SAF 2014 Closing

All 9 of the challenge cards in the only clean room in the house!

It's been a fabulous Stamp-A-Faire, the best yet!

Thank You to all who made it possible. 

Can't wait to go back and fill in all the little details,

and maybe do a few more cards!

Time to unpack my bags (uh, clean the craft room...)

A few winks before I start the blog hop...

SAF 2014 Time After Time

Our final card challenge from the Stamp-A-Faire

is called Time After Time,

and we are to choose a card from our beginnings with card making,

and re-do, hopefully better, pointing to improvements.

The original is a card made with one of my first PTI stamp sets, Frilly Flowers.

I won't bore you with details, but,

 it's oversized, 

overlayered,

over colored,

and over embellished.

and you can't even find the sentiment!

(No wonder I never sent it!)

I still enjoy the elements of color and layering,

but all the fabulous MIM techniques of quiet and thoughtful

placement of the elements,

with the sentiment as the star,

have hopefully not been wasted on me!

I thought it only fitting to use the free stamp set included in this year's SAF kit,

and together with a few rainstones and a die cut frame from Betsy's Shakers and Sprinkles,

my recreation allows my sentiment to shine.

It, by the way, says exactly how I feel about the joy of the past 3 days.

Yes, 3!

There were definite times I had to search for JOY!

My computer crashed on Friday night,

family showed up on Saturday,

Sunday afternoon was spent in the Apple Store, 

(finding a fix for my mac)

and today Monday, my craft room, though a mess, is the best looking room in the house!

(Family left last night)

So, I plan to spend this Monday re listening to 

all the fabulous videos,

playing all the wonderful music,

while I do a few more cards,

catching up to all my stamping bff 's cards,

and commenting,

and commenting,

and definitely finding my joy today!

Papertrey, you're the tops!

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SAF 2014 Challenge 13 Retro Rainbows with Lexi Daly

Lexi has 2 fun tutorials for the 80's,

and I plan to do a card with the folds,

but had to play with glasses and rainbows first.

Challenge 13: Retro Rainbows

Can't wait to see what you all have done.

The weekend was challenging, trying to play along and 

having family as well.

Today is quiet, so will get some peeks and comments in!

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SAF 2014 The 60's with Erin Lincoln

Challenge 12 with Erin Lincoln has us thinking 60's radical!

We're encouraged to actually clash our colors, chose non-symmetry, and

think about a time when rebellion was norm!

Really, Erin... I'm a grandma now!

But... how quickly it all came back (tee hee!)

You know I actually HAD an avocado refer? (refrigerator!)

Erin provides all the shapes, dies, patterns I needed to make this card.

Can't wait to play with more of this set. 

Wonderful tutorial, Erin!

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SAF The 1940's with Betsy Veldman

It's 40's with Betsy Veldman!

She gets us 'in the mood' with song and verse.

That's right, she even wrote a wartime love letter!

This era begins with creating a card corsage. 

I sort of combined the 2 video challenges she did.

Betsy encourages us to use symmetry and color much as 

a 40's table cloth.

With the use of the stamps included in the 40's set, I made a 

background, then fussy cut my 'corsage' card, turned it, 

and added my felt posies, leaves, and a tiny tag with sentiment.

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SAF The Roaring Twenties Challenge 7

Celebrating in Style with Heather Nichols and the 20's.

Making my own blinged bauble embellishment with some hints from Heather.

Way too much fun. 

Now I know what to do with my stash of rhinestones!

Created the background with one of the stamps included in the 20's set

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SAF Regency Era with Melissa Phillips

Antique Embossing with Melissa Phillips

It's been awhile since I've inked up Simply Jane.

I like the cameo couple with the embossed gold frame.

Background paper created with the frame stamp from Regency Era set

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SAF Ancient Rome Mock Mosaics

Traveling through Rome with Lizzie Jones

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Lizzie Jones' tutorial with mosaics and a die included in the Rome set.

Paper on top also come with the Roman era.

My embossing paste is translucent, and with the Ocean Tides reinker

added looks like glass!

Urn is copper embossed and fussy cut. 

Stamp-A Faire: The Renaissance with Nichole Heady

Velvet stamping with Nichole

The Renaissance with Nichole Heady

All I can say is, 

Gorgeous, gorgeous dies and tutorial by Nichole Heady.

Almost a CASE of hers, but used an embossing folder on the Plum Pudding.

And a few red rhinestones!

Let's see if the embossing paste is dry...

Stamp A Faire Morning Timer Challenge

 

15 min. Challenge!

All PTI except baubles on flip flops.

On to the next challenge.

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SAF 2014 Friday Night Meet & Greet!

Good Friday evening to you!

It's Friday night and that means it's time

for the long awaited PTI SAF meet & greet.

My craft room is neat and ready to go (as neat as I can get it!)

Spent today getting my supplies together.

Looking forward to a day of crafting.

Hugs until tomorrow!

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The Cutting Edge Challenge #8

I found a new challenge blog (new to me anyway!), while 

visiting my friend Marybeth's blog,

called 'The Cutting Edge'.

It's all about creating with die cuts! 

Sound fun? 

You can check out the latest challenge here:

The Cutting Edge Challenge #8

Kay Miller's die cut beauty is our inspiration,

and I tried to capture the bright free floral feeling of her card.

The dies I used are from Memory Box:

Kensington Branch (cut 4 times), & Piestra Tile.

The Embossing folder is a Cuttlebug I inked with a few Tim Holtz inks

Copic colored a few pearls for the flower centers,

& sentiment from Topiary Trio (PTI).

I love dies, and layers, so this looks to be a regular playground for me!

MIM #177 Using Cover Plate Negatives

What do you do when you're waiting for the big event at PTI to begin?

Make a card!

I finally got some Press 'n Seal, my gosh what took me so long!

It's possible to line up your small die cuts perfectly.

(Not to mention seal up leftovers!)

Laurie does her first Papertrey video here:

Make It Monday #177: Using Cover Plate Negatives

And she's a natural, easy breezy to follow.

Betsy's County Fair quilt dies, stamped with Summer Sunrise and Hero Arts Cement Inks.

The card is 4 1/4 x 4 1/2"

One problem... now what do I do until tomorrow morning?

Guess I'll make another card!

See you all tomorrow!

Fusion Card Challenge

Playing along with one of favorite weekly challenges, Fusion,

which gives us this photo/sketch:

I originally wanted to combine the two, 

but also wanted to use Betsy's Make It Market, 

full of new goodies!

Her color scheme for Country Fair has mostly 

reds, blues and yellow, so 

I went with the sketch.

A shaker card using PTI's Phrase Play #4, filled with sequins from Paper Sweeties 

and Make It Market's Watercolor set.

The patterned papers are from the County Fair collection,

as well as the die cut edging & stamps and die of the cherries. After adding the ink, I added some Glossy Accents.

Come play along with Fusion here:

August 14th {Bright Floral Celebration}

Merry Monday #122

Use Black, Gold & Silver, says Sue on Merry Monday's Challenge.

Christmas will be here before we know, so getting

some cards done with the Merry Monday gals.

Started with the Addison Ornament die from Memory Box and 

it's background die.

Glittered it up with silver and gold.

Created the background from Waltzingmouse's Pinstripe, first with 

black emboss, then turning the stamp and embossing again

with Winter Wonderland from Stampendous.

Oval Window popped up with foam from Lil Inkers.

Sentiment from Waltzingmouse: Seasonal Flouish

All Shimmer cardstocks, except the vellum.

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MIM #177 Using Cover Plate Negatives & Tag Your It #4

MIM this week with Laurie Willison, showing us how to 

create with the negatives from our die cuts.

At least I thought it was any die cut.

She actually says to use our cover plates.

First inked my white card stock, using some citrus colors so I could 

play along with the Tag Your It! Challenge.

Then cut the word Fabulous over and over from Block Talk

 (sort of a cover plate), to get the negatives.

They line up easily using the bottom edge as my guide.

Used one of the positive fabulous cuts on my tag, (Tag Sale #6)

'UR' black embossed with Wet Paint alphabet.

Flower medallion made with Bloom Builders and 

a Berry Sorbet flower die cut from Friendly Flowers.

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Tag You're It! Challenge #4

Festive Friday #38

Playing along with Festive Friday,

lovin' their rustic inspiration photo!

Anyone else craving Christmas butter cookies?

Waltzingmouse's Sewing Box Christmas remind me of 

iced cookies.

Fussy cut the 'cookies' & popped some up with foam

Stamped the background with WM's Cabin Plaid in

Hero Arts Unicorn.

Sentiment is also from WM's Sewing Box Christmas

Love those Rusty Bells from Paper Sweeties!

PTI Cardstock

Lawn Fawn enamel dots

Festive Friday Challenge 38 - (August 15 - 27)

Merry Monday #121

The Challenge at Merry Monday is to use Pinecones & Greens

with Plaid Ribbon.

As hot as it is outside, making a frosty card was just what I needed!

Stamps and Dies are Waltzingmouse: Festive Foliage

Cardstock & Inks: PTI

I spritzed the inked stamps, and rolled them in 3 colors for the pine needles and cones.

Once dry, I applied Viva Dacor Glitter Liner in Holo Iridescent.

The bg is stamped with white on kraft

Stitching die from Lil Inkers,

frame from PTI's Fabulous Frames

Rusty Bells: Paper Sweeties

Feeling cooler already!

Merry Monday #121 {Pine Cones, Geens & Plaid Ribbon!}