Ladystamper

My internet has been giving me a hard time. On and off....is it me or is it Qwest....? We don't know. I blame them, they blame me. Either way, it has kept me from being consistent on some web items like the bloggers challenge. This week our challenge is in the form of a sketch. I love sketches. It gives me a base to go from. I can just add my own touch to it then. As soon as I saw this one, I knew I wanted to use the new stocking set and punch from Stampin' Up! I love it! Of course, it is not available til Sept 1st.....but you can book a workshop with me and I will bring it and let you use it! Sept is right around the corner! I also decided I wanted to use my snowflake die instead of a circle in the background. I don't know if this card turned out 'exactly' how I wanted....but it does have some sparkle and I do love that! The edges of the stocking as well as the red strip along the bottom are from the Red Glitter paper. I LOVE it! I stamped JOY with Real Red a...

Better late than never? lol I actually had this done earlier today but I've been 'mom-behind-the-wheel" all day. whew! Our challenge today was "pets". I have a super cute dog stamp set, Friends Furever, but... darn it....there isn't anything cuter than my puppy! (kids excluded) Fantine is the best dog we have ever had. She was my late husband's 40th birthday present and has been great for us! For this card, I used the Simply Scrappin Playful Polkadots kit and black cardstock. I added pop dots under the 'self adhesive die cut frame' and a bow with a glue dot. Quick and easy card that made me want to scrapbook!! No, you can't have my dog Shari......

Now that I am done with school for a while, I decided to jump back into the bloggers challenge group. I like having an 'assignment' each week. It helps to spur on my creative juices. This weeks challenge is an inspiration piece. We were to use the colors or feel of the picture to make our project. I used the Nautical expedition DSP from Stampin' Up! for my background and aged it with the distressed kit. The ship is stamped with Soft Suede and then I used the aqua painter and just a bit of marina mist ink to add dimension to the ship. It was a step outside of the box for me....just what I needed! Be sure to check out the other players this week or play along yourself!