ISPY18

Sometimes, I blow my own mind...
However, sometimes even when I blow my own mind I am disappointed with the photograph of my own project. This photo does NOT do this card justice! What you can not see is STICKLES on the doily! It's a shame too because they really do make it pop.

I used products from the June Simon Says Stamp Card Kit and a few extras I had lying around. This is a terrific sketch from the I SPYSketches Challenge # 18. I don't normally enjoy making those blocks. But I had these fab-o dsps to work with so I jumped in with both feet. I loved the patterns together and think they worked well together for this sketch. The beautiful key stamp is from Jodie Lee. I recently found Jodie's etsy shop and went hog wild! Google Jodie. I stamped the key on glossy white cs with black ink and when it was completely dry I daubed some pink and tangerine ink over it.

I had already stuck my dsps down so I had to cut off the prongs on the back of my brads so they would lay flat. Added a couple of buttons and some twine and Voila!

If you love a challenge, pop on over to I SPY SKETCHES and give this one a try. You won't be sorry!!!

TFL
T%dles Peeps!
Betty J Schaub
www.bettystampstx.stampinup.net

CR84FN52

CR84FN #52 - Medium Pink, Tan & Cream...
Here' s the inspiration -

 Here's my take on it _

I really enjoy these challenges because they test me and make me go to another side of my creativity. I am not a very vintage/shabby chic creator. Although I do love the look and I have decorated my bedroom in Shabby Chic style. I do often have trouble translating it to my cards and altered art projects.

Sorry about the sentiment. It looked a lot clearer on camera. It reads: Each day brings a new way to praise the Lord.

TFL
T%dles Peeps!
Betty J Schaub
www.bettystampstx.stampinup.net

Lily Pad KLPPC

This is my entry for Kathy's Lily Pad Palette Challenge this week. At first, I thought I wasn't going to attempt this color combo; palest pink, Crumb Cake, and Tan. Sort of Shabby Chic, or at least that's the way I interpreted them. Eveything on this card is from my stash except the ink, the hat pin and the stamp. The button, flower, ribbon and beads all are things I had lying around.
I am REALLY diggin' these Hat Pins from Stampin' Up!

TFL
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Betty J Schaub
www.bettystampstx.stampinup.net

CR84FN46

Love One Another ---

This is the inspiration for CR84FN46 - Lt. Pink, Yellow and Neutral.

Below is my card. I chose to make a wedding card for a friend of ours who got married in Thailand in December 2011. I was waiting until after they returned from their honeymoon to ask what they needed/wanted as their wedding gift. This is what the groom, our friend, said to me, "We are abundantly blessed. We only need a beautiful card." Isn't that just the sweetest thing?! So here I am presenting you with Sanon & Veena's wedding card. I was presented, from my mom, a bag full of beautiful laces in yellow, pinks, light blue, and ecru. So what I used on my card is the lt. pink, lt. blue, pale yellow and some of the green satin ribbon that was also in the bag. I embossed the pink panel cardstock. Added some flower rhinestones and some glittery leaves.
I added a little loopy string of pearls to the flower.

My sentmient was a little diffcult to read in the above picture so here it is again. It says, "Love one another."

I'm really proud of this photo as for about two years I ahve been trying to take closeups with my camera and had so many failures I had given up. I think I whipped it this time. I actually had some great lighting (one of my Christmas pressies from the hubs) and used the timer on the camera.


Anyhoo, if you'd like to play along with the gals at CR84FN, just pop on over there and follow the rules.

Hope you like my card! Be sure to check out my kit I am selling HERE. But hurry, the deadline to purchase is February 4, 2012.

TFL
T%dles Peeps!
Betty J Schaub
www.bettystampstx.stampinup.net