Stamp Act

Crazy 4 Challenges ~ Thanks....

I have a few things to share today so hopefully you have a cup of coffee handy!  First of all, I am now a Krafty Chick!!! LOL!!!  Jeanie, The Spotted Chick herself, gave me the award on Thursday for my card HERE!  Thank you Jeanie, I LOVE it!!!   If you have a chance, check out Jeanie's blog as she is very talented and is an awesome colorer!!! LOL!!! Is that a word??? 

Now, on to our Crazy Challenge today!  We have an amazing SPONSOR this week and that means a PRIZE!!!!  Our sponsor is non other than FLOWER SOFT!!!  They have offered up a fantastic prize but the only way you can win it is to play along!  Just make a Thank You card and add your link to Mr. Linky HERE on the Crazy blog!  See how easy?!?!

Aren't these colors beautiful?!?  I have used them on my cards today as have the other Crazies and let me tell you, the cards are GORGEOUS so be sure to check their creations.  I will include their links at the bottom of my post.

Here is my first card ~

The base of this card is Early Espresso and the lined scallop piece is from Webster's Pages Wonderfall/Hollywood Vogue Collection.  The lined paper was a 6x6 piece so I trimmed it down to fit my 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card and cut around the scallops.  The Early Espresso ribbon is from SU! and then I tied a pink button on top, using Pink floss.  I will give the sentiment details in a minute. 

The Queen Anne's Lace image is from Serendipity Stamps and was stamped on the Naturals Ivory CS using Black Memento ink.  Prior to stamping the image, I did cut out the Top Note die.  I probably should have used Brown Memento but I really like how the black ink makes the image stand out more.  I colored using my Copics, sponged the edges using Crumb Cake ink and then added Ivory Flower Soft on the Queen Anne's Lace and the NEW Peony Pink in the centers of the little flowers.  I used the Flower Soft glue to adhere it.  The butterfly was stamped on pink Melissa Frances DP, cut out and adhered on top of the first stamped image.  I also added a strip of the same pink paper on the inside of the Espresso ribbon.

Here is a closer look ~

 Isn't it beautiful?!?!  The sentiment is also from Serendipity Stamps and is included in THIS Hydrangea & Sunflower set.  I only inked up the Thanks, using Early Espresso, and stamped it on another pattern included in the Webster's Pages Collection and punched it out using my Martha Stewart small tag punch.

Here is another SUPER quick card using all 3 of the brand new Flower Soft colors ~

This is one of Flower Soft's Toppers.  They have tons of topper to choose from!  You can see them all HERE.  I added Peony Pink, Meadow and Marigold to the image and then matted with Early Espresso, a pink patterned piece of paper from Imaginisce and then Select White for the card base.

Here is a closer look at the image ~

The sentiment is from Verve's Sweet Treat set and was stamped using Early Espresso ink. 

Here are the links to the Crazies blogs ~

• Angela Wood
• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Pelkey
• Maria Bell
• Silke Kittmann
• Silke Ledlow
• Tammy Hershberger
• Frances Byrne
• Vicki Garrett

OK, I think I have covered everything!  Have a wonderful Saturday and thank you for stopping by!

~Lynda

Paper Pretties ~ What the Cluck???? You're Egg-specting????

You will understand my title in a minute...but first I want to tell you that my card is based on a new, to me, challenge blog I found called The Spotted Chick!   Jeanie, the Spotted Chick herself, is a very talented stamper and I have enjoyed seeing her beautiful creations.  Jeanie's challenge this week is to use Kraft CS.  Well, that's easy enough! 

The sentiment is egg-sactly what any of my friends would say if they were egg-specting!!! hahahahaha!!!  The base of this card is Kraft CS, is 4 1/4 square and the decorative paper is from October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker Collection.   The darling image, from Paper Pretties and is called ~ What the Cluck?, was stamped on Vintage Cream CS using Black Memento ink.  I stamped it a second time on a scrap piece of CS, cut it out and colored using my Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils.  I LOVE this set!  We call our chickens the Clucks and when they don't produce eggs, they are referred to as the "non producing Clucks".  I know, I need to get a life!! LOL!!!  I colored this little girl the same color as our Rhode Island Red Chickens.   Paper Pretties has Cluck part II, which I need to get, as well.  It is so cute too!!! 

Of course the spotted egg was paper pieced and then I added the sentiment on Kraft CS using Early Espresso ink and tied it on using May Arts Natural burlap string and a Basic Grey button that matched the yellow in the flowers perfectly!  The scallop at the bottom of the image is from my SU! scallop punch.  The image was then matted with Early Espresso ink.  Here is a closer look at the image ~

 I adhered the nest directly on the Vintage Cream CS and then used dimensionals to pop up my little hen.   Paper Pretties has some darling images so if you get a chance, check out my good friend Heather's store HERE!

That will do it for today!  I hope you have a wonderful day!

~Lynda