FOR THE DOGS

 Hello Friends!!! IF YOU MISSED YESTERDAYS RELEASE FROM SCACD, PLEASE GO HERE!!! Are you ready for a NEW sketch this week? It is Sweet Stop Sketch Saturday!!! Today, I had so much fun playing with THE PAPER TEMPTRESS's NEW URBAN CHICK FRAMES (blue) and the HAMBO STUDIOS BROWN MOD CIRCLES, along with DESERT STORM cardstock , MUSHROOM BROWN BAG and the COPIC SAMPLER PACKAGE

Here is the SWEET STOP SATURDAY SKETCH!!

The stamps are SOOOO fun!!! This week's Challenge over at DRS DESIGNS is to create a card with the theme FOR THE DOGS - I used the stamp DOGGIE DILEMMA DOG WITH FENCE and the HOT DIGGITY DOG BIRTHDAY GREETING

I used the Brown Viva Pearl Pen that is available at Susana's Custom Art & Card Design along with TONS of other FABULOUS PRODUCTS! Check it out!!!

I hope you enjoyed my project today! When you are done looking here, please take some time to be inspired by the Sugar Babies creations: Cathy McCauley, Shannon White, Korin Sutherland, Monika Davis, Janice Melton and Shelby Goolsby

Thank you for stopping by today! Have a WONDERFUL weekend!!!

CD SALE - BLOG HOP!

HELLO JUNKIES and FRIENDS! Welcome to the Technique Junkies CD Blog Hop! Today's cards are in celebration of the Annual Technique Junkie CD sale - all ANNUAL CDs are just $10.00 plus postage! This is a huge savings, and is a great way to catch up with techniques from precious issues. Each of the CDs has between 70 and 100 tutorials on them, each in step-by-step, pictorial format.  Information about each CD, with a list of what is on each and a link to order, is HERE.

If you started here, you may want to head back to the Design Team blogs you can see all of the gorgeous artwork from the beginning. If you arrived here from Technique Junkie's blog, you are in the right place! I always enjoy Judy's work, she does a beautiful job! 


The CD I am featuring is CD 2. I have selected two cards - one from the JUNE/ JULY 2004 issue and one from CD_'s bonus techniques. Each Cd has 10 bonus techniques on them that are only found on the CD!"


Here are the details to my first project: 
Bonus Technique: Polished Pearls from 2004
Stamps Prickley Pear - Ferris Wheel, Daring Adventure from SU
Cardstock from The Paper Temptress - Ultra High Glossy card stock, Metallic Text
Supplies: Stipple Brush, Perfect Pearls, Water Bottle, Spectrum Ink Pad, Brayer, Black Marker, Viva Pearl Pen Black, 

On the second card I created, I used the Triple Time June/ July 2004 technique.
Stamps: Hero Arts and Stampin' Up!
Paper Temptress - Metallics Text Package
Accessories: (I used Distress Inks and they were not drying well on the metallic paper, so I placed Clear Embossing Powder on it and embossed the images - this was NOT part of the technique) Clear Embossing Powder, Distress Ink, Circle Punches, POP Dots, Zva Pearls, Scallop Punches

Here are all of the details for the CD BLOG HOP

CD1: Judy Jackson  
CD2: Chris Dickinson (YOU ARE HERE)
(GO HERE NEXT!) CD3: Nancy Dawson 
CD4: Ann Clack 
CD5: Donna Duquette
CD6:  Jane Bosi
CD7: Holly Brown
CD8: Jackie Kalchert
CD9: Pat Huntoon

HERE IS A LIST OF THE FABULOUS CDS! Don't forget you can purchase them all out HERE.

CD1: October 2002 to August 2003 issue and 10 bonus techniques
CD2: October 2003 to August 2004 issue and 10 bonus techniques
CD3: October 2004 to August 2005 issue and 10 bonus techniques
CD4: October 2005 to August 2006 issue and 10 bonus techniques
CD5: October 2006 to August 2007 issue and 10 bonus techniques
CD6: October 2007 to August 2008 issue and 10 bonus techniques
CD7: October 2008 to August 2009 issue and 10 bonus techniques
CD8: October 2009 to August 2010 issue and 10 bonus techniques
CD9: October 2010 to August 2011 issue and 10 bonus techniques



Thanks for stopping by! Hope you all have a GREAT day!

3D AND FUN FOLDS JOINT BLOG HOP DAY THREE!

Hello Everyone!!! I have three posts today, plus Blog Candy!! 

DRS Designs Blog Post

I Brake For Stamps Challenge Post

Blog Candy

Hello Everyone!!! Welcome to DAY THREE of our Joint Blog Hop! Today, I am hopping along with The Paper Temptress Design Team and the Technique Junkie Newsletter Design Team!   I am excited to show you a project I made using the new 3D and Fun Folds Cd on DAY THREE!!


If you missed DAY ONE and DAY TWO, you will not want to miss an opportunity to see all of the beautiful projects everyone created the past two days! Just take a moment and click on the links!! Most of the Hop details are on DAY ONE, so be sure to check it all out!

The CD contains 70 step-by-step tutorials in pdf format, with pictures for each step. New to TJ CDs? Here is a tutorial direct from the CD for the Double Twisted Easel card as shown above:

http://techniquejunkies.com/double_twisted_easel.pdf

All 70 of the pdfs on the CD are in that same great format -- yes, SEVENTY. And it is only $17.95 for US/Canadian Addresses, and $19.95 for Overseas addresses! More details are HERE.

If this is your first stop, you are in the right place and we are SO glad you are here to see what we have to share with you! We have a  fantastic group of design team members from both The Paper Temptress  and the Technique Junkie Newsletter! They have helped put together this fabulous Blog Hop to share on our third day of Hopping for the 3D and Fun Folds Cd.

NOTE: You can play along with us for more opportunities to win the Grand Prize!

Make a project using the Double Twisted Easel Card (see the above link), post about it on your blog or in another forum and mention this blog hop and link up your post to the Blog Hop on Pat Huntoon's blog by Sunday, December 4th at 12 am EST.

In order to win the DAILY PRIZE you have to do is HOP through and comment on each of the participating blogs and you will have a chance to win! There will be a Gift Certificate available from The Paper Temptress  available at Pat Huntoon's Blog. The winner of each days give away will be announced on Pat Huntoon's Blog  on Saturday, December 3. The grand prize winner will be announced on Monday, December 5th! All of the prize winners will be chosen randomly. Please stop through EVERY DAY  and take your time visiting each blog!  You have until 11:59 pm EST December 2nd to leave comments on as many blogs as you can for the daily prizes.

My project today uses the Teepee Card tutorial from the 3D and Fun Folds Cd. I love that this card packs a WOW PUNCH with it. It will take a larger envelope and a bit more postage if I choose to mail it, but I think it is so much fun to create it is worth it! Or you can hand it off to your friend or loved one instead of mailing it.

Here are the materials I used from The Paper Temptress:Basis Light GReen from the Spring pkg. Metallics text Weight - Stardreams package

Stamp images are from I Brake For Stamps - Holiday Squares

Your next stop on the hop is the The Paper Temptress Blog but just in case there are any hiccups, here is the whole list of Hoppers...

The Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog 

Donna Duquette

Mel's Crafty Clips

Jackie Kalchert

GloriaWest

Chris Dickinson

KristieTaylor

Pat Huntoon

Tomorrow, we will be hopping with Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company, so be sure to come back and check out all of the wonderful projects we have to share with you then!  

Thank you for stopping by! Happy Hopping!!!

ANGEL OF HOP WATERCOLOR GESSO

Hi Everyone!  Today, I am sharing a project using Paper Temptress Card stock and the beautiful image is from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design.

Have you ever checked out the Paper Temptress Store? It is an online store with a variety of GORGEOUS papers - different textures, weight and colors! Perfect for your every stamping need! Be sure to check them out and let Patricia know that Chrissy D sent you!

Here are the details on my card...

I used the Technique Junkie Newsletter and the Watercolor Gesso technique on this card!

Stamps: Angel of Hope available at SCACD

Cardstock: Amethyst Metallic,  Black Licorice in Pop Tones, Watercolor, Basis Blue cardstock all available at Paper Temptress

Accessories: Scallop Punch from EK Success, Dew Drops, Paper Piercing, Dimensionals, Rick Rack, Watercolor Crayons, Gesso, Watercolor Paint brush, Mini Glue Dots

Did you all have a nice weekend? We had a wonderful weekend! It was actually the first in a VERY long tim we did not have ANY plans on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, it was my dear 10 year old daughter's birthday and went to some dear friends' 50th Wedding Anniversary. We told her while we were there (jokingly) that the party was going to be her celebration and that we weren't going to have a separate cake....that the cake there was going to be her Birthday cake. :) I did not ask, but our DEAR friends, did some speaking at the party and right before they served the cake they graciously called her up to the front and everyone at the party sang her Happy birthday! She was beaming. I wish I had my camera then! :)

This week, has A LOT happening here - so be sure to come back every day!!! :) Tomorrow, we will kick off the Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop, so be sure to come back!

PS - We did get my BIRTHDAY GIRL a small Birthday cake. I didn't want a huge cake here all week for me to look at and drool over! 

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have a great day!!!

Paper Temptress - Color Sandwich

Hello Friends! Welcome to my little corner of the world! I hope this finds you well. Over at Our Daily Bread Designs Blog is our Scrapbook Challenge and while this doesn't use an ODBD stamp today, I wanted to put a shout out for you to check out the challenge and some Inspiration from Patter and Lorelie, too!


My page today uses the shimmery and FABULOUS card stock from The Paper Temptress. If you have NOT checked out their store, let me encourage you to do so. Patricia really knows how to wet our appetites for high quality, beautiful papers! I used the Silver Lustre package, which helped add to the technique I used!

The technique I used is from the Technique Junkie Newsletter and the technique called Color Sandwich to add a soft colored background.

The stamps/ images are from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, I believe they are retired now. I also used the ZVA Pearls and the Ecstasy Small Template from ODBD


We have a busy day planned today, so off I go! I hope you have a blessed day! Thank you for stopping by!

BLOGGERS CHALLENGE - INSPIRATION

Hello Everyone- Today is BLOGGERS CHALLENGE FRIDAY! Todays Bloggers Challenge is an INSPIRATION CHALLENGE based on this photograph.  I used the I Brake for Stamps Boy Fishing  image on this card. 


For my inspiration piece, I used the colors and touch of nature in the images. I also used the Technique Junkie Newsletter and the April/ May 2011 newsletter technique called Foam Stamping.


About my project now...
Stamp Set: I Brake for Stamps Boy Fishing  You can also save 10% by using SAVE10CHRIS!
Cardstock: from Paper Temptress
Accessories: Martha Stewart Punch, Foam, Markers, buttons, linen thread, Offray ribbon

I Brake For Stamps is having a GRAND Nestabilities sale! 30% off all in stock GRANDS only (not the regular size). Use coupon code GRAND during checkout to receive the discount. (One coupon code per purchase) Some are limited, so grab them while you can. Della has 7 styles to choose from and you can view them all here.

I Brake for Stamps is now carrying WILD ORCHID FLOWERS on their site! The gorgeous flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts in the UK have finally arrived. Della has 43 colors to choose from. They are hand made from mulberry paper. Top quality! You can view them all HERE.

If you'd like to play along, please link back to THIS POST (On Lisa's Blog), mention you created your card for the Bloggers Challenge Embossing Challenge, and link your card below using the Link Tool.  Just a note on the link tool, your link should be a direct link to your challenge post, please do not link to cards that were created prior to the challenge. 

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

GOING GREEN - WATERCOLOR

Hello!! I hope this finds you well rested from a wonderful weekend! 

Have you been over to The Brakefast Club? The Brakefast Club is a free forum filled with friendship, Inspiration, Challenges , Fun, Contests, and ideas for I Brake For Stamps! This weeks challenge was to create something with GREEN!

Todays card, I decided to try something and didn't get the colors I wanted, so I did some punting and came up with this creation.

I started out by using Creative Inspiration Paints and the Spring Green paint on my water color card stock. I did not achieve the Bright Green I wanted, so I grabbed my water color crayons and mixed some Glorious Green in and WAH-LAH! I achieve the glorious, shimmery green I wanted!!!

I used both water color crayons and Creative Inspiration Paints: Emerald, Copper, Antique Silver, Charcoal, Spring Green, Citrus, Onyx, Coal, Butter Cup, Raw Sienna

I Brake for Stamps now carries these wonderful paints too!

 I also had fun using Paper Temptress Paper SO FUN!!! - Here are the gorgeous papers I used Water color Paper,  Paper, POP Tones - Berrylicious,   Antique Parchment brown, Metallics Fairway - Each of these papers has their own unique quality - each embosses beautifully and really help add the extra WOW to create a fabulous card!

Here are a few more details:
Stamps: Leprechaun, Clovers, Irish Blessing from I Brake For Stamps save yourself 10% by using the code Save10Chris 
Cardstock: see abovePaper Temptress Paper  POP Tones - Berrylicious,   Antique Parchment brown, Metallics Fairway 
Accessories: Aquapainters, Watercolor Crayons, Offray Ribbon, Dew Drops, Cuttlebug folder, Big Shot, Mini Glue Dots, Brayer, White Gel Pen,


Here are some challenges I participated in...
Happily Ever After Crafter #15 - Color challenge for St. Patricks Day!
Fussy and Fancy -  embossing and/or paper piecing Paper Cutz - Spring  Do You Stack Up?   -Anything Goes Paper Crafting Journey   anything goes Paper Romance   - Anything goesShelly's Images  - Ribbon Card Creations & More By C  Sparkle Gem Of A Challenge  Buttons, brads, beads, bows Freshly Brewed - ribbons and bows Some Odd Girl - Handmade element or embellishment (double bow) Pixie Dust Studio - Create a card/project using Summer colors Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes


Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

PAPER TEMPTRESS AND BLOGGERS CHALLENGE - SKETCH

Hello Everyone, HAPPY Friday! I have a few projects that I am sharing with you today! The Bloggers Challenge will be on this post too, so scroll down please!

I am thrilled to be the Guest Designer for The Paper Temptress this month! They are having a Design Team Call right now - so go check them out - HERE, if you are interested. I have to say WOW! SOOooo many WONDERFUL papers in that store!!! I have been ordering some papers here and there and sticking in my stash and have had fun pulling them out and playing with them this month.

You have to FEEL this Black Velvet paper. Such glorious texture and it feels SO good in my fingers, I barely want to use it... But truthfully.... What good is this SCRUMPTIOUS paper if you do not USE IT!? If you USE it, it will bless not only YOU but someone else too! It is hard to SEE the velvet - but my oh my!

Black Velvet (Touche Black)



I also used the Cryogen White Iridescent and Black Leather (pictured to the left),

and Fantasy Silver Metallic Ribbon

Someone asked me the difference in this paper verses other papers - this is how I replied it is the TEXTURE and how it absorbs the ink and Ohhhh SOOO luscious and filled with SPLENDOR!!!

I used the Technique Junkie Newsletter April/ May 2003 issue and the Split Negative technique..

Stamps: Stamps from The SmART Works

Paper: listed above

Ink: White Craft, Black Memento

Accessories: Ribbon from The Paper Temptress, Heat Tool, Big Shot, Swiss Dots folder, Dimensionals, Scallop Oval punch, Lg Ovel punch, ZVA Pearls from Our Daily Bread Designs, White EP, Embossing Buddy, Paper Snips

Techniques: Split Negative

Now, are you ready for the BLOGGERS CHALLENGE!? This week's Bloggers Challenge is a SKETCH! Last month, I messed up and made these two cards and look!!! I remembered I had created them! Yahoo! LOL I only remembered because I had a few people tell me they forgot, so I have been WATCHING for it! 

Here are the details:
I used the Technique Junkie Newsletter and the Sanded Whitewash technique from the August/September 2009 Issue
Stamps - I Brake for Digis Snowman!
Accessories: Creative Inspiration Paints, Aquapainter,  Circle punches, Tear Drops, 7/8 Stitched rose ribbon, Gesso, Sanding block, Paper Piercing tool, mat pack, Big Shot, Cuttlebug folder

Here are the details for my second card:
I used the Technique Junkie Newsletter and the Sanded Co'redinations technique.
Stamps: FROG from I Brake for Digis
Accessories: Dew Drops, Organdy, Dimensionals, Sanding Block, Big Shot, Cuttlebug folder, Creative Inspiration Paints

If you'd like to play along, please link back to THIS POST (On Lisa's Blog), mention you created your card for the Bloggers Challenge Embossing Challenge, and link your card below using the Link Tool.  Just a note on the link tool, your link should be a direct link to your challenge post, please do not link to cards that were created prior to the challenge. 

Other challenges I am participating in...

My Time To Craft -  Hats, 

Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes, 

Top Tip Tuesday  - Bling It On , 

Incy Wincy Designs - use punches or dies (1st and 3rd card), 

Ooh La La Creations - Pink, pink and more Pink (second card), 

Stamps R Us  - For the Girls (2nd card),  

One Stitch At A Time - Anything but square

2 Sisters - Embossing 1st card, 

Fun with Shapes & More -  must include die cut/punch (2nd card), 

Craft Us Crazy  - Winter (2nd card), 

Do You Stack Up? -  - dots (1st card), 

Dutch Dare Card Challenge  - sparkle/glitter/bling (2nd card), 

Sassy Studio Designs -  - use a punch (2nd crd), 

Shelly's Images - Ribbon (take your pick!)

Stamp-N-Doodle  - ribbon, embossing and bling (3rd card), 

Delightful Challenges- use your scraps (patterned papers on cards 2 and 3), Splitcoast Stampers Way to Use It Challenge- Use grey!

Thank you for stopping by, looking and commenting! I hope you have a wonderful day!!!