SCS challenges

I have recently submitted two cards to Splitcoaststampers challenges. The first one was this past weeks challenge to use rub-ons on a project. The other challenge was to make a card using only white and one other color. The second color could not be a "neutral" like black.

Cameo Coral challenge

So my sister challenged me to make a card using Cameo Coral. I used a Very Vanilla base for my card. Matted on top of that is Chocolate Chip, then Bashful Blue, then Cameo Coral. I ran the coral through my crimper because I hadn't used it for a while. I tied some Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon around the layers before adhering it to the card base. I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from So Many Scallops on vanilla with Chocolate Chip then punched it out with my scallop circle punch. This card will be for my Mother's birthday April 25th unless I make something I like better before then.

DSP cards

So I made this card the other day along with 3 others that match. This one is my favorite of the 4. I used Stampin' Up! Notations #2 DSP, River Rock CS, Wild Wasabi double-stitched ribbon and Hodge Podge Hardware. The Happy Birthday stamp is one I got at HL and it is made my Stampabilities. The other cards I made have the same layout but with small differences. There is one more on River Rock but the DSP is turned horizontally and I used an oval HPH piece. The other two are on Wild Wasabi CS, one with the DSP vertically and one horizontally. Both have HPH but I didn't have More Mustard ribbon so I cut cardstock to "look" like ribbon. The Wild Wasabi mounted cards do not have the Happy Birthday stamp on them. Instead I used the small flower in the Office Accoutrement set and stamped a background image on the lower half of the card in Versamark(R). Thanks for looking!

My First Blog!

I need more paper. Hee Hee. I really have plenty, but you know how it is. When I see pretty or interesting paper, something just comes over me. It could be the design or the colors. Paper is the cornerstone of my favorite hobby. I am a hobby paper-crafter. Being a school teacher I also use a lot of paper at work too. Notebook paper, construction paper, copy paper in white and other colors. My students and I use a lot of paper. Now I realize that the word need is maybe an exaggeration. My husband is very sweet and supportive of my hobby, but he does tease me when I say that I need something. He likes to point it out especially when my 4 year-old son says he needs something. I wonder where he gets that from?