4 in 1

This is a combination of 4 different challenges:
OCCC - to use butterflies
Technique Lover's Challenge - to use piercing
CAS Challenge - inspiration by Alanna's sketch
Julee Tilman's April Release Challenge - use the colors orange, aqua & green.
Butterflies are from SU's Embosslit die. The scallop edge is a MS punch. The sentiment is from Verve's 'Big Wish' set and was colored slightly with Copics after stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa. Not much chit chat for now...off to finish watching the race and crossing my fingers and toes that #24 wins! :-)
PAPER: Devonshire Collection by KaiserCraft

Crate Label Inspiration

The Inspiration Challenge on SCS was to create a card based on a label from the Crate Label Museum. I chose Oatman's Blue Bird label and paper pieced this bird image, sponging around the bird's body to add some depth. I used DP from 2 different pads with the branch/flowers being part of the paper design. I hand cut the blue Nestie label. It's getting late and tomorrow will be a full day...good night and thanks for stopping by my blog...

STAMPS: Tiny Tags (SU), Craft Smart (Michael's)
PAPER: Frond DP by Memory Box; Nottinghill by 7Gypsies, GP white
INK: Memento Rich Cocoa
ACCESSORIES: Labels Two Nesties, CB, Tiny tag punch, Satin ribbon, Brads, Scallop border punch (SU), Sponge

Viva la Verve & Birthday RAK

What a great sketch and wonderful livingrooms to inspire us on the Viva la Verve challenge by Amber today! I chose the green/white room with the splash of orange in the flower arrangement for my inspiration. Love the Devonshire Collection DP for their warm, earthy colors and used different sheets for the entire card except the white base. The flower is a die cut which I sponged the edges then curled slightly with my stylus. I flipped the tag on the sketch to the right side. It's been a gorgeous day here in VA and it was so great being off work to enjoy it! Thanks for stopping by...

STAMPS: Because of You (Verve)
PAPER: Devonshire Collection by KaiserCraft
INK: Dusty Durango, Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink
ACCESSORIES: CB, EF, Corner punch (can't recall name), Terracotta tile ribbon (PTI), Finishing Touches copper brad (Flourishes), Blooming Beautiful II & Beautiful Dahlias dies by PTI, Gold cording, Sponge

Also wanted to share a lovely birthday RAK from Mary Marsh...a real doll for remembering my birthday! Check out the darling tulips created from the wing of SU's 2-step bird punch. Too cute! Thanks much!

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)