Paper Romance # 18

Good morning! Thanks for stopping by!  Today I have a project for Paper Romance to show you.  Andrea is our host this week and she'd like for us to use the colors black, cream, and pumpkin. 

I made a bookmark using this oh so adorable image that I got at the Paper Romance store.  This image is called Mouse Tales and is designed by Laurie Furnell  for High Hopes Stamps - LOVE her images!!!

Supplies: papers are from Debbie Mumm and Webster's Pages, ribbon from Michael's, and copic colors used are: W7, W5, W3, W1, C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, E59, E57, E55, E53, E51, Y11, Y00, E00, E35, E34, E33, E31 YR18, YR12, YR02

That's it for now! Thanks so much for visiting me today and I hope you will stop by Paper Romance Challenges and play along with us. Happy Stamping!

Crazy 4 Challenges #56

Our challenge this week at Crazy 4 Challenges is to use bling on your card. So here is what I made:

I made a shadow box that I can hang on my wall during Christmas. I picked up the shadow box at my local Michaels Arts & Crafts store and painted it with Tim Holtz crackle paint and went over it lightly with distress ink. Then I painted the back of the box with an outdoor scene and embellished with some Magnolia images that I got from the Magnolia-licious store. I used 3 images from Magnolia and they are: Winter Forest pine trees, the house background and Santa stamps are also by Magnolia but I couldn't find them to link too but HERE is a very similar background image and HERE is a similar Santa. I'm sure these images will be in stock soon at Magnolia-licious.









I hope you can see my picture ok. It was hard to photograph it with enough light. My bling is the pearls I used as "snow" and the clear rhinestones that I used on my Stickled wooden snowflakes.

If you would like to play along with us at C4C, all you have to do is create a card/project, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword C4C56 then link it at the C4C challenge blog.

I will enter this project at the following challenges:

All That Scraps Magnolia Challenge - Christmas
Winter Wonderland - holly, red and green
A Spoonful of Sugar - anything goes
Christmas Stampin All Year Long - inspiration challenge

Thanks for visiting me today! Have a great weekend!

Inky Impressions Fall Release Blog Hop

Happy Friday to you! Today at Inky Impressions, we are having our Fall Release blog hop.   This release is just the best!  I will be heading to the store right after the hop to pick up a few more stamps.  This Fall release is available now at Inky Impressions.

So today I am using Lili in the Leaves.  This image is my favorite of the whole bunch. Here is my card:

Isn't she adorable! Look at that gorgeous face! For this card, I used papers by Debbie Mumm, brads and leaf stickers from my local Michaels store, and the tree is by Magnolia. I cut out the pumpkin, leaves, and acorns from an extra sheet of the Debbie Mumm dp.  My images were colored with Copics and they are: E11, E00, E50, R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, C5, C3, C1, C00, YG67, YG63, G21, G20, YR24, YR23, Y23, B97, B95, B91, B000, E39, E37, E35, E34, E33, E31

I hope you can join us on the hop today. Here is the hop order in case you get lost on the way:

Inky Impressions Blog (Nicole's Blog)
Kim 
Danni 
Cabio 
Angela  (you are here)
Pam
Kerri
Piali 
Cheryl 
Crystal 
Inky Challenge Blog

Don't forget to leave comments along the hop.  One lucky commenter who comments on every blog will win a special prize.

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

A Spoonful of Sugar  - anything goes
Creative Inspirations - use 2 or more images
Crafty Creations - falling leaves
Charisma Cardz - anything goes
AiFactory Challenge - anything goes

Here is one last closeup of my image:

Thanks for visiting me today!  Your next stop on the hop is my pal Pam.  Have a great day!

Paper Romance # 17

Oh my gosh! Have you seen these CUTE stamps from High Hopes Stamps yet? The artist is Laurie Furnell and I think they are just the sweetest things ever! Here is a card that I made with one of the new images:



This adorable mouse couple is called Ryan and Ansley and you can find them at the Paper Romance store. So, today at Paper Romance Challenges, I challenged the team to create a card /project using handmade flowers. I made my flower with a spellbinder flower die set. I do hope you like my card today!

Here is a closeup:



I will enter this card at the following challenges:

Truly Scrumptious - sketch
Tuesday Morning Sketches - handmade flowers
High Hopes Stamps Challenge - country
A Spoonful of Sugar - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - animals

We would love for you to play along with us, if you do you could be the winner of a $5.00 Gift Certificate to Paper Romance! Just link your card over at the challenge blog and if you're loading into an online Gallery, use the keyword prc17. Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Crazy 4 Challenges #55

We have another fun sketch challenge for you today over at Crazy 4 Challenges. Here is the sketch we had to follow:



Here is my card:

I used this fun digi image from  Meljen Designs . They also happen to be our sponsor's this week at C4C.

This cutie is called  Cherry Mouse and I picked up this image at Whimsy Digital Images.  You can find the whole set of  Meljen images on digital over at the Whimsy store.



Supplies:  Basic Grey papers, cherry and ice cream cone stickers, copics, ric rack,  and my EK Success border punch.

If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword C4C55. Don't forget to go back to the challenge blog and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see it too.

Thanks for visiting me today. Have a great weekend!

Paper Romance Challenge #16 - OWH

For today's challenge at Paper Romance, Amy would like us to make a Christmas or Birthday card for OWH (Operation Write Home).  Please visit here for more info about OWH .  So I used this fun Santa image from High Hopes Stamps that you can find at the Paper Romance Store. This is Jolly Old St. Nick:

Look at those cute kitties!  Aren't they adorable?  If you want to play along with us, you need to make sure that your card is A2 sized and there can be no glitter used as per OWH rules.

Supplies:  DCWV papers, bow and buttons from Michaels. 
Copics:  E11, E00, E000,  C7. C5, C3, C1, C00, R29, R27, R24, R22, R20, E53, E51, E50

We would love for you to play along with us, if you do you could be the winner of a $5.00 Gift Certificate to Paper Romance! Just link your card over at the challenge blog and if you're loading into an online Gallery, use the keyword prc16.  Thanks for visiting me today!

Inky Impressions' Fall Sneak Peek

Good morning! It's my turn to show you a sneak peek from Inky Impressions' new and AWESOME fall release. This release has so many wonderful images - so perfect for making cards for this time of year. Here is Lili's First Day of School:

Oh isn't she a doll!? I had the school stamp and thought it would work perfectly for this Lili image. Inky Impression images work beautifully with other stamps. I love to interchange them with other stamp lines and make fun scenes. I used K&Co and Papertrey Ink papers, the cute brads and school bus charm (CUTE) are from Inky Impressions, the ribbon and apple button are from Joanne Fabrics.  I used the following copics to color my images: E35, Y23, Y21, Y11, Y000, R29, R27, R24, R22, R20, C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00, B39, B37, B34, B000, E33, E31, E11, E00, E000, YG67, YG63, G21, G20

Here is a closeup:

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: sketch
365 Cards - country charm (old fashioned school house has country charm, right?)
Stamp With Fun - sketch
The Pink Elephant - back to school

Thanks for visiting me today! Please visit Cheryl for her sneak peek tomorrow! Enjoy your day!

Crazy 4 Challenges #54

Today at Crazy 4 Challenges, we have a color challenge for you. The colors are Red, Black and Kraft (beige).



So here is what I came up with:



This past week our family got a new puppy and I was inspired to create an easel card using this Magnolia stamp that I got over a year ago. I believe it was my very first one - I have since acquired so many more ;).... You can find this stamp the sun stamp, and my background stamp at Magnolia-licious. The dog is also by Magnolia but I couldn't find this image to link too. I'm sure you can request it though. I used so many different colors on my image and unfortunately didn't keep track of all the copic #s. If anyone really wants to know, please email me. ;)

A few more closer pics of my images:





I was so excited to finally be able to use my new EK Success pawprint border punch. So cute!

If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword C4C54. Don't forget to link to Mr Linky at the C4C challenge blog so that everyone else can see it too. I will enter this card at the following challenges:

Terrifically Thrilling Thursday Challenge - make a scene
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - whateva
Freshly Brewed Challenges - brown
A Spoonful of Sugar - use an animal on your card
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - use Christmas colors but does not have to be a Christmas card
Pile it On - pile on the layers

Thanks for dropping by! Have a great weekend!

Whimsy Stamps - I Love You This Much

Hiya! I have just a quick post for you.  Today I have a card to show your that I made for Whimsy Stamps. This Meljen Digital image is called I Love You This Much. Isn't it sweet!? For this card, I used an Amy Butler/K&Co pad (thanks Crystal) such pretty paper.  I also used my MS heart border punch, some ribbon, and a bear button and wooden heart button that I had in my stash.

The copics that I used for this image are:  E39, E37, E35, E34, E33, E31, E30, R27, R20

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

The Cuttlebug Challenges - pink
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - whateva
Freshly Brewed Challenges - brown
A Spoonful of Sugar - use an animal on your card

Thanks for visiting me today!  Hope you can stop by again tomorrow (Saturday) for my C4C post. Have a great day!

Paper Romance #15 - CAS

Our challenge today at Paper Romance is brought to you by Lori Aragon and she challenged us to a CAS (clean and simple) card.  Here's what I came up with:

When I first saw this cute fellow, that song by Dean Martin popped into my head "That's Amore." So that's where my sentiment came from - I just created it in Word and added a music note. Hehehe doesn't he put a smile on your face? Love him!  I used Papertrey Ink paper and Basic Grey paper - love that Max & Whiskers paper pad (my favorite).

Here's a closeup:

This is Luigi from High Hopes Stamps and you can find him at Paper Romance.  Please visit the Paper Romance Challenge blog to see the rest of the DTs fabulous cards.  We would love for you to play along with us, if you do you could be the winner of a $5.00 Gift Certificate to Paper Romance! Just link your card over at the challenge blog and if you're loading into an online Gallery, use the keyword prc15. Thanks for visiting me today and thank you for any comments you may leave - I love to read them! Have a great day!

Whimsy Blog Hop Winner and Blog Award

Hi there! I'm pleased to announce the winner from the September Whimsy blog hop that commented on my post. The winner is:

Kerri - http://cardsbykerri.blogspot.com/

Congratulations Kerri! Please contact Denise over at the Whimsy Inspirations blog to collect your prize!

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My friend Lori from My Comfort Cottage, just gave me this sweet award (Thanks Lori!):



Conditions for the award are as follows:

1. Thank the person who gave it to me.
2. Put award on your blog
3. List 3 things about yourself:

1. Yesterday was my 17th wedding anniversary (where does the time go?)
2. I LOVE chocolate!
3. Before I started stamping, I used to color in my kids' coloring books (even when they weren't home)! LOL!

4. Post a pic you love (see below)
5. Pass on to 5 people

Anneke
Chris
Crystal
Lins
Ruby

(Ladies if you have time to pass on this award, please do, otherwise please know that I appreciate you and love your blog ;) )!

Favorite new pic:

(my puppy)

Crazy 4 Challenges #53

Today at Crazy 4 Challenges our challenge is to celebrate books! We are to create a card or a bookmark, or use a book/student image, or even create a card inspired by a favorite book. So I chose to create a bookmark using this digital image from Elisabeth Bell. I love this image:



Here's a closeup:



The copic colors I used are: R29, R27, R24, R22, R20, E11, E00, E000, E59, E57, E55, E39, E37, E35, E33, B39, B37, B34, B32, B000



If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword C4C53 and then link it back to the C4C challenge blog. I hope you'll play along.

I will enter this bookmark at the following challenges:

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Back to School
Papertake Weekly Challenge - use One of something (I used 1 flower)
Cupcake Craft Challenge - use a digital image

Thanks for visiting me today! Have a great day!

Inky Impressions is Back !!!

I'm so excited to let you know that Inky Impressions is back from vacation! Woo hoo!!! And we are starting off with a GUEST DESIGNER CALL. If you participate in the challenge this week using an Inky Image you could be in the running to be our GUEST DESIGNER for one month and also participate in the NEW FALL RELEASE BLOG HOP. Come on over and check out all the info at the Inky Impressions Challenge blog. Our challenge is to make an easel card. So today I want to share with you this summer Inky image that I haven't had a chance to color before today. She is just too adorable!



This sweetheart is Lili's Ice Cream. Don't ya love her!?



For my image today I used the following copics: BG13, BG11, BG10, R29, R27, R24, R22, R20, E19, E18, E17, E13, YG63, G21, G20, E11, E00, E000.

The sweet papers I used came in a package that my friend, Cabio, sent me a few weeks ago. I thought they would be perfect to help embellish my Ice Cream Shoppe. I used several Martha Stewart punches and my ribbon, buttons, and butterfly sticker came from Michael's.

Thanks for visiting me! I hope you'll visit us at Inky Impressions and join in on the Guest Designer Call. Have a great weekend!

Paper Romance #14

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Good morning! My house has been super quiet this week without the kids. I can't believe summer vacation is over! Well, I should get alot of stamping done now that I have no one to entertain and I'm back to a routine. Sure do miss them though....

But I'm looking forward to the fun fall and winter cards that I can make now. Which is the inspiration behind today's project. I made a little purse that I thought could be used as little Halloween favors for the kids at school.



I used one of my favorite stamps from Paper Romance. This is Andrea's Kittens. I colored her in Halloween colors and gave her 3 black kittens. I also added a cute scaredy cat button. What do you think?



I used the following copic colors to color my image: C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00, YR18, YR16, YR12, YR02, V17, V15, V12, V000.



So today's challenge at Paper Romance, is to include a furry friend/animal to your card. I hope you can play along, you could be the winner of a $5.00 Gift Certificate to Paper Romance! Just link your card over at the challenge blog and if you're loading into an online Gallery, use the keyword prc14. Thanks for visiting me today! See you soon!