School Days Long Book

Another of my long books to share.  It is made with October Afternoon's Report Card paper.  I love the look of vintage school ephemera and this has it without the aged paper!  The inside pages are graph paper and lined notbook paper so it would make a good school journal.  There are 7 signatures and it is all coptic stitched.  Size is 10.5 x 4.25.

• Supplies: book board, PVA adhesive, red thread
• Paper: October Afternoon Report Card 8x8, lined notebook paper, graph paper
• Tools: Japanese Screw Punch, Genesis Trimmer, paint brush

On the Green again

Another card with the On the Green stamp by SU!  I wanted the image to be multi-colored but it is hard to achieve strong colors using the direct to rubber method.  So, I found my Kaleidacolor Fruitcake ink pad.  It has 3 shades of green, purple and red.  I paired it up with Ruby Red, Rich Razzleberry and dark green cardstock.  The circle under the sentiment is a "golf ball" made the same way I did on the first On the Green card.

• Stamps: Stampin' UP!: One the Green, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Woodgrain
• Ink: Kaleidacolor: Fruitcake, SU! Rich Razzleberry
• Paper: SU! Ruby Red, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, dark green
• Other: Cuddlebug embossing folder, SU! Word Window & Modern Label & 1 inch circle punchs, silver pearls, Heart of Heart embosslit

Home Sweet Nest MOJO175 CTD126

This card covers two challenges and I love both of them.  The Color Throwdown CTD126 has Marina Mist, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss and Early Espresso.  The design is from MOJO175.  The Impression Obsession stamp set is called Home Sweet Nest.  I did some airbrushing and used Copic markers E40, E41, E55, YG95, B41, B45 for the image.  Finished size is 4.5 x 5.75.

• Stamps: Impression Obsession - Home Sweet Nest CL271
• Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Versamark
• Paper: SU! Kiwi Kiss, Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Neenah Solar White
• Other: SU! Old Olive taffeta ribbon, Nesties, ABS, Copics, blue chalk, brown pearls, Perfect Layers



Riding Pretty - Delivery

When I first saw this IO bike set I thought of delivering newspapers.  Don't know why since I never had a paper route!  I paired it up with an Impression Obsession Cover-A-Card Newsprint and embossed it in black.  The bike is highlighted with Glossy Accents and Silver Smooch.  This card is on display at Impressive Ideas in Roswell, GA.

• Stamps: Impression Obsession - Riding Pretty & CAC Newsprint.
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo, SU! Craft Basic Black
• Paper: Neenah Solar White, Black & Red cardstock
• Other: clear EP, Copics, Silver Fox Smooch, Perfect Layers, Glossy Accents, heart ribbon

Layers of Color Butterflies PP31 & Curtain Call 66



This card covers two design challenges.  First is Curtain Call Color Challenge [Act 66] and the other is The Paper Players Challenge 31 (Sketch).  I turned the design on its side.  I used a beautiful new set made by Layers Of Color called Flutterescent.  It has wonderful butterflies, a corner stamp and a sentiment.  I airbrushed a little pink here and there.

• Stamps: Layers of Color - Flutterescent
• Ink: SU! Bravo Burgundy, Cherry Cobbler, Pretty in Pink, Lavendar Lace
• Paper: Webster's Pages - Waiting for Santa, SU! Bravo Burgundy & Very Vanilla
• Other: Nesties, Spellbinders Label die, Cuddlebug Embossing Folder, pink brads, Perfect Layers, Copic R32 & ABS

MOJO174 On the Green

Mojo Monday's weekly sketch inspired this card.  I had my  On the Green stamp out and I needed to make a card with it.  I stamped it several times in several colors, embossing some.  I cut out some elements and glued them on top of the image and in the lower right corner.  I created the golf ball by embossing the 1 inch white circle in my SU! Embosslits Die Scalloped Heart of Hearts.  The dots are so much closer and deeper than any of the dot embossing folders available.  Finished size is 4.25 x 5.5.

• Stamps: Stampin' UP! On the Green
• Ink: SU! Craft Chocolate Chip & Classic Garden Green and Versafine Crimson Red
• Paper: SU! Garden Green, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip & Woodland Walk DPS
• Other: Clear EP, white brads, Heart Embosslit, circle punch, white taffeta ribbon, Perfect Layers
• 

Impression Obsession The Color Purple Challenge

Impression Obsession has a weekly challenge and this week's is
 The Color Purple.  I love their Cover-A-Card background stamps so I started with that and colored it with Copics.  The baby theme came along next and the finished card is 6 x 4.75.  All the layers are popped.

• Stamps: Impression Obsession CC024 C-A-C Tapestry,  CL 131 Baby
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo, Versafine Imperial Purple
• Paper: Black, Neenah Solar White
• Other: Copics V000,01,12,15,17 & Colorless Blender, ABS, Nesties

Long Book with Reading Boy

Here is a book I made awhile ago using paper from an old children's book about children's books!  The book highlighted the illustrations from other books so this little boy reading was featured big and small.  I cut out the small picture and glued it over the cover for fun.  I highlighted the small one in pencil and outlined it in black.  The book is 10.5 inches tall and 4.5 wide, my favorite size!  The spine is secured with long stitches and coptic stitches.  Here is a look at the back of the book:

I love the black, white and red color combo of this one.  The inspiration for this came from my great bookmaking teacher, Anne Elser.  Thanks for looking.

• Materials: bookboard, thick red washi paper, waxed black thread, PVA, vintage book pages, 70 lb white text paper for inside pages

Show Us Your Polka Dots!

Simon Says Stamp and Show Some Polka Dots!

This black and white polka dot paper was love at first sight for me! It is perfect for the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge this week.  The butterfly is digital from Hero Arts but the sentiment is real stamping. The edges of the wings are highlighted with glitter glue.  Finished size is 5 x 5.

• Stamps: sentiment: Endless Creations C148
• Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
• Paper: Webster's Pages - Life's Portrait, SU! Soft Plum & Basic Black cardstock, Neenah Solar White
• Other:  Spellbinders Labels, SU! ribbon, Hero Arts digital image, green rhinestones, glitter glue, COPIC markers

OCCC - Let's play dress up!

OCCC Let's Play Dress Up Challenge!

OCC had a fun challenge today.  They kept the design simple so you could Dress it UP!

I LOVE this image from Stampendous and it was perfect for the oval centerpiece.  I mixed some Basic Grey papers and Copic markers for color. I used the following colors:      V06, 09, E25, 27, Y15, 17, 18, G24, 28, W3. The flower centers are popped for dimension.

• Stamps: Stampendous : Sunflower Bouquet
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo
• Paper:  Basic Grey - Origins & Wisteria, Cardstock: Black, Yellow, Neenah Solar White
• Other: Copic Markers, nesties ovals & petite ovals, micron pen, SU! ribbon, Perfect Layers

Butterfly 3

The 3rd version of a butterfly card.  But this time it's not a digital image, it's an old Stampin' UP! stamp.  Different colors and a very different look.  He was stamped on Neenah Solar White paper and colored with Copic markers, then cut out.  A little glitter glue for the highlights on the wings and some simple faux stitching.  Finished size is 4.75 x 4.75.



Stamps: Stampin' UP! butterfly from Wonderful Wings and tiny flourish from Tiny Tags; sentiment by Endless Creations C148

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, SU! Rudy Red, Color Box catseye Chestnut Roan

Paper: K & Company, Neenah Solar White, brown cardstock

Other: Glitter Glue, Perfect Layers, micron pen, Nesties, corner rounder punch, Copic Markers, black gems

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday 100th Challenge Blog Hop!

It's all about favorites!  The Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge is turning 100! And to celebrate, they are having a blog hop challenge.

Since it's all about favorites I used lots of green and a set with a vine I have that is pictured on my banner.  Those orange blooms on the deck railing are the same as on this card.  The plant is actually called: Bignonia - Tangerine Beauty.  It blooms in April and is spectacular! And, the hummingbirds love it.

• Stamps: Flourishes - Humming Along
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo
• Paper: Graphic 45 - Once Upon a Springtime, black, SU! Garden Green, Neenah Solar White
• Other: May Arts Ribbon, Nesties, Copics, corner rounder, Perfect Layers
• My favorites: Greens, blooming vines, hummingbirds, Graphic 45 paper

Love House

I call this the Love House.  This house can be colored so many ways and for so many holidays.  With Valentine's Day about a month away I thought it would be a good time to post this one.  Can you find the little black kitty on the porch?  Finished size 4.25 x 5.75.

• Stamps: Impression Obsession - House with Porch  H1747
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo
• Paper: SU! Real Red, Basic Black, Going Grey, Neenah Solar White
• Other: Copics, Flowersoft Shamrock Green, heart stickers and rhinestone, SU! ribbon, Perfect Layers

Thinking of You

A bright card with simple stamping.  The DSP is Heidi Grace Designs, called A Little Bird's Tale/Row of Icons and the stamps are all SU!  Finished size 6.25 x 4.5.

• Stamps: Stampin' UP! Good Neighbors(SAB 2010), Trendy Trees
• Ink: SU!: Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Versafine Onyx Black
• Paper: SU! Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, black, Heidi Grace Designs DSP
• Other: SU! scalloped border punch, Perfect Layers, black jewels, SU! Melon Mambo ribbon,   Stamp-a-ma-jig

Lemon Squeeze....And the winner is.....

About the card in a minute....the Winner of the Blog Candy is #2 and that is TINA!  Congrats Tina!  I'll be in touch to get you your prize.  Thanks for everyone for participating!  I used Random.org to pick the winning number:
True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 2 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

This bright card has my favorite Basic Grey paper, Origins. The lemons are popped and covered with Glossy Accents for some shine.  Finished size is 3.75 x 6.5. 

• Stamps: Flourishes Life, Love & Lemons
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo
• Paper:  Basic Grey - Origins, SU! Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, misc yellow, Neenah Solar White
• Other:  Copic Markers, Glossy Accents, Nesties, SU! oval punches, yellow brads, Perfect Layers

OCC Chickadee Challenge

The OCC has a challenge this week called  Hey Chickadee!  I made this card for the challenge even though the bird is actually a Sparrow. (Don't tell anyone!)  I used Glossy Accents to adhere the red micro beads to the center of the blooms. Copic markers used: E 40, 41, C3, 4, 6, YG93, 95, 97, BG10, Y28.  Finished size is 6.5 x 4.5.

• Stamps: Chipping Sparrow 1077BB by Stacy Stamps
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo
• Paper: Anna Griffin patterned paper, SU! Basic Grey, Neenah Solar White, black
• Other: Martha Stewart leaf branch punch, nesties, SU! black taffeta ribbon, Glossy Accents, red micro beads, Copic Markers

Don't forget to leave a comment on Wednesday's post to win free BLOG CANDY.   Deadline: TONIGHT!

There She Goes Candle

There She Goes is a new-ish very neat stamp company with a GREAT gallery.  This candle/orchid image is from a set called The Journey.  Colored with Copics and pared up with some Graphic 45 paper to make a 5.5 x 5.5 card.  You can see this card in person at Impressive Ideas in Roswell, GA.

• Stamps: There She Goes - The Journey
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Color Box cats eye Lava Black for edges
• Paper: Graphic 45 - Once Upon a Springtime, SU! Wild Wasabi, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White
• Other: Nesties, blue rhinestones, Perfect Layers, Copic Markers, lace ribbon

Don't forget to leave a comment on Wednesday's post to win free BLOG CANDY.   Deadline: Sunday Night!

Hero Arts Butterfly 2



The 2nd version of yesterday's card and butterfly.  Again, it is a digital image, not a stamp.  Same colors but a very different look.  He was printed out on Neenah Solar White paper and colored with Copic markers, then cut out.   I curled the wire around a toothpick to make the antenna.  I used Glossy Accents for the highlights on the head and gold spots.  Finished size is 5 x 5.

• Stamps: Impression Obsession - CL41 Thanks Sentiments 
• Ink: Versafine Onyx  Black
• Paper: Neenah Solar White, Cosmo Cricket Early Bird, SU! Naturals White, blue & mustard cardstock
• Other: Hero Arts Digital Butterfly, Glossy Accents, Perfect Layers, 24 gauge black wire, micron pen, Nesties, Color Box catseye Lava Black, SU! Blue Bayou ribbon, Copic Markers

Don't forget to leave a comment on Wednesday's post to enter to win some BLOG CANDY!

Hero Arts Butterfly

This isn't actually a stamped butterfly, its a digital image by Hero Arts.  Neat way to create with sizing options!  He was printed out on Neenah Solar White paper and colored with Copic markers, then cut out.  I can make him any size I want!  FUN!  I glued down his body and popped his wings.  I curled the wire around a toothpick to make the antenna.  Finished size is 5 x 5.

• Stamps: sentiment: Stampin' UP! Teeny Tiny Wishes
• Ink: India Black Ink
• Paper: Neenah Solar White, Cosmo Cricket Early Bird, SU! Ruby Red & Chocolate Chip
• Other: Hero Arts Digital Butterfly, blue gemstones, Perfect Layers, black wire, black rhinestones, micron pen, Nesties, corner rounder punch, SU! word window punch, Copic Markers

Don't forget to leave a comment on yesterday's post to enter to win some BLOG CANDY!

New Year Blog Candy!

Its BLOG CANDY time!  Pictured above:  Silhouette Sentiments from Stampin' UP! (set of 8 2010-11 Hostess), 8 1/2 x 11 Purely Pomegranate paper by Stampin' Up!, & Purely Pomegranate double stitched ribbon.  PP is from the SU! In Colors 2007-2008.  It is hard to put a value on this package since the paper and ribbon are no longer available for purchase.

A few easy rules:

• All you need to do to be entered to win is leave a comment here on this post before Sunday at Midnight (EST)!  I will choose a winner at random on Monday, January 10th!
• Only one comment per person please.
• Optional:  Tell me about something fun you're planning to do in 2011!

Flourishes FTTC99 Morning Glory

A VERY simple card for the FTTC99 Challenge.  The only requirement was flowers!  So, I made this little 4.25 inch square card for fun.  For the flowers on this card I used Copic Markers B91, 95, 97, G21, 82, 85 and YR24.  BG11 for highlights.

• Stamps: Flourishes Calendar Set #2 Morning Glory
• Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
• Paper: Websters Pages: Sweet as Cherry Pie, SU! Chocolate Chip, Neenah Natural White
• Other: SU! Taffeta Ribbon Early Espresso, nesties, yellow gemstones

BIG Bee SSSC98 & OCCC

This week's challenge at Our Creative Corner is to make a thank you card using blues and creams for color, some metal, and some vellum.  I combined it with the SSSC98 Design Challenge (for the layout) and here is what I created.  Some of my stamping friends think I'm strange for liking interesting bug stamps and paper - too BAD!  I think this Judikins bee is GREAT and it fit in with the new SU! Botanical Gazette DSP. The wings are vellum stamped with navy ink and clear embossed. Size is 5 x 4.75.

• Stamps:  JUDIKINS 2340 H Big Bee, SU! sentiment : Fundamental Phrases
• Ink: SU! Craft:  Night of Navy & Not Quite Navy
• Paper: SU! : Botanical Gazette DSP, Not Quite Navy, Naturals Ivory, vellum cardstock
• Other: yellow gemstones, SU! Word Window punch, vintage brads, CM circle cutters, Fiskars scalloped scisssors, clear EP, heat gun



Got Juice?

Got any Juice?  After I made this card I wondered when I would ever use it!  Why would you send someone a card with that sentiment?! lol  So, I'll probably change it before I send it to someone.  Image colored with COPICS but I don't remember which ones.  Something sour the the new year - 2011!  11 is my favorite number and this is my favorite Basic Grey paper!  Size is 4.75 square.

• Stamps: Flourishes:  Life, Love & Lemons
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo, ColorBox cats eye Chestnut Roan for edges
• Paper: Basic Grey: Origins, Neenah Solar White, brown cardstock, yellow cardstock
• Other: Nesties, SU! Word Window punch, Perfect Layers, eyelet, silk ribbon, rhinestone

Sweet Pea FTTC98

This card is for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC98).  Flourishes is one of my favorite stamp companies.  They have the most realistic plant and floral stamps.  The challenge was to use pearls and mine are actually silver.  I took a que from Flourishes Design Team Member Silke (My Life).  She keeps it simple and uses white a LOT.  A2 size.

• Stamps: Flourishes: Sweet Peas
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo
• Paper: Misc DSP, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, SU! Wild Wasabi
• Other: Cuddlebug Folder, Nestabilities Curved Rectangles, Clear Gel Pen, silver pearls, Copic Markers

Chair-ish your Friendship

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I made this card from a kit that one of my Krafty Kats stampers put together. KK is a group of stampers I belong to that meets monthly to eat, stamp and share our work.  We used to take turns putting together a monthly kit that we would make anything we wanted with it.  After several years of doing it, we decided to take a break from the kits.  One of my favorite techniques is paper-piecing and this card is a good example of it.  Just stamp your chair on your card and patterned paper, cut out and glue it down!  Finished size is 4 5/8 x 4 5/8.

My light tent has arrived so you will soon see better photos of my work.  AND.....BLOG CANDY is coming soon as well so be sure to subscribe to my postings so you'll be notified!

• Stamps: Papertrey Ink: On My Couch, On My Couch Additions (rug)
• Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, SU! Sahara Sand (for the rug)
• Paper: DSP Heidi Grace Designs, Black, Green
• Other: misc buttons, popdots, black floss, Perfect Layers