Color Challenge with SS

Hello crafty friends!

Make sure to join us on the Sweet Stamps blog, we'd love to see what you create with our challenge in mind! You have a chance at winning $20 to purchase some "sweet" things of your own!!


This week's Sweet Stamps Challenge is:

Color Challenge
Pink, Green, Brown

With this challenge in mind, I created this adorable card featuring the Ballerina Bear Left!  When I seen this image used by one of the other DT members I knew I needed it!  Such a cute stamp to use for girly cards!

My little girl is in dance and loves it!  I created this card to give her for her birthday this week!!  I can't believe she is going to be 3 already!

She loves all the cards I create...so I'm sure she'll love this one!  She loves displaying the cards I make for her in her room!!

I used some Creative Inspirations Paint in TuTu Pink to add some beautiful shimmer to the bears dress and then also added some Diamonds and Pearls Embossing Powder!!

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Happy New Year!!

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Challenges:
ABC Challenges: New Year Sparkle
Kaboodle Doodles: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show: Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner: Step Center Card
Glitter n Sparkle: Fav. Color (Pink)
Craftymess: Show Some Sparkle/Bling
Drunken Stampers: All That Glitters
Just Us Girls: New Years Sparkle

Fall 2012

Here's just a really quick digital layout I created, just using some pictures I took this past fall of the kids and myself!

Wishing you a Happy New Year!!

One Piece Fall Open Box

I am so excited to share my project with you today, a fun little last minute box creation a created for a little extra gift for Christmas!!

I used the new One Piece Fall Open Box from My Thoughts Exactly!!
Love it!

So fun!  Plus it was fairly easy to create!!

Add some yummy candy in the inside!

This box would work great for any holiday and you could put anything inside of it!

Would be fun to add a gift certificate inside along with candy!

The tag I created on the top using Holly Jolly Tags!

I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season!!

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Challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge: Traditional Christmas Colours

Papelitos Challenges: Anything Goes

New Year Celebrations with Loves Rubberstamps

I have one last card to share with you for Loves Rubberstamps challenge, as Guest Designer!  It's been a fun month designing with the lovely DT!!

Week #32 - New Year Celebrations
Make a creation celebrating the New Year, Party Themed, Drinks, Cocktails, Party Dresses & Tuxes, etc.!

For this challenge, I used a stamp from Pink Cat Studio called
Dinosaur Party!!

We spend our New Years making a yummy supper together and play all kinds of fun games with the kids!  It's such a fun family night!!

I also added some Mellow Yellow shimmer paint from Creative Inspirations to add some shimmer to the balloon and party hat!!

Along with adding some Crinkle Ribbon from 3 Girl Jam!

I think it turned out so cute!!

Be sure to check out the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog for more lovely inspiration and to join in the challenge!!

Saturated Canary is this week's sponsor!!

You can find a bunch of lovely stamps and products in the Loves RubberStamps store!

Merry Christmas!!  I hope you are enjoying a wonderful holiday season with your family and friends!! And Happy New Year!!

Sweet and Simple with SS

Hello crafty friends!

Make sure to join us on the Sweet Stamps blog, we'd love to see what you create with our challenge in mind! You have a chance at winning $20 to purchase some "sweet" things of your own!!


This week's Sweet Stamps Challenge is:

Sweet and Simple
Birthday Card

We're looking for quick birthday cards for this busy time of year!
Works for me, especially since we have a ton of birthdays in our family in January!!

Used three of the lovely Fanciful Butterflies, which I love!! I also added some Creative Inspirations Paint in Amethyst to add shimmer to the butterfly die cuts!

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Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!!
Not sure who is more excited....the kids or me!! :)

Sock Snowmen

Recently two of my good girlfriends and myself got together for some lunch and some quality girl time!

One of my girlfriends thought it would be fun to make these adorable snowmen from socks!  I am so glad she showed us how to create them, they were so fun and easy to make!!

Wish there was more time, I would have loved to create some more for gifts!

Will have to put it on my list for next year!

This is the one we decided to keep for our house:

Love her!

Have a wonderful Sunday!!

Colorful Ornaments

As I mentioned Monday, I have two more ornament cards to share with you today using Raisin Boat set Holiday Hang Ups!

The reason, I have waited to share these two with you is because I was inspired by our Christmas tree for these, so I thought I would share a picture of our Christmas tree as well and didn't want to make my post too long the other day!

Here are the cards, I just LOVE how they turned out:

I used some non-traditional Christmas colors for these!! FUN!

On these two I used Creative Inspirations Paint Fairy Dust to add shimmer to the ornaments!

Close-up of one of them:

Now of our a picture of our Christmas tree:

The kids had so much fun helping me decorate the tree this year!

Our personalized ornaments:

We actually decided to put both our trees upstairs this year:

I just love this time of the year!!

Have a wonderful day!!

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Challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin': Anything Goes

Diva's By Design: Anything Goes

Quick Cards

Have you felt the holiday rush yet?

It's hit me, I am trying to quickly get everything done before this weekend! Yikes!

We have a ton of things we would like to make and a lot of tidying up to do!

Anyway, to top it off, my mom called yesterday and asked for 15 more holiday cards!

I hate to say no, so I told her I would, but they would be CAS!

So these are the card I created quickly this morning:

Nice and simple!!

Have a wonderful day!

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Challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenge: Y is for Your Favorite Punch/Die (Snowflake Punch)
Christmas at Sweet Stampin': Anything Goes

Pillow Packages

Another great challenge to find inspiration from this week at
Loves Rubberstamps:

Week #31 - Merry Christmas

For this challenge, I decided to create some pillow box packages for some Christmas gifts!

I used the Country Snowman from Great Impressions! 

Finished it off by  adding some Crinkle Ribbon from 3 Girl Jam along with a few pearls!

Pretty easy and fun to create!!

I also added some Fairy Dust paint from Creative Inspirations to add some shimmer to the snowmen!!

Be sure to check out the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog for more lovely inspiration and to join in the challenge!!

Sweet n' Sassy is this week's sponsor!!

You can find a bunch of lovely stamps and products in the Loves RubberStamps store!

Have a wonderful day!!

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Challenges:

Great Impressions: Anything Goes

Creative Stamp Friends: Christmas Packages

Fashionista Challenge: Winter
Pretty Little Ribbon: Christmas
There's Magic In The Air: Snowmen or Anything Goes
3 Girl Jam: Christmas Inspiration

Sketch with SS

Hello crafty friends!

Make sure to join us on the Sweet Stamps blog, we'd love to see what you create with our challenge in mind! You have a chance at winning $20 to purchase some "sweet" things of your own!!


This week's Sweet Stamps Challenge is:

Sketch

I  decided to create a fun card using non-traditional Christmas colors!
I really like these Shade Dye Inks I used!
Such fun colors!!

I used some 3 Girl Jam Crinkle Ribbon that matches up with the ink so well!!

I used a sponge to add Creative Inspirations Fairy Dust to the sentiment tag as well as the embossed background.

When you open up to the inside, it is a gift card holder!

Here's the sketch to help you get started:

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Have a wonderful day!

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Challenges:
Kaboodle Doodles: Christmas/Holidays Anything Goes
Lexi's Creations: Snow
3 Girl Jam: Christmas Inspiration

Quick Holiday Cards

With the holidays right around the corner, I've decided to create some quick holiday cards using some CI Products and one of my newest favorite Raisin Boat stamp sets!!

Yes, I am still making cards!!  My mom has decided to give out some of my handmade cards this year, so I've had to create a few more than expected!

Anyway, I created these fun, quick and easy cards:

On the next two cards, I stamped the ornament image with VersaMark and then embossed them with  Deliquesce Super Sparkle Red and Deliquesce Super Sparkle Gold!  

The stamp set I used is called Holiday Hang Ups!!  It was one of the last sets I rented from them!  But it has now been added to my wish list, as I had so much fun using it and there are so many fun things you could do with this set!

Holiday ornaments aren't complete without a little sparkle!! :)  These embossing powders are perfect to add that perfect touch of sparkle!

And as if they weren't sparkly enough, I decided to add some shimmer as well!! 

I used CI Paint Gold in some of the white spaces on two of the ornaments to add shimmer!  I also used Winter Frost on the branches!

I also add some Jeweled Inspirations Clear SS20 to the tops the bow!

Close-up of one of the ornaments:

I have two more fun cards similar to share with you, but I am saving them till Thursday for another post!! :)

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Holidays

I created another Holiday card using the "Don't Blow It" set from Raisin Boat!

My dad really enjoyed using these cards for the business!!

The "Happy Holidays" is from the set Holiday Hang Ups, a recent set I rented from Raisin Boat!!

Have a wonderful day!!

Cracked Glass with SS

Time for another monthly challenge on the Sweet Stamps blog!

Just a reminder that this challenge lasts until January14th!

Hope you will join in!

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December's Technique Challenge at Sweet Stamps is:

Cracked Glass

Another first for me!

There's a tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers here.

My card:

I found, thanks to the help of the other team members, that this technique worked a lot better for us using the 2" Super Stick Tape rather then the VersaMark Ink.

I also put the image in the freezer for a little while and then took out and it cracked easier for me!

A fun technique!

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Have a wonderful day!