OTWC and Eat, Sleep, Stamp

"That's why I'm easy, easy like Sunday morning..."  Gotta love the Commodores especially, when they're music is applicable to real life! :)  It's a beautiful Sunday morning here in Atlanta and I couldn't be happier!  I'm still floating on a cloud from rocking the socks off of my exam yesterday!  I hope you're rockin' your weekend too!

Today, I am posting a card I made last night.  This card is for the Eat, Sleep and Stamp #119 sketch challenge as well as the Off the Wall Craftiness challenge #47.  This is my first time using an ESS sketch.  I really like their site and I'm glad that I found them!

Here are all the details, details:

Here is my offering:

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Paper: PTI (SS White, Lavender Moon), Hobby Lobby (Purple), DP - Webster's Pages
Ink:  Color Box (Purple)
Stamp:  PTI (Flower Fusion)
Ribbon:  Hobby Lobby
Twine:  Stash
Button:  Stash

Rochelle

W Plus 9 Color Cue Challenge

Are you having a good weekend?  I am!  I made an 82 on my Teaching Strategies exam.  It's a B minus but, It'll do!  So, I discovered a new way to channel my card making energy.  I really like W Plus 9 stamps (though I've yet to purchase some...darn that Papertrey Ink!) and while visiting their blog, I stumbled upon their Color Cue Challenge.

Here are the juices and berries of the challenge:

 Here is my offering:

Supplies:
Paper: Papertrey Ink (Plum Pudding)
Ink:  Papertrey Ink (Fresh Snow)
Color pencil:  Prisma color (turquoise)
Stamps:  Verve Stamps (Hello)
Twine:  Stash

Rochelle

Repeat Impressions Sketch #F2311

Oh, what a day!  I went to Archiver's and had a BLAST!  I met some wonderful scrapping/stamping/crafting DIVAS and we had a great time getting to know each other at the crop.  Crops are serious business...not for the faint of heart (or crafting).

Let's get down to brass tacks.  Here is the RI sketch:

Here is my offering:

Ahhh...crisp and fresh...just like I like it!

Supplies:
Paper:  PTI (SS White, Vintage Cream), DP - Webster's Pages, Archiver's - Navy Blue
Ink:  SU! (Cajun Craze)
Stamps:  PTI (Button Boutique)
Twill ribbon:  Pink Persimmon
Die cut:  Little Yellow Bicycle
Embellies:  Paper Studio

Rochelle

February PTI Blog HOP (and a Clean and Simple Challenge)!

Hey Bloggeritas!  Happy Papertrey Ink blog hop day!!  I'm really excited whenever these hops come around.  There is limitless inspiration to draw from!  So, here are the juices and berries associated with the hop:

"This month we decided to dedicate the Blog Hop to scallops!  We want to see your best use of scallops, of any sort, on a project!  This can include scalloped borders, offset-scallops, stamped scallops,  scalloped mats, scalloped frames, layered scallops, scalloped tags or anything else you can dream up! You can use dies, patterned scissors or even circle punches in a row to achieve your special look. We are looking forward to seeing all of your amazing creations!"

I needed a little help with the scalloped thing and just when I was searching for a sketch, I ran across the Clean and Simple sketch challenge.  So, this is a two-fer.  PTI Blog hop AND a Clean and Simple Sketch challenge.

Thanks for hopping by!

Supplies:
Paper:  PTI (SS White), SU! (Daffodil Delight), DP - K&Co, Hobby Lobby - Grey
Ink:  SU! (Daffodil Delight), Ranger (Pitch Black)
Stamps:  PTI (Mat Stack 4, Flower Fusion - Sentiment)
Button:  Buttons Galore
Ribbon:  Hobby Lobby

Rochelle

Liebster Blog Award

What is the Liebster Blog Award?  Well...  The Liebster Blog Award is an award that you give to 3-5 blogs that have less than 100 followers.  The blogs are supposed to have inspired you. 

I think that you're supposed to get nominated before you can do your selections and if that's the case...oh well!  I've just messed it up! LOL!  (Still haven't figured out if it's uncool to LOL on your blog)

I follow so many blogs that it literally takes me a week and a half just to check and read all of the updates! Whenever I come across a blog I like I add it.  I don't hesitate.  Inspiration is everywhere out here in blogland.  I thank whatever Gods may be for Google Reader!

Seriously though.  It means so much when someone leaves a sweet comment on a card (or for scrappers a LO) that you've labored over.  So, you can imagine how you feel when you start getting followers.  THEN, to know that someone really likes your blog...well that's just the pinnacle of perfect!  So, when I was reading the "My Creative Journey" blog and saw her post about the Liebster award, I had to follow suit and crown some very deserving Bloggeritas.

First up, is Alberta's Closet.  Alberta has a clean and fresh style that is so unique and crisp.  Her blog is a joy to read and she is super-dee-duper talented.  I wonder if she knows that she is awesome?

Next is "The Buzz".  Barbara has got skills!  She is one of those ladies that makes you want to stop everything you're doing and head to your crafting space to create.  Every time she posts, I swear that she stolen her cards from Hallmark! :)  Seriously, her cards have such a professional and polished look about them.

Finally, there is Charlene over at "Where MMs Gather".  Apart from her seemingly unhealthy addiction to all things M&M, (just teasing) everything she makes turns to blog gold.  All of her creations are beautiful, elegant and tastefully done.  I wanna be like her when I grow up!

So, there you have it...my top three picks with under 100 followers.  Stop by and show them some Blog Love.

See ya!

Rochelle

Skipping Stones with Wilson Designs

Shhhh!  Picard is asleep and I don't want to wake him up.  This is when I get my time to craft, 11pm.  Quiet...solitude...STAMPS!  I've got a quick little number for you.  I used the Skipping Stones Sketch #65 by Lea Lawson.

Here is the sketch:

 Here is my offering:

I love the "Simply Silhouettes" stamp set from Wilson Design.  This is my first WD purchase and I'll be getting more!  That little Eiffel Tower and the sentiments are so cute!

Supplies:
Paper:  Bazzil (Sea Glass), SU! (Cajun Craze), S.E.I. (Moonrise)
Ink: Brilliance (Moonlight White), White gel pen (Inkessentials)
Stamps:  Wilson Design (Simply Silhouettes)
Embellishments:  Hobby Lobby
Shapes:  Silhouette SD

Have a great night...tomorrow is hump day!  YAY!

Rochelle

Embellish Magazine Color Trends Challenge + Birds

Every morning I'm serenaded by all the little birdies outside my window.  I actually love birds.  They're so beautiful and most have a very sweet song.  I'm not in the Audubon Society or anything but, I can easily appreciate the beauty in these feathered creatures.  I think my favorite bird is the Cardinal.  Those red feathers and that little "faux hawk" on the top of their heads is so cute to me!

That's why this challenge over at the Embellish Magazine Blog was so appealing.  I decided to participate not to even attempt a "win" really but, simply because I loved the colors and of course the use of birds.  I also used the sketch #64 from Skipping Stones Design to give me a little push.  The linky was closed but, I like the sketch so...

Here are the deets:

This photo alone is beautiful.  Here is my offering:

At second glance I probably should have cut the DP to show more of the Kraft card base but, I think it worked out.  I like it.

Thanks for droppin' in!

Supplies:
Paper:  PTI (Kraft, Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate), DP (K&Co), PTI (Chai and Chamomile)

Ink:  PTI (Dark Chocolate), SU! (Marina Mist)

Stamps:  Technique Tuesday

Embellies and Ribbon:  Stash

Rochelle

Who Knew? - The Blog Guide Book

Okay, so, I'm late.  But, that's okay!  It's alright to be "tardy to the party" sometimes.  I just discovered a wonderful blog called "The Blog Guidebook". There is a wealth of information about how to blog more efficiently, it serves as a blog "Yellow Pages" and there are goodies and giveaways galore.

Just thought I'd let you know it was out there!  If you already knew...don't tell me!  Just allow me to think that I enlightened you! :)

Alright...see y'all later!

Peace in the middle east...no seriously.

Rochelle

Glory Hallelujah! (Oh, and a Challenge too!)

Bloggeritas (yeah?), oh, Bloggeritas (yeah?), I feel good today!  Because BLOGGERITAS feel good EVERYDAY! YAY!

It never hurts to do a little cheer every now and then!  We all need perking up!  So, yesterday, a blogger that I have the utmost respect for gave TTIMB a shout out!  Julie from, Julie's Open Window placed my little old blog on her "Newer Blogs You Must See!" list.  I am grateful, oh so grateful.  I had to dance a little jig and shout Glory Hallelujah when I saw that! :)  Thank you Julie!

Alright.  Moving right along.  I played along with the Mojo Monday (MOJO 179) sketch challenge this week.  I know you're super surprised. Remember I'm broadening my challenge horizons so, this is going to be a two-fer.  I'm using the Color Throw Down  (CTD 129) here as well.  Here are the juicy details:

Here is my offering:

 Let me be frank with you and tell you that I had difficulty with this one.  Primarily because I used an A7 sized card as my card base.  Damn my Martha Stewart scoring board for having all the card sizes listed!  If hadn't seen it...I wouldn't have cut my card stock that large! I have vowed to step outside of my comfort zone and let me tell you...I almost stepped off of a cliff !  It ended up working out but, it was some smoke in the city there for a while. 

I can appreciate the folks that continuously take risks in their lives.  You know, policemen, firemen, military folks...because obviously Mr. Risky and I aren't going to have that good of a relationship.

Supplies:
Paper:  PTI (Vintage Cream, Kraft, Ripe Avocado) SU! (Marina Mist), S.E.I (Moonrise), Webster's Pages
Ink:  PTI (Ripe Avocado)
Sentiment:  Verve Stamp (All About You)
Embellishments:  Paper Studio
Ribbon and Twine:  My Stash

Rochelle

PDCC69 and CSC27

Happy Monday to you!  I have had an exciting day today!  It's been one new thing presenting opportunities after another.  Sometimes life wakes you up and reminds you that it's not through with you yet!  Anyway, I wanted to expand my challenge horizons and what better place to do that than at The Play Date Cafe?  I've been on the PDC blog several times but, it always seemed as if I had just missed a challenge cut-off date so, I never participated.  Luckily for me, I visited last night it just so happened to be a "Combined Grind".  That means that there are two challenges rolled into one.  In this case, they're combining the Case Study Challenge blog which I can tell is already going to become a favorite of mine.

Let's rock and roll shall we?  Here are the deets on the challenge:

Here is the excerpt from PDCC: 

"Well, you already know that here at The Cafe,

we focus strictly on color...

At CASE Study, they focus on the idea of:

Copy

And

Share

Everything  

So for this week, 

we are challenging you to

participate in both challenges!

Focus on COLOR here at The Cafe

and anything you want at CASE Study!"

And with that being said, here is my offering:

Paper:  PTI (Kraft and Ripe avocado), Cosmo Cricket

Stamps:  Verve (All About You)

Ink:  PTI(Dark Chocolate)

Ribbon:  Pink Persimmon

Stick Pen, pearls and Roses:  K&Co.

Other info:  Silhouette SD for shapes, Cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder



I hope you're starting your week off the right way by crafting!

Rochelle

Hodge Podge of Cards

This is my last post of the day...well maybe :)!  I just wanted to share some Valentine's cards that I made and never got to post.  Here they go....

 Supplies:
Paper - PTI (Kraft, Melon Berry, Vintage Cream)
Ink - Stampabilities (Gold), PTI (Dark Chocolate)
Stamps - Stampology (Family), Hobby Lobby (Sentiment)
Ribbon and Embellies - Hobby Lobby

 Supplies:
Paper - PTI (Vintage Cream, Kraft) DP - Hobby Lobby
Ink - PTI (Dark Chocolate)
Stamps - Skipping Stones Design (Heart Song)
Twine - My stash
Embellies - Hobby Lobby

Supplies:
Paper - PTI (Kraft), S.E.I.
Ink - PTI (Ripe Avacado), SU! (Cherry Cobbler)
Baker's Twine - My stash
Embellies - Michael's
Shapes - Silhouette SD

Supplies:
Paper - PTI (White, Pure Poppy) Hobby Lobby (Black)
Ink - Color Box
Stamps - PTI (Love Birds)
Twine - My stash
Embellies - Hobby Lobby
Shapes - Silhouette SD

You stay classy San Diego! (Anchor Man...hilarious movie).

Rochelle

The House That Stamps Built Case Card Challenge

Woah!  I just realized that this post's title is extremely long! LOL!  Is it passe to use "LOL" in a blog post?  Well, if it is...pardon moi!  So, as I said in my previous post, I'm on borrowed time.  Picard is with my mother-in-love and well...I'm lovin' it! :) I am doing a case card challenge from the Repeat Impressions Blog (The House That Stamps Built).  Here is the case card:

Here is what I came up with:

See y'all later!

Rochelle


Supplies:
Paper - PTI (Kraft, Vintage Cream, Melon Berry)
Ink - PTI (Dark Chocolate, Fresh Snow)
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Pearls - Michael's
Stamps - Repeat Impressions (Love, Honor, Cherish) and Verve (Leaves)

OTWC #46 and C&S #128

Hey Bloggeritas!  I'm supposed to be doing my Saturday morning chores but, instead, I'm here posting cards.  Tisk, tisk!  Well, since I'm blogging on borrowed time, (my mother-in-love is entertaining Picard) I had better get to the meat and potatoes of it all.  Here we go:

I decided to combine two challenges from my favorite go-to inspiration blogs, Clean & Simple and Off The Wall Craftiness.  Here is all the yummy goodness from the OTWC color inspiration challenge and the C&S sketch challenge:

It seems like a lot to put into one card but, really a card just popped into my head!  It all just "came together".  I know it's cliche but, truly that's how this one happened.  Here is my offering:

I hope you have a super fun, relaxing and crafty weekend!

Supplies:
Paper:  PTI (Pure Poppy, White) SU! (Daffodil Delight) Hobby Lobby (Turquoise)
Stamps:  Verve (Wildflower) Skipping Stones Design (Heat Song - Sentiment)
Baker's Twine:  Stash
Embellies:  Michael's

Rochelle

It's FRIDAY, It's FRIDAY!

It's Friday, It's Friday, It's the end of the week and the last day!  Hey, Rochelle it's on you...so whatchu gonna do?  I'm gonna get my craft on, I'm gonna get my family on, I'm gonna get my study on this weekend, this weekend!  Cause it's Friday, it's Friday, it's the end of the week and the last day YAY!

I know you enjoyed that!  I have a little something to share with you today...nothin' special.  Just an AWESOME peacock card! 

I used a Pals Paper Arts sketch to make it so (PPA81):

Here is what I came up with:

HEL-LO!  Holla if you hear me!  This card is so cute I want to keep it!  Hope you like it too!

Love you...seriously...love you! MUAH!

Supplies:
Cardstock:  Soft Stone (PTI), S.S.White (PTI), DP (K&Co), Hobby Lobby (Green and Grey)
Ink:  Ripe Avocado (PTI), Purple (Color Box)
Ribbon and Embellies:  Hobby Lobby
Shape and Peacock:  Silhouette SD

Rochelle

OTWC Challenge #45 Vintage Love

Good morning!  I didn't want to wear my jacket as I was walking from my parking deck to my job because the temperature was so mild this morning.  I wore it anyway because this is cold/flu weather!  You've got to stay consistently dressed...if that makes any sense.  Maybe that's the old school remedy southerner in me...I don't know.

But, what I do know is that I decided to participate in the OTWC Challenge #45.  Lord knows at the end of the day, I need a challenge to get me going.  I like to make a card a day...sometimes two.  But, after dropping Picard (my son) off at the sitter, commuting to work, working, working out, going home to cook for my guys cleaning up and getting ready for the next day...my crafting energy is low, low, low.  Ashley Newell actually did a post about this today on her blog. 

Back to the challenge.  Here is the inspiration:

Here is what I came up with:

I hate that you can't see the little charm at the bottom.  It says "Adore".  Just sweet!

Supplies:
Ink:  Tom Holtz Distress Ink (Worn Lipstick), Chamomile Vintage Touch (PTI)
DP:  PTI (In Bloom)
Sentiment:  Verve
Ribbon: My stash
Stick Pin:  My stash
Heart Shape and half circle:  Silhouette SD
Tools:  Cuttlebug embossing folder (Victoria)
Doilly:  My stash

Thanks for stopping by!

Rochelle

Bob The Builder...Well Maybe Not

Hi!  It's me again!  I have a sorority sister that says that each time she calls you...sweet.  Anywho...I wanted to show you a card that I made for someone.  It is a MAN card complete with tools and tactile woodgrain...YAY!

I really like it!

Paper:  PTI (Kraft, Vintage Cream)
Sentiment:  PTI (Year in Flowers: Carnation)
Ink:  PTI (Dark Chocolate) and Chamomile VT
Twine:  My stash
Tools:  Silhouette SD

Love you...mean it!

Rochelle