Joan's Gardens 25th Challenge Blog Hop

WOW - Joan's Gardens has already hosted 25 challenges - can you believe it? Time surely flies when we're having stampin' fun eh? You are absolutely going to want to play along this week!! Before I share those exciting details with you, here's my project.

I made this sympathy/encouragement card using the gorgeous Heartfelt Creations stamp set,  Hope in the Lord. The sentiment was stamped and embossed with white detail embossing powder then cut out with Nestie's Label 16 die.

I used the HFC corner die (I cut two) from Perfect Petals die set to create the lacy pendant behind my sentiment.  I also used HFC Perfect Petals die to cut my two leaves - then I stamped the leaves with two different patterned leaves stamps from the HFC set called Petal Perfect Medley.  I used a MS border punch to create the lacy edge along the bottom. The finishing touches include some beautiful flowers (a blue Prima rose, a Mulberry Rose and a sprig of floral "buds").

Here's a close up of the detail.

I always try to finish the inside of my cards as well. I stamped a second sentiment from the HFC set Hope in the Lord. Then I created a simple two layer scalloped border for the bottom.

OK - now for the really EXCITING NEWS!  Christmas is coming early for someone and it could be YOU!   This week you have the chance to win an AMAZING PRIZE PACKAGE you won't want to miss out on. Heartfelt Creations has so generously donated the grand prize for this week's Joan's Garden's 25th Challenge.  This prize package includes 14 stamp sets and 3 Heartfelt Creations matching Dies with a total value of over $286.  Can you say WOW?!?!? In addition to this fabulous grand prize, there will also be additional prize packages from Joan's Garden's  to give you 3 additional chances to win.

You will have until next Thursday morning (December 9) 6:00 AM EST to link your card/project. There are only two requirements for this week's challenge:

1. Create a card/project using ONLY  Heartfelt Creations stamps (any HFC stamps and matching dies are acceptable) Do not use any other brand stamps.  You may use any card stock, design paper and embellishments you want.
2. You must be subscribed to Joan's Gardens blog so you receive all updates about challenges and sales.  This is an easy one, isn't it.

The winner for the grand prize package from Heartfelt Creations will be chosen from a Random drawing and will be announced Friday morning (December 10).  This person will also be entered in the End of the Year drawing for a $100 gift certificate from  Joan's Gardens.   You may enter this challenge more than once, but each card/project must be made with only Heartfelt Creations stamps.

Three more changes to win another a great prize!  This week Joan and Selma have invited 10 guest designers to participate in a Blog Hop featuring Heartfelt Creations stamps.  You won't want to miss all the inspiration in the beautiful cards created by these designers.  While visiting each of these blogs, you have a chance to win another great prize from Joan's Gardens.  In order to be eligible for one of these three prize packages, you need to leave a comment on each blog in this Hop.  Out of the twelve blogs, there are three "mystery" blogs, each with a prize package from Joan's Gardens.  For a chance to win, be sure to leave a comment on all twelve blogs.  

Below are the guidelines to enter this week's challenge:
Post your challenge card to your blog.  Important, please have a direct link to your challenge card and not to your blog address OR you can post to the SCS gallery.  (If you are posting to the SCS gallery, you will need to use a special code to tag your card so it is entered into the challenge. This week's code is JG1202.) Link your card/project to the Blue Inlinkz icon listed at the bottom of the challenge on Joan's blog.

I told you that you would want to play so get out your supplies and join in on the fun this week.

Now be sure you hop along to all 12 blogs and see ALL of the magnificent entries. 

Olga 

Geri

Glenda

Darlene

Patti G.

Theresa

Patti N.

Carla

Linda

Pam  <- You are here!

Selma

Joan

Hug the ones you love,

Sometimes You Try...

...but things don't turn out QUITE like you envisioned. :-)

I made this card for Joan's Garden challenge #23. The requirements were as follows
1. Create a window card  (done with a Nesties Labels 16)
2. Use a Christmas Ornament - (JustRite Christmas Ornaments 3-1/4)
3. Something gold - (my embossing)
4. Something fuzzy - (some red flower soft on the bow and around my "window")

So here it is.... my flower soft around the nestie opening didn't turn out quite like I wanted but hey - it counted for something fuzzy. I used it on the bow as well.

Here you can see the inside and can really see that I have a window cut in the front.

Detail of the inside image and the polar soft around the opening - it didn't go on quite as evenly as I would have liked.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week.

Hugs n Smiles,

All Things Grow With Love

I had a moment to do a couple of challenges - for Joan's Garden and for Mona Pendleton. My post is short and sweet but the challenges were fun.

Joan's Garden challenge asked us to do the following:
1. Use a Magnolia or Sarah Kay image (or any character)
2. Include something that sparkles
3. Use a Nestie Spellbinder
4. Include a greeting

SO I inked up my Tilda with Love Rice image from Magnolia stamps and colored her with copics for Mona's Cr84FN3 challenge colors of light pink, bright pink and light green. I then added SU! Dazzling Diamonds to the basket of hearts and to Tilda's angel wings for some sparkle. I used three nesties - Labels 10, Labels 8, and Labels 4 on this card and I included a greeting from PTI. Here's a close up of Tilda. (Mona I just had to use some brown for her shoes LOL).

 

A close up of the prima flower - I added some Dazzling Dust chunky glitter to it - thanks to my fellow JUGS and MTME team member Lisa Kind who was sweet enough to send this to me - THANK YOU LISA!!!! It works beautifully.

Finally - here's a shot of my card stock BG. 

The white CS was just too plain for me but my 5-1/4" square card was too big to easily run through my CB etc. I wanted the BG to be subtle so I inked up an old SU! floral background stamp with Versamark and stamped my white CS. I liked the effect and put it all aside and went to bed. In the morning I wasn't quite so happy with the Veramark on white - it didn't show up enough so I used some very light green chalk and rubbed over the BG and sure enough - the image began to pop through. (I think the technique is actually called Poppin Pastels.)  I then adhered all my layers and my card was complete.  

Have a great Veteran's Day. My "other son" (aka my son Kevin's best friend Ian) is home from Afghanistan so this Veteran's Day will be a day to be even more proud and thankful for the service of our military men and women.

Hugs n Smiles,

JustRite, GinaK, Joans Garden Challenges!!

Well - for once I got a good chunk of time this weekend to PLAY! I was so excited that I got to tackle quite a few challenges so bear with me - several cards here - I didn't post all the details so contact me if you need to know something specific. ALL of these were cards I needed (do you keep a list? I do...) so it was a great way to get two things done at the same time!!

First up - I created another card for JustRite's Friday Challenge #25 which was called Inside and Out. I used the sentiment set Joyful Hearts Borders and Centers and combined it with some PTI designer paper. Here's the outside...

And here is the inside:

Next up - the Gina K July release challenges:

1. Jessica's sketch challenge

2.  Theresa's In the Round challenge - use at least NINE circles or round shapes.

3. Lee's Color Challenge - Black and White only

Finally -  Joan's Garden - make a Patriotic card - Red, White, Blue plus embossing. Although I didn't use an embossing folder I did use my score pal to create a couple of embossed lines on my card. This will go to my "other son" - my son's best friend that is serving in Afghanistan. He'll love it even though it's late.

Well - that's it - OH yes I did another project for My Time Made Easy - you'll see it in a couple of days and I got a start on JUGS challenges - trying to "work ahead" with the wedding coming up. Hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend and have a great week ahead.

Hugs n Smiles.

A few challenge projects

Hi gals,
Well I got a chance to do some playing along with a couple of challenges so I have several cards to post. Not a ton of detail cause I'm ready for bed now.

First up - Joan's Garden -Joan is hosting a new weekly challenge so I wanted to try and play along this time. We were to use any Just Rite floral stamp set and to use pink, green and yellow. So here's my card:

I used the Plant a Little Love set from JR. It's beautiful and I love the large size! I colored with copics and did a second layer which I cut out and popped up for some dimension. I added a little yello-green glitter to the flower centers, used some tiny pink rhinestones around the scallop and larger rhinestones on the corners. The DP is Lemonade from Basic Grey.

Here's a closer look:

Next up - A joint effort card from Selma Stevenson and me... when Selma and I returned from Joan's workshop we had a little time to play. Selma created this card and I finished it up (heh - all I did was add ribbon and the large flowers). But I was able to send it to my DD in Germany just to let her know I'm thinking about her - her last visit home got cancelled because of that volcano in Iceland.  Check out how Selam makes the fabulous vellum flowers. Here tutorial is HERE.

I also had a chance to get back over to Stamp TV for a couple of quick challenges. First up is this week's color challenge - Pink, Orange and Green.  SERIOUSLY? Oh boy now this is what I call a challenge - BUT I think I got it... and here it is...

I used the Spring Florals set from Gina K Designs - masked and stamped 3 sets of these fun flowers. Colord some pink and some orange.  Nestie matted with the Large scallop oval and then added another mat of green. Some CB embossing and a MS punch - ribbon and sentiment. All done!

Here's the inside - super fun to carry through the flowers...

Last up - one more Stamp TV challenge - to make a Christmas card and let the sentiment be the main focus of the card.  Here's my simple card for this one.

Stamps are from Gina K. I added a little bit of Eskimo Kisses DP and used the sketch from Waltzingmouse Stamps again.

I added another senti to the inside:

Whew - ok I'm officially tired now - I think I was in my stamp studio for a good three hours!
Thanks for popping in - do you have a favorite from these? I'd love to know which one if you do.

Have a great rest of your weekend.
Hugs n Smiles,