Sylvia's Stamping Corner

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!

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #275...SENDING WISHES YOUR WAY!

Happy Tuesday and welcome to another challenge over on the ColourQ. We are almost halfway through January, give or take a few days...I am staying busy, how about you? The colors this week may have sometimes tripped me up, but not this week. I enjoyed using the colors Arielle chose, Melon Mambo, Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Wisteria Wonder and a neutral! Hope to see you in the gallery this week.

This first card is the one I first saw in these colors, but I wanted to use some of the new stamps and dies so I did this one last. The card base is Marina Mist and I matted it with white cs. The background was made last and I used a new fern stamp along with Wisteria Wonder and partially embossed with tiny dots. The sentiment, Sending Wishes, also new. The butterfly is one of my favorites and since I first engineered it so I could use all the butterfly image to fold, I have enjoyed making them. I water colored in all colors with inks and a blender pen. I stamped the image with stazon ink. I love how this folds to fit in the envelope!

I am the best of the other two cards I made. They are both similar using many of the same elements. The card base is Wisteria Wonder, matted with white cs. The background was created with a word stamp along with Work of Art stamps in Marina Mist and Wisteria Wonder. The new flowers were stamped in Melon Mambo, die cut and glued. The butterfly was made from a stamped with the Work of Art stamp in Night of Navy and Marina Mist, then die cut with the new butterfly thin-lit. A Thanks banner was tucked in and sequins from my shop added for a little bling.

Again, I must say that I loved using these colors. Have a wonderful Tuesday and thanks for stopping by for a visit.If it is cold in your part of the world, stay warm after all it is winter. If it is warm in your area, enjoy! Happy crafting and take care!

COLOURQ CHALLENGE # 274....SENDING WISHES YOUR WAY IN 2015!

Welcome this cold winter Tuesday, the first in January of 2015. I am back after the holidays with another challenge over on the ColourQ. Arielle chose some wintry colors for us today, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Calypso Coral, Rich Razzleberry and a neutral (you have a choice!). Thanks for all who played over the last two weeks. I know how much fun you had with those colors and also appreciating the time to relax. Looking forward to seeing your after holidays projects!

The card base is Crumb Cake(kraft) and the mat is white. Once again I used the honeycomb stamp from the new set, Butterfly Basics which released today in the new Stampin'Up! catalog. I stamped a background in Crumb Cake using the honeycomb stamp. I added the post mark in Rich Razzleberry and the sentiment in black. The branch with leaves and berries(An Open Heart stamp set- SU) was stamped in stazon, then water colored with a blender pen in Old Olive and Calypso Coral inks. I fussy cut the branch out(not without some extra snips) and glued it down to my card. I stamped the butterfly in Rich Razzleberry and die cut using the coordinating thinlets. Last I used a honeycomb ef and partially embossed the card. I love the lacy butterfly!

I finished another card and think I might even like this one better. I used the same card stock base and mat. I also softened the Calypso Coral and used it as one of the main colors. I added Rich Razzleberry to the bird in addition to the Crumb Cake ink. Love these blossoms, the honeycomb and the wood grain.

I love these colors, how about you. I also look forward to warmer days again, butterflies and fruit on the trees. Right now we are having some winter temperatures, but I can't complain because in between we have warmish days as well and sunshine. I had two butterflies one day last week, beautiful Yellow Sulphur. Have a terrific Tuesday, have you been cleaning out and throwing away? Thanks for stopping by and enjoy some crafting this week.

HAPPY NEW YEAR...JANUARY 1 2015!

Happy New Year to all my blog friends! I hope you are blessed in 2015 with happiness, good health and great fortune! I have gotten a late start on the new year as I was still working on an order of 20 snowmen tags that came in late on the 30th. Believe me, I am tired of snowmen so I am glad you isn't snowing! LOL! My son was here for the holidays and left to return home to Arizona via Lubbock, Tx and Hobbs, NM. Well you might know that there was ice and snow in both places. Andrew was born south of Lubbock, on this day years ago. I thought only fitting he was driving through the town some odd years later. Happy Birthday Andrew!

This is a quick card using a stamp from the new catalog to be released on the 5th. I did not have much time with this card, but I love how it turned out. The new honeycomb stamp(what I call it) as seen in the background is from another stamp that I highlighted a few days ago. Colors used were Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Old Olive, Lucky Limeade, Kraft, Early Espresso, and Pool Party.I used a blender pen, water and ink and a medium dots ef only partially embossing.

Have a wonderful Thursday and a fabulous 2015. Thank you to all who stop by for a visit, all who comment and those who give me such inspiration during the year. I look forward to the coming days and creating special projects for you!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL...PEACE AND GOOD WILL ON EARTH!

I have only one photo to share today...we were lucky to have Amy driving us around Christmas eve looking at the lights. There weren't as many as we were expecting, but the ones that we saw were beautiful! Thank you Amy! what a wonderful way to celebrate CHRISTMAS 2014!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE NELSON'S IN ROUND ROCK, TEXAS!

COLOURQ CHALLENGE #273.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

It's the Tuesday before Christmas and all through the land...crazy drivers, crazy shoppers are out and about! Welcome to the last challenge of the old year over at the ColourQ! Arielle has again chosen some fun Christmas colors...they are Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Hello Honey and white. I am throwing you a curve ball today...I have made a Birthday card using stamps from the new catalog coming out in January...flowers and a butterfly...two different sets!

The card base is Hello Honey, it is matted with white cs.  I have stamped a background in Hello Honey, looks like a honey comb to me. Notice the gradiations, the top is dark like honey gets as it sits longer until it disappears at the bottom. There is a little of that going on in the butterfly as well. I stamped the flowers, actaully three times before I settled on these. They are glued over one more which just did not stand out. It took stamping them in black to create a contrast. but they were fun flowers to water color. The colors are Poppy Parade and Calypso Coral for the flowers and Old Olive for the leaves with a smidge of the other colors on the stems and leaves. Last is that butterfly which has some dark and light places. I used a honeycomb ef and my trusty hammer. Do you like the Happy Birthday....it isn't my handwriting, mine is not that steady!

I do wish you a Merry Christmas, a Happy 2014, and to all those who celebrate other holidays...have a wonderful season of Joy! Thanks for all the comments this year and all of your visits and support! We will see you on the colourQ in 2015!

COLOURQ CHALLENGE # 272...CHRISTMAS WISHES!

Hello Tuesday, hello Christmas, this is the next to the last Tuesday before Christmas! Hope you are enjoying each day! Arielle has brought Christmas colors this week, but if you don't celebrate Christmas they are just beautiful colors anyway. The colors are, Poppy Parade, Coastal Cabana, Always Artichoke, Baked Brown Sugar, and white. I know it is the busiest time of year, take a breath and some time out and join in the fun this week!

This card has a Coastal Cabana card base and is matted with white cs. The background is made using some Coastal Cabana ink and a Work of Art stamp. The pine branches are done in Always Artichoke and Baked Brown Sugar and the bird in Poppy Parade and baked brown sugar. I did use Brown Stazon to stamp the bird. I added some glisten, little dots die cut from silver cs. They were left over from some snowflakes I die cut. I could not resist using them instead of sequins.

Have a wonderful Tuesday...breathe...it's Christmas time! Thanks for stopping by...Happy Holidays!

 

HOLIDAY COFFEE LOVERS BLOG HOP...YOU WARM MY HEART!

Today is the start of the Holiday Lovers Blog Hop over Amy Tsuruta's Blog . I have followed Amy's blog for a long time and she always does some fun event. She is a true coffee lover, so if you are too, create a card and post it there, read her post and make something anyway, comment, there are super sponsors and prizes. I am joining in just for the fun! It is Christmas time and time to play.

I did not have my card ready this morning, but made it just a bit ago. My card base is a soft blue and it has been embossed with snowflakes, stamped with the sentiment, a couple of rhinestones added. I used a die cut snowflake, stamped and die cut everything with a set that my daughter Amy got me a few months back. The stamps and dies are from Sizzix, credits for the stamp designs go to Stephanie Barnard, I loved using them.This is a fun set for winter!

Thanks Amy, for such a nice holiday blog hop! Amy has a full list of the sponsors, prizes and all the participants.  Happy Wednesday, I am having some hot soup for lunch!

PS...I also forgot about Blog Candy....Did not have this up when promised...sorry! Maybe no one will want this, but here it is my prize package. It is a handmade vellum giftie bag using a new, not released die cut from Stampin'Up!I made a coffee cup snowflake tag, inside is a snowflake tag, a mini envelope with gold and silver sequins, some bakers twine and a small clothes pin! This tiny bag can hold a lot including your favorite beverage gift card! There might be a surprise or two included when this is posted. Please after I post the winner, get me your address as soon as possible so I may post this tomorrow. My winner will go live as early as possible after 11:59 pm Pacific time, when the commenting officially closes! Good Luck! If your name is drawn and you don't want the prize, email me and I will draw another winner. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and left comments.

 Love that velllum! There were 52 comments...two were deleted as they came in after 2am central(12pm Pacific) when commenting closed.  I did not know most of you, the winner was chosen at random. Now for the winner...the winner is...maybe I should make you wait until morning! No the winner is Janis in ID who commented:

"This is just adorable!!  The coffee cup in the snowflake with the heart banner is beyond sweet!!!  Lovely work!!
Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving your nice comment.  Merry Christmas!!!"

Janis I am emailing you now! Thanks everyone else! Happy Holidays!