DCC718 Outdoors or Wildlife Challenge

Good Morning Ladies,
Rain beautiful rain. That is what we have had through the night and it's still raining this morning. Of course there is a little thunder and lightning with it. But it's all good.
Today I am playing along over at The House That Stamps Built blog challenge. The challenge is to create a outdoors or wildlife scene card. Wildlife and scene was perfect for me. You can see the challenge by clicking on this link.... http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/designers-choice-challenge/dcc718-outdoors-or-wildlife-challenge/
Here is my card....

 To create this card I stamped the blue heron stamp from Repeat Impressions on Bristol board. I then added the water image stamped several times using a paper towel mask. I added the hot sun image. All of these images including the background are colorized using Prisma pencil, Prisma stix, and gamsol. The prisma stix are great for colorizing your backgrounds. They cover a large area fast. My next step was to add the twisting leaves and the cat tails. This panel was layered on a black mat and a grey mat and then adhered to a black card base.

This is the inside of my card.
A fun challenge using a great image from ... http://www.repeatimpressions.com/
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

"TCCC#1 Deck our Blog with Boughs of Holly"

Good Morning Ladies,
Happy Tuesday! A new challenge blog has appeared on the scene. Third Coast Rubber Stamps on of my favorite stamp companies is has the new challenge blog! You can see the challenge and enter by clicking on this link... http://tcrschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/07/tccc1-week-2s-winners-plus-surprise.html
This is the  "TCCC#1 Deck our Blog with Boughs of Holly" theme for the challenge.
So here is my Third Coast Christmas card.

To create this card I used a Third Coast Christmas horse image. I stamped it on La Blanche paper. The horse and background were colorized using Tim Holtz distressed ink pads. At the bottom of the scene I used polar white flower soft for snow. I know it is very hard to see in the photo. The horse panel was placed on top of two mats. The base mat is red mirror card and the next mat is green glitter card stock. The poinsettia was created using a marriane die. The holly vines were cut using a Cheery Lynn die.
The horse stamps are divine over at Third Coast along with the thousands of other rubber images.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Mouse Princess Birthday

Good Afternoon Ladies,
I know posting at a weird time in the afternoon. You never can tell what I'm gonna do these days. Heck I don't know what I am going to do these days. LOL
Well here my card is.... Mouse Princess Birthday....

 For this card I selected a set of Clear Dollar Stamps. I stamped the princess rose carriage on bristol board and colorized it with Prisma pencil and Gamsol. I added pearls to the vine wheel covers. My princess is stamped and colorized the same as the carriage. I used a spellbinder banner set to put my sentiment on. The sentiments are from Inkadinkado. My layers are starting with the bottom one....dark purple swiss dot, lime green glitter card stock, and purple glitter card stock. The top layer was punched with a martha stewart border punch. I decided to add pearls to the punched edge in the center of the flowers. To top this card off I placed a double layer prima flower with a pearl for the center at the top of the card.

This is the inside of my card.
I am adding more birthday cards to my booth up at the co-op shops. Along with most of the cards you see on my blog. Stop by and soak up the cool air while you browse.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

Christmas Blog Sentiment as a Focal Point

Good Morning Ladies,
I was good to get rain yesterday! This morning it looks like it rained while I was sleeping. That is so good. The earth around here needs a good soaking. It felt so good to have rain I was not dodging drops but strolling through the rain. I never thought rain would make me so happy.
I am trying out a new challenge blog today. It is a christmas blog. You can visit it here.... http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/sentiment-as-focal-point.html
Every challenge is a Christmas challenge. What a great way to get Christmas cards ready year round. This weeks challenge is Christmas Blog Sentiment as a Focal Point
Here is what I created....

 To create this card I started with a Merry Christmas sentiment from Viva Las Vegas stamps. I stamped this on blue mirror card in versa mark. I then used silver embossing powder and my heat gun to emboss it. Mirror card embosses well. The sentiment was cut using a spellbinders die set as well as the layer underneath. The snowflake is dsp and the dark blue under my focal point is a textured type of paper/fabric. Very rich looking. Three polar bear images from third coast designs were added to the top of the sentiment panel. To further embellish this card I added holly flourish die cuts that were cut from a Cheery Lynn die. A pearl sprig and rolled flower top this card off.

Here is a close-up of my sentiment and bears.
This was a fun challenge!
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swanddog

Joans ivory and green challenge

Good Morning Ladies,
So sorry to have missed yesterday. It was a very busy day. Dave and I went to the fair. Ate some fair food from the Door Village building. Beef and Noodles for me. It was yummy! Strolled around and looked at the animals. Watched a little draft horse competition. It was interesting. Watched a little of the livestock auction. Watched some contesting horses. We walked through the commercial buildings.
Then at home we put up the new gates for the dogs. They need a little adjustment today.
I had my card finished for Joans ivory and green challenge but no time to post it. So I am posting it this morning.
Here is a link to the challenge... http://www.atjoansgardens.com/2012/07/this-weeks-challenge_11.html
The challenge requirements are:
Make a four layer card
Use green and cream
Use only a stamped image
Use a sentiment
Only a stamped image....no flowers or embellishments???? How could this be....how will I do this???
Well here is what I came up with....

 Only a stamped image....at once I decided a La Blanche stamp from Joan's would be the perfect company to choose from. I stamped this mouse and script image onto La Blanche paper with memento ink. I then grabbed my Tim Holtz distressed inks and picked out antique linen and moss green. I sponged the colors on. Then I went about tearing the piece adding ink to the edges as I went. You can get the distressed ink at http://www.atjoansgardens.com/  For my other three layers I used a basic grey cardstock, swiss dot in ivory and green. I love swiss dot cardstock. It adds just the texture and pop I need for many projects. For my sentiment I just used the merci.

This is a side view of my card. I popped up my mouse panel with pop dots. What can I say I had to do something to just this image card. It just made me feel better! LOL
Thanks again Joan and Selma for another wonderful challenge.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog

What If Wednesday ~ sketch challenge J1112

Good Morning Ladies,
All is well. I created another card for that challenge over at the house that stamps built. It is What If Wednesday ~ sketch challenge J1112 . You can see the sketch and challenge by clicking on this link.. http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/sketch-challenges/what-if-wednesday-sketch-challenge-j1112-2/
My second attempt is much better. The first on is going into the round file.
He is my card....

 The answer to this challenge was to go simple and stay with the sketch. To create this card I started by stamping the swan on bristol board and colorizing him with Prisma pencil and Gamsol. I then hand cut him out. He is an image by repeat impressions. You can buy him here on-line, click on the link... http://www.repeatimpressions.com/birds.html  When I think of swans I tend to think white, but for some reason I thought of the movie Black Swan. So he is black. I cut two dies with a spellbinder set to place him on. The circles are both pop dotted. Once this piece was created I dove into the rest of the card.

 To show the pop dotting.

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

Epic Fail Card

Good Evening Ladies,
I am posting a card tonight that I made for a challenge. I thought it was ok this morning. But now that I look at it in the light of day I have discovered it is an Epic Fail Card .
I thought I would post it anyway, because life is just like that ....sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. The fail on this card is the background paper I chose. So it will be back to the drawing board to come up with something suitable.
Here it is....

My circle with the heart flower pot I like. So that I will remake and use a better selection of background paper.
Happy Scraps,
Mrs. Swandog