A Dirty little confession

Hi Everyone! I have some news to share today... Some rather big news in my life. You know that I have been really busy these last couple of weeks, and I said I would let you know what I had been up to in the days to come. So.. that day is finally here.... I have been asked to be a DIRTY GIRL!! -

 

 

I have to say that this secret was hard to keep. It is also a Dream come true!! I have been drooling over the SplitcoastStampers Dirty Dozen creations for as long as I could remember, and only ever dreamed of being asked to join the team. So needless to say that is where my time has been these last few weeks. I do hope that you join us in the Fan Club Gallery to oogle all of the outstanding cards and projects made by the other designers and myself. You will not be disappointed and that is a guarantee! Thanks for stopping by! :)

 

 

Heather :)

Baking up some Christmas Cheer

 

Hey Everyone! I have been really busy this past week and half with some new found responsibilities, but I will share those things with you later in the week. OK? Today I have a card to share with you that I have made for a guest designer spot on the blog Pink Paper Bakery. I received a wonderful email from a beautiful lady, named Deena, who asked if I would like to be a guest designer for the blog's Magnificent Monday spot. Of course I was thrilled to be asked, and join in the fun! :)

We are getting close, as if you couldn't see all the tell tale signs, that the Holidays are upon us. So I decided to create a Christmas Card.

 

 

 

 

I used some oldies but goodies with some new images to create my card. I stamped my snowflakes onto Very Vanilla DSP from the Neutrals Stack with Chocolate Chip ink. I edged each of my panels with chocolate chip too, so there would be definition between the layers, then paper pierced around both panels. I stamped my Ornaments in Pool Party ink onto Naturals Ivory paper, cut them out with the coordinating framelits, then added some Linen Thread, Vintage Faceted designer buttons, and Basic Pearls for details. I used the sentiment christmas cheer from the set Sweet Essentials. I love the outcome! I hope you do too! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

 

 

Heather :)

 

Stamps - Serene Snowflakes, Ornament Keepsakes, Sweet Essentials

Paper - Naturals Ivory, Very Vanilla, Very Vanilla DSP

Ink - Chocolate Chip, Pool Party

Accessories - Big Shot, Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Paper Piercing tool, Dotted scallop ribbon border punch, Linen thread, Designer Vintage Faceted buttons, Basic Pearls, Sponge, Dimensional dots, mini glue dots

 

 

 

Fallen hues

 

Hello Everyone! Happy Halloween too! I have a really quick post today. The boys are home from school, and I need to get them ready for Trick-or-Treating. I will try to post a picture of them all dressed in their costumes. Well onto today's card then. I played along in this weeks Color me Beautiful challenge this week. The colors for the week are Perfect Plum, Crumb Cake, Raspberry Ripple, Chocolate Chip, and Summer Starfruit. Lots of  Fall colors in there, so I went with a fall card-

 

 

 

I used my only fall set, French Foliage. I guess I need to break down and get a new set for fall just for variety sake. :) My leaves are stamped in Summer Starfruit, Perfect plum, and Raspberry Ripple. I sponged the edges of each of the cut out leaves with the same color I stamped it in, then went over each one of them with one of the other colors/sponges I used to give the leaves some depth. Love it!

OK, I am off to get the kiddos ready for a fun filled night. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

 

Heather :)

 

Stamps - French Foliage, Blooming with Kindness

Paper - Crumb Cake, Summer Starfruit, Perfect Plum, Naturals Ivory, Comfort Cafe' DSP

Ink - Perfect Plum, Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake

Accessories - Big Shot, hounds tooth EF, Paper Piercing tool, Sponges, Raspberry Ripple Ribbon, Designer Naturals buttons, Linen Thread, Dimensional Dots, 3/8" circle punch

 

 

Sail Away wishes

Hi Everyone! I have a Birthday card to share today. My Brother-in-law has the pleasure of celebrating his birthday on the same day as Halloween. I would think that he has had his share of  cards over the years that are Halloween themed cards, so I really didn't want to add to the collection. So I set out with the stamp Sail Away -

 

 

 

 

I stamped my image in Chocolate Chip ink, heat set, then water colored the image with Midnight Muse, and Summer Starfruit inks. I used my coluzzle to cut out the image, then added a few details to finish it off. I hope he likes it. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

 

Heather :)

 

Stamps - Sail Away, Bring on the Cake

Paper - Naturals White, Chocolate chip, Midnight Muse, Comfort Cafe' DSP, Cherry Cobbler

Ink - Chocolate Chip, Midnight Muse, Summer Starfruit, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories - Coluzzle Paper Piercing tool, Distressing tool, Designer Natural Buttons, Twine, Linen Thread, Dimensional dots

 

Little boy Additions

Hello Everyone! Happy Monday too! Over the weekend I actually needed to sit down and create a card. I love when I have to actually sit, close the door for an hour, and create something start to finish without interruption. Hmmmm... I feel all warm and fuzzy just thinking about it. I feel even more warm and fuzzy considering I had to sit and create a baby card! A baby boy card to boot! Here is my card -

 

 

I have had the set Little Additions for some time, but really haven't had the occasion to ink it up. I love the simple lines of the set, so I tried to keep the layout simple and not to fussy considering it is a boy card too. OK, I am off to put this in the mail. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

 

 

Heather :)

 

Stamps - Little Additions

Paper - Whisper White, Chocolate chip, Marina Mist DSP

Ink - Chocolate Chip, Marina Mist, Primrose Petal, So Saffron

Accessories - Stamp a ma jig, Simply Scored, dotted scallop ribbon punch, mini Brad, 1/4 chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon, Dimensional dots 

 

Aw Shucks..

 

Hi Everyone! Surprised right! Another post this week from me. :) I am busy getting ready for my club ladies this weekend, and we are doing a class with the Perfectly Preserved Bundle. So, I am busy getting some samples made with the set to share as inspiration. I fell in love with the Mason jar image immediately considering they are very trendy right now, but I wanted to try and come up with some other samples based around the other images in the set. Here is what I came up with -

 

 

 

I kinda cased myself with the LO on this card. :) I saw a card with this sentiment on Pintrest, and went from there.

I wish the set came with sentiments, but it's all good, I just hand wrote this one on a scrap with a Chocolate Chip marker, copying a font from the computer. I know the ladies are gonna love it! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

 

 

Heather :)

 

 

Stamps - Perfectly Preserved, Wood Grain

Paper - Soft Suede, Island Indigo, Naturals White, Soft Suede textured, Luck Limeade, Crumb Cake, Orchard Harvest DSP

Ink - Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade, More Mustard, Raspberry Ripple, Chocolate chip marker

Accessories - Big Shot, Cannery Framelits, finishing touches edgelit, Open scallop border border punch, corner rounder, Brad, Linen Thread, Dimensional dots, sponge



 

Color Me Greetings

Hi Again Everyone... :) I have a quick post for you this morning. As Long as I was checking out color challenges yesterday, I decided to check out the Color me Beautiful challenge too. This weeks colors were Old Olive, River Rock, Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue, and Pacific Point. Some "cool" colors, so I went with a Christmas card for this challenge -

 

 

I played with the new Snow Flurry Die too! I really struggled getting to use all the colors, but I got them all in there. :) OK, that's it for me, thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

 

Heather :)

 

Stamps - Wood Grain, More Merry Messages

Paper - Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, River Rock, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Festival of Prints DSP Stack

Ink - Sahara Sand, Pacific Point

Accessories - Big Shot, Finishing touches edgelit, Snow Florry die, 1", 3/4, 1/2" circle punches, Designer Faceted buttons, Linen Thread, Two Way Glue, White signo pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Dimensional dots



 

 

French Foliage and a CC

Hello Everyone! I took a little time to play today, and it felt good! It happens to be a Tuesday, and that means a color challenge on Splitcoast Stampers. Today's colors were Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, and Pumpkin Pie. These colors together sound absolutely yummy! I guess they would be good as a dessert too! Well onto my submission shall we :) -

 

 

I went CAS today, just paper and ink. Sometimes we need those back to the basics cards thrown in there once in awhile, to keeps us on the level. OK, that's it for me, off to get the kiddos ready for bed. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

 

Heather :)

 

 

 

Stamps - French Foliage, Grateful Greetings
Paper - Vary Vanilla, Chocolate Chip
Ink - Chocolate Chp, Pumpkin Pie
Access - Paper Piercing tool, Linen Thread, Button, Dimensional Dots

 

Very Merry Christmas

Hello Everyone! I have been busy with taking care of some neglected things around the outside of my house this past couple weeks. My husband took some time off to help out, so we took advantage of the cooler weather, and got most of it done. Feels good too! Well, I know you are not here to read about my negelected to do list, but hoping you are here to check out a Christmas card that I made over the rainy weekend. Thank goodness for the chance to play. :) I decided to make another card using the Ornament Keepsakes Set. Here is my sample -

 

 

I saw a card on Pintrest with a similar layout, and took inspiration from that. I really like the way it turned out. Not to bad for a couple weeks away. :) Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

 

Heather :)

Stamps - Ornament Keepsakes, More Merry Messages
Paper - Whisper White, River Rock, Gumball Green
Ink - Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green, River Rock
Access - Big Shot, Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Raspberry Ripple Stitched ribbon, 2 1/2, 3/4 circle punches, Stripes EF, White signo gel pen, Dimensional Dots

 

 

A Bootiful Box

Hi Everyone! I have a really fast post this afternoon. I thought I would share one of the club projects that the ladies made over the past weekend. Here is our Bootiful box -

 

 

A few weeks back I posted a card that was made with the same elements, so we made both the card and the box. Needless to say they were quite pleased. :) Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

 

Heather :)

 

Stamps - Bootiful Occasions, Delightful Dozen

Paper - More Mustard, Basic Gray, Howlstooth DSP, Very Vanilla

Ink - Black, More Mustard, Tangerine Tango, Basic Bray

Accessories - Big Shot, Fancy Favor box, 2 3/8 Scallop circle punch, 1 3/4, 1/2 circle punches, Blender pen, basic Rhinestones, Paper Piercing tool, Basic Gray stitched ribbon, pumpkin pie taffeta ribbon, Vintage tag, dimensional dots, Color Spritzer tool, sponge

 

 

Another Color Me

Hello Everyone! I have a quick post for you this evening.... Today, after a really busy weekend with my club girls, I found myself in the need for a few sympathy cards to get in the mail this week. :( I decided to take a look at the Color me Beautiful challenge for inspiration and went from there. This weeks colors were, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Perfect Plum, and Basic Gray. Here is my submission for this weeks challenge -

 

 

I think these colors lent themselves to my need really. :) I subbed Elegant Eggplant for the circle that made my tree. I realized that I do not have ANY full sheets of Perfect Plum card stock or DSP. I guess I will need to remedy that soon, considering I really like this card and combo, and would love to have a few on hand if the occasion arises. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

 

Heather :)

 

Stamps - Take Care, Sweet Essentials, Wood Grain

Paper - Basic Gray, Perfect Plum, Naturals Ivory, Elegant Eggplant DSP, More Mustard, Cajun Craze

Ink - Basic Gray, Perfect Plum

Accessories - Sm. Oval punch, 2 1/2 circle punch, Regal buttons, Linen Thread, Paper Piercing tool, Dimensional Dots

 

Aubergine Dream

Hi again Everyone! I did take the time to play in the Color me Beautiful challenge this week. I had time for a super fast card made with this weeks colors which were Lucky Limeade, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting turquoise, and Basic Gray. Here is my Submission  -

 

 

I used the set Mixed Bunch, and went with a CAS graphic card. Love it! OK, off to get the kiddos to Swimming! Thanks for stopping by.

 

Heather :)



 

Stamps - Mixed Bunch, Friendly Phrases

Paper - Basic Gray, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade

Ink - Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade

Accessories - Blossom Punch, Summer Smooches Fabric Brad, Dimensional dots, Brights Buttons

 

Balance



 

Hi Everyone! I just wanted to pop in and let you all know what's up.. I hate leaving you all in the lurch. I am sorry that I haven't been posting regularly, but I needed to take some time to myself and try to find some balance. Since my back surgery, I have to admit, though hard, I am not where I need to be physically yet. What do the doctors say... More physical therapy and exercise. So I chose the later, it costs less, and brings peace of mind. Now, my mornings and some afternoons are busy on the bike trails either riding or walking.  The weather is slowly getting cooler, and it is wonderful to get to breathe the fresh air, and take in the scenery -

 

 

I hope you all understand and have balance in your lives too! :) Thanks for stopping by!

 

Heather

 

 

 

 

 

Mixing old and new

 

Hi Everyone! I decided to take some time this morning and get to some stuff that I didn't get to last week, and to my delight, I finished quicker than expected. :) So why not play in the basement while in between loads of never ending laundry. I of course ;) checked out today's Color challenge on Splitcoast. I am weak, I tell ya, just plain weak for color challenges. Today's colors were Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze, and Pumpkin Pie..and the desert option was to make a Thanksgiving card, or just a thank you. Easy peasy... Here is my submission for today's challenge -

 

 

I used the set Moving Forward and decided to mix it with a sentiment from the retired set Loads of Love Accessories. I will never, ever part with that set. I Just Love it! Did you notice the lighter blue panel paired with the Midnight Muse DSP? It is the retired color Bordering Blue, and matches exactly to the polka dot in the DSP! How Cool is that?? :)  I made the pumpkin in the bicycle basket using the Sm oval punch. OK, gotta run! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

 

Heather :)

 

 

Stamps - Moving Forward, Loads of Love Accessories, Wood grain

Paper - Midnight Muse, Bordering Blue, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Orchard harvest DSP

Ink - Versamark, Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze

Accessories - Scallop edge punch, 3/4 circle punch, 21/2 circle punch, Sm oval punch, Brights buttons, Pumpkin pie 1/8 taffeta ribbon, Dimensional dots

 

Stay for a while

Hi Everyone!! Been a busy little bee this past week and weekend. :) I needed to take care of a sewing project for my niece, and that took longer than expected. But I do have a card to share today. After a LONG weekend, I played along in this weeks Color Me Beautiful challenge again. I really love that they post the challenge on a Friday.. It lets me think about the colors for a few days, and allows me to take my time to get some ideas going in my brain. :) OK, here are this weeks colors

 

I tried to incorporate all the colors again this week, and this is what I came up with -

 

 

 

I used the set Tea Shoppe. :) I am an avid tea drinker, so getting this set was a real no brainer. :) I think it turned out sweet in these colors too. Hope you think so too. :) Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

 

Heather :)

 

Stamps - Tea Shoppe

Paper -  Always Artichoke, Raspberry Ripple, Calypso Coral,Very Vanilla, Spice Cake DSP

Ink - Always Artichoke, Raspberry Ripple, Calypso Coral, More Mustard

Accessories - Big Shot, Labels Framelits, Paper Piercer, Festive Paper Piercing pack, Tea bag, Doilies sizzlit, 3/4, 1'' circle punches, Chantilly Crochet trim, Calypso Coral Bakers Twine, Dimensional Dots

 

 

 

 

Color me

Hi Everyone! It's Tuesday, and that means a color challenge card from me right?? Well, I do have a color challenge card for you, but it is not my usual Splitcoaststampers challenge. I found a brand new color challenge blog called Color me Beautiful. It is brand new, and this week is the very first challenge. Here are the colors for this weeks challenge -

 

Lots to work with... :) We need to chose at least three of the colors in the palette to use on our project. I chose to use them all for my card. I consider using ANY color of purple a real challenge, so I really wanted to challenge myself. :) Here is my submission -

 

 

 

I stamped my image from Fast and Fabulous with Stazon onto watercolor paper, and then colored the blooms with Perfect plum, Rich Razzleberry, and Lucky Limeade. The shaded area behind the blooms is actually Wisteria Wonder. My sentiment is stamped in Basic Gray, and added a Basic Gray satin ribbon to complete my card. :) I love these colors together, and can't wait to see what is going to be next. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

 

Heather :)

 

 

Stamps - Fast and Fabulous, Pursuit of happiness

Paper - Watercolor, Basic Gray

Ink - black Stazon, Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Rich Razzleberry, Perfect Plum, Basic Gray

Accessories - Aquapainter, Basic Gray Satin Ribbon, Dimensional dots

Christmas Blessings

Hello Everyone! I had the chance to play for a little while last evening after the boys went to bed. Back in July when the catty first came out I purchased a new Christmas set, Christmas Blessings. I really love the line drawings, and sentiments. It was another one of the sets that spoke to me, and I considered it a must have. :)  Here is my first sample using the set -

 

 

 

 

I really think this sets line drawings lent itself to the DSP Be Of Good Cheer too. It has a vintage feel, so I went with it. :) I stamped my images 2 times in Early Espresso, heat set, then colored them with my Cherry Cobbler re-inker and an aqua painter. the center of the poinsettia is colored with a little bit of More Mustard and a blender pen. I punched one the colored images out using the 1 3/4" circle and then cut the other out and popped it up onto the first one to give it the out of the box appearance. I really like the outcome, and now I only have about 97 more to go. :) Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

 

 

Laters!

Heather :)

 

Stamps - Christmas Blessings

Paper - Natural Ivory, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Early Espresso, Be of Good Cheer DSP

Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Early Espresso, More Mustard

Accessories - Corner Rounder Punch, Dotted Scallop trim border punch, Scallop border punch, paper piercer, Aqua painter, blender pen, Gumball Green satin stitched ribbon, Crochet Trim, Dimensional Dots

 

Kick up yer' Heels

Hi Everyone! I have a quick post and a card to share with my new favorite set Bootiful Occasions. I seriously can not say enough about it! I love when I really get use out of a set! Here is my card-

 

 

 

I sent this card off to the parents of my youngest sons best friend with the sentiment "Relax" inside, along with a gift certificate for dinner out as a thank you for a few sleep overs this summer. :)

I stamped my boot onto water color paper, heat set it, then colored it using Soft Suede and Chocolate Chip inks and an aqua painter. Added a punched star and some other simple details to finish it off. I Love it!

Thanks for taking a peek! 

 

 

Laters...

Heather :)

 

 

Stamps - Bootiful Occasions, Wood grain

Paper - Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Comfort Cafe DSP, Water color, Very vanilla

Ink - Chocolate chip, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake

Accessories - Paper Piercer, Linen thread, Choc. chip button, Lg Star punch, Aqua painter, dimensional dots

 

You Suit me

 

Hello everyone! It's been back to full swing here in this house for the past week or so. So, sorry for the short break. I do have a card to share today, and of course it is for the color challenge on Splitcoaststampers. Today's colors were some really different ones for me.. Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade, and Daffodil delight. Here is my submission for today -

 

 

I found inspiration for my card on Case Study. I found these colors really easy to work with if I kept it CAS. So that is exactly what I did. :) OK, I am off to get the rest of the day complete. Laters!:)

 

 

Heather :)

 

Stamps - Established Elegance, Tea Shoppe

Paper - Lucky Limeade, Lucky Limeade DSP, Daffodil delight, Whisper White

Ink - Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil delight

Accessories - Dotted scallop trim border punch, paper piercing tool, Brights buttons, itty bitty punch pack, White Bakers twine, Basic Rhinestones

 

 

 



 

Wicked Cool in August

Hi Everyone! I am posting really early today considering I have alot to do during the day today. It is my boys first day back to school. Yes, not so quietly inside, I am jumping for joy as my fridge and couch finally get a reprieve, and the house will stay tidy for more than a 1/2 hour. :)

Yesterday, while going through my dog-eared layouts, I came across a card layout that I wanted to recreate using SU products. I think it turned out fabulous :) -

It looks like a lot of work, but it came together really easily. I stamped the bat and candelabra

images in black craft ink on Basic Gray paper, clear embossed them, then punched them out using the 1" square punch and backing them with Tangerine Tango using the postage stamp punch. I did the same for the other 5 squares.  Then I stamped my O, C, and T in Tangerine Tango with the Morning Post alphabet, cutting them out and layering them onto the squares. The 3 and 1 are done the same way using the set Memorable Moments. I added the witches boots, and some other details to make it complete :) OK, that's it for me, thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

Heather :)

Stamps - Wicked Cool, Morning Post Alphabet, Memorable Moments

Paper - Black, Very Vanilla, Tangerine Tango, Basic Gray, Howlstooth DSP

Ink - Black, black craft, Tangerine Tango, More Mustard

Accessories - Big Shot, Large scallop edgelit, Postage stamp punch, 1" square Punch, Paper piercer, essential mat pack, itty bitty punch pack, Clear EP, Heat tool, Natural button, Linen Thread, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensional dots