Best of the Bunch

 Hello everyone! So glad you stopped by today.

What a week this has been. Due to major thunderstorms caused by Hurricane Ida, we lost tv and internet service for a few days. Thankfully, everything is back up and running today. Didn't know if I would be able to write this post and share my project for the new challenge at the Stinkin' Inkers beginning today.

I am very pleased with the way this card turned out.

The base is a 5 1/2"  x 11" piece of apple green card stock scored at 1 1/4", 4" and 6 3/4".  Then I added a panel of green gingham, green striped, gre "en/white dotted designer paper and white cardstock to the panels.

Using my Spellbinders scalloped circle I created the mat for the apples and stamped the sentiment with black ink. All the apples were created using my Stamps of Life apple dies that coordinate with the "Apple2Stamp" set found here.

The sentiment inside reads "You are the Best of the Bunch." This is my inspiration project for the Stinkin' Inkers challenge theme: Pick Me Up.

I can think of quite a few people who could use some cheering up after this past year dealing with Covid. Thankfully, my family have avoided this terrible virus.

Hope you all are doing well and will head over to the Stinkin' Inkers to enter your projects in the challenge.

Have a great day!

Terri

Something Fishy

Hello everyone! There is a new challenge beginning over at the Stinkin' Inkers today and the theme is:

 "Let the Sparks Fly"

The challenge is to use anything that sparkles on your project. My younger daughter took after her grandparents on both sides of the family and loves to fish. I thought this cute little fish from the Stamps of Life would be perfect for my card. You can find this stamp set here and the matching dies here.

I haven't added a sentiment because I'm not sure what I will use this card for. Could be a birthday, retirement or thinking of you card for a special guy.

I started with a base of red card stock and folded it in half. Then I cut about 2" off the top of the card front. Sailing ship designer paper covers the top of the  inside of the card and I added a piece of white card stock to the bottom of the inside for a sentiment.

Next I added this pretty designer paper that I thought looks like waves to the front flap. The fish was stamped with black in onto a white card stock circle and colored with markers. The mat for the image is a scalloped die cut circle from gray card stock. Last I added the clear gems for bubbles. This was an easy, quick card to complete.

If you have time, stop by the Stinkin' Inkers and check out the inspiration projects by my team members.

While there, why not share your creativity with us?

Have a great day and Happy Crafting?

Hugs,

Terri

Pulling for You

Hello everyone! What a year we have had. I hope you all are well and have escaped the dreaded Covid. I have received my first vaccination and will receive the second next week. Thankfully, my hubby and I have not been exposed to this virus.

Now on a happier note. Today begins a new challenge at at the Stinkin' Inkers Challenge blog. The theme is "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". Create a project for a special lady or little girl.

Here is the card I created:

 

Starting with a base of white card stock, I sponged the sky with 2 shades of Distress Inks (I forgot to write down the colors). Next, I used a die to create the grass. then I stamped these 2 cute squirrel images from The Stamps of Life collection. Markers were used to color the images.

Why not head on over to the Stinkin' Inkers blog and join in on the fun? Also check out the challenge over at the Double Trouble blog. The Stinkin' Inkers is going to partner with Double Trouble beginning May 17th and ending May 30th and there will be 3 chances to win a prize by following their guidelines that coordinate with our theme.

The design team have created some beautiful inspiration projects to help get you started. 

Hope to see you there.

Terri

 

Butterfly Birthday

Hello and welcome to my blog. I can't believe it is April already. The beginning of March we had beautiful weather with temperatures in the mid-60's to low 70's with lots of sunshine. Unfortunately, the forecast is calling for a high of 32 degrees with snow today. With any luck we will have warmer temps for Easter.

But enough of the weather. Today I would like to share by card that I created for the challenge at the Stinkin' Inkers. The theme for this month is:

Recycle/Reuse 

I started with a white base card and added this beautiful purple with white dot designer paper. Next I used my Nestibilities scallop circle and circle dies to create the frame for the butterfly. The butterfly was created using my fancy butterfly die on white card stock, then backed with a piece of scrap paper from another project amd adhered to the frame with a dimensional. The "Happy Birthday" was die cut from white card stock. To finish the card, I added a trip of border trim left over from a hand crafted mini album.

Why not stop by the Stinkin' Inkers Challenge Blog and join in on the fun? You have until 7pm Sunday April 25th to enter. There is a limit of 3 entries per person.

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs from Ohio,

Terri

Hugs and Kisses

Hello everyone! So glad you decided to stop by today. I would like to share the card I made for the Stinkin' Inkers challenge.

The stamp set is from the Stamps of Life by Stephanie Bernard called "Heart Locket 2 Love" and can be found here.

I started with a base of light pink card stock and added a black mat. Next I stamped the keys with light and dark pink ink and added the panel to the black mat. The heart locket was stamped on pink card stock and "kissed" with a back ground stamp and cut out with a matching die. After adding the sentiment, I used pop dots to adhere the locket to the main panel. It is hard to see the kissed background in the picture. Tried everything, but I think the stamp was too detailed.

Don't forget to stop by the Stinkin' Inkers Challenge blog and join in on the fun. The design team created beautiful inspiration projects to get you started.

Have a great day!

Hugs,

Terri

 

Happy New Year

Hello everyone! Thank you for stopping by. I am ready to begin this year on a positive note. 2020 was a difficult year for all of us due to the Covid virus. Thankfully, my husband and I have stayed healthy and so has my family. The holidays were very nice, except that we didn't get to see our older daughter and her family. They didn't get the virus, but opted not to see everyone to be safe.

I hope all of you who celebrate a holiday (Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hannakuh, etc) had a blessed and safe time.

Today begins a new challenge at Stinkin' Inkers. The theme for January is:

"Make It Hot" 

I chose this image from Stamps of Life by Stephanie Barnard. I started with a base of red card stock, then stamped the cup image on Christmas Designer paper. The spoon was stamped on light blue card stock and the marshmallows on white card stock with brown ink. After die cutting all the images, I place a piece of brown card stock under the cup to look like hot cocoa, then added the sentiments on the front and inside with brown ink. The inside reads "is like a hug from the inside".

I hope you will stop by the Stinkin' Inkers challenge blog and join in the fun.

My design team has created some beautiful projects to give you inspiration for your own design.

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Terri