Curtain Call....Thinking of Tango

Good Tuesday Morning Peeps!

Today's card is made with this weeks color challenge on Stacey's Stamping Stage. This weeks colors are Bordering Blue, Tangerine Tango, Summer Sun and Whisper White.

I used the Awash with Flowers stamp set. I stamped just the outline stamp of the flowers with black stazon onto watercolor paper. I colored the flowers in with my aqua painter and tangerine and summer sun ink. I did add a bit of old olive for the leaves and stem and colored in the BG with bordering blue. I cut this out with the top note die and then cut off the bottom and side. I cut two top notes with the bordering blue and pieced together the mat.

I liked the main image, but then I was a bit lost as what to do with the rest of the card. I tried a white base and thought it looked too stark so I then cut a base with the watercolor paper and like that. I wanted to keep the BG layers fairly minimal so I just used some strips of the three colors. The sentiment is form the Teeny Tiny Wishes set. I stamped it with black stazon onto the tangerine strip, I then pierced along punch along the strip. I used the scallop trim edge punch along the bottom strip of bordering blue. The summer sun DS paper is from the retired Good Morning Sunshine paper pack. I added a piece of the top note that I had trimmed away on the main panel at the top. I finished it off with three orange rhinestones.

I had liked this card when I first made it but after looking at it awhile I am not so happy with it now......not sure why??

Oh well, that is all from me today, THANKS so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Inkspiration Sketch....Its the Swirls

Good Monday Morning Peeps!!!

Today's card is made using the Inkspiration Sketch challenge. I have to say I was totally inspired by Dawn's Card, I LOVED the swirls and I had used them on this card last week, we all need MORE swirls don't we.....LOL!!

I started with a base of Kraft aka Crumb Cake and then followed that with Night of Navy. The DS paper is from the Bella Bleu paper pack. The sentiment is from the "All Holidays" stamp set. I stamped it with night of navy ink onto the kraft card stock. I used my Label 3 nestabilities to cut it out and then used night of navy card stock and a circle nestie for the mat. The side strip is made up of night of navy card stock, I used the pinking hearts border punch on one side. The DS paper is from the Bella Bleu pack as well. I then added another strip of night of navy card stock, pierced along one edge. I then added some kraft taffeta ribbon, I am sooo loving the taffeta ribbon, I need to get all the colors of it, it ties so wonderfully. I used the sizzix "Scribbles Swirls" with night of navy card stock along the bottom left. I thought the top corner needed a little something, so after trying a couple of different things I finally settled on a a little bit of another swirl! Finally four gold pearls on the corners of the sentiment panel.

Well, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki

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GOOD SUNDAY MORNING PEEPS!!!! My favorite time of the week, time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Sample

Here is the fabulous sketch Karen has for us this week:




I have to tell you all how much I struggled with this sketch, funny how sometimes whatever you do just doesn't work or feel right! I just could NOT wrap my little pea brain around this one. I didn't even finish this car til Saturday which is VERY unusual for me, I normally have my card done within a day or two from when Karen gets them to us. It is just how I roll, I am not comfortable with waiting til the last minute. I had lunch with a couple of friends on Friday and I was telling them how I was struggling with my card, of course they just rolled their eyes, they seem to think I NEVER have trouble creating!!! LOL!!

The card base is kraft card stock aka crumb cake, and I followed that up with soft sued and then Bermuda bay. The DS paper is from the Thoroughly Modern paper pack, I have hardly used anything out of this pack, so I had decided in advance to use it and that is how I choose my color scheme. I wanted to use the kraft for my image panel so I choose the Upsy Daisy stamp set to stamp with soft suede onto the kraft. I pierced all around the edges of the panel and added the sentiment, from the same set, I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to line it up. I added it to my base with some dimensionals.

I used my photo corner punch, something I haven't pulled out in such a long time. I punched two small photo corners with Bermuda bay card stock and added to opposite corners. I added three small gold pearls to each corner. I then used some kraft taffeta ribbon, (thanks to my friend Lois for that) to tie a bow around the top. I added a small spiral clip to the bow and called it done.


I hope you can find some time to play along with us this week, I would love to see what you come up with, create a card or scrapbook page with this sketch and then go to Karen's blog and link up your project for all of us to see.






OK, let's see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Sketch Team has in store for us this week:

Karen-the Sweetest Thing

Jen-JenTapler Designs

Karen-Paper Playhouse

Laura-Scrapnextras

Lynn-The Queen's Scene

Nancy-iStamp

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell

Joanne Basile

Well, thank you for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

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Happy Hump Day Peeps!!!

Today's card share is made with Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge!

How sweet is this sketch? Love, Love Love the swirls!!! My card base is white and then I followed that with some more white that was embossed with the new EF from the Summer Mini called Square Lattice. I added a strip of chocolate chip DS paper from the Sweet Pea paper pack. The swirls are cut with the sizzix "Scribbles Swirls" with the same DS paper. I left the bottom strip plain to stamp my sentiment which is from the "Stem Sayings" set. The flower is from the "Inspired by Nature" set and was colored with markers, pretty in pink, chocolate chip and old olive. I finished with pretty in pink ribbon and silver pearls.

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

Vicki

Curtain Call....My Heart is With You

Happy Tuesday Peeps!!! Today's card is made with Stacey's Curtain Call Color Challenge Act 28 This weeks colors are Rose Red, Whisper White, Kraft and Night of Navy! Great colors huh? Love them!

I started my card with a base of kraft (soon to be re-named Crumb Cake). I followed that with night of navy and the DS paper is from the "Bella Bleu" paper pack. I stamped the flower from "Friends 24-7" onto watercolor paper, twice and colored with my aqua painter and rose red and always artichoke ink. I cut out one flower and set aside. I cut out the outer flower with my oval nesties and matted them onto a night of navy scallop oval. I cut the other flower apart and mounted it to the oval framed one, to add some dimension.

The strip across the bottom is made up of night of navy and kraft. I used the scallop trim punch on the kraft piece and ran it through my cuttlebug with my Swiss Dot EF. I added some whisper white ribbon and bow with taffeta ribbon. I then mounted the flower scallop frame to the base with dimesionals. I used some sticky back white pearls along the scallop edge and in the top corners.

The sentiment comes from the "Small Sayings" stamp set. I stamped it with black stazon onto some scrap watercolor paper and used my word window punch to punch it out.

I LOVE to decorate the inside and really NO card is finished until I do that.


The inside:



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

Vicki

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GOOOD SUNDAY MORNING PEEPS!!!! My favorite time of the week, time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Sample

Here is the fabulous sketch Karen has for us this week:



Don't you just LOVE this sketch??!!!!

My card this week uses the "Fifth Avenus Floral" stamp set. I stamped the rose onto pretty in pink cardstock with versamark and embossed with white embossing powder. I then went in with pretty in pink ink on a dauber and added in color to darken a bit. I then cut out the rose and set it aside. The base of the card is kraft, or should I say Crumb Cake, and the DS paper is from the "Sweet Pea" paper pack. I used basic black for my mats on the DS paper and the sentiment panel. The sentiment comes from "A Little Birthday Cheer" stamp set. I really like that sentiment, I think it would be great just for an any occasion card to a friend, Just to clelbrate them and your friendship!

I thought my rose needed something so I cut a few leaves with my sizzix Little Leaves die and added them in behind the rose that is mounted with foam tape to the base. I added three mini black brads as well.


I hope you can find some time to play along with us this week, I would love to see what you come up with, create a card or scrapbook page with this sketch and then go to Karen's blog and link up your project for all of us to see.

OK, let's see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Sketch Team has in store for us this week:

Karen-the Sweetest Thing

Jen-JenTapler Designs

Karen-Paper Playhouse

Laura-Scrapnextras

Lynn-The Queen's Scene

Nancy-iStamp

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell

Joanne Basile

Well, thank you for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Sunshine Award

Good Saturday Morning Peeps!

What a surprise yesterday when I got a notification from Connie Collins that she had nominated me for the this award. I am always surprised when I learn that one of my stamping idols visit my blog. Be sure to head over to her blog, and plan on being there awhile, because you will get lost in all her fabulous creations!


Now I must pass the torch. The guidelines for the award are:

1. Put the Sunshine Award on your blog and/or within your post.
2. Pass the award to other bloggers. (Up to 12 other blogs.)
3. Link the nominees within your post.
4. Let them know they received this award by leaving a comment on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received the award.


Some of my favorite bloggers:

1. Marisa Rosemary Reflections

2. Lois Country Stampin Oasis

3. Beth Big Sky Paper and Design

4. Dawn Treasure Oiler Designz

5. Stacey Stacey's Stamping Stage

6. Diane- My Little Stampin' Spot

Thanks for coming by today, hope you enjoy checking out these blogs. Be sure to come back tomorrow for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge!!

HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki