ISS WC Emily & Irene

Hello there,

I hope you are all having a great day. Today over at InStyle Stamps Blog the Wednesday Challenge is a color challenge using the colors Brown and Blue.

I hope you’ll join in on the fun. One lucky participant will receive an InStyle Stamps digital image of their choice. Please be sure to use an ISS image on your card and upload the link by commenting at the end of the Wednesday Challenge post on the ISS Blog by 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 6th.

For today's challenge I used Emily and Irene and I used some DP from my Instyle Kit. Enjoy!!!!



Don't forget to head over to the InStyle Stamps Blog for more challenge details.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!!

RECIPE:
Card Size: 6 x 5 1/2
Stamps: Emily and Irene by InStyle Stamps
Ink: Copic Markers
Paper: InStyle Kit
Accessories: American Craft Premium Ribbon, Stickles

ISS Jack and Honey Bunny Sneak Peak

Hey there,

I hope everything is well. Today I want to share with you a couple more October release images from InStyle Stamp. I want to introduce you all to Jack and Honey Bunny.

First off is my friend Jack who is guarding all the bones and skulls this Halloween and making sure that none of them come out of their graves to give us a fright in a couple of nights, ; -) hehe.Enjoy!!!

I'd also like you to meet my friend Honey Bunny. Isn't she sweet!!! For Honey Bunny I used last weeks Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #40 and this weeks Pink Elephant Challenge #34 which is a recipe to do "something with dots." Honey Bunny wishes you all a Hoppy Halloween!! Enjoy!!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day and remember if you want to get your hands on these super cute images that I have been sneak peaking they come out in October so hurry on over to InStyle Stamps to get your order in!!

Jack
RECIPE:
Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Stamps: Jack by InStyle Stamps
Ink: Copic Markers
Paper: K&Company Tim Coffey Halloween Designer Paper
Accessories: Martha Stewart Graveyard Edge Punch, Ribbon, 3-D Zots, Butter Cream Shimmerz, Martha Stewart Bat Punch

Honey Bunny
RECIPE:
Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2
Stamps: Honey Bunny by InStyle Stamps
Ink: Copic Markers
Paper: K&Company Tim Coffey Halloween Designer Paper
Accessories:  Ribbon, Embroidery Floss, SU Word Window Punch, Martha Stewart Bat Punch

Digital-Ink Co. Color Challenge (D-IC004)

Hey there everyone,

Welcome to another Monday Challenge issued by Digital-Ink Co. Challenge Blog. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and that the beginning of your week has started on the right foot.

Lets get right to our Challenge!!

This weeks challenge at Digital-Ink Co. Challenge Blog is a Color
Challenge using the very hip, Stitchy Stamps Hippie. The colors challenge pallette is to the left, and the colors are burgundy, light blue,  and dark blue.

The prize for this weeks random challenge winner is super sweet Honey from Beary Dust. Make sure to play so that you can get your chance to win this super sweet image!!
Head on over to the Digital-Ink Co. Challenge Blog for more details on the Challenge and to enter using Mr. Linky. Also when uplading to SCS use keyword "D-IC004" and "Digital-Ink Co."

Check it out, here is what I came up with!!

I combined the D-IC Color Challenge with the SCS Sketch Challenge #247 that was issued last Wednesday.

Don't forget to head on over the Digital-Ink Co. Challenge Blog to check out what the other design team members have created and to get yourself entered to win Honey and at a chance at this Raffle, pictured below.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!!

RECIPE:
Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2
Stamps: Hippie by Stitchy Stamps (Digital Ink Co.)
Ink: Copic Markers
Paper: me&my BiG ideas Modern Milan Paper Slab, Light Blue Cardstock, Navy Blue Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, Burgundy Cardstock
Accessories: Dew Drops, Magenta Shimmerz, Paper Piercer

ISS Cynthia Sneak Peaks

Hey there,

Today I would like to introduce you to two more new Cynthia Fairy images from InStyle Stamps. I love Cynthia she is so cute and I love that I always want to use all my glittery accessories with her. I don't know what it is about her but I always have to use my Stickles, Shimmerz and Rhinestones and everything Bling. Without them she is unfinished to me. I guess I love bling, what girl doesn't, lol ;-D !!!

First I introduce you to Cynthia-and-Owl. Quite the Spooky Scene, Aye? I love the little owl with his hat and the bats in the moon!!! Check it out!!!



I also want to introduce you to Tooth Fairy Cynthia. She is the perfect image to use on a card when congratulating a child on losing their tooth and the tooth fair coming. I combined her with Bo Bunny's beautiful Delilah DP that is in the October Club Anime Kit . Check her out, isn't she cute!!!





Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!


Cynthia-and-Owl
RECIPE:
Card Size: 5 1/2 x 4
Stamps: Cynthia-and-Owl by InStyle Stamps
Ink: Copic Markers
Paper: K&Company Tim Coffey Halloween DP Mat Pad, Kraft, White, Black
Accessories: Martha Stewart Spider Web Edge Punch, Martha Stewart Bat Punch, Michaels Halloween Ribbon, Stickles

Tooth Fairy Cynthia
RECIPE:
Card Size: 5 1/2 x 4
Stamps: Tooth fairy Cynthia by InStyle Stamps
Ink: Copic Markers
Paper: Club Anime Kit Bo Bunny Delilah DP
Accessories: Prima Flower, Ribbon, Rhinestones, Stickles, Shimmerz

ISS Patches & Bendy

Hey Everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed yesterdays InStyle Stamps Blog Hop, I know I sure did. If you missed out on yesterday's hop there is still time to hop around so take a look at this post for more details and if you want to join in the fun and get a chance at a prize you have until 11:59pm EST today.

For today I want to introduce you to my little Pumpkin Patch friend "Patches" and "Bendy" the Bee.

If you remember Patches and Bendy were both introduced to you yesterday and they both enjoyed their debut so much that they wanted to come out and play some more today.

Enjoy!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!!!

Patches

RECIPE:

Project Size: 4 1/2 x 5

Stamps: Patches by InStyle Stamps

Ink: Copic Markers

Paper: K&Company Tim Coffey Halloween DP Mat Pad

Accessories: Ribbon, Stickles, SU Small Oval, SU Large Oval, Black Brads

Bendy

RECIPE:
Card Size: 5 1/2 x 5

Stamps: Bendy by InStyle Stamps

Ink: Copic Markers

Paper: Yellow, White, and Black Cardstock

Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Nestibilites, Paper Piercer, Ribbon, Brad, Fun Flock, Shimmerz

InStyle Stamps Blog Hop

Hello everyone,

Welcome to the InStyle Stamps Blog Hop. This is my first time ever participating in a blog hop so I am super excited!!! InStyle Stamps has some awesome new images to share with you all. In order to see all of the new images you must visit each Design Team Members blog and leave comments on each of our blogs and at the end of the hop go to the InStyle Stamps Blog to vote on your favorite project, and then leave a comment on that post (not mine) answering the following question:

"What is your favorite fall treat?"

The design team member whose project gets the most votes will get a prize, and InStyle Stamps will also be giving away a Grand Prize to 1 lucky reader (winner will be randomly drawn from the comments on the ISS blog post).
The contest is open until 11:59pm EST Saturday, and the winners will be announced Sunday.

This months theme is Treats and the new image that I am introducing to you is Tea Society Cynthia. Isn't she cute!!! The little saying that I made up when creating with her was "Trick-or-Tea-Treats" and to go with that I made little tea bag holders so that I could give tea away as treats.

Take a look and Enjoy!!!!

All of my projects together.

The Card.

This is the outside of the Tea Bag holder.

This is the inside of the Tea Bag holder.

I hope you enjoyed, now get on your way and check out what the other design team members have in store for you and don't forget to head on over to the InStyle Stamps blog for your chance to be a Grand Prize winner and to vote for one design team member.

Now hop along!!!

Jennifer
Jodi-Ann
Joy
Kim
Lysa
Mary
Maylee
Melissa
Piali

Thanks for stopping by, have a great Friday, and enjoy the hop!!!

RECIPE:
Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Tea Bag Holder Size: 3 1/4 x 3 3/4
Stamps: Tea Society Cynthia by InStyle Stamps
Ink: Copic Markers
Paper: K&Company Tim Coffey Halloween DP Mat Pad
Accessories: Martha Stewart Spider Web Edge Punch, Martha Stewart Halloween Ribbon, 3-D Zots, Stickles

ISS Frankie

Hey there,

I hope all is well. Everything is well with me. Sorry things have been slow here around my blog, my granfathers services were last night and this morning so I haven't been anywhere near a computer in last few days, but I hope to get back ontop of things.

I have several cards to show you all,I just haven't gotten around to uploading them and making posts. I need to start getting better and scheduling my posts, I always have the picture uploaded but I always fall behind on typing up the details,so I will need to train myself to upload pics and add details at the same time so that it's all set and ready to go and I don't have to worry about doing it all last minute.

For this afternoon I want to share with you all a sneak peak of one of the new Ocober Digital Anime Halloween images from InSytle Stamps.

I want to introduce you to Frankie. He is so stinkin spooky, lol!!!!


For his card I decided to go with 2nd challenge issued over at Crazy 4 Challenges blog. So here is my take on the challenge.

Enjoy!!!




Don't forget to come back tomorrow for the ISS blog hop & release. I have another project just waiting to be shared with you all!!!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!

RECIPE:
Project Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Stamps: Frankie by InStyle Stamps
Ink: Copic Markers
Paper: K&Company Tim Coffey Halloween DP Mat Pad
Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Oogle Eyes, Shimmerz, Silk Ribbon, 3-D Zots


P.S. Thank you everyone for your support and all your kind words and prayers, my family and I really appreciate it!!!!

ISS Tall & Thin Wednesday Challenge

Hey everyone,

I haven't lost my head because it's attached but I'm sure if it could happen I would be headless a majority of the time. As you all know I had a very sad and somewhat hectic weekend, and when I left my apartment I left in a hurry and I was carrying a lot of things. Well when I got back up to Sacramento Monday evening I pulled up to my apartment gate and I couldn't find my keys which have the clicker for the apartment gate. I always place my keys in my cup holder because they only contain Sacramento Apartment keys, so I don't need them any other time. So I searched my purse, I searched my trunk with all my stuff and no keys to be found. Eventually someone else was going in and opened the gate and I was able to get in. So I parked and searched some more but no where. So I ended up going to the office to get a spare key and make a copy so that's was how I got into my apartment. So I searched the inside of my apartment, but thinking logically, I would have locked the door so the keys would not be in the apartment but never the less I looked. I searched my bags, I searched my clothes, my purse again, my backpack which I didn't take, my desk, I checked my car, my trunk, under my seats, EVERYWHERE!!! I even went out to the dumpster last night to check, cause I threw some trash out but I was carrying to much to have dumped the trash out and gone to my car and left, so I don't think that was a possibility, that they got thrown in with the trash, I probably wasn't carrying them. My mom looked at our house but I'm not sure she looked thoroughly, plus I don't know why I would have removed them from my car they always stay in my cup holder since they don't get used unless I am in Sac. Never the less I CAN"T FIND MY KEYS and everything is just a mess and I am soooo out of it. HEEELLLLPPPP!!!!!

Enough of that, I thought I would share with you all a project I made. Over at InStyle Stamps Blog the Wednesday Challenge for today is to make a card/project that is "Tall and Thin" so I decided to go with a project and make a door hanger for a little girl. In my opinion I think it came out super cute and just perfect for a little girl who wants to keep her little brother out when she's playing with her girlfriends just like Emily and Irene are doing in this pic. LOL KEEP OUT little man!!!!

Enjoy!!!




Thanks for stopping by, have a great day, and if you see my keys running around, please tell them their owner is looking for them!!!! ;-)

RECIPE:
Project Size: 3 1/4 x 8 3/4
Stamps: Emily and Irene by InStyle Stamps
Ink: Copic Markers
Paper: Amanda Blu Designer Paper Pad
Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Your not the boss of me (diecut letters), Nestibilities, Rhinestones, Stickles, Sakura Glaze Pen

Digital-Ink Co. Recipe Challenge

Hey there everyone,

I hope your are all having a great morning. So far I am doing fine. I think it's really going to hit me and the rest of my family at the services when we have to say our goodbye's. That is always the hardest and most emotional time, but we will be all together to help each other get through this tough time. We are a rather large family, my grandparents had 8 children and each had 2 to 4 children and there are plenty of great-grandchildren also. Most of my family is with in an hour driving distance from each other excetp a cousin who lives in Washington with her husband and two little boys and then one of my aunts lives in the Azores (Portugal) with her husband and two sons, daughter-in-laws and two grandchildren. My uncle and aunt have plans to catch a flight on Tuesday and arrive here on Wednesday and my cousin from Washington is coming down too so we will all be together.

As for now I just want to share with you all Week Three of the Digital-Ink Co. Challenge (D-IC003). This week the challenge is a Recipe Challenge which is to use 2 designer papers, 3 brads/buttons/eyelets, and a Beary Dust Stamps image. I used Bedtime Girl for my card, she is just such a sweetie, isn't she with here little teedy and her lil onsie pj's, so cute!!!

Take a look, Enjoy!!!!



Don't forget to head over to the Digital-Ink Co. Challenge Blog to check out what the other design team members have created or you can check out their blogs below. Also don't forget to check out this post to get you hands on some awesome candy being given by Digital-Ink Co.

Boni
Teri
Micki
Diane
Jackie
Tanis
Darlene
Jennifer
Kim


Have a great day and take care!!!


RECIPE:
Card Size: 5 x 6 1/2
Stamps: Bedtime Girl by Beary Dust Stamps (Digital Ink Co.), Verve Circular Sayings
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack), Copic Markers
Paper: me&my BiG ideas Modern Milan Paper Slab, Pastel Green Cardstock, Navy Blue Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock
Accessories: Gross Grain Ribbon, Su Scalloped Edge Punch, Cuttlebug, Sizzix Sizzlits Die Flower Set #3, Buttons, Magenta Shimmerz,

Some Sad News

Sorry for being MIA, I made some cards for the Verve release party on Thursday but I was unable to post them and a lot has been happening around here.

I write to you to inform you of some recent bad news. My grandfather past away, at home, among family, yesterday afternoon at the age of 86. He would have been 87 on October 11th. He was very ill. He had a pacemaker, emphysema, alzheimers, parkinson's, and he was on Oxygen. We knew he was very ill and he had lived a long life but we did not expect it to happen as quickly as it did. I recieved a phone call Saturday morning from my brother telling me that if I wanted to see our grandfather alive I needed to make the two hour drive to my grandparents house. They were unsure of how much longer he had. Then a little later as I was traveling, I recieve another call saying that he had passed. No one expected that it would be as quick as it happened. Never the less the family who was near his bedside said it was very peaceful and he just closed his eyes and was taken to a better place.

So this weekend I have spent my time with family and with my grandmother. We do not know when the services are going to be held but we believe sometime later this week, we will know for sure tomorrow morning.

If I am not around this week this is the reason why aswell as the fact that I will be trying to catch up with classes that I may need to miss to attend the services.

He was blessed with long life and a big, supportive family. May avo(gpa) Borges rest in peace and watch over us.

Digital Ink Co. Poppy

Hey there,

Happy Thursday to ya. Just wanted to share a quick card with you all. You may have already scene this card over at Digital Ink Co. Challenge Blog so I just want to share it quickly with you today, since I don't have any other card to share with you since everything that I have created has a later date to be shared with you.

Enjoy!!!!




Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!

RECIPE:
Card Size: 5 x 6 1/2
Stamps: Poppy by Jules Junk (Digital Ink Co.), OCL Coastal Wishes sentiment
Paper: Nana's Nursery Baby Girl Stack (DCWV), Black Cardstock
Ink: Pitch black (Adirondack), Copic Markers
Accessories: Rhinestones, Stickles, Martha Stewart Mini Hearts Edge Punch

Club Anime Kit & Image Release

Hey there,

Are you ready for Over the Hump Day? We're half way through the week AND half way through the month, so InStyle Stamps is celebrating with a little candy.

This month we are giving away 3 custom cd cases that contain 5 Journal Cynthia images printed on Neenah paper for you to color and a CD filled with InStyle Stamps Non-Anime Images. That's over 80 images, absolutely free...just for creating a project!!! How great is that!?! Be sure to pop on over to the InStyle Stamps blog for all the details on how you can be entered to win.

On another note today, over at Club Anime we are launching our new images and kit for October. The kit is super cute and it includes some great paper and ribbons, you just have to have them, I know I did!!! We are also launching our new images for October and they are definitely a must have too. They are sooo cute!!!

I got to play with the new image called CC, isn't she cute. She makes me want to go find some monkey bars at some local school and play on them. I loved the monkey bars as a child, I was always playing on them. This image really makes me want to go find some ;-D lol. I paired CC up with some of the paper and ribbon from the October Kit, and then I added some pink rhinestones, that I had, and I typed up a sentiment, "Let's hang out!!!", lol I thought that was pretty clever.

Check it out, CC definitely knows how to have fun on the monkey bars!!! Enjoy!!!!




What are you waiting for, head on over to the Club Anime website and join the club, and get your hands on some of these great goodies, play in our sketch and color challenges, and see what the rest of the DT has in store for you with sneak peaks!!! Click HERE for all the info!!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!!

RECIPE:
Card Size: 5 x 5
Stamps: CC by InStyle Stamps
Ink: Copic Markers
Paper: Club Anime Kit Bo Bunny Delilah DP
Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, SU Word Window Punch, Making Memories Sabrina Gem Stickers, Ribbon, Spica Clear Glitter Pen, Sakura Glaze Pen

ISS Method Monday Slider Card

Hi there,

Today I want to share with you my Method Monday, yes that was yesterday, and you may have already seen it over at the InStyle blog. For yesterday I was to post a Method Monday post where you make a tutorial and teach something. So I thought it would be super cute to make Swinging Cynthia fly/swing across my card. So in yesterday InStyle Method Post I taught how to make a Slider Card, which is not to be confused with a Spinner Card found on SCS.

So here are some sneak peaks of my card, now go visit the InStyle Blog for my Tutorial and how to make your own.

Enjoy!!!







RECIPE:
Card Size: 6 x 5 1/2
Stamps: Swinging Cynthia by InStyle Stamps
Ink: Copic Markers
Paper: Rhonna Farrer paper Pad, Summer Ete
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Martha Stewart Picket Fence Edge Punch, Stickles, Rhinestones, Foam Tape

Digital Ink Co. Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome to Week Two of the Digital Ink Co. Challenge.

The Challenge this week is a sketch by Tami Mayberry...thanks Tami!!! And the images used this week by myself and the rest of the Design Team are from Reece Designs.

We are going to start using a Digital Ink Co. code so that you can upload your work to SCS, PCP and SNR. The code this week is D-IC002. Be sure to continue using Mr. Linky on this post or we won't be able to see your entries.

Check it out here is my take on the sketch challenge. Enjoy!!!




Don't forget to check out what the other design team members have created.

Boni
Teri
Micki
Diane
Jackie
Tanis
Darlene
Jennifer
Kim

Thanks for stopping by!!! Have a great day!!!!

RECIPE:
Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2
Stamps: Bucktooth Charlie by Reece's Designs (Digital Ink Co.),High Hopes Farm Background,
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack), Copic Markers
Paper: K&Company, LLC 12x12 Denim Flat Paper, Cardstock, The Paper Company Navy Blue Cardstock, LLC 12x12 Cowby Red Gingham Flat Paper, White, Brown, & Blue Cardstock,
Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Black and White checkered ribbon, Martha Stewart Picket Fence Edge Punch

Featured as a CAS Fav for Week Ending September 13, 2009

Honestly what a great pleasure, I got featured again as a Splitcoast CAS Fav of the week. If you go to the CAS Fav link this card, CAS Lighthouse using a Doodle Bean Digital Stamp, is featured in the 4th post by Laura. I'm so excited to be featured again!!! Thanks Laura I really appreciate you featuring my card and I am so glad that you liked it!!!

Thanks again ladies, enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Whiff of Joy Stamps - Guest Designer Call

Whiff of Joy is looking for passionate, talented crafters with great colouration skills to complement our Design Team for the next 2,5 months (end september, october, november).

Some important info:
Everybody can enter from anywhere in the world!!
You can submit as many cards as you like.
You have to use at least 1 Whiff of Joy Stamp on your card!!!
The Guest Designer Call ends on Saturday, September 19th, 8 pm GMT+1

What do you have to do to enter the Whiff of Joy Guest Designer Call?

1. Create a card, scrapbook page or papercraft project using at least 1 Whiff of Joy stamp
2. Post your creation on your blog (and SCS gallery if you have one) letting people know about our Guest Designer Call
3. Add your name and a link to your post to the Mr. Linky Widget here

For more details check out Katharina's post.

So here are a few of my cards for the WoF Design Team Call. Enjoy and thanks for taking the time to consider me!!!

Original post for this card found here, dated Sept. 8th.
Original Post for this card can be found here, dated Sept. 10th.




Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!

Doodle Beans Digital Stamps Lighthouse

Hey there,

Just a quick post for today. I have had a lot going on lately and I am still not feeling 100%, so bare with me. I just wanted to show you all another one of my clean and simple Doodle Bean Digital Image cards. I made several clean and simple cards when I first got these images to become acquanted with digi images and I still plan on making more cards with these image so stay tuned for some more Doodle Bean Digi stamp cards. They will be coming soon. As for now, Enjoy my lighthouse card!!




Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!!!

RECIPE:
Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2
Stamps: Doodle Beans Digital Stamps Lighthouse, OCL Coastal Wishes
Ink: Copic Markers
Paper: Whisper White
Accessories: Paper Piercer