Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Shop Pumpkin Spice - Celebrate today

I have a new card using products from Pumpkin Spice to share with you today.  I love the pretty colors and patterns in Echo Park’s For The Record 2 – Tailored collection.

 

2013-04-10 PSS Celebrate Today WM

As you probably have noticed, I now love making cards and projects using chipboard and stickers.   I can’t believe that I hardly ever used to use them in my crafting.    You can get this beautiful collection at Pumpkin Spice.  The 6x6 paper pad is only $4.19 and the layered chipboard is $2.79.

 

Don’t forget to join in the weekly challenge at Pumpkin Spice.  This week we challenge you to incorporate eggs in your project.  You can link up your projects HERE.

 

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a great day!

 

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Monday, April 8, 2013

Great Impressions Stamps - Catch A Star

Hello!  Happy Monday!  Monday means it’s my day to post on the Great Impressions Stamps blog. 

 

My project today uses Catch A Star (C334) & Catch A Falling Star (E482), both from Great Impressions Stamps.     I decided to use these plaid, blue and yellow papers so that it could be given to a boy.  I think it would make a cute birthday card.

 

2013-04-08 GI Catch a Star WM

 

There are lots of fun things going on at Great Impressions.  Don’t forget to join our challenge, “Polka dots and/or pastels.”     Great Impressions has also added collections from Echo Park and My Mind’s Eye to their fabulous collection of rubber stamps.  

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you have a fabulous week!

Supplies:

  • Stamps: Catch A Star (C334) & Catch A Falling Star (E482) from Great Impressions Stamps
  • Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa
  • Papers:  Neenah Crest solar white CS, Bazzill kraft CS, Pebbles Family Ties 6x6 paper pad
  • Tools:  Sewing machine, Big Shot, Die Namics stacking stars dies, Papertrey Super Star border die, Copic markers, Provo Craft Swiss Dots embossing folder
  • Embellishments:  cork, misc button, Twinery baker’s twine

 

 

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Sunday, April 7, 2013

Great Impressions Stamps–April Challenge

 

Hello!  Today we are kicking off the new, April challenge at Great Impressions Stamps.    Our new challenge is polka dots and/or pastel colors.

 

For this challenge, I once again grabbed Spring Boots (E642).   I love this stamp!  

 

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I wish my rain boots were these pretty color.  And the little bird is so sweet.  This time I colored it to look like a blue bird.

 

I hope you will join our April challenge.  Link up your polka dot and/or pastel color projects at the Great Impressions Stamps blog.

 

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a great day!

 

Supplies:

  • Stamps:  Spring Boots (E642) from Great Impression Stamps
  • Inks:   Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Papers:  Neenah Crest solar white cs, Papertrey kraft CS, Fancy Pants Time for Spring 6x6 paper pad
  • Tools:  Sewing machine, Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Memory Box Whimsy Circle, Copic markers
  • Embellishments:  Hug Snug Tulip Seam Binding, May Arts burlap twine, misc. button

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Saturday, April 6, 2013

Pumpkin Spice Shop–April Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the April Pumpkin Spice blog hop!   You should have hopped here from Heather’s blog.  If not, you might want to start at the beginning of the hop at June’s blog so you don’t miss out on any crafty goodness.

The challenge at the Pumpkin Spice blog this week is EGGS!  Have fun, be creative, and incorporate eggs into your crafting project.

For my project, I altered a plastic container to hold chocolate Easter eggs.  

 

2013-04-06 PSS Egg blog hop WM 

I used some pretty papers from the Fancy Pants Time for Spring 6x6 paper pad along with some recycled items.  (The plastic container, a chipboard coaster, and the corrugated papers are all recycled)    The little banner was cut out of the DP.    If you love these papers, you can get them from the Pumpkin Spice Shop for only $4.20. 

 

2013-04-06 PSS Egg blog hop angle WM

 

 

Here is the the blog hop order in case you get lost along the way:

Blog Hop Order:

June: http://www.simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com

Lezlye: http://lezlyes.blogspot.com/

Missy:  www.quickchickdesigns.blogspot.com

Saundra: http://luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com

Marlene: http://scrappincookie.blogspot.com

Carissa:  http://happilyeverpapercrafter.blogspot.com/

Court: http://www.courtscrafts.blogspot.com/

Agnes (FLOWERDISCO): http://flowerdiscosscraphut.blogspot.com/

Tanya:  http://little-scrapper.blogspot.com/

Heather: www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com

Cheryl (Shestamps): http://shestamps.blogspot.com/

Denine www.pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com

 

 

Thank you for hopping by today. Your next stop on the hop is Denine at the Pumpkin Spice blog.

Don’t forget join in the challenge and link up your creation with eggs at the Pumpkin Spice blog.

Have a great day!

 

Supplies:

  • Stamps:  None
  • Inks:  None
  • Papers:  Bazzill Basics kraft CS, Fancy Pants Time For Spring 6x6 paper pad, recycled crimped paper, recycled coaster
  • Tools:  Sewing machine, Big Shot, Papertrey Wonderful Words die, Creative Memories corner rounding punch
  • Embellishments:  Tangerine Hug Snug seam binding, Twinery baker’s twine, October Afternoon Pink & Black mini market alpha stickers, misc. paint
  • Other:  Recycled plastic container,  paper shred, Hersey’s Easter Egg chocolate candy

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Whimsy & Stars Studio

I have a sad post to share with you today.  I decided to step down from the Whimsy & Stars Studio design team.   I have really enjoyed my time working with Mabelle and the team.    With my family responsibilities along with my new job, I find I have less and less time to craft.

 

I wanted to share some of my favorite projects created using Whimsy and Stars Studio images.   (If all works as planned, you should be able to view them as a slide show.)

 

 

I love working with all of Mabelle’s sweet images.   I know I will be stalking her blog and loving all of her new images.

 

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Twine Love Recipe Swap at the Catered Crop

I’m so excited about the current Catered Crop recipe swap.  It’s TWINE!  You know how I love twine. 

I was tossing around ideas in my head for my card when I found out that I needed a card for a baby shower.    That cinched it.  I immediately knew what I wanted to do.     Rarely does a card end up so similar to the idea that I had.  Yeah! 

 

 

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I had a spare piece of white CS that I covered with Scor-tape and then wrapped with twine.   I adhered it to the back of the main panel with the letters die cut out.  The entire piece is mounted to the card base using dimensional dots (Zots).    Of course I threw in some extra texture using my favorite embossing folders and adding stars cut from some spare Starbucks coffee sleeves. 

 

Here is some additional twine love inspiration that Linda put together for you.   Click on the photo to go directly to the Catered Crop Twine Love inspiration board on Pinterest.

 

 

I hope that this has inspired you to join the Twine Love recipe swap at the Catered Crop.  Stop by the Catered Crop blog to link up your project.


Thank you for stopping by!  Have a great day!

 

Supplies:

  • Stamps:  Papertrey Tiny Tags II
  • Inks:  Colorbox Blue Lagoon chalk ink, Copic BG72 refill (to die ribbon)
  • Paper:  Papertrey & kraft CS
  • Tools:  Big Shot, Provocraft Seeing Spots embossing folder, Papertrey Block Upper alphabet die,  Papertrey Tiny Tags die, Die-namics Stacking Stars die
  • Embellishments:  May Arts burlap twine, The Twinery bakers twine (Ocean, Marigold, Seaweed), misc. button, Starbucks coffee sleeve, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Storytime alpha stickers

 

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Monday, April 1, 2013

Great Impressions–Framed Garden Bicycle

Happy Monday!  Did you have a good weekend?  Today is my day to post on the Great Impressions Stamps blog.

We finally had some warm weather here in Wisconsin.  I saw several people, including my DH, riding their bikes this past weekend.  It motivated me to ink up this stamp, Framed Garden Bicycle (F390), from Great Impressions Stamps.

 

 

2013-04-01 GI Bike WM

 

Isn’t this a cute stamp?  I love the basket of flowers.

I hope you have a wonderful week!  Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

  • Stamps:  Framed Garden Bicycle (F390)  and  Sweet Sentiments (E791) from Great Impressions Stamps
  • Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Papers:  Bazzill Basics kraft CS, Neenah Classic Crest solar white CS, October Afternoon Farmhouse CS
  • Tools:  Sewing machine, Stampin up Corner punch, copic markers
  • Embellishment: Kaiser pearls

 

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