Bloggers Challenge Friday

Welcome to another Bloggers Challenge Friday! This week my challenge to the Bloggers Group was to CASE one of the other Bloggers Challenge Members. Now let me tell you there is a lot of talent in this group, so picking one person to CASE was not an easy task. CASE means different things to different people Copy And Stamp Exactly/Copy And Steal Everything...When it comes to CASEing, I'm more of an inspired by type of stamper. I like to use sketch layout/color combinations that sort of stuff, but not a true stamp exactly type of stamper...

I chose to use this card from Kerry as my CASE. Besides Kerry's awesome coloring, she has a knack for using designer paper on her cards, an area that is not my strong point, as I'm more of a create your own background using techniques type of gal. Now mind you Kerry and I have a very different type of stamp style, I can honestly tell you I own no Riley's/Hannah's or those beautiful Magnolia images she uses, so I did not fully CASE her card. Rather, I borrowed her layout and designer series paper idea for the sketch. I did omit the ribbon, and in it's place used the Drywall Stitching around my Basic Grey Perhaps paper. Thanks Kerry for the inspiration!

The beautiful image is from Kitchen Sink Stamps new release Multi Step Baby. I mentioned the other day on stamping the images out of order to help line them up easier, for this one I stamped #3 in Regal Red, #4 Regal Red, #2 Pretty in Pink, #1 Pink Pirouette. The layers were cut with the Big Shot and Spellbinders Circle & Scallop Dies. The sentiment is from this same plate - stamped in Black using a SAMJ. If you missed Monday's KSS release post - click here to read about The Full Sink Special. As always, you can save 10% on all Kitchen Sink Stamps purchases by using code LISA10KSS when you check out.

Details:

Stamps - Kitchen Sink Stamps Multi Step Baby

Ink - Black, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette

Card Stock - White, Old Olive, Regal Rose, Basic Grey Perhaps

Other - Spellbinders Oval/Circle Dies, Double Circle Punch, Clear Gel Pen, Quickie Glue Pen, Drywall Tape, Ruler, Old Olive Marker, SAMG

Thanks for stopping by, be sure to click the Bloggers Challenge Logo on my side bar to see what the other challenge members created this week. If you'd like to play along, just leave a direct link to your post here on my blog. Have a great weekend!

Grrrrr....Blogger Issues

Sorry if you are having issues viewing my blog lately. I know I've had issues with other bloggers blogs lately, and when someone emailed me today to tell me they had been getting the same message I was, I did a friendly google search on the matter.

Here's what I pulled from the Blogger Board:

Some users are seeing an 'Operation Aborted' error message when trying to load their blogs from Internet Explorer. We're looking into this and will update this message when we have a fix.We apologize for the inconvenience.Update (May 26): We are still working on resolving this bug. This only affects viewers using IE to view the blog; for right now, blog owners can either move the Followers gadget lower in their sidebar, or remove it altogether. Either action will eliminate the pop-up dialog box in IE.

BUT....I've read a few other things too, that say it has nothing to do with the Followers Widget that most bloggers are using on their blogs. I've also read that people are switching to FireFox as their web browser and this has eliminated the error message.

Just thought I'd pass along the information in case there are others frustrated with the issue.

Three Clover Thursday...ISC Sneak Peek and a Challenge

Happy Thursday, I'm so glad you could stop by! Nothing like combining 3 things into one post - but I promise you, they all fit together. Being Thursday, it's time for Kerry's Three Clover Thursday Challenge, and this week it's using this Sketch. It's a great sketch, one I'll be using again!

I've been playing in the CuttleBug Challenge Blog July Challenges, so I grabbed their challenge for this week and used it as my color choices for my card. Here's the colors:

So what's the Sneak Peek you ask? It's the beautiful Serenity image from Innovative Stamp Creations, it's one of the new July Releases. You'll want to stop in on Monday and hop along the ISC Blog Hop, the DT has done some amazing things with the July Release! I'll also have a special treat or two, so be sure to check back!

A little bit about my card...The Serenity image is stamped in Black Archival on a piece Spectrum Roll. The Spectrum Roll Technique was done in one of my favorite pads - Pumpkin Patch. After my image was dry, I did morph the technique by adding color to the water and grass using an aquapainter and ink pads. The sentiment from this same sheet is stamped on a scrap piece of Spectrum Roll. For the Baja Breeze and Olive panels, I ran my card stock through the Big Shot using the Distressed Stripes CuttleBug Folder (another one of my favorites).

Details:

Stamps - Innovative Stamp Creations Serenity

Ink - Pumpkin Patch, Black Archival, Baja Breeze, Old Olive

Card Stock - Black, Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Razzleberry Lemonade, White Coated

Other - Brads, Big Shot, Distressed Stripes CuttleBug Folder, Brayer, Spritz Bottle, Aquapainter

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to click on the Three Clovers Logo on my side bar to visit the links of Kerry and the other 3CT Challenge team members.

Just one more thing before you go...If you missed the Starving Artistamps Blog Hop - click here you'll be amazed at what the Design Team did with the new DoodleFactory release.

Thinking of You...Faux Iris Folding

I love the Faux Iris Folding Technique, it's so much quicker than the old method of Iris Folding. To start, I cut the Top Note from a piece of Black card stock, then cut a Rectangle from the center using my Big Shot and Nestabilities. This gave me the opening for which to add my strips of Razzleberry Lemonade for my Faux Iris Folding. I did cut off the Black at the perforations, and distressed the edges using my Cutter Kit, so I could layer it on a piece of Crushed Curry card stock. Once the Faux Iris folding was done, I punched the holes in the side using the Crop-a-Dile then tied on a piece of Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Ribbon (mines flipped so you don't see the polka dots. I placed the finished Faux Iris Folding on a piece of Rich Razzleberry card stock that was embossed with the Stylized Flowers CuttleBug Folder.

The beautiful sentiment comes from the new Thinking of You Set from JustRite, just released yesterday, and the 2-1/4" x 3-1/16" Wood Stmper. To achieve the two tone color of the sentiment, I inked my stamp with Rich Razzleberry then using a Blender Pen, I removed the ink from the sentiment. With each swipe across the words with the Blender Pen, it removes the ink, then rub onto a piece of scrap paper, and continue removing the ink from your sentiment. Once all the ink was removed, I used a Black marker to color the sentiment, huff to moisten the ink, then stamp on White card stock. Once dry, I punched with the Large Oval Punch from Stampin' Up! and layered on Crushed Curry and Black Ovals that were cut using Oval Nestabilities. The sentiment adhered with dimensionals.

Details:

Stamps - JustRite Thinking of You, 2-1/4" x 4-1/16" Wood Stamper

Ink - Markers - Black, Rich Razzleberry

Card Stock - Black, Crushed Curry, White, Rich Razzleberry, Razzleberry Lemonade

Other - Big Shot, Oval Nestabilities, Large Oval Punch, Blender Pen, Dimensionals, Stylized Flowers CuttleBug Folder, Cutter Kit, Crop-a-Dile, Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Grosgrain, Rectangle Nestabilities

Thanks for stopping by, to see the full line of new July Summer Releases from Just Rite - click here.

CHF Summer Challenge #2 and Blog Candy Winner

I created today's card for the Cornish Heritage Farms Summer Stamp Star Designer Contest - read more details here. This weeks challenge is Paper Piecing. Paper Piecing is a great way to use up your DSP scraps. The image is one of my favorites from CHF's The Rummage Bin Line - Boys will be Boys. For the little boys pants, I used a piece of Apple Crisp from The Paper Lofts Well Worn Line, for his shirt I found this really cool blue from the Basic Grey Lime Rickey Pad, that had just the same tone of brown running through it as the pants had. I added just a bit of Tattered Rose for his skin color, and Close to Cocoa for his hair.

Details:
Stamps - Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink - Black Archival, Tattered Rose, Close to Cocoa
Card Stock - Baja Breeze, Black, White, Basic Grey Lime Rickey, The Paper Loft Apple Crisp
Other - Aquapainter


SNR Blog Hop Blog Candy Winner!
Thank you all for stopping by my blog for the SNR Blog Hop - I hope you enjoyed hopping through the 90+ blogs that participated. There sure was a lot of inspiration along the hop! Thank you all for your kind words on the card I posted using the She-roe image from Artistic Outpost. It was fun reading your comments on which Artistic Outpost plate was your favorite. I love them all! My favorite ones of course are the ones you haven't seen just yet, but if I had to pick just one, my all time favorite plate is Serenity. I used the random number generator to pick my winner...

Lynna said...
Great card! Have been admiring Artistic Outpost stamps for awhile now. It's always hard to pick out just one when you are on a budget! LOL Thanks for the opportunity to win such great blog candy and for the coupon code.
July 4, 2009 6:30 PM

Congrats Lynn - please use the contact me button located on my blog with your information.

Don't forget to stop by Starving Artistamps tomorrow for their Blog Hop. Unfortunately I won't be participating in this months release due to other commitments, but I know you'll be wow'd by the other Designers artwork!

Have a great day!

Kitchen Sink Monday... July Challenge, New Stamps and a SALE

Happy Monday, I hope you had an enjoyable weekend! I'm glad you stopped by for Kitchen Sink Monday - I've got a lot of news from Kitchen Sink Stamps to share with you today! New in the Kitchen this week are 7 wonderful NEW releases! Be sure to keep reading on how you can save a bundle on this new release! Keep reading to see the samples I've created with these new releases.

• Big & Bold Swashes
• Words of Comfort & Joy
• Multi Step Ducks & Pigs
• 3 Step Letters from the Past
• Multi Step Baby
• Multi Step Berries
• Multi Step Kittens & Pup

As a special savings to you Maria is offering THE FULL SINK - the 7 sets listed above are grouped together for a 10% savings through July 12th. But wait it gets better! Use my code LISA10KSS when ordering for an additional 10% off! How cool is that! And just when you think it couldn't get any better, when you order all 7 sets, you'll also qualify for FREE shipping!


July is also a new challenge month in the Kitchen, and I'm your hostess for the Challenge #15! If you're like me, you love when someone provides you with a sketch for your designs, it gives you a bit of a jumping point. So, that's what I've done for my challenge - I've created this sketch for you to use with your Kitchen Sink Stamps. Feel free to rotate the sketch if you'd like. The blue swirl on the card can be ribbon or sentiments. After you've created your card using the Sketch and KSS stamps, be sure to leave a link on the KSS Blog for your chance to win some great prizes!



Here's a few card's I created using the new July Releases from Kitchen Sink Stamps and this months Challenge






Details:
Stamps - KSS Mulit Step Berries, Words of Comfort & Joy
Ink - Pacific Point, Black, Olive
Card Stock - Black, Bashful Blue, Pacific Point
Other - Big Shot, CuttleBug Dots Folder, Bashful Blue Ribbon, Dimensionals
Tech - Out of the Box

Stamps - KSS Words Of Comfort & Joy, 3Step Letters from Home
Card Stock - Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip, White, Ruby Red
Ink - Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss, Soft Suede, Ruby Red
Other - 1/4" Circle Punch, Sponge Dauber, Eclipse Tape
Tech - Faux Collage










Stamps - KSS Kittens & Pup
Card Stock - Chocolate Chip, White, DSP
Ink - Black, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel
Other - Drywall Tape, Marker, 1/4" Circle Punch
Tech - Drywall Stitching











Stamps - KSS Multi Step Baby, Big & Bold Swashes
Ink - Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink
Card Stock - White, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose
Other - Big Shot, CuttleBug Dots Folder, Dimensionals, Sponge Dauber
Tech - CuttleBug Highlights


Thanks for stopping by, be sure to stop by the other KSS DT members blogs for more KSS inspiration: Angela, Dee, Connie, Julie, Lori, Lynn , Makiko, Maria (KSS Owner )

TechnoStamper Sketch Challenge

Another Monday, another sketch from MJ at TechnoStamper. This weeks sketch is one that works well with many stamps. I decided to showcase one of the new July Releases from Kitchen Sink Stamps called Multi Step Berries, the berries look so realistic IRL!

To begin, I stamped the vine #2 in Olive, #1 Olive stamped off. The leaves #2 Olive, #1 Olive stamped off, #3 Olive. To stamp the berries I started the follow image #3 in Red, #2 in Red stamped off, #1 in Red stamped off, #4 in Red. The tops of the berries were stamped #2 Olive, #1 Olive stamped off, #3 Olive. The smaller berry was stamped the same way, cut out, then popped up on a dimensional. I used a SAMJ and black in to stamp the sentiment.

To soften up the DSP and the Black panel, I used the Painted Mesh Technique from a past TJNL issue. Don't forget you can save 10% on all your Kitchen Sink Stamp purchases by using code LISA10KSS at checkout. Click here for the I want the Full Sink special (limited time offer).

Details:
Stamps - Kitchen Sink Stamps Multi Step Berries (July '09 Release)
Ink - Olive, Black, Red, White
Card Stock - Black, White, Olive, DSP
Other - Brayer, Drywall Tape 1/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals

More Kitchen Sink Stamps Sneak Peeks

Here's a few more peeks of the new releases coming from Kitchen Sinks Stamps.

Images on the card to the left are all NEW releases on the card on the right, the Bell comes come the 3 Step Bells, but the other images shown are from the new release.

Have you stopped by Maria's blog and left comments for you chance to win one of the new releases? Hurry, you need to leave your comments today - July 5th to be entered!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for Kitchen Sink Monday - I'll be hostessing this months KSS Challenge and sharing some of the cards I've created with the new Kitchen Sink Stamps releases.

Thanks for stopping by!

SNR Card Universe Blog Hop and some Blog Candy!

Happy 4th of July! I'm so glad you could join the SNR Card Universe Blog Hop! If you came from Pamela's Blog you are on the right track! If you didn't you may want to hop over to SNR Card Universe and start at the beginning.

Grab a cup a coffee a comfy chair, sit back and relax, as there are 90+ Bloggers on the hop! I'm also giving away some Blog Candy, so be sure to keep reading for a chance to win!

To create my card, I used inspiration from Sketch #8 at Midnight Madness. The wonderful vintage image is from the She-roes Plate at Artistic Outpost. I used the Watercolor Distress Technique for the background, after my watercolor paper was dry, I stamped the image in Black Archival, and colored using Distress Inks and an Aquapainter. When done, the edges where sponged in Soft Suede. The Buckaroo Blue panel was run through the Big Shot using the Distress Stripes Cuttlebug Folder. The DSP behind my images is from The Paper Loft, cut with Circle Nestabilities, layered on a piece of Buckaroo Blue and a Cranberry Crisp Scallop.

Details:

Stamps - Artistic Outpost - She-roes

Ink - Black Archival, Distress Inks, Soft Suede

Card Stock - Black, Watercolor, Buckaroo Blue, Cranberry Crisp

Other - Nestabilities, CuttleBug Distressed Striped Folder, Big Shot, Corner Punch, Mat Pack, Dimensionals, Sponge Dauber, Craft Mat, Large & Small Star Punch

So, you wanna know what I'm giving away as Blog Candy? If you're the lucky winner - you'll get to pick any* Plate from Artistic Outpost (*$12 Value). How cool is that! How can you enter? Simply visit the Artistic Outpost store, then come back and tell me what set is your favorite. Be sure to enter by 11PM CST on July 5th. I'll have the Random Number Generator pick a winner and post to my blog on July 6th. Because Blogger does not keep track of your email address, you'll want to check back to see if you've won. In case you're entering multiple blogs for Blog Candy, you can simply click the Follow My Blog link to subscribe to my blog, or click on the Subscribe Here link to get daily updates in Feedblitz.

Here's a little savings for everyone! You can save 10% on all your purchases at Artistic Outpost by entering code LS-10off at checkout. This code doesn't expire either - how cool is that! Happy Shopping!

I'm glad you stopped by for the visit, I hope you have a Happy & Safe 4th of July. Next on the stop is Korin at Inky Doodle.

Bloggers Challenge - Wave the Flag

Happy Friday! This weeks Bloggers Challenge is Wave the Flag (or Red, White & Blue). If you'd like to play along with this weeks challenge, leave a link to your card in the comments section, I'd love to see your RWB cards!

Now before I get to the deets of my card, I know what you're thinking...Lot's of layers! Yep, I'm the queen of layering, it's a struggle for me not to add the layers! To create my card I stamped a portion of the Flag from Our Daily Bread Designs God Bless America in Black Archival on Watercolor paper and colored using the Marker Watercoloring Technique. Before I colored the Blue, I applied White Gel Pen to the stars, so they would resist the ink.

Details:

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - God Bless America

Ink - Black Archival, Markers

Card Stock - Red, White, Navy

Other - Aquapainter, 1/4" Circle Punch

Be sure to click on the Bloggers Challenge Logo on my sidebar, to see what the talented Challenge members created this week! Don't forget to check back tomorrow, as I'll be posting my Red, White & Blue card for the SNR Card Universe Blog Hop, I'll also have a chance for you to win some Blog Candy!