WWC318 - Kath's Challenge: All About Occasions

Our All About Occasions challenge has rolled around again at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  Here is another birthday card I put together using up more of the bits and pieces I have in my stash.  I did some very simple coloring and love the yellows and other colors that I used.

Please forgive the quality of my photos.  My Shotbox is buried again and I didn't have enough daylight to get a good photo.  I'll do better next time.

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, June 28th at 6:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

WWC316 - Cathy's Challenge: All About Occasions

It's time for an All About Occasions challenge at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  I have several guy birthdays coming up so here is the first of them.  Over the next few weeks, you will see the rest of them.  I love this lighthouse silhouette from Blue Knight Rubber Stamps.

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 31st at 6:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha
 

WWC315 - Marsha's Challenge: All Things Feminine

This week I'm hosting the All Things Feminine challenge over at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  For this one, I used a Graphic 45 patterned paper, added a sentiment and, for the finishing touch, I added a few silver drip drops. 

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 17th at 6:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

WWC311 - Kath's Challenge: All Things Feminine

It's that time of year when you just want to see green and flowers.  Here in Iowa, it is slowly turning to Spring.  While I wait for the real thing, here is flower I colored using my Copic markers.  I've not used them in a very long time and I can sure tell I'm out of practice.  This is one of the images I had already stamped and added to my stash.  I attached it to a Lemon Meringue card base.  For the finishing touch, I added a few Gold Drip Drops.

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, March 22nd at 6:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

WWC309 - Dawn's Challenge: Anything Masculine Goes

It's been so cold here in Iowa that I've gladly stayed inside my cozy little apartment.  I will admit that I am tired of the site of totes that still need unpacked.  Of course, being distracted by these cute little snowmen may be one of the reasons I'm so slow getting the unpacking done.

Our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week is our masculine challenge.  I thought these sweet snowmen would make a perfect card for one of my grandsons.

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 22nd at 6:00 p.m. Central Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

WWC288 - Kath's Challenge: All About Occasions

Kath is hosting our All About Occasions challenge at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  I needed a birthday card as my youngest granddaughter is turning one next month.  I've not seen the little cutie as we live in different states and only have pictures that her mom and dad send me via text.  Oh, and an occasional video.  I love those.

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 14th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

WWC279 - Helen's Challenge: All About Occasions

Today's Watercooler Wednesday Challenge is hosted by Helen and it's All About Occasions.  As you can see, my occasion is birthday.  I used one of the stenciled backgrounds I had in my stash for this card.  I used the Spring Fling Layered Stencil from Taylored Expressions.  I love these stencils as there are three layers that allow you to get everything lined up perfectly. 

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, July 12th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

WWC277 - Tristan's Challenge: All About Occasions

Today, Tristan is hosting our All About Occasions challenge over at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  As ever, I'm needing more birthday cards and this one was such fun to create.  I used my Taylored Expressions Blending Brushes to make a background to showcase the Wild Grass stamp from Blue Knight Rubber Stamps.  The ink colors I used are Salt Water Taffy, Gumball and Toffee from Taylored Expressions.  The image was stamped using Altenew's Jet Black ink.

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, June 29th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

WWC268 - Dawn's Challenge: ll About Occasions

This week is All About Occasions at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  I'm always in need of birthday cards.  I had a kit on hand and made of a bunch of cards.  This is one of them.  It's clean and simple and the foil gives it a bit of shine.

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  27th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

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

Birthday Balloons

Another day has come and gone here in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  It was a beautiful one.  My craft desk sits right under the window and I love looking out on those mountains as I create.

Clean and simple was the order of the day for the CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge.  I combined their sketch with the colors from the Color Throwdown Challenge.  I think they played well together.

I stamped the balloons from the Wish Big Stamp & Die Combo from Taylored Expressions.  Then, I fussy cut those balloons as the only dies in the set are for the words.  I hand drew the strings to the balloons.  Free hand is not my forte.  The word happy was stamped in Poppy Seed and cut with the die in the set.  For the finishing touch, I added to Drip Drops (yes, that is what they are called) to the happy.

The Drip Drops are iridescent but in this photo they look like they are clear.  They add just the right amount to sparkle.  I think I'm going to be using them often.

I played along with the following challenges.  For all the challenge details, click the image(s) below.

CAS(E) this Sketch

Color Throwdown

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

Products Used

Wish Big Stamp & Die Combo by Taylored Expressions

Candy Corn, Pink Champagne, Poppy Seed and Sprinkles ink from Taylored Expressions

Whisper White and Whisper White Thick from Stampin' Up!

Drip Drops from Taylored Expressions

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

Birthday Flowers

It has been sometime since I've used the Everything Is Rosy stamp and die set.  I thought it would be perfect for this color combination.  I rather like the way it all came together.

First thing I did was all of the stamping and foliage.  Then, I cut them all out.  The background foliage is cut from cardstock as there is no stamp for them.  Before placing all of the various elements of the design, I stamped the sentiment in the upper right corner and made sure not to cover it up with any of the foliage.  The finishing touch was the gems in the center of each flower.

Stamp(s):  Everything Is Rosy (Stampin' Up!)
Ink(s):  Highland Heather, Gray Granite, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock:  Gray Granite, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)
Dies:  Everything Is Rosy Dies (Stampin' Up!)
Other:  Iridescent Gems

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

WWC256 - Kath's Challenge: All About Occasions

The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge has a new challenge up for you this week.  Kath is hosting our All About Occasions challenge.

With Valentine's Day looming on the horizon, I've been making valentine cards to send to friends and family.  This one is a gate fold card using Flirty Flamingo and Real Red for the colors.  I also used the From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Here is what I did for the inside of the card.  The patterned paper is the reverse of the paper used on the front of the card.

Stamp Set: Heartfelt (Stampin' Up!)

Ink: Real Red (Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock: Flirty Flamingo, Real Red, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)

Patterned Paper:  From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper
(Stampin' Up!)

Other: From My Heart Faceted Gems (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 3rd at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time to link up your project.

I've entered my card into the following challenge:

Crafting Happiness Challenge #33 - Anything Goes (Optional Twist Love)

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha

WWC255 - Marsha's Challenge: Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist

It's Wednesday and time for another challenge at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This week I'm hosting our Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist challenge.

This is the card I made for my oldest grandson.  He is in the market for a new car so I thought he would get a kick out of this.  

All of the pieces were left over die-cuts from another project.  I stamped the image under the car and the gears on the card front and added the car using foam tape.

Here is what the inside of the card looks like.  I stamped the tool box in the lower left corner and added the die-cut Happy Birthday.

Stamp(s):  Geared Up Garage (Stampin' Up!)

Ink(s):  Soft Suede (Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock:  Soft Suede, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)

Dies:  Garage Gears Thinlits Dies (Stampin' Up!); Happy Birthday (Sizzix)

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, January 27th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time to link up your project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marsha