Pieces of Joy: September 2011

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Designers Choice Challenge from Robin

Today Robin was the featured Designer who challenged us to do a card with animals! Since my husband is a veterinarian -- this was easy -- and sorta hard. Repeat Impressions has so many animal stamps it was hard to decide which to use. I used a cat stamp called "Fourty Winks". I like this stamp because I like coloring like my cat --- who is usually napping. I also used the sentiment "Take Time to Chill Out". This series has some wonderful stamps and sentiments. Take a minute to check them out.

Here is m card:

Here is the list of Designers who made projects to inspire you.

Now we’d love for you to play along with us!
Here are all the details…
1. Create any card that includes an animal. Remember, your card does not have to be made with Repeat Impressions stamps, but if you would like to include their designs we would reeeally love to see them!

Plus, there’s an added bonus… you will get an additional entry in our random.org drawing for using their stamps in your submissions!
2. Post your DCC card on your blog or online gallery. Then link it with the inlinkz widget at Repeat Impressions blog. (Please provide a direct link to your post, not the entire blog.)

Thanks for looking at my card - have a happy stamping day!

Creative Belli Challenge - Paper Piecing

This week the Creative Belli Challenge is to use paper piecing. So here is my card:

The cut out leaves and the sentiment are from A Year of Leaves by Melanie Muenchinger. I've used scraps from my big pile. It is difficult to see, but the leaves are stamped on glitter paper and cut out.

Here is a list of the Designers who made projects to inspire you.

Would you like to join with us in this challenge? It is eazy-peazy! Remember our goal is to inspire you to use products you already have on hand. Make a project using paper piecing, remembering that the spirit of the Belli Challenges is to get you to use the old, forgotten or little used embellishments or components.
Link your project to the Creative Belli Challenge link found at the bottom of their post. - Hey, why don't you challenge a friend to join you?

Thanks and have a happy Stamping day!

Monday, September 26, 2011

Stamp of the Week - Fox

Happy Monday! Each week Wendy gives you the opportunity to purchase a stamp for 50% off. This is a great way to add to your stamp collection at a bargain! Be sure to check out her blog so that you can get the discount. This week it is call Fox. This is one of the images in the series called Woodland Animals. There are so many great stamps in this collection. Be sure to take time to look thru this series!

Here is my card:

The sentiment is Wishing you.... and the little trees are actually one stamp called Small Pine Tree. He is called Red Fox, but I made him a grey fox for a friend that is having a birthday (and his hair is grey!)

Some of the members of the Design Team have made cards with this cute image -- Here they are

Karen Hasheck
Lynette Neus
Joy Hadden - you are here
Dawn Bennett
Michelle Greenwood
Darsie Bruno

Have a HAPPY STAMPING day!!

Friday, September 23, 2011

Stamp TV Shaker Card Hop

This week Carolina one of the Designer Team Members at Gina K Designs challenged the Alumni to make a shaker card. If you came here from Karen Knegten's blog, you are right on track. I love the colors she puts together. If you did not, the best place to start is at Stamp TV . That way you will not miss one single designer's inspirational project. Here is my card.

I used Melanie Muenchinger's wonderful set called A Year of Leaves. This is one of my "favorite-est" sets. There are 10 sentiments and 8 images! That is an incredible set! Check it out here. The cardstock is Gina K Designs, Ivory, Chocolate, Pumpkin Spice and Sweet Corn. I also used Gina K's ribbon called Pumpkin Mango Stripe. In my Ranger Memory Capsule is a leaf and some clear micro-beads.

Now hop on over to Deb Felts's blog and see what she has created. She is a wonderful friend I got to spend a little time with at CHA in July. You will love her card!

Don't forget that Gina K will have a random drawing from all the comments made on the blogs. She will be giving away a FREE stamp set. That person will get a stamp set of their choice valued up to $24.99 -- WHOOP!!

Thanks for taking time to look at my card - have a HAPPY stamping day.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Repeat Impressions Sketch for September 21

What a wonderful day - Beginning of a wonderful week. Today Wendy from Repeat Impressions challenged us with this sketch

And here are two cards I made:

Stamp is "You Brighten my Day" from the Quartet Compliment series and the paper is from Echo Park.

I used the stamp Rocking Horse and a sentiment from the Quartet Compliments. I stamped the Rocking Horse in Versa Mark shaded a little with pink on the sentiment.

One of the fun things we get to do is look at what you create. Why don't you join us in this challenge?
Wendy will do a random drawing for a gift certificate from Repeat Impressions. Just go to her blog The House That Stamps Built and link your card there. Here are members of the Design Team that have made cards to inspire you.

Looking forward to see your creations! Have a HAPPY stamping day.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Designers Choice Challenge Harriett

What a wonderful day this is! I'm in Maine for few weeks but have schedule my posts -- here's hoping they all go live at the right time. This week Harriett on the the Design Team members challenged us to make a "one layer card CAS card". Remember CAS can stand for "Clean and Simple." I started with a pack of note cards I found at Paper Source in their mark down shelves. I needed some quick thank you cards and this was going to work just fine.

Here is the little pack I found:

And here is what I made:

I stamped the image with Vase of Tulips and the sentiment is Thanks So Much from the Quartet Compliments series, colored the tulips and greenery with Copic markers. I had 10 thank you notes -- super super quick.

Here is the list of Designers who made projects to inspire you.

Now we’d love for you to play along with us!
Here are all the details…
1. Create any card that is a one layer card and CAS (clean and simple). Remember, your card does not have to be made with Repeat Impressions stamps, but if you would like to include their designs we would reeeally love to see them!

Creative Belli Challenge String

Hey, guys! Time for a new Creative Belli Challenge. This week we have been challenged to use string in our project! Whether it is on a layout, a card or a 3-D project. We would love to see what you make! Remember the goal of the Creative Belli Challenge is to use something that you already have, something that perhaps you haven't used in a while. Here is my card:

This string art is called Spirelli - it is just one of MANY patterns in the string art. Here is a tutorial on it. It is so easy and this will probably be the Christmas cards that I will mail out. I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder and a Nestabilities die with the greeting from Repeat Impressions.

Here is a list of the Designers who made projects to inspire you.

Would you like to join with us in this challenge? It is eazy-peazy!
Make a project using, remembering that the spirit of the Belli Challenges is to get you to use the old, forgotten or little used embellishments or components.
Link your project to the Creative Belli Challenge link found at the bottom of their post. - Hey, why don't you challenge a friend to join you?

Thanks and have a happy Stamping day!

Monday, September 12, 2011

STOW Humpback Whale

One of the exciting things we do when we go to Maine is to go on a Whale Watching ship. Usually we go out of Boothbay Harbor or Bar Harbor. If you ever get the opportunity - go! It usually takes 4-5 hours because the boat has to go pretty far out. We have always seen whales when we go! Amazing creatures God created.

This week the Stamp of the Week is the Humpback Whale, so I was excited to work with this one. Here is my card:

So you remember that you can get this stamp for 50% off for this week only. Just go to Wendy's blog and get the special code she has listed there. Then go to Repeat Impressions and add that code in the Coupon Code section of the online order form. Some of the members of the Design Team have made cards with this wonderful image -- Here they are

Lynette Neus

Joy Hadden - you are here

Dawn Bennett

Michelle Greenwood

Darsie Bruno

Thank you for looking at my card. Have a HAPPY stamping day!

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Never Forget 9-11

Today is a sad anniversary for some. Please remember those who were killed, injured and still suffer from that horrific day. God Bless America and those who gave and give their lives!!

Friday, September 9, 2011

Stamp TV Inspiration Blog Hop

Carolina, arranged for the Center Stage Spotlight alumni to have an Inspiration Blog Hop. If you have come from my sweet friend, Giovana Smith's blog - you are right on track. If you want to start at the beginning it starts here at the Stamp TV site. Here is what Caroline gave us as inspiration:

There is so much here for inspiration, texture ruffles, color, patterns and shapes! Don't you just love the headboard? Here is my card:

I took my inspiration from the colors. The ribbon is Pumpkin Mango Stripe from GKD. I used Gina K Designs Pumpkin Spice, Sweet Corn, Kraft cardstock and a light blue scrap. The Stamp set is Spring Mix and the sentiment is from GKD Tag Lines -- a sentiment set I LOVE because they all fit on little banners.

Here is another card I put together. The card stock colors are Sweet Corn, Baby Blue and Pumpkin Spice. The Stamp set is Autumn Splendor. I embossed the Pumpkins spice with a Cuttlebug folder.

Now you can hop on over to Karen Knegten's blog. She will just blow your socks off with her card!!

Thanks for looking at my card. Have a HAPPY stamping day!

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

WHAT IF WEDNESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE

Wendy at Repeat Impressions does a wonderful job of challenging us with sketches! This week she gave us this sketch:

First I like the way this sketch is turned. Second I love the little element on the right hand side that allows for so many possibilities! Here is my card:

I used one of the images and a sentiment from the new Summer Series.
Here is the list of Designers who made projects to inspire you.

Wendy and the Design Team would love to see what you do with this sketch -- it is one of the fun perks of being on the Design Team. Soooo... show us what you can do. Link your project to Wendy's blog.

Thanks for looking at my card - have a happy stamping day!