OCL Giveaway - Beach Days

Whoo-hoooo, it's release day and all the new OCL sets that you've seen previewed this week are now available for purchase! To celebrate the release, we're having a blog hop with giveaways! A bunch of us are not only showing you more sneak peeks but you can also enter to win one of the new OCL stamp sets. The one I'm giving away is this set called *Beach Days*.....so stinkin' cute!



All you have to do to enter to win *Beach Days* is leave a comment on this post. Note: you MUST be signed in to blogger or leave contact information IN the comment in order to be entered so I have a way to get in touch with you. I'll draw a name on Sunday, May 2nd at 3pm Eastern time and I'll notify the winner. A full list of winners from all the giveaway blogs will be posted on the OCL Blog.

Here's my sample that I made with the set...



The main panel is up on foam tape, platinum Stickles were added to the sand, and I sponged clouds and sand onto the main panel too. The Aloha sentiment is from my *Kona* set, which is also new to all retail and online stores with this release.

Want to try and win more new OCL sets? Stop by these blogs today and get yourself entered: Amber Hillman, Broni Holcombe, Cambria Turnbow, Charmaine Ikach, Chelle Fowler, Cindy Lawrence, Deb Felts, Deborah Anton, Heather McNally, Holly McMillen, Jeanne Streiff, Kendra Wietstock, Kisa Peters, Pam Hooten, Terri Thill, and Vicki Garrett

Oh!...and don't forget....today is sketch challenge day on the OCL blog. Head on over, check it out, and play along if you get a chance.

Thanks for stopping by and good luck in the giveaways!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Beach Days, OCL Kona
Paper: Crate Paper Blue Hill Collection Sky DP, Kraft, Ivory
Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Close to Cocoa, Copic Markers
Accessories: Fruit Punch and Platinum Stickles, Foam Tape, Square Nestabilities, Hemp Twine, Versafine Onyx Black
Card Size: 5” Square

OCL Sneak Peek - Life's a Picnic

Hi everyone and welcome to the second day of OCL sneak peeks. Today I want to show you this adorable little *Life's a Picnic* set that'll be available in retail stores and online stores as of tomorrow, April 30th. Here's a quick and pretty straight forward card I made....



The image was colored with Copics and there's a little bit of Fruit Punch Stickles on the watermelon and in the center of the flower.

Want to see more peeks of the newest OCL sets? Stop by these blogs today: Amber Hillman, Beth Silaika, Broni Holcombe, Cambria Turnbow, Charmaine Ikach, Chelle Fowler, Cindy Lawrence, Deb Felts, Deborah Anton, Heather McNally, Holly McMillen, Kendra Wietstock, Kisa Peters, Pam Hooten, Terri Thill, and Vicki Garrett

I'll be back tomorrow to give you a sneak peek of another adorable set that I know you'll love.......and I may be giving something away too! {big smile}






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Life's a Picnic
Paper: Papertrey White and True Black, Miscellaneous Gingham DP from Michael’s
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Accessories: Rectangle and Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities, Fruit Punch and Platinum Stickles, Papertrey Black Gingham Ribbon, Foam Tape

OCL Sneak Peek - Kona

Hi all! Our Craft Lounge is releasing 13 new sets this Friday, April 30th to retail and online stores and today I get to show you one of the sets.....Kona! I Love Love LOOOVE Kona! Last year OCL released this set as an Eclectic Paperie exclusive, but as of this Friday it will be available everywhere.

I stamped Kona in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored him up with Copic markers, and added some Waterfall Stickles to the water droplets. The Spellbinders surfboard and beach ball were cut, embossed, and sponged with Summer Sunrise and Hawaiian Shores inks. The surfboard, beach ball, and floral DP panel are all up on foam tape. I followed Barb Anders' tutorial on how to make the sailor's knot....so fun!

Check out these blogs for more awesome OCL sneak peeks: Amber Hillman, Beth Silaika, Cambria Turnbow, Charmaine Ikach, Chelle Fowler, Cindy Lawrence, Deb Felts, Deborah Anton, Heather McNally, Holly McMillen, Kendra Wietstock, Kisa Peters, Pam Hooten, and Terri Thill

I'll be back tomorrow to show you another new set!

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Kona (Our Craft Lounge)
Paper: White, SU patterned paper, Hawaiian Shores, Orange Zest
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Hawaiian Shores, Summer Sunrise, Copic Markers
Accessories: White Yarn, Dew Drop, Diamond Glaze, Waterfall Stickles, Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities, Spellbinders Surf's Up dies, Foam Tape

Let's Hang Out

Good morning! Hope you're all having a good Tuesday so far.

I made this little circle card for yesterday's Mojo sketch 136 and today's Timeless Tuesday vintage challenge. Vintage to me means to make a card look a little aged, so I distressed the edges of the circle and Material Girl DP with my fingernail and sponged some Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink around the edges of the DP, sentiment, circle and scallop circle. The images and sentiment are from Flourishes Friendly Reminders. An extra hat was stamped in Memento rich cocoa, colored with Copics, and popped up on foam tape over the hat rack. The sentiment is also up on foam tape.

Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Flourishes Friendly Reminders
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Material Girl DP
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Copic Markers
Accessories: Circle & Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, PTI Twill Ribbon, Wisteria Button, Sewing Machine & Thread, Word Window Punch

Adele Enjoying Apples

Hi everyone and happy Sunday. I just had to buy this new Adele Enjoying Fresh Apples stamp the last time I was shopping at Stamper's Dream. It's one of the newest Stampavie releases.

I stamped Adele in Craft Black, heat embossed it with detail clear embossing powder, and watercolored the image with various water-based inks. The matted main image is up on foam tape. The DP is Material Girl, the sentiment is from my Just a Note set by JustRite and it's stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa, and I added a strip of brown crochet lace ribbon along with some machine sewing.

Have an awesome day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Stampavie Adele Enjoying Fresh Apples, JustRite Just a Note
Paper: Material Girl DP, PTI Vintage Cream and Dark Chocolate
Ink: Craft Black, Memento Rich Cocoa, Wild Wasabi, Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango, Basic Brown, Blush Blossom
Accessories: May Arts Brown Crochet Ribbon, Chocolate Kaiser Craft Pearls, Foam Tape, Sewing Machine & Thread
Card Size: 5" Square

Ride the Big Wave

Hi all! It's Friday (whoo-hoo!) and that means it's time for another OCL DT Sketch. I'm so excited, today's sketch happens to be based on this card that I made last year. The matted main panel is up on foam tape. I added some Waterfall Stickles to the water, and Orange Peel Stickles on Kona's surfboard and the flowers on his shorts.

Here's the sketch...



Hope you all have a fantastic day! I'm headed down to Wildwood, NJ today to check out some rentals for our vacation this summer....whooo-hooo, road trip!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Hangin' Loose with Kona (Our Craft Lounge)
Paper: Vintage Cream, Hawaiian Shores, Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Hawaiian Shores, Copic Markers
Accessories: Hawaiian Shores Ribbon, Foam Tape, Square Nestabilities, Labels One Nesties, Mini Library Clip, Waterfall & Orange Peel Stickles, Dew Drops, Diamond Glaze (to glue down the dew drops)
Card Size: 5" Square

Sexy Tractor...

{giggle!}...this sentiment from Barnyard Banter cracks me up and I just HAD to play with it and pair it up with the tractor from my Barnyard set. I was up really early today (because I fell asleep EARLY on the couch last night, lol!) so I got to play along in the sketch challenge on SCS. I'm so excited that I actually got to play along ON the morning of the challenge.....that hardly ever happens anymore.

Now I'm off to get the kiddo ready for school. See ya!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Barnyard and Barnyard Banter (Our Craft Lounge)
Paper: Certainly Celery, Bravo Burgundy, Vintage Cream, October Afternoon Farm Fresh DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Accessories: Blue Brad, Burgundy Stitched Ribbon, Sewing Machine & Thread, Slit Punch, Foam Tape

Bird & Bear

Hi all! Here's a card that started out for Karen G's Sweet Sunday Sketch, but I ended up carrying the ric-rac all the way across (because I couldn't get anything to work by bringing it part way across...just more creative struggles on my part, oye!). The sweet Bird & Bear image is another cutie by Penny Johnson. I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored it with Copic markers, and then added some mini flower rhinestones with dots of Diamond Glaze. The chipboard butterflies were inked with Memento Tangelo and Brilliance Pearlescent Orange.

Stampavie stamps, Prism papers, ZVA mini rhinestones, Memento inks, and the chipboard butterflies are all available at Stamper's Dream.

Here's a close-up:



Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great day. I'm off to watch the race (if the rain holds out in Texas) and make some bead art with my 5-year-old. Enjoy!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Bird & Bear (Stampavie Penny Johnson)
Paper: White, Prism Papaya Medium, Misc DP (sorry, can't remember the name)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Brilliance Pearlescent Orange, Memento Tangelo
Accessories: Ric Rac Ribbon, Chipboard Butterflies, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Pack, ZVA Creative Mini Flower Rhinestones, Diamond Glaze
Card Size: 5" Square

Sending Hogs & Kisses

Hi all! It's OCL Sketch Challenge time! On the front of my card I used my Barnyard set and paired it up with some MME Be Loved DP. The Oink Oink sentiment is up on foam tape.

Here's the inside where I used this Hogs & Kisses {giggle} sentiment from my Barnyard Banter set:



Here's today's sketch:



Have an awesome day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Barnyard, OCL Barnyard Banter
Paper: Prism Classic Red, My Mind's Eye Be Loved DP, Papertrey Kraft
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Prisma Pencils & Gamsol, Circle Nestabilities, Square Punch, Foam Tape, Clay Red Brads from Pink Hedgehog Papercrafts, Sewing Machine & Thread, Paper Heart from Be Loved DP Pack, Clear Spica Glitter Pen

Mojo134 Wildflower

Hi all! Earlier this week I tried to make a card and I just could NOT get anything to work. Well, I guess that bummed me out because then for days I didn't even TRY to make a card... just plain didn't feel like it. Well, today I woke up with a HUGE desire to stamp (finally) so I printed off Julee's Mojo sketch 134 and inked up my new Feel the Sun set. I love this set!

The blossom nestie and main sentiment panel are both up on foam tape and they were sponged with Apricot Appeal ink. I added some orange peel stickles to the flower and colored some clear rhinestones with a YR04 Copic marker.

Have a GREAT day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Feel the Sun (Verve)
Paper: PTI True Black and Vintage Cream, Cosmo Cricket Material Girl DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Apricot Appeal
Accessories: PTI Gingham Ribbon, Orange Peel Stickles, Foam Tape, Clear Rhinestones, EK Success Wavy Dot Punch, Blossom and Rectangle Nestabilities

Sweet Dreams

Hi all and happy Sunday! I just got this Penny Johnson Sweet Dreams stamp from Stamper's Dream and couldn't wait to ink it up. When I saw the stamp I thought it would go great with this Dream Big sentiment from my JustRite Just a Note set (This stamp actually has two butterflies with it. I inked up just the words with a black SU marker.) I added some yellow stickles to the candle glow and some silver stickles to the moon, stars, and floor. The Pink Wired Net Ribbon and Kaiser Craft Pearls are also from Stamper's Dream. I colored the pearls with a pink RV42 Copic marker.

The colors are from this past week's Color Throwdown Challenge.

Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Sweet Dreams (Stampavie Penny Johnson), Just a Note (JustRite)
Paper: Pink Pirouette, White, Grey, My Mind's Eye Little Man DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Circle and Rectangle Nestabilities, Kaiser Craft Pearls, Pink Wired Net Ribbon by May Arts, Foam Tape, Silver and Yellow Stickles
Card Size: 5" Square

Utterly Fantastic

Good morning and TGIF! Friday means it's time for our weekly OCL Sketch. I used my Barnyard and Barnyard Banter sets on my card today. The images are colored with Copics and I added some clear Spica glitter pen on the cow's black spots. The deckled rectangle nestie, chick, and oval sentiment are all up on foam tape.

If you play along in the challenge, be sure to link your project(s) to the OCL blog so you can be entered to win that free stamp set!

Stampin Hugs,






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Barnyard, OCL Barnyard Banter
Paper: Real Red, October Afternoon Farm Fresh DP, Vintage Cream
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: PTI Black Gingham Ribbon, Bow Easy, Deckled Rectangle Nesties, Lg. Oval Punch, Mini Binder Clip, Clear Spica Glitter Pen

Enchiladas and Italian Drip Beef

Here are a couple more recipes I've tried recently from Ree Drummond.....and they are really yummy recipes! She ROCKS!





Both of these are 5 x 7 cards. I didn't use any stamps on the enchilada card...just DP, sewing, a little bit of eucalyptus stickles on the tomato leaf, and a border punch. On the drip beef card, I used my Hero Arts What's Cooking clear set that I got from Stamper's Dream. The pot holders were stamped on the Farm Fresh DP in Memento Tuxedo Black, cut out and attached to the card with brads and tape.

....oh, and here are direct link's to Ree's recipes:

Simple, Perfect Enchiladas
(*note: I used cooking spray instead of canola oil in my recipe for softening the corn tortillas.....saves 100 calories per enchilada by using cooking spray)

Italian Drip Beef





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Hero Arts What's Cooking clear set
Paper: Real Red, Kraft, Vintage Cream, October Afternoon Farm Fresh DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Printer Ink
Accessories: EK Success Wavy Dot Punch, Sewing Machine & Thread, Eucalyptus Stickles, Red Brads, Piercing Tool & Mat Pack
Card Size: 5 x 7

Sweet Scalloped Strawberry

Just thought I'd play with my Sweet Chocolate set and Lush patterned papers some more. I think the chocolate-covered strawberry from this set is my fav....probably because that's my VERY favorite sweet indulgence. I covered the strawberry in Chocolate Espresso Pearls (so fun) and accented the seeds and leaves with eucalyptus Stickles. The circle with the strawberry and the scallop circle behind it are both up on foam tape.

My Cute Stamps, Prism papers, My Mind's Eye DP, Stickles, and Espresso Pearls are all available at Stamper's Dream.

Hope you're having a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Sweet Chocolate (My Cute Stamps)
Paper: MME Lush Brown DP, Prism Blush Red Medium, PTI Vintage Cream
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Copic Markers
Accessories: Circle & Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Eucalyptus Stickles, Espresso Chocolate Pearls, Cherry Bling from ZVA Creative, Loop Ribbon

Mint Chocolate Chip

Mmmmmmm...it's my favorite ice cream flavor. {smile} I decided to play with my Sweet Chocolate set from My Cute Stamps and I had this Lush Brown DP on my counter so I thought why not....let's make a mint chocolate chip card today.

I highlighted the swirls in the ice cream with eucalyptus Stickles and added dots of Espresso Chocolate Pearls to make the *chocolate chips* in my ice cream. Mmmmm...see, now there I go making myself hungry...again, lol! The oval and scallop oval are both up on separate layers of foam tape.

Here's a close-up of the sparkle and the *chocolate chips*...



I wish you all a VERY Happy Easter Sunday!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Sweet Chocolate (My Cute Stamps)
Paper: Lush Brown DP (My Mind's Eye), Vintage Cream (Papertrey)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa, Copic Markers
Accessories: Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, SU Word Window Punch, Foam Tape, Green Loop Ribbon, Sewing Machine & Thread, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Eucalyptus Stickles, Espresso Chocolate Pearls

Colors from a magazine

Have you ever stood in the grocery line, saw a magazine cover, and thought "WOW, I need to make a card with those colors!" Well, back in....I think it was the February issue, right?....I saw this Glamour Magazine cover and thought that very thing. Ever since, I've had that color combo in my head and finally got a chance to make some cards with those colors. Aren't they fun?

Anyhoo....onto the cards for today. {smile}

This first card is for today's OCL Sketch #7 over on the OCL blog:


I used my Vintage Roses set, stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored the main image with Copics, and then added some clear Spica glitter accents on the fur on her hat, tassles, neckline, and on the flowers. All three nesties are up on separate layers of foam tape. On the Pink Passion and Brilliant Blue panels, I stamped some floral silhouettes with my Dandy Days set in Versamark and then added some sewing.

The next card is for last week's OCL Sketch #6:


I again used my Vintage Roses set but this time stamped it in Versafine Onyx Black and watercolored the image. The Blossom Nestie is up on foam tape and I added a blue rhinestone on the bow on top of the hat box. The colors on this card are Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, and PTI's Raspberry Fizz.

I think the colors on the first card are closer to the colors on the magazine cover....what do you think?

Have a GREAT day, and don't forget, if you play along in the sketch challenge you'll have a chance to win a free stamp set!






SUPPLY LIST (1st card) ~
Stamps: OCL Vintage Roses, OCL Dandy Days
Paper: Brilliant Blue, Pink Passion, White
Ink: Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Sewing Machine & Thread, Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Clear Spica Glitter Pen, PTI Raspberry Fizz Stitched Ribbon

SUPPLY LIST (2nd card) ~
Stamps: OCL Vintage Roses
Paper: Pacific Point, Watercolor Paper, Textured Bashful Blue, PTI Raspberry Fizz
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ballet Blue, Pacific Point, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Basic Black
Accessories: PTI Raspberry Fizz Stitched Ribbon, Foam Tape, Blossom Nestabilities, Blue Rhinestones

IO Week - Love Chandelier

Hi all, I'm back with my second project for Impression Obsession Week along with Leslie, Michelle and Cindy.



The outside of my card today features Impression Obsession's Love Chandelier stamp. The image is stamped on Neenah White with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. I added some Gold Stickles to the beads under the candles, tied a double-loop bow with my Bow Easy, and stuck a stick pin through the ribbon. The Curved Mega Rectangle that the chandelier is stamped on is up on foam tape.

Here's the inside of the card where I used a sentiment and a heart from my Celebrate clear set (the set that I showed you on Tuesday)....



.....check out those quilted hearts and how they MATCH the one on the outside of the card. I discovered this by accident when I had the different stamps and images sitting on my counter...and I was giddy when I realized that they matched perfectly! (yeah, I'm easily amused I guess, lol!)

That's it for me today. Be sure to stop by Laurie, Silke, Michelle and Tosh's blogs tomorrow for more projects featuring Impression Obsession products!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Celebrate Clear Set, Impression Obsession Love Chandelier
Paper: Neenah White, My Mind's Eye Bloom & Grow DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Spellbinders Curved Mega Rectangle Nestabilities, Orange Ribbon, Bow Easy, Stick Pin, Gold Stickles, Foam Tape, Heart Punch