...from the heart!
This card has alot going on...embossing, sanding, sponging, piercing, swirls, scallops and a heart shaped brad for good measure! Created by Hand's challenge was to use red/pink colors, then I saw Courtney's color challenge on Created by Courtney which was a little more specfic; real red, pink passion & choc chip. Ooo, goody, that's easy, I'll just combine those challenges! Well, this one boggled my brain...pink passion is really bright, no wonder I still have a whole pack of it in my cs pile! But we must press on, mustn't we! So here it is, tah dah! The Cuttlebug challenge was to distress your embossing. The Cuttlebug Spot challenge was to create a card for someone special. Aww! I really liked the look of the embossing after sanding, I will do that again. It easily took the color from sponging also! So I'm pretty happy with this one, just don't look in my trash bin! Have a lovely weekend! Blessings!
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Ok this sketch puzzled me for awhile!
Gray is not a color I use often...but I thought this worked well with the red/black. The black strips are satin ribbon.
I'll be passing this card along to a friend; a Valentine for his wife!
This sketch is from the OCC girls! Blessings!
ETA: looking at it now, I think I'll add some gray pearls to the corner!
Friday Sketcher had a wonderful sketch this week by Beatrix! Brown & blue are some of my fav colors to work with! This pheasant stamp & sentiment are from an old SU! set (Pheasant Thoughts, 2000) I found online for three dollars. The seller was local so I had a chance to look through her stash and pick up some other lovely sets!
I thought since I'm so on top on things with my Christmas cards (haha) that I would start on the other holidays too!
We have a fun day planned today! A homeschool art class! Our lovely neighbor is teaching us how to make some really cool stuff with polymer clay, we have our pasta machine and tools ready to go. We've worked with it before but only to make little animals and kiddie things. I'm hoping to make some things I can add to my cards and such. (yea, I'm learning too!) So, we will be trudging through the snow for art today! Homeschooling is so cool! Hope you all have a fun day today too! Blessings!
Chris is celebrating her 80,000 hits, wowzer, with some yummy candy. Visit her blog, Creating with Chrissy, for all the details!
Are you keeping an eye on the Candy list on my sidebar? It is constantly changing! You have to play along to win! I've been thrilled with all the goodies I've received! It's also a great way to "meet" new people and see some wonderful inspiration on new blogs!
Don't have a blog?..you can still enter to win! Many of the candy's allow you to send emails if you're not a blogger!
I call this little piece, Quick Elegance!
Black card, white paper, satin ribbon, black glitter brads with black embossed design and sentiment and it's ready to attend a wedding! What do ya think?
I was inspired by Courtney's lovely sketch @ Created by Courtney. She'll have a new sketch posted tomorrow (Tue). Enjoy!
Thank you for stopping by for a visit! Blessings to you!
Sorry for the dark pix.
I wanted to participate in the Pennyblack challenge before tomorrow and I was running out of time! Using dots was there challenge and the sketch is from Sketch Saturday! Isn't this little guy cute? Made me smile, hence the sentiment! The popped flower & stem are embossed and shiny, you can almost see that in the picture! I used pastels to shade the bg of the image but I think I need to start going darker and not be afraid of color! I'm learning and I'm learning from all of you!!!! Thank you to all who visit here, I reply to every comment and in doing so I'm able to visit so many wonderful blogs. (though I'm always playing catch up on the commenting...I do get to everyone!!!)
Off to play outside...blessings!
I've received this lovely blog award from my very lovely friend, Rina of Heartfelt Stamping She has such an inspiring blog, please stop by and check it out! Thank you so much Rina, I feel honored that you thought of me! I appreciate your heart for the Lord and all you do to bless others! Now to pass on the love.... Lesley, Sammi, Debbie, Allison, Lyn, Carol,
Courtney of Created by Courtney had a really fun challenge (thanks Courtney)~to be inspired by the CD/music we were listening to. I wasn't listening to any music at the time so I chose the CD that was currently "waiting" in the player to be played again! One of our worship leaders at church recorded an awesome CD, it's so anointed! (Available at Amazon.com)
I was first inspired by the colors and the staircase/the path. I used digi paper from Shabby Princess and mimicked a path with the glass bead elements. CG'd the text, distressed edges, added bling and mounted it on matching cs. Simple, if you know how to work with photoshop!?? Since Jesus is easily my inspiration for everything, I thought this was appropriate for the card and the challenge. And I have just the person in mind to receive it. We'll call this an encouragement card!
Today is a great football day...playoffs for the Superbowl, no stamping this afternoon! Blessings!
I hope everyone in this week's deep freeze is staying warm and cozy...this card is dedicated to you! As for all of you with the A/C on this week, warm & cozy can refer to the tea & chair Riley is enjoying! How's that?!
The sketch is from Papertake Weekly and the theme cozy came from the Crazy Amigo challenge blog! Riley is, of course, from Hanna Stamps! And the fireplace from my stash of images! I was a stamping machine today and I tried a few simple techniques~new to me, so I'll space those out over the next few days. Hopefully the simplicity will inspire you to try them too!
Praying you have a warm and cozy feeling in your heart, knowing you're loved and cared for....Blessings!
Ok, Christmas card #2 finished, tah dah! Oo baby, I'm on my way...to Christmas 2009! Tanja has an awesome sketch over at Just Christmas & Birthday Cards challenge blog. When I saw it I had a "eck the halls"vision. The red "berries" are the top part of a large brad, like the kids would use for craft projects. I pushed them into my Versamark pad and dipped them in red EP. My hubby worked the heat gun so I wouldn't burn my little fingers...he is so fabulous, thanks honey! I attached the brad caps with foam dots, it was a perfect fit!
We apparently are still celebrating Christmas in our house, our one tree is still standing! No one wants to take it down. Maybe I'll just push it out of the way a little and leave it up...then I'll really be ahead for next Christmas! hehe Hope you had a lovely day! Blessings!
Another ultra cool blog challenge: Lili of the Valley! check it out!!
Here's a clean cut card! This could stand in for a birthday, get well or encouragement. As part of my new year "thinking", I am stockpiling all occasion cards. 2009~be prepared, after all we cardmakers do have a life and we can't be stamping all the time! (you're supposed to jump in here with a, "Yes, we can! or is that from Bob the Builder??) How are you doing with your new year resolutions...still at it? Our house is clean, my laundry is not overflowing, there are only a few dirty dishes in the sink and our homeschool is over halfway finished for this school season...I'm happy! So I made this card using Nikki's sketch from A Spoonful of Sugar.
I used SU! Eastern Blooms, it seemed that I couldn't live without it when it first came out and now I had to dig it out. So my next few cards will probably use the same set. And I just rec'd my H&M stamps in the mail today from their garage sale I told you about the other day. yeah! Gotta love a bargain! Well, I have a turkey breast cooking on top of the woodstove and it's smelling really good, off to feed the gang! Thanks for stopping by today and thanks for all your lovely comments...they really brighten these dreary winter days (without snow!!!!!!) Blessings to each and every one of you!
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