Challenges from the Attic - Black and White

A fellow DT friend of mine, Paula, has started her own challenge blog called Challenges from the Attic. I have been meaning to get a project entered into one of them, but time just seems to be slipping through my fingers every time I turn around :( Paula, I'm sorry it's taken me so long, but Tamie told me about your black/white challenge and while I was at her house last night, I whipped up this beauty for it! I really like how it turned out! Thanks, also to Tamie, for letting me use her supplies :) My card also is being entered into The Crazy Challenge theme of "Swirls and Pearls" this week.

Stamps: Well Scripted; Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black; Ink: Basic Black; Accessories: martha stewart butterfly punch, divine swirls and perfect dots embossing folders, pearls, ribbon, dimensionals

Be sure to click on over and enter your black/white beauty in Paula's current challenge HERE. Happy stamping!

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #3 - Embossing!

Welcome back!

The 4 Crafty Chicks are sending out their 3rd challenge this week and our "hostess-with-the-mostess," Tamie, is giving us a technique to play with :) She has asked us to use "embossing" (either dry or heat) on our projects this week. Easy peesy, right?!? It's probably my NUMERO UNO fav technique...so on with my details....

I was blog surfin' looking for just the "perfect" color combo and I came across this absolutely {DELISH} combo over at Colour Q Challenge Blog and paired it up with a fun sketch from The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge Blog....

I flipped the sketch to fit my image that I had stamped, and used the Perfect Dots embossing folder on the green layer, then the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder on the cherry layer (you might have to click on the photo to see it better).

Stamps: Good Neighbors, Well Scripted; Paper: Early Espresso, Pear Pizazz, Cherry Cobbler, Peach Parfait DP, Whisper White; Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizazz, Peach Parfait, Early Espresso; Accessories: clear block, pearls, embossing folders (perfect dots and vintage wallpaper), EE satin ribbon, flowers, white brad, pop up glue dot, dimensionals

Be sure to check out the rest of the CHICKS' blogs on the right-hand sidebar for more embossing inspiration! Thanks for stopping in this morning! Happy crafting!

Wedding Cards...

I decided to use the colors from the Color Dare again and make some wedding cards using the same layout as my last card..what do ya think?!? I think they are elegant and could be used for any color combo that is soft for weddings....

Combo Challenge :)

Good evening!! Can you believe there are only 8 more sleeps until the big day?!? That just seems *wrong* in my eyes...where did the time go? I guess with being home every day and homeschooling my 2 kids this school term, days just seem to flow into each other and POOF, they are gone! One of the many benefits of homeschooling, is at least I *can* craft every day if I choose to *insert happy dance here*

Tonight my good friend, Melissa, and I chose to challenge each other by using the same challenges and see what we come up with. Make sure you pop on over and check our her WONDERFUL creation! We chose to combine 2 great challenges. One from Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge and one from Diva Coffee Break Design Challenge.

This is the sketch challenge from Splitcoast:

....and this is the color challenge from Diva Coffee Break Designs:

....and.....here is my creation combining the two. I must say, I fussed a lot over the colors of the challenge. I like all the colors together, I just didn't really know *how* to combine them all :) I think I did pretty darn good...hee hee! The sketch challenge this week was fun! Thanks to everyone who creates these wonderful challenges for us who are CHALLENGED (LOL) I speak for myself when I say that - I have difficulty creating on my own a lot of the time, so I, for one, totally appreciate the sketch and color challenges :) Let me know what you think ok?!

Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Well Scripted (from the new Occasions Mini Catalog avail. Jan 5)

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive

Paper: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Accessories: acrylic blocks, Beautiful Wings Embosslit (Occasions Mini), Old Olive satin ribbon (Occasions Mini), Sizzix embossing folders - dots, finial press, paper piercer, sponge dauber, dimensionals