Silhouette Thanks

Here is another simple card from the shopping trip in New Hampshire. One simple little stamp from Hero Arts, Elegant Eggplant card stock and white run through the Cuttlebug; ribbon, a wedding charm from Michael’s and the card is done.

I forgot the grapes . . . those are little crystals from Hero Arts.

I love this stamp. It reminds me of my two youngest grands. It looks like something they would, too.

Still thinking spring.

Pieces and parts

Here is another from the scrap bin. I have no idea what stamps were used on the green. I know it was made at my daughter's so I would guess and say it is probably from Hero Arts. We were making tons of background pieces one summer. I'm still using them! The fan is Hero Arts from a Clear set, Arigato. Ovals are SU punches; sentiment is PTI Mixed Messages.

Hero card 13

One to send to a child ? All materials SU ; sentiment Hero Arts , Lily Pad Greetings.

Hero card 8

Papers, ink and Image, Blooming with Love , Stampin'UP!

Sentiment Hero Arts, Thoughtful Messages

Hero Card 3

All Stampin'UP! materials and stamped  image, Little Hellos, scallop punch, ribbon

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Sentiment, Hero Arts Lily Pad Greetings.

More Simple

A bit of a wonky picture, sorry. This is the same exact technique as the last post except that I did not cut the image. On this one I used some white Prima flowers and added a little blue ink to them so they would match the cup. There is a little bling in the center of each from Hero Arts.

Lost Post

I lost my homework, really!  I posted these cards last night when I gothome from NH. I should have known better than to try then! I was too tired and obviously forgot something and lost the whole thing! D****! Oh well, I'm up and had coffee and done some cleaning so I guess I'm awake. 

My daughter is inspiring! She is so talented and just knows what to put where. She kept us challenged all weekend so I will have several things to share this week. 

We had a great time and made quite a  mess of her kitchen and dining area. I'll have to share the pictures I took. 

This is a really  simple little card and only took a few minutes to make ( unlike the cherries). It was another SCS challenge. They are really fun. I used all SU papers and inks.  Stamp: Memory Box

   Papers and Ink: SU WhisperWhite, Black, Basic grey, Pomegranate

   Accessories: Cuttlebug, organdy ribbon, Fiskar punch, Hero Arts                                 pearls, blender pen

 This was an exercise in using teeny scraps. The thin 

strips are trimmings from another project. The images were stamped on really small scraps, cut, sponged and layered using dimensionals. Everything here was SU except the little crystal in the corner and the accent dotting, which is hard to see. Anywhere there was a dot I went over it with a Sakura glitter pen.

Stamp: SU, One of a Kind

  PTI, Mixed Messages

Paper and inks:  Not Quite Navy, Bayou Blue, Soft sky, DS               and Texture

Accessories: Sakura glitter pens, Hero Arts crystal,               dimensionals

This is a double challenge at Split Coast.

SC182 and CC132. I had been meaning to do the sketch challenge but was busy with kids. I really like this size and think I will work on some gift sets using this. 

Stamps: PTI, Beautiful Blooms and Mixed Messages

Paper and Inks: SU, WW, Chocolate Chip, Rust texture,

River Rock DS

Accessories: Signo white pen, GG ribbon, Nestabilities, Blender Pen

Challenging Fun

Challenging fun!! Stamping with a 3 year old and a 4 month old in the house is challenging enough without 90 degree heat and similar humidity, AND, I lost my glasses, sooo if everything is a little off kilter you know why!

My daughter and I have decided to work on a series of challenges. None in particular, just ones we come across that strike our creative fancy. You can see hers on her blog.
This challenge is in the current Take Ten Magazine. It took a lot longer than ten minutes to make it. Why do all the ideas come when I am asleep or away from the stamps I need. The bowl of cherries is from Ellen Hutson. It is a Lockhart stamp. The small images on the side are hand drawn because the stamps I needed are in Vermont and I'm in NH! There was also a challenge on SCS for the red, white, and blue but I can't find it for the life of me.


This is a Paper Trey Ink challenge we came across. I really like their papers and colors. This set is PTI's Beautiful Blooms. I double stamped the outline image of the flower in order to get the layering. It was then colored in with their blush ink and a blender. The brown is SU's chocolate chip and the close to cocoa DS paper. I had some left over hardware and use it with PTI's Mixed Messages for the sentiment. It can't be seen but I used a glitter pen from Sakura to give the flower a little zing.

This last one is the Inspiration challenge from SCS. Frank Lloyd Wright windows were the inspiration. I used scraps of SU papers to create the circles and the blocking. The stamps are from Hero Arts.

This is so different! I really like the challenges, though. They make me stretch a bit. In this case, a lot!

I may have more later in the week. Depends on how long my eyes can take it! Have a great evening.

Isn't he cute? I know, I know he is not a saw-whet owl but have you seen any stamps with an owl without the ear tufts. Artistic license is a wonderful thing! I found this little guy and the great branch at thescrapbookmarket.com. They are both Hero arts. The branch is quite long. The rest is masking and sponging.