WOYWW 143

Happy Wednesday Everyone!  It's time for our weekly trip around the globe to check out everyone's messes - oh, I mean creative chaos!  Be sure to head over to Julia's Blog to see what all the commotion is about!

Kind of a scary, unbalanced stack there on the right corner!  I hope no one sneezes too loudly and causes an avalanche!  Here's one of the Easter cards I was working on in this mess:

I CASED this layout from Julie Davison.  Something about this simple layout really caught my eye.  It's a great way to use bits and pieces of cardstock and paper, and you could easily glam and bling it up if you wanted to.  This would be a great layout for mass producing cards also.

Well, enjoy your trip around the creative desks of the world!!


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Stamping 411 Challenge #244

Happy Tuesday Everyone!  I'm finally feeling recovered from our long road trip to Arizona and trying to get back in the swing of stamping.  Boy, 2600+ miles is a long way to drive!

To get those creative juices flowing again, I visited some favorite challenge sites to see what was brewing.  Over at Stamping 411 they have a great sketch challenge.  And since I need to start cranking out some Easter cards, I used that as my starting point.

Load of Love is such a fun and versatile set.  I tried to make this card something that could appeal to all ages, male or female.  I selected my color palette from the 2011-2013 In-Colors (Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral primarily).

I used my ink pads and blender pens for some quick water coloring.

Be sure to head over to Stamping 411 and check out the other great cards!

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Throwback Thursday

Happy Thursday Everyone!  Another pre-scheduled post that hopefully goes live when it's supposed to!  If you saw my post last Thursday, you know we've been on a road trip to Arizona to help my mom celebrate her 82nd birthday.  And we either got back last night, or we're on the road today, so that's why I've pre-scheduled my Thursday feature ahead of time!

Today's card features another old Sale-A-Bration set, this one from 2001 entitled "Just For Fun."  It's a cute little set of eight stamps that are all-occasion in nature.  I love those types of stamp sets that can be used for multiple occasions throughout the year!  Since I was on a roll of hearts before I went on my trip, this one again has a bit of Valentine's Day overtones, but would easily work for birthday, wedding/anniversary or thinking of you.

I used retired cardstock and ink colors again, and kept the focal image pretty simple with a bit of watercolor and marker coloring, then went over the main "rose" image with my white gel pen.  The Eggplant Envy strip is wrapped with a piece of retired white organza ribbon to add a bit of softness and shimmer.  A simple embossed background of Perfect Polka Dots seemed sufficient for this sweet, simple card.


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Throwback Thursday

Hopefully this entry will post as scheduled, because we are actually on the road today heading to Arizona.  My mother is turning 82 on the 20th and we decided to road trip out there to celebrate with her!  Prayers for safe travel are certainly appreciated!

My card today features a stamp from an old Sale-A-Bration set (I think) called "A Little Bit of Happiness."  I know this card looks a bit heavy on the Valentine theme and it's after Valentine's Day, but it could also be birthday, anniversary, or "just because" to someone you love.

I used some retired cardstock colors (Eggplant Envy, Orchid Opulence and Passionate Pink), as well as some new-to-me toys for the details (Fashionable Hearts embosslits die and the Eyelet Border punch).

I did a little bit of watercoloring on the image with ink pads and my blender pen, sponged a few edges, then spritzed the entire card with Vanilla Smooch Spritz for an all-over shimmer, which in my humble opinion really made the card!  lol

Well, Happy Trails and we'll see you all when I get back!


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Paper Players Design Team Call

Wow!!  One of my favorite weekly challenge blogs is going to add to their design team for March, April and May, and I definitely would be blessed to be considered for that opportunity.  This group of ladies is such an inspiration to me.  I love looking at their submissions, as well as all those who enter the weekly challenges.  What a wonderful way to keep the creative juices flowing, think outside my own personal creative box/style, and experiment with new techniques, themes, color combos, etc.  It would be an honor to be associated with this talented group!

The application process asks for submission of three projects we've created.  I had a tough time narrowing it down to three, since I've done several things lately that I have really enjoyed.

My first submission is my little chubby snowman friend.  I just love this card.  I didn't even send him to anyone for Christmas, but kept him for myself instead!  :)

My second submission is a floral card I created recently.  I really love watercoloring and was pleased with how this one came out.

My third submission is a card I made using an older SU set that I really enjoy.  I like all the texture and color on this card.  Mr. Bumblebee is pretty cute, too!

And just for good measure, here are a few other recent cards that show a different style than the ones above.

This get well card was recently sent to my daughter, who was battling an extreme case of strep throat.  I knew all of the shades of purple would bring a smile to her face!  That's the really special part of creating your own cards -- being able to tailor them specifically for the recipient.

A special note to the ladies of The Paper Players:

My name is Sheri Whitfield and I have been paper crafting for over ten years.  I have been "crafty" in one respect or another nearly all of my adult life.  My mother is a painter and I know that my eye for color and composition come from years of her saying, "Sheri, look at this painting and tell me what's wrong with it!"  I love the process and wonder of taking paper and glue (plus a lot of other fun stuff!) and creating something out of that.  It really would be an honor to serve with you on the Design Team at The Paper Players.  Thank you so much for looking at my work and considering me.


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Freshly Made Sketches #21

Hi Everyone!  This evening I have a card for you playing along with the weekly challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. 

This is a simple but fun sketch, and I had a blast using a new stamp and its coordinating punches, along with some retired colors of ink and cardstock.

While I love SU's Dazzling Details and Dazzling Diamonds glitter, I have a new favorite tool to add shimmer -- my clear Atyou Spica pen.  While Dazzling Details and Diamonds give more of a glitter effect, the Spica pen gives more of a shimmer.  I hope you can see what I mean in the photo below.  You may have to click on it to see the enlarged version.  And to top off the flower center, I added a small basic rhinestone.



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Throwback Thursday

Happy Thursday Everyone!  Welcome to my weekly feature showcasing retired/old but well loved products!  Today's card features an image from a retired SU set called Fun & Fast Notes.  I also tried a new-to-me technique on the background.

I used my scoring board to create a faux tile background.  I then sponged on some color and stamped a small design over the tiles.  I think I might have liked a larger grid pattern, but this is definitely something I'll do again.

I added a little sparkle and shine by using Dazzling Details on the centers of the blue flowers, and coloring over the roses with my clear Atyou Spica pen.  Then the entire focal image was matted and popped up on dimensionals. 

Hope you enjoyed my trip down rubber stamping memory lane!


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Paper Players #81 and A La Card Monkey #94

Happy Wednesday Everyone!  I combined two challenges for today's card.  The theme at The Paper Players is flowers -- yea!  And over at A La Card Monkey, it's a sketch challenge plus a birthday theme.

Believe it or not, I designed this card around the piece of (retired) Baja Breeze ribbon I had cut for something else and then didn't use.  It's such a yummy color, and I knew I could depend on a piece of DSP from the Paisley Petals collection to coordinate beautifully.

I just got Flower Fest and the coordinating punches yesterday, so I was quick to bust them out and use them!  I thought this flower and punch somewhat echoed the shape of the flowers in the DSP.

Be sure you visit both challenge blogs and enjoy all the talented paper artists on each site.

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WOYWW 140

It's time for our weekly cruise around the blogosphere of artsy/craftsy workdesks around the world courtesy of Julia at Stamping Ground.  This was the view last night after receiving a major SU order.

I took advantage of Sale-a-Bration and got a lot of free stuff.  I also got many of the punches I needed from the Clearance Rack at considerable savings.  They are the "old style" but hey - they punch just dandy!

Look at that pile of delicious color!

The majority of these stamp sets were free through either hostess benefits or Sale-A-Bration benefits.  I think I only paid for two of these, and one was at 50% and one was with my birthday discount that SU gives demonstrators.

Now, don't think this is a normal order for me.  This was a H.U.G.E. order for me, as this is most likely my last quarterly order as a demonstrator.  The customers/workshops/sales are just not there, and it's time to cut the cord of being a hobby demonstrator and spending money I don't have, especially since I just "retired" week before last.  So I stocked up on things and will just have to be good with that.

Be sure you hop over to Julia's blog and check out all of the other creative work spaces!



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Try Stampin' on Tuesday #52

The weekly challenge over at Try Stampin' on Tuesday is celebrating their one year anniversary.  The challenge this week is a sketch plus birthday.  Since it's always hard to come up with masculine cards, I thought I would concentrate on that.  I knew I wanted to use Lovely As a Tree and my Well Worn DSP which I had never used yet.  And the rest just seemed to fall in place based on the scraps of cardstock I had stored.  I love it when that happens!

The card actually looks a little more muted in person.  It's hard to tell in my photos, but the card base is River Rock, which picks up the background color of the piece of Designer Series Paper I used.  I distressed nearly all of the edges.  For the focal image, I inked up in crumb cake and then added (with markers) some more mustard, old olive, and chocolate chip before "huffing" and stamping.

Be sure you pop over to Try Stampin' on Tuesday and wish them Happy Birthday!

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