Witching You A Happy Halloween

Hi everyone,

It’s challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. Anne Harmon our challenge hostess for October continues to bring us fun challenges.

This week Anne has challenged us to make a non-traditional card for Halloween (NO orange, black, green, or purple).

I really wanted to play with my new Halloween dies I purchased from Taylored Expression recently so I decided to use “The Witch is In” die set to create my card today. Not being able to use the normal Halloween colors I decided to go with Grey and Pink with a touch of blue.

I think the Witch was too busy showing off her grey & pink tights that she forgot to pay attention where she was going and landed head first into the snow … oops!

Here is the inside of my card … I added another pair of legs from the die set and added a sentiment and some bats.

Don’t forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:

Charlene Merrick (on a break)	Joanne Grzelak	Shirley Quarry	Anne Harmon	Lois Bok	Vicky Gould
Sabrina Friel	Kathy Bradley	Amber Hillman

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Stamps: Witch Sophia (sentiments) – Paper Pretties

Paper: White; Grey; Pink; Tell Your Story DP – Teresa Collins

Other: Taylored Expressions The Witch Is In Dies; Taylored Expressions Gothic Window Accessories Die; Snow Drifts – MFT Stamps; X Cuts Tags & Bookplates Die set; Cuttlebug Spider Web Embossing Folder; Grey Ink; Foam Tape.

 

Happy Birthday

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend. Today I am sharing a card I created using my new Simon Says Stamps Square Trio Die … love how many options I have using this die. The sentiment in the centre panel is from the coordinating stamp set called Square Sayings.

The two silhouette girls are from an older Stampendous set called Sassy Silhouettes.

Here is the inside of my card, I added a sentiment and also another of the silhouette girls.

Stamps: Sassy Silhouettes – Stampendous; Square Sayings – Simon Says Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Pink

Other: Black Ink; Simon Says Stamps Square Trio Die; Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder; Black Ribbon; Foam Tape

 

Celebrate The Season

Hi everyone,

Have you heard the news!

Cornish Heritage Farms is, once again, offering Thomas Kinkade stamps! We have 9 beautiful images up NOW on our website with more to come in the next few months.

During the last few months, we have had an overwhelming number of requests to release Thomas Kinkade in cling - and we listened! The new Thomas Kinkade stamps are the same super high quality, deeply etched red rubber stamps that you have become accustomed to, with one slight difference - they are now being offered on CLING mounting!

My card today uses the Thomas Kinkade Village Christmas stamp, this is such a beautiful stamp as are all the Thomas Kinkade range. The image is stamped on white card using green ink and then covered with vellum which has the sentiment stamped on it. Giving the image a softish look.

Stamps: Thomas Kinkade Village Christmas – Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper: White; Vellum; Green; Pale Green; Burgundy

Other: Black Ink; Green Ink; Eyelets; Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder; Ribbon; Foam Tape.

For A Boy Who’s 3!

Hi everyone,

It’s challenge time again with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. This week our challenge hostess for May, Charlene Merrick brings us another fun challenge.

This week’s challenge is a technique challenge …. vellum embossing – use either heat or dry embossing on your vellum.

For my card this week I used a few La La Land stamp sets, Heart Balloon Luka who also comes with presents and the Brick wall. When I was searching through my vellum box to work out what I was going to do for this challenge I discovered the blue adhesive vellum which I have had for years …. one piece was already embossed with the numbers embossing folder, obviously I had been thinking of doing something with it some time back and then changed my mind. Well now I have a Grandson I figured it would be ideal for a birthday card. I also had the white card base sitting on my desk with the acetate opening as I had been playing with that technique a week or two ago so I decided both would make a fun birthday card.

Now I have to say my Grandson isn’t even 2 yet … he will be at the end of this month, but I already have plenty of boy 2 year old cards so I am getting in an earlier start for next year. I will need some for Christmas when I give my cards away to family and friends.

Here is the inside of my card, very simple. The vertical Happy Birthday shows through the acetate on the front of the card and I added more of the blue vellum to match that on the front.

Don’t forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:

Charlene Merrick	Cindy Haffner	Joanne Grzelak	Shirley Quarry	Brandi Wiggins	Anne Harmon
Brenda O'Rear	Lois Bok	Vicky Gould	Sabrina Friel	Kathy Bradley	Tosh Leyendekker (special guest Designer)

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Stamps: Heart Balloon Luka; Brick Wall – La La Land Crafts; Little Boy Who’s 3 From Make A Wish – Paper Pretties; Vertical Happy Birthday – Lucy’s Stamps

Paper: White; Blue Vellum

Other: Black Ink; Spellbinders Ribbon Banner Die; So Trendy M-Bossabilities; Cuttlebug Numbers Embossing Folder; Foam Tape; Copics

Front Door

Hi everyone,

It is day 4 of our Riley sneak peeks in readiness of the release of 17 new Christmas/Winter themed Riley images this coming this Thursday 24th November by Riley and Company.

For my card today I am featuring Wreath Riley, so I decided to create a door card so the wreath could hang on the front of the door.

Here is the inside of my card using another of the Christmas/Winter Sentiments being released this week.

The rest of the Riley and Company Design Team will also be sharing their cards they have created with you this week, so don’t forget to check them out too (You can find a list of the Design Team members on my side bar). We also have a Guest Designer this release who is Kelli Hull so check out her blog too!

I will be back again tomorrow with another sneak peek to share with you all. Don’t forget the Riley & Company Blog hop which will be held on Thursday 24th November starting at 10 PM EST.

Stamps: Wreath Riley; Christmas Sentiment Set – Riley and Company

Paper: White; Red

Other: Black Ink; Woodgrain Cuttlebug Embossing Folder; Gold Brad; MFT Die-namics Vintage Cameo Frame Die; MFT Die-namics Icicle Border; Foam Tape; Copics

Pass … Shoot … Score!

Hi everyone,

Today starts the beginning of the Paper Pretties sneak peeks in readiness for their release this Wednesday 12th October. This month Paper Pretties will be releasing 4 brand new sets … I am sure you are going to love them.

• Join us for our release Blog Hop this Wednesday 12 AM EST 12th October, starting on the Paper Pretties Blog.
• New Release Stamps available in the Paper Pretties Boutique from Wednesday 12 AM EST 12th October.
• Don’t forget to check out the Paper Pretties Blog to see who else is previewing the new stamps today.

To start off the Pretties Peeks, the design team are showcasing the Basketball Boy stamp set that is being released.

I love making shaped cards and as I had just received my grand nestabilities circle dies I decided to create a basketball shaped cards. I have made these before but until now they had to be small! So that I could emboss the orange portion of my ball I drew lines on the circle to represent the lines of a basketball and then cut around them and attached it to my card after I had embossed them with the cuttlebug tiny bubbles embossing folder.

For the inside of my card I stamped the basketball which is included in the stamp set three times, I cut these out and attached to the inside circle. I also added a sentiment.

Stamps: Basketball Boy – Paper Pretties

Paper: White; Black; Orange

Other: Black Ink; Grand Circle Nestabilities Die; Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles Embossing Folder; Foam Tape; Copics

Fred Bear Plays Indians!

Hi everyone,

It’s that time again when the MFT Stamps designs team begins showing our MFTeasers in preparation of the new stamps which will be released by MFT Stamps after the release party this coming Tuesday 3rd May.

Today the Design Team are featuring three of the new stamps to be released. These are “ Fred Bear Plays Indian”; “Flapper Doodles – SS Flapper” and “Well Worn Greetings”.

For my project today I decided to create a 3 D scene. I thought Indian Fred Bear needed a playmate so I also used Fred Bear goes Camping, I stamped the headpiece again on white card and added that to my other bear so they both looked like Indians.

I used a number of MFT Die-namics on this scene, these include:

• Die-namics Open Zig Zag Border
• Die-namics Fresh Cut Grass
• Die-namics Star Border
• Die-namics Teardrop Tree

It’s also time for another MFT Guest Designer Contest. This month Jody Morrow and I are hosting the challenge. Would you like to win over $125 in prizes and be the guest designer for the MFT June release. You will find the details over on the MFT Forum.

This isn’t what I had originally planned for my sample for the challenge, but due to Easter & Anzac Day holidays down here the stamps I was going to use were delayed. So I had to make the theme which is Blue Jeans & Bling …. fit with this project. I had some blue jeans designer paper so I used that to die cut the MFT Die-namics star border on the tepee. And also the clothe & head piece Indian Fred is wearing. For the bling I used rhinestones on the MFT Die-namics Open Zigzag border on the tepee.

Here is a close up of Fred Bear … isn’t he the cutest!!!!!!!!

Here are the details about the upcoming release on May 3rd at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on May 3rd at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available on May 3rd at 10 PM EST.
• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.

• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog NOW! Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of 2 $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

Stamps: Fred Bear Plays Indian; Fred Bear Goes Camping – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Kraft; Green; Mustard; DP

Die-namics: Open Zig Zag Border Die; Fresh Cut Grass Die; Star Border; Tear Drop Tree – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Kebab Sticks; Sand; Copics