LLWWC7-Color Combo +

The challenge this week on La La Land Weekly Wednesday Challenge really seemed hard, but it turned out to be one of the easiest cards I have made in a while...it all went together so easily. I love it when that happens!

This week the challenge is:

Color Combo-Red, Brown and Cream (Strawberries, Chocolate and Cream)
2 Different DP's
Paper Piercing
Embossing (dry or heat)
Scallops


I used Rosie with cat for this week's card. I even added a wee bit of paper piecing on her shirt.
This card is pretty straight forward, so not much to describe.

I am going to offer some blog candy this week!

The winner of Trick or Treat Lala will be picked out of the hat from the comments left on this post by October 6th. I will post the winner on next week's La La Land's Weekly Wednesday Challenge post.

Card Details:

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Stamps: Rosie with cat from La La Land Crafts

Cardstock: chocolate chip and DP all from SU!

Ink: Memento Black, copics

Misc: EK Success border punch, paper piercer, SU RHR retired ribbon, button and silver cording.

3 Clovers Thursday Challenge-Arithmetic and Numbers

I love my meeces to pieces! They had to come out and play for this week's 3 Clovers Thursday Challenge. We are all using numbers or arithmetic on our cards.

I have had this stamp for ages, but it has taken me a while to want to tackle it. It was quite scarey to start coloring this stamp as it is so detailed. It took a while to finish, but it brought me back to the days of crayons and colorbooks! I just colored and had the "bestest" time!

Both my girls are teachers, so this months theme of Back to School on the 3 Clovers Thursday Challenge has been fun for me. Lots of fun cards to send to them. I made this card for my daughter Erin aka Mrs. Newton! And if you look at all those crazy meeces/students...the little one dancing on the eraser has to be my " little Abby"! My daughters are both dancers and their teachers used to tell me how they were always tap dancing everywhere they went!

The House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge is back and for their Year In Review Anniversary Challenge #52 you are to pick your favorite challenge from the previous year and make a new creation. My favorite challenge was #44- Paper Tole. I use this technique on most of my meece cards. On this card...all the meeces are on dimensionals....a lot of cutting around their tiney little tails...and they still all have one!

CUTE ALERT!!!! I went over and took a sneak peek of the rest of the cards the 3 clovers Team made and OH MY GOODNESS they are so CUTE! You must go take a peek yourself!



Card Details

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Stamps: Mice Lessons 101. HMPR1037 Stampabilities, pencil from Yvonne Albritton

Cardstock: Black, Green Galore and Lavender (SU!) DP by DCWV 2nd Grade Stack

Ink: Memento Black and copics

Misc: Dimensionals

La La Land Weekly Wednesday Challenge-Paper Piecing

This week's challenge on La La Land's Weekly Wednesday Challenge is paper piecing. Okay, Okay...I admit to only piecing the broom, so is that cheating? Nawww.....

Actually, this witch was just too much fun to color to add too much piecing! I have to tell you, these images have taught me so much about my copics! And...I really wish all my stamps created such wonderful images. I really am a red rubber girl!

I got out all of my Halloween punches, stamps and papers and decided it was time to play with them...How fun! On this card I used some Debbee Mumm DP, and added Witch on the Broom Rosie on dimensionals. The black oval I put through a cuttlebug spider embossing folder.

There are lots of stampers joining our Wednesday challenge, you don't have to use a La La Land image, but it really is a bonus for us to get to see Irina's stamps "in action". Come join us with your paper piecing for this week's challenge.

Card details:
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Stamps: Witch on the Broom Rosie from La La Land Crafts, Sentiment is from a Studio G $1 set

Cardstock: Lavender, Black and Dusty Durango(all SU!) and Debbee Mumm DP


Ink: Memento Black for image, Versafine Black for the sentiment, copics

Misc: Martha spider web and bat punches, spider cuttlebug folder, spider web ribbon(thanks Libby), oval nestie

3 Clovers Thursday Challenge-Doodle on your card

The challenge this week on 3 Clovers Thursday Challenge is writing...doodle on your card-freehand. YIKES...first an embellishment challenge and now this...I think those girls are trying to unravel me LOL! I don't like to write on my cards...I usually end up just messing things up. Now... there are some wonderful doodlers out there and I always admire their work, but I am not one of them! For this card I managed to add dash marks around my apple and the squares on background...that was pretty racey for me.

This month we are using school theme challenges, so of course I had to use my new DCWV paper and this very retired SU set named Definitely Decorative Country Apple. I loved this set then and still love it! It came out in 2001...wow...that seems ages ago is" stamping years"- Ha!

I used the sketch challenge from this week's Crazy4Challenges. Another great sketch from Cindy Haffner!

Yahoo was having a wee bit of problem last night, so downloading pictures has been a problem for our challenge team..the weekly post over at 3 Clover's may possibly be up a wee bit late this morning...or maybe not! Hope you all take a quick peek over there and see all the good stuff Kerry has to show off today!

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Stamps: Definitely Decoratrive Country Apple--retired from SU!

Cardstock: DCWV 2nd Grade Stack, real red and garden green SU!

Ink: Real Red, Choc Chip, Garden Green and versafine black onyx for the sentiment

Misc: ribbon, dimensionals

La-La Land Crafts Challenge #4 -Embellish!

This week's La La Land's Weekly Wednesday Challenge is EMBELLISH!

Welllllll....Embellishments are not really my thing. I tend to like simple and clean with lots of layers, but I gave this a shot! Irina (the owner of La-La Land Crafts) is just a master at embellishing, so I am anxious to see what she comes up with! Her creations are always an inspiration!

Emblellishments strain my brain, but I managed to use twill ribbon, a punched sentiment, and some little green leaves under the ribbon. Whew!( I know that sounds silly...)

I used the sketch challenge this week from Mary Jo's Technostamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge #87. Mary Jo always has GREAT challenges.

I stamped up Sweet Rosie for this challenge. I added Rosie to this very pretty Basic Grey (BG) gift tag (this is a pretty big tag(6.5 x 3.5 inches), that was embellished with some BG DP. I also added a touch of blue, kiwi kiss and rose colored cardstock for accents.

La La Land has posted their cute Halloween images HERE! You should see samples of these coming your way soon. Also, all US orders over $50 are shipped for free during the month of September! ...and I have seen a sneak peak of the Christmas images...fun, fun, fun!


Tag Details:

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Stamps: Sweet Rosie from La La Land Crafts, sentiment retired from SU!

Cardstock: Basic Grey Tag and DP, rose, kiwi, blue from SU!

Ink: Memento black, copics, versafine onyx black for the sentiment

Misc: twill ribbon, EK Success punch, SU scallop and circle punch, paper shaper vine punch, dimensionals

From Courtney's Closet Special Playdate!

image is © Mo's Digital Pencil Too

Once a month Libby's From Courtney's Closet Inspiration Challenge invites a special playdate to be the inspiration for that week's outfit challenge. Looky who is the playdate for September??? yep...that's my little grandson Cole! Hasn't he grown? He is now 2 and just a chatting up a storm. He is pretty busy though and doesn't have much time to chat with Gwamma on the phone because he has to go play with all his trucks. If he is not playing with a ball...then he is playing with TRUCKS! ....and of course he loves his new TRUCK pajama's. When he speaks, Cole never says "trucks", he has to say "TRUCKS!" Ha! He is not a quiet child!

I tried to capture his little rosey cheeks and his two freckles, one on each cheek (I don't think those show tho)

I am pretty rusty at making boy cards, so this was a challenge for me to just come up with an idea. I tried paper piecing a fire truck (it looked like something Cole would have made--YIKES), I tried stickers and then finally decided on this digital image from Mo's Digital Pencil Too! I still have not taken the time to figure out how to resize the images, but luckily Cole's Uncle Matt helped me out again! I have several of her digi's I need to make into cards...Her drawings are amazing!

Look at my TRUCK Gwamma!

Make sure to visit Libby's Little Addiction and join in this week...I would love to see your
creations!


ETA:
Karen and Mary have tried to get me to join their Copics Creation Challenge...but still being new to copics...I was very hesitant...but I think I am getting there! Maybe I will give this challenge a go! Red's are hard for me, but they are my fave! They seem to just make a mess, but I was real careful with my copics on this one! LOL

ETA: I am proud to have this card featured HERE on Mo's Digital Pencil TOO! blog!

Card details:

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Stamps: NONE! Digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil Too

Cardstock: Going Grey, Riding Hood Red and RHR DP (SU!)

Ink: Image colored with copics

Misc: Circle punches (SU!), Fun zone sentiment is a sticker.

3 Clover's Thursday Challenge #30-Letters!

So sorry if you got this post twice...I messed up a wee bit when posting LOL!

This week at 3 Clovers Thursday Challenge we were to use letters on are creations...not words, just letters.

I chose to whip up this little Bind It All sticky note holder for my new little school teacher Abby! I love this DCWV paper. I could not get a good picture of this for the life of me...don't know what the deal was...I think the camera just loved that ribbon! I love this Bo Bunny ribbon too...wish I could find it again...it is double sided polka dots and ties so easily!

Not a lot to explain. I covered a couple coasters with this fun DP, added some chipboard letters, used my BIA , added some ribbon and stuck a post it pad inside. Simple and cute!

Now...I couldn't wait and have to confess I have peeked at the other creations this week and they are sooooo cute...don't forget to visit Kerry's blog and see what the rest of the girls whipped up!

Details:

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Cardstock: DP from DCWV - The Grade School Stack

Misc: Bo Bunny ribbon, Basic Grey chipboard letters, BIA and chipboard coasters

Let's Distress! La La Land's Weekly Wednesday Challenge #4

Where has the time gone? It is already week 4 of our La-La Land's Weekly Wednesday Challenge. This week it is all about distressing!

I chose to use Window Lala for my creation this week. Sitting her in a window is pretty simple! I used my new nesties (I think they are label four), but I am not sure. It is late and my brain has gone to bed already LOL!

This beautiful DP set the tone for this card...and sorry I don't know the name...maybe Irina can help me with that as she sent it to me along with this sweet Lala!

I don't think this card needs too much explanation. My distressing is around the edges of the card and and the turquoise layer also. I used that cute little pink Heidi Swapp distresser to rough up the edges. The flowers are cut from some of the coordinating DP and layered with dimensionals.

Come join us this week...it has been fun to see all entries! Irina added Mr Linky, so that simplifies everything...so no excuse not to play this week! Come be one of the top 3!!!

Card Details:

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Stamps: Window Lala from La-La Land Crafts, Sentiment from Hero Arts

Cardstock: Blush Blossom and Choc Chip(SU!) , Turq is DCWV and the DP (?)

Ink: Memento Black, Choc chip, copics

Misc: Labels and tag nesties, memories twill ribbon, dimensionals

From Courtney's Closet and Penny Black!

When I saw this challenge picture of wee little Courtney...I could only look at those cute little piggy tails...so....here is my pink piggy "tale" card. Look how big cupcake is growing...she is changing so fast!

If you have never visited Libby's From Courtney's Closet Challenge...you should!

This card also qualifies for this week's Penny Black Saturday Challenge (see that little heart in one of the hats?). I used an amazing sketch by Cindy Haffner from her brand new challenge blog Crazy 4 Challenges...This sketch is challenge #1!

Wow, I am not usually one of those multi-tasking Pile It On girls, but by golly I got 3 going in one card! Whew!

This is a really bright card and I wasn't sure I liked it...but it has kind of grown on me! LOL

Cupcake with her little piggy tails.

Card details:

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Stamps: Pinky and Porky (3110K) by Penny Black

Cardstock: Old Olive from SU! and DP from Bo Bunny I think

Ink: Memento Black, Copics and Piggies colored with my Prisma's and OMS

Misc: Nesties, SU buttons, SU rose ribbon , EK Sucess border punch.

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge-gift card

Ahhh, House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge is back...and again I am always the last in line! But I had fun and amused myself making this little gift card. Learned a few things along the way and finished a baby gift too! I saw this little holder HERE and wanted to make one too!

This is just a simple tri-fold gift card with a magnet closure (hey those are slick!) Sorry I forgot to take a picture of the inside darn it! Inside I used the SU! slit punch to hold the gift card in place. (The orientation of my holder is opposite of the one I linked too)

I cut the cardstock 4 x 8.5 inches and then cut the pretty scallop edge with my new nestie. You can see how to feed the paper in above. (a little tip here---) When you cut, DO NOT roll all the way over the nestie, just half way so you don't get an impression from the second half of the nestie in the middle of your cardstock. I am sure there are other ways to do this, but this is how I did it!

I got my nestie cut off just a wee bit on the plaid piece...I think I fed it in a little crooked, but now I know what to watch for...it was not a "do over" as that was my last piece of gingham!

Score from the straight end at 2 3/4 inches and 5 3/4 inches...and you're done except using your slit punch in the middle section to hold your card. If you don't have a slit punch, you could just attach the gift card with glue dots even.

I did add a little white piece or cardstock on the last inside panel for a sentiment and a personal note that measured 3 3/4 by 2 1/2.


This is how I cut out the house mouse without loosing his tail...in truth, the mouse on the card is a "do-over" because somewhere along the line when I was adding all the little pearls, I accidently ripped off his little tail...OUCH....I was not a happy camper LOL! (note to self: add pearls and then attach image)

I stamped and colored my image, cut part of the tail with that handy dandy little knife you see in the picture- placed the circle nestie where I wanted and then pulled the piece of tail out of the cutting area.

Details:

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Stamps: Nap Time 02 (HMER1018) Amanda by Stampabilities, sentiment inside is by SU! that says hello little baby, welcome home!

Cardstock: Blue from SU!, Misc piece of DP

Ink: Memento Black, copics

Misc: Nesties, pearls

3 Clover's Thursday Challenge #29-Primary Colors

The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round...

I bet you are singing along with me by now LOL! The challenge this week on 3 Clovers Thursday Challenge will be a school theme...Primary Colors! Doesn't this challenge remind you of those crayon packs you used to buy with the 5 or 6 big, round basic colored crayons in them??? (oh goodness, now I wonder if they still sell such a thing! It's been years since my kids were in primary school.)

I made this card to honor my daughter Abigail (Abby Jo to family). Yes, the same Abby that used to wake me up at 5am (see the previous post). Abby just received her teaching license in the mail today! I am so proud of her. She went back to school to get her masters and teaching license after realizing she wasn't getting anywhere with a general degree. She has put so much effort and time over the last 2 years to earn this degree. Now, my Abby is still little...she is 4 ft 9 inches tall if we fudge just a little. I tell her she needs to stick with kindergarten, 1st or 2nd grades because after that, the students will tower over her! I am excited to see what this next year brings for her...GO ABBY!

I made the BG paper with misc stamps from this little set. I bought these stamps out of a rubber bin at Yvonne's booth at the last convention I went too. They are just the cutest...with the little stitching around each image. I had to think of a way to 'pop' my school bus as it just got lost with the busy BG. I decided to slip the red and black circle behind it, pop up the bus and VIOLA!
Sentiment is a SU! celebration sentiment I cut apart.

If you get a chance, come visit Kerry at 3 Clovers Thursday Challenge and play with
primary colors!

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Stamps: Yvonne Albritton school set, SU! sentiment

Cardstock: Real Red, Basic Black

Ink: Memento Black, Versafine Onyx Black for the sentiment, Copics

Misc: Nesties, black ribbon for the 'road', dimensionals

La-La Land Crafts Challenge #3 BLING!

The challenge this week at La-La Land Crafts blog is BLING! I hope you can see all the blingy stars in the sky around Sleeping Whiskers. I thought this was the cutest image because poor Whiskers is just snoozing away...with this little chick waiting and waiting for Whiskers to wake up.

This little chick could be my daughter Abby, and I could be Whiskers. When Abby was a wee one (around 3) she decided to be a morning early bird. Every morning I would wake up to this child staring at me...her little face was no more than 2 inches away from my eyes...When I would open my eyes, she would smile at me and say "Mom, I need sumthun" ...now mind you- I was not in the habit of serving her breakfast at 5 or 6am! It took a long time to break her of that habit, but I still remember her staring at me at 5 am...26 years later! (and yes she is still an early bird girl!)

Card Details:
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Stamps: Whiskers Sleeping by La-La Land Crafts, Sentiment by SU! celebration set Happy Harmony

Cardstock: Blue(SU!), DP by g.c.d. studios

Ink: Memento Black, copics

Misc: Nesties, ribbon and sparkly "star" crystals
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I hope you all can jump over to the La-La Land Crafts' Weekly Wednesday challenge with your "blingy" cards!

And check out some great sneak peeks of 11 new Halloween stamps to be released on September 10th! You can have a shot at winning one of the new releases by leaving a comment here.