Monday, January 2, 2012

Anything Goes for Stamps R Us

Welcome to 2012 and a new Stamps R Us challenge! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and you're ready for some stamping fun. The Stamps R Us challenge is being sponsored by the Stamping Boutique this week and the theme is to show us what you got for Christmas, and if you didn't get any stamping goodies, then anything goes! I'm using the picnic basket image which just puts me in the mood for warm weather. Winter just began here a week or so ago, but I can dream can't I? LOL I colored the image with Copics, and used Blossom dies for the image and mat. I used a lacy eyelet border die from SNSS and wove some PTI berry sorbet ribbon through it for interest, adding a separate bow to the bottom of the image panel. The dp is from the wild asparagus pad and I added some spica glitter pen accents to the flowers and heart on the tag, along with some white gel pen accents on the apple and grapes.
So now that the holidays are behind us, grab those new goodies and show us what you got with this challenge! As always, you'll have two weeks to upload your creation and there's always a generous prize from our sponsor. Be sure to check out the fabulous cards my fellow DT members have made by clicking right here.
Thanks for dropping by and have yourself a wonderful kick-off week to the new year!

Carol

15 comments:

Kathy and Lucky said...

This is so perfect in every way, from the sweet image to the paper. Love the way you did the ribbon through the punch.

Denise Marzec said...

Gorgeous card! Love the sweet image and the satin ribbon threaded through the punched eyelet border.

Donna Hanley said...

Carol, So very pretty. Your fruit and flowers look life like. Outstanding shading and highlighting on the those grapes. They really do look good enough to eat. As a matter of fact I think I'll run down to the kitchen and get some grapes right now. That ribbon is such a beautiful color and it looks so nice weaved through the die. I'm going to try to enter this challenge. We'll see if I can get my act together.
Talk Soon.

Marilyn said...

Fab card Carol and it does remind me of warmer weather. It is coloured beautifully but those grapes look like you could pull them and pop them in your mouth.

Jo said...

Fabulous card, love your colouring, and the way you've used the ribbon and pretty punched strip *claps*
Have a fab week!
Jo xx

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

Oh how soft and beautiful Carol!! Love the colors and the ribbon detail paired with your gorgeous coloring of the image.
Happy New Year!!
hugs,
Chris

Benzi said...

Love your wonderful picnic basket, Carol. Your ribbon color is fabulous and so is the card.I'm dreaming right along with you. I just told hubby I wish it could be 85 degrees (my favorite temp), but it is more like 45 today.

jimlynn said...

Just simply perfect! Love the ribbon weaving and that die is just what the image called for. Beautiful coloring too!
Lynn

Tammy said...

Beautiful creation Carol! Your coloring is awesome and I love your ribbon treatment!!
Tammy :)

paige said...

Carol your coloring is superb on this sweet image! Happy New Year!

Shannon White said...

Oh, I love this Miss Carol! Your Sweet picnic basket is colored up just Wonderfully! 8-) The Pretty gingham dp's are Perfect and I am Soo Loving your ribbon and eyelet border combo! So Pretty! 8-)

Happy 2012 My Friend! 8-)

Big hugs
Shannon

Sue from Oregon said...

So very springy and pretty!

Diane Jaquay said...

Love the pretty, cheery colors on this, and the homespun country feel the gingham adds!

Elise said...

THIS card is just SWEET in every sense of the word! {My MOUTH is even watering! LOL!} Your color work is ASTONISHINGLY lovely!

Joanne (jojot) said...

fab punchwork....might have to have that one too...you enabler