Lindsay's Stamp Stuff - Doodle Flowers Friend Card

Happy Thanksgiving to all my blogging friends in the USA! I hope you enjoy the day. Are you venturing out on Black Friday? I won't. I don't really like crowds; they bring out the worse in me. Better I just stay home and cyber shop. Or better yet, craft!

Lindsay gave her DT the week off to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families but I found this card when I was cleaning up my photo files earlier this week. Since it has never been posted, I thought I would you today.

This is one of the cards I sent in to Operation Write Home (OWH) a few months ago. Although it is too late to send in Christmas cards for this year, they collect cards for all occasions and our troops really appreciate them.

**Updated: Check out the 50% off Black Friday sale on all Lindsay's Stamp Stuff product at mygrafico.com. You won't see a sale like this again!

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Doodle Flowers digital stamp set from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff (at mygrafico.com
• Papers & CS: CTMH Let's Get Together, sentiment printed on Georgial Pacific white CS
• Ink: None
• Embellishments & Tools: pop dot, Sakura black pen
• Techniques: Paper piecing, faux stitching

Challenges:

• ABC DT challenge - Sew Special
• AI Factory - Friendship
• Fab N Funky - Going with the flow
• For Fun Challenges - Anything Goes
• Gingersnap Creations - GC79 Stitching
• Hodge Podge shop - Anything Goes
• Inktegrity Hump Day Inspiration - #24 Anything Goes
• Lots to Do - Favorite Technique (I love paper piecing and faux stitching both. )
• Paper Pretties - Clean & Simple
• Penny's Challenge - #43 anything goes
• Spoonful of Sugar - Anything Goes
• Top Tip Tuesday - Layer on Layer

Bugaboo News

I got the coolest email today. My card using Birthday Turtle from Bugaboo is being featured on the Bugaboo blog today. Woo hoo!

If you want to shop, you can click here to find the Bugaboo Stamps store.

KLM Designs - Thanks

Only 2 days left until Thanksgiving. I am especially looking forward to this year's family gathering because I will be able to visit with some aunt's, uncle's and cousins that I haven't seen in ages. I hope all my US friends have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.


For my KLM Designs DT post this week, I thought I would make a "Thank You" card using the Birdhouse Globe image. This time of year I never seem to have enough thank you cards on hand.





Using some of the left over scraps, I also decorated the inside of the card. I like this paper too much to throw any of it out!

Don't forget that the Sentimental Sundays challenge this week is "Thoroughly Thankful ". Please stop by and enter your Thank You or Thanksgiving card in our challenge.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Images: Birdhouse Globe by KLM Designs, Celebration by Close To My Heart, (inside sentiment) Gratitude Sentiments by Raindrop Echo Designs available on Whimsy Stamps
• Papers & CS: Neenah Crest Solar White, Papertrey dark chocolate & white CS, Cosmo Cricket Togetherness mini deck DP
• Inks: Close To My Heart Chocolate, Distressed Inks Antique Linen
• Tools: EK Sucess punch, paper piercing tool, Copic markers
• Embellishments: Papertrey bakers twine, misc. buttons
• Techniques: Ink distress, faux stitching

Challenges:

• ABC DT Challenge - Sew Special
• Alphabet Challenge - Doodling (my faux stitching is all doodled on)
• CCEE Stampers - Buttons
• Digi Doodle Shops Best - Anything Goes
• Fairy Fun Fridays - Buttons & Bows
• For Fun challenge - Be Thankful
• Fun at Fairy Knoll - Thankful
• Gingersnap Creations(random red head challenge) - stitching
• Hodge Podge Shop - Anything Goes
• Paper Playtime - Thank you
• Paper Pretties - Thank you
• Paper Romance - Your Favorite Thing (My new paper from Cosmo Cricket)
• Raise the Bar - Grateful
• Simple Doodles - As Cute As A Button
• Stamp Something - Thankful Somethings
• Stamp Smith Challenge - Thank you/Thankful
• Sweet Stop - SSS83 Sketch + decorate the inside
• Tellens Place - Give Thanks
• Top Tip Tuesday - layer on layer

Sentimental Sunday - #30 Thanks or Thanksgiving

The theme for this weeks Sentimental Sundays challenge is "Thanks or Thanksgiving". It gave me the perfect opportunity to share a little thank you card that I made for a blogging friend.

This is my first experiment making one of the ribbon roses that I have been seeing everywhere. It was pretty easy and I think it looks pretty good.

Please join us in the "Thanks or Thanksgiving" challenge at Sentimental Sundays.



Thank you for stopping by!






Supplies:

• Images: You Are... by Inktegrity (digital stamp freebie)
• Papers & CS: Papertrey kraft & vintage cream, My Mind's Eye Complete Boy
• Inks: Distress Inks old paper, Close To My Heart Vineyard Berry
• Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Big Shot
• Embellishments: Tattered Angles Pearl glimmer mist, misc. cranberry & brown ribbon, green leaf ribbon from Papertrey

Challenges:

• Crafty Purple Frog - Flowers
• Digi Doodles Shop Best - Anything Goes
• Doodle Pantry - foliage + digi (the leafy ribbon)
• Quixotic Paperie - Any shape but square or rectangle

Music Saves My Soul

I have something a little different this week. I have had this song stuck in my head most of the week. If you would like to play along, please link up your post on Marcea's blog.

Have a great week end and enjoy the tunes!

Meljen's Designs Warmest Wishes

Can you believe how quickly this year is going by? I can't believe it is less than a week until Thanksgiving.

This week, I have a Christmas card using Ice Skating Mouse from Meljen's Designs. I love this image because she looks so content and peaceful as she skates by.

Don't forget that you still have a lot of time to enter the "Sparkle & Shine" challenge four your chance to win some images from Meljen's Designs. We want to see your projects using glitter, rhinestones, foil, anything that blings! You can find the details on the challenge on the Meljen's Designs blog.

While you are there, you can check out the design team creations new the images just released this week. These are all available at Whimsy Stamps.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Ice Skating Mouse by Meljen's Designs (available on Whimsy Stamps), Holiday Treats from Papertrey
• Papers & CS: Georgia Pacific GP, Papertrey Chocolate CS, Stampin' Up Real Red CS, October Afternoon Very Merry Fill the Stockings, Wrap the Presents, & Sing the Carols
• Inks: Close To My Heart Chocolate
• Tools: Martha Stewart edge punch, Copic markers
• Embellishments: Red ribbon, misc. dew drops, Sakura stardust glitter pen
• Techniques: Paper piecing

Challenges:

• 2 Sisters challenge - Christmas
• ABC Challenge - H=holidays
• ABC Christmas Challenge - X=xmas
• Alota Rubber Stamps challenge - Let's Celebrate Christmas
• Anything Goes Challenge- Let it Snow
• Crafty Calendar - Winter Snowflakes
• Crazy 4 Challenges - Christmas
• Delightful Challenges - Baby, It's Cold Outside
• Digi Doodle Shops Best - Anything Goes
• Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Inspired by Christmas/Holiday season
• Fresh Brewed Designs - Show off your style
• Hodge Podge Shop - Anything Goes
• Inspired Crafters - ICC10 sketch
• Latte Lounge - Die cuts or punches
• Paper Play Challenge - Let it snow
• Paper Sundaes - Pick your topping (punch, ribbon, & blue)
• Really Reasonable Ribbon - Christmas
• Scrappy Frogs - Christmas
• Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Snowflake
• Totally Stampalicious - paper piecing
• Whimsy Doodles - Let it snow

Lindsay's Stamp Stuff - Season's Greetings

This week I wanted to try a little something different on my LSS card. I paper pieced the holly image from Nature's Christmas and then used the cracked glass technique on it. I don't think the picture does it justice, it looks really pretty in real life.

I think the holly would also look really pretty covered with glitter instead of the UTEE.

If you are starting to work on your Christmas cards, make sure you check out these Lindsay's Stamp Stuff digital stamp sets. They are gorgeous, versatile and fun to work with.

Don't forget about the "Don't Shop, Crop" virtual crop in the mygrafico class room which Lindsay is hosting. It is free to join and sure to be a lot of fun. So instead of fighting the crowds on Black Friday, come spend some time at the crop. Or drop by when you are done shopping for some craft time.

Thank you for looking! Please visit the rest of the DT to see their new projects. Lindsay will have her weekly freebie available 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
Tracey Allen


Supplies:

• Images: Vintage Christmas Labels & Nature's Christmas digital stamp sets from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff (available on mygrafico.com)
• Papers & CS: PaperTrey white CS, Close To My Heart Mistletoe DP
• Inks: None
• Tools: Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Heat tool, UTEE, Stampin' Up edge punch
• Embellishments: KaiserCraft gemstones, Close To My Heart gold satin ribbon
• Techniques: Paper piecing, cracked glass

Challenges:

• 2 Sisters challenge - Christmas
• ABC Challenge - H=Holiday
• ABC Christmas challenge - X=Xmas
• Alota Rubber Stamps challenge - Let's Celebrate Christmas
• Bee Crafty - Christmas
• Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Inspired by Christmas
• Fashionista Friday - Homemade embellishments
• I Did It Creations - Traditional Christmas colors
• Instyle Challenge - Color challenge/photo inspiration
• Mygrafico Christmas give away
• Papercraft Star - Challenge 22 - recipe challenge
• Really Reasonable Ribbon- Christmas
• Scrappy Frog -Christmas
• Stamp & Create - Tis the Season
• Stamp Something - Digi Day
• Stampin' Royalty - Patterned Paper
• Totally Gorjuss - Traditional Christmas colors
• Totally Stampalicious - Paper Piecing