BSS MONDAY IDEA - JUST CAN'T RESIST

Today is Monday, so it's my post for my local stamp store, Buffalo Stamps and Stuff.

Today's idea is right from the Hero Arts site. 

The idea is to stamp the word stamp first, then stamp the poppy stamp with embossing ink and emboss with clear embossing powder.  Then color the flowers with distress inks and the sponge ink tool.

You can get complete instructions by clicking on the above link.

What I used on this card:

Stamps - All Hero Arts - Friend Definition, Poppies, sentiment

Papers - Birds-My Mind's Eye, Fine and Dandy; aqua textured cardstock;

Brown is other side of bird paper

Bird border, Martha Stewart

Pearls

Ink - Tattered Rose and Barn Red Distress Ink

Hope you have a chance to try this technique.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great Monday. Until later..............

Snow White

Hope everyone that had a long weekend in the US enjoyed the holiday.  Hard to get back to work after an extra day off.

Today's card is a Digi image of an Arctic Fox by Delicious Doodles.  This is a beautiful image and I did very little coloring on the image, some grays, light blue and black.

I'm entering this card into the challenge at Delicious Doodles #32 Flourishes and Bling.
I used the vine flourish on the silver strip and stickles, glitter and rhinestones for Bling.

Isn't she a beauty......

Here's what I used on the card:

Digi - Delicious Doodles

Papers - Anna Griffin, two mirror silver strips

Vine die - Memory Box (these cute like butter...my new favorites)

Rhinestones - Kaiser

Snowflakes - Punch - McGill

White branch punch - Martha Stewart

Branch beads - Bridal Dept Michael's

Snowflake border punch - Martha Stewart

Crystal Stickles

White glitter

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great Tuesday.  Until later..............

HOUSE MOUSE AND FRIENDS MONDAY CHALLENGE #99

Time for Challenge #99

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

The theme for this challenge was chosen by our talented teammate, Heather

and she chose "Anything to do with water"

Easy Peasy, right?  So many of our little mice, gruffy and happy hopper friends are doing something near or in the water!

Like this little bunny, relaxing in a nice hot soak!

Besides coloring this darling with Copics and making him the focal point of the card, I let the papers I used do the talking on this card.  They are from the DCWV Mariposa Stack.  I used a six by six inch piece of the card stock from this stack to make my base card, then cut out the butterflies from another piece of the same card stock and bent the wings up and adhered them over the butterflies on the card.

The sentiment is Hero Arts.  Flowers are silk, pulled from a purchased stem with rhinestone centers.  Rhinestone swirls from Michael's.  Lots of Star Dust and Crystal Stickles, bubbles look so cool in real life.  The die cut is Nellie Snellen.

Our Sponsor for this challenge is Simon Says Stamp, and they have graciously offered a fabulous $ 15 online shopping gift for the lucky randomly drawn winner.

We are welcoming two new Guest Design Team members for the month of July, Gill M and

Kat. Welcome ladies, we are looking forward to seeing what you come up with for our challenges.

For some great inspiration, go to the House Mouse and Friends blog site and check out what

the talented ladies on the design team have come up with for our water challenge.

Don't forget, you must use a House Mouse, Gruffie or Happy Hopper image to join the challenge.

We look forward to visiting and checking out these critters with water!!!

I want to wish a very happy birthday to our own America Kuhn who is celebrating her birthday today, July 4th!  I'm sure they will be celebrating at the Kuhn house, as America and their kids have recently welcomed their husband/Dad home from deployment.

So celebrate your day.  I wish you many more happy, healthy birthdays!

xoxoxoxo

Have a great Monday.  Happy Independence Day to US Bloggers.  Thanks for stopping by.

Until later.....................

BSS MONDAY IDEA - Emboss Your Embossing

It's my post for my local stamp store, Buffalo Stamps and Stuff.

Today's idea is to Emboss your Embossing.

That is, emboss card stock with an embossing folder, lightly rub over the

entire piece with a pigment pad, or a Versamark pad.  Use clear embossing powder over an ink color, or colored embossing over Versamark watermark pad.

Use as a mat for an image as I did,  or cut with a die cut to go with an image.

 

What I used on this card:

Stamp - Popcorn The Bear

Die - Spellbinders Big Scalloped Circles Sm

Cuddlebug Embossing Folder

Yellow dotted swiss ribbon

Colored with Copic Markers

Stickles - Crystal

Brilliance - Dew Drop Sky Blue

Clear Embossing Powder

This is a fun technique and the results are great!

Hope you have a chance to try it.

Happy Independence Day!  Thanks for stopping by.  Until later...........



Happy 4th of July

Just wanted to wish everyone a great 4th of July.  Long weekend for many.  Have two Design Team Posts on Monday Morning, so didn't want this to get lost in the mix.

Image is from Sassy Cheryl's

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Thanks for stopping by

Until later...............



ADVENTURE

I haven't joined in with the challenges at Mo's for some time so I thought I would give it a go today.

The challenge at Mo's Digital Pencil 2 #89  this week is to make a card that is inspired by a book or story.

My card was inspired by The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

What I used on this card:

Digi - Mo's

Stamps - birds, Hero Arts; sentiment, My sentiments Exactly; Sun, Stampendous

Die cut fence, Sizzix

Gold Embossing powder for sun

Flowers - Prima

Colored with Copic Markers

Thanks for stopping by today.  Enjoy your Saturday.  Until later..............

FUZZY WUZZY CHALLENGE #11 - PUNCHY

Welcome to the Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge #11

 Punchy (use dies/punches)

For our July challenge, we are asking you to get those punches and dies out and using them on your card/project. Fun, hunh!

We are being sponsored by Robyn's Fetish, and they have supplied the design team with some fun digi's to work with on this challenge.  I chose "First Hair Cut"  Poor piggy looks so scared!

Here's what I used on my card:

Papers - Peach colored textured card stock; Debbie Mum Stack, Nursery Rhyme; and Basic Gray, Curio Pad

Dies/Punches - Spellbinders Die Label 1; Corners, Paper Shapers punch; Martha Stewart border punch; Circle digi punched from larger image.

Tiles and Ribbon

Colored with Copics

Check out the inspiration on the Fuzzy Wuzzy Blog site, some awesome examples from the design team!

We are looking forward to visiting you and seeing what you come up with for this Punchy Challenge.

Don't forget, an animal must be used as the focal point of your card/project.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great Monday.  Happy Canada Day to Canadian Bloggers.

Until later............