Dynamic Duos #50

Hello again!

I'm back for another quick post - just gave the children the infamous "5 Minute Warning" and we all have to go inside. Playtime will be over. BOO!

I wanted to get my post up for this week's Dynamic Duo's Challenge. This weeks colors are monochromatic, pink and coral.

For CTMH-land colors, I used Smoothie cardstock and Blush ink with the PaperSmooches CyberCafe stamp set. As a recently reformed coffee addict, I still love all things coffee (ESPECIALLY my new quart of coffee flavored gelato!) and this stamp set caught my eye as a great impulse buy with a gift card balance. 

Here is my card: 

It needed a little "umph" after I had it assembled, so I added the Prisma Glitter. It was kinda fun to resurrect. Sadly, that poor bottle hadn't seen the light of day in quite some time. I thought it was a great touch to finish off the card. 

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Colour Q #187

Good evening!

I am happy to say I am enjoying a quiet sit-down on my back patio in the fresh evening air. It's so beautiful, I'm determined not to let anything bother me, even the gnats buzzing around me - incessantly -- and they keep tickling my arm -- and sometimes they just flat gross me out.    BUT, it's beautiful outside and I'm sitting down. After two days of spreading mulch while the kids were in school, I'm tired as a woman. I did sneak a little crafty time in this afternoon while the kids were playing and before Hubby got home from work. I went to my desk and saw the reminders I'd left myself for my ideas related to this week's Colour Q colors, but after little deliberation I completely changed my mind.

I kept debating the purchase of the Rosie Posie stamp set from PTI after falling in love with the floral images on so many pretty blog posts I've visited. I wasn't wild about the hexagons that were included and it seemed "expensive" (for me) not to like all  the stamps in the set. (I've said it once, I'll say it again. It's not easy being a tightwad AND a papercrafter! It's like two facets of my inner self working against each other. I argue with myself!) However, I just kept seeing those roses and flowers stamped up so beautifully on fellow crafters cards and decided to throw caution to the wind.

And, wouldn't you know it - I've already used the hexagons more than the flowers from this set? It's turning out to be my favorite part. So, as the score goes: Crafty Inner Self - 1; Tightwad Inner Self - 0.   (Mind you, that is not a lifetime cumulative total.)

Supply List
Cardstock: White (PaperTrey Ink), Navy Blue (Recollections - Michaels)
Stamps: Rosie Posie (PaperTrey Ink), Hexagons (Hero Arts)
Dye Ink: Outdoor Denim, Indian Corn Blue, Lilac Mist, Blush (CTMH)
Other: Outdoor Denim Chevron Ribbon (CTMH), buttons (from my mother-in-laws enormous stash!), sequins

I had a lot of fun with this one because it felt a little "different" than my usual pieces. I need a little more practice lining up the "inside" stamps, but I think it's working okay for this card.

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2013 Stamping Royalty Honorable Mention - Season's Greetings - "Shocked and Awed"!

Well I can't believe it! I sat down at the computer to post a couple of entries (3 if I was REALLY ambitious) for some online challenges, and in my typical fashion, I got distracted and began blog hopping from my Blogger list. (I spread two truck loads of mulch today while kids were in school and Hubby was at work, so I've been looking for excuses to sit down!). Anyway, one thing lead to another and I wound up back on the PaperCrafts blog and the results of the 2013 Stamping Royalty contest. I remembered there was still one category I had not looked for the revealed winners (sometimes I recognize the names of the gals from blog land or PaperCrafts pages. I read ALOT.). I stumbled across the blog post for Honorable Mentions, which I didn't really even realize were chosen, and lo' and behold, I saw my own name and then my card!!!!

That's right! I know - I can't believe it either! I am the Honorable Mention for the Seasons Greetings 2013 Stamping Royalty contest!!!!  Wow.

For fun, they are holding a vote to pick a winner from the 5 Honorable Mentions, one from each category. The categories are: Love, Hello/Thinking of You, Season's Greetings, Birthday, and Thank You. The winner of the voting gets the same prize package as the Royalty Finalists. Who wouldn't want that?!

Please feel free to take a peek at the blog entry, my card, and cast a vote!!! Instructions are included within the blog post. Voting is open until Thursday, May 2nd.

2013 Stamping Royalty Honorable Mentions Blog Post from Papercrafts

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Play Date #179

I'm back with another quick post! Trying to squeeze in pix of my activities this morning in my crafty space before I get home with the kids and it all breaks loose around here! :) It will go from quiet (and almost mesmerizing - I get sleepy sitting here now!)  to NOT so quiet and NOT so mesmerizing! It's comical some days.

I love the fun happy spring colors from Play Date this week.



Here is my card using these colors (CTMH: Pear, Cotton Candy, and Sunset):

I stamped the stripes using my stamp set held over from my CTMH "Wonderland" kit. I die cut the stars in matching paper and added the buttons and twine. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches "Sentiment Sampler".

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Freshly Made Sketches #83

Good afternoon!

I'm here to post a couple of cards quickly before I leave to pick up the little piglets from school. They will be so glad it's Friday and get to "stay up late" tonight. :)

I spent some time playing this morning in my crafty space enjoying a beautiful Friday myself.

Here is the Freshly Made challenge for this week:



Here is my card using the sketch -- I opted to make a tag for my "accent panel" to shake things up a bit.

I loved the "natural" look with the accent pieces backed by the Kraft card base. I embossed the Sweet Leaf cardstock panel with my Cuttlebug, stamped the Botanical Silhouettes flowers in Tulip and Sweet Leaf and the sentiment in Cocoa.

It was the most fun. (And, I'm still loving the embossing these days!)

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Colour Q #186 and Simon Says Challenge

Good morning!

I hope everyone is enjoying beautiful weather as we are here in TN. It's turned off a little chilly, but the sun is shining so beautifully, we can't help but feel blessed this morning! (Can you tell it was rainy and yucky yesterday? I wouldn't complain about freezing temps today as long as we could see Mr. Sun! Thank the Good Lord for sunshine!!!)

I'm popping in to post a card I made earlier this week for Colour Q colors.



They are such fun happy colors. I knew it would be perfect for a floral stamp set. I used mine from my "Pemberly" workshop kit.

 

 

My CTMH colors are Pear, Sunset, Cotton Candy, and Cashmere (inking edges). I layered my stamped panel over a piece of patterned paper from a DCWV 6x6 stack I have. And the card base is Kraft cardstock (FAVORITE!).

 

My sentiment stamp is from Verve Stamps.

 

I am also entering this card into this week's Simon Says Stamp "Anything Goes" Challenge.

 

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Dynamic Duos #49

Hello there!

I'm cheating with one more quick post right before bed. I was able to steal some crafty time today in my room. After a couple of days of strenuous yard work, I really didn't care if I did anything else today! :) I was going to craft or NOTHING!

Here are the Dynamic Duos colors:

This isn't a direction I would normally take these colors, but I kind of got a kick out of it - being different. (Even though the reason for the card is a sad occasion. :(  )

Unfortunately, I need this card for a dear, dear friend. 

I embossed my black cardstock in the Cuttlebug and then lightly sanded it. The striped paper is from the CTMH "Bliss" paper packet. I really like how the colors look once I backed everything with the Kraft card base. It was amazing how much it softened everything! It was just looking so harsh before I changed the background from white. 

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