Llama Birthday

So, what do you do when you wake up early?  I usually grab a book and read while the house is still quiet but this morning it was a make a card morning.  I had such fun making this cute llama birthday card.

To add more texture, I used the Bubbles Embossing Folder on the layer of Blushing Bride and the Subtles Embossing Folder on the banners cut from Shaded Spruce.  For the party hat, I stamped the hat image on some Shaded Spruce cardstock, then on some Soft Sea Foam cardstock.  I fussy cut the part of the darker hat and added the pieces to the lighter layer.  For the finishing touch, I used a Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen to add some shimmer to the hat but it doesn't show up well in the photo. 

Isn't that llama just the cutest!  I used my Prismacolor Colored Pencils to color it.  Yes, there is a white pencil.  

I've entered my card into the following challenges.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

Products Used

Look Who's Talking stamp set and Look Who's Talking Dies from Taylored Expressions

Shaded Spruce ink from Stampin' Up!

Oreo Premium Hybrid ink from Taylored Expressions

Blushing Bride, Shaded Spruce and Soft Sea Foam cardstock from Stampin' Up!

Modern Label Punch from Stampin' Up!

Icy Sparkle Crystals by Studio Katia

Bubbles Embossing Folder from Taylored Expressions

Subtles Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen

Happy Birthday

Okay, it's getting late and I have to be up early in the morning as I'm having breakfast out with my youngest son which means I'm going to keep this post a short one.  It's been a long day and I'm ready to shut everything down and enjoy some quiet time.

Using the sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge, I created this masculine birthday card.  I always have need for plenty of cards for guys.  I love how this one came together.  I stayed with the light and dark layers in the sketch and this is the result.  I embossed both of the layers but you can't see it on the patterned paper. 

Here's another view of the card, which shows off the embossing done with the Hammered Metal Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!  The patterned paper was embossed using the Subtles Embossing Folder also from Stampin' Up!

The sketch I used is from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

Products Used

Taylored Expressions

Poppy Seed ink

Earl Grey, Poppy Seed, Cherry Pop cardstock

Cherry Pop Enamel Dots

Oreo Enamel Dots

Stampin' Up!

Party with Cake stamp set

Subtles Embossing Folder

Hammered Metal Embossing Folder

Cheerful Thank You

With Christmas just over a month away, I know I'm going to need lots of thank you cards.  Here is one I made using one of the panels from the Boxed In Basics set from Taylored Expressions.  I used Copic Markers to color it, then added the panel to a card base of Pacific Point cardstock from Stampin' Up!  For the finishing touch, I added some Cherry Pop Enamel Dots, also from Taylored Expressions.

It's Word Week at Just Us Girls.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

A Cheerful Happy Birthday

Here's a card I made using a printed panel from the Boxed In Basics set and the Bubble Greetings stamp set, both from Taylored Expressions.  I stamped the sentiment in the center of the panel and then colored it with Copic Markers.  I attached it to a Cookie Monster card base.  There is a set of four stamps in the set and I love those big sentiments.

I'm entering my card in The Paper Players Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

A Day Spent Stamping

Now that's my kind of day.  Saturday was World Card Making Day and I was busy making lots of cards and celebrating my oldest son's birthday.  Here is just one of those that I made.  The Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper is one of my favorites.  When you see it up close you can actually see the brush strokes on the canvas.  It is so realistic.

Stamps Sets:  Very Versailles (Stampin' Up!); Simple Strips-Friendship (Taylored Expressions)

Inks:  Soft Sea Foam, Mossy Meadow (Stampin' Up!);  Jet Black (Altenew)

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Mossy Meadow (Stampin' Up!)

Patterned Paper:  Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper (Stampin' Up!)

Dies:  Simple Strips Dies (Taylored Expressions)

Other:  Pearl Basic Jewels (Stampin' Up!)

I am entering my card into the Just Us Girls Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

Happy Birthday

Lately my creativity has been very limited or non-existent but late this evening I finally pulled myself together and made this card for a couple of my favorite challenges, Freshly Made Sketches and CAS Colours & Sketches.  It's been a while since I've played along so I decided to combine them in mone card.  I totally love the Gorgeous Grape and the Highland Heather colors from Stampin' Up! 

The flowers are from the Floral Elements Stamp Set and Floral Elements Die from Altenew.  For some texture, I embossed with the Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!  For the finishing touch I added a few rhinestones.

The sketch I used is from the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

The colors I used are from the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

AECP Beyond Basic Backgrounds Lesson 5

This was such a fun technique to use to make this background.  Lydia called it water bleaching and I love the look you create.  Using my blending brushes to apply the different ink colors, I used one of the layers in the Build-A-Flower:  Hyacinth stamp set to make the pattern.  I sponged water on the stamp and pressed it down on the watercolor paper and continued to do so all over the paper.  You can see where the water lifted the ink off the paper and left a subtle image behind.

The Distress Oxide inks I used for the background are Candied Apple, Worn Lipstick and Wild Honey.  It sure makes that thinking of you cut from Blackberry Bliss cardstock really stand out.  I make a lot of thinking of you cards and I really like this die from Altenew.  For the finishing touch, I added some rhinestones.

When looking for a challenge to join, I came across the Just Us Girls Challenge and it was a perfect match.  If you'd like to join the challenge, click the image below. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

AECP - Beyond Basic Backgrounds Lesson 3

This lesson was all about foiling without a laminator.  Last week I spend some time creating different backgrounds and this leafy background is one of them.  It was perfect to add a frame of foil to and it qualifies for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge..

This way of foiling is done using Sticky Strip.  I added the sticky strips around the card, then laid the foil onto and carefully rubbed it so the foil would adhere to the sticky strip.  It is an easy way to add foil to your projects. 

The technique of adding foil accents using bonding powder was the one I wanted to share but, alas, I didn't have any bonding powder so it's on order and once it arrives, I'll share a project using it to add the foil.

The sketch I used is from the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

Thinking of You

Today the sun is finally shining again and it does look a bit like spring here in the high desert of Nevada.  Flowers aren't quite blooming, yet, but I thought a bright, cheerful card was a good substitute.  Flowers that never fade.

This card does have a few layers to it.  I started by embossing the orange layerwith the Leaf Frame Cover Die.  On a piece of Whisper White, I stenciled the dots using Silver Lake ink.  Then, I glued them together and attached that double layer to a white card base.  The flowers are from the Wonderful Romance stamp set.  I stamped the outline in black and used colored pencils and gamsol to color them.  It's my favorite way to color these days.  For the finishing touch I added some iridescent bubbles that nicely reflect the color of the flowers.

Stamp Set:  Wonderful Romance (Stampin' Up!)

Ink:  Jet Black, Silver Lake (Altenew)

Pencils:  Prismacolor Colored Pencils

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Tangerine Tango (Stampin' Up!)

Dies:  Wonderful Floral Framelets Dies (Stampin' Up!)

Other:  Leaf Frame Cover Die, Feeling Dotty Stencil (Altenew), Iridescent Bubbles (Studio Katia), Gamsol

The inspiration for my card came from the Festive Friday Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for visiting today.  I look forward to seeing you again at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe.

Marsha

Shades of Pink Hyacinth

Today I'm playing along with the Sunday Stamps Challenge 200th challenge.  I've always enjoyed their challenge and hope it continues for many more challenges.  Here is a pretty pink hyacinth I made to celebrate the occasion.

I started with a Powder Pink card base.  To that I attached a layer of Soft Sea Foam after embossing it using the Candy Stripes Embossing Folder from Tim Holtz.  The hyacinth is one I did a while ago.  I used the Build-A-Flower:  Hyacinth stamp set and dies by Altenew.  I used foam tape to pop it up for some dimension.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set as the hyacinth.  I added some Snowball Droplets from Ellen Hutson   For the finishing touch, I added sparkle to the flower using Spectrum Noir's Sparkle Pen.  A simple but pretty Spring card.

The sketch I used is from the Sunday Stamps Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Pretty Pansies

It's getting late here so I'm going to keep this post nice and short.  But, I wanted to share the card I made for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge and the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge.  I combine the sketch and the colors and made some pretty pansies.  Since it's so late at night, the photo isn't as bright as I'd like but you can still see how pretty those pansies are.

Stamp Sets:  Cherry Pansy (Heartfelt Creations); Stitched Stems (Taylored Expressions)

Inks:  Blackberry Bliss, Pool Party (Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock:  Blackberry Bliss, Highland Heather, Pool Party, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)

Dies:  Cherry Pansy Die (Heartfelt Creations)

Other:  Seed Beads, Crystal Clear Droplets

The colors I used are from the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

The sketch I used is from the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Toadstool

Hello and another Happy Friday to all of you!  Today I'm sharing a card I made using a new die from Cheapo Dies.  I'll be here every Friday to share a new die with you, so I hope to see you again soon.  In the meantime, be sure to take time to check out all the different dies that are available.  They are good quality and you just can't beat the price.  I know you'll love them as much as I.  You can find them HERE.

Today's card features the cute Toadstool Die.  The toadstool was cut from Cajun Craze, Soft Suede and Garden Green cardstock.  After adding a bit of color to a layer of white cardstock, I stamped the butterflies sentiment and face using Charcoal Suit ink.  The butterflies were colored with Prismacolor Colored Pencils and Gamsol then given a coat of sparkle using a Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen.  For the finishing touch, I added rhinestones to the toadstool.

Stamp Sets:  Friendly Faces, Buggy Love (Maymay Made It)

Inks:  Firefly, Caribbean Sky, Caramel Toffee, Charcoal Suit (Altenew)

Cardstock:  Cajun Craze, Garden Green, Soft Suede (Stampin' Up!); Sugar Cube, Oreo (Taylored Expressions)

Dies:  toadstool Die (Cheapo Dies)

Other:  Rhinestone Basic Jewels (Stampin' Up!); Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen

Toadstool Die

To find out more about Cheapo Dies, be sure to click on the links below.

Cheapo Dies Store

Cheapo Dies Blog

Cheapo Dies Facebook

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

WWC209 - Marsha's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Hello and welcome to Wednesday and another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This week I'm your host for our Masculine "Anything Goes" challenge.  I have bunch of birthdays coming up and they are mostly for the men in my life.  Since this has to go in the mail and travel a bit of a distance, I kept it very clean and simple.

I started with a Crumb Cake card base to which I added a layer of Early Espresso cardstock.  On a piece of Very Vanilla, I stamped the dots, the sentiment and sponged around the edges all in Frayed Burlap Distress ink.  I cut the mustache out of Crumb Cake and embossed the die-cut using the Weathered embossing folder.  On the inside of the card I added a layer of Very Vanilla cardstock to be able to write a short note to the recipient.  And that, as they say, is that.  

Stamp Sets:  Build-A-Flower: Hyacinth - dots (Altenew); Stitched Stems - sentiment (Taylored Expressions)

Ink:  Frayed Burlap Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up!)

Dies:  Mustache Die - retired (Stampin' Up!)

Other:  Weathered Embossing Folder (Taylored Expressions)

For all of our 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, February 25th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for visiting today and I look forward to seeing you again at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe.

Marsha

Daisies

Hello and another Happy Friday to all of you!  Today I'm sharing a card I made using a new die from Cheapo Dies.  I'll be here every Friday to share a new die with you, so I hope to see you again soon.  In the meantime, be sure to take time to check out all the different dies that are available.  They are good quality and you just can't beat the price.  I know you'll love them as much as I.  You can find them HERE.

Today's card features the Daisies Die.  For the background, I started with a piece of Sugar Cube cardstock and added color to it using my Clarity Brushes.  The daisies were cut from Sugar Cube cardstock.  I cut out four of them and layered them to give the flowers some dimension.  The top layered I colored with Prismacolor Colored Pencils and Gamsol.  Using a Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen, I added some sparkle to the daisies.  The sentiment was stamped using Jet Black ink.  The finishing touch was adding a few rhinestones.

Stamp Set:  Painted Encouragement (Altenew)

Inks:  Potato Chip, Blue Corn, Peapod (Taylored Expressions)

Prismacolor Colored Pencils:  Grass Green PC909, Dark Green PC908, Canary Yellow PC916, Yellow Ochre PC942, Sienna Brown PC945

Cardstock:  Oreo, Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions)

Dies:  Daisies Die (Cheapo Dies)

Other:  Rhinestone Basic Jewels (Stampin' Up!); Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen

Daisies Die

To find out more about Cheapo Dies, be sure to click on the links below.

Cheapo Dies Store

Cheapo Dies Blog

Cheapo Dies Facebook

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

WWC208 - Charlotte's "All About Occasions" Challenge

Welcome to Wednesday and our next Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This week Charlotte is hosting our "All About Occasions" challenge.  For my card I chose birthday as my occasion as one of my sisters birthday is in a few days.  Purple is her favorite color and I always try to include that color in any birthday card I make for her.

Stamp Set:  Lovely Lattice (Stampin' Up!)

Inks:  Grass Field, Shadow Creek, Maple Yellow, Wisteria, Hydrangea, Ultraviolet, Charcoal Suit (Altenew); VersaMark

Cardstock:  Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions); Watercolor Paper (Master's Touch)

Other:  Pewter Embossing Powder, Pearl Basic Jewels (Stampin' Up!)

For all of our 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, February 18th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Lighthouse

Hello and another Happy Friday to all of you!  Today I'm sharing a card I made using a new die from Cheapo Dies.  I'll be here every Friday to share a new die with you, so I hope to see you again soon.  In the meantime, be sure to take time to check out all the different dies that are available.  They are good quality and you just can't beat the price.  I know you'll love them as much as I.  You can find them HERE.

Today's card features the Lighthouse Die.  I started with a Crumb Cake card base.  On the patterned paper, I stamped the sentiment and the sandpipers in Jet Black ink.  The lighthouse is cut from Oreo cardstock and glued to the card front.  It's a simple but wonderfully clean and simple masculine birthday card.

Stamp Set:  Wetlands (Stampin' Up!)

Ink:  Jet Black

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up!); Oreo (Taylored Expressions)

Patterned Paper:  Serene Scenery (Stampin' Up!) - retired

Dies:  Lighthouse Die (Cheapo Dies)

Other:  Rhinestone (Bead Landing)

Lighthouse

To find out more about Cheapo Dies, be sure to click on the links below.

Cheapo Dies Store

Cheapo Dies Blog

Cheapo Dies Facebook

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

WWC207 - Helen's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Well, Wednesday has rolled around again and you know that means it's time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This week Helen is hosting our Feminine "Anything Goes" challenge.  This card was such fun to create.  I love the new Wonderful Romance stamp set along with the matching dies by Stampin' Up!.  It makes for such a pretty design.

Stamp Set:  Wonderful Romance (Stampin' Up!)

Ink:  Jet Black (Altenew)

Prismacolor Colored Pencils:  Violet PC932, Parma Violet PC1008, Grass Green PC909, Apple Green PC912, Yellow Ochre PC942

Cardstock:  Gorgeous Grape, Mossy Meadow (Stampin' Up!); Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions)

Dies:  Wonderful Floral Framelits Dies (Stampin' Up!)

Other:  Clear Wink of Stella Brush, Gamsol

For all of our 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, February 11th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Heart Frame

Hello and another Happy Friday to all of you!  Today I'm sharing a card I made using a new die from Cheapo Dies.  I'll be here every Friday to share a new die with you, so I hope to see you again soon.  In the meantime, be sure to take time to check out all the different dies that are available.  They are good quality and you just can't beat the price.  I know you'll love them as much as I.  You can find them HERE.

Today's card features the Heart Frame Die.  There aren't too many cards I need to make for Valentine's Day but this one was a perfect one for my stash.  This die would also be pretty for a wedding card, too.

On a Petal Pink card base, I added a layer of patterned paper.  I cut each heart out of a different color from the Bold Glam Glitter Solids Paper Pack and attached them to the top of the card.  I stamped the sentiment using Jet Black ink.  For the finishing touch I added a few pearls.

The photo does not show that glitter paper off at all.  It is a very pretty sparkly paper without the mess of glitter.  I really do love it!

Stamp Set:  Layered Leopard - sentiment (Maymay Made It)

Ink:  Jet Black (Altenew)

Cardstock:  Petal Pink (Stampin' Up!)

Patterned Paper:  Nature Garden (Prima Marketing Inc.)

Dies:  Heart Frame (Cheapo Dies)

Other:  Pearl Basic Jewels (Stampin' Up)

Heart Frame

To find out more about Cheapo Dies, be sure to click on the links below.

Cheapo Dies Store

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Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

WWC206 - "Anything Goes" Challenge

It's Wednesday and time for the next challenge at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This week, being the fifth week in January, means that it's and "Anything Goes" challenge.  So, whatever you are working on at this moment will fit the challenge so I do hope you will join us and share your projects..

For my first play with the Build-A-Flower: Hyacinth stamp set from Altenew, I don't think I did to bad of a job.  Lining up these layered stamps can be tricky but each time I use it, it will get easier.  I think it is a beautiful stamp set.  And, of course, it has matching dies.

 Stamp Set:  Build-A-Flower:  Hyacinth (Altenew)

Inks:  Wisteria, Hydrangea, Ultraviolet, Green Field, Shadow Creek, Maple Yellow, Jet Black (Altenew)

Cardstock:  Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions)

Dies:  Build-A-Flower:  Hyacinth Die (Altenew)

Other:  Feeling Dotty Stencil (Altenew); Pearl Basic Jewels (Stampin' Up!)

For all of our 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, February 4th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Altenew Layering 3 Class - Lesson 2

Well, in order to share this card with you I had to make a separate post as it wouldn't let me link up different cards from the same post.  Lesson learned.  So, I'm giving you a double dose today.

This is the design I made for Lesson 2 of the Layering 3 Class.  Again, I didn't have the same stamp set the instructor used so I substituted  the Build-A-Flower:  Poppy stamp set.  This is a three layer flower.  I love these Build-A-Flower sets as they come with matching dies.

Stamp Sets:  Build-A-Flower:  Poppy, Rustic Linen, Birds of a Feather - sentiment (Altenew)

Inks:  Jet Black, Buttercream, Citrus Burst, Maple Yellow, Honey Drizzle, Caramel Truffle, Gray Denim (Altenew)

Cardstock:  Oreo, Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions)

Dies:  Build-A-Flower:  Poppy Die

To find out more about their product and the classes they have to offer, click on the image below.

Thanks for visiting today and I look forward to seeing you again at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe.

Marsha