Zebra Butts

Hallo,
Well I didn't get much going on my 'big' project yet - did manage to pull out stamps and do some initial planning so maybe I will get started tomorrow.
I did however get another cigar box altered. I found this one at a thrift shop with the felt lining already in it - it is a Zebra print so I went with that.
The Zebra on the cover is from Stamps Happen - www.janlynn.com
I colored him with copics - it is accually part of the stamp.
The other pattern on the cover is a stamp from Outlines Rubber stamps - www.outlinesrubberstamp.com which is also colored with copics in a gray striped kinda thing to compliment the zebra.


The little postage style stamp of 'Zebra butts" is an unknown unmounted - If anyone knows who makes (or made it) please give me a shout.
I stamped many of these and colored them with copics and put them all around the edges on the outside of the box.
The third picture shows off the 'zebra butts' better :) and features a stamp of mama and baby zebra from CHF - www.cornishheritagefarms.com - also colored with copics.
And more rows of the outlines stamp.


All for today - should do a bit of picking up before dinner. My DD is doing the cooking tonight :) - I am very glad some days that she loves to cook. I also cruely forced my kiddos to do some extras housework today so I could get some errands done - mean 'ol Mom.
I should have done yard work instead of errands however as it looks like it might try and rain tomorrow -
ahhh well - plentty of housework still to catch up on....
All for tonight - Take Care
Tera

Courage

Hallo,
My last from my card frenzy last weekend - trying to use up all the backrounds and stuff I have stashed everywhere. This is a Double Pocket fold technique from Technique Junkies that I folded over 2 years ago when that issue came out. (I was staying at my Mom's for awhile when she had surgery and found this 12 X 12 paper pack at a LSS, had the latest issue of TJ in my suitcase and the rest is history - I still have about 14 of these to go....).
I had my new stamps out from Gina K from working on her challenge contest for March Designer so I used them again. I really LOVE the lovely labels set - it coordinates with Spellbinders labels sets which I also LOVE!!!!
My bead row on the front is crooked I just now noticed - ahhh well, how I could have not noticed when I was taking the pics????
I really love this phrase too - its from the 'Hang in there" set.
To check out more Gina K stamps go here - www.ginakdesigns.com

On the tags I layered a couple of the stamp/label dies on top of each other.
All for now - I work this weekend so I will see you back live on Monday.
Have a great weekend!!!!
Tera

Each of us....

Hallo,
I am off to work again today but will prepost my last entry for the Gina K's Desinger Spotlight contest for the March release. Maybe 3 will be my lucky number!!!
The challenge was to use 2 of the new colors and 1 of the new sets from the Februray release. I used the Lovely labels on all 3 entries but on this one I also used the new free set when you buy 3 called 'Inside and Out'. The colors I used were the mint green and pink (although it looks lavender in these pics for some reason) and I also used pale yellow with the ribbon.

You can see what the Designers did with this challenge as well as the contestants here - http://www.blog.ginakdesigns.com/
I also used this weeks sketch from CPS #156 and you can see what everryone else did with this sketch here - http://www.cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/



You will see more with that sketch this week - all the rest of the week as a matter of fact as I hit a streak this weekend with that sketch :).
All for now - my computer is being wonky tonight for some reason - hope I don't have to retype all of this....
Take Care
Tera

Little Pearl Blessings

Hallo,
I hope everyone had a great weekend - I did (any weekend I don't have to work is great for me :).
I am showing you another card I got
finished for Gina K's Center Stage Spotlight challenge.
At least I hope it works as we needed to use a different set for each entry - I used the Lovely Labels on my last card but the last one also used the Hang In There set.....
The 2 colors I used were lavender and mint green - at least the lighter parts of the green in this DP looks minty to me......

I really love the Lovely Labels set - so cool how they match up with the Spellbinders labels dies!!!! The labels dies are my favorite of the Spellbinders - I have almost all of them - the new ones are on order and should be here soon!!!!
The DP is Basic Grey, inks are Stampin up, flat backed pearls are a Dollar Store score a few months ago (I bought them out, and went to the other one in town and they didn't have any or I would have bought them out too :).
Purple ribbon is from My Favorite Things - colored with the same ink as the phrase. Bottom ribbon is a 'who know where I got that one from '....
All for today - as I was off the weekend that means I am working today and tomorrow. Wish me luck - every day I have worked lately has turned into a 13 hour shift instead of the normal 12 hour shift....



Take Care
Will prepost for tomorrow and see you back LIVE on wednesday.
Tera

Frog wishes

Hallo,


Boy was I lazy today!!! I could not get moving for nothing - sun shining (a bit too cold for yard work) - finally I decided to just get out of the house and go to some thrift shops (if that didn't wake me up nothing would). I hadn't been to the local thrift shops for a long time as every nook and cranny is full of alterables and other assorted goodies but naturally I can home with more. I found a briefcase that was in pretty good shape for 3 dollars - now I have 3....I want to recover them as I did with an older style briefcase over a year ago now...


I also found an old samsonite make up case in good shape that I want to recover too - it also was 3 dollars - and I now have 3 of those too (wait maybe its 4....).



Ahhh well after the thrift shops I did manage to play some in the craft room.


This card is for a challenge over at Gina K 's blog. It is to for their Center Stage Spotlight Dt member for March - Boy would that be the ultimate in fun if I managed to win that!!!!!!

The challenge was to use one of Februrary's release sets and 2 of the new colors.

The colors I used are lavender, pink and yellow.

I used 2 sets on this card - Lovely Labels and Hang In There.

I will have to say that this card didnot come easy for me - I started out stamping the label as a mask and then stamped the frog so he would be in the middle - colored him with copics and a touch of white gel pen. Then I stamped over him with the Lovely label stamp, but it just didn't pop - so I colored the flowers, still not 'IT' - so I stamped the label again with the same ink only this time I embossed it with clear powder - hmmm better, still not 'IT' - so I cut out both with my nesties, cut the first one with the frog image out with the slightly smaller die and the embossed one with the same size die. Then I cut the middle out of the embossed label and edged it with green and gold and popped it up on top of the frog one - good - then I needed backround paper so I tried one after another and liked the green best.

The flower DP is left over from a piece I cut off one of my DD's birthday cards - edged with gold. Then I started hunting embellies - pink ribbon to pull out my funky pink sky behind the frog and the pink flowers in the flower DP, a green paper flower on top of a clear flower and finally a pink button.....sheesh it took me awhile!!!!

Pop over to Gina's blog to see what the DT did with the color challenge and what the other contestants are doing - some awsome stuff there!!! http://www.blog.ginakdesigns.com/



All for today ya'll - off to get some grub for the fam - as in we are driving to the local sit 'n' chomp for wings and pizza..... :)

See ya monday - Have a great weekend!!!

Tera

Outlined India

Hallo,
Another work day and will keep it short today. I had some leftover pieces from one of the India stlye altered cigar boxes that I did last week so decided to make a card to match.
Stamps are from Outlines.
Embossed with gold.
Colored with copics.
Lots of rhinestones.
See ya back live and in person tomorrow!!!!
Tera

To have and to hold

Hallo,
Preposting for you today - am at work, making $$$ to spend on stamps :).
We found out yesterday that my Brother-in-law will be getting married here in April - so as long as I still had these stamps out I decided to do another card with them.
The back round was done using a Technique Junkie technique called cuttlebug stamps - used a cuttlebug folder to create a stamp with Magic stamp foam block and then stamped it for the backround onto cream card base. Talk about getting double duty from my cuttlebug folders!!!!
The next layer is a spellbinders die cut from navy blue paper and edged with gold rub on.
The Wedding couple was stamped onto cream cardstock and embossed with white, edged with gold mettalic pen, trimmed close, and popped up with foam tape.
The next layer is 3 strips of the same ribbon - 2 side by side and the 3rd on to - dyed to match with the same blue ink as the backround.
The small layer on top of all that are 2 stamps from Gina K.



I added some flat backed pearls to the corners.
I again used this weeks sketch from CPS #155 .
All for today
Take Care
Tera