Fathers Day Thinking

This is the second Fathers Day card this year. I wanted my dear father in law to know we were 'thinking of him'. I feel like it's a 'manly' enough card, men like flowers too! ~smile~ The flowers & 'Thinking of you' are from Stampin' Up. The 'It's time... to celebrate you!' & the inside sentiments are from Nina Brackett's set 'Special Fathers' for Gina K Designs.

I was able to enhance a card that I made awhile back using the GKD set by Nina. All I did was position the individual sentiments on a clear block. It is so nice to be able to stamp several stamps at once.

I found a site of talented artists here at Polka Doodles, and am entering their challenge as well a a second entry at Sampin' Sisters in Christ.
Have a great day, thanks for the visit!

Bargello Design

When I saw this post at Joan Ervin's blog, Stamping with a Passion!, I just had to try it. The Bargello Design is the TLC313 Challenge at Split Coast Stampers for this week. Check it out:

I used my Gina K Designs, 'Sew Pretty', stamp set today. Thanks for visiting!

Friend Valentine

It's that time again for the "Free Digital  Stamp of the Month Challenge" at Delightful Inspirations. The freebie is the heart image. I used The Best Things in Life set from Gina K Designs for the words. The inside says 'Priceless'.  I used the Play Date Cafe color challenge, as seen in this gorgeous photo:

Thanks for stopping by! I've been a little busy getting ready for my upcoming surprise...

Double Day

I have two cards today. The first is 'Teddy', & I'm entering him in the Double Delight Challenge #6. The challenge this week is a sketch, which I really enjoyed doing. Teddy is a digi image available at Designed 2 Delight. Head over to Delightful Inspirations, and pick him up, he's the Free Stamp of the Month. Then find out how you can receive more of Faith's digis. The airplane is a retired StampinUp! The inside sentiment is from Melanie Muenchinger's Inspiration Mosaic, available at GinaKDesigns. I love the font and the quote itself.

The second card is 'Rocky Raccoon'.  He and the sentiment are available at Deedee's Digi's, his real name there is 'Harvest of Happiness'. The challenge at Crafting with Deedee's Digi's is also a sketch. The inside of this is basic, dsp(designer series paper) and cs.

Violet Fairy

This lovely fairy is from Fairy Knoll , a digital image store. The embellishment challenge at Crafter's Digital Art Center is being hosted by them. The challenge is to use this image and create a 3D effect. I used paper tole on my card. It's a little hard to see, but the 3 leaves on the bottom and 2 of the flowers are stacked 3 layers. The inside came out so nice, I wanted to show you that as well, so I didn't show a side shot with a better view of the tole. The inspirational message is from Melanie Muenchinger's set Inspiration Mosaic, for GKD.


Thanks for stopping by, have a fairy magical day!
Lori

What's cooking?

I love this color combo so much I had to make a second card for The Play Date Cafe' Challenge #38. I've neglected my Gina K Designs stamps, shown them no love since May!!! Linda's blast from the past challenge over on StampTV, was to do a gate fold card using scraps, stvblastlp7. The stamp set I chose to use is by Asela Hopkins, "Sew Pretty", for GKD.

I had a lot of fun making this card, hope you enjoy it!
Thanks for stopping by!
Lori

Dad

One of my Fathers Day cards, so far. This card is colored with pastels and a blender pen. Colors are blue, green, and yellow for the Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge, ODBDSLC17. The image stamp is from Special Fathers by Nina Brackett for GKD. I'm also entering this card in:

Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge-Fathers Day-SSCC43
Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge-MMSC58

The Red White & Blue!

I've had this card on my mind since last Monday, when Tina posted the StampTV color challenge, STVCCTG12. I love red, white & blue! Very patriotic, but I wanted to do something a little different.

I already had the roses stamped & in my "coloring" folder. The red was already colored, and the white just needed to be cut out. I colored the blue and cut it out, too. Do you love this sketch? Play it here at Card Patterns. This is sketch #65. I stamped 'with love' several times on the panel beneath the roses. These stamps are from "a year of flowers". See all of of Melanie Muenchinger's stamp sets, at Gina K Designs, HERE.

The Red Hot, and the White Pure Luxury Card Stock are also from GKD. I would have used In The Navy, PLCS, but the Not Quite Navy from Stampin' Up looked better with the color of the blue rose.

FUN PERSONAL STUFF:
Soccer is done for the high school Red JV. The girls went undefeated! A first in the history of girls soccer at MHS!!! Everyone had fun, especially the coaches, I think.

CardPatterns Sketch & Melanie's idea!

I totally got the idea for the "scalloped" edge from Melanie Muenchinger! HERE it is on her blog. Mine is different, I used the idea from memory, and ended up with my shells trimmed out. Here is the link to the Card Patterns Sketch blog. Try the challenge, card patterns sketch64. I used Melanie Muenchinger's newest set, "Gifts from the Sea", ( at GKD). Do you love everything that is packed into this set? The shell on my black flower is covered in diamond Stickles, but of coarse you can't see it. :[

This is the inside. Thanks for visiting! I love reading your comments!

Sew, what's new?

I just love this new set by Asela Hopkins!!! This card uses the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge 37 to "sew", faux or real. I started with faux in mind as you can see by the piercing on the left hand strip. Then I decided to actually sew a little. The sketch is from the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 52. Click on the one anniversary candy in my sidebar, they are celebrating all month! Congratulations Priscilla and DT! The colors come from the StampTV color challenge, stvcctg10. Tina picked the new Pure Luxury Card Stock (at GKD), Turquoise Sea and Innocent Pink. I used the Innocent Pink, but don't have the Turquoise Sea yet so I used Stampin' Up's Tempting Turquoise.

I used Prismacolor pencils, Goo Gone, and a blending stump to color the sewing machine. That's it I think, Thank you all so much for visiting and commenting.

Tone on Tone

Introducing. . .lilac on amethyst on lilac on amethyst on lilac. . .
This is how my tone on tone card came out. I used a clear gel pen to outline the lilac butterfly at the top middle and the amethyst one under the sentiment. The central panel is raised. The sketch is from the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge, MMSS51. The tone on tone idea is from Gina K's personal challenge, INSPIRE21. The Butterfly is from Gina's "Eclectic Summer", STV Kit. The sentiment is also a favorite from "Grow in Grace" by Kelley at Our Daily Bread Designs.

Fabulous!

I got my new Gina K Designs order yesterday, and couldn't wait to ink this up. She is from Asela Hopkins newest set, "sew pretty". Love this retro look! The colors are from the Color Throw Down #90, here. The sketch is from the StampTV sketch challenge, stvscvd09. Also submitting this one to Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenges 36, Mothers Day. The Our Daily Bread Designs, Shining the Light Challenge 11 is also Mothers Day.

Beach Day

It's a beach day on my card anyway! Made this for the StampTV color challenge, STVCCTG8, Ocean Mist and Tan. I used my Ocean Mist from Gina K, and Creamy Caramel from Stampin'Up. Other details:
Stamp sets are Guiding Light by Rupa Shevde and Tee Talk by Melanie Muenchinger, for Gina K Designs; I used rope twine in natural, gingham ribbon and trimmed out the anchor, (which I placed on pop dots). The sketch is the CardPatterns Sketch61, you should check it out!

Acrylic Bookmark

This acrylic bookmark is an idea/challenge from Karen at StampTV. I wanted my coffee pot to be "glass" in the middle, so I tried something different. Usually this is not a good idea, but it turned out all right. It never comes out the way it is in my head, kwim? I really like this idea for a book mark. I would also like to try stamping with Staz-On, (which I did here), then coloring didrectly with Copics, (no card stock). I tried this method with Sharpies and it just didn't work out, I had a lot of streaks. My very basic bookmark goes in to this challenge: stvabckk8.

Fan-tastic!

This Monday afternoon post is a card for 3, yes, 3 challenges. I didn't even plan it that way! I started this one for the Play Date Cafe', PDCC25. Julie, our regular hostess has been ill, so Sarah stepped in. Here is what Sarah had to say:

But you know what happens when you let your British design team
colleague take charge?

She spells 'colour' ...hmm, can I say 'correctly?',

or shall I be diplomatic

and say 'the non-American way' ;)

It's a Colour Splash Challenge!

'Colour Splash' is simply black & white with a 'little bit' of colour.

And this week's colour is

orange

I wanted to use one of Rupa Shevvde's "Many Happy Re-turns", images. {find the set here, at Gina K Designs} Well, I needed a sketch, so I went over to Gina K's StampTV. I found Vicki's sketch challenge, stvscvd07, so I went with that. I remembered that the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge, SSCC35, was something with flowers, so I made sure I added flowers. Read the scripture and thoughts from Candace.

The back and bottom of my photo are actually the same color, and my fan is more orange than the yellow it appears to be. HUH???

Inside-Sorry this is posted backwards-Auto posted the "outside" for midnight last night!

Here is the inside of my "we've got your back Spencer!", card. I decided to use the flowers on the inside after all. This is a sentiment from Theresa's "hang in there" set, as well. I'm thinking now that I would like to give this to Spencer's mom. Although my next card coming up may be even better for her. Maybe I'll just send a card a week, what do you think? The lovely yellow paper flowers are from my friend Sabrina Jackson. Thanks Sabrina, they work perfectly! The sentiment is popped up on foam dots and edged in green ink. The gem flower that I placed in the middle is green, to pick up the color from the front.

Thanks everyone, who read my blog and are praying for Spencer and his family.

On a happier note, I can't wait to read your comments, I've been busy today!!!

We've got your back Spencer!

I started making this card for the StampTV color challenge, STVCCTG6, yellow, black and white. I used Theresa Momber's, "hang in there" stamp set for GKD. I don't have any Copics yet but I followed Theresa's tutorial here, using Prismacolor pencils, Goo Gone, and a blending stump. I used Spellbinders oval Nestibilities. I sponged so saffron around the frog image. I was going to use some yellow daisy flowers that I received from my friend, Sabrina, but after I mounted my sentiment, I decided, no flowers. Maybe my DD would like to send this to her friend.

Spencer is 15 years old, a freshman in high school, and is fighting testicular cancer. We live in a small'ish community outside of a metropolitan. The whole town has come together to support this boy and his family. His family goes to my daughter's church, and we have know him and his mom since pre-school. His BFF's mom put together a t- shirt campaign last fall. Everyone purchased yellow t-shirts that say "Mason bites Cancer", with the bulldog mascot on the front and "we've got your back, Spencer!" on the back. The high school has "yellow-out" days, when everyone wears them. The local sports shop produced them, with the profit going to the family to help cover health costs. So, long story short, Theresa's "I've got your back" sentiment is perfect.

Please hold Spencer and his family up in prayer.

Thank you for hanging in with me. I know many faith filled women follow my blog. Please pass this on.

Blue Butterfly Love

Quick post...This blue butterfly is for several challenges.

The Playdate Cafe Challenge-PDCC23 based on this picture

The StampTV sketch challenge-STVSCVD05

The Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge-SSCC33 based on this scripture, chosen by Kathy Winters

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

The challenge is to make a card/layout/project with the word LOVE on it, or something that symbolizes LOVE to you.

I used Gina K Designs Pure Luxury Card Stock "Ocean Mist", from the Spring Assortment. This picture does not do the color justice! The darker blue is Brilliant Blue from Stampin' Up, doesn't look very brilliant in this photo, does it? The butterfly and sentiment are from the GKD, Eclectic Summer StampTv Kit, currently available as separate sets.

I colored the butterfly with Koh-I-Noor, pure color pencils, Prismacolor watercolor pencils, Goo Gone, and a blending stump. Yep, Goo Gone works great, I think I like it better than Mona Lisa OMS! I added Icicle Stickles to parts of the wings.

A card for a Moxie Spotlight challenge

I made over this card, and from the card base up to the ivory layer is all that remains. I wanted to do some paper piecing, paper tole style!!! Kristine Breach, at Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenges, gave me the idea. This card doesn't qualify for SSCC this week, (Easter Theme w/ paper tole), but I'm working on that. The challenges that it does work for are, the Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential #24, and the Moxie Fab World, Picking Up The Pieces Challenge, that Cath threw down. How fun are these?

This picture is the SSHP inspiration:

I LOVE coffee, so I'm hoping to get more than one card made. I also love this stamp set by Rupa Shevde, "my cuppa' joe" for Gina K Designs.

HERE is a shot showing the paper tole:


AND a shot of the inside:

Spring Blessings

I love violet, this is a great color challenge from Tina at STV, to use green, violet, and white, (STVCCTG4). I used Stampin' Up CS in, garden green, certainly celery, vintage violet, and whisper white. I inked up my "a year of flowers and say it with flowers", designed by Melanie Muenchinger for Gina K Designs, with elegant eggplant. The Sizzix "scribbles swirls" was run through my cuttlebug. Green self-adhesive gems have been added to some of the flowers' centers. I needed "something...", so I sponged a little certainly celery pastels around the greeting. This card is also linked to CPS159, for the sketch, (and the GKD illustrators are sponsoring-Yea!).

Thanks for hanging in there and leaving you comments. Thanks everyone, for your well wishes regarding my migraines. Have a great night!