Vacation....I'm back

I meant to post this before I left for my "vacation" but I didn't find the time to do it. Just want to let my followers know that I am back and can't wait to make more cards and stuff. I got a great deal on airfare and had to take the time to go visit my family in Vermont and New Hampshire. It was a great trip! I went back to where I grew up and it is just beautiful in the New England area. The leaves are turning just this week and it will be even more pretty next week. Man, I miss it...

I will be posting some new creations soon. Like I said, I can't wait to get back to my creative arts.

Witchy Halloween

 

Halloween is coming up soon. I can't believe that September is half over already! October 31st will be here and gone before you know it and then....oh, I don't even want to think about the Holidays yet! I'm already thinking I have too much to do. Well, on to my card.

I pulled out my Halloween papers that I can't seem to use up and put them together with this image from Stampin' Up's set Out on a Limb. I haven't used it much so I thought it was time...I just wish I was better at coloring. I am learning but it is that time factor of not having enough to just concentrate on learning "how to."

I am trying to keep my cards with minimal embellishments so I can send them through the mail without a large postal fee. I kinda messed up on this card because I had to make a 5x5 inch to fit that large circle image on it. I like how it turned out though.

I am entering this card in the following blog challenges:
Sweet Sunday Sketch #167

Make It Monday #107-Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner #28-Anything Goes
Simply Create Too #22-Anything Goes
Pin and Tack #1-Anything Goes - Spark Your Creativity Now!
Digi Doodle shop challenge #125-Final challenge, Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting and I would appreciate any comments that you leave!

Friendship

I made this card today for several challenges. I really like how it turned out. I always get these ideas just as I am going to sleep and I got the scallop border idea last night. Sometimes I try to write down some of my ideas. I keep a pad of paper and pen on my nightstand just for that purpose!

I am entering this card in several challenges today:
Stampin' Royalty #140-color
Divas by Design #51-theme Friendship
Freshly Made Sketches #51- sketch

 

Here is the recipe:

 

Stamps: Su Punches Three

Ink: Soft Suede, Pool Party

Paper: DP, soft suede, pool party, crumb cake, vanilla

Accessories: square punch, butterfly embosslit, pool party ribbon, rhinestones, scallop punch, embossing folder

 

Thanks for visiting and I really appreciate any comments you leave for me. They really do help me to keep creating!

It's a Birthday card...

Hi again, I am back from a week of no creativity. I was very busy with school starting and all. I don't have any children in school but my husbands' work hours changed and I started working with a Webelos den as the Cub Scout leader, and all because of school starting. It was just a busier week and I had to adjust...

 

So, I made this card for the Retrosketch challenge #28, and Twisted Tuesdays challenge: Make something with the one you love in mind and the Twist is to use lots of color.

I made this card with my son in mind, his birthday is on the 25th and he'll be 20 years old! I won't have any more teenagers ever again! I don't know whether to be sad or happy????

 

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Word Play,  SU

Inks: black

Paper: Designer paper which has these colors-Celery, regal rose, tempting turquoise, perfect plum, and turquoise for the base

Accessories: Star punches, SU, grosgrain ribbon in turquoise, corner punch

Blog Candy!!!

Cheryl is having a contest to win some blog candy on her site "She Stamps" Check it out....
Here is a picture of what she is giving away:

 

 

Doesn't that look yummy! All kinds of paper, some washi tape, and twine! I hope I win!

 

Here is the link to her blog: http://shestamps.blogspot.com/2012/08/belated-birthday-blog-candy.html

 

A Back to School thankyou...

 

I made this card for a couple of challenges today. The first one is Pinspirational #21 which goes with the picture below:

I interpreted it as back to school, so I used the ABC, 123 and made my card a thank you for a teacher.

 

The second challenge I made this for is the Freshly Made Sketches #49, which is the sketch below.

 

I am also going to enter this card into the Make It Monday link party. Thanks for looking!

 

Recipe:

Stamps: Simple Type Numbers, Absolutely Fabulous, and a sizzix die for the ABC's.

Inks: Black

Paper: red, yellow, blue, white, black

Accessories: glue and dimensionals

Robot-masculine/boy card

I won at Twisted Tuesday challenge!

Just had to let you know.

 

 

I made this card for my grandson. I will be giving it to him on his 5th birthday. I can't believe he is turning five! Time goes so fast.

I am also entering this card in several card challenges.

 

I am entering in the following challenges:

The Color Q #151. Here are the colors we were supposed to use:

 

 

I used all the colors but the black may be hard to find....I used it on the solid colored robot on the front.

I know this card is very simple and there aren't any embellishments on it because I am entering it in another challenge that was limited on these elements. The Twisted Tuesday challenge #20-Get Sketchy without ribbon or trim.

Here is the sketch:

 

I'm also entering this card into Penny's Paper Crafty challenge #90-Masculine

and Make It Monday #103

 

Recipe:

Stamps: Toy Box (SU)

Inks: Turquoise, pumpkin pie, black, white, basic gray

Papers: white, basic gray

 

 

As always, thanks for looking and I would love it if you left a comment!

 

Love is in the Air

I made this page for the challenge on the Our Creative Corner blog. The challenge is to use office supplies and the twist is to use a lot of red. Well, as you can see I've used a lot of red. As for the office supplies I used two paper clips, some scotch tape, and a little clip which is holding a piece of notebook paper. I also have a trio of brads and buttons. I am not sure if buttons count as office supplies but I know they are for sure used as embellishments!

Here is a close up of most of the supplies used.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Our Creative Corner-Office supplies with a Twist

Make It Monday #103-Anything Goes

Splitcoast Stampers challenge TLC391-no stamps

...Joyful Stamper-Inspire Me Fridays-Anything Goes

A Small Scrapbook page layout

Okay, I made this layout because I wanted to do something different. I got the idea from several challenges (don't ya just love 'em, for inspiration?). It is a 6x6 scrapbook page. I have an idea for the picture I just don't have a lot of time to find it right now. I will add it later, promise.

This picture below is a close up of the items I used that are "forgotten embellishments." I love the challenges because they are forcing me to use my stuff!!!

Layout with picture:

I just had to add the extra butterfly to balance it out. It also gives a nice line to follow all the way around the page.

I am entering my project in the following challenges:

Belli's Blog #150 -Winged Things

Twisted Tuesdays #19 -Use Predominant Blue; the Twist-use only one other color (which I did manage to do.)

Divas by Design #48-Sketch

I used the following materials:

Stamps: none

Ink: none

Paper: DSP bashful blue, base-bashful blue, white, marina mist

Accessories: metal accents-SU, butterfly sizzix die, spellbinders dies, SU embossing folder-fancy fan, cuttlebug embossing folder-swirls

Thanks for visiting!

Shari

Father's Day Card for next time...

I was checking out some of the challenges and with a little inspiration I came up with this card for two of the challenges:

Just Add Ink #131 color challenge:

and Stampin' Royalty Sketch challenge #137:



Here is a close up. One of the google eyes is a little cloudy. He must have glaucoma!

I used the following supplies:

Stamps:  SU Woodgrain background stamp

Inks: Chocolate chip

Paper: vanilla, crumb cake, designer garden green, chocolate chip

Accessories: SU Owl punch, Martha Stewart double scallop border punch, SU doily sizzix die, google eyes, leaf/branch sizzix die, Tim Holtz distress embossing powder for wood texture.

Thanks for visiting and I appreciate any and all comments!

Back to School .....

It's back to school season again! All my children have graduated so I don't have to worry about this anymore! I am so glad....No more searching for "the right tennis shoes, the right shirts, the right pants," I'm so glad it's over....

I made this card though because I purchased this digital image from Digi Stamps. I am wanting to try my hand at coloring images because I see so many beautiful ones on blogs, and cards, etc. So, this is one of my first "coloring" jobs. I also made the green strips crooked on purpose...

I am entering this card in the Color Q challenge. We had to use the following colors:

I am also entering my card in several other challenges which I am listing below. Thanks for visiting my blog and I appreciate any comments!

Freshly Made Sketches:

Pinspiration Challenge #20:

and Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge #89-Back to School

Again...thanks for looking!

Shari

                                 

Purple, Blue, Green and a Sketch

Hello everyone, I have been busy surfing the blog challenges and I found the one for this color challenge: CR84FN60

The colors in the picture below pull you right in, aren't they beautiful?! I am so into bright colors right now, I couldn't resist...So this card I made is for this challenge, CR84FN60,  and for a sketch challenge which is pictured below, from Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges #88 -Sketch. I didn't post in time for Penny's challenge so I am entering two other challenges below.

We were supposed to use a grape, blue, and green for our main colors. I used Pacific Point, Concord Crush, and Gumball Green from Stampin' Up! I used the gumball green on the background stamp and onto the white glossy paper. I think the glossy paper gives the image more "umph." I also like the way the image seems to continue into the designer paper border. I could have used a solid, but since I was already using the blue solid and grape solid, I decided to add some extra texture instead.

This is the sketch from Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges, #88.

I'd also like to enter the following challenges:

 Love to Create Challenge Blog challenge #28-Sparkle

Make It Monday #102

Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  SU Clearly for You, Rubbernecker Victorian toile background

Inks: pacific point, concord grape, gumball green

Papers: pacific point, concord grape, gumball green, white glossy, DSP pack

Accessories: rhinestones, copper embossing powder, SU punches

Thanks for visiting, and I would love to hear what you think about my creation! I always appreciate you taking the time to comment.

Flowers and a Butterfly

I made this card with the Color Throwdown Challenge colors:

I love these colors! I hope you like the card. I also used a sketch from the Freshly Made Sketches challenge, which I didn't make in time, aw! I'll try again for the next one. I wasn't sure when it was closing since this was my first time joining the challenges. I love sketches...

I started with a vanilla base and dry embossed a piece to lay over that. I used basic gray to frame another piece of dry embossed vanilla for the base of the embellishments. The horizontal strips are poppy parade, pumpkin pie, and basic gray. The flower was made using an SU die-Daisies, which I love! I placed a pumpkin pie button in the center, added a stamped and punched butterfly and that's it! The Stamp set is Stampin' Up! Papillon Potpourri and the SU punch goes with it.

I would also like to enter this in the Make It Monday 102 challenge

And Tammy's Scrapin' Corner #23-Add Some Flowers 

 Thanks for looking!

Blue and Bling

I had fun with this one. I still find it hard to add a lot of embellishments. It makes it hard to use up my stuff! This card is made on white textured cardstock with pacific point and marina mist paper. I made some paper flowers as you can see.

I tried to add more pearls but it just didn't look right so I left it as is. The white card sits on the piece of pacific point background paper to make it more sturdy. It measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2".

Close-up of flowers.

I am entering this card in the Just Add Ink #130 Challenge and the Stampin' Royalty #136 challenge. Thanks for looking and please leave a comment.

Just Add Ink #130-Blue and Bling

Stampin' Royalty#136-inspiration picture, just click on link.

Recipe:

Stamp set: "Be Amazing" (My Mind's Eye)

Inks: Pacific Point, Marina Mist

Papers: Pacific Point, White

Accessories: Paper piercer, pearls, scallop punches, spellbinders nestabilities Labels Four, SU Framelets-Apothecary accents



A Little French?

I made this for the Pinspirational Challenge 19 this week. They have the following inspirational picture:

I think of paris, maybe because this picture looks romantic??? and vintage-maybe, ummm. What do you think?

I also want to add this card to the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion Challenge-Anything Goes

Make It Monday Blog-Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting and I appreciate your comments!