tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38993514765086875552024-03-18T02:30:38.141-05:00Barb's Inkin' in RetirementBarbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.comBlogger2627125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-31486942528865055622024-03-15T05:00:00.001-05:002024-03-15T05:00:00.354-05:00National Poultry Day!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KVW16PNaVhE7VgA5fb8RZ0trQEdgYe_x0IIhHeyv-AqYr3wQSnd3LCuuYdvUyUnqSfZNVrytl89SymCTOh6jZ6mkP67fWvAF1wKPxL7PbaLf9oGHgu2KyDae8XYU7oFF5j0NV32ENMegHfYiD1NRC_Nr1rxh80xlF-0yEQXqAtMSHSR0T4K1xyqiCc8/s640/3-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KVW16PNaVhE7VgA5fb8RZ0trQEdgYe_x0IIhHeyv-AqYr3wQSnd3LCuuYdvUyUnqSfZNVrytl89SymCTOh6jZ6mkP67fWvAF1wKPxL7PbaLf9oGHgu2KyDae8XYU7oFF5j0NV32ENMegHfYiD1NRC_Nr1rxh80xlF-0yEQXqAtMSHSR0T4K1xyqiCc8/w300-h400/3-2024.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the 15th and this is my card this month for our The Creative Crew! We are a group of 7 and all one team--Jeanette, Carol, Darlene, Lorraine, Terry, Tracie and me. Each month will be a new challenge posed by one of the members sending out a kit. This month, Carol is the hostess and sent out a kit with this cute image from Stampin' Up set called Rustic Rooster. She also included some fun patterned paper from The Paper Studio. The theme is National Poultry Day as that is next week on the 19th. Did you know there was such a day? I did not, nor did Carol and I am guessing, most of our Crew did not either!</span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I decided I wanted a white rooster, so I did not color the image at all! I die cut the image and the frame with my Circle Nestabilities. I wanted to highlight some of the sweet, rustic papers Carol sent, so I picked a layout from Gina K that I have used before to showcase three of them! I backed each piece in the same Smokey Slate. The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set that I have called Hey Chuck and was die cut with Taylored Expressions Modern Sentiment Labels. I did not add any bling as I am sure it will be sent to a guy! </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;">T</span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">his was a very fun card to make!</span></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuazjv6pK1b91jINx6kU8b7BYB1Mb_-VlaGcEGTx0AACP-cxFHRmLOOMleVIngKVVykjOSPcrg8r1p7-M5eeEq6B-bfyrvFsXzYjRVXQ59z8sSlEKbaMAQ1ygo8GZ3P5S3FI8F4Z0sGHJRbj8m22LKydvCwqqrNV43ZUicRKpZyN_CUrdhKLL4q61z96I/s640/3-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuazjv6pK1b91jINx6kU8b7BYB1Mb_-VlaGcEGTx0AACP-cxFHRmLOOMleVIngKVVykjOSPcrg8r1p7-M5eeEq6B-bfyrvFsXzYjRVXQ59z8sSlEKbaMAQ1ygo8GZ3P5S3FI8F4Z0sGHJRbj8m22LKydvCwqqrNV43ZUicRKpZyN_CUrdhKLL4q61z96I/w300-h400/3-2024.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span><font face="verdana"><font color="#990000">I hope all of The Creative Crew Gals enjoy my cards this month. Please be sure to stop in to see what fun crafty cards are posted this month. </font></font></span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">All of the blogs can be found on my left sidebar. </span><span><span><font face="verdana"><font color="#990000">Our teammate Lorraine does not have a </font></font></span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><span><span class="smallfont1"><span style="line-height: 18.66px;"><span><span>blog, so please check out her card in <a href="https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=209466" target="_blank">her</a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=209466" target="_blank"> SCS gallery</a>. </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I am sure you will enjoy all of the snowy creations this month! </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">We will be back in April with the image Terry will be sending out. Be sure to check in with us on the 15th to see what fun we have planned!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><font face="verdana"><strong>Image/Sentiment: </strong> Stampin' Up Rustic Rooster/Hey Chuck for the sentiment</font></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span><span><b>Cardstock/Patterned Paper: </b></span><span><font color="#0b5394">White; Stampin' Up Basic Black, Smokey Slate; The Paper Studio Country Road Patterned Paper</font></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><font face="verdana"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ink: </span></b><span style="color: #0b5394; display: inline; float: none;"> Black</span></font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><font face="verdana"><span style="color: #0b5394; display: inline; float: none;"><br /></span></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;"><font face="verdana"><span><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Accessories: </span></b></span><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Spellbinders Nestabilities Circle Dies; Taylored Expressions Modern Sentiment Labels</span></span></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-77603369860973457762024-03-12T15:30:00.004-05:002024-03-12T15:30:33.705-05:00Thank You<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPywOlwbwbta8BLczqLcLULLEU6qLPEazWsPZRPEOZ87h8fD-Rm-BPDxTlQc9beuO7MJa-0Z77WBC9dfDnLljvX6HgA3cZB5ifA5DiQfAX9NUPiCU7BgkiamsBjXZthtb4e0heGd1nd_edlz1325_n_pMACpOHwgHXVz4NYbNnqnaaq2QEriB11ErqAc/s640/3-3024%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="538" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUPywOlwbwbta8BLczqLcLULLEU6qLPEazWsPZRPEOZ87h8fD-Rm-BPDxTlQc9beuO7MJa-0Z77WBC9dfDnLljvX6HgA3cZB5ifA5DiQfAX9NUPiCU7BgkiamsBjXZthtb4e0heGd1nd_edlz1325_n_pMACpOHwgHXVz4NYbNnqnaaq2QEriB11ErqAc/w336-h400/3-3024%20.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the the 12th and it is time for another Hot Mess card. I am late today as I usually have my cards ready to post early in the morning. However, this one was actually made today! This card is number 57, so we are into year #6. The idea of Hot Mess ~ Success</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> is to Get Messy and you will have Success! Messiness can be almost anything that we come up with--glitter, alcohol inks, glimmer glitz, sponged backgrounds, etc., anything that is a bit messy. </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> We are a very fun group and will post a card each month on the 12th. The links to the other members are on my left side bar and I will also link them at the bottom at this post.</span></p><p></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face="" style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V3gpcx7sDQI/XUoI-Nu6bnI/AAAAAAAAi-4/ZAdTIAzZe44p6sSO_6J8UiBhUfOzFdkJACLcBGAs/s1600/Hot%2BMess%2B%257E%2BSuccess%2BBadge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V3gpcx7sDQI/XUoI-Nu6bnI/AAAAAAAAi-4/ZAdTIAzZe44p6sSO_6J8UiBhUfOzFdkJACLcBGAs/s200/Hot%2BMess%2B%257E%2BSuccess%2BBadge.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">For this month's messiness, I decided to pick Tim Holtz alcohol inks. Full Disclosure............ This panel was in my basket of UFO's--Unfinished Objects. I have extra panels I have made in the past long with die cuts, sentiment, etc. So, Yes I did cheat just a bit................. </span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">This panel is a piece of black Mirricard from the Paper Cut. I used shades of teal and purple alcohol inks and moved the inks around with my blower. I layered the colorful panel on silver Mirri-Sparkle, also from The Paper Cut. I added a strip of the same silver on the bottom as a base for a black sentiment from Taylored Expressions. The Thank You die is from Gina Marie Designs and is layered three times. I added some Stampin' Up bling around the die cut.</span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMfXLSQdF_sIGb9NLJYqFY_G7xrQX-V339vsdNmHQJ3gO2nnKIjAXWDmkD-05HiYGbuJR2QZuEGn9I8vS16jyiknZeaT0Ahd9fs2E-hJ0cPW7iGEXJm_hsnjgtSzcJpgD4qHfp266ji4aCRWXMxakFL08DBH2FBaftro4AyLoiLmG_kQ7_DHr4HpqL1E/s640/3-3024%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="538" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMfXLSQdF_sIGb9NLJYqFY_G7xrQX-V339vsdNmHQJ3gO2nnKIjAXWDmkD-05HiYGbuJR2QZuEGn9I8vS16jyiknZeaT0Ahd9fs2E-hJ0cPW7iGEXJm_hsnjgtSzcJpgD4qHfp266ji4aCRWXMxakFL08DBH2FBaftro4AyLoiLmG_kQ7_DHr4HpqL1E/w336-h400/3-3024%20.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #990000;">I really like the look of this card and hope you do too. I also sure hope my fellow messy ladies like it too! </span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;">Here are the links to the other somewhat messy crafters: <a href="http://lostinmycraftroom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Carol,</a> <a href="http://accordingtobijou.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Darlene,</a> <a href="https://www.cre8tiveplay.com/" target="_blank">Jeanette</a> and <a href="https://itstotallyterry.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Terry</a>. </span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I am sure you will enjoy seeing how everyone got messy this month and was successful in making some great cards! Be sure to check back to see what we are up to in April as we will all be back for another round!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Image/Sentiment: </b>Gina Marie Designs Thank You die; Taylored Expressions sentiment strip</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Cardstock/Patterned Paper: </strong></span></span><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;">Stampin' Up Basic Black; The Paper Cut Black Mirricard, Silver Mirri-sparkle</span><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Ink: </b></span><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;">Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong></span></span><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;"> Stampin' Up Silver bling</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-59133616136001386662024-03-09T05:00:00.001-06:002024-03-09T05:00:00.135-06:00Taylored Expressions Lily<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEk9R71X-18MBPe8FYnSyoWXSTqeJFwlsHD76lQZWtbwVt8CISrXDSL_cYF-iVgqI5G_1jwTw9vGIVsF8Qb-Ys3XcCyDrZSdfQgscZAY4VV_HBW_Al1688LYLlKSbfmJelmw7VgaqqZprYmyE_4W400muwHNjMg4y1E0wIX75lsXrPHHwpuYpjgVaG5hc/s640/3-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="534" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEk9R71X-18MBPe8FYnSyoWXSTqeJFwlsHD76lQZWtbwVt8CISrXDSL_cYF-iVgqI5G_1jwTw9vGIVsF8Qb-Ys3XcCyDrZSdfQgscZAY4VV_HBW_Al1688LYLlKSbfmJelmw7VgaqqZprYmyE_4W400muwHNjMg4y1E0wIX75lsXrPHHwpuYpjgVaG5hc/w334-h400/3-2024.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the 9th and it is</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> now time for another The Three Musketeers post. This round, I was the hostess and sent out a pretty Big Blooms-Lily from Taylored Expressions! I sent a couple images that I die cut with the coordinating die and a few on quarter sheets. So for March, this is card #115 and we are into year number 10! I cannot believe this trio has been going strong for 10 plus years! </span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-noDDkBE52X4/YJxczn7EMFI/AAAAAAAAnho/qK57Jbrvs-gFNAJiKDM3yZrLySOR_ZtHgCNcBGAsYHQ/s500/5-2021%2Bblog%2Bpic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-noDDkBE52X4/YJxczn7EMFI/AAAAAAAAnho/qK57Jbrvs-gFNAJiKDM3yZrLySOR_ZtHgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/5-2021%2Bblog%2Bpic.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;">I picked one of the die cut images and colored it with my Copic Sketch Markers. I added two layers under the image for some dimension and strength. I picked a yellow gingham patterned paper from Echo Park paper for the background. I added a strip of white cardstock on the side, where I stamped a Happy Easter sentiment from a Sweet 'N Sassy set called He Lives. For the final touch, I added some Pinkfresh Studio clear gems with gold dust around the image. </span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I hope Jeanette and Kelly along with you enjoy my card! </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtsBQt6XwOGyf6kn09lf-TOyzWSs1N0TOmww3gYuoiR9tbBWydLZyp0kCOEOrPPkgovJX9p0fK2LuIMFxIdf2IzwI9vyX6quMkPXmQeUI5rNUUVTDVrnN9js8IjHxXLUkpZhkzrgtoJo1N-ozbw8Tm6Hg1ttp4Boy8r0lodw2HPdlegQ5ak_1yYVRtTQ/s640/3-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="534" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAtsBQt6XwOGyf6kn09lf-TOyzWSs1N0TOmww3gYuoiR9tbBWydLZyp0kCOEOrPPkgovJX9p0fK2LuIMFxIdf2IzwI9vyX6quMkPXmQeUI5rNUUVTDVrnN9js8IjHxXLUkpZhkzrgtoJo1N-ozbw8Tm6Hg1ttp4Boy8r0lodw2HPdlegQ5ak_1yYVRtTQ/w334-h400/3-2024.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div style="clear: both; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; display: inline; float: none;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana;">Please check out the other Musketeer's cards. Here is the link to <a href="http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0066cc;">Jeanette's</a><span style="display: inline; float: none;"> blog along with </span><a href="http://sandcastlestamper.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0066cc;">Kelly's</a><span style="display: inline; float: none;"> blog. </span><em> </em><span style="display: inline; float: none;">I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards! Jeanette will be up for our April challenge. Please be sure to join us again. </span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AQQZ0qn5i0w/WL9ObHMiwBI/AAAAAAAAIZ4/DyDVqXYwnU8rL0eCpwjQfZrcmQbIRVEbgCPcB/s1600/IMG_0004.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Image/Sentiment: </strong>Taylored Expressions Big Blooms-Lily stamp and matching die; Sweet 'N Sassy He Lives Sentiment</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #000014;"></span><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span face=""><strong>Cardstock/Patterned Paper:</strong> The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up Daffodil Delight; Echo Park Paper Easter Wishes Patterned Paper</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px;">Ink: </b>Hero Arts Intense Black</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px;" /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong></span></span><span style="color: #990000;"><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;"> Copic Sketch Markers; Pinkfresh Studio Clear Gems with Gold Dust</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-22774761668150005572024-03-03T05:00:00.001-06:002024-03-03T05:00:00.140-06:00Today is Special<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfDpfTBVtp_hONoUamMELL2oUecfGF7fpNvCHZMCTEz976tvW-pTbBRTJi8ZWJzfoHHV712w-kS3uI9VZw88G20blobrAX1DZk-v3zaBY3ihfQRPsnBoFBeRQmOgN1VnX0-8vLGN05JCix_tRZ1VHIpdOTtvIPW9Hpa-6WTOYovi3zV0F5LJeJp8Gfo0/s640/3-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfDpfTBVtp_hONoUamMELL2oUecfGF7fpNvCHZMCTEz976tvW-pTbBRTJi8ZWJzfoHHV712w-kS3uI9VZw88G20blobrAX1DZk-v3zaBY3ihfQRPsnBoFBeRQmOgN1VnX0-8vLGN05JCix_tRZ1VHIpdOTtvIPW9Hpa-6WTOYovi3zV0F5LJeJp8Gfo0/w313-h400/3-2024.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the day I post my card for our One Plus Twelve challenge in 2024. This is year number 6. For this challenge, we are to use just one stamp, to make a card every month and post on the 3rd of each month. </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">For this year, I picked a Pinkfresh Studio set called Thankful for Friends. The set includes the stamp set, matching die, coordinating stencils and a hot foil plate! I think this set is so pretty and I will have many options each month. </span></p><div><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span style="color: #990000;">For my card this month, I first hot foiled the image in gold foil. I then used the 4 piece stencil and Taylored Expressions inks to ink blend the image in greens and purples. I then die cut the floral cluster with the matching die and also backed it with two more layers. I picked a Pinkfresh Studio plate called Stitched Octagons for the background. I also picked the Pinkfresh Notched Corner Frames die set to make the frame from metallic gold. I layered the frame three times for more dimension. I picked a Pinkfresh gold foiled sentiment from one of the many sentiment packs I have. I added some Pinkfresh Clear Gems with Gold Dust and placed them around the image.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDFbfe7JBbdMNX7b9jV4tMAfIgC-t2UjbaOJ4T-lUfxQ2qs9PUOXrSlcXnPucW2XfSDcERzzefSfPYgtkkoOXFoiDjAYjpMSRpL6rxHE72A6WSZepUpgMaBa6wX-cgNJxhjbf5aVfmzhOvCS_qlwGadJLAzPd-d-iaw7rpPpwn-qulrseudB7kocEG3k/s640/3-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDFbfe7JBbdMNX7b9jV4tMAfIgC-t2UjbaOJ4T-lUfxQ2qs9PUOXrSlcXnPucW2XfSDcERzzefSfPYgtkkoOXFoiDjAYjpMSRpL6rxHE72A6WSZepUpgMaBa6wX-cgNJxhjbf5aVfmzhOvCS_qlwGadJLAzPd-d-iaw7rpPpwn-qulrseudB7kocEG3k/w313-h400/3-2024.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #990000;">Please be sure to check out the other </span><b><span style="color: blue;">One plus Twelve</span></b><span style="color: #990000;"> cards to see the the cards that Kelly and Jeanette have created for March! Here is a link to both </span></span><a href="http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/">Jeanette's</a><span style="color: #990000;"> and </span><a href="http://sandcastlestamper.blogspot.com/">Kelly's</a><span style="color: #990000;"> blog. </span><span style="color: #990000;"> Be sure to come back on April 3rd to see our next set of cards. </span><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Image/Sentiment:</b> Pinkfresh Studio Thankful for Friends foil plate, 4-piece stencil and matching die; Gold Foiled Sentiment from Pinkfresh also</span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Cardstock: </strong> The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White, Gold Mirricard Metallic; Hammermill White for foiled image</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Ink:</b></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #0b5394;"> Spellbinders Gold Foil; Taylored Expressions Lavender Glaze, Dried Fig, Kiwi, Peapod </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> Pinkfresh Studio Clear Gems with Gold Dust, Notched Corner Frame Dies, Stitched Octagon Die</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-3651440209954413242024-02-29T05:00:00.001-06:002024-02-29T05:00:00.141-06:00 Catch-up Club for February<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpUQcb3IyQbd_mjQK2BRB6PaAfAA-5pkQxIblz4AbYBOL2wLo0GgC80mOCZwAGmlpDzVV-AxKc3hm2oTM9qAud3n7QFMwafT8qHl8s8QhIK5tIVxWLPBm0IsbWZW_Lye2-mJR2PdVP999YbqfFMhWlGUVn1Pm441r0ZOKRRvVWgRGMAYIJkPXBASCNRI/s640/2-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="640" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpUQcb3IyQbd_mjQK2BRB6PaAfAA-5pkQxIblz4AbYBOL2wLo0GgC80mOCZwAGmlpDzVV-AxKc3hm2oTM9qAud3n7QFMwafT8qHl8s8QhIK5tIVxWLPBm0IsbWZW_Lye2-mJR2PdVP999YbqfFMhWlGUVn1Pm441r0ZOKRRvVWgRGMAYIJkPXBASCNRI/w400-h304/2-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Happy Leap Day! Today is the last day of February </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">and I am posting a set of cards for our challenge-The Catch-up Club! A few of my stamping friends, Darlene, Jeanette and Terry along with myself, have signed up for a number of virtual stamping events in the past 3+ years. One of the benefits of these events are that they are available to rewatch or even watch for the first time at a later date as they are all recorded. The 4 of us "try" to watch live and chat by texting during the event. But, life steps in and there are times when one or more of us are not participating during the live. Then, the kits from sponsors sits in our stamping area until we are ready to watch the video and create. During one of the events, we decided we needed to push ourselves (and each other) to get some of these events done! So--we all decided to devote one day a month, the last day of the month for the somewhat procrastinators that we are, to post cards we missed making. So--here we are in our 15th month of The Catch Up Club!</span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Reminder--these are not my own designs! The cards are the designs of the other instructors from these classes. I am just recreating the cards from the class. This month the creations are again from Sarah and The Paper Cut in Appleton, WIS!</span></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">These cards are from a Fun Time Thursday in January called Guy and Nature Cards. Sarah is like most crafters and admitted she too struggles with masculine cards. The images are from Rubbernecker, who is now Brass & Bliss. I have two more cards to make from this class. All of the beautiful cardstock is also from The Paper Cut. </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzi9m4_bd44FDFKovu7TETB283NpAQpL2FHVp_Ta_yf1WfZir4YFoECFyAtiT5mQizLOmUEn7TXU82VL2UrJ95FOElXhi2diTx6axKX5O4qtr_CF-Ce8TdB4X9dqyx2oE1MT-2jGZRjwTdugCwB67glt5gczSPSGyZTG6aXjaMGfqhzKNIxS2F-BvvpEg/s640/2-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="640" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzi9m4_bd44FDFKovu7TETB283NpAQpL2FHVp_Ta_yf1WfZir4YFoECFyAtiT5mQizLOmUEn7TXU82VL2UrJ95FOElXhi2diTx6axKX5O4qtr_CF-Ce8TdB4X9dqyx2oE1MT-2jGZRjwTdugCwB67glt5gczSPSGyZTG6aXjaMGfqhzKNIxS2F-BvvpEg/w400-h304/2-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Sarah offers many different kinds of classes through the year and kits can be ordered from their website. I have a few other virtual classes from The Paper Cut that need to be completed. And, I have a Pinkfresh Studio and Pretty Pink Posh virtual event that was last weekend, so I have a few cards to finish. I also have parts of other virtual events and classes from 2023 that need to be completed. I am already way behind, so more Catch Up to Come!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I hope you enjoyed my cards! </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span>Here are the links to the other of the Catch Up Club. Please be sure to check out </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.cre8tiveplay.com/">Jeanette's</a>,</span></span><span style="color: #990000;"><span> </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://itstotallyterry.blogspot.com/">Terry's</a>,</span></span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> and <a href="http://accordingtobijou.blogspot.com/">Darlene's</a> blogs. They may post today or tomorrow, but we have all promised to post cards that we have missed the making along the way!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Image/Sentiment: </b> Guy and Nature Cards from The Paper Cut's Fun Time Thursday. Stamps and some dies are from Rubbernecker--Brass & Bliss</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Cardstock: </strong> All included in kit--all are available from The Paper Cut</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Ink: </b>Taylored Expressions inks for brush blending</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories:</strong><span style="display: inline; float: none;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> Copic Sketch Markers; </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-60245539174053078572024-02-28T05:00:00.001-06:002024-02-28T05:00:00.144-06:00Snowy Cardinal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_XzWLpskOUMhkknGndoyKl7N8vY7LSaR8j1OTkSfN27E9YS5xAntoTgkJ7Ktsfym2TyNwLF3o6sr1vu6XvWsLqbovIhGxESY9KofsEco6-bH4_sDCP2duksfzlWs2wu78TSBStLbYvyz1ekfAOARaTwnZH_JgArO09NMvAZFhq8Ev53XFREJH-to_bk/s640/2-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_XzWLpskOUMhkknGndoyKl7N8vY7LSaR8j1OTkSfN27E9YS5xAntoTgkJ7Ktsfym2TyNwLF3o6sr1vu6XvWsLqbovIhGxESY9KofsEco6-bH4_sDCP2duksfzlWs2wu78TSBStLbYvyz1ekfAOARaTwnZH_JgArO09NMvAZFhq8Ev53XFREJH-to_bk/w400-h360/2-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the day I am posting my card for our Challenge Your Stash group on SCS. This is our 86th month of de-stash, so we are starting our 8th year of challenges. I cannot believe my thought about using what we have is now 8+ years old! I really like these challenges and know they will continue as I know I have many, many items in my stash that I can use and love the fun challenges! </span></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">The premise is to create a card or something else that uses only items that are in your own stamp room--nothing new is to be purchased. The hostess each month posts their challenge to the group. Each person in the group creates their card with their own image, their own papers, their own embellishments with their own supplies--using up items from their own stash! The card can be for any occasion and each person is encouraged to send the card on its way to someone so it can be admired. It is a way for us to step out of the box a bit and create something that follows a challenge--isn't that what a challenge is supposed to be. And--no money is spent as all items are to be already available in each of own stamping spaces.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;">I posted our February </span><span><font face=""><span><span><span style="color: #990000;">challenge</span><span><span style="color: #990000;">--</span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2980b9; font-weight: bolder;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">February is National Bird Feeding month. Create a card with a bird--any bird. Yes, this is a repeat of 2022, but a fun theme!</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I picked a Gina K Designs set called Snowbirds and it also has a set of coordinating dies. I stamped the cardinal and colored with my Copic Sketch Markers. I then die cut the image. I then die cut one of the sentiment from the set with a banner die from Gina K's Master Layouts 2. The background is a Honey Bee Stamps embossing folder called Snowy pines. I die cut the panel and backer with the same Master Layouts 2. I then added some Pinkfresh Studio Glacier Jewels around the image.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOUGkeYPBNKLM3f-u310PszQroXQSLyeYF_lUtAbF6xlBIYOP0_hSVw7vGrjGMcdxulGz4zeyc081NsozCkWs31UNEtgZ9iM6ZJzHyI6q1G79ipKWNCKvN_gNaJvIPdBjdWyNL9MgU6kfWM6mFNHHEm7TA5JLLMGUuVsgWhGmk-5RHRv1eTPSanDbzUo/s640/2-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOUGkeYPBNKLM3f-u310PszQroXQSLyeYF_lUtAbF6xlBIYOP0_hSVw7vGrjGMcdxulGz4zeyc081NsozCkWs31UNEtgZ9iM6ZJzHyI6q1G79ipKWNCKvN_gNaJvIPdBjdWyNL9MgU6kfWM6mFNHHEm7TA5JLLMGUuVsgWhGmk-5RHRv1eTPSanDbzUo/w400-h360/2-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;">If you check some of the blogs on my sidebar, you may find others who have posted their cards in the next few days. There may be more posted in the thread on SCS, so you might want to check out the link </span><a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/cards-closed-creating-swaps-f427/closed-~-creating-challenge-your-stash-group-2017-beyond-t614605.html" style="margin: 0px;">here.</a><span style="color: #990000;"> We also have a keyword for the SCS Gallery--it is </span><b style="color: #990000; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">CYSFEB</span></b><span style="color: #990000;">. You might see many cards there if you do a search. They probably will be posted today or in the next few days.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I hope you enjoyed my card and I know I am excited to check out what my other hoarders, I mean stash reducers have made! Thanks for stopping by today! For March, Lisa is up for our challenge. Be sure to check back to see what we create then!</span><span face=""><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Image/Sentiment:</b> Gina K Designs Snowbirds Stamp and Die Set</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Cardstock: </strong>The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up BAsic Black, Real Red</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Ink:</b></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> Hero Arts Intense Black</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><strong style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Accessories:</strong><span style="color: #0b5394; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana;"> Honey Bee Stamps Snowy Pines Embossing Folder; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2 Dies; Pinkfresh Studio Glacier Jewels; Copic Sketch Markers</span></p>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-41048163867462029132024-02-25T05:00:00.032-06:002024-02-25T05:00:00.244-06:00Enduring Beauty Bundle<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixAfntfKydd5__hFhTJqzTpCIhA39iJc9DAOOgxHd6Q0Gi5N8TQtUF8EgBStZyQAbn9d81R-o1uTbIBDZutpDNfZLvA6fceIwM7hJ2JYcwUuJWXyu4LQS_hd-3eHvgG1ZFQzpxlhOM51qZAJ1mAR0_S_e2cdPzTp00y0C6xb9CMJ0r_yOYC9XzV10KCxY/s640/2-24-2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="519" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixAfntfKydd5__hFhTJqzTpCIhA39iJc9DAOOgxHd6Q0Gi5N8TQtUF8EgBStZyQAbn9d81R-o1uTbIBDZutpDNfZLvA6fceIwM7hJ2JYcwUuJWXyu4LQS_hd-3eHvgG1ZFQzpxlhOM51qZAJ1mAR0_S_e2cdPzTp00y0C6xb9CMJ0r_yOYC9XzV10KCxY/w325-h400/2-24-2024.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today I am showing off a card I made with a newer Stampin' Up bundle called Enduring Beauty. The bundle includes a sweet stamp set, a die set and a set of 5 stencils, that the company calls masks.</span></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I stamped the main image and then ink blended it by using 4 of the 5 stencils. The inks I picked were Taylored Expressions Cupcake and Rose Water for the flowers and Peapod with Mint Julep for the leaves. I did not use the 5th stencil as it used for the middle of the flowers if you just ink blend without stamping first. I die cut the floral image with the coordinating die. I then dies cut a white and black panel using Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2. I then used a Stampin' Up Embossing folder called Exposed Brick for texture on the white panel. I added a strip of black cardstock over the embossed panel and then placed the image using foam tape. The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp sentiment package and I added some Taylored Expressions Drip Drops around the image. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Hx0VXO3AeqRwso_YCZn_zfsgHdqoZS21zc7BCJeoKh8vadFhyphenhyphenXc-TkfXW4YjQ7BoA7l-wxFmHQb2cbvRPv-l8HU7_UKP8XxNSiTl_TBcj6iFEFR8Decr0IOLxtUSZkgMqTbgRFuIZiqmCwxwT3PaUSHNThOutZP_4tqZZRnT7ROm3VuBaHDKmmRNqdA/s640/2-24-2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="519" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Hx0VXO3AeqRwso_YCZn_zfsgHdqoZS21zc7BCJeoKh8vadFhyphenhyphenXc-TkfXW4YjQ7BoA7l-wxFmHQb2cbvRPv-l8HU7_UKP8XxNSiTl_TBcj6iFEFR8Decr0IOLxtUSZkgMqTbgRFuIZiqmCwxwT3PaUSHNThOutZP_4tqZZRnT7ROm3VuBaHDKmmRNqdA/w325-h400/2-24-2024.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I hope you enjoyed my card and I know I will use this fun bundle for more cards in the future. </span><span face=""><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Image/Sentiment:</b> Stampin' Up Enduring Beauty Stamp, Stencil and Die Set/ Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Package</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Cardstock: </strong>The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up Basic Black, </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Ink:</b></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> Hero Arts Intense Black; Taylored Expressions Cupcake, Rose Water, Peapod, Mint Julep</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><strong style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Accessories:</strong><span style="color: #0b5394; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana;"> Stampin' Up Exposed Brick Embossing Folder; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2; Taylored Expressions Bits & Pieces Black Rhinestones</span></p>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-76980205128683967762024-02-22T05:00:00.001-06:002024-02-22T05:00:00.135-06:00One (Two) Little Lattes!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Here we are--this is the Double Duty Day! This is the 38th month, so we are in our 4th year! WOW--4 years of making two cards with the same stamp from different companies each month!</span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFHgf9fWoNA/YAoPB-OpOpI/AAAAAAAAnDE/pT865FC4nQoDIPkh43MzPVCjGqCYEEEeQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/1%2BPhoto.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFHgf9fWoNA/YAoPB-OpOpI/AAAAAAAAnDE/pT865FC4nQoDIPkh43MzPVCjGqCYEEEeQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/1%2BPhoto.JPG" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Each month, we get to pick a stamp set from a predetermined company. Then, we will use that one stamp set and make two cards from the set. Different images and sentiments from the same set can be used, or use the same image two different ways—Double Duty either way! But, as an added challenge, one item must be used on both cards—same color cardstock, same ribbon, same stencil, same something. Double Duty Again! We will post both cards on our blog on the the 22<span>nd</span> of each month. See-Double Duty again! We will be sure to have fun getting doubly inky each month with a different stamp company. Let’s have fun!</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#990000" face="verdana">For February, the company we picked is Unity! They make such a variety of images and other stamping items. They have some very fun sets with sweet sentiments. I went this month with a cute set called One Little Latte that has 3 perfect sentiments. I think this mug is so dang cute!</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#990000" face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#990000" face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvnRg0TACW73RJ9WL2Lb_Dc18qzxpuaO-KVKX3EFaDohkbLh1dezb0dUMK-Kx-4VDvYaCJF1-W3ENRuZmtJBRbS6VtNLtJJ4nJIGda-TuNlEqGAddmH2rGWFs6Fb-ywXin7bFbJERhIKxODM8-ZQiT4c60k5Plk2h852z0aTt5s_SRxXf6n1CZJvx09E/s640/2-2024%20two.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="516" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvnRg0TACW73RJ9WL2Lb_Dc18qzxpuaO-KVKX3EFaDohkbLh1dezb0dUMK-Kx-4VDvYaCJF1-W3ENRuZmtJBRbS6VtNLtJJ4nJIGda-TuNlEqGAddmH2rGWFs6Fb-ywXin7bFbJERhIKxODM8-ZQiT4c60k5Plk2h852z0aTt5s_SRxXf6n1CZJvx09E/w323-h400/2-2024%20two.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">For the first card, I stamped the image and colored with my Copic Sketch Markers. I fussy cut the image and die cut one of the sentiments with a Tutti Designs Stitched Nesting Tag Die. The background is called Perfect Blend, heart of coffee beans! I decided I needed a grounding layer and die cut a heart from Gina K Designs Master Layouts 4. I tied the tag on the mug handle with some brown baker's twine. I added some gold enamel dots around the heart. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMaDatL2RnuRuxhakYO4AX8A0YuslFMuEhmesIvQCT3EgC_wHf2yRckPXvJ-Kp3AHZWEC9HGTzC0PEVTeswvQnxHCzUkVmJr82AGr63BQSQivAoL3aJtboLaCOavmQNokyLQ_ZB2-U4qEaw53esjj8jePF8ILFxtDkTyJaVGOA5u50p-aqsNh7v_y-v0/s640/2-2024%20one.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="518" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMaDatL2RnuRuxhakYO4AX8A0YuslFMuEhmesIvQCT3EgC_wHf2yRckPXvJ-Kp3AHZWEC9HGTzC0PEVTeswvQnxHCzUkVmJr82AGr63BQSQivAoL3aJtboLaCOavmQNokyLQ_ZB2-U4qEaw53esjj8jePF8ILFxtDkTyJaVGOA5u50p-aqsNh7v_y-v0/w324-h400/2-2024%20one.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">For this card,</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> I stamped the image and again, colored with my Copic Sketch Markers. Fussy cutting the image again and die cut another of the sentiments with a Tutti Designs Stitched Nesting Tag Die. This background is filled with birthday party hats. I die cut a circle from a piece of vellum from a CottageCutz Double Stitched Circle die. Once again, I tied the tag on the mug handle with some pink baker's twine. I added some pink enamel dots around the circle. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dqdILpoJgtwNYv6Z6k9dAzRXOq7TMKj3tLh47mMRYJenVb2eJdWjvvsjxd1vrpe98rxjcVEGVjQd1STabyFWSkN54SpbkhMKgoFnyKdon9wOqnyGzkWmriQWvet7YTQFrJEHyf4MwZiqx09yGNFBHeiaDBvElJRY2ie8JzOgNQ8I5fivElaVhz1DUk8/s640/2-2024%20both.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="640" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9dqdILpoJgtwNYv6Z6k9dAzRXOq7TMKj3tLh47mMRYJenVb2eJdWjvvsjxd1vrpe98rxjcVEGVjQd1STabyFWSkN54SpbkhMKgoFnyKdon9wOqnyGzkWmriQWvet7YTQFrJEHyf4MwZiqx09yGNFBHeiaDBvElJRY2ie8JzOgNQ8I5fivElaVhz1DUk8/w400-h311/2-2024%20both.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font color="#990000" face="verdana"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></font></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I hope you enjoyed my cards for our group. Please be sure to check out the other Double Duty cards. </span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Here is a link to </span><a href="http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">Jeanette's</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://accordingtobijou.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Darlene’s</a> and </span><a href="http://lostinmycraftroom.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Carol's </a><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">blogs. I </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of sets of great cards. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Next month we are doing something different for our challenge. We are using jsut a stencil or a stencil with a sentiment alone. So be sure to check out our cards on March 22nd! </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Image/Sentiment: </b>Unity One Little Latte</span></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span><font face="verdana"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Cardstock/Patterned Paper: </b></span><span><font color="#0b5394" face=""> The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up Early Espresso, Basic Black, Melon Mambo; Gina K Designs Sandy Beach; Vellum; Perfect Blend and Birthday Party Hat Patterned Paper</font></span></font></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><font><span style="color: #000014;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ink:</span></b></span></font></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> Hero Arts Intense Black</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><b><i><u><sub><sup><strike><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #000014;"></span></strike></sup></sub></u></i></b><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i><u><sub><sup><strike><br /></strike></sup></sub></u></i></b></span></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong> Tutti Designs Stitched Nesting Tag Dies; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2; CottageCutz Double Stitched Circle Dies; Copic Sketch Markers; Baker's Twine; Enamel Dots</span></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-27958137272358661142024-02-18T05:00:00.001-06:002024-02-18T05:00:00.261-06:00Happy Easter<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2xiLLkrQFPrGl-8MPK78OzlIVl3WY6g6ij7TaOYXFtSoubA4yoL-wKHySM3dP7seXQ35irHbsDWL7EaMLpOpYRUFsb3NDaT5uFPpZHGmDhkMlz5368cmNwwKUrv-wTkvt_gqubbGYfj_9YprVq2hnqf7JbtxyaTwgJ2bvaqAOnSQSzkNwqBjs7JIsMM/s640/2-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="575" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2xiLLkrQFPrGl-8MPK78OzlIVl3WY6g6ij7TaOYXFtSoubA4yoL-wKHySM3dP7seXQ35irHbsDWL7EaMLpOpYRUFsb3NDaT5uFPpZHGmDhkMlz5368cmNwwKUrv-wTkvt_gqubbGYfj_9YprVq2hnqf7JbtxyaTwgJ2bvaqAOnSQSzkNwqBjs7JIsMM/w360-h400/2-2024.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;">This is my card for a swap called the SIS--Surprise Image Swap. This is card #13 for our group. It is a bi-monthly swap where we all use the same image, sent to us by the hostess. The surprise part is that we are to not discuss the image at all until the day they are to be posted--the 18th of every other month.</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;">The image for this round was provided by Me! I will swap the cards and include the new image for round #14 that Sharon stamped in each return envie. Then--we do it all again in April! We have completed one round and now are on to another one!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;">I sent everyone this sweet image from Colorado Craft Company called Happy Easter. I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers. I die cut the image with the matching die that I have along with the Happy Easter sentiment from the same set. I then picked two coordinating patterned papers and die cut them and the backer with Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2. I die cut some additional pieces of the image and sentiment to layer for added dimension. I added a </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">bit of Wink of Stella Clear Pen on each of the bunnies tails! For the final touch, three rhinestones in the corner!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaFQPQCsw45WzCYrqrCO79tuXpftNm_okccAFmB9dj2nax75Ovic4wUJzspn4DUOyrf3GrgosSxMbCwRxok57Am6cV82Agqw8_odvLizF_1d7cAhVw4gqMlbT7pY9qMWFsXbPR2P-d0Y4JT8qLDfxloelpB7db8d7JHUDx9F2XT4E22YmUzDjRMNCm1Q/s640/2-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="575" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaFQPQCsw45WzCYrqrCO79tuXpftNm_okccAFmB9dj2nax75Ovic4wUJzspn4DUOyrf3GrgosSxMbCwRxok57Am6cV82Agqw8_odvLizF_1d7cAhVw4gqMlbT7pY9qMWFsXbPR2P-d0Y4JT8qLDfxloelpB7db8d7JHUDx9F2XT4E22YmUzDjRMNCm1Q/w360-h400/2-2024.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">If you check some of the other blogs listed on my sidebars, you may find some other swappers who have posted their creations. The due date is today, the 18th, or they may post in the upcoming days. You can also check out SCS and use the keyword SIS13 to see some posted there. I hope everyone in the swap likes my card--and that you do too!</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span face=""><strong>Image/Sentiment:</strong> Colorado Craft Company Happy Easter Stamp Set<br /><strong> </strong><br /><strong>Cardstock/Patterned Paper:</strong> Gina K Designs Artist Choice White; Taylored Expressions Dill Pickle; Photo Play Paper Sunday Best and Egg Hunt Patterned Paper</span></span></span><span><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span face=""><strong> </strong><br /><strong>Ink:</strong> Hero Arts Intense Black<br /><br /><strong>Accessories:</strong> Copic Sketch Markers; Gina K Designs Master Layouts 2; Wink of Stella-Clear; Taylored Expressions Bits & Pieces Rainbow Rhinestones</span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-62492974342183370102024-02-15T05:00:00.008-06:002024-02-15T05:00:00.151-06:00Nice One!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNTNZw2j1BG2oNVZ5xoNHjy0UJaB_7MoFP1ruyWdfq0aPgJxlxhHt1NvE2zqoTCT-yEXzWlzItCmcoa_59OYTy66FtM49DHqk8od7RdvDP0ckz5HSRPQlPPz_ZnbrKo5t2XgGhZparUPZRNFZEszwlHdtp3NMbypMaO6Tjudas4ScmK_udSWVfZCsjB-Q/s640/2-2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="511" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNTNZw2j1BG2oNVZ5xoNHjy0UJaB_7MoFP1ruyWdfq0aPgJxlxhHt1NvE2zqoTCT-yEXzWlzItCmcoa_59OYTy66FtM49DHqk8od7RdvDP0ckz5HSRPQlPPz_ZnbrKo5t2XgGhZparUPZRNFZEszwlHdtp3NMbypMaO6Tjudas4ScmK_udSWVfZCsjB-Q/w320-h400/2-2024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the 15th and this is my card this month for our The Creative Crew! We are a group of 7 and all one team--Jeanette, Carol, Darlene, Lorraine, Terry, Tracie and me. Each month will be a new challenge posed by one of the members sending out a kit. This month, Jeanette is the hostess and sent out a kit with this sweet birthday image from Penny Black called Nice One. She also included some fun birthday patterned paper from The Paper Studio along with some colorful Stampin' Up gems for bling!</span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I colored the image w</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;">ith my Copic Sketch Markers and then fussy cut the image. I then attached the image to a circle I cut out of vellum and popped the circle up with foam tape. The patterned paper I picked for the background was a sheet of candles! I die cut the sentiment Jeanette included with an oval die and popped it up on the top of the card. I added some of the yellow gems around the circle. T</span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">his was a very fun card to make!</span></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_InvrblqQctMF_w_joHUlOxZmwQyvXW1rqGDkmG4EIy0CFIJKs21f64jXfdDBqNG64UZkIEEWo1xRUK8l1yUVGYydb3g0xwsXah_nI3SMbmwxpgBeQ4YdkzY30Hh0ScA3vZ70K3vDKKSc2VlWo0O8j5FvF2Fk8FI0n0EMkTJ_v3CGIlclnLv8JyagV8/s640/2-2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="511" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_InvrblqQctMF_w_joHUlOxZmwQyvXW1rqGDkmG4EIy0CFIJKs21f64jXfdDBqNG64UZkIEEWo1xRUK8l1yUVGYydb3g0xwsXah_nI3SMbmwxpgBeQ4YdkzY30Hh0ScA3vZ70K3vDKKSc2VlWo0O8j5FvF2Fk8FI0n0EMkTJ_v3CGIlclnLv8JyagV8/w320-h400/2-2024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span><font face="verdana"><font color="#990000">I hope all of The Creative Crew Gals enjoy my cards this month. Please be sure to stop in to see what fun crafty cards are posted this month. </font></font></span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">All of the blogs can be found on my left sidebar. </span><span><span><font face="verdana"><font color="#990000">Our teammate Lorraine does not have a </font></font></span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><span><span class="smallfont1"><span style="line-height: 18.66px;"><span><span>blog, so please check out her card in <a href="https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=209466" target="_blank">her</a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=209466" target="_blank"> SCS gallery</a>. </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I am sure you will enjoy all of the snowy creations this month! </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">We will be back in March with the image Carol will be sending out. Be sure to check in with us on the 15th to see what fun we have planned!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><font face="verdana"><strong>Image/Sentiment: </strong> Penny Black Nice One Stamp Set</font></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span><span><b>Cardstock/Patterned Paper: </b></span><span><font color="#0b5394">White; Stampin' Up Real Red, Early Espresso, Vellum; The Paper Studio All Seasons 3 Patterned Paper</font></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><font face="verdana"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ink: </span></b><span style="color: #0b5394; display: inline; float: none;"> Hero Arts Intensified Black</span></font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><font face="verdana"><span style="color: #0b5394; display: inline; float: none;"><br /></span></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;"><font face="verdana"><span><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Accessories: </span></b></span><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Copic Sketch Markers; Stampin' Up Gems; Spellbinders Nestabilities Circle Die; Oval Die</span></span></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-39435754311797669522024-02-12T05:00:00.001-06:002024-02-12T05:00:00.146-06:00Lush Leaves with Gus & Gertie!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxEvbIgogdTzEin-QCs9otCXrw-VB-VzKZa-N6TO27vb4hYd44GLWJIrYK6dL9dzs37G2sp7ckzsAgeL_epmJUV23xf7NJjGIMLtPoAPo8vN61CvQxWcCjjFGd8XmPi5B9Avewne44UAFQg92_g2Y4Hml9IBoolEOc_qP6lMQ21CHBtnK8_6LM_5NP0E/s640/2-2024%20test.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="640" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxEvbIgogdTzEin-QCs9otCXrw-VB-VzKZa-N6TO27vb4hYd44GLWJIrYK6dL9dzs37G2sp7ckzsAgeL_epmJUV23xf7NJjGIMLtPoAPo8vN61CvQxWcCjjFGd8XmPi5B9Avewne44UAFQg92_g2Y4Hml9IBoolEOc_qP6lMQ21CHBtnK8_6LM_5NP0E/w400-h335/2-2024%20test.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the the 12th and it is time for another Hot Mess card. This card is number 56, so we are into year #5. The idea of Hot Mess ~ Success</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> is to Get Messy and you will have Success! Messiness can be almost anything that we come up with--glitter, alcohol inks, glimmer glitz, sponged backgrounds, etc., anything that is a bit messy. </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> We are a very fun group and will post a card each month on the 12th. The links to the other members are on my left side bar and I will also link them at the bottom at this post.</span></p><p></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face="" style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V3gpcx7sDQI/XUoI-Nu6bnI/AAAAAAAAi-4/ZAdTIAzZe44p6sSO_6J8UiBhUfOzFdkJACLcBGAs/s1600/Hot%2BMess%2B%257E%2BSuccess%2BBadge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V3gpcx7sDQI/XUoI-Nu6bnI/AAAAAAAAi-4/ZAdTIAzZe44p6sSO_6J8UiBhUfOzFdkJACLcBGAs/s200/Hot%2BMess%2B%257E%2BSuccess%2BBadge.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">For this month's messiness, I decided to pick Simon Hurley's Lunar Paste. I went with a tropical theme so I used Later Gator and Triple Berry. The stencil is from Gina K Designs called Lush Leaves. Wishing I was someplace lush and warm!</span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I used my foam domed applicators for the Lunar Paste over the stencil on the leaves. I thought Gus and Gertie from Taylored Expressions would make a fun birthday card with the colorful background. I colored the images with my Copic Sketch Markers and used the coordinating die. I cut a vellum circle with a Gina Marie Designs Stitched Circle and placed Gus & Getie on the circle. I used foam tape under the circle for a bit of dimension. The sentiment is from a Taylored Expressions sentiment strip set. No bling was needed as there is a lot of sparkled on the background. </span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahNTGEJZS0ZlbujViKgHHW-JXMBIDArleAKdVeLamLgwEx0KHLea0jht2muhnskqPWZcF_AUoJnXXCP6T1x_Nwje7ZETCzCFRzeiWoTz8LrenOrWgGqSgOZlvXkH4YOPWLZMiSDaOJSSAuNY8BqT7Ir_dGRkGAflnQQr2s-FbN32aV-_w4LjKQP1vUo8/s640/2-2024%20test.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="640" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahNTGEJZS0ZlbujViKgHHW-JXMBIDArleAKdVeLamLgwEx0KHLea0jht2muhnskqPWZcF_AUoJnXXCP6T1x_Nwje7ZETCzCFRzeiWoTz8LrenOrWgGqSgOZlvXkH4YOPWLZMiSDaOJSSAuNY8BqT7Ir_dGRkGAflnQQr2s-FbN32aV-_w4LjKQP1vUo8/w400-h335/2-2024%20test.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #990000;">I really like the look of this card and hope you do too. I also sure hope my fellow messy ladies like it too! </span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;">Here are the links to the other somewhat messy crafters: <a href="http://lostinmycraftroom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Carol,</a> <a href="http://accordingtobijou.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Darlene,</a> <a href="https://www.cre8tiveplay.com/" target="_blank">Jeanette</a> and <a href="https://itstotallyterry.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Terry</a>. </span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I am sure you will enjoy seeing how everyone got messy this month and was successful in making some great cards! Be sure to check back to see what we are up to in March as we will all be back for another round!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Image/Sentiment: </b>Taylored Expressions Gus & Gertie stamp and matching die set</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Cardstock/Patterned Paper: </strong></span></span><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;">Stampin' Up Rich Razzleberry, Garden Green; The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White, Vellum</span><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Ink: </b></span><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;">Simon Hurley Lunar Paste--Later Gator and Triple Berry</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong></span></span><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;"> Gina K Designs Lush Leaves Stencil; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Circle Die; </span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-21749821759328675052024-02-09T05:00:00.001-06:002024-02-09T05:00:00.133-06:00My Love<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWtxfIqis8MYvBri_o7tM39SJDj7uB2ZqQjk2-ucJ96OlS18-evSQXc25_lSQMz7khTRkJM6wdSuWcR50rb219fKPaM6JNhPGOXjQWhjxSXMmebU7Rh-vjazwD-ntjeeePE4Pv-9X3cHn_ItQAQv0z_91aKm2ZdutsgO79EEB4p93WwgvUlFrmTUXwbk/s640/2-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="640" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWtxfIqis8MYvBri_o7tM39SJDj7uB2ZqQjk2-ucJ96OlS18-evSQXc25_lSQMz7khTRkJM6wdSuWcR50rb219fKPaM6JNhPGOXjQWhjxSXMmebU7Rh-vjazwD-ntjeeePE4Pv-9X3cHn_ItQAQv0z_91aKm2ZdutsgO79EEB4p93WwgvUlFrmTUXwbk/w400-h335/2-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the 9th and it is</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> now time for another The Three Musketeers post. This round Kelly was the hostess and she sent us a sweet My Love image by Penny Black for this month's theme of Love! So for February, this is card #114 and we are into year number 10! I cannot believe this trio has been going strong for 10 plus years! </span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-noDDkBE52X4/YJxczn7EMFI/AAAAAAAAnho/qK57Jbrvs-gFNAJiKDM3yZrLySOR_ZtHgCNcBGAsYHQ/s500/5-2021%2Bblog%2Bpic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-noDDkBE52X4/YJxczn7EMFI/AAAAAAAAnho/qK57Jbrvs-gFNAJiKDM3yZrLySOR_ZtHgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/5-2021%2Bblog%2Bpic.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;">I colored the sweet bear image with my Copic Sketch Markers. I die cut the image with a die from MFT called Mod Stitched Rectangles. I stamped a Valentine sentiment from a Stampin' Up set called Good Greetings and die cut it with a Gina K Designs banner from Master Layouts 2 die set. The background paper is from a fun pack from The Stamps of Life called Sweetheart Collections. I flagged a piece of Real Red cardstock for a banner on the side of the image. For the final touch, I added some clay hearts from Taylored Expressions around the image. </span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I hope Jeanette and Kelly along with you enjoy my card! </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHwyuhqnYRUGcY2_WIyWPo5vvP6jeSK-4eeBj9PfwD5agqBbIyJnHy3I41V98W-1hIeix2NPEXHu2Ry7V4dhriTUZWZ59ufMpNcE-gsAZGr3GlrogMJu2SRJjJm7yCOb2aP4dsJ-UOZc3DP0WbNUPK6YlP09SPLBIHLYcluzxk6iDCmXRlFxmu6EdCR4/s640/2-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="640" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHwyuhqnYRUGcY2_WIyWPo5vvP6jeSK-4eeBj9PfwD5agqBbIyJnHy3I41V98W-1hIeix2NPEXHu2Ry7V4dhriTUZWZ59ufMpNcE-gsAZGr3GlrogMJu2SRJjJm7yCOb2aP4dsJ-UOZc3DP0WbNUPK6YlP09SPLBIHLYcluzxk6iDCmXRlFxmu6EdCR4/w400-h335/2-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div style="clear: both; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; display: inline; float: none;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana;">Please check out the other Musketeer's cards. Here is the link to <a href="http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0066cc;">Jeanette's</a><span style="display: inline; float: none;"> blog along with </span><a href="http://sandcastlestamper.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0066cc;">Kelly's</a><span style="display: inline; float: none;"> blog. </span><em> </em><span style="display: inline; float: none;">I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards! I am up for our March challenge. Please be sure to join us again. </span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AQQZ0qn5i0w/WL9ObHMiwBI/AAAAAAAAIZ4/DyDVqXYwnU8rL0eCpwjQfZrcmQbIRVEbgCPcB/s1600/IMG_0004.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Image/Sentiment: </strong>Penny Black My Love; Stampin; Up Good Greetings Sentiment</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #000014;"></span><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span face=""><strong>Cardstock/Patterned Paper:</strong> The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up Real Red; Taylored Expressions Sugar Cub; The Stamps of Life Sweetheart Collection</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px;">Ink: </b> Altenew Crisp Black</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px;" /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong></span></span><span style="color: #990000;"><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;"> Copic Sketch Markers; Gina K Designs Master Layout 2; Taylored Expressions Clay Hearts; Stampin' Up Mini Pennant Punch; MFT-My Favorite Things Mod Stitched Rectangle</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-2405922027407777222024-02-03T05:00:00.004-06:002024-02-03T05:00:00.135-06:00Black and White Pinkfresh<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikx4ml1fsyVNOQUseYHm7AJiNXDcvHBzHC8Cvt1sqND6gFEbmitqEIu53Tj3fbmQ7RXxiVtJnUy7Gq712PtuESasI5tfA8AHakezfZuB9Hy8Rbp698_doXQ413aOtQBLcpeCxdvR2EjANVHMlDJpX32N_ky5GSOcxsZt-HZ-_acnoSo9Th1CG982DXyPA/s640/2-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="496" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikx4ml1fsyVNOQUseYHm7AJiNXDcvHBzHC8Cvt1sqND6gFEbmitqEIu53Tj3fbmQ7RXxiVtJnUy7Gq712PtuESasI5tfA8AHakezfZuB9Hy8Rbp698_doXQ413aOtQBLcpeCxdvR2EjANVHMlDJpX32N_ky5GSOcxsZt-HZ-_acnoSo9Th1CG982DXyPA/w310-h400/2-2024.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the day I post my 2nd card for our One Plus Twelve challenge in 2024. This is year number 6. For this challenge, we are to use just one stamp, to make a card every month and post on the 3rd of each month. </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">For this year, I picked a Pinkfresh Studio set called Thankful for Friends. The set includes the stamp set, matching die, coordinating stencils and a hot foil plate! I think this set is so pretty and I will have many options each month. </span></p><div><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span style="color: #990000;">For my card this month, I went with black and white. I stamped the image with black ink and I die cut it out. I picked a Pinkfresh Studio cutting plate called Geo Tiles and layered it three times for the background on black cardstock. I stamped one of the sentiments and used my Taylored Expressions Sentiment strip die. I added some Pinkfresh Studio Glacier Jewels and placed them within the tiles.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1V33fdCAKWs0H_raY6UK75LRIuZW4d6tvf2WsKeT_ST0zapoXd-W7YYGtwjDgwFrGdQEyRJTiVpIJXd9Fpfy6JrPYPjcdR1q2CpnOemYj2UpdnIXAd0mTaGVdEd1g88DRr64eGmw7o9JwDtzazsNSQVA09PUFzj6p9dbcdN7ohAW4GnF-SsHqkvYmvnw/s640/2-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="496" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1V33fdCAKWs0H_raY6UK75LRIuZW4d6tvf2WsKeT_ST0zapoXd-W7YYGtwjDgwFrGdQEyRJTiVpIJXd9Fpfy6JrPYPjcdR1q2CpnOemYj2UpdnIXAd0mTaGVdEd1g88DRr64eGmw7o9JwDtzazsNSQVA09PUFzj6p9dbcdN7ohAW4GnF-SsHqkvYmvnw/w310-h400/2-2024.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #990000;">Please be sure to check out the other </span><b><span style="color: blue;">One plus Twelve</span></b><span style="color: #990000;"> cards to see the the cards that Kelly and Jeanette have created for February! Here is a link to both </span></span><a href="http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/">Jeanette's</a><span style="color: #990000;"> and </span><a href="http://sandcastlestamper.blogspot.com/">Kelly's</a><span style="color: #990000;"> blog. </span><span style="color: #990000;"> Be sure to come back on March 3rd to see our next set of cards. </span><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Image/Sentiment:</b> Pinkfresh Studio Thankful for Friends stamp set and matching die</span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Cardstock: </strong> Stampin' Up Basic Black; The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Ink:</b></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #0b5394;"> Hero Arts Intense Black</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> Pinkfresh Studio Glacier Jewels; Taylored Expressions Sentiment Strip Die; Pinkfresh Studio Geo Tiles Plate</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-41854483397035591522024-01-31T05:00:00.001-06:002024-01-31T05:00:00.135-06:00The Paper Cut Clean & Simple<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOsGajkvP33JfDHMWOnocvl38TmmJvfg1DZNNmKU6MLlKjT_jYVFMoExZueqMxq5p0NkBGupWPP2_DQsmXlVSu83UWss7NCApH9JAeXcxRK5JrfiPCREuytT_htaRSYplzcoKxZqanKrz7NPEMO5hJDZuqUSTZk54XexcOdkTpxb99Ln_M_oIhVW-MiE/s640/1-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="640" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBOsGajkvP33JfDHMWOnocvl38TmmJvfg1DZNNmKU6MLlKjT_jYVFMoExZueqMxq5p0NkBGupWPP2_DQsmXlVSu83UWss7NCApH9JAeXcxRK5JrfiPCREuytT_htaRSYplzcoKxZqanKrz7NPEMO5hJDZuqUSTZk54XexcOdkTpxb99Ln_M_oIhVW-MiE/w400-h321/1-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the last day of January </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">and I am posting a set of cards for our challenge-The Catch-up Club! A few of my stamping friends, Darlene, Jeanette and Terry along with myself, have signed up for a number of virtual stamping events in the past 3+ years. One of the benefits of these events are that they are available to rewatch or even watch for the first time at a later date as they are all recorded. The 4 of us "try" to watch live and chat by texting during the event. But, life steps in and there are times when one or more of us are not participating during the live. Then, the kits from sponsors sits in our stamping area until we are ready to watch the video and create. During one of the events, we decided we needed to push ourselves (and each other) to get some of these events done! So--we all decided to devote one day a month, the last day of the month for the somewhat procrastinators that we are, to post cards we missed making. So--here we are in our 8th month of The Catch Up Club!</span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Reminder--these are not my own designs! The cards are the designs of the other instructors from these classes. I am just recreating the cards from the class. This month the creations are again from Sarah and The Paper Cut in Appleton, WIS!</span></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">These cards are from a Fun Time Thursday in December called Clean and Simple Cards. Sarah admittedly said she does not do Clean and Simple well--but she tried! I did add a bit of embossing on the front of some of the cards as I too do not do Clean and Simple very well............. The kit also included some Impression Obsession dies and stamp sets. All of the beautiful cardstock is also from The Paper Cut. </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0TuQsYHu3nvugT9i6ppy40UXPbq1YdSSHGxmV93_tS-RoHtycVDEXYFNV8gfzM5b7R8Itd0h1KLvgEU8Hcj7N1UvsIma1r7yht5NbM5R-EsJ2nK1_a5RGXeng29Fkgkwj63uhvHN8JAbFOcDjsBl1bQOY6XVyZ02dis30vWgwgkuMzv7QTp-pM3DezU/s640/1-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="640" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0TuQsYHu3nvugT9i6ppy40UXPbq1YdSSHGxmV93_tS-RoHtycVDEXYFNV8gfzM5b7R8Itd0h1KLvgEU8Hcj7N1UvsIma1r7yht5NbM5R-EsJ2nK1_a5RGXeng29Fkgkwj63uhvHN8JAbFOcDjsBl1bQOY6XVyZ02dis30vWgwgkuMzv7QTp-pM3DezU/w400-h321/1-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Sarah offers many different kinds of classes through the year and kits can be ordered from their website. I have a few other virtual classes from The Paper Cut that need to be completed. And, I have a Pinkfresh Studio virtual event coming up the end of February, and I doubt I will get all of the cards done during that time--so more catch up! I also have parts of other virtual events and classes from 2023 that need to be completed. I am already way behind, so more Catch Up to Come!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I hope you enjoyed my cards! </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span>Here are the links to the other of the Catch Up Club. Please be sure to check out </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.cre8tiveplay.com/">Jeanette's</a>,</span></span><span style="color: #990000;"><span> </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://itstotallyterry.blogspot.com/">Terry's</a>,</span></span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> and <a href="http://accordingtobijou.blogspot.com/">Darlene's</a> blogs. They may post today or tomorrow, but we have all promised to post cards that we have missed the making along the way!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Image/Sentiment: </b> Clean and Simple Cards from The Paper Cut's Fun Time Thursday. Stamps and some dies are from Impression Obsession </span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Cardstock: </strong> All included in kit--all are available from The Paper Cut</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Ink: </b> None</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories:</strong><span style="display: inline; float: none;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> Gems and Pearls;</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-2274184293964063242024-01-28T05:00:00.001-06:002024-01-28T05:00:00.133-06:00Masculine Winter Birthday Card<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94ZOxTzYq0gQE7T2BgLRT2NGfMjOhEgW2aEhe4gnWQgVM6MdWLgrIFI_VBSSs_jj8QFq1X04kB-zNVyCrecdYA6WMJ-DtyZD_6tm4DODoGzoYzC6h9Uqaxzq-8UxtoIQNf3_n6V4R07w-oYR-bC8thmqXjpzklvNGY7CCUKbK-iArUIG-IJaYyqz4leI/s640/1-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="640" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94ZOxTzYq0gQE7T2BgLRT2NGfMjOhEgW2aEhe4gnWQgVM6MdWLgrIFI_VBSSs_jj8QFq1X04kB-zNVyCrecdYA6WMJ-DtyZD_6tm4DODoGzoYzC6h9Uqaxzq-8UxtoIQNf3_n6V4R07w-oYR-bC8thmqXjpzklvNGY7CCUKbK-iArUIG-IJaYyqz4leI/w400-h364/1-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the day I am posting my card for our Challenge Your Stash group on SCS. This is our 85th month of de-stash, so we are at the end of our 7th year of challenges. I cannot believe my thought about using what we have is now 7 years old! I really like these challenges and know they will continue as I know I have many, many items in my stash that I can use and love the fun challenges! This is the first one for 2024 and we have themes set for all of the months.</span></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">The premise is to create a card or something else that uses only items that are in your own stamp room--nothing new is to be purchased. The hostess each month posts their challenge to the group. Each person in the group creates their card with their own image, their own papers, their own embellishments with their own supplies--using up items from their own stash! The card can be for any occasion and each person is encouraged to send the card on its way to someone so it can be admired. It is a way for us to step out of the box a bit and create something that follows a challenge--isn't that what a challenge is supposed to be. And--no money is spent as all items are to be already available in each of own stamping spaces.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;">Anna posted our January </span><span><font face=""><span><span><span style="color: #990000;">challenge</span><span><span style="color: #990000;">--</span><span style="color: #2980b9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>We have a number of January birthdays in my family, all men. Make a winter birthday card for a man.</b></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I picked a Stampin' Up set called Christmas Barn and it also has a set of coordinating dies called Barn. I stamped the barn with Taylored Expressions Mulled Wine and die cut the image. I also die cut the fence from the same die set. I picked a birthday sentiment from the Stampin' Up Hey Chuck set and stamped with Chocolate Truffle. I then die cut the sentiment and a backer with Taylored Expression Modern Sentiment Label dies. I added some twine behind the sentiment. I added some clear Wink of Stella in the snow around the barn for some shine. I then used Frosted Lace Stickles along the fence for some added snow. The background paper is from Carta Bella Let it Snow-Pretty Pines. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8wGTReniz9ywkT-YZCW6Hf6A954rBObRIy2sPr8vKGvmWbgO8BLx1Q0fPdp8KPzjilM7AUlx0vPzSKhe0jwwKEfNyQSWFXFPTOMNFlwLUAi9H5oBkD0EhPF84oCPRSxUSkqhGr1uWTWaa-jVEx17bKb27ffpqYye64sIDvdt-jYA8Fb1Gap_yNB2gOI/s640/1-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="640" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8wGTReniz9ywkT-YZCW6Hf6A954rBObRIy2sPr8vKGvmWbgO8BLx1Q0fPdp8KPzjilM7AUlx0vPzSKhe0jwwKEfNyQSWFXFPTOMNFlwLUAi9H5oBkD0EhPF84oCPRSxUSkqhGr1uWTWaa-jVEx17bKb27ffpqYye64sIDvdt-jYA8Fb1Gap_yNB2gOI/w400-h364/1-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;">If you check some of the blogs on my sidebar, you may find others who have posted their cards in the next few days. There may be more posted in the thread on SCS, so you might want to check out the link </span><a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/cards-closed-creating-swaps-f427/closed-~-creating-challenge-your-stash-group-2017-beyond-t614605.html" style="margin: 0px;">here.</a><span style="color: #990000;"> We also have a keyword for the SCS Gallery--it is </span><b style="color: #990000; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">CYSJAN</span></b><span style="color: #990000;">. You might see many cards there if you do a search. They probably will be posted today or in the next few days.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I hope you enjoyed my card and I know I am excited to check out what my other hoarders, I mean stash reducers have made! Thanks for stopping by today! For February, I am up to give our challenge. Be sure to check back to see what we create then!</span><span face=""><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Image/Sentiment:</b> Stampin' Up Christmas Barn Stamp Set/Barn Die Set, Hey Chuck Stamp Set</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Cardstock: </strong>The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up Old Olive, Early Espresso; Carta Bella Let It Snow-Pretty Pines</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Ink:</b></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> Taylored Expressions Chocolate Truffle, Mulled Wine</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><strong style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Accessories:</strong><span style="color: #0b5394; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana;"> Wink of Stella-Clear; Frosted Lace Stickles; Twine; Taylored Expressions Modern Sentiment Labels Dies</span></p>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-24489879422534602632024-01-22T05:00:00.003-06:002024-01-22T05:00:00.145-06:00Love is Kind Double Duty<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqsNbZNktBIhY30ptVnmU-MwMEh1Ivyc9_l9U1-DBltGPcyVaD1AGGcc1DeZebdGiLsJTbcT_qwpbsp7LnIdPXU8-SeS6Dsa-MFyaZ1aJlSRQg6mfTcgFEyEDYTHWmIsFi4nKDpLKPb6b9T4U2LVfxQbXeYxEPZL-STf2aLCR2i8A8FuU0I1d8QpEZFU/s640/1-2024%20both.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="640" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqsNbZNktBIhY30ptVnmU-MwMEh1Ivyc9_l9U1-DBltGPcyVaD1AGGcc1DeZebdGiLsJTbcT_qwpbsp7LnIdPXU8-SeS6Dsa-MFyaZ1aJlSRQg6mfTcgFEyEDYTHWmIsFi4nKDpLKPb6b9T4U2LVfxQbXeYxEPZL-STf2aLCR2i8A8FuU0I1d8QpEZFU/w400-h334/1-2024%20both.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhhpW_4A4_aJlVwQGAgDREfNXuj0hW1cHDOoGUL8Icmd09dV8L2jLj4HEn9JRVgTg3iqPLir5EQYIsbdORuiKISztxxT-iF2foWf8apGZg3MTQpOcYNzDfMXaRP-MnJGLCePLedSxde3h3Y_YXD1mGBOXH4wBPxsUWvWyCn1b6LnnXCHEL08B9pAFsek/s640/1-2024%20one.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="525" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhhpW_4A4_aJlVwQGAgDREfNXuj0hW1cHDOoGUL8Icmd09dV8L2jLj4HEn9JRVgTg3iqPLir5EQYIsbdORuiKISztxxT-iF2foWf8apGZg3MTQpOcYNzDfMXaRP-MnJGLCePLedSxde3h3Y_YXD1mGBOXH4wBPxsUWvWyCn1b6LnnXCHEL08B9pAFsek/w329-h400/1-2024%20one.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnf1bZw94Hgk7H6dvcljGWWarkVM3LKEN8X9xSin3csMSymSZA8PObPdMVBStPktQy1G5JOH6HkjDVZTaXWK6xhGxqtvey1f-SapAZXry6l5iPW56Cn37sdSWojZWAp6ReftrSOki454PMZKbBXTY_RzqIj8t0cyqns3SamjL514c2cSWKyXk3q9RQHo/s640/1-2024%20two.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="501" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnf1bZw94Hgk7H6dvcljGWWarkVM3LKEN8X9xSin3csMSymSZA8PObPdMVBStPktQy1G5JOH6HkjDVZTaXWK6xhGxqtvey1f-SapAZXry6l5iPW56Cn37sdSWojZWAp6ReftrSOki454PMZKbBXTY_RzqIj8t0cyqns3SamjL514c2cSWKyXk3q9RQHo/w314-h400/1-2024%20two.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Here we are--this is the Double Duty Day! This is the 37th month, so we are in our 4th year! WOW--4 years of making two cards with the same stamp!</span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFHgf9fWoNA/YAoPB-OpOpI/AAAAAAAAnDE/pT865FC4nQoDIPkh43MzPVCjGqCYEEEeQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1024/1%2BPhoto.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFHgf9fWoNA/YAoPB-OpOpI/AAAAAAAAnDE/pT865FC4nQoDIPkh43MzPVCjGqCYEEEeQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/1%2BPhoto.JPG" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Each month, we get to pick a stamp set from a predetermined company. Then, we will use that one stamp set and make two cards from the set. Different images and sentiments from the same set can be used, or use the same image two different ways—Double Duty either way! But, as an added challenge, one item must be used on both cards—same color cardstock, same ribbon, same stencil, same something. Double Duty Again! We will post both cards on our blog on the the 22<span>nd</span> of each month. See-Double Duty again! We will be sure to have fun getting doubly inky each month with a different stamp company. Let’s have fun!</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#990000" face="verdana">For January, the company we picked is Stampin' Up! They make such a variety of images and I think for all of us, this was introduction to stamping. Many call it the Gateway to now............................... I picked one of my favorite stamps from Stampin' Up called Love it Kind. It is a long retired single wood mounted stamp and I just love it! And, I just noticed as I was putting together this post, we picked Stampin' Up for January of 2022 and I used the same stamp! I really must love it!</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#990000" face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#990000" face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbs96gaZVT3-xO4lfsQXlLy769IKXb0QpOLXR8EOD7tySP3ZYdgnsKX8tuHBndTniRZEmAzNKrc1MfSdpFw3WFyYaM7_7DJ9UgZguW1lQ3BT0iZuKDfQCQsT7kDqj-B6Gx-hOAoUsqWlGqMxX2lqGYTcsoGydAKg8fUt57G1D0AHaLBWPcTgjjjAY_eNs/s640/1-2024%20two.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="501" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbs96gaZVT3-xO4lfsQXlLy769IKXb0QpOLXR8EOD7tySP3ZYdgnsKX8tuHBndTniRZEmAzNKrc1MfSdpFw3WFyYaM7_7DJ9UgZguW1lQ3BT0iZuKDfQCQsT7kDqj-B6Gx-hOAoUsqWlGqMxX2lqGYTcsoGydAKg8fUt57G1D0AHaLBWPcTgjjjAY_eNs/w314-h400/1-2024%20two.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">For the first card, I stamped the image on ivory cardstock and colored with my Copic Sketch Markers. I die cut the image and a black backer with a set of Sizzix Dotted Rectangles. The background is from a 6x6 paper pack of colorful marbled colors that look like alcohol inks. I added two pieces of Stampin' Up Bushing Bride Frayed Grosgrain ribbon behind the image. I added some Pinkfresh Studio Jewels in Ballet Slippers around the image.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fXzA7-m2VfB9EsMx5gmmtrNoOxNLOyt08fg1Gh9XVCQsOFDOvriJUY3jYUrE_zEv-sRcb91FmC3-fp3qCydZcLoLv-bEeTWQsdwGxKhnM3ZqH3DXgQpL85OWN3Z5pDg0zyMAca_4PHEW48dYbyvJEKr7vHNVEp4dUZ6xfXM5OM8Cs8yLpbo32t9zFgk/s640/1-2024%20one.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="525" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fXzA7-m2VfB9EsMx5gmmtrNoOxNLOyt08fg1Gh9XVCQsOFDOvriJUY3jYUrE_zEv-sRcb91FmC3-fp3qCydZcLoLv-bEeTWQsdwGxKhnM3ZqH3DXgQpL85OWN3Z5pDg0zyMAca_4PHEW48dYbyvJEKr7vHNVEp4dUZ6xfXM5OM8Cs8yLpbo32t9zFgk/w329-h400/1-2024%20one.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">For this card, I again colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers--yellow tulips this time! I did cut the image and black backer with Gina Marie Designs Cross Stitched Ovals</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">. I layered the ovals on an embossed background in Smokey Slate that used the Spellbinders Argyle Socks folder. Taylored Expressions Black Rhinestones Bits & Pieces add bling around the image.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSm_4XtgICLPd46aZygQvc7VDQaRCKyttftGHxwYINtv-NdIbDTuQYffGpxqCv5U3DtXBDIXsjGJtugc4W016lF2FCk2V7aZXsCg0scAPKT-JrgH0ty1aS4ZoDJ0VeeVoZKM-qd6bHNxfBzfN1HCMWziAJibSsD9bDGD5RPn1rng5FbRQGrlGCfEtZ_w8/s640/1-2024%20both.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="640" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSm_4XtgICLPd46aZygQvc7VDQaRCKyttftGHxwYINtv-NdIbDTuQYffGpxqCv5U3DtXBDIXsjGJtugc4W016lF2FCk2V7aZXsCg0scAPKT-JrgH0ty1aS4ZoDJ0VeeVoZKM-qd6bHNxfBzfN1HCMWziAJibSsD9bDGD5RPn1rng5FbRQGrlGCfEtZ_w8/w400-h334/1-2024%20both.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font color="#990000" face="verdana"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></font></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I hope you enjoyed my cards for our group. Please be sure to check out the other Double Duty cards. </span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Here is a link to </span><a href="http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;">Jeanette's</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">, </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://accordingtobijou.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Darlene’s</a> and </span><a href="http://lostinmycraftroom.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Carol's </a><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">blogs. I </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of sets of great cards. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Next month we are using Unity--should be some sweet cards. So be sure to check out our cards on February 22nd! </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Image/Sentiment: </b>Stampin' Up Love is Kind stamp</span></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span><font face="verdana"><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Cardstock/Patterned Paper: </b></span><span><font color="#0b5394" face=""> The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up Flirty Flamingo, Basic Black, Smokey Slate, Crushed Curry; 6x6 Marbled paper pack</font></span></font></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><font><span style="color: #000014;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ink:</span></b></span></font></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> Hero Arts Intense Black</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><b><i><u><sub><sup><strike><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #000014;"></span></strike></sup></sub></u></i></b><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i><u><sub><sup><strike><br /></strike></sup></sub></u></i></b></span></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong> Spellbinders Argyle Socks Embossing Folder; Gina Marie Designs Cross Stitched Oval Die; Sizzix Dotted Rectangles Dies; Taylored Expressions Black Rhinestones Drip Drops; Pinkfresh Studio Ballet Slippers Jewels; Copic Sketch Markers; Stampin' Up Blushing Bride Frayed Grosgrain Ribbon</span></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-51183842785919919892024-01-18T05:00:00.001-06:002024-01-18T05:00:00.149-06:00Whimsical Greetings<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1WewQXWVIJu5P3RDEVepN_1BMOaZs0mD-gs_zOnf7ADCMvlQSibsTzPOj6py_E1ZCCda6Ix4UsERo-ONZCEy4h8_-6Qh4HCtv4rZmmEbdbKa2QlSZ0y8aKM519OIT-Dg7azTkliGdl6OQLtIoTwzfvnVxoR_Q1SL4cgeT4y_7B6ys9ZD-Xr8nDLTiYk/s640/SCT%20Lawn%20Fawn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="589" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1WewQXWVIJu5P3RDEVepN_1BMOaZs0mD-gs_zOnf7ADCMvlQSibsTzPOj6py_E1ZCCda6Ix4UsERo-ONZCEy4h8_-6Qh4HCtv4rZmmEbdbKa2QlSZ0y8aKM519OIT-Dg7azTkliGdl6OQLtIoTwzfvnVxoR_Q1SL4cgeT4y_7B6ys9ZD-Xr8nDLTiYk/w369-h400/SCT%20Lawn%20Fawn.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">For the past few weeks, I have been making cards from kits that I have sitting in pouches in my stamp room. I have a few kits from the Scrapbook and Cards Virtual Events called Crop & Create Delivered. These three cards are from fall of 2022! Yes, they have been in my room for a long time................... This class was taught by Jenn Shurkus, called Whimsical Greetings and features Lawn Fawn products.</span></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">These 3 cards use the Sunny Squirrels Stamp and matching die set. It also used the Lawn Fawn Sunflower Greetings Die set. The patterned papers are also from Lawn Fawn. They sure are cute cards as so many of the Lawn Fawn products feature cute creatures! Now I have a few thank you cards to add to my stash!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFnvjyQqMHwa5KlmXtMxwa3LzEwYIO5O1vpyz69nAlvLlNmjwMM2hiVqGVGfITPkpcyTAGAC6qbO3n0PozjoKGDteeDOUa0_a2XW0gnpdvm9NodkmYMuojmb5YmFYXZR30z29cCRFOL8lH4Y5RafMQehiD_zus3hpBC3_rmN-gd8tEDe_NIikNUElht8/s640/SCT%20Lawn%20Fawn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="589" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFnvjyQqMHwa5KlmXtMxwa3LzEwYIO5O1vpyz69nAlvLlNmjwMM2hiVqGVGfITPkpcyTAGAC6qbO3n0PozjoKGDteeDOUa0_a2XW0gnpdvm9NodkmYMuojmb5YmFYXZR30z29cCRFOL8lH4Y5RafMQehiD_zus3hpBC3_rmN-gd8tEDe_NIikNUElht8/w369-h400/SCT%20Lawn%20Fawn.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Reminder--these are not my own designs! These cards are the designs from Jenn Shurkus! </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I am just recreating the cards from the class.</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="margin: 0px;" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px;">Image/Sentiment:</b> Scrapbook & Cards Crop & Create Delivered Fall 2022. Jenn Shurkus and Whimsical Greeting Lawn Fawn Class. Sunny Squirrels Stamps and Lawn Cuts, Sunflower Greetings Lawn Cuts by Lawn Fawn</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cardstock/Patterned Paper: </span></strong><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">All included in kit--all are available from Lawn Fawn</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><b>Ink:</b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> Various Taylored Expressions Colors</span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> None</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-88292863317579601282024-01-15T05:00:00.002-06:002024-01-15T05:00:00.250-06:00Frosty Flakes<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjoXASn3e_BtVqrdfBRZW87ENLQd96hAHJO0aXtJf_6aLPY-FwUMtSLfQkYbOBf3kzH4nQOiOdGBGrd72oxWkN0rP2BDQOglsylO2_5zADeCy0axP5akAHgyU28qu44GXz2GfiY-zEtczyTxtRNBDVi4xiwGvtQEyYZawyQiozR0xFPdntjLgAelydy8/s640/1-2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="640" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjoXASn3e_BtVqrdfBRZW87ENLQd96hAHJO0aXtJf_6aLPY-FwUMtSLfQkYbOBf3kzH4nQOiOdGBGrd72oxWkN0rP2BDQOglsylO2_5zADeCy0axP5akAHgyU28qu44GXz2GfiY-zEtczyTxtRNBDVi4xiwGvtQEyYZawyQiozR0xFPdntjLgAelydy8/w400-h345/1-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the 15th and this is my card this month for our The Creative Crew! We are a group of 7 and all one team--Jeanette, Carol, Darlene, Lorraine, Terry, Tracie and me. Each month will be a new challenge posed by one of the members sending out a kit. This month I am the hostess and sent out a kit with this sweet snowman image from Penny Black called Frosty Flakes. I also included some fun winter patterned paper from Echo Park paper and the Winter Magic Line along with some snowflakes for bling!</span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I colored the image w</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;">ith my Copic Sketch Markers and then die cut it with a Sizzix Dotted Square Die. It is a very large image, so not much of the snowflake patterned paper was going to show, so I added two strips from the other two patterns for a bit of interest! I added some of the Taylored Expressions clay snowflakes around the image. T</span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">his was a very fun card to make!</span></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoM8Lm6E2CGdGKVdUTzNBh7MKAoxUPPOu-DwNlXZbryeSXU9mh7sMGVgFqQ0KqQuQVwdSdlvP8pj1gTewz1DUqxjyH3F4PUa8l7_14Tti0l71mCKZ6HZtaqrbxWbjQ0MhNPnz__TGma_FmuXhCGUvFBrZMw5PDg2x7ngBtaEppQjPcIpDnSAFgxDe5Pk/s640/1-2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="640" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoM8Lm6E2CGdGKVdUTzNBh7MKAoxUPPOu-DwNlXZbryeSXU9mh7sMGVgFqQ0KqQuQVwdSdlvP8pj1gTewz1DUqxjyH3F4PUa8l7_14Tti0l71mCKZ6HZtaqrbxWbjQ0MhNPnz__TGma_FmuXhCGUvFBrZMw5PDg2x7ngBtaEppQjPcIpDnSAFgxDe5Pk/w400-h345/1-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span><font face="verdana"><font color="#990000">I hope all of The Creative Crew Gals enjoy my cards this month. Please be sure to stop in to see what fun crafty cards are posted this month. </font></font></span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">All of the blogs can be found on my left sidebar. </span><span><span><font face="verdana"><font color="#990000">Our teammate Lorraine does not have a </font></font></span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><span><span class="smallfont1"><span style="line-height: 18.66px;"><span><span>blog, so please check out her card in <a href="https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=209466" target="_blank">her</a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=209466" target="_blank"> SCS gallery</a>. </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I am sure you will enjoy all of the snowy creations this month! </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">We will be back in February with the image Jeanette will be sending out. Be sure to check in with us on the 15th to see what fun we have planned!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><font face="verdana"><strong>Image/Sentiment: </strong> Penny Black Frosty Flakes Stamp Set</font></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="verdana"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span><span><b>Cardstock/Patterned Paper: </b></span><span><font color="#0b5394">Gina K Designs Artist Choice White; Echo Park Paper-The Winter Magic Line--Winter Frost, Frozen Floral and Magic Snowflake Patterned Paper</font></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><font face="verdana"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ink: </span></b><span style="color: #0b5394; display: inline; float: none;"> Hero Arts Intensified Black</span></font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><font face="verdana"><span style="color: #0b5394; display: inline; float: none;"><br /></span></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000;"><font face="verdana"><span><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Accessories: </span></b></span><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Copic Sketch Markers; Taylored Expressions Clay Snowflakes; Sizzix Dotted Square Die</span></span></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-35013583213004569162024-01-12T05:00:00.001-06:002024-01-12T05:00:00.140-06:00Happy New Year<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRQPG1Rr0ETmENYK4BDBe9ONPYiXvhtpXy93u61p0EE12DoziGrHDl628q7DsZ2CinpOKXuHYacwnXFi2kxhgCtmzZVpCjtJ5TmViKxKYFtHCEoIoVI-oLMh6KX8_zDGg87iCB9JatPLmlNwvOhb6vLCNwKjP0W1_ZMBVZlJyukdPPJZuxmHzhShBAJ8/s640/1-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="640" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRQPG1Rr0ETmENYK4BDBe9ONPYiXvhtpXy93u61p0EE12DoziGrHDl628q7DsZ2CinpOKXuHYacwnXFi2kxhgCtmzZVpCjtJ5TmViKxKYFtHCEoIoVI-oLMh6KX8_zDGg87iCB9JatPLmlNwvOhb6vLCNwKjP0W1_ZMBVZlJyukdPPJZuxmHzhShBAJ8/w400-h346/1-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the the 12th and it is time for another Hot Mess card. This card is number 56, so we are into year #5. The idea of Hot Mess ~ Success</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> is to Get Messy and you will have Success! Messiness can be almost anything that we come up with--glitter, alcohol inks, glimmer glitz, sponged backgrounds, etc., anything that is a bit messy. </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> We are a very fun group and will post a card each month on the 12th. The links to the other members are on my left side bar and I will also link them at the bottom at this post.</span></p><p></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span face="" style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V3gpcx7sDQI/XUoI-Nu6bnI/AAAAAAAAi-4/ZAdTIAzZe44p6sSO_6J8UiBhUfOzFdkJACLcBGAs/s1600/Hot%2BMess%2B%257E%2BSuccess%2BBadge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V3gpcx7sDQI/XUoI-Nu6bnI/AAAAAAAAi-4/ZAdTIAzZe44p6sSO_6J8UiBhUfOzFdkJACLcBGAs/s200/Hot%2BMess%2B%257E%2BSuccess%2BBadge.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">For this month's messiness, I went with a New Year's theme, so I picked a Scrapbook.com two-piece stencil called Starburst. For the burst layer, I picked Brutus Monroe Glitter Glaze in Perfect Plum. Then, the stars and circles were made with TCW Stencil Butter in Champagne Gold. </span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">The Happy New Year image is an older single stamp from Stampin' Up. I used Versamark ink and Brutus Monroe Gilded Gold Embossing Powder on Gorgeous Grape cardstock. I die cut the image and the Gold Metallic Gold Backer with a set of Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle dies. There is a lot of sparkle and shine on this card--perfect for a Happy New Year Card! </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMvkK9fkESf6n_H71ha6MHzhtKKzWndtKeARDOmwlsgV34r4C4Mc-4gTn9Ed6p-l4QGI3Ixx3Lgt1wfm1AnZUohuA_S6aWE6poR6LE4Lz4ZQRnwTMfmzqXAafDzJOJ_4nUIsJEWI65Ho3wfYGKEB20QFzTZn9cqjQLo-2c55G3c3UsedE433FE8hw-qg/s640/1-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="640" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMvkK9fkESf6n_H71ha6MHzhtKKzWndtKeARDOmwlsgV34r4C4Mc-4gTn9Ed6p-l4QGI3Ixx3Lgt1wfm1AnZUohuA_S6aWE6poR6LE4Lz4ZQRnwTMfmzqXAafDzJOJ_4nUIsJEWI65Ho3wfYGKEB20QFzTZn9cqjQLo-2c55G3c3UsedE433FE8hw-qg/w400-h346/1-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #990000;">I really like the look of my card and hope you do too. I also sure hope my fellow messy ladies like it too! </span></span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;">Here are the links to the other somewhat messy crafters: <a href="http://lostinmycraftroom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Carol,</a> <a href="http://accordingtobijou.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Darlene,</a> <a href="https://www.cre8tiveplay.com/" target="_blank">Jeanette</a> and <a href="https://itstotallyterry.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Terry</a>. </span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I am sure you will enjoy seeing how everyone got messy this month and was successful in making some great cards! Be sure to check back to see what we are up to in February! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Image/Sentiment: </b> Stampin' Up Happy New Year stamp</span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Cardstock/Patterned Paper: </strong></span></span><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;">Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grape; The Paper Cut Gold Metallic Cardstock, Cougar Opaque 100# White</span><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Ink: </b></span><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;">Brutus Monroe Perfect Plum Glitter Glaze; TCW-The Crafter's Workshop Champagne Gold Stencil Butter </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong></span></span><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;"> Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle Dies; Scrapbook.com Starburst 2-piece stencil set</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-35399829688995087222024-01-09T05:00:00.001-06:002024-01-09T05:00:00.151-06:00Your Friendship is Greatly Appreciated!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgQyrrkA-YCBJ1rQghesT3tDTN2d3jORBTMuMi6gWxFaqfkOLYwLXTwQI4SGhaaMQKWI_dwnRJzKBHAd39tq5ImDRFlz16KhVBpyB-iJ_4ZMky4oIQKJstq7vOY21jZ3dshfzuSkHTrHSFrHXXJco9dk1d6kkUmCKpA9erae_YYP9PrsbTlCp_3gCj2c/s640/1-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="507" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgQyrrkA-YCBJ1rQghesT3tDTN2d3jORBTMuMi6gWxFaqfkOLYwLXTwQI4SGhaaMQKWI_dwnRJzKBHAd39tq5ImDRFlz16KhVBpyB-iJ_4ZMky4oIQKJstq7vOY21jZ3dshfzuSkHTrHSFrHXXJco9dk1d6kkUmCKpA9erae_YYP9PrsbTlCp_3gCj2c/w318-h400/1-2024.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the 9th and it is</span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> now time for another The Three Musketeers post. This round Jeanette was the hostess and she sent us a sweet Rubbernecker Stamp set called Friend Phrases with Flower. This is such a pretty image and it has so many pretty sentiments. So, for January, this is card #113 and we are into year number 10! I cannot believe this trio has been going strong for 10 plus years! </span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-noDDkBE52X4/YJxczn7EMFI/AAAAAAAAnho/qK57Jbrvs-gFNAJiKDM3yZrLySOR_ZtHgCNcBGAsYHQ/s500/5-2021%2Bblog%2Bpic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-noDDkBE52X4/YJxczn7EMFI/AAAAAAAAnho/qK57Jbrvs-gFNAJiKDM3yZrLySOR_ZtHgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/5-2021%2Bblog%2Bpic.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;">I colored the floral image with my Copic Sketch Markers and decided they looked a bit like marigolds, so I uad yellows and orange colors. I die cut the image and one of the sweet sentiments with a Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle die set. I decided to stay with a white theme and used a Taylored Expressions Piercing Plate called Diamonds for the background. I flagged a piece of Crushed Curry cardstock for a banner on the side of the image. </span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I hope Jeanette and Kelly along with you enjoy my card! And, I want to thank Jeanette again for the sweet stamp set! I do celebrate the friendship the three of us share!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPDYI_l2ELk8yuSFh3373XN3xHcYEZ_UfQzxQjXXcP0c0VK8tJ1Xvoo4K5WbT1BFYaCeyL3w0z64aVw5k2IPy9reNNNkcaEeoD5V3srLk-a11SAjVAnGf8WtC1USJ1BaiBmi1BkR25yPKZZXzpRZeISftZfE8jAbWI6XUN-vjtutkpMqQzmvQ2Vi-lt0/s640/1-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="507" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPDYI_l2ELk8yuSFh3373XN3xHcYEZ_UfQzxQjXXcP0c0VK8tJ1Xvoo4K5WbT1BFYaCeyL3w0z64aVw5k2IPy9reNNNkcaEeoD5V3srLk-a11SAjVAnGf8WtC1USJ1BaiBmi1BkR25yPKZZXzpRZeISftZfE8jAbWI6XUN-vjtutkpMqQzmvQ2Vi-lt0/w318-h400/1-2024.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div style="clear: both; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; display: inline; float: none;"><span style="display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana;">Please check out the other Musketeer's cards. Here is the link to <a href="http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0066cc;">Jeanette's</a><span style="display: inline; float: none;"> blog along with </span><a href="http://sandcastlestamper.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0066cc;">Kelly's</a><span style="display: inline; float: none;"> blog. </span><em> </em><span style="display: inline; float: none;">I am sure you will not be disappointed and will see a couple of great cards! Kelly is up for our February challenge. Please be sure to join us again. </span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AQQZ0qn5i0w/WL9ObHMiwBI/AAAAAAAAIZ4/DyDVqXYwnU8rL0eCpwjQfZrcmQbIRVEbgCPcB/s1600/IMG_0004.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><strong>Image/Sentiment: </strong>Rubbernecker Stamps Friend Phrases with Flower</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #000014;"></span><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span face=""><strong>Cardstock/Patterned Paper:</strong> The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White; Stampin' Up Crushed Curry</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px;">Ink: </b> Memento Tuxedo Black</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px;" /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong></span></span><span style="color: #990000;"><span face="" style="color: #0b5394;"> Copic Sketch Markers; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangles; Taylored Expressions Diamonds Piercing Plate; Stampin' Up Mini Pennant Punch</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-34413106003879882252024-01-07T05:00:00.001-06:002024-01-07T05:00:00.148-06:00Love is Kind<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJa0D2vUM4ULTE-jXSS_dSoWqs6BwhzgfYuZ97nGDd4WrQRd_RVvHnbilIbf1KVR1kl3SSnlE__szOoDayytYU1Q4tporMKOyZt3NyXnCGQMlqOGHvdd13h5Sd-f1v_Bh07idzmEHlqVtj5D3_WwTa55RM4XyLXgCPZkKNXFAUtkr9HAyCC4gJe3eloY/s640/1-7-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJa0D2vUM4ULTE-jXSS_dSoWqs6BwhzgfYuZ97nGDd4WrQRd_RVvHnbilIbf1KVR1kl3SSnlE__szOoDayytYU1Q4tporMKOyZt3NyXnCGQMlqOGHvdd13h5Sd-f1v_Bh07idzmEHlqVtj5D3_WwTa55RM4XyLXgCPZkKNXFAUtkr9HAyCC4gJe3eloY/w305-h400/1-7-2024.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">This is a card I recently made with one of my most favorite Stampin' Up stamps--Love Is Kind. It is a single wood mounted stamp and I love the image! I stamped it on The Paper Cut's Opal Metallic cardstock and it gives the image a bit of a shine. It also looks a bit blurry as it did bleed just a bit, but that is okay. I colored the image with my Copic Sketch Markers. I used the Taylored Expressions Frame in Frame die set and layered one of the frames three times from Rose Red cardstock. The background is a Altenew 3D Embossing Folder called Crystal Wall. I added some Taylored Expressions Pearl Drip Drops. </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBqW8H2yRZNGkP6910Cc5p9woygjvxLbbbqe_0-Z2FZPuTHnh_b8mhHFjBvF4f0YwNsmTxg4g22gBD_Jukzir-e-Tb6lsa6lx-zY5MpBR_Td3Uy-S_6I30T1hmHdInOQMnFlXQulehNKe_ydOXYNnCN-m2T5gRGpkdDwbbwiQj73nFmh0enqEQvgnBJE/s640/1-7-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBqW8H2yRZNGkP6910Cc5p9woygjvxLbbbqe_0-Z2FZPuTHnh_b8mhHFjBvF4f0YwNsmTxg4g22gBD_Jukzir-e-Tb6lsa6lx-zY5MpBR_Td3Uy-S_6I30T1hmHdInOQMnFlXQulehNKe_ydOXYNnCN-m2T5gRGpkdDwbbwiQj73nFmh0enqEQvgnBJE/w305-h400/1-7-2024.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I also used this same stamp for an upcoming challenge, so be sure to check back later this month!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="margin: 0px;" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px;">Image/Sentiment:</b> Stampin' Up Love is Kind</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cardstock/Patterned Paper: </span></strong></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> The Paper Cut Opal Metallic; Stampin' Up Rose Red and Very Vanilla</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><b>Ink: </b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Hero Arts Intense Black</span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Altenew Crystal Wall 3D Embossing Folder; Copic Sketch Markers; Taylored Expressions Frame in Frame Dies, Pearl Drip Drops</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-502294928692282172024-01-05T05:00:00.001-06:002024-01-05T05:00:00.146-06:00Mintay Christmas Cards Kit<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkKeoW5ig3AQ6RXvNLu9r8CLIl3cDmpynvZYrpRxUujdJkzs0QQuSBozxJCH0FMRWzhAXbr3QU1qdFTRchZJp5OhyphenhyphenvGlQSJ1YA1E-bqOfYEuR-wEhH_DcF48IATuMCeyTlsAYdiY-sSJlnxD4PtmQ_r6vn6THJMuL6ONUnrOQC9pbVu6-dPcmZlWtvz4/s640/Mintay%2012-2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="458" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkKeoW5ig3AQ6RXvNLu9r8CLIl3cDmpynvZYrpRxUujdJkzs0QQuSBozxJCH0FMRWzhAXbr3QU1qdFTRchZJp5OhyphenhyphenvGlQSJ1YA1E-bqOfYEuR-wEhH_DcF48IATuMCeyTlsAYdiY-sSJlnxD4PtmQ_r6vn6THJMuL6ONUnrOQC9pbVu6-dPcmZlWtvz4/w458-h640/Mintay%2012-2023.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><p></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I am trying very hard to get some of the kits and virtual classes completed that are on my bookshelf. I have to admit that many are from 2023, but I even have some from 2021 and 2022. I have more work to do for sure!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Last October, on my drive to Taylored Expressions Stamp Joy in Des Moines, I made a stop at Scrapmania in Cedar Rapids. The store is amazing and is one of the largest store with the most inventory I think I have ever seen. By the checkout, they have a large round display with many kits and classes they offer. As I waited to check out, this Mintay White Christmas Cards kit caught my eye. I love Mintay patterned papers and their Christmas line is always so pretty. This kit was designed by Nancy McClelland and included all of the components for 12 Christmas Cards. Every card was in a small paper bag and everything was cut out! I did add an extra layer of cardstock behind the background patterned paper along with an additional layer behind the sweet middle image. The sentiments were also included but I did substitute my own for a couple. </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYLQSPiLAp7YUdxTCmxc3yZAZIHKAF92gChcXS2meqIdDAC0V5_TzbtLq1NW9U_04axqPnPluTnXqH81ZL-jDXx1IWCWIVqp73Lfi29n-IWLObkOp9c9ZKzqIxeMyjioZeGcT9N0sI_NR6v8r7DgdgaFDZ396AqW3DpLbPprsXTuQ2bltt2ARCgRAous/s640/Mintay%2012-2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="458" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYLQSPiLAp7YUdxTCmxc3yZAZIHKAF92gChcXS2meqIdDAC0V5_TzbtLq1NW9U_04axqPnPluTnXqH81ZL-jDXx1IWCWIVqp73Lfi29n-IWLObkOp9c9ZKzqIxeMyjioZeGcT9N0sI_NR6v8r7DgdgaFDZ396AqW3DpLbPprsXTuQ2bltt2ARCgRAous/w458-h640/Mintay%2012-2023.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I now set with a dozen more Christmas cards for 2024!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="margin: 0px;" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px;">Image/Sentiment:</b> All Included in the kit</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cardstock/Patterned Paper: </span></strong></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> The Mintay Papers White Christmas ; Stampin' Up Early Espresso; Additional cardstock included in the kiy</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><b>Ink: </b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Sentiments were included</span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Sparkly Glitter Drops</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-90950841063416246982024-01-03T05:00:00.006-06:002024-01-03T05:00:00.144-06:00Pinkfresh Thankful for Friends<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdcKbpmviRKPvlCVf0nJO8tzHPKH4O4np19kKpy8A6cRswRaePbYMUr9rFqqCqcqvgm_9WuJXqEoDGzX3Wz43HwyF_PzkXNIDGaMp7WTp-82IgN8A6g9jeCuBEWBJCDNUnKPevN_i7GHlGbue1BTIcv41t9yQvZ-UrIsvZwoDxCSQiwYIAc53U29F194/s640/1-2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="528" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdcKbpmviRKPvlCVf0nJO8tzHPKH4O4np19kKpy8A6cRswRaePbYMUr9rFqqCqcqvgm_9WuJXqEoDGzX3Wz43HwyF_PzkXNIDGaMp7WTp-82IgN8A6g9jeCuBEWBJCDNUnKPevN_i7GHlGbue1BTIcv41t9yQvZ-UrIsvZwoDxCSQiwYIAc53U29F194/w330-h400/1-2024.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Welcome my 1st card for our One Plus Twelve challenge in 2024. This is year number 6. For this challenge, we are to use just one stamp, to make a card every month and post on the 3rd of each month. </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">For this year, I had picked a Pinkfresh Studio set called Thankful for Friends. The set includes the stamp set, matching die, coordinating stencils and a hot foil plate! I think this set is so pretty and I will have many options each month. </span></p><div><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span><span style="color: #990000;">For my card this month, I used all 4 parts! I first used the hot foil plate with gold foil on Hammermill cardstock. I then stenciled the floral image with my Taylored Expressions inks on the 4 layers of stencils. I die cut the image and added 2 more layers of white for added dimension. The background is an embossing folder from We R Memory Keepers called Woven. I stamped one of the sentiments and used my Taylored Expressions Modern Sentiment labels and backer, using Gold Metallic. I added some Pinkfresh Studio Metallic Pearls in Gold around the image.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtv3qzTz6GOXa9rdijWCylRduhzjajZLMSh5xu-mnWj3PSyCFpY3DcMCQKmHvXMz5eaITTNqWzkLh6wVTTYut1Cr15i_lMLcrgEZQ7RmP51KWg2FIm0nTRuzQT9VOb21DiaBddcGlnxTVIVAS3AWX73jnUZnag639S_wS8XWDx4N7dXMdpLsFFZHOuuk/s640/1-2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="528" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtv3qzTz6GOXa9rdijWCylRduhzjajZLMSh5xu-mnWj3PSyCFpY3DcMCQKmHvXMz5eaITTNqWzkLh6wVTTYut1Cr15i_lMLcrgEZQ7RmP51KWg2FIm0nTRuzQT9VOb21DiaBddcGlnxTVIVAS3AWX73jnUZnag639S_wS8XWDx4N7dXMdpLsFFZHOuuk/w330-h400/1-2024.jpg" width="330" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #990000;">Please be sure to check out the other </span><b><span style="color: blue;">One plus Twelve</span></b><span style="color: #990000;"> cards to see the the stamp sets that Kelly and Jeanette picked out for 2024! Here is a link to both </span></span><a href="http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/">Jeanette's</a><span style="color: #990000;"> and </span><a href="http://sandcastlestamper.blogspot.com/">Kelly's</a><span style="color: #990000;"> blog. </span><span style="color: #990000;"> Be sure to come back on February 3rd to see our next set of cards. </span><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><br /></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Image/Sentiment:</b> Pinkfresh Studio Thankful for Friends stamp set, matching die, coordinating stencils and hot foil plate</span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Cardstock: </strong> Stampin' Up Melon Mambo; The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White, Gold Metallic</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Ink:</b></span><span face="verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #0b5394;"> Taylored Expressions Peapod, Kiwi, Lollipop, Cupcake; Hero Arts Intense Black</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> Pinkfresh Studio Metallic Pearls-Gold; Gold Hot Foil; Taylored Expressions Modern Sentiment Labels and Backer; We R Memory Keepers Woven Embossing Folder</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-88951677508832702582024-01-01T05:00:00.001-06:002024-01-01T05:00:00.132-06:00Happy New Year<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4rSCFOBzDAlCi1owHQrkMJ-fKcT99-sCA67RLn-A5w_bjvJ9VBzKaZoiOsNUIXx20QJP1S6OUBHH8iKhXslcIqQKGhtQJGEUcWWPpkFnSW9XNpzsq_d3aF7NGF4Ry9DS9WgDsWx8KT5dv_3nQlj2VDQGiXSzP0jAuBoVFut70h0mgwID56BmGoOlYXs/s640/1-1-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="640" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4rSCFOBzDAlCi1owHQrkMJ-fKcT99-sCA67RLn-A5w_bjvJ9VBzKaZoiOsNUIXx20QJP1S6OUBHH8iKhXslcIqQKGhtQJGEUcWWPpkFnSW9XNpzsq_d3aF7NGF4Ry9DS9WgDsWx8KT5dv_3nQlj2VDQGiXSzP0jAuBoVFut70h0mgwID56BmGoOlYXs/w400-h380/1-1-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Happy, Happy New Year. Welcome to 2024!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I wanted to make a card to celebrate and used a fun single Stampin' Up stamp from a number of years ago. I stamped the image with Versamark and used Brutus Monroe Gilded Gold Embossing Powder on white cardstock. I die cut the image and a backer of Gorgeous Grape from my Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle dies. The background is The Paper Cut's Metallic Gold cardstock and a Taylored Expressions Embossing Folder called Fireworks. I also added some Stampin' Up Gold Cording behind the image. There is a lot of shine on this card!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LCZdrCy79k7Qm2PNZFvu8344S2kT-XW4BBZKIZZFTkCAg9X7FhDFDbgoKn0HyNkvL7p3C5jHNPkwc2nbfkOIR5Qd5h6Ij546r7fMseYD2VMad1uKPyGpo8UVlKVi9R_29nD7cHwI0q31sXTRRpooVGU7pNVJjl9nmAdUCUV9fCMOKvF6kmAJ3nSwHpY/s640/1-1-2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="640" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LCZdrCy79k7Qm2PNZFvu8344S2kT-XW4BBZKIZZFTkCAg9X7FhDFDbgoKn0HyNkvL7p3C5jHNPkwc2nbfkOIR5Qd5h6Ij546r7fMseYD2VMad1uKPyGpo8UVlKVi9R_29nD7cHwI0q31sXTRRpooVGU7pNVJjl9nmAdUCUV9fCMOKvF6kmAJ3nSwHpY/w400-h380/1-1-2024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I also used this same stamp for an upcoming challenge, so be sure to check back later this month!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="margin: 0px;" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; margin: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px;">Image/Sentiment:</b> Stampin' Up Happy New Year stamp</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cardstock/Patterned Paper: </span></strong></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> The Paper Cut Cougar Opaque 100# White, Gold Metallic; Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grape</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><b>Ink: </b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> Versamark; Brutus Monroe Gilded Gold Embossing Folder</span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories: </strong></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;">Taylored Expressions Fireworks Embossing Folder; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle Dies; Stampin' Up Gold Cording; </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3899351476508687555.post-88789475430142852952023-12-31T05:00:00.004-06:002023-12-31T05:00:00.144-06:00Catch-Up Cub<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtoD4fEz2_NPQRcmDQBYEX5W3OhG5fQr0KpoCyLNTWe5xm_ymgn-8X1HKT3YGPn8xxBYUqBEEj56vpELeMbivsPUprZfseRcvvqWKX2gzuxT8krIxI8LHcoc9XzavtLt0Nzr6zXyTfq8gxsdyCXRlaX6YX0fpyJU2AwwId5tcKJQ-lU5zs0uVEaP9P44/s640/12-2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="622" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtoD4fEz2_NPQRcmDQBYEX5W3OhG5fQr0KpoCyLNTWe5xm_ymgn-8X1HKT3YGPn8xxBYUqBEEj56vpELeMbivsPUprZfseRcvvqWKX2gzuxT8krIxI8LHcoc9XzavtLt0Nzr6zXyTfq8gxsdyCXRlaX6YX0fpyJU2AwwId5tcKJQ-lU5zs0uVEaP9P44/w389-h400/12-2023.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Today is the last day of December </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">and I am posting a set of cards for our challenge-The Catch-up Club! A few of my stamping friends, Darlene, Jeanette and Terry along with myself, have signed up for a number of virtual stamping events in the past 3+ years. One of the benefits of these events are that they are available to rewatch or even watch for the first time at a later date as they are all recorded. The 4 of us "try" to watch live and chat by texting during the event. But, life steps in and there are times when one or more of us are not participating during the live. Then, the kits from sponsors sits in our stamping area until we are ready to watch the video and create. During one of the events, we decided we needed to push ourselves (and each other) to get some of these events done! So--we all decided to devote one day a month, the last day of the month for the somewhat procrastinators that we are, to post cards we missed making. So--here we are in our 8th month of The Catch Up Club!</span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Reminder--these are not my own designs! The cards are the designs of the other instructors from these classes. I am just recreating the cards from the class. This month the creations are again from Sarah and The Paper Cut in Appleton, WIS!</span></p><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">These cards are from a Crafters Classroom Virtual Class earlier this month called Triple the Fun Winter Cards. All of the cards use The Paper Cut's Triple Circle or Triple Square Dies. The four cards already had the windows die cut for us, but you can also order the dies to make more! The kit also included some Impression Obsession dies and stamp sets. All of the beautiful cardstock is also from The Paper Cut. </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UyzylQuz40VWlOOgP80nD7LoLLkJ4HUlQN7XW4wPdOhl9WuHqF-C5Kq6Ba4_05LSWBVHBO35XtAiiGI945G4mwET7lx1iHUvOLxZMb3IRsOTvL-dv9hM631nh7cSGsHWCIv9uPEUyytzlTFBcsBlXSy3vGg_cvxxQ-bq7npnyShuEsGoJrEe0zopNgk/s640/12-2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="622" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UyzylQuz40VWlOOgP80nD7LoLLkJ4HUlQN7XW4wPdOhl9WuHqF-C5Kq6Ba4_05LSWBVHBO35XtAiiGI945G4mwET7lx1iHUvOLxZMb3IRsOTvL-dv9hM631nh7cSGsHWCIv9uPEUyytzlTFBcsBlXSy3vGg_cvxxQ-bq7npnyShuEsGoJrEe0zopNgk/w389-h400/12-2023.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">Sarah offers many different kinds of classes through the year and kits can be ordered from their website. I have a few other virtual classes from The Paper Cut that need to be completed. Plus I have a virtual event from Pinkfresh Studio and also need to complete the SCT classes. I have many cards to complete coming up this winter--so stay tuned. I am already way behind, so more Catch Up to Come!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;">I hope you enjoyed my cards! </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span>Here are the links to the other of the Catch Up Club. Please be sure to check out </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.cre8tiveplay.com/">Jeanette's</a>,</span></span><span style="color: #990000;"><span> </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://itstotallyterry.blogspot.com/">Terry's</a>,</span></span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"> and <a href="http://accordingtobijou.blogspot.com/">Darlene's</a> blogs. They may post today or tomorrow, but we have all promised to post cards that we have missed the making along the way!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Image/Sentiment: </b> Triple the Fun Winter Cards from The Paper Cut and Crafters Classroom virtual class. Stamps are from Impression Obsession </span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"><strong>Cardstock: </strong> All included in kit--all are available from The Paper Cut</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Ink: </b> None</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span><span face=""><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>Accessories:</strong><span style="display: inline; float: none;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana;"> Gems and Pearls; Copic Sketch Markers</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17143033373023358626noreply@blogger.com1