CCEE1222 Focus on Piercing

For our last challenge of May, Charlene has asked us to make PIERCING our focus.

This card uses more piercing than usual, because I HATE to do it, and never get it straight, even when I use my matpack.  On top of that, it just plain hurts my hand.  I am NO Joanne Grzelak (jojot).

I used a coneflower image from Paper Inspirations, and embossed in white on a pretty combination of papers (Anna Griffin and solid).  I added only a ribbon bow, since I didn't want to overwhelm the piercing.

Please join us by linking your card HERE, and join us again in June.

Get Well Owl

Well, Mom's house went on the market today.  I finished the cleaning, brought home everything that didn't need to be seen there, and thank heaven, it's done.  Boy am I tired.

I came home to find a fun challenge, and used this cute Bosscut owl as the centerpiece.  The only stamping in the sentiment, which is from MFP's set "Flaps my Wattles".

I sincerely intend to spend the afternoon with a glass of wine, refilled when necessary.  Vegging out sounds rel good to me.  Have a wonderful day!

Blushing Blessings

I have had the  most frustrating day!  The best part was in posting this card.  Everything else I touched turned to  you-know-what!

My hand Dr. cannot see me until after the middle of June.  I go to Springfield Friday to demo for Rubbernecker Stamps.  RATS!

OK.  The Realtor will meet Mom and me tomorrow to list the house.  I will spend the day cleaning it.  RATS!

I had a Migraine last night, and the medicine has helped, but I am still nauseous, and I have the runs.  RATS!

DH took his car to be inspected this AM.........gave them the wrong key, so I had to take him back. RATS.

We are to have thunderstorms all afternoon. RATS!

There.  I think I feel better.  Have a great day...........and send some of that to me!

Memorial Day RED

This challenge called for distressed edges.  We are in Father's Day mode with our cards, so this seemed just right...especially this Memorial Day weekend.

All of our Dads are Super Dads, so it won't matter who gets this!!

Denise at SCS asked me to make a sample for the Clean And Simple Challenge.  The theme was LOVE..........how could I resist making a RED card.  This was indeed easy, using only a couple of punches and a marker.

I think I can put this away for Valentine's Day....I always love to add to my stash.

Have a great rest of the weekend, and to those who have served us, a BIG THANKS!

Bamboo for susanbri

For the Featured Stamper today, Susan, I cased a card with bamboo in green.  I changed the green to gold, using heat embossing, and Rubbernecker Stamps.

The bg is gold vellum and white, and I added some Magenta gold foil stickers.

Thanks for looking.  We are hanging out here today with son Paul, DIL Debbie, and DGS Jake.  Hope you are enjoying the weekend with family too!

Graduation!

This is the card I made for my grandson Nathan.  He is graduating from Chelmsford High School next weekend.  His school colors are maroon and white, so this card will be just right.  I would like to say I thought this card up all by myself, but it's a case of  a card I saw on SCS done by DONIDOODLE, and you can click that link to see her card.  I used Mark's Finest Papers stamps, Here Comes The Grad.

This is the inside, which I think is just as cool as the outside!

I won't be at Nate's graduation, as I will be in Springfield, working at the Rubbernecker booth with Julia Aston and the owner of Rubbernecker stamps, Dave Miller.

I hope you like what I did casing this fab card.  Have a great weekend!

PINK!

Today at SCS the theme was HOT, HOT, HOT!  The challenge called for HOT PINK.

I made two cards today, both Clean and Simple.  This one is for Dawn Easton (TreasureOiler), our Queen For The Day.  I cased a card of hers, changing the colors and images, and reversing the layout.

The images are new Rubbernecker stamps:
644-01 2012 Collage Pattern BackGround 1
645-01 2012 Collage - Floral Set 1
600 Phrase Set - Best Wishes

This card is for the Free 4 All Challenge, to use Hot Pink.

I stamped the images from Rubbernecker on a plain white card in Passion Pink and black.  I only added a ribbon.

It's now 2 PM.  We got back from Mom's house and lunch about an hour ago.  1-800-GOTJUNK fiinished taking out almost 5 full trucks of accumulated stuff of 52 years!! It's done, and now the house can be sold.  We are all exhausted!  I'll keep you posted.

CCEE 1221 Challenge of colors

This week Charlene chose a color challenge for us:  Daffodil, RED, Wasabi, and a neutral.  I'll bet you figured out I used white!

I love this little image, but had an awful time putting this together.  I couldn't seem to find the right bg for her.  I tried a RED heart, a scalloped circle, a variety of plain colors, and ended up with the white, which I think is fine.  At least, that's where I ended up!

Please join us again, and link your card HERE.  Be sure to look for us every Thursday.

Have Some Greenery!

Today's sketch is very interesting.  I''m  sure most people would see layers and layers.  I saw inks.

There are four inks at work here, and three different Rubbernecker images:
497-14 2010 Weeds
609-03 2012 Wildflowers Floral #6
600 Phrase Set - Best Wishes

I hope you like my take on the challenge.  Off to Mom's to meet 1-800-Got Junk!  We're almost done!

CHF01 Challenge - Anything Goes

Welcome to the very FIRST Cornish Heritage Farms Challenge!

Frances Byrne chose our theme - Anything Goes.  She wanted the first to be easy peasy, and it is!

I used Vintage Flower Vine BG (SL3174), and Versamarked it, then sponged with lavender chalk.  The Eiffel Tower comes from the set called Haute Couture (ATC5006), and was markered directly on the rubber.  I added some clouds and flowers over the nesties.

We hope you will join us, and add your card to our blog here.  Don't forget to check out the DT and what they have done.  Click the names on my sidebar.  Our next challenge is June 5th.  See you then.

Variegated Leaves

I need some help here......

This card is for a combined challenge at SCS.  I used my brayer, cb, and Sizzix leaves.  Then I think I went one step too far when I punched the edge.  Should I do this again, and forget about the punch???????????

I used two sentiments from Rubbernecker Stamps, and they are both in the same set (600 Phrase Set - Best Wishes).

Please remember to join in on the Blog Hop by clicking on the top badge to the right before the 25th.........you could win some fab Rubbernecker stamps!!

Birthday for an Old Guy!

I just couldn't resist using my favorite colors today, casing our Featured stamper, Candace.

This is a wonderful vintage image from Rubbernecker stamps called "Dapper on Bike", and he sure is dapper!  the phrase is from Rubbernecker too.

The Rubbernecker Blog Hop is going on right now, and will end on the 25th.  take part...there are some fab prizes.  Check out my post from yesterday and my sidebar.

Rubbernecker Blog Hop - The Garden

Welcome to the May Rubbernecker Blog Hop!  The theme for this month is "The Garden".

You have until Friday, 5/25, to hop to the members of the Design Team and comment.  Winners will be announced Saturday 5/26 in the evening. Each hopper who does the following will receive a Shopping Code for 15% off their order (it will be emailed to you):
- Leave some LOVE at EVERY stop along the way.
-Collect our word search WORDS as you go!
-Leave a comment on the Sisterhood Blog, along with your words you collected
-ONE winner will be chosen to receive 25% off!!
-There will be ONE winner chosen as our MEDIA winner!

BONUS ENTRY:  We will draw one Media Winner for a STAMP Set of your choice for sharing our Hop on your Facebook page or blog, or some other media page.  After you have shared,  go back to the Stampin' Sisterhood Blog and let us know where you have shared our hop, with a link.

Here is my sample for the Hop today......keep in mind my word is VEGETABLE!

Supplies:
Rubbernecker Stamp sets:
608-01 2012 Wildflowers Floral #1
508-2010 Garden Phrase Set
paper:
7 Gypsies dp, orange, green, and yellow cardstock
ink:
Peeled Paint, pumpkin
accessories:
cb, Spellbinders Nestabilities Lacey Circles and Fancy Tags
Two, punches, stylus, ribbon, marker, dimensionals




Now here's the Design Team for continuing the Hop Route:

• Anne Harmon
• Bev Gerard
• Charlene Driggs
• Charlene Merrick
• Ellen Taylor
• Jacquie Peifer-Creative Coordinator
• Jennifer Cuthbertson
• Joan Ervin
• Judy Rozema
• Julia Aston
• Juliana Swanson
• Karen Hunsaker
• Kecia Waters
• http://stampinsisterhood.blogspot.com/


Be sure to look for the HOP badges on the team's sidebars to follow their posts.  Next month, for JUNE'S Blog Hop, watch for something EXCITING.  Don't forget our challenges and weekly postings for your inspiration. Have Fun! 

MFP Blog Hop Last Day - Flamingos on vacation (and a few other challenges)

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 
                        May Blog Hop! 



This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Oopsy Daisy Featured May 15
Get Reel Featured May 16
Scenic Selections Featured May 17
Flamingos on Vacation Featured May 18 
Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on May 19, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday May 18, 2012.




Here's my sample of this fun set: 







Here's the Design Team.........

Lois 
Vicky 
Anne  - That's Me!
Pat G.
Karen H. 
Patty P. 
Mary
Marilynn 
Pam 
Debbie 
Nancy
Bonnie 
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Sue
Kelli
Janine
Mark's Finest Papers

Thanks for joining us this week.  I hope you liked what you saw!!

Now.......  Here are two cards for today from Rubbernecker stamps....

For Mary, our Queen For The Day, I cased a card of hers that had chicks and purple.  This card uses Chicks and Chicklettes..isn't this a fun image???

The one above uses only a phrase from Rubbernecker, and some printed vellum.  This one is for the Free For All challenge at SCS, to use vellum.  It's also for the SS#17, the Stampin' Sisterhood challenge.  Please join us there!

Thanks for looking.  Have a great day, and thanks for your comments.

MFP Blog Hop Day 3 - Scenic Selections

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 
                        May Blog Hop! 



This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Oopsy Daisy Featured May 15
Get Reel Featured May 16
Scenic Selections Featured May 17
Flamingos on Vacation Featured May 18 
Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on May 19, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday May 18, 2012.



Here's my sample for you:




Here's the Design Team:

Lois 
Vicky 
Anne  - That's me!
Pat G.
Karen H. 
Patty P. 
Mary
Marilynn 
Pam 
Debbie 
Nancy
Bonnie 
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Sue
Kelli
Janine
Mark's Finest Papers

CCEE 1220 Embossed Vellum

Charlene challenged us this week to emboss some vellum.  I dry embossed some white vellum with a flourish design, and attached it by brads to a rust bg.  The striped paper (and in face ALL the paper ) is from SU's Outlaw Pack.

The image was colored with markers in rust and sage, and all I did was to sponge the edges and add a ribbon.

I hope you will want to join us again this week. Please link your card HERE, and join us again next week!

MFP Blog Hop Day 2 - Get Reel

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 
                        May Blog Hop! 



This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Oopsy Daisy Featured May 15
Get Reel Featured May 16
Scenic Selections Featured May 17
Flamingos on Vacation Featured May 18 

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on May 19, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday May 18, 2012.




Here's what I did with this great masculine set:







Now check out the Design Team: 

Lois 
Vicky 
Anne  - That's me!
Pat G.
Karen H. 
Patty P. 
Mary
Marilynn 
Pam 
Debbie 
Nancy
Bonnie 
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Sue
Kelli
Janine
Mark's Finest Papers

MFP Blog Hop Day 1 - Oopsy Daisy

Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's 
                        May Blog Hop! 



This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Oopsy Daisy Featured May 15
Get Reel Featured May 16
Scenic Selections Featured May 17
Flamingos on Vacation Featured May 18 

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on May 19, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday May 18, 2012.




Here's a sample of one of the images in this nice new set:







Please go here to see what the DT has done: 

Lois 
Vicky 
Anne  - That's me!
Pat G.
Karen H. 
Patty P. 
Mary
Marilynn 
Pam 
Debbie 
Nancy
Bonnie 
Kathy
Brenda
Toni
Tangii
Anna S
Sue
Kelli
Janine
Mark's Finest Papers

Debossed Fish

Another sneak peek that will be released tomorrow in a Blog Hop for MFP - A Heinrich Co.  This set is called "Get Reel".

Please join us for some samples from the DT, and prizes for the winners!!

Have a great day, and if you have a chance, take a look at my beautiful DGD in the upload below.

This is my Granddaughter Erin!!!

this is my just-turned 15 year old granddaughter Erin

Although she is a Freshman, a Junior invited her to the Prom

He helped her with her corsage.....

Here's a close-up of those flowers.

And here she is in her Solo dress for Irish Dancing.  Isn't she a beauty?????????

Butterfly Sneak

This card is a multiple....for our new Queen, Wanda, I cased one of her cards from her fabulous gallery, and it's also for the Free For All, to make a small tall card.

This card will go in a bill-sized envelope.  Keeps down the expense of those, but takes more paper than usual, so I don't know if this is a bonus or not!

Beautiful sunny day, and Mom and I are invited out for lunch.  Of course we said YES!!

Hope you are having a terrific day! Hugs to you all.

CCEE Challenge 1219 - Make a Button

Welcome back to another CCEE challenge.  This time, we were to make our own button(s).

I used a really old SU set and DP.  The button was made by layering punches, glueing between the layers, and poking holes with a piercer.  Crystal Effects makes the button shiny.  The only hard part is waiting for it to dry (and I'm really impatient!).  I added a ribbon, a nestie and some corner die cuts, and a couple of yellow pearls.  Oh yes, and some crystal effects to the vase.

Please join us by linking your card HERE so we can enjoy it too, and be sure to join us again on Thursdays for another fun challenge!

Sneak Peek for the Sketch Challenge

Here's a sneak peek of a new set coming out next Tuesday in a Blog Hop.  Mark's Finest Papers - A Heinrich Co. has four new ones like this one, Oopsy Daisy.  Be sure to be here to see my samples.

The sketch challenge today was this nice and simple layout.  I love the combination of strips and squares.  I'll go to this one again!

Have a great day, and send us some sunshine, please!

Sneak Peek MFP

This is a sneak peek of a new set from Mark's Finest Papers - a Heinrich Co.  It will be released with three others next Tuesday in a Blog Hop.........I hope you'll come here and take a look.

The set is called "Flamingos on Vacation", and has such fun sayings and images for summer.

I made this card for the Color Challenge, and did some sponging and paper piecing.  I hope  you like it.

Rainy and dark today.  I could really use some summer weather, and HOT! would be fine with me!!

Have a wonderful day, wherever you are!

Chic Diva

No RED today.  The challenge for CAS was to be inspired by the word "chic".  The TLC was to use paper piecing.

Immediately I thought of this beautiful (retired) image from Cornish Heritage Farms.  I had some wonderful matching paper that was mostly Sage, and I love it.  I hope you like what I did with the challenges today.

Today we have some errands, and I have to call the Spa place.  We are losing water!  The pool is a beautiful color, but suddenly cloudy. Looks like it's shaping up to be an expensive day.  Ah, the joys of home ownership!!

Have a great day.....do something FUN!

Inspiration and Speedy's Friends Challenges

Today I combined the challenges.  The Inspiration was The Victorian Trading Co., where beautiful gifts are all vintage.  A gorgeous site to visit.  I chose a pair of sheet music shoes with a fan front and flowers in pink.  I think I reproduced it fairly well.

Speedy the Fox and Friends Challenge #106 was chosen by Kelli - to use something 3 times.  I used 3 different flowers, brads, and used 3 layers of the same dp (CK).

We welcome you to join us each week on Saturday.  Please upload your card to Mr. Linky HERE so we can enjoy it too.

DH is off at Holy Cross, officiating at the Eastern Colleges Track Meet again in the rain today.  Mom and I have a gazillion things to do, so I won't be checking in any time soon.  Have a good one, and send us some SUNSHINE!!

QFTD Betty

Our Queen for the Day is Betty Wright.  What a sweet and talented lady she is!!  I had no problem finding a card of hers to case.  Just the opposite....too many!!

Betty, I hope you like how I changed your card to make it mine.  Enjoy your reign as Queen!

Betty does a lot of sewing, and as a former dressmaker, you'd think I would love to do it. NOT!  I used glue.....no machine.

Had a busy day already.  Got up early and drove to Mom's to meet the guy who put in her Stair-lift.  I packed my car with more of her stuff, and drove home.  He arrived shortly after I did, and there was a slight problem.  He left for an hour to get more tools, so I took Mom out to lunch.  He came back, and I took her to the hairdresser.  I'll go back and get her in 45 min., and I'm sure he won't be done.  A lot of running around, but it will be easier for her to get upstairs to her bedroom here.  PHEW!  I'm tired out!

Have a great day, and be sure to check out Betty's beautiful gallery at SCS.

CCEE Challenge 1218 Gingham

Welcome to another CCEE challenge!  This week our hostess Charlene told us to use Gingham.

I love to make masculine cards!  I just love this sailboat from Cornish Heritage Farms.........it's a digi!  I paired it with dark blue gingham and solid dark blue, and some fabulous nautical ribbon from my stash.  I also had a sailboat button, but made it RED with a sharpie marker.

We hope you will want to join us, and HERE is where you can add your card to Mr. Linky.

Join us again next Thursday and every Thursday for another fun challenge!

Cowboy in RED

It's been a while since I posted, so how could I resist something in RED?

This card uses the sketch challenge at SCS today.  My images are from MFP - A Heinrich Co.'s set, "Hey Cowboy".  I love the silhouette and barbed wire!

This color combination is my favorite, of course, and cheered me a bit on another rainy and dark day.  I have been trying (!) to do some cleaning in my craft room, and it's really hard to see much.  How's that for an excuse?

No plans for the rest of the day, except reading and watching the RED Sox tonight.  Have a great day yourself!