Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge!

Good FRIDAY morning! We're off to teach, so here's a challenge card to show you. This week's challenge was to use "quiet colors. Nothing bright."

Card stock: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

Ink: Certainly Celery, Versamark, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink

Stamp sets: Blessings from Heaven, Field Flowers

Accessories: Very Vintage Jumbo Stampin' Around wheel, Eyelet Border Punch, white embossing powder, Embossing Buddy, heat tool, dimensionals

It's a pretty simple layout, but I think I like the card. :) What do YOU think??

OK, I'm off! I hope you have a WONDERFUL weekend! Make sure you take the time to STAMP something! :D

Saturday with the Stampin' Sisters in Christ!

Hi, everyone! I decided to look up some of the old challenges I've done, and I've been so out of the loop that I'd neglected the Stampin' Sisters in Christ! There are some INCREDIBLE cards for this challenge; I'm not *thrilled* with this one, but I do love the colors, so I thought I'd go ahead and enter this. Just to put it out there, and do some stamping while I'm TOTALLY procrastinating some other stuff I SHOULD be doing. :D

Card stock: Early Espresso, River Rock, Whisper White

Ink: Versamark, Early Espresso

Stamp sets: Blessings from Heaven, Fabulous Florets

Accessories: Embossing Buddy, heat tool, Whisper White satin ribbon, Early Espresso glitter brad, designer label punch, dimensionals, Snail

So, I chose ribbon, brad, and popped image for my three. :) I don't care for the ribbon, I think, is the thing. But what do YOU think???

OK, I'm off. I really can't put off everything too much longer. :D Have a WONDERFUL Labor Day Weekend, be safe, and be SURE to take the time to STAMP something! :)

Scanned but not posted! :D

OOPS. I've been SO busy today - seriously. Who stole my day?!?!? :D I scanned this in, then made two pies. LOL!

PLEASE don't forget to enter for my blog candy giveaway! Just scroll down to Monday's blog entry; you've got until Sunday to enter! And it's not hard to find the answers to those questions - there IS a way to go to the first entries without having to scroll through every page! :D

So! This is my challenge card for Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge for this week. I have fallen in love with this color combination for some reason. LOL!


Card stocks: Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery

Stamp sets: Autumn Splendor, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Accessories: Ticket corner punch, Crystal Effects, Modern Label punch, Word Window punch

It's a pretty simple card, but TRUST ME, not having any fingerprints in the CE is a MIRACLE. LOL!!!! I really like it; it seems like a very soothing color combination. And I LOVE the versatility of the Autumn Splendor stamp set.

SO. Have you entered the challenge? I'd love to see what you come up with! :) So go STAMP SOMETHING!!!!

Happy FALL! :D

Christmas is coming SOOOOOOO quickly!!! But it's now FALL, and it's one of our favorite times of year around here. :) Not only is it that time of year, but the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge this week is fall. :D

So, today I'm giving you the two samples from my clubs this month - which also happen to fall into the FALL category. LOL! Tomorrow, I'll HOPEFULLY get out the camera and do another fall card from tonight's Fancy Folds II class. It turned out really beautifully!

Anyway. :D On to the show!

This is a really simple card; the card stocks do most of the work! :)

Card stock: Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Ruby Red

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Ruby Red, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie

Stamp set: Lovely as a Tree

Accessories: ticket corner punch, sponges, dimensionals, Big Shot (I LOVE MY BIG SHOT!!), Perfect Details Texturz Plate (SU! exclusive, new this year!)

It was fun watching what different trees everyone came up with! :) Use more of one color than another, and it completely changes the feel of the piece!

This one is my personal favorite. :)

Card stock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango

Ink: Versamark (Inside - Creamy Caramel)

Stamp set: Autumn Splendor (Holiday Mini), Celebrate Everything (Inside - Teeny Tiny Wishes)

Accessories: Heat tool, embossing buddy, clear embossing powder, gold embossing powder, Big Shot (yeah, you know it! :D), Top Note die (SU! exclusive!)

I wish you could see this one IRL; it's very RICH, and has beautiful texture. :)

OK! I'm off to clean up the studio a little bit before tonight's class. :) I can't wait to show you the cards from tonight, plus I have more 3D things to show you, as well! And next Monday is the Fall Stamp Camp, and the main project is sooooooooo great!! :D The second is pretty good, too! LOL!

Have a WONDERFUL evening! And for your sake, PLEASE take the time to STAMP something! :) Be blessed!

SO out of my comfort zone with this card!

Happy Thursday! It's still pouring outside most of the time - and LOTS of standing water! - but inside, I've got the fall decorations (which include LIGHTS this year, thanks to my mom! :D) and Christmas music playing while I design Christmas cards. It's pretty sweet. :D

ANYWAY. A dear friend of mine, Allison - HI, ALLISON! :D - pointed me to the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge Blog today. FUN stuff! So, I decided to take a break from designing Christmas cards to work on this challenge. This card meets the challenge requirements, will take up today on this blog, AND be something I can send to Sherrill! :D Sweet!

But I'm not really comfortable with square cards. I'm used to doing proportions for the standard card or a round card. Or maybe a SMALL 3x3 square, which is quite easy to fill. :D



Here's the recipe!

Card stock: Elegant Eggplant, Very Vanilla

Ink: Ruby Red and Chocolate Chip Craft Ink

Stamp sets: AUTUMN SPLENDOR and TEENY TINY WISHES

Accessories: Chocolate Chip corduroy button, gold cord, heat tool, embossing buddy, clear embossing powder, dimensionals, pop-up glue dots, AUTUMN TRADITIONS designer series paper.

Be sure and tell me what you think! And if you do the challenge, please be sure to tell me where it is, so I can come look!!! Regardless, make sure you take the time to STAMP SOMETHING!!! :)