The Cat's Out of the Bag

It's Monday! What better way is there to make a Monday more bearable, than with a Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions? This week’s SOTW is "Curiosity Cat" (1611-K). The SOTW is available exclusively to Repeat Impressions blog readers at 50% OFF with the special discount code from Monday, August 13 to Sunday, August 19. To get the discount code and more information about the SOTW, please go to the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built.

For my card, I stamped "Curiosity Cat" (1611-K) onto X-Press It cardstock using Marvy black dye ink.  I colored the cat with Copic markers, and added a few strokes of Prismacolor pencils. I cut around the image.  Then, I stamped the image again onto a white paper bag and cut the bag portion of the image.  I pop-dotted the bag to give it a little dimension and to make it appear like that part of the cat really was in the bag.

I used a Nestabilities die to cut patterned paper from KaiserCraft and My Mind's Eye.  I paper pierced around this panel and faux stitched with a colored pencil.  I stamped the Repeat Impressions sentiment "The Cat's Out..." (2516-G) onto this panel with Versafine Onyx Black.  I added three small orange rhinestones to the panel, and then placed the bagged cat along the side.

The large panel of this card is actually the paper from a white paper bag.  I paper pierced around the bag and faux stitched.  I added some lace along the top of the bag panel, and then framed with black cardstock, and then patterned paper from KaiserCraft. 

Since the bag "opens" on the left side of the card, I thought it might be nice to add some cash or a gift card.

My Sloopy Dog was none too happy with me making a kitty-kat card, though if you are a friend of cats make sure you take the time to see the beautiful cards made by some of the other Repeat Rock Stars using the SOTW:


Dawn Bennett
Joy Hadden
Lynette Neus

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today.  Meow.  WOOF!

Texting OSU

In just a mere 22 days, my beloved Buckeyes will take the field and start a new era.  Looking forward to what our future may bring with our Urban renewal.

I decided it might be cool to make a word card using the Dina Kowal's wonderful tutorial on Splitcoast.

I constructed the letters O-S-U with black cardstock and patterned paper from American Crafts.

I stamped this football player from Rubbernecker Stamps with Marvy black dye onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers and then cut around the image to place onto the card.  Also on the card are various stickers from Sports Solutions, a football punched from a football punch and some Divine Twine bows.

(To get a better look at this word card, you may want to click directly on the photo)

So my husband says he likes all the cards I make.  He really seemed to genuinely like this one. Go Buckeyes!!!

Cheeses

(If you are looking for this week's "What If" Wednesday's Repeat Impressions Sketch Challenge, scroll down)

It's Hambo Hoedown time! 

Since we are right in the middle of the Summer Olympics, we are being challenged to use 2 (or 5) colors of the Olympic ring colors, along with a Hambo image, of course.

For my card, I printed the Hambo digital image of "Cheeses" onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers.  Using a punch, I rounded two corners of this image panel, and framed with black cardstock. 

I used patterned paper from Making Memories and Daisy D's to form the layers on this card, and were framed with black cardstock.

Using a Nestabilities pennant flag, I cut around the hilarious sentiment from Hambo's digital image of "Cheeses" after I had printed it, and adhered the flag to the card.  A ribbon was also adhered to the card.

So...my colors?  I have YELLOW cheese, RED cheese, BLACK cardstock frames, and a little touch of GREEN on the ribbon.  I just couldn't fit in blue...so, no medals for me, LOL!

 

You'll definitely want to join in on the Olympic fun with us at the Hoedown this week. All of the challenge details can be found right here on the Hoedown Blog.  Remember you must use Hambo images to play along...but that's easy to do (there are some freebies here if you don't have any). If you play along this week, you will be sent a medal next week's Hoedown image for free.  What a deal!

Under the Sea

 It's Wednesday, which means it is time for a "What If? Wednesday Sketch".  You have two weeks to enter your card using the sketch posted on the Repeat Impressions blog...The House That Stamps Built.  All participants will have a chance to win a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate.  I hope you'll play along with us.

This week the sketch looks like this:

For my card, I stamped the Repeat Impressions image called "Under the Sea" (2423-L) with Marvy black dye onto X-Press It cardstock. I colored the image with Copic markers and added some Crystal Stickles to highlight the image.  I cut the image panel with a Nestabilities circle die. 

The large card panel was made with patterned paper from Lasting Impressions, and the smaller strip is patterned paper from Hot Off the Press.  I framed both of these panels and the image panel with white cardstock. 

Finishing touches on this card include three crystal beads and a sheer white bow.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. If all goes as planned, later today I'll be doing what that fish is doing....SWIMMING!  I haven't been in the water yet all summer, and need to get wet before my summer is over.

Make sure you visit the other Rock Stars for some more sketch interpretations.

• Cheri Weston
• Dawn Bennett
• Joy Hadden
• Karen Hasheck
• Lynette Neus
• Makiko Jones
• Patti Gilliam

Leaf Pig

I am not rushing the fall season.  I really, really, really don't want it to be fall yet, because I am still wanting to salvage this summer in some kind of satisfactory way.  But, I don't mind coloring up fall cards, especially when I get to use this cute little porker from Hambo Stamps.

I stamped this Hambo image called "Leaf Pig" (3223) with Marvy black dye onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers, and added some crystal Stickles to some of the leaves to make them sparkle.  I cut the image panel with a Nestabilities die. I paper pierced around this panel.  I framed it with some brown cardstock.

Other layers to the card were made with patterned paper from Daisy D's and Lasting Impressions.  Brown cardstock frames these layers as well. I did some more paper piercing and some faux stitching with a color pencil.

The sentiment was stamped with Marvy black dye onto a scrap (sorry, source unknown).  It too is from Hambo Stamps and is called "Have a Ball" (3212).  Three orange rhinestones put the finishing touches on this card.

Now, let's all return to summer.

Octopus

(Looking for the Repeat Impressions Designer's Choice Challenge?...scroll down, or click HERE.)

So, since an octopus has eight arms, can he have eight partners at the Hoedown?

As a Bacon Bit member of Team Oink, I am so excited to be coming over to the Hambo Hoedown for the next two months.  They are such fun challenges.  And the Hambo digi images are super cute (as are those Hambo Stamps in rubber that I had so much fun with in June and July )!

We are challenged this week with a tic-tac-toe board, meaning we have to choose three card elements in a row off the board.  I decided to go with a diagonal row: incorporating an octagon shape, twine, and a button.  And then, not realizing it, I actually had tic-tac-toe straight across along the bottom row: incorporating an octagon shape, charm and the color orange.  Yay me!

For my card, I printed the Hambo digital stamp "Octopus" onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the octopus with Copic markers and cut around the octopus with my Cutterbee scissors.

Then using a Nestabilities die-signs made for A Jillian Vance, I cut an octogon shape from X-Press It cardstock.  I sponged the octagon with with Distress Ink Tumbled Glass.  I dry embossed this octagon with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, and framed with black cardstock.  I added some kraft paper to appear like the ocean floor, and added a purple star charm, and some "seaweed" using some green cardstock cut with a Memory Box die.  I adhered some glass crystal bubbles to the scene as well.

I cut the Hambo sentiment with a Nestabilities die and adhered a button tied with Baker's Twine.

The large panel of this card is made from patterned paper from Jillibean Soup, and also framed with black cardstock.

You'll definitely want to play tic-tac-toe with us at the Hoedown this week.  So much fun!  All of the challenge details can be found right here on the Hoedown Blog.  Remember you must use Hambo images to play along...but that's easy to do (there are some freebies here if you don't have any). If you play along this week, you will be sent next week's Hoedown image for free.  What a deal! Hope to "Sea" your creations soon!

Talk to the Paw!

Repeat Impressions Rock Star Patti Gilliam challenged us to make a card using only the colors black, white, and one other color.  

I chose to use brown as my color, along with the mandated black and white.  I decided to stamp the Repeat Impressions image of "Wagging Pup" (8106-I) with Marvy black dye onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored this cutie pie with Copic markers and cut around the image with my Cutterbee scissors.  I used a Nestabilities circle die to cut a white circle.  I paper pierced around the circle and faux stitched with a colored pencil.  Using Marvy black dye, I stamped the Repeat Impressions sentiment "Talk to the Paw" (8102-D) onto the white circle. I added a bone brad to the circle next to the dog's paw.  I framed this circle by cutting black cardstock with a Nestabilities lace circle. 

Patterned paper from My Minds Eye, kraft, brown cardstock and white cardstock were used to make the layered panels of this card.  I paper pierced and faux stitched around the panel of My Minds Eye paper. 

A brown dog paw ribbon was tied and adhered to this square card for the finishing touches.

Join us in this Designer's Choice Challenge on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built.  Read the details and show us your creations...you may just win a little something.

Also be sure to visit the other Rock Stars for some more inspiration:

• Cheri Weston
• Dawn Bennett
• Joy Hadden
• Karen Hasheck
• Lynette Neus
• Makiko Jones
• Patti Gilliam

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! Come back in a couple hours....Believe it or not, another post is scheduled.