Mojo Monday

The Mojo Monday sketch #214 this week has a fun banner in the center and was the inspiration for my next project.

I wanted a flower to put in the corner and started by creating a stamped, layered and glittered acetate poinsettia.

I loved the effect of the poinsettia.  The poinsettia (Memory Box - Poinsettia) is stamped on acetate four times using StaZon ink.  I flipped the acetate over and applied cranberry alcohol inks to the back side. Then cut out two full poinsettias and two of the top layers of the poinsettia. Layered, crumpled and applied the Stampendous Halo Silver glitter to the edges.

I then created the background using a mix of the Memory Box Snowfall and Valise papers. 

I wasnt' sure about my flower with the card so I tried out a bundle of holly and pine-cones instead and added a little bird.

 So which do you think?  Holly or poinsettia? 

Here is the lovely sketch:

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful Thursday!

Suzz

Simon Says Stamp and Show Recycling

Simon Says Stamp and Show some Recycling/UpCycling and I had this fantastic wood box my hubby got a new wallet in.  He knew as soon as he opened his gift that I would want that box.  He took the wallet out and admired it and then said to me... "I suppose you want my box?"  LOL!

I have been hoarding it for awhile but decided to take it out and use it for this challenge.

Here is the picture of the box originally:

Recipe:

1. Paint box with white acrylic paint. (I did this two times) 
2. Smear Vintage Photo Distress Ink across the surface. 
3. Stamp David (Stampers Anonymous)  using Black Archival Ink in corner.  
4. Smear Black archival ink around the edges of the front of the box. Smear around sides of box. 
5. Mask over box front up to bottom of David image with paper.  Smear black ink across bottom until filled in. 
6. Spritz front with brown glimmer mist chalkboard ink. 
7. Pick up excess ink from spritz onto white cardstock. 
8. Stamp sentiment Verses Rubber Stamps - One's Destination on inked cardstock using black ink. Cut and run black marker around edges. 
9. Attach sentiment. 
10. Versamark the entire surface of the box and heat emboss using clear embossing powder. Repeat process two more times.

I had so much fun creating this and I think it will be a fantastic trinket box to give to an artist.

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Faith - ODBDLYLS11

I was very pleased when ODBD asked me to guest design for the Scrapbook challenge for November and December.  Today is the first day of the November Our Daily Bread Designs Scrapbook Challenge.  The challenge is to create a layout of any size and any theme using ODBD stamps and a photo as inspiration for the colors on your layout.

Here is my layout inspired by the beautiful photo:

I used a lovely picture of my  daughter Kaeli from our trip to the Grand Canyon.   I framed her using the beautiful Faith set.  I stamped the butterfly bush repeatedly using brown ink on the pattern paper.  I colored the butterflies and berries using watercolor pencils in the colors from the inspiration photo.  The sentiment is stamped using the same brown ink.  The butterflies have layers on the wings and pearl accents on the bodies.  

The beautiful autumnal  inspiration photo:

For complete details  and to play along for a chance to win a $20 ODBD Gift Certificate, click here.

As always thanks for stopping by....

Suzz

CR84FN42 - Happy Anniversary

Time for another beautiful  CR84FN challenge.  The colors are very elegant and sophisticated this week. :) 

I had the Verses Stamp May Today Anniversary - SP9011F from their new release that is in Spanish. One of my favorite sentiments from them:

"May

TODAY

be filled with happy

MEMORIES

of the past...and bright

HOPES

For the future"

Happy Anniversary 

The sentiment was stamped using black archival ink on white cardstock. I then stamped the Hero Arts Lace Doily over the top of the sentiment using Versamark.  I heat embossed the lace background using  clear embossing powder.  I sponged Memento pink dye ink over the surface to bring out the doily resist.   The background papers are from My Minds Eye. Those pink crystal sprigs are from the floral department at Hobby Lobby. I loved them when I saw them. I was busy looking for Easter accents for another project I was working on and they fit with the card. :)


The inspiration photos for CR84FN42:

For all the details on the challenge this week go to the CR84FN blog. 

The wonderful CR84FN Design Team:

Deborah Frings * Sue Lelli  * Andrea Matthews *  Stephanie Kraft * Suzanne Czosek (me)  *  Heather Jensen * Mona Pendleton  * Lisa Somerville *   and our wonderful guest designer this month Mackie Robertson.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Suzz

Stampendous Monthly Challenge - Chip in!

It's time for a new Stampendous challenge!

The challenge this month is to use chipboard on your cards and projects.  This month Stampendous is giving away a Cling Jumbo Songbird set to a random winner. You don't have to use a Stampendous image or products to play along, but it is appreciated when you do!  You have until Thursday, December 1 at 11:59 PM EST to add your link to the linky tool, and Stampendous will draw a random winner.  You can enter as many times as you'd like.

I had this idea to create party favors using the Stampendous Mini Pail. I thought this would be so fun at a place setting with a name tag.  The stars are die cut from recycled cardboard to create my own chipboard.  I covered the chipboard with glue pen and dipped it in the Silver Glitter to create the sparkly effect. then did the same on another star and taped them back to back with the wire between.

The top of the mini pail is covered with a piece of white cardstock embossed with silver embossing powder and stamped using the Jumbo Cling Holly Set.  I also added a touch of glitter!

The main part of the pail is a piece of vellum stamped using the Jumbo Cling Holly Set.  The image was stamped using  versamark and heat embossed using silver embossing powder. I accented it with little gems.


I thought it would be fun to give them some silver Hershey Kisses to match my color scheme. 

I also wanted to mention that Stampendous  is looking for a few blogstars!  Go here and check out how to apply... I had a lot of fun during my term!

For more inspiration in the Chipboard challenge go check out the wonderful design team projects:

Lynn Mercurio

Taylor Usry

Wendy Jordan

Pam Hornschu 

Krissy Fossmeyer 
Cyndi Bundy 

Stampendous Blog

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Postcard Fun

City Crafter Challenge this week is postcards.  I made about six versions of this... I spent more time on this than I did my spooky house. :) six versions later.....

The images are from the following Artistic Outpost plates: London Underground, Loverly London, Ephemeral Backgrounds.

I layered the images using black, grey and red inks.  Then smeared a touch of colors over the surface to add a little distressing.

Hope you are having a fabulous week! I will leave you with a picture of our sunrise on Halloween. I couldn't believe the gorgeous colors when I let the dogs out so I had to run in and get the camera.

Suzz

Cup Cards to Go - November Kit

I was asked to guest design with Cup Cards to Go for their November Kit Sugar Plum. I had fun playing with the various goodies that were in the kit.  The first card was inspired by the sweet ornaments. I thought it would be fun to cut out a circle for the ornament shape and hang two ornaments inside the main ornament!

The next project was created as a friendship bracelet kit!

I decorated one of the take out boxes with the papers and fun stickers.  I then filled  a tube with seed beads and added some fun colored thread.  I think this will be going to one of my daughter's friends.

There were some lovely vintage papers and I created this card using the vintage Santa image.

I finished off with a mini easel card featuring the cute little snow girl.

For all the details of the release go here!

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz