VLV June 2011 Challenge

It's been about 2 years since I played in the Friday VLV Challenge (Verve Stamps). I remember not really playing again because I was sooooo awful! I still have a long way to go, but finally feel like I have it figured out and can get something accomplished a whole lot quicker!!! 

 Love this stamp set every time I use it. Love that there are no faces to color or hair!!! :) Used SU water color paper to stamp the image on. The flower is on grunge board and inked with the refill ink and then a little bit of Paint on it to give it some texture. 

Week 1 

Recipe:

Stamp - Unity Stamps: Rain or Shine

Paper - Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry

Flower - Fun Flowers Die Cut

So Burlap is pretty much my favorite. I bought a light color to dye it with the Tim Holtz Distressed Stains. I love everything about these stains!!! I will own every color one day! 

Week 2 Recipe:

Stamp - Verve Stamps: Blue Skies, Tim Holtz heart stamp

Paper - Rich Razzleberry, Not Quite Navy, 

Burlap - Ranger Distress Stain: Blue Jeans

Butterfly - SU sizzlets

Love this card. Nothing but paint - used a Tim Holtz stamp set, can't find the name of it.... but I just love that this is all me, my art, my take. Just me! Will keep trying to perfect this! 

Week 3 Recipe:

Stamp - Tim Holtz Stamp set

Ink - Ranger Pain Daubers

Paper - Taken with Teal, Early Espresso

So I received my first Verve Stamp Set this week. I have not been a big fan of Acrylic stamps as I find most stamps are not quality and don't leave a clean crisp image. WELL these are just fabulous and work fabulously with all my ink.  I will def. be purchasing more. The flower again is on grunge board and painted with the Ranger dauber, I was impatient and heated it dry and it gave a lot of texture! Love when mistakes work out great!!! 

Week 4 Recipe:

Stamp - Verve Stamp: Blue Skies

Paper - Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy

Leave some love!!!

Enjoy!

Colleen G. 

Book Covers

I fell in love with this card  from Julee at Poetic Artistry - She then linked a video that she followed which is by JournalArtista - it is a 2 part video - isn't she amazing. So watch both. Which that then inspired me to make these:

Dress form was a foam Stamp by Donna Downey. Flower is die cut from Stampin UP - Used lots of paint and Tim Holtz Distressed Ink and Stains (PS I LOVE the new stains, absolutely fabulous). The plate was in a drawer, I think it came from my sister.

I used the SU word Window punch to to punch out for the date. I used the SMASH stamp. Loving this whole idea of a smash book and journal book. Not sure which will be which or how many more I will make. I am just loving this. This one I Mod Podged everything to seal it.

What are your thoughts? Leave some love.

Enjoy!
Colleen G.

MOJO 195 & a little bitta TIM!

So I am from the suburbs  of Chicago and that makes me spoiled... I can drive to any store I want within 20 minutes... BUT now I am in a small town with 1 craft store, and it's def. not my favorite one. UGH!!! Driving to Louisville is about 45 minute drive and requires planning and seems more like a field trip to find the other stores! :)

Anyway - the store in town just started carrying new FUN products and that makes me have fun!!! :)

Enjoy!
Colleen G.

So here is where I started

So yesterday I started with this card, but wasnt sure and went to bed. Today I did the other card, and then decided I might as well try finishing this. I got the sentiment and then sewed. Yesterday my sewing machine was sewing upside down... like the design was on the bottom I think this was because of the bobbin being upside down? Anyone know if that was right? Anyway, today it worked. Love sewing on cards. But sooo scary to do it and not worry about ruining it!!!

Circle flower under my tutorial tab.


Enjoy!
Colleen G.

MOJO194 - woot woot

Beyond stressed! I needed this. I was sitting here today making this card, my kid was finally sleeping... it was calming for me to stamp. This was an outlet of serenity today. He is 3. Need I say more? AAAHHH to MOJO! 

Made this sketch for MOJO194 - you can see all the details here. Just a couple days left to play. I borrowed this stamp from a friend... and I LOVE IT! I want it... maybe I can swap her for it! :) HA!

Recipe:
Stamp: Gifts from the Orient
Paper: So Saffron, Taken with Teal, Choco Chip, Old Olive

Enjoy!
Colleen G.

Happy I do Day -

This felt good! My mojo has been gone. I was in one of those funks for the past month, I would actually think maybe it's time to quit stamping. I don't have the time. But after last weeks card, and then this. I am fully back. Excited to stamp. Wanting new stuff. Needing more time! :) It helped that I had a deadline too. We had an upline meeting and swap last night. I was in need of wedding cards - So killed 2 birds with one stone. CUTEness! JMO!

Recipe:
Stamps: Word Play, Apple Blossoms
Ink: Perfect Plum, Rose Red, Basic Black,
Paper, Whisper White, Rose Red DP, So Saffron, Basic Black
Tools: Rhinestones and Scallop Punch

Enjoy!
Colleen G.

Guess my break should be over, huh?

So where have I been? I am just not sure. It has been over a month since I stamped. I tried last week, it didn't work too well for me. On Tuesday, I worked on this, but wasn't completely happy with it. I was hoping to stamp today... but that didn't work. So I figured I better just glue the flower on, take a picture and upload this for MOJO MONDAY - I have been sewing like crazy and haven't found a lot of time for cards. Where does the time go????????

The last in the set

When I received the Friends 24-7 set I made all these cards with the same colors paper and ink! I was thinking this would make a cute gift set. That designer paper has been amazing too!

So I am crazy about google analytics and seeing how many hits I get, where people come from, what do they look at, etc. Funny thing is I know YOUR OUT there, but you haven't said HI! Stop in say hello, I'd love to swing by and explore your work! And comments are FUN! They make me smile! I have actually been guilty too and followed numerous blogs and never said a word! Been trying to work on that. Join me? Follow me? :)

Stampin UP Recipe:
Stamp Set - Friends 24-7
Paper - Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake
Ribbon - Very Vanilla
Ink - Early Espresso, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler

Enjoy!
Colleen G.

My messenger Bag

 

When I went out of town a couple weekends ago, this is what I made... and I LOVE IT!!! This is a crocheted bag. I also bought fabric and lined the inside of it. CUTE! I wear it everywhere, even around the house... lol - well not so much anymore, but I sure did when I first made it!   I really want to make another one, just need a different color! - I saw a picture of this online and after staring at it for awhile, decided I could probably figure out the pattern... and I did! Made me just a little proud! HA! 

Enjoy!

Colleen G. 

Recipe Card Card

I was reminded about my recipe stamp set at a meeting last week. I originally bought it last year to make recipe Christmas gifts for my family. After that I have not touched the stamp set. As I was going to bed the other night, I was thinking about this stamp set and knew I wanted to incorporate it into a card. Mojo Monday was yesterday and they had a great sketch and this came together wonderfully. Most of the time, you are heading home and need to get the recipe and send it along... So the card could really say just about anything and then include the recipe in there! :)

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Recipe: Everything is Stampin' UP

Stamp Set - From the Kitchen Of, Afterthoughts

Paper - Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive

Punch - Scallop Circle, Tag?

Ribbon - Old Olive

Enjoy!

Colleen G.