CAS Spring DT Search Challenge C

The Spring DT search is on over at SplitCoastStampers, and I was very excited to find out that I made into the top ten!!  One more challenge, and this one was so fun...I had so many ideas, and deciding on which card to submit was hard.  We were given this image to use as inspiration.

I absolutely loved the colors and the fabric eggs in this colander.  So I decided to paper patchwork an Easter egg with the color scheme in the picture.  I zig zagged the pieces to a base egg shape, and adhered it to the card.  Very simple, but this is a clean and simple challenge right?
This is my card:

Hope you all have a wonderful week ahead with some time to slow down and create a bit here and there. God Bless!

Splitcoaststampers Spring DT Search B

Well!  I made it to round two of the CAS DT search at Splitcoaststampers.  I did not expect that, so had to scramble to come up with a card for the next challenge given.  We moved on to the lingerie department of Macy's, and were to make a card having  an animal print, or animal.  Since we were in the lingerie dept, I had to use one of my Skipping Stones Design Bra stamps right?  I so enjoy Heather's fun and amusing designs and truly enjoyed designing with her stamps while being a "Stamp Tramp".  This set was perfect!
The challenge was finding an animal print!!  I have to admit to a pretty crazy amount of DSP and stamps, but could not come up with a print or stamp that worked until I saw the cover of a 6x6 patterned paper pack by Echo Park.  It has strips of samples of inside paper pieces and the small scale worked perfectly. I stamped, colored and cut out the bra.  This is the card:

It has animal print, is CAS, and  lingerie.....hope it works!!  Check out all the other cards for this challenge at the gallery at SCS.
Have a super week!

Split Coast Stampers CAS Spring DT challenge A

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.  Here in SD we got alot of snow yesterday, which was nice because we need the moisture badly.  I have been busy helping one son move, and the other son enjoy my new little grandson who is 2 weeks old.  I got to babysit the little guy last night for the first time, and he was so good!  Such a precious baby.
This morning, I had time finally to briefly play.  I wanted to participate in the first challenge posted for the CAS Spring DT search over at splitcoaststampers.  I was right at the deadline, so don't know if I made it in time or not, but regardless had fun playing this morning.
The challenge was the cosmetic counter at Macy's.  We were to use anything other than traditional ink and stamp, like EP, paints etc.  I chose to play with my Distress Stains. Lots of lipsticks with stains in them now right? 

I took the oval and flower image from Stampin Up's Oh, Hello, and white embossed them after stamping with VersaMark ink.  I dabbed the distress stains over the image and lightly blended them with a water brush, {just like blending make-up}.  I embossed the little oval with a SU folder and my Cuttlebug, punched out the oval shape to fit the inside of the folder  I then fussy cut the flower, and popped it up with dimensionals.  The sentiment came last.  I liked that the oval in this set can become another size, used as a background etc...lots of possibilities.  Here is my card.

CAS, yet fun.  I may try a monochromatic theme as well, with a different image than the flower, and make a set with different sentiments.  Would be quick and easy.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!  Tammie

SCS CAS 200th Challenge Party

Happy Saturday Blogger friends!  Hope you are having as much fun as I am today.  I have been playing in my stamping place!

The CAS Team at Split Coast Stampers is throwing a party to celebrate their 200th challenge!!  This virtual party began at noon today, with 5 challenges being issued.I am going to try to get all 5 challenges done...stay tuned..we will see..The first one was "Glitz and Glamour".  We were to bring something glittzy or glamourous to the party.  I chose to bring my little shichon doggy, Marli.  She got all dressed up for the occasion. Here is what she looks like!

She has glitter everywhere...as a result so do I!  Hope you enjoy my little party animal.  I will post as I go for the rest of the challenges..later peeps...got work to do!

Tammie

CAS SPLITCOAST STAMPERS WINTER DT SEARCH

HELLO Blogger friends.  I know it has been awhile since I have posted, but life just gets in the way sometimes.  However, I still create often because it centers and relaxes me...I just don't always have the time to blog about it!
However, I will share the creations from this week.  I have always followed and appreciated a site called Splitcoast Stampers.  Since I always gravitate toward Clean and Simple designs for my cards, I have frequently followed the CAS Monday challenge on this site.  Right now, they are looking for a new CAS Winter Design Team, and have started the challenge process this week.  I am honored to say, that I have made it to the top ten semifinalists!!   Woot! Woot!  Let me get you up to date.

The theme of this search was HOLIDAY MOVIE PARTY.  The first challenge was to make a card that showcased your favorite song from a Holiday movie.  I decided to do a medley of 3 of my favs..."Let it Snow", "White Christmas", and "Frosty the Snowman".  This is the card I submitted...

The second challenge was to make a card using one of three sketches that were derived from Holiday CDs...This was the sketch given from the "Night Before Christmas".

The card I made for this challenge was incorporating the basic layout of the swirl and square...I had a wreath stamp from Hero Arts that I loved but had never used...itswirled around....the pointsettias that were in the set became the other part of the sketch...this is that submission:

After this round was over, I found out that I had made it to the top ten, and would go on to the next and final round.  This challenge was to make a card showing something you would eat or drink at the "HOLIDAY MOVIE PARTY".  Fun Fun challenge.  I started looking at my stamp stash and had several set aside, but this image just was too perfect....and my became the center of my 3rd submission.

Although it is hard to see, IRL this is a very glittery, shiny, Holiday glitzed up card...very CAS, but full of partytime fun.  I LOVE how this little mouse is looking up adoringly at his gal....could he look more happy or content?  NOT!  That is why I chose this image...I want to spend my most special Holiday moments with those I love...for movie night, good food, cocktails, or game night...it does not matter...It is what the whole season is about...family and friends...right?

Wish me luck on the Winter CAS DT search...I will keep you posted. 
Happy Sunday, and guess what...23 more days until Christmas!!  God Bless! 

Tammie

RONALD MCDONALD CHARITY BLOG HOP

 

 

 

Good Morning blogger friends, and WELCOME to the Ronald McDonald House Charity Blog Hop sponsered by Great Impressions Stamps!  You should have arrived here from Elizabeth's blog!  If not, you will want to start at the Great Impressions blog, or continue on with the next blog at the end of this post.  You will definetely want to check out all the blogs, and their wonderful creations being donated to the RMH!   Also, stamping PRIZES are secretly hiding in several of the blogs, so please be sure to leave each blog participant a happy comment!  Winners will be announced on the Great Impressions Blog on Tuesday, October 2nd.

 

I created 3 different cards for this hop, all using the same stamp.  It is a sillouette stamp H184, that I have used many, many times since I got it, in many different ways.....hopefully my cards show how one stamp can do many things!  Here is my first card:

 

I tend to do CAS cards mostly, and this is a perfect example, of how a CAS card can still be elegant and fun.  I simply colored the stamp with Tim Holtz Distress Markers, spritzed the stamp with water lightly and stamped it for a watercolor look.  I wanted to continue with the soft feel, so finished it off with a punched edge to each side, and pearls.....quick! 

 

This is the next card using the same sillouette stamp:

 

This card uses the double embossing technique.  I stamped and embossed the image and sentiment in black, sponged over it with multiple Tim Holtz Distress Inks, then ran it through my cuttlebug with an embossing folder.  It may be hard to see IRL, but the texture is so cool! The Thank You is also a stamp by Great Impressions that is a border stamp with multiple Thank-you sentiments...I just inked up one of them...the stamp is F308.....I also used it for the sentiment on the next cards as well. Here is the last card :

                                                                              
Again, CAS.....simply masked the oval and sponged inside it with Tim Holtz Distress Inks, then stamped the sillouette stamp and sentiment.  Before layering the image, I pierced around the oval to finish it off a bit.  Again, it is hard to see in the photo.

I hope you enjoyed my quick creations using my favorite GI stamp.  PLEASE hop on to Sue C.  I know you will love what she has to share!  Don't forget to leave some love on each blog!

Thanks for hopping by today to support the Ronald McDonaldHouse. The hop will be going on until Sunday night, so if you do not have time to see everyone's creations at one time, you have all weekend to participate!   Have a wonderful, wonderful weekend!!

God Bless......Tammie

 

 

 

 

 

SPLITCOASTSTAMPERS CAS FALL DESIGN TEAM SEARCH

BOY!!  How bad is this....I have not posted FOREVER!!  The summer is always so busy where I work, and this summer, we ended up losing two of our long time nurses, so the pace has been extra hectic.  I had to put stamping on a hold for awhile,except I did enter some cards for the fair last week that I will try to share when I get them back next week. 
However, my friends that stamp with me know my love for CAS creations, so when I saw that SCS was starting their Design Team Search for the fall term, I thought I would give it a go.  I found out late, so really had one night to create the first two entries.  I will share them with you in one post today.

The first challenge was to use the colors of your favorite sports team to create a CAS card....quite a challenge for me,since my team,  the Denver Broncos, has orange, navy and white as their colors...not my comfort zone.  Anyway, this is what I came up with:

I used the SU set Button Buddies...{.big surprise right}LOL, Tangerine Tango and night of Navy CS and inks.  Also Night of Navy SU buttons....love the coordinating things!

The second challenge was to create a card using your top 3 favorite tools excluding paper and ink.
I chose to use:
1.  Tim Holtz Distress Markers
2.  Hero Arts Sizzix Stamp and Emboss Textures Impressions combo
3.  Button and twine together

This is the card:

I colored the stamp with the distress markers, and then spritzed with water before stamping....LOVE how the colors blend.  I will list the colors at the end of this post.  When the image was dry, I embossed it with the coodinating Embossing Folder...hope you can tell by the pic....SOO WAY COOL!  Looks wonderful in real life.  I rounded one corner, and mounted the whole thing on Kraft CS {another fav}, after wrapping the bottom with the twine and button.

Hope you like.

Check out the other entries on Split Coasts CAS site.

The marker colors I promised to list are:  fired brick, rusty hinge, wild honey, barn door, forest moss, peeled paint. LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Happy Stampin,

Tammie