Virtual Stamp Night

VSN was two days of vigorous card making. It started on Monday evening, lasted 5 hours. Saturday, VSN started at Noon and lasted 11 hours. We were challenge to make a card in 45 minutes at the top of every hour. There were challenges and there were CHALLENGES to get a card done in 45 minutes....then photograph it, edit it, and get it uploaded onto SCS and then get it posted in the correct thread. It was not always easy...they gave you no time to eat, sleep, or be merry!!! Friday I ate early before the competition started...no problem..I have a small fridge for water...and personal time is just down the hall. Saturday...ate lunch early and made a sandwich, just in case for later....no worries. Then DH made dinner...whoa...he grilled burgers...wait a minute...he does make the best burgers, well done, but the best burgers. Went up threw a burger together, sat with DH, ate, and ran back downstairs while, God Love Him, he did the dishes...oh, BTB, I did manage to put the ketchup, mustard, pickles, tomato back in the fridge. Nice of me...huh? I got all 16 cards done within the specified time frame...well, with the computer lags at SCS some of them were on the thread  4, 6, 9 minutes late which ate into that hours creating a card. It was FUN and quite an accomplishment.

This is one of the cards that I made on Saturday night! It's a perfect entry into CAS-ual Fridays. They love clean and simple and this weeks challenge is to bring on the bling.

The hardest part of the VSN was at the top of the hour, each new challenge and theme, getting the right paper. It was 1. stop a minute,  2. get off the last theme 3. breathe 4. WHAT PAPER?

I confess each round I wanted to just grab the paper that was sitting  on the counter!

To go hunt and look for the right paper was a time consumer. 

There were many instances that a scrap or already punched element left over from other

projects were grabbed and used. Once when I went to  a scrap drawer, there was an unused swing card...just the skeleton. It was not perfect and was tossed in the neutral drawer.

PERFECT

I made a swing card in such little time...stamped all the bare spots...no time to cut all those small pieces that I like on that style of card. I thought it cane out rather well and no one can see the imperfections that made me 'throw it away'.

the challenge was to hide something in the project...Can you find the pink butterfly?

Here's the flip side...can you find the green butterfly?

O! And, BTB, that butterfly/dragonfly stamp...I rec'd that in the mail from my Big Sis at Divine Secret Sisters a secret sister group over at Splitcoast on Friday. It's a clear stamp...all in one...measures about 5 inches by 1 1/2 inches and made by Fiskar...very cool...and came in very handy!!!!!

For recipes you can check these cards out at SCS.

1. Tinkerbelle

2. Small Wonder

Found a few challenges along the way:

Creative Inspirations Paint-  Bling on Tink's card

Emerald Faerie - Anything Goes..the most popular fairy of all is Tink

Little Claire's - Sparkle...again, here's Tink
One Stop Craft Challenge - Fairy tales...guess...yep...Tink

Word Play Weekend #3 - Wings...don't make me say it...lol