Danita's Daily Dish

Apple Picking on a beautiful day!!!

2009-10-18T20:03:00.001-07:00

Just a beautiful day here today, so we took a field trip to the apple orchard. I felt great to be outside in the sunshine!!!

Only Kelsey (first born) came with, Lisa (2nd born) stayed home. So Kelsey brought her BF, Jenna.

All too soon, we will be cooped up inside with winter just around the corner. Yuck.
Can we just SKIP Winter please???!!!!

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #17

2009-09-30T03:00:00.000-07:00

Here is the Truly Scrumptious Challenge for this week!!! I used a brand new to me Stampin Up set called Beware Pirates. How fun!!! This weeks challenge is a sketch challenge created by Sharon and a great sketch it is!!! We are to include doodling on our creation somewhere. (I missed this part when I made my card, sorry :(!!!)

Here is the sketch:

And here is my take on this challenge:

Now I just turned the sketch around to accomodate my image. Have fun and dont forget to hop on over to the Truly Scrumptious blog and check out all of the awesome creations the rest of the Design Team has made for you for some great inspiration to get started on this challenge!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Pirates Beware, Polka Dot
Paper: All Stampin Up: Bermuda Bay, Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, Ghostly Greetings (Retired, last years Halloween Designer paper)
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Real Red, Basic Black
Accessories: Word Window Punch, Real Red Brads, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #16

2009-09-16T03:00:00.000-07:00

Here we go again, Truly Scrumptious Challenge #16!!! We have a great sketch for you this challenge created by Heather. Our twist with this challenge is to use a MINIMUM of 3 stamps not including your sentiment.

Here is the sketch:

and here is my take on this challenge:

Our sponsor for this challenge is Design House Papercrafts. Check out their website, they have some AWESOME stuff you will have to have!!!

Check out the Truly Scrumptious Challenge Blog for all the details for this challenge!!! The design team has put together some BEAUTIFUL inspiration to get you started on your own!!!

Here are supplies I used for my card:

Stamps: All stamps are from Stampin Up, Good Friend, Medallion
Papers: Stampin Up Colors: Baja Breeze, Regal Rose and Whisper White
Background Papers: Basic Grey Urban Prairie
Inks: Stampin Up inks: So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze and Basic Black
Accessories: Basic Grey Pearls, Prima Flowers, Stampin Up bling brads, Stampin Up Three For You flower punch, Stampin Up Finial Press Embossing Folder

Thanks for stopping by my blog and make it a great day!!!!

Pictures from Indy Race weekend

2009-09-12T17:22:00.000-07:00

First off, I have to say, all of the above pictures are courtesy of my youngest daughter Lisa since I left my camera in the camper. Thank you Lisa!!!

Can you say PIT PASSES!!! It all started Friday night when we were attending the Nascar Truck Series race at the Chicagoland Speedway. I went down to go to the bathroom and I was walking back to my seat when I say this guy with his little boy up on his shoulders and it was so darn cute, I tapped him on the arm and said "That is so cute with you little boy on your shoulders, too bad I left my camera in the camper". He said oh thanks. Are you going to be at the race tomorrow? (the Indy car races). I said, yes Im gonna be here. He then asked me if I wanted 2 Pit Passes. Well how can I pass those up? I believe he bought them so he could take his young son in there but didnt realize no one under the age of 10 can go in the pits. So he gave them to me!!! Yahhhhhhhhhh for me. lol

So I go back to the stands and show Jay and the girls the Pit Passes. Jay and I both agreed the girls could use them and go down there the next day together. Can you believe they actually get in a fight before they even get to the Pits and Kelsey turns around and comes all the way back to the parking lot and informs me that I can go with Lisa. I couldnt believe it. So Lisa and I went down there. It was sooooo cool. We even got to meet HELIO CASTRONEVES!!! What a smile!!! We walked all around back there, visited VICTORY LANE, sat on Pit Wall, walked all around the garages watching them getting all the cars ready. It was awesome!!! Too bad Helio crashed on lap 185. How sad :( !!!

Enjoy!!! Make it a great day!!!

Pictures from Michigan

2009-09-04T17:31:00.001-07:00

Just wanted to share some of the beautiful pictures I collected along our travels in Northern Michigan in August. It was a bit cooler then I would have liked but we still had a great time. These are just a few of them. I will post more in a few days!!!!!

Going back to Southern Michigan for Labor Day weekend!!! Have a great time, play safe and make it a great holiday weekend!!!

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #15

2009-09-02T03:00:00.000-07:00

Hello, can you believe we are now going on Challenge #15 for the Truly Scrumptious Challenge???!!! We have a sketch for you to follow and the theme will be Indian Summer. Lets make summer last as long as we can!!!

Here is the sketch:

and here is my take on this challenge:

This week we are delighted to welcome Home Impressions as our sponsor. As well as stocking a fantastic range of well known stamps they also have their own range so pop over to their website to take a look. They are offering the winner of this challenge this fabulous set of 'Jack & Jill' stamps:

Head on over to the Truly Scrumptious blog to see the rest of the Design Teams fabulous artwork and find all the details on how to play along!!!

There is nothing better to me then stealing one more day away at the beach before summer comes to an end. Thanks for stopping by and making it a great day!!!

Sweet Stop Sketch Saturday #18

2009-08-23T09:04:00.000-07:00

Well, I finally did it!!! I stamped something for the first time in over a month. I started out easy and simple. I used Sweet Stops Sketch Saturday for the sketch and the stamps and papers are Stampin Up. Dont you just love these colors together? I got the color combo from the Designer Papers I used. They are called Thoroughly Modern by Stampin Up. The colors are Bermuda Bay and Soft Suede (new In-Colors), Rose Red and Sahara Sand. The ribbon is the Melon Mambo polka dotted grosgrain and I also stamped the words in that color also.

I just really followed the sketch and didnt add very much in accessories. Had to ease back into this slowly lol.

Thanks for looking and make it a great day!!! We finally have sunshine today!!!

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #12

2009-07-22T03:00:00.000-07:00

Hello All, well I actually made it!!! I finally got to stamp after not stamping for quite some time. I was actually afraid I FORGOT how to do this lol. I have been so darn busy, I havent had the chance to stamp. I am so glad I got this made in time for the Truly Scrumptious Challenge tho.

This weeks challenge is a sketch designed by DT member Heather with the extra challenge of using beads. Since I have not stamped in a while, I havent had a chance to really use all the NEW Stampin Up In Colors, so for this challenge, I wanted to use the new Soft Suede. I dont know really how to define it, whether it is a brown or a green or a mix of both, but I did discover one thing about it. It is the PERFECT color to use with Basic Greys Infuse Collection. So that is what I did. I used the Soft Suede with Regal Rose and the Infuse collection and they fit sooooo well together.

So I am going to post the sketch here for you now and my card to go along and I will post all the additional details tomorrow. I am pretty tired now and still have to go to work tomorrow, boo hoo.

So here is the sketch to follow:

and here is my take on the challenge:

The stamp I did use is a new one to my made by Close to my Heart (oh no, no Stampin Up!!!).

Go check out the Truly Scrumptious Challenge blog NOW to see the rest of the DT's beautiful creations and to get all the juicy details on how to play. I will be back tomorrow and fill in the details here.

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!!!

Abrams Falls

2009-07-02T08:50:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, we hiked into Abrams Falls. It was a 5 mile roundtrip trek. Ok 5 miles isnt too bad huh? Well dont forget you have to to walk UP AND UP AND UP. But definately worth the effort. It was beautiful. We sat there and ate our lunch and I would have swam had I worn my bathing suit. You get pretty hot and sweaty climbing mountains lol.

We also bought our kitten a little friend from the Visitors Center. A little black bear about the same size as her. She LOVES him!!!

Make it a great day!!!! Time for lunch, Im starving!!!

Laurel Falls Tennessee and Bears

2009-07-01T07:11:00.000-07:00

Ok, so our first hike out into the wilderness of the Smokey Mountains we went to Laurel Falls. Very beautiful!!!! So on our way back to the road, what do we happen to stumble upon??? You guessed it a BEAR!!!! Isnt she cute???? Ok, so I just snapped and dashed and forgot to zoom. lol I will do better next time lol.

Will post again soon!!! Make it a great day!!!!

Double Challenge Wednesday

2009-06-24T03:00:00.000-07:00

Hello all. Today I am supposed to have 2 cards to share with you today. One for the Truly Scrumptious Challenge and one for the Creative Belli Challenge. I got my card made for the Truly Scrumptious Challenge but was not feeling well enough to complete my card for the Creative Belli Challenge. I do ask you to please visit the Creative Belli Blog and follow along with all the new goings on over there. There is some really exciting news going on, we have new Design Team Members we would like to introduce you too. Our theme this week for the Creative Belli Blog is anything Patriotic. Our DT members have some AWESOME inspiration over there so please hop on over there and check out all their great work!!!

Please help me and the rest of the Creative Belli DT welcome 3 new Design Team members. Debbie Daniels, Danielle (Dani) Marcus and Robin Kirkpatrick. We are SO excited to have these ladies with us. I know they will be a great addition to our team and we can't wait for you to see what you bring to the Belli Team! Welcome ladies!

On to the Truly Scrumptious Challenge. This week we have an awesome sketch challenge for you that I really enjoyed working with along with an added twist of using some of your neglected stash. Use anything you havent used in a long time. For me, I pulled out a long time favorite stamp set call Wonderful Wings from Stampin Up. I paired this set with Basic Greys new Wisteria Collection and I think they go great together. Here is the sketch for this challenge:

and here is my take on this challenge:

This challenge is being sponsored by Crafty Individuals and the winner of this challenge will win these 3 BEAUTIFUL stamps.

We also have a new Guest Designer on the Truly Scrumptious team. She will be with us for four challenges. Please help us welcome Elaine as our first Guest Designer. Please check out her awesome card for the first challenge for her with us. Its awesome!!! Welcome Elaine!!!

I do hope to be feeling better soon and sharing more challenges with you. Thanks for stopping by to visit and make it a great day!!!

My kitten, Zip logging in at 3lbs 2 oz

2009-06-22T16:38:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture I took the other day of my kitten getting bigger. We took her to the vet on Saturday for another shot and she weighed in at 3 lbs 2 oz. This kitten is one feisty little thing. She never sits still. I told her I wanted to trade her in for a kitten that likes to snuggle. Oh well, hopefully when she gets older.

Her favorite thing to play with is Lisas teddy bear if that is what we can call it now. Shes had this thing since she has been a baby given to her by Grandma Hollander. The teddy bear is just about as big as Zip is lol. She also loves to chase the fat cats around too. She can run faster lol.

Make is a great day and thanks for stopping by!!!

Wild Thing - SC232 - 6/10/09

2009-06-16T04:43:00.001-07:00

Hello again. I have another card to show you today with my new things from Stampin Up. I made this a few days ago and have not had a chance to upload it yet. The giraffe is from a new set that will be in the new catalog as of July 1st. Its called Animal Stories. The designer paper matches this stamp set and its called Tall Tales. This set doesnt come with any words, so I pulled a stamp that I bought a LONG time ago and stamped it on top of the giraffe. I think it goes perfectly.

Now even tho the colors in the papers are all classic Stampin Up colors, I did use the new Crushed Curry dotted grosgrain ribbon and I think it looks great. I stamped the giraffe in More Mustard.

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Stampin Up Animal Stories, Sentiment by Great Impressions
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Old Olive
Designer Series Paper: Tall Tales
Ink: More Mustard, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Scalloped Square Punch, Crushed Curry Dotted Grosgrain ribbon, Score Pal

Double Challenge Wednesday #4

2009-06-10T02:00:00.000-07:00

Hello Peeps! I am back today with 2 challenges for you today. We have the Truly Scrumptious Challenge #9 and the Creative Belli Challenge #67. I will start with the Truly Scrumptious challenge. Todays challenge is a sketch challenge designed by team member Beth. She has created a great sketch and the added twist to this challenge is to use an altered flower. Change a flower from its orignal state buy adding or changing something about it.

Here is the sketch:

and here is my take on this challenge:

Most everything on this card is part of Stampin Up's Sneak Peak. New items that will be in the new catalog coming out on July 1st. The colors of the papers and ink are part of the new In-Colors that will be introduced. The purple is Rich Razzleberry, the orange is Dusty Durango and the yellow is Crushed Curry. I do have to say I used 3 items on this card that are NOT Stampin Up products. They are the flowers, the gem stones and the scalloped circle in yellow was punched with a non-Stampin Up punch.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Whiff of Joy. Here is a picture of the stamp you could win if you participate in this challenge and incorporate both the sketch and the altered flower into your creation.

So what are you waiting for??? Head on over to the Truly Scrumptious blog and check out all the beautiful creations from the Design Team and then get started on your own entry.

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Now on to the Creative Belli challenge. This weeks Creative Belli challenge has 2 elements to it also. We have a sketch challenge for you that we have combined with a Sweet N Sassy challenge. The other part of this challenge is to create a card for DAD!!! Sweet N Sassy generously donated one of their cute digi-images they have available now. He is called Catch of the Day. So here is the sketch we would like you to follow:

and here is my take on this challenge:

The image and the phrase in the frame are from the Sweet N Sassy Digi-image. The rest of my supplies are ALL Stampin Up. The dotted ribbon is the New In-Color Soft Suede ribbon that will be introduced in the new catalog coming out on July 1st.

So you know what to do now. Head on over to the Creative Belli blog and check out the rest of the Design teams beautiful creations. Then get started on your own entry. All the details are on the blog, just follow along. If you post to any online galleries, please use Keyword CBC67. You do need to mention the Creative Belli challenge in your description to be elible for the prize.

Now for some other Creative Belli news. A few of our Design Team members have moved on to bigger and better things. So we are in need of a few design team members. If you are interested, please visit the Creative Belli Blog for all the details and requirements in joining our creative team.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. If you did, please leave me a comment so I know you have been here!!! Make it a great day!!!

Stampin Up's New In-Colors and stamps!!!

2009-06-06T17:35:00.001-07:00

I got my NEW Stampin Up order yesterday and just had to get into them!!!Its all new!!! New Colors, New Stamps and New Paper and New Ribbon!!! Fun, Fun, Fun!!!

I used 3 of the new In-Colors for this card. They are Melon Mambo (pink), Rich Razzleberry (purple) and Crushed Curry (yellow). The stamp set is one of the new Level Three Hostess Sets called Kind and Caring Thoughts that will be in the new 2009-10 catalog that will be out on July 1st. I really like it!!! The Circle is from another set that will be in the regular part of the catalog. It is called Circle Circus!!! The Designer Series Paper is also new called Razzleberry Lemonade!!! The dotted ribbon is also NEW!!! That is the new In-Color Rich Razzaleberry Ribbon. They have one for each of the new In-Colors!!! That is not all that is NEW!!!! They added MARKERS to the New In-Color line up!!! How exciting is that???!!! Stay tuned, I have MORE up my sleeve.

The sketch is from Mojo Monday!!! Great sketch this week and this is the week to win prizes. You can find that challenge here: http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/

A quick and easy card!!!

2009-05-31T12:52:00.000-07:00

I was stamping with some friends last weekend and one of them has this really cool set of stamps from Close To My Heart. Its called Be Yourself. I feel in love with this set and just wanted to make a real quick card with it. The set has 8 stamps of girls dressed in different things. I used 3 of them for this card. The colors I used are from Stampin Up. I used Pacific Pointe and Riding Hood Red with the Whisper White.

Just wanted to share this quick and easy card with you. Thanks for stopping by and checking it out!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Close to my Heart Be Yourself
Cardstock: SU Pacific Pointe, Night of Navy, Riding Hood Red and Whisper White
Ink: SU Pacific Pointe and Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Riding Hood Red ribbon and red hearts from stash

Double Challenge Wednesday #3 minus one :(

2009-05-27T03:00:00.000-07:00

Its that time again, for my Double Challenge Wednesday. Today is the day for both the Truly Scrumptious Challenge and the Creative Belli Challenge. Unfortunately I was a bad girl and did not get anything made for the Creative Belli Challenge. I do hope to catch up within a day or two. Please do check back for my Creative Belli Challenge sample. The Creative Belli challenge is Graduation and please do check out the Creative Belli Blog for all the details and the rest of the Design Teams awesome creations. They have some awesome creations for this challenge!!!

The Truly Scrumptious Challenge for this week is called More Then One Fold. Make any card that has more then one fold on it. There are many tutorials over at www.Splitcoaststampers.com so if you need some ideas, head on over there and check out the Resources section. I made a card from one of their challenges called Fun Funky Fold. I used my Brand New Basic Grey Wisteria background papers. I love the colors in this grouping!!! I matched Stampin Up colors Elegant Eggplant and Almost Amethyst with them. And here is my sample:

If you would like to make one of these cards, the description and a tutorial can be found here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=406759

This week Christine Dark, Sketching Stamper, returns as our sponsor. Christine is a very talented artist and has designed her own range of fabulous digital images - just pop across to her blog and take a look. The lucky winner of this challenge will be able to choose six images as their prize. There is also a second prize up for grabs this week also. If you would like to be considered for being a Guest Designer on the Truly Scrumptious challenge, make sure you check out the details on the blog on how to enter!!!!

Head on over to the Truly Scrumptious Challenge blog and check out the rest of the Design Teams creations, they all did an AWESOME job with this one!!!

Make it a great day!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: All Stampin Up: Lots of Thoughts (retired), Sayings & Such (retired) Le Jardin Botanique (current catalog)
Cardstock/Papers: Stampin Up Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst and Whisper White
Basic Grey Wisteria
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst
Accessories: Stampin Up Eggplant grosgrain ribbon, Nestibilities Labels Two, gems by KC & Co. spiral clip from stash.

Featured Stamper Challenge: Just Joan Ervin!!!!

2009-05-17T20:25:00.000-07:00

I made this card tonight for the Featured Stamper Challenge over on Splitcoaststampers. Here are the rules for the Featured Stamper Challenge:

Go to her gallery and CASE a card, following these simple guidelines:

CASEing Guidelines

1. Change 2 or more things on the card. It could be a color combo, embellishments, backgrounds, or even the main image could be different -- but similar because you don't own the exact image. List the changes in your description.

2. Give credit to the original stamper. Put a link to the original card in your description.

My good friend Joan Ervin was the Featured STamper today so I had to play. I chose this card from her gallery to case: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1315025?cat=500&ppuser=28771

So here are the items I changed for my card. I changed the color from Green to Turquoise. I changed the stamps and I added a dotted background in place of the glitter on the layered pieces.

She has such a gorgeous gallery, you could get lost in there for hours. Thanks Joan for all the inspiration you give to me and everyone else who sees your work!!! Keep on Stamping Girlfriend!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: SU Pocket Silhouettes, not sure what set the Thank You comes from
Ink: Staz-On Jett Black and Tempting Turquoise
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Tempting Turqoise, Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Nestibilities, Cuttlebug, Word Window Punch, rhinestones from stash,

Double Challenge Wednesday #2

2009-05-13T03:30:00.000-07:00

Here we are again, back again for our Double Challenge Wednesday!!! I have 2 challenges for you today. The Truly Scrumptious Challenge and Creative Belli Challenge. Please scroll down to see BOTH challenges!!!

First up is the Truly Scrumptious Challenge!!! We are onto Challenge #7. This challenge is being hosted by Design Team member Dawn. She makes beautiful samples and she has put together a great sketch for you this week. The TWIST to this weeks challenges is one of my favorites!!! Its all about Spots, Dots and Circles!!! You must use both elements of this challenge to be eligible for the prize!!!

Here is the sketch for this challenge:

and here is my take on this challenge:

Yes, I know, its kind of BRIGHT!!! But fun too!!! Looks to me like a party waiting to happen!!! I got to use my BRAND NEW Basic Grey Lime Rickey paper. I also got to use my new Frameabilities from Spellbinders.com.

Our sponsor for this week is Crafty Individuals. They are donating some gorgeous stamps to be won!!! Here they are:

I am heading over there now to check out those stamps they are giving away as our prizes!!!

So lets see what you can do. Dont forget to check out the Truly Scrumptious challenge site to see the rest of the Design Teams awesome inspiration they have created for you!!! Then get started on your creation. Link up your creation with Mr Linky. You could be the lucky winner of 3 stamp sets from the Crafty Individuals!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Stampin Up's Smarty Pants
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin Up Yo Yo Yellow, Riding Hood Red and Whisper White, Basic Grey Lime Rickey
Ink: Stampin Up Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: Spellbinders Frameabilities Polka Dot Frame,Stampin Up's Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain ribbon, SU Bold Brights Brads, Laugh button (from my stash, dont have a clue who makes it)

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Next up is the Creative Belli Challenge. This weeks challenge is a Color Challenge!!! We picked 3 of our favorite colors for Spring!!! They are Stampin Up's colors Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery and Cameo Coral. If you are not a Stampin Up color person, I am posting a color palette for your to compare your colors to and use your closest colors!!!

Here is my card I made using these beautiful colors:

I pulled this lotus flower out of my rather large stash of ALL TIME FAVORITE stamps collection. It's from a Stampin Up set called Oriental Garden. The words are from a current Stampin Up set called Bella's Bloom.

So head on over to the Creative Belli Blog and check out the rest of the Design Teams creative inspiration. We have some great ideas to spark your creativity. Leave the link to your artwork in the Mr Linky to link your creation up to our site so we can find you. If you post to Splitcoaststampers or Creative Paper Planet, please use the keyword CBC65. You need to mention the Creative Belli Challenge in your description to be eligible for the prize!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: All Stampin Up: Bella's Bloom and ???????
Paper: Certainly Celery, Apricot Appeal, Whisper White and Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper
Ink: Cameo Coral
Accessories: Nestibilities Labels One, Pearls from K C & Co., Giga Scalloped Circle Punch, 2" circle punch, White Satin Ribbon (Stampin Up)

Newest Family Member

2009-05-06T20:16:00.000-07:00

This little kitty is our newest family member!!! Her name is Zip. We named her after a really cool dog in one of our favorite movies. Her face looks like a bat face with a real pointy nose. She is 6 wks old and only weighs in at 15 oz. Poor thing is still looking for her mommy. Needless to say our other 2 older cats want nothing to do with her. A lot of hissing going on there.

I will post more photos in the next few days!!!

Double Challenge Wednesday!!!

2009-04-29T02:00:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends:

Today I have two challenges to bring to you. The first challenge is the Truly Scrumptious Challenge #6. Challenge #6 is a sketch challenge with an added twist. The twist this week is to make your card Good Enough to Eat!!! We want something that is Scrump-dilly-ious!!! The sponsor for Challenge #6 is The Cutting Cafe. Go check out that site, there are awesome digi-stamps and templates available. Great site to shop!!! The Design Team was lucky enough to receive the complete set of All About Cupcakes!! How fun it was to play with this set!!! The winner of this challenge will receive 3 sets of digi-stamps of their choice. You must follow the sketch AND use the added twist to be in the running for the prize!!! So here is the sketch to follow this week:

and here is my take on this challenge:

I used Basic Greys Bittersweet papers collection to pair with All About Cupcakes.

So lets see what you can do. Dont forget to check out the Truly Scrumptious challenge site to see the rest of the Design Teams awesome inspiration they have created for you!!! Then get started on your creation. Link up your creation with Mr Linky. You could be the lucky winner of 3 sets of Digi-stamps from the Cutting Cafe!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: The Cutting Cafe
Cardstock: SU Pink Pirouette, SU Chocolate Chip, SU Whisper White
Papers: Basic Grey Bittersweet
Inks: SU Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose
Accessories: SU Pink Pirouette Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, SU Scallop Circle Punch, SU 1 3/8" circle punch, SU Chocolate Chip Large Brads

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Now on to the second challenge I have for you today!!! That would be The Creative Belli Challenge!!! The Creative Belli Challenge has now changed its posting schedule. We will now be posting challenges every other Wednesday. Just like the Truly Scruptious Challenge. And LUCKY for me, they fall on the same days.

Here is my card for this challenge:

This weeks Creative Belli Challenge is to use Jumbo Eyelets and/or Jumbo Brads. I used both on my card, but you cant really see the jumbo eyelets due to the ribbon I threaded thru them. The white ribbon on the right is threaded thru 2 jumbo eyelets. The big world stamp used as the background is also embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder Diamonds in the Rough. I have had this stamp for a while now and havent really used it. I had this card in my head for a while, but no time to put it to paper. It didnt really turn out like I saw it in my brain, but I had fun with it. On the left hand side, I used a JUMBO SU Star Brad on the bottom and in the center of the flower, I used a SU Filagree brad.

So head on over to the Creative Belli Blog and check out the rest of the Design Teams creative inspiration. We have some great ideas to spark your creativity. We too have the Mr Linky to link your creation up to our site so we can find you. If you post to Splitcoaststampers or Creative Paper Planet, please use the keyword CBC64.

Happy Stamping and make it a great day!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog!!! Please leave a comment so I know you have been here!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Tin Can Mail (World Map), Stampin Up (sentiment)
Cardstock: SU Chocolate Chip, SU Brocade Blue, SU Whisper White
Papers: SU Oxford (retired 2006-07 Catalog)
Inks: SU Brocade Blue, SU Chocolate Chip
Accessories: SU Chocolate Chip Grograin Ribbon, SU White Organza Ribbon, Jumbo Eyelets, SU Star Jumbo Brads, SU Filigree Brads, Prima Flowers

P.S. Have you ever completed your card and you end up liking the result but then looking at the pictures you realize what you dont like or would rather change??? Well I did this with this card. The words are just too stark and needs something added to them, but I didnt have time to fix them. So stay turned for the updated version. I can either IMPROVE this card or ruin it lol. Time will tell.

A Sympathy Card

2009-04-26T15:29:00.001-07:00

I needed a Sympathy card for some dear friends of ours. Jays best friends mom passed away last weekend. My heart goes out to them and their entire family. Sending hugs and prayers for all involved. We will miss her.

I wasnt feeling very creative, so I followed the same concept of a previous card I had done and I really liked. You can see this card here.
I just used different colors and papers. This is an entire card made with all Stampin Up products minus the Nestibilities Die Cuts to cut the main image.

Now that the official tax season is past, I will be posting more on a regular basis.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and make it a great day!!!

Danita

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #4

2009-04-15T02:00:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends

Its time for our next Truly Scrumptious challenge #4!!! But first I have to say, it is so awesome to see all the different cards created for these challenges!!! We have had such a great response to our challenges, its such an inspiration to see all the creative makings you do!!! Keep up the awesome work!!!

This weeks challenge is being hosted by our very creative Michele!!! She has created this lovely sketch for you to follow and the extra twist with our challenge this week is to make this card for a child. You need to work both elements into your card to be eligible for the prize!!! So here is the sketch for you to follow:

and here is my take on this challenge:

I used a Stampin Up set I have never used before. Its called Ahoy Matey. I needed a boys birthday card for my nephew. I found this to be very challenging for me lol.

This challenge is being sponsored by Whimsey Stamps. Please click on over to their site, that have some fantastic stamps and accessories!!! Dont forget to hop on over to the Truly Scrumptious challenge blog and check out all the AWESOME creations by the other Design Team members!!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog and make it a great day!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Stampin Up Ahoy Matey, Treasure Map wheel
Ink: Staz-On Jett Black, Stampin Up markers
Cardstock: Stampin Up Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Sahara Sand, Whisper White
Ghostly Greetings Designer Series paper
Accessories: Curved Rectangles Mega Nestibilities, bling brads, 1" & 1 1/4" circle punches, 1 1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon

Belli Challenge #62 - Cello Bags

2009-04-07T19:46:00.001-07:00

Its Creative Belli Wednesday and this weeks challenge is to do something creative using Cello Bags. You know the bags you have stashed waiting for party favors. Well, instead of just filling the bags with your treats and tying them off with ribbons, dress them up!!! There are so many cute and different ways to dress them up, we have some great ideas for you this week!!!

I just used a basic tent card with one lip and sealed it with sticky tape. Punched a half circle at the top un which to stick the top thru and then tyed it off with a matching ribbon. The side view gives you a better view in which to put it together.

Of course with Easter Sunday coming this Sunday, what better way to leave your favorite peoples these cute little treats!!!

Please check out the Creative Belli Blog to see all the great ideas in which to use these cello bags, Im sure you will be surprised with all the awesome ideas!!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog and make it a great day!!!!

Recipe: All materials are from Stampin Up (except green gem bling)

Stamps: A Good Egg
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Delicate Dots 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration, retired)
Ink: Staz-On Jett Black
Accessories: Vanilla Grosgrain ribbon, Cello Bag, Word Window Punch
Green Gem bling by K C & Company

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #4 - Flower Power Sketch

2009-04-01T03:00:00.000-07:00

It's time for this weeks Truly Scrumptious challenge!!! We have had such a great response to our challenges, it is awesome to see everyones creations, I hope you are all having as much fun with these challenge as we are!!! So lets move on to the next challenge.

Our Host this week is Mina!!! What a talented lady!!! Dont forget to hop on over to her blog and leave her some love!!! She has created a fabulous sketch for us with an added a twist. That twist is called Flower Power. We all love to create flowers, let us see your best ones. Go crazy for flowers this week. They can be store bought or home made, it doesnt matter and above all, have FUN!!!

Here is the sketch Mina has made for us. I really enjoyed this sketch!! Thanks Mina!!!

And here is my take on this challenge:

As you can see, I used one of my BRAND SPANKIN NEW Whiff of Joy stamps!!! That is because they are SPONSORING this challenge!!! Thats right, you can win 2 images from Whiff of Joy!!! Now that is a GREAT reason to get started on this challenge NOW!!! Hop on over to the Truly Scrumptious challenge blog and leave your link to your creation with Mr Linky. Thats right, we have added Mr Linky to the blog to make it easier for everyone to leave their link to their work. Please make sure you leave the link directly to your challenge item and not to your general blog address.

I paired up this gorgeous Whiff of Joy (Willows w/Umbrella) stamp with Basic Grey's brand new Porcelain papers. I also used Stampin Up's colors of Cameo Coral, Barely Banana and Sage Shadow. I used the blender pen with ink pads to color her with. All of the words I created in my Word Processor. I do want to give credit where it is due. The rain, rain go away sentiment was totally inspired by my good friend Joan Ervin and this image from her blog. Ever since I saw that, I knew I wanted to use that in some way. Then the idea popped in to my brain, what little girl doesnt sing that when shes out playing in the rain. I just fanned mine out more to show all the words. Thanks Joan, you truly are an inspiration!!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Make it a great day!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Whiff of Joy Willow with Umbrella
Ink: Staz-On Jett Black Stampin Up inks to watercolor with: Sage Shadow, Barely Banana and Cameo Coral
Cardstock/Papers: Stampin Up Cameo Coral, Sage Shadow, Barely Banana, Whisper White
Basic Grey Porcelain papers
Accessories: Coluzzle to cut the ovals, SU Word Window Punch, Flowers by Prima, Bling brads, Vanilla 5/8" grograin ribbon by SU, Mega Scalloped Oval Punch

Basic Grey Challenge #28 - Sketch Challenge

2009-03-27T22:40:00.001-07:00

Its Friday night at 12:41 AM and I am posting my Basic Grey Challenge!!! I think I may be the first person this week!!! I have a lot of work to get done this weekend, so I worked hard tonight to get some of my chores done but saved some energy so I could play in the NEW Basic Grey challenge this week.

I used Marrakech papers and brads. The stamped image of the elephant is also by Basic Grey to match these papers. These are BRAND NEW for me and I was excited to be using them together!!!

You can find this challenge here: BasicGrey Challenges

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!!!

Belli Challenge #60 - Bookmarks

2009-03-25T04:00:00.000-07:00

Hello friends, its Wednesday, so its Creative Belli Challenge day!!! This week we are taking a new look at Bookmarks!!! The Design Team has some awesome ideas for bookmarks. There are so many different kinds of bookmarks out there that are so easy to create, including mine from above!!!

I am showing you 3 different views above. The first bookmark is what the bookmark looks like when its in use. The 2nd bookmark is a photo of the full bookmark. It has a 1 1/2" flap on top to fold over your page. The 3rd photo is the view from the rear. There are 2 little magnets on the back flap and when you close it over the page, the magnets meet so it stays in place.

If you wanted to make a bookmark like mine, I started with the base cardstock that measures 7 1/2" x 2" piece. I scored the top flap down 1 1/2" down from the top. The Basic Grey Urban Prairie paper is cut 5 7/8" x 1 7/8". The circles were cut with the Mega Scallop Circle punch and the 2" circle punch. The butterfly is cut with the Nesties Butterfly die cut run thru the Cuttlebug machine. I found words that would fit across the bottom. Both are from Stampin Up sets. Cherish comes from Baroque Motifs and Priceless from from Priceless (the name of the set). I made a lacy border for the words using Stampin Up's scallop border punch and the eyelet border punch.

Please stop by the NEW Creative Belli Blog and check out ALL the awesome bookmarks the Design Team has come up with. You will be amazed!!! Then make some time to play along!!!

Thanks for stopping by blog today!!! Make it a great day.

Bookmark recipe:

Stamps: SU Baroque Morifs, Priceless
Cardstock: Su Green Galore, Basic Black, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Basic Grey Urban Prairie collection
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Mego Scallop Circle punch, 2" circle punch, Nestibilities Butterfly die cut/Cuttlebug machine, scallop border punch, eyelet border punch, Basic Grey magnets

Basic Grey Challenge #27 - Texture

2009-03-22T18:47:00.000-07:00

I did it!!!! I finally completed a card for a challenge!!! The last 2 weeks have been rough on me. Tax season was fine up until two weeks ago. Then I was gone for an entire weekend, that didnt help either. But I am back stamping and it feels good.

I made this card for the Basic Grey challenge this week, one of my most favorite challenges!!! The challenge for this week was to create texture on your card and using at least ONE Basic Grey product. I used Basic Grey Mellow papers on this card. I love the bright colors in this collection and the base color is: Did you guess??? Chocolate!!!!

I used the flower from the Stampin Up set called True Friend and used felt flowers in place of the stamped image for the flower. I punched the ovals with the Mega Oval punch and the scalloped backing with the Giga Scallop Oval punch. The green panel was embossed with my Cuttlebug embossing folder Swiss Dots. The striped panel was embossed with the circles (dont have a clue what this embossing folder is called, sorry)!!! I then embellished the green panel with brown dew drops. The words on the ribbon were mounted on a piece of chip board covered with Mellow Juicy. The words were then stamped in Chocolate Chip onto the orange paper. The ribbon is from Stampin" Up!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!! Make it a great week!!!

Danita

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Stampin Up True Friend, Stampin Up Great Greetings
Cardstock/Papers: Stampin Up Riding Hood Red, Basic Grey Mellow
Ink: Stampin Up Chocolate Chip and Old Olive
Accessories: Flower Fusion (felt flowers)by Stampin Up, Bling Brad (in the center of flower) by Stampin Up, chipboard and ribbon both from Stampin Up, Dew Drops by Sweet N Sassy Stamps.

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #3

2009-03-18T04:00:00.000-07:00

Hello Friends, its been a while since my last post, I do apologize. But I am back with another Truly Scrumptious challenge for you. We have another sketch challenge for you with a twist. You must use something shiny on your creation. So here is the sketch for you to follow:

and here is my sample:

Now I used a strip of shiny purple cardstock on the bottom. Unfortunately, it is really hard to photograph. When taking this picture on the angle, that strip of cardstock looks black. When shooting the picture straight on, the only way you can tell that strip is purple, is from the the flash reflection. This card really looks much cutier in real life, I promise.

Now if you want to learn from my example, stay away from dark shiny cardstock. Maybe you can try brads or glassy glaze or what ever you may find in your stash!!!

Dont forget to check out the Truly Scrumptious Challenge Blog to see all the other beautiful creations from the rest of the Design Team!!! This sketch was designed by Beth this week.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Pink Gem Designs!!! You definately will want to check out this great website with the cutest stamps!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Crazy For Cupcakes
Ink: Staz-On Jet Black, Stampin' Up Lovely Lilac
Cardstock: SU Whisper White, SU Gable Green, SU Pink Pirouette, Design Paper from DCWV The Glitter Stack, Shiny Cardstock from my stash (I've had it so long, I dont even remember when it came from lol)
Accessories: Eyelet Border punch, Stampin Up Markers, SU White Silk ribbon, SU pink brads, 1 3/8" circle punch, key tag punch, Mega scalloped circle punch, Happy Birthday Cuttlebug embossing folder,

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #2

2009-03-04T03:00:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends!!! Its Wednesday and its time for our 2nd Truly Scrumptious challenge!!! This week, we have another awesome sketch challenge for you. Here it is:

There is also a 2nd challenge to go along with this sketch. That challenge is to use buttons somewhere on your creation, but only handmade buttons!!! Put on your thinking caps for this one. Here is a link to making your own buttons with your Nestibilities and Shrinky Dinks. Good luck and have fun!!!
http://kimberly-crawford.blogspot.com/2009/02/making-your-own-buttons-with-nesties.html

Here is my card for this challenge:

I was so excited I got to use my brand new Basic Grey Marrakech papers. The colors are truly scrumptious. I paired the Marrakech papers with Stampin Ups' Chocolate Chip, Apricot Appeal and Tangerine Tango.

Our sponsor for this challenge will be Sketching Stamper. Go check out her blog/store, its fabulous!!!

Have fun with this challenge, remember to post your link to your creation in the comments post on the Truly Scrumptious blog. Check out all the awesome eye candy from the Design Team!!! Get Creative!!! Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Stampin Up Travel Sketchbook (retired)
Ink: Pacific Point and Chocolate Chip both Stampin Up
Cardstock: All Stampin Up: Chocolate Chip, Apricot Appeal, Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Basic Grey Marrakech
Accessories: Square Nestibilities, Classic and Scalloped, Basic Grey Marrakech brads, Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, 2" circle punch, Giga Scallop Circle punch, Stampin Up scallop circle die cut

Creative Belli Challenge #57 - Color

2009-03-04T00:01:00.000-08:00

Our Belli Challenge now has a NEW HOME!!! We have also changed the name of the Challenge to Creative Belli Challenge!!! We changed the name because the Belli Challenge was originally formed by Holly, Chris and myself. Check out our new site, we hope you like it!!! You can subscribe to our blog so you can follow along with each new challenge posted EVERY WEDNESDAY!!!

Our Color Challenge for you today is to pull out that color that you hate, and create something with it. Do you shy away from Orange (thats only Hollys worst color lol)? Do you find Gray to be boring? Is Yellow not your color? Pull out that one color and use it!

For the Belli Design Team, Chris sent us all images from new stamp sets that have just recently released from Sweet N Sassy Stamps. The very cool thing about this is, one set, His Eye on the Sparrow stamp set was drawn/designed by our very own Chris Dickinson and Easter Lily was drawn/designed by our very own Courtney Fowler!!! Lets give them a round of applause!!! Great job ladies!!!

I used images from His Eye on the Sparrow. I used Stampin Up Bella Rose Designer Series paper.

So come join us today at the Creative Belli Blog and take the Belli challenge with us!!! Check out the Design Teams awesome Eye Candy, leave them some love on their blogs and Have Fun!!! When you upload your challenge to SCS (Splitcoaststampers) or to PCP (Paper Craft Planet), please use keyword CBC57

Thanks for stopping by today and taking a look, make it a great day!!! You always have that choice!!!

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip (you just knew I had to use my favorite color lol), Rose Red, Bella Rose Designer Series Paper
Ink: Memento Black
Stamps: Sweet N Sassy Eye of the Sparrow
Accessories: Stampin Up Markers, Dew Drops, White Satin Ribbon

Creative Belli Blog

2009-03-03T05:48:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends

I have some exciting news for you today. Our Belli Challenges will now be located on one blog: http://bellichallenge.blogspot.com/

Our very first challenge will be there tomorrow!!! Please stop by and subscribe to the blog so you can follow along with the challenges every WEDNESDAY!!!

In addition to that exciting news, we will be doing two different things -

1. Every other week, we will be having a Guest Designer...
2. We are looking for Sponsors for prizes! Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is generously offering some Digi-stamps. If you know of anyone else who would like to sponsor us one time or every 4-6 weeks, we would LOVE it!

We have a new Banner and would be SO honored if you put it on your blog! This Blinkie and Banner was designed by Dani at Dani gets Crafty! I absolutely LOVE her style - clean and simple and WOW. My mind does not go there when I stamp so I admire this style because I do not do it well. Go share some love to Dani. I think she did a beautiful job on the banner and blinkie!

Now for some of you who may be new to the Belli Blog, you may wonder what in the heck our Belli's have to do with Paper Crafting!?

What is the Belli Challenge you ask?Belli's = Embellishments. Each week, we will give you a challenge that will use things we have lying around our stamp rooms or homes! With a constant flow of new things coming out, we tend to forget about the other things we have and they quickly become clutter!

Be sure to come back on Wednesday to participate in this week's BELLI CHALLENGE! Thank you for stopping by! Have a FABULOUS DAY!

Basic Grey Challenge #23

2009-02-25T18:13:00.000-08:00

This weeks challenge is:

Challenge 23 - Colour Combo

Well its time for another challenge and this time its a colour combo, we would like you to pick one of the following colour combos for your creations (Skin and white card colours are allowed too),

Pink and Green

Pink and Brown

Blue and Brown

So what are you waiting for, pick your favorite combo and get crafting :), but of course not to forget to use at least one item from BasicGrey on your creation

I chose the Brown and Blue color combo. I found the brown/blue polka dotted paper in the Figgy Pudding Collection. I knew I wanted to start with that as my base. From there I used my Nestibilities Labels dies and the stamps are from Stampin Up, Thoughts and Prayers. I had to search high and low to for ribbon to match. When I couldnt find any, I used some wide brown grosgrain ribbon and snapped a picture of it. The ribbon just got lost because it blended in too much. So I finally got some tonight and I get to enter this challenge!!!

Thanks for the great challenges on the awesome Basic Grey Challenge Blog which can be found here: http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.com/

Belli Challenge #56 - Monograms and/or Alphabets

2009-02-25T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends, its Wednesday AGAIN???!!! We all know Wednesday is Belli Challenge day and today, its all about Monograms and/or Alphabets. As you can see, I went with the Monograms. I love making personalized note cards. They make great gifts. Just to keep some on hand when you want to write a quick note to someone. They make great gifts for newlyweds. The bride always trying on her new name lol.

To make my Monograms, I used a set from Just Rite Stamps. When I saw this set, I knew I had to get this immediately. It makes making any kind of Monograms easy!!! When I ordered from them, I realized they were in my own back yard. They are only a few towns over from me!!! So they didnt have to ship them far. The set I used was called the Special Occasion Monogram Stamper Kit. It gives you so many options for Monograming.
Also in making the above cards, I paired these stamps with some great Basic Grey Design papers and walllaaahhhhhhh, you have some quick & easy Monogram cards!!!

If you would like to participate in this Belli Challenge, here is what you need to do. Make your own card and/or item. Post it to your blog or SCS gallery. If you upload to SCS, please use keywords CBC55. Then head on over to Chrissy D's blog, which can be found here: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com Post a link to your item in the comments area for Belli Challenge #56. Dont forget to check out all of the other Design Team members blogs for some AWESOME INSPIRATION!!!! The Design Team blogs can be found on the left hand side of my blog Labeled: Belli Challenge Design Team!!! Also by clicking on the Belli Challenge Blinkie, that will take you directly to Chrissy D's blog also, the Queen Bee herself.

Have fun, cant wait to see all your wonderful creations!!! Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!!!

Card Recipes:

Stamps: Just Rite Stamps - Special Occasion Monogram Stamper Kit
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey Urban Couture
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin Up Pretties Kit (pearls), 1 3/4" circle punch, 2" circle punch, eyelet border punch

VSN - One True Love

2009-02-21T14:15:00.000-08:00

Here is a second card I have made for VSN. This challenge is called One True Love and we all know my FAVORITE COLOR IS CHOCOLATE. So here is the challenge:

My challenge for you is to celebrate your ONE TRUE LOVE by making a monochromatic card. Your card can use several shades of the same color, and one neutral, too.

I used a set I havent used before from Stampin Up, its called Inspired by Nature. I really love this set!!! I think I did pretty good with only being able to use browns for this card!!! I also added a tag for the sentiment. By doing this, I combined the Our Creative Corner challenge with this VSN Challenge. The OCCC challenge this week is to add a tag!!! You can find that challenge here:

http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2009/02/occ-challenge-use-tag.html
What do you think? Let me know, leave me some love!!! Thanks for looking!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: All Stampin Up: Inspired by Nature, Fundamental Phrases, Thoughts & Prayers
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel
Cardstock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip Designer papers
Accessories: Key Tag Punch, Corduroy Buttons, twine, polka dotted brown ribbon (from my stash, dont have a clue who made or where to get more)

VSN For the Love of Chocolate Challenge

2009-02-21T10:24:00.001-08:00

This weekend is VSN again over at the Splitcoaststampers.com site. Challenges posted every hour on the hour until 11:00 PM tonight!!!

This is my first card I have finished. The challenge is to use Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral and Apricot Appeal in a card. I LOVE this color combo, so it wasnt too hard to do. I did go for a more simplistic view on this challenge. No designer series paper, no glitz or glam. But still very effective.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: All Stampin Up Polka Dot Punches, Flight of the Butterfly
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral and Apricot Appeal
Accessories: Flower Brads, 5/8th" Grosgrain Ribbon, Choc Chip Brads

Truly Scrumptious Sketch - Card #2

2009-02-20T05:43:00.001-08:00

Hello Friends!!! Here is the 2nd card I made for the Truly Scrumptious Sketch Challenge.

I used papers from the same collection as the first card which are from Urban Prairie but a totally different card entirely. The stamps I used are from Paper Trey Ink and this set is called Little Lady. If you look closely at the bottom layer, they have ladybugs on it, so I caught the theme from there. I used hardware from Stampin Up's Hodgepodge hardware kit and a black organdy ribbon also from Stampin Up.

Thanks for stopping by and looking!!! Stay warm because its cold outside (here anyways lol)!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Paper Trey Ink - Little Lady, Stampin Up - Fundamental Phrases
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Grey Urban Prairie Collection
Ink: Staz-On Jet Black, Stampin Up Baja Breeze
Accessories: Stampin Up Hodgepodge Hardware, Black organdy ribbon

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #1

2009-02-18T02:00:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends!!! Today is the day I and my fellow Design Team members have been waiting for!!! Wednesday, February 18th is the debut date of the Truly Scrumptious Challenge Blog!!! I have posted recently that I was chosen as one of the nine Design Team Members. I am the only Design Team member to reside in the USA. We have one Design Team member up in Calgary Canada, one in Scotland and the remaining members all reside in the UK. I cant wait for you to meet all of them!!! Hop on over to the challenge blog and take a look at their fabulous creations. There are some beautiful pieces of eye candy to inspire you with!!!

So today is the very first challenge that we will issue and that challenge is a great sketch challenge. Without further ado, here it is:

and here is my card I designed for this particular sketch. I have to tell you I actually made 2 cards. I do not recommend doing this, because you have to then decide which one you like better. That is too darn hard. So here is the one we chose to go with:

I think it has a fresh spring feel to it with its bright colors and Basic Grey Urban Prairie papers. The whole idea of the challenge blog is for you to play along!!! So all the details are on the blog. This weeks challenge will be sponsored by Alota Stamps!!!

I hope you share in my excitement and plan on playing with our challenge!!! Cant wait to see what you create!!! Have fun playing!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Stampin Up's Only Ovals and Bella Blossoms (words)
Cardstock: Stampin Up Tempting Turquiose, Whisper White, Green Galore, Regal Rose, Basic Grey Urban Prairie collection
Ink: Stampin Ups Tempting Turquiose and Green Galore
Accessories: 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" circle punches, Oval Punch, Giga Scalloped Oval punch, Prima Flowers, Stampin Up flower brad, KC & Co. jewel blings, turquiose dotted ribbon (from stash, dont have a clue who the maker is, sorry)Regal Rose grosgrain ribbon

Belli Challenge #55 - Inchies

2009-02-17T18:30:00.000-08:00

Hello again!!! 2 Posts in one morning!!! Make sure you check out my other post from today!!! There is very exciting things going on today!!! Its Belli Challenge Wednesday and this weeks Belli Challnge is Inchies!!! Have you heard of Inchies??? Dont be surprised if you havent. If you hang around on SCS, you may have heard of them. What Inchies refers to is your stamping space. Cut yourself a 1" square piece of cardstock and create a little inchie!!! You can put anything you like on that little one inch square. You can then make them into pins, charms, or even mount them on full size cards. That is what I did. I made 3 inchies to complete the focal point for my card. This challenge may be harder then it sounds lol. I double dog dare you to take this challenge!!! We all know, challenges are made to take and have fun with!!! There is even a blog devoted entirely to Inchies!!! The blog is called Inchie Inkling and it is authored by Ellen Hutson. If you hop on over there, you can enter 2 challenges all with one creation!!!

If you would like to participate in this Belli Challenge, here is what you need to do. Make your own card and/or item. Post it to your blog or SCS gallery. If you upload to SCS, please use keywords CBC55. Then head on over to Chrissy D's blog, which can be found here: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com Post a link to your item in the comments area for Belli Challenge #55. Dont forget to check out all of the other Design Team members blogs for some AWESOME INSPIRATION!!!! The Design Team blogs can be found on the left hand side of my blog Labeled: Belli Challenge Design Team!!! Also by clicking on the Belli Challenge Blinkie, that will take you directly to Chrissy D's blog also, the Queen Bee herself.

We also have a Guest Designer this week, Shannon Bracken and her blog is http://shannonssentiments.blogspot.com/ Check out her creation too!!! Leave her some love too so she knows you have been there!!!

Have fun, cant wait to see all your wonderful creations!!! Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!!!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Stampin Up's Goody Goody Gumdrops (Level 3 Hostess Set Current), Holidays & Wishes
Cardstock: Stampin Up's Pink Pirouette, Bashful Blue, Barely Banana, Pink Pirouette Designer Series Paper
Ink: Black Staz-On
Accessories: Stampin Up Markers, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink & Barely Banana, Eyelet Border Punch, Silver Hodgepodge Hardware kit, Blue Taffeta ribbon

How Exciting!!!

2009-02-16T21:03:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to remind everyone who visits my blog from now until Wednesday.
Our BRAND NEW challenge blog, Truly Scrumptious , is going LIVE this Wednesday, February 18th with our very first challenge!!!! I cant reveal anything about the first challenge, but you are going to LOVE it!!! There are some very talented ladies on our Design Team and I can so excited to be among such talent!!! I will be posting my item for this very first challenge first thing Wednesday morning, so dont forget to stop back and take a peek. But all the Design Team members cards will be posted on the blog. You definately want to visit the blog to see them all!! We have some great sponsors lined up, so there will be GREAT PRIZEs up for grabs.

See you there!!!!

Belli Challenge #54 - Doilies

2009-02-10T19:55:00.000-08:00

Hello friends!!! Today is Belli Challenge Wednesday!!! What is a Belli Challenge? Each week, Chrissy gives us a challenge that will use things we have lying around our stamp rooms or homes! With a constant flow of new things coming out, we tend to forget about the other things we have and they quickly become clutter!

Todays challenge is to use doilies in our projects this week. I think the heart doilies are the most common around Valentines Day. That is what I used to create my card for this week. In fact there is NO stamping in my card whatsoever. I had found a bunch of these cute Vintage Valetines while out at an antique flea market with one of my friends. So I finally pulled them out and used one. So I used one of the Vintage Valentine and just mounted that right on top of my heart doily. I then used my stipple brush with my More Mustard ink to make it look aged. Then I tried to use the little color there is in the Vintage Valetine to find a designer paper to compliment the image. I settled on Stampin Up's Close to Cocoa and Pink Pirouttes for the solid colors and Basic Greys Bittersweet Vanilla Fudge designer paper to just really set it off!!

I would like to say Good Bye and Thank You to 2 of our Design Team members. Lorie Ames and Sarah Anderson have stepped down from their DT duties in order to concentrate on other commitments that have going on in their lives. They will be missed. Good Luck in all your future endeavors ladies!!!

On that note, I would like to Welcome two new Design Team members. We are welcoming Joanne Travis (SleepyinSeattle on SCS) and Anne Harada (Itsapassion on SCS). Welcome Aboard ladies, we are so happy so have you join our Design Team!!!

This week, we also have a guest designer, Jessica Smith. Dont forget to hop on over to her blog to check out her Belli Challenge for this week!!!

If you would like to participate in this Belli Challenge, here is what you need to do. Make your own card and/or item. Post it to your blog or SCS gallery. If you upload to SCS, please use keywords CBC54. Then head on over to Chrissy D's blog, which can be found here: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com Post a link to your item in the comments area for Belli Challenge #54. Dont forget to check out all of the other Design Team members blogs for some AWESOME INSPIRATION!!!! The Design Team blogs can be found on the left hand side of my blog Labeled: Belli Challenge Design Team!!! Also by clicking on the Belli Challenge Blinkie, that will take you directly to Chrissy D's blog also, the Queen Bee herself.

Have fun, cant wait to see all your wonderful creations!!! Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!!!

Basic Grey Challenge #21 - Let's Mix It Up

2009-02-08T14:11:00.000-08:00

Ok, so the challenge this week is:

"This week we would like you to mix it up, we would like you to use at least two different BasicGrey ranges in your creations, for eg Blush papers and Boxer Brads or Archaic chip stickers, Sultry papers and cupcake fibers, the possibilities are endless, so what are you waiting for lets mix it up."

I dont have any other Basic Grey embellishments, I only have their papers, so I used 3 different paper Collections. They are Blush Collection, Sugared Collection and the Bittersweet Collection.

I struggled with this card but I think it was because of the sketch I chose to use.

Here is the recipe for this card:

Stamps: SU Inspired by Nature and Always
Ink: Bravo Burgandy and Regal Rose
Papers: SU - Bravo Burgandy, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Regal Rose
BG - Bittersweet, Surgared and Blush
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Bravo Burgandy grosgrain Ribbon, Rectangle Nestiblities, Classic & Scalloped, Eyelet Border Punch

Thanks for stopping by and looking!!! Make it a great day!!!

More Hearts

2009-02-06T05:52:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to share with you a card I made the other day. I think some people see this card and dont like it because I threw the orange into it. But I did that for a reason. The designer paper that I used is from Stampin Up and its called Sweet Always. Well they threw the orange in there, so that is why I did too. I actually like these colors together. I did keep the orange toned down but I really do like these colors together.

I also used a new set to me from Stampin Up. This set was in the Fall/Winter catalog but it didnt really stike me as having to have. But then they laided it out differently in the Spring/Summer catalog and now I LOVE it!!! The images are really cool I think.

All my supplies for this card are Stampin Up!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Best Wishes & More, Happy Heart Day

Exciting News!!!

2009-02-04T20:49:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to share my happy news!!! I have been asked to join a new challenge blogs Design Team!!! The challenge blog is called Truly Scrumptious Challenge Blog and it will be hosted by Sharon. This blog will be holding challenges every other Wednesday. Sketch Challenges, color challenges, etc. It is all in the makings now. The first challenge will be Wednesday, February 18th. I do hope you will come and join in the fun!!!

Here is the link to the site: http://trulyscrumptiouschallenges.blogspot.com/ Please add us to your list of favorites!!!

I would also like to Congratulate all the other ladies selected as my Design Team members!!! CONGRATULATIONS Ladies!!! I am amazed to be working with such talent!!!I cant wait to get to know each of you and your artwork!!!

Please hop on over to the Truly Scrumptious blog and get a look at all my other team mates!!!

Thanks for stopping by and sharing in my exciting news!!!

Belli Challenge #53 - Valentines or Hearts

2009-02-03T19:31:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends, its Belli Challenge Day!!! What is a Belli Challenge? Each week, Chrissy gives us a challenge that will use things we have lying around our stamp rooms or homes! With a constant flow of new things coming out, we tend to forget about the other things we have and they quickly become clutter!

This week we are working with Valentines or Hearts. I did BOTH!!! I made a Valentines card in the shape of a heart!!! Of course I used my oh so fun Heart Nestibilities. They make this project sooooo easy to do.

I very rarely use purple and I dont know why. I really like it, specially when paired with the Pink Pirouette. They look so soft and romantic together. For my card I used SU's Whisper White, Lavender Lace and Pink Pirouette. There is one layer of Basic Grey's Urban Prairie paper in there too. The Be Mine is a stamp from Stampabilities that I picked up at Hobby Lobby. For the flowers, I used a purple flower sent to me from my girlfriend Holly from down in Texas. The pink felt ones are SU from the Flower Fusion Collection and on top are Primas flowers. I used bling brads from SU. I used a retired organdy ribbon from SU in the corner.

If you would like to participate in this Belli Challenge, here is what you need to do. Make your own card and/or item. Post it to your blog or SCS gallery. If you upload to SCS, please use keywords CBC53. Then head on over to Chrissy D's blog, which can be found here: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com Post a link to your item in the comments area for Belli Challenge #53. You will then be entered to win a prize that she has determined. Dont forget to check out all of the other Design Team members blogs for some AWESOME INSPIRATION!!!! The Design Team blogs can be found on the left hand side of my blog Labeled: Belli Challenge Design Team!!! Also by clicking on the Belli Challenge Blinkie, that will take you directly to Chrissy D's blog also, the Queen Bee herself.

Have fun, cant wait to see all your wonderful creations!!! Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!!!

Basic Grey Challenge #20 - A Sketch Challenge

2009-01-31T18:50:00.000-08:00

Here is my card for this weeks Basic Grey Sketch Challenge. I used Basic Grey Mellow papers this week. I used these papers because I just got a new stamp set from Stampin Up called Trendy Trees that matches one of those papers. The piece with the trees all over it. I love this paper, its sooooo bright and colorful.

You can find this challenge here:

http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.com/

This sketch was kind of hard for me, it has so many layers. But in the end, I am happy with the results.

Here is my card recipe:

Stamps: All Stampin Up: Trendy Trees and Best Yet
Ink: SU Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie and Kiwi Kiss
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White and the rest is all Basic Grey Mellow collection
Accessories: SU Certainly Celery (Sale-A-Bration) ribbon, dew drops (I have no idea who makes these, some of my friends sent them to me) Su Chocolate Chip Cordoroy brad

Thanks for stopping by and looking!!!

I WON!!! I WON!!! The Basic Grey Recipe Challenge!!!

2009-01-30T21:14:00.000-08:00

Wowowow, I just found out I won last weeks Recipe Challenge over on the Basic Grey Challenge blog!!! You can find this blog here:
http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.com/

I am sooooooooo excited!!! This was the card I made for this challenge:
http://bsktnstamp.blogspot.com/2009/01/basic-grey-challenge-19-recipe.html

Here is what I won:
http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-01-30T23%3A46%3A00Z&max-results=1

I won Delish Designs, Bistro Because, Snack Pack Rub-On's (they are beautiful!!!)
Prima Flowers, The Black Tie Collection AND
Basic Grey, Urban Couture Fibers

Thanks so much Scrapbook Garden!!!

Happy Heart Day - Stampin Up Style

2009-01-30T20:30:00.001-08:00

I made this card tonight for Taylors Cupcake Sketch Challenge. You can find that challenge here: http://tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/2009/01/taylored-expressions-cupcake-challenge_30.html

I made this card using all Stampin Up stamps and supplies. I wanted to use this Pink/Black/White color combo since visiting my friend Joans blog. She has made a few cards with this color combo and they are always sooooo pretty. Thanks Joan for the great inspiraton!!!

Here is my card recipe:

Stamps: A Happy Heart
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette Designer Paper
Ink: Staz-On Jett Black
Accessories: Filigree Brads, Flower Brads (Brand New!!!), 1/2" circle punch, scallop border punch, Vintage Brads

Thanks for stopping by and looking!!! Make it a great day!!!

Happy Anniversary Belli Challenge and Mojo Monday Sketch!!!

2009-01-27T20:08:00.001-08:00

Hello! Can you believe it has been ONE YEAR of Belli Challenges already!? For those of you who may not know what a Belli Challenge is...

Each week, Chrissy gives us a challenge that will use things we have lying around our stamp rooms or homes! With a constant flow of new things coming out, we tend to forget about the other things we have and they quickly become clutter!

For the week of January 28, Belli #52, we are hosting a VERY special Belli Challenge in celebration of our One Year Anniversary. Some of you may have played this game before with some other groups...

We will be BAKING A CAKE to celebrate our First Anniversary of Belli Challenges.

How do we play BAKE A CAKE? Listed below is a list of cake ingredients. You all must pick 5 ingredients, and reply to Chrissy in her comments for this challenge with your choices, you can list them on your upload too, but don't share what the ingredients stand for, link them up here! On this second list is the corresponding crafting ingredient for the items you picked. For example, flour = ribbon (just an example - the actual list is different). Your challenge is to create a card with those 5 ingredients that you chose. You could wind up having to create a card with ribbon, chipboard, designer paper, buttons, and paint. This is the fun part. You don't know what you are picking!! Are you ready for this fun challenge?? Be sure to reply what your 5 choices are in Chrissy's comments section.

Here are the ingredients, be sure to choose 5!

Flour
Sugar
Butter
Vanilla
Eggs
Salt
Baking soda
Chocolate
Nutmeg
Milk
Cinnamon
Powdered sugar
Cream cheese
Cocoa powder
Coconut
Oil

This week to play here is what you need to do...

1. Anyone Can Play! Spread the Word! :)

2. Pick your 5 ingredients!!!

3. Find out what the ingredients equal to in Embellishments!

4. Make a completed project with your CAKE INGREDIENTS -

5. Share the link here in the comments linking to my Blog and CBC52. When you post to Splitcoaststampers or Paper Craft Planet or to your Blog, be sure and put CBC52 as the KEYWORD and mention of the challenge - with a link!
6. I will do a drawing and the person whose name I draw will be a BELLI GUEST DESIGNER the last week of February
7. Deadline for entry is Tuesday evening 7 p.m. Central time.
Last week's winner was Janette Olen- check her GORGEOUS project out HERE. I especially love the stamp set she chose ;)! Be sure to leave her some LOVE! :)

For my cake, I chose these five ingredients:

1. Chocolate (gotta have chocolate!!!)
2. Cinnamon
3. Powdered Sugar
4. Oil
5. Vanilla

Now here are all the details on my card:

Stamps: Stampin Up Always
Ink: SU Purely Pomegranate (retired Stampin Up), Color Box Brown
Papers: Purely Pomegranate (retired SU), Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey Bittersweet, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Accessories: Glitter Embossing powder, Basic Grey Bittersweet Rub-Ons (small hearts)
Scalloped Square Punch, SU Chocolate Chip button, Spare Parts Heart brads, Hero Arts Gemstones, Nestibilities Small Classic Square Die Cut and Small Scallop Square Die Cut, Satin Chocolate Chip Ribbon (retired Stampin Up), Bittersweet Element (pink border)

I used Mojo Mondays sketch in order to design my card this week. You can find that sketch challenge here: Mojo Monday

Now I know you are dying to know what the ingredients equal....
Flour = brads
Sugar = designer paper
Butter = vellum
Vanilla = ribbon
Eggs = scallop punch/nestabilities
Salt = watercoloring
Baking soda = beads
Chocolate = buttons
Nutmeg = markers
Milk = distressing
Cinnamon = sponging
Powdered sugar = embossing powder
Cream cheese = chipboard
Cocoa powder = hardware
Coconut = flowers
Oil = glitter or stickles
Soooo...my card used Chocolate = buttons, Cinnamon = sponging, Powdered Sugar = embossing powder, Oil = glitter and/or stickles, Vanilla = ribbon Note: I embossed my heart in GLITTERED EMBOSSING POWDER!!!

Be sure to check out the FABULOUS Belli Challenge Design Team's creations!!! Leave them a comment! We all LOVE to know what you are thinking about what we create. I know it makes me SMILE when you leave me a comment. You will find all the links to the DT on my sidebar under the Belli Blinkie. The Belli Blinkie takes you right to Chrissy's blog.

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!!!! Cant wait to see what everyone comes up with!!!

Basic Grey Challenge 19 - Recipe Challenge

2009-01-25T13:52:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!!! I worked on the Basic Grey Recipe Challenge today and this is how it turned out. I made this card for my first born, Kelsey, who will be turning 19 on February 7th!!! Where in the heck has all that time gone, Im not old enough to have a 19 yr old daughter lol. Ok well, I guess I am.

So the Recipe Challenge was:

For this weeks challenge we would like you to follow a recipe, you can of course add more embellishments etc to your creations but please make sure to use all of the ingredients in the recipe on your creations, and of course not forgetting to use at least one item from BasicGrey.

Ingredients:

2 Patterned papers

1 Button

1 Ribbon and Bow

3 Brads

So for the patterned papers I used 2 from the Urban Prairie Collection. I used Bountiful and Bonnet. I used a Stampin Up Baha Blue buttton laced with yellow embroidery thread tied in a bow to echo the yellow grosgrain ribbon/bow on the long panel. I used 2 pink flower brads (brand new from Stampin Up!!!) on the very top and very bottom corners. Then I used 2 gold heart brads on the other side of the long panel. So that takes card of all of my ingredients!!! This was a SUPER FUN challenge!!! I love these papers, they are soooooooo fun to play with, this card to me just oozes with Spring!!! Where oh Where is our Spring!!! Still a few months away Im afraid.

OCCC Sketch Challenge - 1/24/09

2009-01-24T19:42:00.000-08:00

Hello friends!!! I got to stamp today with some of my new Stampin Up goodies. I made this card for Our Creative Corner's new sketch challenge that was posted today. By entering an item for this challenge, there is a chance to win a banner and a watermark. I think I need both desperately!!! lol This challenge can be found here:

http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/

So I pulled out my Raspberry Tart designer series paper and all the matching color card stocks and got to work. The bottom circle is stamped with a new stamp from the Simple Friendship set. I stamped it in Staz-On Jet Black and I also stamped it in Rose red. I cut the bottom portion of the circle out and mounted that on top of the black piece and then colored in the flowers above that. The top circle, I mounted a Nestibilities butterfly onto the circle. I punched one out in Regal Rose and then also one in Pink Pirouette and mounted that onto the Regal Rose one. The Hello stamp is from the Fundamental Phrases set. I used my brand spankin new Eyelet Border punch on Whisper White card stock in the middle.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest creations!!! Stay warm, its quite cold outside here. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #69

2009-01-20T21:08:00.000-08:00

I want to share with you today a card I made over the weekend using the Mojo Monday Sketch #69. That sketch can be found here: http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/2009/01/mojo-monday-69.html

This snowman is a Hero Arts clear stamp I picked up from Archivers a while back. I thought he was so cute. I used 2 of my favorite colors for snowmen/snow cards. Ballet Blue and Lavendar Lace. In the background, I used Stampin Up's Snowburst stamp set. The designer series paper is a retired Stampin Up paper called Four Seasons. I still have some of those fun papers around. The white snowflakes are brads I found at Hobby Lobby.

I did not have time to make anything for this weeks Belli challenge which is Ink Refills. I will be back next week with a special anniversary challenge we have planned. Please do check out all the other talented ladies on the Bellis DT!!!
All the links for their blogs is on my left hand sidebar!!!

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!!!

Basic Grey #18 - Digi Print Challenge

2009-01-18T17:39:00.000-08:00

This afternoon I played in the Basic Grey Digi Print challenge that was posted on Saturday. I started this once and got into the challenge and when I tried to water color the image, the printer ink smeared into the color and totally messed up the image. So I thought oh well, I will sit this one out. Then I was talking to a friend and she totally jogged my memory into printing it on Vellum Cardstock and then coloring the image on the back. That way the printer ink wont smear when I color her. So thats what I did and then I mounted it onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock. Then the issue of attaching it is always there, so I used little red heart brads to hold the pieces together.

There is another difference I think between mine and everyone elses. Mine looks so big and the others all look smaller. I tried resizing the images but it didnt seem to work. I would have really of loved to used the Graffitti Valentines words too but could not get them to a smaller size. I didnt think I was that technically challenged with this kind of stuff, but I guess I am.

I used Basic Grey papers from the Two Scoops Collection. I love the little cherubs on this paper!!! You can find this challenge here:

http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by and looking!!!

Nestibilities Valentines

2009-01-18T08:48:00.001-08:00

Ever since I got my Nestibilites Hearts Die Cuts, I've been wanting to make one of these. There are 2 sets of Die Cut Hearts. One with a plain edge and another with a scalloped edge. The scalloped edge is just big enough to frame the straight edged hearts allowing you to frame each of them. So I made this card using 4 layers of hearts alternating Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouetee and framing them in Whisper White. It looks more tedious then it really is. The bigger hearts, I did have to cut each seperately but once they were small enough, I was able to cut 2 at a time.

I used the I (heart) u stamp from Stampin Up's A Happy Heart set. The white images on both sides of the heart are actually Rub-Ons. The Designer Series paper I used is from The Valentines inspired Candy Lane Designer Series paper.

The reason I made this to begin with was for the VSN Challenge that asks you to make a card inspired from your favorite holiday. Valentines Day has long been my most favorite holiday. I am a hopeless romantic plus I got to make my girls Valentines card for their school holiday parties. This is sad to say, but my girls never got to go and pick out those cheesy Valentines Days cards from the store.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!!

VSN Weekend - Challenge #1 - Scraplings

2009-01-17T11:53:00.000-08:00

This weekend is VSN, Virtual Stamp Night (but really its all day). A bunch of people from around the world gather for VSN to take part in challenges issued every hour of the day (today) starting at 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM. The very first challege was posted last night as a warm up, but I didnt do that challenge until today which is the card above. Not your usual 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" card. The reason its called a scrapling is because its the piece left over when you take a full sheet of cardstock and cut it for a square card. So why not make it its own card??? This is my very first scrapling I made and it was quite a challenge just figuring out what will fit on a 2" wide card. You can find these challenges here:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=411763

Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a great day!!!

Recipe: All products are from Stampin Up

Stamps: Sweet Stems, Bella's Bloom, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss
Ink: Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Sweet Stems embossing sizzlet, Kiwi Kiss Striped Grosgrain ribbon

Belli Challenge #50 - Unused, neglected stamps

2009-01-13T18:51:00.000-08:00

The set I chose to use is an old Stampin Up set called Love Is A Great Thing. Its copyrighted in 2000. I have always hung on to this set because I loved it, its so pretty and Victorian looking. All elements of my card are from Stampin Up except for the red heart brads!!! Of course, I used my most favorite colors of the year. Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette and Riding Hood Red. The pink paper is from Bella Rose Designer Series paper. I have always loved to make Valentines Day cards. Valentines Day is my most favorite holiday. I was always the one hanging all the paper hearts around the house lol.

If you would like to participate in this Belli Challenge, here is what you need to do. Make your own card and/or item. Post it to your blog or SCS gallery. If you upload to SCS, please use keywords CBC49. Then head on over to Chrissy D's blog, which can be found here: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/Post a link to your item in the comments area for Belli Challenge #49. You will then be entered to win a prize that she has determined. Dont forget to check out all of the other Design Team members blogs for some AWESOME INSPIRATION!!!! The Design Team blogs can be found on the left hand side of my blog Labeled: Belli Challenge Design Team!!! Also by clicking on the Belli Challenge Blinkie, that will take you directly to Chrissy D's blog also, the Queen Bee herself.

Have fun, cant wait to see all your wonderful creations!!! Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Love Is A Great Thing - Stampin Up
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Bella Rose Designer Series paper
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Riding Hood Red Silk Ribbon, Red Heart Brads

My nephew is Turning 21!!!

2009-01-13T05:51:00.001-08:00

Good morning friends!!! I dont think my 21 yr old newphew reads my blog, so Im pretty sure I can post his card here without him seeing it. I made this card over the weekend for his 21st birthday. I can not believe he is that old already. When he was born, he was just over 2 lbs and now he is close to 6' tall. Happy Birthday Kyle!!!

I made this card with 2 challenges in mind. I used the OCCC's color challenge that they have this week. That challenge can be found here:

http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2009/01/occ-color-challenge.html

Then I also used the sketch challenge found over on Mojo Monday which can be found here:

http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/2009/01/mojo-monday-68-contest.html

I very much enjoyed this sketch and will have to remember it when I am stuck and needing an awesome sketch.

For this card, all my products are from Stampin Up!!! I used last years In-Colors Blue Bayou and Soft Sky. I used last years Spring Break Designer Series paper, which I think suits Kyle well. The stamps I used are So Cool, which will be retiring on January 19th, and Typeset Numbers and Birthday Greetings. Those awesome star brads are in this catalog and I just got them in my hands a week ago, I just love those things.

Make it a great day and thanks for visiting my blog!!!

One Lovely Blog Award!!!

2009-01-12T17:28:00.000-08:00

Look what I got today!!! Its One Lovely Blog Award!!! I received this awesome award from Ceal. Thank you so much Ceal, I am so honored!!! I was hanging out on your site just the other day admiring all your artwork and checking out all your links, thats how I found the Basic Grey Challenge, thank you very much!!!

As with all awards, there are rules you have to follow and they are:

1. First add the logo to your blog.
2. Link to the person from whom you received this award.
3. Nominate 7 or more blogs to receive this award.
4. Leave a message on their blog letting them know they are "One Lovely Blog"!

So I added the Award to my sidebar and you can check out Ceals blog here. Check out her Awesome artwork!!! As for nominating 7 people now for this award, they are:

1.) Karen Gibson
2.) Shelly Koskinen
3.) Sarah Anderson
4.) Debby McGillivary
5.) Trish Wood

That is all the people I have to this award!!! Thanks again Ceal, I am so happy you picked me!!!

Basic Grey Chipboard challenge #17

2009-01-10T19:59:00.000-08:00

This weeks Basic Grey challenge is to use chipboard, any chipboard. This week I used the Infuse collection of papers. The top piece of my sketch is actually a piece of chipboard with the 4 circles taken out of it. I thought that would make perfect windows for my Buzzin Around bees. They actually fit perfectly.

I mounted a piece of Infuse Lace paper on top of the chipboard. Then with an exacto knife, I made X'x in the circles of the paper. Then also with the exacto knife, I cut out the circles from the holes. Then with a round file, I filed down all the rough edges. I stamped my bees and flower in Jet Black ink by Staz-On onto Whisper White cardstock. I watercolored the bees with Pink Pirouette, Tangerine Tango and Kiwi Kiss and the flower in Regal Rose. I then taped them to the windows of the chipboard. I mounted that piece onto Garden Green cardstock leaving that piece a bit longer to put the words underneath the focal point. My base card is 5 1/4" square of Chocolate Chip with Regal Rose and then a piece of Infuse Breathe. All stamps are by Stampin Up!!! Then to finish the card, I used a piece of pink organza ribbon on top.

You can find the challenge here: http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Belli Challenge #49 - New Uninked Stamps and/or Time Theme

2009-01-06T19:07:00.000-08:00

Hello all!!! I feel like Mr Rogers every Wednesday because I always say, Its Wednesday and we all know what that means!!! Its Belli Challenge day AGAIN!!! But fear not, I havent donned my goloshes and my old sweater from the closet just yet. I been stamping tho!!! Using some of my brand new stamps to create this card above!!! This stamp set is Brand New from Stampin Up and its called Just Buzzin' By. It will be in the new catalog coming out January 19th. I really had a hard time with this stamp set at first. I think you just need to find the right sketch to work with and then it all falls into place.

I used the weekly sketch from over at CPS's site. Sweet n Sassy Stamps are sponsoring this weeks sketch design so I combined my 2 challenges. Belli Challenge and CPS sketch challenge!!!
You can find that sketch challenge here: http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/ For Sweet 'n Sassy Blog candy here: http://sweetnsassystamps.blogspot.com/2009/01/monday-dt-challenge-8.html

As for the papers and ink I used, they are all Stampin Up products. I used only Basic Black ink on this card. As for the papers, I started with Tangerine Tango, Hawaiian Papaya Designer Series paper, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, and Apricot Appeal. Now for people who are like me and missed the day in Kindergarten when they taught us all how to color, the way around that is to stamp the image in black directly onto the colored paper that you would have colored it. Someone told me who saw this set, Oh I cant buy that set, I would have to color it. Well, this is how I find my way around the coloring part. Plus to make it even more interesting, I made the Bee Hive POP out by making layers of it and mounting them on pop dots. The three little bees in this set were so cute, I HAD to buy the set lol.

If you would like to participate in this Belli Challenge, here is what you need to do. Make your own card and/or item. Post it to your blog or SCS gallery. If you upload to SCS, please use keywords CBC49. Then head on over to Chrissy D's blog, which can be found here: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/Post a link to your item in the comments area for Belli Challenge #49. You will then be entered to win a prize that she has determined. Dont forget to check out all of the other Design Team members blogs for some AWESOME INSPIRATION!!!! The Design Team blogs can be found on the left hand side of my blog Labeled: Belli Challenge Design Team!!! Also by clicking on the Belli Challenge Blinkie, that will take you directly to Chrissy D's blog also, the Queen Bee herself.
Have fun, cant wait to see all your wonderful creations!!! Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!!!

Basic Grey Challenge #16

2009-01-05T16:35:00.001-08:00

Today I wanted to share with you a card I made Sunday night. I was Blog Hopping (one of my most favorite past times) and found this site that hosts Basic Grey Challenges each week. Boy the wheels in my head started to spin a little bit faster!!! If you know me personally, you would know I am a Stampin Up demonstrator and have been for over 10 yrs now. I love Stampin Up, thats why I have been a demonstrator for so long. But, even if you do know me, you may NOT know that I am a closet Basic Grey Lover. Oh my, I said it out loud!!!! The colors and patterns are just sooooooo beautiful, its hard to resist.

So the 1st challenge in 2009 from this site is a sketch challenge. You can find the site/challenge here: http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.com/ The only requirements to enter are to use at least ONE Basic Grey product. Well that wasnt hard to do. I have 5 paper collection packages and rarely use them. I guess that would be considered a horder of the goods!! So with these challenges, I can test my skills with the new goods and use up some of the stash I have here.

This card I made above, I used Basic Grey's Blush collection which is one of my most favorite paper collections because it has the pinks and reds with the browns that I just love. I did use Stampin Up's Love You Much stamp set. This is a brand new Valentines set that will be out in the new catalog on January 19th. So consider this my first try on the challenges and you will be seeing more of these!! I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy them!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Featured Stamper Challenge combined with SNSS Color Challenge

2009-01-04T15:46:00.001-08:00

This card I made today, combined 2 challenges to get the end result. Sundays over on SCS, the daily challenge is the Featured Stamper Challenge. They pick one persons gallery as the Featured Stamper and your challenge is to find a card from that gallery and CASE (Copy and Share Everything) it. You need to change at LEAST 2 things to make it your own. So the Featured stamper today is Julie Ebersole, JulieHRR is her SCS name. The HRR stands for Her Royal Rubberness!!! So here is the link to the card I picked from her gallery:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1002808?cat=500&ppuser=362

Here are the things I changed: The colors, the stamps, I added the Top Note Die Cut underneath the focal point and I added a ribbon. For the scroll piece, I used rub-ons since I didnt have any scroll pieces. Plus I added a ribbon.

What a fun challenge that is!!!

I also incorporated a color challenge from Sweet n Sassy Stamps Release party challenges. Sarah picked these colors for that challenge: Pink, Red, Black, White and Grey. It was tough getting the grey in there for me. So I punched a small flower to put on top of the flower piece and I dyed my white taffeta ribbon to grey and added that element. The designer series paper I used was from Raspberry Tart. Such a wide variety in this NEW paper pack. Some of it reminds me of the patterns from Very Bradley!!!

Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!!!

Snowflakes & Basic Grey

2009-01-03T16:17:00.000-08:00

Today I am sharing with you a card I just made for Sweet N Sassys Stamps release party they had last night. This card is for the Sketch Challenge that Courtney challenged us with!!! Great sketch Courtney!!!

This is kind of surprising for me, but there is no Stampin Up on this card other then the cardstock. I have 2 friends who are, in their words, ruining me!! lol The cardstock I did use is Always Artichoke and Bravo Burgandy. The designer paper is Basic Grey's Wassail paper and you guessed it, Im in LOVE YET AGAIN!!! The snowflake and word stamps are stamps that my girlfriend over at Chrissy D's blog drew herself and made into Sweet n Sassy Stamps!!! That is just so cool to me!!! Great job on the stamps Chrissy D!!! The border of snowflakes is also by Basic Grey. That was included with the paper pack and its a sticker. It fit well into this sketch, otherwise, Im sure I would have used a ribbon. I stamped the snowflake in Bravo Burgandy ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock and punched it out with the 1 3/8" circle punch and mounted that onto a scallop circle punched out in Always Artichoke. Pretty quick and easy but effective I think. I hope you think so too!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Chocolate Hearts?

2009-01-02T05:29:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to share with you today a medallion that I made Sunday. The medallion piece is actually made with Stampin Up's Border Scallop punch. I saw these beautiful medallion pieces over on Joans fabulous site, you can see them here. She made hers for Christmas, naturally, but since Christmas is now OVER!!! (YAY), I adapted mine for Valentines Day.

This gorgeous heart is from one of Stampin Up's NEW Level 2 Hostess sets that will be coming out on January 19th. It is called A Little Somethin'. And if I guess correctly, I BELIEVE there will be a new HEART punch that will be coming out also that will punch this heart out for us instead of having to cut it out by hand. (This is only my OPINION and NOT fact yet)!!!

There is a very easy tutorial over on Taylor's blog that tells you step by step instructions on how to make these little pieces. You can find that tutorial over here. So I made the red piece with Riding Hood Red cardstock and then the smaller piece from Pink Pirouette cardstock. I stamped the heart in Chocolate Chip, cut it out and covered it with glitter. I then mounted that onto the medallion. I then finished off the corners with the half pearls from the Pretties Kit and added the white dots with the gel pen.

Total time to make this: 15 minutes!!! Quick & Easy

Have a great day all!!!

Belli Challenge #48 - Lets Get This Party Started!!!

2008-12-31T02:00:00.000-08:00

It's Wednesday and we all know what that means!!!! Its Belli Challenge Wednesday!!! Our theme this week is anything to do with a party!!!! We all have parties to go to for the New Year, right??

Well successful parties are based on the Invitations!!!

Are you wondering where this beautiful paper has come from??? It is a sneak peek for Stampin Up's new catalog that will be out January 19th. It is called Raspberry Tart. When I received this paper, my only thought was WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??? LOL Then when you actually play with it and use it with complimentary colors, walahhhhhh, you got yourself a beautiful creation. I also used my NEW Nestibilities Labels die cuts. How fun are these? I used them in MY new technique called Stacked Nesties!!! What a great way to build depth into your card and/or creation. I did use a retired Sale-A-Bration set from last year that I still just love. It is called Lots of Thoughts. The flowers are from Prima and I used Stampin Up's filigree brads on top of the flowers all held together with a bling brad. Also on the corners that will open, I used the flat pearls from the Pretties Kit.

I used SCS Technique Lovers Challenge for the creative folds I have going on here. Every Monday over there, they try a new technique challenge. This weeks is called the Fun Funky Fold challenge. You can find that challenge here if you would like to check it out and make one for yourself. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=406759

If you would like to participate in this Belli Challenge, here is what you need to do. Make your own card and/or item. Post it to your blog or SCS gallery. If you upload to SCS, please use keywords CBC48. Then head on over to Chrissy D's blog, which can be found here: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/Post a link to your item in the comments area for Belli Challenge #48. You will then be entered to win a prize that she has determined. Dont forget to check out all of the other Design Team members blogs for some AWESOME INSPIRATION!!!! The Design Team blogs can be found on the left hand side of my blog Labeled: Belli Challenge Design Team!!! Also by clicking on the Belli Challenge Blinkie, that will take you directly to Chrissy D's blog also.

Have fun, cant wait to see all your wonderful creations!!! Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!!!

Love You Much Sample

2008-12-27T20:28:00.000-08:00

I was able to stamp today in between all the running around I did. I made this card using all 3 pieces from the Valentines Bundle. This is a new promotion Stampin Up has running now. You can read about all the details here:

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Valentines_Bundle_1208US.pdf

There are 3 pieces that are in this Valentines Bundle. All 3 pieces will be new in the new catalog due out on January 19th. The stamp set is called Love You Much and contains 6 stamps, Candy Cane Designer Series paper and a 3 heart punch that matches one of the stamps in the set. This Bundle is available until January 31st. By ordering it in this bundle you will save 20% as opposed to ordering all 3 pieces from the catalog.

Directly from the Home Office, here is the lastest update about this bundle:

Our Love You Much Promotion has gotten off to a great start. Just during our demonstrator preorder, we sold over 9,000 bundles! A strong preorder usually signals a strong customer sales period, so we're excited to see what the next few weeks bring for you and your events. Unfortunately, we have temporarily run out of the Candy Lane Designer Series paper, which is included in the Love You Much Bundle. Our paper vendor has committed to have more in our warehouse by Monday, December 29.
In the meantime, the bundle will be temporarily unavailable in Online Ordering; however, you may still order the item through OEX. We apologize for this delay.

If you are interested in ordering a bundle, please email me at bsktnstamp@gmail.com.

I hope to be posting more samples with this set and a few other sets that we were able to pre-order.

Have a great day and a Very Happy New Year!!!!!

Belli Challenge Re-Visited - Scallops

2008-12-23T20:21:00.000-08:00

This week we are taking a look back at all the Belli Challenges we have had over the past 11 months and we are Re-Visiting them from our choosing. I chose Scallops. What a great challenge, I am in love (yep, again) with scallops. I use them in many of my cards and projects.

Elmo is the man of the hour!!!! This is Scallop project # 2. You may all remember Scallop project #1 (see below). My card with 4 of the Sesame Street Muppets. Well my boss bought that card to give to her grand daughter who turned 2 in December. Well people who were at that party saw that card and wanted one for their child. So we went with just Elmo. I think he turned out so cute!!!

For Elmos face, I used Stampin Up's Big Shot Die with the 2 scallops on the die. I used the bigger one from that die. I cut him out in Real Red and mounted him on Yo Yo Yellow cardstock. I then just used the 1 3/4" circle punch and cut that in half for his mouth. The eyes and nose were also different size circle punches. Both of the sentiments come from retired Stampin Up sets. I actually used a Red crayon to spell Elmo's name with. This card is quick and easy and great to keep on hand for that young neice or nephew.

If you would like to participate in this Belli Challenge, here is what you need to do. Make your own card and/or item. Post it to your blog or SCS gallery. If you upload to SCS, please use keywords CBC47. Then head on over to Chrissy D's blog, which can be found here: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/
Post a link to your item in the comments area for Belli Challenge #47. You will then be entered to win a prize that she has determined. Dont forget to check out all of the other Design Team members blogs for some AWESOME INSPIRATION!!!! The Design Team blogs can be found on the left hand side of my blog Labeled: Belli Challenge Design Team!!! Also by clicking on the Belli Challenge Blinkie, that will take you directly to Chrissy D's blog also.

I hope everyone has a GREAT and PEACEFUL Christmas. Please remember to say a prayer for all of our service men and woman who can not be home with their loved ones this Holiday Season. In the name of FREEDOM for the best country on Earth!!!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night!!!

Here is a list of all the Belli Challenges we have had over the past 11 months:

1 BEADS 2 RUB ONS 3 BUTTONS 4 WHEEL 5 CHIPBOARD 6 – SKIPPED THIS NUMBER 7 HARDWARE 8 FLOWERS 9 GLITTER 10 CHALKS 11EMBOSSING POWDER 12 SCRAPS 13 UFOS- Unfinished Objects! 14 RIBBON 15 PENCILS16 EYELETS 17 DIE CUTS 18 PAPER PIERCING 19 WHITE GEL PEN 20 MULBERRY PAPER 21 VELLUM 22 PAPER BAGS 23 DESIGNER PAPER 24 CIRCLES25 ENVELOPES 26 FELT 27 BIRTHDAY 28 CONTAINERS 29 SCALLOPS30 COASTERS 31 BAUBLES & BLING 32 BACK TO SCHOOL 33 FIBERS 34 SQUAREs 35 METAL EDGE TAGS OR FAUX METAL 36 LEAVES 37 PAINT 38 CLIPS39 PEARLS 40 THANKSGIVING 41 TABLE DECORATIONS 42 GIFT TAGS 43 -CORD

44 Cracked Glass Technique 45 Christmas Themed 46 Wrapping Paper

A Collection of Stars!!!!

2008-12-21T13:32:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to share with you today a collection of 5 pointed stars I made to attach to some Christmas presents for my siblings. I used Stampin Up's Big Shot die cut. It is sooooooooooo easy to use and make these stars. I whipped up 4 of them in about an hour. The designer papers I used for them are Stampin Up's Ski Slope, Stampin Up's Holiday Treasures, Stampin Up's Dashing (retired), Basic Grey Wassail and Basic Grey Figgy Pudding. I love how these turned out. Then I punched a small hole in the top and used the gold elastic cord so they could be hung. Short and Sweet!!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Belli Challenge #46 - Wrapping Paper

2008-12-17T03:00:00.000-08:00

Here is a card I made for Belli Challenge #46, Wrapping Paper. What better way to match a card to a gift you are giving by using the wrapping paper on your card???!!! So I just dressed up my card to make it look like a gift!!! I used Stampin Up's Shimmery cardstock for the base of this card. Then a layer of Stampin Up's Brushed Silver Metallics cardstock. The next layer is my wrapping paper. I used a sheer organdy vanilla ribbon to wrap around the card. I stamped the Do Not Open til Dec 25th, from Winter Post in the Stampin Up's Holiday Mini catalog, in Encore's Gold Metallic ink and punched it out with the Designer Series label punch and framed it with a Silver Hodge Pode Hardware frame. I stamped the words from To You & Yours in the Encore's Silver Metallic ink and punched that with the large oval punch and mounted that on the Brushed Gold Metallic cardstock punch with the Wide Oval punch. I tied the words on with the Gold Elastic Cord.

What is the Belli Challenge you ask? Each week, my great friend, Chrissy D gives us a challenge that will use things we have lying around our stamp rooms! With a constant flow of new things coming out, we tend to forget about the other things I have and they quickly become clutter!

Post a link to your item in the comments area for Belli Challenge #46. You will then be entered to win a prize that she has determined. Dont forget to check out all of the other Design Team members blogs for some AWESOME INSPIRATION!!!! The Design Team blogs can be found on the left hand side of my blog Labeled: Belli Challenge Design Team!!! Also by clicking on the Belli Challenge Blinkie, that will take you directly to Chrissy D's blog also.

Cant wait to see what everyone comes up with!!! Thanks for stopping by!!! Make it a great day!!!

Jingle All the Way!!!

2008-12-14T12:18:00.000-08:00

Here is a Christmas card I made a while ago and never posted here. I used Stampin Up's Christmas Classics stamp set. I love this color combo for Christmas cards. They are the jewel tones of christmas. I used Stampin Ups Riding Hood Red, Elegant Eggplant and Kiwi Kiss colors.
The Kiwi Satin ribbon is just lucisous to work with, a great bow and/or knot everytime!!!
I used the Grid technique for the main image. Thanks for stopping by and looking!!!

Kreativ Blogger Award!!!

2008-12-10T20:11:00.000-08:00

I am sooooooooo excited, look what I got from my great friend Joan over at Stamping with a Passion!!! I just love her artwork, its all BEAUTIFUL eye candy!!! Thank you so much Joan!!!
You are awesome!!!

OK, the deal is that I have to nominate 5 others and pass it on to them.

The *official rules* are:

1. The winner may put the logo on their blog.
2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award.
3. Nominate 5 blogs.
4. Put links to their blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.

My 5 Nominees are:

1. Shelly Koskinen

2. Debby McGivillary

3. Karen Gibson

4. Lorie Ames

5. Jennifer Greco

Thanks so much Joan, thank you for thinking of me!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Belli Challenge #45 - Christmas Themed!!!

2008-12-10T04:00:00.000-08:00

Well here is my Christmas themed card I made. I seen a card like this recently on someones blog and just had to try one for myself. I have been having such stampers block, I chose the easy colors. Riding Hood Red and Chocolate Chip. You could stamp ANYTHING in these colors and it will still look fabulous. I chose A Wish for Peace stamp set from Stampin Up. You do need the Big Shot with the Top Note Die Cut for the shape. Im not real good at cutting stuff out, but I did do just that to make the Very Vanilla piece smaller then the Riding Hood Red piece. I just used my Snips to cut around the perforated part. I also chose to cut the dove out to give it that really flying feel lol.

The Chocolate Chip designer paper is from Ski Slope, one of my other favorites. As you can see, if you just glue the top parts together, you can get that extra flap in there for your greeting and post a picture of the family on the inside bigger part.

If you would like to participate in this Belli Challenge, here is what you need to do. Make your own card and/or item. Post it to your blog or SCS gallery. If you upload to SCS, please use keywords CBC45. Then head on over to Chrissy D's blog, which can be found here: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/ Post a link to your item in the comments area for Belli Challenge #45. You will then be entered to win a prize that she has determined. Dont forget to check out all of the other Design Team members blogs for some AWESOME INSPIRATION!!!! The Design Team blogs can be found on the left hand side of my blog Labeled: Belli Challenge Design Team!!! Also by clicking on the Belli Challenge Blinkie, that will take you directly to Chrissy D's blog also.

Cant wait to see what you come up with!!! Make it a great day!!!

Belli Challenge #44 - Cracked Glass

2008-12-03T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hello All, its been way too long since I have updated my blog, my apologies!!! I have not really stamped much of anything, so I have not posted. But its Wednesday today, so we know its Belli Challenge Day. Todays challenge is to use the cracked glass technique. I really enjoyed this technique, it makes any image look vintage!!!

I used the image from Stampin Up's Sleigh Bells Ring and I stamped it in Chocolate Chip ink. Is there any other color??? lol We all know its my favorite!!! I used Ski Slope Designer Series paper and mounted that on Chocolate Chip cardstock. There is a great tutorial over on Splitcoaststampers site for the very easy technique. You can find that technique here, so you can all try it and particiapate in this challenge also.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/cracked_glass/

If you would like to participate in this Belli Challenge, here is what you need to do. Make your own card and/or item. Post it to your blog or SCS gallery. If you upload to SCS, please use keywords CBC44. Then head on over to Chrissy D's blog, which can be found here: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/ Post a link to your item in the comments area for Belli Challenge #44. You will then be entered to win a prize that she has determined. Dont forget to check out all of the other Design Team members blogs for some AWESOME INSPIRATION!!!! The Design Team blogs can be found on the left hand side of my blog Labeled: Belli Challenge Design Team!!! Also by clicking on the Belli Challenge Blinkie, that will take you directly to Chrissy D's blog also.

Cant wait to see all the awesome creations!!!! Make it a great day!!!

The Dark Side of the Moon - Another VSN Challenge

2008-11-15T19:29:00.001-08:00

Do you remember this album cover??? If you do, you know its Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moom album cover. I made this card for another VSN challenge. There is actually no stamping involved on this card. The challenge called I wanna be a Rock Star was to: Be inspired by an album cover, CD cover or your favorite rock stars! Some of these are REAL works of ART! One of my favorite songs is “Rock Star” by Nickelback. (It’s actually the ringtone on my cell phone!)

I have always loved this image that I grew up with. I think it turned out pretty cool. So I just wanted to share!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Its VSN time over at SCS!!!

2008-11-15T18:40:00.001-08:00

Here is the first card I made for VSN!!! The theme for this VSN is WELCOME TO THE CABARET. So all of the challenges will be related to the Cabaret. The first challenge I took was called A Chorus Line. The actual challenge is this: In honor of this spectacular musical number, my challenge is for you to make a card using a line of identical images – use at least three. The rest of the card is up to you! Use any colors, embellishments, or ribbons you like. Have fun!

For this card, I used the Stampin Up set called Say It With Scallops. I paired that with the Bella Rose designer series paper. The size of the card is 9 1/4" x 4". This card will fit in a business size envelope.

Thanks for stopping by and looking!!!

Belli Challenge #42 - Gift Tags

2008-11-11T20:23:00.000-08:00

Good Wednesday morning!!! Its Wednesday and we all know this is Belli Challenge Day. This weeks Belli Challenge is Gift Tags!!! I have found I really LOVE to make gift tags. I really enjoyed this challenge.

Gifts tags can be as simple as you would like, to the more elaborate. Its just depends, Im sure, as to how much time you have and are willing to put into your gift tags. I have made a few different sets of gift tags to share with you today. I used some of my most favorite sets and I found, there are A LOT of sets that can be used as GREAT gift tag makers. I start off with my most basic tags and then more forward to the more elaborate. I also tried something I have been wanting to do and try and that is to move away from the most standard traditional colors for cards/tags to show you, it doesnt always have to be pink or blue for baby tags or red and green for christmas tags. My goal for these tags was to use the In-Colors from Stampin Up and always use my MOST favorite color, Chocolate Chip with them. I didnt finish with ALL of the In-Colors, but as I do, I will share them here with you. The majority of my gift cards are 3 x 3 in size. Just as long as you have some small envelopes (from Stampin Up's big catalog) laying around, you can make a 3 x 3 gift card anytime and with any color.

The first set of tags were made with Pacific Pointe and Chocolate Chip and the stamps from To You and Yours (my most favorite stamp set in the catalog!!!). Very basic, stamp and go.

The second set also uses Pacific Pointe and Chocolate Chip and the stamps are from Deer Friends. As you can see, still very basic, I just added Cuttlebug Embossing onto the top layer instead of using designer series paper. Still very cute and effective.

The next 3 pictures are made with Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip and Kiwi Kiss. The stamps I used were Punches Three with is a Level Two Hostess set. This stamp set was designed to work with the Scalloped Square punch and the Wide Oval punch. I love using punches in my art work and this is a great example of the punches and stamps that work great together.

The Scalloped gift tags are a more elaborate gift tag that I just had so much fun making. It is made with punches also. I used Bella's Bloom stamp set with these and designer paper from Bella Rose and a retired paper called East Coast Prep. I found a tutorial for the scalloped gift cards on Andrea Walfords blog. She is just an awesome lady with great tutorials. The tutorial can be found here: http://andreawalford.com/?p=594 . These scalloped gift cards also fit into the small envelopes used for the 3 x 3 gift cards.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look today. If you would like to participate in this Belli Challenge, here is what you need to do. Make your own gift card and or/tag. Post it to your blog or SCS gallery. Then head on over to Chrissy D's blog, which can be found here: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/ Leave a comment on her Belli Challenge #42 post and the link to your creation. You will then be entered to win a prize that she has determined. Dont forget to check out all of the other Design Team members blogs for some AWESOME INSPIRATION!!!! The Design Team blogs can be found on the left hand side of my blog Labeled: Belli Challenge Design Team!!! Also by clicking on the Belli Challenge Blinkie, that will take you directly to Chrissy D's blog also.

Make today a GREAT day!!!

SCS Color Challenge #191

2008-11-09T16:02:00.000-08:00

Here is the card I made for this weeks Color Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.com. They called it Pretty Red Kisses. That stands for Pretty in Pink (I used Pink Pirouette in its place) Riding Hood Red and Kiwi Kiss. The designer paper is from the Bella Rose Collection. I just love that paper and Im also in love with Polka Dots lately, but dont tell Chocolate Chip, he may be a bit jealous if he knows Im in love with something else too. The base scalloped circle is the Big Shot Die Cut and then I used my circle punches and my Coluzzle for all the other layers. Thanks for stopping by and looking!!!! Leave a comment if you like it and make my day!!!

Lisa & I

2008-11-05T21:17:00.001-08:00

I just wanted to share this picture of Lisa and I. Lisa has her pictures on her computer and uses them as her screen saver. I saw this and said, omg why have you not shared this with me? I love it!!! It looks like we are having fun (and we really were)!!! This picture was actually taken in the Biltmore Gardens on the Biltmore Estates in North Carolina in June of this year. Just a beautiful place to visit. It was really warm that day too. Gonna have to scrap this one soon!!

Belli Challenge #41 Thanksgiving/Christmas Table Decorations

2008-11-05T06:00:00.000-08:00

Today is Wednesday and we all know that is Belli Challenge Day!!! The Challenge this week is to make any type of table decorations for a Thankgiving day or Christmas table top. I made a votive cover for a Christmas table. I used Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Cardstock Vellum and Basic Gray's Figgy Pudding papers. I used 12 x 12 Riding Hood Red paper and cut 2 strips at 3 1/4" x 12". I then scored at 3", 6" and 9". The middle fold should be a Mountain fold and the other 2 should be valley folds. Mountain = Stands Up, Valley Fold = fold away I used the 1 3/4" circle punch on the Riding Hood Red cardstock. Then layered a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock on the inside and punched it with the 1 3/8" circle punch. I then stamped the deer from Winter Post in Chocolate Chip ink onto the cardstock Vellum. I then punch the deer out with the 1 3/4" circle punch and layered in on the inside of the window. On the outside panels, I layered Baja Breeze cardstock cut to 3" x 2 7/8" and then Basic Grays Figgy Pudding Trees cut to 2 3/4 x 2 3/4". I then stacked Stampin Up's Felt Snowflakes and attached with a Blue Bling Brad. The words I stamped in Chocolate Chip are from Stampin Ups To You and Yours stamp set. I then taped together only the 2 outside panels.

Please stop by the other Belli Design Team's blogs for more inspiration. The Belli Design Team's Blog list is on the left hand side of my blog underneath The Belli Challenge Blinkie!!! To play along, all you need to do is make your item, post it to your blog or SCS gallery. Go to Chrissy D's blog and post the link to your item in her comments area for Belli Challenge #41. Chris's blog can be found here: http://chrissyd723.blogspot.com/ or just click on the Blinkie Banner!!! Please mention the challenge in your description. You will then be entered in the drawing to win a package of Designer Series Paper.

Thanks for stopping by, cant wait to see what you come up with to play!!!

Beate's WSC #64

2008-11-02T21:17:00.001-08:00

I knew I wanted to take part in Beate's Weekend sketch sometime this weekend, so I finished just in time. Sunday evening at 11:00. Whewwwwww. What a great challenge this was lol.
I used one of my most favorite color combos and my MOST FAVORITE set in Stampin Up's big catalog, From Our House to Yours.

I started with Chocolate Chip cardstock cut at 4 1/4" x 11". Then a piece of designer series paper from Ski Slope cut to 5 1/4" x 4". Then a Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Whisper White all layered 1/4" less for each layer. For the scallops, I used a piece of Riding Hood Red cut to 3 1/2" x 1 1/2" for each end. I did the Grid Technique on the top piece of Whisper White and then stamped snowflakes from Snow Burst in Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze. I used Riding Hood Red grosgrain ribbon to attach my circle piece too. I stamped the house from SU set From Our House to Yours on a piece of Whisper White c/s and then mounted that on Chocolate Chip c/s. I used the Linen thread to tye it to the ribbon. Then I stamped the words in Chocolate Chip onto Riding Hood Red and punched out with the Large Oval punch.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

It's All about the hat!!!

2008-11-02T15:50:00.001-08:00

Well, I finally did it!!!! I scrapbooked today!!! I have been wanting to scrap this picture for Halloween, so I finally did it today!!! This is one of my most favorite pictures of Kelsey as a baby. I always liked to sit them on the bathroom vanity with their feet in the sink and let them see themselves in the mirror. So one day, pulling out the Halloween decorations, Kelsey found this hat. So I put it on her and took her to see herself in the mirror. She thought she was a princess with it on, she loved it!!!

These are 6 x 6 pages and everything I wanted on the one page didnt fit, so I made it into a 2 page layout which turns out nice anyways. The witch I used if from Tag Time, a retired Stampin Up set and I just love her!!! Had to fit that into the layout!!! The circles that spell out Kelsey are Halloween brads I bought in the $1.00 bin at Archivers. Didnt know why I bought them, but they sure came in handy today!!! The other words are from a Cuttlebug Alphabet Set I have. The font name is Olivia. When I bought those, I too didnt know when I would use them, but they also came in handy today!!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog!!! Make it a great day!!!

RAK from Chrissy D!!!

2008-11-01T14:27:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to share with you the BEAUTIFUL RAK I received from Chrissy D!!! Isnt this just beautiful? She watercolors soooooooooo AWESOME!!! I stay away from these kinds of cards because I can not color like this. Thanks so much from this beautiful RAK Chrissy D!!! You can see the rest of Chris' beautiful artwork on her blog: http://chrissyd723.blogspot.com/ Thanks for stopping by!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

2008-10-31T05:46:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween to all my Friends!!!! I wanted to share with you these cute little designer bags I made for my co-workers. I made them with the Ghostly Greetings designer series paper from Stampin Up's Big Catalog. You start these by making a box for the bottom and then add the paper around it. I used a tutorial from Cambria Turnbows site to make these. You can find that tutorial here: http://cambriaturnbow.blogspot.com/2008/07/designer-bags.html They are easy when you follow her instructions.

These would be soooooo cute for Holiday Treat favors or teacher gifts, baby shower favors. Think of the possibilities!!!

Ok this post is short and treat opps I mean sweet. Have a great Halloween, enjoy all the kids costumes and have a great day!!!!

SC200 - Sketch Challenge

2008-10-30T05:56:00.000-07:00

Good morning!!! I was able to take part in yesterdays sketch challenge over at SCS. I did the first card in the morning and posted to my gallery. Then I started looking at everyone elses and thought, well mine is really plain. What can I do to step up the card a bit. So last night, I sat down to make another one. Now I added an extra layer of baja breeze under the Designer paper. Then I also added layers under each of the images. I think this makes them POP more. I also added a piece of baja breeze under the ribbon. I think that gives it more depth. I like the 2nd one better. What do you think? I would love to her your comments, please leave me one??!!

Have a great day!!!

Belli Challenge #40 - Anything Thanksgiving

2008-10-29T07:07:00.000-07:00

Good Wednesday morning!!! Its that time again, Belli Challenge time!!! Our theme this week is ANYTHING Thanksgiving. I used an old (retired) set of Stampin Up's. Its called a Grateful Heart. I stamped the main image in Black pigment ink onto vellum and embossed with clear embossing powder. Then I colored the image on the backside of the vellum. I used Always Artichoke on the artichoke, Certainly Celery on the asparagus and Elegant Eggplant on the grapes. Let that dry and then mount that on a neutral cardstock. I mounted mine on Whisper White cardstock. The Happy Thanksgiving (A Stamp in the Hand) was stamped in Elegant Eggplant on to the So Saffron cardstock. This was another OLD stamp I had laying around. I also used a Cuttlebug embossing folder on only 2/3 of the So Saffron cardstock. The folder I used was Diamonds in the Rough. Then I used 2 Old Olive brads on either side of the words.
The technique I used on the main image is called Stained Glass Technique and you can follow the tutorial I did on the SCS site. Here is the link to that: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/stainedglass1

As for the Belli Challenge, here is what you need to do to play along. Make anything relating to Thanksgiving. Post you item to your blog or in your SCS gallery. If you do post to SCS galleries, please use keywords CBC40. Leave a message over at Chrissy D's blog with the link to you item. Heres the link to her site: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/ You will then be entered to win a pack of Designer Series paper. Also dont forget to check out the other Design Teams blogs. They have some awesome inpiration to get your MOJO running. All of the Design Teams links to their blogs are on the left hand column for you to go check them out!!!

Make it a great day!!!

Merry Christmas, a bit early!!!

2008-10-28T19:28:00.000-07:00

Here is another Christmas card I was playing around with. I seen a card like this on SCS and just had to try my own. My card base is Riding Hood Red cut at 5 1/4". I sponged the edges with Chocolate Chip ink. I layered the Holiday Treasures striped designer series paper on a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock cut to 5" square. I made the envelope flap from the Small Pennant Banner Big Shot Die cut. I made the base from Chocolate Chip cardstock and the Pointsetta ds paper to layer on top. The "Do Not Open Until Dec 25" is stamped in Riding Hood Red and is from the Winter Post set from the Holiday Mini Catalog. I just LOVE this set. I stamped the "Merry Christmas" also in Riding Hood Red and that stamp is from Christmas Classics from the Big Catalog. The challenge I made this card for was to make a card with a minimum of 5 layers. I made this card for a SCS challenge called VSN Mini which is for Virtual Stamp Night. The Mini means its a warm up challenge for the Main Event that will be held on November 14 & 15th. Virtual Stamp Night is challenges posted every hour on Friday night and Saturday. All of the challenges revolve around a theme. This upcoming VSN's theme is the CABARET. You can find all about VSN by clicking here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=387940 Thanks for stopping by!!!

Beates Weekend Sketch #63

2008-10-26T20:30:00.000-07:00

I finally got Beates Weekend sketch done at 10:00 Sunday evening. This one was really challenging for me. I struggled with this sketch, but I made myself push on and this is what I came up with. I used A Happy Heart set which in in the Holiday Mini Catalog. I also wanted to do a Monochromatic card with Tangerine Tango. I think that made this sketch harder for me.
If you look closely on the orange strip, it is embossed with a Cuttlebug border embossing folding and it says With Love. I knew I wanted to incorporate that into this sketch with this theme.
You can find Beate's sketch challenge here: http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/10/24/weekend-sketch-challenge-63/#comments
Thanks for stopping by!!!

Danita

Happiness, Its Friday!!!

2008-10-24T06:00:00.000-07:00

Here is a card I made a while back with SU's Happiness is a Journey stamp set. I needed a masculine birthday card for my brother and I was playing with this set for World Card Making Day challenges over on Splitcoaststampers website. I was inspired by the entire gallery for this set. I looked at all of them and then created my own card. I really love how it turned out!!!
I borrowed my neighbors set to make this and I havent given it back yet. I need to stamp a bunch more images to have these cards on hand.

Thanks for stopping by and looking!!! Have a great day!!! Its raining here :(, but at least its Friday!!!

Another Christmas Card

2008-10-23T05:54:00.001-07:00

Here is a Christmas card I made a while ago and never posted. Its made using the SU set called A Wish for Peace. I really love this set, its right up my alley. I also used the Holiday Treasures Designer series paper from the current catalog. I really love this ribbon from the Ribbon Orignals that is in the Holiday Mini. I pulled the colors from that ribbon and from the ds paper.
I used this layout for this card because I am a big fan of the of the contrasting designer paper.
Thanks for stopping by!!!

Belli Challenge #39 - Pearls

2008-10-22T05:42:00.000-07:00

Good Wednesday Morning!!! If its Wednesday, then it must be Belli Challenge Day!!! Todays challenge is to use Pearls on any item. Get those pearls out and use them!!! Here are the details below!!!

What is the Belli Challenge you ask? Each week, Chris Dickinson will give us a challenge that will use things we have lying around our stamp rooms! With a constant flow of new things coming out, I tend to forget about the other things I have and they quickly become clutter!This Weeks Belli Challenge is to use PEARLS...You can Pearl Brads, Pearl Paint, Pearls from the Pretties Kits, Pearl Clips, Pearl Stick ons, ANYTHING PEARLY you can USE IT! Create ANY kind of project using something with a pearl!Here is what you need to do. Make a completed project embellishing your work with your PEARLS. Share the link here in Chris's comments linking to her Blog and CBC39. When you post to Splitcoaststampers or to your Blog, be sure and put CBC39 as the KEYWORD and mention of the challenge - with a link! Chris will do a random drawing for all participants and have a special pack of assorted Designer Papers for the winner! Be sure to check out the FABULOUS Belli Challenge Design Team's creations!!!

You can click on the Belli Banner on the left to go directly to Chris's blog and all the design team members are also listed on the left. Please make sure you check out their AWESOME inspiration!!!!

I used my BEAUTIFUL Santa stamp for this challenge. He is made by RUBBER STAMPED.

All other cardstock/paper, embellishments are from STAMPIN UP. I used the colors from the Ski Slope designer series paper which I LOVE so much. I used the Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder on the Real Red Layer and also on the blue ds paper. To keep in mind to use pearls, I used a stick pin from the Pretties Kit and loaded it up with Pearls and beads. I hope you like it!!!

Make it a great day!!!

A Perfect Fall Day

2008-10-20T19:56:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to share with you this random picture I took on my Girlfriends Weekend Away where we went to the Annual Bridge Festival in Parke County Indiana. I believe this was our 8th year of attending. We always have a blast. We do things we never get to do in our daily lives because we are too busy taking care of our families. So needless to say, we never cook, we eat out most of our meals except breakfast. We always try and see at least one movie, this year we saw 2. We saw Lakeview Terrace which I thought was okay. Samual L Jackson places one bad menacing neighbor. Then we also saw Nights in Rodanthe. I liked this one much better, altho I cried. Plus we SHOP, SHOP and more SHOP. Needless to say, we have fun and hate coming back to reality.

This picture was taken in downtown Rockville Indiana. We were standing in the middle of the festival watching the Quilt Auction. This old court house is the center of town and this festival. Well the clock rang at 12:00 Noon. So I looked up at the clock and the sky was that beautiful azure blue and the white clock tower was such a beautiful contrast. I had to take the picture. Looking back at this picture, I have to say it was one of the BEAUTIFUL Fall days.

Welcome to my new blog!!!

2008-10-04T16:05:00.000-07:00

Hello All

This will be my new home for my blog. The other one was very frustrating to work with and very very very slow. I will leave a forwarding note at the old one directing everyone over here.

Today I was stamping for World Card Making Day!!! Here is the first challenge I entered which was a sketch challenge. I used one of my OLD Halloween sets called Tricky Treats. The borders I found at Archivers and was so glad I got to play with them today!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!