Sylvia's Stamping Corner

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #122...LOVE IS TOGETHERNESS!

Happy Tuesday, I am back with my card for the ColourQ Challenge Blog. The colors Arielle chose for this week are Black, Real Red, Regal Rose, Kraft, and white. Challenge #122 is all about love! I just love the hearts in the photo. Hope you take time to play this week, I had fun making my card and enjoy seeing yours.

My card base is kraft, with Real Red and white mats. I built hearts with stamping and die cuts , adding dimesionals, some spritz and rhinestones. I set at an angle because it just seemed to give the card the look I wanted.

This is my 1001st post, scroll down to find the milestone, 1000th. How long have you been blogging? I am sure there are those of you who have posted more, let me know how many you have posted.

I guess I am starting over, I had a hard time getting these photo's uploaded and in the right place, deja vu? Hope you have a fun day planned, I will be busy!

 

 

 

 



A MILESTONE...1000 POSTS...A CUP OF THANKS!

This blog post is number 1000, a milestone for me. I never thought when I started my blog in July 2008 that I would do this many posts. I was a novice on the computer then, and wanted a blog but did not want to ask for help after I started. I remember all the fumbling around trying to figure out what I had done, because when I finally told my daughter, she could not find me. That's when I discovered that I had misspelled my name in my url. I still laugh about that one. I used to not like being teased, but learned that you have to be able to laugh at yourself in order to appreciate life.

With every post I tried to get better, keep a positive attitude,and find things to share that I thought would make someones day better. Today, I feel like I have a family, I am on a design team and although we are not all close friends, that gives me a sense of belonging. I have a couple of challenges I still participate in and even those gals are so nice. So this thanks is for all of you who stop by and also the ones who comment day after day, encouraging me to want to share more.

You have all seen this cup, I love this stamp. This card is simple, a cup that I used Stampin' Writers to color the stamp,stamped flowers inked the same way, and die cut flowers. The colors I used are Peach Parfait, Regal Rose, Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade, and white. Last a few pearls and some embossing finish this card.

Thanks for stopping by. Next week I will be adding a giveaway to celebrate. This one is so busy that I could not get it together. Until then have a wonderful Tuesday and stop back by for my regular ColourQ post.

ANOTHER VICTORIAN CARD....NOT TOO SHABBY!

Hi, I am back again tonight with another card using the Victorian image from last night. Whenever I print a digital image, I flip it so if I don't design it facing one way, I will already have it facing the other. When I went to make the second card of the day, I picked up the scraps that were leftover from the past week to make this card. The digital image is a free image donated by THATB, over on the Papercraft Star Blog.

The background white piece is left over from a card where I tried several times and it just wasn't quite right, so I saved it. The stamped doily was in the bag of scraps I threw away then dug out of the recycling bin, the lace die cut border was left over from a card a few nights ago and of course the image was a flip from last night. The pearls and rose were added from my stash, and I did have to stamp the sentiment. I really like this card better than last nights card. It is just a little simpler, not quite as much fuss and it was easier to make.

Well, that's all folk's...wait come back tomorrow evening for my 1000th post, that makes this the 999th post since I started blogging! Have a beautiful Monday!

VICTORIAN....PAPERCRAFT STAR...CHALLENGE 81...

I took a break today, starting this card late this evening. I have been in limbo this week, not really connecting with my creative self. I still wanted to be stamping and card making so I have been pulling out all the things I love to play with. Tonight, I decided to play over on the Papercraft Star Challenge Blog. This week's challenge is to make a project that is Victorian. Now that in itself is a challenge for me as I have not really done a lot of things that add ribbon and lace.

I checked out the freebies on the blog, provided by The House Across the Bay, an Etsy Shop that has vintages images. I found this Victorian lady and decided I could design a card around her. I have not designed many cards around vintage digital images, so this is something new for me. I used a Pool Party card base and a piece of designer paper with the colors I wanted to use, some pleated ribbon, a scrap piece of crocheted lace, and a paper rose from my stash. It was easy to download, print, and cut out the image. I hand stamped roses from the Elements of Style(SU) set in black Stazon, then water colored with inks, Pool Party and Pear Pizzazz(SU). After a lot of fussy cutting it was a matter of gluing it all down. Such an elegant image! There is still time for you to play, so go check out the lovely images over on the Papercraft Star challenge Blog.

So what styles do you like? I tend to mix whatever I see at the time I am creating. I probably do best with a clean and simple design with some extras added, but I like to try new things, that's how we get better. Sometimes when I do a different style, I clear out the cobwebs that keep me from creating like I want. Hope you had a wonderful Saturday, I pulled some more Dandelions, not my favorite thing to do. Have a lovely Sunday!

CITY CRAFTER CHALLENGE WEEK 93...SKETCH CHALLENGE!

This has been a busy month with many of my friends having hard times. A friend has been off the air for a week and I finally heard from her today, her computer crashed. I was so relieved and I have realized without you, my sweet blog friends, I would be extremely lonely. For this card I used Linda's sketch from the challenge over on the City Crafter Challenge Blog.

I am not good with sketches, but when I started putting the elements of this card together, I found that the sketch went well with what I wanted to do. I have a craft card base, dsp mats, a medallion and some stamping and cutting. I took the night off from fussy cutting and delicate water coloring to make this fun card that I need to send more than one friend tonight. I love the colors and of course who doesn't like ice cream?

For those of you who are having health problems and other things that are bringing you down, don't dispair, know that there is this wonderful community out there where people actually care and I am one of those people who think about you every day! Have a beautiful Saturday!

A BLACK AND WHITE DAY!....ADD A LITTLE BIT OF RED!

Today we were back to our sunny weather, still cool but comfortable. I spent very little time in the kraft room today, trying to catch up on my sleep. When I finally decided I wanted to make a card, it was late evening. I wanted to make a kraft, white and black card and I knew a few elements I wanted to use.

I started with a kraft card base, I stamped the sentiment crooked, too many times to count, before I used a kraft mat and got the stamping straight. I stamped keys, a crown and a frame before I figured out what I wanted to do. I used a scrap of textured white cs after I cut the window of the frame open. Die cut hearts in red were popped on dimensionals, little rhinestone hearts were added to the corners. The black mat is embossed, although I am sorry you can not see it clearly. I will try and get another picture to replace this one tomorrow that shows the embossing.  The stamped crown was fussy cut and red and gold rhinestones added. The key was fussy cut as well. I added two fussy cut hearts and machine stitched around the outside. This card achieved what I had wanted. I love trying new things with my cards, I never tire of making cards and they usually reflect my day.

Today is my dil's birthday and I hope she has a wonderful day! Hope your Friday is awesome as well.

DO YOU HAVE THE JANUARY BLUES?....p.s. i love you!

I do think the January blues are going around, a let down from the holidays, but that is not my blog post tonight. I made a card using blues, one of my favorite colors to stamp. I used Pool Party, Island Indigo, and Pacific Point to do away with the blues!

I never quite know what drives the idea for these cards. But today, after a long night, I made this card. Quite simply, I stamped, water colored and fussy cut flowers over and over. Then I used die cuts and punches to finish this card. Tonight, it is the combination of blue with white which works for me. What colors are you wanting to work with this week?

I went to bed early last night, but was aware that a storm was in the area so I did not get to sleep. The cats seemed restless on the bed when the storm arrived. It was just before 2:00 and the thunder was so fierce that I had to get up. Now who is afraid of thunder? It sounded like a band in my bedroom of the loudest sort. So I got up and watched tennis with Tigger in my lap, until the storms passed. There was a tornado that touched down near here so we were really lucky. This is the first time I have not slept because of thunder which was more fierce than the lightening. Needless to say, my day was a weary one. Hope your Wednesday was good and your Thursday will be fabulous!

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #121...LOVE YOU!

It is another cool crisp Tuesday morning and we have another awesome color challenge for you over on the ColourQ Challenge Blog. Arielle has chosen these colors Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, More Mustard, Kraft and white, for you this week. I always love a combo that I can use on flowers, it makes my task so easy. Please, join us this week and try this wonderful palette, I look forward to seeing your projects.

I did a lot of embossing before I chose just the right combination. The card base is kraft cover with white embossed cs. Die cuts and embossing are what this card is about, that and a little fussy cutting. The skirt in the photo reminds me of one my mom had when I was growing up. I chose to take just the flowers to do my colors in. I wanted an elegant card and that would be white with just pops of color. The die cut borders out of kraft and the small heart with the sentiment tied all I wanted to do with this card together. I had really not intended to get started so early on Valentines, but once I started, they just keep coming.

I had a hard time getting this card photographed, in order to show the embossing the Old Olive appears dark, but I did use Old Olive and More Mustard on the leaves. Have a wonderful Tuesday! We are supposed to be nice again so I will be outside spreading topsoil on the grass just in case we get some rain.

****I had several you ask what stamp set I used. This is Stampin'Up!, You Are Loved, from the Holiday mini. When I used this rose stamp I did not realize this set did not carry over. I was disappointed to know that I bought this set, it discontinued January 3rd, yet it was for an upcoming holiday! I contacted SU and conveyed my displeasure, if you really like this stamp, you might contact them as well. I am sorry to have used a retired set for a display card. I will continue to use it, just not in challenge cards.

A BEAUTIFUL DAY...ANOTHER BIRTHDAY CARD!

I awoke to another beautiful day. I don't know how warm it got, but I did take the cats out and grill hamburgers for lunch. They enjoyed their time out and did not want to come in. I worked all afternoon assembling my DT card for the ColourQ, then after some supper, I made this card. I must admit, I stamped this panel Saturday so it did not take long.

When I was having a hard time on Saturday, I used that time to ink stamps with Stampin'Up! markers and stamp some samples. I don't usually do that, but when the brain doesn't work usually the simplest task puts me on the right course for the next day. I used a Pool Party base, an Old Olive panel, and two border strips I had left over from my ColourQ card. I love coloring this stamp. Does this remind you of a quilt motif? This is one of the stamps from the Sale-A-bration catalog going live tomorrow. I am not quite sure about the width of the Old Olive panel, but the card is finished.

I have one more post to write and schedule, then I am off to watch basketball and tennis, one of my favorite pass times for a Monday night. Have a wonderful evening, I will be back first thing in the morning with my ColourQ post. I think you are going to like the card and the way I used the colors!

 

 

CITY CRAFTER CHALLENGE WEEK 92...PRETTY INSIDE AND OUT!

This week over on the City Crafter Challenge Blog, challenge #92 is titled "Pretty Inside and Out". the challenge is to decorate the inside of your project as well as the outside. I got a late start this week making this card, due to brain drain!!!!However, there is still time for you to play as well.

I have a kraft card base, with lots of designer paper and lots of embossing and punching. I am in one of those moods today where I just want to combine whatever I can stamp and get away with. I spent the afternoon stamping this and that until I came up with the perfect owl for this card. I used a piece of cs that I had stamped a medallion on awhile back(saved, never used) to punch my owl and wings. My inside dsp was a piece already cut and in my scraps. I embossed it with the tulip frame ef, before adding an owl and stamping I love you. The butterfly is left from my gift bags, to which was added a pearl body. Do you see my peek a boo window? This was the hardest part of making this card, getting everything lined up right. That and all the stamping with markers and fussy cutting took a little more time than usual.

You are probably wondering where I got the idea to combine this front with the dsp on the inside. That is where my brain was today, half in one world and half in the other.

I love this dsp. Fyi, I had to have my husband dig out the bag of scraps that I threw away when cleaning my room. I found myself trying to make cards this week with no scraps. Well the big black trash bag is now on the floor! The back of this card has another owl back, I could not resist using it after I punched it. It was another 73 degree day here, have a wonderful Monday!

BIRTHDAY WISHES...HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRENDA!

There are a lot of birthdays in January for me to remember. I write them down, but somehow theydisappear when I clean up my space. I met Brenda at Stampin'Up! convention in 2008. We became friends. Brenda, I believe your birthday is today, the 21st, but I know it could be any time this week.

Today was a slow day, my brain was overflowing with ideas last night, but not today. I tried to get going by taking the cats out and working in my flower bed. All that accomplished, besides the gardening was for me to get really cold. So I took a nap thinking, OK, I will get some needed sleep and wake up refreshed. That wasn't the case either, so my night was slow. I finally settled down and just played with stamps and markers. I stamped several things, even did a watercolor. This is one of the pieces I stamped using markers. It is very clean, a much different look that what I usually do. However, I know Brenda will love it anyway.  So Happy Birthday Brenda!

I hope you had a good Saturday and that Sunday will be wonderful.