Update on my stepfather....

Hello my stamping friends!!!

It finally happened God has taken my stepfather home last night...his suffering ended peacefully. Even though my heart is saddened,  knowing he was surrounded by my family during his last minutes is bringing peace and a smile to my face!!!

Please continue praying for family especially for my mom during this sad time...!!! Thank you!!! ~S~   

OCC Sketch Challenge!!!

Happy weekend everyone!!!

I can finally breath again...we finally signed the contract to list our house yesterday...wahoooo!!! I'm so happy!!! Hopefully we have some traffic coming soon :)

Anyway...it's time for the OCC Challenge!!!! This is Linda's last February Challenge and she has created this awesome Sketch for us to play.

Here is my take on it.....

The flower image is from the beautiful Abundant Hope Set and the sentiment is from the Fabulous Flexible Phrases Set....both are from Stampin' Up. My colors are from this weeks CTD81 - Brown, Pink and Olive. It's all pretty straight forward.....so I'm keeping this post short today!!!

Hop on over to the OCC Blog to see all the Samples as well as our *Sponser* for this weeks challenge!!! Hope you all come back next weekend as I'm hosting my last month with the OCC Team!?!

Want to win another fabulous Stamp Set??? Check out my post from yesterday....and play along...you still have time till Saturday, noon CST!!!

Have a fabulous weekend!!! Hugs ~S~

~Supply List~

Stamp Set:  Abundant Hope, Fabulous Flexible Phrases (Stampin' Up)
Ink:  Memento Black, Copic Markers - G21, G24, Y35 and Colorless Blender
Cardstock:  White
Design Paper:  Bella Rose (SU)
Accessories:  Brown Satin Ribbon, Silver  Pearls

Flourishes Birthday Blog - SURPRISE!!!

Happy TGIF!!! Have you seen....it's Jan Marie's  birthday!?! Happy Birthday Jan Marie!!! Hope you are having a fun one!!!

Today is the second day of the Hopping Through the Decades Celebration !!!  If you missed yesterdays hop please click HERE to check it out!!! If you just came from Laura's blog then you are right on track!!!

If you followed along then I bet a lot of you have been reminiscing and having a little giggle too. Who could forget the leg warmers of the 80’s??? How about the TV shows like 90210 or the A-Team???

I chose decade *2010*....well we are only two months into it and I'm not sure how to define it since it's still in the making!?! So.... I'm running with the Vancouver Winter Olympics *wink*!!! I thought I'd give Jan Marie my *German* twist on this fabulous new Stamp Set...LOL!!! Did you see that the German Team is in second place winning Olympic Medals....see I can't lose either way...he,he,he???

Here is the card without the yummy candy........

As you can tell I designed a CAS card. I used the colors for the German flag - Red, Gold and Black. I substituted my *Gold* for Marigold Morning. The card base was scored first. Next I stamped the cake with the different colors. I finished it off with a Punched Out Flower, some Black Satin Ribbon and the sentiment is from the Taglines Set ...voila!!!

The Candy Wrappers were inked in Real Red using the Largest Cake Layer image. I used Candy Nuggets and I cut each wrapper at about 3 1/4" and adhered them with a Sticky Strip. I topped each candy with another punched out flower and added a Silver Pearl in the center. Aren't they delicious looking???

Now it's your turn - would you can like to win our new Let Them Eat Cake set drawn by artist Becky Fleck??? All you need to do is leave a little love on our designer's blogs. If you comment on all 14 posts in the hop, please go back to Flourishes Blog and leave a message saying, "I hopped through the decades with Jan Marie!" We will then randomly draw 2 names on Saturday at 12 pm CST from all those who participated. The winners will receive the *Let them Eat Cake*  Stamp Set along with some other goodies - wahoooo!!!

Since I'm last in todays hop I thought I'd list all the participants.....so you won't miss anyone :) !!! Good luck and thank you for hopping along with us!!!

Yesterday:

Cindy Lawrence, Julie Koerber, Dee Jackson, Christine Okken, Maki Jones, Leslie Miller and Barbara Anders.


Today:


Dawn Burnworth, Betty Wright, Stacy Morgan, Latisha Yoast, Cindy Haffner, Laura Fredrickson and myself.

I'm also submitting this card to the Moxie Fab Challenge - Hop your way to the Olympics of Stamping.   


~Supply List~

Stamp Sets: Let them Eat Cake, Taglines (Flourishes)
Ink:  Basic Black, Real Red, Marigold Morning
Cardstock:  White
Accessories:  Black Satin Ribbon, Scor-it, Silver Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals, Small Flower Punch, Candy Nuggets

JustRite Week - Beautiful Blossoms

Hey you all....did you know the Stamper's Dream Team is showing off some of the newest JustRite images this week??? Today is Michelle, Cammie, Tosha and my turn. Hope you have time to join us in this fun hop!?!

My little project is for a sweet friend of mine...I have totally forgotten her birthday and I feel rotten...hope this will put a smile on her face and she will forgive me :) !?! ETA: I also submitted this card for this Moxie Fab Challenge...it fits the Birthday catagory perfectly!!!

I used the fab flower image from the Beautiful Blossom Set. The sentiment was created with this Times New Roman Font Set. On my little candy pail I used the matching image from the Just a Note Set.

My images were inked in Memento Black and colored with Copic Markers - R30, R27, Y17, G94 plus Colorless Blender.

I purchased this stinkin' cute little pail on my last trip to Archiver's....it's perfect for little giveaways!!! The Flower Border Punch is from Martha Stewart. Of course I had to bedazzle my card and pail with my fav Silver Pearls.

Just in case you would like to see all the other awesome projects the team has created so far you can click on the name and it sends you straight to their cards.


Monday was Amy, Carolyn, Dawn, & Laurie
Tuesday was : Cindy, Denise, Michelle, & Tosha
Today: Carolyn, Michelle & Tosha plus me

Continue following the next few days.....

Thursday: Amy, Denise &  Laurie
Friday: Cindy, Dawn, & Michelle

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you like all the ideas we've showed you!?!

~Supply List~


Stamp Sets:  Beautiful Blossoms, Times New Roman Font, Just a Note (JustRite)
Ink:  Memento Black, Copic Markers - R30, R27, G94, Y17 and Colorless Blender
Cardstock:  White
Design Paper:  Bella Rose, Delicate Dots (SU)
Accessories:  Red Satin Ribbon, Silver Ribbon Slider, Silver Pearls, MS Flower Border Punch, Small Pail, Oval Spellbinder Dies, Piercing Tool and Mat Pack

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - FTTC55!!!

Hello everyone!!! Thank you so much for keeping my step-dad in your prayers!!! It really means the world to me and my family!!! God is good and we trust in him alone!!!

As always stampin' is good therapy for me and I did get a chance to stamp for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge - FTTC55!!!! It is the last Tuesday of the month so we have a *Guest Challenge* host! This month's guest is our sweet Australian friend Iwona Palamountain aka Chupa on SCS. She is challenging us to use *FLOWERS* !!! Whether they are printed flower designer papers, stamped, punch created, or store bought, put some flowers on your card this week!!!

Here is my idea....

I used the gorgeous Sweet Peas Set for my flower image. The sentiment was created with the Taglines Set. My idea to tear the edges on this design came from this weeks SSSHP19 - Doing the Mess Around.

The Sweet Pea image was inked in Memento Black and colored with these Copic Marker Collections - Hollyhock & Fields. Once I was done coloring I added some Angel Wings Shimmerz to the flowes and around the torn Pink Tissue Paper. The card was finished off with some Pink Satin Ribbon and some Silver Pearls.

Please make sure to stop by Barbara, Betty, Cindy, Dee and Maki's blog to see their ideas.

Hope you get a chance to play along!!!

Oh yeah...did you see the new fabulous designed Flourishes Store yet....make sure to check it out!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!!!



~Supply List~

Stamp Sets:  Sweet Peas, Taglines (Flourishes)
Ink:  Memento Black, Pretty in Pink, Copic Marker Collection - Hollyhock, Fields plus Colorless Blender
Cardstock:  White, Pretty in Pink
Design Paper: .Old Olive Pattern Design (SU)
Accessoires:  Pink Tissue Paper, Angel Wings Shimmerz, Silver Pearls, Pink Satin Ribbon, Silver Styled Tag, Stampin' Dimensionals
Card Size:  5 1/2" x  5 1/2"

Update on my stepfather....

Hello my stampin' friends....just wanted to give you an update on my stepfather *Henry*!!!

Some of you already know that he had an emergency surgery a few days ago were they had to remove one kidney and his spleen......the doctor's confirmed that Henry has last stage of *Liver Cirrhosis*!!! There is nothing else they can do for him....plus his other kidney is not handling all the stress and it's losing it's function as well!!! The doctor's don't consider him for a *liver transplant* as Henry's body does not produce the needed *protein* he needs to continue living!!! Here is a link that helps you understand it a bit better!!! 

Needless to say that it's all in God's hand now...!!! Please continue praying for my stepfather that he'll be taken home quickly...without further suffering!!!

My mom is trying to stay strong and is planning ahead.....I'm so glad my little sister lives close by and helps her to understand and handles most of the arrangements so my mom can spend time with Henry!!! I'm trying to fly home for the funeral....if I can!!! So if you don't see me around you know I'm on my way home to spend time with my family!!!

Thank you for you kind thoughts and prayers!!! Hugs ~S~

OCC - A Technique Challenge and a bonus card!!!

Happy Saturday everyone!!!

Thank you so much for all the sweet comment you all left on my RAK card from my sweet friend Carol Southern...if you missed it...you can see it right HERE!!!  I knew you would be blown away too...it's truly a masterpiece!!! This amazing technique on her card is called *Pergamano Craft*. I found this site and it explaines this fab technique a little more, but feel free to google it a little bit more!!!

Well, how about another fun OCC Challenge??? Linda is challenging us to try a *technique* we have never done before...so cool!!! I must admit I'm not huge into different techniques...I'm a visual learner and when I read instructions...I swear at the end I usually mess it up - LOL!!! If you want to try something new then please swing by the SCS Technique Site for inspiration!!!

For my card today I tried the Wax Paper Cuttlebug Resist technique.....very easy to make and I think the outcome is just gorgeous...and I didn't mess it up - LOL!!!

My main image is from the PTI Set Bird Watching. The layout is from the Sweet Sunday Sketch #56. When I saw this weeks Moxie Fab World Challenge  - Let's Have Some Fun With Floss....I knew I had to play along. I love Karen Foster Scrappers Floss and believe it or not I have all the colors!!!

The main image was inked in Memento Black and colored with Copic Markers. For my Wax Resist BG I used the QuickKutz Retro Diamonds Embossing Folder. After I followed all the steps...I sponged the Glossy CS with Real Red Ink. I really like the outcome of this image :) !!! Next I finished the card with the Scrappers Floss, the Red Stitched Ribbon and Silver Pearls.

If you haven't tried this fun technique...I urge you to do so....it's really fun!!!

Now it's your turn....don't forget to stop by the OCC Blog to see all the Samples!!!

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My next card is for a few different Challenges....first I was inspired by this weeks IC220 - Lark. I chose this super sweet Butterfly Craft Kit  for my inspiration piece.

Next I chose to run with the beautiful Curtain Call Color Combo #17 - using So Saffron, More Mustard , Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla and Going Gray...(had to use Basic Gray). I added the
LSC260 - using Ribbon and Trim plus it also fits this weeks Belli Challenge #85 - adding Butterflies or Dragonflies.

Here is my card............

I used the sweet Set from Stampin' Up called Flight of the Butterfly. Instead of using the sentiments in the Set...I decided to add some piercing. I also added piercing around the edges.

The butterflies were first inked in So Saffron and then I added the dots with the More Mustard Ink. The trim was created with Chocolate Chip using the new Scallop Trim Border Punch. I added the Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon and dressed it up with some Silver Pearls and Buttons from the SU Latte Collection.

Thank you for stopping by today!!! Have a fabulous weekend!!!


~Supply List~ 1st card


Stamp Set: Bird Watching (PTI)
Ink:  Memento Black, Memento Rich Cocoa, Copic Markers - R29, V12, YG91, E47
Cardstock:  White, Glossy White, Real Red
Accessories:  Wax Paper, Iron, QuickKutz Retro Diamond Embossing Folder, Tan Scrappers Floss (Karen Foster), Silver Pearls, Red Stitched Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Circle Spellbinder Dies
Technique:  Wax Paper Cuttlebug Resist
Card Size:  5 1/2" x 5 1/2"


~Supply List~ 2nd card


Stamp Set: Flight of the Butterfly (Stampin' Up)
Ink:  So Saffron, More Mustard, Basic Gray
Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron
Accessories:  Scallop Border Trim Punch, Silver Pearls, Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Piercing Tool and Mat Pack, Stampin' Dimensionals

A gorgeous RAK

Hello my sweet stampin' friends!!!

Sorry I don't have a card for you today...I'm busy getting my house ready so we can list it next week!!! Plus I'm trying to stamp for a few upcoming events!!! Do you all watch the Olympics...??? I'm trying to watch it while I'm doing all my other motherly duties  - LOL!!!

I do have a super gorgeous RAK my sweet friend Carol Southern send me!!! I was blown away by the fabulous details....!!! Carol my sweet friend *thank you* so much for sending me this card!!! It's truly amazing and I love it so much!!!

Isn't it amazing??? I'm not even sure what you call this technique...but I would love to try this for myself!!!

Thank you for stopping by...my friend Carol doesn't have a blog, but I know she'll be checking my blog...so feel free to tell her how much you love her card too :) !!! 

I'll have a card for you on Saturday......see you then!!!

Hugs ~S~     

Stamper's Dream...JustRite and Northwood

Happy Wednesday everyone!!!

Did you all play Betty's awesome CC258 yesterday??? Well... I really loved this color combo and I had to make two more cards :)

For my first card I used the beautiful JustRite image from the Plant a Little Love Borders & Centers. It's back in the Stamper's Dream Store...just in case you've been waiting for it!!!

I inked the flower image in Memento Black and colored it with Copic Markers.

The corners on the bottom of my card were punched with a Corner Rounder. I don't recall what brand the DP is from...I found it in my leftover stash...sorry. I dressed the card up with some Lace Ribbon, some Soft Suede Dotted Ribbon that I flipped around. I added some Silver Pearls on top and some punched out Scallop Trim Borders on the DP edges.

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My second card was inspired once again by the CAS54 - Wishing for Spring. The layout is from this weeks MMSC41 Sketch.

Easter is only a few weeks away and I thought I'd start working on some of my *Easter* cards. This sweet image is from Northwoods Rubber Stamps called Bunny with Tulips. Isn't it cute???

I inked this image with Memento Black and colored it with Copic Markers.

The image was layered onto another White CS and I pierced right around it. My BG colors are So Saffron and the Green DP is from the KaiserCraft called Lilac Avenue Collection. The card was dressed up with some Ribbon, some Small and Large Silver Pearls.

Hope you like my *Spring* cards :) !?!

Have a wonderful day and I'll see ya soon!!!


~Supply List~ 1st card


Stamp Set:  Plant a Little Love Borders & Centers (JustRite)
Ink:  Memento Black, Copic Markers - V12, V15, V17, G09, E000
Cardstock:  White, Soft Suede and Pale Plum
Accessories:  White Lace Ribbon, Soft Suede Dotted Ribbon (flipped around), Silver Pearls, Scalloped Trim Boder Punch, Corner Rounder, Scalloped Circle & Circle Spellbinder Dies 


~Supply List~ 2nd card

Stamp Set:  Bunny with Tulips (Northwoods Rubber Stamps) 
Ink:  Memento Black, Copic Markers - V12, V15, V17, G09, G21, Y35, YG91
Cardstock:  White, So Saffron
Desing Paper:  Lilac Avenue (KaiserCraft)
Accessoires:  Silver Pearls, Plum Pudding Ribbon (PTI), Piercing Tool & Mat Pack
Card Size:  5 1/2" x  5 1/2"

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - FTTC54!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

Did you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day??? We sure did...we were again total slackers..!!! We enjoyed watching the Winter Olympics!!! We are always blown away by all these amazing athletes!!!  On Saturday afternoon our middle daughter Rebecca played in the *Championship* game for her age group, but unfortunately they lost by 3 points...!!! It was a really good game...and we are extremely proud for making second place!!!  Of course we had to celebrate with some yummy ice cream - LOL!!!

Okay...moving on to today's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - FTTC54!!! Dee Jackson is our host and she is challenging us to an "All About Me" theme. Use what you love and what makes you happy!! Use your favorite colors, stamps, layout, and embellishments! Whatever ROCKS your world! We would love to see what you create!!!

Did I ever mention that my main reason getting into stampin' was to create personalized presents...treat bags, boxes etc.??? Well over the last few months I've been trying to get back to my original idea...!!! I have bought plenty of dies and templates to create my projects!!! A few other things that make me happy are - a great Stamp Set, the color purple, my fav Silver Pearls (hopelessly addicted - LOL) and a good Sketch!!!

Here is my take on the challenge....

I used the beautiful newly released From the Garden Set. My idea for this Set came from this weeks CAS54 - Wishing for Spring!!! The Sketch is from last weeks Mojo125....I tweaked it a little bit. I just saw that my card also fits this weeks CC258 - Perfect Plum, Pale Plum and Soft Suede.

The flower images and sentiments were inked in Memento Black and colored with these Copic Marker Collections - Lilac, Meadow plus YG91.

For my little gift box I used the Fancy Favor Sizzix Bigz Die. I decorated it with the same Lilac Avenue DP and the same Plum Pudding Ribbon as the card. On the sides I punched holes and attached some Large Silver Eyelets to hold the Ribbon better. For the inside I added some purple Gift Tissue and some packages of  Flower Seeds...voila!!!

Please make sure to stop by Barbara, Betty, Cindy, Dee and Maki's blog to see their take on the Challenge!!!

Have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by!!!

~Supply List~


Stamp Set:  From the Garden (Flourishes)
Ink:  Memento Black, Copic Marker Collection - Lilac, Meadow, YG91 and Colorless Blender
Cardstock:  White
Design Paper:  Lilac Avenue (Kaiser Craft)
Accessories:  Plum Pudding Ribbon, Silver Pearls, Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die, Circle Spellbinder Dies, Large Silver Eyelets, Bow Easy, Stampin' Dimensionals

OCC - and a surprise Blog Hop!!!

Happy weekend everyone!!!

We have snow here in the south.......my girls are beyond happy and we all went out last night to have a snowball fight!!! Our little Mimi has never seen snow...and she loved it - LOL!!! Crazy huh???

Today I have a very special card to show you....this card is for our sweet Michelle Rodgers that under went a surgical procedure yesterday...and I hope she is on her way to a quick recovery!!! Please stop by her blog and send her some love as well :) !!! 

I combined this card with a few other challenges as well....First today's OCC Challenge....Linda is challenging us to use *something old that is new*!!! Dig down and drag out something that either has never been used or hasn’t been used in a very long time.  Please stop by the OCC Blog to see all the Samples!!!

My next idea came from the Stamp Simply #126 - using the colors Purple & Green!!!

Here is my little project for Michelle.....

The flower image is from the newly release JustRite Set - Beautiful Blossoms. The sentiment is from the Flourishes - Sweet Violets Set. Both Set's are available at the Stamper's Dream Store!!!

The item I bought and never used is this aweome little sparkly Ribbon Slider on the right side of my card!!! I have also bought this wonderful Matchbox Bigz XL Sizzix Die and I haven't use it in a long time. I added some chocolate candy......Michelle I hope you like it :) ?!?

Please join us in our Stamper's Dream Team blog hop for Michelle.....Tosh, Carolyn, Denise, Cindy, Amy, Laurie, Becca and Dawn.

Have a wonderful weekend and thank you for stopping by!!! We are off to see Rebecca play in her basketball *Championship* game - wahooo!!!

~Supply List~

Stamp Set:  Beautiful Blossoms (JustRite),  Sweet Violets (Flourishes)
Ink:  Memento Black, Copic Markers - G09, Y35, V12, V15 and Colorless Blender
Cardstock:  White, So Saffron, Clear CS
Design Paper:  Plum Pudding (PTI)
Accessories: Sizzix Matchbox Die, Silver Pearls, QuicKutz Embossing Folder (HL), Ribbon Slider (HL), Oval Spellbinder Die, Piercing Tool and Mat Pack (SU), Plum Pudding Ribbon (PTI)

MTSC60, Curtain Call Color Combo #16 and CCEE

Hello my sweet stampin' friends!!!

Thank you to for keeping my stepfather in your prayers!!! It means a lot to me and my family!!! Never under estimate the power of prayers - right :) ?!? I just got off the phone with my mom and they have not heard anything from the doctors...so hopefully tomorrow!!!

I've been running around today ....getting some errands done, before my girls get off *Winter Break* next week!!!  I'm happy to show you a card I made last night. Thank goodness my girls were so tired they went to bed early and I had a chance to actually stamp - wahooo!!!

As I was blog hopping yesterday I found three wonderful Challenges I felt like taking on.....first the awesome Sketch from Mercy - MTSC60. Next the uper talented CCEE ladies are having an Inspiration Challenge going on and we were to pick an inspiration piece from this website - ImageKind.  I chose this beautiful roses bouquet for my inspiration which also fits into this weeks Curtain Call Color Combo #16 - using Kraft, Real Red and Very Vanilla.

Here is my card......sorry for some reason I have a hard time making this card look bigger on the screen....please make sure to click on it to see it larger!!! Thank you!!!

I used an older PTI Set called Women of Life ...it's actually my very first Set I bought from them and I'm still lovin' it!!! I have to be honest I totally forgot about this Set until I saw Mercy's Sketch!!!

For the Kraft color I used a Memento Ink called *Desert Sand*. The left panel was punched with the SU Eyelet Border Punch. I dressed the card up with some Red Satin Ribbon, Buttons and some punched out MS butterflies.

Thank you for being such sweet stampin' friends and for stopping by today!!!

~Supply List~

Stamp Set:  Women of Life (Papertrey Ink)
Ink:  Desert Sand (Memento), Real Red
Cardstock:  Kraft, Real Read and Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Buttons, MS Butterfly Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Scrap Floss, Red Gemstones (Hero Arts), Red Satin Ribbon, Piercing Tool and Mat Pack (SU)
Card Size:  3 1/4" x  6 1/2"

Howdy friends!!!

Sorry - I've been so quiet the last few days....so much going on!!!

I really can't focus right now....my stepfather had an emergency operation and they had to remove his kidney and spleen. Unfortunately the kidney had a tumor growing and hopefully tomorrow we'll find out what the pathology report states?!?

My stepfather is still in intensive care and I'm not sure when they will move him.

If you find it in your heart please say a little prayer!!!

Thank you...hugs
~S~

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - FTTC53!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

How was your weekend??? I'm happy to report our *Garage Sale* turned out awesome!!! We sold all our big items we wanted to get rid off...and the most fun part was..... meeting all these sweet people who showed up!!! There are some serious addicted shoppers out there - LOL!!!!

Anyhow - it is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge - FTTC53!!! First of all I would like to *thank* all the super sweet stamper's that took the time to celebrate the Timeless Tuesday Anniversary with us!!! I loved each and every card you all have made for my *pink* Challenge...it was a real treat to check every one out!!!!

*Thank you* again to all the wonderful ladies that helped me show off my Challenge...you all did a fabulous job!!! I also want to thank Jan Marie and Julie Koerber for asking me to join this fabulous *Friends of Flourishes* Team almost a year ago....I'm so happy and honored to be part of this super talented & super sweet group of ladies!!!

Talking about the *FOF* ladies...we are happy to announce we have a new Team Member!!!
Please give a warm welcome to Barbara Anders!!!! We all are so thrilled to have her on the Team!!! You can read a little bit more about Barbara right HERE!!!

Barbara is also our Challenge Host today......she is challenging us to  create an *Easel* card - wahoooo!!! Never tried an *Easel* card before, no problem.....HERE  is a SCS Easel card & video tutorial which includes ingredients lists, measurements, and individual pictures. We would love to see what you create!?!

Here is my take on the card....

My idea to make this card came actually from this weeks Featured Stamper #157....which is no other then our fabulous Barbara!!! How cool is that...I know she is still on cloud nine and I'm so excited for her!!! I chose to case one of her newest creations....this fabo glamour card !!!

The changes I've made are.... different colors, Stamp Set and I changed the design to an *Easel* card :) !!!

For my card  I used the beautiful A Year in Flower Calendar Set 1. The sentiment is from the brand new Taglines Set.

My color inspiration came for last weeks Curtain Call Color Challenge #15. The flowers were inked in Memento Black and colored with these Copic Markers -  Crocus Collection, Lilac Collection and Holly Collection. I raised some of the flower petal up with Stampin' Dimesionals.

Please make sure to check out Betty, Barbara, Cindy, Dee and Maki's take on this Challenge!!!

This was my first take on an *Easel* card and I really like them...hope you'll try one too!?!  
 
Have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by!!!


~Supply List~


Stamp Set: A Year in Flowers Calendar Set 1, Taglines (Flourishes)
Ink:  Memento Black, Copic Marker Collection - Crocus, Lilac, Holly 
Cardstock:  White, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories:  Silver Pearls, Key Tag Punch, MS Border/Corner Punch, Ribbon, Corner Rounder
Card Size:  5 1/2"  x  5 1/2" Easel Card

OCC - Masculine Valentine plus MTSC59

Happy weekend everyone!!!

Today is the day of my *Garage Sale* wahooo.....I'm so glad this day is finally here. I'll keep you posted!!!

Onto the OCC Challenge.....It's an new month which means we have a new hostess. It's no other then the fabulous Linda Coughlin.

With Valentine not to far off....Linda is challenging us to create a *Masculine Valentine* card/project. Don't have a sweety....think about making a card for your brother, dad, uncle or a secret admirer *wink*!!!

My inspiration for this card came from this weeks IC218 - Erte. I chose this piece of Art - Heart II.  I also added the Belli Challenge #84 - Ribbons to my card. My card also fits this weeks C4C23 Challenge - wahoo!!!

Here is my card for my sweet hubby.....

I used my new SU *I (heart) Heart* Set. The bigger heart is inked Really Rust and the smaller one is Soft Sky. The sentiment is from the Wonderful Favorites Set. I matched it with the same colors and also added  Old Olive.

The BG was embossed with the cute Cuttlebug Love Language Folder. My finishing touches are the Ribbon and the sweet Heart Button.

Please stop by the OCC Blog to see all the awesome Samples.

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My next card is for my middle daughters friend. We are having a surprise party for her later this afternoon.

Since the birthday girl is a *girly girl*.......my Rebecca wanted me to ink up her new *Ruby* image from *The Greeting Farm*.

I used the MTSC59 Sketch for my layout. I also added the Belli Challenge # 84 - Ribbons to this card.

The image was inked in Memento Black and colored with Copic Markers. The sentiment is from the new Flourishes Taglines Set. My finishing touches are the piercing, the Red Satin Ribbon and the Silver Pearls.

Have a fabulous weekend and thank you for stopping by!!!



~Supply List~ 1st card

Stamp Sets:  I (heart) Hearts, Wonderful Favorites (Stampin Up)
Ink:  Really Rust, Soft Sky, Old Olive
Cardstock:  White, Really Rust, Soft Sky
Accessories:  Heart Button, Scrap Floss, Ribbon, Silver Pearls, Heart Embossing Folder
Card Size:  5 1/2"  x  5 1/2"

~Supply List~ 2nd card

Stamp Set:  *Ruby* (The Greeting Farm), Tagline (Flourishes)
Ink:  Memento Black, Copic Markers - E000, E00, E47, R29, Y17, V09
Cardstock:  White, Crushed Curry
Design Paper:  Real Red Pattern Series
Accessories:  Red Satin Ribbon, Silver Pearls, Circle Punches, Piercing Tool & Mat Pack, Stampin' Dimensionals