Sylvia's Stamping Corner

SPRING COFFEE LOVERS BLOG HOP!.....DAY 2...COFFEE IN THE GARDEN!

Welcome to the second day of the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! If you missed out yesterday, please scroll down. There is a week of fun, commenting and festivities complete with prizes thanks for Amy Tsuruta and Chaitali Narla and all the great sponsors. Happy Saturday! On this very cold frosty morning, I could use more blankets and a heating pad along with several hot cups of coffee! But alas, I would have a hard time typing! As we all are ready for Spring, I wonder, have any of you ever grown a coffee or tea plant? I know I am crazy, but I do think about things...what color are the blooms...my daughter said, do they even have flowers...and I said but of course they have to have flowers! FYI I looked online and found this and other coffee plant photo's, these flowers appear to be a soft pink flower...Wonder what they smell like?

Coffee flowers

I made this card Friday night not knowing in which direction I was headed. I have a new miniature gardening set along with dies that I really wanted to use. I did use part of it, but not the whole card. I am a mixer of stamp sets so I pull what I have until I like the design. I see wood fences everywhere in my neighbor so when outdoors comes to play, I always have wood grain. I penciled my cup, then cut a pattern out of paper, then dsp and card stock. I used scraps out of my box for everything you see. The background is hand stamped, even the wood grain on the sign. the only paper is the dsp for the cup, everything else is stamped.

Have a wonderful Saturday and enjoy hopping, maybe you would like to make a card! Feel free to join in that fun too! Check out all the cards Here...and enjoy your morning coffee or tea with us!

SPRING COFFEE LOVERS BLOG HOP!...COFFEE ANYONE?

It's a little early for me and I could sure use some coffee! Happy Friday and welcome to my blog for my part in the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop over at you friendly Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog .Our hostess is none other than the grand coffee drinker/crafter, Amy Tsuruta. Thanks Amy for organizing this hop and thanks to both Amy and Chaitali Narla for this new place to gather and celebrate crafting while sipping our favorite warm cup! Okay guys to get started, it is a cold frosty morning and we all need something hot to drink so we will be able to keep hopping all day. Bring on the caffeine!

Coffee, tea and hot chocolate are universal and that is what I thought about as I constructed this card. Coffee loving crafters could rule the world you know....really they do anyway!The card base is green and is matted with white cs. All images are Stampin'Up!. The colors used are blues, greens and coral with black and white. I really did not start out to do grunge...but it is what it is. Now go forth and rule the world this morning stopping along the way to get to know your fellow hoppers!

There is a great group of sponsors with lots of fun prizes. Be sure and comment to win...or comment anyway to make someone happy! I will be having a giveaway as well, not sure what it will be, but I will let you know as soon as I know! Check out the next card on the list : Here, thanks for stopping by for a visit and Have a wonderful Friday!

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #281....JUST A LITTLE BIT COLD!

Good morning Sunshine, the greeting is for you as there is no sunshine today! The cold, wet and fog has hit the south...I mean really south on the last Tuesday in February! I am here today with another challenge from the ColourQ . Arielle brought us some beautiful colors and the clear images seem to lead us through a looking glass and down a hole!The colors are Wisteria Wonder, Peach Parfait, Certainly Celery, Cool Caribbean and a neutral. Hope to see you with us this week.

This card has a Wisteria Wonder card base and is matted with white. the background is a honeycomb in Wisteria Wonder, A Soft Sky, some Peach Parfait sponging, some embossed honeycomb, a sprinkling of sequins and a Tim Holtz butterfly. The flowers are hand stamped, water colored in Wisteria Wonder, then fussy cut and glued. The leaves are hand stamped in Certainly Celery and are water colored using Certainly Celery, Peach Parfait and Soft Sky(a replacement for the Cool Caribbean I don't have). Without any black this card looks like it is in a fog! Perfect for the weather we are having.

The fog is probably my camera and not enough light, but I do like the look! Hope you are all indoors today, rain or snow or sunshine. Craft your life away! Have a terrific Tuesday and thanks for stopping by for a visit!

COLOURQ CHALLENGE # 280....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

It's a cold Tuesday in February! We are on that roller coaster again...I feel like I am at the top where the air is so cold this morning! Welcome to another challenge over at the ColourQ. Arielle has chosen these pretty colors, Blackberry Bliss, Raspberry Ripple, Wisteria Wonder, Gold and a neutral(white). I found these colors a little challenging this week, so what do you think? Do they inspire you to play along, or has the snow made you want to stay in bed?

The card base is Wisteria Wonder, matted with white cs. I inked the new for me Penny Black stamp with Blackberry Bliss. Then separately I stamped the key in Versamark and embossed it with gold ep, fussy cut and glued to the card. I also stamped both butterflies again, then water colored the small one with Wisteria Wonder and the larger on with Blackberry Bliss and Raspberry Ripple, fussy cut and glued. I scattered a few gold sequins from my stash, then added a Happy Birthday sentiment(Stampin'Up). I had two more designs I tried first, but they just weren't working today, too tired I guess!

Hope all is well with you today. We have just begun the week, yet I feel it is almost over! And maybe that is just the cold as well! Have a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by for a visit!

COLOURQ CHALLENGE # 279...IT'S VALENTINE WEEK!

Spring has hit here early...but I do think winter will be back! Happy Tuesday, the week of Valentines Day! I am back with more challenge colors from the ColourQ. Our Valentine colors are Basic Black, Real Red, newsprint and a neutral. What another fun combination Arielle has chosen for us to play with this week. Check out the other designers and play along with us this week. Those of you who are snowbound have plenty of time, I'm sure!

The card base is kraft and the mat is white cs. I stamped newsprint(or a dictionary stamp) and leaves for the background. I added stamped leaves and flowers that I fussy cut and spread around. Then add a sprinkling of sequins from my old stash and the card is finished. I like to make thinking of you cards so that is the sentiment I added!

Over the years, I have decided I like more white space than black. It just feels bright and clean! We are already in the 70's today and the sunshine feels wonderful. I will pass on some of that warmth to you, have a blessed Tuesday and craft some today! Thanks for stopping by for a visit...it's almost time to start planting!

HELLO SUNSHINE!....COLD AND CLOUDY IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD!

What a popular phrase and I don't think many of you would mind seeing sunshine! We were supposed to have shine Wednesday, but the weathermen were wrong...oh well...today then. Winter is that way. I made this card on Wednesday afternoon, finally having some real time to play. I have had this die and stamp set for a while but I have to see things in my head first. Wednesday was the day ideas were just flowing.

The card base is kraft and it is matted in white cs. The background is stamped, the sun first, leaves second, next the sky(did you see it?) and then everything else. I did not get the background just like I wanted it so I will revisit this idea as I think it turned out well. I used lots of color...you know how I love color!

I guess you can tell I am looking forward to Spring...if we have one, sometimes we skip straight to summer! Have a terrific Thursday, hope you find time to kraft! Thanks for stopping by for a visit...Haven't been posting much lately, hoping I have another stamping day, today!

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #278...HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND THINKING OF YOU!

Happy Tuesday and of course, Hooray for February! Today we have another warm challenge over at the ColourQ . Arielle has brought us these fun colors, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty In Pink, Real Red and a neutral. Whenever I see these colors, I think of party colors!How about you?

I made three cards but will only show you two, but I will add the third on Friday. The first card has a Pretty In Pin card base and is matted with white cs. The background stamped in that color features script and a honeycomb stamp, with embossed honeycombs and sequins from my Etsy shop. I die cut two bird cages(Tim Holtz die) in white and Pretty In Pink cs. They have both been embossed with ep, the white cs also partially rubbed with PIP ink. I used all the colors for the flowers, stamping some, stamping, water coloring, and fussy cutting others. The heart and butterflies were stamped then punched.  I wasn't satisfied with this card as I did not think it stood out like I wanted, but I had spent too much time fiddling with it., but I do love making birdcage cards.

The second card is much like the one I made last week. I love the butterfly die. It has a kraft card base and is also matted with white cs. I stamped the background in PIP, Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie inks, random stamping and just having fun! The large butterfly was made stamping, Real Red, Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie inks with a water color stamp. I added two more butterflies, stamped and punched and the sentiment. I enjoyed making this card, but it did not photograph all that well. IRL it is beautiful!

These colors remind me of summer, warm fun colors. As I sit typing my fingers are cold, not from air conditioning, it is 39 outside! We go from 78 last week back to 33 last night. Quite a switch, but after all it is February! Have a wonderful Tuesday, hope you find time to play. Take a peek over at the ColourQ for more inspiration and thanks for stopping by for a visit!

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #277...THINKING OF YOU!

Wow! This month has flown by. Happy last Tuesday of the month. It also happens to be my dil's birthday, so Happy Birthday to Amber. I have been busy, but have not posted since last week. This week's challenge over at the ColourQ brings some lovely reds to work with. Arielle chose, Strawberry Sluch, Cherry Cobbler, Calypso Coral, Going Gray and a neutral. It is getting closer to Valentine's Day, these colors are perfect!

The card base for the first card is a pink and is matted with white. I stamped a gray background with a Work of Art stamp, then stamped the sentiment. The flowers and branch are stamped lightly in black stazon ink, water colored in all four colors, then fussy cut and glued to the base.  The butterfly is stamped in Going Gray, die cut and glued as well. I love the rich colors, the combination of the dark red, the bright pink and the coral red. They are all there, don't they work well together. This was the third card I made.

I am not showing you the first card as I wasn't really happy with it so this is the second card I made. The card base is the same soft pink and is also matted with white cs. The background is stamped in Going Gray, sequins and embossed dots were added. I used all the red colors and stamped a piece of white cs then die cut the large butterfly, I stamped the honeycomb in Strawberry Slush, then die cut and glue to the card base. I drew in the antennas...it was a quick and easy card...but it did not wow me..so I moved on.

I continue to love using the butterfly die, I will get a card using them that one day will wow me. Have a beautiful Tuesday! Those of you experiencing bad weather I hope the best for you, stay warm. Thanks for those of you who drop by and leave comments. Have a fabulous Day!

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #276....HEARTS FOR YOU!

Hello...Happy Tuesday! Today I am bringing you another challenge from the ColourQ. Arielle has given us these pretty colors to play with: Strawberry Slush, Chocolate Chip, Coastal Cabana, Kraft and a neutral. I had to think a while before I came up with a good design, actually I missed sleep all Sunday night because I could not see the design. My internet was out after 7 pm on Sunday as well, so I was not able to catch up again with commenting on blogs. Hope you will play along with us this week, I do enjoy looking at your projects!

This card has a kraft card base with a white cs mat. The mat has Coastal Cabana Work of Art hearts and partially embossed with dots. There are hearts stamped in the three colors punched out and in one color, fussy cut and embossed.  I used several stamps to make a background in Chocolate Chip and die cut "for you", then added a sprinkling of sequins(light Ocean Blue-green) from my Etsy shop.

I added a second card in these colors...my favorite design using leaves and bird! This scene works in these colors as well. Although in the photo Strawberry Slush doesn't look the color, it is.

I had to take the photo against a door as the light in my room was not bright enough to get the real colors so it looks kind of flat. Hopefully you can see the details. We are having a few days of warmer weather, 73 yesterday, but it feels just like the beginning of Spring. Soon I am sure we will be back with cooler temps. How about you, are you warmish or cool or even cold? Have a wonderful Tuesday and thanks for stopping by for a visit!

A VALENTINE AND A TREAT BAG!....

Good morning, this fine 14th day of January. When you saw this did you think it was Valentine's Day? I am getting ready early, probably not early enough, but never the less, at least I am not late! Today I am sharing with you a treat bag that I made along with an old timey Valentine, a single card Valentine. I bought this card stock with the gift certificate (from Butterfly Reflections Ink)that I won from Amy's Blog Hop.

I made the treat bag using a new Stampin'Up ! die, cutting gold embossed heart vellum. I die cut a heart window and filled it with clear sheet. I also die cut a row of hearts using another new die as well. It is hard to see the heart openings in the vellum, but that is what the pom pom trim(from Sale-A-Bration) is threaded through. I added a gold punched heart as well as a pretty bow and three more punched hearts in red cs. The one card Valentine is made from a Crate Paper 6 x 6" Crate Paper Pad called Kiss Kiss. I have a stamped banner...From My Heart, a die cut heart with stamped and water colored flowers, stamped off hearts and tiny dot partial embossing and my famous bird, stamped, water colored, fussy cut and glued to the background. The Valentine slips into the treat bag which will still hold some candy, gift card or some money. I finished five of these early this morning and am showing you one. You may see the rest over on my Etsy Shop later this morning.

Have a wonderful Wednesday, thanks for stopping by for a visit!