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Bloom and Grow Birthday Wishes....

Hi!!!
I am going to go help construct the Rain Forest at my kids school this afternoon but before I go, I want to share a card I made!!!  You are probably wondering if I own any other stamps besides Verve. YES I do but I truly LOVE my Verve stamps and have had trouble using any others!!! LOL!!!  I hope you aren't tired of them and I will TRY to use my others but I am making NO promises!!! LOL!!!  BTW, in case you didn't know, MOST of Verve flower stamps are on sale now!!!  You can see all the sale sets HERE!  Also, since I am on the subject of Verve, Verve's project parade has started and you can see the awesome projects posted each day HERE!

Here is my card ~
The base of this card is Kiwi Kiss and then Shimmery White CS which I punched down the sides using my wavy EK Success border punch.  I then added a mat of Tangerine and then a decorative piece of paper from MME Bloom & Grow "Bloom" Collection on the top and Shimmery White CS on the bottom.  I stamped the daisies from Verve's Wishful Elegance using Chocolate Chip ink on Shimmery CS and then cut them out.  I colored them using my Prismacolor Pencils, added some leaves (I used another green pattern from the Bloom & Grow Collection) that I cut out using my SU! Birds & Buds dies.  I mounted the top flower on top of the bottom using a dimensional and also added some white flock to the centers of the top flowers.  I mounted these flowers on top of a square I cut from Shimmery White CS using my square Nesties and then matted this piece with first Kiwi Kiss and then Taken with Teal CS.  The ribbon is Old Olive grosgrain and the rhinestones are from MAMBI.  The final step was to stamp the sentiment from Circular Sayings using Chocolate Chip ink.

Have a great day!

~Lynda

SCS Sketch Challenge and Mojo Monday....

Good Morning!
I made a quick card for today's sketch challenge at SCS.  You can find it HERE!   Here is my card ~
The base of my card is Kraft CS.  The vertical strip is first Basic Black and then Baja Breeze CS.  I punched the bottom of the Baja Breeze CS using my SU! scalloped border punch to line up with the scalloped border on the horizontal strip.  The horizontal strip is first Shimmery white CS and then a decorative Kraft piece of paper from the Parisian Breeze paper pack.  I bought the beautiful silk ribbon from Sharon Johnson.  You can find all of her gorgeous ribbons HERE!  The instructions for the medallion piece are HERE!  I cut the medallion from Basic Black CS and then added a square of Kraft CS which I stamped the silhouette from Verve's Because of You set using Basic Black ink.  I added some blue Taylors Tiny Twinkles on the 4 corners of the medallion as well as one of the silhouette flowers.

Here is a card I made Monday for Julee's Mojo Monday sketch #84~
The base of this card is Pink Pirouette.  The decorative paper is from SU!'s Sweet Always collection.  The top striped paper is matted with Pumpkin Pie CS and the bottom lower left piece is matted with Whisper White CS.  The black and white ribbon is from Michael's.  The sentiment is from Verve's Circular Sayings set and was stamped on Whisper White using Basic Black ink, cut out using my circle Nesties and then matted with a scallop from Pumpkin Pie CS.  The the flower is also from Verve and can be found HERE.  I stamped the flower 2 times, cut out the second flower and colored it using my Prismacolor Pencils.  I added a pink button to the center, the pink ribbon stem and 2 silver photo holders (from THIS We R Memory Keepers collection) for the leaves.

Did you know that Julee has MOST of her Verve floral sets on sale right now?!?!?!  You can find all of the details HERE!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Tuesday ~ Anything but square, or rectangle....

Wow, it seems like ages since I last posted.  It has been so busy around here and my mojo went on vacation ~ why didn't it take me?!?!?!?  LOL!!!  I sat down to stamp yesterday and just couldn't get the mojo jump started.  Today is no exception.  It might be because I have so much going on with trying to find the kittens homes, get our rental house occupied, the kids activities as well as taking care of things around here...  I find it hard to stamp when I have so many other things that need to be done.  Once the kittens are gone and the house is rented out, things should slow down....hopefully!!!! 

Anyway, here is my project for today's Jbelle challenge which is to make something that is not a rectangle! 

 

I followed the instructions to make this purse HERE!  Instead of a circle (that is what the author used) I added an oval, cut from Close to Cocoa CS using my Coluzzle.  I then added decorative paper from the brand new Basic Grey Wisteria Collection which was cut using my top not die.  For the inside, I used Close to Cocoa CS and for the front and back Top Note pieces, I used Barely Banana CS and then another pattern from the Wisteria Collection.  To hold the front flap closed, I used Basic Grey magnetic closures.

The flowers are a combination of Heidi Swapp and Prima.  The center, courdoroy brad is from THIS Pink Paislee brad collection.  I added the ribbon "handle" by tying white SU! Tafetta ribbon on to THESE Pewter picture hanger hardware from We R Memory Keepers.

Be sure to check out what the girls have done with this challenge.  If you would like to play along, please upload your creation on SCS using the keyword JBE051. 

Beth

Heather

AJ

Kimberly

Michelle

Melissa

Jill

Maren

Kisa

Jennifer

Shannan

Lindsey

Taylor

Thank you for stopping by!

~Lynda

Viva la Verve Sketch Challenge...with a Spring twist!!!

Good Morning!
T.G.I.F!!!  I don't know about you but this week has been LONG!!!   I was able to squeak out a card for today's Viva la Verve sketch challenge.  There is a sketch and the twist this week is to make it a Spring card!

Here is my card ~

The base of my card is Wild Wasabi and is 4 1/4" square.  The next mat is Basic Black, Whisper White and then a piece of Pink Pirouette DS paper on the lower portion of the white mat.  My cupcake image is from Verve's Cupcake Affair.  I stamped the cupcake holder 2 times, once on Whisper White which was then cut out using my circle Nesties and again on the polka dot pattern from the Pink Pirouette DS paper.  The cupcake top was stamped 2 times on Whisper White.  I cut the entire top including the flower out of one and just the flower out of another.  All of the flowers were colored using a blender pen and Pink Pirouette ink pad and then cut out.  I added green Taylors Twinkles to the centers of all of the flowers.  The cupcake top has clear Martha Stewart glitter which I adhered using Elmer's glue and a paint brush.  The cupcake top and the flowers were all mounted using dimensionals.  I matted this on Pink Pirouette CS and then a scalloped circle of Wild Wasabi CS.  The flowers on the side are also included in the Cupcake Affair set and were stamped using Basic Black ink, colored with a blender pen and Pink Pirouette ink pad and green twinkles added to the centers.  The ribbon is all from SU!

Here is a closer look at the image ~

Hope you have a great weekend!!

~Lynda

Mojo Monday ~ Because of you....

Hi!!!
Hope you all are having a great week so far!  I took my 2 big girl kitties in to the vet to get spayed today so that is quite a relief and I won't have to worry about more kittens.  The kittens are so darn cute and sweet but we don't want more.  I have had no time to stamp lately and really miss it!  Hopefully things will slow down soon and I will have more time.... Anyway, I made a quick card the other day to share with you!

This card was made based on Julee's Mojo Monday sketch 83 ~

The base of this card is Cryogen White CS and is 5 1/4" square.  The next mat is Chocolate Chip with the top, large layer being from MME ~ Bella Bella collection.  The strip across the bottom is Chocolate Chip and then layered with the off white which is the back of the decorative blue paper.  I cut both of these using my Martha Stewart scalloped border punch and then cut the bottom scallop from the off white piece so the Chocolate Chip scallop would stand out.  I then added some off white lace and a bow of the same lace and a piece of Chocolate & white ribbon which I ran through a silver flower buckle.

The sentiment (I LOVE this sentiment) is from Verve's, Because of You stamp set and was stamped on the off white MME paper using Chocolate Chip ink.  I then stamped the flowers from the same set using Chocolate Chip ink but stamped off once so the ink wouldn't be so dark.  I then cut this out using my rectangle Nesties and matted on Chocolate Chip CS.  The bottom brown polka dot paper is also from the same Bella Bella collection and was matted with Chocolate Chip CS as well.  I stamped the flower image on the polka dot paper as well but did not stamp off so it would stand out more.  I then lined up the first stamped flowers, adhered the sentiment and then added a few small Martha Stewart butterflies.  I added some Stickles to the centers of the butterflies.

Well, I better go get some things done!  Have a great day!

~Lynda

It's as easy as 1, 2, 3....Yeah right!!!

Hello!
Sorry I haven't posted lately...I haven't felt well and still don't so I will be making this post short.  Today's Jacksonbelle challenge was to make a card using 1 stamp, 2 embellishments and no more than 3 layers!   Before I move on to my card, FYI!!!! Lindsey just added the BRAND NEW Basic Grey in to the store HERE!!!!

Here is my card ~

The base is OBVIOUSLY white and I used my scor-pal to score lines along the top.  The image is from THIS Lizzie Anne set and was stamped on Whisper White CS using Tangerine and Celery ink.  I then cut the image out using my oval Nesties, matted with a scalloped oval piece of Tangerine CS, added Celery ribbon (from the SAB ribbon set), used a Making Memories stick pin to keep it in place and then added some Martha Stewart rhinestones.  Ok, Ok, I cheated on the embellishments but I couldn't NOT add the rhinestones!!! LOL!!!   If you decide to play along with us, use the keyword JBE050 when uploading to SCS!

Be sure to check out the girls creations and make sure that you count their layers, stamps and embellishments as we have SOME (not me of course) that might try to cheat!!! LOL!!!! 

Beth

Heather

AJ

Kimberly

Michelle

Melissa

Jill

Maren

Kisa

Jennifer

Shannan

Lindsey

Taylor

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

~Lynda

Because of You.....

I have another card to show you using the new stamps from Verve!  The stamps are now available to order!  You can find all the details HERE!   If you are interested in seeing more samples done with new sets, you can see them HERE.

Here is my card ~

The base of this card is Baja Breeze and is 5 1/2" square.  The next mat is Whisper White and has a small scallop border along the bottom that I punched with one of my EK Success punches.  The next mat is Chocolate Chip and then the Parisian Breeze DP.  I used THIS Pierceabilities die to pierce around the scalloped image.  I also added some Kaiser Craft pearls on the pierced flourish as well as the main image and butterflies. 

The the beautiful flowers and sentiment are included in THIS set called Because of You.  The flowers are like my most favorite set ever, Grateful Elegance.  I first embossed a smaller square inside the larger Whisper White piece using my square Nesties.  I then stamped the flower spray on the top and bottom using Chocolate Chip ink.  I stamped again on a scrap of Whisper White and cut out just the 3 flowers on each spray.  I colored them using a blender pen and Baja Breeze ink pad.  I added them on top of the first stamped image using dimensionals and then stamped the BEAUTIFUL sentiment using Chocolate Chip ink.  The final steps were to added a couple Baja Breeze butterflies and then mat the Whisper White piece on a scalloped square of Chocolate Chip.

Here is a close up of the detail on the image ~

It is going to be a beautiful day here today and I have LOTS of yard work to do!!!  I hope you have a wonderful day!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Lynda

Stamp Sets For Sale.....

I still have some, actually A LOT, of stamp sets still for sale so before I list them on Ebay, I'll keep this post at the top of my blog for a few days in case anyone is interested in them....PLEASE!!!!  LOL!!!  Scroll down for my most recent post.  You can find my list HERE!

Verve Sneak Peek ~ Because of You.....

Good Morning!
I can't believe it but I THINK we might see the sun today!!!!  Actually, I am not sure if that is what that big orange/yellow thing is that is coming up right now since it has been SO long since I last saw it!!! LOL!!!  

Lindsey is having a BIG sale starting today and ending on the 20th!!!  Everything in the store is 25% off!!!  At checkout, enter the discount code SPRING09 at checkout and you will receive your discount!

I have a sneak peek for you for the final Verve set due to release tomorrow night which is called ~ Because of You!  You are going to LOVE this set!!  It has some beautiful flowers, think Grateful Elegance, and the most beautiful sentiments EVER!!!  Here is my card ~
The base of this card is Basic Black and is 4 1/2" square.  The next mat is Bashful Blue and then Basic Black up top and Kraft on the bottom which I ran through my Cuttlebug using the leaves embossing folder.  I punched the bottom of the top black piece using a EK Success border punch that has 2 rows of piercing and a raised, embossed line in the center.  The light blue ribbon is from May Arts.  The next mat is Bashful Blue and then Kraft on top.  I sponged all the Bashful Blue mats with Creamy Caramel.  I sponged the Kraft with Creamy Caramel first and then Chocolate Chip and then a VERY little bit of Basic Black just along the edges.  I added some piercing from THIS Spellbinders Pierceabilities die and then a Pewter decorative brad from Making Memories.  The light blue rhinestones are Taylors Twinkles and were glued on using my Quickie Glue Pen.

The silhouette flowers and sentiment were stamped on Kraft CS using Basic Black ink.  I then cut it out using my Labels Four Nesties, sponged the edges, added the Bashful Blue butterflies that I punched using my MS butterfly punch, added the light blue twinkles and then matted on a larger Basic Black cut out.

You can see some more sneak peek samples using this set by visiting the Verve Blog HERE!

Would you like to win some Verve stamps???  You can find out all the details HERE!  Don't forget that all the new sets will be released tomorrow night at 9pm EST.  You can join in on all the fun in the Verve SCS forum HERE!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

~Lynda

Let the SNEAK PEEKS Begin!!!!!

Hello!
I fully intended to post a Verve Plain Jane sneak peek yesterday based on Julee's Release Week Challenges but by the time I finished, it was too late SO, because today is the sneak peek for Julee's new set, Wishful Elegance, I will show you both cards today!

When I saw the Wishful Elegance set, it reminded me of daisies and sunshine, WHICH I might add, we have NOT seen much of lately!!!  A few weeks ago, Splitcoast had a flower pot pull out card challenge for their try a new technique challenge.  I loved them and wanted to try one so bad so when I got my new stamps from Julee, I KNEW the Wishful Elegance set would be perfect for it!

The flower pot was stamped on a yellow from the DCWV Citrus Collection using the AWESOME background stamp included in the Wishful Elegance set and Pumpkin Pie ink.  I added red rhinestones just to the top medallions.  The ribbon is from May Arts and the top Whisper White band was punched using my EK Success scallop border punch.  The front and back of the pot is just held closed by the ribbon. 

Here is a picture of the pull out card & pot together ~
The base of the pull out is Pumpkin Pie and the top is Whisper White.  I stamped the flower using Pumpkin Pie ink and colored using So Saffon ink & a blender pen.  The sentiment, which is also included in the set, was stamped using Real Red ink.  The flowers were all stamped on different Citrus patterns and Whisper White & Pumpkin Pie CS.  I cut them out added leaves which were cut from my SU! Birds and Blooms Sizzlets.

Here is another card I made based on Julee's Release Week Sketch Challenge from yesterday ~

The base of this card is Pumpkin Pie.  The lower mat is Whisper White which was punched using the same EK Success punch as the card above and then an old SU! DP pattern.  The butterfly was punched using my SU! Beuatiful Butterflies die from one of the yellow patterns in the DCWV Citrus collection.  I sponged the edges of the butterfly using Pumpkin Pie ink and then added Poppy rhinestones.  The sentiment is the new Plain Jane Sunshine sentiment and was stamped on Whisper White using Pumpkin Pie ink.  I then stamped a flower from Wishful Elegance using Summer Sun ink and colored using the same ink and a blender pen.  This was then matted on a scalloped Nestie square.  I added a couple flower eyelets and Poppy rhinestones to the side as well as 2 loops of yellow grosgrain.

You can see more sneak peeks today on the Verve blog HERE!  Tomorrow I will have more sneak peeks for you so be sure to stop by!

Have a great day!

~Lynda