Stampin' In Alaska

The fabulously talented Unity Stamp Company Design Team has invited all of us  to join their weekly blog hop !! It's a fun "excuse" to pull out my  newest Unity stamp set and PLAY!  Going to be OWL - Right I have never been a big fan of owls... They've always reminded me of the olive green, mushrooms and owls popular in the 70's. (sorry if that reveals my generation) BUT, when I saw this little owl with the sad face and big eyes I melted and into my Unity cart it went!! I stamped this sweet image with Versafine Tuxedo black ink on water color paper then embossed with clear powder. I then watercolored the image with Tim Holtz distress reinkers.  A little machine stitching and Basic Grey Candy Buttons finish the card. The sketch was inspired by this month's Unity {be Inspired} sketch challenge I'm also sharing with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Challenge #203 Anything goes  Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:...

Today is National Coffee Day! I'm celebrating along with many others this month by joining the 2015 Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop My card features an adorable digital set created by Julee Tilman, owner of Verve Stamps. Latte Love Isn't this just adorable! The sketch inspiration is from this week's tall and skinny Mojo Monday #417 sketch Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!

Welcome to a new weekly challenge with Eureka Stamps. This week is a really easy  challenge that we hope  everyone will get a chance to join! Anything Goes My card features the adorable Eureka Digital image Moose in a Box  and Happy Birthday Script    The digital image was printed onto Stampin' Up! Whisper White cardstock and colored with Copic Markers. Stickles was applied to the cake icing and a charcoal pencil added a little highlighting.  Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! Don't forget to join the fun this week. 2 winners are chosen each week. 1 person using a Eureka image will win their choice of 3 Eureka digital images. 1 person using another image will win their choice of 2 Eureka digital images.  I'm also sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday Challenge:  #202 Anything Goes   Crafting From the Heart:  Challenge #79 Anything Goes  Choc...

My Favorite Things hosts a fun weekly sketch challenge. This week's sketch is very versatile. I kept my card very clean and simple  featuring  The Front Porch - Fall (sadly this set is now retired)   The spotlighting technique is perfect for this very detailed stamped image. The image was stamped in Versafine Vintage Sepia. I colored the spotlight with Prismacolor pencils. A machine stitched border, burlap tag and Jenni Bowlin Vintage Style button finish the card. Thanks for stopping by! I always enjoy your comments. I'm also sharing my card with the following: Little Red Wagon:  Challenge #308 Fall Little Claire's Designs:  Monthly Stamp Challenge #61 Autumnal Theme  Word Art Wednesday Challenge:  #202 Anything Goes  

I hope everyone is having a great weekend! This week From the Heart Stamps i {heart} card sketches has provided a fun sketch with a  challenging twist! Spotlighting My card features a newer image from FTHS Birthday Pup It's been a long time since I have tried the spotlighting technique.  But the effect is really fun. As always, thanks for stopping by for a closer look!

Welcome back to a new challenge at Catch the Bug .   The Fall colors and crisp wind have already  arrived in Alaska! This week's color challenge is perfect for all of your Fall projects. My card features the adorable Bugaboo Digital image Squirrel The image was printed onto Stampin' Up! Whisper White cardstock and colored with  Prismacolor pencils and blended with baby oil. Charcoal pencil was applied for shading. The Fall designer papers are from Bo Bunny and I used dew drops which have been forgotten on my desk for awhile. We look forward to seeing what you come up with!  Be sure and check out the store here for some great images! Please post your project to Catch the Bug , by 10/3/15 at 6:00 AM EST to be entered a random drawing for three digi prize packs – )  10 free images ( using a Bugaboo image only ), seven (7), or four (4) using any/ image! New projects only no backlinking please! Limit 3 pe...

Unity Stamp Company has invited all of us to hop along showcasing our Unity projects! My card features a new release called Penguin Pals I just couldn't resist these cute little penguins!  I embossed the penguin image on vellum  and stitched onto designer paper. The finished card size is 3.25 square. Of course, the card sketch inspiration is from the current Unity {be Inspired} Challenge Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance at winning a fun Unity Stamp Company prize!   I'm also sharing my card with the following:  Simon Work it Wednesday:  September Challenge - Use A Stamp Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Use a Stamp Challenge and Blog Hop  

This week's Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge is Anything Goes! Thinking ahead to an Anniversary card  I will be needing to send soon I pulled out the adorable Paper Smooches Paws for a Cause   I started by sponging the "sun" with a reverse die cut mask and Memento inks.  The dog images was stamped with Versafine Black Tuxedo ink.  Then the "grass" was die cut with the MFT Rolling Hills die. The card was finished with sponged clouds using Memento ink and a scallop die. I'm also sharing my card with the following: Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Use a Stamp Challenge and Blog Hop  Simon Work it Wednesday:  September Challenge - Use A Stamp

The Fall colors are really showing through in my area of the world. Which also means allergy and sinus season! Unfortunately, the past few days it has taken over my creative inspiration. But yesterday this idea for the Art Impressions Cut Your Cards Challenge was "floating" around in my head. (pun intended!) My card features the adorable Deep Breath Birthday from the ZooCrew Collection. I have not created a window card in a long time. It was fun to create and I really like the finished result! I started with a card base in Brilliant Blue from Stampin' Up! (sadly this color is now retired) Then I dry embossed a white panel with Cuttlebug spots. I die cut the window with a Spellbinder Circle die and cut a larger circle "frame" with the same dies. The Loopy Rings die cut is from Memory Box and cut from vellum.  The sentiment was also die cut and mounted  onto the same Brilliant Blue cardstock. Of course, ...

The Bugaboo Design Team is back today sharing a  fun new release called Autumn Squirrel. Be sure to stop by the blog and check out all of the design team inspiration. You can pick up this image and many others at half price in the Bugaboo Store . I'm also sharing my card with the following:  Word Art Wednesday:  Challenge #201 Anything Goes Simply Papercraft Challenge:  #13 Anything Goes

  This week's challenge is  Monochrome. (shades of one color and skin allowed) My card features the adorable Sad Moose and I Moosed You digital image and sentiment from Eureka Stamps.  This clean and simple card started by printing  both image and sentiment onto Stampin' Up! Whisper White Cardstock. The moose image was colored with various Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils then highlighted with charcoal pencil. I added a small strip of Bo Bunny  designer paper and twine to the  top of my card to finish. Thanks for stopping by! I hope you get a chance to join the challenge this week. We will select two winners each week 1 using Eureka Stamp image and 1 using any image! I'm also sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Challenge #201 Anything Goes  Aud Sentiments Challenge:  #140 AG with a sentiment Simply Papercraft Challenge:  #13 Anything Goes

Stella Says Sketch is back to the bi-weekly challenge schedule this Fall. Yippee! While browsing the Bugaboo store recently I spotted this adorable image called Theodore hot air balloon. The image worked perfectly with this week's sketch. The digital image was printed onto Stampin' Up! Whisper White cardstock and colored with Prismacolor pencils and Copic Markers. I turned the sketch on it's side to  accommodate the hot air balloon. The base panel was dry embossed with a Darice cloud folder. So, as a reminder -  play along and you have the chance  to WIN 10, 7 or 4 Bugaboo Stamps Images of your choice!!! All entries must be NEW and follow the sketch.   Entries must be posted via inlinkz by October 4 at 6 am. I'm also sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Challenge #201 Anything Goes Through the Craftroom Door:  Anything Goes Simon Monday Challenge:  Love this Technique...

Better (almost) late than never.... I really enjoy playing with my Paper Smooches products but I agonize over what I will make each week. This week's Photo Inspiration offered so many possibilities that it was difficult to narrow  it down to one theme....... Ultimately, I focused on the colors and brought out the adorable Paper Smooches Surf and Turf (one of my favorite sets!)  The ocean critters were stamped with  Colorbox pigment inks and layered onto designer papers from Carta Bella Beach Boardwalk. I also made sure to include a little  twine which is included in the photo. I'm also sharing my card with the following: Papertake Weekly Challenge:  Animal magic  Papercrafting Challenge:  Magazine Monday #117   My card focuses on the ocean themed cover of the  second magazine and the vibrant colors. Aud Sentiments Challenge:  #140 AG with a sentiment Word Art W...

Welcome to another Freebie Friday with Bugaboo Stamps ! Jodie generously provides customers with a free image each Friday.   This week's image is from one  of my favorite lines - Stella.   Stella Work - Monday     Can you tell that I work in an office?! LOVE the typewriter paper from jillibean soup Sweet & Sour Soup mini pad.   The sketch inspiration was provided by Sweet Sunday Sketch #286    Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog:  AG with a sentiment #140   Word Art Wednesday Challenge #201:  Anything Goes

I hope everyone is having a great week! I'm stopping in this evening to share  a card featuring one of the newest  From the Heart Stamps digital images Pumpkin Patch Girl If you are new to the Stamp of the Month Challenge , you can still play along with the challenge by purchasing the image. Then you can enter the challenge and receive next month’s digi free. OR if you spend $10 in the  From The Heart Stamps  store this month, you can enter code HELLO-PUMPKIN to receive Faithful Friends Pumpkin Patch Girl  as a free gift. Here's my card:   The image was printed onto Stampin' Up! Whisper White cardstock and colored with Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils.   It was then fussy cut on adhered to the die cut scene with foam tape. A little machine stitching and DIY enamel dots finish the card. (Perler beads purchased at a garage sale for .25 were melted in the oven) Of course, the ...

The Unity Stamp Company is hosting another fun blog hop and  WE are invited to play along! I'm linking my card up which was created for today's Itty Bitty Challenge on the  Unity Show & Tell Facebook Page . My card features the adorable Itty Bitty Give, Give, Give & Gobble (on sale right now for $3.37) Of course, the base panel was dry embossed with a Cuttlebug dot folder.  Memento Desert Sand was lightly inked across the embossing. The stamp was inked in three colors and then paper pieced. It's never to early to start making  Thanksgiving Cards and this will be going into my stash! I'm also sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Challenge #200 Let's Celebrate! (Anything Goes) Simon Monday Challenge:  Love this Technique (Dry Embossing) Crafting with An Attitude:  Challenge #7 Anything Goes  Crafty Girls Creations:  Challenge #4 Anything Goes

This week's challenge is  Fall Sports. (Football, Soccer, cheerleading, etc.) My card features the adorable Cheerleader digital image from Eureka Stamps. The digital image was colored with Copic Markers then fussy cut.  Designer papers from My Mind's Eye "Oxford Lane" were layered for the card base. I created the sentiment with MS Word and a conversation die from My Favorite Things. A few DIY enamel dots from my stash and machine stitched border finishes the card. They are easy to make and SO much cheaper! These were Pony Beads from Wal-Mart  that I melted in the oven on about 325 degrees. Thanks for stopping by! I hope you get a chance to join the challenge this week. We will select two winners each week 1 using Eureka Stamp image and 1 using any image! I'm also sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Challenge #200 Let's Celebrate! (Anything Goes) Simon Monday Challenge:   Love this Technique (Mac...

Unity Stamp Company has been sponsoring a fun challenge on their Facebook page for the month of September. Each day we have been asked to create something with a stamp from their Itty Bitty line. My card features the adorable Happy to Be Me The image was embossed then sponged with Memento ink. Coordinating papers were used from My Mind's Eye Dilly Dally paper pad. The sketch inspiration is from this week's  Mojo Monday Sketch #414. I'm also sharing my card with the following: Simon Wednesday Challenge:  Use a Stamp and Blog Hop Crafting with An Attitude:  Challenge #7 Anything Goes  Crafty Girls Creations:  Challenge #4 Anything Goes    

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge  this week is Anything Goes! I decided to go very clean and simple with this week's card. My card features two sets from Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler (which I Love) and We Totally Click The sentiment was masked and Memento inks were sponged in New Sprout, Pear Tart and Bamboo Leaves.    I'm also sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  Challenge #200 Anything Goes Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Use a Stamp and Blog Hop