Watercooler Wednesday Challenge 150 - Heidi's Masculine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Heidi is the host this two week challenge!

With Christmas nearly upon us, we are making this challenge a two-week challenge. Plenty of time to upload a project!

My card uses a retired image. This stamp is a keeper, I'm sorry that it had such a short window to buy it. My husband used to be a competitive sailor so this card works for him.

I stamped my image with Stazon and watercolored with Soft Sky, Bermuda Bay and Basic Black Ink and an Aqua Painter. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Check out the projects that the artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges have created then take the challenge and link your creation to the challenge post.

Moon Baby

I  have been practicing with the new Stampin' Blends, this time with Moon Baby. Cardstock is Night of Navy, So Saffron and Whisper White. I  stamped the image with Memento ink onto Whisper White cardstock then used Night of Navy, Pool Party, Ivory, Daffodil Delight, Bronze, and Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends to color the image. I used the Lucky Stars embossing folder on the So Saffron cardstock. I felt it needed something so I added a sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Wacky Watercooler June Blog Hop!

I'm hopping with my friends again! It has been too long!

Our blog hop works in a circular pattern, so you may have started here on my blog or have hopped here from Deb's blog. Either way Welcome!

We are sharing our favorites fro the new catalog. It's hard to pick favorites when there is so much I am liking about this catalog.

First up, favorite new In Color: Dapper Denim is my favorite at the moment ;).

I faux watercolored with the stamp set Touches of Texture using Dapper Denim, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight. I also used a greeting from Birthday Banners.

Second was our favorite Stamp Set/Bundle, that was a tough one so I went with two of them.

I used the Foxy Friends and Always an Adventure Bundles. I also used Teeny Tiny Wishes and the Woodgrain Embossing Folder.

Last, Favorite DSP, well I didn't buy any (you'd think with a $500 order that wouldn't have happened). But I have the Neutrals Stack.

I used One Wild Ride, another favorite stamp set. 

So now it's time to hop over to Marie's blog.

WWC59 - Bev's Color Challenge in Green

This week Bev gave us a green challenge.

I went with St. Patrick's Day

Check out what the artists at Watercooler Wednesday have created then create a project and link it so that we can see what you have created.

Watercooler Challenge #23

Our challenge was given to us by Marsha, she gave us an inspiration photo. Here is my card.

Here is the inspiration photo.

Here is what I used for my card.

Stamps: Painted Petals & Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Whisper White & Pistachio Pudding CS & Painted Blooms
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Pistachio Pudding & Rose Red
Misc: Dimensionals & Bitty Banners Framelits

Now go ahead and check out our challenge page and link your creation from the inspiration piece.

Artisan Embellishment Kit and More!

Again I combined items from both catalogs.

I used the die-cut as a stencil again, I figure I can get so many more card made using it as a stencil instead of a card element and because there is 2 I can still use the other one on a card.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss & Vellum CS

Ink: Blackberry Bliss & Mossy Meadow ink & Rich Razzleberry Blendiblities 

Misc:Artisan Embellishment Kit, Pearls, Butterflies Thinlits Dies, Spring Flowers Textured Embossing Folder & Big Shot

How about that butterfly, don't you love it? The Thinlit has 3 different butterflies. with all the details on this little butterfly it releases from the die easily if you place your paper on the platform and than layer it with a dryer sheet(I used a used one) last layer the die. The butterfly will pop right out.

I used a clear button, lg pearl. die-cut, lace and ribbon from the Artisan Embellishment Kit. I colored the large pearl with the Rich Razzleberry Blendiblities 

Yee-Haw

Stamps: Yee-haw, Hardwood & Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Versa Mark, Memento, Soft Suede
Paper: Whisper White & Kraft
Misc: Silver Embossing Powder, string for Burlap Ribbon & Dimensionals

Sweetbrier Roses

Both cards are colored with Blendabilites.

Stamps: Sweetbrier Rose & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Daffodil Delight & Old Olive Blendabilites and Old Olive Ink

Paper: Whisper White & Daffodil Delight CS

Misc: Bitty Banner Framelits, Oval Collection Framelits,  Dimensionals & Decorative Dots Embossing Folder

Some of the petals were stamped a second time, colored, cut and popped up with bits of Dimensionals

Stamps: Sweetbrier Rose & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Melon Mamba & Old Olive Blendabilites and Melon Mamba Ink

Paper: Whisper White, Melon Mamba & Old Olive CS

Misc:  Oval Collection Framelits & Dimensionals

Wetlands

I am always needing a masculine card, this fits my needs.

Stamps: Wetlands & Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Night of Navy & Early Espresso
Paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Natruals White, Night of Navy & Baked Brown Sugar CS
Misc: Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Window Frame Collection Framelits & Apothecary Accents Framelits

For the Newlyweds

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Whisper White CS, Elegant Eggplant CS, Mossy Meadow CS, Old Olive CS, Pear Pizzazz CS, Crushed Curry CS
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Misc: Builder Bird Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch, Beautifully Baroque Textured Embossing Folder. Bitty Banners Framelits

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.

Happy Mother's Day!

I have a daughter who is not into the flowers and jewels. Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit was my go to.

Stamps: Teeney Tiny Wishes
Paper: Whisper White CS, Mossy Meadows CS, Blackberry Bliss CS, Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit.
Ink: Mossy Meadows
Misc: Word Bubble Framelit, Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit, Bitty Banners Framelit, Label Card Thinlit(arrow)

Envelope Punch Board File Folder Birthday Card

I am loving the new Envelope Punch Board. For Club this month we made File Folder Cards. This is the card that I designed for club.

This is the card that we ended up with.

• The card base is Coastal Cabana CS. The sentiment on the tab is from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp in Melon Mambo.
• Melon Mambo CS was run through the Big Shot and cut with the largest of the Apothecary Accents Framelit.
• On a piece of Whisper White CS we stamped Birthday Cake, colors are Coastal Cabana, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Smoky Slate and Daffodil Delight it was ran through the Big Shot and cut with another Apothecary Accent Framelit, we rounded the square corners with the corner rounder. We layered it onto the Melon Mambo piece and added it to the card front. Rveryone was able to choose the color of Candy Dots to embellish their card with.
• On a scrap of Whisper White CS they had a choice of stamping Wish Big from A Dozen Thoughts or the Happy Birthday from Banner Greetings. We flagged the ends and tucked it behind the image.

We had a lot of fun making these cards!

Rev Up the Fun!

• The card base is Whisper White CS.
• I ran a 4" x 3 1/4" Baked Brown Sugar CS through the Big Shot in the Houndstooth Embossing Folder I attached it to a 4" x 3" piece of Whisper White over lapping them so that the finished size was 4" x 5 1/4" Front for the card base.
• I inked up the car from Rev Up the Fun with Real Red and the colored the wheels with the Black Marker. I used a Q-tip to remove the red from the hub caps and colored them Smoky Slate, I then stamped it on the White Panel. I inked up the phrase with Pacific Point and stamped it under the car.
• I stamped the banner from Hearts a Flutter once in Real Red, twice in Pacific Point stamping the on Whisper White CS and cutting them with the Hearts a Flutter Framelit. I made narrow banner from Daffodil Delight CS. I stamped the tread mark twice on a strip of Whisper White and attached the banners to it.
• I punched an opening in the Baked Brown Sugar CS then layer it over the card base and using Real Red Ink I stamped the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes. I the added Dimensional to the back of the Front and added it to the base.

I thought that the card turned out to be a fun Boy/Man Birthday card.

I have started updating my fall class schedule so make sure you check out the class tab at the top of the blog.

Llama Swaps from Darrah and Christine

Darrah's swap has me planning Christmas classes already. A free standing easel card.

Here are some details as I see them:
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Ornament Keepsake
Ink: Real Red, Gumball Green(color for the clay the buttons are made from)
Paper: Real Red, Gumball Green and Whisper White
Punches: Word Window and Modern Label.
Misc: Floral Frames Collection Framelits, Holiday Ornament Framelits, Bakers Twine, Dimensionals, Simply Pressed Clay, Buttons and Blossoms Clay Molds

Darrah's card just makes me happy and she was so fun to meet! Check out her blog.

Christine went with Christmas as well and it is beautiful!

Details as I see them: "Holiday Catalog Sneak Peeks"
Stamps: Joyful Christmas
Ink: Versamark, Metalic Encore, Primrose Petals
Paper: Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Winter Frost Specialty Designer Paper, Velum Cardstock
Misc: Silver Embossing Powder, Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Pretty Print Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

I love how elegant Christine's card is. Christine's Blog.

Stampin' UP! Convention and Llama Swaps

Strange Title huh?

Stampin' UP! convention started yesterday in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was unable to attend this year but the Opening Ceremonies were streamed live and recorded for us to share. So if you are interested here is the video.

I was able to meet my Llama Friends for a long lunch in SLC and we swapped cards so I will be sharing them over the next few posts.

The first one I received was from Buffy, she was also the first Llama I met.

Here are some details as I see them:
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Soft Suede and Basic Black
Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Soho Subway DSP (remember DSP is buy 3 get one free until the end of July)
Punches:Word Window, Modern Label, Pansy
Misc: paper doilies(sponged), Crumb Cake 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Large Pearls. Basic Pearls, Little Leaves Sizzlits.

Love Buffy's Cards I've been following her blog since she started it.



You might wonder why we call ourselves Llamas so here is our story(it's a long one) as I remember it...

Stampin! Up! has a demo forum that demos can chat, ask questions share idea etc. in theory a great idea but it doesn't always run smoothly. They have several categories/topics that they have a short description of what you should be able to find in that category sadly not everyone reads what they are and since there is not a board moderator (strange huh?) the board was and still is a mess. The top category is the default dump for any thread started that does not have a category selected at the time of posting. In an effort to make questions easier to find and answer and in an effort to make the un-moderated board more useful Darrah started a thread explaining how to locate categories and tag posts. In an effort to keep that information at the top of the board several of us started "bumping" the thread but after a few "bumps" we started chatting thus keeping the thread alive and at the top.  SU! finally added additional categories and Darrah moved the thread to "All About You" and renamed it the  Wacky Women's Watercooler (a place to stop and talk just like an office watercooler in days gone bye. To make it easier to find and because the interesting conversations we had(one all about Llamas, from weaving their wool? to raising them and more) Darrah added the word Llama to the tags because she was pretty sure nothing else would have that tag. So many of the original participants started referring to ourselves as Llama, some of us have a Llama as an Avatar.
We wanted a place to talk about everything going on in our lives and so we started a site where we can meet and talk about life and Stampin' Up, a place we can vent about anything or share our joys and know that someone else is happy for us. Together we started blog hopping and have a site with links to all our hops http://stampinllamas.blogspot.com/. The watercooler is still there, faces and tones have changed since the day(Dec 2, 2010) it started, some of the originals still stop in from time to time. The watercooler will be having their own hop very soon here is the landing page for it http://wackywatercoolerstamping.blogspot.com/

Any way after 2 1/2 years as on line friends I was able to meet a few of them in person yesterday, it was a fun afternoon!

For the Newlyweds

I made another Wedding card to add to my rack.  White and Strawberry.

• The card base is Whisper White CS layered with Shimmery White CS. I rounded the corners on both pieces.
• The cake is three different sizes of rectangles of Whisper Whiter CS with the top corners rounded. I ran each rectangle through the Big Shot with a different Embossing Folder. I used Beautifully Baroque, Perfect Polka Dots and from the upcoming Holiday Catalog(sneak peek) Stylish Stripes Embossing Folders,
• I added Strawberry Slush In color Ribbon to the bottoms of each rectangle then cover the seam where the CS overlapped the ribbon with a strip of the pearls. I layered the rectangles to make the cake and used Dimensionals to pop the cake on the card front. 
• I punched a pile of flowers from a scrap of Whisper White CS using the flower from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack,  using a foam mat and the stylus from the Simply Scored Board a cupped the flowers the added a small Pearl that I had colored with a sharpie. I added a pile of flowers on top of the cake and a small cluster on each layer of the cake,
• I stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes on a scrap of Whisper White CS with Strawberry Slush Ink I cut it out with a Bitty Banners Framelit. I popped it with Dimensionals at the base of the cake.

I think if I remake this card I will make the cake slightly smaller.

Zoo Review

After I take pictures of my cards I add them to my sales rack. If I have used the card in club or in a class I will have multiples to sell.

 Over the last month I have sold over 50 cards and I am running out of some of my categories so I am trying to fill my supply again. I am working on birthdays and on weddings because that is what I am lowest on. So here is another birthday card.

• The card base is So Saffron CS.
• I ran a Very Vanilla strip of CS through the Big Shot in the Chevron Embossing Folder(I have a cello bag for each color of CS and keep all my scraps to use on cards or for punch art)I ran a strip of Baked Brown Sugar CS through in the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and layered it over the Very Vanilla piece.
• I stamped the giraffe from Zoo Review in Versamark onto Watercolor Paper and heat embossed it with Early Espresso Embossing Powder.
• Using an Aqua Painter and ink I started on the sky(soft Sky and Pool Party) and grass(So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz) I then did the giraffe I used So Saffron and Baked Brown Sugar.
• I stamped the greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Soft Suede onto a Very Vanilla scrap I punched the end with the tip of the Mosaic Punch, I did the same to a scrap of Baked Brown Sugar and Soft Suede I attaced them with an Antique Brad. I layered the image over the CS strips.

So one more card on the rack!

Faux Leather Simply Sketched

I like doing the faux leather technique, it is a fun look. If you would like to see some of the cards I have done in the past, here is a link.

• The card base is Crumb Cake CS. 
• I layered Pear Pizzaz CS and then Natural Composition Specialty DSP then wrapped Linen thread around it. I layered this onto the card base.
• I cut tan fun foam with the Apothecary Accents Framelit,  I heated it with my heat tool until it began to shrink then pressed the stamp (inked with Soft Suede) into it.
• I layered it onto a Pear Pizzazz piece cut with the same Framelit(fun foam does noticeable shrink) and added it to the card.
• On a scrap of Crumb Cake CS I stamped a phrase from Teeny Tiny Wishes using Pear Pizzazz ink. I cut it out with a Framelit from the same set I used to cut the image. I sponged it with Crumb Cake ink and popped it up with Dimentionals on the card front.

Best Father

I CASEd this pin on Pinterest

The ribbon is Midnight Muse, Real Red, Crushed Curry and Silver Glitter paper. The ink is White Craft Ink. I used the 1 3/4" and the 2 3/8"  Scallop Circle punches as well as coordinating Circle punches. I cut the ribbon banners. The back ground is Baked Brown Sugar CS ran through the Big Shot in the Houndstooth Embossing Folder.

On this card I ran a piece of Crumb Cake CS through the Big Shot in the Woodgrain Embossing Folder and the lightly sponged Soft Suede Ink over it.