Double challenge card

Well, this is the second time I am writing this post as somehow when I went to publish it- it just went poof and dissappeared. Bummer! Anyway, I used Beate's weekend sketch and the weekly challenge in the hanna stamps forum. The hanna challenge was to use circles on your card. My circle requirement was satified in my dps, the brads, the ribbon and the paper piercing. Take a peek.


I started out with my sunshine dp which was cut to have a 1/8" border around it. I pierced 2 rows- one on the top and one on the bottom. I added my blue dp strip which has a small matte of orange that was pierced. I tied a ribbon around it and attached to my card base. I colored my Riley image with copics and prismamarkers, double matted it and added brads to the corners. This was then attached to the card. I finished up by stamping my sentiment in the lower left corner and added some stickles to the brads.

Supplies:
stamps- Surfer Riley, things Hanna would say
ink- pallette noir
CS/dp- blue Imaginisce dp from hanna stamps, bazzill bling, SU orange, sunshine dp from my LSS
accessories/tools- ribbon, brads, diamond stickles, paper piercer, copic markers and prismacolor markers

This was the first time I ever made a Riley card- can you believe it LOL? He looks so cute with his wet suit on. Thanks so much for visiting.

Blog Candy Winners!!

Happy Friday. I had my daughters draw for the blog candy winners this morning as promised. I drew for a grand prize winner and a runner up since both of my girls wanted to pick from the bowl LOL. So the runner up will receive a small something from me. I hope to post a picture of what the winners will receive sometime this weekend but I will not promise as I don't like breaking promises if I can't. So drumroll please....the winners are:

Maria Matter- grand prize
Kathy H- runner up

Thanks everyone for entering and for visiting my blog especially! Your encouraging words have been very much appreciated. Ladies please email me your addresses so I can get your prize out to you (janette@olenfamily.net).

I also tried to add a subscription feature to my blog for you, not sure if I did it right or not but it is on the right side if you are interested in that option.

I may try to post a project here for you all later but we will see if I have time as it is going to be a busy day.

Last day to sign up for blog candy

Hi everybody. Today is the last day to post for my blog candy and I will draw for it in the morning. I have a real quick post because I need to head to dance dress rehearsal with the girls. A couple weeks ago I posted a Gina K baby card that I told you I was going to redo at some point. I did do it as promised. I kept the ovals but put them on rectangle base and added a tag and ribbon. Here is the finished card, I do like it better now.

Coloring Technique cards

First off I would like to say a great big HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! to one of my bestest friends Sue. You can see the card I made for her under my Gina K designs post.

Today I have a couple of cards showing 2 different coloring techniques that are widely used among papercrafters. The first card will show prismacolor pencils and gamsol and the second card will show coloring with alcohol markers (both prismacolor and copic).


This first card was colored using my prismacolor pencils, gamsol and blending stumps. I started out by stamping my adorable mouse image with pallette noir ink. I then colored in my image by picking out colors that were in my dp. I sponged around the outside of the image as well. I am not going to do a tutorial for you on the coloring simply because there are so many blogs out there with awesome ones on them that I don't need to do yet another. I used my mega punch to cut out the mouse and then my giga scallop to matte that on. I used my paper piercer to add some dots around the scallop. I cut my papers/CS for my layout according to today's sketch challenge on SCS which is found here. I stamped my sentiment and punched it out with my oval punch and sponged around the outside. I added my finishing touches of pearls to the lower corner and oval, organdy ribbon around the middle, liquid pearls to the dots on the cup, and stickles to the flower on the cup. I really like how this card came out and hope you do too.

Here is a closeup of the coloring for you


Supplies:
stamps- Whipper Snapper daisy teacup mouse, SU You warm my heart (sentiment)
ink- Pallette noir, Bashful blue, celery
CS/dp- Imaginesce dp (from Hanna Stamps), Bazzill bling (Michaels), SU bashful blue, GP white
Accessories- pearls by Mark Richards, liquid pearls, SU organdy ribbon, stardust stickles
tools- Mega scallop punch, mega circle punch, SU lg oval punch, paper piercer, prismacolor pencils, gamsol, stumps.

The second card I colored with alcohol markers AKA copics or prismacolor markers.



This stamp set is from Hanna Stamps who are one of my absolute favorite stamp companies. It is being release tomorrow night at midnight and there is going to be a release party over in the Hanna stamps forum on SCS. I can't wait because there will be contests and also the winner of the flag challenge will be announced. I hope it is me because I really want to get the cafe Hanna set. Anyway, I stamped the main Hanna image with pallette noir then I stamped the table and the lamp. I stamped the cup and cut it out and glued in onto the table. I colored the images with a combo of copics and prismacolors by using colors again that were in my paper. I drew in a line with my fine tip marker for the carpet and wall. The carpet I did by stippling with both soft sky and blue bayou because it makes it look like plush with the stipples and carpets always have a 2 tone look depending on which way the knap is. I matted the image and placed on top of the 2 coordinating dps. I tied a ribbon around the middle and pierced the 2 rows in the top corner. I used 3 prima flowers with brads to accent the card in colors that matched my paper. I stamped my sentiment, punched with my oval punch and sponged around the edges. I did use a clear spica glitter pen to draw in some steam lines from the cup and for Hanna's lips- her stylish lipgloss LOL.

Here is a close up of the coloring for you. Take a peek in the upper right corner- I went over the wall, the floor and the corner of the chair with a bit of yellow from my pencil to give it the glow of a light being on.


Supplies:
stamps- Hanna stamps bookworm, Things Hanna would say
ink- groovy guava, Pallette noir
CS/paper- SU afternoon tea dp, chocolate bazzill bling, soft sky textured
accessories- SU dbl stitched wasabi ribbon
marker colors- prismamarkers (dark green, light peach, peach, 10% cool grey) Copics (B00, E00, E27, E33, E37, G21)

Well, I hope you like my post for today. Don't forget to comment for your chance at the blog candy. Tomorrow is the last day to enter. Have a great evening!

SCS Color Challenge 169

Hello. Today is the color challenge over on SCS. I like the colors that Emily chose for today and I would never have come up with them on my own. They are blue bayou, soft sky and red. The red is what I would not have thought to add. I knew immediately what set I was going to use but I stirred forever on a layout. I kept looking for something more complicated with more layers because that is what I am used to but pretty straight forward today really. I do like the way it turned out though- hope you do too.


I started out by stamping the large flourish in soft sky on my sky CS. I then stamped the same flourish in blue bayou on the sky but moving it over slightly from the first stamp. I did stamp off the bayou first because it was too dark otherwise. I stamped the flourish 4 times around the first layer. I then sponged around the outside with both sky and bayou. I matted that and tied my wide red organdy ribbon around it and adhered to my card base. For the main image I stamped one of the stamps from the set in blue bayou then the middle flower in sky and cut that one out and glued onto the bayou image. I finished by stamped the smallest flower in red and punching it with a 1/2" circle punch. I used my ticket corner punch in the corners and sponged sky around the outside. This was then double matted and adhered to the card. I added small blue pearls in the corner and a clear rhinestone in the center. I stamped my sentiment, sponged it and matted it and finished my card. I did decorate the inside of the card by stamping some flowers, adding bling and sponging around the outside. Here is a picture of that.



Supplies:
stamps- SU baroque motifs, Warmest Regards
CS- SU soft sky, blue bayou, real red, PTI white
ink- soft sky, blue bayou, real red
accessories/tools- red organdy ribbon (Joanns), Paper Studio clear rhinestones, adhesive blue pearls, SU ticket corner punch

Don't forget to enter for your chance to win the blog candy today!

Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge

Every Friday Taylor VanBruggen posts her cupcake challenge sketch. It is not "mandatory" that you use cupcakes but as Taylor says if you got em why not use em. You can see her sketch here. This is the first time I have played along but won't be the last LOL. Truthfully, I am not sure if I am totally happy with how this card came out. It is not bad but not quite how I envisioned it in my head. I think that the combo of the 2 coordinating dps might be too much. Take a peek and see what ya think.



Supplies:
stamps- Inkadinkado cupcakes
CS- doodlebug dp, SU pink passion, green galore, only orange
ink- pink passion
accessories- stardust stickles, Spare Parts shimmer brads, SU brads, double sided ribbon from Michaels
tools- prismacolor pencils, gamsol, cuttlebug bday folder, SU oval punches, perfect layers tool

I double matted my first dp and then adhered my middle strip which I ran through my cuttlebug and matted. I took my second dp and double matted that also and attached to the card. I stamped my cupcakes, colored them with prismacolors pencils and gamsol and added some stickles of course. The image was matted and brads were added to the 4 corners. The sentiment was stamped using my tape masking technique because the whole stamp reads "Sweet Birthday Wishes" and that would obviously not fit in the oval. I attached my double sided ribbon which I LOVE with shimmer brads. TFL.

Today is mojo Monday and Julee has the sketch posted on her blog. I will be doing that one later in the week. I really need some Verve stamps as I don't own any yet and I have to fix that LOL!

I will leave you with this song that is in my head now. "Just another Manic Monday...wish it was Sunday...cause that's my fun day". Now for all you youngins out there that song was sung by the Bangles and released in 1986. I am forever an
80s girl. As a matter of fact, my 20 year high school reunion is this month (now you know my age LOL) and the questionnaire they sent us had a question asking who your favorite "hair" band was- hee hee.

Have a terrific day and don't forget to enter for the blog candy today!

Featured Stamper 69- Maren

Well, the weekend is almost over now. I am pretty tired and getting ready to go to sleep soon but I thought I would post so that I could give you guys another day to have a chance to win the blog candy. Don't forget you can sign up once a day between 5/30 and 6/5 by posting a comment on any of my posts during that time frame. If you have not already done so, please be sure to include your favorite stamp company in your post.


I needed to make a graduation card for a friend of ours so I decided to use the featured stamper challenge to accomplish that. Today's FS is Maren AKA mmbc on SCS. She has a terrific gallery and it was a pleasure to CASE it. Here is the card of Maren's that I chose to CASE. I changed the colors, the image, brads to eyelets, the border punch and the ribbon. Her school's colors are green and gold so that is why I chose them for my card. I ran my gold layer through my cuttlebug and double matted it. I used my Fiskars border punch on the green strip and tied my ribbon around it then added the oval which I stamped the cap first in gold and then the congrats in green over it. The bella was colored with prismacolor pencils and gamsol and stickles (which is not showing up in the pic) was added to the tassel and the flowers. Hope she will like it.

Supplies:
stamps- diplomabella, SU year round fun 2 and fundamental phrases
CS- SU glorious green, summer sun, black, GP white
ink- pallette noir, summer sun, green
accessories- SU eyelets, striped grosgrain from pink hedgehog, stickles
tools- cuttlebug divine swirls, crop a dile, perfect layers, SU lg oval punch, prismacolor pencils and gamsol, copic E00 for skin, Fiskars fountain border punch

Off to bed for me. Good night!