Rubbernecker Color Challenge #6

There is a color challenge over on the Rubbernecker blog today. Linda wants us to use pink and purple on our cards! Isn't that sweet?? I just had to pull out this super cute "Girl on Swing" set from Rubbernecker and use that for this color challenge. :-)

It's a pretty simple card - Pink Pirouette, White, and Lovely Lilac cardstock, along with a sheet of Amethyst designer paper and some pink gingham ribbon. The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copics. I couldn't find a sweet little Rubbernecker sentiment, so I opted to use this general purpose Penny Black sentiment. :-)

Why don't you try making a card with pink and purple today? It will make you smile! :-)

Simply Said

In the latest issue of Stamp It magazine (which I stole from Mom - shhhhhhh....... I'll give it back to her.........someday........), there is a card by Debbie Seyer that really inspired me. Mine is very different - different colors, different stamps, and no ribbon on mine.

The colors are Vanilla, Sahara Sand, Baja Breeze, and Chocolate Chip. I used a combination of die cuts from the Birds and Blooms sizzlit (from Stampin Up) and some felt flowers (also from Stampin Up) to surround the Top Note die shape. Instead of stamping a bunch of flowers, I kept it very simple and just stamped this sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set.

I'm in love with this birdie! The wings really give it a 3D effect and it's so perfect for spring-time. It just makes me smile to look at it. :-)

All supplies from Stampin Up:
Stamps: Simply Said
Ink: Chocolate Chip
CS: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Vanilla, Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip dsp (behind the Top Note shape)
Other: Birds and Blooms sizzlit die, Felt Fusion Too, silver brads, cropadile (punched small circles for center of flowers), dimensionals, Top Note die

Belli Challenge #62 - cello bags

This week's Belli Challenge is to create something using a cello bag. I really had to think about this one, and I went looking for inspiration on Splitcoast. I found a tutorial by Andrea Walford to create this cool Top Note candy holder - click here to see that tutorial.

I changed mine up to be a bit more spring-like, and I used the Raspberry Tart papers from Stampin Up. The little tag is stamped with a new set called Oval All, which you can find in the new Occasions mini catalog (Stampin Up), as well as the new scallop oval punch. I love this punch! It layers perfectly with the large oval punch from Stampin Up.

I used a cello bag to place the candy inside, and I taped that cello bag to the inside of this candy holder. This is so darn cute, I want to make about 10 more. Can't you just see this in all kinds of colors and designer papers? :-)

To see more cello bag inspiration, please check out the Belli Challenge blog. When you upload your own project to SCS or to PCP, please use keyword CBC62.

CBCC #33 - coke can pull tabs

This week's CBCC challenge is to use the silver pull tabs from a coke can. I have used these before to act as a ribbon buckle, but I wanted to come up with something different this time. Is this different enough for ya? ;-)




The diploma and the Congratulations sentiment are digital stamps created by my very own friend Chris Dickinson. You can find these over at Sweet N Sassy under digital stamps. All you have to do is order these, submit your payment, and then you can download the images and print them off. How cool is that? No waiting for the stamps to be mailed to you. AND you can make these any size you want - I love that!

For the pull tab, I begged my hubby to pull it off of his Coke can, and I went to work. The hole was too big at first and the light blue rhinestone brad kept falling through the hole. How was I supposed to fix that??

Lightbulb! I found the jumbo silver eyelets I've been hoarding, and attached that to the white paper with the coke pull tab between them. Then I put the rhinestone brad in there and it didn't fall through. :-)

Save the tabs from your own Coke cans (or Sprite or Pepsi or whatever you like to drink) and put them to work on your own cards. Need more inspiration? Check out what the other Challenge Chicks came up with:


Courtney Fowler
Maria Fiscella
Danielle Marcus
Sparkle Smith
Maria Gurnsey
Kim Gruetzmacher
Risa Malieta West


When you create your card and upload it to SCS or to PCP, please use keyword CBCC33. Have fun playing along with this challenge!

Rubbernecker Challenge - backgrounds

The Rubbernecker blog's new challenge this week is to use background stamps. I had bought this particular background stamp called Baroque Background last year at a convention where I had the great honor of meeting Miss Sherry Cheever and Miss Bev Gerard and, of course, Mr. Dave (Mr. Rubbernecker himself). I have known Bev for years as TexasGrammy on Splitcoast, and it just tickled me to meet her in person!

Okay, back to my card. I have loved seeing all the quilt cards this past week on blogs and my email groups, so I wanted to use that with this background. I punched out some designer papers with my 1 1/4" square punch, and glued them down to a scrap sheet of paper. Then I stamped the background onto that, and cut it out with my Top Note die. I had to keep the rest of the card simple so that the background quilt would remain the focus. Just some satin ribbon and a sentiment was all that I needed to complete this card. :-)

Stamps: Baroque Background, Petite ATC Sentiment set (both from Rubbernecker)
Ink: Timber Brown stazon
CS: Chocolate Chip, designer papers from My Mind's Eye
Other: nestabilities, Top Note die (from Stampin Up), wide satin chocolate chip ribbon, 1 1/4" square punch

Truly Scrumptious blog - sketch challenge #4

I decided to give the sketch challenge from the Truly Scrumptious blog a shot tonight. Next week is my Gramma's birthday, so I needed to make a card for her. With this in mind, I picked soft pretty colors, and pink is her favorite color. She loves flowers, and one stipulation of this challenge is to include flowers, so that worked out great.

The flower on here is something that I had to put together and form and shape and color to get it to look right. About a month ago, I bought a special punch at a LSS, and played around with it several times, but they still looked amateurish. I gave it another shot and it looks so much better than my first few attempts. This flower is comprised of many layers of punched cardstock glued together and rolled and shaped and colored with glittered chalk.

If you have ever heard of Susan Tierney Cockburn, then you know where I got the inspiration for the flower from. She does a lot of gorgeous shaped 3D flowers, and she's written several books on how to make them.

The two little scallop circles next to the center oval actually have sheet music stamped on them with Versamark, and then they were covered with glittery chalk. I wanted a very subtle effect, because the main focus on this card should be on the 3D flower. Gramma was a music teacher and she taught me how to play when I was a kid. In fact, the other day she gave me some sheet music that I used to play all those years ago. :-)

I hope my Gramma likes her birthday card. This is more foo-foo than I normally get, but I think my Gramma deserves a little extra oomph from me.

Stamps: Warmest Regards (retired Stampin Up), sheet music (Stampabilities)
Ink: Versamark, Mellow Moss
CS: Regal Rose, Mellow Moss, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Porcelain dsp by Basic Grey
Other: nestabilities, flower punch from The Punch Bunch, glittered brads (Making Memories), white dotted organdy ribbon (May Arts), glittered chalk (Pebbles), Sizzlits Little Leaves die cut (from Stampin Up)

Belli Challenge #61 - Happy Easter!

Happy Easter, everyone!!!!!!!!!

What?? What's that, you say? It's not Easter yet?? Are you sure?? Let me check my calendar........

Happy April Fool's Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hee hee heeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Today's Belli Challenge is to make a funny or humorous card in honor of April Fool's Day. Did I fool ya? Check out the sentiment on my card. What does that say? Hee hee hee - you crack me up! :-)

Would you like to see what the other Belli Girls came up with? Check out the new Belli Challenge Blog to see all the gorgeous artwork.


Stamps: A Good Egg (Stampin Up)
Ink: Basic Gray
CS: So Saffron, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Darling Dots (SAB designer paper)
Other: Saffron wide grosgrain ribbon (SAB ribbon bundle), Black journaling marker, word window punch