LSC157 Pretty Petals Birthday

I'm always in need of birthday cards and todays LSC #157 is just perfect to create some...

This card is made with the "Pretty Petals" BG stamp.

I colored the stamp with Always Artichoke, Orchid Opulence and Pink Passion.
The image was stamped onto Whisper White CS. Then I layered it onto Pink Passion and Basic Black CS. For a more elegant look I added some pearl gemstones and I also bedazzled the butterfly with Dazzling Diamond Glitter before it was placed close to the flower.

I had to play around to see how I wanted to display my main image.....and decided to add another Pink Passion CS underneath.

The sentiment is from the "It's your Birthday" set and it was stamped with Basic Black Ink. ~TFL!!!~

LSC157 I'm Praying For You

Good Morning everybody!!!

It is 1:54 AM EST and I can't sleep....

If you follow my blog, you know that it was my oldest daughters 10th birthday yesterday - actually just a couple of hours ago.

We had my in-laws over for dinner and of course a birthday cake and as you know I have been a very good girl losing weight and that cake is really giving me a hard time right now!!! I'm not used to eating anything sugary.....and I think I'm all wired up from that cake....LOL!!!

So I was browsing to see what's going on over at SCS and to my pleasant surprise the LSC was posted...- YEAHHH!!!

I can't believe I'm getting an early start, but than I realized that a lot of others already posted their cards...I guess I'm not the only one up!?!

So todays Limited Supply Challenge #157 is that we can only use one flower stamp - I don't have a problem with this challenge...I think most of my supply is flowered based!!!

Here is what I have done - I used the same layout like I did with the "Boho Backgrounds" card I made just three days ago - I really liked that one. But when I planned on making this card - I knew this card would be for someone very special and I can't reveal it yet, since it's suppose to be a surprise.....

I used Groovy Guava as my base and layered it with Basic Black. Then I did the same again just with smaller Cardstock and added Whisper White. The smaller layered CS was raised with Stampin Dimensionals.

The flower is from the "So Much" Set and they were stamped in Versamark and embossed with black EP. I added the Jumbo Eyelets and the clear Rhinestone Brads in the center. All of the flowers were raised with Stampin Dimensionals as well.

The sentiment is from Verse Visual called "Serenity" and it was stamped in Basic Black Ink.

Hope you get a change to make a fun card for todays challenge...I'll think of another one later....I'm gonna clean up my mess now and hopefully get tired!!! ~TFL~

WT155 Cherish

This is my card for todays WT#155.

I'll write some more about it later...

It's my daughters 10th birthday today and we are having a small party for her.....

TFL!!!

I'm back...had to compliment my fellow card makers on their ideas for todays challenge...which I can't believe I came up with this cheesey one from
Cool and the Gang??? What was I thinking ???

I wanted to use the "Wild About You" set first...but I have used it a couple of times in the past...
I then decided to try something different....I should have stuck with this cute set!!!
The damage is done....and I'll try to move on - LOL!!!

Just in case you are interested in this card - this is what I have done....

The card measures 4 1/2" x 9" - it's a big one!!! I used So Saffron for my base and stamped it also in the same color ink with the "Baroque Motifs" Stamp Set. The largest stamp turned out to be a gorgeous background stamp!!!

My main image is from the "Illumination" Stamp Set and I stamped it with Purley Pomegranate twice. The second "C" was cut out and raised with Stampin Dimentionals. I also wished I would have embossed it, but of course I thought about this after the fact....maybe on the next card!!!
Then I layered it onto So Saffron CS.

I used the largest scalloped Nesti on the Purely Pomegranate CS and raised it also. Of course I had to use the "gorgeous" Satin Ribbon.....

Since it was a large card I thought the Jumbo Eyelets would look really good with it...and I always like to add a little bling as well and that's when I used the Rhinestone Brads...

Have a good night and "Thanks" again for stopping by!!!

SC165 Hapyy PTI

Good Morning!!!

This is my card for todays Sketch Challenge #165.

I know it's not a Stampin Up Set....,but I had to use my Papertrey Ink Stamps today!!!!

The base of my card is Close to Cocoa. It was stamped with the same color and I use the "Polka Dot Basic" Set. Quick and simple to do with the PTI Stamp.....

Then I layered a Purely Pomegranate CS on the left hand side. The main image is the "Women of Life" Set and I used the largest flower in this set -it was stamped in Purely Pomegranate. The stem was stamped with Old Olive .

At first I was not sure what to add in the center of the flower.....- but then the buttons caught my eyes and that's what I used - an Old Olive button. The pink twill in the middle is from the Karen Forster "Floss" - I think I have every color too!!!!

I layered the main image on Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegrante and then Pretty In Pink CS again - which I then pierced....and raised it all up with Stampin Dimensionals!!!

It kinda looked naked....LOL - so I added a Ribbon around the stem image. Oh boy - I realized the embellishment 0n the bottom left handside was missing from the Sketch... I couldn't add more flower - a tab came to mind!!! I stamped it in Old Olive and arranged it with the Stamp-A-Ma-jig!!! ~TFL~

CC Elegant Boho

I like this trio so much I had to make another one....

This time I used the "Boho Backgrounds" Set!!!
I absolutely love this Set...it is so versatile!!!

Again - I started with a River Rock base. Then layered it with Basic Black CS.

For the center part I used another River Rock, Basic Black and Whisper White CS - which was raised with Stampin Dimensionals.

Then I stamped the Boho stamp with Versamark on River Rock and embossed it with Black EBP. The circles were cut with the circle Coluzzle.

By now you know that I love to raise my images up....but before I did that I placed Pewter Jumbo Eyelets in the center and added a clear Rhinestone in the middle!!!

The sentiment is from "A Little Birthday Cheer" and it was stamped with Basic Black Ink. ~TFL~

Thanks So Much

Isn't todays Color Combo gorgeous??? You can create so many elegant cards with it!!!

Here is mine....

I used my all time favorite set "So Much"!!!

The base is River Rock. Then I layered it with Basic Black and another River Rock which was stamped with the "Sanded" BG Stamp.

I used my scalloped round Nesti and stamped the dotted circle stamp in Whisper White Craft Ink and lightly embossed it with White EBP.

The flowers were stamped with Versamark and embossed with Black EBP. Then I cut them out, added a Pewter Jumbo Eyelet and placed a Rhinstone Brad in the center. Both flowers were raised with Stampin Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Black Ink and placed on a Pewter Hardware. I tied it around the card with a Basic Black Ribbon. ~TFL~

Weigh In Day

I took a little time off....but I was still being good!!! My weight is still 161 pounds and I'm starting it all up again today - so lets see if I can shed another 10 pounds????

You know that at the end I'll be giving away another BLOG CANDY!!! So keep stopping by and see how I'm doing....
~Silke~

Beautiful Double

Howdy everybody!!!

My goodness I can't believe I finally finished this card.....
Monday's are usually pretty busy around here.

Miriam's preschool had a "Royal Ball" today and I'm still exhausted from all the action!!! It was pretty cute - kinda like "Halloween" when everybody is dressed up in their "Princess" outfits.

Anyway - I was hoping she would fall asleep on the way home, but no luck - she was all wired up!!!

It's about 4:30 pm EST and now she is sleeping....

So I had to think fast and this is what I came up with.

The base of my card is River Rock. It was layered with Chocolate Chip and a DSP from Basic Grey called "Motifica". It comes in a 6x6 Scrapbook Pad with a bunch of different paper - great colors too!!! I actually cut two different DSP at a triangle and matched them in the middle.

Then I took a Very Vanilla CS and layered another Chocolate Chip CS on top. For this card I used the "A Beautiful Thing" set and stamped the sentiment on the bottom. The edges of the VV CS were distressed.

In the meantime I've stamped the flower image with Versamark on Very Vanilla CS and embossed them with gold EBP. They were all cut out and raised with Stampin Dimensionals. I also added a medium gold brad in the center of each flower and finished it of with the DS River Rock Ribbon.~TFL~!!!

Country Living Inspired

This is my second Inspiration Challenge....
How fun are the colors on this challenge ??? I totally love them!!!

I actually got inspired by the pink pillow on the right hand side. I instantly thought of the "Boho Backgrounds" Stamp.....

Did I mention the fabulous colors...oh they are right up my alley!!!

Here is my card...I started with Green Galore as my base. Then I stamped randomly with Pretty In Pink, Green Galore and Tempting Turquiose Ink on Whisper White Cardstock.

I wanted to add one more bright color and I thought I would use Yoyo Yellow to frame the stamped image.

I still have plenty of different colored SU Brads and what a perfect time to use them up....so I placed them in the center of each stamped image.

The sentiment is from PTI "Women of Life" Set. ~TFL!!!~

Have a great weekend!!!