I’m Back!!! (and have a late DCBD sketch)

As I have shared my computer and I have not been getting along nicely as of late.  Well a week ago Sunday night things took a turn for the worse and we got caught in a cycle of error messages and restarts and it was just a mess going no where.  So we took the computer in to the “doctor” to get it fixed and the techs said it would be a day or two tops.  Well that turned into 4 days and then when we get it back home and start it back up, Windows wouldn’t even launch and it went to an MS DOS prompt saying that the system fan has failed and that it needed to be serviced, so right back it went.  We now have it back, running in tip top shape and we are back in business. 
During our week of separation I missed a posting for the Diva Coffee Break Designs.  This week was a sketch challenge.  This sketch actually came together quite quickly for me, something that usually doesn't happen with sketches and me.  This sketch and Stampin’ Up! designer series paper were made for each other.  It was really a no brainer in trying to pick out the patterns for the different layers with the wonderful coordinating paper. 
It is not too late to play along with this weeks challenge!  Give the sketch a try and post your link over on the Diva Coffee Break Designs Blog so that we can check out and comment on your creation.
Stamps:  Party This Way
Ink:  Pacific Point, Peach Parfait, Versamarker
Paper:  Celebrations DSP, Real Red, Whisper White, Bashful Blue, and Pacific Point
Accessories:  Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Stampin Dimensionals
Tools: Big Shot, 2 1/2” circle punch, 2 3/8” Scallop Circle punch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Heat ToolPin It Now!

DCBD #213

Welcome back to another Diva Coffee Break Wednesday!  This week we have a wonderful sketch for you. 

For this challenge I was able to play with some goodies from the current mini catalog.  One of my favorite items in the catalog is the Create a Cupcake stamp set and matching punch.  My kids (along with the rest of the country) are really into cupcakes and have been for a few years now, so this one will fit right in for making all sorts of birthday invites and cards. 
This color combo is one that I pulled from the color coach.  I have decided that I need to use River Rock more often.  It is never a color that I reach for on its own but I always like it when I do use it.  The center cupcake is popped up on dimensionals, the two in the background are stamped tone on tone, Marina Mist ink on Marina Mist paper and River Rock on River Rock.  The bottom River Rock panel is embossed with the Square Lattice Impressions Folder.  The cherries are also a part of the cupcake punch.  I really like working with the new seam binding ribbon and I think that it adds the perfect finishing touch to the card. 
Don’t forget to check out the other wonderful designs that we have made for you with this sketch over on the Diva Coffee Break Designs blog.  Then play along with us and link up your creation so we can admire it! Pin It Now!

DCBD Sketch Challenge #197

Welcome back to another Wednesday Diva Coffee Break Designs challenge day.   Wow the time is just whizzing by.  I cannot believe it is already a few days into October.  Crazy!  There are only like 80 or less days left till Christmas.  Ok back to the not so scary stuff, here is this week’s sketch.

I have been having a lot of fun playing with the Make a Monster set.  I had to get this set because I was lacking in the boy department and my son and I instantly knew we had to get this set when we saw it in the new catalog.   For today’s card I chose to make some silly monsters.I re-invested in some watercolor paper from Stampin’ Up! the last time I placed an order and I am sure glad that I did.  I usually use shimmery white cardstock to watercolor but it just didn’t have the right feel for these little guys.  I had forgotten how great the Stampin’ Up! watercolor paper really is and how easy it is to watercolor with it.  It is such a great quality, you have to get some yourself to try!   I just used my ink pads and an aquapainter for these goofy guys.   By the way, my son (almost 7) pulled these colors together and wanted me to make a monster card with them, didn’t he come up with a good one?

Now it is time to head over to the Diva Coffee Break Designs Blog to check out the samples that the other divas have made.  Then get out your supplies, show us what you can do with this week’s challenge and add a link to your creation for us to all see!

 

Stamps:  Make a Monster, Word Play

Ink:  Poppy Parade, Not Quite Navy and More Mustard

Paper: Poppy Parade, Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, Water Color Paper, Whisper White

Accessories:  Dimensionals

Tools:  Aquapainter, Decorative Label Punch

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Book Monsters

My son was chosen to be the star student a few weeks back at school.  At the end of their special week, the honored student gets to bring in a treat of some sort to the class.  They do not let you bring in homemade food like cookies and cupcakes, you have to buy store made items.  I do not buy those type of things from the store because I think that they are way overpriced for what I can do from scratch at home and they do not taste near as well.  So we always make something to give as a gift, usually school or learning oriented.  This year my son chose to make “book monsters” for his classmates.   These are little bookmarks that have little monster faces poking out at you when you put it in a book.  These were so simple to make that Spencer who is 6 did them almost all by himself thanks to the Big Shot.  They were made out of fun foam sheets and googlie eyes with minimal stamping.  All I did was cut the sheets of fun foam into pieces that were 2 by 4 1/2, and he did the rest.  Some of them Spencer drew a nose on and others  he stamped a mouth.  I think that this would be a fun little gift to sit down with your kids and make as a Halloween gift for their friends.  Hope you enjoy and get to stamp with someone you love!

Stamps:  Make a Monster

Ink:  Jet Black Stazon

Accessories:  Googlie Eyes, Fun Foam Sheets

Tools:  Big Shot, Two Tags Die

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Uh Oh, DCBD # 187

Somewhere in the timeline of life I lost track of days and thought that today was Tuesday not Wednesday so I am a little late posting my Diva Coffee Break Design Challenge for the week.  I spent last week in Utah at the Stampin’ Up! convention and visiting with family who live there.  It was an awesome time and even though I do not have any pictures to show from it (I lost all of my pictures at the end of the closing session when I turned my camera on and it told me I needed to reformat the memory card, which I did not do but we still have not been able to pull any pictures off of it)  I learned so much.  I also had a blast seeing family I have not seen since Christmas and my brand new niece and nephew! 
This week we have a great sketch challenge for you!
It is a very versatile sketch and for it I chose to rotate it and highlight some of our new DSP, Newsprint.
I chose to use my new favorite color, Cherry Cobbler, and according to some fun facts presented by Shannon West at convention it is currently the #1 selling color of cardstock for the company.   The medallion for the sentiment is an idea that I have had on my desk since last October presented by a former diva Sandi MacIver, that I have loved but have never managed to work into a card.    I finally used it and I love it!
Well I have to go finish getting caught up on things around the house, be sure to check out the diva website here and play along with us! 
Stamps: Friend are Flowers, Just Believe
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Versamark
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Newsprint Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Clear Embossing Powder, Stampin Dimensionals
Tools:  Heat ToolPin It Now!

March CCS Swap

 

I participate in a monthly swap with a group of demonstrators and this month’s theme was to use something we had never used before.  For me it was the extreme skateboard stamp.  The first time I sat down to use it was preparing for the swap, it should look familiar because I have posted the first draft to the blog already.  I changed it a little bit and am really happy with the results. 

The main two colors on this card are retiring soon but of course I did not know that at the time.  Not only did I use an uninked stamp set for this card I also tried two new techniques, rubber bands on a brayer and the baby wipe ink pad.

Stamps:  Extreme Skateboard

Ink:  Green Galore and Brilliant Blue

Paper:  Whisper white, basic gray, brilliant blue and green galore. 

Accessories:  Bold Brights Brads

Tools:  Big Shot and SU!  perfect details texturz plate, brayer, baby wipe and reinkers, crop a dile

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Diva Coffee Break Designs Challenge #169

Happy St Patrick’s Day.  I am not a big fan of the holiday but I put on a happy face and make corned beef and cabbage for my husband and make sure that all of the kids will be wearing green so that they do not have to endure any pinching at school.  So I decided to use green in my cards. This week we have a fun and simple sketch to go with.

Again this week I made two cards for the challenge.  Over the weekend I made this card, my first attempt.  Then last night as I went to upload it to the Diva website, I noticed that there were two other cards that were very similar.  So I decided to start over and make something completely different.  Here is my first card to wish you all good luck and a happy St Patty’s Day.As you can see, St Patrick’s Day gave me a bit of a struggle.  But I was pleased with how it turned out.  The next card is a design that I might use for a swap, but of course I would tweak it a little bit.  I realized that I had zero, yep zip, zilch, zero birthday cards for boys so I tried to create a fun bright card that a young boy would enjoy.  I will have to see if it passes the test with my son. 

 

Don’t forget to head over to the Diva Coffee Break Designs Blog to check out the samples that the other divas have made and to play along with us!

St Patty’s Day Card

Stamps:  I {Heart} Hearts

Ink:  Old Olive

Paper:  Whisper White, So Saffron, Old Olive, Tall Tales DSP

Accessories:  So Saffron Brads, Dimensionals

 

Skater Card

Stamps:  Extreme Skateboard (FREE WITH SALE~A~BRATION!)

Ink:  Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore

Paper: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore, Basic Gray, Pink Flaming DSP

Accessories:  Dimensionals

Tools:  Big Shot, Perfect Details Embossing Plate

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