Happy Birthday, Dad!

Today's card was created especially for my dad. :)  His birthday isn't today, so that means I'm actually working ahead...amazing!  Too bad I'm behind on other peoples' cards. :(  I'll get there though...

Anyway his card was inspired by two different challenges.  The Paper Players color challenge #117 and Mojo Monday 263.  I really wanted to enter the Paper Players challenge...because to me it was a challenge!  I wanted to see if I could make something with these colors.  Once I looked at the Mojo sketch and starting writing what colors were going where it just came together...

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  The Open Sea

Card Stock:  Night of Navy, Bravo Burgundy, Cajun Craze & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Night of Navy, Bravo Burgundy & Cajun Craze

Embossing Folder:  Argyle

Punch:  2 1/2" Circle

Essentials Paper Piercing Pack

Sponges

RHSSC - Thank You

Well, I've been taking a little blogging break this past week, not that I've been lazy though!  I've been doing some major cleaning in my basement...and boy does it look nice! :)  I'm using my kids' "school" desks now to store all my stamping stuff in and on.  Goodbye school books, hello stamping stuff. :)  I also left for a long weekend of a little rest and relaxation...while working on my Christmas cards.  I like to take a fall color tour around this time of year and get a big head start on my Christmas cards.  I did make my Red Hot Stampers' card up there, but I couldn't download my picture onto my blog from my phone, so this is coming out a little later than usual.  Don't forget to check out a few other cards by the Red Hot Stampers here.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Everything Eleanor & Blooming with Kindness

Card Stock:  Basic Black & Very Vanilla

StazOn:  Black

Embossing Folder:  Lacy Brocade

Punches:  Scallop Oval & Large Oval

Shimmper Paint:  Champange Mist mixed with Rich 

Razzleberry ink refill and rubbing alcohol in Stampin' Spritzer

Colorful French Foliage

It's Sunday so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers sketch challenge. :)  I finally bought the set French Foliage, and as soon as I saw what our challenge was I had an idea going through my head about what I could do with that set...celebrating fall. :)  I definitely didn't use the colors that are normal for fall, but instead decided to use the colors from the Color Me Beautiful challenge.  I used my sponges to apply the color to the stamps to give the color a blended look.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  French Foliage

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Basic Gray, Always Artichoke,

Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette & Regal Rose

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Happy Wedding Day!

Today's card is a wedding card for a friend from church who is getting married today...so happy for her!  She said her wedding bouquet is going to have calla lilies in it, so that's what I decided to put on her wedding card (boy, I really hope she said calla lilies! lol).  I'm sure hers are all white, but I also know her wedding color is a deep purple, so I decided to make the lily white and purple...and keep the card just those two colors.  When trying to figure out how to make the calla lily I had a great time looking at all the different kinds out there.  Wow, I couldn't believe all of the different shapes, sizes and colors!  They are such beautiful flowers!  Any card isn't complete without a design, and the wonderful design for my card is from the Paper Craft Crew card sketch challenge.  Check out their blog here.

Here are a few more pics because I couldn't decide on just one. lol

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Card Stock:  Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Elegant Eggplant

Embossing Folder:  Lacy Brocade

Framelits:  Labels Collection

Ribbon:  5/8" Organza in Whisper White

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges, Crimper & Q-tips

Red Hot Swap

Here are the cards I made for our Red Hot Stampers holiday catalog swap.  I don't have a lot of sets from the catalog, and wasn't sure what to do.  I wanted to use a set, but not for its intended purpose, plus I wanted to work with colors that I don't use that often.  I decided to use the set Evergreen with Baja Breeze card stock and make a reflection scene. :)

And here are the cards I got from the Red Hot swap.  Love making one card and coming home with different ones! :)  Oh, one card was actually coasters...what a cute idea. :)  Thanks for the lovely swaps, ladies!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Evergreen

Card Stock:  Baja Breeze & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Baja Breeze & Crumb Cake

VersaMark

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  Clear

Embossing Folder:  Delicate Designs

Punch:  1 1/4" Circle

Ribbon:  3/8" Seam Binding in Crumb Cake

Shimmper Paint:  Champagne Mist

Sponges

For You

Yup, I've been slacking on posts this week and today's post is going to be short and sweet.  These are a couple of cards I made as thank yous for my September stamp a stack orders.



Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Afterthoughts (Retired)
Card Stock:  So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin Pads:  So Saffron & Calypso Coral
Punch:  1 1/4" Scallop Circle
Sizzlit:  Little Leaves
Crimper

Field Flowers

It's Sunday so that means it's time for another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge.  I hope you enjoy this week's card.  To see a few other cards with this sketch visit the Red Hot blog here.

Friday while I was checking out the blogs I follow I came across a new blog.  It's called Color Me Beautiful and it's a color challenge blog.  Well, I liked the idea of that blog!  I was looking through past posts and came across one from a few weeks ago and decided to use their colors for this week's challenge.  The one color that's hard to see on my card is More Mustard, but it's there.  I colored the center of both flowers with it. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Field Flowers

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Calypso Coral & Raspberry Ripple

Stampin' Write Markers:  Always Artichoke & More Mustard

Ribbon:  5/8" Satin in Very Vanilla (retired)

Simply Scored

Shimmer Paint:  Champagne Mist