DCC523 ~ Three Elements Challenge

Good Evening Ladies,
Once again I am blogging at night. Life has really gotten busy. I find I am much better if I create daily. My muse tells me it must get out and that life is too short.
I have created an entry for the DCC523 ~ Three Elements Challenge over at the house that stamps built. Here is the link to  the challenge.... http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/designers-choice-challenge/dcc523-three-elements-challenge/
The requirements are...
Stamped image
Embossing
Die Cut or Punch
I think I have them covered. Here is my card.....

To create this card I stamped the bird bath image from Repeat Impressions on Bristol Board. I then colorized it with Prisma pencil and Gamsol. I cut it out. The birds are die-cut using a Memory Box die. This die was perfect for the bird bath. I added a second die which is the floral oval. This die is from Cheery Lynn designs. The background is printed card stock from my stash. I ran it through the big shot with a sizzix embossing folder. The flowers are prima with rhinestones for centers.
This bird bath was on an unmounted sheet from Repeat Impressions. I did not know what I would ever use it for. But this challenge came up and it was just what was needed. Don't discount any stamp that you think you would never use. This challenge got my juices flowing for this stamp. It will become a favorite stamp for me I'm sure.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Joan's Gardens challenge #19 wedding

Good Evening Ladies,
I know I have not blogged, but I was at a dog show for 4 days. I had a good time. And work was extra busy today. I wanted to get in on Joan's challenge and I did get a card done tonight.
Joan's Gardens challenge #19 wedding
The requirements are...
Use a wedding theme
Use some kind of flourish
Use rhinestones or pearls
Black and White only
You can visit the challenge and see all the entries here... http://www.atjoansgardens.com/2012/05/this-weeks-challenge_24.html  
I took a look around and I really don't have wedding stamps. So I had to create a wedding card. Now with the requirements Joan and Selma came up with...well it helped me to create a wedding theme card...
Here is my take on this weeks challenge....

 I used my new Cheery Lynn die that I ordered from Joan it is the Spring Flower Burst Doily die as my focal point. I used the angel wing it came with to back it. I am loving this die! I used a spellbinder die to cut my sentiment out. The corner flourish and the butterfly die is also from Cheery Lynn purchased at Joans. The rolled flower is cut from a Memory Box die...also from Joan's. I added a black pearl sprig to the flower. I used white pearls in two different sizes to accent this card. I love the black and white theme it really makes the card pop!

A side view of the flower and butterfly.
I found this challenge to be fun and out of the box. Thanks Joan and Selma for another great challenge!
Now I am off to bed...
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Child's Get Well

Good Morning Ladies,
I am on the fly this morning as I have a full day. I did take time to sit down and create this morning.
My card today is a Child's Get Well card.
I guess we don't think to make get well cards for children. Maybe it is that we don't want to think of children being sick. But a nice heartfelt card to a child may well brighten their day. So here is my take on a child's get well soon!

 This card was created around the little girl in her sleeper image. The image is from Whimsy Stamps. I colorized her with prisma pencil and gamsol. I used crystal laquer on her zipper. She was hand cut. This is a gate fold card. For my background paper I used the butterflies from the Graphics 45 tablet Little Darlings. The sentiment is stamped on a die from a spellbinders die set. My rolled flower is from a Memory Box die with the leaves being from a Cheery Lynn die. The flower backing is cut from a Cheery Lynn die. Rhinestones on the sentiment die top the front of this card off.

 This is the card opened up. You can't see it but I just ordered dies from http://www.atjoansgardens.com/  In the package she added a surprise item, a pack of little velcro dot closures. They were perfect for this card to keep it together in the front. You can purchase all the dies I used on this card at Joan's.

A close-up of the corner dies cut with the new Cheery Lynn dies I received from Joan's yesterday. Yes...I put them to use right away.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Skunk Birthday

Good Morning Ladies,
I am up and at it early this morning. I have to work today, so early is best! No better way to start the morning but with a Happy Birthday card. And that is what I have created.
Here it is Skunk Birthday card.....

 This card started out as just the skunk image on a piece of Bristol board cut with a Spellbinders set. I colorize him using crystal laquer, Prisma pencil and Gamsol. He is a cute image from Whimsy Stamps. A lot of my projects start out this way....just an image. I then build the project around them. A dark green background seemed to agree with the colorization of this image and black was a give. A Martha Stewart boarder punch set was used to create the black mat. The sentiment is from Fiskars. A grey ribbon tops the front of this card off.

The inside wishes a simple Happy Birthday.
I hope your day finds you creative in all you do.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Doggy Scrapbook Page

Good Evening Ladies,
I am blogging late at night again. Life has been pretty busy. I am trying to get things in order around here. You know cleaning out closets and such.
Tonight I have a Doggy Scrapbook Page for you. I said I would get some layouts done and it has taken me awhile to get another one done. These are also in my booth at the co-op shops for sale. So stop on in and see what I have in store for you.
Without further ado here it is.....

 To create this scrapbook page I started with an image from Inky Antics of a cute doggy eating flowers. He is stamped on Bristol board and colorized with Prisma pencil and Gamsol. I used a spellbinders die set to create the mats behind the dog and the journaling box. The card stock is from a dog stack. The bottom boarder is created using a Martha Stewart punch, ribbon, and a pearl look ribbon slide. To top this page off I used creative imaginations flowers and leaves with brown brads for the centers of the flowers.

 A close-up of the journal box.

 The bottom boarder with the ribbon slide.

The doggy image with the flowers.
It is always interesting to see where my creative muse takes me on a daily basis. I just love creating and blogging!
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

WHAT IF? Wednesday ~ Sketch Challenge M1612

Good Evening Ladies,
It's not very often that I blog this late at night. But I had a very full day. So here I am.
I have created a card for the WHAT IF? Wednesday ~ Sketch Challenge M1612 at The house that stamps built. You can see the challenge and entries here.... http://networkedblogs.com/xHjSU
Here is the card that I created....

For this card I used a Repeat Impressions fairy image. I stamped her on an oval piece of Bristol board that was cut with a Spellbinders set. This scene is colorized with Prisma pencil, Gamsol, and Spica pens. The twisting leaves image is from another company. The oval die is by Cheery Lynn cut in pink. The scallop pieces were created using a Martha Stewart punch. Rhinestones are on either side of the oval. The flowers were created using a leaf trio die from Cheery Lynn and the rolled flowers were cut using a Memory Box die. Rhinestones are the centers of the flowers. This was a fun image to work with.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

DCC59 ~ Double Dutch Fold Card

Good Evening Ladies,
I had a long day at work. I'm blogging, then it's off to a meeting. This is one busy Monday.
I have created a card for the challenge over at The House Stamps Built...AKA Repeat Impressions. The challenge is DCC59 ~ Double Dutch Fold Card
You can see it and join in at http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/designers-choice-challenge/dcc59-double-dutch-fold-card/
I decided to make a baby boy card with the a stamp I won at the house that stamps built.
Here is my card....

 I stamped the stork image from Repeat Impressions on Bristol board with Memento Ink. I then colorized the image with Prisma pencil, Gamsol, and Stickles. My dsp came from the little darlings pad by Graphics 45. I used a spellbinders die to create the scalloped shapes. I made the rolled flowers using a Memory Box spiral die. The vine is also cut from a Memory Box die. Pearls top this card off.

This is the inside of my card.
I won a sheet of stamps from Repeat Impressions. It is awesome!
This was a fun challenge.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Joan's Challenge Garden Theme

Good Morning Ladies,
Happy Mother's Day! I got up this morning and finished up my card for the Joan's Challenge Garden Theme.
You can enjoy and join us in this challenge. Just click on this link. http://www.atjoansgardens.com/2012/05/this-weeks-challenge_10.html
The challenge this week I found to be quite a challenge. Here are requirements for the challenge....
Use a garden theme
Use a sentiment
Make a flower using micro beads or flower soft for the center
Use an embossed background
The challenge for me was to create a flower using flower soft or micro beads for the center. I have two colors of flower soft that I could locate. One was sand and the other koala grey. I wanted to use flower soft so these were the colors I had to work with. My other challenge was to create a flower I had not created before. So I spent quite a bit of time watching flower making tutorials on You Tube. I'm gonna tell you there are a lot of them on there.
Here is my challenge card....

 I started out making the flower first. This flower is created using coffee pot filters. I die cut two sizes of circle scallops from coffee filters using a spellbinders die set. I sprayed the cut shapes with Tim Holtz color wash. I then used my heat gun to dry them. They start to curl on their own. I put them together with a brad in the center. I filled the center with glue and added the Koala flower soft to the center. I let this dry over night. I then scrunched the petals to make a puffy flower. I thought the bears with the flower pot were the perfect garden theme. Always with the animals...LOL. My bear scene is colorized with Prisma pencil, Gamsol, and Spica pens. I added my friends sentiment cut with a spellbinders die set. For the embossed background I used a sizzix embossing folder. The very back background paper is from Graphics 45. It is the Curiosity Shoppe colllection. My friend Judy picked this up for me at Joan's. I had ordered it and I love it. I wanted to put it to use right away.

 This is the inside of my card.

A photo of just the flower. I like this flower and will be making more. Thanks Joan and Selma for another great challenge that pushed me to a new level.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Twisted Tuesday Birthday Week

Good Morning Ladies,
I was up at my usual five am this morning. Yes up creating to start my day. A wonderful way to start any day.I found myself playing with the Twisted Tuesday Birthday Week . I was so happy that I won the challenge over there last week. I now have a button on the right side that you can click on to get there.
But here is the link for today's challenge card I made.... http://twistedtuesdaychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/05/2tc6-its-my-birthday-week.html
And here is the card I made....

 I decided to make a side step card for this challenge. I started with pre-cut, pre-folded card from repeat impressions. I used the "my friend birdie" mini pad from Nikki Sivils for my dsp. My owl is an image from Inkadinkado. I colorized him with prisma pencil and gamsol. The die-cut shapes are from a spellbinder set. My twist a brown knotted ribbon on the front step. The feathers came from my stash.

This is a side view of my card. I popped up the owl and the happy birthday die. The large saying is an image from Fiskars.
Thanks for the fun challenge!
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #17 vintage feather

Good Evening Ladies,
I had a long day at work today. It was a good day. I had my card ready for Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #17 vintage feather this morning but no time to post it. So here I am blogging in the evening.
You can see the challenge here http://www.atjoansgardens.com/2012/05/this-weeks-challenge.html
The requirements are...
Stamp a background
Do a vintage card
Use the colors Tan and Olive and an accent color
Use some kind of feather
I created my card using La Blanche stamps for the main images....La Blanche is vintage...Here is my card..

 To create this card I used a Hero Arts Iron Fence stamp for my background stamping. I used Tim Holtz distressed ink in crushed olive and tea dye to colorize my background. Oh I have to add I stamped all images on La Blanche paper. It is to die for and can be purchased at Joan's along with La Blanche stamps. The birds nest and the bird come from two different La Blanche stamps that I hand cut. The bird is colorized with distressed ink in tea dye and faded jeans. The birds nest is colorized with distressed ink in tea dye. These images are popped up. I added tan feathers out of my stash for the inside of the bird nest. On top of the feathers I used speckled eggs that I cut in half.

This is a side view of the card showing the popped up images and the little round bird eggs.
I really enjoyed this challenge. It took me days to figure out just what to do, but I love feathers! And I love Joan's Gardens.
Thanks again Joan and Selma for the awesome challenge!!!
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Croc Birthday

Good Morning Ladies,
It's Monday and I'm back at it.
Today I have a simple card that I call Croc Birthday.
Boy cards are not as plentiful at my house though I live with all boys. Here is my boy card....

 To create this card I used dsp and cardstock. The ovals are from a spellbinders set. The croc and cupcake are stamped on bristol board and hand cut. They are colorized with Prisma pencil, Gamsol, and just a little bit of stickles for the cupcake.

This is the inside of the card.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

WIW Sketch Challenge M212 I'm Sorry

Good Morning Ladies,
I am enjoying the warmer weather. It seem to be more inspiring to me. It is good to hear the birds chirp every morning. Having the windows open is wonderful. It even pushed me to start cleaning the garage.
I am participating in a challenge over at the house that cards built. WIW Sketch Challenge  M212 I'm Sorry
You can see the sketch and the entries here http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/sketch-challenges/wiw-sketch-challenge-m212-and-rock-star-welcome/
Here is the card I created....

 This card was created using a spellbinders set of scalloped squares. The were cut out of dsp and Bristol board. The sentiment and dog were stamped using Memento ink. The dog was colorized using Prisma pencil and Gamsol. The corners of the smaller squares has paw print brads for accents. This was created on a white card base covered with plaid cardstock and brown cardstock. The brown cardstock was stamped with a dog background stamp in versa mark.

The inside of the card repeats the front of the card.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

2TC5 ~ A Twisted Sketch with Pearls

Good Morning Ladies,
I spent quite a bit of time yesterday cleaning the garage. I made a small dent in it. Just taking it one day at a time. LOL
I have created a card for the 2TC5 ~ A Twisted Sketch with Pearls Challenge over at Twisted Tuesdays. You can see the challenge by clicking here.... http://twistedtuesdaychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/05/2tc5-twisted-sketch-with-pearls.html
The challenge is a sketch ...The twist is to add pearls.
Here is my card.....

 To create this card I stamped the polar bear image from Whismy Stamps on Bristol board with Memento ink. He was colorized using Prisma pencil and Gamsol. Same for the blue background. This was mounted on a piece of textured black card stock. The background paper is handmade paper so it has lots of texture. The snowflakes are by creative imaginations. I added pearls to the centers of the snowflakes. The sentiment reads "Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.

This is the inside of the card.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

DCC425 ~ Card For A Woman You Love

Good Morning Ladies,
A little slow on the take today. I have been playing over at the house that stamps built. And to my surprise I won an unmounted sheet of stamps.
Today I have a card for their challenge DCC425 ~ Card For A Woman You Love.
The link is here... http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/designers-choice-challenge/dcc425-card-for-a-woman-you-love/
Here is my entry for the challenge....

 This card is created on a 5 by 7 white card base. I stamped the puppy and birdie scene on Bristol board and colorized it with prisma pencil and gamsol. The flowers are done with stickles and a yellow pearl pen. The paper is from the Mariposa collection by DCWV. I used a punch from Martha Stewart. The ribbon and slide is from K&Company. I added pearls for a final touch.

This is the inside sentiment for this card.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog