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sgc said...

Congratulations on 2000 hits. It will build up faster now that I have found your blog! Love those baubles.

February 27, 2008 7:45 AM

SGC contact me with your snail mail address so I can send you your goodies. There was no contact information in blogger for you, so hopefully you will see this and email me! Congratulations!

Thanks everyone for visiting my blog! I'll have some new cards up later today so come back and visit. ~chris

Good Easter Egg!

I fell in love with Cambria's card and had to case it! I bought this flocking with this chick in mind. The gal behind the counter picked up the lighter, springier yellow and said how she thought it would be just perfect for chicks. I got the darker Sunshiny Yellow too and when I saw this paper I knew what I had to do!

Recipe:
Stamps: A Good Egg, So Many Scallops
Paper: Lavender Lace, Ruby Red, Amada Blu & Co. dp
Ink: basic black, markers
Accessories: ribbon, punches, flocking

Thanks so much for visiting my blog. Be sure to check out the blog candy I'm giving away to celebrate 2000 hits!

~chris

SC165

Here's my entry for today's sketch challenge on Splitcoast Stampers.

Recipe:

Stamp: So Many Scallops, For a Friend
Paper: apricot appeal, cameo coral, certainly celery, ww, really rust, barely banana, sei dp
Ink: cameo coral, apricot appeal
Accessories: brads, ribbon, punches, cb

Thanks so much for visiting my blog and be sure to check out yesterday's post for a chance to win some BLOG CANDY as I celebrate 2000 hits!

~chris

BLOG CANDY!!!!

2000 Hits! I'm so excited and wanted to share with everyone. Just leave a comment on this post and on Friday I will use random.org to select a winner.

Thank you everyone for all your encouraging and supportive comments. I was really aprehensive starting this blog. I had no clue what I was getting into. I had been blurfing for a couple of months and everyone's work was so impressive and their blogs were so full of inspiring ideas and encouraging words. It was like meeting all these new friends - virtually!

Well, I'm going to try to catch the end of the hockey game and then get some sleep. Thanks again for visiting my blog! Don't forget to leave a comment and get a chance at the candy! ~chris

Tripple Play

I am way behind on my challenge play, so I thought I'd try combining three today Julee's Mojo Monday, SCS CC155 to use river rock, basic black and whisper white and SCS TLC57 to use two designer papers we might not ordinarly use together. Hopefully it isn't too much of a mish-mosh!

Recipe:
Stamps: Sassy Stems
Paper: river rock, basic black, whisper white, river rock dp, foxy ferns dp from masterpiece studios
Ink: versamark, markers
Accessories: ribbon, punches, cb, brad, black ep

Check today's other post for BLOG CANDY celebrating 2000 hits! Never imagined I'd ever have that. Thanks to everyone for all your encouragement and support. I truly appreciate it. ~chris

Easter Card

I found this stamp and the ribbon in the $1 bin at Mikes. Seemed like an interesting combo so I messed around with it and this is the result.

Recipe:

Stamps: Mike's $1 bin, unknown sentiment
Paper: chocolate chip, blue bayou, whisper white
Ink: blue bayou, markers
Accessories: punches, cb, ribbon

Thanks for visiting my blog.

~chris

One more sympathy card

Second of two sympathy cards I really didn't want to make. I love the delicate gentleness of this stamp and think it works for this card.

Recipe:
Stamps: Riot of Petals, Sincere Salutations
Paper: soft sky, blue bayou, whisper white
Ink: versamark
Accessories: white ep, punches, watercolor pencils, blender pens

Thanks for visiting my blog. ~chris

Leadership 2008 Slideshow

Kathy Peterson was gracious enough to provide me with images of samples from the 2008 Leadership Conference in Palm Springs. Thanks Kathy! Enjoy!

A card for the unthinkable

I had to make a card for something unthinkable - the death of a child. I didn't want it to be black and somber, but ... well, this is what I came up with. I don't know if it will be okay and I might have another go at it tomorrow. My heart hurts.

Recipe:
Stamps: Double Line Doodles, Warmest Regards
Paper: Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, Whisper White, Papertrey Everyday Blessings
Ink: versamark, blue bayou
Accessories: punches, black ep, markers, ribbon

Kiss your loved ones and make sure they know you love them. ~chris

SC164 - Happy Wednesday

I've had this stamp set for a long time and hadn't mounted it. This dp really seemed to warrant pulling it out and inking it up.

Recipe:

Stamps: True Friend, Warmest Regards
Paper: mellow moss, apricot appeal, soft sky, very vanilla, dcwv dp
Ink: cameo coral, apricot appeal, mellow moss
Accessories: brads, ribbon from mike's

Thanks so much for visiting my blog! ~chris

Color Challenge and Celebration Moments Sketch Challenge

Once again this week I combined the color challenge and the challenge from Linda Black's Celebration Moments.

Recipe:

Stamps: none
Paper: dcwv dp, cloud 9 design dp, certainly celery, pumpkin pie, orchid oppulence, ww
Ink: white gel pen
Accessories: distressing tool, punches, brad

I don't usually use my distressing tool, but I thought this needed softer edges.

Thanks for visiting my blog! ~chris

Thank You Card

I got this stamp set from my friend Clela and I wanted to make a thank you card for her using it. Thanks Clela! I was inspired by this card from this week's featured stamper - Betty (aka on gbedwright Splitcoast Stampers.)

Recipe:

Stamps: Simply Said
Paper: real red textured, so saffron cs and dp, basic black
Ink: basic black, markers
Accessories: punches, CB embossing folder, brads

Thanks so much for visiting my blog! ~chris

Allison's Suggestive Sunday Challenge

Allison (Stampin' When I Can) put up this Suggestive Sunday Challenge yesterday and I immediately thought of the punch I got at a 50% off sale at HL. Thanks for the challenge Allison!

Recipe:

Stamps: Short & Sweet
Paper: river rock, basic black
Ink: basic black
Accessories: hodge podge hardware, ribbon, punches

Thanks for visiting my blog! ~chris

Yay - it's Monday again!

I have really started to look forward to Mondays thanks to Julee and her Mojo Monday sketch challenges.

I also got hooked on the challenge posted by Chat - A Challenge Just for You.

Recipe:

Stamps: Embrace Life, Fancy Florals, Friendship Blooms
Paper: mellow moss, not quite navy, blue bayou, very vanilla
Ink: blue bayou, versamark
Accessories: blue ep from Stampendous, ribbon, button, yarn, punches, white signo pen, twinkling h2o watercolors

From the first time I saw this image it screamed Twinkling H2O's. The photo doesn't do justice to the shimmery paint. Hope you like it!

Thanks for visiting my blog. ~chris

Featured Stamper Challenge

Here is my entry for the challenge using super featured stamper Betty aka gbedwright as inspiration. This is the card I chose:


I changed up the paper and stamps but I think the feel is the same. This is my first attempt at a featured stamper challenge, so there may be a bit of a learning curve here.




















Stamps: Friendship Blooms, Warm Words
Paper: real red, basic black, real red textured, whisper white
Ink: real red, basic black
Accessories: eyelets, brads, punches, yarn, ribbon from Joann's

Thanks so much for visiting my blog. ~chris

Couple Cards to Share

I put these four cards up last night and realized when I previewed after posting that I put them up on the wrong blog. About that time the grandkids arrived to spend the night and so these aren't getting up until today. I woke up Saturday morning thinking about stitching and beading and this card was the result.

Recipe:

Stamps: So Many Scallops, Seeing Spots, Short & Sweet
Paper: cameo coral, tempting turquoise, certainly celery, basic gray dp, very vanilla
Ink: cameo coral, taken with teal
Accessories: punches, beads, brads, ribbon from mike's

This was just a simple thank-you card that I made while playing with my new ScorPal!

Stamps: Wonderful Words
Paper: groovy guava
Ink: versamark
Accessories: ScorPal, CB folders, white ep, groovy guava double stitched ribbon from SU





These are two cards that I received from my son, ddl and twin grandchildren for our anniversary and Valentine's Day:

February Downline Meeting & WSC #35

Well, I'm going to try this and see what happens. I am really new to blogging, but yesterday we had our monthly downline meeting and I really wanted to share images of our swaps. Our fearless leader, Roselyn, opened her home and heart to us and even fed us a marvelous lunch. We celebrated Valentine's Day, my ddl Autumn's birthday, and the wonderful fellowship we share as Stampin' Up demonstrators. Here is a slideshow of the swaps created by these wonderful and talented women.

Added later in the evening on Friday, Feb. 15:

Here's my card for Beate's weekend sketch challenge:

Recipe:

Stamps: Warmest Regards, SU background stamp
Paper: certainly celery, cameo coral, summer sun, bordering blue, ruby red, basic grey dp
Ink: elegant eggplant, certainly celery
Accessories:robins nest dd water bling, punches, mike's ribbon, chunky sprinkles glitter from SU

I created the flower centers by putting crystal effects on some whisper white paper, sprinkling the glitter on, letting it dry and punching out circles. Instant bling!

Thanks so much for visiting my blog. ~chris

Downline Swap for February

Well, I finally finished - 16 swaps for our February downline meeting today! I sure hope they like it. I'm always so nervous when swapping with these ultra talented ladies. I'm still pretty new at this and they are all soooooo good!

Recipe:
Stamps: Essence of Love
Paper: river rock, basic black, whisper white
Ink: river rock, basic black, versamark, wild wasabi, summer sun, groovy guava, soft sky, blue bayou
Accessories: punches, ribbon, brads, black ep
Techniques: stipple, sponge, emboss, stencil, mask

I got inspiration from this card from Beate on Splitcoast Stampers. Take a look - it is gorgeous!

Well it is snowing and my ddl Autumn, who is also a demonstrator (and it's her birthday today to boot) will be heading up the mountain with me to our meeting. You gotta love the weather in Colorado - 56 degrees yesterday and 4-6 inches of snow before the day is out today! Yikes. I'll put up some of the swaps later today so you can see what a talented group we have.

Thanks for visiting my blog! ~chris

SC163

Here's my attempt at the sketch challenge today on Splitcoast Stampers.

Recipe:
Stamps: Seeing Spots, So Many Scallops
Paper: really rust, summer sun, more mustard, chocolate chip, very vanilla, pumpkin pie, scrap dp
Ink: really rust, so saffron, basic black
Accessories: punches, brads

Thanks for visiting my blog! ~chris

CC153 & CMSC305

I tried to combine a couple challenges on this card, today's color challenge on Splitcoast Stampers and Linda Black's Celebration Moments challenge.

Recipe
Stamps: Lots of Thoughts, Friendship Blooms
Paper: sahara sand, tempting turquoise, green galore, ww, flowers for you dp
Ink: green galore, taken with teal
Accessories: punches, brads, ribbon from mikes

I'm hoping to put up a sample of my swap for Thursday's downline meeting tonight - come back and check it out! Thanks for visiting my blog!

~chris