Brick Wall Technique

Jun19

Happy Day Friends,

Stick with me… lots of photos with this post and

some added links to get you hooked up to try it yourself!

I am really excited to share with you today a technique that I have

never tried before.  I am determined to take more liberties to get out

of my comfort zone when it comes to being creative and this technique

I found over at the Friday Mashup was perfect to get me started.

It also gave me a great excuse to color with my Spectrum Noir pens

and use a much neglected stamp that I purchased over a year ago that

I had never used and was always petrified to ink up!

I paired this great technique up with the Sketch over at Seize the Birthday.

A masterpiece always starts off with a great sketch…..right? wink wink

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Are you intrigued?  Here is a link to the Brick Wall Technique!

Just a side note…I did my entire card before I looked at the Tutorial!

Yeah…it’s true! LOL

I can definitely see some things that would have made this a tad easier.

I loved every minute of it and if I don’t stop rambling…

I will not get it linked up in time…2 hours and counting!!!

Here are a few card details, but if you have any questions or some pointers…

give me a holler!

Thanks for listening,

Nanc’

Stamps: Hearfelt Creations- Bella Rose House

Spectrum Noir pens

Lots of patience. :)

So Very Blessed…

Jun19

This post title is so very spot on today and everyday for that matter!!

I am truly Blessed with the wonderful son god has given me!!  Having

him home this summer and being able to share the joys and

accomplishments of his day at work is something I look forward to

each and every night around the dinner table.

Not to mention, he helps me prepare dinner and is really getting good at

firing up that grill and making some tasty meals.

Ty, I couldn’t be more proud of you, your work ethic, and the

man you are becoming!!

But that is not why you stopped in now is it?

Sorry, but us moms gotta brag once in a while! (wink wink)

Let’s hop on over to today’s card that all started with the sketch over at

CAS(E) this Sketch. It intrigued me the second I layed eyes on it.

You should see what some of the designers and participants have

done with it….really inspirational stuff!

So if your MOJO needs a tune up…..go have a peek…it’s bound to help!

I have linked it up for you twice!

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I am not sure this card is fabulous…but it’s the first time I have ever stamped

the entire background of a card before.  I have seen it done so many times, but

it is not as easy as it looks.  I have seen it with random colors throughout,

and the other day on Pinterest I saw it done by lumping the like colors together.

I think the stamp selection is key to this endeavor and I vow to you and

well you….lol….I will not let this card defeat me and will try this again very soon!

Details:

The stamps are random of this and that and all the ink is from SU.

Added some ribbon, the sentiment, and a strip of paper

cut with my Fiskars Victorian blade to finish it off!

Have a wonderful hump day!

Nancy

Fusion and some Bling…

Jun17

Greetings…Stamping Friends,

Today’s post is for 2 challenges….the first is the great sketch challenge over at Fusion.

I opted to do the sketch instead of the photo this time!

If you have never played along …you need to!!  So fun!

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The bling goes along with the challenge over at The Paper Players.

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Here are some details of how this card came together….very quickly I might add!

First, I took a piece of SU white cardstock and stamped my script with versamark.

Then, I heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

Next, I sponged it with Wisteria Wonder SU ink.  I tried to do light to dark, but got a little carried away. :)

Finally, I stamped the flower images on each panel in the same ink.

The floral stamp I used I just picked up from Hobby Lobby this weekend.

The wavy wheat  ( as it is called) I have had for quite sometime.

Added some bling and the sentiment from Close To My Heart.

I have linked up both blogs for you either by the words or just click right on the image!

Have a marvelous day…so glad you dropped by!

Nanc’

Father’s Day…

Jun16

While the dessert is baking in the oven and the men in my life are on

the golf course…I thought I would take a minute and post the

card I made for my Hubby, for my son to give to him, at his request.

It goes along with the Father’s Day Theme over at

The Pink Elephant.

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Here is my inspiration card I found on Pinterest.

This one is so amazing…not like mine…which is just okay! :/

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The reds on my cards look a little orange…must be the lighting.

It is so much fun working with an old book…I do enjoy that!

After I took the photo I realized the script on the card says ” Weird”

right under the large star….What’s funny about it is that is my hubby to a tee.

I am not trying to be mean it’s just the truth…. lol!

If you look to the left it also says ” Smiling” which describes him too

so I feel better now.  LOL

Here is the Link and photo of what is smelling up my house

and making me drool…..YUM!

White Chocolate S’mores Gooey Cake Bars

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Want one????

Have an awesome day…thanks for visiting.

Nanc’

Color challenge @ JUGS….

Jun15

Hello Everyone,

Today I have the privilege of hosting this week’s Color Challenge,

over at Just Us Girls!

The colors I have for you today… I know you are going to LOVE!

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The name of the colors are

Harvest Gold, Aqua, Kraft and White!

If you don’t have the exact colors, no worries, just come as close

as you can and play along with us anyways!

Here is my card…followed by my UBER talented team mates links and the

link to Just Us Girls Blog!

You can also click on my graphic and it will take you there as well!

Sure hope you come by and play along with me!

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Have a Spectacular Day!
Nancy
If you have any questions on the card details….Please ask!

CAS and Yellow…

Jun14

Hello Friends,

Today’s card is for the following two challenges…

They asked us for a Clean and Simple project @

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Along with the color Yellow @

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I took two photos of my card to better capture the Scor-pal lines.

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Thanks so much for coming by today!

Nancy

Card Details:

Cardstock SU and Scraps

Ink: SU

Stamps: Flower-SU, Sentiment- Michael’s

Tools: Scor-pal, Cuttelbug, Embossing folders, Corner rounder, Heat gun,MS- punch

Acc: Embossing powder, pearls,

Seeing Dots…

Jun13

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Today I was feeling a tad better…so I thought I would get up from

the couch and my heating pad and try to make a quick card.

I was looking through my top challenge sites and decided

that Addicted to CAS was the one for me today.

ATCAS - code word circleMy card started very clean and simple and then…

I stamped the sentiment crooked, I smudged my ink and got it all

over my card , and soon realized I should have stayed on the couch. LOL

So what started out CAS got a little more layered.

So ladies over at Addicted to CAS…If this doesn’t quite qualify as Clean and Simple

I SOOO Understand!!!

Not sure if you can tell by my photo, but I used my Scor-pal again

and separated the card in different quadrants.

If you haven’t checked out Addicted to CAS…go have a look!

I have linked up their image for you!

Card Details:

Cardstock: SU and ???? (scrap)

Sentiment: Close to My Heart

Tools: Punches and Scorpal

Thanks for stoppin’ by…I love when you do!

Nancy

Pink and Brown…don’t make a frown.

Jun12

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One of my all time favorite color combos is

PINK and BROWN!  The Dynamic Duos

colors for this week are just that…..

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And I paired this great combo with a sketch from

Freshly Made Sketches.  They asked us to

try to Square things up this time.  I was thrilled, cause I haven’t

made a square card in quite sometime.

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Sorry for the short post……

I managed to pull my neck and back out this morning just getting out of bed…

That’s what I get for getting up…lol

Not to mention, I have a sprained left wrist that has been wrapped for over a week and not

getting any better…But on a brighter note…Happy Summer Vacation! :)

I am beyond blessed in so many other ways…I shouldn’t even be complaining!

Card Details:

Cardstock: SU and CM

Stamps: Flowers-Gina K, Sentiment- Verve

Tools: Scorpal, Paper piercer, SU punch

ACC: Ribbon and pearls

Have a fantabulous day!

Make sure you stop by both sites and join me with these great challenges!

I have linked up both of their images for you!!!

Nanc’

Black and White + 1

Jun9

Happy Sunday!

Our 10th challenge over at CAS on Sunday is to use….

  black, white and one other color of your choosing on your CAS card!

This pink piece of cardstock was laying on my table and I thought…why not!

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Here is a link to the blog so you may check out the rest of the Design team’s wonderful work !

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Can’t have a challenge with out a wonderful prize…..now can we?

This challenge is being sponsored by:

The Alley Way Stamps

And this is the Prize you can win!

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Now before you go…

I am also linking this card up to the Shopping Our Stash challenge.

SOSChallenge-blog_badge-150xThe requirements are to use no patterned paper in your creations.

They said we could make our own…which is exactly what I did!

I stamped the text first…then the butterfly and then added the lines

with a pen to give it a different look!

 I also checkered the paper under celebrate at the bottom!

Great challenge ladies!

Card Details:

Cardstock- All stampin Up

Stamps: Butterfly- Gina K

Sentiment- Close To My Heart

Text- Stampabilities

Ink- Stazon

Paper cutter and a black pen for my lines and

that’s about it!

Have a glorious day and make sure you head on over to

CAS on Sunday blog and join us!

Nancy

Washi as a Technique challenge…

Jun8

Hi everyone!

We have a fun technique challenge for you this week at Just Us Girls and a chance to win some free crafting supplies!

The challenge this week is to use Washi tape!

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Here is my card followed by some info about our sponsor along with our Fabulous DT creations!

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Our sponsor is Modes4u.

 Here is a little information about the company:

Modes4u is an online shop for cute stationery, fabrics, Bento lunch boxes, DIY clay sets, Re-Ment miniature toys and accessories,

which are imported from Japan and the USA. The company based in Hong Kong was founded in 2007 by Managing Director Sandra Boch

and always stocks several thousand kawaii products.  Modes4u is an official San-X online retailer offering free international shipping for purchases over EUR 60 / US$78 / ₤ 54. 

The online shop is especially active in the field of social media, having more than 60,000 Fans on Facebook, over 4,000 followers on Twitter and an English and German company blog.

 While the company sells many different types of non-crafting items, they do sell lots of Washi tape.  Here are some links to the product that they carry:

The fun news is that Modes4u has given us 6 rolls of washi tape to give away!

So we decided to randomly choose two (2) participants this week to each win 3 rolls of tape! 

Isn’t that a great prize!!

All you have to do is play along using Washi tape.

Don’t have any?  No problem!

Here are a couple of links demonstrating how you can make your own!

 Custom Stamped Washi Tape

The JUGs design team is using Washi tape from Modes4u 

for all of our projects this week…so make sure you

check them all out!

So glad you stopped by have a great day!
Nancy
Card Details:
I love butterflies so I knew this Washi tape was perfect for me!
Cardstock and tag- Stampin Up
Sentiment: Something I picked up…who knows where!
Swirl background stamp is Stampin up-Doodle This
Cuttlebug for my Button Die from MFT
Acc: Ribbon, flowers and pop dots
 See you next time!