Pumice (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Circle and Big Scallop Circle die (Spellbinders), Ribbon, Silicone Button Mold, Silver Viva Decor Gel, Daisy punches (Punch Bunch), Buttons (PTI), Chipboard Bird (Maya Road), Rhinestones (I-Roc), Lace (Wild Orchid Crafts), sewing Machine

Sweet Baby

This past weekend, Verve released 3 new sets: New Mercies, Words Cannot Express, Small Phrases, along with 3 Plain Janes: Phillipians 1:6, Life is Good, Light Tomorrow, and they're fabulous. I took all the baby themed sentiments from the Small Phrases set, laid them out on a clear block, and stamped them with Versamark across my panel. I then heat embossed them with White ep, and sponged Tattered Rose Ranger Distress Ink over them.



To finish the card, I scored a border panel with my Scor-Buddy, diecut the border with a Lattice border die by Spellbinders, added a few pearls and buttons along with some ribbon and Bakers twine.

That about sums my card up for today. Be sure to stop by the Verve Blog to see all the diva favorites for this release.

Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Stamping!
Tosh

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Stamps: Small Phrases (Verve)
Paper: White (PTI)
Ink: Versamark, Spun Sugar (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Lattice Borderabilities (Spellbinders), Buttons (PTI), Ribbon (American Crafts), Twine (Twinery), White embossing powder, Scor-Buddy, Pearls (Kaisercraft)

Verve Spotlight Hop Day 3 ~ Small Phrases

TODAY'S Featured Set:


plus the Philippians 1:6, Light Tomorrow and Life is Good PJ's

It's the final day of the Verve Spotlighting. Have you liked what you've seen? Are the sentiments fabulous? The fonts beautiful? And the images charming? Today I decided to use the Viva la Verve sketch I'm hosting over in the Verve Forum, along with the Philippians 1:6 Plain Jane. I love this verse!! It's so encouraging!!

I framed it with a Circle and Lacey Circle die (Spellbinders), and sponged the inside with Old Paper and Tumbled Glass Ranger Distress Ink. I embossed some Webster's Pages dp with a Sizzix embossing folder, added some lace, Rhinestones, some seam binding ribbon and a button. The sweet little scallops were made with the mini-scallops die by Amuse.

Here's a close-up of the sentiment.
"Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ" - Philippeans 1:6

That's it for me for today. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Here's a list of all the hoppers today. You don't want to miss a stop!!

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1. Amber	7. Laurie
2. Amy	8. Robin {Guest}
3. Andrea	9. Sankari
4. Charmaine	10. Teresa
5. Jackie	11. Tosh
6. Julee

Hey Verve fans! The time for new Verve Release is FINALLY here and we can't wait to share it with you! There are 3 new sets and 3 plain janes being released tonight!! Friday, July 8!

So, make yourself a lemonade and come join the fun! Click here!

9PM Eastern, 8PM Central, 7PM Mountain, 6PM Pacific, 3PM Hawaii
World Clock link for other locations

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Card Supplies:
Stamps: Philippians 1:6 Plain Jane (Verve)
Paper: Spring Market and Country Estate (Webster's Pages), Vintage Cream (PTI)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Old Paper and Tumbled Glass (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Circle and Lacy Circle dies (Spellbinders), Rhinestones and Pearls (Zva Creative), Lace (Wild Orchid Crafts), mini-scalloped border die (Amuse), Button (PTI), Seam Binding Ribbon (MamrieMare), Sewing Machine, Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Sanding block

Verve Spotlight Hop Day 2 ~ Words Cannot Express

TODAY'S Featured Set:

It's day two of Verve's Spotlight Hop, and we're featuring the set Words Cannot Express. This set is full of wonderful sentiments of gratitude in a beautiful font.

I was inspired the other day by a photo of summer beach and poolside umbrellas, and thought I would use my Octagon die (Spellbinders), to recreate the look and make a thank you card.

If you click on the photos, you can see more of the detail on the umbrellas.

Here's a close-up of one of the sentiments included in this set.

I also added a continuation of the sentiment on the inside with a single umbrella topper.

Here's a close up of this beautiful sentiment.

Don't forget, Verve's release party is this Friday night, July 8, and there's a big PRIZE hidden on one of today's hop spots! Just leave a little shout-out in the comments as you hop about for a chance to win the entire July release! You can check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

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1. Julee	7. Amy
2. Robin {Guest}	8. Teresa
3. Sankari	9. Laurie
4. Amber	10. Jackie
5. Tosh	11. Andrea
6. Charmaine

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you've been enjoying the hop. Be sure to stop by again tomorrow for some more Verve goodness!!

Happy Stamping!
Tosh

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Card Supplies:
Stamps: Words Cannot Express (Verve)
Paper: White (PTI), Bazzill
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories: Octagon and Wizard Tag Trio die (Spellbinders), Border Punches (EK Success and MFT), Rhinestones (Kaisercraft), Baker's Twine (The Twinery)

Verve Spotlight Hop Day 1 ~ New Mercies

It's time to shine our sneaky Verve spotlight on some brand new stamps! We're counting down to Verve's release party this Friday night, July 8, with THREE days of Spotlight Hops! And since new Verve is something to celebrate, there's abig PRIZE hidden on one of today's hop spots! Just leave a little shout-out in the comments as you hop about for a chance to win the entire July release! You can check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.


For my card today, I used this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch 198, and chose to highlight the "Morning by morning" sentiment, from the set New Mercies, along with the sweet little sun and clouds. There is a fabulous variety of scriptures and sentiments in this set, as well as some beautiful flowers and solid leaf sprays. I know I'll find a lot of uses for this set. I added some ultrafine glitter to the sun, and the dp is all Blossom Soup by Jillibean Soup.

Okay, I rarely do this, but I couldn't decide which way I liked this card better. With the sentiment highlighted, or without...so I included both. :)



Thank you so much for stopping by!!
I've included the hop list below. Make sure you visit each stop. You want to miss what these girls have to share!!

1. Andrea 7. Tosh 2. Jackie 8. Amber 3. Laurie 9. Sankari 4. Teresa 10. Robin {Guest} 5. Amy 11. Julee 6. Charmaine

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Card supplies:
Stamps: New Mercies (Verve)
Paper: White and Black (PTI), Blossom Soup (Jillibean Soup)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories: Square die (Spellbinders), Sewing machine, Ultrafine glitter

Tea-putting Tuesday

Hello and happy Tuesday!! Are ya all rested after celebrating July 4? As tradition goes at our house, my husband's brother, his wife and four boys came over for swimming, hot dogs, and of course setting off tons of fireworks. (legal ones....don't worry) It was a lot of fun.

Since it is Tuesday, I have a Teapot Tuesday card to share with you today. The destination this week is a young man, and new father, named Nathan, who recently found out he has myelogenous Leukemia. He loves golfing, playing basketball and bowling, so Cindy challenged us to make a golf themed card if we could. If not, anything sports related would be fine.

I don't have any golf images, so, I decided to make a golf ball with a scene. The "Hope" sentiment is from the Verve set Richly Blessed, the clouds were made with diecuts by Amuse, and the flag was made with a q-tip stick.

If you have a few moments to whip up a card and send it to Nathan, I'm sure he would appreciate the encouragement. Head on over to Cindy Motherway's blog: This is my story for all the details.

Thanks for dropping by. And thanks for all the kind comments you've been sending my way. They just warm my heart!!
Happy stamping my friends!!
Tosh

Waltzingmouse July Release

It's Release Day over at Waltzingmouse Stamps and the DT is hopping!! Woo-Hoo!! And what a fabulous release it is too. 8 sets of pure stamp gorgeousness!! Claire is starting off the hop. So if you haven't been there yet, head on over there. You won't want to miss a thing. I assure you.

I have some very clean and simple projects to share with you today. Since it's the weekend leading up to the United States' Independence day, I was inspired to make my projects fit that theme. So, for my card, I made a patriotic cake, with the new Eat Cake set, complete with a topping of blue sparklers ( in which I used a flourish image from the Flourishes~Scallops~Dots set.)


I used Perfect pearls to get the shimmer and glow of the flourishes for this CD case. I just love the look of the flourish in the brilliant blue. I reminded me of fireworks. The sentiment is from the Cameo to Go set.

Like I said, Clean and simple today. Next up on the hop is Sarah. You have a chance to win a Prize too. So be sure to check out all the blogs and leave a comment in order to be entered into a random drawing to win a stamp set of your choice. You have until July 2, 11:59 EST, 10:59 Central and 8:59 Pacific.

Thanks for visiting this week. I hope you've been inspired!
Have a fabulous weekend, with Happy Stamping!!
Tosh
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Card Supplies

Celebrate:
Stamps: Eat Cake and Flourishes-Scallops and Dots (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: White and Kraft (PTI)
Ink: Red Magic (VersaMagic), Versamark, Onyx Black Versafine, White (ColorBox)
Accessories: Wonky Rectangle (Spellbinders), Stars Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), White ep, Glitter, Rhinestone (Kaisercraft), Corner Ticket Punch (SU!)

CD:
Stamps: Flourishes-Scallops and Dots and Cameo to Go (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: Smokey Gray (PTI), Silver (SU!)
Ink: Versamark, Stazon Black, Smokey Gray (Versafine)
Accessories: Corner Rounder, Rhinestones (I-Roc), Perfect Pearls

Waltzingmouse July Release ~ Day 3

Have you been enjoying the Waltzingmouse Sneak Peeks? I am so in love with all of these sets. Claire has really outdone herself. If that's possible. Today I'm peeking two sets: You're Lovely, which has a beautiful gown, a couture dress form, and accessories as well as some wonderful sentiments. The second set I've included on this card is Flourishes~Scallops~ dots which has gorgeous flourishes in a variety of sizes....*sigh*...be still my heart.

Now, for my card, I started by stamping the gown, with Versamark, onto some Gabrielle Collection (BoBunny) dp, and Vellum and embossing them with white ep. I then added the dotted bustier image to the vellum piece. After that I added some Viva Decor Opaq White dots with glitter. I wanted to add some design to the lower half of the gown, so I embossed it with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing folder. (hint: Do this before attaching dress. I decided to do this after I was finished, so I stamped the dress onto vellum again and repeated the embossing and cut off the bottom half.) The dress and sentiment are mounted onto a Layer I made by diecutting some dp with the Labels 4 die by Spellbinders.

The panel trio in the background consists of three layers: White cs, then the Gabrielle Collection dp, and another layer of vellum with the Flourishes embossed in White. I also embossed the sentiment directly onto the dp and cut it out freehand.

Lastly, I added some Seam Binding Ribbon, a button, some silver cording, and some I-Roc Rhinestones. I used a Tim Holtz Mini Heart diecut for the heart and added some Melissa Frances Glass Glitter to it.

eta: To get the glass glitter to stick to the heart without some flaking off, I just put a square of cs, large enough for the heart, onto some Scor-Tape (double stick tape) and diecut it together. I then just peel off the one layer, sprinkle on the Glass Glitter and burnish it with my fingertip. Now, even if I rub it with my fingers, nothing flakes off.

Whew...that was a lot of details to include for just one card. Hope you were able to bear with me. Now, I was the last member of the hop. I hope you've enjoyed all the inspiration. Tomorrow's the release, and there are prizes to be had, so be sure to stop by again.

Since it's Thursday, it's also time for a CCEE Stamper's Challenge, and Frances is challenging everyone to use electronic cutters if you have them. I don't own one, so I just used my trusty Cuttlebug to cut out my Labels 4 and heart die. Be sure to check out what the other gals have come up with over at the CCEE Stamper's Blog.

Now, here's the WMS hop list in case you've missed some along the way:

Anya Shrier
Belinda Chang Langner
Bonnie Sharp
Claire Brennan
Jennifer Holmes
Julia Aston
Kate Whelan
Laurie Schmidlin
Lynn Mercurio
Mona Pendleton
Niki Estes
Sandie Dunne
Sarah Martina Parker
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Card Supplies:
Stamps: You're Lovely and Flourishes~Scallops~Dots (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: Vellum, Gabrielle Collection (BoBunny), White (PTI)
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Labels 4 (Spellbinders), Diecut Heart (Tim Holtz~Sizzix), Glass Glitter (Melissa Frances), Seam Binding Ribbon (MamrieMare), Button (PTI), Rhinestones (I-Roc), Silver Cording and Sewing Machine, White acrylic paint, White ep, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)

Waltzingmouse July Release ~ Day 2

It's day two of the Waltzingmouse Stamps Sneak Peeks, and the design team is focusing on the two sets: Big Day Additions and Big Day Essentials. They're perfect for wedding announcements, invitations, and cards as well as Anniversaries. I combined the Anniversary sentiment with sweet little silhouettes from the Cameo to go set. I loved the darling children silhouettes.

One of my most precious treasures that is a direct result of my marriage, is my children. So I thought these images would go beautifully with the anniversary sentiment. In August, we will have been married 22 years, and our oldest will be 21 soon after. So 21 years of our marriage we will have had kids around. Until that same month, however. Our youngest is heading off to college. So we will be charting new waters as empty nesters.

This is it for me today. If you haven't seen all the other examples designed by the WMS dt, be sure to visit their blogs. They are truly inspirational.

Happy Stamping!!
Tosh

Anya Shrier
Belinda Chang Langner
Bonnie Sharp
Claire Brennan
Jennifer Holmes
Julia Aston
Kate Whelan
Laurie Schmidlin
Lynn Mercurio
Mona Pendleton
Niki Estes
Sandie Dunne
Sarah Martina Parker

Waltzingmouse July Release ~ Day 1

Hello fellow stampers!! I'm so excited to be sharing some projects this week made with the newest Waltzingmouse Images. Today the design team is sharing images from 3 different sets: Ovals ~ Classic Frames, Cameo Creations, and Cameo to go. Today I have three projects to share with you using the Cameo to go set. I made a card using the Cameo Creations set also, but I used a set that I can't peek until tomorrow, so you'll have to check back then. :)

One of the reasons I'm so excited about this release, is because I love silhouettes. In fact I have a small collection. (I posted a picture of some of the framed art at the bottom of this post.) My mother started collecting them many years ago, and after she passed, I inherited her collection, and continued to add to it over the years. Most of my collection consists of silhouettes with dried milkweed and flowers in the background, that were made in the late 1930's, and are quite hard to find now.

Well, now that you know one of my passions, here are the 3 projects I promised. For the box, I used a template that I borrowed from my dear and uber talented friend Pat Smethers. The stick pin was a gift from her as well. I made the cameo with Sculpey Clay by stamping the image with Tumbled Glass Ranger Distress Ink directly into the clay and baking it. now this is my very first time working with the clay, so don't look too closely. :) But I love how the image is raised because this stamp has a negative silhouette image..








For this card, I stamped the frame and the silhouette image with Versamark onto black cs and embossed them with white ep. The Spellbinders window frame is covered with Ultrafine transparent glitter. I wish you could see it irl. I have the hardest time getting that stuff to show in photos. I also scored three stripes before the punched border.

My second card was made for the Teapot Tuesday challenge hosted by Cindy Motherway over at Splitcoaststampers. We were to include numbers on this card. I thought Roman Numerals would be fun. The sentiment as well as the leafy border are from Cameo Creations.

Lastly, here is a sampling of my silhouette collection.

Well, I'm the last stop on the hop, so if you started here, you'll want to head on over to Anya's blog and start at the beginning. Otherwise, I hope you've enjoyed the little Waltzingmouse sneak peek of what's to be released on July 1.

Here's the complete hop list. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Anya Shrier
Belinda Chang Langner
Bonnie Sharp
Claire Brennan
Jennifer Holmes
Julia Aston
Kate Whelan
Laurie Schmidlin
Lynn Mercurio
Mona Pendleton
Niki Estes
Sandie Dunne
Sarah Martina Parker
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Stamp Supplies:

Cameo Box:
Stamps: Cameo Creations, Dainty Doilies Large (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: Artesian Pool (Bazzill), Ladies and Gents and Trendsetters (Webster's Pages), Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Ink: Tumbled Glass, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress Ink)
Accessories: Sculpey Clay, Lace and flowers (Wild Orchid Crafts), Flowers (Prima), Pearls (Zva Creative), Silver Cording, Stick pin and beads, Organdy Ribbon and Silver Cording, White embossing Powder, Box Template (Deja Views)

Silhouette Card:
Stamps: Cameo Creations (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: Pretty Pastels, Black and White (PTI)
Ink: Versamark, Onyx Black (Versafine), Robin's Egg (Colorbox)
Accessories: Window, Banner, Standard Oval and Standard Scallop Oval diecut (Spellbinders), Pearls (Kaisercraft), Opaq White Viva Decor Gel, Quickie Glue Pen, Ultrafine Transparent Glitter, White embossing powder, Rhinestones (I-Roc), Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Scor-Buddy

Thanking You:
Cameo Creations (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: Dark Chocolate and White (PTI), Ladies and Gents and Trendsetters (Webster's Pages)
Ink: Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress Ink), Wheat (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Charming Oval Die (Verve), Brads (Creative Impressions)

Viva la Verve June Week 4 ~ Spread Your Wings

I made this card using Teresa's fantastic Viva la Verve Sketch for Week 4. Love it! I even stepped out of my box a bit and used some fun bright papers from Echo Park's "A walk in the Park line". I used the fun Verve set Beautiful Kindness. I just love the flourishy butterfly with the sentiment "Spread your wings and fly".

I stamped the flourish onto the orange dp with Versamark, and embossed it with Iridescent Ice by Stampin' Up! If you click on the photo, you'll be able to see the sparkle better.




See the little white medallion? I made that using Viva Decor Opaq White Gel and a Silicon mold that I purchased HERE. Too fun. I've made some silver, red, dark gray, and more, so be prepared to see them on some projects in the future.


That's it for today ya'll. Have a fantastic weekend.
Happy Stamping!
Tosh

Stamp Supplies:
Stamps: Beautiful Kindness (Verve)
Paper: White (PTI), A Walk in the Park (Echo Park)
Ink: Versamark, Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories: Petite Oval and Fancy Tags 3 (Spellbinders), Baker's Twine, Silicone Mold, Viva Decor Opaq White Gel, Glitter, Quickie Glue Pen, Iridescent Ice ep (SU!)

It's just not the same...

Apparently, it's National Pink Day today. So Frances has challenged everyone to include pink on their card over at the CCEE Stampers Blog.

My card is kind of dark today. I guess it kind of suits the sentiment? I think I should have refrained from sponging the inside of the oval and left it all white. Oh well. Like I said, it fits the mood of the sentiment, which is from the Verve set Always on my mind. I used the Mojo Monday sketch #196 as my starting point, and added the Out of Print Basicgrey dp, some I-Roc crystals, a couple of staples, and some sewing. Pretty straight forward.

Thanks for stopping by. Stop by tomorrow for a complete opposite card. You might want to wear sunglasses when viewing though. *grin*

Happy stamping my friends!!
Tosh


Stamping Supplies:
Stamps: Always on my mind
Paper: White and Black (PTI), Out of Print (Basicgrey)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Black Soot (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Standard Oval and Scalloped Oval (Spellbinders), Rhinestones (I-Roc), Staples, Sewing Machine

A Loopy Flower tutorial for SCS

I'm so excited to share this card with you today. I actually was asked to do my first tutorial over at Splitcoaststampers on how to make this felt loopy flower. So, head on over there if you're interested in seeing the tutorial.

Thanks for stopping by today!!
Happy stamping!
Tosh

Stamping Supplies:
Stamps: Flowers of Tomorrow (Verve)
Paper: White and Black (PTI), It's the Little Things (Fancy Pants)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories: Felt, Black Lace (Wild Orchid Crafts), Rhinestones (I-ROC), Elegant Posts (Spellbinders), Rose and Pearl Sparkler (Webster's Pages)

Teapot Tuesday: Buttons

I've long been an admirer of Cindy Motherway: This is my story (aka: Mothermark on Splitcoast Stampers). Not only is she a highly skilled and creative paper crafter, but she has an even more amazing heart for others in need of encouragement. Each week she hosts a "Teapot Tuesday" challenge, in which she has a unique teapot as an inspiration, as well as a destination for the project made. This week, crafters are challenged to make a circle card. Here's the challenge in her words:

Bring round cards (Dodge Balls, silly!) And embellish them designer style! No worries about embellishment lawsuits, we will be long gone to our next teaparty before the papers are served! Whoot!

Sandy Vadas is a nurse and works in the Cath Lab. She was married in April of 1991 and in Dec.1991 her husband was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s. They were told they would be unable to have children but Sandy had 2 boys . Between 1992 and 2007, Sandy’s husband had been in and out of remission a number of times, became blind, had a stem cell transplant, had 2 heart attacks and 10 stents. In 2007 he passed away leaving Sandy and the 2 boys.

Sandy was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, had a bilateral mastectomy and went into remission 06/09 until now. The cancer returned this year in February and she is now receiving Chemo every week. She continues to work full time and loves helping people no matter what the issue! Every year since her husband’s death she has had a fundraiser called Dodge for the Cure. This is a Dodge Ball tournament to help raise money for the Oncology floor at the hospital because she wants to give back to the community.

Here's the card I made for Sandy:

I stamped Waltzingmouse images, from the Dainty Doilies Large and Say it Loud sets, with Versamark, and embossed them with white. I added a matching button based on the teapot Cindy used as an inspiration, added some silver cording, some Viva Decor Transparent Gloss gel and glitter. I also vertically scored the white panel, although it's very hard to see in the photo.

Please check out Cindy's Blog: This is my story, for more details, and the fabulously creative story she wrote to coincide with the inspirational teapot.

Thanks so much for dropping by. Be sure to stop in tomorrow too. I have a card that I'm really excited to share with ya'll!!

Happy stamping my friends!!
Tosh

Stamping Supplies:
Stamps: Dainty Doilies Large and Say it Loud (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: White (PTI), A Walk in the Park (EP)
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Lacey Circle and Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Silver Cording, Button (PTI), Pearls (Kaisercraft), White ep, Viva Decor Transparent Gel, Glitter

A CASE of Friendship

My daughter and I had a fun afternoon of stamping today. You see, over at Splitcoaststampers, for the Free For All challenge today, Dawn is challenging stampers to a...CASE of Friendship. Now, throughout the years, I have made some super fabulous friends at SCS, and I treasure them dearly. So to choose one to CASE over another would be impossible. However, my daughter and I just happen to be going out to lunch tomorrow with one of my dear, dear friends Pat Smethers, so we decided it would be fun to each choose a card of hers to CASE. I made the first card based on Pat's card found HERE. Pat's gallery just oozes warmth because she stamps from the heart, and shares that heart whenever, and wherever she can. She's a real treasure!!

I LOVED the large sentiment that Pat used against the square dp, and the texture and border of the backgrounds really caught my eye. For my card, I used all Waltzingmouse images creating my own background with the sets Dainty Doilies Large, Say it Loud and Text It. Everything was stamped with Versamark, with the sentiment being embossed with Black and the Doilies and Text with white. I then used the Resist technique and sponged Spun Sugar Ranger Distress Ink over the embossed images. The border was made with All Around Martha Stewart Punches, and I added some Seam Binding ribbon, a button, silver cording and I-Roc Rhinestones.

My daughter, Nichole, took a totally different approach and used darker colors. She knows Pat adores brown, so she purposely chose MME Twinkle, Twinkle Little Boy dp and CASEd the card found HERE. She also used the Dainty Doilies Large set along with the sentiment from Teeny Trees.


She also included the sewing, and added some buttons and silver cording with a rhinestone based on Pat's sweet card.

So that's it ya'll. Hope you're having a fabulous weekend.
Thanks so much for dropping by!
Happy Stamping!
Tosh


Embossed Hugs:
Stamps: Dainty Doilies Large, Say it Loud, Text It (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: White (PTI)
Ink: Versamark, Spun Sugar (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Punches (MS), Black and White ep, Button (PTI), Silver Cording, Rhinestones (I-Roc), Corner Rounder

Button Hugs:
Stamps: Dainty Doilies Large, Teeny Trees (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: Brown and White (PTI), Twinkle, Twinkle Little Boys (MME)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Tumbled Glass, Brushed Corduroy, and Scattered Straw (Ranger Distress)
Accessories: Circle Punches (SU!), Tag Punch (MS), Silver Cording, Rhinestone (Kaisercraft), Buttons (PTI), Sewing Machine