Coffee doesn't always = Productivity

I have a new card today using a Deep Red Stamps sentiment stamp. This one always makes me giggle and I don't even drink coffee. You can find this sentiment stamp at

A Cherry on Top

and

Scrapbook.com

I heat embossed the sentiment stamp with Versa Mark ink and Hero Arts silver embossing powder and then die cut it out with a Spellbinders die. I inked the inside of the die with distress ink and an ink blending tool both by Ranger Industries. The background paper and the dirty white patterned paper are by My Mind's Eye. 

The coffee cups die cut is cut out from my Cricut with the Wall Decor and More cartridge. It was a freebie a few weeks ago and I loved playing with it. I may have to ask for that one for my birthday. Tons of fun stuff that I wanted to cut out but ran out of time. Anyway, the white cardstock in my card is by Recollections and the patterned paper used for the cups is by Bazzill. That paper made me do a double take because it's nice and thick with a texture to it. Kind of a rare find in patterned paper. I found it at Joann's. 

Thanks for looking and stop back tomorrow for Manly Monday.

http://stampedblessings.com/ Anything goes

http://jwscrapshack.blogspot.ca/ AG

http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/ AG

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/ AG

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/ Freestyle

Birthday Defined

I have a bright card to share today. The patterned paper is by Studio G, the flower and leaf stamp/die sets are by Stampin Up and the sentiment stamp is by Stampendous with Hero Arts black ink. The scalloped circle frame is made out of chipboard and I painted it with white crackle paint by Ranger. I made the scalloped circle frame out of a scalloped circle die and a circle die inside of it both by Spellbinders. The sentiment stamp is on a Spellbinders die as well and the paper is by Basic Grey. There are two brads in the ends by The Paper Studio. 

Thanks for looking.

Steampunk Vivian

Today I have the last of the steampunk Flashback Friday's for Sassy Studio Designs. I'm glad we were challenged to do steampunk because I really like the way my cards have turned out. 

In today's card I used patterned paper by Pebbles (blue/green) and GCD (black). On the black paper I dry embossed a Darice folder of cogs and screws. The image is on Cryogen cardstock and colored with Copic markers. I applied paint mixed with powdered chalk by Stamp N Plus on the cogs around the image. The die cuts are by Spellbinders with Die Cuts with a View glitter paper. The ribbon is by The Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby and the epoxy sticker sentiment is by Glitz Designs.

Thanks for looking.

Deepest Sympathy Card

Today I am using a TPC Studio stamp which covers the top portion of the card. I stamped it on watercolor paper by Ranger with Versa mark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder by Stampendous. Then I used some Peerless watercolors to paint in the flowers and stems. After the image finished drying I trimmed it down so I could have some patterned paper showing from behind the image. The two patterned papers used in my card are by Making Memories. The sentiment and ink are both by Hero Arts.

Thanks for looking.

Love in Purple

I've been trying new things to get my photographs to come out better but looking at these makes me think - Keep trying. Ugh!

My card today uses a stamp by Autumn Leaves. I stamped it with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder by Stamp N Plus. Then I used my Peerless watercolors and a water pen by Ranger to color it in. I think it turned out pretty. I die cut the image with a Spellbinders scalloped circle die and matted it onto a pre-made die cut by recollections. 

The patterned paper is by K and Co. It is originally white but I inked the entire piece with distress ink to make it fir my card. 

Thanks for looking.

http://digichoosday.blogspot.co.uk/ Pretty in purple
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/-glitter around the scalloped circle die cut
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.ca/AG
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/ AG
http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.com/ AG with texture
http://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Purple and love

Deep Red Stamps Dragonfly Flourish

I received a new stamp by Deep Red Stamps and I had to share a new card I made using it. I just love this dragonfly and you can find it at

Scrapbook.com

I stamped the image with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder by Stamp N Plus. It's my favorite gold embossing powder. Then I used Peerless watercolors to color the image in on water color paper by Ranger. Then I trimmed down the image, inked the edges with distress ink, and matted it onto a piece of pink patterned paper by Recollections. Then I adhered it onto some orange stripped patterned paper by Crate Papers. The polka dot ribbon is by Stampin Up and the heart sentiment by American Crafts.

Thanks for looking.

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ AG
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ AG
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.ca/ AG
http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ AG
http://memascrafts.blogspot.com/ AG
http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ AG
http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/ Embossing powder
http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/ Use ribbon
http://thepapernestdollschallenge.blogspot.com/ AG
http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/ AG
http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/ Things with wings

Manly Monday Blueprint World

Welcome back to Manly Monday. I hope all my state side friends are having a great Memorial Day Weekend. I have a few cards to share from crafters all over blogland and at the bottom a few of my own. Click on the blog name above the picture snippet to be directed to the masculine card. And hey, if you like what you see please become a follower of my blog. Thank you.

A Mermaid Crafts

Made by Helen

Nilje's Creative Outlet

ABC-Art, Belly dancing and Crafting

I also wanted to share with you a couple of links of masculine cards that I made that weren't Manly Monday cards.

TRUCK CARD

CORVETTE CARD

DINOSAUR CARD

NAUTICAL CARD

I made today's Manly Monday card using a blueprint stamp by Tim Holtz. You can see other cards I created using this stamp over HERE, HERE and HERE. 

I stamped it with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with Rangers platinum embossing powder on Ranger's watercolor cardstock. Then I colored the image in with Peerless watercolors and a water pen by Ranger. I die cut the image out using a Spellbinders die (Label 2, I think) and inked the inside of the die cut with distress ink and an ink blending tool. 

The two compass dies are from Cricut Wall Decor and More cartridge. I cut them out in white and then inked them with distress ink. The strip of blue paper down the center is by Tim Holtz and the map paper is by K and Co.  I inked the edges of that patterned paper as well.

Thanks for looking.

http://www.cardsinenvy.blogspot.com/ Masculine
http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/ Lots of layers
http://www.aaacards.blogspot.co.uk/ For the guys
http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ AG
http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/ AG

Anniversary card

I think all my cards this week have heat embossing on them. It's crazy how I go through streaks. On Recollections white cardstock I stamped a Hero Arts background stamp with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder by Stamp N Plus. Then I inked the entire piece of cardstock with distress ink, I think Tattered Rose, until all the white was gone. It's at this point my husband would say "If you wanted the cardstock to be pink then why not start with pink instead of white?" I would reply something about how you don't get the same affect on my next step; next spray the cardstock with water mixed with Perfect Pearls. It softens the distress ink and gives tiny little dots all over the stamped image cardstock. I tied some Offray ribbon around the embossed panel and into a bow. The love die cut is by Stampin Up. I used some glitter paper in the background but I'm not sure who it is made by.

Thanks for looking.

Lighthouse Sweet Stamp Shop

Today's card features a stamp by Sweet Stamp Shop called Sail Away Sayings. I stamped i he lighthouse with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder by Stamp N Plus onto watercolor paper by Ranger. I die cut the image out with a Spellbinders scallop circle die and inked the inside with distress ink while the paper was still in the die. Then I decided it needed something more. I took a Tim Holtz stencil that has sun rays on it and inked them in yellow coming off the top of the lighthouse. That looked pretty but I couldn't see the lighthouse very well since I embossed it in white. So I took one of my brown distress markers by Ranger and lightly followed the outlined of the lighthouse including the stripes in the lighthouse. Then I added some water with my water pen and pulled the ink from the marker out away from the lighthouse which made the marker area not so bright. I liked the way it turned out but then I thought to use a blue distress ink and a water pen to color in the word light. OK complete with the image.

The background paper is by Recollections and it is dry embossed. The yellow cardstock is by Bazzill and the blue scalloped circle paper is by Color-Aid. The polka dot paper is by Colorbok and the pennant paper is unknown. The sentiment stamp is in another Sweet Stamp Shop stamp set (Discontinued though, sorry) and I stamped it with Hero Arts black ink.

Thanks for looking.

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ Stencil

Winners for my giveaways

The Mother's Day winner is 

Faith

and the Manly Monday winner never contacted me so I did a redraw and the winner is 

Pia

If both of you ladies could please email me at grohcm at gmail dot com with your address I will get your prizes out next week.

Congratulations! and everyone check back for a followers giveaway coming up.

A Wonderful Adventure

Welcome back to Flashback Friday for Sassy Studio Designs. We are still in our steampunk month of images which as you may know from visiting my blog, steampunk isn't my cup of tea. But I am trying and that's the best I can do. 

This week I printed the image out onto Ranger watercolor paper. I colored the images in with Peerless watercolors and distress ink. I also mixed the water with perfect pearls so my image would sparkle. The purple background paper is unknown however the black paper and glitter paper are both by Die Cuts with a View and the purple border paper and the border die are both by Tim Holtz. The cog brad is by Eyelet Outlet and the cog die cut is by Spellbinders. The sentiment stamp is by K and i Memories. I stamped it with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder by Stamp N Plus. 

Thanks for looking.

Best Windmill Card

For my card today I've used a windmill stamp by Gina Marie Stamps. I've stamped it with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder by Stamp N Plus. I trimmed the white cardstock the image is on to smaller than my card base. Then I have a piece of Basic Grey patterned paper over the card base followed by the windmill cardstock. I stamped a Hero Arts sentiment in black Hero Arts ink. 

That's it. Easy Peasy today.

Butterfly in Yellow

My card today features the Deep Red Stamps butterfly stamp that I love so much. I stamped it with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with myStamp Box silver embossing powder. Using my Peerless watercolors I colored the image in and fussy cut it out. The two patterned papers in my card are both by Studio Calico. The ribbon is from my MIL's stash, sentiment die cut by Spellbinders, and sentiment sticker by Glitter and Glitz.

Thanks for looking.

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/work-it-wednesday-april-2015/-yellow

Welcome to our Church

Today is my last time posting as DT member at Through the Craft Room Door. Our challenge is sponsored by Doodle Pantry. I'm so amazed by the amount of things you get with their digi's. I decided to print out the crosses already colored in and die cut it out with a Lawn Fawn die. I took a small flower and placed it in the center of the cross which gave my image lots of dimension because if you take the wire of the flower it will fall apart. So I pulled the wire through to the back and used foam adhesive around the rest of the die cut. It works for this card because it is part of a welcome to our church basket and therefore won't be going through the mail.

My patterned papers are by Basic Grey and Jillibean Soup. The border die is by Spellbinders and the sentiment die is by Stampin Up. The welcome stamp is by TPC Studio that has been stamped with Versa Color pigment ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder by Stamp N Plus. The cardstock in my card and card base is by Recollections.

Thanks for looking

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ -Pre-colored image

http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.com/ AG with option new beginning

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ CAS
http://www.scrapbookblessingsclub.com/ AG with option border
http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ AG
http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com.au/ AG
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/category/events/work-it-wednesday/yellow

You light up my Life

For today's card I am using a stamp set by Sweet Stamp Shop.I stamped the image onto white cardstock by Recollections with Versa Mark ink and then heat embossed it with Ranger blue glass embossing powder. I die cut the image out with a rounded edge square die by Spellbinders and inked the inside edges of the die cut. Then the die behind that is by DO Crafts out of patterned paper by Studio G. The yellow patterned paper is also by Studio G and the blue polka dot paper is by Creative Memories. I embellished with some blue sequins and star die cuts by Lawn Fawn.

Thanks for looking

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ AG

http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ AG

http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ AG

http://sparklensprinklecreativechallenges.blogspot.com/ Embossing powder

http://thepapernestdollschallenge.blogspot.com/ AG

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/blog/category/events/work-it-wednesday/ Yellow

Manly Monday Grill

Welcome back to Manly Monday where I find masculine cards in blogland and bring them to one spot for you to check out and use as inspiration. Please click on the blog name above the clip of their card to be directed to the masculine card. Then check out mine at the bottom. Be sure to follow my blog so you can be updated when Manly Monday goes live each week.

My Hearts Pleasure

Lilibet's Monkey Hut

Grammy's Attic

The Journey is the Start

Nanne's Creations

Ema-gination 

I'm in Haven

Purple Princess Diaries

For my card I stamped this Mark's Finest Papers grill stamp with Versa Fine black ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder by Stamp N Plus. I used distress inks and Peerless watercolors to color it in. I die cut it out with a Spellbinders die and inked the inside with distress ink. The patterned paper in the background is by Die Cuts with a View and the cardstocks are scraps I had in my bin. The sentiment is a die cut from my Cricut. And that's all folks!

Thanks for looking.