Challenge Cards!

Good Afternoon Chicks!

This is a quick post.  We had a terrible wind storm with winds between 130 and 140 km/hr winds which blew everything apart up here.  Our power went out at home on Monday at 7:30 a.m. and have since found out that it could be off until Thursday 11 p.m. or later.  My teeth are starting to chatter!  It snowed twice today along with hail at one point.  You can see your breath inside the house!
We have power right now at the shop so am quickly posting two cards.  The lighting is horrible here so my card photos aren't that great.  They needed to be quickly posted because I'm going through Blogger withdrawl!!
Card Number 1 is for the Outlawz Sunday CAS challenge with a floral theme.

Here's a closer view of the embossing.  Too bad you can't buy that embossing powder anymore!!

Here's card number 2.  I originally made it for the sketch challenge at the Outlawz last Wednesday.  Due to power outages from our storm I couldn't get it posted so will add it to the bunch and find another challenge to enter it in to!

I don't have a recipe to type out right now because... we've been without power for three days now.  Once I can find things again, I will add the recipe to this post!

Hope everyone is well and happily stamping!

Hugs,

Sheree

Odds & Sodds Times Four!

Good Evening Chicks!

I have four cards in the post tonight.  I've been working on putting them together for the past couple of days..rearranging this and rearranging that when I had a few minutes here and there.  I'm happy with the outcome although not jumping up and down haha!

This first card was done using the Penny Black stamp from the Slapstick collection.  I've been wanting this one for a very long time and accidentally found it.. up here in Campbell River!

The ducks are coloured with copics; The candy hearts are from a Fiskars set I found a long time ago on a bargain table for $1.  The background heart was cut with the Cricut and behind that is a paper doily from Wiltons.  I found a place up here where I can buy 1,000 paper doilies for $14 so may pick up some and give them away in the future!

The recipe is...

Stamps:  Penny Black & Fiskars

Paper: Recollections and Staples 110 lb. white

Copics

Ribbon:  Wally World

CuttleBug Swiss Dots

Wilton Doily

 This next card is sort of a Valentine's Day card.  You can tell by the sentiment on the inside.  I used a stamp from Penny Black (Love her stuff!!) and then distressed around the edges at first and then in the middle to give it more oomph!  The background was done with the CuttleBug and then distressed with Honey.  The sentiment is one I picked from Inkadinkado after winning at The Outlawz!

The recipe is....

Stamps:  Penny Black & Inkadinkado

Paper:  Staples 110 lb white, Recollections

Cuttle Bug - Cant remember the folder name

Distress inks:  Festive Berries. Wild Honey, Versafine

Jellyroll Stardust Pen - Red 

 

This is one of my faves from this group.  I watched a video done by Jill Foster at the Penny Black bog and  did th version by memory a few days after watching it.   Mine is nowhere near the quality of Jill Fosters but I like the bright colours.  I had to use a different stamp from Stampendous called Agapanthus cluster and stamped the image five times using a different colour each time.

The recipe is...

Stamps:  Stampendous, Studio G

Inks:  Distress Wild Honey, Preserves, Shabby Shutters, Festive Berries, Broken China

Paper:  Staples, Recollections

Bling

The fourth and final card is really quite kewl IRL.  I cut the heart out of the front cardstock with the Cricut.  Red glimmer paper was taped to the back of the opening.  It was too bare so I added two heart layers done with the Cricut as well. 



The recipe is...

Stamp:  Inkadinkado

Paper:  Staples, Recollections

Stampendous heart stickers

Well, there you have it.  A glimpse of what I have been up to the past few days.  Thanks for looking and I hope you all have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Sheree

CAS Christmas

 

Good Evening Chickees!

 

This CAS Christmas card is my entry into The Outlawz CAS Challenge this week!  I had 15 minutes to spare so went to my 'room' and this is what I ended up with.  It looks so much better IRL because the cardstock colour is actually Next To Navy from Stampin' Up!  My embossing is Opaque White as is the base cardstock tho' it looks cream in this photo.

The recipe is as follow:
Stamps:
Inkadinkado for the main image
Studio G for the sentiment (One of those $1.50 stamps in the Michael's bins)
Papers:
Next to Navy from Stampin' Up!
Staples 110 lb. white cardstock
Opaque White embossing powder
Bling from Recollections
Scoring on MS Score board

Thanks for looking!

Hugs,
Sheree

p.s.

Here is a butterfly (Swallowtail I think) that graced my backyard yesterday, feeding on the butterfly bush!  Isn't it beautiful!!??

I may have to print this out and use it on a card somehow!

Christmas Bunny - Watch Out For Snowballs!

Good Evening Chickees!

This is another image from the Inkadinkadoo set that I coloured a couple of nights ago.  I had the idea of using kraft paper in my head so used colours that would go with it.  It only took one flip through the overabundance of paper stash to find the ones to use!

Here's the recipe:

Stamp - Inkadinkadoo - Snow Friends

Paper - Basic Grey, Unknown Cream Cardstock, Recollections Kraft Cardstock
Copics

Ribbon - Michaels From The Christmas Rack Last Year

Diamond Stickles For The Snowballs

Sentiment Dimensional Sticker - Recollections - Happy Holidays

Ink - Distress Ink Old Paper

I'll be entering this card into The Outlawz Monday Greeting Card Challenge - GC071811

Thanks for looking and I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
 
Hugs,
Sheree

The start of Christmas Cards!

Well... The challenges lately have been dubbed Christmas in July' so thought I'd better get on the bandwagon!  Once again I'm out of my element and coming up with the right layout is tough for me. 

I started this card a couple of days ago.  The first night I coloured a bunch of the snowmen for fun to try out different colour combinations.  This one turned out the best.  Night number two had me picking out papers that would go with it and playing with different layouts.  Thank goodness I waited until evening number three where I came up with something decent!

Here's the recipe for this card...

Stamp - Inkadinkadoo Snow Friends

Papers - Staples 110 lb. white, S.E.I. Christmas paper, Stampin' Up! Next to Navy

Copics

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Corner punch

Diamond Stickles

Wilton Paper Doily

M. Stewart Snowflake Punch

Recollections adhesive decorative edges from Michael's clearout last January

Recollections Tag With Sentiment

Diamond Stickles

Red Perfect Pearls

I will be entering this card into The Outlawz challenge for greeting cards - GC071811

Thanks for looking!

Hugs,

Sheree