Some challenges

VC Rocks (Virtual Convention) opened again a short time ago and we have been doing some challenges.  I thought I would share a couple that I have done recently. 

This was part of a circles challenge, the first part being a card, the second part a scrapbook page.  This layout is done in My Digital Studio and actually won the scrapbook part of the challenge!!

We had some preview challenges for returning members and these cards were part of that.  On different days, we had to stamp or alter paper or emboss, etc. and then near the end of the preview challenges, were were supposed to put different challenges together into a card.  Some of mine didn't look so great together, LOL!  

The top card uses watercolor crayons over an embossed image and the card below has lots of Vanilla Shimmer smooch.

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This week at Create with Connie and Mary Summer Edition, they have a sketch challenge using the sketch below.

This is what I came up with...

Supplies:

Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, Riding Hood Red card stock

Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Pear Pizzazz classic ink

eyelet border punch

Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder

Love Letter DSP

Victoria crochet trim ribbon

Grunge Rock stamp set

Teacher appreciation

School ended last week and these are some of the gifts I gave Maddie's preschool teachers.  There are 5 assorted cards in the clear box and I added a belly band and her picture, a butterfly and stamped thank you.

The belly band is made with Lap of Luxury DSP and the matting on the photos are Peach Parfait.  I cut butterflies out with the Beautiful wings embosslit and the stamped images are from the Just Believe stamp set.

A close up of the belly band.

Fun Technique

I used the same techniqe on this card as I did here only with different colors and I didn't use a brayer, only sponges.  This time the base is Very Vanilla and I sponged Bashful Blue and Night of Navy on the card stock.

A close up of the effect of the water...

Supplies:

Very Vanilla card stock

Night of Navy, Bashful Blue and Pear Pizzazz classic ink

basic pearls

Love and Care stamp set

basic pearls

sponges

dimensionals

Hunter

Another challenge page I did for Soul Scrappers, this one being a color challenge using Basic Black, Rose Red, Old Olive and Crumb Cake.

I love being able to make the ribbon wider when I use it in a layout with My Digital Studio, it is really fun to play around with! 

Motorcyle birthday

I made this quick card for Mary Jo's sketch challenge this week.  The distressed paper is Whisper White card stock that I brayered with Daffodil Delight so that it looked uneven.  Then I went in from the edges toward the middle (but not all the way) with Peach Parfait.  Next, I used a sponge and added Chocolate Chip to the edges.  The final step was to add a little water to the paper.

While searching through ideas this week, I came across a technique where you use a foam applicator to apply the ink and I adjusted it to a brayer and sponges since I didn't have a foam applicator.  Apparently I didn't save the link, but will keep looking and update when I find it!

The water drops give it a neat effect.

Supplies:

Motorcycle, Happy for You stamp sets

Chocolate Chip, Whisper White card stock

Chocolate Chip, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait classic ink

dimensionals

Perfect Polka dots impressions folder

brayer

sponges

Some swap cards

I thought I would share some cards I received in some UStamp with Dawn and Friends Swap around the world events.  These are from 2 other designers, the first from Tanya Bell

and the second from Rebecca Ingals Fleet. Aren't they great? 

Scrapping School Pictures Part 2

Another sample for Late Night Stampers this week using some year old school pictures. 

Supplies:

Play Date designer series paper, quick accents and rub ons

top note

on board mix and match

star punch

brights buttons

early espresso bakers twine

dimensionals

So Saffron, Real Red, Chocolate Chip card stock

Real Red classic ink

Thanks for Caring

I really hope that Nature Walk carries over into the new Idea Book and Catalog, it has become one of my favorite sets. 

I used a clear block inked with Crumb Cake for this background and Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke for the flowers and sentiment. 

There is a small piece of the Botanical Gazette designer paper on the side with a torn edge along with the layer of Cherry Cobbler card stock. 

I cut the bottom off the Victoria crochet trim ribbon before I stuck it down with some sticky strip and added an Antique Brad. 

Happy Birthday Hunter!

It is my oldest son's birthday today - 9 years old!  This is the card I made for him, he really likes the Extreme stamp sets so it wasn't hard to choose which one to use!

Supplies:

More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Whisper White card stock

More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake classic ink

Extreme Elements, Word Play, Extreme Skateboard stamp sets

star punch

1 3/4" circle punch

1 3/8" circle punch

vintage trinket

dimensionals

hemp twine

Scrapping School Pictures part 1

Our challenge for Late Night Stampers this week is to make scrapbook pages and I thought I would do some more school picture pages.  These are actually from a year ago...

I used a sponge dauber to add Champagne Mist shimmer paint around the edges of my Early Espresso base and again on the Pear Pizzazz matting. 

It actually doesn't show up in the picture, but I added a little of the shimmer paint to the embossed image as well.

Supplies:

Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Baja Breeze card stock

Greenhouse Gala designer series paper

Neutrals buttons

Early Espresso bakers twine

Pear Pizzazz seam binding

Champagne mist shimmer paint

sponge dauber

staples

dimensionals

Flower Garden impressions folder

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Create with Connie and Mary Summer Edition has started and they have a color challenge this week using the following combination.

I decided to use the Strength and Hope stamp set that Stampin' Up! is featuring this month.  For every set or digital kit purchased through August 31st, Stampin' Up! will donate $2 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. 

Supplies:

Strength and Hope stamp set

Basic Gray, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla card stock

Basic Gray, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy classic ink

Elegant Lines and Perfect Polka Dots impressions folders

Big Shot

Boho blossoms Punch

Postage stamp punch

Scallop square punch

basic pearls

dimensionals

Basic Gray taffeta ribbon

and the inside with the butterfly in Cherry Cobbler ink.

Sweet and Sour flowers

More playing with the Fun Flowers die, this time using the Sweet and Sour Specialty paper. 

I added some more texture with the Elegant Lines impresions folder on Pink Pirouette card stock and a small border of Pumpkin Pie punched with the eyelet border punch.  The brad is from the clearance rack and the sentiment from Word Play, stamped and layered with Melon Mambo.

Together

Yep, another challenge page for Soul Scrappers :)  This was a sketch challenge from awhile back that I did with some older pictures of my nieces (and grandpa).

I just love the little bird!  All created with My Digital Studio.

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I used the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary for this card. 

The base is Perfect Plum and then I ran a layer of Basic Black through the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder.  Behind the torn corner is Newprint DSP.

The Very Vanilla and Perfect Plum flowers were make with the Blossom Bouquet triple layer punch (Summer Mini) and I added a basic pearl to the center of each.

Stamp sets - Full of Life and Fast and Fabulous

Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Perfect Plum card stock

Perfect Plum and Basic Black ink

Victoria crochet trim ribbon

Pear Pizzazz seam binding

Vanilla Shimmer Smooch spritz

dimensionals

basic pearls

Blossom Bouquet triple layer punch

sticky strip

and the inside...

Fast and Fabulous Confirmation

I always like to have some Confirmation cards around so I found a nice sentiment when I did an online search for Confirmation quotes that I printed with MDS and then added to this card.

Colors:

Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla

Inks

Baja Breeze, Marina Mist

Basic Pearls

Springtime Vintage designer series paper

Fast and Fabulous stamp set

Another Do Over card

This is my second sample of a do over card for Late Night Stampers this week.  The original card is in this post.  I chose to use the same stamp set, but different colors.

I added an extra flower that I embossed with black embossing powder and added color with reinkers and water before I cut it out.  There is also a layer of Vanilla shimmer smooch spritz on the cut out rose and it is added to the base with dimensionals.

I stamped a light image of another flower on the inside.

Supplies:

Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set

Blushing Bride, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Whisper White card stock

Blushing Bride, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Basic Black classic ink and reinkers

Hostess level 1 paper pack

eyelet border punch

black embossing powder

versamark

Love Letter Collage Frame

I am happy to share this project that I created for UStamp with Dawn and Friends Classes Clubs and Camps, I really love the way it turned out.

It is very difficult to see on the pictures, but I used A LOT of Vanilla Shimmer Smooch on the entire project (except the frame). 

And the matching card - also with lots of smooch :)

Flower Fancy

I decided to use the stamp set Flower Fancy for Mary Jo's sketch challenge this week. 

Supplies:

Peach Parfait, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White card stock

Peach Parfait, Basic Black and Pear Pizzazz, Blush Blossom classic ink and markers

1 1/4" circle punch

Vanilla Shimmer smooch spritz

Scrapbook Album in A Day

Although very time consuming, this project was fun to design and put together for UStamp with Dawn and Friends Classes, Clubs and Camps. 

It is a 20 page 12 x 12 album with a matching card using lots of different coordinating products.  After I got started, I decided to make it into a gift for my dad's birthday using lots of pictures of the grandkids. 

A closer look at the card...

A couple of the pages - too many to show you all of them!

A Do Over and blog candy winner

Our challenge at Late Night Stampers this week is to re do some early cards we posted on our blogs.  I chose to start with the third card in this post as my do over. 

I went with the same basic layout, but changed the stamp sets and added a button.

Supplies:

Extreme Dirt Bike, Word Play, Sanded stamp sets

Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla card stock

Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy classic ink

Blueberry Crisp DSP

neutrals buttons

dimensionals

And the winner of my blog candy from the VC Rock blog hop this weekend was comment #5....

Carey said...

I really love the colors in the first card. TFS that one. The second card would be a great gift to a fellow rocker who has a BD coming up (me). LOL Seriously it is really special. TFS

Carey Rogers

aka Roscoe's mommy

Congrats Carey!  Please send me your mailing address at ksobolik@hotmail.com

VC Rocks Blog Hop

It's the first VC Rocks blog hop of the year!  You may have come from Deborah Robb's blog and at any time you may go to the VC Rocks blog to see the full list of participants.

We are using the theme, Color My World, and I have chosen to use watercolor crayons

and markers in my projects. 

My first project is a card using watercolor crayons.  I stamped my image on watercolor paper with Black Stazon ink and then colored in the flower and leaves with Not Quite Navy and Old Olive crayons.  I blended the colors in with my aqua painter and then added some Perfect Plum to the flower and used the aqua painter again. 

After I had everything on the card, I spritzed a mixture of rubbing alcohol and Champagne mist shimmer paint over it all.  I always have a hard time getting that to show up in the photos.

Supplies:

Because I care, Just Believe stamp sets

Framed Tulips impressions folder

Old Olive, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla and Watercolor paper

hemp twine

Black stazon ink

watercolor crayons

aqua painter

dimensionals

basic pearls

word window punch

modern label punch

champagne shimmer paint

My next project was a super quick and easy one that would work well as a little gift too.

I picked up a frame at Target with 2 - 4 x 6" openings and just added some simple panels.

The left side is a Certainly Celery base that I ran through the Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder and on top of that I added some Whisper White card stock that I embossed with the Flower Garden impressions folder.  There are a couple butterflies cut out with the Beautiful Wings embosslit on it as well attached with glue dots.

The right side has a So Saffron base that was also embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper impressions folder.  I used my markers to add some flowers to the Whisper White layer using the Love and Care hostess level 2 stamp set in the Summer Mini catalog.  The sentiment is from the Refuge and Strength stamp set and I punched it out with the scallop oval punch and popped it up with dimensionals.

Supplies:

Refuge and Stregth, Love and Care stamp sets

Flower Garden, Vintage Wallpaper impressions folders

Beautiful Wings embosslit

Big Shot

So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Peach Parfait, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette card stocks

Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink markers

Baja Breeze classic ink

scallop oval punch

dimensionals

And now for some blog candy!  If you leave a comment, I will put your name into a drawing for this stamp set...

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed the projects!  Your next stop to Color Your World is at Ellen Kemper's blog - enjoy!

Ornate thank you

I really love this single stamp, Ornate Blossom and it fits perfectly inside the 3" circle die that I used on this card.  It is layered with the 3 1/2" circle die in Wild Wasabi for a super fast and easy thank you card.

Supplies:

Ornate Blossom, Just Believe stamp sets

Love Letter Designer Series paper

Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi card stock and ink

modern label punch

word window punch

5/8" inch Navy grosgrain ribbon

hemp twine

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It is color challenge time at Create with Connie and Mary this week using Sahara Sand, Poppy Parade and Not Quite Navy. 

Supplies:

Full of Life, Upsy Daisy stamp sets

Finial Press impressions folder

Hostess level 1 paper pack

Sahara Sand, Whisper White and Not Quite Navy card stock

Poppy Parade and Sahara Sand classic ink

neutrals buttons

2 1/2" circle punch

3" circle die

dimensionals

glue dots

Elegant lines and fabric

 This is Mary Jo's sketch for the week...

I used some of the Springtime Vintage Fabric that I spritzed with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz layered on some So Saffron paper that was run through the Elegant Lines impressions folder.

The sentiment is stamped on a piece that was cut from the Petal Cone die and the base of the card is Baja Breeze.  I was experimenting with some outside photos and this doesn't show the colors as well as I had hoped it would.  I think I will stick to my inside lighting system :)

Quilted Top Note cards and holder

Beth Fesperman designed this fun project for UStamp with Dawn and Friends Classes, Clubs and Camps and I changed colors, papers, etc. and CASED it. 

I used the Level 1 hostess paper pack for these fun cards and thought they would make a nice little gift for a teacher or friend.

I also used the stamp set Just Belive for the sentiments.