Thinking of You

It's been a very long day and I really should have gone to bed hours ago but, as you can see, I'm up at nearly 1 a.m. making cards.  Life is good!

One of the requirements for the Retro Rubber Challenge is that at least one of the stamp sets you use on your project must be at least a year old or older.  The sentiment I used for my card is from the 2015 Sheltering Tree stamp set.

And, I loved the sketch from The Paper Players.  Very clean and uncluttered.  I really like the way this came together.

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

The button embellishment is from the Retro Rubber Challenge had an embellishment 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

Butterfly Twins

Today I combined the sketch from the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge with the colors from the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge.  Together I think they made a very simple but pretty card.  What do you think?

Stamp Sets:  Papillon Potpourri (Stampin' Up!), Sheltering Tree - sentiment (Stampin' Up!); Inks:  Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe; Cardstock:  Old Olive, Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe; Other:  Chicken Wire Embossing Folder (Taylored Expressions), Elegant Butterfly Punch (Stampin' Up!), Metallic Copper Thread (antennae), White Blizzard Glitter Drops (Nuvo)

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 in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Smile

Today's post is short and sweet as is the card I created for the Addicted to CAS Challenge and The Flower Challenge.  It took no time at all to put together.  It's another of those cards destined to go in to my note card stash.  I like to make up a bunch of them so when I need them they are all ready to go.

I started with a base of Whisper White Thick cardstock.  To that I added a strip of Dapper Denim patterned paper from the 2016-18 Designer Series Paper Stack.  It has flowers all over it.  Next I cut the word "smile" out of a piece of Stamping Mask Paper using my Smile Die.  I peeled the back off and placed the die-cut on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock.  Using my Clarity Stencil Brushes, I brushed Daffodil Delight ink over it.  Next, I peeled off the Stamping Mask Paper and there was my smile.  Then, I cut the circle out using the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies.  What you can't see well is the wee bit of glitter from the White Blizzard nuvo Glitter Drops I used on heart above the 'i.'  The Smile Die is from Taylored Expressions.  The cardstock and ink are from Stampin' Up!

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

Smile is the code word at the Addicted to CAS 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

Thinking of You

Finally, after a couple of weeks of gray skies, the sun is shining and the sky is blue.  Sunshine makes me happy.  Another thing that makes me happy is combining two of my favorite sketch challenges, Freshly Made Sketches and CAS Colours & Sketches, to come up with this simple thinking of you card to add to my note card stash.  As you can see I flipped the sketch and don't you think those colors are so pretty together. 

One of my newest acquisitions is Stamping Mask Paper.  It makes stenciling so much easier as it's sticky on both sides but not the kind of sticky that is permanent so, when you are done, you simply peel it off.  For the two lower squares, I used the Stamping Mask Paper and cut out two die-cuts using the Postage Stamp Stacklets Dies.  This gave me a stencil that I positioned onto a layer of Whisper White.  With my Clarity Stencil Brushes, I brushed Pear Pizzazz ink across the stencil until I had the depth of color I wanted.  When I was done, I simply peeled off the Stamping Mask Paper.

The third square is cut from Wisteria Wonder using the Postage Stamp Stacklets Dies.  The little flower is cut from So Saffron using the Bloomers 4 Dies as is the small black center of the flower.  The little sprigs are cut from Pear Pizzazz using the Flower Box Springs & Flowers Dies.  The sentiment is from the Sheltering Tree stamp set and stamped using Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

The Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Whisper White, Whisper White Thick and Wisteria Wonder cardstock are from Stampin' Up! as is the Pear Pizzazz ink.  The dies I used are all from Taylored Expressions.

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 in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Watercooler Wednesday Challenges #113

It's sketch week here at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This week Libby has picked this great sketch to inspire us.  I was in the mood for bright and cheerful as it is Spring after all.

Stamp Sets:  Flower Shop, Wetlands (sentiment); Inks:  Pear Pizzazz, Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, Real Red, Sahara Sand; Cardstock:  Flirty Flamingo, Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz, Peekaboo Peach, Real Red, Whisper White; Patterned Paper: Rainbow Brights 6x6 Paper Pack (Taylored Expressions); Other:  Glitter Dust, Pansy Punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Rose Garden Thinlits Dies, Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

For all the 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 10th at 6:00 p.m. Central Time to link your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Razzleberry Rose

Today I'm sharing my first solo attempt at using my Clarity Stencil Brushes.  I die cut the rose from the Rose Garden Thinlits Dies and attached it to my layer of Whisper White using removable adhesive to hold it down while I used the brushes.  The colors I've used are Pear Pizzazz and Rich Razzleberry.  The stamped the sentiment from the Rose Wonder stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and made the banner using the Banner Punch.

As you can see, I've used all the elements from the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge sketch but changed the orientation a bit to accommodate for the size of the rose.

The sketch I used is from the CAS Colours & 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

You're in My Thoughts

Some much to do and so little time in which to do it.  My post is short and sweet today but I wanted to share this pretty card I made for The Paper Players Challenge and the Sunday Stamps Challenge.  My Wink of Stella Brush kind of sprung a leak so there is plenty of shimmer on the flower.

Stamp Set:  Rose Wonder (sentiment); Ink:  Elegant Eggplant; Cardstock:  Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Whisper White Thick; Patterned Paper:  Rainbow Brights 6x6 Paper Pad (Taylored Expressions); Other:  Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, Pansy Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Enamel Dots, Clear Wink of Stella Brush

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

The colors I used are 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

Hello Baby

It isn't often that I can combine three of my favorite challenges and come up with a sweet little card.  But, Just Us Girls, CAS(E) this Sketch and The Paper Players challenges worked very well together.

Another thing I don't often do is make baby cards.  I'm not sure why because I loved creating this one.  

Stamp Sets:  Something for Baby, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Inks:  Elegant Eggplant, Smoky Slate, Strawberry Milkshake (Taylored Expressions); Cardstock:  Whisper White, Whisper White Thick; Patterned Paper:  Rainbow Brights 6x6 Pad (Taylored Expressions); Other:  Baby's First Framelits Dies, Boho Chic Embossing Folder, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

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

The colors I used are from the Just Us Girls Challenge. For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

The clean and simple baby theme I used is from The Paper Players 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

Watercooler Wednesday Challenges #108

It's Wednesday and that means a new challenge at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This week Gail is hosting a sketch challenge and she has picked a good one.

To start, I stamped spatter images from the Avant Garden stamp set onto a Whisper White card base using Strawberry Milkshake ink.  Then, I added a piece of Rainbow Brights Patterned Paper to the card base.  Using the Postage Stamp Stacklets Dies, I cut a layer from Whisper White and stamped the word birthday from the Wish Big Stamp & Die Combo at the bottom.  On a piece of Whisper White, I stamped the word happy from the Wish Big Stamp & Die Combo using Strawberry Milkshake ink then, cut it out.  The postage stamp layer and the word happy were popped up using Stampin' Dimensionals.  The Strawberry Milkshake ink, Rainbow Brights Patterned Paper, Postage Stamp Stacklets Dies and the Wish Big Stamp & Die Combo are all from Taylored Expressions.  All other product is from Stampin' Up!®

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.  You have until Monday, March 6th at 6:00 p.m. Central Time to link your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Birthday Wishes

Pretty colors, great sketch, a wee bit of watercoloring and what you do you get?  A clean and simple birthday card.  It's an easy card to make which is something I'm thankful for as a headache does not allow for long periods of creativity.

My card was made for the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge and the Color Throwdown Challenge.

Stamp Set:  Avant Garden (sentiment); Ink:  Pool Party; Cardstock:  Blushing Bride, Mint Macaron, Watercolor Paper; Other:  Blushing Bride Fancy Frost Sequins, Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies

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

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

Watercooler Wednesday Challenges #97

It's sketch week at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges and Penny has given us a great one with which to work.  I decided that I really should finish up the few Christmas cards I still need.  The list is getting shorter all the time.  Yay, me!

I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with our sketch this week, so be sure to link up your project.

Stamp Set:  Christmas Magic; Inks:  Cherry Cobbler, Mint Macaron; Cardstock:  Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White; Patterned Paper:  Home For Christmas Designer Series Paper (retired), Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack; Other:  Circle Die, Gilt Frame Die (Downton Abbey Collection), Clear Wink of Stella Brush, Green Wink of Stella Brush, Orange Wink of Stella Brush, Red Wink of Stella Brush

 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.  You have until Monday, December 12th at 6:00 p.m. Central Time to link your project.

 Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Joy

Today in Iowa, it is a cold, blustery one.  But, the sun is shining brightly and the sky is blue.  It's a good day to stay in where it is warm and work on Christmas gifts I still need to finish.

I took a break from gift making and made this card.  I combined the colors from CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge and the sketch from the CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge.  I think they came together well.

But, now, it's back to getting those gifts done.  Time is running out!

Stamp Set:  Holiday Florals (Taylored Expressions); Inks:  Crushed Cucumber, Mint Macaron, Real Red; Cardstock:  Basic Black, Whisper White; Other:  Holiday Florals Dies (Taylored Expressions), Joy Die (Taylored Expressions), Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies (Stampin' Up!), Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details (Stampin' Up!)

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

For the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge we were challenge to choose colors from one of the 2016 color challenges and make it seasonal.  I chose Challenge #163.  As you can see, I stayed with more traditional colors.

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

Copper Snowflakes

Well, there is nothing like waiting until the eleventh hour to get a card done for two challenges that close in a matter of hours!  It's rare that I wait so long but these days I'm not sure I can call my life my own.  I'm thinking it's the gear up for the holidays that come one right after the other at this time of year.  I love it but there is so much to do and I find there are not enough hours in the day.

For this card, I decided to use Pool Party throughout.  The cardstock, the ink and the ribbon.  Although, the ribbon actually started out Whisper White and I turned it into Pool Party ribbon using Pool Party ink and a blending tool.  It's my favorite way to make a ribbon to match my project.  My other favorite thing, at the moment is that gorgeous Copper Embossing Powder!

Stamp Sets:  Reason for the Season (sentiment), Snowflakes (Inkadinkado); Ink:  Pool Party; Cardstock:  Pool Party; Patterned Paper:  Home for Christmas (retired); Other:  Copper Embossing Powder, Whisper White 5/8" Organza Ribbon

The theme for my card is from The Paper Players.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

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

Watercooler Wednesday Challenges #92

Welcome to the next edition of the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  Jean has a nice sketch challenge for us this week and I chose to flip it on it's side.  It was a challenge for me given I was not at home and didn't have access to all of my craft supplies.  I was away from home so my son and his wife could take their first real vacation in 17 years.  They spent their week in Jamaica and I spent my week watching their three children.  The son and daughter-in-law had a great time and I'm very glad I was able to help them do so.

Stamp Sets:  Sunshine Sayings, Wetlands; Inks:  Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Soft Suede; Cardstock:  Delightful Dijon, Peekaboo Peach, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Tip Top Taupe; Other:  Clear Wink of Stella Brush

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.  You have until Monday, November 7th at 6:00 p.m. Central Time to link your project.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Thank You

Today I'm playing along with the Wednesday Stamp Club Sketch Challenge over at My Favorite Things.  You can find all the details HERE or click on the sketch image you will find below.

My friend, Heather, introduced me to My Favorite Things a few weeks ago and finally, tomorrow, I get to place my first time ever order to get some of their stamps and dies.  I'm so excited!  For now, though, I've used the supplies I have on hand for my card.

Stamp Set:  Just Believe (Stampin' Up!); Ink:  Crumb Cake, Night of Navy (Stampin' Up!); Card Stock:  Bashful Blue and Summer Starfruit (Stampin' Up!), Classic White (Flourishes), Burlap Paper (DCWV), "Adorbs" Designer paper (My Mind's Eye); Accessories & Tools:  Washi Tape, dimensionals, Scallop Circle Punch (Stampin' Up!)

Before I go, I wanted to show you the sketch we needed to use for the challenge.  And, as stated above, you can click on the image to go to the My Favorite Things blog to get all the details and join in the challenge.

Until next time . . . happy creating!

Mojo Monday 302 Sketch Challenge

My grandson wasn't here yesterday, as he usually is on Tuesdays, so I had most of the day to sit at my craft table and have fun.  The new Mojo Monday Sketch is one that I really like.  Because I so rarely make anything pink, I thought it would be fun to do so with this challenge.    For all the information regarding the current challenge, click Here or on the image below.

I used my Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch to make border on the square.  It's a technique I haven't used in a while but I always like the way it looks.  I wanted to add a strip of ribbon and a bow but I didn't have any that would look good with the pink.  As I said, I don't do much with pink.  Give me blue and I'm a seriously happy stamper.  And, now, here is the card I made.

Stamps:  Sweet Nature (Flourishes), Flower Shop (Stampin' Up!); Ink:  Raspberry Ripple (Stampin' Up!); Card Stock:  Blushing Bride, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!), True Love Paper Pad (Basic Grey); Accessories & Tools:  Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Pansy Punch, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack (all Stampin' Up!), Basic Bow Embossing Die (Taylored Expressions)

Until next time . . . happy creating!

Secret Garden Thinking of You

Today I'm playing along with the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge.  If memory serves me, this is my first time contributing to this challenge.  And, it's a very special challenge.  They are celebrating their 300th sketch.  Wow!  Be sure to visit the Mojo Monday Blog.  You can click on the link above or the sketch photo below.

Stamp Set:  Garden Shed (Taylored Expressions); Inks:  Perfect Plum (Stampin' Up!), Antique Linen Distress Ink (Tim Holtz Ranger); Card Stock:  Very Vanilla and Perfect Plum (Stampin' Up!), Secret Garden (Graphic 45); Accessories & Tools:  Flower Box Sprigs & Flowers Die (Taylored Expressions), Framed Tulips Embossing Folder (Stampin' Up!), 1-3/4" Circle Punch (Stampin' Up!), Silver Mini Brad (Stampin' Up!)

Here is the sketch that provided the inspiration for my card.

 It was a fun sketch and gave me a chance to use some of my Secret Garden patterned paper by Graphic 45.

Raspberry Ripple Oh, Hello

Today I actually had time to sit down and make a card.  It's inspired by the current sketch challenge offered up by some fellow demonstrators in our demonstrator forum.  I've been trying to do as many of them as I can because sketches are a great way to come up with some very nice card designs.

Stamp Set:  Oh, Hello; Ink:  Raspberry Ripple; Card Stock:  Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack

I felt rather flowery while putting this card together.  I'm thinking Spring needs to get here soon but all I can look forward to is the snow storm that's set to hit Iowa come Thursday.  Seven plus inches isn't so bad, right?