Punch Art CASE'd Kitty

I can't take credit for this adorable scene.  I CASE'd it from Jackie Topa.  I totally fell in love with the idea that a cat would be hanging on the edge of the fish bowl.  And how clever of her to use the octopus for the underwater plants.  I used the 1" and 1/2" circle punches, the 5 petal punch, the large oval punch and a sponge and marker for the kitty.  The fish bowl was made out of vellum and cut with my Circle Scissors Plus.  I had to have the fish bowl resting on something, so I cut a couple of strips to make a table. 

Well, thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station once again.  And now that I've posted two days in a row, I might just be on a role!  :-D

Blessings,
Julie

Happy Birthday to Our Sponsored Child Alfa

 Our sponsored son, Alfa, from Indonesia is having a birthday in August.  To get the gift and card to him in time, we need to send this soon!  I'm hoping that the card blesses him so that he knows that he's loved and cared for.  Did you know that a child dies every 5 seconds from malnutrition?  That is so sad and we have the means to change that.  Together we can make a difference.

If you want to help, but don't know of a reputable charity to help through, please go to Compassion's website to see how they operate and what their goals are.  They have a very high rating for accountability.  I love their program and have been a part of it for over 20 years.

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station.

Blessings,
Julie

Recipe: SAB Ice Cream Parlor DSP; Marina Mist, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White cardstock; Scallop Edge, 1" Circle, and Corner Rounder Punches; Curly Cute Stamp Set.

VSN Vellum Flowers

Yes, I am once again playing the VSN challenges.  I'd like to do one more today.  We'll see.  I'm having terrible trouble with a pinched cyatic nerve and it hurts!  Anyway, this card is for my sweet, wonderful, amazing friend Monica.  Her husband just received his new, healed, heavenly body last night after a long battle with cancer and CNSV.  She's so upbeat and positive ... she wants us to celebrate his life and that he's healed now, so I didn't want any black on this card.  I want her to feel stronger and blessed by it.  That's why I've chosen the colors that I have.  So you're wondering about those flowers?  Well, I made them out of vellum with my flower embosslit from SU, flipped them over on their backside and colored on them with my Watercolor Wonder Crayons.  After that, I covered the back of them (the colored side) with glue stick and stuck them down.  Because you're looking through the uncolored side of the vellum, the color is muted.  I really love this technique.  And after stamping my sentiment on the Very Vanilla, I punched off the corners, ran it through the Big Shot with a texture plate, and then lightly sponged Crumb Cake around the edged.  The green accents are from the Swirls Scribbles sizzlit.  Just the right touch to finish it off and tie in the Garden Green of the flower centers.  On the inside I repeated the Very Vanilla cardstock and pattern and put some more swirls scribbles on the corner.

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station.

Blessings,
Julie

p.s.  if you're a praying person, please lift up my friend Monica and her family in prayer.  The strength of God is truly what's holding her together.  May thanks.

Portland Regionals Swaps

 Yahoo!!!!  We leave for Regionals today.  I've been working on these cards for awhile and have been wanting to share.  It's so hard to hold back on you all!  This first card is my general swap.  I cut out 30 of those mugs and watercolored 30 percolators!!!!  Let's hope that it's good enough that people will want to swap with me.  Sorry that the color is a bit off on this one.  I couldn't get them "just right".  Colors should look like Naturals Ivory, Riding Hood Red, Basic Gray and Basic Black.  The percolator was colored with an Aquapainter and Watercolor Wonder Crayons.

And this is my WOW swap for some sidelines.  I sponged with my daubers over the Vintage Frame stencil with Cajun Craze, Marina Mist, and Crumb Cake.  The centers of the flowers are Crumb Cake cardstock, covered with Versamark and Iridescent Ice embossing powder.  I love how that emb. pdr. melts and looks so sparkly!  the leaves are a sizzlit and the butterflies are an embosslit.  Ok.  Now you know all of my secrets for Regionals.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend and I hope that I have lots of wonderful swaps to share with you next week.

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station!

Blessings,
Julie

Ribbons and Roses and Resist...Oh My!

Yahoo! I had time to play in my stamp room again today. For today's inspiration, I took my upline, Sharon's, challenge to use the emboss resist technique. How long since you've resisted? And then I had to make one of those fun ribbon roses that have been so hot over the last few weeks. And then last week's technique challenge 66 from Stampin' Addicts was ribbon weaving. Put it all together and this is what I came up with. Oh, and it also fits in with last week's sketch challenge 67 from Stampin' Addicts. So now I'm quite caught up with my challenges and it's time to put away the folded laundry.

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station!

Blessings,
Julie

p.s. 2M Work Party on Monday at my house, but I need your RSVP first.

Recipe: Upsy Daisy and Curly Cute stamp sets; Whisper White & Marina Mist cardstocks; retired DSP; So Saffron and Marina Mist classic ink; VersaMark Ink; Scallop Ribbon Edge punch, sponge daubers, Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta, White Embossing Powder, Sticky Strip.

Basketball Birthday Bash

Birthday party for my son to attend tonight ... his friend is totally into basketball, so I CASEd this card and adjusted a bit. I used my retired Speckles Jumbo wheel for the background, stamped the greeting on vellum, and stamped the basketball 3 times without re-inking. the front basketball was punched out with my 1 1/4" Circle punch. I hope he'll like it!

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station.

Blessings,
Julie

Recipe: Dusty Durango, Whisper White, Basic Black, and vellum cardstocks; Dusty Durango & Basic Black ink; speckles jumbo wheel; 1 1/4" Circle Punch.