Good Ol' Summertime!

I made this card for the SCS Weekend Challenge. This set was retired a few years ago, but is one I won't be getting rid of for a while. Hope you're having a great day! I just got my stamping order and can't wait to have some time to play!! Here's the recipe:

Stamp Set: Good Ol' Summertime
Paper: Whisper White, Brocade Blue, Green Galore, DP retired paper (sorry - I don't remember the name!)
Inks: Basic Black, Pink Passion, Pretty in Pink, Green Galore, YoYo Yellow, So Saffron, Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Medium Watercolor Brush, Green Ribbon, Cuttlebug & Spots & Dots Folder, Wave Scissors, Scissors, Stampin' Dimensionals

Cased Color Challenge Merci Card

Today the challenge on splitcoasters was to case a card from a featured gallery. You had to change 2 or more things on the card. Today the features stamper was Kristi's (called Ink Spot on SCS) and she has some awesome cards on SCS. I am not 100% sure if I like how this card turned out. Ben started a running a high fever again and I think he has strep (off to the dr. tomorrow!). I didn't have a lot of time to put into this card, but thought I would post it anyway. Here's the recipe:

Stamp: Merci, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Paper: Whisper White, So Saffron, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Flowers For You DP
Inks: Basic Black, So Saffron, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Fire Circles Brad, Unibal White Pen, Wild Wasabi Ribbon, Medium Watercolor Brush, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Punch, Small Oval Punch, 1/8" Punch, Scissors, Sewing Machine, Stampin' Dimensionals

Pun Fun Card

Chelsie is still not feeling well and didn't go to school today. With MHS being on a block schedule, I can only image how much homework she will have when she goes back on Monday! Anyway, I thought I would take advantage of being home and did this card for the SCS Weekend Sketch Challenge. I ordered this set in conjunction with the Free Wheel Promotion going on right now and knew I needed to make something with this great set! I used the Spots & Dots Cuttlebug folder and tried the reverse imaging technique. You have to ink up the inside of the folder using a brayer and inkpad. Put your cardstock in the folder and then run the cutting pads through the Cuttlebug and it "reverses" the color on the cardstock. Simple and fun! The saying I used is computer generated. I have 2 pictures - after I made the first one, I wanted the background behind the rocket to look like the moon, so I did it over. Here's the recipe:

Stamps: Pun Fun, Like It A Latte (for the smoke coming out of the rocket, Print Pattern Background Stamp
Inks: Wild Wasabi, Brilliant Blue, YoYo Yellow, Only Orange, Basic Black, Bashful Blue
Cardstock: Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Orange Ribbon, Cuttlebug & Spots & Dots Folder, Brilliant Blue Eyelet, CAD, CM circle templates and cutters, Brayer, Pop-Up Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Scissors

Voila SCS Challenge Card

This is the first time I have done a SCS Sketch Challenge and I thought the Voila set would be perfect to use. Chelsie has a very nasty flu bug right now. Ben said he wasn't feel all that great when he left for school, but I think he just hoping to stay home! Since I really can't go anywhere, I thought I would use this time to stamp!! As I started to sew the edges on the So Saffron & DP Paper, my sewing machine ran out of thread. So I thought I would just continue on sewing and just pulled out the thread! Thanks for stopping by - hope you have a great day! Here's the details:

Stamp Set: Voila
Paper: Whisper White, Cutie Pie DP, Bashful Blue, So Saffron
Ink: Basic Black, So Saffron, Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Going Grey, Close to Cocoa; Rose Red Marker
Accessories: Blue Ribbon, Medium Watercolor Brush, Scallop Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Silver & So Saffron Brads, 1/16" Punch, Scissors, Sewing Machine, Stampin' Dimensionals

Baroque Motifs

I totally cased this card from a Spotlight challenge Beate did on SCS. It was fun to make, and it will be one of the projects at my stamp camp on Friday. For some reason I can't get the link to work on this post. On the SCS website, it is listed under reverse spotlighting, and there is a gallery of cards made with this technique. Here's the recipe:

Stamp Sets: Baroque Motifs
Ink: Groovy Guava, More Mustard
Cardstock: Groovy Guava, Basic Black, So Saffron, Bali Breeze DP
Accessories: Groovy Guava Ribbon, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Photo Corners Punch, Small and Large Oval Punches, Ticket Corner Punch, 1/16" Punch, Antique Brads, Scissors, Adhesive

Embrace Life Flip Fold Card

After seeing some really cool projects done with this et, I finally ordered it. I saw a flap fold card featured on SCS and thought this set would be great for this project! I haven't used my blender pens for a while, so I pulled them out and colored in the flowers using them. I colored the whole flower using the Groovy Guava inkpad, then used the Ruby Red inkpad to add color to the edges. So here it is - hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamp Set: Embrace Life
Paper: Groovy Guava, Ruby Red, River Rock, Whisper White, Ginger Blossom DP
Inks: Basic Black, Groovy Guava, Ruby Red
Accessories: Groovy Guava Ribbon, Gold Brads, 1/16" Punch, Large Oval Punch, Blender Pen, Ticket Corner Punch, Coluzzle Template & Blade, Scissors, Stampin' Dimensional

Heartfelt Thanks

I had a little time today to stamp and thought I would try the SCS Misting with Markers challenge. I think this card turned out ok. I inked up the flower with the Pixie Pink marked then edged it with a Pink Passion marker. I then did the stem with a Gable Green marker and edges with a Green Galore marker. Then I lightly sprayed water on the stamp and quickly stamped three flowers. I then inked up another flower using the Pixie Pink and Pink Passions markers, lightly sprayed the stamp and stamped on the white cardstock (layered over the Barely Banana c/s). I used the Mat Pack and a needle to do the holes at the corners. Here's what I used:

Stamp Set: Heartfelt Thanks
Inks: Pink Passion inkpad, Markers: Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Green Galore, Gable Green, Barely Banana
Cardstock: Whisper White, Barely Banana, Pink Passion
Accessories: Gold Cording, Mat Pack, Needle, 1/16" Punch, Large Oval Punch, Sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals

Ahoy, Matey

This is a card I made for the SCS weekend challenge. I wanted to use a set that I haven't used yet and picked Ahoy Matey. Here's the details:

Stamp Set: Ahoy, Matey
Inks: Basic Black, Wild Wasabi, Blue Bayou, Purely Pomengrate, Close to Cocoa, So Saffron. Basic Black Marker
Cardstock: Blue Bayou, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White
Accessories: Medium Watercolor Brush, Wild Wasabi Ribbon, Natural Hemp, 1/16" Punch, 1 3/8" Punch, Scallop Punch, Scissors, Stampin' Dimensionals

Vase with Rub Ons

I found a vase that I bought at a garage sale many years ago and thought I would try to dress it up on with some Stampin' Up! Rub Ons! I also put one on the candle. I had to rub the candle with some paper towel before the rub on would stick to it. Have a blessed Easter everyone - had to believe it's spring with 6 inches of snow on the ground today!!!

Friends Are Like Flowers Card

A friend of mine has a birthday on Tuesday and I made this card for her. I resisted the temptation to use the Voila set again, but knew I needed to do something different! Here's what I used:

Stamp Sets: Friends Are Like Flowers, Birthday Best
Inks: Basic Black, Regal Rose, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Going Grey
Cardstock: Whisper White, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Fun Flowers DP
Accessories: Medium Watercolor Brush, Wild Wasabi Ribbon, So Saffron Brads, 1/16" Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Small Oval Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Sewing Machine, Thread, Scissors, Sponge

Another Voila Card

You're probably very sick of seeing samples of this set - but I couldn't resist doing one more birthday card for a dear friend of mine at school! I changed out the papers to Cutie Pie and used Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi and So Saffron for colors. Thanks for stopping by - I'm off to school to bring this to her. Have a good weekend!

Voila Birthday Card

After looking at this set many times, I finally decided to get it! And I am really glad that I did, and knew I had to use it as soon I got it my stampin' hands! So this is what I came up with. Hope you like it - thanks for stopping by.

Stamp Set: Voila
Inks: Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Cool Caribbean, So Saffron, Going Grey
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Petal & Paisleys DP
Accessories: Pretty in Pink & Tempting Turquoise Brads, 1/16" Punch, Scallop Punch, Corner Ticket Punch, Aqua Painter, Pink Ribbon, Scissors, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sewing Machine, Thread, Flower Brads from Joanne's

Stamp Sets 4 Sale

I have the following retired stamp sets for sale. If necessary, prices do not include priority shipping. Sorry - I am not set up to take PayPal or cc, but will accept checks or money orders. Please let me know if you're interested - thanks for looking! See a set you would like but you think the price is too high? Make me an offer!

Simple Sketches - Mounted - No Stains: $15.00
Flower of the Month - Mounted - Stain on 1 piece of wood: $15.00
Tag Time - Mounted - Never Used: $15.00
A Greeting for All Reasons - Mounted - Stain on 1 piece of wood: $15.00

Stipple Celebration - Unmounted - $20.00

DD Springtime Fun - Mounted - No Stains: $20.00
Sketch It - Mounted - Some Stain on wood: $18.00

Merci Bookmark Card

I love this card made by Amy Celona and throught it would make a pretty thank you card for everyone who was at my Sale-A-Brations workshop. I changed my layout a bit as well as the colors; I hope they like it! Thanks for stopping by! I'm off to pick up Chelsie and then out for lunch! Here's the details:

Stamp Set: SAB Merci, Beyond the Basics, Canvas Background
Inks: Basic Black, Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, Certianly Celery, Apricot Appeal, Lavender Lace
Paper: Whisper White, Regal Rose
Accessories: Pink Eyelets, CAD, White Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini-Glue Dots, Scissors, Corner Ticket Punch, Sponge, Aqua Painter

Time Well Spent Card

I decided to do a SCS weekend challenge and came up with this card. Here is the link for those of you might want to play along:

It was fun to do and I love these color combinations. Overall, I think the card turned out alright. Here's the recipe:

Stamp Set: Hostess Level 3 Time Well Spent
Inks: Blue Bayou, Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegrante, Basic Black
Papers: Cutie Pie DP, Whisper White,Blue Bayou, Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegrante
Accessories: So Saffron Brads, 1/16" Punch, Spots & Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Wild Wasabi Ribbon, Aqua Painter, Corner Ticket Punch, Mini-Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Scissors, Sewing Machine