One Krafty Kat

Impression Obsession - CHA Brand New Releases!

2012-01-30T05:00:00.012-05:00

Welcome to the first day of Blog Hopping with the Impression Obsession team! We are hopping all week long and have a prize up for grabs every day! Check the IO Blog for all the details - see who has eye candy and details on how to WIN! We are all showing off BRAND NEW images for your viewing pleasure! If your looking for my Outlines post it is just below this post.THIS is my most favorite image

Follow Your Heart

2012-01-30T04:55:00.004-05:00

The Outlines DT is showing off cards with the theme of "Follow Your Heart" today! You can play along with us each week for a chance to win a gift certificate, find all the details on the Outlines Blog. Check out what hearts everyone used and how...Lisa Silver - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Jeanne Strieff - Julie Warner I made a little mini Valentine card for today... the card measures 4 3/4" x 3 1

Be Mine Valentine

2012-01-27T23:07:00.000-05:00

The challenge at the Cheery Lynn Designs Blog this week is Challenge 12 - Dry Embossing...so I thought I would make a fun little Valentine with this Cheery Lynn Celtic Heart Die and play along this week. No Copics here today, just simple stamping, die cuts and a layers. I cut the heart die and then glued it to white paper, carefully trimming around the edges of the red heart. I used two layers

Valentine

2012-01-25T05:00:00.000-05:00

The Serendipity Design Team is showing of Valentines cards today with a little twist. We could only use white and the card had to have dry embossing too. CHeck out what we all came up with for the challenge: Amy - Kathie - Miriam - Jeanne - Sue We were to use all white and only white, the only color allowed was on the stamped images. AND it was a challenge for me! Good to challenge yourself

Wintery Blue

2012-01-23T05:00:00.000-05:00

The Outlines DT is showing off cards with the color theme of "Feeling BLUE" today! You can play along with us each week for a chance to win a gift certificate, find all the details on the Outlines Blog. Check out what BLUE creations the ladies came up with this week:Lisa Silver - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Jeanne Strieff - Julie Warner With the theme of BLUE for the challenge today, I went with

From the heart....

2012-01-22T14:20:00.000-05:00

New toys! Just got this new heart die cut set (Memory Box) and the new Flourishes Valentine Sentiments - Heartlines.... had to play with them right away. No Copics, just some die cuts and simple layers with a few little blingy crystals for a bit of sparkle. I used Perfect Layers Rulers to do all the straight line layers. I cut the lace heart and then a solid heart out of the polka dot papers

Heart Bee Hive

2012-01-19T05:00:00.002-05:00

The Impression Obsession Team is showing off Oldies but Goodies today. Can't wait to see what everyone pulled from their stash to ink up for today. As always you can play along with a chance to win a gift certificate, check out all the details on the Impression Obsession Blog. Here are links to all the fun eye candy for today:Dina, Julie, Jeanne, Laura, Vicki and Daniela I pulled out this fun

Monthly Calendars

2012-01-18T05:00:00.006-05:00

Today the Serendipity Team is starting back up for the new year with our Design Team Challenges. Today we are all showing off different months and styles of calendars. Amy - Kathie - Miriam - JeanneJeanne Jachna is a new member to the Serendipity Team, make sure and stop by her blog for some eye candy! Welcome Jeanne, thrilled to have you with us!Serendipity has several sets of the Calendar

Love is in the Air...

2012-01-16T05:00:00.001-05:00

The Outlines DT is showing off cards with the theme of "Love is in the Air" today! You can play along with us each week for a chance to win a gift certificate, find all the details on the Outlines Blog. Check out what wintery treats the ladies came up with this week:Lisa Silver - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Jeanne Strieff - Julie Warner A fun and quick image to color for a whimsical Valentine

Sweet and Simple

2012-01-12T05:00:00.000-05:00

A sweet and simple little Valentine's card today. I used Spellbinder's Labels 1 to frame the sentiment and then hand cut the pink and black layer. You can see the Copics I used to color the roses. I colored each rose completely with the lighter pink, then I went back and did the detail coloring with the darker pink. I airbrushed the sentiment panel with R85. I added a band around the center of

Snowman Scene

2012-01-09T05:00:00.005-05:00

The Outlines DT is showing off cards with the theme of Winter Wonderland today! You can play along with us each week for a chance to win a gift certificate, find all the details on the Outlines Blog. Check out what wintery treats the ladies came up with this week:Lisa Silver - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Jeanne Strieff - Julie Warner I used the Snowman Scene image to cut out a small square

Be Mine

2012-01-08T11:30:00.002-05:00

I had a chance to ink up some new images from Impression Obsession. They will be available in the online store this week. Over at Our Creative Corner the challenge for this week is to create a shaped card.... so I thought I would make a fun little Valentine with my new rubber. Spellbinder's Fleur de Lis Rectangles made easy work of creating a shaped base for this little Valentine.No Copics on

Hearts and Flowers

2012-01-05T00:48:00.002-05:00

The Impression Obsession team is all about Hearts and Flowers today. That's the challenge... hearts and or flowers somewhere on your card. I got 'em both... plus a cute cat! As always you can play along and WIN, check out the Impression Obsession Blog for all the details. See what the team created today: Dina, Julie, Jeanne, Laura, Vicki, Daniela I used the out of the box technique to frame the

Happy New Year!

2012-01-03T23:37:00.000-05:00

Honestly, I have no idea what color the blossoms on pear trees are, but I wanted a little pink on my card.... inspired by the little pink spot on the DP in the bottom right corner. So for me, the blossoms are pink today to match that tiny pink spot. I did google it just now and pear blossoms are only WHITE. The Flourishes Bring Back Beautiful Challenge is "The Beauty of Bling"... requiring

a sweet start to the new year.......

2012-01-02T05:00:00.002-05:00

Happy New Year! I'm back after taking a little blog break for the Holidays! Today starts off the New Year with a Sketch Challenge from Outlines. As always, you are invited to play along with us for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate. Find all the details of how to play at the Outlines Blog.Check out what the team created with this sketch:Lisa Silver - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Jeanne

Reindeer Thanks

2011-12-26T05:00:00.004-05:00

Today, the Outlines Team is showing Holiday Thank You cards.Play along with the team this week for a chance to win a gift certificate!Find out all the challenge details on the Outlines Blog.Check out what everyone came up with today:Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Sandy Hulsart - Jeanne Strieff I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We had a wonderful evening

Winter Snowmen

2011-12-21T05:00:00.001-05:00

Today the Serendipity Team is showing off Simple Christmas Cards. Check out what all the ladies came up with: Amy - Anya - Kathie - MiriamA few layers and it it looks a little busy... but simple it is! I added the snowflake border on the top and the bottom of the image. Then I popped the image up with foam tape to add a little dimension. Here are the two Copics I used to color the background. I

Wintery Wishes

2011-12-19T05:00:00.002-05:00

Today, the Outlines Team is showing of Snow Themed creations!Play along with the team this week. Find out all the challenge details on the Outlines Blog.Check out what everyone came up with today:Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Sandy Hulsart - Jeanne Strieff I stamped the snowflake on the blue pattern paper, embossing it with White Detail EP. A few layers and a

Merry Christmas Ornament

2011-12-18T08:39:00.000-05:00

A few layers to create the background. I cut out the ornament very close to the edge with scissors after stamping, then I used the coordinating die to cut out a solid red ornament to back it with. I used a CB folder to emboss just a portion of the label panel, stamping the sentiment below the embossing. Quick coloring with a really light touch since the areas were so small. Here are the Copics I

Kitty Christmas

2011-12-12T05:30:00.011-05:00

A fun little kitty card for today!Check out what the Prickley Pear Design Team created this week by hopping over to the Prickley Pear Blog.NOTE.... If you are looking for the Outlines post... scroll down!I'm a sucker for all black kitty stamps. This little kitty had some swirls in the body of the stamp, but I altered them and colored the entire kitty black. I love this little guys wispy whiskers

Bright and Shiny

2011-12-12T05:00:00.001-05:00

Today, the Outlines Team is showing of bright and shiny creations!Play along with the team this week. Find out all the challenge details on the Outlines Blog.Check out what everyone came up with today:Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Sandy Hulsart - Jeanne Strieff Bright and Shiny was our theme this week.... I started with all metallic papers.I used the blank gift

Christmas Carolers

2011-12-11T09:55:00.000-05:00

Simple and clean layouts in this week's tutorial over at Outlines. I covered the entire card front with pattern paper. I tried to choose Copics that matched the paper's color. I added some simple layers and a bow. No nesties or any fancy embellishments... just an easy no fuss card! Here are the Copics I used for the carolers. You can find step by step instructions for this card and two more on

Joy is in the Air

2011-12-09T21:17:00.000-05:00

The Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge this week is a fun sketch challenge from Silke! The layout was a quick and easy one, so I had to make some time to ink up this cute little image and make a card. You can find the sketch and all the details of how to play along on the Flourishes Blog. I stamped the image and cut it out with a Spellbinder's Circle Nestie. Here are the Copics I used to

Tea Time

2011-12-07T06:00:00.002-05:00

The Serendipity DT is serving up tea today. Check out what the ladies created today: Amy - Anya - Kathie - Miriam A fun little tea pot image today from Serendipity Stamps. Some simple die cuts and a few pierced edges to dress this image up. Card size is an A2. Above are the Copics I used to color the image. I airbrushed with R21 around the edges before I took the circle out of the die. I

Tag Time....

2011-12-05T08:56:00.000-05:00

Today, the Outlines Team is showing of Gift Tags... tis the season!Make a gift tag and play along with the team this week. Find out all the challenge details on the Outlines Blog.Check out what fun tags everyone came up with today:Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Sandy Hulsart - Jeanne Strieff Keepin' it simple today. I thought I would stick with with just embossing

Snow Kitty

2011-12-02T19:11:00.000-05:00

Love this little snow kitty... well, to be honest... I love all the kitty images! This card was a quickie.... I colored the image and then mimicked the layers in the stamp for my card base. Perfect Layer Rulers made it super quick to create this! I have to say the blues matched in my craft room but not so much in the white light of my light tent. Grrrrrr. Here are the Copic Markers I used to

Sweet Treat

2011-12-01T05:00:00.001-05:00

The Impression Obsession Team's Challenge today... all about Drinks.As always you can play along and have a chance to win a Gift Certificate to IO. Find all the details on the Impression Obsession Blog.See what every one is serving up today... Dina, Julie, Jeanne, Vicki, Daniela and Deborah.I'm sure a little (or a large!) Peppermint Martini will warm you up on a chilly night! A quick and easy

Jingle all the way....

2011-11-30T17:30:00.001-05:00

I had chance to ink up one of the new sets from Flourishes and play along in their Tuesday Challenge! The challenge this week was a recipe challenge and your design had to include the following: a flower, ribbon and tag. Find all the details on the Flourishes Blog. I stamped and used the matching die to cut out the image and sentiment. I left the images in the die to protect the outside ivory

Outlines is "Hanging it Up" this week!!!

2011-11-28T05:00:00.002-05:00

The Outlines Team is hanging it up this week, all of our projects have to hang.... no cards! Outlines has a huge range of Ornament Toppers and also Jewel It stamps that make for super easy templates to create your own holiday decorations.Play along with the Outlines Team for a chance to win $25, check out all the details on the Outlines Blog.See what the gals came up with today:Lisa Silver -

November Birthday Flower

2011-11-27T13:00:00.000-05:00

I love the look of white on white, but always find it difficult to do! So I thought I would challenge myself and try to do only white layers for the card. I added embossed frames using Spellbinder's Dies and also using a CB Folder on one of the layers. You can see here the embossed frames.... I lined up the frames around the image and then embossed only, no cutting. It gives your the multiple

Happy Christmas Trio

2011-11-26T20:26:00.000-05:00

Hoping everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! I gobbled down food and took lots of leftovers (lol!) at my parent's house here in Atlanta. We had great food and good company! We were lucky and had a beautiful fall day with sunshine too! Each week I design cards for Outlines to feature with full tutorials and I thought I would share them this week on my blog too. This little reindeer is called

She's Gone Country

2011-11-23T05:00:00.003-05:00

Today the Serendipity Team theme is "She's Gone Country" and water coloring too...... No Copics.... did you hear my scream of anguish??? And a country girl.... I'm not either... a challenge all around for me on this card.Check out what the others came up with today:Amy - Anya - Kathie - Miriam - Linda After sitting in traffic for over an hour Tuesday night (to travel 12 miles) I came home to

Money Holder.... Gift Cards...

2011-11-21T05:00:00.001-05:00

This week the Outlines Team is showing off "Gift Card" ideas! All sorts of ideas... not just for the Holiday! Play along with us for a chance for a $25 Gift Certificate, check out all the details on the Outlines Blog.See what the gals came up with today:Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Sandy Hulsart - Jeanne StrieffI stamped the Gift Card Holder Template on pattern

Winter Lantern

2011-11-21T00:01:00.007-05:00

Today I'm showing off another Prickley Pear image. I loved this Winter Lantern!Check out what the team is showing off today on the Prickley Pear Blog!There is also a new Sketch CHallenge from PPRS that you can play along with, find the sketch and all the details HERE!The Merry and Bright sentiment is part of the paper. I added a few layers and my main image for a quick card. Here are the Copics

Holiday Snowman

2011-11-17T05:00:00.000-05:00

Today the IO Team is challenged to use STAMPS ONLY, no pattern paper allowed!Easy enough with all of the great Cover-a-Card backgrounds!As always you can play along for a chance to win $25 to buy some new rubber! Find all the details of how to play along on the Impression Obsession Blog.See what the ladies stamped up today: Dina, Julie, Jeanne, Laura, Vicki, Daniela and Deborah. I stamped the

Make every minute count......

2011-11-16T09:21:00.000-05:00

Flourishes Tuesday Challenge this week was to use flags or pennants on your card. You can find all the details here on the Flourishes Blog. I love using little pennants on my cards. But did something different today.... just creating them with pattern paper. Usually I stamp a sentiment on them. This card is all about simple stamping and layers. One thing I wanted to point out.... See the striped

Pumpkin Pie Day!

2011-11-14T05:00:00.001-05:00

This week the theme is Thanksgiving.As always you can play along with us for a chance to win $25! Check out all the rules on the Outlines Blog.See what everyone created this week:Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Sandy Hulsart - Jeanne Strieff My starting point for the card was the round design of the Sizzix Embossing Folder and the new paper from Authentique's 6x6

Winter Kitty

2011-11-14T00:01:00.009-05:00

Monday brings another round of cards from the Prickley Pear Design Team. Check out what the ladies created this week over at the Prickley Pear Blog. My card opens at the bottom tent style.... an easy little winter card made up of layers and a few embellishments.... and of course a KITTY! This is an older image from Prickley Pear Rubber stamps but has always been one of my all time favorite kitty

Pumpkins and Mums

2011-11-12T20:46:00.000-05:00

I have been coloring this image bit by bit this week and when I saw the challenge at the OCC today, I knew it was time to finish it up! Our Creative Corner's challenge today is: to create a project using pumpkins or the color pumpkin pie as the focal point or main color of your project! You find all the deets on how to play along right here at the OCC Blog! I miss playing with the OCC each

Flourishes Hanging Ornament

2011-11-10T00:01:00.001-05:00

The challenge over at Flourishes this week was to try out the Double Embossing Technique. Click on the link to read all the details and rules for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #143. The technique was one I had never done... so I thought it would be fun to try it out... and I loved the look of cards that the Flourishes Gals were showcasing! Here is a link to the Double Embossing

Holiday Wreath

2011-11-09T05:00:00.002-05:00

The Serendipity Team is showing off "Shaped Cards" today. Check out what everyone created: Amy - Anya - Miriam This challenge was right up my alley as I am so enjoying making shaped cards with my Spellbinder Grand Dies! My card base is a folded ivory card. I cut the same shape from the green checked paper covering the entire front of the card, which hides the small fold line in the ivory card

Snowman Tower!

2011-11-07T05:00:00.000-05:00

Today the Outlines Team has an Inspiration Photo to work with for the challenge.As always you can play along with us for a chance to win $25! Check out all the rules on the Outlines Blog.See what everyone created this week:Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Jeanne Strieff I drew inspiration from the colors in the picture, showing off this Snowman Tower in bright and

Coloring Fall Leaves

2011-11-07T00:01:00.007-05:00

Today brings another post for Prickley Rubber Pear Stamps. Check out what new designs are posted on the PPRS Blog from the team this week! I've been in a coloring mood lately thats what I did for today's card.This stamp set is pretty versatile in that you can color your own leaves, stamp designed leaves or stamp on pattern paper and then cut them out with the coordinating custom die. Here is the

SNOW much fun with IO today!

2011-11-03T05:00:00.000-04:00

The Impression Obsession Team is showing off snow themed projects today. As always you can play along with IO and grab $25 for yourself. Check out the rules to play along on the Impression Obsession Blog. Grab a warm cup of coffee and check out what frosty designs the team created for you: Dina, Julie, Jeanne, Laura, Vicki, Daniela and Deborah. Simple is the name of the game with this card.

by gosh, by golly....

2011-11-01T23:46:00.002-04:00

So the new Timeless Tuesday Flourishes Challenge was posted today... and don't fall down... but I actually made a card on the SAME day. Amazing. AND... my pal Miriam is the Guest Designer for the Tuesday Challenges this month and I was so THRILLED for her to get chosen this month! Way to go Miriam!!!The challenge this week is to create a card with the "Out of the Box" Technique. You can read all

Christmas Blue Bird

2011-10-31T06:00:00.001-04:00

The Outlines Design Team is showing off designs featuring Friendly Fliers this week... birds, butterflies, dragonflies... you get the idea!As always you can play along with Outlines for a chance to win $25! Find all the details on The Outlines Blog.Check out what the team came up with: Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Sandy Hulsart - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Jeanne Strieff This bright little

Christmas Center Step Card

2011-10-31T00:01:00.003-04:00

Time for a Prickley Pear Card! Check out what the team came up this week by heading over to the Prickley Pear Blog! This is a mini Center Step Card, you can find the directions to create a step card HERE. I cut mine down slightly and have a smaller center panel. I've been seeing this center step card popping up everywhere... and then my pal Miriam did not one, but two last week and I decided I

Trimming the Tree

2011-10-27T21:58:00.000-04:00

The challenge over at Flourishes this week is to use an image that is a tree or has leaves. Timeless Tuesday Challenge #141 <---- Click for details. A perfect reason to ink up this new Christmas stamp set! I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and airbrushed while the image was still in the Nestie. I outlined the inside frame with a fine tip black pen too. I used Blender Pen to remove any

Thanksgiving

2011-10-26T05:00:00.000-04:00

It's about Thanksgiving today with the Serendipity DT.Check out what the ladies are serving up today: Amy - Anya - Kathie - Miriam - Linda Spellbinder's Grand Nesties Circles and Scalloped Ovals made it easy to frame this image quickly! If you are in the mood to color this is your image! A few little gems to embellish and added a bow along the top edge. I stamped the image in Memento Rich Cocoa

Outlines - Pretty in Pink

2011-10-24T05:00:00.001-04:00

Today the challenge at Outlines is "Pretty in Pink". Join us for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate. Find all the details on the The Outlines Blog.Check out what Pink treats the team has to share today: Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Sandy Hulsart - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Jeanne Strieff I'm still in love with making shaped cards with my Spellbinder's Grand Dies. I used the Grand

CUTE kitties!!!!

2011-10-24T04:00:00.003-04:00

Prickley Pear Rubber StampsI have been longtime friends with PPRS and am looking forward to being more involved with the NEW and talented Design Team and inking up the new images they are coming out with on a regular basis! The DT shares new cards each Monday! Check out what the team came up with on the PPRS Blog! Also they have an October Sketch Challenge you can play along with too! Die cuts,

Halloween Hi...

2011-10-23T20:10:00.001-04:00

So the challenge this week at Flourishes (Timeless Tuesday #140 <---- Click for details) was a Halloween card... so I pulled out the Witching You a Happy Halloween set. Of course I was gonna ink up the kitty and whipped out this simple square card. I stamped my kitty and broom, cutting them out using Labels 22, outlining the inside frame with a black Micron Pen. I also punched a circle out of

The color purple....

2011-10-20T05:00:00.003-04:00

The Impression Obsession Design Team is all about the Color Purple today, that was the challenge. As always you can play along with us for a chance to grab $25 to shop at IO! Check out all the details on the Impression Obsession Blog. Check out what purple delights the team cooked up for you today: Dina, Julie, Jeanne, Laura, Vicki and Deborah. No Copics, again. Simple heat embossing for this

Happy Owloween!

2011-10-18T22:55:00.001-04:00

This little cutey owl is on sale for the next few day over at Outlines! I had fun coloring him up and adding all the little embellishments. I used Spellbinder's Wonky Rectangles for both panels. I loved this shape when they came out and these dies had worked their way in to the back of the pile. I'm sure that never happens to anyone else, LOL. It really is true for me... Out of sight, Out of

Outlines - Birthday Butterfly

2011-10-17T05:00:00.010-04:00

Today the challenge at Outlines was to make a Birthday card. Simple enough! Join us for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate. Find all the details on the The Outlines Blog.Check out what the team has to share today: Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Sandy Hulsart - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Jeanne Strieff No Copics today. Just simple stamping and cutting out. I stamped the butterfly twice.

Old Timer....

2011-10-16T08:00:00.000-04:00

One of the challenges at Flourishes this week was called the Name Game... Use your initials to coordinate with supplies used on your card. Find all the details on the Flourishes Blog. My initials are JSG. J - Jute String (I had to think a minute or two about a "j" embellishment!) S- Silver card stock.. looks white in the pic, but it's silver! G - Gems on top of bow. I thought the paper from Bo

Merry Little Christmas!

2011-10-15T05:00:00.000-04:00

Outlines is sponsoring the challenge this week at Crazy4Challneges!Come join us and play along! The challenge is easy peasy: The holiday season is heating up! Create something today for an upcoming holidayand incorporate heat embossing in your creation. A quick card to make... it took more time to put the pearls all over than it did to make the card! Lots of Nesties make up the card and then they

One Sweet Man.

2011-10-13T05:00:00.002-04:00

Today I'm sharing a sweet themed Holiday card with Impression Obsession images. When I started the card... my only idea was that I had all these great embellishing opportunities to jazz up the frosting on this cute little Gingerbread Man. BUT as sometimes happens with cards.... it all changed up. I pulled out this vintage colored paper and edged everything with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I

Autumn Chair

2011-10-12T05:00:00.001-04:00

This week the Serendipity DT has an inspiration picture to work with for today's challenge. Check out what the team came up with and where they took inspiration from to design their card: Amy - Anya - Kathie - Miriam - Linda I took inspiration from the oranges and the wooden platter, trying to bring the orange color and wood theme in to my card. I had fun trying a new technique with the

Outlines Autumn Apples

2011-10-10T05:00:00.006-04:00

Monday means another card for Outlines. Today the challenge is Halloween or Fall themed cards. As always, you can play along and win a $25 gift certificate. You can find all the details on the Outlines Blog. Check out the fall designs that everyone came up with this week: Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Sandy Hulsart - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Jeanne Strieff Simple and easy with this NEW

Costume Party with IO!

2011-10-06T05:00:00.000-04:00

Impression Obsession's challenge today is all about Halloween Costumes. AS always you can play along with us and WIN $25 to spend at IO. Find out all the details on the Impression Obsession Blog! See what spooky fun the team came up with today: Dina, Julie, Daniela, Jeanne, Laura and a warm welcome to Vicki Garrett who has just joined the IO Team!So we were supposed to use a Halloween Costume

Scatter Kindness

2011-10-05T09:48:00.000-04:00

A fun little girly card today. Easy stamping in black with a little blue airbrushing around the edges. I used a Black Micron Pen to draw the frame on the inside edge of the nestie and airbrushed while it was still in the die to maintain the white border. Lotsa layers going on here too, made easy using Perfect Layers Rulers. I used a Viva Lilac Pearl Pen to add pink pearls down the left side. A

Outlines - Halloween Themed!

2011-10-03T05:00:00.000-04:00

This week the Outlines DT is creating with a Fall or Halloween theme. As always you can play along with us, each week a random player is selected for a $25 Gift Certificate. You can find all the details here on the Outlines Blog!Check out what the team has to share today: Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Sandy Hulsart - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Jeanne StrieffI used my Spellbinder's Grand Dies

Hallow's Eve

2011-09-29T23:06:00.000-04:00

I love making Halloween cards and eeeked this one tonight... short on time, so it's kind of a quickie with no Copics. Crazy4Challenges is all about Halloween cards this week, so I'm linking it up there! Check out the challenge details here: Crazy4Challenges - C4C106. I reaalllly want to start playing in more challenges!! I embossed my orange die cut with the Spider Web CB Folder. I then inked it

Outlines -Pick a Flower

2011-09-26T05:00:00.004-04:00

The Outlines Monday Challenge is here. This week the theme is "Pick a Flower". As always you can play along with the Design Team for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate, check out all the rules on the Outlines Blog. See what the team created this week.... Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Sandy Hulsart - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Jeanne Strieff Outlines has a zillion flower stamps that

Perfect Layer Rulers! Available Again!

2011-09-23T00:01:00.008-04:00

For many many years I have been using a product called "Perfect Layer Rulers". This product was sold on QVC and HSN during Scrap Booking Specials and even was available from Stampin Up! for a year. I often shared this product with people. Then they were no longer available from those avenues and kind of disappeared for awhile. You could find them on eBay occasionally... but not too often. It was

Have a Sweet Holiday!

2011-09-22T05:00:00.001-04:00

I love this sweet little birdie! He was an easy image to color... brown bird and red accents, easy peasy! This was a new image released at Summer CHA from Artist Gail Green. Her stamps already have some shading and I find them even easier and more forgiving of my mistakes when I color! You can find more images from Gail using this link. I found this little candy candy print in my stash and

It's BLOG HOP time with Impression Obsession!

2011-09-21T05:00:00.000-04:00

If you haven't already noticed, IO introduced a new line of stamps in our new 2011 Fall-Winter catalog called Zenspirations, designed by Joanne Fink. Today, the Design Team is having a Zenspirations Blog Hop. You will need to leave a comment on this post and the following blogs.... Impression Obession BlogJulieLauraDinaDanielaJenny ---> you are here!! If you visit all of us and leave a comment

Boo!

2011-09-21T00:01:00.000-04:00

Today the Serendipity DT is showing off Halloween themed projects and we our challenge was to use yarn or floss somewhere on them. Check out more Halloween images from Serendipity ---> HERE! See what spooky treats the other ladies came up with: Amy - Anya - Kathie - Miriam - Linda This cutesy little spider made me smile while I created this card. The real live kind of spiders bring NO

Outlines Moday Challenge - Lots of Layers.

2011-09-19T05:00:00.000-04:00

The Outlines Monday Challenge is here. This week is all about using lots of layers on our projects. As always you can play along with the Design Team for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate, check out all the rules on the Outlines Blog. See what the team created this week.... Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Sandy Hulsart - Kecia Waters - Sue Kment - Jeanne Strieff I definitely used

It's your day....

2011-09-18T15:56:00.001-04:00

The Timeless Tuesday Flourishes Challenge #135 this week was a shaped card... anything but the standard A2 sized card. I used Spellbinder's Grand Scalloped Squares to create my folded card. I had not inked up these daisy stamps in a long time.... they were crying for some inky love. I was a little short on time, I chose an image that I did have to spend an hour on with detailed coloring. I

IO - Fall

2011-09-15T05:00:00.000-04:00

The Impression Obsession DT Challenge this week is all about fall. Check out the IO Blog to play along in our challenge... as always you can play along with us for a chance to win $25 to shop at IO. Check out the IO Blog to find links to all the folks showing off fall designs today. My thinking.... Fall = Halloween = Black cats! I changed up the stamp a bit, cutting out just a portion using

Outlines -Feeling like fall....

2011-09-12T05:00:00.006-04:00

This week the Outlines Team is showing off fall images. As always you can join along with our challenge for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate. Check out the Challenge Rules on the Outlines Blog. Check out what everybody created this week and what pictures they chose to work with.... Kecia Waters - Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Sandy Hulsart - Sue Kment - Jeanne StreiffI chose the Autumn

Christmas Serendipity

2011-09-07T05:00:00.001-04:00

The Serendipity Team Challenge today is to show off some Christmas cards. Check out the the great collection of Holiday Stamps that Serendipity has to offer! See what the other ladies created today:Amy - Anya - Kathie - Linda - Miriam I inked up the Bells with Holly image and went to work coloring it with my Copics. It's got a lot of detail, but it does not take any time at all to color! I framed

Hollyhocks

2011-09-06T10:00:00.002-04:00

I love to sit down and just get lost in coloring. I did just that with these Hollyhocks from Flourishes. I googled Hollyhocks first... to check what color I should make them and found that they can be just about any color of the rainbow! Here are the Copic Markers I used to color the flowers. Adding a simple mat with salmon colored card stock.After I assembled the card I added Glossy Accents to

Outlines - Picture this Challenge!

2011-09-05T05:00:00.002-04:00

This week the theme for Outlines is "Picture This"... to use a picture in our project for the week. You can always play along with the Outlines Challenges every week... find out all the details on the Outlines Blog! Check out what everybody created this week and what pictures they chose to work with.... Kecia Waters - Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Sandy Hulsart - Sue Kment - Jeanne Streiff I

IO Challenge - Birthday Bash and a Blog Hop!

2011-09-01T05:00:00.007-04:00

The Impression Obsession Team is all about birthday cards today! As always you can play along with us! A couple of things today..... the challenge is open to all of you who want to join in, and this challenge stays open until next Wednesday evening, September 7, at 10 p.m. with a drawing for a $25 Gift Certificate for use in our ONLINE STORE. You can find all the details and also link up your

Friendship Flower and Border....

2011-08-29T05:00:00.012-04:00

This week the challenge for Outlines is "Beautiful Borders". You can of course play along with the team for a chance to win $25 to shop with, check out the rules on the Outlines Blog. See what everyone cooked up today: Jeanne Streiff - Lisa Silver - Robin Kirkpatrick - Sandy Hulsart - Sue Kment - Kecia WatersIt was about borders this week... so I used a decorative border punch along the bottom

Autumn

2011-08-24T05:00:00.000-04:00

Today I'm sharing a card for the Serendipity Design Team. Our challenge was to use stripes and dots on our card. Check out what the other ladies came up with today:Amy - Anya - Kathie - Linda - Miriam I used stripes and dots all over this. I stamped the image and sentiment and only used one Copic to add color. Keeping it super simple. I added stripes using ribbon and also two thin 1/16" stripes

Flourishes Friendship

2011-08-23T14:17:00.000-04:00

The Flourishes Challenge this week is about using sentiments..... Timeless Tuesday #132. This sentiment is from the set Sweet Days of Summer. I paired it up with older paper... from Basic Grey's 6x6 Euphoria Collection. A simple card with a few layers. I used Viva Pearl Pens to add accents down the side of the card. I used Spellbinder's Fancy Tags One to cut out the sentiment. I popped the

Bugs and Hisses!

2011-08-22T05:00:00.001-04:00

Today the Outlines Team is all about showing off images with Four Legged Friends... furry or otherwise! Check out all the details of how to play along with us on the The Outlines Blog! See what sweet treats the ladies created this week: Jeanne Streiff, Lisa Silver, Robin Kirkpatrick, Sandy Hulsart, Sue Kment and Kecia Waters. I love making Halloween cards... they can break all the rules and have

Pretty in PInk....

2011-08-19T20:22:00.001-04:00

So, the challenge over at Flourishes this week was to make a card using pink.... so I mulled it over for a few days and decided to create this card for the PINK challenge... I don't often use pink. And I finally sat down to post it tonight and went back to link the challenge and surprise... the challenge was to use pink, one button, lace and ribbon. So I have failed to read the instructions

Summer Flowers

2011-08-15T05:00:00.000-04:00

The Outlines theme this week is SUMMER. You can play along with us each week for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to shop at Outlines! Check out all the details of how to play along with us on the The Outlines Blog! See what sweet treats the ladies created this week: Jeanne Streiff, Lisa Silver, Robin Kirkpatrick, Sandy Hulsart, Sue Kment and Kecia Waters. I'm over summer. It's been too

Oh Happy Day!

2011-08-10T05:00:00.000-04:00

The Serendipity DT is showcasing cards with a "Water" theme today. Check out what the team came up with: Miriam, Amy, Anya, Kathie and Lynda. My Father was a single parent and and an avid fisherman. Looking back, I know any time he had to get on the water was a Happy Day! I spent many hours watching him fly fish and fishing beside him. Really good memories... excluding the time he hooked ME and

Outlines - Lovely with Lace

2011-08-08T05:00:00.001-04:00

It's about lace this week for the Outlines DT. Lovely with Lace is our challenge. You can play along with the DT for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate each week. Find all the details on the Outlines Blog! See what the ladies created this week: Jeanne Streiff, Lisa Silver, Robin Kirkpatrick, Sue Kment and Kecia Waters. I heat embossed the E-567 Happy Wedding Day stamp with Silver EP. I added

Buzzin' By....

2011-08-05T12:47:00.001-04:00

The challenge this week over at Flourishes was to create a card featuring our favorite flowers - Timeless Tuesday Challenge #129. Well... anything goes for me! No green thumb here... so my favorite flowers are anything that actually blooms around my house! I created this card using the "Bee my Honey" set.I stamped the wildflowers off the bottom of the card stock, twice. I added the sentiment and

IO Challenge - ORANGE

2011-08-04T05:00:00.001-04:00

OrangeThat's the challenge today for the Impression Obsession Design Team. Check out the Impression Obsession Blog to see who's got orange treats up to see today! As always you can play along with us for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate. Find all the rules and how to enter on the Impression Obsession Blog. Of course the color orange makes me think of Halloween, which makes me think of black

Outlines Challenge - Inspiration Photo

2011-08-01T05:00:00.001-04:00

Inspiration Photo for this week's challenge. The Outlines Team is posting today. We had a photo to draw inspiration from when creating our card this week. You can play along with us each week for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to shop at Outlines! Check out all the details of how to play along with us on the The Outlines Blog! See what the ladies created this week: Jeanne Streiff, Lisa

Happy Holidays!

2011-07-25T05:00:00.001-04:00

Get a head start on Holiday cards this week and play along with the Outlines Challenge - Christmas in July is the theme. You can play along with us each week for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to shop at Outlines! Check out all the details of how to play along with us on the The Outlines Blog! See what the ladies created this week: Jeanne Streiff, Lisa Silver, Robin Kirkpatrick, Sandy

Impression Obsession - CHA More Sneak Peeks!

2011-07-23T05:00:00.027-04:00

Another Sneak Peek for Impression Obsession today! New images are everywhere on the DT Blogs this week! Be sure and hop over to the Impression Obsession Blog to find out who is showing off the new goods and how you can WIN some $$ to get some of the new goods for you! Another sweet holiday image from the new release... I think I had a sweet tooth when I was choosing my first round of images to

Impression Obsession - More CHA Sneak Peeks!

2011-07-22T05:00:00.001-04:00

This entire week the IO Design Team is showing off all sorts of fantastic new images coming your way! Check out who is showcasing new images today and how you can win some $$ to get some new rubber in your hands! All the details are on the Impression Obsession Blog! Want to see even more? You can check out the entire new Fall and Winter Impression Obsession catalog ---> CLICK HERE! Lots of new

Impression Obsession - CHA Sneak Peeks Continue!

2011-07-21T05:00:00.002-04:00

This entire week the IO Design Team is showing off all sorts of fantastic new images coming your way! Check out who the show offs are for today and how you can win some $$ to get some new rubber in your hands! All the details are on the Impression Obsession Blog! Want to see even more? You can check out the entire new Fall and Winter Impression Obsession catalog ---> CLICK HERE! Of course this

Train on the Tracks....

2011-07-20T05:00:00.001-04:00

It's challenge time from the Serendipity Design Team today... and we were challenged to make something with a monochromatic theme. Check out what the rest of the team came up with for the challenge: Miriam, Amy, Anya, Kathie and Lynda. Obviously, I went with a grey color scheme. I added a little pop of white. Even though its more of a manly image I still could not keep from adding a bow... but

Impression Obsession - CHA Sneak Peeks!

2011-07-19T05:00:00.054-04:00

Time for the new rubber to roll on out... This week the IO Design Team is showing off all sorts of sweet new images coming your way! Check out who the show offs are for today and how you can win some $$ to get some new rubber in your hands! All the details are on the Impression Obsession Blog! Want to see even more? You can check out the entire new Fall and Winter Impression Obsession catalog --

Outlines - Sweet Tooth

2011-07-18T05:00:00.001-04:00

Time for an Outlines Challenge.. and we all have a sweet tooth this week. That is the challenge, just incorporate something sweet and sugary on your card! You can play along with us each week for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to shop at Outlines! Check out all the details of how to play along with us on the The Outlines Blog! See what sweet treats the ladies created this week: Jeanne

Just for you....

2011-07-14T05:00:00.003-04:00

Today I'm sharing this little mouse and kitty card. I guess it could go for any occasion with the "Just for You" sentiment. Since the little mouse had a little heart he was offering up, I thought it worked. This is image done by Gary Robertson... one of my favorite artists for Impression Obsession since he often works a little black cat in to his images. I used several colors on the mushrooms,

Outlines - Polka Dots!

2011-07-11T05:00:00.000-04:00

Time for an Outlines Challenge.. and we are seeing spots... more specifically... Polka Dots. That is the challenge, just incorporate Polka Dots on your card! You can play along with us each week for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to shop at Outlines! Check out all the details of how to play along with us on the The Outlines Blog! See what the ladies created this week: Jeanne Streiff,

IO Challenge - A cutesy hello card....

2011-07-07T05:00:00.003-04:00

An Impression Obsession Challenge... We are making "hello" cards today. As always you can play along with us and have a chance to collect an Impression Obsession Gift Certificate for $25. Check out all the details of how to win and also find links to the Design Team cards for today on the Impression Obsession Blog! As always... my interpretation of challenges gets fuzzy sometimes... "hello"

Daffodils

2011-07-07T00:02:00.000-04:00

It's challenge time from the Serendipity Design Team today... and it's all using about BIG and SMALL coordinating images. Check out what the rest of the team came up with for the paired designs: Miriam, Amy, Anya, Kathie and Lynda.So many of the floral images from Serendipity Stamps are so beautiful and I find myself always doing simpler cards with them... hopefully allowing the image to be the

Outlines Monday Challenge - Red Hot

2011-07-04T05:00:00.002-04:00

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!Today's challenge for Outlines is RED HOT -- we were to make the color RED prominent in our design. Easy Peasy! I love red! Play along with Outlines for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate, find all the details on the Outlines Blog! Saying Goodbye to Bev Gerard and Vicki Garrett on the Outlines Team, as their term is up... We'll miss you!!! Check out the really red designs