Stamp Simply Color Challenge!

We have a color challenge for this week's Stamp Simply Challenge #150: Use this black, yellow, and green bedroom for inspiration:

I followed the color challenge with the exception of using metallic gold leaf edging instead of bright yellow.

This design also fits today's Free for All Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers: "Side Swiped" (F4A23) to add some type of side detail...mine being the lime green border running up and over the top of my background.

These are fabulous colors together...I found all of these prints in Pink Paislee's "Bayberry Cottage" decorator pad. Layers are edged with Krylon's 18kt. Gold Leafing Pen (both the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store).

I stamped Wordsworth "Everyday Greetings" with Versafine Black Onyx ink, then die cut it with Spellbinders "Ribbon Tag Trio Two." May Art's Black Twill was used to hold the sentiment in place (all items from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store).

A Prima "Baja Fiesta Flower" from Our Daily Bread designs, along with a gingham print brad from Michaels, adds the final touch.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Stamp Simply Challenge team's take on this week's color challenge! If you decide to play along with us, please link to Mr. Linky at Sharon's blog!

Sharon Johnson
Clare Buswell
Deb Neerman
AJ Otto
Janine Orchard
Jenny Gropp
Barbara Anders
and
Barb Schram

OH! And don't forget about signing up for my "Every Wednesday in August" blog candy! All you have to do is sign up as a "Follower" and as a "FeedBlitz" follower on this blog's right sidebar!

I will be drawing a winner the first and third Wednesday of August from my "FeedBlitz" and a winner the second and fourth Wednesday from my "Follower" list!

Have a wonderful weekend! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stampin' in the U.P. and News About Blog Candy!

It's time for our Third Annual Stampin' in the U.P. event! Thirty one stampers from the local area and nearby states will be getting together to enjoy a day and a half of stampin challenges, swaps, and each other...all put together by our local stamping group! I'm so looking forward to seeing friends made through this event...along with their designs!!!

I will also be participating in an Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Open House tomorrow, before the actual event! Sharon has lined up Barb Schram and I to demo different items, and there will be a make and take and...LUNCH! Fun!!!



I wanted to show you the shoebox swap that I will be sharing at the event. I made my 30 kits up yesterday...not a problem...LOL! Coming up with the design is half the battle!

I really love this "Tea for Two" and "Tea for Two Additions", both from PaperTrey Ink. Did you know that PaperTrey also

has dies to match these two sets?

Take a look: I die cut two tea pots here...one on decorator paper, one on yellow cardstock. Then, I stamped the lined teapot image from PTI onto the decorator pot--easy to do with clear stamps and block! After stamping the image, I scissor cut the decorator paper pot, trimming right next to the design. Layer it onto the yellow cardstock tea pot to create a border.

The little "Tea Time" sentiment is from the new "Tea Time Additions" set...so little and cute...a perfect little tag to attach to my pot!

I hope the ladies at Stampin' in the U.P. like this design!

Supplies: Tea for Two and Tea for Two Additions and tea pot die from PaperTrey Ink; Retired Bella Bleu decorator paper and Scalloped Border Punch from Stampin' Up; Tiny die Tags from CuttleBug; Classic Oval and Classic Oval Scalloped dies and May Art's Ivory twine from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Don't forget: I am offering blog candy every Wednesday in the month of August!!! So very easy...just sign up as a "Follower" and a "FeedBlitz" follower on the right side bar of this blog. You will then be entered in the drawings!

I'm really looking forward to this stamping weekend! I'll see you here tomorrow, with my Stamp Simply Challenge card! Take Care!

Blog Candy Every Week in August! + Shabby Tea Room's 123

Hello! I'm excited to show you my entry for this week's Shabby Tea Room Challenge: "1 2 3!"

I also have news of blog candy that I will be offering every week in the month of August--more about that below!

First, my design:

This week, the Shabby Tea Room challenges us to use ONE ribbon, TWO buttons, and THREE punches or dies...hence, 123!

I began my design with Stampin' Up's beautiful floral image from "Elements of Style." I colored the image with muted Copic Sketch markers, then die cut it with a Spellbinder Petite Oval die. I layered the oval image onto a Spellbinder Petite Oval Scalloped die using dimensional tape.

Take a look at my two buttons (Foof a La Rhonna Christmas Collection)...they're threaded together to create one!

I am just in love with Basic Grey's "Cappella" decorator paper (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store)! The soothing, understated prints match this May Art's Wide Silk Ribbon (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store--NEW ribbon just in!) just perfectly!

If you look closely at my layered base, you will see one more punched detail using Stampin' Up's Scalloped Border punch.

The Shabby Tea Room Challenges are so enjoyable! They come out with a new challenge every Monday, which you may participate in through Sunday night. They feature a prize for one fortunate person is also announced on Monday as well! Check it out!

NOW: BLOG CANDY ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

I will be giving away a blog candy prize every Wednesday for the month of August celebrating the last month of summer vacation before I have to head back to work!

What do you need to do? Simply sign up as a follower of this blog, and subscribe with the Feedblitz on this blog!

You can sign up for both Feedblitz and Followers on the sidebar on the right.  

That's it!

I will randomly choose a winner from my entire "Feedblitz List"  the first and third Wednesday of the month, and choose a winner from my "Followers List" the second and fourth week of the August. If you're signed up...you have a chance to win!

I hope to see you on the lists!

Thanks so much for stopping by today...have a great week!

Three's a Crowd

This week's Stamp Simply Challenge (ssnotime149) was suggested by team member Deb Neerman: "Three's a Crowd"--to use two of anything in your design...not three, or four...just two.

I'm also submitting this card for The Shabby Tea Room's weekly challenge: "From the Garden."

My two items are two different layers (of two different papers) and two stamped images.

I stamped Stampin' Up's "Homegrown" artichoke image onto PaperTrey Ink's "Rustic Cream" cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Multiple Copic Sketch markers were used to color and shade the artichoke.

After coloring the artichoke, I die cut it with a Spellbinder Classic Square die (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store).

The crisp and summery decorator paper used for the base and background is Basic Grey's "Garden Variety"...available at the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

I then created a frame for my image with the next two larger square dies. I laid the two dies onto the green dp and taped them down, just to hold them into place before running them through the CuttleBug.

After making the frame from the green paper, I layered it with some of the rustic cream cardstock. Dimensional tape was then used to pop the frame up.

Additional touches: May Art's Natural Twine, along with a Stampin' Up's "Mini Vintage Tag" stamped with a Stampin' Up "Rough Type" letter /a/.

Be sure to visit the following Stamp Simply Challenge team members to see what they have for this week's "Three's a Crowd":

Sharon and the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Clare Buswell: July's Guest Designer

Deb Neerman

Barbara Anders

and

AJ Otto

(Janine Orchard, Jenny Gropp, and Barb Schram are off this week)

If YOU play along, please link to Mr. Linky on Sharon's blog so that we are able to see your creation.

Have a great weekend!

Dare to Get Dirty Continues!!!

Splitcoaststampers Dare to Get Dirty continues! Sharon's (notimetostamp) challenge for today can be seen here (if you are a Fan Club member). It's a great challenge, and I wanted to play along!

All of the papers used in this design are from Basic Grey's "Cappella" decorator paper pad, available at the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

I used Spellbinder's Shapeabilities "Daisy Heads" dies (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store) to create these layered blooms. After cutting the layers, I bent the edges with my fingers to add dimension.

To see a fabulous way to create drop dead gorgeous paper flowers, check out Sherry Cheever's very informative video. Sherry's blossoms are so shabby chic--I {{love}} them!


A couple of buttons, thread through with May Art's Ivory twine, adds a touch of color to the center of the blossoms.

May Art's Narrow 1/4" Ivory Silk Ribbon and 5/8" Ivory Lace (both from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store) adds a bow and defines the borders between the three different dp patterns.

The new release JustRite "All Occasion Nested Sentiments" stamped with Versafine Sepia ink (both Stamp Simply Ribbon Store), finishes this design.

Be sure to check out Sharon's Dare to Get Dirty Challenge! Take a hop over to Sherry's blog as well...she is one of the sample makers for Sharon's challenge; AND...Holly has a Dare to Get Dirty Challenge going today too...you won't want to miss her gorgeous creations!

Have a great day!

Splitcoaststampers Dare to Get Dirty!!!

It's that time of year again~~ Splitcoaststampers Dare to Get Dirty Challenges! Time to pull out your stamps and play the challenges with past and present Dirty Girls! To play, you must be a SCS Fan Club member...not signed up yet? Now's a great time to check out how to become a member. Becoming a member has been my best spent stamping money~~such inspiration!

I'm hosting a challenge today for the Dare to Get Dirty event~~here's my design!

I've used a mix of October Afternoon's "Thrift Shop" and "Fly a Kite" papers (available at the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store).

Isn't this little gal sweet? She is one of My Favorite Things Pure Innocence line, "Blooming Good Day." I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored her with Copic markers, paper pieced her dress to match the background of my design, then die cut her with a Spellbinder Petite Oval die (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store). If you look closely, you can see that I used a Copic marker to add a bit of shading to the paper pieced dress.

I stamped the sentiment from the "Blooming Good Day" set with Versafine Black Onyx ink, then punched the tag with Stampin' Up's Large Tag Punch. A Copic marker was then used to add a rim of color.

Prima "Daisy Dreams Snow" along with Foof a La "Hall Pass" buttons and May Arts Ivory Twine finish this pieced design.

I'm also submitting this design for this week's Shabby Tea Room challenge: "From the Garden."

To see more and find out what this challenge is all about, head over to Dare to Get Dirty! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Blog Hop Candy Winner and Published Birthday

Hi! My blog was chosen to pick the blog candy for last week's Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Blog Hop!

The winner is:

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Oooo, just love your inspiration and your card. Gorgeous!

Congratulations Karen! Please email Sharon with your mailing address!

Thanks to everyone for visiting everyone's blog and leaving kind comments!

I also have a new/old design to show you. This card appeared in scrapbook.com's March 2010 Color Combo Challenge article (I have difficulty opening this article, maybe you will be luckier!), written by Patter Cross.

The image and sentiment are from Our Daily Bread design's "Happy Birthday" set. I LOVE coloring this wateringcan filled with blossoms!

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then colored it with numerous Copic Sketch markers. A Spellbinder square die was used to cut the image. The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Sepia ink, then heat embossed.

A paper pieced backdrop was formed from Daisy Bucket "Design Petals" prints, along with PaperTrey Ink Raspberry Fizz, Bazzill Nutmeg, and Stampin' Up Cool Caribbean and Old Olive papers.

Two buttons threaded with embossing floss finish this birthday design.

Check out scrapbook.com~~they have some fantastic, informative and inspirational articles to view!

Clean & Simple Sketch

Today's Stamp Simply Challenge (ssnotime148) is a CAS (Clean and Simple) sketch!

As you can see, I made a few minor changes. I made my image panel a large rectangle, rather than square, and added an extra layer to the top designer paper panel.

Take a look at this summer bunny...he certainly is enjoying his pink lemonade! He is a House Mouse stamp called "Bunny Cruise" (Hobby Lobby).

Here's a closeup of the Copic Sketch marker coloring. House Mouse stamps are fun to color--the shading incorporated into the image really helps to determine where you want to add shading during actual coloring. Fun!

The "summer days" sentiment is by Lockhart Stamp Company.

This crisp and summery decorator paper is "Olivia" by Basic Grey, available at the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. The brad is a "Jumbo Pebble Brad" from Michael's, tied with crisp white May Art's twill tape, also from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

Head on over the the rest of the Stamp Simply Challenge Team's blogs:

Sharon Johnson: Stamp Simply and the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Deb Neerman: Paper, Ink, Scissors & Stamps
Barbara Anders: Paper Pursuits
Jenny Gropp: One Krafty Kat
Janine Orchard: 2bKrafty
AJ Otto: The Willow Garden
Barb Schram: Explore. Dream. Discover
and
July’s Guest Designer--Clare Buswell: Clare’s Creations

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy YOUR Summer day!

Words Worth Remembering: Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Design Team July Hop

Yes, it's the July hop for the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Design Team! We're putting the focus on RubberSoul/Wordsworth stamps, along with the gorgeous papers and ribbons, all from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store! I drew my inspiration for today's design from a photo that I took July 3rd--it appears at the end of my post.

My design for today uses a sentiment from the Clearly Wordsworth set, "Everyday Greetings." I stamped the verse with Versafine Black Onyx ink, then die cut it with Spellbinder's Shapeabilities "Ribbon Tag Trio Two." The tag was then threaded onto May Art's cream twill ribbon.

Spellbinder Shapeabilities "Sunflower Set One" also makes a pretty cute daisy! I die cut three layers of blossom leaves from speckled cream cardstock to form a full flower; added one green leaf, and golden center sponged with dark brown ink.

The cheerful orange polka dot background is courtesy of KaiserCraft's "Devonshire Collection."

To go along with our hop today, there is BLOG CANDY for one fortunate person! Leave a comment on all of the blogs participating, and you may be the lucky person chosen to receive the goodies!

Here is the hop order:

Sharon Johnson: The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store and Blog

Barb Schram

Deb Saaranen (you're here!)

Holly McMillen

Linda Duke

Sherry Cheever

Thanks so much for hopping by! As promised, here's the inspiration for my design today...

Have a GREAT day!

Stamp Simply Blog Hop: Go-to Layouts

Welcome to this Saturday's Stamp Simply Blog Hop featuring our "Go-To Layouts." My design is also uploaded at today's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers, seen here.

This is a layout and simple style that you have seen here numerous times...a longer length card with a rectangular panel...often done in monochromatic colors and singular sheets of decorator paper.

This is a super simple sketch, yet allows me to add elements--many, or few--(usually FEW!)--all chosen to let the image shine through!

My design today features a Crafty Secrets "Summer" Cotton Scrap image panel (#7 Summer at the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store).

I just love the red striped towel on this oh so cool bear!

The decorator paper used here is from October Afternoon's 8 X 8" "Thrift Shop" pad.

A simple addition of turquoise May Art's twill knotted across the design adds the final touch.

Simple, simple, SIMPLE!

ALL of the supplies used in this design are available at the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store!

Sherry is waiting for you with a fantastic design! If you've come here blog surfing, be certain to check out the gals at the top of the list as well!

Sharon

Holly

Deb (you're here!)

Sherry

Thanks so much for popping by to see my "Go-To" layout!

Have a wonderful Saturday!!!

Christmas in July!

Christmas in July! As the temperature continues to rise, take time to cool off with the Stamp Simply Friday Challenge (ssnotime147): create a Christmas design or project!

I've also entered this design on Splitcoaststampers Friday "Free for All" Challenge: to use something for the first time; and the Shabby Tea Room's Challenge "Let's Make an Impression": to use embossing somewhere in your design.

My Christmas in July design features nontraditional, coooool colors...perfect for skyrocketing temperatures!  The designer paper that I used today is My Mind's Eye Signature Christmas Holiday Glitter Book (Hobby Lobby). Most of the sheets in the pack have a subtle glimmer as well as a bit of texture.

May Art's tan gingham ribbon (the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store) acts as a border between dp prints. A sentiment from Our Daily Bread designs (Joy to the World) was stamped with Versafine Sepia ink (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store), then die cut with a Spellbinders Long Rectangle die.

Spellbinders also has a lovely "Poinsettia" die set (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store)...three different sized dies to create layered poinsettia blossoms.

I cut five layers from vellum, then sponged and textured them with Stampin' Up's Itty Bitty Background Stipple stamp dipped in Soft Sky ink.

A Martha Stewart punched snowflake and Michael's copper decorative brad finish the center of this poinsettia.

The following gals have more Christmas designs to show you:

Sharon Johnson: Stamp Simply and the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Deb Neerman: Paper, Ink, Scissors & Stamps

Barbara Anders: Paper Pursuits

Jenny Gropp: One Krafty Kat

Janine Orchard: 2bKrafty

AJ Otto: The Willow Garden

Barb Schram: Explore. Dream. Discover

and

July's Guest Designer, Clare Buswell: Clare's Creations

If YOU plan to play with us this week, be certain to link to Mr. Linky on Sharon's blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by today...have a GREAT weekend!

Edited to add: Oh my! When I checked my blog this morning, I realized that the cute little bow that I had on my sentiment was NOT in the picture! It had fallen off before it's photo session! So, it's back on...cute little bow using the same May Art's gingham check from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store!!!

Stars for Independence Day

Happy 4th of July! Well, almost! Our Stamp Simply Challenge (ssnotime146) for this week is to incorporate stars into our design!

My design comes by way of October Afternoon designer papers: Thrift Shop, Report card, and Road Map: all from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

This is one quick and easy design--"Stamping Simply" (well, not actually any stamping at all here...) My stars were cut with Stampin' Up's large and small size star punches.

Krylon's 18 Kt. Gold Leafing Pen (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store) was used to add a metallic touch to all layers and star edges, while gold cord from Stampin' Up ties the design together.

The rest of the Stamp Simply Challenge team have come up with more wonderful star filled designs...check them out!

Sharon Johnson: Stamp Simply and the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Deb Neerman: Paper, Ink, Scissors & Stamps

Barbara Anders: Paper Pursuits


Jenny Gropp: One Krafty Kat


Janine Orchard: 2bKrafty

AJ Otto: The Willow Garden

Barb Schram: Explore. Dream. Discover

and

July's Guest Designer, Clare Buswell: Clare's Creations

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful Independence Day!!!