More VSN

Tonight after getting my Computer chair recovered. I went on splitcoast and did a VSN challenge. Right now I am waiting for the computer to post another challenge. I think something went wrong, because none of my usual threads are loading. It might be very busy over there.

This first card was for Challenge "M" for short. It was a card for someone you miss or is leaving. I made it for my DD#1 who moved out a little over a week ago. We are all missing her alot. I chose not to ink the center stamp and then stamped it separately, to put by the thinking of you. I also stuck to Summer Sun and black and white except for the Ruby Red flower that represents her.

I think I made this card in about 35 min. Very quick for me I usually deliberate my cards a lot longer. I used My Autumn Leaves; Swirls vol:1 and Flowers, and SU Sincere Salutations to make this card. I used Versa Magic Midnight Black* to stamp with. I colored the flowers with my Old olive, Summer Sun, and Ruby Red markers. I used one MM tropical brad for the center of the Ruby Red flower. I punched the flower out with my EK 3/4" & 1" circle punches, and then mounted it on a few 1/16" thick dimensionals. The black and White gingham ribbon is Offray that I picked up at Wal-mart.

*I went to look up the exact color of black ink... I was so proud of my self having everything picked up making a card so quick... a little too quick because I cannot find my black teardrop I used to stamp the card.... Oh well! If I happen to get logged on to split coast again and update the color if I come across it.

I will have more cards to post if not Until Monday... Happy Stamping!

VSN at splitcoast

Tonight I did a few cards with VSN on Splitcoast. It was fun. I had to work a little fast than I like, so my cards may not have been my best work but it was fun to be challenged.

My first card was a a baby card. I had fun making this. I looked around and decided I wanted to use the purple and green ribbon and I went from there. I chose a purple color from a Assorted purple pack I got at Michaels and a lime green leftover from the camp stuff this summer.

I used Elegant Eggplant ink and Versa magic lime green spot. I used my SU tag punches to make the tag. I used my cuttlebug to emboss the purple background. I colored with my various colored pencils and I used my Prismacolor colorless blender pencil to blend the colors together.

I was a little late getting it in but it took a while for me to find the post so I didnt even start it until after it had been posted for 20 min.

My second card is not the best but it was fun to try to come up with an idea. I decided to use my favorite candy bar as inspiration, a Heath bar, brown with red lettering.

I noticed after posting I should have used a Hershey bar just because of all the word pieces. I brayered Real Red ink on to the "friend" word using a rectangle window to mask the card. I punched two holes using my 1/8th inch circle punch and tied the dotted ribbon with a snipet of Cranberry Crisp. I decided to mat the brown with Cranberry Crisp also. I also added one of those red gems form the hohoho stickers to do the "i". I smudged a little bit when I tried to touch up the "f" and "d". I should have left well enough alone but decided it needed more red so I tried sponging the letters and added a little too much. Oh well, I was in a hurry to post it with in the hour.

I had a fun evening playing with my stuff. I hope you enjoyed stamping a little also...

Until Later... Happy Stamping!

Little Baby Blue

I just found out my DH's cousin had a baby boy in August. I decided to give a try at the SC140 challenge to make a card. I think it turned out nice. I used a light blue from an Assortment pack of blue cardstock I picked up at Michaels. I used my Brilliance Dewdrop in "Moonlight White" for Ink. The card base is Whisper White, which I also used to mat all the blue layers.



I used the A2 Embossing folder Baby Words and Baby Announcement to emboss the background and square. I purchased mine both from ALL THAT SCRAPS. When I embossed the square I shifted the paper so the words would be placed on the left and eliminated the Image. I used an EK corner rounder to round the corners on the square and my Singlo white gel pen from SU to add dots around the edge. I used zip glue strips to strategically place the 1/8" white satin ribbon between the embossed words.

Next I cut the bookplate at 1" using Fabulous Finds in my cricut. The blue is cut as blackout and the white is cut as shadow. Then while the Cricut was out I cut the square and scallopped square with my Mini Monograms cartridge at 2". I stamped "Welcome" from SU Warm Words stampset and "baby" from a 2006 SU SAB set Noteworthy in white and then poured clear embossing powder and then Kalidescope embossing powder over the top then heat set it. I am sorry but the flash made this hard to see I hope the insert photo helps. The Bazzill white brads I picked up at All That Scraps. I used the retired SU

stamp set "Welcome Little One" and stamped just the head portion on the blue square. Then I mounted it to the Scalloped white square. I used my SU Paper Piercer Mat Pack to line up the dots in the corners and marked them before punching them out with my 1/16" circle punch. I dont know if my card really fulfills the SC140 sketch challenge, since my two squares got a little large, but I like how it turned out.



Hope you enjoyed it thanks for visiting! Until later ...Happy Stamping!

Tweak #2

Today I finished up tweaking the second card I started on Tues. Just wanted to share it with you its simple. I used an Autumn Leaves Flower stamp single I picked up at Archivers.

The cork tiles and the ribbon from Targets dollar section. The flower was stamped and I used marker on the outer edges and for the center, Barely Banana and Perfect Plum. I added extra color with my generals water color pencils in purple, and I used a souffle pen in white to accent. The white is not as noticeable In Real Life. I used a piece of Certainly Celery cardstock and stamped the flower image with bleach. I mounted it all on a Basic Brown Cardstock I picked up at Michaels. Just a simple card. Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

Peaceful Night Card

I should call it Peaceful night #1, because I am sure I will try this design again but a little different. The tweaking helped a little but now I think I might need to add more shimmer to the background snowflakes. The cuttlebug tag is quite small so I printed the letters myself. I might make a new tag using my computer to print it and then cut it out with the Cuttlebug.

The Home image is a Cuttlebug "Winter" Jelly 2" Embossing folder and the "Snowflakes" A2 embossing folder was used for the black background. I brayered white craft ink on the black background. After it was dry I used my teardrop Moonlight White to brayer it because it was too opaque. I smudged it a bit on the second Brayering, I guess I tempted fate trying to do it more than once. Using a Brayer worked really well. my problem is I have only have a two " wide brayer and I need to invest in larger one. After cutting a small round tag with my Cuttlebug die my initial thought was to print "Silent Night" on the tag. I decided "Peaceful Night" might be more appropriate, but I settled on "Happy Holidays" becasue I knew I could print it to fit. I used a SU Real Red marker to print the sentiment. I used Whisper White cardstock and a Black from a Michaels package. The red is from a textured cardstock I picked up ages ago. The ribbon is Offray from Wal-mart, I love Red & white gingham on Christmas cards. I used my Cricut to cut the red circle, with my Mini Monograms cartridge, to mat the main image. I used a white gel pen to add fauw stitching. I know this still is not my best work but I can tell you the creative juices are starting to flow and I am looking forward to making more cards. I am also starting to get things caught up so I can have more time to play with my stuff.

Until later ... Happy Stamping!

Swap Cards

Today I finally got in my craft room and I cleaned it up enough to play a bit. I dont like the results on the two cards I made so I am opting to tweak them a bit more tomorrow. Hopefully they'll get better. I thought I would share a few cards from the other swap I recieved back recently the Mourning Marigold and Mixed Bouquet swap. All the cards used the Retiring incolor07 Morning Marigold and the retiring Mixed Bouquet Stamp set.





The swap hostess was Lindsay(Chaikitty) on SCS and she threw in an extra little thank you card to match her card for the swap. I love the colors she used and how she put the card together.

The next two cards were unsigned. They were

both georgous so if you know who made them let me know so I can give them credit. I like that they both used similar colors and yet produced such a different look. I love the cuttlebug use and the black and white gingham with the polkadot ribbon.

















I dont know about you but I also like to find great buys. In the Target Dollar section they have some scrapbooking items. I wouldnt use them for scrapbooking , but I would use them for cards and especially for inexpensive stuff your children can use to make cards. I used some of the stuff on the cards I worked on tonight that need tweaking a bit. Here is a picture of what I picked up. The "icons" are self adhesive rhinestones and I got them in the scrapbooking craft area they were 1.99 each. I cut the rhinestone objects apart and use them individually on cards. I wanted some red and yellow and buying them this way is less expensive and the only way I have found bright yellow and red. The binder clips 50 to a package, I found them in the office section for 1.67. I picked them up because its the first time I have seen all silver ones. The rest is from the 1$ section. The ribbon is cute , but it is printed so it needs to be stuck down so that the white background doesn't show, 6 yrds for 1$ though, works for me. It is a satin white ribbon. The brads are thin but they are colorful and cute. The plastic coated pictures of leaves and apples looked like they would be fun for the fall. I took them out of the packaging but I havent worked with them yet. The cork lettering is cute and worked quite nice. they had the clear pebble letters also, but for fall and halloween the cork looked like I needed to try it.

Until Later... Happy Stamping!

Swaps to Share and Organizing(ugh)

Today I am hoping to organize my craft room again so I can play in it properly. I hope to have a card I made to post this evening. Have a great Labor day!



Here are a few cards from a swap I participated in on SCS it was called "Brand Spankin New" Swap. It required using new stuff in the current SU catalog including the new in colors. There were alot of fabulous cards that I intend to case. The three I chose to share will probably be cased soon


This first one is gorgeous, It made me look at Baroque Motif in a whole new way. The embossing looked fantastic and the white really added a great touch. It was made by Amber Cambell, and it is quite beautiful.



The 2nd card is very nice also. To be honest I havent been to impressed with the new "Pick a Petal" stamp set, but I really like what Amber Hoard did with it on this card. The Black got all washed out in the picture, but the Dark Black with the red and WHite on this card looks great. With all the warm WOrds and other stamp sets you could make this card for many different occassions. It has me debating getting Pick A Petal, a few more cards and I am sure I'll be pushed over the edge.


The last card I wanted to show you from this swap is by Allison Ellibee. I just love the card and the colors it is so cheerful and I need to order some of this SU stuff, the new in colors and the flower punch. I also wanted to say I love Allisons work everytime I swap with her I just love what I get. This was another fun swap by the Stampin Ninja at SCS.

Now to organize so I can Play today...
Until Later... Happy Stamping!