Whiff of Joy Monday

I got a new camera!!! (insert wild happy dance!) ....now to learn how to use it. sigh. LOL! So far I think its good, I just need to find the correct settings.... I've practiced a lot, thank goodness for digital 'film'! *grin*

So, since I finally get to show you, here is my card for Whiff of Joy Wednesday challenge. This week was to use paper piecing. I am not a huge fan of this technique because I think I really hate cutting, lol! But it was fun to give this cute girl a patterned dress! And yellow and brown is a new color combo for me with this girl. I think I've only done her in blues, pinks and greens! This card is also for the challenge blog design team!!! And, the sketch came from the OCC three Saturdays ago? Goodness....

Supplies: Stamps: Lizzie With Muff (WOJ) Ink: Chocolate Chip, Night of Navy, So Saffron marker Paper: Close to Cocoa & White card stock, Parisian Breeze DP (retiring!) Accessories: Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon, Watercolor Pencils

"Do-Over!"

Ever feel like that? Well, yesterday was a day I just needed a nap. Husband up extra early...I went back to bed...one kid up too early...I brought said child to bed with me. Second child up too early, ok FINE, we'll go watch tv and I'LL sleep on the couch! ....yeeeah, that part didn't happen. But then the rest of the day comes and you just gotta keep plugging along....

I wanted to make a card and thought I'd combine some challenges. I liked kwerner's color challenge and I liked the WOJ sketch- easy combo right? Nope. I really didn't like having to color a cute WOJ image while restricted to certain colors. Hmm... So here was my first card attempt, and basically, I hated it. So I took it apart to see how to salvage the parts I did like.......

and HERE is the card I settled on. So I am missing the kwerner challenge (again) but I got my WOJ card done. LOL

Hmm. Its okay and definitely better than the first one. So, there you have it. And then I got slammed with allergies so lets NOT do the whole day over...just the card. *wink*

Cards!

I told you I've been busy...well, I got the big project done so last night while the kids were enjoying a video from the library, I got a few cards made! I have a lot going on this month, in terms of birthdays, weddings and other card-giving events. So whether I use these or just put these in my stock in place of what I give...I needed some cards! LOL!

This first one uses two challenges I haven't gotten to play with in a LONG time! The Whiff of Joy Wednesday challenge was to make a friendship card. I used Taylor's Cupcake Challenge for the card sketch. And discovered a really cute way to make a punched tulip! aww...!

Supplies: Stamps: Willow with Hot Chocolate (WOJ), Pocket Silhouettes Ink: Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, black Paper: Certainly Celery, Banbury DP (retired) Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, 1 3/8 inch circle punch, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens, Stamping Sponge, Celery Grosgrain Ribbon

This one uses Jen's Saturday Sketch For You To Try from *last week*... because it took til Friday night to get it done! haha! its a very simple card, but I like it.

Wanna know a secret? I scuffed the edges with ink because the clock stamp picked up ink on the parts that are supposed to stay white! Its the first time that happened and I am pretty sure its because I used a Stampin' Spot instead of a full size pad. Thank goodness for easy fixes!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sense of Time Ink: Night of Navy Paper: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

It was fun to make some cards! Lots more challenges are posted today...!

Oh, and be sure to check Debbies blog, she has more fabulous blog candy!

couple more...

There is sun today, but there is also a good 3 inches of snow still on the ground from yesterday's "winter-like snow storm". That's what the weatherman called it. So I got the laundry going first thing this morning and after browsing the weekend's sketches and such, completed three cards! Yeay!

The first fills the OCC Color Challenge, and the Whiff of Joy sketch! Woohoo! I did have the girl colored already from a previous week, so that helped. But it was nice that she was already in such similar colors for the OCC!

Supplies: Stamps: Willow with Hot Cocoa (WOJ) Ink: Black Paper: More Mustard, Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue Prints DP (retired) Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens, Scallop Edge Punch, Clear Buttons, Linen Thread

And the second card is for Julee's Mojo Monday #80. I did it the same day she posted it! Yeay! lol! oh, I'm lacking the ribbon...nuts....

Supplies: Stamps: Welcome Little One (retired) Ink: Certainly Celery Paper: Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, White card stocks, Banbury DP (retired) Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8 inch Circle Punch, SS Brads, Jumbo Brads

Whiff of Joy!

Despite more computer problems, this is my second post today, so be sure and scroll down!
The current WOJ Challenge is a green card! I think this one works well! My only issue is that my Blender Pens are running dry so I tried the Aqua painter. Note to self: Do NOT use on regular card stock! oy! The card stock buckled so bad!
Supplies:
Stamps: Melinda Blowing Kisses (WOJ), Best Yet (retired) Ink: Black, Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa refill, Pretty in Pink refill, Old Olive refill Paper: Certainly celery, Always Artichoke & White card stocks, Banbury DP (retired) Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, 1/2 inch circle punch, Aqua painter
And they released new WOJ stamps yesterday! Be sure and check them out and try some of the DT's blogs for blog candy! LOL! I entered Jaqui's HERE!

What happens when...?

...you leave the younger child unattended near your craft stuff? This does:

And why was said child left unattended? The elder one was being put in time out, of course! Yep, its been one of those lovely winter days, again. The kind where I did take them out to play, but its so cold (and wet!) that they only last for so long...so they're still grumpy and wild with cabin fever... argh!!!

Now, if you can imagine this card the way it was when I walked away....Then you might see Sharon's fun sketch, combined with the wonderful Cinema Challenge.

Beate is having her team rotate coming up with the sketches, hence Sharon's sketch this week. And the Cinema Challenge was Singin' In The Rain. I LOVE that movie!! I think it is SUCH a happy movie and so fun. I seriously laugh out loud every time I see "Make 'em Laugh". I drive my kids crazy with the "Good Mornin'" song and hey, I'm a goof who LOVES to literally dance in the rain. What's not to love? hee hee!They also asked that you use a water element. Well, I was going to use crystal effects on the bubbles and puddles...but I didn't get to. *wink* Oh well, I tried! LOL

Supplies: Stamps: Oakley in Tub (Whiff of Joy) Ink: Black, Gable Green Paper: Gable Green & white card stock, Martha Stewart DP Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens, computer for words

ETA: don't miss the blog candy below! Time is running out!

Challenge & Design Team chance!

You know I *love* these Whiff of Joy images, and Katherine is having the WOJ challenge (for the last two weeks!) be part of a chance to be a guest designer on her team! Ack! Yes, I would LOVE that!!! Unfortunately, these two weeks have been more than a bit nuts (as you noticed!) so this is the best I have. I was hoping to make a few cards with the required sketch and pick my favorite....haha, guess this is it! Supplies:

Stamps: Willow with Hot Cocoa

Ink: Black

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust & White card stock, Autumn Vine DP (retired)

Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pen, Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon, Clear Buttons, Natural Hemp

Recipe Challenge!

Well this was different for me...! The Whiff Of Joy weekly Challenge was a recipe: Three patterned papers, two flowers and one button or brad. For someone who just started putting patterned paper on cards in the last year, THREE is a challenge for me! *wink* And I don't really have flowers... But I came up with this card:

Supplies: Stamps: Willow with Cookies (WOJ) Ink: Black Paper: Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal & White card stocks, Loves Me DP (retired) Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pen, EE Button (retired), cherry blossom punch

Originally I saw this paper and thought how well it would work with this little boy, but flowers really didn't fit. I thought about circles as a replacement, so I have a scallop circle and a little blue circle... Don't know if it counts, but the card is bright and cute! I've already used the circley paper on water scrapbook pages, but I also loved how the DP that mats the whole card looks like bathroom tile! Perfect! Supplies:

Stamps: Oakley in Tub (WOJ) Ink: Black, Yoyo Yellow Paper: Yoyo Yellow & white card stock, Martha Stewart Playful Blue DP Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pen, Scallop Circle Punch, 1/2 inch circle punch, Subtles Brads And, if you love these Whiff of Joy stamps, head over to Katharina's blog, and play along with this challenge to win more! The new release are soooo cute!!! And all this blog candy is very exciting! LOL!

OCC Challenge

Here is my card, just a tad late, for the OCC Challenge. (ok, I made it this Saturday, but I haven't had a chance to do anything with a sick family, and now me.) It was a great sketch and I thought a weirdly-lot about it. *wink* But I am very happy with how my card came out! It'd be great for an anniversary card but more likely used one of those days when I just want to stick a card in my husband's briefcase! (my anniversary is 8m away...!) Supplies: Stamps: Priceless, Melinda Blowing Kisses (WoJ), Lying Matthew (WoJ) Ink: Basic Black Craft, Versamark Paper: Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, White card stocks Accessories: White Taffeta Ribbon, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pen, heart clip

WOJ Valentine!

Amazing... I got a challenge done the same morning I saw it! Whooo!

This card is for the Whiff of Joy weekly challenge - to do a Valentine card. Now, so far I've only used this image for Valentine cards! I had colored this image a week or so ago, so I just used her! (That's why it was done so quickly!)

Supplies: Stamps: Melinda Blowing Kisses (Whiff of Joy) Ink: Black Paper: White, Rose Red, Summer Sun & Buckaroo Blue (retired) Card stocks Accessories: Blender Pens & Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Round Tab Punch, Mat Pack, Fresh Fav Buttons, misc ribbon

Whiff of Joy Wednesday...plus!

Yep, "plus"! That means I've got lots of things going on here with these Whiff of Joy cards!

First, a card that will end up a birthday card. (I have a surprisingly lot of birthdays coming up!) I used Jen's Saturday Sketch to Try (tho I did alter it - I left off the greeting on the bottom. But I might add it in the end...) and I also used last week's Whiff of Joy Challenge for Greens and Purples! And yes, it took me an entire week to get it done! (hmm...turns out Wednesday comes early in Europe...) Anyway, this card was fun to put together. Shouldn't have gone so random with the red/pink hearts, but its ok. LOL!

Supplies: Stamps: Melinda Blowing Kisses (Whiff of Joy) Ink: Black Paper: Certainly Celery, Orchid Opulence & White card stock, Sweet? DP (very old, retired) Accessories: watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens, Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon

Now this card is for a little boy who just lost his grandmother. He's a very young boy, but I thought maybe getting some mail addressed to him would brighten his day. And I LOVE this new WOJ image I just got thru Wish-RAK! Isn't he sweet??? I just love him! The card also works for the OCC color challenge from two Saturday's ago- to use two shades of blue and a neutral. Is yellow a neutral? Or brown? LOL!

Supplies: Stamps: Oakley in Bathtub (Whiff of Joy), Sock Monkey Ink: Black, Brilliant Blue, Baja Breeze Paper: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point & White card stock Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pen

So, there's some fun little cuties. Have a wonderful day!

A new holiday!

Yep, Valentines is coming! Such a fun holiday to create for! And plus, I really like conversation hearts. Here is my first completed project, but I have *many* to get working on. You should know, this is a packed post, so try to stay with me!

First, my card. I got this sweet image thru Wish-Rak yesterday and obviously wasted no time playing with her! I colored three of them but only completed one actual card. LOL! I also used the Whiff of Joy Weekly Challenge sketch for the design- because I had a new WOJ image, of course! The card is a 5x5 square. I think she makes a perfect lovey valentine! And the sparkle is so much fun!

Supplies:

Stamps: Holidays & Wishes, Melinda Blowing Kisses (Whiff of Joy) Ink: Black, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink & White card stocks, Loves Me DP (retired) Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pens, Fire Square Rhinestone Brads, Chocolate Taffeta Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2 way Glue Pen

Now, since I'm finally getting my Valentines started, I want to remind you to head over to Julie's blog to see how to help her mom out collecting hand-made valentines for a children's hospital. I will post mine this week, I hope! Lots of blog candy available, plus brightening the day for a sick child!

Then, while we're talking about helping people out (not to mention more blog candy!) see Jen's blog for a big thing she's doing, asking for us to donate cards to international students. I'll be mailing off a few cards for her when I get Julie's valentines out...

And then just if you like blog candy, you better go over to Bev's blog and see what she has to offer. All kinds of fun things going on! Don't miss any of it! LOL!

WOJ for the Holidays...

As in Whiff of Joy. I tell ya what...I am getting a lot of practice coloring with these! And I am really happy with how they're turning out! Take a look.....!

This first one I started by using the sketch for the design team challenge. I left off the sentiment, which would be near her head, because I like this card how it is! lol! I stamped her onto watercolor paper this time so I could try it with the aquapainter. If you let the Black Craft ink dry for a good long time, it doesn't get muddy and turns out beautiful. I think the red snowflakes and the ribbon and stuff add a lot too. Love it, love it!

Supplies: Stamps: Lizzie with Muff (Whiff of Joy), Holiday Tag Team (retired) Ink: Basic Black Craft, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Creamy Caramel Paper: Riding Hood Red & Kiwi Kiss card stock, Watercolor Paper Accessories: Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Hodgepodge Hardware (retired), Aquapainter

This second one may possibly be my favorite ever! goodness...! I don't even want to mail it! haha! Anyway, again, I just love this little thinking/dreaming/scheming boy, and I thought for Christmas maybe he's having a quiet moment of reverence. I drew the lines for the 'wallpaper' and sponged the 'carpet' he's lying on. I used my oval punch and then slid the paper over a little to make a smaller oval for his thought. I just LOVE it! haha! Oh, and the black craft ink wasn't completely dry, but I think it works well here on a little boy who spent the day playing hard!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lying Matthew (Whiff of Joy), All God's Children (retired) Ink: Basic Black Craft, Creamy Caramel, Buckaroo Blue (retired), Cranberry Crisp (retired), More Mustard, So Saffron Paper: Cranberry Crisp (retired), Bashful Blue, Whisper White card stocks Accessories: Blender Pens, Wide Oval Punch, Bordering Blue Marker, Watercolor Pencils, Stamping Sponge

So there's two more!

Blue Boy Page

Here are the pages I started last week. Its pretty simple, but I really wanted my son to be the focus. I just love that little Whiff Of Joy Lying Matthew angel. He looks so much like my own little guy dreaming up another big plan. And he has LOTS of plans! Here's a close-up of the image, and the sparkly wings!

Supplies:

Stamps: ABC Alphabet Upper & Lower, Lying Matthew-Whiff of Joy

Ink: Basic Black, Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue

Paper: Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue & Whisper White card stocks

Accessories: Watercolor wonder Crayons, Blender Pens, Star punch, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2 Way Glue Pen, fiskars Zingz

Pick me, pick me!

haha! Well, I have now joined Paper Craft Planet, have you? (Probably. *wink* I think every other stamper out there has by now, just not me...) I've seen plenty of blog chatter about the give-aways and contests and things, but I have enough to do online, and that barely even touches oh, the rest of my life? hee hee, so I kept putting it off.

Except.....there's a new Whiff of Joy design team call.....and you have to post it to PCP.

Okay, okay!!! haha!

And here's my entry: (tho I am definitely considering doing more...it says as many times as you want...!)

What do you think? I think its pretty enough...I just hope its involved enough and colored "right"! LOL! I just love this little girl!

Supplies: Stamps: Lizzie with Muff (Whiff of Joy Stamps) Ink: Basic Black Craft Paper: Pink Pirouette, retired DP, Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pen, Brads-Sticker (word)-Ribbon & Pink DP all from Chatterbox