Monday, August 9, 2010

New challenge for YOU at Bella Studio!

Where have you all been? Have you been over to Bella Studio Challenge and to the BELLA DESIGN SHOP yet? If so, thanks! Hope to bump into ya there! But if not, why not? They have an AMAZING ARRAY of goodies in stock that you've just gotta see!

Today there is a new challenge up at the Bella Challenge Blog. This weeks challenge is to use a BDS background stamp on your projects! I interpreted that a bit differently, as I think pretty much anything can be a background! I used two of the sentiments from Bella Studio as a repeat to make the fun CAS (Clean and Simple) backing paper for my Matchbook Card below. I hope you will join us for the CHALLENGE and that you will comment on my card! :) See you later!


Above: Front View        Below: Side view when open


This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:
SSDS- Sentiments
 Robyns Fetish/I Did it Creations - Fancy Folds
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
Paper Play - Anything Goes
Dutch Dare -Anything Goes
Double Dutch - Matchbook Cards
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Sunday, August 8, 2010

2nd PIO Project featuring KWED

This is my 2nd project for today's challenge at Pile It On featuring KAH-wink-E-dink's brand new digital stamps! I just LOVE these little Cowboy Girl Boots!

Challenges entered:
PIO: A little bit Country, a little bit Rock 'n Roll
DaisyDoodles: Western Theme
Practical Scrappers MB #8: 3 types of bling (round &star rhinestones, Spica pen)
Creative Card Crew: Cute and Girly
Simon Says: 'Sing it' ("Rhinestone Cowboy" by Neil Diamond)
Glitterbabes: color challenge
Stamp Something: Photo insp.
Gingersnap Creations- spicy supply challenge: Markers
Challenge up your life - Celebrations
Opus Gluei - Shirt off your back
Stamping Vacation - Clear as Mud 'Candy'
Stamping Vacation - Daring Duos
Cupcake Crafts - Distressing
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
Delightful Sketches - Distressing
Paper Play - Anything Goes
Dutch Dare - Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge - Ovals
Frosted Designs - Celebrations
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New Challenge at PIO

Pile it On has a new challenge open today and I'm SUPER EXCITED! It is being sponsored by Kah-wink-E-dink - of which I am a Design Team member! But of course, it is even MORE EXCITING, because Kristen the generous and talented owner of KWED is letting us show off these BRAND SPANKING NEW digis for the first time today! These new releases from KAH-win-E-dink should be in the KWED Etsy Store sometime today or tommorrow! Be sure to check these and all of the other wonderful KWED digi's out there!



This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:
PIO: A little bit Country, a little bit Rock 'n Roll
OLL: Birthday
DaisyDoodles: Western Theme
Practical Scrappers MB #8: 3 types of bling (round &star bling, Spica pen, Stickles)
Creative Card Crew: Cute and Girly
Tuesday Taggers: Black
Fab n Funky: Spotty, Dotty, Stretchy Stripes
Simon Says: 'Sing it' ("Lets get crazy" by Miley Cyrus)
YNS: Birthdays
Glitterbabes: color challenge
Lil Red Wagon: Circles (bling, button, and polkadots)
Stamp Something: Photo insp.
Crafty Catz: Buttons and Bows (I used stacked chipboard flower&round buttons)
Our Daily Bread- 3 of Something (Flowers)
Fussy and Fancy - Pink and Black
Stampavie - Black, White, and Pink
Stars and Stamps - Use DP
Gingersnap Creations- spicy supply challenge: Markers
Challenge up your life - Celebrations
Opus Gluei - Shirt off your back
Stamping Vacation - Clear as Mud 'Candy'
Stamping Vacation - Daring Duos
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New challenge at Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog!

There is another fun challenge up at the Crafty Ho's Blog! This weeks theme is PRIMARY COLORS! So pull out your RED, YELLOW, and BLUE stuff and get scrappy! We look forward to seeing what you create!


My card below features a freebie from Heather from Fresh Brewed Designs! I love all of their fun and easy to use designs! Check out their fan group at CDAC, their CHALLENGE BLOG, and of course the Fresh Brewed ETSY SHOP to see what all the fuss is about!


This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

KWED- Primary Colors/Kids Cards
Allsorts: Challenge #64 - (Primary Colors)
My Sheri Crafts - Back to school
Penny's Paper Crafty- Anything Goes
Simon Says - 'Sing It' - "Color my World" by the Backstreet Boys
Pixie Dust Studio - Buttons (The tiny hands are buttons)
Bee-Crafty - 'All about the image' (Mine is a repeat/collage)
Stampin' for the Weekend: Back to School
S2G- Back to School + Use RED
Stars and Stamps: Use DP
Stamping Vacation: Pick 3 (yellow dp, blue cs to mat, glitter on center of hearts)
Gingersnap Creations (Spicy Supply Challenge): Markers
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Saturday, August 7, 2010

Because I want to...

Tonight, I was finally able to make a few things just for the sheer pleasure of stamping! :) WoOoOoHoOoOo!

In my blurfing travels (Blog Surfing), I've found MANY MANY MANY wonderful digi and physical stamp companies! When I happened upon Michelle Perkett's work, I was truly entranced! WOW! She is amazingly talented and I just love her whimsical fun designs!

Incidentally, she is currently having a DT Call, and is looking to add onto her already amazing team! She also has a super cute freebie available for her followers over at CDAC! Be sure to check out the deets on her challenge blog, PCP, SNR, or CDAC if you are interested!

For my project below I used Penelope from Michelle Perkett! If you're looking for this or any of Michelle's other fabu stamps you can find them in her etsy store HERE.

I love to keep things like this on hand just in case I need a little card or gift on short notice! :) I just think it is waaay CUTE! Hope you like it too! :)

Above: Front view        Below: Inside view (GC covers sentiment "Happy Birthday")

This project was apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

Double Dutch - 'Matchbook Card'
Incy Wincy - Summer Fun
Crafty Cardmakers - Punches (inside border punch) 3rd entry
Practical Scrappers: Anniversary Day 4: 1 embellishment (ribbon)
Bunny Zoes - Summer Days
ABC Challenge: 'A' is for August
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge: Anything Goes
Simon Says: Sing it ("Mountain Music" by Alabama)
For Fun Challenges : Water
Crafty Anns : Lazy Hazy Days of Summer
Opus Gluei : Inspired by what I'm wearing (my swimsuit)
Sentimental Sundays: Switch it up (Pocket Card/GC holder)
Frosted Designs: Celebrate Life
I Did it Creations (Robyns Fetish): Cute!
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Thursday, August 5, 2010

OBG Thursday for Bugaboo Stamps

Hiya everyone! I took the day off from blogging yesterday! Shocking right? Well, I was needing a break and some time doing my RBHEC.

Now for those of you who have gotten to know me,  you might've have noticed I tend to use ALOT of acronyms. I do this for two reasons...I'm too lazy to type out the whole thing, and because my little one often reads over my shoulder (and repeats what I've written!)! So for those who don't speak 'SCRAPPY-NESE' - RBHEC, means 'Regular Boring Household Errands and Cr-- ('stuff' - you know!)'!

Now just because I was doing all of that 'schtuff', doesn't mean I didn't make time to play in my stamp room! I'm looking forward to showing you some of the neat projects I'm planning on making for each of my seven DT's, swaps, charities AND for fun! But for now I'd better get on with my Thursday bloggy duties!

It's Thursday, which means it's OBG Thursday for the DT at Bugaboo Stamps. On Thursdays, some of the Bugaboo DT shows off their creations featuring some of their favorite Bugaboo Stamps images that are not part of the current release. I hope you like my card below featuring Spring Stuff Birds 2 from Bugaboo Stamps.

Don't forget the Moving Sale at Bugaboo Stamps has been extended through August 10th. Go a grab your favorite must have Bugaboo Stamps at 50% off before it's too late!  



This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

New Challenge at KAH-wink-E-dink!

Hey there everyone! I hope you are all having a FANTASTIC morning! It is an especially busy day here in my Big Scrappy World! I am posting for the THIRD time this morning because there is a new challenge up at KAH-wink-E-dink!!! This weeks challenge is Kids Cards in Primary Colors.


Below are two of my gift tags from my set featuring KWED's cute little School Bus and Apple! These would be perfect to use to give a small giftie to your childs school bus driver, crossing guard, teacher, or classroom assistant! Be sure to head over to the KWED BLOG to play along and see all of the wonderful DT samples!


These gift tag sets are apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:
Crafty Ho's Challenge - Back to School
Digi Doodle Shop - Punches/Diecuts
Dutch Dare -Anything Goes
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
The Secret Crafter Sunday - Hot Wheels (the bus)
The Pink Elephant - Something Yummy (the apple)
Paper Sundaes - Stitching (faux)
Handfull of Stamps #38 - Sept. Insp./Back to school
Polka Doodles - Generic male or female cards

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Technique Tuesday at Shelly's Images

Hi again! I'm back  with another exciting post! This time I'm here to share a super fun tutorial! It involves CHOCOLATE, and a digi from Shelly's Images - so its gotta be good! Hope you like it!

This fun little chocolate filled purse would make a great favor for a shower, wedding, or even for a ladies tea! So versatile, fun, and easy to make - how can you go wrong? Incidentally, my daughter has already decided she *needs* one too - for 'Barbie'. See, she eats the chocolate, Barbie gets the purse - it's win-win! Smart kid huh?!



Supply list:

2-1/2 " x 6-3/4" strip of cardstock
Ribbon
Glue Dots
4 Dove or Hershey Bliss chocolate squares
Rhinestones
Image for inside, cs scrap for matting
Border Punch of choice

Optional:
Scor-pal
bone folder

Step 1:

Score strip of cardstock base horizontally at the following measurement marks:

- 1-1/2 inches
- 2 inches
- 4-1/4 inches
- 4-3/4 inches

Step 2:

Fold on score lines, pressing down firmly for crisp creases. Using your border punch, punch the smallest flap from the end, being sure that you work from the middle out (punch in the center first, then line up pattern to punch either side).

Step 3:


Using Glue Dots, adhere four chocolate squares as shown. Attach ribbon firmly below purse flap (as a purse strap) using a row of glue dots. Adhere colored, matted image to bottom of the inside flap.

Step 4:



Adhere rhinestones with Glue Dots as shown or in whatever style suits you. Add a small glue dot under purse flap as a closure. VOILA! You are done! Pretty simple right?




This project was apropro for and may hab]ve been entered into the following challenges:




This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers - Punches (mine was a border punch)
Practical Scrappers - Aniversary Day #1 - Fave Product - Chocolate
Creative Card Crew - Cute and Girly
Papertake - White and Bright
DigiDoodleShops Best - Punches or Diecuts
PaperPlay - Anything Goes
Dutch Dare - Anything Goes
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
Daring Cardmakers - It's a Girl Thing
Sentimental Sunday - Switch it up
The Crafty Pad - Ribbons and Flowers
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Monday, August 2, 2010

Bella Digi Studio Challenge 8/2

I'm so excited to show you my project for Bella Design Studio's challenge this week! I actually have TWO more ideas in mind for this week too, but the clock has not been my friend this week and I've run short of time. Be sure to check back in though...I will DEFINITELY be completing at least one of them to share with you this week! :)

Anywho...

This weeks BDS Challenge is a fun and easy one -
Use your Bella Design Studio Digi's to make

ANYTHING BUT A CARD!

Now I hear a few gasps out there, but I assure you, ABC's (or ABaC's) are alot easier to make than you think! They are also VERY versatile as they make great little gifts too! From bookmarks, to notepads, and recipes to ...well, my project below - the sky is the limit! I hope you enjoy my project below featuring Bella Border #2 from Bella Design Studio Digital Stamps !

(Above: Full setting, Below: Close up of Napkin Ring)


Now this looks pretty on my table doesn't it?!  And yet as you sit there...you realize this is pretty easy to make too! See? Just as I said - ABC's are simple, functional, and I daresay - are a great way to express your inner Martha Stewart - at a fraction of the cost! The place settings are by Better Homes and Gardens and can be found at WALMART! Well...minus my napkin rings of course!

Head over to enter our challenge HERE!
Don't have any Bella Studio Digis? RUN HERE!

My project above is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

KWED - Anything Goes as long as it's cool (KWED DT)
Dutchdare - Anything Goes

Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge - N is for Nature
PaperPlay - Anything Goes
Summer Lovin' - Summery flowers
One Stop Craft - Patterns (Mine is a floral repeating border)
Etsy Inspired - BY THIS
Bee-Crafty - All about the image
Creatalicious - 3D


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Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images

Woot Woot! It's Monday, which means its MARVELOUS MONDAY at Shelly's Images! Today there is a specially discounted stamp in the Shelly's Image shop! Be sure to check it out!

My card below features a new digi from Shelly's Images called 'Round Up'! And because I'm me, I decided you should start your week with a good laugh! Look at the inside punchline to find your smile! 

Above: Front view      Below: Inside sentiment


This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:

Opus Gluei - 'Shirt off your back' (I'm in my 'cowgirl jammies' ;p - couldn't resist!)
KWED - Anything Goes as long as it's cool (KWED DT)
Cinspirations - Animals
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes w/ Birthday Theme
My Time to Craft - Checks
Anything Challenge - Punches
Charismacardz - Something with a tail
Digi Doodle Shops Best - punches or die cuts
Dutchdare - Anything Goes
StampinB's - Birthday
Some Odd Girl - So Punny
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge - N is for Nature
RosieDees - All creatures great and small
Die Cut Dreams - Gingham
Totally Stampalicious - Inside Out







 

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Sunday, August 1, 2010

New Challenge at PIO

This week the Pile it On challenge is being sponsored by Digital Delights! Wendy Hall (AKA Louby Lou) is the illustrator for Digital Delights, and this gal has MAD talent! You gotta go and check out some of her awesome stamps HERE.

The challenge this week is Bugs, Bees, and Butterflies. My card below features Digital Delights cute little Ants Picnic digi! I hope you'll join us this week for the PIO Challenge!



This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:
Pile it On - Bugs, Butterflies, Bees
Ooh La La - birthday
Crazy challenges - birthdays
Totally Stampalicious - birthday
PearTree Designs - birthdays
Caardvarks - birthdays
Party Time (birthday + sentiment) - anything goes
Stampin' B's Design Team - birthday card
KAH-Wink-E-Dink - Anything goes, as long as it's cool
Paper Romance : Anything Goes
Flutterby Wednesday - open with butterfly fairy or angel
Paperplay - anything goes
Dutch Dare - anything goes
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
Anything Goes - punches
Digital Tuesday - Dazzle me
Paper Pretties - Glittery
For Fun challenges - bright summer colours
Crafty Creations - summer lovin'
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
Cinspirations Wednesdays Challenges- Animals
Cowgirls Sunday Stamp'en Challenge - Bugs and Animals
By the Cute and Girly - animals
Charisma Cardz - something with a tail
Creative Friday - things with wings
Simon Says Stamp - going dotty
Creative Cottage - (fortnightly) touchy feely
Theme Thursday - words
Some Odd Girl - so punny
Gingersnap Creations /Spice Supply Challenge - Markers
Crafty Sentiments - 2 embellishments or 2 types of embellishment
One Stop Craft - Patterns
My Time to Craft - Checks
Crafty Catz - Material Girl (use fabric)
Daring Cardmakers - It's a girl thing
Makeup for the Weekend - make a card for your stash box
Alphabet Challenge - 'N' is for Nature
City Crafter - Garden Mail (chose the color green, 'text' and solid white background card)
TotallyPapercrafts - Movie insp./A Bugs Life
Craftalicious - Make Your Own Flowers
Fairy Fun Fridays - 3D
Creatalicious - 3D
Bunny Zoe - Summer Days
Artful Inkables - Make your own background or background technique
S2G - Summer w/ Embellishment
Crafty Anns - Lazy/Hazy days of Summer
Stampin with the Dragon - Distressing
Ellephantastic- Distressing
Bee Crafty - All about the image (added texture and paper-pieced)
Lexis Creations - Paper Piecing
Challenge up your life - Celebrations
Etsy Inspired - by THIS
Stamp and Create - Stitching
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New challenge at Crafty Ho's Challenge Blog!

This weeks new challenge is up on the Crafty Ho Blog and it's a super fun one! This week's challenge theme is 'Back to School'! We HOpe you'll come and join us on the corner!


For my card below, I am using a wonderful image from Shelly's Images. This image was drawn by Shelly's daughter, Taylor! It is available as a freebie in the Kidz Korner in the Shelly's Image Store! Go check it and all of the other AWESOME digis available in the SI Store today! :)


Here is my card:


This card is apropro for and may have been entered into the following challenges:
Polka Doodles - suitable for a male or female recipient
Anything Goes - punches
KAH-Wink-E-Dink - Anything goes, as long as it's cool
For Fun challenges - bright summer colours
Paperplay - anything goes
Theme Thursday - words

Dutch Dare (fortnightly) anything goes
Some Odd Girl - so punny
Crafty Sentiments - 2 embellishments or 2 types of embellishment

Raise The Bar - stickers
Fairy Knoll - 3D
Stamping Vacation: Teachers
ResQ - Inspired by bold challenge words (Yellow)
SSDS - CAS
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
No Time to Stamp - color challenge
Glitterbabe - Back to school - (silver spica pen on the pencil)
ColorCreate- Color Challenge #50
Digi Doodle Shops Best - Punch or Diecut
Donnas Den of Crafts - Use Green on card
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