In Style Stamps New release

Todays post are samples using In Style Stamps images Hanna and Alma. 

I am in love with this sample! Alma is so incredibly adorable! I colored the image using Copic colors; BeaksY13 & Y15, Flippers YR12 & YR18, Cat Tail E42, E44, G82 & G85, sand E41 & E43 and for the sky I used B41. Cardstock is Lemon Tart, Sage Shadow and DCWV. Prima Flowers and flat back pearls add a girly fnish!

For my Hanna sample I created a baby frame. Hanna is colored using Copic colors R20 and R22. Cardstock is DCWV and flowers are by Prima!

All of the newly released image will be available today on the
In Style Stamps website!

In Style Stamps Color Challenge...

Happy Saturday everyone! Today is Color Challenge day over at the In Style Stamps blog. The color inspiration is this amazing winter wrapping paper with gold, olive and pink. It can be found at 

Olive Paper . Since I am a very literal person I did a Christmas card using the mentioned colors.

For my sample I used Christmas Tree Chole, she will be realeased on July 16th . She was colored using Copic Markers. For her adorable outfit I used Roo, Rooo, Roooo, R20, R22 and R30. The tree is G21, G40, G94 and G99, the trunk is E17 and E18 and ffor the pot I used E70, E74 and E77. Her skin and hair are Eoo & E11 and E11 & E15. Cardstock is Bazzil, SU! and MS, ribbon is PTI. Sentiment is CCS.

I finished it off using my Wizard with Nestibilities and a Cuttlebug folder. 

Be sure to take a peak at the In Style Stamps Blog for samples from the amazing Design Team.

Plus we want to you play along, you will find the instructions on the ISS Blog.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Thursday Thoughts with Creative Clear Stamps...

Family plays such a huge part in my life so when I saw this sentiment I wanted to create a cad simple enough to showcase this beautiful sentiment. The stamp is a Creative Clear Stamps Sentiment Single "Family of Strength". Check out all the amazing and thoughtful Sentiment Singles on the Creative Clear Stamps website. Cardstock is SU! and DCWV. Layered using my Nestibilities and finished with a group of felt flowers. So if you enjoyed this card take a minute to tell your family how much you love and appreciate them! Happy Thursday!

Riley Challenge time...

It's Riley and Company challenge time again and it is my turn to issue the challenge! The challenge is to use Riley and Company stamps to create some type of packaging. You could decorate a bag, make a bag topper, create a gift set or what I did was decorate a DVD tin to be used as a gift card holder. I used Tent Riley. I paper pieced the tent and colored Riley using Copic colors E30, E31, E33 and E35. I air brushed the grass with YG63 and the sky with B41. Cardstock is DCWV and PTI. I used my Oval Nestibilities to cut and layer Riley. Finally I added some jumbo brads for the last touch. We want you all to play along so be sure to post your packaging in the SCS gallery using the keyword Riley1110. You don't want to miss any of the inspiration, so be sure to check out the rest of the Design Teams samples. Leave them some love!! 

Creative Clear Stamps Thursdays

Thursday sure did come around quick this week! For today I used the main image from the Creative Clear Stamps set  "Hip Hip Hooray". This set has the best sentiments plus who could resist that chubby little bear!

I colored my image with Copics and layered him using my Nestibilities. Cardstock is SU! with some DP from a Creating Keepsakes pack. Ribbon is SU! and the border is punched using a Martha Stewart punch. Let me know what you think and Thanks so much for stopping by!!

A Little Fishy...

Good morning! I will be your Thursday girl for Creative Clear Stamps. I decided a Fathers Day card would be appropriate this week. One thing you will probably notice is that a pretty large percentage of my cards can be used for multiple occasions. Like today's card could be a Fathers Day card or a masculine Birthday card for the man or boy in your life.

For today's card I used "Hooked On Fishing". Cardstock is by SU!, PTI and Bazzil. Patterned paper is DCWV. I used a felt saddle stitch ribbon and a buckle for a masculine touch. I stamped the images on Kraft CS to create a background paper. Then I stamped a few more images in coordinating colors, cut using various Nestibilities and popped them up on foam tape for dimension. Visit the CCS Store for their entire product line. Have an AMAZING day!

Riley and Co. Tuesday Challenge 1 2 3...

For todays Tuesday challenge was created by Cathy Edgar. The challenge is a 1 2 3 challenge so for my card I used Bikini Sophie with 1 patterned paper, 2 cardstock colors(Tempting Turquoise & Garden Green) and 3 embelishments (Primas, brads & ribbon). I colored Ms. Sophie with Copics and layered her with my Nestibilities. Take a minute to check out the entire DT and don't forget to visit the Riley and Company store for all the amazing Riley and Sophie Moose stamps. You can get them in unmounted naked rubber, wood mouted and cling mounted, something for every style!

Hop with Creative Clear Stamps...

Ready to hop with Creative Clear Stamps? This will be the first Blog Hop for the new CCS Design Team 4. I hope you enjoy my card as much as I did making it. This sweet bear was so fun to color!

Laura our amazing DT leader will be giving away some tasty Blog candy on the Creative Clear Stamps Blog(you must be a follower to win). She is also the first stop on the Hop, so don't forget to leave Laura some love and become a follower if you aren't already!! 

As new Design Team members for CCS Laura has conjured up some question for us to answer, to help you all get to know us a wee bit better...

1.Are you more of a Card Maker, or Scrapbooker? CARDMAKER


2.Describe your craft room/area to us. (messy,neat,photos?) SUPER ORGANIZED

3.If you could only have TWO tools in your craft tool kit what would they be. MY WIZARD and SUPER SHARP SCISSORS

4.Have you ever been on a DT before? YES, RILEY and CO., IN STYLE STAMPS PROMO TEAM, HANNA STAMPS and THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE.

5.What can we look forward to from you this summer? YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MY CRAZY BRAIN MAY COME UP WITH BUT I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE TO COLOR WITH MY COPICS SO I MAY JUST TRY MY HAND AT CREATING SOME TYPE OF COPIC TUTORIAL.

6.What are your thoughts for the stamp set DT4 gets to design? THE FIRST WORD THAT COMES TO MIND IS FLATTERED, I AM SO HONORED TO BE ASKED  TO HELP OUT WITH SUCH A PROJECT. 

NOW on to the important stuff. I used the CCS set "Arms of Jesus". I so loved coloring this sweet image. I used the following Copic colors... Cross Y13, Y17 & Y19, Bears Fur E42, E43, E44 & E47, Bonnet G24 & G29. The Grass was airbrushed using G82 along with the Sky using B32. I punched a circle then used it as a mask to create a sun/moon image. I used my Wizard and Nestibilitieses to cut and layer my image along with the flourish. I added some brads and Prima Flowers and there you have it!

Thanks for taking a peak! Now hop on out of here you don't want to miss any of the amazing talent!

Laura- DT Leader

Shelly - JUNE Guest Designer 

Tina

Patti -That's Me!

Joni

There's No Place Like Home

This month Riley and Company are off to see the wizard! As you may have guessed the May Release will be centered around "The Wizard of Oz" characters. There will be 8 new stamps, Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow, Lion, Good Witch, Wicked Witch, Flying Monkeys and the Yellow Brick Road. They will all be available UM, cling mounted and wood mounted. They will also be offered as a set with a 10% discount plus you will receive a FREE stamp! There will also be 3 new word sets, OZ Words 1, OZ Words 2 and Moose Sayings. Be sure to check back daily for sneak peaks of all the new images.

Wednesday night will be a blog hop and each of you will have a chance at winning two new limited edition phrase stamps. They can not be purchased only won during this months Hop!

As you can see for today's sneak peak I chose Dorothy to kick things off. I colored her using the following Copic colors, her hair E42, E43 & E44, Fur and Hooves E11, E13 &E17, Slippers R29, Basket E70 &E74, Dress B21 &B24, Toto W1, W3 & W5. Then she was cut and layered using my Nesties. Paper is Basic Grey "Lime Rickey", SU! Real Red and Bashful Blue. I added some half pearls by Kaiser Crafts, Prima flowers and a couple SU! rhinestone brads to finish her off. Be sure to check each DT members blog for fun sneak peaks Monday through Thursday plus mark your calendars for this weeks Tuesday challenge AND the Blog Hop on Wednesday!

Ring Around the Moosey....

Okay that was silly but I couldn't think of anything more cleaver. Today's Riley and Company Tuesday challenge is hosted by the amazingly talented Silke. The challenge is to create a circle card. For my card I used Farmer Couple Riley and Sophie, which can be found on the Riley and Company site. The patterned paper is by Basic Grey. I colored the adorable couple with Copics and added some primas. Copic colors used were, Body E33 & E35, Hooves E 35 & E37, Antlers E53 & E33, Hat Y23 & Y26, Pants E42 & E44, Rileys Shirt B93 & B97, Sophies Dress YR00, YR02, YR04 & YR07. The mats were cut using my Nesties and my new Wizard by Spellbinders. Did you notice the fun green and tan ribbon in middle with the little green duck? This was an awesome find at a craft fair. It is actually vintage paper ribbon, almost like raffia. It is probably just brittle from age, anyway. It looks like it would have been used to tie on brown packaging. As soon as I saw it I had to have it, then when I saw the price $3 for a huge spool, probably hundreds of yards! So back to the challenge info. If you choose to participate and post on SCS be sure to use the keywords 0810! Thanks for coming by and be sure to check the entire DT for amazing samples!!

Here comes Riley Cotton Tail...

...Hoppin' Down the Bunny Trail! Yep you read it right, Riley has visited the Easter Bunny. Isn't he the cutest Bunny you have ever seen?!?! Riley and Company will release at least 9 stamps this Wednesday night the 17th following the Blog Hop. Riley and friend were colored with copics, I airbrushed the sky and blended the grass. Cardstock and ribbon is PTI. I then used my cuttlebug using Oval Nestibilities to cut Riley. Then with just a couple half back pearls I finished it off. Thanks for stopping by!

March MOOSE Madness...

I am so excited, it is time for another Riley and Company release. Can I get a WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!! This week the entire Riley and Company Design Team will be posting sneak peaks of all the adorable Riley and Sophies that will be released on the 17th. So if my calculations are correct, that is 4 days of sneak peaks, the 15th through the 18th and 1 outrageous Blog Hop! The Hop will begin at 10:00pm EST on Wednesday the 17th. I will have more info on the Hop later in the week. Oh My! I almost forgot, during the Hop be sure to stop by each Designers blog and leave a comment for a chance to win some yummy blog candy! Ok on to my card...I used the soon to be to be released Umbrella Riley. He is colored with Copic Markers, cut with my Cuttlebug and Nestibilities and layered on Basic Grey cardstock. Did you notice the sweet Moose sentiment? Well you just might see the entire set re-released on the 17th. There will be a couple other re-releases also this month so be sure to keep an eye out and let me know if you see one! I finished Riley off with some Prima flowers and a bit of embroidered fiber. I also added some Glossy Effects on the umbrella, rain drops and puddle(a bit hard to see though). Again be sure to check tomorrow for more sneak peaks!!

Such a Clown...

The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring a wonderful challenge site called Practical Scrappers for the entire month of March. There will be one winner each week from challenges. Head over and check out the Practical Scrappers site and join the challenge!
This weeks challenge is to use chipboard. I covered the chipboard with some stripes trying for the tent look. The image is CIRCUS AJ from The Stamping Boutique and colored with Copic Markers, of course. I used some twine on the buttons both on the CB and the stamped image. My image and layered oval were cut using Nestibilities and my Cuttlebug. TSB has some adorable new images available so be sure to check them out!

Come Hop with The Stamping Boutique DT…

Welcome to day two of The Stamping Boutiques February Blog Hop! First things first, if you haven’t started the hop with Rhonda’s blog then be sure to go back and start HERE, you for sure don’t want to miss anything! TSB is having a 35% off during the hop please use the coupon code "bloghop" it is good until Sunday,2/28 at midnight!! My card is made using the Sleeping Chick Pocket Patootie. I colored her with Copic Markers then cut her out and used pop dots to give her a bit of a lift. I also used my Nestibilities and the Swiss Dot embossing folder with my cuttlebug. Finally a few flowers and brads and you have a super sweet Easter card. Thanks so much for taking a look, your next hop stop is Kym Weber, I am sure she has something amazing for you!

Riley & Co. Challenge day...

This weeks Riley & Company challenge is brought to you by the ever so talented Cindy Haffner. The challenge is to create using the colors... red, brown and caramel. Riley and Sock Monkey was so much fun to color. I gave him some denim shorts and a red t-shirt with my Copic markers. Card stock is Chocolate Chip and Creamy Caramel. Designer Series Paper in Real Red and Chocolate Chip. I Framed Riley and his friend with nestebilities, added some 5/8" red grosgrain ribbon from PTI, added a bit of hardware and a sentiment, simply but I love it! Make sure you check out the rest of the Design Team and what they have come up with this week.

Thanks Cindy for a great challenge!

The Stamping Boutique wants me can you believe it...

I have been asked by The Stamping Boutique to be on their Design Team, can you believe it? I am so very excited to get started! Here is my first try at bat with TSB's Noahs Ark. Of course it just cried baby card, so a baby card it is! I colored the image with Copics Markers. CS is SU! and PTI. I embellisshed with some SU! and PTI ribbon, a Martha Stewart punch and my favorite Nesitibilities. The sweet sentiment is by My Favorite Things.

Digi Land here I come...

Thanks to SASSY CHERYL I have jumped heart first into the land of the Digital Stamp!

For card one I turned the Funky Bunny into a baby card. I just couldn't resist, the image was just perfect for a boy or girl. I colored with Copic markers of course, used Nestibilities to layer with SU! nad DCWV cardstock. Added a few buttons and there you have it, Super Simple!!
Card two uses Double Kissed. I just could not resist, doesn't every girl hit the boys she loves!
Again another super simple card. Colored with Copics and added a squiggle around the edge. I layered with Basic Grey & SU! CS, finished it off with Prima Flowers and some buttons. Be sure to check out sasy Cheryl's you will love them for sure!

Tuesday Riley Design Team Challenge

Today's Riley and Company challenge is to create a Monocramatic card. One color scheme with the exception of your neutral and you can color your image however you like :0)

Graduation Riley is colored with Copics and layered with Nestibilities. CS is SU! and PTI. Misc felt ribbon and silver brads finish him off. Let's see what all you Riley followers can come up with. Leave me a comment with a link to your blog so I can check them out.

Bombshell Challenges...

This hottie is for the Bombshell Stamps Wet & Wild challenge. I used PTI paper and CS. Colored the image with Copics and added some Glossy Accents for shine. Through in some Nesties, some Bling and a bit of DTP inking and here you have it.

Club Anya "Wild Card Wednesday", Purple & Green

This weeks Wild Card Wednesday challenge over on the Club Anya Blog is to create using only purple and green! I used the sweet bunny image from, The Greeting Farms "Wild Things" and colored her with Copic Markers. Paper is Basic Grey, Lime Rickey, PTI and SU!. Ribbon is PTI, flowers are by Prima, Used my Cuttlebug to emboss the green and of course some Nestibilities.