Treehouse Thursday Challenge #70

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It is Thursday and time for Treehouse Thursday Challenge. The challenge this week is to use 'Spooky Colors', specifically orange, black, and purple. You can read the details of the challenge HERE and check out Treehouse Stamps HERE. At the Treehouse Blog you can see the Design Teams' spooky creations with candy corn, ghosts, and haunted houses.

I have had fun being a September Guest Designer for Treehouse Stamps along with Margo. I appreciate the opportunity. Thanks Ashley!

Here is my creation for Treehouse Thursday Challenge #70. I used orange, black, and purple; however, my card isn't spooky at all. I absolutely love how this card turned out. I like the simplicity of it along with the paper and color combination. This is a card that I will make again.

Card recipe:
Treehouse Stamps digital sentiment
Papertrey Ink paper rustic white (has a random brown fleck in it)
Nestabilities die
Papertrey Ink die (scallop)
Jenny Bowlin paper
Doodlebug Designs paper
Paper Studio paper
SU twine
button

Thanks for stopping by! LC

Treehouse Stamps October Contest

Hi Friends! Have you ever thought about being on a design team? Would you like to be a guest designer?Well, here is your chance.


Treehouse Stamps is proud to announce that we will be holding monthly card contests for all of you! You have a chance to win gift certificates and a "Guest Design Team" spot! Yep, that's right...if you've ever dreamed of being on a design team...now could be your chance. The details of the contest are HERE.

Here is the image you will be working with. You can 'right click' on it and save it to your computer.
When you visit The Treehouse you can see the design teams' creations using this image.


This is the project I created using this image.

We look forward to seeing what you create with the October image. Good Luck!!



Distressed Again!

Those of you who have scrapbooked with me in the past will vouch that I once distressed every piece of paper I used. My fingers were always brown....'Van Dyke' brown to be specific. Sometime during the last several years I put away the brown ink and picked up Copic markers. I have been coloring stamped images for two years now and have distressed very little. It seems that reds, blues, pinks, and yellows had taken over my paper. Until yesterday....

I created a card yesterday that reminded me of my former scrapbook pages. It is made with older vintage-looking papers and is distressed quite a bit. I used  Treehouse Stamp  'Autumn Leaves' digital image and sentiment printed on Papertrey Ink white cardstock. I colored the leaf with Copic markers and then distressed it and the pattern papers I had chosen. I did a bit of machine stitching and then added the 3-D embellishments. I like the way it turned out.

Other products I used:
kraft cardstock
Tim Holtz tape
Dew Drops
brown button
MS baker's twine
Rebecca Sowers stamp sticker
EK punch
Stampin' Up! ink
Nestabilities

A Sponged Background?

As a Guest Designer for Treehouse Stamps during September I get to play along with the Design Team on their challenges. This week's Treehouse Thursday Challenge #067 , to create a sponged background, really was a challenge for me. It only takes one stamping 'technique' challenge for me to realize I am not a stamper. I am a color-er who makes cards. Yes, I can stamp an image and color it, but when it comes to stamping techniques, I definitely am challenged!

So how did I go about sponging a background? I had already printed my Treehouse Stamp image (Monkey Business) and sentiment, colored it, and cut the image into a circle. I then traced the image on copier paper using my light box and cut it out to make a mask. Using a make-up sponge and an ink pad with the mask in place I sponged ink around the image. If I had been thinking I would have researched sponging at Splitcoast Stampers and read THIS.

Here is my card:

The recipe for my card:
Treehouse Stamp set Monkey Business
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Copic markers
Nestabilities circle/scallop
Basic Grey 2-sided paper
Coordination brown cardstock
Bazzill teal
Stampin' Up! sage shadow ink
Sizzix die flourish
Flowers from stash
Buttons brown from stash
Martha Stewart baker's twine
3-D adhesives

You know they say 'you can't teach an old dog a new trick', but I did learn something new today. If I decide to try this technique again I will have a better idea of what I am doing. Now it's your turn. Why not check out the Treehouse Stamps Blog and give sponging a try! Thanks for stopping by! LC

Treehouse Thursday Challenge #66

It is Thursday and time for the Treehouse Thursday Challenge. You can get all of the details HERE.
TTC #66 is to create something 'recycled'. You can recycle a card you have already created, create something from an item you normally throw away, or use just part of something you would put in the trash.

My creation today is a candy-filled jar with a tag. I created the tag using several Treehouse Stamps digital images. The images are from the Fall Blessings set. The jar was originally filled with olives.

I used some fabric I have had for years, jute, and a couple of leaves to decorate the jar. The images were colored with Copic markers and the tag was cut with Nestabilities. I think this project would make an awesome gift for teachers, co-workers, and friends.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I appreciate you and your time! LC

Treehouse Stamps Guest Designer

I am excited to tell you that I have been asked to be a Guest Designer for Treehouse Stamps during the month of September! Woo Hoo!! I am starting the month off running with a challenge right away!

Treehouse Thursday Challenge (THT065) details can be found HERE at the The Treehouse Blog. The challenge is to make a circle card. You can see examples of circle cards by visiting the blogs of the Design Team members. Simply click on their names to visit their blogs. You are going to see some great cards!

Ashley Bowen
Neva McMullen
Kelly Hampton
Maria Levine
Gloria Mozien
Heather Prince
Kimberly Lowrey
Stephanie Serrano
Virginia Lu
Margo Smith

Here is my circle card for the challenge:

To create this card I used an image from the Treehouse Stamps Fall Blessings. Fall Blessings digital set is a September release. I printed the image on white cardstock, colored it with Copic markers, and cut it out with a Nestabilities. All of the four circles you see, plus the card base, were cut with Nestabilities. The base cardstock is Stampin' Up! and the designer papers are Fiskars' Heidi Grace. The pearls are from Recollections.

Be sure to check out the Treehouse Thursday Challenge! Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate each of you! LC