Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #71

It's time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC71)! This week Cindy Haffner is our challenge host and she is challenging us to embossing. There are a lot of different types of embossing options to choose from, such as heat, stencil, plates, folders, scoring, textured die cuts, and more. In addition, there are many different techniques to combined with embossing. You can also use anything from vellum, clear card stock, or other textures for your embossed projects. We would love to see what you all create.

Fun stuff, embossing! I love it! So, I was literally looking around for some inspiration when I saw what the SCS inspiration challenge for this week is: Roses and Teacups. I chose these gorgeous porcelain cameos for my inspiration and SCS Sketch #284 for my layout and I was on my way!

First, I made my "frame". I embossed Flourishes' Damask Background on a piece of patterned paper from K & C0., Madeline 6 x 6 pad. First I stamped it with Encore gold ink then heat embossed with gold detail embossing powder, and cut/embossed with a Scalloped Classic Oval Nestabilities die. The focal image, from A Year In Flowers, Set 2, was stamped on Classic White card stock with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copic markers. A pink moire bow and some gold flat back pearls finish it off. My base card is Soft Suede and each patterned paper element is matted with gold metallic card stock.

Thanks for dropping by today! I hope you'll play along--can't wait to see your embossed creations! Be sure to check out the rest of the FTTC team for inspiration!

• Betty Wright - Team Coordinator
• Cindy Haffner
• Dee Jackson
• Makiko Jones
• Silke Ledlow

~Supplies~
Stamps: Damask Background, A Year In Flowers, Set 2 (Flourishes)
Paper: Classic White (Flourishes); gold metallic (Office Max); Madeline 6 x 6 pad (K & Co.); Soft Suede (SU!)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Encore gold ink
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Circle and Scalloped Nestabilities (Spellbinders); detail gold embossing powder (Ranger); heat tool; ribbon, flat back pearls (craft store); Copic markers

Seeing RED! Crazy 4 Challenges #24

Yep, we're seeing RED at the Crazy 4 Challenges blog today!! Robin is our challenge hostess and she wants us to use red as our primary color. SO not a problem ;-)

For my card, I chose to go CAS, inspired by this image from SCS CAS Challenge #53 :) And, I'm using SCS Sketch Challange #267 for my layout.


My base card is PTI white card stock. Then I added a layer of Pure Poppy and a layer of Simple Valentine patterned paper. I cut the three hearts out of more white card stock with my Scalloped Heart Nestabilities, tied a red satin bow around, stamped the sentiment, from Simple Valentine, added three Pure Poppy Vintage buttons, and popped it up on foam. VERY simple and I love it!!! What do you think? Did I meet the challenges?

NOW, be sure to check out the samples by the rest of my crazy girls...er, I mean the Crazy 4 Challenges team ;-)

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Jessica Diedrich
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Joycelyn Turner
Lori Boyd
Lynda Benden
Mercy Kerin
Robin Willis
Vicki Garrett

THEN, you know what to do--we'd love to have you come along and play with us. Just do your thing with the challenge and link it to Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Please link directly to your project. And, if you upload to a public gallery, please use the key word C4C24.

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Simple Valentine (PTI)
Paper: White, Pure Poppy, Simple Valentine patterned paper (PTI)
Ink: Pure Poppy (PTI)
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Scalloped Hearts Nestabilities (Spellbinders); ribbon, DMC floss, foam squares (craft store) Vintage Buttons (PTI)

Holiday Wishes, Waltzingmouse Style

I'm a sucker for soft pastels for Christmas. I love 'em. So when I saw this card by Debbie Olson, I had to CASE it. First, I HAD to have that stamp, so I ordered Very Vintage Christmas from Claire at Waltzingmouse, who is just fabulous to deal with. Shipping was much faster than I'd imagined it would be from Ireland. I'm using SCS SC255 for my layout.

For the main image, I pretty much did exactly as Debbie did, right down to the pearls. Hey, why mess with perfection? Paper is Webster's Pages and card stock is Mellow Moss and Groovy Guava. That gorgeous silk ribbon is from Sharon Johnson's store and I tied the bow with my Bow Easy, also available there.

I'm so glad you stopped by today--I love it when you do!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Very Vintage Christmas (Waltzingmouse)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Mellow Moss, Groovy Guava (SU!); Home For the Holidays (Webster's Pages)
Ink: Groovy Guava, Mellow Moss (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provo Craft); Small Labels Nestabilites (Spellbinders); 3M foam squares, lace, flat back pearls (craft store); ribbon (May Arts)

Soaring by to say hi!

I just LOVE this almost new set by PTI--Everyday Button Bits! I picked it up at CHA and finally got it inked up. Too cute, I say!!! And, I'm finally getting around to *last week's* sketch at SCS--#241. Oh, well ;-)

This was a quick card to make--a good thing. So this will be a quick post, too :) Very little stamping--just the balloon strings and the sentiment. I think you could use this card for just about anyone--girl, boy, man, woman, don't you? Paper is Cosmo Cricket Bandwidth Twist and Shout and card stock is PTI New Leaf, Summer Sunrise, and Pure Poppy. Ribbon is New Leaf, and buttons are from PTI's Vintage Collection. Tiny safety pin is from Tim Holtz.

I'm so glad you dropped in today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Everyday Button Bits (PTI)
Paper: New Leaf, Summer Sunrise, Pure Poppy (PTI); Very Vanilla (SU!); Bandwidth Twist and Shout (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Real Red (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Spellbinders tag die; ribbon, buttons (PTI); safety pin (Tim Holtz); sewing machine

Quilted Birthday

Well, it's been a long time since I've done a SCS challenge but I got the chance to do the sketch for this week!! This is Sketch Challenge #238 and I love it! Had to do it! This card is about as CAS as I get, LOL!

I decided I wanted to use a few of my new In Colors, and PTI's quilt squares lend themselves to this kind of sketch so well so I paired them for this card. I'm using the new DSP called Razzleberry Lemonade and Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, and Dusty Durango card stock. I like the new In Colors--especially Rich Razzleberry--but I still miss Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze! Glad I stocked up on them! I think the mechanics of this card are pretty self-explanatory. The quilt blocks were stamped on Whisper White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with the NEW In Color Stampin' Write markers! I'm SOOOOOOOOO glad they finally did that!!!! Then matted with the three card stock colors and popped up on 3M foam squares. The ribbon is the new polka dotted ribbon in Dusty Durango. I made a couple score marks at the top and bottom and stamped the sentiment and added some Dew Drops between the lines. Pretty simple, actually, but I really like how it turned out!

I'm so glad you dropped in today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Quilter's Sampler Additions, Mother (PTI)
Paper: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Dusty Durango, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP (SU!); Pure Luxury 80lb (Gina K.)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Rich Razzleberry and Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, and Dusty Durango Stampin' Write Markers (SU!)
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities square dies; 3M foam square (craft store); ribbon (SU!); Dew Drops; Scor-Pal; 3/4" square punch (EK Sucess)

Happy Birthday Irises

The sun is shining today so I thought I'd have a sunny card for you! And this one is *bright* and sunny! I'm using the colors from SCS Color Combinations #218, the layout is SCS Sketch Challenge #228, and it's a birthday card for Flourishes' Timeless Tuesday Challenge #15. Just under the wire for all of them, but especially the color and birthday challenges, LOL!

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Kiwi Kiss and DSP from Good Morning Sunshine DSP with orange gingham ribbon tied 'round. The next element is Summer Sun with more DSP from the same collection, and the next is Only Orange with a layer of Whisper White on which I stamped the Weathered Wood backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms. All three of these elements were stitched around with my sewing machine. The focal image is a PSX stamp--I'm having fun collecting these stamps. I just love them!!! It was stamped on Gina K. Pure Luxury 80lb paper with Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with Copic markers (see below). The it was matted with Kiwi Kiss and is popped up on 3M foam squares. The sentiment is from Flourishes' Sweet Violets set and is stamped in the same way, punched out with my oval punch, layered on a Summer Sun oval, and it's also up on foam squares.

I'm glad you dropped by today! Be sure to come back tomorrow--I have a little surprise.

~Recipe~
Stamps: Iris (PSX); Sweet Violets (Flourishes); Weather Wood backgrounder (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Paper: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun, Only Orange, Good Morning Sunshine DSP (SU!); Pure Luxury 80lb (Gina K.)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: 3M foam squares, ribbon (craft store); oval punch (SU!); Copic markers; sewing machine

Thank you flowers

I've been hard at work on my MFT Idol project for this week but I needed a break so I decided to do a couple challenges in one. This card is for SCS Color Combinations #217: Garden Green, Cameo Coral, and Ballet Blue. It's also for SCS Sketch Challenge #227.

My base card is Very Vanilla with layers of Garden Green, Ballet Blue, and Cameo Coral. I stamped the Cameo Coral layer with a Stampin' Wheel in Cameo Coral to give it a little interest. Instead of a paper element next, I used ribbon. The focal image was stamped with European watercolor paper from Flourishes and PTI's Life set, using the misting technique. I layered it up, added some flat back pearls, and stamped the sentiment from PTI's Mother set.

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Life, Mother )PTI)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Garden Green, Ballet Blue, Cameo Coral (SU!); European water color paper (Flourishes)
Ink: Garden Green, Cameo Coral, Ballet Blue (SU!)
Accessories: 3M foam squares, flat back pearls, ribbon (craft store); border punch (Martha Stewart); Stampin' Wheel, Word Window, small oval and oval punches (SU!)

Wishful Elegance

[Be sure to check back later this afternoon for my MFT Idol Contest entry. I'm really excited about this week's challenge and my entry. And please don't forget to vote (hopefully for me!) starting tonight, Tuesday, April 28 at 10PM running until tomorrow night, Wednesday, April 29 at 10PM. You can find the poll on the MFT Forum here.]

This last week really got away from me so I thought I'd better get the SCS Sketch Challenge--#225--done before the next one comes out!

My base card is Very Vanilla with layers of Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, and DP from the Marrakesh 6 x 6 pad from Basic Grey, following the sketch. The focal image was stamped on Very Vanilla with a stamp from Verve's latest release called Wishful Elegance with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copic markers (see below). It was then cut/embossed with a square Nestabilities die and matted on Tangerine Tango cut/embossed with a labels three die, and Pacific Point cut/embossed with another square die. Then the entire element was popped up on 3M foam squares. Some Pacific Point colored Dew Drops add some interest. A very simple card but the richness of the Marrakesh paper gives it some charm, I think.

Thanks for dropping by and please do come back later to see my Idol entry.

~Recipe~
Stamps: Wishful Elegance (Verve)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango (SU!); Marrakesh 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities; 3M foam squares (craft store); Dew Drops; Copic markers

Violets Are Blue

When I saw Flourishes' new release Sweet Violets, I knew I had to have it. I love to garden and I love botanical images, and I do love Flourishes' stamps based on illustrations by Marcella Hawley. I colored it this time with Copics but next time it'll be with watercolors. I'm using the sketch from SCS Sketch Challenge #224 for my layout. It's perfect for a large image like this!

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Mellow Moss, Brilliant Blue, and Bo Bunny Denim Calico DP. The next element is more Mellow Moss, Brilliant Blue, and the flip side of the Bo Bummy paper, cut in strips to follow the sketch. The focal image was stamped on Gina K. Pure Luxury paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers (see below). Then I sponged very lightly on top of the violets with Bashful Blue and around the leaves with Creamy Caramel ink. I then punched the corners with my Ticket Corner punch, did the same to the Brilliant Blue mat, and matted again with Mellow Moss. Then I popped it up on 3M foam squares and added some bright blue Dew Drops to the corners. This is a really sweet set and fun to color! Hope you like it!

Thanks for dropping in today!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Sweet Violets (Flourishes)
Paper: Whisper White, Mellow Moss, Brilliant Blue (SU!); Pure Luxury 80 lb paper (Gina K.); Denim Calico DP (Bo Bunny)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Bashful Blue, Creamy Caramel (SU!)
Accessories: 3M foam squares (craft store); Copic markers; Ticket Corner punch (SU!); Dew Drops

Birthday Violets

This card is for SCS Sketch Challenge #223. I love this sketch!!! Just right for a small image.

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, and DP from the Sprout 6 x 6 pack from Memory Box. The next element is Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, and Pale Plum. It's hard to see in the picture, but I made vertical embossed lines with my Scor-Pal on the Pale Plum panel. The next element is Chocolate Chip, Pale Plum, and more DP. The focal image is a Karen Lockhart stamp called Violet Cupcake. It was stamped on Gina K. Pure Luxury 80 lb paper with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copic markers (see below). I added some shimmer to the flowers with my Sakura glitter pen, cut/embossed it with a square Nestabilities die and layered it on Old Olive and Chocolate Chip before popping it up on 3M foam squares. The sentiment is from PTI's Mega Mixed Messages and was stamped on Whisper White with Memento Rich Cocoa (the layers should be pretty self explanatory) and is up on foam squares. Orchid Dew Drops for balance and it's done!

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Violet Cupcake (Lockhart); Mega Mixed Messages (PTI)
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pale Plum, Old Olive (SU!); Sprout 6 x 6 pack DP (Memory Box); Pure Luxury 80 lb paper (Gina K.)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities dies; 3M foam squares (craft store); Copic markers; small oval, oval, large oval, and Designer Label punches (SU!)

Happy Easter

This card is for Sharon Johnson's challenge for today--Stamp Simply #81 - The Incredible Edible Egg! The challenge is to use an egg in your project. Any kind of egg. Fun challenge and it made me get out this set that I'd never used--never even mounted, even! Thanks for another great challenge, Sharon!!

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink, and DSP from SU!'s Tea Time collection. I rounded two corners and added a So Saffron grosgrain ribbon and bow from the SU! Sale-a-Bration ribbon bundle. The layout is SCS Sketch Challenge #222. My focal image uses a stamp from a SU! set called A Good Egg and was stamped on Gina K Pure Luxury 80 lb paper with Memento London Fog ink. The chick was colored with Copic markers Y21 and Y32 and the egg was paper pieced with more DSP. I also covered the chick with Gold Shimmer Shimmerz Blingz and outlined him and the egg with Sakura glitter pens. It--and the Pretty In Pink and Certainly Celery mats--were then cut/embossed with my Nestabilities Labels dies and is mounted on 3M foam squares. The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped on Whisper White with Memento London Fog ink and cut/embossed with a Spellbinders label die. I then notched the end and attached a pink button from my stash with pink DMC embroidery floss and popped it up on foam squares, too. Three light green Dew Drops in the right lower corner and it's done!

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: A Good Egg (SU!)
Paper: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink, and Tea Time DSP (SU!)
Ink: Memento London Fog
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, DMC floss (craft store); Copic markers; Dew Drops; button (personal stash); ribbon (SU!); corner rounder punch (EK Sucess)

Urban Roses

Good morning!! It's been raining off and on here for several days and it looks like it's going to continue. I need to get out there and prune my roses, but I don't think that's going to happen this weekend. Since I can't prune the real ones, here's a rose cupcake to tide us over. This card is for two challenges: SCS Sketch Challenge #221 and SCS Color Challenge #211: Pretty In Pink, Kiwi Kiss, and Baja Breeze.

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze on which I did some paper piercing. The next element is Kiwi Kiss with DP from the Urban Prairie 6 x 6 pad from Basic Grey. The next element is Kiwi Kiss with Pretty In Pink with more paper piercing and a pink satin bow was tied around at this point. The focal image uses a Karen Lockhart stamp which was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Gina K Pure Luxury 80 lb paper, colored with Copic markers (see below) and had a little paper piercing done in the corners. It was layered on all three of the challenge colors and is popped up on 3M foams squares. I think it's kinda sweet and definitely cheers up a gloomy day.

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Rosebud Cupcake (Lockhart)
Paper: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss (SU!); Urban Prairie 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: 3M foam squares, ribbon (craft store); paper piercer/mat/template (SU!); Copic markers

Beautiful Kindness

I've been working on my next MFT Idol project but I needed a break, so I inked up another of my new Verve sets to use on SCS Sketch Challenge #220.

My base card is Very Vanilla with a layer of Basic Black. The next elements are Groovy Guava (retired SU! In Color) and DP from the Porcelain 6 x 6 pad from Basic Grey, following the sketch. The focal image--and sentiment--are from Verve's Beautiful Kindness set and are stamped on Very Vanilla with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. After using the Ticket Corner punch on the Very Vanilla layer, it was matted with Groovy Guava and Basic Black and popped up on 3M foam squares. The small butterfly from the set was stamped the same way twice and colored with Copic marker R02--Flesh. One was cut/embossed with a circle Nestabilities die and matted with Basic Black and is also up on foam squares. The other butterfly was cut out, had it's wings bent in a little for definition, and was popped up on bits of a foam square. Three faceted black jewels accent the sentiment element and it's done!

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Beautiful Kindness (Verve)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Groovy Guava (SU!); Porcelain 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Circle Nestabilities dies; 3M foam squares, black faceted jewels (craft store); Ticket Corner punch (SU!); R02 Copic marker

Embrace Happiness

What a difference a week makes! Last Sunday it was cold and snowing and today it's sunny and warm--80F today! Hope everyone is having wonderful weather today.

This card is for two challenges: SCS Sketch Challenge #218 and SCS Color Challenge #208. The colors this week are: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, and Pink Passion.

My base card is Chocolate Chip with a layer of DP from the Sultry 6 x 6 pad by Basic Grey. The next element is more of the same, as are the next elements, with different DP. The focal image is from the Saleabration set called Botanical Blooms and was stamped on Gina K. Pure Luxury 80 lb. paper with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copic markers (see below for colors used). It was cut out and mounted on Whisper White with 3M foam squares and Crystal Effects and matted with Pink Passion and Chocolate Chip, then the whole thing was mounted on foam squares. The sentiment was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa on Whisper White with a stamp from PTI's Mixed Messages set, then punched out with a 1" circle punch. Then it was matted with Kiwi Kiss punched out with the Designer Label punch. Some "passionately pink" jewels accent the sentiment element, which is up on foam squares, and Dew Drops from the Fresh Cut Grass collection add balance in the upper right corner. This layout was a great opportunity to use this DP, I think.

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Botanical Blooms (SU!); Mixed Messages (PTI)
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pink Passion, Kiwi Kiss (SU!); Gina K. Pure Luxury 80 lb. paper; Sultry 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: 3M foam squares, jewels (craft store); Dew Drops (Robin's Nest); 1" circle punch, Designer Label punch (SU!); Copic markers

Signs of Spring

My daffodils are coming up and I see buds on my early varieties, but none are in bloom yet. What I *did* see this morning was one little purple crocus. Since that little crocus is a sure sign of Spring, I thought I'd use my new Flourishes set called Signs of Spring for SCS Sketch Challenge #216. There's no crocus in this set, so this little daffodil will have to do.

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Basic Black, Yoyo Yellow, and Whisper White stamped with the Stitched backgrounder in Basic Black. The next element is DP from a new 6 x 6 pad that I got from Gina K. called Ebony & Alabaster by Black Market Paper Society layered on Basic Black. The layers were cut/embossed with circle and scalloped circle Nestabilities. The next element is Yoyo Yellow on Basic Black. The focal image was stamped on Gina K.'s Pure Luxury 80lb. paper with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic markers (see below for colors used). I *really* like this paper!!! It was mounted on Yoyo Yellow and Basic black with 3M foam squares and then the whole thing was popped up on foam squares. A black and white polka dotted bow and some faceted jewels embellish the card. The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped on the same paper with the same ink. It was punched out with my Word Window punch, matted on Yoyo Yellow and Basic Black ovals and is also up on foam squares. A smaller faceted jewel provides an accent.

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Signs of Spring (Flourishes)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Yoyo Yellow (SU!); Ebony & Alabaster (Black Market Paper Society)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities; ribbon, faceted jewels, 3M foam squares (craft store); Copic markers

Sweet Peas

Happy Friday!!!! I am SO ready for the weekend!!!

This card is for SCS Sketch Challenge #215 and SCS Color Challenge #205. The colors this week are Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette, and Kiwi Kiss. PERFECT for Basic Grey's Eva paper. And this SweetPea Lockhart stamp is also perfect for it :)

My base card is Whisper White with a layers of Kiwi Kiss, Perfect Plum, and Eva DP from the 6 x 6 pad. The vertical element is Kiwi Kiss and Perfect Plum with some paper piercing to dress it up. The next element is more Kiwi Kiss, Perfect Plum, and more DP and is up on 3M foam squares. The focal element was stamped on Solar White card stock from PTI with Memento Tuxedo Black in and colored with Copic markers (see below for colors used). It's cut/embossed with a square Nestabilities die and matted with Perfect Plum and Kiwi Kiss. I tied a ribbon around it with some double sided Kiwi Kiss/Vanilla satin ribbon and mounted it on more foam squares. A couple Dew Drops from the Orchid collection was all else it needed, I think. No sentiment so I can go in several ways with this card: birthday, just because, sympathy, etc.

~Recipe~
Stamps: Sweet Pea (Lockhart Stamp Co.)
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Perfect Plum, and Whisper White (SU!); Eva 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug/square Nestabilities; 3M foam squares (craft store); Orchid Dew Drops (Robin's Nest); double faced satin ribbon (SU!); Copic markers