Wednesday, January 21, 2015

The Card Concept #27

Hi friends!
It is time for another fabulous challenge at The Card Concept!


This week has a very fun graphic.  Check it out:


I am sure you can see how I was inspired.  I just love the ombre colors on the letters and the woodgrain background.  I found this awesome love die that worked perfectly for this challenge.  I used gelatos to achieve the ombre look.  Coloring them onto a piece of cardstock then blending them with a dry paper towel.  I then die cut using the die from the colored cardstock and layered onto another die cut of Craft-a-board for some dimension.

Stop over to The Card Concept blog to see what the other girls have created in all of the different styles.  I just love this challenge just for this reason!  It's great to see all the different takes on one inspiration photo.

ETA: Addicted to Stamps Challenge: Holiday (Valentine's Day)

 Thanks so much for stopping in!  I hope you get the chance to play along too!

Stamps:  Woodgrain background (Stampin' Up), Handwritten Borders (Simon Says)
Ink:  Sahara Sand
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Monday, January 19, 2015

Merry Monday #142 & WINNER!!!

Hi everyone!
Time for another Merry Monday Challenge.


This week I am your challenge hostess and I am challenging you to use a house or houses on your Christmas card.  They can be regular houses or even gingerbread houses.  Have FUN!!!


I chose my colors from this cute graphic.  I cut my banner out first, traced the top of it onto my white cardstock so I knew where to stamp my houses.  I stamped the middle one first then the other two.  I love how the banner looks like a snowy hill.

Make sure you check out the other DT members cards on the Merry Monday Challenge Blog.


Before you go, I have the winner of a FREE one month membership to StampNation from the comments on this blog post!  The winner is......


Congratulations, Sue D.  I have sent you an email.  I look forward to seeing you on StampNation!

Thank you for visiting and have a great day!

Stamps:  Tinsel & Tags: House Additions, Tinsel & Tags Stamp set (PTI)
Ink:  Pure Poppy (PTI)
Paper:  Pure Poppy (PTI), Whisper White (SU)
Accessories:  Tinsel & Tags Banner (PTI)

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Sunday, January 18, 2015

Joy, Joy, Joy

*This is my second post for today.  
Please scroll down to see my card for CAS(E) this Sketch! and The Paper Players Challenges!

I was totally inspired by the fabulous Michele and her card over at Muse Challenge #100.  It is totally my style and on the way to church this morning this idea came to me.  I won this stamp set from Neat and Tangled a while back and it has never seen ink.  This challenge was perfect!


I started by cutting out the layer using my Stitched rectangle dies by Lil' Inker.  I then lined up the sentiment using my MISTI to get perfect placement stamping onto the rectangle piece.  I die cut a heart from paper that I had sponged using Worn Lipstick and Spiced Marmalade Distress inks.  I then placed the heart on the left side of my MISTI and stamped the sentiment on top.  I never removed the sentiment from my MISTI so I knew exactly where it was going to stamp.  So love that tool!!!!

Here is Michele's card...

Entering this also at the following challenges:




Thank you for visiting and have a great day!!

Stamps:  Sunday School Songs (Neat & Tangled)
Ink:  Versafine black, Worn Lipstick & Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks
Paper:  Whisper White
Accessories:  Stitched rectangle dies (Lil' Inker), Heart Framelits (SU)
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Love you


Hi everyone!
Have you seen the awesome sketch over at CAS(E) this Sketch!?  When I saw it and saw the awesome card DT member Michele had created, I knew I had to play along. 

Here is the sketch:


I also saw some pretty cool papers on my desk that I was lucky enough to receive from my Merry Monday teamie, Bonnie that were the perfect colors.  The bottom one is a bit darker than the top one and there is a ton of shine that I couldn't capture in the photo.  I love the ombre look it gives.  Thank you, Bonnie!!!  The you die is from Wplus9 and sticks off the card a bit but I love that effect.

I am also adding this over at The Paper Players Challenge.

Thank you for visiting and have a great day!

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Saturday, January 17, 2015

Clearly Whimsy Stamps January Release: Day 3

Welcome to the ... Clearly Whimsy Stamps January release BLOG HOP!

The CWS design team have been sharing some amazing creations made with these new stamps and dies over the last couple of days, and today we are celebrating their release with a GRAND BLOG HOP! The hop starts today (Saturday January 17th at 8.00AM ET) and ends on Wednesday January 21st at midnight EDT.

If you would like to hop along with us today, please CLICK HERE to start the hop at Amy's blog. Here is a complete blog hop list in hopping order:

Whimsy blog 
Amy Kolling  
Sylvia Blum 
Heather Pulvirenti 
Jen Carter 
 Kristie Goulet (you are here)
 Becky Carafa
  Alanna Moses 
 Debbie Eastman 
Denise Lynn
 

PRIZE ALERT ... We have hidden a fabulous prize of a $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE at one of the stops on today’s hop! We will draw the lucky winner from the comments left here and on today’s design team posts, so be sure to visit everyone and leave a comment to be entered into the draw. Please visit the Whimsy blog for a full reveal of this month's new release. The entire new release is available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store RIGHT NOW, and if you love our new clear line as much as we do, why not ask your LSS to stock it! We are running a special promotion until Sunday 18th January, and have discounted everything in this release by 10%!! Whimsy Stamps also offers FREE SHIPPING for US orders over $75.

     

I used the Get Well Soon Additions stamp set and Basic Borders & Backgrounds 2.  These rainbow "germs" make me happy!  Can you tell I love rainbows?!  I definitely agree with this sentiment, don't you?






Finally, as you know we are celebrating StampNation's 4th birthday this week and Whimsy Stamps is one of our sponsors! As well as giving away some great prizes, we also have a special offer for StampNation members - you can find details about this on the StampNation site. We hope you've enjoyed this release!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Stamps: Get Well Additions, Basic Borders & Backgrounds 2 (Clearly Whimsy Stamps)
Ink:  Versafine black, Raspberry Fizz, New Leaf, Aqua Mist (PTI), Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight (SU)
Paper:  Basic Black, Whisper White

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