Sparkly Christmas

Supplies:  Stamps: Impression Obsession  Ink: Gina K amalgam ink  Paper: Gina K white, DCWV glitzy paper pack  Accessories: Quickutz snowflake die cut, black brad, SU snowy embossing folder

It's Sunday again, and I'm back with another featured stamper challenge card.  This week the featured stamper is Mandy Stacey.  I chose the following card as inspiration for my card.  I die cut my snowflake out of the Glitzy silver paper and added a black brad to the center.  Then I embossed the background, and stamped my sentiment using a stamp-a-ma-jig.  Lastly I adhered my snowflake to the card.  That's all for today!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Have a bee-utiful day!

Supplies:  Stamps:  Amuse  Ink: Gina K Amalgam ink  Paper: Gina K white and black onyx, American Crafts  Accessories: linen thread, Taylored Expressions honeycomb embossing folder

This week's Featured Stamper is Kelli over on Splitcoast Stampers.  I selected this card as inspiration for my card.  I kept the layout the same I swapped out the patterned paper and I embossed the base of the card.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Rainbow Birthday

Supplies:  Stamps: Inkadinkado?  Paper: Gina K white and black onyx, Tim Holtz watercolor paper  Ink: Memento tuxedo black  Accessories:  Quickutz butterfly die cut, watercolors

Happy Monday Everyone!!  For me it is back to work... :(  Which of course means less crafty time. The CAS challenge on SCS is Winged Things.  I was looking through my cards and found the focal panel of this card, and I hadn't finished it.  Lucky me for this panel had a butterfly on it for the challenge!!!  I trimmed down the focal panel so I could mat it in black, and adhered my layers together.  That is as CAS as I can get! :) 

Thanks so much for looking!!!

Terri

Ready, Set, Recline

Supplies: Stamps:  Amuse  Ink: Gina K black amalgam ink  Paper: Gina K heavy base weight  Accessories:  MFT square die cut, copic markers, dimensionals

Happy Sunday everyone!  Today is the featured stamper challenge on SCS.  Today's featured stamper is Beth.  After browsing through her gallery I chose this card as inspiration for my card.  I die cut my window, then traced the inner part of the frame onto my card base so I could stamp my images in the correct area.  After I stamped I colored in the chair with copic markers.  Lastly, I erased my square and added the top layer using dimensionals.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Life Is Good

Supplies: Stamps: Amuse and Gina K  Ink: Gina K black amalgam ink  Paper: Gina K white, K & Company Citronella  Accessories: Spellbinders Nestabilities, twine, copic markers, thick twine ribbon

Today on SCS is the inspiration challenge.  This week the Life Is Good website is where we are getting inspiration for our cards.  I found this image as my inspiration.  I found some wave patterned paper to go with this card.  Then I stamped and colored my focal image.  I added twine, as ropes, to the focal image.  Then I stamped my sentiment and added scalloped mats to the sentiment and focal image using dimensionals.  Lastly, I added the twine ribbon to the patterned paper and then adhered the focal image and sentiment on top.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Terri

A Good Egg

Supplies: Stamps: Whipper Snapper  and SU chicken wire background stamp  Ink: Gina K black Amalgam  and SU crumb cake  Paper: Paper cut wild cherry, SU crumb cake, Gina K white layering  Accessories:  copic markers, ribbon

Hello Stampers!!!  I made this card for two challenges.  The first challenge is Paper Players with a theme of humorous.  The second challenge is on SCS Free For All:  Birds of a Feather.  For this card I stamped the chicken wire background in crumb cake ink, and then layered all of my cardstock.  I stamped my focal image and colored it in with copic markers.  I added some ribbon, and then mounted the focal panel on top.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Terri

Sending Heartfelt Thoughts

Supplies: Stamps: Hearfelt Blooms  Paper: Gina K white  Ink: Gina K Amalgam black ink, Versamagic Perfect Plumeria  Accessories: MFT die cut frame, dimensionals

The CAS challenge on SCS is Kindness Matters.  I thought the sentiment that I chose fit the bill.  I added the floral image to the focal panel, and then added the frame with dimensionals to complete this clean and simple card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Chalkboard Valentine

Supplies: Stamps: Gina K collaboration with Unity Stamps  Paper: Gina K white and black, Paper Cut red  Ink: Versamark  Accessories:  detail white embossing powder, red ribbon

This week the featured stamper on SCS is Dani D.  I chose the following card as inspiration for my card.  I love the chalkboard look on Dani's card, and I remembered I had a similar heart stamp in my stash that I hadn't inked up yet.  I stamped and embossed the heart and sentiment, added a red ribbon, matted the focal image onto some red cardstock and then adhered it onto my card base.  Clean and simple as usual for me.  

Thanks for stopping by!!

Terri

You're Turtley Awesome!

Supplies: Stamps: Sunny Studio  Ink: Gina K Amalgam and Versamark  Paper: Gina K artist's choice, heavy base white, and black onyx, Lawn Fawn perfectly plaid  Accesories: Lawn Fawn heart die, SU banner punch, detail white embossing powder, copic markers

The Free For All challenge on SCS is the theme of friendship.  I thought these two turtles look like the best of friends!! :)  I colored the turtles with copic markers, and die cut it into a heart.  I used Gina K's artist's choice paper.  The paper is wonderful for coloring with copic markers, the colors really blend well!  Then I stamped and embossed my sentiment and turned it into a banner.  I was just going to put the heart on a white background, but I went digging through my paper and thought this plaid complimented my turtles.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Paper Players Sketch Challenge

Supplies: Stamps: Gina K  Ink: Gina K black amalgam ink  Paper: Simple Stories: Bloom and Grow  Accessories: Gina K decorative tag set, linen thread, dimensionals

I made this for the Paper Players sketch challenge.  I love the patterns in the 6x6 Simple Stories paper pack, so I picked out 4 designs that I thought went well together.  I cut the pieces to match the sketch.  Lastly, I die cut the tag from a piece of patterned paper and added a sentiment.  I popped up the tag and added a twine bow to complete the card.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Snowy Color Challenge

Supplies: Stamps: Whipper Snapper  Ink: Gina K Amalgam black  Paper: Gina K heavy base weight white, real red  Accessories: ribbon, copic markers, sequins

The color challenge on SCS was to use lemon lime twist, garden green, and real red.  In addition to the colors there was another challenge to make it a Christmas card.  So I chose this snowman image to be included in the Christmas theme, and I colored the snowman's scarf with the colors of the challenge with copic markers.  I found a snowflake ribbon and added it to the top of the card, and lastly I added some sequins for snowflakes.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Back to School

Supplies:  Stamps: Studio G  Ink:  Gina K black Amalgam  Paper:  Riding Hood Red, DCWV patterned paper, early espresso  Accessories: ribbon, Cuttle Kids apple die cut

This week the CAS challenge on SCS is Back to School.  I found this apple paper and wanted to use this.  I have so much patterned paper and never use it!  So I challenged myself to try it out today.  I ended up using it in place of my usual white space.  I felt like if I added layers to it you wouldn't see the pattern of the paper.  I stamped the back to school image onto my apple die cut, added some ribbon, and popped up my apple with dimensionals to complete this card.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Terri 

Buzzing Special Day

Supplies: Stamps: Dragonfly Dreams  Ink: Gina K Amalgam black ink, SU white craft ink Paper: Gina K black onyx and kraft  Accessories: Spellbinders tag, copic marker, black twine, clear Wink of Stella marker

This week's featured stamper on SCS is Jenny.  I chose this card as inspiration for my card.  I change the color scheme and used the same layout.  For the bumble bees I did a white wash where the yellow strips are supposed to be, then I went over the white wash with a copic marker so the yellow would stand out on the kraft paper.  I added Wink of Stella clear glitter pen to the wings to add some sparkle.  For the tag I created a background layer with black to help the sentiment stand out from the card base.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Haunted House

Supplies: Paper: Gina K black onyx, MME Haunted, Paper Cut whip cream  Stamps: The Best of Halloween  Ink: Gina K black Amalgam ink  Accessories: 1 1/4 inch square punch, 2 and 2 1/4 inch circle punches, linen thread, dimensionals

I made this for the Inspiration Challenge on SCS.  I selected the following haunted house from the Plow and Hearth website as inspiration for my card.  I used an old Mojo Monday sketch to complete this card also.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

Just Bee Happy

Supplies: Stamps: Whipper Snapper  Paper: Gina K heavy base weight white, melon mambo, Recollections gingham paper  Ink:  Gina K Amalgam Ink  Accessories:  Spellbinders nestabilities, Offray white grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

This week the Ways to Use It challenge on SCS was to use dimensionals on your focal image and your sentiment, and the Free for All challenge was to use winged things.  I still had this buzzy bee on my desk from earlier in the week and thought I would use it again, this time with it's fun sentiment!  I colored my focal image with copic markers and then popped it up with dimensionals.  Then added my sentiment popping this up even further than the focal image.  Lastly, I added some ribbon to tie it all together.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

Snowy Cardinals

Supplies:  Paper: Gina K heavy base weight white, DCWV paper pack, red scrap  Accessories:  Simon Says Stamp die cut, Impression Obsession die cut, dimensionals.

This week over at the Paper Players the challenge is to use negative space on your card, and to have a clean and simple design.  To keep the design clean and simple I used this birch tree die cut.  I thought using the snowy paper as my negative space made the birch trees stand out.  And then I found some cardinal die cuts and the contrast of the red against the background made the cardinals pop.  Lastly, I added dimensionals to the back of this focal piece and added it to my card base to complete this card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

CAS Plaid Turtle

Supplies: Stamps: MFT Too Cute Turtles  Paper: Gina K heavy base weight white and Lawn Fawn Plaid  Ink: Gina K Amalgam black  Accessories: MFT Jumbo Peek a Boo die set, SU scallop edge punch, copic markers

The CAS challenge on SCS this week is to use plaid.  I chose to paper piece the turtle shell using plaid paper and added a plaid scalloped edge to incorporate plaid onto my card.  To finish the card I colored the remainder of the turtle with copic markers.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Featured Stamper

Supplies: Stamps: Whipper Snapper  Paper: Black Onyx Gina K, Gina K layering white, Papercut yellow gingham  Ink: Versamark  Accessories: Spellbinders Nestabilities scallop and plain oval, EK Success border punch, Offray black grosgrain ribbon, copic markers

Sunday brings us the Featured Stamper challenge on SCS.  This week the featured stamper is Jill.  The following card is the inspiration to the card I made today.  Jill colored the backside of her focal image after she stamped the front of the focal image.  This technique is what caught my eye in her gallery, and I used this technique to CASE her card.  I kept the layout the same and used a few different elements to finish off my card.

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Terri

Featured Stamper Hello!

Supplies: Paper: Gina K white, Stampin up pink and blue  Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder, Memory Box die cut,  Cool Cuts die cut, and Spellbinders die cut, glossy accents, gem, dimensionals

Hello Stampers!  I made a card for the featured stamper challenge on SCS.  The featured stamper is Donna, she has a wonderful gallery.  I chose this card to C.A.S.E.  I was inspired by the cherry blossom flowers and colors of this card.  I chose to use a wavy embossing folder because I thought it looked like the waves on Donna's card.  I used the Memory Box die cut to go with the cherry blossom flowers on Donna's card, and I die cut the hello in blue to go with the colors of the waves on Donna's card.  

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Terri

Wishing You a Beautiful Day

Supplies: Stamps: Special Reason  Paper: Gina K heavy base weight, Colormates: deep caribbean coral  Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Distress Ink tumbled glass  Accessories: Stylish Stems, mini pearls, gingham ribbon, blending tool

It's Sunday and it is time for the featured stamper challenge on SCS.  The featured stamper this week is Art Deco Diva.  I really enjoyed gallery gazing in her gallery.  This card caught my eye with the use of blending and the floral die cut.  I made mine a one layer card and added black accents with my sentiment and ribbon choice.  

Thanks so much for stopping by,
Terri

Hats Off!

Supplies: Stamps: Whipper Snapper Penguin on Ice  Ink: Memento tuxedo black Paper: Gina K heavy base weight and artist's choice white cardstock, Gina K black onyx, Lawn Fawn 6x6 Peace Joy Love  Accessories: copic markers

This week's CAS challenge on SCS is Hats Off.  I found this cute little penguin with a Santa hat on, and decided to use this as my focal image.  I colored the focal image with copic markers and die cut it into a circle and matted it with black paper.  I decided to use some Christmas lights patterned paper to coordinate with the penguin's tangled lights.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Terri

Featured Stamper Dahlia

Supplies: Stamps: Gina K Dazzling Dahlias  Paper: Color Mates Dark Racy Raspberry, Gina K white and artist's choice white  Ink: Memento tuxedo black  Accessories: Dies for Dazzling Dahlias, ribbon, Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, copic markers, mini dimensionals

Today I am participating in the Featured Stamper challenge on SCS.  Congrats to the featured stamper, Lisa, she has a gorgeous gallery!  I chose this card to CASE.  I made the following changes: I embossed the bottom portion of the card, colored my flower with copic markers, I used a ribbon in place of the stamped panel, and I changed the color scheme.  

I Googled images of dahlias, there is such a variety of this flower.  I tried to keep just the tips of the flower with the dark raspberry color, to duplicate a flower I had seen in Google images.  

Thanks for stopping by!!

Terri

Warm Wishes

Supplies: Stamps: Lawn Fawn Thanks a Latte  Paper: Lawn Fawn 6x6 Perfectly Plaid, Gina K artist's choice cardstock Ink: Memento tuxedo black  Accessories: Simon Says Stamp dot scallop border, copic markers, Lawn Fawn stitched rectangle dies

It is time for the featured stamper challenge on SCS.  This week the featured stamper is Tracy.  What a fun gallery she has, be sure to check it out!  This is the card that I chose of hers to CASE.  I changed the orientation of the card, used a different scallop border, and different stamp set.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Terri

Dazzling Dahlia

Supplies: Stamps: Gina K Dazzling Dahlias  Ink: Memento tuxedo black  Paper: Daffodil Delight, Black Onyx, white, and Tim Holtz watercolor paper  Accessories: Zig Clean Color brush markers, score buddy, swiss dots embossing folder

When I haven't stamped in awhile I will look through card samples that I have saved on Pinterest and copy them to get my mojo flowing again.  That is exactly what I did with this card.  This is a card made by Gina K, she has a video tutorial here that I followed to make this card.  This is my first card using the Zig Clean Color brush markers, they definitely have a learning curve.  I found that I had to blend the two colors together right away to get a smooth blend, and sometimes I needed to use some water on a paint brush to smooth things out also.  I got the hang of it after awhile.  Check out Gina's video, it is a great tutorial!  

Thanks for stopping by!!

Terri