Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday

(This is my second post for today. For my Flutter By Wednesday post, please scroll down.)

Today begins a new WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge from Repeat Impressions. Wendy gives us a sketch and asks what we can create with it. One lucky participant for the month will win a $25 gift certificate! Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the details and to see the inspiration from the other team members. Or, follow these links to their blogs:

Cheri ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kecia ~ Maki ~ Patti

I started with Wendy's wonderful Monarch Butterfly, found here. I paper-pieced it with paper from a Recollections matstack. For the sentiment, I used the Happy Birthday stamp, found here. I used the same patterned paper as the butterfly for my squares, and matted with Perfect Plum from Stampin' Up! The two white squares are mounted on foam squares.

You still have nearly a week to enter Karen's Designer's Choice challenge, too. Her choice was to use scoring to decorate your card. A full sheet of unmounted rubber of your choice is up for grabs! You can find those details and post here.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions - WHAT IF? Wednesday

Today starts a new Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch challenge. Wendy gives us the sketch and we do our crafting. We invite you to play along for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate. Simply create your cards based on the sketch (above), upload to your blog or an on-line gallery, and link it up to the Repeat Impressions blog. Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the details. You'll also find the awesome creations by the Rock Stars there. Or you can find their blogs by following these links:

Cheri ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kecia ~ Maki ~ Patti

For my card, I used the Pine Branch, found on this page. I colored it with Copic markers. I used a Stampin' Up! punch for the corners. The cardinal and the sentiment are parts of a stamp called "Merry ... Happy..." and is found on this page. I added red pearls to complete my card based on the sketch. The card base and the image panel are ivory colored.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday

Time for a new WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch challenge from Repeat Impressions. Wendy gives us a sketch and asks to see what we can come up with. We'd sure love to have you join us! You can find the sketch and all the details on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built. You will also find the amazing creations by the other Rock Stars. Or, you can follow these links to their blogs:

Cheri ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kecia ~ Maki ~ Patti

For my card, I used the Contented Cat stamp, found on this page. I colored her with Copic markers and cut her out with a circle Nestability. The matting layer was also cut with a Nestability. The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions, and can be found on the same page as the cat. I punched the corners with a Fiskars punch and embossed the top with a Sizzix embossing folder. I added some ribbon and matting. The image is mounted on Pop Dots. The matting layers are Perfect Plum and Pale Plum from Stampin' Up!

You still have nearly a week to participate in the current Designer's Choice Challenge (which was chosen by me!) to use purple and greens. You could win yourself a full sheet of unmounted rubber by joining in!


Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday

This week's challenge from Repeat Impressions is a WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch. The sketch that Wendy has challenged you with today is the one above. We ask you to make a card or project using this sketch, upload to your blog or an on-line gallery, and then link it up to the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built. One random winner for the month will receive a $25 gift certificate! You can find all the details on the blog, also. You will find the creations by the Rock Stars there, too. Or, you can follow these links to their blogs:

 Cheri ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kecia ~ Maki ~ Patti

For my card, I started with a pretty Single Rose, found on this page. I colored it with Copic markers and added Diamond Glaze to it. I also added a doodled border. I matted with Nestability-cut circles and added dots to the scallops. The rose panel is mounted on foam squares. The card base is ivory and the patterned paper is from The Paper Studio. I'll add a sentiment when it's time to mail it out.

You still have nearly a week to add a card to last week's Designer's Choice Challenge, "Head for the Beach." The prize for the Designer's Choice Challenge is a full sheet of unmounted rubber of your choice.


Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday

Today starts a new WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge from Repeat Impressions. Wendy gives a sketch to us and challenges us (and you!) to come up with a card. You can find the sketch and all the details on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built. You will also find the cards made by the Rock Stars. Or you can follow these links to their blogs:

Cheri ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kecia ~ Maki ~ Patti

For my card, I made a mask and sponged the color on the card front. I used a couple Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads. I stamped the butterfly on the card front, and also on a piece of scrap cardstock, cut it out, and popped it up. The strip across the bottom was a tiny scrap. The sentiment is from the new "Big Boys Toys" release, found on this page. I added a couple flowers with pearl centers, and also the same pearls to the bottoms of the triangles. We'd love to have you join us!

You also have almost another week to participate in the Designer's Choice Challenge. The challenge is to use two images and one sentiment. You can find that challenge here.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch Challenge

Wednesday is challenge day at Repeat Impressions and today's challenge is a WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch challenge. You can find all the details and also the creations by the Rock Stars on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built. One lucky participant will win a $25 gift certificate - awesome! Here are links to the design team members' blog, also:

 Cheri ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kecia ~ Maki ~ Patti

I love cards with lots of white, and so that's what I used for this card. I stamped the flowers (Flowering Vine - found on this page) with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, cut it out with a Nestabilities oval, sponged some light blue ink around the edges before removing it from the die,  and colored with Copics. Then I matted it with black. I put Pop Dots on the top part of it, to make it even with the bottom layer. For the bottom panel, I punched the top with a Martha Stewart fence punch, embossed with a Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder, and scored a couple lines with my Scor-Pal. I mounted on Pop Dots. The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions and is also mounted on Pop Dots. I punched the little flowers with a punch from the dollar spot at Michael's, colored with the same blue markers as the main image, and added the pearls to the center. I also added pearls to the centers of the flowers in the main image.

We'd sure love to have you join us! You have nearly a week to enter the Designer's Choice Challenge, too. You can find those details here. The challenge is a Double Dutch Fold card and the prize is a full sheet of unmounted rubber of your choice!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Challenge

It's Wednesday already, so that means a new challenge from Repeat Impressions. This week the challenge is a WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch challenge. Simply make your card based on the above sketch, upload it to your blog or on-line gallery, and link it up to the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built. One lucky participant will receive a gift certificate for $25! You will find all the details on the blog, too, plus the creations by the other Rock Stars. You can also follow these links to see what they have created:

Cheri ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kecia ~ Kendra ~ Maki ~ Patti
(You may notice two new names here. Welcome Kecia and Patti!)

For my card, I used these awesome strawberries, found on this page. I stamped them with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics. The sentiment is also from Repeat Impressions and is on this page. I matted with green and added green brads. The patterned paper is from a pad from Recollections.

You also have another week to participate in the Designer's Choice Challenge, which is to make a card for a woman you love. Someone will win a full sheet of unmounted rubber for the DCC challenges. Please check out those details here.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

This is my second post for today. Please scroll down for my Flutter By Wednesday post


Time for a new challenge from Repeat Impressions. This week's challenge is the WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch. Wendy gives us a sketch and asks what we can do with it. And we ask you to join us! One random participant will receive a $25 gift certificate. Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for the details and to see what the other Rock Stars have created. Or, you can follow these links to their blogs:

Cheri ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki

Here is the card I created using Wendy's sketch. I punched the circles out of the blue and stamped the birds on some white cardstock underneath. I colored them with Copics. The black matting was punched with a Stampin' Up! border punch. The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions, also, of course.


You also have nearly a week to enter the Designer's Choice Challenge from last week, which is to use birds on your card. Please see the RI blog for details on this challenge.


Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Challenge

Time for a new WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge from Repeat Impressions. Wendy gives us a sketch and we create some examples for you. You can find the sketch and the complete details on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built. You will also find the Rock Stars' creations. Or you can follow these links to their blogs:

Cheri ~ Darsie ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki

For my card, I started with the butterfly, found on this page. I paper pieced it, using the same paper as for the background. The circle is punched with papers from the same matstack. The butterfly circle is mounted on Dimensionals. I colored some of the spots on the dotted flower to match the spotted paper. I added pearls to the flower centers. The sentiment is also from Repeat Impressions.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

(This is my second post for today. To view my Flutter By Wednesday post, please scroll down.)


Time for a new WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge from Repeat Impressions. Wendy draws up the sketch, and the Rock Stars get to work creating. You can find the sketch and all the details on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built. You'll also find the design team's creations. One random winner for the month will receive a $25 gift certificate from Repeat Impressions. Here are links to the Rock Stars' blogs, too:

Cheri ~ Darsie ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki ~ Miriam

For my card, I used the Floral LOVE stamp, found on this page. I colored it with Copic markers. All my matting is Tangerine Tango from Stampin' Up! The patterned paper is from Recollections. I used Nestabilities for the ovals, and also Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder. I used my Scor-Pal on the image panel. I added ribbon per the sketch.

There is another week left to enter the Designer's Choice Challenge from Repeat Impressions, too. The open challenge is mine - to create a sympathy card. One random winner will receive a full sheet of unmounted rubber of their choice. You can find those details here.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

(This is my second post for today. For my Flutter By Wednesday post, please scroll down.) Wednesday brings a new challenge from Repeat Impressions. This week it's the WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge where Wendy gives us a sketch and asks us to create something with it. We invite you to join along! You can find the details on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built. You have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate. You'll also find all the wonderful creations by the Rock Stars on the blog. Or, you can follow these links to their blogs:

Cheri ~ Darsie ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki ~ Miriam

I used the Sunflower and Monarch Butterfly stamps from Repeat Impressions. I colored the sunflower with Copics and I paper-pieced the butterflies. I matted them all with black. The flowers were punched with an EK Success punch from glittery yellow cardstock. The bottom layer is the same glittery yellow. I used brown brads in the flowers and adhered them with Dimensionals.

You have nearly a week to participate in the Designer's Choice challenge, too, which is to make a spring/pastel card. You can find those details here. One random winner will get to choose a full sheet of unmounted rubber.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

It's Wednesday, so that means a new challenge from Repeat Impressions! This week it's the WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge where Wendy gives us a sketch and we see what we can come up with. We invite you to join us, too! There is a $25 gift certificate from Repeat Impressions up for grabs to one lucky participant for the month. Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the details and to see what the other Rock Stars have come up with. Want to BE a Rock Star? Check out the RI blog for that, too! Here are links to the other Design Team members' blogs:

Cheri ~ Darsie ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki ~ Miriam

My card uses the cute little Kitten stamp, found on this page, and the Feline Better sentiment, found on this page. I stamped the kitten on white, and also on a textured ivory. I did a little bit of coloring on the ivory image and cut it out. I mounted it on Dimensionals and added it to the white image. I matted with black. I meant to round the corners like in the sketch, but I forgot! I used a Fiskars texture plate to emboss the bottom ivory piece, then I brayered some Versamark over it and embossed with clear embossing powder. I added some ribbon, matted the sentiment, and mounted the sentiment on Dimensionals, also.

Do you have any "leftovers" on your desk waiting to be used? You have nearly a week to enter the Designer's Choice Challenge for a chance to win a full sheet of unmounted rubber of your choice. See details for that challenge here.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

(Please scroll down for my Flutter By Wednesday post.)


Time for another WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch challenge from Repeat Impressions. You can find the sketch and details on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built. Up for grabs to one lucky random winner is a $25 gift card to Repeat Impressions. Check out the creations by the Rock Stars on the blog, or follow these links:

Cheri ~ Darsie ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki ~ Miriam

I used a Raggedy Ann and Andy stamp (found on this page) and colored it with Copics. I cut it with a Circle Nestability and matted it with a red circle and a die cut from my friend, Annie. (Thanks again, Annie!) It's mounted on Dimensionals. I cut the red strips and embossed them with a heart Cuttlebug folder. The sentiment is just a VERY small part of the Live, Laugh Love stamp found on this page.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

This is my second post for the day. To view my Flutter By Wednesday post, please scroll down, or click here.


Today starts a new Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch challenge. Wendy gives us a sketch to work with and we do our creating. If you'd like to have the chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions, all you have to do is create a card using this sketch, upload to your blog or an on-line gallery, and link it up to the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built. To see what the other Rock Stars have created, check out the RI blog. Or, here are links to their blogs. We have a new member starting this week, too. We're happy to welcome Cheri Weston to the team.

Cheri ~ Darsie ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki ~ Miriam ~ Vicki

My card ended up being a First Birthday card for a little girl. I used the Birthday Cupcake image, found on this page. I colored with Copics and added Stickles. My matting was cut with a Nestability. I added some flowers and colored white brads with Copics for the flower centers. The patterned paper is from Die Cuts With a View. The tag is cut with a Spellbinders die, also. The ribbon and matting cardstock are from Papertrey. I used a Fiskars punch for the bottom border and I also used my Scor-Pal on it.

We'd love to have you join us. The current Designer's Choice Challenge is to use blue and brown, and it goes through next Tuesday. You have a chance to win a full sheet of unmounted rubber in that challenge. You can find the details here.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

The weeks fly by, don't they! It's time for another WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge from Repeat Impressions. Wendy comes up with our sketch and we challenge you to play along. Here is the sketch for this time:

Please check out the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the details on how you can enter to win a $25 gift card and to view all the wonderful creations by the RI Rock Stars. You can also follow these links to their blogs:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki ~ Miriam ~ Robin ~ Vicki

For my card, I used the RI stamp called Shade of the Elm, available on this page. I stamped it with an old Memories pad of Soft Wheat and matted with burgundy cardstock. The sentiment is called Life is Not ... and can be found on this page. I stamped it with burgundy ink, cut it with a Nestability and sponged with Soft Wheat before removing from the die. I matted with a matching scalloped oval. I embossed the background with an Argyle Cuttlebug folder and brayered with Soft Wheat. I added butterflies punched with Martha Stewart punches and then used pearls for their bodies.


You have almost another week to participate in the RI Designer's Choice challenge, too. The challenge that's currently open is to make a shaped card and be entered for a chance to win a full sheet of unmounted rubber. That's a lot of stamps! You can find the details for that challenge here.


Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

Time for another Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge - where Wendy gives you a sketch, you make your card based on it, upload it, and are entered for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate. Easy enough, right? You can find the details on the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built. You will also find the creations by the Rock Stars. Or you can follow these links to their blogs:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki ~ Miriam ~ Robin ~ Vicki

For my card, I used Tulip Bouquet. I stamped it on watercolor paper and used Stampin' Up! inks and an AquaPainter. The matting is all Deja Views paper. The sentiment is also from Repeat Impressions.

We'd love to have you join us!


Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

Wednesday means challenge day at Repeat Impressions and today is another WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge. Wendy shares the sketches with us and the Rock Stars get to creating. Then we ask you to join us! Make your card, upload to your blog or an on-line gallery, and link it up to the Repeat Impressions blog. Here is the sketch for this week:

Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the details and to see the other Rock Stars' creations. You can also visit the blogs by using the following links:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki ~ Miriam ~ Robin ~ Vicki

I started with the stamp called Peaceful Observation. You can find it on this page. I stamped it with Versamark on a slightly textured dark blue cardstock and embossed with Detail White embossing powder. I matted with a layer of white and then a layer of the same blue. I scored lines with my Scor-Pal according to the sketch. The sentiment is also from Repeat Impressions.

We'd love to have you join us. Each entry earns you a chance to win a $25 gift certificate. You still have nearly a week to participate in the Designer's Choice Challenge, too. Those details are here.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

Today starts a new Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch challenge. Here is the sketch for this time:

Wendy gives all of us Rock Stars the sketch and we create our cards. Then we share them with you and ask you all to play along. Won't you join us?? Just create your card or project based on this sketch, upload to your blog or on-line gallery, and link it up to the RI blog. Easy peasy! One random winner for the month will win a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions. Please visit the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all of the details and to see what the other Rock Stars have come up with. You can also follow these links to their blogs:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki ~ Miriam ~ Robin ~ Vicki

For my card, I started with the Christmas Teddy, found on this page. I colored him with Prismacolor pencils, but didn't use Gamsol. I cut him with a Circle Nestability and drew the doodles around the edge. I cut the square with a Nestability, too. I added a couple more layers - the white, embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder and then the red matting for that. The ribbon is from Martha Stewart. I colored the pearls with a red Copic marker. (I don't think the pearls are large enough. I should change them.) I added Star Dust Stickles to the hat's "fur" and gold Stickles for the bell at the end of the hat.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

It's Wednesday, so that means it's time for another Repeat Impressions challenge. This week, it's a WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch Challenge. Here is this week's sketch, designed by Wendy - the owner and stamp designer of Repeat Impressions.

We'd love to have you join us in using this sketch. Make your card using the sketch, upload to your blog or on-line gallery, and link to the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built. You will be entered for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate from Repeat Impressions. Visit the blog for all the details and also to see the wonderful creations by the other Rock Stars. Or, you can follow these links to their blogs.

Darsie ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki ~ Miriam ~ Robin ~ Vicki

For my card, I used the sunflower image, found on this page. (Scroll down a little ways.) I stamped it on textured ivory paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Bic markers. I matted with a reddish-brown cardstock, after rounding the corners. I added the ribbon and bow, brown pearls, and the sentiment - also from Repeat Impressions. The card base is Very Vanilla, from Stampin' Up!


You also still have nearly a week to participate in the Designer's Choice Challenge - to make a Fall or Halloween card. This is for a chance to win a full sheet of your choice of unmounted rubber. The details can be found here.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

Time for another Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge. Here is this week's sketch:

We'd love to have you join in the fun! Make your card based on this sketch from Wendy, upload to your blog or on-line gallery, and link up to the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built. You will be entered for a chance to be the random winner of a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions! Check out the blog for all the details and to see what the other Rock Stars have created. Or, you can follow these links to their blogs:

Darsie ~ Dawn ~Joy ~ Karen ~ Kendra ~ Maki ~ Miriam ~ Robin ~ Vicki

Gosh - I almost forgot to tell you! Check out those links above. We have two new RI Rock Stars! We have said good-bye to Harriet and Michele, and hello to Kendra and Vicki. Welcome, Kendra and Vicki!!

For my card, I started by stamping the cute little penguins from last year's series on shimmery white paper. You can find them on this page. I pieced the stars with red and green paper and matted with red scallops. The side circles are patterned paper and also matted with red scallops. The corner holly stamp is from Repeat Impressions also, and can be found on this page. I colored the holly sprigs with markers.


You still have another week to participate in the Designer's Choice challenge to use an animal. You can find the details here.


Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you'll come back and visit again soon!