The Scrappy Chick

Holiday Edwin

Friday morning and I am off to work in a few...but first, a bit of eye candy for you!  This is Edwin (I think his actual name was Edwin in ski sweater ?) and he is perched atop the cutest ornament :)  Both stamps are from Magnolia.  The ornament was paper-pieced with paper from Bo Bunny.  The top was colored with silver Smooch.

Edwin and his ornament are in front of a Labels 4 Nestabilites  airbrushed with a red copic.  Sentiment is by Stamping Bella.  All other materials are from Bo Bunny.  This was one of 3 cards in my first Magnolia/Copic class at Enchanted Cottage last month.

Well, enjoy your weekend!  Thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi

Club Anime sketch #4

I am finally back in town!  Whew, I forgot just how exhausting Disney can be.  Now I have to catch up on everything from laundry to blog posts!  Today is the 4th monthly installment of the Club Anime sketch challenge!  BUT this month is special!  Go over to the InStyle Stamps Club Anime blog and enter this challenge for a chance to be a January/February guest designer for InStyle Stamps!

Here is my card for the challenge.  You can also see the rest of the DT's cards over at the blog!  I used Crystal (a digi image from InStyle Stamps)  for my card...she will be released shortly!  All papers are from Crate Paper's North Pole collection (as are the brads and rubons)  Crystal was colored with copics and Spicas.  Border punch is by EK Success, ribbon is May Arts I think (from my stash).

So what are you waiting for?  Go create a card with the skecth and enter to win a guest DT spot!  Thanks for stopping by and Good luck!  Have a great week :)  -Cyndi

Scrappy Sunday

Still in Disney and totally pooped.  we are going to the ark late today so that we can stay late.  we have tickets for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas party tonight!   I am psyched :)

OK, on to the eye candy.  I don't think I ever posted this one.  It was for a class originally, but it just ended up being a kit instead.  The pics are from a snowy day in January.  The big pic is my daughter Rachael with her cousin Julianna.  Those 2 could be sisters!  Papers are from the My Minds Eye Colorful Christmas collection.  The snowflakes were cut with Create a Flake #2 from Spellbinders, the icicles are covered with Frosted Lace stickles and wre punched with a Martha Stewart border punch.  Letters are a QuicKutz die.

OK, thats it...short post.  Have a great and lazy Sunday.  -Cyndi

InStyle Stamps Blog Hop!

Its Black Friday.  Its my Birthday.  And hopefully I am in line at Magic Kingdom for Space Mountain!  BUT...its also the last Friday of the month which means its time for the InStyle Stamps blog hop!  and since I am first on the hopping order I won't make you wait any longer to get the eye candy started! (If you wandered here by accident, go start back at the ISS blog :) )

This months challenge for the DT was to create an ornament.  I had seen a really cute one made with the Bo Bunny treat packaging at someones blog.  I didn't have that, but I did have an empty button package from Bo Bunny which is basically the same thing! 

I hand cut a large circle from my first pattern, then cut out the inside with a Circle Nestabilites slightly larger than the raised area on the plastic.  I cut out a second pattern (the green) with just a bit of a border and laid that over the first.  Myron (one of the new Anime images from InStyle stamps) is stamped, then cut out and adhered to a third pattern.  This was cut to the same size as the whole ornament.

All of my pattern papers are from the newest Crate Paper Holiday collection...the North Pole collection kit.  The "jolly" sticker is also from the same kit.  I hand cut the top of the ornament, adding a hanger and a bow then attaching the whole thing with some brads.  Lastly I added some stickles on the edges for a bit of sparkle. 

OK, thats it here!  Next in the hop is the terrifically talented Lana...so go check out what amazing ornament she has to show you!  Enjoy the rest of the hop and don't go out and spend too much money on sales at the mall today...save a bit back and spend some on new stamps over at InStyle!  Thanks for stopping by!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Myron digi-stamp (InStyle Stamps)
• Paper: North Pole collection (Crate paper); Neenah Solar Crest White
• Ink: HP ink cartridge
• Accessories: Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); button packaging (Bo Bunny); Frosted Lace Stickles; brads & stickers (Crate paper); ribbon (Bo Bunny &  Michaels); copics: E11, E00, E000, R24, R29, BG02, BG05, YG05,YG17, E25, R20

Deck the Halls

Check out Fluffles...this is how I feel today.  Fluffles has been working too hard and is simply exhausted.  But the good news is, our Sweet 16th Anniversary celebration week at Enchanted Cottage is over after tomorrow, then we go to Florida next week!  I am sooo ready for my vacation :)

This was one of the cards for my Stampendous Christmas card class at the Cottage today.  It is "Fluffles Garland".  The images were colored with copics to match the fun paper from Basic Grey...Eskimo Kisses.  The border punch at the bottom is by EK Success.  On my finished sample I added loose glitter to the ornaments and it is way cute, but I had already taken the picture, oopps.

OK, thats it for tonight.  More classes and work tomorrow and I am pooped.  Have a great weekend!  -Cyndi

Blog Candy winner

Sorry I forgot to post this!  I am soooo lame!  But, without furthur ado....Random.org picked number 3...Nancy, who said "Love the stamp set and color combos! Hope to one day get the Enchanted Cottage for one of your classes. Thx for a chance to win. Nancy at central va dot net".

So, Nancy shoot me an email with your info and I will get this out to you!  -Cyndi

Club Anime Color Challenge

OK, really fast post this morning!  I am late for work and have a BIG class this afternoon!  I will post my blog candy winner tonight!

In the meantime, this card is for todays color challenge over at the InStyle Stamps Club anime blog...kiwi, coral, and chocolate!  I usee one of the new Club anime images, not quite available yet...this is Jana!  Isn't she a doll?!  I will update my post tonight as well with a supply list :)  Have  a great one...be sure to head to the Club Anime blog for the challenge!  -Cyndi

Jingle Bells, Fluffles smells...

A little fluffles humor for you today.  This is 3x the fluffles for 3x the "fun".  Just like the 3 cats in my house.  Lots of fun, LOL.  I just with one of my 3 cats actually liked to be held.  Humph.
This stamp is "Fluffles Jingle" by Stampendous.  A really simple card for today, but it is for a class at work so I needed to keep it simple.The image is colored with copics.  The pattern paper is the Eskimo Kisses line by Basic Grey.  The layout is based on on an October Mojo Monday sketch.  OK, off to bed for me!  Have a great weekend :)  -Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Fluffles Jingle (Stampendous)
• Paper: Eskimo Kisses (Basic Grey); white cs (Neenah)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Ice Blue chalk ink (Clearsnap); Cardinal & Bamboo (Versacolor)
• Accessories: Labels 3, circles nesties (Spellbinders); brads (Basic Grey); copics

OHBCGA

OHBCGA??  What on earth is that you ask?  Its "Over the Hump Day Blog candy Give away" over at the InStyle Stamps blog!!  So go check out all the Design team's samples and leave a comment for a chance to win!

Our theme today was "Snow".  So I used my new "Scarf Chick" image from InStyle stamps.  You all know how I love digi images because you can resize the, flip them, etc.  On this one I printed her twice...once on Copic paper to color, and once on pattern paper to paper-piece.  I used my new Icicles punch from Martha Stewart (adding of course a bit of stickles to that!) and also used Create a Flake 2 from Spellbinders for my snowflakes.  I picked up the new pp from Kaiser Kraft yesterday at a local store.  She couldn't get it out of the box fast enough for me!

OK, so head over to the ISS blog for your chance to win!  And while you are at it, scroll down for a chance at my Blog candy give away this week!  Thanks for visiting!   -Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Scarf Chick (InStyle Stamps); sentiment (CC Designs);
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Bamboo (Versacolor)
• paper: Aqua cs (Core'dinations); white cs (Neenah); pp (Kaiser Kraft)
• Accessories: Create a Flake 2, Hexagon Nesatbilites (SPellbinders); Frosted Lace stickles; buttons (My Minds Eye); markers & Airbrush system (Copic); tab punch (SU!); Icicle border punch (Martha Stewart)

Joyful Angel

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(I can't remember if I posted this one yet or not.  I thought I did, but when I scroll back I don't see it.  Guess not. )  Anyway this card is made with "Joyful Note Angel" by Stampendous.  She is one of the cards for my Christmas cards class at the Cottage.

Nothing elaborate.  But the angel is stamped and colored with copics.  I did a bit of airbrushing with E50 so that my white copic paper is now Vanilla :)  She is cut out with Labels 4 Nestabilites (from Spellbinders) as is the sentiment.I am going to be quick today because I have a lunch date with Denise!  Haven't seen her in weeks :(  So, toodles....happy Tuesday...please say hi!   -Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Joyful Note Angel (Stampendous)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo black
• Paper: Believe pp collection, dotted cs (Bo Bunny); white cs (Neenah)
• Accessories: Labels 4 Nestabilties (Spellbinders); Metallic gold dew drops (Robin's Nest); Quickie Glue pen (Sakura); UF Multi glitter (Stampendous); copics & ABS1

Tilda with Hood

Its Monday, again?? Every week it comes again. Sigh.  Well, to make this Monday a little brighter I have a bright and cheery Tilda card for you.  This is one of the cards I am planning for my Magnolia Christmas card class at Enchanted Cottage this month.

This little doll is Tilda with Hood.  (We are still very impatiently awaiting the new Magnolia Christmas images!) Tilda was colored with copics, then cut out and popped up on the other panels.  The gray circle is cut with a circle Nestabilities, the white snowflake looking circle is actually the Contemporary Hearts pendant, also from Spellbinders  (as are the 2 little "snowflakes")  The yummy gorgeous felt paper is from the Anna Griffin new Christmas line.OK, I gotta scoot to work.  Sigh.  Another day in my hamster wheel.  Thanks for stopping by!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:
• stamps: Tilda with Hood (Magnolia); Christmas wishes (A Muse)
• Paper: pp (Anna Griffin); Gray cs (Bazzill); white cs (Neenah)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo black
• Accessories: Standard & Scallop circle Nesties, Contemporary Heart Pendant & Border (Spellbinders); ribbon (Bo Bunny); Copic markers

Stampendous Glittery Flowers and Blog Candy!

Its Saturday night and I am watching GI Joe for the 3rd time this week!  and no, my 6 year old son isn't twisting my arm...I love it too!  But I am a bit A.D.D. so I need to do something else at the same time :)  So here are a couple of cards for you.  I made these back over the summer when I was doing the Glitter/Aceteate tutorial for Stampendous.

I realized that these 2 never went on the blog so I am adding them today.  The first is with Mum Messages by Stampendous, using Marigold and Tigerlily glitters.   The pattern paper is from K & Co.

The next one uses the Big Blossom set from Stampendous.  This is the set that I have to give away to you today... I ended up with an extra set!  I also have 3 small bottles of the ultra fine ultra awesome glitter by Stampendous.

So, simply leave me a quick comment this week and I will draw a number on Friday at 9pm EST!  That simple :)  So, thats it for the night.  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great rest of the weekend.  -Cyndi

InStyle Stamps

Good morning!  I am off to work and scheduling the post to hit around noon, but I have news!

I will be joining InStyle Stamps Anime Design Team for the next 3 months!  Virginia had already asked me to do some design work for CHA for her, but I applied to do the Anime team too since I just love InStyle's images!  I will have lots to show you soon!  Thanks Virginia and Melissa!  (Click on the InStyle category to see a few samples I made last month :) )

Here is a list of the other new DT members.  Be sure to go check out their blogs:

Lana Clarke

http://sweetpeaspapercreations.blogspot.com

Cyndi Bundy

http://www.scrappychick.typepad.com/

Jodi Stanisch  
http://jodimommyto4.blogspot.com

Genevieve Samson

Kimberley Blakey

http://poppy-petal-designs.blogspot.com/

Margie Cortina
http://ohbumbleismemargie.blogspot.com/

Julie Gastelum

http://www.creationsbyjulie.blogspot.com/

Janelle Stollfus
http://rainpuddlesdesign.blogspot.com/

Guest Design Team, Nov-Dec

Angélique Nederpel

http://www.scrappin-angel.blogspot.com/

Linda Algodin http://lindaspysselblogg.wordpress.com

This announcement will also be made at the InStyle Stamps blog today, so if you have never been there go check it out too.  There are lots of fun challenges every week!

Toodles!  Have a great Friday!  I am looking forward to stamping tomorrow!

-Cyndi