MASKED AND MARKERED FLOWERS AND SYMPATHY

HELLO! Happy Monday. We had such a relaxing Sunday. Both my husband and I woke up and were feeling under the weather, so we slept and slept. I  tried to go into my stamp room but just could not muster enough energy, I was so fatigued, I came back and ended up resting the entire day.


Does this look familiar? I am using a remaining portion of card stock from THIS card. I had a dear friend lose her father to cancer this week, so I created this card for her... 


Since this is a remaining strip of card stock, the technique I used is called MASKED AND MARKERED from the Technique Junkies Newsletter. The floral image is the gorgeous set called FALL FLOWERS from Firecracker Designs By Pamela.


Here are a few more details:
Stamps: Fall Flowers from Firecracker Designs By Pamela, retired French Script by SU, the sentiment is from SU
Cardstock: Peach, Rose, Black, Olive
Accessories: Copic Markers,  Nestibilities, , Dimensionals, Paper Cutter, Swiss Dots, Watercolor paint brush, Black brads Basic Grey


This week, we will be starting school...although I am not feeling ready. I bet my kids feel the same way! lol Thank you for stopping by! Hope you have a FANTASTIC day!!! 


Be Blessed -

FCD BLOG HOP: A TISKET A TASKET...

Hello Friends! Welcome and thank you for coming by! This month the FIRECRACKER DESIGNS BY PAMELA have a Book Cover Inspiration themed Blog Hop for you to check out! 

The official start time of this Hop is Friday, at 8:00 AM(EST). If you arrived early, please be patient as all the links may not be live yet.

As I mentioned above, todays BLOG HOP has an  Book Cover Inspiration theme... I am an avid reader but none of the book covers I had, were very inspirational so I headed over to Barnes and Noble and looked for a fun book cover!

I chose this one because I thought it was so pretty and sweet...

Here is some information about my project.... I love this little basket!!! It is a die cut from Creative Cuts and More called Box with a Basket... put together with some red tacky tape - stamped with the GORGEOUS STAMP from FIRECRACKER DESIGNS BY PAMELA called FORGIVE ME. 


I stamped four of these flowers in Memento Black Ink and colored them with my Copics! Once that was done, I cut them out and using the Technique Junkie Newsletter August/ September 2010 edition - Soft and Sparkly, I added a little dimension and texture!


The baskets make FAST AND FUN projects! These make great gifts or special things to put treats in for kids parties, Woman themed parties such as Mother's Day Banquets, Bridal Showers, Tea Parties, thank you gifts for speakers or special friends. Throw in some tea bags, cocoa bags, small bags of candy with a note and you are ready to go with your gift!


Here are a few more details...


Some Challenges I participated in...
Creative Card Crew - Sparkle and Shine
My Time to Craft - Glitter and Glitz
Paper Play Challenges - Pink to make the Boys Wink
Pixie Dust Studio - Go Crazy with Polka Dots
Secret Crafter - What are little girls made of!
Speedy the Cat - Flowers!


Stamp Set:  FIRECRACKER DESIGNS BY PAMELA called FORGIVE ME. 
Cardstock: It is a die cut from Creative Cuts and More called Box with a Basket 
Accessories: Flower Soft, Glitter, Souffle Glaze Pens, Dimensionals, Scissors to cut out flower image

This is a “circular blog hop” where the only beginning is wherever you start!! You will know you are at the end of your blog hop when you’ve come back to the blog you’ve started from!(It’s not a huge circle…so it should be easy to remember where you started.)

BLOG CANDY!! One winner will be chosen from a mystery blog hostess…so you’ll want to leave a comment on EVERY blog so you don’t miss out! The winner will be chosen from a mystery blog hostess that we don’t even know who it will be until the hop is over…so that’s why you’ll want to leave a comment on EVERY blog, so you don’t miss out!

**To find out if you’ve won… you will be contacted by Pamela via e-mail (so be sure to leave it with your comment.) and you can also find out on Pamela’s blog after the blog hop ends on Mon, at 8:00 PM (EST).**

Now, to continue the circle, you will need to hop on over to the talented Lynn Steven's Blog and keep going until you’ve come back to where you’ve started! Thanks so much for playing along with us and we hope you have a great time!

MODERN GRID - MISS U TONS

Hello Everyone- I am so glad you popped in! Todays card, uses the MODERN GRID technique from the April/ May 2007 Technique Junkie Newsletter. This technique is sooooo much fun to play with. ARE YOU A JUNKIE YET? :)


Have you ordered CD 8 yet? If not, get your fingers typing and send an email quick to Pat Huntoon (phuntoon@optonline.net) and order it! There are several wonderful techniques and more design sketches -- none of which are in any TJ newsletter! The CD offers the same terrific format as all of the newsletters. 

Anyways, my card here uses the gorgeous stamp set from Firecracker Designs by Pamela called Elephants on Parade. Beautifully illustrated and filled with wonderful and fun sentiments! This set is sure to offer a wide variety of different types of cards!


Here are some more details on my project...
Stamp Set: Firecracker Designs by Pamela called Elephants on Parade.
Cardstock: White, Sahara Sand, Garden Greem
Accessories: Technique Junkie Newsletter, Water Based Black Marker, Copics, Cropodile, Twill, Black Jumbo Brads, Circle Punches

Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

Back to Nature...

Hello Everyone - Today, I created some cards for Firecracker Designs By Pamela

Here are some challenges I participated in...

Alphabet Challenge - Nature

Belli Challenge - Paint

Splitcoast Stampers - Sketch

Little Red Wagon - CIRCLES!

My Grafico - Distressing

Stamps: Just Breathe by Firecracker Designs By Pamela

Paper: Wassail BG, Vanilla, Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red, Espresso

Ink: Espresso, Versmark, Blushing Bride

Accessories: Pearl Gems, Chipboard, Making Memories Paint, Heat Tool, Black EP, Sponge daubers, Ribbon, Blender Pen

Alphabet Challenge - Nature

Going Grey - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Monochromatic

Technique Junkie Newsletter - Up and Over from June/ July Newsletter

Stamps: Firecracker Designs By Pamela Easter Blessings

Cardstock: Pink, Silver, White

Accessories: Embossing Powder, Paper Piercing, Nestibilities, Pearl Dew Drops, Mini Glue Dots, Mat Pack, 

I am off to create and play with my gremlin! I hope you have a wonderful day! Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting.

WACKY WEDNESDAY SPECIAL

Today’s featured rubber stamp set is : July 27- O' Holey Night

It will be marked at 50% off on my website  from midnight (ish)  Tuesday to midnight (ish) Wednesday!!

O Holey Night

Here’s my sample!

Stamps used:  O' Holey Night by Firecracker Designs By Pamela 

 Cardstock: Vellum, White 

  Accessories: Gold Pearls, Copics, Dimensionals, Paper Snips 

Challenges I participated in:

Stampin' Sisters in Christ #49 - make a votive holder or a card/project depicting a candle. (This is the tutorial I used to make my votive holder!)

Pile it on - Use plastic (the gems and vellum!)

Belli Challenge - Sketch & Something that moves! (light - candles move!)

Scrap Creations - Christmas in July

KAH-WINK-E-DInk Digis - Anything goes as long as it is cool! The colors I used to color this/ cardstock are in the Cool tones.

Dancing In Pajamas - Inspiration Challenge - I used the color combo

Tuesday Taggers - Christmas in July

For MORE ideas using this set - you can click HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE

Thank you for stopping by! Have a VERY blessed day!

MASKED AND MARKERED FLOWERS

Hello Everyone - 
Todays card is one I made with a few different challenges.

I used the Masked and Marker Technique from July 2010 Technique Junkie Newsletter, 

the Lord Have Mercy Sketch #83 and the color challenge from Splitcoast Stampers on my card!


Here are the details:
Stamp Sets:  Fall Flowers from Firecracker Designs By Pamela, retired French Script by SU
Cardstock:  Peach, Rose, Black, Olive
Accessories: Pencils, Nestibilities, CM Circle Cutter, Dimensionals, Paper Cutter, Swiss Dots, Watercolor paint brush, Black brads Basic Grey,


Thank you for stopping by! Have a blessed day!!!

BLOGGERS CHALLENGE & BLOG HOP - TWO SKETCHES

Hello! Today is the Firecracker Designs By Pamela Design Team's Blog Hop! Today, we have a SKETCH for our Blog Hop for Firecracker Designs By Pamela and my Bloggers Challenge post!

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The official start time of this Hop is Friday, at 8:00 AM (EST). If you arrived early, please be patient as all the links may not be live yet.

Here are the details for this project:

Stamps: Firecracker Designs By Pamela Fall Flowers and Just Breathe, All in a Row retired SU for the stitching

Cardstock: Pixie Pink, Black, Neenah White

Accessories: Heat Tool, Copic Markers, Paper Clip, Clear EP, Black Stitched Offray ribbon, MS Punch, Dimensionals

Technique Junkie Newsletter Faux Stained Glass

Before you go on... today is also Bloggers Challenge day and we have another Sketch! I used the same stamp set to go with this one and several other challenges to go with it...

Stamps: Firecracker Designs By Pamela Fall Flowers and Birthday Wishes, All in a Row retired SU for the stitching, Rough Texture Wheel by SU

Cardstock: Wasabi, Marina Mist, Riding Hood Red, Neenah White

Accessories: Copics, Pastels, Build a Brad, 1/2 inch circle punch, MS punch, silver brads,

Technique Junkie Newsletter Chalk Lines

Bloggers Challenge #159 - Sketch

Speedy the Cat Challenge #11 - Use Punches, I used 1/2 inch Circle Punch and a Martha Stewart border punch

Digi Doodle Challenge #15 is to use Texture

Splitcoast Stampers Challenge Ways to Use it #279

Splitcoast Stampers Color Challenge #279

This is a “circular blog hop” where the only beginning is wherever you start!! You will know you are at the end of your blog hop when you’ve come back to the blog you’ve started from! (It’s not a huge circle…so it should be easy to remember where you started.)

**To find out if you’ve won… you will be contacted by Pamela via e-mail (so be sure to leave it with your comment.) and you can also find out on Pamela’s blog after the blog hop ends on Mon, at 8:00 PM (EST).**

Now, to continue the circle, you will need to hop on over to the talented Shelly's Blog 

and keep going until you’ve come back to where you’ve started!

Thanks so much for playing along with us and we hope you have a great time! When you are all finished hopping, you can check 

out the other Blogger Challenge participants projects click on the side bar that says BLOGGERS Challenge!