Mousie Mother's Day (SSDS DT project)

I hope everyone is having a super Saturday and don't forget it is time for a new challenge over at Stamp,Scrap, and Doodle Challenge...This challenge for this week is to make one of my favorite cards an Easel Card and the winner will get 3 digis of their choice from the Digi Stamp Characters shop! I hope you will stop by and join in all the fun..

Now for the making of my card... The cute little mouse digi is from Digi Stamp Character shop.. The flower is the mouse's wheel barrel are buttons that I sewed to the image so they would add some movement to the card.. The sentiment is computer generated... I finish it with some inking, flowers, rhinestones, stickles, and doodling..

Here are some challenges I entered:
Practical Scrappers: Buttons
Cupcake Craft Challenge: Don't Be Square
Penny's Paper-Craft Challenge: Shapes
AiFactory Challenge: Buttons
A Spoon Full of Sugar: 3-D Something

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How to Make Chip Board Buttons(video #5)

Well, here is a tutorial I made showing you how to make buttons out of chip board.. I also made this card an example on how to use the buttons.. I created the card with the Mini Monogram cart.. The m's are cut from Storybook cart.. I finished the card with some inking, flowers, white marker doodling, twine, and a chip board button of course:0)

Here is a challenge I entered :
Cupcake Craft Challenge: Don't be Square

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Our Sweet Pea (Practical Scrappers DT Project)

Yeah it's Friday, and time for me to show you my Practical Scrappers DT project.. The challenge this week is Buttons and the deadline to enter this week's challenge is Saturday at 5 pm et. The Grand Prize will again be a choice of five digi stamps from Creations by Penny. So, I hope you will dig out your buttons and join in the fun..

Now about my project, I used an assortment of buttons(small, large, & heart shaped)... The pea pods and sweet pea part of the title is from the New Arrivals cart.. For the rest of the title was made by mixing the following carts Opposites Attract, Plantin SchoolBook, and Tear Drop.. The vine was made by welding some scrolls from Home Accents cart together in Design Studio.. I grabbed the adorable sweet pea digi is from Pixie Dust Studio.. I finish this page off with some inking, doodling with a white marker, a little stitching, and some ribbon..

Some challenges I've entered:

Magpie: Monthly Sketch
Pixie Dust Studio Challenge:Picture for Inspiration
Oh, Alice!: Queen of Tarts
AiFactory Challenge: Buttons

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My Son's Dozer Cake

This is my son's birthday cake I made for him... He had a construction party, and he was so excited when he saw the finished cake... He even gave me a "that's cool" and a thumbs up..

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It's a Girl Thing Bracelet (SSDS DT Project)

Happy Saturday Everyone, I hope you all are enjoying your weekend.. Well, it's time for another Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle Saturdays challenge and this week we are going GIRLIE!!! So get out all your girlie stuff and join in the fun.. The winner this week will receive a set of Sweet Pea Stamps..

As for my project, I decided to make a bracelet.. I mean what's more girlie then jewelry, right?? The digi's I used are from Amber Ink. (heel, purse, and heart).. I cut the digi's and pattern paper to fit in the bracelet.. Then, to finish it off I covered each square with some crystal lacquer..

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Thinking of You Butterfly on a Branch (Practical Scrappers DT Project)

Guess what it's FRIDAY, YEAH!!!! It's also time for another fabulous challenge at Practical Scrappers.. The challenge this week is Floss/Fibers/Ribbon.. My design team sisters offer up some inspiration on using up some of these items you should check them out. I also hope you will join in the fun as while.. The Grand Prize winner will receive five digi stamps of their choice from Creations by Penny.

As for my project, the digi I used is from our sponsor this week Creations by Penny. I also used a fiber ribbon with orange card stock behind it so it would stand out... The sentiment is heat embossed to give it some shine.. I finished my card off with some stickles, flowers, rhinestones, and inking...

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Hoppy Birthday

My sweet baby boy is turning 3 this weekend!! Where does the time go??? This is his birthday card , I it made using my new Create A Critter cart I won from My Pink Stamper.. I decide to make another pop up image easel card (they starting to be one of my favorite cards to make)... For the dragonflies face I used my "Scrapbook Kids Faces and Hands" Close to My Heart stamp set.. I also finished the card off with some wire, stickles, inking, and marker doodling...

Here are some challenges I entered:

PPC-CC: color combo #9
Pixie Dust Studio Pixie Challenge: Use green for the main color
EBTKS: Sketch

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Here Comes Baby (SSDS DT Project)

I hope everyone is having a SUPER SATURDAY!!!! Well, it time for another SSDS challenge, YEAH!! The challenge this week is for you to use bows, buttons and bling! You can use anything else that you would like as long as it contains these 3. Plus Sew Many Cards our sponsor this week is having a sale right now! The winner this week will receive 5 digis of their choice. So, I hope you will stop by and whip something up for us using the 3 special items..

As for my project, the adorable little elephant digi is from Bugaboo Stamps (http://www.bugaboostamps.com/Shop_digistamps.html) ... She has some awesome digi's and she is always giving freebies as while.. The sentiment in the card was from the TPC Studio "Baby" clear stamp set and I heat embossed it to give it a little shine.. On the background, I used the D'vine Swirls cuttlebug embossing folder, I put VersaMark all over it, and heat embossed it using STAMP-n STUFF white pearls embossing powder.. I finished the card off with some stickles, inking, and ribbon..

Other challenges I entered:
EBTKS: sketch
the cuttlebug spot: Bling
Stamp Something: Something Layered
Penny's Paper-crafty Challenge: Anything Goes

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When life gives you lemons... (Practical Scrappers DT Project)

TGIF EVERYONE!!!!! I hope everyone is having a great Friday... Well, It's time to show you my design team project for Practical Scrappers this week.. The challenge going on right now is Glitter and Bling.. So show us your projects that feature glitter, bling, jewels, pearls...all that fun girly stuff! The winner will get their choice of five digis from Creations by Penny. The deadline to enter is 5 pm ET on SUNDAY.

As for my project, the sentiment is from Creations by Penny and the girl digi is from Sassy Studio Designs... The lemon wedge in the background was an SVG cut from SVGCUTS.com and the grass was cut from the Zooballoo cart... I finished the card off with silver brads, stickles, flowers, rhinestones, and a little crystal lacquer...

Other challenges I entered:
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: Anything Goes
Oh Alice: Flowers

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Adding Bling by using Crystal Lacquer and Clear Glitter (video #3)

Here is video #3, it's a tutorial on how to Crystal Lacquer and glitter to add so bling to your crafting projects..

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Amanda:0)

Birthday Fun

This is a birthday card I put together today... I thought it would be fun make an easel card (cut at 71/2 x3 11/2; scored at 1/4 and 41/4) were the part that pops up is the die cut it's self... The present w/ tag was cut( at 41/2) from Doodle Charms... I used a My Pink Stamper stamp on the tag and heat embossed it.. The other part of the sentiment I created on the computer.. The pattern paper I used is Glitz.. I finished the card off with some inking, black rhinestones, thread, and stickles...

Here are the challenges I entered:

MPS Challenge: Pink, Green, Black
Crafty Creations Challenge: Paper Piecing
EBTKS: String

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If All The Rain Drops Were... (SSDS DT Project)

I hope everyone is having a super Saturday.. Well, it is time for another fabulous challenge at Stamp, Scrap, & Doodle Saturdays.. The challenge is to make a birthday card or gift... They are also giving an awesome Glitz Prize Pack away to one lucky person.. So come join in the the birthday fun..

As for my project, the paper pattern and rhinestone sentiment on the photo frame are all Glitz products.. The digi's (girl, puddle, heel & purse background, and high heel on the frame) are from Amber Ink. .. She has some fabulous stuff.. If you would like to check her stuff out here is her site
(http://www.amberink.com/collections/digistamps).. The card sentiment I created on the computer.. I finish my projects with some inking, marker doodling, a little crystal lacquer to give the girls rain coat, boots, umbrella & the rain puddle some shine, some rhinestones, and of course stickles...

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So Stinkin Sweet

This is a layout of my daughter at 7 months.. I used the new Create A Critter cart (Which is so cute and surely a must have!!) to cut the skunk, stump, flowers, butterflies, and the sun.. The strip of grass is cut from Zooballoo.. I used SCAL to create the title... To finish the page I did some inking, added some pop dots, embossed the stump & sun, doodle with a marker, and added a touch of bling with some stickles..

Here the challenges I entered:

Crafty Creations Challenge: paper piercing
Cupcake Craft Challenge: Home made flowers
Paper Cutz Challenge: 3 pattern papers
Pixie Dust Studio Pixie Challenge: Things with wings
The Pink Elephant: Nature
Cricutters Anonymous: All in the family

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How R U? (Practical Scrappers DT Projects)

TGIF everyone, I have another Practical Scrappers challenge and project for you.. This week they want you to use your markers in any way you'd like. Although, Christine is really hoping for some inspiration since she's been pretty bored with her markers lately! Can't wait to see what you come up with! The winner this week will get five digi stamps from our sponsor for April: Creations by Penny. The deadline to enter is Saturday at 5:OO ET. I do hope you stop by and mark it up with my design team sisters and I this week..

As for my project, I made a fun springtime card with a little Alice in Wonderland spin on it.. The cute caterpillar digi that is colored w/ paint brush tipped markers is one of my own.. So, feel free to snag him for your self, and if you do I would love to see what you created with him.. The sentiment on the card was create with the Cricut and the Cricut markers.. I finish my card off with some crystal lacquer, inking, ribbon, a gem brad, and my Fiskers border punch..

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Celebrate Spring (SSDS DT Project)

Well, I hope you all are having a Super Saturday!! As I'm sure you all know, today is the day for a new Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle Saturday Challenge.. the challenge to you is....flights of fancy....use anything with wings, angels, fairies, birds, bugs anything at all, as long as it has wings.
The sponsor this week is 1-2-3 Stitch! They have offered this super cute acrylic stamp from Inkadinkado! So, I hope you will stop by and show us your flights of fancy creations..

As for my card, I used marker and pencils to color my humming bird.. I also gave him so bling with some stickles.. I created a border with the stamped flowers and colored the white card stock they were stamped on with a gray Copics marker.. Then, I colored one and popped it up with pop dots.. The sentiment is a $1 stamp that I heat embossed to give it so dimension.. The tag was cut with the Cricut.. I finished the card off with some tearing and inking...

Here are a few challenges I entered:

The Sweet Stop: Sketch
Cricut Cardz Challenge: Anything goes
Crafty Creations Challenge: Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant: Nature

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4 the Birds (Practical Scrappers DT Sketch)

Well, this week's Practical Scrappers sketch comes from Ann-Katrin.. She does such a fab job on her sketches... So, I hope you stop by and join in on all the sketching fun..

As for my page, I used my cricut alot.. The tree in my background was cut from "Graphically Speaking"... I used the "Joys Of The Season" cart to cut the pine cone and I place dew drop all over it to look like bird seed... My title was cut from the cart Tear Drop... To finish the page I did some inking, used twine as accents on the pictures, used some ribbon, and used markers to journal & doodle on the title..

Here is a challenge I entered as while:

Everything but the Kitchen Sink: String

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I WON, I WON!!!!!!

Sorry, I am so excited I just had to share my exciting news!! I have not only won 1 but 2 challenges, today!!!






SMC Layout Challenge: Basket Full Of Fun
SMC Card Challenge: Whoo Did You Expect???

Thanks for letting me share:0)

But I Need It... (Practical Scrappers DT Project)

Well, TGIF everyone!!! Here is my design team project for Practical Scrappers this week.. The challenge going on right now is to use a rub-on on a project... So, be sure to stop by before Saturday at 5 pm Eastern Time, and join in on all the fun..

As for my project, the super sassy digi's(girl, purse, hat box, heel & the sentiment) I used are from Amber Ink. and can you believe the whole set was free.. You should really check her stuff out.. Here is her site (http://www.amberink.com/pages/whatweoffer).. I used an oval cut from Plantin Schoolbook for my main image..The rub-on I used is called "Bling It On" it is a rub-on and rhinestone set by BasicGrey.. I finish the card up with some buttons, tulle, hand made ribbon flower, inking, and some Crystal Lacquer to give my accessory circles some shine..

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Basket Full Of Fun

Here is an Easter page I just put together of my son.. The adorable digi is from Sew Many Digital Stamps.. The pattern paper I used is a $1 pack from Target.. For the grass I used the Plantin Schoolbook cart.. The title was cut out using the Tear Drop cart .. I used the Doodle charm cart to cut out my eggs and I also embossed them with the D'vine Swirl embossing folder.. To finish up the page I did some inking, crimping, tearing and punching(loopty loo)..

Here are so challenges I entered:

Sew Many Layout Challenges: Cut it out
SOUS: Sketch
Scrap and Stamp: use tearing, large title, stripes and at least one stamp
Pink Elephant Scrapbook Challenge: Anything goes!
Cricutters Anonymous: Make an Easter (or Spring) themed project w/ your Cricut

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