The House That Stamps Built: Designer Choice Challenge

 Heathers choice this week for The House That Stamps Built and she choose

Things beginning with "B" since it is her birthday month.

I thought it would be appropriate to go with

a birthday card. 

Happy Birthday Month Heather!

I used Repeat Impressions Cupcakes and made a Joy fold card, this

has always been one of my favorite folds and it seems to be the "in"

fold these days.

Easy directions:

Joy Fold card: Card stock: Blue cardstock: Base layer: 4 1/4' x 8 1/2"-scor

and fold at 3" on the long side, other blue cardstock layer 3x8", scor and fold

 at 4", white layer 2 3/4 x 3 3/4".  Patterned card stock: 4 x 5 1/4",

2 3/4 x 4" and 2 3/4 x 3 3/4".  Assemble as on my card. 

I hope you join in with our challenge weekly, 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 and be sure to

wish Heather a Happy Birthday!

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

 

A few fun challenges:

Crafting by Design September

Cupcake Inspiration #477 9/7

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper September

Die Cut Diva's  September I like to do cardmaking in my spare time especially
 fun folds, like todays, card.

DL.ART September

SheepSki Designs  September

 

The House That Stamps Built: Anything Goes

 

 

I have been watching some Kevin Natagawa's Stampscape video's, so

 I thought I would try my hand at the blending they do on the video's using

Repeat Impressions: By the Stream.  Nowhere near their level

but I was very happy with it.

 

I hope you join in with our challenge weekly, 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  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Crafting by design  8/31

Crafty Creations #397  9/8

Lavina World Challenge #8 9/9

The Male Room  #118 Flight 9/3

Creative With Stamps #41 Dad or Masculine 8/31

Starz Stamps #1 Summer  9/3

 

 

 

Baby Shower

 

Today I am hosting a baby shower for my daughter-in-law along

with my two sister in laws and help from a lot of

family and friends! 

 

Thank you Sharon, Sue, Amanda, Shirley and Mom!!

 

Above is my card, and below are some of the decorations,

if you can't tell, those are socks on the flowers, and

in the vase the flowers are made of diapers.

The House That Stamps Built: Inspiration Photo

Wendy has another beautiful photo to inspire us this week at the

House:

 

 

 I went with the floral theme and the lovely colors:

 

I used my Copics on Repeat Impressions: Flowering Hearts & Heart Shutters Window

and then embossed Cat Sil. (sm).  Embossed background is by Sizziz-Tim

Holtz.

 

I hope you join in with our challenge weekly, 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  Patti Shirley

 

A Gem of a Challenge #15 8/26

A Bit More Time to Craft #98

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 32 9/1

2 Crafty Critter Crazies #29  9/25

Happy Craft Challenge August 8/30

 

The House That Stamps Built: Tic-Tac-Toe

 

 

 It's Tic-Tac Toe week at The House That Stamps Built! 

 

 I was going for diagonal bottom left up: dimension, texture

and border but it looks like I did the top row too: by the sea, watercolors,

and border! I used my Distress Oxides to watercolor Repeat Impressions

Under the Sea, this was a new and fun technique for me.  I added

the Starfish (lg) and Find beauty. I used an embossing

 folder for dimension, embossing added the texture.

 

I hope you join in with our challenge weekly, 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  Patti Shirley

 

 

 

Happy Birthday

A dear friend has a birthday this coming week and this is the card I

made for her. We celebrated with lunch and shopping, along with my mom,

 in the little town of Kimswick, MO which includes a stamping store!

 

 Last week on The House That Stamps Built our

Designer Choice Challenge was to try a technique new to you

and one of my teammates did inking an embossing folder.  I'd been

wanting to try this and her beautiful card motivated me.  The stamps

came with a magazine Creative Stamps and Papercraft Ideas,

$14 and an 8x10 sheet of images and an 8x10 sheet of

sayings, can't bet that deal!

The House That Stamps Built: Designer Choice Challenge

This week at The House That Stamps Built, Esther challenges us

to try a new technique.  I have had Tim Holtz Distress Crayons

for at least a year so I pulled those out.

 

Stamps: Repeat Impressions:  Flower Power Background,  Because
 

 

I stamped my Repeat Impressions: Flower Power Background,and embossed

 it on watercolor paper.  Then I scribbled the Distress Crayons on my mat

and picked my colors up with a watercolor brush.  I did several layers

 in areas for shading and contrasts and made sure to save one

 of the 6 colors in the pack for my background. I added a Repeat

Impressions sentiment: Because.

 

I was having so much fun I wanted to use the crayons in

another way:

Stamps: Repeat Impressions:  Flower Power Background, Thinking

 

I stamped my Repeat Impressions: Flower Power Background again and

embossed  it on watercolor paper.  Then I scribbled the Distress Crayons

across the paper and brushed it with my watercolor pen.  It was not

as smooth a look as I wanted so I scribbled the crayons on my

multi media matt and colored over the layers and got a much

smoother look.  I then added Repeat Impressions: Thinking.

 

Thanks Esther for this fun challenge!

 

Join in for a chance to win a $25.00 gift to Repeat Impressions, details

here.

 

Take a look and see what technique my talented teammates tried:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley