Sylvia's Stamping Corner

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #232....HELLO SPRING!

Hello Spring and Happy Tuesday! Okay, I am sure some of you are still experiencing snow and cold weather. I am truly sorry, but where I live it has been a roller coaster ride, with 20 for a low and 80 for a high. Today it is supposed to be in the 80's again after a week of cold and rainy weather. As for the challenge colors over at the ColourQ , Arielle has chosen these colors, Basic Black, Kraft, Lucky Limeade, Newsprint and white. Hope to see you at the ColourQ this week and play with this fun combo!

I have seen a lot of art being made by just digitally adding an image to a book page. I have always loved stamping on word paper so I have made cards like this before. My card base is kraft and is embossed with a dot ef. I stamped a frame, fussy cut it, rubbed it with ink and glued it to my back ground cs. I actually stamped my background book paper on white cs, then stamped greenery, Hello and my bird. The bird did not stand out as much as I wanted so I stamped another bird, fussy cut, rubbed with ink and glued him on top. The rose was stamped with Versa Mark and embossed with white ep. I then rubbed with kraft and Lucky Limeade ink. I stamped and piece of greenery then fussy cut it and the rose out before gluing them down.The last bit was to add the crow, the rhinestones and the pearls. Placing the frame on top of an embossed background gives it depth and looks like it is popped up with dimensionals, but it isn't.

An early St. Patrick's Day howdy to everyone and for those of you who don't celebrate or have any Irish in you, enjoy your week! Have a beautiful Tuesday and thanks for stopping by!

MORE SPRING FLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES.....CRAFTING ON FRIDAY!

With the roller coaster weather we have been having, I have little time to craft all that I want to. I am trying to get back to posting more than once a week, since so many people have speculated as to why. I had an awful bout with the flu with drains you of energy and I have been so busy with orders, which is a good thing. So here is a special card that I wanted to share today.

I have a kraft card base and a white cs mat. I stamped this gorgeous bouquet and framed it with a newsprint stamp. The frame is not perfect, but I think the flowers and butterflies are....well almost perfect. I love these colors for early spring, as the year progresses, I see more of the warm colors, even the greens are more yellow. Everything is stamped, water colored and fussy cut except for the green background leaves. Again I chose not to put any sentiment on this card, I didn't want to commit to one.

Enjoy your Friday, I hope to be back again at midnight for another post. Thanks for stopping by.

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #231....STILL WAITING FOR SPRING!

Happy Tuesday, first week of March. It's time for another challenge over on the colourQ  . Get out your best crafting skills and some fun supplies and play along with us this week. Arielle chose some more great Spring colors, Basic Black, Basic Gray. Gumball Green, Glorius Green and white. Check out the other designers projects for inspiration.

I used a kraft card base and matted with white cs. I stamped and stamped off the background in both greens. Glorious green is retired and blueish in color, Gumball Green has the yellowish tints so there is some good contrast, but they work well together. I used a large dots embossing folder and embossed one side of the card. I stamped a piece of white cs with a wood grain stamp using Basic Gray. I then cut pieces to make the bird house, punching out the hole and backing it with a scrap from the bird house. The bird was stamped in Basic gray, fussy cut and rubbed with black ink. Foliage, leaves and flowers were also stamped, fussy cut and glued in place. I decided not to stamp a sentiment, I loved it just like it was. If spring ever gets here one could just add a bit of color.

We have already been up to 82 this year, but again we were in the 20's last night. The sun is shining, my peach tree is blooming, but it is covered for this last bit of weather. The rollercoaster ride is available everyday and there is no charge for the difference in temperatures! LOL! Happy March, hope to see you in our line up this week. Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #230....IT'S ALMOST SPRING!

Once again Tuesday has rolled around and we have a new color combo over on the ColourQ. Arielle chose these bold colors, Basic Black, Kraft, Cool Caribbean, Summer Starfruit and white. I see Spring on the horizon and chose to use these colors to mirror what I see! Hope to see all of you over on the CQ this week!

I used a kraft card base and matted it with white cs. I stamped a word stamp very lightly in kraft and then some of my foliage in Summer Starfruit. This is one of the versatile colors as it can be seen as a yellow green or a lemony yellow. I stamped and fussy cut flowers and leaves in Pool Party(don't have Cool Caribbean ink) and Summer Starfruit.The bird is stamped in black and inked with kraft and Pool Party. The cage was die cut twice(using a Tim Holtz birdcage die) with kraft cs for the shadow and Cool Caribbean cs, then rubbed with black ink and embossed with clear ep.

I do see Spring here every day even though some of winter is hanging on! Hope you have a beautiful Tuesday and will find some time to craft! thanks for stopping by...all of your comments are really appreciated.

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #229.....SIGNS OF SPRING!

Happy Tuesday! Happy Spring! for a lot of you it is still cold, but here in the south, it is warming up. This week over at the ColourQ we have lovely spring colors to work with. Arielle chose, Peach Parfait, Apricot Appeal, Always Artichoke, Summer Starfruit and white. Check the other designers and play along....even if it is still cold in your neighborhood!

I used a pretty green card base and matted with white cs. I dry embossed it with the hexagon ef giving it just a little background texture. The rest of my card was made stamping leaves and flowers. The leaves were stamped in Always Artichoke and colored with the same ink and Summer Starfruit. The flowers were stamped in Peach Parfait and colored in the same ink and Apricot Appeal. The oranges are close in color so they blended beautifully. I love how well these oranges go with the greens. I fussy cut and glued/popped up with dimensionals.

Thanks for all the well wishes. I am feeling better although not at 100%. But as you can see, feeling well enough to use these colors and make this beautiful card. Hope you are all feeling good and enjoying the beginning of a new week. Hope to see you in the gallery this week.

 

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #228....ENDING A KISS!

Good morning Tuesday and all you happy people out there! I am back with more challenge colors over on the ColourQ. Arielle has chosen these colors for you to play with, Ruby Red, Pacific Point, Cool Caribbean, Soft Sky and white. I substituted Riding Hood Red and Pool Party for Ruby Red and Cool Caribbean. Check out the other designer's, be inspired and play along!

I did have Cool Caribbean card stock so that is my card base. The white mat was stamped with hearts and dry embossed with a dot folder using my favorite hammer method. I added butterflies stamped in Pacific Point, rubbed with ink in Pool Party. I stamped a heart, die cut and popped up with a dimensional. The background is sponged in with Soft Sky, added a tiny rhinestone and this card was finished.

 

I promised you more cards and postings last week, but I fell ill with the flu and I am still struggling. This is not the best card nor the worst I have made. Perhaps you will be inspired to create something that will pop off the page! We are cold this morning, but by Friday we will be back in the high 70's! Have a wonderful Tuesday, stay warm and healthy.

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #227.....COLOR ME RED AND PINK!

Happy February...Happy Tuesday...I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. I have been so busy again this week and am still behind but catching up. I already have two cards done for posting this week...so there will be more this week, than just his sighting! We have a fun color combo this week over at the ColourQ. Arielle chose, Raspberry Ripple, Ruby Red(I substituted Riding Hood Red), Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride, and white. Lovely colors that work well together, hope to see your projects this week.

This card has a RidingHood Red card base and is matted with white. I stamped the xo background in Blushing Bride and added embossed lines. I fussy cut patterns for my three hearts, then cut them out of card stock twice, once in white(all three) and once in the background color(two Raspberry Ripple and once in Melon Mambo). I stamped and cut out the flowers and the heart. I could have added rhinestones and may still. Haven't decided if it is needed!

I have started making candy last night. I ahve planned to make Pralines for weeks. I don't eat them, never have, so I am not tempted, but the thought of having some to throw out because I did not get the temperature right had made me nervous. I must say they turned out beautifully! May have to make some more tonight! Have a fun day and stay warm...it looks like our cold is here to stay awhile longer!

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #226......IT'S A PINK THING!

Welcome to the last Tuesday of January....hasn't this month just flown by? Arielle has chosen pretty colors for us this week at the ColourQ . The colors are Kraft, Blushing Bride, Primrose Petals, Pink Pirouette and white. Now I am sure I have mentioned it before, I am not a pink girl....so I always have trouble using pink colors. I will tell you my story, be inspired by my perseverance and then you can play along with us this week. LOL!

I started out Sunday making the miniature garland you see in the photo. I wanted something to decorate for Valentines and was using the colors from the challenge. I die cut two hearts at a time, at least 50 hearts, sewed them and was feeling good about things. I started working on my card, stamping and re-stamping until I got all the pieces laid out like I wanted. I quit just before 1am Monday to finish up at the computer. Well I went to Face-Book to wish my dil a Happy Birthday and in my feed was one of the teamies card. I thought now that is the wrong color so I checked the color pallet again.....Well folds, I had used Raspberry Ripple instead of Primrose Petals. I went to bed dreaming about the card I had to do!!! I got up just before 6:00 Monday morning and started working after I got my husband off to work. I did and redid the card 7 or 8 times before deciding it wasn't to be, I was not happy with it.

The new card has a Pink Pirouette card base and is matted with white. I did a lot of stamping and this card front 3 or 4 times before using this one. I stamped and colored three of the big flowers, the butterfly was the first. I guess I have got the butterflies down! I decided not to ruin the front with a sentiment which just wasn't showing up. I did use the right colors, remember I am not good at photography either. I inked the small flowers with my markers and that is why they are darker than the rubbed large flower. I used all the colors!!!!

I did not re-do the garland! and below see the last re-do of the first design. It just wasn't happening with this one, but it is good enough to send! Notice I did not add a sentiment on this one either. Since I was having a pink day with my brain, I decided to quit!

I cut this bird out four times, forget how many times I stamped him!!! So Happy Tuesday to all of you...be off and create something beautiful so I can be inspired when I visit your blogs this week. And...oh by the way...thanks for stopping by...I love it when you visit!

 

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #225....BIRTHDAY WISHES!

It is going to be another fabulous Tuesday!Can you believe it, it was 79 Monday and this is only the 21st of January! A Happy Birthday shout out to my friend, Brenda! Hope you have another wonderful birthday! It is time for a new color challenge over on the ColourQ, Arielle has chosen these wonderful colors, Always Artichoke, Cameo Coral, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip and white. Hope these colors inspire you to play with us this week!

I chose a kraft card base, matting and framing it with a white cs. The mat was stamped with wood grain nand an oval window die cut.  I stamped the leaves in Always Artichoke, coloring them with the same ink...except for one branch which I added some Cameo Coral to the leaf tips. The flowers are water colored in Cherry Cobbler and have Cameo Coral centers with white accents. I also lightly rubbed the background white in the window with both Cameo Coral and Always Artichoke. All were fussy cut and partailly glued to the mat. I love to leave the flowers floating!

My grandson celebrated his 9th birthday yesterday....the birthdays just keep coming! Hope everyone celebrating another year this month will have a wonderful day! Thanks for all who are looking in on me, commenting and making my life happier! I am so busy right now that I have not been doing a lot of posting. Maybe I will be able to get back into a regular posting schedule soon. In the meantime have a wonderful Tuesday!

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #224.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy Tuesday, happy second week of January! I kick off birthday's the 1st of January with my youngest son. There seems to be on every week after that. The colors this week over on the ColourQ provided the perfect pallette for my card. Arielle chose Basic Gray, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Poppy Parade and white. I love the blues and gray and a pop of that orangey red! Don't know what I will do when I run out of ink for this retired ink pad! Be sure and check out the the other designers projects for inspiration!

This card has a Pool Party card base with a white mat. The background was inked in Pool Party and Island Indigo, stamped and stamped off. Some sponging was added around the edges. Two leaf branches and the Poppy were stamped in Basic Gray. the leaves were rubbed with the gray and both blues. The Poppy was rubbed with Poppy Parade, the stem gray. These were then fussy cut and partially glued, the flower, popped up with a dimensional. happy Birthday wishes was stamped in gray!

Happy Belated Birthday to Ros, she celebrated on the 12th. Enjoy your Tuesday and I hope you find time to craft a lot!