Let's Make an Impression at The Shabby Tea Room

Welcome to another new week - the first Monday of July. . . time sure flies!  This week's challenge in The Shabby Tea Room is to use embossing somewhere on your project.  It can be heat embossing, dry embossing or a combination of the two techniques.  This week's winner will win a prize package from our sponsor:

I love the goodies Pixiepetals sent me and used the colors from the fabric flower as my color inspiration.  I used Julee's Mojo Monday Sketch from last week:

Et voila!

Recipe - Stamp: Thankful Accents (Verve)  Ink: Bravo Burgundy  Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, SU! DSP  Accessories: Nestabilities, paper piercer, Bravo Burgundy grosgrain ribbon, Square Lattice embossing folder (SU!), fabric flower (Pixiepetals)

Make sure you stop by and see what the rest of the Shabby Girls created:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures

Audrey Pettit - Audrey Pettit's Weblog

Cathy Clark - Papier Girl

Lisa Golzbein - Oh So Cute By Lisa

Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations

I hope you will join us for this week's challenge - embossing is one of my favorite techniques (as my regular readers will already know!).  Have fun and enjoy creating!

Curtain Call - Act #37...

Hey everyone!

I hope you are enjoying your summer holidays as much as I am. . . the weather has been VERY cooperative lately and we have been able to get a fair bit of work done in the yard that has been, shall I say, neglected the last few weeks.

Between working and playing outside, running errands to town, looking for a new vehicle, my crafting time has been little to none BUT I managed to sit down on Friday night and get my card for Stacey's Curtain Call - Act 37 and what a great color combo she gave us this week:

Don't the cupcakes look YUMMY?  I always love the sketches over at Our Creative Corner Sketch Challenge and this week's sketch is no exception:

I quickly stopped in at the Paper Makeup Stamps challenge to see hat they had for us this week and discovered a fun one: they want us to make a window card, and I must admit, I have NEVER done one of these so I thought I'd give it a try.

I still had some turquoise and melon mambo out in my desk from my STR card last week so it wasn't hard to put this beauty together - actually it *was* kind of hard but only because I forgot the you can't cut through lots of layers with Nestabilities so I was almost done and then had to start from scratch in order to cut one layer at a time!  Oh well, live and learn, right? 

Recipe - Stamps: Proverbs 3:5 Plain Jane (Verve)  Ink: Chocolate Chip  Paper: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Barely Banana, Melon Mambo, SU DSP, unknown DSP  Accessories: Velvet flowers, buttons, twine, Nestabilities, pop-up glue dots

Here are a couple more views of the card:

And the inside:

I used my new Embossed Curve border punch (EK Success) for the inside sentiment layer but made a bit of a boo-boo with one of the scallops so I stuck on a couple of adhesive pearls to cover it up.  :)

The rest of the Curtain Call Crew has samples to show you today, too, so make sure you stop by to see:

Amy White at Devlinwhite Designs
Andrea Roose at Andrea's Scrap- und Stampel Blog
Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) at Random Acts of Creativity
Julie Smith at Paper and Such
Lea Lawson at Lea's Cupcakes & Sunshine
Marisa Ritzen at Rosemary Reflections
Shelley Germann at Stampin' Garden
Sue Kohler at My Inner Reflection 

 ...then play along with us and post your Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 37 creation using Mr. Linky at Stacey's Stamping Stage.


Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have fun with these colors - I know I did!  See you tomorrow!

Challenge #19 at Picture Perfect Creations

Here we are again!  Time for another Picture Perfect Creations Color Challenge and Megan has come up with another awesome combination.

Have I said how THRILLED I am that Riding Hood Red is coming back???  Now I don't have to hoard my RHR supplies!  :o)  I also {heart} the new Daffodil Delight that SU! is bringing in.  Lucky for me, my "enabler", Lori, has her pre-order and gave me a sheet of CS to play with for this challenge:

Our sponsor this week at PPC-CC is Pretty Pin Embellishments by Lisa G.

Winner will receive a 6-pack of Pretty Pin Embellishments!

I used Melissa Craig's Tuesday Morning Sketch:

And voila!  (Rotated, of course... I'm not sure I remember how to use a sketch the way it is given to me!  LOL)

Recipe - Stamps: 1 Chronicles 16:3 (Verve Plain Jane) Paper: Riding Hood Red, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Soft Suede, Origins DP (Basic Grey)  Ink: Soft Suede, Riding Hood Red  Accessories: Paper flowers, buttons, twine, Nesties, sponge dauber, paper piercer, Soft Suede grosgrain ribbon, Victoria embossing folder

Make sure to stop and see what the rest of the PPC Creators created with these colors:

Allison Barroll

Lori Turner

Nicole Anderson

Sandy Tran

Trish Radacs

Jackie Weeks

Tamie Camp

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Paula McClane

 

Enjoy the rest of your Monday ~ Thanks for stopping by!

Popsicles and Pinwheels at The Shabby Tea Room

Welcome back for another fantastic week at The Shabby Tea Room!  This week's inspiration picture and theme, "Popsicles and Pinwheels," was given to us by our fearless leader, Debbie - don't you LOVE the bright colors?  The challenge is to use hot pink, lime green and turquoise in your creation:

Our sponsor this week in the Tea Room is: 

I decided to use Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, and Green Galore as well as the Card Patterns sketch from last week.  The stamp is one I got awhile ago at my LSS in their clearance area - and has never seen ink... *hangs head*  I actually forgot I had it until Joycelyn found it in my box when we were in Jasper a few weeks ago!

Stamp: My Friends (Daisy Bucket)  
Ink: Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise
Paper: Melon Mambo, Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo Pattern DSP
Accessories: Paper piercer, Nesties, buttons, crocheted flowers, twine, rhinestone brad

Make sure you stop by and see what the rest of the Shabby Girls created:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - {TSTR Creator} - Simple Treasures

Audrey Pettit - Audrey Pettit's Weblog

Cathy Clark - Papier Girl

Lisa Golzbein - Oh So Cute By Lisa

Nicole Segnere - My Craft Room Creations

Thanks again for stopping by - have fun creating with these fun, bright colors.  We can't wait to see what you do!

Curtain Call - Act #36 and Guest Designer for Paperworks Co.!!!

Happy Sunday everyone!

Welcome back for another fabulous installment of Stacey's Curtain Call Color Challenge.  This week's colors are some of my favorites - you can't go wrong with Real Red or Kraft:

I also have the great pleasure and honor of being the guest designer for Peggy and the gals over at Paperworks Co. this week - I am so excited!  I think this week's sketch is very versatile and could be used for almost any image - I had to rotate it to make the stamp fit!

Stamps: A Surprise Cheer (Paperworks Co./Rachelle Ann Miller), Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU!)   
Ink: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue   
Paper: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Kraft, assorted SU! DSP   
Accessories: Paper piercer, Nestabilities, sponge dauber, dimensionals, Copics, grosgrain ribbon, oval punch, Divine Swirls embossing folder

The rest of the Curtain Call Crew has samples to show you today, too, so make sure you stop by to see:

Amy White at Devlinwhite Designs
Andrea Roose at Andrea's Scrap- und Stampel Blog
Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) at Random Acts of Creativity
Julie Smith at Paper and Such
Lea Lawson at Lea's Cupcakes & Sunshine
Marisa Ritzen at Rosemary Reflections
Shelley Germann at Stampin' Garden
Sue Kohler at My Inner Reflection and 

our fabulous Guest Designer for June...Christina Maclaren at Seaglass & Sentiments

 ...then play along with us and post your Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 36 creation using Mr. Linky at Stacey's Stamping Stage.


I know Peg and the girls at Paperworks Co. would love to have you join them for this week's sketch - all participants have the chance to be a Guest Designer just like me!  All you have to do is play along.  :)


Thanks for stopping - enjoy the last Sunday of June!  Can you believe that???  The year is half over already... *sigh*

New Releases from Totally Stampalicious and BLOG HOP fun!

*Please scroll down for the PPC Blog Hop!*

Welcome to HOP STOP #5 on the Totally Stampalicious Blog Hop!  If you hopped here from Lynnor's blog, then you're on the right track.  If you just stumbled in, please pick yourself up and start at the Totally Stampalicious blog - you don't want to miss a thing!

I laughed out LOUD when I first saw this new set - Bentley is the most hilarious baby I've seen in a long time!  The sentiments cracked me up and I knew I had to have him.  :)  I also used an Unscripted Sketches sketch to get me going.  This week's sketch has a bonus challenge - "This is “National Eat an Oreo Day” so make your card black and white!"  Black and white works perfectly with my jailbird Bentley...

We'll be giving away some really great prizes to THREE randomly selected winners so be sure to comment on every blog to increase your chances!! The GRAND PRIZE is ALL FOUR STAMP SETS from this FABULOUS New Release!!  You only have until 9 P.M. EST Friday, June 25th so get hoppin'!!  The Stamp Sets are available NOW at Totally Stampalicious and don't forget we are now accepting ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS as well as Paypal!!

I just KNOW the rest of the Design Team has come up with some really AWESOME eye candy to showcase our newest stamp sets designed by Jodie Mackrell of Bugaboo Stamps.  (Please remember that our Free Digi Promotion is NOT offered with any of the Totally Stampalicious Stamps by Bugaboo.)

Here is the entire Blog Hop line-up just in case you get yourself a bit lost:

Totally Stampalicious

Cindy Haffner's Corner

Monique - For The Love of Paper

Lynnor - Just Add Glitter

Melissa - My Paper Obsession

Laurie - On the Bright Side

Becky - Stampin' For Fun

Patricia - Stamping With Kokirose

Joycelyn - Stamps 'n' Coffee

Vicki - Summerthyme Studio

Stacy - Twinshappy

Sue - Coffeestamper (Splitcoast Gallery)

Okie dokie - next stop... Laurie!  Enjoy the rest of the hop!

PPC Summer Kick-Off Blog Hop: Are You READY???

Welcome, welcome, welcome!!!!  Are you having FUN and enjoying the PPC Summer Kick-Off Blog Hop?  If you hopped here from Megan's blog then you're on the right track but if you just "happened" upon my little ol' blog, I would like to suggest that you visit Allison and start from the very beginning.  I'm sure the girls have outdone themselves!!

We have a featured color combo challenge for you to get crafty with, as well as more than 15 amazing prizes to win! Just hop around to the PPC Creators list of blogs and make sure you follow the rules below...and you may just be a winner!  Megan has given us a SUPER SUMMER color combination to inspire us - using some of my favorite "In Colors" that were *out* and some are now coming back *in*... LOVE Wild Wasabi:

I also used Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch to make this cute little card:

Recipe - Stamps: Violet Bittybloom (Stamping Bella), {Rose} (Little Paper Shop)  Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, SU! DSP  Ink: Wild Wasabi, Rich Razzleberry, Versafine Onyx Black  Accessories: Sponge dauber, paper piercer, clear embossing powder, grosgrain ribbon, Victoria embossing folder, Copics, jumbo eyelet, Crop-a-Dile, adhesive pearls

Now it's your turn to make something fabulous with these colors!  Here are the rules:

Blog Hop Rules:

• Become a follower on PPC.
• Create a card, scrapbook page, altered art, etc using our featured Blog Hop Color Combo.
• Directly post your link to inlinkz on the PPC blog.
• Hop on over to the Design Team Members Blogs and leave a post on each DT Members Blog Hop Challenge Post.
• Head back to PPC and leave a final comment on our Blog Hop Post telling us what you like about Summer.
• All winners from each blog will be chosen at random.
• Blog Hop begins: Monday, June 21st – 10 a.m. EST
  Blog Hop ends: Sunday, June 28th – 10 a.m. EST
   

Our Sponsors and Prizes:

• GlitterBabe's Art by Stef H. is offering 2 Digi-Images of your choice!
• Pretty Pin Embellishments by Lisa G. is offering a 4-pack of beautiful Pin Embellishments!
• 2 Cute Rubber Stamps by Heidi is offering 1 Cling Cushion Rubber Stamp!
• Sprinkles by Renee is offering a $15 Gift Voucher for her store!
• There are also prizes along the way from soem of the design team girls so make sure to leave them some love!

Just in case you get lost along the way, here's the Blog Hop list:

Allison

Debbie

Jackie

Lori

Megan

Melissa  (you are here...)

Nicole

Paula

Sandy

Tamie

Trish

PPC Challenge Blog

As you can see, it's time to hop on over to Nicole's Blog to see what she came up with so skedaddle!  

Have fun and thanks for hopping with us!