CCEE2020 Asthma Awareness Month

Kelly continues as hostess for the CCEE Stampers and told us that May is Asthma Awareness Month.  She said, "Let's bring the awareness to 339.4 million people worldwide affected by asthma by creating a card where you need to use your lungs!  Think blowing up a balloon blowing out birthday candles, a dandelion, a whistle."  I chose the dandelion.

A favorite stamping technique of mine is Triple Stamping.  I have just one dandelion stamp set, which fortunately has two different images on it.

Check out the CCEE Stampers blog to see how the rest of the team handled this challenge.

CCEE2001 - It's June in January

Lynn starts off the new year as hostess for the CCEE Stampers.  For her first challenge of the year she reminded us that some of our fans may not realize that two of our CCEE Stampers Design Team members are living down under in Australia.  Their seasons are the exact opposite of ours.  They have always gone with the flow and designed cards to conform to our climate.  Lynn wants us to turn the tables this week and make some summery cards they can put to use right now.  Bring on the heat!

One of my favorite techniques is the Triple Stamping technique, and that's what I used for my "June in January" card.

To see how the rest of the team handled this challenge, visit the CCEE Stampers blog.

CCEE1802 Hot Tea Month

Liz continues as the CCEE stampers hostess for January and told us that this is "Hot Tea Month."  As a tea drinker, I feel a bit remiss that I did not know that.  She asked us to use a tea pot or tea cup on our cards, or we could use a "tea stain" technique.  I chose the former suggestion, using both a tea pot and some tea cups.

Be sure to check out the CCEE Stampers blog for more cards honoring my favorite breakfast beverage.

CCEE1746 - Happy Birthday, Joanne!

Joanne continues hosting the CCEE Stampers challenge and tells us that today is her birthday.  She asked us to make a feminine birthday card with flowers.  I recently found this layered hibiscus stamp set and wanted to give it a try.  Today was the perfect day!!!  And I used the Triple Stamping Technique again.

Happy Birthday, Joanne!  I'm sure there are lots more floral birthday cards over on the CCEE Stampers blog for you to admire.

Happy Holidays

I saw a tutorial for a variation on the Triple Stamping Technique last week and wanted to give it a try.  I'm not sure what it's called, but it was rather interesting.  For lack of another name, I'll call it Triple Embossing.  (My apologies to whomever developed this technique for using what might not be the correct nomenclature.)  Here's my card:

To start my card, I cut several layers of cardstock:

Gray - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (scored at 4 1/4"), 3 1/4" x 4 1/2", 2 1/4" x 3 1/2"

White - 4" x 5 1/4", 3" x 4 1/4", 2" x 3 1/4"

Using repositionable tape, layer the white pieces of cardstock, centering each piece on top of the next larger one.  This stack of cardstock will be placed in an embossing folder.

I ran the embossing folder though my Cuttlebug, being careful not to move the various pieces.

I removed the embossed pieces of cardstock from the embossing folder; and, while the pieces were still adhered to each other, I lightly sponged ink across the top of them.   This brought out the pattern of the embossing quite nicely.

I then separated the panels and adhered them to the coordinating pieces of gray cardstock.

I didn't want to take away from the embossed/inked pattern on the panels, so I decided to add just a sentiment.  I cut the sentiment "Happy Holidays" from one of the new Christmas CottageCutz dies, Happy Holidays Greeting.

I layered the panels together (lining up the embossed areas), glued the die cuts to the center of my card, and I was finished.  You can see how the various snowflakes transverse the panels.  One of them (the large one on the far right) actually is on all three panels.

I really like the result achieved on my card and will definitely use this technique again.    The CottageCutz die used on this card is:

MFP Stamp Shop We're Celebrating Blog Hop - Day 4

WELCOME  
TO MFP STAMP SHOP
CELEBRATIONS
BLOG HOP

 

 

JOIN US EACH DAY, Nov. 24-27 FOR SOME CELEBRATING. WE'LL HAVE  TUTORIALS AND DT INSPIRATION. THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR LEAVING COMMENTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM'S BLOGS AND PRIZES FOR TRYING OUR TUTORIALS.  YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO ADD YOUR PROJECT to the Nov. 27th POST FOR US TO SEE SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE NOT TO JOIN IN THE FUN. 

 

Please Hop along with us!! 
 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop Celebration-related STAMP SETS Just comment on the  blogs listed below ( don't forget this one ) each day for more chances to win! ( You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the post. The winners will be announced on Dec. 12, 2015 right here on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. ( HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. And comments on the MFP blog count twice. ) The deadline for commenting and posting pics of your projects is Friday Dec. 11, 2015 at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
Nov. 25. Pop Up Card by Lois
Nov. 27 - A Fun Fold by Sandy

We've arrived at the last day of our celebration blog hop.  And it's Susie and Clarke's first anniversary.  I wanted my card to reflect the symbols of the first anniversary, so I did a little research and found the following information:

Traditional Gift:  paper  (how appropriate is that for a card!)
Gemstone:  Peridot  (I had to fudge a little bit on this one.  My enamel dots are pale green, the color of the peridot.)
Color: Gold or Yellow
Flower:  Orange Blossom or Pansy

Here's my card, which incorporates all of those things.

The MFP Stamp Shop sets that I used on this card are Spring Flowers and Swans.

Here's the Design Team

Bonnie

Jane

 Karen
Kren
Lois   (that's me)
Marilynn

Pat
Pam
Sandy 

Shirley

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop 

 

Enjoy the Hop. We hope we have inspired you to start your own Celebrations.  Get to work on the tutorials, show us what you made by Dec. 11 and check back on Dec. 12, 2015 to see if you are a winner. 

MFP Stamp Shop "Favorites" Blog Hop - Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of the Marks Finest Papers Stamp Shop
 January Blog Hop. 

 We're doing something different to start out the new year. We're looking back at all the wonderful sets released in 2014. For the 4 days of the Blog Hop the Design Team will show you their "Favorite" sets of 2014. Please visit each blog and leave a comment. One person will be chosen to receive their choice of one of the "Favorite" Stamp Sets we have featured.

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win a "Favorite" Set of your choice! Just comment on the blogs listed below (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT, however, have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) The winner will be announced on 

January 31, 2015, on the MFP Stamp Shop blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win; and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) 
The deadline for 

commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday January 30, 2014.

Let's get started!!

Anyone who is familiar with my cards knows that my favorite stamps are flowers and also knows that I like fun fold techniques.  I combined those things in several projects made with the set Coneflowers.  One of my blog hop cards in July was this cascading card.

My daughter-in –law’s birthday was in July, and I used Coneflowers for this “bouquet in a box.”  I'm pleased that she still has it sitting on her kitchen window.

I thought I should make a new card with this beautiful set, so I made one using a favorite technique (Triple Stamping).  The bees and sentiment are from another MFP Stamp Shop set, Bring on the Sun.

Here is the Design Team for today:

Lois (that's me)

Karen 

Toni 

Janine

Shirley

Vickie

Sandy

MFPStampShop

Be sure to visit the rest of the participating members of the Design Team and comment for a chance to win a free stamp set.

Come on back tomorrow for more FAVORITES!!

Butterflies, Butterflies, Butterflies

Today's Technique Lovers Challenge over on Splitcoaststampers is a favorite of mine -- Triple Stamping.  I pulled out one of my butterfly stamps for this one.  I usually use a slightly smaller image for this particular technique, but I saw a card using this Stampin' Up butterfly the other day and decided to use it here.

After stamping the butterfly over the three layers of white cardstock with Versafine Onxy Black ink, I clear embossed it and then colored it with three different Copic markers (Y06, YR09, YR27).  I added the shadow behind the butterfly using three other markers (E50, E51, E53).  Then I put the orange mat behind the two top layers and attached the whole panel to the card base, popping up the sentiment with a foam pop dot.

I also made a card for the Clean and Simple Challenge on Splitcoaststampers today.  That challenge was all about New Year's Resolutions.  I'm not a big resolutions maker/keeper, but I am going to try to do one thing -- when I put a card into My Favorites album on SCS, I should CASE it quickly.  I had seen this beautiful card made by Harriet Skelly on Saturday and popped it into My Favorites right away.    I even bought the same embossing folder she used later that day at Joann.  Here's my version of Harriet's card:

I recently bought a set of four Spellbinders butterflies call Les Papillions Two, called that because it actually makes just two butterflies because two of the dies are shadows which you place behind the more intricate one.  The larger butterfly on my card was made with that set.  The middle one actually was a bit harder to make.  I cut the orange one out first.  When I cut the black "shadow" one, I had to be careful when I took the cardstock out of the die because I didn't want to lose the little pieces.  Then I just put some Scotch tape behind the butterfly to keep the small pieces in place.  The top smallest butterfly was made with a punch.

Card #1
Stamps:  Stampin' Up Swallowtail, Hero Arts Little Happy Birthday
Ink:  Versamark Onyx Black
Paper:  MFP Stamp Shop Bright Orange, Snow Storm Smooth
Accessories:  Copic markers, Circle punches, Foam pop dots

Card #2
Paper:  Georgia Pacific White, MFP Stamp Shop Bright Orange, Recollections Orange/White polka dots
Accessories:  Spellbinders Les Papillions Two dies, Cheery Lynn Exotic Butterfly die, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Darice Butterfly Swirl embossing folder, Pearls

CCEE1404 - Bright Flowers

January's CCEE Stampers Hostess Sabrina is trying to brighten up the gray days of winter with some bright colors -- we were to make a card using some bright flowers. One of my favorite colors is orange, which is quite bright, so I used it along with another bright color (yellow) to make a card using a fun technique called Triple Stamping.  Here is my card:

If you'd like to brighten up your winter day, why don't you play along with us and upload your card on the CCEE Blog.

Stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers - Huge Blooms, Marsh Silhouettes

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Bamboo Leaves; Ranger Mustard Seed

Paper:  Mark's Finest Papers - Bright Orange, Snow Storm Smooth

Accessories:  Copic markers, Sponge applicator

Speedy TV Inspiration Challenge - Rainbows

My inspiration challenge on Speedy TV this week has photos of rainbows -- real or otherwise.  Here is one of the photos I found on Pinterest.

My card, inspired by this photo, is a Triple Stamping card, which is always fun.

I stamped the script on a piece of vanilla cardstock and cut it out with a Mega Curved Rectangle Spellbinders die, then colored on the rainbow using Copic and Prismacolor markers.  I had tried using the original directions for the Triple Stamping card but had some difficulties.  (There are about three or four tries of this card now residing in my trash can!)  After I colored the rainbow, then I cut the two smaller pieces with two other dies from the set -- and matted them with the black, using the the directions from my tutorial. 

Hop on over to Speedy TV and check out my challenge.  There are two other rainbow photos which may inspire you.

Stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers - Love Script

Paper:  MFP Licorice Whips, Natural Vanilla Bean

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Accessories:  Spellbinders Mega Curved Rectangle dies, Copic and Prismacolor markers, Ribbon

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge - Love

This week's theme on the Speedy Fox and Friends challenge on the MFP Blog is LOVE.  Valentine's Day is right around the corner, so this was very appropriate.  My card for the challenge is a sneak peek at a new set from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company, called  Love Script.

This is one of my new favorite techniques -- Triple Stamping.  I lined up the three white layers and stamped the script background over all three pieces of cardstock.    It didn't quite cover the entire bottom layer, so I stamped the flourish.  After matting with the red cardstock, I tied the red ribbon around the two smaller layers and added the butterflies.  It was a fairly simple card to construct.

If you'd like to play along with the Speedy Fox and Friends team, make a card depicting love and link it up at the end of the post on the Mark's Finest Papers blog.  You could win a free stamp set.  If you use MFP stamps, you get two chances.

Stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers - Love Script
Paper:  MFP Deep Scarlet, Grandma's Snow Covered Porch
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories:  Ribbon, Cheery Lynn Designs Butterfly die, Pearls

Sketch Challenges

I've always liked sketch challenges because they give you a place to start when making a card.  I think this challenge was the first one I ever participated in when I started visiting Splitcoaststampers.  Speedy TV also has a Sketch with a Twist challenge that is always fun.  

Here is my card for the Sketch with a Twist challenge on Speedy TV.

This layout also uses the Triple Stamping technique.  There's a tutorial on Speedy TV you can check out if you've never made this particular type of card.  After stamping and coloring the grapes, I stippled the background with a stipple brush to tone down the stark white background.  Then I added the ribbon/charm in one corner and the oval with the wine in the other corner.

The layout for the the Sketch Challenge on Splitcoaststampers was actually a square one.  Because square cards cost more to mail, I expanded my card to a regular A2 shape but used the layout as the focal point.  Here's my card:

After stamping the background music, I popped on the punched-out circles, following the sketch layout.  The treble clef is part of the stamp set (Mark's Finest Papers - Just a Note) and the big notes are brads.

Card 1

Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers - No Sour Grapes

Paper:  MFP Spring Leaf, Grandma's Snow Covered Porch

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Peeled Paint

Accessories:  Copic markers, Stipple brush, Ribbon, Charm, Gold cord, Oval nesties, Pop dots

Card 2

Stamps:  Mark's Finest papers - Just a Note

Paper:  MFP Premium Heavy White, Bang Up Blue, Aqua Light

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Circle punches, Brads, Pop dots