Well good afternoon! Hope everyone is having a good day so far. I’ve been quite busy myself, catching up on emails, phone calls, puppy watch, etc., and I still have tons more to do. It has felt good to get back in the stamp room after having five days off. Sometimes I think I need that refresher period. The only problem right now, is that I have so many projects that have time frames, and I’m just a tad behind at the moment. I need to catch up on what I can before the 19th. That’s when Jeanne flies in, we do the Epilepsy Walk (which, I am still taking donations for), and then we head out on our little road trip.

Last night I was able to get to the Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge, using Real Red, So Saffron and Regal Rose.

I decided that I wanted to do a little color wash for this card, and applied a very light wash to a piece of watercolor paper. For the image, I colored the stamp with Real Red and Old Olive markers, misted with water and stamped on the still damp watercolor paper. I then colored in the open areas of the flower with Regal Rose marker. The edges of the image were sponged with So Saffron. For the background, I applied So Saffron reinker to a piece of Cut-n-Dry Felt and stamped over the So Saffron cardstock. For more dimension, the swirls were then stamped in Adirondack Snow Cap.

• Stamps: In the Meadow and In the Background from Lizzie Anne Designs
• Paper: SU Real Red and So Saffron; Canson Watercolor Paper; BasicGrey Cupcake
• Ink: SU Real Red, So Saffron, Regal Rose and Old Olive; Ranger Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink, Archival Jet Black and Adirondack Snow Cap Pigment
• Accessories: Ranger Cut-n-Dry Felt Stamp Pad; Tsukineko Sponge Dabber; Ribbon; Mounting Tape

While I had these stamps out, I went ahead and did today’s Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge with them today.

I used the same swirls for this card, and stamped them in Snow Cap on the pink background panel, and then sponged the edges of all the background papers with Antique Linen Distress Ink. The only other stamping on this card, is that on the fragment.

I glued the fragment to a piece of the background paper, but it out, and then stamped the flowers in brown and the sentiment in black. The fragment is then raised on mounting tape.

• Stamps: In the Meadow and In the Background from Lizzie Anne Designs
• Paper: Prism Iced Pink; BasicGrey Sultry; SU Chocolate Chip
• Ink: Ranger Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink, Archival Jet Black and Adirondack Snow Cap Pigment; Tsukineko Stazon Timber Brown;
• Accessories: Tim Holtz idea-ology Fragment; Ranger Glossy Accents; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber; Mounting Tape; Ribbon

Well, I guess that’s about all for today. However, I do have a surprise up my sleeve for you tomorrow – one I can hardly believe myself! You won’t want to miss this one. So until then, here’s hoping you have a great day!

Sherry