December Blog Hoppin' With The Alley Way Stamps!

Hi everyone! How much fun are you having???? Haven't the girls totally outdone themselves this time?   Of course, I say that every month but this month is truly awesome.  Hopefully, you hopped here from Kasia's blog but if you didn't and want to see all the fabulousness they've created, start back at the beginning:


 
 
 
In the meantime, stick around for a few more minutes to see what I created using Bubbling Over.  This set is perfect for all those self-proclaimed nerds...I'm including myself in this group.  :)  I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch:

Are you ready for your chance to win ALL 3 NEW SETS?!? 

YEP!! So if you want to be that person.. all you have to do is comment on the hop! 
Here are ways you can win.. You can pick and choose which ones you want to do.. but the more you comment, the more chances you have to win.. 

1-Comment on The Alley Way Stamps Blog

2-Comment on the DT girls blogs (above)

3-Post about it on Facebook or your blog

4-Like us on Facebook

5-Follow us on YouTube

6-Follow us on Pinterest

(leave a separate comment on the TAWS Blog for each that you do)

You have until Tonight at 9:00PM TAWS time to leave them.. 

This fun mini set, Meltdown, is FREE when you spend $40.00 or more during the month of November!! Nothing to do but shop.. this little guy will be added to your package...

OKAY - READY TO HOP?!?!  Off you go!  Have fun!

 

The Alley Way Stamps Sneak Peek - Day Three {Gabfest}

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the US!  I hope that you all will be able to take some time to relax and enjoy your families...and maybe find a few minutes to create something awesome.  :) 

Today is Day Three of the new release sneak peeks over at The Alley Way Stamps and today's peek is an AWESOME alphabet set that no craft room should be without.  Gabfest is a great mix of uppercase and lowercase alphabet letters, some numbers, and a couple other tiny images.  For my card, I used the only word in the set, "hi", to create my background and a sentiment from Petal Pushers on a die cut cloud finishes it off:

The color combo is from the week's Color Throwdown and the sketch is from Freshly Made Sketches:

Thanks for stopping by today.  Don't forget to head over to the TAWS blog to leave some comment love for your chance to WIN this awesome set...LOVE!!!  And make sure to come back on Saturday for the Blog Hop where one lucky commenter will win ALL THREE new sets!  See you then!

Birthday Wishes {CQC217} & {DS128}

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Thanks for stopping by today - I've got a brand new Colour Q to share with you all.  As a woman who {loves} a nice purse, I totally appreciated this week's inspiration photo...even if it is $280!!!  Take a peek:

I just love the bright pops of color - makes the crapload of snow outside my front door seem less annoying.  ;)  I used this week's Deconstructed Sketch for my card...it's been awhile since I've used this many layers:

I hope you will play along with us over at the Colour Q - we always love to visit your blogs and see what you've created.  Have a great week and I'll be back on Thursday for Day Three of The Alley Way Stamps Sneak Peeks!  See you then!

 

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like... {SSSC198} & {Colour and Sketches #52}

Good morning, everyone! I'm so glad you were able to stop by today - I've got an awesome Sweet Sunday Sketch to share with you all.  I had to make a few minor tweaks on my card because when I punched out that little bit at the top-right corner, it just didn't look *right*.  So I added a little tab detail and quite like how it turned out:

 Also, my image panel is a *bit* larger than the square Karen had envisioned:

The awesome color palette is courtesy of the CAS-Colours and Sketches Blog - perfect for a Christmas card:

Okie dokie - that's it for me today.  I'll be back on Tuesday with a new Colour Q challenge... see you then!

 

BE Inspired #42 & CTS55

Happy Friday, everyone!  Thanks for stopping by today - I've got a brand new BE Inspired Challenge to share with you.  As most of you know, it is Thanksgiving in the U.S. next week and Alison has chosen an amazing photo to inspire your creations for the next two weeks:

For my card, I went with the obvious Thanksgiving theme as well as the colors in the photo.  The sketch is from CAS(E) This Sketch:

The stamps used are from The Alley Way Stamps' sets Calypso and Give Thanks:

I will be back on Sunday for a new Sweet Sunday Sketch so I hope you will stop in again!  Have a great weekend!

 

Woot woot! {CTD269} & {FMS113}

Hey all and Happy Thursday to all of you crafty peeps out there in Blogland!  Today I've got another quick,  CAS card to share with you that uses this month's free-with-$40-purchase set from The Alley Way Stamps, Pieces, as well as my new favorite set, Spell Check.  The sketch is from this week's Freshly Made Sketches and the color combo is courtesy of the Color Throwdown:

Thanks for popping by - see you tomorrow for a brand new BE Inspired Challenge!

A Colour Q "hello"

Happy Tuesday! Can I just say I am already sooooooo tired of the snow?  Mother Nature has not been very kind - this weekend she dumped nearly another foot of snow on us.  Now I know that I live in Canada and I should be used to it - I do love how pretty everything looks covered in snow but I just HATE trying to drive in it. ;)

On to this week's new Colour Q challenge - some pretty little acorn decorations for those of you still enjoying fall and looking forward to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday:

I used this week's Retrosketches to whip up this quick card - I didn't have any vellum so couldn't make my one panel see-through:

The stamps are from The Alley Way Stamps' sets Calypso and Spell Check:

I think Spell Check is my newest favorite set.  :)  Thanks for stopping in today - I'll be back on Thursday...see you then!

Love You To Pieces {FMS112} & {CTD268}

Good morning, crafty blogging world! It's a lovely fall morning - ahhhhhh, who am I kidding? It's more like winter here in Central Alberta but the past couple of days have had the temperatures hovering at or a bit above zero so some of the blasted snow is slowly melting away.

I only had a few minutes yesterday after school to whip up a card for today because, yes, I procrastinated...and was pleasantly surprised at how quickly this one came together.  I will admit, the Color Throwdown combination really threw me for a loop but when I realized how cute the little heart bubbles from the TAWS set Spell Check would be in bands across the card (for Freshly Made Sketches), I was done in under 15 minutes:

The sentiment is from another one of the TAWS newest releases, In Stitches.  Aren't the images perfect together? 

Okie dokie - that's all folks!  I will be back next Tuesday (yes...a few days off to enjoy my family) with a brand new Colour Q combo - see you then!