The House that Stamps Built - Anything Goes

This last Wednesday of July - our challenge over at The House That Stamps Built.  Well usually I don't have any problem with coming up with something for this challenge.  But .... here is my card

Dear granddaughter wanted me to make her a card using a fairy.  Well Repeat Impressions has a really cute fairy and decided to go with her as my focal image 4301-K Fairy's Lantern.  I used 3104-F Happy Everything.  This card kept evolving with glitter, die cut, vellum wings and vellum lantern,  gold splatters and yet it still needed something - so two gold glitter strips one at the top and one at the bottom.  But finally I said "done".  

Now it is your turn to make a card or project using the challenge of  Scenic card.   So many possibilities on this challenge.  You have a full month to enter our challenge.  You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do  you will have two chances to win a $25 gift certificate towards stamps. using the challenge of Scenic.

If you look on my right side bar I also have a discounted coupon for you to use when you go shopping at Repeat Impressions.
Now why not take a look at our DT Rock Stars for inspiration and to get you started. 

 Donna   Heather   Lauri  and Patti. 

Christmas in July - The House that Stamps Built

 This challenge is always one of my favorite in the summer at The House that Stamps Built .  Christmas in July, I seldom start on Christmas cards in July but at least I know I have one ready.  

I had a different idea in my head when I started and this is what evolved.  I'm thinking someone I know might get a new puppy for Christmas (no names mentioned).  I used 8120-K Scruffy Puppy 8103-C WOOF as well as 1141-F Merry Christmas and 4818-J and 4519-H Gift box and gift box top.

I paper pieced the box with some holiday paper as well as the strips and bow on the box.  I colored the puppy with copic markers and fussy cut him out.  I carefully cut a slit in the box for puppy to slip through and I pushed him through to where just the head and chest are showing  I used a speech bubble punch for my Woof and Merry Christmas sentiment with a bit of bling.  

Now it is your turn to make a card or project using the challenge of Christmas in July. So many possibilities on this challenge.  You have a full month to enter our challenge.  You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do  you will have two chances to win a $25 gift certificate towards stamps. using the challenge of Christmas in July.

If you look on my right side bar I also have a discounted coupon for you to use when you go shopping at Repeat Impressions.
Now why not take a look at our DT Rock Stars for inspiration and to get you started. 

   Donna   Heather   Lauri  and Patti. 

Mason's Birthday Card

 Today our cute little redhead will celebrate his 3rd birthday although his birthday was a couple of days ago.  He is into tractors and farming, just like his big brother Carter.  Only fitting that I make him a tractor birthday card from Great grandma and great grandpa.  

This depicts life on their country farm, although Dad just helps out around the farm as he has a full time job.  The stamps are from Newtons Nook Farming Fun and has 4 cute tractor images as well as a pickup truck, and wagon.  I made some rolling hills - and put the tractors on the bottom - filled up the wagon with corn ears from SU dies, the corn plants and sign are also from SU.  The dog die is one I had in my stash but looks like their black lab farm dog Piper.  Got him a farm puzzle,  a farm sticker book and will put some money in the card.  Hope to get some cute pictures 

The House that Stamps Built - Use Pattern Paper

 This week our challenge at The House that Stamps Built is to use pattern paper and this challenge came at the right time as I needed a 60th birthday card.  

Perfect for the toilet tissue pattern paper that I had in my digi files.  I made a mini slim card so I could get all the fun focal images in place.  I   used 1601-I Holy Crap, 10631-J Plunger and 10632-I Toilet Tissue and 10633-K Toilet.  Just did a bit of shading with grays on the toilet and toilet tissue and colored the plunger with copic markers.  This turned out just like I was hoping and I hope the SIL get a laugh.  

Now it is your turn to make a card or project using the challenge of Pattern Paper. So many possibilities on this challenge.  You have a full month to enter our challenge.  You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do  you will have two chances to win a $25 gift certificate towards stamps. using the challenge of Pattern Paper.

If you look on my right side bar I also have a discounted coupon for you to use when you go shopping at Repeat Impressions.
Now why not take a look at our DT Rock Stars for inspiration and to get you started. 

 Donna   Heather   Lauri  and Patti. 

The House that Stamps Built - Use a Stencil

 Hope everyone had a nice July 4th.  We bar-b-qued and just relaxed here at home.  

This week over at The House that Stamps Built our challenge is to use a stencil on our project.  

I did use a stencil on this card design, but I was playing around with my gel press and Donna  suggested I use a stencil on what ink I had left on my gel press.  Well this turned out to my liking.  I used 2614-D, 2616-D, and 2617-D, all Tiny Birds.  I thought the birds went with the feather stencil - I colored them in with colored pencil and low odor mineral spirits.  I decided to make it a birthday card and used the 1904-I A Special Wish sentiment.  Iwante to get all of the stenciling in so I made a square card, which will cost more postage, but I don't make very many square cards. 

Pet Sympathy Card

 These are the cards that just pull at your heart strings when you make them.  

This is a combination of several dies and stamps including Repeat Impressions scenic in which I just used the bridge - SU for the sentiment, Martha Stewart for the hearts, Amuse for the clouds.  I did my own spin on a CASE that I really liked from Pinterest.  I found this poem which I included with the card. You will need a tissue to wipe the tears.  

I hope this brought a bit of comfort to my friends.