Heat in Australia

I just received this message from my DIL in Australia....Remember the temperatures she is talking about is in Centigrade 40C=104F


What a remarkable country! And we have THE cutest animals (AND some of the most deadly - I know!) But I thought you would appreciate how cute this is...! At home in Victoria the temperature has been above 44 degrees all week and they are forecasting another week of 40+ temperatures. Power is failing, trains have stopped running because tracks are buckling under the heat . It’s just scorching. And it seems that the people are not the only ones suffering.



Check out these photos of a little Koala which just walked onto a back porch looking for a bit of heat relief. The woman filled up a bucket for it and this is what happened!

SUPER BOWL

STEELERS WIN THE SUPERBOWL!!!!

Football Sunday-2/1/09

This is featured stamper day. The honored stamper is BevR...here is a link to the challenge.


I really like how this one turned out. I used a single rose stamp from Holly berry House.. I used nestabilities mega frame for the green framing area. This card is a case of BevR's and all information regarding the case can be found here.

Stamp set: Holly Berry House...sm. rose
Stampin' Up!-Short and Sweet

Paper: Lovely Lilac, white, green galore, wood grain DSP




Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black


Accessories: MS fence punch, nestabilities, corner rounder,
ribbon




I do so love this set.Again the is a CASEd card and the details are here

Stamp Set: Crazy for Cupcakes-Stampin' Up!

Ink:Momento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Mellow Moss, retired DSP, white

Accessories: Cranberry brads (Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts) Nestabilities Ovals, glitter pen, ribbon

January 31st, 2009

The Inspiration challenge for today is located here

I have chosen to use a retired background stamp called RIOT OF PETALS to create both of these cards.

Stamp set: Riot of Petals, short & sweet

Ink: Momento Bamboo Leaves

Paper: white, close to cocoa

accessories: Brads, Ribbon




























Stamp Set: Sincere Salutations, Riot of petals

TAC Company Small Sunflower

Ink: Moment Tuxedo Black, Always Artichoke

paper: blush Blossoms, close to cocoa

Accessories: ribbon, MS fence punch

January 30th, 2009

The month is almost over and I have been really busy getting a few cards ready to send out. February and March have a lot of family birthdays, as well as some other occasions.

Stamp Set: Sincere Salutations

Ink: Red Riding Hood

Paper: White, Designer pattern paper

Accessories: Jumbo wheel (retired) basic Outline

All Images today ar Stampin' Up! ©

Lexicon of Love

This is from the new Stampin' Up! called Lexicon of Love.

Stamp Set: Lexicon of Love

Ink: Old Olive, Close to cocoa, Encore Gold, Creamy Caramel

Paper, Creamy Caramel, Pumpkin Pie, Close to cocoa, white

Accessories: Punches, nestabilities, ribbon, brads

Technique: I used the technique called marbled something...It consists of taping a piece of cardstock to the top of a SU box (plastic) adding two or three small drops of reinkers including a gold or silver to the inside of the box, add three marbles to the ink side, close, shake, flip and wah lah...marbled paper, I then mist it with rubbing alcohol to soften the effect.

Way's to use it-challenge for 1/29/09

The challenge for today was alcohol. Yes we use it to make cards as well as an occasional "Nip"..OK may just some of us for sure.

In both of the following cards I created the background paper with a technique called POLISHED STONE
I tried to make the colors very subtle.

Stamp Set: Backwoods-New Release from Stampin' Up!©
Sincere Salutations

Inks: Close to cocoa, brocade blue, baja breeze, mellow moss, pacific point, encore silver, and...Copic markers were used to color the fish

Papers: Garden Green, mellow moss, white

Accessories: Versamark with gold Embossing powder, Ribbon

Technique: Polished stone and to create the brown around the elk I just dragged the paper over the ink pad in specfic directions



Stamp Set: Backwoods-New Release from Stampin' Up!©, Sincere Salutations

Papers: Self created background paper, kraft, white

Ink: mellow moss, brocade blue, encore silver, baja breeze...and copic markers to color the fish

Accessories: River Rock Double stitched ribbon (retired-SU)

Wednesday January 28, 09

The CARD SKETCH Challenge for today was really great.

Stamp Set: Dear Friend-New Level one Hostess Set

paper: Regal rose, Garden Green, White, Fun patterned paper

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copic Markers for coloring the rose, brads (white and rose red), ribbon Organdy, Nestabilities, & Big Shot

Both the horizontal panel and the image are raised up on dimensional.

Tuesday 1/27..color challenge

COLOR CHALLENGE




A dear friend of mine just became a TAC demo and I got this Hibiscus stamp from her today.

I used copics to color the flower using a pale green (yg11-Mignonette) and a light blue (B00-Frost Blue) to create Baja Breeze. I added just a bit of pacific point and blended it with a colorless blender.

I outline the entire image with a cool gray (C-1).

I used a jumbo wheel (It's beautiful) for the background flowers

Paper: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, white

Accessories: Paper piercer, Ribbon

Here is another one that I made using the challenge colors:
Stamp Set: Level 3 Hostess Set-Dream A Little

Paper: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Garden Green

Ink: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Garden Green

Monday- Try a new Technique

Wow the challenge for today was really new for me. This is the first time that I have made a card with pleats.

Stamp Set: Eastern Influences
Paper: Raspberry Twist DSP
RRH DSP
black
Pink Pirouette

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers

Sunday Featured Stamper-Vicki Gould

The featured Stamper for this week is the Very Talented Vicki Gould. These are the 3 cards that I CASEd from her gallery. If you go to my gallery on SCS you will find all of the information regarding the changes I made and what parts I didnt.

Thanks for looking and thanks for stopping by.

Saturday's Inspirational Challenge

The challenge today was from Lang Calendars.

Stamp Set: Sweet Stems-SU

Paper-Black, pretty in pink, kiwi kiss, & patterned paper.

Inks, kiwi kiss, baja breeze

Accessories: Copic Markers for coloring the flowers, Prima flowers, olive brads (pink hedgehog paper crafts) Love her brads.

Friday January 23, 09

The challenge (located here) for today was to use black as the main card color.

Stamp set: Nature Silhouettes-Stampin' Up!

Ink: Momento-Tuxedo Black

Paper: Black, white, real red

Thursday Jan 22, 09

The challenge for today was to pump up your DSP. I misread the instructions so I made my own designer paper instead on the first card.


Stamp Set: With Gratitude-Retired SU Paper: So Saffron, Bravo Burgundy Ink: So saffron, Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant, Taken with Teal Accessories: Brads, Oak Leaf Brad-Hero Arts



Here is the second one for today

Stamp Sets: With Gratitude, Petal Pizzazz

Paper: Pretty in Pink, DSP from fugalitites

Inks: Regal Rose, Always Artichoke

Accessories: Versamark ink, jumbo wheel retired Pink Emboss Powder, and a piece of rose ribbon.

Method: I used the jumbo wheel with the versamark then added Pink Emboss powder. It gave it sorta a trellis look.

Color Challenge

I really like the color challenge for today.

Stamp Set: Morning Glory, Jumbo Wheel-So Swirly

Ink: Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss, versamark, summer sun

Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Regal Rose, White, Raspberry Twist DSP

Accessories: White Gen Pen, Blender Pen.
Techniques: blender pen with reinkers for coloring
The spots of Bravo Burgundy were created using an almost reinker bottle. I just squeezed it over the colored image to create a splatter of ink on the image.




These were created using the same stamp sets, same designer paper (front and back), same inks, and same color cardstock.

Stamp Set: Petal Pizzazz, Sincere Salutations

Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss, and Raspberry Twist DSP.

Inks: Bravo Burgundy, Kiwi Kiss, Regal Rose

Accessories: Making Memories Large Glitter Brads, Ribbon, Sponge, SAMJ for placement of leaves.

The challenge for today was to use a technique called faux mosaic.

This was a lot of fun and I really like the outcome of the challenge.

StampSet: Easter Influences

Paper: Cameo Coral, White, Raspberry Twist DSP

Ink: Old Olive, Cameo Coral

Accessories: Retired Pink Emboss Powder, Brads, Clear Emboss Powder, Ribbon

Sunday Featured Stamper-Lori

My friend Lori is the FEATURED STAMPER for this week. She is a very talented lady and I am honored to CASE her cards. Here is the LINK to her gallery.

I love this new set from STAMPIN' UP! available today-Jan. 19, 09. I was inspired by Lori's card in her gallery.

Stamp Set: Just Buzzin By

Ink: Momento-Tuxedo Black, creamy caramel, &
Copic Markers

Paper: summer sun, white



This cute card was made using a new stamp from OUR CRAFT LOUNGE
Stamp Set: Dr. Pea-nut
Paper real red, yoyo-yellow, black & white
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, brads




I really like how this one turned out.

Stamp Set; Nature Silhouettes

Ink: Close to cocoa, Old Olive, Always Artichoke

Paper: white, Pacific Point, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Spiral Punch, Nesties, brads, & ribbon

Saturday's Inspirational Challenge

Stef chose the neatest site for the Inspirational challenge today...lots of choices, lots of patterns.

I just couldn't make up my mind so I have made 3.

The minute I saw the choices I knew I had to find this retired stamp set from Stampin' Up!. It is called Fabulous Flowers

Ink: Certainly Celery, black, and brocade blue

Paper: white, not quite navy

Accessories: Big shot, Top Note Die




The next on I made was finished by using a combination of old and new.

Stamp sets: Fabulous Flowers-Retired SU
Petal Pizzazz- NEW Release Date 1/19/09 SU
papers: pretty in pink, certainly celert, and a retired DSP all SU

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery-SU




The final one was made by creating a background using Copic Markers and spraying with rubbing alcohol. The look I was going for was almost sunset,


Images: Nature Silhouettes, lovely as a tree-SU

paper: not quite navy, white

Ink: black

Cleaning the stamp area..

When it took me 45 minutes to make a card....and 40 minutes was looking for a cuttlebug folder...I think my job for today is clean this stamp table. I have crap everywhere.




This is the card that took so long to make..now that is sad.

Stamp set: Seasonal Icons
Ink-Red riding hood
accessories: cuttlebug folder, jumbo wheel, punch

and this one was made using a cuttlebug folder, circle nestie, scalloped heart mega punch

Week Summary

This week has been quite busy. It is still getting very cold at night, but the days had been so clear and beautiful. Rick and I went to a movie on Monday. Clint Eastwood is a grand actor and the newest called GRAN TORINO was wonderful. I was fortunate enough to get my new Stampin Up! catalogs on Tuesday...now all I have to do is figure out how to order EVERYTHING !!!

I love what they had done with the new sets !!!!!

The rest of the week has just been the general run of the mill week. My friend and great customer came out Thursday for a catty and I am busy trying to locate more people to get the catty in their hands.

I spoke with my son in Australia and it was 98 degrees in Perth. He was cooking for sure. I will take our 32 with freezing fog anyday.

Have a great week

Roseanne

SUDSOL CHALLENGE

This is the first time that I competed in a SUDSOL challenge. Chat & Challenge 152...This was so much fun. This card is what I completed. It is made completely with Stampin' Up products and Images


Stamp set: Eastern Influence-SU

Jumbo wheel-So Swirly-SU

Ink: baja breeze, kiwi kiss, versamark

paper: not quite navy, kiwi kiss, white, basic gray

January 15, 09

The challenge for today was using colors that you are feeling twisted about. Out of your comfort zone. I made this card and I really love the finished product.

Stamp set: Morning soft--SU

Paper: Opulent Orchid, cameo coral, summer sun & white-SU

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, versamark

Accessories: big shot, top note die, jumbo wheel (so swirly), non-SU ribbon, copic markers for coloring the flowers and leaves





Here is the second one that I made for the Thursday challenge.

Stamp: A gift from Nancy Littrell (sorry I don't remember the name of the set)

Ink: Lavender lace, Copic

Paper: Yoyo yellow, Lavender lace, always artichoke--SU colors
neenah white

Accessories: Dotted lavender ribbon, nesties scalloped rectangle, big shot, top note die, ribbon punch, copic markers

Card Sketch--1/14/09

The card sketch for this week is just wonderful. Our card sketches are designed by Rox71 and she does a wonderful job. I have added a LINK to her wonderful gallery.

The card that I made is very simple, but it has a wonderful message.

Stamp sets: Morning Soft-SU
Short & Sweet-SU

Paper: Kraft, Not Quite Navy, Tempting Turquoise DSP-SU

Ink: Tempting Turquoise-SU
Encore Silver-SU

Accessories: Brads-Turquoise -SU
Photo Corner Punch-SU

Color Challenge-

The color challenge this week is located HERE

I made a couple of cards for this challenge.

Stamp sets: Eastern Influences
Paper: Not quite Navy, Kraft, Baja Breeze'
Ink: green galore, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy

Accessories: 5/8 white grosgrain Ribbon, white gel pen, blender pen, mega & Giga scalloped oral punches, small strip of Designer Series Paper in Not Quite Navy.












This card is made with a super cute image that was given to me by my friend Nancy Littrell:

Stamp Set: (Gift), Small Sayings-SU
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze

Papers: SU-Baja Breeze, DSP, Kraft, & Not Quite Navy

Accessories: Copic Pens for Coloring of the image, white gel pen for the dots, large corner rounder punch-Non-SU

Sunday Featured Stamper

The Featured Stamper for Sunday January 11, 2009 was JayDeKay. Here is the link to the challenge site as well as to her wonderful work.


I chose to use Inspired By Nature from Stampin' Up! as the set for the challenge. The first one is made by sponging in layers to create the background. First I sponged So Saffron onto white cardstock, punched out a 1 1/4 inch circle from a post-it note and attached it to the paper. I took Bravo Burgundy ink and starting from the outer edges (where I wanted it darker) worked toward the center to create the look I wanted. The images were stamped over the background after removing the post-it note circle. I added a row of brads for accent.
This was created like the top one, except that I used bashful blue for the sky and old olive for the grassy area. The embossing is a cuttlebug border folder and the honeycomb on the bottom is a cuttlebug die cut.