Sweet Sunday.......Happy Blooming Birthday

Happy Sunday Peeps!

Time for a new Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Here is the sweet sketch for this week:

Nothing like a tilted panel to make me perk up. I love me some tilted panels.

I started out with a base of Blackberry Bliss card stock and then a layer of white that is embossed with the random dots EF.

next is a layer of Blackberry Bliss and then the DSP on here is from the Moonlight paper pad.

I created the main focal element with more white that I punched with the Scallop Tag Topper Punch.

My leaves are cut with a sizzix die from some retired DSP .

My big ol beautiful bloom is one I salvaged from another project that was not coming together so I saved the flower.

It is from the Stampin Up Hey There Bud single stamp. I stamped it a couple of times with Blackberry Bliss ink and then cut it out and layered it up with a few dimensionals to get the bloom I wanted.

I added a small bud from the same stamp as well.

The sentiment is from the Flower Patch stamp set. I stamped it with Blackberry Bliss ink.

The pretty little butterflies come from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set. I stamped three with Daffodil Delight and cut them out. I added them to the card with a bit of glue and added a few little pearls down the centers of each.

Well, thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stampin!!

Vicki

Dynamic Duos.....Happy Birthday

Happy Hump Day Peeps!

Today I am sharing a card made using the Dynamic Duos Challenge this week.

This week it is Daffodil Delight and Basic Black.

 I CASED a card I made last summer, you can see it HERE.

I love this retiring flower set from Stampin Up called "Flower Fest".

I stamped the large flower four times onto daffodil delight card stock with versamark and embossed with white embossing powder. I cut the flower out reducing one layer each time and used dimesionals between each layer.

The sentiment is from the Curly Cute stamp set and I used my stamp a ma jig to line it up.

The DSP is from the Floral District paper pack and will be available June 1st.

I added some Little Leaves using black card stock, also some daffodil satin ribbon and black brads was used.

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

Vicki

P.S. for all those who said they would like a tutorial on the pinwheel, I will get that together and have for you later this week, hopefully.

OCC Sketch Challenge

It is time for another new challenge at Our Creative Corner.

Our hostess this week is the uber talented Meihsia Liu and she has a great sketch challenge for us this week:

 Design a card/project according to the sketch. Turn or flip it any way and use any theme you want. Please also include a ribbon bow on your project. 

I decided to showcase a retiring stamp set, this one is called "Flower Fest" and those of you who visit here often know that I really like this set.

I stamped the flower roses onto some Calypso Coral card stock using versmark and embossed with some white embossing powder. For each flower I stamped and embossed twice. I cut out the center and added it to the bottom with a dimesional.

The leaves are stamped and embossed onto Wild Wasabi card stock.

The base of the card is pool Party card stock and the DSP is from the Domestic Goddess paper pack.
I used the top note die for my main panel and the sentiment is from the "Occasional Quotes" stamp set.
I added some white satin ribbon and tied a bow across the embossed pool party strip.
I finished it off with some basic pearls in the corners.

Be sure to check the Our Creative Corner Blog 

to see what the rest of the design team came up with for this fun challenge. 

I hope you can find some time to play along and if you do, don't forget to link it up over on the Our Creative Corner Blog so we can all see it!

Thanks for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

OCC.....Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Happy Saturday Peeps!!! 

It is time for another Our Creative Corner Challenge. 
This week our hostess with the mostest is the fabulous Holly Kean and she has a fun challenge for us:

"Tic Tac Toe Challenge"
Play along with us in a game of papercrafting tic-tac-toe. Choose "three in a row" on the Tic-Tac-Toe board and make sure you work those elements into your papercraft project.

I know you can guess what "three in a row" I choose.

I love flowers and pink and brads!

I decided I wanted to make one of these bags I have seen around that uses two die cuts from the Fancy Favor Box die.

I used Pretty in Pink for the bottom and the top die cut is made using some DSP from the Attic Boutique pack.

I used some pretty flower roses from the Stampin Up "Flower Fest" stamp set. I stamped with versamark onto some pretty in pink card stock and used white embossing powder on them. The leaves are done the same way onto wild wasabi card stock.

The sentiment comes from the SAB set Elementary Elegance stamp set and I used Early Espresso ink to stamp it into the oval. I added some silver brads to the corners of the main element.

Be sure to check the Our Creative Corner Blog 

to see what the rest of the design team came up with for this fun challenge. 

I hope you can find some time to play along and if you do, don't forget to link it up over on the Our Creative Corner Blog so we can all see it!

Thanks for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

OCC...Bright and Happy New Year Challenge

This week our hostess is the fabulous Anne Marie Hile and she has a fun color challenge for us. Here is the challenge in her own words:

It's time to ring in 2012! Create a card for a celebration using this color combo. There are so many occasions that call for a celebration ...New Year's, birthdays, congratulations. Have some fun with these bright and happy colors!

These are some really fun colors to work with and a bit intimidating, I first went looking around through my DSP to see what I could match up with these colors. I found something close in the Stampin Up Cheerful Treat paper pack.  So I went with them, I used Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight and I used two colors of purple, Concord Crush and the retired stampin up pale plum.

I thought after choosing my colors that I could make something with flowers, these colors could all be floral. So after making those decisions I felt better about this color challenge that at first glance could be terrifying.

I pulled out a set that I haven't used in awhile, Flower Fest, I then decided to emboss my flowers onto the colors I choose going mainly with the purple and yellows, since I knew the leaves would be green and I used the Melon mostly on the base. I stamped the flowers several time with versamark onto the daffodil delight, the concord and the plum card stock and used my white embossing powder. I then cut them out and layered them up. I used my aqua painter and some ink to add some more depth to the flowers.

I cut out a circle with white cardstock and the sentiment is from a retired word set that I really like called "Something to Celebrate". I arranged the flowers around the outer edges and then tucked in alot of leaves all around.

I mounted my circle on a piece of embossed Concord Crush, I used the square lattice embossing folder. The flowers are on dimesionals, the white circle is added to the concord crush piece with dimesionals  and the embossed piece is on dimesionals too so this card has alot of depth to it. The DSP is two side of some paper from the paper pack. I added some whisper white satin ribbon and silver pearls to finish it off.

Be sure to check the Our Creative Corner Blog 

to see what the rest of the design team came up with for this fun challenge.

I hope you can find some time to play along and if you do, don't forget to link it up over on the Our Creative Corner Blog so we can all see it!

Thanks for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

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

Color Challenge....Thinking of You

Happy Hump Day Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card made with the color challenge this week on Splitcoaststampers. The colors are rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo and Tangerine Tango with a dessert option of a pin.

I started this card with a base of rich razzleberry and then followed up with a piece of white that I embossed with the square lattice EF. The DSP I used on here is from a retired pack from last year called Razzleberry Lemonade, maybe even 2 years old, not sure.

I used the Stampin UP "Flower Fest" stamp set. I stamped the flowers with versamark onto the melon mambo and tangerine tango and embossed with white embossing powder, I have done this flower like this several times and LOVE the look of that flower embossed and layered. Give it a try, you will be hooked too. The sentiment comes from the "Thoughts & Prayers" stamp set.

I used some rich razzleberry satin ribbon, which is retired too but I stocked up on it. I added my dessert option by using the "Tiny Tags" stamp set and the jewelry tag punch. I added that to the bow with a pin from the Vintage Trinkets assortment pack, another must have embellishment.

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

Vicki

OCC...Design Team Call

Good Saturday Morning Peeps. It is time for another new challenge on the Our Creative Corner Blog. This week is a VERY special challenge for you - this week is a DESIGN TEAM CALL! That's right, YOU could be the next OCC designer! We want to see a card that is YOUR STYLE - whatever that style is, just make a brand new card showcasing your awesome abilities and tell us all about you and your style! The OCC team is diverse and we'd love to see what you would bring to the table!

My card made to showcase MY style was made using the new "Flower Fest" stamp set. I stamped the flower several times with versamark onto some pretty in pink card stock and embossed with white embossing powder. I stamped a few leaves onto pear pizzazz card stock and did the same white embossing with them. I cut and layered up the flower with some dimensionals. I added a bit of color to the flowers using my aqua painter and some Melon Mambo ink. I cut out the leaves and added them around the flower.

The sentiment is from the "A Word For You" stamp set and was stamped onto some pretty shimmer white card stock with black stazon, Of course a card of mine wouldn't be complete with out some ribbon, I used some whisper white satin ribbon to wrap around and tie a bow.  I used a bit of Pretty in Pink Pattern Prints DSP across the bottom and matted the whole main piece with Pear Pizzazz card stock. I added this piece to a Pretty in Pink base.  I added a few basic pearls to finish it off. I think this card represents my style fairly well altho I do think I have many "styles". :)

There are multiple design team places available and the winners will be invited to join the team at the start of August. Please don't be shy - if you've never been on a design team or you haven't even tried before, just remember we've all been in your shoes, all you have to do is have a blog, show us your style and be proud! Please don't forget to link back to the OCC in your post and tell us a little about your personal style!

Thanks for stopping by today nad HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Just For You

Good Monday Morning Peeps!

I am still playing around with my Sunny Garden papers. Just love them and since they will be gone in less than a month I thought I would make another card with them. I also LOVE this flower from the Stampin' Up Flower Fest stamp set. This stamp set is from the Summer Mini Catalog, I love the Mary Engelbreit fell that these flowers have.  "Bloom where you are Planted" a favorite Mary quote.

The base of the card is Poppy Parade card stock and then I followed that with some whisper white card stock. I then used a couple of patterns from the Sunny Garden paper pack for the layers. I cut a circle and embossed it with the square lattice EF and then added the main panel.

The sentiment comes from the Level 1 Hostess set called "Afterthoughts" another retiring set. I love the font on this particular stamp. 

I added some poppy parade ribbon and a couple of basic pearls for my embellishments.

Another fave Mary quote:

"Life is just a chair of bowlies"

Well, that is all from me today, I have new goodies due to arrive today and I am so excited to get my hands on the new catalog!!! I will have some sneak peeks for you this month and I have to get crackin' on my first Control Freaks Swap cards, I am so excited and a bit nervous about that!!

If you don't have a demo and would like to get a new catalog as soon as they are available just shoot me an e-mail and I can get you on my list!

HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki

Thinking of You

Good Tuesday Morning Peeps!

Today I am sharing another Flower Fest card, very similar to the one I posted on Sunday you can  it seen HERE.

I had an e-mail from a very sweet etsy customer who wanted a card like the Sunday one but wanted it to be the standard A2 size and wanted it to have a Thinking of You sentiment. I was happy to make up one for her since I really enjoyed making the first one.

I again used poppy parade, so saffron and paper from the Sunny Garden Designer Series Pack. I did change things up a bit, I made the middle element round instead of oval and used some pear pizazz ribbon. I added some silver pearls to the corners and to the scallops.

The white scallops are from the Tasteful Trim die. The sentiment is from the Thoughts & Prayers stamp set.

Hope you like this one too, thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

SSSC117....Happy birthday

Good Morning Peeps!!! It is Sunday so that means it is time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge Sample. 

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

Such a great sketch!! I haven't made this size card in quite some time. I used a base of Poppy Parade, 6-1/2 inches by 3-1/4 inches. I trhen layered some whipser white and the DSP here is from the Sunny Garden paper pack.

The flowers are from the Stampin' Up Flower Fest stamp set that is available in the new Summer Mini. I stamped with versmark onto poppy parade and so saffron paper and then embossed with white embossing powder. I cut out and layered up the roses. I added several leaves which are embossed with white onto pear pizzazz card stock. The sentiment comes from the retired "Something to Celebrate" stamp set.

I added some pearl swirls that I had in my stash. I really like this card, I don't usually say that but those flowers done with the white embossing just looks so cute I think!

 I wanted top make my card a stand up that opened at the top and I didn't have any card stock the size to make that work so I just improvised and cut two pieces of white 6-1/2 x 3-1/4 and joined them together at the top with a small piece of 1/2 strip folded in half and glued to both of the white pieces. Then I mounted my front piece to the base. this size card will fit into the small open ended envelopes from Stampin' Up!

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

Lynn-The Queen's Scene

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell

Dana-Dana's House of Cards

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

Vicki

OCC....Paper Weaving

Good Morning Peeps!! It is Saturday and that means it is time for another new challenge at Our Creative Corner.

This week our challenge hostess is the fabulous Jen Rzasa from Our Change of Art. Jen has challenged us this week to do some paper weaving on our card or project. I weaved a lattice trellis for my flowers on my card. I started with a base of white card stock and then added some marina mist and then the weaved piece. I made this piece by first cutting out the center with a Nestiablities Die, Label 4. I then ran it through the big shot with my dot folder. I then turned it over and added some double stick tape around the opening. I cut several small strips to weave and used my grid paper to line it up, that part is a bit fussy, getting the strips woven AND lined up. I added a piece of Marina Mist DS paper behind the weaved section.

I used a couple of flowers from the new Flower Fest stamp set from Stampin' Up. I stamped with black stazon onto water colored paper and used poppy parade ink to color in. I used pear pizzazz for the leaves and added some yellow brads to the center of the small ones. 

The sentiment comes from the Something to Celebrate stamp set and I stamped with black stazon and matted with more Marina Mist. I curled and cut the end to make the flag.

I added some basic pearls to the corners and called it done.

I hope you’ll play along this week and have fun with this challenge! Be sure to check out the rest of the OCC design team creations! To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave a comment linking to your project over at Our Creative Corner so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC.

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

Vicki