I'LL MISS YOU, DOODLE THIS!

Today's card ... (listen to me ... I post original designs four days in a row and act like I'm a regular daily poster!) ... uses Stacey Schafer's Jewelry Color Inspiration #40 based on this Springtime Garden Bracelet with the colors of Garden Green, Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink, and Whisper White. Such a fun colors combo! I can't tell you the last time I used Garden Green! I'm ashamed to say that I've never played along with Stacey's Jewelry Inspired Challenges but have always admired them and followed along ... what a great concept!

I also used Julee Tilman's Mojo Monday Sketch #90 with the soon-to-be-retired stamp set, Doodle This. This is probably the stamp set on the retiring list that I will miss the most. Click HERE to view the many cards I've made and/or designed with this stamp set over the years.

The large Doodle This flower image is stamped in Basic Black onto Pretty In Pink Prints DP three times, cut out, then staggered on top of each other. I used the handle of a paper piercer to curl the petals for depth.

RECIPE
Stamps: Doodle This, sentiment from Love & Happiness Rub-Ons (retired)
Paper: Pretty In Pink Prints DP, Garden Green Patterns DP, Garden Green, Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink, and Whisper White CS
Ink: Basic Black
Embellishments: 5/8" Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Certainly Celery Button
Tools: Cuttlebug & Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (non-SU)
Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Pop-Up Glue Dot

SCS FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE FS90 SPEEDYSTAMPER

Today's Featured Stamper #90 on SCS is my good cyberspace friend, Kay Kaltoff, speedystamper! You can see Kay's fabulous artwork in her SCS gallery, and on her blog, Stamping to Share. CONGRATS, Kay!

HERE is Kay's card I chose to CASE for the challenge. I kept the same "large flower theme" and the same general layout. I used the stamp set, Doodle This to create the Poinsettia flower by stamping in Chocolate Chip onto the Old Olive DP (1X) and Ruby Red DP(2X) -- ALL DP is from Holiday Treasures. I then cut each flower out, staggered, and layered. A Build-A-Brad adorns the center of the Poinsettia flower with another Holiday Treasures Ruby Red DP pattern as the inside (1/2" Circle Punch). I rolled the petals of the flower around a pencil to make them curl for depth and interest. The ribbon is Riding Hood Red Tafetta, and the sentiment is from the Level One Hostess Set, Best Yet. It is punched out with the Large Oval Punch and backed with another staggered Ruby Red CS Large Oval Punch and raised up on Stampin' Dimensionals. I used Ruby Red ink to sponge around the border of the oval sentiment.

I don't know why I've been making so many Christmas cards lately, because I am so much more of a Fall/Autumn person. Seems like I've skipped that season altogether! I'm off to create my swap cards for Tuesday's weSTAMP swap. Will share a homecoming photo or two when I get a chance.
RECIPE
Stamps: Doodle This, Best Yet
Paper: Holiday Treasures DP, Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, and Whisper White CS
Ink: Chocolate Chip and Ruby Red
Embellishments: Riding Hood Red Tafetta Ribbon, Ruby Red Brads, Build-A-Brad
Tools: Paper Piercer + Mat Pack, 1/4" and 1/2" Circle Punches, Large Oval Punch, Pencil or like kind tool to roll poinsettia petals
Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals, Sponge

SCS FEATURED STAMPER CHALLENGE FS76 SUSIESTAMPALOT

My card today cases THIS CARD by Featured Stamper #76, SUSIESTAMPALOT. I kept the same general layout, changed the main stamped image by using the flower from Doodle This, and changed up the colors by using some of the NEW Stampin' Up! products that you'll see in the soon-to-be-released 2008 Fall-Winter Idea Book & Catalog ... Scallop Edge Punch, Bella Rose Designer Series Paper Pack, New In Colors of Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, and Kiwi Kiss.

Besides the obvious ...
* The Doodle This flower was stamped twice in Chocolate Chip Classic Ink onto Bella Rose DP, and cut out. The petals were curled around a pencil, staggered and adhered together. A 1/2" punched Bella Rose DP circle with a Pink Rhinestone Brad adorns the center of the flower.
* The leaves of the flower were cut out from one of the patterns of the Bella Rose DP.
* The scallop edge was created using the new Scallop Edge Punch from Stampin' Up!.
* The Pink Piroutte background piece is from the Bella Rose DP and dry embossed with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder.RECIPE
Stamps: Doodle This
Paper: Bella Rose DP, Riding Hood Red CS
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic
Embellishments: Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Pink Rhinestone Brad, Button Bouquet
Tools: Scallop Edge Punch, Photo Corner Punch, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (non-SU)
Supplies: Pop-Up Glue Dot

WHAT YOU'VE GOT CHALLENGE (WYG), LONG BALI BREEZE

Last week, I mentioned an upcoming challenge I had been working on with Joanne Basile, Just a Little Something, and Dawn Easton, Treasure Oiler Designz. The big day for the first "What You've Got" or "WYG" Challenge is finally here! Once a month, Joanne will be challenging Dawn and I to use a selection of Stampin' Up! supplies that we already own, "What You've Got" or "WYG". After we show you what we've come up with, the challenge is raised to YOU! The idea is to get inspired by the Stampin' Up! supplies you already have.

The first challenge Joanne issued to Dawn and I was to make a LONG card using Bali Breeze DP. By long card, we mean the size that fits into a standard business size envelope. My cards measure 4" x 9 1/4". Head on over to Joanne's blog, Just A Little Something for all the details of this fun challenge! I hope you'll play along with us! (The SCS keyword will be WYG.)

I ended up making two cards for the first WYG Challenge. The flower on this first card was created by simply cutting out the large flower from the Bali Breeze DP twice, layer and stagger the two, and adding Flower Fusion and a Turquoise Rhinestone Brad.
RECIPE
Stamps: Phrases for a Friend (Occasions Mini '08)
Paper: Bali Breeze DP, Whisper White
Ink: Rose Red Classic Ink Pad
Embellishments: Flower Fusion, Turquoise Ice Circle Rhinestone Brad
Supplies: Stampin Dimensionals

This second card uses all the Old Olive patterns in the Bali Breeze DP pack with Rose Red accents. I don't think my Doodle This flowers look quite ripe, what do you think?! LOL! Yep, Old Olive flowers! Weird, huh?!

The Doodle This flower was stamped twice in Basic Black onto Bali Breeze DP then cut out and staggered. I curled the flower petals around a pencil for a 3-D appearance. A small Flower Fusion was placed in the center of each flower with an Old Olive Brad.

It's difficult to tell in the photo but there is Paper Piercing on the Rose Red CS strip above and below the Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon.
RECIPE
Stamps: Doodle This
Paper: Bali Breeze DP, Rose Red CS
Ink: Basic Black
Embellishments: Flower Fusion, Old Olive Brads, Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Ticket Corner Punch, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Pack, Pencil
Supplies: Pop-Up Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensoinals

SCS COLOR CHALLENGE CC134 and SKETCH CHALLENGE SC143

This card combines today's SCS Color Challenge (CC134) of Blue Bayou, Chocolate Chip and River Rock ... and last week's SCS Sketch Challenge (SC143). Have I ever mentioned how weird River Rock is to photograph???? Sometimes it looks so green! Just so ya' know ... the color in the photo that is not Chocolate Chip and not Blue Bayou IS River Rock!

I used my handy-dandy Crop-A-Dile to set the Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelet in the center of the flowers which are stamped in Chocolate Chip on Blue Bayou Prints DP, and adhered with a Pop-Up Glue Dot. Before adhering the flower, I curled the petals around a pen. The River Rock CS circles surrounding the Antique Brass Eyelets were punched with the 1/4" Circle Punch.


RECIPE
Stamps: Doodle This (pg. 99), "for you" from All Holidays (pg. 143)
Paper: Chocolate Chip and Blue Bayou CS, River Rock and Blue Bayou Prints DP
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic
Embellishments: Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelet, Antique Brass Brads, Blue Bayou Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: 1/4" Circle Punch, 1/16" Handheld Circle Punch, Crop-a-dile
Supplies: Stampin' Dimensionals, Pop-Up Glue Dot

SCS SKETCH CHALLENGE 132

Today's SCS Sketch Challenge 132 was completely inspired by blueonblue. See her card HERE. Isn't her card just gorgeous?! I love the way she embossed the Doodle This flower on vellum three times! She did two silver, and one gold. All three flowers are embossed in silver on my card. The DP is Soft Sky Prints. Don't you think they should have named Soft Sky "Tiffany Box Blue"??? That's what it reminds me of!

Here is today's SKETCH.
Supplies
Stamps: Doodle This, Hugs & Wishes
Paper: Soft Sky Prints DP, Whisper White, Clear Vellum
Ink: Silver Metallic Encore
Embellishments: Silver Cord, Rhinestone Stick-On (non-SU)
Other Supplies/Tools: Silver Emboss Powder, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat & Template, Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Circle Cutter
Techniques: Paper Piercing, Embossing

SCS Featured Stamper Challenge FS21 & Color Challenge CC120

This is my attempt at this week's SCS Featured Stamper Challenge (FS21) AND Color Challenge (CC120) on SCS.

This week's Featured Stamper is markie's mom. OMG! ... she is so-o-o talented!

If you're not familiar with SCS Challenges, the idea of this challenge is to CASE (Copy And Steal Everything) a card from the gallery of the featured stamper, and change two or more things about the card.

The Color Challenge (CC120) was to use Pretty In Pink, Marigold Morning, and my all-time favorite color, Cool Caribbean. Cool Caribbean retired yesterday, and I will miss it terribly!

I can't believe I've waited so long to play along with these challenges!!! They are so fun, and really help me to think outside of the box! Anybody can do it .... I strongly recommend you to give it a try!

See markie's mom's original card HERE. I changed the obvious, the color scheme, added silver brads, embossed the Doodle This swirl, added paper piercing, and changed up the message a little.

This is my CASE: Supplies Used
Stamps: Doodle This, Small Script
Paper: Cool Caribbean, Marigold Morning, Pretty In Pink
Ink: Black Staz-On, White Craft
Embellishments: Silver Brads, Pink Gingham Ribbon, White Narrow Organdy Ribbon, Winter White Embossing Powder
Tools: Paper Piercer, Pad & Template, Small & Large Oval Punches, Ticket Corner Punch, 1/16" Handheld Punch, Scissors, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy
Technique: Embossing, Paper Piercing
Note: The Doodle This Swirl is Heat Embossed.

JUNE STAMP CLASS PROJECTS

These are the projects my friends made at my June stamp classes. All cardstock is cut and scored for my guests, an envelope is provided for each card, and they simply copy the sample provided.

Project #1 -- PATRIOTIC CARD

This card is a CASE from notimetostamp on SCS. See her original card HERE. The only change I made to the card was to add a sentiment from Warmest Regards stamp set on the front. Guests chose "Happy Birthday", "Thank You", or "Congratulations". This is a favorite stamp set that will be missed as it retired today.

Stamps: ARTIFACTS (RETIRING 6/30/07), Sentiment from WARMEST REGARDS (Level 1 Hostess Set ‘06-’07 Idea Book & Catalog)
Paper: Night of Navy, Real Red, Whisper White CS
Ink: Night of Navy Ink Pad
Accessories: Silver Brads, White Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: 1/16” Handheld Punch
Supplies: Foam Tape
NOTE: Double stack foam tape for added dimension. Fold star at lines for depth.

Project #2 -- PICK A PETAL SQUARE CARD WITH CD ENVELOPE

This card measures 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 to fit a 5 x 5 CD Envelope. Inspired by Cambria on SCS. See her original card HERE. I love the way the flower peeks through the window of the envelope! I'm in love with this new stamp set, PICK A PETAL! ... so many possibilities!

Stamps: PICK A PETAL (‘07 Fall-Winter Idea Book & Catalog), “grateful” from SMALL SCRIPT (retired), small flower from SIMPLY SAID
Paper: Palette ‘o Prints DP (May Promo + available in the new ‘07 Fall-Winter Idea Book & Catalog), Purely Pomegranate & Wild Wasabi CS (NEW IN COLORS available in the new ‘07 Fall-Winter Idea Book & Catalog), Basic Black CS.
Ink: Basic Black, Wild Wasabi (NEW IN COLORS available in the new ‘07 Fall- Winter Idea Book & Catalog).
Accessories: Black Button, Sweet Shop Ribbon (pg. 234), CD Envelope
Tools: Scissors, 1” Circle Punch
Supplies: Mini Glue Dots to adhere button

Project #3 -- CRAYON RESIST AND EMBOSSING BIRTHDAY DOODLE THIS CARD

This card is a case from ltecler's card on SCS. See her card HERE. The Crayon Resist technique was something new for most of my guests. One of my guests said that this was the most beautiful card we had ever done at class!

Stamps: DOODLE THIS (Spring Mini ‘07), “Birthday Hugs & Wishes” from HUGS & WISHES (‘07 Fall-Winter Idea Book & Catalog), Inside Message from CHEERY CHAT (retiring 6/30/07)
Paper: Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise, Lovely Lilac, Glossy White CS
Ink: Basic Black, Pixie Pink, Lovely Lilac, Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise, and Pink Passion (for message) Ink Pads, White Craft Ink Pad, Pixie Pink Marker for envelope
Accessories: Self-Adhesive Rhinestone from Michaels $1 area
Tools: Embossing Buddy, Heat Gun, Scissors
Supplies: Yellow Crayon, Sponge Daubers, 3-D Adhesive Dots, SU Winter White Embossing Powder
NOTE: Use SU Marker to curl petals of flower for dimension.
Technique: Crayon Resist and Embossing

Project #4 -- BOY BASKETBALL BIRTHDAY CARD

This card was inspired by amystamper on SCS. See her original card HERE. It may be difficult to see in the photo, but the words "happy" and "birthday" are stamped on the twill tape. Be sure to cut the basketball out with scissors ... punching it out makes it too perfect.

Stamps: SPORTING GOODS (RETIRING 6/30/07), “happy birthday” sentiment from EVERYDAY FLEXIBLE PHRASES, “to you” sentiment from SIMLE SAYING II (RETIRING 6/30/07), Inside Greeting from IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY
Paper: Buckaroo Blue and Cranberry Crisp (RETIRING 6/30/07), More Mustard, Very Vanilla CS, Treehouse DP (RETIRING 6/30/07).
Ink: Basic Black, Cranberry Crisp, Buckaroo Blue, More Mustard
Accessories: 3/8” Twill Tape
Tools: Scissors, Aqua Painter, Sponge
Supplies: Foam Tape or Stampin’ Dimensionals

Project #5 -- 4th of JULY TEALIGHT PAIL/BUCKET

This altered pail/bucket from the Target $1 Spot requires no stamping. It showcased the use of the Crop-a-dile which cut through the pail "like butter". It was a simple, fast project. There is a tealight candle inside the pail.

Stamps: None
Paper: Whisper White and Real Red CS
Ink: None
Accessories: Star Eyelets, and Red, White & Navy Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Crop-A-Dile
Supplies: Pail/Bucket from Target $1 Spot, Tealight Candle