WT97~Background check!!
 

Goooooood Morning friends!! :D
I am filling in for Julia today. Her mom is in the hospital for treatments for the next 2 weeks. If you believe in prayer, how about sending one up for Julia and her family, OK? :)

This week's challenge is Background Stamps!! This is a re-run challenge from June 2005...WT12. Here's what Julia said for that challenge:

I actually used to hate these stamps as at first I found it difficult to get a good impression with them. If you do a search in the forums you will find some really great threads with tips on using these stamps.

Background stamps are great for adding texture and interest to your cards. I also like to use them for tinting or shading the cardstock to a slightly different hue or tint by using a darker ink, a white craft ink or a different color altogether. Background stamps are also great with versamark, embossing, pastels, markers, "kissing" and just about anything else you can think of. Can't wait to see what you can come up with!

Also, you notice WT 100 is quickly approaching!! Julia is cooking up a great challenge February 15th with some great prizes that you are SURE to love!! :mrgreen:

Have fun everyone!! Don't forget to put wt97 in your keyword so we can all see your creations!
Here are 2 cards from me:

WT97 CC98 Sympathy

WT97 K-ology inspired

Fun challenge! Thanks for filling in! I hope I can play today!

This sounds so fun!!! Thanks for filling in.

thanks for filling in, very kind and generous of you!

Oh! Great challenge.. have lots of backgrounds to play with...

Prayers going up for Julia and family ..

And thank you, Trudee for filling in with wonderful examples :)

WHOA!! COOL!
I am so on this!

THanks Trudee! I do believe in prayer, Julia's family will be prayed for today.

Thanks for filling in Trudee.

Love my backgrounds. Will see if i get time to play today.

Prayers going out to Julia and family.

I love my bg stamps, so I will definitely go for this one.

Prayers going up for Julia and her family.

Thanks for filling in, Trudee!

hugs and prayers to Julia's mom and family!!

thanks TrudeeWooodee for filling in...I do love my BG's!

I'm sorry to hear about Julia's Mother! My thoughts and prayers are with them! I hope her mother improves quickly!

Thanks for the timely challenge, I received my first Big BG yesterday! I'll try to come up with something!

Okay, I am definitely going to play on this one! LOVE bg stamps! In the meantime, let me be FIRST with one that I made a while back

Chef Blues

Gotta go and make something NEW!

Prayers and hugs to Julia, as well!

Thanks, Trudee, for filling in for Julia! Prayers are on their way! Good challenge - off to play!

Fun challenge! I'll have a go at it tonight, when I come back from work :)

Cindy

Saying prayers for Julia & her mom...

I *love* BGs so this is an awesome challenge!! Thanks Trudee!

I have so been waiting to do this card. I've been thinking about it since last week when I bought the Cuttlebug die. Thanks, Trudee, for giving me the perfect opportunity. Great challenge!

http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...454786&cat=621

I'll keep Julia and her family in my prayers. And I'll definitely do another card when I get home from work. I love BG stamps!

Sweet! I will have to try this challenge later when I get home...Thanks a million!

Woohoo! I will do this one! I am trying hard to get back into the challenges...it seems something always comes up though! LOL


Ok here it is!

Tall Card Tall Flowers

WooHoo! I haven't done any challenges in a long time. I had a ball with this one.

My Card from this morning.

And one from my Gallery

Maybe I'll get to do more later, too!!

What a wonderful challenge. Now if the boys will take a decent nap for once this week I may get a challenge in!

Thanks Trudee!!!

Sounds good to me!

Here is my card for today, might try another later...

http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...&ppuser=104007

hugs and prayers for Julia and her mom and family.....

sounds like a great challenge.........I luv, luv, luv backgrounders (whether stamps or CB.......).............will definitely get to it today at some point....

thanks for sub-hosting, trudee....

I did this card last night for this week's Color and Sketch challenges, but I think I can get a three-fer here because it also used a bg stamp, a lot!

Guy Card

Perfect timing! I'm getting ready for my next SAS and need one with a BG stamp.

Thanks for filling in Trudee!

Laura

Well, I just tried to leave for work and discovered a dead battery! I was so disappointed to not have time for this challenge this morning, but now I guess I do since I have such a good employer who says "Oh well, see you tomorrow!"

What do you think?
 

Here is my first one for the day. I'm not entirely happy with it, but, it's just paper, right? lol I hope to be able to try something else later today. What do you think?

Plum gift

OK I got mine done!!! It uses Canvas, French Script, Paisley AND a cuttlebug folder! :)

Tall Card Tall Flowers

Hi! I took it up a notch and used ONLY backgrounds.

Here's my submission:
http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...54806&cat=4647

I'm going to try to do a fresh one when I get home from work, but pretty much every card in my (small) galelry has BG stamps.

Here's a Pretty Princess that uses two background stamps layered.

Prayers for Julia and her family!

JDT

I am soooo onto this challenge - have a bazillion bg stamps (seems that way, anyhow). Thanks for filling in for Julia, Trudee. Will be praying.

Come on Melody...you know once you have one you have to HAVE EM ALL! :D

Here's Wild About 'Kissing':

http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...54810&cat=7236

TFL!~

Background stamps are the best!!! I'm going to challenge myself to use my least used background stamp for this.

Thanks Trudee Here's mine
http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...54821&cat=3228

here is my snowflake card....

http:////www.splitcoaststampers.com/...0&ppuser=48584

Thanks for filling in Trudee. I can do this one no sweat. I'm getting hooked on my background stamps now.

Love backgrounds - great challenge - thanks to Julia and Trudee!!!

Peaceful Trees

Don't forget to leave comments in this thread - looks like the gallery is half-way there - time and patience - time and patience!!!

Thanks Trudee! Sounds fun! Praying for Julia's mom and doctors of course as well.