Technostamper's Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge #105

This week is a very easy sketch from Mary Jo and I just realized now when I uploaded it that I misplaced my sentiment.  Oh well!  Card is done and about to be posted so I'm going to call it good to go.

I literally threw this card together in a matter of minutes using scraps I had in my scrap bin.  I combined it with a few other challenges this week that I wanted to participate in.  The first one was one of my favorite color combinations TCPTUES92 with chocolate, kraft & ligth blue.  The other challenge is brand new one two of my online stamp buddies, Allison & Sue are doing, the Everything Old is New Again.  This was EASY as there are a ton of stamps of mine that have either never seen the light of day, or haven't seen it in a long time.

 

I have 4 more days until I venture out to CHA to help Clear & Simple Stamps.  I'm so excited to meet Reenee & Nicki (the owners) as well as several members of the design team.  If you missed them on blog radio today you can check out At Home with Victoria, she has podcasts that you can download & replay.  It was a great show and I'll definitely tune into her again.

Card details:

Stamp Set:  Kim Hughes' Baby Love, Yappy from The Cat's Pajamas

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze

Cardstock: Kraft, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, retired SU! Parisian Breeze dsp

Accessories: Choco Chip grosgrain ribbon

Little Gals

I've had this card made for a long time, months. I can't even remember what I made it for or when. Do you do that? Make cards and stash them for a later date without any details on the card? How do you catalog your cards so that when you go to blog about them you have all the information?

I've changed the way I do things since then. When I make my card I usually write all my card details on a sticky note and put it in the card so that when I go to post it, I have all the info. Either that or I photo it right away and type up the info on my blog for a later date.

I do know this card was made with Little Gals by Kim Hughes from Cornish Heritage Farms.

Embellish Owls Color Challenge meets Mojo Monday

This card has a few challenges I created it for, although some may not be current. I can't seem to keep up with all the challenges I like to do so I save them for that rainy day.

The color scheme for Embellish Magazine was to use Coral, Brown & Green combined with an owl image. She even provided a digital owl image if you did not have any owl stamps. I have this one, although I think I might have some older ones I didn't go dig out. Oh well!

I also combined the Embellish Magazine Challenge with one of Julee's Mojo Monday Sketch #108

What kinds of challenges do you enjoy participating in, if any?

Card details:
Stamp Set: Ollie + Olivia from Stampendous, Mocha Chica from Kim Hughes
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Confetti Cream
Inks: Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Twill tape, ice crystal stickles, berry sorbet buttons from Papertrey Ink, twine, primas, stylized flowers cuttlebug embossing folder

Bloggers Challenge 115: Baby Theme

If you visit my blog frequently you know how much I love to make baby gifts, they are probably my most favorite cards/projects to make. Our theme this week for our blogger's challenge was BABY. I just posted a cute little baby frame yesterday.

Today I thought I would make a card for a friend who is having twins next month. This friend is someone I have been blessed to have met. My son was born 12 1/2 weeks premature and spent the first 8 weeks in NICU (believe it or not he's a healthy 10 year old -well he'll turn 10 in 3 weeks). Chelle was one of his nurses and she was spectacular not just with him but with me. I was a basketcase even though he was very healthy, but I hated leaving him every day. I was back to work before he was released from the hospital and I had really wanted to nurse. Chelle was there every step of the way encouraging me when I was feeling like I couldn't do it anymore. I went on to nurse him for about 7 months which is spectacular as the first 4 months I pumped exclusively until he caught on. I've keep in touch with Chelle all these years, we've written letters back and forth and shared triumphs and disappointments. I've watched her go on to have 2 little ones of her own, and expecting the twins now. I'm so thrilled to have been introduced to this wonderful person who made a big impact on my life.

Anyway, last night I was in mojo gear and got quite a few cards done. Unfortunately I can't share most of them as they are for publications-my first submissions. I don't care if they get accepted or not, I know they probably won't and I'm okay with it. I'm thrilled with how they turned out and they got my creative juices going which is most important.

I combined two other challenges with this Blogger's Challenge. I just went back to my blog and found one of the last challenge cards I did for Mercy's Sketch was also a baby card LOL. Mercy has fantastic sketches and she's super sweet too. Hoping one day we'll have the chance to meet since we don't live too far away. I also opted to do a non-traditional colored baby card by using Dawn's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge. I follow Dawn closely, I love her style and her color combos are fantastic!

Make sure to check out all the other blogger's by clicking on the logo on the right hand side --->

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend and BE SAFE!!

Card details:
Stamp Set: (another favorite) Kim Hughes Baby Love
Cardstock: Summer Sunrise, Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate (PTI) and Kraft (SU)
Inks: Summer Sun for sponging, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics W1, YR14, Y35, Twill Tape, Rustic Buttons & Rustic Cream Twine, circle nestabilities, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug

Happy New Year!

I completed the Holiday Extravanganza Challenge on SCS today. I rang in 2009 stamping last night for a bit even though I only got 4 cards completed but I was playing pathwords on Facebook so that wasn't helping me. DISTRACTING AND ADDICTING!!!

I pulled out some scrap paper for this card, so I'm not sure who made the designer paper but I love the colors in it. It's the colors of my stamp room (office). I used a set I had yet to use but have had forever called Mocha Chica from one of my favorites, Kim Hughes Collection. She's got such cool designs.

I used some old olive, bordering blue, papertrey white with this card.

Hope you enjoy and have a healthy and prosperous 2009!

Bloggers Challenge #68: Inspiration Piece

This weeks blogger's challenge was to use the inspiration piece above to create our card. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to use my new sets Ahoy Matey (another of my Kim Hughes favorite...and I bought 2 others as well as her cute Mocha Chica Paper Pack) and Best Mates . I'm in love with both of these illustrators and their creative stamps...so cute!!!

I based my card off one of Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #31 which can be seen here.

I used the exact colors in the picture, Basic Black, Real Red and Papertrey Ink's Stampers Select White. I used the Versafine Onyx Black ink and my real red reinker with the Aquapainter. I have been using my Janome sewing machine a bit more and LOVED seeing samples with the curvy sewing and thought that would be perfect for this card. I used some basic black brads along with my oval punches for the sentiment. I colored my ribbon with a black permanent marker as that seemed a little sharper than my SU! marker did and hoping the smell of it doesn't knock someone over ;-)

Please check out the other Blogger's Challenge girls here to see their fabulous creations, they never cease to amaze me with how different everyone's creations are.