Just A Note

This card is for 4 challenges:
MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge
Our Creative Corner - Get wordy! Use sentiment stamps to create a BG by stamping repeatedly.
Creative Belli Challenge - use felt or fabric
Color Throwdown - So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip
I just got my MFT "Who's That Musical Girl" kit in the mail yesterday, so had to ink it up for the above challenges. Normally I wouldn't do a piano image in chocolate chip, but hey...Liberace probably had a piano with chocolate keys! I repeatedly stamped the sentiment using the CTD colors. The image was stamped using Memento Rich Cocoa ink, then colored with Copics. I had this rolled flower already made in my leftover stash, so a quick button and chocolate baker's twine finished this up. Got to go...time to get ready for work.

Hey Chickadee!

The challenge from the Our Creative Corner design team is to be inspired by this winter chickadee picture. I had seen the 2-step bird punch by SU modified for this type of bird and searched in the gallery on SCS and found Ann's blog with a tutorial that was easy to follow. Check it out HERE. I also included a picture of Ann's beautiful card with a duo of chickadees. I distressed and sponged the music panel using Tim Holtz Antique Linen distress ink. The berries were colored with R29 Copic sketch marker. The flourish designs on the lower half of the card were stamped in Versamark ink, then embossed with fine white EP. The circle layer is Riding Hood Red CS. Going to keep this short and sweet...gotta go watch the championship game between the Oregon Ducks (you should see their BRIGHT yellow socks!) and the Auburn Tigers.
STAMPS: Merry Wishes (berries) & Accent Notes (sentiment & flourish) - both by Verve
PAPER: Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red, Vintage Cream, DP by SU
INK: Versafine Onyx Black, Going Gray (used to sponge the bird parts)
ACCESSORIES: Circle & Lacey Circle Nesties, 2-step bird punch (SU), Baker's twine, Distressing tool, Sponge dauber, White EP, Foam dots

Happy New Year!

Wishing all of you blogging friends a very happy and blessed new year! I started off 2011 by making a card for 3 challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges - celebrate something (I'm celebrating life)
Our Creative Corner - use blue & cream color palette, add metal & vellum, thank you theme (my sentiment isn't a direct thank you, but on the inside I plan to thank God for helping a friend through a tough time).
SFYTT - a new monthly sketch by Jen Del Muro.
The sentiment background was stamped with these gorgeous Verve butterflies in Bermuda Bay ink with the smaller of the images stamped off once. I attached the vellum - stamped in Versafine Onyx Black - over the base using metal brads. I'm off to take down some Christmas decorations...outside things will come down first while the weather is warmer then the tree will come down tomorrow. Enjoy your weekend and thanks for stopping by. Don't forget I have blog candy to give away on January 12...CHECK IT OUT HERE!
STAMPS: Blue Skies (Verve)
PAPER: DeLovely Mini Pack DP by Cosmo Cricket, Vintage Cream, Vellum
ACCESSORIES: Vintage brads (SU), Prima, Lace, Floral band border stamp (MS)

Don Cherry's Jacket

Don Cherry, a sports commentator on Coach's Corner on TV, is known for his loud and lavish jackets he wears! Stef has challenged us to pick out a jacket and create a card for today's Inspiration Challenge on SCS. I was the lucky winner of Silke Ledlow's last Blog Candy and knew I wanted to ink up the adorable snowman image from Flourishes - thanks Silke...I LOVE this set! He was so much fun to color and add glitter to! I also entered Our Creative Corner's challenge to dry emboss with color. I used a CB snowflake EF then sponged silver metallic Encore ink on the raised snowflakes. This plaid DP from Cosmo Cricket's Mitten Weather pad was the perfect match to Don's purple plaid jacket! The layout is for the Sketch Challenge on SCS.
STAMPS: Warm Winter Wishes (Flourishes)
PAPER: Mitten Weather (Cosmo Cricket), Metallic silver CS, Perfect Plum, X-Press It Blending Card
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: CB, EF, Circle punch, Satin ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Copics, Sponge

A Fall Frosty?

OK...so I challenged myself to use the Our Creative Corner Challenge colors of Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Early Espresso & White to make a CHRISTMAS card! Yikes! What was I thinking? I went with Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge for the layout. I'm still kinda cringing when I look at it...VERY definitely non-traditional and different. The jury is still out on whether it gets sent to anyone - lol!
STAMPS: Sweet Snowman by Penny Black; O Christmas Tree by Verve (sentiment)
PAPER: Early Espresso, Rich Razzleberry, Certainly Celery, Island Oasis DP by SU
INK: Early Espresso, Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Copics, Scallop Corner punch, Rickrack die (MFT), Dark brown Tombow marker to create faux stitching

Top Note Card

It's been a long time since I played in an Our Creative Corner Challenge. This week was a color challenge to use Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, & Early Espresso. I used Kazan's sketch #62 from 2S4Y for the layout...a challenge to use a decorative edge on our card. I cut 2 top note dies in Soft Suede, then scored about 1/4 inch from the top of the back panel, folded it down and attached it using red tape. It forms a type of easel card. The flower was created using 2 different dies - the rolled flower die from MFT and the Blossoms die from PTI. Thanks for stopping by...I love to read your comments, so, let me know what you think.
STAMPS: Feel the Sun (Verve)
PAPER: Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Marina Mist, DP by SU
INK: Early Espresso, Soft Suede (sponging)
ACCESSORIES: Top note die (SU), CB, Early Espresso ribbon (SU), Rolled flower die (MFT), Blossoms die (PTI), Button, Twine, Leaves die (SU)