Pieces of Joy

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!

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 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!

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Designers Choice Challenge

Hi Guys --- and gals! Karen challenged the Repeat Impressions Design Team to make a card this week for GUYS!! Well, that was an easy do for me. My nephew is at Marine Boot Camp in California and I've been sending him cards. He is almost finished and I will sent this card to him in a couple of weeks when he is finished. Here is his picture on the day he left for camp.

Here is the card I made for him.

I used the stamp American.... and the tiny sentiment on the tab is bottom part of the sentiment Congratulations - you did it!

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 masculine. 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 for Acetate or Vellum

The Creative Belli Design Team has challenged our readers to make a card using Acetate or Vellum - wow! The possibilities for this challenge are endless. Overlays, embossed, stamped, or folded - show us what you can do with acetate or Vellum. -- This is a challenge I'll be eager to see what you create!
Here is what I did.

I used an acetate sheet from PK Glitz and glittered the back of it. Cut out a doily and added a few other elements.
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 vellum or acetate, 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, August 29, 2011

STOW Nubble Lighthouse

Happy Monday! The Stamp of the Week from Repeat Impressions for this week is Nubble Lighthouse. If you have ever been to Maine you might remember this wonderful lighthouse. It is on a little island in York Harbor. There are 3 buildings - one is the lighthouse, the little red one is the oil house and the other one is the boathouse. I love this place! There is a little park where you can just sit and watch the water and nearby is Brown's Ice Cream!

Here is one of my cards:

Here is the other one:

To receive your 50% off special discount please go to Wendy's blog "The House that Stamps Built" and the discount code will be 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 cute 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!

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

What If Wednesday and wishing for cooler weather!

Oh my, we are STILL having record heat - yesterday afternoon at 6:00 pm, it was 105!!! That is too darn hot! In a couple of days we will be headed to Maine - and some relief for us.

I made this card for my nephew who is at Marine Boot Camp in California and we have been praying for him and think of him everyday. He is about half way thru boot camp.

This is the sketch Wendy from Repeat Impression gave us for this week.


Isn't this a wonderful sketch!!

And here is my card:

I used the image called Shade of the Elm and the sentiment is from the series Friendship.

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, August 17, 2011

Designers Choice Challenge

This week, Darcie challenged us to make a scenic card with white, black and one other color. Here is my card:

I used the image called "Crowned Crane Deco". I embossed it with white EP and framed it with paper from Making Memories and red and black cardstock. I added a little ribbon and a button.

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 a shaker. 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 and be sure to reference Repeat Impressions DCC84 Designer’s Choice Challenge. Then link it with the inlinkz widget at Repeat Impressions blog. (Please provide a direct link to your post, not the entire blog.)
For this challenge a random winner will receive any one unmounted sheet of stamps of their choice!

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

Creative Belli Challenge Gingham

Our Creative Belli Challenge this week is to use some gingham - print it, stamp it, cut it, or use some gingham ribbon - show us how you can use it in a project.

Here is my card:

The pumpkins and sentiment are from Paper Trey Ink and the paper is from my large scrap heap!

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 non-paper, 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, August 15, 2011

Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week Blueberry

LOL - Wendy at Repeat Impressions know how much I like Maine! Maine is know for their wonderful blueberries and this week the stamp that you can get 50% is called Large Blueberry Cluster.

Remember that Wendy extends this 50% off offer for one week. Here is your opportunity to add to your stamp collection with a stamp that makes beautiful cards, scrapbook pages and fantastic wrapping paper!

Here is my card:

To receive your special discount please go to Wendy's blog "The House that Stamps Built" and the discount code will be 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 cute 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!

Friday, August 12, 2011

Stamp TV Alumni BLOG HOP

This Stamp TV Alumni BLOG HOP is a surprise party for Melissa Cash - one of our Design Team Members! I know she will really be surprised! --- So HAPPY BIRTHDAY Melissa! Hope you have a wonderful day! Melissa is the Team Member who does a lot of our sketches - she is a very talented lady.

If you just came from Jennie Harper's blog -- you are at the right spot. Didn't you just love the colors in Jennie's card? To start at the beginning and not miss one any of the inspirational projects, the beginning is at Stamp TV.

Here is the sketch Melissa drew for us:

And here is my card:

The stamp are Sending Sunshine by Theresa Momber for the versamark background and Inside and Out for the sentiment. The blue is a Gina K freebie download (find it here). The pink is from a Stamp TV Card kit, the flowers are from Gina K. The cardstock is White and Chocolate Brown from Gina K.

We are also giving away a stamp set!! Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (August 16th), Gina will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs who will get a stamp set of their choice valued up to $24.95!

Now hop on along to Karen Knegten's blog and see how she wishes Melissa a happy birthday! Thanks for stopping and have a HAPPY stamping day.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Repeat Impressions Sketch for August 10

Oh, my goodness, is it hot where you are? It is so darn hot here! In our part of Texas we have hit all time record highs -- it has been 108-111!! It is so hot you can't breath deeply. The plants are suffering and we are on voluntary water rationing! So I'm not going outside for anything! I'll just stay inside and stamp! Wendy gave us this sketch to use in her challenge:

Here is my card:

I used the image called Comfy Chair and the sentiment is A man travels...

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.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

NEW! NEW! My Craft Channel!

Do you like stamping and paper craft tips? How about quick videos that show new techniques? Take a look at My Craft Channel.

It all started in 1999 when Shelby Dredge quit work to start a family. Shortly after giving birth to her first son, she also launched embellish IT! Being the business-minded person

Shelby is, she thought starting a scrapbook business was the perfect excuse to carry out her passion for scrapbooking AND get the tax write-off. Over the years, embellish IT! has evolved into more than just something to do - it is has become her life. Her work includes exhibiting at Scrapbook Conventions, programming & managing an online website, tv spots, product design, traveling & teaching across the nation. Shelby is most passionate about teaching & sharing new products, techniques & ideas with others. Those who have taken classes from Shelby knows she teaches a variety of tips, tricks, ideas, short-cuts & better ways to do things. Shelby wants her Tip of the Day to be an extension of that but through video. Shelby will also show new products & tools, as well as feature giveaways.

What is My Craft Channel?

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Repeat Impressions - Dawn's Designers Choice Challenge

The Design Team at Repeat Impressions certainly has a lot of tricks (techniques) up their sleeves! They can come up with some great challenges! Dawn this week challenged us to make a shaker card! Oh man, are these fun! I went on You Tube and saw MANY techniques and my card this week is a combination of two of them. I must say it was a hard decision on what to put in the shaker. I finally decided on flower soft. Here is my card ---- OK, OK, I know that Lily of the Valleys are white -- but I like the color pink - so I colored the usually white flowers a soft shade of pink. Besides, pink matched my flower soft (LOL!)
Here it is:

The image is Lily of the Valley - from the Flower Series and the sentiment is "Find beauty in the little things" which is from the Quartet Series - totally packed with wonderful sentiments.(check it out) The paper is from Stampin Up and Laura Ashley. I made the little banner fold, so I can add another sentiment inside of it, put the recipient's in it or sign my name.

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

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 and be sure to reference Repeat Impressions DCC83 Designer’s Choice Challenge. Then link it with the inlinkz widget at Repeat Impressions blog. (Please provide a direct link to your post, not the entire blog.)
For this challenge a random winner will receive any one unmounted sheet of stamps of their choice!

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

Creative Belli Challenge - NOT paper

The girls at Creative Belli Challenge challenged the Design Team with making a project that used something not paper! Here are a few of their suggestions: silk, burlap, metal, netting, acetate, cloth, etc -- let your imagination run wild -- we like wild! Here is my card:

I used burlap and acetate. The image is the butterfly from Repeat Impressions new Summer Series and the sentiment Happy Birthday is from their Quartet Series. (love the script). I stamped the butterfly with stazon on acetate, put glitter on the backside with Glossy Accents. Using Glossy Accents keeps the glitter on the acetate and not on the card, floor, my hair, my table and everywhere it is not suppose to be. The paper is BoBunny.

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

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Snowflower card

Suzanne Dean of Color Me Creative Classroom has stared a new group called Book Endz. We will read a book every month and at the first of each month there will be a new book announcement. There will be discussions and chatter at the Book Endz group page.

There will be a Book party at the first of each month and share projects that have been made in the theme of whatever boook is being read and Suzanne will have a giveaway and some fun prizes. You can attend the party and join the group EVEN if you don't finish/read the book or make a project. Everyone is invited to join in the fun.

This month Suzanne chose Snowflower and the Secret Fan. This is a Great good book to begin our reading journey. I was able to read thru the book fairly quickly because it is soooo good and I also put the Kindle application on my iphone and found myself reading the book while waiting in line at the bank, while I got my nails done and even while I was at the dentist.

Here is my card for this month:

The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions. The blue paper is from Papertrey Ink and the oriental paper is some I've had for a very long time - there was no maker's mark. It is like a rice paper or hand made paper. I also used a tag die from Spellbinders. The fans were 1/2 of the Tim Holtz flower die.

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

Monday, August 1, 2011

Stamp of the Week - Summer Frame

In Texas we are HOT, HOT AND HOT! While we can, we'll try to enjoy it - come December we will be wishing for some of this heat! This week Wendy has chosen Summer Frame for Stamp of the Week. It is from her new Summer Series - Check out all the new stamps! Here is how I used the image.

This stamp is available exclusively to our blog readers at 50% OFF from August 1 thru August 7, 2011 only. (Limited to 1 per person please.) To receive your special discount please be sure to add in the Coupon Code section of the online order form. The coupon code is on Wendy's blog. Some of the members of the Design Team have made cards with this cute image -- Here they are

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

Have a HAPPY stamping day!

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