A Rose For You

Happy Sunday!!
We are awaiting what could be the biggest snow storm of the season here in Connecticut~ that means..... SNOW DAY TOMORROW!! Working in the school system I feel like a kid again when snow is coming, I LOVE SNOW DAYS!! In for the day, playing games with the fam, stamping, reading~ anything we want! It's not a 'Have to' day. On top of that, we are leaving next Sunday for a two week vacation. We're driving down to Florida, then shoving off on a ten day cruise to the Caribbean! I can't wait!!
Anyway, today's Featured Stamper at SCS is Kelly H. WOWZA! What a beautiful gallery! Browsing through some gorgeous creations, I finally chose this card to case. I loved the colors and layout a lot, but you have to change at least two things to case someone, so I changed the stamp set, dp and moved the elements a little. I also added buttons and a sentiment.

Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful, One of a Kind (both SU)
Paper: very vanilla, basic grey, K&Co dp
Ink: black archival, soft sky, bashful blue, mellow moss
Extras: Oval cutter (Fiskars), ribbon, buttons, lacey scallop punch (MS), dimensionals, Stickles

Thanks so much for stopping by, and keep smiling a lot! :)
Hugs and Smiles~
Denise

Bloom

Hi everyone!! Hope you all had a fantastic week end! The kids were visitng grampa today while Steve and I went for a drive and ate dinner at the Olive Garden for our 12 year wedding anniversary. The chicken marsala is to die for!!
Today's Featured Stamper is Liz, aka: lazylizard, and what a gallery- so much inspiration!! Congrats Liz, hope you enjoyed your day! :)
I chose this card to case, and my changes are: Stamps- Colors- scalloped edge
I kept the layout the same because I think it really rocks!!
Well, off to make lunches for school tomorrow and then dreamland. Thanks so much for stopping by- and keep smiling a lot! :):) Hugs, Denise

Recipe:
Stamps: bloomin' beautiful
Paper: black, white, bella rose dp
Ink: black, pink pirouette, riding hood red, kiwi kiss
Extras: ribbon, dimensionals, gems, Stickles, white gel pen

Cherished Dreams

Good Tuesday morning all!
'All That Glitters' is this month's Fan Club theme at Splitcoast Stampers and if you haven't guessed yet, I love SPARKLE! So I decided to get 'dirty', I've never participated in the "Dare to get Dirty' challenges, so this was especially fun!
I started with a black cs base. I matted a dp panel to white cs, folded one corner up and added a black rhinestone. I took a big ol' Heide Swapp flower, folded and glued it in half and added some black rhinestones and Stickle spots. I attached my stamped image to the center and adhered it to the dp panel. I added some more rhinestones, Stickles, my sentiment and ribbon.

Recipe
Stamps: Dreams du Jour, Baroque Motifs SU
Paper: black, white, bella rose dp
Ink: black, certainly celery, rose red
Extras: rhinestones, Stickles, ribbon, dimensionals, flower Heide Swapp



Sunday was Featured Stamper day at SCS, and the lucky lady was the very talented 'Kokirose', another one of my faves whose gallery just ROCKS! I chose to case her 'Thinking of You' card which features one of my fave color combos- pink and brown. This was also the combo I needed for the 'Verve Project Parade Challenge' so... two birds with one stone!
The rose is an image I stamped, colored and cut some time ago. I stamped Baroque Motifs in white craft ink to the choc. chip panel for my bg. My sentiment was stamped in black Archival Ink and punched out with a small oval punch. I faux stitched around it using a paper piercer and white gel pen. (I don't get along very well with sewing machines)!
Okay, time for some last minute school shopping, and hopefully I'll be able to get in today's color challenge at SCS- rose red, basic black and kraft! Thanks so much for stopping by, I always love when you do! Keep smiling a lot!! :):)

Recipe:
Stamps: Rubber Stampede, Studio G, Stampin' Up!
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Choc. chip, white
Ink: white craft, black, versa mark
Extras: brads, gold ep, ribbon, dimensionals, oval punch, paper piercer, white gel pen, ticket corner punch

AVS05 Wonderful

Guess what guys- I'm running out of steam. I don't think I'm gonna make my 12 cards tonight, but I'm having a piece of chocolate for good trying!! Theses Anni-VERVE-sary sketches are so awesome and fun-- "Thanks Julee!"
I love my 'Dress up Annie', she's so fun to paper piece, and the new Stampn' Up! Bella Rose dp is perfect for her!!
Well, I guess I'll call it a night- thanks so much for stopping by, and don't forget to smile a lot! :):)
Hugs,
Denise

2 More for Verve!

Here is AVS03!



And....

AVS04!

I've been using my Dreams du Jour stamp set a lot, I'm loving it!!
I have 8 more cards to make tonight to finish my challenge, I sure hope I can make it! Be back soon!

Dreams in Bloom

Hi everyone, happy Thursday evening!
First I have a late Color Throwdown challenge, (last week's Almost Amethyst, Basic Black, Certainly Celery) Great colors!


I started with a black card stock base and added a strip of amethyst and a scalloped strip of celery over that. Then I stamped my Bloomin' Beautiful flowers twice on amethyst cs, and once on celery cs. I cut and paper pieced them, layering sections with dimensionals. I did some shading with the same colors of inks along with some Brilliant Blue in the flowers. I also added white gel pen to the flower centers and Stickles for sparkle. I adhered my flowers with dimensionals to a square white panel that I pierced. I stamped 'Bloom' on white cs, cut it to size, scalloped and pierced edges, matted that with amethyst and adhered it to my card. I finished it off with some little flowers I had in my stash.

My next card is from Tuesday's SCS Color Challenge "Farewell In-Colors", and I'm really gonna miss them. I stocked up on them so I'll have them for a long time!!
I used Purely pomegranate for my card base. I stamped a Blue Bayou panel with Fresh Cuts, and adhered that to my base. I stamped my 'Dreams du Jour' on white cs and colored it with Purely pomegranate and Certainly Celery inks and a blender pen. I added white gel pen and Stickles. I adhered that to a Blue Bayou panel and added that to a Soft Sky panel matted with Purely Pomegranate. I added ribbon to the bottom of that and adhered it to my card with dimensioals. I finished it off with the butterfly stamped in black ink on pomegranate cs.
I have to say that I'm not thrilled with how the pics came out, because my camera died and I had to use my scanner to upload. But that's okay, if that's one of my biggest problems today, I'll take it, no problem!
Thanks so much for stopping by, and keep smiling a lot! :):)

WT177 Happy Scrappy Thoughts

Hi guys!
I have a challenge combo here. Today's 'Ways to use it' at SCS was using any and all scraps from your stash, who doesn't have scraps might I ask! I used scrap card stock, dp and ribbon. The color challenge was Tuesday's Whisper White, Sahara Sand, and Groovy Guava. I didn't have Sahara Sand so I found something close. Yesterday's sketch challenge is right here--



An award?! For me?! Wow! My friend Lauri at beautiful Paperville surprised me with this cool award!
Thanks Lauri, I feel so SPECIAL!!

Here are the rules:
1. The winner can put the logo on his/ her blog.
2. Link to the person you received your award from.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links to those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of the people you have nominated

So, are you ready?? Drum roll please.............

- Cathy Crafty Thoughts
- Jodi Stamping a Latte
- Silke My Life
- Susan Random on Purpose
- Mary Stampin' Pretty
- Jan Stamps, paper, scissors
- Denise The Paper Landscaper

Congrats Ladies!!
If you haven't yet, check out these super talented ladies!!

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to smile a lot! :):)

Off for the Week-end

Hi everyone! Hope you had a happy Thursday:) I am taking the week-end off from stamping and blogging to run away with my friends. This is a yearly tradition and a well needed rest from the real world. I am, however, a little worried about 'Challenge Withdrawal'. I've heard it can be brutal! Just keep me in your thoughts and send me some positive energy PLEASE!! Thanks guys :)
This is my card for yesterday's sketch challenge
at SCS. I combined it with the 1st EVER
color throwdown!

Recipe:
Stamps: a little birdie told me, it's beautiful (both Stampin' Up!)
Paper: white, black, pretty in pink, regal rose, sage shadow
Ink: black, pretty in pink, sage shadow, rose red
Extras: scallop punch, gems, ribbon, dimensionals, white gel pen

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a fantastic week-end, and don't forget to smile a lot:):):):)

SCS Inspiration Saturday

Happy 5th of July!
It's a day to relax. My DH took the kids to the movies today and I had some precious quite time. In between laundry and vacuuming I've been working on the SCS Inspiration Challenge. The big "I" for today is Mackintosh Enamels.



I really liked these switch plates for their great colors and design.
I found some OLD dp from Paper Pizazz that was absolutely perfect for this project! So I grabbed that, some chalks and SU's Garden Silhouettes and played! I also used the sketch from Our Creative Corner



If you haven't checked out this talented group of ladies yet, your missing out. Every week they have a new challenge to play-- and you know how I LOVE Challenges! But really, check them out it's a very cool site.
Okay,I guess I should put another load of laundry in, and probably cook dinner too-- certain people I know would really appreciate it if I did!
Thanks so much for stopping by, and don't forget to smile a lot today:):):):)

Back to Work

Hi Everyone!

Well, it was back to work for me today. But it's only 3 hours a day for the summer session, so it's not bad. The hard part is going back to full days in the fall after short days in the summer--but I'll just stay in the moment.

Yesterday's Splitcoast challenge was the Featured Stamper who is Michele, check out her beautiful gallery here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?

cat=500&ppuser=106723 I chose her card here:

I loved how she used cardboard for her focal panel, just a beauty! Here's my version of Michele's card-- I tore the cardboard and added some Stickles to the bottom to resemble sand on a beach. For the little girl, I stamped her twice- once on card stock, and once on patterned paper, then I paper pieced her dress and the bow in her hair. The rest of her I colored with colored pencils. Thanks Michele for the inspiration.

Today's technique challenge, also at splitcoast, was chalk pouncing. Here is a link with directions: http://www.lasimppan.com/techchalkpouncing.htm. It's a really fun technique. I 'pounced' my background with blue and purple chalks, then stamped the image with versa mark ink. I used sponge daubers to pounce colors onto the ink. I punched some small stars out around the image so you can see the saffron panel underneath. I took some of the punched stars, chalked them, and adhered them with pop dots. I stamped the sentiment in versa mark ink, and embossed it in gold with a heat tool. I like the result-- really fun and simple.

Well, it's time to start dinner-- do I have to? Yea, I do.

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to smile a lot today:):):):)