Thankful…#39 Sassy Challenge, Prizes, And a Shopping Trip!

Our Sassy Challenge is Thankful…
I’m thankful for many things,
probably too many to list in a blog post!

Join us this week. Just make sure you use an image from Sassy Cheryl's, post to your blog (or online gallery at PCP, SNR, SCS, etc), then link that post back here using Mr. Linky.

In addition to our regular $5 gift certificate, Cheryl is offering some of her darling licensed ceramic pieces as special gifts over the next several weeks.

Isn’t it CUTE!!

 

I called this one “Thankful For You”.

This is Simple Prayer, isn’t she sweet! I love that quote by Eleanor Roosevelt…perfect with the digi and our challenge! She’s colored with Prismacolor pencils blended with baby oil and paper pieced with DCWV Amber Autumn.

I made the teeny ribbon strips out of a scrap of paper, colored with a Copic and tied a teensy bow! The quote is hanging from a “faux” brad. Three layers of scrap cs glued together and colored with a black marker, punched with my Cropadile…then just a little white gel pen.

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Cheryl just had to tempt me
with those plates sold at Hobby Lobby!

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Well, guess who went yesterday?!

Yup!
And guess what…this week their ceramic ware is 50% off!!
Woohoo!

How FUN! 
I almost got the really cool platter too, but it had a little chip on the edge.
haha..see how self conscious I was? I didn’t even move the cart with my purse out of the way for the pic!

So, this is what I got!! That mug is huge! Mmmm, can’t wait to sip some Spiced Pumpkin Cappuccino, Chai or just coffee!

Do I have a cool job or what!! (lol…I call it a job, )

I did feel like a goober though… Cheryl’s display was smack dab, first one in the aisle and it was busy at Hobby Lobby! So, there I am, with my phone trying to take pics of myself with the display! HAHA! I was waiting for some code over the PA system… Security To Snowman Display!!

Now, for more sassy fun
be sure to check the other Sassy Girls.

Ann English Cathy Edgar
Heather Huggins Kim Rhead
Jeni Tidwell (wish Jeni and Steve a Happy Anniversary!) Peggy Marsh
Jackie Mooney Jodi Ann Lee
Judy Kreucher Janetlynne

thanks for stopping!

Dawn

I Dare You...!

 

It's Dare to Get Dirty Week at Splitcoaststampers!  If you're a Fan Club Member this is your chance to play along with Dirty Girls, past and present, in a ton of fun challenges.  If you're not a Fan Club Member, this is the perfect time to become one!

We'd love to have you play with us this week!  There are 33 challenges to choose from - play one or play them all.

The card I'm sharing today is for a challenge hosted by Julie Warner, and you can see the details here.

This is Favorite Flowers, by Innovative Stamp Creations. Colored with Copics, the centers have Ranger Crackle and Stickles.

My card has faux'd layering, cardstock, stitches and brads. The base layer is sponged with Crushed Olive and Bundled Sage Distress inks. The embossed layer is edged with a Sharpie marker. The brads are 4 punched circles each(glued together), colored with a Copic, stamped the script over them and covered them with Glossy Accents by Ranger.

stamps: favorite flowers-innovative stamp creations

paper: gp white, unknown cream from hollos

ink: memento tuxedo black, ranger distress chipped sapphire, crushed olive, old paper, vintage photo, bundled sage

other: copics, cuttlebug/scrollwork, spellbinders oval, sharpie marker/fine tip, ruler, ranger glossy accents, crackle accents, stickles, foam dimensionals/mounting tape, daubers, cropadile (faux brad circles)

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

A Challenge...A Thank You...A Grad Card...and Some Jbelle News

I needed a thank you card, a graduation card for a party on Saturday, I didn't do the Sketch Challenge yesterday on Splitcoast and I wanted to do Angie's challenge ....soooo, I *ahem* (sorry Mr Eagle) killed 2 birds with one stone so to speak!

First Angie's challenge for the Stamping In Time: On Assignment, ODBD blog.... Create a Scene! SNTODBD11

I wanted a special thank you for Randy, the guy that let us use his cabin in Gatlinburg. It needed to be, well, "MOUNTAINY"!

I used the sketch from yesterday. Believe it or not, this was a super quick card to put together! Sponge some clouds, mountains, punch some trees and color the eagle.........and slap it together! I split up the "thank you" by inking it separately and using my stamp positioner.

I highlighted the eagle with my Sakura white gel pen. ACK! Seeing this close-up reminds me I forgot to go around the cut edges with a black marker! It gives a nice "finished" touch!

The black layers are "fauxed" using a ruler and marker. The clouds are my homemade cardboard template, the mountains just a piece of torn copy paper used in the same manner.

*Afterthought*...it would have looked nice with a torn paper river running under the trees....oh well, next time! LOL

stamps: on eagles' wings, friendship- our daily bread designs

paper: gp white, prism

ink: memento tuxedo black, ranger distress pumice stone, walnut stain, brushed corduroy, tumbled glass, stormy sky, weathered wood

other: copics, sponges, martha stewart tree punch, foam mounting tape, sakura white gel pen, sharpie black marker

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One of my 4H kids, Levi, is graduating and having his party on Saturday, so I had to make him a special card.

We had fun doing his senior pics. I took this one when we were at the Fiber Festival last month. Tuesday we took more....now, if I could just get Jared (MY son) to realize we NEED to take some of him!

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This is Frantic Boy Graduate from Sassy Cheryl's, colored with Copics. The sentiment is from As You Graduate, ODBD. The brads are "faux", punched black cardstock with some white gell pen accents then Ranger Glossy Accents over top!
I thought this paper from Jacksonbelle Embellishments was perfect!
Speaking of... Lindsey (Jacksonbelle) is having a Going Out of Business SALE! *sniff sniff* Everything is 30% off right now.

HAHAHAHAHAHA....just now looking at this... I should have made his shirt PLAID!!!

stamps: sassy cheryl's digital, our daily bread designs

paper: gp white, black,  jacksonbelle embellishments

other: printer, copics, spiral punch, sakura white gel pen, foam mounting tape, ranger glossy accents.

Hope your day is going well!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Frog Eggs and Orchids

The other day while walking outside I came upon this unusual nest!!

Frog eggs? Serious?

Well, take a look for yourself!

No, actually, some stupid Starling had laid her eggs inside my llama trailer....not laying them IN a nest.... and they rolled OUT of the trailer...totally proving how stupid and worthless Starlings are! They are not Robin eggs, Robin eggs are a deeper blue. Two of them were cracked, so before the llamas stepped on them I thought they'd look cute in one of my little gardens. Then I got the idea of the frog sitting next to them....yeah, my goofy sense of humor!

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Now for the Orchids

Today's sketch on SCS combined with Gina's technique for the day, shaving cream background. For the technique I used Adirondack dye reinkers, Lemonade, Cool Peri and Willow.

The orchid is another one from the set Tropicals by Inque Boutique. It's colored with Prismacolor pencils blended with baby oil then I sponged the background with Scattered Straw distress ink while it was still in the Spellbinder's die. I dabbed Milled Lavender Stickles on the petals with my fingertip....ooooh, spark-lay!

I made a couple of faux brads by using my Cropadile and punching 6 circles, gluing 3 together for each brad. Then I applied Glossy Accents and set them aside to dry before gluing in place.

supplies:
stamps: tropicals-inque boutique paper: hollo's smooth white, making memories textured ink: memento tuxedo black-tsukineko, scattered straw-ranger, adirondack reinkers lemonade, cool peri, willow-ranger other: shaving cream, martha stewart punches, cropadile, spellbinders sm/lg deckled mega rectangles, ribbon, zip dry glue, distress stickles-ranger, glossy accents-ranger, dauber, foam dimensionals, craft knife

Take a walk around the yard...you never know what you're going to find! *wink*

Thanks for stopping!

Welcome To The Olde Crowe

This was done for the Inspiration Challenge on SCS, bedding with a backdrop of the ocean. Wouldn't it be so relaxing to be in this Inn by the sea!!

Colored with a combo of copics and prismacolor pencils, heavily distressed both with inks and a tool. The base is faux layered by using a copic marker and ruler with the hinges being stamped in a darker color. Faux brads on the hinges made by punching black cs with my crop-a-dile and adding a little silver gel pen.

• Stamps:
• Geometric Flowers Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms
• Primitive Beginnings, The Rummage Bin by Cornish Heritage Farms
• Hinges by Cornish Heritage Farms
• Ink:
• Burnt Sienna, Colorbox Fluid Chalk by Clearsnap
• Fired Brick, Broken China, Frayed Burlap, Tea Dye, Old Paper, Walnut Stain Distress by Ranger
• Terra Cotta, Cloudy Blue, Adirondack by Ranger
• Cardstock:
• Georgia Pacific white
• Black unknown
• Tools:
• Crop-a-dile
• Accessories:
• Prismacolor Pencils, Baby oil for blending, blending stumps
• Copic markers www.ellenhutson.com
• Jumbo Daubers by Tsukineko
• Distressing tool
• Deckle Scissors
• Foam mounting tape
• Silver gel pen
• Quickie Glue Pen by Sakura
• Technique:
• Sponging
• Distressing
• Faux Brads
• Faux Layering

Angels On Your Pillow

Prism Papers is having a contest so I figured, "what the heck, might as well!"
This is the inspiration piece


and this is my card
CHF's Broad Stripe bg stamped with Adirondack Peach Bellini, scooted the image over and stamped again in Distress Dried Marigold. Prism colors Papaya Puree medium, Papaya Puree dark, Twilight medium, Twlight dark.
Sentiment is from Verses Rubber Stamps and is popped up on foam mounting tape.
Faux buttons using Nestabilities smallest circle die, each button is 3 layers. Crop a dile used to punch holes, linen thread tied in a square knot.
Faux brads done the same way using the Crop a dile.

• Stamps:Broad Stripe Backgrounder, Cornish Heritage Farms
• Sentiment by Verses Rubber Stamps
• Ink:Adirondack Peach Bellini, Pitch Black, Ranger Distress Dried Marigold
• Prism Paper:Papaya Puree medium/dark, Twilight medium/dark
• Crop a dile, twill, foam mounting tape, Spellbinders Nestabilities http://www.ellenhutson.com/

Unique Brads

This was Julia's Ways to Use It challenge on SCS...not just any brads, they had to be unique. Wouldn't you know I didn't have any in my stash so I had to make a 'faux' one!

I punched 5 circles from the Deja View dp and glued them together. I attached a teeny piece of double sided tape to the back and stuck it on the end of a pencil...this gave me something to hold on to when I applied the Matte Accents by Ranger. Before it was totally dry I pressed it into the Tulle backgrounder from CHF.

I colored Thomas Kinkade's Skater's Pond from CHF with copics and prismas. I used a Sakura white gel pen and Stardust gel pen for the snow and accents. Wish you could see the sparkle! The tree lights are Marvy embossable markers with clear ep. I used a Zig embossing pen for the pond and a layer of clear ep. Distressed the edges and sponged Ranger Distress inks: old paper, vintage photo, walnut stain.

Now, don't tell my husband that I used my sewing machine (he surprised me 30 yrs ago, paid $700 for it and just wouldn't understand!!)...I did find out most of my zigzag's and cams don't work like they're suppose to!! fiddle...

Cammie, on SCS makes these easel cards and I've wanted to try one for a long time! The Spellbinders ovals are attached to the separate front and back.