The Spot 139 Case the Designer

Happy Tuesday to you all! I hope that you all had an amazing holiday last week! We have done a great job eating left overs and the only thing that is left is that Green Beans Parmesan and I don't mind eating them!

This week the The Spot Creative Team is creating designs by theme CASE The Designer and this week that is ME! I can't wait to see what you all decide to case, I will show you the card I chose. It was really hard to CASE my self and I probably put too much thought into it!

I made this card quite some time ago with the now retired Painted Harvest. I remember mixing the textures for this amazing fall like card. I decided to use the Poinsettia Petals Bundles to recreate this card. Let me show you what I have created!

My card started with the Poinsettia created with Cherry Cobbler ink on our Fluid 100 paper. I then used our Watercolor Pencils to finish it off. I decided to do the same technique with Garden Green and the leaves before die cutting all of it with coordinating dies. I used our new Blending Brushes with Bumblebee ink and created a soft golden back ground before stamping the stems on there too. The wood grain DSP from Poinsettia Place was a nice added touch with the coordinating velum piece. This is accented with the InColor Enamel Dots and Metallic Pearls. The sentiment is stamped in Crumb Cake. It sits so nicely on a layer of Cherry Cobbler card stock with a base of Bumblebee!

I can't wait to see what you create!! I am so excited to see what designs of mine inspire YOU!

Creation Station Mad As A Hatter Mash Up

Good Sunday to you all! I am enjoying a cup of coffee while typing my post this morning listening to the Robin's outside. We got a good rain last night and everything is still wet. It was great timing as Troy and I did our part with our stimulus money and bought our own riding lawn mower. So when he got home with it yesterday, he got most of the mowing done out front. I spent yesterday trying to be motivated. We checked pigs, did a couple loads of laundry, dishes and I kept trying to get my card done for today... The card took all day!!!

This month on the Creation Station Design Team, we are hopping with the Mad As A Hatter Mash Up. Its about using things maybe in an unintended way or crazy color schemes... So, in order to pull a rabbit out of my hat to whip something up for this hop, I chose to use the retiring Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper to make a cowboy like card with the also retiring Let It Ride (Insert dramatic sobbing here).

My card started with rope pattern and stripe from the Come Sail Away DSP. I knew I could pull a western like feel with the rope pattern and who doesn't love a good stripe!? It was a no brainer to mix the Denim Ribbon with a bit of Linen Thread. This card is accented with Night of Navy card stock and enamel dots from the Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots. I have used our amazing Watercolor Pencils to color the horse from the Let It Ride stamp set. I chose to use the Early Espresso pencil because I have tried so many times to make a Bay horse with Blends to no avail! The Crumb Cake stamped sentiment is die cut with our Rectangle Stitched Dies. I tied it all together with a Crumb Cake mat on a Balmy Blue card base! 

Thank You so much for stopping by today! I can't wait for you to see what my BEST friend Jeanna has whipped up for you, you can get to her by clicking the next link below!

The Spot 105 Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday! I feel like I start every post with "I hope". I think all of us have a bit of hope inside. Hope for things to return to normal or at least a new normal, whatever that may be. The kids are settling into their online/distance learning. Last week was not ideal while dealing with sick animals but everyone seems to be healthy.

Today I am back with The Spot, Rick has created a fun sketch for all of us to create with. I have struggled in the creating category lately, and I blame it all on stress! You can get more details about this new challenge by clicking the link below.

When I sat down yesterday morning to make this, I found that I was a week ahead mentally on our challenge schedule and I almost made the wrong card. I would have been ahead, right?! After bouncing ideas around it came to me after lunch... Let me show you what I have created!!

Andrea water colored!!! Sometimes I have even surprise myself. This great card was created using our Fluid 100 water color paper, Stazon, Watercolor Pencils, and my Aqua Painters. Breathtaking Bouquet was the perfect set to pair with the Tailored Tag Punch and Thanks For the Laughs sentiment set. First, I stamped the Breathtaking Bouquet with Jet Black Stazon Ink on the Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. Next, I used the Tailored Tag Punch to Punch. When I punched out my 3 tags, I just wanted to be sure that the pattern was relatively close and I didn't lose a lot. After punching, I used my Aqua Painters with the Watercolor Pencils. The colors used can be found in the first assortment, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Crushed Curry. Once these were colored I set them aside to dry a bit. The card front needed something, so I took my Aqua Painter and added a Pool Party wash in the background. My sentiment from Thanks For The Laughs, is stamped with Rich Razzleberry ink and die cut using the small stitched rectangle from the Ornate Layers Dies. The tags and sentiment piece were adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals and is accented with a Linen Thread bow and Gold Glitter Enamel Dots. This is nicely layered onto a mat of Rich Razzleberry and is on a refreshing base of Pool Party Card stock.

I am so glad that you have stopped by today! I can't wait to see what you create for this challenge! Remember links close on Saturday night! 

Have a great day!

APPT Lovely Day February 2020 Blog Hop

Man, the last few weeks have been doozies! Between sick kids, large card class, sick husband and me just trying to keep up with all of this. Everyone returned to school yesterday so MAYBE I can get back to a routine.

A Paper Pumpkin Thing is back! We are hopping with the kit from February 2020, Lovely Day. This is an amazing kit, with flower die cuts, copper edged banners and dimensional words! The best thing about it is that is that it coordinates with Sale A Bration stamp set Happy Birthday to You. Did you also know that this stamp set has dies too????? They are called Birthday Dies! 

When I started creating my alternatives for this kit, I had full intentions of sending them in for Paper Pumpkins live. I am in the process of rearranging my craft room and Taryn was helping me on their day off this past Friday. Well, she spilled water on my samples... I thought she ruined them! She did ruin one... But I was able to salvage one. I just can't get enough of the flower stamp in this kit! So let me show you my two creations!

 It makes me giggle when I realize how I get stuck on certain colors that if you asked me about using I may gag. Just kidding, I won't gag! I have always been a lover of a nice buttery type yellow. When I was younger I worked in a paint and wallcovering store and often helped customers with colors. So Saffron is much like the yellows I would have recommended. It is funny how unused it has been in the past in my stamp room. This card started with the So Saffron layer. I stamped the large flower in So Saffron ink on opposite corners and set this aside. The scalloped rectangles are from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I cut two, one in Whisper White and one in Flirty Flamingo. The Flirty Flamingo one is also stamped with Flirty Flamingo ink with the small flower from the Paper Pumpkin kit. I have layered these onto the So Saffron layer and set aside while I colored the cake stamp from the Happy Birthday To You with my Stampin' Blends in coordinating colors. This is all layered onto a Mint Macaron mat and Flirty Flamingo card base. I have added the copper foil dimensional word embellishment from the kit with a few sequins to finish it off!

This second card started with the large flower stamp on Fluid 100 paper. I whipped out my Aqua Painters and Watercolor Pencils to color this beauty before using my Paper Snips to fussy cut it out. This is layered onto a piece of Pressed Petals DSP that I adhered over a Pearlized Doily onto my card front layer that I created with a card base from the kit. The sentiment is stamped in Rich Razzleberry ink on a strip of Whisper White that is layered over a piece of Copper Foil. A quick Copper Foil Sprig from the Birthday Dies was a perfect touch before adhering it onto my Pear Pizzazz card base!

I hope you found some inspiration today! I can't wait for you to see what the rest of our team has created! You can click along the list below for inspiration! Have a fabulous day!

OSAT Down at The Farm Blog Hop

Happy Thursday! Two days of blog posts in a row, who knew?! Spent a couple hours at the pool yesterday with another demonstrator friend before coming home to let the cable guy fix our play room cable... a day early! Who does that?! Aren't the cable guys usually late? I am not being ungrateful, but he texted me at noon asking if he could come in the afternoon. I have had plans for a month to go to the pool yesterday with Janet!! So I told him he could come at 4 pm! Troy came home, we did some grilling and chilling and I fell asleep in the recliner... again.

This month with the One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop our theme is Down On The Farm. We try to leave it up for interpretation. You may see farm animals, gingham, and of course a farmhouse chic style. I chose to go with the farmhouse chic direction with Country Home and a little bit of Daisy Lane! Lets take a look...

My card started with the piece of DSP. This great piece of DSP is from the Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper!!! I know, I know, I am using the HECK out of this paper. It is that versatile!! With the wood, burlap and flowers in this paper pack, not to mention 24 sheets it is an amazing paper to have in your stash! I used Basic Gray ink to stamp my cream can onto the new Fluid 100 watercolor paper and used the Basic Gray Water Color Pencil to assist in watercoloring it. This is nicely layered over a strip of wood patterned DSP also from the Pressed Petals pack and a piece of lace that I have "ruffled" using some tear n tape! A few Pear Pizzazz springs and a Rococo Rose Daisy from Daisy Lane and this part of my card was done. I chose the "Simply Thankful For All The Good Things" sentiment from the Country Home stamp set. It is heat embossed using the Stampin' Emboss White and has a nice pop to it! This is nicely matted onto a piece of Rococo Rose, with a small accent on the top right corner and a Sahara Sand Card Base.

I chose to do the pillow box because it was easy and they are darling! I have wrapped a piece of the Pear Pizzazz that has been embossed with the Corrugated embossing folder, a cute little border piece of DSP and some more lace! My box is empty so I can do as I please!!

Thank You so much for stopping in today for the One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop! I can't wait for you to see what the rest of my friends have come up with for you! You will find the full link list below! Happy Thursday!

Stamp Ink Paper 166 Buttons, Brads and Sequins

Tuesday!!! All of the kids are back at school! Today I am back with the Stamp Ink Paper Design Team after a bit of a sabbatical! It is crazy how time can get away from you while the kids are out of school and now I am trying to get back into my good business habits again...

This week with Stamp Ink Paper our challenge is cards with Buttons, Brads & Sequins! While I know that all three on a card could probably a bit much, so I picked one and ran with it! Let me show you what I have come up with.

Truth be told this card has been made for quite sometime or at least partially made! I started it, set it aside because I wasn't sure about it and then when cleaning over the weekend I thought to myself that it would be cute with a few Basic Adhesive Back Sequins! The Coastal Cabana leaves from the Petal Palette stamp set are on a nice piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock. I have used the Watercolor Pencils to color the cluster of flowers and adorable little bird that I stamped with Sahara Sand. The Tea Room Ribbon was a perfect touch for this card with the copper edges!  

It is amazing how much 3 little sequins can add to a card! I can't wait to see how you use Buttons, Brads or Sequins!! 

Have a great Tuesday!

TGIF 173 Beach Inspiration Challenge

FINALLY TGIF!!!!!! We have a fun weekend planned in Denver thanks to Troy's employer! The kids are sure to have fun at Boondocks tomorrow with unlimited Bowling, Bumper Boats and Laser Tag. I can't wait! Did I mention we get to stay at Embassy Suites? 

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This week with TGIF Challenges we have an amazing Inspiration Challenge! I am not really a beach girl. I grew up in Southern California and spent my summers in Virginia Beach growing up. While the memories made will last a life time. Even as I got older I would rather be out riding the horse, dancing or watching a rodeo. Here is my take on this weeks challenge... I hope you enjoy!

You guys may take a look at this and say "What stamp set is the beach from?", I drew it! Yes... We don't want to discuss my art skills because sometimes I even surprise my self! After using the 2 1/4" Circle Punch to create a stencil for my sun, I started with the Cherry Cobbler Water Color Pencil this color is in the second assortment which is available NOW. I then moved down to Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Daffodil Delight! Then I put my Aqua Painters to work blending the sun. For the water, I have used Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay pencils, after blending with the Aqua Painters, I added a bit of Clear Wink of Stella to add some shimmer. My nice sandy beach was drawn with the Early Espresso pencil and Aqua Painters. I added some Basic Adhesive Backed Sequins. My nice Adirondack chair was die cut twice using the Precision Base plate out of Crumb Cake card stock, and then I added one more die cut of the chair using the Wood Textures DSP. This gives the chair dimension. I chose to heat emboss the sentiment in Gold over the sun. It is nicely matted onto Coastal Cabana card stock with a base of Lovely Lipstick!

Thank You so much for stopping in today! I can't wait to see what you create with this beachy inspiration!

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Stamp Ink Paper 133 Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday!!! It is a balmy -8 Degrees Fahrenheit outside. With wind chill it is -21... These are the days where I'd prefer to be back in San Diego...

Stamp Ink Paper has an awesome sketch inspired by Dena Rekow this week! You can get the full details of the challenge by clicking the image below!

I am really trying to use the things that I haven't used lately... Even if some of it is Annual Catalog stuff... So the products I haven't used but used on this card are Brusho, the mermaid from the Magical Day Bundle, the Dapper Denim ombre like DSP from the Color Theory DSP, the Sweet Soiree Decorative Masks

I have to be honest, the card started with the Blue Brusho background. I have been playing with my Brusho's and this was the first background that I loved. I sponged the Silver Embossing Paste using the Sweet Soiree Decorative Masks. I die cut this with a circle from the Stitched Shapes set. I decided to use the Shimmery White Embossing paste with the same stencil at the bottom for a sea weed like appearance. My sentiment was created using the Lovely Wishes set. I bent the stamp on my block and created my own banner by fussy cutting the Dapper Denim "You are one of a kind" out. A nice trim of the Berry Burst Metallic edge ribbon and few Stampin Blends colored bubbles and I was done!

Thank You so much for stopping by today! I can't wait to see what you guys do with this sketch!!!

OSAT Sale A Brate The Occasions Blog Hop

Happy Thursday!!! I am back with the One Stamp At A Time Blog Hop! As many of you know, I created this hop about 3 years ago and I here to tell you that this year is going to be better than ever. We have quite a few new Demonstrators with us this year. That is right, this hop will be EXCLUSIVELY Stampin' Up!

To kick off our new year and new look we are hopping with the theme Sale A Brate the Occasions. We are showcasing items in the Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs. I couldn't wait to play with the Magical Day Bundle... especially after I found my dies that I had misplaced!!!

I must have messed up a dozen unicorns before I used my Watercolor Pencils with my Blender Pen to create this cutie. I used the Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay and Basic Gray pencils. As of Tuesday I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the Unicorn but knew I wanted to use the Magical Day Bundle as I had located the dies that I hid from myself for about a week. I wasn't sure of what I wanted to do for layout yet when I started with this card yesterday morning. Then I had a moment... so I grabbed the Marbled Backgroun Stamp and simply stamped it on to the Pool Party card stock using Pool Party ink. I then grabbed the cloud stencil to use the Shimmery White Embossing paste to make some amazingly sparkly clouds. The sentiment was initially stamped using Berry Burst ink but I came back with the banner in the dies and layered a Pool Party sentiment over the top embellished with a nice little scallop trim of Turquoise Glimmer Paper from the Magic & Myths Glimmer Paper pack. I added some of the Berry Burst 3/8" Metallic Edge Ribbon and adhered the Stitched Oval onto the card with the Unicorn!

My cute box made using the Unicorn paper from Magic & Myths DSP and the Lots of Love box dies. I didn't want to show you just a box with Berry Burst ribbon, so I took the Tutti-Frutti Card Bases from the Sale A Bration catalog. I trimmed them down so that they were the same size as the Narrow Note Cards that are in the Occasions catalog and fit so nicely in the box. I took the pieces that I trimmed and used them to embellish each card. The Iridescent Glimmer Paper was cut using the Celebrate You thinlits from the Sale A Bration catalog. These sentiment dies are a MUST have and can dress up any card!

I am so glad you stopped by today to see my creations! Next on the hop is the AMAZING Raquelle Clifton! I can't wait to see what that Lady and Her Stamps has for all of us! You can get to her by clicking the pretty little next button below!

Raquelle Clifton

If you get lost along the way here is a full list of our hoppers...

Barb Mullikin
Melissa Davies
Elizabeth Jeanne
Dani Dziama
Angela Meiritz-Reid
Jenny Hall
Maria Willis
Jessie Holton
Candy Ford
Pam Staples
Cathy Caines
Kelly Acheson
Jay Soriano
Sara Levin
Tina Rackley Riddle
Claudia Perry
Jennifer Hill
Dena Rekow
Lori Mueller
Marisa Gunn
Andrea Tracy Tucker
Raquelle Clifton
Renee Ondrajka

Rick Adkins