My Happy Stamping Place

Recipe Challenge #29

This is my card for Tamara's Recipe design challenge #29.  The challenge was to use old designer paper we had on hand, naked chipboard and raffia or twine. 

The designer paper I used was Cosmo Cricket's Hey Sugar paper.  I dressed the naked chipboard heart up with some of the designer paper.I used red raffia to tie around the striped panel.  The smallest panel is card stock that I stamped with the Love Owl-ways stamp set in the holiday  mini and the little heart from the the Short and Sweet stamp set.  Then I sponged it with More Mustard ink to tie it in with the designer paper.  The Love Always is a rub-on from the cheery chat rub-ons.  Check out the rest of the design team's recipe challenge cards and scrapbook pages at Tamara's sketch blog here.

I hope your holidays were great.  I hosted my husband's side of the family on Christams eve.  There were 17 people here that afternoon/night.  But that was only a warm up for hosting my family on Christmas day.  There were 41 people here on Christmas day.  It went well but I was so tired by the end of Christmas day that I was slurring my words.  I hadn't had a drop of alcohol either.  I was in bed by 9:00.  It felt great to get some sleep!

Recipe Challenge#24

  This is my card for the Recipe Challenge Design team on Tamara's blog.  The challenge this week was to use 2 photos(or stamped images), flowers, and stamping.  I stamped the heart images in Real Red craft ink and then poured irridescent ice embossing powder over it to give it that sparkle.  The button is a sizzix button die.  I'm just using up my scraps. The 'brads" are faux brads.  You just punch out 1/4" circle of cardstock and squeeze crystal effects over them.  The flowers are from the pretties kit.  I sponged the smaller flower with pretty in pink ink to give it some color.  The pearl center is also from the pretties kit. 

Check out Tamara's blog to see what the rest of the design team came up with!

Recipe: Stamps;  A Happy Heart, Polka dot background stamp

Paper:  Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Whisper White, Bella Rose Designer Paper

Ink:  Baja Blue, Real Red Craft

Other:  Top Note Sizzix die, Sizzix button die, ticket corner punch, 1/4" punch, crystal effects, irridescent ice embossing powder, flowers and pearl from pretties kit, pink taffeta ribbon, chocholate chip grosgrain ribbon

I've slowed down a bit on my posting.  It's not that I haven't been stamping but I can't show you yet or I've been caseing other people.  I have also been working on a gift for my stamp club ladies but I don't want them to see it yet. 

I'm teaching a Mr. Twigster class tonight for some ladies in one of their homes.  My big shot and I are going on a trip!  Good thing it's portable. 

I'll owlways love you!

I've been wanting to play with this stamp set for awhile now. It's called Owl Together Now. You can view the whole set by going to my online ordering site here and clicking on the shop now button on the upper right corner of my demo website. I don't actually own this set...yet. I borrowed from my friend, Kristina, and stamped a bunch of images. I finally got to do something with it last night. I colored in the owls with my ink pads and blender pens. The flowers are from the 3 for you punch and the middles are 1/4" circle punch with crystal effects layered on them.

Recipe:
Stamps:  Owl Together Now
Paper:  Old Olive, Whisper White, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip monochromatic designer paper
Ink:  Jet black stazon, creamy caramel, close to cocoa, more mustard, summer sun, old olive, garden green, chocolate chip
Other:  3 for you flower punch, 1/4" circle punch, crystal effects, scallop edge punch, paper piercer

I'm off to pick up my 10 year old from a sleep over.  I'll be back tomorrow with more creative projects.