ROSES ARE RED

Hi friends, so darn hot here, hard to get motivated to do anything, much less go outside! 

I made this card for the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges at Split Coast Stampers. 

 They started on July 28 and run for a week.  You must be a Fan Club Member to participate.  You have until August 6th to post cards.  There are prizes.  You Can complete one or all of the challenges.

I can't tell you what the theme for this challenge that I am entering this card into is, you must go to the sight yourself.

Card Recipe

Sentiment Stamp - Verses

Paper - Silver grooved paper base card, The Paper Studio

Red text weight paper for roses, hearts, and mat

Square doily

Round Scalloped die is Cheery Lynn, as well as the leave spirals

Roses are a My Favorite Things die

Small white crocheted flowers - Pizzazz Aplenty

Puppy update for those who have asked. Here she is in the Naughty Chair

having a TIME OUT!  Not really, just a photo session, but she looks so

small in the chair, I thought that's what it looked like.  She has taken to digging holes

in the yard................if only we had as much energy as she does....but we love her.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Hope you had a great Tuesday.  Until later............

HOUSE MOUSE AND FRIENDS MONDAY CHALLENGE # 125

Time for a new challenge at the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.

This time our theme has been chosen by our talented teamie (this girl can color!), Heather.

Heather chose the theme "The Olympics"

What a wonderful job London did with the opening ceremonies.  We have been

watching the games every night too. 

Here is our theme!

I used paper from the bo bunny patriotic stack.

The images are from portions of five different stamps.

punched, colored with Copics and inserted into circles to

represent the Olympic Rings.

This is the inside of the easel card.  The image is HMUR1033 Glorious Feeling.

Embossing folder is Cuddlebug, Stars.

So, as  you can see, even the mice and a happy hopper are enjoying

 the Olympics.

 

Our generous  Sponsors for this challenge are:

House Mouse Designs - A $25 gift certificate for their online store.

 

AND

Janet of Pink Gem Designs - has offered a Digi Kit of her BEST OF BRITISH

The design team including Donna and Ginny,  our current GDT Members have come up with some
AWESOME cards for our Olympic Challenge.  Head on over to the blog site and have a look!

The challenge runs from Monday July 30th to Saturday August 11th at 12 midnight EST.

Can't wait to see what you come up with for our challenge.  So get your thinking caps on
and get inking up those stamps.

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

BSS MONDAY IDEA - CHRISTMAS IN JULY - ROCKER CARD

WELCOME TO THE BUFFALO STAMPS AND STUFF MONDAY IDEA.

Just could not let July get away without a Christmas card in July.

I made a Rocker card, two actually, one in traditional colors and one not-so-traditional colors.

A Rocker card actually rocks back and forth. It is simply made with a circle.

I cut this one with my Grand Caliber, but you could use a circle cutter, a plate, or

any other round form you have. This card is a chocolate brown textured card stock cut in a 7" circle.

I then used the Marianne Design scalloped circle, a smaller punched scalloped circle (Marvy), and finally a smaller punched plain circle (Marvy). All designer paper is Bo Bunny, Snowflake Collection 6x6 stack. Punched pine (Martha Stewart) and glued around the center circle.

The deer is from the Tim Holtz Collection by Sizzix (656923). So is the ticket from Tim, Stamper's Anonymous (Odds and Ends CMS 100). The swirl is cut from White glitter paper and it's

a Cheery Lynn die, but can't find the packaging, will try to find it and add it later.

a smaller punched (Marvy)

Snowflakes are two punches glued together and Kaiser Rhinestones added to the centers.

Used Vintage photo distress ink on the sentiment.

Traditional colors. Stamp is Penny Black Cling, Nature's Best (40-076) I cute the leaves out at the bottom and mounted on green card stock. Clouds are made by ripping a paper towel and using the

Ranger sponge tool to add Broken China distress ink, making quick swipes from the paper towel to the image. Added a Martha Stewart lace border, ribbon and pearls. Star Dust Stickles for the snow.

These Rocker cards are fun and there are lots of possibilities, and fit in a 5x7 envelope.

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

KISSES AND HUGS

Hello, friends, a little less humidity today, and a slight breeze, which makes it a pretty nice day.  Had the doors and windows open this morning, but closed now and AC running.  Puppy was to the Vet this morning for puppy shots, so is tired now.  She weighed 12.5 lbs today.  Hard to believe she has grown so since we got her just 2 1/2 weeks ago.

I started this card for the challenge at Mo's Digital Challenge, but didn't finish it in time. So I will just post it here today.

Digi-Mo's Digital Pencil

The X's and O's are part of a stamp by Outlines

Card base is glittered card stock

Paper Doily

Punch Around the Page by Martha Stewart, French Scroll

Ribbon organza

Colored with Copic Markers

Thanks for stopping by today.

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

BSS MONDAY IDEA - PEDESTAL POP-UP CARD

WELCOME TO THE MONDAY IDEA,

HERE AT BUFFALO STAMPS AND STUFF

Today's idea is a Pedestal Pop-Up Card.

You can see a tutorial here

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/pedestalpopupcard/

By making a simple mechanism from card stock, when you open your card, you can

have an insert that pops up. Don't you just love cards that have some sort of moving parts?

Outside of card

Card opened.

Card Recipe:

Stamps - All stamps used on this card are from the Taylored Expressions, Berries and Cherries set, which includes 17 stamps including sentiments and also strawberries.

Paper - Red gingham, white card stock base, deep red textured card stock

Small round white doilies

Punched scalloped circle

Star Dust Stickles on doily on the front

Cherry border on front was colored with Marvy brush markers directly on the solid stamp

All other images colored with Copic Markers

Hope you have a chance to make the Pedestal Pop-Up card.

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

Cat Nap

Hi blogging friends.  Wow, I haven't posted since last Monday, did you think I left town?

Well here is the reason I haven't been in my stamp room coloring away............

Our new puppy Keeya, has been keeping us hopping.  Very sweet, but

lots of work.  Our daily routine is take the dog out, bring the dog in times

100.  She is very bright, and has learned to sit and give us her paw, each of them, and not to eat the treat off the floor unless we say ok.  And the other things she has learned is how to chew everything in site, and not unlike a real baby, EVERYTHING goes into the mouth.  Of course, she has

absolutely stolen our hearts since coming home 14 days ago.

I finally did some DT work today and got caught up on commenting.  I made this card for the challenge at Phindy's Place # 114 Button it.  The challenge theme was to use buttons on your creation.

I love this digi, My Mom used to make Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls for all the kids in all sizes.  I still have a pair of the 36 inch dolls.

Card Recipe

Digi - Phindy's Place

Paper - The Paper Studio

Frame - Spellbinder's Label 4

Heart Buttons from my stash

Tiny buttons on her dress from my stash

Tiny flowers from small punches

Ribbon - Pizzazz Aplenty

Square doily

Colored with Copic Markers

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Tomorrow is BSS Monday Idea day.  Until later.........

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge # 124

Time again for a new challenge at House Mouse and Friends Monday #124.

Our theme for this challenge has been chosen by our hard-working, talented teamie, Christine.

She chose "SUMMER-TIME HOLIDAYS, Anything to do with summer fun!

How cute is this fun stamp?

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Di's Digi Downloads - A $ 10 Voucher for her online shop

AND

the 2nd Sponsor for this chall is our own Christine with the choice of

1 SET OF UNMOUNTED HOUSE MOUSE STAMPS from Joanna Sheens online shop

One lucky winner can make their OWN choice for any ONE set..

My Card

Stamp - Leap Frog (HMOR1114)

Sentiment Stamp - Hero Arts (C2826)

Paper - Martha Stewart

Frame - Twirling Vine Frame - Memory Box (98299)

Vine above and below where flowers are - Memory Box Madera Corner (98237)

Colored with Copics

Frogs coated with Glossy Accents so they look wet

Tiny flowers - small punch

Kaiser Pearls and Rhinestones

Paper Shapers corner punch

There are so many wonderful House Mouse Stamps with summer fun involved, this should be an easy challenge.  Please remember, you must use a House Mouse, Gruffie or Happy Hopper

stamp on your project/card.

Need some inspiration, well just scoot over to the challenge blog and check out what the

Design Team has come up with for our summer fun challenge.  Lots of beautiful posts from

my fellow teammates.

We hope you will join us for our challenge this time.  We love to come visit you

to see what you came up with.  You have until Saturday July 28th at Midnight EST to

enter, so there is no excuse not to.

Did you know that you could upload your card/project on the Official House Mouse Designs

Hand Made by Me Gallery?  It's easy and fun to see what other folks have done with the same stamp.

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