Crafts and Cravings

What If Wednesday?

2012-02-08T07:00:00.001-05:00

Hello! It's another What if? Wednesday at The House That Stamps Built! Make sure you head over there to have a look at the sketch and link up your card!

For my card I have used Repeat Impressions stamp 9001-L Butterfly, colored it with copics, and cut it out. Then I made strips of bright colors to match for the background and cut out the yellow with a circle nestabilities.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

City Crafter Challenge - colors of the rainbow

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Have a great rest of the week, and come play with us at The House That Stamps Built!

Stamp of the Week - Flowering Hearts

2012-02-06T07:00:00.004-05:00

Hello again! Today at Repeat Impressions we have a new stamp of the week that you can purchase at 50% off for this week only! Be sure to head on over to The House That Stamps Built for all the details!

The stamp that is being featured is called 4316-I Flowering Hearts:

I have paired it here on my card with another Repeat Impressions stamp 1511-P Heart Shutters Window.

Originally I had stamped the flowering hearts in the window, but I thought that it looked a little flat. So I used a craft knife and cut out the center of the window and backed it with blue paper. Then I cut the flower pot out of the center of the window piece that I had already cut out and adhered that with some pop dots.

Here's a close up of the flower that was made from the same ribbon that is stretched across the bottom panel. It was loosely stitched and then gathered and a brad put in the middle.

I would like to add this to the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - love/valentines

Let's Ink It Up - ribbons and lace

Come and Get It Challenges - Love

Catered Crop - hearts

iCopic - hearts (must use copics)

Have a great day!!!

Ribbons, ribbons and more ribbons!

2012-02-06T06:00:00.001-05:00

Hello and happy Monday to you all! Today at Totally Stampalicious we would like you to use at least three different types of ribbons on your card or project.

For my card I used lots of different scraps of ribbons. I had seen this tutorial here, and I thought that was such a great idea to use up bits and pieces that I had saved. The sentiment is from Totally Stampalicious set Fairytale Charlotte.

I would like to enter this into the challenge at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle to use a die cut or punch.

I hope you have an awesome week, and don't forget to link up your ribbon project at Totally Stampalicious!

Valentine's at Dream Valley

2012-02-05T03:00:00.000-05:00

Hello again! It's Superbowl Sunday! Are all you Pats fans ready?! It's also time for another challenge at Dream Valley! Today we are looking for some Valentine's Day projects.

We have two awesome sponsors this fortnight. The first one is One Stop Card Crafts who is donating this cool prize:

The second is Joanna Sheen!

The prize is a 10 pound gift certificate to the store. There's also free shipping and handling with only a minimum of a 5 pound order!

For my project this time around I have made a bookmark.

I have been making more Valentine's card this year than I ever make, so I decided to give cards a break and do a little less traditional bookmark with a definitely less than traditional Valentine's set!

The stamp set I have used is from Totally Stampalicious entitled Stupid Cupid. I colored Stella in with my copics and punched the sentiment out with an oval punch from Stampin' Up. The paper is some scrap that I had in my HUGE scrap box. Definitely will be going through some of that soon and weeding it out!

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

One Stop Craft Challenge - For the One I Love

Stamp Scrap and Doodle - die cuts or punches

Prairie Fun Fridays - anything but a card

Alota Rubber Stamps - #76 Love with no Red

I hope you come play along with us at Dream Valley! Have a great week and Go Pats!

Embossing Challenge

2012-02-01T06:00:00.001-05:00

Hello and happy Wednesday to you all! I am finally starting to feel better after almost a week and a half of having pneumonia. Recovery is a little on the slow side, but at least I am back to work!

Today at The House That Stamps Built Miriam has challenged us to do some heat embossing. If you like to heat emboss, then why don't you play along?

For my project I have made a simple valentine's card. I heat embossed Repeat Impressions' stamp 4903-F Love Post in clear, then swiped the ink pad over it and wiped the image off so it would show better. I added another Repeat Impressions image 6103-J Thinking Vertical in black on the left. I backed it on red and added black ribbon before putting on a plain white card.

Have a great rest of the week, and I hope you play along!

Keep it Clean And Simple

2012-01-30T07:00:00.003-05:00

That's the challenge today at Totally Stampalicious! We want to see some clean and simple cards! We hope you play along for a chance to win some prizes!

For my project I have made a card using a simple direct to paper technique. I swiped the green, yellow and orange ink pads from Stampin' Up over the areas that I wanted. When that had dried, I stamped Gus in his truck and the sentiment from Totally Stampalicious set New Truck Gus.

My husband thinks this set is the best...hmmmm....:P

I would like to add this to the following challenges:

Fashionable Stamping Challenge - Make it a guy thing

Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle Saturdays - anything goes

Crafts for Eternity #56 - Clean and Simple

Thanks so much for looking and have a great week!

This one's for the men...

2012-01-23T08:00:00.002-05:00

Our new challenge this week at Totally Stampalicious is to make a card or project for the men in your life. I have used Totally Stampalicious set Gus Fishing.

I stamped the image on glossy paper and used browns/grays to make it seem like an aged photo. After I finished the coloring I sprayed it with an acrylic sealer gloss so it won't fade.

I would like to add this card to the following challenge:

The Crafty Pad - Something for the boys

Have a great week!

Repeat Impressions - Sittin' Pretty

2012-01-23T06:00:00.000-05:00

It's that time again! Time for a new stamp of the week at Repeat Impressions. Head on over to The House That Stamps Built for more details and the code for shopping!

The stamp this week is 2607-K Sittin' Pretty, this awesome cat! I have paired it with another Repeat Impressions stamp sentiment 8208-F Hairdo.

Have a great week!

We're ANIMALS at Dream Valley!

2012-01-22T03:00:00.000-05:00

Yeah, couldn't help myself! tehe Our challenge this fortnight over at Dream Valley is, you guessed it, ANIMALS! This time around our very own Melly has put together a surprise package for one lucky winner!

For my card I have used a bear stamp from Totally Stampalicious set Occupation Bears that you can find here. I also used a sentiment from another Totally Stampalicious set called Stella Nurse.

I chose to keep this clean and simple as it's a get well card. Can't be more appropriate for me right now as I have been 48 hours with a fever and aches. Totally ready for this to be over.

Have a great week, and don't forget to play in our ANIMALS challenge at DREAM VALLEY!

PS: Thanks to all my followers for helping me reach my first 100!!!

Winner of Bugaboo Hop!

2012-01-21T09:33:00.000-05:00

Hello! Thank you very much for all the lovely comments on my creation for the Bugaboo 2nd Birthday Hop! It's time to announce the winner of this lovely digi set that I used on my card:

I used a random number draw, but I don't seem to know how to paste it into here...hmmm. Definitely something I have to work on!!!

And the winner is:

#32 - CTgirl

CTgirl if you could email me your address to: hogscalder@gmail.com I will get your prize out to you ASAP. If I don't hear from the winner after a week I will do a redraw! For those of you who didn't win, you can still get this set in rubber from Totally Stampalicious!

Have a great weekend!

Repeat Impressions - Darsie's DCC

2012-01-18T07:00:00.001-05:00

Hello again and happy Wednesday to you all. If you are looking for the Bugaboo blog hop please scroll down.

Today at The House That Stamps Built Darsie has challenged us to make a scenic card with snow or snowflakes.

I have used Repeat Impressions stamps 3813-M Snowcat and Friends, 3803-F Clouds, and 6103-J Thinking Vertical. The image was colored with copics, and the background was sponged with chalks.

Make sure you come on over to The House That Stamps Built to show us your card and for a chance to win a prize! Have a great day!

Sweethearts on the Mind at Totally Stampalicious!

2012-01-16T07:00:00.002-05:00

If you are looking for the Bugaboo blog hop, please scroll down.

It's challenge time again at Totally Stampalicious! We are challenging you to start making those Valentines Day cards and gifts! It's coming right up! I haven't started making valentines for the kids to take to school yet, but I thought I'd make this type of gift for them to give to their teachers:

I have taken a dark chocolate Lindt candy bar and stamped on it's empty label. They come without markings if you buy them in a bulk pack! hehe Don't you buy your chocolate in bulk!?! I used my new nestabilities to make the tag, along with the new stamp set Monkey Love that you can find at the Totally Stampalicious store!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Penny Black and More - Love and Hearts

Sentimental Sundays - Ribbon + sentiment

The Squirrel and the Fox - critters
Paper Playtime - tag+sentiment

Have a great day and I hope you play along with us!

Bugaboo Is Turning 2!!!

2012-01-14T07:00:00.010-05:00

Welcome to the 15th stop of the Bugaboo Stamps 2 year Birthday celebration!!! Who says two's are terrible!?! So many stops and so many chances to WIN some awesome digis!

If you have come here from Cheryl's blog then you are on the right track. If not then you can click the button below to get back there, or start at very beginning at the Bugaboo Stamps blog Catch the Bug!

For my stair-step card I have used the stamp JJ Housewife - Desperate. You can find it in the Bugaboo Store here.

One lucky commenter will receive this digi for free! Random drawing will happen on January 21st and I will post the winner here!

Have a great time with the rest of the hop, just click on the button for your next stop!

Repeat Impressions Sketch Challenge

2012-01-11T07:00:00.001-05:00

It's What If? Wednesday! We have another sketch for you over at The House That Stamps Built! Come on over and check it out!

I have followed the sketch and used Repeat Impressions stamps 2605-P Ode to Spring and 415-H It's Not How Much. I loved this sketch because I was able to use my new square and scallop nestabilities that I received for Christmas.

Please come and play along in our sketch challenge to have a chance to win some prizes!

RI SOTW - Winter Tree

2012-01-09T07:30:00.001-05:00

Here's my second post on the Monday of a busy week! Luckily I am ahead of schedule this time instead of behind!

Repeat Impressions has another Stamp of the Week available for purchase at 50% off for this week only. Please visit their blog The House That Stamps Built for all the details.

The stamp we are showcasing is called 1609-J Winter Tree.

I have made a swing card with my stamping. I did it the hard way, cutting and measuring, but let me tell you I won't be doing that again! :P Repeat Impressions actually sells these pre-cut and ready to decorate so you and I don't have to go through the rigamarole. You can find the swing cards here, and the coordinating swing stamps here.

Have a great week!

Totally Stampalicious - Make Someone Laugh!

2012-01-09T05:00:00.001-05:00

It's Monday everyone! I know, I'm not really ready for it either. Maybe this will help get you raring to go: We want to see some humor on your cards or projects this week at the Totally Stampalicious blog! Get your giggle on! hehe

For my card I have used a set from last week's new release called Stella Peeker Another Drink. You can find it here at the Totally Stampalicious store!

LOL Gotta love Stella!

Hope you have a great week!

Welcome to the New Year at Dream Valley!

2012-01-08T03:00:00.003-05:00

This is our first challenge of 2012 for us at Dream Valley! It's going to be an easy peasy one of Anything Goes!!!

Our sponsor this fortnight is One Stop Card Crafts. They are generously donating this:

So come on over and load up your project at Dream Valley for a chance to win!

For my project I made three clean and simple design cards using Stampin' Up set Upsy Daisy.

I used two different colors on each card and stamped off one of them to create definition in the blooms. Here's some more photos!

Have a great week everyone!

TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP!!!!!!

2012-01-05T21:00:00.005-05:00

Welcome to the Totally Stampalicious New Release Blog Hop!

We have FIVE BRAND NEW STAMP SETS from our fabulous Bugaboo line by artist Jodie Mackrell!! AVAILABLE NOW at Totally Stampalicious!

As always we'll be giving away PRIZES as well to THREE lucky Hoppers!!!

1st Prize - All 5 New Sets

2nd Prize - $15 Gift Certificate

3rd Prize - $5 Gift Certificate

All you have to do is Hop along with us and leave your comments along the way and maybe YOU could be a WINNER!!!!

We also have an incredible promotion going on...so even if you don't get a prize you can still be a WINNER!!

It's the Stampalicious Dessert Menu:

Level 1 - Vanilla Ice Cream - Buy 5 Get 1 Free

Level 2 - Strawberry Shortcake - Buy 8 Get 2 Free

Level 3 - Triple Layer Chocolate Cake - Buy 11 Get 3 Free

Today I am showcasing 3 of the 5 sets for you. The first one is Monkey Love:

Isn't this such a cute face?!

The second one is JJ Desperate Housewife:

The third one is Gus Fishing:

Head on over to Dawn's blog next and be sure to comment for your chance to win some awesome stamps!

Here's the full order in case you get lost:

Totally Stampalicious

Have a great evening and happy hopping!

DCC Dawn - Blue and Brown

2012-01-04T06:00:00.009-05:00

Hello again! I hope that everyone had some great holidays! Welcome to 2012!!! We're kicking 2012 off on a great foot over at The House That Stamps Built! Dawn has given us a challenge to use blues and browns on our creations this week!

Here's my take:

I have used some new square nestabilities that I got for Christmas! Both stamps that I have used are Repeat Impressions stamps: 2627-I Rocking Chair, and 415-H It Is Not How Much.

Come on over to The House That Stamps Built and play along!

What If? Wednesday!

2011-12-28T06:00:00.002-05:00

Here's my last post of 2011! Where has the year gone!? Today we have another What If Wednesday sketch for you at The House That Stamps Built! Head on over there to see the sketch and get the details!

For my take on the sketch I have used some paper from the local craft store that I just had to pick up! :) I thought it nice and festive at the time, and it just worked perfectly with Repeat Impressions stamp 2104-H Boy with Sled.

Head on over to The House That Stamps Built to see the other DT samples and check out the sketch! I hope everyone has a great New Year!

SOTW - Celebration Burst

2011-12-26T07:00:00.002-05:00

Hello and happy Wednesday to you all! I hope Christmas was as exciting and fun for all of you as it was for me! We had fun with family and food all day yesterday!

Today it's on to thinking about the New Year! Repeat Impressions has a new stamp of the week available at 50% off! Check out The House That Stamps Built for all the details!

The featured stamp is 3808-I Celebration Burst which I have used as a background. All of the gold on this card is embossed. The other Repeat Impressions stamps I used are 1133-F New Year, and 3811-H Champagne Bottle.

Head on over to The House That Stamps Built to see all the rest of the dt samples and see the details on the sale!

Repeat Impressions - Designer Choice Challenge

2011-12-21T07:00:00.000-05:00

Today over at The House That Stamps Built our lovely and talented Makiko has challenged us to make a shaped card this week!

I have used nestabilities labels 8 set to make my shaped card. The overlays on the front is dry embossed with the dots embossing folder. The front panel used Repeat Impressions stamp 2719-K Lg Pine Tree in different shades of blue to add depth and dimension. A little diamond dust on the trees and ribbon finishes it off!

I hope everyone is getting excited for Christmas! I know I am!

Totally Stampalicious Monday - Make it Sparkle!

2011-12-19T03:46:00.001-05:00

Welcome to another Totally Stampalicious Monday challenge! It's getting so close to Christmas we'd like to see something sparkly on your card or project!

I have used Deacon and Ava HoHo and given them lots of glitter!

Don't forget we are having a great promotion going on right now at the Totally Stampalicious Store!

Make sure you show us your sparkle at Totally Stampalicious!

Dec 14th - What If Wednesday?

2011-12-14T06:00:00.002-05:00

Hello!!! We have a great sketch for you today at The House That Stamps Built! Here it is:

For my card I have paired Repeat Impressions image 8812-J Knit Cap Penguin (lg) with some paper and ribbon I picked up at a local craft store. I loved the sketch and wanted to "wrap" up my card to make it look like a package!

Here's the awesome penguin up close! :)

Make sure you head on over to The House That Stamps Built and check out the other dt examples and link up your card!

Repeat Impression's SOTW - Snow Sledding

2011-12-12T07:00:00.022-05:00

Good morning again! Time again to show you another stamp of the week for Repeat Impressions! Make sure you head on over to The House That Stamps Built to see how you can get 4712-J Snow Sledding at 50% off this week!

I have stamped 4712-J Snow Sledding on a wood "slice" my husband made. He sliced a few of these so we could make ornaments out of them! After stamping, the color is painted on. I have sprayed a clear acrylic gloss to seal the paint on the wood.

Have a great day!

Eat, Drink and Be Merry at Totally Stampalicious!

2011-12-12T05:34:00.012-05:00

Good morning! It's another chilly morning here in the Northeast! Today at Totally Stampalicious we want you to eat drink and be merry! That means we want some food or drink on your card, and what better way to warm up than with Poppi Cocoa?!

Don't forget to head on over to the store while there is this great promotion going on:

Also make sure you head over and see the rest of the design team creations at the Totally Stampalicious blog!

Dream Valley - Our Last Post of the Year!

2011-12-11T03:32:00.001-05:00

Welcome and happy Sunday! We had our annual Christmas party yesterday and I had a wonderful time visiting with family and friends.....and eating lots of food of course!

Today at Dream Valley we are doing a simple and easy challenge: CHRISTMAS!

I have made a clean and simple card using Stampin' Up set Over The River. I have colored it with my copics and added some stickles to the snow.

Make sure you head on over to Dream Valley and check out the rest of the design team creations!

Repeat Impression's DCC - Bookmark

2011-12-07T06:00:00.001-05:00

Hello and happy Wednesday to everyone! Today sees me baking and baking to get ready for our annual Christmas party!

Over at The House That Stamps Built Vicki has challenged us to make a bookmark. You can see that I'm in the Christmas mood as I've made a Christmas bookmark!

I have used two Repeat Impressions stamps for my bookmark. 6015-J Holidays Vertical, and 307-D Holly Sprig.

Make sure you take a swing by The House That Stamps Built for a peek at the other design team creations!

Totally Stampalicious Monday!

2011-12-05T08:21:00.000-05:00

Good morning! Sorry this post is so late, but I have finally managed to get the kids all packed for school and they are out waiting for the bus! No "work" for me today, but I am working like crazy trying to get the house clean and the baking done for our Christmas party next week!

Today at Totally Stampalicious we are dreaming of a white Christmas! We would like to see some snow on your card/project.

For mine I have used Scarlette Mistletoe. You can find it here in the Totally Stampalicious store. I have embossed my snow!

I would like to add this to the challenge over at Quirky Crafts. They are looking for some snow as well! I also think this would work for the challenge over at Here Come the Boys; they say to make something for the men in your life, and I know the men in mine would enjoy this card! lol

Make sure you head over to the Totally Stampalicious blog and see all the design teams' awesome creations!

Sketch challenge at Repeat Impressions

2011-11-30T06:25:00.001-05:00

Hello and happy Wednesday! It's time for another What If? Wednesday at The House That Stamps Built! Please bop on over there to check out the sketch and play along!

For my card I have used two Repeat Impressions stamps: 3203-G It's Beginning, and 3806-D Mitten.

Have a great rest of the week! I am off to finish things up for our local Christmas Craft Fair this weekend!

RI Stamp of the Week

2011-11-28T07:00:00.000-05:00

It's time to announce another stamp of the week over at Repeat Impressions. You lucky bloggers can buy the stamp of the week at 50% off for this week only! Check out the details on the Repeat Impressions blog The House That Stamps Built.

This week we are showcasing 303-I Candy Cane Santa:

I would like to enter this card into the challenge at Crazy 4 Challenges. They are looking for snow!

Please stop by The House That Stamps Built for the other wonderful DT samples and details for getting this awesome stamp!

TS Monday - Christmas with a twist!

2011-11-28T05:00:00.007-05:00

Hello and happy Monday to all bloggers out there! :) Today at Totally Stampalicious we would like to see your Christmas cards with non-traditional colors.

I have used Let It Snow Stella (from Totally Stampalicious of course!) in purple tones! Love the sentiments that go with this set! I like that you can make a cutesy card and still have Stella's wit! lol

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Gingerloft - winter or Christmas

Stamptacular Sunday - anything Christmas

Make sure you check out the other DT samples on the blog!

Sparkle Challenge at Dream Valley

2011-11-27T03:00:00.002-05:00

We have a fun and easy challenge for you all this fine Sunday! Over at Dream Valley we'd like to see some sparkle on your projects! This should be fairly simple with all of those Christmas cards being created right now!

Our sponsor this fortnight is our very own Maggie! She has kindly donated two Lily of the Valley Stamps for one lucky winner! The stamps are Balloon Bunny and Freedom! How awesome!

For my project I have kept it clean and simple. The stamp set is Home For Christmas from Stampin' Up. I colored this with my copics and added some stickles to the snow.

I hope you enjoy all the design team creations over at Dream Valley!

Black Friday Sale at Totally Stampalicious!!!

2011-11-25T10:31:00.000-05:00

Hey Everyone! Today we're having a 24 hours Black Friday sale at Totally Stampalicious! All stamp sets will be 25% off....that's $6.71 a set!!! Use coupon code BLACKFRIDAY25 to receive 25% off your entire purchase! (Cannot be combined with any other offer). Hop on over to the store to start shopping!

DCC Challenge - Christmas Snowflake

2011-11-23T04:00:00.024-05:00

Hello again and happy Wednesday to you all! It's my turn to host the Designer's Choice Challenge over at The House That Stamps Built! I chose a simple challenge with a twist. We'd like to see a Christmas card, but it must include SNOWFLAKES!

Here's my card!

I have used all Repeat Impression stamps of course! I heat embossed 8805-K Snowflakes and 4603-F Got Snow on kraft paper with blue ink and clear embossing powder. 2003-G Twig Hair Snowman was stamped on white paper and colored with my copics.

Make sure you check out the wonderful design team samples and play along over at The House That Stamps Built!

Totally Stampalicious Monday - use 2 sets

2011-11-21T03:03:00.000-05:00

Quick post from me today as the crazy holiday season is gearing up! With Thanksgiving at the end of the week and the local Christmas craft fair on top of our own Christmas party to plan things are a little nuts around here!

At Totally Stampalicious we are looking for you two use two different stamp sets! I decided to have a little fun with Going to Town Gus and the sentiments from Margaret December. I hope you enjoy! lol

Don't forget about the promotion going on at the Totally Stampalicious store!

Have a great week!

Repeat Impressions - What if Wednesday

2011-11-16T06:00:00.003-05:00

Hello and happy Wednesday to you all! Today at The House That Stamps Built we are celebrating Wednesday by hosting our bi-weekly What If Wednesday sketch challenge!

The sketch this time around is as follows:

Have a great time with this one! For my card I have used Repeat Impressions stamp 8402-M My Sunshine. I loved coloring this stamp with my copics, and thought that the face on this sunflower would be perfect to put a little bit of crystal effects to "pop" it up!

I hope you enjoy the rest of the design team samples when you stop by The House That Stamps Built! Have a great rest of the week!

Repeat Impressions SOTW - Cats Will Be Cats

2011-11-14T07:00:00.001-05:00

There's another stamp of the week over at Repeat Impressions today! This week we are showcasing the stamp 1017-H Cats Will Be Cats. You can find it here at the Repeat Impressions store. Details on this promotion are available at the blog, The House That Stamps Built.

Here's my card:

I have used a rub-on set I found at a local craft store to pair with this image. The words and the tree are part of the rub-on set. I really saw this cat in my mind as having to have a Christmas tree to play under! Paper is from Stampin' Up and the ribbon is from my stash. After I put this card together I sprayed it with a pearl coat spray.

Please come over to The House That Stamps Built to check out the rest of the design team samples!

It's 3-D at Totally Stampalicious!

2011-11-14T04:13:00.000-05:00

Hello and happy Monday to you all! Today at Totally Stampalicious we are looking to see what kind of handmade gifts you are all giving away for the holidays. So don't make a card, let's make a 3-D item!

For my project I have made a mug filled with peppermint cocoa mix and a long handled mixing spoon! For the tag I have used Poppi Cocoa that you can find here at the Totally Stampalicious store. I have colored this cute penguin with my copics and adhered her to a red backing.

Please make sure you head on over to the Totally Stampalicious blog to check out all the other dt projects! Also swing by the store to check out the current promotion:

Have a great week!

Dream Valley - Stitching

2011-11-13T03:01:00.022-05:00

Hello again! It's time for another challenge at Dream Valley! We'd love to see some stitching on your card or project!

We are sponsored this time around by One Stop Card Crafts! The have kindly donated this to one random winner:

How cool is that?!

For my card today I have used Ava and Deacon HoHo from Totally Stampalicious. I love this stamp! It colors so well, and the elves are so cute!

The dp is from Close To My Heart. I have also used the circle and scallop circle nestabilities.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

Rogue Redhead - only one dp
Totally Gorjuss - Christmas Traditions
Wags n Whiskers - Christmas

Please come by and play with us at Dream Valley for a chance to win a prize!

Repeat Impressions DCC - Waterfall Cards

2011-11-09T06:02:00.012-05:00

Welcome again! Today there is a designers choice challenge going on over at The House That Stamps Built! Miriam has challenged us to make fall themed waterfall/flip cards. This was definitely a challenge for me as I had never made any of this type of card!

I also wanted to mention that Repeat Impressions sells kits and stamps specifically for flip cards! So if you want these great looking fun card, but don't want the hassle of measuring and cutting and trying to find out a theme of stamps, make sure you check out this link!

For my card I have used all Repeat Impressions stamps of course! 1140-E Thanksgiving, 3306-I Falling Leaves, 2318-G Round Pumpkin. All images are colored with copics.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

iCopic - thankful/thanksgiving

Kaboodle Doodles - colors of fall

Lollipop Crafts - Thanksgiving/fall

Please check out all the other amazing DT creations at The House That Stamps Built!

Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious!

2011-11-07T07:21:00.000-05:00

It's another Totally Stampalicious Monday today! We have a great challenge! Anything goes! Woo hoo! Why don't you pop on over and play along!?!

Today I have made a card using Winter Bird Snowman. I love the simple design of this stamp! It is fabulous to color with my copics.

For some reason the red snowflake paper didn't picture very well in the sun the other day....but I assure you it looks more interesting in person! lol

Don't forget to check out the awesome deal going on at the Totally Stampalicious store. You have a chance to get some free stamps!

I hope we see your creations uploaded soon at Totally Stampalicious! Have a great week!

What If? Wednesday!

2011-11-02T06:00:00.002-04:00

Hello again and happy Wednesday to you all! It is another What if Wednesday at The House That Stamps Built! Here's the sketch to play with:

and here's my card:

I stamped 8902-L Moose Snow Globe with black ink and colored it with my copics. A Repeat Impressions image of course! I cut the image out and mounted it onto black paper. I also added some stickles to the tree, and crystal effects to the ice.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Bingo (Ribbon, Pearls+Free spot=glitter)

365 Cards - Day 243 - Starry Sky

One Stop Craft Challenge - no sentiments

Make sure you head on over to The House That Stamps Built for some more DT inspiration and to load your card! Have a great rest of the week!

Repeat Impressions SOTW - Tombstone

2011-10-31T06:00:00.000-04:00

Two posts in one day! Awesome! If you are looking for my Totally Stampalicious post, please scroll down!

It's that time again folks! Repeat Impressions is having a deal! They are offering up one image at 50% off for the entire week! This week the stamp is 2317-D Tombstone. Perfect for Halloween today huh?!

For my card I have used a dimensional sticker set by Jolee's Boutique to highlight the tombstone. I just had to use the raven landing on the tombstone, it worked perfectly! I mounted the scene on kraft paper and sponged some black ink.

I would like to add this to the following challenges:

Divas by Design - Something spooky

I Brake for Challenges - halloween

Gingersnap Creations - blacks/grays/ravens

Make sure you head on over to The House That Stamps Built for more examples from the design team!

Totally Stampalicious Monday - Happy Halloween!

2011-10-31T03:00:00.007-04:00

Good Morning! Happy Halloween everyone! Today at Totally Stampalicious we would like to see the last hurrah for your Halloween projects! I hope you play along!

For my card I have used the Witch Brawd set. Check out the whole set here at the Totally Stampalicious store!

I also wanted to add that big things are going on at the Totally Stampalicious Store!! Starting today their promotion starts! It is designed to reward you for you AWESOME taste in stamps! Here's the menu:

Stampalicious Dessert Menu
Level 1 - Vanilla Ice Cream - Buy 5 Get 1 Free
Level 2 - Strawberry Shortcake - Buy 8 Get 2 Free
Level 3 - Triple Layer Chocolate Cake - Buy 11 Get 3 Free

This is such a great promotion! Please stop in at the store and start shopping!

I would like to add my card to the following challenges:

Paper Play - Halloween Inspiration

Crafting for all Seasons - Halloween

Don't forget to hop on over the the Totally Stampalicous blog to see the wonderful offerings from the design team and link up your creation!

Anything goes at Dream Valley!

2011-10-30T04:00:00.001-04:00

Hello again and happy almost Halloween! In our area today is trick-or-treating, so I'm scheduling this as we are getting ready for our company tonight! My husband and I take our kids, and anyone who wants to join us, around for a hay ride trick or treat! We fill the trailer with hay and the tractor pulls us around the neighborhood! Should be a bit chilly this year though with snow already on the ground! lol

Today at Dream Valley we have a simple challenge for you: ANYTHING GOES! That's right, easy peasy! For my card I have used a stamp set called Sweet Birthday Kids from Totally Stampalicious. I colored him with my copics and cut the image out. I did a simple backing of blue paper and red mulberry paper. Isn't he so cute!

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

Art Impressions: Card for a young boy

Charisma Cardz - anything goes

I hope you join us this fortnight at Dream Valley!!!

Repeat Impressions DCC

2011-10-26T06:00:00.027-04:00

It's a designer's choice challenge day over at The House That Stamps Built! Lynette has challenged us with a recipe. The recipe is as follows: 1 image, 1 sentiment, 2 die cuts, 3 embellishments.

Here's my card!

Image: Repeat Impressions: 3810-M Snowflake - Prism

Sentiment: Repeat Impressions: 2219-G May your days

Die cuts: Nestabilities circle dies

Embellishments: Stitching, glitter, pearls

Make sure you head on over to The House That Stamps Built and look at all the wonderful samples from the rest of the DT!

Note Card Challenge at Totally Stampalicious

2011-10-24T04:02:00.000-04:00

Hello again! We had such a wonderful turnout for your new release last Thursday! Thank you to everyone who hopped with us! Don't forget all seven of the new sets are available at the Totally Stampalicious store now!!!

This week on the blog we are challenging you to make some notecards! For my cards I have used WTF Gus.

I hope you join us at Totally Stampalicious this week!

Totally Stampalicious New Release Blog Hop

2011-10-20T21:00:00.053-04:00

Welcome to the Totally Stampalicious Christmas Release Hop!

We are so excited to share SEVEN NEW SETS with you all tonight and they are AVAILABLE NOW at TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS!!

As always we have some FABULOUS PRIZES to give away including:1st Prize - All 7 New Sets2nd Prize - $15 Gift Certficate3rd Prize - $5 Gift CertificateAll you have to do is Hop along with us and leave your comments along the way and maybe YOU could be a WINNER!!!!

So now, without further ado.....

HERE IS THE CHRISTMAS RELEASE from the Totally Stampalicious Bugaboo Line by amazing artist Jodie Mackerell! They are ALL must-haves for this year's Holiday Cards!!!

Deacon Elf

Scarlette Mistletoe

Winter Bird Snowman

Ava and Deacon Hoho:

Margaret December:

Going to Town Gus:

The next DT member you need to visit is Dawn.

And here is the entire Blog Hop Line Up in case there are any glitches along the way!
Totally Stampalicious
Angel
Jessica
Kendra(ME!)
Dawn
Lori
Julie
Jessie
Laurie
Lynda
Becky
Joycelyn
Vicki

Sue

Happy Hopping! :)

Totally Stampalicious Sneak Peek!

2011-10-19T10:00:00.002-04:00

Welcome again! Two posts in one day! Awesome! Tomorrow is a big day at Totally Stampalicious! There will be SEVEN new releases! So many woo hoo! So make sure you join us tomorrow night at 9pm EST for the new release blog hop.....and PRIZES!!!!

So today we are doing a sneak peek of three of the sets! Here's my creations for:

Deacon Elf by Jodie Mackrell of Bugaboo Stamps

Scarletta Mistletoe by Jodie Mackrell of Bugaboo Stamps

Winter Bird Snowman by Jodie Mackrell of Bugaboo Stamps

Be sure to join us tomorrow for the hop and prizes!!!!!

What If Wednesday!!

2011-10-19T07:00:00.000-04:00

Good morning everyone! Today at The House That Stamps Built we have a sketch challenge for you. Let's see what you can do with this:

For my card I have gone with a one layer card but still have managed to get in all the elements! On the right side I have stamped some leaves and colored them different colors with my copics. I just love how the multicolored leaves turned out! There are great colors in the fall aren't there? The pumpkins I stamped on a separate sheet of white and colored and cut them out.

All stamps are Repeat Impressions of course! 3306-I Falling leaves, 2318-G Round Pumpkin, 2310-G Tall Pumpkin, 1140-E Thanksgiving.

I would like to add this to the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes - Halloween/Fall

Stamptacular Sunday - anything goes

Bows and Berries - color inspiration

Have a great day!

Repeat Impressions - Stamp of the Week

2011-10-17T08:31:00.001-04:00

This week at Repeat Impressions the stamp of the week is 2321-G Frankenstein Face. This was such a fun image to play with!

For my card I have used a black base and stamped the face randomly with white pigment ink. I colored one face green that I had stamped on white paper and cut it out. Then I used a green strip of paper from my scrap box and layered another black strip over it with 2314-G Happy Haunting stamped on that. The green face was adhered with pop dots on the end of the strip.

Make sure you head on over to The House That Stamps Built to see the rest of the awesome DT creations!

TS Monday - Black, Orange, and Purple

2011-10-17T06:00:00.000-04:00

It's Totally Stampalicious Monday time again! This week we are challenging you with a color scheme. We want to see some black, orange, and purple! Even though these are Halloween colors, that doesn't mean it has to be a Halloween card! As you can see with my card I have used Stella Tires and come up with a "nice" card using the color scheme. Ok, it may be a little naughty instead! lol

Search for all these great Stella stamps and more at the Totally Stampalicious store! Make sure you head on over to the blog and check out all the lovely DT samples as well! Have a good week.

Repeat Impression's DCC

2011-10-12T06:00:00.013-04:00

This week the lovely Joy has set out our Designer's Choice Challenge at The House that Stamps Built. Joy is challenging us to make a Halloween/Fall themed card.

I have made a clean and simple card using kraft paper as a base. I really feel that craft paper is the perfect color for this time of year! It looks great with all the fall colors, and coordinates well. I have stamped and colored three Round Pumpkins 2318-G with my copics. Two are regular, and one I have added 2328-C Happy Face to, to make a jack-o-lantern! Happy Halloween 2303-G is stamped at the bottom. To finish the card off I have punched a border. Check out Repeat Impressions for all of these stamps, and don't forget to look at the Stamp of the Week!

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

Cupcake Craft Challenge - halloween

Woodware USA - anything goes

Make sure you head on over to The House that Stamps Built to see all the DT selections, and to play along!

Canadian Thanksgiving at TS!

2011-10-10T02:36:00.006-04:00

Today at the Totally Stampalicious blog we are celebrating the Canadian Thanksgiving! Totally Stampalicious is a Canadian company after all!!!! Has anyone started their Thanksgiving cards yet? If so we'd like to see them!

I have used this awesome stamp set called Farmer Hawg. You can find him at the store here. Love the humor on this one!

I'd like to add this to the following challenges:

Sentimental Sunday's - anything goes with a sentiment

One Stop Craft Challenge - anything goes

Don't forget to stop by the other Totally Stampalicious DT and leave them some love! Have a beautiful week!

What If Wednesday!

2011-10-05T07:00:00.009-04:00

Here's my first What If Wednesday post for Repeat Impressions! You can see our sketch and come play along at The House That Stamps Built!

I have used 708-K Rececca, and 8614-D Find Beauty. I colored Rebecca with my copics and cut her out with some oval cutters. The two circles and their mats were cut using circle nestabilities. Pearls and papers are from my stash.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - anything goes

The Crazy Challenge - think pink

Make sure you take a peek at the sketch and catch all of the awesome design team inspirations at The House That Stamps Built!

Repeat Impressions - Scarecrow and Friends

2011-10-03T08:02:00.000-04:00

Hello! Today we have our Stamp of the Week for Repeat Impressions! The stamp of the week is available in the store at 50% off for this week only! Make sure you head over the The House That Stamps Built for all of the info! This week's featured stamp is called Scarecrow & Friend.

For my card I have used some autumn colored inks and used a direct to paper technique on some glossy white paper. I then stamped the image over it with black ink. I made a simple card design using direct to paper technique again on kraft paper and accenting it with a dark brown paper I had in my scrap box.

Have a great day and don't forget to head on over to The House That Stamps Built for all the details on the stamp of the week!

Totally Stampalicious Monday - Embossing

2011-10-03T03:19:00.000-04:00

Hello! Are you feeling Totally Stampalicious today?! I sure am! I had a busy weekend at the fair! Got some ribbons for some entries and ate some great food and now it's off for a busy week!

This week at Totally Stampalicious we want to see some embossing! Wet or dry, we need to see some! I have paired my embossing with some Stella of course! Just can't get enough of her! This stamp is called Let It Snow Stella, and you can find it in the store here.

I am loving this sheer ribbon! Totally easy to manipulate and get to lay the way you want it to, while having a bonus of looking great in pictures!

I'd like to add this to the following challenges:

Let's Ink It Up! - think pink

The Ribbon Girls - Christmas

Make sure you check out the other DT cards at Totally Stampalicious! They are awesome!

Stay tuned later for my first Repeat Impressions post! Have a great week!

Dream Valley Challenges - Monochrome

2011-10-02T04:19:00.030-04:00

Good morning everyone and happy Sunday to you all! Today at Dream Valley Challenges we are looking for your monochromatic projects! We have the lovely One Stop Card Crafts as our sponsor today. The lucky winner will win this:

For my project I have made a brayered scene using my Stampscapes stamps. I brayered a light blue at the top and bottom and then a dark blue to go over, but not quite cover, the light. Oh yes! I punched out a circle first and masked that spot on the paper! duh. After the brayering I stamped the boater and Crooked Branch overlapping the moon a bit. I also decided to stamp the Dream sentiment from one of the sentiment packages from Stampscapes.

So here it is:

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

One Stop Craft Challenge: for a man
Sew Many Cards: anything goes

I hope you join us this fortnight over at Dream Valley!

Exciting news!

2011-09-30T09:00:00.000-04:00

I have wicked good news! I have been accepted to be a designer for The House That Stamps Built! I am very excited to join this great group of stampers to represent Repeat Impressions!

Please pop over to The House that Stamps Built every Monday to see the stamp of the week. The stamp of the week is the featured stamp that will be 50% off the list price for a whole week at the store! Awesome! Also be sure to check out the blog every Wednesday for What If? Wednesdays, the challenge of the week!

Be looking for my first post on Monday!!!!!

Just Wing It at Totally Stampalicious

2011-09-26T02:55:00.005-04:00

It's another happy Monday here in crafty land! hehe! Today at Totally Stampalicious the challenge is to Just Wing It! We would like to see project with wings.

For my card I have used Fairy Stella. You can find Fairy Stella here at the store. I absolutely love all of the sentiments that come with the Stella stamps! My nine-year-old son looked at my card, started to read it out loud, then abruptly stopped and his face got red. I had to laugh! I told him while he could read it to himself and laugh, he probably shouldn't read it out loud!!! Too funny!!!

I would like to add this to the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes - anything goes

Mark's Finest Papers - things with wings

Have a great week!

Totally Stampalicious New Release Blog Hop

2011-09-22T21:00:00.002-04:00

Welcome to the September Totally Stampalicious New Release Blog Hop! Today is the new release of 5 awesome new sets in the store:

By Jodie Mackerell of Bugaboo Stamps:

Fairy Ava

Road Trip Stella

Yoga Dottie

By Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps:

Storybook Elizabeth

Chester Platypus

If you are just joining us please be sure to start at the beginning at the Totally Stampalicious blog, and work in order! You don't want to miss commenting on any DT members blogs, because there's some awesome candy to be won! First prize is all five of the new sets, second place is a $15 gift certificate, and third prize is a $5 gift certificate!!!!! Here is the order in case you get confused:

Totally Stampalicious

Kendra (ME!)

For my card I am showcasing Road Trip Stella! She has some great sentiments to go along with her and her car. Make sure you check them out here at the store!

Next you should be hopping over to Dawn and see her fabulous creation! Happy hopping, and have a great weekend!

Totally Stampalicious - New Release Sneak Peek

2011-09-20T05:33:00.001-04:00

Just a quick sneak peek today for Totally Stampalicious! Please join us on Thursday at 9pm for our New Release Blog Hop! We will be releasing 5 new stamp sets! Join us for awesome examples and even better prizes!

Here is a gift tag that I made with Storybook Elizabeth by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps!

Storybook Elizabeth will be available Thursday at the store. Be sure to check it out!

Card For a Child + Sneak Peek!

2011-09-19T01:06:00.002-04:00

It's another Totally Stampalicious Monday! This week we'd like you to make a birthday card for a child. I also hope you join us this Thursday for our Totally Stampalicious New Release and Blog Hop! It will be full of new stamps, awesome projects from the design team, and prizes!

Today we have a sneak peek for you:

TADA! Presenting FAIRY AVA by Jodie Mackerell of Bugaboo Stamps!

Ava Fairy will be available at the Totally Stampalicious store starting Thursday! Check back tomorrow for another sneak peek, and don't forget to play along with our challenge this week: Birthday Card for a Child!

I'd like to add this to the following challenges:

The Squirrel and the Fox #1 - Anything goes

Designed 2 Delight - Girls and glitter

Buttons Galore at Dream Valley!

2011-09-18T04:41:00.001-04:00

Hello and happy Sunday to you all! We are back with another awesome challenge at Dream Valley! This week we would like to see buttons on your project!

Our sponsor this fortnight is Digi's with Attitude and they have kindly donated a $10 gift certificate to their store.

For my project I have made a one layer card with lots of different inks. I have used Stampin' Up set Painted Garden. For the grass I have stamped with garden green and old olive. I stamped the flowers with two different color purples and two different oranges so that they would have that two toned look. The butterfly and the buttons finished it off!

I'd like to add this card to the following challenges:

Less is More - anything clean and simple goes
Secret Crafter - One layer card

I hope you have a good week, and don't forget to play in our button challenge at Dream Valley!

I AM TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS!!!!!

2011-09-12T00:06:00.001-04:00

Hehe this is so exciting! My very first post for Totally Stampalicious! I have loved these stamps from the get-go, and I am ecstatic to be able to play with some more! The sentiments are really up my alley! lol

This week our challenge is Anything Goes! Easy-peasy! I have used Gus and Stella Marriage which you can find in the store here.

My husband gave a little chuckle then walked away when he saw this sentiment....hmmm wonder if he agrees! lol

Make sure you check out all the other design team creations on the blog: Totally Stampalicious!

I also want to add this card to the following challenges:
Di's Digi Designs - anything goes
Crazy 4 Challenges - Color Theme
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

Great News!

2011-09-07T17:25:00.002-04:00

Just a quick note to say that I am super excited to have been chosen for the Totally Stampalicious Design Team! Be looking for my first post Monday!

Inspiration Photo at Dream Valley

2011-09-04T04:47:00.000-04:00

Hello again folks! It's time for another challenge at Dream Valley! This week we have a photo inspiration for you:

Our first sponsor is Sassy Studio Designs:

One randomly chosen winner will receive 4 digi images.

Our second sponsor is One Stop Card Crafts who is donating a 10 pound gift voucher to their store.

For my card I have used Pirate Penny from Sassy Studios.

I would like to add this to the following challenges:

Card Makin' Mama's - use a digi

Sweet Stamps Blog Challenge - sketch

Dream Valley Challenges - Color Combo

2011-08-21T03:00:00.000-04:00

Hello and welcome to another post for Dream Valley Challenges! This fortnight we have a color combo for you to follow, here it is:

We are sponsored by Stitchy Bear Stamps:

The winner receives a $10 gift voucher to their store!

I have used the stamp called Play Ball. I loved this the minute I saw it! It totally reminds me of all of "us fans" at my son's all-star games this summer! Old and young, we were all there to cheer the boys on!

I would like to add this to the following challenges:

Dude Time Doodles - inspiration photo, and make it sporty

Cards for Men - anything goes

Challenge up Your Life - No patterned paper

Crafty Sentiments - no sentiment

Have a great week, and don't forget to play along with us at Dream Valley!

Crafty Ribbons DT Call

2011-08-11T19:59:00.000-04:00

Crafty Ribbons is having a DT call for their brand new challenge blog Crafty Ribbon Challenges! Check it out here. They have all the details listed on the site about how to enter the DT call as well as some lovely candy to entice you! Hurry over, the DT call ends on August 24th!

Here are 5 of my favorite projects to showcase for the call:

Wish me luck!

So Distressing!

2011-08-07T04:00:00.002-04:00

That's right, DISTRESSING! Ok, that's just the challenge this week at Dream Valley Challenges! Hope you all can play along, 'cause we have this great prize of a 10 pound voucher to One Stop Card Crafts, and another $10 voucher to the Digi Doodle Shop that you can win!

For my card I have used an image from the Digi Doodle Shop called Country Path. I loved the look of this one and thought to make a vintage looking photo of an old farm, but the digi had other plans for me! Here's how it turned out:

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Stamp Something - use a digi

Craft Us Crazy - Anything goes in August

For Fun Challenges - Anything goes

Thanks for joining us at Dream Valley!!!

Z is for Zoo

2011-07-27T03:00:00.000-04:00

A big thanks goes out to all of you who participated in our Birthday Blog Hop at ABC Challenges! The winner of the Robyn's Fetish prize featured on my blog is......

Gram's Treasures

Congratulations!!! Make sure you check out the ABC Blog for the full list of winners and who to contact for your prize!

Now on to this weeks challenge. The letter is Z, and Z is for Zoo. We'd like to see you use zoo animals on your creation! We are sponsored this week again by Robyn's Fetish:

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and

is owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers,

designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

So here I have colored one of the lovely images the design team received. When I saw how much fun this elephant was having, I just thought balloons!

I kept it simple by stamping, coloring, and cutting out the elephant and balloons, and sponged a background with blues and browns. Strings were then wrapped around the elephants trunk and attached to the balloons! Hope this card makes you smile!

Surprises at Dream Valley!

2011-07-24T05:00:00.002-04:00

Hello and happy Sunday! I'm a scheduling this post as nine year old is playing one of possibly two baseball tournament games today. Go Barrington!

It has been baseball, baseball, baseball around here, but I managed to make this card for Dream Valley in between times! This fortnight we would like to see a surprise on your creation. It could be a surprise fold, pop up etc. Our sponsor is Digi's With Attitude.

I have made a napkin fold card. You can find the tutorial for it here. Here is a picture of the first layer:

here it is all decorated:

and here is the finished product all folded together:

I got all of the prep work done, looked at it and then decided not to decorate it anymore! I liked it the way it was. The only problem with that is that there's no stamping! Eek! Oh well, I like it anyway! lol Just a tip: If you are making the napkin fold card, use a colored base paper instead of white, then you don't need as much patterned paper to cover it all. Saves more dp for later!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Tip Top Tuesday - Shaped card

Totally Gorjuss #90 - Punch or Die Cut

Blog Hop Extended

2011-07-20T12:45:00.000-04:00

Hello blogging friends! No card today, just a little note to let you know that our Birthday Blog Hop at ABC Challenges has been extended for another week! Make sure you comment on everyones blog for a chance to win cool prizes! You can find my post here! Have a great day!

Dream Valley Challenge #11 - Summer Theme

2011-07-10T03:00:00.000-04:00

This Sunday at Dream Valley we are thinking Summer! It's warming up to be a hot one, so lets see all of those wonderful summer projects! We are sponsored this fortnight by One Stop Card Crafts. They have kindly donated this:

For my project I have used Tilda Surfing.

This is the first time I have colored my image and then used clear embossing powder to do emboss resist on the whole image. I like how it was easier to make the background, but I'm not sure I like the embossing pen that I have used. It seems to have made Tilda's face green. Maybe the wave twisted and turned her a bit and she's feeling ill! lol

These are the copics I have used:

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Under the Sea/Water Theme

2 Sister Challenge - Summertime Fun

Crazy 4 Challenges - Summer Theme

One Stop Craft Challenge - Summer Time

Totally Papercrafts - The Beach

Have a great week and don't forget to show us some summer at Dream Valley!

ABC Challenges is Turning 2!!! Let's have a hop!

2011-07-06T04:30:00.001-04:00

Yup it's blog hop time here at ABC! We are officially turning 2! Two years of challenges, what an accomplishment! We have a great hop planned for you, so if you are just stumbling in, make sure you check out the challenge site for all the info. The one requirement that is very important is that you comment on ALL the hop participants to be eligible for all the awesome prizes. Also don't forget to play in our challenge! This time it is Y is for Yesterday. Use your favorite older stamp! This hop will last for two weeks, so there is plenty of time for crafting and perusing!

If you have arrived here from Jackie's Blog then you are on the right track. If you are out of order don't forget to stop at the ABC Challenge Blog to make sure you see everyone!

The lovely company that I am showcasing is Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More!

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and

is owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers,

designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps and More will award either 5 digital stamps or 4 digital stamps and one paper pack of the winner's choice!

I am using a stamp from Robyn's Fetish called Hog Wild Over You, that you can find here.

Stamp: Robyn's Fetish: Hog Wild Over You digi, sentiment added via word processing.

Copics: Y000, Y13, C5, BV01, V17, B91, B95, B97, R46, R81, R83, R85

Paper: pink patterned from Stampin' Up, gray from my scrap box

Silver Ribbon from my stash

I am also entering this into the following challenges:

Creatalicious Challenges - sketch

Sentimental Sunday's - Sentiment+Anything goes

Stamp Something - use a digi

The next stop on the hop is Angelique! Have a great day!

Yup, it was even fun the second time around!

2011-06-29T03:00:00.000-04:00

You guessed it! Another corset card! I had so much fun the first time around, that I had to come up with a different combination of embossing and colors. That's the beauty of this simple design, there are multiple ways you can decorate it! This time I have made it a more vintage feel with the swirls and purple ink and ribbon.

I'm making this for my design team post for ABC Challenges. This week we are on X is for Crossing Ribbons! So if you have ribbon on your card, and you can make it cross, then we want you to upload with us! Our sponsor this week is One Stop Card Crafts. Make sure you check them out! Awesome stuff!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

The Crazy Challenge - Beautiful Women

Karen's Doodles - perfect purples

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot....Corset?

2011-06-26T03:00:00.001-04:00

Yes, it made me think of that song, but somehow corset just didn't fit! Oh well! :)

Today at Dream Valley Challenges we would like to see you use ribbon. That's it pretty simple! Our sponsor this fortnight is Crafty Ribbons! They have donated this wonderful prize:

I found an awesome corset template while browsing blogland. If you are interested you can find it here. I just followed the easy instructions, added my own colors and personal touches, and this is what I came up with! I hope you enjoy.

I am going to enter this into the following challenges:

A Spoonful of Sugar - Challenge #157 Ribbon and Bows

Papertake Weekly - Here Comes the Sun

Tip Top Tuesday - Cross It Challenge

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge - GDT #2!

2011-06-20T03:00:00.000-04:00

This week at House Mouse and Friends the challenge is "Here Comes Summer." We'd like to see your summer projects, and don't forget to use a House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffies stamp!

I have used the House Mouse stamp called Frog Floating. I have colored it with copics numbers: E11, E18, E35, 100, G17, YG03, B00, B91.

The card base is a dark blue that I have done some faux stitching on. I have made some die cut circles and cut them out and distressed to make lily pads. The pink lily pad flower was made from some flowers pulled apart from flowers that I got from a local craft store.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Challenge Up Your Life - circles

Hooked on Crafts - anything goes and a DT call

Just Add Ink - just add some coloring in

Thanks so much to the Design Team at House Mouse and Friends for having me on as a guest designer! I had lots of fun!

ABC Challenge - W is for Wedding

2011-06-15T03:00:00.005-04:00

That's right May flowers bring June brides, so we want to see your wedding creations at ABC Challenges! Our sponsor this week is Sugar Nellie / Funkykits! They have some great products, so make sure you check them out!

For my wedding card I have used the Bride digi from Sassy Studio Designs. I colored her with my copics: E000, E00, E11, R22, E93, E18, E35, B00, B95.

The paper was a double sided one I got at a local craft store. I just cut it down and flipped one over, and then added a ribbon and bow at the seam. A piece of pink paper from my scrap box was used behind the image and some faux stitching was added. The last step was a pearl for her hair and some more around the edges.

I am also adding this card to the following challenges:

Stampin' Royalty - photo inspiration
Hooked on Challenges - anything goes + DT call

I hope you have a great rest of the week, and don't forget to join us in our challenge at ABC!

Dream Valley Challenge #9 - Father's Day

2011-06-12T03:00:00.001-04:00

Hello! Father's Day is coming, so we'd like you to show your appreciation for the men in your lives and then link it up at Dream Valley! We have two sponsors this fortnight:

One Stop Card Crafts

and Karen's Doodles!

We were given some digis from Karen's Doodles to play with, and I have chosen Time to Relax.

I have colored this image with my copics, layered some paper and added some faux stitching to the panels. The sentiment is a free digi I got from the Creative Cottage last year. I cut those out using the nestabilities circles.

There are lots of Father's Day challenges out there, so I have chosen a few to add this to:

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays - Father's Day

One Stop Craft Challenge - Father's Day

Secret Crafter Saturday - A Male Card

Crazy 4 Challenges - Masculine Card

Have a great week and don't forget to play at Dream Valley!

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge!

2011-06-06T03:00:00.001-04:00

YEAH! I have been waiting to let you all know that I have been chosen as a guest designer for the month of June for House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge! I'm very excited to be given this opportunity! I love House Mouse stamps! There's quite the variety to choose from, as the mice are always getting into mischief! lol

So the challenge this fortnight is Jewels/Jewelry. The design team has made some awesome cards for this one! Make sure you check them out here! For my card I have used lots of pearls!

The image I have used is called Mouse Bounce. I have colored it with my copics, and have added pearls to the pin heads. I decided on the red and black combo to match the pin cushion, and then just made some layers! This was my first time attempting to use my punch set to do some sewing. I think that it came out ok, but I think that I should have used smaller "stitches." Oh well! Live and learn!

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - embellish your main image

Fab 'n Funky - What'eva
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft Challenge - Things with Tails

Have a great week, and don't forget to join us at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge!

V is for Variety of Embellishments

2011-06-01T03:40:00.001-04:00

Hello and happy Wednesday to all you bloggers! It's starting to feel like summer outside!

Today at ABC Challenges the letter is V. V is for a variety of embellishments. We would like to see all sorts of embellishments on your project! This weeks challenge is being sponsored by Stamp Fairy. Be sure to check out the store because there are so many cute whimsy digistamps for all sorts of projects! They have also given us some digis to work with, and I have used Linda Fairy 4.

I have colored the image with my copics and cut it out using a circle nestabilities. I then layered that panel on a small doily (which has been sitting in my embellishment box FOREVER!), and added some black pearls to the doily and a white pearl on her bow. The background I made on a white sheet folded in half. I did some two step stamping using the Petal Prints set from Stampin' Up. The top layer (black) of the stamping I heat embossed. I also added some ribbon that I pleated.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Ribbon Carousel - anything goes

Woodware USA - use a forgotten embellishment (doily)

Have a great rest of the week, and when I come back I will have some AWESOME news!

Dream Valley Challenge #8 - Stamp Something

2011-05-29T04:00:00.001-04:00

This week at Dream Valley the challenge is to STAMP SOMETHING! Yup that's it, but be sure that you are using a RUBBER stamp.

Our sponsors this week are PaperMaze and Funky Kits! Make sure you stop by their sites and get some shopping in! Let's get inky!

For my card I have brayered a background on white paper using yellow, orange and olive green ink. On top of that I have used all Stampscapes stamps. Stamps used are: Cabin with Fence, Old Fence, Sedge Filler. I also distressed the edges of the image panel and the orange panel and rubbed the distressed edges with black ink. I tried to curl the edges to give it that aged photo look, but it probably would have looked more authentic if I had used browns! Oh well!

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Secret Crafter Saturdays - Clean and Simple

Charisma Cardz - Boy oh Boy

Paper Romance - Distressing

Some Odd Girl - Make a scene

Come join us at Dream Valley!

ABC Challenge - U is for Unusual Fold

2011-05-18T03:00:00.000-04:00

This week Team B at ABC Challenge would like you to use an unusual fold on your card or project. We are sponsored this week by Whiff of Joy:

They are donating this adorable stamp:

For my card I have made a Pentagon Petal Card using the template that I found here.

I traced and cut out two of the shapes using white paper. The stamps come from a Stampin Up set called Sparkling Summer. The outside I stamped the popsicle over and over with Momento Tuxedo Black. I colored them in with my copics. Because the copics showed through I made the inside on the other cut out and then taped them together. On the inside I sponged blues and browns to make a beach scene and stamped the chair over it. Colored the chair in with my copics and sponged a bit more blue on the petals. The copics I used were: R46, YR04, YG03, E11

I can't wait to see what unusual fold you show us at ABC!

One Layer Embossing

2011-05-17T13:43:00.000-04:00

Hi there! It's been a rainy start to the week so here I am with a quick post with something I whipped up yesterday. It is a one layer card that I have made for the challenge at Less Is More. The challenge is to use embossing on a one layer card. I have heat embossed all of the black. I am also entering into the challenge at Crafty Cardmakers for embossing.

I also used the challenge from The Crazy Challenge to make it pink and green. This is made using pretty much all Stampin' Up products except for the ribbon. This was my first time making a pleated ribbon, but I like how it turned out. I made the rose from the same pink ribbon to coordinate.

Have a great day!

Dream Valley Challenge #7 - Old and New

2011-05-15T06:00:00.000-04:00

I'm sorry I have been missing from blogland so much in the past two weeks, but here's a picture of something that has been taking up lots of time these days:

Yes both of my children are playing baseball/t-ball right now, and between that and yard work I haven't had much time to create! I hear blogger had a bit of a vacation too though!

Ok, the challenge at Dream Valley this week is to use both new and old items on/in your creation! Please don't forget to link to the challenge and name what is old/new on your projects!

Our sponsor this week is Digi's With Attitude. We were given some new digi's to play with. I have used Disco Tween:

Here is the whole card:

My new items are the Disco Tween digi from Digi's With Attitude and my new pearls from Close to My Heart. The old items are the papers I had in my scrap box and ribbon that I wasn't ever sure what to put with it! Guess I found the right stamp for it! I have also distressed the paper edges and used direct to paper technique with my Close to Cocoa ink pad from Stampin' Up. The copics that I have used for this project are: B00, C1, E00, E11, E18, E35, R29, R24, R22

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Mojo Monday - sketch

Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle - use old supplies

Stamp Something - anything goes

Craft Us Crazy - Favorite Embellishment/something new

ABC Challenge - T is for Two Images

2011-05-04T03:00:00.000-04:00

This week at ABC Challenge Team B is challenging you to use two images! You can use them any way you want, but there has to be at least two! Our sponsor this week is Wild Rose Studio:

They are donating this lovely stamp:

Isn't he cute?

I seem to be in the circle easel card mood, because I've made another! I have used my Stampscapes stamps and colored them with my copics. I was very impressed how well the copics worked with my scene as I had never used them together before!

Here's a picture of it all opened up so that you can see both panels:

Here are the copics I used:

Here are the rest of the supplies:

Stamps: all from Stampscapes: Sedge Filler, sentiment, Altocumulus Cloud, Pond, Old Fence

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up Going Gray

Paper: White and black from Stampin Up

Supplies: big shot, circle and scallop circle nestabilities

I am entering this into the following challenges:

iCopic Lover - Make grass

Cards for Men - circles

The Crazy Challenge #65 - cards for men

Dream Valley Challenge #6 - Flowers

2011-05-01T05:00:00.002-04:00

Hello and happy Sunday to all of you! It has been a beautiful weekend here in New Hampshire. The rain of last week was gone and we had lots of sunshine and you know what that means don't you? The flowers are blooming.........which brings us to our challenge this week at Dream Valley Challenges: FLOWERS! Ha! How's that for a segue?! I know, it's pretty bad when you crack yourself up huh?

Right! So....flowers! Our sponsor for this challenge is One Stop Card Crafts and they have donated this:

For my card I have created my very first round easel card! It was so easy after I read this tutorial here. Thanks Beate!

Supplies:

Stamp: sentiment from Stampscapes

Die Cuts: circle and scallop circle nestabilities

Punches: all from Punch Bunch

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Bashful Blue from Stampin' Up

I'm entering this into these challenges:

My Mum's Craft Shop - flowers

Craft Your Passion - layers

Charisma Cardz - April showers/May Flowers

Craft us Crazy - mom's/flowers

Do You Stack Up - make it pop 3D

Little Miss Muffet - Die Cut/ punches

Sweet Stampin' - try something new

Have a great week everyone and don't forget to show us your FLOWERS at DREAM VALLEY!

Stampscapes Dream - ABC DT

2011-04-20T05:00:00.000-04:00

Hello again and happy Wednesday to everyone! This is going to be a quick post because it's school vacation and the kids are keeping me hopping! So far it's been a great week with the kids. Today we are going to the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium and then the youngest is out for a sleepover...whew....

So it's Wednesday again and we're starting another challenge with the B Team at ABC Challenges! This week's letter is S is for Sparkle! That's right, lots of glitter and bling! Our sponsor is One Stop Card Crafts, and they are offering this:

I have dug out my Stampscapes stamps to make a scene on white cardstock that is run through the big shot with Stampin' Up's top note die. I love the top note, because it makes the flat panel look very elegant, don't you think?

Stamps: all Stampscapes: Milky Way lg, Buck, Ledge, Dream sentiment

Paper: Stampin' Up's white and night of navy

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black; all blues are Stampin Up: Bashful Blue, Bordering Blue, Ballet Blue, Night of Navy; Stampin' Up Whisper White

Other Supplies: glue pen, glitter, ribbon, colorbox stylus

Here's another picture of the glitter I have added to the stars in the sky and around the top note....

....and more glitter with the shiny silver ribbon!

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - one for the boys

There She Goes - monochromatic

Woodware USA - die cut (top note)

Have a great day!

Dream Valley Challenge #5

2011-04-17T08:00:00.000-04:00

Hello and happy Sunday to you all! We have had a marathon weekend doing yard work, but hopefully most of it is done! We wanted to get it done before the bugs started and it got too warm to work. Woo hoo!

Today at Dream Valley we would love to see your Easter cards! Easter is only a week away, are you ready?! lol I THINK I am.... :) Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Stamps.

The prize is $10 to their store! Awesome! They have given us some cute digis to play with as well! Thank you!

I have used Easter Lillie with Tulips:

This one was absolutely gorgeous to color, so fun. Here are the copics I used:

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Daring Cardmakers - spring or Easter

Tellen's Place - Easter

Do You Stack Up - scallops

Totally Gorjuss - no patterned paper

Another happy note, I was chosen as one of the top 5 on the Stamp Something blog with this card here! Thank you ladies! Have a great week everyone, and don't forget to join us at Dream Valley!