Oldtime Memories...

Well, not my memories, of course...

I'm not quite old enough to remember these old stick horses, and by the time I was born,
little boys were not wearing the short pants... 

But we all rode around on our more "modern" versions of the hobby horse.

No, in the 50's they still didn't "neigh" when you pulled a string, or make a clicking sound when you ran...we DID have to use a bit more imagination than that!

This is one of the gorgeous new releases from
STAMPENDOUS!

The new stamp,
"Hobby Horse",
is absolutely vintage perfect.

I have been waiting for just the right images to use with my

Graphic 45, "Playtimes Past" papers, and this fits the bill!

The image is cut out with Spellbinders, "Labels Nine", colored with Copics, and then the frame was cut three times (twice on chipboard, once with pattern paper) and layered over the image. The whole thing was then popped up off the card.

The little banner was also strung and popped up to give even more dimension.

Ahhh, my heart swoons when I get a new vintage stamp.

Get on over to Stampendous to see the rest of the Design Team's creations!
They're sure to knock your socks off!

Not only do some of them have their own blog candy, Stampendous will be drawing a winner for this great prize pack.

How do you win it? It's easy! One of the featured bloggers today will be choosing a random commenter from her blog, and that lucky person will be announced on the Stampendous blog tomorrow. The more places you leave a comment, the better your chances are to win! Below is the list of team members who are sharing inspiration today:

Stampendous Impressions
Kristine Reynolds
Jennifer Dove 
Taylor Usry (has blog candy)
Jan Garber
Lea Kimmel 
Pam Hornschu
Rhea Weigand
Wendy Price
Tenia Nelson
Krissy Fossmeyer
April Derrick

Please leave a comment so that you can be in the running to win this terrific stamp and gorgeous glass glitter!

A Peek Through Poe's Window...

Perhaps it's just the dark side of me, but I love Edgar Allen Poe's works.

I have since I was a young reader.  I remember sneaking a flashlight into bed to lay under the covers and read until late into the night.

With the release of this new Stampendous stamp,
I was thrilled!

Presenting: 

 "Nevermore"

The heat embossing brings out every tiny detail in this image.

Fortunately, Stampendous makes the BEST Detail Black Embossing Powder!

Once I stamped, embossed, burned the edges, and matted this image, it just looked so much as though I were peering through a window...

Poe's window perhaps...

And with the addition of the "lace curtains", it becomes even more so.

What sends a "Halloween" message better than that?

This is one of those cards I may have to keep for myself.

Just sayin'.

We're in the fourth day of  showing off new products from Stampendous! I hope you have enjoyed what you have seen so far!
Not only do some of the team members have their own blog candy, Stampendous will again be drawing a winner for this great prize pack.

How do you win it? It's easy! One of the featured bloggers today will be choosing a random commenter from her blog, and that lucky person will be announced on the Stampendous blog tomorrow. The more places you leave a comment, the better your chances are to win! Below is the list of team members who are sharing inspiration today:

Stampendous Impressions
Jennifer Ingle
Kristine Reynolds
Jennifer Dove 
Lynn Mercurio
Taylor Usry (has additional blog candy)
Jan Garber
Susie Moore
Lea Kimmel
Wendy Price
Janelle Stollfus

Suzanne Czosek 
Tenia Nelson

Leave a comment!

You never knwo who the featured Design Tem member will be for today!

Challenge #82 - for our friends!

Pink Gem

* Winner's Choice of 3 Digis

Little Darlings Rubber Stamps

* $10 Gift Certificate

Floppy Latte Digital Designs -  http://www.floppylattedesigns.com/catalog/

* $10 Gift Certificate

My little card has the adorable image from

Little Darlings,

"So Big"

And this is a first for me!  I actually have several Copics that need to be refilled, so I pulled out my watercolor pencils!

Except for the shadowing around my finished image, it is all colored with a set of 12 really cheap pencils!

The papers are DCWV, my favorite standby,

and the little stamped sentiment is Stampendous, "Happy Messages".

DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge!

I love the card sketch challenge at

DCWV

for July!

I changed it up a bit by not using strips of pattern papers, and rather chose a text print from the "A TYPE of ART" stack

and set it on a slant to mimic the left side of the sketch.

The flower and banner where also cut from this stack.  Isn't it pretty?

I really like the patterns in this new stack and it's in your local JoAnn's!

The "I love you" just really stood out to me and I knew my husband would appreciate receiving this card when he returns from his conference and three days out-of-town!

(I additionally highlighted the words with a matching Copics marker and clear embossed them.)

I also played around a bit with the song, "You're sexy...and you know it!"

and switched it to the "I love you...and you know it!"

The banner serves as my sentiment element.

The green pattern papers are from the slightly older

DCWV,  "Chateau Lavender" collection.

Thanks for looking at my blog today, and

get ready for the new DCWV holiday stacks to hit the stores very soon!

Watch here for upcoming new projects!

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge!

SECOND POST FOR TODAY!

Please scroll down for my Stampendous Hop project!

It's been a while since I've had the opportunity to spend a few minutes creating a card JUST FOR A CHALLENGE!

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge

this week is such a pretty layout!

I knew my wired burlap from May Arts would be perfect with this card!

And my older Lost & Found Christmas paper collection from

My Mind's Eye needed to be used to make room for this year's new papers!

I stamped and heat embossed the label from
Waltzingmouse,
"Rescue Remedies"

and stamped the little sentiment from

"Rescue Remedies Additions".

I have a friend who's husband just had to have a leg amputated due to diabetes related health issues. I have the nicest box of her favorite chocolates (yes, SHE can still eat them!) to take to her when I visit.  This card will compliment those candies perfectly!

A Poem for the Fall...

This is such a cool new image from
Stampendous!

I love the look of this skeleton when he is heat embossed!

I simply trimmed and burned the edges to look like old parchment and then inked it all in Momento Rich Cocoa.

The tulle flower adds some softness, and the little owl?

Well, who doesn't love a tiny little charm?!

Here's a closeup of the way the embossing looks!

Isn't it amazing!

Supplies:

Stampendous, "Clear Bark" Embossing Powder

Stampendous, "Skeleton Poem" Cling Stamp

My Mind's Eye, "Spider's Web" papers

There are a lot more new and wonderful,  everyday and holiday stamps waiting over at
STAMPENDOUS!

You can go see more new products from Stampendous as well! Not only do is there blog candy along the way, Stampendous will be drawing a winner for this great prize pack today.

How do you win it? It's easy! One of the featured bloggers today will be choosing a random commenter from her blog, and that lucky person will be announced on the Stampendous blog tomorrow. The more places you leave a comment, the better your chances are to win! Below is the list of team members who are sharing inspiration today:

Stampendous Impressions

Cyndi Bundy

Lea Kimmel

Wendy Price

Pam Hornschu

Melinda Gleissner

Wendy Jordan
Jennifer Dove

Head's Up!

Introducing you to one of the terrific new Fall releases from
STAMPENDOUS!

(This little guy is so adorable!)

"Mumeek"

After coloring him,

I just had to get out the "Hug Snug" and wrap away!

The "Mumeek" image can be ordered here

at the Stampendous shop!

It's just one of the many cute Halloween and Christmas images, along with some gorgeous vintage and lovable Kiddos stamps that are just too, too terrific!

A few of my teammates are showing off new products from Stampendous as well!

Not only do some of them have their own blog candy, Stampendous will be drawing a winner for this great prize pack.

How do you win it? It's easy! One of the featured bloggers today will be choosing a random commenter from her blog, and that lucky person will be announced on the Stampendous blog tomorrow. The more places you leave a comment, the better your chances are to win! Below is the list of team members who are sharing inspiration today:

Stampendous Impressions
Cyndi Bundy (has additonal blog candy)
Kristine Reynolds
Jennifer Dove
Taylor Usry (has additional blog candy)
Jan Garber
Wendy Jordan
Lea Kimmel
Rhea Weigand
Wendy Price

It's just one of the many cute Halloween and Christmas images, along with some gorgeous vintage and lovable Kiddos stamps that are just too, too terrific!

CHECK THEM OUT!

My grandson will love this card and will, more than likely,

take it home with him on his next visit!

Time for DYSU again! YUMM!

Meljen's Designs
* Winner's Choice of 4 Images


Wonderstrange Arts
* 5 Digital Stamps (not from sets)


Rhoda Design Studio
* $15 Gift Certificate

My team was selected to work with Wonderstrange stamps!

I have to tell you, these are are bit different from what I am used to stamping with!

But, this little cupcake had just enough "darkness" about it to lend itself perfectly to being a "Hallow's Eve" treat.

This is actually one of my favorite CAS cards for the Fall!

To make the paper baking cup appear more dimensional, when I printed out the digital image, I printed TWO copies. One regular size.
And the second, I S T R E T C H E D out the whole image,
then cutting the second baking cup off.  I coloroed and accordion folded it and attached it to the front of the first image.  Since I glued down the side edges and popped up the center, it looks very real.

For the background, I used my pre-printed "Spider's Web" papers from
My Mind's Eye, and stamped and embossed some extra web in the upper right-hand corner. Well, this led to a cute little spider and a bright red jewel.

The cherry stem is a piece of brown cord, and the sprinkles are Recollections pearls.

JustRite "Tag, You're it!" Challenge

I have not made a dozen tags in my scrapping "career".

They are something that I normally find restrictive, or limiting.

So, it was with great trepidation that I grabbed my

JustRite

stamps and started in...

Not so bad, actually.

A tag is just a small card with the sentiment written on the backside...

I have been waiting for the chance to ink up the

lighthouse from

"Oceanside Oval Medallion" again.

I'm not quite ready to stop making summer cards, and embrace the holidays just yet!

I pulled out all the "goodies" for this one!

The pattern paper is Graphic 45, "Playtimes Past",

The mica and glittery "sand" is Stampendous,

The cord is from my Hobby Lobby stash, and the starfish is actually a REAL dyed starfish that I covered with clear embossing powder!

I found a piece of OLD, OLD Rusty Pickle paper that looked like weathered blue fence for that little bit of background.

I also chose to mat the lighthouse stamp in red with

Spellbinders, "Labels Twenty-Two",

just to change it up a bit.

I love the way the JustRite stamps pick up every little detail, especially when heat embosssed!  I also swiped over the whole image with VersaMark

and clear embossed that to look more like a bottle label.

So much fun!

Check it out at:

http://justritestampers.typepad.com/justrite-inspiration/

Oh my, oh my, oh my....!!!

I have a wonderful announcement!

As a matter of fact, my husband had to bring me back down to earth when I received the news!

I have been saying that it would be perfect should I make it onto a design team who's company makes my favorite papers!

And guess what?   I did!!!

As of August 1st, I will be one of twelve who have been selected to serve on

Erin Madsen's very first

DCWV design team!

and

To see Erin's video of the DCWV booth at CHA taped live today, go to:

http://www.dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2012/07/video-cha-booth-tour.html

Yep!  I'll be designing with the product we see everywhere, and is affordable to scrappers, even on a budget!

Michael's and JoAnn's...  I love that these papers are so readily available!

Now I can offer ideas for both companies,
DCWV and Stampendous,
and they are both sold at my favorite stores!

I am soooo excited, I am just now calming down and planning my

Halloween and Christmas projects!

(In my head, of course!)

I can't wait, as I'm sure you can't, to see what DCWV will come out with at CHA!

Last I looked, Erin hadn't posted anything but a few sneaky peeks...

and those look really cool!

But I'll share here as soon as we see anything from Chicago!

Their displays are always so amazing!

Please, feel free to leave me a comment and a high five!

I would love to hear how much everyone else loves DCWV as much as I do!

It's hip to be square at Doodle Dragon's!

The challenge at Pike's Playground this week is to make a

SQUARE

card!

And with the holidays closing in

(yes, Christmas will be here before we know it!)

I chose to use one of the images from the new
"Christmas in June"

set.

Find it here at Dustin's store!

These images are so much fun to color!
My grandson very nicely pointed out that the cookies HAVE to be
chocolate chip... that's Santa's favorite kind! 
Seems I recall my daughter liking those, too! (wink, wink!)

Ok, now it's your turn!
Keep it square, and remember,
everyone who enters receives a free image!

Skipping Stones Inspiration Challenge!

Just having some fun tonight with a challenge at

Skipping Stones Design!

I couldn't resist when I saw this photo...

Then the reality came to me that I have only the "girlfriend" themed SSD stamps

and really have no flowery ones!

My creativity went into overdrive (or was it the Ambien?) LOL!

I decided that one of the purses from "Birthday Purses" looked a lot like a flower pot.

Hey, it does if you squint..

So, this is what inspired me to make this little "Thank You" note card.

A bit of elegance, with a touch of whimsy.

The sentiment is also from that same set, "Birthday Purses". 

The background is stamped and silver heat embossed with an OLD stamp I have from Cornish Heritage Farms onto silver/gray Bazzil cardstock.

I figure if originality counts, I should get credit for this one!

DYSU Challenge- Play it "COOL"!

The Stamping Boutique

* Winner's Choice of 3 Digis

Copic Maker Scrapbooking

* 6 copic ciao marker (North/South America), Martha Stewart punch (rest of the world)

Scrapper's Delight

* $5 Gift Certificate

Wow! 
SUMMER and Challenge #80 is already here!

Here is my little summer gal, colored with Copics.
The frame around the little hula girl is cut out of the patterned paper and
 popped up on the card.

I also added a little sparkle by adding some Embossing Powder and mica crystals onto the frame. I even heat embossed the shell to make it prettier.

The bling was added to simulate "waves".

The sandals are from my ever-growing collection of charms.

Join us at

 "Do You Stack Up?"

and you could win a fantastic prize!

Supplies:

Papers; DCWV, "Pocket Full of Posies"; Bazzill Cardstock

Stamp ("Hula Kiddo"), Embossing Powder, and Mica Fragments; Stampendous

Flower; Prima Marketing
Bling; Zva Marketing