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The Color Throwdown -- Celebrating 100 Color Challenges!

Challenges, Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Techniques, Watercolor 15 Responses »

Jul 072010

Happy Well gang, I’ve finally finished all my projects that had major deadlines. I’m so pleased with the way everything turned out BUT alas, I can’t show you yet. I know, I know . . . you’re yelling NO TEASING IT’s NOT FAIR! So sorry Charleys but you’ll get to see them soon enough – just a few more weeks until the Spellbinders CHA Blog Frenzy!

Oh and by the way I had a great time on the float last Saturday. Here’s a quick picture of us after the parade.

It’s the float that floats . . . . Can you tell its a pontoon boat? Boy I’ve spent many hours floating (as well as many other things ) on this boat!

Now I have to ask you . . . .

Today The Color Throwdown is celebrating their 100th Color Challenge! Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps is one of the many sponsors giving away prizes. Now I have to admit that because JFF is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate we had a sneak peek at the colors. The JFF Gift Certificate can be found on Broni’s blog, Splashes of Watercolor. You’ll for sure want to go there and leave a comment. Do make sure you visit The Color Throwdown Blog so you can visit all their designers who are giving away prizes and there are some fabulous prizes being given away. The JFF Designers participating this week are:

Kat Tucker
Starla Nelson
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks
Margarita Ybarra

I made a card myself for the challenge . . . oh please don’t die of ! It’s not all that much.

I water colored the peony with Distress Reinkers, die cut/embossed it with Oval Nesties and did some sponging around the edges. I then decided to make a frame for the peony with Labels One. The sentiment on the tag is a new sentiment set from Just For Fun®.

Stamps: G3192 Peony and UMS 7018 Sentiments 1 from Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps
Paper: Watercolor; SU Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip; Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; Webster’s Pages Combo Collection Lullaby Lane and Life’s Portrait from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black and Vintage Photo, Broken China, Shabby Shutters, Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick and Aged Mahogany Distress Inks
Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-138 Petite Ovals – Large, S4-161 Labels One, S4-081 Tags 5 and S7-018 Big Scalloped Border Grand; 1.25” Olive 100% Silk May Arts Ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Sewing Machine; Foam Mounting Tape; Ranger Matte Accents and Ink Blending Tools

Well, I suppose that’s all for today! Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . life is short, enjoy the adventures that the day brings you!

Just For Fun Color Challenge #18!

Challenges, Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Misting with Markers, Spellbinders, Techniques, Wrinkle-Free Distress 12 Responses »

Jul 022010

Good Friday morning! Yesterday . . . oh my BADness yesterday! Even though I’m still in the throws of getting projects together for CHA, I got this burr to clean and organize the studio. I’ve been throwing stuff around and not putting it away for weeks. Earlier this week I threw my hands up when I couldn’t find a tool I had just used. SO yesterday I cleaned and organized. I moved things around, I brought in a desk for the computer, I made myself a little cave . . . I LOVE it. I still have much to put away and/or throw out. I finally quit when the ankles started to hurt . . . . plus, I knew I needed to make a card for today’s Just For Fun® Friday Color Challenge.

We’re doing something new with the Color Challenge this week. The prize will be $50.00 in free product. The amount will not be cumulative and does not carry over. In essence, if you only spend $30 then that’s it. The other $20 cannot be used at a later time.

This week, I challenged the Design Team to use some of my favorite colors.

We would love to have you play along with us! You don’t have to use Just For Fun® stamps, especially if you don’t have any yet. However, if you do play along, you might just be the lucky winner of a $50 shopping spree! All you have to do is make a card/project using the above colors and post a direct link on the Just For Fun® Blog.

For further inspiration, you should also visit the blogs of the other Designers. They’ve got some awesome projects to share with you today.

Broni Holcombe
Kat Tucker
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks
Beth Moore
Margarita Ybarra
JFF Blog

Now for my card! While cleaning yesterday I ran across this image that I had used in a prior tutorial – Misting with Markers. I decided that since my stamps were spread out all over and too hard to get to, that I would use the image.

I used watercolor paper to make the background with the Wrinkle Free Distress technique, using blue, green and purple inks. While the paper was still slightly damp, I embossed it with * Impressabilities. Here’s a close up of the embossing.

Stamps: D2645 Wildflowers and UMS 7019 Sentiments 2 from Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps
Paper: Watercolor; SU Perfect Plum and Elegant Eggplant
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black and Dusty Concord, Tumbled Glass, Antique Linen and Peeled Paint Distress Inks; Tombow Markers
Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-081 Tags 5, S4-139 Petite Scalloped Ovals – Large, S4-140 Petite Ovals – Small and I2-1002 Butterflies Impressabilities; Violet 100% Silk May Arts Ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Ranger Mini Mister, Non-Stick Craft Sheet, Matte Accents; White Thread

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day! Remember . . . life is short, take advantage of the adventures that come your way!

Haunted Houses!

Halloween, Holidays, Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Techniques 9 Responses »

Jun 292010

Good morning! How was your day yesterday? I stayed as busy as I wanted to be . . . mostly sitting and rocking and it made me so tired . . . I had to take a

My project today is a little early in the year for it (Halloween), but I found this awesome Haunted House stamp in the Just For Fun® booth when I was in Orlando. I have a project that I’m working on and this stamp will work perfectly with it (if I don’t change my mind). I decided to play around a little last night and see what I could do with it!

The image is actually much bigger than this, I ended up cutting it down when I die cut it out.

Haunted House

Isn’t that one fabulous image?

I stamped the house first, then worked the ink around the image. I really wanted it to look like the moon is shining on the house in an eerie sort of way. Behind the sentiment, there is stamped very lightly a spider web. Looking at it now it probably cold have been a little darker.

Stamps: H2307 Haunted House, D2316 Web Corner and C3312 Halloween Greetings from Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps
Paper: Black, White, My Mind’s Eye The Spider’s Web
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black and Black Soot, Forest Moss, Chipped Sapphire, Dusty Concord, Pumice Stone, Old Paper, Vintage Photo and Wild Honey Distress Inks
Accessories: Spellbinders™ S5-015 Deckled Mega Rectangles – Large, S4-247 Labels Twelve and S7-014 Classic Lace Border Grand; Black 100% Silk May Arts Ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Sewing Machine; Foam Mounting Tape

Well, that’s all I have for now. I’m heading down to do some cleaning and a little organization so I can keep on working! Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . . life is short, enjoy the day’s adventures!

Just for Fun Color Challenge #17!

Challenges, Copic Markers, Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Techniques 13 Responses »

Jun 252010

Good morning! Wow I can’t believe it’s Friday already and I haven’t posted crap all week long. I will say that I’ve been darn busy though. I can’t show you what I’ve been working on . . . . you’ll have to wait for the Spellbinders CHA Blog Frenzy! Fun, fun stuff!!!

Moving on to today’s post. It’s time for another Just For Fun® Friday. This week Glenda challenged the Design Team and anyone who wants to play along with us, to use the following colors:

I call this my sell out card. It’s clean, no sponging, simple for the most part, and can be made rather quickly. Not my style per se, but it is another style that I CAN do.

The flower is a brand new image introduced at Stampfest Orlando. I colored it with Copic Markers. See that little sentiment on the bottom that says Happy Birthday. That’s another new set of stamps introduced at Stampfest. This one (the sentiments) I designed and it’s set up to work with the smallest of the Spellbinders™ Oval and Circle Nestabilities. They will also work with the Stampin’ UP! oval punches. I’m pretty excited about them . . . it’s a set we’ve needed for a long time! I don’t believe either of these sets are on the new JFF site yet, but if you decide they are HAVE TO HAVE, you can email [email protected] and he’ll set you up.

Stamps: New Floral and UMS 7019 Sentiments 2 from Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps
Paper: BasicGrey Urban Prairie; Black; Blue; Neenah Classic Crest Solar White
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black; Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic Markers
Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-141 Petite Scalloped Ovals – Small, S4-140 Petite Ovals – Small, S4-116 Standard Circles – Small, S4-116 Standard Circles – Small, S4-242 Big Scalloped Borderabilities Petite, and S4-250 Big Scalloped Circles – Small; 1/2” White May Arts Wrinkled Ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Sewing Machine; Foam Mounting Tape

We would love to have you play along with us! You don’t have to use Just For Fun® stamps, especially if you don’t have any yet. However, if you do play along, you might just be the lucky winner of a 25% Discount so you can go shopping! All you have to do is make a card/project using the above colors and post a direct link on the Just For Fun® Blog.

For further inspiration, you should also visit the blogs of the other Designers. They’ve got some awesome projects to share with you today.

Broni Holcombe
Kat Tucker
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks
Beth Moore
Margarita Ybarra
JFF Blog

Thanks for stopping by today and remember . . . life is short, life each day to the fullest and enjoy the adventure!

On the Road Update!

Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Road Trips 12 Responses »

Jun 192010

It’s Saturday night and we just got in from a rainy run through Downtown Disney. It was my first trip there and really rather fun. We did however, come in totally drenched from a major thunder storm. We had dinner at Rainforest Cafe and while we were setting on the outdoor patio it started raining. So we hung out in the store for awhile while it was thundering and lightening.

Sandy and Bonnie (my roomie and Debby’s SIL)

We didn’t wait out the rain and decided to make a run for it. The one store Sandy wanted to go to was the Lego Store.

It was a long day on the show floor today and I didn’t get away from the booth but for maybe a short break. Saw lots of SCS friends and some of you readers at the booth. So glad you stopped by and had a little fun with me!

Friday night was make and take night. There were 125 stampers, give or take, hopping from table to table having a blast. Here they are waiting or the doors to open.

My new friends and Bad Sherry’s in Training. I’ve had an absolute blast with these two!

More of my Make and Take Groups. These ladies have been a joy to see this weekend!

So you can see the size of the room and how many tables, I took this one during set up.

Look at this wonderful treats and goodies on the side table!

Thanks for stopping by and I’ll be back with more tomorrow. I’ll have some time to kill tomorrow afternoon and evening. My flight home Monday morning leaves at 7:30 but I have to meet my shuttle at 4:30 a.m. I see no reason to go to sleep Sunday night.