Challenge Day 4

  Hey Everybody,

I've been making cards in the Falliday Fest Challenges. I'm going to share some with you. 

CHECK THIS OUT

This is now LIVE with lots of challenges.

Splitcoaststampers is hosting 41 challenges over 10 days!

Click on the link or the image for more information.

Here's a list of supplies we'll be using so far. Click the link to see an updated list. People are still getting their challenges ready.

I hope you can join us for a few of the challenges October 7-17th.
so far......

🍂 Parchment Paper
🍂 Cling Wrap or Glad Press n' Seal (tried it, works great)
🍂 Salt: Kosher, Course or Table, each works, but all have a different result
🍂 Pretty Napkins
🍂Tissue Paper
🍂Shaving cream/foam
🍂Watercolor Paper
🍂Plastic wrap
🍂Metallic embossing powder _OR_ metallic deco foil  
* Metallic Embossing Powder:  
* Deco Foil: Opal Deco Foil  
🍂 Glossy Card stock

Here are a few more cards that I've made for these challenges.

Our challenge was to make a Thanksgiving card. I stamped the image on white cardstock then colored it with Copic Markers. I cut a tag from garden green and added the image to it. I added a bow to the top of the tag. The tag and sentiment were added with dimensionals. Lastly I added orange gems. This will go to a senior center for resident use.

Keywords: FF26stampinspooky

Stamps: SU-Amber Autumn

Paper: white, crumb cake, garden green, designer paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black, garden green

Accessories: linen thread, Copic Markers, dimensionals, orange gems

Techniques: coloring

Here is a picture of the stencil or mask, (as Stampin' Up! calls them) that I used for my card.

Our challenge was to make colorful Autumn pumpkins. I used my painted pumpkin stencils to make my pumpkins. I used the same color for each layer. The pumpkins were made with golden glow, flirty flamingo and pool party. Next I took my small leaves on my SU stencil from last year and used sponge daubers to decorate the pumpkins with little leaves. Then I added small dots in brighter colors around the pumpkins. I stamped the sentiment in poppy parade then added red gems. This will go to a senior living center for resident use.

Keywords: FF26hbrown

Stamps: SU-Amber Autumn, Judith dots stamp

Paper: white, poppy parade

Ink: azure afternoon, crumb cake, old olive, poppy parade, pineapple punch, pool party, flirty flamingo, golden glow

Accessories: SU-Painted Pumpkins Decorative Masks, blending brushes, SU mini leaves stencil, sponge daubers, red gems

Techniques: stenciling

Our challenge was to make a holiday tree without using a tree. I took some designer paper that looked like a tree with ornaments and folded it into a tree shape with a stand. I added stars and little peppermints to it as well as wink of stella to the ornaments. The poppy parade background was dry embossed with an embossing folder called, In the Pines. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital. Here's a video to show you how to make an origami Christmas Tree if you'd like.

Keywords: FF26janemomA

Stamps: n/a

Paper: poppy parade, A Little Bit Festive dsp

Paper Size: A2

Ink: n/a

Accessories: Unity Stamps sentiment, wink of stella, Spellbinders-In the pines embossing folder

Techniques: origami tree fold, dry embossing

Pocket Card Challenge-One of the challenges was to make a pocket card so I did. When I went to upload my card I found out it has to be a Christmas card!  Oh well.....This will go to either the hospital or the senior center.

I had fun making this card. It is a great stamp set from Taylored Expressions that I've had a few years. I just love the sentiments with it.

 It comes with a die as well as all of the stamps. I love playing around with this set.

Today's been a busy day of activities for me here at home. I finished inventorying my son's Sports cards. I counted all of his baseball and hockey cards putting in the numbers for each team and the prices. For instance, I might have 44 cards that are $1.  So I would write 44 $1.

4 $15 would mean there were 4 $15 cards.

Anyway, if I count in my sleep tonight, Tim will know why! LOL

I also finished putting together the cards, stamps and inks for classes this week. I'm ready to go. Now I just have to put out clean paper for each stamper and brush the cat hair off of a few chairs! LOL  The cats like to sit on the soft chairs and look out the window as though they are watching TV.

I also watched a little bit of TV with Tim and worked on a lap afghan for the senior center. I am using white yarn every other row and then using left over yarn from other projects for the stripe between each white row.  I'll get a photo of it soon.

Well, thanks for stopping by today. Have a wonderful Monday.

Blessings,

Sue

Challenges Day 3

 Hey Everybody,

I've been making cards in the Falliday Fest Challenges. I'm going to share some with you. 

CHECK THIS OUT

This is now LIVE with lots of challenges.

Splitcoaststampers is hosting 41 challenges over 10 days!

Click on the link or the image for more information.

Here's a list of supplies we'll be using so far. Click the link to see an updated list. People are still getting their challenges ready.

I hope you can join us for a few of the challenges October 7-17th.
so far......

🍂 Parchment Paper
🍂 Cling Wrap or Glad Press n' Seal (tried it, works great)
🍂 Salt: Kosher, Course or Table, each works, but all have a different result
🍂 Pretty Napkins
🍂Tissue Paper
🍂Shaving cream/foam
🍂Watercolor Paper
🍂Plastic wrap
🍂Metallic embossing powder _OR_ metallic deco foil  
* Metallic Embossing Powder:  
* Deco Foil: Opal Deco Foil  
🍂 Glossy Card stock

Here are a few more cards that I've made for these challenges.

Our challenge is snow. I used a long retired SU set called, Scenic Season. I took a 1 1/2" circle punch and a post-it note to mask the moon. I used my blending brush and added balmy blue and boho blue to the background. I uncovered the moon and used a dauber to color it a light yellow. I stamped the trees and sentiment with evening evergreen. I used glue to add fun flock on the trees and under the trees. I used clear wink of stella on the snow in front of the trees. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Fun flock comes in a small jar.  White Fun Flock—such as the popular Stampendous Fun Flock in Cotton Ball White—is a fine, velvety fiber powder used to add a soft, fuzzy, low-level tactile dimension to paper crafts, greeting cards, and scrapbook pages.

How to Use Fun Flock

• Adhesive: Apply a liquid glue, a two-way glue pen (like a Sakura Quickie Glue Pen), or craft paste to the specific area of your design.

• Application: Sprinkle the white flock generously over the wet glue.

• Press & Shake: Gently press down straight with your finger (avoid rubbing), then tip the project or tap it to shake off the excess.

• Cleanup: Pour any leftover fibers back into the jar using a coffee filter or funnel.

Keywords: FF26annsforte3A

Stamps: Stampin' Up-Scenic Season

Paper: white, shaded spruce

Paper Size: A2

Ink: boho blue, balmy blue, evening evergreen, pineapple punch

Accessories: blending brushes, wink of stella, white fun flock, dauber, 1 1/2" circle punch

Techniques: ink blending, masking, stamping

Our challenge was to use purple and orange. I stamped this little guy with Memento tuxedo black ink. I colored him with Copic Markers and Karin Brushmarker Pro pens. I die cut three layers then added a black glimmer paper on a white card base. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: F4A868

Stamps: SU-Thinking of You, High Hopes-Still Sleepin'

Paper: white, gorgeous grape, pumpkin pie, black glimmer

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black, gorgeous grape

Accessories: Copic Markers, Karin Brushmarker PRO, orange gems, purple fine shimmer gems, textured notes dies

Techniques: coloring, die cutting

Black Glimmer paper comes in sheets like other cardstock. I can easily be cut with a die or your paper trimmer. I prefer to buy it by the piece and I like the type that does have glitter that rubs or falls off.

Our challenge was to make a card that uses things that hold things together on our card. I used painter's tape for my background and put it into the ink then pressed it onto my background paper. Here's the tutorial I used for this technique. I used boho blue and old olive. I stamped the image and colored it with Copic Markers. I used some of my purple glimmer washi tape as a bandage for the little lemur. I also used a mini paper clip to hold the sign onto the image panel. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital. Keywords: MIX715 Stamps: SU-Back On Your Feet Paper Size: A2 Ink: memento tuxedo black, secret sea, boho blue, old olive Accessories: textured notes dies, Copic Markers, painter's tape, washi tape Techniques: masking tape stamping, coloring, die cutting

Here's a video to show you how to do the painter's tape technique I did for the background of my card.

Glimmer and glitter washi tapes are decorative, paper-based adhesive tapes infused with shimmering finishes for scrapbooking, journaling, card making, and gift wrapping. Hobby Lobby carries these.

Well, there you have it another day of challenges. Are there any that interest you?  I've enjoyed finding old stamps to use. It's fun to dust them off and use them again. It is a great feeling to have my stamps used and not just sitting in a drawer.

Our Cleveland Guardians came back from 0-2 in playoff games to win last night! Their pitching was unbelieveable!

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your day.

Blessings,

Sue

Challenges Day 2

 Hey Everybody,

I've been making cards in the Falliday Fest Challenges. I'm going to share some with you. 

CHECK THIS OUT

This is now LIVE with lots of challenges.

Splitcoaststampers is hosting 41 challenges over 10 days!

Click on the link or the image for more information.

Here's a list of supplies we'll be using so far. Click the link to see an updated list. People are still getting their challenges ready.

I hope you can join us for a few of the challenges October 7-17th.
so far......

🍂 Parchment Paper
🍂 Cling Wrap or Glad Press n' Seal (tried it, works great)
🍂 Salt: Kosher, Course or Table, each works, but all have a different result
🍂 Pretty Napkins
🍂Tissue Paper
🍂Shaving cream/foam
🍂Watercolor Paper
🍂Plastic wrap
🍂Metallic embossing powder _OR_ metallic deco foil  
* Metallic Embossing Powder:  
* Deco Foil: Opal Deco Foil  
🍂 Glossy Card stock

Here are a few more cards that I've made for these challenges.

Our challenge was to use wood somewhere on our card. I started with a light woodgrain from my designer series paper. I stamped the greenery in mossy meadow and old olive full strength then stamped again without reinking. I stamped the wheel off of the page in Sahara sand then stamped the horse in the center in early espresso. I stamped the sentiment on designer paper then used the sign design punch to punch it out. I punched out an early espresso piece and cut it in half to put behind the sentiment. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital. This is a retired Stampin' Up set called, Country Road. It was a lot of fun to get it inky again.

Keywords: FF26sleepyinseattle

Stamps: Stampin' Up!-Country Road

Paper: white, SU-Country Woods designer series paper, early espresso

Ink: sahara sand, mossy meadow, old olive, early espresso

Accessories: Sign Design punch, dimensionals

Techniques: stamping, 2nd generation stamping

Our challenge is Feature a seasonal animal for Fall or Winter on our cards. I chose this little guy eating the plentiful apples this season and spitting out the seeds to plant for another year.
I stamped the mouse then colored him with Copic Markers. I edged the top and bottom with poppy parade cardstock. Then I placed it on a wood background to match the mouse and added it to a poppy parade card base. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

This is a very old House Mouse stamp called, Spitting Apple Seeds. I really liked this image because it reminded me of my childhood when in the summer we'd eat watermelon on our back patio and spit the seeds in the flower beds or at each other which ever was closer! LOL

Keywords: FF26Dockside

Stamps: House Mouse-Spitting Apple Seeds, SU Fabulous Sayings

Paper: white, poppy parade, SU-Country Woods

Ink: memento tuxedo black, poppy parade

Accessories: copic markers

Techniques: coloring

Our challenge is to use holly or mistletoe on a card. I stamped with two stamps for the holly and berries. I used a water brush with watered-down ink to splash dots of ink onto the image panel. I did the same with wink of stella. I cut a frame from copper paper with the two largest textured notes dies. I added a cherry cobbler bow with a glue dot. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

This is a retired stamp set called, Leaves of Holly. It is a two-step stamp set with holly leaves in two sizes and holly berries. I experimented with watering down red and green inks and splattering them on my card. I did the same with wink of stella.

Keywords: FF26susanbri

Stamps: Stampin' Up!-Leaves of Holly

Paper: white, poppy parade, copper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: evening evergreen, soft sea foam, cherry cobbler, poppy parade

Accessories: SU-Textured Notes Dies, Cherry cobbler and gold ribbon, glue dot, wink of stella, water brush

Techniques: two-step stamping

Today was a fun day at my son's house. I got to see my two grand blessings. I also helped Ben by doing inventory of most of his Disney cards for next weekend's show.

See if any of these challenges appeal to you and give one or two a try.

I'll see you again soon.

Blessings,

Sue