A Glitzy Girl!

Hi everyone

It is time for another MFT Stamps sketch challenge over on the MFT Stamps member forum of SCS. This week it is Cindy Haffner’s turn to host the challenge.

I used the new MFT Stamps “Puttin’ on the Glitz” stamp set to create my card this week. This has to be one of my favorite MFT stamp sets ever to be released. I paper pieced the girls dress.

Here is the sketch. Cindy and I would love you to play along. Don't forget to upload your card to the MFTSC99 gallery on SCS to be in the running to win a $5 gift certificate.

Recipe:

Stamps: Puttin’ on the Glitz – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Pink; Brown; DP – Unknown

Other: Black Ink; Rectangle Nestabilities; Pink Brads; Foam Tape; Copics

Cozy In & Feel Better Soon!

Hi everyone!

It is time for another Pretties Weekly challenge which we decided would be even more fun if we also made it a blog hop. So if you didn't hope onto my blog via Christi Thorsen's blog then you might want to hop back over to the very start of the blog hop which is at Christie Ortman's blog.

This week our challenge was issued by Charmaine Ikach who gave us an inspiration challenge which was using the picture below.

I was inspired by the colors and the stripes on the bed and also the fact that it was a bed so decided to use Bunny Slippers Sophia for my card. I also used the Mojo Monday sketch Mojo102 for the layout of my card.

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Want to know what the next challenge is?? You need to create a card using fun foam!

How to Enter: make a card using fun foam and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s) you have. Upload the card to the Paper Pretties gallery. Please include it in the Weekly Challenges category and use keyword PWC70.
Deadline: 6pm EST Tuesday, September 22nd.
Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique.

Don’t forget to check out the rest of the Paper Pretties Design team for more sneak peeks on the new releases.

Christie Ortman

Julie Masse

Danielle Lounds

Charmaine Ikach

Jana Weaver

Jackie Rakoski

Christi Thorsen

Frances Byrne (that's me!!! which means you are at the end of the blog hop.)

Recipe:

Stamps: Bunny Slippers Sophia – Paper Pretties

Paper: White; Dark Pink; Brown

Other: Black Ink;Circle Nestabilities; Photo Corner Punch; Blue Grosgrain Ribbon; Brads Foam Tape; Copics

Sending Christmas Love!

Hi everyone,

I am back again with our Day 3 sneak peeks of the new stamps to be released by Elzybells Art Stamps this coming Thursday 17th September.

My cards today uses a couple of the Individual Red Rubber Christmas themed stamps which Elzybells will be releasing.

My first card uses Teddy & Letterbox and also the sentiment Sending Love.  For the layout of my card I used the Mojo Monday sketch Mojo103. The embossed background was created using a Sizzix texture plate.

My second card uses Teddy Decorating Tree and also the Beary Merry Sentiment. These are such fun stamps!

Don't forget to check out the rest of the Elzybells Design Team's blogs to see some more sneak peeks.  I will be back tomorrow with another Elzybells card for you.

• #Elzybells Blog
• Charlene Austin
• Jeanne Streiff
• Michelle Short
• Stephanie Mayne

Recipe:

Stamps: Teddy & Letterbox; Teddy Decorating Tree; Sending Love; Beary Merry – Elzybells Art Stamps

Paper: White; Olive; Red; Pale Green; DP – Basic Grey

Other: Black Ink; Circle Nestabilities; Sizzix Texture Plate; Label Tag Die; Brad; Red Ribbon; MS Lace Doily Border Punch; Foam Tape; Copics

 

Trick or Treat!

Hi everyone,

It is day 2 for the sneak peeks of the new stamps to be released by Elzybells Art Stamps this coming Thursday 17th September.

Today I am using a couple of the new Halloween individual red rubber stamps that Elzybells will be releasing.

My first card using Pumpkin Girl, isn’t she a cutie!!!!! I also mentioned yesterday about the new Seasonal Sentiments set that are perfect for stamping on ribbons. This is what I used to stamp on the ribbon of my card …. I stamped it at the top and bottom of this wide ribbon. I did tie the bow separately and add that to the ribbon stripe otherwise the words would have been upside for one.

 

Next I created a treat box using Dracula and one of my favorite sentiments from the Mini Messages – Happy Haunting set.

Here is a better view of my favorite sentiment hehe. Do you care for a bite!

Recipe:

Stamps: Pumpkin Girl, Dracula, Seasonal Sentiments & Mini Messages – Happy Haunting – Elzybells Art Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Orange; Olive

Other: Black Ink; MS Zig Zag Border Punch; MS Lace Doily Border Punch; Oval Nestabilities; Orange Grosgrain Ribbon; Black Ribbon; Acetate; Foam Tape; Copics

Alota Cupcake Bug!

It is time for another challenge over on the Alota Rubber Stamps Paper Craft Planet Group. This week the challenge is hosted by Jodi Lee. You have two weeks from today to participate in this challenge and you also have a chance of winning some wonderful stamps if you card is selected randomly from all the entries received.

So what’s the challenge … this time round it is a color challenge. The colors to be used are: Yellow; Teal & Brown.

I used Cupcake Bug to create my card today.

Recipe:

Stamps – Cupcake Bug  Alota Rubber Stamps

Paper: White; Yellow; Teal; Brown

Other: Black Ink; Labels Nestabilities; MS Zigzag Border Punch; Grosgrain Ribbon; Foam Tape; Copics

 

Spooktacular Halloween Lollipop Holders

Hi Everyone,

Elzybells Art Stamps have a new release this coming Thursday 17th September, so for the next few days I will be sharing with you some cards/projects I have made using some of the stamps that will be available.

To start off I am showcasing the new Mini Messages – Happy Haunting set. This is a fun Halloween set which has soon many uses. I decided that as Halloween has a lot to do with treats that I would create a few treats of my own creating these fun lollipop holders.

For this particular lollipop holder I also used another set which is called Seasonal Sentiments.   I used the Trick or Treat greeting along the top edge of my holder. This set has a variety of different long sentiments that are repeated that can be used on a variety of things including ribbons (which I will share with you tomorrow).

I used love this “do you care for a bite” sentiment I used at the top edge of this holder perfect of treats. I also love these circle sentiments which also come in the set .. there are two different versions which you can see in my first two holders.

My final lollipop holder uses the ghost from the set … there are still heaps of other fun images that I haven’t used. One of the things I love about clear stamps is that you can curve the sentiments which is what I have done with the two here that I have stamped on the edge of the circle.

Andy finally here are my 3 lollipop holders open, here I stamped the Trick or Treat poem that is another stamp that will be released this Thursday. 

Don't forget to check out the rest of the Elzybells Design Team's blogs to see some more sneak peeks.  I will be back tomorrow with another Elzybells card for you.

• #Elzybells Blog
• Charlene Austin
• Jeanne Streiff
• Michelle Short
• Stephanie Mayne

Recipe:

Stamps: Mini Messages – Happy Haunting, Trick or Treat Poem & Seasonal Sentiments - Elzybells

Paper: White; Orange, Olive & Purple

Other: Black Ink; Circle Punches; Circle Nestabilities; Slot Punch; Foam Tape; Copics

Back To School!

Hi again everyone!

I am back again today with my card for this week’s Pink Elephant challenge. This week the challenge is a theme challenge which was a back to school /for teacher theme.

it always feels strange to me hearing everyone talk about back to school at this time of the year because down here in Australia the school year starts at the end of January/beginning of February.

This is the second card today that I have used High Hopes stamps for …. these are some I have had for a while and hadn’t gotten around to using so it is good that they are finally being used. The school room was stamped on white card, masked and then I stamped the wood floor to the bottom area of my card. While the mask was still in place I then airbrushed the remainder of the white area for the wall. The boy and girl were stamped on scrap white card and cut out and mounted to my finished card.

Don’t forget to head over to the Pink Elephant Challenge blog if you want to play along. You can also see what the other design team members created this week.

Recipe:

Stamps: School Boy, School Girl; School Room – High Hopes Stamps; Wooden Floor – Hanna Stamps; Back to School – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Cream; DP – Unknown

Other: Black Ink;  Foam Tape; Copic Airbrush System; Copics

Cops Monkey!

 

Hi everyone!

Happy Monday …. it is time for another challenge with my CCEE Stamper friends. This week we have another CNFS (Catchy Name Featured Stamper) challenge. This is when we pick someone over on SCS who has a catchy user name and create our cards around that name.

This month as I am the challenge hostess I selected the name “copsmonkey” …. my instructions to the rest of the team was to create a card that had a monkey on it, if they wanted to get creative they could add a cops hat on the monkeys head or wherever.

Now I knew I was gonna be in  BIG trouble with this challenge cause our head cheerleader Tosh does not like monkeys … no way … but I just couldn’t help it, Hopefully by now Tosh has forgiven me!

I used a monkey from High Hopes Stamps to create my card. The layout for this is WSC96 Beate’s Weekend Sketch challenge from the 4th September.

Don’t forget to check out the rest of our cards over on our CCEE Stampers blog which goes live at 12.00 AM.

Recipe:

Stamps: Monkey – High Hopes Stamps

Paper: White; Brown; Olive; Mellow DP – Basic Grey

Other: Black Ink; Label Tag Die; Circle Nestabilities; Brown Grosgrain Ribbon; Foam Tape; Copics

 

Rebus – Name of Fruit or Vegetable

Happy Sunday everyone!

It is rebus time again,  hope you have fun solving this month’s puzzle.

This month the theme of our rebus swap is the name of a fruit or vegetable.

If you would like to solve it, why not post a comment to this blog post with your answers. I will let you know what the correct answers are next time I post a rebus card here.

Here is the solutions for the last rebus I posted a couple of weeks ago, which was “G Words”

• Gentlemen
• Grammar
• Gear
• Galaxy
• Grants
• Gardeners
• Gansters
• Grow
• Guys

You can find all my past rebus cards here.

Crazy 4 Challenges Sketch #2

Happy Saturday everyone!

It is time for our 2nd challenge over on the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge blog. September is Sketch month and Cindy Haffner our challenge hostess for this month has supplied us with another fantastic sketch to use.

This week I used Birthday Anya from The Greeting Farm … isn’t she just super cute! I also used my Spellbinders Fleur de lis pendant die for the bottom layer Anya is sitting on.

To play along create a card using this sketch and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery, using the keyword C4C2. Then link it up to Mr Linky, on the Crazy4Challenges Blog!!!

Don't forget to check out the rest of the C4C Designers cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog.

• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Jessica Diedrich
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lori Boyd
• Lynda Benden
• Mercy Kerin
• Robin Willis
• Vicki Garrett

Recipe:

Stamps: Birthday Anya – The Greeting Farm

Paper: White; Pink; Orange; DP

Other: Black Ink; Fleur de lis Pendant Die;  Pink Brads; Foam Tape; Copics

Give Thanks!

Hi everyone

It’s Friday which means it is time for another challenge over on the Hanna Stamps Member Forum of SCS. This week it is Kerry Donovan-Casey’s turn to host the challenge, which this week is a sketch!

I used the Fall Hanna set that was released by Hanna Stamps earlier in the week.

Here is the sketch if you want to play along. Don’t forget to add the keyword HSC86 when uploading to SCS.

Recipe:

Stamps: Fall Hanna – Hanna Stamps

Paper: White; Chocolate Chip, River Rock & Apple Cider DP – SU

Other: Black Ink; Oval Nestabilities; Brown Grosgrain Ribbon; Brown Brads; Foam Tape; Copics

Let’s Go Fly A Kite!

Let’s Go Fly a Kite, up to the highest heights. Let’s Go Fly a Kite and send it soaring!

Oops sorry you caught me singing again … but this card reminded me of that song Let’s go fly a kite from Mary Poppins ….. wow that is going way back LOL!

Anyway it is Elzybells challenge time over on the Elzybells Art Stamps blog. This week the challenge was to alter an image, what a fun challenge. I used to do this a lot years back but i haven’t done it much in recent years so it was fun to do.

First up I had to select which stamp I was going to alter and I decided on the Teddy Heart Balloon image. Normally this teddy is holding a balloon but with a little playing around I was able to make it look like it was flying the kite in the mini messages – summertime set.

To do this I stamped the bear onto a scrap of white card and also on a post it note. I then cut out each image. I placed the post it note image onto my card where I wished to place the finished bear and then used my stamp positioner to stamp the kite. Keeping the mask in place I then airbrushed the clouds and grass area. When I removed my mask there was a white bear shape making it easy to work out where to position the bear image.

While on a recent shopping trip I found this fun kite designer paper, at the time I didn’t have a reason to use it but it looks like it came in handy after all. The sentiment is also from the mini messages – summertime set. To finish of my card I added the different colored ribbons to the side of my card.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the design team created for this challenge.

• Charlene Austin
• Jeanne Streiff
• Michelle Short
• Stephanie Mayne

Recipe:

Stamps: Teddy Heart Balloon & Mini Messages –Summertime – Elzybells Art Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Yellow; DP – Unknown

Other: Black Ink; Yellow Eyelets; Red, Green & Orange Grosgrain Ribbon; Word Window Punch; Foam Tape; Copic Airbrush System; Copics

 

Devilish Evening

Hi everyone

It is time for another MFT Stamps sketch challenge over on the MFT Stamps member forum of SCS. This week it is my turn to supply the sketch.

This week uses a combination of some of the new sets that were released by MFT Stamps earlier in the month. The sets used are Party Girl, Ghoulish Labels and Too Cute To Spook.

Here is the sketch. Cindy and I would love you to play along. Don't forget to upload your card to the MFTSC98 gallery on SCS to be in the running to win a $5 gift certificate.

Did you know that we are approaching our #100 sketch in September??? Cindy & I have a number fun things planned to celebrate this event. How many MFT Stamps sketches have you done???? I know there are a few MFT Stamps fan who are trying to see if they can get them all done by the time we reach #100 …. there are only a few at the very beginning I missed and of course I am also playing catch up … you will see a few more of the old sketches in coming weeks from me. You can see more about this in the 100 Sketches thread here. It was fun to go back through the past sketches and see how much our stamping has changed in that time.

MFT Stamps has just released the new MFT Kit for September.

The kit contains:

• Love Machine mini stamp set

• Mr. Roboto digi paper pack (5 printable patterns)

• 6, A2 gate-fold cards with tag flaps

• 100 brads in an adornments case (25 teeny tiny silver, 25 teeny tiny pewter, 25 mini silver, 25 mini pewter)

• 6 yards of coordinating poly-twill ribbon (3 yards 3/8”, 3 yards 7/8”)

• 12 Perfect Paper Panels

• A special, exclusive offer toward a future purchase

• Download-able project sheet

Valued at $29.85 you can now purchased this from MFT Stamps for only $25!

Recipe:

Stamps: Party Girl, Ghoulish Labels and Too Cute To Spook – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Riding Hood Red – SU; DP – Amazing Creations

Other: Black Ink; Black Grosgrain Ribbon; Circle Nestabilities; Circle Punches; Foam Tape;  Copics

Game On!

Hi everyone,

It is time for another Pretties Weekly challenge which we decided would be even more fun if we also made it a blog hop. So if you didn't hope onto my blog via Christi Thorsen's blog then you might want to hop back over to the very start of the blog hop which is at Christie Ortman's blog.

Last week we told you that this week’s challenge was a sketch challenge. This is one of Danielle’s sketches, I just love her sketches!

I used the new Paper Pretties Game On set that was released earlier in the month. This is a fabulous set to use for males, teenagers or anyone who loves playing video games.

Here is the sketch again if you didn’t catch it last week.

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Ok so do you want to know what our next challenge will be! It’s an Inspiration challenge using the picture below … can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with next week. Don’t forget that you can play along too with the Prettie Girls, you can see how to play along in the details under the picture.

How to Enter: make a card using the provided photo above as your inspiration and any Paper Pretties stamp set(s) you have. Upload the card to the Paper Pretties gallery. Please include it in the Weekly Challenges category and use keyword PWC69.
Deadline: 6pm Tuesday, September 15th. The winner will be announced on The Paper Clip on Thursday September 17th.
Prize: $15.00 coupon to the Paper Pretties Boutique.

Don’t forget to check out the rest of the Paper Pretties Design team for more sneak peeks on the new releases.

Christie Ortman

Julie Masse

Danielle Lounds

Charmaine Ikach

Jana Weaver

Jackie Rakoski

Christi Thorsen

Frances Byrne (that's me!!! which means you are at the end of the blog hop.)

Recipe:

Stamps: Game On – Paper Pretties

Paper: White; Brown; Green; Blue; DP

Other: Black Ink; Blue Ink; Black Wire; Brown Brads; Foam Tape; Copics

Howdy All!

Hi everyone!

I am back today with another sneak peek at the new stamps that will be released by Hanna Stamps on Tuesday 8th September after the release party over on the Hanna Stamps Member Forum of SCS.

My card today uses the new Wheat Riley … isn’t he a cutie chewing on his piece of wheat and playing his banjo hehe! I also used the brick background on the mustard side panel.

Recipe:

Stamps: Wheat Riley, Hay Hanna & Brick Background – Hanna Stamps

Paper: White; Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Ballet Blue – SU; DP – Unknown

Other: Black Ink; Circle Nestabilities; Star Punch; MS Zigzag Border Punch; Brown Grosgrain Ribbon; Foam Tape; Copics

Hauling Pumpkins!

Hi again everyone!

I am back again today with my card for this week’s Pink Elephant challenge. This week the challenge is a color one and we had to use the colors Black, Red,Yellow and White.

When I was thinking about what I could use for this challenge I was also browsing last week’s card for the CCEE Stampers challenge I also do every Monday …. well guess what we all used exactly the same colors last week for that challenge, pity the two challenges weren’t on the same day LOL!

I love my Alota bug stamps so of course it wasn’t hard to decide to use another of the new one I have recently received. This one is called Bugs Hauling Pumpkin … aren’t they just so cute!

Don’t forget to head over to the Pink Elephant Challenge blog if you want to play along. You can also see what the other design team members created this week.

Recipe:

Stamps: Bugs Hauling Pumpkin – Alota Rubber Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Red & Yellow DP

Other: Black Ink; Yellow Grosgrain Ribbon; Word Window Punch; Yellow Brads;  Foam Tape; Copic Airbrush System; Copics

 

Come Hopping With Hanna!

Hi again everyone and welcome to my blog. It time to join the Hanna Stamps Design Team for a blog hop!

I am the beginning of the blog hop.

Brand new Hanna Stamps & Riley Stamps will be released by Hanna Stamps this coming Tuesday 8th September after the release party over on the Hanna Stamps Member Forum of SCS.

Today I am featuring the new Goth Hanna, I hope you enjoy my projects!

My first project I created is a coffin, just right for those Halloween treats. I found the template to create the coffin on the Martha Stewart site you can find it here. I reduced the size of the template to 83% before I cut it out as I didn’t need my coffin box to be quiet so big as the one supplied on the template.

Here is a side on view of the coffin box, this was lots of fun to create!

Next I created a card using this set. I stamped Goth Hanna onto white card using black ink and cut her out. On a separate piece of card I stamped the brick background using my stamp positioner as I needed to stamp it twice across the card. I hand drew in the footpath. I stamped all the graffiti using images from the Goth Hanna set and also the new Graffiti set which was designed to go with the brick wall. Once everything was stamped I used my copic airbrush system to color the wall and the footpath. I then attached Hanna onto my card using foam tape.

I added the black band with the silver eyelets to the bottom of my card.

Well now it is time to head on over to the ever so creative Cindy Haffner’s Blog so you can continue on your Hop Around The Block. I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop and thanks for dropping by!

Recipe:

Stamps: Goth Hanna; Brick Background; Graffiti set – Hanna Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Riding Hood Red – SU

Other: Black Ink; White Ink; Silver Eyelets; Foam Tape; Copic Airbrush System; Copics