Tigerlilies!

Hello Everyone!!!  Here is another card I made for the DTGD challenges (you'll only be able to see these if you are a fan club member of SCS) which incorporates Julie's second challenge, Joan's (again) and Edna's (to give her something other than blue to look at :D )!!  It also fits beautifully for the new CopicOz Challenge which is to use your copics to colour FLOWERS!!!  Anyone is welcome to enter and there is a PRIZE of a Pack of 10 sheets of X-press It Blending Card and a 24 Copic Wallet!!!  The challenge is open until 23rd August and we hope you can play along with us!!!!

I started with a base of Pumpkin Pie and layered with black bazzill and some Very Vanilla embossed with Gootchi Script EF.  The next panel is more black bazzill punched with the Fleur de Lis border punch and topped with Material Girl DSP.  Below that I added some black satin ribbon.  Next I stamped the Tigerlily from Flourishes' A Year in Flowers 2 stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics - YR12, YR16, YR18, G12, G14, G16. 

(For all my North American friends, you can now buy the X-press It Blending Card in the USA through Imagination International (Copic USA) and should be able to order it, Mask It and X-press It High Tack Tape through anywhere that stocks Copic!!!  For more info - check out Marianne's Blog for Blending Card, Mask It and High Tack Tape!!  For all my Aussie friends - you can buy these products through your local Copic Stockist!!)

I sponged a little around my tigerlilies and cut it out with Small Oval Nestabilities and matted it with Pumpkin Pie cut with Label 10 Nestabilities and popped it up on foam tape.  To finish I added a black satin bow made with my bow easy and a couple of black pearls.

Stamps - A Year in Flowers 2 (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Black Bazzill, Cosmo Cricket Material Girl DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Label 10, Small Oval Nestabilities, Fleur de Lis Border Punch, Black Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Black Pearls, Gootchi Script EF, Foam Tape.


That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

Christmas Gift Box

Here's another project I made for the DTGD challenges at SCS!!  This one was for the second of BevMom's challenges as well as Lodichick's.  :)  I also got to play with the new Hearts Come Home set by JustRite!!!  I decided to create a cute little Christmas Gift Box, using the Gable Box template from SCS.

I started by using a piece of blue bazzill to create the Gable Box and then added the panels of white topped with Eskimo Kisses DSP.  Next I stamped the centre and border from Hearts Come Home in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (R83, R85, R89, G24, G28, Gold Spica) and cut it out with Large Square Nestabilities and matted with blue bazzill cut with Label 1 Nestabilities and then popped it all up on X-press It Foam Mounting Tape.  I then added some May Arts Satin Ribbon and some Organdy Ribbon to the handle and made a bow and finished by adding some Kaisercraft Snow Pearls to the front of the box.

Stamps - Hearts Come Home (JustRite) 
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Blue Bazzill, White, Eskimo Kisses DSP 
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Label 1 Nestabilities, Large Square Nestabilities, Scissors, Scor Pal, Circle Punch, Satin Ribbon, Organdy Ribbon, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :) 

Butterfly Birthday

Hello Everyone - here is yet another DTGD challenge card!!  This time it's for tiffguam's challenge!!  I even got to use some new RUBBAH!!!  :)  I don't normally make circle cards - but this was fun and I liked the way it turned out!!!  I used this week's Mojo Sketch Challenge for the layout.  Hey Edna - look NO BLUE!!!!  ROFL!!!  Although I was extremely tempted to make every card for the month with at least some blue in it, I couldn't quite do it to you!!!  LOL!!!

ALSO - I recently had Blog Candy and the winner was announced HERE.....the winner has not come forward yet.....please contact me via the email link on the left side bar so I can send your goodies out to you!!!

The base is two pieces of Very Vanilla cut with Big Scallop Circle Nestabilities then topped with pink bazzill and then two pieces of MME DSP.  Across the middle I've added some ric rac.  The three vertical panels are more pink bazzill and popped up on top, some Certainly Celery embossed with Swiss Dots.  The butterfly is from Unity's Little Reminders set that Lori gave me - isn't it CUTE!!  I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics - RV10, RV13, G40, G82 - and then popped it up on foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment from JustRite's Victorian Nested Frames in Memento Tuxedo Black and then cut it into a notched tag, securing one end with a flower (from Michelle) and a Blush Pearl.

Stamps - Little Reminders (Unity), Victorian Nested Frames (JustRite)
Paper - Very Vanilla, Pink Bazzill, Certainly Celery, MME DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle and Big Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Ric Rac Ribbon, Flower, Swiss Dots EF, Kaisercraft Blush Pearl, Scissors, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!

Stitching Daisies

Here's another card I made for the DTGD challenges - it actually covers FOUR!!  I've had a blast joining in the challenges this last week and a half and some of them really got me out of my comfort zone!!

I started this card with Very Vanilla and layered with Aqua Bazzill and some Material Girl DSP that I sewed a border around using my sewing machine (and shock, horror - it was actually straight!!!  Wonders will never cease!!!).  My big feature circle was made with two layers of Very Vanilla cut with Large Scallop Circle Nestabilities and then I pierced the scallops on top.  Across the middle I added some aqua Bazzill and punched the bottom with Lace Border Punch and topped with some ivory satin ribbon.  To the right I added an aqua circle and then popped up the daisies (from JustRite's Beautiful Blossoms stamp set) on top.  (The daisies were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics - E50, E51, Y21, Y35, G40, G82, BG11, BG15.)  I then framed it by cutting out a frame using the Label 13 Nestabilities and popping it up on foam tape.  To finish I added a big bow to the side and some Blush Pearls to the corners.


Stamps - Beautiful Blossoms (JustRite) 
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Very Vanilla, Aqua Bazzill, Cosmo Cricket Material Girl DSP 
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Label 13, Large Circle, Large Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Lace Border Punch, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Blush Pearls, Foam Tape. 

Don't forget there is a new challenge happening on the CopicOz Blog in a few hours and there is a prize of a pack of X-press It Blending Card and a 24 Copic Wallet just waiting for one lucky participant!!  Hope to see you playing along!!!

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)  

DTGD Harvest Blessings

It's another DTGD Challenge card covering three challenges - Leigh, Cindy and SweetMissDaisy!!!  That's 26 Down - 7 to go!!!  Woohoo!!!  :)  I'm also sneak peeking not one, but TWO new sets by Our Daily Bread Designs called Harvest Blessings and Happy Fall.  I just ADORE these sunflowers --- aren't they gorgeous!!!!  :)  They'll be available from ODBD on August 1st!!!

I started with a base of Summer Sun and layered with Chocolate Chip and Garden Variety DSP.  The next panel is more chocolate chip punched with the MS Arch Lattice punch and topped with more Garden Variety DSP.  Across the top is some mesh ribbon topped with some yellow grosgrain ribbon.  I stamped the row of sunflowers from Harvest Blessings in Memento Rich Cocoa on X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (Y32, Y35, Y38, G82, G85, E35, E37, BG0000) and cut it out with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with Chocolate Chip cut with the Big Scallop Ovals.  To finish I stamped the sentiment (also from Harvest Blessings) and made it into a notched tag and attached the sunflower from Happy Fall to cover the end.

Stamps - Harvest Blessings, Happy Fall (ODBD)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety DSP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval, Big Scallop Oval Nestabilities, MS Arch Lattice Punch, Mesh Ribbon, Yellow Grosgrain Ribbon, Scissors, X-press It Foam Mounting Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

BLOG CANDY WINNER

Hello Everyone!!!  A huge thanks to everyone who stopped by and entered the Blog Candy draw!!!  It was wonderful to read all your beautiful comments!!  :)  Today the winner has been drawn by Random.child (aka my daughter LOL!!!) and the winner is.......

Number 4 --- Congratulations KERRIE!!  Please email me (email link on the sidebar) by Friday so I can post your goodies out to you!!!

Thank you so much to everyone that entered and I hope you continue to enjoy stopping by or reading my blog posts!!

If you want to be in the draw to win a 10 Sheet Pack of X-press It Blending Card and a 24 Copic Wallet - there is a new Challenge starting this Wednesday on the CopicOz Blog and you have a whole month to join in!!!  I'm hosting the first one, so I hope you come by and play along with me!!!!!

Hugs
Kathy  :)

Blue Chicory

Hello Everyone!!  It's Sunday, so it's another Featured Stamper Challenge today and even better, it also fits Edna's DTGD Challenge!!  :)  This beautiful flower I've discovered is Chicory and comes in blue, purple and yellow and it's part of the soon to be released Don't Worry set by Our Daily Bread Designs!!  Today's FS is Ravengirl and I have chosen her Tissue Flowers in the Afternoon card to case.  The flowers aren't tissue, but they are blue, I've changed the BG paper and added some paper pleating, buttons, different ribbon and lace.

I started with a base of Very Vanilla and layered with Blue Bazzill and some Memory Box Frond DSP.  Across the bottom I added some Very Vanilla that I paper pleated and sponged a little Antique Linen on.  Over the top of the pleating I added some cream crochet ribbon and topped with some blue satin ribbon.  I then cut out a piece of Very Vanilla with the Label 10 Nestabilities die and sponged some Antique Linen on it before removing it from the die and then popping it up on foam tape.  The Chicory flower from Don't Worry has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (B21, B32, G40, G82) and cut out and popped up on foam tape.  To finish I added a double looped bow made with my Bow Easy to the ribbon topping with a button and then adding a few more buttons to the top corner.

Stamps - Don't Worry (ODBD)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Very Vanilla, Blue Bazzill, Memory Box Frond DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen
Accessories - Copics, Label 10 Nestabilities, Cream Crochet Ribbon, Blue Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Buttons, X-press It Foam Mounting Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

Me and My House

It's another card for the Dare To Get Dirty challenges over at SCS!!!  This one is for Sharon's and Dawn's and also qualifies again for Amber's!!  If you are a Fan Club Member you can find all the details HERE!!!

I've started with a base of Chocolate Chip and layered with Old Olive and some Basic Grey Kioshi DSP.  The next panel is more Olive punched with the MS Iron Gate Border Punch and topped with some pretty lace that I found.  The next panel is more chocolate topped with more Kioshi.  For the feature panel, I've stamped the verse from ODBD's Bless This Home and cut it out with Label 1 Nestabilities and then slightly trimmed it and matted it with Chocolate Chip cut with the same sized Label 1.  To finish I added some Kaisercraft Lush pearls underneath the verse and some Faux stitching around the border.  I've also added pearls to two of the corners and punched out a butterfly using the MS Monarch Butterfly punch and also topped it with the same pearls.

Stamps - Bless This Home (ODBD)
Paper - Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, White, Basic Grey Kioshi DSP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Label 1 Nestabilities, MS Iron Gate Border Punch, MS Monarch Butterfly Punch, SU Marker, Lace, Kaisercraft Lush Pearls.

Don't forget I have Blog Candy and you only have a couple more days to enter!!  You can find all the details HERE!!!

That's all for now, thanks for visiting!!!  :)