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Stamp Simply #87 - For the Guys

If you're looking for my Copic Creations challenge card for today, please click here!)

Sharon Johnson has another great Stamp Simply challenge for you today, that will have you getting ready for Father's Day with plenty of time to spare!  For today's challenge, Sharon is going back to her early days of stamping.  Being the only woman in a houseful of men, Sharon often found herself early on creating more masculine cards than the beauties she creates nowadays.  So her challenge to you today is to create a masculine card... for Father's Day or for any man, anytime.  There's just one stipulation!  You have to include some "manly" string, rope, cording or knots of some sort!  Sharon has a great sample for you to see on her blog, and the other Stamp Simply designers will wow you as well...

Julie Koerber
Jennifer Buck

Janine Orchard
Becky Oehlers
AJ Otto
Deb Saaranen

Barbara Anders, May Guest Designer

I was short on time to create something for this challenge, so I literally did some simple stamping by CASE'ing one of my Card Buffet designs to make this quick card.  My "manly" feature is the linen thread wrapped several times around the cardstock below the lighthouse.

Remember, if you decide to take on this challenge, leave a comment back on Sharon's blog with a link to your creation and if you upload to an online gallery such as Paper Craft Planet, be sure to include ssnotime87 in your tag line!

Stay tuned for my Copic Creations Challenge #4 card later this morning!

Stamps:  Kinkade lighthouse, sentiment (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Cardstock:  Maraschino (Bazzill), Night of Navy (Stampin' Up!), Boxer designer paper (Basic Grey)
Inks:  Versafine Majestic Blue (Tsukineko)
Accessories:  concave corner punch (EK Success), linen thread (Stampin' Up!).

Happy Birthday, Dad!

A few days ago, it occurred to me that today is my Dad's birthday!  Ooops!  Manly cards are hard enough to do, and I put myself in a bind by not even having one ready to send in time!  Then I remembered... I ordered this Chevy Family Bel Air stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms last week to use for an upcoming event at the store!  (Yes, I'm having another Card Buffet this month, and ordered this stamp for one of the card designs.)  I knew it would be perfect for a card for my Dad, as he is a die-hard Chevy man, so I waited for this stamp to arrive to make his card.

For inspiration, I turned to the Weekend Sketch Challenge, being hosted this week on Jenn Balcer's blog.  I really love how the Houndstooth-embossed panel turned out in the background!  Does it remind you of upholstery?  The silver strip of cardstock is to make you think of the chrome on the bumpers.  I hesitated to add the ribbon, but felt the tag needed to be "anchored" somehow and since this ribbon has the stitching down the middle, I thought it might make one think of the roadway, and decided to use it!

I know my Dad was always fond of the classic cars he has owned over the years, so I hope this card will be meaningful to him!

I hope you're having a great weekend!  We have to help serve the Life Meal at church tomorrow so the morning will be a busy one.  But I have a long list of stamping projects to accomplish this weekend so I hope to stamp the day away after we get home!

Thanks for stopping by!  I greatly appreciate your visits and comments!

 

Stamps:  Chevy Bel Air (Cornish Heritage Farms), sentiment (Impression Obsession)
Cardstock:  Maraschino, Black OP, silver metallic (Bazzill), white (Neenah Classic Crest Solar White)
Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), markers (Copic - R29, R59, C1, C3, C7, 0), white gel pen (Ranger)
Accessories:  circle punches (EK Success), Houndstooth embossing folder (ProvoCraft), ribbon (Creative Impressions).

Color Throwdown #28

Wednesday brings another Color Throwdown, and this week it was Barb's turn to choose the colors!

Be sure to stop by the Throwdown blog to see the creations from all the team members, or just visit their blogs by clicking the links below!

Barbara Anders
Danielle Kennedy
LeAnne Pugliese
Broni Holcombe
Cathy Indelicato 

For my card, I chose to semi-CASE my friend Maria Gurnsey's card here where she used that cute gingham for the tree tops!  (GLG... that's code for Gotta' Love Gingham!)  I used this sweet pink polka dot paper to piece my tree top, but it doesn't show up very well!  No worries... Maria enabled me to order that Spring Trees set from CHF today anyway, so I'll just copy her card completely once it arrives!

I hope you'll make time for the Throwdown sometime today or later this week!

Many, many, many thanks to all of you who have left me such wonderful comments about my health and weight loss goals!  Many of you brought tears to my eyes, and all made me smile!  I won't go into a lot of details, but if I'm truly going to lose all the weight I *need* to lose, it totals 150 pounds.  So as you can well imagine, a healthier me is definitely something that needs to come about!  Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart, pumping for all it's worth beneath all this fat!  I appreciate it so much!

Have a great day!

 

Stamps:  tree from Making the Grade (Kim Hughes collection by Cornish Heritage Farms), sentiment (Impression Obsession)
Cardstock:  Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red (Stampin' Up!), designer paper (Lasting Impressions)
Ink:  Momento Rich Cocoa, Vesamagic Jumbo Java (Tsukineko)
Accessories:  ribbon (Offray), Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder (Provo Craft), Threading Water punch (Fiskars).

Papercraft Planet - Saturday Sketch

Did you know there's a sketch challenge every Saturday at Papercraft Planet?  Lori Tecler created this awesome layout for today's sketch, and you can check out the details for this challenge here.  I decided to combine Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration challenge with the sketch.  Honestly, I'm not happy with how it turned out.  I feel like the mojo is missing, but here's my card.

 

If you're snowed in and hibernating from all this cold weather, why not get some stamping done and give the sketch challenge a try?  And if you're in a climate where the ground is not covered in snow, and the temperature does not start with a minus, then I don't want to hear it!  I'm freezing my tookus off!  When you upload your photo to Papercraft Planet, remember to put SK011709 in the tag line!  Lori will create an album for all the cards done with this sketch, and the tag will help her find your card!

Happy stamping, and thanks for visiting me today!

 

 

Stamps:  U R A Hoot (Kim Hughes collection for Cornish Heritage Farms)
Cardstock:  Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, Pretty in Pink, Kraft (Stampin' Up!), Pure Luxury 80 lb. cardstock for owl (Gina K Designs), designer paper (Chatterbox)
Inks:  Momento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), markers (Copic)
Accessories:  felt flowers (Creative Impressions), brads (Stampin' Up!), Threading Water punch (Fiskars).

Just Because...

I have a very good, dear friend who's going through a really rough time lately, so I thought I'd better get a card in the mail to her soon so she remembers how much I care about her!  So I made this card for her, using Jen delMuro's Sketch for You to Try from this past Saturday.

I am having a Card Buffet at the store in a few weeks, and was wanting to try out this combination of papers and cardstock for one of the Buffet cards, so I decided to use it for this card.  Now I know... it's a keeper, don't you think? 

Sorry to hit you again today with these flowers from Kim Hughes, but they're my most favorite from the Nature Silhouettes set, and they just worked well for this sketch!

I'm posting two pictures of my card here.  If you have time, I'd love your opinion... what's better?  The black background or the white?  I've used black for almost everything, as I always thought the details of the card showed up better but lately I'm looking at everyone else's and thinking differently.  Which do you prefer?

I appreciate your visits so much!  Thanks for stopping by again today!

Stamps:  Nature Silhouettes (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Cardstock:  Kraft, Ruby Red (Bazill), Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up!), designer paper (Double-Dot in porcelain from Bo Bunny)
Inks:  Ruby Red, Old Olive (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories:  punches, brads (Stampin' Up!), ribbon (Papertrey Ink).

Color Throwdown #24

Hey Color Throwdown fans... we're back!  After a little holiday break, LeAnne, Cathy, Broni and I are back to bringing you the Color Throwdown every week!  Kimberly Crawford spent a few weeks with us as a designer but had to bow out due to time commitments.  Kisa Peters also has a lot on her plate, so she won't be doing any regular designs with us each week but we've bribed her into sticking around and continuing to create the awesome banners on the Throwdown blog each week, as well as the blinkies and Color Pick swatches!  Since we found ourselves needing two more designers, we started the search for two new talents to add to our group!  And talent we found... in several people actually, but we all agreed on these two... Barbara Anders from Paper Pursuits, and Danielle Kennedy from Wild Dragonfly Designs!  Be sure to visit their blogs to see their awesome work, and stop by the Throwdown blog to see the creations from the whole team with today's colors! (or you can visit their blogs, linked below!)

Cathy Indelicato
Broni Holcombe
LeAnne Pugliese

For my card today, I pulled out this scrap of paper I had from Scribble Scrabble and was delighted to find it matched today's colors very well!  Some flowers and a sentiment from my Kim Hughes Nature Silhouettes stamp set helped to complete my card.  I plan to send this to a young couple who we are friends with.  Our family is currently searching for a new church home, and Emily and Josh graciously welcomed us at their church this past Sunday, so I want to be sure to thank them!

I hope you'll find time today, or later this week to give the Throwdown a try!  We're planning some new things for the coming year and one of those new things will start next week!  On Tuesdays we'll be randomly picking one participant from the previous weeks challenge to be featured on the Throwdown blog!  So who knows... maybe it'll be YOU!

Happy stamping!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Stamps:  Nature's Silhouette (Kim Hughes design for Cornish Heritage Farms)
Cardstock:  Baja Breeze, Mellow Moss, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up!), designer paper (Scribble Scrabble)
Inks:  Going Gray (Stampin' Up!), markers #526 and #158 (Tombow)
Accessories:  punches, ribbon (Stampin' Up!), Nestabilities (Spellbinders), brad (Making Memories).

Stamp Simply #63 - Giving Thanks

Greetings, and I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!  In honor of the holiday yesterday, the Stamp Simply challenge for today is to give thanks.

Around our table yesterday, we remembered to give thanks for the servicemen and women who are serving our country in all capacities and appreciate the freedom we have because of them.  So I thought it appropriate to express my thanks with a card for today's challenge as well.  I will send this to a young man from our church who is currently deployed.

Check out all the details, as well as a fantastic creation from Sharon Johnson on her blog, and don't forget about Stamp Simply Celebrates! coming up, too!

The Stamp Simply team has some wonderful samples for you, too!

Julie Koerber
Dee Jackson
Jennifer Buck
Janine Orchard
Becky Oehlers
AJ Otto
Cathy Tidwell, guest designer

Stay tuned!  Later today I have a card to show you for day one celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas at Papercraft Planet!

Have a great day!

 

 

Stamps:  Hometown Pride/Thomas Kinkade (Cornish Heritage Farms), sentiment (unknown)
Cardstock:  Riding Hood Red, Night of Navy, Sahara Sand (Stampin' Up!), designer paper (Scenic Route)
Inks:  Night of Navy (Stampin' Up!), Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories:  Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon (craft supply).

Color Throwdown #20

It's week #20 of the Color Throwdown, and this week it was my turn once again to choose our color combo!

Instead of the usual color swatches that I usually post, I'm posting this picture of what inspired my color choices for today!  My daughter Kaylie recently had a job interview at Panera Bread.  (I want her to get that job very much, so she can bring some of their yummy food home with her!)  Anyway, while I was waiting in the car for her interview to be over a few weeks ago, I was really struck by the combination of colors on the exterior of the restaurant.  See the awnings and umbrellas?  So today's colors are Sage Green, Ruby Red, More Mustard, and Eggplant!  And here's my card...

I used Julee Tillman's Mojo Monday sketch for my layout, and a piece of mustard-colored Bo Bunny designer paper, too. 

Check out what the other Throwdown designers have created for today, too!

LeAnne Pugliese

Cathy Indelicato

Broni Holcombe

Kimberly Crawford

Remember to leave a comment with a direct link to your creation on the Color Throwdown blog!  And if you upload to Papercraft Planet, remember to tag your photo with CTD20.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

 

 

Stamps:  Nature Silhouettes (Cornish Heritage Farms), sentiment (My Favorite Things)
Cardstock:  Elegant Eggplant, Sage Shadow, Ruby Red, Confetti Cream (Stampin' Up!), designer paper (Bo Bunny)
Inks:  Ruby Red, Sage Shadow (Stampin' Up!), Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories:  eggplant ribbon (Stampin' Up!), Threading Water border punch (Fiskars), brads (Gary Burlin).

Thoughts of You

Just a quick post this morning!  Here's a card I made earlier this week using Jen del Muro's Sketch for You to Try on her blog.  I just love to be able to use a little variety of matching designer papers, so this sketch layout worked well for that!  If you find yourself in need of inspriration, try the sketch!

Hope you have a great day!  The craziness in my life is leveling off, so I'm hoping to get back to a little routine soon!  Yay!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

Stamps:  Nature Silhouettes (Kim Hughes collection for Cornish Heritage Farms), sentiment (Impression Obsession)
Cardstock:  Pickle, Mocha Divine (Bazzill), Confetti White (Stampin' Up!), designer paper (Basic Grey)
Inks:  Momento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), markers (Tombow)
Accessories:  flowers and brad (Creative Impressions), Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon (Basic Grey).

Stamp Simply #59 - Button Up for Winter

For today’s challenge we are going to Button Up for Winter!  For most of us, there are a lot of things that need to be done before winter hits, and that’s what we’re doing with our cards today - buttoning up for winter!  BUT, it is still fall, not winter, so today’s challenge is to make a fall card and incorporate a button on it!  Remember to try to keep it simple, quick and most importantly, HAVE FUN!!!  (Oh, and  a button can be real, faux, sticker, stamped — whatever, we’re easy!)

Sharon Johnson has a beautiful sample on her blog to inspire you today, and the other designers have buttoned up quite beautifully, too!

Julie Koerber

Dee Jackson

Jennifer Buck

Janine Orchard

Becky Oehlers

Darlene Pavlick

 
For my card, I used another new Nestabilities die, the Labels Two.  My Fall flowers are from a stamp set from Cornish Heritage Farms, the swirls stamped on the designer paper are from a Stampers' Anonymous stamp, and the sentiment is from Kitchen Sink Stamps.  I added a Stampin' Up! button on the edge of my scalloped oval, tied with ribbon and hemp twine.  I also used the sketch for the week from Card Positioning Systems for inspiration.

I hope you'll have time to play today!  Remember, if you upload to Paper Craft Planet or Splitcoaststampers use the keywords ssnotime59 to categorize your card so it can be seen with everyone elses!

(Note, this is my first out of three uploads for today!  Be sure to check out my Pink Cat Challenge card here, and my Halloween treats here!)

Happy stamping!

 

Stamps:  flowers from Nature Silhouettes (Kim Hughes collection for Cornish Heritage Farms), swirls (Stampers' Anonymous), sentiment from Ready 4 Any Holiday(Kitchen Sink Stamps)
Cardstock:  True Thyme, River Rock (Stampin' Up!), designer paper (We R Memory Keepers)
Inks:  markers (Tombow), Momento Desert Sand, Potter's Clay (Tsukineko)
Accessories:  button (Stampin' Up!), Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon (Creative Impressions).