Dream in Color

Wow, August was a busy month creatively speaking. I'm hoping to slow it down a bit in September. That being said, I will have lots of projects for you over the next week between C.C. Designs/Sweet November previews starting Monday, September 2 and then right on into a guest design stint for Reverse Confetti starting Thursday, September 5.

Today's card is for this week's There She Goes challenge which was a sketch. I was happy to get a chance to use the There She Goes Dream in Color set as was languishing around in my un-inked bag. I paired it up with one of my many new pads from Glitz Design, Finnley. Holy smokes - I love this pad. So colorful it makes me smile just flipping through it.  After coloring with Copic Markers, I fussy cut out using a wooden skewer to curl up the edges.

Products: There She Goes stamps, Glitz Design dp, Darice sequins, Memento and Stampin' Up inks, Copic Markers
Copics: YG0000, YG01, YG03, N1, N3, N5, N7, R32, R35, R37, BG0000, BG10, BG11, G12, G14, G17

Have a great Labor Day weekend!!!


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Amalia's Daisy

Life is good on the crafty front. I have two sets of design team stamps here to work on plus I'm getting some challenges completed in between. I have a few relatively free days that I hope to get all kinds of creative!

I double dipped on today's card. I used a Deconstructed Sketch from last week (DS113) for the layout and the color scheme of Grey, Pink and Turquoise for the current There She Goes Challenge (TSG220).  Due to an order mishap I have a whole package of these pretty grey chevron mini bags so I was glad to see a chance to use one of them. I folded down the top edge and then placed my sweet There She Goes Amalia's Daisy image on it. I also combined patterned papers from two My Mind's Eye pads, last year's A Mother's Love and the new Cut & Paste Adorbs. I kept things simple, just adding a ribboned bow and a few sequins.

 Products: There She Goes stamp, My Mind's Eye dp, MFT ribbon, Liquid Pearls, Copic Markers
Copics: Skin-E0000, E000, E11, R20; Dress-BG0000, BG10, BG11, BG53; Flowers-RV00, R81, R81, W00, E81; Shadows-BG70, BG0000, BG000

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Fluttering By

I have another card for the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges going on over at Splitcoaststampers. This creative and fun challenge week is open to Fan Club Members only. If you are not a member, it's still not too late to join!  You can find all of that information here. This card represents four different challenges from Angela, Kittie, Tammie and Vicki.

I am really liking the look of a simple black and white image these days.  After stamping the There She Goes Garden of Life image, I cut it out with a piece from one of My Favorite Things Blueprints Die-namics. I added a Taylored Expressions sentiment on a fishtail banner and then placed the image and sentiment pieces against an embossed background, adding two feathers cut with MFT's Feathers and Arrows and a rolled flower with the Mini Rolled Roses Die-namics. A scattering of buttons and My Mind's Eye enamel dots completed the design. All the paper came from the Crate Paper On Trend 6x6 pad.

Products: There She Goes stamp, Taylored Expressions sentiment stamp, Crate Paper dp, PTI buttons, My Mind's Eye enamel dots, My Favorite Things Die-namics, The Paper Studio embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities

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Spread Your Wings and Fly

I hope your weekend is off to a good start.

Warning, I colored the There She Goes Penelope and Birdcage image under the influence of cold medicine. But it's cold medicine that seems to be helping so I will stick with it. I created the card using this week's There She Goes Sketch (TSG217) for the layout. Since I converted the sketch to an A2 size rather than a square I had to move the sentiment to the bottom of the image panel. I used a couple of My Favorite Things Die-namics sets for the border/paper bow treatment and the sentiment label.

Products: There She Goes stamp, My Mind's Eye dp, Kaisercraft pearls, My Favorite Things Die-namics, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E11, R20; Hair-YR30, YR31, E53; Clothing-W00, E81, N1, N3, N5, N7; Wings-YG0000, YG21, YG13; Bird-Y0000, Y11, Y21
Spectrum Noirs: Clothing-PP3, PP5, DR3

I hope to see you back here tomorrow for the start of the August C.C. Designs Rubber Stamps previews including Sweet November.


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Ahoy!

I am on a roll - three cards this weekend and those are just the ones I've posted. I accomplished some design team work too. I am squeezing this one in for this week's There She Goes challenge to case a TSG design team member's project from the last release previews.

I chose to to case the uber-talented Jenny. The image Jenny used is on my wishlist and I love how she showcased it with this well designed card you see to the left.


I won the Shiver Me Timbers stamp set back in April but unfortunately have not had a chance to use it until now. I did a bit of masking so I could perch the parrot on top of the treasure chest. I cut out the image with Spellbinders Nestabilities with some out of the box action for the parrot. The miniature map was stamped separately, fussy cutting it out after coloring with Copic Markers. The paper is from one of my favorite summer themed pads Fancy Pants Down by the Shore.

Products: There She Goes stamps, Fancy Pants dp and buttons, My Mind's Eye Enamel Dots, C.C. Designs Cutters, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E01, E11; Clothing-W00, E81, B93, B97, B99, R22, R24, R29; Treasure Chest-E41, E42, E44; Parrot-YR23, YR27, R22, R24, R29, G20, YG21, YG23, B000, B01, B04; Treasure Map-E50, E51, E41, E42, G20, YG23, B000, B01, E81; Sand-W1, W2; Shadows-BG70, BG0000, BG000

I'll close out the week with some cute puppy pics although it's nearly impossible to get a good photograph when she is constantly on the move. We are enjoying Zoe but frankly we had forgotten just how difficult it is to potty train. Let's just say that we've taken up every rug we own due to the potential for "accidents".

Here she was having a fit because her "Daddy" was outside without her:

Zoe wouldn't stay in her bed much at first but we finally figured that it was because she could see Don but not me when she was in it. Moving it to a spot where so she could keep an eye on both of us did the trick.

 
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You are One of My Nicest Thoughts

Today's card is for this week's There She Goes challenge which is a sketch.

I used one of my newer TSG stamps, Phyllis. She's fluffy like me but a lot cuter. I cut her out with  Spellbinders Nestabilities and colored with Copic Markers. I skipped the ribbon/bow in the sketch and replaced it with a Fancy Pants Decorative button that has been in my stash for a very long time although I adjusted the yellow a bit with a Copic marker.  I stamped the sentiment directly onto the background panel. I used some of my new Bazzill Card Shoppe cardstock for the matting (Candy Hearts) and combined it with patterned paper from the My Mind's Eye My Girl 6x6 pad for a girly girl look.

Products: There She Goes stamp, My Mind's Eye dp, Bazzill Card Shoppe cardstock, Fancy Pants button, My Favorite Things Die-namics, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: Hippo-W00, E81, BG0000, BG000, BG10, Y0000, YR30, YR31, Y11, Y35; Flower-YR30,YR31, Y35, R30, R32, R35; Shadows-W00, W1, W2, B0000, B000

For those of you in the states, have a great long weekend and a safe and happy Memorial Day.

Hello

First of all, the people of Boston and West, TX continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.

I have another card using a There She Goes stamp, Love Birds. I stamped the birdcage image and then the bird separately. I colored both with Copic markers and then fussy cut out the bird and attached it with dimensional dots for a 3D effect. The sentiment from another TSG set was stamped onto a piece punched with a Stampin' Up punch. I wanted everything to be fresh and bright so I used papers from the Pebbles Family Ties pad against a pure white background. I generally followed this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch for the layout although I flipped it to portrait style (oops! I was too late for this).

Products: There She Goes stamp, Pebbles dp, Kaisercraft pearl, Stampin' Up punch, Copic Markers
Copics: W00, E81, YR30, YR31, Y35, B41, B32, B21, BG70, BG0000

I want to mention some changes I've been forced to make to the internal workings of my blog. I've noticed that I've had quite a bit of spam over the past few weeks and consequently some traffic from a site that has no reason to be here. Most of the extra visitors appear to be from one particular country. I know I have some fabulous regular readers from this not-to-be-named country because I see your wonderful comments and even receive emails occasionally. I couldn't go the blocking of IP addresses because of that so I've taken a few steps which I hope will help. I have no desire to moderate comments but I have done so on those posts that are older. I've also closed comments on some of the posts that appear to be getting the most unwanted hits. These are my last ditch efforts before turning on word verification again.

Hoping for a Better Week

I know you are not suppose to wish your life away but I am really glad to see the end of the past week. So much horror and destruction all rolled into one week for our country. From the marathon bombings, to the nut sending letters laced with ricin to the earthquake sized explosion of a fertilizer plant in Texas which caused so much devastation.

We were literally glued to our television all day Friday. We slept later than usual. So while I was waiting on the coffee to brew, I fired up my laptop to find out that the terrorists had been identified and that in fact one was dead and the authorities were hot on the trail of the other one. So of course I immediately ran to the television. We just couldn't stop watching. The sight of a major American city completely shut down was both amazing, disconcerting and surreal to see.

The only good thing about sitting around all day watching the news is that I got several images colored and cards planned. Today's card represents one of those. I colored up one of my new There She Goes Nutmeg stamp and then fussy cut her out along with the extra skull. What a fun new character! I'm already anticipating next month's release! I matched her up with papers from the Carta Bella Paris Girl paper, giving her some fun pink hair.

Products: There She Goes stamp, Carta Bella dp, Doodlebug button and jewels, My Favorite Things Die-namics, Stampin' Up punch, Copic Markers
Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E11, R20; Hair/Clothing-RV00, R81, R83, R85, N1, N3, N5, N7, W00, E81

I doubled up on challenges with this card including the There She Goes (TSG203) "just because" challenge and also following this week's Deconstructed Sketch (DS98) for the layout.

Let's all hope for a much better week. Have a great Sunday.

Masculine Birthday Card

When I first bought this There She Goes Vroom stamp I had visions of a bright yellow or even hot pink but when I saw this week's There She Goes (TSG201) challenge to make a masculine card, I knew I wanted to go in another direction with it. I combined it with some really cool paper from the Studio Calico Here and There pad. Since it was a masculine card I kept the frou frou to a minium, adding a tabbed birthday sentiment, some bamboo cord, silver brads, a washer from my husband's tool box and a wrench cut with My favorite Things Die-namics. I "think" the sentiment is from Stamping Bella and the dots stamp came from The Cat's Pajamas Simply Said set.

Products: There She Goes stamp, The Cat's Pajamas stamp, Studio Calico dp, My Favorite Things Die-namics, Copic Markers
Copic Markers: YR20, YR23, YR24, C00, C1, C3, C5, W00, N1, N3, W00, W1, W2, W5, E81

That's it for this Friday. I hope you have a fantastic weekend!

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Going Retro

Hello. It's been a while since I've had a chance to play in the There She Goes challenge. I've had this image colored and kitted up for several months now and this week's sketch (TSG191) gave me the perfect reason to use it. The vintage camera image from the There She Goes Oh Snap stamp set is actually in three layers with pop dots in between each layer for dimension. Not only as the camera retro, I went retro with my embellishment too. Anyone remember metal rim tags as a scrapbook craze a gazillion years ago? I dug one out of the old stash and then glued a wooden veneer camera by Studio Calico to it. The paper is all from the Echo Park This and That Charming 6x6 pad. And yay! It's nice to have a masculine card in my stash.

Products: There She Goes stamps, Echo Park dp, My Favorite Things Die-namics, PTI buttons, Studio Calico Wood die-cut, Copic Markers
Copics: N1, N3, N5, N7, E40, E41, E43, E44, BG70, G0000, G000, W00, E81

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Roses for You

It's been a busy, busy week around here but I wanted to squeeze in at least one challenge. This is for the There She Goes (TSG180) challenge to dress up your coloring.

I stamped the image from the Forever mini set and colored with Copics, adding shine to the larger petals with Ranger Glossy Accents which also adds a bit of texture (hard to see that in the photo though). I combined it with papers from the My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing (Honey) pad and the matching chipboard buttons. A smattering of Kaisercraft pearls and twill ribbon provided the finishing touches. Simple and sweet.

Products: There She Goes stamp, My Mind's Eye dp and Chipboard, PTI twill, Kaisercraft pearls, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: Flowers-W00, E81, RV00, RV10, R81, R83, R85, YR30, YR31, Y21, Y26, Y35, G40, G43, G46; Shadows-BG70, BG0000
 
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Just Bee Cause

***This is my second post for today. Please scroll down for the Sweet November preview.***

Happy Friday! I'm looking forward to a nice weekend. We worked around the house again this week and are ready for a fun break with family and some Alabama football.

Today's card features the There She Goes Bee Happy stamp set. I first cut out a circle using Spellbinders Nestabilities from Copics X-Press It cardstock and then stamped the sentiment and the bees. I used this week's There She Goes sketch (TSG178) for the general layout. Most of the patterned paper is from the Glitz Designs Cashmere Dame pad although I added one strip of Lily Bee (the green). This also meets the requirements for the Hope is in the Air challenge (HYCCT1220) in the Hope You Can Cling To forum at Splitcoast Stampers benefiting UT MD Anderson Hospital.

Products: There She Goes stamp, Glitz Designs and Lily Bee dp, May Arts ribbon, Kaisercraft pearls and rhinestones, PTI buttons, Lil Inker Designs die, Craft Concepts embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: Y11, Y13, Y15, G0000, BG70, BG0000

Have a great weekend. .


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U R Picture Perfect

Today's card is a happy and bright one featuring one of the cameras from the There She Goes Oh Snap stamp set. This is another one of those projects that I kitted up several weeks ago. The minute I saw the inspiration photo for this week's There She Goes challenge (TSG176) I knew it was perfect. Obviously I was inspired by the colors rather than the textures and definitely went all girly using patterned paper from the Echo Park Everyday Eclectic paper pad. For the greeting I went back in time and cut letters from an old Quickutz alphabet set and then layered the sentiment from the set over the letters. Wouldn't it be fun if cameras were really this cute and colorful? This also meets the requirements for the Lydia's Show Me What Your Made Of challenge (HYCCT1201A) in the Hope You Can Cling To forum at Splitcoast Stampers benefiting UT MD Anderson Hospital.

Products: There She Goes stamps, Echo Park dp, Quickutz alpha dies, May Arts ribbon, PTI buttons, Kaisercraft pearls, My Favorite Things Die-namics, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: Camera-B0000, B000, B01, RV10, RV13, RV14, YG0000, YG01, YG03, C00, C1; Shadows-BG70, BG0000

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Picture Perfect

Today's card is another one for the Splitcoast Stampers for the Hope You Can Cling To card drive benefiting those affected by breast cancer (in partnership with the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center). This one is for Victoria's HYCCT1204 challenge to include strips on a card. 

I had this image from the There She Goes Oh Snap stamp set colored and kitted up for a while and this challenge presented the perfect opportunity to use it. I doubled up on challenges again by using the layout (sketch ISSC12) for this week's iSpy Challenge ISSC36 to use one of their former sketches. I combined the image with paper from the Echo Park Note to Self pad. I cut the strips of paper for the background and then overlayed them with film strips cut with My Favorite Things Mini Film Strip Die-namics. A chipboard clock, buttons, ribbon and I was done.

Products: There She Goes stamps,  Echo Park dp, Heidi Swapp chipboard clock, My Favorite Things Die-namics and ribbon, PTI buttons, Copic Markers
Copics: W00, E81, W1, W2, W5, W7, N1, N3, N5, N7, BG70, BG0000, BG72, C1

Did your weekend go as fast as ours? Have a great week.


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Ho Ho Ho

I have quick card this afternoon that I created using a new paper pad Lily Bee Christmas Cheer  and also a new There She Goes stamp, Ho Ho Ho. I don't buy that many stamps these days as but I couldn't resist the TSG sale. I generally followed this week's There She Goes sketch (TSG174) for the layout.

Products: There She Goes stamp, Lily Bee dp, May Arts ribbon, Kaisercraft pearl, The Cat's Pajamas CutUps, My Favorite Things Die-namics, Copic Markers
Copics: E000, E00, E01, E11, R20, R22, R24, R27, W00, E81, E53, E55, E57, C00, C1, C3

The card is cheery but the day is not. It's rainy/gloomy here and let's just say that my mood fits right in with the weather. I'll see you back here at midnight for the first of the All That Scraps previews.

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Christmas in July 13 - Warm Wishes

Today features Christmas in July card #13. I used an image from the There She Goes Wonderful Winter Wishes set. I am embarrassed to admit that I've had this stamp set since last winter but never got around to using it. I've rectified that today and hope to make more using this really cute set. As you can, I didn't use a whole lot of colors on this one, repeating the white a lot in order to save time. I dont' think it detracts from the image one bit. I again used the Echo Park Holly Holly Christmas pad from last year. I only have a few sheets and scraps left of this. So glad to get my money's worth out of a paper pad. This is a small card, a 4 1/4 square.

Christmas Card Tip of the day: Limit your main image to a few hues for quicker coloring.

Products: There She Goes Stamp, Echo Park dp, May Arts ribbon and twine, Kaisercraft pearls, PTI sentiment stamp and tags, The Cat's Pajamas CutUps, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E11; Hair-E33, E35, E39; Clothing-R00, R01, R11, W00, E81; Snowman/Snow-W00, E81, YR12, YR14; Shadows-G0000


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