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The challenge was to use acetate. I cut this piece from a clear box I had. Then I placed it into an embossing folder and ran it through my cuttlebug. I used lilac paper behind it.  The image is a digital from Powerpoppy and the embossing folder is by Anna Griffin from Cuttlebug. To attach the acetate, I punched holes in it and tied it on with the ribbon. The white imaged panel is attached to the acetate. The lilac piece is the inside of the card. Come join in the fun here.

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In honor of Holy Week, I am going to make use of my cross stamp collection on all the challenges I take part in this week, and share them here on my blog. This one I did this morning for the technique challenge on Mondays over on Splitcoaststampers. The challenge was to make a monochromatic card using shades of one color and one neutral color. I love the soft sky and baja breeze shades of blue that Stampin' Up offers, so I used that as my color choice. I think the rhinestones reflected that color very nicely. The cross image is from Our Daily Bread Designs and the sentiment is from Sweet and Sassy Stamps.

I also want to share part of  this wonderful prayer that Jesus prayed found in John 17:1-5 :
"Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. I have brought you  glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do, And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world begin."

Make My Monday

The challenge over at Make My Monday today was to make a monochromatic card. I am cranking out Easter cards today in my stamproom, so I made it fit the theme for today. I embossed the white cardstock, rub a soft sky ink pad over it, stamped the silhouette image (a $1 stamp from Michael's) in soft sky ink, and then I stamped over it with the sentiment from Sweet and Sassy with tuxedo black ink. Added a little scrap of soft sky cardstock behind it, popped it up with dimensionals, and added the seam binding bow. A 10 minute card with an elegant look.

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This is the scripture featured this week at Wordart Wednesday. Valentines are my favorite cards to make and seeking from God the help of creating a clean heart and a renewed spirit is wonderful little prayer for everyday. It is my resolution this year to abide in the Lord. I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the background, nestabilities to diecut the hearts, and diecuts for the flower (I am still trying to attempt to make those successfully). The leaf punch is from Martha Stewart.

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Life has settled down a little bit for me, and I am getting back to some of my favorite challenges to do. This is for the CCEE1245 challenge this week to use partial embossing on a card. I really need to start hitting my Christmas card making pretty hard, so here's one I can add to my collection. There was so stamping involved on this one, just embossing and my poinsettia diecut from Spellbinders. I sponged pink ink on the petals and bamboo  and some green ink on the leaves. I also added a strip of ribbon. I wanted to see how glossy white paper would do in the cuttlebug, and it did great. For the center of the poinsettia I added gold half beads.

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I was inspired by the photo in the background of my card that I found on Pinterest. The little ornament stamps are from Flourishes. I embossed the paper of the background to look like antique tin. The window die was added. It is time to be thinking of those Christmas cards!! It will be here before we know it.

CAS-ual Friday Challenge #61

I love all white cards, especially for wedding cards. I did this one for the CAS-ual Friday Challange to use strips of color or texture. I used the texture options for this one. The sentiment stamp is from Stampin' Up. The textures were Sizzix embossing folders and Cuttlebug folders, the punches are Martha Stewart and Stampin' Up and the label is from Spellbinders. Added dimensionals to adhere the pieces and pearls as the last embellishment. This was a 10 minute card. Elegant look, but quick to do, my favorite combination.

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I used the sketch for the MOJO Monday challenge today for my card. Most of the stamps are from Verve. The sentiment stamp is from Stampin' Up. I embossed the base cardstock and then added the gingham and plaid panels. I paper pieced the elephant with the gingham. I always have a good time making baby cards. There is just a sweetness about them. I should see about getting some more Verve stamps. I love doing the MOJO challenges, and I like using the stamps from the companies that sponsor the challenge.

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What a fun challenge for the Our Daily Bread Shining Light Challenge this week. Using the letters in Spring for the card elements, I used Sweet Williams stamp from ODBD for the S. for P a pearl was used, for R ribbon was used, for I ink was used, for N numbers were embossed, and for G green leaves were used. The diecuts are are from Spellbinders. The embossing folder was from Cuttlebug.I made my bow with my Becca Bowmaker. I just love it.

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My roses are just loading every bush at my house. I have really enjoyed spring with all the rain we have gotten for these roses to flourish. I thought this lace challenge over at Flourishes was just the embellishment to go with these pretty roses from Flourishes. I embossed the pink pirouette cardstock with my cuttlebug folder and added the lace and bow with paper roses. Mother's Day is just around the corner and I think this will make a lovely card for Mom.

House Mouse Challenge

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This week's challenge for the Rubberneck Sisterhood Sunday challenge. It has just taken me all week to find a little time in my stamp room. I used Bahama blue to stamp this Rubbernecker image. I cuttlebugged the card base and added a ribbon. It was quick, but wanted to do the challenge.

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There is a new challenge up over at Kitchen Sink for this month. I was a lucky winner last month, so of course, am motivated to take part in this challenge as well. The challenge is to be inspired by a ribbon as a starting point for your piece. I love reds, yellows, and oranges and this plaid ribbon had them all. So that motivated which stamp I used and of course, the color scheme of the card. I used momento inks for my stamping and then I cuttlebugged the texture over the stamped image. Kind of like how that turned out. I used my Nestablities and also a Martha Stewart punch to complete the card. The papers are morning marigold ( an old retired color from SU), ivory and ripened tomato from Mark's Finest Papers, and only orange from SU. Don't forget to check on the fun over at Kitchen Sink Stamps. YOu have the entire month to work on your idea, and who knows, you might too be a winner.

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Here is my card for the FLLCJUN10 challenge to use any shade of blue and yellow. The set I used is Flourishes Sweetpeas, which I colored with my copic markers after stamping the image with Tuxedo black (Memento).  All the papers and the ribbon used for this card are from Mark's Finest Papers.

rI combined them with some cuttlebug embossing and a Martha Stewart Paper punch and these were  my results. What do you think??

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These colors this week were so fun. They are baja breeze, pumpkin pie, ruby red, and kiwi kiss.

The stamps I used are from  Mark's Finest Papers, the light blue paper is colorcore cardstock "Vintage Collection. I embossed it and then sanded it. I added primas and brads along with this green vine trim.

I hope you will join us over at the color dare challenge this week and link your beauties to Mr. Linky.

Kitchen Sink Crew Challenge #24

I used the large sunflower that I won in last month's Crew Challenge to make the Hip to be Square card for this month's challenge. I used a square card, square panels, and my cuttlebug folder with squares to emboss onto the panels and card. The sentiment is from the daisy set. I am using up some of my soon to retire summer sun cardstock from Stampin' Up. The other colors are kiwi kiss from SU, lime freeze and hazelnut tan (both from Mark's Finest Papers).

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Not liking my chances as #1 on Mr. Linky, I decided to do another twincy for Flourishes' monthly challenge so I could have another shot at the free sets to be given away.  This is one of my favorites sets from Flourishes. I used pure poppy cardstock from PTI. I colored in with my copic markers.
I cuttlebugged half of my card and used my Martha Stewart punch along with my SU punch  on the black cardstock. Red, black, and white are one of my favorite color combos, and that touch of green in the leaves gives it a little pazazz as well.

I loved these colors this week for the color dare. I did a little punching, a little embossing, and a little huffing and puffing (or that's what I call that method anyway)!! This ribbon treatment was a great way to  use up some of those smaller pieces of ribbon scraps. I even added eyelets, which are also the challenge for the Belli Challenge this week. I haven't used eyelets in quite sometime. I know you can come up with something lovely with these fabulous colors so go over to the Color Dare blog to link it to Mr. Linky!!!

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The challenge was to use 3 distictively different textures. You can check out the samples on here. This is one of my newest cuttlebugged folders(Oh, My Crafts)  that I used on the Morning Sun cardstock (Mark's Finest Papers). The textured design paper and the flowered dp are from Basic Grey (which Mark's Finest Paper handles) and the stamps are from Stampin' Up and Stampabilities. This is my fun new way to use ribbon (PTI) made using my scor-tape. I just love that stuff. No more gunked up scissors. I love sentiments that are little proverbs of life. I liked the way this looked stamped over the flower and leaves. I gotta have a little bling, and there you have it!!!!

Color Dare Challenge #57

I am so looking forward to spring this year. Springtime in Texas is just one of our prettiest seasons. I love this stamp from Deadbeat Designs with some of Texas' best known cities and towns that I found in a great little stamp store in Salado, Texas a couple of years ago. I cuttlebugged the star background and I stamped the bluebonnet and Indian paintbrush with a retired Stampin' Up set that I adore.
I used markers to color the ink onto the rubber and used the fun "huff and puff" method (or that's what I call it). The leaves stamp is a Studio G stamp from Michael's great collection of $1 stamps a while back.
I hope  you will join us in the Color Dare Challenge this week and add your link to Mr. Linky over on the color dare blog.
I look forward to seeing what you make these colors do for you. They are a great combination with all kinds of possibilities.