SFYTT, OCCC, Eleven Pipers Piping

Oh. My. Word. I hate to boast...but I LOVE THIS CARD!!! I never would have created it if it weren't for Jen DelMuro's sketch at "I {Heart} to Stamp" http://iheart2stamp.com/2009/12/05/bella-birthday-blog-hop-first-saturday-of-the-month/ , and the Our Creative Corner blog for the idea of a card based on the song "Twelve Days of Christmas" http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2009/12/occ-challenge-12-days-of-christmas.html . So thanks y'all! You ROCK!

So...my card is "Eleven Pipers Piping"...count 'em....there's eleven there!!! LOVE IT!

Ingredients:
SU! Basic Grey CS and Classic Ink, Stamp from unknown source, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Color Box Silver Ink, Stampendous Silver Tinsel EP, Embossing Heat Tool, Silver Gel Pen, Gems and 2 Ribbons from Michaels.

SFYTT, Inspirations Color Challenge #13

Wow! I took a break from Christmas, to sneak in a Halloween project! A word to the wise...I just got the Spook Alley cartridge for my Slice, so you'll likely be seeing lots of Halloween projects posted to the bloggo! ;o)

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Anyway, this card was made for two challenges. The sketch comes from Jen delMuro's "I {Heart} to Stamp" site (click here for the deets and to check out all the other fabby entries http://iheart2stamp.com/2009/09/26/lulu-blog-hop-and-a-sketch-for-you-to-try/ ), and the colors come from Makeesha Byl's Inkspirations Color Challenge (click here for the color swatch and the rest of the gorgeous entries http://www.makeeshabyl.com.au/index.php/2009/09/25/inkspirations-colour-challenge-13/ ).

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Ingredients (all SU! unless otherwise noted):

Not Quite Navy DSP from a 6x6 pack, Chocolate Chip CS and Classic Ink, Old Olive CS and Classic Ink, Very Vanilla CS, Button from Forever in Time, Spook Alley Slice Cartridge.

OCCC, SFYTT

Hello again...it's me and my Christmas spirit once again! ;o) I have a few obsessions right now...one being my Fa La La Slice cartridge, the other being Christmas! I haven't broken out the Christmas tunes yet...I may have to put them on my i pod so I am the only one being inflicted by them this early, but boy, I tell you, I am looking forward to hearing them! Hee!

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Ok, the colors for this card came from the Our Creative Corner Site. Click here for the swatch and to see all the other beauties http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2009/09/occ-challenge-yummy-color-combo.html . The layout is a very loose interpretation of Jen delMuro's sketch over here http://iheart2stamp.com/2009/09/19/sketch-for-you-to-try-29/ . I've previously posted my original entry for that sketch, but the sketch was so inspiring, my brain started going other directions with it, and voila! The above card was developed!

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Ingredients (all SU! unless otherwise noted):

Pretty in Pink Classic Ink, Pink Pirouette CS, Melon Mambo Stampin' Write and CS, Whisper White CS, Chocolate Chip CS and Craft Ink, Glassy Glaze, Heat Tool from Marvy, Ribbon from Michaels, Button from Forever in Time (though I altered the color with the craft ink, and 2 layers of glassy glaze which I heat set)Fa La La Slice Cartridge.

SFYTT, SPCC #16

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! I have been busily prepping my teachers, daycare, neighbor gifts the last few weeks, and I see my Christmas Spirit has carried over to my cards. You'll have to bear with me for the next little bit...the challenges are a great way to get my own Holiday Cards made without a lot of fuss! ;o)

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This card was made for two challenges, the sketch came from Jen delMuro's "I {Heart} to Stamp" Site (click here for the sketch and all the other fabby entries http://iheart2stamp.com/2009/09/19/sketch-for-you-to-try-29/ ), and the colors come from Samantha's SPCC Site (click here for the color swatch and to see the other beautacious entries http://spcolorcombos.blogspot.com/2009/09/spcc16.html ). I love how these colors are totally nontraditional Christmas colors, yet, the cool, crisp way they come together really look great in a card with snowflakes! Also, stay tuned for another variation of the sketch...I really altered it for an upcoming post (so much so that I'm not sure if I'll submit it to Jen, but it's still needing a link to the original sketch), as the original sketch totally inspired me!

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Ingredients (all SU! unless otherwise noted):

Rich Razzleberry CS, Whisper White CS, Bermuda Bay CS and Stampin' Write, Tempting Turquoise CS, Fa La La Slice Cartridge, Basics 1 Slice Cartridge, Pearls from Dollarama.

SFYTT

A friend needed a masculine birthday card yesterday, so I pulled out my stash, and guess what? Lots of Birthday cards, all of them either more feminine, or for children. So out popped the "To the Nines" DSP and some masculine cards were made! I love this paper, but for some reason don't use it often.

Anywhoooo...the layout came from the talented Jen delMuro's sketch, over at "I {heart} to Stamp". Click on over here for all the deets and other gorgeous entries: http://iheart2stamp.com/2009/09/05/birthday-bash-sketch-and-new-designer-of-the-month/

Ingredients (all SU! unless otherwise noted):
Always Artichoke CS, To the Nines DSP, Sahara Sand Classic Ink, Kraft CS, Eat Cake stamp set, Scallop Punch, Chocolate Chip Classic Ink, beads unknown source, pop dots, glue and adhesive Dollarama.

SFYTT, SPCC #11

Thanks for bearing with me girls, I am back to update this post with all the "must have info"! Life has been a whirlwind around here lately, so excuse the lack of posts please! I need to "get through" this weekend, then I am off for a week. A week of beach. A week of reading. A week of bonfires. A week of pure, unadulterated bliss. Then, I will be back in full force with the posts, I promise!

Big C and Little C have been off to skateboarding camp this week. They did a week in July, and now a week in August, and they LOVE it. I bought these stamp sets with the camp in mind, and have finally (last night), combined Samantha's SPCC color challenge and Jen delMuro's sketch from the I {heart} to Stamp site. Links listed below.

Sketch http://iheart2stamp.com/2009/08/15/3320/

Color Combo http://spcolorcombos.blogspot.com/2009/08/spcc11.html

Ingredients (all SU! unless otherwise noted):
Green Galore Classic and Craft Ink, Whisper White CS, Soft Suede CS, 5/8" grosgrain polka dot ribbon and Stampin' Write, Glassy Glaze, 1 1/2" Marvy Circle Punch and Heat Tool, Kaleidoscope EP (unknown source), Versa Mark, Creative Memories Corner Rounder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Extreme Skateboard Stamp Set, Extreme Elements Stamp Set, Just Jawing Stamp Set.

Inkspirations Color Challenge #11, and SFYTT

Thank U!

This card was made for two challenges. Both of these uber talented ladies deserve a big fat THANK U for all the hard work they put into designing challenges for us week after week. They are so inspiring, it was fun to mash them together into one card! ;o) The colors (Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie, and Very Vanilla) were put together by Makeesha Byl, at Inkspirations by Makeesha (click here for the swatch and all the other entries http://www.makeeshabyl.com.au/index.php/2009/08/08/inkspirations-colour-challenge-11/ ), and the card layout was based on the sketch Jen delMuro designed at "I {Heart} to Stamp" (click here for the sketch and other entries http://iheart2stamp.com/2009/08/08/sketch-for-you-to-try-25/ )

Ingredients: (all SU! unless otherwise noted)
Bashful Blue CS and Classic Ink, Certainly Celery (buttons and chipboard from Forever in Time), Pumpkin Pie Ghostly Greetings DSP, Very Vanilla CS and textured CS, Thank You stamp (I only stamped the "Thank" part is from SU! but it lost its home and I don't know which set it originally comes from, pearls from Forever in Time, Pop Dots and Glue Dots.

OCCC, SFYTT (and a tease....)

Happy Holiday Monday to all my Canadian friends! Here's another card for two challenges...the first is the sketch from Jen del Muro's "I{heart}2stamp" site, link here for the sketch and to see all the other gorgeous entries http://iheart2stamp.com/2009/08/01/first-saturday-of-the-month-anni-verve-sary-blog-hop/ The second challenge comes from the Our Creative Corner August host, Loretta Locke, who challenges us to make a card based on the following statement “When I am old I shall wear Purple”. Link here for the rules and other fabby interpretations http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2009/08/occ-challenge-color-challenge.html

And for my teaser...keep peeking back....some exciting news coming this Friday....and, well, SOMETHING about this card reminds me of the Friday post!!!!!

Ingredients: (all SU! unless otherwise noted)

Lots of Thoughts Stamp Set, Whisper White CS, Lovely Lilac CS and Classic Ink, DSP from Dollarama, Cutterbee Bugs paper piercing tool, flower from Prima Donna Trini Bright Set, Button from Forever in Time.

SPCC Finally Friday, SFYTT

hi! Here is my card for the SPCC Finally Friday challenge. This week was hosted by Heidi, an SPCC Diva, and her challenge to us was to create your own embellies from household items. Ooooh...I love adding something unusual and "free" (since I already own it, it is free, right?!?) to my cards! Everyone head on over to check out all the other fun entries and ideas! http://spcolorcombos.blogspot.com/2009/07/its-finally-friday-at-spcc.html My homemade embellies are the crossword puzzle which was cut from the local paper and my Dollarama chipboard, which was peeled and inked with Craft Ink (up close they look like suede they are so soft). I realize that's pushing the household items thing a bit, but truly...if you could see my craft area, you'd realize chipboard is a household item for me! LOL! (as I am sure it is for the rest of you out there in papercraft land!) The second challenge this was made for, is Jen DelMuro's sketch challenge at her "I Heart to Stamp" site. Click here for the fabby sketch, rules and all the other gorgeous entries http://iheart2stamp.com/2009/07/25/sketch-for-you-to-try-24/

Ingredients (all SU! unless otherwise noted):
Real Red Craft Ink, Kraft CS, Basic Black CS, Rockabilly Specialty DSP, Chipboard letters from Dollarama, Crossword from my local newspaper.

SFYTT, Inkspiration Color Challenge #10

Here is card #2, for two challenges. The layout comes from the fabulous Jen DelMuro's "I heart to Stamp" site, check here for the deets and other entries http://iheart2stamp.com/2009/07/18/sketch-for-you-to-try-23/ I rotated the sketch 90 degrees to suit my idea. The color combo comes from Makeesha Byl's "Inkspirations by Makeesha" site. Click here for the swatch, rules, and other gorgeous submissions http://www.makeeshabyl.com.au/index.php/2009/07/17/inkspirations-colour-challenge-10/ The idea for the real birch bark came from a published card of Dawn McVey's in the PaperCrafts Mag, July/Aug 2009 issue. http://dawnmcvey.typepad.com/these_are_a_few_of_my_fav/2009/05/paper-craftsjulyaugust.html

Ingredients (all SU! unless otherwise noted):
Rose Red Craft Ink, CS, Mellow Moss Classic Ink, Always Artichoke Classic Ink, Very Vanilla CS, To the Nines Speacialty DSP, Lovely as a Tree Stamp Set, Trim the Tree Stamp Set, Glassy Glaze, and real birch bark.

SFYTT

Here's my entry for Jen DelMuro's sketch challenge at "I Heart to Stamp". Click here for the sketch, rules, and other fabby entries iheart2stamp.com/2009/07/11/sketch-for-you-to-try-22/ I am slowly upping my more masculine birthday card selection....seems that is an area that I tend to overlook!

Ingredients (All SU! unless otherwise noted):
Brocade Blue CS, CLassic Ink, Bashful Blue CS, Classic Ink, Certainly Celery 5/8" twill ribbon, Classic Ink, Whisper White CS, DSPand chipboard "b" from Dollarama