No Time To Stamp?

Keyword ssnotime90 - There is no time limit. You can play this challenge and upload your project at Splitcoastand/or your Blog, anytime at all. You (and that means anyone and everyone, blogger or not!) can play as many times as you like!!! The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!! Please link back here.

GONE TO POT! — Today’s challenge is somewhat of a play on words — I have always loved word games. Today we will incorporate some kind of a POT into our work — be creative! This idea came to me while I was planting some flowers into a “flower pot”, drinking coffee that had been brewed in a *coffee pot* — you get the idea. Let’s see how many *pots* we can come up with today — be creative and have fun!!!

Today marks our first challenge for June, so that means we have to say so-long to May’s Guest Designer, Barbara Anders. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BARBARA for all your fresh and fun work. We’ve enjoyed it immensely and hope you stick around to play with us all!

And I’m so pleased to introduce our June Guest Designer to you, Sabrina Jackson, from sjbutterflydreams. WELCOME, Sabrina! We are so glad you are here to share your gorgeous creations with us. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Check out the great samples for the Stamp Simply Challenge today on the blogs of these designers:

• Sabrina, JuneGuest Designer
• Janine
• Jennifer
• Julie
• AJ
• Beckyis taking a break today. Have fun Becky!
• Tammy
• Deb

Please bear with us as we are all uploading and linking on Thursday night.

You can see all Gallery Submissions here. Thanks, girls!

Heres myPOTcreation for today:

Yes, as expected, I went the easy route, using a pre-printed image with a flower POT on it! This is another of the pretty and fun images in one ofthe small little image pads called Journal Notes by Crafty Secrets. This image is from Birds and Botanicals. (Editing: I justhad to edit to add that (and I’m laughing so hard) our dear Julieused the EXACTimage that I didon her card, and she did not only 1, but 3 cards using images from this pad — too funny — that’s never happened to me before,2 girls doing SUCH similar cards on the same challenge — LOL!) Using my old dressmaker pinking sheers ( get that? my OLD ones, NOT my new ones), I cut the image and layered it onto navy cardstock, then sewed it down with a simple straight stitch. My fun gingham bow is made with the Bow Easy. A length of silk ribbon is used along with printed DP for the background.

See how I gussied up my pot? I used Christmas Green Flower Soft to create some mossy type growth on the pot, adding in just a touch of Yellow as well. The Flower Soft moss adds a nice touch to this quick and simple card, giving it both dimension and texture. To create my moss, I used the Flower Soft Glue on a toothpick, applyingthe glue where I wanted it. Then sprinkling on the Flower Soft finishes it up so nicely! Quite like doing glue and glitter as a child, only these results are just amazingly different!

Stamps and Ink: None

Paper: SU Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Prints DP. Image is from the Birds and Botanicals Journal Notes Pad by Crafty Secrets.

Accessories: May Arts Gingham and Silk Ribbon, Flower Soft Colors and Glue, Wal-Mart Buttons, Zots, Glue Glider, Sewing Machine and Thread, Bow Easy.

Shopping:

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store carries the full line of Journal Notes by Crafty Secrets, May Arts Gingham and Silk Ribbon, and the Bow Easy.

Flower Soft products are all available at Flower Soft.

Glue Glider is from Joan’s Garden.

Thanks much for checking in today again. Hope you all have time this weekend to do something you enjoy! I hope to see you all again real soon!!!

And before I leave I want to tell you about a HUGE card contest my friends at Scor-It are involved in along with the folks over at 2 Sketches 4 You. Click the link to read more about it and then join in yourself! It’s called the 1st Annual Ultimate Card Showdown, and just check out all those prizes - WOW!

Thanks, everyone! See you soon!