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I've Been Tagged!

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Apr 192007

Oh my badness, I’ve been tagged! Being fairly new to the blogging game, I’m going to try my best to play along. Apparently I haven’t just been tagged once, I’ve been tagged three times. Now I guess by the rules of the game, I should actually name 15 different blogs that I visit – sorry, you are only going to five. I don’t want to tag someone who has already been tagged (I have already visited the ones I have in mind this morning), and I’m going to try and tag some that have linked here to my blog. Even funnier, this morning I had someone in mind to tag, and she tagged me before I could get to her . So here goes:

Dawn Mercedes at Amusing Musings & Things

Juliesana at Stamping With Inky Fingers

Jen Javorsky (Jen70) at Stamping Therapy

Jeanne Streiff (Jeanne S) at Inky Paws

Jeanne Lobsinger at Our Journey . . .

Bella Fabulous

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Apr 192007

I finally received my very first Bellas! Believe it or not, I didn’t succumb to the Bella addiction when it first started, and with all the enablers out there, I finally had to give in. I’ve had so much fun with these girls the last few days that I just had to put one together for today’s Ways to Use it Challenge on Splitcoast. The object of the challenge today is to use metal, lots of metal. I don’t often use eyelets, I’m a brad girl myself (hehe Brad girls – is that kinda like Bobby’s Girl [a blast from my past])! I’ve had these silver slides stashed away in a drawer for months on end now too. Well, I pulled out the crop-o-dile and my silver eyelets, the silver slides and went to work. The image is colored with markers and th sentiment is stamped in Black Stazon Ink, then mounted on some dimensionals.

Stamps: Cosmobella by Stamping Bella, Sentiment Stamps by Anna Griffin

Ink: Black Stazon, Close to Cocoa, Olive Green, Green Galore, Pretty in Pink, Bordering Blue, Brocade Blue, Blush Blossom

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Green Galore, Phoebe by BasicGrey

My First Color Sample

Challenges, Stampin' UP! 8 Responses »

Apr 182007

Yesterday I told you about some color combinations I was playing with. It so happened that while I was playing with them I went ahead and stamped out a few samples using Roses in Winter. I know, not another Roses in Winter card – well, I haven’t done one for a while and sometimes colors just hit me and make me try them with the roses. I was hoping to get both samples made yesterday, but as luck would have it I was running the roads delivering Kate here and there. I finally pulled in the garage on my last trip yesterday at 6:30. It was 8:00 before I knew it and time for Idol (which of course, I had to plop my fluffy butt down on the couch and watch)!

Imagine my elation this morning when I pulled up the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast and could actually use a big panel today in the sketch – WOO HOO I’m able to kill two birds with one stone!

Here is my first sample for you. Smooshed (not my term, but StamperSharon’s who perfected this technique) Roses in Winter stamped in Cameo Coral, rock n’ rolled with Pumpkin Pie, stamped off once, then stamped on Whisper White. The leaves were stamped in Mellow Moss and the small flowers are stamped in Barely Banana. All the layers were stamped in matching colors with the cardstock using Flannel Plaid for the Barely Banana layer, and Weathered for the Mellow Moss layers. The edges of all the different layers were distressed and then sponged with Ranger Walnut Distress Ink. French Script was stamped (at the last minute – well, cause I just can’t leave well enough alone) in the Walnut Distress Ink over the roses. I actually think I off stamped the French Script close to four times and wish I had gone another time, just to make it lighter on the roses. I suppose I should add, that the Flannel Plaid layer is mounted to the card face, the ribbon is attached over the top. The next layers of Weathered are mounted on dimensionals with the ribbon attached at an angle over the top to meet the first layer of ribbon. The rose panel is then mounted on dimensionals.

Stamps: Roses in Winter, Flannel Plaid, Weathered, French Script

Ink: Cameo Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Mellow Moss, Barely Banana, Ranger Walnut Distress Ink

Paper: Whisper White, Barely Banana, Mellow Moss

Accessories: Ribbon, Dimensionals, Hodgepodge Hardware, Wedge Sponge, Distressing Tool (scissors)

Cool Harmony

Challenges, Misting with Markers, Stampin' UP!, Techniques 6 Responses »

Apr 172007

Today has started off with a bang – feet hit the floor, have a couple of cups of coffee, take the dog out, and then it’s 7:30 – time to take Kate to work. I need to be paying the bills, doing the laundry, emptying the dishwasher, blah blah blah, but nope, I stamping instead (*BAD* girl that I am)!

I thought I would upload a card I was working on last night. I was playing around with some new Bellas yesterday and needed a little inspiration. Remembering that I bought a sweater recently with just the perfect colors, I pulled it out and matched up some SU colors. Get this . . . Cameo Coral, Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie, Barely Banana. I was in shock, but guess what – they look great together! I’ll have it for you later!!!

Anyhoo, the Color Challenge on Splitcoast today is one I could not pass up. Love these colors and the more I play with black and white, the more if *love* it! There are two different color combinations today, and only having time for one I picked the one with Cool Caribbean, Black and White. I have to say that I really like how this turned out, all except the ribbon. I’ve only redone it about three times and I just don’t think I’m happy yet, but we are going to run with for now!

I used the Cuttlebug Stitched Square embossing folder and embossed in the center of a piece of white cardstock, masked off three sides, and then stamped the flowers from Happy Harmony. I inked the stamp with Cool Caribbean first, wiped off the excess on the stems, and then using a marker colored the stems. Misted just a tad with water and then stamped. Even though I used the stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the sentiment, I was still able to get it a little crooked (hehe)!

I learned something today too! I had all these great designs in my head and the more I worked on them the more frustrated I got. Nothing was right and it just wasn’t working. In the long run, this simple card I really love (well all but the ribbon)! Hope you enjoy it too!

Stamps: Happy Harmony

Ink: Cool Caribbean, Mellow Moss, Black Stazon

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Cool Caribbean

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Stitched Squares Embossing Folder, Ribbon, Water Mister, Marker

Be Patient With Me!

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Apr 162007

Okay, I may have finally stumbled upon a couple of themes, that will allow me to use the custom banner that I had made, plus handle comments. I need you’re help though. If you try to leave a comment and can’t for any reason, please send me an email. Let’s cross our fingers and hope this works! If you feel the need to test a comment, do so on this entry and let’s see what happens!