JUST FOR FUN COLOR CHALLENGE #17

The colors for our challenge this week are Pink, Green and Cream or White.  Come on and Play along with us!  I love these colors and so I made two cards for this challenge!  A little over kill!  My first card is just a saying (G2199 - Thoughts and Prayers) stamped in Bundled Sage Distress Ink.  I used Spellbinders dies to add layers and for texture I used a Cuttlebug Folder, Swiss Dots.  The pink flowers are home made and the centers are pearls from my stash.  This would work well for sympathy card.

My next card is using stamp #G3192 (Peony)  stamped and embossed in gold.  I then used my Copic markers to color and shade.  I mounted the flower onto two Spellbinders Classic Frame with the middles cut out, then glued them together to make the frame.  I cut squares of pink and black card stock  and mounted it on white card stock.  I tied a bow with some silk ribbon from my stash and a few pearls to highlight the framing piece and the card is done. 

Now let's see what you can do!  Just use the colors listed and Just For Fun Stamps if you have them, if not it is OK to use whatever you have.  Go to the  JFF Blog and use the "Submission Link"  at the bottom of the post and link back to your card or project.  We look forward to seeing what you do!  Also just click on the names of the Design Team below to be directed to their blog and you can see what they did!  You will not be let down; they always have some wonderful ideas!

Design Team:
Sherry Cheever - DT Coordinator
Broni Holcombe
Kat Tucker
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Roni Johnson
Beth Moore
Margarita Ybarra
Glenda Brooks - you are here
JFF Blog

Have a wonderful Friday, and an even better weekend!  For me, I'll just be trying to keep cool!

HUMP DAY!

Well we have made it to the middle of the week!  It is still so hot and dry here!  It has been in mid to upper 90's with heat indexes of close to 100.  This has been going on for several days 9 or 10 and I have to tell you my Ass is dragging!  My poor hubby works outdoors and I have been a little worried about him!  If you have outdoor animals, please check on them and give fresh water as often as you can!

I have another card for you this morning!  I received my new 2" square stamper and stamps from Just Rite Stampers and I have to tell you I'm loving them!  The name is Hope border and centers.  I've been trying to use my Spellbinders Dies in new and different ways these last few days!  It involves a lot of cutting and groaning, and whining, yes whining.  I'm so lazy!  But I love the look I have been able to achieve and so I will be doing more of this as I go along!  My mind is buzzing with ideas and every morning I wake up with a new idea.  There are so many things you can do with them and I am having so much fun!  My stamp was put onto white card stock from Gina K Designs and also the border was put onto Ocean Mist card stock from Gina K.  I layered onto a Black Onyx card stock, onto a border done with Spellbinders Classic Lace Border cut and glued together.  Then onto another square of Ocean Mist and finally onto a 4 1/4 X 4 1/4 square card made with Gina K. card stock.  A white ribbon tied into a bow from my stash a few pop dots and it is ready to go.  I hope you enjoy!  Oh yes, I used Ranger Distress Ink in Stormy Sky to stamp my images.

Good Morning!

Good morning my friends!  It is Monday and the beginning of another week!  The time is just flying by.  Yesterday we just hung out!  My husbands daughter came to visit and he had a great Father's Day!  Even got in a short nap which is very unusual for him!  I got to play a little so it was a good day!  I have all these Spellbinders Dies and decided to try and use them in creative ways and the ideas have just been flying!  The image is from Flourishes A Year of Flowers (I think that is right).  I colored with my Copic Markers and used some of the new card stock  I got from Gina K Designs (Sweet Mango) and my Spellbinders dies.  I colored a few dew drops with a Copic marker to match the flowers.  I hope you enjoy this!

We are in a hot dry spell here!  I mean really hot...in the 90's...and we haven't had much rain either!  There has been rain all around but not on our little acre!  It is too hot to do much outside but water the flowers.  So I am cooped up in the AC.....(time to play!)  I spent a couple of hours outside yesterday and I almost melted and run down into my shoes!  I am hoping we get some relief soon!!  A few 80 degree days would be most welcomed!

Well I'm off to get another cup of coffee and check out some of the other Blogs I love to visit and see what everyone else has been up to.  Have a wonderful day and try to stay cool!

Trio Card....

Good morning everyone!  I hope your Sunday is getting off to a good start!  Yesterday was a good day.  I got to spend some time stamping and cutting and I made a new card to share with you!

I used an image that I have had for a long time...I believe it is from a Flourishes set and stamped on an oval cut out from Spellbinders Ovals Large Dies and put that on a scalloped Oval and then added to the front of my card.  The little corners are also a Spellbinders Die.  I used my Ranger Distress Inks to color the images ...this is new for me.  I love the colors, but need to practice with shading.  I also used a Borderabilities Grand Die (Classic Lace) for the bottom of my card.  I used card stock from Gina K Designs in cream and turquoise sea to set up the card.   Added some sparkle ( Rhinestones) from my stash and the card is ready to go!

I hope you enjoy the card!  Have a great Sunday; it's the last day before Monday Blues!

JFF Color Challenge #16

Happy Friday to you all!  Sherry has challenged us with the colors Green, Blue and Yellow today.  Please come join us and play along.  All you have to do is make a project/card using the listed colors and JFF Stamps if you have them.  If you don't it is OK to use whatever stamps you have; just use these colors.  Once you make your project/card just go to the Just For Fun Blog   jffstamps.typepad.com/jffstamps/  and link to your project/card using the Mr. Linky listed at the bottom of the post.  We love to see what you come up with each week.......so come play along with us!

For my card this week I chose to work with Just For Fun Stamps G1809 Floral Oval VI, and D2701 Life is What Happens.  These stamps can be purchased on the website at:  http://jffstamps.com/  You should visit their store as they have some amazing stamps!  Now back to my card....I stamped the Floral Oval VI on cream card stock and then cut it out.  I distressed the edges and then used Ranger Distress Ink to age the card stock.  I colored the image with my Copic Markers and set it up on a piece of designer paper from my stash...I can't remember which company...and the base card is a blue card stock from Gina K. Designs.  I made a stick pen and slipped it through the silk ribbon, tied the bow and it is done.  For the inside of the card I used the same designer paper, Spellbinders dies,  and card stock and distressed the edges of the sayings with more Ranger Distress Ink.  I hope you enjoy it!  Now why don't you visit the other DT Members participating in this week's challenge and see what they did!  I'm always so excited to see what everyone else does!

Design Team Members:

Sherry - DT Coordinator

Broni
Kat
Sandy
Starla
Terre
Roni
Beth
Rita
Glenda - You are here
JFF Blog

Have a wonderful day, and enjoy your weekend!  I hope to see what you create on the  JFF Blog!!
Hugs,
Glenda

Good Tuesday Morning...

Well I am beginning to sleep a little later than normal lately. But I seem to be wandering around the house at all hours of the night and early morning. Something is always hurting, or there is some little complaint to keep me awake. Nothing really major, just those little aches that keep you from falling asleep and no matter what you do you can't get your nest made. So I wind up getting out of bed and coming through the house to find something to do quietly to occupy my time until I can get my little problem resolved. Enough of that....on to more happy things.



Morning Glories!! They bring back such memories of my childhood. They are a beautiful flower, but gardeners hate them because they take over. But you have to admit there is beauty there! For my card I used Cranberry Tart cardstock from Gina K Designs; ran it through my Cuttlebug with a folder to emboss the front. My next layer was Pink cardstock distressed with Ranger Tea Dye, Dusty Concord and Aged Mahogany Distress Ink. My top layer is Cream cardstock aged with Ranger Distress Ink; same as above with a little bit of Tumbled Glass added. My stamp is from Flourishes,colored with watercolor pencils and a little silk ribbon bow in a mauve, pink color and I actually tied my own bow!! For some reason my bows are beginning to look better and I couldn't be happier!! I love being able to do that; and if it doesn't work then I use my Bow Easy. I just think a bow you tie yourself has a little character and it just makes the card yours somehow. For some reason I just noticed my stamped image is a little off in positioning. My eyes are beginning to go!! Just goes to show you, all your images can't be perfect! Sorry about that!

Well ladies, that is it for me this morning!! I've got many boxes to go through today; as I start working in our basement to clear out some junk. Notice I said junk....I would never throw anything useful away...It is just my definition of useful and my husband's definition of useful are two different things! He...he
Have a blessed day! And remember to take time to breathe!