WHAT IF? WEDNESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE AT THE HOUSE THAT STAMPS BUILT

Greetings blog friends!!!  

Today is Wednesday....and time for another What If? Wednesday sketch challenge from The House That Stamps Built!   

Here is this month's sketch.

I had a difficult time getting started on this one....I tried many stamps and combos to try and keep the sketch while maintaining focus on the stamps I used.....finally, here is what seemed the best to me.  

The image I used for my card is the incredibly beautiful RI#8121-P "Golden Retriever".  This stamp is 3.5 X 3.5 and the detail is gorgeous.  I used Copic Markers to color the image and Glossy Accents to the nose and eyes for accent.  The sentiment is RI#8103-C "Woof".  I wanted the circle to look like a ball for the dog, and I could have detailed that a little better.  Oh, well....I'll CASE this sometime and give it another try.  

We invite you to join the sketch challenge.  For the details check out the information at The House.  

For more incredible inspiration and to get your creative juices flowing you'll want to visit my incredibly talented team mates.

                             Deonna - Heather - Joy - Karen - Kathy - Melissa - Patti J


BIG NEWS!!!!  Check out my blog tomorrow - Repeat Impressions is having a very special blog hop and we will be showcasing some awesome new products and a chance to WIN them.  You WILL NOT want to miss it!!!  

CAS AT OUTLAWZ

Hi blog friends!  

Have you been playing in the Clean and Simple challenges over at Outlawz challenges????  There's a new one every Sunday!  

Last Sunday, the theme was fruit so I created this card for the challenge.  There will be a new one today.  Check it out when you can, these are fun challenges and there are some great prizes to win.

I used one of my all time favorite Repeat Impressions Stamps #504-L "Peaches" which I colored with Copic Markers then embossed.  The sentiment stamp is from "Handwritten Borders" from SSS.  .  Also used is a die from MFT Stitched Circle Frame  and mounted it against a Spellbinder doily die.  (Sorry, I don't know which one it is).  The focal image is mounted on a bg of Woodgrain paper from Ellen Hutson   .

I'm entering this card in CAS-Ual Fridays challenge "Embossing".  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

INSPIRATION CHALLENGE AT THE HOUSE THAT STAMPS BUILT

Hi there blog friends!!!  

It's time for another challenge at The House That Stamps Built and this week it's an inspiration challenge with a surprise....there are two to choose from!  That's right, you can pick one or the other or BOTH and mix and match!  How fun!!! 

Here they are:

                                            

We hope you'll join the Rock Stars and join this challenge...lots of options here...go for it!  

I combined the two and here's my creation

I created the stars and stripes frame by masking.  I used RI Stamp #5111-H "Star Sil lg" to create the stars area and then masked the bottom portion into strips and sponged Distress Ink "Barn Door" between the strips of of masking.  I then cut it with a frame die.  I took the panel from the frame die and inked up a cloud embossing folder with light blue ink and then ran it through my Vagabond.  I then inserted it back into the center of the frame.  The balloons are colored with Copic Markers and fussy cut from RI Stamp# 9113-K "Hot Air Balloon" and #9116-N "Hot Air Balloon Cluster" and RI#9105-G "Thanks for the Lift".  All of these are from the Big Boys Toys Set.  

 Need some more ideas?  These ladies are true Rock Stars and wait until you see what they did with the inspiration.

                                Deonna - Heather - Joy - Karen - Kathy - Melissa - Patti J

Get all the "how to play along" details at The House.  I can't wait to see what you do with the inspiration ideas.  Thanks for stopping by!  

  

DESIGNER'S CHOICE CHALLENGE AT THE HOUSE THAT STAMPS BUILT

Hi there blog friends!  

It's another What If? Wednesday challenge at The House That Stamps Built, and we've rotated around to designer's choice challenge.  This time it's the super talented Patti J's turn to challenge us and as simple as her challenge sounds, I found it not so simple.  Her challenge is to create a card using white and one other color!  

I decided to go really CAS with my card because I wanted to use this awesome stamp RI# 4109-H "Sand Dollar".  I've had it for quite some time and have wanted to make it a focal image on a card.  Patti's challenge gave me the opportunity to fulfill my own challenge of finding a way to use this stamp as a focal image.  

The sentiment stamp is RI# 4009-G "In All Things".  

Now, to get your mojo going, check out my Rock Star teamies, then come on over and join the challenge.  All the details can be found at The House.  

                     Deonna - Heather - Joy - Karen - Kathy - Melissa - Patti J

Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you found some creative inspiration here!  

PROJECT OF THE WEEK FOR THE HOUSE THAT STAMPS BUILT

Hi there!  Cheri here with this week's project of the week!  

How about making some glass magnets that can be used for fun gift giving or even favors for weddings and birthday parties!  WARNING:  Making these are addicting.  

Supplies needed:

• 1 Inch (or larger) glass gems usually used for vases.  (You can find these at Michael's or other craft stores where they sell floral items.)
• Glossy Accents by Ranger - it dries clear and strong
• Assorted stamps, papers and coloring items.
• A round paper punch - or scissors for cutting images.
• Round magnets a little smaller than your glass gems.

I started by stamping my image (in this photo RI#2338-C "Happy") onto colored cs and then ran it through an embossing folder to get some texture.  I then added some Wink of Stella glossy sparkle to the eyes and mouth.  

On this particular image I did not use the punch.  Instead, I traced the glass gem around the image and trimmed it with my scissors.  Often times the stones are not perfectly symmetrical and tracing and trimming by hand is the best way to get a neat edge.  

When ready, add the Glossy Accents to the back side of the glass and press the image into the Glossy Accents and wipe excess from around edges with a wipe or clean damp cloth.  Be careful not to use too much glue...it spreads easily.

When dry, add more Glossy Accents to the magnet and add it to the back side of the glass gem and once that's dry, you have a cute magnet to give away or add to your own home decor.  They are really fun to make! 

RI Stamps Used for these other images are 

#9308-C "Bee"

#9309-C "Tiny Cupcake"

#2015-D "Tiny Pontsettia"