Monday Night Stamping

Well, as usual it was a fun filled night stamping with my bff Sabrina. I didn't manage to get any pix of her cards this week though - darn! I did get some pix of my cards today once the sun came out. These were all pretty much collaborative efforts. Once I got started, Sabrina would pipe in with suggestions and magic would happen!






The top two cards were made with images from the Wax Fruit Company. I just love Arielle's art - so fun to color and so versatile and the challenges she posts on colourQ are always so much fun! The next two cards were made with an image from Glitterbabe's Digis - Stef is one talented lady and she's really funny to boot. I love visiting her blog. The last card is an adaptation of one of the cards from a stamp camp at the beginning of the month. You can see the original card here and one other that I made here. The designer paper piece of this card is pretty involved, so I made up 8 of them at once and am slowly but surely making cards out of them.

This card was selected as a colourQ Courtier this week on the colourQ challenge blog! YAY! I'm hoping to get a few more challenge cards made this week as I think I'm finally getting back into the groove (couldn't have anything to do with DH finally being home could it?)

I've had a few requests to talk about how I create my monthly desktops. I'm starting to work on October and am taking notes so that I can put up a post explaining exactly how I do it. It's not hard and it's really a lot of fun to personalize your computer's desktop, especially if you're like me and spend a good part of your day in front of one computer or another.

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chris

Design Team Coordinator:
Sentimental Sundays
Kaboodle Doodles

If you have any questions about the techniques or materials used in the work displayed on this blog, feel free to use the email link on the left and I will gladly answer your questions.

Challenge Blog Catch-Up

I've got three challenge cards to share from this weekend. First up is Sentimental Sundays. Our challenge is to make a monochromatic card and I remade my stamp camp card in monochrome and I really like how it turned out:



Next is Heart Song Inspirations. Our challenge this week is to use the color orange and/or use buttons:


I am also entering this card in the Tuesday Throwdown fall challenge.

Last but not least is Kaboodle Doodles. Our challenge this week is to make a card using lots of layers:


All these challenges have excellent prizes offered and I encourage you to visit and play along for your chance to win!

DH is home, safe and sound. It certainly is nice to have him home again. Sabrina and I had our usual great time making cards last night and I'll be sharing my creations as soon as I get some pix taken (hopefully with tomorrow's post).


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~chris

Design Team Coordinator:
Sentimental Sundays
Kaboodle Doodles

If you have any questions about the techniques or materials used in the work displayed on this blog, feel free to use the email link on the left and I will gladly answer your questions.

My Desktop

Well DH is on his way from NJ where he stopped to see my dad and stepmom and is well into PA. He's officially on his way HOME!!!! Belmira has been put to bed for the winter and things will get back to as normal as they get around here soon.

Every month for the past couple of years, I have created a custom desktop for my computers (work, home, laptop). I started out using some freebie monthly desktops, but eventually began to make my own using my library of digital scrapbooking materials. I thought I'd share this month's desktop with you and maybe (if you are all interested that is), share it monthly? I can also offer up a freebie of my monthly desktop with spaces for you to fill in your own pictures. Is this something you might be interested in? We'll try it this month and see how you like it. Here's this month's desktop:



If you are interested in getting a blank one for your own use, just leave me a comment asking for it and I will send it to you. If you don't want to leave a comment, just email me. I used a bunch of different sets to create this and am now realizing the value in keeping track of what came from where. Next month (if we decide this is a good thing), I will keep track of where the various elements came from so you can go get them for yourself if you like them.

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chris

Design Team Coordinator:
Sentimental Sundays
Kaboodle Doodles

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This week's Stamp Camp Project

I'm so excited about tomorrow's stamp camp in Westminster, CO. The group took the summer off and we'll be starting off our new stamping year with a bang! Lots of fun projects. Here's mine:


It is a direct case of this card by a fabulous stamper named Fran Sabad (stampersblog.franticstampers.com). I totally fell in love with this card when I saw it and knew it would make the perfect project for my stamp campers!

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chris

Design Team Coordinator:
Sentimental Sundays
Kaboodle Doodles

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ColourQ Challenge #102

This is the challenge this week at ColourQ:

Here's my card:

I had fun with this although I don't think it's quite as vibrant as that lovely pix of colorful bowls. I would not have thought to put these colors together so it was a challenge and fun. Card base is Certainly Celery and I used a dsp mat from the Neutrals Collection. The image is another one of those fun Joann's $1 stamps that I stamped with Black Craft ink and then clear embossed and colored with Poppy Parade, Certainly Celery and Tempting Turquoise markers. It was cut with an oval nestie and layered on a Basic Gray nestie cut scalloped oval. The ribbon is Certainly Celery grosgrain from SU and I added a brad from some Basic Grey brads that I have had laying around for years. I broke them out earlier this week and used a couple others too. Dipping into stash is always fun!

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chris

Design Team Coordinator:
Sentimental Sundays
Kaboodle Doodles

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Designed 2 Delight Image Challenge

The gals at Design 2 Delight are hosting an Autumn Harvest - Friday Image Challenge over at their challenge blog. This is a progressive challenge and if you submit a card this week you'll get a free image next week. I always promise myself I'm going to get it done and don't often manage it, but this week I did. Here's my card:



I just love this image! I colored it with copics and cut it out with a nestie. Mounted on another nestie and sponged the edges. The dsp layer is from my stash and I have no idea what it is, but I have two more 6x6 pieces and have big plans for fall cards using them. Cardstock is Peach Parfait and the sentiment is from Grateful Greetings (both are SU) the green used here is Pear Pizzazz, also from SU. Ribbon is More Mustard (SU).

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chris

Design Team Coordinator:
Sentimental Sundays
Kaboodle Doodles

If you have any questions about the techniques or materials used in the work displayed on this blog, feel free to use the email link on the left and I will gladly answer your questions.

Monday Night Stamping

As promised, here are some pix of the projects that Sabrina and I worked on on Monday night. First up, Sabrina's fabulous creations:




The butterfly is a gorgeous stamp that Sabrina picked up by Inkadinkado. It is emobssed with some of the gorgeous antique brass embossing powder we used last week on our butterflies.

Now here's a couple of mine:



The top card uses another one of those great $1 stamps from Joann's! I'm getting ready for this weekend's stamp camp in Westminster, CO and it should be loads of fun. We took a break for the summer and it will really be good to be back. I'll have some pix of my project to show you along with a couple of challenge cards I made very soon!


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chris

Design Team Coordinator:
Sentimental Sundays
Kaboodle Doodles

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Sentimental Sundays - yes I know it's Tuesday!

I never got my post done for this week's Sentimental Sundays challenge. Here's my card and if it looks familiar - check out the 2nd card in my Sassy Chic Stamp Camp post and you'll see my inspiration:


I'll have a recap of Monday Night stamping tomorrow so be sure to stop by - we had lots and lots of fun! And guess what - there are butterflies - I know you're shocked that I made cards with butterflies - LOL. I still get comments at stamp camps when my card doesn't have one somewhere on it!

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chris

Design Team Coordinator:
Sentimental Sundays
Kaboodle Doodles

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Sassy Chic Stamp Camp - 9/10/2011

If you missed the Sassy Chic stamp camp on Saturday, September 10, let me just show you what exactly you missed:












If you live in the Longmont/Boulder, Colorado area and want to be included in these monthly stamp camps, simply email me using the link in the sidebar and let me know you want to be added to the stamp camp email list and we will make sure that you are notified of the date and specifics of each month's camp. This is an extremely talented group of gals and I feel so fortunate that they let me play along with them sometimes. The next camp is on October 1, so be sure to email me so that you will get all the details of how to register, etc.

I have some great stuff to share from my Monday night stamping adventure with my bff Sabrina and I will have that for your viewing pleasure tomorrow so be sure to stop by and check that out!

Thanks for visiting!

~chris

Design Team Coordinator:
Sentimental Sundays
Kaboodle Doodles

If you have any questions about the techniques or materials used in the work displayed on this blog, feel free to use the email link on the left and I will gladly answer your questions.

Heart Song Inspirations Challenge #15

Today's challenge on Heart Song Inspirations is to use Glitter and/or Chipboard on your project - how fun!!! Here's my card:



The card base is Poppy Parade (SU) and the image is Poppies from Heart Song Designs and I colored it with Copics and added some of the new SU glitter glue to the centers and cut it out with a nestie. The sentiment is from Love & Care from the SU Summer Mini catalog and I added some Basic Grey brads. I created the background using an unmounted SU wheel (I can't remember the name now) with versamark, heat & stick and Iridescent Ice. I know you've all heard this before, but it is really sparkly in real life even though I couldn't capture it with the camera. Here's a detail shot that might give a better idea:



I have a lot of things to share with you this week and I'm hoping I manage to get to them all. Belmira is now out of the water and sitting in her winter home and I'm hoping that this means that DH will be on his way home by the end of the week. YAY!!!! I know that I got to spend a month with him aboard, but he hasn't been at home since May. It will be good to have him back home again.

Thanks for visiting!

chris

Design Team Coordinator:
Sentimental Sundays
Kaboodle Doodles

If you have any questions about the techniques or materials used in the work displayed on this blog, feel free to use the email link on the left and I will gladly answer your questions.

Monday Night Madness

As promised, I'm back to show you some of the fun things that Sabrina and I worked with on Monday night. We had a fantastic day of shopping, creating and yes, cleaning! My studio is on it's way to becoming functional - I think. Here's some of the cards that we made:

This card was created using some wonderful paper from my dsp stash and the cute antique bicycle is from the $1 bin at Michaels! Sentiment is from a fun new set from SU called Perfectly Penned.

This card was created using one of my SU clear blocks and some Versamark. I embossed it with some wonderful antique brass embossing powder that we picked up on our last crafty jaunt at a shop in Littleton, CO called Stamping to See You (this is also what I used on the antique bicycle). I added some gold cording and a sentiment and viola! The inspiration for this card came from HERE - Kath is always astounding! Sentiment is from the Happiest Birthday Wishes hostess set from the new SU catalog.




Sabrina found this beautiful butterfly in the $1 bin at Joann's and it is fast becoming one of my favorite butterfly stamps. It's embossed it with some that antique brass embossing powder, colored with Copic markers and the dsp is some fun new paper I picked up on our downline field trip to Estes Park at Chery's wonderful store called Rocky Mountain Memories as well as some fun Bo Bunny paper that we picked up at Archivers. The embossed butterflies on the bottom card are also some fun stamps that I picked up on our visit to Estes Park.

I have a stamp camp this weekend, the first in a long time and I am looking forward to seeing all the smiling faces of the stampers as they create their works of art.

DH is at the winter marina waiting for the rain to stop long enough to have Belmira hauled out of the water. Then begins the winterizing and then ... home at last!

Thanks for visiting!

chris

Design Team Coordinator:
Sentimental Sundays
Kaboodle Doodles

If you have any questions about the techniques or materials used in the work displayed on this blog, feel free to use the email link on the left and I will gladly answer your questions.

Multiple Challenges

I have challenge projects for Sentimental Sundays, Heart Song Inspirations and Kaboodle Doodles to share with you today.

Sentimental Sundays



Heart Song Inspirations


Kaboodle Doodles

I've also got some great projects that I worked on with my bff Sabrina, but I'll save those for tomorrow. We had a fabulous day yesterday with outings to some of our local craft stores, lunch at Applebees and then an evening of crafting. Sabrina is also a whiz at getting me motivated to getting some cleanup done in the old craft studio. We got lots of things put away and organized and I'm working on a plan to get a lot more done before dh gets home in a couple of weeks. Sailing season is done and he and Belmira are docked at the winter boat yard up the river in Dighton, MA. He's got some things to finish and get winterized before they pull her out of the water for the season and then there's the whole shrink wrapping adventure too. I'm hoping he is home before the end of September though!

My Kaboodle Doodles card for this week's challenge features one of the new sentiments from a "sheep" set that will be available later this week. I have lots of cute sheep images and I wanted some coordinating sentiments. They are fun and I think you will like them. I'm also starting to repost some of the old sentiment sets and hope to have lots of new ones to add soon.

Thanks for visiting!

chris

Design Team Coordinator:
Sentimental Sundays
Kaboodle Doodles

If you have any questions about the techniques or materials used in the work displayed on this blog, feel free to use the email link on the left and I will gladly answer your questions.