Coffee Anyone?

Julie Tilman has a fun challenge on the Verve forum on SCS for a chance to win a free Verve set on her next release at the end of April. We were to use the Delightful & Delicious set (I used a sentiment) but couldn't resist adding a floral image from my new fave set (for now) called Feel the Sun. My inspiration was the lower magnet I found at Books a Million (kind of pricey at $5.99) but I bought it so I could possibly use it as a template. Instead, I found a free template pattern under Google images (isn't Google wonderful?!) - check it out! I paper pieced it using black CS as well as some gorgeous Webster's Pages DP from the Lullaby Lane & Life's Portrait pack. The flower was stamped on Cottage Wall DP by SU using Rich Razzleberry ink, I cut out & layered with dimensionals then added self-adhesive pearls from Prima Marketing. The tag or picture holder is a Christmas clearance ornament hook that I bent around a pen to change the shape. I glued Dyna-mite magnets to the back. I probably don't have more than a dollar's worth of supplies in this little cup of joe...hope you like it a latte!

Birthday Blessings

There are perks to getting older...like the surprise flowers from my oldest son and DIL...
and the gorgeous birthday cards from a couple of Paper Doll friends...check these beauties out!! Both have so much texture and dimension with paper tole details...they're stunning and especially lovely IRL! Thanks, Anne & Bonnie...you're real dolls!

Speedy the Cat

Just couldn't resist playing along with the tea party gang on Mothermark's blog - check out the story HERE. This card is to help celebrate the fact that a prominent SCS member, Faith Hofrichter, has reached the 100,000 comment level! Wow...that's a ton of commenting! Any regular at Splitcoast is familiar with Speedy the Cat...seems Faith needs a rest from needy Speedy, so she's sending him off to Ms. Kittie's for a break. I wasn't sure that Speedy could make it by jumping over all those gators, so I went for Plan B and decided it might be better to send him by snail male instead. So you can see I have him packaged in a starry box, since Faith is the star for the moment and he's ready to go with Sam the Snail! The sketch is another take on Roxie's sketch (see my post below). Those stars have Crystal Effects & glitter on them, but this cloudy morning just didn't capture the sparkle and shine very well on the pic. Have a great day and don't forget when you're getting dressed, to put on your smile!

STAMPS: SonLight Impressions, Stars & Swirls (SU)
PAPER: Pacific Point, Real Red, Yoyo Yellow, White
INK: Black
ACCESSORIES: Scallop border punch (SU), CB, Herringbone & Dotted Swiss EF, Crystal Effects, Diamond glitter, Copic sketch markers

Color Throw Down

Tangerine Tango, So Saffron & Basic Gray are the colors in this week's Color Throw Down Challenge. I used Roxie's layout from the Sketch Challenge on SCS for this card made with one of my fave SU sets. I flipped the sketch for starters...stamped the image with Old Olive ink then used a Tombow marker to color the flowers, huffed & puffed...no, I didn't blow the house in but I did stamp it on some vanilla CS - lol! The butterfly is a sticker from K&Co. Now that I've unwound from a fairly easy night at work, it's time to say good night!

STAMPS: Thoughts & Prayers (SU)
PAPER: Walk in the Park DP (SU), So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Basic Gray, Vintage Vanilla
INK: Old Olive, Tangerine Tango
ACCESSORIES: Rhinestone stickers, MS Floral Band border punch, Satin ribbon (SU)

Mercy's Sketch with Betty's Colors

Betty's Color Challenge on SCS was to use Cameo Coral, Ruby Red, Blush Blossom & Creamy Caramel or Close to Cocoa were an optional addition. Now that was truly a challenge because I RARELY ever use those colors. I decided to ink up this little tulip basket that I won as a free set during Saleabration. I also used my new Labels Ten Nesties which fit in with Mercy Kerin's Tuesday Sketch Challenge - always love to kill 2 birds with one stone! The caramel panel was stamped in Ruby Red using the French Script BG stamp; then I stamped again in Cameo Coral using the Sanded BG stamp, however, it doesn't show up well in the photo. Some quick coloring with Copics, a layered flower & some twine finished it off. I had to sneak in a little green...mainly because I wanted to use the new English Ivy border punch. There you have it...thanks for stopping by to visit...

STAMPS: A Flower for All Seasons (SU), Thankful Hearts (VERVE) - sentiment, French Script & Sanded BG (SU)
PAPER: Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, Creamy Caramel, Wild Wasabi (yay, it's coming back!), GP white
INK: Ruby Red, Black
ACCESSORIES: Twine, CB, Labels Ten Nesties, Ghost shape, Blossoms II die, Daisy punch, Brad, English Ivy border punch

Mojo Monday

Can't stop using PTI's new papers...got them out again to create this Mojo Monday Challenge card using a sketch by Teresa Kline. The layout gave me some difficulty at first, but I finally managed to figure it out. The flower and leaves are dies that have additional stamping added. Thanks to a Mike's coupon, I got a new MS border punch that was fun to use. A tiny bit of coloring with Copics was done on the sentiment. TFL!

STAMPS: Love's Flower by Verve, Antique Cracking by SU, Delightful Dahlia by PTI
PAPER: Hawaiian Shores, Ripe Avocado, & Green Boutique DP by PTI, Neenah Solar white, Black
INK: Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Brads, Metal dot stickers, Ribbon, Blossoms II & Delightful Dahlia die sets by PTI, Copics (BG45, YG95), Sponge

OCC & Shining Light Challenge

ODBD's Shining Light Challenge for this week is a sketch challenge. I also combined it with Our Creative Corner's challenge to use a bow on our card. I stamped the image and colored with Copics (BOOOO, YG93, YG95, YG97), then cut an oval using Creative Memories' oval cutter (being careful not to cut off the tips of the leaves). The Bow Easy template helped me create the double bow. Thanks for all your comments...I do enjoy reading them!

STAMPS: Easter Blessings by ODBD
PAPER: Ripe Avocado (PTI), Green Boutique DP (PTI), Neenah Solar White
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: CM oval cutter, Kaisercraft Brads, Ribbon, Copics, Bow Easy