Hogs and Kisses

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 523 and Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 513 - Basic Bermuda Slush which sounds so yummy even as cold as it is.
I found this digi image in my stash from years gone by and just had to color it up. I used copics and as I was coloring I realized how long ago it was that I printed this because it was certainly before I found the right paper for copic coloring, oh well, no time to reprint and start over just had to go with it and make the best of some therapy time. I stamped the sentiment from All Year Cheer that reads "hugs and kisses" and changed the u to an o. I think I will give this to my darling daughter e3stamper (aka) Shannon. She will get a kick out of it.
RECIPE:
Paper: white, Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush, DCWV - Blossoms & Butterflies dp
Ink: Bermuda Bay 
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D

Silly Cowboy

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL CHALLEGE #157 - Silly Man; MIX AND MATCH CHALLENGE # 4 - Water you Doing; QUEEN FOR THE DAY CHALLENGE # 311 - Carole CASEing her RIDE'EM COWBOY; Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 415 - Sponging; Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 424; Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 414 - Certainly Chocolate Cake; and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 417 - Wishy Washi Tape.I used a High Hopes Image and colored with my Prisma pencils, wanna have a good laugh? I have not used them in so long I had to call Shannon to find out how to use them :(
I had to make my washi tape as I have none.
Now a short day at work and then I think bed, this cold is really getting to me.
Recipe:
Stamps: Hight Hopes Kenny?
Paper: vanilla, water color, choc chip, certainly celery, crumb cake
Ink: choc chip, certainly celery, crumb cake
Accessories: prisma color pencils, sponges, dimensional, gamsol
Techniques: faux washi tape, sponging, gamsol

Friendly Cow

This is for this weeks challenges of :
Today's: FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 105 - Cards with Character.
Today: QUEEN FOR THE DAY # 101 - kokirose aka Patricia where I was more than happy to CASE this darling cyber friend. I chose her HOLY COW CARD.
Thursday's: WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 363 - Bring on the Buttons.
Wednesday's: SKETCH CHALLENGE # 373.
Tuesday's: COLOR CHALLENGE # 363 - Basic Pretty Pirouette.
Monday's: CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 158 - Stitching.
and Monday's: TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 363 - Acrylic Distress.
My image & sentimnet are from High Hopes. I used copics to color.
I painted some pretty in pink cs with white acrylic paint then distressed it with pretty in pink ink after embossing with my new folder from PaperTray Ink. I just had to do the whole week together as I may not be back until Monday. We have a triple granddaughter birthday party tomorrow morning and then I have 2 grands until after church Sunday. Have a fabulous weekend everyone.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Clarabelle & Riley, Friends for Heifer - HH
Paper: white, basic gray, pretty in pink, pink pirouette
Ink: pretty in pink, basic gray
Accessories: copics, prima, button, Fiskars Rope Border, PTI Picnik Plaid Impression Plate
Techniques: dry embossing, 3d, copic coloring, acrylic distressing

Stanley's Ssspecial Wissshes

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 347 - More Burgundy Artichokes.
My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAYS' SKETCH CHALLENGE # 213.
I have sadly been neglecting my other stamps and am trying to show them some lovin. I buy these images because they appeal to me then don't use them. Hoping to change that habit of mine.
I stamped "Stanley the Snake" from High Hopes on vanilla twice using momento rich cocoa then colored him with copics, cut him out and popped him and the 2 flowers up on dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped in always artichoke then cut with Stampin Up's large oval punch and doddled around the edge with bravo burgundy marker.
I cut the artichoke circle then dry embossed with Vitorian embossing folder in my cuttlebug machine. My dp is from DCWV Safari Chic stack.
I LOVE how this turned out and hope you do too.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Stanley Snake, Ssspecial Wisshes - High Hopes
Paper: vanilla, always artichoke, bravo burgandy, DCWV Safari Chic
Ink: momento rich cocoa, always artichoke, bravo burgandy
Accessories: copics, dimensionals, Fiskars circle template, SU large oval punch, cuttlebug
Techniques: dry emboss, 3D, copic coloring

A CASE Of Clowning Around

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER # 168 - GloriousGreetings AKA Gloria. Congratulations on being in the spotlight Gloria. I chose to CASE her PATCHPAL SCARECROW card. I changed the layout, colors and image from scarecrow to Clown.
I am also CASEing Mercy's LEO THE LION for Saturday's CRAZY 4 CHALLENGES # 34 - CASE. I love the simple layout with dp and the large image.
It is very close to today's SKETCH SATURDAY CHALLENGE # 100 so I used it as well. I added some ribbon and paper pierced around my focal image mat rather than on the dp. I also used dotted dp but large colored dots. The paper piercing was also for Monday's TECHNQIUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 269 - Paper Piercing. The layered primas in the right upper corner are for Saturday's OUR CREATIVE CORNER CHALLENGE - Blooming Blossoms. The various colors were inspired by the dp but also Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 229 -Green Rainbow where I found this darling NUMBER SNAIL PUZZLE. This darling dp is some Shannon shared with me recently. I am trying to make sure I use it or she might borrow it back. LOL. I think the image is a High Hopes image but not sure. Colored with copics that I am sure of. Have a wonderful Sunday. We have heavy rains going on right now which are much needed.
RECIPE:

Stamps: High Hopes Clown
Paper: white, MME dp, blue, orange cs
Accessories: gems, ribbon, copics, paper piercing tool, crystal effects
Techniques: paper piercing

Easter Basket Matchbook Candy Holder

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 258 - Soft Perfect Plums with Critters for Dessert and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 260 - Matchbook Candy Holder. These are just too easy and too precious to not make more of them. This time I used an Easter Basket image from High Hopes. My image was colored with copics. Front and inside panels are matted on pale plum then perfect plum. YEAH! I got my brads in the right place this time. Whoopeee. My critter is my layered butterflies from the Martha Stewart triple butterfly punch.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Easter Basket - HH
Paper: white, pale plum, perfect plum
Ink: graphite black, perfect plum
Accessories: stamp-a-ma-jig, crystal gem, brads, MS Butterfly punch,
Techniques: Matchbook Candy Holder

Mary Angel Playing in the Puddles

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER - Biggan. I have admired her gallery for a long time. I decided on CASEing her AUTUMN GIRL CARD. I changed the layout, colors just a bit and used a different image but the same type. I used my seriously neglected High Hopes image. this little angel just tickles my funny bone. I remember playing in the rain puddles as a kid and fussing at my kids for doing the same thing, LOL. My image was stamped in graphite black then colored with copics Blender pen, B91, E07, E08, E09, E35, D37, E39, E50,, E51, Y000, Y00, & Y02. I trimmed an oval from Sahara Sand then sponged some going gray and basic gray to make it look like rain clouds. Focal panel is matted with really rust. My dp base is Indian Summer matted on dusty durango. My layout is from CARD POSITIONING SYSTEMS SKETCH # 143. What a fun layout to play with this week.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Mary Angel - HH
Paper: White, really rust, dusty durango, sahara sand
Ink: graphite black,
Accessories: copics, Fiskars oval, ribbon
Techniques: Out of the Box

High Hopes Pajama Party

I have to be at work by 6:30 for an early morning meeting that is lasting almost all day long so I did not have a lot of time to search for and think out adding more challenges. I will be back to my normal self Monday. For now this is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE. I combined it with Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Certainly, Pixie Appeal for my color combo. I stamped this new to me image in black brilliance then colored with copics E17, E39, E50, E51, G12, G40, RV13, YR20, YR21. If someone has a better match for pixie pink than RV13 please let me know. when I went to matt my focal image on pixie pink I went YUK! My dp is from DCWV's Blossoms & Blutterflies Glitter mat pack. My card base is appricot appeal. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Pajama Party
Paper: Appricot appeal, certainly celery, DCWV dp, white
Ink: black
Accessories: copics, ribbon, crystals
Techniques: copic coloring

Little Sunshine Sneak Peek & Itty Bitty Sand Architech

I have 2 big reasons for sharing joy with all. 1st Shannon took and PASSED her Para-Pro test on Monday so it is full time teaching for her. WHOO HOO!!!! 2nd I recently answered a call from Emily who host the weekly color challenges on SCS to help her out this summer as she prepares for her dh to go away in service to our country. I was more than happy to send her a pm that I would be glad to help out. She selected me for this week and so this is for today's Splitcoast Stampers COLOR CHALLENGE - Pacific Tango Summer . So I am just too excited to bring this to you as a guest host for Emily.
This month we say goodbye to the Stampin' Up In Colors and so farewell to some of my favorite colors: Pacific Point and Tangerine Tango. I wanted to include both of these in my challenge as I just do not feel like I have shown them enough love. I included Summer sun . I used last weeks CLEAR AND SIMPLY CHALLENGE - Sketch for my layout. Last week the DT got their new images that will be released Thursday to play with from TREEHOUSE STAMPS. This one is called Little Sunshine and was just perfect for the color challenge I had in mind. I stamped my image in black then colored with copics. The clouds were then covered with stickles. The sentiment was then stamped with tangerine tango. I hope you play along this week and have fun with these gorgeous colors for 1 last week.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Little Sunshine
Ink: Black brilliance
Paper: White, Summer Sun, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Stickles, copics..




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I had to make another one when I got up this morning. I just about to stamp every morning. I do my best work then. I just love this image.
This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE - Pacific Tango Summer, Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE #20 - Paper Piecing where I pieced his swim truck from a piece of scrap for Sunday's HIGH HOPES #36 CHALLENGE - Scraps. My layout is from Monday's MOJO # 92 -Sketch. I must admit that last week when Shannon made a card using this image I gave her a hard time because she had a darling stamp that I did not have nor did I have any stamped images of it (insert green face) then she points out that it is my stamp that she got some images from (insert shame face here). Well I just had to use it today. I stamped my image is black then colored with copics and paper pieced the trunks. The kraft layer was punched with my new EK Success border punch and it is sad most of it is covered up where you can not see it. Then I stamped one of the itty bitty background images in brown for a sandy look. I really love how this turned out so much I am ready to go back to the beach with the grands.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Itty BItty Backgrounds - SU, Sand Architech - High Hopes
Paper: white, kraft, summer sun, tangerine tango, pacific point
Ink: black tangerine tango
Accessories: ribbon, EK Success Beach Border, Deckle punch
Techniques: Out of the box, copic coloring, paper piecing

Farm Fever

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE. Yep that's right only 1 challenge. I may loose my crown this week but how can you do a 1 layer white card with an Acetate colored image using a sketch with 4 layers? LOL. Anyway that is OK I will be back in the swing soon. I just got this long lost Farm Fever from Ashley Bowen who was cleaning out her stamp room to make room for Baby Bowen, thanks Ashley. I knew I wanted to use ASAP and today's sketch was perfect. I mated pink pirouette on black and stamped the cow spot background from High Hopes on white and matted it on black then the 2 squares are black and the image was stamped in black then colored with RV000, C5 and C7 copic markers. I used some pink and black sheer spotted ribbon and udderly love how this turned out. Hope you do to. Now off to work to make some money to buy more stuff. LOL.
RECIPE: Stamps: Farm Fever-SU, Cow Spot Background-HighHopes
Paper: black, white, pink pirouette
Ink: black,
Accessories: copics, ribbon

Matey's Hinged Pirate Birthday Carrrrd

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Hinged Card. Lynn you are sooo right, I will be making more of these. I love this TLC. I started out trying for a western card and ended up going to sea with my High Hopes Pirate collection. I used Outlaw dp and coordinating cs. I stamped the ships wheel in sadle brown ink, colored with copics then cut it out and popped it up. The large brown brad is going through it and the cs for my hinge. The Treasure Chest is also stamped in sadle brown and colored with copics. Then I used some gold glitter glue and white pearl drops to accent the treasure pieces. My border punch is Fiskars Rope design. This is matted and popped up. I stamped Stampin' Ups Matey's Map on the sage shadow top portion. I am lovin' this card and can't wait to give it to someone. Here is a pic of this closed. So glad you hopped over here. Leave some evidence if you wish. I thrive on suggestions and comments. Have a grrrreat Memorial Day. Hay this can be for all the sailors out there! Watch out for those pirates though they can be cruel sometime.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Matey's Map Jumbo Wheel - SU, Treasure Chest, Pirate Birthday, Ships Wheel, Birthday Carrrd - HH
Paper: Outlaw, vanilla, realy rust, sage shadow, choc chip
Ink: sadle brown
Accessories: large brown brad, dimensionals
Techniques: Hinged Card

Heard You've Been A Little Eel

This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Life's A Beach. I knew immediately I had to use my new High Hopes images that I could not wait to get and have not yet inked up. Sad right? Oh well I also have not done any watercoloring in a while untile today and now I remember why. It takes so much longer than copics. I think I used a color from every color family in SU on this Sea Floor Background but I love colorful corals. Edgar the Eel was stamped on white with black brilliance then colored with copics for time saving purposes. I applied stickles to the eel and twinkling H2O's to the background image. I have to get to work sometime this morning. LOL. I inked the sentiment up using summer sun and old olive markers. I tried to follow a sketch from Sunday's SWEET SUNDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 17 but realized once I looked at it again I did not quite follow the plan, Oh well. I love how my wc turned out so that is all that counts. Now what do you think? How did I do? Don't be shy, I take critics and compliments both very well. Hope everyone has a wonderful start of a weekend. Looks like rain for us here in South GA.
RECIPE:
Stamps: A Little Eel, Edgar Eel
Paper: white, water color, summer sun
Ink: black brilliance
Accessories: water color crayons, wc brushes, copics, ribbon, stickles, twinkling H2O's
Techniques: Watercoloring

Cowboy Kenny's Bandana

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Bandana. I have never seen this one Lynn, thanks for presenting this challenge it was so much fun. I combined this with Sunday's HIGH HOPES CHALLENGE - Manly. For my layout I used Saturday's OUR CREATIVE CORNER CHALLENGE - Sketch and for my color combo I used GET CREATIVE WITH ANN - Color Challenge to use Kraft, Not Quite Navy and any neutral. Screamed manly to me so I went with them all! LOL. I ran my NQN cs through the cuttlebug using my Perfect Paisley folder which I have never used :( I filled in and dotted all over it. What is really sad is my image was so large it almost covered all that hard work up. I stamped the paisley image from Fresh Fillers on the Kraft layer then dotted and filled in with my white gel pen on it as well. How did I do?
RECIPE:
Stamps: Fresh Fillers - SU, Cowboy Kenny - High Hopes
Paper: Kraft, Not Quite Navy, White
Ink: Black Brilliance, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Copics, Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Cuttlebug, Perfect Paisley EF
Techniques: Dry Emboss, Bandana Technique

On Guard Oberto CASE

Happy Easter Everyone. This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE - Inge, for Saturday's STAMPING VACATION - Viva La Differnce Pop It Challenge my main image is up on dimensionals, and for today's CARD POSITIONING SYSTEM CHALLENGE - Sketch. I just love my High Hopes Images and was so happy to get these dirty. This time I CASEd Inge's AHOY card. I changed the colors, layout, left off the flowers, brads and distressing. I love everything in her gallery and it is so hard to not keep everything as she has it. My image was stamped in Esspreso ink then colored with copics. We recently went to Lake City for a battle and found a scrapbook store that I just had to stop at. While there I found this really kewl paper that looks just like a sheet of tin foil. I picked me and Shannon both a sheet. I stamped the sword on that paper then cut it out. Found out that even pigment ink will not stay on that paper when I started cutting but anyway I really love how it looks paper pieced. Sorry it does not show up well in the photo. Hope you like it too.
RECIPE:
Stamps: On Guard Oberto, Pirate Birthday Carrd - HH
Paper: Baja Breeze, MME, Silver dp
Ink: Espresso
Accessories: Copics BG10, BG72, E31, E33, E35, E51, C3, C5, Y15, YG75, dimensionals
Techniques: paper piecing

High Hopes Princess Girl

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Heat It Up. I used some fibers I bought up in north GA 2 yrs ago on a business adventure. You stamp your image with a pigment ink, layer with the fibers, then parchment paper and heat with an iron. I even bought one of their tiny irons to use. They are just adorable. I also love these fibers. This is only the 2nd time I used it. Bad Me! For my colors I used Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Pretty Kiwi Breezes. For my layout I used the OCCCHALLENGE - Sketch. I love this layout. I got some goodies a few weeks ago from High Hopes and this little princess, tierra, and seepter was in my goody bag. I just love these images. I have a granddaughter turning 7 this year and she is convienced that she is a queen, totally skipped the princess level (LOL), she will love this birthday card. Hope you do too.
RECIPE:
Stamps: High Hopes - Princess Girl, tierra, seeptar
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Pretty in pink PP, Old Olive pp, baja breeze, white
Ink: black brilliance
Accessories: fibers, iron, parchment paper, ribbon, stickles, copics, giga & extra giga oval scallop punches

Inspired Curious Bunny

Well this site is wonkers today, it loaded me before I said to load. Anway this is for today's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE - Fitz and Floyd. I was so inspired by all of the bunnies in this site I had to dirty my brand new image from High Hopes. This is also for Friday's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Bug Me and Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Going Green. The appricot appeal base is from a recent failed attempt. The bunny is also stamped on some white Ga Pacific CS that was left in the printer and dh printed on it. oops! I stamped the image in black brilliance and colored just the bow and inside of the ear. I stamped the butterfly colored with prismacolor pencils, blended w/gamsol, cut it out and popped it up. I applied some stickles to the butterfly also. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Curious Bunny - High Hope
Paper: Apricot Appeal, bashful blue, white
Ink: cameo coral, black brilliance, bashful blue
Accessories: Prismacolor pencils, gamsol blending medium, stickles
Techniques: Gamsol Magic, 3d

HH Easter Basket

This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - On Your Mark.get set.... It took me longer to upload this cutie than it did to make it. LOL. After a 12hr day in ICU again yesturday I needed a quick and easy challenge and this was perfect. The best thing about yesturday was I had happy mail when I got home. A bag full of new rubbah from HIGH HOPES STAMP COMPANY. YEH! my order came. I spent this morning cutting and painting so when I finished I just had to get something new dirty. LOL. This Easter Basket is so cute and I knew it would make not only a quick but a cute card. I used my Marvy square scallop punches for layers and some SU ribbon my dd shared with me. I applied stickles to the eggs. I really like how this turned out. HOpe you do to.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Easter Basket - HH
Paper: Non SU yellow, purple, orange, white
Ink: only orange, brilliance black
Accessories: ribbon, scallop square punches, stickles, copics

Soo Sweet Valenswine

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Alcohol, and MY FAVORITE THINGS SKETCH CHALLENGE, also for CUTE CARD THURSDAY - Valentine and THE SUGAR BOWL - Valentine/Love. I found all of these challenges on THE DAILY DARE. My image was stamped with black brilliance then colored with copics. I just dearly love this valenswine image and sentiment from High Hopes. I used the left corner for out of the box effect. Main image is matted on riding hood red and the sentiment is matted on pink pirouette. The heart in the upper left corner is a Martha Stewart heart punch covered with red glitter glue. I applied stardust stickles to the heart on the shirt. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Soo Sweet, Valenswine - HIgh Hopes
Paper: Dark Brown, MME dp, Riding Hood Red, Pink Puriouette,
Ink: black brilliance, riding hood red
Accessories: copics, ribbon, red glitter glue
Techniques: 3d

Bubble Baby Fun

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLNENGE - Breezy Pacific Gardens and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Paper Pleats. I am not sure I am lovin' this one but here it is anyway. I stamped bubble background on baja breeze in pacific point ink and matted on pacific pt. I stamped bubble fun in black brilliance then colored with copics and applied crystal effects to the bubbles. I had to use the squish in the lid deal for pacific pt to color the bottle of baby wash. I ran the garden green through my paper crimper for pleated effect. The giraffe is stamped in black and colored with copics. Bubble fun and Bubble Background are from HIGH HOPES. The cute little giraffe is from a new line Ashley is carrying called Snag 'em from the Dollar Spot on TREEHOUSE STAMP COMPANY. What could I do to make me like this enough to give to someone having a baby boy?
RECIPE:
Stamps: Giraffe - Treehouse Stamps ; Bubble Fun, Bubble Background - HIgh Hopes
Paper: white, pacific point, garden green
Ink: black brilliance, pacific point, baja breeze
Accessories: copics, crystal effects, dew drops
Techniques: 3d

Clarabelle & Riley

Well work has been keeping me from stampin' and the only reason to forgive them is that the money I make allows me to buy more stuff. teehee. Anyway here I am playing catch up again. So this is for today's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE - Lang Calendars, for Friday's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Paint it Black, and Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE - Pattern Pizzazz. WOW, I was so lovin' one of the many calendar pics I found that had a black and white spotted cow on it, I saved the link but when I went back to it all I found was a box with a red x. grrr. So I went looking through the pics again, can not find it and so very tired from work last week I gave up. I promise there is one there somewhere. So I stamped my loving High Hopes Clarabelle and Riley on white with black brilliance then colored with my brand new Copics. I am so begining to love these jewels. I layered my main image on black then white. My dp is from My Minds EYe and I used some glitter glue along random lines to pizzazz up my dp. I just love these HH images and have been missing using them. Have a great weekend and see you all in the challenges.
RECIPE:
Keywords: IC164 LSC204 WT202 Clarabelle & Riley Friends For Heifer High Hopes Neva,
Stamps: Clarabelle & Riley, Friends For Heifer, High Hopes
Paper: Black, white, MME dp
Ink: black
Accessories: copics, glitter glue