Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Challenge #4

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Can you beleive that another week has passed? Where does the days go? It is time for another great challenge over at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle! This week we have a sketch by our very own Cheri. Check it out on the blog (I would post it here but blogger is not cooperating with me today). We have a yummy prize for one lucky participant so be sure to play along to be in for a chance!

Here is my take on the sketch. I flipped it to the side and flipped the position of the sentiment as well. I just love this image it is so cute!

supplies: Basic Grey pp, Dustin Pike digi image, My Sentiments Exactly stamps, twine, Prismacolor pencils, Peebles Inc chalk, Ranger distress ink, sharpie


I hope you will take the time to stop by the blog and check out the rest of the design teams wonderful creations. We have an amazing group of girls.

Have a great weekend everyone and I hope you get alot of crafty things done!

Scrap and Stamp Saturday reveal

Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you will join us for another Scrap & Stamp Saturday challenge this week. We have a fun challenge this week and a scrumptious prize package from Rusty Pickle!
Do you want to know what you have to do to get in for a chance to win it? Well it is simple...create a layout or whatever you wish about your crafty space and use at least one piece of stamped chipboard...thats it. Simple enough don't you think?

Here is my take on it. I masked part of my title with old stickers and sprayed it with cooper and patina glimmer mist! The picture does it no justice at all! It looks great in person! I also sprayed the chipboard frame and area with the same 2 colors. But for the frame I then stamped it with a kits2remember flourish stamp and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I then added lots of flowers, buttons and gems to finish off the layout.

supplies: Bazzill cs, SEI pp, Rusty Pickle chipboard, Offray ribbon, Prima(white) and Doodlebug(blue) flowers, Heidi Swapp bling, Tattered Angels glimmer mist, October Afternoon rubon on alphas, Ranger distress ink, Colorbox chalk ink, Stampendous embossing powder, sharpie, twine, buttons

a few closeups....to show off the flowers

and glimmer mist areas...

I hope you will join us this week! Be sure to check out the rest of the amazing design team! They are all so talented.

Inspirational Card Sketches #31

Today is the day for another excellent sketch from Dawn over at Inspirational Card Sketches! Don't you just love them? I know I do. Dawn has come up with another great one for us to play with. Check it out!

And here is my take on it. I love this image from The Digi Shack, I don't know why but I always like it left black and white. The sentiment came with the image.

I thought this would make a fun birthday card for my best friend. We always send something funny to each other. I didn't think to take a photo of the inside but I kept it simple and just stamped happy birthday.

supplies: GCD pp, DCWV cs, The Digi Shack digi image, Recollections pearls, Offray lace, Fiskars border punch, buttons and flowers from the dollar store

Okay head over to ICS and see what the rest of the amazing DT did with this sketch. And to see the prize package that our very own Karen put together!

It works for these challenges...
Caardvarks-black, white and hot pink
ABC-buttons
Stamp Something-birthday

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. It was such a beautiful day here yesterday. The temperature was great, a nice breeze and the humidity was not off the charts. Which is saying along since we have been having 100 degree temps with 110+ heat index!
We spent the day at my MIL chatting with friends and riding horses. Nice and relaxing. I will share some pics in just a bit of the boys riding on Jewel. They had a great time eventhough Patrick was getting sick.
Thursday he was sounding congested and coughing, grumpy and not sleeping well. Then last night he started running a fever so we are off to the doctor in just a bit. He is wheezing so badly.
I think our internet may finally be fixed. The tech that came out today actually sounded like he knew what he was talking about and so far so good. I am so excited because it has really been messing with my precious computer time....lol

I wanted to share a card I whipped up this morning while he was still sleeping. I used supplies I had out from a card I will be able to share tomorrow (hint hint).

supplies: GCD pp, MM and Bazzill cs, Pink Paislee chipboard leaves (cut up a stem), Recollections pearls, Fiskars border punch, Offray lace, buttons, flowers from the dollar store,

This one is for several challenges as well...
Caardvarks-black, white and hot pink
ABC-buttons
Everbody Art-sketch
LaLa Crafts-flower power
Daring Cardmakers-anniversary

Wow...3 posts in one day! That is not like me..lol Scroll down to see my Scrap and Stamp and Stamp, Scrap and Doodle posts.

It has been a long day today. We had to go get Patrick some new glasses, plus groceries and a trip to Michael's of course. I bought me some Prismacolor pencils today finally. Until now I have been using my regular old colored pencils. So when I got home I had to play some. I colored in several images but finally decided to use Bill again. I love this stamp. He is soo cute.

I used the sketch from 2Sketches4you. This one just screamed acrylic to me when I saw it. I flipped on its side. I just realized I left the strip off that was to go across the scallop pieces. Oops.
The pattern is on the inside. I mimicked this scallop piece on the inside so there will be an area to right on. The snowflake is sprayed with patina glimmer mist! This is one of my fav colors I think.
I kept it very simple and with no glitter. This is so hard for me..lol. But I am trying to get my stash up to send to CardsforHeros so there can't be any glitter.

supplies: Reminisce pp, Making Memories cs, Maya Road chipboard, Tattered Angels glimmer mist, Thats Jazzy Stamp Dream stamp, Peebles Inc chalk, Prismacolor pencils, sharpie, gem, acrylic,

This is for these challenges...
2S4Y-sketch
Creative Card Crew-Christmas
Simon Says-Christmas
Dutch Dare-Christmas
Our Creative Corner-Christmas

2 cute 2 spook....

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This was a fun little album to make! I got to use up lots of Halloween bits and pieces and my fun Halloween stamps from Thats Jazzy Stamp Dream! I love Halloween...lol

Today it is time for another challenge over at Scrap and Stamp. This week we challenge you to do any holiday except Christmas with at least one stamp.

I wanted to do an album with photos from every year since Patrick's first Halloween. I used an 8x8 acrylic stadium album from kits2remember. I love the stadium albums because you can see a little peek from each page from the front.

I wanted to keep the front pretty basic. I used some fun Lil' Davis letter tiles and thickers for the rest of the title. I added one letter from "spook" to each page in the bottom corner. I inked all my papers with black stazon as well as the edge of the album pages.
Isn't this pumpkin so cute! Well both of them...lol. The little pumpkins, spiders and ghost stamps are all from Thats Jazzy Stamp Dream. The fun flourish corner stamp is from kits2remember. I love this flourish. I stamped the pumpkins on to a transparency and then colored them in with my markers.


The ghosts are stamped on a transparency as well and then painted with Making Memories pearlized paint. I then used a sharpie and traced the stamp on the backside of the image that way it looks the same from both sides.

I love how a little bit peeks over from the previous page. While working with the album I try and add a little bit to each side of the page so it adds some depth to it.

I added a cat sticker to each side layered together. So it appears to be the same cat.

supplies: Doodlebug, Creative Imaginations, Scrapworks, Making Memories, Reminisce pattern papers, Thats Jazzy Stamp Dreams (pumpkin, spider, ghost) and kits2remember (flourish) stamps, American Craft thickers, Lil' Davis chipboard tile alphas, Stazon ink, kits2remember 8x8 acrylic album, Scrapworks stickers, Making Memories paint, transparency, ribbon

I hope you will join us this week at Scrap and Stamp! I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Challenge #3

This week has just flown by for me. I can't believe it is Saturday already. You know what that means it is time for another challenge at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle! We have a good one this week. We want to see Monochromatic colors. I chose to use pink. Strange I know since I don't use alot of pink usually.
I decided to do something other than a card this week. I have been seeing these cute cupcakes around in blog land and have been wanting to make one but just haven't taken the time to do so. Until now that is. I have to tell you this was a fun project to make and pretty easy as well.
I was wanting to use a large bead on the top but I couldn't find them in my craft room..I think that is a sign I need to clean up and out in here...lol. Instead I used some layered flowers with a big bling on top. I used a glue dot to attach it to the clip that is holding a gift card. It makes it easy to pull the card out.
I added pink brads randomly around to look like sprinkles and some stickles for some shimmer.

supplies: Upsy Daisy pp, Bazzill cs, Prima flowers, Q&Co brads, stickles, bling, ribbons

I hope you will come by SSDS and show us what you have! While you are there please check out the rest of the DT's work. It is all so beautiful.

I am also using this for the challenges at

Cupcake Crafts-something sweet

Whimsy Stamps-ribbon and ribbon

Truely Scrumptious-anything but a card

I finally got a few minutes to play some tonight after everyone was in bed. It has been such a busy week and Patrick is coming down with a cold...ugh. So not much crafty time. I just love this image from There's Magic in the Air. It is a freebie this week. I used my regular old markers and colored pencils to color the image. Then I added chalk for the grass and sky. I wanted to keep it really simple since it is such a beautiful image. I haven't added a sentiment yet and I may not at all.

supplies: DCWV cs, Black Market Paper Society pp, Theres Magic in the Air digi stamp, markers, colored pencils, corner punches??

This one is for several challenges...
3 Clovers-vehicle
Spoonful of Sugar-travel
Pile it On-boy
Cafe Mojo-blue and brown
The Fresh Batch-sketch
Belli Challenge-use waterbased markers (hopefully I used enough marker)
Secret Crafter Saturday-fancy corners (too late to enter though) and this weeks new challenge is turquoise and brown...mine is a shade of turquoise
Cute Card Thursday-lazy days of summer
Papertake Weekly-take your pick of old challenge. I used #25 delightful download

I am surprised I got so many in on this one...because honestly I didn't plan on but 4 until I started looking at my list.

New Digi Company and Design Team Call

There is a new digital store coming! From knowing the owner and some of the designers I can tell you that you will NOT want to miss it. They have such cute images. I have already seen some more that I need to get in my hands ASAP from checking out the store blog. The grand opening is August 24 they will be having doorprizes and sales through out the whole week.

They are also searching for a Design Team so if you are intreasted in that please go HERE to find out what you need to do!

Here is a list of the designers. Take a peek at their blogs.

Reece's Designs

Jule's Junk

Designs by Sue

Stamping Dragon Designs

M&M Designz

Stitchy Designs

Beach ball album

This summer Patrick got to spend some time with his dad. He flew down and they spent a weekend at the beach before going to Colorado. So I thought it would be fun for Patrick to have a little album of their fun time together. I was hoping to have the photos already but they haven't arrived yet.

For this album I used five 5 inch circles from kits2remember, paint, white stazon ink, Making Memories papers and ribbon.

I drew the picture I wanted on the outside film and then painted the colors I wanted. After all the paint was dry I painted in the black lines on both sides of the acrylic. I kept the paint on the inside of the cover. I added some rubon's and I was done.
The inside pages are all the same. I cut five 4.5 inch circles and three 4.25 inch circles. This way I can add 4 inch circle photos. I altered the paper circles on either side of the acrylic. This way some of the photos will have a double mat. I added ribbon tags on the 3 inside pages and the o-ring.
Now all I will need to do is add the photos and a few extra embellies if I decide to.
I doodled stitching on each page and added white stazon to the edges of the acrylic.

Now Patrick will have a fun little album of him and his dad. I love playing around with the circles. They make for quick albums and they look great without very many embellies.

I am using this for a few challenges...I hope it works even without photos...lol

RosieDee-sun

The Pink Elephant-summer

Happy crafting everyone. I will see you next time with another fun album!