Bloggers Challenge!

This is my final design team project for Scrolls Work Stamps!  Knowing how much Jacque loves Steampunk, I decided to create this last assignment solely with that in mind.  Thank you Scrolls Work for giving me the opportunity to design for your company.  This was my first design team assignment and I did learn that I can keep up with the best of them, even with only three years of stamping experience.  So never say never and get out there and play!! Age does not matter and experience does not matter, it is what we love to do that matters!

I used paper from G-45 from their steampunk line. A few of Tim Holtz gears and of course numerous Scrolls Work Stamps images. The focal image is Tim and Tom Travel and that is exactly what this dudes will be doing today, because they are visiting at the Bloggers Challenge "Sketch Challenge." If you want to play along, click HERE for the challenge link.

Have a wonderful weekend and I sure hope you all have some nice weather!  Thank you for stopping by!

Riley Is Making the Rounds!

Is Riley just a Little Man or what?  Riley is part of the new children's release at Scrolls Work Stamps.  These can be purchased as a full plate or individuals.  For the first time, Scrolls Work is also offering many of their stamps as full plates, so pop and over and take a look.

Riley is visiting Gingersnap Creations for their big third annual Copper, Ginger or Rust Challenge GC96.  I used Copper, Rust, Browns and Creams.  Little Man works well for Simon Says Stamp and Show a Word.  OK, it may be two words, but it describes one little cutie pie!

The technique I used from the Technique Junkies, is Wisped Frames.  I have to tell you that I love these Grand dies from Spellbinders!  This was made to hang, because Riley deserves to be seen!

Thank you for stopping by!  I really do enjoy your comments!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Wishing you all the luck of the Irish!  May you find your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!  Today I decided to create a St. Paddy's Day magnet.  I even cut the magnet material out of a heart!  I cut four heart from my Sizzix dies of two different sizes and in two colors of green.  I did a cuttlebug highlight technique from the Technique Junkies, using of course a Tim Holtz texture fade.  Love his stuff!  The lovely Irish sentiment if from Scrolls Work Stamps and I thought it was most perfect for today and everyday! If you have not been visiting Scrolls Work Stamps, they now have full plates of lovely stamps.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will have a wonderful day!

Gingersnap Creations GC87

This challenge at Gingersnap Creations is creating a tea bag and a really handy template is provided.  All stamps are Scrolls Work Stamps, Dragon Feathers were used for the embossed Batik background.  Then I used Dried Marigold Distress Ink over the embossed image.  Paper used was Stampin Up Apricot Appeal.  Next I stamped the front with The Bird's Nest, the back is stamped with Watch Face and the letters are from the Type Print stamped and then punched. Everything was shaded to give it a more vintage look.

And to make this a happy day, I just found out that I am a winner twice!!!  As luck would once again find me, Not A Moment To Spare had a lovely blogaversary giveaway and you really need to check this fabby artist out.  I always get a great chuckle visiting CB and I am happy to call her a good friend.  And then, my friend Cindy has started an online magazine, which you have to go check out and I stopped by for a good read and I won something from the most talented Petra.  Well I am beginning to believe the rumors about myself being the luckiest blog winner!  I have struck gold!  Please stop by and say hello to all of these wonderful bloggers.  You never know when you might win!

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day tomorrow.

Humble Harry Looking For Love!

With "Not A Moment To Spare" as my friend Tracy would say, here is my CCC#30 and Simon Says Stamp and Show "Some Love."  Sorry I have been MIA this last week, but I had some things I really had to take care of.  Linda has brought us to page 48 this week and we are altering metal with paint!  I used copper paint and I did really like this!  Since we are just around the corner of Valentine's Day, I thought Humble Harry from Scrolls Work Stamps, was a perfect choice for "showing some love."  When Scrolls Work Stamps first released this stamp, I knew that Harry would end up here!  How can you not love this guy? And speaking of Scrolls Work Stamps, they are sponsoring Vicki's challenge this week of "Red and White." 

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!

The Creative Spirit, CCC 27, Simon Says Stamp and Show

I can hardly believe we are on week 27 of the CCC's at Studio L3!  Linda has us opening our books to page 60 to distress mist our masks, along with Simon Says Stamp and Show "Some Masking" and we are also going to take this couple to visit Cindy and her "Creative Spirit Challenge," but do you want to know what happened?  Without giving away to much detail, we had to use reinkers and mine was new and unopened.  I went to remove the plastic safety seal with a pair of scissors and I could not believe my eyes!  The entire seal and bottle dropper cap came flying off and landed all over my boring tan carpet!  I was in shock and ran for the paper towels to blot up the bright reddish color.  Well I think it will be ok.  I have a little green machine and worked on it.  Back to business, I cut out three hearts from a Sizzix die of various sizes for masks along with a mask of John and Joan from Scrolls Work Stamps.  I think they are a gorgeous couple for Valentine's Day and the little hearts and sentiment are also stamps from Scrolls Work.  We first started with the larger heart and worked down to the smaller and always kept the happy couple covered with a mask.  We then added some little pearls in both black and cream and cut a larger tag shape to back the main show.  This was quite fun, well with the exception of the mishap! 

Hope you all are having a wonderful week and doing something fun and creative.  So you know, the Creative Spirit is open for any crafter and anything goes as long as it was made by your lovely hands!  Thank you so much for the visit!

CCC #26, Drunken Stampers Challenge #48 and The Artistic Stamper!!

We are back on track Linda's CCC's and today we are rusting grunge!  I thought I did not have the correct color, but as luck would have it, I did!  We did have to compromise with the distressing ink colors, because the one called for is MIA!  I know it is somewhere, but I am also missing a Scrolls Work Stamp attached to an acrylic block and I am not happy about that one!!  I would blame it on my spotted canine companion, Molly, but I think we know she is innocent of that crime.  I have seen my fabulous blogging friends Tracy and Linda play at the Drunken Stampers and they also members of the design team, so this week I thought I would visit there!  DS challenge is to use something new and so I opened my I-Rock that the DH surprised me with for Christmas.  Now I will be blinging everything and already have some shirts ready to flourish stamp and bling!  We are also taking flight with The Artistic Stamper's, "Things with Wings."

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Just a reminder that Scrolls Work Stamps is having a 35% off sale until January 9th and that includes Memento Inks and reinkers along with anything rubber. Shipping and handling not included.

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and are back in the swing of crafting!  This is my first craft post of 2011 and baby it feels good!  Again I want to thank those of you who take the time to visit and leave such wonderful comments!

BIG ANNIVERSARY SALE AT SCROLLS WORK STAMPS! STARTS TOMORROW!!!

Scrolls Work Stamps is celebrating their FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY with a very big blow out sale!  35% off on everything your little hearts desire.  Shipping and Handling is not included!  This sale starts 12/31/10 and ends 1/09/11.  Being on the Design Team has been so much fun and I do love their stamps, so take advantage of this fabulous sale!  The sale includes stamps and Memento inks and reinkers!  Now that is a sale!!!

To all my blogging crafting friends, I wish you a fabulous finish to 2010 and the best of everything in 2011!  It has been such a wonderful year to share with all of you!

CCC 25 - SSSS Something from Yesteryear, City Crafter's CCCB37 and Vicki's Life in Times Past.

This is my first post since before Christmas and it seems like so long ago!  We are on week 25 of the Compendium of Curiosities and Linda has us scribbling!!  Over my scribbling, I used a gears Cuttlebug embossing folder and highlighted it using a technique from the Technique Junkies.  I also added a few gear pieces.  Now since this is from a time in the past, I believe it also works quite well for Simon Says Stamp and Show's, "Yesteryear."  City Crafter has a "Stamp it Out" challenge and no digi's allowed for this one, so I am happy to play there also. Vicki's Cheerful Stamp Pad challenge is "Life in Times Past" and she is having a Unity stamp prize, so come play along!

I used three fabulous stamps from Scrolls Work.  Jules Verne, the inventor dude, I stamped and then masked and then stamped with the newsprint word stamp.  I of course distressed this a bit for a more "yesteryear" feel.  I felt something from the past was so appropriate for bringing in the new year!

Hope you are all well and happy.  I am looking forward to 2011 and wish you all a fantastic end to 2010 and beginning of 2011.

Cherub Collage Christmas Cards

Down to the last minute!!!  I am just finishing up with Christmas cards I need to get out today!!!  365 days in a year and I am down to just a few days and I am making Christmas dinner.  We laid flooring in our dinning room this week, but we still have the moldings to pick out and paint!  That will have to wait!  A little over a couple of years ago, we started doing some things around the house and then a tragic event took place and in all honesty, my life was put on hold and so many things took a back seat!  Why am I sharing this with you during the most happiest time of the year, because many of you don't know how this blogging and sharing of art has been major therapy and comfort for me.  When difficult times hit, I found myself in my craft room doing this thing we all love and then I started blogging! You incredible people have been wonderful and I feel as if so many friendships have developed and I wanted to thank you for all you have given without even knowing.  I have learned to never take anyone for granted, so always let the people (and pets) in your life know that you care and how important they are to you and that would include you!!  Now for these cards!

This gorgeous Cherub Collage is from Scrolls Work Stamps and is so perfect for a bulk Christmas/Holiday card mailing!  In an earlier post, I made a much more detailed card using this stamp.  During this very busy time of year, we don't always have the time to make totally detailed time consuming cards, but still want a card that lets someone know you are thinking of them.  These were stamped and embossed in either gold or silver.  I did one silver and decided I liked the gold better.  The background is foil paper and you can emboss them or not. The stamped and embossed images were then cut out to the shape and the last one, I torn and then peeled back some of the paper using a technique from the Technique Junkies and edges where shaded.

However you celebrate the Holiday season, I wish you the best and the happiest!  Thank you for being you and being a part of my life!

Music To My Ears!

This adorable Cherub collage is from Scrolls Work Stamps! I think it works out perfectly for the Technique Junkies "clipped corners and we are entering this at the Artist Stamper Christmas challenge. This was stamped on an ivory cardstock with Stazon. I used water based markers to color the leaves, flowers, bow, horns and wings, oh and the little pinecones!! Then I added some Spica glitter and the leaves have an extra layer of metallic pencil. The little Cherubs were colored with chalk to achieve a softness. I then added the clipped and colored piece to a piece of black cardstock and trimmed to give it that pop! The red background was embossed and I thought about highlighting it, but honestly did not want to take away from the collage. I decided to use a green base to bring out the color of the leaves.

I hope you are all ready for the Holidays and enjoying your time with family and friend. There is still so much I need to do, but I decided I won't stress over what might not get done. Thank you so much for the visit and I am wishing you all the best and happiest of Holidays!

Gingersnap Creations GC82 Supply Challenge: White Glitter

My entry as a "Visiting Artist" at Gingersnap Creations for GC82 Supply Challenge: White Glitter, is an ornament!

I painted a wood ornament using white paint on the bottom and three shades of blue on the top. This was then lightly splattered to give a snowing effect. I added several layers of white glitter to the bottom, because snow is just not flat! After that was finished, I gave a light spray of matte sealer, which did dull my white glitter a tad! Next time I will spray only the painted area!! We added stickles to the brad snowflakes and then sprinkled those with "white" glitter and added a red gem center. The little snowguy is from Scrolls Work Stamps and he was stamped on a ultra-fine white glittered piece of cardstock. After he was colored, he was cut out the top part of him is on little foam pieces for dimension.

I hope you like this ornament and will join us at Gingersnap Creations for some sparkling fun! Have a wonderful day and thank you so much for the visit!

CCC#23. GC80, Vicki's - Deck the Halls!

Three times a charm today, as we are visiting three challenges. Vicki at the Cheerful Stamp Pad has us "Decking the Halls" and I think the ribbon trim, the Gingerbread Boy and the hanging bells fall right into that category. At Gingersnap Creations, we are playing with vintage hues and I think we have used more or less vintage Christmas colors. Last and certainly not least is the weekly challenge at Studio L3 and we are "double distressing." Nothing is more fun than playing with distress inks and grunge paper! Linda has taken us on 23 weeks of adventure and fun! Hard to believe we are almost through the book!

The sentiment and Gingerbread Boy are from Scrolls Work Stamps. I colored grunge paper to give off a gingerbread color, then white embossed, cut him out and added some Holly stickles for trim. Merry Christmas was also embossed and cut with deckled scissors and shaded. The background is of course from Tim Holtz texture fades and was double distressed.

Well over the long Thanksgiving weekend, my DH insisted I get a new computer and I am working back and forth between the 10 year old bomb and the new headache. Most is ok with the new addition, but the font style and size are off. With time this shall be conquered - I hope! So what did all of you do in the states or not in the states? Hope whatever it was, it was wonderful!

Thanks so much for visiting and commenting. It is taking me a little longer to go through e-mails and blogs with the Thanksgiving weekend and the new toy, but I am trying to visit as quickly as possible. Have a great day!

I made TOP THREE at Simon Says Stamp and Show!

Well my list of things I am thankful for just keeps getting longer.  I found out this AM that I was selected as one of the "top three" and now I have a blinkie from Simon Says Stamp and Show!  No, I am not excited at all!  My entry for "Anything that makes you Happy" was created using alcohol inks and Scrolls Work Stamps, both of which make me happy!

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here and sometimes life throws you some punches you aren't expecting and are very difficult to handle.  I find myself trying to be more thankful for what I have, compared to what I don't.  All of you in many ways have added to my life and I am very thankful for the friendships that have developed. 

I am thankful for this honor and for all of you!

#2 CCC-22, PDCC #56 and Simon Says Stamp and Show!!

This is the first time I have made a second card for the Compendium of Curiosities challenges over at Studio L3 and I hope it is ok. I made different color backgrounds and this had already had the Scrolls Work tree (Batik) done along with the alcohol splatter. I needed some time to figure out the rest! The stamps I used are all from Scrolls Work and two of them I used shrink plastic on. This is the first time I ever played with that product and let me tell you, when those babies shriveled up to almost nothing and curled all in on its self, I thought it was doomed. Well here is the result of the mirrored Cardinals and Light Set. I used alcohol markers to color prior to the heat treatment. The lights and birds shrunk up to just the right size for the Christmas tree and still keep all of that beautiful Scrolls Work detail! This is also headed over to Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything That Makes You Happy challenge. Well what makes me happy is anything Scrolls Work and Alcohol! What a combination!  The Play Date Cafe Challenge #56 are using red, olive and turquoise and so we are playing there!

Check out the close up and detail in the shrink plastic!

Have a fabulous weekend and thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!

Snow Dreams meets Pearl Ex!

For this Christmas card, I used the Abalone technique from the current issue of the Technique Junkies. It gave me the opportunity to play with my lonely Pearl Ex containers. I have to say it was very interesting to see how the colors work together. I know this may not quite be what the Junkies had in mind, but I knew what I wanted to achieve with this stamp from Scrolls Work . And of course, this is the second card (First card is below)! The first one when all was said and done, I just looked at it and thought I did not like something. The navy background on the first was not embossed and let me tell you, what a huge difference it makes. I used a red glitter pen to the Poinsettia flowers, which you may not be able to see. There is a lot of shimmer to this card and six layers of paper! All papers are Stampin Up. I have to keep reminding myself to do layers. The camera really does not give the colors justice or show the glimmer, but it is there.

If you are not a member of the Technique Junkies, seriously consider it! There is just a ton of techniques, so much to learn and truly a wonderful group.

Thank you for the visit and I so love your comments!

CCC 19 - Extremes and GC74 - Versamark

Linda is taking us to the "Extremes" during our 19th week of A Compendium of Curiosities challenge and so we open our books to page 61! It is hard to believe that we have surpassed the halfway point and I wonder when all is said and done, what will we do? Personally, I don't think Linda can just leave us with nothing to do. I sure hope she is not reading this and getting ready to smack me for starting something!

Mr. Snowman will also go visit the Technique Junkies as we did a "antique glimmer" technique and the wonderful Gingersnappers are having their GC74 - Versamark!

I used my new TH Sizzix snowman die for a mask and of course Distress Inks and I did give it a spray of Glimmer Mists after achieving the colors I wanted. The blues are actually prettier in person! I cut out an extra snowman, because I frankly wanted to give him a fancy hat which was heat embossed. The snowflakes, music sheet, sentiment and 25 stamp are all from Scrolls Work Stamps. After I embossed the snowflakes, I thought about giving them a stained glass look, so colored them with red and green markers. I actually love how they turned out and hope you can see the flakes ok. BTW there is a sale over at Scrolls Work, so go check it out. For every $25 you spend, you receive a $5 rebate and that equals a 20% discount.

Wishing all of you a fabulous week!  Thank you for visiting!

Carli and George visit Gingersnap Creations and Simon Says Stamp and Show

Carli and George are taking their love over to Gingersnap Creations GC74 Versamark and Simon Says Stamp and Show "Anything but a card." The flower was stamped using a word and sequence stamp,embossed and then shaded. I really liked how the two stamps worked with this flower. The Genie Lamp was embossed on tissue paper and then reversed. The frame was done using two colors of fine glitter and I used a Halloween lace piece to achieve the crackle appearance. A music stamp was used on mulberry paper and then torn. The sentiment is mine and printed on mulberry paper. The frame is a $1.00 find at Michael's. All stamps used in this altered frame are from Scrolls Work Stamps.

Hope you enjoy this little project of mine! Thank you so kindly for visiting and commenting! Have a wonderful day!

AND THE WINNER IS

All the names were typed on a list and then cut up in little pieces and folded so neatly.  Mixed up, placed in the hat, mixed up once more.  The DH then drew the lucky winner. The moment you all have been holding your breath for!!!

Are you ready for some rubber Gail of NY!  Please contact me with your e-mail address and your GC to Scrolls Work Stamps will be on the way to you!

Congratulations Gail!  Thank you all who played and left such sweet comments.  I appreciate all of you!

SCROLLS WORK STAMPS IS LOOKING FOR GUEST DESIGNERS!!

How fun it would be to see some of you that I have gotten to know as a guest designer for Scrolls Work!  I used their stamps before I became a design team member and really love the quality.  Now you can pick up some of these stamps for free as a guest designer.  For the details click here!

Best of luck!