The House That Stamps Built-Anything Goes

It is a special week, it is Wendy, the owner and designer of Repeat Impressions

birthday week!  Happy Birthday Wendy!  She is one amazing lady and designer!

Below is the birthday card I made her since she lives in Maine and likes

all things nautical.

 

 

I used three stamps Wendy designed:  2411-K, Pelican's Piling, 

3412-C, Gulls in Flight, and 6104-J, Birthday Vertical, papers by

Down by the Shore, die cuts by Sizziz.

 

It makes you want to head to the ocean and soak in the sunshine!

 

Check out the amazing creations by the rest of the design team:

inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Icy Winds #30  4/1

Jo's Scrap Shack  #274  4/1

Cut it Up #170  Flowers  4/1

Tuesday Morning Sketches #496 4/1

Bridal Shower

Just a sweet little card I made for a dear friends daughters

bridal shower last weekend.  Was a wonderful time. Looking

forward to the wedding.

 

Stamp set: Showered with Love by Impression Obsession, papers: Authentique

The House That Stamps Built: Inspiration Palette Challenge

 

Wendy has a fun Inspiration Photo this week at The House:

 

 

I thought that this darling rabbit Ode to Spring fit the photo well.

I did lots of inking with this one and really appreciated my Misti. First

I inked the rabbit with ink and stamped him/her.  Then I used my Tim Holtz

Distress markers to color and stamp the flowers and grass. Die cut

layers and flowers also Tim Holtz.

 

I hope the photo or colors inspire you to join in with our challenge,

you might just be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the

$25 Repeat Impression's gift certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Shirley

Butterfly Challenge

 

I was one of the lucky teacup winners two months ago of Mrs's lovely

Butterfly challenge and  just got my lovely package which included butterflies and

ribbon on the first card and the papers on the second two cards!  And I still

have goodies left to play with!  Thank you Mrs. A!

 

And they were just the right colors for the current challenge:

 

Butterfly Challenge #119: I spun the wheel for C : Cadet Blue and Butterfly

The House That Stamps Built: Tic-Tac-Toe

 

Get out your markers and pick your row, its Tic-Tac Toe time

at The House:

I went with diagonally from the top down, Birthday, Twine and

Buttons using soft Spring colors, a go to Repeat Impressions 1113-D, Birthday

for my tag, dies from my stash, and a bit of distressing.

I hope you will be inspired to join in with our challenge, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Shirley

March Birthday's

These are my March birthday cards for Coworkers.  I bought a magazine to get the

sets that came with it, Tim Holtz with numerous stencils and stamps that I could

not resist!

 

A few fun challenges:

Crafters Castle-March #15  4/1

Cut IT challenge #169 -Spring  3/20

Sunday Stamps SSCC 200  3/22

The House That Stamps Built-Designer Choice Challenge

 

Joy's week to choose our theme over at The House and she has picked

Easter/Spring for our challenge this week.

 

 

I combined the two and used several Repeat Impression stamps:

Happy Easter/Spring, Ladyslipper, Crocuses and Vase of Tulips.  I added

some fun die cuts, split my card front and added acetate for a brighter

cheerier look.

 

What a fun theme to join in with our challenge, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Crafty Creations #385-ATG  3/12

Crafty Friends #104 3/7

Jo's Scrap Shack #227  3/7

Pixie's Snippets Playground #347: Eggs and bunny are from snippets 3/27

 

The House That Stamps Built Pick of the Week-Front Step Card

Good Morning, Donna here with the POTW (Pick of the Week) for

The House That Stamps Built and we are going to make a fun,

yet easy, yes easy, Front Step card today. Any of the stamps

I used are 20% for 1 week!

 

 

I used Repeat Impressions: 904-L, Daffodils, 5125-C, Dragonfly Sil (sm) and

3909-F, Happy Easter/Spring.

 

Start by gathering your supplies:  Colored card stock measuring  4 1/4" by 11",

Patterned paper 4x 5 1/4", 2- 4x 1 1/4"'s, 4 x 1 1/4".   Scor tape.Scor card stock at

1/2-2-4 and 5 1/5 inches.  

Attach patterned paper as shown. Put Scor tape on 1/2" flap and lay

card as shown below to attach, pressing firmly.

It will then look like this:

Color and attach images of choice, you will want to be sure that when lying flat

your layered image does not go above the top of the cardstock.  I did inside-outside

die cutting with my image to avoid this.

I hope you will give this a try!

A few fun challenges:
Allsorts challenge #509-Seasons-spring is my favorite
JOSTTT003: Green, Embellishment, Rectangle 2/28

Scor-Pal #57:Soft and Subtle 4/1
The Paper Players PP431: 3/8

The House That Stamps Built: Anything Goes

Everyone's favorite this week at The House That Stamps Built: Anything Goes!

I made a simple monochromatic birthday card using two stamps new to my

collection: Repeat Impressions: Bamboo and Tiger

 and a well used Birthday.  I also used a new Tim Holtz die cut.

Quick and easy.

 

You have until  March 5th to join any of the February challenges. . Then the first

Wednesday in March Wendy will announce our February winner at

The House That Stamps Built. One lucky person will win a $25

Repeat Impressions Gift Certificate!

 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Shirley

 

 

Thinking of you

 

I made this card for a dear friend in memory of

the anniversary of her sons death, I like to send

a thinking of you card every year.

 

Butterflies have many meanings and symbolisms when you look

up butterflies on line, each color butterfly actually has

a meaning.  Below are a few of the meanings I found:

 

 

Butterfly Symbolism: The purpose of the life of every Butterfly is to set everything

that was once known aside and to embrace an entire new way of being. 

 

In early Christianity, the butterfly was a symbol of the soul.

 To Native Americans, the butterfly is a symbol of change, joy and color.

 

Known for its lightness, the fluttering of its wings, and especially its metamorphosis from a caterpillar into something more beautiful and powerful, the butterfly symbolizes the soul, reincarnation, resurrection, and femininity.

 

My background is Distress Oxides squeezed lemonade

and mermaid lagoon, is that not a beautiful combination?

Butterfly die from Stampin Up.

 

Wishing you a wonderful day.

The House That Stamps Built-Inspiration Palette

 

A bright and cheery inspiration photo this week at The House

That Stamps Built:

I went with the colors and since I had not made a special fold card

for awhile I decide to make a  Pullup Card:

 

 

Repeat Impression Stamps used: Find beauty, Learn and

Happy moments.

 

Join in the challenge one or every week at The House That Stamps Built to be

entered into a monthly drawing for a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate,

awarded on the first Wednesday of each month, an extra entry if you use

a Repeat Impressions stamp!   See discount code on my sidebar.

 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Shirley

A few fun challenges:
Butterfly Challenge #117 Butterfly and Anything: Dimension 2/28

Cute Card Thursday #569-Wings
The Crafter's Cafe #213: Fancy Fold 2/26
Love to Craft #31  2/

Scor-Pal February #56 Scor-Pal used on the sides.
WON
Word Art Wednesday #374-375 2/27
 

New Home Congrats!

 

This is the new house card I made for our son and dear daughter in law. The

 House is from Taylored Expressions A Day in Paradise-colored with Copics,

the dog is a  GWP from my days with The Angel Company, shrunk down on the

printer. Cloud die cut by Amuse.  Distress Oxide inks: Mermaid Lagoon,

Shaded Lilac, Worn Lipstick, and Peeled Paint.

A few fun challenges:
Artistic Inspirations #212 3/3
Crafting with an Attitude #48 3/3
Jo's Scrap Shack #269   2/20
The Crafty Addicts Challenge ATG  3/6

The House That Stamps Built-Tic Tac Toe

A fun Tic Tac Toe this week at The House That Stamps Built, I went

with the right sided column and made my husbands Valentine's

Day Card:

 My image is Repeat Impressions Bear with Heart colored with

Faber-Castell's, sentiment is Repeat Impressions I love you beary,

patterned paper by sweet nothings.

  

Join in the challenge one or every week at The House That Stamps Built to be

entered into a monthly drawing for a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate,

awarded on the first Wednesday of each month, an extra entry if you use

a Repeat Impressions stamp!   See discount code on my sidebar.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Cuttlebug Mania: Be My Valentine  Sizziz Framelets Oval dies 2/18

Cupcake Inspiration 463: Theme: Be mine 2/14

Cute N Crafty #20 Valentines Day/Love 2/22

Die Cut Diva's: February: Love is in the Air 2/29

Die Cuttin Diva's #407 Love

Jo's Scrap Shack #268  2/14

February Birthdays

 

These are my work birthday cards for February.  I used the new

Stampin Up Butterfly Thinlits Dies and the Lace Dynamic

Textured Impressions Textured Impressions Embossing

Folder, the lighthouse is a Stampscapes and the stencil

is Altenew.

 

A few fun challenges:

Jo's Scrap Shack #268

Crafty Creations #383  2/12 

Corrosive Challenge #2 3/9

Love to Craft #31   3/1
Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge #116: Butterfly, Kraft Card Stock 2/12

 

Repeat Impressions-Designer Choice Challenge

 

Such fun when we have Designer Choice week, Heather picked red

and/or red, a perfect choice for Valentines week.

 

I used Repeat Impressions Tumbling Hearts on a heart die cut,

layered in up, stamped Repeat Impressions Valentine's, cut it

into three so I could layer it on my three hearts. I then used

some pink and red pattern paper by Sweet Nothings, a heart die

by Sizziz, a bit of Candied Apple Distress Oxides for distressing,

and washi tape for a final touch.

 

I hope you will join in the fun of this challenge at The House That Stamps Built

to be entered into a monthly drawing for a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate,

awarded on the first Wednesday of each month, an extra entry if you use

a Repeat Impressions stamp!   See discount code on my sidebar.

 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Shirley

A few fun challenges:
CIC463 2/16  Winner


Dies R Us 114: Red 2/14
DL.ART February Challenge 2/28
Pixie's Snippet 345 2/19
Simon Monday: Add Some Red  2/11

The House That Stamps Built: Sketch

Such a fun and easy sketch this week at Repeat Impressions!

 

 

 

Close up:

 

I started by picking out a patterned paper with coral in it, coral is

the Pantene color for 2019 so I used it as my starting point. Then

 I took 9001-L, Butterfly (lg) and put several Distress Oxides

directly on the stamp, spritzed it water and stamped it.

 Fussy cut and placed on  a die cut oval and added some

 embellishments which I distressed.

Join in the challenge one or every week at The House That Stamps Built to be

entered into a monthly drawing for a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate,

awarded on the first Wednesday of each month, an extra entry if you use

a Repeat Impressions stamp!   See discount code on my sidebar.

 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Shirley

A few fun challenges:
Cute Card Thursday 566: Critters  1/31
Corrosive Challenge Jan 2/3
Kraftin Kimmie Stamps  2/2
Tuesday Throwdown 424 2/9
Wednesday Creative Inspiration  January 2/5

 

Thank You Di Blog Hop

This post is a congratulations/thank you to Di of Pixie's Crafty Workshop

on her 7th blogaversary of running this wonderful challenge!

A blog hop has been organized by Darnell at djkardkreations

if you would like to participate in the surprise thank you

blog hop from Jan. 27 to Feb. 10th. 

You can link up at:

https://www.djkardkreations.com/2019/01/thank-you-di-blog-hop.html

I went with a Love theme.

My first card uses snippets of pink from my scrap basket.

My next two use a Momenta heart die that I cut out last

year and did not use and backgrounds that have

been in background container for years (large snippets.)

Thank you Di for a fun challenge and your lovely writings on your blog!

A few fun challenges:

Cupcake Inspiration 462   2/1

Crafting by designs: Layer It Up   1/30

Cut It Up  166: Hearts

Jo's Scrap Shack 266

Simon Says Stamp Monday: Love Is In the Air  2/4

Word Art Wednesday 370-371 1/31