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Verve Project Parade ~ Day 5!!!

Good Morning!

Today is Monday, the 6th day of Verve's Project Parade and it's my turn!!!  The theme this month is "Happiness for Hostesses".   I love Julee's new set, Express Yourself so that is which one I chose to use for my project.  For the purse, I followed the instructions included in THIS tutorial.  I did change the top flap but all else is as per her instructions.

 

For the front and back panels I used some old shiny black paper I have had for quite some time, cut it out using my Top Note die and then ran it through my Cuttlebug using the Mosaic Squares embossing folder. I trimmed the sides off the decorative piece and matted the decorative piece on top of a mat of Basic Black CS that I also cut out using the Top Note die.

The top flap is just Basic Black card stock that is 4" x 4 3/4". I rounded the corners, scored at 1 7/16ths and 2 9/16ths and then pierced around the entire flap. I adhered the back flap to the back of the purse using Sticky Strip. I stamped the Just for You sentiment, which is included in the A Cup of Life set, using Basic Black ink on Whisper White CS, cut it out using my circle Nesties, adhered it on a pink (Bo Bunny Alyssa DP) Nestie Dahlia and pierced along the right edge and added clear rhinestones. To hold the flap closed, I added half of a black Velcro dot. The inside box is Pretty in Pink CS. The handle, which is black ribbon with white flowers that I picked up at Micheal's, was tied on to pewter hodgepodge hangers using pink fiber.

Here is a peek at the inside of the purse.  The finished size of the inside of the purse is 1" x 3 1/2".

Here is a picture of the inside of the wallet.  Pretend that the Velcro dot is NOT crooked!! LOL!!

 

Here is a picture of the sentiment ~

The sentiment is from Verve's Thankful Blossoms set and was stamped on Whisper White using Basic Black ink. I then added the flourishes from A Cup of Life set using Pink Pirouette ink. The shoe, from the Express Yourself set, was stamped on the Bo Bunny Alyssa paper using my Versamark and then heat embossed using black EP. I then cut the shoe out, mounted it using dimensionals and rounded the edges of the card. This and the gift card fit perfectly inside the wallet that measures 3 1/2" x 5 1/4". The wallet was scored at 1 1/2" and 3 3/4" and was held closed using the other half of the black Velcro dot.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing this project. We can't wait to see what you come up with! To play along, just make a project or card that shows us your take on the Happiness for Hostesses theme. Verve Stamps are not required, but if you've got 'em we love to see 'em! Then just add a link to your creation to the Mr. Linky form in DAY ONE's POST before 8PM Mountain September 12. Two lucky participants will win a stamp set of their choice from the Verve Store. We've also hidden another $25 gift certificate somewhere along the parade for a random commenter. So if you like what you see, be sure and give a little shout out in the comments of each post! Have fun and good luck!

Before I go, I want to mention to you about a NEW challenge blog I am lucky enough to be part of.  We will have weekly challenges starting this Saturday.  You can check out all the details HERE!!

Thank you so much for stopping by and I will be back tomorrow with my Jbelle card!

~Lynda

SCS Sketch Challenge ~ Enjoy.....

Good Morning!

This is my card for yesterdays sketch challenge at SCS.  I started it yesterday but of course took all day to finish it!! LOL!! 

 

The base of this card is Basic Black and all of the DP's are from Graphic 45.  The Basic Black frame around my image is the Classic Frame from Spellbinders and can be found HERE.    I stamped the stem from Verve's Budding Blossoms set on Vanilla CS using Artichoke ink and the flowers, which are from the same set, were stamped on a scrap piece of Vanilla using Black Memento ink.    I then cut them out, colored them using my Copics and then added 2 coats of thick embossing powder on top.  The flowers were adhered using dimensionals.  Oh and before I stamped the stem, I sponged using Chocolate Chip ink and Ranger Antique Linen ink and then stamped the Weathered background using the Antique Linen ink.  I added pewter brads to each corner of the frame and also the butterfly which is from Verve's brand new set called Enjoy.  The butterfly was stamped on Vanilla CS using Black Momento ink, colored with Copics, cut out and then I added 3 layers of thick embossing powder and cracked the butterfly.  The ribbon is from May Arts.  

Here is a closer look at the frame and image ~

 

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it!!!  Have a great day!

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Tuesday ~ Summers end.....

Good Morning!

My kids went back to school this morning.  I really miss them and will now have to get in to my pre-summer routine.  I am SURE I will be able to figure it out!!! LOL!!!!  Before I show you my card for today's challenge, I want to let you know that Verve's project parade started yesterday and will continue until September 11th!!!  You can check out the projects HERE!

Today's Jbelle challenge is to celebrate Summer or I guess the end of Summer, by using shiny accents, Summer colors, however we/you interpret it!  If you would like to play along, please include keyword JBE068 when loading on to SCS.  Also, Lindsey just got brand new Jenni Bowlin products in the store!!!  You can see everything right HERE!

Here is my card ~

 

The base of this card is Pretty in Pink and then a Whisper White mat with Pumpkin Pie on top of that!  I then embossed a piece of Whisper White CS using one of the NEW Provo Craft embossing folders.  The ribbon is from Michaels and the Whisper White frame was cut and embossed using THIS Spellbinders Frameabilities die.  I stamped the darling, Elodie in her Garden by Sarah Kay image on Whisper White using Memento Black ink and then colored using my Copics.  I did add Stardust Stickles on the "water" and Orange Peel Stickles on the dots on her hat.  The orange rhinestones are from MAMBI.

Here is a closer look at the image and Stickles ~

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to check out what the girls did with this challenge!

Lindsey Botkin

Kristine Breach

Trudee Sauer

Tobi Crawford

Stephanie Hargis

Mitzi Koons

Loretta Lock

Jimmi Mayo

Bethany Paull

Michelle Phillipi

Carly Robertson

Shemaine Smith

Melissa Bove

Jill Dunn

AJ Otto

Heather Lee-Reppen

~Lynda

Featured Stamper Sunday ~ Joanne ~ AKA: Jojot!!!

Hi!
Hope your weekend has been awesome!  Ours has been great!  Anyway, I took some time out this a.m. to do a card for today's featured stamper, Joanne!!!  Her gallery is truly gorgeous!  I found MANY cards I wanted to CASE but unfortunately, only had time for one.  Joanne's card I chose to CASE is HERE.  Here is my card ~

The base of this card is Soft Suede with a mat of PTI Lemon Tart CS and then Whisper White which I embossed using one of the new SU! folders.  The ribbon and silver flower charm is also from SU!    The next mat is first Soft Suede and then again, Lemon Tart which I pierced the corners using an Ornare piercing template and then added a small green flower rhinestone that I bought from Rachel HERE and glued them on using my Quickie glue pen.   

The DARLING little birds are from PapertreyInk's new set called Everyday Button Bits.  When I saw this set, I had to have it!  It is SO cute.  All of the images incorporate buttons and of course, they also sell some AWESOME buttons to go with the set!!!  I bought the Lemon Tart buttons and used them on this card for the birdies bodies!!!  The birdie legs, beaks and tails were stamped on Whisper White using Soft Suede ink.  I added the googlie eyes using my quickie glue pen again and stamped the wings using Soft Suede ink on Lemon Tart CS, cut them out and adhered them on the buttons using glue dots.  I then cut it out using my Nestablities label four die, added the sentiment and matted it on a larger mat of Soft Suede.

I have so many things to work on so I am going to cut this short!  Thanks for stopping by!

~Lynda

A Cup of Life.....

Hello!
I had made this card for last weeks Verve release but hadn't had time to post it here yet!  For this card I used Verve's new Cup of Life stamp set! 
The base of this card is Chocolate Chip with a mat of Riding Hood Red and then some miscellaneous K&Co. decorative paper.  I used my SU! scallop punch for the polka dot border.  The ribbon is from May Arts and the pearls are from Kaiser Craft.  I stamped the tea pot and cups on another pattern of K&Co. DP using Chocolate Chip ink, cut them out and added Mocha Shimmerz to the inside of the cups.  The images were stamped again on cardstock vellum using Chocolate Chip ink.  I then cut the vellum out using my rectangle scalloped Nesties, added a red polka dot frame on top of the scalloped rectangle vellum piece and added the lower cream colored DP behind the vellum image piece.  I stamped the sentiment using Chocolate Chip ink, punched it out using my large oval punch and then matted it using a large SU! scalloped oval.

Sorry this is so short but the kids and I have lots to do again today!  I hope you have a GREAT day!

~Lynda

Jacksonbelle Cards....

I was not able to finish my Jbelle card yesterday but was able to today!!  My kids go back to school next Tuesday and we still have so much to do to get ready!!!  Anyway, here is my card based on yesterday's Jbelle sketch challenge ~

The base of my card is Chocolate Chip with a mat of Whisper White, which I sponged using Ranger Antique Linen ink and Pale Plum ink.  The 3 decorative mats are from a decorative paper pack I got from Lindsey last Fall called Twiggy and is by Memory Box.  I matted the strips using Perfect Plum ink.  I cut the bottom border using THIS Spellbinders Pierceabilities die.  I then added some lavender Kaiser rhinestones.  The ribbon is from May Arts and the image is from Inkadinkado.  I stamped the image on Whisper White using Chocolate Chip ink, cut it out using my oval Nesties and then I left the oval die on and sponged Old Olive on top, then Perfect Plum in the center and So Saffron on the bottom.  I then added 3 layers of Ultra Thick Embossing Powder, let it cool and then cracked it.  I matted it on another decorative piece included in the same Memory Box paper which I cut using my Labels Four Nesties.

Here is a closer look at the image ~

Be sure to check out what the girls made using this sketch!

Lindsey Botkin

Kristine Breach

Trudee Sauer

Tobi Crawford

Stephanie Hargis

Mitzi Koons

Loretta Lock

Jimmi Mayo

Bethany Paull

Michelle Phillipi

Carly Robertson

Shemaine Smith

Melissa Bove

Jill Dunn

AJ Otto

Heather Lee-Reppen

I already had the image colored for the next card so when I saw today's sketch challenge at SCS, I thought it would work perfectly!

The base of this card is Whisper White with a mat of Pumpkin Pie and then a decorative piece of paper from an SU! collection from last year.  The strip down the side is Pink Pirouette which was punched using one of Martha Stewart punches.  I then added some Martha Stewart rhinestones to the centers of each flower.  I then added a strip of Whisper White and then Pumpkin Pie that I ran through my Cuttlebug using my Swiss Dots embossing folder.  The beautiful silk ribbon is from May Arts.

The next mat is Pink Pirouette CS with a decorative piece of Pink Bella Birds DP.  I then stamped the darling Stampavie image using Black Memento ink on Whisper White CS and colored using my Copics.

Lindsey has lots of new products in her store!!!  She will have new Cosmo in stock any day now but does have DARLING Christmas Stampavie stamps for pre-order and has new ProvoCraft embossing folders!!!

Have a great day!!!!

~Lynda

Serendipity Stamps ~ A Monochromatic Challenge!!!

I had intended to post my Jbelle card first today but finished my Serendipity challenge card first so I will be back this afternoon with my Jbelle card!!!  This weeks Jbelle challenge is a sketch so if you would like to get started playing along right away, you can find the details HERE!

This weekend a feral cat brought her babies to our barn.  I was shocked when I went out there Saturday night and saw 4 kittens.  I think they are 3-4 weeks old.  The mama cat won't let me get near her but the kittens did.  A couple hissed at me and the other 2 actually let me pick them up!!  I fed them as well as lots of food for Mom but yesterday when I went out to feed them and check on them, Mama had taken 3 of them and left one.  I am not sure if she was coming back to get the last one or not but it was the most friendly of the 3.  Well....of course I couldn't leave it alone out there so....we have a new kitten!!! LOL!!!  Here is a picture I took last night ~

The kids want to name HER (I think she is a she) Waldo but we'll talk about that today and hopefully I can convince them to change HER name to Daisy or something!!! LOL!!!  Do you see why I get nothing done around here???  There is ALWAYS something.  BTW, the same day the kittens came, 19 Guinea hens hatched so now we have 3 cats, 29 Guineas, a horse, 12 chickens, 1 dog and 2 kids!!! LOL!!! 

Now, on today's Serendipty Stamps challenge.  We were to make a monochromatic card.  I have so many beautiful NEW Serendipity Stamps that I had a hard time deciding which one to use!! LOL!!!  I decided to use THIS set called Wheat Sheaf.

 

This is embarrassing to admit but I have had Copic markers for almost 2 years now and have NEVER used them.  I did practice a little but never liked what I colored so I put them back on the shelf...Well, I pulled them out last week to try again!!  I actually colored this using my Copics!!!  I even like how it turned out!!! 

The base of this card is Vanilla with a mat of Soft Suede and then a piece of DP from Graphic 45.  I then added a Soft Suede Top Note die cut, a strip from the back of the lower DP and then an oval of Vanilla CS that I stamped the image using Black Memento ink and then punched using my oval Nesties.  Like I said I colored using my Copics, added Christmas Red Stickles and popped up the pumpkin and leaf.  The final step was to add an antique brass large eyelet and some misc. gingham that matched PEFECTLY!!!  I tied the gingham off using a piece of linen thread.   Oh and I sponged around the image using Ranger Antique Linen ink.

Here is a closer look at the pumpkin ~

Be sure to check out what my awesome teammates have done with this challenge!!

Amy

Anya

Jennifer

Kathie

Kelli

Shannan

Sue

Yvonne

I'll be back later with my Jbelle card!! 

~Lynda

Hot Cocoa Anyone???

Good Morning!
Well, it doesn't look like it is going to be a hot cocoa kind of day today but I'll share my card with you anyway so in case you are in the mood to start producing some cards to use in a few months, then maybe my card will inspire you!!!  Before I show you my card, I want to let you know that Lindsey has the new Stampavie stamps by Gillian F. Roberts in her store for pre-order!!  Oh my gosh, they are DARLING!!!  You can check them out HERE!  She also has the new Cuttlebug folders in stock HERE!

The layout is based on Julee's Anni-VERVE-sary sketch #205.   The NEW Verve stamps are available for purchase now!  You can check them out HERE!  Here is my card ~

HAVE YOU SEEN the new Imaginisce papers yet?!?!?  Well you have now because I used 3 patterns on this card.   They are absolutely beautiful!!!  The base of this card is Whisper White and is 5 1/4" square.  I then added a Chocolate Chip mat and then Riding Hood Red and finally, one of the darling Imaginisce patterned papers.  I think the card is pretty self explanatory so I will give you a shopping list so you know what I used on it!!!  I do want to mention that the off white flower was sprayed using the Mocha Shimmerz Spray.  It looks SO pretty IRL!!!  Here is a closer look ~

The top white snowflake is a Martha Stewart snowflake punch and the Riding Hood Red one is from SU!  What do you think about the "Whipped Cream"?  I used white puffy paint.  It is the same puffy paint you use on t-shirts.  It takes a little while to dry but it is worth it!!!  Here is anothe picture of the cocoa ~

I matted this image using Close to Cocoa CS. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope your Sunday is awesome!

~Lynda

Shopping List ~

Stamps ~ Winter Wonder and Delightful and Delicious (Verve),  Ink ~ Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red and Close to Cocoa (SU!),  Paper ~ Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Imaginisce Polar Expressions DP, Other ~ SU! chocolate Chip satin ribbon, Circle Nesties, clear Kaiser Craft rhinestones, dimensionals, pop up glue dots, glue dots, Mocha Shimmerz Spray, Clear Memory Box rhinestones, blender pen, white puffy paint

Verve Sneak Peek Day 3 ~ The Risk.....

Good Morning!
Ready for another sneak peek???  For today's sneak peek, I used 3 new sets ~ Enjoy, Budding Blossoms and The Risk which is a Plain Jane stamp.  Remember, it isn't too late to play along with the fun challenges!  You can find them HERE, in the Verve forum.

Here is my card ~

The base of my card is Whisper White and is 5 1/2 square.  I then added a Basic Black mat and Parisian Breeze DP.  The next square mat is Whisper White matted with Basic Black.  I pierced the top two corners using a Ornare piercing template.  I stamped the Plain Jane sentiment called The Risk on Whisper White using Basic Black ink.  I then stamped the stem (Celery ink) and flowers (Baja Breeze ink) just to the side of the sentiment.  Before I stamped these images, I stamped off so the colors would be lighter.  I then cut it out using my Circle Nesties and matted it on a circle of Black glitter paper and then a scallop of Baja Breeze CS.  The butterflies along the bottom are from the new Enjoy set and were stamped first on Whisper White and then again on the Parisian Breeze DP.  I cut the decorative butterflies out and mounted them on top of the Whisper White butterflies.  The butterflies were then mounted on Baja Breeze scalloped circles and then a strip of black glitter paper that was punched using my SU! eyelet border punch.

Here is a close up of the image and sentiment ~

You can see more samples using these sets on the Verve Blog.

Have a great day!

~Lynda

Verve Sneak Peek Day 2 ~ It's Your Day!!!.....

Hi all!
This is going to be quick because I have to take my son to football practice!  I swear, there just isn't enough time in the day for me to get everything done!!  I am SURE it has nothing to do with my SORRY organizational skills.....LOLOLOL!!!

Anyway, I started to make a card based on  Charmaine's Diva challenge to make a one layer card.  Well, I started out ok and then was going to SNEAK a little color mat on but then I  ended up with 4 layers and figured that Charmaine would notice!! LOLOLOL!!! 

Here is my card for day 2 of Verve's Sneak Peeks ~

The base of this card is Basic Black and then a mat of Whisper White and then ANOTHER mat of Whisper White which I embossed the top using my Swiss Dots folder and then scored 2 lines just below the embossing.  Before I embossed it, I stamped the balloons from Verve's NEW set called Party Time. I then stamped the balloons again on some K&Co. glitter paper I got from Target last Winter and cut them out.  I then added a little lavender bow and a glitter butterfly that I punched using one of my Martha Stewart punches.  I added the pierced trail behind the butterfly and the sentiment is included in the Party Time set as well.  Isn't is AWESOME?!?!?  The small pierced scallop punch is from EK Success.  Sorry for the dark pictures but it has been dreary here all day. 

Here is a close up of the balloons ~

 

Before I go, be sure to check out my Diva challenge in the Verve forum HERE!!!  It is an easy one and you could win $25 in Verve bucks!!!  There are LOTS of chances to win and you can find all of the challenges  HERE!!!

Have a great evening!

~Lynda