Friday, December 27, 2013

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!
 

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

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.



Wednesday, December 18, 2013

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


Tuesday, December 17, 2013

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


Monday, December 16, 2013

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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16
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21
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13
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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!!



Thursday, December 12, 2013

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!
 http://jhurley90.blogspot.com/2013/12/stylin-stampin-squad-december-blog-hop.html
 
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

Monday, December 9, 2013

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


Friday, December 6, 2013

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