FTTC143, CR84FN42 Jolly Holiday....plus some pictures!!!

Happy Tuesday!

We had a fabulous weekend, how about you??? Sarah's pageant was fun and as promised I have some pictures at the end of this post. But first, I would like to share my Flourishes Timeless Tuesday ~ FTTC143 card with you.

Mona is our host today and she has challenged us to try a technique called *DOUBLE EMBOSSING*. You can find the step by step tutorial and video right HERE.

My card was embossed with the Cuttlebug *Snowflakes* Folder. I created my frame with the Spellbinder Label 18 Dies. I could resist using my sweet snowwoman *wink* from the Warm Winter Wishes Set. The image was inked in Memento Black and colored with the C1, C5, R00, RV63 Copic Markers. We are also sneak peeking the new *Sentimental Christmas* Set today and I chose to show off the *Have A Jolly Holiday* image. I embellished the rest of my card with some Silver Pearls, a Black Stitched Ribbon with matching Black Button, some Silver String and not to forget the Dazzling Diamond Glitter.

My color inspiration came from this weeks CR84FN42....using Black, Pale Pink and Neutral.

Please make sure to swing by the FTTC blog to see all the beautiful ideas the team has created with the *Double Embossing* technique ~ Cindy, Heather, Tammy, Beate and Mona.  Don't forget to stop by our November Guest Designer Miriam Napier.

Now on to Sarah's pageant photo's...yeah!!! I'm sooooooooooo thrilled to tell you all that Sarah was crowned *3rd Runner Up*. This was her second time participating in a pageant I thought it was a huge success plus she was the youngest in her age group (13 -15 years)! I'm so proud of my baby...she was so confident & gorgeous and it definitely showed in the end result!!!

As always, thank you so much for taking the time to stop by at my blog! See ya soon....


                                                                       Hugs, ~Silke~

FTTC142 Happy Birthday....

Happy November and happy Timeless Tuesday!

Hope you all had a fun Halloween??? The weather was good enough here that the girls decided to go trick or treating. Our subdivision is filled with little ones, so it's always fun to see every ones Halloween costumes :) !!! Mimi decided to dress up as a * Pink Kitty Cat* , Becca chose to be a *Greek Goddess* and Sarah didn't last long in her short *Snow White* outfit. I'll try to post some pic's soon!!!

We have another fun challenge for you today! Beate is our hostess this week and she has challenged us to try the *OUT OF THE BOX TECHNIQUE*. You can find the step for step instructions over HERE on SCS.

I chose the beautiful Butterflies and Blossoms Set for my card today. My image was inked in Memento Black and colored with these Copic Markers ~ Y15, B000, B00, B02, C3, C5 and Colorless Blender. The DP in the background is from my old SU stash. I embellished the rest of the card with some SU Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Antique Brad and Silver Pearls. The sentiment is from the Sweet Violets Set.

The layout was inspired by this weeks Inkspiration Sketch Challenge #93 and the beautiful color combo from the CR84FN41 Challenge.

Please make sure to check out the rest of the team ~ Cindy, Heather, Tammy, Beate and Mona.  Please help us welcome our new November Guest Designer Miriam Napier. 


Thanks for stopping by today.....have fun crafting!!!


                                                                      Hugs, ~Silke~ 

Here are a few more challenges I entered my card in:

Paper Pretties ~ Usa a sentiment

Sew Many #72 ~ Background Paper (2 different)

Speedy the Cat #79 ~ Use Your Scraps (DP)

Totally Papercrafts #90 ~ Glitter it!

Card Makin' Mamas #32 ~ Cut it Out

Crafts and Me #58 ~ Use Blue

Inky Impressions #30 ~ Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' ~ Anything Goes

Make it Monday #61 ~ Anything Goes

Dream Valley #19 ~ Anything Goes

Come and Get it ~ Anything Goes

FTTC141, CR84FN41 Open it....

Happy Timeless Tuesday!

We have a new challenge for you....this week Maki is hosting and she has challenged us to to add *TREE  & LEAVES ~ use a tree/leave image(s)/element*!!!

I stamped the sweet image from the new A Season of Celebrations Set with Memento Black and colored the bulbs and the girls dress with the Y08 Copic Marker. Next I embellished the card with some old Christmas DP from BoBunny, some Gray Satin Ribbon with Button, Dazzling Diamond Glitter, Prima Flower with a MFT Flourish and Silver Pearls.

My color inspiration for this card came from this weeks CR84FN41.....

Please make sure to check out the rest of the team ~ Cindy, Heather, Tammy, Beate and Mona. Don't forget our October Guest Designer Rosemary Dennis.

Have fun playing....

                                                                      Hugs, ~Silke~ 


My card is also entered for these challenges:
Paper Sundae #92 ~ Sundae Bar ( Black,  Flower, Distressing,  Sparkle)
Fab'n Funky #95 ~ Distressing 
Paper Play #42 ~ Use Black
Phindy's #73 ~ Blue Christmas
Little Claire's #14 ~ Christmas
Crafting when we can ~ Christmas creation
Christmas Inspiration #35 ~ Christmas card & using Die Cut/Punch
Lollipop Crafts #54~ Embellish it
Paper Playtime #58 ~ Sentiment, Button & Bows

FTTC139 Holiday Sparkles....

Happy Tuesday everyone!

It's time for a new Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC139! Cindy is hosting today's challenge and she has challenged us to create a *Christmas card that features an ornament* on it. We are excited to show you a little *sneak peek* of this weeks brand new release Set *Holiday Sparkle*.

Here is my take on it....

I wasn't sure what direction to go until I saw the awesome Sweet Shop Sketch #129 and the beautiful CR84FN40 colors.

Please make sure to check out the rest of the team ~ Cindy, Heather, Tammy and Beate. Please make sure to check out our October Guest Designer Rosemary Dennis.

The Senior Design Team are featuring some samples as well...check them out ~ Stacy, Christine, Barb, Cindy and Jan Marie.

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by today.....have a great week!

                                                                     Hugs, ~Silke~ 
                 
Here are a few more challenges I decided to play:
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps ~ Sparkle and Shine
Bah Humbug ~ Glitter and Glitz
Little Claire's ~ Christmas
Floweret ~ Christmas
Do You Stack Up? ~ Add the color *Brown*
Just Add Ink ~ Die Cut
Crafty Purple Frog ~ Lots of Layers
Speedy the Cat ~ No DP
Stampin' Sisters in Christ ~ Anything Goes
One Stop Craft  ~  Anything Goes
Secret Crafter 155 ~  Anything Goes (need to add Sparkles)
Inspire Me Fridays ~ Anything Goes

FTTC138 Inspiration......

Happy Tuesday and happy October!

The temperatures have nicely cooled off here in the South....love that it smells and feels like *Fall* is in the air!

So, what did you all do this weekend??? We went to a birthday party and relaxed the rest of the time...I actually napped a lot, I think the *fresh* air got to me...LOL!

I did get a chance to stamp for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday ~ FTTC138. My sweet friend Heather is the hostess and she is challenging us with this beautiful *Fall* inspiration photo.

The colors are definitely my favorite....I miss the beautiful *Indian Summers* we used to have in Michigan. It always reminded me of how beautiful God made this world!

Here is my take on it....

I went with the Flourishes Sunflowers and the A Season of Thanks Set...because it complimented Iwona's awesome Sketchbook #131 layout.

The image was inked in Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with these Copic Markers ~ YR02, YR07, R27, Y15, Y21, E37 and Colorless Blender. I added some corrugated cardboard and *ink distressed* the edges with some White Ink. I embellished the rest of the card with a doily, some Ribbon, Antique Brad, Glitter and some Large Halfback Pearls.

Hope your creative juices are flowing and you get a chance to play along with us :) ?!?

Don't forget to check out the rest of the team ~ Cindy, Heather, Tammy and Beate. We also have some extra helpers ~ Mona, Iwona and please help us welcome our new October Guest Designer Rosemary Dennis.

Thanks for swinging by today...have a fabulous week!


                                                                Hugs, ~Silke~

FTTC136 Très Chic....

Happy Tuesday!

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend? Ours was AWESOME! Our GSU Volleyball team won the *Bash in the Boro's* tournament...YEAH!!! GO EAGLES! The last game was pretty nerve wrackin', but at the end we won. Super cool!

Anyway, the time has flown once again it's a new theme at the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC136. My buddy Betty is hosting and she has challenged us to *ALL DOLLED UP*. We are playing dress up and going all girly with ribbons and bows, pearls & glitz and of course anything else that is girly!!!

I decided to ink up the brand spanking' new Feminine Charm Set. Isn't it gorgeous...and definitely super girly :) ?!? The DP is from my SU stash and I added  *distressed* the edges and added some *faux stitching* as well as some Pearl Flourish. Next I added the doily...gosh I love these things....added the tag with  some *scoring* and the main image, the Ribbon, Flower, some Silver Pearls as the necklace and not to forget all the extra Kaiser Pearls on the corners.

My idea for this design came again from the CR84FN38 color combo...check it out right here...

Now it's time to check out the rest of the team and I hope you will have a chance to create a *girly girl* card :) ~ Cindy, Heather, Maki, Tammy, Beate and Betty. Make sure to swing by our fabbo September Guest Designer Theresa Winslow.

Thank you soooooo much for stopping by today...

                                                                   Hugs, ~Silke~
            

FTTC132 All things....

Happy Tuesday!

Hope you are having a great start into this new week? I can't believe it's almost the end of the month again....yikes! I must admit I'm ready for some cooler weather :)  and I'm looking forward to September!!!

Believe it or not, it's also time for a new Flourishes Timeless Tuesday ~ FTTC132. Cindy is hosting and she has challenged us to create a card with a *SENTIMENT OR VERSE* as a focal point.

Here is my idea....

I went with the beautiful Country Charm Labels Set and the verse is from the Hearts & Flowers Set. The Sketch was inspired by Iwona's Sketchbook Saturday #25 and the colors are again from the CR84FN36 combo.

I decided to add some Corrugated Kraft Box in the background and *ink distressed* the edges with White Ink. Following the Sketch I added a Doily and some Prima Flowers. Next I embellished the card with some Yellow Rhinestone Brads, Chocolate Kaiser Pearls, some Yellow/White Gingham Ribbon., a Button with Brown Scrapper's Floss.

Please make sure to check out the rest of the team ~ Cindy, Heather, Maki, Tammy, Betty, Beate, and our awesome August Guest Designer Allison Cope.

Hope we have inspired to play along??? Can't wait to see your ideas :) !!!

Have a fabulous day and week...I'll see ya soon!!!

                                                                  Hugs, ~Silke~


Here are a few more fun challenges I linked my card too:
Thrilling Thursday ~ Anything Goes
Inspire Me Friday ~ Anything Goes
Paper Playtime #53 ~ Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journal #17 ~ Anything Goes
StampInsanity #73 ~ Anything Goes
Aud Sentiment #35 ~ Anything Goes
Design to Delight ~ Anything Goes
The Poodles Parlour ~ Anything Goes
Make it Monday #51 ~ Anything Goes
Stamp R Us ~ Anything Goes
Delight 2 Design ~ Anything Goes
Simply Create #50 ~ Time to Distress (Ink)
Stampin'B's #124 ~ Distressing
Allsorts #117 ~ You've been Framed!
CropStop #33 ~ Pearls
Bearly Mine #17 ~ Bring on the Bling
4 Crafty Chicks ~ Where is the Metal?
Fussy and Fancy #43 ~ Use a Lot
Allsorts #117 ~ You've been framed
Challenge up your life #50 ~ No Pattern Paper
Paper Sundaes #83 ~ Sundae Bar ( Button, Green (leaves), Twine)

ODBD Anniversary *Special Editon*....CHECK IT OUT!!!

Happy Monday my sweet stampin' friends!!!

Hope you all had a fabbo weekend??? Ours was very relaxing!!!

Today,  I'm excited to share a card I made with the brand new Our Daily Bread Designs release, the customer favorites Scripture Series 2!!! As part of our third year anniversary celebration, customers submitted their favorite Scriptures that they would like to use on a card, and after much thought the winners were chosen and made into this *Special Edition* Set.

Here was my idea.....

My inspiration for this card came from two different places.....the Sketch is from my friend Iwona's Sketchbook Challenge and the colors are from my friend Mona's CR84FN36 color combo. Got to love those ladies :) !!!

To see the full release, as well as samples made by the winners of the contest whose verses were chosen, and to hear their stories of why they chose the verse they did, please visit the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog!!! 

Also, the Design Team has created samples for your inspiration with these Scriptures. See the links below!!!

There are THREE $20 GIFT CERTIFICATES hidden along the way, so be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win! Winners will be announced on this Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2012 over at the ODBD Blog!!!

ODBD, Sabrina, Fran, Lisa, Becca, Angie, Sandee, Dawn, Connie, Marie, Grace, Lori, Chris, Julie, Debi, Gemiel, Patter and Pat.

Thank you so much for stopping by....have fun checking out all the ideas everyone had!!!

                                                         Hugs, ~Silke~

FTTC129 Flowers, Flowers everywhere....

Happy Tuesday you all!

I'm one happy camper, because my girls are finally back to school...YEAH! I love having my life back and I'm glad my girls are back to a structured scheduled...LOL! I'm also continuing my regular stampin' schedule for C4C and ODBD. I also excited showing off another card on Thursday...so stay tuned!!!

Today, I'm back with the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC129. Betty is our hostess and she is challenging to create a card/project with your*FAVORITE FLOWERS* or *FLOWER*.

Here are my ideas.....

For my first card I used the beautiful Zinnias Set. My flower image was inked in Memento London Fog and colored with these Copic Markers ~ BV000, BV00, V15, C2, YG11, G21, G24 and RV000. As you can tell I added some scoring in the background. My inspiration for this card came from the awesome Paper Players Sketch #57 and the colors are from the CR84FN35 combo....did someone say lavender :) ...yeah?!?
                                              

 

             To compliment the sketch I added the PTI Edge Collection #2. Some Lavender Moon Ribbon, a Button, Silver Pearls and some matching Scrapper's Floss.

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Next is my card for this weeks Card Pattern Sketch #126 and you guessed it right I had to use the CR84FN35 colors again...did I mention I really like them...LOL?!?

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

For this card I used the beautiful sentiment from the Zinnias Set...can you tell this Set has it all...beautiful flowers and quotes!!!  I added some scoring in the background and embellished the card with some fabbo Flowers, Design Paper, Spellbinder Die, Silver Pearls, Lavender Moon Ribbon, Button, Scrapper's Floss, a punched out MS Flower Border & Butterfly.

Okay you all, now it's time to check out all the ideas the the team had  ~  Cindy, Heather, Maki, Tammy and Betty. Please also help us welcome our newest team member Beate and our new August Guest Designer Allison Cope.

Thank you for stopping by today and I'm looking forward to showing you a new card on Thursday...see ya then.....

                                                                 Hugs ~Silke~

Here are a few more challenges I've entered:
Bring Back Beautiful ~ The Beauty of CAS
4 Crafty Chicks ~ Get Your Bling On
Stamp Insanity #70 ~ Favorite Color (Lavender/Purple)
Kaboodle Doodles #78 ~ In the Garden
PaperPlay #30 ~ In the Garden
Sentimental Sunday #66 ~ It's a Garden
Stamptacular Sunday #122 ~ Friends are Heaven Sent
Stampin' Bee's #121 ~ Make a card usign Ribbon
Truly Scrumptious #62 ~ Buttons annd Bows
Phindy's Place #66 ~ Delightful Diecut
Allsorts ~ Free and Easy
Sew Many #62 ~ Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel #14 ~ Anything Goes

FTTC121 My turn...

Happy Tuesday again!

I'm excited to tell you, that it is my turn to host this weeks Flourishes Timeless Tuesday ~ FTTC121!!!
Father's Day is celebrated here in the US on June19th and since that special day is right around the corner I thought it would be wise to plan ahead! So, my challenge to you this week is to create a *FATHER'S DAY* card!!!  We would love it if you would play along!

Here is my idea....

I used the newly released May Set called What a Catch. I inked the image in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it with these Copic Markers ~ C0, C1, C2, C3, B0000, B91, B93, B95, E25, E29, E51,  E53, YG95 and Colorless Blender. In the background I used a corrugated cardboard piece and ink distressed it with some Craft White Ink. At last I added the Ribbon, the Star Brad and the three Silver Brads below the sentiment.

Please make sure to check out the rest of the manly cards the team has created ~ Cindy, Maki, Betty. Please  check out our newest team member Heather and our new Guest Designer for the month of June Pat Adams!!! We also have another friend, Iwona helping us out today!

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Of course I couldn't  pass up the opportunity to create another fun Flourishes card!!!

This time I'm using the beautiful color palette from the  CR84FN31 colors!

I finally cleaned up my super duper messy stamp room this past weekend and I came across some Vellum Paper and I thought it would be fun to use something different for a change :) !!! I stamped the main image from the gorgeous Orchids Set using Memento Black. The DP in the background is from the SU Blushing Bride Collection and I also used a piece from the SU Pear Pizzazz DP. I distressed the edges and added some *faux stitching* connecting the dots with some White Gel Pen. The rest of my card was
embellished with a doily, White Satin Ribbon, a SU Antique Brad, a punched out MS Butterfly and some Snow White Kaiser Pearls.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you come out and play along with us...hugs ~S~

Here are a few more challenges my card fits to:
EPC #39 ~ For Dad
CYDA #21 ~ Father's Day 
Here Come The Boys #3 ~ Father's Day 
Freshly Brewed #49 ~  It's a guy thing!
Simon Says Stamp ~ Father's Day/Male card
Aud Sentiment #29 ~ For a Male
Fussy and Fancy ~ Card for Man/Boy
Crafting for all Seasons #2 ~ Father's Day
Lexi's Creation #41 ~ Father's Day
Patties's Creation #23 ~ Father's Day
Delightful Inspiration ~ Masculine/ no flowers!!!
The Kraft Journal ~ It's a Guy thing!
The Crazy Challenge #70 ~ Father's Day
Paper Sundaes #72 ~ Let's get sentimental!
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Catch the Bug ~ Anything Goes
Papertake ~ Anything Goes
Creations by Gill #8 ~ Pink/Green with Flowers
One Stop Craft #134 ~ Texture
Stampin' Sisters in Christ #92 ~ Use something new
Spoonfull of Sugar #155 ~ Here comes Summer
Everybody Art #145 ~ Distress