ssnotime83 - Threaded Blessings

I made this card for ssnotime83 - where we were to do some threading on our card. For my card, I added small eyelets all in a row and then threaded the chocolate taffeta ribbon through the holes.

The beautiful image is from Our Daily Bread Design's Flourished Christian Symbols set. I heat embossed both the image and the sentiment with white EP on kraft paper. The circle portion was cut with my creative memories circle cutter. The background DSP is from SU's Parisian Breeze, and the card was finished off with a few crystal brads from my SU pretties kit in the corner.

Thanks so much for visiting today!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Christian Flourished Symbols

Paper: Kraft, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Parisian Breeze DSP

Inks: Versamark

Accessories: White EP, Heat Gun, Creative memories circle cutter, eyelets, crystal brads, chocolate taffeta ribbon

FTTC11 & SSnotime82 - Paper Pieced Flourish

I made this card for both FTTC11 - where we were to paper pierce on our creations and SSnotime82 - where we were to have something hanging on your card.

I got this paper piecing template from Bazzill Basics Paper a while ago and have been waiting for the right time to use it. When I saw this weeks FTTC, I know it was the perfect thing for my card!

I also knew I wanted to combine this challenge with SSnotime's challenge this week, and when I put the gray ribbon on this card, it just screamed for a dangling crystal bead!

For my main image, I stamped it in palette black, and then shaded the white sweet peas with a gray copic and copic blender pen. I also colored the greenery with a very pale green copic.

I had every intention of having this card be a CAS card, but as you can see I veered from that a bit! It really just seemed to be screaming..."sponge the edges in gray" to me...so I did! LOL!!

Card Details:

Images: Sweet Peas - Flourishes

Paper: Basic Gray, Going Gray, Whisper White

Inks: Palette Black, Copics

Accessories: Paper Piercing Template, Crystal bead, Gray Ribbon, Sponges

TLC214 & SSnotime80- Never Ending Seasons!

Okay, this week's Technique Lover's challenge is just waaaaay cool. The technique for today is called the neverending card, and you can find a video tutorial over on Dawn Griffith's Blog! It looks difficult, but believe me when I say it is just so simple, and Dawn's tutorial is just fabulous!! Also, I combined this card with this week's SSnotime80, where we were to mix our patterns by using EITHER stripes or dots and mix them with any other print or pattern. I did both on this card! LOL!!

The never ending card gives you four different flips to showcase images, so I thought it would be perfect to show the Branch Out image with the four different season. So we will begin with Spring. Here I added a bit of pink to the tree for blossoms and some blue bayou butterflies. The DSP is from SU's Parisian Breeze.

The next flip is for Summer. Here we have just the old olive leaves along with the tire swing. Again I used a bit of the Parisian Breeze DSP.

This flip showcases the branch out images for Fall. Here I stamped the leaves in more mustard, ruby red and pumpkin pie. I then added the bird house stamped in ruby red. As you can see, this flip uses the same side panels as the Summer flip, so I wanted to make sure and use a DSP that would match both seasons.

The final flip represents winter. Here I left the leaves off, and stamped the snowflakes all over with baja breeze, and added the black boots at the bottom of the tree. Again, I have showcased some more patterns from the Parisian Breeze DSP package.

Then once you make the final flip, you card starts back over at the first panel...so my card starts back over at Spring!! See what I mean...totally amazing! I will definitely be doing this type of card again!!

Card Details:

Images: Branch Out

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Parisian Breeze DSP, Whisper White

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Mellow Moss, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Baja Breeze, Ruby Red, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie

Innovative Stamp Release AND SALE!!

Yep, the new releases from Innovative Stamp Creation's are here! The release consists of four new stamp sheets and a new background sheet! I have given you all a sneak peek of the sheets already last week, but have made all new samples for you today! Oh, and how exciting is this...the following new stamp sets are all on SALE until Friday 13, 2009!! Check out the reduced prices for these four sheets:
She's so Sweet
Precious Kitten
Men of Wisdom
Delicate Roses
Also, received 3 FREE word-stamps with the purchase of Little Specks Background size: 5x6

Let's start with the new Delicate rose sheet. LOVE these beautiful roses! WOW!! For this card, I used the rose background inked in red stazon and stamped it on a piece of acetate. The bottom pink pirouette piece is stamped with the new Little Specks background stamp. The rose image is colored with copics, and the card is finished off with some red satin ribbon, and the circle punched sentiment.



Card Details:
Images: Delicate Rose
Paper: Acetate, Pink Pirouette, Real Red
Ink: Palette Black, Copics, Real Red, Red Stazon
Accessories: Ribbon, Circle Punches






This next card uses the Men of Wisdom stamp set...this set is just perfect for the men in our lives!! For this card I used the soot stamping technique, which was a perfect technique for ssnotime73 negative stamping! A tutorial of this technique can be found here. I have never done this technique before, but have to say, it is soooo very awesome! I just love the aged look it can give a card!


Card Details:
Images: Men of Wisdom
Paper: Glossy White, Very Vanilla, Basic Black
Inks: Basic Black
Accessories: Candle, Acrylic Spray Clear Coat, Black Twill Tape, Key Charms




The next sheet I used is the Precious Kitten sheet. For this card I used some Raspberry Tart DSP for the background panels, along with some gray and pink ribbons. This adorable image was colored with copics, and I sponged the background with a bit of going gray.


Card Details:
Images: Precious Kitten
Paper: Basic Gray, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Raspberry Tart DSP
Ink: Palette Black, Copics, Basic Gray
Accessories: Ribbons, Sponges


The final sheet I have to share with you is called She's So Sweet, and sweet she is!! For the image, I paper pieced her dress and hat with almost amethyst DSP, and the flowers with so saffron DSP. I colored the rest of the image with some copics, and then added the sentiment with the hardware, ribbon and stamped the Little Specks Background on the base.


I just love the versatility of all these images! They are just so very fun!


Card Details:
Images: She's So Sweet
Paper: Almost Amethyst card stock and DSP, So Saffron card stock and DSP, Mellow Moss
Inks: Palette Black, Copics
Accessories: Hardware, Saffron Brads, Saffron Ribbon

LSC205 & SSnotime72 - CAS Rose

I made this card for LSC205 - where we were to make a clean and simple (CAS) card. Love CAS cards, but I rarely make them! It is hard for my mind to wrap around CAS, but I knew that if I pulled out a kitchen sink stamp set, I would be able to do it...thier images are just so amazing they can totally hold thier own without a lot of embellishments! I also made this card for ssnotime72 - where we were to make a love themed card.

I decided to do a simple valentines card today. Love this single rose from KSS. I stamped it with regal rose, rose red, ruby red and riding hood red. The leaves were stamped with mellow moss, old olive, and always artichoke.

I then finished this card off by stamping the sentiment in basic black, and using the SU scalloped edge punch for the left edge and adding a strip of riding hood red paper.

One layer cards are pretty foreign to me and my style, but I do love them...I am thinking I should start making more of them!!

Card Details:

Images: 3 step heart and roses - KSS

Paper: Whisper White, Riding Hood Red

Inks: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Ruby Red, Riding Hood Red, Mellow Moss, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Basic Black

Accessories: SU Scalloped edge punch

SSNoTime70 - Grandmother Inspired

I made this card for SSNoTime70 - we were to be inspired to make a card that a senior citizen would love...I was inspired by my Grandmother who LOVES tulips...ever time I make a card with tulips I think of her!


Anyway, to create the tulip wreath, I started with drawing a circle and then stamping the smaller tulip from Flourishes Simple Thank You set. I then filled in between the tulips with the leaves from the larger tulip in this set. I colored the image with some copic markers, and then ran it through my big shot with a spellbinder's labels one nestability.


I kept the rest of the card pretty simple, in ssnotime fashion. For the background, I stamped the larger sentiment stamp from this set in chocolate chip on Pink Pirouette paper. Then, I added some chocolate chip ribbon and the sentiment again stamped in chocolate chip on pink pirouette paper.

I really do think my Grandmother will love this card...I will definatly have to save it for her!!

Card Details:
Image: Simple Thank You - Flourishes
Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Copics, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black
Accessories: Label #1 nestabliities, Ribbon

TLC202 & ssnotime68 - Thank you with some BLING!!

I made this card for both TLC202 - where we were to use the tacky glitter technique and ssnotime68 - where we were to make thank you card.

What a fun technique! I first learned this technique at the 2007 SU convention, but never tried it out until today! Basically you just use your sticky strip, place it on your card and then sprinkle with glitter. Here I made a fun glittery border for my blue tulip. The tulip, by the way is an image from Flourishes Thank You set. I colored the image with some blue and green copic markers. I then layered the image and background border with some bashful blue scalloped card stock.

To finish off the card, I added the sentiment and some baby blue grosgrain ribbon.

Card Details:

Images: Thank You - Flourishes

Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue

Inks: Basic Black, Copics

Accessories: Bashful Blue Fine Glitter, Sticky Strip, Baby blue ribbon, scallop punch

A Triple Threat! CC195, ssnotime63 and 12day5

I made this for three different challenges one form SCS - CC195 (very vanilla, Sahara sand and basic black), one from Sharon's blog - ssnotime63 (Give Thanks), and one from PCP - 12day5 - a round craft of has circles/rings. Whew! That was a lot to keep track of, but I think I did it!!

The wonderful rose image is from Kitchen Sink Stamps 3 step hearts and roses, which is tamped int going gray, basic gray and basic black. The sentiment is from their a year of thanks set which fits into ssnotime63 giving thanks. I used my creative memories circle cutter, and my SU punches for the circles on my card (for PCP 12day5 challenge).

To finish off the card, i lightly sponged the vanilla edges with basic black and added some black twill ribbon. So it is a pretty simple card, which also fits into the ssnotime challenges!

Well I think that is it for this card...it is pretty self explanitory...I did want to remind all of you of my blog candy give away again. Just post a comment on my birthday post on November 29th and you will have a chance to win some grungeboard!

Card Details:

Images: 3 step heats and roses, a year of thanks - KSS

Paper: Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla

Ink: Basic Black, Basic gray, Going gray

Accessories: Creating memories circle cutter, circle punches, black twill ribbon