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I'm back

2010-03-30T16:01:00.002-05:00

Good bye for 2 months

2009-12-29T05:48:00.002-06:00

Hi

I am headed to Florida with my horse. The only card making supplies I am taking with me are my copic pens, images to color, and a few stamps just in case I run out of images.

Here is my last card -- Just think of me in Orlando -- at Disney World.

Hello and Good Bye

2009-12-28T15:06:00.003-06:00

More cards and more -- having a great time

2009-12-27T02:53:00.005-06:00

Entertaining myself Again

2009-12-26T08:14:00.005-06:00

OK -- I can't stop -- won't be making cards for several months -- so have to get it done NOW!!!!

Entertaining myself

2009-12-25T01:37:00.004-06:00

It is Christmas Eve -- Bad weather, so I am entertaining myself by designing cards.

Have a Seat

2009-12-24T14:28:00.002-06:00

Christmas is almost here. I am NOT dreaming of a WHITE CHIRSTMAS, nor an ICY CHRISTMAS -- we here in Iowa and the midwest are LIVING the WHITE CHRISTMAS. . . no grandchildren this Christmas -- nor turkey, nor relish -- just hamburgers and leftovers from the Mexican Restaurant.

So, while we're getting ready for our trip to Florida -- here is the new stamp set I just got from Flourishes -- through "markie's Mom" --

I am loving my Copic markers as well.

Cards with Circles

2009-12-21T13:08:00.003-06:00

Here I am, waiting for the snow, sleet, frigid weather to arrive -- and wondering when I am going to see the Grandchildren in AR -- And when will I be able to head to Florida with the horses?

Well, instead of worrying, I decided to make cards with circles -- as was asked in the Clean and Simple designs of the SCS challenge.

Here are three of them. . .

More Christmas cards

2009-12-20T20:59:00.002-06:00

Formal vs Informal

2009-12-18T14:38:00.002-06:00

I just wanted to try to make a formal with an informal style

Cards that are recipes

2009-12-18T06:52:00.004-06:00

Here is a series of cards I am doing that are also recipes for Christmas or any good holiday.

2009-12-14T16:27:00.002-06:00

More cards and more and more

2009-12-14T16:24:00.003-06:00

2009-12-14T12:49:00.003-06:00

Yet MORE Chirstmas cards

2009-12-14T10:37:00.003-06:00

OK -- I made lots of Christmas designs

More Christmas Cards

2009-12-14T10:28:00.004-06:00

Ok -- I've been obsessing on making cards-- So here goes -- if you want the details, the are here:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=211935

Holy Triptych

2009-12-11T13:51:00.007-06:00

Here are the two pictures that complete this card -- the outside is NOTHING without the inside. . .

Our Christmas Card

2009-12-08T05:24:00.005-06:00

Some challenges

2009-12-08T05:21:00.003-06:00

Here are some cards from some challenges with SCS -- CAS44 -- We were to use White Brown and Red. I love the new IN Color -- Soft Suede with white -- so made two cards

More Santa Cards

2009-12-08T05:06:00.004-06:00

Here are two more Santa Claus cards for my Send to the REAL Santa project --

Santa Claus

2009-12-04T11:55:00.004-06:00

I can't believe it -- A Sizzix die from Stampin UP that I LOVE -- I can make it just darling. I am so glad I got it for my granddaughters for their Xmas presents. The LOVE making cards

jo

Santa Cards

2009-12-03T20:00:00.008-06:00

I am making a series of Santa Claus cards for a friend -- one to be sent every day.

Here are the first 6.

Thanksgiving

2009-11-13T23:09:00.002-06:00

A fun technique I learned. Folding and the paper and then crimping it. The center can become anything you want it to be. Today, I made it a Thanksgiving card.

Cards in California

2009-11-12T20:00:00.003-06:00

Isn't it nice to be set up and stamp, stamp, stamp with my friends, The Scrappin Grannies -- We started together before we were grandmothers. Now, between the three of us we have 20 grandchildren. Wow! The oldest grandchild is 7 years --

Here we are together. This is what I did yesterday and today. . .some multiples.

Clean and Simple CAS40

2009-11-09T13:07:00.004-06:00

Kathie's birthday is Wed -- so Kathie if you're looking -- here is your card -- will give it to you when I fly out to CA to see you and celebrate.

It is made with a Gina K Design Stamp -- Timeless Treasures . . . Friends are certainly treatures.

Christmas Cards

2009-11-09T13:04:00.006-06:00

Here are three Christmas Cards I made today. I made 10 of one of them for the swap tonight at Kristin's house -- OOPS -- it is next week.

Swap a Halloween Card

2009-09-19T19:37:00.002-05:00

This card was done with the technique of sponging. The colors were layered, the moon was masked, the trees and bats were stamped. How much fun is that. Now, I get to make 9 more for my Halloween swap on Monday night.

Kristin, here I come.

Weddings Weddings Weddings CAS32

2009-09-14T15:12:00.002-05:00

It is not June -- I should be thinking about Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, but I am thinking about weddings. I've been married to my HONEY for 25 years -- and we will not have another wedding together, but all those brides to be are in the wings.

And then there are the anniversaries -- Here are some wedding cards and anniversary cards using the same ideas -- use for either -- YEAH -- Multi use

Pumpkin, Cat's and SC

2009-09-10T10:18:00.003-05:00

I learned many techniques from Michelle Zindorf. I incorporated some of those strategies when I designed this card. Some of them are sponging, double emboss resist, masking, color on color, brayer, etc. I used two different SU stamp sets and the paper is from the mini holiday catalog. The SU Sizzix Top Note die has been cut down. The background orange is brayered on the negative side of the Cuttlebug folder "soft swirls" with pumpikin pie ink on pumpkin pie paper. Mini brads were used to replicate the dots on the paper.

2009-08-16T02:34:00.002-05:00

Pincess Time

2009-08-10T13:59:00.003-05:00

I have the cutest granddaughters -- They all love to be princesses -- and they all are. Here is a princess card for today's challenge -- CAS -- Clean and Simple. This was easy to do, but, no card is ever "not time consuming" for me. The next 8 will be easy and fast.

Brayer with Michelle Zindorf

2009-08-09T12:20:00.005-05:00

I am sitting in the Mexican restaurant here in Grinnell with my honey -- He is reading from his Kindle and I'm looking at blogs about cards. Yes, he did miss me while I was in MO at a workshop with Michelle Zindorf. I certainly became better with the brayer. Actually, learning how to really USE the brayer.

Here are a few of the projects. More later.

Brayer

2009-08-04T05:54:00.005-05:00

I have been playing with using the Brayer to make cards. I will post the ones I have done here so you can see my "before" cards. BEFORE WHAT? you might ask. Before I go to a workshop by Michele Zindorf. For those of you who don't know, Michele is from Ohio. She is the "EXPERT" in using the Brayer to make cards. She travels all over the US giving workshops. She is going to be in Columbus. MO this weekend. So about 5 months ago, I paid the big bucks to go. I've been looking forward to this and now it is here. I will be spending the rest of the week practicing. (Thank goodness my HONEY is going fishing this week.)

Michele sends us tutorials every week. She uses Stampin UP stamps, so I am able to duplicate them. It will be fun when I can successfully design my own. Here are the ones I have done so far.

Inspiration

2009-07-25T01:52:00.004-05:00

I love inspirational challenges. They are so easy for me. The first picture is the room where I got the inspiration. It was in the Better Homes and Garden Magazine.

The first card is a vase of daffodils --like the one on the coffee table.

The second card was inspired by the bench, the pillows under the bench, the Roman blind which all came together with Scene from the Garden.

I love the colors together. They are so bright and cheery.

CAS -- Clean and Simple using orange, yellow, turquoise

2009-07-20T22:03:00.001-05:00

The Clean and Simple challenge was to use three colors, orange, yellow and turquoise.

Like many people, the stamp "Inspired by Nature" is a fun stamp set for me. In adding a butterfly brad to the flower, it fit the StampinB category for the week. I used scraps from a Paper Pad I got from Michaels.

The second card is a way I used the colors and added ornaments in turquoise. I was just checking out this beautiful stamp set. I love the way it worked.

Here are two different cards I made with orange, yellow, and turquoise.

Anniversary Card -- OURS

2009-07-20T13:02:00.004-05:00

Dewey and I are having a party -- you are all invited. It's our 25th year of being married. So come to our house -- 6:00 pm -- you bring the appetizer -- we'll provide things to drink . . .

Here is the invite:

50th Anniversary wedding card

2009-07-18T07:08:00.002-05:00

Here is a 50th wedding anniversary card. I used an inspirational challenge to do this card. (http://www.tracyporter.com/) Note, I have both the dress I used to inspire me as well as the card. I think you will see what happened in my mind.

Spring Song in the Grass

2009-07-17T12:52:00.005-05:00

I am loving birds. They are so much fun to watch on the birdfeeder. It is interesting to watch the big ones that cannot get their beak in the hole meant for the goldfinch, still chase the goldfinch away. In the end the goldfinch win.

Here is a card I did last night. It uses two different stamp sets -- Spring Song (bird) and Inspired by Nature (grasses). I stamped the grasses with VersaMark and Stazon's green. I then embossed with green embossing powder. I used the slot punch to make cattails on the grass. I then punched a hole in the grass with SU's wide oval punch and placed a watercolored bird from Spring Song stamp set behind it.

After I distressed, inked, and sponged the edges, added layers, ribbon, eyelet, and clip, it was done.

The inside says:
Hope is the thing
with feathers ---
That perches in the soul—
And sings the tune without
the words –
Ands never stops – at all.
---Emily Dickinson

Clean and Simple

2009-07-15T09:35:00.003-05:00

Finally -- I GOT IT.

One of the ways to make cards is Clean and Simple. (CAS) Every Monday there is a challenge on SplitCoastStampers.com for clean and simple cards. It is defined anyway you want it to be. But the original Clean and Simple was just that.

On SplitCoastStampers people all over the world look at your work. I judge my work by seeing how many people opened it up to look at it, comment, and add to their favorites list.

This is truly a CLEAN AND SIMPLE card. We were to look through art.com and find an inspiration. There are thousands of art pieces to "look through". . .

I thought about doing a deer, wolf, etc. But then I ran across "Curiousity" by . . . -- YES -- now THAT is clean and simple. Here is my "Clean and Simple" . . . and the inspiration piece.

So what you say? Well, within an day of posted, over 500 people had looked at my card -- unheard of For ME!

So what is the saying -- Less is More!

Here is less.

New cards

2009-07-14T07:21:00.005-05:00

Last week was a challenge in and of itself. The challenges that I like to do for SplitCoast Stampers.com are daily. I like to finish them in a timly manner, which means the same day. Actually, there is no limit on when you upload a card to the challenge. So I am really NOT late, but, I feel like I am.

Some of my friends are requesting pickup truck cards. So here are a few that I have done. I am trying to get a system down so making them will go faster.

Here are some cards I did.

Turquoise, Stand up Card, Birthday

2009-07-07T16:15:00.003-05:00

Wow -- There was a challenge to make this stand up card. I have some more orders for birthday cards, and one challenge was to use apricot and turquoise with some brown. Turquoise is one of my favorite colors and apricot (orange) Dewey's. I combined two stamp sets from Stampin Up - Wagon Full of Fun and Crazy for Cupcakes. Fun Fun Fun.

Here is the card.

Challenge Challenge Challenge

2009-07-06T11:03:00.004-05:00

I was too busy cleaning and reorganizing my studio enter the challenges for the past 3 days or make any cards. So on Sunday night late, I decided I would look at our wonderful Featured Stamper to see what I could do. I found many favorites, but wanted to actually CASE one that I had the same Basic Gray Paper and SU stamp set. I decided I could have it go for the Inspiration Challenge and the Clean and Simple Birthday Challenge as well.

But, I was wrong. Being as obsessive as I am, once I got the first one done, I had to "Tweek" for each challenge.

Here are the results.

The first one you see is MINE -- Cased from the second one -- which was designed and done by B-gin-R. I just loved her layout (sketch) -- and I just happened to have the same paper and the same stamp set. In Featured Stamper, you are to CASE one of the cards, and change at least two elements. I'll let you look to find the two or more elements that were changed.

The second one is to be Clean and Simple. I took out some layers and stamped on paper that I could punch. That technique is always easier for me since I don't ruin a card if I make a stamping mistake.

The third one is the Inspiration Challenge. The inspiration was to be taken from Poster.com. I found the poster I loved and went with it. See the sample.

Color Challenge

2009-07-01T12:58:00.002-05:00

This week we were to use navy, yellow, and kraft colors together. That is a stretch for me.
Here is my take on that.

Sketch

2009-07-01T12:54:00.002-05:00

Wow! This week the sketch challenge was to use 9 circles. I am in CA -- we head to Starbucks every morning. . . we are Starbuck addicts. I wanted to get Kathie a gift for "free bed and breakfast", so made the coffee card with a keychain size Starbucks Card. Also, I am getting my Christmas cards designed. This is not it, but it is a hint.

Featured Stamper

2009-06-29T02:21:00.002-05:00

Every Sunday, there is a featured stamper. And, no, it wasn't me. It was DawnL.

We were to pick a card of hers and CASE it -- Copy and Share Everything.

Here is hers and mine. Note: Mine is the first one of the pair, and Dawn's is the second one.

Bling, Bling, Bling

2009-06-29T02:19:00.002-05:00

Do I LOVE bling. Finally, a challenge that is to incorporate some bling. Here are two of my submission. Watch the blog for more.

LSC horses

2009-06-26T20:29:00.003-05:00

This was the Limited Supplies Challenge.

The Limited Supply Challenge asked that we do a masculine card with at least one element inthe following categories:

Menu #1 – Images (just pick one item from each menu!)
1. Planes, Trains, & Automobiles – basically anything with locomotion (this would include boats, too!)
2. Non-floral Nature
3. Neutral Images (stuff that isn’t girly, for sure) . .

Menu #2 – Color Schemes (are ya still with me, friends??)
1. Reds/Blues
2. Greens/Browns
3. Neutrals

Menu #3 – Embellishments (this is where it can get tricky!)
1. Ribbon & Brads OR Eyelets (tie masculine KNOTS instead of girly BOWS)
2. Diecuts/Punches & Embossing Folders/Texture Plates
3. Natural Fibers & Hardware (hodpodge, charms, etc.)

I used nature, greens and browns, eyelets.

Much of this card is the first time I have done some of these techniques.

WT

2009-06-26T20:24:00.002-05:00

Bright and Bold is the name of the game. So I used 3 of the new IN COLORS and Circle Circus as well as Animal Stories.

California here I come

2009-06-26T20:13:00.002-05:00

I have finally made it to California. I lived here for over 20 years, then moved back to Iowa. My friends, Kathie and Debbie got me scrapping. We would meet at one of our homes once a month to scrap for at least 2 days. Now, who doesn't want to go to Solvang (near Santa Barbara), Irvine (near Long Beach). They weren't real crazy about coming to Bakersfield in the middle of the 105 degree summer.

We became the Scraping Grannies. We even had bets who was going to be the first ACTUAL grannie. I won. We now have many grandchildren.

We now try to get together at least 2 times per year, for a week or so at a time. So here we are, scrapping again.

Autumn Days

2009-06-24T03:12:00.002-05:00

Bright and Bold Color Challenge

2009-06-23T08:02:00.004-05:00

The Color Challenge was to use two retiring colors, Pacific Blue and Tango Tangerine along with SunShine Yellow and come up with a layout.

I immediately thought of my fish die cut I had JUST received from Sizzix. So here is the busy and loud submission. I laugh when I look at it.

Then, I decided to use a die cut Daisy to make a flower.

Lastly, I needed a little bit easier on the eye, so I did a card with lots of white.

Connie is leaving

2009-06-22T23:19:00.001-05:00

My friend, Connie, a fellow card maker, is leaving for the summer. She loves my turquoise
cards. So here are some cards and card holder I made for her.

I will miss her.

Clean and Simple Design CAS

2009-06-22T23:13:00.003-05:00

Here is what I did today for my Clean and Simple Design -- We were to do some paper piecing, which means you add different papers in place of another part of the design. So I added flocked paper as well as designer paper (dp) to this lovely flower.

Inspired by Nature and Care Bears

2009-06-21T18:14:00.005-05:00

This challenge was to find a card from the featured stamper and CASE it -- which means to Copay and Share Everything. So here is the card I cased. I loved it. I will admit, I did not know how Christy did her technique, so I made up my own.

I loved Christy's card "Care Bears Inspired". I did not know her technique that she used, but worked on masking the image last night. What a laugh -- couldn't do it. I tried again this a.m. with inking only the area I wanted to stamp. Thank goodness for the Stamp-a-ma-jig. That seemed to work.

Changes: I changed the color of pink and green. I used a punch (Martha Stewary) to make a stencil so I could sponge the butterflies. I used CB embossing folder and inked it to imitate her background. I used CB and paper to imitate the ribbon. I also added brads, just in case the adhesive decided to fail me.

I did make about 6 different sentiments for this card, in case I didn't want a "thank you" when I send it. (I do this often).

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1092198?cat=500&ppuser=79977

IC185 INSPIRATION

2009-06-20T01:53:00.005-05:00

It is very late, but I wanted to upload these cards. This was the Saturday inspiration challenge from SplitCoastStampers.com. The inspiration was a web site with children's shoes -- funny, creative shoes. We are to take an image as our inspiration.

I would have liked to spend hours with my punch, punching different characters, but I need to sleep and tomorrow is the annual day with the whole family.

So, these are the ones I got done.

Here is the web site:
http://www.bugalookids.com/

I uploaded the inspiration picture and the card I did.
If you would like the instructions for the pig, e-mail me at

jofacets@gmail.com

Another Bird -- Wings of FriendShip -- NEW NEW NEW

2009-06-19T22:20:00.002-05:00

Here is a picture of Wings of Friendship. It is a HOSTESS set. This one was to meet a challenge to use white, brown, green, yellow and red.

I have other ones I like better.

AUG09VSNAPP1

Simplicity for Kathie M

2009-06-19T15:12:00.005-05:00

Ok -- my very good friend and part of the Scrappin Grannies, Kathie, likes CAS (Clean and Simple). I have a difficult time doing CAS.

So for Kathie, I am working on Clean and Simple. Actually, isn't doing things that are foreign to you what "challenging yourself" is all about. So I am challenging myself to do some cards that are CAS.

Perhaps, when I am in California scrappin' with Kathie next week, I can get her to get "noisy" with her cards.
Wish me luck. . . LOL

Kind and Caring Thoughts, WT233

2009-06-18T21:12:00.004-05:00

I have fallen in love with the New IN COLOR Soft Suede. I also like the hostess set of SU's Kind and Caring Thoughts. I wanted to see what I could do with just Soft Suede and white.
This is the result. I love placing sentiments so they become part of the design.

How did I do this:

Note: I took Whisper White cs and used CB embossing folders (Swiss Dots, Bird and Swirls. I then turned the image over. Using the brayer and Soft Suede ink, I inked the negative side. This gives the brown and white look.

The single flower image has been stamped three times. Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig, I then went back and stamped VersaMark and used clear EP on the three flowers.

Rustic Rooster WT223

2009-06-18T08:40:00.006-05:00

This morning at 3:30 am I was working on different ways I could stamp and color the Rustic Rooster. I thought and thought about the sentiment. I didn't like the card, I couldn't figure out a sentiment. Then I went to bed. This am, my DH announced he liked this rooster card the best. After 4 hours of sleep and confirmation from my DH, the sentiment "Wake Up Call" came to my mind . . .

So this is a computer generated "text".

I loved this rooster, so I ended up making 3 different cards. Here is the last one for this day -- no more roosters.

This is similar to M. Zindorf -- I used Stazon ink
http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

The way I did the rooster: USE Stamp-a-ma-jig
• Using Stazon Stamp off Once, then stamped the rooster
• Using Inks and Aqua Blender, colored the rooster
• Using Stazon, stamped the top color I wanted (brown in this case)
• Using VersaMark -- stamped over rooster
• Emboss with Clear Embossing Powder (EP)
• Heat set EP

TFL

SC233 Scene New In Colors 09

2009-06-17T12:12:00.005-05:00

I have three cards for this challenge and sketch. I want to thank Pam N from our stamp group at Kristin's for the lesson on brayering the back of CB embossing folders. I love the technique. Note this technique on the first and last cards.

On the last card, I decided to used most of the new colors for a sneak peak in this Sketch Challenge. In addition, I added Old Olive.

The sketch was fun to work with, but I really got obsessed with more and more layers. Without the cut out images there are 15 layers. Took a little bit of time. I guess I can't submit for a Clean and Simple challenge. Nor, do I think I will make it to swap any time soon.

(My students will know this is NOT a 20 minute card. The image took longer than 20 minutes to cut out. )

TFL

Turquoise and Red? Color Challenge 223

2009-06-16T13:37:00.005-05:00

Ok -- which of us makes cards with turquoise red? Well, today, a bunch of us. The color challenge today were to use two specific colors, a red and a turquoise. The color combination is not one I would have every put together without this challenge. So here are two of mine.

I like the one with the birds. The other one looks better than the picture. (My camera broke, so am back to using an inferior camera). . .

Kind and Caring Thoughts CAS19

2009-06-15T23:49:00.005-05:00

Oh boy! I have been gone with my HORSE for the last two days. I came HOME still HEALTHY to be with my HUSBAND, HOUND, and continue my HOBBIES. My HEAVENLY Father went with me. (My 7 H's)

So back to my HOBBIES. The challenge today was to repeat an image to complete a card. I did two of them.

I decided to use the new 2009/10 hostess set "Kind and Caring Thoughts". The repeated image uses Bermuda Bay paper and ink. The flower image also has iridescent ice. The sentiment is my favorite by Mother Teresa from the SU set Morning Soft.

I added brads around the scallop to bring the eye to the center of the card.

The second is a favorite of mine. My father always walked in the house after chores and said "Coffee Mom". The only words the parakeet could say were "Coffee Mom". . . To this day, coffee is very much a social time whether it be at the local coffee shop or Starbucks with the Scrappin Grannies.

Inspiration 184 -- packaging

2009-06-13T13:50:00.006-05:00

The Inspiration Challenge this week was to look at some packaging on the following website and get inspiration to make a card. Here are my cards and the packaging that I chose as my inspiration. I find it much easier to design cards when I have an inspiration or a sketch. . . rather than no direction.

The green card was suppose to be Tic Tack Toe. But, I didn't like it. So I changed it to make it Air, Water, Land -- Can you tell I do preschool curriuculum?

http://lovelypackage.com

Can you tell I love my CuttleBug Embossing Folders. Now, Sizzix has come out with some pretty ones as has Spellbinders. Before the weekend is over, I will have new ones ordered.

Monogram

2009-06-13T13:44:00.003-05:00

I have been wanting to make cards with a monogram, and StampinB design team had that challenge this week. I had some extra faux bandanna pockets I had made some weeks ago, so decided to use it. I was in the cowgirl mood.

The edge punch is rick rack design by EK Success. I have 5 layers of zig zag. The letter "M" for Meyer, Matt, Mark, Mom, etc. is from the Wild West Alphabet set by Stampin UP.

LSC244, Socks, new colors, Forest Friends

2009-06-12T02:04:00.004-05:00

Today the challenge was LIMITED SUPPLIES -- Now, you can't accuse ME of having LIMITED supplies. My studio looks like a store. But, the rules were I HAD to use brads, some sort of fiber, and paper piercing. Then we could use any any other embellishment and any theme we wanted.

Well, of course, I have two favorite themes -- Horse or Husband. This time it was my horse.
Also, I just received the new colors and some stamps and had to try them out. So I did one with Forest Friends and one with all of my Cuttlebug folders and Nesties.

Here are the three cards I made
This is a picture card with only browns, greens or blues. . .

Inspiration

2009-06-12T02:01:00.003-05:00

Here is the card that my granddaughter, Talie, 7 yrs, designed from this room:

http://designdazzle.com/pages/GirlsRoom292.htm

Sketch Challenge 232

2009-06-10T07:46:00.002-05:00

Here is today's sketch challenge. I love it. . .but, I love B&W and red.

Sydne's Inspiration Room

2009-06-10T07:08:00.003-05:00

I loved the inspiration from the Design DAZZLE website, (IC183). And so did my 6 year old and 7 year old granddaughters. They each picked a room they wanted me to do. And then they told me how they wanted it to look. Sydney (6) is the designer of this one. I about died. She wanted the window, and the ferns, and her looking through the window. I told her I could do it, but it would take some time.

If you want to look at the website where Sydney picked her "inspiration room", here it is.

http://designdazzle.com/pages/GirlsRoom383.htm

White Card -- no layers

2009-06-09T18:58:00.005-05:00

Oh dear -- we are to go Clean and Simple on our Color Challenge-- Am I going to be able to do this?

I did a new technique thanks to Faith (Markie's Mom). I made a stencil using the Sizzix dies, then used sponges as "stamps" and stamped my image. . .

More Pink cards

2009-06-08T17:57:00.004-05:00

Here are some cards I made with the pink, green and Kraft colors. I actually made them for the Clean and Simple, but they are hardly simple. . . or clean.

Thistle Birthday Card

2009-06-08T10:07:00.002-05:00

This is a birthday card I made this morning for my friend, Judy. We are meeting for lunch. I made it to match the Clean and Simple Challenge. I really like this card.

The Clean and Simple challenge asked that we use pink, cameo coral, and kraft colors plus another color. The other color I used was Kiwi Kiss. the background was sponged with pirouette pink, cameo coral pink, and rose red. The wheat was stamped with kiwi kiss, the stem on the thistle is done with creamy caramel to imitate the kraft color. I did not have any SU kraft paper, so I used a color that imitated it. The thistle was stamped with rose red and touched with iridescent ice.

Challenge of Zebra

2009-06-06T12:43:00.011-05:00

This challenge was an inspiration challenge. We were directed to the DesignDazzle web site. It gave us many bedrooms for inspiration. I chose "Wild Thing" in the girls section.

Here is the bedroom that was my inspiration:
http://designdazzle.com/pages/GirlsRoom319.htm

I had just purchased the glamour stamp set from Sizzix, and with 5 little granddaughters who love to dress up, this was the perfect solution.

The Zebra border stamp is from Stampedeous and the Zebra paper is from Michaels.

Summer Cards -- Limited Supply

2009-06-05T16:46:00.004-05:00

We were to make summer cards with only one layer of card stock -- Boy, is that hard for me. We could use as many embellishments as possible. Now, we're talking. I got out my "Summer Envelope", and have enough embellishments for many cards. Here are two of them.

Thanks for Looking (TFL)

This card can become Happy Retirement, Happy Vacation, Happy Summer, or whatever. Perhaps, if you have a summer birthday, it might become a card for you. Happy Birthday.

Dinosaur card

2009-06-04T15:04:00.004-05:00

OK -- I like punches. I have ordered every punch that SU makes plus a few others. The SCS challenge today was to pretend we have NO stamps and make a card with an image.
My sister wanted a dinosaur card for her grandson, so here is a prototype.

I am working on the instructions and the pattern, if you would like the pattern e-mail me with your e-mail address and I will send back it to you. Hope you like it.

My e-mail address is jofacets@gmail.com

Soft Summer CASE from Rox71

2009-06-04T03:44:00.003-05:00

How much do I love this card? A Lot. This card is CASED (copy and share everything) from Rox71 Featured stamper May 31, 2009 of Splitcoaststampers.com. Here is the reference: tp://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1303189?sort=&page=&sortby=&sorttime=&sortdir=

We were to CASE the card and change two things. I changed the image and I changed the greeting. The image I have is a two step stamp by SU called Soft Summer. I embossed the first layer with silver, then inked the second stamping. The Happy Birthday greeting is an acrylic stamp I purchased at Archivers called Word Flower Power. I also used a Martha Stewart Punch, but I doubled it and added gems.

I love texture and the CB embossing folders, so was thrilled to be able to CASE this one.

Note the similarity to the one I came up with earlier this day -- but now to bed.

Sydney's Birthday Sketch Challenge 231

2009-06-03T14:00:00.005-05:00

What child doesn't want to see her own picture? My granddaughter's birthday is Saturday. I decided to use the sketch challenge to test my photoshop abilities to get the pictures the correct size. It worked.

I love this card and so will 6 year old Sydney.

Also, a second card using the same sketch. This is part of a sketch challenge. Here is the sketch

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Color Challenge

2009-06-03T11:34:00.005-05:00

My wonderful neighbor, Connie, was just looking at my cards. She commented that I must really like this color combination. Actually, Connie, I am just obsessive. If one is good, eight must be better. If I have time and get going on a challenge, then wake up in the am to see what I have done. The challenge this day was to use these three colors together -- Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango and Kiwi. These are all colors that Stampin Up sells. They are being retired in a month. I will miss them. . .lots

So here are all the cards I did for that challenge.

Spring Song -- Color Challenge

2009-06-02T17:04:00.007-05:00

Please VOTE : We need a vote. Do you like the one with flowers or without flowers. I need to know. Leave it on the comments or

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OK Kathie -- how is this one? I tried to make it as clean and simple as I could and still follow the rules of using all three colors --kiwi, riding hood red, and tangerine tango. For all of you, please vote, do you like this one best (robin) or the second one (hummingbird). Leave it in the comments page. I am TRYING to do less-- because sometimes less is more.

Color Challenge Spring Song

2009-06-02T14:08:00.003-05:00

I love my stamp set that is entitled Spring Song. This challenge was to use the retiring IN COLORS, Kiwi, Riding Hood Red, and Tangerine Tango. I had promised my good friend and fellow card maker, Kathie, that I was going to make some simple cards. She LOVES and does beautiful work with simplicity. Obviously, I failed. But the "Scrappin Grannies" will forgive me. After all, I have that "overdone" personality.

Butterfly Box

2009-06-02T00:16:00.002-05:00

This box is sooo much fun to make and decorate. I used the butterfly box pattern that was provided by Technique Challenge. It is so easy. I printed it off on photo paper, so it would be easy to trace around. When I got the box cut out, I decorated it by using two Sizzix dies -- The butterfly is Fancy Butterfly and the antenna is Decorative Accents. They are both BIGZ dies for the Big Shot. I tried to make this easier by using card stock with glitter, but then decided I needed to add vellum as well. So then I added glitter to the vellum. Oh well, I tried to do really easy. I just have to keep going. TFL and have a great day.

Baroque Motif Towel

2009-06-01T15:31:00.002-05:00

Ok -- this is the last towel I am doing. I must have an obsession about towels. It stormed last night and I was up most of the night listening to the thunder and rain, and cleaning up the water with towels because my husband left the door open.

More Beach Towls

2009-06-01T15:08:00.003-05:00

Another clean and simple card with the beach towels as the inspiration. I am really getting in to this inspiration thing. I tend to be very concrete and try to duplicate as much as possible. I am not sure this is good, but it is ME.

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Fancy Butterfly

2009-06-01T05:15:00.005-05:00

This Clean and Simple Challenge was to use towels from Land End as an inspiration. I used the child's towel that had a big pink butterfly to cover her head.

There is nothing easier than using a Sizzix die. You can cut 4 at once. Because I also used the Nesties for background support, it took a little more time, but not much.

But, then I wanted to make a "softer" look. So I used a Cuttlebug Embossing folder, cut out some flowers I embossed, and used my Martha Stewart punch. Now, some of my students are going to LOVE this card. They love the Martha Stewart butterfly punch.

I have many greetings already done, so making a greeting takes no time.

Big Bold Beach Towels

2009-06-01T01:38:00.003-05:00

I have trouble with Clean and Simple. These challenges are to stretch us and have us do something we might not do. I am going to do a couple more and see if I can go even MORE clean and simple.

This Clean and Simple Challenge was to use Land's End beach towels as inspiration. I looked at them all. The beach towel with large bold daisy's caught my eye. When I went to my flower stash, I had three of these HUGE flowers. I needed a get well card to take to the hospital tomorrow, so here it is. I also decided this week I am going to try to use some of my butterfly "stuff". People seem to love butterflies.

Here is the towel I used.

Bird Flying IC182

2009-05-30T12:55:00.001-05:00

Some time in your life, life is hard. It happens to all of us. This card is for my friend who has a tough time right now. There is light after darkness.

The inspiration challenge for splitcoaststampers.com (SCS) was to take a book cover as your inspiration. I really had never really looked at things around me to inspire me to make a card, but SCS has stretched me. Here is the book and the resulting card.

I love to make cards with birds. I have this bird adapted. If you want a copy, e-mail me at jofacets@gmail.com. Give me your e-mail address and I will e-mail it to you.

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Totally Tool #2

2009-05-29T17:13:00.000-05:00

I decided that my hinged card was too busy, or something. I love this stamp set, so I made another card for tonights birthday party.

Here it is. Which one do you like better -- the hinge card or the 2nd card?

I just got home from playing cards with the neighbors. I had made this card for his birthday. I have never seen any man so thrilled with a card -- he was so thrilled that he decided that the card was going to be framed. What a compliment.

Totally Tool

2009-05-29T10:08:00.000-05:00

I LOVED this challenge. Finding the stamp set that "fit" patterns was fun. Finding the paper to fit the tools was fun.
Doing the project was fun.

I combined two challenges, because I wanted to make a hinged card from the New Technique challenge. The the Limited Supplies Challenge where we could only use pattern paper was a hoot.

Note: The grey on some of the tools does not look like a pattern paper, but it is -- it is a background paper with various colors throughout.

Father's Day Vest

2009-05-28T10:26:00.001-05:00

I went to Kristin Lovig's for card making and we had a swap. Wanda Smith made a cute card with a vest. I took the vest idea, designed my own pattern and came up with this card for the WT Challenge. If you want my vest pattern, please e-mail me.

jofacets@gmail.com

I will e-mail you the directions --

Challenges for the Week-- CAS Clean and Simple Design

2009-05-27T11:23:00.003-05:00

The challenge for the week was to take a card we had made, and make it simpler and easier to make. Perhaps, one that could be mass produced in a short period of time. Now, for me that IS a challenge. I am REALLY trying to come up with SIMPLE cards that look GREAT -- and have a WOW factor. You see, I don't like my cards if someone doesn't say "WOW"!

So -- I am going to post two samples.

The first has many layers.

The second is very clean and simple. I also do like it -- I might do a different texture but keep it simple like this one.

I took the weekend off.

2009-05-27T11:14:00.000-05:00

Again -- for those who know me, my 6- H's are very important to me -- Husband, Home, Hobbies, Hound, Heavenly Father and Horses. This weekend was my time for my horses. Here is a picture of me with my girl, Fanny In the Dirt. Ok -- enough about that -- back to H for HOBBIES.

Limited Supplies Challenge

2009-05-22T02:59:00.000-05:00

This week we were to do a limited supplies called CIRCLES - Everything had to be circles. And we could only use ONE stamp set. Because I love texture, I had to use my Cuttlebug Embossing Folders -- of course, the ones with circles -- (dots and spots, swiss dots, soft swirls) Then I used my Nesties to made my scallops and other graduated circles. The stamped image and greeting are from an acrylic set that I have had for some years. I have lost the brand, but it could be Technique Tuesday.

It's late. So I think I'll circle the bed and go to sleep. Have a good weekend.

Pam Nablo's Card

2009-05-22T02:56:00.000-05:00

How much fun is this. We go to a class, and we SWAP cards. Pam Nablo made this wonderful card. I have seen other cards she has made and I LOVE them. . . Yeah Pam.

Humingbird

2009-05-21T17:59:00.001-05:00

I am working on my water coloring. I love these birds. I have made some HORRIBLE looking cards as well as some I like a lot. Here is one I like.

Graduation Owl

2009-05-20T16:31:00.000-05:00

Here is a graduation card and the instructions. I have uploaded this before, but I noticed that it is gone. It is graduation time. My grandson just got this card and a little bit of $$$$. . . My son would always say to me when he got money -- right color, wrong size. . . That's an old one.

SC Spring Song

2009-05-20T08:18:00.000-05:00

The Sketch Challenge today gave me an opportunity to get out my new bird stamps -- Hummingbird and sparrow. I worked with the Hummingbird, but will have to cut it out to make it conform to the sketch. But the Sparrow worked well. Note, I reversed the sketch which you can do in the challenge.

I will make several of these.

Kristin Swap

2009-05-19T16:26:00.000-05:00

I went to Kristin's last night. I love to go to other SU Demonstrator's to meet other people as obsessed as I am to making cards. They have such good ideas. I only had an hour and a half to make 10 cards to swap. Here is what I did. And, yes, I was 20 minutes late.

I will eventually learn how to make 20 minute cards.

Oh boy -- Color Challenge

2009-05-19T16:20:00.001-05:00

This one was HARD HARD HARD for me. Use Brilliant Blue, Only Orange and Regal Rose in a card. I would NEVER use those colors together, until now. It was Color Challenge 219.

Here is what I did.

B&W and Something Bright

2009-05-19T16:10:00.000-05:00

I LOVE B&W -- the CAS challenge this week from SplitcoastStampers.com was to use Black and White and Something BOLD --(to me that means "Bright")

So here are some of my ideas:

Pink and Brown IC180

2009-05-16T19:25:00.000-05:00

I was so tickled. Yesterday I had found all of my pink and brown ribbons and decided this weekend was going to be pink and brown weekend. And then the SCS Inspiration Challenge-- a room full of pink and brown -- and flowers. So I got to use my new SU Textured Impression Die (Embossing Folder) and started making pink and brown cards.

This first was not easy for me as I felt I had the proportions way off. So I kept adding more and more "stuff" until I felt it was as good as I was going to get it. I couldn't stop. I had to finish it off by adding SU Crystal Effects and Irridescent Ice. Here it is.

I have added a couple more.

Now, I am adding the rest.

SBSC 190 Scrapbook page

2009-05-16T12:09:00.000-05:00

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For those who know me, you know how my horses are important to me. When this sketch challenge came up, I immediately thought of the new photos I got of Fanny. I decided to use the Faux bandanna technique and the red and white gingham. I had just received my new Wild West Stamp set, and wanted to use it as well. Wow! Do I love that stamp set. I stamped it in black Stazon and then used the SU markers (that matches the paper) to color them in. I then used the “Faux Bandanna” technique with a white marker to tie it to the red bandanna.

This is one of my horses, Fanny In the Dirt, an own daughter of the famous Hollywood Dun It -- I used the Faux Bandanna Technique and some paper piercing.

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