
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Blog Candy Winner #1 ~

Friday, February 13, 2009
Our Craft Lounge ~ RELEASE & CANDY! ~ Post #2
Woohooo! Double Candy Day ~ don't forget to read Post #1 also.Today is the day!!!! It's time for the release of
28 new sets from Our Craft Lounge!!!!
You will NOT believe the celebration the girls have in store for you this weekend...
There are over 20 designers offering lots and lots of BLOG CANDY TREATS! Enter to win by leaving a comment on EACH BLOG. Today, I want to know which new set is your favorite! Comment here now through Sunday at noon (pacific time). Each designer will draw a winner and then make the announcement on Sunday afternoon.
Here is one of my favorite new sets. It's called Pat the BAD Dog! and it totally cracks me up!

While I was making the sample for this post, I decided to pull double duty again & do another Splitcoast Stampers challenge. This time I did the Featured Stamper Challenge and that's where I got the layout idea.
I added a picture of the entire stamp set ~ lot's of fun opportunities with this set for sure!
So here is a list of all the bloggers offering some wonderful candy this weekend ~ don't get a sugar rush!
Holly McMillen
AND,
Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Our Craft Lounge (Pat the Bad Dog); Cardstock ~ SU; Pattern Paper & chipboard button ~ Sonburn Designs from i{heart}papers; Ink ~ Palette & Copics; Nestabilities; Word Window Punch ~ SU; Cuttlebug Embossing Plate.
Don't forget to check out my first post today ~ lot's of good stuff there too! AND ~ IF YOU LEAVE A COMMENT ON THAT POST, YOU MAY WIN A LITTLE SOMETHING FROM ME! Woohoo ~ DOUBLE CANDY!
Double Challenge Day...Woohooo! ~ Post #1
Double Candy Day ~ read on for details!!!I love it when a plan comes together! Today I have one card pulling double duty ~ it's a i{heart}paper design team challenge AND a Splitcoast Stampers Sketch Challenge!
The i{heart}paper design team came up with a challenge to use holiday {Christmas} supplies on a card for another holiday or occasion. I made this super sweet LOVE card with some Be Merry Christmas paper by My Minds Eye & the Whoo Loves You set by Hero Arts. This sweet card isn't just for Valentine's Day!

I have one more piece of news from Kate over at i{heart}papers. She started running some banner ads on Splitcoast Stampers so keep an eye out for them! To celebrate the ads, she running a 10% off sale this weekend. It only runs through Sunday, but you have to head over to SCS and click on the banner ad for the code!
I also did the Splitcoast Stampers Sketch Challenge for this card ~ you can find all the details HERE!
Supplies from i{heart}papers: Stamps ~ Hero Arts (Whoo Loves You); Pattern Paper ~ My Minds Eye (Be Merry); Nestabilities; Palette Ink; Heart Embellishments ~ Hero Arts; Glitter Pen ~ atyou Spica clear; Velvet Ric Rac ~ May Arts.
Now it's time to go wander around the web & visit the other Design Team blogs ~ don't forget to leave a little love for everyone. We always love to hear what you think of our creations. Sarah Anderson; Cathleen Torina; Loretta Lock;Amber Kroening; Lori Tecler; Deb Felts; Tracy Schultz; Meredith Socha; Carolyn Mustopa; and Dee Jackson
If you leave a comment on this post today before midnight (eastern time)~ you may win a little something from me!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
New Puppy Kit...
I found these fun doggie accessories at Joanne Fabrics the other day & couldn't wait to do something with them. I just love this set by Our Craft Lounge called Pat the Good Dog. It's perfect for so many projects because there are tons of images and sentiments.
I know this set looks very Valentine~ish {ok, I know that's not really a word}, but I really just used the red because the accessories were already that color.
My own dogs about mugged me as I was filling the treat jar. My family {including the dogs}, just loves it when I have treats in my projects.
Look at these fun little 3D hearts from Hero Arts ~ aren't they FUN?!? They just stick on with a glue dot & are super simple.Supplies from i{heart}papers ~ Stamps: Our Craft Lounge (Pat the Good Dog); Nestabilities (circles & ovals); Ink ~ Palette; Heart Embellishments ~ Hero Arts.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Love Birds...
Here's one more project using my So Much Love set. Those little love birds are so sweet! I think this would make a great wedding or anniversary card ~ I just love the sentiments that come with this lovely little Lizzie Anne Designs set. ETA: The card size is 4 1/4" x 7 1/4".
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Fun with Fabric!
On today's projects, I decided to have a bit of fun with some Valentine fabric with tags (and a card) from the Lizzie Anne Designs set called So Much Love.
The bags are just a straight stitch on three sides and then I used my pinking sheers to trim the top! Easy Peasy (which is good, because that's about as much as I like to sew ~ unless it's on paper).Monday, February 9, 2009
Valentine Fortune Cookies...
I've had this fun little take-out box since last year & knew I was going to use it again. I ran over to the local Chinese restaurant and picked up some fortune cookies & then pulled out my little Wilton chocolate melting pot to dip them in. I just held on to the top and then dipped just one side, laid them on a cookie tray (covered with parchment paper), and then drizziled Valentine sprinkles on top! After they were finished, I put them into the fridge for about a half hour for the chocolate to set.
The pretty little take out box was already striped, so I just added the beautiful stamped image form the set called So Much Love by Lizzie Anne Designs. You may notice that I used my wonderful Sparkly Fluff on the birds from Our Craft Lounge ~ TOTALLY LOVE IT!Sunday, February 8, 2009
Fun Stuff from Inky Antics!
These images are from the Design Critters collection ~ so very cute!!!Saturday, February 7, 2009
Whoooooooooo Loves You?
I can't even tell you how many transformations this little jar went through before I finished it. But I finally ended up with this fun little owl image. The lollypop hearts are Heart Peeps and the balls in the jar are sour cherry candies ~ YUM!Have a fantastic weekend!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Inchie Friday ~ A Little Cupcake Love!
Oh My Goodness! I am loving this project!!!!! I have been in a slump the past few weeks ~ too many CHA samples I think. BUT... this project went together so easily and I love how this Inchie Friday photo clip turned out.
As usual, the very plain little white Inchie square took on a MAJOR transformation this week!
Supplies Used: White Inchie squres ~ Inchie Arts; Cardstock ~ SU; Pattern Paper ~ My Mind's Eye (from i{heart}paper); Ink ~ SU pigment, Copics, atyou Spica red glitter pen; Nestabilities; Sparkly Fluff ~ Our Craft Lounge; Ribbon ~ SU.Thursday, February 5, 2009
Lucky Riley!
My next Riley creation uses the horseshoe in a Western theme ~ the sentiment inside the card simply says "Howdy"!
Don't forget to stop by the Release party tonight at 9pm (eastern time) over on the Hanna Stamps! forum.
AND... Inchie Friday is tomorrow & I'm super excited about the project so make sure you come take a peek!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
More from Hanna Stamps!
I love this little shoe image in the set & had to use my new Sparkly Fluff from Our Craft Lounge. The new Sparkly Fluff will be on sale very soon.
My second project for the day is a little box using a Sizzix Die from Stampin' Up! as the lid and the bottom of the box. I used covered chipboard as the sides and got out my glue gun to make the box ~ not an easy task {which is why the bottom is covered with ribbon}. Because I love the little shoe image from this set, I decided to make this box a place to save some cash for that special pair of shoes I've been wanting.Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Let's Go Bowl!
Wooohooo! I was thrilled when I saw this bowling set coming out from Hanna Stamps. My son had a bowling birthday party last June & I had not scrapped the pictures yet. Several of the images in this set are perfect for scrapbooking. I made my own background paper with a few of the stamps and then I used some of the images for embellishments. PERFECT!This set will be available at midnight on Friday, February 6th along with 2 other Hanna sets and 2 Riley images.

I have a few more ideas to do with this set, but I need to work with some of the other fun images too. I'll have more tomorrow.
Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Hanna Stamps; Cardstock ~ SU & Bazzill; Ink ~ Palette, SU pigment & Versamarker; Ribbon ~ SU; Nestabilities ovals; Font ~ Cricut (Jasmine cartridge).
Monday, February 2, 2009
Here's Hanna!
Here's a close up of this fun birthday gift bag. I did something similar for my son's birthday party this past June ~ I just wish I had this set at the time!
And here's another look at the card. I used just a touch of some fun bowling paper on both items to tie them together. 























