A Metal Flower, Roots and Wings!

Happy Monday Stampers!   As we speak - Kent and I are traveling to Lake Winnepesaukee (I can never remember how to spell this!!)  in NH to visit a friend who has a camp on the lake there!

I have two cards to share today -  both using Rubbernecker Stamps and both made for challenges over on Split Coast.

My first card was for the Ways To Use It Challenge -  Heavy Metal - to use something metal on your card.

 I chose to make a metal flower using thin sheets of metal cut with the Tim Holtz Tattered Floral Die.  I found the tutorial for making these over at Split Coast in the forums here.

I used the wire grid stamp, a flourish stamp and a sentiment from the Bush set for my card - all Rubbernecker.  

You can see another flower I made for the top of a cupcake -  using a copper colored metal sheet - here:

My second card was made for the Featured Stamper Challenge.

 MocJen's gallery is full of wonderful CAS (clean and simple) cards which I love doing!  I decided to CASE her  Square Thank You card .

I used a different stamp and sentiment but used the same coloring and CAS design.  The bird on the branch and the sentiment are once again, Rubbernecker.  I colored the image with Copics, used a white gel pen on the colored berries and added some tiny bling along the stems.  The image panel is popped up on foam tape.
 
This card could be used for a new baby -  or for someone who's 'baby' is going away to college, moving into their own apartment, etc!!

 All Things Grow With Love Card:

Stamps: Rubbernecker - Sentiment Bush Set #560, Flourish #30-05, Wire Grid #573

Paper: white, new leaf - PTI, Ballet Blue - SU, Black & Periwinkle metal - Ten Seconds Studio purchased at Eclectic Paperie

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Bamboo Leaves, Ranger Distress Weathered Wood

Accessories: E6000 adhesive, thick glue dots, tattered floral die - Tim Holtz Alterations, black beads from my stash, wood grain & checkered board embossing folders TIm Holtz, Rhinestones - Kaiser Kraft, sanding block - SU,  Roots and Wings Card: Stamps: Rubbernecker - Roots text #88-02, Bird Branch #529-11 Paper: white, spring rain - PTI Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Accessories: White gel pen - Signo, Copics - YG63, B02, B41, tiny gems - Michaels, foam tape

A Christening!

My adorable little grand-nephew, Landon, was Christened this past Sunday, so of course Auntie had to make a special card for him. I combined last weeks SCS Sketch with the SCS Ways to Use It challenge - to use twine.


I dry embossed the smallest Nestie cross on the panel then sponged over it with Antique Linen ink. After layering all the panels I tied blue and green twine around and tied them in a knot separating the edges and letting them hang. My stamps are from are from the Celtic Heritage set by Waltzingmouse


And here's mum Katie, my niece, and sweet little Landon - he is wearing the Christening dress that my sister and I wore at our Baptism's as well as my son Josh, niece Katie and her sister Christie. It was made by Aunt Helen, our mother's sister. She was a wonderful seamstress and had never married - so she was always making beautiful dresses for my sister and me.

Here's Christie, the Godmother, Landon, mum Katie, father Greg and Greg's brother, the Godfather.



Aren't babies wonderful!!??!!

ETA: if you have a minute - please check out my Bridal project over at PSA originals blog:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Celtic Heritage
Paper: White, Aqua Bliss, Text Style Green Boutique - PTI
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Antique Linen
Accessories: Bakers Twine- Martha Stewart, sticky pearls - Michaels, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder, cross collection Shapebilities

A Little Glitter on the Evergreen

I made these two cards for the Ways To Use It Challenge on Split Coast last Thursday. The challenge was to use glitter!

My cards are very CAS - I embossed a nestie square in the center of my 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" cards - then I stamped this lovely framed evergreen block from Rubbernecker onto a 2 1/8" x 2 1/8" panel, went over it with my glue pen and sprinkled glitter over it. I adhered the panel inside the embossed frame with foam tape.

On the top card I used Dazzling Diamonds which makes it look like it has snow on the branch. (can you see it on my pic??)

For the 2nd card I used a blue topaz coarse glitter. I like how it added the touch of another color to the green stamping of the branch.

I'll stamp a sentiment inside depending on whether I need this as a Christmas card or for some other occasion after the holidays!

If you are new to my blog and want to see how I do the dry embossing with the Nestabilities - check out my tutorial here.

Thanks so much for coming by - I hope you are all set for the holidays so you can relax and enjoy them!

Stamps: Rubbernecker - Stamp Oasis Winter Holiday Evergreen block #1574-50
Paper: white - PTI
Ink: Ranger Distress Peeled Paint
Accessories: blue topaz course glitter -Martha Stewart, quickie glue pen, square nestability, foam tape

Ransom Love

The Ways to Use It Challenge over on Split Coast this week was Ransom Style - we were to use any kind of letters in different fonts, shapes and/or sizes (like a ransom note!)

I remembered that I had a bag of chipboard letters in black and white in my 'chipboard' drawer and so I looked to see what words I might be able to make out of what I had.

I wanted to use my brandy new Bold Ornament stamp from Rubbernecker and thought LOVE might be a good word to pair with it. I just added a couple of rhinestones to the ornament to soften the bold clunky letters a bit! My card is 5" x 5" square. I think it came out kind of cool!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I always appreciate when you leave me a comment!

Stamps: Rubbernecker - Bold Ornament #507-01
Paper: white pure poppy, smokey shadow - PTI
Ink: Ranger Distress Fired Brick
Accessories: chipboard letters - Li'l Davis Designs, rhinestones - Michaels, glue dots

A Ribbon Rose and a Thank You Kindly

I just had to try a ribbon rose that Julia showed us on her card for the Ways to Use it Challenge - Raving on Ribbon - over on Split Coast last Thursday.

I didn't have any narrow silk ribbon like she used - so I tried it with the more rustic/homespun saddle stitched ribbon. She used a hot glue gun to adhere her ribbon but I just covered a white card stock circle with Scor Tape, twisted the ribbon and pushed it against the Scor Tape as I laid it down in a swirl starting at the center.

My center orange piece wasn't twisted quite tight enough but I'm happy with how it came out for my first try!

I embossed my Fabriano note card with a long rectangle Nestability and stamped my sentiment right on the card. I adhered the flower to the card with more Scor Tape to be sure it held on!

My sentiment is from Fancy Phrases by Waltzingmouse Stamps

It'll be fun to see how different ribbons look using this technique!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Fancy Phrases
Paper: Fabriano Note Card,
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Saddle Stitched Ribbon , Enchanted Evening, Orange Zest, Ripe Avocado - PTI, Scor Tape, Long Rectangle Nestability, glue dot

Say Hello to Zenfangle With Buttons and a Bow!

What a fun technique for us to try this week for the Ways to Use It challenge on Split Coast! Guest Host Beverly (ruby-hearted mom) introduced us to the art called Zentangle using pen and ink -black ink!

Here's my humble first attempt at the technique. An upscale doodling if you will - I used my micron 01 pen, a Sharpie, a white gel pen (just a tad!) and a grey copic. I hand wrote the 'hello'

My image is on a 4" square that I framed with black, grey and white.

I always used to doodle on the sides of my notebooks in school (didn't we all?!?!) - this art form really takes it to the next level!

Beverly is visiting in Boston this week (from TX!) and I work in Boston - so I PM'd her to see where she was and we were able to get together for lunch! We'd never met but 'knew' each other from Split Coast. We hit it off like long lost friends - isn't the stamping community a great one to be involved in!?! Here we are enjoying a great lunch at Jacob Wirth's in the theater district of Boston. Then we walked around the Boston Public Garden, saw the swan boats, and hit a couple of shops!

Stamps: none
Paper: white - PTI, black - SU, Bazzill white and grey
Ink: none
Accessories: grey copic N2, white gel pen, foam dimensionals, Mircon 01 black pen, black Sharpie

And here's my card for Friday's Free 4 All Challenge at Split Coast - to use Buttons and Bows.

My stamps are from a beautiful set from Waltzingmouse Stamps called Asian Garden. I layered some extra tree leaves on the tree with foam dimensionals. I chose my colors based on the pretty DP.

I used this weeks Taylored Expressions sketch for my card.

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Asian Garden
Paper: White - PTI, DP GCD Studios/miniflowers/SUnny Days Collection, Coredinations/Oxford Ink: Enchanted Evening- PTI, Sunset Orange - Adirondack, Apricot Appeal - SU
Accessories: glue dots, foam dimensionals, sponge, vintage buttons-PTI, circle & scalloped circle nestabilities

An Angled Weed & Home Sweet Town

I have two cards to share with you today!

A fun Ways to Use It Challenge this week over on Split Coast - to put something at an angle on your card. It can really add a visual punch to your card!


I angled my framing panel behind my image as well as the twine tied around the card.


My stamp is from a just released group of weed stamps by Rubbernecker This one is #497-14. There's also a new set of pretty florals. If you're into gardens and the outdoors - be sure to check them out!


I stamped the weed once in Juniper ink, then overstamped it slightly off the first stamping in Bottle ink so it looks like it's shadowed. A simple CAS design today!
Stamps: Rubbernecker Weed #497-14
Paper: vintage cream - PTI, Handsome Hunter- SU, DP Basic grey/archaic
Ink: Adirondack Bottle & Juniper
Accessories: square nestability, cuttlebug, distresser, twine & vintage button - PTI, foam dimensionals
My second card was made for the Inspiration Challenge on Split Coast today.

The challenge was to make a card inspired by your home state or town. I used some pictures I took from Memorial Day 2008 in my town of Saugus. One picture from the parade and one of tha planter I had on my front yard.

I thought this sentiment was just perfect for my home town card today. It's from a newly released set by Waltzingmouse Stamps called Free Spirit Sentiments.

Have a great weekend everyone! Kent and I are off to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA to see the special exhibit there on the Mayan's and then off to a fun dinner at The Black Lobster with our church fellowship group.

And check this out! I'm teaching at Stamping Around this Saturday 4/17 in North Hampton, NH - hope to see you there! Hop over to sign up for a spot!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Free Spirit Sentiments
Paper: white - PTI, Blue Bayou - SU, DP - Amuse
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: sticky rhinestones - Michaels, photos, computer, color printer, scalloped square nestabilities, foam dimensionals, zutter corner rounder

You're a Good Egg

The Way's to Use it challenge over on Split Coast was to use something new - today I'm using my new Nestabilities Nested Eggs as well as my new stamp set called Lil Buddies by Waltzingmouse Stamps on this cute little Easter Treat Box!

First I stamped the top of the box with a zigzag background stamp. Then I stamped the egg frame, inside panel and box bottom with a dotted background stamp (Off Beat Backgrounds ) I used the Nested Eggs to cut out the center of the cover - then cut out a larger egg with the small egg inside it to make a frame around the opening. I adhered a piece of acetate inside the cover.

I cut another egg for the tag that I stamped with this cute little hatching chick. I added an eyelet and tied it with a narrow silk ribbon to the saddle stitched ribbon wrapped around the box. I cut the sentiment with a Labels Trio Spellbinders die.

And look at the cute panel on the inside that holds the eggs!

You will find Qbees Easter Egg box template in the forums over on Split Coast here. I'll be making about 9 more of these for an Easter sale at my church - I think it's just adorable don't you??!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Lil Buddies, Off Beat Backgrounds
Paper: Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart, White - PTI
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Lemon Tart, Aqua Mist - PTI
Accessories: Nested eggs Nestabilities, acetage, 3/4 hole punch, scor tape, scor pal, copics - Yo2, Y17, BG10, eyelet, cropadile, labels trio spellbinders, sponge, foam dimensionals, ribbon -PTI, Qbees box template , Hershey eggs

An Unofficial Peek at the WMS New Eggs!

I've got an unofficial WMS sneak peek for you! Bonnie and Laurie are the official sneak peekers today so be sure to check out their wonderful creations!

I made this card for the Ways to Use it Challenge over on Split Coast which was to use lace on your card. And I used this weeks OCC sketch

My beautiful egg stamps and sentiment are a sneak peek of a Waltzingmouse Egg Set that will be available on Monday March 1.

Don't they have a wonderful design on them? Claire creates such beautiful patterns on her stamps! The set includes several sizes of eggs and several designs - AND they fit the brand new Spellbinders nested egg die set! Whoo Hoo!! I don't have these dies yet - so I cut out my eggs the old fashioned way with scissors (!)

And another fun surprise!! The designer paper is a brand new digital DP that Claire will have available on March 1 also. Notice how the design matches the stamps in Faux Fun Circles and Vintage Circles Small??? One of the little eggs in the new Egg set has this pattern on it also - Whoo Hoo - how matchey matchey!?!?!

To finish off my card - I used a micron pen to draw an outline, added sticky pearls to the corners and gold stickles to the eggs.

Now go check out Bonnie, Laurie and our Claire!

Yippee! it's almost the weekend!

Be sure to come by on Monday 3/1 - the WMS DT will be having a New Release Blog hop and like last month - there will be stamp sets to be won!!!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Eggs (new release on 3/1)
Paper: white, lemon tart, lavender moon - PTI, Digi DP - Waltzingmouse (new release on 3/1)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: lace from stash, gold stickles, foam dimensionals, mircon pen, sticky pearls, oval punch - SU

An Orange Spring!

I very rarely, if ever (!), use orange - but that was the Ways to Use It challenge on Split Coast this week - and I guess that's what challenges are for right??!! to make you do something you don't usually do!

And it sure does pack a punch doesn't it?!?!

I made one of these wonderful layered flowers with an orange flowered DP from PTI. After I got the flower together I realized that the white on the back of the DP showed here and there so I sponged it a little with orange ink.


I dry embossed a nestie frame in the middle of the panel then embossed this pretty basket from the Spring Baskets set by Waltzingmouse Stamps using white embossing powder.

I clustered the sticky pearls in the corners then connected them with a white gel pen. I sponged the edges and over the embossed frame a little with tea dye distress ink just to tone it down a little bit.

This is also for an inspiration challenge I found over at the Stamping Around blog. I was inspired by the basket of pretty roses.


Are you planning on joining in on the Waltzingmouse Blog hop on Monday? If you are - hop on over right now to sign up on Mr. Linky!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Spring Baskets
Paper: white, orange zest, DP In Bloom - PTI
Ink: memento Tuxedo black, Adirondack sunset orange, Ranger tea dye distress ink
Accessories: sponge, Labels Eight Nestabilities, white EP, hot gun, piercing tool, glue dots, Copic YR07, rhinestone stickers, scallop circle punch - SU

Hey! Sweet Thing - Waltzingmouse Sneak Peek!

Congrats to Stef the Featured Stamper over at Split Coast today!

I cased this pretty anniversary card of hers but made mine a Valentine instead. I used different stamps, different colors, used a ribbon instead of a punched panel and did my sentiment differently.

The stamps I used are a sneak peek of Claire's new Valentine/Anniversary set (Waltzingmouse Stamps ) that will be coming out around January 4th or 5th (just a few short days away!)

There are over 20 sentiments with this set as well as 4 different size hearts, a single arrow plus the bow and arrow that I used on my card. Wait until you see it - It's just perfect for all your Valentine and Anniversary cards!

This also qualifies for last weeks Ways to Use It Challenge on SCS - to use background stamps. I stamped a grid stamp from Off Beat Backgrounds set on the Kraft panel using fresh snow ink. (you can JUST see it in the pic I think).

Thank you for coming by today! Back to work tomorrow - Yuck!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Off Beat Backgrounds & Sneak peek of Valentine set
Paper: Kraft, White, Pure Poppy - PTI
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Fresh Snow - PTI
Accessories: Zutter corner Rounder, Saddle Stitched True Black Ribbon - PTI, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder, Rhinestones - Studio 18 (Michaels), Labels Eight Nestability, foam dimensionals

Cookin Up Some Love

I bet we've all been in the kitchen baking for the holidays in the past week or maybe we're going to be this week?!? So the Ways to Use It Challenge on Splitcoast was to make a card with a recipe on it!

I used this week's Taylored Expressions sketch for my card.

I attached my little cooking Tilda panel with thick foam tape just at the top and bottom so there was an open space in the middle that I could slip my recipe through. The heart and sentiment are also up on foam dimensionals to help hold the recipe in place.

I stamped a little Magnolia rolling pin in light ink over the recipe.

This is a great Biscotti recipe - my sister got it from her friend last year and she gave it to me. These biscotti are a little softer than the norm so you can actually eat them without dunking them in tea or milk!

Thanks for stopping by - let me know what you've been baking this week - any good recipes to share?!?

Stamps: Magnolia
Paper: white, pure poppy - PTI, DP Basic Grey Nook&Pantry
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memories Soft Sage
Accessories: Martha Stewart Punch, foam tape, computer generated recipe, copics, vintage button - PTI, modern label punch - SU, heart punch

A Gingerbread Christmas

Today's featured stamper on Split Coast is Mrs. Boz - she has a lot of pretty stuff in her gallery so it wasn't hard at all to find something I wanted to CASE today.

I chose her pretty fall flowers card . The circle design and images along the edge appealed to me.

I replaced her flowers with these cute little gingerbread men and candies from the Oven Fresh set by Waltzingmouse Stamps . The word Christmas is from the Half Baked set. I added a ribbon and dew drops and sponged the edges of the circle with Chai Ink from PTI.

I've been wanting to use this fun peppermint candy DP from Cosmo Cricket and it seemed to fit here perfectly! Using the Gingerbread men and candies qualifies my card for Thursday's Ways to use It Challenge -to use sweets! I suddenly feel like I need to go bake some cookies?!?!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps: Oven Fresh, Half Baked
Paper: Vintage Cream, Pure Poppy: PTI, DP Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly/Hey No peeking
Ink: butterscotch: Adirondack, Dark Chocolate, Chai - PTI
Accessories: dew drops, foam dimensionals, glue dots, circle nestability, copics: E37, R08, Ribbon: saddle stitched Pure Poppy - PTI

Lit with Gratitude!

I decorated these pretty square glass votive holders (AC Moore - just $2.19!) for my Ways To Use It Project today - the challenge topic on Split Coast was Giving Thanks.

I wrapped a 10x2 panel of this lovely linen vellum cardstock around the votive. You can see that the light from the candle shines nicely through it. I stampd the sentiments and leaf from Peace and Plenty by Waltzingmouse Stamps right on the vellum with Timber Brown Stazon Ink.I colored the leaf with copics, punched it and layered it on brown cardstock. I wrapped twill around the top and layered the leaf circles over it. Then I just added two gems for a little glitter. I think these will look SO pretty on a table for Thanksgiving don't you?!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Peace & Plenty
Paper: Linen Vellum Cardstock, Dark Chocolate - PTI
Ink: Stazon - Timber Brown
Accessories: circle punches, copics: Y38, E13, R08, twill dark chocolate, Orange zest - PTI, scor tape, rhinestones - PTI, square glass votives - AC Moore

Red Holiday Hugs

Revved up Red was The Ways to Use it Challenge on Split Coast last week - to use red on your card. I've had this adorable little image for a while and knew I wanted to finally ink it up for this challenge. Her name is Fiona Faerie and she comes from Poppy Stamps and she has lots of other little friends like her!

This wonderful Holiday Hugs sentiment from Waltzingmouse Stamps seemed the perfect thing to pair with Fiona! I added some gold stickles to Fiona's star wand.

The image is cut with a Nestability square and embossed. I popped it up on foam dimensionals and stamped the sentiment directly on the card. Simple and clean!

I just may use this sweet little 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" card for all my Christmas cards this year!

I appreciate your visit here today!

Stamps: Fiona Faerie: Poppy Stamps, Sentiment: Waltzingmouse Stamps Oven Fresh
Paper: Pure Poppy, White: PTI
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: square nestabilities, foam dimensionals, gold ice stickles, Copics: R20, R08, R05, R14, E34, E51, Y15

Celebrate the Journey

I was asked by a coworker to make an upbeat 50th b'day card for a friend who is going to be having a big b'day celebration later this month. He said the friend is into planes so I thought this Cosmo Cricket Lil Man designer paper would work well on it. The Ways to Use it Challenge on Split Coast was to add pleated ribbon or paper on your card - so I tried it here even though it's usually a 'no, no' to put ribbon on a guy's card - and it seemed to work - yes?


My design was inspired by this card by beccabatgirl that I found in the Split Coast gallery when I searched on birthday.


I colored the grunge board numbers with an orange Copic and I stamped Happy Birthday repeatedly over the star (can you see it there?).


Here's what I stamped on the inside of the card. A positive upbeat sentiment don't you think?!

I hope the birthday boy likes it!

We're headed back to the cottage in NH for the weekend - a big 'cousin's' party on the lake - so you probably won't see me again until Sunday or Monday - have a great weekend everyone!

And remember to check out Waltzingmouse Stamps - Claire is posting 4 terrific new sets for sale on Sunday!

Stamps: Birthday basics: PTI , Inside: Going Places: My Favorite Thing, Karen Foster Snap Stamps.
Paper: White, ripe avocado, Bity Star Basics: PTI, Tangerine Tango: SU, DP Cosmo Cricket: Lil Man
Ink: Ripe avocado: PTI, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: saddle stitched ribbon: PTI, Tim Holtz Grunge Board Numbers, copic, spellbinders tag trio, circle punch: Fiskars, Janome sewing machine, nestability classic stars, foam dimensionals, distresser: Heidi Swapp, glue dots, dew drops, Tag Trio Nestabilities.

Celebrate America the Beautiful!

I made this fun box for today's limited supplies challenge on Split Coast which was to use only Digi images and die cuts.

Well...... I needed to make favors for my 4th of July/MIL's B'day cookout that we are hosting on Sunday - and I didn't have a Patriotic digi image.... so I used a clip art image from The Vintage Workshop from the Cute as A Button set. I used a scalloped square nestability and a star Shapeability as die cuts. The box is one of Lauren's timeless templates from PTI. Now I just need to make 6 more!

Stamps: none
Paper: SU: Naturals Ivory, Night of Navy, PTI: Pure Poppy, DP GCD Studios Bedtime Stories
Ink: Denim Adirondack
Accessories: foam dimensionals, sponge, star Shapeabilities, scalloped square Nestabilities, clip art: The Vintage Workshop, Crop a dile, exacto knife, scor pal, scor tape, ribbon: Michaels, Ready Set Wrap Template: PTI

I made this card for the Ways to Use it Challenge on Split Coast this week - The challenge was to use corrogated cardboard on your card. I ripped the top layer partially off and cut it with my Nested Flowers Shapeability. I embossed the background - inking the inside of the Leafy Branch folder to color the impression (not too noticeable in the picture - IRL the leaves are darker then the background!). The butterfly is a layered sticker from K&Co. The sentiment uses two different PTI sets - Borders & Corners (Circles) and Limitless labels.

Have a safe and happy 4th of July Celebration to everyone here in the USA!!

We're finally having sunshine today here in MA after 2 weeks of rain- although thunder storms are predicted for tonight and tomorrow night - they say Sunday will be warm and sunny for my cookout Whooo Hoo!!!

And a big heartfelt thank you to everyone who is serving in the military and protecting our freedoms for us...!
Stamps: PTI: Borders & Corners (Circles), Limitless Labels
Paper: PTI: White, New Leaf, Melon Berry
Ink: PTI Aqua Mist, Chai Tea Die, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: circle punch, Zutter Corner ROunder, Martha Stewart Butterfly punch, Shapebilities Nested Flower, PTI Ribbon: New Leaf, Butterfly: K&Co., Cuttlebug folders; Just My Type, Leafy Branch, glue dots, foam dimensionals, dew drops

A Few Drinks, A Few Laughs & My Stamping Assistant

Here is my card for the Ways to Use it Challenge on Split Coast which was to use some kind of text stamp on your card - I used a fun Martini's background stamp from Rubbernecker which I stamped over designer paper that had dotted circles on it (sort of like the bubbles in drinks I'm thinking!?!) My fun Diva is Addy Tude - by Stampingbella and I slipped this cute little cocktail napkin by EK Success over the ribbon. (it says "a few drinks, a few laughs" in case you can't read it in the pic!)

The sketch was a Doubledog Dare Challenge from Beverly (beestamper) last week. You can check out the DDC Challenge Forum here we'd love to have you play along - just put DDC in the keyword when you load your card on Split Coast

I wanted to share with you this picture of my stamping assistant - Scout. Here she is adjusting the location of the Diva Circle on today's card - isn't she doing a swell job?!?


And here she is in one of her favorite resting spots - on top of the piles of papers that I print off of blogs with ideas or challenges that I want to do. I have a nice little blanket on top of one of my rolling drawer cabinets where she sits most of the time. This table area is supposed to be empty clean space and periodically I organize and put all the papers in appropriate places - but then somehow it just piles up once again! And you can see about half of my Papertrey Ink stamp sets in the CD racks here as well as some The Greeting Farm and Magnolias that I store in CD cases. The plastic drawers have wooden stamps by topic, one has my embossing supplies, another all my adhesives, and another my clear acrylic blocks.

Scout's sister, Boo, comes in now and then and sits on the windowsill just to be social - but she's not into the stamping the way Scout is! Scout will actually cry when I am downstairs asking me to "come on up to the stamping room now mum!!!" (as if I need to be asked?! LOL!)

and - Just a reminder! if you want to go to the Stamp New England Workshop in Farmingon, CT on July 10th & 11th - you need to sign up by Tues 6/23 so hop on over and check it out today!!

To see the fun we had at the March Workshop in Portsmouth, NH - look here and here

Stamps: Drinks bg stamp: Rubbernecker, Addy Tude Diva: Stampingbella
Paper: white: PTI, basic black, baja breeze: SU, DP Scenic route/North Shore in the tube
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: foam dimensionals, small circle punch: Marvy, summer sunrise swiss dots satin ribbon: PTI, cocktail napkin: EK Success, Scallop ed tag: Spellbinders, gemstones: Hero Arts & Amuse, Copics: Y38, YR02, colorless blender, E00, BG10, BG13, T2

A Mojo Page and a Crumpled Flower

This is my 6x6 page for Lesson 12 of Patter's His Holy Name Challenges . God's attribute for this lesson was God Who Sees. I found this Psalm that spoke to me about God watching over us and keeping us from harm. I used the Mojo Monday Sketch for my page - changing it to a square and slightly different dimensions on the panels.

Stamps: Face of Uncle Enos: River City Rubber Works, Karen Foster Snap Stamps (retired), Moon: Studio G Clear Stamps, Sun: Windy sunface: Comotion Rubber stamps
Paper: white, ripe avocado, Textstyles Bitty dot basics & Green Tea Leaves: all PTI
Ink: Ripe Avocado: PTI, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: glue dots, foam dimensionals, circle nestabilities, spellbinder tag trio, deckled edge rectangle nestability, word window punch: SU, circle punch, computer generated verse, dew drops, copics: YG11, YR04, Y21, B14

My card today was made for the Ways to Use It challenge on Split Coast - to make crushed card stock flowers - isn't this pretty?! - you can see the tutorial on how to make them here . I used Papertrey designer papers for my flower and leaves as well as the dotted background - and I sponged the edges of everything with Raspberry Fizz ink. I've been wanting to try these flowers for a long time - thanks Cindy for the challenge today!

Off to make a late supper! I just had to get my stamping in tonight! Thanks so much for coming by!

Stamps: Every Day Blessings: PTI
Paper: WHite, TextStyle Bitty Dot basics and Raspberry Fizz Mix: PTI
Ink: Raspberry Fizz: PTI, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Sponge, vintage button: PTI, twine: PTI, foam dimensinals

A Tin for Dad

I made this altered Altoid tin for the Ways to use it challenge on Split Coast -to create a 3D item from a tin. I made mine a container for a Dad to keep his lures in such as this Bass Popper (so my DH tells me). All the images and sentiments are from a new stamp set from H&M Stamps called Just for Dad.

I cut the Cosmo Cricket designer paper to fit the top and sides - then sanded the edges of the top to fit closely and sponged everything with So Saffron Ink. I attached the ribbon to the rim with tacky tape. Inside, the bottom is lined with a piece of felt to hook the lures into to hold them secure.

I have about 10 of these empty Altoid tins just waiting for a project like this to come along to get me to use one!!

Thanks for coming by today!

Stamps: Just for Dad: H&M Stamps
Paper: Vintage cream: PTI, Handsome Hunter: SU, DP Cosmo Cricket - Mr. Campy/Skipping stones
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, So Saffron: SU
Accessories: Altoids Tin, foam dimensionals, oval punch, circle punch, word window punch, tacky tape, sanding block, TrueThyme grosgrain stitched ribbon: SU, corner rounder, sponge, Spica Silver pen, Copics: G40, E13, B00