Saturday's Scrap Event

We left Spokane about 8 am to drive 75 miles to a scrap event near WSU. GO COUGARS. Arrived around 9:30. I put together a couple of page kits and then by 10:30 I was working on this 2 page mosaic layout. The pictures were all taken on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. There are 100 1" squares on each page. Took me 7 hours to do the 2 pages, then I started on some cards that I did not get completed.

Gone all Day

I am heading to an all day scrapping event about 60 miles from home with 4 of my best scrapping friends. Hope to get started on my summer vacation album. Will try to post some things tomorrow as I will not be home until about midnight.

Everyone have a great day. Also I want to thank everyone for the wonderful comments on my previous posts. Will be visiting blogs tomorrow.

Another It's Good to Dream

Another card wtih the In Colors and Razzle Dazzle stamp set. I just love the colors and the matching ribbon. Also a great stamp set. Actually need a card for a brown and yellow combination swap..

Cardstock: Stampin Up Crushed Curry and Soft Suede
Ink SU Dusty Durango
SU Dotted Crushed Curry ribbon
Big Shot Top Note die

SCS Sketch Challenge 194

I used SCS Sketch Cahllenge 194 for this card. Trying to get a head start on some of my fall cards. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/search.php?searchid=8559801 I really like the large medallion so used it for this card (get two cards out of one medallion) once again.

Recipe: Medallion stamp colored with my reinkers and q-tips. easiest way I find to get a good coverage and more than one color applied.
Paper and Inks: all SU - Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, Summer Fun, Creamy Caramel and Garden Green.
Cut the Medallion piece first and then cut the other pieces to fit around it and onto the base of Garden Green. Stamped with the Thank You stamp from the Upsy Daisy set.

Two Fun cards for today

Here is the card I also cased from Stamp Muse.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...;ppuser=177892 Love the polka dots so I used them also.
Changes:
Card size & Layout: I used full size card instead of a squares one
Colors: I used light Mauve Bazill dots, Rich Razzlesbery, White
Stamp: was from my stash by Sugarlof Products, Inc.
Ribbon - Polka Dot Rich Razzlesberry from SU

Thanks for this great feateured stamper.

This is a brayered background card for a swap I needed to make. I inked the brayer with my Stampin Spots in alternating stripes of pink and green, then added a few dots of yellow here and there and ran the brayer over that. Let dry and aseemble card. Very simple.
Recipe: Greeting from Stampin Up Upsy Daisy set
Paper: Pixie Pink, So Saffron, Green Galore, White, Tea Party DP
Ink: Pixie Pink and Green Galore
Accessories: Flower punch, Silk flowers, crystal gems

I needed a card for a black and white swap. Did not know what I wanted to do so searched the gallery and the light bulb came on quickly when I saw Clownmom's layout. I was on a mission then as it inspired me. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...&cat=17303 Thanks Clownmom.

I just received this stamp set and wanted to use it really bad. Well I did not have paintchips on hand so DH and I headed off to the store. While there I think we found the dishwasher we want and are very much in need.

As you can see everything I used was is Black and white. I think it turned out really great. The paintchip goes from a dark gray to black.

Varigated Medallion

First off I will admit that I cased: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...?&si=WT231
I used my little stampin' spots to ink the medallion and then stamped it once full-colored and stamped again using the lightened version. Added some Rhinestones to the medallion and a sentiment

Stamps: Medallion SU
Paper: White and Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Brilliant Blue, Green Galore, Glorious Green, Orchid Opulence, Lovely Lilac
Accessories: Teal Ribbon. Rhinestones
Techniques: Using Variagated

Another Sketch

I liked the paper so much on the card below that I tackled another SCS Sketch challenge.

Recipe: Stamps - Razzle Dazzle
Paper- Tea Party DP, Pretty in Pink, Basic Gray, Certainly Celery, So Saffron.
Ink - Basic Gray
Very Simple anyone could do this one. The three gray squares are 3" and the tops are 2 3/4" each. Offset and it is complete.

Two Challenges in one Card

I made this card using two challenges posted this week - The Color challenge: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=453063 and teh Sketch Challenge: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=453293. Not often do I get to do even one challenge but thse both worked great this week.

Recipe: Bleached the chocolate chip with Upsy Daisy and one of the greeting in that set. Mounted to Certainly Celery but 1/2 inch longer for the button placement. The designer paper I used is SU Tea Party which is two-sided, just reversed for the smaller piece. These were mounted on the Chocolate Chip again and then on the Certainly Celery Card Base.

Be sure to checkout Splitcoaststampers.com for the instruction to links above and mnay other great ideas. There are hundreds of other bloggers there where you can pick up ideas also.

Recipe - Spinach Corn Salad

Another Recipe for those interested. This is a very good salad.

Today is my first day back to work after being off for 5 weeks. Wish me luck as we were supposed to be moved by now but things are packed and we are not moving now until the end of Sept. Will probably have quite a bit to do to get the place back in order.

Tree Trimmings #2 - Christmas in July

Here is another card I just made using the Tree Trimmings Stampin Up set. Love this little set.

Recipe: Tree Trimmings stamp set
Paper: SU Candy Lane DP, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red
Inks in same colors to match
Embellished with: Silver Brds and a Senti-Metals piece that says "Merry Christmas"

This is a card I made for SCS swap "Christmas in July". I think I like these colors together. The patterned paper looks like wall paper with ornaments hanging in the window.

Recipe: Stamps: SU Tree Trimmings
Paper: SU Holiday Treasure DP, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink: Melon Mambo, Bermuida Bay, Chocolate Chip & Basic Black
Add Brown Silk Ribbon to the top for embellishment.

Wow What a Vacation - Our God is Awesome

We got home late evening yesterday after being on the road for two whole weeks in our new motorhome. New to us but it is a 33' '93 SeaBreeze and we enjoyed it tremendously. It is awesome how God is able to provide - we purchased it just a week before we left and could not believe we got such a great deal on such a fairly unused vehicle. I has to spiff it up a bit from sitting for two years and air it out but it was great otherwise. There are a few minor details that need to be fixed but overall workage was great. We put 45oo miles on in two weeks and saw so much of the beautiful states of UT and AZ. God has created such a gorgeous and free country for us to live in and so many of us take if for granted. I know there several out there who would die to see such beauty but cannot afford to do so. Dan and I are so blessed and we are really beginning to realize it after this trip. Overall it was a wonderful trip and we had such a good time enjoyding all of the great outdoors and wonders of it all.

Yes, there was one bad thing - the weather. It was so stinking hot I thought I was going to suffocate a couple of times. How do those of you in the south handle it?!? We went to Lake Havasu City AZ to visit Dan's brother and It so to stifling that day. It was 116 in the shade and the low that night was only 95. I as so glad we had air conditioning in our home. Most of the weeks it was close to or over a 100 in those canyons. We visited Arches NP, Canyonlands NP, Bryce NP and Zion NP in UT and the Grand Canyon in AZ - brom both the south and the north rims. What a sight to see. Not only the depths and the widths but the awesome colors of it all.

I praise God everyday now for giving me the chance to live my dreams as a free person and to travel with a great husband like I do. It's a good thing we both like to travel. I did make a few cards while on vacation in the MH but got them ready to send off before I scanned them. We spent most of the time traveling, sightseeing and a few cards games in in the evenings before bed. Now I have to get busy with catching up on my Stampin Up orders, Card swaps, challenges and postings.

It's Good to Dream

SCS Color challenge this week was to use: Lavender Lace, Barely Banana, Going Grey, Black and White. This is my rendition. I al;so used the Razzle Dazzlew stamp set with black ink and accented with white sheer ribbon. I now love this color combination and will probably make a few more cards using this combination.

Faux Grid Card Challenge

Here is another one I did this am. Soft Summer Two -Step Stampin. I also used in Colors Crushed Curry and Rich Razzleberry for this card. Wow - took over an hour to get two cards. I messed up so many times becasue I got the stamps mounted so opposites are on the end and I would stamp the trunks in the leave and vice versa. Finally got a layout I liked.

The challenge on Splitcoasters today was a Faux Grid Card. I am loving the In Color sso much I use them for everything. Here is my sample - quite simple:

So let's begin - for this project, you will need:
cardstock
stamps
ruler
pen
(not required, but very handy - a piece of grid paper to work on)

1. Stamp your images in various random locations on your cardstock
2. Draw lines with a pen at equal intervals across your page, skipping over those images you have stamped. This is where the grid paper comes in handy. If you place your stamped cardstock onto a piece of grid paper, it makes it easier to measure and draw your lines.
3. Turn your cardstock 90 degrees and draw lines with a pen at equal intervals, creating a grid which your images seem to float upon.
4. For interest, color a few of your squares in colors that coordinate with the rest of your project.

I am making several of thse cards to send to Card for a Cause - Cancer Center: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=443223

Recipe - Lemon-Tarragon Salmon Steaks

Another great recipe from AARP Magazine. I need to make it up for my files so posted. It is rather simply made but very cute with the little fishy punhces swimming across the bottom.

Used Soft Suede and Crushed Curry SU In Colors and the new Polka Dot Ribbon also Soft Suede from the In Color line.

If you make recipe cards please share them on your blogs with us other members that collect recipes. Thanks for looking

Forest Friends & In Colors

Another card using the New In Colors from Stampin Up. I am loving the colors, not so sure I like the card. It was a Splitcoast Sketch #195. I love the little card sketches also.

Recipe:
Stamps: Forest Friends, Matchbox Messages
Paper: In Colors-Dusty Durango, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, scrap of SU green? and DP from the Simply Scrappin' Petal Party.
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Silk Flower, Dimensionals
Tools: CM Circle Punch

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Rustic Rooster and new In Color

I finally got a chance to use my newest stamp - SU Rustic Rooster and my new "In Colors". I admit I did scraplift from stampingat6213. Also used Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #09. These cards were so much fun to make. The left hand card will be used for a Farm Animal Swap. The right hand card is for a Pink & Turquoise swap. Love the colors together. Will make some more cards with these color after work again tomorrow. I am so in the mood to do more stampings.

Recipe: Card #1
Paper: SU-Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Whisper White & DP Berry Bliss
Ink: Chocolate Chip SU
Accessories: Brown Buttons from my stash, Melon Mambo Dotted Ribbon.
Tool: CM Circle Cutting System, Paper Piercer and Dimensionals.

Recipe: Card #2

Paper: SU-Chocolate Chip, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Whisper White & DP Berry Bliss

Ink: Melon Mambo & Bermuda Bay SU

Accessories: Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Ribbon.

SheetLoad of Cards and Happy 4th

My super simple rendition of the card from "Sheetload of Cards" made for a chipboard swap. I used all scraps from my stash to do this card, tied two pieces of chpboard together, stamped with "Sincere Salutations". I have used this publication a couple of times to make a couple of quick sets of cards for gifts. Actualy I am taking one set to my mother for her Birthday as we are leaving in a couple hours to spend the 4th in Montana. Just click the Blog at the top left to see more "SheetLoads of Cards" Thanks to the publisher of this little online magazine Have a great 4th everyone.

Happy 4th of July. I purchased the little kit from our local Scrapbook Store and sent to a couple of friends. Very simple and quick. Thanks for looking.

A New Recipe

This recipe was one I received in a swap, made them the other day and they are great. Thanks from Snowcountry311 aka Gayla for the great recipe.