SCS SUPPLY CHALLENGE...

Ok I got things kind of messed up today... I was going to the SCS Thursday challenge and I ran and made the card but it was for last week, oops I have a nice card though to add to my collections.

The first card was a challenge to use one word and some pink, Ok so I think I did that ok...

Details:
STAMPS: Starving Artists
Ink: water color pencils and basic black ink
EXTRAS: Clear embossing, White and black gel pen, ribbon, nesties,my one word

So the second card is the real SCS Challenge for today and it was a supply challenge, it was to crackle something, and well I don't have any crackle so I used paint and clear embossing to make somewhat of a crackle background, best I could come up with!!!

Details
STAMPS: none I just cut the roses out of some flower paper
PAPER: basic white and a rose flower paper
INK: none, just black and white gel pen
EXTRAS< Nesties,Paint,Clear Embossing,Ribbon,

SCS Sketch Challenge...

Ok so today I did a sketch challenge at scs and wow was I pressed for time. I'm not to happy with how the cards turned out compared to all the amazing cards I saw that were entered. The talent most of the women have is just amazing and it really blew my socks off... It just went to show me I have alot of improving to do and I need to get better at this craft. What I made was not even close to being in their league...

But...The bread baskets images came today for me and what a suprise it was... Dear sweet Claire sent them to me, it's the first thing I have ever gotten from England. Thank you ,Thank you, Dear Sweet Claire... you made my week...

Blog Candy...

Juliet is having a blog candy giveaway, She has 10,000 hits on her blog...Just amazing
Here is here link:

http://julietspaperpalace.blogspot.com/

SCS Color Challenge...

Yesterday I did my first color challenge and (wow) was it ever hard for me. The colors were pixie pink,old olive and pumpkin pie and all I could see were party colors with this combo. I don't have much in the way of supplies from stampin up just lots of there stamp sets but I do have the ink. I can't believe how many comments I got from doing this challenge ,3 pages of comments. I did add some white gel pen dots to the drink and although I was very unsure about using the white lots of folks did so I guess that was ok, so here it is my party card...

Stamps: Rubbernecker stamps
Paper: White card stock
Ink: Pixie Pink Old Olive Pumpkin pie
Extras: White gel pen, Pop dots

Playing with sponges...

I was trying to use some sponges to add color a little different. Thank you so much Theresa for sharing that you sponge some of your color on. Her Blog is called Crafting the Web and she is my idol when it comes to card making... Everything she makes is Outstanding and she is just a master at color just ask me I am her biggest fan... If you have not been to her blog then you must go....See it for yourself ....Wow oh wow is she ever amazing!!!

Theresa Blog: http://craftingtheweb.blogspot.com/


On to the details: The stamps are Gina K...by: Nelanie Muenchinger... called A Year Of The Flower.
Inks: So Saffron,More Mustard,Pumpkin Pie,Close to cocoa, Basic Black
I used Derwent watercolor pencils also
Extra's: Ribbon, a button, tiny dot punches,White Gel Pen, clear embossing powder.
Paper: Is just basic white cardstock, some brown and a rust color nothing special, all came Michael's craft store

Thanks for visiting my blog... Theresa I know I am just one of many who admire your art and talent and I just had to give a shout out so others too can see the incredible Card Master of all time!!!

It's just some Walmart paper too...

I am so spoiled my Dear Sweet Neighbor and I were looking at some of her creations last night she knows I want the new stampin up scallop punch so she had made some squares with it and shared a few with me...






Flourishes stamps
scallop square from neighbor ( stamping up scallop punch)
Walmart background paper
stampin up button and clip from (gale),ribbon brown and pink
dew drops,watercolored pencils, basic black ink,white gel pen...

Have a Happy Monday Everyone...

Its my Daughters new guitar...

Ok so my Daughter got a new guitar for her birthday last sept and all she wants to do is take lessons, Driving first... then Lessons!!!
I really just love this stamp set that I got weeks ago from Michael's craft store and today I decided I was going to play with it... The skull and cross bones did not come out so well in the pictures sorry, I should have highlighted it with my white gel pen, ok so I will just have to go back and do that.

Copic Book ( copied from Gale's blog)

Hello, here is my copic book... I learned all about it from Gale on her blog page. She was even kind enough to put a link on her blog for the copic charts. I Thank you Bunches Gale...

Here is Gale blog: http://www.stamps-and-stitches.com/ She shows you everything even what the charts look like...

This book is made from grunge board, flower, letters, cover everything...Grunge board is really neat and it was the first time I really got to play with it...I like how my book is soft and pliable...

Enjoy your weekend everyone...

He's so sweet...

Hello everyone...I just had to get a few cards made today because it almost time to do more driving lessons. My Daughter is starting to do somewhat better out on the road... and so is this old mom. I have stopped holding my breath so much, but I'm still chewing on my bottom lip and its really starting to show I have big bite marks now!!!

I just love this little Bird Stamp from Sweet and Sassy Stamps so I just had to post another card with him...Why all of my images are called him I will never know, I guess thats just the way it it!

I first stamped bird image that I water-colored, then stamps word saying and then I used marvy ink that I brushed all over the glossy card stock. added Gina k flowers that I colored and embossed then word tag that I layered and added corners too...

He is a neat little guy and although I have seen lots of card made with this stamp My cards never seem to look like anyone else's so I hope thats a good...


Thanks Bunches for looking your comments mean so much!!!

Pretty Butterfly...

I just love this butterfly stamp its from Stamp Camp Stamps...

Details: I used watercolor pencils to color butterfly then I clean embossed. I used cuttlebug folders for the background that I went over with some stamping up ink that I layered on black paper and then layered onto card. attached butterfly wings on card with pop dots then sewed on the beads. Added layers of stamping up punches and word (sorry can't remember were word stamp came from) then clear embossed...I like the colors on the butterfly wings, ok so I went alittle overboard on the beads...but what do you think...ever wish to see a butterfly this color?

Hope everyone has a great weekend....yepeee... it's friday atlast!!!!

A Little Sweet N Sassy Stamps

Happy Early Evening Everyone.... It got cold today in Texas, a cold front blew through and it blew so hard my dogs were hiding. So I spent most of the day catching lawn chairs and plants etc.., from blowing into the pool but I did find time to make two cards. The stamps are from Sweet n Sassy I just think they are 2 cute, and the dragon was on sale so I can't beat that!

Details: Both images were colored with water color pencils, the dragon and tag are colored with three shades of green and a yellow to really make his color pop and red for his tail, he was clear embossed. The back- ground nesties were also water colored with some dots added and the green and purple nesties were embossed.

The teddy bear is water-colored with pencils and I had to hang the words( hugs) around his neck by string little cooper beads, all held in place by pop dots. Layered with a flower paper,nesties that I put gel dots on, some stick on pearls and stampin up corner punch with more dots!

I Am sorry that the pictures are not so clear must have a dirty lens, My Brother In-Law would kill me if he knows I posted blurry pictures so...shhhhh.....Lets not tell him!

A Birthday card for Daniel...

Hello everyone, Well yesterday I went to visit Crafty C's blog page and she had a request and it was to please mail her son Daniel a Birthday card for his November birthday... Her son has Autism... Here is a card that I made for Daniel's Birthday.

If you wish to find out about Daniel and all about his Mother request please visit her blog: http://clairebsd.blogspot.com/


Details: The shirt and hat and words on shirt are from Gina K stamps, I colored my shirt and hat with two shades of blue prismacolor pencils. I also put some of my white gel pen on the cap of the hat and the sleeves and collar of the shirt. The balloons are from Judith stamps that I also used the pencils to color, then shirt hat and balloons were all clear embossed twice. I added some blue thread to the balloons then I ties lots of thread around the bunch, ok so I have lots of thread tied and hanging down but I wanted it to look very full. The paper I use is always a mix of what Im feeling like at the time... I buy paper from lots of places so I'm sorry I can't tell you were it comes from...

PINE-CONES...

I just could not decide on which pine-cones to use so I used them all with lot of greenery some being mistletoe, but my Holly Berries did not show up so well in the picture but they look yummy on the card. I stamped all the images then cut them out and colored just the leafs of the mistletoe and added some red colored paper glaze to the berries to really make them yummy looking... A chipboard tag with stamped words (winter wishes),dew drops and ribbon. The stamps are from Gina K that were free when you ordered 3 stamp sets!

MAY YOUR BLUES FLY AWAY...

Here is one I will be sending to a friend who says she has the blues (May your blues fly away) ... She is sad because she can not be with her Granddaughter on her birthday... On to the details: I used some stamping up paper that I have been saving, along with a new flower from flourishes stamps. I used twinkling H2O to paint flower and then I highlighted with my white gel pen. The bird and the little white flowers are from out local dollar store...

Surprise for me today...

I went this morning to view some blogs and on Gale's blog (Stamps and Stitches) There it was my name...I won her blog candy giveaway!!!! Wow oh Wow what a surprise, Thanks you BUNCHES Gale I can't wait!!!

More news: Sorry all I know I am behind on posting but Im trying to teach my Daughter to drive, Three days ago as we were driving and she seemed to be doing much better and I could breathe a little, there she did it...She was to turn right on a four lane blvd. and she turn alright, right into the coming lane... Cars were heading at us all blowing there horns and my only answer is God must have been looking out for us. I think I'm still shaking from that and it was two days ago. I'm off with her again today, so please everyone cross your fingers for us and please hope that everyone is staying home today so that the roads are free from traffic,( wishful thinking) I know...Look out cars here we come again...

More blog candy give away...

Scrapping Away is giving away blog candy...
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BLOG CANDY.. HURRY YOU COULD WiN...

Some really pretty papers just sign a comment and spread the word and you could be a... winner...

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POPPIES

I had to make another card tonight so I could enter another challenge on scs flourishes forum... I have ordered more sets from flourishes as of now I have only three, so needless to say it's hard to enter with using the same stamps over and over...

I stamped the poppies in brown marvy ink then I colored with water color pencils. I then used three colors of marvy ink that I thought would complement The color of the poppies, used a brush to apply ink. Then I went over the poppies with a white gel pen, added some layers of different color paper and a black ribbon... Well I just love poppies and most people can grow them here in Texas but I can't...clueless as to why!

Thank you all so much for sharing in my new creation, your visits to my blog overwhelms me each and everyday and for this I thank you with my whole heart!!!

Im a Featured Stamper

Hello everyone...Im a Flourishes Featured Stamper and my card was selected along with a few others to be posted on flourishes news letter blog "its the wild card challenge"... here is the address if you want to take a peek: http://www.flourishesnewsletter.blogspot.com/
Because my card was picked I will get entered into a monthly drawing to win a free stamp set...

MY NEW CRAFT ROOM...

Ok, Here it is... For those of you who wanted to see my new craft room, wow oh wow am I ever loving the room... I hope you can get a good ideal from my pictures. The tables were built by my Husband and Father in-law, the table were made out of doors that they stained and put a gloss on them. The shelves and gutters, cabinets were all put up by my Father in-Law and me and the wonderful light box was made by my Bother In_law. I have not shown you the closet yet and whats inside, I will save that for later, well what do you think am I A LUCKY GIRL or WHAT???

SONG BIRDS...

More new stamps ...I have been going crazy ordering new stamps because my Husband and Father in-Law and I worked to make me my very own stamping room. They built wall to wall tables and cabinets and shelves and I've been having the time of my life in my new space!!!
Details: This stamp set is from Sweet ' N Sassy and I have seen these birds on other cards and at last I own them tooo. I colored the birds with watercolor pencils and clear Embossed there bellies and layered them on the card with pop dots. I Think the colors came out just darling on my little song birds!!!

Added two sentiments from the set, a button with lots of string type stuff behind for texture, black gel pen for all the extra marking, two different SU punches were also used. Hope you like my Song Bird card and so go ahead and" sing a little song to help the day along".......