Crazy 4 Challenges- Pockets!!

Hey everyone!! It's time for another Crazy 4 Challenges challenge! This week's challenge(C4C37) was to make a card using a pocket. It could either be a pocket image, and image with a pocket on it, an actual pocket card, pocket paper...just as long as it had a pocket.

For my card, I used the pocket from an old SU set, Pocket Fun. I haven't used an SU stamp in FOREVER!! My flowers are from the Verve Stamps set, Feel the Sun. I stamped the flowers on an MFT Perfect Panel, and then colored them with my Copics. I then cut them out and added them to the top of my pocket. I paper pieced the pocket using some Bella Rose DP. I did a ton of piercing, used a bunch of Michael's brads, added some SU ribbon, and made my sentiment panel using SU punches.
Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

FS131 SleepyInSeattle..

Hey everyone!! I am getting a late start today, but I finally got a card done for the Featured Stamper challenge. Today's FS is Joanne aka Sleepyinseattle. She has a fabulous blog and wonderful gallery full of yummy eye candy!! I finally settled on this card, and I changed the DP, colors, added layers and piercing, changed from pearls to buttons.

This card is also an SUO card, so yayy me!! The only thing that ISN'T SU is the Oval Nesties, but now with the addition of the ovals to the line of dies offered for the Big Shot, I think it is close enough!! My DSP is from the Cottage Wall pack, and I paired it with Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive. My White is Whisper White, and all the ribbons and the buttons are from SU. I colored the image with SU markers. I did outline it with my BG10 Copic though...oh well!

Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by!

Dare To Get Dirty!!

I don't know if you have been playing along, but it is Dare To Get Dirty time at SCS!! The fun started yesterday, when Jen kicked everything off with a fabulous challenge!! These challenges are for fan club members, so if you aren't already a member, now's your chance to join, and join in the fun!! I was honored that fellow DD/DDA member, Deb Saaranen(DeborahLynneS) asked if I would like to make a sample for her challenge.If you can't tell by my card, her challenge was all about texture, and there is a TON of it on my card!! My main image is Angel Sophia from Paper Pretties. She was stamped on watercolor paper and then watercolored using my SU reinkers and an aquapainter. I cut her out and added her to my SU Whisper White oval. It was then layered with Not Quite Navy. The wings have a touch of glitter on them from my Sakura Stardust glitter pen, and the trim on her dress was done with Liquid Applique. The DP is from Heidi Grace, and has a ton of texture to it as well. The White layer on the back was run through my Cuttlebug with the snowflakes folder. All my ribbons are retired SU, the brads are from Hobby Lobby, and my sentiment is from the retired SU Season's Greetings(I think).

Well, that is it for me now, be sure to check out the challenges and play along!! Have fun!!

FS128 For You

Happy Sunday to you all!! Hope you are having a great day. As I am typing this, I am making plans with my mom to go see the new Harry Potter movie.....yayyy!! I need a little distraction before the big day tomorrow. Thank you to all of you for your support and advice. I am going to Walmart tonight to get some Frozen Peas to use as an ice pack...that seems to be the general consensus of things I MUST have. I am still dreading it, and I probably won't sleep tonight, but it must happen so, I am going to suck it up and just do it!! I think I can, I think I can......

My card today is another SUO, YAYYY!! I decided to play in today's Featured Stamper challenge, and it was a totally new gallery for me. Today's FS is Dianne(minnidr), and her gallery is amazing. I chose this card of her's to CASE. I changed a few things, as per the rules. I changed the amount of layers, eliminated the stamping on the base and added DP, added brads, used an oval for the sentiment, changed the ribbon, and added piercing. My colors are Apricot Appeal, Sage Shadow, and Basic Black. The DSP is the new Nouveau Chic. My image from One of a Kind was stamped three times-once on Whisper White with Sage Shadow, once with Basic Black, and once on Sage Shadow with Basic Black. I colored the Apricot layer with my SU markers(Pumpkin Pie and Apricot Appeal), and popped it up. The middle part of the Sage layer was cut out, and then I punched a hole in the center with my 1/2in circle punch. The brads and ribbon are all from SU. I don't know about you, but I think it is about time they FINALLY made some black grosgrain...took them long enough!!

Well, that is it for me now!! I need to go get ready to go!! Have a great day!!

Uggghhhh....

If you only knew how long this card took me to make, and then to have it photograph so poorly is REALLY making me mad!! I have to admit, my mojo is on hold right now, because my mind is on more important, less pleasant things. If you are interested, I will post about that AFTER the details on my card from you know where!!
I made this card, for two hours...grrr, for today's Inspiration challenge and yesterday's Cupcake Sketch. I started by stamping my flowers from Eastern Blooms twice with Bermuda Bay, and once with Certainly Celery. I then cut them out and added buttons from the SU Sherbet Collection. I tied some hemp twine through them, cause Jody says you aren't allowed to have nekkid buttons, lol! I did a bunch of piercing, and added some silver brads from SU to the DP panel(Thoroughly Modern from SU), and the main panel. The ribbons are both SU as well. I stamped my sentiment with Bermuda Bay, and punched it out with my SU Oval punches.

Still here? Okay, I am having oral surgery on Monday, and although everyone tells me it isn't a big deal, it is to me. I am TERRIFIED. I have had a lifelong fear of dentists, and I am being put to sleep for my surgery, so I am just FREAKING out. I will be on a soft food/liquid diet for a few days to a week, which will be wonderful for my diet if I do it right, but hard at the same time. I am excited, however, at the thought of being able to eat without pain.....it has been awhile, and I am ready for that to be over with. Take it from me, if you feel a problem starting, get it taken care of before it gets too bad. I let my wisdom teeth come all the way in, and they have caused MAJOR issues in my mouth. I knew the whole time that I needed to see a dentist, but my fear held me back. Now, 5 years later, I am having to have a major procedure done where they will have to put me to sleep. To say I am scared to death would be an understatement.
Well, that is it for me now! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Two Nights in a Row.....I KNOW!!

Yep, you heard me right, this is my SECOND night in a row using SU only!! Wahoo...I will say, I am missing my spiral clips a tad...wouldn't one look so cute up in the corner? I think so, but in an effort to keep it all SU, I left it off!! I even went as far as to color my twill tape with my Barely Banana marker to make it match..yep, I rule. It ended up really dark though, don't know why, but I still like it. My image was even colored with SU markers, which do NOT blend like my Copics, but I worked it out. I added Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the sprinkles on the cupcake and the flame...cute huh!! All images, punches, and embellishments are from SU. I made this card for today's Color Challenge-Barely Banana, Lavender Lace, and Basic Black. They also said we could use gray, but I just put some with my Cool Grey Copic under the image...I know, I cheated a little, but it NEEDED it, LOL!!
Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by!!

SU ONLY!!WAHOOOO!!!

Yep, you heard me right, I FINALLY got to use an SU stamp!! It's not that I don't have plenty of opportunities, I just always seem to grab other stuff...well, not tonight!! I actually used ALL current merchandise too...but almost screwed it all up(it's always the DP that gets me)!! I am so bad about keeping up with what is current and what isn't, but I am hoping that with SU going back to one a year catalogs, that I won't have that problem anymore...wish me luck!!LOL!! Anywho, this is my card for today's Technique Lover's Challenge. It was to make a faux grid. I stamped my image from the SU Ever After set on a piece of Whisper White, and drew my grid with my Basic Black stamping write marker. I then colored the image with my makers, ink pads, and a blender pen. I used some Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, and paired it with Old Olive and Melon Mambo. The ribbon is white organza from SU, and the brads are from SU as well. I used a sentiment from Sincere Salutations, and punched it out with my scalloped oval punch. My layout is also today's Mojo Monday sketch!

Well, that is it for me now!! Thanks for stopping by!!

FS124 CASEing Christy

Good morning everyone, and Happy Father's Day!! I hope you are all having a wonderful day!! I got up this morning and decided to play in the Featured Stamper challenge on SCS. Today's FS is Christy S. She has a wonderful gallery and a super fun blog. I chose this card of her's to CASE and I changed the image, although I left it a truck, the colors, used DP instead of solid color blocks, and added layers and piercing. I used my Classic Pickups set from SU. I paired it with some Prestwick DSP and Brocade Blue and Garden Green CS. The Ribbon is also from SU. The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored it with my Copic markers. I am giving this card to my Grandpa today for Father's Day.
This is the first SUO card I have done in AGES and I have MISSED my SU stamps dearly!! I keep wishing my life will go back to normal soon, and I hope that it does...until then I will do the best I can to show love to all my stamps!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

I Know, I Know...

The other day my Dad came into my room and asked if I could make him a graduation card for my cousin Drew who is graduating from High School tonight. I of course said yes, but knew it wasn't going to be easy. I swear, for some reason I struggle so hard with Graduation cards. I usually feel forced to use the school colors and I NEVER have an image that will work. I have never cared much for any of the Grad. sets that SU has come out with, so I have never invested in one, and the only other set that I had that had any sort of grad themed stamps in it, I sold. So, I decided to do some searching last night and I came across a card using this super cute Digital Stamp from The Greeting Farm. I had promised myself NOT to buy any new stamps for awhile, but for three dollars, it was worth it!! I still stuck with the school colors, although I used Basic Grey instead of Black. I colored my image with my Copic markers, cut and embossed it with my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties, and layered it with Basic Grey. The DP is from the Walk In The Park DSP from SU. The sentiment is from one of the older All Year Cheer sets from SU as well. I added some Basic Grey taffeta, but I didn't do much else cause I didn't want it to get to girlie!! Hopefully he likes it, I know I do!! That is it for me now, thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Eastern Sketch/Color Challenge

This week's color challenge on SCS was to use Close To Cocoa, Bashful Blue and So Saffron. I paired it with Wednesday's sketch and one of my favorite SU sets, Eastern Influences. I stamped the flower twice with Memento Tuxedo Brown ink and then colored it in with my Copics. The flower on the second one was cut out and popped up. The DSP is from the SU Bella Birds pack. The brads and ribbon are all SU too, but of course...the spiral clips aren't!! Hate to blog and run, but I am up WAY to late and I need to get my butt to bed!! Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

A Long Absence

So, for those of you still coming to my blog, you may have noticed my long absence. It is hard for me to believe that I haven't blog since last Friday(the 13th...told you that day would be unlucky). Lots of MAJOR changes have taken place in my life in the last week, and I won't lie and say that it hasn't directly affected my mojo. I am not quite ready to talk about it publicly yet, but when I am ready, trust me, you all will be the first to know. Today is the first time I have stamped since last Friday, and although I felt a little out of practice, it felt SO GOOD to get back to my table. I have taken a tiny break from my Design Team work, but I am lucky to work for and with the most AMAZING people in the world, and I think they know I can't WAIT to get back in the swing of things...in fact, I don't think it will be long. I made this card for my Mom to give to a friend of hers. She just got accepted into Nursing School and my Mom is super proud of her. I just hope she likes the card, LOL. Today, when I saw the featured stamper was Beate, I was super excited and a little shocked....I still can't believe that she hasn't been the FS before, can you? Anywho, I decided to CASE this card of hers. I changed the colors, DP, added a few layers, changed the images, and added wide ribbon instead of the scalloped piece. I liked the bird theme, so I decided to use my A Little Birdie Told Me set from SU. I paper pieced the birds with some East Coast Prep DP and then used my C2 Copic marker to make the shadow. All the accessories are from SU, as well as everything else..although the paper is sadly retired.

Well, that is it for me now...I need to get some more stamping done so I can preset my blog for the week!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day...I missed you guys!!

Boy Oh Boy..

I swear, I haven't felt this bad in years, seriously!! I should be sleeping, but that is all I have done since yesterday morning, and I am now wide awake and bored out of my mind. I took that opportunity to make a card for today's Featured Stamper challenge. I chose a fairly simple one, cause I really don't have a ton of energy. This weeks FS is Judy(stampingqueenjar). She is so talented and such a sweetheart! I chose this card of hers to CASE. I changed the colors-went with Basic Black instead of Chocolate Chip, the embellishments, added a layer, added DP, and did piercing not stitching. The images are from Pocket Silhouettes. All accessories and supplies are from SU. Well, that is all the energy I have, off to the couch to whine!!LOL!!

Ready, Set, Go!!!!

Today's Limited Supplies challenge was a super fast one, so I decided to play...now I am beat and I don't want to upload...nice. I am forcing myself to though, and then, I believe I will take the longest nap EVER!! The challenge was to make a card in 30mins. or less, mine only took 19mins. from start to finish...woohoo!! To top that off, it is an SU only card, woot!! Incase you are wondering, I have felt bad for a long time about not using my SU stuff as much as I should. I am FIERCELY loyal to their ribbon, card stock, embellishments, and inks, but I know I neglect their stamps. I am trying to do an SUO card at least two or three days a week...often times it has been more, but that is my goal. Unfortunately, I slip a lot of the time and add something that isn't SU, or use my Nesties. I just wish SU would get it over with and carry them, oh what a happy girl I would be!! Anywho, I started with Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge. I used my new favorite DSP(ya, I know I say that a lot, and tomorrow I will have a new one, but for today, FAVORITE), Parisian Breeze. I paired it with my Friends 24/7 set. The bird was stamped in Chocolate Chip, as was the sentiment, and then I used an aquapainter and my Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze ink pads to highlight it. The ribbons are from the Valet Ribbon originals, and the brads are from SU as well. I did a slight amount of sponging and it was done.

Well, that is it for me now, for real. Back to the couch!! Have a great day!!

Here For You

I found myself in need of a few sympathy cards, so I decided to use the SCS sketch to make the first one. I KINDA screwed up the sketch, but I think the general idea is there!! My image panel is just a little too low, but oh well!! I stamped my image from Central Park on Kraft with Basic Black ink, and then layered it with Whisper White and Basic Black. I added a piece of Kraft Taffeta and Black Gingham around it too. The DP's are from the Urban Oasis and Kraft DSP packs. I used some more of my yummy Corduroy button brads too...I just LOVE those things!! My sentiment, which is actually why I screwed up my sketch, is from the Friends 24-7 stamp set. It is perfect for an elegant sympathy card. Well, that is it for me now, I think 3 posts in one day is pushing your patience a tad, LOL!! Thanks and have a great day!!

Fashionably Late...

which is exactly what I am going to be if I don't get OFF the computer and get on the road!! Super quick post today girls!! Here is my card for the SCS Color Challenge- Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss and Pink Passion-shudder! Hate Pink Passion, still using the first package I ever bought in fact, LOL!! The dress from the SU Humor in High Heels set was stamped three times, twice on Whisper White and once on some Kiwi DSP. I paper pieced the dress, and then cut out just the sash and flower of the third and paper pieced it as well. The accessories are all from SU(Piggy Tales ribbon, and the new large white brads). DP is from the Chocolate Chip patterns pack and the rest of the colors are from the challenge. See I told you, SUPAH FAST!! By the way, this picture is HORRIBLE..my setup isn't good in the mornings!! See ya!!

FS108-Kelly_H!!

I love Saturday night/Sunday morning. It is so fun to wait up and see who gets the featured stamper on Sunday. When it is someone I know, it is like I was chosen along with them, and when it is someone I don't know...it makes me happy to get to see a new gallery. This week's FS was actually someone I was not as familiar with as others, but I do know who she is, and I now know that she has a fabulous and FULL gallery!! Lots of yummy cards and layouts to chose from, which makes me a happy girl. I was WAY to tired to stamp last night, so I decided to stamp today....and I just NOW finally got a chance to play. I chose this card of Kelly's to CASE. I changed the image, colors, paper, and embellishments. I also added a few layers....I just love layers. The main image is from the SU Ever After set and the DP and all the accessories are also from SU. In fact....this is an SU only card, SCORE!! I used my SU reinkers and a blender pen to color my main image. The DP is from the Bella Rose DSP. All my embellishments are from SU-both the Bouquet and Latte Buttons and the ribbon from the Dress Up Ribbon Originals. I used small strips of paper to thread through my button holes. Well, that is it for me now, I need to get back to my stamp table...or something, LOL!! Thanks for looking, have a great day!!

Limited Florals

I saw today's Limited Supplies challenge last night before I went to bed, but I was too tired to play. This was the first thing that I did this morning, since I had all night to think about it!! This card is SUO and I THINK it follows all the rules, which were:


What this week’s challenge entails making your very OWN patterned/designer paper. I get comments on my cards all the time where someone will say “Great DSP!” Funny thing is, I have usually made it myself! Here are the rules:Using only ONE stamp set for your entire creation (yup, you read that right, just ONE), make a card that features patterned paper you make yourself using the images from the stamp set you select. Don’t worry, you can still stamp something as a focal point, I’d just like you to use your hand-stamped patterned paper somewhere on the card.Any sentiments you incorporate must also come from the same ONE stamp set.As far as punches/Nestabilties, diecuts, etc., you may only use these IF you are going to use them as part of your sentiment ONLY! Do not frame/mount any images using punches/diecuts, etc. You CAN, however, handcut any images you want!!And if that weren’t enough, the only embellishments you can use are ribbon and brads. Also, NO Cuttlebugging or texture plates. We want to see your lovely patterned paper!!!How’s that for limited?? I just want to give y’all an opportunity to go back to the basics . . . paper, stamps and ink!! Have fun!!

I used my new Fifth Avenue Florals to make my DP(Black Stazon on Kraft). I then made my main image by stamping the flower in Baja Breeze and then the sentiment over it in Black Stazon. I used my Valet ribbon originals, and two Kraft Corduroy Button Brads....I figured anything with the prongs on the back is a brad, so this TOTALLY counts!! A little bit of piercing and it was done...easy peasy!! I will have three posts today, so if you came straight to this one, you might check out my other two!! Thanks for stopping by!!

So....

I should have went to bed, but I decided to do today's sketch first..ya, that was my first mistake. Then I got ink on the bottom of my card, so I had to alter the sketch by adding some ribbon. THEN I stamped my sentiment and it was a tad crooked, so then I had to punch out the sentiment and place it over my booo booo....are you getting where this is going. Yep, this card is full of mistakes(we don't even want to TALK about the brads), but I still {heart} it. I used my Sweet Stems set and paired it with my Raspberry Tart DSP. The images were colored with my SU markers, punched with my square punches from SU, and then popped up. The sentiment is from the SU Really Retro set and all the embellishments came from SU. Ya, now I am TOTALLY going to bed....

Retro WOOOW!!

Okay, so when I saw the CRAZY color challenge that Emily(with the help of Jenn Balcer) came up with, I was skeeerrrred. It is so BRIGHT and SCREAMS 70's kitchen to me...total Tupperware colors, am I wrong?? I know I am a TAD young to REALLY remember, but I remember the Tupperware!!LOL!! Anywho, when I saw the combo, I automatically thought of my new Good Friend set. I stamped the bird three times with Summer Sun and cut two of them out. One I just glued on, the other I popped up. I added the beak and legs with Pumpkin Pie. I layered it with those two colors and Kiwi Kiss....yeaoooooW!! Since it felt retro, I used a sentiment from my new Really Retro sentiment set from SU. I paired it with some Good Morning Sunshine DP and Kiwi and Pumpkin ribbons. The buttons are from SU and are Summer Sun....finally, I know why I bought them!! Welp, better go, the boy is getting restless and I didn't get to see him very much yesterday so I have missed him!! See you around!!

Oh, and by the way.....this card IS SUO!!!!WAHOOO!! Go me...I refrained from the normal spiral clips and embossing that throw me off...yayy me!!

Rubber Band Stamping

So, I didn't read all the directions on today's Technique Lover's Challenge, and I did it wrong, but I did it and that's all that matters right. I got the general idea of it...you wrap rubber bands around an acrylic block, ink them up, stamp them on CS and then add ink with a sponge dauber around them(I believe you have to emboss it first...so an embossing ink is recommended). I just saw about wrapping the rubber bands, so I did that and stamped it on a piece of my Bella Birds DSP to add something to it....and I actually liked it, so I decided to use it anyway!! I used Chocolate Chip ink to stamp the rubber bands and to sponge the edges. The main image is from Eastern Influences and was stamped on Whisper White and colored with my SU markers. I then cut it, and it's layers out with my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties....SU REALLY needs to make some sort of oval die cut, but anyway. I then sponged the edges and of that too. The flower was colored and stamped twice and then popped up. The card stock colors are So Saffron and Chocolate Chip. All my accessories are from SU, except the spiral clips, or course!! I almost forgot....the sketch is Jen's Sketch For You To Try from this weekend too!! That is it for me now...Jared is here and demanding my attention!! Have a great day!!