Today I got to play this week's Queen for the Day challenge over at SCS.  This week the honour goes to my friend and ODBD sister, Grace!!!!  Congratulations Grace, I'm just thrilled for you!!!  :)  I have always ADORED her Do Not Be Anxious Card, so it was an easy choice for which one to case.  I changed the colour, the verse, left off the ribbon, charm and sewing.

I started with a base of Pink Pirouette and layered with silver card and some Kaisercraft Blushed DSP.  The next panel is more silver, more pirouette and white embossed with the Victoria EF.  The top panel is more silver, more pirouette (pierced) and then popped this layer up on foam tape.  The frame is from ODBD's Vine Borders and the verse is from the Scripture Series 1 set which will be available on June 1st from Our Daily Bread Designs!  I've stamped these in versamark and embossed with silver EP and finished off by adding some pink ZVA flowers to the corners.

Now I can tell you the dramas I've had.  Originally I had some Bella Rose DSP on the silver for the bottom layer.  Grace sewed around the edge of her's, so I thought I'd go the extra mile and get out my sewing machine.  My sewing machine is not my friend.  I started sewing - it locked up.  Groaning I get the card off the machine and it is a tangled MESS.  I spend time cleaning out the machine, pulling out threads and so on.  I test the machine.....it works fine.  Put the card back on and try and salvage the layer........another massive mess.  My base is ruined, so I try to cut the excess threads and start cleaning out the machine again ---- not looking closely enough, because I'm too busy looking at the machine, I slice my finger with the super sharp scissors.  Now not only is the card ruined with all the mangled threads, it's also covered in blood.  A band-aid, more time spend cleaning out my machine and as you can see, a change of BG and NO SEWING later.....I have a finished card!!!  SIGH!

Stamps - Scripture Series 1, Vine Borders (ODBD)
Paper - Pink Pirouette, Silver Card, White Card, Kaisercraft Blushed DSP
Ink - Versamark
Accessories - Silver EP, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Victoria EF, ZVA flowers, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!  :)

Today I FINALLY got the change to play the Queen for the Day challenge at SCS!!  This week the honour went to Coffeestamper aka Sue aka Perk who is such a sweetheart, so of course I just HAD to play!!!  I really couldn't decide which card to case so I kind of merged two together!  :)  I really liked the Coffee Themed Card because of the colours and the band across the bottom and of course I just HAD to make a coffee themed card for our Perk!!  The other one I liked was the Hawgt Farmer Sentiment card - I really liked this layout.  So I merged all the bits I liked together......and of course I added a big bow!!!  LOL!!!

I started with a base of chocolate chip, layered with white and some Bella Rose DSP.  Across the bottom is another piece of chocolate that I punched with a Threading Water Punch and then added some ribbon around it.  The vertical panel is more chocolate layered with more Bella Rose.  My feature panel has been stamped using JustRite's Just A Little Caffeine Set in Memento Rich Cocoa and coloured with Copics (E33, E35, E37).  I cut it out with circle nestabilities and matted it with chocolate and Riding Hood Red cut with Blossom Nestabilities and popped the panel up on foam tape.  I finish I added some tiny Kaisercraft Snow Pearls to the scallops of the blossom die cut and of course a big bow to the ribbon and topped it with a red button and some silver cord.

Stamps - Just A Little Caffeine (JustRite)
Paper - Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, White, X-press It Blending Card, Bella Rose DSP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Large Circle Nestabilities, Blossom Nestabilities, Copics, Fiskars Threading Water Punch, May Arts 1" White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Red Button, Silver Cord, Kasiercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

That's all for now, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

Today I got a PM from Anne Ryan at SCS about a new game called Queen for the Day.  Each friday a new 'Queen' is crowned for a couple of days and we who play can case something in her gallery.  This week it is MarilynPrestonn!  I chose her Mercy Bunny card to case.  I kept the same layout, same colours.  Different image and ribbon and added a sentiment.

I started with a base of white and layered with Kiwi Kiss, some yellow bazzill and some Urban Garden DSP.  Across the card I added some 1/2" white satin ribbon and stamped the sentiment from Easter Blessings in Memento Tuxedo Black.  The feature panel has been made using the Lily of the Valley image, also from Easter Blessings, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with markers (SU and Tombow).  I cut and embossed the lillies with Small Circle Nestabilities (and then pierced around the edge), matted with Kiwi Kiss cut with Large Circle Nestabilities and then matted with yellow bazzill cut with the Label 1 Nestabilities.  To finish I popped the panel up on foam tape and added Kaisercraft Snow Pearls to each of the Label corners and also added a bow made with my Bow Easy to the ribbon.

Stamps - Easter Blessings
Paper - White, Kiwi Kiss, Yellow Bazzill, Urban Garden DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Label 1, Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, 1/2" White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Markers, Blender Pen, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

That's all for now, thanks for visiting!!!  :)