Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge #86 (and more)

Good morning!  I hope you had a great weekend!  We had a great time with our friends here and I sure was sad to when I had to send them off this morning.  I am already looking forward to the next time we can all get together.  Anyway, I'm dropping in to share the card I made for Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge #86 - "A Recipe For Friendship".  Dawn was the hostess and we were to be inspired by the following:

"A Recipe for Friendship"

Take two people with common interests,
Mix together with love and understanding,
Stir in a sense of humor and a lot of compassion,
Bake for a lifetime...

and enjoy the fruits of your labor knowing that you both have made a remarkable concoction that will last forever!

We were to create a card with a Mo's image and at least one element from this "recipe". I chose the "forever friendship" part.

My card is also for Card Positioning Systems Sketch #222 and the current Copic coloring challenge on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom,which was to color brunette hair.

Here is the CPS sketch:

Here is my card for the challenges:

I started with a card base of GKD Red Hot and layered with patterned papers from the Basic Grey Hello Luscious collection.  For the friendship recipe, I chose Mo's BBBFA - Best, Best, Best Friends Forever.  I think this is just the cutest image!  You can find it here. I colored the girlfriends with Copic markers and hihglighted here and there with Spica pens.  I made them both brunette's for Suzanne's challenge.  Some coordinating ribbon finished it off.

That's it for me for now. Thanks for dropping by and have a great day!

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge #83 (and more)

Good afternoon!  Hope you are having a great day!  I'm popping in with a quick post to share a card I made for a few challenges.  First, it is for this week's Mo's DP2 Challenge #83 where the theme was "distressing".  My card is also for this week's Color Throwdown #142 - Black, Lime Green and Dark Gray.  Finally, I used Card Positioning Systems Sketch #218 for my layout.

Here are the CTD colors:

And here is the CPS sketch:

Here is my card for the three challenges:



I started with a card base of GKD heavy base weight white CS.  I used patterned papers from a retired Stampin' Up pack called Urban Oasis to bring in the CTD colors. The patterned papers are layered on SU Basic Gray CS.  I stitched around all the panels and distressed the edges with scissors.  My Mo's image is The Big Guy Golfing.  I colored him with Copic markers then distressed around the image panel with Weathered Wood Distress Ink.  I flipped the CPS sketch to vertical, then finished my card with 3 pewter brads from Making Memories. 

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope to see you again soon!

CSS Alumni Blog Hop - Treasure Chest

It's time for another CSS Alumni Blog Hop!  We have a fun challenge called Treasure Chest!  Each time we do this challenge, the theme changes.  This time, we were challenged to use any of the StampTV kits for our project.  If you arrived here from Carolina's blog, you are in the right place.  If not, you will want to start at the beginning in the StampTV forum so you don't miss any of the team's fabulous creations! 

Here are the StampTV kits we could choose from:

• Autumn Splendor
• Blessed is the Season
• Bold Flowers
• Eclectic Summer
• Eclectic Summer Sayings
• Elegant Flowers
• Enjoy the Sunshine
• Holiday Cheer
• Holiday Greetings
• Organize It!
• Picture It!
• Sent with Love
• Signs of Autumn
• Spring Mix
• Springtime Silhouettes
• Thanks a Million
• Winter Wonderland

I chose to use the Spring Mix StampTV kit for my card:

I started with a Rose Red card base and used some old SU Print Pattern scraps for the background and photo corners.  I stamped the image and sentiment from the Spring Mix StampTV kit onto GKD Layering Weight White with Memento Tuxedo Black.  The image was colored with Copic markers and highlighted with Spica pens for a little sparkle.  I added a tiny yellow pearl to each of the flower centers.  I created a banner with the sentiment and added a button and scrap of ribbon from my scrap bag.  A few more pearls finished my simple spring card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Next hop on over to Brenda's blog where she has a fantastic creation to share with you!

Oh, and I forgot to mention I used the Card Positioning Systems Sketch #215 for my layout.

Tuesday Trigger - A Burst Of Blooms

Good morning!  I have a super quick post to share the card I made for last week's Tuesday Trigger on Moxie Fab World. 

Here is the trigger photo:

I used Sketch #212 from Card Positioning Systems, but I was unable to make the deadline for that challenge because we lost internet service during a severe storm last night. 

Here is the sketch anyway:

Here is my take on the trigger:



A very simple card - I used several crocheted flowers that I won a while back from pixiepetals Etsy shop. They reminded me of the crocheted flower doilies in the trigger photo.  I added buttons to the flower centers and suspended them from some twine.  A simple sentiment from Gina K. Designs Wild At Heart set finished it.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful Sunday!

Teapot Tuesday and Card Positioning Systems #211

Good morning!  I have a card to share this morning that I made for the Teapot Tuesday Challenge (MMTPT139) on Splitcoast. You can read all about the challenge here.  This week's Destination Station is Mt. Vernon, Indiana.  We are sending our cards (and if possible, some extra stamping supplies) to Ashley, an avid stamper and cardmaker, who lost most of her stamping/scrapbooking supplies when her family's home was flooded recently.  You can read about Ashley's story here.  Despite her own losses, Ashley has been helping out other flood victims in her community.  Hopefully our cards will bring Ashley a smile and she'll also get some much needed supplies to help her build back her crafting stash.

Here is a photo of the inspiration teapot:

I used Card Positioning Systems Sketch #211 for my layout.  Here is the sketch:

Here is my card for the challenges:

I shamelessly cased this fabulous card from my friend, Dawn, because I knew this fun Diva from Mo's Digital Pencil would be perfect for the Teapot challenge.  Please don't compare our coloring because Dawn's is awesome - mine, not so much - lol!  I used some dotted DP from the Memory Box Snow & Cedar pad and layered it on SU Pink Pirouette.  I colored the image with Copic markers, then added White Opal Liquid Pearls to her necklace, earrings and crown.  I added Polar White Flower Soft to her feather boa.  A big pink satin bow finished it.

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Have a great day!

Card Positioning Systems #200

Happy Monday morning!  Hope everyone had a great weekend!  I can't believe we are expecting snow/ice again here in NC! It's already been a cold winter and it's only January.  I hope it doesn't turn out to be as bad as they say.
On to my card.  I made this card for two challenges - this week's sketch challenge on the Card Positioning Systems blog (CPS #200) and one of the January Release Party Challenges on the StampTV blog (GKDJAN11MW) which was to use exactly one new thing on our card.

Here is the CPS sketch:

Here is my card:

My one new item was the beautiful new patterned paper from Graphic 45 called Once Upon a Springtime which I just got over the holidays but hadn't used yet.  I stamped the flowers from the Gina K. Designs set, Bud and Vases (illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger) twice with Memento Rich Cocoa onto GKD Pure Luxury Layering Weight Ivory and colored them with Copic markers.  I added a little sparkle to the flower centers with a Spica glitter pen.  I popped up the flowers on foam tape to create my focal image.  I finished my card with a double-loop bow made from wrinkled silk ribbon using my Bow Easy.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Featured Stamper Challenge and CPS Sketch #199

I made a card for a couple of challenges today.  First was the Featured Stamper Challenge on Splitcoast Stampers (FS204).  Today's Featured Stamper was Marisa Ritzen (whiterockmama) and this is Marisa's card I chose to CASE:

Here is my card:

I kept Marisa's color scheme the same and I also used a verse for my focal image.  I changed mine to a square card and tweaked the sketch a little to use today's sketch from Card Positioning Systems (#199).

Here is that sketch:

I also changed the stamp set and embellishments for my card.  My images are from the Gina K. Designs set, Faithful Florals. My card base is Basic Black.  I layered with Old Olive and Whisper White.  The DP is Pink Paislee 365 Degrees.  I scored the top white panel like Marisa did using my Scor-Buddy.  The black panel was embossed with the Houndstooth EF.  I finished it with an olive satin bow and a few black pearls.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Holidays and Some Cards To Share

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!  I'm finally back!  I haven't been able to post in over a week!  No sooner did I get started with blogging, real life called me for a bit and I'm just now getting back to creating.  I had to take a brief trip to MA to take care of some family matters and got stuck in that freak snowstorm that dumped about a foot of snow on Cape Cod!  Then, this is what I woke up to this morning:

Not a very common site back here in North Carolina!

Anyway, I have a couple of cards to share.  The first one was made for the Teapot Tuesday Challenge on Splitcoast Stampers. You can read all about this week's tea party here.  We are sending our cards to fellow teapotter, Kris (krischir) who had surgery on both her wrists/hands this past week.  Here is Kris' story. 

This is the card I made for Kris:

I hope my "masterpiece" makes her smile!

For my layout, I went to this week's Card Positioning Systems sketch challenge (2010 Year In Review), which was to choose any sketch from #148-198.  I chose #195, which I missed.

Stamps: SU Classic Captions

Paper: GKD Heavy Base Weight and Layering Weight Ivory, True Thyme, 7 gypsies Conservatory DP

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, True Thyme

Accessories: Copic Markers

My next card is for today's Featured Stamper Challenge on Splitcoast (FS203).  This week's Featured Stamper is LeisaJane. 

I chose this beautiful card of LeisaJane's to CASE:

Here is my card:

I used the Faux Window technique which was Video Pick #2 in the StampTV Top 10 Favorite Episodes.

I brayered the night sky and sponged around the snow drifts.  I added some stars to the sky with a white gel pen and some Polar White Flower Soft to the trees and snow drifts.  The sentiment was embossed with white embossing powder.

Stamps: Gina K. Designs Tree Silhouettes and Vintage Borders (sentiment)

Paper: GKD Heavy Base Weight White, Whisper White, Basic Black, Not Quite Navy

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Polar White Flower Soft, White EP, Brayer

Whew!  Sorry for the long post.  I hope to keep up better in the future!

Have a great night!