Thursday, January 31, 2013

IBSIC #44



For this week's challenge, I decided to create something sweet and quick with the colors from the inspirational photo!

Ready for the yummy goods I made? 

I took all the calories out for all of you! *wink*
The kids and I had so much fun baking cupcakes!

The fun stamped circles are from the new Cute Circles set!! As well as all the sentiments, except for the Love You, which is from the new Just Because set!

Yummy!!

This week's inspirational photo is so beautiful:
I just love this photo!

Join in, we'd love to see what you create!!

Be sure to check out the Inspired By Stamping store, there are so many lovely stamps and other products to choose from!!

Have a wonderful day!!




Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Whoo Hoo Wed. with IBS

It's time for me to create another Whoo Hoo Wednesday for Inspired By Stamping!!

Whoo Hoo!!

With Valentine's Day around the corner, I've decided to create some adorable little Candy Kiss Packages!!

They're so fun and pretty simple to create!  I used the new Cute Circles and Hearts set for the package above.

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 How to create theses packages:

1. Cut your main piece of cardstock 4 1/2" x 4 1/4". (If you don't plan to use an edger punch along the sides, you can cut the paper 4" x 4 1/4")

2. Trim each side with an edger punch.

3. If you'd like to add another piece of paper, cut that at 3" x 4 1/4" and adhere to your main side.

4.  Then score at 3/4", 1 3/4" and 3".


5. Add your KISSES!! :) I put a little glue dot on the bottom of each to adhere them.


6. Add adhesive as shown..


7. Close up your package!


8. Decorate to your desire!!

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Here's a look at a few more close-up:

For the first three here I used the Hearts set from IBS.

If you've purchased stamps from IBS, have you had a chance to use the cut files if you have a die cutting machine?  Joanna has been so nice to offer free cutting files for almost all of her stamps!  I just love it!
I used some lovely Cream Crochet Lace on this package!


I added some beautiful Red Satin Ribbon to this package!


Lastly, I created this packaging using the Delicate Doilies II, Just Because and Cute Circles sets.


I hope you've enjoyed learning how to create these cute little packages!  I sure enjoyed creating them!

Hope you have a great day!



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Challenges:
Crafty Creations: Anything But a Card
Die Cutting Divas: Anything Goes

Monday, January 28, 2013

Valentine or Love 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!!

SweetStamps.com has so many wonderful stamps and other products to choose from!!

This week's Sweet Stamps Challenge is:

Valentine or Love

I created a cute little package using the Heart Bitty Background and Be My Valentine stamps from SweetStamps.com!
I created the pretty heart paper, I also added some shimmer to a few of the hearts using Creative Inspirations Paint Tutu Pink!

The inside of the package holds 4 candy kisses!
I will be having a tutorial posted tomorrow, on how I made these!

SweetStamps.com Supplies Used:



Have a wonderful day!



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Challenges:
Bearly-Mine: Hearts Galore
Loves Rubberstamps: Have a Heart
Papelitos: Anything But a Card
DL.ART Thankful Thursday #102: Red or Pink

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Pretty Nails

This past fall before my mom, sister and I took a trip to New York, my dad paid for us girls to get our nails done....along with my little girl!

She was in heaven!!

She thought it was so cool to get your nails professionally polished!
She had such a huge smile on her face all night!
Priceless!!

Have a wonderful day!


Thursday, January 24, 2013

IBSIC #43



I am so excited to share my card with you today, I just love how it turned out!!

Recently, I became an Auntie!!

So I was inspired by this week's photo to create a baby card, here is what I came up with:
I decided to go with a shaped card and thought I would try the work "BABY"! 

Such a fun design!!

I thought it would be fun to add pink rhinestones in the center of the stamped flowers from the set!

I'm sure I will be making more like this!!

This week's Inspirational Photo:
Just love these lovely colors, makes me think of spring!

Join in, we'd love to see what you create!!

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A look at the entire Oh, Baby! set:
Oh, Baby!

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Have a wonderful day!!





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Challenges:
Celebrate the Occasion: Baby Card

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

MTE Cute Valentine's

Ready for some adorable Valentine cards?!

I  just LOVE the Lovey Puns Animals set from My Thoughts Exactly!

Perfect for those Valentine cards!!

Here's the "You're Udder-ly Amazing" card I created:

I used the little heart with the love sentiment to give this adorable cow a tattoo! 

And one more using an adorable sheep:
There are so many great sentiments in this set!

Here's a look at the entire Lovely Puns Animals set:
love-puns-animals

Have a wonderful day!!


Monday, January 21, 2013

Pearls and Lace 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!!

SweetStamps.com has so many wonderful stamps and other products to choose from!!

This week's Sweet Stamps Challenge is:

Pearls and Lace

For my card today I used the Gerbera Daisy Bunch!
And the cute little Tiny Thank You sentiment!

And as many of you already know I LOVE my Creative Inspirations Paint, so I need to add some shimmery goodness in Rustic Red to the cute little butterflies!!

What a beautiful flower stamp!

I love the look of the beautiful Crinkle Ribbon entwined with the lace looking trim!!

SweetStamps.com Supplies Used:



Next week's challenge is Valentine or Love!

Join in we'd love to see what you create!!

Have a wonderful day!

CI Love

Happy Monday!  
Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

I was down with a horrible flu/cold this week, how miserable, it sure took a toll on me!  I am finally almost feeling myself again!

Our current challenge at Creative Inspirations is Inspired By: Your Favorite Stampwow, kind of hard to pick a favorite stamp, at least for me!

It tends to change very often, as there are so many wonderful stamps to choose from!  

So I decided to just think about Valentine's Day, since it is right around the corner.  I love a nice elegant "Love" stamp to create beautiful CAS cards with.


CAS, yet has so much love and meaning put into the card!



Plus added with some lovely shimmery and glitter of course!  
I used some Rustic Red on the large heart and Tutu Pink of the smaller one.  For the inside of the large heart I used some lovely Resplendence Angel Dust Glitter!

To create the center, I traced the outside of the large heart and then cut it out slightly smaller.
I then ran it through my Xyron and added the glitter!  And then adhered to the back side of the heart and then to the card!

Super easy and fun!

Have a great day!


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Challenges:
Creative Creations: Keep It Simple
Fashionista Challenge: Red as Main Color
Crafting When We Can: Strawberries and Cream (Red and White)

Friday, January 18, 2013

Love You

I am just loving this month's release from Inspired by Stamping!

Joanna released some really beautiful stamp sets and a lovely new die!!

Here's a beautiful card I created using the new Just Because set along with the new Fancy Label Dies 1!
For this card I also used some Black and Rose Seam Binding, along with some beautiful flowers from IBS!

Next month is Valentine's day, my hubby's birthday and our 6 year Anniversary!  I am unsure at this point which holiday he will get it for, but I created it with him in mind! :)

Have a beautiful day!!


Monday, January 14, 2013

Anything Goes 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!!

SweetStamps.com has so many wonderful stamps and other products to choose from!!

This week's Sweet Stamps Challenge is:

Anything Goes

For this challenge I decided to create a manly birthday card!  We have a ton of birthday's in January!  Including mine, which happens to be today!! :)


Close-up
A fun a simple card for any boy/guy!

SweetStamps.com Supplies Used:



Have a wonderful day!

Saturday, January 12, 2013

IBS January Full Release

Good morning!! 

I'm so excited to share this month's full release from
Inspired By Stamping!!

I've been doing a happy dance with all the lovely new products!!

I hope you've enjoyed the lovely projects I have created the past few days using these new stamps and lovely die!

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Crafty Organization

Cute Circles

Flowers Bloom


Just Because

Small Fancy Labels 1

So excited that IBS is releasing such a beautiful die this month!! YAY!

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Make sure to check out each of the DT blogs, for all the lovely projects created with these new products:

Joanna; Inspired By Stamping
Colleen
Deb
Irit
Kendra (me)
Liz 

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Have a wonderful day!