Again, WOW, I just don't seem to get this blog updated. BUT, I have been making some cards that I will post tonight.

Both of these cards use the Rainbow Sherbet paper pack which I JUST opened and have had for several months. I should make it a goal some month to use up a whole pack of DP! That would be fun....but then, I might miss the paper!

Here are two more cards using Le Jardin Botanique. The first one I made as a sample for a Women's Retreat I am going to in a few weeks. The second one I had made for a sketch challenge hosted by my SU! Demo 2 months ago. I just hadn't loaded it as she has a contest each month and the card with the most votes receives a prize.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Challenging Day!

OK, so not in the way non-stampers might think! (Although my 4 year old did give me a few challenges today!) I actually spent some time with my stamps today rather than doing my household/motherly duties.

My first card was for the Color Challenge at SCS today. I had gotten Love Ya Bunches on Ebay a while back, but had yet to ink it. The color challenge was exactly that for me today. I loved the Kiwi Kiss and Bravo Burgundy, but I had a hard time adding in the Regal Rose. I finally ended up getting something I liked. I also used my new Floral Fantasy Cuttlebug Folder!

My second card incorporated both the Color Challenge and Verve's Mojo Monday challenge. I made a 3 1/2 x 5 card for the Verve challenge. I thought the dimensions of the stamp would better match the smaller card size.

Have a beautiful day - and create something! Stacy

Mojo68 Unity card

Right after Christmas Unity had a great sale and I placed my first order with them. My order arrived last week, but there was no time to play with all the fun birthday activities we had going on. Today, I committed that I would make a card with my new stamps. The stamps are much larger than I was visualizing and I had a hard time coming up with something to do with them. I ended up liking what I came up with for this first inking!

I've never tied a double ribbon before, but I like the way this turned out. I did use a few small glue dots to hold the ribbons together once they were tied, otherwise, the Pretty in Pink wanted to go all askew on me!

Have a great day & I hope to get another posting before next weekend!

Mojo 55 Inspired by Nature

I've been so anxious to give this set a try and finally got to it tonight. I haven't played Julee's Mojo Monday at http://www.poeticartistry.blogspot.com/ for quite a while, so I decided to give it a go today with my new Inspired by Nature set.

I've been accumulating the Watercolor Wonder Crayons over the last few months, but I haven't been using them. This stamp set is perfect for coloring right on the stamp and then misting and stamping. I love the way the image turned out. I know I'll be using this technique with this set again....maybe even for the card trade I'm in next month.

Paper: Chocolate Chip, True Thyme, More Mustard and Whisper White

Ink: Chocolate chip and More Mustard on the tag only; True Thyme (barely seen on the 2nd layer)

Accesories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons (More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Chocolate chip and a little bit of Really Rust just around the edges of the flowers), Jumbo Eyelets, water mister

I made a few other cards today also, but I'll have to wait until tomorrow to upload them. They are all Cuttlebugged, so it is better to photograph in daylight to get the dimension of the embossing to show up.

Blessings - Stacy

My first card upload

Here is a card that I made on Tuesday. I had such fun playing with my SU! demos WWC! I'm going to have to get me a set of these!

As I continue to post, I will begin adding more details to my posts, but for now, I'm just trying to get up and running and experimenting with the things I can do on my blog. Thanks for stopping in to check my blog out. Leave me a comment so I know you were here!