No Designer Paper, But With Sassiness

I so needed a day off, and I am so grateful for President's Day. I spent some of my day coloring, which is exactly what I wanted to do and needed to do.

I decided to take a look at Sassy Cheryl's Challenge #102 for some inspiration. The challenge was to make a card without using designer paper. Sort of cool to give this a try.

I printed Sassy Cheryl's digital image of "Mother's Day Flower" onto X-Press It cardstock. I colored the image with Copic markers. I cut the image panel with a Nestabilities die and paper pierced around it. I used kraft and yellow cardstock for the card panels, thus adhering to the challenge. I tied a very bright ribbon around the card, and stamped the word "Enjoy" from Stampendous using Versafine Onyx Black ink. I drew a couple of hearts (though not as good as Cheryl's) around the sentiment.

So much fun! And exactly how many days are there until spring break? (sigh)

Serendipity Hide and Seek

It's Monday! It's time for another challenge on the Outlines Challenge Blog. This week our challenge is to make a square card. Make sure you play along with us this week for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate from the Outlines Rubber Stamp Company.



I have been in the mood to color for a week, and haven't really had much of a chance. So, I decided to have some coloring fun with this Outlines Serendipity image called "Hide and Seek" (I-1153). I stamped the image with Marvy black dye ink onto X-Press it cardstock. I colored the image with Copic markers. Some highlights were added using Crystal Stickles, and some Polar White FlowerSoft was added to the bunny's tail. A corner punch rounded the corners of this image panel. I then pop-dotted this image panel to give the card some dimensional height.

Patterned paper from Graphic 45's "Once Upon a Springtime" and Cloud 9 Design were used to create the layout of this card. I ran a strip of the Cloud Design paper through my paper crimper to give it a little texture. I paper pierced around the larger Graphic 45 paper panel.

I affixed a sheer white ribbon and some Blossom Light Pink Baker's Twine along the side of the image panel, along with a pink rhinestone brad.

The sentiment is from Outlines also. It is called "Tiny Happy Happy Easter" (AA-951). I hung it from the image panel.



Don't forget to visit the blogs of the design team to see their square cards. We hope you will join us in our challenge.

Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Julie Warner
Lisa Silver
Sue Kment

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today. My plan for the day? Snoozing and then some stamping. I am off for Presidents' Day. Woot!

Stampin' Sisterhood, Green Daisies

It's Sunday! Time for another Rubbernecker Stampin' Sisterhood Challenge! Remember, if you play along with us this week, you will have chance to win a FREE STAMP from Rubbernecker and be queened Sunday Sister. And, at the end of each month, all the month's Sunday Sisters will be put in a random drawing to win a STAMP SET from Rubbernecker Stamps! Head on over the the Stampin' Sisterhood's blog for all of the details.



This week's challenge is an inspiration photo:



To me, it is almost like a color challenge...I mean, look at all of that green. My eyes saw those green flowers, which made me think of Rubbernecker's "Daisies" (SKU-506-05). However, I just couldn't bring myself to color the petals green, so I decided to go with traditional white daisies and make just everything else on my card green. I stamped the daisies onto X-Press It cardstock with Marvy black dye ink. I then used the out-of-the-box technique with a Nestabilities oval die. I colored the image with Copic markers, and did some sponging with SeaShells Conch Shell dye, and paper pierced around the image. Crystal Stickles were added to the centers of the daisies.

Patterned paper from tk Whimsy and My Mind's Eye were used as panels for the card. More paper piercing and a green ribbon put the finishing touches onto this card.

The sentiment "thinking of YOU" (SKU: 565-10) is also from Rubbernecker and was stamped directly onto the patterned paper.



I do hope you'll join us this week. Make sure you visit the Rubbernecker Stampin' Sisterhood blog for more inspiration from the design team, along with all of the details on how to play along this week in the challenge.

Red, White and Black

It's Monday! It's time for another challenge on the Outlines Challenge Blog. This week our challenge is a color combination challenge: red, white and black. Make sure you play along with us this week for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate from the Outlines Rubber Stamp Company.



For my card, I chose to use the Outlines image "Growing Hearts" (H-918). I stamped the image with Marvy black dye ink onto X-Press It cardstock. I colored the image with Copic markers. Highlights using Crystal Stickles were added to the image, as well as well as pearls using a Viva Decor Ice White Pearl Pen.

The image panel was framed using black cardstock, as was panel of patterned paper from Jillibean Soup. A strip of polka dot washi tape from Smash was added, along with a sheer white ribbon and bow. A metallic heart brad was fastened to the bow.

The Outlines sentiment "With Love" (B-387) was also stamped and framed with black cardstock.



Make sure you visit the blogs of the design team. They have some very striking creations to share with you using these three colors.

Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Julie Warner
Lisa Silver
Sue Kment

I wish you all a great week, filled WITH LOVE! Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. I do appreciate it!

Vase of Hearts

As I shared with you on Monday, I had some electrical issues happening in my kitchen last Sunday. How much I appreciated a spark-free Sunday today. I am happy to share this card with you. Thanks again to the Outlines Design Team for understanding my tardiness on this one.

We were challenged with a sketch:



For my card, I decided to use the Outlines image called "Vase of Hearts" (H-916). I inked a portion of this image with a Memento Tuxedo Black ink marker and stamped it onto X-Press It cardstock. I colored the image with Copic markers, and added some shading with Prismacolor pencils and highlights with Moonlight Smooch. I rounded two of the corners of this image panel with a corner punch.

For the layout of the card, I used white cardstock and patterned paper from Cloud 9 Design. The white cardstock panel was dry embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. The circle portion of the the layout was cut with a Nestabilities circle die. Paper piercing was done on many of the layout elements.

The sentiment is also from Outlines. It is called "Be Mine" (C-288). A little Moonlight Smooch highlights the border. A sheer white ribbon completes the card.



Come back tomorrow for this week's challenge on the Outlines Challenge Blog. It goes live at 5:00 Eastern. I hope you'll be able to join us.

Sparks Fly!

It's Monday! It's time for another challenge on the Outlines Challenge Blog. Head on over there to learn how you can play along this week for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate from the Outlines Rubber Stamp Company.



Due to some electrical issues in my home yesterday and today, I don't have a card to share with you this week. I will post a card as soon as I can.

In the meantime, please visit the rest of the blog team for some inspiration. You'll be glad you did.

Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Julie Warner
Lisa Silver
Sue Kment

Thanks to everyone for your understanding this week. When sparks fly out of your outlets when cooking on a Super Bowl Sunday...well then all attention must be diverted from card making to finding an electrician who will answer their phone during the game, which turns out to be no small feat.

Stampin' Sisterhood, Pink Tree

It's Sunday! Time for another Rubbernecker Stampin' Sisterhood Challenge! Remember, if you play along with us this week, you will have chance to win a FREE STAMP from Rubbernecker and be queened Sunday Sister. And, at the end of each month, all the month's Sunday Sisters will be put in a random drawing to win a STAMP SET from Rubbernecker Stamps! Head on over the the Stampin' Sisterhood's blog for all of the details.



This week's challenge is an inspiration photo:



For my card, I cut and embossed a piece of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock with a Nestabilities circle die. I stamped the very versatile tree from the Fall Harvest - Kittie Kit Cause A Scene (SKU:KKCS S009) with Marvy black dye ink. I colored the trunk of the tree with Copic markers. I then sponged Marvy English Red dye ink onto the branches of the tree. I sponged SeaShells Cloudy Blue dye ink for the clouds, and then sponged more Marvy English Red dye ink onto the ground. With a Zig Color Brush Twin Tickled Pink marker, I drew in grass blades on the ground, and added some buds to the tree branches. I highlighted the tree blossoms and grass with Crystal Stickles.

I stamped the Rubbernecker sentiment "Thinking of You" (SKU:565-10) with Marvy black dye ink. I then paper pierced around the circle scene.

The scene was then framed with patterned paper from Me and My Big Ideas cut from a Nestabilities die. I added a sheer white ribbon and a pink rhinestone brad for the finishing touches.



We hope you can join us this week. Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. Have a very pleasant rest of the weekend.