Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Prairie Fairy Spread the Word Candy




The Prairie Fairy is moving back to blogger and is offering this fantastic candy. Check out her blog post HERE to get the details.
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Monday, December 6, 2010

Crazy for Cocoa

Happy Monday! Thank you for all the well wishes last week when I was feeling under the weather. I am feeling much better this week. Unfortunately, it seems like my daughter may have caught it. She stayed home from school today. I hope she is able to kick it quickly.

I saw that there is a new challenge blog dedicated to Sweet N Sassy's Cocoa the mouse. He is a favorite at our house. My daughter just loves him. In fact she got a stuffed animal mouse as a gift and named it Cocoa. Given all that, how could I not make a card for the first challenge? DD was going to make a card too but the lure of the snow outside was stronger than idea of making cards with mom inside. Since she was outside and didn't see this card, I am going to give it to her for Christmas.



Thank you for stopping by today! Have a great week!

Supplies:

  • Stamps: Sweet Cocoa from Sweet N Sassy Stamps, Baby It's Cold Outside from My Favorite Things, Just the Ticket from PaperTrey
  • Papers: Neenah Crest solar white CS, Stampin' Up Real Red CS, October Afternoon Very Merry DP
  • Inks: Stampin' Up Real Red, Close To My Heart Crystal Blue
  • Tools: Stampin' Up edge punch, PaperTrey ticket die, Copic markers
  • Embellishments: Hug Snug seam binding, PaperTrey bakers twine, Sakura clear glitter pen, misc. button & gem stones


Challenges:


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Saturday, December 4, 2010

Sentimental Sundays Challenge #32 - Anniversary

It's time for the Sentimental Sundays new challenge. This week we are challenging you to create an anniversary card or project. Don't forget to include a sentiment.


I had great ideas for this card but I think being sick all week kind of put a damper on my mojo. Even though I'm not really happy with this card, I have to admit I really like these coffee cups.

Once again I am going to keep this short. I hope you will join the Sentimental Sundays Anniversary challenge for your chance to win four digital sentiment sets and a custom watermark/signature from Raindrop Echo Designs.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

  • Images: So Happy Together from Fresh Brewed Designs, computer generated sentiment
  • Papers & CS: Dark Chocolate & kraft CS from PaperTrey, October Afternoon DP, Neenah solar white CS
  • Inks: Antique Linen Distress Ink
  • Tools: Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities dies
  • Embellishments: Hug Snug seam binding, Hero Arts gemstones, Sakura clear glitter pen

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Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hurray! Marcea is back with Music Saves My Soul Saturday! Although I kept posting songs every Saturday, I missed seeing what every one else picked for their song. If you would like to join in, link up your blog post with your selection on Marcea's blog.

If you would like to see the songs I posted in the last few weeks, click here.

I had a hard time picking this week. I feel like I should pick a holiday/seasonal song but I am really hooked on Florence + the Machine this week. So, I am sharing 2 songs....

First, Florence + the Machine

Then a seasonal song that I have had stuck in my head for weeks. Any one with kids will be able to relate to this song. I already shared once on FB but here it is on my blog....




If this song tickles your funny bone, you can download it free at amazon.com.


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Friday, December 3, 2010

Meljen's Designs - Challenge #36 a Sketch

My love of snowmen has been well established over the last week. But, after looking at Meljen's Designs new release this week, I have to say I think penguins might come in a close second.



Isn't this little guy just the cutest? I used my new Crate Paper dp. I love the fun colors. I swear there is olive in the DP to match the bow but I think it got covered up. I also added a lot of shimmer which doesn't show up very well in the picture. I added glitter to the white parts of his hate and spritz the entire thing with some glimmer mist.



Here is a look at the entire new release which you can get at Whimsy Stamps. While you are there, you might want to check out Melissa's new line of pre-colored digital images which will help to make card/gift making a breeze.







If you would like to join the Meljen's Designs challenge, this week we have a sketch for you. I hope you will join us for your chance to win some Meljen's digis.









I'm going to keep this post short. I am still battling my cold and my brain doesn't seem to be working its best. Thank goodness I was able to get my DT projects done before my cold hit. It has totally sapped my mojo.



Thank you for stopping by!



Supplies:


  • Images: Penguin's Little Letter from Meljen's Designs, Warm Winter Wishes from Raindrop Echo Designs (both available on Whimsy Stamps)
  • Papers & CS: Neenah Crest Solar White, GP CS, Crate Paper Snow Day collection, misc. dark pink CS
  • Inks: Close To My Heart Crystal Blue
  • Tools: Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, EK Sucess snowflake punches, Provocraft snowflakes embossing folder, Copic markers
  • Embellishments: Liquid Applique, Hero Arts olive gemstones, Snow Queen Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Sulyn Sparkling Ice glitter glue, Olive Hug Snug seam binding

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Lindsay's Stamp Stuff - Quick Christmas Cards

This week Lindsay challenged her DT to create quick (10 minute or less) cards. (Think easy to "mass produce", even though I don't like this phrase for hand made items.)






Here are the steps to make this card.
  1. Cut a standard A2 (5-1/2 x 4-1/4 inches) card base. You can get 2 card bases out of a single piece of CS by cutting it at the 5-1/2 mark. You could also use pre-cut/purchased card bases.

  2. I cut another piece of card stock slightly smaller (approximately 5-3/8 x 4-1/8 inches). You will get 4 of these and a little scrap out of single piece of card stock.

  3. I ran the above piece through my Big Shot using an embossing folder. I used the large dots because I like them but you can use any folder you like. The snowflake folder would look good too.

  4. I imported the sleigh clip art image into MS Word and reduced to 35%. I used the "Rotate" image button to flip it horizontally. I didn't count how many of these you can get on a single page, but you can get quite a few. Print using the "best" quality and "color" settings on your printer.

  5. I used my Big Shot and Spellbinders Nestabilities dies to cut my circle. (TIP: Use painter's tape to hold your die where you want it when running it through your die cut machine. It prevents it from moving and is easy to peel off.) You can trace a circle and hand cut or use any circle cutting system you have.

  6. I imported the designer paper into MS Word. I changed my margins to "0" on all sides and dragged the DP image to cover the entire page. Print using the settings mentioned above.

  7. Cut the DP into strips 2 x 5-3/8 inches. Again, I didn't count how many you get, but there are quite a few.

  8. I had coordinating aqua CS in my stash. You could skip using it or use another coordinating color. I cut a strip 2-1/8 x 5-3/8 inches to mat my DP strip. I cut an additional piece using my Big Shot and a Spellbinders label die. You could mat the sleigh with another circle, a scallop, what ever you would like or skip this step.

  9. Adhere the layers together. (See my note on paper piercing below.) I added a piece of velvet ribbon I had in my stash. I didn't tie in a bow to keep the card flat and easier to mail. I also found it quicker if I didn't have to fuss with a bow.

  10. Add any additional embellishments you would like. I stamped "Noel" and added 3 gemstones.

Note: On my card, I added some paper piercing around the circle and the white embossed panel. Again, you could skip this but I liked the little extra it added. It did take some extra time. If you want to pierce your paper, do it before adhering the layers together.

If you have questions on any of these steps, please feel free to email me at shestamps11-blogs at yahoo dot com.



I hope this inspires you to get those Christmas & holiday cards made. Please visit the blogs of the rest of the DT to see what they have to show you this week.

Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer) - check Lindsay's blog for her weekly freebie!
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:

  • Stamps: Winterland from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff (mygrafico.com), Tree Trimming Trio from PaperTrey
  • Papers & CS: Georgia Pacific CS, misc. aqua textured CS, Winterland DP from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff
  • Inks: Close To My Heart Crystal Blue
  • Tools: Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, paper piercing tool, Provocraft Seeing Spots embossing folder
  • Embellishments: Misc. gemstones & velvet ribbon

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AI Factory Guest DT

A while ago I was asked to be a guest designer for the AI Factory challenge blog. So at last the day is here where I can share my card.





I was given this cute AI Factory image to work with and the theme this week is "Winter". I hope you will join in the AI Factory challenge this week.

I think this might be the first time I have colored an image of a person. I usually try to avoid them because I don't feel comfortable coloring skin or hair yet. My daughter loves this image. She says it looks just like her.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:




  • Image: Ice Skating girl from the AI Factory, Computer generated sentiment
  • Papers & CS: Georgia Pacific white CS, Neenah Crest solar white CS, PaperTrey kraft CS, misc. red CS, My Mind's Eye O'Christmas Tree DP
  • Inks: Stampin' Up white ink
  • Tools: Cricut, George & Basic Shapes cartridge, Martha Stewart edge punch, EK Sucess snowflake punch, Copic Markers, paper piercing tool
  • Embellishments: PaperTrey bakers twin, misc. blue dew drops

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