I am not a Troublemaker

Hello first off sorry for my long absence. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, mine was very busy, and I had a great time with my family.  Last I noticed that Whimsy Stamps is having a guest designer contest for January. I knew I want to put my crafty hat in the ring as I love their stamps and digi images. Here is the card I created for it.

 The image is Gruffy Little Gnome from Meljen's Designs.  You can find him here at Whimsy Stamps.  I so love this little guy, he has such a wonderful expression on his face and I completely enjoyed coloring him with copics. I will have all the supplies and colors listed at the bottom of this post.  The sentiment is from Fast Lane Sentiments from Raindrop Echo Designs also from Whimsy Stamps. 

I have a little slide show I created to show some of the cards I have made using Whimsy Stamps.  As you can see I love Wee Stamps and Meljen's gnomes.

Created with flickr slideshow.

I will also be entering the card into the following challenges.

Simon Says: Sketch 

  

Crafty Friends Challenge: Color inspiration.

Marker Pop: Skin Tones 

Stamps	Whimsy Stamps: Gruffy Little Gnome, Fast Lane Sentiments
Paper	Michaels Reflections-Sugar Plum, Gina K Designs: Pure luxury card stock
Ink	Memento tuxedo black, summer sky
Copics	E30, E50, E53, E57, E59, G43, G46, R22, R24, R29, R89, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y38, Y28, YG11, YG13, YG17, YR000
Other	Spellbinders Nestabilities oval and scallop oval

So wish me luck as I would love the the opportunity to be a guest designer for Whimsy Stamps.  Thank you for stoppping by and I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week.
Brenda

Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge

Hello today I have another card for this months challenge at Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge.  The challenge is to use traditional Christmas colors.  I have another card this time using an adorable little Christmas tree from Lia Stamps.

 

I hope you can join us, if you do there is a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the Whimsy Stamps Store.  How cool is that?   I know I wouldn't have any trouble spending it and at the time of the year it is nice to have a little extra spending money for yourself or a gift for a friend.  Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda

Happy Thanksgiving

 Hello This week at The Outlawz Greeting Card Challenge we are challenging you to:

Create a Thanksgiving card that DOES NOT include Turkeys,Pilgrims, or Cornucopia. Traditional fall colors may be used.

Here is my card.

 The image is a digital image from Eureka Stamps.  I colored with with copics and sponged with memento desert sand ink.  the paper is Basic Grey's Curio.  The sentiment is from Gina K Designs Stately Flowers 5.  This mont we have the following great sponsors.

Eureka Stamps

Providing 5 Free Digital Images

Squiggle-Fly

Providing 3 Free Digital Images

STAMP-N-DOODLE

Providing 3 Free Digital Images

I hope you can join us this week.  Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda

Here Comes Santa Claus!

Hello it is almost Friday!!!  Yippeee anyone else ready for the weekend?  I sure am and I am lucky enough to have next week off work.  I see a week filled of stamping baking, eating some turkey and most importantly spending time with the family!!

So today I have a card I made for Flourishes Be Progressive challenge.  It is a four part challenge that includes a sketch, monochromatic color scheme, patterned paper and some sparkle.  How cool is that!!!  I loved this challenge as it was different and I used one of my favorite new stamp sets (Dear Santa) from Flourishes.  You can find all the details for the challenge here.  There still is some time to play, but not much so if you are interested head over right away and check it out.
Here is my card.

 

The paper is Basic Grey's Jovial.  Check out the Spellbinders snowflake pendant.  Isn't it awesome!!! I love it I got it a few weeks ago and hadn't opened it, I am sorry I hadn't sooner as I love it!  I will be using it often.  I colored the image with copics.  I realize that this is not totally monochromatic, I did slip in a little green and yellow.  Hopefully that will be okay.  Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda

Craft your Stash

Before I get to my Outlawz post I would like to welcome all of my new followers.  Thank you for joining my blog.  I hope you enjoy it here and find some crafty inspiration.  I also want to thank everyone for all of the wonderfully sweet comments on my hop cards over the last few days.  I truly appreciate each and every one of you.

This week  at The Outlawz Greeting Card Challenge we have something a little different for you.  We want you to Craft Your Stash: Use items from your stash/headed for the trash pile to create a project.  Don't forget to put a sentiment on the front.

 I used some wrapping paper and ribbon from a Christmas present last year.  I also used only paper scraps to create the card with the exception of the card base.  The sentiment is from Festive Frame from Gina K Designs and illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger.  I hope you can join us at The Outlawz Greeting Card Challenge.  This month we have three fabulous sponsors.

Eureka Stamps

Providing 5 Free Digital Images

Squiggle-Fly

Providing 3 Free Digital Images

STAMP-N-DOODLE

Providing 3 Free Digital Images

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda

Show Me The Stamps Holiday Kick Off

Welcome to the Show Me the Stamps Holiday kick off.  Several of the Gina K Designs Illustrators have brought together their design teams and guests for a lineup of fun and exciting things to share using their stamps. We also want to help you celebrate the holidays in style with some Gina K Design stamps!

PRIZE #1 For this hop the Gina K Designs Illustrators will be giving away a $50 gift certificate to the Gina K Designs store!

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on each Illustrator’s blog.

Want an extra entry?
Become a blog follower of any of the illustrators and leave a comment letting them know you did. That’s up to 8 chances to win if you become a follower of each illustrator and leave a comment!!

You can find the complete list of Gina K Design Illustrators participating on Theresa Momber’s blog. Be sure to read below to find out how to win a Prize #2!

For this card I colored the poinsettia and pines with copics and then using Nestabilities Matting Basics A and B I cut out the frames.  Then using the largest of the dies from Matting B I embossed a frame on the card base.  I was going for a CAS card that will be great for mailing.

 On this card I embossed the tree with silver detail embossing powder added the blue rhinestones and silver glittered star brad.  I stamp the sentiment on vellum and the tore it attaching it with silver brads. 

PRIZE #2 Theresa will personally be sending out a Vogue Vases 2 Clear Stamp Set to someone who comments on our blogs as well. Here is the complete list of Theresa’s designers...

Melissa Shultz
Melissa Cash
Brenda Turner 
Kay Simmons

When you get done be sure that you hop on over to Theresa Momber’s Blog to get the complete list of Gina K Designs Illustrators participating and entry for a chance to win that $50 gift certificate!

Deadline to enter for the gift certificate drawing is 5pm Central time on Thursday. November 15, 2012—release party day! AND just in time for someone to do some exciting release party shopping when the new stamps become available at 7pm!

I will also be entering the blue tree card into CAS-ual Fridays Clean and Simple Challenge.  This week their challenge is So Torn. To create a Clean and Simple project that has something torn on it.

Thank you Theresa for allowing me to to join in this hop and for the wonderful stamp set which I will be using often.  Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful week.
Brenda

StampTV CSS November Inspiration Blog Hop

Hello it is time for the November StampTV CSS blog Hop.  This month Kay Simmons provided us with this gorgeous photo to use for our inspiration.  Thank you Kay for such wonderful inspiration.

 

You should have arrived here from the beautiful and fabulously talented Betty.   If you get lost along the way you can get the complete list of hop participants here at StampTV.

I was inspired by the fall theme, natural textures and colors of the photo.  Here is the card I created.

I used Stately Flowers 5 from Gina K Designs and the fifth in Melanie Muenchinger's Stately Flowers series. I love this beautiful sunflower.  I colored it with copics and then did the out of the box technique for the leaves.  I made the background paper with the smaller sunflower in the set on Pure Luxury sweet corn using Memento desert sand ink. 

Thank you for stopping by.  Now your next stop is incredibility talented Cheri.   

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (November 13), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and that person will receive a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs Stamps!

Stamps: Stately Flowers 5 GKD

Paper: GKD Pure Luxury sweet corn, chocolate brown, pumpkin spice and white

Ink: Memento tuxedo black and desert sand

Copics: E23, N1, Y15, Y38, YG63 YG67

Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge

It is time for the November challenge for Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge.  This month the challenge is....

Traditional Christmas Colors

Don't forget! You don't have to use a whimsy image.
It would be great if you did though, and it doesn't have to be a card.
We welcome all paper projects.

Isn't this a great challenge?  I have been in the mood for Christmas cards lately and this is prefect timing for my creativity.  I hope you like it as well and can join us this week.  Here is my card.

I used Trimming the Tree from Moon Cookie Gallery and Christmas Surprise (elf) from StampArt Design.  I started off coloring the tree with copics and cutting it out with a nestabilities rectangle.  Before removing the cutout I sponged with memento dandelion ink.  I also colored the elf with copics and the fussy cut it out and popped him up on top of the tree panel.  The patterned paper is from Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses collection.  Now head over to the Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge blog and check out the rest of the design teams fabulous creations.  Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda

Happy Birthday

 Hello today I have the card I made for this weeks Greeting Card Challenge over at The Outlawz.  Thsi week the challenge is In Flight!  Use an astronaut, hot air balloons, air planes, helicopters, balloons or show appreciation for a service man or woman.  I needed a birthday card so I used a balloon.

 

Isn't the frog adorable?  He is from Penny Black and I just love the little guy.  He is colored with copics and I sponged the background with memento summer sky.  The paper is some old Basic Grey Lime Rickey.  I hope you can join us this week at The Outlawz Greeting Card Challenge.  There is a chance to win some great prizes!!  Check them out!

Eureka Stamps

Providing 5 Free Digital Images

Squiggle-Fly

Providing 3 Free Digital Images

STAMP-N-DOODLE

Providing 3 Free Digital Images

Thank you for stopping by.

Brenda

Whimsy Stamps Release Day 4

Hello and welcome to Day 4 of our November Digital Stamp Release Showcase!

On Thursday (1^stNovember) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new Digital designs from 

Moon Cookie Gallery

 Stamp Art Designs by Kathryn

Dana's Digi's

Lia Stampz

 

Crissy's Digis

 From now until 4^th November the Whimsy Stamps Digital DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop! Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw. To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on 5^th November

For this card I used Christmas Cardinal from StampArt Design by Kathryne.  Isn't this a beautiful image?  Such a classic Christmas image and so beautifully drawn.  I really enjoyed coloring it.  It is colored with copics.  The patterend paper is from Basic Grey's Jovial collection.    

 To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below...

Tammy Ortiz 

Jackie Randolph 

Charlene Brown 

Kelly Mannix

Michelle Oatman

Tammy Davison 

Jackie Smith 

Lisa West 

Tracie

Debbie Dunn

Suzi Mckenzie

Juelmarie Morgan

Anne Cullen

Nicole Gent 

Carly Wilson

Brenda Turner

Judith Hall 

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to pop back to the Whimsy blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

 I will be back on Wednesday to share a card I made for November's Whimsy Inspiration Challenge.  Thank you for stopping by. 

Whimsy Stamps Release Day 3

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of our November Digital Stamp Release Showcase!

On Thursday (1^stNovember) Whimsy Stamps released this month's new Digital designs from 

Moon Cookie Gallery

 Stamp Art Designs by Kathryn

Dana's Digi's

Lia Stampz

 

Crissy's Digis

 From now until 4^th November the Whimsy Stamps Digital DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new goodies with a daily mini blog hop and I am part of today’s hop! Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw. To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on 5^th November

For my card I used this adorable reindeer, Sweetheart from Chrissy Digi's.   Isn't he the cutest?  I colored him with copics, the patterned paper is from Basic Grey's Aspen Frost collection. 

To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below...

Doreen OBrien

Tammy Ortiz 

Jackie Randolph 

Kelly Mannix 

Sarah McLaughlin 

Kim Taylor 

Jackie Smith 

Lisa West 

Tracie 

Debbie Dunn 

Suzi Mckenzie

Laura Palmer

Anne Cullen

Nicole Gent 

Brenda Turner
Judith Hall

Thank you for stopping by and make sure to come back tomorrow as I will have another card to share.

Brenda