Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday

It's time for another Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge!  You know the drill - Wendy (the owner and awesome artist of Repeat Impressions) comes up with a sketch and the Rock Stars make a card using it.  Then we invite everyone to play along!!  You can find the sketch and all the details on the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built.  Create your card, upload it, and link it to the RI blog.  Each entry earns you a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Repeat Impressions.  If you use RI stamps, you get two chances!  Check out what the design team has come up with:

Ayana ~ Dana ~ Darsie ~ Harriet ~Joy ~ Julie ~ Maki ~ Michele ~ Robin

The stamp I used is called 2001-M, Peaceful Observation.  You can find it on this page.  I stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink on white, gray textured, and red cardstock.  I cut the cat out of the gray and the bow out of the red.  I colored the window trim with a Stampin' Up! Soft Suede marker.  I watercolored the panes with Soft Sky reinker and water.  I added Stickles to the snowflakes and glued on the cat and bow.  The embossed border was done with a Cuttlebug folder.  The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions and I cut it with a Sizzix die.  The ribbon is from Martha Stewart.

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Quickutz Dies, Anyone?

I have a new "job."  I am on the design team and making cards for samples for an eBay store called "Creating Everlasting Memories."  You can find the store here.  They are eBay seller C**E**M.  You can also visit the blog, Creating Memories in Time.

I worked with Quickutz dies all weekend, and made eight cards.  Five of them are on-line now.  You can find them here:

Love Birds

Snowflakes

Ornaments

Frame

Sunflowers

They are on sale now for the big Black Friday sale, but only through Sunday, December 5.  They will be available after that, of course, but not at the Black Friday price. I will be posting the other cards I made, but by the time I get most of them posted, the sale will be over.

This card uses the Love Birds dies.  I cut them out of white and sponged Memories Soft Silver ink on all the edges.  (The back wings are separate pieces.)  I mounted them on Dimensionals.  The hearts were cut using the die, also.  I embossed the silver heart with a Cuttlebug folder.  The background was embossed using a D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug folder.  The sentiment is stamped with Versamark and embossed with silver detail embossing powder.  It's from Stampendous and is also mounted on Dimensionals.

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Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week - Joy (Times Four!)

 

Well, Monday has rolled around again.  I can't believe how quickly the weeks fly by!  Because it's Monday, it's time to reveal another Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week.  This week's stamp is 2108-H, JOY.  You can view it on this page.  To find out how to purchase this stamp at 50% off, please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built.  You will also find links to the other Rock Stars' creations there, too.  Or simply follow these links.

Dana ~ Harriet ~Julie ~ Maki ~ Robin

I have four cards to share with you today using this wonderful Joy stamp.  They are all very simple, of course!  For this first one, I stamped on white with black ink.  I also stamped on a light blue cardstock, colored the land areas of the world with a green marker, and cut out the "O."  I glued it on to the white and matted that piece with the same color blue cardstock.  I think this is my favorite of the four.

 

For this second one, I stamped with Versamark on blue cardstock and embossed with a clear, sparkly embossing powder.  I matted with white and used some old patterned paper by Fiskars for the background.

For this third one, I again stamped with Versamark on blue, but this time I embossed with white embossing powder.  I rounded the corners on both the blue layer and the white matting layer.  I tripled matted using red cardstock.  The card base is a pre-made one by Die Cuts With a View.  The punched snowflakes are mounted on little pieces of Dimensionals.

I once more used Versamark to stamp the image on this fourth card, and then used a white embossing powder with silver sparkles in it.  I matted with white again.  For the border, I used Scor-Tape on the card base and then sprinkled with Martha Stewart glitter.

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Another Ornament Christmas Card

I made this card for two challenges - this week's SCS Clean and Simple challenge to use sponging, and the Woodware USA challenge to make a one-layer card.  (You still have until 8:00 tonight (Sunday) to get your entry in.  You can find the challenge here.)

This is another card using my Christmas set from Verve.  I stamped the ornament with Versamagic Perfect Plumeria ink, then used my heat gun to set it. I stamped the ornament topper and the sentiment with Versamark and embossed them with detail silver embossing powder. I embossed around the ornament with a Nestability. Then I masked off the entire embossed area and sponged with Mellow Moss.

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Christmas Ornament

Sorry this is late - I forgot to do a pre-post for today!  I made this card for the SCS Clean and Simple Challenge on Monday.  The challenge was to use sponging.

The stamp set I used is from Verve.  I got it last year right after Christmas, and realized I hadn't used it yet and my Christmas cards are almost done!  So, you'll be seeing it on a few cards soon.  I started by inking the little piece of pine bough with Versamagic Spanish Olive ink and coloring the branches with a Close to Cocoa marker. Next I stamped the ornament with Versamagic Aegean Blue. Then I drew the string with a silver gel pen. I tore the bottom edge and sponged all the edges with Spanish Olive. I matted with (I think) Bordering Blue which I embossed with a Cuttlebug Snowflake folder and I mounted that layer on Dimensionals. I scored lines around the edge with my Scor-Pal and sponged the edges of the card base, also. It was a little too plain, so I added some sparkle on the sentiment and snowflakes with a glitter pen. I wish you could see that:)

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Birthday Flower

A simple birthday card for today, made from a conglomeration of stamp companies:)  I had made it for my friend, Harriet, but made her a different one instead, using this same layout.

The flower itself - and the stem with leaves - are from Taylored Expressions.  The flower center is from Papertrey Ink, and the darker dots on the flower are a tiny stamp from Technique Tuesday.  I matted the flower with PTI New Leaf and mounted it on Dimensionals.  The patterned paper was embossed with a Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder and then sanded with an SU! sanding block.  It is matted with PTI cardstock, also.  The sentiment is from PTI.  The inks are all Versamagic.

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

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving to my American readers!!  I hope you all have something special to do, and have family and friends to give thanks with.

We will be having a very small group at our house this year, with lots of good food:)

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Repeat Impressions - Casing Dana

We had so much fun casing a card by a Repeat Impressions Design Team member, that we're doing it again!  We are casing this card by Dana this time:

My card is a bit more Clean and Simple than Dana's.  :)  I used the same sketch and some penguins that are from the same set.  You can find the penguin stamps on this page.  They are available individually, or the WHOLE SHEET of unmounted rubber for the unbelievable price of only $24!  You can find the whole sheet on this page, along with the Snow Globes, sentiments and other full sheets.  The sentiment is from the Snow Globes set.

I stamped my penguins, colored them with Bermuda Bay and Dusty Durango markers and matted them with Bermuda Bay cardstock.  (From SU!)  The snowflakes are embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and matted with Bermuda Bay, as well.  The penguins are mounted on Dimensionals.

You can find details for this new challenge on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built.  There will be a random winner selected from the next two challenges, too - your choice of a whole sheet of unmounted rubber.  That is a LOT of stamps!!  Check out the other great cards made by the Rock Stars, too!

Dana ~ Darsie ~ Harriet ~Joy ~ Maki ~ Michele

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Happy Birthday, Harriet!

 

This card is for my BSF (Best Stamping Friend) Harriet.  Her birthday is tomorrow, but I will have my Repeat Impressions challenge card posting then.  So, here it is today! :)

I had made a different one first, but decided it wasn't quite right.  So I did this one.  And this one IS right!  Harriet and I split a matstack of these papers, so I know she likes them, and she loves butterflies!  Both of the patterned papers are from a Die Cuts With a View matstack called Linen Closet.  I matted them both with more cardstock from the same pad.  (At least, I THINK I did.  It's been a while since I made the card, and my memory is not so great!)  The sentiment (from Papertrey Ink's Birthday Basics) is stamped with Sage Shadow.  The butterfly is from Martha Stewart - purchased at Michael's.

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

Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week - Cat With Kittens

 

It's Monday, and that means a new Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions!  This week's stamp is 6214-I, Cat With Kittens.  You can find it on this page.  And you can find all the information you need to get this stamp for 50% off on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built.  This offer is good through next Sunday, November 28 at 5:00 p.m. EST.  Be sure to check out what the other Rock Stars have created with this great stamp:  (Edited to add:  I have corrected my links. I kind of had most of them messed up!!  Sorry:) )

Ayana ~ Darsie ~ Joy ~ Michele 

Here are the details for my card.  I started by stamping with Versafine Vintage Sepia ink on a shimmery ivory cardstock and embossing with clear embossing powder.  I cut out the image.  There are two little spots (between the mama's tail and the kittens) that I knew I would not be able to cut out very neatly.  So, instead, I stamped the image again on a piece of white cardstock and just cut out those two little pieces.  Then I glued them on to the ivory cardstock.  I did a little bit of coloring - just the ribbon, the mama cat's eyes, and the ears.  The image is mounted on Dimensionals.  Working my way down from there - the next two layers were cut with a Nestabilities Labels One die.  I embossed the white layer with a Quickutz embossing folder.  The next layer is the same shimmery ivory that I used for the cat, matted with the same brown as the Labels One layer.  The card base is white.  The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions.

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Happy Birthday, Nick!

 

This card is for my nephew.  He is not a "kid" - he just turned 32.  It's hard for me to make cards for guys.  I know many of you share the same problem.  This is what I came up with.

The embossed candles were done with a Cuttlebug folder.  The gold elements were cut out with a Cuttlebug die.  Both are from a set that I got from a friend.  (Thanks so much, Suzie!!)  The blue and gold paper are both from scrap packs that I have purchased in the past.

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

Happy Anniversary, Annie and Ray!

Lots of anniversaries in our Yahoo! group this month!  This one is for Annie and Ray, whose special day is today.

The flowers are vellum and are from Martha Stewart.  I found a bag of them on clearance at Michael's recently.  I adhered them to a piece of white cardstock, after I punched the edge with an Arched Lattice punch, also from Martha Stewart.  I scored lines with my Scor-Pal, stamped the sentiment (from Stampendous), and also embossed the top with a Quickutz embossing folder. I matted with black.  The background is embossed with a Sizzix folder which I purchased from Micael's, also. The cardstock is Old Olive (SU!) and is matted with more black.

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

Happy Anniversary, Brenda and Curt!

This is the card I sent to my neighbors.  Their anniversary was on Tuesday, also.

The image is Bird and Blossoms from Repeat Impressions.  (You can find it on this page.)  I stamped it on white with Versafine Onyx Black ink and colored it with SU! markers.  I embossed it with a Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder after coloring.  I matted it with Old Olive Cardstock.  I embossed the bottom part of it with a CB border folder first.  The patterned paper is from SU! also, and is also matted with Old Olive.

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Happy Anniversary, Nancy and Ralph!

 

An anniversary card for a friend in my Yahoo! group and her husband.  Their anniversary was Tuesday.

The rose image is from Repeat Impressions.  I colored with markers and sponged with light blue.  The background was punched with a Martha Stewart Lattice Arch punch and scored with my Scor-Pal.  The sentiment is from Stampendous. 

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Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

It's time for another Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge.  Here is the sketch for this time:

Wendy - the artist behind the Repeat Impressions stamps - creates a sketch for us to follow, and you are all invited to join in!  Just create your card, upload to your blog or on-line gallery, and link to the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built. You can find all the details there, too.  If you link your creation to the blog before 5:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 30, you will be entered for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate.  Be sure to check out what the other Rock Stars have created:

Ayana ~ Dana ~ Darsie ~ Harriet ~Joy ~ Julie ~ Maki ~ Michele ~ Robin

For my card, I used a Morning Glory stamp from Repeat Impressions.  I colored with markers and cut the circles with Nestabilities. I sponged with Bliss Blue ink before removing from the die - and actually before even coloring.  The background is embossed with a QuicKutz folder.  I brayered the folder with Almost Amethyst ink before embossing.  The sentiment is, of course, from Repeat Impressions and is mounted on Dimensionals.  The matting is Almost Amethyst by Stampin' Up!  I added the pearls, per the sketch.

Also, don't forget - you still have a week to case a card on the Repeat Impressions blog, and upload it for a chance to win a whole sheet of unmounted Christmas stamps!  You can find the details here.

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

Another Christmas Card

(Sorry - this post was scheduled for Sunday, but something went amiss.  So, you get it today instead, and I broke my streak of consecutive posting days. LOL!)  I went to Michael's last Monday to use my 50% off coupon, but I couldn't find anything I "needed," so I just ended up getting a stamp from the dollar bin!  The stamp I got was the holly swirl on this card.  It's by CraftSmart.)

I stamped it somewhat randomly on the cardstock, then colored it with a Stampin' Up! Old Olive marker.  I added Ruby Red Sparkles - like Stickles but old and from PSX - for the berries.  When I had finished that, I really didn't want to cover it up!  So, I took a piece of SU! vellum, punched the edge with a Martha Stewart snowflake punch, scored a double set of lines, added the ribbon (New Leaf from Papertrey Ink), scored more lines, added the sentiment from Repeat Impressions and embossed with detail black embossing powder and then scored more lines.  I had intended to put the vellum piece the long way, but changed my mind at the very last minute.  I adhered the vellum very solidly under the ribbon, and then added a couple tiny spots of glue in the upper corners.  It's matted with Old Olive cardstock.

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Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week - Mitten

This week's Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week is 3806-D, Mitten.  You can find it on this page - just scroll down a bit.  You can purchase this stamp at 50% off through next Tuesday at 5:00 p.m EST if you follow the instructions on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built.  Also, you can find many awesome examples of cards made by the Rock Stars using this stamp on the blog, too.  Or, use these links:

Dana ~ Harriet ~ Joy ~ Julie ~ Makiko ~ Michele ~ Robin

Here is the card I created.  I stamped the mitten on a shadow stamp and then on to a scrap of white cardstock.  (This is to get a reverse stamp.)  Then I inked up the stamp again, stamped it off on scratch paper, then on to my white cardstock.  (I stamped it on the scratch paper first so that each stamped image would have the same intensity of black ink.)  I colored the pair of mittens with markers and cut them out.  I attached - just with tape - some silver cord to each of them.  I added some Star Dust Stickles to the tops of the mittens.  The background is stamped with Repeat Impressions stamp 3410-C, Random Snow (found on this page) with Baja Breeze ink from SU!  The snowflake panel is matted with Baja Breeze, also.  The sentiment (1141-F, Christmas) is from Repeat Impressions and can be found on this page.  I added a little bit of glue where the silver cord crossed itself.

Don't forget, you have until tomorrow to enter the WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge, and until a week from Tuesday to enter the "Case Darsie" challenge.  There are prizes for each challenge!  Details for both challenges are on the RI blog.

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Happy Birthday, Lucy!

A birthday card for a good friend. Happy Birthday yesterday, Lucy!

All the stamps that I used to make this card are from Technique Tuesday's Spiro Garden set except the sentiment, which is from Papertrey's Birthday Basics. I used Versamagic inks for all the stamping - Spanish Olive, Purple Hydrangea and Spring Pansy. I trimmed the top with a Fiskars decorative scissors, then embossed the white piece with a Sizzix folder. I matted with SU!'s Perfect Plum cardstock.

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Another Stair-Step Card

This card is for my mother-in-law, who will turn 93 on Saturday.

All the stamps I used for this card are from Papertrey Ink. The flowers and leaves are from Floral Frenzy, the stems are from Paper Tray, and the sentiment is from Birthday Basics.  The embossing on the front was done with a Sizzix folder.  I sponged ink on the edges.

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Happy Anniversary, Jim!

 

I may as well share the card I made for my husband, too. It's for our 36th Anniversary, which was Tuesday. He likes lots of white and he likes embossing. He does not really care for black and white cards. Two out of three ain't bad! LOL!

The stamps are all from a dollar set from JoAnn's by Dimensions. I paper pieced the bird and colored his beak with a Crushed Curry  marker. The embossing is done with a Sizzix folder. The main image panel is mounted on Dimensionals.

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