In The Elephant Mood!

Wow - two days in a row and I post elephants and pink! What is up with that?

My giraffes are going to get jealous!

Today is Paper Romance Challenge Day and our hostess, Cindy, challenged us to use black, white, and one other color on our projects today. I chose my favorite pink as my extra color.

I have been wanting to use Ton of Love Ellie (High Hopes) since Valentine's Day and just never got around to it, so today is the day! I stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on Stampin' Up! Naturals White Cardstock, and then colored in with Copic Markers.  The designer paper is also from Stampin' Up!

Come play along with us! You know you want to!

Challenge details and prize info can be found here.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Other challenges for this card:

Amber's Crafts - stash and anything goes (had DP forever!)

Creative Belli - C embellishments (cord that is silver!) 

Freshly Brewed - spots and dots 

Meljen's - dots

Today is Paper Romance Challenge Day and I Am Wingin' It!

Hey stamping friends!

Over at the Paper Romance Challenge blog today we are using buttons, ribbon and lace! Come and join us! Click here for deets and to see what you could win!  The PR team has made some fun creations to inspire you!

My card today is made with Wingin' It Duck and Waddle I Do Without You by High Hopes Stamps, both available at Paper Romance. How can you not be cheered up by this cute little guy? 

I stamped my images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored my duck with Copic markers. He makes me smile, and I wish I could do a handstand! My designer paper is from the Garden Variety Collection by Cosmo Cricket.

I hope you are having a great day! My daughter and husband are off again, this time to North Carolina, for the last two college theatre program auditions.  I am very jealous, as they will get to have dinner with my son and his darling wife tonight.  I have a musical that I am helping to direct that opens tonight, so I was unable to go along.  I will be excited to hear about the two schools they are going to and what the results are -- where will my daughter go to college next year!?

Far away....too far!  Anyway, this card is for her - I will save it for her first college care package!
Thanks for stopping by today!

Other challenges I am entering with this card:
Crafts and Me - anything with wings
Creative Card Crew - friendship
Creative Craft World - square card
Forgotten Scraps - spring or flowers
Karen's Doodles - Animal Friends
Paper Pretties - card for a child
The Paper Shelter - buttons and bows
My Time to Craft - circles
Scrap Creations - spring fever

It's Paper Romance Challenge Day! And the Snow is Falling.....on my PAPER!

I must be on a snowman kick! I love snowmen and think they are so cute -- as long as they are on paper and not in my yard! I live in a cold, snowy place, but really prefer warmer weather. So I am happy to make lots of snow cards - and let the snow stay there!

This is for Bonnie's challenge at Paper Romance today.  This week’s challenge is called "The Backwards Color Challenge!"  Are you tired of using red and green on all of your Christmas creations? Well, take a break and let's see those Christmas cards made from any color but red or green! Come play along! You could win a $5 gift certificate to Paper Romance!

I also made my card for the Splitcoast Ways To Use It Challenge: All That Glitters. I used Dapper Dan Snowman by High Hopes (available at Paper Romance). Glitter is on each snowdrift, the "O" on SNOW , my snowflakes, and I also used Spica Glitter pens all over Dapper Dan! My glitter is Crystal Ice. CLICK on the picture above for a close-up of the glitzy glitter! I made my snowdrifts by tearing three pieces of Whisper White cardstock and then brushing them with Brushable Glue.  I dipped each edge in the Crystal Ice Glitter and let them dry before attaching to the card base.

Check out what the rest of the Paper Romance Design Team did HERE.

Take a look at my $5 SALE.
Unity, Spellbinders, ODBD and Stampin' Up! today - who knows what tomorrow?
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Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Cheer Up! It's Paper Romance Challenge Day!

It's Ria's Challenge Day over at Paper Romance and she has challenged us to make a card with a Winter theme.  I love this little snowman.  He is so cheery and dapper with his umbrella! Must be why he is called Dapper Dan Snowman!

I stamped my image from High Hopes (available at Paper Romance here) on watercolor paper with Charcoal VersaColor ink and then embossed with Midnight Madness Embossing Powder.  This fun designer paper is a super holiday collection from K & Co. called  I love all the different papers it has for every holiday!

Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to check out the Paper Romance Challenge blog to see what some of the other PR gals have done with winter!  Play along and you might win a PR gift certificate!

And be sure to check out the DECEMBER 2010 HIGH HOPES RELEASE HERE!  Wow! What great images!

I am also entering this card in these challenges:
Stampavie and More - Snow / Snowflakes
Crafty Pad - Snowflakes
Crafty Little Place - Anything Goes
Alphabet - E for Embossing
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar  - Winter Snowflakes
Stamp and Create - 'Tis the Season

Stamps: Dapper Dan Snowman (High Hopes available at Paper Romance)

Paper: River Rock, Rose Romance (retired), watercolor, K & Co. Sleepy Tree DP

Ink: VersaColor Pinecone, Basic Grey, Old Olive, Purely Pomegranate (retired), Handsome Hunter, Green Galore, Real Red

Accessories: snowflake stickers, striped grosgrain ribbon, MS border punch, stick-on gems, sewing machine, Spellbinders die, Midnight Madness EP (Sparkle N Sprinkle)

Techniques: embossing, watercoloring

Are You Dragon? It's Paper Romance Challenge Day!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my USA friends!

Hope you aren't draggin' (or dragon!) after a wonderful meal! I am on my way to my father-in-law's memorial service in Arizona.  It will be a wonderful celebration of his life, with lots and lots of family. Hope your day is filled with blessings too!

Gavin' The Givin' Dragon is ready to give some gifts and blessings to someone! It's Cindy's Challenge Day over at Paper Romance and she has challenged us to use a tag on our cards.  I used a Sizzix tag, and embossed it with one of my Cuttlebug folders.  Gavin' is stamped with Memento Black Tuxedo ink and then colored in with Copics and Spica Glitter pens. 

  
I love this rainbow colored ric rac by Coat's and wanted to incorporate that (and some twisted embroidery thread) in my card.  My designer paper is from The Paper Studio. Be sure to check out the Paper Romance Challenge blog to see what some of the other PR gals have done with tags!  Play along and you might win a PR gift certificate!

A New Gig and It's Paper Romance Challenge Day!

Today Is Challenge Day at Paper Romance! And I am delighted to say that it is my first challenge as a new Design Team member!  I am honored to be part of such a talented group of stampers! My challenge for you today is to use "your favorite things" on your card.  One of my favorite things are giraffes, and I just love High Hopes' Stretch! I also love velvet ribbon and my Cuttlebug!

I stamped my image with Memento Black Tuxedo ink and then colored him in with Copics. I added a little Spica Glitter pen to his spots.  The designer paper is by Sassafras, and the leaves are a Sizzix die.

I hope you can play! You could be the winner of a $5.00 gift certificate to Paper Romance by playing along with us. Link your card on THIS POST by next Wednesday night!

Draggin' My Tail~

Hello friends! I wanted to share this card with you today that I made several days ago.

Isn't this Dragon the cutest? He is one of the darling images from High Hopes Stamps. They have such fun, full-of-life images that are a blast to color. I used reinkers and an aqua brush to color this guy. The sketch is from HHC17 HERE. There are Crystal Stickles on his wings and one of the gifts. I added little gems in the corner to represent the hoarded treasure that this guy has stashed somewhere! You know they all do! It looks like he is willing to give some up in his presents, though! The sentiment and tag die cut are from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Another Celtic Cross

Congratulations to Jami Bova, today's SCS Featured Stamper! I got to know Jami when she was on the Design Team with me at Our Daily Bread designs. She is a sweet and creative person!

I chose THIS card of Jami's to case (copy and share everything). I changed the colors and images, but kept her great layout and design. I stamped the shamrocks in Versamark ink for a subtle background to the main image. This card is approx. 5 in. square.

Both Jami's stamps and the ones I used are by Our Daily Bread designs.

Speaking of ODBD, today begin Sneak Peeks for the new March releases at ODBD! Angel and Angella have some great samples for us today. More will be coming throughout the week!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamps: May God Hold You (ODBD)
Paper: Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Prisma Metallic Gold, Stampin' Up! Brocade DP
Ink: Encore Gold, Versamark
Accessories: Gold EP, grosgrain and organdy ribbon, pin, beads, paper piercer, jumbo eyelets
Techniques: embossing