Valentine's Tic-Tac-Toe Card

Can you tell I've had a little time on my hands? With my hubby home this week, and nothing going on because of the snow, I've had lots of time to play with my stamps! I've also had lots of inspiration from different challenges online! (Thankfully!) This time I'm playing along with the Embellish Magazine Challenge:



I love turquoise and pink together! I really wanted to throw in a little red but decided to stick with the challenge. I love how this turned out though:



Goodies:
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Stamps: A Happy Heart set
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise, Pink Pirouette classic inks
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise cardstock; Candy Lane DSP
Accessories: Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, Hemp Twine, Perfect Polka-dots texture plate, dimensionals

I've had this set for over a year now and haven't used this stamp yet... do you have sets like that? I seem to go for the same ones over and over again and have a few that barely ever get inked up! I think I'll challenge myself to use some of these this week... might as well- we are getting more snow!

OK! Off again to create something new! Thanks for peeking!

-tessa

Pretty card for a friend...

Today, I found some time to play along with Dawn McVey's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge! I dug out one of my favorite retired colors... Wild Wasabi! Don't you wish some of those oldies would make a comeback? I am hoping for that someday... Anyways, here is what Dawn challenged us with this time:



And, here is what I made!



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Stamps: Friends 24-7 set, En Francais background
Ink: Basic Black, Green Galore, Glorious Green (I had to mix them to look like Wild Wasabi which I don't have...), Barely Banana Classic inks; Versamark
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla, Basic Black cardstock; Candy Lane DSP
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Aqua Painter, Ice Circle Rhinestone brads, Valet ribbon originals, Scallop Edge punch, Dimensionals

I wasn't sure what to do with the colors in this challenge so I pulled out one of my favorite sets, played around for a few minutes and came up with this! It was a fun challenge, and since I really didn't have the matching ink, it was fun coming up with a solution to my problem!

Anyways, I'm keeping it short tonight... we got Twilight in the mail from Netflix today and I'm excited to watch it! I am currently reading the second book in the series and I think I'm hooked! I hope the movie does it justice.

Thanks for taking a peek!

-tessa

Back to Blogging!

I had such a great week last week! My cousin Shirlie flew in from Washington state to spend part of her spring break with us. We had fun but, I really slacked on the old blog, didn't I! To make up for it, I'll share two cards today and give a little blog candy away!! First, the cards... I made them last week before I knew Shirlie was coming.

This one was made for Dawn McVey's latest Raspberry Suite color challenge:



Goodies:
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Stamps: Always set, Together Forever set
Ink: Basic Brown, Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Cameo Coral classic inks; Versamark
Paper: Very Vanilla, Cameo Coral, Riding Hood Red, Kraft cardstock; watercolor paper; Candy Lane DSP
Accessories: Very Vanilla wide grosgrain ribbon, Top Not Die, Aqua Painter, Scallop Edge punch

I watercolored the main image and then popped it up, matting it in different colors for a layered effect.

This next card is just a simple one I created for any occasion:



Goodies:
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Stamps: Best Wishes and More
Ink: Regal Rose, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black classic inks
Paper: Regal Rose, Whisper White, Basic Black, Baja Breeze card stock; Patterned paper by Bo Bunny
Accessories: White Signo Gel pen, Paper Piercer, ribbon by American Crafts, buttons and thread- craft supply

The hearts are just stamped and cut out then popped on to the card front using dimensionals. I love the sentiment on this card because it really could be used for just about any happy occasion.

And, like I promised, some blog candy! I am loving the new stuff in the Occasions Mini Catty so I'll be giving away the Great Friend set:

the Walk in the Park DSP pack:

and a package of the Printed Window Sheets:


Just leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite thing in the new mini is by 5:00pm (eastern) on Friday, April 17th and I'll randomly pick a winner! Good luck!

Some Watercoloring...

Today I made this card instead of cleaning the house. It was rainy outside and my mood was kind of blah so I created something sweet and cute instead! This little girl with her kitties reminds me so much of my Zoey! She loves kitties and desperately wanted to help me paint this today. I stamped a few for her to paint, too but she folded them up and stuck them in an envelope for her friends before I could get a picture to show you!

Here is mine though:



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Stamps: A Kind Word set
Ink: Staz On; Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss, Apricot Appeal Blush Blossom, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue Classic Inks
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette cardstock; watercolor paper; Candy Lane DSP
Accessories: Kraft taffeta ribbon, Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/8 Circle punch, Aqua Painter, Fire Circle Rhinestone brads, Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers

OK- keepin' it short today since AI is on! Hee!

-tessa

Friendly Flowers

Today I have two more cards to share featuring the Simple Friendship set by Stampin' Up! I've been playing with it recently because I have a class coming up using it! I want to show everyone some fun, different ways to use this set! So here is what I made last night:



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Stamps: Simple Friendship set
Ink: Versamark; Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron Classic inks
Paper: Regal Rose, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Whisper White card stock; Delicate Dots DSP
Accessories: White embossing powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Dimensionals

I embossed the flowers and then cut them out by hand... not sure if a class full of ladies is going to want to do this! I'll probably come up with something a little simpler...

Here is the next card I made:



Goodies:
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Stamps: Simple Friendship set
Ink: Versamark, Close to Cocoa Classic ink
Paper: Whisper White, Regal Rose card stock; Candy Lane DSP
Accessories: Kraft tafetta ribbon; White embossing powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Dimensionals

I heat embossed two flowers and cut them out. I cut 1/2 the petals off of the second flower and popped it up on top of the first, creating a 3-D flower. This card is 3.5" Square. The size really lets the stamped images stand out!

Anyways, hope you are having a great day!

-tessa

A Simply Sweet Birthday Card

Today I'm sharing my make and take from a workshop I had yesterday. We were focusing on watercoloring techniques and these little cupcakes always turn out sooo cute when they are watercolored! Here is what we made:



Goodies:
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Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes set
Ink: Black Staz On; Pink Pirouette, Passion Pink, Baja Breeze, Going Grey classic inks
Paper: Whisper White, Baja Blue, Kiwi Kiss card stock; Gray cardstock by Bazzill (I need to order more SU!); Candy Lane DSP
Accessories: Aqua Painter, Scallop Edge punch, Kiwi Kiss striped grosgrain ribbon

We watercolored using the residual inks on the stamp pad lids... it is my favorite way to watercolor!!

Anyways, simple and sweet today! Have a great afternoon!

-tessa

Distressed Rose Card

Since the current copy of Stampin' Success is in demonstrators hands, I think it's OK for me to share this card finally. It is a big winner for one of January's SU! demo contests and I am super excited to be in the magazine this month!!! Here is the card (please excuse the bad picture):



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Stamps: A Rose is a Rose set
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Creamy Caramel,Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette classic inks
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla card stock; Candy Lane DSP
Accessories: Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon, Scallop Edge punch, dimensionals, sponge daubers

I stamped and cut out the roses for this and then distressed each piece using a sponge dauber and some Creamy Caramel ink. I layered the pieces, popping up elements with dimesionals.

I won 3 stamp sets out of the new catalog with this card! It is definitely worth the time and effort to enter!!

Thanks for peeking today!

-tessa

Trio of Hearts Valentine

Today I'm posting a cute, quick Valentine card. I had fun making it last night. Here it is:



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Stamps: A Happy Heart set
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red Craft inks; Versamark
Paper: Red Riding Hood, Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette cardstock; Pink Pirouette textured card stock; Candy Lane DSP
Accessories:
Clear embossing powder, Dimensionals, Kraft taffeta ribbon

I stamped and embossed all of the hearts and cut them out. The brighter pink one is clear embossing powder on pink pirouette paper. I then dabbed some regal rose ink over the top to give it some contrast.


Well, I won't be posting much in the next month. We are moving this week into a new house then, next week I leave for a three week visit to Seattle. I'll post when I can but my normal card making will be put on hold until the end of March.

Hope you are having a great day!

-tessa

Valentines Leftovers

When I started building this card I was planning on using my new stamps from Stampin' Up! As a demo we are allowed to order some sets early and I am dying to show them off!! I stamped out a pretty heart from one of the sets and matted it out... taking lots of time to get it just right! Then I set it down on the base of the card (already decorated with the stripes, the scallop edge, and the ribbon) and it just didn't fit! I racked my brain trying to think of ways to make it work but in the end, I ended up using some of my left over paper from yesterday's card and my brand new Hearts Trio punch instead! Here it is:



Goodies:
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Stamps: Love You Much set, Happy Heart set
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic ink
Paper: Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip card stock; Sweet Always DSP
Accessories: Dimensionals, Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain ribbon, Scallop Edge punch, Heart Trio punch, Corner Rounder punch

I layered the hearts so that some of them popped up a bit to create some dimension...


I also made another quick project. A Valentines binder clip photo holder. I am planning to send it to my Mom with a current picture to set on her desk. Here it is:



Goodies:
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Stamps: Love You Much set
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip Classic Ink
Paper: Candy Cane Lane DSP
Accessories: Dimensionals; ribbon by Lasting Impressions, Binder Clip from Office Depot

We're off to the National History Museum today... I've been wanting to go since it reopened in November but I've had to wait. I am looking forward to seeing what they did with all the exhibits! It is sunny here and looks like it will be a beautiful day so I know we will have lots of fun!

Hope you all have a great day, too! Thanks for stopping by for a peek!

-tessa