CardPatterns Sketch 67

This is the CardPatterns sketch challenge for the week, the stamp is Sweet Pea. I missed last weeks challenge but may try and post it here later on...just because ;-)

and last weeks....this is Auntie Amy's stamps.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #1

This is a little something I made for the first Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge - a masculine card. The stamp is Auntie Amy's.

Altered Pages Blog Candy!

Jackie from Altered Pages is sponsoring a bit of blog candy. 4 people will receive one of the digital download collage sheets below. Altered Pages has a wonderful selection of collage sheets (digital and paper), kits and ephemera. How do you win??? Well just leave a post here listing one of the collage sheets that Altered Pages offers (who knows it may be next month's candy!) that you like.

The gritty details:

• To win post a comment with your favorite collage sheet from Altered Pages.
• The first person to comment will receive the Egg Collage Sheet.
• The last person to post by the time stamp on May 31, 2010: 11:59pm cst will receive the Wings Collage Sheet. 
• Two additional winners/prizes will be chosen randomly.
• On June 1, winners will be announce at which time each person must contact me (email) with their email address.
• The order will be placed with Altered Pages and delivered from the website.
• Additional winners may be added.

Stamping 411 Challenge 153

Another nice sketch for great inspiration - the stamp is from Auntie Amy's, papers are unknown...

May Blog Candy!

For May I am giving away the Purple Woods image from Sweet Pea Stamps.

Here is my sample - sorry I can't include it. It was given away some time ago.

This month I am giving it away to a follower but would love to hear what your favorite Sweet Pea image is!

365Card Day 91 Challenge

This is for the 365 Cards Day 91 Challenge, it is a pretty neat sketch. The stamp is from Sweet Pea Stamps.

Mojo Monday 140

This is a card I made with Auntie Amy's stamps for Mojo Monday, it is a pretty neat sketch. This card almost didn't make it....seems like I had some issues with my tape tearing the paper (tape and I have never gotten along - image a cat with a piece stuck to their paw) and then my ink went wild and I was ready to give up but pushed through. All in all I think it is pretty nice.

CardPatterns Sketch 65

CardPatterns has a nice sketch this week to challenge you - I am always in the need of an challenge or nothing would ever get done! The image is from Auntie Amy's and the papers are Basic Grey and Pink Paislee.

If this is your first time here check out my home page for some awesome blog candy opportunities!

Stamping 411 Challenge 152

Today I would like to share my challenge entry for Stamping 411, the image is from Auntie Amy's and the papers are DCWV Once Upon a Time. Hope you enjoy it!

If you haven't done so already check out my home page for some great blog candy opportunities ending soon!

Prickley Pear Sketch Sunday

This card was created with a Prickley Pear Stamp for their May 2 Sketch, the center of the image is open so I filled it in with a postage stamp. It is pretty simple but hope you enjoy it. j

Stamping 411 Challenge 148

This is my entry for the Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch 148. The feather is from Auntie Amy Rubber Stamps and Scrapbooking newest images and the papers are Graphic 45. Hope you enjoy! j

CropStop NSD Challenge

Here is a card I made for the CropStop NSD hop. The image is one of the newest Lisa Victoria's line at Sweet Pea Stamps - 'Storytime'.

The challenge was to use card stock, printed paper, ribbon, flowers, punches, a sentiment, inks, chipboard, a freebie (brads) and the sketch.

April Blog Candy Winner!

The winner for the April Sweet Pea Stamps image was #26 - Sammi, from down under! Congratulations Sammi, you have until midnight Wednesday, May 5 to email me with your mailing address.

It Pays to be a Follower!

For the rest of the year I will be offering blog candy each month - to win all you need to do is be a follower! This months prize is the gorgeous Fantasy Easter Ocean unmounted rubber stamp from Sweet Pea Stamps.

This is my take on the image (not included in the prize because I just don't know where I put it *sigh*):

Sweet Pea Stamps 1st Anniversary Plate

Today is the release for the newest Sweet Pea Stamps 1st Anniversary image. Please join the design team as we celebrate this wonderful occasion!

Stamping 411 Challenge

This is my take on the Stamping 411 sketch for Saturday April 2 - the stamp is from Sweet Pea. Background papers are Basic Grey, the sentiment is a rub on and the image was colored with copics.

Welcome to the Pennywise Blog Hop!

“Thanks for hopping along on our Pennywise Arts community blog hop! If you happened to stumble upon us the hop begins at  Pennywise Arts and the next stop is Impressions Delight the full list of participants are below. There will be a fabulous prize drawing from blog hoppers that leave a comment on every blog entry of the hop, so make sure to let us know you were here!

My creation is a 6"x6" card featuring clear translucent microbeads from Pennywise Arts. The stamped image is from Sweet Pea Stamps. The paper is DCWV. The frame is a Spellbinders die cut, as are the flourishes.

To get this look cut a frame, spray with color, such as Glimmer Mist, and attach the beads all over with Diamond Glaze. After it has all dried, use your finger to knock off beads in small areas to give it a distressed look and more texture. Stamp, color and trim out your image and then mat on a 4" x 4" piece of paper. Overlay the frame and attach with foam tape. Attach your framed image onto a 6" x 6" card stock base. Embellish with gimp, ribbons, flowers and flourishes. (The umbrella embellishment was from a cocktail - painted with a 18K gold paint pen). The flourishes have a few of microbeads painted gold.

I hope you have enjoyed your stop along the way - happy hopping! Below are all of the hop participants in case you get lost!

Pennywise Arts

Stampers Quest

My Crafts in the Attic

Jens Brainthings

Phoenix-Scrapbooking

Diary of a Scrapbooker

Insane Daze

Impressions Delight

Crafty Chick From Maine

Stampers Quest

mrsl-dramateach

Michele A-Z

Beki Ward

Bridget Larsen

Shop to U Drop Crafter

Beyond Just Black and White

Pennywise Arts

More Cards and a Blog Hop!

This weekend is the Pennywise Arts first blog hop - there are a lot of participants to visit and some great ideas so mark your calendars!

Isn't Kewpie just precious!?? He is one of the fantastic images produced at Auntie Amy's Rubber Stamps. At first I had no idea what to do with him, I mean how can you do justice with an icon? But I think these cards really came out cute.

Auntie Amy Samples

If anyone has ever wondered where the name "Outside My Window" came from you can blame the birds - the ones I watch everyday outside my window. There is a beautiful nuthatch, bright yellow finches, downey woodpeckers and the very rare hummingbird (plus many more). This sweet bird image reminded me of the finches I watch and I just loved working with it. It can be found at Auntie Amy's.

Free Download of Altered Arts Magazine

ok, so I have a sneaky way of sharing - I have an altered tin published on Page 50. You can order the download at the Mailbox Muse. Oh and there are some really neat projects (other than mine) in the magazine ;-).

Thoughts of Spring

These are some samples I made for Auntie Amy's stamps. She is in Portland Or. this weekend for a stamping convention, if you happen to be in the area stop by and say Hi! for me.

Isn't this one just perfect for Easter and Spring?!

Altered Buttons

Well I haven't gotten into the inchie craze but these little babies probably qualify when it comes to size.

 

  

These are buttons I have altered using images from Twisted Vintage Images. Instructions will be posted to my gallery on Twisted Papers soon. Basically, working on a flat top button around 1-2" in diameter, tack a piece of background/text paper, add images and seal with a generous layer of Diamond Glaze, oh and of course a little touch of bling from my favorite tool, the glitter pen - how fun is that? And these have lots of uses, including embellishments, pins and magnets.

The last of Auntie Amy's Samples

Today are the last few Auntie Amy's Stamps samples.

 

  

Hope they have all inspired you! j

Welcome to the Sweet Pea Stamps Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Sweet Pea Stamps New Artist Release Blog Hop! If you would like to start at the beginning of the blog hop, please return to the Sweet Pea Stamps blog.

Sweet Pea Stamps is excited to announce its newest artist:

Elaine Cox

Elaine creates beautiful and whimsical fantasy images. Including, fairies, mermaids, and ALICE!!!

Today, the Sweet Pea Stamps DT has previews of each of the amazing new images. Including a new sheet of Alice in Wonderland images. For all you ALICE fans, this sheet is a first in a series of Elaine Cox Alice Sheets that will be released by Sweet Pea Stamps. In addition, a companion Alice sentiment sheet is also being released today! Fun Alice themed sentiments to go with all of your Alice projects!

And be sure to check out the brand new Ching-Chou Kuik Fantasy Collection Sheet #10 being released today! Lots of Pirate-y goodness on this sheet!

To recap, there are four new plates being released today:

Plate #34 Elaine Cox's Fantasy Series

Plate #35 Elaine Cox's Alice Series

Plate #36 Ching-Chou Kuik sheet #10

Plate #37 Alice Sentiments

Here is a complete list of today's DT blog hop links, organized by each stamp set:

Plate #36 Ching-Chou Kuik Sheet #10:

Jennifer
Angela
Mag
Connie

Plate #34 Elaine Cox's Fantasy Series:

Randi 
Alex
Katarina
Jennifer

Plate #35 Elaine Cox's Alice Series:

Micki
Alex
Traci
Randi

This is the Little River Mermaid:

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of the hop!

YOUR NEXT STOP ON THE HOP: Micki

A few more samples to share

 

  

European Door

 

European Lace Hearts

Hope you have enjoyed these cards from Auntie Amy's Stamps. Drop back by tomorrow where I will be sharing with you the latest Sweet Pea Stamps image!

UHU Sample Product of the Month

This month UHU offered a sample of their colored UHU stic glue stick to bloggers to test out and give their honest opinions. I was lucky enough to receive a sample to try. They were also generous and included a cute little spiral notebook, papers and embellishments. First off, the glue stick is a generous 0.74 ounces. To give you an idea of how much is in this container the actual glue measured about 2" in length and 1" in diameter. Another great attribute is that it has a disappearing purple tint to it, allowing the user to see just where they have applied it. The glue was easy to apply and went on smoothly, however the one issue I had was that it has a tendency to dry quickly when trying to cover large areas (such as a 3" x 4" area). Of course a quick drying time was also advantageous since there was no waiting time between applications.

Before:

 

After:

 

Doesn't it just make you wish spring was here?

And Yet More of Auntie Amy's Samples

Auntie Amy's Samples continued! Yes I made a lot of cards....

Lanterns:

 

 

Roman/Grecian Lady:

 

 

More Auntie Amy's Samples

Continuing on these cards were also created for Auntie Amy's Rubber Stamps. If you happen to hit some of the Stamping Conventions she frequents check out her wide array of products and you may just see these cards up close!

Covered Bridge stamp:

 

  

English Cottage: