Challenge #9 R is for Ribbon……

Here is your change to dig real deep and show us at The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers what you can create using ribbon. I was kind of stumped as I altered a coil book using ribbons on the coils and that was the extent of my ribbon brain power, I did manage to put together a cute card.

My image was a freebie from Lacy Sunshine Challenge blog, when you play one challenge you get the next challenge image free alas I didn’t get it done for that challenge but will try again. I thought her dress looked like ribbons and had planned on putting real ribbons on it but it just didn’t look right. so just added a bow to her hair and the bow of turquoise rope, i like how it frames her. The doily is from a package I bought at a yard sale for 10 cents. I used the MS doily edge punch for the white strip at the bottom.

Close up of the bow in her hair.

the inside of the card using a retired sizzix folder from Stampin’up/
You can find the Lacy Sunshine images HERE they are all so cute.
I would like to enter this in the following challenges
Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog Dies and/or punches. Martha Stewart doily punch.
Thanks for stopping by today and pleas join us at the sisterhood of Snarky Stamper for the R is for Ribbon challenge, you just might win the Queen of Snark badge or maybe one of the princesses,

At the Lake………………

I just had to use this cute little Happy Hopper from House Mouse Designs since the challenge at House Mouse and Friend Monday challenge Blog is “splish splash” and it ends Saturday I needed to take the time to “get’er done” Again I’m still at the lake with limited supplies there is no sentiment on the inside.

 

I brought three embossing folders and only oval dies, I used the tulip border folder and my Nellie Snellen plain ovals.

Here is a close up of the bunny and his lemonade, I coloured the fish on the tube, the duckie and the lemonade with spica glitter pens.

Again the semi finished inside, I only have the warm regards set with me and a grad sentiment as I am supposed to be finishing a couple of graduation cards again a broken record here.,……left coloured inks at home. We are heading back to home today but coming back tomorrow for the weekend.
Challenges I am entering this in are:
House Mouse and Friends Monday challenge blog ~~~splish=splash
Gruffies and Guests Anything goes with the option of Spring
Thanks for Stopping by today and I hope you have a creative Thursday.

Time to Dig Out Those Background Stamps!!!

If you are looking for my Clear it Out Tuesday post, just scroll down or click HERE.
Shopping Our Stash challenge #153 iw Use a Background stamp or make your own. Don’t even look at those pretty paper just ink up that  favourite A2 sized stamp and enter our challenge. Head over to the blog to check out the rules and don’t forget to look at all the great cards the design team have made.

I have a nice collection of background tamps, I like them because they can be used in many ways, cover a card or just use a strip to accent a card. My favourite is Flora which is a retired stamp from Stampin’up and I’m sure it is the first one I bought. The rose stamp is from Magenta and I picked it up at a yard sale. The ovals were cut with Nellie Snellen ovals.

Here is a close-up of the pattern, I used Brilliance Victorian purple on a pale mauve cardstock.

Partially finished inside as I just need a few cards in my stash that can  be used for birthday or get well even sympathy.
Thanks for dropping in today and I hope you can find some crafty time to join in the fun of the Background challenge

Challenge Time at Clear it Out Tuesday…it’s Black

Easy challenge this week at Clear it Out Tuesday we want you to use Black on your project. it doesn’t have to be totally black but we would like to be able to see there is black on the p4oj3d5.The stash item is Stickers.  Head over to the challenge blog for all the rules and see what the design team has made for inspiration.
In the back of my mind was a video I saw on Stamp & Scrap with Frenchie and I had to search to find it as I needed proper measurements. You will find the tutorial/video HERE

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The stamp set I used is called Secret Garden from Stampin’up, I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Black and white cardstock.

I used two stickers that were leftovers from a class I took, one is a hummingbird and the one in this picture is a bee.

Semi finished inside, I stamped with a couple of the flowers.
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have time to join the challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday.The challenge will close at 8.p.m. EDT June 3rd.

Sentiments is the New Challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad

Happy Memorial Day to my American friends and followers and Happy Monday to everyone else.
The new challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad is to use a Sentiment there is a Guest Designer Spot for the winner of the challenge, It’s a great way to see if you would like to become a member of a design team. I am creating at the cottage this week and I have limited supplies with me so decided to make a very simple Z fold card with the sentiment on the front. I realized while making my card I only brought black and purple ink with me and only the stamps that I thought I could need and what I brought was not enough, I would have loves a flourish or two or my coral ink to make some flowers but I am really pleased on how the card turned out.

I saw this tutorial on Tracy’s Treasures, she has a video on how she made her Z fold cards.

 

The cardstock is Cameo Coral and the patterned paper is from the Mariposa Matstack from DCWV.I love this pad it has beautiful butterfly papers in it. I cut the ovals with my spellbinders large ovals and the sentiment is from Stampin’up The inside verse is from Hero Arts.

The finished inside of the card.
I am entering this in Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned paper challenge for May.
Thanks for stopping by today and I hoe you can find some time to join us in A Sentiment challenge at the Cheerful Stamp Pad.
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Challenge #152 …..Birthday or Anniversary?

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Last week at Shopping Our Stash for Sing it Out you were asked for no Happy Birthday or Anniversary and this week we want you to make them!!!
                    
I made an accordion circle card using my favourite birthday cupcake mouse from House Mouse Designs and Elizabeth Craft Designs dies. I made a two fold card, I didn’t think I was ready for a triple one. This is the front of the card.

this is the back of the card.

This is the inside of the card, as you see the circle turns when you open the card. one last picture.

Close up of the candle 
This was quite the project and I’m so glad I had received a card similar for my birthday, I think they get easier as you make more of them.

I'm entering this in Gruffies and Guests, anything goes with the option of spring (no spring on mine)

Thanks for stopping by today and lets see how many entries we can get for the Birthday/Anniversary celebration.

Clear it Out Tuesday is going Vintage……………

New challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday the theme is Vintage and the stash item is Pearls/ The sponsor is Stitchy Bear Outlet and the image I used is from Delicious Doodles 

No colouring on my image, I felt it looked better just as is, I printed the digi on Very Vanilla cardstock, my first attempt I tried sponging and it didn’t go well. I cut the scalloped opening in the Neutral dsp from Stampin’ up (had it for a long time) then the black was cut with a plain oval, both are Nellie Snellen dies.

Here are my pearls, they were white pearls I coloured with a spectrum noir warm brown marker, very dark brown too.

I added silver thin line border stickers to the top and bottom, here is a close up of one of them.

Finished inside of the card using the cut out from the layer on the front.
Challenges I am entering this in”
Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper challenge for May
Glitter n Sparkle challenge Blog Cards for Men #85
Thanks for looking today don’t forget to check out the rules at Clear it Out Tuesday while there have a look at the fabulous projects the design team has for your inspiration.