InStyle Stamps Blog Hop - Hearts

Hi there!!!,

Welcome to this months InStyle Stamps Blog Hop!! This months blog hop theme is Hearts. If you've arrived here from Judy's blog then you are on the right track - continue on!! If you've accidentally stumbled here on your own, take a moment go to the InStyle Stamps Blog to start the hop off right. Trust me, you really don't want to miss any of the fabulous projects the design team has in store for you! Be sure to visit each stop on the hop and leave a comment so we'll know you stopped by.

For todays hop I had the honor of playing with a super cute image called "Date Night", it is just too stink'n cute!! It's definitly one of my fav Valentine's images. I also decided to decorate a cute little mailbox I picked up at Michael's the other day. I thought it was a perfect idea to decorate them both with the new Making Memories Love Struck "Hearts" Paper and share them both with you during the hop.

So let's get right to it, here is my card!! Enjoy!!!

We will be giving away a Grand Prize to one lucky Blog Hop participant and also have a prize for one lucky design team member. To enter, finish hopping through the design team’s blogs, (leaving a comment at each stop, of course!) and then go to the InStyle Stamps blog and vote for the designer who's project inspired you the most. (You're going to vote for me, right? LOL!) Then, in order to be entered into the drawing to win the grand prize, leave us a comment on that post.

Thanks for playing along with us today! Next you will head to Margie's blog to see what she has in store for you!

Recipe:

Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4

Stamps: Date Night by InStyle Stamps

Paper: Making Memories Love Struck Specialty Paper

Ink: Copic Markers

Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Pearls, Felt Ribbon, Buttons, Embroidery floss, EK Success Diamond Lace Border Punch, Your not the boss of me (diecut letters)

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day and good luck!!!

I won!!!!

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How cool is that, I submited this card and I actually won!! Thanks Humble Pie Stamps for making my day!!!

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ISS Hearts 3 Love

Hi there,

I hope you are all enjoying your Thursday! Only one more day before we start our weekend!!! Here in Cali it is a beautiful Thursday, the sun is shinning, and there is no fog or rain clouds in site, YEAH!!!! I love it when the sun is out, it makes for such a better day! I hope where ever you maybe sitting reading this, that the sun is shinning there too, if not you can live vicariously through me!!

For today I have another Valentines day card to share, seems to be the trend around here. I decided to play with Hearts 3 from InStyle Stamps agian. I also went for another clean and simple look. I hope you like!!!

Enjoy!!!

Recipe:
Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2
Stamps: Hearts 3 by InStyle Stamps, I Love You Crafts Smart Sentiment
Paper: Black & White Cardstock, Michaels Paper Slab DP
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack)
Accessories: ProvoCraft Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Martha Stewart Cornice Edge Punch, Ribbon, Button, Embroidery Floss

Don't forget to come back tomorrow, I and the other Design Team members of InStyle Stamps will be showing you some super cute Valentine's image. So join us for our monthly InStyle Stamps Blog Hop!!!

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great day and I will see you tomorrow for our the InStyle Stamps Blog Hop!!!

Happy Valentine's Day Hearts

Good morning to ya!!!

I hope you are all enjoying your morning! Here in Cali it's a lil foggy outside my window, but I'm sure that will clear right up and it will be a beautiful day, as it always is here in Cali when there isn't any rain. If you didn't know this about me I hate rain, and I love the sunshine, I blame that on me being born in the summer. Love the sunshine.

Well enough about that on to my card!! ;-) For today's card I made another Valentine's Day card. Seems to be the pattern around here. I was inspired by this card by Tobi Crawford, so I decided to CAS it. Thanks Tobi for the inspiration!!

Enjoy!!!

Recipe:
Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Stamps: Memory Box Happy Valentine's Day Sentiment
Paper: Michaels Paper Stack, Nana's Nursery Baby Girl Stack (DCWV), Amanda Blu Designer Paper Pad & White, Brown & Kraft Cardstock
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack)
Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Heart Blocks Embossing folder, Nestibilities, Gross Grain Ribbon, 3-D Zots

I hope you all enjoyed todays card! Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!

ISS Heart Balloons

Hello there,

I hope you are all doing well. I know I am! So if your wondering about my first day of class...well I guess it went well...what am I saying, I have Senioritus and I'm so over school. Lets just say I showed up late to my first class just to leave early becuase the professor required me to write 4, 4-5 page essays...which I refuse to do my last semester. So I left early to find another class, an easier one that didn't require much of me. I actually don't even need the class, I just need it to make me a full time student, I don't even need it to graduate, I just need a simple "A" to possibly boost my GPA and make me a full time student. My second class of the day went well, I have a great teacher and there are no tests just in class group projects, so that makes me happy. Well enough about school, on to todays card!

Todays card uses this Card Positioning Systems Sketch #149 (CPS149) from quite a few weeks ago. I thought it would look really cute with InStyle Stamps Heart Balloons. I followed the sketch exactly, but if you look at my card it looks like there are only 2 strips instead of three but the ribbon hids it.

Enjoy!!!

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Recipe:

Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4

Stamps: Heart Balloons by InStyle Stamps

Paper: My Minds Eye Tres Belle "Just Perfect" Flowers/Rose Chaud Papier and "Sunshine" Polka Dot

Ink: Copic Markers

Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Felt Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed todays card! Have a great day and I hope you come back soon!!!

All I want for Christmas is you!!!

Happy Monday to you all!!!!

I hope you are all enjoying this morning! I guess you can say that I am, as this is my last semester before getting my bachelors, so I find that pretty exciting.

Today I want to show you a quick card. This may be a month late, or it's just really early, either way, here it is. I purchased this stamp long before last christmas but never got to using it, so maybe it is late... but shhhh don't tell anyone ; -). So here it is, a lil card using Missletoe Kisses by Paper Pretties.

Enjoy!!!




Recipe:
Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Stamps: Paper Pretties Missletoe Kisses
Paper: DCWV Holiday Stack
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack), Copic Markers
Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebut, Nestibilities, Stickles

I hope you enjoyed what I had to share with you all today. Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!

Love U

Hi there,

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! I know I am as this is my last weekend of vacation and tomorrow I start back at school. For my FINAL SEMESTER, yeah!!, about time but I still don't graduate with what I want. I want to be a nurse but all the schools are so inpacted that I haven't been accepted yet and I have tried three times. So after this semester I will graduate with a Bachelors in Public Health with a Concentration in Community Health Education. It goes along with my wanting to be a nurse and it is kind of the back door into getting into the program. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I get in for this coming Fall, cause if I don't Im not sure what I will do with myself.

Well on to my card. This was another one of the cards that I created earlier this week and it just so happened to go perfectly with the challenge at Humble Pie Stamps this week. The theme? LOVE! Use RED, PINK and WHITE, and you MUST include hearts somewhere on your creations! So sure enough my card has all the requirements. The hearts aren't very obvious but they are definitly there. There is a heart around "14" with stickles but you can barly see it in this photo.

Enjoy!!!

The winner of this challenge will get the Maggie In Love rubber stamp. You have until next THURSDAY, January 28th at midnight EST to comment on this post with a link to your entry. I hope you join!!

Recipe:

Card Size: 5 1/2 x 4
Paper: White & Pink Cardstock
Accessories: Jenni Bowlin Mini Valentine Bingo Card, DCWV Once Upon a Time Pink Chipboard Alphabet, Martha Stewart Cornice Edge Punch, Ribbon, Stickles

Thanks for stopping by today!! Have a great day and I hope to see you back soon!!!

ISS Valentine Cupcakes

Happy Friday!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful week. Despite the passing of my grandfather on Sunday, I can say that my week went well. This week was a very productive card making week, which excites me since I'm no where near my craft zone but I managed to pack a few things which helped me make lots of cards this week. So on to my card!!

I decided to play along with this weeks InStyle Stamps Wednesday Challenge which was to make a card or project that incorporates a "SWEETS" theme! Can be anything- cupcakes, candy- you name it, as long as it screams SWEETS! I decided to use Cupcakes by InStyle Stamps as my "Sweets" image. I also used the Skipping Stones Design Tuesday Sketch Challenge (SSD07) and was inspired by Amy Sheffer's take on this sketch and decided to CAS it. She always does such great work and she is always inspiring me. Thanks Amy!!!

Enjoy!!!

Dont' forget to join in on the InStyle Stamps Wednesday Challenge fun, you have until 12 pm PST Tuesday, January 26th to upload your card or project to the Mr. Linky on this post. InStyle Stamps are not required to enter to win but remeber if you want to get your hands on some super cute images make sure to shop using this link so that you can get 5% off your entire purchase.

Recipe:
Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Stamps: Cupcakes by InStyle Stamps, Memory Box Happy Valentine's Day Sentiment
Paper: Paper Pizazz Soft Tints Green Stripes DP, Nana's Nursery Baby Girl Stack (DCWV), & White, Brown & Pink Cardstock
Ink: Copic Markers
Accessories: Martha Stewart Lace Heart Border Punch, Martha Stewart Cornice Edge Punch, Buttons, Embroidery Floss, Ribbon, Stickles, Liquid Applique, 3-D Zots

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

I Love You!!

Hey there,

Sorry I haven't been around to post those cards that I said I had made. Things around my house have been a lil emotional as my mothers father passed away on Sunday in Acores, Portugal. He was 90 years old and had 7 children, 15 grandkids, 8 great grandbabies & 2 more on the way. He was an amazing man who had a love for star gazing, playing cards, dominos, and saying jokes. He was very intelligent and so wise. His passing was rather unexpected as he was doing really well for a 90 year old and then suddenly we got a call that he was going to the hospital there and then a few hours later we got a call that he had passed. The doctor's told my family that his blood pressure was to low and that his heart wasn't beating fast enough. I guess at 90 that is just what happens even if that is not what we wanted. He was a wonderful grandfather and my family will miss him dearly.

It is a little shocking as just 4 months ago we lost my father's father, we didn't expect it to happen like this but God is the only one who know.

Well on to my card. This was one of the cards that I created this past weekend. I was inspired by this card by Mercy's, so I decided to CAS it. I was super cute and simple and since Valentine's Day is coming I thought I would go with a love theme. I think it can also be directed to my grandfather, he was such an amazing and loved man who will be missed dearly.

Enjoy!!

Recipe:
Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Stamps: Craft Smart I love you sentiemnt (Michaels 1$)
Paper: g.c.d studios Pink Medallions & Light Stripe DP, My Minds Eye Tres Belle Chaud Rose Paper, Kraft paper
Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Prima Flower, Brads

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

ISS Method Monday - Crayon Box Tutorial

Hello Everyone!!!

I hope you are all enjoying your Monday. Today I am the host of InStyle Stamps' Method Monday and I have a super cute tutorial for you all...it's a Crayon Box. This was also a project that Jen del Muro created a while back and I thought it was perfect treat box to create.

It can be used for any occasion. I made this one for Valentines.

Note: Please excuse the quality of my photos, I would have waited for day light but when I took these pictures I knew I was not going to have access to a computer for several days and I needed to get my project done. Sorry!

The Supplies You'll Need:

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  Stamp/image of your choice (I used Hearts 3)
  
  
  
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  9.25" x 6" Cardstock
  
  
  
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  3.25" x 3.25" acetate
  
  
  
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  Circle Nestabilities (or other cutting system)
  
  
  
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  12" and 18" gross grain ribbon
  
  
  
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  double-sided adhesive tape
  
  
  
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  dimensional glue dots
  
  
  

1. Score 9.25" x 6" cardstock at 3.5", 4.5", 8" and 9 across the short side. Score at 1" across the long side. Fold on the scored lines. Cut along solid black lines (see below photo).

2. Cut circular window from one of the 3.5" panel. Create scallop frame for window opening.

3. With double sided adhesive tape, adhere 1" of the 12" of ribbon to the top of the inside of the window. Do the same at the bottom inside with the 18" ribbon.

4. Create and adhere box together.

5. Cut 3.5" circle using Nestiabilities or other cutting system. Score 1/2" on either side of center of the circle.

6. Apply adhesive to one side of the scored circle and attach to back of crayon box, folding the remaining portion over the top and front of the box. Adhere acetate and scallop frame for window around front of window.

7. Stamp and cut out image. Fill box as desired and wrap ribbon around and tie in bow.

Pretty cool tutorial, huh!!
I hope you enjoyed my simple tutorial!! I can’t wait to see your creations!! Please link back with your crayon box creations in the comment section, I would love to see them.

Hugs,
Raquel

Welcome, Little one

Hello there,

I hope you are all enjoying your Saturday!! Today I want to share with you all that baby card I was talking about. I seriously whipped this baby up in just a few minutes. I was inspired by this super cute baby card from Poppy Paperie so I decided to put some word art and text together and come up with the same cute little sentiment and then I put together the same layout. I managed to make two because I first put together the small card but I made the sentiment to big so it just went to the larger card and I made a new one for the smaller card. It worked out just fine. My friend, who the shower was for, really liked my card, I hope you guys do too!

Enjoy!!!

Lol, do you guys like my camera fun!! I just recently got a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens to go with my new Rebel and it does this cool stuff with near and far and the blurriness, so I had to play.

Recipe:
Card Size: 5 1/2 x 4, and 6 1/2 x 5
Paper: Nana's Nursery Baby Girl Stack (DCWV), Pink & White Cardstock
Ink: Copic Markers
Accessories: Martha Stewart Cornice Edge Punch, Button, Ribbon, Stickles,

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

ISS Hearts 3 Love you

Hey there,

So today I finally managed to open my bag with my packed traveling craft supply and make some quick cards. I needed to make a quick baby card and make some projects so it was necessary that I get to work. But I really did get into it and I made some 7 cards and one project, which I will share with you soon.

So lets get to it. Here is my first Valentine's day card. Just a clean and simple one using the InStyles Hearts 3 image and using the inspiration of this great card from Tiffany at My Crafty World.

Enjoy!!!

I hope you enjoyed!! Just a reminder, if you use this link you can get 5% off your next InStyles Stamps purchase, and let me tell you there are some super cute Valentine's images!!

Recipe:

Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2

Stamps: Hearts 3 by InStyle Stamps

Paper: Me&My Big Ideas Fashion District Paper Pad, Pink Cardstock

Accessaries: Ribbon, Martha Stewart Scalloped Heart Border Punch

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

I'm Here!!!

Hey Everyone!!

Yes, I am still alive, just a little busy and no where near my craft room, but I did manage to pack a few things and maybe later I will open it up and get some cards made. As for now I have been playing with my Christmas present. My boyfriend bought me a Canon Rebel T1i, I absolutely love it and recommend it for anyone who is looking into purchasing a D-SLR. It's a great one for beginners!!

Today I want to show you a little photo shoot that I did. My cousin had a little girl on the 23rd of December and I promised her I would take some pics of her girls so that she could do her announcements and what not. So today I just want to share a few, so you can see how stink'n cute her lil one is.

Enjoy!!!

Baby feet with mommys rings!

Baby sleeping with super cute head band!!

Baby in tutu and beany, isn't she the cutest!!!

Thanks for stopping by!! I hope to be back soon with some cards. Have a great day!!!

D-IC CPS134 Happy Birthday

Hey there,

2010, WOW!!! Well as we start a new year, we also start celebrating birthdays again. So today I want to share with you a birthday card. A good friend of mine turns 25 today so what better than to share a Birthday card with you all.

For this card I used a Card Positioning Systems layout, CPS134 to be exact. Enjoy!!!

RECIPE:

Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4

Stamps: Birthday Lucy by Reece's Designs (Digital-Ink Co.), Savvy Stamps Birthday Set (Sentiment)

Ink: Copic Markers

Paper: SU Urban Garden DP

Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Nestibilities, Martha Stewart Floral Edge Border Punch, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Pearls, Paper Piercer

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