Tag Card

Isn't this guy cute? He is from October's new release LET US GOBBLE TOGETHER from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.

I made a tag card 3 1/4 x 5". I love how the scallop punch made such awesome shrubs for my bg. This turkey colors up so well. I had fun making this card for my Marine son who will not be home for Thanksgiving.

Thank you for visiting.

RECIPE:
ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED:Let Us Gobble Together
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Westcoast Hyper White, Just Chillin(Making Memories), Chocolate Chip (Stampin Up)
INK:Basic Black (Stampin Up), Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain
MARKERS (if any):Bic Mark-It Markers, White Gel Pen
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Paper Piercer, Mouse Pad, Needle, DMC Floss, Tim Holtz Blending Tool, Scallop Punch (Stampin Up), Ribbon (Making Memories Just Chillin Collection), Medium Brad (Making Memories- Michaels), 1/2" circle Punch, Designer Hardware Basic Jumbo Grommet (Stampin Up), Dimensionals, Dimensional Glaze (Inkessentials)

Sneaks Peeks Day Four

CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS
SNEAK PEEKS
DAY FOUR

Tomorrow all the new releases for November will be available for purchase. Yay.
Check out what's coming on Lori's Blog.

THE CANDY CAPER BEGINS NOVEMBER 1
5 prizes to 5 people each day for 5 days
to celebrate 5 years of something special.

Billy Under The Apple Tree

I saw an idea for an envelope with an apple tree like this in PaperCrafts May/June 2009 Issue, that was my inspiration for this card.

WHAT I DID: My card is a regular A2 card. I used this so cute new release BILLY AND MAGGIE FALL FUN designed by Wendy Hall for CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS. I embossed all the bg parts with cuttle bug embossing folders. For the tree and trunk, I made my own templates and cut out. I glued the buttons on with dimensional glaze. Billy and his dog I stamped twice on watercolor paper, colored with Tombo markers using an aqua pen and cut out whole Billy whole dog plus Billy's hat, scarf and legs and the dog's head. I sponged all the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The rest of the papers were also sponged with vintage photo after being sponged with the same color ink first. I adhered the green ribbon that looked like ric rack to the back of the bottom panel for grass. Worked great. Billy, I cut away from his log to have him sitting at the base of the tree.

Thank you for visiting me today.

RECIPE;
ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED:Billy and Maggie Fall Fun
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Chocolate Chip(Stampin UP), Watercolor, DP (Making Memories)
INK:Basic Black, Certainly Celery (Stampin Up), VersaMark, Tim Holtz Distress Inks Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain
MARKERS (if any):Tombo Watercolor Markers
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Clear Embossing Powder, Indian Summer Buttons(Basic Grey from Clear Dollar Stamps), Paper Crimper, Aqua Pen, Sponge, Tim Holtz Blending Tool, Dimensionals, Ribbon, Heat Tool, Cuttle Bug Embossing Folders, Cuttle Bug, Homemade templates
COLORING MEDIUM (if any):Watercolored with Tombo Markers and Aqua Pen on Watercolor paper

Sneak Peeks Day Three

CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS
SNEAK PEEKS
DAY THREE

Be sure to go to Lori's blog and see today's new releases.

Plus the CANDY CAPER is coming November 1st.
5 Prizes given to 5 people each day for 5 days to celebrate five years of
something special.

Sketch Challenge #252

Front:Above

Inside:Above
Using Martha Stewart's New Happy Birthday Deep Edge Border Punch

It has been awhile since I have participated in Roxie's Sketch Challenge, so I was happy to have been able to participate in this one. When I first saw the sketch, I thought "What am I gonna do with that?" The more I thought about it, I knew what I was going to do. I made this card for my eldest son's 20th birthday. Hard to believe his is going to be 20. Yikes.

What I did: First I used this awesome new release ROCK ON from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS. My son's favorite color is green, so I started there and the rest fell into place. My card is 5" square. I felt a square card worked better proportionally with Roxie's sketch. I stamped the drum set onto a 3" square of white CS and colored it with Bic Mark-It markers. These are my Copic Substitutes until I get the Copic Sets. Then I stamped it again on another white CS and cut out only the three drums with the yellow on them and put micro brads in the drum brackets and masked the ROCK ON sentiment so I could stack it inside the circle on the big drum. It worked beautifully. I loved the results. It just needed something, so I used my blending tool and sponged Tim Holtz Dimensional Ink Vintage photo on the edges. Then I popped it up with dimensionals and finished it with dimensional glaze. IRL it shines nicely.

I made my panels and sponged them too with the Vintage Photo. I just love this new Martha Stewart Happy Birthday Punch. It is called a DEEP EDGE border punch. It works great. I visited Michaels today and just HAD TO have it. I am sure my DH will understand. I am using all my will power not to go back and buy all the others. Oh my goodness. Help!

The Photo corner is a new Martha Stewart Corner punch too. it is so cool. It is punch and scored at the same time. You pull it apart from your paper, fold the edges back and tape in place. So cool. It stands off the paper by 1/16". Awesome. I love you Martha

Thank you for visiting me today.

RECIPE:

ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED:Rock On
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Black(DCWV), Westcoast Hyper White, DP(Junkitz), Fern (The Paper Company)
INK:Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo, Basic Black (Stampin Up)
MARKERS (if any):Bic Mark-It Markers fine and ultra fine
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Tim Holtz Blending Tool, Micro brads(from Clear Dollar Stamps), EK Border Punch, Martha Stewart happy Birthday Deep Border Punch, Martha Stewart Photo Corner Punch, Mini copper Brads(American Crafts),Dimensional Glaze (Inkessentials), Two way glue, Dimensionals

Sneak Peeks Day Two

CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS
SNEAK PEEKS
DAY TWO

NEW RELEASES:
Jolly Joy
Baked For You Tags
Charlie Nativity
Billy & Maggie Carolers
Phil 4:6-7 (Value Verse)
You can view all these sets here

Check out more beautiful samples made by the following DT members (Just click on their names)

Angela

Candy

Cassie

Katie

Laurie

Linda A

Nancy

Sarah

Shawne

Stacy

Tori

Tricia

Trudy

Wendy

Come back tomorrow to see day three!

Sneak Peeks Day One

Clear Dollar Stamps

Sneak Peeks

Day One

Dog Day Celebrations

Holiday Patterns

Railroad Memories

Reindeer Patchpal

Dinomite

All these sets can be viewed here

Check out other amazing samples using these stamp sets from the following DT members:

Angela

Candy

Cassie

Katie

Kim

Laurie

Linda A

Nancy

Sarah

Shawne

Stacy

Tori

Tricia

Trudy

Stop by tomorrow for Day Two.

I made this card using the new release WINGED WHISPERS from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.

I was inspired to used this layout I saw in PaperCrafts magazine November/December 2009 issue.

ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED:Winged Whispers
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Neenah Solar White (from Clear Dollar Stamps), Lemon Drop (K&Company Design Paper Pack Michaels),
INK:Stazon Jet Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain, More Mustard (Stampin Up), White Gel Pen
MARKERS (if any):Bic Mark-It Markers, White Gel Pen
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Sponge, Removeable double sided tape, Tim Holtz Blending Tool, Paper Piercer, Mouse Pad
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES (if any):Masking, Sponging, Paper Tole

I am getting caught up on my Clear Dollar Stamps Creations. I had fun making this masculine card using the new release FLYING BY from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.

RECIPE:
ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED:Flying By
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Infuse (Basic Grey Paper Pack Michaels), Black (DCWV)
INK:Stazon jet Black
MARKERS (if any):Bic Mark-It Markers, White Gel pen
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:1 1/4, 1 3/8, 1"(circle punches), Paper Piercer, Needle, DMC floss, Mouse Pad, Large Corner Rounder Punch, Dimensional Glaze (inkessentials), Dimensionals, 2 way glue, Mini Brads (Recollections Michaels), Micro Brads (from Clear Dollar Stamps)

Clear Dollar Stamps Weekend Color Challenge #42/ Ways To Use It Challenge 241

I was inspired to make this card when I saw Thursday's Ways To Use It Challenge #241 to use patchwork. This idea of making the card like a quilt block came into my mind. (My Mom will be proud, she loves to quilt).

Secondly, I looked at my card and realized the colors I chose would work for Clear Dollar Stamps Weekend Color Challenge #42 Hostessed by Cassie.
The colors are:
Chocolate Chip
Lime Green
Pink
White as neutral

I chose this fun fall set BILLIE AND MAGGIE FALL FUN designed by Wendy Hall of Louby Lou Creations for CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.
I have been sick with my asthma and now the stomach flu. I was just starting to get back to my card making and this card works for this weekend's cc, I was so excited! Yay.

Thank you for visiting me today!!

RECIPE:
ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED:Billy and Maggie Fall Fun
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Neenah Solar White (from Clear Dollar Stamps), Indian Summer (Basic Grey pack from Clear Dollar Stamps), Chocolate Chip CS (Stampin Up)
INK:Basic Black (Stampin Up), Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain
MARKERS (if any):Bic Mark-It Markers
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Paper Piercer, Needle, DMC Floss, Mouse Pad, Paper Crimper, Dimensionals, Tim Holtz Blending Tool, Two Way Glue, Prisma Colored Pencils

Hostess Choice

HOSTESS' CHOICE

GLORIA

I chose Gloria's Glorious card to feature as my Hostess' Choice from this weekend's Clear Dollar Stamps Weekend Color Challenge

I could not get the picture to upload. Sorry. So just click on the link and you will see why I featured Gloria's Card. Our prayers are for your cousin Gloria. I am so happy you played. Your card is very beautiful and inspiring. Love the butterfly as your focus inside that loop punched panel. Love the embossed heart bg. Perfect touch esp considering the theme. Love the ribbon and hardware. So many beautiful pinks and details and not to mention I can feel it was made with love! Just gorgeous.

Thank you all who played this weekend. I enjoyed your comments and creations: Anja, Becky Cassie, Christi,Dawn, Gloria, Grace, K.Joy, Lori G., Pam, Sue, Sarah, Shawne and Tricia.

Clear Dollar Stamps Weekend Color Challenge #41

Happy Friday! The start of the weekend. Is it just me or is time going fast? My... Well, Friday means it is Clear Dollar Stamps Weekend Color Challenge over at Paper Craft Planet. So get out your Clear Dollar Stamps and come join me, I will be your hostess this weekend. Yay.

This weekend in honor of October being National Cancer Awareness Month I chose THINK PINK as our theme.
Challenge Colors:
Pinks (any or all shades of pink THINK PINK)
Neutrals: White, Vanilla, Black, Gray (use any or all)

I chose to use stamp set ASTER-SEPTEMBER FLOWER OF THE MONTH from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.

WHAT I DID: My card base is 4 3/4 square. My fold is at the top. I started with using my corner punch on all corners than placing my pink panel in the Cuttle bug to emboss. Next I cut out my white panel 3 1/4 square and stamped the asters on it. I also stamped the asters on another of the same paper and colored them with the Pixie Pink SU Marker and accented with white gel pen. I matted with black that I used a brand spankin' new Martha Stewart Border punch I found this week. It is soooooooooo cool. Some butterflies are cut out (and you can use the butterflies like I did on the card ) and others are partially cut so you can pop them up by pulling the weeks forward (does not show up great in this photo). I cut out my asters and adhered the top three directly to the panel and popped up the bottom one with dimensionals and placed a rhinestone sticker in the middle. Lastly I punched my bottom corners of the white and black and used dew drops at the bottome of the white panel that I glued on with dimensional glaze. I hand stiched around my black panel.

Thank you so much for Visiting me today!

RECIPE:
ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED:Aster-September Flower of the Month
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Westcoast Hyper White, Infuse (Basic Grey), Black (The Paper Company)
INK:Basic Black(Stampin Up)
MARKERS (if any):Pixie Pink,Pink Passion(Stampin Up Markers), White gel pen
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Cuttle Bug, CB Embossing Folder, Martha Stewart Border Punch (Michaels), Scallop Corner Punch (Marvy from Joanns), Dimensionals, Rhinestone stickers (Basic Grey from Clear Dollar Stamps), Clear Daisy Dew Drops (The Robin's Nest from Clear Dollar Stamps), DMC floss, Needle, paper Piercer, Dimensional Glaze (Inkessentials)

Hostess' Choice

Good Monday Morning. I hope everyone is rested from your weekend. I was Hostess for the Clear Dollar Stamps Weekend Color Challenge at Paper Craft Planet this weekend. It was such a joy to see what everyone came up with using the Challenge Colors. Thank you Anja, Pam, Grace, Christi, Tricia, Sarah, K.Joy, Tina, Linsey, Sue and Betty for playing. Thank you Cassie and Lori for taking the time to visit and comment even though your weekend was full. I appreciate that.

On with the show. I have 2 Honorable Mentions and One Featured Hostess' Choice Card from this weekend.

Honorable Mention: Linsey Rickett (above)

Honorable Mention Tina Hale (above)

Featured Hostess' Choice

Betty McCommon

Welcome Betty. I am so glad you played this weekend. I just love your coloring and background on the main nestability. Looks great. I adore those brads for your silver, perfect accent. I absolutely love that you stamped your sentiment on your twill ribbon.

Betty's tip: When stamping on ribbon leave the stamp on for a minute to let the ink soak in.

Thank you everyone who played and see you next weekend when I will be your Hostess again!

You Rock Gift Tag

Good Sunday evening! I hope you all have had a restful weekend. The Seattle Seahawks won today, that is a good thing. Hee. I enjoyed hostessing the Clear Dollar Stamps Weekend Color Challenge.

My teenage son had a birthday party to go to for a friend of his that is a girl. So I made this gift tag that he put on his gift. They are friends from school and teenagers, so I kept that in mind when I designed it.

This Rockin new release was perfect: ROCK ON from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.

WHAT I DID: I made my tag 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 from a cardboard piece that was at the back of a stack of paper I purchased. This is about half the thickness of chipboard, but made a nice tag. I cut off the corners and rounded the bottom ones with a large corner rounder. I cut my paper the same and stiched only the top edges then adhered. Second, I cut my rulered DP from the bottom of the diagonals of my tag to the bottom. I punched the top with the EK success border punch. I hand stitched two rows just below the border. I then stamped first my guitar on the right that I new I was going to put a paper pieced one and pop up, so I positioned it where I wanted it then stamped around it trying to create a doodle look on notebook paper. I adhered it and stamped and cut out my guitar form DP and popped up with dimensionals then accented with stickles. I punched out one of the circles from the polka dot dP with a 1" circle punch, I love how it left a little edge around it. I stamped my sentiment on it. I just love the look of this sentiment. Then I positioned it over a polka dot and adhered. I filed all edges with a nail file and finished off with an eyelet and ribbon.

Thank You for visiting me today!

RECIPE:
ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED:Rock On
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Summer Travel Paper Pad (K&Company), Just chillin (Making Memories), Chipboard
INK:Basic Black (Stampin Up)
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:3/16"hole punch, Eyelet and setter (Eyelets etc.), Paper Piercer, Needle, Floss, Micro Brads (from Clear Dollar Stamps), Worn Lipstic Stickles, 1" circle punch, Large corner rounder punch (EK Success), Nail file, Border punch (EK), 1" circle punch, Ribbon (from Clear Dollar Stamps)

Clear Dollar Stamps Weekend Color Challenge #40

Happy Friday everyone that means it is time for Clear Dollar Stamps Weekend Color Challenge at Paper Craft Planet. I am your hostess for this weekend and here are my challenge colors:

Bermuda Bay (Dark Aqua)
Silver
More Mustard (Brown orange but can get lighter yellow hues with sponging or watercoloring)
Optional: Pumpkin Pie (dark orange) OR Certainly Celery (light green) (Please choose only ONE)
Neutral: White

I used this adorable new release LET US GOBBLE TOGETHER from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS. This stamp set was designed Guest Designer Heather Rolin.

Are you up for the challenge? I sure felt like my MOJO was lacking when I was trying to come up with something with these colors. Ever have that? You think and think and think and just feel that you are settling? Well, I really did my best, but am not totally happy with it. Happy enough to post it but the inspiration just did not want to come easily, my goodness.

I hope you will join us this weekend. Thank you for Visiting!!


RECIPE:
ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED:Let Us Gobble Together
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Westcoast Hyper White, Paprika (The Paper Company), Mediterranean (DCWV)
INK:VersaMark
MARKERS (if any):Bic Mark-It Markers
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Heat Tool, Dimensional Glaze (Inkessentials), Cuttle Bug, CB Embossing Folder, Ribbon ($1 store), Nail File, Dimensionals, Silver Ice Embossing Powder (Creations Unlimited)

Sketch Challenge #249

Roxie's Sketches always ROCK. This is my card for today's Sketch Challenge on Splitcoaststampers.
This sketch was perfect for this new release CHRISTMAS SCRIPTURES from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.

WHAT I DID: For the white dots on my card, I just made little circles all around the edges of the red panel. I just love this red and blue together. I got to play with my new CB embossing border folder. I love the large snowflake punch. I used the round label punch for the top of my sentiment panel and tied floss around the ribbon and tied on my Merry and Christmas sentiments.

Thank you for visiting.

RECIPE:
ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED:Christmas Scriptures
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Westcoast Hyper White, Summer Sky (ANW Crestwood), The Christmas Stack 2008 (DCWV)
INK:Real Red, Basic Black (Stampin Up)
MARKERS (if any):White Gel Pen
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Cuttle Bug, CB Embossing Folder Borders, Star Eyelet (The Stamp Doctor), Eyelet Setter (Eyelets etc), Fastenater stapler (EK Success & Staple), Mini Brad (Michaels), DMC White Floss, Ribbon (Michaels), Snowflake Punch (SU), Paper Piercer, Round Label Punch (Stampin Up)

Color Challenge #239

This is my card for today's Color Challenge "Mellow Whites" on Splitcoaststampers.
Emily's colors are:
Mellow Moss
White
Kraft or Taupe (or any sandy color on the taupe side)

I got to play with this darling new release: WINGED WHISPERS from CLEAR DOLLAR
STAMPS.

WHAT I DID: My card is a standard A2 (4 1/4 x 5 1/2). I made a template for my birdhouse. I cut out the top and bottom from Close To Cocoa, sponged the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain, then adhered to the card with dimensionals. I stamped my cute bird and embossed with Close To Cocoa and punched out, matted and used dimensionals. I thought it still needed something so I stitched the edges.

RECIPE:
ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED:Winged Whispers
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Westcoast Hyper White, Close To Cocoa (Stampin Up) (Making Memories)
INK:Close To Cocoa, Whisper White (Stampin Up), Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, 1 1/4, 1/3/8 circle punches (Stampin Up), Martha Steward Branch Punch, Sponge, Dimensionals, Handmade Template, Needle, Floss, Paper Piercer

Clear Dollar Stamps Weekend Color Challenge #39

Shawne is our lovely hostess this weekend for Clear Dollar Stamps Weekend Color Challenge #39 at Paper Craft Planet.

Shawne's colors are:
Green Galore
Orchid Opulence
Only Orange
Neutral: White

I chose to accept this challenge using this beautiful new release CARNATION-JANUARY FLOWER OF THE MONTH from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.

WHAT I DID: I used the Marvy Scallop Corner punch for all my corners. I just love this look. I cased Dawn's (TreasureOiler) card which was a case of Heather's (tankgrl) card. For the squares, I stamped the text from this stamp set and sponged the white edges with green galore. For the main image, I stamped the carnation image on the white then stamped it two times more on separate paper. I colored in the leaves with green and outlined the flowers with purple on the main image panel. On the other carnations I colored the carnations and cut them out then cut out the portions to put on top. I popped them up on the card. For the ribbon I decided to cut the ends in a v shape and place a brad at the base. For the finishing touch, I dotted the matted black edges with a white gel pen.

RECIPE:
ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED:Carnation-January Flower Of The Month
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Fern(The Paper Company), Black,The Fall Stack 2007 (DCWV), Neenah Solar White (from Clear Dollar Stamps)
INK:Basic Black(Stampin Up)
MARKERS (if any):Bic Mark-It Markers, White Gel pen
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Chalks, Scallop Corner Punch(Marvy), Q-tips, Sponge, Dimensionals, Ribbon(from Clear Dollar Stamps), Bright gem mini brad(Recollections @Michaels) Medium brads (Making Memories @Michaels)

Happy World Card Making Day!

Today, October 3rd is World Card Making Day! I bet you knew that already. I am sick, so I am not doing anything special except making a card. Well, that is special, but I mean I am not getting together with friends or having a party.

QUESTION?

What are YOU doing for World Card Making Day today?

Ways To Use It Challenge #238

Yay! I now can play with my October New Release Stamp Sets from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.

I played in today's Ways To Use It Challenge "Say it With Pizazz" on Splitcoaststampers.

I chose to use this new release CHRISTMAS SCRIPTURES from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.

I am extra happy because I am having to rest with this bad cold or I cough. So this is something I got done today and before I take my new heavy duty cough syrup my doctor called in because the other one she gave me yesterday did not cut it. I am waiting for my DH to bring it home for me. Poor guy has been running all over doing my errands. He even bought me my favorite Thai food Pad Thai. Isn't that sweet of him.

So I chose this scripture sentiment from the set to use and built my card around it. Since it dealt with a gift. I made my card look like a gift. Simple simple, which is also great since I am sick. I could get it done quickly. Yay. Bonus. I embossed my DP with Swiss Dots, can't see well in pic. I just love this scripture and love how this card turned out.

Thank you for visiting me.

RECIPE:
ALL CDSTAMPS STAMP SETS USED:Christmas Scriptures
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:The Christmas STack (DCWV 08), Neenah Solar White (from Clear Dollar Stamps), Old Olive (Stampin Up)
INK:Basic Black (Stampin Up)
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Cuttle Bug, CB Embossing Folder Swiss Dots, Ribbon (from Clear Dollar Stamps ), Tag corner punch (Stampin Up), Small Corner Punch, Rhinestone stickers (Basic Grey from Clear Dollar Stamps), Safety Pin (Joann Scrap Essentials)