Summer Memories

Happy Saturday! We have spent the last few days moving youngest DD into an apartment at her college. Boo Hoo-I'm going to miss that young lady! I can't believe that summer is coming to an end. It went by so fast, and thankfully we have lots of wonderful memories. My card today was created using a Victorine Originals image called Children Playing. It was made for three challenges. First, the SCS Inspirational challenge where I chose the yellow wallpaper placemat as my inspiration. My designer paper which is mostly covered up now (eye roll) is from Webster Pages & looks nearly identical. The second challenge was the CPS231 sketch challenge. 

I altered my card size to 5.5 X 5.5 inches. The last challenge I used in creating my card for the day was the CR84FN36 challenge. The colors are shown below.

My ribbons are from SU! & I used my Bow-Easy to create the multi-looped bow. The pretty little button is Making Memories Vintage Findings. I really love both of these challenges & now that fall is arriving, I will have more time for challenges. Thanks for stopping! You know how much it means. Have a great evening!
Hugs,

Marilyn

Hogs and Kisses

I am so totally in love with this stamp set called "Critters on the Farm" from Lawn Fawn. The animals, like this little pig, are just cuter than cute and there's a barn, fence and bale of hay stamps, plus four sentiments. All of the Fawn Lawn stamps are cute and fun!  I was recently exposed to them from the PaperCrafts designers and blogs. I just had to have this one. Anyway...about my card...

I made my sentiment using a font called Kurlz because I wanted this particular phrase. My youngest DD will be heading back to college next week & I'm trying to stock up on cards to send her. I like to send a card every week when the kids are away but I didn't do so good last year. I did get a little pouty face from her when she came home for the summer, so I thought I'd try to be a better Mom this year {wink}.

This card was made for two challenges. One of my favorites, the SCS Inspiration Challenge (IC296) & for the Pile it On Challenge to use Farm Images. For SCS IC, I chose these farm hand temporary tatoos from Modern Lola. 

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,

Marilyn

Supplies:
Stamps: (Critters on the Farm) Fawn Lawn 
Paper: (Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red) Stampin' Up; (Solar White) Neenah
Designer Paper: (Bella Rose-retired, In-Color Paper stacks) Stampin' Up
Accessories: (Computer generated sentiment) Font Curlz

Birthday Mouse

I made this card for two challenges. First, the Victorine Originals (VO) blog challenge #14 to make a birthday card. I used my VO stamp called "Mouse with Balloon". Stop by & play...you don't have to use VO stamps (of course we'd love it if you did)...we just want everyone to have fun! Anyway, today I chose to make the mouse masculine & I used my Basic Grey Marjolaine plaid paper. (I'm already thinking about a little girl mouse with some feminine colors like pink and yellow). My sentiment is also from VO; you should check out their All Occasions set (10512X)~ it's a super value. There's 38 Occasions and 8 descriptive words like Merry and Happy making a total of 46 stamps for less than $10 when you chose the unmounted rubber option.

The second challenge is the Pals Paper Arts (PPA) #105 challenge  where we were to use the colors below.

I just love this new SU! color "Island Indigo". I'll be using a lot of it over the next two years. Yea- it is a blue & you know how I love blue.

Thanks so much for coming over to my place. Have a great week!
Hugs,

Marilyn

Supplies:
Stamps: (Mouse with Balloon & All Occasions Set) Victorine Originals
Ink: (Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Basic Grey, Blushing Bride, Not Quite Navy) Stampin' Up; (Tuxedo Black Memento) Tsukineko
Paper: (Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo) Stampin' Up; (Solar White) Neenah
Designer Paper: (Marjolaine) Basic Grey
Punches: (1-1/4 square, 1-3/8 square) Stampin' Up
Accessories: (Blender Pen) Stampin' Up

Eiffel Mojo

Happy Saturday! It was a busy week at work & as hard as tried last night to stay awake so I could stamp, my eyelids would not cooperate. So today I had a little time to play some of the challenges. This card is for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge.

This card is 4.25 X 4.25. The background is Cherry Cobbler & on the lower half there is a page from a dictionary that I brayered with Daffodil Delight. I stamped the Eiffel tower from the SU! set Artistic Etchings onto white cardstock and then then stamped the motif from the set in Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight. The smaller piece of Cherry Cobbler has the crown and key from the same set. The little tag is also from SU!; a set called Tiny Tags & I used the coordinating punch. My idea for using this set and this color combination was from one of my SU! demo friends, Rochelle Edwards. I just love it. Hope you do too!
Hugs!

Marilyn

Supplies (all SU! unless stated otherwise)
Stamps: Artistic Etchings, Tiny Tags
Paper: Solar white (Neenah), Cherry Cobbler
Ink: Black Tuxedo (Momento), Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Jewlery Tag punch, 1/4" Basic Black Grosgrain ribbon, Brayer, Bakers Twine (unknown), Old book

Party Hats

Happy Monday, Friends! I have some very exciting news that I've kept quiet for a little while...I was selected to join the Victorine Originals Design Team! Isn't that cool? I'm super thrilled and honored, to say the least. I waited until today to tell you as today is my first DT challenge card. Hop on over to the Vicotrine Originals blog (aka http://vostamps.blogspot.com/) to check it out. Today our challenge is "Bling".

I used a fun VO stamp called "Party Hats" as my main image. Colored it with SU! markers in Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz and retired Pixie Pink. Then covered the entire image with Versamark ink and sprinkled with Iridescent Ice for a beautiful sparkle. But you knoiw that it is hard to capture that twinkle on the camera. The card base is Pear Pizzazz that I scored with my Scor-Pal to highlight the image and the gemstones. My sentiment is from VO's All Occasions Set.

Supplies:
Stamps: (Party Hats-2925F; All Occasions Set-10512X) Victorine Originals
Paper: (Pear Pizzazz, Pretty in Pink) Stampin' Up, (Solar White) Neenah
Ink: (Memento-Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Markers-  Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz &retired Pixie Pink) Stampin' Up
Accessories:  (Iridescent Ice) Stampin' Up, (Oval and Scallop Punches) Stampin' Up, (Pink Gemstones) Paper Studio

Chocolate Case

Hello friends! I hope you had a super weekend. I sure have enjoyed mine; some family time & lots of paper crafting time. Here's the template card I made for my stamp club swap in August. We swap every month; and since I work full-time, I can't wait til the last minute to get 12 cards made. As a matter of fact, I hope to get another set of 12 done before our August date so I have one set as a backup.

I made this for two Splitcoaststamper challenges. First, today's Featured Stamper challenge (FS233) where Jennie was honored. I chose to case her Elzy Sneak Peek card. I kept the design, the polkadot paper, and the ribbon. I changed to a white base, moved the ribbon and changed the stamp.

The second challenge was yesterday's Inspirational Challenge where Stef chose Linda Billet's on line glass gallery. I picked Linda's mosaic glass piece entitled True which has a heart shaped box of chocolates (glass mosaic, of course). The colors included chocolate and pinks.

Please consider coming back tomorrow morning. I have an exciting (to me) announcement to share with you.
Hugs,

Marilyn

Supplies:
Stamps: (Eat Chocolate (Stampin' Up)
Paper: (Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink) Stampin' Up, (Solar White) Neenah
Designer Paper: (Sweet Always-retired) Stampin' Up
Ink: (Chocolate Chip) Stampin' Up
Accessories: (Decorative Label punch) Stampin' Up, (Sweet Treat ribbon) Michaels

Pennant Case

Here's my take on two Splitcoaststamper challenges from earlier this week. First, the Color Challenge (CC332) with the new SU! color Pool Party with Wild Wasabi and Chocolate Chip. I do love Pool Party...after all, it is a blue! And Ya' know I LOVE blue. The second challenge was the Featured Stamper Challenge FS232. This Sunday's FS was Teri Anderson, aka teristampsalot, and one of PaperCrafts Go To Gals. I adore Teri's work. Her cards are so original. She truly is one of my paper artist heroes! I had this card 90% made earlier this week, but I couldn't find my chocolate twine until tonight. And I just had to have that twine.

I picked this card of Teri's to case, not because it is my favorite, all of her cards are my favorite (seriously...there isn't a single one that I don't love!), but because I wanted to use my new SU! Petite Pennants punch. Thank goodness I had some criteria when I strolled through Teri's gallery, otherwise I would have never been able to choose.

I have enjoyed the blogs from those that attended CHA, like PaperCrafts, and Moxie Fab World. Thanks ladies! It is so fun to see all the wonderful new products. Thanks for stopping!

Have a great weekend! Hugs, Marilyn

Supplies:
Stamp: Hello you (SU)
Paper: Pool Party, Wild Wasabi (SU) #110Solar White (Neenah), DP-Marjolaine (Basic Grey)
Ink: Chocolate Chip ink and marker (SU)
Accessories: Petite Pennants punch (SU), Twine (gosh I've forgotten the maker but at least I found it ), white gel pen (signo), button. 

Friends are the Sunshine of Life!

Friends are the Sunshine of Life! Isn't that so true? I have been very blessed to have made friends during all the different phases of my life & I've been even more fortunate to have kept many of those friendships too. My girlfriends and I have laughed and cried together, but mostly laughed & sometimes laughed so hard we cried! I hope you have had the same blessings. I am going to send this card as a 'just because' friendship card to the first friend I met when I moved to St. Louis over 30 years ago  Recently she has taken up stamping and card making, so we are having a blast sharing this hobby too.

This card was made these challenges. The Crazy 4 Challenges (C4C95) to make a summer themed card- flowers and bright, fun colors scream summer to me. Plus it is always so much more fun to get out with friends when the weather is nice. The other challenge was today's Splitcoaststampers' Free 4 All (F4A73) to use twine. Not quite twine, but skinny and colorful is my embroidery thread. I tried some blue twine, but it didn't match or blend to my taste.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Your comments make me so happy! Please check back again soon. I have lots of new toys! :)

PS. The studio re-organization is almost done! Pictures soon.

Supplies:
Stamp: Studio g
Ink: Tuxedo Black (momento), SU Markers: Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Concord Crush
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Pool party, Concord Crush (SU), DP- Summer Days (Echo Park)
Accessories: Purple Ribbon (Ribbon Boutique), Embroidery Floss (DMC), Pin (K&Co), Flowers(Making Memories), Rhinestone Circle "fire" Brad (SU), Eyelet Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders).

Hugs,

Marilyn

Perk Up

Here's my take on the Featured Stamper challenge (FS230) on Splitcoaststampers. Today, Beth picked Cjoy, aka Cindy. I chose this card from CIndy's gallery. It is pretty much a straight case. I changed the papers, ribbon and button. Otherwise it is basically the same. Thanks for stopping!
Supplies: All SU!
Stamps: Morning Cup
Paper: Gray, White, Baja Breeze, DP- A Walk in the Park
Ink: Black; markers- Baja Breeze, Cameo Coral, Gray
Accessories: white striped Taffeta ribbon. gray corduroy button

Kitty, Kitty

Happy Saturday! To my US friends, Happy 4th of July weekend! I am really going to enjoy having an extra day off this weekend. I hope you do too!

Last night, I made this card for the WT329 challenge on Splitcoaststampers to use something old and something new. My old item is my Basic Grey Max & Whiskers papers; my new is the cat image from SU! Touch of Kindness stamp set in the Summer mini catalog. I just love this cat...the very reason for purchasing the stamp set! I do love cats but I've never had one. :(  As a kid, my mom was allergic & now as an adult, my daughters are allergic. I suspect that I probably am too, so I just have to play with my cat stamps. I also made this card for the Inspirational challenge, IC291. I chose this print from the Oopsy Daisy website.

Have a great Saturday! Stay safe out there!
Hugs, Marilyn