I'm officially a Dynamo!

I can finally share some news with you.  I've been chosen to join the very talented design team at the Dynamic Duos Challenge blog.  Getting that "Welcome" email from Lesley Croghan was SO exciting!
Dynamic Duos is a weekly, 2 color challenge.  I hope you'll be inspired to play along with us! You'll find links below, to visit all of the DT Dynamos.

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Anne Marie Hile

Alison Barclay

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Lori Turner

Michelle Folland

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

Hope to see you playing along with us.  There are some great color combos coming up!

Hello - CAS(E) this sketch!

I hadn't planned on stamping this morning.  Didn't think I would have time.  Well, since I was up at 2:45 am, I thought I might as well make use of the time.  Yes.  2:45 AM!  Ugh.  Ok, enough of my whining.

So.  I'm playing along in the current challenge at CAS(E) this sketch #25.  This sketch is by Jackie Rockwell.  So talented, she is!

I took a few liberties with Jackie's sketch.  I turned it on it's side, first of all...and my 3 images aren't all "grounded" as the sketch shows.  I may get thrown out!
Anyway, I had fun with it :)

I did a lot of stamping, then fussy cutting.  I even cut the little puppy's head off, then attached it at an angle.  He has a dot of black enamel accents on his nose, to give it a bit of shine.  I colored his collar with a black Spica glitter pen.  Then I just had to add a sparkly gem to his collar.  Both the butterfly and the heart are accented with some Stickles.  The final touch was a little smudge of pink on the littel birdie's cheek.  Yes, I know.  Birds don't blush.  But...I just had to do it!

Thanks for taking a look!

Supplies:
Cardstock: white (PTI), gumball green (SU)
Ink: basic black, chocolate chip, daffodil delight, gumball green, primrose petals (SU)
Stamps: critters in the 'burbs, critters in the forest, a birdie told me (Lawn Fawn)
Patterned paper: follow your heart - be happy 6 x 6 pad (My Mind's Eye), this & that 6 x 6 pad (Echo Park)
Die: grass border die (A.Muse), black enamel accents, cotton candy stickles, diamond stickles (Ranger), black glitter pen (Spica), clear gem (The Paper Studio)

Springtime! Dynamic Duos & Tuesday Trigger

Hello!  I'm sharing a card that I made for 2 challenges.  These challenges made me think "spring", so I jumped on board!

Dynamic Duos Challenge #50

Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger - Pretty Petit Fours

I think these 2 challenges were just meant to go together.  What fun!  Obviously, I used DD's color combo.  Then I pulled some more inspiration from the TT photo.  I was drawn to the woodgrain under the petit fours, along with the 2 toned blooms and that silver server.

I stamped my tulips onto all 3 card stocks, then fussy cut and layered them.  I used my woodgrain impression plate for the background panel with a couple of rounded corners to mimic the oval shape of the image under those sweet petit fours.  The card was finished off with 3 silver pearls.  All of the layers are popped onto the card with foam tape.
Ahh...love these tulips AND the ones blooming near my front porch.  Maybe, just maybe, spring is really here!
Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Cardstock: blushing bride, calypso coral (SU), white (PTI)
Stamps: wonderful charms (CTMH)
Ink: onyx black (Versafine)
Other: woodgrain impression plate (PTI), silver pearls (Recollections)

Celebrate your 20th!

Hello, I'm sharing a card that I made for a nephew who's turning 20 in a couple of months.  The current challenge over at Dynamic Duos #49 is a perfect fit for the card I had in mind.  We all know how difficult masculine cards can be.  You know...no ribbon, pearls or glitter!

Here's the challenge graphic for DD #49.

See what I mean?  And the dessert option is: Masculine Theme.

Edited to add:
I'm also playing along with the sketch challenge at RetroSketches #60.  Their sketches are always a great starting point!

 

I used a numbers impression plate for the gray panel on this card.  That patterned paper?  That's from a long-retired DSP pack from Stampin' Up!  I was so glad to find a pattern in gray and white AND it's a maculine-looking print, don't you think?

Anyway, I did quite a lot of layering and popped up most of those layers with foam tape.  I'm really pleased with the results.

Thanks so much for taking a look today!

Supplies:

Card stock: basic black, basic gray (SU), white (PTI)

Stamps: signature greetings (PTI)

DSP: walk in the park (SU)

Ink: onyx black (Versafine)

Other: white bakers twine (SU), by the numbers  impression plate, by the numbers die collection, notebook page die (PTI), foam tape (3M), scor-tape (Sookwang)

The craft girls!

Just a quick post with no card!  On Saturday, three of my crafting friends came over for a day of stamping, laughing and talking.  It had been sooooo long since all 4 of us crafted together.  So it did my heart good to spend time with this group of friends.

I just want to share a few photos from yesterday.  And say "thank you" to Cheryl, Kris and Roberta for coming over to spend the day crafting with me.  I'm so blessed!

Kris

A view of my messy crafting space, with Roberta in the background.

Kris, Roberta, me and Cheryl

Our crafting table, with Cheryl and Roberta in very intense conversation!

I hope all of you crafters have a great group of friends to stamp with, too!

Congrats!

Hi!  I created another card using Retrosketches - rs #59.  This sketch was so fun and so versatile that had to use it again.

I created a graduation card this time.  Navy blue & gold are the school colors.

This one came together quickly - yeah, that doesn't happen very often!  I used the same banner dies from CSS, that I used on the card in my previous post.  A stamped sentiment, some gathered ribbon and some bling for the grad girl...and I was done.
Thanks for stopping in!

Supplies:
Cardstock: night of navy, more mustard (SU), white (PTI)
Ink: night of navy (SU)
Stamps: signature greetings (PTI)
Other: banner dies (CSS), navy ribbon (Offray), bling (Recollections), foam tape, scor-tape

Thank heaven for little boys...

Hey, back with a second post for today.  I hosted a Stamping Saturday for a group of my crafty friends.  We had so much fun.  Stamping, talking, laughing, eating a bit of chocolate and a few gummy bears.

Thank you Roberta, Kris and Cheryl for spending the day stamping with me!

I'm sharing one of the cards I created yesterday...in between the the laughing and talking :)

I used Retrosketches - rs#59 for my layout.  Their sketches are always fun starting point.

I made this card for a little guy that will be turning 2 years old in a few weeks.

I gotta tell you - this card was SO much fun to create.  So. much. fun.!  This patterned paper is a long-retired one from Stampin' Up!.  It's cardstock weight paper, which makes it perfect for using with dies.  And it's great for masculine cards.  I die cut all of those little pieces of clothing, then stamped them. Some are popped up with foam tape, as is the focal panel.  Ahhh...I really want to keep this one.  Does that ever happen to you???

Anyway, thanks so much for looking!  I hope you'll leave a comment.

Supplies:
Cardstock: chocolate chip (SU), white, kraft (PTI)
Ink: chocolate chip (SU), onyx black (Versafine)
Stamps: hanging out (PTI)
Dies: hanging out (PTI), banners (Clear & Simple Stamps)
Other: foam tape, scor-tape