December 27, 2017 Anything Goes

This will be my final post this year for The House that Stamps Built gosh where has the year gone - looking forward to see what 2018 brings us.  For this post our challenge is ANYTHING GOES which is one of my favorites.

I wanted to use not only a new stamp but also a new technique for me, they are calling it the eclipse technique and I still need a little practice but I think I will be trying it again soon.   I used Chickadee at Rest 211-P stamped in Versafine brown ink on ivory cardstock.  I then use some beautiful script letter dies and cut out the word JOY all in a pass.  Saving all the pieces was my test - as my desk was cluttered to begin with so finding little pieces were well....patience.  I decided to glitter my letters just for a more holiday feel - raised up the letters with narrow cut foam strips and glued them back in place.  Abit of gold trip at the bottom mounted on Kraft and good to go. 

Now it is your turn to make a card using the challenge of  Anything Goes - 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   Deonna   Joy   Donna   Heather   Laurie  and  Esther

December 22, 2017 Christmas Cards

Just a few Christmas cards that I made this year - my favorite is the poinsettia card made with a Tim Holtz die/embossing folder combination (plus 40% off at Hobby Lobby).  Fun to make - fun to decorate and what a WOW.  The second card is a cute little angel from MFT that I paperpieced and the last card with the beautiful deer I cut last year using a BFF's die so don't remember who the company is but love it as well.
Going to make a few New Years cards - love making those - so back to card making, wrapping, and attending a couple parties.
Have to share a bit of "good" news we got this week - well okay a couple of good things to share.  Our son-in-law with the throat cancer has completed radiation/chemo treatments and doing well.  Talk about strength and faith - he only missed two days of work during the 8 weeks of treatment. He and my daughter, granddaughter and SIL in law have been so strong through all of this.  Thanks for the prayers and good wishes.  Second bit of good news is we are going to be blessed this summer with great grand baby #3.  Mama has been a bit nauseated and "tired" but we are all excited.
Sending Merry Christmas Wishes to all of my followers and friends.  May you celebrate the real meaning of Christmas - the birth of our Christ child and have peace and joy in your heart. 

December 20, 2017 - Inspiration Palette

This week over at The House that Stamps Built our challenge is the Inspiration Palette - which sometimes I struggle with but this week I already had the idea in my head.   

I love this coffee cup stamp,  9303-P Thanks a Latte, so many different things you can use it for, this week I choose to use it for Christmas and it worked!!  I choose the simple sentiment of Christmas 1141-F.  I used some wispy pine branches with a die from TimHoltz, and of course have to have a little bling. Mounted on a piece of white CS that I had used an embossing folder on. 

Hmmm...I think maybe this one will go to a "special" boss!!!

Now it is your turn to make a card using the challenge of Photo Inspiration - 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   Deonna   Joy   Donna   Heather   Laurie  and  Esther

      

December 13, 2017 Tic-Tac-Toe

This week over at THE HOUSE THAT STAMPS BUILT  one ofmy favorite challenges is featured this week, Tic-Tac-Toe.  I choose to go with the middle row up/down and kept it pretty simple using 2012-M PEACE.  I cut a circle card using a scallop circle die from green glitter paper, stamped my focal words in Red, some bakers twine and additional enamel dots and this card was "almost" ready to go until I thought of adding the red doily.  Just finished it up for me.

Now it is your turn to make a card using the challenge of Tic-Tac-Toe - 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 RepeatImpressions 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   Deonna   Joy   Donna   Heather   Laurie  and  Esther

December 6, 2017 - Designer Choice - Glitter

This week over at The House that Stamps Built Joy choose to go with  her designer choice - use glitter.  You can zoom in on my picture and see the glitter snow I made under the snow family.  This was so much fun to color using

SnowFamily 4707-P - which I stamped on the front of the card and trimmed the top half of the front around the snowmen.  On the inside - I sponged in the sky and I used Snowflake Solid - 3809  as a star - as I saw my family looking upto the sky and saw the shining star.  For my sentiment All is Calm -2220-G.  I embossed the sentiment and the snowflake/star in silver and sprinkled a few star sequins around to have the appearance of the night sky.  For my glitter I used a glue pen and just scribbled in some snow banks and sprinkled with glitter.  

Now it is your turn to your turn to make a card using the challenge of  Use Glitter  - as you can see there are a lot of possibilities for this challenge.  You know have a full month to enter our challenges to win.

You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do you will be entered twice in the drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions. 
If you look on my right side bar I also have a discount coupon for you to use when you go shopping at Repeat Impressions.

Now - take a look at what our design team has made to get you started.

  Cheri     Deonna      Joy     Donna   Heather  Laurie   and Esther.  

December 1, 2017 House of Cards Blog Hop

Can't believe that it is December 2017 already - where has the year gone???  

We are having our annual Blog Hop over at The House of Cards. 

A big thank you to our sponsors:

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Here is our Hop Order:

House of Cards Challenge Blog

Mynn | Judy |  Chanya13 | Cohenna 

Donna -you are here-| Em | Heather | Jane

Karen | Katarina | Merethe

Michele | Paula | Rocky | Rosi 

Shawna | Shirley | Sue N. | Susan

I choose to use a digi image from Imagine ThatDigistamps - JoyBirds . I had so much fun resizing and creating with this set of digi stamps. 

I choose to use the precolored image as I procrastinated almosttoolong this month.  I did take a plunge for me - as designed my top and bottom borders  in my word program - which was a "first" for me.  A little bling and I think the card is ready to be a part of this Holiday Blog Hop.

Have fun visiting our DT blogs and don't forget to leave some comments.  

House of Cards Challenge Blog

Mynn | Judy |  Chanya13 | Cohenna 
Donna | Em | Heather | Jane

Karen | Katarina | Merethe

Michele | Rocky | Rosi 

Shawna | Shirley | Sue N. | Susan 

November 29, 2017 Sketch Challenge

This week over at the House that Stamps Built we have Sketch Challenge.   Sketch challenges are always a bit of a challenge for me but this time the idea was in my head long before I startedmaking it.  I decided to use

Santa's Friend - 2019-I and again I went for the non traditional colors.  I found some beautiful turquoise/light green DP in my stash and I colored the Santa accordingly.  Now you ask - hmmm...what about the bag - well it is supposedto be burlap - colored with copic markers then took a piece of burlap with copic solution and pressed it on my bag - well didn't get the look that I was going for but I kind of liked it.  I think it is a bit quirky.  

Now it is your turn to your turn to make a card using the challenge of  Inspiration Sketch  - as you can see there are a lot of possibilities for this challenge.  You know have a full month to enter our challenges to win.

You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do you will be entered twice in the drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions. 
If you look on my right side bar I also have a discount coupon for you to use when you go shopping at Repeat Impressions.

Now - take a look at what our design team has made to get you started.

  Cheri     Deonna      Joy     Donna   Heather  Laurie   and   Patti

November 27 2017 - Use your Dies

This week it is my turn over at The House that Stamps Built to do the project of the week.  Since I am in the swing of Christmas I decided to go with a Christmas card and a technique I choose to call Use your Dies.  Below you will see a picture of my supplies.

I went through my Christmas dies (the only ones I really have any organizational skills at all), and choose an ornament die from a set of 4 unbranded dies.  I went with the one that would fit my image

I place the die where I wanted my focal image to go and used some washi tape to secure it.  

I kept both the negative and positive images as you will see in a bit what I did with the other image.  

Using my sponge dobbers I started with my darkest shade of  blue ink, just going around the outer edge of the die cut, I then used the medium shade of blue and sponged in a bit farther and finally the lightest shade of blue went as far into the center as I wanted to shade.  

Using the Angel 905-L  6523-D Let Heaven and Earth and Let Heaven 413-H   I stamped the focal image inside the shaded ornament in my dark blue ink as well as the sentiment Heaven and Earth partial in/partial out the shaded ornament.  

I colored the trim on her dress in blue spectrum glittermarker, and her wings in a clear Wink of Stella.  I added some sequin trim and a twine bow at the top.

I used the positive image of the ornament for the inside of my card - shading it again with the three shades of blue and stamping my sentiment inside.  I really like the way this turned out - clean and simple one layer card  I am going to go through my dies and see what else I can use this same technique.  Give it a try.  

November 22, 2017 = Anything Goes

This week over at The House that Stamps Built our challenge is a favorite- because it is ANYTHING GOES.  

I found a fall card from long long ago in which I had done leaves in this style card so I decided to do it with free falling snowflakes.  I'm loving non -traditional  colors this year for the Christmas season - who says it has to be red and green?  For this card I used Snowflakes - 8805-K and for my sentiment I

choose Snow Much Fun - 8810-H.  I stamped the sentiment on some purple vellum, and then tore my edges for the other edges and sponged them.  

Now it is your turn to your turn to make a card using the challenge of  Anything Goes as you can see there are a lot of possibilities for this challenge.  You know have a full month to enter our challenges to win.

You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do you will be entered twice in the drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions. 
If you look on my right side bar I also have a discount coupon for you to use when you go shopping at Repeat Impressions.

Now - take a look at what our design team has made to get you started.

  Cheri     Deonna      Joy     Donna   Heather  Laurie   and   Patti

November 15, 2017 Inspiration Challenge

This week over at The House that Stamps Built our challenge is the inspiration photo shown above. I saw glitter, pinks/purples, Christmas so I went with the

Snowflakes - 8805K and stamped them random over my white cardstock.  Then I used three shade of the new oxide inks and blended them together, needed some glitter so spritzed with gold dust spray - then hmmm...still needed some more gold so used Nuvo dots in the center of the snowflakes.  Mounted on some gold glitter cardstock then on some gold shimmer cardstock for my card base. 

Now it is your turn to your turn to make a card using the challenge of  Tic Tac Toe  - as you can see there are a lot of possibilities for this challenge.  You know have a full month to enter our challenges to win.

You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do you will be entered twice in the drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions. 
If you look on my right side bar I also have a discount coupon for you to use when you go shopping at Repeat Impressions.

Now - take a look at what our design team has made to get you started.

  Cheri     Deonna      Joy     Donna   Heather  Laurie   and   Patti

November 8, 2017 Thanks

This week over at The House that Stamps Built  our challenge is theTic-Tac-Toe challenge and this is one of my favorite challenges. I chose to go with leaves, stitching (faux) with die cut, and sponging.  

My daughters was diagnosed with throat cancer about 3 weeks ago - he is undergoing daily radiation and weekly chemo and so far besides the brutal treatments he is doing ok.  Sometimes the cure is as bad or worse than the disease.

They have had an outpouring of love from their church, neighbors, and friends providing meals, gifts, cards, and prayers.  My daughter asked me to make her some thank you cards that she could send out so I decided to use a fall theme and fall colors.   I used Falling Leaves 3306-I and for the Thanks -  Plate 10000 which has a great selection of words to go with thanks. I choose to use Thanks for your kindness.  Using my Misti I was able to mass produce several of this card.  

We are going to go see her next weekend so I will take them with me along with a couple of books of stamps.  

Now it is your turn to your turn to make a card using the challenge of  Tic Tac Toe  - as you can see there are a lot of possibilities for this challenge.  You know have a full month to enter our challenges to win.

You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do you will be entered twice in the drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions. 
If you look on my right side bar I also have a discount coupon for you to use when you go shopping at Repeat Impressions.

Now - take a look at what our design team has made to get you started.

  Cheri     Deonna      Joy     Donna   Heather  Laurie   and   Patti

November 5, 2017 Thank You Cards

A month ago my son in law (daughter's husband) went to the doctor with a "sore throat" and within two hours was diagnosed with tonsil cancer - stage 4.  Rare cancer - but treatment started within a week - 7 weeks of radiation to the neck and weekly chemo treatments.  Brutal treatments - but he continues to have lots of faith and is doing fairly well.  Is only able to swallow liquids after 3 weeks of radiation but at least still getting nutrition.  

The outpouring of love and support from their church, friends, and neighbors has been unbelievable.  Daughter wanted me to make her some thank you cards to send out so I made her 6 of each of 5 designs.  (the fifth design will be on my blog this Wednesday).  I chose to go with a Faith, Friends type card vs. a typical thank you card.  Kept them very simple.  The cards, envelopes, and a book of stamps is ready to go in the mail tomorrow.  

November 1, 2017 Christmas Colors House of Cards

* Note- this is second post of the day.

What a fun challenge this month over at the House of Cards   I used the holiday colors vs. the photo inspiration.  I have had so much fun with this stamp set from Stampendous (special edition from Michaels).  Pick up trucks are "big" this Christmas and to fill it with presents even more fun.  I made my snow bank using some chunky glitter paper, truck and presents stamped, die cut and presents paper pieced.  Love the sentiment that comes with set as well.
Hope you enjoy and will enter our challenge which  runs all month.

November 1, 2017 - Falling For You

This month over at The House that Stamps Built our Rock Star Laurie chose the theme of Falling for You.  I decided to go outside of the box a little on this one and made a big tag using 5110-J Oak Leaf Silhouette and 3103-F Live for .

For some reason my photo does not show the beautiful colors of the leaves which I did applying the ink with a sponge finger dauber.  I did the same for the sentiment and then added some orange splatters for a little added color.  I had some pretty autumn ribbon, a big orange eyelet and some orange twine to finish off the ribbon embellishment. 

 Now it is your turn to your turn to make a card using the challenge of Falling for You.  - as you can see there are a lot of possibilities for this challenge.  You know have a full month to enter our challenges to win.

You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do you will be entered twice in the drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions. 
If you look on my right side bar I also have a discount coupon for you to use when you go shopping at Repeat Impressions.

Now - take a look at what our design team has made to get you started.

  Cheri     Deonna      Joy     Donna   Heather  Laurie   and   Patti

October 25, 2017 - Anything Goes

This week at The House that Stamps Built our challenge is Anything Goes.  

I have been seeing "bridge cards" on different sites on the internet and just had to try one, easy easy - and I think these stamps Sweet Dreams Puppy 1022-L - and 2112D Sleigh Ride Silhouette and the Christmas 1141-F.  I stamped the sweet dreams puppy with memento ink and colored and blended with prisma pencils.  I paper pieced his red hat and white fur trim out of velvet paper.  Give it a great texture.  I used some scraps of Christmas DP for my bg papers and the sentiment was stamped in Memento.  Looks like the puppy is dreaming of Santa coming to visit him. 

 Now it is your turn to your turn to make a card using the challenge of Anything Goes  - as you can see there are a lot of possibilities for this challenge.  You know have a full month to enter our challenges to win.

You do not have to use Repeat Impressions stamps but if you do you will be entered twice in the drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions. 
If you look on my right side bar I also have a discount coupon for you to use when you go shopping at Repeat Impressions.

Now - take a look at what our design team has made to get you started.

  Cheri     Deonna      Joy     Donna   Heather  Laurie   and   Patti