Saturday, April 30, 2011

Sentimental Sundays – A Special Challenge

It’s time for the new Sentimental Sundays challenge and this week we have something very special for you. For our grown up crafters, we are challenging you to make a card or project for a special woman in your life. Don’t forget your sentiment! The challenge is being sponsored by both Deedee’s Digis and Raindrop Echo Designs. (More info on the special challenge after my card.)

With Mother’s day just a week away, I decided to make a card for mother in-law, who is a special woman in my life. I just found this whimsical dandelion digital image at Pink Petticoats and couldn’t wait to use it. I paired it with a sentiment from Raindrop Echo Designs.

We also have an additional, fun challenge for you this week. We'd like to see the kids get creative too! Gather your child, grandchild, niece, nephew, even a neighbor and get creative together! My daughter, Liz, has been wanting to learn how to use my Copic markers so we spent an evening together this week coloring. I think she really caught on to using them pretty quickly. She used “Cute Little Vase” from Moon Cookie Gallery, a new artist for Whimsy Stamps. Below is the book mark she made with the image she colored . Please stop by her blog (http://craftsbyliz.blogspot.com/) to see a bigger image and to leave her some love.

Stop by the Sentimental Sundays blog to download the free sentiment set from Raindrop Echo Designs and link your project for a special lady (plus a sentiment) and your kids challenge project. You can see some additional DT and special (children) DT members there too. I can’t wait to see what you make!

Please stop back later today for my post for the Whimsy Stamps May Digi release blog hop.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

  • Stamps: Mother’s Day Sentiments by Raindrop Echo Designs on Whimsy Stamps, Dandelion Wisps by Pink Petticoat
  • Inks: None
  • Papers: Papertrey white CS, BasicGrey Marjolaine paper pad, Bazzill Basics Parakeet canvas texture CS
  • Tools: Sewing machine
  • Embellishments: Amelia White Crochet Lace, Queen & Co. white pearls, misc. white ribbon

    Challenges:

    Music Saves My Soul

     

     

    I have had this song in my head all week.  Maybe it is because I am hoping it will be warm enough to have my windows rolled down sometime soon.   Although there is not an official video for this song, the sound quality on this one is pretty good and it was recorded right in my own backyard.

     

     

    If you would like to play along with us this week, please link up your song choice on Marcea’s blog

    Thank you for stopping by!

    Thursday, April 28, 2011

    Meljen’s Designs–Bookmark Challenge

    You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend. ~Paul Sweeney

    It’s Thursday so it means it is time to show off the new Meljen’s Designs release on Whimsy Stamps and announce the new challenge – “Make a Bookmark.”

    I love reading and am usually reading 2 or 3 books at any one time. I thought I would take this opportunity to replace the receipts and scraps of paper that I have been using as bookmarks with a “real” bookmark. (That was the plan anyhow. My DD has already “pretty pleased” it out of me.) I used the corner bookmark tutorial HERE on Splitcoast Stampers.

    Here is a peak at all of the new images available at Whimsy Stamps today.

    Sorry my post is short today. My daughter is on spring break. Although I worked most of the week, I took some vacation days today and Friday. Today I think we are going to visit our closest Ikea for some additional shelves and goodies for my new craft room. I know that probably isn’t exactly how she hoped to spend spring break but we will do something more fun (museum, American Girl store?) tomorrow.

    Thank you for stopping by!

    Supplies:

    • Stamps: Thumbellina by Meljen’s Designs on Whimsy Stamps
    • Inks: None
    • Papers & CS: Papertrey kraft cs, Neenah Solar Crest CS, misc. October Afternoon DP (used scraps), misc. pink CS (also scraps)
    • Tools: Scor-Buddy, Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Martha Stewart edge punch, copic markers
    • Embellishments: Cotton Candy stickles

    Challenges:

    Monday, April 25, 2011

    A Special Challenge

    I would like to invite you to stop by next week for a special Sentimental Sundays challenge! To give you a heads up, next week's challenge will be "Mother's Day" or "For a Woman." The reason why this one is special is that we will have an optional challenge of "Craft with a Child." We feel that it's a wonderful thing to be able to bond with a child through crafting and art!


    For all those who submit something created by a son, daughter, niece, nephew, child next door, etc, you will automatically receive the Krafty Kids Sentiments for the crafty child and the Mother's Day Sentiments for the crafty adult who helped them. If you like, you can grab our button below to help us spread the word about our special challenge :)

     

     

    Sunday, April 24, 2011

    Sentimental Sundays

    I am sitting out this week’s Sentimental Sundays challenge, but please stop by the blog to see the rest of the DT’s gorgeous creations for our new “Use at least 3 punched” challenge sponsored by Heart Song Designs.     

     

     

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    HAPPY EASTER!

    Saturday, April 23, 2011

    ** BLOG CANDY WINNER**

    Thank you to every one that entered my blog candy drawing for 4 digital stamps of their choice from Meljen's Designs.

    The winner is…..

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    #8 – CHRISSY

    Chrissy’s favorite image from the Meljen’s Designs store on Whimsy Stamps was Birthday Cake Mouse.

    Chrissy, please email me at shestamps11-blogs at yahoo dot com with the 4 Meljen’s Designs digital stamps that you like. Congratulations!

    Catered Crop Linking Party (FTR10)

    Last week I was excited to be picked as the inspiration for the Follow the Link Party on Catered Crop. I was given the opportunity to follow my recipe to make another card for the Top Chef Quickfire challenge. (You can see my inspiration card HERE.)

    I recently found the digital images from Wax Fruit Company. I totally love these digis. Even though I have a zillion digital stamps, I just had to splurge and purchase a new one for the linking party. Isn’t this bunny CUTE??!!

    Here’s how the Catered Crop "Follow-the-Recipe" linking party works. It is easy-peasy!

    1. Use any of the ingredients (themes, colors, techniques, shapes, etc.) in my recipe to make your project. Just pick a few ingredients and then add your own spices to cook up something uniquely yours.
    2. Add your project using the InLinz (froggy) button on the Catered Crop link party post to join the party.
    3. Keep the party going by clicking on some of the other entries and leaving a comment or two.
    4. Be sure to list your recipe or tell us what ingredient you used from the sample recipe.
    5. Don't forget to link back to this post or include the "I Followed the Recipe" button on your blog (see the side bar to the right).

    Here's myFTR10 recipe:

    • Pattern Paper – stripes, miniprints
    • Colors – pastels
    • Stamps – go digital, bunnies, butterflies, and flowers
    • Color Mediums – Copic markers, paint, white pens
    • Embellishments – burlap, pinwheels, twine, buttons, eyelets, brads
    • Tools – sewing machine, Cropadile, die cuts
    • Techniques – sewing, distressing
    • Theme – Spring

    For my project, I used the following from the recipe:

    • Pattern Paper – stripes, miniprints
    • Stamps – go digital, bunnies
    • Color Mediums – Copic markers, paint
    • Embellishments – pinwheels, twine, buttons, eyelets, brads
    • Tools – sewing machine, Cropadile, die cuts
    • Techniques – sewing
    • Theme – Spring

    I hope you will join the link party. It is so easy to join and a lot of fun!

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

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    Happy Easter!

    Supplies:

    • Stamps: Bunny Pail digital stamp by Wax Fruit Company
    • Inks: none
    • Papers & CS: PaperTrey kraft CS, Neenah Solar Crest CS, Bazzill Apricot Canvas texture CS, My Mind’s Eye Stella Rose Mabel DP pad
    • Tools: Sewing machine, Big Shot, PaperTrey Victorian Lace border die, Cropadile, Copic markers
    • Embellishments: Misc. eyelets, brads, button, white twine (colored with copics), Close To My Heart pearl paint, Tim Holtz Distress old paper crackle paint , Starbucks coffee sleeve

    Challenges: