Love in Pink and Red

Today's card was created for the Free for All challenge at Splitcoast Stampers as well as the color challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs. The F4A challenge was to use the word "love" and the color challenge at ODBD is pink, red and white. Here's my card:

I started with a white card base, added the Fancy Lattice die cut in Pink and then a white frame created with nesties and embossed with a CB Damask folder. The Bible verse, from ODBD Scriptures 9, was stamped in Memento Black on white CS, cut with a romantic rectangle die and sponged with Pretty in Pink ink while still in the die.  The flowers, bow and green flourishes and leaves were added with glue dots. Some pink and red rhinestones were added to the flowers and bow. I also outlined the bow with my Stardust Gelly Roll pen to give it some shimmer. Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Until next time,
shelia

Get Well Challenge

This week's challenge at DRS Designs is to create a Get Well card. I created a quick and easy card for this challenge.

I started by stamping the raindrop background in Stazon Dove Gray ink, then I used my oval nestie to cut the center out of the white card base. Inside I stamped the Under the Weather sentiment in Memento Black ink. I used the oval and scallop oval dies to cut the gray frame for my window.  The bow was created with a MS punch. I used a Sakura Gelly Roll pen to outline the paper bow. A clear rhinestone was added to give it some dimension.

We'd love to have you join us. You can see details here.

until next time,
shelia

Merry Monday Ornament

With more subzero temps and ridiculous winds, I'm staying indoors and stamping away the day!! It's suppose to warm up to the 20s this weekend and yes we are actually looking forward to the "heatwave" that's coming!!

I created this card for the Merry Monday challenge to use an ornament on your card. Here's our inspiration:




And here's my card:

 

I used my nestie ornament die to cut out the white glitter ornament, then I used the fancy lattice die to cut a strip of the red glitter paper.  I put this piece into the same ornament die and cut it to fit across the white ornament. I glue the lattice work onto the ornament with some Tom Bow glue. The ornament is attached to a piece of red glitter paper that is layered on black CS. The Christmas blessings sentiment was stamped in Memento black ink on white CS and die cut. Some velvet black ribbon was added before attaching everything to the white card base. Some glittery white snowflakes and red rhinestones finish it off. Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time,

shelia

Love is Patient

We are in the middle of another Arctic Freeze here in Ohio. I don't think I've ever been this cold before!! Tomorrow and Wednesday are suppose to be the coldest days yet with ridiculous wind chill factors. So it's the perfect time to stay indoors and stamp away!! I'm loving it!!!

I have another Valentine card to share with you today. I have been on a glitter paper spree lately. I found a pack of glitter paper on sale a couple of weeks ago and I've just been having a fun time with it.

This card was very easy to create. I started with  a layer of black CS and then added the pink glitter paper. The Love is Patient Greeting was stamped in Memento Black ink on white CS and die cut with a romantic rectangle die. Some pink scallop hearts were die cut and added to the panel after the black velvet ribbon was added. Everything is layered on the white card base. Some clear heart shaped rhinestones were added to the center of the hearts and some black rhinestones to the corners to complete the look.

You still have a couple of days to join this week's challenge "So Sorry." Check for details here.

Thanks for stopping by and stay warm!

Until next time,
shelia

Happy Valentine's Day

Today I have a Valentine card to share with you. I used some red glitter paper and our new Rose heart stamp. I stamped the image twice. Once on the red glitter paper and once on white CS. I fussy cut the red glitter heart, colored the rose with Copics and fussy cut it as well.

The sentiment was stamped in black ink on white CS then die cut with a fancy square nestie. It's one of my favorite dies. Some black velvet ribbon and a couple of heart sharped rhinestones finishes it off. Hope you like it.

There is still time to join this week's challenge to create a Love and Marriage card. You could win some great DRS Design stamps. You can see details here.

Thanks for stopping by today.

until next time,
shelia

Challenges

This week's challenge at DRS Designs is love and marriage. So I created a 25th Wedding Anniversary card.

I started by stamping the 25th Anniversary greeting and the Simple Berry Branch both in Memento Black on white CS. The top half was embossed with a Paper Studio EF. Some rhinestones were added for the berries. The Counting the Years greeting was stamped in Memento Black ink on white CS and cut with a circle die. It is layered on a red circle that was die cut with a Nestie heart circle die. This is all layered on red CS and attached to the white base. Hope you can find time to join in this week's challenge. We'd love to have you play along and you could be the winner of some great DRS Design Stamps!!

Until next time,
shelia

Tuesday Morning Sketches

Today I have a quick and easy card to share with you, based on this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge. Here's the sketch:




And here's my hot pink Valentine!

I started by stamping the song in my heart greeting in Memento Black ink on white CS, die cut it with a fancy square die, then sponged Pixie Pink ink around the edges while still in the die. Some hot pink half pearls were added below the sentiment. The card base is white with a layer of hot pink CS and then a layer of white that was embossed with a CB folder after stamping Happy Valentine's Day in Memento Black ink. The banner was cut and stamped with the hearts and scrolls in Pixie Pink ink. I really like the clean and crisp look of this. Hope you do too.

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time,
shelia

Happy Monday!

Trust everyone had a great weekend. For those of you who were hit by the bitter cold weather recently, hope you are thawing out!! I don't think I've ever experienced cold like that before!!

Today I have a Valentine card to share with you made with pink and black CS. I really like that color combo. The black makes the pink really pop!

I started with a white card base, added a layer of black and then the pink layer that was stamped with the Silhouette Love Heart in VersaMark ink. A black gingham ribbon was added before attaching it to the card  base. The main image, Heart Drops, was stamped in Memento Black ink on white CS, colored with Copics and cut with a deckle blade on an old paper cutter that I've had for years. I don't even know the brand or where I got it. This panel is layered on the same pink and black CS. The sentiment was stamped with Memento Black ink on pink CS, die cut with a Nestie heart and layered on a black die cut heart. Some pink rhinestones finish it off. Hope you like it!

This week's challenge is to use a boy or girl image on your card. You've still got a couple of days to join in the fun. We'd love to see what you create!!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Until next week,
shelia

DRS Designs Challenge #104 & Tuesday Morning Sketches

This week's challenge at DRS Designs has us using girls and boys on our cards. I chose to use this adorable Sweet Offering Cutie Pie Kid with the Love you to Moon sentiment. Isn't he just the cutest?

I started with a white card base, added a Bashful Blue CS layer stamped with our Interlocking Heart background in Bashful Blue ink. The sentiment was stamped in Memento Black ink on white CS, die cut and layered on dark blue scalloped oval. The main image was also stamped with Memento Black ink on white CS, colored with Copics, die cut and layered on the same dark blue. Two corner punched edges were added to finish the look. This was a quick and easy card to create and I really like the look. Hope you do too.

This next card is one I created for today's Ways to Use it at SCS. I used this week's sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches. Since I still need a few more thank you cards, I created this using DRS Designs Brush Stroke Thank You.

Here's the sketch design from Tuesday Morning Sketches: 

The card base is ivory CS with a layer of snowflake DP from My Mind's Eye. I used my Sakura Gelly Roll pen to highlight the snowflakes. It doesn't really show up in the photo, but looks really sparkly in real life! The three banners are also My Mind's Eye DP. The Thank you was stamped with Bravo Burgundy ink, embossing with clear embossing powder, die cut and layered on some burgundy CS. Some punched snowflakes and clear rhinestones complete the look.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you can join in this week's challenge!!

until next time,
shelia

Challenges

With these frigid temperatures here in Ohio, I've managed to stay indoors and stamp away!! It's really quite nice. I've been working on some thank you cards as well as a couple of challenges. My first card is for Our Daily Bread Designs 2014 Challenge. You are to use 2 of something, 0 of something, 1 of something and 4 of something. It was really quite fun and easy - my kind of challenge.

For this card I used:

2 stamps - ODBD Flourished Christian Symbols and Mistletoe Tag Set
0 sheets of Designer Paper
1 silver ribbon
4 tiny silver brads

I started with a navy card base and used my ScorPal to emboss diagonal lines along the two bottom corners. The Dove and sentiment were stamped with VersaFine ink on the same navy CS and heat embossed with silver embossing powder, then I used a fancy square Nestie to die cut the panel. This is attached to a square of silver glitter CS with the 4 tiny silver brads. Some silver ribbon finishes it off. I have been using a lot of silver and navy recently. I really like the elegant look. I know it is only January, but I am starting on my Christmas cards already. This is also for this month's Christmas Card Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. I try to create at least 5 cards each month. Plus Christmas cards are my favorite cards to create!!

So it should come as no surprise that my second challenge card today is for this week's Merry Monday Challenge #90 to use ribbon or twine on your card. For this card I created a whimsical look using a House Mouse image, embossing folder, baker's twine and snowflake button. It was quick and easy!

The image was stamped with Memento Black ink on white CS, colored with Copics and cut into a square. I added some white flower soft to his hat for the fur. A panel of red CS was embossed with a snowflake folder and attached to the white base. Some red baker's twine and the button were added before the image. I apologize for the brightness of the red. It's a much nicer red in real life. I need to figure out how to take better pictures of my red cards!!

This card will also go towards my monthly goal at SCS. Two down and 3 to go and it's only January 7!! If we're still on a Level 3 Snow Emergency tomorrow, I might just get a couple more done!!

Thanks for stopping by!

blessings,
shelia

Birthday Wishes

Today I have a birthday card to share with you. You can never have too many birthday cards on hand!!

I started with a white card base, then added a layer of Pretty in Pink CS that was stamped with the Interlocking flower background stamp in VersaMark ink. I used my Sakura Gelly Roll stardust pen to add some shimmer to the center of the flowers. A piece of sheer pink ribbon was added to the right side before attaching this panel to the base. The Girly Swirly Birthday Cake was stamped with Memento Black ink on white CS, colored with Copics and die cut with a nestie. I added some VersaFine Petal pink ink while the image was still in the die. The same Gelly Roll pen was used to add some shimmer to the candles and cake. The Happy Birthday is part of the Multi Birthday greeting. I used my Memento Black pen to ink up just the one portion of the stamp, stamped it on white CS and then die cut it. The same pink ink was sponged on while still in the die. I really like the soft shimmer on this. Hope you do too.

This week's challenge is "Seeing Spots."  Let's see what you can create using spots, dots and circles!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Until next time,
shelia

Seeing Spots

This week's challenge at DRS Designs is Seeing Spots. Here's the card I created using spots, dots or circles.

I used my circle nesties and a couple of circle punches to create the various circles. I used part of the Thank You for your support greeting to stamp Thank you in the large yellow circle. After attaching all the circles to the white CS, I embossed the entire panel with a Chevron embossing folder, then attached it to a layer of blue CS. Red, blue, yellow and green baker's twine were added to complete the look. I like the look of this bright and cheery thank you.

If you have time, we'd love to have you join in the seeing spots fun!!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Shelia