CASE-ing Darsie!! (and a Winner!)

We're doing something fun for the Repeat Impressions Rock Stars, and YOU are welcome - and encouraged! - to join in.  Darsie made a beautiful card and challenged us to case it.  Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, to see the Rock Stars' take on it.  Then, do your own casing and upload to the blog.  We'd LOVE to see what you come up with!  And, there is blog candy involved! :)  Here is Darsie's card:

My cute little penguin stamp is from Repeat Impressions.  I stamped with Versamark and embossed him with silver.  I colored him a little bit with markers and sponged with light blue ink.  I matted him with blue cardstock and put white dots on the scallops.  The blue patterned paper is from Stampin' Up!  It is matted with white cardstock which I punched with a Martha Stewart snowflake punch.  I put more blue cardstock under that so you could see the snowflakes better.  I added a little scoring with my Scor-Pal, too.  Some sheer ribbon and a bow complete the card.

I was going to announce the winner of my calendar later, but since I'm up and can't sleep ... :)  The winner (chosen by random.org) is #22: 

Joan V said...

Lynette, Happy Anniversary to you and your husband. I came to your site a few months ago and really enjoy your cards. You have such a clean and simple style that I really enjoy. I started a blog to post my cards but I am not as aggressive in my card making as of yet. I am so busy trying to redo my mothers scrapbook which is from 1948. The pages were crumbling in my hands as I was trying to remover the pictures and memorabilia. I am trying to get it done before Nov 20th because I would like to share it with my siblings at Thanksgiving. I grew up in a small town north of Pittsburgh, Pa called Beaver and I now live in St.Louis,MO Thanks for posting on your blog, I look forward to all the posts. http://athomewithjoan.blogspot.com/

Congrats, Joan V!  Please contact me with your mailing information so I can get your calendar out in the mail to you!

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

Kraft Christmas

I wanted to make a card last night because I had nothing to put on my blog for today.  I've gotten into the habit - amazingly! - of cleaning up before I start stamping.  I found this red piece and this white piece laying on my table, leftover from yesterday's post.  I put them together and thought, "Yep.  That will work."  So, that's how my card started. :)

The red and white pieces were the leftovers from using Nestabilities.  I glued them together and embossed them with a Cuttlebug Snowflake folder.  I positioned them on the card front and lightly drew with pencil around the inside of the circle.  Using my Stamp-a-ma-jig, I stamped the image (from Repeat Impressions Snow Globes set) with Close to Cocoa in the center of the circle.  I erased the penciled circle and adhered the embossed piece.  The sentiment is also from Repeat Impressions.

You have until midnight tonight to enter for a chance to win one of my completed calendars.  You can find that post here.  Good luck!  I'll post the winner tomorrow - later than usual, because I won't be able to pre-post!

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

Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week - Santa's Friend

Another Monday - another new Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week!  This week's stamp is called Santa's Friend and can be found on this page - just scroll down a bit. It is available at 50% off through next Sunday only.  You can find all the necessary details on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built.  Check out the other Rock Stars' awesome creations using this great stamp, too!

Ayana ~ Darsie ~ Joy ~ Michele

I stamped my image on white with Versafine Onyx Black ink.  I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and blended with a blending pencil.  I cut the image and the mat with Nestabilities.  I mounted them on Dimensionals.  The background was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder.  I got it at Oh My Crafts, but last time I checked it was Out of Stock.  (It is an OMC exclusive.)  I punched the corners with a Fiskars corner punch.  I matted the entire panel on red, also.  The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions.

Friday, I told you about a little bit of blog candy.  One random commenter is going to win one of my completed calendars.  You can find the information in this post.  You have until midnight on Tuesday to comment on Friday's post.

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

Another White Christmas Card

Another Christmas card to share with you today.  I haven't had much time for stamping, for sure!  Yesterday we got all of our windows clean!  Whew - it feels good to have that done!

The embossing is all done with one Cuttlebug folder.  The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions and is stamped in Baja Breeze ink.  I scored on both sides of the sentiment with my Scor-Pal.  The ribbon is from my local paper store.  The panel is matted with Baja Breeze.

Friday, I told you about a little bit of blog candy.  One random commenter is going to win one of my completed calendars.  You can find the information in this post.  You have until midnight on Tuesday to comment on Friday's post.

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

Ornament Christmas

 

Here is one of the Christmas cards I made on Wednesday.  I was trying this out for my calendar, but I stuck with all white for my December page, instead.  That is kind of my "tradition."

I embossed the ornament with a Lasting Impressions brass stencil and my BIGkick.  I stippled Real Red and Soft Silver inks through the stencil after it was embossed.  I rubbed the edge of the ink pad on the edge of my white cardstock and matted with shiny silver paper.  I embossed the frame with a rectangle Nestability.  The row of dots is embossed with a Cuttlebug border folder.  Then I scored the lines with my Scor-Pal.  The sentiment is from Repeat Impression.  I love the font!  I matted the entire piece with some more silver.

Yesterday I told you about a little bit of blog candy.  One random commenter is going to win one of my completed calendars.  You can find the information in this post.  You have until midnight on Tuesday to comment on Friday's post.

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

No Card - Just a Tiny Piece of Blog Candy

I have no card to share today.  I actually did make a couple quick ones on Wednesday, and I'll probably share them with you later.

I am thrilled to say that my calendars are done for next year.  Yahoo!!  I made twelve of them, but I don't have a home for all of them.  So ... in honor of a couple blogging milestones, I'm going to give one away to a blog reader.  I will top 150,000 blog views  very soon, and I hit (and even passed) 250 subscribers and followers.  I am totally amazed and blown away by that.  Who'd've ever thunk it!  I thank you all very much for that. 

I have thought about blog candy many times, and have never followed through with my thoughts.  But this time, I hope someone might want to win one of my calendars.  All I'm asking is that you leave me a comment.  I'd love it if you'd say where you're from, but even that is not necessary.  Any comment will do - I'd just like to get to "know" you better! :)  I'll pick a random winner on ... how about Tuesday.  That is our 36th wedding anniversary!  So, you have until midnight Tuesday, November 9th to leave a comment on this post.  I'll announce the winner on Wednesday.

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

Border Challenge - Christmas

 

This is the last card I have to post!  I guess it's time to start making some more cards:)  I did, however, get my calendars finished last night.  Yippee!  You'll be seeing them one at a time, starting on January First.

I made this card last week for a Technique Tuesday challenge.  The challenge was to stamp a border.  Both of the stamps I used are from Technique Tuesday's set called Season's Greetings.  I stamped the sentiment four times in a square. I stamped the snowflakes on a small square for the inside. I mounted both pieces on some scrap paper. The bottom layer is embossed with a CB Snowflake folder and I inked the edges.

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

Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

Well, it's two weeks after the last WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge, so that means it's time for another one!  It's also time to announce the winner of the $25 gift certificate to  Repeat Impressions from last month!  For details on the current sketch contest, the winner from last month's contest, and links to the other Rock Stars' awesome creations, please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built.

I think this is a really great sketch!  Both of the stamps I used are from Repeat Impressions.  You can find the sentiment on this page and the scarecrow on this page.  I stamped on ivory paper with Versafine Vintage Sepia ink.  I matted with Stampin' Up!'s Tangerine Tango cardstock.  The patterned paper is really old, from a Fiskars booklet.  The center strip is SU!'s Close to Cocoa, which I scored every eighth inch with a Martha Stewart scoring board.  I added a piece of gold cord, too.  The card base is SU!'s Very Vanilla.

Won't you join in the fun?  If you upload to an online gallery, such as SplitCoastStampers, be sure to use the keyword N310, and be sure to link to the RI blog.  You have until 5:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 16 to enter.

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

November Calendar Page

Here is my calendar page for November - a day late due to the Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions yesterday.  As always, if you are interested in the Excel file that I created to print my calendars, just email me at LJNeus@hotmail.com.  I'd be happy to share:)

I started with glossy paper for the small square.  I brayered it using a Kaleidacolor pad called Creole Spice.  (It's multi-colored.)  The tree is from Inkadinkado and I embossed it with Detail Black embossing powder after stamping.  The sentiment is also from Inkadinkado.

That's all there is to it.  I'm trying to get my calendars done for next year, but I keep finding other things that have to get done first!  I have five months done, but I had those five months done a couple weeks ago and I haven't gotten any further!

Also, you have until 5:00 p.m. EDT today to get your entry into Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch contest.  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 Stamp of the Week - Christmas Teddy

Today, as usual on Mondays, is Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week day.  The SOTW for this week is called Christmas Teddy.  You can find him (her?) on this page - just scroll down a little bit.  The details on how to purchase this stamp for 50% - through Sunday evening -  are on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built.  Be sure to check out the other beauties from the design team, also!

Dana ~ Harriet ~ Joy

Julie ~ Makiko ~ Robin

For this first card, I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Goo Gone.  I used Liquid Applique for the "fuzz" on his hat, and gold Stickles for the "jingler."  I matted with Real Red cardstock, which I embossed partly with my Swiss Dots folder.  I added some Martha Stewart ribbon and some older patterned paper for the bottom layer.

I have to admit - after I uploaded my first card to our group's page, I saw some teddy bears with such rich colors that I was moved to make another!  For this second one, I colored with Stampin' Up! markers.  It's cut with Nestabilities.  The background was an embossed piece I got from a friend (Thanks, Suzie!)  It's done with a Cuttlebug folder called "Ornaments."  I matted with Real Red.  The white strip is punched (and embossed) with a Martha Stewart punch.  I also scored a couple lines and added a thin piece of red cardstock.

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

Happy Halloween!!

 

These are the cards I made for our grandson and granddaughter.  Pretty simple - I was running out of time and had to get them in the mail!

The stamps are mostly from a clear House Mouse set.  I stamped them in black and colored them with Prismacolor pencils and used GooGone with them instead of Gamsol.  I cut them with Nestabilities.  I added Stickles and scoring on the top one, and black gems for eyes and patterned paper on the bottom one.  I also stamped the "BOO! on the background paper.  The sentiment for the top one is from Repeat Impressions.

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

Super Simple Christmas

A simple, white, Christmas card for today.  What else is new, right? :)

The ornaments and sentiment are all from Technique Tuesday's Season's Greetings set. I stamped them with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I drew in the lines and colored the ornaments with markers and a silver gel pen, then added Diamond Glaze on them. I popped the sentiment up on Dimensionals. (Because I smeared the original stamping directly on the card front!) The embossing is a Cuttlebug folder and I also used my Scor-Pal for the scored lines. The matting is from a scrap pack.

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

Pink and Green Birthday

Another one of the Techique Tuesday cards I promised.  I have one more for tomorrow.  You'll see more later, for sure, because I really like their stamps.

I stamped the "patterned paper" for this card with the Wild Vines set. I used Color Box Chalk ink - Olive Pastel - for the green. The flowers were stamped with various colors from a Color Box Enchantment Petal Pad and the flower centers were stamped with Crushed Curry. After stamping, I embossed the background with a Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder. The sentiment panel is from TT's Simply Stated, along with flowers from Wild Vines. I cut it out and mounted it on Dimensionals. The ribbon and matting are Old Olive.

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

Butterfly Anniversary

I had a scrap leftover from yesterday's card, and thought I could make use of it. I had punched the butterflies out of this darker piece, and realized that if I had TRIED to punch them out nice and straight, I never would have been able to! But, here they are, straight enough to use:).

The papers are from a scrap pack I got at Target a few years ago. (I still love these colors.) They have some texture to them. I scored some lines and added pearls to the butterfly "negatives." The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's "Wishing You" set and is stamped with Versamagic Turquoise Gem ink. The butterflies were punched out with a Martha Stewart punch.

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

"Pressed Butterflies" Birthday

I learned a new technique from one of the cards that was a case of one of mine from the Featured Stamper challenge on SplitCoastStampers.  I learned it from this card. In that description is a link to another card which links to a tutorial. (Sorry about all the linking, but I want to give credit where credit is due!)  Basically, you punch out shapes, glue them to cardstock, and emboss. The shapes become pressed tightly into the paper and it almost looks like they are a part of that cardstock.

Anyway, other than that, there isn't much to my card! The butterflies are punched with a Martha Stewart punch, and the sentiment, from Repeat Impressions, is stamped with Perfect Plum ink. I believe the Cuttlebug folder I used is called Script.

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

Technique Tuesday - Treat Packaging

 As a guest "Stamping Tech" this month for Technique Tuesday, I got to participate in the "All Stamping Tech Challenge."  The challenge this month was to make some kind of treat packaging.  You can find the SCS thread here, if you're interested.

I'm basically a card stamper, so this truly was a challenge!  I thought I'd make the same kind of packaging that I made last year for 2RedBananas project (you can find that here), but we just happened to get some Ghirardelli chocolates last week, and I thought I would use them instead.  I designed this little box to fit three chocolate pieces in.  All the stamps I used are from TT's set called "Season's Greetings."  The finished box measures 2 x 3 x 1 inches. 

I stamped the sentiment with Versamark and embossed with detail silver embossing powder. Then I drew the border lines with a red gel pen. I masked the edges and stamped the snowflakes and embossed them. I stamped the holly leaves on green and cut them them out and mounted them on little pieces of Dimensionals. I added the tiny red gems on the snowflakes and for the holly berries.

Here is the template I made for the box, and my directions.  Cut a piece of cardstock to 5 x 7 inches.  On the five inch side, score at one inches and four inches.  (One inch in from each edge.)  On the seven inch side, score at one, three, four and six inches.  Crease your scores.  Cut in to the one inch score on each score on the seven-inch side.  Place glue or tape where indicated on my diagram and assemble the box.  When I had the box put together, I also cut a little notch out with a circle punch, to make it a little easier to open.  You can either put notches on both of the end flaps, or on the front flap, which is what I did.

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Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week - Rocking Horse

Another Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions!  After all, it IS Monday! This week's stamp, available for 50% off through next Sunday, is called Rocking Horse and you can find it here.  Just visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the details.  Also check out the other Rock Stars' creations.

Ayana ~ Harriet ~ Michele ~ Joy ~ Darsie

I stamped my horse on the red dotted paper and again on the green plaid.  I cut out the pieces I wanted.  I mounted the horse on a white square on which I had made a dotted border.  I used Nestabilities to cut the plain and scalloped circles.  I actually cut a piece of white the same size as the card front and added my layers to that.  I wanted to add ribbon and I didn't want it to show on the inside, nor did I want to cut the edges off.  (I have done that in the past, though, and I'm sure I'll do it again.)  The sentiment is also from Repeat Impressions.  The horse panel is matted with black and is mounted on Dimensionals.


Did you recognize the sketch?  It's the current WHAT IF? Wednesday sketch.  You still have eight more days (until Tuesday, November 2 at 5:00 p.m.  EST) to make your card using this sketch, upload, and link to the challenge found here.  Have fun with that!

In response to Barb's comment yesterday - I used a Cuttlebug folder, Stampin' Up! Very Vanilla cardstock, and my BIGkick for the embossing.

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More Technique Tuesday ... and OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!

I already had this post ready to go, but I had to add something!  I am in total shock as I write this.  (It's 1:00 a.m. and we just got home a little while ago from playing cards with some friends.)  Check out this link.  Little ol' me is the Featured Stamper on SplitCoastStampers!  (Thanks so much for watching for me on IM and letting me know, Harriet!)  What a huge surprise and a huge honor, as well.  OK.  Back to my "regularly scheduled post."

Another Technique Tuesday card. I still have two more after this one to share:)

The stamps on this card are from the Growing Wild set. I used Stampin' Up! markers to color the stamps before stamping. The matting is Old Olive and the patterned paper is from Die Cuts With a View Linen Closet. The embossing was done with a Cuttlebug border folder. I sponged around the edges with Old Olive and used my trusty Scor-Pal.

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Purple Thank You

Here is another Technique Tuesday card for you today.  (In case you're interested, here is the link the the Technique Tuesday thread from yesterday in which I was "spotlighted.")  

I started by stamping the label with a stamp from TTs Simply Stated with Versamagic Spring Pansy ink. I added the sentiment, from the same set, with Purple Hydrangea ink and the dots with Spanish Olive. The flowers are from TT's Growing Wild set. I masked the label and stamped them with Versamagic inks, also - Purple Hydrangea and Spanish Olive. The dragonflies are from Growing Wild. The embossing is done with a Cuttlebug folder and the scoring is done with a Scor-Pal. The matting is PTI's Plum Pudding. I added a pearl for the flower center.

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

Warm Christmas Wishes

Later today, I will be "spotlighted" on SplitCoastStampers in the Technique Tuesday forum.  How fun!  I uploaded five new cards to my SCS gallery.  I will post them here one at a time, though:)

My first one is this Christmas card.  The stamps are all from the Season's Greetings set. I used the holly leaves to stamp in a border for the snowman and added the bow and holly berries, also. I colored the leaves and bow with a marker. I added Stickles to the snowman and the bell on the bow. I mounted the diamond on Dimensionals. The background is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. The matting is Stampin' Up!'s Handsome Hunter.

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