Watercooler Challenge #31

Our Watercooler Challenges has a great sketch from Heidi for your creative inspiration.  For me, the lazy, hazy days of Summer are slowly coming to an end as school starts this week and thoughts are drifting ahead to Autumn.  I used the For All Things Stamp Set and the wonderful colors from the Fab Friday Challenge to make this card that celebrates Fall.

Stamp Set:  For All Things; Inks:  Delightful Dijon, Old Olive, Tip Top Taupe; Card Stock:  Blackberry Bliss, Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper Stack, Tangelo Twist, Whisper White Whisper White Thick; Accessories & Tools:  Banner Punch, In Color Accessory Pack - Tangelo Twist Baker's Twine (retired), Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Trimmer

You can find all the challenge details at Watercooler Challenges.

The beautiful colors I used are from the Fab Friday Challenge.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Watercooler Challenges #29

For today's Watercooler Challenge, Bev chose a "Special Folds" challenge for us.  There are so many different ones out there that it was hard to decide which one I wanted to do.  Then, I came across one featured over at Split Coast Stampers and I knew I had to give it a try.  Laura's Upright Diamond Fold instructions were easy to follow and the hardest part was trying to decide what designer series paper to use.  :-)  Since this is a birthday card for a friend who loves black, white and red, I used some of the papers from the Go Wild Designer Series Paper Stack.

Here is what the card looks like opened up.  It is hard to see all the folds with it being black and white but the one Laura did will show it off better.  It's a fun card to make and if you'd like to give it a try, click HERE for the tutorial.

Stamp Sets:  Best Day Ever (retired) Floral Wings, Endless Birthday Wishes; Inks:  Mint Macaron, Real Red, Tuxedo Black Memento; Card Stock:  Whisper White, Whisper White Thick, Go Wild Designer Series Paper Stack; Accessories & Tools:  Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies, Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits Dies, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, SNAIL Adhesive, Dimensionals, Stampin' Trimmer, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

We'd love to have you join us and show off your favorite "special folds" creation.  You can find all the details at the Watercooler Challenges Blog.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Watercooler Challenges #24

Hello and welcome to our next Watercooler Challenge.  Stefanie has provided us a very cool sketch and I had fun playing around with it.  As you can see, I changed the square to a rectangle so I could stack some ice cream on that cone!  The stamp set I used is the new Ronald McDonald set that will be available in the new 2015-2016 Annual Catalog coming out on June 2nd.  There is also a punch that coordinates with the stamp set.  It's the Tree Builder Punch.  The new catalog is full of some great new stamps, dies, paper and so much more.  You're going to love it!

Stamp Set:  Sprinkles of Life; Inks:  Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake, Watermelon Wonder; Card Stock:  Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper Stack, Watermelon Wonder, Whisper White, Very Vanilla; Accessories & Tools:  Tree Builder Punch, Word Window Punch, Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim, Snail Adhesive, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Stampin' Trimmer.  All Stampin' Up!® product unless otherwise noted.

For all the challenge details and to see all the inspiration from the Design Team, visit Watercooler Challenges.  Be sure to link up your project inspired by Stefanie's sketch.

Thanks for stopping by the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Watercooler Challenges #23

Welcome to our latest edition of Watercooler Challenges.  With Mother's Day being just a week away, we are celebrating Moms.  My mother loved flowers.  Her favorites were yellow roses and lilacs.  Every year I would give her some flowers and take her out for lunch after church.  We had such good times together.  

Stamp Sets:  Crazy about You, Everything Eleanor, Flower Shop, Petite Petals; Inks:  Baked Brown Sugar, Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Mossy Meadow; Card Stock:  Crisp Cantaloupe, Lost Lagoon, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Pansy Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Pearl Basic Jewels, Bermuda Bay Sequins Trim, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer

For our challenge, I chose this pretty bouquet of flowers as inspiration.    For all the details and to join in the creativity, visit Watercooler Challenges.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Watercolor Challenge #22

Are you ready for another Watercooler Challenge?  This one is all about watercolor and silhouette.  While I'm not sure you would consider this one a true silhouette given it simply fills in the blanks with color, in all honesty, this is the one that turned out the best.  I can't begin to tell you how many times I started a project and made some kind of glaring mistake.  So, I simplified everything and you see the result below.

We would love to see what you create using the challenge.  Be sure to link your project by Friday, April 24th at 7:30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time.  You could be the next winner!

Stamp Set:  Butterfly Basics; Inks:  Crushed Curry, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Wisteria Wonder, VersaMark Embossing Ink; Card Stock:  Basic Black, Watercolor Paper, Wisteria Wonder; Accessories & Tools:  Basic Black Embossing Powder, 3/8" Mossy Meadow Stitched Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Glue Dots, SNAIL Adhesive, Dimensionals, Heat Tool, Stampin' Trimmer

The inspiration comes from the current Watercooler Challenges.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Watercooler Challenges #21

It's time for another Watercooler Challenge and it's all about color.  I managed to use all five of the colors in my design.  To get some of the Pool Party into the design, I took some Whisper White Baker's Twine and dyed it with Pool Party Ink.  I've colored ribbon before but not the twine.  It worked well, so now I'll probably go on a twine dying frenzy.  Why didn't I think of it before.  I can have whatever color twine I choose.  Yay!

We so hope you will join us this time and show us what you can do with these great colors.  Just link up on the Watercooler Challenge Blog to be considered for the winner for this challenge.  Only one participant will have that honor and the only way to win is to play along.

Stamp Sets:  Bloom with Hope, Kinda Eclectic; Inks:  Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, So Saffron; Card Stock:  Bermuda Bay, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Elegant Butterfly Punch, White Baker's Twine (dyed Pool Party), Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Glue Dots, SNAIL Adhesive, Dimensionals, Stampin' Trimmer

The colors are from the current Watercooler Challenges.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Watercooler Challenge #20

It's time for another challenge at Watercooler Challenges.  This time it's all about the sketch.  I loved the sketch Buffy gave us for this challenge.  Every time I wanted to use some Washi tape I never seem to have the right ones one hand.  So, I created my own by stamping the images onto White Vellum.  It works well and gives the illusion of Washi tape.

We would love to have you join us and show us how you were inspired to use the sketch.  We look forward to seeing all of your lovely projects.

Stamp Sets:  Butterfly Basics, Gorgeous Grunge, Work of Art; Inks:  Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush; Card Stock:  Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, White Vellum, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Adhesive Sheets, Blossom Punch, Dimensionals, Hexagon Punch, In Color Sequins, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, SNAIL Adhesive

Here is the sketch Buffy made for our current Watercooler Challenge.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

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Watercooler Challenges #19

Spring is in the air here in Iowa.  For the next week or more we are going to be having wonderful temperatures which I'm sure are going to start the Crocus and other signs of Spring popping their little heads up to tease us with promises of pretty colors and beautiful flowers.  I, for one, can't wait until all signs of winter are gone.  I think as I get older, I enjoy winter less and less.

Today's card uses the Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum Sheets which is one of the new Sale-A-Bration products.  I love it!  There is so much you can do with it.  Before I glued it to the So Saffron card base, I flipped it over and burnished some of the design.  When you do that, it turns the vellum white and makes for a very pretty look.  The butterflies are from the new Nature's Perfection Stamp Set, also a new Sale-A-Bration product.  I stamped them on vellum using StazOn, flipped them over and colored them using my Stampin' Write Markers to mirror the colors from the inspiration photo.  I popped them up with dimensionals.

Stamp Sets:  Butterfly Basics (sentiment), Nature's Perfection; Ink:  StazOn Black; Stampin' Write Markers:  Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Perfect Plum, Rose Red, Wild Wasabi; Card Stock:  Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum Sheets, So Saffron, Vellum; Accessories & Tools:  Elegant Butterfly Punch, Pearl Basic Jewels, Adhesive Sheets (Scrapbook Adhesives), Dimensionals, Stampin' Pierce Mat, Simply Scored Stylus

We'd love to have you join us for our current challenge.  For more inspiration and details about our challenges, visit Watercooler Challenges.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

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Watercooler Challenges #18

It just seemed to take me forever to decide on a design for this week's Watercooler Challenge.  I loved the sketch but had no idea what colors to use.  Then, I started to hear a little voice say, "Use me! Use me!"  Before I knew it, the card was done.

I stamped the flower image from Butterfly Basics on Naturals White using Always Artichoke ink.  Then, I stamped it again on some Natural White using Rich Razzleberry ink.  I fussy cut those images and placed them on top of the first image.  I really didn't want to add more patterned paper so, I stamped the honeycomb image from Butterfly Basics onto more Naturals White and used it as one of the banners.

Stamp Set:  Butterfly Basics; Inks:  Always Artichoke, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry; Card Stock:  Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack, Naturals White, Sahara Sand; Accessories & Tools:  Circles Collection Framelits Dies, Pearl Basic Jewels, SNAIL Adhesive, Dimensionals, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips

To find out how you can join us for this challenge, visit the Watercooler Challenges Blog.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

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Watercooler Challenges #13

It's time for a new challenge here at Watercooler Challenges.  With Christmas just over a month away, our challenge this week is to create something with a Christmas theme.  I totally love the new Gentle Peace photopolymer stamp set from Stampin' Up!®  This time I stamped the image onto Very Vanilla using Elegant Eggplant ink.  I love how it pops against the Elegant Eggplant card, the Gold Foil and the Cherry Cobbler Sheer Linen Ribbon.

It wasn't until I had it all done that I realized I had used a retired embossing folder.  My suggestion would be to use the Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder found on page 227 of the 2014-2015 Annual Catalog.  I substituted it in the list of products found below.  Looks like I need to put that on my next order so I have it on hand.  :-)

Stamp Set:  Gentle Peace; Ink:  Elegant Eggplant; Card Stock:  Elegant Eggplant, Gold Foil Sheets, Very Vanilla; Accessories & Tools:  Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder (retired), Cherry Cobbler Sheer Linen Ribbon, Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer

The design is a CASE (Case And Share Everything)from Monica Weaver.  I don't use metal sheets but the Gold Foil sure makes for a pretty layer on the Elegant Eggplant.

So, now it's your turn to show us what you are creating for Christmas.  Just link up your project to the Watercooler Challenges blog HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Watercooler Challenge #7

It's a sketch challenge this time at the Watercooler Challenges.  I decided to keep my card very Clean and Simple (CAS).  I stayed with mostly greens except for the wee bit of yellow and white.  As you may be able to tell, I've still not changed the bulb in my photo lamp.  Guess I really need to get that done.

We'd love to have you join us in this week's challenge.  Just click on the sketch below to go right on over to the Watercooler Challenges blog for all the details.

 
Stamp Sets:  Kinda Eclectic, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Inks:  Pistachio Pudding, Mossy Meadow; Card Stock:  Pistachio Pudding, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack; Accessories & Tools:  Curly Label Punch, Petite Curly Label Punch, SNAIL Adhesive, Dimensionals

You can find the Watercooler Challenges sketch HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Work of Art Thank You

This week's challenge over at Watercooler Challenges is all about color; Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry.  I had one piece of Crumb Cake card stock left.  Looks like that will be on the top of my list when I place my next order.  You just can't be without Crumb Cake!  These colors worked great together for a thank you card I need to give to a guy.

Stamp Sets:  Work of Art, God's Blessings (retired); Inks:  Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry; Card Stock:  Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry; Accessories & Tools:  Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack Star, Daffodil Delight Brads (retired), Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals

All Stampin' Up!® Product unless otherwise noted.

You can get the details and join the Watercooler Challenge HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Watercooler Challenge 3

It's time for another Watercooler Challenge.  This time it's a sketch.  I grabbed my Mossy Meadow and had fun mixing up some of my favorite stamp sets.  I really love that 'you' from the Work of Art stamp set.  As I turned on the lamps for my light tent, one of them burned out so my photo is a little on the dark side.  Those things just seem to happen when you least expect. 

Stamp Sets:  Kinda Eclectic, Work of Art, Gorgeous Grunge; Inks:  Blushing Bride, Pistachio Pudding, Mossy Meadow, Strawberry Slush; Card Stock:  Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla, All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack; Accessories & Tools:  Postage Stamp Punch, 1" Square Punch, 3/8" Mossy Meadow Stitched Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals

All Stampin' Up!® product, unless otherwise noted.

You can find the Watercooler Challenge HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

It's a New Watercooler Challenge

The challenge this week is to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) a project from the new 2014-2015 Annual Catalog.  The project I chose to CASE can be found on page 158 of the Annual Catalog.  It's the one on the upper left.  As you can see, I changed things up a bit.  CASE-ing doesn't necessarily mean you have to make an exact duplicate of the design.

One of the new 2014-2016 In Colors that I really like is Tangelo Twist.  Honestly?  That really surprised me as I really don't like orange but there is something about this one that just reached out and grabbed me.  I also wondered how it would look paired with Blackberry Bliss, another of the new colors.  Now I know.  I must say that I like the two together.  Wonders never cease!

Stamp Sets:  Petite Petals, Work of Art (Stampin' Up!); Inks:  Tangelo Twist, VersaMark (Stampin' Up!); Card Stock:  Blackberry Bliss, Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack, Tangelo Twist, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!); Accessories & Tools:  Bird Builder Punch, Petite Petals Punch, White Embossing Powder, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Mini Glue Dots (Stampin' Up!)

The Whisper White Baker's Twine really look blah when I put it on the card.  Before I attached it to the card, I sponged some Tangelo Twist over it and gave it a new look.  It was just the right touch of color to keep the little bow from blending in to the point of invisible.

You can find all the details and play along with the Watercooler Challenges HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

The Wacky Watercooler June Blog Hop

Hi and hello, everyone!  It's time for another inspirational hop.  We are featuring product from the brand new 2014-2015 Annual Catalog.  So, sit back and enjoy!

Stampin' Up!'s new 2014-2016 In Colors are gorgeous!  They are such rich colors and they all play well together.  Some of my fellow Stampin' Up!® Demonstrators have started a new challenge called Watercooler Challenges.  Their first challenge is to use the new In Colors.  It gave me the chance to use each of them on one card.  I love these colors!

Stamp Set:  Work of Art (Stampin' Up!); Inks:  Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist (Stampin' Up!); Card Stock:  Lost Lagoon, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!); Accessories & Tools:  Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack Heart, Rhinestone Basic Jewels (Stampin' Up!), Dimensionals

To play along with the Watercooler Challenges, click HERE.

My next card is a CASE of a card I saw by Gill Prescott.  I changed it up a bit with different colors.  I love how the Blackberry Bliss and Lost Lagoon compliment each other.

Stamp Set:  Bloom with Hope; Inks:  Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon; Card Stock:  Blackberry bliss, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Now it's time to head on over to see Heidi Weaver's fantastic projects.  Just click on the image below.

To go back to see Terri Antoniw's wonderful projects, click the image below.

If you'd like to go back to the Wacky Watercooler Stamping blog, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha