Elphine House Australia - 3-2-1 Recipe

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia!  This time the challenge is:

WHAT ARE WE DOING THIS MONTH???

The challenge is.....

"It's a 3, 2, 1 Recipe"
What that means is to please use 3 of one thing and 2 of another, then lastly 1 of yet another thing.... YOU get to choose your ingredients.

Using ANY Elisabeth Bell Design

Please note: YOU MUST USE AN ELISABETH BELL Designed Stamp in order to qualify for
2 stamps that Elphine House Australia is giving away.
Remember, if you do not use a design by Elisabeth Bell, Your entry will not be counted for the prize, and will be deleted from our list of entries.

Helen and Lew from Elphine House Australia, have decided to "SURPRISE YOU" with the 2 stamps. So it's a Mystery. =)

Random.org will choose our winner next time, and will be announced at the beginning of the next challenge.

(Our next challenge will be on October 15th)

For my creation this week, I used a new stamp named "Daisy Standing Tall". 

She is so sweet!  I love her little face and old-fashioned clothes!  I decided to use pinks and greens and selected these Preppy Princess Stack Papers from DCWV.  The sketch I used is for the latest sketch challenge at Split Coast Stampers SC402.  The vine in the top corner is the Madera Corner Die that I've had for a while and finally using...it's so beautiful!  The little tag is made with a new die I just got named Marvelous Squares.  I bought this from Crop Stop with a gift certificate I won at Word Art Wednesday...woo hoo!  I can't wait to use the rest of the dies!

For the Challenge, the recipe ingredients for my card are 3 - die cuts, 2 - mats/layers, and 1 - bow.

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:
Sketch Challenge SC402 (SCS)
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #45

Complete recipe:

Stamps: Daisy Standing Tall (Elphine House Australia), Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU)
Paper:  Solar White (Neenah), The Preppy Princess Stack (DCWV), pink (DCWV Cardstock Stack)
Ink:  Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories:  Floral Ovals, Marvelous Squares (Spellbinders), adhesive pearls (Michaels), Nestabling (Want-2-Scrap), flower punch (EKSuccess), White Opal Liquid Pearls (Ranger), embroidery floss, 1/8" hole punch, Tool Kit, mat (McGill), mineral spirits, White Gel Pen, Rose Petal Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Black Multi Liner Marker (Copic), branch punch (Marth Stewart), spacer bead (Michaels), Madera Corner Die (Memory Box), Bow-Easy, Prismacolor Pencils

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy

 

Hot Summer Day - Elphine House Australia

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia! This time the challenge is to make a card or project that reminds you of a hot summer day!  All you need to do is create a card or project using any Elisabeth Bell stamp from any company and make sure to follow the theme.  The winner will be chosen randomly and will recieve 2 stamps from EHA. You have a whole month to enter the challenge, as we are doing monthly challenges for the summer.

Here is my take on the challenge...

This is what I think of on a hot summer day...ICE CREAM!!!  The background paper on the side of this center-step card have ice cream cones and milk shakes...YUM!  This little girl is a new stamp from Elphine House Australia called "Emma's Gift of Love".  She's so sweet, as are all of Elisabeth Bell's images.  I love the pastel colors of these Nana's Kitchen Designer Papers for a little girl.  I couldn't find a color combo I liked for the dotted dress, so I decided to use Diamond Stickles.

Here are some more pictures showing the side view, inside, and a close-up of the image.

For all ingredients used:

Stamps: Emma's Gift of Love (Elphine House Australia),  Inspire Me Sentiment (inside the card - Heartfelt Creations)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Nana's Kitchen (DCWV), Bashful Blue (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Pink Cheeks (Powder Puffs)
Accessories: Labels 20 (Spellbinders), Diamond Stickles (Ranger), White Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), sponge, satin bow (Offray), flower (RAK from Sabrina), adhesive pearls (Recollections), pearl heart (Want-2-Scrap), mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils

That's it for now!  Hope you can join in the challenge this month!

Blessings!

Kathy

Being Blessed

Happy Sunday!

I've been so blessed today by first, 2 of my cards being favorited as Split Coast Stampers!  Swan Princess was favorited by Pat Smethers, a VERY sweet and special lady.  The other was Garden Romance Arbor by ChaosMom.  So wonderful to be recognized for something you love to do!

The second blessing, is a little write-up for one of my cards done on Loves Rubber Stamps Store's Blog called Sunday Shares.  Laura, the owner, shares a couple of creations each week and was kind enough to share one I did last year.  Here is the card I made using Belle N' Whistles Stamps' Planting Some Love by Elisabeth Bell.

You can see the original post I did for this here.  You can see Laura's wonderful write-up on it here.  So very special, Laura was so generous with her words of kindness!  Thank you Laura!

I'm so thankful to be able to do what I ABSOLUTELY love to do and to know others enjoy the things I create.  All the Glory belongs to God who has placed these talents and love and joy in me!  Thank you Lord!

Blessings!

Kathy 

Things With Wings - Elphine House Australia

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia!  This time the challenge is to include anything with wings on your creation!  There's lots of Elisabeth Bell images with wings, so that shouldn't be difficult to do!

All you need to do is create a card or project using any Elisabeth Bell stamp from any company and make sure there's wings!  The winner will be chosen randomly and will recieve 2 stamps from EHA.  You have a whole month to enter the challenge, as we are doing a monthly challenge for the summer.  Here is my take on the challenge...

This is Carrie Swan Princess, isn't she so sweet!  I love this Botanical paper, and decided to color the image to match it...the best I could anyway.  After I was done, I was wishing I had used the Natural White paper for the image instead of the Solar White, but oh well!

All ingredients used:

Stamps: Carrie Swen Princess (Elphine House Australia)
Paper: Botanical (Prima), Solar White (Neenah), copper color paper (DCWV Stack), Paol Verde (Bazzills)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Wheat (VersaMagic), Amaretto (Powder Puffs)
Accessories: Diamond Stickles (Ranger), sponge, green Hem Tape (Wrights), Classic Ovals Large, Classic Scalloped Ovals Large, Floral Ovals (Spellbinders), Medium Branch Punch (Martha Stewart), Cream Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), adhesive pearls (Want-2-Scrap), adhesive pearls flourish (Recollections), flower (RAK from Sabrina), mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils

Hope to see you join in the challenge this month!  The next challenge will be on August 15th!

Blessings!

Kathy

Distressing or Tearing - Elphine House Australia

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia!  This time the challenge is to use distressing or paper tearing on your card or project.  The only paper tearing I usually do is by accident, and the only distressing is on how I'm going to get done on time LOL!!!  I recently bought a new distressing tool which made it much easier.  Here's what I came up with!

Here's the front of the card:

And, here's the inside:

This is another new Elisabeth Bell stamp from EHA called Fairy Faye Flying High.  Isn't she cute!  I colored her with my Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits trying to match these pretty Fairy Belle papers from Prima.  These papers are gorgeous!  I wanted to put the wings on the front, but I didn't like the way it looked so I put them on the inside.  When you turn the wings upside down, it kind of looks like a tulip...I may use that sometime!

Here are all the ingredients I used:

Stamps: Fairy Faye Flying High (EHA), Short & Sweet (SU)
Paper: Fairy Belle (Prima),  Solar White (Neenah), white (Georgia Pacific), Baja Breeze (SU), plum/rose cardstock (DCWV Cardstock Stack)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Aegean Blue (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Labels 8, Wings of Hope Dies (Spellbinders), Elegant Scrollwork Die (Memory Box),
Word Window, Modern Label Punches (SU),Flower Burst 3/4" (Fiskers), distressing tool, Baja Breeze Seam Binding (RAK/SU), flower (Prima), Prismacolor Pencils, mineral spirits, adhesive pearls (Want-2-Scrap), Gold & Diamond Stickles, Aleene's Paper Glaze, microbeads (Martha Stewart)

To join in the challenge, you can use any Elisabeth Bell stamp or digi image.  The winner will be chosen randomly and will recieve 2 Elphine House Australia Stamps of their choice!  That's very generous!  Here's a link to their Blog to check it out: Elphine House Australia Blog

I'm also submitting this to the Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #49 to use flowers and ribbons which you can find here. 

Thanks for visiting today!

Blessings!

Kathy

Sketch Challenge - Elphine House Australia

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia!  This time we have a sketch challenge using one designed by the talented EHA Designer Janneke!

For the challenge, use ANY Elisabeth Bell Design in order to qualify to win any 2 stamps of your choice from Elphine House Australia.

Here's my take on the challange...I'm not the best with sketches...lol!

This image is a brand new Elisabeth Bell stamp from EHA that I just received from them a couple of days ago!  She's called "Fairy Faye Making a Wish"...so cute!  I colored her with Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits and used Diamond Stickles on her wings and popped them up with pop dots.  The beautiful papers I used are mostly from Prima's Nature Garden Collection.

For all ingredients used:

Stamps: Fairy Faye Making a Wish (EHA)
Paper: Nature Garden (Prima), Little Black Dress (Basic Grey), Solar White (Neenah), Always Artichoke (SU), Mocha Devine (Bazzills)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger), Wheat & Spanish Olive (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Flower (Recollections), Adhesive Pearls (Want-2-Scrap), Amana Circle Die (Memory Box), Large Petite Scallops, Fleur de Lis Squares (Spellbinders), Diamond Stickles, White Opal Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Prismacolor Pencils, mineral spirits

That's it for today!  Hope you can join in the challenge!

Blessings!

Kathy

Alter It - Elphine House Australia

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia!  This week's challenge is: 

  “Alter It”Alter ANY item, and incorporate your favorite Elisabeth Bell design in it.

Use ANY Elisabeth Bell Design in order to qualify for
any 2 stamps of your choice from
Elphine House Australia.

For my project, I altered a spiral journal notebook I bought at Michaels for a couple of dollars.  The stamp I used is another brand new one from EHA called "Carrie On the Swing".  I LOVE this one!  She's so adorable with that cute little face!  I thought this would be a great gift for a young girl and you could add a matching pen to go with it!

I colored Carrie with Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits and sponged around the bottom part of the image while inside the die.

For ingredients used:

Stamp: Carrie On the Swing (EHA)
Paper: The Garden Party Stack (DCWV), Solar White (Neenah), Lavender Lace (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Certainly Celery (SU)
Accessories: Paid ribbon (Jo-Anns), Moss Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), lace trim (RAK), flowers (Recollections & Offray), adhesive pearls (Want2Scrap), rhinestone flower (Michaels), Floral Ovals Nesties, Classic Petals & Classic Decorative Inserts Four Edgeabilities (Spellbinders), Spiral Punch (SU), Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn), stamens (Michaels), Prismacolor Pencils, mineral spirits, Bow-Easy, black marker (SU), sponge, Mod Podge, foam brush, sand paper, journal (Michaels)

How you can join in on the challenge this next 2 weeks!

Blessings!

Kathy

Everything is Coming Up Daisies!

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia!  The new Challenge is to incorporate daisies on your creation!  That shouldn't be too hard to do, where a lot of Elisabeth Bell's stamps have daisies on them and you can use ANY of her stamps not just EHA's!

For the challenge this week, I'm using a new stamp from Elphine House Australia called "Carrie: Three Wheeling"...so adorable! 

She has such a sweet face! Her tricycle reminds me of when my boys were little!    I colored her with my Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits to match these beautiful Eva papers from Basic Grey.

For all ingredients used:

Stamp: Carrie: Three Wheeling (Elphine House Australia)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Brocade (Bazzills), White card base (Georgia Pacific), Eva Designer Papers (Basic Grey), Certainly Celery (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Certainly Celery (SU)
Accessories: White and Black gel pens, White Opal Liquid Pearls, Prismacolor Pencils, Mineral Spirits, ribbon & lace (Michaels), Moss Seam Binding & White Netting (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn Designs), Labels 18 (Spellbinders), adhesive pearls (Want-2-Scrap), sponge, Petite Petals Punch (McGill)

You can use any Elisabeth Bell stamp or image to enter the Challenge!  The winner will be picked randomly and will receive 2 stamps of their choice!


Hope you can join us this week!

I'm also entering this in the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #26 - Flowers - using dies or punches which you can find here. 
Blessings!

Kathy 

Elphine House Australia - It's a Girl Thing

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia!  The new challenge is called "It's a Girl Thing", use pink and/or purple colors on your design.  This was a perfect time for me to use another new stamp from EHA called "It's a Girl"!  Isn't this cute?  Another wonderful image done by the talented Elisabeth Bell!

To join in on the challenge, you can use any Elisabeth Bell image.  The winner will be chosen randomly and will receive 2 Elphine House Australia Stamps of their choice...very generous!

For ingredients used:

Stamp: It's a Girl (Elphine House Australia)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Nana's Nursery Baby Girl (DCWV), Certainly Celery, Blushing Bride (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Certainly Celery (SU)
Accessories: White gel pen, Floral Ovals Nestibilities, Classis Petal & Classic Decorative Inserts Four (Spellbinders), Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn Designs), lace (RAK & Jo-Ann's), Ribbon (my stash), adhesive pearls (Recollections), flowers (RAK & Michaels), Prismacolor Pencils, mineral spirits

I hope to see you join in the challenge this next 2 weeks!

Blessings!

Kathy

Elphine House Australia Color Challenge

Hi there!

It's time for another challenge at Elphine House Australia!  This time it's a color challenge using Easter or pastels colors.  You can use any Elisabeth Bell image for your creation, not just Elphine House Australia.  The winner will be chosen by random.org and will receive 2 stamps of their choice!

Here is my take on the challenge:

I decide to use one of EHA's new stamps called "It's a Boy".  Isn't this adorable, cute little man with a cute little one?  I colored the image with my Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits.  I had some fun with my stylus this time to create a little texture before I applied the pencil color.  I did lines on his hair and pants, argyle on his sweater, and dots on his tie.  I've had these designer papers from K & Co. for a long time, about time I used them!

For ingredients used:

Stamps: It's a Boy (EHA), Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU)
Paper: Itsy Bitsy Baby Boy Designer Paper (K&Co.), blue (DCWV Cardstock Pack), yellow & orange (Bazzill's Earthtones Mat Stack), white (Georgia Pacific)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Banana Bliss (Powder Puffs)
Accessories: Brads, star & wood buttons, ribbons (Michaels), Labels Eight Nestibilities (Spellbinders), square punch (SU), pearl cotton thread (DMC), stylus, Prismacolor pencils, mineral spirits, Bow-Easy


Hope to see you join in on the challenge this next 2 weeks!

Blessings!

Kathy

Elphine House Australia - Rain or Shine Challenge

Hi there!

It's time for another challenge at Elphine House Australia!  This time the challenge is...

“Rain or Shine” 
With Spring approaching fast, you never know what type of weather you'll get, so we would love to see you add some RAIN or SUNSHINE to your Elisabeth Bell creation.
It’s that simple!

Use ANY Elisabeth Bell Design in order to qualify for
any 2 stamps of your choice from
Elphine House Australia.

 

Random.org will choose our winner again next time, and will be announced at the beginning of the next challenge.

Here is my take on the challenge:

After I finished this with the birthday sentiment, I added to pearls to the basket.  Now it looks more like an Easter card!   I may have to make another one of these for Easter!  The image for this is a brand new stamp by Elphine House Australia called "Carrie Thoughtful Breeze".  This is another stamp named after Lynne, one of our design team members, daughter who has some serious health issues.  Really sweet for Helen and Lew at EHA to do this for Carrie.

There are a couple of RAK supplies on this I received from sweet cyber friends.  The pink and white lace are from Sabrina which I already posted, but I have another here that I still need to show you.  The swirly circle on the bottom right, is from a RAK my sweet friend Jill sent to me.  I believe this is a dies cut from a Cheery Lynn Die.  Jill wrote the name on the back of it for me, but I glued it down before I wrote it down, lol!  I wasn't sure how to use this, but I love how it came out here!  I may need to order one of these dies!  I'll be doing a separate post to show you all the goodies that Jill sent to me!

I'm entering this into Really Reasonable Ribbon's "Spring" Theme Challenge which you can see here.

Also, I used the paper folding technique that you can see at the top left corner.  I made this for the F4A107 Challenge at Split Coast Stamper that you can see here. 

Lastly, I'm entering this into the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge #131 showing something related to the new season.  The Scripture is:

He made the moon to mark the seasons...” Psalm 104:19


For all ingredients used:

Stamps: Carrie Thoughtful Breeze (Elphine House Australia), Birthday Blessings (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: The Preppy Princess Stack (DCWV), "pink" cardstock (DCWV)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Old Olive (Stampin' Up)
Accessories: Large Petite Scallops, Classic Scallops Ovals Large, Floral Ovals, Classic Petal Edgeabilities, Decorative Inserts Four Edg. (Spellbinders), Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn Designs), Prismacolor Pencils, mineral spirits, adhesive pearls (Michaels),  lace, trim (RAK), swirly flower diecut (RAK), sponge, flowers (Prima, wedding supplies - Mike's), square punch EKS), doily (Wilson cake supply), arrow border (EKS)

That's it for now...hope to see you join in the challenge at Elphine House Australia!

Blessings!

Kathy

Updated: - Elphine House Australia Challenge - Pearls & Lace

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia! This week the challenge is to use pearls and lace! Oh, how easy! I'm always using pearls and lace! Here's what I came up with for the challenge this week!

This is a brand new stamp from Elphine House Australia called, "Carrie Swan Princess". How sweet and precious is she! I am never disappointed with Elisabeth Bell, her illustrations are so adorable and amazing! After I finished my card, I realized that swans are supposed to have orange beaks! Oh well, my swan is a little unique lol!

For supplies used:

Stamps:  Carrie Swan Princess (Elphine House Australia)
Paper: Dusty Durango (SU), Solar White (Neenah), The Mariposa Stack (DCWV)
Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories:  Labels 20 (Spellbinders), lace (Jo-Anns), ribbon (Michaels), flower (Recollections), adhesive pearls & Nestibling (Want2Scrap), Diamond Stickles (Ranger), white gel pen, Prismacolor Pencil, mineral spirits.


Hope you can join us for the Pearls & Lace Challenge at EHA!

Blessings!

Kathy

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Oops!  I forgot to include this in the Stampin Sisters in Christ's latest challenge #129, "Things with Wings"!  (My sticky note stuck for this stuck to a different project, lol!)  This is the Bible Verse with the challenge.

Psalm 91:4a "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge."

As I was reading this verse, I thought about feathers and how delicate they can be to the touch and yet how strong they are when being used to fly.  It reminds me of how gentle God can be with us giving us peace and refuge, and yet how strong He truly is.  What a blessing God is to me and I'm so thankful He is in my life!  Blessings!  Kathy

It's a Boy Thing - Color Challenge - Elphine House Australia

Good Morning!

It's time for another challenge at Elphine House Australia!  This time the team challenges you to use a blue/green color combo on your card/creation.  You can use ANY Elisabeth Bell image or stamp.  The winner is selected randomly, and will win 2 stamps of their choice!  Here is my take on the challenge this week.

This was a fun challenge for me to use something other than pink and green as I have been lately!  It also gave me a chance to use a brand new stamp from EHA named "Tommy Splashing Puddle".  Isn't he cute and typical for a boy!  I love the little frog leaping!

Elphine House Australia has added 4 new stamps to their website by Elisabeth Bell. In addition to "Tommy Splashing Puddle", there is:

"Carrie Swan Princess"
"It's a Boy!!"
"It's a Girl!!"

You can find these here on their website to check them out!  They're all adorable!

I colored the image with my Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits on solor white paper from Neenah, and used some new paper I got named "The Guy Stack" by DCWV, perfect for boys too.

For ingredients used:

Stamps: Tommy Splashing Puddle (EHA)
Paper: White (Georgia Pacific), Solar White (Neenah), The Guy Stack (DCWV), Sizzix Cardstock Brights (DCWV)
Ink: Black Oynx (Versafine), Spanish Olive, Wheat, Turquoise Gem(Versamagic)
Accessories: Sponge, adhesive buttons (Stickopotamus), hemp cord, burlap fabric (Jo-Ann's), buttons (Dress-It-Up), boat sticker (old SU colored over with pencils), star punch (Fiskers), large Petite Scallops Nestibilities, Standard Circles Small, Standard Circles Large (Spellbinders), mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils.

That's it for now.  Hope you can join in the Challenge at Elphine House!

Blessings!

Kathy

Sweet Love - Elphine House Australia Heart Challenge

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia!  This time the challenge is to use hearts on your card or project!  Easy one for this time of the year!  You can use any Elisabeth Bell Design to join in.  The winner will be chosen randomly, and will receive 2 stamps of their choice from EHA. 

This is my sample for the challenge:

Can you tell I love pinks and greens?  Can you tell I love Daisy?  She's so sweet!  This is new paper I bought from DCWV called The Preppy Princess Stack.  It had some really pretty pink roses in it, so I just HAD to get it...of course it was on sale at Michael's!

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I'm also entering this in the Stampin' Sister in Christ Challenge #125:

Create a card/project that shows love. It could be a heart, or the word love. My extra-bonus challenge is: give your card to someone who might need to be reminded that they are LOVED.

The Bible Verse for the challenge is:

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life..."

 

What a beautiful verse that show the ultimate gift of love given to us by Jesus.

 

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For ingredients:

 

Stamps: Daisy Hugging Dolly

Paper: The Preppy Princess Stack (DCWV), Old Olive (SU), Solar White (Neenah)

Ink: Certainly Celery (SU), Onyx Black (Versafine)

Accessories: Liquid pearls white opal & petal pink, Labels 18 (Spellbinders), buttons, flower (Recollections), adhesive pearls (Recl. & K&Co), old olive marker (SU), medium branch punch & rose leaf punch (Martha Stewart), sponge, heart punch (EKS), Prismacolor pencils, mineral spirits.

 

 

I hope to see you join in on the challenges!

 

Blessings!

 

Kathy

 

Pink Daisy Notepad - Elphine House Challenge

Hi there!

It's time for another challenge at Elphine House Australia! This time it's "Anything Goes"! How easy is that!  You can use ANY Elisabeth Bell stamp or image, not just EHA, so you have lots to choose from!

Here is my sample for the challenge...sorry, I can't resist using "Daisy"! She's SO sweet and so much fun to color! 

I was in the mood for pinks and browns on this one! Such a pretty combination! I used the Sending Love Specialty paper from Stampin Up, I love this one particular paper from the collection, and I've been saving it for something special.

I decided to make a junior notepad cover for this one, it makes a beautiful gift! I used the Junior Notepad tutorial on Split Coast Stampers under "Resources-Tutorials-Junior Legal Pad" which you can find here. I adapted it to use the full size legal pad, not the pad cut in half. As usual, I love to take things and change it up a little.  Using this tutorial as a base, you can adapt it to cover all kinds of notepads.  One of these days, I need to my own tutorial!

Here is the inside of the note pad:

I added a favorite Bible verse inside, Proverbs 3:5,6, for encouragement.  This stamp is from the Scripture Collection #2 from Our Daily Bread Designs which you can find here.  I love the Scripture Collections from ODBD, I use them all the time for all kinds of occasions.  The inside is decorated with matching paper from the same designer paper collection and a couple of butterflies with pearls.  I try not to put too many embellishments inside so it closes nicely.

Here is a photo from above it:

Here is a close up photo of Daisy...so sweet!

I am also entering this in two other challenges. The Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge #123, to make a heart stand out on your card/project which you can find here.  I hope my heart(s) stand out enough! The focus for the challenge is:

Scripture: "Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart." Proverbs 3:3

The other challenge is from Cheery Lynn Designs for Challenge #12, to do dry embossing.  You can find the challenge here.  The butterflies and mats are embossed, and I used my one and only Cheery Lynn die (wish I had more), Fanciful Flourish.  I love the delicateness of this flourish.

For all the ingredients, please see my post here in my Split Coast Stampers Gallery!

Hope to see join in on the EHA Challenge! It's getting to be a lot more popular, Yeah!!! Blessings!

Kathy

Elphine House Australia Challenge Vintage

Hi everyone!

It's time for a new challenge at Elphine House Australia! This past challenge we had 11 entries!!! That's so awesome! Now we're going for 15!

Elisabeth Bell's images are SO adorable and so special! There's lots to choose from for the challenge! I love every one of them, especially those  with Daisy!

For this next challenge, you need to do a card or project with a "vintage" feel to it! I love vintage, this one was a fun one for me! Here's my take on the challenge:

This stamp is called "Laura Flower Girl" from EHA. She's so sweet and pretty. I wanted to do this in a monotone, I love monotone. I used the pinkish paper (Watercolor Bouquet - K&Co) for the color inspiration. I matched up the colors on the image with my Prismacolor Pencils and blended with mineral spirits. I die cut the image using Spellbinders Labels 9, which I just bought. I love the shape of these dies for framing an image! I stenciled the die cuts with VersaMark wheat (stamp image) and sahara sand (pink die cut). The card base is from my stash that is embossed with the "Ornate Flowers" embossing folder by Sizzix and inked with VersaMark wheat shade.

For all the ingredients:

Stamps: Laura Flower Girl (Elphine House Australia)
Paper: Very vanilla (SU), natural white (Neenah), French Country Stack, gold (DCWV)
Ink: Vintage sepia (VersaFine), wheat and sahara sand (VersaMark).
Accessories: Ornate flowers EF (Sizzix), sponge, medium branch punch (Martha Stewart), ribbon, adhesive pearls, flowers (Michaels), Labdls 9 dies(Spellbinders), pearl string (my stash), Prismacolor pencils, mineral spirits.

I hope to see you join us in the EHA Challenge this next 2 weeks! You can use ANY Elisabeth Bell stamp or image! The winner receives their choice of 2 EHA Stamps!!! You can read all about it here. Blessings!
K
Kathy

Around We Go - Elphine House Australia Challenge

Hi there!

It's time for a new challenge at EHA. This time it's "Around We Go", include circles on you card or project. You need to use ANY Elisabeth Bell Design in order to qualify. The winner, randomly selected, will have their choice of 2 EHA stamps!!!

Here is my sample for the challenge..."Daisy Bouquet"!

I just LOVE Daisy and keep wanting to use her!!! I love this K & Co. Watercolor Bouquet paper too. It was nice to do something other than red and green!

For ingredients:

Stamps: Daisy Sitting (EHA), Noteworthy (SU)
Paper: Watercolor Bouquet (K&Co), Solar White (Neenah), blue (?)
Ink: Black (VersaFine), wheat (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Large petite scallops, standard circles large, standard circles small, parisian accents (all Spellbinders), always artichoke marker (SU), liquid pearls white opal (Ranger),Prismacolor pencils, mineral spirits, chenille fiber (my weaving stash), paper rose (Recollections), adhesive pearls, lace trim, sponge.

I hope you find to play along with the Challenge this next 2 weeks!

Blessings!

Kathy

Elphine House Australia Challenge

Hi there!

It's time for another challenge at Elphine House Australia! This time we have an inspiration challenge using this picture. There's lots of things to inspire you on this!

You can find the Challenge here on EHA's Blog. You have 2 weeks to post your creation. You can use ANY Elisabeth Bell stamp or digi image, it doesn't have to be from EHA. The winner will be randomly selected and will receive 2 stamps of their choice!

Here is my sample for the challenge.

I love this "Daisy Hugging Dolly" stamp, and I decided to use here for this. I did a "masking" technique for the house and trees to appear in the background. If you're not familiar with this, there's a tutorial on Split Coast Stampers for it here.

I colored this with my Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits.

For the ingredients used:
Stamps: "Daisy Hugging Dolly" (Elphine House Australia), Boards & Beams (Papertry Ink), Plant Hope (SU)
Paper: Solar white (Neenah), Ancestry DP (K&Co)
Ink: Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Buttons, linen thread, Labels 8 Dies (Spellbinders), Organic Fourish embossing folder (Cuttlebug)

Hope to see you join in on the Challenge!

Blessings!

Kathy

Daisy is Blue

Hi there!

It's time for another challenge at Elphine House Australia! This time it's a sketch challenge. You can see the sketch here on their blog. Remember you can use any Elisabeth Bell stamp or Digi, it doesn't have to be from EHA. If you win, you win get 2 stamps of your choice!

Here is my sample for the challenge...

I just love Daisy! She's SO sweet! I also love these shades of blue!

For ingredients:

Stamps: Daisy Sitting (EHA) and Just a Quick Note (JustRite).
Paper: solar white (Neenah), Watercolor Bouquet (K&Co).
Ink: black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Prismacolor pencils, mineral spirits, white gel pen, adhesive pearls, ribbon, lace, wood button, frond punch (Martha Stewart), piercer, SU punches: 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle, scalloped circle punch.

Hope to see you play along with us at Elphine House Australia for the challenge and win some Elisabeth Bell stamps!

Blessings!

Kathy

Groom Forever Yours

Hi there!

This little guy is a new Elisabeth Bell stamp from Elphine House Australia. So far, I've done the Flower Girl, the Ring Bearer, the Bride, and now the Groom! These are SO cute!

Here is the front of the card:

Here is the inside of the card:

This is the second card this week where I used the La Creme paper. Actually, I did this card first and the Proverbs 3:5,6 card after that. I think these papers are so beautiful and elegant and striking. I love using them.

I colored the groom with my Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. I decided to add the yellow to go with the papers and break up the black and then the red for a nice accent. I was at Michaels the other day and picked up these red rose flowers on clearance in the wedding section...I love a bargain! They go perfectly with the roses on his hat and lapel! I just love it when things work out better than I think they will...thank you Lord!

For the ingredients used:
Papers: Le Creme (DCWV), black & so saffron (SU), Natural White (Neenah)
Stamps: Groom Forever Yours (Elphine House Australia), Wedding (American Crafts), Flourishy (Recollections)
Ink: Black (Versafine), Vintage Cream (Palette)
Accessories: sponge, large labels die (Spellbinders), brads (SU), ribbon, button, paper leaf, ribbon flower, pearl string, adhesive pearls & swirls, square 1 3/8" punch (EKS)

I really love how this card came out! I hope you do too!

Blessings!

Kathy

Ps. I'm entering this into the Over the Top Challenge (HSSTC92) over at Hand Stamped Sentiments...too funny, pretty much everything I do seems to be over the top lately, LOL!!!!