Mini Happy Birthday Album

This was a  wonderful Scrapbook challenge at THE OUTLAWZ.

BLOG CANDY - STAMPING ANNIVERSARY!

That's right! I am giving away candy!!!

YUM!

Surprise Blog Candy that is! (Giggles)

On APRIL 27th, I will have been stamping for a year! I want to give away a prize because I am so happy to have found this love for stamping. The blog candy will only relate to stamping products. If it wasn't for so many of you and your blogs, your inspiration, projects, kindness and your amazing talents I don't think I would have been so eager to learn more and more about stamping! I see new things all the time with stamping and I am always amazed!

Okay how do you win? All I want is for you to leave a sweet comment on this post & follow me if you aren't already so I can contact you if your a winner! :D 

Winner will be picked on April 27th!

Good luck!!

Entries:
1. Sheetal
2. Dana
3. Jen L.
4. Sherry K.
5. Priscilla
6. Roxann
7. Lisa
8. Samantha 
9. JustYolie 
10. Sher 
11. Sandra
12. Sally
13. Cebelica 
14. Jackie

 

Anysoldier Summer Card Swap

I decided since I had so many cards on hand I wouldn't make any specific ones for the Anysoldier.com card swap that I would just use cards I already had made. I was just a little shocked at how many I have made and have on stash. A crazy amount!  I just started making cards a little over a year now!

What your favorite image?

It's that time again for the Greeting card challenge at THE OUTLAWZ! This week it's time for your favorites!

True Love

Greeting Card Challenge is up at THE OUTLAWZ

Do you know what day it is? MONDAY!!! Time for the Greeting Card Challenge at The Outlawz! 

So far three posts in one day! Wowza! 

Here's the card I designed for this challenge theme of "Let's Hear It For the Boys!" We hope you come and join us in some fun challenges at The Outlawz!

Monogramming CAS Style

Here's my card for Sunday's CAS Challenge at The Outlawz! 
The letter B was cut using vinyl on my Cricut machine.

Hello to my Scrap booking friends!

This image was in one of the first sets of rubber cling stamps I purchased. I actually did all the coloring and stamping when I first bought the stamps and the heat embossing tools. I needed to use it on something and the Scrap booking challenge at The Outlawz was the perfect place when I seen the challenge photo.

Spring in Your Step!

Today I created this card for the Copic Challenge at The Outlawz!! Come join the fun here!

Thank You Gift!

What is it you may ask. It is a tea bag holder with a tea bag for a cup of tea. Isn't it such a wonderful idea!! One of the ladies in the Anysoldier Card swap sent me one as a Thank You gift  for hostessing the swap and I had to continue this! It is such a great idea!!

CDAC Beaded Stick Pin Swap

 I love the look of these pins on a card in a bow or in a scrapbook. I haven't tried using one myself but it really adds a beautiful touch. This is my first time ever making beaded stick pins and my first time swapping something other than cards. I hope I do not make the other ladies in the CDAC swap disappointed, I really know nothing about bead quality.

 I found these bags in the jewelry making section at my local craft supply store. They were useful!

 Letting my alcohol inks dry. A piece of craft Styrofoam that I stuck in my craft supplies for who knows how long became useful!

A few finished packages for the pin swap, plus some!

Sketch Challenge with Freebie Digi Challenge

 This is the card I created for the Sketch challenge at The Outlawz! The flowers are a free digi from CDAC.

This card was entered in these challenges:

1. CDAC Freebie Digi Challenge

2. Sketch Challenge at The Outlawz

 Yes, I had a tad of retail therapy this week. I deserved it! Lol! Above I found these cute Halloween stamps at Anita Be Stampin. 

 Aren't these Christmas stamps I picked up from Oozak adorable! I know it's not even summer yet but these were the cutest! Ofcourse I couldn't pass up on the $4 Copic Markers!

Happy St. Patricks Day!!!

Here's a free digi stamp I picked up at  Designed2Delight digital stamps. I crocheted the clover this time last year and needed to use it for something, and this is what I decided.

Oozak shipment has arrived!!!

Oh Yippee skoodly doodly day!!! My day has been a stressful one to say the least. To brighten up my stressful day my door bell rings and it's my 1st  Oozak order!! I have been having lots of problems with my fiskar cutter giving me the rough worn edges, okay it looks good for some projects but I think I am just picky and want a clean cut most of the time and I am not getting that with my fiskars unless I keep a stock supply of blades. I just tear up to much paper for those blades, I guess.

I asked for suggestions and the above cutter was suggested to me from Jody another one of the ladies I design with at The Outlawz and boy, oh boy is it nice!! It is taking a little getting use to a rotary blade putting pressure when I have been trying so hard not to apply pressure on my old cutter. But I like it!!! Plus 10 more design blades!! Fun fun fun!!

As you can see I also purchased a few Copic markers as well. We had a challenge at The Outlawz that week and it made me take a look at my collection of markers and realize.. I need these colors!!! Lol!

Color Challenge - Shamrock Green

Here's what I created between last night and today... I entered this card in these challenges. 

1. Stamp Fairy

2. The Outlawz
3. Critter Sketch Challenge
4. Squigglefly 

Greeting Card Challenge is up at THE OUTLAWZ

Welcome to my new team The Outlawz Greeting Card Challenge.  This week the theme is an Animal  so be sure to include your favorite stamp, photo, or digi stamp animal on the front of the card along with your sentiment.  Here's my card for this week:

So come on over to The Outlawz and create some greeting cards with us!!

Scrapbook Sketch Challenge

Here's a scrapbook page I created with a sketch from Emily.

CAS Challenge

This card I submitted for the CAS Challenge at The Outlawz but I am not so sure it meets the requirements of Clean And Simple. But it was still fun to practice with my Copics and my stamp pads framing the image.

Transparent Copic Coloring at The Outlawz

For the Copic challenge this week at THE OUTLAWZ it is to color a transparent image. I am really new at using my Copic markers, I don't think I have 6 months under my belt. So when I found a YouTube video on how to color transparent images with Copic markers and the tutorial is free well you can guess what a happy crafter I was! I worked on this card today for the challenge. I really like the effect I will definitely use this technique when possible. Ready for my next challenge.. {giggles

Stick Pin Bead Container

Here's my part of a project at CDAC for their Beaded Stick Pin Swap. This is the container I created to store the pins in just poke through twice and the point is inside the pocket. Do not leave the clothes pin on to long they will stick!! 

The finished project, yet to come after I have mailed my pins to the hostess! I want them to be a surprise!! :D

Sketch Challenge at The OUTLAWZ

I started with rainbow colored dotted background paper and a BIG red bow.. But something turned me to another design for my birthday themed card. I colored the image from Dustin Pike with Copic Markers and then put specks on the dinosaur's back with my colorless blender! Now if I can only find a cutter that doesn't fray the edges even when new!

Office work ALL MORNING...

My day so far reminds me of a card I made for a challenge last fall. This card says it all! 

I think I can finally concentrate on fun things like the beaded pin swap I joined. I haven't finished up my packaging and so far I have one finished and it is so very cute!!! I can't wait to send them to the ladies at CDAC!!

Orange & Pink Color Challenge

One last card of the evening.. I finished one more challenge by the Outlawz Girlz. The theme for this challenge was to use orange & pink as well as flowers on your card. For my card I dug into my craft box and found wire roses, that I colored using my Copic markers and the sprig of pearls. The tassle cording is something I had added to my daughters vinyl shades before we changed them out with  faux wood blinds. I new I could use it for something some day!! :D

CAS Challenged by Outlawz Girlz

Sunday's challenge at OUTLAWZ GIRLZ is the CAS challenge. CAS stands for Clean and Simple. This weeks theme was to use three colors that were provided two shades of green and a yellow. My hardest part of this challenge was finding coordinating paper in the right colors. I never thought it would take me so long to get this card together I had set my whole day up to spend on my challenge and finish some other projects I've started and set aside, by the way it is typical of me to have half a dozen projects started and finish the ones I want to do first like play in the crafts!!. The boss (My Dearest Husband) was a bit needy today so I had to do some office work for the business as well as run a few household errands., you know grocery shopping and the usual stop at the post office. All in all, by 2:30 I had my card done! Time to finish a project and get more glue on my hands. Wish me luck that I keep my hands from sticking together! :D

Think Spring at OUTLAWZ GIRLZ

Another wonderful challenge under my belt at Outlawz Girlz! The themes of these challenges are so creative and fun! This theme is Think Spring and for Spring I think of  butterflies, flowers blooming, frogs croaking, and we are usually planning our first fishing/camping trip of the year.