Country Birdhouses

A simple one layer card colored in Copic markers, stamp is a very old one by Stampendous.
Off to Seattle to play for the day!

Speedy's Friends Challenge

This week the challenge at Mark's Finest Papers is to create a thank you card. I used the sneak peek set Regal And Proud for th deer and tree silhouette and the sentiment from Ladybugs and Carnation and MFP black gingham ribbon. Image was sprayed with Smooch Spritz Citrus Tickle.

Mini VSN cards

Come and join the fun over at SCS for a mini Virtual Stamp Night with a summertime theme.
These are some of the cards I made for the challenges.

Just Believe monochromatic

All supplies used are Stampin' Up, some retired.
I really love this set! I had this designer paper out on my desk already today so went from there with the rest of the card. I combined some challenges to take some of the guess work out of layouts and such so it was pretty easy. One of the challenges today was to use wood grain so I chose the SU Sizzix embossing texture plate for the polka dot base and wood looking paper also in the layout. Card base is Taken with Teal, image is stamped in Cool Caribbean and I used the Bermuda Bay marker to darken the flowers. Rhinestones, pearls, and vanilla taffeta ribbon are also by SU. Designer paper is retired Autumn something, can't remember exactly.

Owl Be There

This lovely set called Owl Be There will be available in mid-August from Mark's Finest Papers. I used the image, colored in markers and sentiment with today's sketch and SU's retired paper.

Smooch Spritz Ornaments

Smooch Spritz works really well on these frosted glass ornament balls. I picked up a bunch of them at end of season sales last holiday. Spritz on your desired color and the quickly and gently dab with a tissue before it runs. Let dry and decorate. Super easy and fun! I used the Splash (my favorite!!) for the Peace On Earth (it looks so much like our planet, doesn't it?). Sentiment was white embossed on acetate and trimmed very closely and adhered to ball. The other ornament is Cosmic Pink with a Decor Element snowflake. Both are finished off with paper roses and ribbons.

Elements Of Style (Again)

I really love this set and can't seem to stop using it. This is for today's color challenge on SCS to use Concord Crush, Daffodil, and Pear Pizzazz and extra points if you use some dew drops. Image was colored in markers. Daffodil panel was embossed with Vintage Wallpaper folder, sentiment has some SU stick on pearls (bottom ones are not SU), Chantilly lace embellishment.

Ocean Commotion

For today's Seussical CAS challenge Red Fish, Blue Fish.
I used Ocean Commotion by Stampin' Up on glossy cardstock that was brayer inked with a Kaleidoscope blue ink pad. Scallop border punch and pearls and retired organdy ribbon also by SU. Cardstocks: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pacific Point.

Snow Angels Diorama Ornament

I used an ornament tin to alter, creating a winter diorama. The back is designer paper embossed with the Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder. Snow Angels image cut out and mounted to inside of tin. Hat and earmuffs were puffed out with Liquid Applique and Dazzling Diamonds. Snow is white Flower Soft with some glass pebbles on ground. Silver cording (can't see this in picture) and white organdy ribbon attached to hang from tree.
This idea is from the Cuttlebug Challenges blog. Thanks!!! I will be making a bunch of these.

Charming in Cracked Glass

Cardstock colors are Pirouette Pink and Pretty In Pink. The Top Note panel was stamped in French Filigree and then sprayed with Vanilla Smooch Spritz for a pearly sheen. Crochet lace by SU. I used the cracked glass technique for the main oval. Flowers were colored in markers and then En Francais was stamped over top in Soft Sky. (All supplies are Stampin' Up.)
This card was for today's Featured Stamper challenge, I changed the original card up a bit by adding layers, texture, and the cracked glass technique.

Roses

I used Heartfelt Creations flower embossed in gold and colored with markers. Sentiment by Artful INKables, paper by Crafty Secrets.

Southwest Cowboy

Stamp set is Southwest Cowboy by Mark's Finest Papers for Speedy's Friends challenge this week to make a masculine card. I used this with Basic Grey's Figgy paper and sketch by Leigh O'Brien for the DTGD challenge.

Challenge Week!

I am trying to keep up with all of the challenges currently going on at Splitcoast this week. For Fan Club members they are featuring 4 new challenges each day by past and present Dirty Dozen members.
Here are a few various challenge cards, I'll be back later with details! I have a quiet house right now so I am going to try and finish a few more cards :)

Butterfly Punch

All supplies are Stampin' Up. Crumb Cake cardstock with Elegance wheel in Versamark. Butterfly punch with Island Oasis paper mounted on white and Marina Mist circles. Sentiment is from Notably Ornate. Rhinestone stick on gems new in catalog.
Card size is 6"x5".

Just Believe

This card was made using glossy cardstock with the Clear Snap Smooch Spritz spray colors of River Moss, Splash, and sea Breeze. I sprayed and then dabbed with a paper towel slightly swirling it for the water.
Sandy beach is torn Kraft cardstock spritzed with the Wood Stain Smooch Spritz. Added tiny pearls, seashells and sand dollars for some textured accents. Sentiment is from Just Believe by Stampin' Up with their new mini pearls in Bermuda Bay ink.

Vintage Elements

I can't put down the new Smooch Spray colors I just got (by Clear Snap). This is Splash, Cosmic Pink, and Majestic sprayed on Stampin' Up Presto Patterns specialty paper. Blotted spray with a paper towel after spritzing to blend color.
Melon Mambo, Concord Crush, and Whisper White cardstocks also used along with SU pearls and buttons. Cut out hummingbird and popped it up a bit for the winged things.
Vintage Vogue and Elements of Style stamp sets by SU.

House Of Haunts Halloween

I love the new Smooch Spritz colors, they are all so rich and pretty. This also has a pearlescent sheen that didn't show up too much on the photo but looks great in real life. I used Sun Kissed, and Carrot Cake, added Cosmic Pink on the house panel along with those colors also.
Nestabilities Fleur de Lis die used as a frame with some orange rhinestone embellishments.
House of Haunts embossed in black. Inkadinkado tree stamped on background panel in black classic ink.

Love Letter designer paper

Working my way through the new Love Letter designer paper pack. The colors in here are black, red, and vanilla, very pretty. I covered a Target mailbox with the paper and made a tag with the square scallop punch and Cute By The Inch hostess set, red taffeta and crochet lace, organdy bag (Joann's) filled with kisses, tag is heart from Punch Potpourri and sentiment from For Everything.

For Everything With Bling!

Playing around with some of my new goodies. I love the peel and stick rhinestones and went crazy with them on this card. For Everything and Itty Bitty stamp sets in Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink, Peach Parfait, and River Rock inks. Pink taffeta ribbon.

Pansy Frame

Frame stamp by Heartfelt Creations colored in Copic markers. cardstock is SU Old Olive and Concord.

Elegant Soiree Elements

New SU stuff in the house, this is the designer paper Elegant Soiree with my favorite set Elements Of Style. Colors of Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, and Sahara Sand. Colored flowers in with markers. Ink used for stamping was Soft Suede.

Love Letter Chef

My favorite tv show right now is The Next Food Network Star and here is one of the chefs!
I used the new Love Letter paper by Stampin' Up and paper pieced his outfit also.
All supplies used are Stampin' Up.

Just Believe

I used all current Stampin' Up supplies on this:
Whisper White, Kraft, and Cherry cardstocks. Just Believe, Punch Potpourri, and Charming stamp sets, olive satin ribbon.
Inks: Old Olive, Celery, Black. Butterfly was Baja Breeze rolled in Pacific Point on the edges.

Red, Orange, and Yellow Challenge

Come and join us for this week's Speedy's Friends Challenge to make a card using red, orange, and yellow. I love this warm, summery combination!
I used Mark's Finest Papers Pears and Hollyhock , cardstocks, and ribbon for my card today.

Snow Buddies

This was a Stampin' Up hostess set from last year. I used Soft Sky, Kraft, and Whisper White cardstocks, Cuttlebug snowflakes embossing folder, markers, silver embossed sentiment (maker unknown), Dazzling Diamonds white pompom, SU mini pearls.

Kimono Kids

Japanese paper is from the art store, everything else is all Stampin' Up.
I colored the little Kimono cutie in markers and added some mini pearls. Stamped pink flowers (Itty Bitty set) and gold embossed the fan for the background. Card base is the new Poppy with Brushed Gold.

Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 3

Mark's Finest Papers' Design Teams are celebrating our NEWEST STAMP RELEASE with a Blog Hop. Our very talented Design Teams have created exciting paper crafts for your inspiration. With the addition of New Design Team members, this is going to be a really fun-packed Hop! Sit back, and hold on to your mouse! This is going to be a FABULOUS ride! Come Hop along with us!
We have 4 New Stamp Sets Released today: Background Fun, Southwest Cowboy, Flourishes & Frame, and Apples & Camellia. For your convenience, all 4 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!
For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs on July 13, 14, 15, and 16. On Saturday, (July 17, 2010), a winner will be chosen FOR EACH DAY from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for that day. ( There will be four different winners, one winner for each day.)
SO THAT MEANS IF YOU MISSED A DAY, YOU STILL HAVE OTHER CHANCES TO WIN! And, you can go back and comment, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning!

This blog hop features the new set Frames & Flourish. Gold embossed frame and cut out, added sentiment. Gold embossed background and added gold cord and charm. All supplies used are Mark's Finest Papers. For your next stop on the blog hop, please stop by and see Dawn
Here are all of our blog participants today, be sure to visit everyone!
July Guest Designer- Melisa Waldorf
Nancyruth
Vicky-
Jeanne -
Anne-
Debbie-
Peggysue-
Faith -
Susan-
Judi-
Patty-
Karen-
Connie-
Roxie-
Vicki-
Joanne:
Dawn
Claudine-
Liz
Mark’s Finest Papers

Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 2

Mark's Finest Papers' Design Teams are celebrating our NEWEST STAMP RELEASE with a Blog Hop. Our very talented Design Teams have created exciting paper crafts for your inspiration. With the addition of New Design Team members, this is going to be a really fun-packed Hop! Sit back, and hold on to your mouse! This is going to be a FABULOUS ride! Come Hop along with us!
We have 4 New Stamp Sets Released today: Background Fun, Southwest Cowboy, Flourishes & Frame, and Apples & Camellia. For your convenience, all 4 stamp sets are available for purchase TODAY!
For your chance to win BLOG CANDY, (a set that will be released NEXT month), visit and comment on each of the following design team members' blogs on July 13, 14, 15, and 16. On Saturday, (July 17, 2010), a winner will be chosen FOR EACH DAY from those participants who visited all the blogs listed for that day. ( There will be four different winners, one winner for each day.)
SO THAT MEANS IF YOU MISSED A DAY, YOU STILL HAVE OTHER CHANCES TO WIN! And, you can go back and comment, as the winners will be chosen Saturday morning!

This blog hop features the new set Southwest Cowboy. I used the cowboy on horse image and embossed it and stamped the cactus in a lighter color behind that. Cardstocks are Mark's Finest papers also, the wood looking panel is a linoleum sample from Home Depot :), I embossed the sentiment and horses on that and then added some braided linen thread for a rope look.
For your next stop on the blog hop, please stop by and see Julia

Here are all of our blog participants today, be sure to visit everyone!
July Guest Designer- Melisa Waldorf
Nancyruth -
Lois -
Vicky-
Jeanne -
Anne-
Debbie-
Peggysue-
Faith -
Susan-
Judi-
Patty-
Karen-
Connie-
Roxie-
Vicki-
Joanne:
Julia-
Claudine-
Mark’s Finest Papers -

For Everything

A quick and easy any occasion gift if they can last that long. Milk carton contains peanut butter Whoppers. Mmm!!! I used the new For Everything set with Peach Parfait, Whisper White, and Old Olive cardstocks.
Misc.: Scallop border and scallop oval punches, Beautiful Wings sizzlit die.

Summer Seashell

I've had this Rubber Stampede stamp for years and this is the first time I've used it. Colored in Copic markers and used today's colors of Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, and Wild Wasabi.

My Matryoshka

All supplies are Stampin' Up.
My Matryoshka set colored in markers, embossed with Square Lattice folder. New pearls and Pink Pirouette and Old Olive cardstocks.

Notably Ornate and Elegant Soiree

Lots of new SU goodies: Elegant Soiree dp with Notably Ornate stamp set and Vintage Vogue, Victorian lace with pink taffeta ribbon and pearls. Cardstocks were chosen to coordinate with the Elegant Soiree paper: Soft Suede, Baja Breeze and Very Vanilla.

Elements Of Style Medallion

I used all Stampin' Up for this card. Medallion embossed in white on Marina Mist cardstock, clear embossed Elegant Lines wheel over top of that. Elements of Style for hummingbird and new For Everything sentiment. Inspired by a card by Sabrina (cook22 on SCS)

Fortune Cookie

Love this sentiment! Made a fortune cookie from So Saffron cardstock along with Regal Rose and Whisper White. Gold embossed umbrella on background and colored with markers.

Speedy's Punch Challenge

Today at Speedy's Friends challenge we were to use a punch on our card. Supplies are Mark's Finest Papers: Cardstocks, ribbon, Ladybugs and Carnation and Frames & Flourish stamp sets. Background was embossed in silver with the flourish stamp.

Notably Ornate

Not Quite Navy, Riding Hood Red, and Crumb Cake along with Love Letter paper and Notably Ornate stamp set and new Punch Potpourri stamp sets. I kissed the bird image with the scrolled frame stamp and I love the way that came out. All new SU goodies used on this card! This is another stop on the new Color Coach challenge I am trying. Love the Crumb Cake, NQN and RHR together. Sketch by Friday Sketchers.

Kimono Kids

I just got this new set from Stampin' Up, one of my favorite in the new catalog! Usually there is one set in each new catalog that causes me to let out a little whoop of joy, this was the one this year. Last year it was the Medallion stamp.
I folded Whisper White cardstock in half and cut out a circle to make a round card shape. Stamped and colored Kimono Kids and then ran through the crimper. Quite easy!

Friends Never Fade

All supplies are current Stampin' Up: Greenhouse Gala paper with Pumpkin Pie cardstock and ribbon, Itty Bitty buttons and Itty Bits stamp set, build a brad.

Greenhouse Garden

I used the Greenhouse Garden set for the flower and the Elements of Style set for sentiment. Basic Grey Capella paper with Very Vanilla and Going Gray cardstocks by SU.

Friends Never Fade

All supplies are current Stampin' Up.
Greenhouse Gala paper with Rich Razzleberry, Baja Breeze, and Whisper White cardstocks. Paper rose was made with same paper and sponged in Rose Red. Stamp sets: Friends Never Fade and Perfect Punches.
Sketch is Mojo146, Color Combination challenge of Baja, Razzleberry, and Saffron, Technique Challenge to make a paper posy.

Occasional Quotes

For today's clean and simple challenge inspired by the beautiful wedding cakes by Carrie and for the technique challenge for paper posies.

New Stampin' Up

I used the new Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, the sentiment from Occasional Quotes, stamp from Artistic Etchings on side of sentiment with a pink rhinestone brad, Elements of Style on under panel. Pretty In Pink, Basic Black, and Whisper White cardstocks. Layout and colors were cased from today's Featured Stamper Cookiebaker on SCS.
All supplies used are current Stampin' Up.