Friday, October 8, 2010

Exciting News

Please scroll down to see my Meljen's Designs project.



Meljen's Designs is releasing a line of rubber stamps that will be available exclusively at Whimsy Stamps. These images will not be released as digital stamps. To celebrate the release and show off the adorable new images, the Whimsy DT is having a blog hop (including prizes). The blog hop starts at Chris Olsen's blog. I can't wait to get my hands on this rubba'!

Happy Fall with Meljen's Designs

I want to thank every one that stopped by during the Meljen's Designs blog hop. I hope you enjoyed the hop. Thank you for all the wonderful comments. If you haven't checked, you might want to stop by the Meljen's Designs blog to see if you were one of the winners.

Fall is in the air. It's my favorite time of year. This week end we are planning on making our annual trip to the pumpkin farm. Soon we will head to the apple orchard. Yeah, picking apples is fun, but the apple cider shakes and the fresh doughnuts are my favorite part.

Since I was in the autumn mood, I decided to make an autumn themed card using Country Pumpkins by Meljen's Designs.




Stop by the Meljen's Designs blog to check out the new releases and the new challenge. This week we are challenging you to make a Halloween themed project. I hope you will join in the fun.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a fabulous week end!

Challenges:

Supplies:

  • Stamps: Country Pumpkins by Meljen's Designs (available on Whimsy Stamps)
  • Papers & CS: PTI kraft & chocolate, GP white CS, CTHM Olivia DP, SU More Mustards
  • Inks: none
  • Tools: Fiskars edge punch, Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities
  • Embellishments: PTI bakers twine, Sakura stardust gelly roll pen, misc. dew drops

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Christmas Cardinal

Christmas is less than 80 days away! Although I have a few Christmas cards made, I am starting to feel the pressure to beef up my stock. I used my Lindsay's Stamp Stuff post this week as a chance to make another Christmas card. It also gave me a chance to use her new digital release Nature's Christmas.








Here is a peak at the entire set.




Lindsay is also helping to sponsor the Caring Hearts Card Drive. They are collecting Thanksgiving and Christmas cards to be sent to elderly residents of nursing homes and care centers. The drive is going on until 11-15-10 and there are several fabulous prizes. Click on the picture below for more information.






I hope that you get a chance to stop by the blogs of the rest of the DT. Remember that Linsay will have a freebie for you on her blog.

Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer)
Cindi Hooks
Diane Bove
Jennifer Bliss
Karin Martin
Laurel Seabrook
Leanne Garner
Margie Visnick
Micki Harper
Rhonda Walker
Shannon Neparko
Tamara Bennett
Tracy Vinson


Thank you for stopping by!



Supplies:

  • Images: Nature's Christmas digital stamp set by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff (mygrafico.com)
  • Papers & CS: CTMH Mistletoe paper pack, PTI Kraft & Chocolate, Neenah Solar CS
  • Inks: None
  • Tools: Big Shot, Nestabilities, Copic markers, Martha Stewart edge punch
  • Embellishments: Hug Snug seam binding, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, misc. gem stones

Challenges:

Monday, October 4, 2010

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Sentimental Sunday's Challenge #23 - Autumn or Fall

I'm going to keep this post short. I had my card ready early (for a change) and thought I was good to go. I forgot I had only imported the picture and typed out the supplies used for this project. Now I need to get ready to go (date night with DH) and I am trying to get this typed up quickly. Good thing I usually am not the chatty type any way...





The theme this week at Sentimental Sundays is Autumn or Fall. Perfect timing. It is getting chilly here in Wisconsin this week and some of the leaves are starting to turn colors. The kids have a school field trip on Friday to the pumpkin farm. Fall is most definitely in the air.

This sweet image was a freebie from Tiddly Inks. I'm not sure if you can still get him free, but you might want to go check out her store to see the other adorable images and papers available.

I am going to run off now. I have find some nice clothes to wear to dinner. I am trying to decide if I can still wear cute, black capris with a long sleeved top. I don't want to break out the long pants & jeans yet.

Enjoy your week. Make sure you stop by the Sentimental Sundays blog. As you know, Ann always has a freebie posted. This week, she made sentiments out of some of my favorite quotes so I am especially excited. Go get 'em! While you are there, join our challenge with your fall/autumn project with a sentiment.

**EDIT - Sentimental Sundays is holding a DT call. If this seems like something that would interest you, go check out the details on the Sentimenal Sundays blog. **


Thank you for stopping by!



Supplies:

  • Images: Tiddly Inks pumpkin, Northwoods Rubber sentiment
  • Paper: GP CS, Kaiser Craft Devonshire collection, , SU Chocolate Chip, PTI kraft
  • Inks: None
  • Tools: Big Shot, Swiss Dots embossing folder, Nestablities, Copics
  • Embellishments: Hug Snug seam binding, Dew Drops

Challenges:

Music Saves My Soul Saturday #3

I had a hard time picking a song this week so I went with a song off of one of my all time favorite albums. "Nothing But Water" by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals would be one of my "desert island" discs. You know, if you were going to a desert island and could only bring 5 albums/discs, what would they be? (No greatest hits or compilations) You may have seen Grace and crew on TV recently. They are making the rounds for their new album "Grace Potter & the Nocturnals". I have to admit that the new album, in my opinion, is not as good as "Nothing but Water" or "This is Somewhere". They have polished up Grace and the band and they have lost that special something that made me love the first 2 albums.

I hope you enjoy "Treat Me Right". Sorry, this is the best quality video I could find.

If you enjoy music, join Marcea's Music Saves My Soul challenge each week.



Friday, October 1, 2010

Meljen's Designs Blog Hop


Hurray! I can finally announce that I rejoined the Meljen's Designs DT. It has been hard to keep the secret until today. I missed the ladies on the team and I still love working with Melissa's sweet images so I jumped back on the team. Thank you to Melissa and Nicole for taking me back. The team has been expanded by 7 designers to give you plenty of Meljen's Designs eye candy to inspire you.

To celebrate the announcement of the new and expanded team of designers, we are having a blog hop. You should have arrived here from Callie's blog. If not, you will want to start hopping at the beginning at the Meljen's Designs blog. Leave some love (in the form of comments) on each designers blog to be eligble for the prize of 4 Meljen's Designs images from the store. *Edited - Melissa decided to give away some additional prizes. Check out the Meljen's blog at the end of the hop for the details. ** I will have a complete list of the designers in the hop at the end of my post to help you if you get lost along the way. The hop ends on Monday, October 4th at 7:00 a.m.(Pacific time).

Now that you have all the blog hop details, I want to share my project.

Isn't this apron just the cutest? Ever since I saw it I knew I wanted to use this DP and paper piece it. The rest of the card details just fell into place. These papers from October Afternoon just look so warm and homey that I thought they would go perfectly with the image. I feel like I am at Grandma's house.

Before you continue on the hop, I have a few more things to share with you. Every Thurdsay, you can see the new release and the new challenge on the Meljen's Design blog. We would love for you to join us each week in the challenge. Although a Meljen's Designs image is not necesary, we would love to see your creations using them. Melissa also offers a freebie each Monday on the Meljen's Designs blog. You can purchase Meljen's Designs images at the Whimsy Stamps Store.

Your next stop on the hop is Dee. I know she has something wonderful for you. Remember to leave a comment on each designer's blog for your chance at the prize of 4 Meljen's Designs images from the store. Below is a complete blog hop list.


Andrea
Anita
Audrey
Callie
Cheryl (me!)
Dee
Dianna
Jessica
Lauretta
Lisa
Marlena
Melissa F.
Nicole
Sandy
Meljen's Designs Blog



Thank you for hopping by!





Supplies:

  • Stamps: Lovely Little Apron by Meljen's Designs available on Whimsy Stamps
  • Papers & CS: October Afternoon Farm Fresh & Fly a Kit DP, PTI Chocolate CS, GP white CS
  • Inks: none
  • Tools: Copic Markers, Big Shot, Spell Binders Nestabilities, Paper piercing tool
  • Embellishments: Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll pen, SU Real Red corduroy button, PTI bakers twine, misc. ribbon, eyelet, rick rack
  • Techniques: Faux stitching, Paper piecing, computer generated sentiment

Challenges: