text: Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe: February 2017
  Posted by Marsha Reed at 07:00 11 comments:
  It's so exciting to share with you that I was selected to be a Guest Designer for this weeks' challenge at What Will You Stamp? I love challenges and being asked to design for them is such an honor.
  This week we are featuring the Lift Me Up stamp set. It's one I've not yet purchased so borrowed it from friend. Now that I've had the opportunity to play with it, it has gone on my ever lengthening wish list.
  For my design, I made a scene of hot air balloons floating over the mountains. This was to be a practice card, which is why it's done on Naturals White retired cardstock. But, it turned out so well, that rather than starting over, I used it.
  First, I stamped the mountains from the In the Meadow stamp set in Basic Black Archival ink and colored them using the Early Espresso Watercolor Pencil. The meadow was sponged using Wild Wasabi and Pear Pizzazz inks. The grass was stamped using Old Olive ink as are the flowers. Using Stampin' Write Markers, I added Flirty Flamingo, Pink Pirouette and Rich Razzleberry inks to the blooms. Of course, I had to get my little Dapper Denim butterflies flitting around the flowers.
  Using the Lift Me Up stamp set, I stamped the two balloon images onto Whisper White; one in Dapper Denim and one in Sweet Sugarplum. The clouds were stamped using Smoky Slate ink. Then, I cut the balloons and clouds out using the Up & Away Thinlits Dies. I attached them to the card base with Stampin' Dimensionals. I added a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels for the finishing touch.
  For all the What Will You Stamp? Challenge details and to share your project, click the image below.
  Posted by Marsha Reed at 06:30 6 comments:
  Labels: card making, Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe, Lift Me Up, Marsha J Reed, paper crafts, rubber stamping, What Will You Stamp Challenge, WWYS104
  Posted by Marsha Reed at 09:18 6 comments:
  What can I say, I love sparkle! Heidi is hosting the challenge this week. When I saw she had picked sparkle as the theme for her Clean And Simple (CAS) challenge, I knew exactly what I wanted to do.
  The base is Whisper White to which I added a layer of Crumb Cake. The flower is cut from glitter felt using the Tattered Florals Dies from Tim Holtz. To the center I added a burnished silver brad. It's a bit hard to see but the word sparkle is cut from Silver Glimmer Paper using a Taylored Expressions Die.
  And that, as the they say, is that! A very simple card that took no time at all to put together. And, you may have noticed that there is no stamping on the card.
  It's one destined for my note card shelf as I like to keep cards on hand to send to my grandchildren. My oldest granddaughter is to be the recipient of this one, eventually.
  For all the challenge details and to share your project, visit the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge by clicking the image below. We'd love to have you join us. You have until Monday, February 20th at 6:00 p.m. Central Time to link your project.
  Labels: Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe, Marsha J Reed, paper crafts, sparkle, Watercooler Wednesday Challenges, WWC106