Merry & Bright Ways to Use It Challenge

Can things get anymore hectic? Well, we all know the answer to that but it truly exceeds my imagination at this point! Still working frantically on Christmas projects- sure that not all of them will be completed and trying to prioritize! Do I have time to make a card today? No! Could I resist the Ways to Use It Challenge over on SCS? No, again! When I bought this Collage Merry & Bright stamp by Hero Arts, I had a monochromatic card in mind. Mind you, I had never made a monochromatic card but I so admire them when others post them on their blogs or SCS galleries. So when I saw today's challenge to make one, I had to play. The makin's of this card are pretty straight forward. It's difficult to see but there are tiny pink rhinestones among the swirls on the main image and a larger pink rhinestone in the center of the snowflake brad. The Cuttlebug Swirls have been "sparkled up" with a paint brush and some Stickles. Well, oldest DD is painting a Nativity Scene and seems to need some help so off I go. It's ALWAYS a Stampin' Good Time! Take care!


Recipe for Monochromatic Card:

Stamps: Print Pattern, Hero Arts Collage Merry & Bright

Paper: Whisper White, Purely Pomegranate

Ink: Purely Pomegranate

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Swirl Embossing Folder, Stickles, snowflake brad (Hobby Lobby), Purely Pomegranate satin ribbon, Heidi Swapp rhinestone, A Muse rhinestones

And the winner is ...

Meg!!!! Who said: "Congrats on your 5000th post! I Love to browse through the blogs for all the awesome ideas. There are some very creative people out there and boy, do they give me inspiration. You are so very creative and I love your ideas...I am so glad you are back online! Chat with you soon! Meg" Thanks for the sweet comment, Meg! I'll get your blog candy out to you early next week! Thanks to all who left a comment. Comments were a bit slow on this one but I'm crediting to the fact that I've been out of touch so much due to my computer and the fact that everyone is so very busy.Today I am going to leave you with a quick post before taking my DD to preschool. This is a simple card using my beloved Hero Arts Christmas Doves. All PP is Chatterbox which I love to use with paper piecing. The wings on the birds are stamped and pieced, as well as, the little ornaments which have a layer of CE on them to give them texture and shine. It's ALWAYS a Stampin' Good Time! Take care!



Recipe for HA Doves card:

Stamps: Hero Arts Christmas Doves, PTI Believe sentiment

Paper: Old Olive, PTI white CS, PP Chatterbox

Ink: Old Olive, Palette Moulon Rouge, Ruby Red and Old Olive Stampin' Write markers

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, Embossing Folder, ribbon from stash, Copic Spica gold pen, CE

Techniques: Paper Piecing

3's Pushing It!!!

Okay, I'm browsing my fav blogs right before bedtime and I realize I forgot to make a card for Julee Tilman's challenge that ends at midnight MT (It's 11:15 MT when I figure this out.) So this is probably the ugliest card ever but it does fit the sketch. Please do not look to closely to the workmanship- oh my! Anyway, image is Hero Arts, CS is SU, PP & ribbon is SEI, sentiment is MFT. No more to say gotta go over to Poetic Artistry and leave a comment. Take care!

The World According to Rachel

When I went to download the pics for this card, I found that SOMEONE had been using the camera. It was like the world from the perspective of a 3-year-old, a very active 3-year-old. Most people before they meet Rachel think, "What child of 3 isn't active?" Well, Rachel truely takes the prize. Once folks meet her and see her go full force every waking second they always agree. Now, she is extremely affectionate but ya get your lovin' on the run! Anyway, she adores "looking" at Mommy's stamping and scrapbooking supplies (who can blame her) and my wood mounted stamps become her building blocks, so I figure she was hanging out in the craft/homeschool/computer room and she decided to see how the camera worked. The night before last I saw this Hero Arts set, Decorative Birds used on a card. I began looking on-line for them and found them on several sights but I controlled my impulses and was rewarded when they had them (plus Bird with Long Legs) at my LSS (The Rubber Stamp Lady.) Have I mentioned that I am really in to birds right now and anything to do with nature that takes on a quirky, whimsical look is just my style! Well, these birdies were just waiting to be a part of my own creation! The card base is Whisper White (I'm trying to get comfortable with "white space") and the base of the birdies is Sahara Sand (such an awesome neutral.) I used Chatterbox PP and Not Quite Navy ink. The ribbon is SU's navy and the little pearl brad is SEI. The "sun" and the corner swirls are from Quickutz "Sunshine" font and the sentiment is from Bird Notes by Crafy Secrets. I truly had fun making this card and using these HAPPY little birds. I work this evening in the Emergency Room so it's time for me to take a nap. Better say "take care!"