Mojo Monday 167, Color Dare 87, FTTC95, & Moxie Fab Thank You

Hi folks!  As you can tell from my title, I'm trying to play catch-up again and fit a few challenges into one card.  First, the sketch is for Mojo Monday:

The Color Dare challenge this week is to use Concord Crush, Perfect Plum, and Chocolate Chip.  Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge is to use doilies, and this card fits the Card Creations:  Favorite Occasions Week Thank You Challenge at Moxie Fab World.

Are you still with me?  LOL

This sketch seemed perfect for this paper doily from Martha Stewart.  I layered it with some chocolate felt and a flower from Verve's Dream Big.  The sentiment and leaves are from the same set.

I heat embossed the flower and sentiment, which looks a little funny in these pictures.  My poor camera is on its way out, which is not surprising since it is over 5 years old.  I'm hoping it will hold out at least through the holidays!

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! (Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Chocolate Chip), Papertrey Ink (white)

Stamps:  Verve (Dream Big)

Ink:  Adirondack (Eggplant), Versamark

Tools:  Spellbinders (circle, scallop circle dies), Papertrey Ink (Diamonds impression plate, Limitless Layers die), Marvy Uchida (circle punch), Fiskars (hole punch)

Accessories:  Martha Stewart (paper doily), Stampendous (clear embossing powder)

I kept the inside simple as usual with an embossed strip of chocolate cardstock and some stamped leaves.

I'm off to bed, but feel free to email or leave me a comment if you have any questions!  Thanks so much for spending a few minutes here on the blog with me.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Card Patterns #92 & Card Creations Birthday challenge

Hi there!  I had planned to post this card last night, but that obviously didn't happen!  I wanted to make a card for this week's Card Patterns sketch, which had me thinking stripes.  I have already made a resolution to use more of my patterned paper stash in the coming year, so this is a start!

How about this cute alligator?  I've had this stamp for a long time and thought he'd be perfect for a little boy's birthday card.  So I'll also be entering this one over at Moxie Fab World for the Card Creations Birthday Card Challenge.  The alligator and watermark stars are from a set by Sandylion, and the sentiment is from PTI's Just the Ticket.

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Vintage Cream)

Patterned paper:  Cosmo Cricket (The Boyfriend)

Stamps:  Sandylion (Boy Clear Stamp set), Papertrey Ink (Just the Ticket, Signature Greetings)

Ink:  Inkadinkadoo (Black), Versamark, ColorBox (Moss Green)

Tools:  Spellbinders (oval, scallop oval dies), Papertrey Ink (eyelet border, medium scallop border dies), EK Success (corner rounder)

Accessories:  Papertrey Ink (felt), Ranger (Enamel Accents), thread

Coloring medium:  Prismacolor Premier pencils

I finished off the inside with another alligator, uncolored this time, and a sentiment from PTI's Signature Greetings.

To make this card:

1.  Make card base from red cardstock.  Cut patterned paper strip, stitch around edges, and adhere to bottom.

2.  Cut aqua cardstock strip, round top coners, and stamp with stars.  Stitch around edges and adhere to card.

3.  Die cut medium scalloped border from red cardstock and eyelet border from green felt.  Stitch together and adhere to card.

4.  Die cut oval from cream cardstock.  Stamp alligator image and color.  Stamp sentiment.  Add dots on eyes and under sentiment with Enamel Accents.  Mat with red, die cut scalloped oval.  Attach to card with foam adhesive.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Have a great day!

ColourQ #61, WMSC #25, Paper Players #26, & Moxie Fab All Occasion challenge

That's a mouthful of a title for a simple little card, wouldn't you say?  I've been so busy lately, I haven't been playing many of my favorite challenges, so the best way to get caught up is to put together as many as I can handle at once!  The inspiration for this card comes from this week's ColourQ challenge, which is a combo that I absolutely adore.  Check out the gorgeous bit of eye candy Arielle has chosen this week:

This week's sketch at the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge got the wheels turning in my head to use Teeny Trees.  I heat embossed the background, which qualifies it for the challenge at The Paper Players to use wet embossing.  Finally, I'll enter this one over at Moxie Fab World for the All Occasion card challenge.

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! (Tempting Turquoise, Soft Suede), Papertrey Ink (white)

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Stamps (Teeny Trees)

Ink:  Stampin' Up! (Wild Wasabi, Pacific Point), ColorBox (Frost White), Fiskars (brown)

Tools:  Spellbinders (square Nestie)

Accessories:  The Twinery (baker's twine), Stampendous (white embossing powder), Sakura (brown pen)

Another tree and birdie on the inside:

The recipe:

1.  Make square card base from turquoise cardstock.  Stamp background pattern along edge and heat emboss with white embossing powder.

2.  Die cut square from white cardstock.  Stamp tree, leaves, and sentiment.  Stamp bird on scrap cardstock and cut out.  Adhere bird to tree image.

3.  Mat stamped panel with suede cardstock.  Wrap panel with baker's twine.  Attach to card with foam adhesive.

I hope you'll stop by and see what the Royal Court DT has to share with you this week.  You won't be disappointed!  And don't forget to link up your creation using this week's colors, too!

Thanks for stopping by, friends!

Curtain Call Act 58 & Mojo Monday 166

Hello, dear readers, and happy Sunday!  It's time for another Curtain Call Color Challenge, and this week Stacey has chosen a gorgeous and sophisticated combination of neutrals with a punch of purple!  Check it out:

I also used this week's Mojo Monday sketch, though I just couldn't bring myself to use a skewed panel! It seems to mess with my equilibrium.  *heehee*

I used my Prismas to color the large flower from PTI's Delightful Dahlia, then added Glossy Accents and tiny glass beads to the center.  I'm still not so sure about that little detail, but I never know how to finish the center of this flower.

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (True Black, white), Stampin' Up! (Concord Crush), Bazzill (kraft)

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink (Delightful Dahlia, Background Basics:  Retro)

Ink:  Inkadinkadoo (Black), Versamark, Adirondack (Eggplant)

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (flower, leaf dies, Diamonds impression plate)

Accessories:  Stampin' Up! (ribbon), Michaels (rhinestones, glass beads), Ranger (Glossy Accents), Prismacolor Premier pencils, OMS

To make this card:
1.  Make card base from kraft cardstock.  Cut panel from black cardstock; stamp background pattern with Versamark.  Adhere to card base.
2.  Cut panel from purple cardstock; deboss with impression plate and adhere to card.
3.  Die cut dahlia shape from white cardstock; stamp flower and color.  Add Glossy Accents to center and sprinkle with glass beads.
4.  Die cut leaves from kraft cardstock;  stamp, then attach to back of flower.  Attach to card with foam adhesive.
5.  Wrap gray ribbon around card and tie bow.  Embellish with black rhinestones.

Be sure to stop by to see what the rest of the girls have created this week!




Jean Martin at Stampin' Scrapper
Julie Lacey at Stamps & Taxes
Laurel Seabrook at Seabrook Designs
Makiko Jones at MakInk Studio
Monika Davis at M.A.D. Stamper
Piali Biswas at Touch of Creation
Silke Ledlow at My Life
Stacey Schafer at Stacey's Stamping Stage
Teresa Kline at Enjoy the VA Sunshine



and November Guest Designer, Marlene Peters at Hands On

...then play along with us and post your Curtain Call Color Challenge creation using Mr. Linky over at Stacey's Stamping Stage.

Thanks for dropping in!  Have a great Sunday!

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving!

Cardstock:  Bazzill (kraft)

Patterned paper:  DCWV (Amber Autumn premium stack)

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Stamps (Teeny Trees)

Ink:  Papertrey Ink (Dark Chocolate), ColorBox (Dark Brown)

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (Woodgrain impression plate, Medium Scallop border die, Tag Sale #1 die, Beautiful Blooms dies), Fiskars (scallop border punch)

Accessories:  Papertrey Ink (felt, button, twine), Michaels (pearls, ribbon), DMC floss

Other:  Target (kraft bag), tissue paper

Hey there, friends!  Sorry I have been absent from blog-land for a few days, but I took a little time away to spend with my family for the Thanksgiving holiday.  I hope my American friends had a wonderful day spent with loved ones and lots of good things to eat!  I know I did!

I thought I'd share a little gift bag I made up for the hostess of our Thanksgiving dinner, my husband's cousin.  The kraft bag came from Target and it had pink ribbon handles, so I switched those out for brown satin to match the papers.

I'll be back at midnight with a new Curtain Call Color Challenge, so come back soon!  Thanks for stopping by tonight!

ColourQ #60 & SSSC #94

Hey there, friends!  It's time to share another round of color inspiration over at the ColourQ!  We've started to have some frosty nights around here, so I'm in love with these adorable and toasty-looking mittens that Arielle has chosen this week.  I paired up these colors with Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch.

This beautiful lighthouse image is from WPlus9's Guiding Light stamp set.  I stamped it in brown, then on scrap piece of cardstock in red.  I cut out the red stripes to add to the main image.  (Guiding Light has a second, larger lighthouse with a separate stamp for stripes, too.)  I added shading with my Prismacolor pencils, as well as a beam of light.

Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! (Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, More Mustard), Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream)

Stamps:  WPlus9 (Guiding Light), Fiskars (All Year Greetings), Papertrey Ink (Background Basics:  Retro)

Ink:  Papertrey Ink (Dark Chocolate), Versamark

Tools:  Spellbinders (circle, scallop circle dies), Papertrey Ink (Woodgrain impression plate)

Accessories:  buttons, Papertrey Ink (jute twine)

Coloring medium:  Prismacolor Premier pencils, odorless mineral spirits

To make this card:

1.  Make card base from red cardstock.  Cut a strip of suede cardstock, impress with woodgrain plate, distress edges, and adhere to card base.

2.  Cut a strip of espresso cardstock, stamp stripes with Versamark, distress edges, and adhere to card.

3.  Die cut scalloped circle from mustard cardstock.  Trim and adhere to card.

4.  Die cut circle from cream cardstock; stamp lighthouse and sentiment.  Add shading and light beam with colored pencils.  Stamp lighthouse in red on a scrap piece of cream cardstock.  Trim stripes and adhere to main image.  Add shading to stripes.  Attach with foam adhesive.

5.  Adhere twine-tied buttons.

Thanks for stopping by, friends!  Don't forget to hop over to ColourQ to see what the rest of the Royal Court DT has whipped up!  Have a great Tuesday!

Curtain Call Act 57

Hi everyone!  It's Sunday, which means it's time for another round of the Curtain Call Color Challenge! Have a look at the combo Stacey has picked out for us this week:

I really like this color combo, but I definitely struggled with it.  I finally decided to make this layered butterfly with PTI dies and a Martha Stewart punch.  The flourish is also from PTI, and the sentiment is from Verve's Accent Notes.

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Dark Chocolate, white), Stampin' Up! (Basic Gray, Cajun Craze)

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink (Fancy Flourishes, Background Basics:  Text Style), Verve (Accent Notes)

Ink:  Papertrey Ink (Dark Chocolate), Ranger (Antique Linen), Versamark

Tools:  Papertrey Ink (butterfly dies, Polka Dot impression plate), Martha Stewart (butterfly punch)

Accessories:  Me & My Big Ideas (rhinestones)

Sorry to keep this brief, but I'm off to bed!  I hope you'll hop over to see what the rest of the gals have done with this color combo!

Jean Martin at Stampin' Scrapper
Julie Lacey at Stamps & Taxes
Laurel Seabrook at Seabrook Designs
Makiko Jones at MakInk Studio
Monika Davis at M.A.D. Stamper
Piali Biswas at Touch of Creation
Silke Ledlow at My Life
Stacey Schafer at Stacey's Stamping Stage
Teresa Kline at Enjoy the VA Sunshine



and November Guest Designer, Marlene Peters at Hands On

...then play along with us and post your Curtain Call Color Challenge creation using Mr. Linky over at Stacey's Stamping Stage.

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy your Sunday!