RI SOTW–Week of Oct 3rd, 2011

 

Hello everyone~

It’s Monday and time for Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions!! This week’s SOTW is Scarecrow & Friend (3309-K). The SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers at 50% OFF with the special discount code from Mon, Sep 19th to Sun, Oct 9th. To get the discount code and more information about the SOTW, please go to the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built.

 

 

For my card, I used the sentiment, Great big…(2221-G). The image was colored with Copic markers and the background was sponged with ink. The sentiment label was also sponged with ink. The card was designed with the cardstock and designer paper. To finish off, I assemble the ribbon and embellished the pearls.

 

 

We are so excited with welcoming two new Rock Stars in the team –

Kendra DeCota and Vicki Dutcher!!

Be sure to check their first creation as a Rock Star!

 

and  check out the creations by other Rock Stars below to get more inspirations too!!

Joy Hadden * Karen Hasheck * Miriam Napier * * Robin Kirkpatrick 

 

 

 

Stamps: Scarecrow & Friend, Great big… (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: more mustard, elegant eggplant, old olive (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptres), designer paper (American Crafts) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, rhubarb stalk, summer sky, bamboo leaves, grape jelly (Tsukineko), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, gold pearls 
Tools: big scallop oval Nestabilities, Fancy Tags 2 die

 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Maki

SNSDC22–Color Combination

 

 

Happy Friday everyone~

It is time for Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge (SNSDC22)!! This week, we play with color of Red, Yellow, Purple and neutral colors.

You can use any digital stamps. Only requirement is the image has to be digital – but if you have any digital stamps from Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps, we’d love you to use them! You can visit SNS Digi Challenge Blog for more information about the challenge and find out how to win free digital stamps from SNS. Can’t wait to see your creation!

 

 

The color combo is a little hard for some of you…but trust me, it is a pretty combination :)

I used 6 Petal Flowers digi for the flower images. I colored them with Copic markers and adhered each of them around the sentiment mat. The sentiment was from Feminine Birthday Greetings digi. The card was designed with the cardstocks and Basic Gray designer paper. The baker’s twines were added to the yellow border piece and the rhinestones were embellished on the card. To finish off, I added Stickles on the center of each flower.

 

 

 

Be sure to check other SNS Digi Blog Design Team for more inspiration!

• Amber Hillman
• Carol Longacre
• Ceal Pritchett
• Jessica Stockmeyer
• Margo Smith
• Mary Faus
• Stephanie Serrano
• Stephanie Wright

 

 

 

Stamps: 6 Petal Flowers, Feminine Birthday Greetings (SNS Digi) 
Paper:  elegant eggplant, so saffron (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (BG)  
Ink: so saffron (SU), Copic markers,  
Accessories: baker’s twines, rhinestones, Stickles 
Tools: label 18 Nestabilities, border punch

 

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend!

Maki

RI Designer’s Choice Challenge #S2811–Robin

 

Hello and happy Wednesday everyone~

I have one card to show you today for Designer’s Choice Challenge from Repeat Impressions. It’s Robin’s turn and she is challenging us to use *animals* for your creation. You will have two weeks (by Oct 4th) to enter your project. When you finish your project, make sure you link it to the DCC post at RI blog where the inlinkz are located so that you will have a chance to win the RI gift certificate! For more information about the DCC, please visit The House That Stamps Built (RI blog). Can’t wait to see your creation!

 

Sadly, it is Harriet’s last day as a RI Rock Star…:( So, I decided to make a CAS card. I used Cat Sil small (5135-C) for the image and stamped it 3 times on three different circle panel. Other circles were simply embellished with buttons. The greeting, Halloween (1139-F) was stamped on the yellow strip and the rhinestones were adhered next to the greeting.

I used the sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping (FTL159). – Harriet is also one of the contributors for the challenge blog ;)

 

 

Be sure to check out the creations by the RI Rock Stars below to get more inspirations too!!

Darsie Rose Bruno * Dawn Bennett * Harriet Skelly * Karen Hasheck

* Joy Hadden * Lynette Neus * Miriam Napier * Robin Kirkpatrick

 

 

 

Stamps: Cat Sil. small, Halloween (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: basic black, pear pizzazz, pumpkin pie, baja breeze, lavender lace, so saffron (SU), designer paper (American Crafts) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: buttons, rhinestones 
Tools: circle punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC137–Set the Table

 

Hello everyone~

Hope your place is cooler than my place…I don’t know where the cool fall days went but I’d love to see them come back!! At least I can feel the fall season with my creation ;)

It’s time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC137)! Tammy is challenging us to make something for *a holiday table setting*. Please visit Flourishes Blog for more information about the challenge. Looking forward to seeing your creation!!

 

To be honest, I had never made anything for a table setting before…not even a place card! I had some ideas and things I wanted to do for the challenge but those ideas are getting bigger in my head and they were getting overwhelming…So, I decided to get some inspirations from SCS Resources and I found a tutorial of triangle box. I thought it would be a cute box to put mints or chocolates in for each guest. Then I decided to make a matching place card and napkin ring.

 

I used a new stamp set, A Season of Thanks set for the place/tent card. The image was colored with Copic markers. The stamp from Country Charm Labels was used for the name plate (Kim is my daughter’s name). The inside of the card, I stamped the sentiment, “a note of Thanksgiving” so that I can leave *thank you* message for my guests :) I also used the retired stamp, Autumn Flourishes for the all projects.

This has been submitted to CR84FN Color Challenge 39 (CR84FN39).

 

 

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations too!

Beate Johns

Cindy Haffner

Heather Jensen

Silke Ledlow

Tammy Hershberger

Theresa Winslow (September Guest FOF)

 

 

 

Stamps:  A Season of Thanks, Autumn Flourishes (Flourishes)
Paper: so saffron, pumpkin pie, chocolate chip (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), pumpkin pie, chocolate chip (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: gold pearls, tea roses 
Tools: circle Nestabilities, label 1 and label 20 Nestabilities, grommet tags die, double edge punch, oval punch, Scor-pal

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

SNSDC21–Border Punches

 

Happy Friday everyone~

It is time for Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge (SNSDC21)! This week’s challenge is easy and fun – Use a border punch(es) for your creation!

You can use any digital stamps. Only requirement is the image has to be digital – but if you have any digital stamps from Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps, we’d love you to use them! You can visit SNS Digi Challenge Blog for more information about the challenge and find out how to win free digital stamps from SNS. Can’t wait to see your creation!

 

I used Rhubarb’s Sunflower digi for the image and Flower Sentiments digi for the sentiment. The image was colored with Copic markers. For the challenge, I used two different borders. The ribbon in the middle was pleated and the rhinestones were embellished to finish off.

 

 

 

Be sure to check other SNS Digi Blog Design Team for more inspiration!

• Amber Hillman
• Carol Longacre
• Ceal Pritchett
• Jessica Stockmeyer
• Margo Smith
• Mary Faus
• Stephanie Serrano
• Stephanie Wright

 

 

 

Stamps: Rhubarb’s Sunflower, Flower Sentiments (SNS Digi) 
Paper:  chocolate chip, so saffron (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (BG)  
Ink: so saffron (SU), Copic markers,  
Accessories: ribbon, rhinestones 
Tools: square & scallop square Nestabilities, border punches

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend!

Maki

RI What If? Wednesday Sketch–#S2111

 

Hello and happy Wednesday everyone~

Wow! Time seems to fly so fast…it’s another time for What If? Wednesday Sketch Challenge from Repeat Impressions!! You will have 2 weeks (until Tuesday, Oct 4th) to enter your card using the sketch (on right) over RI Blog The House That Stamps Built. All participants will have a chance to win a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate!! I hope you will play along with us! Please check out RI Blog for more detail.

 

 

 

Here is my card for the sketch challenge.

I used Shade of the Elm (2908-I) for the main image. I colored it with Copic markers. I pressed the markers like drawing dots for my entire coloring. It gives me a different look and I like how it turned out. Then the panel was mounted with the scalloped square mat. The card was designed with cardstock and designer papers. The sentiment from Quartet Compliments was stamped on the circle panel. To finish off, gold pearls were embellished on the scallops.

 

 

 

Be sure to check out the creations by the RI Rock Stars below to get more inspirations too!!

Darsie Rose Bruno * Dawn Bennett * Harriet Skelly * Karen Hasheck * Joy Hadden

* Lynette Neus * Michele Greenwood * Miriam Napier * Robin Kirkpatrick

 

 

 

Stamps: Shade of the Elm, Quartet Compliment Series (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: sage shadow, more mustard, retired designer paper (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptres)
Ink: Memento rich cocoa (Tsukineko), sage shadow (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: gold pearls 
Tools: square & scallop square Nestabilities, circle Nestabilities

 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Maki

FTTC136–All Dolled Up!

 

Happy Tuesday everyone~

It’s time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC136)!! Betty is challenging us to create a card with anything girly! Let’s getting *All Dolled Up* and playing with ribbons and bows, pearls and glitz, and anything else girly! Please visit Flourishes Blog for more information about the challenge. Looking forward to seeing your creation!!

 

I inked the image, just perfect for the challenge! I used the newest release set, Feminine Charm. The image was colored with Copic markers. The card was designed with the cardstocks and Webster’s Pages designer paper. To make it more girly/feminine, I used bloomer petal trim (only coco is available at FLLC store) and natural linen ruffle trim. I stamped the saying on the circle panel and embellished with the tiny rhinestones. Then it was mounted on the Prima flowers. To finish off, the card was embellished with the rhinestone brads and the swirl rhinestones.

 

 

 

 

Be sure to check out other FOF’s creations too!

Beate Johns

Betty Wright

Cindy Haffner

Heather Jensen

Silke Ledlow

Tammy Hershberger

Theresa Winslow (September Guest FOF)

 

 

 

 

Stamps:  Feminine Charm (Flourishes)
Paper: spring moss, raspberry fizz (PTI), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (WP) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), certainly celery (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: bloomer petal trim, natural linen ruffle trim, prima flowers, rhinestone brads, swirl rhinestones, tiny rhinestones 
Tools: circle punch

 

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

RI SOTW–Week of Sep 19th, 2011

 

Hello again,

I have one more card to share with you today. It’s another week for Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week! This week’s SOTW is a beautiful stamp, Swan (4319-H). The SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers at 50% OFF with the special discount code from Mon, Sep 19th to Sun, Sep 25th. To get the discount code and more information about the SOTW, please go to the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built.

 

It was simple steps to create but I really love how it was turned out! (Of course, I’m not thrilled about the theme of the card….I hope I don’t have to send anyone for a while) 

I stamped the swan on the oval panel (glossy cardstock) with Memento black. To color the background, I masked the swan image and sponged the mat with several Memento inks (light blue- blue – dark blue). I also draw the water rings lightly with Copic markers and a white gel pen.  After I satisfied with the shading, I stamped Bamboo (5704-L) on the bottom half of the oval. The card was embellished with the cardstock and designer paper. The saying, Deepest Sympathy (4025-F) was stamped on the grommet tag panel. To finish off, I embellished with the satin ribbon, pearl brads and pearls.

 

 

 

Be sure to check out the creations by the RI Rock Stars below to get more inspirations too!!

Karen Hasheck * Miriam Napier * Harriet Skelly * Robin Kirkpatrick

 

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Swan, Bamboo, Deepest Sympathy (Repeat Impressions)
Paper:  baja breeze, so saffron, night of navy, retired designer paper (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptres), glossy white cardstock (Seaside Stampin’ Ink)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, bahama blue, danube blue, paris dusk (Tuskineko), Copic markers, white gel pen 
Accessories: ribbon, pearl brads, pearls 
Tools: oval Nestabilities, label 18 Nestabilities, grommet tags die 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by!

Maki

KS Monday–Happy Halloween

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

I wish the weekend lasted longer….I am not ready to start this week :( …maybe because we finally had rain that we needed so desperately and didn’t want to finish the relaxed weekend ;)

 

Since the weather is cooler slowly but gradually, I wanted to start making Halloween cards early so that I can start my Christmas cards earlier…that’s not guarantee but let’s keep fingers cross if it will happen!

I used Multi Step Owl & Autumn Moon for the tree, moon and bats. The witch is from Friends of the Moon and the greeting is from Ready 4 Any Holiday.

I stamped the moon on the glossy cardstock and simply stamped the tree. Then, I stamped the witch, bats and the greeting. The background was sponged with inks. The card was designed with the cardstock and the star patterned paper. To finish off, I embellished with the ribbon, button with black twine and rhinestones.

The moon was stamped as following these steps: 1st – SU so saffron (1 x stamp off), 2nd – so saffron,3rd – SU more mustard. The tree was: 2nd – SU early espresso, 1st – SU soft suede. The background was used SU not quite navy, SU early espresso, SU basic black, SU so saffron.

 

 

 

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Be sure to check out what other KS Crews are cookin’ for KS Monday today!!

Angela * Connie * Julie * Lisa * Lynn * Maria

 

 

 

Stamps: Multi Step Owl & Autumn Moon, Friends of Moon, Ready 4 Any Holiday (KSS)
Paper: elegant eggplant, more mustard, old olive (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer paper (DCVW), glossy white cardstock (Seaside Stampin’ Ink) 
Ink: so saffron, more mustard, early espresso, soft suede, not quite navy, basic black (SU), Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko) 
Accessories: ribbon, button, wax twine, rhinestones 
Tools: label 1 Nestabilities, border punch

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful week!

Maki

SNSDC20–Inspiration Challenge

 

Hello everyone~

It’s Friday and nice to know that we are going to have another fun weekend (hopefully)!! It’s also time for Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge (SNSDC20)!! The challenge is to use this super fun & sweet photo from The Tomcat Studio (taken by Laura Winslow) as your inspiration!

You can use any digital stamps. Only requirement is the image has to be digital – but if you have any digital stamps from Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps, we’d love you to use them! You can visit SNS Digi Challenge Blog for more information about the challenge and find out how to win free digital stamps from SNS. Can’t wait to see your creation!

 

 

 

 

 

Here is my take on the challenge.

I took this fun color combo and balloons from the inspiration. I used the digital stamp, Milton’s Balloons and colored with Copic markers. I also added the white dots on the balloons with a white gel pen. The card was decorated with the cardstocks and EP designer papers. I used Feminine Birthday Greetings for the sentiment. Then, the card was embellished with ribbons and rhinestones.

 

 

 

Be sure to check other SNS Digi Blog Design Team for more inspiration!

• Amber Hillman
• Carol Longacre
• Ceal Pritchett
• Jessica Stockmeyer
• Margo Smith
• Mary Faus
• Stephanie Serrano
• Stephanie Wright

 

 

 

 

Stamps: Milton’s Balloons, Feminine Birthday Greetings (SNS Digi) 
Paper:  tempting turquoise (SU), heavenly white, red cardstock (PaperTemptress), designer paper (EP)  
Ink: Memento bahama blue (SU), Copic markers, white gel pen 
Accessories: ribbons, rhinestones 
Tools: circle Nestabilities, border punch – for the sentiment strip

 

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend!

Maki