A few scenes from my retreat!

These are just a few of the scenes that I made during my annual scenic stamping retreat.  I had 12 gals here from several states and we had a wonderful week of stamping, laughing, eating and fun!!  The stamps are many different companies, Stampscapes, Sutter stamps, Beeswax and probably more companies for some of the smaller stamps.  I colored them with copics and the airbrush.  Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoy them. 

Scenic stamping retreat

I'm hosting my annual scenic stamping retreat this week.  12 of us are having a great time, lots of inspiration, food and laughter.  This is just a small sample of the beautiful work by myself and others.  I will post more next week after I recuperate.

Frame it in Purple!

Frame it is the challenge at Flourishes and Pretty in Purple is the challenge on Cheery Lynn this week.  I started this 5x7 card with Cheery Lynn's coved rectangles and added some pretty paper from Close to my Heart.  Fiona's Magic Mirror die from Cheery Lynn is the frame and the gorgeous Flourishes Roses are Red stamp is in the center. I colored the flowers with copics in the BV and V colors.   I edged everything with a gold pen and added a bow and some bling.  

Just Rite Sketch and background stamp

The sketch was the challenge for Just Rite, I took some artistic liberty with it to use this gorgeous French rose background stamp.  I love this stamp and it's so easy to make a beautiful card with.  I stamped some extra and cut out the larger roses and pop dotted them and then added stickles over copics to color them.  I added some tea dye distressed ink around the edges and ribbon across the center and a double bow.  The sentiment is a peel off on the twisted metal tag from Spellbinders.  I edged the layers in gold pen. 

Our Daily Bread Design and Joan's Garden

The challenge on Our Daily Bread Design is a shaped card.   I used the french flair and  scalloped french flair by Cheery Lynn for the shape of the card.  I used the new Floral Labels bundle for the image and the new die cut Quatrefoil pattern to emboss the yellow layer.  I added lots of bling to finish this card, prima flowers and gems, the butterflies are from Cheery Lynn's exotic small set.  Joan's Garden challenge is 2 butterflies, 3 different flowers, Aqua or Lt. Blue Background and a sentiment.  Joan's Garden also sells the stamps and dies.  

The Shabby Tea Room and Flourishes

The colors on this card are from the inspiration from The Shabby Tea Room and the saying is from the Tulips for Friends set from Flourishes.  I used the Graphic 45 Secret Garden papers and added lots of prima and flowers from Michaels.  The die cut in the center is from Flourishes Perfectly Pierced Victorian Ovals die set and I stamped the saying in the center.  The butterfly is from Cheery Lynn's exotic small butterflies.  I added lots of bling to finish this card. 

Cheery Lynn anything goes

This lovely Cheery Lynn basket of flowers is for the anything goes challenge on their blog this week.  It's a 6x6 card, the background is the Graphics 45 Secret Garden paper.  The Large Spring Basket is used over a purple oval.   Rose leaf strip,  fanciful flourish,  olive branch were used for the greenery.  Daisy strip, cuties 1 and 3 were used for the purple flowers and rose medium and miniature strips for the coral flowers.  The butterfly is from the small exotic collection.