10 Minute Craft Dash #12

Hi there!

Short and sweet for me today. I am out of town for work and we have a super full agenda.

Today I am playing along with this week's 10 Minute Craft Dash.

The challenge sponsor is Paper Smooches, so it was perfect timing to try out my new-to-me Boob Tubes set.

Keeping things pretty simple. I colored the cute retro tv image with Copic markers in the challenge colors. A few strips of cardstock help to balance it out. My finish time was 8 minutes and 43 seconds - definitely a record for me!

This week's 10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge is open for a few more days - you should play along, it is fun!

I'll be back tomorrow, have a good one!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Boob Tubes - Paper Smooches
CARDSTOCK: Hawaiian Shores - PTI; Lake House, Oatmeal - Wplus9
PATTERNED PAPER: 2008 Bitty Box Basics (Raspberry Fizz) - PTI
INK: Rich Cocoa Memento - Tsukineko; Bermuda Bay - SU!
OTHER: Star Dust Stickles - Ranger Industries; Washi tape; Copic Markers

Thinking of You - Wplus9 Monday Mood Board

Hi there.

I hope your weekend is going well - I'm just stopping in to share the card that I finally finished for this week's Monday Mood Board Challenge from Wplus9. This card has been in various stages of completion and re-working since early last week. Navy, coral, and kraft are one of my favorite color combinations, so I've been lovingly contemplating how I wanted this card to come together.

This is Dawn's oh-so-inspiring challenge photo:

I so love that these photos combine not only colors but textures and other cues that translate directly into the creative process.

Hello navy dress form with coral flowers, I love you.

For something extra feminine and a little chic, this amazing dress form from C'est La Vie does it every time.

I combined it with the detailed label and some floral elements from Very Vintage Florals.

Chantilly Trim and the indispensable Defining Words made appearances as well.

I have a hefty to-do list today, so while hubby is out of the house I am going to try and tackle some things. Thanks for the visit, and I will see you later!

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Recipe
STAMPS: C'est La Vie, Very Vintage Florals, Chantilly Trim, Defining Words - Wplus9
CARDSTOCK: Night of Navy, Blush Blossom - SU!; Oatmeal - Wplus9; Melon Berry - PTI
INK: Crumb Cake, Groovy Guava, Night of Navy, Blush Blossom - SU!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Scalloped Border Die, Label Layers 3 Die - Wplus9; Doily - Wilton; Navy Washi Tape - My Mind's Eye

SCS Love Fest - Verve Stamps

Hello there!

Have you joined in the festivities that have been going on as a part of the Splitcoaststampers Member Company Love Fest? The 10 SCS Member Companies have been sponsoring fun daily challenges. Today it is Verve's turn!

My term doesn't officially start until March 1, but I am jumping in with both feet and joining in. Can I just say - there are some ah.ma.zing gals on this team.

Today Verve is sponsoring a color challenge. We could all use a little color right about now, no? February is such a rough month. The challenge is to use Verve's signature teal and brown and combine it with either a splash of yellow or pink. I opted for a little sunny yellow and put this card together.



And since I can't resist using a sketch, I paired the color challenge with this week's Viva la Verve sketch.

The sweet little butterfly is the All Aflutter Plain Jane. I stamped it twice, colored it, cut them out and layered them with a little foam tape. Then I glitterfied it with some Yellow and Star Dust Stickles :)

I hope you will stop over to SCS to join in the fun today. Follow this link to take you straight to Verve's challenge for today. There are prizes up for grabs, my dears! You should also check out Verve's new release, too, lots of new goodies just added to the store yesterday!

Happy Saturday!

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Recipe
STAMPS: All Aflutter, Blue Skies - Verve Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Dark Chocolate, Rustic White - PTI
PATTERNED PAPER: So Happy Together - Echo Park Paper Co.; The Sweetest Thing Lavender - My Mind's Eye
INK: Rich Cocoa Memento - Tsukineko; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Yellow, Star Dust Stickles - Ranger Industries; Eggshell Seam Binding - Hug Snug; Copic Markers

Muse Challenge #5

Woohoo! TGIF!

Have you joined in the fun over at the Muse Card Club Challenge yet? You are missing out on a good time if you haven't!

Marion Vagg was this week's Muse. You can see her inspiring card here.

I was drawn to the geometric pattern of the background, the fresh color combination, and the way the sentiment had its own line in the design. This is what I created, using stamps from Mama Elephant:

Giving my version of clean, simple geometric a try. I started by masking off a portion of my oatmeal cardstock, then stamping the triangle border from Trifecta. Then I went in with a color combo inspired by Marion's and stamped a selection of triangles. When I was happy with the way that looked, I stamped my sentiment in the open space.

I'd love to hear your thoughts - not quite sure if I have the feel of this yet. What do you think? Love playing along with these Muse challenges, though!

Before I head out, I have been meaning to post the recipe for this White Chili I made the other night (for you, Kim!).

You can find the recipe here from Taste of Home. It is set up for a slow cooker, but I popped it all in a pot and let it cook for about half an hour - was perfect! This is a big favorite around here.. it was SO good, and it made lots of leftovers (which were also delicious!).  Enjoy!

Nice to see you here today!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Trifecta, Smitten - Mama Elephant
CARDSTOCK: Soft Stone - PTI; Tangerine Tango - SU!
INK: Going Gray, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi, Blush Blossom, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Basic Gray - SU!

Play Date Cafe Challenge #170

Happy Thursday!

Let's just jump right in, shall we? Today brings a new color story from the Play Date Cafe. Gray is one of the colors, so I automatically love it!

This week's colors are denim, buttercream, and stone. We are sponsored by The Twinery this week, so we're using colors based on one of their twine collections.

I had a lot of fun making this week's card.

In addition to the twine and some washi tape, I used the solid and outline chevron border images from Verve's Borderline stamp set as well as a sentiment from Words of Wisdom. Sequins have made another appearance as well. They don't seem to work on every card, but I sure do love them when they do.

I hope you will join us! You can link up your creation over at The Play Date Cafe Blog. You have through Tuesday, February 26th to play along. While you're there, you can check out the Cup of the Week prize from our fabulous challenge sponsor, The Twinery!

I have a collection of twine from The Twinery, and I love it! I am looking forward to picking up the new platinum and gold shimmer twines they have released, they look fabulous!

A big thank you to The Twinery for sponsoring us this week!

Have a fantastic Thursday!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Borderline, Words of Wisdom - Verve Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Going Gray, Barely Banana, Buckaroo Blue - SU!
INK: Going Gray, Buckaroo Blue - SU!; Onyx Black Versafine - Tsukineko
OTHER: Buttercream, Denim, Stone Twine - The Twinery; Washi tape - My Mind's Eye; Chevron Embossing Folder - Sizzix; Sequins - Darice

Serendipity Stamps Blog Challenge #6

Hi there!

It is time once again for a new challenge on the Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog. The challenge for this week is 'things are not as they should be' - we were challenged to use a stamp in an unexpected way. I decided to use the Barn & Windmill stamp (1145K), which is a winter scene and color it up for a different season.



I thought Springtime would be appropriate.. the trees are just starting to bud, the grass is nice and green and the sky is a beautiful blue. I used my inks to watercolor the image.

Stop over to the Challenge Blog for all the details and to see the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the Design Team:

Cathy Weber

Jeanne Jachna

Jenny Gropp

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Pauline Pollington

Although the Serendipity Design Team is using stamps in an unexpected way, we encourage you to play along in any way - feel free to use any of your favorite SS images on a project any way you like. We hope you'll join us!

Serendipity's special this week (February 20 - 27) is 40% off the highest priced item in your shopping cart. Use code 40fromhigh123 to take advantage of the special!

Have a great day!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Barn & Windmill (145K), Happy Spring (847C) - Serendipity Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Vintage Cream - PTI; Primrose Petals - SU!
PATTERNED PAPER: So Happy Together - Echo Park Paper Co.
INK: Rich Cocoa Memento - Tsukineko; Real Red, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Gumball Green, Kiwi Kiss - SU!
OTHER: Raffia Ribbon

Waltzingmouse Stamps February Blog Party

Hello!

Today is the monthly blog party at Waltzingmouse Stamps. This month's theme is doilies. Doilies are still showing up everywhere, which is great since I love to use them. For this month's party, I pulled inspiration from one of the first photos that I pinned on Pinterest.

(Photo Source)

Combined with that inspiration, I used the Dainty Doilies Large and Dainty Doilies 2, Small sets to create this card.

This card is really tall (8.5") but needed to be large enough to accommodate the design. It is always fun to make cards that vary from the normal size now and again.

The doilies were stamped onto Kraft cardstock in white ink and heat embossed with white detail powder. I die cut them all with the Big Scalloped Circles Lrg set from Spellbinders. I inked the edges of the doilies and then adhered them with a combination of double sided and foam dimensional adhesive. I opted to skip the sentiment - I really couldn't decide on a good place to put it, plus it lets the doilies take center stage.

I won't keep you any longer, I know that there are going to be a ton of fabulous creations in the party that you'll want to check out. So head over to the WMS Blog, be inspired, and get your doily on!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Dainty Doilies Large, Dainty Doilies 2, Small, Way Out West - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Rustic White - PTI; Lake House, Kraft - Wplus9
INK: White - Wplus9
OTHER: Detail White Embossing Powder - Stampendous; Big Scalloped Circles Lrg - Spellbinders Paper Arts

Wplus9 Monday Mood Board

Morning!

Last week, Dawn posted a new feature on her blog called Monday Mood Board. It is an opportunity for inspiration and a starting point to create. I love things like this, my mojo always benefits from having something to work from.

One of the first things I keyed in on in this picture was the bold pink fabric in the top left. I made that my focal point used other bits of inspiration from the picture to build around it.

The pattern was created by embossing the leaf and butterfly images from Woodgrain Silhouettes and Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions. I paired this with some Lake House cardstock, twine, and a bit of striped washi tape.. all bits I pulled from the photo.

What fun! Thank you for stopping by!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Woodgrain Silhouettes, Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions - Wplus9
CARDSTOCK: Purely Pomegranate - SU!; Lake House, White - Wplus9
INK: White - Wplus9; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Detail White Embossing Powder - Stampendous; Washi Tape - Target Stores; Linen Twine - SU!; Wood button

Friday News and Muse Challenge

Hello, Friday. I am glad you're here.

What are you up to this weekend? Usually once the weekend rolls around I just want to lay low, but I have been hankering for a visit to a not-so-local scrapbook store. We'll see.

Anyway.. news!

Say hello to the newest Verve Diva!

I am so excited to have been invited to join the Verve Stamps Design Team! Monday started to an email from the adorably sweet Julee Tilman (THE original Verve Diva) asking me if I would like to join the Inspirations Team. Um, would I?! Beginning March 1, look for me to join the rest of the Inspirations Team Divas sharing our Verve creations for the monthly blog hop on the 5th. You'll also see Verve inspiration from me throughout the rest of the month. :)

I also have a card to share with you today, something I made for this week's Muse Card Club Challenge.

I played off the colors and the layout of Therese Calvird's card for this week. The glass made me think of a mason jar, which made me think of Waltzingmouse's Candy Jar... so I went with it. I also used the Camellia set and added some flowers. No masking involved with this one, the jar and stems were stamped directly onto the card and then the leaves and flowers were stamped onto a second sheet of cardstock, colored, and cut out. I added them to the jar with foam tape to give them some dimension.

Before I go, I wanted to remind you that Sunday is the monthly Waltzingmouse Blog Party. This month's theme is doilies. All the details are here.

Also, in honor of Valentine's Day, Serendipity Stamps is offering 20% off all stamps and dies in the heart category. Sale ends today!

That'll do it for me - enjoy your day!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Candy Jar, Camellia - Waltzingmouse Stamps
CARDSTOCK: Vintage Cream - PTI
PATTERNED PAPER: Pretty Pastels - PTI
INK: Tuxedo Black Memento - Tsukineko; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Honeydew Twine - The Twinery; Copic Markers

Play Date Cafe Challenge #169

Good morning, good morning!

It is once again time for the Play Date Cafe to bring you our fabulous color challenge.

Here is this week's color story:

The colors are pink carnation, mint, and juniper. Soft and springy.

Here is the card that I made using this color combination:

I used the Embroidered Bouquet set from Wplus9 to create a card with a soft, vintage look. After stamping the large flower cluster onto my card base in green, I stamped it again in pink onto some scrap. I cut out the flowers and layered them onto my card to add some dimension and bring in another color. The sentiment phrase was built from a few of the words in the set.

I hope you will join us! You can link up your creation over at The Play Date Cafe Blog. You have through Tuesday, February 19th to play along. While you're there, you can check out the Cup of the Week prize from our fabulous challenge sponsor, Simon Says Stamp!

Thank you for sponsoring us this week, Simon Says Stamp!

Have a super day!

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Recipe
STAMPS: Embroidered Bouquet - Wplus9
CARDSTOCK: Ballet Slippers - Wplus9; Sage Shadow - SU!; Vintage Cream - PTI
INK: Blushing Bride, Sage Shadow, Marina Mist - SU!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Sewing Machine - Janome; Adhesive pearls