Tiger Thoughts

Mornin' y'all!  I did my first workout in about six weeks this morning and I bet I'll be feeling it tomorrow.  I usually play workout videos on the Mac and work out in the living room, so when the old Mac went kaput so did my workout routine.  But now I'm back in it AND Daphne and I walked Ryan to school this morning.  He's still on spring break this week, but he's doing a film camp thing where they're making a movie based on Peter Pan, which means Daphne and I still get our girl time in the mornings.

Anyway, we were in Telluride for most of last week so yesterday was my first time back in my craft room and I made this:

I hadn't used Along These Lines in a while and every single time I've ever used it, it's been this tiger stamp but that's okay because the tiger is precisely why I bought the stamp set.  I'm entering this at Color Hues:

I used Blackberry Bliss and Peach Pie for the colors.  Next up is the AAA Cards Challenge:

I think my card still counts as CAS, there's a limited amount of patterned paper and lots of white space.  Next up is the Addicted to CAS challenge:

It was this challenge combined with the colors that made me think of the tiger stamp, and just in case the tiger wasn't stripey enough on his own I added a little bit of purple stripey paper for him to recline on in all his regal glory.  I added a bit of color with watercolor pencils and a blender pen.

I'm going to finish my cuppa tea while I look at some card blogs and then I'll probably try to work on something in my craft room until it's time to pick Ryan up.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Along These Lines, Branching Out
Ink:  Peach Pie, Blackberry Bliss
Paper:  Peach Pie, Basic White, Blackberry Bliss DSP
Accessories:  Textured Notes dies, watercolor pencils

Regal Birthday Wishes

Mornin' y'all!  How's your day going?  The hubs says that our new Mac will *finally* be here today so Daphne is on high alert for the delivery driver (the next door neighbor just got something delivered).  The hubs will have to set it all up tonight since I am severely tech challenged : )

It should come as no surprise that I have a card to share today.

I really liked the color combination from Creative Colour Challenges this week:

Which I was able to combine with this week's sketch from Atlantic Hearts:

I have many many scraps from the Bright & Beautiful DSP Stack, one of my all-time faves, and it includes all three of the challenge colors.  Then I just die cut a label from the Stitched So Sweetly dies and added some flowers and foliage from Regal Flora.  Done!

That's it for now, peeps.  Have a great day!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Regal Flora, Branching Out
Ink:  Bubble Bath, Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon
Paper:  Bubble Bath, Pretty Peacock, Thick Basic White, Bright & Beautiful DSP Stack
Accessories:  Regal Flora dies, Stitched So Sweetly dies, Blue Faceted Gems, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Hobby Hello

Afternoon, y'all.  Ryan and I went to the potluck and both ate waaayyyy too much sugar (the gingerbread bars were great--with dinosaur sprinkles on the cream cheese frosting--but the Mississippi mud stuck to the pan something crazy.  Still tasty though) and then went Christmas shopping for the hubs and Daph.  And now I want a nap, but first I have a second card to share today:

I got the Hobby Haven DSP last month I think and this is the first time I've cut into any of it.  I thought the die cut shapes in the pack would be great with the Atlantic Hearts sketch:

Same sketch I used for this morning's card, but this time I kept the original orientation.  I did mess up the measurements on the DSP layer as I meant to have even borders all around but somehow it ended up being a quarter inch short, but it's okay.  The banner shape and all the images on the right of the card are pre-printed and die cut in the DSP, though I did trim the white borders a bit on the shapes.  Then all I did was add a two-part greeting from Branching Out and some Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots, and it's done.

Might see if Daphne will let me up on the oversized chair with her, I could use some doggo snuggles and a nap right about now.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Branching Out
Ink:  Garden Green
Paper:  Pool Party, Garden Green, Thick Basic White, Hobby Haven DSP
Accessories:  Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots, Mini Dimensionals

Lagoon Spruce

Mornin' y'all...it's almost 11am and I am ready for a nap!  Grocery shopping wore me out : p  But I do have a card to share today:

Toldja I would be making more with the Branching Out bundle and of course I just really want to use it with the recently retired Winter Meadow DSP, I am trying very hard not to hoard it all.  For today's card I started out with The Card Concept challenge:

I wrote down Cajun Craze, Summer Splash, Early Espresso and white for colors and then I ended up using Cinnamon Cider and Lost Lagoon for the first two colors.  I see some blue spruces around the neighborhood and they really are Last Lagoon colored.  

Next up is the Atlantic Hearts sketch:

I thought this sketch was a good excuse to use some of the bigger dies in the Branching Out bundle.

It's almost an hour past when I usually take Daphne for her walk, but I just finished breakfast.  Brunch, really.  Anyway, she says it's long past time for me to take her and I can't resist those puppy dog eyes.  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Branching Out
Ink:  Early Espresso, Lost Lagoon, Cinnamon Cider
Paper:  Lost Lagoon, Thick Basic White, Winter Meadow DSP
Accessories:  Branching Out dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals, Speckled Dots

Moonlight Pines

Afternoon, y'all!  I had an extra productive day in my craft room yesterday so I have an extra card to share today.  Take a look:

Why I always seem to get some kind of smudge but only on Misty Moonlight cardstock?  Of course it happened after everything was stuck down so it's staying that way.  Let's start with the Inspired By... challenge:

I couldn't get it to show up in a picture taken straight on, but the dark parts on my card are the Earthen Toned Metallic Paper, take a look:

IRL it matches the shine on the copper plates and utensils in the inspo pic.  Next up is the Sunday Stamps sketch:

I made the strip across the bottom taller than in the sketch, which made the greeting be within that strip instead of above it, but that's what made sense to me for my card--if I'd made the DSP narrower, I don't think it would have come across that it's a pattern with pine trees.

This was the first time I'd played with the image stamps in Branching Out and I had a good time with it.  I love the shaped dies in this set too, so I'm sure you'll be seeing lots more of this as we get closer to Christmas : )  Cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Branching Out
Ink:  Misty Moonlight, Early Espresso
Paper:  Misty Moonlight, Thick Basic White, Winter Meadow DSP, Earthen Toned Metallic Specialty Paper
Accessories:  Branching Out dies, Textured Notes dies, Tinsel Gems

A Colorful Challenge from SUO Challenges

Mornin' y'all and guess what?  It's time for a new challenge at SUO Challenges!

And without any ado whatsoever, here it is:

Okay I have to say that my brain kept thinking it was an inspiration challenge rather than a color challenge, but I like to use the colors I see on inspo challenges anyway so it worked out and I got to ink up a couple of new stamp sets!  Here's what I made:

Looking at the picture, I saw Cloud Cover, Darling Duckling (or gold, but I opted for Darling Duckling), Strawberry Slush, and Garden Green.  The adorable snowman is from Festive Friends and the trees are the coordinating Festive Friends dies; the greeting comes from Branching Out, which I just *had* to buy because of Cynthia and all the pretty cards she's made with it.

I kept a lineup similar to the challenge graphic, and to give the trees a bit more texture I scrunched up plastic wrap and used it to dab ink on the die cut trees.  Such an easy technique and it makes the trees match the DSP background.  A few Strawberry Slush gems and done!

We hope you'll join in the fun at SUO Challenges.  Don't forget to use only Stampin' Up! supplies and link up your card at the challenge blog.  Have fun!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Festive Friends, Branching Out
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Darling Duckling, Garden Green, Stampin' Blends in Cloud Cover, Soft Sea Foam, Darling Duckling, Strawberry Slush
Paper:  Cloud Cover, Darling Duckling, Garden Green, Thick Basic White, Cloud Cover DSP
Accessories:  Festive Friends dies, Dimensionals, Strawberry Slush sparkle gems