BIC7 - Butterflies

Good Morning everyone!!! I'll be busy this morning and I didn't
know if I would have time to hop on the computer before I'll leave......that's why I'm so early
with my post!!!

I have to sign Miriam up for Preschool... and I have some running around to do.

I want to make sure that little stinker is having a school to go to....she is definitely ready to go 3x a week.
Right now she is only going Monday's. Yesterday her teacher brought her to the carpool and told me that she had cut her fine hair with kids craft scissors - YUP one side is definitely shorter - LOL!!!

The other thing she did was - almost pulled the FIRE ALARM.....oh boy...she would have created some serious trouble!!! We had a talk and we'll see what's gonna happen next week ....
Always something going on with those girls...LOL!!!

Anyhow - today is Beate's "Be inspired" challenge #7. The picture in the left hand corner features the two beautiful "Inspiration pieces" which are lantern's.
They are surrounded by beautiful butterflies.... that gave me the idea for this card.

Since they are made out of metal I thought I would incorporate the color combo my Blog Candy participants have chosen - which are Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue and instead of Whisper White I had to use Very Vanilla to match the DP. But I hope you like it anyway??? I think it's a gorgeous combo as well - thank you ladies!!!

I started out with Chocolate Chip as my base and the card measures 5" x 5". Then I added a piece of 4 3/4" x 4 3/4" Bashful Blue and a piece of Very Vanilla. I covered the layover with the gorgeous Satin Chocolate Chip Ribbon.

The pretty piece of DP is from the "Au Chocolate" Series. On top I've used the rectangle Nestie's to create the main image.

The butterflies are from my newest Set called "Kind Thoughts" and they were stamped in Chocolate Chip Ink. Of course I had to stamp some extra to create the "paper tole's" or the 3-D image. The butterflies were adhere in the center. The scalloped panel was raised with Stampin Dimensional.

The sentiment is from the same set and I stamped it in Chocolate Chip. I also used the Piercing Tool below the sentiment. To dress it up a bit I added some beautiful small blue Rhinestone Brads from SU and placed them right before the sentiment.

Please make sure you check all the creations from the Inspiration Team. You can find the talented ladies on the left hand side of my blog. I hope we have inspired you and you will show us what you have done too.....~TFL~!!!

TLC162 - Bundle of Joy

Today's "Try a new Technique" is about "paper tole" or how I would subscribe it - to make an image look 3-D....

This challenge came in handy today, because friends of ours just announced that they became Grandparents for the first time - YEAHHH!!! They have been waiting for a while and now they are having a beautiful little Granddaughter named Madeline.

Which led me to create a card with the color combo of Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White.

Everyone who played my Blog Candy Giveaway last week and who loves these colors I have created this card for you!!! I love it - great choice!!!

I have used Beate's Sketch Challenge #31 to create this card - since I've no ability to create my own.... - LOL!!!

I have started out with Whisper White as my base and adhered the cute Polka Dot Prints DP from the Hostess Set. Then I added Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, CC again and Whisper White as my pain image panel. The CC CS below the image was pierced!!!

I have stamped the "Bear" from the "Bundle of Joy" set with Brown Stazon and cut the second image out for my 3-D look. I have then colored it with Pretty in Pink using the Blender Pen.
The little bow was adhered with a Mini Glue Dot and I used the 1/4" Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon.

The side panel was layered with Chocolate Chip and Whisper White. I centered three Antique Jumbo Eyelets with Pink Rhinestones from Making Memories on the top part. The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped in Chocolate Chip. The little "Heart" was colored with Pretty in Pink.

I used the 1" circle to punch out the sentiment then layered it with the 1 1/4" circle and the scalloped circle.

Hope you like it and I'm already working on something "NEW" so hope to see ya soon....TFL!!!

FS60 - Happy Birthday

Today's Featured Stamper #60 is a fabulous, talented stamper named Laura Fredrickson aka "Scrapnextras" I absolutely love her work!!! Please stop by her blog and look at all her gorgeous creations!!!

I was inspired by this card Laura made.

When I started creating my card for this challenge I was trying to include the colors that Erika Shaw has chosen as her favorites - Cool Caribbean, Gable Green, Groovy Guava, Summer Sun, Really Rust and Tempting Turquoise.

Wow - what do think of those colors??? I must say I absolutely love them and I would have never in my wildest dreams chosen these together......,but I like how powerful the Summer Sun, Tempting Turquoise and the rest of the colors look together!!!
Hope you have a chance to try them....
Thank you Erika for these fabulous colors!!!

Here is what I have changed:

- I used flower stamps instead of DP
- I used Erika's colors
- I used a different sentiment
- I added gemstones to the flowers
- I used Tempting Turquoise Ribbon

The stamps I have used for this card are - Big Flowers, Big Pieces, Polka Dots & Petals, Always and It's your Birthday.

I'm still not done trying more of the color combo's you all have picked as you favorites - hope you will stop by again soon to see what colors I have choosen next....~TFL~!!!

BLOG CANDY WINNER!!!

Thank you everyone for playing - I love all your awesome color combo's!!! I'll post a card shortly to show you what else I have came up with....

But first I want to tell you who won the Candy and the WINNER is

Melissas from New Jersey - What do you th(ink)?


Please e-mail me your address.....at silkeledlow@yahoo.com

Have a wonderful Sunday and I hope you'll stop by again soon!!!!


~Silke~

WSC41 Kind Thoughts

Finally I had time to create a card for Beate's
WSC #41.

My nice "Brown" man came and delivered a package....had to put stuff together first, before I could play. Included was my newest addition the
"Kind Thoughts" Set....gorgeous!!!

I'm still playing with the color combo's my Blog Candy participant's have chosen as their favorites!!!

This combo was chosen by my friend and frequent visitor Cindy aka "wisteriagirl".

Her favorite colors are - Close to Cocoa, Soft Sky and Whisper White.

I have never used these colors before, so I had to give it a try and let me tell you - they are absolutely beautiful!!! Thank you Cindy for those striking soft colors!!! Love ya....

About the card ....the measurements are 5" x 5". I've made Close to Cocoa my base color and added Whisper White on top.
Then I've created a panel with the scalloped rectangle Nesti and I also started with Close to Cocoa and added a stripe of the Soft Sky Prints DP. A piece of Close to Cocoa was placed in the middle before I added the Double Stitched Soft Sky Ribbon.

The gorgeous Pearl Brads are from "S.E.I" and I believe I've bought them at Michael's. The package comes in 3 different colors - the soft brown, soft blue and red. Perfect match for the Close to Cocoa and Soft Sky colors.

Anyhow - I've also cut both circles with the scalloped circle Nesti's. Before the white one was cut I've stamped the image with Close to Cocoa and then used the Blender Pen to color in the Soft Sky. Another Brad was placed in the center of the image. The panel and the circles were all raised with Stampin Dimensionals.

The sentiment is also from this set and I stamped it also with Close to Cocoa. ~TFL~

I have been rambling on and I've almost forgot to mention that I was also inspired by Beate's super gorgeous card she has made for this challenge and I think I've already told her that I would shamelessly case it - LOL!!! Beate with out you my cards would be just plain ......you are an inspiration to me!!!

IC121 - Lilly

Hope you are enjoying your weekend already????

I got to sleep in a little bit...
- which for me is a great start into the day!!!

Have you seen today's
Inspiration Challenge #121 on SCS???


It's about getting inspired by something out of your own home - very cool!!!

So I was wandering thru my house to see what I could get inspired by and I stopped at this majestic
fake painting we have bought at Kirkland's.
That reminded my of a stamp that I have bought believe it or not at "BIG LOTS" - LOL!!!

Yup it was only $2.00!!! I thought it's beautiful and hey for that prize....I had to put in my basket.

My majestic painting is full of wonderful colors too, but I wanted to focus more on the framing which reflects the fab framing on the stamp.

The colors White and Black were chosen by Sara aka "hiinaz" on SCS.
Thank you Sara I love these colors too!!!

Here is what I have done with the card. I inked the framing around the stamp with Versamark and stamped it on Basic Black and embossed it with White EP. The Lilly's were stamped with Basic Black ink and I tailored it to fit the inside of the Black CS. The White and Black CS were raised with Stampin Dimensionals. For a little bit more drama I used the Sheer Black Ribbon from Michael's and the Black Brads from SU.

Have a great weekend and if you like stop by again soon - maybe I have picked you colors next.....Don't forget to sign up for my Blog Candy~TFL~!!!