OCC Embellishment Challenge

A Little Java

This week our July Our Creative Corner hostess, Jenny Gropp, has challenged the OCC to a TRIPLE PLAY Challenge...

Less is not always more! You must pick at least three types of embellishments to use on your card or project.

These are your choices: Brads, Eyelets, Bling, Ribbon, Buttons, Thread/Floss, Beads, Charms, Rub Ons, Liquid Applique, Crystal Lacquer.

I went with: Ribbon, a button and some brads.

There's a new Bubble Bin filled with GREAT deals on GREAT sets at MFT!

Bubble Bin Link

Things I used on my card:

• STAMPS: MFT (Coffee Flopsey)
• Ink: Copic Markers
• PAPER: My Mind's Eye (Pretty Please)
• Ribbon, button, brads

Thanks for stoppin by!!

Hugs Cindy XXOO

OCC Pet Parade

Friends Furever

This week our July hostess, Jenny Gropp, has challenged the Our Creative Corner to use "Pets" as the focus... a cat or dog, or other animal image. I used this sweet puppy from MFT (Puppy Chow).

This week as a treat for playing in the Challenge we have a $25 gift certificate up for grabs from Dog Gone Stamps that will be awarded to someone that joins in this week's challenge. A very big Thank you to Nancy at Dog Gone Stamps for hosting this week's prize and for creating some totally wonderful stamps that capture and celebrate our pets!

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MFT Birthday Bash Week 2! Ready to shop? Check out the sales.

Bubble Bin Link

What I used today:

• MFT (Puppy Chow)
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: My Favorite Paper Packs - Spring Collection
• Ribbon: My Favorite Ribbon Nest - Summer Collection, Top Note, prima, Bling (Swarovski Crystal - Summer Collection).

Thanks for dropping by, I have a new sneak Peek for you tomorrow from LPS.

Hugs Cindy XXOO

OCC Color Challenge

Alota Color Challenge

Today's Our Creative Corner Challenge is a color one. Use the colors Red
White and Blue.

It is also time for another challenge over on the Alota Rubber Stamps Paper Craft Planet Group. This week the challenge is hosted by Michelle Oatman. Michelle has also asked us to use Red, White and Blue.

You have until the 15th 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.

Things I made to make my card.

• STAMPS: Alota Rubber Stamps
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: Dp, red
• Spellbinder Frame Die, spellbinder dies, ribbon

Have a wonderful Day!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hugs Cindy xxoo

An OCC Challenge

Glitz

Our hostess, Jen has put together a fun challenge for us. Jen has given us a sketch to do. Check Our Creative Corner for the sketch and all the details.

Do you love my lovely lady? She is a peek at a new set coming to MFT . This set is called Puttin on the Glitz. It will be available for sale July 1st, along with 3 other new sets.

--and we will be having another Blog Hop to show you all the awesome sets made by the Sweet Sixteen Design Team!!!! The hop will be Tuesday Evening.

Our hostess, Jen has put together a fun challenge for us. Jen has given us a sketch to do. Check Our Creative Corner for the sketch and all the details.

Do you love my lovely lady? She is a peek at a new set coming to MFT . This set is called Puttin on the Glitz. It will be available for sale July 1st, along with 3 other new sets.

--and we will be having another Blog Hop to show you all the awesome sets made by the Sweet Sixteen Design Team!!!! The hop will be Tuesday Evening.

This little sweetie is another new set from My Favorite Things. Just perfect for all you cat lover's. The set is called Purrfect Treats!!!! --MFT also is releasing a Puppy version.

Check the Bubble Bin it is filled with GREAT deals on GREAT sets!

Bubble Bin Link

This little sweetie is another new set from My Favorite Things. Just perfect for all you cat lover's. The set is called Purrfect Treats!!!! --MFT also is releasing a Puppy version.

Check the Bubble Bin it is filled with GREAT deals on GREAT sets!

Bubble Bin Link

Things I used on my card:

• STAMPS: MFT (Puttin on the Glitz)
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: Dp, pink
• Hardware, brads, ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs from Cindy xxoo

An OCC Star Challenge

Celebrate MFT!!!

Our hostess, Jen has put together a fun challenge for us. Jen has asked us to use a star or stars on our card this week.

Check Our Creative Corner for all the details.

I just had to use my MFT Rainy Day Friends. Isn't she adorable!!!

Today I would like you to join me in Celebrating MFT!!! --Celebrate MFT is a fun day to play with your MFT stamps, show them a little extra love!

This month, Joanne is asking "What's your favorite Fizer?" That's My Favorite Things Presents by Stephanie Fizer. My favorite is always Steph's newest set, which this month is Rainy Day Friends.

If you don't own any Stephanie Fizer images from MFT, you are of course still welcome to play along! Just ink up YOUR favorite stamp set from My Favorite Things and play along!

Be sure to include the tag "CelebrateMFT" in your keywords to the SCS Gallery.

Have a wonderful week-end!!!

Hugs Cindy XXOO

OCC Border Punch Challenge

Pure Glam

Our hostess, Jen has put together a fun challenge for us. Use a border punch. I just got this scalloped Spellbinder Border Die. I think a die is the same as a punch, sort of. Same results.....

Check Our Creative Corner for all the details.

Today i used my Beautiful Hanna Stamps, (5 Little Dresses). And lots of Spellbinder dies!!!!

Stuff I used to make these cards!

• STAMPS: Hanna Stamps (5 Little Dresses)
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: DP, Pink, burgundy, grey dp.
• Spellbinder dies, circle punch, lace.

Thanks for the visit, see you later!!!

Hugs Cindy XXOO

OCC Challenge

Our l hostess, Jen has put together a sketch for this weeks OCC Challenge. Check Our Creative Corner for all the details.

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For my card I just had to use my new The Greeting Farm stamp HG Oh BABY!!! She is so adorable with her little stuffed bunny!!!!

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Things I used on my card:

STAMPS: The Greeting Farm (HG Oh Baby)

INK: Copic Markers

PAPER: Yellow, pink DP.

Spellbinder Dies, photo corners, ribbon

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Have a Wonderful Week-end!!!

Hugs Cindy xxoo

Perfect Packaging OCC Challenge

Gift Packaging

This week on Our Creative Corner, we are to use a sentiment and ribbon. Hope you can play.

PERFECT PACKAGING! --Are you looking for ways to make gift giving both more personal and more cost effective, why not put your MFT Stamps to work.

I used Time for the Bubbly Label Set. This set goes great with our 6 oz. Squared Jar, which comes in a set of 4. What fun to give to all those people on your list you want to WOW!!!

Things I used on my project:

• MFT (Time for the Bubbly Label Set)
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: Pink, white and gray
• Ribbon, 6 oz. Squared Jar Curly Punch, gel pen, spellbinder die.

Next Up is Teacher, Teacher Label set. You can whip these up in no time, and they are so impressive. …we all know that Teacher’s really do Rule!!! --I added Chocolates, cause what Teacher doesn’t love Chocolate.

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Things i used to make my Gift Jar:

• MFT (Teacher, Teacher Label)
• INK: Black
• PAPER: Green, black and yellow
• Ribbon, 6 oz. Squared Jar, gel pen, spellbinder die.

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Have A wonderful Week-end!!!!

Hugs Cindy XXOO

OCC (New Anya Rain*Snow*Shine)

Sweet Anya

This week on Our Creative Corner we are doing a color Challenge. The colors are:

• Regal Rose
• Certainly Celery
• Bashful Blue

Somehow when I saw Regal Rose I reached for my Rose Red. I store my colors in their color families and as you know Regal and Rose are right next to each other. Plus they both start with “R”!!!! --I wish I had read more carefully cause I think Regal “Rose would of looked better.
Shine Anya is one of the new May Releases at Club Anya and The Greeting Farm and is available for sale! She comes in a set of 3. There is a Rain, Snow and Shine Anya and they are the cutest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I combined this with Flutter By Wednesday #57 Challenge. (Use a quote or sentiment on your creation along with a butterfly or fairy.) So that is pretty easy I love adding butterflies to my cards, but sometimes after I take my picture i think --darn I forgot to add a butterfly!!

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Things I used to make My Card:

• STAMPS: The Greeting Farm (Miss Anya Rain*Snow*Shine)
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: DP, blue, green
• SU Hardware, brads, bling, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Spellbinder Dies, cord, ribbon, cuttlebug

Have a Great Week-end!!!!

Hugs Cindy xxoo

An OCC Sketch Challenge

Summer Floaties!

Our April hostess, Robin, has put together a sketch for this weeks OCC Challenge. Check Our Creative Corner for all the details.

I had lots of fun with Robin’s sketch, I used the design of my paper for one of the layers.

I just got my new Inverted Scalloped circles, and I’m really liken’ them. --at first I was on the fence about them, but after seeing all the wonderful things everyone is doing with them, i just had to order them.

Things I used to make my card:

• STAMPS: Hanna Stamps (Pool Party)
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: DCWV Design paper, blue, black, green.
• Spellbinder dies, oval punch, Border Punch, gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by, I’ll be back later to announce the winner of my blog candy from yesterday’s Blog Hop.

Hugs Cindy xxoo

The Greeting Farm

OCC Challenge

This week on the OCC Robin challenges us to make a Mother’s Day card.  Jennifer Meyer of Stamps and Smiles will be giving away some new release sets this month! 

What Mother wouldn’t love this sweet image from The Greeting Farm. Her name is Dahlia, I just love her and couldn’t resist adding some glitter to her. I used one of the sentiments from the new set Hope and Grace.

• STAMPS: The Greeting Farm (Dahlia)
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: DP. (BoBunny Alissa So Cute) pink, blue.
• Ribbon, bling, glitter, spellbinder dies, Martha Stewart Border Punch, EK Border Punch.

Hugs From Cindy XXOO

The Greeting Farm

Our Creative Corner

Our April hostess, Silke Ledlow has challenged us to use our favourite color. I love a soft blue color, I just find it so soothing. Check Our Creative Corner to see the other gals wonder designs.

This paper is from the Walmart --Martha Stewart line, and I added True Thyme with it. (I still have a pack or two of it, that I’m hoarding).

Our Creative Corner would like to welcome our guest designer Julia Betemps from Little Paper Shop. Julia is generously giving two stamp set's Butterflies and Beautiful Things away for this weeks prize.

My sweet Owl is from: The Greeting Farm --(FOREST FRIENDS).

• The Greeting Farm (FOREST FRIENDS)
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: DP. True Thyme, MS.
• Martha Stewart Border Punch, ribbon, leaf punch, brads, spellbinder dies.

Hugs From Cindy XXOO

Little Paper Shop and OCC

(Day) 1 Preview

This is a new set that Little Paper Shop is releasing on Tuesday, along with 2 other sets.

Jessie Rone is our FABULOUS new Guest Designer

Today is the first of THREE awesome preview days at The Little Paper Shop! That's right, we are releasing THREE new sets for April and can't wait to show you how great they are! In addition to the three new clear stamp sets we are releasing, we also have a bunch of new digital images that are available NOW on the website! They are super cute, super affordable, and ready to go....instant gratification!

Be sure to stick with us for a chance to win this set and the other sets we'll be showcasing over the next few days. There are more chances than ever to win FREE stamps during our month-long birthday celebration going on NOW at The Little Paper Shop. We are turning ONE this month and to ring in another great year, we are giving away all sorts of fun prizes and giveaways. You can read all about it on the LPS Blog, where we'd love for you to join us in all the fun festivities that are going on! See you there!

Our Creative Corner Challenge time. Today is Go Green, be sure to check our blog.

• STAMPS: Little Paper Shop (Magical Forest)
• INK: Copic Markers
• PAPER: Green, blue, DP.
• Ribbon, brads, Martha Stewart Border Punches
  

Happy Stampin'

The Greetings Farm

Our Creative Corner

Our April hostess, Silke Ledlow, has put together a sketch for this weeks OCC Challenge. Our guest designer for this week is Jessica Knutsen . Jessica is also the owner of *There She Goes* and she generously is giving away one of her newest released stamp set *Tweeterpated* for this challenge!!!

Check Our Creative Corner for all the details.

STAMPS: The Greeting Farm (GEISHA ANYA)
INK: Coopic Markers
PAPER: DP. pink, brown.
Spellbinder swirls, Martha Stewart Border Punch, pearls, prima.

Geisha Anya

OCC Easter Challenge and Digital Anya's

I Love You~

The OCC is hosted this month by Silke Ledlow --Silke has challenged us to make an Easter Card . And we want to welcome our Guest Designer Jeanette Fincher!!! Jeanette is the owner of 2RedBananas and she is generously donating a Stamp Set!!!

Check Our Creative Corner for all the details.

My stamps are from The Greeting Farm, and they are digital. What fun they are to color, and just perfect for anyone that is Graduating this Spring. They have such sweet little faces, they just make me happy.

STAMPS: The Greeting Farm (Ayna and Ian)
INK: Copic Markers
Ribbon, hardware, brads, bling, spellbinder dies, cuttlebug die, button, oval punch, prima, Martha Stewart Border Punch.
Happy Stampin!

OCC Color Challenge!

GREAT JOB!

Our March hostes is Kim Teasdale, and she has given us OCC gals a Color Challenge. More Mustard, Bashful Blue and Navy. I was having a hard time getting the Mustard in, I find it such a strong color. --this is what I came up with.

We have a new member joining us, please give a warm welcome to Stamps'nCoffee (Joycelyn) I was so thrilled when Joycelyn said yes to joining us OCC girls.

We also have a Guest Designer, Angela Thomas!

Here is the rest of the gang, check out their cards.

• Frances Byrne
• Jennifer Meyer
• Jenny Gropp
• Kim Teasdale
• Loretta Lock
• Lori Boyd
• Robin Willis
• Silke Ledlow
• Vicki Garrett
• Stamps'nCoffee

STAMPS: The Greeting Farm (Rock The Farm). INK: Copic Markers PAPER: Navy, Mustard and Bashful Blue Spellbinder dies, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, ribbon.
HAVE A GREAT DAY!

OCC Sketch Challenge

HEARTFELT

Our March hostess, Kim Teasdale, and she has put together a sketch for this week's challenge. Too see the sketch please check Our Creative Corner Blog.

Welcome Laurie Wilson as our guest designer for this week.

Wanna play along and have a chance to win $25 worth of Clear Dollar Stamps?
Lori McCroskey has generously donated this week's prize and all you have to do is upload your card to your blog or gallery and leave us a link here, so we can see what you made! To be included in a random drawing for the CDStamps, please have your card linked by 12 noon on Friday, March 27th. If you upload to Splitcoast, please include OCCC in the keywords. The winner will be announced Saturday, March 28th.

STAMP: MFT (Sara Williams - Funky Flowers)
INK: Copic Markers
PAPER: My Favorite Paper Packs - Spring Collection (Base and oval).
SU Index die, ribbon, Martha Stewart fern punch, Martha Stewart Border Punch, button.

Happy Stampin'

OCC Limited Supply Challenge

This week's OCC hostess is Kim Teasdale and she has created another fabulous challenge… she has challenged us to a Limited Supplies Challenge. Here are the rules: You may use any paper including designer papers but are only able to use a maximum of 3 layers (including your stamped image), 1 type of embellishment (buttons or brads or ribbon, etc), any stamps that you like and sentiments are optional.

I usually get in trouble with limited supply challenges, but I think I kept within the guidelines. Not sure if my sentiment counts as another layer..... As you know I usually have a few more layers, and a lot more embellishments.

This week's talented guest designer, Christine Okken of Christine's Creations! Thanks so much Christine, for playing along with us this week!

My sweet Donkey is from Alota Stamps. I love this sweet donkey, and will be showing you another card with him real soon.

STAMPS: Alota Stamps (Clipartopolis )
INK: Copic Markers
PAPER: DP.
Spellbinder dies, ribbon.

Knight in Shining Armor

CCEE Challenge

It is challenge time again and this week at CEE Stampers. It's our "Catchy Name Featured Stamper" challenge (CNFS). Each month we select someone who has a catchy user name over on SCS, we then create our cards around that persons name and send the cards we have made to them.
This month our CNFS person is Knightrone! For this challenge we had to use something that had to do with KNIGHTS not nights.
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STAMPS: My Favorite Things (Good Knight)
INK: Copic Markers
PAPER: DP. Caribbean, caramel.
Spellbinder dies, Martha Stewart border punches, ribbon, brads.

MFT ~Hangin' with my Peeps

What's Chirping?

Time for My Creative Corner Challenge, our challenge today is to "Use Your Doodle" Do some kind of doodle on your card. I doodled my grass on my image.
Some changes at the OCC. We are saying good bye to some of the girls, but hello to some new ones. So go on over to see who has joined our talented team.

STAMPS: MFT , Hangin' with my Peeps
INK: Copic Markers
PAPER: DP. green and aqua.
Spellbinder dies, Martha Stewart Border Punch, ribbon, EK Border Punch, bling, tag.