FTTC159–Inspiration Challenge

 

Hello and happy Tuesday everyone!

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC159)!! Heather is challenging us to get inspired from the beautiful photo (on left) for your creation! Please visit Flourishes blog for more information about the challenge.

 

 

 

Here is my card.

 

I was inspired the colors, flowers and some textures from the photo. I used the image from Sweet Nature and colored it with Copic markers. Then I added the little tag that was created with Tiny Flowers & Tags and Tailor-made Classic Tags Die. It was embellished with the button with vintage twine. The card was designed with Pink Paislee designer paper and paper doily. I added the pleated ribbon underneath the doily. The orange paper ribbon was stamped with script stamp and the pearl was dressed to finish off.

This card was used the sketch from Mojo Monday Sketch 231 (MOJO231).

 

The Copic Collections I mostly used.

 

 

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

Beate Johns

Cindy Haffner

Heather Jensen

Mona Pendleton

Silke Ledlow

Tammy Hershberger

Meredith MacRitchie (March Guest FOF)

 

 

Stamps: Sweet Nature, Tiny Flowers & Tags (Flourishes)
Paper: soft suede, so saffron (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (Pink Paislee), paper doily 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, rich cocoa (Tsukineko), pear pizzazz, so saffron (SU), Distress Ink brushed corduroy (Ranger), Copic markers 
Accessories: pleated ribbon, vintage twine, button 
Tools: label 4 Nestabiliteis, Tailor-made classic tags die

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

RI SOTW–Week of March 5th, 2012

 

Hello again,

This is my second post for today! I made a card for Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions. This week’s SOTW is Cat Banner (2615-K) . Isn’t it cute? The SOTW is available exclusively to our RI blog readers at 50% OFF with the special discount code from Mon, Mar 5th to Sun, 11th. To get the discount code and more information about the SOTW, please go to the RI blog, The House That Stamps Built.

 

I colored the cat banner image with Copic markers and sponged the inside of the banner with ink. I stamped the sentiment, Great big... (2221-G). The card was designed with Eco Park designer papers and the borders were created with the Martha Stewart border punch. To finish off, I embellished the baker’s twine and buttons.

 

 

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

Cheri Weston

Karen Hasheck

Kendra DeCota

Miriam Napier

 

 

Stamps: Cat Banner, Great Big… (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: so saffron, baja breeze (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptres), designer papaers (EP) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), so saffron (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: baker’s twine, buttons 
Tools: border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

KS Monday–Tulip Garden Birthday Wishes

 

Hello and happy Kitchen Sink Monday everyone~

Hope you had a wonderful weekend. It’s been nice here where I live but I am praying from my heart that the places and people that tornadoes hit last week…all news and images break my heart and I pray for they will overcome from the difficult time as soon as possible.

I made this clean and simple card using Multi Step Tulip Garden. I used the sketch from Clean and Simple Stamping (FTL180) . I think the sketch was perfect to use those different tulip images!

The orange tulip was stamped as following these steps: 1st – SU apricot appeal (1 x stamp off), 2nd – apricot appeal, 3rd – SU calypso coral, and 4th – SU cajon craze.  The red tulip was stamped as following these steps: 1st – SU pink pirouette, 2nd – SU poppy parade (1 x stamp off), 3rd – poppy paradel, and 4th – SU cherry cobbler. The yellow tulip was stamped as following these steps: 1st – SU so saffron (1 x stamp off) , 2nd – so saffron, 3rd – SU daffodil delight , and 4th – SU more mustard. The leaves were stamped as following these steps: 1st – SU lucky limeade (1 x stamp off), 2nd – SU wild wasabi, and 3rd – SU always artichoke.

The sentiment was stamped the words from Simple Sentiments. To finish off, the card was embellished with the pleated ribbon and the baker’s twine.

 

 

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

• Maria Colosimo
• Julie Masse
• Lynn McAuley
• Connie McCotter
• Lisa Somerville

 

 

Stamps: Multi Step Tulip Garden, Simple Sentiments (KSS) 
Paper: kiwi kiss, calypso coral, calypso coral dp (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress) 
Ink:  calypso coral, apricot appeal, cajun craze, pink pirouette, poppy parade, cherry cobbler, so saffron, daffodil delight, more mustard, lucky limeade, wild wasabi, always artichoke (SU)   
Accessories: pleated ribbon, baker’s twine
Tools: label 18 Nestabilities

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge 43

 

Hello and happy Friday everyone~

Yay!! It is time for Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge (SNSDC43) !! The challenge is *Cats & Dogs* – Use a cat and/or dog image or element for your creation! Hope you will enjoy playing along!

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!

My card was used Celebrate Digi and it was colored with Copic markers. Then I sponged the mat lightly. The card was designed with Eco Paper designer papers. The pennant was created with the die from MFT and I used baker’s twine for the string, I admit I was not sure about the color combo but I really like it after putting together…What do you think? To finish off, the buttons were embellished.

 

 

Be sure to stop by SNS Digi Blog Design Team for more inspiration!

Carol Longacre

Ceal Pritchett

Harriet Skelly

Jessica Stockmeyer

Kim O’Connell

Margo Smith

Stephanie Serrano

Stephanie Wright

 

 

Stamps: Celebrate  (SNS Digi) 
Paper:  rich razzpleberry, peach parfait, pool party,  (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (EP)  
Ink:  pool party (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: buttons, baker’s twine 
Tools: big scalloped oval & oval Nestabilities, MFT pennant die, border punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend!

Maki

RI Designer’s Choice Challenge–Spring Card w/ pastel colors

Happy Leap Day everyone!! Hope your leap day is super wonderful…whether or not, it comes only once every four years ;) Better to be wonderful, right?
It is time for Designer’s Choice Challenge from Repeat Impressions! It is Karen’s turn to host and she is challenging us to make a spring themed card with pastel colors. You will have two weeks (March 13th) 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!


I decided to create one layer card, using the sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping (FTL179) . First, I stamped the sentiment, Happy Easter/Spring (3909-F) and masked it, Then I stamped Daffodils (904-L) and colored with Copic markers. To finish off, I tied the ribbon and attached the button with vintage twine.

 

 

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

Cheri Weston

Darsie Bruno

Dawn Bennett

Joy Hadden

Karen Hasheck

Kendra DeCota

Lynette Neus

Miriam Napier

Stamps: Daffodils, Happy Easter/Spring (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: heavenly white (PaperTemptres)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, button, vintage twine
Tools: none



Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day! 
Maki

FTTC158–Country Cool

Happy Tuesday everyone~

Well, it is actually before 11PM on Monday and I usually finish writing the post for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge by now and I was planning to mention about Daytona 500 … However, the race is not finished yet due to the fire on the track!! Poor drivers and NASCAR people. They must be so exhausted!

Anyway, the show must go on and so does this week’s Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC158) ! Tammy is challenging us to create something inspired by *country living*. For example, a farm-theme, gardening, country patterns (gingham, plaid, calico), quilts, wildflowers... the possibilities are endless! Please visit Flourishes blog for more information about the challenge.

 

For my card, I used Garden Fresh set for the image and sentiment. The carrots were colored with Copic markers. I designed the card with Eco Park Country Drive designer paper and the kraft paper was stamped with Country Charm Borders. I used Country Charm Labels and coordinated Spellbinders label die for the sentiment and attached the buttons. To finish off, I embellished the lace trim and vintage twine.

 

 

 

The Copic Collections I mostly used.

 

 

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

Beate Johns

Cindy Haffner

Heather Jensen

Mona Pendleton

Silke Ledlow 

Tammy Hershberger

Tera Fujan (February Guest FOF)

 

 

Stamps: Garden Fresh, Country Charm Borders, Country Charm Labels (Flourishes)
Paper: baja breeze, old olive, crumb cake (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (EP)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, rhubarb stalk, bamboo leaves (Tsukineko), , baja breeze (SU), Copic markers 
Accessories: lace trim, vintage twine, buttons 
Tools: big scalloped oval Nestabiliteis,  grommet tags die

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

KS Monday– Butterflies Thank You

 

Hello and happy Monday everyone~

It is also time for Kitchen Sink Monday and I decided to combine a couple challenges to create today’s card.

The sketch was used from Sweet Stop Sketch 147 (SSS147) and I also used the color combination from CR84FN Color Challenge 49 (CR84FN49) .

 

I used 3 Step Butterflies for the butterflies, Big & Bold Swashes for the background design and 3 Step Daisy for the sentiment.

The butterflies were stamped as following these steps: 3rd – SU basic gray, 2nd – SU so saffron, and 1st – so saffron (1 x stamp off).

I used glossy white cardstock for the background. I stamped the circle designs with VersaMark and yellow ink (SU so saffron) and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Then I stamped the swash. with the kraft ink (SU crumb cake) and sponged the edge with the yellow ink. The sentiment panel was adhered on the center of the card and attached the butterflies to finish off.

 

 

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

• Maria Colosimo
• Julie Masse
• Lynn McAuley
• Connie McCotter
• Lisa Somerville

 

 

Stamps: 3 Step Butterflies, Big & Bold Swashes, 3 Step Daisy (KSS) 
Paper: so saffron, basic gray, crumb cake (SU), glossy white cardstock 
Ink:  so saffron, crumb cake, basic gray (SU), Memento london fog, VersaMark (Tsukineko)   
Accessories: clear embossing powder 
Tools: label 14 Nestabilities

 

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Maki

Jan Marie’s Birthday Blog Hop!!

 

* Please scroll down to the next post for Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge. Thank you~*

 

Let’s light the candles and strike up the music!! The owner of Flourishes – Jan Marie Caruso – is celebrating a birthday and we’re helping her by getting the party started with just about the entire Flourishes Crew!  Why not leave some love on her blog HERE  and while you are hopping around, pay a visit to the Flourishes team members who are honoring her special day!

 

Jan, I cherish every moment being the FOF team. I am very happy I get to celebrate your special day with all other Flourishes designers!

Happy Birthday Jan! We hope your day is the absolute BEST and cheers to an even better year ahead!

 

In honor of Jan’s special day, the worker bees behind the scenes decided to have a COLORFUL sale to help celebrate! TODAY and TOMORROW only – all Copic Markers will be on sale 15% off. Just use the code COPIC15 in the coupon code box at the time of check out to get this fun discount! So, join us in singing her a special little birthday song! Be sure to check out all the fun and festive wishes and grab some great ideas for birthday cards along the way!

 

Here is my card for Jan Marie.

I used Moments In Time set for the image and sentiment. The image was colored with Copic markers. I designed the card with Prima designer papers and the matching cardstock. The card was embellished with the Prima flowers and the lace ribbon. The burgundy flowers and leaves were came from the Prima decorative border but I trimmed to fit for the card. To finish off, I added the silver pearls and the sentiment.

 

 

 

Be sure to check out other Flourishes designer’s creations too!

Barbara Anders

Christine Okken

Cindy Lawrence

Danielle Kennedy

Dawn Burnworth

Julie Koerber

Sharon Doolittle

Stacy Morgan

Tammy Hershberger

Beate Johns

Cindy Haffner

Heather Jensen

Maki Jones  --- Me!

Mona Pendleton

Silke Ledlow

Betty Wright

Kathy Jones

Yvonne Hagane

Pat Adam

 

 

Stamps: Moments in Time (Flourishes)
Paper: basic gray, rich razzleberry (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (Prima) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), rich razzleberry (SU), Distress Ink weathered wood (Ranger), Copic markers 
Accessories: lace ribbon, Prima flower and decorative border, silver pearls 
Tools: label  6 Nestabilities, border punch

 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend!

Maki

Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge 42

 

Happy Friday everyone~

It is time for Sweet ‘N Sassy Digi Challenge (SNSDC42) !! Today’s challenge is to create a Tent Card ! There is a wonderful tutorial for the tent card if you need.

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 You & Me Digi set for the image and sentiment. It was colored with Copic markers. I designed the card with Eco Park Dots & Stripes Metroolitan papers and I used  Hearts Scallop border die to create the border. The window was created with Label Nestabilities and the sentiment was adhered on the inside of the card. To finish off, I embellished with the rhinestones and baker’s twine.

 

 

Be sure to stop by SNS Digi Blog Design Team for more inspiration!

Carol Longacre

Ceal Pritchett

Harriet Skelly

Jessica Stockmeyer

Kim O’Connell

Margo Smith

Stephanie Serrano

Stephanie Wright

 

 

Stamps: You & Me (SNS Digi) 
Paper:  peach parfait, baja breeze (SU), heavenly white (PaperTemptress), designer papers (EP)  
Ink:  Distress Ink peeled paints (Ranger), Copic markers 
Accessories: rhinestones, baker’s twine 
Tools: label 19 Nestabilities, SNS heart scallop border die, oval punch

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki

RI What If? Wednesday Sketch #F2212

 

Hello and happy Wednesday everyone~

I made one card for What If? Wednesday Sketch from Repeat Impressions!! You will have 2 weeks (until Tuesday, March 6th ) 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.

I used Birdbath (4311-I) and two tiny bird images, Tiny Bird front (2614-D) & flight (2617-D) to create the scene. I colored them with Copic markers and sponged the background with Distress Ink. Then I stamped the sentiment, Thank You…(2524-F).The card was designed with the Eco Park designer paper. To finish off, I embellished the ribbon and two buttons.

 

 

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

Cheri Weston

Darsie Bruno

Dawn Bennett

Joy Hadden

Karen Hasheck

Kendra DeCota

Lynette Neus

Miriam Napier

 

 

Stamps: Birdbath, Tiny Bird front, Tiny Bird flight, Thank you… (Repeat Impressions)
Paper: summer sunrise (PTI),  heavenly white (PaperTemptres), designer paper (EP) 
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko),  Distress Ink broken china, peeled paints (Ranger), Copic markers 
Accessories: ribbon, buttons 
Tools: label 15 Nestabilities

 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Maki