Clearly Inspired Challenge 19, Take 2

     I decided I wanted to do another take on this "sticky situation," a little neater, but still sticky.  I can really see the analogy with our lives.  Sometimes, our mistakes, tough things in our lives, are not all that obvious, but they still keep us out of the will of God or from resting in the peace He has for us.  We can look "almost" okay.  God can see past that.  He can still fix it.  He's still the answer, if we let him be. 

     Clear Dollar Stamps has some amazing sentiments.  I want to play with them all!  And I am certainly enjoying their new die.  Now I need stamps to go with them!  I will be buying my own birthday present soon. Just to save DH the hassle.  LOL!

Clearly Inspired Challenges #19

This month's challenge from Clearly iStamp is food related, appropriate as we begin a season known for over-eating and other indulgences.  My stamped image is a sentiment, which I whole-heartedly believe, from Clear Dollar Stamps.  I illustrated that with a lollipop I made from Twistel paper yarn that I received in a generous RAK from a fellow Fiskateer.  Doesn't it look messy and sticky, just like life sometimes?

Stamping Scrapping Challenge: Yellow & Black

Made this for a bumble-loving friend before I knew about this challenge.  I might have done a few things differently, if I'd known I was going to be entering it.  You know, the old hindsight-is-20/20 thing.  Anyway, I did use the right products.  The tree is from Spellbinders Nesting Pines, the border punch is Martha Stewart's snowflake border (Love how you can use the fiddly-bits that fall out!) and it's all held together with scor-tape!  Thanks for looking!

Fisk-a-teers Support the Fight against Breast Cancer! Go Orange and Pink!

 Here's my entry in the Pink and Orange Challenge issued by lead Fisk-a-teer Tami.  I somehow had the idea pink and orange didn't go together.  Was I wrong!  Love it!  Can't stop using it!  I made a couple more cards after the challenge.

This picture shows some of the Fiskars tools I used; some, because I forgot the one I used the most, the Threading Water Edge Punch!  I especially love the finished look the crimper and pinking shears give candy wraps.  Looks so professional! 

Tami posted a wonderful video on the Fisk-a-teer site.  http://www.fiskateers.com/blog/2010/10/11/the-gorgeous-results-of-a-secret-color-challenge/

I hope you'll check it out.  It's very moving.  Thanks for stopping by.

Clearly Inspired Challenge #18 - Color me Fall

     I've gotten really excited about this little company, Clear Dollar Stamps, and thrilled that they now have dies.  I love the label designs, but I was afraid the paper would stick inside.  No worry.  It fell right out.  The clear templates make it very easy to line up with sentiments or graphics.  I found that the main sentiment I wanted to use, the scripture, was a wee bit too big, so I masked off the "address, " Jeremiah 29:11, and it fit fine.  I had fun laying out the tiny individual words from "Card Categories Too" for the greeting.  Don't they look like they were made that way?  Nope, just individual words in a lovely script.
     It kind of stretched me to make a birthday card in these colors, but it is a Fall birthday, so it makes sense. . .I hope!  The card is accordian style which folds up to a standard A2 card.  Happy Birthday to my friend, Darlynn!

Whooo asked for owls?

Clearly iStamp, that's whooo!  I just recently discovered ClearDollarStamps.  Love 'em!   Clearly iStamp is their blog.  Well, the best way to get more of the wonderful "Clearly Christian" stamps would be to win them, of course!  So I have to give it a try.  The theme for Clearly Inspired Challenge #17 (CIC17) is The Owl and/or their Habitat.  I decided Woodsy, Smokey Bear's friend, would be perfect for my great-nephew's 5th birthday, especially since his Papa is retired  from the US Forest Service. The front of my card was based on (cased from) a card from Stamp with Tami.  The card shape was adapted from an idea I got from scor-pal pals.  My owl was made with a Fiskars punch I won last year on the fiskateers blog.  Love it!

JustRite Challenge 036

     Well, I thought I was going to sleep in Saturday morning, but I woke early thinking of dark red, black and ivory, the colors for JustRite Stampers newest color challenge.  I went through pictures of some of my favorite cards and decided to take elements from several.  This card had more steps than any I've made before, but I'm pleased with the results.  I hope the judges will be, too,  :o)  because I love those alphabets!  Thanks for looking!