Flourishes Timeless Tuesday meets Dirty Dozen Challenges!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC76 !!! This week Barbara is our challenge host and she chose this gorgeous picture below for our *Inspiration* piece!!! You can recreate the look, be inspired by the colors or other elements in the photo. We can't wait to see your ideas!!!

Here is my take on it.....

Of course I had to use the gorgeous Spring Bouquet Set. The image was inked in Memento Black and I colored it with Copic Markers ~ R000, R00, E00, E000, YR02, YR04, YR07 G12, G21, G24 and Colorless Blender. The sentiment is from the Humming Along Set.

The DP in the BG is from the SU Welcome in the Neighborhood Collection. I matched it up with some Wild Wasabi CS which I decided to score. I added some White Scalloped Felt on the bottom and some White Lace Ribbon in the center. At last I added a pierced panel behind my main image, added some Dazzling Diamond Glitter and finished the card off with some Silver Pearls.

This card was inspired by some of the Dirty Dozen July 2010 Challenges ~ DTGD10rsalamon,
DTGD10AmberDawn01 ~ DTGDcraftycaro and DTGD10gbedwright. Become a SCS Fan Club Member and you can play along as well!!!

Please make sure to check out Barbara, Betty, Cindy, Dee and Maki's blog to see their take on the IC picture!!!

Enjoy your week and I'm looking forward seeing your cards!!! Hugs ~S~

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - FTTC63

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

I was hoping to tell you something about my Zumba class, but unfortunately they cancelled the class due to a banquet they had going on. I was so disappointed
 :( ...... sniff!!! There will be a late night class tonight and I guess I have to try that one...I'll keep you posted...if I survive it...LOL!!! !!!

Well, are you ready for another Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge - FTTC63 !?!? Our host today is Cindy and she has created this fabulous Sketch for you to try!!! It's pretty straight forward.....you can turn the Sketch and modify the shapes to fit your size card, but in the end, it should still look like the sketch. Good Luck!!! We cannot wait to see what you do with it!

Here is my take on it......

I combined my card with the April Dirty Dozen Challenge CT0410 -  Very Vintage Central Theme and the Inspiration Theme. I don't do *vintage* very often, because I suck at it.....but for some reason this fabulous brand spankin' new SPRING BOUQUET Set did it for me!!!

I inked the floral image in Memento Black and colored it with these Copic Marker Collections - Buttercup,  Holly, Lilac, Violet and Colorless Blender. The DP is from the KaiserCraft Lilac Avenue Collection. The edges and the White Lace Ribbon were distressed with the KaiserCraft Lilac Stampin' Spot. At last I bedazzled the floral image with Dazzling Diamond Glitter and added the Large Halfback Pearls.

Don't forget to stop by Barbara, Betty, Cindy, Dee and Maki's blog to see their take on this Sketch!!!

Looking forward seeing your cards!!!


~Supply List~

Stamp Set:  Spring Bouquet (Flourishes)  
Ink:  Memento Black, Lilac Avenue Stampin' Spot, Copic Marker Collection - Buttercup, Holly, Lilac, Violet and Colorless Blender   
Cardstock:  White, Lavender Lace
Design Paper:  Lilac Avenue (KaiserCraft)
Accessories:  Lace Ribbon, Dazzling Diamond Glitter, 1/2" Circle Punch, Large Halfback Pearls
Card Size:  5 1/2" x  5 1/2"

TSG Sale and a fun Tropical Challenge!!!!

Happy TGIF everyone!!!

Are you ready to get inky??? We have a fun There She Goes Challenge for you!!!

First let me share some info!!! There She Goes is having a sale until the next stamp release. From now through July 25th you can receive 15% off of your entire purchase at the There She Goes website by entering the coupon code july09 in your shopping cart prior to check out. Not only that, but Jessica also discounted the price of the TSG Double Stamp Scrubber!!!! Now you can get one of your own for only $7.00! These prices are only good until supplies last!!!

Join us Friday night (tonight) for the TSG Chat - at the TSG Forum!!! It will start 6-8 PM Pacific Time (9-11 Eastern Time)!!!

Now on to the Challenge!!! This week it is all about a *TROPICAL GET-AWAY*!!!

Holly has provided this great website for inspiration. Your Challenge is to pick one of the tropical art pieces from this site and create a card or project. Jessica is giving away extra brownie points for using bright colors!!!

Here is the art piece I chose!!! I really liked the fun colors :) !!!

Of course I chose the TSG - Life's a Beach Set!!! Isn't it fun??? Did I make it bright or what - LOL??? I love the new Crushed Curry color!!! I think I'll get some extra brownie points - *wink*!!!

I thought I'd do some sponging with this image - I used Bashful Blue for the sky and Crushed Curry for the sun!!! The rest of the image was colored with Copic Markers.

Hope you will have time to play along and maybe we'll see you tonight for the chat???

Please stop by Jessica's blog for more info and to don't forget to add your creations to the TSG Forum !!!

This card also fits the *Dirty Dozen* July theme!!! Can't wait to see what you'll create?!? Thank you for stopping by!!!


~Supply List~
Stamp Set: Life's a Beach (There She Goes)
Ink: Memento Black, Crushed Curry (SU), Bashful Blue (SU), Copic Markers - B34, E47, G94, YG91, Colorless Blender, Prisma Marker - PM21
Cardstock: White, Crushed Curry (SU)
Accessories: Cuddlebug Folder - Tiny bubbles, Yellow Gemstones (Michael's), Crushed Curry Ribbon (SU), Under the Sea Shimmerz, Spellbinder Nesties - Label Two
Technique: Sponging

Tropical Paradise inspired by CAS23!!!

Howdy everyone!!!

Have you seen who made it onto the Dirty Pile this month??? I'm so thrilled to see two of my very sweet blogger friends Julie Warner and Jami Bova to be announced as *Dirty Girls* - WAHOOOOO!!! CONGRATS JULIE AND JAMI!!!

I hope you have some time to check them both out - they ROCK and are AMAZING STAMPERS!!!

The Dirty Dozen theme this month is *Tropical Paradise* - too fun to pass up!!! I combined the DD Challenge with the Clean and Simple #23 Challenge - it's an art.com inspiration site.

I chose this Palm Tree poster for my inspiration since it fits the *Tropical* theme and I get to use my newly released Beach Life Set from Flourishes :)!!!

I added a really cool new product from MuddPuddles.net to the bottom of my inked image!!!

You can see it a little better on my close up photo!!!

Hope you like it???

Thanks for stopping by!!!
Have a great day!!!


~Supply List~
Stamp Set: Beach Life (Flourishes)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Cardstock: White
Accessories: Brown Gingham Ribbon (American Crafts), 3/4" Circle Punch, Silver Pearls, Tahiti Sand, Piercing Tool and Mat Pack
Technique: Piercing

FS115, TECC64 Nature Silhouette II

Happy Sunday everyone!!!

The FS115 was posted early, so I had to play :)!!!

Jamie - aka *jaymerz* has a cute gallery!!! I chose to case this card, because I really like the colors!!!

I tweaked the layout a bit and used the TECC64 Sketch as well. I still had some of my awesome recycled cardboard packaging leftover and added it to my card. I still had my Innovative Stamp Creations - Nature Silhouette II Set out and figured I'll show you another way to use this gorgeous Set - that is up for grabs if you want to play THIS Challenge!!!

The changes I made is - used no DP, different Stamp Set, layout and colors - Perfect Plum and Kiwi Kiss. I also added some Candle Light Shimmerz, SU Latte Button with a Purple Rhinestone and Ribbon.

Have a great Sunday!!! Hope you'll play along?!? ~TFL~

OCC Challenge - Get ready to recycle!!!

Happy Saturday!!!

In honor of *EARTH DAY* this coming week - I thought it would be a great idea for today's OCC Challenge to used some *recyclable* items on your card/project!!!

I want you to look around your household and find some items can be reused or transformed!!! Think newspaper, packaging, soda cans, containers, maybe some items that have not seen the daylight in many years - LOL -I hope you get the idea??? Make sure to stop by the OCC Blog to see all the Samples and how to play along!!!

Before I get started on my card I want to introduce you to my Guest Betsy Griffin. Betsy is the owner of Innovative Stamp Creations. Betsy also features some Challenges on her company blog - check it out right HERE. Wait that's not all - Betsy generously donated this gorgeous brand spankin' new Released - Nature Silhouette Set II for playing along - plus
Betsy just announced that she will give you a 10 % DISCOUNT on your order!!! Make sure you swing by her blog to find out the code you have to enter!!!!

If you been following my blog you should be familiar with the cards I made using Innovative Stamp Creations Stamps...if not HERE are all the cards I made with her fab Stamp Sets!!!

For my card today I used the new ISC Set - Birch Tree Painting. My recycled item is a *packaging cardboard*. I kept it because I really liked the texture plus it came in handy for my card :).

The card measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2". I started out by coloring straight onto the tree image using my Old Olive and Chocolate Chip Markers.

Then I stamped the butterflies in Tangerine Tango raising them up. To make them look a bit more interesting I added some Candle Light Shimmerz - love that stuff!!!

I decided to distress the edges and sponge them with some Chocolate Chip Ink. I also added some more Shimmerz to the distressed edges.

The sentiment is actually from a different ISC Set - Passion Flower. I distressed, sponged and added Shimmerz to the edges as well. Right below the sentiment I added some Silver Pearls (Michael's).

Before I pulled it all together I added the Net-Ribbon from Stamper's Dream and the new SU Basic Jumbo Grommets.

Hope you'll find some recyclable stuff and play along??? Make sure to stop by all the other girls too - Cindy, Jennifer, Lori, Kim, Vicki, Frances, Robin, Loretta and Jenny.

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This card was inspired by the Dirty Dozen *Go Green* - CT0409 theme, the IC176 - Skeem, this OCC Challenge and Sharon Johnson's ssnotime 82.

I have chosen this awesome looking pillar because of the bird theme and the earthy color tone. Of course it all about the *recycled* items on my card - I added the same packaging cardboard item as on my first card (basically the leftovers) and some leftover Ribbon. The Stamp Set is from Flourishes - Home Tweet Home. The layout is from the TECC63 Sketch.

I inked the branch image with Memento Rich Cocoa first and colored it with the Copic Markers - E47, G94. The CS I used is - Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi and White (PTI).

Next I stamped the birdhouse on a separate piece of CS and cut it out. I attached some leftover Light Brown Scrap Floss (Karen Foster) to make it look like it's hanging from the branch - isn't it too cute???
This is where Sharon Johnson's ssnotime82 - *Hang it Up* comes into play. I've been wanting to hang something all week long - LOL!!! Sounds funny - huh???

I stamped the bird once on the image itself and then raised it and colored it with these Copic Markers - E00, Ro8. Next I stamped the sentiment on the left side.

The button is from a button collection purchased at Hobby Lobby.

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I had some time Friday morning and I thought I'd show you a card I made with the Innovative Stamp Creations Set - Nature Silhouette II that you can win by participating in the OCC Challenge this week.

Since I was in a happy mood.... I uses some colors that I usually don't combine often - Taken with Teal and Passion Pink.

The card measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2". All the butterflies were inked twice and than raised up. I dressed the butterflies up with my fav Silver Pearls (Michael's).

I pierced around the Taken with Teal CS and raised both panels up. The matching Ribbon is from Flourishes.

Can't wait to see the card you'll create!!! ~TFL~