Whoooo Loves You?

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Susan Roberts aka rainy....congrats, Susan!!  I fell in love with this awesome card from Susan's gallery, so I am case-ing it today. For my version, I chose a kraft card base and the 'Who Loves You' set from Divinity Designs LLC.  Due to the direction of the tree limb, I had to switch the layout to the other side.  After stamping the images, the owl and limb were highlighted with pencils and a white pen.  The edges of the card base were sponged for added interest.

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Blessings,

Happy New Year Snowy Deer

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Tina Wardell aka harleygirl50......congrats, Tina!  I chose this beautiful card as inspiration to help me create a bundle of Happy New Year cards to mail out next week.  I began by cutting a panel with the Double Stitched Squares Dies; left the panel in the die and sponged the background over scratch paper with navy ink.  The tree and deer images from 'Deer Silhouettes' were stamped in navy, then white acrylic ink mixed with water was flicked over the scene.  Once the paint specks were dry, the panel was matted with navy and adhered to a white card base. The greeting is from the 'Celebration' set.  (All of the products used are from Divinity Designs LLC.)

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Blessings,

April Color Challenge / Find Beauty

Hi, everyone!  This month's Design Team Color Challenge is inspired by the Beautiful Blooms Paper Pad......I chose a fun butterfly pattern to create a birthday card for my niece, Miranda.  ( I can't believe she's 17 already!!)  I have also used the following items from Divinity Designs:  Long and Lean Numbers Dies, Family Names 3 Dies, Scalloped Rectangles Dies, Pierced Rectangles Dies, Scalloped Ovals Dies, Ovals Dies, and the Bitty Borders Dies. The quote used is from the 'Find Beauty' set by North Coast Creations (sister company). 

Check out the other team samples here and here.

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Blessings,

Lose Yourself In Nature

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the Sherwin Williams site....I chose this wallpaper sample....the colors and silhouette really spoke to me!  For my card, I chose the 'Find Beauty' set by North Coast Creations.  The stamp was inked up with lime green and wisteria to match the sponged background.  This panel was actually my second try....I first used lime and gray as in the photo but it did not look good at all, so I chose a smoky purple instead...I could have finished the original, but it is very likely that I would never send it to anyone. Once the panel was sponged and stamped, it was cut out with a tall rectangle die from the Divinity Designs Custom Lever Card Layers Dies set. Purple sequins and baker's twine were added as finishing touches.

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Blessings,

Dump Truck Birthday

Happy Monday, everyone!  The Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoast this week is incorporate plaid in your CAS card.  I love plaid so this challenge was very fun!!  I chose a fun plaid pattern from the ODBD Birthday Brights Paper Collection and used the coordinating yellow and red sheets from the same collection to paper piece the dump truck.  All of the stamps are from 'Dump Truck Birthday' from North Coast Creations.  The truck was stamped on white, red, and yellow, then the pieces were cut apart and adhered together.  The plaid frame was cut out using two dies from the ODBD Custom Pierced Squares Dies set.  Other than fussy cutting the truck pieces three times, this was a very simple card to make.  The edges of the card base were sponged for a little added dimension.

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Have a blessed week!!

The Great Outdoors

Hi, everyone!  For my card today, I am combining the Ways To Use It 'Happy Camper' Challenge with Michelle's VSN 'Great Outdoors' Challenge.  The stamps are from the $1 bin from either JoAnn's or Michael's from at least five or six years ago....I'm happy to finally use them today! Since the tent and the fire stamps were the same size, I layered two strips of green cardstock after sponging the edges to make the tent look further away. The tent was stamped directly onto the background then again on white and colored with markers....since the tent image had tie-down stakes, I was not interested in trying to fussy cut the thin lines.  Once the 2nd tent was colored, it was cut out and popped up over the stamped background.  The moon from 'Rocket Man' by North Coast Creations was stamped and sponged in gray, then the sentiment from the $1 set was stamped over it.  Three tiny sequin stars were adhered to the night sky and then some dots were added with a glitter pen.

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Blessings,

Donut Worry, Be Happy!

Happy Saturday, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the Hayneedle site....I fell in love with this donut print and tried to 'mostly' recreate it with this birthday card for my niece, Skylee.  Though I didn't have any chevron paper, I did find a gingham pattern in the same color in the 'Sweet Shoppe' Paper Collection by North Coast Creations. The donut image and sentiment are from 'Sprinkled With Love' Stamps and Dies set, also by NCC.  The icing was colored with Pink Passion and Rich Razzleberry; Smooch pearl paints were used to enhance the sprinkles; a clear glaze pen was used to coat the entire icing layer.  The popped up frame and gingham panel were cut with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Squares Dies set.

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Have a blessed weekend!

Buford At The Beach

Hi, everyone!  When I saw this week's Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoast, I immediately thought of this sunny beach design from the ODBD 'By The Shore' Paper Collection.  To go along with the beach theme, I chose the 'Pool Time Buford' image from North Coast Creations.  The sentiment die is from the ODBD Custom 'Inspiration Words' Dies.  The framing was cut with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies.

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Blessings,

You're Out of this World!!

Hi again!  I went back for a second round for the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast.  When I saw this amazing glass pendant, it looked like a galaxy to me and inspired me to open a new set I bought more than six months ago and have not used, 'Rocket Man' and coordinating 'Space Man' custom dies from North Coast Creations.  Instead of trying a messy technique to create the galaxy, I sprayed pearl and turquoise Glimmer Mist on a black card base, then pressed it with a book to keep it from warping while it dried.  Meanwhile, I stamped, colored, and cut out the earth and Martian. The sentiment was cut out with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies set. This was really quick and easy.....quick and easy = happiness!! :)

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Blessings,

Birthday Llama

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from 'The Company Store'......when I saw this colorful pillow, it reminded me of the 'Sweet Shoppe' Paper Collection from North Coast Creations.  The festive colors in the paper led me to the 'Llama Tell You' stamp set.  The llama was stamped in Stazon Jet Black, fussy cut, then watercolored slightly with blush on his face and ears. The following cutting dies from ODBD were also used: Double Stitched Rectangles, Double Stitched Ovals, and Double Stitched Pennant Flags Dies.

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Blessings,

North Coast Creations September New Releases!

Hi, everyone!  I am super excited to be a guest designer again this month for North Coast Creations!   Check out all of the adorable new stamps and dies HERE.  My designer sisters created the most amazing, creative projects.....check them out here:

* Sandee * Julie * Dawn * Lisa * Chris * Angie (me!) * Maggie *

Here are the items used in my two samples for today:

For my first card, a white panel was cut out with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies, then the image from the new 'Llama Tell You' set was stamped three times.  The clouds were sponged over a template cut with the ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies.  For a colorful mat, a pattern from the NCC Sweet Shoppe Paper Collection was cut with the same rectangle set. After coloring each llama, a clear glaze pen was used to highlight their eyes.

For my second card, the image from 'Llama Tell You' was stamped on white, colored, then fussy cut. (An extra nose was stamped and colored to pop up for dimension.)  I used the 'Faux Wood' technique on a dark red card by swiping a brown ink pad from top to bottom to create the wood grain pattern.  The frame was cut using the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles. A clear glaze pen was added to the eyes to give them a realistic look.

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Blessings,

North Coast Creations August New Releases!

Hi, everyone!  I'm so excited to be joining the design team from North Coast Creations this month for a super fun new release!  Though I am featuring just one set (and new awesome paper), there are several more sets to see.....check them all out HERE!  To see some gorgeous and fun samples with these new sets, please visit my designer sisters' blogs:

* Dawn * Julie * Sandee * Angie (that' me!) * Maggie*

Both of my samples today feature the 'Sprinkled With Love' Stamps and Dies set, along with the NCC 'Sweet Shoppe' Paper Collection and ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies.  For this card, the scene was sponged using masking with scratch paper and the clouds were sponged over a template cut with the ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies set. Black hemp was used to tie the donut to the donut truck.  My inspiration for creating this fun scene comes from a movie (can't remember the name) in which a lady drags her prize-winning giant pumpkin behind her truck to the county fair but arrives with just a portion of the pumpkin left!

My next card is a shaker card with micro beads.  I chose two coordinating papers from the Sweet Shoppe Paper Collection for starters and used the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies to cut the panels.  Using the cupcake die, I cut out three openings from the ivory panel.  A piece of acetate was adhered to the back of the panel and then the cupcakes were carefully stamped through the cut-out openings onto the acetate.  On a piece of white cardstock, three cupcakes were stamped then cut out. The bottom portion of each stamped image was trimmed by hand, colored with markers, then adhered onto the acetate.  On the back side of the panel, foam tape walls were placed around the frosting areas, micro-beads were added, the backing removed from the foam tape and a panel was added to seal in the micro-beads. Red metallic dots and baker's twine was added for embellishments.

Bonus:  This next card was a sneak peek which I shared on Saturday.  I love this fun set!!!

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Blessings,

Happy Camper

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Sue Drees aka NEEDMORESPACE.....congrats, Sue!  I really loved this beautiful cabin scene which helped me with a theme in order to create this birthday card for my father-in-law, who loves camping.  I have used the North Coast Creations set, 'Happy Camper', along with the ODBD Custom Double Stitched Rectangles Dies. The background scene was sponged over scratch paper, stamped with the trees, and the clouds were sponged over a template cut with the ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies.  The camper was stamped on white, fussy cut, colored with grays, aqua, and yellow, then popped up with foam tape.  An extra tree was stamped so that I could create a stump for the trailer tongue to sit on.

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Blessings,

Dump Truck Birthday

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Jen aka Jennifrann.....congrats, Jen!!  I chose this super cute birthday card for inspiration to help me create a birthday card for my nephew's 2nd birthday.  Instead of a bulldozer, I used a dump-truck from the North Coast Creations 'Dump Truck Birthday' set.  The hills were created by tearing and sponging kraft cardstock, adhered to the white panel which was sponged using a die cut cloud cut with the ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies set.  Once the three layers were adhered together, I cut out the panel with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies.

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Blessings,

Happy 1st Birthday!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is Dayanna Donng aka jaydee.....congrats, Dayanna!  I chose this adorable birthday card since her cute bear reminded me of the bear from 'Under the Stars' by Stampin Up.  I kept the basic rectangle layout, but instead of streamers, I incorporated a balloon with baker's twine.  I used party hats from the North Coast Creations 'Birthday Murphy' image since I didn't have any top hat stamps. I have also used the following items from Our Daily Bread designs:  ODBD Custom Happy Birthday Dies, ODBD Balloons and Streamers Dies, ODBD Custom Numbers Dies, ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies, ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies.  I normally do not like to combine stamp companies on a project, but sometimes it's necessary to create the vision in your head! :) This card is for a nephew who just turned one.

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Blessings,

You Are Awesome!

Hi, everyone!  This week's Featured Stamper over at Splitcoast is the uber-talented Tracey Fehr....congrats, Tracey!  I chose this beautiful card to case today because I loved the rectangle framing.  Since I needed to make a birthday card for my nephew, I turned her feminine design into a masculine one.  Instead of the bow in the corner, I used a word die and sentiment from the 'You Bless Me So' Stamp/Die Duos set by Our Daily Bread designs.  The 'Hunting Buford' image is from ODBD's sister company, North Coast Creations.  The framing was cut with the ODBD Custom Pierced Rectangles Dies from some cammo designer paper from my stash, I think it is from Making Memories.  Buford was fussy cut and popped up over a background sponged over a template cut from the ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies and the grass was cut with the ODBD Custom Grass Hill Die.

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Blessings,