PLAYING AROUND

Hi blog friends and followers!

I've been playing around with a couple of challenges this week - I don't get the chance to do that much any more.  But I just got some fabulous new stamps from LaLaLand Crafts and I love them!!!  I had to ink this one up and play along with the challenge on their blog called "Going Round in Circles". 

I'm also entering my card in the challenge in the Touch Twin Color Challenge  using this color inspiration.  My coloring on this image is all done with Copic Markers, but I'm dying to try Touch Twin Markers.

Copics used:  Hair:  E25, E29 and E31 - Dress: R05, R01 and R000 - Skin tone:  R02, E21 and E00.

The image from LaLa Land Crafts is "Jesalyn".  Check out their fabulous images. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Touch Twin Challenge - Color Challenge
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WHAT IF? WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

Good morning, blog friends and followers! 

It's another What If? Wednesday sketch challenge at The House That Stamps Built.


Here's Wendy's sketch

Here's my card

I used the awesome Corvette image from "Big Boys Toys" stamp set #9119-K.  After stamping the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I  colored the image with Copics  in red.  Love red Corvettes!  The dp is from Authentic "Glory" 6x6 paper packs and the label frames and pennants are Spellbinder dies.

Please visit my Rock Star Teamies for even more inspiration for this sketch.

Joy - Dawn - Makiko - Karen - Lynette - Patti - Kecia

We hope you'll play along with us - just link up your post to the link provided at The House That Stamps Built.  I can't wait to see your take on Wendy's sketch. 

Thank you so much for stopping by I always look forward to your visits.

STAMP OF THE WEEK AT REPEAT IMPRESSIONS

Hi blog friends and followers! 

Here it is Monday and once again it's time for the stamp of the week offer at The House That Stamps Built. 

If you're not familiar with the SOTW from Repeat Impressions/The House That Stamps Built, it's an opportunity for you as a follower of their blog to purchase the featured stamp and add it to your collection for 50% off the retail price.  Wendy makes this offer EVERY Monday with a different stamp. So sit back and let Karen, Makiko, Patti and myself show you what we created with this week's featured stamp "Under the Sea" #2423-L. 

After sponging the bg with DI and coloring the image with Copic Markers, using Spellbinder Classic Oval Dies, I cut a large oval out of mirror paper and a smaller oval of my image.  CS - GKD Pure Luxury white and "blue raspberry" layering weight. (which I ran through my embossing machine with an ef).  For accent, I placed the "net" ribbon behind the oval and then added the "silver nail" embellishments and added Stickles to the bubbles.  I chose not to add a greeting to the card yet, as I thought it could be used for many different occassions. 

Take a look at what these Rock Stars have done for even more inspiration.

Karen - Makiko - Patti

So happy you came by and I hope you'll come back. 

Sean and Regina's Blog Hop

WELCOME TO THE JULY BLOG HOP!

Hi everyone! Thanks for playing along in this new blog hop! The Blog Hop with Sean & Regina is featuring cards and sentiments celebrating the Christmas/Winter season! Most of us are going through extreme heat right now and we are looking for some relief! 

We have some amazing creations for you to see and what's even better is that there are goodies you can win!   Some blogs will have 'BONUS'  candy but the big win will be announced on Sean's blog on Monday, July 23. 

I live in Maine, and I'd prefer to let summer hang out for just a little longer - the winters can be so darn long and cold here....so here's a touch of Maine to relieve your heat stroke. Breath the cold night air - can you see your breath???  Can you feel/hear the cold crunch of icy snow under your feet???? 

CS - Black Onyx, Blue Raspberry GKD
Stamps - Repeat Impressions "Moose Family Silhouette"  heat embossed with white ep. 
Punch - MS
Embellishments - MS "Snow Glitter" over a PTI Ric Rac die cut in white cs.  It give it that "tundra" feeling. 

I'm such a CAS kinda gal, and I like to add some sense of feeling or emotion in a CAS design. 

The theme for this hop is Christmas/Winter and in a subtle way, my card is showing the magic of a winter Christmas night with family close by.  And that just makes the holiday's so meaningful to me. 

 


The inside of my card is stamped with blue snowflakes and a quote by Aristotle "In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous".  All are Repeat Impressions Stamps. 
Now it is your turn to blog hop with all of our friends! The rules are simple:

1. Leave a comment on Sean’s blog first (and become a follower to enter a chance to win the grand prize of a Gina K. Designs stamp set, a Gina K. Designs designer paper pack, card stock and a some embellishments)! :) 

2. Visit all the blog hosts and leave a comment and/or become a follower if you wish. 

3. At the end of the hop, a random winner will be chosen for the Grand Prize and select blog hop hosts for Bonus Blog Candy. The deadline for leaving comments is Monday, July 23, 2012 at 8pm CST. Winners of the Grand Prize and bonus Blog Candy will be announced Tuesday, July 24, 2012.

The Blog Hop with Sean & Regina participants are as follows:   
1. Sean  
2. Regina  
3. Zenita 
4. Lee 
5. Lori   
6. Jennifer
7. Alex 
8. Madeleen
9. Cheryl 
10. Tracy 
11. Ceal 
12. Cheri  {You are here} 

Thank you so much for joining the hop!  Have some fun, grab some inspiration and good luck in winning the fabulous prizes!!!!! 

REPEAT IMPRESSIONS DESIGNER CHOICE CHALLENGE

Hello blog friends,
Here we are with another Rock Star DCC for you.  Today it's Makiko's turn to challenge us and she has choosen the theme "Outdoors/Wildlife".  Repeat Impressions has so many fantastic outdoor and wildlife stamps - and it's so much fun to create with them. 

We hope you'll play along with Maki's challenge and link your creation to "The House That Stamps Built" blog.  You'll then be entered into a drawing for some of RI's fabulous stamps.  You don't have to use RI stamps, but if you do, you'll be entered in the drawing twice.  So have some fun with "Outdoors/Wildlife" and join Maki's challenge. 

Here's my card.

Stamps #4218-K "Whitetail Doe and Fawn" and #8614 (sentiment).

This doe and fawn are one of my favorite wildlife stamps from RI.  Just a week ago, while my hubby and I were outside weeding our garden, a doe, much like this one, came out of the woods with twin fawns and crossed our lawn into the hay field.  It was so exciting to see such beatuiful and precious creatures. 

Please visit the other Rock Stars for more inspiration and thank you Maki for a really fun challenge. 

Makiko - Karen - Lynette - Patti - Joy - Dawn - Kecia 

I'm so glad you stopped by - and I hope you have a super crafty day!