{PIN}spirational Challenge ~May 27, 2014

Hi, everyone! Sorry this post is so late in the day! I should have posted hours ago, I know. Again, sorry. But here is the next challenge from {PIN}spirational Challenges!

The sponsors for this week's challenge are Meljen's Designs and Oak Pond Creations. Make sure to check them out!

Remember, all you must do to be able to participate is to be inspired by the {PIN}spirational photo!

And here it is:

And here is a card I made, as inspired by this adorable cowboy:

This is my Rootin Tootin Cowgirl, saying "Howdy!" I used an image from one of our sponsors, Meljen's Designs, some patterned kraft papers, green twine, Distress Ink in Vintage Photo, Thickers, some eyelet lace, and Liquid Pearls in White Opal.

Thanks for stopping by!

Creative Creations Challenge - Anything Goes!

Happy New Year's Everyone! I hope all of you have started the new year with lots of happiness and fun!

After a break for the holidays, I am happy to say that I am in a creative mood! And it's been a long while since I felt this creative. So here is a card I made using a new image from Simply B Stamps, for the Anything Goes Challenge at Creative Creations.

 

This is the lovely Cupid Elisabete. She is a Valentine's Day Cupid image but I think she looks like she could be an angel as well.

For this card, I used some card stock and papers from my stash, a lace border punch, liquid pearls, paper flowers, Stickles, and Distress Inks in Dusty Concord and Faded Jeans. I hand cut the clouds from white card stock. The image was colored with copics.

It's the 13 Days of Halloween! ~Day 12~

Hello, all! We're in the homestretch now! It's the twelfth day of the 13 Days of Halloween over at the Simply Betty Stamps Blog! The 13 Days of Halloween are an annual celebration at SBS throughout the month of October full of challenges, prizes, and surprises! So stop by and join in!

The twelfth challenge of the 13 Days of Halloween is to create a shaped Halloween card. Remember no squares or rectangles!Use your imagination and create some shaped cards that are totally creepy!

Check out the Simply B Stamps blog for all the fun details!

This is my project for this challenge:

 

I created this tombstone shaped card using my Cricut Expression and the Oct 31 cartridge. The image is Mr. Roberts from The Roberts Portraits collection created by Abigail Larson for Simply B Stamps. The image is colored with Copics. I used Distress Ink around the edges of the tombstone and Liquid Pearls to accent the edges and contours. 

Stop by tomorrow for the final 13 Days of Halloween challenge!

Creative Creations Challenge! ~Bingo~

Hello, everybody! I have a fun challenge for you from Creative Creations Challenges today! It's a Bingo challenge! Pick any three in a row to get Bingo and enter the challenge!

The sponsor for this fantastic challenge is Digital Delights by Louby Loo!

Below is the Bingo card. Be sure to check out the full details at the CCC Blog.

 

Any three in a row will do! I went all out and did a full Bingo card! I used every square on the card to create my project. Take a look!

DIY Door Hanger. I used some lace (colored with Lindy's Stamp Gang Cattail Copper Brown mist), the DIY sentiment, a couple of different ribbons to hang it from, flowers colored with LSG Cattail Copper Brown and Tibetan Poppy Teal, and an image I cut out of some Tim Holtz kraft cardstock,. I distressed the tag with some Walnut Stain and Broken China Distress Inks, and used some lace with pearls (colored with Lindy's Stamp Gang Tibetan Poppy Teal), and a couple of kraft cardstocks. I also made something other than a card. So that about covers it! Lol.

 

This challenge was a lot of fun and I hope that you'll stop by Creative Creations Challenges to join in!



Simply Challenged - February 12 - Valentine's Day!

Hello, all! Time for another SCC challenge! Here is the description of the challenge directly from the SCC Blog!

 
You ready for the new Challenge? Okay to win a prize don't forget you must use a Simply Betty Stamps Image.. and must be at least 6 different entries..
Make a Valentines Day card... See Easy Peasy...


This is the Valentine's Day Card I created:

You Get My Gears Going... Valentine Card. This is Love Gun Lola from the Teen Scene Steampunk Valentine Collection! Isn't she awesome!

 

Here are the links to the other DT. Check out all the amazing creations and be sure to join in the challenge!



SBS

http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.com/

Corinne

http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com

Celina

http://scrapvamp.blogspot.com/

Irene

http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/

Trish

http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.com

Rachel

http://rachelspaperwishes.blogspot.com/

Louise Guest DT

http://louisescraftycards.blogspot.co.uk/

Burlesque Bettys Sneak Peak - Preview Day 1

Hello, all! Today is a day I have been looking forward to for a while! This is the beginning of the sneak peeks for a fabulous new stamp line from Simply B Stamps! These stamps are so cool and fun to play with! I sure enjoyed coloring them and making them into cards!

Betty put it perfectly in the description on the Simply Betty Stamps Blog:

Glamour, Dance, and Song....

What would you get from all three clues in our post title?

One heck of a Bettys Line...

BURLESQUE Bettys!!

Imagine the possibilities with such cute images! As we take you on a tip tap toeing preview week we promise to Dazzle you! These cuties are sure to knock your socks off and have you dancing around the craft room with lots of glitter, flock, and rhinestones!

Today we are going to kick it off with
Betty Bad Girl

To show how versatile these cuties are sure to be, we have each done her up in a different theme.

My theme for Betty Bad Girl was the color scheme of Black, Red, and Cream. Here she is!

You Take the Stage! This is my version of Betty Bad Girl. I had a lot of fun trying to color her hair a blue black. Never done that before! Lol. But I like how it came out.

The red curtains are cut out from cardstock and inked with Red Brick Distress Ink to make them look like they are pleated. Then I added Liquid pearls to make them look like they had fringe. I inked the background paper with Vintage Photo Distress Ink to get a cream color instead of white.

 

Please hop around and check out the rest of the gal's creations with Betty Bad Girl, each one has a different theme to share!

SBS Blog http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.com/

Corinne http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com

Celina: http://www.scrapvamp.blogspot.com

Irene: http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/

Rio: http://mommylittlecrafterincrime.blogspot.com/

Trish: http://www.scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.ca/

 

13 Days of Halloween - Day 9!

Hello, all! Today is Day 9 of the 13 Days! Have you been having fun! I know I have!

Today's challenge is Witches Stockings! Use stripes in your project!

This is my creation:

Free Halloween Hugs Card. I used Freddy Kruger Boy from Simply B Stamps for this because of his striped sweater. And I thought it would be cool to mimic the stripes on the card. Then I thought of the actual Freddy Kruger's sweater and how it was dingey and burnt. So I used Distress Ink Peeled Paint around the edges and yes, I then burned the edges and a couple of holes. Pretty simple but I think it's kinda cute. Lol.

 

Okay, ready to participate!? Go to the SCC Blog for details, more DT inspiration, and to enter!

13 Days of Halloween - Day 7!

Hello, all! It's Day 7 of the 13 Days of Halloween over at Simply Challenged Challenges!

Today's challenge is Grave Digger...create a Graveyard Scene!

To see other DT inspiration and participate in the challenge, please visit the SCC Blog.

This is the graveyard scene I created:

The Graveyard. I used several of the Sweet Gothic Kids images from Simply B Stamps - Franken Scott, Witchy Wednesday, and Vampiress Tilly. The structure for this is made of chipboard. I then covered the structure with some Moxxie papers I had in my stash. The tombstones were cut with my Cricut and the Oct. 31 cartridge, then inked with Peeled Paint and Black Soot Distress Inks. The pumpkins were cut out from a different sheet of Moxxie paper. The images were colored with Copics.

 

 

This was such a fun project for me! I hope you'll join in the challenge! 

Simply Challenged Challenge - Sept 7 - Hosted By...

Hello, all! I thought I was busy before school started, but now that I am looking at all the Halloween projects need to be done, I know I am going to have to lock myself in my scraproom and not let anyone in! Kids and hubby, it's time to fend for yourselves!

Time for another Hosted By Challenge and this time it is my turn to Host and this is Corinne.. "waves". For this challenge I picked for the DT to use the AWESOME pirates and INK EM UP! show us different ways to use INK..

For details, to enter the challenge, and to see the DT inspiration samples, please visit the SCC Blog!

This is my creation with the Pirates stamps:

Ahoy, Matey! Card. This fantastic pirate is Bonnie from the Funky Pirates collection. For this card I used papers from the DCWV Nantucket paper pack because I thought the anchors and stripes were perfect for her! I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink to ink around the edges of the papers to give it a slightly more vintage look. The palm tree stickers are from who know where, but I found them at the bottom of one of my scrappy boxes. The alphas of the title are foam Thickers and the image was colored with Copics.

Also, take a look at the awesome Blog/Page Headers Betty has created for the DT! Don't feel left out though! You can purchase your own custom header for your blog at Simply B Stamps! I'll be purchasing a more personalized one that reflects my love of Alice in Wonderland when I can. :)

SBS Olympics 2012 - Familiar Throwing

For the Mad Tea Party post, please scroll down or click here.

Hello, all! Today's SBS Olympic Event is Familiar Throwing!

Familiar Throwing you say?? Yes today's challenge is all about our special friends, our familiars; What's Yours? A black cat, white owl, slithering snake, or a furry little rodent?? Whatever it is, it's time to start throwing them!!

For all the details, DT inspiration samples, rules, and prizes; please visit the SCC Blog.

And here is my sample for the Familiar Throwing Event:

You Throw Me Card. This is the fantastic Marcy Mummy throwing her familiar Moses. They are from the Spunky Spooks collection at Simply B Stamps.

Supplies: brown cardstock, brick embossing folder, Cuttlebug, papers from Echo Park, ribbon, Vintage Photo Distress Ink, and Copics.

Here is a close up of the card, showing that there is a spring under the larger Moses image.

I hope you enjoyed my card and that you will participate over at the SCC Blog for the SBS Olympics!

Steampunk Classic Collection 2

Hello, all! Time for the second release of Simply B Stamps for Memorial Day weekend! Now yesterday's release was cute and outdoorsy but today's is elegant and steamy! Today's release shows some of the fabulous stamps from the new Steampunk Classic Collection #2. You can see some creations made with these stamps over at Simply Challenged Challenges Blog.

This is the card I came up with for this release:

Today I Wish You A Day of Ordinary Miracles Card. I created this card using the Lavinia Outing stamp. The background was created with Echo Park's Victoria Gardens Collection of papers, some Petaloo flowers and flowers from Wild Orchids Crafts. The flourishes are from My Mind's Eye and I used some Distress Inks in Antique Linen, Old Paper, Worn Lipstick, and Evergreen Bough to distress the edges. I used the below Copics to color in the image.

Copics: B24, B32, E00, E11, N0, N4, RV02, RV21, RV23, RV34, Y06, Y11, Y15, YG03

A Little Steamy Blog Hop

Hello, all! Let's have some fun today with Smeared and Smudged' Monthly Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Blog Hop organized by Smeared and Smudged Blog! The theme this month is A Little Steamy. Use images, pieces, or parts that embrace the steampunk genre.

Here is the A Little Steamy Blog Hop - Blog Roll:

Terra

Tori

Jane

Kristy

Sugar

Sara

Laura

Celina

Joyce

Steph

Helen

Heather

Abbie Kay

Black Dragon

Dianne

Monique

Sharon

Fiona

Ike

Lady Brayton

Susan

 

Here is what I created for the hop:

 

A Little Steamy Card. I created this card last night, rather quickly (because to tell the truth, I was out of the house all day and had forgotten about the hop). But I love everything Steampunk, and have loads of products to choose from in my stash. So I looked through all my stamps and realized I had never used this one by Simply Betty Stamps. I colored her with Copics and set her on an inked piece of paper from the DCWV Tattered Time stack. The inks are Distress Inks in Seedless Preserves and Dusty Concord. The flowers are all from Recollections and the title was printed from my computer.

 

I hope you will join us in all the steamy fun!

(All posts should be up by 9:00 am Pacific Time)

~*~Scraps of Darkness April Reveal~*~

Hello, all! Here we are on the 15th again for another Scraps of Darkness Reveal! April's kit has to be my favorite so far! And if you know me even a little, you know that it is because of all the clocks on these papers and the fabulously rich colors! This month's kit is called Foundations and is filled with Bo Bunny Timepiece papers, Graphic 45 metal flowers, Shimmerz paints and mists, a Perfect Pearl mist, a cameo, Prima flowers, some miniature amber bottles, Salvage Stickers - Crowded Attic from Tim Holtz, and Zva Creative goodies! No SOD kit ever disappoints and this one just blew me out of the water! I can't tell you how much fun I've had playing with this kit and hope you will hop on over to Scraps of Darkness and take a look at what they have to offer! And be sure to check out the Scraps of Darkness Blog for the most recent news, contests, and inspiration!

Let's start with the awesome and beautiful sketch for this month's kit by Suepup (aka Charlotte).

Scraps of Darkness April Sketch.

Maria Layout. This is my take on the April SOD Sketch. I turned it on its side and did some fussy cutting on the paper. I love the deep reds and browns in this kit along with all the clocks and gears! I inked the papers with Walnut Distress Ink and distressed them with my Tonic Studios Distress Tool. The bling, gears, and some of the flowers were from my stash from some of my previous SOD kits. The photo is of my late mother. This page will be going in my personal heritage album.

Gilmore Layout. What can I tell you....I love those clocks! I fussy cut a bunch of them from one of the kit papers to make this layout. I actually created this layout for a challenge at scrapbook.com. The Scissors, Paper, and Ink Challenge over at sb.com challenges you to use only scissors, paper, and ink (adhesive, too) to create a layout. I took to tearing and fussy cutting my papers. I also used Walnut Stain Distresss Ink on all the edges. The photo is of my father-in-law around the time he met my mother-in-law (A very long time ago... lol).

Innocence Layout. Doesn't yellow remind you of spring and innocence? It does to me and when I found this photo of my great-aunt Bertha that is what came to mind; innocence. This photo was taken before she went to a convent to become a nun. The Bo Bunny Timepiece Home paper with its large door reminded me of a church and I associated that with her. I used moss from the SOD kit to make a little nest for my yellow flowers over an inked, painted, and distressed background. The script and window stamp is from the kit as are the lace trim and Graphic 45 metal flowers. I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Golden Wheat Shimmerz paint, and Ranger Perfect Pearls Heirloom Gold Mist. The key is a skeleton key I picked up at the hardware store. The Thickers for the title, some flowers, and ribbon were from my stash.

Defines Me Mini Album Front Cover. I created this mini album for Lisa's (aka Lisanovo) Skeletons in the Closet challenge over at the Scraps of Darkness Challenge Forum. The topic of this month's challenge was "What Defines You?" And since I don't think any ONE thing can define me, I made a whole album full of things that help define me. I made this album with mini paper bags from the hardware store (A photo of the type of bag is at the bottom of this post). Throughout this album I used the papers, cardstock, embellies from the kit along with some other embellishments from previous SOD kits.

Defines Me Mini Front Cover Close Up. In this photo, you can see some Vintage metal corners, Prima mini roses, and 7 Gypsies gears.

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 1 and 2. On page one I used some Prima stencils and Shimmerz Terra Cotta mist to make the background. I used some Tim Holtz alphas from the Salvage Stickers that came in the kit. My children are the ones in the photo and I believe they are part of the reason I am who I am. Without them I wouldn't be a mother. The 2nd page is of my husband; without him I wouldn't be a wife (or would have learned to be one).

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 1 and 2 Close Up. I wanted to show you all the little note cards inside the pockets of the bag. This is where I have most of my journaling.

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 3 and 4. These two pages are of my grandmother and late mother. Without out them I wouldn't have been raised the way I was. My mother's death when I was five also had a great effect on me and has partly made me who I am as well.

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 5 and 6. These two pages are of my friends. All them mean the world to me and their friendship has nurtured a love more like that of family.

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 7 and 8. These two pages are dedicated to my youth (or lack of it) and experiences.

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 9 and 10. These two pages are for time and secrets.

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 11 and 12. These two pages are for the military (being a military spouse) and for my hobby (scrapbooking and scrap supply shopping).

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 13 and 14. These two pages are for obsessions and collections (some are one and the same).

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 15 and 16. These two pages are my education and my life (so far).

Defines Me Mini Album: Pages 17 and 18. These two pages are for extra journaling (on the tags). And let me tell you this is the most journaling I've done in a long time!

Defines Me Mini Album Back Cover. I thought I would put some of my favorite things on the back cover such as the 7 Gypsies Gears, Tim Holtz Gears, and a Tim Holtz Word Key.

Mini Paper Bag. Here one of the paper bags, like the ones I used to make the mini album. It measures 7 inches by 3.5 inches. I got these at my local hardware store in the nuts and bolts section.