Trick Or Treat Witch!

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Hi everyone! I hope your week has been good to you so far. 

It's been a quiet week at my work (which I'm thankful for!) so I've been trolling Pinterest looking for inspiration for our bedroom makeover. Right now, there's a lovely vintage rose color on the walls (which my husband can't stand) and very old yellow pine flooring as well as no bedhead because we sold it two weeks ago! So now I'm on the hunt for some good tufted headboard tutorials and wall color choices. If you'd like to share, I'd love to hear what colors you have in your bedroom...I need all the help I can get! :)

Today's card is bitter sweet for me. You see, it's my last card as an All That Scraps design team member. :( I had to make the tough choice to step down from the team because I was recently asked by an old friend to help out them out with some graphic work on a regular basis. It's a great opportunity to earn some extra money and help a friend at the same time. I'm just bummed I couldn't fit it all in! If things don't pan out, I told Christine I'll beg on my hands and knees to be let back on the team! Haha...seriously though, I'm not kidding!

Today on the ATS blog, we're sharing some new cards using the Mashi Muffin stamps. These stamps took a little while to grow on me, but I really like to color them now. My timing is impeccable! lol

To make this card I colored Witchy Willow with my SU reinkers and Distress Inks. Next, I made the base panel with some patterned paper I've been hoarding from Imaginations, called 'Jack O Lantern', edges sponged with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink, matted onto some PTI Kraft cardstock and stitched together. The vertical banner was done the same way, only the paper is from MME's Mischievous collection. The black horizontal panel is a piece from Making Memories 'Spooky Alley' collection, sponged with Frayed Burlap again and stitched to some black cardstock. After adhering those layers to the base, I added the jute twine and the sentiment tag, which is from the Halloween Sentiments set (and stamped onto some more MME paper). If the layout looks familiar, that's because it was borrowed from this week's Mojo Monday challenge #254.

I hope you've enjoyed all the cards I've made for ATS as much as I've enjoyed making them! I'm really going to miss those Meoples too! I'm sure they'll be at the top of my shopping list each month! :D

Thanks so much for popping in today!

Supplies

Stamps: ATS Witchy Willow Mashi and Halloween Sentiments

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Black Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Imaginations 'Jack O Lantern'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede, Going Gray, Chocolate Chip, Distress Inks 'Black Soot'

Access: Jute Twine, Fiskars Pinking Shears, Black Rhinestones

Have A Franken-tastic Time!

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Happy Hump Day peeps!

I can't get enough of those Meoples kids from All That Scraps, so I made another Halloween card to share with you today!

Meet Franken-meople! That's not her name, but it's what I'm calling her! She's part of the newest set of Meoples from ATS, called Witches and Goblins.

As with all my images, I colored her with my reinkers and aquapainter brush and cut her out with precision scissors. Then I used the new House On A Hill die to cut out a sparkling spooky house from black glitter paper. Don't you love how that looks?! Love me some glitter paper! I also used a few bats cut from black cardstock with the new bat die. The layout was inspired by this gorgeous card by Jo (Loooove her work!).

I've entered this card into these challenges this week:

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

 The Kraft Journal - Kraft and Needle and Thread

Scrapbook Sisters - Things With Wings

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Halloween Inspiration Photo

Challenge Up Your Life - Everything Goes


The ATS Design Team girls have a whole stack of new cards to share with you over at the ATS blog! That's where I'm headed right now....how about you?!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps 'Witches and Goblins Meoples', 'Halloween Sentiments'

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Black Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Black Glitter Paper - The Paper Source, PP - Recollections

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Old Olive, Really Rust, Almost Amethyst and Rich Razzleberry, Distress Ink's Black Soot, Frayed Burlap, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo

Access: ATS CC Cutters Bat Die and House On The Hill die, Spellbinders Postage Square Nesties, PTI Button, Jute Twine, Sponges, Dimensionals, Machine Stitching

ATS August Release Sneak Peeks - Day 4!!!!

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Day Four of the All That Scraps August release sneak peeks!!

But unfortunately, in my haste in requesting the stamps from Christine, I accidentally forgot to add any of Amy Y.'s stamps! Bugger! Bugger! Bugger!

Not to worry though, there are plenty of gorgeous sneak peeks over at the ATS blog for you to drool over! So what are you waiting for? Get your tush over there! :)

Don't forget: All the stamps and dies go on sale in the ATS store tonight at 9pm CST!!

ATS August Release Sneak Peeks - Day 3!!!

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

We're on Day Three of the All That Scraps August Release sneak peeks!

If you thought yesterday's sneak peeks were wicked, then you ain't seen nothing yet! It's about to get even witchier in here!

Say hello to Witchy Willow Mashi!!

She looks like she's having a good time doesn't she?? Living it large on Halloween! lol I absolutely HAD to give her red hair too because she's a sassy girl, that Willow! ;)

To make this card, I colored Witchy Willow in with my SU reinkers (Rich Razzleberry for the hair, Lucky Limeade and Old Olive for her stockings, and Going Gray and Black Soot Distress Ink for her dress and hat). Then I cut her out with my precision scissors, leaving about an 1/8" gap all the way around. The cloud background was created using Rosies Roadshow Cloud Template with Black Soot Distress Ink. Love how that turned out, don't you?! The sentiment is from the soon to be released Halloween Sentiments set. I've had this patterned paper in my scrap stash for about 3 years now, just waiting for that one stamp daring enough to go bold with it! And Mashi's Witchy Willow was that lucky stamp! lol It's from We R Memory Keepers Black Out Collection. Is WRMK even around still?! Who knows. What I do know is that it takes black ink sponging around the edges really, really well! Each panel had this done to it, then matted with either black or kraft cardstock and stitched with black thread. I contemplated adding some embellishments, but decided not to because I think the image and paper held their own. What do you think?

Head on over to the ATS blog to check out what the rest of the design team have created with the Mashi's!

EDIT: If you've been on Splitcoastampers this week, you must know that it's Dare To Get Dirty time over there and there are tons of challenges as well as prizes being given away to those who participate! My card just so happens to fit Jessica's (PinkGirl76) challenge, which I'm tickled PINK about! :D I hope you can play along this week, if you're not already! You can find all the details>>>>>>>HERE!

Thanks so much for popping in today!

Supplies

Stamps: ATS 'Witchy Willow Mashi', 'Halloween Sentiments'

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Black, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - We R Memory Keepers 'Black Out' Collection

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Going Gray, Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Lucky Limeade, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede, Distress Inks Black Soot

Access: Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangle Nesties, Rosies Roadshow Cloud Template, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

ATS August Release Sneak Peeks - Day 2!!

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Welcome to Day Two of the All That Scraps August Release sneak peeks!

If you love Halloween as much as I do, then you're going to FLIP OUT when you see what Christine has whipped up for this holiday!

Introducing Devilish Lucy!!

It's ok...you can squeal now! :D She's adorable isn't she?! By the way, I am assuming that's a wig because our little Lucy is far from old and gray! I colored her with my SU reinkers (Pumpkin Pie and Regal Rose for her dress, Creamy Caramel for her face, Pretty In Pink for her cheeks and Going Gray for her hair - I just made a pun! lol) and I used Black Soot Distress Ink for her boots. Can you spot the new dies being released this month?? Yep, that half circle banner is AWESOME isn't it? And see those bats? YES!! We now have itty-bitty bats to play with!! :D Some fantastic additions to the growing ATS die collection, don't you think?!

I used the Cutter Circle Die to cut the logo from the new Halloween Logo's set out. Then I used some pinking shears to cut around the black cardstock matting. That ticket is also from the Halloween Logo's set and I used the large ticket die to cut it out. I made the panel behind Lucy by sponging a piece of white cardstock (cut with the Labels 2 nestie) with Antique Linen and Tea Dye Distress Ink. Then I spritzed it with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Caramel Apple, so IRL it has a nice shimmer to it! Love that stuff! The papers are from MME's Mischievous collection (and have been sponged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink as well as distressed) and because I can almost never make a Halloween card without it, the inverted scalloped border is cut from a piece of black glitter paper from Michaels. Love that stuff too!


Introducing the new Meoples - Witches and Goblins!!

These cuties are so much fun to color because they're half the size of the Swiss Pixies and they fit so nicely on a standard card size! I decided to make a set with two of these kids in a 5"x5" card size. The papers are from an old MME Boo To You collection from a few years ago now and the sentiments are from the new Halloween sentiments set also being released this Thursday!

Both of these images were colored with SU reinkers and I used this week's Retro Sketches challenge #22 for my layouts. I rotated the sketch on the first Meoples card for a little variety. :)

Head on over to the All That Scraps blog to check out what the rest of the design team came up with and don't forget to add your name to the InLinkz list for a chance to win this set! Thanks so much for stopping by today! See you again tomorrow for another sneak peek! :D

Supplies

Card 1

Stamps: ATS Devilish Lucy, Halloween Logo's and Halloween Sentiments

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Black, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Black Glitter Cardstock - Michaels, PP - MME Mischievous collection

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose, Going Gray, Distress Inks Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo, Versamark

Access: ATS Corner Banner Die, Bats Die Circle Cutter Die, Ticket Die, MFT Medium Scalloped Border Die, Spellbinders Labels 2 Nesties, Ribbon, Fiskars Pinking Shears, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Caramel Apple, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

Card 2

Stamps: Meoples 'Witches and Goblins', Hallowee Sentiments

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Black Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - MME Boo To You Collection

Inks: StazOn' Jet Black', SU's Lucky Limeade, Old Olive, Creamy Caramel, Cool Caribbean, Going Gray

Access: Spellbinders Labels Eight Nesties, PTI Button - Black, Bakers Twine, Dimensionals, Machine Stitching

Card 3

Stamps: Meoples 'Witches and Goblins', Halloween Sentiments

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Black Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - MME Boo To You Collection

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Almost Amethyst, Going Gray

Access: EK Success Corner Punch, Ribbon, PTI Button - Black, Jute Twine, Dimensionals, Machine Stitching

ATS August Release Sneak Peek - Day 1!

Monday, July 30, 2012

Hi everyone! I'm back with another post today!

It's Day One of the All That Scraps August Release sneak peeks and do we have some CA-UUUTE stamps to share with you! Today, the ATS girls and I are showcasing CC Designs school-themed stamps and there some cuties in this bunch! Meet Bauregard Pencil!

I've gotten so used to coloring Beatrice, that I almost forgot that his was Bauregard and not Beatrice! Luckily I figured out who was who before I colored up the image! lol To make this card I colored Bauregard with my reinkers and aquapainter brush, then cut him out using my precision scissors. The base was made using some papers from Recollections (Michaels), scrap MME and Cosmo Cricket. I borrowed the layout from this beautiful card by Jessica Fick!

Check out the rest of the Design Team's beautiful work over at the ATS blog! See you all back here tomorrow for another sneak peek!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps Bauregard Pencil, School Logos

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Recollections (Michaels)

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Versamark, SU's Creamy Caramel, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Morning Marigold

Access: ATS Circle Cutter, PTI Spiraled Note Die, MFT Medium Scalloped Edge Border, Fiskars Pinking Shears, Bakers Twine - Yellow, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

My Turn for ATS's Make It Monday!

Monday, July 23, 2012

Happy Monday everyone! 

We had an awesome weekend camping! The weather was great and we met some really nice people too. I think more camping trips are in our future! :)

Today is my turn to host a little segment on the All That Scraps blog called Make It Monday. And I have a little tutorial on how to sew on your cards. Everyone probably knows by now that I sew on just about every card I make, so I thought I'd share a little photo tutorial on it with everyone. 

You can check out all the details on the ATS blog, but here's a peek at the card I made for it.

I used one of the kids from the I Want Candy Meoples, as well as the large ticket die and a ticket stamp from the recently released Sweet Treats Logo's set.

I was inspired by the layout from this week's Retro Sketch RS#21 challenge. It was perfect for my tutorial and that little Meople! :) If you ever have any questions about sewing on your cards, I'm happy to answer any of your questions!

Toodles!

Supplies

Stamps: ATS Meoples and Sweet Treats Logo's

Papers: Bazzil Basics - Coconut, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - October Afternoon Modern Homemaker Collection

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand, Morning Marigold, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen, Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet 

Access: ATS Ticket Die, Spellbinders Scalloped Circle Nesties, PTI Fillable Frames #10, V-Striped Twill - Pink, Jute Twine - Ivory, PTI Button - Cream and White, Paper Piercer, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

ATS Fairy Release Now Available!

Sunday, July 15, 2012

(Whoops! Me bad! It was so hot yesterday, I forgot to post this yesterday!)

Those cutie-patootie fairies are now available in the All That Scraps store!!

 Enjoy your Sunday!

Keep Believing!

Friday, July 13, 2012

TGIF!

Got any plans for the weekend? We have nothing planned yet, which is alright by me. I kinda like weekends like that every now and then, don't you?

Today, I have another peek at those fabulous fairies from the Little Bit Of Magic set being released tomorrow from All That Scraps! Oh, and before I forget! I mentioned yesterday that the matching sentiment set was designed by Amy R., when in actuality, it was designed by Amy Y. My apologies for the confusion! On to the card, shall we?

I channeled Amy Y.'s style when making this card. I love how she uses random pearls on her cards, so I did a bit of that and some random bubbles using the Bubble die. The sentiment is from the Little Bit Of Magic Sentiments set, also being released on Saturday. I couldn't resist adding a bit of ribbon and a button to finish things off!

I'll be popping in tomorrow to remind you tomorrow about the release, but for most of the weekend, I'll either be stamping in my craft room, doing a bit of gardening or just sitting on my porch having a cuppa! :)

Have a great weekend everyone!

Supplies

Stamps: ATS 'Little Bit Of Magic Fairies' and 'Little Bit Of Magic Sentiments'

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Georgia Pacific Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Basic Grey 'Kioshi Collection'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Perfectly Plum, Soft Sky, Distress Inks 'Black Soot'

Access: ATS Bubble Die, Spellbinders Circle Nesties, Seam Binding Ribbon - Grey Mist, PTI Button - Soft Stone, Jute Twine, Sponging, Adhesive Pearls - Michaels, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

Have A Sweet Day!

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Hi everyone!

Do Tuesday's drag on for you as much as they do for me?? I very much dislike Tuesday's for that reason! Unless, of course, I have something to look forward to on a Tuesday....like sharing a card with you all! :) 

One of the cards I worked on this weekend was this one using the recently released Ice Cream Lucy from All That Scraps!

Did you check out the size of that ice cream?! Wouldn't that be one heck of a treat!? lol We have a favorite ice cream place we like to go to and I never get anything but Caramel Cashew Chip - it's absolutely heavenly! It's a good thing the drive there is over a half hour! lol

If you can't tell, I had a little fun with this card! I've always admired the collage type cards, but I've never really attempted one, so I decided it give it a bit of a go this weekend. I think I threw in everything but the kitchen sink on this one! Ice Cream Lucy was colored with my SU reinkers and aquapainter brush. Her hair was colored using Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink. To make the base, I used a bunch of scrap paper from Scenic Route, MME, Sassafras Lass, Crate Paper and October Afternoon. I made the tag from kraft cardstock, and stamped a sentiment from Amy. R.'s Sweet Sentiments on it. Then I used PTI's Heart Prints die and some decorative scissors to make the hearts. The sweets ticket was created with the ticket stamp in the Sweet Treats Logo's set and the small ticket die. The scalloped border was made with MFT's medium scalloped border die and I finished it off with some Twinery Baker's Twine in Maraschino and a button. Oh, and I couldn't help it...I tucked a doily in between Lucy and the tag!

I hope you enjoy looking over this card as much as I enjoyed making it!

I'll be back Thursday with a surprise! ;) See you then!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps 'Ice Cream Lucy', 'Sweet Sentiments' and 'Sweet Treats Logo's'

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Vanilla, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Scenic Route, Crate Paper, October Afternoon and Sassafras Lass

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Cool Caribbean, Rich Raspberry, Regal Rose, Pool Party, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen and Tea Dye and Vintage Photo'

Access: ATS Ticket Die, MFT Scalloped Border Die, PTI Heart Prints Die, PTI Button - Cream and White, Twinery Baker's Twine - Maraschino, Doily (Michaels), Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

ATS July Release Sneak Peeks - Day Three!!

Friday, July 6, 2012

Happy Friday Everyone!

It's day three of the All That Scraps release sneak peeks!! But it you can't wait any longer - the whole release is NOW AVAILABLE in the store! But don't go just yet! Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa and have a gander at what I whipped up for you today. :)

Christine has gone and done it again! She's created another set of characters that the whole design team has fallen in love with! And we know you will too!

Say hello to the I Want Candy Meoples!!

They're a set of four characters and I'm sharing two of them with you today! I love their big smiles and I especially love how quick they are to color! :D I colored each of them up with my SU reinkers and aquapainter brush. For the card above, I borrowed last week's Deconstructing Sketch #58 and papers from October Afternoon's Fly A Kite collection. The sentiment is from the Sweet Logo's set.

To make this card I used some old paper from MME (Sorry! I don't know the name of it!), the Curly Q die  and the sentiment came from Amy R.'s new Sweet Sentiments set.

So, what do you think of the new kids on the block?? Do you like them? Or do you LOVE them?? Let me know.

Thanks so very much for stopping in all week! It's been a busy one, that's for sure. I could use a quiet weekend...how about you? Have a great weekend and I'll see you Monday!

Supplies

Card 1

Stamps: All That Scraps 'I Want Candy Meoples', 'Sweet Logos'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Going Green, Really Rust, Dusty Durango, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Close To Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Cool Caribbean

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate and Avalanche White, PP - October Afternoon's Fly A Kite Collection

Access: Spellbinders Circle Nesties, Divine Twine-Brown Sugar (Ribbon Carousel), Fiskars Decorative Scissors, EK Success Corner Punch, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

Card 2

Stamps: All That Scraps 'I Want Candy Meoples', 'Sweet Sentiments'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty in Pink, Sahara Sand, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Cool Caribbean

Papers: PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PP - MME

Access: ATS Curly Q Die, Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles, Vintage Seam Binding - Cream (Ribbon Carousel), PTI Button, Jute Button Twine (Ribbon Carousel), Rosies Roadshow Cloud Die, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

ATS July Release Sneak Peeks - Day Two!!

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Hi Everyone!

It's day two of the All That Scraps July release sneak peeks!
Amy Y. is releasing a few new Sweet November Garden Girls this month and I have one of them to share with you today!

Meet Garden Girl Gertie! 

She's such a doll! I just love that sweet face! I also love that she's the perfect size to color or paper piece on!

I used a handful of dies on this card, and a new stamp (besides Gertie and the sentiment - can you spot it?), so here are some deets! First up, I colored Gertie with Antique Linen Distress Ink and a little Tea Dye for the shadows. Then I paper pieced her apron with some scrap paper from Basic Grey's Pyrus Collection. Next, I used the Fence Border die to cut out two sets of fences and sponged both with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. On one, I concentrated the ink on the pickets, and on the other I applied the ink to just the cross beams. Then, using the NEW Woodgrain stamp (squeal!!), I stamped it onto the pickets using Walnut Stain Distress Ink. Next, I cut out the stamped pickets and adhered them to the other fence so it would pop out a little more. I also used a brown marker to highlight the 'nails' in the fence. Next, I used the grass border die to add two strips of grass to the card. The hills were made by cutting out curves from pieces of patterned paper (BG's Pyrus Collection), then matting them with Bazzil Basics cardstock that I trimmed with my small scalloped Fiskars decorative scissors. The tree was made from the NEW Olive Branch die being released this week! I applied everything to a base of patterned paper from BG's Pyrus Collection, which was machine stitched to some Bitter Chocolate Bazzil Basics cardstock. The sentiment is from Amy R.'s Many Thanks sentiment set.

I'm off to check out what the other girls from the design team have whipped up using Gertie and her two garden friends....wanna tag along?? They're over at the ATS blog now!

The stamps and dies go on sale in the store tonight, July 5th, at 8pm CST, but I hope to see you tomorrow for our last preview!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps New 'Sweet November Gertie', New 'Woodgrain' Stamp, 'Many Thanks'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Soft Suede, Distress Ink 'Antique Linen and Tea Dye'

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Basic Grey's 'Pyrus' Collection

Access: New ATS Olive Branch Die, ATS Fence Border Die, ATS Grass Border Die, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

ATS July Release - Day One!!

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Good Morning!

It's release week at All That Scraps and the design team and I can't wait to show you what's being released in July! You're going to be SWEET on them!

First up is Lolli Beatrice!

Cute as a button don't you think?? And I guess Christine (ATS Owner and Illustrator) thought so too because she created some button dies to coordinate with this month's release! Wahoo! As with every release, there is a bunch of coordinating sentiments and logos. I used the circle stamp from the Sweet Treats logo set together with my circle die, some Versamark Ink and white embossing powder to create this embellishment. I can't get enough of her water spout hair!

And if that wasn't enough cuteness, Christine added a few more dies to this release! See that ice cream....yep! It's a new die!! Are you excited yet?? It's a beauty and cuts through thick paper like butter! That sentiment is from Amy R.'s new sentiment set, called Sweet Sentiments. Don't you just LOVE that die?!

If these have tempted you to see more, then head on over to the ATS blog for more eye candy! You might even see a Swiss Pixie or two! :)

Supplies
Card 1

Stamps: ATS Lolli Beatrice, Sweet Treat Logos

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose Ruby Red, Tempting Turquoise, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Morning Marigold, Pumpkin Pie, Versamark Clear

Papers: Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White and Bitter Chocolate, PP - Echo Park's Sweet Day collection and scrap paper

Access: ATS Button Die, PTI Open Scalloped Border Die, Spellbinders Circle Nesties, Fiskars Decorative Edge Scissors, Ribbon, Recollections Adhesive Pearls, Dimensionals

Card 2

Stamps: Amy R.'s Sweet Sentiments

Inks: Stazon 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel and Cool Caribbean

 Papers: Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - MME, Bo Bunny and October Afternoon

Access: ATS Sweet Treats Die, Spellbinders Labels 10 Nestie, Divine Twine - Cotton Candy, Recollections Adhesive Pearls, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

Aloha!

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Hi again!
 (If you're looking for my TSG release sneak peek, please scroll down...or stay awhile!)

I'm back with another look at one of Amy Y.'s Sweet November stamps released earlier this month!

Polly reminds me of my little girl right now. She's just started her summer vacation and has been in the pool all day, every day ever since! I can't get the girl out of the water! I get the feeling Polly is exactly the same way! ;)

Polly was colored up with my SU reinkers and aquapainter brush. I used Creamy Caramel for her skin, Pretty in Pink for her cheeks, Regal Rose and Ruby Red for her swimsuit and Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip for her hair and shoes. I CASed a layout I saw on Pinterest, but I forgot to actually pin the card to give it credit later! So sorry! The sentiment is from Amy R.'s Oh So Beachy set.

I'm in the middle of coloring up a bunch of new stamps for the July release and wait until you see what Christine has in store for you next month!! You're going to SQUEAL!! :) The sneak peeks start this coming Tuesday, so mark your calendars girls!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps 'Sweet November Polly', 'Oh So Beachy' sentiments

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Rich Razzleberry, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White and Bitter Chocolate, PP - Simple Stories 'Fabulous' Collection

Access: PTI Button and Rustic Button Twine - Cream, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

Oh Crab...I Forgot!

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Happy Thursday everyone!

By lunchtime today my little girl is officially finished with school (we're a little behind the rest of the country here in the north-east)! And I am taking the rest of the week off from work to spend it with her! Yay! We're headed to the local river for a swim since it's going to be a scorcher today! Which is fitting because I have another card to share with you using the sweet Snorkeling Beatrice!

She's a doll isn't she? I love those tiny eyes poking out from behind the goggles! :) I borrowed this month's Sketch For You To Try for my layout, which is why I'm lacking in the layers department! Sometimes simple is good though. Sometimes I need to keep it a little simple! Haha Beatrice is colored in my SU reinkers and Distress Inks for her hair. The ocean background was sponged with SU's retired Cool Caribbean. I used a fun sentiment from the Oh So Beachy set and the shell die to ground the sentiment. The paper is from an old K&Company pad I've had forever now. I love the pop of blue on the orange and pink paper!

Pop on over to the ATS blog for some more inspiration using the Swiss Pixies and Beatrice stamps!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great weekend!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps 'Snorkeling Beatrice', 'Oh So Beachy' sentiments

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pumpkin Pie, Baja Breeze, Cool Caribbean

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White and Orange, PP - K&Company 

Access: ATS Shell Die, Spellbinders Circle Nesties, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, PTI Buttons, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

It's Your Day!

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Good morning!

I hope all the wonderful men in your life had a great day on Sunday. We took my husband out to breakfast then he took a wee nap before heading out to watch our daughter's first dance recital. It was a pretty good day for all of us really. :)

Today, I have another look at one of the newest pixies from Amy Young's Sweet November collection.

Her name is Betsy and she's one of the patriotic pixies! But the nice thing is, she doesn't have to be patriotic. I made a celebratory card using her and one of the sentiments from Amy R.'s new Oh So Beachy set! This could be a birthday card or an achievement card! I love the size of her and the best thing is that she's quick and easy to color! Bonus! :)

I hear there's a few more Sweet November Pixies over at the ATS blog today, so why don't ya pop over there and check them out with me?? I'll race ya!! :)

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps 'Sweet November Betsy', 'Oh So Beachy'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Buckroo Blue Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Distress Inks 'Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain'

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - White Avalanche, Kraft Cardstock, PP - October Afternoon's Fly A Kite Collection

Access: Lace - Joann's, EK Success Edge Punch, PTI Buttons, Bakers Twine - PTI, Tag - handmade by me!

Just You and Me Under The Sea!

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Well, I'm back quicker than I thought I'd be! lol

When I wrote yesterday's post, I didn't realize today is another review day for All That Scraps! It's a good thing I had my card ready to go! lol

 

The ATS design team and I are sharing some new creations using the latest offerings from Christine's Swiss Pixies and Beatrice collections. I shared Snorkeling Beatrice with you all last week, so this week I colored up Mermaid Lucy for you!

 

I looove coloring in mermaids and fairies for one simple reason.....I get to use glitter! :) There are few things in this world that make you feel like a kid again, but personally, I think one of those things is glitter! Who doesn't love a bit of sparkle on their cards?!

Usually I color in the image first before making the card, but this time, I made the base first then colored up the image. Not sure why, but it worked out pretty well, I think! The papers are from an old like of Bo Bunny. Can you spot some new toys I have?? I got some birthday money from my family, so I bought some much needed crafting goodies! Honestly, the last time I bought paper or ribbon was almost two years ago! Shocking right?! But I digress....back to the card, shall we?! :)

I colored up Lucy with my reinkers and aquapainter brush. I used SU's Creamy Caramel for her face and Pretty In Pink for her cheeks. Then I used Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Ink for her hair. Her fin was colored with Certain Celery, Morning Marigold and Old Olive. Then I added some Star Dust Stickles to her fin and starfish hair clip. The logo is from the new Beach Logo's set and the sentiment is from Amy R.'s Oh So Beachy sentiment set. Oh! And tucked just behind Lucy, is the new bubble border die from ATS! The layout is this week's Viva La Verve sketch....I couldn't pass up all the layers! ;)


If you need to feed your ATS addiction just a little bit more, then head on over to the ATS blog to check out what the rest of the design team whipped up for you today!


Thanks for stopping by today!
Toodles!



Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps 'Mermaid Lucy', 'Oh So Beachy' sentiments, 'Beach Logo's'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Morning Marigold, Certain Celery, Old Olive, Cool Caribbean, Tempting Turquoise, Distress Inks 'Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain'

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Bo Bunny

Access: ATS Bubble Border Die, MFT Open Bracket Border, Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles, EK Success Circle Punch 7/8", Machine Stitching, Sponging, Dimensionals

ATS Sneak Peek - Day 3!!

Thursday, June 7, 2012

It's Day Three of the All That Scraps June release sneak peeks!

Amy Young has done it again and come up with a bunch of summer pixies you're going to fall in love with! I got to play with one of the pixies from the Tadpole swim team....

Meet Pixie Polly!

You love her too right?? I mean, what's not to love! She's cute, colorful and wicked easy to color! lol She was colored with my reinkers and aquapainter brush on Canson Manga cardstock and cut out with some precision scissors.

I borrowed Retro Sketches first ever sketch for my layout. I'm only 3 months late on using it, but hey - it's better late than never, right?! :) The paper is an OLD stash of American Crafts that I've had lying around for about 6 years now! I knew it'd come in handy eventually! lol I used ATS's small ticket die and a matching stamp from the new Beach Logo's set. Christine came up with some awesome coordinating dies for this release! See that shell? It's a die cut! I cut it from some plain white cardstock and colored it with my Frayed Burlap Distress Ink and added the stippling with a Micron pen.

This week, (for the first time ever in a long, long time!), I'm entering this card into these challenges:

Freshly Brewed Challenges - Pop It
Cookin It Up With Katie - Celebrate with Ribbon and a Die Cut
Fashionista Challenge - Simply Summer
The Pink Elephant - Vibrant Colors
All Sorts Challenge Blog - Oh I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside

I hope you've enjoyed our sneak peeks this week! The stamps will be available tonight at 8pm CST!!
Have a great weekend everyone!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps 'Sweet November Polly Tadpole, Beach Logo's

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, Distress Inks Frayed Burlap

Papers: Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White, Kraft Cardstock, PP - American Crafts and Scenic Route

Access: ATS Shell and Ticket Die, PTI Button and Rustic Button Twine - Cream, Spellbinders Labels One Nestie, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

ATS June Sneak Peeks - Day 1!!

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Good Morning!

It's time for the June sneak peeks from All That Scraps and you're going to LOVE this month's stamps!! It's all about the sun and surf this month and today we're kicking off things with some cuties from Christine's Swiss Pixies and Beatrice collections!

Meet Snorkeling Beatrice!

How cute is are those goggles?! So adorable, right??

To make this card I colored up Beatrice with my reinkers and aquapainter brush, then I cut her out with my circle nesties. Next, I matted the panel with some kraft cardstock and used my scalloped decorative scissors to cut the reversed scalloped edge on the circle panel. Then, I made the base of the card with some old paper from Bo Bunny, which I distressed with scissors and Distress Ink. Then I added a little net ribbon and do you see that bubble border....yep! You guessed it! It's a new die for this month! It's another must have for all you die hoarders out there! lol Oh, and what that? The starfish under the bakers twine...why yes! That's another new die being released this month! Love them both! Christine knows a thing or two about coordination, doesn't she?!

A card just isn't a card without at least one sentiment! So I added a couple of them! The Beach Babe one is from the newest Logos set, called Beach Logos (cut with the Circle Die), and the Seas The Day sentiment is from Amy R.'s new Oh So Beachy sentimet set! Makes you want to take up snorkeling doesn't it?! (Only if the sharks would disappear! lol)

I know you're going to see what else is being released this month, so head on over to the ATS blog to check out what the rest of the Design Team have created for you! Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'll be back on Thursday with another sneak peek!

Toodles!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps 'Snorkeling Beatrice', 'Beach Logos', 'Oh So Beachy'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Tempting Turquiose, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Avalanche, Kraft Cardstock, PP - Bo Bunny

Access: Bubble Border Die, Starfish Die and Circle Die (for logo)  - All That Scraps, Net Ribbon - Ribbon Carousel, Doodle Twine - Tangerine, Button, Spellbinders Circle Nestie, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Kaisercrafts Adhesive Pearls - Pearl, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

A Strawberry In A Bowl Of Peas

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Good Morning!

June is almost here and that means another release of utterly adorable stamps from All That Scraps! The June sneak peeks start next week, but before we share those new cuties with you, here's one last look at one of this month's sweet stamps! :) 

It's Berry Beatrice in her strawberry costume! As a kid, I would have gladly handed over my Strawberry Shortcake figurine for a costume like this one! It's too cute!

Beatrice was colored up with my SU reinkers and aquapainter brush and I used a few papers from Basic Grey and October Afternoon. I don't know what it is, but I just love black ink on kraft cardstock! Which is why I stamped the sentiment, from the Berry Logo's set, on some scrap kraft cardstock and punched it out with the tickets die. The border was hand drawn by me with a Micron pen. Love the simplicity of this card! Sometimes it's just nice to enjoy all the fun colors on a card without covering most of them up! Know what I mean?

If you need a bit more inspiration, then head on over to the ATS blog to see what eye candy the design team has created for you this week!

I hope you all have a lovely weekend! If it's the wet weekend they're predicting, I'm planning on cleaning my house since I've neglected it most weekends because the weather has been so nice to stay indoors! :)

Hope you have yourself a lovely one!
Toodles!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps 'Berry Beatrice' and 'Berry Logos'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Cranberry Crisp, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand and Certain Celery

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White and Bitter Chocolate, October Afternoon's Farm Fresh, Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry

Access: ATS Ticket Die, Doodlebug Twine - Ladybug, PTI Button - Brown, Spellbinders Circle Nesties, EK Success Edge Punch, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals