Watercooler Wednesday Challenges #76

Summer is in full swing here in my little corner of the world.  Hot days, warm nights and dreams of cooler weather.  For this week's Clean And Simple (CAS) challenge, Penny has chosen the theme of Butterflies.  I love butterflies and I seem to have a tendency to make them all blue.  Although I used the In the Meadow stamp set for the grass and flowers, I pulled out my Perpetual Birthday Calendar stamp set and used those butterflies.

While our challenge rules state you can add one layer onto your card base, I chose to keep it a single layer card.  I love trying to come up with a simple card that looks nice but has no embellishments other than the stamp and ink you use.

At this time, I'd like to share with you our rules for the Clean And Simple (CAS) challenge we have at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges.  You can make a single layer card or you can add a single layer to your card base.  No embellishments, no embossing folders and no die-cuts are allowed.  But, you can add color by heat embossing with your favorite embossing powder.  Just take a look at all the Design Team projects to get an idea of what we expect.  Follow these rules for your Clean And Simple project and you could be our next winner!

Stamp Sets:  Butterfly Basics (sentiment), In the Meadow, Perpetual Birthday Calendar; Inks:  Dapper Denim, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede; Stampin' Write Markers:  Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach; Cardstock:  Whisper White

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.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Watercooler Wednesday Challenges #75

This week at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges, Deborah has given us a wonderful sketch to inspire our creativity.   When I first saw the Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper, I fell in love with it.  Night of Navy and Whisper White, what a great combination!  To keep the card from being a monochromatic blue, I added a touch of Peekaboo Peach as one of the layers.  I didn't have a Night of Navy Stampin' Write Marker so I used my Dapper Denim marker around the edges of the Peekaboo Peach flower.  It darkened just enough that it almost looks navy.  The stamp set I used is the new Fabulous Flora.

Stamp Set:  Fabulous Flora; Inks:  StazOn; Stampin' Write Markers:  Dapper Denim, Peekaboo Peach, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi; Cardstock:  Night of Navy, Peekaboo Peach, Whisper White; Patterned Paper:  Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper; Other:  Metal Rimmed Pearls

For all the challenge details and to share your project inspired by Deborah's sketch, visit Watercooler Wednesday Challenges by clicking the image below.  We'd love to have you join us.

I've also entered my card in the SUO Challenge #152, Delight in Nature.  For all the challenge details, visit SU-Only Challenges.

My card has also been entered it in the Addicted to Stamps and More challenge.  For all their challenge details, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Congrats!

Funny thing happened to me this morning when I woke up.  I went right to my craft table and made a card that is a three-in-one as it works for three different challenges.  It's celebrating along with The Paper Players Challenge as they are the occasion of their 300th challenge.  I combined it with the Stampin' Royalty color challenge using Carries' colors and Leigh's sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch!  I think they came together well.

Now that I have totally rearranged my day by playing first, I now have to get busy doing all the things on my list so I can come back to the craft studio tonight and get in another round of creating.  I have some new things I want to play with so I'm out of here to get all those other things done.

Have a fantastic day!

Stamp Set:  Crazy about You; Ink:  Old Olive; Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Sweet Sugarplum, Whisper White; Other:  Botanical Builder Framelits Dies, Metal Rimmed Pearl, Wooden Congrats Embellishment

The theme for my card is from The Paper Players Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

The colors I used are from the Stampin' Royalty Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

The sketch I used is from the CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

America the Beautiful!

When I saw the colors that LeAnne chose for the current challenge at The Paper Players, I knew exactly what card I wanted to make for the challenge.  I've been wanting to use this new cutting plate since I purchased from Taylored Expressions.  This challenge was perfect for it.  Although you can't see it, there are actually 50 of those little stars on that cutting plate.  They will make perfect little pieces to add to some shaker cards I want to make.

Stamp Set:  Stars & Stripes (Taylored Expressions); Inks:  Cherry Cobbler; Cardstock:  Cherry Cobbler, Dapper Denim, Whisper White; Other:  Triple Banner Punch, American Flag Cutting Plate (Taylored Expressions), America the Beautiful Download (Taylored Expressions); Lined Thread, Dimensionals

The colors I used are from the current challenge at The Paper Players.  To see all the challenge details and link up your own project, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Swirly Sun

When I sat down at my craft table, I had no idea what I was going to do.  All I knew was that I wanted to use the new Swirly Bird stamp set and the new Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies.  Letting new stamps and dies just lay around makes me crazy but I've not had a lot of time to spend in the craft studio.  Nice weather seems to see me running around all over the place. 

My supply of note cards was getting low and I couldn't decide what sentiment to use so this was a perfect card to add to my file.  I try to write a note to friends and family as often as I can and this will be perfect to send to one of my granddaughters.  Bright, cheerful and sunny, just like them.

Stamp Set:  Swirly Bird; Inks:  Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Sweet Sugarplum; Cardstock:  Daffodil Delight, Emerald Envy, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Sweet Sugarplum; Accessories & Tools:  Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Clear Wink of Stella Brush

The colors I used are from the Just Add Ink Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Frog Sitting on a Rock

Have you ever had one of those days when you're sitting at the craft table and nothing seems to be going right?  That's what happened today for me.  There are so many mistakes on this one card that I'm ashamed to admit it.  Hopefully, no one will notice all of them.  Let's just say that those glittery Gelly Roll pens can certainly be used as a cover up!  I'm not sure what they are but I figure there has to be a bird in the sky that looks silvery and moves so fast it's just a blob.  I'll let you make up your own mind as to what they are for you but I think the frog likes them given his eyes are glistening.

 

Stamps:  In the Meadow, Love You Lots, Swirly Bird; Inks:  Basic Gray, Dapper Denim, Garden Green, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Smoky Slate, So Saffron, Sweet Sugarplum; Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Dapper Denim, Garden Green, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Silver Gelly Roll Pen

I'm also joining in the current challenge over at The Male Room.  For all the challenge details, click on the image below.

 

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Crushed Curry Petals

Wow!  It isn't often that three challenges come along that can fit one card.  I love it when that happens.  It needed to be clean and simple using the code word "petals" for the Addicted to CAS Challenge so I used some cute little flowers.  The top row of the Tic-Tac-Toe was my choice for The Paper Players Challenge, which is why I made the Crushed Curry twine.  For the one year old or older stamp set to show off some May flowers for the Retro Rubber Challenge, I used the Nature's Perfection stamp set from the 2015 Sale-A-Bration Brochure.  How do you think I did?

One of the things I never have on hand is the right color of baker's twine.  So, I keep plenty of white in the drawer.  Why?  I can make it any color I want.  Now, how cool is that!  The Whisper White Baker's Twine was dyed using Crushed Curry ink and a Blending Tool.  Simple!

You can't see it, but the Crushed Curry flowers were coated with a Clear Wink of Stella Brush.  The shimmer looks so nice on those little flowers.

Stamp Sets:  Butterfly Basics (sentiment), Nature's Perfection (2015 Sale-A-Bration); Ink:  Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy; Cardstock:  Crushed Curry, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Flower Box Sprigs & Flowers (Taylored Expressions), Whisper White Baker's Twine, Wink of Stella Brush Clear

The theme I used is from Retro Rubber Challenge.  For all their challenge details, click the image below.

The Tic-Tac-Toe is from The Paper Players Challenge.  For all their challenge details, click the image below.

The code word is from the Addicted to CAS Challenge.  For all their challenge details, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha