CCEE2244 Silhouettes

Maryann is back with this week's challenge for the CCEE Stampers.  She asked the team to create cards with a beautiful silhouette.  It could be in a scene or a standalone image.

Ever since I discovered distress oxide inks, I love to do ink blending for backgrounds.  Today is no exception.  My background was created by blending four different inks -- Dusty Concord, Fired Brick, Ripe Persimmon and Wild Honey.

After the ink blending, I stamped two wildflower stamps from Just For Fun that I've had for years and added the sentiment, which is a die set from Karen Burniston called Just Because.

Be sure to check out the CCEE Stampers blog for some more beautiful silhouettes.

CCEE2243 - Walk Your Dog Week

Maryann is the hostess for the CCEE Stampers this month and starts off with an interesting challenge.  According to the days of the year calendar, it is Walk Your Dog Week, a weeklong holiday dedicated to bringing your dog a healthier lifestyle.   She asked us to make a card with your furry friend in mind.

I currently do not have a furry friend; but when I was a kid, we had a dalmatian called Patches.  My father's friends loved to throw lit cigarette butts on the ground and watch Patches pounce on them to put them out.  A true firehouse dog!  

For my card I made a pop-up card using Karen Burniston's Surprise Ball and Bitty Ball Pop-Ups.  The pups on the front of the card are from Kindred Stamps.

As you can see, you can take the dog out of the card for display.

Check out the CCEE Stampers blog for more tributes to our furry friends.

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - Snowman

The theme of the Karen Burniston Designer Challenge this month is "Snowman."  I've lived in Florida for over 50 years and haven't made a real snowman in many, many years.  But Karen has several die sets that give me an opportunity to make a paper snowman at least.  I pulled out several previously released dies for my card -- the Snowman Pop-Up being the main one, along with the Christmas Tree Pop-Up.  That said, the snowman on the front was actually made with circle dies approximately the same size as the Snowman Pop-Up.  I used the smallest plain circle from Crosshatch Circles for the head and one of the dies from the Circle Tag Book for the body.  I did bring in smaller dies from the Snowman Pop-Up for the rest of him -- his hat, features, scarf, and arms.  The tree is the one of the larger tree dies from the Christmas Tree Pop-Up.

To accommodate both the snowman and the tree, my card is 5" x 8".  Because of where the tree needed to be placed, I balanced out the layout with the snowflake die from Long Nature's Edges 2.  There was not enough room for the arms or boots that come with that die set.

It's hard to see in the photos, but both of those white rectangles are embossed with snowflakes.  I used the Crosshatch Rectangles for the small panel on which you can write your name. 

Be sure to check out the cards made by the rest of the Karen Burniston Design Team for this challenge.  

Scor-Pal "More Than One Score" Challenge

When my sister and I visited a local stamp store in Orlando last month, we saw a class project on display -- a cute little goodie bag.   She bought the kit for the bag, and I used the instructions to make my "More Than One Score" project for November.  You're supposed to use a lunch bag for the inside bag; but, being true to the "more than one score" rules of this challenge, I also made the bag using patterned paper.  The label on the front is held down by two very small magnets hidden behind the designer paper.

Check out the Scor-Pal blog to see how the rest of the design team handled November's challenge.

CCEE2242 - International Animation Day

Lynn's final CCEE Stampers challenge this month celebrates Animation Day, which is tomorrow.  What joyful and action-packed entertainment has filled our lives through the talented creations of the world's amazing animators.  In honor of these animators' remarkable work, we were to choose one of our favorite animated characters to feature on this week's CCEE design.  How fabulous would it be if you included the name of the animator who created your character!

Well, I was a bit limited to my choices (based on the stamps I own).  But Kindred Stamps has many pop culture stamps in their inventory, and one of them is called Tea Friends.  This is based on Alice in Wonderland.  I read both Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass as a kid several times. 

I googled "Alice in Wonderland" and found this image of the Walt Disney movie.  I don't know who the specific animators were who worked on this film, so we'll give credit to Walt Disney Studios for this one.

The inside of my card sort of depicts the Mad Tea Party.  I used the Karen Burniston Little Labels Pop-Up, which fits very nicely inside a 3 1/2" x 6 1/2" mini slimline card.

If you're CURIOUS to see more tributes to the animators of this world, check out the CCEE Stampers blog.

CCEE2241 - Reptiles

Lynn has a fun challenge this week for the CCEE Stampers.  She tells us that tomorrow (Oct. 21) is National Reptile Day.  She said to be sure our card this week features the reptile of your choice:  an alligator, a lizard, a turtle, a snake, a dinosaur!  Or, include them all!  

As a resident of Florida, I should be a Gators fan.  Unfortunately, I am not.  Go 'Noles!  But I have friends who definitely cheer on the Gators of the University of Florida.  So I have Albert the Alligator for you today, made with the Karen Burniston Bitty Ball Pop-Up.  The football field on the inside was created using a stencil from Kindred Stamps.

As you can see, Albert is able to leave the card in case the recipient wants to display him separately.

Be sure to check out the CCEE Stampers blog for some more reptile fun!

CCEE2240 - U.S. Navy Birthday

Lynn's challenge to the CCEE Stampers this week is to help celebrate the birthday of the U.S. Navy.  To honor the men and women who have served in our nation's navy since its inception, we were to create a card with a nautical theme.

I've got another card using the new Karen Burniston Label Charm Pop-Up die, as well as some of the previously released Cruise Charms.

For more nautical fun, check out the CCEE Stampers blog.