Koi Water Garden

This card was inspired by today's Splitcoaststampers Free 4 All Challenge - F4A111 - to make an Asian inspired card.
The peony is heat embossed in gold and watercolored. The koi background is dry embossed on Far East cardstock and sanded.
tfl

Buggy Smiles

This cute little bug card was inspired by the following challenges:
1. Splitcoaststampers Free 4 All Challenge - F4A110 - "Caught a Bug";
2. Freshly Made Sketches - FMS28; and
3. TCPTUES203 color challenge at Dancing in Pajamas.
tfl

Feel Better Soon

This card is for today's Color Challenge - CC363 - Basic Gray, Pretty In Pink, and Pink Pirouette at Splitcoaststampers.
I saw this beautiful card in Birgit's (Biggan) Splitcoast gallery the other day, and chose to case it. I used different punches, different colors and a different sentiment. This card may look clean and simple, but when you get into it, it's a lot of work, but I do love the result! Thanks for the inspiration, Birgit, and tfl.
Also entering this into a challenge to use lots of layers at http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/2012/02/dysu-59-layers.html.

Tree of Love

This card is for today's Featured Stamper Challenge - FS262 - Kathy Bradley's (101AIRBORNE) gallery at Splitcoaststampers. What a great gallery she has! Wonderful inspiration! Her card found here - http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1832780?&cat=500&ppuser=213393 was my inspiration for this card.
I used lavender/purple scripted dp for my background instead of black and white, mounted on dk purple cs instead of black, made ticketed corners, dyed white pearls with lavender copics for the corners. Added lavender ribbon from my wedding 5 years ago instead of black. tfl

Also entering this here:

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - clean and simple

Dandelion Thanks

The beautiful dandelion pic above from BetterPhoto.com was my inspiration for this card. The challenge today at Splitcoaststampers - IC323 - was to find a photo on this site for inspiration, which was a very pleasant experience indeed...lots of beautiful photos!

I stamped my dandelion on a piece of white cardstock that I had previously sprayed with turquoise shimmer mist, and then chalked over to make it a little darker. The shimmer stills shows through, although you can't tell in the pic. I then heat embossed the dandelion and colored the stem and center with a Copic marker.

Used Spellbinder scalloped rectangle to cut out my window, stamped Thanks in black and heat embossed, then mounted the image behind the window, and covered the back with the rest of the shimmery cs, which had flowers and butterflies silhouettes in white from masking, also previously done with the shimmer mist.

Also entering this card here: http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ - Challenge 3-photo-color inspiration

tfl

Love Bouquet for Spring

This card is for 4 challenges:

1. Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge - SC371;

2. Just Rite Stampers - JRC_065 - "For the Love Of...";

3. The Paper Players - Challenge #81 - Nance's Theme Challenge - Flowers; and

4. The Crafty Pad - Challenge #156 - Fresh Spring Colors.

The stamp is from the Just Rite "Sending You Sunshine Set". I stamped it and heat embossed it and colored it with Copics. Added some pretty ribbon and little pearls, which I also colored with my yellow Copic marker. A little red heart, some dry embossing on the yellow background, and Voila...it's done. Hope you like it. tfl

Mother's Day Love

This card is for 4 challenges:
1. Splitcoaststampers CC361 - color combo or soft suede, poppy parade & daffodil delight;
2. Mojo Monday Sketch - MOJO227;
3. Sentimental Sundays - Challenge #88 - Feel the Love; and
4. Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog - "The One I Love".
The stamp is from the Just Rite "Sending You Sunshine Set", stamped, heat embossed and colored with Copics.

Birthday Chickadees

This card is was inspired by today's Inspiration Challenge - IC322 - at Splitcoaststampers. My inspiration is the beautiful mailbox at Charleston Gardens found here: https://www.charlestongardens.com/index2007.cfm?categoryID=504&productID=4295&action=display.product&cname=Home Accessories,Mailboxes&pname=Chickadee Wall Mount Mailbox .

The sketch is challenge DS37 at http://deconstructingjen.com/.

I didn't have a chickadee stamp, so I found a cute little chickadee image and printed and cut him out. The metallic background was run through my cuttlebug. Stamped and heat embossed "Happy birthday" from Hero Arts on my pretty heather green cardbase and added some of my favorite green ribbon to the bottom of the metallic panel. Popped the little birdies up on pop dots and there you go. I just love the way this came out. Hope you like it too. tfl

I'm also entering this in an "Anything Goes" challenge - DYSU#57 - at doyoustackup.

Sympathy and Prayers

This card is for today's Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge - IC321- a site called Everything Turquoise. My inspiration is from this picture of a beautiful duvet and sham set, and the orchid on the table beside it: http://www.everythingturquoise.com/2011/12/mia-duvet-sham-set.html.

I sprayed a piece of white cardstock with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Patina and then dry embossed it with an embossing folder from Darice. Then I sanded the embossing to bring out the white design. The shimmer doesn't show up in the picture, but in real life, it's quite lovely.

The stamp is from Hero Arts...it's called "Potted Plant"...it's one of my favorites. I stamped it with white pigment ink and heat embossed it with detail white embossing powder on teal dp.

The sentiment, which reads "sending sympathy and prayers..." on the outside, and "...to heal your heart." on the inside is from Stampin' Up's "Petite Pairs" set.

Got the pretty white polka dot ribbon in a shipment of all white ribbon from

Really Reasonable Ribbon Club...want to thank you ladies at SCS for turning me on to this club through a forum mentioned in the newsletter a while back. Love the quality of these ribbons...no, I don't work for them, just a very satisfied customer!!

Also entering this card to these challenges:
DYSU#56 - Ribbons;

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 92 - 4 layers; and

Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge 2 - embossing.



tfl

ATC Share

Just wanted to share an ATC that I made for a swap - cdacswap20 - vintage romance - at Crafters Digital Art Center - CDAC. Love doing these ATCs and getting to see others' creations come in the mail! What fun to have these little works of art! tfl

Anniversary Hearts

I needed an anniversary card, so for my inspiration I used the following challenges:

1. Sketch challenge at Simon Says Stamps challenge blog;

2. Free 4 All challenge - F4A100 - at Splitcoaststampers - to use at least 2 hearts; and

3. DYSU#55 - use patterned paper - at http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/.

First, I stamped my doily from Stampin' Up's Delicate Doilies stamp set onto my patterned and die-cut card base with white pigment ink, and heat embossed it with detail white embossing powder. Then I stamped my heart stamp on off-white cardstock and cut it out. Popped it up on top of the stamped doily with pop-dots. Added the little love bird charm, some red rhinestone flowers, heart ribbon and my Happy Anniversary sentiment. tfl

Hope Butterfly Garden

This card was inspired by the picture found here: http://www.polyvore.com/poly_world_is_pretty_amazing/set?id=41934918

It's for today's Inspiration challenge - IC319 - at Splitcoaststampers.

I used a sketch from The Sweet Stop Challenge Blog - SSS141.

I also used the Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 90 at http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/ to use a border punch.

The stamp is from Just Rite. I heat embossed it in detail gold, though it doesn't show up in the pic. Looks very nice in real life.

tfl

Fashionable Silhouette

This card is for 3 challenges:
1. Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge - CC357 - blushing bride, riding hood red, baja breeze - I have to say...It really was a "challenge" incorporating the red in with the blushing bride and baja breeze on this card!;
2. Mojo Monday - MOJO223 - sketch; and
3. The Shabby Tea Room - TSTR96 - Inspiration challenge - photo and sewing items (ribbon).
I used mostly Graphic 45 papers for the background panels. The sentiment is computer-generated so I could get the right shape, and the silhouette is from a set of silhouette stamps I have called "Hearts in Touch - #26 HIT Ladies Hats Silhouettes." I stamped her with black pigment ink and heat embossed her with clear embossing powder. tfl

Valentine Love

This card is for 4 challenges:

1. Splitcoaststampers Featured Stamper - FS257 - This week's featured stamper is Pam Giudici and the card I chose from her gallery (PAM'SHOBBY) is here.
2. SFYTT January 2012 Sketch at i (heart) to stamp;
3. RRR39 challenge - Sparkle & Ribbon - at Really Reasonable Ribbon...I joined their ribbon club, where you get a shipment of ribbon once a month, and I have to say, I've gotten 2 shipments so far, and am VERY impressed! The ribbon on this card was from the January collection; and
4. C4C118 - Something New - at Crazy4Challenges.

I stamped and heat embossed my stamps from Glitz Designs "vintage blue stamps" set.

This was a fun card to make, and I have my Valentine Day card done for my hubby! YES!
tfl

Butterfly Birthday Wishes

This card is for 2 challenges:

1. Splitcoaststampers F4A98 - "Potpourri";
"Potpourri" consists of:
1. A 3-D Flower
2. A gem or gems
3. Embossing folder
4. Diecut/Punch
5. Designer/Patterned Paper

and

2. Clean and Simple Stamping Sketch Challenge - FTL172.

The stamp is from Hampton Arts "Circle Birds" set and was stamped in black and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The little white flowers were made with a Cricut and Design Studio.

tfl

Party Dress

This card is for 3 challenges:

1. Splitcoaststampers - F4A97 - party dress;

2. Color Q Challenge - cQc#117 - shown above my card - Black, White and 1 color of choice; and

3. Party Time Tuesday - PTT#48 - Anything Goes.

I stamped and heat embossed the dress (Inkadinkadoo Friendship set) and the sentiment (Glitz Clear Stamps beautiful dreamer set) and colored with Copics. Embellishments and it's done. tfl

Rainbow Bouquet

Today's card was inspired by 2 challenges:

1. Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use It - WT355 - Just Bead It...I used little red seed beads in the centers of my flowers; and

2. DSYU Challenge Blog - Challenge #52 - Rainbow...to use rainbow colors found in the inspiration pic shown above my card.

The stamp used is from the Just Rite "Sending You Sunshine Set". I stamped it in black and heat embossed it with clear ep, then colored in with copics. Used diamond Stickles to glue my little beads on.

tfl

CC355 Thank You Cards

Both of these cards are for today's Color Challenge - CC355 - at Splitcoaststampers. The window card was my first, but I wasn't totally happy with the way it came out, so I made another. Heat embossing was used on both, and the window and vase are covered with Glossy Accents, though it doesn't show well in the pic. tfl

IC316 Dancin' in the Rain

Today's Inspiration Challenge - IC315 - at Splitcoaststampers was to get inspiration from Urban Loft Art. My inspiration piece is pictured above and is found here: http://www.urbanloftart.com/hochstatter-690221/summer-at-the-cottage-ii-art-print.htm.

I used stamps from Glitz Designs called "Dance in Sunshine". Heat embossed with white detail embossing powder on navy cardstock. Added sentiment panel, and there you have it. I'm also entering it into the "Anything Goes" challenge at Stampin' for the Weekend. tfl

Snowy Owl Thank You

This is the second of my Christmas Thank You cards. I used the Sketch Challenge - SC364 - at Splitcoaststampers as my inspiration. Also, Challenge PTT#47 - to use ribbon - at Party Time Tuesdays.

The stamps used are Stampin' Up's Delicate Doilies, and Inkadinkadoo's Winter Birds and Round Frames (the "thank you"). They were all stamped and heat embossed.

I wanted shimmery white ribbon, but didn't have any, so I used grossgrain ribbon and covered it with diamond Stickles. tfl