Spring is coming, right???

This is the view from my front door right now. Yesterday, it was 52. Today, it is snowing. Fortunately, we are on the edge of the storm, so we are only supposed to get a few inches. But if March comes in like a lion, isn't it supposed to go out like a lamb??
Here is what I have been working on for the last few days. Not steadily, thank goodness! That would be pitiful. It's an acetate box. It's 2 inches square and 3 1/2 inches tall. As you can see by the second photo, it holds 7 peppermint patties comfortably.
You can find the pattern in this thread. I used last week's color combo from SCS: Whisper White, Soft Sky and Basic Gray. Love it, love it, love it! I stamped Seeing Spots on the acetate (AKA transparency sheets) using White StazOn. The stamp has a tendency to slide a little on the acetate, so a quick up-and-down motion with no hard pressing is best. I let it sit for a while to dry thoroughly before scoring. The acetate is adhered to the bottom piece with Sticky Strip. For the tag, I used Tagger's Dozen. Next time, I'll make the loop for the tag a little shorter.
Supplies (all SU): Stamps: Seeing Spots, Tagger's Dozen; Paper: acetate (non SU), Whisper White, Soft Sky; Ink: White StazOn, Soft Sky, Basic Gray marker; Accessories: small and large tag punches, hole punch, Basic Gray taffeta ribbon, Soft Sky double-stitched grosgrain ribbon

Saturday Challenge # 9

This week's challenge is to make a monochromatic card. Just use shades of one color plus one neutral. If you upload to your SCS gallery, use keyword ISC09. Be sure to link back here to your gallery or blog!
A great way to get ideas for a monochromatic color scheme is to look at the SU Color Coach. On one side, there is a set of Dynamic Duos. That's how I chose Pumpkin Pie and Apricot Appeal plus white. There's not much stamping on this card. The background is Sanded stamped with Apricot Appeal craft ink and then heat set. The patterned paper is from the Level 1 Hostess Prints Pack (2 1/2" X 4"). I made 2 sets of scallops for the border using the scallop circle punch. (See this post for directions.) The flower is from the Die-cut Blooms in the Occasions Mini. I used a rub-on from A Perfect Day. (These are also in the Occasions Mini. The Die-Cut Blooms, A Perfect Day rub-ons, Summer Picnic paper and Tart & Tangy stamp set all coordinate. I love that!) I added some dimension to the flower with a felt flower from the Flower Fusion tin and a flowery brad from the Styled Sliver Hodgepodge Hardware. I tied on some Pumpkin Pie striped grosgrain ribbon and added a row of rub-ons to the bottom of the card to finish it off.
Also, the layout is Beate's sketch for this weekend's challenge. She made the COOLEST accent for her card by gluing a half-pearl into the center of the flower ribbon slide. Check it out here.
Supplies (all SU): Stamps: Sanded; Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Die-cut Blooms, Apricot Appeal Prints DSP; Ink: Apricot Appeal craft; Accessories: A Perfect Day rub-ons, Pumpkin Pie striped grosgrain ribbon, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, Flower Fusion Accents & Elements, Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware

Rhonda's stamp club projects

My new downline, Rhonda, had her first stamp club meeting last week, and she was kind enough to share her projects with me. She also said I could post them here. They are so cool! Maybe you remember the cool 6X6 page holder that Rhonda gave me at Christmas. This is the project her group made for the holder. It uses Enjoy Every Moment and Ginger Blossom paper. The flowers for the letter O are punched from the patterned paper with the Boho Blossoms punch. The scalloped edge looks like it was made with the slit punch.
The card on the left is the faux silk technique. Rhonda stamped the flower from Embrace Life onto tissue paper and colored it using watercolor pencils and blender pen. The background swirl is from Baroque Motifs. The card on the right uses Simply Said. I love the felt flowers on there! The patterned paper is Bali Breeze, and the scalloped edge was made with the corner rounder punch with the guard removed.

Awesome projects, Rhonda, and thanks for letting me share them!

Split negative in eggplant

I finally finished my split negative cards. Here are the 3 I finished. It's kinda cool because you get 2 cards each time you do it. I just changed the ribbon.
Here is a close-up of one. This has the Basic Gray taffeta (!) and the other has eggplant grosgrain. In case you want more details, check out my original post.
On a totally different note, I cleaned off my craft table! I really wanted to put the magazine holders on it, so I bit the bullet and did it. (Just don't ask to see photos of my other table or my desk!) It still looks pretty good. I'm in the middle of a project that's on the table, and there's a VERY SMALL pile of cardstock to be re-filed. This is proof to my mother that I can actually clean/straighten something!
In case you are wondering about the table, it came from JoAnn's about 5 years ago. It has a drink holder, trash bag holder, carousel (not attached--it goes where the magazine holders are) and marker storage (underneath the lamp). I love the grid on the tabletop! The shelf on the wall was from Target several years ago. The back has moon and star cutouts. The top shelf has ribbon and very small stamp sets, middle shelf is Stampin' Stack containers, bottom shelf is adhesives, gel pens and blender pens.

Saturday Challenge # 8

This week's challenge is to make something that's not a card. It can be a box, a pouch, a tin, anything! I've been inspired to try new things by the demo challenges on SCS. On Friday, it's a 3-D challenge. Of course, I'm behind on them, but I'm trying to get there!
If you want to play along, please post a link here to your blog or your gallery on SCS. If you upload to SCS, use keyword ISC08. That's Indyemmert's Saturday Challenge! On Friday night, I'll randomly choose one player to receive a card in the mail. That gives you plenty of time to play because I want this to be fun, not stressful!
My project for today's challenge is 2 magazine holders. I'm going to put them on my craft table. One will hold project directions that I want to work on, and the other will hold In Color cardstock and specialty items like acetate. I used the Love & Happiness rub-ons to decorate mine. What fun! I did one in black and one in chocolate chip. I got the magazine holders from Ikea. They come in a 5-pack for only $2.99! I had already stamped on 3 of them. They hold my Stampin' Success magazines and mini catalogs. Rub-ons are definitely easier!
Happy stamping!

Look what I got in the mail!

Here are some gorgeous cards I got in the mail recently. The Soft Sky card is the birthday card Mama sent me. I just love the monochromatic look. What's so funny is that she made it in HER favorite color! What's up with that? LOL Thank goodness Denise sent me a purple card! She won blog candy and sent me this beautiful thank you note. The closure is the slit punch with a little hole punched in it and ribbons tied through the hole. Be sure to check out her blog for more cool projects. Beth sent me the third card. She used Easy Elegance, one of my all-time favorite stamp sets. Why, oh why couldn't they put it in the regular catalog??? This card makes me ready for spring!
Come back tomorrow for this week's challenge!

All this green is getting out of hand!

One of the demo challenges on SCS this week was to create a demonstratable card using only green and a neutral. I cracked open my new Prints Pack of paper (hostess level 1). For the flower, I punched the scallop circle punch twice. I cut from each indentation towards the middle to create the petals. I put a dimensional in between the 2 flowers. The center is a pop up glue dot covered with glitter. You just press the glue dot into the glitter, and the glitter completely covers it so it's not sticky anymore. (I saw this at a regional seminar a couple of years ago.) Below is a close-up of the photo so you can see the petals and the dimension better.
Supplies (all SU): Stamps: Fundamental Phrases; Paper: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi cs and Prints; Ink: Whisper White; Accessories: scallop circle punch, pop up glue dots, crafters tool kit, Wild Wasabi ds ribbon, fine cosmo glitter