You're my cherry on top!

This time it is Ria's turn to set the new Paper Romance Challenge and she chose a sweet one!!

 

It's a Recipe Challenge!
We would love to see you use:

4 embellies, 3 papers, 2 punches/dies, 1 image and 1 sentiment.

 

Paper Romance has many cute stamps and we would love to see you use one of them but if you don´t have any of them, then you're welcome to use any kind. 

 

I decided to use Cherry Chip Chimp for my challenge card today - and as per the challenge, here is what I used.

4 - embellies - pearls, bling, ribbon and a die cut

3 papers - I actually used the same line - makes it so much easier to match up papers! I used Echo Park "Life is good" designer paper - and you know what??!! They are coming out with 6 x 6 paper pads - I couldn't be MORE excited!!!

2 punches/dies - yeh, I might have slipped on this one - I did use the PTI doily die and the Spellbinders tag die - but I cut the end off of the tag die to make my rectangle - so I guess it works!

1 image and 1 sentiment - not as hard as you think it might be -

So give it a try won't you?! We pick the top three creations and they get a top three Blinkie for their blog!! Then, at the end of the month, those top picks from all month will be in the running to win a gift certificate from Paper Romance!!

Thanks for coming around today!

Welcome Little One (a little late!)

Oh Good morning and I know this is late - again.......we were without of hydro yesterday, along with the rest of the neighbourhood, and so my grandchildren came over to sleep here, since we have a fireplace and our house was warm.

They left just now, so I can do my post - family comes first right?!! 

This week's challenge at Paper Romance was offered up by Donna and it was a toughie for me - I do not like doing anything but a card and the odd altered item so when our challenge was to make an easel card - yeow!! AND it had to be baby themed - so here is my challenge card using High Hopes Girl Binky Monkey!

 

I used the tutorial from Splitcoaststampers for the easel card - a whole realm of fabulous tutes over there!!

I stamped little binky monkey with Memento Tuxedo ink and then coloured her (quite brightly!) with unconventional colours to match my designer paper, which is K & Company's little girl pad-sweetness through and through!

The little doily is a die from Papertrey Ink, the crocheted flower is Maya Road and the butterfly is part of the Kit of the Month from Taylored Expressions!

PRC42 Spring Fever!

Good day and welcome to another Paper Romance challenge! Yes I am a day late (and probably a dollar or two short...) but here it is! We would love to have you join us in this challenge - it's an easy one!!

We were challenged this week to use black and white and ONE other colours on our card - I loved this challenge especially when you get to use the Bumblebee stamp - which I think is out of stock right now - but of course there are tons of other High Hopes stamps in the inventory!

 

I stamped the sweetie in Memento Tuxedo Black ink - the best ink for copics - no smearing yay!! and then coloured him with my copics using different yellows and oranges. 

I used Echo Park "For the Record" patterned paper kit and October Afternoon's "Thrift Shop" patterned paper for my card.

Some bling and a bit of homemade wrinkly ribbon - so easy to do!!

Thanks for coming around today!

Best Buds.....

Hello, Hello, Hello!

Today is a Paper Romance Challenge that I really kind of screwed up! lol!  

We know about these challenges weeks ahead, so when I jotted it down a few weeks ago, I jotted down "Colourful Challenge" and made my card colourful. It really should have been " and to use as many colours as you can" *sigh*..... 

I am going to enter this in Moxie Fab World's Paper Piecing Challenge too! I love paper piecing and think it adds a cool touch!

I coloured these girls with my copics and then paper pieced one girls pants and the other girls shoes.

Well, anyway here is my colourful card using October Afternoon Fly a Kite designer paper and the stamp BFF Girls!

I also found some Jenni Bowlin banner stickers in my stash, so I used them to spell out "BEST BUDS".  The word 'hi!' is from Waltzingmouse Stamps Sewing Box  Hugs.....

This card is large! I used my Grand Scalloped Squares, cut out with my Grand Calibur, for the outside of the card - it could also be used as a piece of home decor I suppose - it is that big!!

Now go out and have fun and may your day be filled with colour!

Dream Big!

Good Morning - it's time for another Paper Romance Challenge! 

This week it is my turn to issue up the challenge and it is to use VELLUM!! Fun and easy - won't you join us?

Confession time......I cheated with my own challenge! drat.......

I honestly had a brain freeze or something like that.....When I thought up this challenge weeks ago I thought that this would be a great way to use up those flowers that I have had laying around forever!  

Well, after I made my card - which is totally cute by the way HAH!! I decided that my flower embellishment is more plastic than vellum.....BUT it does look like vellum -so..... I am counting it in - and I can do that because it's my challenge - well I suppose anyone can do it if they want haha!

It's a cute little (BIG) cupcake!! The sentiment, "Dream Big!", is from High Hopes - available at Paper Romance, which is where I get all of my High Hopes stamps! Amy is in Canada and has a LARGE array of High Hope stamps, along with several other companies - check it out!

If you would like to play along with us,  use the code word PRC40 when uploading to your favorite gallery - but make sure you link to our challenge blog also so you get a chance to win!!

I am also entering this in the following challenges:

Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use it Challenge - Seeing Spots
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
Little Claire's Designs - Anything Goes

Stamps: High Hopes

Paper: Papertrey Ink, (For The Record, Little Girl) Echo Park

Ink: Versamagic red,( Antique Linen, Vintage Photo) Ranger
Accessories: Zva crystals, (Cupcake template) Paper Smooches, unknown flower and big brad

Can I ignore you later??

This is how I feel lately - not blogging, but still keeping busy stamping and playing with my new stamps - love them all!!

Today is the Paper Romance Challenge and Judy has offered up her challenge this week - and the challenge is........ ANYTHING GOES!!! 

Won't you join us on the blog and try to win a prize? Check out all the deets here!

I decided to use High Hopes Sleepy Bear this week. I paper pieced his little jammies and coloured his hat, slipper and mug with copics.

I was using my Cosmo Cricket "WANTED" 6 x 6 paper pad for another project. so I grabbed some more - because I love these colours!

The Martha Stewart fence punch was used on kraft cardstock and then highlighted with Tim Holtz distress ink - Walnut Stain.  

I used part of a Zva Creative Pearls swirl for the steam in the coffee and to highlight the sentiment.  I love these swirls because they are quite easy to snip and use whatever piece you want, wherever you want!

Stamps: High Hopes Sleepy Bear, Sentiment My Favorite Things
Ink: Walnut Stain by Tim Holtz Distress Inks
Cardstock: Kraft, Aqua Mist
Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket Wanted
Accessories: Zva Creative Pearls, Pinefeather ribbon, Martha Stewart punch, foam tape,

Bunny Blooms...

Good morning!

This is my second post of the day - if you would like to visit the Friends of Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz, please click this link.

Today is another Paper Romance challenge! This week we were challenged to include Ribbons, Buttons and Lace on our cards......perfect and pretty sounding don't you think?

We would love to have you join us - there is a gift certificate involved! Take a look at the other designer's take on this challenge and join us won't you?

I used Bunny Blooms - from High Hopes, easy to colour and easy card to put together!

 

My ribbon is white grosgrain, the button is actually an embellishment grouping from Little Yellow Bicycle and the pink paper lace (barely visible) is also from Little Yellow Bicycle as is the designer paper.

A bit of stitching from my funky little sewing machine and it's good to go!

I am also entering this in the

Moxie Fab - Stamping with Markers Technique!

Forgotten Scraps Challenge - to use flowers or Spring!


Craft Your Passion Challenge which is to use pink!

Best Friends Forever

It's time for another Paper Romance Challenge!! This week we were challenged to make a Clean and Simple Valentine's card - well I sort of forgot about the valentine part - but this card could go to your BFF on Valentine's so it sort of counts!!

We would love for you to join us!! Just ink up a Valentine's card using a High Hopes, Kraftin Kimmie, Bildmalarna, Unity Stamps, Popcorn Bear, Cute Companion or Your Next Stamp stamps.  These are the stamps that Amy carries in the store at Paper Romance!

My card uses the Open "BFF" saying for my challenge creation. Pretty clean and simple- not my favorite card by far....it needs something but clean and simple it will stay!

Thanks for coming my way today! I'm off to the library for story hour........

I'm also entering this is the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenges

Creative Cottage Challenge

You're a Doll!

Good day to you!  Today Paper Romance Challenge day - yippee!

These challenges are good for me, as they stretch my mind - sometimes a good thing! - This week's challenge is a lovey dovey one - it is a colour challenge - Red, Cream and Gold. We would love for you to play along - you don't have to use Paper Romance stamps but if you have them why not? 

 Check out the Paper Romance Blog for all the easy peasy details!!

ETA: There is a BIG SALE going on at Paper Romance - Check out the sale at the shop!

So today I decided to use a High Hopes Stamps called Tutu Sweet - but I didn't colour it - shame on me!

Instead I stamped her with Versamark on Vintage Cream cardstock and embossed her with gold embossing powder!

I punched some heart edges with my Martha Stewart punch, added some ribbon and a sentiment and voila!! Isn't she a cutie -even without colouring her!

Thanks for the visit today!  Anybody else just OVER this snow - getting pretty tired of storm after storm - but then again --lots of stamping time!!

Paper Romance Challenge Blog Hop!

The Paper Romance team has been working hard to bring you some wonderful creations this morning!! 

We are having a Blog Hop!!.......so make sure you start at the beginning -- at the Paper Romance Challenge Blog  so you don't miss a wonderful thing!!

 Amy is offering a $20 gift certificate to one hopper today that completes the hop, so be sure to leave a comment on each of the Design Team’s blogs to have a chance to win! Play along with us and our challenge and you could win a $5 gift certificate to Paper Romance too!

 

The Hop is live at 7:00 AM CST today and closes on Saturday, January 29^th at 7:00 AM CST.  Comments left after that time are loved and appreciated, but to be eligible for Amy’s prize you must complete the hop by Saturday morning.

If you came here from Judy’s blog, you are on the right track! 

Our Design Team Challenge for this week is “ANYTHING BUT A CARD.” 

My “Anything But a Card” project today is a gift bag! 

Using the cutie patootie High Hopes stamp Dino-Mite Dino - I stamped him in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured him with  my copics.

I chose to cut him "out-of-the-box" with his sweet little tail hanging out and about and then mounted him onto my eyelet circle.

Thanks for visiting today and the next place you want to be is Mary's blog. I know you will be impressed!!

Welcome Little One and Joy!

Well, even though the Paper Romance Challenges are taking a couple of weeks off, I still wanted to post my sweet little Girl Binky Monkey!

I used K & Company Nursery designer paper - so cute! and then a lot of Zva bling - which I had to colour with my copic markers - such a quick fun way to add the exact colour you need! 

I can't believe I didn't add a ribbon of some sort...I need me my ribbon fix! But the little flowers are from My Favorite Things Dienamics so that is instead of my ribbon - it works!


Our next paper Romance challenge will be on January 6th, 2011! See you then!

Are you getting excited for Christmas?? It is going to be so fun round here! All the family comes to our home for Christmas Brunch - which only makes sense since we have the eggs lol! 

My husband, son-in-law, son and step-dad make (and clean up! *thud*) the brunch while we women get to sit around and drink coffee and Bailey's. I really don't see anything wrong with that do you?!!

Oh JOY!!

Paper Romance Challenge #28

Good Morning and welcome to another Paper Romance Challenge!
 

You can use any stamp for our challenge but it would be awesome if you use one that is available in our PAPER ROMANCE STORE. You may combine with other challenges and you may enter more than once.

I hope you can join us and be eligible to win a gift certificate from the store! Just make sure you also link to the Paper Romance Challenge blog in your post and then link up with Linkitz on the Paper Romance Challenge blog to be eligible!

This week Judy Rozema challenged us to a heavy metal challenge!!  Not the music kind though, (thank goodness, lol!!)  just lots of metal products! Add eyelets, clips, hardware, washers...if it is metal..it's fair game! 

I used a Unity Stamp that Paper Romance carries called "Together" - I have linked up the Unity Stamps because Paper Romance has sold out of this particular image but they have others heehee!!

My piece of metal is that little locket thing-y hanging from the button - I have had this for-ever - no kidding - and I am just so happy that I am able to use it today yay! JOY!

I used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge - I need to do more of these sketches - I love doing them - I just never think I have the time - now this came together very simply today JOY!

Paper Romance Challenge #26

Good morning and welcome to another Paper Romance Challenge!

We hope you can play along! and if you do, you could be the winner of a $5.00 gift certificate to Paper Romance by playing along with us. Please link your card to the inlinkz on the Paper Romance Challenge blog and if you're uploading to an online gallery, please use the keyword PRC26.

This week’s it is Cindy Haffner's Challenge and that is to make a card and incorporate a tag into it - or just make a tag! Lots of variations on this one!

I used pretty little Goldie  on my card today!

I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then coloured her up with my copics. I actually stamped her twice and then cut out her tail, top fin and bottom fin and popped them up onto the main image.  

Using my glue pen, I added glue to the fins and then some Glamour Dust on top - just a sparkly, super fine glitter!


The "bubbles" are actually Clear Flatback gems and I just adhered them with a small glue dot.

My sentiment is stamped onto a Spellbinders Tag - thus the challenge!


Don't forget to link up at the Paper Romance Challenge Blog when you enter and use keyword PRC26 if you upload to any of the other galleries in town lol!


Supplies:
Stamps: High Hopes- Goldy and sentiment
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, copics
Paper: Basic Grey Max and Whiskers, Papertrey Ink Terracotta Tile
Accessories: Spellbinders Beaded Circles, Spellbinders tags, flat back gems, pop dots, Prima flowers, twine, Fiskars wave punch, ribbon from my stash, PTi buttons.

Stretch!!

Yep....this is Stretch! One of the new stamps over at High Hopes. Go check them out!! They have soooo many new stamps and oh so cute!

I bought mine at The Town Scrapper in Petrolia yesterday during our fabulous lunch date with Kraftin' Kimmie! Phebe has so many stamps, not to mention paper, Prima's (which I missed because I was gawking too long at the stamps!!) cuttlebug stuff! Tons!

The patterned paper is part of the Boys Nursery Pack from DCWV and of course, Groovy Guava is Stampin' UP!'s line of cardstock.

I also used So Many Scallops, which was part of the free stamp set that I got when I ordered sooooo much stuff from Stampin' Up through Kraftin' Kimmie!

This little "sweet one" stamp goes perfectly with what I was going for - the wee little baby card!

Ribbon is the aquamist from Papertrey Ink and so is the little piece of scalloped paper under Stretch! I made the scallops with my corner round without the guard! Neato trick!!

I need some sleep...I just came back from a girl's night out with a wee bit'o wine and goodies to munch on!!

Always a bad idea for me to eat past 9:00 pm! Not good for the digestive system! Okay, ya know you're old when you start talking about your digestive tract......LOL!!

Oh, did I tell you about the time........ BWAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

Kraftin' Kimmie's Birthday!!

This card is for the sketch challenge that Kraftin' Kimmie is doing on her blog.

She is celebrating her birthday Plus almost 100,000 hits Plus her one year blogaversary!!! and she is calling this week Kimmie's Kreation Celebration Challenges!!! How cool is that?!

All week there are plans over there, challenges, prizes, lots of things - so hop on over and check it out!!

Yesterday's challenge was an altered item challenge. Just alter any item and post your link. I don't like to alter things, I do not like it on a pail, I do not like it in the mail, I do not like it anyway, I do not like it Sam I am.....all right......that is enough.....I told Kim that I don't like to alter, so I don't know why she would pull a stunt like that!!! ROFL!

I will give it a shot, because I am woman hear me roar!!

Oh you should have heard me roar when the bats were here......other post......!!! YIKES!!

Okay, the card, yes.

This main image is another new one from Pink Cat Studio. I love this set of stamps. The birds are sooooo dang cute!! This image could be used for a new baby, or Mother's Day or just an everyday greeting!

I'm thinking this card is rather busy, but it is what it is.....

The designer paper is from Imaginescense, flowers are prima, buttons are Autumn Leaves foof-a-la.

The nest is sitting on a branch with leaves from Papertrey Ink's set "Take a Bough". The three "peeps" down the side are from High Hopes stamps!

Well, I tiptoed into my stamp room and made a lot of noise.....I sent the dog in first......and no bats flew out at me, so I feel rather safe in there. Thanks Goodness!! Now I can stamp worry free!

LUCKY ME!!

Howdy Pardner!!

Yep, that's what this here little cowpoke is sayin'!! Isn't he the cutest!



I don't have very many "little kid" stamps - not that this couldn't be used for other things too but - I imagine it to be for kids!!



I made this card for today's challenge and being Thursday it is the "Ways to Use It" Challenge. The challenge which is titled "Don't Hide" is here. Isn't that clever??



Today, the "It" is leather!! We had to use leather on our card....how cool is that??!!



The gallery for today's challenge is here.


I found an old leather purse in the basement, and stamped the Cowboy image on it,and cut out the chaps and vest.


Hubby clapped when I was cutting up the purse - he thinks I have too many purses! and he is probably right. What he didn't know was that I never liked this purse and I haven't used it for years!! But heck if I was going to tell him that - so now both of us are happy!


I colored the little cow-hand in copics and used my tombows for the watercoloring for the sky and grass. I don't do watercoloring very often - CAN YOU TELL??!! need a bit of practise on that one!


The designer paper (DP) is new today (yay!) and is from daisy d's and is called Maybe Baby Valentine. You can get it from Jacksonbelle Embellishments and it is the cutest 8 x 8 pack with all sorts of vintag-y paper. I love the little boys on the rocking horses, don't you?


The cowboy is Lizzie Anne Designs and I got that from Jacksonbelle Embellishments also! She has a ton 'o stuff and is so prompt with her orders. Check it out!!


The sentiment is from High Hopes Stamps and I just got that one in the mail today too! It was a GREAT mail day! The website has so many stamps and so dang cute!! Check it out - they are very fast at shipping too ---I mean, I just ordered it on Saturday - hello! - today is Thursday...in the mail Monday - get it on Thursday! In Canada, that is amazing!!


The star in the corner is from Making Memories, and is a "ready to glitter" sticker, that is, it is adherant on both sides. You stick the star where you want it, peel off the protective paper and pour glitter on top - SO EASY!!


Well, I am going to post this card onto Splitcoast Stampers gallery and then catch up on the blogs I read!!


LUCKY ME!