CCEE Goes Fishing

 

I apologize for the 'flash' effect, making the lower edge a bit bright.

 

 

Liz continues as our CCEE Stampers Challenge with week.  Here is her challenge......

 

Hi, It's Liz again with this week's challenge. The month of August is National Catfish Month. Fishing is a year round sport and hobby around where I live, especially saltwater fishing. So, for the challenge this week, find a fish, or someone fishing and it might make a perfect masculine card for your stash!!

 

I used a fav stamp from 100 Proof Press.  Just love this fishing silhouette stamp.  I heat embossed the image and then sponging on the water and sky colors.  After doing that I realized how well the colors matched one of my tartan plaid papers from Joanna Sheen.  I added a touch of black, a bit of piercing, and a sentiment from MFT.

 

Be sure to stop in to see the other fab creations at the CCEE Blog.

 

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Once again I had Blogger issues this weekend, so I am late in sharing my Crazy4Challenges card once again.

 

 

(I will be going back to 'fill in color' in a couple of spots on the petals.  My peepers were

obviously not working well that day.)

Crazy for Sketches

 

This week is the third Crazy4Challenges for this month so it is a sketch.  I just love the sketch but must admit that I forgot the element on the left side of the main image.

 

 

I used a dainty oval die from MFT along with a beautifully intricate lace border die from Joanna Sheen's Signature Dies.  What a wonderful die....intricate and yet cut beautifully with just one pass through my Cuttlebug.  What appears to be black pearls on my card are actually different sized SILVER embellishments.

 

Be sure to  stop in at the Crazies Blog to see the fab creations by the rest of this talented DT.

 

Crazies Play with the Kite Shape

 

Happy Saturday!

It is time to kick off the February challenges! Peggy is the Crazy4Challenges hostess with the mostest for February, and our guest designer is Vicki Dutcher from All I Do Is Stamp. 

I am sure you will enjoy her fabulous creations this month!

Now onto this week's challenge......

National Kite Flying Day is coming up on the 8th so the challenge is to use a kite or a kite shape on your card.

I used a silhouette image from I Brake for Stamps (I think).  I used a stencil from my scrapbooking days to sponge in the kite shape on my card.  I then pierced around the outer edges of the sponged kite-shaped area.  With heat embossing, after masking the area, I applied the image to the sponged area.

Now....be sure to stop in to the Crazies Blog to see the kite and kite-shaped creations by the rest of this talented team. 

Black Friday Shopping with the CCEE

First of all.....


Happy Thanksgiving
 Hoping this day reminds you of the blessings in your life.

Now....onto today's challenge......

This is Frances' last week as our November hostess of the CCEE Stamper's Challenge.  Here is her challenge for the team (and YOU  if you would like to play along with us).....

Today is Thanksgiving in the USA and tomorrow is Black Friday. Many will be taking advantage of the sales. Create a card with a shopping theme, the card must also include the color black on it somewhere.

Obviously, I had no problems with the black part of the challenge.  I make very few cards without at least a touch of black somewhere.  The shopping theme was a bit more tricky, but then I remembered this old stamp I had bought at Michael's eons ago.  The sentiment is from My Favorite Things.  I added a lot of piercing, some dp, and brads.

Now, be sure to stop in and 'shop' the DT's shopping cards at the CCEE Blog.

The CCEE Stampers Go 'Down Under'

For this last challenge of October, this is Maryann's challenge for the CCEE Stampers.

Hi Everybody,
It's Maryann here this week I am saying goodbye as hostess, so I am saying farewell with something down under, it is not necessary to have something Australian, it could be under the sea, or a tree or underground or under an umbrella.

I immediately thought of this small set from Technique Tuesday which was still a 'virgin' set.  I heat embossed the image, sponged the sun, and then sponged in the sky.  The sentiment is from the same set of stamps.

Be sure to stop in at the CCEE Blog to see some other wonderful example of 'down under' cards.

CCEE Stampers Play with Acetate

Maryann continutes as the CCEE Stampers Challenge hostess for October.  Here is her challenge.

Maryann here for today's challenge. I am asking the girls to please use Acetate in any form for their project.

I did my own version of the smacking acetate technique only I used Brushos.  After several failed attempts, I went with using just yellow Brusho, sprinkled on the acetate sheet.  This way I could be sure of the 'spread' of the powder, an issue I have when I do it directly to paper.  I then misted the powder and acetate with water and placed my paper face down on the acetate.  I then let it dry naturally and heat embossed my image by I Brake for Stamps onto the panel.  The SU sentiment was also heat  embossed .  I then added the piercing around the edges of the base card and placed three brads above the sentiment.

Be sure to visit the CCEE Blog to view the acetate related creations by the rest of this fabulous DT.

The CCEE Stampers Are Rolling Along

Liz is the CCEE Stampers Challenge hostess for June.  This is her challenge......

 Summer seems to just be "rolling" right in. This week is going to be a technique challenge to use a brayer. You can google "stamping techniques using brayers" to get some fabulous ideas to try. If you don't have a brayer, try some other things that can roll on ink or paint! Be creative and have fun!

The only stamp I used this week is the sentiment which is from SU>  The background is layered.  The bottom layer was done with a brayer and a Big Juidy ink pad with graduated ink from the greens to the blues..  After brayering, I then placed a stencil over the base and sponged some 'mustard' ink over the stencil, creating the boxed areas.  I then used another stencil, placeing it in the upper left of the base and sponged Tuxedo Black ink to create the large bloom.  As a finishing detail I added paper piercing.  I must say that I just love the drama of this card.....may have to try that background again with other colors.  It is perfect for silhouettes, too.

Now be sure to visit the CCEE Blog to see the fabulous brayer techniques used by the rest of this fabulous team.

The CCEE Stampers -- Inlaid Die Cuts

Sabrina, the CCEE Stampers hostess for February is a technique savvy stamper.  This week she challenged us to use the inlaid die cut technique.  You can find a tutorial on this technqiue at Splitcoaststampers.

I went CAS with mine.  I have had, unfortunately, a need for sympathy cards, and my stash is very low, so I wanted to keep this clean and crisp for a serene sympathy card.  I used a fern die (I think it is from Cherry Lynn Designs, but am not sure)  along with a Spellbinders circle die.  I didn't exactly do it as the tutorial instructed, but my results are the same.  I added a sentiment from Hero Arts and some paper piercing around the edges.

Be sure to visit the CCEE Blog to see the fabulous inlaid die creations by the rest of this fabulous team.

Silhouettes on the Shade

Vicky is the hostess for the CCEE Stampers in January.  This week she asked us to create cards using silhouette stamps AND to be sure to use a sentiment on the front.

Well.....I LOVE silhouettes, so the hardest thing was to decide which one I would use this week.  I went with this 'wild' one from (I think) I Brake for Stamps.  This should have been an easy card, but my embossing powder gave me a hard time.  What you can't see here is that the background on the image is sponged.  Well, I sponged with distress inks and apparently they 'attract' embossing powder.  I did this image three times....the first time the entire image was covered in embossing powder.......the second, I heated the sponged background before doing the embossing.......still stuck to the whole area........and the third time I 'dried' it with the heat gun twice, let it rest, and then embossed my image.  I ended up having to take a paint brush and get rid of most of the powder from the wrong places HOWEVER, as you can see, it is still a bit messy.......am going to have to figure this problem out......Have never had this problem before, but I may never have used the distress inks for sponging before.  Anyhooooooo....this was the best I could do.

Be sure to visit the CCEE Blog to see the fabulous silhouetted creations by the rest of this fabulous team.

Happy New Year to All!!!

Welcome to the first CCEE Stampers Challenge foro 2015!!!  Vicky, our hostess for January, asked us to make cards using birds......a fav of hers.

I wanted to use a new 'toy', so I went with this silhouetted die cut from Spellbinders with two birds on wires.  The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday.  I added a panel of designer paper and some paper piercing.  Simple, yes, but in one of my fav color combos.

Be sure to visit the CCEE Blog to see the fabulous ways in which the Design Team went 'to the birds'.

Square Dancin' with the Crazies

I am keeping this post short as I am late to the gate.....IYKWIM......!!!!

Frances is our hostess this week and this is her challenge......

Apparently today is Square Dance Day, so to celebrate let’s get those square cards, dies etc out! Bonus points if you incorporated Dancing somehow on your card as well. 

Be sure to visit the Crazies Blog to see the fab 'square' creations by the Crazy4Challenges DT.

The CCEEers Say Goodbye

The challenge for the CCEE Stampers this week was to say goodbye.  It can be any kind of a goodbye.......to a loved one who passed, someone going off to college, someone going on a trip......any type of goodbye you can thiink of.  I went with a sympathy card as my stash has gotten thin in this category plus I am building some new 'stashes' for holiday giving.  I used to make sets of cards, but now find that my friends enjoy getting a box of all occasion cards so that is my goal right now.

Be sure to go to the CCEE Stampers Blog to see the fabulous creations by this warm and friendly AND uber talented team.

A 'Banner' Day for the Crazy4Challenges

The first Crazy4Challenges challenge for August was to create a card using banners/pendants.  Even though I have purchased some fabulous dies, I decided to use this silhouetted circus stamp set by Penny Black with silhouetted pandants.  I gave it a bit of a vintage feel with the dps I chose.  I plan to use this for a masculine b'day card this month.

Be sure to check out the fab creations by the Crazies at our blog.

The Crazies Do Their Own Thing

The Crazy4Challenges DT was given an easy challenge by this month's hostess.  This week we were asked to make anything of our own choice.  I decided to use this silhouetted image by I Brake for Stamps along with a backgrounder by SU.  I went monochromatic with touches of black.  I added some Old Olive ribbon along with a circle sentiment panel.  Along with paper piercing and a few brads, that pretty much wraps up the process.

Be sure to stop in to the Crazies Blog to see the expectedly wide variety of projects this week, as each designer was 'doing her own thing' this week.  They should be fabulous.

Late to the Crazies Sketch Party

This will be a quick post as, once again, I forgot to write my post ahead of time and am hours late in posting.  I will blame it on this dang lung infection I have been dealing with, but that really is no excuse.  I just plain forgot to post.  ANYHOOOOOO.......

At the Crazies Blog you will find the 10 sketches we could choose from this week.  These sketches were an accumulation of the sketches we had done throughout the year.  We were to pick our favorite one and create a card.  This is mine.

The image comes from Sweet n' Sassy Stamps while the sentiment is from Stampin Up.  Be sure to visit the Crazies Blog to see the sketches and the fab creations of the rest of the team.

The Crazies Are Framed

Anja is the Crazy4Challenges hostess this month.  This week she has challenged us to put or use frames on our cards/projects.  I decided to go with a die cut frame (one that I realllllly love).  I kept the card simple with only black and white and a silhouetted image.

Be sure to check out the fab 'framing' of the rest of this outstanding DT at the C4C Blog.

Chevrons Inspire the Crazies

Silke is our Crazy4Challenges hostess this month.  This week she has challenged the Crazies to use Chevron dies, designer paper, or stamps along with the colors of gray, green, and pink from the inspiration photo above.

Now....when you look at this card you will think I have cheated, since you will see that I used black....however....if you look in the upper right corner, you will see that I used silver pearls....thus meeting the gray requirement.....lol!!! 

Be sure to stop in at the Crazies Blog to see the fabulously colorful creations by the rest of the DT.  You will be in a 'chevron happy' zone.  Enjoy!!!

Going "CRAZY" fpr Buttons and Bows

Jessie has been our Crazy4Challenges hostess for the month of August.  For this last of the August challenges, she has asked us to use buttons and bows (and we must use some of each)!!!

This b'day card uses lots of small buttons and one big bow.  Don't ya' just love that gingham ribbon and bow???  Makes me happy.

Be sure to go to the Crazies Blog to check out the outstanding creations by this talented team with many buttons and bows to share.

Crazies Go Wild for Animals

Jessie, our hostess for August, gave the Crazy4Challenges DT a clear challenge this week.  We were to use animals on our cards.  I have been trying to use the 'virgin' stamps in my stampcave in recent weeks, so here is this beautiful silhouette image from Impression Obsession.  I bought this a longggg time ago at a stamping convention, but it is seeing ink for the first time with this card.  I also used a corner punch from Marvy to complete this simple, yet dramatic design (IMHO).

Now be sure to check out the 'zoo' at the Crazies Blog.  I'm sure there will be a wide variety of animals represented on the team's creations.

CCEE Collage Challenge

Sabrina is our hostess for the month of July, and today she had a technique challenge for the CCEE Stampers.  She wanted us to create a collage card/project.  She suggested that we use at least 4 different stamps.  I built up my background with two background stamps.  One is the graduated 'dotted' background from Impression Obsession.  I just love their backgrounders as they are 6 x 6 and allow you to use them in either direction. I stamped that in distress ink.  I then stamped a crackle backgrounder on top of it with a deeper distress ink.  I also sponged a bit around the edges to give some depth and 'age' to the background.  I then used two stamps from a silhouette set I have had for a while to create a sort of scene.  I then added the sentiment which I think is a Flourishes stamp.

Collage is not a style that I use very often, but I do like the results this time.  I can't wait to see what the rest of the CCEE'ers created.  Be sure to check out their creations at the CCEE Blog.