CCMC15......Thank You

Good Friday Morning Peeps!!

I was up early yesterday and feeling so much better and was anxious to create something.

 I started looking around for a challenge to participate in and to inspire.

 I came across this challenge on Create with Connie and Mary Blog, it is a special two week challenge with a color and sketch challenge in one, you could do the color or the sketch or both.

 I decided to try the color challenge, those are the ones I struggle with more.

 So the colors to use are basic gray, pumpkin pie, and so saffron and I threw in the neutral of very vanilla.

I started with a base of Basic Gray and then followed that with some very vanilla. I then used the Tulip Frame EF on some more basic gray for the next layer.

I then decided to make a pretty layered flower. I stamped the flower from the Stampin' Up Flower Fest card onto some so saffron card stock with versamark and embossed with my white embossing powder.  I then cut out the layers, decreasing one row each time, and layered them together with dimesionals. I used my aqua painter and some pumpkin pie ink to color the flower a bit.

The center is made up of Pumpkin Pie card stock followed by some DS paper from the retired Sweet & Sour Speciality Pack and Very Vanilla card stock. I added some So Saffron scallops made with the Tasteful Trim Die. The sentiment is from the "Curly Cute" stamp set and is stamped with basic gray ink, but looks black. I finished it off with some Pumpkin Pie Satin ribbon and some silver pearls (non SU).

Well that is all from me today, thanks for stopping by and

 HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Give me all your candy!

TGIF Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a cute little tea bag holder that I made awhile back. The stamped I used is a Stampendous, I think, and is one I got when I was in Kansas City earlier this month. We used this stamp in the copics class and I loved it so I had to get it. I colored several of these just for practice. It is fun but I am not sure I will ever get the hang of these markers!!!

I used the tutorial HERE, for my tea bag Holder.

Inside shot:




The paper I used is from a retired DS pack. I used some wide pumpkin pie striped ribbon to go around and tie a bow to hold it close.

I am entering this in the Create with Connie and Mary themed challenge this week, any thing Halloween!

Well, that is all from me, thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

CCMC116.....Got Treats Card Treat Holder

TGIF Peeps!!!! Hope you all had a great week and have some fun weekend plans!! For me, I got a large SU order yesterday and plan on playing with some friends with some of our new goodies!!!

Today I have a fun little card/treatholder to share with you. I made this card/treatholder with the sketch this week on the Create with Connie & Mary Blog. When I looked at the sketch and decided what stamp set I wanted to use I thought my card should be a treat holder, after all the set I used is the fun "Got Treats" set. It is made to co-ordinate with the milk carton die, which I just got in this order, but it can adapt to just about anything, but expect to see some milk carton treat holders in the future.

I made the base of my card with the new in color peach parfait. I cut the base to 5-1/2 inches by 9 inches and scored at 4-1/4 and 4-3/4 inches. This makes the top fold a 1/4 inch wide, to accommodate the treat holder on the inside. I matted my DS paper, from the level 1 6x6 hostess pack with basic black. The Black DS paper is from the Wicked Fun Speciality paper and is mated with basic black too.

I stamped the three pumpkins with peach parfait onto some scrap whisper white and also with crumb cake onto my image panel base. I used my chocolate chip marker to edge the pumpkin stem and swirl a bit to give it an aged feel. I then cut out the three peach pumpkins and mounted them over the crumb cake pumpkins with some foam tape. The sentiment is from the same set and is stamped with black stazon and I used the word window and modern label punch to make the sentiment piece. I added some of the fun raven lace trim from the holiday mini. Fun Stuff!!! I then used a few black sticky pearl embellishments from the mini too.

Now the inside:




So cute right? I made the inside little pouch with some basic black, and matted with peach and more of the DS paper. The inside sentiment is also from the Got Treats stamp set. I stamped with black and peach and punched out the black circle with my 1-3/4 inch circle punch. I don't have the extra large scallop punch yet so I had to use my scallop nesties for the black mat. I cut out the words in peach and added over the black with more foam tape. If you need directions for the inside pouch just let me know.




Well, that is all from me today, thanks for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

CCMC112....Thinking of You

Good Saturday Morning Peeps!!!

Today's card share is made with this week's challenge on Create with Connie & Mary this week it is color challenge. The colors are Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi and Basic Black. Of course you can also throw Whisper White in there!

I have to say this card is a big variance from my norm, I was striving for something different, something funky and cool, not sure I achieved that but it is alright huh?

The stamp set I used is the For All You Do set and the sentiment comes from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set. I used some retired Pacific Point DS paper from the Good Morning Sunshine pack. I cut some squares and layered them on the side randomly. I used my sewing machine and added some black zig-zag lines. I then used some black grosgrain ribbon and "scrunched" it between the sewing lines. The sentiment was made with the word window punch and the modern label punch and is mounted to the card with some foam tape. I added a black photo corner with some small half pearls. The pearls are also on the flower and the sentiment piece.

Well, what do you think? Leave me a comment and let me know. I will be back in the AM with another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge Card.

Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

CCMC110.....Happy Birthday Bird

Good Saturday Morning Peeps! Hope your week went well, and you are enjoying the weekend relaxing!

Today's card share is made with the sketch challenge this week on Create with Connie & Mary Blog.

The base of my card is chocolate chip and I followed that with some very vanilla. The DS paper is from the "Play Date" paper pack. I used some more of the wood sheet, that I had out from yesterday's card and made my circle and scallop circle. I used the bird punch and cut out a chocolate chip and newsprint bird. I layered the newsprint onto the chocolate chip, just to give it more weight. I added some old olive leaves for my bird to sit on. The sentiment comes from the "Teeny Tiny Wishes" stamp set. I used some real red grosgrain ribbon and some red sticky rhinestones for the bird and the three accents above.

Well, that is it from me today, I will be back in the AM with my Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge sample. Thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!!!!

Vicki

CCMC106......4U

Good Saturday Morning Peeps! Sorry to MIA the past couple of days, I was helping a friend get ready for her open house.

Yesterday I had some time to play, got a couple of cards done, this one is made with the sketch on Create with Connie & Mary blog.

This is a really fun sketch, I used a new set from the catalog, Apple Blossom, a level 2 hostess set. It is soooo cute!

I started out with some crumb cake card stock, I followed that with real red and then another piece of crumb cake that was embossed with the sqaure lattice EF. I stamped the long leaf with old olive ink ont whisper white card stock. I matted with crumb cake and real red. I used the scallop edge punch on the real red piece and pierced the scallops with my piercing tool. I added three silver brads and some linen thread to this piece. It is mounted to the base with some dimesionals.

The apple is stamped twice once in brown and old olive and then again with real red. I cut out the real red piece and mounted over the other with a dimesional. This piece is matted with real red and a scallop cirle in crumb cake. I pierced around the scallop circle too. Under this piece is a square of real red that has the corners rounded. I added three more silver brads to the base piece.

Well, that is all from me today, I will be back in the AM with my Sweet Sunday Sketch Card.

Thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

CCMC.....Stars & Stripes Forever

TGIF Peeps!!!!!

Today's patriotic themed card in my week long celebration is inspired by the challenge on Create with Connie & Mary. Of course their challenge fit my theme week perfectly, Fourth of July! I also used the color challenge from Stacey's Stamping Stage again.

I am not sure about this one, I don't do distressed well. I like clean and crisp. The base of the card is kraft, I mean Crumb Cake and I followed that up with a layer of real red. I embossed the real red with a star embossing folder, I then used my distressing tool all around the edges and then I just crumpled it all up. I then took a sponge with real red ink and sponged all over, this step is not really showing in the photo. I folded the corners and tore a few places on the edges.

The sentiment and the flag come from the Red, White & Blue jumbo wheel, I borrowed from a friend. She had bought this wheel and cut it all apart. I am soooo doing this myself. I stamped the flag image onto the crumb cake card stock and then distressed the edges. The flag was colored with my real red and night of navy marker. The sentiment is stamped with night of navy ink.

I added some vintage brads and some twill ribbon and a red button with a cotton thread bow.

Well, that is all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki