Hubby's Valentine

I combined some of my hubby's favorite  things for this card: clocks, silver, and gold. I used a Tim Holtz embossing folder on black card stock.  Then I covered it with Inca Gold in the silver color.  Love the effect I got.  I used embossing powder on some kraft and then cut a heart from it and embossed it with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  The clock is a Mona Pendleton (first time to use it) design from MFT.  The sentiment is from Gina K Designs cut out with MTF fish tail dies. The gears are alos MFT.   I used two Die-Namites dies for the embellishments under the clock. Leafy flourish http://www.die-namites.com/Leafy-Flourish_p_56.html and the Cattails http://www.die-namites.com/Cattails_p_54.html

I will enter this in these challenges: Die-Naiites Sketch and Dare http://www.die-
namitesblog.com/2015/02/feb-sketch-and-dare-challenge-by-tonya.html



Simon Says Monday Challenge The Letter H    http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/

Dies R U Challenge  Add a Heart   http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/

Hearts and Butterfly

I have so many products that I have not used yet.  I was so busy making Christmas cards that iIjust put my new stamps and dies in a folder to use after Christmas.  Then I hurt my back and could not sit at my craft table for over a week, but now I am trying out some of my new goodies.  I have used most of these dies, but I have not used the Dynamics Blueprints 11.  I cut the center section from white and a floral pattern.  I cut the white strip in half so I could make a border for the floral strip and mounted these on some coordinating paper from an ODB paper pack.  I used some flourishes from Die namites and Dynamics.  A Cheery Lynn butterfly is mounted on the flourishes.  Added a few hearts for embellishments. I will enter this is the following challenges.
Dies R US http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/
Cheery Lynn Add a Flourish http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.com/2015/02/cheery-lynn-designs-challenge-170-add.html
Simon Says the letter H  http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/

Pretty Paws

I made this for the challenge at Stamp TV.  The challenge is to use an image the starts with the same letter as your first name, I had a hard time thinking of a K image until I went through my stamps and saw this kitten. This is the first stamp set I bought because my daughter loves cats. I have used this stamp set for her birthday for the last four years. I am still adapting to a new camera and editing program so the colors are not true in the photo. I also used Botanicals from Gina K Designs for the script background along with the paws and sentiment from the Purrfectly Delightful set. Alas, this is one of those cards that was prettier in my mind than the way it turned out.   I will also enter this in Simon Says Anything Goes
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ 
and Mod Squad It's All About  Animals.  http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/

Daisy and Butterfly

I have loved this stamp by ODB for ages so I finally bought it.  This is the first time it saw ink. I made this card for my niece who has a birthday next week. I used  crayon in the daisies to resist the sponging. The die is a Spellbinder's die and the sentiment is IO.  I tried to shadow stamp the sentiment but I goofed.  I would have done it again, but it would have been late so I let it stand. I will enter this in the following challenges:

ODBhttp://www.ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Shining%20the%20Light%20Challenge

Simon Says Anything Goes  http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

Mod Squad It's All About Animals  http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/

Kim's Birthday

I had so much fun working with the sketch by Tanya A. Gibbs at Die-namites that I decided to see if she had some other sketches and I found several fabulous ones.  I decided to use this sketch for today's project. I needed a birthday card for my son so I decided to give the sketch a masculine feel. He has a black lab so this is the perfect animal for his card. The fish tail is black card stock that I covered in copper embossing powder.  I was going to dry emboss it too, but I got distracted and forgot.   I will enter this at the Mod Squad Challenge All About Animals  http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/ and the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes.
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

Sketch Challenge

I thought this was the most fabulous sketch when I saw it on my friend Verna's blog.  I had a
Die-namites Leafy Flourish that I thought would work with the sketch.  Here is my take on the challenge which was to use the sketch and the color pink.  I used several dies for this.
MFT Fish tails. Spellbinders bitty blosoms and leaves. IO and Sizzix  Hearts and Die-Namites Leafy Fourish  http://www.die-namites.com/Leafy-Flourish_p_56.html in green and white.  I will enter this in the Die-Namites Sketch and Dare Challenge
http://www.die-namitesblog.com/2015/01/january-sketch-and-dare-challenge-by.html
The Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Add a Heart
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/
and the Dies R Us Challenge Use an Embossing Folder http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/

Friends are Flowers

I absolutely love tis sentiment from IO.  I wanted it to be the star of the card so I embossed it in white embossing powder and then sponged with distress inks.  I used a Cuttlbug embossing folder Birds and Vines for the white panel.  The flourishes are from IO's Heart Flourish that I pieced together.
The following IOproducts were used.
Die 055-N
Die 126-U
Stamp F4157
I will enter this is the IO Sparkle and Shine Challenge  http://mitrafriant.typepad.com/impression_obsession_news/2015/01/new-impression-obsession-challenge-sparkle-shine.htmland the Dies R Us Challenge Use an Embossing Folder  http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/

Change the World

I will enter this in the Stamp TV Monday Challenge.  The only requirment was to use an oval.  I used the By the Sea and Elegant Florals by Theresa Momber for the focal image and the butterfly is a Cheery Lynn Die.  I will also enter this in the Anything Goes Challenge at Cheery Lynn. 

http://cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.com/2015/01/cheery-lynn-designs-challenge-169.html

Window scene. Beauty of Winter

I used the Madison Window for the focal frame for the outdoor scene.  The stamped images are from Theresa Momber's The Northwoods. The sentiment is from Melanie Muenchinger  Buds and Vases.  I will enter this in a few challenges.

Poppy Stamps   The Beauty of Winter http://poppystamps.typepad.com/poppystamps/challenge/
Stamp TV Release Challenge
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge It's a Guy Thing.  http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/
Simon Says Monday Challenge Inky Background
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/

Teal and Purple

Joyce Erb gave us a color challenge at The Mod Squad challenge Blog.  Love this color combination.  The stamp set is  Melanie Muenchinger's Stately Flowers 5, and the sentiment is from Buds and Vases.  I will enter this in the following challenges.

Mod Squad Challenge http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/

Stamp TV Release Challenge

Simon Says Monday Challenge Inky Background

 http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/

Dies R Us Use die cuts with and embossing folder. http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/
The picture does not show the embossing very well but he black strip behind the die cuts si embossed with Swiss Dots embossing folder

Thank You 4x4

I will enter this in two challenges.  One is at Stamp TV where you were to create a 4x4 thank you card and the other at Mod Squad http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/ create a Thank You card.   I created some water color background.  I was anxious to try this because I finally purchased water color paper.  Love it.  I will be experimenting and learning for quite awhile. I cased one of my own designs when doing this(What????).  Occasionally, I do like what I do. The feather is a Spellbinders die. I used Gina K Designs Botanicals and Summer Blooms  for this project.

Snow Globe Shaker

I used both old and new things.  I have had the snow globe from IO for a year now but I have only used it once.  IO also sells the plastic globes that fit in the circle so it is easy to make a shaker card.The dp is from a stack that I bought three years ago.  The new things are the pine trees in the snow globe that I cut from white glitter paper and the wood grained background stamp.  It does not show up very well in the picture.  The snow flakes were new before Christmas but I used them several times on Christmas cards.
I used the following IO products

Snow Globe - DIE122-R  Deer Trio - DIE080-N  Fir tree DIE217-E  small snow flake DIE100-F
Leafy branches DIE055-N

CL43

This card will be entered in a few challenges.  The Winter Chill Challenge at IO  http://mitrafriant.typepad.com/impression_obsession_news/2015/01/new-year-and-new-challenge.htmlThe Anything Goes With a Twist at Use something new.
DiesRUshttp://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/ and the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-something-new/
and the Simon Says Monday Challenge Make New Friends but Keep the Old
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=2322

Cary's BD card

This is a side step card for a special friend's birthday.  Can you guess what his hobby is?  I will enter this at the Folded Card Contest at Mod Squad. http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/2014/12/special-folded-card.html

Gift Card 2

I am going to make several different designs of  gift card holders to give to a friend who uses gift cards to say thank you to customers.  I will enter this in the IO Challenge Last Minute  Gifts.http://mitrafriant.typepad.com/impression_obsession_news/2014/12/challenge-quick-holiday-gifts.html
I used the following IO products.DIE126-U

Cookie Caddie

I made these to hold cookies that I give out during the holidays.  I put the cookies in plastic wrap and then into this package.  I will enter this into the IO Challenge Quick Holiday Gifts
http://mitrafriant.typepad.com/impression_obsession_news/2014/12/challenge-quick-holiday-gifts.html
I used the following IO products
DIE217-E
DIE084-V
DIE100-F
CC083

Gift Card Holder 1

I am going to make several different designs of  gift card holders to give to a friend who uses gift cards to say thank you to customers. I will enter this at Scorepal Anything Goes http://scor-pal.blogspot.com/2014/12/more-than-one-score-11-anything-goes.html  and in the IO Challenge Last Minute  Gifts. This gift card holder is scored at 3,4,5,and 8,  The 4 and 5 are taped with score tape(love that stuff) and the top of the fold is cut to make an insert for a gift card. Here is a video by Gina K demonstrating how to make this http://stamptv.ning.com/video/gift-card-holder-part-1
http://stamptv.ning.com/video/gift-card-holder-part-2-1


I used the following IO products.

 DIE021-N
DIE100-F
DIE126-U

Woodgrain Snowflakes

This is a card for several challenges Pattern Paper Challenge at Mod Squad  http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/

The Designer's Choice Challenge "Think Snow" at The House that Stamps Built  http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/designers-choice-challenge/dcc1217-think-snow/

I will also enter this in the Twelve Days of Christmas Challenge at Stamp TV and the  Wednesday Winter Inspiration Challenge at Simon Says. The inspiration board is below. 

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

Christmas Card 2014

I will enter this in a few challenges.  The MOD Squad Challenge "Frilly Fun", hosted by Joyce Erb, this week was to use two dies. http://modsquadchallenge.blogspot.com/  and the Simon Says Wednesday challenge Bling it On"  http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-bling-it-on-2/ JUst Us Girls Trend Week http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/  I used The Fish Net cover plate from MFT, ponsettia die and heirloom ornaments from Spellbinders, the pine branch, chickadees and snowflakes from IO and branch and pine from Dee's Dies  and Happy Holidays from Cheery Lynn for a grand total of nine.  I also used four stamp sets: Chickadees from IO and Heirloom Ornaments from Gina K, Designs  and poinsettia by Justrite, and a snowflake by Inkadinkadoo. 

I started the process by creating some marble backgrounds on glossy card stock.  I played around and made lots of different colors and using both silver and gold Adirondac mixatives. 

The next step was to stamp the heirloom ornament with Versa Mark and emboss using white embossing powder.  Since I had my supplies there, I also stamped and embossed my flower on colored card stock.




Next I cut out the ornament using the spellbinder die. As I said, I tried several colors of paper but I liked the pink and the blue best.  I put a rhinestone in the center of the ornament.


 


Next I made a cut out  for my poinsettia so I could cut them correctly and cut them with the Spellbinder dies.  Each flower has four layers.  For me it was easier to do them separately instead of taping all four  and just passing it through once.  Every time I tried to cut all four at one time  one would be a little off the mark. After all layers were cut, I assembled the flower and put a rhinestone in the center.

The next step was to do some other die cutting. 

At this point I started the assembly process.  First I stamped and embossed a 5X7  white card base with a snowflake stamp and versa mark creating an all over pattern sprinkled it with white embossing powder and heat set.  Then I centered the fishnet die cut on the base. I the dipped the pine boughs in some flower soft that I made by rubbing star foam pieces together, and put them on my card centering the flower on top.  I used the small pine branches and brown branch dies also dipped in snow to fill in.

Then I popped the ornament under the bough with some pop dots.

Now I started on some finishing touches. I stamped, colored and die cut the chicadees

I used some of the marble paper to cut the Happy Holidays sentiment.

Finally, I cut and added the snowflake dies to the background and used a hole punch to cut some small circles from the marble paper. I used a marker to put the small dot on each berry and added the birds. I am finally finished with only 49 more to make.