Tangled in Trimmings

Hi everyone!!

Here's a card using the new Season's Sweetings set from Taylored Expressions. The card is a 5" x 5" square card. The Blush Dark Red Prism Paper, Herbal Garden Medium Prism Paper, Green Ribbon, My Mind's Eye DP, and Fire Engine Red Glitter are all part of the new Key Ingredients. Everything was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic markers (numbers are in the recipe below). The cherries and ornaments on the Christmas tree have Taylor's Fire Engine Red glitter. Platinum Stickles were added to the star and garland on the tree. The red curly punch behind the oval sentiment is up on a layer of dimensionals.

The inside of the card follows the same layout as the front of the card with the same striped DP.

RECIPE~
Stamps: Season's Sweetings (Taylored Expressions, Stamp a Sweet Impression collection)
Paper: Prism Blush Dark Red, Prism Herbal Garden Medium, My Mind's Eye Be Merry DP, PTI Select White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: R46 Strong Red, E35 Chamois, E47 Dark Brown, G94 Grayish Olive, G99 Olive, B93 Light Crockery Blue, B97 Night Blue, W1 Warm Gray, W5 Warm Gray, 0 Colorless Blender
Accessories: Ribbon, SU Curly Punch, SU Large Oval Punch, Dimensionals, Fire Engine Red Glitter, Platinum Stickles
Card Size: 5" x 5" Square

Thanks for stopping by!

Winter Shimmer

Hi all! This little winter house is from Anna Wight's Penguin Antics set, just released by Whipper Snapper Designs this month.

I stamped the house in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it in with Copic markers. I added some Frosted Lace Stickles to the snow on the roof and on the ground. The main image and scallop mat behind it were cut with Nestabilities, and they're each up on separate layers of dimensionals.

I followed Beate's Weekend Sketch #63. Thanks, Beate!...another fun one! The blue felt snowflakes and the white pearls are available at Stamper's Dream. The Night Sky Shimmer CS and the Silver Ribbon are from Papertrey. The white panel was run through the Cuttlebug with the old snowflakes embossing folder.

On the inside of the card, there's a white panel with two snowflakes from the Penguin Antics set stamped in the lower left-hand corner in Brilliant Blue ink....I know, I really need to buy some navy ink. I can't believe I don't own any!

RECIPE ~

Stamps: Penguin Antics (Whipper Snapper Designs)
Paper: PTI Night Sky Shimmer, PTI Select White, SU Textured Going Gray
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, Brilliant Blue
Copics: C1 Cool Gray, C5 Cool Gray, C7 Cool Gray, W7 Warm Gray, G99 Olive, G94 Grayish Olive, Y38 Honey
Accessories: Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Hero Arts Felt Snowflakes, White Kaiser Adhesive Pearls, PTI Silver Sheer Metallic 3/4" Ribbon, Dimensionals, Frosted Lace Stickles
Technique: Dry Embossing

OCC Challenge - Handmade for the Holidays

Hi all, it's Saturday...time for another fun OCC challenge! This week Lynda is challenging everyone to make a 3-D item such as a gift tag, gift box, ornament, decoration, gift, anything!)

Be sure to check the OCC blog for all the details and to link us to your projects. We can't wait to see all the fun Holiday stuff you come up with! Check out what the girls on the OCC crew have made: Amy, Cindy, Dawn, Jennifer, Julee, Laurie and Lynda...as well as our special guest designer this week, Lindsey Botkin.

I made an accordian tag holder and six tags using the new SASI Home Sweet Home set from Taylored Expressions. I'm attaching pics of what the holder looks like when it's closed and when it's open.

Tags:
Six pieces of white CS were cut to 2.25" wide x 4" high and the corners were punched with SU's tag corner punch, stamped with the cupcake snowman and Let it Snow sentiment, and colored with Copic markers (numbers are in the recipe below). Another six pieces of Basic Gray CS were cut 1/8" larger all around, the corners were punched with the tag corner punch, and then they were glued to the back of the stamped white tags. I punched six 1-3/8" circles in the blue Prism paper from the Christmas Key Ingredients, glued them to the tags, and then punched holes in each of them with my Cropodile. Ribbon was added through the punched holes.

Accordian Holder:
I pulled a sheet of the baby blue Prism paper from the Christmas Key Ingredients, cut it to 10.25" wide x 4.25" high, scored it into thirds, folded it "closed", and then used my paper cutter to snip off the corners and make each panel look like a tag. Next I cut three pieces of Basic Gray CS to 3.25" wide x 2.75" high, and then cut three pieces of white CS 1/8" smaller to mat in front of the Basic Gray. The cupcake snowman from the Home Sweet Home set was stamped onto each of the three white panels with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics (numbers are in the recipe below). Then I stamped the snowflakes from Home Sweet Home onto the white CS in Versamark and heat embossed them with silver embossing powder. The white pieces were matted against the Gray, and then I used some sticky strip along the left, right, and bottom edges to glue them to the accordian panels...that leaves the top open and makes three pockets. I inserted two tags into each of three pockets, folded the accordian holder "closed", punched holes on the left and right sides with my Cropodile, and tied them shut with the same silver ribbon.

It sounds like a lot, but these are SUPER easy to make! You can then give the whole set away as a gift or what I like to do is keep them in my purse and use them as notes....they tie onto anything! :)

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Home Sweet Home (Taylored Expressions, Stamp a Sweet Impression Collection)
Paper: Prism Baby Blue Medium, SU Basic Gray, PTI Select White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark
Copics: 0 Colorless Blender, W1 Warm Gray, W5 Warm Gray, W7 Warm Gray, BG15 Aqua, E49 Dark Bark, RV21 Light Pink, Y38 Honey
Accessories: PTI 1/4" Silver Sheer Metallic Edge Ribbon, Cropodile, Silver Embossing Powder, SU 1-3/8" Circle Punch, SU Tag Corner Punch
Technique: Heat Embossing

Enjoy your Saturday!! :)

TE Release Day - Sugar & Spice Holiday Treats

All of the new Stamp a Sweet Impression sets can NOW be ordered from the Taylored Expressions store!

There's a special announcement on the SASI Blog where you can be entered to win the new Holiday Key Ingredients. Check out all the details HERE on the Stamp a Sweet Impression Blog.

Now, onto my project...The stamps are all from the new Tag Treats and Home Sweet Home sets. I used the sentiment, "Sugar & Spice Make the Holidays Nice," and made up some yummy Sugar & Spiced Nuts. The recipe for the nuts is also at the bottom of this post!

The cone-shaped bags are 12" cake decorating bags from AC Moore. I stamped the snowflakes from Home Sweet Home onto the bags with White StazOn, and then I used my SU chalks to make them blue. The blue scalloped inserts inside the bags were cut with a scalloped circle nestabilities die, and then I ran the die-cut circle through my Cuttlebug again in the old Snowflakes embossing folder.

The white tags are from Taylor's store. I stamped the Sugar and Spice sentiment from Tag Treats in Memento Tuxedo Black in the center, stamped the snowflakes from Home Sweet Home in Bashful Blue, and then sponged bashful blue around the edges of the tags. The back side of the tag also has Bashful Blue sponged around the edges, and I stamped the "To/From"...also from the new Tag Treats set...in Memento Black.

The tops of the bags were tied shut with the blue shimmer ribbon in the Key Ingredients pack, and then I tied the tag onto the blue ribbon with silver cord from AC Moore.

These treat bags (and the nuts) were reeeeally easy to make! :)

TREAT BAG RECIPE ~

Stamps: Tag Treats and Home Sweet Home (Taylored Expressions)
Ink: White StazOn, Memento Tuxedo Black, Bashful Blue
Paper: Bashful Blue
Accessories: White Tags, Blue Shimmer Ribbon, Silver Cord, SU Chalks, Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Snowflake Cuttlebug Folder, 12" Cake Decorating Bags
Technique: Dry Embossing


RECIPE FOR SUGAR & SPICED NUTS ~

3 egg whites
2 tablespoons water
3 cups walnut halves
2 cups pecan halves
1 cup whole almonds
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites and water until frothy. Add nuts; stir gently to coat. Combine the remaining ingredients. Add to nut mixture and stir gently to coat. Spread into two greased 15" x 10" x 1" baking pans. Bake, uncovered, at 300 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool.

Now...how about some blog hopping to check out what Taylor and the rest of the Baker's Dozen have created for you? Here are the links: Taylor, Ana, Carol, Charmaine, Donna, Jami, Jen, Laurie, Monika, Sharon, Stephanie, and Terri.

Have fun shopping!

Home Sweet Home Sneak Peeks

Hi everyone!

Today you can see sneak peeks of the new Home Sweet Home set (from Taylored Expressions) on the following blogs: Carol, Donna, Jen, Laurie, Sharon, Taylor, and Terri.

Check out all the gorgeous projects the girls have made!! :) They totally ROCK!

As of midnight Eastern tonight (or 9 p.m. tonight for all you West Coast peeps), you'll be able to purchase all the new sets. We all have posts scheduled at that time as well to show you the third and final set. My post is already scheduled and I can't wait for you to see it, so I hope you're able to come back later. :)

Season's Sweetings Sneak Peek

Hi everyone! This Friday three new sets are being released at Taylored Expressions, and over the next few days we'll be showing you lots of sneek peeks.

Today we're featuring the Season's Sweetings set and the new Christmas Key Ingredients.

The little winter cupcake was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic markers (numbers are in the recipe below). The doodling around the image was done freehand with an Old Olive SU marker. The main panels were cut with Nestabilities dies, and the Vanilla background panel was embossed through the Cuttlebug. The My Mind's Eye polka dot DP, red shimmer ribbon, and dark red Prism paper are part of the new Key ingredients pack. There's a large red ZVA Creative rhinestone added to the top of the cupcake. The red scalloped square is up on dimensionals.

RECIPE ~

Stamps: Season's Sweetings (Taylored Expressions, Stamp a Sweet Impression Collection)
Paper: Prism Blush Dark Red paper, SU Very Vanilla, MME Be Merry DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive marker
Copics: W1 Warm Gray, W3 Warm Gray, G94 Grayish Olive, E33 Sand, RV21 Light Pink, R46 Strong Red
Accessories: Red Shimmer Ribbon, Dimensionals, Square and Scallop Square Nestabilities, Holly Embossing Folder

You can see more sneak peeks of the Season's Sweetings set on Ana, Charmaine, Jami, Monika, Stephanie, and Taylor's blogs today. Check 'em out!

Taylor and the Rotating DT will have sneak peeks for you tomorrow showing another great Christmas set, so stay tuned. :)

CC189 Domestic Angel

Hi all!

Here's a card for today's Color Challenge on SCS...kiwi kiss, pink pirouette, and chocolate chip. Love these colors together! I used Julee Tilman's MOJO Sketch #57...except I had to move the ribbon on my card because I ran out of room.

I inked up my new Domestic Angel stamp from Whipper Snapper Designs and colored it with prisma pencils (blended with gamsol). I added some waterfall (blue) stickles to the water and bubbles, and some diamond (white/gold) stickles to her wings. There's a close-up picture below, which hopefully shows the sparkle a little better. Oh, and don't forget, you can click on any of the pictures and it'll give you an even bigger view.

I made the sentiment on the computer, and printed it on pink pirouette CS. The font is from Creating Keepsakes (digital scrapbooking) and it's called CK Journaling. I matted it against Chocolate Chip and glued down the Chocolate panel with dimensionals.

The inside of the card is layered with more Bella Rose DP and Chocolate Chip panels.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Domestic Angel (Whipper Snapper Designs)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx
Paper: Textured Pink Pirouette, Plain Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, PTI Select White, SU Bella Rose DP
Accessories: Brown Polka Dot Organdy Ribbon, Waterfall and Diamond Stickles, Dimensionals, Prisma Pencils, Gamsol, SU Scallop Edge Punch
Card Size: 5.25" x 5.25" Square
Technique: Gamsol Magic

Don't forget, sneak peeks for the NEW Taylored Expressions stamps begin TOMORROW! Weeeee! So come on back and check it out. :) They're adorable!!

Have an awesome day!

Golden Butterflies (featured stamper Ink-E)

Today's Featured Stamper on SCS is Ink-E. Fun gallery....I LOVE the layout and butterflies on THIS CARD here. Beautiful card, Emily. Congrats on being today's FS!

I kept the same butterfly theme and layout as Emily. I added some layers, changed the colors to Gold, and used my Butterfly Happiness set from There She Goes.

Oh, by the way....did you know that every Sunday on Jessica Knutsen's blog there's a card giveaway where you can win one of the cards made by her design team? Here's the link to this week's post. Check it out!

I stamped the butterflies in Versafine Black Onyx onto the white CS. Then I stamped three more of them onto PTI's metallic gold CS in Versamark, heat embossed them in black embossing powder, cut them out, and popped them up on dimensionals over the ones on the white CS. I ran a strip of red line tape (sticky strip) on the black CS and sprinkled on some Pot of Gold glitter from Art Institute Glitter...this stuff is incredibly sparkly. I love it! The black and white panel with the brads is also up on dimensionals, and then the oval sentiment is up on dimensionals over that. Do I love dimensionals or what??

The inside of the card has another white panel matted with black, and I stamped another butterfly down in the lower left corner. Behind the butterfly, I made a butterfly trail with a black marker and the template from my SU mat pack.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Butterfly Happiness (There She Goes)
Paper: PTI Metallic Gold, PTI Select White, SU Basic Black
Ink: Versamark, Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: AIG Pot of Gold Glitter, PTI Gold Ribbon, SU Small Oval Punch, SU Ticket Corner Punch, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Black Embossing Powder, Gold Brads
Technique: Heat Embossing

...just in case you missed my post last night, there are some fun new features being announced on the Stamp a Sweet Impression Blog.....a giveaway and information on how YOU could be featured on the blog. Check it out!

Fun stuff on the SASI blog!

Hey all!

There's some fun stuff being announced on the Stamp a Sweet Impression Blog today...an awesome giveaway (Just Rite Stampers, Brilliance Ink, and gorgeous Taylored Expressions Ribbon) as well as a new feature where YOU could be featured on the SASI blog.

Hop on over to the SASI blog and check out all the details. :)

OCC Sketch Challenge

Today's challenge from Lynda is a sketch! We have some amazing guest designers on the OCC today, the girls have created some great samples, and there's a PRIZE!!...so be sure to check out the OCC Blog.

I used my brand new Penguin Antics set that was just released by Whipper Snapper Designs this week...one of the awesome cling sets designed by Anna Wight.

Check out that penguin on his ice skates....wanna know what he's doing on the inside of the card??...wiping out (like I probably would on ice skates), LOL! You can see a pic of the inside of the card below.

The penguins were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and then colored with Copic markers (numbers are in the recipe below). The hat was stamped in Memento Black onto Cool Caribbean CS, then I stamped the snowflake background stamp from the Penguin Antics set over top of the penguin's hat, cut it out and paper pieced it onto the main image (when stamping the snowflake pattern over the hat, it did cover the penguin as well, but it didn't matter because it was cut out). The Cool Caribbean panel has the same snowflake pattern as the penguin's hat, also stamped in Cool Caribbean ink.

I marked holes for the PTI ribbon with the template from my SU mat pack and then punched the holes with my cropodile. A while back, I saw Taylor made a card with the ribbon threaded this way...you can see her fun card here. The Pacific Point snowflakes were punched with a Martha Stewart punch, and they're secured with sparkly blue brads that I think I got at Michael's. The white panel was embossed through the cuttlebug with the old Snowflake folder.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Penguin Antics (Whipper Snapper Designs)
Paper: Textured Pacific Point, Cool Caribbean, White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Cool Caribbean
Copics: C1 Cool Gray, C5 Cool Gray, C7 Cool Gray, 0 Colorless Blender, W1 Warm Gray, BG15 Aqua, Y38 Honey
Accessories: Snowflake Embossing Folder, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Sparkly Blue Brads, Cropodile, PTI Silver Sheer Metallic Edge Ribbon, SU Large Oval Punch
Technique: Dry Embossing

Hope you're all having a great weekend!

Sweet Cupcake Friend

So where have I been, huh?....kid stuff...LOTS of kid stuff! There was a preschool field trip on Tuesday to "Pumpkinland" where we all went on a hayride and the kids learned about pumpkins and ghourds. That same day they sent home "homework"....an Elmo doll, who we had to take along with us on errands, have him help us with chores around the house such as feeding the dog and cat, and we took him to the playground for some pictures...all of this had to be journaled with the pictures and handed in at the next class (for some reason I thought I'd have more time when my daughter was in preschool...ha!, LOL!). Then yesterday my mom and I took my daughter and niece to one of those inflatable play places. So anyway, that's where I've been....now onto my card...

Taylor has a reeeeeally fun sketch today, and awesome samples from her cupcake crew and the featured cupcake sampler....you can check them out HERE on her blog. I made a card using her Sweet Celebration set, along with embellishments (DP, Prism paper, and brads) from her Halloween Key Ingredients.

I stamped the cupcake in Memento Tuxedo Black onto white CS, colored the face with a YR00 Powder Pink Copic marker, and colored the tassle on the hat with an RV34 Dark Pink Copic. I stamped the image a second time onto the plain green Prism paper, cut out the hat and cup, paper pieced them over the base image, and then added some Liquid Pearls over the polka dots. I outlined the entire image with a W1 Warm Gray Copic. The green organdy ribbon was layered over top of some black satin ribbon. The black panel behind the main image is up on dimensionals, and so is the punched sentiment. The inside of the card has some more of the green/white polka-dotted paper along the bottom edge.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Sweet Celebration (Taylored Expressions, Stamp a Sweet Impression Collection)
Paper: SU Basic Black, PTI Select White, Intense Kiwi Prism paper and polka-dot DP from Halloween Key Ingredients
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: RV34 Dark Pink, YR00 Powder Pink, W1 Warm Gray
Accessories: Ribbon, Liquid Pearls (opal), SU Word Window Punch, Green Brads from Halloween Key Ingredients, Dimensionals
Card Size: 4.25" x 4.25" Square

Are you an SCS Fan Club member?? Have you had a chance to check out who the two newest dirty girls are?? I'm sure you've heard the buzz by now, but just in case you haven't... it's Jessie Rone and Lisa Zappa!! Whoo-hoooo! Welcome to the dirt pile, girls!! You're awesome and such GREAT additions to the dirty dozen.

Oh, and don't forget...tomorrow is the OCC challenge. Be sure to stop back here or on the OCC blog to see what Lynda has in store for us. :)

Ornament Chickadee

*ETA*
Sorry everyone! I originally posted that this is a stamp by Northwoods. That's not right...it's by Impression Obsession. What can I say, I'm a dork, LOL!

My good friend Janice (hiya, girl!) stamped a couple of these beautiful Ornament Chickadee images for me a while back. I wanted to make her a card with what she sent me so I asked her to pick a color combo. She picked black, white and red. :) Hope you like the card, Janice. I'll be sending it off to you!

The layout is Beate's Weekend Sketch #61 from this past weekend. Fun sketch! Two images were colored with Copic markers (numbers are noted in the recipe below). The chickadee from the second image was cut out and popped up on dimensionals over the first one. A second ornament was filled in with Candy Cane Stickles, cut out (after drying of course), and popped up on dimensionals. The red circle in the corner was run through the Cuttlebug with the Holly embossing folder. The circles were cut with Circle Nestabilities. The piercing along the top was done with an Ornare piercing template and piercing tool (an awesome little gift from my friend Lori), and it goes all the way through the base layer. I also pierced the same pattern on the inside of the card along the bottom edge.

The brads in the sentiment tag were put through the holes and ribbon before the ribbon was wrapped around the card. This way the "backs" of the brads do not show on the inside of the card when it's opened up. They're hidden behind the ribbon on the front of the card.

The chickadee stamp and holly embossing folder are both available at Stamper's Dream.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Ornament Chickadee (Impression Obsession), Warm Words (Impression Obsession)
Paper: PTI Select White, SU Basic Black, SU Riding Hood Red
Ink: Adirondak Black
Copics: 0 Colorless Blender, W1 Warm Gray, W3 Warm Gray, W5 Warm Gray, E51 Milky White, E57 Light Walnut, R59 Cardinal
Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Nestabilities Double Ended Tags, Black Satin Ribbon, Candy Cane Stickles, Black Brads, Ornare Piercing Template and Piercing Tool, Holly Embossing Folder
Card Size: 5.25" x 5.25"

Well, my daughter has her first preschool field trip today....and I'm one of the drivers (oye!)....so, I'd better get a move on and get outta here. Enjoy your day and I hope to see you all again tomorrow. :)

Whipper Snapper Release Day

It's Release Day today for FOUR new cling sets by Anna Wight at Whipper Snapper Designs! Be sure to check them out on the Whipper Snapper site.

The four new sets are called Snowman for Peace (the one I used in my card today), Penguin Antics, Gifts of Christmas, and North Pole Post. So cute!!

I CASE'd the fun layout from yesterday's Featured Stamper on SCS, which was Anne Ryan. Here is HER CARD that I CASE'd.

My card measures 4.25" x 4.25" square. The snowman was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with Copic markers, cut out, and popped up on dimensionals. The hat and scarf were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto the Creative Memories DP (flip side of the polka dot pattern), cut out, and paper pieced over the snowman. The scarf is glued down with Tombo adhesive and the hat is up on dimensionals. The sign was also cut out and glued down with dimensionals. I added some Frosted Lace Stickles to the snowman and the snow underneath him. The faux brads in the corners of the card and panels were done with Baby Blue Glitter and Dries Clear Adhesive from Art Institute Glitter. The ribbon is from Strano Designs.

The inside of the card has a white panel with some snowballs stamped in the lower left corner. These are also from the Snowman for Peace cling set. They were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with a W1 Warm Gray Copic.

Wanna do some blog hopping and see more designs with the new cling sets?? Here are links to Anna, Sharon, Jessie, Sherry, and Paula's blogs. Check 'em out...cuuuuute stuff! :)

RECIPE ~

Stamps: Snowman for Peace (Whipper Snapper Designs)
Paper: Night of Navy, PTI Select White, Creative Memories DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: W1 Warm Gray, W3 Warm Gray, 0 Colorless Blender, YR15 Pumpkin Yellow
Accessories: Navy Ribbon, Dimensionals, Frosted Lace Stickles, Baby Blue Glitter
Card Size: 4.25" x 4.25" Square

OCC Challenge - Anything but Square

Hi everyone!

Today's OCC Challenge from Lynda is to make a card that is NOT a square or rectangle. You're all welcome to play along...and be sure to check out the samples from my fellow OCC girls: Amy, Cindy, Dawn, Jennifer, Julee, Laurie, and Lynda. We also have a guest designer this week....Laura Fredrickson!!

I picked up these scalloped circle note cards at the stamp show last weekend. They're from The Paper Cut, and they came with matching envelopes too. Gotta love short cuts!!

My card is TOTALLY inspired by a card my friend Silke made. {Hiya Silke!! I hope you like the card, my friend...because I'm sending it to ya!}

You can see Silke's gorgeous card HERE...I love the pop of red against the black and white, the embossing, scallops, satin ribbon, and her stick pin with the pearls. I hope she doesn't mind that I basically CASE'd her in my card today. I kept all those basic elements but I changed out the stamps, used Plum Pudding (just happens to be one of Silke's favorites!) instead of red, and embossed with my Swiss Dots folder instead of doing the Scor-Pal lines....I would have done the Scor-Pal thing *IF* I had a Scor-Pal. Still gotta get me one of those!

I used my Butterfly Happiness set from There She Goes...love this set! The butterfly was stamped a couple times in Plum Pudding ink, once on the base circle and then again on a second piece of white CS. I cut out the second image and popped it up on dimensionals over the base layer. Purple Stickles were added to the butterfly. The white scallop circle and the black scallop circle are each up on separate layers of dimensionals. The pierced holes on the white scallop card base were done with a piercing tool and they go all the way through the back layer too.

The inside of the card has another white circle matted against a black circle (same size as the circles on the front). I stamped another one of the butterflies from the Butterfly Happiness set at the bottom.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Butterfly Happiness (There She Goes)
Paper: White Scallop Circle Card (The Paper Cut, Inc.), SU Basic Black, PTI Select White, PTI Plum Pudding
Ink: PTI Plum Pudding
Accessories: Purple Stickles, Dimensionals, Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, SU Pretties Kit (stick pin with pearls), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, PTI Plum Pudding Satin Ribbon, Piercing Tool
Technique: Dry Embossing, Paper Piercing

Have an AWESOME weekend!

Rubbernecker Girl on Swing

My sweet friend Lori (LMcAree) stamped some of these adorable images for me. They're from Rubbernecker, and the stamp is called "Girl on Swing" from the Little Lovin's collection.

I asked Lori for her favorite color, and one of the colors she listed was PTI's Plum Pudding...good taste, my friend! I got that and I love that too!! So, I made the card for her...hope she likes it!!

I followed today's Rock/Paper/Scissors (Limited Supplies) Challege on SCS.

The image was colored with Copics (numbers are in the recipe below). I colored just the butterfly from a second image, cut it out, and added it to the inside of the card. The inside of the card also has some paper piercing along the bottom and behind the butterfly...sorta like a trail. I added some Purple Stickles to both butterflies.

The black mat panel behind the main image is up on dimensionals. The purple Swarovski crystals were glued down with a small dot of Crystal Effects.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Rubbernecker Girl on Swing
Paper: PTI Plum Pudding, PTI Select White, SU Basic Black
Ink: Perm Black
Copics: V15 Mallow, V17 Amethyst, YG91 Putty, YG95 Pale Olive, E33 Sand, E35 Chamois, E43 Dull Ivory, E49 Dark Bark, E51 Milky White, YR00 Powder Pink, W1 Warm Gray, W3 Warm Gray, W5 Warm Gray, 0 Colorless Blender
Accessories: Purple Swarovski Crystals, PTI Plum Pudding Satin Ribbon, Crystal Effects, Purple Stickles, Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Pack
Technique: Paper Piercing

Be sure to stop back again tomorrow for the OCC Challenge....I'll have another purple card for ya!

Stamper's Dream Glittery Challenge

Hi all!

Today the Stamper's Dream Team has a challenge out to make glittery cards....I LOVE glitter so I just had to play along! They're going to be running challenges on the second Thursday of every month, and everyone is welcome to participate. You can see the details by clicking HERE. They're even giving away PRIZES!

I saw Terri Dodd made a gorgeous card with this Northwoods Wispy Witch, I commented on how much I loved it, and she was nice enough to stamp me some of them to try out. I love this image...soooo fun to color! Not only did Terri stamp me the images, but she also sent this awesome bright ribbon. So, I picked the colors for my card based on the ribbon colors. Thanks SO MUCH, Terri!! You're a doll.

Michelle Rodgers has this stamp for sale in her Stamper's Dream store!

I colored the image with Copics (V15 Mallow, V17 Amethyst, W1 Warm Gray, W3 Warm Gray, W5 Warm Gray, W7 Warm Gray, E33 Sand, E35 Chamois, E57 Light Walnut, Y38 Honey, and YR00 Powder Pink). Orange Stickles were added to the belt and boot buckles. Purple Haze glitter was added to the cape with some Dries Clear Adhesive.

I ran the ribbon behind the image on an angle to follow the angle of the broom and the witch's leg. The green brads in the corners are glittery. I think I got them at Michael's. That black mat layer with the brads is up on dimensionals.

I colored another boot, cut it out, and added it to a white panel on the inside of the card.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Northwoods Wispy Witch
Paper: SU Textured Green Galore, SU Basic Black, PTI Plum Pudding, PTI Select White
Ink: Perm Black, Copics
Accessories: Purple Haze Glitter, Dries Clear Adhesive, Orange Stickles, Green and Purple Ribbon, Dimensionals, Green Sparkly Brads, Ticket Corner Punch
Card Size: 5.25" Square

Thanks for looking and I hope you're enjoying your Thursday!

Stamp a Sweet Impression Blog

Did you know Taylor created a Stamp a Sweet Impression blog and every Wednesday there's a new project posted by one of the Baker's Dozen? Well, today is my turn. I hope you'll stop by and check out what I made. It's something with black and white striped candy twists for Halloween. Full pictures and details about my project this week can be seen on the SASI blog by clicking HERE.

*ETA*....the post is up now. My apologies...there was a little glitch with the "posting time" I entered for the post on the SASI blog. Sorry about that!

Oh, and starting soon there will also be posts made on Sundays with links to all the projects the DT members have made throughout the week, so be sure to stop by or add the blog to your Google Reader. :)

Crazy for Chickens

Here's another card using Anna Wight's new Crazy for Chickens cling set from Whipper Snapper Designs.

Oh, and there's another Whipper Snapper release coming up on the 13th of this month too!! ...just thought I'd mention that. :)

The DP Is from a mat pack that I got at Jo-Ann Fabrics. It's by Debbie Mumm and it's called Harvest & Holiday.

The large oval behind the sentiment and the main image panel are up on dimensionals. The inside of the card has the same DP and follows the same pattern as the front of the card.

RECIPE ~
Stamps: Whipper Snapper Crazy for Chickens
Paper: Ballet Blue, Basic Black, Fabriano Watercolor Paper, Very Vanilla, Debbie Mumm Harvest & Holiday Printed Paper Pack
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Ballet Blue, So Saffron, Apricot Appeal, Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Ribbon, Small and Large Oval Punches, Dimensionals, Scallop Square Nestabilities (large), Black Brads
Technique: Watercoloring (with reinkers and a damp watercolor brush)
Card Size: 4.25" x 4.25" square

Thanks for stopping by!

Heirloom Stamp Festival!

Yesterday I got to spend the day with my good friend Janice (catcrazy). We went out for breakfast at Bob Evans and then headed over to the Heirloom Stamp Festival in York to do some stamp shopping.

We ran into some stamping friends and SCS'ers...Wendy (weebeestampin), Jen (jetstudio29) and her mom (tobysgrandma), and Dottie (ohcrunch)! When we headed over to the Rubbernecker booth, look who else we got to meet!! ... Angie Zublionis (duckwaddlequack) and Sherry Cheever (Badsherry)!! Man-oh-man did I get the biggest hug EVER! It was such a great day meeting everyone!