Bloggers Challenge - Reuse/Recycle

Happy New Years Eve!  It's time for another Bloggers Challenge, this weeks theme is Reuse/Recycle.  Or as I like to call it, clean out that alterable stash!  I'm repurposing a Paper Mache Box I've had in my "collection".  To give the Paper Mache Box new life, I painted the bottom with a Ranger Paint Dabber in Rose, then added some Pumice Stone ink on the embossed section and some Liquid Pearls.

The top is covered in a piece of Prima paper, the edges with some Tissue Tape that was sponged with Pumice Ink.  The Beautiful Flower is created with Heartfelt Creations Daisy Patch Flowers set, Daisy Patch Die, Elegant Single Leaves  and  Perfect Petals Die.  The sentiment is from the Classic Message set.  I added some Prima Flourishes, stickpins and Brown string to decorate the area around the flower.

Color inspiration is a loose interpretation of this weeks PDCC Color Story

Looking for more inspiration using this weeks Bloggers Challenge theme, click on the logo on my sidebar to see what the other players created this week.

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! I'll be back later this afternoon to share the link to the NEW Kitchen Sink Stamps Forum and Gallery, some of the KSS Crew will be in the forums from  Noon to Midnight EST, there will be plenty of fun Challenges, Games, Prizes, and Giveaways - be sure to join us!

Just for You - Tea Bag Folded Blossom

With Christmas just a week away, it's time to double up on some challenges, if I'm going to have a chance to play along. This week the  Tuesday Throwdown challenge is to create a Criss Cross Card - these are always fun to create.  I'm excited to share with you that I will be Guest Designing with the talented Gals at Tuesday Throwdown during the month of January!  I combined this challenge with the ever popular Splash of Color Challenge at The Play Date Cafe - to create this cute Gift Card Holder.

To create the large Blossom, I cut my paper using Spellbinders Blossom Two Die and did some Tea Bag Folding as seen below

Details:
Stamps - Heartfelt Creations Classic Message
Card Stock - Black, White
Other - Spellbinders Blossom Two, Prima Flower Center, Yellow Spica Pen, Yellow Adirondack Marker, SU Slit Punch, Pattern Paper - Black Market Paper Society

Here's the lovely PDCC inspiration photo

Sew Long - PDCC#57

Where does the time go?

Thanks for stopping by for this weeks Play Date Cafe challenge!  This week Sarah is the hostess using the colors of Brown, Silver and Grey!  The PDCC would also like to welcome our new sponsor Stamp Attack!  The winner of this weeks challenge will receive TWO stamp plates of their choice from Stamp Attack ($40 value) .  What are you waiting for - get your stamp on and join us!

This week is also my last post as part of the PDCC DT - I've enjoyed my term here with these talented ladies and wonderful sponsors!  I've also enjoyed stopping by your blogs each week to see what you've inked up for the challenge.  This really isn't "Sew Long", as I'll be popping back in to play along with the challenges when I can!

Here's what I've created with this weeks colors using images from Stamp Attack's Grandmother's Sewing Box

The image was paper pieced using various papers from the Basic Grey Capella line.  I also used these papers for the background which utilizes the sketch from The Sweet Stop.

Here's this weeks Color Story Photo. We'd love for you to play along with us at the Cafe, you can find all the details here on how to enter.  If you upload to any online gallery please use keyword PDCC#57 so we can find your creations!

Looking for more inspiration using this weeks challenge visit the other Designers Blogs: 

Julie Ranae * Sarah Anderson * Suzanne Czosek * Savannah O’Gwynn * Ruby 2 Shoes *Andrea Ewen

Details:

Stamps - Courtesy of Stamp Attack

Ink- Black, Markers

Card Stock - Grey, Vanilla, Chocolate

Other - Basic Grey Capella Paper, Dimensionals, Silver Gems, Spellbinders Circle Dies, Big Shot

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

It's P.A.W. - PDCC#56

It's Player Appreciation Week at the PDCC!  That means we've got more sponsors and prizes for this weeks players!  I love stopping by your blogs to see what you've been creating with the color stories, next week will be my last post as a PDCC Designer, I've truly enjoyed my time here with the other designers, and YOU.  This weeks brings us a lovely color story from Julie Ranae (with Red, Olive and Turquoise as your colors); some new sponsors, Guest Designers and FAB prizes!

This week the PDCC Featured Sponsor is EAD Designs; with P.A.W. Sponsors Discount Cardstock and Wilson Designs.  We have Guest Designers from all three companies, their DT's are playing along added inspiration, and some fab prizes offered by all three companies!

The PDCC Designers were all given product from EAD Designs to use with this weeks color story, I received Retro Christmas, and used them to alter a ceramic piece I had in my alterable cabinet (yes, I actually now have an alterable cabinet - I must be addicted to these little treasures!)

Once I had my Stickerz in place, I added some Silver Gems, then filled my Cello Bag, adding more Stickrez/Gems to decorate the bag.  The Tag is also from this set, I just backed it on card stock and adhered it under the Snowflake Charm.

Here's this weeks Color Story Photo. We'd love for you to play along with us at the Cafe, you can find all the details here on how to enter.  If you upload to any online gallery please use keyword PDCC#56 so we can find your creations!

Looking for more inspiration using this weeks challenge visit the other Designers Blogs: 

Julie Ranae * Sarah Anderson * Suzanne Czosek * Savannah O’Gwynn * Ruby 2 Shoes *Andrea Ewen

Guest Designers
* Amy Castellano EAD Designs* Tami Mayberry Discount Cardstock * Kim Wilson Wilson Designs

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!

Take Flight - PDCC#55

I'm so glad you stopped by today!  It's time for another Color Story Challenge from at The Play Date Cafe.  This week we have Sarah as our color story hostess, and we welcome Innovative Stamp Creations as this weeks sponsor, along with Betsy Griffin (ISC Owner) as our Guest Designer.  This weeks winner will receive this fabulous set ($18 value) compliments of ISC

The PDCC Designers were all sent a lovely array of images from ISC to incorporate with this weeks challenge - thanks Betsy! And given the color story, it looks like most of us used the same beautiful butterfly image!  It's always great to see so many different interpretations of the same set.

I created this card a few weeks back when my friend and fellow PDCC DT member Sue, came down to create with me for the day. I actually started out with a different ISC image that was sent to me, but it just wasn't working with the color story, so I moved to the beautiful Take Flight set.  I used a beautiful piece of Websters Pages paper that Sue had brought with her, stamping my image directly on the paper.  I stamped the the image again on Watercolor paper, coloring the images with the Marker Watercoloring Technique in Pinks and Burgundy, then cut them out and placed them on dimensionals over the stamped image and added some gems.

Details:
Stamps - Courtesy of Innovative Stamp Creations
Ink - Markers, Versamark, Black
Card Stock - Burgundy, Watercolor, Blue, Black
Other - Websters Pages, Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Spellbinders Lacey Squares, Dimensionals, Gems

Here's this weeks Color Story Photo. We'd love for you to play along with us at the Cafe, you can find all the details here on how to enter.  If you upload to any online gallery please use keyword PDCC#55 so we can find your creations!

Looking for more inspiration using this weeks challenge visit the other Designers Blogs: 

Julie Ranae * Sarah Anderson * Suzanne Czosek * Savannah O’Gwynn * Ruby 2 Shoes *Andrea Ewen * Betsy Griffin Guest Designer

PDCC#54 - Flowers for You

I'm glad you stopped by for another wonderful color challenge from The Play Date Cafe!  There were a lot of great entries for last weeks Color Splash, I'm glad to see so many of you playing along!  This week the PDCC is being sponsored by The Artistic Stamper, with Julie Ranae as your color story hostess.

This weeks winner will receive 15£UK pounds ($25) stamps of the winner's choice, along with 'Kling-On' cushioning


The PDCC Design Team were all given some fabulous stamps from The Artistic Stamper to use for this weeks challenge, the plate I received is the Botanical Plate #1, don't you just love the floral images on this plate.

The image is stamped in Black on White card stock, then stamped a second time on a scrap White panel.  I added color with Celery and Guava inks.  I cut the inked flowers from the second panel,and popped them on dimensionals over the first image, and added the other blossom off to the side.

Here's this weeks Color Story Photo. We'd love for you to play along with us at the Cafe, you can find all the details here on how to enter.  If you upload to any online gallery please use keyword PDCC#54 so we can find your creations!

Looking for more inspiration using this weeks challenge visit the other Designers Blogs: 

 Sarah Anderson * Suzanne Czosek * Savannah O’Gwynn * Ruby 2 Shoes *Andrea Ewen * Jennie Boxall Guest Designer/Owner of The Artistic Stamper

Details:
Stamps - Courtesy of The Artistic Stamper
Ink - Celery, Black, Guava
Card Stock - Black, White, Celery
Other  - Lacey Squares, Big Shot, Sponge Dauber, Pattern Paper, Dimensionals, Glimmer Mist

Splash of Burgundy - PDCC#53

WOW - such a great number of players and wonderful entries for last weeks PDCC, thanks for much for playing along!  This week Sarah has a wonderful Color Splash of Black, White and Burgundy -- I can't wait to see what you create!  The PDCC would also like to welcome  Mark's Finest Papers as our weekly sponsor!

The PDCC Designers were all given MFP's Flourishes and Frames set to use with this weeks color story. I combined the Circle Flourish and Sentiment from this set with the Hollyhock image from MFP's Pears and Hollyhock set to create my card.

Here's this weeks Color Story Photo. We'd love for you to play along with us at the Cafe, you can find all the details here on how to enter.  If you upload to any online gallery please use keyword PDCC#53 so we can find your creations!

Looking for more inspiration using this weeks challenge visit the other Designers Blogs: 

Julie Ranae * Sarah Anderson * Suzanne Czosek * Savannah O’Gwynn * Ruby 2 Shoes *Andrea Ewen

Details:
Stamps - Courtesy of Marks Finest Papers
Ink - Black
Card Stock - Black, White, Burgundy
Other - Dimensionals, Spellbinders Dies, Heartfelt Creations Decorative Border Die, Black Gems, SU Night and Day Speciality Paper

PDCC#52 Happy Anniversary!

Thanks so much for stopping by for this weeks Play Date Cafe Color Challenge! You're in for a special treat this week, as the PDCC celebrates it's One Year Anniversary! 

This week we have Unity Stamps Sponsoring us with a set of 15 Itty Bitty Stamp sets going to this weeks winner.  There will also be a giveaway from Cosmo Cricket.  We are thrilled to welcome back some PDCC Alumni Designers playing along with us, there will also be daily posts on the PDCC Blog, as the Unity Design Team will also be joining in on the celebration!

The PDCC Designers were all given stamps by Unity this week for our postings, the image  I received is  Hello My Friend.  I found some fab papers from Prima that had the orange/pink/green and yellow color from this weeks color story and used that as my background.  I did sponge on some Distress Ink in Dried Marigold to the edges.  The heart is stamped on Watercolor paper, I sponged on Distress Ink in Victorian Velvet and Sponge Sugar to add color. Then Spritzed a Prima Flower with Perfect Pearls Mist in Sunflower and adhered to the heart.  Some Zva Flourish Pearls are added for interest behind the image.

Here's this weeks Color Story Photo. We'd love for you to play along with us at the Cafe, you can find all the details here on how to enter.  If you upload to any online gallery please use keyword PDCC#52 so we can find your creations!

Looking for more inspiration using this weeks challenge visit the other Designers Blogs: 

Julie Ranae * Sarah Anderson * Suzanne Czosek * Savannah O’Gwynn * Ruby 2 Shoes *Andrea Ewen
Returning PDCC Alumni Julie Campbell * Sandi Kelly * Stephanie Kraft *  Mona Pendleton

Snowflakes are Winter's Butterflies PDCC#51

I'm so glad you stopped by today!  I have some wonderful 3D projects to share with you using this weeks color story from The Play Date Cafe!  Senior Designer Sarah Anderson is your color story hostesses, and we have Creative Cuts & More back as our wonderful Sponsor!  This weeks PDCC winner will receive the wonderful Holiday Treats Apron Kit!  If you love using die cuts, use code use code CC&M10Lisa at Creative Cuts and More  to SAVE 10%!

The PDCC DT were all sent Die Cuts to go along with this weeks Color Story, here's what I created with the Bell Box, Box with Handles, and the Scallop Border A2 Card, using stamps and die cuts from Heartfelt Creations Winter Wonderland Collection

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The Snowflakes are embossed with Blue/Green Glitter to match the color story, I also incorporated the colors with the Gems added on the Tulle.  The Fancy Pants Pattern paper used on my projects also uses the colors from this weeks challenge.

Here's this weeks Color Story Photo. We'd love for you to play along with us at the Cafe, you can find all the details here on how to enter.  If you upload to any online gallery please use keyword PDCC#51 so we can find your creations!

Looking for more inspiration using this weeks challenge visit the other Designers Blogs: 

 Sarah Anderson * Suzanne Czosek * Savannah O’Gwynn * Ruby 2 Shoes *Andrea Ewen

Details:
Stamps – Heartfelt Creations Snowflake Medley PreCut Set HCPC 3345, Let It Snow Flurries PreCut Set HCPC 3343, Snowflake Medallions PreCut Set HCPC 3335, Holly Berry Filler PreCut Set HCPC 3326
Ink – Versamark, Brocade Blue, Caramel, Silver
Card Stock – Die Cuts from Creative Cuts and More – Ocean Blue Bell Box with Layers, Wildberry Box with Handles and Layers, Almond Scallop Border A2 Card, scraps of Ocean Blue, Wildberry and Almond card stock
Other – Tulle, Gems, Dimensionals, Silver Ribbon, Prima Flower Centers, Red Line Tape, Sponge Dauber, Heat and Stick Powder, Green/Blue Glitter, Heat Gun, 1” Circle Punch, Crop-a-dile, Big Shot, Fancy Pants Snowflake Paper, Heartfelt Creations Holly-Ornament Diecut HCD705

PDCC#50 - A Little Christmas Cheer

It's time for another color challenge over at The Play Date Cafe!  This week, it's all about Christmas in the Cafe!  Julie Ranae is your Color Story Hostess this week with  Green, Melon Red and White as your colors, and we have Elusive Images as our wonderful sponsor!  Be sure to play along this week,  prizes will be awarded to the Cup of the Week, and ALSO the Fab 4 Winners - how cool is that!

Elusive Images is a rubber stamp company with a wide range of designs and styles. Founded in the UK by Glenda Waterworth over 10 years ago, EI prides itself on both the design and manufacture of its rubber stamps, together with the Artylicious range of CDs. From original hand drawn images to final product every care is taken along the way to sustain the company’s reputation for good quality.

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The Cup of the Week will receive ALL FOUR of these beautiful stamp sets, each Fab 4 Winner will receive ONE of these sets chosen by Glenda at Elusive Images.

The PDCC Designers were all given Elusive Images Christmas stamps to use with today's challenge - I received the beautiful New England Winter Set. 

Being sponsored by Elusive Images, and not having one of their sentiments, I chose to leave the sentiment off my card.  One can easily be added in the open space, or a handwritten "from our house to yours".   You can't see the dimension in this photos, but the small snippet at the top of my blog shows how I popped out the tree, house and window with dimensionals.  The images were stamped in Black Archival on Watercolor paper then colored using the Marker Watercoloring Technique.  I did add a touch of Brown as a "neutral" for parts of the house, tree trunk and fence.

Here's this weeks Color Story Photo. We'd love for you to play along with us at the Cafe, you can find all the details here on how to enter.  If you upload to any online gallery please use keyword PDCC#50 so we can find your creations!

Looking for more inspiration using this weeks challenge visit the other Designers Blogs: 

Julie Ranae * Sarah Anderson * Suzanne Czosek * Savannah O’Gwynn * Ruby 2 Shoes *Andrea Ewen* Guest Designer Glenda Waterworth

A few of the EIDT members played along, you can see their creations here

Details:

Stamps - Elusive Images

Ink - Black Archival, Markers, Pumice Stone

Card Stock - Poppy, Black, Watercolor

Other - Dimensionals, Souffle Pen, Ink Blending Tool, Basic Grey Jovial