Sweet Stamps #50 Red, Pink and White

Today is our fiftieth challenge on the Sweet Stamps blog:

Red, Pink and White !!

Anyone can enter, but if you use a Sweet Stamps rubber stamp you get two entries into the challenge for a chance to win a $20 shopping spree!!

Aren't these wonderful colors for Valentine cards!! I began my creation by embossing Hearts and Rose Leaves on the red layer.  The main focus of the card is Cheery Lynn's Heartland America and stamping with a dye ink these Sweet Stamps, Be Mine,  Happy Valentine's Day, and I Love You in the openings.  Using Stardreams and Cuties 3 the roses were made and placed on top of the insides of the Heartland Die. The Fanciful Flourish was the final die used.  Pearls from my stash were colored with Copics.  The finished size is a 6" square card.


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Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 10 Borders

This week's challenge on the Cheery Lynn Designs blog is:

BORDERS, BEAUTIFUL BORDERS!!

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 I had so much fun making this card! The beautiful Tiffany Border is the one I chose for Borders. It serves as the outside edge of my card and it is doubled to delight! The image is pop dotted on the French Pastry Doily.  The embossing was done with the Dotted Swiss Plate one Stardreams paper. Feeling creative, I also embossed the doily!!  Cuties 2 and Cuties 3 created the beautiful roses with Dimensional Small Leaves 2.  Here is a close up of the roses so you can see the bi-color in them.

Aren't they gorgeous!!! The DP is Paper Studio's Birthday Extravaganza and Stardreams.  The pearls are from Kaiser Kraft.  The finished size of the card is 5" x 7".

The sweet image is Fanny's Cuddle by Sarah Kay.  This card will also be in the 7th Kids College Fund Challenge.  She is stamped with Momento's Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Copics.  

Copics Used:

Skin: E000, E00, E02, R20

Hair: E31, E35, E39

Clothes:

V0000, V06, RV0000, Rv09

E44, E47

Puppy: E40, E41, E42, W5 

Challenges:

7 Kids College Fund Challenge - Try Something New

Sweet Stamps #49 Hearts

Today is our forty-ninth challenge on the Sweet Stamps blog:

HEARTS

Anyone can enter, but if you use a Sweet Stamps rubber stamp you get two entries into the challenge for a chance to win a $20 shopping spree!!

Sweet Stamps Heart with a Bow was stamped with Shades Dutchess Rose embossing with Clear Embossing Powder on Parchment Vellum.   I cut the heart out with 4-Split Perforating Tool.  Greeting Be Mine was stamped with Distress Clear Embossing Ink and embossed with Queens Gold.  The DP is Doodle Bugs Sweet Cakes collection.  The ribbon is from the Twinery and flowers are from my stash. Viva Decor Pearl Pen Red created the flower centers.  The finished size of the card is 4.25" x 5.50".

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Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 9 Winter Blues

This week's challenge on the Cheery Lynn Designs blog is:

WINTER BLUES

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 This darling snowman is from Imaginations.  Let me tell you that he has been waiting to be used as it has been awhile!! He is stamped with Tuxedo Black Momento Ink  on White Cryogen and colored with Copics.  I die cut him using Cheery Lynn's Little Oval Stackers.  I then die cut Polynesian Sails Oval to frame the snowman.  These are the dies used to embellish the card: Snowflake 3, Lace Pine Snowflake, Snowflake Die,  Pine Branches and Bird on a Branch 2. The greeting is from Hero Arts stamped with a pigment ink and embossed with black powder. The DP is Bo Bunny's Midnight Frost Collection.  The gems are from my stashed and colored with Copics.  The finished size is a 6" square. 

Copics Used:
B00, B02, B93, B95
R01, E81, W3, W5
and Spicas

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Sweet Stamps #48 Winter

Today is our forty-seventh challenge on the Sweet Stamps blog

WINTER(whatever it means to you)

Anyone can enter, but if you use a Sweet Stamps rubber stamp you get two entries into the challenge for a chance to win a $20 shopping spree!!

 Winter, whatever it means to you!! Well, winter in Michigan is cold and I am not a fan of it!! I do think snow is pretty to look at and snowmen are cute. So I focused on snowmen today.  Using a Crafts Too folder, it was in the Sweet Stamps store, and Coredinations Vintage Collection paper, embosssed the cute trio.  I sanded the finished image to show the beauty of the Coredinations paper.   Sparkly Fluff gives the illusion of snow and Stickles glitter the stars.  Snow Thanks is the greeting stamped with a pigment ink.  The finished size is 4.25" x 5.50".  Simple and cute!!!

Challenges:
My Crafty Spot Winter Wonderland

Sweet Stamps #47 Celebration

Today is our forty-seventh challenge on the Sweet Stamps blog

CELEBRATION

Anyone can enter, but if you use a Sweet Stamps rubber stamp you get two entries into the challenge for a chance to win a $20 shopping spree!!

Since the new year will be upon on us, what better card than to celebrate 2012.  I stamped Bells with Bow in Distress Embossing Ink and embossing with Queens Gold Powder.  I detailed cut the bells and paper pieced them with the metallic paper of the frame, Princess Garden Window Frame.  Also die cut is Cheery Lynn's Fanciful Flourish.  Creative Inspiration Paints were used on the bell and flourish..  The greeting is computer generated.  The finished size is 5"x7".

Challenges:
Cheery Lynn

Cheery Lynn Challenge 7 Tis the Season

This week the Challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs is

TIS THE SEASON!!

This week I spent time with my granddaughter, Kaitlyn.  She was stamping a Christmas card for her family.  I was playing with embossing powder with the stamp she was coloring.  Kaitlyn came up with a challenge for Grandma. I had to create a card using the same stamp she was and the same layers. Kaitlyn had a rule though, Grandma couldn't create a fancy card like she usually does.  So this is what I created that very special day:

This was the embossed image Kaitlyn chose for me to use.  The image is from Great Impressions. It is stamped with a Versa Mark and embossed with Diamonds and Pearls Powder on black cardstock.  Cheery Lynn's Card Maker Rectangle Stacker and Card Maker Rectangle Scallop Stacker.  The large snowflake is Snowflake 6 and several snowflakes from Snowflakes. The snowflakes were cut from Stardreams paper and the DP is from Basic Grey.  Gems are from stash.  The finished size of the card is 4.25"x5.50". 

Kaitlyn and I made a wonderful Christmas memory that we will treasure forever. I wish everyone a Merry Christmas.