Color Challenged

The color challenge on SCS this week was Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, and Baja Breeze. I love color challenges, and this one was just that .... a challenge. :)

I didn't have the exact colors, so I improvised with a couple that worked well, I think.

Interesting colors, huh? I like the overall look of the card and the colors together. I was a bit apprehensive at first. It certainly has an Easter look about it, doesn't it??

The beautiful sentiment is from Yearly Occasions. Such a great, versatile set. The egg is cut using the Cricut and SCAL. The SVG file perfectly fits that stamp ... really cool. The stamps and SVG are available through Clear Dollar Stamps.

Card Recipe ...

Stamps: Yearly Occasions, You're Egg-straordinary, Scriptures of Peace (all from Clear Dollar Stamps)

Paper: Raging River, Billowing Clouds, Certainly Celery, vanilla

Ink: black, celery

Accessories: R81, B24

Techniques: SVG file (You're Egg-straordinary), Tabs and Tags dies, ribbon, gold dots, pop dots

This was a fun challenge - and you should try it, too. The daily challenges on SCS can really kick-start your mojo!! :)


Lots of fun coming soon!!!! Clearly Inspired Challenge on Friday .... New products coming for April ..... Yep .. you do NOT want to miss a thing!! :)

Have a terrific Tuesday and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow.



~*Shell*~

An Inkling for a Challenge

Today's Ways To Use It challenge was all about ink. We were not allowed to use black, white, or brown ink on our project. Yikes?! That's a tough one for me!


The roses were stamped with ruby ink and colored with watercolor crayons. The leaves were stamped with olive ink and colored the same way. An Aquapainter was used to manipulate the crayon color. The large background was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder which was inked with the ruby ink.

Card Recipe -

Stamps: Roses to Die for (Clear Dollar Stamps)

Paper: Paper - white, blue, dp

Ink: Ink - Ruby, Olive

Accessories: watercolor crayons, aquapainter, Crackle Accents, sanding block, lace, ribbon, pearls, pop dots, corner rounder, Cuttlebug, folder

I'd love to hear your thoughts on my challenge card. I, also, challenge you to try it yourself. It's fun, and it helps you use things that you may have forgotten you have.


Fun stuff coming next week, so check back often. Have an awesome night and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!!






~*Shell*~

We've Got A (two, actually) Winner (S)!!!!

Yippee!!! We have winners from this past Sunday's blog hop!! Are you curious?? Do ya wanna know?? Well, I GUESS I could tell you. Or, maybe, I could make you do tricks like a seal ..... act like a monkey ..... roar like a lion?? Yeah, ok, enough of the zoo stuff. Let's get to the winners!


Drum roll, please ......









Our winners are .....

From Cassie's blog

TR - A Touch of Sparkle, Shine & Color

From Laurie's blog

PAT (mspfd) - Stamp, Paper and Ink

Congratulations to both of you!! Enjoy your wonderful prize. I hope all of you will join us again next month for our blog hop. It will be on the 3rd Sunday of April (17th), which just happens to also be Palm Sunday.

Have an awesome day and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!!

~*Shell*~

Sisters In Christ Challenge

The challenge on Sisters In Christ this week is a really fun one. You must have something on your card that is 'hidden' from first view. I would love to do several of these! There are so many fun ways to create like this.


Alas, only one could be done tonight, so here it is. :)




The card was made using the Hydrangea set from Clear Dollar Stamps. I used 2 layers of the actual flower part for the image and one for the shadow. The piece was colored with Copic markers. The ball part of the flower is popped up from the other part, and all of it is covered in glass finish, with small 'beads' of the finish placed around the flower and leaves to look like dew. The leaves are curled under a bit to give a little more dimension.

You can see the 'dew' a little better in this picture.


The tag under the flower slides out to show a sentiment ....



The background was run through the Cuttlebug. I just love the lace 'ribbon' used here, don't you?! I can't wait to use that again. Gorgeous. The background was, also, sewn to add a little more texture and interest.


Card Recipe -

Stamps: Hydrangea, Scriptures of Peace
Paper: white, black, gray, vanilla
Ink: black, brown
Copics: R81, R83, R85, G94, G21, G24
Accessories: Tabs & Tags dies, Cricut, SCAL, Hydrangea SVG file, Cuttlebug, folder, glass finish, lace, ribbon, sewing machine, pearls, sponge dauber, pop dots



Tomorrow, we'll have the winners of the It's A Zoo! Blog Hop!! I can't wait for that!!

Hope you have a fantastic evening and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!

~*Shell*~

March Blog Hop - It's A Zoo!!!

What a super fun theme for the Clear Dollar Stamps' monthly blog hop!! Each month, the design team members are given a theme to work around. We're allowed to interpret that theme in any way we choose. There are some fantastic interpretations this month, and I KNOW you want to see them all!!!

Hopefully, you came here from Sarah's blog where she has shown you something incredible, but if not, and you just happened to stop by here today, you'll want to head back to Lori's blog to get started on this fun Blog Hop. She has the list there of all of the participants, as well as the details on the contest and prizes. Yep!! PRIZES! You could win just by commenting on one or all of the blogs in the hop. The more blogs in the hop that you comment on, the better chance YOU have of winning! Two comments randomly selected from all of the blog hop posts will each win a great prize this month. The winners will be announced here, as well as Lori's blog, on March 23rd. Don't miss your chance to win!!!

What could YOU win?? Two lucky winners will each receive a $10 gift certificate for the CDS store!!!

So, my interpretation of "It's A Zoo?" Here ya go!!


I created the cage card using the Cricut and SCAL. Two rectangles were welded together and 6 other rectangles were cut out of one side making the 'cage' bars. The card base was cut from silver glitter paper. The stamped, colored inside piece was white, and was adhered to the inside of the cage leaving the bars loose - with the exception of the outer rim.

Card Recipe -
Stamps - Monkey Madness
Paper - glitter, white, olive
Ink - black
Copics - B00, E31, E33, E37, G21, G24, G28, G94
Accessories - Cricut, SCAL, Tabs & Tags dies, black dot., pop dots


So what do you think?? Is this a fun theme or what??! Now, you need to do the kangaroo hop right on over to Linda's blog to see what awesome creation she has to show you.


I will have several things to show you this week, so make sure you check back soon. Don't forget that we'll announce the winner of this hop on March 23rd, so check in then, for sure!!!

Have an amazingly blessed Sunday and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!!


~*Shell*~