Challenges...

This week's challenge for Dreamweaver designers is a free theme. I'm enjoying PURPLES this week. This card uses Dreamweaver stencil LL 585 Romantic Rose. I spritzed the stencil with Memories Mists Pansy and Blue Hawaiian, then lifted it gently with tweezers and placed it upside down on glossy cardstock so the inks transferred. A little ribbon, a paper flower and some bling made it into a birthday card for a dear friend, who loves mauves, to go with her birthday gift right here.

Love the way these inks blend on the glossy cardstock!

The Impression Obsession designers are also enjoying PURPLE this week! I used this stamp (Impression Obsession H 1838 Jack with House), coloured with chalks, and mounted on layers of purple and mauve cardstock. If you would like a chance to win free stamps too, the challenge is open until Oct 26, at 10 p.m. Just post your "Purple Card" at the bottom of the post on the Impression Obsession Blog, from October 20th. through October 26th., using Inlinkz.

The challenge guidelines are in the first side bar to the right on the IO Blog, near the top, under the "New Fall-Winter Card Album".

Hope you'll look at the list of designers for Impression Obsession and Dreamweaver on my sidebar...always wonderful inspiration on those blogs.

Thank you so much for visiting...wishing you a day filled with things you love to do.

Playing with these fine paper crafting parties:

Craft Challenges (Challenge # 42 dry embossing)

Dreamweaver (free theme)

Sisterhood (birthdays)

Simon Says (be inspired by nursery rhymes)

Papertake Weekly (spooky hues)

Creative Card Crew (spooky fun)

City Crafter (Challenge # 79, harvest festival)

Autumn again...

Oooohhh, I LOVE the cooler temperatures, the reduction in humidity, the colours...autumn is most DEFINITELY my very favourite season of the year, and I LOVE that I live in a part of thr world that enjoys all four seasons, in all their glory.

The theme for the Impression Obsession challenge this week is...you guessed it...AUTUMN! Check right here for details about how you can enter to win a $25 gift certificate to buy Impression Obsession stamps...and for more info and links to blogs of other IO designers taking part in the current challenge.

My card for this challenge uses one of the new cover-a-card designs (CC 102 Birds on Trees) , paired with an old favourite sentiment stamp from the set "Live in Thanksgiving". I stamped both over a background done with three colours of Ecoline Watercolour Inks sprayed on watercolour paper with Ranger Mini Misters.

Thank you so very much for stopping by my blog today...wishing you a day filled with creating things you LOVE!

ATC's

What a wonderful day I had yesterday...stamping supplies all over my livingroom, inky for HOURS! I'm participating in an ATC swap with the theme "autumn," which is coincidentally the theme for the current Art Journey challenge. I've been away from paper arts all summer long...it's such FUN finding all my supplies again!

Oh! Just so you know, this challenge is open to anyone! The deadline is Sept. 28th. Then one participant will be randomly selected for a 10 euro’s gift certificate to shop at Art Journey. The challenge requires participants to use MAINLY ART JOURNEY STAMPS. Put your new creation on your blog or Flickr (with a link to the challenge post on the Art Journey blog)...check over there for full details

I used stamps from a couple of Art Journey sets (right here..."Tree" and right here "Bird Boy") over a background of Ecoline Watercolour Inks mixed with Winsor and Newton Iridescent Medium for a little sparkle (which I know you can't see on the pic...siiigh). Then I edged all the ATC's with Krylon 18 Kt Gold Leafing Ink.

On a couple of the ATC's, I also used a Treble Clef image from this Art Journey set, for a couple of music lovers in the swap group. Love love LOVE this set!!

I also used this Dreamweaver stencil (LL432 Crows) with Dreamweaver Black Matte Embossing Paste.

So, here they are!

Here's a scanned close-up of a couple of them...

Thanks for stopping by today!

I'm partying with these fine bloggers this week:

Creative Card Crew...anything goes

Papertake Weekly...anything goes

Wee Memories...one layer projects

Autumn Colours

Aaaahhhh...fall! I've had an incredibly busy summer; my three little grandsons spent eight weeks with me. Now that they're back home with their parents, I can settle back in to inks and stamps and stencils and play!

The Art Journey designers'challenge for the month of September is to use autumn colours. For my card, I used stamps from several Art Journey sets. The tree on the right is from this set, called "Tree." The flowers at the bottom are from this set, called "Bird Boy," and the sentiment comes from this set, called "Summer Girl." I used a border punch from Stampin' Up, and a piece of bakers' twine.

This challenge is open to anyone! The deadline is Sept. 28th. Then one participant will be randomly selected for a 10 euro’s gift certificate to shop at Art Journey. The challenge requires participants to use MAINLY ART JOURNEY STAMPS. Put your new creation on your blog or Flickr (with a link to the challenge post on the Art Journey blog)...check over there for full details.

I'm partying with these fine bloggers this week:

Creative Card Crew...anything goes

Papertake Weekly...anything goes

Three Muses...words

Thanks so much for stopping by...wishing you a CREATIVE week!

Dreamweaver!

For my Dream Team Thursday project, please visit here...and don't forget to see what other gorgeous eye candy the team has for you. Links to their blogs are on my sidebar.

Wishing you a WONDERFUL day! Thanks for stopping by!

Impression Obsession Sneak Peek Day SEVEN!!

CHA is nearly over.

Even though we weren't there, we can live vicariously through newly released images, right?

This one uses a new birdie image (designed by Hannah Davis..."Bird on a Branch H10008) paired with an older sentiment (Just a Note B3552)

Have a look at the inspiration from the other designers...you can find their links on my sidebar.

Be sure to visit them all...leaving comments will enter you to win a $25 IO gift certificate. You can find more information about that on the Impression Obsession blog.

All the new IO images are in the catalogue supplement right here.

Now YOU have a chance to submit your own work for a chance to win a $25 IO gift certificate. Check out the Impression Obsession blog for more details. The theme is simply to make a card using only Impression Obsession stamps.

Thanks so MUCH for visiting today! Good luck in the draw for the Impression Obsession gift certificate!

Impression Obsession Sneak Peek Day SIX!!

Okay, so I'm trying something NEW to me. I'm scheduling this post to be up in the wee hours of the morning. I've never tried this before...hope it works...WHO KNEW...Blogger schedules!!

Here's my Impression Obsession card for the sneak peek week Day SIX! I used one of the new IO sentiment stamps D8623 "Peaceful Season Wishes," all on its own. I love monochrome white cards.

Have a look at the inspiration from the other designers...you can find their links on my sidebar.

Be sure to visit them all...leaving comments will enter you to win a $25 IO gift certificate. You can find more information about that on the Impression Obsession blog.

All the new IO images are in the catalogue supplement right here.

Also, you have a chance to submit your own work for a chance to win another $25 IO gift certificate. On July 21st, Shirley will be posting contest information on the Impression Obsession blog. The theme will be to make a card using only Impression Obsession stamps.