Friday Favorites with SSInkspiration

Favorites Friday!!!!

Thanks for joining me this Friday to check out what my favorite item is!  This is not just my favorite item on Fridays, but everyday of the week. My favorite item that I want to share with you is "Washi Tape", and not just any washi tape but a new "Retro Fresh" washi tape that is a sneak peek from our new Spring Mini catalog. 

I created these two totally different cards using this new washi tape!

Card Supplies:
Stamp set:  Yippee-Shippee!
Cardstock:  baked brown sugar, very vanilla and coastal cabana
Ink:  tangerine tango
Misc.:  bb sugar ruffled ribbon, arrow folder (sneak peek item from Spring Catalog)
Punches:  decorative label and new Banner punch (sneak peek item from Sale-a-Bration Catalog)

Head over to SSInkspiration blog and check out all the other design team members favorite items this week!

 

Merry Christmas 2013!!!

I just wanted to take a few minutes to thank everyone who is a follower of my blog and wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from my family to yours!!

I'm joining in for the first time as a new design team member with Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration.  Don't forget to come and visit us each Monday with new challenges and just to check out all the design teams wonderful creations and this is a daily blog where you can get great inspiration!

So from me to you.....Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

I used the circle card framelit to create my card this year.  Expanded the size so that I could insert two wallet sized photos and embossed the front with the snowflake folder.





Celebrating Football with SSInkspiration

Good day bloggers!  Thought I'd check in today with a scrapbook page.  The layout is from over at Stylin' Stampin' Inspiration.  Head over, check out details and join us with your take on the sketch!

 

Here is my take on the sketch.  I have created four scrapbook pages to frame and hang on the wall in my craft room.  I had one more to complete to get hung up.  With this great and fun sketch, I knew what I wanted my forth page to be......my boys football pics from this season!  Leave me a comment and let me know what you think!! 

 

Don't forget to head over to Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration and check out what the design team members have come up with!

 

I hope you can see all my details in the this picture.  I just loved using the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set to make it look ruff and tough!! I also had fun using the candy dots to place on of the banners at the top, arrows at the bottom and scattered around the page on the ink blotches. 

 The other one cool item I used and i'm in love with is the new arrow embossing folder!  What arrow folder you say??  Well its one of my sneak peeks coming from the new Spring Mini catalog!

 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  basic gray, night of navy, crushed curry, very vanilla, old olive

Ink:  basic gray and crushed curry

Stamp Sets:  gorgeous grunge and notable alphabet

Misc.:  regal candy dots, 1' circle punch, chevron border punch, woodgrain and arrows embossing folders



Winter Frost Teacher Treat Collection!

Andrew (my youngest-5th grade) has 4 teachers this year.  With 4 teachers it doesn't make it easy on the wallet to go buy gifts for each one, so I have made 4 small gift collections for each one. This is my 2nd gift collection.  I still have two more to finish by their day on Friday!! 

 This is the card that my son will write his own holiday message inside for his teacher!

 This is a box made using the envelope punch board (of course!) and it has 4 decorated "thank you" note cards with envelopes inside.



Now you know how I am about recycling everyday items around the house...well here is another!  Can you guess what it is?!?!?!

Nope...I buy the small boxes of Walmart brand block cheese (kinda like Velveeta)  I always keep the cardboard boxes.  I used a clear window sheet and cut it down to size just perfect to wrap around the box.  It can slide off.  I decorated it using my favorite Winter Frost DSP pack and filled it with Hershey mini's (cause what teacher doesn't enjoy some chocolate!!!)

Supplies Used:
DSP:  Winter Frost
Stamps:  Festive Flurry, Oh, Goodie, Christmas Messages
Cardstock:  whisper white, island indigo, pool party, smokey slate
Ink:  pool party, island indigo
Misc.:  candy stripes folder, basic jewels, silver 1/8" ribbon, envelope punch board, circle framelit set

Blog Candy Winner!!!

Thank you to everyone who visited my blog and post for Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop for December!  I hope you found my projects to be helpful in creating your own gifts for the holidays.  As promised, below is the blog candy that I am giving away!
and the lucky winner is........

Random Sequence Generator (using Random.org)

Here is your sequence: (1st number listed is the winner!)

14  Linda T!!!
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12
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If you are the winner of my blog candy, please contact me and include your mailing address!  If I haven't heard from you before Wednesday, I will move to the next winner in line.

 

Don't forget to check everyone's blogs to see if you won!!



December Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop - Quick Holiday Gifts



 

 



Thank you so much for joining us for the December Stylin' Stampin' Squad Blog Hop! This month our projects focus on quick and easy gift ideas for the holidays. As we enter the month of December, we find that the Christmas holidays are fast approaching. From decorating our homes, to holiday baking, we realize that shopping days are running low. Thats why we want to share quick and easy gift ideas that anyone can create in time for that special someone!

As you hop along, you will see that many of our design team members are giving away some great blog candy this month.   Leave a comment for each project and you will be entered in to win automatically!  Winners will be drawn Monday, December 16th, so don't forget to leave us those comments! (check out my special blog candy at the end of this post!)

You should have just left stop number 3 on the Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad blog hop – Annie L. of Love Me Cards.  If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn’t work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

With my son having four teachers this year, it makes it a little tricky to buy for all of them and not cost me an arm and a leg.  So my thought was this: what teacher does not need a little chocolate boost through out the day and what teacher does not need "Thank You" cards, so here is what I have come up with as a quick and easy gift collections using things that can be found around the house.

I am one that never throws away cute little plastic or cardboard containers that wrapped food items come in.  This lidded container used to hold a wrapped crisco butter stick (know which ones I'm talking about-they come in packs of three)....but now it has been turned into a cute candy box filled with chocolate truffles!

I used a two 12" strips of DSP and wrapped the sides.  I also created a simple belly band to slide on and off for added decoration and topped it with a stamped ornament.

Next, I used the envelope punch board and created a simple box to hold 3x3" note cards with envelopes.  Teachers are all the time needing "Thank You" cards!!

 

Last, is a card using the same matching DSP.  I will have my son write a special Christmas thank you message inside.

 

I hope you have enjoyed my projects for this months blog hop!  Don't forget to leave a comment to be entered into my drawing for some FREE Blog Candy!!!  The winner will be announced Monday, December 16th, so don't forget to include your email address with your comment.  Now its time to hop on over to Jamie H. of Unique Ink, with her wonderful holiday projects!

 

 

BLOG CANDY, BLOG CANDY!!

Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Two-Tone 1-1/4" Pink Pirouette Ribbon, Summer Smooches Designer Fabric Pack and Brights Designer Buttons!!

 

Project Supplies:

DSP:   Season of Style

Stamp Sets:  Christmas Collectibles, Petite Pairs and Best of Sentiments

Ink Colors:   early espresso, cherry cobbler, and old olive

Cardstock Colors:  cherry cobbler, crumb cake, whisper white and old olive

Misc.: ornament punch, crumb cake seam binding ribbon, candy dots, cherry cobbler bakers twine, emvelope punch board, recycled crisco stick container and the Hearts a Flutter framelit set

 

Blog Hop Participants:
1.Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
2.Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
3.Annie L. of Love Me Cards
4.Cynthia R. of Ink-a-Doodle Creations
5.Jamie H. of Unique Ink
6.Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
7.Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
8.Diana E. of Stampin' Fun with Diana
9.Heidi B. of Stuck on Stampin'
10.Bree R. of Craft-Somnia
11.Anastasia R. of Stampin' Blondie
12.Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
13.Darla R. & Nancy K. of Stampin With Darla and Sisters

Walk in the Wild with SSInkspiration

Good Monday bloggers!  Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe weekend.  Lots of us across the country either got ice or snow.  We had nothing but lots of ice here in Virginia where I live, but it allowed me to get caught up on papercrafting projects for Christmas and give my room a good cleaning!

Lets start the week off with a fun card sketch over at Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration!  Head on over, check out the details and join in the fun!  Don't forget the check out each design teams blog for details on their project and leave us all comments! 

 

 

 

My brother-in-laws birthday is coming up this month and I wanted to try out one of my newest stamp sets, (Walk in the Wild)  I don't know why it took me so long to get this set.  Its great!  Perfect for any "man" card. 

 

Card Supplies:

DSP:  Venetian Romance

Stamp Set:  Walk in the Wild

Cardstock:  tangerine tango, very vanilla, soft suede and pistachio pudding

Misc.:  twine, burlap ribbon, woodgrain folder



Let It Snow with SSInkspiration December Color Challenge

I will have to admit that when I saw the color challenge this month over at SSInkspiration, I was a little worried that I could come up with something to work with those tricky colors.  The issue is I wanted a winter theme but couldn't think of the stamp set I wanted to use, until I dug through the stack of stamp sets that I just recently purchased and oh wow....I had it!!  Best of Snow!! 

 I used the snowflake to stamp onto the three white squares in pistachio pudding ink and layered the backs with pistachio pudding cardstock.  I then stamped in raspberry ripple the let it snow stamp to put in the lower corner.

I hope you have enjoyed my card creation and the take on this months color challenge.  Leave me a comment of what you think.  I love reading your comments!

Card Supplies
Ink:  pistachio pudding, raspberry ripple
Cardstock:  pistachio pudding, whisper white, raspberry ripple and smoky slate
Stamp Sets:  best of snow
Misc.:  candy cane embossing folder, dazzling details, basic jewels

Oh What Fun! with PPA180

Today I decided to join in on the fun over at Pals Paper Arts with their new sketch.



Some challenges can be tricky and some easy.  With this sketch it was easy and I knew exactly what I wanted to do.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.  I would love to hear your comments!

Card Supplies:
Cardstock:     cherry cobber, whisper white
DSP:              season of style
Ink:                basic black
Misc.:            lattice folder, cherry cobbler seam binding ribbon (goodness I've used alot this holiday already), basic jewels
Stamp Set:     Christmas Messages



HSS #173 Be Merry

Finishing up the day with one more challenge.  This time its a sketch over at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

Well this sketch was tricky for me, only because everything I had thought of using someone else had used it and I didn't want to feel like I was a copy cat!  I decided to use the four shapes on my card as holly leaf clusters!  I added some candy stripes to the large vanilla mat for some texture and topped it off with a bow!

Card Supplies:
cardstock -   cherry cobber, very vanilla, garden green and soft suede
stamp sets -  Christmas Messages, Be Merry
misc. -          chalk talk framelits, cherry cobber, seam binding ribbon, owl punch for holly berries   candy strips folder and holly came from my cricut



FM136 & PP172 A Nutty Thanks!

Back today with a project created for Friday Mashup and Paper Players.  First up is the challenge at Friday Mashup of using the colors of baked brown sugar, always artichoke and crushed curry with a 3-D item.  I couldn't end it there, I had to join it with Paper Players and add leaves!

So now here is my nutty creation!  I say "nutty" cause its a decorated recycled jar filled with "NUTS"!

Yep, I have become quite the hoarder of glass jars, boxes of all sorts and well yes, TP rolls!!

This jar was the frappuccino bottle that comes in a 4 pack.  It was the perfect size to fill with candy or in my case, nuts, to give as a small gift!

Project Ingredients:

cardstock - baked brown sugar, crushed curry and very vanilla

DSP -        sweater weather

Misc. -       burlap ribbon (Gosh I love this stuff!), lattice and woodgrain folder, regals candy dots, autumn                       accents bigz die and yes I did it, i'm a bad girl...I used a piece of retired always artichoke seam                     binding ribbon to tie it all together (literally!) 

  

Fab Friday 31 and PPA179 Deck the Halls

Well lets get this Monday started with a card creation for Fab Friday and Pals Paper Arts. One is for the colors and the other is for the great sketch! Don't forget to head over and join in on the fun!

Ok, so here is what I came up with.  I'm pretty excited about it myself!  I think it turned out (as my friend says) CA-UTE!!  I think my favorite part is the way I cut the chevron ribbon in half and tied it together to create the lines for the bottom of the sketch.

Card Ingredients:

cardstock: rich razzleberry, whisper white

DSP:  season of style

Stamp Sets:  Christmas Collectibles and Christmas Messages

Misc.:  crushed curry chevron ribbon, antique brads and ornament punch

Stylin' Stampin' Squad November Blog Hop - Christmas!

Thank you so much for joining us for the November Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad Blog Hop! This month our projects focus on Christmas. While we yet have to give thanks this month, some of us are already thinking about sending Christmas cards, what kind of packaging to present gifts in and how we want to deck our halls. On this month’s blog hop we are showcasing many of the Stampin’ Up! products that are available in the Holiday Catalog. You will see everything from cards to gift tags to 3-D décor and gift packaging. We hope you enjoy seeing how we use the products to create our projects and feel inspired to come up with some great projects of your own.

Remember you can order all of the products showcased from your Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.You should have just left stop number #4 on the Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad blog hop – Annie L. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn’t work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

Wow, its hard to believe that its that time of year already when we starting thinking about creating our Christmas cards and other fun holiday themed packages, etc.  Each year I like to change the theme of our Christmas cards around.  I mean, one year it may be and look country/classic like.  The next it may be something fun and cute!  This year it happens to be a year for fun and cute!  

I have just fallen in love with this cute little snowman from the "Snow Day" stamp set, that I have come to know as, "Mr. Jingles".  Yes that's right, I name some of my stamps!  Mr. Jingles has become the official mascot for this years Christmas card!  He is just so fun & cute to decorate!  I used a small piece of ruffled ribbon to create his scarf and topped him off with a matching coastal cabana hat.  I also added 3 gems for his buttons, cause well, Mr. Jingles likes his bling!!

Now I couldn't just stop with a card this month for our hop.....no this year I have decided to make some of the gifts that our family and friends will be receiving.  I wanted to make all the ladies in my family (5) a paper pine cone ornament, cause one can never have to many handmade ornaments!

I wanted to make it match the card, so I used the beautiful "Winter Frost" DSP to create the pine cone.  I topped it off with a 3 layer bow and then centered with a "Frosted Finish Embellishment".

Card Ingred.:

Paper:  whisper white, island indigo, coastal cabana

Ink:  smokey slate, coastal cabana, island indigo and basic black

DSP:  Winter Frost

Stamp set:  Snow Day

Misc.: silver 1/8" ribbon, chevron border punch, coastal cabana ruffled ribbon, basic jewels

Ornament Ingred.:

DSP:  winter frost

Ribbon:  silver 1/8" ribbon, bermuda bay 1/8" ribbon and soft sky seam binding ribbon

Misc.: frosted finishes embellishments, Styrofoam egg

I so hope you have enjoyed both my projects this month and its inspired you to create your own cards and homemade gifts!  

Now head over to stop #6 Jamie H. and check out her wonderful creations!

Blog Hop Participants: 

Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun
Dawn S. of Dawn's Creative Chalet
Darcy J. of DJ's Stampin' Place
Annie L. of Love Me Cards
Cynthia R. of Ink-a-Doodle Creations
Jamie H. of Unique Ink
Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya
Diana E. of Stampin' Fun with Diana
Heidi B of Stuck on Stampin'
Bree R. of Craft-Somnia
Anastasia R. of Stampin' Blondie
Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
Jennifer B. of NW Stamper
Kristina M. of Mama's Sanity
Shellie G. of Craft Smashup

Dazzling Ornament Keepsake with CCMCWINTER 13-03

So I'm back again this time with a sketch from Create with Connie & Mary!  I wanted to try this one the other day, but I couldn't quite figure out what I wanted to do.  Then it hit me, replace the circle with an ornament and wa la!!!  Here is their sketch, head over and give it a try.

so here is my take on the sketch....

I hope you can see the details.  I am not good at taking pictures of my cards, nor do I have the best spot to do so.  Oh well...I used versa mark and stamped the ornaments on both black pieces, then heat embossed with clear powder to give them a glassy look.

I stamped two ornaments, one in black and one in bermuda bay and layered them on top each other to replace the circle in the sketch.  Added some bermuda ribbon to the BB cardstock border and topped the ornament with a doubled bow and the card is complete!!

Card Ingred.:

INK:                   black, bermuda bay and versa mark

PAPER:              black, whisper white and bermuda bay

STAMP SETS:   christmas messages (inside) and ornament keepsake with match framelits

MISC.:                silver and bermuda bay 1/8" ribbon, white taffeta ribbon, clear embossing power and                                    basic jewels

Flower Shop Get Well with Pals Paper Arts

Ending the day with one final challenge.  This time its a color challenge over at Pals Paper Arts.   I am happy to still see some challenges out there that is not all about Christmas right now.  I love the colors but I was a little worried about the summer starfruit, but I hope I pulled it off ok.

The sketch I used was an old sketch from "The Paper Players". sketch challenge 169, that I found on pinterest.  Have I said how much I love pinterest!?  Hope you enjoyed my creation!

Card Ingred.

paper:  early espresso, very vanilla, crisp cantaloupe

stamps: express yourself and flower shop

ink:       early espresso

misc.:    flower shop punch, basic pearls, lattice folder, crisp cantaloupe ruffled ribbon

DSP:    venelian romance

Christmas Collectibles with SSInkspiration

I am so on a role with getting in some fun challenges the past few days!  Ready for another one?  This time I'm starting off the week with a fun card sketch over at SSInkspiration!  Head over and join the fun.  I know they would love to see what you created!  Here is their sketch..

See a fun sketch, what did I tell ya!?!

Here is what I came up with...

I hope you enjoyed my take on the sketch. and hope you leave a comment for me to enjoy!!

Card Ingred.:

Ink:  early espresso, old olive and cherry cobbler

Paper:  early espresso, crumb cake

DSP: season of style

Stamp Sets:  christmas collectibles and a banner christmas

Misc. circle framelits, early espresso 1/8" ribbon, ornament punch and basic jewels

CCMC276 and Mojo Monday 318 Snowflake Wishes

Even though I'm not ready for snowflakes, snowmen or Christmas, that time is drawing near so I thought this card fitting for both challenges.  First up is Create with Connie & Mary's color challenge.   Second is Mojo Monday with a sketch.

 

My sister loves snowmen, so this might just be her Christmas card for this year!  (only if she's been a good girl!!)  Wonna see what I came up with!?!

Hope you like it!  Leave me a comment and head over to both challenges and join us in the fun!

Card Ingredients:

paper:  real red, whisper white, coastal cabana

dsp:  winter frost

ink:  smokey slate, real red, pumpkin pie, black, coastal cabana

misc.:  candy stripe folder, basic rhinestone gems, snowflake bling, real red 1/8" ribbon, deco labels framelits and festive flurry framelits

stamp sets:  christmas messages, festive flurry, snow day

Fab Friday 30 Gently Falling

Hey bloggers, I'm back with a card creation for a new blog that I thought I would try called, "Fab Friday"!  Head on over and give this weeks color challenge a try.  I was a little nervous at first with the 5 colors, but once I picked my two base colors, it hit me and I knew just what to do with the others.  I think it turned out just "FAB!"

So I needed a get well soon card, and new I wanted to use one of my favorite fall sets called, "Gently Falling".  I love the options with the two step layering you can do with this set.  And whats a card without a banner or two!

Card Ingredients:
paper:  early espresso, old olive and very vanilla
ink:  cajon craze and early espresso
stamps:  gently falling
misc.:  woodgrain folder, candy dots in old olive
dsp:  sweater weather