Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #139 - Kath's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

This week at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge, Kath is hosting our Feminine "Anything Goes" challenge.  For my card, I stamped in black and paper pieced the umbrella using Real Red cardstock.  Sometimes in life we all hit a bump in the road and need encouragement to keep looking for the bright side.

Stamp Sets:  Beautiful You, Leafy Branch (Designs by Ryn); Ink:  Basic Black Archival; Cardstock:  Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White, Whisper White Thick

For all the challenge details and to share your project, visit the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge by clicking the image below.  We'd love to have you join us.  You have until Monday, October 9th at 6:00 p.m. Central Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Might As Well Dance

The other day I was playing around with some Distress Oxide Inks making backgrounds to use at a later time except none of the colors matched well with the colors for The Paper Players color challenge.  So, what to do?  It really was a simple solution since I have all of the Stampin' Up! ink pads and could get a perfect match with those inks.

For this background, I smushed the ink onto my craft mat, added a bit of water and with a brush washed it across the watercolor paper.  The Calypso Coral center blended well with the Bermuda Bay at the top and the Pear Pizzazz at the bottom.  The sentiment is from the Beautiful You stamp set by Stampin' Up! and the image is from the Water Droplets stamp set by Designs by Ryn.  I love those droplets.  They look so real.

Stamp Sets:  Beautiful You (sentiment), Water Droplets (Designs by Ryn); Inks:  Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Smoky Slate; Cardstock:  Bermuda Bay, Watercolor Paper (Strathmore), Whisper White Thick; Other:  Calypso Coral Baker's Twine.  Stampin' Up! product unless otherwise noted.

The colors I used are from The Paper Players Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping by the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Brighter Days

It's Saturday and do I ever have a full day planned.  Truthfully, I think I have more on my list than what can be done in one day.  We'll see how much of it gets done and how much goes on my list for Monday.  Sundays are my days off and that is my brighter day to come.

Today's card follows along with the sketch at the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  I cut the patterned paper following the sketch design but the left side is attached directly to the card base while the right side is popped up with foam tape.  I stamped the water droplets right on the paper to give the appearance of dew on the leaves.  It's a very quick and easy design.

Stamp Sets:  Beautiful You - sentiment (Stampin' Up!), Water Droplets (Designs by Ryn); Inks:  Night of Navy, Soft Sky (both Stampin' Up!); Cardstock:  Pool Party - card base (Stampin' Up!); Patterned Paper:  Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack (Stampin' Up!)

The sketch I used is from the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  I opted to use just one sheet of patterned paper for my design.  I really like the way it looks with the water droplets.

For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

So glad you stopped by the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Wacky Watercooler May Celebration Blog Hop

Welcome to our May "Old Favorites Which Made the New Catalog" Blog Hop. Today's hop is all about those favorite products that made it into the new 2017 Annual Catalog that comes out on June 1st.  I was so glad to see that three of my favorites will be around for another year.

Each month, on the third Thursday of the month, a group of us get together to hop and share projects from Stampin' Up!'s current catalogs.  It's always a lot of fun.

You should be coming to my blog from Sheri Lee.  After your visit with me, you'll head on over to Judy Markowitz.  And, as always, our Hop runs in a circle.  Whether you start at the top and go forward or start at the bottom and go backward, you will always wind up where you started.

My first project highlights the Beautiful You stamp set.  With the stormy, rainy weather we've had here lately, which is to continue tomorrow, I thought a walk in the rain was so appropriate.  I love how those Clarity Stencil Brushes let me control how much depth I want in any given area.  Oh, I did sneak in one of my favorite sets that will be gone come May 31st.  It's the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.  I'm really sad about that one.  It made for some nice rain effects on my card. 

Stampin Set:  Beautiful You, Gorgeous Grunge, Jar of Love (horizon); Inks:  Basic Black Archival, Island Indigo, Smoky Slate; Cardstock:  Island Indigo, Whisper White; Other:  Clarity Stencil Brushes, Stamping Mask Paper

For my next project, I had to used the High Tide stamp set.  I made the background using the Clarity Stencil Brushes and different inks to get the effect I wanted.  I love the image of the lighthouse and the birds.  For a finishing touch I added some sequins.

Stamp Sets:  High Tide, Sunshine Sayings; Inks:  Tuxedo Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Night of Navy, Old Olive; Cardstock:  Basic Black, Whisper White; Other:  Clarity Stencil Brushes, Fancy Frost Sequins

My final project is a shaker card made using the Jar of Love stamp set and the Everyday Jars Framelits Dies.  I know, the paper I used is retired but it goes so well with the lightning bugs that I just couldn't resist.  This is a CASE of a card done by Priscilla Ivler.  To see hers, click on her name.

Stamp Set:  Jar of Love; Ink:  Basic Black Archival, Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker, Delightful Dijon, Smoky Slate; Cardstock:  Crumb Cake; Patterned Paper:  Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack; Other:  Everyday Jars Framelits Dies, Foam Adhesive Strips, White Blizzard Glitter Drops (Nuvo)

Well, that is it from me for this time.  The next stop on your tour is Judy Markowitz.  Judy is new to our hop, so please make her feel welcome and leave her a bunch of comments.  To see her wonderful projects, click the image below.

If you'd like to revisit Sheri Lee and see her wonderful projects again, click the image below.

To start at the beginning you can click the image below to go back to the Wacky Watercooler Stamping Blog.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #117 - Heidi's Feminine Anything Goes Challenge

Today, at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge, Heidi is hosting our first Feminine "Anything Goes" challenge.  It's one of the new changes to our challenge line up and we think you are going to love it.  I know I do.

When I was going looking for something in my storage closet, I came across this pretty little frame and thought this would be a nice way to showcase one of the images from the Beautiful You stamp set from Stampin' Up!

The outline image is stamped on Shimmery White cardstock using Tip Top Taupe ink.  Then, I added the dress detail using Delightful Dijon ink and for the hat, I colored it with a Peekaboo Peach Stampin' Write Marker.  The sentiment also is stamped in Tip Top Taupe.

Such a quick and easy project.  And, you can always change to image when you are ready for something different.

For all the challenge details and to share your project, visit the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge by clicking the image below.  We'd love to have you join us.  You have until Monday, May 8th at 6:00 p.m. Central Time to link your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Watercooler Wednesday Challenges #104

This week at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges, Kath is hosting a sketch challenge and she's chosen a very nice one.  It gave me a great opportunity to use those Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies along with the new Beautiful You stamp set.  Her dress was watercolored using the new Watercolor Pencils.  The color I used is Calypso Coral.  It's a pastel version of Calypso Coral due to the water coloring.  I'm going to love having those watercolor pencils.

Stamp Sets:  Beautiful You, High Tide, Rose Wonder (sentiment); Inks:  Basic Black Archival, Calypso Coral, Peekaboo Peach; Cardstock:  Emerald Envy, Whisper White Thick; Patterned Paper:  2016-18 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack; Other:  Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, Watercolor Pencils (Calypso Coral), Rhinestone Basic Jewels

For all the challenge details and to share your project, visit Watercooler Wednesday Challenges by clicking the image below.  We'd love to have you join us.  You have until Monday, February 6th at 6:00 p.m. Central Time to link your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Wacky Watercooler January Mini Hop Number Two

Welcome to our January Mini Blog Hop Number Two.  Each month, on the third Thursday of the month, a group of us get together to hop and share projects from Stampin' Up!'s current catalogs.  It's always a lot of fun.  This is our second hop for the month as we wanted showcase the new Occasions Catalog and the new Sale-A-Bration Catalog.

You should be coming to my blog from Lisa Kmiec.  After your visit with me, head on over to Jayme Ziemer.  And, as always, our Hop runs in a circle.  Whether you start at the top and go forward or start at the bottom and go backward, you will always wind up where you started.

For this hop, I used two of my newest stamp sets, Beautiful You and Avant Garden.  Beautiful You is from the 2017 Occasions Catalog.  I think it's going to be a very popular stamp set and one of my favorites.  Avant Garden is from Sale-A-Bration.  It's one of the free stamp sets you get when you place a $50 order.  And, for both projects, I used the new Watercolor Pencils also found in the 2017 Occasions Catalog. 

For my first card, I used the Beautiful You stamp set which is found in the 2017 Occasions Catalog.  I love the images and sentiments in this stamp set.  For my colors, I chose are Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight.  All of these colors come in the new Watercolor Pencils set.  I can see hours of fun ahead of me.

Stamp Set:  Beautiful You; Inks:  Basic Black Archival, VersaMark; Watercolor Pencils:  Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry; Cardstock:  Rich Razzleberry, Watercolor Paper; Patterned Paper:  Serene Scenery; Other:  Aqua Painter, Black Embossing Powder, Fancy Frost Sequins, 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon

For my second project, I used the Avant Garden stamp set.  It's one of the free sets offered during Sale-A-Bration when you place a $50 order.  I love this flower image that is in the set.  I used the Old Olive and Real Red Watercolor Pencils and blurred outside the lines of the image.  The sentiment I used is from the Rose Wonder stamp set.

Stamp Sets:  Avant Garden, Rose Wonder (sentiments); Inks:  Tuxedo Black Memento, Dapper Denim; Watercolor Pencils:  Old Olive, Real Red; Cardstock:  Dapper Denim, Shimmery White, Whisper White Thick; Other:  Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, Rose Garden Thinlits Dies, Seaside Embossing Folder, Frosted Sequins, Pearl Basic Jewels, Linen Thread

That is all from me.  The next stop on your tour is Jayme Ziemer.  To see her wonderful projects, click the image below.

If you'd like to revisit Lisa Kmiec and see her great projects again, click the image below.

To start at the beginning you can click the image below to go back to the Wacky Watercooler Stamping Blog.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha