Scrap Hoarders Vol. 2: Tags and/or Bookmarks

Hi, friends! It's the SECOND WEEK of the SCRAP HOARDERS VIDEO HOP TRIO! This week we are making bookmarks and/or tags! Don't forget that we have LOTS of prizes up for grabs, and some are open internationally! You can find my video for this week HERE!

This is what I came up with~

For all the details, head over to my YouTube channel! I'm sharing how to make magnetic bookmarks out of scraps and how to use scraps of bubble wrap to stamp a textured background!

I really love how these bookmarks turned out, and I hope you do, too! I would definitely enjoy reading your thought in the comments below!

Thanks so much for stopping by, all! I am so grateful for your kind words and your willingness to stop by! Please join our video hop by clicking HERE for my video--we have PRIZES up for grabs! Until next time, HUGS and happy stamping, friends!

Inkspirational: July Photo Challenge

Hello again, friends, and welcome to another week at Inkspirational challenges!  I'm so glad and thankful for all of you who play along with us every week!  Stay tuned because the winners for last week's challenge will be announced this Friday!!! 

We've got a new sponsor offering a fabulous prize 

to one lucky winner for the month of July!

A Day For Daisies!

One lucky winner who plays along all month

with us will win a prize from their store!

It's the second week of our challenge month and that means we've got a fabulous photo for you to be inkspired by!  It's absolutely darling and totally summery!

Here's our photo inkspiration~

Here's my card~

Details~

I've used a digital stamp by our sponsor, A Day For Daisies, bubble wrap, liquid pearls by Ranger, patterned paper from DCWV, glitter gel pens by Sakura, and all other supplies are by Stampin' Up!.

Thanks so much for taking a quick look at my card!  I hope you'll join in the fun this week with us and that you will stop and leave a comment with the other amazing DT gals as well!  HUGS and happy stamping friends!

It seems like forever...

It seems like forever since I last had time to MAKE something.  We were without power for 96 hours this past weekend due to some serious wind storms in the area and so I haven't been home.  I. WAS. HAVING. WITHDRAWLS!!!  It had already been almost a week since I had crafted and then the clean up after the storm prolonged the whole thing...WOW.  I am SO glad I had time to make a card tonight!!!

Here's the card and a bit of detail~

For these fabulous challenges~

A Day For Daisies: Stress It!

(Use distressing in your project.)

Cards in Envy: Sketch Inspiration

City Crafter Challenges: Color Inspiration

I've used a gorgeous freebie image from A Day For Daisies, a sentiment by and unknown company (got it at a consignment sale), patterned glitter paper by DCWV, rhinestones by Basic Grey and Studio 120, gold glimmer mist from Tattered Angels, bubble wrap, and all other supplies used are by Stampin' Up!.

And now, I'd like to share some fun pictures from our mini vacay while the power was out!  Luckily we were able to salvage most of our perishables in my parents' freezer!  We stayed at my DH's parents' house since they were gone on vacation and so it was rather nice!

Here are some pictures from our adventure~

A framed art journal page by candle light.

My baby Hundie sleeping on my DH's lap after reaching some place cool!

My sweet fur baby chillin' at grandpa and grandma's.

My poor fur baby being attacked by her human cousins.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope that you've been inspired to create something today and that you join in these super fun challenges!  HUGS and happy stamping friends!

MMM: Create a Summer Scene

Hello again, friends!  I'm sad to announce that this will be my very last DT post for the fabulous Make My Monday challenge blog.  I've got some other things coming up in my personal life and so I needed to step down from quite a few responsibilities and sadly this was one of them.  I want to give a very heartfelt thank you to all the gals on the team--especially Jacqueline who is the one who invited me to join them at Make My Monday.  This was the first ever DT I was invited to join and I cannot describe how thankful I am that this was my first DT experience!  THANK YOU, girls!  I love and admire all of you and will miss you terribly!

With that said, we do have a fantastic challenge for you this week and I had tons of fun creating my card for it!  Our challenge for you is to CREATE A SUMMER SCENE!

Here's what I created~

All inks, papers, and embellishments are from Stampin' Up!. I started by blending in my green, yellow, and blue inks with a blending tool by Ranger.  I then stamped the beautiful tree image from the Kim's Coppice set by Woodware.  After stamping the trees, I realized the different colors needed some texture so I used a Kaiser Kraft texture stamp over the blue, bubble wrap over the yellow, and another Kaiser Kraft swirl stamp for the green.  I then rummaged through my stash and found a small stamp set by Technique Tuesday that was perfect for creating a small garden along the bottom of my card.  Three butterfly images punched out and a sentiment, all from Stampin' Up!, finished my project.

I love the bold summery feel of this card and am very proud that I made it!  I wouldn't have been able to do this a few years back before joining this amazing DT, but everyone is so encouraging and inspirational!  A last thank you for all your support, gals!  You've been fabulous!

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek at my card today!  I hope you've been inspired to try something new and to join in our challenge!  Please make sure to visit the other lovely ladies on this DT and leave some love with them as well! HUGS and happy stamping friends! :)

One layer...

Well, this will teach me.  I haven't made very many one layer cards in a while and now I know that if I want them to turn out okay, I have to practice more!  I've made three one layer cards that I'll share in a couple different posts.  Please be nice.  Like I said, I haven't done a lot of one layer cards recently! ;)

Here's the first one I'd like to show you~

For these fabulous challenges~

Addicted to Stamps and More: Color Inspiration

One Layer Wednesday: Bugs

The Lollipop Ladies: Bugs

I've used stamps by Rubber Stamp Tapestry and a sentiment from my stash (not sure where from--got this at a consignment sale).  Rhinestones are by Kaiser Kraft and all other supplies are by Stampin' Up!.

I'm not sold on this one.  I do like it, but I'm not sure it is the best I've made.  Oh, well!  I've got another card to share in this post--NOT one layer, lol!

Here it is~

For these fabulous challenges~

Divas by Design: Color Inspiration

Fluttery By Wednesdays: Open Challenge

Creative Card Crew: Die Cuts/Punches

For this card I've used a rectangular stamp by Close to My Heart, bubble wrap, and all other supplies are by Stampin' Up!.  I hand drew in the turquoise frame.  I think I like the artsy feel of this card.  It's still new to me to create things with an artsy feel but I'm getting more comfortable with it. :)

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek at my cards!  I hope you like them and I hope that you join in the fun with these fabulous challenges!  HUGS and happy stamping friends! :)

It's my Friday!

Yes, I know it's Thursday.  But it was my Friday at work as my DH and I are off tomorrow morning for the weekend! :)  That said, if I owe you comments, please forgive me as I'm trying to catch up from a week of illness and an ice storm...plus other life related stresses.  I will try and pay you a visit early next week! :)

Okay, so I've got two cards to share with you today.  They first uses pastel colors and springtime images...the second uses bold colors and a WAY more CAS design...take a look:

Here's the first~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

Great Impressions: Polka Dots and/or Pastels

Crafting By Design: Spring Flowers

Creative Belli: Pastels

This card uses a beautiful sentiment and silhouette stamp by Great Impressions.  I also used bubble wrap to create my polka dot background after blending the inks with a blending tool by Ranger. Liquid pearls in a light purple shade were added along with small sticky back pearls by Stampin' Up!.  All other supplies are by Stampin' Up!.

Here's the second card~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

Less is More: Lime & Black

House That Stamps Built DCC: Clean & Simple

Word Art Wednesday: Inspirational Sentiment

All supplies used on this card are by Stampin' Up!.  The square stamp is from a seriously old set that is retired and I don't even know the name of it.  I popped the butterflies up for some dimension and added interest since this is so CAS.

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek!  I really appreciate each and every one of your sweet comments!  I hope that you see something you like and that you join in these fabulous challenges!  HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)

A Video Tutorial--TRIAL

Hi, friends!  So, I've made my first video tutorial.  If you've got time, will you please watch it and let me know what you think?  It's about the basics of Bubble Wrap Stamping!

Some warnings:

*It gets loud.  For some reason the audio is a bit loud and shaky.  I'd turn down your computer's volume.

*It's a bit blurry at times.  It's my first one, so I hope you'll cut me some slack!

*I don't know what I'm doing.  ANY constructive criticism will be welcome!  And please remember, I'm using my phone to record and so I'm limited to what I can and cannot do.

Thanks, you guys and gals!  HUGS and happy stamping!!!

Scenic Art Journaling

Hi, friends!  I've been following along with Clare's amazing Art Journaling Classes but I missed one--OOPS!!!  So, I had to fix that this weekend!  Her video this time around was about creating a scene.  I was a bit intimidated, but Clare does a great job on her videos so I think I might have succeeded and that this project will be framed and put in my home or given as a gift!  Thanks, Clare!!!

Here's what I came up with~

Details~

Can you see the splatter from the water & glimmer mist?

Better detail of the bubble wrap stamping. LOVE this!

Authentique paper roses for some flora.

Torn paper hills with fern stamped over them.

Paper pieced birch trees--a glorious image!

More roses.  I love this fabulous paper!

For these fabulous challenges~

Simon Say Stamp & Show: Water

Fashionable Stamping Challenges: Paper Piecing

52 Card Pickup: Anything Goes

This piece of artwork uses patterned papers from Recollections, Authentique, DCWV, and more from my stash that I'm unsure of.  These papers were used for landscape aspects.

For the sky, I used my blending tool by Ranger, Tempting Turquoise ink by Stampin' Up!, bubble wrap (my newest fave!), good old fashioned water, and some gold glimmer mist by Tattered Angels.  I tried out the drip technique with water and the glimmer mist, but it didn't work exactly right although I do love how it created "clouds" in the sky!  Water is an amazing way to create texture!

The trees and fern stamped images are by Clarity, the sentiment is from Stampin' Up!, and the glitter around the edges of things is by Studio 112.  I paper pieced the trees using white paper to show the amazing birch detail of them.  I LOVE how the white just POPS out at you!

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek!  I hope you like what you see and that you're inspired to try something new today!  HUGS and happy art journaling!!! :)

Going green...on a totally white day.

***WARNING: PHOTO HEAVY POST.***

Hello!  Yes, it is finally SPRING!  But not really, lol!  We've been snowed in from Church today!  Lucky for me as our internet was out yesterday.  It's now back on so I can share with you three cards I made for the Great Impressions monthly challenge which is themed "Going Green."  I LOVE GI stamps and so I couldn't just make one card, I had to make three!

Here's the first card I made~

Details~

Inside~

This card uses a fabulous silhouette image and fun and swirly sentiment by Great Impressions, patterned paper by Recollections, a grid stamp by Kaiser Kraft, bubble wrap (yep!), baker's twine from my stash and all other supplies are by Stampin' Up!

Here's the second card I made~

Details~

This card uses a fun sentiment/image all in one by Great Impressions, a yellow Sakura glitter gel pen (daisy centers), and all other supplies are by Stampin' Up!.

Third and last card I made~

Details~

This card features another one of my favorite silhouette images from Great Impressions and a sweet sentiment by Great Impressions as well, a chicken wire texture stamp by Kaiser Kraft, bubble wrap (I LOVE using this stuff!), liquid pearls by Ranger, and the rest are supplies from Stampin' Up!.

Thanks for stopping by to check out my green creations!  I hope you like what you see and I hope that you join in the fun this month at the Great Impressions blog!  You've got about a week left to enter this fabulous challenge!  HUGS and happy stamping, friends! :)