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

Come To Bethlehem Feeling the Night Breeze

This is for Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 560 - Feeling the Night Breeze and gold for dessert. I was not exactly overly thrilled with my card for Tuesday and had this in mind after seeing Maura (aka beesmom)'s gorgeous creation and commenting that I saved it to favs for CASing rights. I CASEd her Silent Night card. I changed the orientation and used a scene rather than trees.
I stamped my image in night of navy then sponged above using a mask to simulate a snowbank, I used a small circle for the moon and sponged some baja breeze around the circle and then inked just the star and stamped it in the clear white area. I added stickles for bling. I dropped down and sponged with some baja breeze using a different mask. I stamped the Merry Christmas sentiment in night of navy on the front and envelope and the other sentiment on the inside in NON.

I stamped the image over the sentiment in baja breeze after stamping off once.  I took my daughter's advice and added some dimension to the navy background and I tied some gold cording and matted that on NON then on white cs base. I like this one much better and hope you do to. This is what happens at 1am when I can not sleep. I stamp. LOL.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Come to Bethlehem 
Paper: white, night of navy 
Ink: Baja Breeze, Night of Navy 
Accessories: stickles, cord cording, white jel pen 
Techniques: sponging, masking, reverse masking

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

Come To Bethlehem you Ombre'

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 550 - Punc-tu-a-tion, Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 559,  andTuesday'sCOLOR CHALLENGE # 549 - Whispering in the Silver Lagoon. Just could not resist another attempt at Ombre technique with this sketch and color challenge making a Christmas card. I stamped the image omitting the star in lost lagoon. I stamped the star in smoke slate a scrap of white, cut it out, popped it up then added some silver stickles.
I stamped the star on the envelope then on the inside over the sentiment that was stamped in lost lagoon without re-inking. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Come to Bethlehem 
Paper: white, lost lagoon, smokey slate gray 
Ink: Pool Party, Lost Lagoon, smokey slate 
Accessories: dimensionals, silver stickles, sponges 
Techniques: 3d, sponging, Ombre' 

Espress Yourself with a Perfect Blend

This is for today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 548 - Coffee or Tea, Which do you drink?. Well I drink coffee up until 2pm after that I have trouble sleeping, and tea only occasionally. Can you believe that I am from the south and I don't drink sweet tea? LOL. Oh well. My layout is from Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 557. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 547 - Attempting Blissful Pirouettes. I sponged all 3 colors on my focal panel of white cs using Tim Holtz Splatters Stencil then sponged the edges with tempting turquoise. I then matted that on tempting turquoise and then on white card base. I stamped the both sentiments in tempting turquoise. I stamped the to go coffee cup on pink pirouette using blackberry bliss ink then tone on tone with cs and cut out the center section to attach on the cup.

The envelope was stamped with the cup images in tempting turquoise. I am so proud of myself as I have completed inside, outside and envelope on every card since June this year. A goal I set for myself. Now when I need a card I have only to do some freehand on the inside and viola it is ready to go. Hope you like this one.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Espress Yourself, Perfect Blend 
Paper: white, tempting turquoise, pink pirouette, blackberry bliss 
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Tempting Turquoise 
Accessories: dimensionals, Tim Holtz Splatter Stencil, sponges, 
Techniques: 3D, stenciling, sponging, paper piecing, tone on tone

Only One Cub with Love

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 554. My color combo is from Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 544 - Wonderful Soft Corals. My LOVE wording is for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 547 - Only One and this darling lion cub is for Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 338 - Cute Critters. This rubbernecker image is so adorable to me I just want to pick him up and squeeze his little cheeks. LOL. I stamped the image in black omitting the circle part then colored with copics and sponged with calypso coral and wisteria wonder. My copic colors are Y21, 23; YG06; R81. Matted on Calypso coral and wisteria wonder. I used so saffron below with my one word stamped in calypso coral.

On the inside I stamped a sentiment from God's Blessings in calypso coral and the back of the envelope with Love. Hope you like it. This will wrap it up for me this week. Headed to the beach to celebrate DH birthday. YEAH. See you Monday.
RECIPE:
Stamps: SU - Wonderful Words I & II, God's Blessings; Rubbernecker - Cub in a Circle 
Paper: white, so saffron, wisteria wonder, calypso coral 
Ink: momento tuxedo black ,Wisteria Wonder, So Saffron, Calypso Coral 
Accessories: copics 
Techniques: copic coloring, sponging, Out of the box 

Baby Girl Congrats

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 544 - Wonderful Soft Corals, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 547 - Only One and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 338 - Cute Critters. I was happy with today's colors since I needed a baby girl card and these just seemed to work for me today. I also dusted off a SU set I have not used in quite some time. Now what could be more adorable than a bunny? I sponged all 3 colors from todays CC using the splatters stencil. I stamped the bunny on white, colored with copics then fussy cut it out and popped it up on dimensionals. the one word sentiment is stamped in calypso coral. 
On the inside I stamped the sentiment in calypso coral and the images in wisteria wonder and so saffron. The envelope is stamped in all three colors as well. Hope you like it. Now off to work I go.

Stamps: A New Little Someone, All Year Cheer I
Paper: white
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, So Saffron, Calypso Coral
Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon, Tim Holtz Splatter Stencil
Techniques: 3D, copic coloring, sponging, stenciling, fussy cutting

Delight in Life even when it rains

 This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 543 - No Gray Days in Lucky Bermuda, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 546 - Mind the Gap and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 337 - Waves of Color. You know how when you see a challenge you know exactly what you want to make but can not find a stamp set that matches what is in your head??? GGGRR that was me this morning. I wanted the outside to be rainy and the inside cheerful reflecting that rough times will pass and the God's glory will shine again so I will have to just write what I want for the inside. I used spellbinders umbrella and impression obsessions clouds, sponged some basic gray on the sky and the clouds then Bermuda bay, so saffron on the inside for still some signs of cloudy skies but the sun shining and clearing up.

I used a fiskars tree line border punch on inside and out and for the top panel on the front I free handed the skyline. I stamped the sentiment in Bermuda bay on the front, inside and envelope. I hope you like it and I hope whomever I give this too is encouraged that God is still large and in charge and taking care of us.
Having computer issues with new upgrade of Windows 10 and can not load pics from home.  I will edit pictures once issue is resolved.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Delight in Life - SU 
Paper: white, bermuda bay, basic gray, lucky limeade 
Ink: bermuda bay, basic gray, so saffron 
Accessories: dimensionals, Fiskars tree border punch, SB Umbrella die, IO cloud die 
Techniques: gap cards, floating card, sponging, 3D 

Summertime Fun

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 543, CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 334 - SUMMER TREATS, and Monday's MOJO MONDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 407. I had so much fun making this card. I love doing emboss resist. I sponged over the sun with daffodil delight ink. I stamped the watermelon in black then colored it with copics and it is popped up.

I stamped the sentiment on the inside in melon mambo and the sun on the inside and the bottom left corner of the envelope in daffodil delight.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Clean and Simple Stamps - Summer, Fun in the Sun
Paper: white, melon mambo, daffodil delight, wild wasabi, Carnival DP 
Ink: momento tuxedo black, melon mambo, daffodil delight 
Accessories: dimensionals, circle punches, copics 
Techniques: 3D, sponging, emboss resist, copic coloring

Simply Trust God

This is for today's SKETCH CHALLENGE # 543, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE # 533 - Basically Crisp Corals, Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 536 - Splatter it Up and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 327 - Thank You Angie.  I used Jim Holtz Splatter stencil and sponged all three colors in. I stamped my image in basic gray then calypso coral for the flowers. I added a bit more color with copics and shadowed around them with copics then adhered the four pieces on basic gray. I ran the Crisp Cantelope through the cuttlebug with Darice Diagonal Heart embossing folder then sponged some crisp cantelope on the raised portions.   I am on a roll meeting my goal of completing inside, out, and envelope. I love how this turned out and hope you do too.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Simply Soft, Trust God 
Paper: whtie, Basic Gray, Crisp Cantelope, Calypso Coral, 
Ink: Basic Gray, Crisp Cantelope, Calypso Coral 
Accessories: Fiskars heart border, Jim Holtz Splatters Stencil, dry embossing 
Techniques: sponging, dry embossing, inchies, copic coloring, two step stamping

Woof You Light to Dark Critter

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 417 - A Certain Bashful Delight with a dessert option of adding a critter. Well my DH came home last week with a 2in high and 3 in long jet black lab pup that tried to run out under his truck and last year he ran over a little puppy unavoidably with cars in front on the side and behind him so that he could not avoid it without recking. He felt sooo bad about it and brudded for several days. He said he "could not let that happen to this little guy" even though he had said without reservation years ago "NO MORE DOGS". We had a dog I got form the kennel and was sweet and well behaved for 3 yrs until he got struck by lightning (or at least that is what I think happened). He started going crazy anytime the weather got bad.
So this is going to be my dh's anniversary card for the 20th of this month. LOL.
I used Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 420 - Light to Dark for my coloring using copics C0, 1, 2, 3, 5, & 7.
My layout is from Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 211 - Sketch. I sponged the certainly celery bottom section then added some flicks with my marker for grass, I sponged the son with daffodil delight using reverse masking and the sky with bashful blue using the punched out circle as a mask. I filled the sun in with yellow Stickles for some sparkle.
My images and sentiment are from a Sweet-N-Sassy clear stamp set called "Woof You" and were all stamped in momento tuxedo black ink.
Hope you like it and I hope my DH does also.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Woof You - SNS
Paper: whtie, certainly celery, bashful blue, daffodil delight
Ink: momento tuxedo black, certainly celery, bashful blue, daffodil delight
Accessories: circle punch, sponges, yellow stickles
Techniques: light to dark, copic coloring, masking, reverse masking, sponging