Farm Fresh

Over on Gingersnap Creations there is a challenge Chestnut Theme Challenge

GC125: Farm Fresh.  Looked through my collection of stamps and found this rooster and chicken wire by Stamps by Lasting Impressions with Panache that I used to create this fun card called a Double Easel card. Only difference is I made it smaller so mine started out with a 6" square piece of cardstock.  Saw this card idea here where there is a link to instructions but unfortunately I was unable upload.  Found a video here if you want to see how it is made.  Just have to love U-Tube.  Pat Huntoon has a blog where she sells a (not affiliated or customer) magazine with all the instructions if you want to know more go check it out.  Going to also enter this card over at The Technique Trail  challenge.

Piano lady free standing pop up card

This month over at The Stampsmith Challenge ......the challenge is to use ribbon and lace on your card so I got out my May Arts ribbons.  Here is a free standing pop card I made for this challenge using what I call the Piano Lady from The Stampsmith as the main image.  I think she came out very nice and with the calming blue color scheme works well, too.
You can see another free standing card I created here .

Free standing pop up card

It's a week long blog-hopping extravaganza over  here on Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog Hop! All week long they will be hopping in conjunction with their favorite vendors to show case their new 3D and Fun Folds CD. Every day they have new designers, new prizes, new artwork -- tons of fun!

Also here Pat is having a blog hop challenge where you can join in so I decided to join in!  I made mine a birthday card using The Stampsmith Lucy image.  You might think this is a hard card to create but it isn't.  The hardest thing to do, for me anyway, is taping the pop up tag in the middle.  That's the trick make sure you get that tag taped in the middle because if it's off to any side it won't really stand correctly.  Did you notice that fun lacy ribbon?  that's from May Arts .  Have fun!

Noel gift card holder

Over on Stampotique Designers Challenge it's non-traditional so decided to go very non-traditional using black as the main color for this gift card holder.  Hope you like it.  Used images from Maryse Carrier that can be found on Stampotique Originals .  Stamped the images in basic black ink then simply colored with blue watercolor pencils....pulling out soft blue color with a water brush and added May Arts white ribbon for decoration.  Did the same pocket gift card holder as in  this post .  As the saying goes easy peasy.

Happy Day gift card holder

 This week Outlines blog ---Monday Challenge 27 is to make a gift card so I decided to create one that would hold a gift card. 
This one is easy to make ... the base card is 3 1/2" x 11.  score at 2 1/4" then fold in half. add two brads to hold the pocket closed and you are done except for stamping.  Basic stamping with black ink and cutting out Outlines Rubber Stamps that are mounted on the card.

Dreaming of a white Christmas.......

let's face it aren't we all dreaming of white Christmas?  at least as a child I always did so could have extra days off from school but now as an adult it is fine too, because we are retired and don't have to go out soooooooo let it snow.
I'm entering this card for the challenge at Fashionable Stamping Challenges for their dreaming of a white Christmas challenge that doesn't have to be white. 
Had fun making this card at my friend's house with her new Penny Black stamps and believe it or not......embossing powder!  Yes, my friends I embossed the poinsettia.  Now my friends who know me, know that I rarely get out my embossing powder anymore but it was fun for a change.  So if you haven't used your embossing powder in years get it out it still gives that "wow!" effect.  Of course, I used my Ranger distress inks to do all the coloring.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wanted to pop in here to say Happy Thanksgiving to all!  I'm thankful to have my family here with me today to enjoy a turkey dinner.  Enjoy this day and every day.

Happy Birthday to my friend!

Not only is it Thanksgiving this week here in U.S.A. but it's my friends' birthday!  so please wish her a BIG Happy Birthday!  would also like you to know that she is the one who got me hooked on Inky Antics Rubber Stamps honeycomb cards.  So I had to make an extra special one for her with all the trimmings.  On the outside of the card I stamped and colored the sweet bird with P R I S M A C O L O R color pencils as all the other images.  I think I over did it with Ranger Ink Stickles glitter glue for the frosting but hey, can't have too much frosting.  All the pattern papers are from Memorybox Stamps and Scrapbooking and ribbon is Stampin' Up.  Let's see did I forget anything on the front of the card.....oh yes, big dies are Spellbinders Nestabilities and label is punch from EK Success.  Now onto the inside of the card.......for the honeycomb cupcake I used orange for the frosting and brown for the paper lining of the cupcake.  Did these colors to have fall colors.  Check out the saying I changed it just a little by inking the stamp then removing ink from certain letters so I could make the saying read, "with cherries on top!"  clever, huh?!?

***not affiliated with any of the companies, just like to make it easy for my blog readers to find stamps and supplies I have used in my card.***

Pilgrims at the gate.....

Gate fold that is.  lol!  Here is one of my simple Thanksgiving cards I did this year, simple stamping, simple coloring with a twist for the card.  Gate fold cards are easy to make just score equal amount on both ends then fold to the center.....viola!  Pilgrim bear is by Purple Onion Designs .

***not affiliated with company just like to make it easy for you, my blog readers to find if you like what you see***

Behind in posting

Yes, I am behind in posting all I can say is been lazy and did have a migraine.  BUT never fear I will be posting holiday cards soon.  Here just for your card viewing pleasure is a shaker card I did a while back........I think it fits since she looks like she is being lazy.  All images are by Faerie Song Art Stamps ~ Fantasy Themed Images .

Paper collage

 Here are some more looks at my paper collaging which I don't feel is my strong point but I did have fun using up scraps of papers in my stash.  I used pattern papers and tissue papers.  My favorite are tissue papers because they become transparent.  To the left is full sheet and to the right I cut it up to make ATC's.  The ATC's I made with the raven black bird are for a swap I'm in with some very talented stampers.   We've only been doing the atc swap a couple of months after we really get into it I'll post everybody's if they don't mind.

Raven - Nevermore

 Over at Gingersnap Creations GC123: Random Redhead Challenge - Ravens.  I decided to play around with paper collage so I made a full sheet then cut it up to make ATC's.  Paper collage is where you glue different types of papers on .... in this case .... cardstock. 

 For the raven atc I collage a piece of an old dictionary page with the meaning of never and if you look close (click on pic to enlarge to see more detail) you can see nevermore. 

Meet my friends

 

 Here are the few pictures I took at our annual get together in New Hampshire before Mother Nature hit with the storm.  Unfortunately didn't get pics of all the gang because who would have thought we would have been bomb barded with all that snow and lose power before NOVEMBER! 

left to right: cindy, janice, louise(our hostess) and me.  Check out Janice's candy corn nails!!!  too much fun!

Our time together was cut short but we did have a few laughs before we had to leave.

Boat on I-95! fishing anyone?

Went out to lunch with friend and found this on the ride home..........

I-95 North shut down in Milford after boat falls from trailerNovember 4, 2011 at 1:33 pm by Tom Cleary


UPDATE: 1:47 p.m.: I-95 northbound is shut down between exits 40 and 41, under the Quarry Road overpass because of an active fuel leak coming from a 35-foot boat.
The boat fell from a trailer that overturned. The trailer was being pulled by a truck.
State police and the Milford Fire Department are on the scene. Quarry Road, above the highway, will also be shut down.

According to emergency dispatches, diesel fuel is leaking from the boat and because of its position, firefighters can’t get to it easily. The DEEP is responding, but is about 40 minutes away from the scene.
The crash happened around 1:20 p.m.
Traffic is at a dead stop in the area.

Owl Peppermint pops

 Made these little treats for a friend's husband because York Peppermint Paddys are his favorite candy.  I simply cut out two rectangles...rounded the corners and taped paddy in the middle with a lolly pop stick.  punched out white circle, stamped SU owl with Brilliance blue ink then just punched out owl's middle with red and silver glitter paper from the craft store.  Mounted owl on circle then to pop.  Put them in cellophane bags, tied with May Arts white ribbon and you are done.

No stamping just Snow!

This past weekend was our annual Stamp Bash get together at a friend's house in New Hampshire......well......it was cut short because of Mother Nature! 

 It started snowing around 3 p.m. on Saturday and continued through the night. 

  We lost power around 6 p.m. that same Saturday night and as far as I know my friend still doesn't have power.  I usually show up on Friday and stay till around noon on Monday but because of the power outage I ended up leaving early afternoon on Sunday and needless to say because of no power we didn't do much stamping.  The roads were fine so I had no problem driving the 3 1/2 hours home.  When I got home I found an inch of snow if that on the ground and we had power.  Did find out a couple of days later a friend who lives a few towns away from me lost power for a few hours and had some tree limbs down.  I can't remember the last time we had snow so early in the season.  Hopefully I'll call my friend today and she will tell me she has her power back.  I did call Louise on Tuesday afternoon and ..................... still no power at her house.