OOPS!

When I saw the Ways to Use It challenge yesterday on SCS, I just had to play. I've had Unity's woodgrain BG stamp for awhile now, but I don't remember ever using it. The first layer is popped up from the base card. It's so strange for me not to use ribbon. My card feels 'nekked'! LOL!

Stamps: monkey (CC Designs), woodgrain BG (Unity), sentiment (TAC)
Paper: kraft, close to cocoa, pretty in pink
Ink: black, close to cocoa, Copic markers
Accessories: brads, square punch (for the tag), SU large oval punch, pop-up dots

CAS / Color Challenge Samples

Christian Paper Crafts Color Monday
Choose your own Story

Today's Color Monday Challenge is a fun one and a bit unusual.

CM61 – Choose your own Story
Choose any combination these colors or be brave and us them all!
blue, pink, orange, & yellow plus neutrals

(All of these cards are double challenge cards. They were made to match the CAS challenge on SCS.)

I've made three cards for this challenge since it has so many possibilities:

a card with 2 colors, a card with 3 colors, and a card with ALL 4 colors! Woo Hoo! I did it! LOL!

Birthday Wishes

I chose to use blue and pink for this cute little monkey holding onto a piece of ribbon so he won't fly away.

Stamps: monkey – CC Designs, sentiment – Unity

Card Stock: white

Designer Paper: Stamping' Up

Ink: black, Copic markers

Accessories: ribbon

Technique: CAS (Clean & Simple)

Size: 4.25 square (A Muse 4.5 envelopes)

The Bird with the Story

This cute one is telling the story of 3 colors: blue, orange, & yellow.

Stamps: bird (Unity's Feb. 2010 KOM), sentiment (Ippity/Unity – Love in Return)

Cardstock: white, so saffron
Designer Paper: Stampin' Up
Ink: Palette burnt umber, Copic markers
Accessories: corner rounder, Spellbinders Nestabilities dies, pop-up dots, white gel pen

Technique: CAS (Clean & Simple)

Size: standard A2

Special Delivery

And here's a special delivery of all 4 colors! What do you think?

Stamps: bird (Unity's Feb. 2010 KOM), sentiment (Ippity/Unity – Love in Return)
Paper: white, SU dsp, so saffron
Ink: Palette burnt umber, Copic markers
Accessories: corner rounder, Spellbinders Nestabilities dies, pop-up dots, white gel pen

Technique: CAS (Clean & Simple)
Size: standard A2

SCS Featured Stamper

SCS Featured Stamper: **INGE**

*used a different CC Design monkey image
* used different DP from the same DCWV packet and stamped one layer instead of DP
* same layout
* used ice cream cones instead of flower accent.
* ribbon instead of additional cardstock
* Same corner accent with similar organdy ribbon

Here's is my inspiration card:

Stamps: Digital CC Designs Sweet Treats, Stampin' Up BG from Polka Dots & Paisley
Paper: DCWV retro DP. white, riding hood red, chocolate chip, sahara sand
Ink: riding hood red
Accesories: digit image, Copic markers, taffeta ribon, brads, corner punch (Wish RAK), organdy ribbon, thread, dimensionals (for ice cream cones)

This card measure 5x5 square.

Happy New Year!

I am SO GLAD to be stamping something other than Christmas cards and presents!!!!

My family has made a New Year's resolution. We need to have more fun time together. A weekly family night where we rotate choosing the activity is the plan.

We started it on New Year's Eve. We all did the SCS sketch challenge. (Yep, it was my turn to choose!) By the time we were done, I was exhausted! The funny thing is that my hubby needed more help than my son who has cerebral Palsy. LOL!

The first card is the one I made (once I was done helping the guys). I used a Wish RAK image from CC Designs. The brads, Swiss Dots CB, and photo corner punches are all from Wish RAK, too! I love swapping!

The second card was made by my hubby. He really needed the most help with color. He colored the Riley moose (from Hanna Stamps) first and then started picking some odd color combos to go with it. Yikes. I redirected him to the main image, but I had to stop him from using orchid opulence a few times. Oh my! He should never host a color challenge. LOL! I also suggested that he use stars instead of hearts and I encouraged him to use my brand new Martha Stewart edge punch.

My hubby said this was very hard and that he very imoressed at what a wonderful stamper I am... and he was very serious about it. He said it many times. What a sweetie.

This last card was done by my son. I asked him if he wanted to use other colors on the robot (By Doodle Factory). He said no. He has stamped with me before on a few occasions and he does it the way he wants it! LOL! Since this was a sketch, it was a little harder for him, but he dealt with it very well.

A person on SCS commented on his card and acknowledged his great coloring. He really has improved so that will make him feel proud. My son is challenged with cerebral Palsy and high functioning autism. He is a young teen and I'm very proud of his card.

On SCS, my username is Miss Boo. My hubby signed up on SCS last summer as MrBoo in order to communicate to my friends on SCS while I was in the hospital. My son wanted to be Boo Boo, but the name was taken. So his username is The Original Boo. Since he was small and in an incubator, he has had several nicknames involving Boo: Boo, Boo-Boo, Boo Bear. Now that he's a teenager, I have to be careful when and where I call him that, because it's just not cool! But he still loves to hear it from me at home. :) He such a sweetheart.... most of the time. (wink)

Buttons, Buttons, Buttons

I love buttons but hardly use them. So, I'm making an effort to consider them before deciding if a card is "finished". Today, I used them on my SCS sketch challenge card. I admit, I had a hard time with this sketch. So, I tried it on a square card. This card measures 3x3. I received the Deer Friends image and the buttons from Wish RAK.

Stamps: Deer Friends
Paper: close to cocoa, real red, whisper white, CM patterned paper
Ink: creamy caramel
Accessories: SU clocoa & red markers, white gel pen, ribbon, buttons, dimensionals, SU scallop punch, Marvy scallop punch




CC Designs is fast becoming a favorite stamp company of mine. I just love this little doggy... And I'm not allergic to him!!!!

Stamps: It's My Birthday - CC Designs, Fantastic Foliage - SU
Paper: white, wild wasabi, real red & DSP
Ink: black, wild wasabi
Accessories: ribbon, buttons, CM cutting system, Copic markers, real red SU marker

Monkey Hugs

I just love this adorable monkey. It was when I saw this cute guy in the SCS gallery that I discovered CC Designs. What an adorable collection of sets!

CC Designs - Monkey Love
SU Stamps: Because of You (grass)
Paper: wild wasabi, wild wasabi DSP, creamy caramel, white
Ink: black, wild wasabi
Accessories: CM custom cutting system, Marvy scallop punch, ribbon, Copic markers, white gel pen

This card measures 4.25 square. I use 4.5 A Muse envelopes.