(2011 Card #105) Pheasant, Crimson, Orange & Gold

 

Stamp from Mark's Finest Papers, Autumn Glory 2011.  I colored with Copics, then sponged background and cut out & matted with Labels Two Die from Spellbinder's.  Leaves stamp is also from Autumn Glory 2011.  I inked first with Versamark then with red ink & stamped on white CS & then heat embossed with clear EP.  Then using a mask I sponged color inside the leaves, then sponged the background with golden yellow. 

         I was able to use scraps for the focal & frame, thank goodness I save everything...the ribbons are scraps too & the focal covered up the splices!

Challenges:

StampinSistersInChrist: Ch #113 - Isiah 1:18 Use Crimson, Orange & Gold

StampTV: Center Stage Alumni Blog Hop - Sketch

BasicGrey: Ch #56 - Anything Goes

MarksFinestPapers:  Ch #79 - Use your scraps!

LilyPad:  Texture Challenge (Embossed leaves, ribbon & brads)

SimonSays:  Anything Goes 

(2011 Card #104) Pink Butterfly

 

Stamps are from GinaK Designs, focal Butterfly is Hope is Faith by GinaK, Butterfly boarder is from A Year of Boarders by Melanie Muenchinger.   The sentiment is from Mark's Finest Papers Gerber Daisies.

     Spellbinders dies used:  Scalloped Squares & (scrunched) Lattice Rectangles.

Challenges:

LilyPad:  Nina B's Sketch

CuteCardThursdays:  Ch #187 - Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word!

StampTV:  GKDOCT11ERG - Release Challenge #1 - PINK

StampsRUsChallenges: Nature's Gifts

(2011 Card #103) Tulips on Acetate

Tulips were stamped Tulip Trio by Rubber Stampede on the front of Acetate with black Stazon ink.  Then colored on back side with Sharpie pens. I mounted the acetate panel with brads.  Drew outline with gold pen.
Challenges:
TouchTwinChallenges:  TTC03 - Florals Part 1

(2011 Card #102) Pheasant Sunset Mauve

My camera colors are a little "off" so the bottom color is more of an egg yolk yellow.  I stamped the pheasant focal image from Autumn Glory 2011 from Mark's Finest Papers with Memento Black ink, then colored with Copics markers: Y02, YR16, YR07, E21, E31, E37, & B29.  I "masked" the image & sponged  around the image. 
Cut out frame with Spellbinders Labels 4.  Designer paper is Carolyn Holt Designs Checkered Path by Paper Adventures. Sentiment was stamped from an old unmounted stamp & heat embossed with black.
Challenges:
ThePlayDateCafe:  PDCC104 - Use mauve, egg yolk & artichoke
StampsRUs:  Natures Gifts

Granddaughter's Celebration of your support!

Hey Texas StampTv Ladies who have been prayer Warriors for my granddaughter Minnie.....I will be in TX in Nov and Minnie is going to have a scrapping party to scrap the lovely cards she has received from many of you and many StampTV friends across the USA and Australia & Malaysia!  She wants to meet some of you ladies who sent cards and or prayed for her!
 
So the date & contact info is on this invitation made by her talented Mom!  We so hope you can come.... God has blessed this wonderful family through wonderful caring people like you!

She also wants to thank the many of you from StampTv & a multitude of others who have lifted her up in prayer over the last year through the biggest surgery of her young 9 year life!  UPDATE:  She has just finished a 6 week home IV antibiotic regime and is on followup oral regime. She has some new pain in a knee.  Overall she is doing amazingly well....God is good!  Praise to the Great Physician!

I know that Janice is over seas on her mission work and can't join us, but I hope to see the ones who met last year and hopefully more of my StampTv friends who have been praying for Minnie!

(2011 Card #101) Pheasant for D

I love Mark's finest Papers Autumn Glory 2011 stamp set...it is perfect for my 6 guys I make Birthday cards for in October & 1 in Nov.  So I changed it up just a little & cut the focal out with my new Spellbinders die: Lattice Rectangles.  If you want the deets, it was colored just like Card # 100 & you can just scroll down to that one for the info.
Challenges:
ThePlayDateCafe:  PDCC103 - Rust, Storm, Deep Sea
CuteCardThursday: Chal. 186 -Tree-Mandous!  tree/leaf
CropStop:  Chal.#41 - Falling Leaves 
BasicGreyChallenges: Chal. 55 - Autumn/Fall/Halloween

(2011 Card #100) Pheasant

Whewwwww this is my card # 100 this year....and I've got quite a few more birthdays and aniversaries to go yet this year!
   At Stampin Sisters In Christ their verse this week is Mar 10:27 “And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.”  
      I love looking at God's creation and see that He has control of the seasons and it reminds me that He is in Control and He is the provider of our strength and wisdom!  So this stamp makes me think of our Creator!
      I Stamped & heat embossed the leaves from Autumn Glory 2011 from Marks Finest Papers.  Using a leaf "mask" I sponged the background with Ranger Distress inks: Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans and Dusty Concord.  Then using the hole of the mask I sponged the leaves with Spiced Marmalade & Dried Marigold.
   I stamped the pheasant focal image from Autumn Glory 2011 with Memento Black ink, then colored with Copics markers: Y02, YR16, YR07, E21, E31, E37, & B29.  I "masked" the image & sponged Tumbled Glass & Faded Jeans & Dusty Concord around the image.
Challenges:
StampinSistersInChrist:  Ch #110 - Mark 10:27 - Anything Goes
CardPatterns:  Sketch #136 
StampsRUsChallenges:  Autumn/Fall
StampTV:  STVMONJH4 - Fall Foliage

(2011 Card #99) Fall Train

I used Mark's Finest papers new stamp set Autumn Glory 2011 to stamp the background leaves with Versamark & then heat emboss with Espresso EP.  The train & trees are from  Live Is Good  by Theresa Momber at GinaK Designs at StampTV.  I masked the train & sponged on the sky & ground with Ranger Distress inks.  Then stamped train & trees with Memanto Tuxedo Black Ink.  Then colored with Copics.The leaf charms are cheap gray plastic charms from a box of beads at Wal Mart that I colored with Copics marker.
Challenges:
StampTV:  STVSJDFRI3 - Red & Kraft colors
CardPatterns:  CPS Sketch #136
StampinSistersInChrist:  Anything Goes
MarksFinestPapers:  Ch #76 - No Designer paper 
StampsRUsChallenges:  Autumn/Fall

(2011 Card #98) Falling Leaves

Scripture:  Mark 10:27 “And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.”    The God of the universe is in control.  He created all things, He causes the changes of the seasons and He is our source of strength & wisdom. At Stampin Sisters In Christ their challenge this week is Anything goes.

For the background I stamped the leaf from Mark's Finest Papers  Autumn Glory 2011 stamp set using Versamark, then heat embossed with pearl saphire EP.  Then inked with Tumbled glass, then inked around edges with Faded Jeans Distress Ink by Ranger.  For the fussy cut leaves, I stamped on white 140 lb paper by MFP with Versamark & heat embossed with black EP. Then I sponged Fired Brick & Scattered straw ink to color the leaves.  Label is from Fanciful Labels by Cuttlebug. Sentiment is from Poppies Poppies Poppies 2011 by MFP.
Challenges:
MarksFinestPapers:  Wk #76 - No designer paper-----Yahoo I won!
StampinSistersInChrist:  Ch #110 - Mark 10:27 - Anything Goes
LilyPad:  Palette Challenge - Red, Blue, Yellow
StampsRUsChallenges:  Autumn/Fall