Monthly Archives: October 2011

Oct 28

The Craft’s Meow November Release - Day 1

Oh, my golly! The excitement of the TSG release hasn’t even started to fade yet, and I’m chiming in with another, SUPER FUN and utterly gorgeous, release from The Craft’s Meow!!
It’s my first release that I’m participating in as a full Design Team member, and I’m happy beyond measure. Just wait and see all seven (yes, SEVEN!!) sets, that are leased next month!

The first two sets thrown in the basket today, are Happy Hoolidays and The Merry Best.

The first set, designed by Jenny Suchin, is just the cutest!! I mean… look at this adorable owlie, tangled in the Christmas lights! It reminds me of the comedy that they used to show in Christmas time, with the man setting up an elaborate light work on the house, and then seeing it all going wrong. Fun times :)

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Supplies: cardstock: Canson (brown), cream; paper: Basic Grey (Jovial); stamps: The Craft’s Meow (Happy Hoolidays); ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), PTI (Fresh Snow), Distress Ink (Frayed Burlap); Copics; twill ribbon; sewing machine; glitter glue

The Merry Best is designed by Kaitlyn Ord, and it’s full of whimsical holiday images, as well as the loveliest sentiments.

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Supplies: cardstock: SU! (River Rock), American Crafts (black); paper: Cosmo Cricket (Mitten Weather); stamps: The Craft’s Meow (The Merry Best); ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black, Bamboo Leaves, Cantaloupe), Versa Magic (Turquoise Gem), ColorBox (Hunter Green); sewing machine; glitter glue; lace trim; buttons; baker’s twine

Head on over to The Craft’s Meow blog for more inspiration from the TCM Design Team! Don’t forget that there’s a prize up for grabs for one lucky commenter on the TCM blog - the two stamp sets previewed today :)
Thank you for visiting, I hope you’ll join us tomorrow for another fabulous sneak peek!
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Oct 28

October Afternoon Guestie - Week 3

Me again! Haha! I bet you’ve got enough of me by now, don’t you? *wink*
It’s not even my last word for today, there’s at least one more post coiming… The Craft’s Meow release, anyone?? Fun, FUN!

I just wanted to let you know, that my last GD post at the October Afternoon’s blog is up. You can view the details here, but I can certainly show you what I made this time…

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Yep! I scrapped… and to top it up, I’m even happy with how I photographed this one! I can hear the angels sing… :)
I’m super sad that my Guest Designer gig is over, it went by all too quickly. However, the good memories is what I will have forever. Hmmm… maybe I should scrap it too?? haha
See you in T minus 1 hour (roughly), for the first day of the TCM release! You don’t want to miss it, honestly…
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Oct 27

Two from last night…

Well hello again, and happy TGIF!! I sure am ready for the weekend :)
According to my blog’s time, it’s my third post for today (or for yesterday, I should say), so please scroll down for my TSG Blog Hop and Glitz Design posts, if you missed them.

I had my regular ‘inky time’ last night, but decided to wait a couple of hours, to let you guys ‘digest’ my two previous posts first :) I wanted to catch up on some challenges. I don’t have as much time as I’d like any more, for the non-assignment stamping, but I sure love when it happens. Here’s what I whipped up!

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Supplies: cardstock: recycled kraft, white; paper: Crate Paper; stamps: Flourishes (Christmas Classics), Waltzingmouse Stamps (Text It); ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Distress Ink (Frayed Burlap); Copics; Nestabilities Circles/Scalloped Circles; sewing machine; twill ribbon

I made it with FTTC141 - Trees & Leaves in mind, as well as PPA117 (CAS Elements Of Style - Ribbon). This lovely layout comes from FMS8:

I also have a card from MOJO212:

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Supplies: cardstock: white; paper: DCWV (Mariposa), page from an old book; stamps: Hero Arts (Antique Engravings), MFT, My Mind’s Eye; ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black, Angel Pink), Distress Ink (Frayed Burlap); tag: SEI; border punch: Martha Stewart; string; flower; buttons

Here’s the sketch:

See you later, sweets! xxx
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Oct 27

Glitz Design - Vintage Blue

As you know from my last Glitz Design post, I’ve been oohing and aahing over the new CHA release! I was saving the Vintage Blue collection for this post, partly because there are so many beautiful papers in it that I wanted to cut into, and partly because I wanted to tame its, quite unusual to me, colours :)
Here are my cards for you today…

Glitz Design “Vintage Blue” papers: Stripe, Toile
Glitz Design “Vintage Blue” Glitzers
Glitz Design “Vintage Blue” Journaling Cardstock Stickers
Glitz Design “Vintage Blue” Epoxy Words
Glitz Design “Vintage Blue” Giant Rhinestones
Glitz Design “Vintage Blue” Trim
Glitz Design “Vintage Blue” Clear Stamps

Other: cardstock: white; stamp: Waltzingmouse Stamps; ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black); flower: Prima; seam binding; paper doily

…and another one :)

Glitz Design “Vintage Blue” paper: Floral, Polka, Motif
Glitz Design “Vintage Blue” Epoxy Words
Glitz Design “Vintage Blue” Titles Cardstock Stickers
Glitz Design “Vintage Blue” Clear Stamps
Glitz Design “Vintage Blue” Peek-A-Boo
Glitz Design “Vintage Blue” Trim

Other: cardstock: white; ink: Distress Ink (Tea Dye); flower: Prima; Pink Paislee Artisan Elements; buttons; border punch: Martha Stewart

See you next time, for more Glitzy pretties :)
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Oct 27

TSG No Peeking Blog Hop Challenge

We are closing the There She Goes October release previews, with the fun Christmas stamp set, that’s perfect for creating Advent Calendars, tags and even Christmas cards!!

Have you made it here from Holly’s blog? Excellent!! Otherwise, please refer to the TSG Blog for the complete Blog Hop list and details. You can also find the complete list of participants’ blogs, on the bottom of this post.

TSG is giving away one stamp set for each set previewed during the Blog Hop Challenges! One random commenter from a pre-determined Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post will be selected to win. You’ll have till Saturday’s Release Party to comment on as many Trendsetter Blog Hop Challenge posts as possible. The more Trendsetter posts you comment on during each Blog Hop Challenge, the greater your chances of winning! Be sure to check the TSG Blog Saturday evening after 9:00pm EST to see if you’re a winner!

Kids love to countdown the days until Christmas is finally here and with this new set illustrated by Torico, you are going to have just as much fun creating a countdown advent calendar! With 25 different adorable holiday images and two sets of numbers the possibilities are endless! To make this set even more useable, there are two decorative circles and two decorative squares that were designed to be used with a 1 3/8” punch!!

No Peeking is a 6×8 set that includes a total of 53 stamps and will sell for $24.

I created this card, with three of the adorable images from the set. The sentiment if from the older set, Snowy Days (also by Torico!)
The snowman looked like it has a jacket on, with the heart buttons on it… I think it looks super cozy in it, and with his earmuffs on 😀

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Supplies: cardstock: white; paper/brads: My Mind’s Eye (12 Days of Christmas); stamps: There She Goes (No Peeking, Snowy Days); ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black); Copics; Nestabilities Circles; corner rounder: EK Success; twill ribbon

Would you like to win the new No Peeking stamp set? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.
You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday October 29th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

I hope you enjoyed this month’s release! Happy shopping! 😉
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Oct 27

CASE Study Challenge #63

We are launching our last challenge with Niki Estes, at CASE Study. I had so much fun this month, and would easily do a couple more! It’s so cool to “legally” CASE some of the most inspiring ladies out there! Here’s the card for this week…

Again, I picked one of my favourites from Niki. It’s one of the most gorgeous examples of stamping that I’ve seen. I love custom stamped papers, and if paired with flawless sponging and fun embossing, my heart is set a flutter…
I knew that I wanted to pull out the same stamp set, for my inspired card. I changed the layout and colours, but I stayed true to the idea. I only forgot about sponging - I realized that I skipped that part, after I sew the layer to the mat. Ugh.

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Supplies: cardstock: SU! (retired colour), American Crafts (grey), embossed white (stash); paper: Pink Paislee (365 Degrees); stamps: PTI (Year Of Flowers: Roses); ink: Versafine (Onyx Black), PTI (Fresh Snow); Y04 Copic; Nestabilities Labels 10; sewing machine; ribbon: PTI; MFT Die-Namics File Tab

I paired Card Patterns sketch 138, with the colours of CR84FN41:

Please visit my sweet and talented DT at their blogs, and check out what they whipped up with this week’s inspiration!

Niki Estes (October Muse)
Amy Wanford
Andrea Ewen
Clare Buswell
Cristina Kowalczyk
Debby Hughes
Jean Martin
Julie Smith
Teneale Williams
Teresa Kline

If you’d like to play along with us, hop over to the CASE Study blog, where you’ll find all the details, fabulous inspiration and InLinkz tool to link up your creation!
Thanks for paying me a visit today! See you later,
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