SCS Stampersandee ThankYou

I am catching up on adding Dare to get Dirty cards to my blog - I actually did complete all 42 in 8 days.  Yeah!  This was first posted in my SCS gallery on Aug. 6.  I used a stencil and chalk for the bg for this big SU stamp from 1993.
Pastel:  Hiding in my Craftroom
Geometric: Creative With Stamps
CAS:   Stamplorations

 

SCS DTGD Benzi - z fold Christmas Card

Front view -Double Z

The card opens in the center, and the ribbon keeps it closed.
This card was so easy to make - I will probably make several for family members. The cs is dark blue and white.

First posted in my SCS gallery on Aug. 7

Below - view of open card.
CHALLENGES:
 Favorite color combo:  Creative Knockouts
 Any:   Great Impressions
Any, with stamp:   Penny Black at Allsorts 

SCS Dare to Get dirty - SPotlight Christmas

Image:QKR digi; chalk pencil, textured blue cs, ribbon, gems, circle dies.  Blue and white has become a favorite!  This will go to a family member at Christmas.
Sketch:   Share Joy
 Fave color combo:  Creative Knockouts

SCS Dare to get dirty bookmark - Stamper Robin

This book mark uses spray starch, powdered chalk and plastic wrap - here on black shiny cs. I need to play around with this idea some more.   I added a Cheery Lynn dragonfly and some cord, then cut in a tag shape.  From my SCS gallery 8-8.
Basically, the technique is to spray cs with starch, add some color medium in colors and "design" desired; spray again with starch. In this example, I used 3-4 coordinating colors of powdered chalk, sprinkled on the starch.    You may choose to top with crumpled plastic wrap, perhaps smooshing it around a bit and allow to dry -this takes a while. I am sure using white glossy cs
Nature:  Cheery Lynn
Make your own background:  Pile it on Challenge
Not a card - mixed media:  Stamplorations
Anything but a card:   Creative Corner
                                        Reasonable Ribbon  
Any, with chalk:    Chalk n Stock
Any:   Incy Wincy

SCS Dare to Get Dirty - jbgreendawn - birthday

This is another entry in the Splitcoaststampers Dare to Get Dirty challenge.  I think I am going to get to complete all 40!  This challenge is by Stacy, jbgreendawn - originally posted in SCS Aug. 6.   Flowers are by All Night Media, and the sentiment by Inkadinkado - it looks like flowers ere picked during a walk in the garden: 
 Sketch:  Watercooler
Garden:    Fussy and Fancy
Flowers:    Crafters Cafe
Inspiration:   Cupcake Inspirations
                        Pinspirational 
Colors (pink, green, blue, cream)  Your Next Stamp

SCS Dirty Girl challenges - Jacqueline

I will send this to the daughter of friends - she is just completing her basic training.  The image is Imagine that; the background spattered reinkers.  This was originally posted for Dare to Get Dirty at Splitcoaststampers on Aug. 7.
Sketch:   Sweet Sketch Wednesday2
Colored image:    Live Laugh Stamp
Make Your Background:    Pile it on Challenge

SCS Dare to Get Dirty - Nancy Litrell

When I saw the stencil on paper I realized it would fit the background for the Mojo sketch, so I have one more entry.  I always like to start with a sketch, so I appreciate the availability of the Mojp cktch this week!  The image is from Beccy's place, and I added Washi tape and a gem.
Sketch:   Mojo Monday
Humor:   Crafting-with-dragonflies

SCS DTGD by basement stamper - pizza guy

I had not really planned to do this card for the Mojo Monday sketch, but after I worked with it I realized it did fit the sketch - I am coming back a lot as I am trying to do the 40 challenges of the Splitcoaststampers Dare to get Dirty Fan Club challenge this week  - I got behind but I think I will make it.  This is a Dearie Doll image, and the DP issome of my hoard by AMuse.
Sketch:   Mojo Monday
Any:     Stamped Blessings - not eligible as I forgot digis are not allowed

SCS Dare to Get Dirty challenge continues - Cathe Mac

Digis by QKR;  ProvoCraft DP; Nesties circle dies, Gel pens, shiny gems, AMuse pink cs.
Sketch:    Die Cuttin Divas
Pink & Girlie:   Cute Daisymay
Any:  Stamped Blessings

SCS Dare to get Dirty challenges - stampersandee's

Yea!  I got another Christmas card made.  This uses and image by QKR and sentiment by Studio G.  The embossing is Cuttlebug, and I added a bit of burlap.
Sketch:   Stella Says Sketch
Christmas:   Fab n Funky

SCS Dare to get Dirty - Scrapawayg3

I always need sympathy cards in my stash, unfortunately.  I prefer fairly simple ones, and this challenge and sketch worked well.  If you look through my blog you will see many cards with lots of white embossed areas - for me, that is a favorite embellishment.
Recipe:   watercolor Daisy by Hampton Art; colored with Twinkling H20; Darice butterfly embossing gold stickles and ribbon; metallic gold cs for mat; purple cs.
CHALLENGES:
Sketch:  Stella Says Sketch
Colored image:   Crafting Circle
Fave Embellishment:   Crafty Friends 
Butterfly:   Glitter n Sparkle
Any:   Incy Wincy 
           Southern Girls

 

QKR - Things with Wings (DT card) meets SCS Dare to Get Dirty - TexasGrammy

The weekly challenge at  QKR Stampede is "things with wings".  I have used this image before, but I like penguins, black and white, and COOL!  (We have had mostly 100+ temps the past couple of months!)  The image is Penguin on Ice by QKR, and the sentiment is from the sister company Eureka. I made my own background using a spatter technique with an aqua pen and black re-inker.  I added a favorite sparkly cord and shiny gem, as well as some glitter on the ice.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:
Sketch:    Tuesday Morning Sketches
Creatures:     Delicious Doodles
Sparkle:    Allsorts
Glitter:      Sparkle n Sprinkle 
Summer:   Animal Friends
Hot summer days:   Country View 
Favorite embellishment:  Crafty Friends
Any:    Doodle Pantry 
            Jo's Scrapshack 
            Digital Delights 
            A Bit More Time to Craft
            Classic Design Team
              
 

SCS Dare to Get Dirty challenge - a summer scene

This YNS sketch uses random circles - randomness is not my strong suit!  But I tried...!
Recipe:  AI pop-up, stickles, shiny gems, Twinkling H20 (to enhance pre-colored image); shiny gems; Cutlebug die for "hi".  This is for the SplitCoastStampers Dare to Get Dirty - the hostess for this challenge is Just Write Designs.
Sketch/colors:  Your Next Stamp  
Sparkle:     Art Impressions
                    Allsorts   
Beach:         Creatalicious   
By the sea:   Frilly and Funkie
Any:            Polkadoodle




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SCS Dare to Get Dirty - Christmas for Stamping Queen JAR

The week long Dare to Get Dirty challenge at SplitCoastStampers continues.  If you are a member of the Fan Club (fee required) you may participate for fun and prizes.  The deadline is Aug. 8.  I created this Christmas card for Stamping Queen JAR's challenge.
Since I am addicted to embossing folders (try to find a week when I did not use several LOL!) I found a new technique to try.  There is a tutorial here:  foil embossing.  I covered the piece of cs with kitchen foil - cut a bit larger and tape the excess on the back.  You can ink up the folder, but I wanted the shiny result so I left it plain.  What great embossing!  Every year I  plan to look for a star folder, but, here I am, using snowflakes again!  If you know of a full page star folder, please let me know.   I added a bit of blue ribbon, some Cheery Lynn pine branches, and a star brad that I glittered up.
Sketch:    Mojo Monday
Glitter:    Allsorts
                Sparkle n Sprinkle
Christmas:   Sweet Stampin 
                      Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge
Any:   Jo's Scrapshack

SCS Dare to Get Dirty - LMcAree challenge

Recipe:  Cuttlebug embossing folder and die; chalk, Washi tape.
This is part of a series of cards I am using to send to members of the Visitation team at church.
Sketch:   Share Joy  (5 challenges max)
Monochrome:  Through the Purple Haze
Flowers:   Crafters Cafe
Any:   Creative Knockouts

SCS Dare to get Dirty -Kathy Curry challenge

I managed to complete another entry for the Dare to Get Dirty week long challenge at SplitCoastStampers.  This is for the challenge sponsored by my WishRAK friend Kathy Curry,  Recipe:  AI image colored with water color pencils; SU Fundamental Phrases; a scrap of DP, blue Washi tape; a button shaped brad'
Sketch:   Mojo Monday
Summer:   Art Impressions
                    C.R.A.F.T. 
Summer treats:     Star Stampz              
                    

SCS Dare to Get Dirty - stampersandee challenge

This is another of the week-long challenges  at SplitCoaststampers for Fan Club members (fee required).  I am hoping to complete the 40+ challenges, but it is looking less and less likely!
Stamp by Belse; colored with Twinkling H20 - Playful Peony; LifeStyle Crafts embossing folder; Spellbinder banner dies; brads.  IRL the embossed layer is more pink than red!
Sketch:   Catch the Bug - Stella
Animal:   Pink Gem
Pink:  In the Pink
Cat:   Show us your Pussies

summer - Another SCS Dare to get Dirty challenge

Recipe:  Art Impressions Pop Up; leather-like blue cs; SU Fundamental phrase; shiny blue gems; chalk to add "waves" to the water.  This SCS Fan Club Dare to Get Dirty challenge hostess is aislinnshannara.
Sketch    House that Stamps Built
Summer:    Art Impressions
                     C.R.A.F.T.
Beach :     Creatalicious
Birthday:     Fresh Brewed Designs

SCS Dare to Get Dirty Challenge

The Dare to Get Dirty challenges at SplitCoastStampers continue through the end of the week - Aug. 8 is the deadline for submitting entries.  There will be some 40 challenges.  I had hoped to do them all but am more and more behind!  For this card I used a watercoloring technique (on watercolor paper) to achieve a vintage look.  I chose to use this very underutilized stamp be Inkadinkado,  The backing is a selection from the DCWV Heirloom collection.  I added a bit of Washi tape, sticker strip  and sequins for finishing touches.  The finished card is 4.75x7.  The hostess for this challenge is ohmypaper!
Sketch:    Mojo Monday
Any; Touch of vintage:   Julia Spiri
Any:  DLArt 
          Inspiration Destination
          Creative Knockouts
          









           

SCS Dare to Get Dirty - challenge by VDutchr

I need to use every opportunity to get some Christmas cards made!
Main image - Stampabilities; starry stamp (bg)- Rubber Stampede; embossing folder - Sizzix (Tim Holtz); gold ribbon;  Cheery Lynn cloud die cuts.
Sketch #342:  Sketch Saturday
Naked Stamping:   DRS
Embossing:  Broken Fairy 
Christmas:   Cheery Lynn
                       Mod Squad
                       Sweet Stampin
Any:               Word Art Wednesday 



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SCS Dare to Get Dirty - an anniversary card

If you are a member of SplitCoastStampers and have joined the Fan Club (fee required), you are eligible to participate in the week long Fan club Dirty Girl challenges.  There are 40 some different challenges and lots of prizes.  I think the deadline is Aug. 8.
Yesterday at church I heard that friends are celebrating their 61st anniversary - if you look at my blog regularly you see lots of big numbers here Tee hee!  Since we are residents of the AZ desert, I thought a  palm tree theme would be appropriate, and I used some DP (Debbie Mumm) that has been languishing in my drawer for a lon time!  I did some of the cuts with the dull blade I keep to create rough edges. Both stamps are SU - Balmy Breezes and Fundamental Phrases.  I used watercolor pencils for the image; Cuttlebug die numbers, and a bit of Washi tape. (At this rate I will have Washi tape for the next 50 years LOL!)  Even though we have palm trees all year long, they still make me think of summer and the 110 days we have been having.
Sketch #258:  Sketch Saturday
Summer:   Cuttlebug Mania
Use a number (sadly, this is closing):   Chocolate Coffee Cards
Any:    Inspiration Destination

SCS DTGD challenges - VA Sunshine for Margaret

I hope I am able to complete all forty plus challenges this week but I know I am being optimistic.  The details of each of these challenges is for behind the scenes fan club members so I will not include specifics here.  I did have this embossed leftover on my desk and decided to swipe some Dee Greunig ink (varied shades of pink) in a rainbow effect.  I enhanced with water drops and a few tiny clear gems, then added the Cuttlebug sentiment in dark rose.
CAS:  Addicted to Stamps
Embossing:  Broken Fairy

SplitCoastStampers Dare to Get Dirty 2016 -Susie Australia

This is one of a series of some 40 challenges at SCS - if you are a member there and belong to the Fan Club (membership fee required) you are eligible to enter - for fun and some great prizes.  This is for the challenge presented by Susie Australia - but, shhhh... the actual theme is only for Fan Club members!   This image is by  A Day for Daisies - I was working on one of the CASE challenges and realized it had ended, but I used the example anyway! 
Shades of purple:   Double D Challenge
Monochrome:   Through the Purple Haze

Splitcoaststampers Dare to get Dirty challenge - Lydia's

This meets the theme for Lydia's challenge at SplitCoastStampers - the Dare to Get Dirty fan club event.  This is a fun week long event with lots of challenges and prizes - you need to be a member of the fan club (fee involved).  But if you are addicted to challenges it is worth checking out.
Stamps from Our Daily Bread Music Speaks.  The embossing folder is Victoria.

Sketch:  Ikes World
Something that grows:  Our Daily Bread
Animal:    Pink Gem




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Splitcoaststampers Dare to Get Dirty - Dini's challenge

I have not participated recently, but want to try to do the challenges for the Dare to Get Dirty event at Splitcoaststampers.  You must register at the site and be a Fan Club member - but I am sure several of you have done this already.  The details are a kind of secret - but I have them covered!
Cuttlebug die, DCWV Garden Party DP, ribbon
Sketch:   Sketch Saturday
Anything goes: Jnspiration Destination
                      Paper Shelter

QKR Stampede #202 - Down on the Farm

This is my DT card for the QKR Stampede challenge this week - "Down on the Farm". You may enter as many as 3 cards by 6pm EDT on Thurs., Aug 4.   I saw this Whistling Cow image at the QKR store, and decided it would be great for our granddaughter's birthday.  We have kind of a running joke about the fact she likes cows!  (Maybe it is a rich rancher she would like to find!)  Both the image and sentiment are QKR.    I added some tiny black gems to the sentiment.   I used Washi tape and a piece of  flocked dot DP to continue the black and white theme.  (
CHALLENGES:  
Sketch (tweaked):   Tuesday Morning Sketches
Animals:    Corrosive Challenges
                    Pink Gem 
                    Crafty Sentiments
On the Farm:    Crafting by Designs
Birthday:     Fresh Brewed Designs 
Texture (DP; gems):   Simon Says Monday
Naked stamping:   DRS
Any:       A Bit More Time to Craft. 
                 Classic Design Team 
                 Little Claires Designs 
                 Crafting-with-Dragonflies      
                 Aud Sentiments
                 Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper
                  Lil Patch


 

Christmas 2016 - 3

Image:  QKR Shepherd boy;  DP - Faith by Paper Studio; gold glitter cs;  punched star; Cheery Lynn branch die cut; gold ribbon:
Sketch:    Sweet Sketch Wednesday2
Christmas:   Cheery Lynn Designs
                       Happy Little Stampers
                       Fussy and Fancy
                       C.R.A.F.T.
                       Deep Ocean
                       Kitty Bee 
Any:               DLArt

Thank you #3

I am continuing my series of thank you cards for members of our church visitation team.  The circle is Majestic Elements by Spellbinders, and the sentiment is Cuttlebug.
Sketch/colors:    Share Joy
Flowers:    Digi Choosday

Thank You #2

DP - the Paper Patch;  Washi tape, Cuttlebug Thanks;  Spellbinder oval.
For me, one delight of summer is all the available fresh fruit - and cherries are right at the top of the list!
Sketch:    Sketch Saturday
Summer:   Cuttlebug Mania
Food:    DLArt

Thank you for church group

Sketch:           Stamplorations
Thank you:     DLArt

Christmas 2016

Addicted to Stamps

I have not yet decided on the image to use for our Christmas cards for this year, but it maybe this great shepherd boy (QKR digis).  I prefer to use mostly the same image, and for me simple is best!  This layout works well, but there will be other sketches out there to use!  I am just not sure DH will go for the non-traditional colors, but I like this striped paper!  The tabs are a glittery gold ribbon, and the star is punched from glitter paper.  I edged the image layers with Memento London Fog ink. The cs is shimmery Champagne from Recollection.
CHALLENGES:  
Sketch #2:   Verve Sketches
All lined up:   Frilly and Funkie
Stripes:     Come and Get It 
Christmas:     Deep Ocean
                        C.R.A.F.T. 
                        Fussy and Fancy
Holiday:          Addicted to Stamps
Any:                Word Art Wednesday
Song "Do you hear what I hear...  said the shepherd boy..."   Holly Jolly
                        

Soar up up and away - and back down again

This is my card for this week's Design Team samples at QKR Stampede.  The theme is Up up and away.  You may enter up to 3 times and you have a chance to win images from the QKR digi store.
As is often the case, I have a story behind this card.  If you have seen previous cards you may recall we have a granddaughter who is beginning her second year at the US Air Force Academy.  She recently completed her requirement to earn her military freefall wings.  Even their first jump is a solo.  So of course the sentiment is not quite accurate - she was certainly not sitting! ( But I could not resist.)    Reading her description - it must be a magical experience.
Recipe:  Parachuting birdie image and sentiment - QKR digis; DP by Sugartree; twine:  Washi tape; Prismas; chalk; star sequins;  Cheery Lynn cloud die cuts;  Spellbinder label dies;  glitter on clouds and goggles
Challenges:  
Sketch:  Tuesday Morning Sketches
Things with wings:   Simon Says Stampblog.Wednesday
Up up and away:    Dragonfly Journeys.
Travel:      The Paper Girls
Magical:   Incy Wincy
Stripes:    Come and Get It
Any:     Sparkle n Sprinkle
              Little Claires Designs   
              Dragonfly-Dreams
              Classic Design Team
              Crafting-With-Friends
              Great Impressions 
              Through the Craft Room Door
              Love to Scrap
              Word Art Wednesday 

Feel better, Mary

This is for our friend who just had surgery.  I was uncertain about the pink and kraft combo, but IRL I like it a lot - on the screen the pink is not at all true to life.  (Hint:  tilt the screen so it looks more pink than coral LOL!!!)
Recipe:  Darice heart embossing folder; Washi tape strips; Cuttlebug sentiment; Spellbinder Ovals; Cheery Lynn flowers; shiny gems; Kraft CS; pink CS.
Sketch:    Sketch Saturday
Kraft:      Pink Gem
Pink:        Chocolate Coffee Cards
Cheery Lynn die:    Cheery Lynn Designs

Blessings Thank you

I need several thank you cards for members of a church group.  This Cheery Lynn Blessings die cut is great for cards such as this.  The Asterisk are from Cuttlebug dies that were among the first dies I ever purchased.  I used miscellaneous papers and a shiny gem to complete the card.  Inside reads "Thank you for the blessing you are to others."
I think my favorite embellishment is the one I am using, but I am very partial to die cuts and gems! : Creative Knockouts
Sketch:   Share Joy
Thank you:    C.R.A.F.T.
                        DLArt
Die Cuts:         Cut it Up
Any:  Cheery Lynn

QKR Design Team #200: Enjoying the Sun

 

This week the challenge at QKR Stampede is "By the Sea".  You have until 6p.m. Thursday July 21 with up to 3 entries.   This fun bear is called "enjoying the sun", and the sentiment is also a digi from QKR.  He looks about as ambitious as I feel in the sun!  I colored him with Prismas, and he is backed with some DP from my stash.  The small panel shows fish, and the larger panel is a sky/sea piece - I have found it hard to use but it works well here.  I added another bit of DP for the sandy beach, and connected it with a bit of twine.  They don't show much here, but I used bits of the "negative" from a sheet of stickers - colored them and used them to separate the sand, sea, and sky.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:
Sketch; theme - wonder around us (the ocean):  Try Stampin on Tuesday
It's a zoo:    Stamping with Dragon
By the sea:    Delicious Doodles
                       Julia Spiri
Make a splash:  Patties Creations 
One for the boys:    Allsorts
Birthday (inside verse):   Fresh Brewed Designs
Summer fun:    Crafting-with-Dragonflies
Summertime:    Inky Impressions
4 legged friends:   Lets Create Challenges 
Animals:     Morgans Artworld 
Fauna:      Simon Says Stamp Monday
Any:    Craft Your Passion
             Inspiration Destination
             Doodle Pantry
             Sisters of Craft
             Classic Design Team
             Paper Nest Dolls
              Jo's Scrapshack

Happy 62nd Anniversary

Our friends are celebrating their 62nd anniversary - truly an occasion to commemorate.  Recently Mary Ellen Smith at Dearie Dolls posted an image of this couple - seated at opposite ends of the couch!  I asked if she could get them to pose again, seated closer!  She responded with two additional versions, including this one.  Perfect!  Mary Ellen, you are so great to respond to individual requests.
Recipe:  Darice embossing folder (hearts), some purple lace, floral FunTape, die cuts for letters and numbers; 7Gypsies library stamp for sentiment.
CHALLENGES:    
Sketch:   Tuesday Morning Sketches
Celebrations:   Get Creative
Lace:      Fussy and Fancy 
Flora:   Smon Says Stamp Monday Challenge
Any:    Art Impressions
             Jo's Scrapshack 

Floral wish

I have had these Posh stamps for a long time and have rarely used them - wish I had photos of the samples Dee Greunig made when I bought them!  I need to work more with CAS cards.  I colored the stamps with markers and also filled in a bit on the stamped image (Vertical Wish Set).
Sketch:   Tuesday Morning Sketches
Stamped flowers:   Fashionable Stamping
Pink and Green:   Crafty Friends
Inspiration:   Cupcake Inspirations
Any:      Penny Black at Allsorts

Patriotic Gertie for granddaughter

Our granddaughter is completing her requisite 5 (parachute) jumps.  She is beginning her second year at the USAF academy. We told her to let us know after she finishes, not before!  She enjoys my cards, and I am sure she will like this.  I have had these papers, brads and buttons for some time.  The red stars are punched, and the blue trellis and sentiment are die cuts (Cuttlebug).  Blue and red Washi tape strips at the top do not show up on the photo.  Patriotic Gertie - ready for an outdoor parade - is part of a freebie set at Imagine That Digi Stamp Store.
CHALLENGES:  
Die cut:   Dies'r Us Challenge
                Digi Stamps 4 Joy  
Star:        Dragonfly Journeys
                 Love to Scrap
For a girl:        Aud Sentiments
Celebration:     Star Stampz
Family memories:        Frilly and Funkie
Fancy fold (Easel):      Incy Wincy Designs   
Red, white and blue:   Scrap-Creations
                                      Crafty Catz
                                      Simon Says Stamp
Colors of flag:     Dream Valley  
Patriotic:              Paper Girls

DT card for QKR Stampede challenge #199 - transportation

I am not sure how good this transportation might be...!!! I need a card for a brother-in-law who really enjoys long trail rides on his trusty Boots.  Certainly Boots is a bit more sedate than this bronco!  At any rate, check out the  QKR Stampede Blogspot  for this week's challenge - transportation.  You will find quite a variety of ideas from the talented DT members.  You may enter up to 3 times, and could win some of the fun QKR images.  Entries are due by 3 p,m, EDT, Thursday.
I colored the horse and rider with Prismas, and used chalk to lightly distress the edges. I used twine for a lasso, and Washi tape (maybe it is duck tape?) for the strips.  The background is dry embossed.  The sentiment is also from QKR (available as a rubber stamp) .  It is actually a single line that I cut apart to fit the sketch.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:  
Sketch:    Mojo Monday
Travel:     Digitally Sweet Challenges
It moves me:     Pile it on Challenge 
Summer/outdoor fun:    Deep Ocean
                                          Aloha Friday
Family memories:           Frilly and Funkie
Any:     Lemon Shortbread
              Crafting-With-Friends 
              Digital Delights
              DLArt
              A Bit More Time to Craft
              Doodle Pantry
             Sunsational Stamps
              Sisters of Craft
               
              

HB, Cheryl

Recipe:   Butterfly DP from DCWV Garden Party; Swiss Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug); Cheery Lynn tiny flower die cuts; sequins, shiny gems, Happy birthday metallic die cut; Washi tape:
Challenges:  
Sketch:   Mojo Monday
Flowers:  Cuttlebug Mania
                 Creative Knockouts
Garden:   Julia Spiri
Rose, pink, yellow:  Your Next Stamp
Summer:    Stars Stampz 
                    Aloha Friday Challenges
Wings:    Crafters Cafe 
Pattern Paper:   Morgans Artworld
                             Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper 

QKR Design team #198 - Christmas in July

It is time to  start thinking about Christmas, though it is hard to do when it is 110 every day!  I know, for those of you in the southern hemisphere that is usual for the holidays!  I selected the digital image "shepherd" and Merry Christmas to go with it- from the selection at QKR.  You may submit up to 3 entries by 3 p.m. July 7. 
Last week the theme at QKR Stampede was paper piecing, and I decided to go that route again.  I pieced the head piece and also the robe.  In retrospect I wish I had found a better piece of DP for the robe - it needs a bit more color.  (If you have not done paper piecing, my advice to you is to select a fairly light colored DP so it is easy to see the lines to cut.)  I also used favorite style - lots of light colored embossing.  I used a shimmery champagne colored cs (Recollections) for embossing and stamping, as well as for the card base.  I do not yet have a "star" embossing folder, so I substituted the snowflakes.  I used a gold pen to color the rays of one, and topped it with a
punched from gold glitter cs, though it does not really show on the screen.  I also used a bit of cord with a metallic thread for the head dress.
If I decide to mass produce this card for Christmas I may just leave the image uncolored.  My preference is to  use the same image for all of our cards.
CHALLENGES ENTERED: 
Sketch:  Your Next Stamp
Warm Clothing:   Christmas at Sweet Stampin
Christmas:  Christmas Card Challenges
Christmas with sentiment:  Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge
Star:  The Glory of Christmas
Holiday:   Hiding in my Craftroom
Occasion:  Crafting When we Can
Embossing:   Dragonfly Journeys
Any:   Crafty Sentiments
            Craft Your Passion 
            Jo's scrapshack   
            Lil Patch of Crafty Friends
            Love to Scrap
            Word Art Wednesday

Spinner

Front of card

Inside view

Open view

I recently made some purchases - the items have pretty much been gathering dust until I figure out a way to use them.  Can any one relate?  I bought some ready made card bases for what I think is called a tri fold spinner card.  I also bought (from the Create and Craft TV show) a very large kit of Kanban items.  They are all nice but the items often do not fit a layout or color scheme I planned to use.  So when I saw the challenge at Our Daily Bread I thought this is the time to see what I can do.  I would really appreciate any hints, suggestions or examples you might have.  For me, the most difficult aspect is to deal with the circle that is pre-cut - or, more accurately, half cut.  It seems that one must leave the scallop portion as a white bg
Here, I used a piece of eggplant shimmery cs (dry embossed with Textiles) cut to fit the front - using a circle die for the opening.  Then I stamped the ODB sentiment, and layered it on a slightly larger piece of eggplant.  I added a strip from the Kanban kit, and a Cheery Lynn die cut bird.  INSIDE:  I used a ready made floral section (Kanban) for the right side - again, with a piece of eggplant cs for the mat.  Another Kanban piece covers the inside of the pre-cut circle, and pieces from a Joanna Sheen die complete the inside design.  I left a bit at the bottom for a hand written message and/or signature.
CHALLENGES:  
Pop it up or dimension:   Our Daily Bread
3D:  Cut it up
Die cut:   Die-cut-divas.
                 Polkadoodle.
Purple:    Cheery Lynn (week 2)
Any:   Great Impressions
           

For Terry

The challenge at Art Impressions is to create a card using a slider or otherwise concealed image.  Since I do not have their new slider die, I made do by creating my own slider "frame" which I also paper pierced.  You most likely cannot see the piercing on the screen - nor can you see the true brown color of the Washi tape strips!   Oh, well...   It was after I made my choices that I realized this fisherman is an AI stamp - one I got a few years ago, probably at a yard sale!  It is marked 1996, so has been around for a while, but still timely.  This is for our son-in-law, and there will also be a birthday check concealed under the image.  He is an avid fisherman, so I can always find a theme!
At    http://anythingwisconsin.com/fishsayings.htm     I found the following to print on the inside:

 things that I have learned from fishing:
1. There is no such thing as too much equipment.
2. When in doubt, exaggerate.
3. Even the best lines get weak after they have been used a few times.
4. Sometimes you really have to squirm to get off the hook.
5. The fishing is always better on the other side of the lake.
6. Good things come to those who wade.

CHALLENGES ENTERED:
Sketch:    Sketch Saturday
Slide on by:     Art Impressions 
Summer:    Addicted-to-stamps
All about the boys:   Dar and Diane
Piercing:    Come and Get It

Glitter and purple birthday

This sketch and other challenges gave me a chance to use  a small piece of glittery DP (for he three strips) that I have had in my scrap pile for a while.  I also added glitter to the Cheery Lynn die cut branches as well as to the purple brad - which kind of blends in at the base of the branches.  I added shiny gems, then bits from a Fiskar punch.  The sentiments are from Verve.  The inside verse says Happy Birthday.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:
Sketch #2:   VLV Sketches
Purple (week 1):   Cheery Lynn
All that Glitters:   Mod Squad
Shimmer:    Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
Sparkle and shine:   Crafty Gals Corner
Tic Tac Toe (Diagonal - gems, DP, Brad):    Imagine That Digi Stamp
Birthday Girl:    Paper Shelter
Any:    Pennys Challenges
             Die-cut-divas
              Great Impressions