Espress Yourself with the Nicest Things

I don't always get to play but when I do I love to pile it up. LOL. Sorry just made me think of that dumb commercial about some brad of liquor. Anyway this is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 620 - Twine Inlay and today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 411 - Hot Beverage which have been enjoyed this weekend with these below freezing temps we are having. I live in the deep south portion of GA why am I freezing? LOL So I think it is all self explanatory but I did use a heart border punch for the small hearts I needed.

I also used all the cut out pieces to help with the inside and envelope decorations. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:

Stamps: Espress Yourself, The Nicest Things

Paper: white, watercolor, chocolate chip, real red,

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, red water coloring

Accessories: Dimensionals, IO Drink Cup die, dark brown twine, heart border punch

Techniques: 3D, twine inlay, water coloring,

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

Jessie's Birthday Card

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 579 - I Lost my Honey in a Gray Lagoon, Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 373 - It's About Birthdays and Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 444.
My darling hubby will be celebrating a birthday in August and as I put this together it just screamed for him so I went on and wrote his name on the envelope so I wouldn't change my mind later. LOL.
I used some dp from MME - Home stack for the 3 panels and unusual for me I used the basic gray cs for my card base. I usually use either white or vanilla since they are in more abundance and easier to restock.

I used white on the inside so I could stamp the sentiment and stamped in lost lagoon the Birthday Innies sentiment from sweet-n-sassy stamps.  I love this sentiment and can not believe it is the first time I have used it.  On the envelope I used the balloon stamp from Favorite Teddy Stampin Up set in hello honey ink. 
I lost my SU demonstrator and have to find a new one. I also thought I had lost my mojo since a month had past and I just could NOT get inspired by the challenges. Still not sure I ever had any mojo but gave it a shot today anyway. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Favorite Teddy, Birthday Innies, SNS, 
Paper: White, basic gray, My Minds Eye - Home, hello honey, lost lagoon 
Ink: hello honey, lost lagoon 
Accessories: HB Die - Impression Obsession 
Techniques: CAS, 3D, die cuts

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

Happy Birthday with Aspen Trees

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 564 - I Have a crush on pacific sand. For Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 567 - Other than a stamp I sponged some pacific point on white using TCW Aspen Tree Stencil then matted on pacific point cs. For Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 358 - Are you HAPPY? I cut the HB die from memory box using cucumber crush cs and glued it to the pacific point circle then popped it up on dimensionals. My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 429.
The only stamping done here was on the inside using a set of birthday quotes I picked up at JoAnne's last year in pacific point and on the envelope. I also am going to extend my resolution this year to stamping on the back of the card with my signature stamp. I did this today. YAH! I love picking up a card to give and it is completely finished except for signing a name on the inside. This card was so fun to make and I hope whomever I pass it on to enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed making it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Birthday Quotes - Joanne's 
Paper: white, cucumber crush, pacific point, sahara sand 
Ink: Pacific Point 
Accessories: Memory Box HB die, TCW Aspen Trees Stencil 
Techniques: 3D, stenciling, sponging, paper piercing

Trimming the Tree with Peaceful Christmas Wishes

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 564 - Rags to Riches where we were to use something that we had lying around from another project or a failed project. Mine was the cording and die cut which I had for a previous challenge but did not like the way it looked so I didn't use it as well as the card. I had stamped the branch once and was going to use it but could not decided how to use it until today. I added 2 more stamped branches and like it much better along with adding the die cut. This is also for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 355 - Trim the Tree.  Well the tree is trimmed and the ornaments are hung. It will soon be time to take them all down again but for now this is what I came up with today. 

I stamped the greeting on the front in cherry cobbler and  I stamped the branches in wild wasabi as well as the sentiment on the inside and envelope. Hope you like it. I am so miffed because I am finished labeling all my cards and have a stamp set I bought just for this holiday and have not even had an opportunity to ink it up. Hopefully tomorrow's color challenge will work. Now off to work I go.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Peaceful Wishes, Christmas Cheer .
Paper: White, gold dp
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler 
Accessories: gold cording, Shapeabilities Holiday Tags, dimensionals 
Techniques: CAS, 3D, die cuts

Every Blessing Christmas Nativity

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 560 - Feeling the Night Breeze. That's right ladies, just 1 challenge today. GASP!!! I cut the nativity scene out of baja breeze and adhered it to night of navy then added some stickles to the star. On the inside

I stamped the image in baja breeze then the sentiment in night of navy. I also stamped a sentiment on the envelope in night of navy. Hope you like it.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Every Blessing 
Paper: White, Baja Breeze, Night of Navy 
Ink: Baja Breeze, Night of Navy 
Accessories: cottage cutz Nativity border, stickles 
Techniques: die cuts

More Merry Messages with Cute Critters

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENG E# 568. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 558 - Tip top Chocolate Wonder with dessert of die cuts or punches. My cute feeding deer is for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 352 - Holiday/Winter Critters.  I used the ornament for the circle on the sketch and popped it up. I sponged watermelon wonder and tip top taupe ink on the ornament attached the deer and then added stickles for snowy effect.

I stamped the sentiment on the front in choc chip. The inside and envelope were stamped in watermelon wonder. I hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: More Merry Messages 
Paper: Vanilla, Choc chip, tip top taupe, Watermelon Wonder, Bo Bunny Altitude dp
Ink: Choc chip, tip top taupe, Watermelon Wonder 
Accessories: IO Deer, Spellbinders Holiday Tag die
Techniques: 3D, sponging, die cuts

Happy Haunting Frankie

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 556 - Die Cut Critters. This is also for today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 347 - Me Want Candy. My layout is from today's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 420.
I used my Nestabilities Label 11, Martha Stewart drippy goo border and Fiskars cheveron border punch to create Frankenstein. I used some google eyes as well punched a hole in the top and used some orange ribbon to make it a tag then popped it up on dimensionals.

I stamped one of the images from the set on the inside and the sentiment on the front of the envelope in black ink. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Haunting Halloween 
Paper: white, black, halloween dp? 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black 
Accessories: Nestability Labels 11, Martha Stewart drippy goo border, Fiskars Cheveron border punch, dimensionals, ribbon, google eyes 
Techniques: die cut critters

Water Colored Happy Birthday Amanda

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 555 - Watercolor Powders. For Today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 346 - Use Your Words where I used some dp, die cut and stamps. My layout is from today's MOJO MONDAYS SKETCH CHALLENGE # 419. This was a quick and easy create and put together card. I stamped all sentiments in tangerine tango ink and cut the Happy die from tangerine tango cs.  I needed one more birthday card for next Saturday's Fall Festival/Birthday celebration. This one will go to my Step-Daughter Amanda. I hope she likes it and I hope you do too.

RECIPE:
Stamps: Birthday Greetings - Joanne's 
Paper: Vanilla, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, ColorBox DP
Ink: Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive 
Accessories: HB Die - Impression Obsession
Techniques: Watercoloring, die cuts 

Sidekick Blessings from Heaven

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 561, for Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 551 - Blushing Saffron Pears, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 554 - Watercolor those Diecuts, Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 3456 - CAS-ing HYCCT. Today I choose to do LEND A HAND and DON'T COLOR BETWEEN THE LINES. I water colored my rectangle panel using all three colors then cut with spellbinder rectangle die then stamped my sentiment in black ink and matted on blushing bride cd. I embossed the so saffron with cuttlebugs Leaves EF.

On the inside I stamped the praying hands in blushing bride then stamped the sentiment from Blessings from Heaven over that in pear pizzazz ink and then again on the envelope. Hope you like it. Now let's go earn some money. Hobby Lobby opens in Tifton next week and I plan on being there. We are just too excited to have one closer to us.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Sidekick Sayings, Blessings from Heaven, Praying Hands 
Paper: white, so saffron, blushing bride, pear pizzazz 
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, so saffron, blushing bride, pear pizzazz 
Accessories: Spellbinders Rectangle Die, Cuttlebug Leaves EF 
Techniques: watercoloring, watercoloring dies, dry emboss

Come To Bethlehem for Christmas

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 549 - Whispering in the Silver Lagoon with dessert of Christmas. My layout is from Monday's MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 416. I used my Maurvy Circle punches and adhered in pieces the nativity border scene. Stamped all sentiments in lost lagoon.

On the inside I stamped the image over the sentiment after stamping it on the envelope. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Come To Bethlemen
Paper: white, smokey slate gray, lost lagoon 
Ink: Lost Lagoon 
Accessories: Mauvry Circle Punches, Cottage Cutz Nativity Border 
Techniques: die cuts, stamping off

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

Color Blocked Blessings from Heaven

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 548 - Who crushed the Cherries and the Pumpkins in my Garden? and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 551 - Color Blocking with Card Stock. I trimmed all 4 colors from today's CC twice and lined them up on my vanilla layer adhered them and trimmed to needed size then cut my feather die. I matted on crushed curry and popped up the feather on dimensionals.

I stamped the sentiment in cherry cobbler on the front, inside, and envelope. I really went CAS on this one. Took a total of 10 minutes. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Blessings from Heaven 
Paper: vanilla, crushed curry, pumpkin pie, cherry cobbler, garden green 
Ink: cherry cobbler 
Accessories: paper smooches Feather die 
Techniques: color blocking with card stock, 3D

Sail Away For Father's Day

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 536 - Red Night on the Marina, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 539 - Latch Card, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 330 - Stars or Stripes. I went with the stars again today and went nautical for the color challenge. I have really been enjoying my Die-Versions Sail Away stamp and coordinating die set. I love it. I needed one more Father's Day card and will be using this one. On the inside I stamped the fabulous sentiment from SU's For Father set. All images and sentiments were stamped in night of navy. I torn 2 strips of marina mist card stock to make the waves then topped them off with some stickles glitter. 

I am so proud of myself for sticking to my goal to complete inside and out and envelope.   I love this one and hope you do to.
RECIPE:
Stamps: SU - For Father, DV - Sail Away 
Paper: white, Marina Mist, Night of Navy 
Ink: Night of Navy 
Accessories: Sail Aways dies, circle punch, star embellishment, copics, stickles 
Techniques: Latch card, die cuts, 3D dimension, Nautical, torn paper

Cupcake in the Window for Father

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 536 - Getting a little grungy, Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 545, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 535 - Rich Delight in Bermuda, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 538 - Look into my Window, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 329 - Thank You Paula where we could make a thank you card or CASE Paula. I chose to CASE Paula's CUPCAKE CARD. I love how this turned out. I just picked up this Prima Cracked Stencil on my last visit to Hobby Lobby and used it today for the Grungy look sponging all 3 colors from the CC then stamping my sentiment in rich razzleberry. My card base is white and I added a layer of rich razzleberry between my base and top layer.

I made a window card by cutting the open cupcake die on all 3 layers. I used the top layer die cut for the cupcake on the inside. I cut 8 cherries in rich razzleberry and placed them where I wanted them. I hope you like this.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Thoughts of Father, For Father 
Paper: white, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay 
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay 
Accessories: Prima Cracked Stencil, Impression Obsessions Cupcake 
Techniques: grunge, window card, die cuts, sponging, stencil sponging

Dry embossed Happy Birthday

This is for today's TECHNIQU LOVERS CHALLENGE # 527 - Cardstock Only and last Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 524 - Tortoise or Hare. On this card I was the Hare finishing in 5 minutes. WOW. While I can call this a Clean and Simple card I can not use today's CAS challenge since it is a card :( .
I used a new to me embossing folder from Darice for my front and pool party card stock. I also cut and embossed some balloons from a new to me die set from Die-Versions Make a Wish set. I popped 2 up and left on flat. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: None 
Paper: Pool Party 
Ink: None 
Techniques: Dry Emossing

Sail Away with Me

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 520 - Real Coastal Delight, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 523 - Scene in a Circle, Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 314 - For the Birds, Monday's MOJO MONDAY'S SKETCH CHALLENGE # 387.
How could I resist another nautical creation with these colors? I can't so I didn't. I used a new to me stamp set and coordinating die from Die Versions called Sail Away. I cut the cap and boat out to pop up on dimensionals. I also used a new die from Impressions Obsessions Adirondack chair. I stamped the sentiment in real red on coastal cabana cs. I used reverse masking to sponge daffodil delight for the sun image. Hope you like it. This will rap me up until next week. Have fun in the galleries.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Die Versions - Sail Away 
Paper: white, Coastal Cabanna, The Paper Studio - Day at the Beach dp 
Ink: Real Red, Coastal Cabanna, Daffodil Delight 
Accessories: dimensionals, dies, mask 
Techniques: 3D, Reverse Masking, Circle Scene

Anchor the Soul with Circles

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 523 - Scene in a Circle, today's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 314 - Birds, last Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 519 - Blackberries and Pears Poolside.
I decided to create a circle window card today. I love how this turned out. If I had my dream home it would be a beachfront home. I love the ocean and could not resist this stamp set when I saw it.

I used the smaller circle as a mask to sponge some pool party ink on the inside of the card then I stamped the image in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copics.

I punched the smaller circle in blackberry bliss then the larger scalloped punch to frame the front side of the card. I stamped the sentiments inside and out in blackberry bliss. I just love the colors from last week and had to use them again.
I think I will give this to my darling hubby who keeps me anchored with his love.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Anchor the Soul - ODB 
Paper: White, Blackberry Bliss 
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz  
Accessories: dimensionals, copics, Mega circle punch, Giga scallop circle punch, sponges, 
Techniques: 3D, Circles Open Window, Dies, copic coloring, sponging, masking, reverse masking