Happy Birthday Deb...

For a sweet lady and one of our Tuesday Riders, Deb for her birthday.  This was also for the Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen Design Team Challenge, Deja Hue...a play on words with Deja Vu: the illusion of remembering scene ad events when experienced for the first time.  Instead of scenes and events, remember colors (hues!)  Ideas were- to be inspired by a SCS Color Combination Challenge.  Make a new card inspired by the colors of an older card in our gallery.  Make a project using a color combination that has meaning in your life- a wedding, schools colors,  favorite sports team etc.  Try any coloring tutorial.

I used CC1015 (Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Mossy Meadow) for my color inspiration.
Supplies I used were-
Stampin' Up Fifth Avenue Floral, My Favorite Things Itty Bitty Birthday stamp sets.
Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Mossy Meadow card stock.
MFT Elegant Stitched Stax, Royal Leaves, and Itty Bitty Strips die-namics.

  

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Winter Wonderland...

This is my final card as a guest designer for the Dirty Dozen Design Team.  Our theme for November was, Into The Woods.  Our challenge was to create cards with woodland animals, gnomes, mushrooms, ferns, cabins, fairies and other forest themes.  Or create cards with faux wood finishes, or use images with wooden or branch parts (like branches for snowmen).  I can't believe my 6 months is over and I'm now a "Dirty Girl" Alumna!  I never thought in my wildest dreams that my artwork was good enough to be considered to be a guest on the Design Team.   What a fun experience this was, I'm so honored that I was selected! 

Funny story about this card...there's a thing in my house called, "Tanya Math".  I told my hubs that I finished all my cards and was showing him all the pictures I took.  I was counting as I was scrolling.  I got to the Gnome card, my 5th one and said, "OH NO!!!"  He asked where the 6th one was...I told him that I thought that was the 6th one and now I need to make another card!  He laughed and said..."Tanya Math", haha!  So here is my last one...
I used-
Paper- White, Pecan Pie, Real Red
Accessories- Embossing Folder, Circle Die, Stampin' Up Forever Forest, My Favorite Things Snow Drifts, Liquid Applique, Glitter, Wink of Stella.

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Happy Birthday Terri!!!

Merry Christmas!!!  I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas with their friends, family, or friends that have become family.  This is my last month as a guest designer for the Dirty Dozen Design Team.  I can't believe it's been 6 month's already!  This is my 2nd entry for November's theme, Into The Woods.  Our challenge was to create cards with woodland animals, gnomes, mushrooms, ferns, fairies, cabins, and other forest themes.  Create cards with faux wood finishes, or use images with wooden or branch parts (like branches for snowmen).  I made this for my fellow cyclist, cycling event and adventuring buddy and dearest friend, Terri for her birthday.  We've had quite the year full of fun cycling adventures, going to different events, doing things outside of our comfort zone, taking different classes and skills clinics and trying all sorts of new things.  Happy Birthday Terri!!!  I look forward to seeing what the new year has in store for us! 

I started out by masking the sun then blending Petal Pink and Pretty in Pink for the sky.  I tore paper and sponged Smoky Slate for the mountains.  I stamped my images from Stampin' Up Snow Front in Black and Smoky Slate then used a cotton round to lightly rub the area to give it a little bit of a blurry look.  I outlined the moon, mountains, and trees with a glitter pen (pictures don't show how sparkly it is).  I stamped my sentiment from My Favorite Things Something For Everyone stamp set in black.  I mounted my panel on black, then on Petal Pink.  

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Happy 50th Emily!!!

My fourth entry for the Dirty Dozen Friends and Neighbors Challenge.  We were tasked with making cards depicting something we enjoy doing with friends. Make a card inspired by a friend, neighbor, or someone special in our life.  Make a house-shaped card or a house-warming gift.  One thing's for sure...I love cycling with my friends!  Post ride coffee (chai tea for me!) is second best!

I made this for one of our Tuesday group riders.  Her bike is a beautiful minty green so I went with a color combination to compliment that.  I also used the Dirty Dozen Inspiration Sketch for my card.  I used Mint Melody for the Stampin' Up Fun on Wheel bike and the My Favorite Things Impact Numbers die-namics.  I added a Wink of Stella to the Bike and Numbers to give them a bit of shimmer.  I mounted both of them on white circles and added them to my Echo Park Everyday Eclectic paper.  I die cut My Favorite Things Coffee Break Companion in Polished Pink and a second time in Crumb Cake.  I stamped a heart from the Verve You and I stamp set using White Craft ink, then smudging it to try and make it look like a foamy milk heart.  I sponged the Crumb Cake edges using Pecan Pie.  I stamped My Favorite Things Itty Bitty Birthday then die cut it with My Favorite Things Essential Stitched Sentiment die-namics.  I mounted my panel on Crumb Cake then a Polished Pink card base.  

Tom & Emily

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Congratulations Tod!!!

 My third entry for the Dirty Dozen Friends and Neighbors Challenge.  We were tasked with making cards depicting something we enjoy doing with friends. Make a card inspired by a friend, neighbor, or someone special in our life.  Make a house-shaped card or a house-warming gift.  This is for my friend Tod who just purchased a home.   

I used a Granny Apple Green card base, layering a white panel that was embossed with Stampin' Ups brick folder.  I added  my image panel, layered on top of Barely Banana, then ran through the die cut machine using circle dies.  On the image panel I used Marina Mist, Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie, and Barely Banana for the sky.  I used Spellbinders Colorblock Landscape die (for the cactus), Circle dies, My Favorite Things My Neighborhood, Snow Drifts, What Friendship Means, Tree Trio, and Park Bench die-namics (for the street light).  Sentiment from My Favorite Things Right at Home stamp set. 

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That's Rough Challenge- Happy Birthday Linden!!!

My 2nd entry for the Dirty Dozen Challenge, That's Rough.  This one is also my favorite.  Living in Tucson, I have a love for our Saguaro Cactus/Cacti, our amazing mountains, and breathtaking sunrises/sunsets.  We also have some of the best cycling here with our beloved Mt. Lemmon being ranked #3 on The 30 Hardest Climbs in the World.  

Anyhow, we were tasked with adding texture to our cards.  Some ideas given were- to use sand, sandpaper, grit medium, glitter, distress embossing powder, or to use sandpaper to distress our panel.  For my my texture portion I added a Wink of Stella to the white portions that the Saguaro's are in.  Then I used a fine tip glue pen to trace the stencil portions and add the brown glitter.  The picture doesn't show the shimmer on the bike, but I used Pearl Ex Interference Blue on Marina Mist.  It turned out to be just like my co-ride leaders paint job on her bike.  I couldn't be more pleased with the outcome!  I love how playing with long lost supplies turns into a perfect find.

This was for my dear friend and co-ride leader, Linden.  We had a birthday celebration for her after our Tuesday ride.

The birthday girl.

We love to match on our rides.

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Dirty Dozen Summer Job- Paper Round

My second card for the monthly theme, summer job.  I actually learned something while making this card.  I wanted to make sure the name of the summer job was correct, so I googled Paper Route.  It came up that the correct term is Paper Round for children who have a route that they deliver newspapers to by bicycle.  Who knew???

I kept this one CAS.  My base card, layer and bike are all watercolor paper.  For my panel, I lined up the A2 die-namics and placed the circle in it, then ran it through the die cut machine.  I taped the decorative newspaper to the back and mounted it with foam tape to my card base.  I added Wink of Stell to the bike and put it on the card using Stampin' Up's adhesive sheets.  That sure is a game changer when using dies that have small pieces!

I ended up making two of these cards.  The one above is made with a die that was given to me as a gift.  I've had it for a long time and don't have the original packaging it came in.  One of the guidelines we have to follow while being a guest designer is no off brand stamps or dies.  So...I ran to the the internet to track down the recently retired Stampin' Up Fun on Wheels Bundle so I could make the card again with products that I knew for 100% were not knock offs.

I  had to take a picture of how beautifully wrapped the stamp set came...so pretty!!!

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Birthday Thank You's...

I had such a wonderful birthday.  I wanted to thank a few of my friends that made my day extra special.

I used Stampin' Up Cactus Cuties and Morning Meadow Stamp Sets.  Only Orange, Shaded Spruce, and black inks.  White and Only Orange card stock. Pink Fresh Studio Blanket Stitched Rectangle and Stamping Bella Baubles.

Have a wonderful day!

 

Happy Birthday Nancy!!!

For one of my sweet and dear friends, Nancy for her birthday.

 I CASE'd this beautiful card from splitcoaststampers.  I used Stampin' Up Roses in Winter, Very Versailles, Canvas, and Express Yourself stamp sets.  Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, Garden Green, Pear Pizzaz, Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight inks.  Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzaz, and white cards stock.  My Favorite Things Flags Stax die-namics, Recollections butterly, and a button.

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Happy Birthday Bruce...

I'm back...life just gets busy and though I've been creating my little heart out, blogging and posting has been on the back burner.  Anyhow, I created this card for one of our Tuesday riders, Bruce for his birthday.

I CASE'd this card I found on Pinterest.  I just loved this sketch and thought it was great for a CAS masculine card.  I used Woodware Craft Collections On Your Bike and Stampin' Up Fun on Wheels stamp sets.  Black and Tempting Turquoise inks.  Black and white cardstock.  Finished off the card off with some rhinestones.

Bruce, the Birthday Boy!

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My Thoughts are with You...

As every card maker knows, Sympathy Cards are by far the hardest ones to make.

I used My Favorite Things A2 Stitched Rectangle Stax die-namics, then stamped my images from Stampin' Ups Plant Hope and Special Moments Stamp Sets.  Then I used MFT Stitched Rectangle Frames die-namics to finish off my card.

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Happy Birthday Debbie!!!

For a sweet dear friend of mine for her birthday!

My inspiration for this card came from this beautiful cycling jersey of Debbie's.  I used Stampin' Ups Stained Glass (hummingbird), stamped in Memento ink, then colored with Copics.  I mounted the panel on Tempting Turquoise, then layered it on a white layer that was embossed with the SU Brick and Morter 3D embossing folder.  I added Denami Design ribbon and mounted my panel on a Magenta Madness card base.

My sweet dear friend, Debbie!

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With Sympathy...

Of all the cards, Sympathy Cards are the hardest to make...

 I used Here Together and Special Moments from Stampin' Up.  Colored with copics.  Wild Wasabi and white card stock.  Denami Design ribbon and a glitter pen.

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Happy Birthday Linda!!!

For my best friends mom for her birthday.

I CASE'd this from the Stampin' Up catalog, changing it ever so slightly.  I used Earthen Elegance paper, Pretty Peacock, Pebbled Path, and Very Vanilla cardstock.  I stamped Earthen Textures in Pebbled Path.  Then die cut the coordinating dies.  Stamped my sentiment from SU Morning Meadow set in Copper Clay on Very Vanilla.

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Another Furry Friend Crossed the Rainbow Bridge...

 I made a Rainbow Bridge card for my best friends dog.  After my friend posted it online thanking me for it, another friend reached out to me asking if I could make one for her friends cat.  She wanted it just like the card I made for my friend but with a cat.  These are always the hardest cards to make.

I used My Favorite Things Cascading Rainbow, Stitched Cloud Edges, and Flat Bottom Cloud Die-Namics.  I ran the Clouds through a Pin Dot Embossing Folder.  I used a blend of MFT and Stampin' Up card stock.  Cat die in black, highlighted in a white gel pen then wiped with a paper towel to give it a softer look.  Sentiment from Stampin' Up Special Moments Stamp Set.

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Crossing the Rainbow Bridge...

Our best friends sweet puppy of 16 years crossed the rainbow bridge.  Solo was a character.  He was the only pup in his litter, hence his name, Solo.  He had such a funny personality, knew what he wanted when he wanted it, and loved to cuddle...of course when he wanted to cuddle.  Losing Solo was definitely a heart felt loss, I shed many tears making this card for them.

I used My Favorite Things Cascading Rainbow, Stitched Cloud Edges, and Flat Bottom Cloud Die-Namics.  I ran the Clouds through a Pin Dot Embossing Folder.  I used a blend of MFT and Stampin' Up card stock.  Stampin' Up punch for the dog, highlighted in a white gel pen then wiped with a paper towel to give it a softer look.  Sentiment from Stampin' Up Special Moments Stamp Set.

Solo at one of our Thanksgiving gatherings.

Solo checking in on me.

Solo and Jetta (my Chihuhua) going for a walk.

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Happy 2 Years Co-Ride Leader!!!

Celebrating two years of Co-Ride Leading with the best cycling partner I could ever ask for.  Leading with Linden has been such a fun and rewarding experience these last two years.  We have met so many amazing people and have been truly blessed with this wonderful opportunity that Tim with Cyclefit Solutions has given us.  Here's to many more Co-Leading Rides with my partner in cycling!

Linden and I took a trip to Colorado over the summer to ride our bikes up Mt. Evans.  I wanted to make her a card that resembled Echo Lake Park.  You get to see this beautiful lake just before making the turn off to head up Mt. Evans.  I used Stampin Up's Snow Front to create my scene.  Shaded Spruce, Chocolate Chip, and Pool Paty inks.  I blended YoYo Yellow and Only Orange lightly over the scene.  I stamped the bike from Stamps by Impression in black.  Then added two black birds from My Favorite Things Shady Palm Die-namics to resemble me and Linden.  I mounted my panel on YoYo Yellow then a Chocolate Chip card base.

Echo Lake Park, CO

Me and Linden 

Us

Our 2 year Anniversary Ride!

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Happy Birthday Becki...

For my sweet dear friend Becki for her birthday.  Becki is such a sweet soul.  So positive and upbeat, someone you always want to surround yourself with.

 I stamped image from Stampin' Up Cactus Cuties in Garden Green.  The flowers are stamped in Poppy Parade then stamped off and stamped for the lighter flower.  I made the Poppy Parade frame by running it through a die cut machine using a Rectangle Stitched die-namic from My Favorite Things and a regular rectangle die.  I stamped the sentiment in Poppy Parade from the MFT Festive Old Friends stamp set.  I finished off the card with some baker's twine.

Heartfelt Thanks...

Our groomer sold her business earlier this year.  I made her a thank you card for taking such great care of our chihuahuas over the years.

Our groomers salon was black, hot pink, and white so I of course had to make her card with those colors.  I used the Stampin Up dog punch and brick embossing folder.  My Favorite Things Thank You die and Heart die, highlighting the heart with a white gel pen.

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Thanks a Planty...

Made a thank you card for a customer who ordered one of my premade for sale cards.  I've been trying to make an extra card or two when I'm creating and put them up for sale.  This was was for a male customer, it's always nice to have men support your crafty hobby!

I used Stampin' Up Cactus Cuties in Merry Merlot and Garden Green.  I ran the white layer through the die cut machine, using the Stitches A2 Rectangle die-namics.  Mounted it on a Polished Pink card based and finished it off with a sentiment from Banner Day Sentiments and Banner Flags.

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