WWC287 - Helen's Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist

Think feminine, think anything goes and think of joining us this week at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  Helen is hosting our Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist challenge this week.  I'm sharing another of the kit cards I've had made up for a wee bit but not shared.  The patterned paper is such that you can almost reach out and though those pretty succulents.

Be sure to check out the wonderful projects from the Watercooler Artists.  Then, take the challenge and link up your creation  You can find all of our challenge details by clicking the image below. We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Monday, September 7th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

WWC265 - Marsha's Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist

Hello everyone!  How are you all faring?  Me, I'm doing well but would really like to leave the house.  Due to my age and a couple of health concerns, I have been keeping myself away from all except those who live in the house with me.  I'm so thankful I have all of these wonderful craft supplies to keep me busy.  Stay cautious and stay safe!

The card I'm sharing to day is the one I designed for our February stamp club as it was my turn to do the projects.  We made our own patterned paper using the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set from Stampin' Up!  It's a simple floral design but it reminds me that Spring is here.  Even in these difficult times, beauty can be found all around us as the buds and blossoms of Spring begin to show themselves.

Be sure to check out all the wonderful inspiration from the Watercooler Artists.  Then, take the challenge and share your creation with us.  You can find all of our challenge details by clicking the image below.  You have until Monday, April 6th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

Product Used

Thoughtful Blooms from Stampin' Up! (retired)

Rococo Rose, Gray Granite, Granny Apple Green, Crushed Curry from Stampin' Up!

Gray Granite, Rococo Rose, Whisper White from Stampin' Up!

Succulent Garden Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! (retired)

Icy Sparkle Crystals from Studio Katia

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

WWC237 - Michelle's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Today Michelle is hosting our Feminine "Anything Goes" challenge at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  The card I'm sharing is one I made at last month's stamp club.  It was fun to play with a stamp set that I don't have.  It's  the Flourishing Phrases stamp set from 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, September 9th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

WWC236 - Heidi's "All About Occasions" Challenge

Hello!  It's time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This week Heidi is hosting our "All About Occasions" challenge.  This is another card I made using up some already stamped layers.  It's been such a long time since I stamped this that I don't remember what product I used, so you won't find a listing of product for it.  It's just a simple thank you card.

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, September 2nd at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

WWC231 - Tristan's "All About Occasions" Challenge

Hello and welcome to the next installment of the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This week Tristan is hosting our "All About Occasions" challenge.  We'd love to have you join us and share your creation.

Remember the Everything is Rosy paper from last week?  Today's card is made using one of the sheets of patterned paper and one of the dies that matches the flower.  The three flowers were cut from the pretty paper with the rose gold foil.  The leaves behind the flowers were cut from the Rosy Copper foil paper included in the kit.  It is so pretty.  And, see those sets three little dots?  One of the items in the kit was a bottle of Rose Gold All Purpose Ink.  You shake it up and can use it to  stamp or add details to your design like I did for this one.  I dipped the tip of my stylus in the ink and made the little design with the ink.  Just the right touch to finish off the design.

Stamp Set:  Everything is Rosy (Stampin' Up!)
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Rose Gold All Purpose Ink (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Rosy Copper (Stampin' Up!)
Dies:  Everything is Rosy Thinlits Dies

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, July 29th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight 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

Seasonal Scene Building with Altenew

Today I'm sharing a card I made as my assignment for the Altenew Educator Certification Program.  The assignment was for the Seasonal Scene Building class.
 
Since my move west and my camera dying shortly after, I've not had an area where I can take good photos.  I've been researching cameras and light tents but haven't settled on anything.  Bear with me as I continue to search for a solution that will fit my limited space. 

So, the products I used for today's card are the Build-A-Flower:  Cattleya Lily and the Birds of a Feather stamps and dies from Altenew.  The inks are the sets Golden Sunset, Lapis Lazuli and Green Valley.

I die cut two layers from the Leaf Frame Cover Die; one from Blackberry Bliss and one from Crumb Cake.  I layered them together but first flipped one of the die cuts to be able to see both colors.  I placed them on a layer of Whisper White that was embossed with the Subtles Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!  I know, it's not showing up well in the photo.  Before adding the flowers and the bird, I attached that embossed layer to a card base of Blackberry Bliss.  For the finishing touch, I added some iridescent bubbles.

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

Marsha

WWC215 - Donna's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

It's time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This week Donna is hosting our Feminine "Anything Goes" challenge.

My card is another I made in the stamp group I attend.  I don't know all the colors or papers we used but it's such a bright, pretty card that I just had to share it with you.. 

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,  April 8th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight 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

WWC190 - Gail's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Hello and a wonderful Wednesday to you all.  It's time for for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This week Gail is your host for our Feminine "Anything Goes" challenge. With Fall definitely in the air I wanted to make a pretty purple rose to remind me that the flowers will bloom again in the Spring.

Stamp Sets:  Build-A-Flower:  Rose (Altenew); Cutting Edge - Flowers -sentiment (Taylored Expressions)

Inks:  Jet Black, Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields, Deep Iris, Midnight Violet, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Caribbean Sky (Altenew); Plum Punch, Peapod (Taylored Expressions); Blackberry Bliss (Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock:  Basic Gray (Stampin' Up!); Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions)

Dies:  Build-A-Flower:  Rose Die

Other:  Feeling Dotty Stencil (Altenew); Purple Sequins

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, October 8th at 6:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Addicted to Stamps and More #309 - CAS

Hello everyone!  This week at the Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge we have a CAS (Clean And Simple) challenge for you.  This is one of my favorites as I get to showcase a favorite image and surround it with white to let it stand out.

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

Inks:  Jet Black (Altenew); Mossy Meadow (Stampin' Up!)

Distress Inks:  Antique Linen, Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, Crushed Olive (Tim Holtz)

Cardstock:  Merry Merlot (Stampin' Up!); Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions)

Other:  Sequins

For all of our challenge details and to share your project, visit the Addicted to Stamps & More challenge by clicking the image below.  We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Tuesday, September 18th at 7:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Altenew Educator Certification Program - Clean & Simple Boutique Cards

Clean and simple cards have always been a favorite of mine so, of course, I really enjoyed the Clean & Simple Boutique Cards class which is a required class for certification with Altenew.  Their class are very informative and I've learned a lot from those I have taken.

The stamp set I used is the Build-A-Flower:  Cattleya and it is gorgeous.  The only thing I did was stamp the flower to the Sugar Cube layer and when done, attached it to the card base.   And, that was all there was to it.  My son and his wife have been helping me do some rearranging of furniture so I had them in mind when I made the card.
 

Stamp Sets:  Build-A-Flower:  Cattleya, Painted Encouragement (Altenew)

Inks:  Jet Black, Fresh Lemon, Maple Yellow, Caramel Toffee, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades (Altenew); Mossy Meadow (Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock:  Calypso Coral (Stampin' Up!); Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions)

I'm entering my card in the Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping by the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Use Your Favorite Color

Hello and Happy Wednesday to all!  It's time for another challenge from The Sisterhood of Crafters.  This week Darlene is our host and she has challenged us to design a card using our favorite color.

Now that wasn't hard for me at all because blue is my favorite color.  I created this pretty blue rose using the Bold Blossom stamp set from Altenew.  It has turned out to be one of my favorite stamp sets. 

Stamp Set:  Bold Blossom (Altenew)

Inks:  Lime Zest (Taylored Expressions); Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Bashful Blue (Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock:  Night of Navy, Smoky Slate (Stampin' Up!); Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions)

Patterned Paper:  Rainbow Brights Paper Pack (Taylored Expressions)

Dies:  Bold Blossom Die (Altenew); Thanks Die (Taylored Expressions)

Other:  Brick Embossing Folder (Taylored Expressions), Blue Sequins, Clear Wink of Stella Brush

For all the challenge details and to share your project at The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge, just click the image below.  We'd love to have you join us.  You have until Sunday, July 22nd at 7:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Floral Thanks

Just a quick post for you tonight as it's late and I'm fading fast.  It's been a long day but a productive one.  Now it's time to share the card I made for the Color Throwdown Challenge and then get myself to bed.  I had a lot of fun playing with some new stamps and dies.  I love the bright colors and cheerful flowers.

Stamp Sets:  Floral Elements, Rustic Linen (Altenew)

Inks:  Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Coastal Cabana (Stampin' Up!); Poppy Seed, Cookie Monster (Taylored Expressions)

Cardstock:  Oreo, Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions)

Dies:  Floral Elements Die (Altenew); Thanks Die (Taylored Expressions)

The colors I used for today's card are from the Color Throwdown 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

You Are the Best

It's been a while since I've played along with the Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge.  I had started coloring this with Copics but didn't get it finished.  When I saw the challenge of "flowers", I knew it would be perfect and I needed a thank you card.  I didn't do a lot of blending but decided to simply color the flowers.  I love the bright colors.  I really enjoy using this Cutting Edge - Flowers stamp set and die from Taylored Expressions. 

Stamp Sets:  Cutting Edge - Flowers (Taylored Expressions); So Very Much (Stampin' Up!)

Inks:  Night of Navy (Stampin' Up!); Oreo Hybrid (Taylored Expressions)

Cardstock:  Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions)

Dies:  Cutting Edge - Flowers Die (Taylored Expressions)

Other:  Glitter Gems (Triveni Crafts)

Today's card was made for the Pause Dream Enjoy 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

WWC169 - Charlotte's "All About Occasions" Challenge

This week Charlotte is hosting our "All About Occasions" challenge at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  My card today is a clean and simple watercolor.  I love that Picked Raspberry Distress Ink color.  It makes for a pretty May flower.

Stamp Set:  You've Got This (Stampin' Up!), Cutting Edge-Flowers - sentiment (Taylored Expressions)

Inks:  Poppy Seed (Taylored Expressions)

Distress Inks:  Crushed Olive, Picked Raspberry (Tim Holtz)

Cardstock:  Sugar Cube (Taylored Expression), Mixed Media Paper Vellum Surface (Strathmore)

Dies:  Stitched Rectangle Stacklets (Taylored Expressions)

Other:  Rhinestone 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, May 14th at 6:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #263

This week we have a great sketch challenge at the CAS Colours & Sketches and the Design Team has some wonderful inspiration to get you started.  I needed a thank you card so I brought out the So Very Much stamp set and made this bright, cheerful thank you card.  I like having these larger stamps that you can make the focal point of your design.

Stamp Set:  So Very Much (Stampin' Up!); Ink:  Cookie Monster (Taylored Expressions); Cardstock:  Cookie Monster (Taylored Expressions), Whisper White (Stampin' Up!); Patterned Paper:  Rainbow Brights 6x6 Paper Pack (Taylored Expressions); Other:  Cookie Monster Enamel Dots (Taylored Expressions)

For all the challenge details and to share your project, visit the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge by clicking the image below.  We'd love to have you join us.  You have until Monday, March 19th at 6:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Daisy Thank You

Today I'm playing along with the Color Throwdown Challenge.  It's been a while since I've done so and I loved the colors they had for this challenge.  I decided to do a one layer card so the first thing I did was emboss the image of my Big Blooms - Daisy from Taylored Expressions with white embossing powder.  Then, I used my Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks to watercolor it.  I was pleasantly surprised that the Crumb Cake cardstock from Stampin' Up! held up to the water as well as it did.  The sentiment is actually stamped in Basic Gray ink but it looks black in the photo.  I love those oxide inks.

Stamp Sets:  Big Blooms - Daisy (Taylored Expressions), Background Bits - sentiment (Stampin' Up!); Ink:  Basic Gray; Distress Oxide Inks:  Black Soot, Peeled Paint, Wilted Violet (Tim Holtz); Cardstock:  Crumb Cake; Other:  Whisper White Embossing Powder (Stampin' Up!)

The colors I used are from the Color Throwdown 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

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #250

Hello and welcome to another sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  Today's sketch turned into another thank you card as I'm still in need of several.  I love how bright and cheerful this one turned out. Stripes are so much fun.

Stamp Set:  Jar of Love - sentiment (Stampin' Up!); Inks:  Cookie Monster, Poppy Seed (both Taylored Expressions); Cardstock:  Cookie Monster, Sugar Cube (both Taylored Expressions); Patterned Paper:  Rainbow Brights 6x6 Paper Pack (Taylored Expressions); Other:  Pool Party Baker's Twine (Stampin' Up!)

For all the challenge details and to share your project, visit the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge by clicking the image below.  We'd love to have you join us.  You have until Monday, February 12th at 6:00 p.m. Central Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #248

Hello and welcome to another sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  Today's sketch said it was perfect for a thank you card, of which I need quite a few.  I'm behind in sending out cards to family and friends who helped me through my recent surgery.  And, it was perfect for the color challenge over at the Color Throwdown Challenge.

To follow the colors of the challenge, I used Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up!), Soft Sky (Stampin' Up!) and Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions) cardstock.  It's a Crumb Cake base with a layer of Sugar Cube and I followed through with it for the squares cut from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies (Stampin' Up!)  The flowers and the little sprig, were cut out of Crumb Cake and Soft Sky cardstock using the Bloomers 4 Dies (Taylored Expressions) and the Flower Box Sprigs & Flowers Dies (Taylored Expressions).  The sentiment is a stamp I received from Taylored Expressions as a thank you when I placed an order.  It was the perfect size for the area available to stamp.  And, for the finishing touches, I added some Soft Sky Twine and blue sequins.

I'm very pleased with the way the sketch and the colors all came together to make such a clean and simple thank you card.    

For all the challenge details and to share your project, visit the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge by clicking the image below.  We'd love to have you join us.

The colors I used are from the Color Throwdown 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

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Frames

Hi everyone!  It's the first challenge of the new year from The Sisterhood of Crafters.  This week Diane is our host and she has challenged us to use frames in our designs.  Given the fact that I need several thank you cards, I pulled out one of my favorite dies and got to work.

First, I stamped the thank you sentiment in Blue Corn ink by Taylored Expressions.  It's from the So Very Much stamp set from Stampin' Up!  Then, I embossed the panel using the Brick Embossing Folder by Taylored Expressions.  From a pieced of patterned paper from the Playful Patterns - Savory Paper Pack from Taylored Expressions, I cut my frame using the Frame in Frame 2 Cutting Plate, also from Taylored Expressions, and popped it up on foam tape to "frame" the thank you.  What you can't see are the few drops of Glossy Accents I added to the brick panel.  It's a very clean and simple design but I do love how that sentiment stands out.

For all the challenge details and to share your project at The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge, just click the image below.  We'd love to have you join us.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha