Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday Sketch

Time for another Repeat Impressions WHAT IF? Wednesday - where Wendy gives us a sketch, we make our cards, and then YOU play along!  You can find the sketch and view all the Rock Stars' cards on the RI blog,  The House That Stamps Built.  A random participant from all the December entries will be chosen to win a $25 gift certificate ... so what are you waiting for? :)  You can also find the other designers' cards following these links:

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

The stamp I used is called Lupine and you can find it here.  I used a Soft Sky reinker and blender marker to color the flowers, and a Certainly Celery marker for the leaves.  I cut the image and matting (Soft Sky) with Nestabilities and mounted it on Dimensionals.  The patterned paper is from Die Cuts With a View Cafe Mediterranean matstack.  I added the pearls as a final touch.

EDITED TO ADD:  So sorry for an incorrect link in yesterday's post!  The link to the die for the second card should actually take you here!

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Two Cards - and a New Grandson!

 

 A quick post for today.  I'm very tired and can't think straight!  Not much description, but a couple of cards.

This first card uses papers from a purchase from Archiver's Hot Spot.  The flower is a stamp from Michael's dollar spot.  The ribbon is Papertrey Ink.  The butterflies are a Martha Stewart punch.  And the main image layers and matting are a QuicKutz die.  You can find the die here.

Here is the second one.  The base is PTI Kraft.  The stamp is another one from Michael's dollar area.  The matting for the main image is another QuicKutz die.  You can find this one here.   I embossed the oval with another QuicKutz die found here.  (Sorry the link was originally incorrect!!)  The sentiment is from a clear dollar set.  Wow, that's a lot of dollar stamps! LOL! 

On a personal note, our new grandson arrived yesterday.  I got to visit him when he was only about 35 minutes old - how exciting!  It will be awesome to have him so close.  (His name is Owen Douglas and he was seven pounds four ounces.  He arrived at 12:18 p.m. yesterday.)

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Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week - Maranda's New Bathing Suit

 

With Monday comes another Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week.  How's this for a change from Christmas cards? LOL!  This stamp is called 2425-K Maranda's New Bathing Suit.  You can find it on this page.  And, for this week only (through next Sunday) you can purchase this stamp for 50% off!  Just check out all the details on the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built.  You can also check out the creations of the other Rock stars.  

Dana ~ Harriet ~Julie ~ Makiko ~ Robin

I stamped Maranda on white and colored her with markers.  (Edited to add: OOPS!  I had worked too far ahead and forgot what I had done!  Her bathing suit is pieced out of the same paper as the background!)  I cut her and the matting out with Long Oval Nestabilities.  The paper is from a summer matstack.  The sentiment can be found at Repeat Impressions here and here.  I also matted the yellow patterned paper with red cardstock and added a red grosgrain ribbon part way across the card.

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Framed Noel

One more Christmas card for you today.  I'm so happy we have our Christmas cards ready to mail out - except for the letter.  We are waiting for the birth of our grandson, so we can include it.:)

This one is again made with a Quickutz die.  You can find it here.  I cut it out of red cardstock, put it on white and matted with red.  The NOEL is from Repeat Impressions.  I colored the poinsettia with markers.

(I have added another page to my blog.  You can find it at the top - called CEM (Creating Everlasting Memories) eBay Store.  It has links to the listings that have my cards on them.  Be sure to check them out, and other items, too, as there is a big sale going on.)

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

Merry Christmas Sign

Another Christmas card, another Quickutz die card.

The black and gold pieces, along with the oval piece, are cut with a Quickutz die.   The Christmas tree is from Papertrey Ink's set called Believe.  I colored it with Stampin' Up! markers.  The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions.  The matting is shimmery gold, also.

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"happy bird-day"

This is the birthday card I made for our daughter-in-law.  She loves puns:)  Her birthday was yesterday.  (It was also her due date, but no baby yet!)

The stamps I used are from the Stampin' Up! set called Love Ya Bunches.  I stamped with black ink and colored with Bermuda Bay and Crushed Curry markers.  I sponged a little Soft Silver before removing the die, to kind of "ground" the birds.  I used Long Oval Nestabilities to cut the image and the mat.  The matting is all Bermuda Bay.

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Happy Anniversary, Andrea and Dave!

Another anniversary card for a friend in my Yahoo! group.  I'm a little late in posting it here, though, as their anniversary was last week.  Oh well, at least they got the card on time!

The diamonds were all cut with a Quickutz die.  (You can find it here, along with my card.) I cut the large diamond out of black, and cut four smaller diamonds.  They fit inside the larger one just perfectly!  I used removable tape and taped the four smaller ones together, then stamped the roses (from Hero Arts) and colored them. (Edited to add:  Then I removed the tape and separated them.) The entire diamond panel is mounted on Dimensionals.  I embossed the background with a Sizzix folder and matted it with black.  The sentiment is from Papertrey's Round and Round anniversary set.

Edited to add: Jean, if you read this post again - the Hero Arts stamp is H3280 Delicate Rose Stems.

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Case Michele - a Challenge!

Once again, the Repeat Impressions Rock Stars are casing "one of our own." :)  Michele has created a card, and the rest of us have cased it.  Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built,  for the details on how you could have a chance to win an awesome prize.  You have until Tuesday, December 21 to upload your card and link it to the blog.  Also, check out what the other team members have designed.

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

Here is Michele's card.  Isn't it beautiful?  I'm afraid I didn't do it justice!  But here is my card, anyway:)  The white snowflakes are ribbons.  The stamped snowflakes are a stamp from Repeat Impressions.  After stamping and cutting (with Nestabilities,) I pressed the image into Versamark and embossed with sparkly embossing powder.  I colored the pearls with a marker to try to match the blue. (They DO match better in real life than in the photo.)  I also added white dots to the scallops on the circle.  Won't you join in on the fun?  We'd love it if you did!  Also, you have until Tuesday, December 14 to create, upload and link your card for the WHAT IF? Wednesday challenge.  You can find the details for that challenge in this post.  It's a great sketch, and there is a $25 gift certificate at stake!

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

Another Ornament Card

Here is a card I made a few weeks ago.  I have so many cards I haven't shared here yet!

For this one, I used the ornament stamp and sentiment from Verve.  I embossed parts with silver embossing powder.  There is red and silver matting.  I used my Scor-Pal to emboss lines on the bottom.  The line of snowflakes is done using a dollar stamp from Michael's.

Sorry this is so short and choppy.  We got a new computer today and got it hooked up tonight.  (I'm pre-posting Monday night.)  I still have much to do with it, though.  Thank goodness I was able to get it hooked up to the internet.  Whew!  Not a great time to be spending extra time on the computer, though.

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

Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week - Divi Divi Tree

Another Monday has rolled around, bringing with it another Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week.  This week's stamp (available at 50% off through next Sunday) is the Divi Divi Tree.  Pretty cool!  Please visit the Repeat Impressions blog, The House That Stamps Built, for all the details.  Also, be sure to visit the other Rock Stars' blogs to see what they have created using this stamp:

Ayana ~ Dana ~ Darsie ~ Joy ~ Michele

I inked up the stamp with SU! markers.  I used a blender pen to add a little color to the trunk.  I used the "thumping" technique on the leaves.  (I used an Old Olive marker, then "bounced" two darker color green markers on top of it.)  I stamped again on a piece of scrap cardstock and cut out the leaves.  I cut them into two pieces and mounted them on Dimensionals, but didn't place them right on top - I off-set them to add more depth.  The top piece is SU! Always Artichoke.  I punched the border with an EK Success punch, and scored lines with my Scor-Pal.  The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions, also.

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Sunflowers - for a Change!

 

How about a non-Christmas card for something different? :)  We have a lot of snow around here, so some cheery flowers make for a nice change.

I once again used Quickutz dies for this card.  The flowers and stems are all from the same die.  You can find it here, in the Creating Everlasting Memories eBay store.  I used a Martha Stewart punch and my Scor-Pal to decorate the bottom border.  I also added a piece of SU! ribbon.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's Birthday Basics set.

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

Christmas Hello

Here is another Christmas card using Quickutz dies.

The dies I used for this card can be found in the Creating Everlasting Memories eBay store.  This particular set can be found here.  Please note the great price.  This is part of the Black Friday sale which ends on Sunday.  I cut the snowflakes out of sparkly white cardstock from a matstack from Die Cuts With a View.  The silver is shimmery.  The background is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder.  I added pearls on the sentiment.

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

Christmas Wishes

Another card using Quickutz dies.  This die is called(take a wild guess!) Ornaments!  You can find it in the Creating Everlasting Memories eBay store here.  Check out their other items, too.  The Black Friday sale ends on Sunday.

I cut the ornaments out of patterned paper which I believe is Stampin' Up!  I also used a shimmery silver for the tops of them.  I used silver cord to "hang" them.  The background is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.  Oh, I also sponged a little Memories Soft Silver ink on the edges of the ornaments and matted the embossed layer with Stampin' Up! Bliss Blue cardstock.

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

Birthday for a Guy ... and December Calendar Page

This card was for our son-in-law.  I saw this technique mentioned in the SCS Weekly Inkling last week and thought I'd give it a try.  You can find the Acrylic Block Background technique tutorial here.  Pretty much, you just ink up your acrylic block, mist it with water, and stamp with it.  You can put darker ink around the edge for a more finished look, but I thought that would be too hard to do with my curved block.

I used Tim Holtz' Weathered Wood ink on my block. The cattails are from Technique Tuesday's set Growing Wild and are stamped with SU!'s Not Quite Navy. It is matted with Not Quite Navy, also. The striped paper is some old Not Quite Navy I've had for a while. The sentiment is Papertrey Ink's  Birthday Basics.

Also, here is my December calendar page.  I couldn't post it yesterday because of WHAT IF? Wednesday.  And I wanted to post the card for our son-in-law because his birthday was Tuesday, plus, I've got lots of other cards to show you.  So, you get a double post today:)  The main image is embossed with a brass stencil.  It's mounted on shimmery silver paper.  

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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.

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