Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Crossing Lines

*****CONTEST***** *****CONTEST***** *****CONTEST*****
Tonight I have a puzzle for you..... I used the color combo from The Paper Players along with lifting the card from Lisa over at Bellalistona to make this creation:
My challenge to you (FOR A PRIZE!!) is to list off as many of the different products I used to create this card as you can and be specific (i.e. brand & line/color). Just leave a comment with the items listed, the first correct person will win. You have until Saturday midnight before Easter to leave your answers, I'll announce the winner Easter evening (April 24). GO!

"What am I gonna win?" you ask... well lemme show ya:
That's My Little Shoe Box Cardstock Stickers Harmony & Cute as a Button; Making Memories Glimmer Cuts (sorry not in package), mini flower brads & cheeky trims; Lil Davis Designs Clear Stamps; and American Crafts trademarks white Lulu rub-on alphas! Sorry only open to US & Canada players

Monday, April 11, 2011

Eventually

no trip to Silver Dollar City is complete without a visit to the jail, trust me for at least a portion of the day we wanted to leave them there!
My Creation:
Details:
The Color Combo:
Products Used: printed papers-Sassafras Nerdy Bird; Artic Blue Tattered Angels; 3 round rubons-Basic Grey Boxer; red cardstock-CTMH Cranberry; yellow cardstock-CTMH Buttercup; blue cardstock-SU Not Quite Navy; ink pad - CTMH Outdoor Denim; spray-Tattered Angels Slate; lettering cut with Cricut using Gypsy and the Paper Lace Cartridge.

TECHNIQUE NOTE: I embossed the Cranberry cardstock using a Tim Holtz embossing folder with my Sizzix Texture Botique, the rubbed my Outdoor Denim ink pad lightly across parts of it, after that I got out my sanding block and sanded down until I could see part of the white core of the cardstock.

Also a big DESIGN TEAM WELCOME!!! To Leanne, Linda, Lesley, Michele F & Michele K! They became a part of our team last week, please give them a warm welcome!

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Scrapmaster's Paradise DT Submission

When applying for a Design Team, I always feel like I'm back in school taking a test. When I'm finished, I never feel like I did my best work which is true of these pages. Somehow they feel blah and it's not the best or most exciting that I've ever done. But I did enjoy it so even if I don't get on the DT, I've gotten two pages done of one of my favorite subjects.
We were supposed to use blue but could use other colors as well
Along with showing off some stamping of which I added some but not a ton
I wanted to use this embellishment set that I thought was perfect for my photos and my subject
Art in Nature was the title of my son's Nature Science Camp last summer.

I hope the ladies over at Scrapmaster's Paradise enjoy my work, maybe take a look at other projects I've done (hint hint) ;-)

Products Used: papers-Making Memories; Embellishments-Oriental Trading Post; inks-CTMH Chocolate, Crystal Blue, Topiary, Garden Green, Heavenly Blue & StazOn Timber Brown; leaf stamp set-CTMH Cherished Flourishes; flowers & bird-Basic Grey; alpha-CTMH; photo mat-Tim Holtz Grungeboard; splotches-Tim Holtz Alchohol Ink in Citrus

A little bird told me

4 Crafty Chicks has a color inspiration photo this week and I'm still working on little gift boxes for my Colorado Retreat Girlfriends, a great combination! Here's my little creation:
First I cut out the box, not knowing the final shape (instruction booklets are overrated, right?) then I realized that it looks like a bird house to me
Products Used: printed paper-Basic Grey Green at heart; cardstock-CTMH; bird stamp-CTMH Felicity; blue inks-CTMH Heavenly Blue, Crystal Blue, Pacifica; ink ink-SU Rich Razzleberry; twine-The Twinery

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Visions of Sugarplums

This is one of my mom's favorite pictures of me, in fact it was her Christmas card one year... I think I was in my 20's when she did that. Here's my creations:
Title:The Fairy:
The Sketch:
Products Used: printed paper-Basic Grey Euphoria; glitter paper-American Crafts; Metallic paper-Making Memories Slice; cardstock-CTMH Hydrangea; corner pieces-Making Memories Glitter Bling; "sweet"-Making Memories Eclectic Metal Signs; green bling-Imaginisce Hot Rox; "Dreams"- Cricut with Gypsy & Paper Lace Cartridge; "Visions of Sugarplums"-Cricut with Gypsy & Jasmine Cartridge; DigiStamp from Stamp-n-Doodle

Monday, April 4, 2011

Shopping @ The Market

I'm not a girly girl...
I'm outdoors, sleeping in a tent, found riding a mountain bike with mud splatters on my back, nature & Jeep lovin girl.
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But I LOVE this color combo, it gets my inner girly girl all kinds of excited to paint my nails & wear high heals.
The color combo from PICTURE PERFECT CREATIONS:
Products Used: Printed papers-Teresa Collins Posh; black & watermelon cardstock (big butterflly)-CTMH; printed flowers, pearl brads; oval bling; stick pens-Making Memories Wedding & Paper Reverie lines; black flowers,white & pink bling-came with my iRock from Imaginisce; black bling-e.; pink flowers-Imaginisce large alpha stamp set-Felicity by CTMH; small alpha stamp set-Atomic Lower by CTMH: numbers-misc

Saturday, April 2, 2011

My Sweet Mother

I don't know if some know that I'm on the Design Team for Crop Chocolate aka a Chocolatier. Our fearless leader, Amber, has been issuing challenges to us for our creations. For April the challenge theme is Spring.
My Creation:
My mom use to model for Wal-Mart back in the '70's. This photo is from 1976 and this is the last of her modeling photos I have.
My mom is now in her 60's and still quite beautiful, of course in a completely different way but you can see photos of her later.
Products Used:
Most of the products used I purchased from Crop Chocolate at a discount price. The exceptions being CTMH's ink pad; 7 Gypsies Family Stamp Set; and the Prima Flowers. Items purchased at great prices from Crop Chocolate are: Bo Bunny Gaberielle; Making Memories Flutter, Metal Butterflies, and PitterPatter; American Crafts Elements Pearl Brads.