D-IC Nativity

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!! I hope you all have a good one filled with family and lots of blessing!!

Here is a quick card, Enjoy!!!

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

RECIPE:
Card Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Stamps: Nativity by Lil Diva Stamps (Digital-Ink Co.)
Paper: Imaginisce Polar Pinstripes DP, Imaginisce Candy Cane Lane DP, Green, Kraft & White Cardstock
Ink: Copic Markers 
Accessories: Gross Grain Ribbon, Embroidery Floss, Pearls Fun Flock, Stickles

ISS Wednesday Challenge - Snow

Happy Wednesday!!!!

Welcome to InStyle Stamps’ Wednesday Challenge. Today I was the host of the challenge over at the ISS blog.  This week’s challenge theme is Snow. So use anything snowy on your card.  I hope you’ll join in on the fun.

For my card, I happened to use everything snowflakes for my snow theme and I used a new ISS image called Sarah. Isn't she just perfect for the snow theme!!!

We hope you will join us. One lucky participant will receive an InStyle Stamps digital image of their choice and a WINNER BADGE. If you have an ISS image please be sure to use it but it is not necessary. Make sure you upload the direct link to your project by commenting at the end of this post by 12:00 p.m., PST, Tuesday, December 15th.

Recipe:

Card Size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2

Stamps: Sarah by InStyle Stamps, Hero Arts Holiday Cheer Messages sentiment

Paper: DCWV Holiday Stack

Ink: Copic Markers
Accessories: Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Sizzix Sizzlits Die Set 4PK - Snowflakes Set, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, SU Small Oval Punch, Fun Flock, Bling, Sakura Glaze pen, & Spica Glitter pen 

Can't wait to see all of your fabulous creations!!!
Thanks for stopping by...

ISS Wednesday Challenge - Scalloped Edge

Happy Wednesday to ya!!!

Welcome to an InStyle Stamps’ Wednesday Challenge.  Today I was the host of the challenge over at the ISS blog. This week’s challenge is to use a scalloped edge on your card/project.  I hope you’ll join in on the fun.

For my card, I used a new ISS image called Kissmas Monkey. Isn't he just cute!!! 

Enjoy!!!

We hope you will join us. 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 this post by 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 24th. 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you'll play along!! Have a great day!!!

RECIPE:
Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2
Stamps: Kissmas Monkey by InStyle Stamps
Paper: DCWV Glitter Christmas Stack, Red & White Cardstock
Ink: Copic Markers
Accessories: SU Scalloped Edge, Gross Grain Ribbon, Button, Embroidery Floss, Fun Flock, & Stickles

Digital-Ink Co. Recipe Challenge (DIC008)

Hi there,

I hope you all enjoyed your weekend!!! Today is the start of a new work/school week and today marks week eight of the Digital-Ink Co. Challenge (DIC008). This weeks challenge is a recipe challenge which is to use fabric, glitter,a button/s, and a bow/s.

For my card I used Christmas Puppy by Jules Junk (D-IC). When looking at my image you may ask where my fabric is but I don't have any real fabric laying around, but if I was at home with my mom she might just have had some left over quilting fabric I could have used, but I'm at school so hopefully my ribbon will count as fabric or maybe my prima flower which is made of fabric. As for my button, it is black and it is hiding in the darkness of my prima flower and thats why you just see the embroidery floss. As for the rest of the recipe its all visible.

I hope you will take the time to play with us some time between now and Sunday, October 25th at 8 pm. When submitting your creation use the Mr. Linky on the D-IC Challenge Blog. Also when uploading to SCS please use the keyword DIC008 and don't forget that the image I used today is available in the Store plus many more!!

Enjoy!!!

Please remeber this is the last week that Digital-Ink Co. is having 50% off the entire store, so hurry on over there to make your purchases and also don't forget to signup for the newsletter, because by signing up you get a free image each month.

Thanks for stopping by today, have a great day and I hope to see your DIC008 challenge creation soon!!!

RECIPE:

Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2

Stamps: Christmas Puppy by Jules Junk (Digital-Ink Co.)

Paper: Making Memories Cheeky Collection-Abby (numbers & stripes)

Ink: Copic Markers

Accessories: Gross Grain Ribbon, Prisma Flower, Button, Embroidery Floss, Fun Flock, Stickles

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

A note for you VSSOA

I've been playing in a challenge or two over at Stampin' Out Alzheimer's site!

A small donation (see link in sidebar) gets you access to this week-long virtual stamping event, which has all sorts of challenges and chances to win some fabulous prizes. All proceeds from this event will go directly to the Alzheimer's Association, which is a cause dear to my heart. The association provides valuable information, education and support for Alzheimer's patients and their families, as well as funding research to find a cure for this frightening disease. Jen Tapler founded this event. Her dad has been rapidly progressing through the stages of Alzheimer's, and having watched those stages first-hand with my grandfather, my heart breaks for her and the grandfather this disease is cheating her son out of. So if you have a few dollars to spare, please particpate in this fundraiser. Not only can you win some fabulous prizes, but you can make a DIFFERENCE!


I decided to play with the Verve Sketch Challenge for a chance to win 3 New Release Verve Stamp Sets - Up, Up and Away, Dare to Be You, and Sweet on You. The Rules were to create a project using this sketch and upload to the SOA gallery with the tag "VSSOA".




I always thought it would be cool to use fun flock on an image from the Verve set "Because of you." So I thought this sketch would be the perfect opportunity to give it a try. So here it is. Enjoy!!!




Recipe:
Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2
Stamps: Verve Because of You, SU Sweet Little Sentiments
Paper: Martha Stewart Paper, The Paper Company Hyacinth and Kraft Cardstock
Ink: ColorBox Classic pigment Cat's Eyes Queue Moss Green
Accessories: Gross Grain Ribbon, Pearls, Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Border Punch, Fun Flock Purple and White

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

Mojo82

Hey everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed your Easter weekend. I know I did except when it came to Easter Dinner at my parents house I became very sick and laid on the couch between running to the bathroom. I and some 20 other people who all attended the same 1st bday party and Easter festivities all came down with a nasty nasty flu bug. It was bad and it hit us all at different time. I've never seen anything like that but it was one nasty but and I hope none of you out there get it, it wasn't fun.

Enough about that, I decided today instead of doing some homework I would make a lil mojo so here is what I came up with. I think it is quite beautiful and exactly what I was thinking in my head, I hope you guys enjoy it as much as do.

The cala lily is popped up with pop dots in three layers to give it a little 3D look.



Recipe:
Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2
Paper: Me&My Big Ideas Fashion District Paper Pad
Stamps: SU Fifth Avenue Floral, Inkadinkado Sentiment
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondak),
Accessories: Fun Flock yellow & white, American Craft Checkered Ribbon, EK Success Fleur de lis edger, Martha Stewart Crafts™ Simple Scallop Edge Punch, button, pop dots


Thanks for stopping by, have a great day and don't forget to play along.

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To play along, just make a project using the provided sketch.

Upload it to your blog or online gallery and leave a link using the Mr. Linky form at the bottom of this post, so we can come check out your creation. There is no time limit - you can always play any week at any time, but Mr. Linky will be closed on Sunday night at 8:00pm. That way there's no confusion which Mr. Linky is the current one. If you upload to online galleries, please use keyword/tag MOJO82.

Herd it's your 1st Birthday

Hey everyone,

My boyfriends nephew is turning one this Saturday and he is having a Barn Yard themed Birthday Party so what better than a Barn Yard themed Birthday Card. High Hopes has some great farm images so I had to play with them. I saw this card idea on the high hopes web page and thought I would give it a try. This first image is a pic of my mountains, I thought they turned out so good I didn't want to add the rest of the images. I didn't want to cover up my pretty work, so I took a pic lol. But anyways I hope you guys enjoy my card, I think it came out very nicely.








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


Recipe:
Card: 5 1/2 by 5 1/2
Stamps: High Hopes Clarabelle And Riley, High Hopes Farm Background, High Hopes Bail O' Hay, and High Hopes Everywhere A Moo
Paper: colored cardstock
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack), Markers (Copics)
Accessories: Martha Stewart Halloween Fence Edge Punch, K&Company Rough & Tumble Metal Art-Hardware Brads, SU Scalloped Punch, Shimmerz, Fun Flock

MOJO81

Hey everyone,

I hope you guys all had a great yesterday. Mine was alright other than the fact that the weather yesterday looked great except for a little breeze so I put on a cute sleeveless top, some jeans and a pair of ankle boots and I headed out the door, and to my surprise during class it began to pour and it pretty much hasn't stopped, so I got a little wet but I guess I didn't mind to much others at school were wearing shorts and flip flops so I think I was better off.

So to my card. I should have really been writing a paper, I did brainstorm a bit, but instead I decided to make a card and leave the paper for writing today since my class was canceled and I have all day to write it. So here it is, I gave Mojo Monday a try and I used Hippity Hop Sophia again. Enjoy and I hope you guys all have a great day!!




Recipe:
Card Size: 4 x 5 1/2
Paper: Me&My BIG Ideas Fashion District Paper Pad
Stamps: Paper Pretties Hippity Hop Sophia
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondak), Copic Markers
Accessories: Nestabilities, Shimmerz, Marvy Uchid Flower punch (3 different sizes), K&Company Adhesive Gems, Green Gross Grain Ribbon, Fun Flock

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MOJO81

It's a new month, and that means it's CONTEST time!

How to play: Just upload a project using this week's sketch to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the Mr. Linky form at the bottom of this post. If you're linking to a blog, please be sure to link directly to the specific post where we can view your project, and not just to your blog. That way if it takes a few days for us to get to your card, we don't have to hunt around to find your card. If you upload to online galleries, please also use tag/keyword MOJO81.

Deadline: The Mr. Linky form will close at 8PM MT on Sunday, April 12 so all entries need to be in before then. Winners will be announced on Wednesday April 15.

The Prizes: We'll have one winner for every 50 entries, up to a max of SEVEN winners!!!

And what might you win? Well, that would be one Verve Stamps set of your choice (up to a $24 value). We've got a couple new releases slated to debut on April 17, so there will be even more Verve goodness to pick from.

Precious Cargo Mojo79

My cousin is having a baby shower this sunday and she is expecting a little boy so I figured I would try something with my new High Hopes Precious Cargo stamp. I think it turned out nicely with the Mojo79 sketch, except that my coloring on the beek got a little to messy, I'll have to make another one that is cleaner. Enjoy and thanks for stopping by and don't for get to play along.





Recipe:
Stamps: High Hopes Precious Cargo
Paper: Nana's Nursery Baby Boy
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack), Copic Markers
Accessories: Sheer Ribbon, Martha Stewart Embossed Zigzag Border Punch, Fun Flock, Marvy Uchida Liquid Appliqué


To play along, just make a project using the provided sketch. Upload it to your blog or online gallery and leave a link using the Mr. Linky form at the bottom of this post, so we can come check out your creation. There is no time limit - you can always play any week at any time, but Mr. Linky will close on Sunday night at 8:00pm. That way there's no confusion which Mr. Linky is the current one. If you upload to online galleries, please use keyword/tag MOJO79.

Five more days...

...tell Christmas. Before I leave to go spend some time with my family and celebrate the holidays I decided to make some more Christams cards.

I decided to use a super cute layout from Paper Cuts by Michele Boyer and use my My Hero Stamp set by Treehouse stamps.

The little girl in the stamp reminds me alot of myself and my dad when I was little, I always liked to dance on my dads feet, I'm to big now but I still enjoy dancing with my dad.

Enjoy!!!


For this second stamp in the set I thought the boy was dressed up like the little girl, but we are just going to imagine that they are spending Christmas in Hawaii or some place warm lol.



Recipe:
Stamps: My Hero Stamp Set by Treehouse Stamps
Paper: Michaels Christmas Slab
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack), Markers (Copics)
Accessaries: K&Company Adhesive Gems, Silver Brads, Stampendouse Red Glitter, Stickles, Stampendous White Fun Flock, Stampendous Red Fun Flock, Nestibilities

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Sketch For You To Try

Jen del Muro from i{heart}2stamp has given us a SFYTT (Sketch for you to try), that's right, so I tried it and here is what I came up with. Enjoy!!!!









Recipe:
Stamps: Inkadinkado Snowman
Ink: Pitch Black (Adirondack);Markers (Copic)
Paper: Michaels Christmas Slab
Accessaries: Craft Narrows Christmas Ribbon (from Michael's); Martha Embossed Snowflake Border Punch, Martha Snowflake Punch, Dimensional Glue Dots, Liquid Pearls, Stampendous Fun Flock: white and red,


Wanna play? I hope so!…really, I do!! Here’s what you should know…
1. ANYONE can play.
2. Have fun with this!
3. When uploading to SCS, use the keyword SFYTT.
4. Post a link to your blog or gallery on this post.


Thanks for stopping by, take care!!!

Warm and Cozy Wishes...

For the Friday Hanna Stamps challenge over on SCS Jannette's challenge was this sketch.

I was inspired by a card I saw at Rubbah Soul called Knit happens and I thought it would work well with Fluffles.

For this first card I made Fluffles sweater with white flock...and then it got a little messy, I was trying to ink the edge of the stamped image and then it accidentally fell into the ink so then I just decided to go with it and just ink the entire image, didn't come out to bad but that wasn't the look I was going for.




For this second image I went and made Fluffles collar white so that the ribbon at the bottom would match his sweater, and he to got a lil messed up when my fingers were all inked up with red ink but that didn't bother me, so I left it.



Friday Night Stamp Night at Jillian's place was soooo much fun!!!! We had a blast!!! We all stamped, ate, and laughed all night long and we got to play with Chloe you adorable new puppy dog, she had just brought it home last night too so we all got to meet her for the first time, she was so sweet!!! But yes we had a great time and I got to use some of Jillian's stamps, and I stamped myself a bunch of images that I don't own so I'm sure when I get a chance I will share all those images with you. Thanks for a fun night Jillian!!!


Hope you enjoyed, thanks for stopping by, take care!!!

Happy Halloween!!!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!! So as I guessed earlier this month, I am late on my halloween cards and what I really wanted to make is still in my mind and it hasn't been put together, maybe later this month, you'll have to forgive me I had a busy week with school. Here are some quick cards that I whipped up last night while watching my online class, look familiar, yup I made these witches earlier this month but I changed their outfits up a bit. Enjoy and be safe later tonight with all those ghosts and goblins creep'n around!







Thanks for stopping by.

Some other samples and goodies

Here is presentabella again. Like the cards below she doesn't have a sentiment and can be used for anything, Birthday, Christmas, anytime you give a present, lol. She's very cute!!



A Fall Wreath using a Maple Leaf Punch. Very easy and it makes a nice card.



This is my Bullfighter Card. This one happens to be a Birthday card which I made for my dad. The colors used were mostly green, red and yellow and they flag on the bull happens to be the Portuguese flag, thats cause I'm Portuguese, and yes I do watch bullfights and thats why I love this card and this stamp. The bullfighters cape is fuzzy and soft because I put flock on it as an embellishment. For this card the flock didn;t come out so well and that is way there is a blue bullfighter and his cape came out more evenly.









Some wedding stamps that I bought and I have some idea's but I have to get some time to put them on paper.





Some sentiments that I purchased to use on the cards.



So excited to use these. I've been seeing some great examples that use buttons and flower so I had to purchase some to make my own pretty samples. Can't wait!!!