March 20, 2019 Photo Inspiration

Photo inspiration this week over at The House that Stamps Built the above picture was our photo challenge.  I went with the colors (which really don't show true to color on this post)  and then I really felt it kind of went with the picture as well.  I used 4212I Fawn - I used a piece of soft brown velvet paper and fussy cut him/her out.  I then colored in the white spots with a white gel pen - the image is so soft to touch.  When we take walks in the park by our house we see a lot of these babies in the spring.  I punched out a grass border with a sage green and ruffled the grass a bit.  I sponged the sky in grays, and soft browns and for my sentiment I used 1301-F Happy Spring and just used the Spring portion of the stamp. I'm thinking my chemo buddy might enjoy this card.

 Now it is your turn to make a card using the challenge of  Photo Inspiration  -  and  as you can see there are a lot of possibilities for this challenge.  You have a full month to enter our challenge to win.  You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do you will be entered twice for the drawing of a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions. 

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. 

Cheri    Joy   Donna   Heather   Laurie  and  Esther 

March 13, 2019 Tic Tac Toe

My favorite week of the month at The House that Stamps Built  is Tic-Tac-Toe - so many options - I choose to go with right vertical plus paper piecing and ribbon. 

I went with baby as I never have one when I need it.  Now if it is a boy I am all set.  I used 4116F New Arrival and 1607I Baby.  I went with blue, paper pieced his sleeper with blue gingham, and went with a corner fold card which I have not made in a while, I had to look up the instructions.  I had the tiny buttons from a LONG time ago - well when I was making Barbie doll clothes, and now daughter is a grandmother herself so you know how old they are.  Some blue rick rack and a bow and complete.  

 Now it is your turn to make a card using the challenge of Tic-Tac-Toe  -  and  as you can see there are a lot of possibilities for this challenge.  You have a full month to enter our challenge to win.  You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do you will be entered twice for the drawing of a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions. 

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. 

Cheri    Joy   Donna   Heather   Laurie  and  Esther  

March 6, 2019 Spring

This week - OMG the first week of March - where have the last two moths gone.  This week at The House that Stamps Built our designer choice is by Joy - and she choose Easter or Spring as our challenge.  I choose to go with Spring.
As most of you know I am a chemo angel and I am always looking for ideas for handmade gifties I can send my chemo buddy so I decided to make a "tumbled tile" - which I first did many years at a stamping convention.  I was looking for my magnets and I opened my closet door and there sat 3 blank tumbled tile - BINGO I knew what I was going to do for this challenge as well as a gift for my sweet chemo buddy.  I used 904L Daffodils and 1301F Happy Spring for my spring challenge.  I stamped the image and sentiment in Staz-On ink - let it dry and then used my heat gun to make sure it was really good and dry.  I then colored the image with Fabrico markers which I have had literally for years.  I think you can use sharpie markers too.  DO NOT USE COPIC MARKERS as it will ruin your copic marker as Staz-On is a solvent ink.  I cut my Happy Spring apart so I could get it to fit.  I then put it in the oven at low heat for an hour to make sure the colors were set.  Easy Peasy - and ready to go to my special lady.  I used an easel to display mine but you can also ut some felt feet on the bottom and use it as a coaster.

Short story if you have time, my husband used to do craft shows - several years ago.  His specialty was homemade peanut brittle and mine was stamping.  I did the tumbled tiles and sold in  set of four, as well as stamping on dominoes and coloring them.  Mister sold at least 200 pounds of peanut brittle (yes it is amazing) and I always did very well with my stamped items.  But it is so much work and preparation that we have not done it for several years.  Hubby still sells peanut brittle (word of mouth) and this year he sold 250 pounds - now that is a LOT of peanut brittle. 

  Now it is your turn to make a card using the challenge of  Easter or Spring  -  and  as you can see there are a lot of possibilities for this challenge.  You have a full month to enter our challenge to win.  You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do you will be entered twice for the drawing of a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions. 

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. 

Cheri    Joy   Donna   Heather   Laurie  and  Esther 

February 27, 2019 Anything Goes

This week over at The House that Stamps Built our challenge is Anything Goes - always one of my favorites as you can use any stamp - no theme to follow - just use your imagination.
I saw this design on Pinterest - but can't find it again but remembered enough that I could "case" it.  Love the yellow and green combo - it is so bright and cheery - I used 9724-G Happy Frog, for my sentiment I used 3916-F  Celebrating You - from our birthday collection.  I think this could be used for really any special day.  I colored up the frog with copic markers in greens and his tummy in yellow.  I used a cross stitch die cut to cut the frog and my sentiment.  I also had a cross stitch embossing folder which I used for my white piece on the inside of the card.

  Now it is your turn to make a card using the challenge of  anything goes  -  and  as you can see there are a lot of possibilities for this challenge.  You have a full month to enter our challenge to win.  You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do you will be entered twice for the drawing of a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions. 

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. 

Cheri    Joy   Donna   Heather   Laurie  and  Esther 

February 20, 2019 Inspiration Challenge

This week over at The House that Stamps Built our weekly challenge is the photo inspiration.  This one was a challenge for me "until" I had this idea.  The photo inspiration reminded me of a colorful celebration so I went with that in mind.  I used 9014M Fireworks and the sentiment 1812E Hurray.. and used primarily the colors in the photo inspiration.  I used markers tocolor the fireworks different colors as well as the letters in the sentiments.  I think it makes a colorful happy "congrats" card which I will use for a chemo buddy when they graduate.  

 Now it is your turn to make a card using the challenge of Inspiration Photo and  as you can see there are a lot of possibilities for this challenge.  You have a full month to enter our challenge to win.  You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do you will be entered twice for the drawing of a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions. 

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. 

Cheri    Joy   Donna   Heather   Laurie  and  Esther 

February 13, 2019 Tic-Tac-Toe

This week over at The House that Stamps Built it is Tic-Tac-Toe which is one of my favorite challenges.  I went with the vertical middle challenge using vellum, embossing and pearls.

I used Valentine as my theme for this challenge as tomorrow is Valentines Day.  I embossed in black on vellum 1201-I Be Mine and 4316-I Flowering Hearts and then colored the Flowering Hearts image on the back with Tombow markers.  I used a couple of fancy die cuts to cut out the image, then attached my vellum image with glue dots, which I covered with pretty pearls. 

Now it is your turn to make a card using the challenge of  Tic-Tac-Toe and  as you can see there are a lot of possibilities for this challenge.  You have a full month to enter our challenge to win.  You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do you will be entered twice for the drawing of a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions. 

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. 

Cheri    Joy   Donna   Heather   Laurie  and  Esther 

February 11, 2019 POTW - Valentine Hearts

This week  at The House that Stamps Built, it is my turn to do a project of the week.
 This quick and easy Valentine greeting is "full" of goodies and quick and easy to make.  If you have some foil wrapped chocolate hearts then you can make a few of these before LOVE day.  I will "reveal" what is inside at the end of my post.

First the supplies are everything that most of us have on hand.

I chose two stamps to use with my project, 1204-I LOVE, and I thought the
219-C Love Letter went very well with this project.  As you can see the supplies are very basic. You will need a piece of kraft card stock measuring 6 1/4 x 5 1/2, score on the 6 1/4in side at 2 3/4 and 3 1/2, fold score lines both mountain folds.  You will need a piece of coordinating card stock measuring 5 in x 2 5/8 for you to stamp on.  You will need a piece of ribbon about 12 in. long, and oh 3 yummy chocolate hearts.  These are Reese's Peanut Butter hearts (my hubby's favorite).

I dug around in my tool drawer and found my stamp position tool  (yes I still use this tool.) I stamped it once on the acrylic piece that comes with this tool and then using that as my guide I stamped the LOVE a total of three times lining it up pretty close.  I then decided where I wanted my ribbon and made just a small pencil mark and then random stamped the love letter on the bottom.  

 I added my ribbon with glue dots and added some black splatters - I like red, white, kraft and black combination.  

Oh I think I said I would show you what was on the inside well here is the card opened.  I used some double sided foam tape to hold my chocolate hearts inside.  I can assure you they won't be there very long.

Why not grab some supplies and make a couple of these before Valentine Day.  A trip to the store for chocolate hearts and you have a card and a giftie.