Cute Card Thursday - #146 Out with the Old!

Happy Thursday!

The challenge this week at Cute Card Thursday is "Out with the Old." As I used to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I decided to break out some of my old favs. 

Stamps: Bronc Buster, Wanted (SU!)

Paper: Really Rust, Round Up Scrapbooking Kit

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Copics

Accessories: Bazzill Buttons, Rope, Spellbinders Labels 4

I had a tan button, but wanted more color, so I used my Copics to add color to the button. 

I used the sketch from the Midnight Madness Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today. Check back Saturday when Sugar Creek Hollow resumes their Saturday Challenges with new prizes and more opportunities to play along.

Cute Card Thursday #137 - Gently Does It

Happy Thursday!

The challenge for Cute Card Thursday this week is "Gently Does It!" (Use vellum/parchment on your card). 

I made this card as a thank you note for some friends that we visited for the weekend a few weeks ago. She loves all thing Fleur De Lis, so I made her a Fleur De Lis card.

The designer paper and Thanks a Bunch stamp are from Stampin' Up! I found the Fleur De Lis at Hobby Lobby.

.I stamped the Fleur De Lis on white cardstock in Mellow Moss ink. I then stamped Thanks a Bunch on vellum in brown Staz-On. I used vellum glue dots to adhere the vellum to the white cardstock. 

The sponsor this week over at Cute Card Thursday is Meljen's Designs.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Cute Card Thursday #129 - Tweet and a Flutter

This weeks challenge for Cute Card Thursday is "Tweet & A Flutter" (birds and/or butterflies). I have had this lovely stamp on my shelf for a very long time and have never used it. This was the perfect opportunity.

Stamp: Garden Collage (SU!)

Paper: Chocolate Chip, K&Co

Ink:Staz-On, Distress Ink,

Accessories: Sewing machine, Flowers, MS Branch punch, white ribbon, Copics Airbrush System 

The picture does not show it as well as real life, but I pre-colored my paper with very soft colors of distress ink. I used my ink pads on my craft sheet and sprayed with water. Then laid the paper in the wet ink in a few different directions to get a nice blend of ink. I then colored the flower and butterfly with more intense colors of distress ink. I actually colored my ribbon with the same craft sheet/ink/water method, then sprayed it with my Copics Airbrush System with E55 to give it more of a vintage feel.I also colored some of my flowers with my Copics Airbrush System.

I used the Friday Sketchers sketch as the foundation for my design.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Check back Saturday for another Sugar Creek Hollow card.

Mojo Monday - Dad

I am  little late with my dad's Father's Day card. I decided to use the Mojo Monday #144 sketch, which you can see here...

...and here is my card...

Stamps: Wild West Alphabet, En Francais (Stampin' Up!)
Paper: Khaki green paper from stash, Basic Black, Mixing Masculine (Paper Pizazz)
Ink: Sahara Sand, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Off white brads, Quikutz Label die

Friday will be the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop. I hope you will stop by to see what is new!

Happiness is a Journey - Friday Sketchers #107

This is the Father's Day card I made for my husband. I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers #107.

I turned the sketch to accommodate my stamp.

Stamp: Happiness is a Journey
Paper: Always Artichoke, Basic Black, digital papers from Digital Scrapbook Place.
Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft Ink
Accessories: Martha Stewart Lattice Punch, black organza ribbon, Hodgepodge Hardward ribbon slide, clear embossing powder.

I stamped my image in craft ink on my digitally printed paper and embossed with clear embossing powder.

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Blogger's Challenge 104 - Manly Cards

The Blogger's Challenge this week is manly cards. I made this card for my husband...

Stamps: Bronc Buster
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Copics
Paper: Old Olive, Brushed Gold
Embellishments: Lollipop Flower, Vintage Brads, Rhinestone Brad
Other: Copic Airbrush System

I used the airbrush to make the rainbow paper. I made the lollipop flower. For instructions how to make this, go check out this tutorial at The Next Level. This was my first attempt. They are pretty fun to make.

Have a great Father's Day Weekend.

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Bloggers Challenge 97

Oops, I am late with my Friday Blogger's Challenge. I do have a good excuse. My daughter's birthday was Friday as well as her ice skating Spring Show. Friday, I hit the ground running and did not stop until midnight. We had four 12-year-old girls for the night. Woohoo!

So, for the Blogger's Challenge #97, the challenge was to use this sketch...


and here is my card...

I turned the sketch on its side to work with the stamp I chose to use.

Stamps: Bronc Buster
Ink: Memento Brown, Copics, Chocolate Chip, Brocade Blue
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pacific Point, DCWV Stack #6
Embellishments: Star Punch, Fiskars Texture Plate, Sponge, Distress Tool

I wanted to make a card that was easy to mail as this card is for my nephew, and his birthday is tomorrow. I really need to get it in the mail ASAP. Therefore, I did not use lots of thick or heavy embellishments. I think this is pretty good for a 14-year-old boy, don't you? Nice and masculine, not too youthful.

Have a great rest of your weekend!


Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Mojo Monday Week 84

It's Mojo Monday, and here is the sketch for the week...

and here is my card.
Stamps: Refuge and Strength (Stampin' Up!), Fiskars Flourishes
Ink: Always Artichoke
Paper: Always Artichoke, Perfect Plum, K&CO.
Embellishments: Prima’s, Dew Drops, Crystal Effects, Spellbinders scallop circle

I used watercolor crayons for the flowers and the cross behind the saying. I used embossing folders to enhance the designer paper.

Go find your Mojo and start stamping!

Have a great week!

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Owl Calendar June

I decided to change pace today and post another picture from my mom's owl calendar. This is the page for June. The owl is from a retired Stampin' Up! set called Birds of Prey.

I used some paper from my stash. The flower is a Prima with a stamped feather from Birds of Prey, backed with branch punches (Martha Stewart). It is like a little nest.

The pictures are of my 17-year-old son. Very soon, my little boy will be an adult. Yikes!

Have a great day!

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

BC94 - Technique of your choice

The Blogger's Challenge #94 for this Friday is a technique of your choice. A couple months ago, I was trying to figure out how to do the Faux Cloissone. I stamped this butterfly on a home finders magazine page that was a grove of Aspen trees in the fall, all yellows and greens, a common site here in Durango.

The stamp is an older Stampin' Up! butterfly, stamped with Versamark and embossed with gold embossing powder.

I must admit, I was really challenged with finding the colors to go with my butterfly. My standard process for creativity involves choosing designer paper before selecting my colors for coloring and cardstock. Due to the fact that I had already prepared my image, I had to try to find papers to go with it. As it happened, I could not find designer papers to match. All I could find to match was cardstock.

Have a Happy Easter and a great safe weekend!

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

I'm Back!

Wow, what a week. For spring break, we went to Phoenix. For some of you, that may not be a big deal. But you have to understand, I live in a small town with not a lot of shopping. So going to the Big City, I was in shopping heaven. I visited Joann, Hobby Lobby and Michaels more than once. They had some great sales, and I came home ready to stamp. Now if I could only find the time.

With Easter coming this weekend, I thought I would share this Easter card.

I used Heartfelt Thanks with a variety of Designer Series Papers. Nothing too spectacular, just a nice simple card.

I hope to get some time to stamp this week. I have so many new toys to play with and can't wait to share with you.

Have a blessed week!

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

BC92 - Tempting Templates

The Blogger's Challenge this week is called Tempting Templates. The challenge is to use die cuts or templates.

Stamps: Best Yet
Ink: Baroque Burgundy,
Paper: Baroque Burgundy, Stampin' Up! Four Seasons DSP
Embellishments: Prima’s, Dew Drops, Beads (for the butterfly bodies)
Other notes: The die cuts were the circle scallop and the butterfly. I embossed the butterfly with the Textile Embossing Folder. I also used the Martha Stewart butterfly punch and the oval punch.

Next week is our spring break, so I probably won't be posting, but check back on April 6th when I will be starting up again.

Thanks for looking. Have a great week!

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

BC84 - Birthday projects and TLC203

This is my entry for the Blogger's Challenge #84. The challenge is to create a birthday card or project. I created this box for possible projects for an upcoming stamp camp. However, I thought it was also a good entry for this challenge. Here it is.

I found the instructions for this box on Split Coast Stampers under Technique Lovers Challenge #203. They can be found here. I will give you one hint. On this project, I used cardstock for the inside box, but it is hard to get the folds perfect. It works better with paper or light cardstock instead of heavy cardstock.

Have a fantastic weekend.


Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Blogger's Challenge 83 and LNS Challenge #3

This card was created for two challenges. The initial inspiration came from the Blogger's Challenge #83 which is to use the colors black, red, Kiwi Kiss, and white or ivory. I had no idea what to do with this. The Kiwi Kiss was really throwing me off. Then I remembered the challenge #3 for Late Night Stampers Convention 2008 which was to make a heart shaped card with a piece of candy. Okay, heart shaped card with red and black. That works. To incorporate the Kiwi Kiss, I decided to use my truck from Loads of Love and color with my stamp pad and blender pen. It worked well to use a little Kiwi Kiss as a mat, and voila, a card that incorporates the specifications for 2 challenges. Here is the card...





For this card, I used the colors Red Riding Hood, Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, and Whisper White. The truck is colored with Kiwi Kiss and a Blender pen. The hearts are colored with my Red Riding Hood pad and a blender pen. I used black grosgrain and layered black and white gingham to make the road for my truck. The candy is a Life Saver (in more ways than one as we don't have much candy around the house, and it happened to work perfectly). I created the card using the Creative Memories cutting system. I don't know if they are still available, but at one point, they had a couple heart templates. With the three different cutting blades, it allowed me to create the different size hearts.

It is hard to see in the first picture, but I added a little something by sending the black heart through my Big Shot with a Fiskar's Texture plate that is hearts. To get a better impression, I spritzed the card stock with water before sending it through the Big Shot. The texture on the card stock is really nice with this method, and I suspect my stash of texture plates is going to see more action now.

Check in on Sunday (or Monday) as I plan to post the first of my year long Christmas cards. Let's get a jump on the coming year and start working on those Christmas cards early. I will be posting Christmas card samples on the 25th of each month. Hopefully this year, we can be done with our cards before Thanksgiving!

Have a great weekend.

Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

Serene Spring

I thought I would change pace a bit and post a card I made last fall. This was made when I was just learning water coloring techniques. The pot is not the best, but helps me to remember how far I am coming along.

The stamp is from Stampin' Up!, "Serene Spring" and is now retired. I used my stamp pads and an Aqua Painter for the coloring. I used a stamp from "Priceless" for the swirls. The colors are Ballet Blue, Black, Yoyo Yellow, and Pixie Pink. I used blue taffeta ribbon and unraveled it to give that frayed look. I finished it off with some dots on the mat and around the swirls.

Check back tomorrow for the Blogger's Challenge post. This week, the challenge is to use black, red, Kiwi Kiss and white or ivory which is an interesting combination for me.

See you Friday!


Julie Glasgow
Durango, CO

DREAMS

I created this card when first trying my hand at adding dots to my projects. I sort of fell in love with the look. I also really like to layer, and layer, and layer.



Stamps are from Stampin' Up!

I finally had the chance to clean my craft room after the Christmas chaos. I can actually work in there again. I am looking forward to the opportunity to mess it all up again.

Have a great Monday!


Julie Glasgow

Durango, CO

BC77

Here is my entry to Blogger's Challenge #77. The challenge is to make a holiday ornament or decoration. Here is my entry.



I had a lot of fun making this ornament. However, I was quite challenged trying to take a picture that showed it well. I tried three options, and the one above I believe is the best. However, I posted the other two as I think they help to show different aspects of the ornament.




I love the way the picture on the right picked up the rainbow iridescence.

The stamp set is Winter Post by Stampin' Up! I got he ornament from Hobby Lobby.

Have a great weekend.