Roller Coaster Week!!!

Well, sadly I wasn't chosen for the Design Team of my dreams......but I was chosen to be the Featured Stamper this week on Splitcoast Stampers. I have to say, that has done wonders for my struggling stamping esteem! Splitcoast Rocks!!!

Color Challenge

The Color Challenge is always one that is really difficult for me. I usually can't figure out a way to use all of the colors to come up with a decent card. Well, this stamp was perfect for today's colors - Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette, and Old Olive.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Essence of Love

Ink: None

Cardstock: White, Perfect Plum

Other Supplies: SU Markers, Punches, Piercing Tool, Nestibilities, Ribbon, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Cut-it Out Technique

Well....I was too excited to concentrate on the Cut-It Out technique on Monday because of the Spellbinders announcement, but wanted to give it a try today. I found this wonderful Designer paper in a tablet by K & Company, and thought it would be perfect for this challenge. Nothing fancy, just cutting, piercing, punching, and a tiny bit of stamping.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes

Ink: True Thyme

Cardstock: True Thyme, River Rock

Other Supplies: K & Company DP, Punches, Dimensionals

BIG NEWS MONDAY!

Oh, my goodness. I haven't been this excited about anything in MANY years. I submitted several items to Spellbinders for their Design Team 2009 contest and found out that I was fortunate enough to be included in the top 24! The official announcement can be found Here. We will all need to complete and submit one more project with items that Spellbinders sends for the final round. Oh, the suspense!

Sundays 4th Card!

I couldn't resist making at least one card with a Valentine's Day theme with one of my favorite color combinations, pink and brown. Since I dug out all sorts of embellishments for my friends to choose from, these metal clips were just screaming to be added to this card. The polka dot ribbon goes great with the Polka Dot background stamp.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Polka Dot, Mon Ami

Ink: Basic Brown

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip

Other Supplies: Punches, Metal Clips, Ribbon, Dimensionals

Sunday's 3rd Card!

I was on a roll Sunday with the cardmaking with my friends, which was very fun. I REALLY love the Inspired By Nature stamp set, but wanted a little different look for it. Tent-topper cards are pretty new to me, but I'm really happy with how this turned out. I also inked up the embossing folder to get the darker background with the embossing.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Inspired By Nature

Ink: Brocade Blue

Cardstock: Brocade Blue, Watercolor Paper, More Mustard

Other Supplies: SU markers, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Ribbon

Sunday's Second Card!

This is the second card I made with my friends on Sunday. A person can never have enough Birthday cards on hand, so this will be great to build my stash of cards backup. I used the "kissing" technique for the "B" image with the Aida Cloth Stamp, which I inked up for the first time! I really love the look especially on the larger solid stamps that are difficult to get evenly inked.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Just B, Aida Cloth

Ink: Brocade Blue, Apricot Appeal

Cardstock: Brocade Blue, White

Other Supplies: Ribbon, Piercing Tool, Dimensionals