The Wacky Watercooler Blog Hop

We are hopping again! 

As usual, our Blog Hop runs in a circular fashion.  No matter where in the list of participants you begin, you'll wind up in the exact same place again if you keep going to the "next" blog.  It works the same way whether you do the usual forward movement through the blog posts or if you work your way through in reverse order.

If you hopped here from Jean's blog welcome! Jean is an amazing person!

I sort of got hooked on flowers for this hop, so wanting it to warm up! Yesterdays snow is mostly melted.
First up, a Shaker Card-

Stamps: Too Kind

Paper: Crisp Cantaloupe, Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush, Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White CS & Watercolor Paper

Ink: Strawberry Slush and Craft White

Misc: Shaker Frames, Butterfly Framelits, seed beads

Stamps: Indescribable Gift & Lots of Thanks

Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black & Vellum CS

Ink: Versa mark & Memento Tuxedo Black & Pink Pirouette & Pear Pizzazz Markers

Misc: White Embossing Powder

Last one might be a little odd...

Paper: Cherry Cobbler

Misc: Owl Builder & Scallop Punch & Crystal Effects, Blush remnants and Rubbing alcohol 

I placed all the bits and pieces from several blush containers in an empty embellishment, crushed it and added alcohol to make a paste. Let it dry and it is ready to use. For the lid I made a flower and brushed crystal effects on the petals to make it hold up when handled. 

I hope you found some inspiration here, leave me a word and let me know you stopped by. Hope on over to Christine's Blog for more inspiration. 

Watercooler Challenge #20

Buffy gave us a fun sketch to work with for challenge #20, I hope you will make a creation and share with us on our challenge site!

I find sketches to be the easiest to design from, they are a great guide but leave enough up to me that I can put my spin on it. So here is my "spin".

Stamps: Lots of Thanks
Paper: Whisper White & Blackberry Bliss CS, Painted Bloom DSP & Watercolor Paper
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Strawberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon & Wild Wasabi
Misc: Hello You Thinlits, Spring Flower Embossing Folder, Candy Dots, Glue Dots & Petite Butterfly, Petite Flower, Pansy, Build a Bird Punches

The Wacky Watercooler March Madness Blog Hop!

We are hopping again and this time it is March Madness!  Basketball? Not always!! Just the madness this time of year brings, in some areas it is wishing for warmth and the end of snow, maybe it is just needing to slow down, the madness is different for everyone. My personal "madness" is spring clean up and those DYI projects that I am hoping with help as a selling appeal as we get our house ready to sell.

As usual, our Blog Hop runs in a circular fashion.  No matter where in the list of participants you begin, inevitably you'll wind up in the exact same place again if you keep going to the "next" blog.  It works the same way whether you conform to the usual forward movement through the blog posts or if you're a rebel and work your way through in reverse order.

If you hopped over from Linda's blog I am sure you found inspiration. If you are starting here, keep on hopping!

This time of year we are usually wishing for warmer winter, this year we are just wondering what happened to snow and worrying about the drought that will be hitting if we don't get a wet spring/summer. My trees are already blossoming almost a month early, I noticed a few gardens already planted as I was driving about town(gardens go in AFTER Mother's day!). So my first card is early spring.

Stamps: Sheltering Tree & Lots of Thanks
Paper: Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz & Calypso Coral CS
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake & Rose Coral Chalk
Misc: Dimensionals

For Fancy Folds I went simple, a sheet of 12" x 5 1/2" CS scored at 2", 4", 8" & 10"  cut at a diagonal 3" down on each side up to the 4" or 8" fold line depending on the side.

Stamps: Lovely Amazing You
Paper: Soft Sky CS, Watercolor Paper & Painted Blooms DSP
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Rose Red, Lost Lagoon
Misc: Butterflies Thinlits, Tea Time Doilies, Itty Bitty & Bird Builder Punch, Glue Dots & Rhinestone Jewels

Stampin' UP! supplies Basic Black CS, Glue Sticks and Snail Runner.
My son recently returned from a church mission in Japan. He collects movie posters a standard movie poster (a one sheet) size is 27" x 40". He brought flyer size (7 1'8" x10 1/8")movie posters home that are in Japanese. We made a 27" x 40" collage of posters and then mounted 9 on Basic Black CS and mounted them on top of the collage.

Now it is time to hop on over to Jackie's, I'm sure you will find inspiration in her work.

PCCCS #136: Card Sketch

With our Watercooler Blog Hop starting tomorrow and our Watercooler Challenge on Sunday I thought I better get on this challenge right away.

So here is my card!

And here is the sketch

Stamps: Bloom With Hope & Lots of Thanks
Paper: Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding & Vellum CS
Ink: Pistachio Pudding, Pear Pizzazz, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral & Stazon
Misc: Pearl Jewels, Circle Collection Framelits & Dimensionals

Bloom with Hope

For Club We learned Masking as out technique and coloring embossing with Blendabilities as a bonus.
The first card is my sample and the next two were made during club, each are a little different from each other,

Stamps: Bloom with Hope, Lots of Thanks & A Dozen Thoughts

Ink: VersaMark & Blendabilities

Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black & Calypso Coral or Elegant Eggplant

Misc: White Embossing Powder

Hello Honey & Basic Black

Stamps: Lots of Thanks
Ink: Jet Black Stazon, Daffodil Delight Blendibilities
Paper: Hello Honey and Basic Black CS, Moonlight DSP
Misc: Pearl and Rhinestone Jewels, Candy Dots Pansy Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Itty Bitty Accent Puch and Boho flower punch

Lots of Thanks

Stamps: Lots of Thanks
Paper: Whisper White CS, Basic Black CS, Real Red CS, Hello Honey CS and Back to Black DSP
Ink: Real Red and Basic Black Markers
Misc: Oval and Circle Collections Framelits, Pansy Punch, Petite Petals Punch and Itty Bitty Accents Punch, Dimensionals and Arrows Embossing Folder

The Wacky Watercooler May Blog Hop

Yes, we are hopping again!  If you have hope over from Buffy's blog I am sure you were inspired by her projects. Her blog is one of my favorite blogs to go to for inspiration.

My first card is a birthday card that I made for one of my bosses. It has three of the incoming In Colors!

Stamps: Remembering Your Birthday

Paper: Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Coastal Cabana, Old Olive and Melon Mamba

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Misc: Circle Card Thinlit Die, Boho Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die and Bird Punch

My second card uses Current and new stamps as well as an incoming In Color.

Stamps: World Map, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Traveler

Paper: Naturals White and Lost Lagoon

Ink: Early Espresso and Soft Suede

Misc: Bitty Banners Framelit and Circle Collections Framelits

My last card was made with my club ladies a Spinning, Flip card

Stamps: Lots of Thanks

Paper: Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Whisper White and Water Color Wonder DSP

Ink: Calypso Coral

Misc: Circle Card Thinlit Die, Circle Collections Framelit, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Pearl Jewels, Bitty Banners Framelits, 2 1/2" Circle Punch and Bakers Twine

I hope you enjoyed my projects, leave me a comment and let me know what you think.  Hop on over to Terri's and see what she has to share.

Lots of Thanks

I have been enjoying the Hip Hip Hooray kit so much I had to order a second one! I add some pieces with those in the kit.

Stamps: Lots of Thanks
Paper: Baked Brown Sugar CS, Whisper White CS, Pistachio Pudding CS
Ink: Calypso Coral
Accessories: Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit, Big Shot, Circle Thinlit(star) (banner from a SAB kit), Dimensionals

Lots of Thanks

Remember to check out the retired page I'll be adding to it from time to time.

Don't you love Washi Tape?  What a simple way to add to a card.

• The card base is Whisper White CS layered with Calypso Coral CS, then Basic Gray CS.
• I cut a Piece of Whisper White CS 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" Using the gray striped and the Calypso honeycomb Washi Tape from the This & That Collection I alternated the tape across the lower corner of the CS. Using Versamark I stamped a phrase from Lots of Thanks and then heat embossed it with Pewter Embossing Powder.

A simple card that was fast and easy and looks so much better in real life then in a photo.