Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Fall Colors card

Welcome! Here's a card I made for a fall colors challenge. I used a new bicycle stamp from Crafty Individuals.

Monday, September 29, 2014

Birthday card using OWH sketch

Hello again! This card is based on the new OWH sketch, but the dimensions are different:

 
Image: "Emma Blowing Kisses" clear stamps Pure Innocence My Favorite Things
Sentiment: Paper Source
Copics
Candi Dots
DP: "Lost & Found" My Mind's Eye 6x6 pad
 
A little shout-out to OWH pal Ronni: Happy Birthday!!

OWH Sketch challenge

Welcome! Here is a quick and easy masculine card I made based on the new sketch at the OWH Stars & Stamps blog:

 
DP: "Times & Seasons 2" by Echo Park 6x6 pad
Sentiment: one of those clear stamp sets from Michael's I've had for ages
 


Sunday, September 14, 2014

OWH Sketch 239: a vintage kitchen card

I used the new OWH Sketch 239 for the layout of my card. I also made it for the current challenge at Seongsook's Stampers "Food and Beverage":

 
Image: Clearly Vintage at Digital Two for Tuesday
DP: "Vintage Finds" 6x6 paper pad by Teresa Collins
 

This pretty old image reminds me of my late mother-in-law, Alice, who was the most good, kind and elegantly fashionable lady I ever knew. She was also a college graduate and home economics teacher.  She was wonderful and I loved and admired her!

Friday, September 12, 2014

With a Flourish: A Vintage Journey challenge

The current challenge at A Vintage Journey is called "With a Flourish." I wanted to join in the fun and decided that a stamp from Tim Holtz' "Visual Artistry" collection includes enough of a flourish to meet the challenge (I hope). I also ran my design through the Cuttlebug with its swirls and flourishes folder.
Tim's clear stamp also made me think of a chandelier so I decided to make a vintage spooky Halloween card.

 
Tim Holtz Visual Artistry Collection, Stampers Anonymous
Tim Holtz idea-ology 8x8 "Collage" papers
Graphic 45 "Run and Hide" dp
Cuttlebug swirls embossing folder
Ranger Distress Inks and Glossy Accents
Bat and Fright Night stamp/ribbon: stash
One Googlie eye -- did you spot it?
 
Thanks for visiting today! 
Sherry
 
 

Thursday, September 11, 2014

ODBD Sept. Challenge at OWH

The Our Daily Bread Designs challenge at OWH this month is "Make your own background." I like the creepy way this background turned out; first I inked up the embossing folder with green and embossed it. After it dried, I went over the whole thing with black ink. Don't you think it looks like a spooky pumpkin patch after dark? The image is from The Graphics Fairy.

"It's All About Kids" - Hambo Hoedown Challenge!

Welcome. It's truly a solemn day as we commemorate 9-11. To brighten my own spirits I decided to take on Hambo Stamps' new challenge: It's All About Kids!"  I used Hambo's Pumpkin Boy digi to make this card for a kid. I tried to make it spooky without being too scary. Halloween fun! Next time I'm going to make the digi bigger and put braces on his teeth, lol.

 
Thanks so much for stopping by.
 



Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Words 2 Scrap By Challenge

The new challenge at Words 2 Scrap By is the phrase, "To Every Thing There is a Season." As autumn approaches, these words make me think of swirling, colored leaves, the warm glow of the autumn sun, and pumpkins! This L'il Pumpkin clear stamp set from Pure Innocence by My Favorite Things has long been one of my favorites, especially for paper piecing! I love trying a variety of patterned paper both for her dress and the pumpkin, combined with some Copic coloring:

 
A fun challenge for a beautiful time of year! Thanks for stopping by.
Sherry