Stamp Something - Color Challenge

Hi all... its Friday (yay) which means that there is a new Stamp Something Challenge for you to play along with. This week is sponsored by Peachy Keen stamps and those are the images we all used. Aren't they cute?

So, the challenge is a color one this week and they are PINK, GREEN, and YELLOW. How simple is that?

Here is my card for the challenge. I used some Basic Grey designer paper and Close to my Heart cardstock. I colored my flower with Copic Markers and used some old clearance Martha Stewart ribbon to finish it off. The sentiment is from a Close to my Heart stamp set and the pearls are self adhesive ones from Kaisercraft.

Thanks for coming by and make sure to head on over to Stamp Something and check out the rest of the DT's projects. You've got an entire week to play, some come and join the fun!

waltzingmouse Stamps

Hey folks... just sharing some info that I ran across while I was browsing. Claire who is the sweetest "wee" Irish gal from Ireland of course is a very talented stamper who has evolved into a very talented stamp designer/maker is looking for a Design Team.

Check out her call on her blog: waltzingmouse makes

American Idol Last night

Hey all... the concert was fun last night and its always good to see the fam too. I thought I would share just a couple of pictures with you.

I did a Layout!!!

Whoa Nelly!!! I did a layout... one worthy of sharing at least. I actually do scrapbook, but most of my stuff isn't share worthy for the most part, but I worked hard on this one and am pleased enough with it to share. I already shared with some, just to make sure they thought it was ok. I sound like such a baby don't I?

My foundation was this great paper from TaDa Creative Studios. The line is called Whirly Gig and I used the Moscow paper. It intensely gorgeous, but I couldn't quite figure out how I wanted to use it. I went with the circular theme and cut away.

The pictures I used are from 2 summers ago when we took a quick trip down to California. On our way back we stopped at Monterey Bay Aquarium. I used the Printing Press cartridge for my title and hand wrote a couple of words. I'm not much of journaler... should work on that I know.



Thanks for visiting... guess where I'll be tonight???

A M E R I C A N I D O L C O N C E R T

Seriously, I haven't been to a concert in ages. I'm going with my sisters, my Mom, and one of my sisters teenage kids. I'll let you know how it goes... any autographs?

Craft Critique and the Butterfly Project

Hi everyone! I wanted to share a worthy cause with you that Sarah from Craft Critique found and wanted to contribute too. The Holocaust Museum of Houston is sponsoring The Butterfly Project to commemorate all the 1,500,000 innocent children that perished during that terrible time and Sarah has put out a request to all of you to contribute if you can.

CLICK HERE to read Sarah's original post. There are some guidelines so make sure to read her post. Sarah's goal is to gather as many butterflies from our readers and then send all the butterflies to the museum at once.

Check out the Craft Critique blog for some very cool and inspiring Butterfly projects and ideas.

Thanks for stopping by!

Introducing new papers from TaDa Creative Studios

Hi all. I thought I would share some pictures of some new product that Annette and Mary of TaDa Creative Studios are releasing at CHA in Orlando. Wow, these are some super cute papers. So without further ado here they are.

My pictures are kind of small, so CLICK HERE to go to TaDa's blog to see them larger.


Don't forget that there will also be coordinating stamps and laser cuts to go with all these gorgeous papers. Annette and Mary will be in booth 738. I guarantee you that they would love for you to stop by and say hi. I won't be there (soooo sad....)

Clear Dollar Stamps Color Challenge at PCP

Hi everyone! I hope you are having a great holiday weekend. I wanted to share a card that I did for the CDstamps Color Challenge over at Papercraft Planet. I'm sure most of you know that we have a weekend challenge every week and this weekend is being hosted by our lovely Shawne. As usual, she picked some great colors to work with. They are Real Red, Barely Banana, Baja Breeze, and White as neutral.

Here is my card for the challenge. I am inspired by the birth of a little baby boy by Laurie Wilson our lovely DT coordinator. How exciting for Laurie and her family to welcome a new baby to the fold. Last we heard, mother and baby are doing great.

I was going to using Ernie the Elephant, but instead used this little guy/gal instead. I wanted more of my ribbon to show and big 'ole Ernie's hips were going to just take up too much room.

I colored using my Copics and used Petite Oval Nesties to cut him out and then framed him using the Labels Four Nesties.

The plaid background paper is Stampin Up! and the cardstock is Close to my Heart. I noticed that my "turquoise" isn't really turquoise (oops), but you didn't notice right??

Border punch is a Martha Stewart... gotta love her stuff.

I know its a busy weekend, but if you've got time, we'd love it if you played along.
Enjoy the rest of the day and weekend!

Stamp Something - Christmas in July

Hi all! This is super short and I am planning on coming back to edit and add more... I just have to get to bed. Life definitely got in the way last night.

Today is Friday which means that its time for a new Stamp Something Challenge. Head on over to see all the details. Stamp Something's sponsor this week is a company called Firecracker Designs by Pamela and there are 2 sets up for grabs. You've got all week to play!

Here is my card. I chose the ornament image and decided to create an "ornament" card to showcase it. I used my Spellbinder's scalloped circles nestabily to create the card and used the regular circles to create all the other layers. I then used my snowflake cuttlebug embossing folder to create that great texture. Then I finally added some Shimmerz Blingz to it and the tree on the stamped image for that extra shine and shimmer.

For the ornament top, I used a coluzzle and a circle punch to create it and then scored it to create some ridges. The tag sentiment is one from my stash.

Thanks for visiting and I'll be back with more card details. Ok, got the details done. Enjoy your weekend!

Lots, Lots, Lots, Lots...

Hey all! Wow, do I have a lot to share with you today. I can't ever figure out if I should do separate posts or everything in one. I'm assuming most of you like one post especially if you get e-mail or blogger alerts - less mail in the box. If you have an opinion please share...

Just a quick statement reminding you that all the new releases are available for purchase at Clear Dollar Stamps plus even more goodies, such as.... new Basic Grey in 6x6 pads AND 12x12 pads - wowee, matching brads, new stickle colors, and if you don't have time or don't know how to crochet, there are crochet flowers available at the store made by me :)

I've got a couple of examples to share with you. You've got your choice of white and natural for now and the flowers are approximately 1" in diameter.

This first card uses some Papertrey ink designer paper... thank you (you know who you are), its just beautiful and a Close to my Heart sentiment. The paper flower was cut in different sizes using my Cricut and the Mini Monogram cartridge with the natural colored crocheted flower at the center.

The first picture is more indicative of the color of the card and the flower.

Here's my 2nd card for you. What can I say, except that this turned out much different than I had envisioned. I was goign for a simpler look, but this is what I ended up with. I started with a stamp set from a couple of months ago called Fruity Fun. The just released set for this month called Tangy Trio works perfectly with this set. I also got to use the antiquing inks from Papertrey ink and I love them. Very smooth and quick to dry. I swiped the edges of my nesty as well as inking up the raised parts of my embossed cardstock. This flower is very white and I topped it off with some twine and a button. I love how it looks with my crochet ribbon too.

The flowers retail 3 for $1.99

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I wanted to also let you know that there is a give away goign on over at Craft Critique. 3 lucky people are goign to get a Bow Easy... go check out the article and leave a comment. Looks pretty darn nifty!


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And finally... I've got the cutest tutorial over at Clearly iStamp. This is the perfect accompaniment for any festivities that you might have for this holiday weekend and throughout the summer. Plus, change up the designer paper and use if for any event! Go check it out and let me know what you think.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Wednesday!

Clear Dollar Stamps Sneak Peek Day #4

Wowee... its day 4 for Clear Dollar Stamps Sneak Peeks which means... everything will be available for purchase tomorrow!!! I'm so happy to say that, but so groaning because its July already. You know what that means friends... Christmas is just around the corner (insert evil laugh). Seriously thought, that means I need to start thinking about Halloween costumes and stuff.

Ok... off on that tangent again... so sorry. So, the last sets of stamps to be shown today are:

• Porch Conversations
• Patch Pal: Kitty, Skunk, Ducky, and Bunny
• July Stamp of the Month (Tag It)

Go to Clearly iStamp to see the full reveals of all the sneak peeks for the last 4 days.

Today, I've got a little card and box to share with you where I incorporated the July stamp of the Month. Remember that the stamp of the month cannot be purchased by itself, BUT can be earned for free with a $50 minimum purchase.

Each of the tag stamps will fit one of the dies from the Cuttlebug Sliders Set, Spellbinders Double Ended Tags,
and Spellbinders Tags Trio.

So what I did was just create a cute little tag and used one of the sentiments included in the set to add to my little gift box. I then made a matching card and used another stamp and sentiment. This is another great little set to add to your collection.

Make sure to go visit the other DT members for the rest of the sneak peeks.

Linda, Nancy, Cassie, Kim, Sarah, Stacy, Candy, Laurie, Angela, Tori, Shawne

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Recipes:

Box:
ALL CDSTAMPS LLC STAMP SETS USED: Tag it
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Tada Creative Studios
INKPADS:CTMH
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Ribbon, Spellbinders Tag Trio, Scor pal

Card:
ALL CDSTAMPS LLC STAMP SETS USED: Tag it
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS: TaDa Creative Studios
INKPADS: CTMH
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Cuttlebug Die, Ribbon

Clear Dollar Stamps Sneak Peek Day #3

Happy Monday friends at least on the stamping front! We are on day 3 of Clear Dollar Stamps Sneak Peeks and there is still lots to share. Head on over to Lori's blog, Clearly iStamp to see the full reveals of the stamp sets for today and the previous days.

These are the stamp sets that are being introduced today:

• Charlie Summer Fun
• July Larkspur
• August Gladiolia
• Yard Yabber
• Rosebud Castle

I'll be sharing samples of three of the stamp sets (so hold on to your seats) - Charlie Summer Fun, July Larkspur, and Yard Yabber. All these are great sets and so different from one another. I had a blast creating with both.

I'll start Charlie Summer Fun. We all know that Charlie is a favorite and we love to see him doing all sorts of things. With Summer Fun, we get to see him enjoying himself lounging and playing on the beach.




I had some of this great canvas fabric that was self adhesive that I picked up last year on clearance. I did end up peeling the adhesive off and then frayed the edges to give it more of a beach towel look.

I colored Charlie with Copics and made him pretty "tan". I also added some fun bright yellow polka dots in the background using a stamp called Spots a plenty. And finally I finished him off with a glistening bright yellow tube. He is ready for some water fun!!!

For my second Charlie card, I used the image of him reclining. I can honestly say I wish I was Charlie right now. Instead I'm me all by lonesome with my lovely 3 boys going on the 4th day :) Whoa... sorry, forgot we were talking about Charlie. Anyway, I used some Close to my Heart designer paper for the background and then haloed Charlie with that great pinking nestability. It has that "sun" vibe to it.

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My next stamp set I'm previewing is the July Flower - Larkspur. Again, I had a blast with this stamp set. I really enjoyed doing this first card and I think it has a great look with very little effort. I have to say that I'm definitely brayer phobic. I have one, but it doesn't get a lot of use unless you count the twins rolling it over the floor.

But, I do enjoy sponging and that is how I got the affect on this card. I first stamped my image with Versa Mark and then added clear embossing powder and then sponged away. I really love this look.


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For my second card, I went a bit more traditional and focused just on the flower image.

I stamped with black Versacolor and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder and then used my twinkling H20's to color in my image. I then stamped with the sentiment stamp to create my background. Added some Kaisercraft Pearls and some ribbon and all done.

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And finally, my last set to share is called Yard Yabber. When I first saw this I knew that I wanted it. It is going to be perfect for those "manly" cards that everyone is always asking about. I love these images because they are "real life" ones and are really relatable to most of us. In hind site, I think I should have colored my mower in pink since I just got done mowing my own yard (hehe). Remember, hubby is taking a "fun" trip.

So, clearly no pink, but I do love this Basic Grey Lime Rickey paper. It just seemed perfect for my mower. Again, I guess I'm a pretty simple girl because I kept this pretty simple. I don't think the bright colors would be a total turn off for the guys?? If so, I say what they hey!

For my second card, I used the chainsaw image. Another great one and I had just as much fun coloring this baby in too. It colored up super fast which is always a good thing. I paired this image with what I consider a different sort of manly paper, also from Basic Grey and again, kept it simple.

So, I'm all done sharing with you for today, but head on over to visit these ladies for more sneak peeks. I hope you survived this marathon session.

Linda, Nancy, Cassie, Kim, Sarah, Stacy, Candy, Laurie, Angela, Tori

Thanks so much for hanging in there with me. We've got one more day of reviews, so get those shopping carts (virtual) revving. See you tomorrow.




Recipes:

Beach Towel Charlie:
ALL CDSTAMPS LLC STAMP SETS USED: Charlie Summer Fun, Spots a Plenty
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Papertrey ink White, Crystal Blue, Black, Sunflower (Close to my Heart), Unknown Canvas sticky back paper
INKPADS: Sunflower, Bubblegum
MARKERS: R17, E57, E35, E37, y17, B00
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Ribbon (Papertrey ink), punches, petite oval nesties
COLORING MEDIUM (if any): Copics

Lounging Charlie:
ALL CDSTAMPS LLC STAMP SETS USED:Charlie Summer Fun
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Papertrey ink White, Close to my Heart Outdoor Denim and Sunflower, Close to my Heart Designer Paper
INKPADS: Memento Tuxedo Black, Outdoor Denim (CTMH)
MARKERS: E35, E33, E31, B97, B45, B23, YR04
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Petite Oval Nesties, Pinking circles Nesties
COLORING MEDIUM (if any):Copics

July Larkspur sponging:
ALL CDSTAMPS LLC STAMP SETS USED: Larkspur July Flower of the Month, Words of Gratitude (sentiment at bottom of card)
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS: White, Spring Rain (Papertrey ink)
INKPADS: Chocolate, Sweet Leaf, Blush, Lilac Mist, Black (Close to my Heart, Versamark
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Clear embossing powder, heat gun, cuttlebug tag, piercing tool, ribbon, rub on sentiment
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES (if any):Sponging

July Larkspur in Lavender:
LL CDSTAMPS LLC STAMP SETS USED: July flower of the month
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:White, Lavender Moon (Papertrey ink)
INKPADS: Versacolor Black, Lavender Moon (Papertrey ink)
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Twinkling H20's (luminarte), waterbrush, clear embossing powder, heat gun, petite oval nesties, kaisercraft pearls ribbon
COLORING MEDIUM (if any):Twinkling H20's

Yard Yabber Mower:
ALL CDSTAMPS LLC STAMP SETS USED: Yard Yabber
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS: Crystal Blue (CTMH), White (PTI), Basic Grey Lime Rickey
INKPADS: Memento Tuxedo Black, Black (CTMH)
MARKERS: YR07,G07,C-5,YR16,C-7,G14,RV29
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: eyelets
COLORING MEDIUM (if any): copics

Yard Yabber Chainsaw:
ALL CDSTAMPS LLC STAMP SETS USED: Yard Yabber
CARDSTOCK AND PAPERS: White ( PTI), Basic Grey Granola
INKPADS:Memento tuxedo black, Cocoa (CTMH)
MARKERS: C-7, E43, C-3
ACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS: Petite Oval Nesties
COLORING MEDIUM (if any):Copics

Clear Dollar Stamps Sneak Peek - Day 2 Cont.

Well, this is coming up right away because I just noticed that my first post didn't post. I don't know what is going on since I had it scheduled... and it didn't' work. That's twice now... hmm... anyway, here is the 2nd post for today, so keep on scrolling for the 1st one.

Its me again... I told you I would be back and here I am. Scroll down for all the details as to where you can see all the stamps from today's previews. Remember, all the sneak peek stamps will be available for purchase on July1st.

My second preview stamp set is called Tangy Trio. If you recall, back in May CDstamps released a set called Fruity Fun... well, this new set is the perfect companion set to it. When I saw the first set, the first thing I said was that I was disappointed that it didn't have a cherry set - I need not be sad anymore.

I love this cherry. I don't know why, but there are just some images that are so simple, yet pack a wallop.

I created a 3x3 box holder that holds some matching notecards. This box is the same as the "pizza box" that can be found all over blogland. I don't have the exact link, but there is a tutorial on Splitcoast. Again, I don't know the dimensions for the original and this could be it, but I made this one without looking at anything. I just wanted it to fit the 3x3 cards that I had made.

I used Papertrey ink's Bitty Dot Basics for the background of these cards. I just love that paper. The border punch is a Martha Stewart punch and don't you love that sentiment: Have a Cherry Day!!! You know it.

For my 2nd card, I used the pear stamp and again picked up some Papertrey ink designer paper. I kept it super simple and super easy. The fanciest part is the fact that I embossed my square with my stamped image with my nesty. But honestly, simple is a good thing in my mind.

So, that's it for me today. I will be back again tomorrow with more samples!! Enjoy the rest of your day!

Clear Dollar Stamps - Sneak Peek Day 2

Happy Sunday to you! I hope you are having a great day. Well, its day two of the Clear Dollar Stamps Sneak Peeks and as you probably know, there are always lots of new stamp sets released every month. If you missed yesterday, make sure to scroll on down and check them out.

The full reveals can be seen on Lori's blog, Clearly istamp (scroll down) and here is the list of all the sets being shown today:

• Summer Dahlia
• Sweet Scoops
• Veggie Stew
• Tangy Trio

I've got 2 stamp sets to share with you today and I'll start with the set called Sweet Scoops and I'll post the other set I'm previewing later today.

So, Sweet Scoops is a pretty sweet set to play with. Who can resist anything to do with ice cream? For my first card, I followed a sketch that was given to us by Laurie and based my card design on the popular Neapolitan ice cream. The set comes with lots of cute sentiments and words that can be added to your ice cream tub. I used SU! word window punch to create my sentiment tabs, colored my tub of ice cream with a Copic marker and then added a little piece of acetate to the window too.

I was also pretty jazzed that my ribbon worked so well with my ice cream colors too.

My second card uses the ice cream cone from the set and I jazzed up my sweet treats with some glitter. I don't know if I would want real chunky sugar on my ice cream, but it sure looks good on the card (lol).

Again, I used my Copics to color in the image, added some fun ribbon and there she does it!

Thanks for stopping by and remember, I'll have another post up later today.

In the meantime, head on over to these lovely ladies blogs and they will definitely have some eye candy for you.

Linda, Nancy, Cassie, Kim, Sarah, Stacy, Candy, Laurie, Angela, Tori

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Don't forget that the JULY GUEST DESIGNER CHALLENGE is in full swing. You have until June 30th at 3pm CST to get your entry in. Remember, you can't be chosen if you don't enter. Check out all the details HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day. Check back here tomorrow for more sneak peeks!

Clear Dollar Stamps - Sneak Peek Day 1

Good morning everyone! Hopefully, I got to sleep in this morning. Today is the 1st day of sneak peeks for Clear Dollar Stamps. All the stamps shown from today until June 30 will be available for purchase on July 1st (Yikes! July already).

The stamp set that I'm showing is called Sheltering Lights and is a great lighthouse set. Anybody who loves lighthouses, the ocean, or the stories behind them will love this set. I've got two cards to share with you.

For my first card, I used Copics to color my image and then added some great paper from Close to my Heart called Simple Pleasures. I loved the blues and browns of the paper. I also did a lot of stitching with my sewing machine for this one and accented with some buttons from Papertrey ink and I tied them off with some jute/string/hemp.

I really like the layout of this one and like I said, I love the calmness of this paper.

For my second card, I grabbed some retired Stampin Up! paper that I've used before. I love the softness of the colors and patterns of this line.

I used Copics for this image as well and used some weird colors, but I think they turned out alright for the most part.

I used a SU! punch for my sentiment tab and a EK Success border punch for my border at the bottom of the card and I finished it off with some plain cream satin ribbon.

This is it for me today, but there are lots of other new release sets being featured today. These are the names of the stamp sets:

Sheltering Lights
Shining Strength
Lost in Space
My Little Ballerina

Check on these lovely ladies blogs to see peeks of the stamps above:

Linda, Nancy, Cassie, Kim, Sarah, Stacy, Candy, Laurie, Angela, Shawne, and Clearly iSTamp

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Don't forget that the JULY GUEST DESIGNER CHALLENGE is in full swing. You have until June 30th at 3pm CST to get your entry in. Remember, you can't be chosen if you don't enter. Check out all the details HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day. Check back here tomorrow for more sneak peeks!

Embellish Somethings

Good morning all! Our first week of summer vacation is almost done. Is it time for school to start yet (lol). Well today, is another start to a fun challenge over at Stamp Something Blog. This one is super easy and you've got all week to join in on the fun.

My friend Brandi is sponsoring the prize for this week via My Little Ribbon Shop. Brandi is such a great person and has a great selection of yummy ribbon... go check out the store, you won't be disappointed.

For my card, I used some ribbon from Brandi's store along with some October Afternoon paper that she sent me and paired it with a stamp from Papertrey ink called Honey Bees.

I also had some fun and got my Stampendous Fun Flock out and gave my bee a bit of fuzz :) Matted him using my petite oval nesties and that's all she wrote.

Not much else going on today, but lots of excitement coming up over the weekend. Stay tuned and come on back.

Thanks for stopping by!