A Whole Lot of Catching Up!

I can't believe the whole month of September disappeared. It's been quiet here, but not at home...

I'm participating in the Online Card Class Copic class. Learning a lot!!

Card Information
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, HA Shadow Ink - Red Royal, Amuse Inks - Cranberry and Burano, Impress Fresh Ink - Mango, Mojito, and Harvest, Lawn Fawn - Critters in the Burbs, So Thankful, and Chit Chat; Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Leaf Silhouettes
Cutting/Embossing: MS Grass punch
Misc: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive

Card Information
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black and Paris Dusk, Lawn Fawn - Many Thanks sentiment, Stampendous - BlockArt Wild Flowers
Misc: Copic markers, copic multiliner, white gel pen

Card Information
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Versafine - Onyx Black, Penny Black - Cold Nose, Warm Heart, Colorbox Frost White ink
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles and Scalloped Circles, Penny Black Stencil - Snow Dance, Ranger Superfine clear embossing powder
Misc: Copic markers, Liquid Pearls - Opal, Stickles - Waterfall, Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen, Mister Huey's Mist - Blizzard

And some knitting for Tabby and Friends...

Plymouth Encore (odds and ends of yarn)
Needles: 6/7
Pattern: Poppy and misc. Berry Hat pattern
 

Stretch Your Stamps 2: Days 5/6 again...

One more card... (outline stamps)

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Desert Sand, Versafine - Vintage Sepia, SSS - Handwritten borders, Penny Black - Flower Gallery
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger superfine clear embossing powder
Misc.: Copic markers

Stretch Your Stamps 2: Days 5/6

Stretch Your Stamps 2 (loved today's topic): Outline Stamps

Here are mine: 

 
Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, DP: Knee Highs
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Ink, Penny Black - Blooming Garden, Versafine - Onyx Black, SSS - Handwritten Borders
Cutting/Embossing: Judikins - Opaque white embossing powder, Ranger superfine clear embossing powder

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Ink, Penny Black - Blooming Garden, Verve - Treasured Words
Cutting/Embossing: Judikins Opaque White embossing powder
Misc.:  Paper Sweeties Seam Binding, Neat and Tangled white sequins

Tag and Card Set

A little gift for a special someone (and a tag to complete the set)...

Materials
Paper: Watercolor paper, misc. Bazzill cardstock, glitter paper, kraft, LF DP
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Ink - Peeled Paint, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Penny Black - Promise Me, SSS - Sayings, HA - clear sentiment set
Cutting/Embossing: Ellentina Cutting Dies - DCN016A, WPlus9 - Folk Art Florals Die
Misc.: Hydrangea liquid pearls, TH Distress Markers, Tattered Angels Glitter Mist - Cork, twine from The Twinery, Zig Wink of Stella clear glitter pen

A note of appreciation

I have been wowed by Penny Black's recent flower sets... so pretty!!

Here's a little note of appreciation I made:

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, watercolor paper, Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: Versafine - Onyx Black, Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Ink - Salty Ocean, Penny Black - Blooming Garden, Hero Arts - Basic Grey - CL614 Best of the Best
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger superfine clear embossing powder
Misc.: dimensional adhesive, wink of stella clear glitter brush, neat and tangled sequins, TH Distress Markers

His & Hers - Day 3

Day 3....

Topic: Sympathy Cards
Card 1:
I loved Heather Nichols' techniques - wasn't adventurous enough today to do the pocket card technique, but I loved the soft look of her watercolor stamping. Wasn't as happy with mine, but I think bigger stamps would have been better.

Materials:
Paper: Kraft, Lily Bee Design - Victoria Park
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Inks - Walnut Stain, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Evergreen Bough, Brushed Corduroy, Pumice Stone; Just Rite Clear - Large Fancy Sentiments, PTI - The Sweet Life
Misc.: May Arts Twine, button

Card 2: 
Hand-Drawn technique with sparkling H2Os...

Materials:
Paper: Watercolor paper, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Ink - Antique Linen, Just Rite Clear Stamps - Large Fancy Sentiments, Penny Black - Delicate Florals
Cutting/Embossing: Corner Rounder
Misc.: Sparkling H2Os, Copic multiliner, dimensional adhesive

And, just for fun, some clips made over the weekend using a variety of dies - Spellbinders and TH.

Christmas in a Flurry

Christmas in a Flurry

I created a couple of simple cards that could be made quickly and easily adapted to match some fun tags.

Materials:

Paper: Neenah - Solar White

Stamps/Inks: Versamark, HA Shadow Ink Mid-tone - Red Royal and Field Greens, Memento - Paris Dusk, Encore Gold ink, SSS - O Christmas Tree, HA - Wire Star, CL630 Miracle of the Holidays, Penny Black - A Splash of Winter

Cutting/Embossing: Judikins - Egyptian Gold embossing powder

Misc.: Xmas Red Stickles

Holiday Card Class - Bonus Day 2

Another bonus day!!!

Topic: Cards using Non-Holiday Stamps

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Fresh Inks - Provincial Gray, TH Distress Inks - Faded Jeans, Shaded Lilac, and Dusty Concord, Penny Black - Winter Berries, Cosmo Cricket - PS0670
Cutting/Embossing: Silver embossing powder
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive


What's a long weekend without a little knitting?

I made a few more of these -- not all this weekend, though. Just finally got around to weaving in ends and photographing.

Pattern: One Row Eyelet Cowl
Needles: Size 11 Circular
Yarn: Misti Alpaca Handpaint Chunky (1 skein each)

I have to be honest, the whole reason I made this headband tonight was because I saw one on Lemon Breeland. And I really liked it. Very quick and easy (and free!) pattern that was very simple to complete in one evening.

Pattern: Turban(d)
Needles: Size 10
Yarn: Dream in Color Classy - Happy Forest

CPS

Here's this week's sketch challenge over at CPS:

Here's mine:

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Penny Black -Delicate Florals, JustRite Clear Stamps - Large Fancy Sentiments
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard and scalloped circles, Clear and Simple Stamps Imprints I
Misc.: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive

CAS-ual Fridays

Here's this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays...

CFC60  Use text in your Clean And Simple design

Here's my take on it:

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Penny Black - Delicate Florals, JustRite Clear - Large Fancy Sentiments
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles, Lacey Circles, Swiss Dots embossing folder
Misc.: Pebbles - Pearlescent Chalks, Stickles - Stardust, dimensional adhesive

Some Random Cards

Here are a couple of other random cards that I put together tonight. Most of this evening was actually spent coloring, so hopefully I will have some new and exciting things to put together over the next few days!

Card #1: Stamps are DeNami and sentiment is from Paper Smooches, yellow stickles, copic markers.
Card #2: Wreath is Penny Black and sentiment is from Unity, Xmas red stickles, Bamboo and Rhubarb memento, Paper is reverse of Peppermint Twist in previous post

Sweet Stop Sketch

Here's this week's fabulous sketch at The Sweet Stop Challenge Blog...

Here's mine...

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, We R Memory Keepers - Peppermint Twist Winter Berry, Imaginisce - 003357
Stamps/Inks: Penny Black - Berry Wreath, Memento - Bamboo Leaves and Rhubarb Stalk, Unity Stamp Co - Tiny Tags Vintage Christmas
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard and Scalloped Circles, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots
Misc.: Stickles - Xmas red, Twine from The Twinery, vintage buttons

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

This week's challenge over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long was truly a learning experience -- be sure to head over there and check out the links to all the fancy card folding/cutting!

The challenge is to...

So, why don't we get a little Fancy Shmancy this week?

Try a new fold this week - something fun, something fabulous, something DIFFERENT!

Here's mine (a buckle card)...

Materials:

Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Bo Bunny - 12" Noel Stripe

Stamps/Inks: Versafine onyx black, ranger superfine clear embossing powder, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Paper Smooches - Swanky snowdudes (sentiment), Penny Black - Exhilarating Ski

Cutting/Embossing: Cricut - Sure Cuts a lot 2 - buckle card template from SVG Cuts.com, Martha Stewart snowflake border punch, Spellbinder's Nestabilities - standard circles

Misc.: Copic markers, stardust stickles, twine from The Twinery, ribbon and button from Michael's, white gel pen