Stamp Fever??? You got it bad when.....

Stamping Fever???? Ever had this? I had it bad on Sunday when my mom and dad came to visit and I kept sitting there while she was talking thinking about how beautiful her sweater would look in card format. I was not trying to be disrespectful! My mind just kept wondering! I finally told her I needed....yes NEEDED...to take a picture of her sweater so I could make a card. She laughed, but complied. I have a series of photos that ensued from my card idea. We laughed and had a great time. I thought I would share a few more pictures below! Isn't she beautiful!

Back to the card. I am using one of ODBD December releases called Peace and Joy. Now, while it is somewhat of a Christmas set, I truly believe a snowflake can be used more often during the year.

I stamped the background and surprised myself. You know I love to make my own dp. It is very calming for me. My own form of therapy so to speak!

For this background, I stamped the snowflakes in vintage cream pigment ink directly to true black cardstock and let dry a bit. I then stamped my versamark pad all over the 5 inch squared piece and embossed with kaleidescope embossing powder. Everyone NEEDS this embossing powder. When it was completed, I gasped! I surprised myself with this beauty if I do say so myself. I almost hated covering it up! Of course, what is dp for, right? Right click on the pictures to see close ups!

As for the center snowflake, I stamped it in Momento Tuxedo black and added small and tiny gems to various patterned areas. This process proved calming for me. I added what I love to call my fou fou bowdabra bow with silver bowdabra wire and curly ques! Love it! It just finishes my sweater card beautifully to me!

Here are some more pictures of my Mom. My mom's friends call her Jo, short for Josephine. My favorite picture is my mom hugging my column. I actually sent this one to my siblings with the title "Crazy Walmart Shopper would NOT leave without her POLE!!!" Like North Pole? Get it?

















As always thanks so much for stopping by! Your comments are greatly appreciated!





Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year! Tidings of good cheer, health, happiness, and prosperity for 2010!


Stamps
ODBD Peace and Joy
Paper
Ivory and PTI True Black
Ink
Versamark, PTI vintage cream, Momento tuxedo black
Accessories
Kaleidescope ep, sheer ribbon, silver bowdabra wire, mini bowdabra, clear gems, silver pearl

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC44) and CC247!

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC44)! This week Maki Jones is our challenge host. Maki is challenging us to CAS or clean and simple styled cards. To find out more about this card style, click here. This is the perfect challenge for you to finish up some last minute Christmas cards or card gift sets for the holidays! We look forward to seeing what you create in the CAS style!!!

This card is also for SCS Color Combo Challenge(CC247)! This week is

Very Black Suede! We are using Very Vanilla, Basic Black, and Soft Suede! This week's dessert option! SPARKLE and GLITZ in any COLOR!!!

You can add bling, gems, glitter, stickles, and shine in whatever medium you chose and whatever color. Sort of like Iciing on the cake!!!

For this card I am using the Flourishes Damask background and Dove and Holly sets.

Please check out the other blog team designer's cards to see what they created with the limited challenge for you this week.

Maki Jones

Silke Ledlow
Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson
Kim Crawford

Swan Song Verve VLVSEP04 Challenge!

This card is for Verve's weekly sketch challenges with a twist. This weeks VLVSEP04 twist was to make a black and white card. It is also for Penny's Challenges to us a bird!

I stamped all of the black panels with an Verve image in versamark and embossed with clear ep. It does not show up the best in the world, but I think it looks great IRL. I am using all Verve images. I am also using one of the new sets that I order that just came yesterday called Swan Song. LOVE it!!!

I stamped my swan in momento black twice and cut out. I must add that while this image looks very intricate it is really easy to cut out. Love that!!! I colored the top stacked portion with sakura gel pen which offer a nice sheen of sparkle. Hard to see with a camera, though. I took a close up shot, but you will need to click on it to see the sheen more vividly.

I have been using quite a bit of the larger silver and gold pearls lately. I am trying to come up with clever ways to use the tiny ones I generally leave on the sheet. So, I added a tiny silver pearl to the feather points and used one of the larger ones for the swan's head.

For the clear embossed background panels, I used images from Bountiful Backgrounds, Grateful Elegance, and Filgree Fantasy sets. For the sentiment, I stamped with versamark and embossed with black ep. I stenciled inside my nesties with smokey shadow ink. I have been stenciling just about everything with my nesties shapes lately. I love the look.

I added a foo foo sheer ribbon with stick pin detailing and a few more silver pearls and it was done!!! I am laughing because it was NOT that easy. LOL!!! I had a few MOMENTS while making this card.

I do want to ask if someone knows of a corner rounder punch that actually rounds and does not leave the corners jagged looking I would LOVE to know about it. I have tried several different brands and I always get a less than smooth look.

As always, thanks so much for stopping by and your comments are always greatly appreciated!!!

Stamps

Verve Swan Song, Bountiful Backgrounds, Grateful Elegance, Filigree Fantasy

Paper

Black and gp white

Ink

Momento black, versamark

Accessories

Nestabilities, foam circles, silver pearls, C1 and 100 copic markers, sakura gel pen, thin satin and 1" wide sheer ribbon, corner rounder, label 4, sponges, glue dots. , SU pretties kit, mini bowdabra

Rejoice!

This card is for today's FS133 Challenge!!! Congrats Joanne!!! Gorgeous gallery. I chose this card to case of Joanne's here.

I pretty much kept the same look, but changed the exactness when I did not have the same item. I did change the colors.

I am using an ODBD set called Worship the Lord. I embossed the image in white detailed embossing powder on to smokey shadow cardstock. Instead of using the cuttlebug folder, I used some of last year's stash of MME Festive and Frost collection. I love the shimmery look of the snowflakes.

When it came to the embellishments, I did not have snowflakes as big as Joanne's so I created a bigger look. I punched out and stamped the snowflakes with my versamark pad, then added the kaleidescope embossing powder. I tried to photograph my card so you could see the sparkle of this KEP.

For the sentiment, I stamped the sentiment in adirondack pool, used the spellbinder's die cut and while it was still in the die cut, I stamped with versamark, added the KEP and removed. I then heated it. I love this shimmery look. I finished both embellishments with dew drops. I also used a different corner punch for the edges.

Stamps
ODBD Worship the Lord
Paper
GP white, SU bermuda bay, PTI smokey shadow, MME
Ink
snow white, adirondack pool
Accessories
MS snowflake punch, dew drops, glue dots, foam squares, spellbinders, white detailed ep, Kaleidescope ep, SU corner punch

Christmas JOY!

This card is for today's SCS Feature Stamper Challenge (FS131)! Congratulations, Joanne!!! It was hard choosing a card. Here is the one I chose. I love the layout and design of Joanne's card as well as the Christmas theme. I kept the general layout and modified according to my larger size card. I change the colors and went with a little nontraditional colors instead.

I am using Flourishes All that Glitters and Poinsettia Boxwood sets. I stamped my background using one of the pine sprigs from the All that Glitters set in versamark and embossed with transparent kaleidoscope embossing powder. I love the subtle multicolored shimmer. I also used the versamark pad directly to the enchanted evening cardstock and embossed with the same embossing powder to get the rich shimmer for my corner and snowflake punch. I stamped the sentiment JOY in versamark and embossed in gold. I softly sponged the edges of the oval panel with ranger old paper and antique linen inks.

I colored using Flourishes Copic Color Collection in in Sky and Tiger Lily. I used Flourishes Classic White cardstock.I finished my card with satin ribbon and Flourishes Finishing Touches gold slide.

Stamps
Flourishes All that Glitters and Poinsettia and Boxwood sets
Paper
Flourishes classic white, PTI enchanted evening
Ink
Palette Noir, enchanted evening, olive, ranger antique linen, old paper
Accessories
Nestabilities, MS snowflake punch, SU photo corner, foam tape, glue dots, gold pearls, gold cording, transparent kaleiddoscope ep, sponges, gold slide