Another Fab Friday Mashup!

Hi Stampers!  Welcome back!  Oh my goodness am I super excited to share my creation with you today!! I combined two blog challenges into one for my card.  The color challenge from Fab Friday and the design challenge at The Friday Mashup. This is my second time combining both challenges, it must be something about Fridays!  I was challenged by both blogs and so happy that I was, my creative mojo got a great boost!

I used a technique called scherenschnitte stamping and I found the tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers.  I hate to admit that this was the first time I inked up the stamp set called Forest Friends, even though it is now retired.  When I first got the stamp set I had an idea of what I wanted to use it for, but I never got around to it, until now.  So glad I remembered I have this set and that I never got rid of it!

I LOVE HOW THIS CAME OUT!!!  I'm so proud of myself. Wanna hear something funny, it took me longer to cut out the polaroid frame!  It kept tearing and tearing...I finally had to glue it very carefully.  Cutting out the deer and the bunny was easier! LOL.

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project with a "Game/Woodsy type Animal (Deer, Moose, Turkey, etc). "
2. Create a project using a "Woodgrain look. "
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "project with Woodgrain and a Woodsy animal image. "

I always appreciate receiving comments on my blog, let me know if you have tried this technique before or if you have a retired stamp set you just inked up for the first time! 

Thanks so much for stopping by, until next time!

Sunday Stamps Color!

Happy Sunday Stampers!  Welcome back.  I'm back today with a new Sunday Stamps creation. For the next two weeks, we have a beautiful color challenge for you to play with.  My fellow Sunday Stamps Designers will inspire you with their creations.  Come check us out and play along with us.

I've been getting lots of use out of my Woodgrain Embossing Folder, it's one of my favorites! I made a square frame with the squares collection framelits, lots of possibilities with them. I used Early Espresso for my brown and I also had the coordinating embossing powder. I inked up the Happy Thanksgiving sentiment from Tags 4 You and punched it out with the label bracket punch. Simple card that you can change out the main image and the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time. 

Nacho Tuesday Christmas

Happy Tuesday Nachos! Hope your week is off to a great start!  We have a fun new sketch for you at Nacho Average Challenges and the variety of creations from our Design Team is full of inspiration. We hope you will join us, we love visiting your blogs and seeing your creations.

I made a Christmas card using our sketch.  I used the color combo suggested by the new Color Coach, Garden Green, Baked Brown Sugar and Cherry Cobbler. I sponged the woodgrain embossing folder with white craft ink-loving this look!  I took out my Owl Builder punch and used the Baked Brown Sugar ruffle stretch trim to create the look of a nest. The DSP and the sentiment are both retired but they worked great for my card. I think I found one of my designs for my Christmas cards this year!

Thanks for stopping by today, until next time. 

Happy Fall (belated)

Happy Tuesday Stampers! Although Fall has officially began this past weekend, true Fall weather in Phoenix is still month away. So let's escape the heat through paper crafts. What are you looking forward to the most with change in season?

We have a new color challenge at Nacho Average Challenges starting today. I think it's perfect for a fall theme card, or at least that's what I chose to do.

Hope you will play along with me and my fellow Nachos. Come check us out for inspiration with the beautiful color combo. Can't wait to see what you create. Thanks for stopping by today. 

Thanks So much!

Hello Stampers.  Happy Wednesday!  Hope your week is going great!

I have another fall theme card to share with you today.  I followed the color challenge from Create with Connie and Mary.  I LOVE this combo and will be using it more.  The richness of all three colors are prefect for fall!  Make sure you stop by their blog to check out all the inspiration from this color combo here.

I inked up the new Magnificent Maple stamp from Holiday Catalog. Sometimes I wish we truly had seasons here in Phoenix instead of summer, good thing I can escape with my paper crafts. I truly love the Woodgrain Embossing Folder, I think it is a must for any fall project. Yes, I did use my Eastern Elegance DSP again; Crushed Curry is popular! I also used a piece of Tangerine Tango from the Brights DSP Stack. 

I love how our new Designer Buttons (the large ones) fit prefect inside the A Fitting Occasion circular text stamps. I didn't know that so it was a lovely surprise. Another reason for me to use this stamp set more! 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Until next time.