A CUP OF COCOA, ANYONE?

 Hello Everyone- I hope you enjoyed your weekend! If you recall I as asked to participate in a   "By Invitation only" opportunity from DRS DESIGNS. The shipping was VERY fast and they have a great variety of images for all occasions! I had so much fun looking through their store!!! You will too. Be sure to check it out and let them know I sent you over!

For a few more ideas with this adorable set look at THIS project and THIS project

Now to tell you a little bit about this project...

This stamp is so much FUN to play with and color!!! I have used it to make several little "cocoa" gifts for this season!

I used the Technique Junkie Newsletter's Fancy Fold and Motion Cd and the technique called Curved Pocket card.

Here are a few more details:

Stamps: Cocoa and Marshmallows and  Cocoa and Marshmallow Greeting all from DRS DESIGNS

Cardstock: SU Patterned Paper, Taken With Teal, Vanilla

Accessories: Scallop Punch, Tear Drops, Copic Markers, Mini Glue Dots, Offray Stitched Ribbon

We have our Enrichment Classes today for our Home School Group. This is one of the cards the children who are taking my Stamp Class, will be making. :) I am looking forward to our class! It is so much fun and the children are a wonderful group of kids!

Thank you all for stopping by! I appreciate you stopping by and leaving me your comments!

WHEN PIGS FLY...

Hello Everyone- 
We are preparing for the big game between the Packers and the Bears in the play offs... I will watch it passively. Shhhh, don't tell anyone, but I really do not care about football! LOL I will have it on and probably craft while I watch it and glance at it every now and then! So as I say preparing... we will probably have a veggie tray to munch on and some other goodies I bought from my girl friend Christina who sells Tastefully Simple.


I created this card for several challenges on Splitcoast... I used the Color Challenge (Baja Breeze, Bravo Burgundy and Pear Pizzazz) and the Sketch Challenge for this past week too.


I used the Technique Junkie Newsletter Dec 2009/ Jan 2010 Issue and Outside the Lines technique.

Here are a few more details..

Stamps: This Little Piggy from SmARTworks

Paper: Basic Grey

Ink: Copics, Memento Black

Accessories: Dew Drops, Red/ White Cord, TJ Newsletter, Dimensionals, Stickles

I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend! Thank you for stopping by! 

SNEAK PEEK!!! GONE FISHING....

 Hello Everyone... It looks like SHARK BAIT BURTON is headed for trouble! This is a Sneak Peek for I Brake For Stamps and is part of the HUMOROUS SENIORS line. These images were SO MUCH fun to color!!! I will share a few more over the next few days! This set will be PERFECT for your fun relatives or friends for all different occasions!


The card base is the fish bowl die cut from Creative Cuts and More! I created the "wood signs" by printing up the words on my computer and coloring the background with Copic Marker E33 then using a water based brown marker to draw the wood grain. Once I was done with that, I swiped my Espresso Brown ink pad across the sides and along the words  to give it a bit more distressed look.


To create the clouds, I cut a piece of scrap paper to shape them and then grabbed my white craft pad and a sponge dauber and created the cloud background on the Soft Sky card stock. I stamped the image and colored it up with my Copic Markers. To create the high lights in the water, I used my white gel pen!


Here are a few more details...
Stamps:  HUMOROUS SENIORS available at I Brake For Stamps 
Cardstock: fish bowl die cut from Creative Cuts and More save 10% using code CC&M10CHRIS
Ink: Memento Black, Copic Markers, White Craft Ink, White Gel Pen
Accessories: Scrap paper, Paper Snips, Sponge Dauber, Water Dew Drops, Mini Glue Dots


As you shop at I Brake For Stamps, you can enjoy a 10% discount by using the code SAVE10Chris 


Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful wintery day!

BLOGGERS CHALLENGE #196 FABRIC HERRINGBONE

Hello!   This weeks challenge theme is Pattern Paper! BE CREATIVE with this weeks theme with some of these ideas...

You can alter something with PP - Try Iris Folding or the Herringbone Technique or

Try Tea Bag Folding 

Earlier this week I made an Iris Fold project HERE. There is a tutorial linked up there as well.

I decided to try a new twist on the Herringbone technique from the Technique Junkie Newsletter and use the NEW SU Springtime Vintage fabric mixed with the Springtime Vintage DP.

I combined a few other challenges into this card. Christian Paper Crafts had a sketch challenge and their Bible Verse Thursday Challenge was based on  Ecclesiastes 3:11 states, "He makes all things beautiful in His time." The Stampin' Sisters In Christ have challenged to use the Scripture...Scripture: 2 Cor.5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." My new item on this card is the stamp set, the fabric, the paper and the gems!

Here are a few more details...

Stamps: Faith from Our Daily Bread Designs

Card Stock: Not Quite Navy, Vanilla

Ink: Chalk Inks

Accessories: Springtime Vintage Fabric, K&Company rhinestones, Technique Junkie Newsletter, Large oval punch, Gold Cord, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Technique: Herringbone

Here is a little Blog Hop for some more inspiration!


Thank you for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Feeling Frosty?

Hello my friends! I am hoping this finds you having a WONDERFUL, WARM day!! Honestly, it is late morning as I type this and I am having a hard time getting my engine started! LOL I need more coffee. As we near the end of the week, here in Wisconsin our weather is supposed to get bitter cold with wind chills well below zero. I believe this weekend we are fore casted to get -25 below zero with the wind chill. Brrrrr Nothing warms the heart though, more than a smile, so my challenge for you today is to SMILE more! I will work on it too, as I find myself this week tired and probably scowling more than I ought. :)

Today, I am sharing a project with one of my favorite winter stamps! Do you find you gravitate to a certain stamp during different seasons? Well this is the stamp I am using A LOT this year! lol The stamp is from  I Brake For Stamps and is called Holiday Squares

I used the Technique Junkie Newsletter and the technique called Sanded Whitewash from the August/ September 2009 issue.

In addition, I used the Creative Inspiration Paints - have you tried these yet? They are soooo creamy, shimmery, versatile and FUN to play with! I just LOVE painting and playing with them.

Here I used the following colors: garnet, charcoal, blue, pumpkin, orange, evergreen

Here are a few more details:
Stamp Sets: I Brake For Stamps  Holiday Squares and Inspirational Phrases
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Neenah White
Creative Inspiration Paints - garnet, charcoal, blue, pumpkin, orange, evergreen

Accessories: Aquapainters, Dew Drops, Blue Satin Ribbon, Paper Piercing Tool, Big Shot, Cuddlebug folder snowflakes, Scallop Border Punch, Sanding Block, Gesso, Technique Junkie Newsletter, Dimensionals

You can get more bang for your buck by using this savings code... at I Brake For Stamps,  enjoy a 10% discount by using SAVE10Chris 

Oh... one more note: We are having a fun challenge over at The Brakefest Club with a SNOW THEME! I would love it if you came to play along HERE.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a very blessed day and keep warm!

BE MY VALENTINE

Hello Everyone- Today is Creative Cuts and More's Valentine's Blog Hop! If this is your first stop and you haven't seen Kristine Reynold's FABULOUS project, you will want to head back to the Die Cut Diva Blog to see what the other Designers have in store for you!

Anyways, if you have been hopping along, WELCOME to my blog! I am so glad you are here with us... I am kicking off todays post with this great Heart Window Square Box. These boxes are so much fun and EASY to create. 

Today is also Belli Challenge Day and this 2 week cycle of challenges is the letter "P" (paper bag album, pink, purple, poppies, puppies, paper clips, patterned paper, paint.) I have two projects to share with you today...

I used the Technique Junkie Technique from the October/ November 2010 newsletter called Texture Duet.

Now a little bit more information about my project... Isn't this image great!? I just loved it, although I do not know who I will give this to... This month I am the Guest Designer for Dude Time Doodles. This image is Ride Like the Wind. Today is DUDE TIME DOODLES Inspiration Challenge and this week's challenge is to create ANYTHING BUT A CARD!!! I created this wonderful little box. You can go HERE to check out all of the rules and details and to see MORE FUN images and inspiration!

Isn't this Iris folding cool? I was inspired by Hetty Sanders. You can see how she did it HERE and she even offers a free template on forming this pattern. 

This next Valentine's project uses the Sliding Pop Up Card. You can get it in a wide variety of colors and it is a very FUN card to create...

Here are a few more details:
Die Cut: Sliding Pop Up Card from Creative Cuts and More in Concord Crush and White
Stamp Set: Paris and Hearts Collage from I Brake For Stamps
Accessories: Copic Markers, Memento Ink, Silver Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Paper Snips...

To whet your appetite for next week's post... Here is a Sneak Peek into something I will be posting next Wednesday... It features the Creative Cuts and More, Heart Shaped Window 6 x 6 Album. Images are from Our Daily Bread Designs.

From here you will want to go to Becky's Blog. She is sure to WOW you with her projects! Thank you for stopping by! I hope you found some inspiration here! Have a great day!

LET IT GROW!!!

Hello! I just came in from outside. Here is SE Wisconsin, we got 5 inches of snow. Two of my children or should I say SON, generously shoveled 2 of our neighbors drive ways and ours. I thought I would give him a break, so I went out and shoveled the heavy, wet snow the snow plows pushed into the end of the drive way. I have now become reacquainted with my mid section again. What a good reminder to stay on the treadmill and start weight training !!! LOL

Yesterday, I took 45 minutes to stamp for FUN! Some times with having created my Stamping Passion into a business, I forget that it is important to play. I absolutely LOVE Mo's Digital Pencil Images from Maurie Manning, and I have not played with them in awhile, so I thought what better way to PLAY than with her images and challenge!

This week's Challenge was "PLAY TIME" . This CUTE  image is available only through Help For Katie - Katie Emmerson Renz married to Kevin with 3 beautiful boys the twins Nate & Will aged 5 and Hunter aged 10 had some news just before Christmas that has rocked their world as they know it. Katie has been diagnosed with stage 4 Stomach Cancer and is currently undergoing her only option which is Chemotherapy.

You can find out more information about HELP FOR KATIE HERE -http://www.jakheath.com/2011/01/help-for-katie.html

I also used the Splitcoast Stampers Clean and Simple Challenge to use an Inspired image by Cindybestampin. You can see more details HERE. And I used the Technique Junkie Newsletter, Sanded Coordinations Technique


Here are a few more details...

Stamps: Mo's Digital Pencil Help For Katie

Paper: White, Coordinations, Black

Ink: Copics, Memento Black

Accessories: Leaf Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon, Gingham, Sanding Block, Technique Junkies, Big Shot, Cuddlebug

Thank you for stopping by! Have a WONDERFUL day!!!