Featured Stamper - Heather

Initially, Heather was chosen as Queen For The Day over at SCS, by 9pm last night she was ALSO chosen as Featured Stamper!  WOW!  Double recognition - that is wonderful for her.  Great for me too since I got to CASE 2 of her fabulous cards!  What a fabulous gallery she has! I had to CASE this card because of the colors and of course the butterfly.
I used my favorite butterfly from Hero Arts.  Someone in blogland does this amazing highlighting with a white gel pen - doesn't that just make this bfly pop!  Love this little trick.  I used my new DOTS embossing folder from my friend cuttlebug, added some lace (that's all I had - so sad) and a few gems and this CASE was complete.

This second card I CASED is from her bow. Sometimes I just need to force myself to use my bow easy.  It's not like it is hard, it's just being left handed I struggle with this little tool.  My colors are from Curtain Call 44 - I wasn't sure about them, but as usual, once I get the card made I end up liking the combination!  This is a little sneak peek of Mark's Finest Papers Thankful Mums and Pumpkins.
Thanks so much for stopping in - see you tomorrow!!

Featured Stamper - Lori Tecler

About the only thing this CASE has in common is butterflies - and maybe a similar layout.  But, the colors are for Paper Tray Color Challenge and I wanted to use Mark's Finest Papers Ladybugs & Carnations.  The stripes on the green paper are GKD Vintage Background.  I made my bow with my friend the bow easy.  Okay, I am off to make some projects for the MFP Blog Hop - It starts May 11th - 14th - a potential winner EVERY DAY... watch for it..  See ya later!

Features Stamper - Michelle

Since I went and sold my mom's day cards, I need at least 2 for myself - what better way to make needed cards than make them for a challenge!  [2 fer works for me]  Michelle has a great gallery and I chose this beautiful and elegant card to CASE.












This week end I have been into CAS cards and this was pretty clean and simple to make for sure!  I love red and white together!

Well my friends I am off to Lowes - DH is going to RE-do my stamp room closest!!  Would you be interested in pictures of before and after?   I can't WAIT!  I have so much clutter in my stamp room - it is going to be wonderful to have more storage space!  WA HOO!!  Later,

Featured Stamper - Gloria #2

I was so inspired by this card > of Gloria's to go with  < this dress.  Strange inspiration, but this dress is so glorious it just reminds me of the opera!  This is a first time I didn't actually CASE the card but really was inspired by it!  This is also for Clearly I Stamp challenge of a ribbon.  Hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday - I know I am - I am stamping~~  Thanks for stopping by--

Featured Stamper - Gloria

I knew I would have another card... I love being able to get challenges done the night before.  Featured Stamper is my 2nd favorite challenge.  You can legally copy and steal everything (CASE) - LOL.  I was glad to see Gloria be chosen.  She is a fellow CDS stamper with me.. one I have recently gotten to notice her work.  I was excited to see that I could even use Clear Dollar Stamps Fashionably French - I love these shoes!  I colored them with red copics and I did use the GKD Vintage Background again... Yep like I said me and dots like each other..  A little frame sponging and this puppy is all done.  Thanks for stopping by.. again..

Featured Stamper- Dara

I actually made 2 cards today for the Featured Stamper - Dara.  The 2nd one was motivated by Curtain Call #26, in support of Marisa who is on the DT team.  She is one of my loyal commentors... my way of showing support~ Hi Marisa!!

This is my first one based on this card ^

This is my second one and also for the color challenge over at Curtain Call~ dark gray, light gray, white and crushed curry- I used cantaloupe.  I also used my new Hero Arts stamp.  Oh my, but I love the way it stamps.  I am a definite admirer of Hero Arts.  Okay ladies - this is it for me.  I will be back later tonight for posting my SCS Challenge TLC.  Be sure to check it out~~  Thanks for stopping by!

Featured Stamper - Pat Smethers

This card covers a few challenges, but initially it was for the Featured Stamper Challenge over at SCS.  This week was Mothermark's choice of Pat Smethers.  I am not real familiar with Pat, but she is definately known with other stampers - seems she likes cowboys and leaves very sincere and encouraging comments... That was fun to read about.  I chose this card to CASE.


For some reason Pat's card picture is not that great, but you get the idea.  Her roses were quilled - I don't do that so I took the overall effect of pretty flowers with bling.  I colored the tips of the flowers with copics.  This is also for Color Throwdown Challenge ~ pink, gray, olive, and Oh Alice~ flowers on your card.  Thanks for stopping by - I really appreciate your comments~~

caseTheresa - STV

Like I said earlier, we are also featuring Theresa over at Stamp TV too!   It has never been done before, and isn't sponsored by Gina for a prize, but it is a fun way to dual honor OUR Theresa.  It is so much fun to CASE such an awesome artist as Theresa.  This box is a combo of a couple of goodies that Theresa had in her STV gallery.  I have to say, I REALLY changed this one - instead of underwater mine is the top of water so fish were not an option.. lol.  Theresa's box was a desk top size mine was initially made for the Stamping Year Round Christmas challenge...until I saw it was suppose to have a snowflake theme... well, I DO NOT want to start Christmas anything yet, so I now have a beach box.

My card theme is this one
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And the box idea from this
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I realize, my box doesn't look at all like Theresa's - mine is the theme of a box.  However, I might have to try to make that beautiful butterfly for sure!

Thanks for stopping by~~ I am off to check out the other CASES of this wonderful artist's work, and a person I consider my friend!
Congratulations again Theresa~~ an honor well deserved!!

Featured Stamper - Theresa Momber

This is my first CASE of Theresa Momber being picked for Featured Stamper over at SCS.  We are also Featuring her over at STV - nothing wrong with dual featuring!  As per the "rules" I changed the colors, eliminated the sentiment, and I used this adorable bunny from Clear Dollar Stamps as my main image - [it is Easter after all]  Trudy, the illustrator of Butterfly Bunny has this awesome tutorial that I tried to follow.  I got close, but naturally I was missing one of the listed copics, so I had to improvise.  Not to bad (for me) as I have stated, I WILL get these copics mastered.. eventually~ LOL.  I'll be back - I just love Theresa's work not to do at least 2 CASES!!  Thanks for stopping by~

Featured Stamper - Mutnik/ Queen for the Day - Peggy

Featured Stamper this week is Mutnik.  I chose an older card from page 8 out of 9 pages.  I like to go back and see just how the stamper has improved or stayed the same.  Cathy went from pretty cards to a crazy character theme.  There is a group of SCS friends who really get into some crazy stuff and they have a blast with each other on their comments!  Such funny write ups  and you can tell there is such a friendship with these ladies!  Anyway, Cathy also made the first pick of Queen for the Day new challenge started over at SCS by Anne Ryan.  It is in recognition for stampers who give sincere and encouraging comments to fellow stampers.  If you have ever gotten a comment from Anne Ryan, you KNOW what a genuine comment is!  Anyway you simply case a card from their gallery~ it is very similar to Featured Stamper. 






This card is for Verve March 4 - last challenge for March.  I chose the Hello Kitty colors - pink, black and white.  This is also a loose case from Peggy's gallery   she was Queen of the Day #2.  Once again, Peggy is a very genuine and sincere commenter. A well deserved recognition!!  Okay Ladies - that is it for me today.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Featured Stamper - Angela Crockett

I am drawn to stars this week so I chose this card out of Angela's amazing gallery!  WOW!  She has quite the selection for sure!  I love the vintage look   [I took my trusty big dauber and sponged really rust around the edges for the effect].  I hope you noticed that I attempted my sewing machine (which I FINALLY got threaded correctly so it works right now) - can you see my stitches are ALMOST straight! I am getting there... between coloring with copics and sewing a straight line my personal challenges are still there!  LOL.  I used my new star nesties!  [I so love nesties!]  I also used my new SU punch. This is also for Clearly I Stamp - a square card~ mine is 51/2.

  Thanks for stopping by! 

 

Featured Stamper - Jovial Judi

I did 2 entries today for the Featured Stamper Judi.  She (like all features stampers) has an amazing gallery.  Judi's unique feature is her matching insides AND envelope.  Check out her gallery and see her wonderful creations!  I made this flower and hadn't used it - when I saw Judi's card - well it just screamed time to use.  For these flowers you punch, scrunch, glue dot together (I had 4 punched out flowers), twine a button and glue dot it to the center.  Simple easy.

On my second card (4th for Theresa's set) I don't do monekys, but koala bears hang from trees too so there you go!  I must say the cuttlebug leaf folder works just perfect with the little guy - who BTW I paper pieced for the STV challenge by Selma for Blast from the Past.
Thanks for stopping by!  Vicki

Featured Stamper - Laurie - Hamilton Girl

This was for the Featured Stamper  -Laurie.  As usual, the FS' gallery is always amazing!  A lot of Laurie's cards are CAS  -clean and simple.  I chose this card-------->
to CASE (copy & share everything).  I changed the image, colors, and added 3 gems.  I like "legal" copying - LOL.  Makes for an easy card!!
Thanks for stopping by!  Vicki

Featured Stamper- Barbara

WOW! This Babara has an amazing gallery!  I love Sundays where when once again, I get to CASE and thoroughly enjoy it!  LOL.  They did all the hard stuff - creating it and all I do is copy it!  How easy is that!  In this case, I did not have stars (but, I will tell you I did order them today) so I used the flower nesties that I have had for -----a real long time (I think I have used these maybe twice) --- they worked well for this CASE.  I kept the same colors (I just love tan and black - so rich) - and used a different Martha Stewart punch.  I also didn't have Barb's gorgeous bead swirls so I used my black gems.  My card is more of an inspired card rather than a CASE - but it works for the challenge!

Oh yeah BTW, the cardstock I used is Desert Sand from MFP.  They are having a 15% off storewide sale thru February 9 - use code FebPre15. To shop, use the icon over on my left sidebar that says Mark's Finest Papers.  [I made it real easy for you! lol]

Featured Stamper - Nicole "ButterflyEars"

The Featured Stamper today was Nicole - ButterflyEars.  I first saw her beautiful cards when I started playing in the Stampin B challenges.  Her gallery is amazing, and hard to pick which one I wanted to CASE. (copy & share everything).  I chose this beauty.  With the FS rules, you need to change at least 3 things - so I changed, the colors, image and background.  As you can see, I am still struggling with coloring with my copics!  I just can't seem to get the depth I am looking for~~ so frustrating!  I am not one to to quit so I will keep attempting this technique.  It will come eventually [I hope!]

On a side note - I planned on stamping ALL day yesterday~~ well, plans are good. I ended up [after the morning upload to my blog] spending about 5 hours on the computer!  Talk about an abyss!  Good heavens but time just flies while in internet/blog land!  I wanted to check out all the challenges(on other blogs) and than finally about 8pm I got back to stamping with the VSN.  I got 4 cards made and there are 6 challenges!  I got to bed at midnight!  Good grief!  What a day!  LOL.  I will try to upload all of the cards on one post.  We shall see if that works out!  Thanks for stopping by!  Vicki