Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Etsy Event Reminder....

Happy Hump Day Everyone!
Just a friendly reminder about our event that's fastly approaching!! I'm getting last minute details together for Convention (reason for lack of posts right now) but will have my post ready to go on Saturday. I hope to see you all play along with us & I can't wait to see your fab creations!!!



Join us on Saturday August 1st to play the BOGO Challenge – Bring One (friend), Get One (entry)! All EIC players that “bring a friend” that is new to the challenge will be entered in a drawing to receive a $25 Gift Certificate sponsored by Paper Makeup Stamps!!!! Bring one friend, get one entry; bring two friends, get two entries, and so on!!!! The more friends you “bring” the greater your chances are to win! Additionally, the EIC player and her friend(s) will be eligible for the weekly shop give away, as well!!! You could win TWO great prizes!!!

Here’s how to participate… invite a friend (or friends) that are new to the challenge to play along with you for the August 1st challenge. Have your friend(s) go to Ashley’s Heart Hugs blog, read about the shop for the week, go to the shop, be inspired and CREATE! Then go back to Ashley’s blog and link your project for the EIC 47 challenge. In your post, you should include “referred by” and your name. What YOU need to do as the referrer is link your creation to Ashley’s blog, and ensure you include your BOGO(s) names. You’ll get one entry for the grand prize for each new person referred! The more people you invite to play, the greater your chance is to win!

On Friday August 7th, Noon PST, Random.Brady will choose the week’s challenge winner as usual. For those that referred new players, their names will be put in a “hat” and one lucky winner will be drawn to win a $25 Gift Certificate sponsored by Paper Makeup Stamps! Some of you may know Katie and her shop and if you do, you KNOW it will be a GRAND prize! If you don’t know Katie, be sure to check out her store & you’ll see!

Mark your calendars & gather your friends!!!!! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Etsy Inspiration #46





Happy Etsy Day!!
Our Featured shop is called Artistic Flair & she has gorgeous handmade items to oogle at!! She's offering this week's LUCKY winner a Fused Glass Guitar Pendant & you also get a special prize from the Etsy Design Team.....the above posted stamp set from Unity called Love in the Air......how cool is that?!!! How do you win.....go to the featured shop, pick your inspiration, make whatever creation your heart desires & link it to Ashley's blog.....oh & have fun too! Good Luck!!!

I love pink & black together so it was a no-brainer to choose the above art piece as my inspiration. I also used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches. Be sure and check out the rest of the Design Team & they're fab creations!

De
Emily
Heather
Jacquie--July Guest Designer
Joy
Kerry
Kristen
Lee
Shannon
Tiffany
Tonya
Vickilyn--July Guest Designer

Stay tuned for information about our upcoming event on Saturday August 1st....you don't want to miss it!! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!!!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
True Friend & Teeny Tiny Wishes ss; Basic Black, Pretty in Pink & Whisper White cs; Pretty in Pink ink; Big Shot; Texture Plate; Scallop #2 Die; Giga & Mega Scallop Circle Punches; Scallop Oval & Large Oval Punches; Scallop Square, 1 1/8" Square & 1' Circle Punches; Pretty in Pink Striped Grosgrain Ribbon; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter; White Gel Pen; Rain Dots

Friday, July 24, 2009

Unloved Colors.....

Happy Friday All!
Bianca did pretty well with her extraction yesterday. She did swell a bit & complained of a bit of pain so I gave her some meds.....she was up a few hours later good as new! Thank goodness for that!!

My post for today is featuring colors I rarely use.....Orchid Opulence & Going Gray. Looking in my cabinet, I realized that I have a LOT of these 2 colors so I decided to play around with them to see what I could make. I kept my layout simple and didn't use very many embellishments so the embossed background would shine through. It's pretty simple but I do like it!

Look for more of these posts because there are some other colors that I don't use much either. I hope you've been inspired to pull out your *unloved* cardstock and make something beautiful! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
Wings of Friendship ss; Orchid Opulence, Going Gray & Basic Black cs; Whisper White Craft & Basic Black ink; Eyelet Border Punch; Big Shot; Texture Plate; Scallop #2 Die; White Gel Pen; Rhinestone Brads

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Half a Sketch.....

Happy Thursday Everyone!
As you read this, I'm getting ready to head to the dentist's office with Bianca. She needs to have another tooth removed to make room for her permanent ones---we're also hoping this will prevent the braces but I'm thinking that she'll still need them!!

My card for today started out as the sketch challenge from SCS but turned into something completely different. It's made out of scraps again which is wonderful....I should have quite a few swaps for peeps @ Convention if this keeps up LOL! I used my punches as much as possible again but I didn't add texture to my butterflies this time---I'm thinking about convenience so forgive me!!

Well, I need to get moving so I'll say goodbye for now! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
Teeny Tiny Wishes ss; Razzleberry Lemonade DSP; Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Basic Black & Whisper White cs; Melon Mambo ink; Crushed Curry Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon; Vintage Brads; Scallop Oval, Large Oval, Horizontal Slot, Photo Corners, Scallop Square & Butterfly Punches

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Working Away......

Happy Hump Day Everyone!

My post for today is another example of how to use up those scraps! I like having the DSP as the focal point and using the DSP itself as an image---note the elephant!!! I utilized my punches as much as I could, added some texture to the background with the Big Shot & the paper piercing finished this off.

I have to get back to work since Bianca will be @ the dentist again tomorrow for another extraction.....I hope this one goes as smoothly as the last one! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
Animal Stories & Teeny Tiny Wishes ss; Tall Tales DSP; So Saffron, Chocolate Chip & Whisper White cs; Chocolate Chip ink; So Saffron Striped Grosgrain Ribbon; 1 3/8" Circle, 1 1/4" Circle, 1" Circle Punches; Scallop Circle & Horizontal Slot Punches; Paper Piercer; Mat Pack; Big Shot; Texture Plate

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Problem Solved....


Good Morning & Happy Tuesday Everyone!
I've been a busy lil' bee around here but don't think that I forgot about my blog candy!!! There will be information posted soon I promise so don't run away LOL!

Onto my post for today......it's all about scraps peeps! I finished making my mini books and I have all these pieces of DSP laying around.....what's a girl to do?!! After playing around with them for a bit, I finally liked the layout you see & these will serve as some of my general swaps for Convention. They won't all be the same though since there's so many different pieces but I don't think that will matter.....at least I hope not!

Well, I better get a move on.....so many things to do & so little time before I leave! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
Animal Stories & Teeny Tiny Wishes ss; So Saffron, Brilliant Blue & Whisper White cs; Brilliant Blue ink; Tall Tales DSP; Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon; Scallop Circle, 1 3/8 Circle & Scallop Edge Circle Punches

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Etsy Inspiration #45




Happy Saturday Everyone!
It's another Etsy day and we have another great shop for you this week. The Daily Pincushion is the name of our featured shop and what gorgeous *eye candy* she has for you.....lots of inspiration will be found there so be sure and check it out! The lucky winner will receive the above posted pincushion---isn't that a gorgeous pink creation?!! For your chance to win this beauty, go to the above posted shop, pick your inspiration, make whatever your heart desires and link it up to Ashley's blog!

I browsed the shop for a while before coming back to the mustard pincushion.....those colors just really caught my eye. It's not a combo that I use very often so I really enjoyed making my card and using more of my Big Shot goodies....isn't that background awesome?!! I must admit that I did struggle with the *bare* corners and not *really* having something to put in the middle of my blue flowers but I do like the outcome and I hope you do too!!

Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team and leave them some love:
De
Emily
Heather
Jacquie--July Guest Designer
Joy
Kerry
Kristen
Lee
Shannon
Tiffany
Tonya
Vicki--July Guest Designer

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
All Holidays ss; Barely Banana, More Mustard, Night of Navy & Whisper White cs; More Mustard ink; Big Shot; Texture Plate; Birds & Blooms Dies; Vintage Brads; White Gel Pen; More Mustard Grosgrain Ribbon

Thursday, July 16, 2009

3D Swap....

Happy Thursday Everyone!
We had such a great time yesterday and Lil' Reggie truly enjoyed reading through your comments...thank you so much for brightening his day even more!

My post for today is another swap of course LOL! We had to make something 3D so I used one of my new dies--Party Favor--and that delish Razzleberry Lemonade DSP. I love this lil' bag and I made 3x3 cards to go inside so this can essentially be used as a Hostess gift....how sweet & I'm sure someone would enjoy receiving this as a thank you gift. I also stamped the envelopes to make them cute....you can't give away plain envelopes---it's just not right!! I'll be adding handles to these before I pack them away....I think that will be the finishing touch. Any thoughts?

Well, I need to get moving on my next project so I'm off! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
Garden Whimsy & Teeny Tiny Wishes ss; Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black & Whisper White cs; Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry & Melon Mambo ink; Razzleberry Lemonade DSP; Big Shot; Party Favor Die; Rhinestone Brads; Scallop Circle & Word Window Punches

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Happy 16th Birthday

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!

Yes, today is my oldest son's birthday.....geez how time flies and how foolish to think that I would actually have time to stamp LOL! This is an old photo---I think about a year ago---so I'll be taking a new one when he gets home today. I recently did a scrapbook all about him and it was amazing to me how he changed a bit every year......my lil' man is *actually* becoming a young man soon to be a grown man!!! Kind of scary but I have good thoughts & feelings about him *growing* up on me like this......

I need to get things ready for when he gets back. He didn't want a big celebration but we'll be cooking on the grill, he'll be going to see Harry Potter and do a little shopping for himself---that's always fun isn't it?!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

20,000 Hits!!!!

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

I wanted to check in with you all and let you know that I'm OK just supah busy with my Convention stuff right now! Convention is creepin' up ever so slowly and I'm almost done with everything except my general swaps---not sure how many I'm going to do but I do know that they'll mostly be a 3D type.

I'm sharing a beautiful card from the SU! website that caught my eye. Selene Kempton created this gorgeous card and I really love her background & the resist technique she used.....marvelous idea!

I'm also totally stoked with the 20,000 hits peeps! We'll be celebrating with some blog candy---I've been collecting some awesome goodies for this occasion so stay tuned for that post. I hope to have everything up by this weekend so you can *see* what your prize will be!!!!!

I have class in a bit so I better get moving. I hope to be back with something that I made or at the least....say HI! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Etsy Inspiration #44


Good Saturday Morning & Happy Etsy Inspiration Day!
Our featured shop this week is called Verbena Custom Blends and her soaps *look* so good....she's offering this week's winner $15 in store credit!!! When you visit her, go to the other items box and click on 912 sales. She's on vacation until the 16th so her *shop* is closed but her sold items are just as fab! For your chance to win, visit the above shop, pick your inspiration, make your creation and link it to Ashley's blog.

I'm a bit stuck on SU!'s new In Colors so when I spotted that jar of soap above, I instantly thought of Dusty Durango. I think it fits that color perfectly so I went with it......I used another basic layout but I think my card came out OK & I'm pretty happy with it!!

Make sure you check out the rest of the DT for their awesome work:
De
Emily
Heather
Jacquie--July Guest Designer
Joy
Kerry
Kristen
Lee
Shannon
Tiffany
Tonya
Vickilyn--July Guest Designer

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
Wings of Friendship ss; Soft Suede, Dusty Durango & Whisper White cs; Dusty Durango & Soft Suede ink; Razzlebery Lemonade DSP; Soft Suede Dotted Grosgrain Ribbon; Scallop Oval, Large Oval & Eyelet Border Punches; Vintage Brads

Friday, July 10, 2009

Crystal's Swap....

Happy Friday Everyone!
I can't tell you how glad I am for the weekend to be here! Things will be a bit slower and I can relax for just a bit!

My post for today is for an SCS swap that I was invited to. I've swapped with these ladies before so it was really hard to resist......besides; it was a nice break from all the Convention swaps that I'm doing right now! We were required to use a new stamp set--I used Kind & Caring Thoughts along with another tried & true layout. I think it really works and I'm quite pleased with the outcome.

I am still working on my little booklets. I'll be glad when these are all done....gonna get back to work now! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
Kind & Caring Thoughts ss; Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry & Whisper White cs; Rich Razzleberry & Crushed Curry ink; Razzleberry Lemonade DSP; Rich Razzleberry Dotted Grosgrain Ribbon; Big Shot; Lots of Tags Dies; Wide Oval & Scallop Oval Punches

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Christmas Cards....

Happy Thursday Everyone!

Bianca did pretty well yesterday with her extraction....she has to go back in 2 weeks though for the other side! Poor baby. She's not hurting too much but she's taking it easy. These removals should help her permanent teeth come in nice & straight....we hope!!

Onto my post.....these are for a Christmas Card Swap that I'm in. We were required to use something new so my new item is the fabulous dotted grosgrain ribbon! I loved it when I saw it in the book so actually using it was a toughy......I didn't order any new stamps or DSP so I HAD to use it LOL! My layout is pretty basic but I like it & hopefully the other swappers will enjoy these as well.

I need to try & finish up some mini books that I'm working on so I better get to it! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
Snow Swirled ss; Garden Green, Real Red & Whisper White cs; Garden Green & Real Red ink; Flock Together DSP; Wide Oval, Scallop Oval, Small Star & Scallop Edge Punches; Real Red Dotted Grosgrain Ribbon; Gold Brads & White Gel Pen

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

No Layers Swap.....

Happy Hump Day Everyone!

My post for today is about another personal challenge.....to make a card without any layers! My new embossing folder from SU! made this process extremely easy since the embossed flowers are very pretty & elegant. I sat with a smile on my face for a minute until I realized that we had to add 1 embellishment to these! The only thing I could think of was to add brads inside those gorgeous flowers so that's what I went with. Any thoughts?????

Well, I have a rather busy day ahead of me....Bianca has to go get a few teeth extracted to make room for her permanent ones so I better get moving!! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder; Kind & Caring Thoughts ss; Whisper White cs; Rich Razzleberry ink; Big Shot; Vintage Brads

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Diva Card....

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

I'm sharing one of the fun projects we made last night @ our Diva Night gathering. It's always lots of fun getting together to stamp, laugh, talk & just have a good time!! This card was one of my favorites so I had to share it with you....I think it's just fun and the colors are great together!

My box of goodies showed up late yesterday evening just when I was getting ready to leave!!! I stopped everything just to unpack it and oogle for a moment before *running* out the door! I'm in the process of working on a few things that I'll be sharing with you over the next few days or should I say weeks before I leave for Utah! I'm getting excited thinking about all the fun we're going to have and the new peeps I'm going to meet!!

Well, I better get back to work! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Monday, July 6, 2009

Card Candy

Good Monday Morning Peeps!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday weekend....ours was a blast! We had a LOT of fun hanging with family and watching the neighborhood fireworks----there was lots of good food too!!!

My post for today is my first attempt @ card candy. I'm not mastered at this so I'm really hoping that everyone enjoys what I made. I don't think I'm good @ the bag topper thing either so this entire swap is pretty much built on hope......I'll be uneasy until I see the reactions on their faces when they receive them----which isn't that far off btw!!!!

I'm expecting my new goodies today from Mr. Brown---mostly all Big Shot stuff so then I can finish off a few more swaps---I'm off to stalk him now LOL!!! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!!!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
Punch Pals, All Holidays & Season of Friendship ss; Bordering Blue, Real Read Basic Black & Whisper White cs; Bordering Blue, Real Read & Not Quite Navy ink; Real Red Gingham Ribbon; Wide Oval, Scallop Oval, Large Oval, Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle, 1 1/4" Circle, 1" Circle, 3/4" Circle, Curly Label, Small Star, Large & Small Tag Punches; Bold Brights & Vintage Brads; SU! Markers; Metallic Eyelets & SU! Large Cellophane Bags

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Happy 4th of July!!!


Please scroll down for my Etsy Post


Happy 4th of July Everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful & safe Holiday!!! I wanted to share with you really quickly an ensemble that I made. I challenged myself to use one set of colors with only 1 stampet....well, I accomplished the colors part LOL! I only used Brocade Blue, Real Red & Whisper White. I did end up using more than one stampset though....I'm going to try this challenge again to see if I can actually do it! I know I can!!!

Well, we'll be heading out in a few so I better get crackin' here! Have fun today/tonight....thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
Celebrate Everything, Holiday Blitz & Curvy Verses ss; Stars Jumbo Wheel; Brocade, Real Red & Whisper White cs; Brocade Blue & Real Red ink; Large & Small Star Punches; Photo Corners Punch; Double Rectangle Punch; Scallop Edge Punch; Curly Label Punch; Movers & Shapers Die; Real Red & Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon; Rich Regals Brads; White Gel Pen

Friday, July 3, 2009

Etsy Inspiration #43


Good Friday Morning Everyone!
I've had a fabulous week with a great Open House and now I'm looking forward to a wonderful weekend. We'll be traveling to visit family that we haven't seen in a long time so we're really excited about that!!

I'm posting my Etsy card a day early with tomorrow being a Holiday--but there will be something Patriotic posted here tomorrow! This week's Etsy shop is called Whichgoose and she makes crowns, hair combs & more....be sure and pay her a visit! The lucky winner of our challenge will be receiving an awesome prize package from Limelight Paper Crafts that will consist of Prima Light Blue Sprites Flowers, Prima Butterflies (E style), and Spring Bloom Dew Drops! Isn't this an amazing prize?!! AND.....there's also a wonderful sale going on for the *rest* of us LOL---10% off all ribbon, 20% off Basic Grey glazed brads & buttons and 30% off all Pink Cat Studio stamp sets! Want an even sweeter deal---for those of you that just love shopping for bargains---every order that's over $50 will also receive a Glitz Design Roller Doodle roller stamper for FREE!!! NOW, for your chance to win this week's prize; just visit this week's shop, pick your inspiration, make your creation and link it to Ashley's blog---have fun too!!!

I used the above picture as my inspiration....the colors just screamed Blush Blossom & Soft Suede! Very nice colors together......the blossom really softens the suede!! I used another basic layout for this but you'll note that I used my scallop edge punch this time....it was so tempting to grab the other one LOL!! Be sure and check out the rest of the Design team for their awesome work---I'm not sure if everyone posted today so please check back tomorrow if they didn't!!
De
Emily
Heather
Jacquie---July Guest Designer
Joy
Kerry
Kristen
Lee
Shannon
Tiffany
Tonya
Vickilyn---July Guest Designer

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!
TTFN,
Hugs,

Supplies:
Teeny Tiny Wishes & Flower Fancy ss; Soft Suede, Blush Blossom & Whisper White cs; Blush Blossom & Soft Suede ink; Vintage Brads; Soft Suede Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon; Scallop Edge Punch; Modern Label & Word Window Punches

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Happy Wednesday!!!!!




Happy Hump Day Everyone!
Today is so exciting for dozens of reasons for me but the most important one is that starting @ noon UT time; we can start ordering from the new catalog!!!!! I haven't narrowed down what my order will consist of yet however; it will contain mostly Big Shot stuff, New DSP & ribbon!! It's also my Open House & I'm really looking forward to having a fun day with my clients!!!!

I've included another video from the SU! You Tube channel that I thought you might enjoy (if you click on it; you can watch it full screen). I have several of those keepers and I love what Linda has done with that one. I hope you enjoy watching it and maybe organize some of your things as well. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great rest of the day!!!
TTFN,
Hugs,