I'm here for you Sunflower!

CR84FN I'm here for You Sunflower

My card that I created today for my upcoming Card Buffet on August 29th is made with my new favorite stamp, Sunflower, which is a background stamp.  I made this card for two different challenges.  First for So Shelli, Shelli Gardner is a co-founder and CEO of Stampin' Up! and her challenge was Thinking of You Creative Challenge. 
Then the second challenge was for CR84FN Color Challenge :

Recipe:

Stamps:  Sunflower, En Francais, Petite Pairs, Tagtastic(Hostess)

Ink:

So Saffron, More Mustard, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight

Paper:

So Saffron and Very Vanilla Card stock 

Accessories,

Dimensionals, Curly Label Punch, Stamping Sponges

VC Rocks! Blog Hop - Color My World

If you are following the VC Rocks! Blog Hop you have just come from Laurie Gibson's Blog:  Laurie's Rubber Room.  If you would like to start the VC Rocks! Blog Hop from the beginning please start the hop here: VC Rocks!.  The theme of this hop is Color My World and for my coloring method I chose Watercolor Wonder Crayons.  I colored on of my favorites - the Medallion with the crayons and sprayed it with a fine mist of water and stamped on Watercolor Paper that had previously stamped with En Francais in Soft Suede.  I used my Always Artichoke Marker to add color to my White Baker's Twin which I wrapped my Watercolor Paper with before attaching it to my card stock card base of Pacific Point.  I have just purchased the stamp set that is on sale in May, Word Play and stamped that on Very Vanilla card stock with Soft Suede and colored the water with a Pacific Point Marker.

Watercolor Medallion

My next card I again stamped with Soft Suede using the En Francais background stamp, then I misted the Medallion again and stamped it a second time.  This leaves a very soft color on the card that is hard to see in the picture.  I wrapped the card stock with SU Hemp Twine and then attached to Always Artichoke card stock.  I again used the Word Play stamp set for my sentiment and added the globe from the Summer Mini stamp set The Open Ocean.

Open Sea Medallion

The third card I used a technique that my daughter taught me where you take your Watercolor Wonder Crayons and rub them along the inside edge of a stencil.  For this card I used our stencil: Small Kind Thoughts Brocade with the Regals Crayons on our Watercolor Paper that had been stamped with En Francais in Soft Suede.  Mist the card after removing the stencil.  The center Basic Pearl was colored with a permanent marker.

Watercolor Kind Thoughts Brocade

The next stop on our VC Rocks! Blog Hop is Tammy Q Howell's Blog: Tarheel Stamper.

Very Vintage Nature Walk CD Folder Album

Very Vintage Nature Walk CD Folder Album

I am so excited to share this album with you.  I am giving a class on this album on March 27th.  Stampin' Up! has done an excellent job on the Nature Walk stamp set and the matching DSP Botanical Gazette.  I believe that this combination is my all-time favorite since I became a demonstrator in August 2009.
When I first became a new demonstrator, Patty Bennett had a free tutorial on her blog for a CD Folder Album.  I have since modified that tutorial to fit my CD Folders and customized it to my own tastes.  Thanks to Patty for helping me along my way.  Here are more pictures:

Just love butterflies, birds and especially bees since we have eleven bee hives at our house.  Now if they would just come out with a hosta stamp I would be in seventh heaven since we have a hosta business with almost 100 varieties of hosta.
I forgot on the Watercolor Wonder Crayon Wall Art to mention that my favorite daughter, Luella (also my only daughter, LOL) taught me the techniques I used to make the wall art.  She is a very talented young lady and I am waiting for her to get moved permanently so that she can join my team...I need to start thinking of a team name...do you have any suggestions?  I would love to have you as a member of my team also, and now is the perfect time to join our Stampin' Up! team of Independent Demonstrators.  Through March 31st the New Demonstrator Starter Kit is 15% off and you also receive a Bonus Bundle worth $50 for FREE!  If you have been thinking about this, now is the time.  My team members will be trained by me and I will be happy to help you get started in this terrific career.  Stamping is my happy place and I would like to share that with you!  Click HERE to start your own business!

Recipe:

Stamps:

Nature Walk, Notes & Details, En Francais, Sanded, French Filigree

Paper:

Botanical Gazette, Naturals Ivory, Crumb Cake, Old Olive

Ink:

Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Bashful Blue, Basic Black

Accessories:

Manila Tags, Kraft CD Folders, Stampin' Sponge, Tombow Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Cutter

Watercolor Wonder Crayon Wall Art Collage

My favorite daughter, Luella (my only daughter, Ha!), came to visit this last weekend.  Our favorite thing to do together is create!  She walked me through using watercolor crayons on tags and I took off from there.  We will be having this class on February 15th & 16th.  The first night we will make the tags and the second night, stamp on them, cut them out and glue to our 12x12 card stock.  Check out my pictures of this fun project:

Watercolor Wonder Crayon Wall Art Collage

 

Recipe:

Stamps:

Bliss ( Sale-a-Bration stamp set)

Clearly For You - Clear-Mount Stamp  

You're A Gem - Clear-Mount Stamp  

Sanded  

Upsy Daisy  

Extreme Elements 

Baroque Motifs  

En Francais  

Charming  

Paper:

Basic Black 12 x 12 Card Stock 

Whisper White 12 x 12 Card Stock

Inks:

Watercolor Wonder Crayons - Regals Collection  

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin Pad 

Soft Suede Classic Stampin Pad 

Early Espresso Classic Stampin Pad 

Soft Suede Classic Stampin Ink Refill  

Accessories:

Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint  

Stamping Sponges  

Elegant Trio Décor Stencils

 

Artistic Etchings Flip Album

Here it is finally and I thank sassy laurie on Stampin' Addicts for her idea that I cased.  I have a class on this flip album on Sunday and ladies are we going to have fun!

Artistic Etchings Flip Album Cover

Artistic Etchings Flip Album Open

Artistic Etchings First Page

Artistic Etchings Second Page

Artistic Etchings Center of Album

Artistic Etchings Center with two Fold-Out Pages

Artistic Etchings Page 3

Artistic Etchings Page 4

Artistic Etchings Pages 3 & 4 Open Together

If you look closely in the pictures you will see bling on all of the add-on pages.  This is a special shimmer paint that I will show you how to make on a video soon.

Recipe:

Stamps:  Artistic Etchings, Friends 24-7, Vintage Vogue, SAB Bliss(available 1/25) and En Francais
Ink:  Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Early Expresso, Champaign Mist Shimmer Paint
Paper: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Naturals Ivory, Early Expresso
Accessories: Purchased tag, 1/2" Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Victoria 5/8" Crochet Trim, Linen Thread, Stamping Sponges, 1 3/4" Circle Extra-Large Punch, 1" Circle Medium Punch, Decorative Label Punch, 3/16" Corner Small Punch, Big Shot, Top Note Die, Scallop Envelope Die, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Elegant Trio Stencil Set