Blog Break

Hi all,
I haven't posted in a few weeks. Lot's of work commitments lately keeping me from crafting. I'm finally on vacation, but not staying home. Instead, taking a great trip to Europe. My blogging break will continue for another 3 weeks or so.

Happy stamping to the rest of you! I'll have fun looking at all the gorgeous cards that I've missed while gone.

Colleen

A Berry Good Friend

Hello,
Last night while watching baseball I made a card for this week's  Mojo Monday challenge. Even with all of the layers, this one went together pretty quick and easy. Love that!

Believe it or not, this card was inspired by the strawberry button. I ran across this button a few days ago while looking through my button stash and thought, "I have to use this!" So, last night, I pulled it out, put it on my stamping table and picked the stamps and accessories to match. I think it all turned out pretty cute.

Supplies
 Stamps: Fruity Friends set by Taylored Expressions
Paper: SU Regal Rose and Whisper white card stock and Doodlebug Fruit Stand Patterned Paper
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Real Red, and Copics
Other: SU Chevron EF, TE Picket Fence die, strawberry button, SU linen thread, Nesties, the Big Shot and dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great Wednesday.
Colleen

Happy Birthday

Hi all,

Long time no post. Too much going on in my world these days equals no stamping time. It's a bummer! I did get to stamp a few hours Sunday afternoon. This is one of the cards that I made.

The layout is Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #183.  The colors are from the Dynamic Duos #15 challenge. The colors this week are Daffodil Delight and Baja Breeze. And, since I used some dry embossing on the background panel, this works for Linda's Catered Crop Recipe Swap challenge.

The flowers are stamped in Memento tuxedo black and colored with Copics. I cut them out and popped them up on the panel with dimensionals, then layered some yellow and gold Stickles in the centers.

Supplies
Stamps: Daisy Bouquet by Taylored Expressions
Paper: SU Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White card stock and Doodlebug Flower Box patterned papers
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, SU Baja Breeze and Copics
Other: TE Houndstooth Impressions Plate, TE Floral Cutting Plate, TE medium scalloped border die, TE small tag die, Die-namics Fishtail STAX die, Kaiser blue rhinestones, SU Daffodil Delight stitched ribbon, TE linen thread, yellow and gold Stickles, sewing machine, the Big Shot, and dimensionals.

Thanks for looking in,
Colleen

Sent With Love

Hello,

Here's a very CAS card and it took less than 10 minutes to make. One layer of patterned paper, a little stamping and a few embellishments. The layout is the CAS(E) this sketch #24. Stamps and DSP are Stampin' Up.

Supplies
Stamps: Sent With Love set by Stampin' Up
Paper: SU Pool Party and Whisper White card stock and Sent With Love DSP
Ink: SU Tangerine Tango and Not Quite Navy
Other: SU 1" round punch, Fiskars corner rounder punch, Kaiser orange pearls, dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by,
Colleen

Happy Birthday

Good Sunday morning everyone,

I hope your weekend is going well. We went luggage shopping yesterday and got a really good deal on two suitcases. We're heading to Portugal and Spain at the end of May for my SO's 60th birthday. YIKES he's old! (don't tell him I said so) We're super excited to say the least.

Today's card (not his) I made for this week's Freshly Made Sketches and Dynamic Duos challenges. The colors this week are Basic Black, Basic Gray and dessert option of a masculine card. I just got my MFT order with the bicycle Die-namics die and couldn't wait to use it.

I used a couple SU embossing folders to add some dimension to the card stock since there isn't much stamping. The buttons are retired SU corduroy basic gray. Gray and black sure don't photograph very well. I even used the "enhance" feature in IPhoto to brighten it up.

Supplies
Stamps: Big Greetings by My Favorite Things
Paper: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White card stock and ?? patterned paper (very old from a Key Ingredients shipment)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black
Other: Die-namics Bicycle die, SU Polka dot, Stripes, and Houndstooth embossing folders, SU corner rounder and 1" circle punches, SU basic gray corduroy buttons, white floss, silver pearls, the Big Shot, SU glue dots, and dimensiosnals

Have a great day and thanks for looking,
Colleen

Dec. 25

Happy weekend everyone,

I have a very quick post this morning of a simple, quick card that I made for this week's Merry Monday #58 challenge.

I was going to keep it really simple and let the plaid Christmas paper be the focal point, but I just had to add something. Hence, the green rhinestones and mittens.

Supplies
Stamps: Chock-Full Of Cheer set and Tags Till Christmas set both By Stampin' Up
Paper: SU Garden Green and Whisper White card stock and SU DSP
Ink: SU Riding Hood Red and Garden Green
Other: Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX die, SU punch, Kaiser green and clear rhinestones

Have a great day and thanks for looking in,
Colleen

Amazing, Incredible MOM

Hello,

Mother's Day is only a few weeks away so I thought I'd use Karen's SSSC182 layout to make my mom's card. I love the colors in this bright, flowery paper from Crate Paper and it goes well with this SU Mother's Day set from a few years ago.

I stamped the flower image on SU Very Vanilla and colored it with Copics. The sentiment above was stamped on a piece of the patterned paper with Memento tuxedo black ink. The "MOM" stamp was stamped with Bermuda Bay on Very Vanilla. Each letter is fussy cut and popped up with dimensionals. I added some Star Dust Stickles to the large flower on the image and to the blue parts of the MOM letters. The glitter qualifies this for Linda's Catered Crop Glitter Recipe Swap.

Supplies
Stamps: Messages For Mom set by Stampin' Up
Paper: SU Pool Party, Bermuda Bay and Very Vanilla card stock and Crate Paper "Farmhouse" patterned paper
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Copics and SU Bermuda Bay
Other: classic circle and scalloped circle Nesties, Star Dust Stickles, Q&Co pearls, sewing machine, the Big Shot, and dimensionals

Thanks for looking,
Colleen

Be Awesome

Hello and welcome to another work week. Yes, it's Monday and time for many of us to go back to work. I'd much rather stamp!

I made this card over the weekend using the MFTWSC119 layout. Lots of layers! I love layers! I also decided to give coloring on kraft card stock with Prismacolor colored pencils a try. After seeing Inge's  tutorial on the MFT Academy and the cards that some of the MFT DT posted like this fabulous creation by Karen Motz how could I not. Clearly, I have some practicing to do, but I think for my first try, not too bad.

  

The colors that I used for the skin were pretty much what Inge suggested except I don't have the sand colored pencil. The hair I did in 2 grays and black and the leotard in aquas. Some sewing and some Die-namics dies and rhinestones finish off the look.

Here is the inside. I kept it fairly simple.

Supplies
Stamps: PI Gymnast Girl set by My Favorite Things
Paper: SU Pool Party, Taken With Teal and Kraft card stock and Walk In the Park by Echo Park patterned paper
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, SU Taken With Teal and Crumb Cake
Prismacolors Colored Pencils
Other: Die-namics dies, scalloped and classic rectangle Nesties, classic oval Nestie, Kaiser rhinestones,  pink Stickles, sewing machine, the Big Shot, and dimensionals

I hope you have a great week and thanks for looking in,
Colleen