{ New Technique Tuesday Stamps }

First I wanted to mention that I had a winner from my Season’s Greetings blog hop that I posted on January 9th. If I don’t hear from you in the next few days I will have to draw another winner.
34. Annette Allen 4:32 PM
Please email me so I can get the Planner to you. I want to thank everyone who stopped by.

I feel like I have lots of catching up to do. The last few months have been crazy busy and have flown by. I got suckec into the planner craze and have been using Heidi Swapp planner from Michaels

Anyway, I have lots of new creations and new stamps to share. All the new Technique Tuesday stamps are available NOW. Go and check them out.

Hello Pocket - DIY Steel Die
Kinda Wonderful

All You Need Is Love - Memory Keepers Studio - January 2015
Pocket of Love - Fresh Cut Studio - January 2015

Kinda Wonderful
Star Card - DIY Steel Die

Two layouts using Memory Keepers Studio November and December.
 This Is - Memory Keepers Studio - November 2014
This Tag - Fresh Cut Studio - November 2014

Matter Of Time - Memory Keepers Studio - December 2014
Good Times - Fresh Cut Studio - December 2014

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Here is the birthday boy.

Have a great Friday!

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge–sparkle and shine }

Hi and welcome to our  Impression Obsession challenge – sparkle and shine. I hope everyone enjoyed out CHA blog hop last week. You can find all the winners on Impression Obsession blog.

Our challenge starts today, January 15, and continues to the following Wednesday evening, 21, at 10 PM.

Create a new project using  Impression Obsession stamps and post it on Impression Obsession Blog, between January 15 - 21. A winner will be chosen randomly to win a $25 gift certificate to the Impression Obsession store.

Here is my card.

I used a left over from Rectangle 6-in-1 Frames die. I layered that over a leftover piece of book paper stamped with Really Useful Stamps – Stripes and a piece of vellum with gold hearts.
After I stamped and cut the Chicken Wire Heart Small I dotted it with Deco Foil Transfer Adhesive from Therm O Web. I drew some lines with the same adhesive. Once it was dry I applied gold foil to the heart and lines. I die cut Love Border Word from a scrap piece of paper that had my writing on it.
I just love the way it sparkles and shines. 

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That is all from me. I am spending a day with a sweet boy who is 7 today!
 

 

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Make sure you check out what the rest of our DT created.

I hope you play along.

Impression Obsession Blog
Anna Wight
Daniela Dobson ----> you are here
Dina Kowal
Ellen Taylor
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon
Laura Fulcher
Vicki Garrett

{ New Memory Keepers Studio and Fresh Cut Studio Products }

 

Back in July Studio AE became Memory Keepers Studio™. You can read about it HERE. It’s still a monthly program stamp program.

The first Memory Keepers Studio stamp set is Family Flair. It started shipping in July. Here is a card and tag I created with stamps and dies. You can find more details on the Technique Tuesday blog.

It’s August which means Technique Tuesday has some new clear stamps and steel dies.

This is Going Places, our Memory Keepers Studio stamp set for August.

This clear stamp set consists of 21 clear stamps on a 4" x 6" storage sheet. 

And this the Going Places steel dies, our Fresh Cut Studio dies for August. 

These products are on sale now and begin shipping around the 10th to Memory Keepers Studio and Fresh Cut Studio members.

Not a member of the auto-ship programs but interested? You can find out more about Memory Keepers Studio by going here. And you can find out more about Fresh Cut Studio by going here.

Keep watching our Technique Tuesday blog. We'll be sharing some fantastic projects in the coming days that our Creative Team has made with these products.

Here is a little peak of my mini album with the  August stamps and dies.

I will share all the pages on Wednesday……..and I might have a little giveaway!

On another note, we took a little trip to Arizona to visit family. If you follow me on Instagram you might have seen photos of our trip. Here is a photo of us in Sedona.

Have a great Sunday.

{ Fancy Pants Nautical collection and Therm O Web giveaway }

Thank you so much for hopping with Impression Obsession DT this week. I am excited that you like our new release. We have all the winners posted on the Impression Obsession blog.

I have a layout and a card posted on Therm O Web blog with a chance to win a kit filled with the fun Nautical Collection AND the As You Wish Collection. Plus an assortment of our Zots™, Tape Runners, Glitter Dust™ Photo Corners and more! Don’t miss out! 

I have step by step photos and instructions on how I made these two projects. I hope you can stop by and enter the giveaway.

We took a quick trip down to Destin, FL this week. It was beautiful. White sand and crystal clear water.  I am trying to catch up today.

Have a great Saturday!

{ June Studio AE }

June is here, which means we are ready to show off our latest Studio AE stamp set.

Our Pure Magic - Studio AE - June 2014 is out and I wanted to share a card I made with the set.

June Studio AE stamp set.

This stamp set consists of 10 clear stamps on a 4" x 6" storage sheet.

Pure Magic by Ali Edwards starts shipping on June 10th to Studio AE members. Not a Studio AE member but want the stamp set? We have it available for purchase by non-Studio AE members for a limited time.

By the way, be sure to stop by our blog again on June 10th for the Studio AE Blog Hop! Our Studio AE team will be sharing some great ideas for this stamp set! I hope to see you then!

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Alex has four more days of school left. I can’t believe that Kindergarten is over and he will be in 1st grade. The school year just flew by! This is photo of him from Friday morning. He is wearing his Falcon of Character shirt, an award he won at school.

My Reverse Confetti SFYTT is in the post below.

{ Technique Tuesday and a new winner }

I never heard from Carol so I have to pick another winner, and that is LAUREN. Lauren, I have your email address and will email you. I might have to require email addresses for future giveaways.

I wanted to share some Technique Tuesday projects I created with some of their new stamps that were just released.

This first card features and older set that was re-released as part of their 10-year anniversary celebration: Old World Squares.

I started with a Steel Die - Story Card to get my base, which is 3x4 card. I heat embossed the words from Old World Squares using white embossing powder and sprayed it with color shine. Then I added several more stamps from the set. A strip of washi tape has “hello” from Steel Die - Say It – Hello and a “friend” from I Like You stamp set.

This one was featured on the blog the other day and it uses Hello Today by Ali Edwards.

This layout features Weekly Review by Ali Edwards and a Steel Die – Label that matches the set.

Lots of little bits and pieces from, Teresa Collins, Elle’s Studio, {A Flair For Buttons}, Maya Road bicycle paper clip, Jenni Bowlin star stickers, My Mind’s Eye enamel dots….

You can find all the NEW stamps and dies at the Technique Tuesday store.

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In other news, this little boy celebrated his 6th birthday the other day! Getting ready for his big party tomorrow. Have a great weekend.

{ January Studio AE Sneak Peek }

Here is a little sneak peek for January 2014 Studio AE. I can’t believe the new year arrives in just a few days.

Be back on January first for a full reveal of the project and the stamp set, plus a fun little giveaway from me to you!

Here is one more card I didn’t get to share that I created for Technique Tuesday using Say It - Hello steel die to die-cut "hello" from patterned paper. Then I stamped the word "friend" with our Say It - Hello stamp set. In addition, I used our Home Circle Card die to create the fun frame element and Fun Flair by Ali Edwards set to stamp the frame's circle element.

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Here are a few photos from our adventures this week.

My birthday.

Visit to Vitruvian Park in Addison.

Christmas day.

Have a great weekend.

{ Free cut Friday and Christmas cards }

I haven’t shared any freebies in a long time. Why? I don’t know. I have plenty to share. Today I have these that I made the other day. These are perfect size for those project life pockets or any pocket. These are Studio files, just click on the photo to download. Don’t forget my other free files ----> HERE. Let me know if there is something you need or want and I can make it for you.

If you are looking for last minute Christmas cards I have a few to share that I created for Technique Tuesday.

I embossed the stamp with green, sparkly embossing powder after I stamped it on vellum. I used Season's Greetings stamp.

Here is one more where I got the look by cutting a Story Card base (with the Story Card DIY steel die) from cardstock and then painting it with chalkboard paint. I stamped on top with stamps from the Merry Christmas stamp set.

On December 26, Technique Tuesday is releasing a a bunch of NEW stamps. Here is a little peek.

On December 26th, we're going to reveal all the stamps and dies in the Love Collection during a special VIP-only shopping event. If you would like to be the first to shop this new collection (and would like to see more of the sneak peek), go here!

Here is a little sneak peek from something I created.

I will have more to share in the next few days.

Today is the last day of school for Alex before his winter break. I am getting ready to go to his class and help with his winter party. It’s pajama day!

Have a great weekend!

{ September Studio AE }

It is September! Alex started Kindergarten this week and it was hard, for both of us.

September 2013 Studio AE is called Daily Photo. 

This layout is the first creation I made since July.

I received several packages of goodies while I was gone and I couldn’t wait to work with all the NEW products that were released at Summer CHA. Anything I order from Emma’s Paperie arrives super fast! I love that.

Chalk board products are very popular right now. Fancy Pants has these great Chalk stickers. I cut one in half and tucked it under My Mind’s Eye die cut journal card. I repeated that chalk look by using black ink and stamping the the two images on white cardstock.

I even found a heart flair from {A Flair For Buttons} to match the look of chalk. These photos are from our fun Summer Adventures at the Fair Park here in Dallas. It was a fun day filled with lots of rides. 

This is what the stamp set looks like. Definitively something I can use every day for all my projects.

I hope to catch up this week with all the projects I created before I left on the trip that were shared on Therm O Web blog, Emma’s Paperie blog, and Technique Tuesday blog.

I have to share a photo of Alex from this week.

There is no school tomorrow since it’s Labor Day. Have a great one!

{ Free Cut Friday and a catch up post }

I know today is Saturday, but my plan for yesterday did not work out.

We got back from our family trip to Croatia on Wednesday. Alex starts Kindergarten on Monday, and he got to meet his teacher Thursday night. There will be lots of crying Monday morning.

The supplies I took with me to scrapbook, on the plane, and while there, did not happen. If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, I posted this photo. I didn’t touch a single item while I was there. There was not enough time. We stayed up late and slept in. Our days were filled with visiting family, eating, and drinking. Alex played with his 6 cousins.

I did use my Instax. It was definitively trial and error, just like I read. Most of the photos turned out great, others did not. They were dark or overexposed, and you do not take close ups with the Instax.

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Now, for the Free Cut Friday. I created these two cards and they are up on The Scrap Review blog for download or you can download the file by clicking on the photo. These are perfect for project life pockets.

***These Silhouette Studio files are created by me, and are for personal use only. If you use my designs, please give proper credit and link back to my blog and/or original file.***

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My back to school project I created for Therm O Web uses another Silhouette cut file I created in Silhouette Studio. You can find a step by step tutorial with photos on Therm O Web blog. I used a perfect stamp set called I Love School by Ali Edwards from Technique Tuesday. The stars and the banner are from Seal Companion – Star by Technique Tuesday.

Click on the image to download the free file. Let me know if you have any questions. The apple card has three parts. Base (white), folding card (blue) and inner layer (yellow).

***These Silhouette Studio files are created by me, and are for personal use only. If you use my designs, please give proper credit and link back to my blog and/or original file.***

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 I have lots more to share, but I will save that for next time. Have a great Saturday.