Stamp Act

Baroque Butterflies.....

Hi!!!!
I will make this a short post because it has been raining off and on here and it looks like it might clear for a little bit and I have got to mow the lawn!!!  I know, the excitement of my life makes you all VERY jealous!!! LOL!!!  My card today is based on today's featured stamper {Teneale}.  My card is based on her beautiful card
HERE!
 

The base of my card is Sahara Sand which I stamped the swirl from Baroque Motifs using Sahara Sand ink.  I then sponged the edges with Sahara Sand ink.  The next Mat is Soft Sky which I also sponged the edges with Sahara Sand ink and embossed using my Scor-pal.  The next mat is first Whisper White and then Sahara Sand.  I stamped the swirls using my Versamark and then heat embossed using White detail embossing powder.  I sponged the edges of the Sahara Sand piece but did not sponge the Whisper White mat.  I wanted the contrast.  I punched the Martha Stewart butterflies from Soft Sky cardstock and vellum paper.  I used my Quickie glue pen to adhere the vellum top to the Soft Sky bottom and then added the clear MAMBI rhinestones.  I added a few more rhinestones to the swirls and then added the May Arts White Satin & Grosgrain ribbon.

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday! 

~Lynda

No Swimming!!! ~ Featured Stamper #71 ~ Denise....

Hi!
I hope you all are having a wonderful day today!!!  I am assuming that the majority of you who are reading this are not Father's so I won't bother wishing you a Happy Father's Day!!! LOL!!!!

Here is my card that I made for today's Featured Stamper ~ Denise ~ AKA:  Denidill!The card of Denise's that I chose to CASE is here!!  Her gallery is just awesome!  I changed everything except the layout ~ as usual!! LOL!!!

The base of my card is Basic Black.  The floral decorative paper is from Bo Bunny and is their new Beachy Keen line.  The polka dot cardstock is also from Bo Bunny and is called Decaf Dot.  The top scalloped edge is another Bo Bunny piece that is 2-sided cardstock and is called Ocean Dot.  I cut the Ocean Dot cardstock using my scalloped scissors and adhered it so the dots would not show ~ they are on the back and are basically like the Decaf Dot ones.  I used my Scor-pal to make a line at the top on the Basic Black cardstock and then added piercing along the entire top.  I also added piercing on the floral paper.  The focal image was first stamped on some old water paper I had using Basic Black ink and then cut out so the bottom of the duck was in the water.  I then stamped the duck, from Artful Inkables, on Whisper White cardstock using Basic Black ink.  I also stamped the duck on a piece of scrap copy paper and cut it out so I could use it as a mask when I stamped the Cattails!  I stamped the Cattails over the top of the masked duck using Basic Black ink as well.  I stamped the No Swimming sign on a piece of scrap Whisper White cardstock and cut it out.  All of the stamps are by Artful Inkables.  I LOVE these stamps and haven't used them for ages!  BTW ~ I noticed when I went to link the store, Kristin is looking for design team members!  Her stamps are awesome so if you are interested, check out the Artful Inkables link above.

OK, on to the rest of my card!!!  I adhered the water down on top of the previously stamped duck.  I colored the duck, cattails and sign using my Prismacolor pencils.  I did add a little cream color pencil on the duck just to add a little color.  Did you REALLY think I wouldn't have used my Caramel Latte fun flock on the cattails!?!?!?  I adhered it on using my Quickie glue pen!  I also used my metallic silver pen for the nail on sign and I also added some Copic Spica clear glitter to duckies eyelashes.  The bottom hemp type ribbon is some old ribbon I had from Rusty Pickle and then I layered the black and white ribbon (Michael's) on top and then added a little Bo Bunny yellow polka dot to add some color!  I mounted the image on the front using Pop Dots and adhered the No Swimming sign using dimensionals.  The last thing I did was round the bottom corners using my Creative Memories corner rounder punch.

I do want to take a moment to thank those of you that did or will be taking part in our OCC (Our Creative Corner) first weekly challenge yesterday!!!  We had such a wonderful response and are so happy about it!!!  There are no time limits to play so if you missed it and would like to play, the link is HERE!  We will have a new challenge and samples for you next Saturday!!!  Also, the SCS keyword entry was changed to OCCC (Our Creative Corner Challenge).  There was already an OCC keyword gallery on SCS already so I think we are squared away now!!!  Thank you so much!!!

Have a great day!!!

~Lynda

SCS Sketch Challenge Wednesday!!!

This will be a quick post as I just got my house power washed and need to get my happy self outside to clean my windows!!!  Also, if you didn't see my earlier announcement, be sure to check it out HERE!!!  OK, here is my card for today's sketch challenge ~
The base of my card is Basic Black with a thin mat of Whisper White and then Sahara Sand.  I embossed the top of the Sahara Sand using my small Cuttlebug embossing folder.  I added MAMBI clear rhinestones to the centers of the embossed images.  The decorative paper is from the Soft Sky Designer Series paper.  The ribbon is May Arts Polka Dot and White Ruffled.  I also added a small piece of Soft Sky double stitched.  The square was layered Basic Black, Whisper White (cut and embossed with my square Nesties) and then Sahara Sand.  The image from Bloomin' Beautiful was stamped using Basic black ink on Whisper White cardstock.  I colored using my blender pen and Sahara Sand, Mellow Moss and Soft Sky ink pads.  I stamped the flower part again on a scrap of Whisper White, colored it with my Soft Sky ink & blender pen, cut it out and mounted it on top of the first flower using dimensionals.  I also added clear micro beads to the center of the flower using my Quickie glue pen.  The butterfly is a punch from Martha Stewart which I first punched from the decorative paper and then again from vellum paper.   I layered them and adhered them together with my Quickie glue pen and then added the same MAMBI clear crystals!  I then added my rub on sentiment and mounted the image using pop dots!

Here is a close up of the flower and butterfly ~
As always, if you have any questions ~ please don't hesitate to ask!

Have a great day!

~Lynda

Featured Stamper ~ Cindy!!! Beautiful Blooms....

Good Morning!
Wow, is it going to be hot here again today!  Hopefully, I can squeeze in some more stamping time since I certainly don't want to be outside doing yard work!!!  Here is my card based on today's featured stamper ~ YLM ~ AKA: Cindy ~
The card of Cindy's that I chose to CASE is here!  I changed everything except the majority of the layout (I had to change the layout a little to get it to work with my stamp!). 

The base of my card is Shimmery White cardstock.  I added a small Basic Black strip of cardstock to go under the Melissa Frances Ambiente decorative paper which I punched with my Martha Stewart daisy border punch.  I added a strip of one of the other decorative papers included in the Ambiente pack.  The focal image is from SU!'s Bloomin' Beautiful set which I LOVE and haven't used much lately!  I stamped the flower pot using Basic Black ink on Shimmery White cardstock.  I stamped it again first on the same decorative paper as the strip underneath and then again on a scrap piece of Shimmery White cardstock.  I cut the entire group of flowers out and colored them using a blender pen and Celery & Soft Sky ink pads.  I added White Liquid Pearls to the centers of each flower.  I then mounted it on top of the first stamped image using dimensionals.  I then cut out the flower pot from the decorative paper and taped it down.  I stamped the bee using Basic Black ink and then added Black Flocking using my Quickie Glue pen.  I also added Stardust Stickles to the wings.  The focal image was matted using Basic Black cardstock.  I added the striped blue Ambiente paper under the image because I had too much white showing and it was bothering me!! LOL!!!  I wrapped the Linen Thread around the base of the flower pot and then added a little knot of May Arts Black & White polka dot ribbon.  I used dimensionals to mount the flower pot image.  I also added the White Liquid Pearls to the centers of each flower on the side border.

I hope you are all having a great weekend!  I do want to mention that Lindsey has put a TON of stuff on CLEARANCE because she is making room for LOTS of new stuff ~ can you say Provo Craft???  She has ordered the new Cuttlebug folders and a bunch of other new things!!!  How exciting is that?!?!?

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Lynda

Casing MAREN and a MDC Challenge!!!

Let me start out by saying that I had something TOTALLY different to show you today but I screwed it up and NO you won't be seeing it for a long time!! LOL!!!  We spent all afternoon yesterday and a beach party and boy was it fun!!!  The parents that hosted the party took ALL of the kids tubing and they got to swim in the lake and pool.  A good time was definitely had by all of us!!!  That brings me to 9pm last night and my project for today's Mothers and Daughters Creations challenge which was to make something masculine.  I am not a night person but I already had my project planned so I figured it would go just fine and I'd be done in NO time!!!  I bought a Bare Elements Wine holder and wanted to use THIS paper to alter it.  I thought it would be SO cute!  I added my sticky strip to one side of the container, laid my paper on perfectly (for a change) and then opened the holder up so I could cut the excess paper off.....well.....the holder was upside down!!!  At that point I quit and will sand the paper off later and let me tell you when (or if) I do alter this thing at a later date, I will definitely check to make sure I have it right side up!  LOL!!! 

I had breakfast with Tamara Wednesday morning and she brought me some of this awesome new paper she received from Paper Salon so I decided that I would use that paper and my most FAVORITE Mustang stamp!  The layout of my card is based on this weeks Featured Stamper ~ MAREN!!!!  Maren is a fellow design team member of Jacksonbelle Embellishments.  She is SO talented and SO deserving of this honor.  Here is my card based on Maren's card HERE ~
The base of my card is Whisper White.  The decorative papers are all from Paper Salons Star Spangled and is actually their new 4th of July line but I thought they were perfect for a masculine card.  I layered them on a piece of scrap cardstock.  The bottom polka dot cardstock is actually this NEW awesome cardstock called Core'dinations!  I will demonstrate how this cardstock is different next!  I ran the brown piece of cardstock through my Cuttlebug using my Swiss Dots embossing folder.  I then sanded the tops of the dots and with this cardstock, what that does in let the "core" of the paper show through and in the case of this brown, the core is a light brown.  I stamped my Mustang on Whisper White cardstock using Chocolate Chip ink and cut it out using my Nestabilities.  The scallop mat is also from my Nestabilities.  I colored the mustang using my Prismacolor Pencils and I also added some gold Pearl Ex randomly (maybe if you click on the picture you can see it better) on the horse.  I used dimensionals to mount the horse on as well as the decorative papers below.  The ribbon is some I had got a Michael's some time ago.

Be sure to check out what Jennifer, Maria and Tamara did for this challenge!!!

Here is the recipe ~
Stamps ~ Serendipity Mustang;  Ink ~ Chocolate Chip;  Paper ~ Whisper White Cardstock, Brown Core'dinations cardstock, Paper Salon Star Spangled decorative paper;   Supplies ~ Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Nestabilities, Prismacolor Pencils, Ribbon ~ Michael's, dimensionals, Gold Pearl Ex

Here is some information on the Core'dinations cardstock!  It is really cool because it is sold with a band on the end which shows the color of the "core" of the cardstock.  Here is a picture of a Pink Passion color with a Pretty in Pink "core".
The cardstock has texture like Bazzill and is sold in packs of either 8 1/2 x 11 or 12x12 collections.  You get 20 sheets per pack and the 8 1/2 x 11 pack is $5.95 and the 12x12 pack is $9.25.  There are TONS of colors & collections to choose from!  Be sure to check it out HERE!  Here is a picture of the above piece I ran through my Cuttlebug using the diamonds embossing folder.  I sanded a portion so you can see the difference ~
Thank you for stopping by!  I am going to work on uploading my scrapbook pages from last weekend although since it is in the high 90's today, I am going to have to take the kids out to swim and with it being so hot, I will probably get in too so it will be a little later today so be sure to check back!

~Lynda

A Dinosaur Birthday ~ Featured Stamper ~ Peanutbee...

Hi!
I hope you all are having a wonderful Holiday weekend!  When I get done posting this card I am going to go do some yard work!  We are having a beautiful weather weekend here in Virginia!  I made this card based on today's featured stamper, Peanutbee's, beautiful card HERE!  I changed everything except the layout although I did not add as many layers as she did.  Be sure to check out her gallery as it really is exceptional!!!

The base of my card is Basic Black.  All of the decorative papers I used are from Basic Grey's Archaic Line.  BTW, don't forget that Lindsey has EVERYTHING in her STORE at 15% off until Tuesday.  Just enter Promo Code JBE15 at checkout and you will receive a 15% discount on EVERYTHING!!!  So now, on to my card!  I used the Artichoke color paper in the set to mat the 3 different patterned papers on.  I cut the ends of the Artichoke paper using my scalloped scissors.  I added faux stitching on the decorative papers using my SU! mat pack and paper piercer.  I used my SU! Basic Black marker to make the X's!  The ribbon is first May Arts Polka dot and then I added a small piece of SU! Chocolate Grosgrain.  The scalloped circle on the focal image is from the Artichoke color (used my Nesties to make this scalloped circle) and then the next layer is just Basic Black and the top piece is Whisper White (I used my Nestibilities Circles for these).  I stamped the tree trunks from my SU! Prehistoric Pals set using More Mustard ink.  I then stamped the tops of the trees using Artichoke ink.  I added my own coconuts BECAUSE I am such a pathetic stamper that when I stamped the tops to the trees, there was a gap between the trunk and the top!!!  I swear, I could probably be much more productive if I wasn't on damage control constantly!!!  LOL!!!  Anyway, the way I made them, and I really do like how they turned out, was to punch small circles from my double circle punch using some brown scrap paper I had.  I then used my Quickie Glue Pen to adhere the circles and then used my glue pen again to adhere my Caramel Latte Tan Flock on top of the coconuts.  Fixed that mistake in NO time AND it looks like they belong there!!!  LOL!!!

I did stamp the bird (I am not going to attempt to spell Pteradactyl) and the other dino (is that a bronchiosaurs?) first on the focal image (used Chocolate Chip ink for the bird and Artichoke for the dino) and then stamped them again on scrap Whisper White cardstock.  I cut these out and adhered them on top of the ones I stamped first using dimensionals. 

Now that was easy wasn't it??  I hope you all have a great weekend!  I need to take the little darlings out to swim while I plant my new flowers!!! 

~Lynda

Puppy Hugs.....

Wow, 2 postings in one day!!!  What has gotten in to me?!?!?  LOL!!!  It must be because all it has done here this Spring is rain so I haven't HAD to do my outside chores and the inside ones, well.....we won't go there!!! LOL!!!   My Aunt and Uncle just got a new little Cocker Spaniel puppy so I wanted to make a little gift to send them. 

Here is a picture of the card, which was based on Cindy's MFT Sketch Challenge #31.  BTW, did you know that the amazing Cindy Haffner is blogging now???  I am so excited that she has decided to do it!!   Anyway, here is the card ~

The base of my card is Chocolate Chip with a mat of the red which is the back of the fire hydrant/bone SEI Paper.   The striped paper is also SEI and can be found HERE.   I matted the striped piece with Chocolate Chip cardstock and then added silver eyelets so it would MAYBE look like a collar!!  Not quite huh?!?!?  You really need to use your imagination!!! LOL!!!  The focal image is so STINKIN' cute!!!  I love this new set from MFT.  It is called Friends Furever and can be found HERE!   I stamped the image on Whisper White cardstock using Chocolate Chip ink.  I then colored with my Prismacolor Pencils.  I added some glitter to "Rocky's" collar with my Copic Spica Clear glitter pen.  I also cut a fire hydrant out from the decorative paper and mounted it on the front using a dimensional.  The Puppy Hugs was stamped on Whisper White cardstock using Chocolate Chip ink and then punched out using my small oval punch.  I also used my Paw tracks wheel and Chocolate Chip ink to make paw prints on this piece.  I mounted it using dimensionals.  The focal piece was then matted with Chocolate Chip cardstock and then the red from the fire hydrant decorative paper.   BTW, the dog on this card is a little bigger than my Aunt & Uncle's new Cocker!!!

Here is a picture of the "cookie" jar!

In case you didn't know, the dogs name is Rocky!  I used my Quickutz to do the name.  After punching them, I ran them through my Xyron and then slapped them on the bone!!! LOL!!!  The bone is actually another stamp included in the Friends Furever  set which in this case I stamped using Chocolate Chip ink and then stamped on Whisper White cardstock.  I then cut it out and added the silver eyelet at the top.  I also used the Paw Tracks wheel and Chocolate Chip ink on this too!  The heart is just a little jewel I had laying around.  The jar is from Target.  I have had the dog bone ribbon for years!!  I got it from Oriental Trading.  It is self adhesive so I stuck it around the outside of the lid.  I then added silver cord to tie the name plate on.   I decorated the outside of the jar with the coordinating Park Buddies rub ons.

Here is a picture of the top of the jar.  I used my Creative Memories cutter and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities to layer the paper ~

The sticker on the top is another coordinating piece from SEI and can be found HERE!   Yes, I know it is upside down!  What the heck was I thinking???  Oh well, when they look at it from the back, the hydrant will be right side up!!!  It is not me and how I screwed it up....it is the screwed up way people look at things!!! LOL!!!

Thanks again for stopping by!

~Lynda

Featured Stamper #67 ~ Dawnsing....

Hi!
I hope you all had a great weekend~ we did!!!  Very busy though.....I didn't get to stamp much so I better get with it this week!!!  Here is a card I made for yesterdays Featured Stamper, Dawnsing.   Her gallery is VERY nice and has some cards with some wonderful layouts to CASE!  The card I chose to CASE is HERE.   Here is my card ~

This was a really simple card!  The base is Bashful Blue and the two decorative black and white papers are from Imaginisce.   The focal image is actually a rub on by Basic Grey.  I adhered it to Whisper White cardstock and then adhered the sentiment (also a rub on by Basic Grey) on a piece of Bashful Blue cardstock and punched it out using my Word Window punch.  I mounted this on Basic Black cardstock and used my horizontal slot punch to punch holes on each side of the sentiment and then added the awesome black and white striped May Arts ribbon found HERE!   The final step was to add light blue rhinestones to the centers of the 2 large flowers as well as the bottom right of the card.  The rhinestones can be found HERE!

I will be back shortly with another card to share!

~Lynda

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Happy Mother's Day!
I hope you all are having a fun day!  I was able to take a little time and stamp this morning so that makes for a really nice Mother's Day!!  Today's featured stamper is my friend Jennifer.   I love everything that Jen does but I had to narrow my choices down to just 1, for now!!!  The card of Jen's that I decided to CASE is HERE!   I changed everything except the layout.  Here is my card ~

The base of my card is River Rock.  I then took a mat of Basic Black cardstock, added a small Whisper White edge of cardstock on the top and then added my decorative Cider decorative River Rock paper on top.  I used my Martha Steward scallop punch/embosser along the bottom of the polka dot paper.  I then added Hero Arts Black gemstones at each "flower" along the bottom.  I stamped the large flourish from Inque Boutique ~ Nightingale stamp set on top of the polka dot paper using River Rock ink.  I added SU! black grosgrain across the top and then added this UNBELIEVABLY beautiful ribbon from May Arts to add some color.  The only problem is that there is actually brown, not black, in the ribbon but it doesn't look bad and I REALLY liked the color it added!!!  My card tomorrow was TOTALLY based on the blue version of this ribbon ~ that's how much I liked it!!!

I stamped the bird from the same Nightingale set on Whisper White using Basic Black ink.  I colored the bird using a blender pen and Rose Red and Old Olive ink pads.  I added some glitter to the birds top knot and ends of the swirls using my Stardust Clear glitter pen.  Here is a close~ up ~

The 3 dots were first stamped using another stamp for the Nightingale set.   I then added these cool Clear gems from Hero Arts that look like bubbles.   The sentiment is from Gina K and was stamped on Whisper White using Basic Black ink.  I then used a flourish from the Nightingale set and stamped over the top of the sentiment using Rose Red ink.  I stamped off 2 times first to get a pale Rose color.  I then used my circle Nestabilities to punch it out and emboss around the edge.  I then cut a large circle from River Rock cardstock and then a scalloped circle from Basic Black cardstock.  I mounted this on the front using dimensionals. 

You can get most of the supplies I used from Michelle at Stampers Dream.   

Stamps ~ Inque Boutique ~ Nightingale and Gina K. ~ Rectangle Greetings   Ink ~ Basic Black, Rose Red, Old Olive and River Rock  Paper ~ Basic Black, Whisper White, River Rock & Cider DP   Other ~ Hero Arts ~ Black Rhinestones and clear bubbles, scalloped circles & regular circles ~ Nestabilities, dimensionals, May Arts ribbon, black grosgrain, Martha Stewart scalloped punch/embosser, Stardust clear glitter pen, blender pen   

Thanks for stopping by!!!

~Lynda

Limited Supplies Challenge ~ NO STAMPS ALLOWED!!!!

Hi!
I am back ~ not that I went anywhere ~ but should I say, back to stamping!?!?!  My Mojo left earlier in the week about the time my Allergies because really bad so with that said, I could not come up with a darn thing so I just did other things.  NOT that there are other things to do around here but LUCKY for me, I was able to find a few!!!  I will share with you later what happened to one of my projects!!!  Anyway, this card is for todays Limited Supply challenge which was to make a card and use NO stamps!  I do this every once in a while but of course today, I had trouble with it but I guess that is why it is a challenge.....

The base of my card is Going Gray cardstock with a mat of a light Grey piece of decorative paper from the Basic Grey Boxer Collection.   The next layer is (from the bottom up) first Basic Black cardstock and then a red piece of patterned paper from the same collection.  I used my Cuttlebug corner die cuts and what I did was cut them 2 times each, first with Basic Black cardstock and then the Grey decorative paper.  The black corners I kept the cutout pieces inside by just using my glue stick on the back of it and then adhered it in the corner.  I then poked the cut pieces out of the Grey decorative corner and used a glue stick and stuck that right on top of the black so it would show up better....  I added Hibiscus self adhesive rhinestones as well.  The focal image is first a mat of Basic Black and then a thin mat of Going Grey cardstock.  The sentiment and frame are both from Basic Grey but different collections.  I rubbed them on the Grey decorative paper and again added the same rhinestones.  This piece is popped up off of the card by using Pop Dots (I am out of dimensionals!!!). 

I won't give a recipe since this was a really simple card and all of the materials are outlined above!  My daughter's class is having a Mother's Day Celebration so I do need to get to that shortly!  Before I go, I want you to see the kind of stuff I have to put up with........

I bought some beautiful Petunia's, planted them in 3 pots that look like this ~

They were really heavy so I left them on the OUTSIDE of the pool fence figuring I would move them in later using a hand truck or my husband would.  Well......last night Chris and the kids went out to swim and WHO did they see in my flower pots???? 

Who me?????  This is BC.  The kids refer to her as BC or "Best Customer" because she comes running when you go out with food and she just pushes her way to the front of the line ~ always!!!  Well, the B for Best was not the B word I was thinking!!! LOL!!!  I guess she decided she would scratch INSIDE my planters for bugs.  You know, Virginia in the Spring/Summer doesn't have ENOUGH bugs for this chicken!!!  I used dirt from our compost pile so there were bugs in there but this is the SAME compost pile that they have unlimited access to since it is right outside their coop!!!!  It is really difficult to reason with a chicken....  Here is what was left ~

Don't worry, she won't be dinner!!! LOL!!!  We don't eat our chickens, only the eggs.  I love all of my animals and this is just what happens when you have animals AND kids!!! LOL!!!

I have another card to share so when I get back, I will post it! 

~Lynda