Congratulations - Mojo Monday #290

There are now flood warnings for my area!  The water that caused such havoc to the north and east are now heading this way, swelling waterways on its route.  I am feeling uneasy because I have gone through a flood before and I don't care to repeat the experience.

I've gotten a little behind this week, but today is my catch up day.

First order of the day is the card is for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge here.

This Gumball Green A2 card is layered with first Whisper White card stock, then Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP.

The image panel consists of 4 squares of 1 1/8 by 1 1/8" Whisper White card stock laid next to each other on a piece of Gumball Green card stock.

On each of these squares was adhered a flower from the Fabulous Florets stamp set.  Each flower was stamped with Black Stazon and coloured with markers and an Aqua painter, then cut out.  I also stamped and coloured 2 leaves which were placed by the first and third flower.  Some dazzling details was placed in the middle of each flower and along the edges.

Some stitched Gumball Green ribbon was placed along the bottom of this panel, and a bow at the right side.

Here's a summary of the stamps/materials used:

Stamps: Fabulous Florets, Curly Cute

Inks: Black Stazon, SU markers (Tangerine Tango, Summer Starfruit, Old Olive)

Papers: Gumball Green, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP

Accessories: Stitched Gumball Green satin ribbon, Dazzling details, rhinestones

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Best of Flowers Birthday - Red Hot Sketch Challenge #79

The day started out overcast with some snow flurries, but now the sun is shining and I am again hopeful spring is around the corner.  I can hardly wait to get out into my garden and see my flowers start to bloom. This card, done for the Red Hot Sketch Challenge here features one of my favourite flower stamps, the hydrangea.  I was so sad when it was retired!  But it's back, in a smaller version, with the 25 year anniversary stamp set "Best of Flowers".

 

The image was coloured with SU markers and an Aqua painter.

Stamps: Best of Flowers, Curly Cute

Inks: Black Stazon, SU markers (Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Always Artichoke), Primrose Pink

Papers: Primrose Pink, Whisper White, Print Poestry DSP stack

Accessories: 2 1/2" circle punch, Scallop circle die #2, Mat pack & Paper piercer, Apothecary Accent framelits, Large rhinestones, Aqua painter, dimensionals.

A Sportswatch Birthday - Technostamper #254

What guy wouldn't like a nice shiny sports watch for his birthday?  Or does everyone tell time these days using a cell phone?  I'm going to assume that sports watches are still desireable, so I made a masculine birthday card featuring a sports watch for the Monday Lunchtime Technostamper sketch challenge here

 

First I stamped the houndstooth image from "Beyond Plaid" as a background on a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock uisng Soft Suede ink.

On a separate piece of Whisper White card stock, I stamped the watch image using Early Espresso ink.  The watch face piece was punched out using the 1" circle punch.  I also cut the wrist bands free.

Using the Big Shot, I flattened a large Silver Pop soda top, and placed the face piece in the flattened top.  This was attached to the middle of the background stamped image using glue dots.  I then adhered the wrist straps to either end of the pop top - and whalla we have a silver sports watch.

Stamps: Dapper Dad, Beyond Plaid, Curly Cute

Inks: Soft Suede, Early Espresso

Papers: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Espresso DSP

Accessories: Tag punch (retired), Silver Soda Pop Top, 1" circle punch, Neutral button, Early Espresso Baker's twine, glue dots.

Ribbon Card - Challenge 198 Pinterest Case LNS

This weeks's challenge with the Late Night Stamper's group is to CASE a card seen on Pinterest created by Brenda Keenan.
The card  I cased caught my eye because I thought it was such an interesting way to use scraps of  designer paper and ribbon to create Birthday presents.  A similar thing could be done for any occasion.

I kept the card looking pretty much the same, changing only the colors and the paper and ribbons.  The designer paper used is retired.

The card base is Early Espresso, layered with first Daffodil Delight, and then Whisper White which had been embossed up to about 1" from the top where the Sentiment was stamped using the Fancy Fan embossing folder.  I stamped the sentiment before I embossed so I knew exactly how far up to 

emboss the paper.

Presents: Different pieces of coordinating designer paper were punched using the 1 3/8" square punch.  Then a coordinating ribbon scrap was wrapped around it and a knot tied at the top. The presents were attached to the card using dimensionals.

Stamps: Curly Cute

Ink: Early Espresso

Papers: Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, 4 pieces of coordinating designer paper (retired)

Accessories: Fancy Fan folder, 1 3/4" square punch, 1/4" yellow and early espresso grosgrain ribbon scraps, dimensionals

Serene Silhouettes Birthday - Stamping 411 #266

What a beautiful day in Southern Ontario.  The humidity seems to have broken and it was a perfect day for a long walk in the park.  Thank goodness there have been no more bats to chase and catch!!

This card for Stamping 411 here features the Serene Silhouettes stamp set.  The sketch is a bit of an unusual design, but I enjoyed making the card.

 

The focal image was stamped with Versa mark ink and embossed with gold embossing powder.  The edges of the square were then pierced with the mat pack and paper piercer.

Stamps:  Serene Silhouettes, Curly Cute

Inks: Versa Mark, Island Indigo

Papers: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Gold card stock, Twitterpated designer series paper

Accessories: Gold embossing powder, mat pack & paper piercer, Butterfly punch, pearls, Lacy Brocade embossing folder, Stampin' dimensionals.