Bashful Night Whisper

The Color Challenge at SCS this week is to use Bashful Blue, Night of Navy and Whisper White.

 I needed to make some thank you cards.  Oh, I have plenty already made, but I just had to make some more for specific people.  I hope the recipient gets her card before she sees this blog.

This set is available only to hostesses.  It has 3 lovely flowers that are 2-step stamping or, like here, can be stamped and watercolored.  Markers make it so quick and easy to color!

I don't know if you can see them or not, but some of the flowers have some tiny pearls in the center.

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Card Recipe
Stamps:  Simply Soft, Teeny, Tiny Wishes
Ink:  Jet Black StazOn, SU Markers (Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake)
Paper:  Whisper White, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue
Other:  Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Basic Pearls

We had a visit today from our #2 daughter and grandson.  Gavin is 7 yrs. old and can recite the periodic table of elements.  He is such an amazing and sweet tempered child.  What a joy!

I'm so glad you stopped by.  I love hearing from you.

Enjoy!

 

Not Quite Christmas

I have something to share with you today.  The stamped image was among those I was madly stamping the week before Christmas.  I decided that this would work for a Christmas thank you.  I haven't decided whether to stamp a small Thanks and punch it out to add to the front or just leave it blank and write my thanks inside.

This was so quick and easy!  I stamped the holly on a scrap of Whisper White and colored it in with markers.  Then I placed it in the Designer Frames Oval Embossing Folder and ran it through the Big Shot and used my Paper Snips to cut the oval out.  I had a large white oval on the table and discovered it was a perfect fit behind the frame.  The little bow is attached with a glue dot.  Layered it on a Snow Burst panel, then Real Red on a Whisper White card.

I really love this little image.  Now I need to try the others in this set.

All Supplies Stampin' Up!
Stamps:  Easy Events
Ink:  Jet Black StazOn, SU Markers (Garden Green, Real Red)
Paper:  Real Red, Whisper White
Other:  Big Shot, Snow Burst EF, Designer Frames EF, Ovals Bigz Die, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine

It's been another quiet day here.  I even got some sewing projects taken care of.  It's nice to be caught up... in that quarter anyway.  Tomorrow the boys will be back and all the excitement that comes with them.

I'm so glad you stopped by.

Enjoy!

Word Window

Hello Stampin' Friends.  I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a very enjoyable day after Christmas.  I got to stamp today so you know I've had a good day!

The lovely ladies at Less is More took time to post a challenge on Christmas Eve.   Now, that's true dedication!  Their challenge this week is

JUST ONE WORD

Whatever type of clean and simple card you make, the sentiment must consist of simply one word.

This stamp set has been sitting in the box of must use all the stamps in the set for quite some time.  That hello was calling to me.

I inked the stamp with Not Quite Navy and Wild Wasabi and stamped on a scrap piece of Whisper White.  Then I inked and stamped the silhouette stamp with Wild Wasabi.  I went over the leaves with the Wild Wasabi marker to add some definition to the leaves and colored the flower and buds with my Poppy Parade marker.

Then came the fun part!  Measuring to cut the window.  When I figured the size of the window (3 1/2" X 2 1/4"),  I used my Fiskars Paper Cutter to cut it out.  Then I put that piece in my Square Lattice Embossing Folder and ran it through the Big Shot.  A Not Quite Navy marker on the edges of the window added some extra definition.

I'll also send this to the CAS (Clean and Simple) challenge at Splitcoast Stampers today, which is to do a WINDOW CARD. 

All supplies are Stampin' Up!
Stamps:  My Friend
Ink:  Wild Wasabi, SU Markers (Not Quite Navy, Wild Wasabi, Poppy Parade)
Paper:  Not Quite Nave, Whisper White
Other:  Big Shot, Square Lattice EF

I think the week after Christmas is my favorite part of the holiday.  The hustle and bustle are over and now I can relax and enjoy the decorations and peacefulness.   I always leave my Christmas decorations up until New Year's day.  When do you take your decorations down?

I'm so glad you stopped by.  I eagerly await hearing from you.

Enjoy!

Merry Christmas

Nothing fancy, just a heartfelt wish that you have a very

Merry Christmas

Enjoy!

 

Christmas Songs

Remember the song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, underneath the mistletoe last night"?

All supplies Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Easy Events

Ink:  Jet Black StazOn, SU Marker (Old Olive River Rock)

Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive

Other:  Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot EF, Dazzling Details

This was so difficult to get a good photo.  It made me think of Burl Ives singing "Silver and Gold".  My mother loved that song.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Ornate Ornaments

Ink:  Encore Silver & Gold

Paper:  Whisper White, Gold Origami paper

Other:  Gold EP

Both are for the Less is More challenge.  This week's challenge is....

This week is Theme week and we have chosen

MUSIC

 

What Christmas songs are you singing this year?

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

Enjoy!

 

 

Birdwatching

I fell in love with this stamp the first time I saw it.  I love watching the little Chickadees.

A closer look.

Inked with markers then colored with ink, markers and a blender pen.  The sentiment is from a retired set.  I left off the tails when I inked it with a marker.

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Stamps:  Beautiful Season, Small Script

Ink:  SU Markers (Garden Green, Basic Black, Soft Suede, Real Red)

Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Other:  Big Shot, Snow Burst EF, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding

I'm so glad you stopped to look.

Enjoy!

 

Stockings Hung with Care

A catalog CASE.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy!

 

Snow Swirled

It's such a busy time!  It's hard to find time on the computer but I just had to share this card that I did for the Less is More challenge last Saturday.

ONE LAYER CARD

This time our theme is

Let it Snow!

Last Saturday I stamped with my Roanoke Rapids friends and Barbara had this set that I love but never bought for myself. 

It's stamped in Old Olive and added some Dazzling Details to the snow flakes.  The sparkle doesn't show up well in the photo but it adds a real frosty look IRL.  I added the frame with my Simply Scored to give it a more finished look.

The snowflake at the top of the tree was cut from a second stamping.

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Card Recipe

Stamps: Snow Swirled

Ink:  Old Olive

Paper:  Whisper White

Other:  Dazzling Details, Basic Rhinestones, Simply Scored

I have some more Christmas cards that I would like to share.  If time is as crunched as it's been, I will try to post the pictures even if I don't have time to write anything with it.  If you have any questions, you can email me and I will be glad to answer them.

If you like a bargain, hop over to my Online Store and check out the Clearance rack.  There are some really good deals!

I'm so glad you stopped by.  I hope to visit you soon.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Green

The Less is More challenge last Saturday was...

It's the first week of the month and so once more it's a Colour challenge, this week we have chosen

GREEN

This is a super quick card stamping the tree and sentiment from the Bright Hopes set.  Both were stamped with Old Olive ink.  The corners were punched with the ticket corner punch and some Clearance SU ribbon provided a base for the tree.

I was still in the bling mode from last weeks challenge and added a few rhinestones to give it some sparkle.

We did a similar card in our Papercrafting Class a couple of weeks ago.  This is the sample I did for that class.

I wasn't really satisfied with the heavy ribbon.  So I decided to do a remake for this challenge.

And I  want to share the card that Barb made at that class.

See how she grounded the tree on the noel?  What a great idea!

Card Recipe (All products Stampin' Up!)
Stamps:  Bright Hopes
Ink:  Old Olive
Paper:  Whisper White, Old Olive
Other:  Ticket Corner Punch, Ribbon Essentials-Elementary, Basic Rhinestones

I had the boys on my own today.  Boy do I feel old tonight as I've been the villian to multiple Superheroes.  I have trouble convincing Luke that I should have a turn being the good guy!  Jack discovered that he could roll over and got himself so tickled.  It's always a blessing to hear a baby laugh out loud.

Thanks for stopping by.  I really enjoy hearing from you.

Enjoy!

Lovely as a Frosty Tree

The Color Challenge at SCS this week is to use Kraft, White & Pear Pizzazz.  Dessert is dots, spots or circles.

I stamped a scene with this tree from my Lovely as a Tree set, then cut a 1 7/8" x 4" piece for this card.  It's matted on a piece of Crumb Cake cut 2" x 4 1/8" and adhered with dimensionals.

I think I like this tree stamped in a darker ink, but The Pear Pizzazz gives it a misty look, maybe?!  I added some spots of snow with Dazzling Details.  Can you see them better here?

The sentiment is stamped with Whisper White and heat embossed with White embossing powder.

When I saw that the Tuesday Throwdown challenge was for a Masculine Christmas card, I thought this was a good fit.  I've never participated in this challenge, but my friend Brenda of Benzi Stamps is on the Design Team and I keep meaning to play.

All supplies SU
Card Recipe
Stamps:  Lovely as a Tree, To You and Yours (retired)
Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, SU Marker (Crumb Cake), Whisper White
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Other:  White EP, Dazzling Details

Jack has a new trick.  He hold on to our ears (or earrings) and just about eats us up with sloppy kisses.  I'm hoping that baby kisses are a good moisturizer.  Think of all the money I'll save!

I'm so glad you stopped for a visit.

Enjoy!