A Productive Monday!

I spent a lot of time creating yesterday. It was a very productive day. I painted all my clothespins for the craft show, completed 4 challenges, as well as 2 cards for my stamp-a-stack this weekend.

I have 2 cards to share with you today. The first card was for a color challenge at the Colour Create blog. You were to use green, red, and white. I chose Mellow Moss, Real Red, and white. I combined it with the sketch challenge at Gretchen's blog Inspiration in Action. I used the real red marker to draw the doodle lines on the scallops. I also used a large oval punch to mask the scallop oval and sponge color on the scallops. Here is the sketch and my creation.

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Stampin' Up Supplies

Stamps: Snow Swirled Paper: Mellow Moss, Prints Pack DS Ink: Mellow Moss, Real Red Accessories: large & scalloped oval - scalloped edge punches, sponge dauber

My second card was for Tracy's sketch at the Eat Sleep Stamp blog. I flipped the sketch as I wanted to use the stamp from Big on Christmas. It also fits the challenge for the Late Night Stampers group where you were to create a card with a snow theme. I embossed the background with white then sponged the edges with Bashful Blue. It really makes the snowflakes pop. The card has a lot of sparkle but you can't tell from my photo. I used the clear Sakura gelly roll pen and the Spica microflake pen. Here is the sketch and my creation.

inside of card

Stampin' Up Supplies
Stamps: Big on Christmas, Patterned Pines Paper: Bashful Blue Ink: Whisper White Craft Accessories: Bashful Blue - Going Gray - Green Galore - Only Orange - Real Red markers, snowflake & Boho Blossoms punches, sponge dauber

So what do you think of my two cards? I have another one to share with you tomorrow so make sure you come back and check it out. I think you will like that one also. Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

Busy, Busy, Busy

Well the ladies had a great time at the stamp-a-stack. They got a good start on their Christmas cards. It was a lot of fun.

I am now in designing mode for my cousin's stamp-a-stack. She asked me to design 8 cards (4 adult and 4 children) that her church can give to a women's shelter they have adopted. Next Saturday several ladies are getting together and we will be assembling 200 cards. I have the 4 adult cards designed, cut, and ready to assemble. Now I have to do the 4 children's cards. I also have to get ready for the craft show so I have a lot going on.

With all that I have going on I still managed to make a card for today. I used the color challenge from the Color Throwdown blog. You were to used chocolate, olive, cream, and dark red. I combined it with the sketch challenge at the Pals Paper Arts blog. I used the colors to make a winter card. Here is the sketch and my creation.



































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Stampin' Up Supplies
Stamps: More the Merrier, Serene Snowflakes Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Shimmery White Ink: Bordering Blue, Creamy Caramel, Night of Navy Accessories: Bashful Blue - Bravo Burgundy - Chocolate Chip - Old Olive - Only Orange markers, aqua painter

Hope you enjoyed today's card. I will be working on a card for tomorrow as well as some of my craft items. Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

Golden Swirls

It's Fridayyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!

Well my first session of the Christmas Stamp-a-stack is tonight. I am almost ready. I have to cut the ribbon for one more card and then all the supplies are ready. I will spend the rest of the time setting up.

I took a little time yesterday to make a card for you today. I found a great sketch at the Stamping411 blog. It had some combining of squares oriented in different directions that I thought would be fun to use. I did change the sketch and added a bow at the bottom rather than a sentiment. I like to put my sentiments inside so I can use the card for any occasion (force of habit since this one is a Christmas card and will be used for that).

I combined the sketch with the color challenge at the Diva Coffee Break/ blog. You were to use Bordering Blue, Night of Navy, Real Red, and Sage Shadow. It was an interesting color combination and I wasn't sure how I was going to do it, but I went looking for a Christmas set I could use. I realized I had not used my Fun & Fast notes in a while and thought I could use the Sage Shadow for the tree. I didn't want my tree to be too dark, so I pulled out my Aqua Painter and watercolored it. After I had my tree layers put together I decided to mount the tree image on a Bordering Blue card. When I put the squares on top, the card needed something so I pulled out my Baroque Motifs and added a swirl. I stamped the top half of the swirl at the top of the card first then cleaned the stamp and stamped the bottom swirls. I embossed each swirl with gold embossing powder. Added some hole punches in the top corner and I was done. Here is the sketch and my creation.

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Stampin' Up Supplies

Stamps: Fun & Fast Notes, Baroque Motifs, Snow Swirled Paper: Bordering Blue, Night of Navy, Real Red Ink: Encore Gold, Basic Black Accessories: Bordering Blue - Creamy Caramel - Night of Navy - Real Red - Sage Shadow - Summer Sun markers, mat pack, sponge daubers

Hope you have a nice weekend planned! Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie

Green Chocolate Roses Sketch

Good Morning!

Sorry for the late post but my internet was down last night. I finally was told to reboot the modem and it worked. Have to remember that trick next time.

Today's card uses the color challenge at The Color Dare blog. You were to use Chocolate Chip, Green Galore, and Rose Red. When I read these colors I thought oh no, but when I put them together they were very nice. I needed some more Christmas cards so I thought of a Christmas tree using the green and it just came together from there. To make the rose red snowflake bursts, I stamped the snowflake then used the small pointed flower on the Boho Blossoms punch to punch it out. After I punches it, I cut the tips off using a curved cut from one side to the other (it is easier to understand once you punch them).

After I had my colors I decided to use the sketch challenge at the Techno Stamper blog. Mary-Jo does a Monday lunchtime sketch challenge each week. The photo corner is one I made myself since the stamp was too big for the punch. Here is the sketch and my creation.







































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Stampin' Up Supplies
Stamps: Snow Swirled, Patterned Pines Paper: Chocolate Chip, Green Galore, Rose Red, Confetti White, Chocolate Chip DS

Hope you enjoyed today's creation. Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

Bashful Blue Snowflakes

Yeah, it's hump day!

I am sooooo busy trying to get my paper cut for my stamp-a-stack this weekend. I have one card left than all the ribbon. Then I have 6 sets to stamp for ladies who are doing a distance stamp-a-stack. Wow, I have a lot to do.

Today's card was one that was inspired by two different cards by Lynn at Stamp-n-Design. I loved her 2 cards and decided to use her ideas to create my card. I used the sketch from Tracy at the Eat Sleep Stamp blog. I stamped my snowflakes on the blue with Whisper White Craft. I then embossed using a mixture of white and Iridescent Ice embossing powders. The mixture give the snowflakes a white pop as well as a little bit of sparkle. I also used the Martha Stewart snowflake punch on top of the Stampin' Up punch. My brads are also the 3 colors used on the card. This is another very pretty card for the wintertime. Here is the sketch and my creation.

inside of card

Stampin' Up Supplies

Stamps: Serene Snowflakes Paper: Bashful Blue, Confetti White, Sahara Sand, Shimmery White Ink: Bashful Blue, Sahara Sand, Whisper White Craft Accessories: Snowflake Punch, White and Iridescent Ice embossing powders, mat pack, sponge dauber

Let me know what you think of today's card. Thanks for looking and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie

An Elegant Christmas Card

While looking at my challenge blogs, I ran across a challenge at the Creative Belli blog to use Christmas Themed embellishments on your card. I bought this ribbon because I thought it would be so pretty on a Christmas card. I also knew it would match our Bravo Burgundy. I also saw a themed challenge on the Pals Paper Arts blog where you were to create a project for Christmas Cheer. I felt this ribbon also fit this challenge.

Now that I had my theme and my ribbon I went searching for a sketch. I saw a great sketch at Gretchen's blog Inspiration in Action. All I had to do was create my card. When I saw the Dasher stamp in our catalog I thought it would be a beautiful Christmas card if you stamped the reindeer in Chocolate Chip and did his antlers in gold. I really wanted to try to gold emboss his antlers (and I still am going to try it) but I was tired and didn't want to have to recreate it so I used gold Stardust gelly roll pen on them. Here is the sketch and my creation.







































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Stampin' Up Supplies
Stamps: Dasher, Priceless Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Very Vanilla Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Encore Gold Accessories: sponge dauber

I hope you enjoyed my card today. It is one I have been wanting to make for quite some time. Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

Not sure about this color combination!

Good Monday Morning to you!

I am busy getting ready for my Christmas stamp-a-stack this weekend. I took a little time out yesterday from cutting and scoring paper to create a card to post today. As you read this I am on my way to the airport to take my daughter to catch her flight back home. She has been here for a little over a week. It has been good to have her visit and I can't wait to go visit her in Hawaii at Christmas.

I saw the sketch challenge at the Card Positioning Systems blog. I combined it with the color challenge at Cards & Things which has you using Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, and Real Red. It was quite a challenge to get the blue in there but I did. To me the card is okay but not the best.

I saw on someone's blog where they had used the scalloped oval punch to make a 3D pumpkin. I used that idea and made a 3D half pumpkin to attach to my card. After I punched my ovals I sponged the edges to give it a little depth. To make the stem I used 1/2 of the small photo corner punch and then added a thin strip of cardstock that I curled around a skewer. I added a strip of chocolate chip wide grosgrain as I felt it needed some contrast. I used the rock-n-roll technique for some of the leaves to create the 2 toned effect. This card was hard to photograph and the final colors are not the greatest as the blue does not look like Bashful Blue. My background paper is white and as you can see it looks blue. Here is the sketch and my card.





























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Stampin' Up Supplies
Stamps: Falling Leaves Paper: Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Very Vanilla Ink: Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red Accessories: scalloped oval & photo corner punches

If anyone can give me some hints on taking pictures I would gladly welcome them. I struggle with the backgrounds allowing me to take clear pictures. Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

Another Flag Photo Album

I promised you I would share the other flag photo album I did. I finally had a few minutes to post it. Here is the other one I made for my daughter for Christmas.

Both of these used the To The Nines DS paper. I have one more different type of photo album I will be making for her but I need to get pictures of her dog. I will share that one when I get it finished in a few weeks.

Hope your enjoyed today's post. Thanks for looking and have a Sensational Saturday!

Robbie

A Christmas Gift

The Late Night Stampers group has a challenge to create a holiday gift. I was able to create a few gifts over the past few days. Today I am going to share a gift I made for my daughter.

I saw this idea at Roxy's blog, Stamping with Roxy. She has the dimensions in her post as well as a great video. It is easy to make but looks like it would be difficult. I decided I needed to make a few of these for the pictures I took of Jessica's cats while she was living with me. I had wanted to scrapbook them for her and these little photo albums are too cute. Here are the pictures of the different pages.

I have another one I did that I will upload later. It is late I need to get to bed. Thanks for looking and have a Fabulous Friday!

Robbie

Still need a few more Thanksgiving cards!

Well I still need a few more Thanksgiving/Fall cards so I decided this color combination would work well.

I found this color combination - Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust - at the Color Dare blog. I combined it with the sketch challenge at the Diva Coffee Break Designs blog. I think the stamp set Baroque Motifs was a good one for both these challenges. Here is the sketch and my creation.

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Stampin' Up Supplies
Stamps: Baroque Motifs Paper: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Very Vanilla Ink: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust

I worked on my gifts yesterday. I should be able to share them with you tomorrow so check back to see them. Hope you can stay dry today! Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Robbie

The color challenge with little contrast

Have you ever had a stamp set and there was one stamp in there that you just didn't know how to use it? Well my card today fits this situation. I have had this set for quite some time and there was one stamp I had never used nor did I know how to use it. I finally gave it a try and used it on this card.

I really wanted to do a Christmas/Winter card but all the color challenges are still fall related. I found the color challenge on the Inkspirations blog a challenge and decided I need to try something a little different. To me the colors are almost the same with little contrast. This really was difficult to work with but I made a card.

I used the sketch challenge from the Card Patterns blog. I ending up making a 5" square card to get the sketch to work for me. Here is the sketch and my creation.

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Stampin' Up Supplies

Stamps: Herb Expressions, Razzle Dazzle Paper: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Really Rust, Very Vanilla, Bella Rose DS Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Really Rust Accessories: Chocolate Chip - Close to Cocoa - Really Rust markers

Let me know what you think of this color challenge. Thanks for looking and have a Great Day!

Robbie

Building up my Winter Cards

I need to start building up my supply of Christmas and Winter cards so I decided to go looking for a color and sketch challenge I could use to create one of these cards. I found a color challenge on the Color Dare blog. I saw several sketch challenges but felt the one on the 2 Sketches 4 You blog would fit my card better.

I had to use Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla. I really wanted my card to sparkle so I used a gelly roll glitter pen on the letters of Snow and the snowflakes. I combined several punches to make my snowflakes. The stamped background was off stamped to make the colors less bright. This is a cute winter card. I think I will be making more of these to send out. Here is the sketch and my creation.

inside of card

Stampin' Up Supplies

Stamps: Big On Christmas, Serene Snowflakes Paper: Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla Ink: Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede Accessories: Bermuda Bay - Green Galore - Only Orange - Real Red - Soft Suede markers, Snowflake and Boho Blossom punches

I am working on a few gift ideas. Hopefully I will have them finished to post in the next few days. Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

I Finally Got To Make Some Cards!

Well I finally got a chance to spend some time in my craft room yesterday. I was able to finish my cards for my Christmas stamp-a-stack as well as create 2 cards that fit into 4 challenges. It felt so good to be creative again.

My first card was for the sketch challenge at the Card Positioning Systems blog. I combined it with the color challenge at the Diva Coffee Break Designs blog. At my workshop last week I used the rock-n-roll technique and I loved the look of the leaves, so I decided to use that method on my card today. This was a quick simple card and I love how it turned out. Here is the sketch and my creation.

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Stampin' Up Supplies

Stamps: Falling Leaves Paper: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Creamy Caramel, Ruby Red, Very Vanilla Ink: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Creamy Caramel, Ruby Red

My second card uses the sketch from the Eat Sleep Stamp blog. When I saw this sketch I knew I wanted to do something other than a fall/Thanksgiving card. I went looking for a color challenge and saw one at the Colour Create blog. You were to use blue, silver, and white. Those colors reminded me of snow and winter and I decided to create a Christmas card. I used the Patterned Pines hostess set from the mini. I think this card would make a good nondenominational Christmas card. I love the way it turned out. Here is the sketch and my creation.

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Stampin' Up Supplies

Stamps: Patterned Pines Paper: Bashful Blue, Brushed Silver, white Ink: Bashful Blue, Encore Silver Accessories: Iridescent Ice EP

Hope you enjoyed my cards today. I will be spending time in my craft room today doing some more challenges. Check back tomorrow to see what I came up with. Have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

MIA

Oh my gosh, this week has been unbelievable. I have had so much going on that I haven't even had time to stamp or participate in challenges. I have plans to take care of that this weekend.

I thought I would share some more Operation Write Home and my son-in-law's troop cards. As with the others I got my inspiration from other cards.

Hope you liked my cards. I will be making some new creations for you to see as well as do some challenges. Have a Super Saturday and thanks for looking!

Robbie

Sharing more Operation Write Home Cards

I have some more cards for the Operation Write Home organization and my son-in-law's troop. Again these cards were inspired by cards I ran across in my blurfing. They are quick and easy but very nice. Hope you enjoy them.

Again if you want particulars please e-mail me. I have a lot of pending projects I need to work on so I am going for short and sweet posts. The next pictures are of the last 2 cards we will do at this month's workshop. The side step card needs something not sure what. Any suggestions?

Thanks for looking and have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

A busy weekend!

I have been very busy this weekend making lots of cards. I made 80 cards on Saturday. I realized the deadline for the Operation Write Home organization was looming over my head and I had not made my Christmas cards for them. So I quickly found some simple designs and went to work. I will share them over the next few days. I will split the cards between Operation Write Home and my son-in-law's troop. Here are a few of the cards I am sending.

I am not going to go into all the details of the cards. If anyone is interested, please e-mail me and I will be glad to share them with you.

Next I have 2 of my cards from my workshop this week. I got my inspiration for these cards from other people.

I am hoping to get a chance to do some challenges this week but not sure if I will be able to as I have a lot going on. If not I will share my Christmas cards with you (I made 10 different designs). Thanks for looking and have a Marvelous Monday!

Robbie

This card has been formulating in my brain for 2 days!

Happy Friday everyone!

Well we all made it to the end of the week. Things are getting so busy around here. I guess everyone is gearing up for Christmas and getting just as busy as I am. It is important to take some time each day to do something you love to help with the stress.

Since I love stamping, I took some time yesterday to make this card. I used the challenge from the Colour Create blog. You were to make a white card with the only color being on the image. I decided to combine it with the challenge on Stampin' Up Late Night Stampers which was to use the colors from your favorite candy to create a card.

When I saw the challenge on Colour Create I had another idea in my mind but couldn't get it to work with my colors for my favorite candy. Since my favorite candy is Reece's Pieces I was limited to brown, orange, and yellow. These colors reminded me of fall leaves so I decided to rethink my card. I played with several ideas but decided I would mask off a rectangle on the front of the card and stamp my leaves inside. Since I could not add any other colors, I needed a way to add some interest to the card. I decided to add some embossed lines around the image to frame it. Here is my creation.

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Stampin' Up Supplies

Stamps: Falling Leaves Paper: Whisper White Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun Accessories: bone folder, paper cutter

Hope you enjoyed my card today. Have a great weekend and stay warm and dry!

Robbie

This card turned out better than I thought!

Yeah, it's Thursday! I have so much going on right now that sometimes I wonder where my day went.

I made this card last night so I would have something to post today. I have to admit I was tired yesterday and had a hard time getting motivated to go to the craft room. I finally got up and headed in there after I had found my color and sketch challenge to use for my card.

I found an interesting sketch at Cards & Things so I went looking for a color challenge to use. I checked out a couple of blogs and then checked out the color challenge on Splitcoast and decided to go with that one. This is an all Stampin' Up card except for the glitter pen. Here is the sketch and my creation.

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Stampin' Up Supplies

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes, The More the Merrier Paper: Basic Black, Kraft, Melon Mambo, Very Vanilla Ink: Melon Mambo, Sahara Sand Accessories: 1 1/4" - 1 3/8" - 1 1/2" circle punches, Melon Mambo polka dot ribbon

Hope you enjoyed today's card! I have 2 things I am working on for tomorrow hopefully I will get them done in time to post them. Have a Terrific Tuesday!

Robbie

A Blast from the Past

When I saw the colors for this challenge I did not think of Christmas. The Taken With Teal is not a color I would have used for Christmas, but it works on this card.

I used the color challenge at Color Throwdown which was to use Certainly Celery, Purely Pomegranate, and Taken With Teal. I had the Big on Christmas set on my table from a previous card so I thought I could use the Teal on the Christmas ball. Since I did not have a Purely Pomegranate marker, I use a blender pen and ink in the lid.

I combined the color challenge with the sketch challenge at Card Patterns. I wanted to try a different technique with my ribbon so I attached the ribbon on the back of the layer then using my stapler I folded the ribbon back on itself and stapled it in place. Then folding the ribbon back across the card, I repeated the process at intervals across the entire layer. I like the looks as it is a little different. Here is the sketch and my creation.

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Stampin' Up Supplies
Stamps: Big on Christmas, Loads of Love, Warm Words Paper: Certainly Celery, Purely Pomegranate, Taken With Teal Ink: Certainly Celery, Purely Pomegranate, Taken With Teal Accessories: Basic Black - Certainly Celery - Taken With Teal markers, 1" - 1 1/4" - 1 3/8" - 1 1/2" circle punches, Purely Pomegranate stitched ribbon, blender pen

Hope you find some time today to stamp. Start working on your Christmas cards as it will be here before you know it. Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Robbie

The other 2 New Towne Village projects

Second post, scroll down for the first!

Well I dropped off the samples of the projects the ladies at the retirement home will have the opportunity to make. The manager loved them and felt the ladies would like them also.

The first picture is an idea I got from Julia at Julia Bettencourt the blog. I t was just too cute to pass on and such a great idea for someone who reads. It is a bookmark using the butterfly die cut, patterned paper scraps, and ribbon.

The next idea is one I have seen in the past. Not sure who came up with the first one but again this was inexpensive and the ladies will enjoy making it. It is a big clothespin that is painted and covered with patterned paper that can be used as a photo holder, note keeper, or recipe holder just to mention a few. Here is the picture.

Hope you enjoyed today's projects. I will let you know how the ladies liked the projects.

Have a great afternoon!

Robbie