Blogger's Challenge - A Stitch in Time

For today's Blogger's Challenge we had to create a card with some sort of stitching on it.

And because I am not the perfect little seamstress, and I didn't want to pull out my machine, I've opted for "Faux Stitching"!

I've had the image already done from when I was playing around (ahem prepared) for my upcoming Brayer Class.(This is one that I've decided against... the other ones will be posted after the class)

So all I really had to do today, was mat the image and then do the stitching.

Here is the card:

I've used my new stamp set called "Autum Days". I think you will see use it quiet frequently in the future. I love those images! They are very calming!

Speaking of calm... I hope you all will have relaxing weekend!

The Gnome Saga

O.K. this is a post for my friends that know my dogs. But don't worry, there is some stamping going on too!

See our next door neighbors Christa and Ramon, just LOVE Annie. And every time we are invited over, we have to bring her along or Christa will pout :-) So of course Annie has come to love her too. Matter of fact, I almost have to put her on a leash when I open my front door so she won't run over to their door every time!

Well the other day Christa had called me and said to come to her door quick... of course I had Annie tag along... what I didn't foresee was that Sam AND Maggie followed. So picture this: She opens the door, Annie runs in and upstairs! Followed by Sam, up he went! Maggie being the oldest and not really close to others... followed anyway, but only into the downstairs entrance... I think she got spooked by Christa, took a shortcut under the stairs and in the process ran over the Garden Gnome... AND beheaded him. YIKES!!!!

Christa just laughed and had no problem with it. (She was even able to glue it back together) But I felt sooooooo soooo bad that I went online and ordered a new but different one for them to replace. The one I picked will be perfect for the entrance:

But back to the main reason of this post! So I got the gnome yesterday and needed to make a card for Maggie to give to Christa :-)

Here it is - notice the top note fabric piece:

Of course the head of this one swivels too:

And the inside:

See Maggie's Signature paw print?  I've inked up her paw with VersaMark and "stamped" the CS, then embossed it with clear EP... Poor Thing, NOT!

Anyway, nothing fancy - just wanted to share!

A Sketch for my Stamp Club Friends

Hi Guys - if you are in one of my stamp clubs you know about the monthly swap challenge... This month I am sending out the specifics like always with your order bags (the orders should start to come in any day how)... And in the letter I am telling you I've posted my sample for you here.

So here it is - the sketch to follow:

And my take on this layout:

So I've used the sketch and theme, which is "Summer".

I've used Crushed Curry and Dusty Durango . And of course my new "Elegant Bouquet" Embossing Folder had to be used right away. I really only stamped one thing - the greeting :-) I couldn't resist and had to add some "bling" to the center of the flowers...

This card is very simple, but I think it turned out cute...

I can't wait until August when I get to see what my stamp club members came up with!

Big Shot meets Heat-N-Bond

I tell you, there really are NO limits! I had too much fun today by giving the old dog bed a needed do-over.

You see we've had this round puffy dog bed for a long time and just this week I've noticed some wear and tear holes. Well I was not the only one! Annie our puppy noticed them too and started to pull out the filling little by little. So I went and bought a new bed at SAMS the other day. But when I pulled the old one out of the corner and put the new one in, I could tell Annie didn't like it. I thought "tough, you'll get used to it". I took it to the kitchen to take out, and put it down for just a minute. That's when Annie laid back down on it, so I got her off. Then I went and reached for the garbage to take with me, turned around and yes you guessed it, she was on it again. Well, I didn't need to think much longer - she showed me that she really loved HER bed, and I decided to fix it.

I washed it and then pulled out some fabric, the heat-n-bond and followed the instructions to bond them together. I've cut out several shapes with the BigShot and Top Note (and Nestie Hearts), and ironed them onto the pillow case. Viola!

Here are the "after" shots:

All 3 were not so sure at first:

But she still likes it:

I just wanted to say it only had like 2 holes, but 2 patches didn't look right so I did lots :-)  And I guess I can still add to them if we get more...   

Technostamper's Sketch Challenge and more "Razzle Dazzle"

O.K. I'll make this post short and sweet because I am totally exhausted. We had this glorious idea to swim a little this afternoon and then went on a bike ride (would have been better the other way around). We bought bikes the day before the 4th of July and went on a couple of tiny trips since. But today we thought we'd venture out a little further. We ended up going a little over 5 1/2 miles - I know this is not much for some people but for us beginners it was pretty good I think. So you understand why I am a little tired now... I do have to say, it was fun and I really like our River Walk!

But now to MJ's sketch:

And I hope you are not getting tired of me using "Razzle Dazzle" yet, because here is yet another card with it. And guess what... it's made with leftover pieces from my "polished stone" technique class. I had people come in in stages and demonstrated several times.. so I've got lots of pieces. Just wait - there might be more at a later time. But now to this week's card:

It's very simple and can be re-created FAST. And that's what we need at times :-)

Make sure to check out MaryJo's Blog to see what the other participants came up with...

I am off to bed now... Good night!

 

Blogger's Challenge and Technique Class

Well this week for the Blogger's Challenge we were supposed to CASE a fellow Blogger's Challenge Member (case = copy and share everything or copy and steal everything).

I came across Robin's Card and fell in love with the colors, texture, and simplicity of the layout!

But since I don't have that new embossing folder "yet" (it's on it's way - can't wait!)... I decided to make my card just similar and substitute the texture with a heat embossed background:

And that background brings me to my Technique Class! This month I've decided to re-visit an oldie but goodie: "Polished Stone". Well the background on the card above is actually a twist on that technique! Sort of like "Polished Stone Resist". To achieve this look, the Razzle Dazzle image was stamped in VersaMark ink randomly on glossy white CS and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Then the "Polished Stone" Technique was applied over it. Once dry, the access was wiped off the clear embossed images. You need to click on the photo to see the shiny details!

Items used:

Item #	Description
104336	Brads - Silver
102851	Card Stock - 8.5x11 - Basic Black
102599	Card Stock - 8.5x11 - Glossy White
101584	Card Stock - 8.5x11 - RR Taken with Teal
100730	Card Stock - 8.5x11 - Whisper White
102949	Classic Ink Refill - EE Not Quite Navy
100550	Classic Ink Refill - RR Taken with Teal
101179	Classic Stampin' Pad - Basic Black
103008	Classic Stampin' Pad - EE Not Quite Navy
100617	Craft Stampin' Pad - RR Taken with Teal
103083	Embossing Buddy
112082	Punch - Wide Oval
114616	Ribbon, 5/8" Satin - Whisper White
114508	Sizzix Sizzlits 4-pk Die - Lots of Tags (SU! excl)
102892	Sponge Daubers
113792	Stamp Set: Great Friend
116714	Stamp Set: Razzle Dazzle
104430	Stampin' Dimensionals
109130	Stampin' Emboss Powder - Clear
101930	Stampin' Emboss Powder - Iridescent Ice
102283	VersaMark Pad

And the other card for the class is this:

Items used:

Item #	Description
102851	Card Stock - 8.5x11 - Basic Black
115321	Card Stock - 8.5x11 - Dusty Durango
102599	Card Stock - 8.5x11 - Glossy White
115318	Card Stock - 8.5x11 - Soft Suede
100730	Card Stock - 8.5x11 - Whisper White
115660	Classic Ink Refill - Dusty Durango
115663	Classic Ink Refill - Soft Suede
101179	Classic Stampin' Pad - Basic Black
115657	Classic Stampin' Pad - Soft Suede
104308	Craft Stampin' Pad - Very Vanilla
105826	Mat Pack 4x4
114889	Punch - Scallop Oval
115609	Ribbon, 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain - Dusty Durango
114506	Sizzix Bigz XL Movers & Shapers Dies - Curly Label (2 pk) (SU! excl)
115953	Sizzix Movers & Shapers Punch Windows (4 pk) (SU! excl)
115324	Stamp Set: Kind & Caring Thoughts (Hostess L3)
104430	Stampin' Dimensionals

I hope you all are having a wonderful Sunday...

BBQ Fun!

Thursday night I had my monthly scrapbook class and for that occasion I've designed the pages around summer but with 4th of July still in mind.

I've used the colors Red, White and Blue and made it BBQ pages. This way, the girls could use them for 4th of July in specific or just any BBQ event that they want to scrapbook...

Here are the 6 by 6 pages:

And these are the 12 by 12 pages...

Left:

 

Right:

As you can see there was SOME stamping on there, not much... The stars and the the pattern on the BBQ letters. I've also used my favorite die the "Top Note" and had to add some punching. Then the title cool grill, plate with utensils and BBQ tools I've cut out with my Cricut and Sure Cuts a Lot program, which is THE BEST thing since sliced bread!

I had lots of fun creating those pages and the group Thursday night seemed to enjoy them as well...