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A Color Challenge Card......

Tuesday's Color Challenge on Splitcoast was to use Kraft, Not Quite Navy & So Saffron.  Not colors I would normally put together.  I actually started this card early this morning but had a ton of distractions. 

The biggest distraction was the frantic phone call from my oldest daughter.  The backpack carrying the cellphones got run over by go-karts.  WTH? Yep, both cell phones were toast.   Did you know your best option when replacing a cell phone is to purchase Go Phones?  Well, we found out.  Heaven forbid the girls go without cell phones for more than a few hours.  Now they are in debt to me - BIG TIME!!  I am thinking of all kinds of good jobs - cleaning out my van, scrubbing the kitchen/bathroom floor, etc.....  Servitude is good!!

Now back to my card -

I used the In Spades Pendant and In Spades Borderabilities from Spellbinders.  The new line of Pendants are available for purchase starting today!  I just love how fast and beautiful you can make a card!  The pendant is so intricate and beautiful it does all the work for you!!

Supplies Used:  Verve Stamps; In Spades Pendant & Borderabilities, Scalloped & Classic Circle Nestabilities; Kraft, So Saffron, Not Quite Navy & Whisper White cardstock; Not Quite Navy ink pad; rhinestones & Wizard

Hope you have a great day! 

Dazzling Diamond Dust Challenge ...

Don't forget today is the last day of the Spellbinders Pendant Blog Frenzy.  Be sure to check out Jenn Davis today!  Her projects and video tutorial is wonderful!  Love those Kaleidoscope Pendants!

Today is challenge day on the DRS Designs blog.  The challenge is to use the Dazzling Diamond Dust Technique.  You can find a Dazzling Diamond Dust Tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers.  Here is my card for today's challenge:

I made a bunch of these to use as Thank You notes for my book club friends.  First I stamped the Coffee Trio image  as my background using the Versamark pad.  Then I stamped the Coffee Sign image using the Rich Cocoa Memento Ink pad  and colored it in with a copic marker.  I inked up the whole image with my Versamark pad and applied the Iridescent Ice Embossing powder.  (Here is a tip:  If you don't have Iridescent Ice Embossing powder just mix some Clear Embossing powder with some fine glitter.)  I heat set and then cut out my image.  I cut and embossed Classic Rectangles Sm Nestabilities and Classic Scalloped  Rectangles Lg Nestabilities for the Coffee Sign panel.  For the sentiment, I used the Espresso-ly Wonderful stamp and the Ribbon Tags Trio Shapeabilities.   For those dew drops, I only had clear ones so I colored them using my Copic markers.  I glued them into place using Mono Multi and then colored them.  Fun!  You can have any color Dew Drops that way!!

Hope you will give this technique a try, its very fun and the effect is pretty!  Have a great day!  Check back tomorrow!!

Just a Few Days Left for the Spellbinders Blog Frenzy!

Here is a list of the remaining days in the Pendant Blog Frenzy.  I sure hope you have been participating for a chance to win Spellbinders great new Pendants!  All info on the contest can be found on the Spellbinders Blog.

June 26, 2009 – Sherry Cheever

June 27, 2009 – Heidi Blankenship

June 28, 2009 – Linda Duke

June 29, 2009 – Jennifer Davis

Be sure to check out my fellow design team's blog to see all the great sneak peeks!  I will post some pictures of projects I made using the Pendants 24 hours after they are revealed.  See the below post for a peak at my Eyelet Pendant project!  Follow the rules carefully so you can win, win, win!! 

Hope you have a great day!  I will post a project later today!

See the Flowers Smiling about the Eyelet Pendant!

 Here is the project I was telling you about.  I made it using the brand-spanking new Eyelet Pendants and Eyelet Borderabilities.  What fun! 

 

I started the project by cutting some chipboard with my Labels 4 Nestabilities and then covering it with the patterned paper from My Mind's Eye.  I did cut off the bottom part of the Label 4 shape because I wanted it to look like a vase.  I will have a more in-depth tutorial on this project a little later!  I used some Styrofoam between the two chipboard pieces.  Using my Wizard and the new Eyelet Pendants, I cut the centers and accent pieces plus I also used Dahlia Nestabilities, too!  This was a fun project.  The minute I saw these pendants, I just thought of flowers!

Hope you have been following the blog frenzy and participating in the give-aways!  Its always fun to win some great new stuff!  Today you can check out Keri Lee Serika's blog for some more great sneak peeks!!  Plus there is another contest at Spellbinder's - check it out HERE!  You could win some really great prizes!

Stamps:  Hero Arts Clear Stamps

Cardstock:  Certainly Celery, Tangerine Tango, Apricot Appeal & Whisper White from SU; Bloom & Grow Collection from My Mind's Eye

Die Templates:  Eyelet Pendant and Eyelet Borderabilities; Scalloped Circle Sm & Classic Oval sm, Labels 4 & Dahlia Nestabilties

Accessories:  Sparkly brads from Creative Impressions; Chipboard; Satin Edge Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon; Tangerine Tango Classic Ink Pad; dimensionals; Floral Wire, Paper Corrugator, Stryofoam, glue dots.

Check out the Tulips!

Today is Michelle Wooderson's day to reveal new Spellbinder's Pendant Die collection.  Be sure to check it out and read the fine print to win some great new dies!!

I have a sample for you made with the Eyelet Pendant and Borderabilities that I will post later today!  So check back for a look!! 

Today is the Eyelet Pendant and Borderabilities!!

Be sure to check out Debbie Olson's blog for the Sneek Peak of the Eyelet Pendant and Eyelet Borderabilities!  Remember to read the fine print and enter to win some free Pendants!!  Woo HOO!!

Here is my card for Today's Color Challenge on Splitcoast Stampers.  The color combo is Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point & Summer Sun.  I had some ribbon that kinda went with this combo, too!! 

 

I used some new DRS Designs images I just got in the mail yesterday.  You know I just love butterflies!!  I stamped the Swirling Dots Butterfly  in Tangerine Tango.  I then cut it out using the Labels Large Nestabilities.  I matted the image with a Scallop Rectangle Large Nestie and added the brads in the corners.  I have used the Labels Nestabilities before and some have commented how they like the SU Ticket Punch I used.  Its not the ticket punch but a very versatile Nestabilities set from Spellbinders!!   I stamped the background using the Tangerine Tango ink onto Tangerine Tango cardstock with the Designs Dot stamp.  I did the same for the base of my Summer Sun card.  Its hard to see, isn't it?  The sentiment is from DRS, too.   I then highlighted my butterfly with stickles and put everything together.  Ooops, why can't I remember to put everything together and THEN put on the stickles?  Do what I say, not what I do!! LOL

Hope you are enjoying the sneek peaks of the new Pendant line from Spellbinders.  I know I love them all!! Talk to you tomorrow!!

Check this out!!!

Today starts the blog reveal for Spellbinders new line called Pendants.  You can see the first sneak peek on Becca Feekan's blog .  Be sure to read carefully and follow directions because you could win some FREE dies!! 

I am off to work on today's Learn a New Technique Challenge!!  Have a great day!

Happy Father's Day.

Kind of a hard day for me because I miss my Dad so much.  I made this card for a magazine submission awhile back and it wasn't chosen.  So I get to share it with you today!  The sentiment for this card was made using my JustRite Stampers.  Using my different fonts, I spelled out what I wanted it to say - quick and easy!  I used the Shapeabilities called Timeless Heritage from Spellbinders for the lock and key.  After I cut and embossed it, I left the paper in my dies and sponged gold metallic ink using my dies as a stencil!  That is another great thing about those Spellbinders dies.  They make great stencils.  The patterned paper is by Cosmo Cricket - Lil' Man collection, Not Quite Navy & Very Vanilla from SU and Melon Berry from PaperTrey Ink.  The navy twill is from Basic Grey. 

We are giving this card to my father-in-law with a gift card to Cracker Barrel for Father's Day!  I hope you have a great day with your father, husband or a special guy in your life!!  Talk to you soon.

Brass Stencils and the Wizard!

Today I have been experimenting with some old brass stencils I found.  Here is what my brass stencil looks like:

I bought it at Wal-mart awhile back when dry embossing first started being so popular.  I thought, at the time, I would use the stencil with my light table and stylus.  Well, you guessed I never did.  But when I was going thru a pile of stuff, I remembered that on my Spellbinder's retreat, Stacey Caron showed us how to use Brass stencils in the Wizard. 

Here is the result!!

I used the Sketch Challenge #233 from Splitcoast Stampers for my layout.  The patterned paper is some retired stuff from Stampin' Up!  I used the Flowers Impressabilities and Grey Core'dinations cardstock on the scalloped rectangle - I sanded it when finished to show off the embossing.  Its hard to see but the burgundy scalloped rectangle was embossed with the same Impressabilities, too.  I then ran the brass stencil and the Grey Core'dinations cardstock thru my Wizard using the following sandwich:  white master mat, brass stencil, cardstock, tan mat & white embossing mat.  Just one time thru the Wizard, then some sanding to show the embossing off and your done.  Easy!!  So if you have some brass stencils you haven't used in a long time, get them out!!  Emboss with them in your Wizard!!

Be sure to check out this announcement on the Spellbinder's Blog !  Cool!

Talk to you tomorrow!!

Queen of Cute!!

Here is a card I made just for fun last night.  I just got this cute set from Verve stamps and was experimenting with some papers that were on my desk.  I think I will write a little note in it and give it to Cassie.  Up til now, Cassie has been breezing thru piano lessons but now she has kinda hit a wall and its getting harder.  I want to encourage her not to give up!  I think this little card fits that, don't you?

Supplies Used:  Practically Perfect (Verve Stamps); patterned paper - Cosmo Cricket - Girl Friday collection; Kraft & Whisper White cardstock - SU; Melon Berry cardstock Papertrey ink; Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad, copic markers; Labels 1 Nestabilities, Classic Ovals Lg Nestabilities, Classic Scalloped Ovals Lg Nestabilities; Melon Berry satin ribbon -PTI

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