Cherry Blossoms of Blessings

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 602 - Sweet Smoky Razzleberries and Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 467.
I have not been able to play for quite some time now due to torn rotator cuff then repair and the week after my surgery MIL 81 yr old fell and broke her neck in 3 places after 2 surgeries pneumonia set in and she past away after about 1 month from her fall. It has just been one thing after another in this household but today I was determined I was making something even if it failed I was going to try. Finally made it upstairs and this was the end result. I had to use regal rose substitute since I have decided I have more CS than I could ever use and am running out of storage space I opted out of this years in-colors and got as close as I could to sweet sugarplum. 

For the inside I kept is really simple and only stamped the sentiment.
RECIPE:

Stamps: Trust God

Paper: Smoky slate, Rich Razzleberry, Regal Rose, Choc Chip, BG Green at Heart DP

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: ribbon, spellbinders cherry blossom, spellbinder label 9

Techniques: dry embossing, sponging

Valentine Blessings from Heaven

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 576. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 566 - Doing the Mambo wearing Pink eating Pumpkin Pie. I found some dp in my age old stash that worked for the CC. WOW. I love it when that happens. I seamed the pretty in pink and dp with a thin ribbon. I cut and embossed the scallop and smooth edge hearts, layered them, and popped them up on dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment in melon mambo on the front and envelope.

The sentiment from Blessings from heaven was stamped on the inside in melon mambo. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Blessings from Heaven, All Year Cheer III 
Paper: white, pretty in pink, melon mambo, ?dp 
Ink: Melon Mambo 
Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, Nestability Hearts 
Techniques: 3D, layered

Sweet Talking Full of Love for You

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 575 where I took a small liberty changing the circle to a heart. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 565 - What's Black and White and Red all over?". How could I resist making a valentine card with these colors in this weeks challenge? Well I couldn't so I did. What I could do is figure out how to include the odd shape for Monday's TLC and white on white for the CAS challenge this week. LOL. So just 2 challenges for me today but I love how it turned out.
I dry embossed the Darice Hearts diagonal embossing folder on white and matted it on the white cs base then cut the heart from some real red cs. I popped up the black ribbon under the LOVE sentiment cut from black cs.

Hope you like it as much as I do. Have a fabulous day my stamping friends.

For the inside I stamped a sentiment from SU's Full of Life set using cherry cobbler ink and the envelope I stamped the solid heart in cherry cobbler then the open heart and sentiment in momento tuxedo black ink on the front left corner of my envelope.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Full of Life, Sweet Talk 
Paper: white, black, real red 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Cherry Cobbler 
Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, Nestability Heart, Memory Box Love die, Darice Hearts Diagonal 
Techniques: 3D, dry embossing

Trust in God for ALL things Book Card

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 565 - What's Black and White and Red all over?. I had an Uncle that loved to pull that on kids. We probably all have someone in our path that is such a prankster. LOL Anyway all I could think of is books and when I first saw Nestie Label 7 that was all I could think of so guess what I picked up and used? You got it. It is small but the message is mighty and will work very well on a friend's desk that I give to. My odd shaped card is for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 568 - Revisiting Shaped Cards which was a revisit from a previous TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 315 - That's Odd.
I cut the binder from Real red cs and stamped the praying hand image I got years ago at Michaels in black ink then cut the next to the largest from the stack in white cs and stamped the sentiment in black. Adhered a black ribbon and it was done. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Trust God, Praying Hands 
Paper: white, real red 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black 
Accessories: ribbon, Nestie Label 7 
Techniques: Shaped card, CAS

Blessings from Heaven Love You

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 568 - Revisiting Shaped Cards fromTECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 315 - That's Odd. I used white on white and the only color is in the sentiment for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 359 - WOW them!.
I cut and embossed the heart nestie 2 largest sizes using white cs then cut the sentiment in white and cherry cobbler. I wanted to use the largest scalloped heart for the base but it seems to have grown legs and walked off.

I stamped the sentiment on the inside in cherry cobbler on the inside and envelope. Now let's go to work.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Blessings from Heaven 
Paper: white, cherry cobbler 
Ink: cherry cobbler 
Accessories: dimensionals, IO Love You die 
Techniques: 3D, CAS, White on White, Shaped Card

A Snowman with More Merry Messages for Christmas

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 553 - An Elegant Calypso in Old Bermuda with Pearls or Rhinestones for dessert. For Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 556 - Die Cut Critters, for CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 347 - Me Want Candy. My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 420. OK so Monday when I first looked at the photo for the CAS I saw Frankie but today I studied it a little more and the head looked like a decorated flower pot so I went with it and the google eyes. I used a flower pot cut from elegant eggplant and turned it upside down for a hat. I used various sizes of circle punches for the snowman and attached some google eyes, gems and ferns for arms.

On the inside and envelope I stamped my sentiments in Bermuda bay. I hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: More Merry Messages 
Paper: white, calypso coral, elegant eggplant, Bo Bunny Altitude dp
Ink: Bermuda Bay 
Accessories: MS Snowflake, Fiskers Fern, Spellbinders Flower Pot, Ribbon, dimensionals, google eyes, gems, circle punches, 
Techniques: 3d, die cuts critters

Color Blocked Pumpkins from Harvest Blessings

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 291 - There Once Was a Kitty Named Pumpkin, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 548 - Who Crushed my Cherries and Pumpkins in my Garden, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 551 - Color Blocking with Card Stock, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 342 - It's Punkin Time. Could NOT resist piling these all on today. It took me all week to remember I had the Pumpkin die. So sad to have so much that you can not remember having what you need :( LOL. I think this CAS is self explanatory. All sentiments were stamped in pumpkin pie. Hope you like this small fall greeting card. Off to work.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Harvest Blessings, Happy Fall Yall 
Paper: vanilla, crushed curry, pumpkin pie, cherry cobbler, garden green 
Ink: Pumpkin Pie 
Accessories: Nestability Pumpkin die 
Techniques: 3D, color blocking with card stock, CAS

Trust God with a Kite Card

This is for Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 541 - Roses and Mints are a tip top treat. I saw the new KITE CARD TECHNIQUE and just had to try it since the WT Challenge was not loaded yet and I have to be at work soon. I found some perfect DP from Colorbox Beach House 2 sided dp. I cut the white cs with the smallest Label 1 Nestability set and then traced around the edges on tip top taupe and rose red CS for a mat then fussy cut them.

I stamped the sentiments in mint macaron ink. I turned the labels long way to fit on the Kite shape. This was such a fun and easy card to make. I almost hate to give it way. LOL
RECIPE:
Stamps: Trust God 
Paper: white, mint macaron, rose red, tip top taupe 
Ink: Mint Macaron 
Accessories: flowers, labels 1, ribbon 
Techniques: Kite Card

Pure White Love

This is for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 516 - White Out and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 307 - Use Your Words.
This is for my darling hubby next month. I love him so much and on the inside I will write "My love for you is as pure as the color white". Hope he likes it. I used 2 sizes of scalloped and classic Nestability Hearts. The largest classic is the actual card and the larger scalloped is matting the card. I used my quickutz "love" letters and popped them up on dimensionals as well as the 2 matted smaller hearts. It is amazing how just white can make such an elegant creation.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none 
Paper: white 
Ink: none 
Accessories: Nestability Scalloped Hearts, Nestability Classic Hearts, Quickutz love letters 
Techniques: white out

Loads of Love for Michele

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 441 - Navy Cajun Sky, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 444 - Stamping on DP, Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 235 - Going on a Road Trip and for my layout I used Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 308.
We just got home from a couple of road trips. My 1st real week vacation in probably 3 yrs that ranged from Fernadina Beach FL to Chattanooga, TN. Whoo hoo, I had to get back to work so I could get some rest. LOL.
I stamped the LOADS OF LOVE sentiment in cajun craze and night of navy on my road map dp then on my popped up focal image in cajun craze also. I stamped the images in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics. Yep I dusted them bad boys off and used them. I was afraid I had forgotten how to use them it has been so long.
Anyway let's go to work and make some money so we can go on another road trip. 
RECIPE: 
Stamps: Loads of Fun - SU 
Paper: white, road map dp 
Ink: momento tuxedo black, night of navy, cajun craze, soft sky 
Accessories: ribbon, copics, dimensionals, stickles 
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D

A CASE of Sunflowers

 This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 439 - Old Melon Daffodils\, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 442 - External Frame Internal Greeting I did add a short sentiment on the top of the outside, eeek but the rest of it is on the inside; and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 233 - CASE of a CAS - hskelly. I love Harriett and have served on several dt's along with her. She is a fabulous person and crafter to boot. I CASED Harriett's lovely DTGD SUNFLOWER. Hope I did it justice.
I have been in a mood lately and NOT much in the stampin' mood I am afraid to say. Things are just a little crazy around here but I had to play today. Love the colors.
I used white cs for my base inside front framed with old olive and inside back trimmed with daffodil delight. I stamped using this gorgeous 2 step stamp set from way back and did not even have to use the stamp-a-ma-jig. Yeah!
I added stickles to the center and leaves and embossed the bottom from with Sizzix Script EF.
Hope you like it and hope I get time tonight to show some love to everyone else playing along.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Summer Sunflower, Short & Sweet - SU 
Paper: white, old olive, daffodil delight 
Ink: old olive, melon mambo, daffodil delight 
Accessories: Nestabilities Labels 1, Sizzix Script EF, Stickles 
Techniques: dry embossing, 2 step stamping, Framing

Lovely Tissue Stamped Christmas Tree

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 434 - Christmas Cake Green, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 437 - Tissue Stamping and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 228 - Technique Challenge (Masking on a Single Layer). 
I used Nestie's Label 4 for my Mask to ink the inside with crumb cake and to stamp the tree which was inked in gumball green. I used reverse mask to stamp the sentiment from All Year Cheer I inked with cherry cobbler ink. I used some Christmas Red Stickles to create ornaments on the tree.
Hope you like it, now off to work I go.
RECIPE: 
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, All Year Cheer I - SU 
Paper: vanilla 
Ink: crumb cake, cherry cobbler, gumball green 
Accessories: tissues, Nesties Label 4, Christmas Red Stickles 
Techniques: Masking, Reverse Masking, Tissue Stamping

Springtime Bathing Beauty

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 429, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 419 - More Tempting Daffodils with a dessert option of Spring which always makes me long for beach time, for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Monochromatic Madness and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 213 - Limited Supplies - Single Line Images.
I stamped my Rubbernecker "Bathing Beauty" Image in Adirondeck Espresso ink then cut and embossed with Nestabilities Large Scalloped Oval die. I then colored with copics and added dimensionals.
My dp is from DCWV-Mango Madness stack.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Bathing Beauty - Rubbernecker
Paper: white, DCWV-Mango Madness dp, more mustard
Ink: Adirondeck Espresso
Accessories: dimensionals, copics, Nestability Large Scalloped Oval die, ribbon
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D, Die Cuts, Dry embossing

Perfectly Penned Celebration of Spring

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 416 - Bashful Raspberry Petals with a dessert option of Spring. I look so forward to spring and seeing all the beautiful flowers and greenery again.
This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 419 - Puzzle Piece Resist. I have never tried the puzzle piecing with emboss resist so had to try it. I used a white panel embossed with SU's Weathered background stamp and clear embossing powder. I cut and embossed the Spellbinders Flower Pots and in the bottom of the flower pot section I cut and embossed a rose and sponged it with primrose petal ink added a brad to the center and popped it up. The pot was sponged with raspberry ripple. I used bashful blue on the remainder of the embossed panel. I cut 2 different sized roses in primrose petal and raspberry ripple and popped them up above the pot.
I stamped the sentiment from SU Perfectly Penned set in raspberry ripple.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Perfectly Penned, Weathered
Paper: white, raspberry ripple, primrose petal
Ink: bashful blue, raspberry ripple, primrose petal
Accessories: Nestabilities Flower Pot & Rose Creations
Techniques: Emboss Resist, heat emboss, dry embossed, 3D, Puzzle Piecing

Serene Silhouettes Because I Care

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 415 - More Old Muse; Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 418 - Circles; Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 209 - Featured CAS Player (simplybeautifu) which is just what her gallery is full of; and Monday's MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 282.

I finally found enough energy to make it upstairs to stamp today, I am on sick day 2 from work for the 1st time in over 3 years and ready for this crudd to be gone.

I chose to CASE this LONG STEM SILHOUETTE from simplybeautifuls gallery and hope I did it justice but if not keep in mind I am still full of Nyquil that stuffy, sneezy, coughing, wheezing, get out of your craft room cold medicine. LOL.

I used a French Script background stamp from Stampedous stamped in more mustard with the Nestie in place then stamped the silhouette image in midnight muse on top of it. I used some midnight muse ribbon and old olive cs then popped up my sentiment from Because I care stamped in midnight muse and matted on midnight muse. My focal panel, sentiment panel and care base are vanilla cs. I cut the base & focal panel with Large Circle Nesties cutting the base just above the top circle so it would hold together. I cut the matt for the focal panel using GRand Nesties Scalloped circles and the matt for the sentiment with SU Scallop circle punch.

Hope you like it.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Serene Silhouettes, Because I Care - SU; French Script - Stampendous
Paper: vanilla, old olive, midnight muse
Ink: more mustard, midnight muse
Accessories: ribbon, dimensionals, scallop circle punch, circle punch, Grand Nestie Scallop Circle, Nestie Large Circles
Techniques: Circles, Inside the Nestie

Warm & Fuzzy Eskimo Kisses

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 153 - Warm and Fuzzy Wuzzies. I used the very 1st stamp set I purchased from Sweet N Sassy Stamps "Eskimo Kisses".
My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 420.
My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 410 - Soft Calypso Party.
I used the Nestability Cirlce Die and soft suede card stock for the matt of my spotlight images and the Fleur De Lis Square Die in calypso coral for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 413 - Focus on the Dies.
I stamped my image in momento tuxedo black then colored with copics BG10 & 11, E43,44,50,51, & 53, R02,12 & 22. I was sure I had forgotten how to color with my copics since it has been a while. After coloring I used a circle punch to cut the image and matted on soft suede die cut circle and popped the spotlighted images up on dimensionals.
Hope you like it and today I am wishing I had one of those warm and fuzzy coats and scarfs. BRRRR is it cold here in South Ga. LOL
RECIPE:
Stamps: Eskimo Kisses - SNS
Paper: white, soft suede, calypso coral, pool party
Ink: momento tuxedo black
Accessories: copics, dimensionals, Nestability Circle Die, Nestability Fleur De Lis Squares
Techniques: Spotlighting, 3D, Focus on the dies, Warm & Fuzzy Wuzzies

Sweet Talk

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 420; Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 410 - Soft Calypso Party with dessert option of making a valentine card; and for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 413 - Focus on the Dies. Today I used Nestability Circle Heart Die. I used the smallest one cutting and embossing then distress sponging with the die in place 4 times using calypso coral cs and ink. I punched a 3/4 in circle and attached to the center then stamped a different sentiment in each circle from Stampin' Ups Sweet Talk set using calypso coral ink. I attached these 4 circles on white then matted on calypso coral and soft suede cs and popped this up on dimensionals.. I tied some soft suede ribbon across the middle. My base is pool party.
RECIPE: Stamps: Sweet Talk Paper: white, soft suede, calypso coral, pool party Ink: calypso coral Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, Nestability Circle Hearts Techniques: Focus on the Die, distress sponging, 3D

Large Label with Trust God

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE #413 - Focus on the Dies.
My layout is from today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 204 - Sketch and my color combo is from last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 409 - Red Pirouette Wonder.
I used 2 sizes of the Nestability Large Label Die for my focus and to really focus I used a sentiment on the white smaller size die. Both were cut and embossed using my cuttlebug.
My dp is from Basic Grey's "Olivia" stack. I used a 3/4 inch circl punch and ruby red cs for my 3 scallops under my focal panel and popped my focal panel up on dimensionals.
Now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Trust God - SU
Paper: whtie, Wisteria Wonder, Ruby Red, pink pirouette, BG Olivia
Ink: wisteria wonder
Accessories: dimensionals, circle punchs, Nestability Large Label
Techniques: 3D, Focus on the dies, faux scallop border

Riveting With Love

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 408 - Very Soft Ripple, for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 411 - The Best of 2012 where I chose TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 363 - Make Your Own Stripes by scoring stripes onto the rich raspberry panel and adhering alternating strips of vanilla and rich raspberry cs to the soft suede panel, for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 202 - Postage or Faux Postage. My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 275.
I stamped the image in rich raspberry then used a circle punch to cut it out and popped it up on the vanilla postage panel after sponging with soft suede with the die in place.
Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Riveting
Paper: vanilla, soft suede, rich raspberry
Ink: soft suede, rich raspberry
Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, score pal, Nestability Postage Die
Techniques: Make Your Own Stripes, 3D, Postage

Embossed Happy Anniversary

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 411 - Best of 2012. I choose TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE 398 - Try A Little Dimension for this card. I also included today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 202 - Postage or Faux Postage. I have been MIA for a couple of weeks so I also added the last color challenge from last year COLOR CHALLENGE # 407 - Silver, Gold, and White.
I have had this embossed image since I bought my Cuttlebug eons ago and never used it. I embossed the image in white and gold then cut the ribbon and bells out to attach to the white layer for dimension. I cut and embossed the white and gold layer using Nestabilities Postage Die and popped the white panel up on dimensionals. I matted that on silver. My card base is 4x4 white.
RECIPE:
Paper: white, silver, gold
Accessories: Cuttlebug, dimensionals, Nestability Postage Die
Techniques: dry embossing, 3D