PaperTrey Paint By Number Sketch Challenge

What a cool challenge.  Here are Nicole's instructions:
To make things fun and interesting, we are assigning color palettes based on the first letter of your online username.  The colors in your palette do not have to be used with any particular letter on the sketch, you can mix them up however you like, but you HAVE to use ALL of the colors in your assigned palette!
So here is the sketch:

And here is my color assignment:

 

And here is my card:

 

 

I found these colors to be very challenging.  I love this sketch and will use it again!

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Supplies: Stamps - PaperTrey Everyday Button Bits and Polka Dot Basics; Ink - Memento Potters Clay (for Terracotta), SU! Old Olive; Paper - PaperTrey White, Orange Zest, Ripe Avocado, Raspberry Fizz; Misc - Vintage Buttons, Orange Zest Ribbon, SU! Markers, Glue Dots

Inspired by Erte

 

Today's SCS Inspiration Challenge was very challenging - but at the same time very awesome!  Check out the pictures in this gallery.  I looked through every picture and was just in awe.  I ended up using the Rainbow in Blossom as my inspiration piece.  I used an image from an ISC stamp set and colored it in with SU! markers using the colors from the inspiration piece.  This was actually my second attempt - I threw the first one away!!  I really like this one though!
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Supplies: Stamps - ISC; Ink - Versafine Onyx Black; Paper - PaperTrey; Misc - SU! Markers, Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Thank You Card

 I made this card using SCS CC256 and followed a sketch from a sample in the SU! Occasions Mini. I needed a Thank You card to give to my neighbor - to make a long story short, they helped us find our gray cat that had gotten out of the house at the end of October. They had been feeding her for the last month or so and finally caught her and took her to the vet and had the microchip read. It was our gray cat Stormy! So we are giving them a gift card to PetCo in this card.
The image is from a new stamp set called Mary's Friends by Woodwareusa.com. This company was selling these awesome stamp sets at the CHA Super Show. I water colored the image with markers, ink pads and an aquabrush.

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Supplies: Stamps - Mary's Friends (Woodwareusa), PaperTrey (sentiment); Ink - PaperTrey Smokey Shadow, Scarlet Jewel; paper - PaperTrey, Basic Grey; Misc - Nestabilities, SU! Markers, Ribbon, Aquabrush, Foam Tape

Flutter By Wednesday (FBW)

Wow I haven't posted here since last Wednesday!  This is another open week for FBW - you just need to include a butterfly, fairy or angel on yor card or project.  So if you play along, please directly link up your creation to Mr Linky on our Flutter By Wednesday blog.  While you are there don't forget to check out the other DT members' creations - their links are on the sidebar.

 

I made this card using this week's CAS52 sketch challenge.  The Basic Grey Ambrosia paper was perfect for this sketch and for FBW!  The butterflies were made with my MS Butterfly punch and I adorned them with some rhinestones.  The sentiment is from last year's PaperTrey Anniversary set.

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Supplies: Stamps - PaperTrey; Ink - Memento; Paper - PaperTrey, Basic Grey; Misc - MS Butterfly punch, Rhinestones, Ribbon

Flutter By Wednesday

Welcome to Flutter By Wednesday!  This week we have an open week, which means the only requirement is to have a butterfly, fairy or and angel on your project.  I hope you play with us and if you do, please provide a direct link to your creation on Mr Linky on the Flutter By Wednesday blog. And while you're there don't forget to check the creations by the rest of the Flutter By DT! Their links are on the side bar.

I got this image from Auntie Amy's stamps at the CHA Super Show. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black on PTI white card stock. I colored the fairy with Koh-i-noor colored pencils and baby oil and cut her out. I stamped the image again on vellum and embossed with clear EP. I cut out the wings and attached them just at the body so the wings are free. I colored the wings with Spica glitter pens. You can't see the sparkle but it is there!

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Supplies: Stamps - Auntie Amy's; Ink - Memento; Paper - PaperTrey, Basic Grey, Vellum; Misc - Clear Embossing Powder, Koh-i-noor Colored Pencils, Baby Oil, Blending Stumos, MS Butterfly punch, Kaiserkraft Rhinestones, Ribbon

CHA Super Show - Day 2 of Stamping Star Sightings!

Sorry it has taken me so long to post the second day of the Super Show photos!  I came home last night from Anaheim and was so tired.  So without further ado, here are more picks of my stamping star sightings!!

Here, hanging around SCS on day 2 are Deb, Lynne (from St Louis) and Heather (HIR976 on SCS).  I follow Lynne's blog and she had been the hostess for the Technique challenge on Mondays at SCS for quite a while!

OMG I was so excited to meet these two sweet and super talented ladies - Debbie Olson and Sharon Harnist. 

And they even had me stand with them to get my picture taken with them!

After meeting them and after I came down to earth I went to the Taylored Expressions booth to do a Make N Take.  OMG like I said in my last blog post, this was another super spot for stamp star sightings.  Check this out:

Here is Taylor with some of her Bakers Dozen. Wait a minute - who do I see in the front row?  Well that is Lisa Johnson!  I was standing next to her when I did the Make N Take too!  I was trying to channel her talent!

Sankari and Jackie were taking a break from the MnT's.

And Here is Jodi Collins - KharmaGirl - helping with the Make N Take.  I was super excited to meet Jodi - she is such a friendly and talented stamper!!

After hanging out at the TE booth I met up with Bev and Joan again and the three of us met up with Broni (Splashes of Watercolor).

 And here is another sweet stamping star - Amy Sheffer!  I absolutely love Amy's creations.  If you haven't been to Amy's blog, it is a must - Pickled Paper Designs.

I was hoping some of Amy's talent would rub off onto me!!

I guess orange is the new black!?!

Beate, Joan and Tenia

        Marti (of Pezzadoodle) and Suzanne Dean

Not to name drop or anything but OMG it is ELLEN HUDSON!!!!!  She is as sweet and genuine as they come. 

  

And here I am with Ellen:  I think my face was hurting from smiling so much!!

 Towards the end of Saturday I heard that Anna Wight had arrived.  You may know her as Sweet Miss Daisy on SCS.  I love her whimsical images that she draws for Whipper Snapper designs.  I also love reading her blog when she writes about her life on the farm.  Oh and what a photographer too!  Anna is amazingly talented!

City chick (no pun intended) meets farm gal!

At the end of the day on Saturday SCS was raffling off prizes - everyone gathered around:

Here's Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud                                                        

 

Wendy and Connie

Well that about wraps it up for Day 2 of Stamping Star Sightings!  I hope you enjoyed the pictures as much as I did taking them and hanging out with the stars!

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CHA Stamp Star Sightings!!

I had such a blast at the CHA Super Show on Friday and Saturday! I am posting some pictures of stamp stars that I spotted on Friday and tomorrow I will post pictures from Saturday.
Upon entering the great Hall A at the Anaheim convention center I came upon the SCS Booth. That was THE place for stamp star sightings! Who did I spot first? None other than Jenn and Beate!


And yes, here is a picture of HSKELLY - me - Harriet Skelly - not H.S. Kelly as some people thought, with Jenn...

and Beate, both very gracious hostesses!

Who else did I sight at the SCS booth and surrounding area?
Kendra, Lori and Deb! I met Deb a few years ago (virtually) on the challenge chaser thread where we would chat with everyone while waiting for the challenge to be posted. I was so excited to finally meet her in real life. I "know" Kendra and Lori from reading their blogs! Lori did an excellent job of making me (and everyone) feel welcome at the SCS booth!

And I was also excited to meet Cindy, whose blog I also follow!

These two wonderful ladies, Bev and Joan, let me hang out with them quite a bit on Friday and Saturday. They were so fun to hang with! Thanks so much you two!

Across the way from the SCS booth was the Lizzie Anne booth.

Another great stamp star sighting spot was right by the Taylored Expressions booth. There I spotted.....

Jami and

Jackie and Karen..

and Oh Look! It is Taylor and me! I also got to meet Jon, Taylor's husband and Taylor's mom. I thought I had a picture of them too but it wasn't on my camera...hmmm.

Here is Dawn, one of the Bakers Dozen, with Taylor. I will have more of the Bakers Dozen on tomorrow's post.

Then back by the SCS booth in the afternoon I spotted ...

Jimmie (JPMAYO)...


and Carolina and Valerie!

And late in the day, right before I had to leave and not more than 20 minutes after she arrived, I spotted Cammie (Caroline King)! She was so sweet to have her picture taken with me! Cammie is one of the first friends I made on SCS and is very special to me.

Well I hope you enjoyed these stamp star sightings and I will be back with more tomorrow!
Thanks for coming by!