Leaping Trout

Dear Ones~
It has been some time since I posted a blog to enter a couple of challenges. It felt good to just play and do something for fun.
Here is my card:

when I saw this digi stamp set from Power Poppy I HAD to have it!! My hubby is an avid fly fisherman, and gets so much pleasure from stalking the elusive trout. We have 2 beautiful rivers in our county, and in the summer he spends some part of almost every day in their waters. He has many fishermen friends who would love this card.

I recently purchased a very cool stencil from Designs by Jaime called Mini Cell Theory. I thought it would be a great design to sponge as my background paper. I colored the fish with Prismacolors, and added some Stickles and clear Crystal Drops to the water.

This photo is a little out of focus, but it's a good close up of the design. I think Marcella did a wonderful job drawing that fish!!

Here are the Ingredients:

PTI New Leaf Card Stock

GKD Black Onyx and White Card Stock

Designs by Jaime Mini Cell Theory Stencil

Distress Inks in Blue Denim & Tumbled Glass

Power Poppy Leaping Trout Digi Stamp

Mama Elephant Sunday Sentiments Stamp for Greeting

Paper Studios Dragonfly Punch

Prismacolor Colored Pencils

Stickles

Nuvo Crystal Drops in Clear

Signo White Gel Pen

This Card will be Entered In:

Power Poppy Power and Spark Challenge - Happy Mail

Double D Challenges - One for the Boys

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by, I adore your comments. Hope your summer is going well, it is for us!!!

just Us Girls #349 - Photo Week

Dear Ones~

 

This week is Photo Week over at Just Us Girls, and Chris has chosen this wonderful photo for us.

 

Here's My Card:

This challenge was a challenge for me because I don't have any cute rain boot stamps. Wish I did....I think the inspirational photo is so adorable. I did the best I could with what I had.

 

Here are the Ingredients:
Stampin' Up Smokey Slate Card Stock
GKD White and Black Onyx Card Stock
Stampin' Up Hardwood Background Stamp
Stampin' Up Feel Goods Stamp Set for Greeting
GKD Plant Trio Stamp Set 
Sharpie Markers
Nuvo Crystal Drops
Stampin' Up Twine

Please visit the JUST US GIRLS blog to see the wonderful cards that our June Guest Designer Cornelia, and the rest of the team have made this week. I'm sorry to say good bye to Cornelia, she has been a wonderful addition to our Design Team. Thanks for all your wonderful creations, Cornelia!!

And remember, if you win Chic of the Week in any of our June challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of August!!   I hope to see you there.

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!!

Just Us Girls #348 - Color Week

Dear Ones~
This week is Color Week over at Just Us Girls. Our host, Ina, has chosen mustard, turquoise and hot pink!!

 

Here's My Card:

These colors are so bright and vibrant. I just HAD to make some bright, beautiful flowers with them. I used Stampin' Up stamps and punches for this. Easy peasy.

 

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Turquoise Sea, Passionate Pink, & White Card Stock

SU Crushed Curry Card Stock

DCWV The Haute Pink Patterned Paper

DCWV Citrus Mat Stack Patterned Paper

GKD Turquoise Sea, Passionate Pink and Honey Mustard Ink

SU Petite Petals Stamp Set & Punch

SU Flower Shop Stamp Set & Punch

HOTP 10 Tiny Things and Shadows

Nuvo Crystal Drops in Ivory Seashell

 

Please visit the JUST US GIRLS blog to see the wonderful cards that our June Guest Designer Cornelia, and the rest of the team have made this week.  I hope to see you there.

And remember, if you win Chic of the Week in any of our June challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of August!!  

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!!

 

Mod Squad Challenge - Wedded Bliss

Dear Ones~
This week Vicki Dutcher and I are hosting the Mod Squad Challenge. Our challenge to you is to make a wedding or anniversary card.

One of our sponsors is the wonderful stamp company  

Kitchen Sink Stamps

 

Kitchen Sink Stamps offers us a discount CODE: ModSquad15.

  These stamps are amazing. Most have a multi-stamp feature that lets you get great detail in your images using several colors. There is real dimension with a 3-D effect! And one of the best features of this stamp company is that there are color recipes for most of the multi-step stamps, so you don't have to guess what colors to use. There are even alternative colors if you don't have the inks that are suggested. Maria from Kitchen Sink Stamps is a member of our Mod Squad Challenge Facebook Group so feel free to say Hi or ask any questions.

 

THE PRIZE

A $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE to the store. 

You can pick your own goodies and there are lots of choices!

Here is a sample for you: 

I decided to try some foiling with this multi-step stamp set. It came out really well, I'm very happy with it. You can't tell, but all the dark bits on the flowers are silver foil. I just stamped one of the elements of the flower with black ink, copied it with my laser printer and ran it through my laminator with some silver foil. Then I continued to stamp the images with various other inks.

 

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Heavy Weight White Card Stock

Recollections Mercury Glass Card Stock

GKD Ocean Mist and Turquoise Sea Card Stock

KSS 3-Step Daisy Stamp Set

KSS Never A Loss for Words Stamp Set

Spellbinders Marvelous Squares Die

Stash Corner Punch

Martha Stewart Leaf Punch

Nuvo Crystal Drops

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to head on over to The Mod Squad Blog Challenge and play along. I can't wait to see your wonderful creations!! Oh, and I adore your comments!

 

Altenew June Inspiration Challenge

Dear Ones~
Here it is Sunday evening already. Where does the time go?

Today's offering is for the Altenew June Inspiration Challenge. Here is the beautiful photo they supplied us -

And here is my card:

The background stamp is by Penny Black. I heat embossed it with pearl embossing powder, and I thought it mimicked the dress in the photo pretty well. Plus I added the sequins for added sparkle. I kinda wish I hadn't put the black dots in the centers of the flowers, but - too late. Hindsight is 20/20.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Jellybean Green and White Card Stock

SU Lost Lagoon Card Stock

Penny Black Slapstick Background Stamp

Altenew Beautiful Day Stamp Set

Various Leaf Die Cuts

GKD Sweet Corn Ink

Memento Dandelion Ink

Our Daily Bread Lace Border Die

Black Enamel Accents

I will also be entering this in the Penny Black June Challenge - Flower Power.

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments. Hope your weekend was grand and you have a wonderful week ahead.

Just Us Girls # 347 - Trend Week

Dear Ones~

This week is Trend Week over at Just Us Girls, and our host Nancy has chosen the Spotlighting Technique.

This technique is pretty much self explanatory. For more inspiration, visit our Just Us Girls Challenge Blog.

Here's my card:

For this spotlighting I cut a circle mask, and a mask for the image. After stamping the image with black ink, I masked the flowers and sponged the kraft ink inside the circle. Then I colored the image inside the circle with my Zigs. I did go outside the circle just a little with that leaf and the little berries. 

I just liked it better that way.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Kraft, Red Hot and White Card Stock

HOTP Botanical Blooms

HOTP Serendipity Flowers for Greeting

Zig Clean Color Markers

GKD Kraft Ink for Sponging

Nuvo Crystal Drops in Autumn Red

Please visit the JUST US GIRLS blog to see the wonderful cards that our June Guest Designer Cornelia, and the rest of the team have made this week.  I hope to see you there.

And remember, if you win Chic of the Week in any of our June challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of August!!  

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!!

Just Us Girls #346 - Word Week

Dear Ones~
This week is Word Week over at Just Us Girls.  Bobby, our host, has chosen the word BIRDS.

 

I would like to welcome Cornelia Wenokor, our guest designer for the month of June. Go visit her blog to see how over-the-top talented she is. So glad to have her joining us!!

Here Is My Card:

I love this stamp set. It's a multi-step, and there are so many possibilities with this one!! For the top part of the wing I did some rock and roll stamping.

 Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Cherry Red and Blue Raspberry Card Stock

Stampin' Up Hardwood Background Stamp

Hero Arts Color Layering Dimensional Bird Stamp Set

Various GKD Inks

Stickles

Nuvo Crystal Drops

Please visit the JUST US GIRLS blog to see the wonderful cards that our June Guest Designer Cornelia, and the rest of the team have made this week.  I hope to see you there.

And remember, if you win Chic of the Week in any of our June challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of August!!  

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!!

Here are the Ingredients:

Simon's Monday Challenge - Monochrome

Dear Ones~
Another card for today. This time it's for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. This week it's monochrome - use only one color on your card.

 I decided to go with a pearl white for my "color".  I love the look. I used the SU's Botanical Builders Thinlits dies for most of this card. The background is a new embossing folder I recently purchased. It's from We R Memory Keepers. I love the dimension.

Here are the Ingredients:

Core'dinations Pearls Pearly White Card Stock

We R Memory Keepers Next Generation Gemstone Embossing Folder

Crafty Secrets Stamp for Greeting

Spellbinders Decorative Labels 8

GKD Gold Embossing Powder

Ivory Seashell Nuvo Crystal Drops

I appreciate your stopping by, and also your comments. 

Enjoy your weekend!!

StampTV MIUM - A Pop of Color

Dear Ones~
Happy Friday, hope you have some awesome plans for the weekend.
Today's offering is for the Stamp TV Mix It Up Monday Challenge - this week it's black and white with a pop of color. LOVE this idea, so I had to play along!

Here's My Card:

 I stamped this image from the vintage GKD Heart Blooms Duo Stamp Set. I say vintage because it's super old, I have had it forever! Don't even know when it was released. Anyway, I stamped it on Bristol Board and colored it with my Zigs. In my opinion, Bristol is THE BEST card stock to use with Zigs. They blend beautifully and you always get a crisp stamped image because it's so smooth.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Black Onyx, Sweet Corn and White Card Stock

Kaisercraft Shine Bright Patterned Paper

GKD Heart Blooms Stamp Set

Paper Smooches Foliage 1 Die (thanks Donna!)

Black IrRESISTible Pico Embellisher for stamins

I so appreciate your stopping by, and I adore your comments. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and do something fun!