Stamp On It! Blog Hop

Good morning and hello November! We are hopping today and all week with Paper Issues to celebrate the newest theme - stamping - so generously sponsored by Hero Arts!! If you didn't arrive here from Diana's blog, check out the list below to make sure you don't miss a single, inspiring stop on the hop.

Leah F. http://amusing-to-create.blogspot.com/

Lori H. http://www.lorihairston.blogspot.com/

Amy T http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com/2012/11/over-river-and-through-woods.html

Diana http://designbydiana.blogspot.com/

Sabrina http://sabrinaalery.blogspot.com/

I worked with the Happy Holidays Snowman stamp from the Hero Arts holiday release. Isn't he cute - just love the banner! To give the image a sort of rustic look, I stamped onto patterned paper, colored with Sharpies and then embossed several times with thick embossing powder. Bend the paper to get the cracks and then highlight them with some distressing inks.

Had to add some glitter too - this is some of the new Sparkles! chunky glitter by Stephanie Barnard for Colorbox.

And of course it wouldn't be a hop without a giveaway, right?

Two lucky stampers will win one of these sets. To be eligible for the prize, we ask that you do the following:

1. Like Hero Arts on FB http://www.facebook.com/hero.arts

2. Like Paper Issues on FB http://www.facebook.com/PaperIssues

3. Leave a comment that you did both

4. Link up a project for a Bonus entry

And if all the projects leave you in the mood for a little shopping, check out the Paper Shop and use my code STAMP for an additional 20% off your order! Hooray!

Fall'n for Flair Blog Hop

Well hello there! Today is the new theme day at Paper Issues and a few of us are hopping to share our fall projects with sweet flair so generously sponsored by A Flair For Buttons. Shelly has a shop stocked full of the cutest flair buttons and bonus! - she's an Iowa girl too!!

Check out the shop and use the code ILOVEPAPERISSUES for 10% off your order!

I created this birthday card for a little boy with a lego/storm trooper guy from the Sci Fi Characters 2 set. We have a certain young man in the house who will soon turn 6 and is planning to be a police officer - this character could double as a cop, right?

And another card - this one is a elegant, girly take on Halloween using a witch image from Vintage Halloween 2. A butterfly die cut can double as a bat I think. 

Check out the rest of fantastic projects from the DT below.

Audrey Yeager 

Lori W

Sabrina - you are here

Kate - go here next!

Heather 

Izzy A.

Ashli

Be sure to stop by the Paper Issues blog to link up your projects and find out the details for winning the blog hop prize. Visit the Paper Shop to pick up some new goodies as well!

Ahoy Baby!

Hi there! Dropping in today to share a card I have up on the Pink by Design blog today using the new Everyday Banners set. Check out the full post here.

Hope your day is great! ♥

Miso Happy

Hi there, just dropping in today to share a little sneak peek of a card I have up on the Pink by Design blog today. It uses the super adorable Sushi set! View the full post here and have a great day!

MIM#71 - Chevron Thanks

It's been awhile since I've played along with PTI's Make it Monday, but I really needed to use the chevron stripes set - it's been sitting on the shelf untouched for several months! This week's technique was bordered sentiments. I love that it gives the impression of a single layer, pre-printed card. Rather than a straight border, I traced the edges of a die-cut around the sentiment, then embossed with leaves from Rosie Posie.

And that's all :)

Boom! You're the Bomb: PbD003

There is a new challenge up this week on the Pink by Design blog - Red, White and Blue. All this month you can use stamps from any company and Sarah is giving away a prize every Wednesday!

I started this card with the rocket pop from Sweet Summer and ended up with an exploding background using small images from Nature Walk and one from Rockstar too. Normally I never buy holiday product (ok, except Halloween, my favorite!) since it's only good for one occasion a year, so I love that something appropriate for July 4th could be made using stamps from sets I already own.

Be sure to stop by the PBD blog to enter all your stamped creations using red, white and blue!

You're 'Stache-tastic

Heya. Just dropping in to share the link to a post I have up on the Pink by Design blog today. It's a little gift bag for Father's Day using the Mustaches stamp set and the Chevron Background. I've been using this set like crazy this week! Love it!! Inks are the super juicy Mix'd Media pigment Inx.

View the full post here and have an excellent day! ♥

Happy Birthday Old Chap: PbD01

Sure I am a little late posting this as the current challenge ends tonight, but just wanted let you know that Pink by Design will be hosting a new weekly challenge!! Of course there will be prizes and fun badges too!

The current challenge - hosted this week by our fabulous DT member Dawn - is to use sentiments to create a background.

And here is what I came up with using a sentiment and a stash from the Mustaches stamp set. So fun and a great way to get a little extra mileage from your stamps! Also discovered I am seriously lacking in the masculine embellishment department. : / Need to fix that! Also used the Maps Background on the die-cut but it did not show up clearly with the light ink.

For the inks I used the At The Beach pigment ink palette from Colorbox and just built the whole color scheme around there - makes it much easier ;)

There is still time to link up your creations! Do it here.

Design Adhesives

Hi there! Checking in a little late today, we've been at dance rehearsal what feels like all.day.long. And there are still two full shows to go - it is going to be a busy weekend!

Today on the Clearsnap blog, we are doing a new monthly feature called Product Spotlight to showcase some of the products Clearsnap makes other than the Colorbox inks. And there are a lot of them! This month puts Design Adhesives in the spotlight. They are really fun to use and work with glitter, foil, embossing powder, flocking, etc. so click here to learn more about them and to leave a comment to win a set of your very own.

Have a wonderful June weekend!

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With Sympathy Card

I have yet another sympathy card to share today from a blog hop last month with Clearsnap and Woodware. This one features a beautiful lily stamp set brought to life with Mix'd Media Inx and Embossing Powders, Smooch Glitz and a simple Rollagraph design.

You can view the full project here, as well as all the other lovely projects created by both the Clearsnap and Woodware design teams.

Have a lovely day!

Rockstar Minis

Hi! Just dropping in today to share a mini card set I created for the Pink by Design blog today using the newly released Rockstar stamp set. So glad to have picked this one up before it sold out - and I can see why - it's such a cute set!

Check out the full post with close-up pics right here.

We are off to the park for a picnic, have a great day!

I'm So Sorry Card with Watermark Twinkle

Just popping in to share a card that was up last month on the Clearsnap blog. If you are interested in learning more about Watermark Twinkle and ways to add extra sparkle to your projects be sure to check out this blog post for some new techniques.

Stamps are Hero Arts and Pink by Design.

April PBD Projects

Hello. Just wanted to fully share the projects I completed for this Pink by Design blog last month.

First up is this cute little cupcake treat bag from April 5th. You can find the original post here. I used the You Are stamp set along with some Clearsnap and Dear Lizzy goodness.

Such a fun sentiment! And I also created a template that you can download and cut out if like me, you are one of the last crafters on Earth who doesn't own a digital die cutting system.

Download the file here.

Next up is a card we sent to grandpa for his birthday from the April 19th post. See the entire post here. On this card, I used the Grandparents stamp set along with an older Studio Calico kit to make the pieced heart.

I filled in the area around the heart with some mist that had been sitting neglected on my shelf. A fun color scheme and much different than one I would normally use.

And that's all for today! ♥

Grandma Card

Hello! I have a Mother's Day card up on the Pink by Design blog today using the Grandparents stamp set, Canvas Background and lots of little bits from out of my scrap bin.

Stop by to check it out, and while you're there be sure to enter the giveaway for the Silhouette Cameo!! Wowza!

Clearsnap + Woodware

Hi there! Just wanted to let you know that Clearsnap has teamed up with Woodware Crafts all this week for a little spring gift inspiration. I have a sympathy card up today using the lovely Calla Lily set along with Mix'd Media Inx, Rollagraph and Smooch Glitz.

You can check out the posts right here.

Tuesday Trigger: Watercolor Butterflies

Hello and happy Monday! It's been awhile since I've had a chance to play along with the Moxie Fab trigger but this week's inspiration was just too pretty to resist (pun intended!)

I really love using the watercolor resist technique but instead of dye inks, this time I experiemented with Smooch Spritz and wow! The color is much more vibrant and blended together much more naturally without having to use a ton of water. Plus you get the extra shimmer particles from the Smooch and the little paint splatters from the spray bottle.

Loving how this turned out and was able to put the butterfly stamp collection to use! Click here to play along, the inspiration image is below.

Have a wonderful week!

Grandpa

Hello! Today is my day to post on the Pink by Design blog. I'm sharing a birthday card for Grandpa using the Grandparents set. This set has lots of other names grandparents use besides just Grandma and Grandpa so if you're a granny, a nana or a memaw be sure to check it out!

***Also wanted to mention that PBD is having a sale right now - only $9.99 to join the Stamp of the Month club!

Pink by Design Projects - March

Hi there! Just wanted to fully share the projects I created for the Pink by Design blog in March (and one in Feb) in case you didn't get the chance to check them out on the blog.

First, from the 8th - Golden Sunshine.

Lots of sunshine here and I also shared a tip for using your Chalk Inks to stamp on glossy surfaces - it works the best! The sentiment, which inspired the card, is from Rain or Shine.

From the 22nd - Rainbow Bubbles.

This one was super fun to create using dye inks as watercolors and a sentiment from Rain or Shine.

And one from Feb which hasn't been shared yet - Dream Big.

This layout for my step-daughter uses both the Subway Art set and the Canvas Background. Love all these colors together!

Have a lovely day!

Princess Wishes

Just dropping in to share a birthday card created for a Princess party we attended this last weekend for a 4 year old friend. I have wanted to create a little dress card for some time and finally found the perfect occasion!

Those pearls there at the bottom are supposed to be pick-ups for the tulle skirt but it was just too sheer to look right. Unfortunately I didn't notice til it was already hot glued in place!

The sentiment is from Pink by Design - Vintage Greetings but something from Inner Princess would have been even better. Kicking myself for not picking up this set! You can find the lovely lace ribbon (and lots of other pretty things) at Hydrangea Hippo.

Now excuse me because I just have to gush about how amazing this party was!! The aunt of the birthday girl runs Little Princess Parties out of Urbandale, IA and throws these parties with "real" princesses, games and lots of jewels for the little guests. Everything was so well choreographed and the girls were absolutely enchanted with Jasmine. Honestly even I was enchanted! They made sure to make the birthday girl feel extra special but also went out of the way to see that each little guest felt like royalty as well.

If you are in the area and have a little princess of your own, I definitely recommend having one of these parties!

Okay that's all for today. Talk soon!

Rainbows and SCT

Pop on over to the Pink by Design blog today to check out the details of this card using the Feb Stamp of the Month set, Rain or Shine.

I'll never get tired of rainbow designs or watercoloring with my Colorbox Dye Inks. :)

In other news, I am so excited and honored to have a card featured on the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog today! You can find it here!