ODBD and Winter White

This week's challenge at Our daily Bread Designs is 'Winter White'-make an all white card.  As so often happens, what was in my head is not what turned out on paper.  But, I remind myself that everything I do does not have to be perfect, and to learn something from it.  I think I learned not to fussy cut this image out anymore!

I think this is a combination of elegant and shabby chic.  Clearly, it was an experiment!  The image is stamped in Stazon Black with a little bit of water coloring added.  Dazzling Details was added to the snow and trees and a gathering of white tulle was sewn to the lower edge of the card.

     

I did learn a couple of  other things this week.  After yesterday's historic events, I learned that I need to be more open about my faith in Christ; I learned I have a long way to go when it comes to showing Christ's love.   Christmas is about Christ's love for us; it is why I chose this church image for my card today.  

Thanks so much for stopping by; I am blessed by your kind words!

Lee Ann :)

Dynamic Day

It is a Dynamic Day today, and not just because it is Election Day!  I decided to play along with Dynamic Duos Challenge, using only 2 colors on a card.  Today's colors are-

And here is my card-

Hope you like it!  It is hard to see in the pictures, but I have added a dab of Dazzling Details to the center of each of the circle patterns on the ornament image.  It has such a pretty shimmer irl!  Thanks for looking, gotta go run and vote!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lee Ann:)

Products used include-

Stamps-Everything Eleanor, Keepsake Ornaments, Watercolor Winter, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper-Whisper White, Gumball Green

Ink-Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, Versamark

Other-Keepsake Ornament die, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Polka Dot and Houndstooth ef, gold ep, dimensionals, Dazzling Details, white Baker's Twine

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Hello Ladies!  I hope this of you in the U. S. got a chance to vote today.  What a privlege!  

I wanted to do more with my Ornament Keepsakes, but wanted to try something other than formal, so went for a whimsical look.  

This is very easy to make when you use the Ornament Keepsake Framelits to die cut each ornament.  I may have to make more of these!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Lee Ann :)

Products used include

Stamps-Watercolor Winter and Ornament Keepsakes-Stampin Up

Paper-Gumball Green, Whisper White, Regal Rose, Crumb Cake

Ink-Brilliant Blue, Regal Rose, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Eggplant, Versamark

Other-gold ep, Polka Dot ef, Scalloped Edge punch, Ornament Keepsake Framelits, faceted button, ribbon, linen thread     

Unexpected Pumpkin

It is my second post of the day and this card is an unexpected one.  It is for the Color Throwdown as well as The Paper Players challenges; I thought I was going to avoid this color combination, as I wasn't fond of the colors but inspiration hit and I love the results. 

 

I really like how this turned out and am going to try the layout for different occasions. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Go Vote tomorrow!

Lee Ann :)

Supplies used for this card-
Stamps-Everything Eleanor, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Pumpkins are Inkadinkadoo
Paper-Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse
Ink-Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Stazon Black
Other-Houndstooth ef, Polka Dot ef, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch

Happy Monday and a New CAS

Good Morning All!  It is a rainy, cool day here, but I won't let that get in the way of a joyful day!  No work today-Yeah!  That means more time to stamp and time also to sneak in some pesky chores.  Even better, we have tomorrow off, too!  I am celebrating a 3 day week.
This morning's card is a CAS-or clean and simple-one.  It is for Less is More and CAS(E) This Sketch challenges.  At Less is More the challenge is to use the color pink.  CAS(E) This Sketch has this sketch for us this week-

With these two challenges and the arrival of a new stamp set I ordered, I created this card-

I am having so much fun with Stampin' Up's Watercolor Winter set.  With multiple images, the possibilities are endless.  These poinsettias allow you to use the 2-step stampin' technique, but after doing this, I went back in with an aquapainter and added more pinks.  The flower centers are the smallest of Stampin' Up's pearls. I have colored them with a Copic marker.  The bloom up front is on dimensionals. 

Thanks so much for visiting me!  I hope I have inspired you!

Lee Ann  :)

Products used include:
Stamps-Teeny Tiny Wishes, Watercolor Winter
Ink-Versamark, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Basic Gray
Paper-Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Other-Polka dot ef, silver ep, pearls, dimensionals
All products are Stampin' Up

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It is still dreary here, which means it is a perfect day to stay inside and get inky, and boy did I get inky!  I have been wanting to try the shaving cream technique and today was the day!  I got out my Barbasol and went to town!  To check out this technique, check out the tutorial at SCS.  

This idea got into my head when I saw this picture on Pinterest-

  
If you do try this technique, I would suggest using Versamark ink to stamp on top of your swirled paper.  I found that my Stampin' Up ink and Stazon ink had a hard time sticking to the surface, even after the paper was wiped off and dry.  My sentiment is embossed; the Versamark and ep stuck just fine. 
This card is entered in the Twist of Faith Card Challenge and Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge-both challenges ask us to depict Thanks or Thanksgiving.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Lee Ann :)

Products used for this card include-
Stamps- Stampin' Up Inspired by Nature, Sentiment is Verve
Paper-Whisper White, Early Espresso
Ink-Versamark, Early Espresso; reinkers used include Old Olive, More Mustard, So Saffron
Other-shaving cream, ribbon, antique gold ep  

A Featured Stamper Sunday

Hope this Sunday finds everyone well, particularly those on the East Coast.  I am grateful that friends of mine weathered the storm well, with only power outage to be concerned with.
Today's Featured Stamper at SCS has a wonderful cas gallery.  You can see the card I chose to case here.  Here is my version of this great card and great layout-

Sorry for the poor picture; I had a tough time with this card, probably because I was trying to get the sparkles to photograph.  I used Stampin' Up's wonderful set, Water Color Winter.  And yes, I did fussy cut the pine branches and pine cones!  Truly, I find fussy cutting relaxing.  No laughing now!
The background panel and the sentiment panel are both dry embossed and the sentiment is heat embossed.  The very edges of the sentiment panel are scored with the Simply Scored tool.  I've added Dazzling Details to the pine cones.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful and blessed Sunday!

Lee Ann

Supplies include-
Stamps-Watercolor Winter, Greetings of the Season
Paper-Whisper White
Ink- Ruby Red, Always Artichoke, Soft Suede, Early Espresso and Versamark
Other-polka dot ef, Argyle ef, Simply Scored, clear ep, Dazzling Details

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 Hello again!  I am back with another cas card, this time for a new challenge I am trying, CAS-ual Fridays.  They asked that we make a masculine card.  I don't do that too often;  they really are no where near as fun to make as cards for women!  
Here is my masculine CAS card-

 
 Now you know they saying-diamonds are a girl's best friend.  In this case, they are a man's.  These diamonds are perfect for a masculine card.  I wanted my card to have the feel of Grandpa's sweater vest, so there is some sponging on the diamonds.  Hope that is still CAS!  I gave the card some dimension with scoring around the edge and with popping the diamonds up on dimensionals.  

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful week!  

Lee Ann

Products used for this card-
Stamps-Happy Harlequin set from Papertrey Ink; Stampin' Up Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink-SU Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse, Soft Suede
Paper-SU River Rock, Whisper White
Other-Simply Scored, dimensionals
   

Plate Full of Poppies

Happy Saturday and Happy November!  It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is less than 3 weeks away, but I say bring it on!  I love Thanksgiving and don't like to see it lost in between Halloween and Christmas.
 I am enjoying a long weekend so more time for stamping! This morning I played with a stamp I just bought; it is from Penny Black.  It was perfect for the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers today.  Here is the Inspiration I used-

And here is my card-

This is such a fun image!  I also used Stampin' Up's Whisper White, So Saffron and Poppy Parade cs.  DP is also SU.  The image was stamped in SU craft black and embossed with clear ep.  It was colored with Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, and Old Olive using an Aqua painter.  The background image is sponged with Baja Breeze. I used SU's scalloped edge punch for the border and Tiny Tags paired with the jewelry tag punch for the sentiment. 
Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting my blog.  I will be back later as I stamp away my day!

Lee Ann :)

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Hello Everyone!  Back again with a card for a few more challenges.  Most importantly, it is for my father, who will be having surgery sometime in the next couple of weeks.   I have finally jumped in to the Queen for the Day Forum at SCS.  This week's Queen has a wonderful gallery and I chose to case this card.  What a great masculine card!  Here is my version-

This card is also for the ODBD challenge-masculine card-this week.

Thanks so much for visiting!  Have a blessed weekend!

Lee Ann

Products used:
Stamps-Stampin' Up Trust God and Sanded;  ODBD Keep My Lamp Burning
Paper-Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Black
Ink-Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Momento Black, Craft Black from Stampin' Up
Other-Apothecary Framelits (SU), dimensionals, twill, burlap, Fiskars corner punch

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Hello, again!  This is the last card for the night.  I feel like Christmas should already be here for all of the Christmas cards I have done!  This latest one is for the Merry Monday sketch.

As you can see, I turned the sketch again (I have a habit of doing that)! 

  I really wasn't sure how I was going to use my Snow Festival Christmas dsp with the village houses on it, but when I pulled this snowman out, it seemed a perfect way to make a snowy scene.  This card did not have a banner or ribbon feel to it, so I went with the wintry pearl flourish to blow in the snowflake. The snowman's (or woman's) scarf is paper pieced. 
Thanks so much for taking time to visit my blog!

Lee Ann

Products for this card include:
Stamps-Sweet N Sassy Stamps-Welcome Jesus; Verve-Glad Tidings
Ink-Stazon Black, Pumpkin Pie, Baja Breeze
Paper-Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Gumball Green, Snow Festival dsp
Other-Verve snowflake die, pearl flourish, black pearls, polka dot ef, snowflake ef, dimensional, Scallop edge punch

Mixing a Little Mojo, Mint and Ribbon

Hello, everyone and welcome to a new week.  It is hard to believe the kids will be trick or treating this week and then we are into November!  Despite the busyness of the upcoming holiday season, it is my favorite time of year.  My card today has a festive winter feel to it.  The sketch is from this week's MOJO Monday challenge-

...And for this week's color challenge at The Play Date Cafe-

...And, at SCS this week, the technique challenge is to weave ribbon.  I have been wanting to do this for some time, so this seemed the perfect opportunity.

Golden Opportunity

The woven ribbon is such a beautiful backdrop, that I left it empty, with the exception, of course, of the floral spray, which I have become obsessed with lately! The soft green color is supposed to be "mint", but the closest I have to mint is Sage Shadow; I hope this counts!

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peek!  Have a wonderful day!

Lee Ann

Supplies used Include-

CS-Whisper White, Brushed Gold, Soft Suede, Sage Shadow-Stampin Up

Other-Scalloped Squares die-Spellbinder, Little Leaves Sizzlit-Stampin Up, Rolled Roses die-MFT, Mistletoe die-PTI, ef, white ribbon, pearls, Crystal Snow