A new group and new challenges!

I just joined a new group on Paper Craft Planet called Scrap Crafts. The lady who is in charge, Jan Rogers, invited a bunch of people to join her group. Before I committed, I looked at what the interests were and the type of things that she would be doing, and I signed right up! This is exactly what I have been looking for! I'm so tired of the cutesy, cookie cutter looks on Splitcoast. This is completely different! Take these first two challenges for instance. The first one was to make something with cardboard. You would NEVER see that on Splitcoast! And if anyone put anything on there that wasn't a superstar, no one would comment on it either. But here, we can be encouraged to try new things, and I for one am all ready for it!!! The second challenge was to make a Christmas card without using Christmas colors. That was easy! I just went to pink!

So, anyway, on to my creations! The first picture is the cardboard challenge. I chose to cover a coaster that I got at Chili's, and make it into a magnet.

And here's the second challenge. A Christmas card without using Christmas colors!

So, my first two challenges are done! I did both within an hour! No big deal!

Can't wait to see what the next challenge is!

Happy Stamping!!!

One last thing to add, and the whole kit and caboodle!

I couldn't stop! I had to keep going! When I was a Party Lite Consultant, every time I had a show, I would make a little bag topper and place 4 tealights in a bag, and that would be my little gift to the hostess for having the party. So, I love making those, and they take seriously 5 minutes! Depending upon how detailed you want to get!

So, to tie everything together, well, excluding the planner because it's just not Christmassy, I threw this in there, and now the gift is complete! Grand total? Well, who knows! I didn't have to go shopping for any of this, so that's a very cool thing! It's amazing what we have collected over time that's just waiting for us to find it again and make it into something cool!

So, this next picture is all of it together.

Enough, right?!

I'm off to go to bed! I'm creatively exhausted!

Happy Stamping!!!

Another thing to add to the overall gift

So, when you look at this, does it remind you of a clipboard? It is! Haha! Did I trick you?! I worked and worked to get that top hinge off, and after using my wire cutters as a wrench and my eyelet hammer, I succeeded! Woohoo! Never underestimate what a girl can do with tools! Even the wrong ones! LOL!

I asked my sister and my friend what else I could add to this gift, and my sister, who I'm sorry to say, isn't into crafts like I am, and came up with nothing. But, my friend said to look around my room and there's got to be SOMETHING that I can use! She was right! I have a whole bunch of clipboards waiting to be used! I found some cool paper in my Luxury Stack by DCWV, and added some lace and ribbon, and a whole lot of buttons! The stamps are from Inkadinkadoo purchased at JoAnn's. I had some coasters that I wasn't using, again, waiting to be used, and I thought I could just stick it on here. I embossed the outside of it to add some detail. I had never done this sort of thing before, but hey, it worked! And what was really funny, was that yesterday, when I was trying to come up with a good idea for the cards I made, I stamped the JOY, and then set them aside hoping I could use it in another project. And I think it's the perfect addition to the bottom of this board! I had to hide the top metal part of the board so I just started adhering buttons and ribbon. I ran my vellum background and bird through my xyron and then adhered right onto the paper. No glue to see through the vellum. It works perfectly! I'll never use regular glue again! All of the buttons have been adhered by glue dots. Crystal Effects just couldn't hold them on there.

So.....what do you think????? Classy enough?

I hope I achieved the look I was striving for!

Happy Stamping!!!

Christmas cards and gift

I am making a gift for a Christmas party this weekend. I want this gift to be classy, so perhaps the receiver might ask for more cards at a later time! One can only hope!!!!

So, I created this card and planner. I know they don't go together, but I couldn't put Christmas on a planner when it would be used throughout the year. Thus the Kitchen Sink roses. Here's the kicker. What do I make to go with this stuff? I feel like I need more to go with it! Maybe it's just me, but I always like to give in abundance! And of course, this is no exception! Maybe just an ornament? Give me your opinion!!!!! I wanted to make a little bookmark to mark your place in your planner so you don't have to flip to the right month. I just received my Pretties Kit, and thought that the rhinestone would be perfect in a paperclip! Functional yet classy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Happy Stamping!!!

Simply Scrappin' Kit

Just recently I purchased an old Simply Scrappin' Kit from my demonstrator who was trying to get rid of some stuff. I loved this paper when it first came out. Now I know why it was retired! I'm having a hard time making some decent cards. Please tell me what you think of these!!!!

Have a great day!

Happy Stamping!!!

Thank you cards in 10 minutes!

Hi all! I'm sorry I haven't been on in a while. I had surgery on my finger, so stamping was a little difficult for a few days! And then Thanksgiving came along and there goes all my free stamping time!

So, I'm finally getting back into the swing of things!

I was asked to make some sample thank you cards. I need to make quite a few of these, so I wanted to keep them simple so execution didn't take months and months to complete!

For this card, I used All Holidays for the sentiment, and Garden Silhouettes for the flowers in the background. I used my Scor-Pal for the grid lines. And then organdy ribbon to complete the look.

For this card, I wanted to make this super simple, so I pulled out Toile Blossoms, and Many Thanks from one of the All Year Cheers. At the top, I screwed the holes up for the brads. I put them too close together, so I had to improvise!

And for this last card, I used Sahara Sand and Ruby Red. The swirl which is from Priceless is stamped in Always Artichoke. I did some faux sweing along the bottom, with my paper piercer and new gel pen from MFT! The flower is from Best Blooms, I think! I'll have to doublecheck that....

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!!!

So Sorry!

I had to make two sorry cards today. I screwed up at work, a miscommunication on my part, coming in at the wrong time, so I felt like I needed to get back into the good graces of the managers. So, I made two sorry cards. The first one I made uses Garden Silhouettes. I LOVE this set! I use it ALL THE TIME! It has a permanent place on my desk! The second card uses Kitchen Sink Stamps Hearts and Roses. Maria of Kitchen Sink Stamps made a beautiful sympathy card and posted it on her blog. She stamped roses as if it was her background paper! What a genius idea! I always want to highlight them, or make them stand out. By using them as a background, she made them stand out a different way! Go over and check it out!!!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!!!

VSN submissions!

Well, I can finally unveil my VSN creations! I hate keeping secrets! And not that my stuff is FABULOUS, but I still like to show it off as much as the next person! And you can view all the details on my Splitcoast Gallery.

So, in order of appearance, here they are!

A Chorus Line! - 3 images in a row

I Wanna Be A Rockstar! - create an album cover

Can't Stop the Beat! - Thumping technique

Striptease! - Create a card where something can be removed!

Busby Girls - Create a card with dimensions

Standing In the Spotlight - make a spotlight card

See Your Name In Lights! - make a name plate

La Vie En Rose - create a card with pink flowers

Cinch It Up! - create a card with lacing

Lights, Colors....Moulin Rouge! - create a card using specific colors of the Moulin Rouge still pictures.

Belly Dancing! - Create a shaker card

Ring of Fire! - create a card with animals

La Cage Aux Follies - Create a masculine card with feminine items

Cameo Appearance - create a card with a cameo type image

White Christmas - create a Christmas card for the troops

Flowers For Me?! - create a card using the Dahlia Fold

And the only one that's not on there is my challenge card! Haha! I don't have it with the rest of my uploads. I'll get it on there tomorrow. It's too late! I have to be at work in a few hours!

See you tomorrow night!

Happy Stamping!!!

Virtual Stamp Night!!!! It's FINALLY here!!!!

Come to the Cabaret over on Splitcoast tonight and tomorrow!

It starts tonight at 6pm EST and continues until 11pm which will be the last challenge of the evening. Then it starts again tomorrow at 12pm EST and goes until 11pm for the last challenge.

MY CHALLENGE is at 1pm tomorrow!

So come on over and have some fun with us!

If you've never been to VSN, what are you waiting for?! The purpose of VSN: To gather together virtually and stamp the night away! Or, in this case, the weekend! This way you can gab and stamp and have all your supplies at your fingertips!

Each challenge is 45 minutes long. So, at the beginning of each hour, a new challenge will be posted. You then have 45 minutes to complete it. Then in the time remaining, you can post it to the gallery for that particular challenge, post a link in the challenge thread and maybe even have time to comment on other challenge submissions!

Make sure that when you upload your challenge submissions, that you use the correct keyword which is located in the challenge description. This way your card will be placed in the proper gallery!

Come on over and visit us at the Cabaret! Come and make new friends! Come and expand your creative horizons!

Happy Stamping!!!

Blog Candy! Not here, though! Sorry!

My new friend, Heather Schlatter, is having a HUGE Blog candy extravaganza on her blog here
http://heathersheavinlystampations.blogspot.com/. She has hit 5,000 hits since she started her blog just 7 short weeks ago! I think it took me several months to hit that milestone. So, congrats to Heather! Go on over and see how you could win some really cool stuff!!!!!

As for my blog, as soon as VSN starts, I can start posting my creations. Then, next week, I'll start back to posting a card pretty much every day. I've been all consumed with VSN, and making stuff like a mad woman! You really need to be a part of VSN (Virtual Stamp Night) on Splitcoast! It's SO much fun, and all the ladies there are so awesome and wonderful and helpful! You'll love it and be hooked! Like me! :)

So head on over there and get your shopping list and we're gonna have a blast on Friday and Saturday! Woo hoo!

Happy Stamping!!!!