The newest challenge is up at Scrapbook Blessings Club! Come join us and enter your card or layout for a chance to win. We have a great time and have lots of fun...we also have a Facebook group...fun crafting, games, challenges...come on and join us.


I am working on a stash of cards to send to my daughter for her to have to send out. Why? Well, cause she asked, and said real nicely "why would I want to buy cards when my crafty mom makes beautiful ones?" Who can turn down a request like that?

                                      front of card                                                             inside of card

 

Tip: Your focused feature for the challenge does not necessarily have to be on the front of the card.
Additional Tip: When using digi stamps print more than one so you will have practice sheets.







Cuttin' and Stampin' Design Team Day!

#50

Challenge: Christmas Tag

December 17th - 23th, 2013

The Design Team is sharing Christmas Tags with you this week. Sure hope we inspire you with your own creations. Make sure you turn around and share with us! 

. I have some pretty awesome little tags for you today. They were super easy and fun to make. I only put tags on a very few packages so I don't need many.

 

Supplies Used:

 

Studio Calico Kraft Tags

Paper Smooches: Winter Groves and Christmas Sampler Stamp Sets

Spectrum-Noir Alcohol Markers

Doodlebug Home for the Holiday Flair Button

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Zing White Embossing Powder

Clear Embossing Powder

 



So head on over to Cuttin' and Stampin' to see some wonderful and awesome tags. 

 

Challenge # 8 Tag Card

It's challenge day over at Scrapbook Blessings Club. We have some really cool projects for you with tags and tag cards. I created a tag for my grandkids to leave by their plate of cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve.

 

Supplies Used:

Echo Park: Tis the Season 12x12 Collection

Diamond Stickles

Spectrum-Noir Alcohol Markers

Kenny K. Digital Image (our Sponsor for this challenge)

Bazzill: Red Cherry and Olive

I hope you head on over there for all the other inspiration and also take some time to create one of
your own and join in our challenge!

UnBoolievable Blog Hop Day 2!

Welcome back to day two!! Each person has another very cute project to share with you! Take a few moments and see what they have to show you today. We all have some cute inspiration for your Halloween crafting projects. There will be blog candy for hopping to each blog and leaving a comment. Now, for the details...if you did not start at the beginning head on over to Lisa's blog and start there.

You should have arrived here from Deb's blog.

I recently bought an entire set of Spectrum-Noir alcohol markers. Well, I am still learning how to use them. I saw this digi image recently and just had to have it. So, I purchased it knowing I would use it for a Halloween card of some kind. It is just the perfect card to send away to my daughter that lives in Oregon. I had lots of fun making this card. Hope you enjoy it!

the inside of my card!

Supplies Used:

This digi image from The Paper Shelter: http://www.thepapershelter.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=343

Dictionary Page for the circle

My Mind's Eye Happy Haunting 6x6 Paper Pad

Spectrum-Noir Markers

Black Diamond Stickles

La-La Land Spider Web Die

Paper Smooches Halloweenies Stamp Set: sentiments and bat

Black Sparkle and Sprinkle Glitter

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Black Grossgrain Ribbon

Hope you enjoyed! Now hop on over to Jessica's blog.

Here is the blog candy! 

To be eligible to win the
stamp sets you must be a follower of all 16 blogs participating in this hop. You must leave a comment on all 16 blogs for both days of the hop. Lisa will be using random.org to pick the winner on Wednesday October 30th and will be announcing the winner on Thursday October 31st.

Hope you enjoyed all the projects! Thanks for coming and commenting!

Here is the full lineup should you need it!  
1. Lisa ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

2. Angela ~ http://crazy3monkeys.blogspot.com/

3. Lori ~ http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

4. Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com/

5. Sarah -www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com

6. Diana ~ http://daisylovecreations.blogspot.com/

7. Deb~ http://debspaperpalooza.blogspot.com/

8. Teresa~ http://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com/

9. Jessica ~ http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com/

10. Tricia ~ http://mysticalcardcreations.blogspot.com/

11. Elecia ~ http://creationsby-kahaulani.blogspot.com/

12 Aisha ~ http://londonskyedesigns.net/

13. Sandy ~ http://simplycraftycreationsbysandys.blogspot.com/

14. Daphne ~ http://craftyscrapsofstuff.blogspot.com/

15. Miranda ~ www.nanasscrapspot.com

16. Denise ~ www.craftconfectionery.com

Scrapbook Blessings Club Launch Blog Hop!

Welcome to our first Scrapbook Blessings Blog Hop. Today, we are celebrating an exciting new journey at the Scrapbook Blessing Club! So let the party begin!!!

We are so super thrilled to introduce our new SBC Design Team. At SBC, "we are making crafts and saving memories one technique at a time." We have daily themed posts to bring you lots of fun and creative tips, techniques, and tutorials to use for all your paper crafting projects.

Also, we have a sponsored video tutorial challenge every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month, for us to learn fun ideas and for a chance to win great prizes. And we also have our own Facebook group, Scrapbook Blessing Club found HERE.  Our team  will be bringing you great tips, sites to look at and online deals each and every day.

So please take a few minutes and hop along with us, checking out all the talent these ladies are contributing to our Club. You should have hopped over from Cindy's blog but if you are just joining us you can start at the beginning over at Scrapbook Blessings Club.

I recently purchased my first set of alcohol markers. I could not at this point in my life justify the huge cost of the expensive brand most people use (and I am a gotta have it all right now kind of girl) so I decided to go with Spectrum-Noir markers. I absolutely LOVE them! I will be doing a video tutorial on them soon...(I am still waiting on 2 sets of 24 to arrive) so as soon as they are complete I will do that. The weekend after they arrived I housed a little mini scrapbook retreat with 2 girlfriends at my house and we spent several days just having fun and coloring. Suddenly, while coloring it came to me well I don't want to give away all my creations so I came up with the idea to pin up a card for each season/holiday. So, I created 2 different ones that weekend and want to share with you one of them.

My tip for today: It really does take practice when learning a new skill! Especially when you flunked coloring in Kindergarten!

This adorable Tilda will grace my board sometime during the Spring.
And I also learned how to create and build fancy schmancy cards! 

                                         

A Beautiful Prize for One of You!!

To be eligible to win this prize:

• Follow Scrapbook Blessings Club
• Follow my blog Fresh and Renewed
• Leave a comment on this post

Up next is Team Designer Lynne

**** Next SBC video tutorial challenge is tomorrow****

Blog Lineup-

1. SBC- http://www.scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com/
2. Marilyn - http://songofml.blogspot.com/
3. Cindy - http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/
4. Teresa- http://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com/
5. Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
6. Carolyn - http://www.grandmacarol46580.blogspot.com/
7. Cristina - http://www.vintagepink39.blogspot.com/
8. Sandy- http://www.aworkingmomsjoy.blogspot.com/
9. Jennyfer - http://www.scrapalajen.blogspot.com/
10. Luisa - http://lepaperstudio.blogspot.com/

Design Team Day!!

#39

Challenge:   Halloween

October 1 - 7th, 2013

 I have a cute, adorable project for you today using the absolute ghoulish "Halloweenies" stamp set and matching dies by Paper Smooches. I recently received this wonderful surprise gift from a friend...totally unexpected and out of the blue....a Spellbinders Grand Calibur machine! I did not have anything prior with which to cut dies with and was so excited to get and play with it. Included were a bunch of extras; embossing folders galore, and a few dies. 

I used one of the dies and some various colors of Orange Bazzill cardstock and cut these petal fold boxes. I glued them together and because the glue I was using just was not adhering them well I cut out strips of the Arsenic and Lace paper to go around the boxes. This also served as my station for my cute little decorations. 

Next, I colored the stamped images with my brand new Spectrum-Noir alcohol markers...(stay tuned for a review and some more coloring with them)! And because this is the first time I have used the dies I stamped and colored first and then cut...later found out it should be the opposite. I found a wonderful little tip though while watching a YouTube Video...use post-it notes to hold your die and paper in place! Wow, I tried it and it worked! I then, pop dotted the image and put it on the tag or the strip.

So, here are my cute little boxes...I am going to use them as treat boxes for my 7 grandchildren. I have 3 more to make before the end of the month. 

 

Here are the supplies I used for this project:

Bazzill Orange Cardstock: Various shades I had in my stash

Bazzill Arsenic and Lace Paper

Paper Smooches Halloweenies Stamp Set and Matching Dies

Ranger Pop Dots: Note these are some mega pop dots...if you need 

to make your image really stand out these are the ones to use.

Spellbinders Grand Templates: Square Petal Top Box

Some orange ribbon from my stash: it said Trick or Treat!

Spectrum-Noir Alcohol Markers

Be sure to play along with us and enter your Halloween creation. All the details can be found and you can check out all the other Halloween inspiration over and Cuttin' and Stampin'.