Thanks (so much), Curtain Call Color Challenge 53

My take for Stacey Shafer’s Curtain Call Color Challenge Act53!

After two years of having this stamp set Turning a New Leaf , I’d finally had a chance to play with it. Also, I’d used the retired SU set With Gratitude, one of my All time favorite leaf stamp sets. This maple leaf has its own distinctive shape that I find striking. To get the crinkled look, I’d sprayed water directly to the stamped cardstock and crumbled it all up.

Stamp Recipe: With Gratitude, Tiny Tags, PTI: Turning a New Leaf Ink: Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White Accessories: Prettiest Kit, 4” Doily, Satin White Ribbon, cording, dimensional, tag punch

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Happy 10-10-10 Birthday Brooke, CCCC51

Made this birthday card for my FaV niece, Brooke. Today is her birthday 10-10-10 ... how cool is that? They say this day will come once every 1000 years ... hmmm. This card was CASed with slight changes in colors, sentiment, ribbon, party hearty birthday hat and a polka dot background from whose original can be seen by the talented artist: Kristen Moore.

My take for Stacey Schafer's Stamping Stage Curtain Call Color Challenges Act: 51.

Brooke and I (Auntie M) at the Old Mission San Juan Bautista, CA. We're laughing at the long cactus plant behind us (lot's of giggles).

Along side niece Brooke with my dear mother Margarita, 90 years young and my son the youngest Matthew, my baby.

Happy Birthday Brookie!

Stamp Recipe: Aviary, Party Hearty, Picture This, PTI-Polka Dot Basics
Paper: Marina Mist, Shimmery White, Whisper White
Ink: WW Craft Ink, Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Basic Black
Accessories: WW 5/8" satin ribbon, Big Shot Bigz Die Top Note, 1-3/8" x 5/8" large oval punch, 1/16" circle punch, Jewel Basic Pearl

Enjoy!

Autumn Sympathy, CCCC Act 50

Congratulations Stacey Schafer on *50* Color Challenges!

My take creating with the Salted Background Technique!

A lovely combination of Autumn colors:

See below how the salt left little dots all over.

My sympathy card this week trying out the technique Salted Background over on SplitcoastStampers. Fun, easy and quick. I'd used watercolor paper instead of glossy for my background.

Stamp Recipe: Autumn Days, Warmest Regards
Paper: Watercolor paper, Crumb Cake (Kraft), Cajun Craze
Ink: More Mustard, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, BB
Accessories: 1-1/4" Striped Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, Sea Salt, Aqua Painter, re-inkers, spray bottle, heat tool
Technique: Salted Background

Enjoy!

Inspired by Nature

Love, Love this stamp set!

Stamp Recipe: Inspired by Nature, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: WW, Certainly Celery
Ink: Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo
Accessories: Sponge Daubers, Certainly Celery ribbon, 1-3/4" x 7/8" Oval punch & cording
Technique: Sponge Daubers


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Little Ashley

Stamp Recipe: LaLaLand, SU Short and Sweet
Paper: Basic Black, Gable Green, Welcome Neighbor 6x6 DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Gable Green, Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip, Blush Blossom
Accessories: Aqua Painter, Scallop oval punch, Polka dot grosgrain ribbon, Black 1/4" gingham ribbon, misc eye glass sticker, cording, Crochet Fleurettes II, ms adhesive pearl, Big Shot scalloped circle dye
Card size: 5x5

Enjoy!

Wonderful Neighbor, CCCC 44

MY creation for Stacey Schafer's Stamping Stage Curtain Color Call Challenge Act #44.
Stamp Recipe: SU Good Neighbors, Wonderful Favorites, Hostess Picnic Parade, PTI: BG Basic Hearts, Gingham BG: Cornish Heritage Farms
Paper: Temping Turquoise, WW, Poppy Parade
Ink: Stazon Black, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade
Accessories: Satin white ribbon, dimensionals, sponge
Technique: Brayer Sky, Sponging and Tone on Tone

Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Donna Backer! CCCC43

Happy Birthday Donna Backer! To one of my dearest best friend for over 35 years.

This card was CASed with slight changes from whose original can be seen by the talented artist: J_Belanger over at Splitcoast Stampers. I'd just love SCS web site.

MY creation for Stacey Schafer's Stamping Stage Curtain Color Call Challenge Act #43. For the bottom layer do you like my homemade DSP? And, there is really a tiny splash with Tangerine Tango in the center of a few flowers.

Stamp Recipe: SU Elements of Style and Well Scripted
Paper: WW, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss
Ink: Stazon Black, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango (tiny bit)
Accessories: Blender Pen, Aqua Painter, ms adhesive pearls. Small Fleurettes II, dimensionals

Enjoy!

Happy Retirement Marilyn Ekdahl!

Retirement ... what a lovely word. I'd made this retirement card for my sister Marilyn. She devoted thirty-six years of service to Willit's Unified School District in Northern California ... a double "wow". Their cat name is Marbel (a beauty queen) sitting in the kayak. Marbel's picture was the smallest size I could get. I'm pleased.

Congratualations Marilyn!

Stamp Recipe: Tropical Party, Loads of Love, Loads of Fun, Just Surfing, Hit the Road, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: WW, Taken with Teal
Ink: Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise, Brilliant Blue, Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Creamy Caramel, Ink spots
Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Ink spots, Aqua Painter, dimensionals, smiley face stickers for the hubcaps, Jolee's-Fishing, Creative Scraps Crafty Secrets-Travel, 3/4" circle punch for the moon mask
Technique: brayer sky, masking, direct to paper
Card size: 8x5" x 5.5"

Enjoy!

Soft and Simple Vintage, CCCC 41

My soft & simple vintage creation for Stacey Schafer's Stamping Stage Curtain Color Call Challenge Act #41. Stop by and see her beautiful creations/color challenges at her blog: www.stampinwithstacey.blogspot.com CASed and Inspired by: Weekend Warrior over at Splitcoast Stampers. With these lovely fresh, crispy and clean colors I'd used a different sentiment, the Night of Navy back panel I'd used the paper crimper (hard to view), distressing tool and a splash of stampin' marker bouncing the marker a few times over the stamp.

Stamp Recipe: Because I Care, Picture This
Paper: Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, WW
Ink: Marina Mist, Night of Navy marker
Accessories: Jewelry med tag punch, hemp twine, cutter kit-distressing tool, crimper, dimensionals, eyelet border punch
Technique: Rock n' Roll

Enjoy!

Scallop Punch Sunset, CCCC Act 37

Scallop punch sunset. I'm trilled with my creation for Stacey Staffer's Curtain Call Color Challenged Act 37. In July 2008 I'd was lucky to attend one of Michelle Zindorf's brayer technique class. Ever since I've been hooked and really enjoy doing this technique along with sponging. For the sunset I'd added my version of masking a scallop punch instead of from a circle punch and I'd really, really used Barely Banana in the center of the card. When brayering & repeating each layer of the same color ink it gave it more of a orange sherbert ice cream effect.



Stamp Recipe: SU Tropical Party, PTI: Signature Greetings
Paper: WW, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Melon Mambo, Barely Banana, Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Melon Mambo 1/2" polka dot grosgrain ribbon, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch
Technique: Masking, brayer sky, sponging,

Enjoy!

Independence Day Thank You Flowers, CCCC 36

Happy 4th to you! To me my flowers kind of look like fireworks. I’ve been dying to play along at Stacey Shaffer’s Curtain Call Color Challenge: (Act 36) and very happy to be back.

What a way to end another SU year with celebration colors of Red, White & Blue from Stampin' Up! Great choice of colors this week Stacey.

Inspired and CASing my card from: raduse on SplitcoastStampers

Stamp Recipe: Greenhouse Garden, Much Appreciated
Paper: Real Red, WW, Kraft
Ink: Real Red, WW Craft, Night of Navy, Versamark
Accessories: SU real red polka dot ribbon, dimensional, white embossing powder, button and twine, crimper, CM heart punch
Technique: Heat embossing

Enjoy! Marian

Golden Anniversary Elegance

An oldie but goodie! Using SU brushed gold card stock instead of my older version I was using brushed copper.

From my SCS posting in 2008:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/984758?&cat=500&ppuser=124094

Shown here on my blog in 2009 & currently:

http://studiombymarian.blogspot.com/2009/04/love-how-this-one-came-out.html

The little heart image showing inside the card is embossed and is from Short and Sweet stamp set.

Stamp Recipe: SU Baroque Motifs, SU Fancy Flexible Phrases, SU Short & Sweet Paper: Brushed Gold, Shimmery White, White Vellum-card stock Ink: Creamy Caramel, VersaMark
Accessories: Small oval punch, ivory organdy ribbon, gold ep, Stampin' dimensional's, MS adhesive pearls, mini glue dots, sponge Technique: Heat embossing

Enjoy!

Snow in the Spring time from California

Happy Birthday Matt! I'd made this card for my sons 26th B-day. He LOVES the snow and we're still having snow in California.

Michelle Zindorf has inspired me so MUCH I'm CASing her card just a bit, by adding the snow twill ribbon, paper etc:

Stamp Recipe: SU Extreme Snowboard, Lovely As A Tree Paper: SU WW, Brocade Blue
Ink: Stazon Black, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Brayer, Sponge, Snow twill ribbon and Post it notes Technique: Brayer sky

Enjoy!

Everyday should be Mothers Day

Catching up with my posting. Here's my moms Mother's Day card. I'd always enjoyed baking cookies with my mom. Everyday should be Mothers Day.

Stamp Recipe: Cornish Heritage Farms (gingham background), Hero Arts (Moms are the Best & What's Cooking clear stamps), Clear Art Stamps (Little Chef small-clear)
Paper: SU Brocade Blue, WW
Ink: SU Real Red, BB and Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Crafty Secrets Kitchen Time Heartwarming Vintage Cuts (so cute), pinking shears, vintage lace, dimensionals, sponge

Enjoy!

Hollywood Here She Comes

Congratulations to my niece Brooke. She recently graduated from UC San Fransisco with a BA in Cinema. We're so proud of her. Hollywood here she comes. CASing my card from the talented artist Nancy Riley.

Stamp Recipe: SU Great Grads, Well Scripted (Occasions Mini 2010
Paper: SU Elegant eggplant, brushed gold, retired DSP
Ink: Stazon black
Accessories: Circle ice rhinestone brads, gold cording, grad hat punch

Get Well Card, CC Act#23

My Get Well card creation for Stacey Schafer's Stamping Stage Curtain Color Call Challenge Act #23. Using the lovely combination of: Kraft, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White and Basic Black.

A little peek inside and envelope!

Card Recipe: SU Kind & Caring Thoughts (Hostess Level 3), Cornish Heritage Farms Fine Gingham backgrounder
Paper: Kraft, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black
Accessories: Scallop edge punch, Satin Whisper White ribbon, crochet lace, misc button
Technique: stamp off

Enjoy!