TechnoStampers Sketch #42

Stamps: Gnome and Sentiment by Stampendous
Paper: Real Red; Glorious Green; White; DP by unknown
Ink: Memento Black; Copics
Other: Nesties; little gem stickers by Stampendous; Red brads


Monday= A new sketch challenge by Mary Jo AKA TechnoStamper!

I usually try to stick very closely to the sketch that we are given. But I just wasn't feeling the tag look. So I cheated a little. But after I scanned this card I thought it would have been easy to snip the top corners off. Oh well...Next time!
How was your weekend? I did try that Apple Pancake recipe yesterday...it was OK, a little bland. Not as yummy as it seemed when someone else made it for me! LOL! I thought it could have used a little cinnamon. again: oh well...next time! My DH, Pat, liked it.

Here is a couple of pictures of 2 of my little pumpkins. Orla was a "50's Girl" and Maeve was a Patriots Cheerleader.
Whenever I take out the camera Orla starts posing like she is doing a photo shoot for Cosmo and Maeve starts to scrunch her face up and say "cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese!"


So that's it for today. I'll be back tomorrow.

Have a Magnificent Monday!

Bloggers Challenge #63: Color Challenge

Stamps: Gnome by Stampendous; sentiment by Amuse
Paper: Pacific Blue; Tangerine Tango; Black; Confetti White; Bella Rosa DSP
Ink: Pacific Blue; Tangerine Tango; Kiwi Kiss; Ridinghood Red; Black
Other: White brads; Ruby Red button

This weeks bloggers challenge was to use Pacific Blue, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Riding hood Red together. (or similar colors if you don't have these) This was truly a challenge for me! I don't think I normally use this many colors on my cards. And all these bold colors are outside of my comfort zone.

So I got out my little gnome friend and stamped him four times, (2 are cut out and pop dotted). The next challenge was figuring out how to get all the paper colors on there...I always feel the need to match my ink colors to my paper colors. I can't just have random colors around there without tying them into the rest of the card! I know, I have issues with everything always having to be a certain way. (but this is only the tip of the issues iceberg! lol) So after cutting up and wasting a lot of cs and dsp I decided I needed to make another 5x7 card. I have been making so many this size lately...they seem so BIG! Anyhow, this is what I ended up with. It always seems like the cards that I spend the most time on always end up being nothing great!

You want to see what everyone else did? Click on the Bloggers Challenge link in the right column.

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Sketch 31 and Blog Yummies

Stamps: Fairy Nice by SU!
Paper: Imaginisce DSP; Pink Pirouette; Lavender Lace; White
Ink: Black; Pink Pirouette; Lavender Lace; Certainly Celery and Barely Banana; White
other: Nesties; PIP eyelets; PIP and LL buttons; Cuttlebug embossing folder; Stardust Stickles

Almost always, I finish a card put it aside, look at it late and wish I had added this, not done that....This card was no exception. I wish I had done a pink scalloped border around the striped paper...and at least matted the embossed piece...ah well...next time. This card is actually cuter IRL. Sparkly. Some of the stripes have sparkle on them. And the Fairy is all decked out in sparkles. Here is a close up. (Remember you can click on any pic to see it larger.

I liked this TechnoStamper sketch so much that I made 2.5 cards with it. (I will post the .5 later this week.) Apparently Mary Jo and I were on the same wavelength because we both used our images that we received as Mystery Image Challenge.


Stamps: Stampendous
Paper: Bo Bunny DSP; Tangerine Tango; Pacific Blue; White; Kiwi Kiss
Ink: Black; Tangerine Tango; Pacific Blue; White; Kiwi Kiss; So Saffron; Baja Breeze; Creamy Caramel
Other: Cuttlebug embossing folder; Crystal Effects; MM brads; Nesties; Scallop border punch


BLOG YUMMIES!!!!

On Friday I posted Blog Yummies.

I AM TRYING TO GIVE STUFF AWAY!!! And the only comments I have are from my friends?!
Now I know that a couple of more people read this. Like Sue....or Rhonda or the person who lives in Thief River Falls....or San Francisco...C'mon people!!! I want to GIVE YOU FREE STUFF! So see go HERE and leave a comment.

Ida's Card

Stamps: cat is by Stampendous. Sentiment is from a retired SU! set: Super Squirrel. It was a cute set...too bad very few agreed with me and it lasted only one year. Flowers are Elzybells/Amuse

Paper: Wild Wasabi; Pixie Pink; White; Black; paw paper is unknown.
Ink: Pixie Pink; Staz On Black; White Sharpie
Other: Flower Brads by Making Memories; Wild Wasabi Ribbon; Prisma pencils and Gamsol; Marvy Punches and Nestibilities




Ida (visit her blog) had sent me this image. Ha Ha Ida. She knows how I just adore cats. (NOT!)

I was assigned to make her a card in a recent card challenge, so I thought I would use this cat and send it back to her.

I hope she likes it!

Happy Spring!

This is a card I made for my pal,Leigh O'Brien. Leigh and I decided to do a little 1:1 Gnome Card Swap. She likes the Gnomes too. {If you open your heart, you will love them too! ;) } You can see the card she made for me on her blog.









You do love Gnomes, you say?! oooh! Then look what I got at Joann's yesterday! They had several different ones. In 2 different sizes. This is the larger one. he is about 16 inches tall. the other was about 6 inches tall...perfect for a desk. I wanted all of them in both sizes...but, I don't think my DH would have found that reasonable. :(


But look at that face.....who could resist. Oh, hmmm....DH can. oh
well.

Monday Lunch Time Sketch #8

Another Monday. Another Sketch. Another Riley. Another Gnome. :)

Stamp: Riley Moose by Hanna Stamps
Paper: Garden Green; Wild Wasabi; Retired SU! DSP; Wild Wasabi DSP
Ink: Black Staz On
Other: Prisma Pencils; Gamsol; WW Double stitched Ribbon; SAB Rub Ons; Gold and Green Stickles; CB Paisley embossing folder; White Sharpie; Gold Brads; Coin from "M's"










Stamp: Stampendous Paper: Garden Green; Gold; white; unknown DSP. Ink: Black Staz On Other: Ric Rac; Gold Brads; Prisma pencils; Gamsol; Green Beads; plastic/acrylic clover I got at "M's" in a pack of 10 for .99 cents.

Here is a close up of the beads that the gnome is holding. I noticed (after my photo shoot) a few beads rolled over and stuck to the hat...they were wiped away...but I wasn't up to taking more pics. >>>You can click on any image to see it larger.<<<




The Sketch:

Head over to Mary Jo's Blog (TechnoStamper) at Noon (east) to see her undoubtedly great take on this sketch. She also has links there to everyone else who participated. Have Fun!

Happy Gnome

I saw a card made with little gnome around Christmas time and NEEDED it! I love gnomes! :)

Here is the first card I have made with it.

Stamps: Gnome by Stampendous
Sentiment is a rub on from SU! SAB
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Mellow Moss, So Saffron and retired SU! DSP.
Other: Mellow Moss eyelets, So Saffron brads; Hemp; Paper flowers....yikes...not prima....I forget.
Have a great Sunday!