Tag You're It! Challenge #97

Happy Monday!  Today I'm playing along with the Tag You're It! Challenge.  The challenge is fun with flags.

 

I have had this very old Simon Says Stamp set called Flag Friends (retired) and I just can't part with it.  The coordinating die cuts out the tag and the little flag opening where you can stamp various flags.  I've chosen the thanks flag stamped in a dark pink.  The flower and leaf were die cut from the same pattern paper as the background, Over the Rainbow (MFT).  I punched a hole in the corner to add the twine bow.  I covered the center of the flower and the leaf in liquid stardust and added some sequins for more shimmer and sparkle.

 

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Recipe

Stamps:  Flag Friends (SSS)

Paper:  Recollections white, Over the Rainbow (MFT)

Ink:  Party dress (C. Pooler)

Accessories:  Flag Friends die (SSS), stitched flowers (MFT), sequins, bakery twine, dimensionals, liquid stardust 



Color Throwdown #562

Hey friends!  I thought I'd play with the Color Throwdown colors this week.  They are cobalt blue, aqua, gray and black.  I looked through my stash of unused stamp sets and chose this graphic one from Altenew.  I love that they give you ideas with their stamp sets because I have a difficult time with images like these!  I followed one of their examples and just changed up the colors to match the challenge colors.  I love that sentiment as well.  This is going to a friend to celebrate an accomplishment.

Here is the Color Throwdown graphic and link to the challenge.

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Recipe

Stamps:  Dot Art (Altenew), Spot On (C. Pooler)

Paper:  Recollections white, gray

Ink:  Versafine onyx black, sno cone (MFT), suede shoes, twilight (CP)

Accessories:  Stitched rectangle (MFT), crystals, craft foam

Just Us Girls #507 - Photo Week

Hello friends!  It's Photo Week at Just Us Girls and Maria chose this beautiful photo.

 

I love sunflowers (take a look at my blog header!).  I pulled out this sunflower set from Right at Home.  It's a layering stamp set with six different stamps just for the sunflower!  The leaves are a two step stamp.  I stamped the block print in a light color to ground the image.  The happy sentiment was die cut and layered over the stamped sentiment.  I added yellow crystals for sparkle.

 

I'm also entering this in the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.

 

You can see more from the JUGs design team and our September guest on the JUGs blog.

 

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Recipe

Stamps:  Suflower (RAH), Block Print (Altenew), Bitty Birthday Wishes (MFT)

Paper:  Recollections white, desert storm, dark brown

Ink:  Tiara, sauna, tiki torch, mandarin spice, green tea, eucalyptus, icing on the cake (C. Pooler); sand dunes (Altenew)

Accessories:  Stitched rectangle (MFT), sunflower dies (RAH), happy die (SSS), crystals, craft foam 



Time Out #145 - Theme Challenge

Hello everyone!  It's time for a new Time Out challenge.  We are celebrating breast cancer awareness and are sponsored by CAS-ual Fridays.

 

 

 

I've chosen to use the stamp set called Peaceful Garden.  I used pink colors to coordinate with the color of breast cancer awareness.  I stamped the leaves three times in a lighter pink then stamped the detail part in a darker pink.  I added the pink strip of pattern paper and the stamped banner on top.  I finished it off with pink heart crystals.  There is shimmer on the leaves as well.

 

On a personal note, we just found out last week that my 85 year old mother-in-law was diagnosed with breast cancer.  It's in the very early stages and we think she will have some minor surgery to remove the spots and she will not need any further procedures (we are praying for this).  The doctor said it's not hereditary and that they see this happen quite often in elderly women.  Even at her age, she goes every year for a mammogram and we are so thankful she did.  It was caught early and we have a very good cancer hospital here in Buffalo (Roswell Park Cancer Institute) that she is going to.  She will be well taken care of.

 

You can see more from the Time Out design team and our guest for this challenge, Sidan, on the Time Out blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Peaceful Garden (Casual Fridays)

Paper:  Recollections white, Really Rainbow (Lawn Fawn)

Ink:  Versafine onyx black, it's a girl, party dress

Accessories:  Stitched rectangle (MFT), sentiment labels (SSS), heart crystals, craft foam, spectrum noir shimmer 



Just Us Girls #506 - Color Week

Hi there!  I'm hostess this week at Just Us Girls for our Color Week.  The colors I've chosen are white, mint green, and shades of gray.

 

Let me first say that I'm not happy with my photo.  The color is so washed out!  In person, the green is much more vibrant.  All that aside, I stamped the outline of the flower then added the green shading and a darker gray in the center.  The flower was masked in order to stamp the light gray leaves behind it.  I added the sentiment and crystals and shimmer to the center of the flower.  This main panel was mounted on a gray base with craft foam.  I really love this color combo.