Thinking of You

Today the sun is finally shining again and it does look a bit like spring here in the high desert of Nevada.  Flowers aren't quite blooming, yet, but I thought a bright, cheerful card was a good substitute.  Flowers that never fade.

This card does have a few layers to it.  I started by embossing the orange layerwith the Leaf Frame Cover Die.  On a piece of Whisper White, I stenciled the dots using Silver Lake ink.  Then, I glued them together and attached that double layer to a white card base.  The flowers are from the Wonderful Romance stamp set.  I stamped the outline in black and used colored pencils and gamsol to color them.  It's my favorite way to color these days.  For the finishing touch I added some iridescent bubbles that nicely reflect the color of the flowers.

Stamp Set:  Wonderful Romance (Stampin' Up!)

Ink:  Jet Black, Silver Lake (Altenew)

Pencils:  Prismacolor Colored Pencils

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Tangerine Tango (Stampin' Up!)

Dies:  Wonderful Floral Framelets Dies (Stampin' Up!)

Other:  Leaf Frame Cover Die, Feeling Dotty Stencil (Altenew), Iridescent Bubbles (Studio Katia), Gamsol

The inspiration for my card came from the Festive Friday Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for visiting today.  I look forward to seeing you again at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe.

Marsha

WWC214 - Marsha's "All About Occasions" Challenge

Hello and welcome to another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This week I'm hosting our "All About Occasions" challenge.  The card I'm sharing is one I made in the local stamp group I attend each month.  Since March is my birthday month, what better way to celebrate than with some bright, cheerful balloons.

For all of our challenge details and to share your project, visit the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge by clicking the image below.  We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Monday, April 1st at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for visiting today and I look forward to seeing you again at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe.

Marsha

WWC213 - Karen's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

It's the third Wednesday and that means it's time another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This week Karen is hosting our Masculine "Anything Goes" challenge.  We'd love to see your masculine projects, so I hope you can join us this week.

My card features the Look Who's Talking stamp set that I received free when I attended the Taylored Expressions Stamp Joy annual event in October 2018.  There are matching dies, too.  It's such a fun set and I'll be showing more of the images in upcoming projects.

Stamp Set:  Look Who's Talking (Taylored Expressions)

Ink:  Chocolate Truffle (Taylored Expressions)

Prismacolor Colored Pencils:  Dark Brown, Peach

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)

Patterned Paper:  Succulent Garden Designer Series Paper - retired (Stampin' Up!)

Dies:  Look Who's Talking Dies (Taylored Expressions); Cross Stitck Rectangle Dies (Unknown)

For all of our challenge details and to share your project, visit the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge by clicking the image below.  We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Monday, March 25th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for visiting today and I look forward to seeing you again at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe.

Marsha

Shades of Pink Hyacinth

Today I'm playing along with the Sunday Stamps Challenge 200th challenge.  I've always enjoyed their challenge and hope it continues for many more challenges.  Here is a pretty pink hyacinth I made to celebrate the occasion.

I started with a Powder Pink card base.  To that I attached a layer of Soft Sea Foam after embossing it using the Candy Stripes Embossing Folder from Tim Holtz.  The hyacinth is one I did a while ago.  I used the Build-A-Flower:  Hyacinth stamp set and dies by Altenew.  I used foam tape to pop it up for some dimension.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set as the hyacinth.  I added some Snowball Droplets from Ellen Hutson   For the finishing touch, I added sparkle to the flower using Spectrum Noir's Sparkle Pen.  A simple but pretty Spring card.

The sketch I used is from the Sunday Stamps Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

WWC212 - Tristan's "All About Occasions" Challenge

Well, Wednesday has come around again and it's time for our "All About Occasions" challenge at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  Tristan is hosting this week.  We'd love to see all of your creations, so join in and celebrate occasions with us.

For my card, I used a white Center Step Card from Divinity Designs as my base.  To that, I added layers of Floral Romance Specialty Designer Series Paper for a pretty background.  The flowers are ones I had done when I first got the Wonderful Romance stamp and Wonderful Floral Framelits Dies from Stampin' Up!  I made up several sets using Primascolor Colored Pencils and Gamsol.  The sentiment is from the Colorful Seasons stamp set by Stampin' Up! and it was stamped using Jet Black ink from Altenew.

For all of our challenge details and to share your project, visit the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge by clicking the image below.  We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Monday, March 18th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for visiting today and I look forward to seeing you again at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe.

Marsha

Pretty Pansies

It's getting late here so I'm going to keep this post nice and short.  But, I wanted to share the card I made for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge and the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge.  I combine the sketch and the colors and made some pretty pansies.  Since it's so late at night, the photo isn't as bright as I'd like but you can still see how pretty those pansies are.

Stamp Sets:  Cherry Pansy (Heartfelt Creations); Stitched Stems (Taylored Expressions)

Inks:  Blackberry Bliss, Pool Party (Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock:  Blackberry Bliss, Highland Heather, Pool Party, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)

Dies:  Cherry Pansy Die (Heartfelt Creations)

Other:  Seed Beads, Crystal Clear Droplets

The colors I used are from the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

The sketch I used is from the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge.  For all the challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

WWC211 - Kath's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Hello and welcome to another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  This week Kath is hosting our Feminine "Anything Goes" challenge.  We hope you will play along.

You can never have too many thank you cards.  I find I'm always needing one so here is one I made for my stash.  I like to keep a good supply on hand so when I need one, I have it.

What you can't see in the photo is the fact that the flowers all have such a lovely shimmer to them.  I love the way it looks. 

Stamp Sets:  Corner Adorner:  February (PaperTrey Ink); Fancy Thank You (Hero Arts)

Inks:  Shadow Creek, Midnight Violet, Lavender Fields, Deep Iris, Maple Yellow (Altenew); Blackberry Bliss (Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock:  Blackberry Bliss, Dijon Delight, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)

Dies:  Corner Adorner:  February Dies (PaperTrey Ink)

Other:  Crystal Clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen

For all of our challenge details and to share your project, visit the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge by clicking the image below.  We’d love to have you join us.  You have until Monday, March 11th at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time to link up your project.

Thanks for visiting today and I look forward to seeing you again at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe.

Marsha