Inventory Reduction Challenge #65 - Teal and Brown

Hello everyone! It's Friday and time for another Inventory Reduction Challenge.  This week our theme is teal and brown colors.  This one was easy for me since I really love teal and brown.

Sooooo - if you think you've seen this card before, you are almost correct.  Actually I made two cards very similar - one went to my daughter for her birthday and the other to the Challenge.  The flowers on the front are the major difference between the two.

Here is my challenge card:

The cardstock is from Stampin' Up! - Tempting Turquoise, Close to Cocoa and Marigold Morning.  Lady Tilda is mounted on Core'dinations Chocolate Box cardstock in teal.  After running the cs through the Cuttlebug using CB's Heritage set of embossing folders,  I then sanded off the brown with a sanding block revealing the teal underneath.

Tilda was stamped on X-Press It Blending Card, colored with Copic markers and cut out.

The designer papers are from My Mind's Eye Simply Delightful stack. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the Pinwheel Florettes from Webster's Pages, purchased from Angie Hunt at her store Love to Stamp.  I put a tiny rose over the stamped one in her hand.

The Copics I used:  Dress - BG18, 49, 45, 01, RV000, 00.  Hair - E25, 31, 50.  Skin - E11, 000, 00,  R21.  The tiny rhinestones at her neck are by Crystal Stickers.  The tiny pearl in her hair is from the stash.  The lace on her dress is colored with a Gelly Roll Clear Star pen. The detail on her hair ribbon is done with a gold glitter pen.

Here is the inside of the card:

These are the same cardstock and dp's as on the front.
The ribbon and lace are from my stash.
The sentiment panel is cut from SU's Crumb Cake cs with Nestabilities Labels Ten die, edged with Tempting Turquoise ink.  I added a rose bud from Hooked on Crafts just to dress it up a bit.

Be sure to stop by my team mates' blogs to see their creations in teal and brown!

Christina
Danielle
Rene
Cathy-Lynn
Nadine

Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting with me.  Hope to see you again soon!
Huggeroonies,

Journals

Hi everyone out there in blogland!
Today I have two journals to share.  One is new.  The other one is a couple years old, but unused until recently and now updated!

My friend Lynn commented on how she liked my journal.  I had just started using it a couple weeks ago to keep notes from our Sunday sermons.  I decided to make one for her.

This is simply a black and white composition book that I got in Wal Mart for twenty-five cents.

I covered the front and back inside and out with cardstock and designer papers.  The I did the image panel with 3 layers of cardstock and dp, machine stitched together.

Tilda with Straw Hat was colored with Copics.

The I added the spring flowers bouquet and lastly added the chandelier beads.

I worked quickly so I could give it to her in church last Sunday, but she didn't go.

As I was showing others, several said it "looked like me" so I thought I would update the very plain one I was using.

Here are pictures of my old and "new" journals.

Can you guess which one this is?

I had covered this one for a quickie item for a craft show I was entering.

Here is the "new and improved" version!
What do you think!?!

Thanks for dropping in!  See you soon.

Huggeroonies,

Phyllis' birthday card

I am really on a roll today! I seem to have a lot of time for some reason. The rush to get ready for the Heart-2-Heart Stamp Camp was really intense. Then there was getting all the Christmas cards for family members done and mailed. Since Christmas I haven't had any really pressing things to take care of, so I've been making cards!!!

Here is another birthday card and it's even done early! This one is for my daughter, Phyllis. I've gone with a teal and brown color theme for this one. I love Lady Tilda for a more formal look.
So here she is -

The cardstock is from Stampin' Up! - Tempting Turquoise, Close to Cocoa and Marigold Morning.  Lady Tilda is mounted on Core'dinations Chocolate Box cardstock in teal.  After running the cs through the Cuttlebug using CB's Heritage set of embossing folders,  I then sanded off the brown with a sanding block.

Tilda was stamped on X-Press It Blending Card, colored with Copic markers and cut out.

The designer papers are from My Mind's Eye Simply Delightful stack.
The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and Magnolia.  I put a tiny rose over the stamped one in her hand.

The Copics I used:  Dress - BG18, 49, 45, 01, RV000, 00.  Hair - E25, 31, 50.  Skin - E11, 000, 00,  R21.  The tiny rhinestones at her neck are by Crystal Stickers.  The tiny pearl in her hair is from the stash.  The lace on her dress is colored with a Gelly Roll Clear Star pen. The detail on her hair ribbon is done with a gold glitter pen.

Here is the inside of her card -

These are the same cardstock and dp's as on the front.
The ribbon and lace are from my stash.


The sentiment panel is cut from SU's Crumb Cake cs with Nestabilities Labels Ten die, edged with Tempting Turquoise ink.  I added a rose bud from Hooked on Crafts just to dress it up a bit.

This will be going in the mail tomorrow to my daughter.

Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting with me.  Hope to see you again soon!
Huggeroonies,

Carrie's Birthday Card

Hello Everyone! Welcome to winter in my part of the country. It was -2 degrees when I went to bed last night.  I burrowed under the blankets like I was in a den for the winter.

I made this card for my daughter-in-law for her birthday.  I was only 4 days late getting this one in the mail :(

The card that inspired me to make this one was featured in MagnoliaInk magazine 2011 issue 1 (01101).
The original card featured Fairytale Tilda.  I don't have her so I used Beautiful Tilda.

The papers are from My Mind's Eye Wild Asparagus and DCWV stack.  The lace and ribbon are from the stash. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.
I made this card front several months ago, but didn't finish the inside until now.

The inside of the original card has 4 different Tilda's that stand up  and "Happy" is on the inside top and "Birthday" is on the bottom.

These papers coordinate with the ones on the front of the card.  The heart was cut with Nestabilities dies.  The ribbons are from the stash.  The slider heart is from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by! I would love to know what you think about this card.
Huggeroonies,

New Baby cards

Good Saturday to all!
I think I jinxed western NY in my last post by saying we were enjoying the mild weather. At least at 10:30 pm on Thursday we were:) On Friday morning we had a couple inches of blowing, drifting snow and very nasty conditions:( The snow storm has ended for now. My hubby has finished plowing the driveway and shoveling off the deck and steps just getting ready for the next storm sure to come. So much for weather reporting.

I have completed two baby boy cards for special people. Our precious daughter in the Lord, Jodie, had a baby boy on October 12, the same date as our daughter's birthday! I know I am very late getting her card done. In the same package I included her birthday card (Dec 16) and her Christmas card.
Here's her card:

The stamp is Whiff of Joy Willow with Infant.
I colored it with Copics trying to simulate water coloring.

The papers were pre-cut 6" x 6" pieces in my stash, probably Stampin' Up. The larger background piece is embossed with a Sizzix folder from SU. The smaller piece isembossed with Cuttlebug Love Language folder. The paper used on the base is from a DCWV stack.

The image is stamped on Cryogen. I just love the shimmer in that paper. The bottom was Martha Stewart's Floral Lace Punch.

The ribbons and pearls are from my stash.  The flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts.

A young couple from our church had their little guy during the holidays. Their family has been our neighbor for years.  Their card is nearly identical to Jodie's.  The punched edge and ribbons are different.

I ran a very narrow ribbon through the lace and then tied the bow.  I had tried leaving the narrow blue ends longer, but couldn't get the look that I had in mind.

I realized I had forgotten the pearls after I had taken this picture.

The punched edges on this card were Martha Stewart's Valentine Lace punch.  I remember when this punch first came out, it was nearly impossible to find, but I did find it!!

The sentiment panel was cut with Nestabilities Labels Four dies.

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a look at some non-Maggies cards.

Huggeroonies,

Inventory Reduction Challenge # 64 - An Old Maggie Image

Well, a good, good morning to you all!  We have had several days of unseasonably warm weather here in good old western New York.  We can handle this very easily, unless you own a ski lodge.  Then there's a problem.

ETA: I woke up to 1-1/2 " of blowing, drifting snow this morning. I'm sorry WNY for saying how nice it's been:(

This week our inventory reduction challenge is to use an old Maggie image.  I don't remember what my first few Maggies were.  So I used some of the older ones from the stamp collections files.

I used the Lap Tilda from Spring 2008, Tilda's Birds from 2008 Spring/Summer, Rufus and Shabby Chic Fence from 2008 Shabby Chic Summer, and Tilda's Wall from 2008 Magnolia & Lilac Summer.  They created a really cute scene, I think.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and Magnolia.  The background paper is from Webster's Pages Winter Fairy Tales.

The inside of this card is sort of Blah!  I used older papers and very much older ribbon.

The cutting die is from My Favorite Things Die-namics Dizzy Doily.  Ssshhhhh!!! Don't tell anyone - it is new!  The sentiment is from a Gina K set Tree Silhouettes given to me by my friend Kim Marie about 4 years ago.

That's it for tonight! Hope you enjoyed this "Oldie".  Looking through those old Collections catalogs reminded me of so many of the stamps I have, maybe not even used, and have wanted at one time or another.

I hope you will take a few minutes to visit my team mates' blogs to see what they have for "Oldies but Goodies". They always come up with absolutely gorgeous cards!

Christina
Danielle
Rene
Cathy-Lynn
Nadine

Huggeroonies,

Inventory Reduction Challenge #63 - Let's See Some Charms

This is the last of the Christmas cards for 2011.  We had a two week break in making cards for our Inventory Reduction Challenge.  Sure seems like a lot longer.  I have been very busy trying to finish up my Christmas cards and December birthday cards.  I also have a new baby boy card to get done too.  If I wait just a little longer I can do one for his first steps or maybe first day at kindergarten.  His birthday was October 12 - the same as my daughter.

Our Inventory Reduction Challenge this week is to use charms on the card.  I had to think about what I wanted to do for a long time - nearly all of the two week break :C

I needed a special Christmas card for our mail carrier, Todd.  He is just an angel bringing me all my stamping boxes and right to the deck steps if the box won't fit in the mailbox.

Here is what I finally came up with for him.

The background paper is from The Paper Studio A Country Christmas.  The ribbon is from my stash, of course. The poinsettia is from Wild Orchid Crafts. The image is Edwin Santa's Little Helper sitting on the Wishful Chair.
Looks like Santa Todd has lots of mail to get delivered before the big day!! 

The upper half of the inside has a poinsettia and the Peppermint.  The charm attached to the ribbon says "Ho, ho, ho" on it. I couldn't find one that said "Bah Humbug!".

At last Santa Todd is back to ordinary, everyday Todd (Heartbreaker Edwin without his wings)!

He looks like he's thinking about all the work he did to get all those Christmas cards and parcels delivered on time. And now there are lots of things under his Christmas tree.

WOW! Is his tree ever decked all out!  Just look at all those ornaments.  The star on the top is a brad.  That gold bead garland is so pretty.  There's a snowflake, a candy cane and holly berries and leaves.  The red balls are some beads I came across in a box of stuff given to me by a friend.  The small red and green boxes are about 1/2 inch square and really difficult to get to stay put!

I wonder who the sled is for - Todd seems just a bit old for it! Or maybe Santa Todd let him keep it for a day or two until he has time to rest up.  He does look a bit tired.

I'm so glad you took time out to stop by for a minute.  Hope you enjoyed it.
Now please be sure to stop by my team mates' blogs and see what charming things they have done!

Christina
Danielle
Rene
Cathy-Lynn
Nadine

Huggeroonies,

Birthday cards are all caught up!

In addition to all the Christmas cards I was working on, I had three birthdays in December to make cards for.  Obviously they are all late :((

The first was for my grandson, Stephen, who lives in Georgia. I don't get to see him very much at all. Here's his card.

Heartbreaker Edwin with his wings cut off looks so forlorn.  But why?  Just look at all those birthday gifts around his Wishful Chair.

What more could he want?  Could it be that he wants to have a party?

The background paper is from Jo-Ann Fabrics.  It looks like swirls of yummy icing with candy sprinkles all over it.

The "gifts" were cut from another paper from Jo-Ann's and adhered with SU Dimensionals. 
 

Inside Edwin's house is all decorated with streamers, noise makers and those things that blow out and curl back up (forgot what they 're called).  Appears that there will be some noisy fun shortly. Maybe Edwin hasn't looked inside yet.
 All of the stick-ons were from Basic Grey's Cupcake collection pack. I sure hope Edwin goes inside soon and cheers up when he sees the house ready for his big party!

 The next card is for my granddaughter Paula, who lives in Colorado. I wonder how much snow she has now!?!

The background paper is from DCWV The Sweet Stack.  Tilda's girlfriends are getting together to help her celebrate her birthday.

The corner frame was cut with a Cuttlebug die.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, Hooked on Crafts, and Jo-Ann Fabrics.  The ribbon is from my stash.
The images are all colored with Copics.

 Here is the party underway with Tilda's friends all gathered to celebrate with her.

 Just look at that cake and all those gifts!  What a lucky girl she is!

I really like making the easel cards, but haven't done many lately.
 The sentiment panel is cut with a new die - MB Lace Circle purchased from Magnolia-licious.

 The last birthday card is for Jodie, our former Adopt-A-Teen.  She has matured so much this past year.  She had little Sean in October and is a fantastic mom to him.
And at the same time she is going to college and works. 

Here is her birthday card.

I used papers from Basic Grey's Two Scoops paper pad.  The solid papers are from Stampin' Up! - Blushing Bride and ??? The background papers were layered and stitched.  The pearl swirls were from Prima - Say It In Pearls.
The ovals were cut with Nestabilities Petite Ovals dies, layered and stitched together.
The flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts and Magnolia.

The top inside has a butterfly charm hanging from the bow - ribbon from my stash.  The charm is Magnolia I think.

These papers are from Two Scoops.

The oval sentiment panel was cut with Nesties Oval dies.
I found a long string of pearls in my stash.  They were perfect for outlining the oval.
The rose buds were from Wild Orchid Crafts.


 I hope you have enjoyed your visit.
Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing your day with me.  Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about the birthday cards.


Huggeroonies,

The Last of the 2011 Christmas Cards

Finally I have finished the Christmas cards for some very special people requiring very special cards.
Jodie was our Adopt-A-Teen girl when she was at a facility for troubled teens.  After she finished the program, she stayed to work there and help other girls who had backgrounds similar to hers.  We have kept in touch since she left there.

Her is her very special card--

This is very similar to a card made and posted a month or so ago.   This time I used the cute
Winter Tilda.  It is so cold here I really need to borrow her muff. It will be a little tricky driving with it!
It was -5 degrees this morning at 6:00am, but it did warm up a lot today.
The flower is a pinwheel Florette from Webster's Pages purchased from Angela Hunt at  Love to Stamp.

The tiny Merry Christmas stamp on the banner on the lamppost is from an SU set.
Tilda's muff and pompoms on her hat are Liquid Applique.

Inside the card has a ribbon from my stash, a charm from WalMart, poinsettias from Prima.

The cloud shapes are from the Nestabilities Labels 14 set.
The papers are from My Mind's Eye Simply Delightful tablet. I am finding those papers are fantastic  to work with.  There are at least 3 or more papers that co-ordinate so you can have perfectly matched papers on your card.

I didn't keep track of any of the Copics I used to color. 


I had overheard one of the young guys at our church make a comment to his mother about "Coal Again!" for Christmas.  I immediately thought "I have a stamp for that!!!!!!"

So I made him a card using 3 of my Fluffles stamps, one of which says "Coal Again?!" on it.  I gave it to him at church Sunday morning and he loved it!
Here are the pictures !

These papers are from Basic Grey's Nordic Holiday.  After I got them I was wishing I had ordered 2 or 3 more pads.  They are so cute for kids and fun cards.

The stick-ons were in my stash. I have no idea where they came from or how long I've had them.  But - they were a baking theme so were just perfect for this Fluffles stamp.
The ribbon was from my stash.
The red around the image is another Nestabilities set Lacy Squares.

The top inside has more stick-ons and another Fluffles image.
The green is the same die cut from Lacy Squares.

It didn't take very long to color these fun little stamps.

 
The Christmas tree, gifts and fireplace are Magnolia stamps.  Fluffles is looking in his stocking and finds -- COAL AGAIN?!

The Merry Christmas sentiment is another stick-on from the same set.

This was very fun to do and Kaleb just loved it!
He then explained to me that "Coal again" is a family joke on him.  One year his family cut up some candy bars then wrapped the pieces in black foil to look like lumps of coal and put them in his stocking.

And my last Christmas card will be posted on Friday morning as it is my Inventory Reduction Challenge card for this week.

Huggeroonies,