TSMONDAY, Mono Blues!

Hello hope everyone had a great weekend! Our Nephew got married on Saturday, it was the first wedding for Olivia (10) and we all had a great time!

It's time for the Totally Stampalicious Monday challenge, this weeks challenge is to make a monochromatic card using blues, any blues you like! Please make sure to upload your card to the Totally Stampalicious Blog, for your chance to win!

Totally Stampalicious is looking for GUEST DESIGNERS, Here's how YOU could be a Totally Stampalicious Guest Designer:
PLAY IN OUR CHALLENGES!
We will be selecting our Guest Designer's from the players of our weekly challenges! Those that are selected and accept our offer will receive all of the stamps that are being released that month. They will be required to participate in the Release Blog Hop, play in the Monday Challenges, and create TWO cards or projects per stamp set! (Your Blog Hop and Challenge creations count toward your card quota)

And don't worry...we will still be givin' stuff away so keep playing along and don't forget to tell your friends!

So for today's card, I used Pimp my Ride Stella! I also played in the Featured Stamper Challenge, FS196, All That Jazz! Jazzytobi has a fantastic gallery, and I chose this card to CASE!

I stamped Stella onto white, and coloured with copics. Her sleigh was paper pieced with irridescent white dp.

All the other dp is from a s.e.i. winter song pad. The tag was embossed with the SU northern flurry EF, then I sponged on white craft in to the raised parts and added stickles in some spots.

I finished it off with white taffeta ribbon and fibre.

Have a Great day!
Laurie

Speedy's Challenge #28, Paper PieRcing!

Hi Everyone, it's Saturday, and that means time for another challenge From Speedy's The Cat's Friends! This weeks challenge #28, is to use piercing on your card. Please take note that's piercing, not paper piecing, lol...I guess I was speed reading and made a paper pieced card first...so you'll just have to wait to see that one!

I used piercing around the Santa stamp image and down the little faux strap holding the Ho, Ho, Ho!

The main image and both sentiments are from a new Mark's Finest Papers stamp set, Christmas Postage Due. It will be released next week. I lucked out when I found this dp with stamps on it, so I thought it would be great for this set!

I stamped the image onto vanilla and coloured lightly with copics. I also outlined Santa's glasses with a gold atyou spica.

I got the sketch from MTSC98, The card base is cherry cobbler then always artichoke embossed with 2 different folders. The first was the Christmas Countdown, but because I made my card 5.5 x 5.5, it didn't completely fit and because it's a big folder it doesn't fit sideways in the Big Shot! So I used the snowflake EF on the edge.

The aged paper panel was made using a Tim Holtz notebook EF, and I sponged on some TH antique linen & vintage photo!

Please come and join in the challenge, just add some piercing to your project, and upload it to the Mark's Finest Papers Blog. There is a FREE stamp set drawn for every 50 entries. You can use any stamps, but if you use MFP, your name will be entered twice! You can enter as often as you like, this challenge will close on Friday afternoon, November 12th!

Have a Great Weekend!
Laurie

RILEY2110, It's A Fun Sketch!

Hello, it's time for another Riley and Company Challenge! This week's challenge is Hosted by Cindy, and she has a fun sketch for us to try! This sketch would work with any Riley stamp, so it was hard to choose which to use, but our Nephew is getting married next Saturday so I made them a wedding card!

I used Wedding Riley and Sophie. Both the invitation to the shower & the wedding were hand made and used brown and blue, so I went with those colours for this card!

I stamped Wedding Riley with memento rich cocoa onto white and coloured with copics. Then I cut them out and added some glitter to Riley's flower and some on Sophie's dress. The image is popped up.

The card base is early espresso, with a layer of soft sky, and very vanilla. The vanilla was embossed with the textile EF and the edges are sponged with Tim Holtz antique linen.

The small squares were stamped with French Script onto vanilla with early espresso and the edges are sponged with the antique linen.

The bottom piece is the soft sky and I used a MS edge punch with little hearts. I finished it off with vanilla taffeta ribbon and aan antique brad!

Please join us in our challenge, and get those Riley stamps all inky! You can go to the Riley and Company Blog and leave a comment with a link to your card and if you upload to a forum, please use the keywords RILEY2110.

You can find a link to all the Riley and Company Design Team's Blog on the right side bar, and see what they've created for this challenge!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TMONDAY, Add A Red Bow!

Hello, so how much Halloween candy did you eat? I know I had too much! lol
So it's time for the Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge, this weeks challenge is to include a red bow somewhere on your card or project!

I used the new Christmas JJ, isn't she cute in her reindeer outfit! I stamped JJ onto vanilla cardstock. My favorite cardstock for copics is Neehan and it's now available in vanilla at CDStamps...love it, it blends beautifully just like the white! So I coloured JJ with copics and added some crystal effects to her shoes, bubbles, glasses etc.

The dp is from Basic Greys Jovial pad, with chocolate chip cardstock. I finished it off with the red ribbon and bow and a hat pin with some beads!

Please join us in our challenge, include a red bow on your card or project and upload it to the Totally Stampalicious Blog there's usually a prize!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

QFTD33, IC256, Celebrate!

Hello, I finally had a chance to play in the Queen for a Day Challenge QFTD33. This weeks Queen is Broom, and I was inspired by this card in her gallery!

This is also for today's inspiration challenge IC256 Destiny's Creations. I was inspired by this pair of earrings!

For today's card, I used the Fat Mice Balloon stamp, it's a Bugaboo Image now available at Totally Stampalicious in stamp form. I stamped the mouse in memento's rich cocoa and coloured with copics.

I took the colours from the earrings in the inspriation challenge, and used chocolate chip, blushing bride and so saffron. The background was embossed with a new Provo craft EF, I think it was originally in a pkg with a few others, but I was at a Craft Festival last week & someone was selling individuals! I thought it would be good for this image with the balloon & celebrate sentiment, because what's a party without candy! lol

I made the sun with my new die-namics sun die, love it! Then I finished it off with some gems!

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Speedy's Challenge #27, Holiday Card!

Hello, it's Saturday and that means it's time for another challenge from Speedy The Cat's Friends! This weeks Challenge #27 is to make a Holiday Card!

There were 228 amazing creations submitted last week, that means 4 winners, how awesome is that!!! So make sure to upload your card or project to Mark's Finest Papers Blog for your chance to win. There is a FREE stamp set drawn for every 50 entries!

So onto my card, and it includes a sneak peek of a new set to be released soon, called Musical Holiday! I also used this weeks sketch challenge SC304.

I picked the designer paper first, it's from the Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses pad, also available at MFP. Then I picked Old Olive and Pink Pirouette cardstock.

The horn was stamped onto white and coloured with copics. Then I cut the horn out, I did consider cutting out the middle intricate bits, but I decided to chicken out and just use a white background! lol The horn is popped up on dimensionals, and I added the sheer bow to it!

The pink panel was embossed with the Holly Ribbons embossing folder. The center music panel is a stamp also in this set, and I stamped it in rich razzleberry!

Have a Great Weekend!
Laurie

Sorry...in 4 Challenges!

I've been getting a good jump on the Christmas cards, so when this new set arrived, I had to take a break from Christmas and make something!

I combined 4 challenges, well the ways to use it WT294 Frame it, may be a stretch! But I also used this weeks colour challenge CC294 breezy blushing cake, sketch challenge SC304 and Free 4 all F4A36 rummage & scavenging!

These images are from the Mark's Finest Papers set 'Flourished Sea Creatures'. I stamped the crab onto a light pink Basic Grey dp scrap. Then I added the darker colour with a prisma pencil. The oval was stamped with the sea grass (not sure if that's the right name?) I inked up the stamp with baja breeze and then ran my old olive marker along the edge of each blade. The oval is sponged with blushing bride, then layered on crumb cake oval scallop nesties. The bubbles are pearls.

The card base is crumb cake with a layer of baja breeze embossed with a new 'Swirl' embossing folder from Crafts-too. The next panel is blushing bride embossed with the love language EF.

I finished it off with linen thread with a shell button from the $ store!

Heads Up: November Sneak Peeks for Mark's Finest Papers will start on Saturday October 30...be on the look out, there's 6 new sets coming! Please join us for the Blog Hop Tuesday November 9-12.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie