Black & White Open Sea

Today's card is one I made early last week to send off to my cousin for his birthday.  It's made using the Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge, but I made it after it closed.  My colors are from the ColourQ challenge.  I needed to use basic black, white and one spot of color.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  The Open Sea, World Map 

& Express Yourself

Card Stock:  Basic Black & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Island Indigo

StazOn:  Black

Punch: 1 1/4" Square

Fabulous Florets Birthday

Welcome to Sunday and another Red Hot Stampers' sketch challenge.  I've been saying that, or at least something like that for the past two years on my blog every Sunday.  Unfortunately it is going to be my last time saying it.  It has been decided that we are going to stop our weekly Red Hot Stampers sketch challenge blog.  However I do have one last card to show you.  Don't forget to check out what my fellow Red Hot Stampers have made HERE one last time too. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Fabulous Florets & Express Yourself

Card Stock:  Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Real Red, Tangrine Tango & Pistachio Pudding

Versa Mark

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Pool Party Poppies

Today's card is one I made up for a friend using this week's Paper Players' sketch challenge.  I think I went all out in blues this time, but I still like it. :)  I'm hoping she gets it in the mail before she sees it here or in any of my other galleries! lol

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Pleasant Poppies, Dictionary

& Perfectly Penned

Card Stock:  Pool Party & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Pool Party & Coastal Cabana

Embossing Folder:  Fancy Fan

Punch:  Scallop Edge Border (retired)

Ribbon:  3/8" Seam Binding in Pool Party

Framelits:  Ovals Collection

Smooch Sprtiz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Aqua Pens & Sponges

HHS Clematis

Before I talk about today's card I have a little news for you about a new blog challenge that I'm going to be a part of. :)  It's called 'Tis the Season and it's a bi-weekly Christmas card challenge that will be starting up on October 3.  I love the idea of it since I make about 90-100 Christmas cards to give out each year.  In August I figure out what I want to make, purchase my supplies, then work on them at craft nights once a month at our church.  I don't mind doing this, but they are always the same card, and no matter how much time I think I'm giving myself I always end up cramming to get them done before I need to send them out.  I figure if I design one card every other week, then make three more of that same card by this time next year I'll have enough cards for Christmas and no more cramming!  Not sure if I'll keep up with the extra three or not, but I'm going to give it a try! :)  If you'd like see what 'Tis the Season is about click HERE.  Then start joining us in a week to see what we've created and show us your creations too!

Now on to today's special card that  I made for my wonderful upline's birthday.  I'm so glad she convinced me to join Stampin' Up!  It's been nothing but a blessing for me! :)  Earlier this week I was thinking about what I wanted put on her card while I was walking around my yard checking my flowers out.  That's when I happened to see one lone clematis in the whole bushy mess still blooming.  It's been a few years since I've made one of those flowers for a card so I decided it was time to make one again.  I used this week's Hand Stamped Sentiment's sketch challenge for my card's layout.  The embossing from the embossing folder I used didn't show up very well, but if you look really closely you can see that I embossed under the purple strip.  :).

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

If you'd like to see how I made this visit me HERE for detailed pics.  

Card Stock:  Wisteria Wonder & Very Vanilla

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Wisteria Wonder

Embossing Folder:  Delicate Designs

Punch:  Blossoms Petal Builder (retired)

Smooch Sprtiz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Lovely as a Tree Anniversary

Today's card is the first card I made for Try Stampin' on Tuesday.  I love using blues when I'm doing a winter scene and trying to do just the right shading on the hills.  However I wanted to make another card because I forgot to check the theme.  I could have left it, but wanted to do both the sketch and the theme. :)

I did just a little bit on the inside too.  Sometimes I just like to add pics on the inside so I don't have to write so much (plus it just looks nice).  It's not that I don't like writing notes.  I just don't always know what to say or feel like I'm always writing the same thing in every card. lol

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Lovely as a Tree & Express Yourself

Card Stock:  Night of Navy, Soft Sky & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Night of Navy & Soft Sky

Punch: 1 1/4" Circle

Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer

Sponges

TSOT Autumn in the Air

Today is Try Stampin' on Tuesday's sketch challenge.  I whipped up a card and was happy with it until I realized I forgot to check out the theme!  My card was suited more for winter than for autumn in the air!  So I went back to the drawing board.  I just could NOT come up with something that had those dots!  Well I made them stars on my first card, so I decided to do the same with my second card.  I've been seeing a lot of orange, black and purple cards out there for Halloween too so I decided to go with that color theme for my card and sponge the colors on, then add the stars in the night sky using a gel pen.  As you can see I also rotated this card.  My other one is vertical and I'll have to show it to you some other time this week. :)

Don't forget to check out what the design team made using this sketch at Try Stampin' On Tuesday HERE.  If you're game give it a try and show us what you've made too. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Sets:  Serene Silhouettes & Express Yourself

Card Stock:  Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black & Whisper White

Classic Stampin' Pads:  Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette,

Blushing Bride, Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, Cajun Craze & Always Artichoke

StazOn:  Black & Versa Mark

Stampin' Emboss Powder:  White

Embossing Folder:  Square Lattice

uni-ball Signo Gel Pen:  White

Sponges

Pink Birthday Wallet

Just another quick post for you today...a wallet.  A pink wallet at that!  My daughter is a nanny for a couple of kids and she requested that I make a birthday wallet for the girl that she watches.  So being the wonderful mom that I am ;) I made if for her.  

I even made a fake credit card, driver's license and library card.  This time I didn't have to put the money in it though! lol

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Stamp Set:  Mixed Bunch

Card Stock:  Regal Rose (retired)

Classic Stampin' Pad:  Regal Rose (retired)

Embossing Folder:  Square Lattice

Sponges