The Scrappy Chick

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 Happy Sunday!  Just a quick post for now, but I do have a set of scrapbook pages for you later today...I still need to do some photo editing before I upload them :)

For now I have a card I made for this weeks color challenge at SCS...Pretty in Pink, Kiwi Kiss, and Baja Breeze.  I used one of my favorite CC Designs stamps...one of the Gingersnaps Snow Bunnies.  She is colored with copics and cut out.  The layout for the card is from the Papertake Weekly challenge...a sketch this week.

So, check back a bit later today for Scrappy Sunday!!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Gingersnaps Snowbunnies (CC Designs); Wardrobe Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: Berry Breeze, Hawaii papaya pp; Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss cs (SU!); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Pretty in Pink, Kiwi Kiss, Baja breeze (SU!)

• Accessories: scallop punch (Fiskars); Soft Subtles brads (SU!); copics; sponge daubers; white gel pen

CC204: Lazy Stamper

  Good morning!  I got a bit of stamping time yesterday and finished up a few things including starting this Hanna card.  I have been in the mood for Hanna lately, but only have a couple of sets so I borrowed some from my friend Heather :)

This is for this weeks SCS color challenge: Tempting Turquoise, Lovely Lilac, Pink Passion, and Gable Green.  Hello, ba-right!!

This is Domestic Goddess Hanna, from Hanna Stamps.  The sentiment says: "A clean house is a sign of a lazy stamper"...hehe! Love it!  And have you seen all the new Hanna sets, OMG.  I have had to be so good lately, and haven't bought any like all year, but, geez there are sooooo many new cute ones!

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Domestic Goddess Hanna (HannaStamps); Polka dot Big ol background (CC Designs)

• Paper: Gable Green, Pink passion, Lovely Lilac (SU!); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

• accessories: flowers (Prima); brad, buttons (SU!);  markers (copic)

Sweetpea Cupid Preview

  Guess what??  I actually get to do one last preview for All That Scraps!  Christine had sent me digital files a few months back of Sweetpea and I asked her if I could post my samples today and she said yes!!  So here are 2 cards for you.  Be sure to go to the ATS blog to check out the details on SweetPea and to see what the DT came up with.  There is LOTS of new eye candy there this week...totally cute new sets coming out in a couple of days!

For my first cupid I printed her out larger AND reversed, since you can do that with digi...how cool is that?!!  I made this card a couple of months back so my memory on the deets may be a bit vaque.  The pattern paper was from my stash.  she was colored with copics, with a touch of glitter thrown in.  The "lovestruck" sentiment is from a Cat's Pajamas set.  The heart is a nestabilitie.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sweetpea Cupid digi (CC Designs); Loving Mew (The Cat's Pajamas)

• Ink: printer!!

• Paper: pp from stash; White (PTI); Hollyhock (CTMH)

• Accessories: Circle & Heart Nestabilities (Spellbinders); white gel pen (Signo); glitter pen (Gellyroll); copics; ric rac (CTMH); buttons (CTMH); corner rounder punch (SU!)

 

My second cupid card I printed her as is.  She is again colored with copics...I love that they don't bleed at all, even immediately with my printer!  This card is also for the Featured stamper challenge at SCS, found HERE.  The FS this week is Julie Ebersole, and her gallery can be found HERE.  The rules are you have to change at least 2 things.  I loved the layout, so I changed the stamp and the colors (pp).

The valentine sentiment is from one of last year's CC Designs sets...Love Ya much.  Paper is new from My Minds Eye, which I also picked up at All That Scraps:)  OK< I am off to work at my local stamp store...gotta love it!  Thanks for popping in!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sweetpea Cupid digi; Love Ya Much (CC Designs)

• Paper: Irresistible (MME); A Gift of Love (Bo Bunny); Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip (SU!); White (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir; Palette Burnt Umber; printer

• Accessories: Riding Hood Red ribbon; stampin' journaler (SU!); cowboy dew drops; copics; white gel pen; pop dots

End of Year ATS DT Challenge

  This week the All That Scraps  DT was isuued a last Wednesday challenge for the year...to make snow themed cards...but no Christmas paper.  I actually took that to heart and didn't even use Winter paper...I used pp from the Basic Grey line Offbeat.  These were paired with some snowy friends from the new CC Designs set Snowmen.

The first card uses my favorite image from the set, the skater!  She is colored with copics then jazzed up a bit with some Tiara stickles on her blades.  The background mat is a curvy rectangle megabilities...I have GOT to get these!!  The sentiment for this card is from the same set.

  Here are more images from the same adorable set...Christopher and a couple of his snowmen pals.  I did this one as a tent card using the new Spellbinders label nesties as the topper.  The sentiment for this one is from one of Amy's sets...Christmas Sentiments...also available at All That Scraps.

I have to also say goodbye today to being on the All That Scraps team...sadly, my year is up.  It has  been a great year, full of adorable stamps, fun friends, new stamp srtists, and a wonderful gal to design for...the fab artist Christine Wooden...thanks for everything Christine!  You are the best!

ok, sniff...no tears...I will still see you all at the forum and on blog-hops,etc.  But for now, I am over and out.  Have a safe and happy New Year!  -Cyndi

• Supplies (for both):

• Stamps: Sugarplums Snowmen (CC Designs); Christmas Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: Offbeat pp (Basic Grey); White, Chocolate cs (PTI); Baja Breeze cs (SU!)

• Ink: Palette Noir & Burnt Umber; Baja Breeze (SU!)

• Accessories: Oval Nestabilities, Labels 2 Nesties; Curvy Rectangle Megabilities (Spellbinders); Baja grosgrain, Chocolate tafetta ribbon, word window punch (SU!); Cowboy dewdrops; copics; Tiara stickles; snowflake brad (Making Memories)

Pink Cat studio Challenge 3

   

I was so happy this week to find time to start doing some challenges again!!  This card is for the  3rd challenge over at the Pink Cat Studio page at Paper Craft Planet.   Carolyn's challenge was to create something to do with the month of LOVE...so I used my newest Pink Cat Studio stamps, Lily & Billy winter and made them BFF with a little new Valentine's paper. 

The little heart stamp and the swirl under the skates is from CC Designs Snowmen.  Lily & Billy are colored with copics, then I added some Christmas Red stickles to the hearts and brads.  Pulled out the handy-dandy sewing machine again...do you believe it??

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Lily & Billy Winter (Pink Cat Studio); Snowmen (CC Designs)

• Paper: pp Bo Bunny; Riding Hood Red, Basic Black cs (SU!); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir; Basic Gray (SU!)

• Accessories: felt snowflake, silver hodgepodge, black gingham (SU!); red stickles; red brad (Basic Grey); sewing machine; copics

Thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi

Gingersnaps Preview Review

  Merry Christmas!!  I hope everyone had a great and relaxing day...mine was spent listening to Guitar Hero World Tour all day...

I am posting a bit early since I have to work tomorrow...but on Friday morning the ATS DT crew is doing a Preview Review of the Gingersnaps stamps!  I have 2 cards for you from the newest Gingersnaps, Snow Bunnies (by CC Designs).  See more eye candy at the ATS blog!!

This is pieced with some Basic Grey paper that my friend Heather gave me for my bday...I also added some goddies from the SU! Pretties kit that I have been hoarding.

She is finished off with sentiment and snowflakes from the Reindeer games set (Also CC Designs).

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Snowbunnies, Rendeer Games (CC Designs)

• Paper: Mistletoe & Pear pp (Basic Grey); Bazzill green; SU! basic Grey cs; PTI white

• Ink: Palette Noir; Basic Grey (SU!)

• Accessories: Long Rectangle Megabilities (Spellbinders); blue tafetta ribbon, beads, pin (SU!); Eucalyptus stickles; copics; white gel pen

  Here's my other with the same set.  She is so cute just perched on the ribbon, eh??  I tried out my Peerless watercolor paints for the first time with this one...it will take a lot of getting used to....the colors are sooooo vivid and saturated!

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Snowbunnies, Snowmen, Reindeer Games (CC Designs)

• Paper: pp by KI Memories & Chatterbox; cs Bazzill

• Ink: Palette Noir; Pacific Point (SU!)

• Accessories: Label 2 nesties (Spellbinders); blue ribbon from stash; Peerless watercolors; Eucalyptus & Waterfall stickles; key tag punch

Thats it for tonight!  I am off to spend a bit more time with the kiddos before I put the little one to bed:)  Have a great weekend!

-Cyndi

Some more Digi-stamping

  I am totally loving this digi-stamping thing!!  No need to store more stamps, ink them or CLEAN them...just print and Go!!  PLUS the best is, the ink doesn't run for me at all!!

These images are from one of the newest downloads available at All That Scraps....Sweet Pea and Tigger.  Isn't she just the cutest??

• Supplies:

• Stamps: digi Sweet Pea snow (CC Designs); Christmas Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: pp by KI Memories; Certainly Celery, Riding Hood Red cs (SU!); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: printer; gems (CTMH); red grosgrain (SU!); markers (copic); frosted lace stickles

  Here is the Tigger image from the same download...except I blew him up to be all on his on instead of a smaller companion to Sweet Pea.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: digi Sweet Pea snow (CC Designs); Merry Christmas (Elzybells)

• Paper: pp by KI  Memories; Certainly Celery, Real Red cs (SU!); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: printer; circle nesties (SPellbinders); circle punches, red grosgrain (SU!); gewstones (CTMH); markers (copic)

Thats it for now folks!  have a great Friday:)  Thanks for stopping by!   -Cyndi

 

Gingersnaps Snow Bunnies!

  Happy Monday!  Here's a card made for you with the newest images from All That Scraps (by CC Designs)...called Gingersnap Snow Bunnies!  This is 2 of the 3 girls in the set...aren't they adorable?!  They are cut out and adhered onto a background stamped with snowflakes and swirls from the Reindeer games set (last  year from ATS).

The layout is based on Amy's sketch from Friday...find the sketch HERE.  Have a great day and thanks for popping in!  I am off to work:)    -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Snow Bunnies, Reindeer Games (CC Designs)

• Paper: Bo Bunny pp; Soft Sky, Riding Hood Red cs (SU!); White cs (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir; Soft Sky

• Accessories: Snow flurries felt (SU!); sugared brads (Doodlebug); ribbon (SU!); key tag punch, scallop border punch (SU!)white gel pen, markers (Copic)

More snowy Previews

  I have more peekies for you today!  This is from one of the new sets All That Scraps is releasing tomorrow night.  This sweetie is from the Sugarplums Snowmen set.  (also included in the HUGE set is Christopher building a snowman, a whole slew of individual snowmen, and much more!)  Want to win one of these sets??  Head over to the ATS blog to see what the rest of the DT cooked up and enter to win your very own set:)

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sugarplums Snowmen (CC Designs)

• Paper: Snowballs & flakes (Chatterbox); blue cs (Bazzill); white (PTI)

• Ink: palette Noir; Pacific Point (SU!); Breeze (CTMH)

• Accessories: Curvy Rectangles Megabilities(Spellbinders); circle punches (SU!); blue dot ribbon (May Arts); ric rac from stash; sponge,  markers (Copic)

 

I missed yesterdays previews...but here is another peek for you today...this one of the set Sugarplums Snowy Scenery.  I paper-pieced the house (1 of 2 in the set) with new Heidi Grace paper, then added some dimension to the snow with Liquid Applique.  There are some adorable samples on the ATS blog from yesterday, so don't miss heading over to check out all the eye candy!

We hope to see you at the release party tomorrow night over in the ATS forum...Monday night at 8pm EST.  The release will be at 10pm!  Thanks for stopping by today!

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sugarplums Snowy Scenery (CC Designs)

• Paper: Heidi Grace PP; Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point cs (SU!); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: oval punches , kiwi kiss ribbon (SU!); liquid applique; black journaling pen

Winter Bear Preview

  Today I have sneak peekies for you of one of the new sets that Christine will be releasing at All That Scraps on Monday night!  This set is called Winter Bear and it is just so stinkin' adorable...Bear is all dressed to play in the snow, and his little snoman even matches!

For more peeks of this set today, and peeks yesterday of Jen's newest Sadie & Brandon sets...head to the ATS blog for some DT eye candy!  while you are there you can enter for a chance to win FREE stamps!

For my first card I used the Megabilities Label die to cut a window out of my card, then used a smaller cut of the same color for a mat on the inside which peeps through.  I added a piece of white cs on the inside for contrast.    There is a small strip of pink snowflakey paper from Atumn Leaves at the bottom and some WHite tafetta ribbon.

Since I had all this Carribean and Turquoise cs out and the Autumn Leaves PP, I thought I would color another little bear to match :)  I also cuttlebugged my white bg piece with the new Snowflake Dots folder, but its hard to see on the white (I even sponged it a touch with Carribean)

The set comes with the Bear/Snowman duo and an single snowman so I added him to the scene.  There are also a couple of sentiments and some adorable mittens!

I will hopefully have some more winter fun tomorrow...lots more goodies to give you peeks of!  Hope you have a great shopping day...unless you are working today like me!  Thanks for stopping in :)    -Cyndi

All That Scraps Blog Candy

Good Morning!  I have a winner of the $5 gift certificate from All That Scraps!  Random.org picked #10, Deb, who said:  "I love any kind of cake or cupcakes with buttercreme frosting!!!"

Deb, I will send your email along to Christine so she can contact you!

As for the desserts...many differnt ones were praised, but it looks like there are many who share my favs: carrot cake, cheesecake, and chocolate!  Thanks to all :)   -Cyndi

At the North Pole

  Happy Monday!  I have to confess...if I haven't already... that my life may be a bit more hectic...thus less blogging for the next few weeks.  I have taken on a new job, and may also do some work for my hubby...so I need a bit to get in the swing of changed hours.

In the meantime...I do have a card for you today that I didn't post last week during the sneak peeks for the new releases at All That Scraps.  This card uses the set The North Pole and also a sentiment from one of Amy R'sstamp sets.  Its a simple pocket card, but I also added a panel with the new gotta-have Spellbinders label die to the front.  (This I blame on Lesa!!)

I am out for now...will be back with the blog candy winner from the last post tomorrow!   Thanks for stopping by!  

 -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: The North Pole (CC Designs); Christmas Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: Kraft (SU!); PP (My Mind's Eye); White (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir & Burnt Umber; Dessert Sand (CTMH)

• Accessories: Label 1  Nestabilitie (SPellbinders);liquid applique, snowflake brads (Making Memories); markers (copic); white flock (Doodlebug); ribbon (CTMH)

Preview Review: Cupcake Occasions

  Happy Friday!  Have I told you guys just how much I loooove these cute new cupcakes from Cookie Crumbs (Diane Zechman)?? Diane illustrated this adorable set for All That Scraps release last week.  It comes with a kazillion toppers and a couple of bottoms, accessories and sentiments!  What more could a cupcake want?

Today is our review preview for this set.  Check by the ATS blog to see who else made samples with this set, and for a fabbo post by Diane...the artsist diva of the day!! 

And BTW...are you here looking for the blog candy??  Guess what?  Its my turn this week!  I have a $5 gift certificate for All That Scraps up for grabs.  I will draw a random number on Tuesday for the winner.  All you have to do is leave me a comment on this post telling me what your favorite cupcake or dessert is!

    

Here is the inside of the card...there wasn;t really a spot on the front for a sentiment so I added it inside.  Thanks for stopping in today!  Have a great weekend:)   -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Cupcake Occasions (Cookie Crumbs)

• Paper: PP by Love, elsie; Soft Sky, choc chip (SU!); white (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: plum ribbon (PTI); clear glaze pen (Sakura); Paris dewdrops (Robin's Nest); markers (copic)

Digi Angels

  Last night was the release of 6 new sets at All That Scraps, as well as a new digi set...Angels Everywhere.  These digi images are really contagious...it is immediate gratification when you purchase the download..then just print that baby off...and NO bleeding when I color with my copics, woohoo!!

I made 2 angel cards yesterday.  They are absolutely precious...there are 7 to choose from...and you can get the details HEREat the ATS blog.  (While you are there I believe Amy will announce the new ATS 2009 DT today)

I colored this little baby angel in to match some new PP I wanted to play with from Bo Bunny...the colors are so soft and baby:)  I also added some sewing to this one, it just needed it and I haven't pulled out the machine in a few weeks.  I used Taylor V'sCupcake sketch for this layout...it was perfect...thanks Taylor!

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Digi Angels Everywhere (CC Designs); Boutique Sentiments (AMy R Stamps)

• Paper: Holiday Cheer PP (Bo Bunny); Soft Sky (CTMH); White (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir, HP printer cart.

• Accessories: sewing machine; silver styled hodgepodge, sm oval punch, ice circle rhinestone brads, scallop border punch, pink tafetta ribbon (SU!); Stardust glitter pen (Gellyroll); markers (Copic); white gel pen (Uniball) 

Here's another angel from the set.  I cut her out and left off the halo and I think she looks a lot like Japanese anime, yeah? (well, not the colors, but the piggy tales) Anyway...she is paired with some Basic Gray Urban Prairie papers and I used the Friday Sketcherssketch for this one.  To paper-piece her dress I printed her out again on the pattern paper...I printed her on computer paper, then adhered a small square of the PP over the image  and ran it back through the printer...thus not wasting my precious paper.

 

And hey!  guess what the challenge was at Cute Card Thursday?  Fairies & Angels!   Bam!!  OK, I am outta here to find some stampng time while all the kiddos are occupied :)   Thanks for popping in!

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Digi Angels Everywhere (CC Designs); Christmas Sentiments (Amy R Stamps); Polka dot Big ol background (CC Designs)

• Paper: Urban Prairie PP (Basic Grey); Sahara Sand, Baja Breeze (SU!); Twilight (CTMH); white (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir; Twilight (CTMH); Sahara Sand (SU!)

• Accessories: Labels 1 Nesties, Dbl end tag die (Spellbinders); olive grosgrain ribbon, sponges (SU!); flowres (Prima); brads (Basic Grey)

All That Scraps Release Party tonight!!

  CC Designs is rockin!!  Christine has a TON of new sets coming your way tonight at All That Scraps!  The release party starts at 8pm EST in the ATS forum, and the sets will be released at 10pm!

-new Glam Girls III, North Pole, Christmas Around the world from CC Designs (Christine Wooden)

-Cupcake Occasions from Cookie Crumbs (Diane Zechman)

- Soccer Brandon & Sadie, Forest Friends from Stampin' Spot Studio (Jen Olfiana)

I haven't been blogging for a few days thanks to a bugger of a sinus infection and feeling super sluggish...so I have a bunch of cards to show you!  For now...here are 3:)

The first is using Glam Girls III.  I stamped the rocker girl on Vanilla then paper pieced her pants to get just the right denim blue.  The rest of her is colored wiht copics (of course) and then I added a bunch of rub-ons from Crate Paper (from the same kit as the PP...Static collcetion).

Next up is another Glam Girl...she is all decked out trimming the tree.  I pulled out some old Love, Elsie PP for this one from last Christmas.  The layout is last weeks sketch from SCS...which is actually an old one from Julee Tilman.    For the sentiment I masked it...stamping the first two lines on the circle, and the last line at the bottom of the card.  The border is hand-doodled.  I pulled out the glitter pens and glaze pens for this one...ornaments sparkle and shine, right??

My last card for you this morning is using images from the new North Pole set and the tree from last months Sugarplums Christmas Scenery set.  Christine sent me some digi-images of Twinks the elf and I've had this card to show you guys for like forever!  I'm glad she decided to go ahead and make him into a set...he is soooo cute! 

BUT...she is also releaseing some new digi-images tonight as well...some adorable angels...I will have samples of those later today along with my Forest Friends samples that I never uploaded (sorry!)

so, thats it for now on my catchup...I will be back later!  -Cyndi

Cupcake Occasions!

A girl can never have eough cupcakes!  Diane drew the absolute cutest Cupcake set for this All That Scraps release.  This set has toppers for every season, candles, bottoms, and sentiments...it all mixes and matches!

I finally found some more stamping time today and I have gotten a lot done...yipee!!  I have 2 more cards to show you now...both using the new Cupcake Occasions set by Cookie Crumbs, illustrated by Diane Zechman.  For the first one I used the penguin cupcake topper cause it matched this cute paper I had!  The card layout is based on Beate's WSCfrom last week (I think).  The sentiment is from one of Amy R's new sets.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Cupcake Occasion (Cookie Crumbs); Christmas Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: Creative Imaginations PP; White (PTI); Black, Real Red (SU!)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: Circle Nestabilities (SPellbinders); markers (Copic); Christmas Red glitter (Stickles); Christmas Sugar coated brad (Doodlebug); scallop border punch, black gingham ribbon (SU!)

  The other card uses my favorite top from the set...the polka dots!!  I colored it in to match the last scraps of some Heidi Grace paper that I had (still on the red/green/pink kick).  The layout is using Lauren's sketch from this last Saturday.  I stamped the cupcake, then cut it out and popped it up on the white bg.

For more eye candy using this fun set head to the All That Scraps blog, and for a chance to win this set head over to Diane's blog!  I will have more peeks for you tomorrow...with another all new set by Jen Olfiana...think cute, animals, woods...

Later chickies!   -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Cupcake Occasions (Cookie Crumbs)

• Paper: Heidi Grace PP; Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette cs (SU!); White cs (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); circle punches, pink tafetta ribbon, button bouquet (SU!); markers (Copic) 

All That Scraps Previews Day 2

  Here is my buddy Monkey, hanging out with his Christmas decorations...isn't he just the cutest?!!  This little guy is from a new set headed your way next week at All That Scraps called Christmas Around the World (by CC Designs).  why is it called that?  Because it has all these adorable Merry Christmas sentiments in different fonts and different languages!!  TOO cute!

For my first card I used Amy's  sketch for us today for the ATS  DT Challenge.  Please join us, you can see the sketch over at the ATS blog.  While you are there, you can check out all the FAB samples the DT created with this set AND enter to win one of your very own!

I cut out monkey with my circle nestabilities, then made him into an ornament by added  atab of black cs and tying a bow through that.  The green cs is also cuttlebugged with the Christmas Ornaments embossing folder!

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Christmas Around the World (CC Designs)

• Paper: Real Red, Green Galore, Basic Black, Whisper White (SU!)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: Cicle nestabilities (Spellbinders); circle punches , red grosgrain, black gingham ribbon (SU!); Eucalyptus, Frosted LAce, Christmas Red glitter (Stickles); markers (copic)

And since this set is just too cute, I had to create another card with the other image!  (There are still a bunch of sentiments in English and other languages too also in the set)  To this one I added some of the little music notes from the Olivia's Birds set.  I used this week's SCS color combo on this one: Riding Hood Red, Pretty in Pink, and Kiwi Kiss.  Everything has been touched up with a bit of sparkle using my Gelly Roll satrdust pen and Gold Spica glitter pens.

So, thats it from me today...hop on over to the ATS blog  for more eye candy and fun!  Thanks for flying by my way!   -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Christmas Around the World, Olivia's Birds (CC Designs)

• Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, whisper white cs, Bella Rose PP (SU)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: word window punch, ribbon slot punch, RHR striped ribbon (SU!), ladybug red brads (Doodlebug);  markers (copic); gold glitter pen (Spica); stardust glitter pen (Gelly rollby sakura)

November Release Sneak Peeks

 Its finally time to start the peeks for All That ScrapsNovember stamps release!!  I have had lots of fun with All the new sets...and there are a BUNCH this month ladies!  Today I am previewing Stampin' Spot STudio singles to be released at ATS.  Jen drew another adorable Sadie this month...plus her buddy Brandon, and they are the most precious little soccer players!

I was so excited that I still had soccer pics that I hadn't scrapped and this little guy was just perfect!  I made a journaling block with him on it, adding a border with some doddling to this and all white mats.   The stars on the background page were made with the star from the Sugarplums Snetiments set, and the little soccer balls I just stamped extra Brandons and cut out just the ball. 

 Here is a closeup of Brandon.  He's holding a blank flag that you can add words to.  The "single" comes with some small sentiments and numbers for the jersey too!!

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Soccer Brandon (Stampin' Spot Studio); Pupcat alphabet (Lizzie Anne Designs); Sugarplum Sentiments (CC Designs)

• Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Basic Gray, white (SU!)

• Ink: Basic Gray, Real Red (SU!); Palette Noir

• Accessories: Curvy Cutter (EK Success); markers (copic)

  And here is the matching Sadie.  She comes with all the same little extras so you can get her or Brandon depending on which of your kiddos is the soccer player!  I used some new Piggy Tales paper for this card, and paper-pieced her shorts and flag.

If you want a chance to win your very own Sadie/Brandon go to the ATS blog to enter!  And while you are there see all the fab eye candy for today...there will be tons of samples all week and lots of chances to win lots of sets :)

Thanks for stopping by my corner of the blog-o-sphere today!  I'll be back tomorrow with more peeks :)    -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Soccer Sadie (Stampin' Spot Studio)

• Paper: Basic Black, white (SU!); Piggy Tales PP

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: black brads (Doodlebug); ribbon 9SU!); ticket corner punch (SU!); markers(Copic)

CC Designs goes Digi!

OK, not totally digi, so don't get scared!!  But All That Scraps owner Christine Woodenhas released some all new digi-stamps this week!  They are too cute for words!  I was one of the first to jump at a chance to play with them and I have really loved being able to change the sizes of the images as well as to be able to flip them!!  I will have more samples for you in the months to come, hehe...but here are 2 for this release of Sweet Pea and Tigger :)

The Sweet Pea Halloween digi downloadfile includes 12 images...different Sweet Peas, the house, Tigger, pumkins, etc.  For my first card...I went hybrid...a mix of digital images and stamped ones....and you cannot tell the difference at all!!

I used Amy R's sketchthis week for the layout, but I rotated it to the right so I had a tall panel for my images.  (**speaking of Amy...her 3 new Christmas sets are being released tonight...so don't miss out!!)  Sweet Pea and Tigger are from the download, and the moon, sentiment, and tombstone are from a set released earler this month...Sugarplums Spooky Scenery.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sweet Pea digi-dowload, Spooky Scenery (CC Designs)

• Paper: Holiday line PP (KI Memories); basic Black, Elegant Eggplant cs (SU!); White cs (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: Round tab punch, black brads, black grosgrain (SU!); markers(copic)

Here is the awesomely adorable Haunted House from the same download...too cute, huh?  I added some stamped words...and repeated the word over and over for the Ways to Use it Challenge 189...Just one word.  I just popped some Papertrey Stampers Select white cardtock into my photo printer and these images came out perfect...din't even need to wait to color with my copics!!  What a fun way to have access to TONS more images at a fraction of the cost and for NO SPACE!!

So, don't forget to check out the All That Scraps blog for all the samples from the DT this week of Amy's new sets...they will be released TONIGHT at 10pm EST!  Thanks for stopping in today!   -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sweet Pea digi download; Spooky, Spooky, Spooky (CC Designs)

• Paper: Holiday line PP (KI Memories); Basic Black (SU!), white (Papertrey)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: circle punches (SU!); ribbon (Michael's); markers (copic)

New Amy R Stamps coming soon!

 Amy Rysavyis at it again...new sets are being released at All That Scraps this Monday night!!  There are 3 of them and they are all MUST haves!  The first one that we are previewing today is "Build a Holiday"...tons of small shapes to build a snowman, ornaments, presents, trees, reindeer, poinsettia...and I am sure there are many more combinations too!!

Be sure to head over to the All That Scraps Blogto see some more eye candy from the DT and to leave a comment for your chance to win this set for your own!!

This set was a ton of fun to play with and I look forward to playing with it LOTS more!  For my first card I made a snowman and got to use my new fun Frosty Day PP from SU!  With the magic of a little basic masking this snowman is super easy to put together!  I also used part of his body to make the outline for the sentiment tag.  (The words are a peek of more to come, hehe)

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Build a Holiday, Christmas Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: Frosty Day PP, tangerine Tango, Close to Cocoa. White (SU!)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: circle punches, blue taffeta ribbon, paper piercer & mat, dimensionals (SU!); markers (copic)

For my next card I tried to think outside the box a bit...I was looking at the snowmans arms thinking....hmm, antlers??  My reindeer is  a little kiddish  looking, but it reminds me of the cute crayon Christmas set from SU! a few years back.  This will just have to be a card for a child!  I added a few trees to the scene (which I may take off...its just not quite right).  The sentiment is stamped directly on the PP and I added a strip with the old Snowflake Cuttlebug folder.  and of course he needed a red nose!!

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Build a Holiday, Christmas Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: Frosty Day PP, Close to Cocoa, Kraft cs (SU!)

• Ink: palette Noir & Burnt Umber

• Accessories: white gel pen, liquid applique, blue striped ribbon (SU!); Snowflakes embossing folder (Cuttlebug); Flame dew drop

One more card for you today!  We are also doing a Review Preview of Go Prehistoric....so while you are over at the ATS blog you can start your hunt for the blog candy gift certificate!

All stamps on this card are from the set Go Prehistoric.  There are some fabulous samples at the blog by Lesa today that you don't want to miss!  I went bright for mine...using some old Love, Elsie papers that I had been hoarding...but don't you just LOVE the purple coconuts??!!  This is the BEST dino set ever...cute sayings, the dino, volcano, tree, and cave man and woman!!

OK, I am outta here....have a great weekend, thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Go Prehistoric (CC Designs)

• Paper: Cool Carribean (SU!); Chocolate, White (PTI); PP by Love, Elsie

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: bold bright brads (SU!); markers (copic)

Back from the Dead

Yo!  S'up?!!  I am here...I did not die...I did not run away...and I didn't kill my laptop.  The Scrapbook Fundraiser usually gets the best of me for a few days, but my house was in desparate need of some cleaning and I also can;t seem to find my mojo.  Has anyone seen it?  Maybe its because I cleaned up my desk??

Seriously...I got an email from one of my BFFs today whom I would never know checks in on the blog if she didn't tell me...she wanted to know if I had disappeared into a book.  I did finish the Twilight series a week or two ago....have since reread Eragon and and almost finished rereading Eldest so that I can start Brisingr.  I have been looking forward to this book for like 2 years so I hope to read slow and savor it (yeah, right)

Anywho, I am way behind on blogging, reading my blogging bud's latest and of course I am behind on stamping.  I thought I would jump in today with a Preveiw Review for CC Designs...I didn't get it done in time for the list on the ATS blog...but here it is anyway.  I also have a Unity card for you down below!

Here is Christmas Christopher in his snugglie pjs...too cute!!  I love these kinds of pjs, but sadly my kids are all like me and can't stand their feet bunlded up!  Christopher (and Olivia) are sold as singles and the background elements are from the Sugarplums Christmas Scenery set.  The sentiment is from one of last years sets....Lucky's Christmas Wish.

I also used some of the new BIG dress It Up Glitter dots that Christine just got in at All That Scraps, as well as new KI Memories paper (also from ATS)....and my new Shimmerz paint on the flames!!

 

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Christmas Christopher, Lucky's Christmas Wish, Sugarplums Christmas Scenery (CC Designs)

• Paper: Festive PP (KI Memories); Riding Hood Red, White, Olive (SU!)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: Key Tag punch, Red tafetta (SU!); Christmas Ornaments embossing folder (Cuttlebug); Big glitter Dots (Dress it Up); markers (Copic); Buttercream paint (Shimmerz); Striped ribbon (May Arts)

And one more for you for today...I uploaded this at SCS but never here, sorry!  This uses the Sept Kit of the Month from Unity, the sentiment is from Floral Fantastical.

I hope to find some stamping time this afternoon!  Have a great Friday:)  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps:Love, Friendship, Miracles; Floral Fantastical (Unity)

• Paper: Flair Designs, Fancy Pants PP; Kraft, Cream, Chocolate (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Burnt Umber

• Accessories: Jumbo Copper Brads (American Crafts); hodgepodge, distressing tool (SU!); markers (Copic)

Preview Review: Annabelle!

Hey peeps...just a quickie post...I am off to Hickory for the next couple of days for the big Scrapbook event...see you all Sunday when I am back!

Today is the Preview Review at All That Scraps for Sadie (Stampin' Spot studio)  and Annabelle (Cookie Crumbs) ...2 of my DT pals that are now illustrating...and I just couldn't resist!!  This is Annabelle....she just makes me giggle!  I love all of her sassy silly bovine sentiments...and there are a ton in the set.  I have paired her up with one of the many mini images in the set too...a cupcake... and I also used the Cow Spot background that Diane drew for Christine too!  Who knew that I just needed a cow spot background, but I love it!!!

Check out the ATS blog for links to other DT creations using Annabelle and Sadie and hunt for a bit of blog candy!  Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend!  -Cyndi

ATS Release party tonight!

As the fall scrapbook event creeps up I just keep falling farther behind...aaack!  I have 2 more samples for you from the newest sets that will be available at All That Scraps tonight at 10pm!!

  First up is a card with the bovine beauty Annabelle...she is too cute!!  Cookies Crumbs (Diane Z) is releasing her first set tonight at ATS!!  There are 2 Anabelles, a ton of sentiments and a herd of little extras too!

And to boot...Diane drew this adorable cow spot background as well...it will be under the Big ol backgrounds section.  I stamped it once then split it up using a skecth by Beate from a couple of weeks back.

 

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Anabelle (Cookie Crumbs); Cow Spot Background (CC Designs)

• Paper: Sweet Blush, White, Berry Sorbet (PTI); Black (SU!)

• Ink: Palette Noir; Berry sorbet (PTI)

• Accessories: Circle Nestabilties (Spellbinders); Berry Sorber ribbon (PTI); Black/white gingham (SU!); word window punch, black journaling pen (SU!); markers (Copic); gold glitter pen (Spica)

 

Next up is anoter card with one of the designs from Stampin' Spot Studio...this is Thanksgiving Sadie.  I used a sentiment from The Cats Pajamas (also available at ATS)  The layout is loosely based on Amy R's sketch from last week.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Thanksgiving Sadie (Stampin' Spot Studio); sentiment (The Cat's Pajamas)

• Paper: Mellow PP (Basic Grey); chocolate, Cream cs (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Burnt Umber; Chocolate (CTMH)

• Accessories: Tag punches (SU!); flowers (Fancy Pants); buttons (Basic Grey); Leafy Branch embossing folder (Cuttlebug); markers (Copic)

Thats it tonight peeps!! I am off to join in on the release party...8pm EST...be there!!  -Cyndi

Friday Sketchers: Christmas Olivia peek:)

  Do you remember Olivia and her birds by CC Designs from a few months back, they also stared in the Sugarplums Halloween set last month?  Well she is back this month all decked out in her snuggly footie jammies and ready for Christmas!  Olivia and her brother Christopher will both be available as singles.  But there will be an really cute Christmas Scenery set that coordinate with them...complete with just what you'd find in your den the night before Chrsitmas...a tree, stocking, presents, fireplace and more!

Too cute!!  Christine from All That Scraps just keeps amazing me every month with her lateset designs...they are so adorable and so fun to color and paper-piece!  These singles as well as the scenery set, the 2 sets by DT artists Diane and Jen...and one more suprise tomorrow...will all be released this Tuesday night at 10pm EST!!  Join us for the release party in the ATS forum starting at 8pm Tues:)

So here is the whole card.  A bit off from my normal style but I had a lot of fun with it!  The layout is this weeks sketch over at the Friday Sketchers blog...the sketch is by Carole from England.  I used ribbons and strips of PP for my thin strip elements.  I also got to use some of my new goodies from my ATS Secret Sis...I think the jumbo brads are by Queen &co.

The "visions of sugarplums" is part of the Scenery set along with the tree and stocking. The sentiment is from another CC Designs set from last year "Lucky's Christmas Wish".  I of course added a bunch of hand doodled lines around the panels...it all looks so blank to me anymore without those!

I will have more for you tomorrow...have a Happy Sunday!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Christmas Olivia, Sugarplums Christmas Scenery, Lucky's Christmas Wish (CC Designs)

• Paper: Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red (SU!); White (PTI); Jolly & Bright PP (Heidi Grace Designs)

• Ink: palette Noir; Riding Hood Red (SU!)

• Accessories: Key tag punch (SU!); brads (Queen & Co); ribbon (May Arts); markers (Copic); dimensionals

All That Scraps presents Stampin' Spot Studio!

  All That Scraps has 2 more new artists this month!  Yesterday the DT peeked samples of "Cookie Crumbs", images by Diane Zechman  (I will preview these in a a couple of days)...and today ATS presents "Stampin' Spot Studio"...images by Jen Ofiana!  Congrats to my feloow ATS DT members for the new stamp lines...Woo Hoo!!

I have samples for you today of 2 of the 3 Sadies that Jen illustrated.  The first is Birthday Sadie...is she not adorable??!!  (My favorite part of her is the cute pleated skirt)  I paper pieced her dress and balloons with MME pattern paper...can't get enough of this fun line!  I also finally pulled out some of my new Primas....I have decided that I will NOT hoard my flowers any longer...I think you will be seeing a flower obsession on my cards for a while:)

The card is based on a Taylor V sketch from last week...TECC35...it was perfect to let me use lots of piecs of my yummy paper! (PS each Sadie comes with her very own sentiment!)

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Birthday Sadie (Stampin' Spot Studio)

• Paper: Tangerine Tango, Taken with Teal, White (SU!); Star Bright PP (My Minds Eye)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: buttons (MME); flowers (Prima); ribbon (Target $1 spot!); word window punch (SU!); markers (copic)

 

Next I have Christmas Sadie for you.  (Her sentiment that coordiantes was being fixed before the release so I used a CC Designs one instead)  Her layout is also based on a Taylor sketch (TECC23)  I hand doodled the borders around the main image for this one.

Be sure to head over to the ATS blog to see more eye candy created by the DT using the Sadies...and yesterdays samples of Annabelle as well!  Our release party will be this Tuesday evening at 8pm EST..so join us there!

I couldn't stop with these precious little girls, so I have some more Sadies saved to show you on release day too...including the other one not peeked here {wink}  Thanks for stopping by today!   -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Christmas Sadie (Stampin' Spot Studio); Lulu's Sweet Delights (CC Designs)

• Paper: Snowy Jo PP (Imaginesce); Bazzill Bling

• Ink: Palette Noir; Riding Hood Red (SU!)

• Accessories: ribbon (May Arts); buttons (Atumn Leaves); sca;;op scissor; markers (Copic)

All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge

***Post 1 of 2 for today :)  Scroll down for Unity Addicts' challenge)**

  Its a SPOOKY kind of day around here today!!  I have Halloweem samples for you from All That Scraps and Unity (next post)...its October 1st...and I even plan to get my Halloween decorations up today!!  Don't think I have ever done it that early but I am so in the mood this year:)

For my first spook-a-riffic card I have Skooter...he's from the CC designs set just released a couple of weeks back...Spooky, Spooky, Spooky!  Today is Wednesday...which happens to be the ATS DT challenge day..this week it was a sketch challenge from Amy R.  If you want to play along with us...head to the ATS forum to see the sketch and link yours up there...we'd love to see what you create too!  AND for more eye candy today from the DT head to the ATS blog to see what everyone else spooked up!

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Spooky, Spooky, Spooky (CC designs)

• Paper: Basic Black, Green GAlore (SU!); White (PTI); Haunted PP (KI Memories)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: Lime Sugared brads (Doddlebug); Black glitter pen (Spica); markers (copic); dimensonals

But, hey, while I'm in the "holiday" spirit...here is aonther CC Designs card using Lucky...my favorite doggie ever! 

This is one I have had sitting around for a while that I never seem to get around to posting!  So bonus for you today {wink}

So, thanks for visiting today...have a great one...Cyndi

• Supplies:

•  Stamps: Lucky's Christmas Wish, Winter Playtime (CC Designs)

• paper: White (PTI); Chocolate Chip (SU!); Crystal Blue (CTMH); jack Frost PP (Bo Bunny)

• Ink: Palette Burnt Umber; Crystal Blue (CTMH)

• Accessories: Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Scallop scissors (Michael's); Choclate Ribbon (SU!); markers (Copic)

My Rubber Ducky

 ** POST 3 of 3 for today!!

Rub a dub dub, a little Monkey in the tub...is he ca-ute or what?!!  This is one of the adorable images from the newest set "My Rubber Ducky" that Christine is releasing tonight at All That Scraps!!  I based the layout of the card on sketch #20 from the Friday Sketchres blog.

We are having a mini release party at the ATS forumtonight at 9pm...so please join us!!  And don't miss all the fabulous samples the rest of the DT has created using this set...OMG!!  Mine is just nothing...these ladies went all out with this baby!!  Check the ATS blogfor all the eye candy!

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: My Rubber Ducky (CC Designs)

• Paper: So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, taken with Teal (SU!); white  (PTI); Star bright PP (My Minds Eye)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: buttons (MME); Summer Sunrise twill (PTI); markers (Copic); square punches (SU!)

ATSDTC18: Little Red Riding Lulu

  My other challenge for the day!!  I couldn't resist this one...Jen issued the All That Scraps  DT  a color challenge this week...Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze and Kraft.  LOVE IT!!

I pulled out Lulu first thing cause I have missed her...this was I think the first ever CC Designs sets that I bought!  She is stamped directly onto the kraft cardstock and then colored in with my copic markers.  I colored her fur in with an old blender pen and a white pigment pad...but that was WAY too much for the snowman (I am lazy) so I paper-pieced him by stamping him again on white cs, then cutting him out.

The snowflakes on the tag and the wraparound piece are all from the same Winter Playtime stamp set...three different little snowflakes!  The piece around the tin is just a 12 inch strip that I cut to the width of the CLOSED tin...I adhered that with sticky strip.  The tin is filled with Cookies and Crem Kisses...I just happened to have a bag of those and the color was just right!! (HINT: buy candy your kids don't like for projects and then you won't find it all missing when you get ready!)

I tied up the tin with  a piece of the yummy new Riding Hood red striped grosgrain ribbon from SU!  I punched a hole in the tag, added a jumbo pewter eyelet and tied that on with the new rope twine in the CHoliday mini catalog.

Thanks for visiting!  Let me know if you like it!

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Winter Playtime (CC Designs)

• Paper: Kraft, White, Ridinh Hood Red, Baja Breeze (SU!)

• Ink: Palette Noir; Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, whisper White (SU!)

• Accessories: Jumbo pewter eyelets; striped RHR grosgrain, rope twine SU!); sticky strip; candy!

You little Devil!

  I have a couple of cards for you today...these are more samples that I made for last weeks release of the new CC Designs Halloween sets.  I posted them to the All That Scraps  (&SCS) gallery, but never posted them here...so here you go!

I love the way the background came out on this one...I cuttlebugged the basic gray cs then sponged over it lightly with a white pigment pad so the web would be more visible.  And the little devil (Christopher) is just sooo cute...he is totally my little boy except his hair is too short!!  You will be seeing more of Christopher (Olivia's buddy) in the months to come from CC Designs :)

The cat is from the Spooky Scenery set, Christopher and his trident are from the Sugarplums Halloween set.  I also added an oval by A Muse to give him somewhere to stand.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sugarplums Halloween, Spooky Scenery (CC Designs); oval (A Muse)

• Paper: Basic Gray, Real Red, Basic Black (SU!); White (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir, White, Basic Gray (SU!)

• Accessories: word window punch, ticket corner punch, red grosgrain ribbon (SU!); Spiderweb embossing folder (Cuttlebug); beetle black brads (Doodlebug); markers (Copic); white gel pen

 My other card uses the Spooky Scenery set again, but also the Spooky, Sppoky, Spooky set (both by CC Designs).  Little scared Lucky...gotta love him!  He and his bear friend Skeeter have lots of little fun pieces in their set too:)

Let me know what you think...you guys are so quiet lately!  Happy Monday!   

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Spooky, Spooky, Spooky; Spooky Scenery (CC Designs)

• Paper: KI Memroies, Basic Black (SU!)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: buttons (Autumn Leaves, pumpkin striped ribbon (SU!); markers (Copic); white gel pen

Its Party time!!

Tonight is the night...party time at All That Scraps!  Join us in the forum HERE for a bit of fun chatter and some new peekys before the stamps go LIVE at 10pm EST!!

 

Here's one more to tide you over til tonight!  This one is using the new Sugarplums Halloween set...Olivia is back and with her pal Christopher...I'll show you him later :)  Is she not the cutest little witch ever??  and did you catch the sentiment..."like my ride?" ...cracks me up!!

Hope to see you at the party tonight...I am off to pick up more kiddos and get them fed and ready for bed so I can meet you there!

Thanks for stopping by!   -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Spooky  Scenery, Sugarplums Halloween (CC Designs)

• Paper: hallowimsy (Imaginesce); Black, Kraft (SU!)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: Markers (copic); buttons (Autumn Leaves); Pumpkin grosgrain ribbon (SU!); circle punches

A Spooky preview...

  BOO!!  Today is the first of 3 days of Spooky previews!!   The first set that is being released by CC Designs  this month is actually called "Spooky, Spooky, Spooky".   It features our friends Skeeter and Lucky...I am showing you Vampire Skeeter today...isn't he adorable?  So cute you could just take a bite of him??  hehe...

I used the one of the little sentimens all over the base card to create a background and for the sentiment on the tag (tombstone??)...and the bat is also in the same set...is he cute or what?!  (there are also some more new stamps on the card...can you spot them?)

I used Beate's  weekend sketch for the layout...and on time for a change!!  I am so glad she is back with her fab sketches again...I missed her this summer! 

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Spooky, Spooky, Spooky; Spooky Scenery (CC Designs)

• Paper: hallowimsy PP (Imaginesce); Old Olive, Basic Black, whisper WHite cs (SU!)

• Ink: Noir (Palette); Eggplant envy (SU!)

• Accessories: tag punches (SU!); markers (copic); stamping sponge; black grosgrain (SU!)

 

I also made a little candy treat pouch for you...inside are Halloween Pop Rocks!!  (found at Michael's)  we got one bag for the sample and one for the kids to split :)  I used 2 stamps from the Spooky set...the Booooo and the eyes...don't know which is cuter...but I sure love them both together!  I stamped both images, reverse-masked the eyes, then sponged heavily over the whole circle with Old Olive ink.  Love it!!

I stayed with simple for this one...who wants to create a milion complictaed treats for your kids' class?  Well...in the day I might have...but 4 kids later...HA!!

• Thats it for now...I may have more later <wink>...and don't forget tomorrow is more new CC Designs sets plus a sneak of Amy R's new sets!!

Thanks for stopping by!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Spooky, Spooky, Spooky (CC Designs)

• Paper: KI Memories, white cs (SU!)

• Ink: Noir (Palette); Old Olive (SU!)

• Accessories: 1 3/8" circle punch, scallop circle punch, Pumpkin grosgrain ribbon (SU!); sponge

Autumn Charlotte?

Ever since I first saw this Charlotte image from Whiff of Joy, I kept thinking I could make her into a Halloween Charlotte, complete with black cat and all!  Well, turning her toboggan into a witches hat didn't really work out, so I just dressed her for a nice chilly day going to the pumpkin patch instead.

She is stamped onto Papertrey white, then I pieced her hat with the same PP I used for the background...then added a pumpkin over the fur muff (I hand drew that baby believe it or not)  and the cat I decided should be gray instead of black since all 4 of my cats are some shade of gray:)  Yes, I really have 4 cats...and my DD has 3 hamsters...

The grass is from the CC Designs latest release of Sugarplums Scenery.  Lots of really fun pieces for all sorts of scenes you might want to create so that your characters aren't standing in an open space with no ground, or nothing in the air.  The sentiment is 2 separate words from a Unity set...Birds of a Feather...it has tons of single words in it...so cool so you can put together your own phrase!!

The sketch is from Katharina's blog Creative Ideas by Katharina...I thought that was very fitting since she does own the Whiff of Joy line.  And have you heard, the NEW "Willow & Oakley" and "Guardian Angel" lines will be released at Whiff of Joy  next Wednesday!  Can't wait!!

Tata for the evening!  I have been busy today doing some stamping for stuff next week...so lots to post soon:)  Have a great long weekend!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Winter  Charlotte & cat (Whiff of Joy); Sugarplum Scenery (CC Designs); Birds of a Feather (Unity)

• Paper: Basic Black(SU!); White (Papertrey); Kiwi Kiss (CTMH); Halloween mat stack (K&co)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: Spiderweb embossing folder (Cuttlebug); circle punches, scallop circle punch (SU!); designer ribbon (SU!); Tangerine sugared brads (Doodlebug); markers (Copic); silver glitter pen (Spica)

All That Scraps Wednesday

OK, scroll down for the first post of the day if you missed it...Unity Junkies Blog Challenge.  But I couldn't forget about my usual ATS Wed now could I?  I didn't do the challenge this week, but I made a little somun somun for you anyway!

   These bizzy little cuties are part of the new "Bear Hugs" set that Christine at All That Scraps  released earlier this month and I never got around to playing with them cause I was so in love with the bears.  But I couln't take it any longer!  They are just so stinkin cute wth the big glittery wings....eeek!!

I made the bee hive out of a bunch of pieces punched with my word window punch...I just repunched most of them a bit smaller to make them stack:)  Otherwise a pretty simple and YELLOW card (so not my color)!

• Supplies:

  • Stamps: Bear Hugs (CC Designs)
  • Paper: Yoyo Yellow, Basic Black (SU!); White (Papertrey)
  • Ink: Palette Noir

  • Accessories: Frosted Lace stickles; Word window, key tag, and 1/2" circle punches (SU!); ribbon originals(SU!); bigger brads (Basic Grey); markers (copicc)

And did you see this???  Head over to the ATS blog to find out all the details! Thanks for visiting!

-Cyndi

Review Preview Bear Hugs!

Happy Friday!  The ATS DT is trying something new: Each week we are going to highlight one of the newest released sets at CC Designs.  This week is the adorable Bear Hugs set, and I am up with a fun project for you...a joy fold card!  Be sure to check out the ATS blog to see all the other fun projects we made...PLUS find out who has a $5 Gift Certificate for ATS  up for Blog candy this week!!

“Joy Fold”  Card

The joy fold card is a card that was featured on Splitcoast Stampers a few weeks back and I thought that I would share how I made this one with you!  These cards are so fun and easy to make…  Its like having a small card on a larger card, except they are interlocked.

You want to start with a “base” card that will be your regular card dimensions

            -I did mine 4.25x11 for the base, then folded this in half to make 4.25x5.5

            -Cut off about 1.5 inches from the top layer  (so the back will still be

 4.25x5.5 and the front will now be 4.25x4)

            -You can layer pattern paper over these if you desire (front  PP layer will be

                        4 x 3.75 and inside bottom PP layer will be 4 x 5.25)

The next main part is your smaller card.

            -My small card base started at 3 x 7 so that when its folded it becomes

3 x 3.5)

            -You can put layers of pattern paper on this small card or just the

                        Stamped panel

When all of your layers are assembled on the small card and the large card base you will attach the two cards  together.  Open up both cards.  Lay the large one with the open end on the right.  (fold on the left) Lay the smaller one with the open end on the left.  Position the back (bottom) of the small card on top of the inside of the larger card so that the fold of the small card is about 1” from the open end of the inside.    Attach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then you will fold the top of the large card over the inside of the small card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally close the small card so it is folded over the bigger one. 

 They will then be nested together.  To hold the little card shut you can position a button or photo turn on the large card so that it is glued onto the larger card but it hangs over the smaller one.

That’s it!  Have fun creating J   -Cyndi

Supplies:

Stamps: Bear Hugs, Its My Birthday, Lucky’s Christmas Wish

Paper: Cogsmo PP (Cosmo Cricket); Kraft, Tangerine Tango, Blue Bayou, Real Red (SU!)

Ink: Palette Hybrid Noir

Accessories: markers (copic); buttons , dimensional, red gingham ribbon

 

 

More Olivia :)

I just can't get enough of Olivia right now!  She is so cute and fun to color and paper-piece!  I picked up some new Basic Grey Euphoria paper the other day at my LSS and I just had to pair it up ith her!  Plus my purple copics haven't gottn much love, so what better way to exercise  theM?

I am doing a quick post tonight though because my internet has been very screwy the last couple of days and I keep losing whatever I am doing.  Very frustrating!

Thisis a card I posted at ATS during the release party laST night that  I had a hard time staying at because of my computer issues....urgh...

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Olivia's Birdies, Sugarplum Scenery, Sugarplum Sentiments (CC DesigNS)
• paper: purple bazzill from stash; Euphoria PP (Basic Grey), White (Papertrey)
• Ink; Palette hybrid Noir
• Accessories: Prima flowers from secret sis!!; copics, ICE Rhinestone brads (SU!)

CC Designs Sugarplums Sentiments

Here is the 2nd post for the day...2 new releases...so don't forget to scroll down to see the other!

The new CC Designs  sets are being releases tomorrow night at 10pm EST...don't miss the party at the ATS forum starting at 8pm...it'll be a blast!  Today we are previewing the new Sentiments set...this is a must have with over 30 different stamps!  I have a bunch of cards for you today!

The first one also uses the new Olivia's Birdies set.  I used somebody's sketch from a couple of weeks back,  but I can't find my sticky note on my desk...I think it was Taylor's cupcake challenge!  Let me know if you recognize the layout!

I gave another attempt at my Prismacolor pencil as well, but I still need to practice some more!

• Supplies:
• Stamps:Olivia's Birdies, Sugarplum Sentiments set (CC Designs)
• Paper: Star Bright Dotty PP (MME); Kraft, Riding Hood Red (SU!); White (PApertrey)
• Ink: Palette Hybrid Noir
• Accessories: Buttersup buttons (CTMH); Lemon Tart ribbon (PApertrey); Word window punch (SU!) Ladybug red brads (Doodlebug); Prismacolor pencils; baby oil, blending stump

Next up I pulled out an older set...Hey Chickie!  I have been wanting to use my new Doodlebug flock (available at ATS)  for like, forever!  They are so cute and fuzzy!!  There is also a bit of sparkle on the flowers :)  The sentiment is another of the many in the new Sentiment set "Friends make Life Blossom"...and there is another peek of some of the grass from the Scenery set!

BTW, the layout somes from Kimmie's skecth last week at the Friday Sketchers blog!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hey Chickie, Sugarplum Scenery, Sentiments set (CC Designs)

Paper: Bloom PP (Sweetwater); White (Papertrey); Tempting Turquoise (SU!)

Ink: Palette Hybrid Noir

Accessories: Jumbo scallop scissor; jumbo yellow button  and green ribbon from stash; Orange glitter pen (SPica); Crushed Velvet Flock (Doodlebug); Quickie glue pen (Sakura)

And last up...here is the Sentiments set...gone solo!  I used a few of the cute little doo-dads from the set, punched them out and added a bit of doodling around the circles.  And of course another of the fun sentiments from this set at the bottom!

 

OK, thats finally it for the day I think!  Scroll down to the next post :)  Have  a great afternoon!   -Cyndi

 

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Sugarplum Sentiments set (CC Designs)
• Ink: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Tangerine Tango (SU!)
• Paper: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Tangerine Tango, WHite (SU!)
• Accessories: Circle punches, word window punch, white tafetta ribon, soft subtles brads (SU!); Spots & Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug); Candy Cane & Fruit Funch Stickles

Sugarplums: Olivia, her birdies, and some scenery

Sorry for no post yesterday, I meant to get to it last night but I forgot about the Opening Ceremony for the Olympics!  Thats a must-watch around here!  So today I am giving you peeks of 2 new sets to be released from CC Designs  on Monday.

But first, 3 notes:

1. Today is the last day to enter for the blog candy that Heather Rolin has so graciously given me to give away from H&M Stamps for the new release tomorrow!  Check out ---->THIS POST for all the details.  I will have some more H&M peeks later too!

2. I have added some Marvy Giga and Mega punches to the Stamps for Sale List.  See that list ----> HERE.

3. Too much going on this weekend with new releases and what-not...so no Scrappy Sketch tomorrow, sorry.  I will be back next Sunday with your next installment for sure!!

OK, on to the cards: All these cute little birds are Olivia's friends.  I'll show you Olivia in a minute ;)  The birds are gathering at the birdbath that is also included in this fun set, "Olivia's Birdies", a new Sugarplum set...it will be in a cool little cd tin with tons of pieces...lots of birds, birdhouses, a branch, and more.

All of the little flowers and grass were masked into the scene with the new Sugarplums Scenery set, also being released Monday.  This is just going to be an essential little set to have!!

I used Katharina'ssketch #25 that was also featured on Papertake Weekly.  I pulled out my new favorites Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango for this one...don't they look great paired with So Saffron?  And of course I had to add a touch of black and white to give it that extra pop.

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Olivia's Birdies, Sugarplum Scenery Set
• Paper: Kiwi Kiss, angerine Tango, So Saffron, Basic Black, Bella Rose DSP (SU!); White (Papertrey)
• Ink: Plaette Noir; Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze reinkers
• Accessories: 1", 1.25" circle punches, black/white gingham ribbon, blender pen (SU!); markers (Copic)

 

Here is little Olivia, holding one of her friends.  I made the branch into a tree for this one, but I think it was intended for a branch!  I pulled out the Summer sentiment from the Summertime Funset that was released last month.

The ribbon and button were in a bag of fun goodies that I got from my ATSsecret sister last month !  Thanks sis ;)  Supplies are listed below.  Don't forget to head to the ATS blog  to see what more of the DT has created with Olivia and the scenery set today.  And we have one more day of peeks tomorrow with a gotta-get-um Sentiments set!  I think there are still some free stamps up for grabs while you are there!

Thanks for visiting!   -Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Olivia's Birdies, Summertime Fun (CC Designs)
• Paper: Perhaps PP (Basic Grey); Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose (SU!); White (Papertrey)
• Ink: Palette Hybrid Noir
• Accessories: circle punches, ribbon slot punch (SU!); white flower (Prima); ribbon & button (gift)

Bear Hugs peek-a-poo

Meet Scooter and his girlfriend Sally.  Aren't they just the cutest little bears you've ever seen?  Christine just out-does her self each month with these cute little friends of Lucky & Lulu!  Scooter made an appearance a couple of months back and he was such a hit eating his messy ice cream that he is back again in a new Itzie Inkies set... Bear Hugs.  It will be released along with 3 others sets on Monday night over at All That Scraps...stay tuned for details on the Realease party!

I loved making this card!  I did it a couple of weeks back and its been hard not to post it!  And get this: the layout is a Cyndi original!  It just sorta came together as I was playing around with some scraps of this fun Crate Paper PP.  Its subtle enough (yet still bright and therefore all me!)  not to overwhelm the little bears.

There is a lot of paper-piercing going on with this baby, and let me tell you...you do NOT want to wait until you have the card assembled to decide to do this....'nuf said.

So, don't forget to check in over at the ATS blog  to see what the rest of the DT did with this cute set, and to enter for a chance to win your very own Bear Hugs set!  Thanks for stopping in!    -Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Bear Hugs (CC Designs)
• Paper: Brunch PP (Crate Paper; White, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey), green from stash (Bazzill)
• Ink: Noir (Palette); Kiwi Kiss (SU!)
• Accessories: Curvy Cutter (EK Success); Paper piercer & mat; key tag punch (SU!); Cranberry buttons (CTMH); asst markers (Copic); Red/white gingham ribbon (SU!); jumbo scallop scissors

ATS Wednesday...anything but a card

This weeks Wednesday ATS DT challenge was to create anything but a card.  Well, thats not so hard seeing as how I have a whole bin full of items TBA (to-be-altered)....and they normally just sit there, waiting, and waiting...

So, I pulled out one of those cute little 5x5 journals from Stampin' Up! that I have a pile of.  I covered it with some fun PP that I ordered from All That Scraps by Daisy Bucket called "Playlist".  I stamped the little square with images from one of my Favorite CC Designs sets...Froogie & friends.  The alphabet is Vintage Pop by Pink Paislee.  I pulled my colors from the stripes on the pattern that I used for the inside cover...used it for the letters, then that gave me lots of fun choices for ribbon!!  I got to pull out lots of yummy scraps from my jar for this one!  The buttons are autumn Leaves and My Minds Eye (also available at ATS)

I plan to use the little journal for addresses of my bloggin' buddies and DT pals so that they are all in one place with my basket of cards for RAKS when I have a minute :)  Hope you enjoy.   Check in over at the ATS blog for all the DT's samples and then go play along with us!!   Happy Wednesday!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Froggie & Friends (CC Designs); Vintage Pop Alphabet (Pink Paislee)
• Paper: Playlist PP (Daisy Bucket); Black cs (Bazzill); white cs (Paperytry)
• Ink: Palette Hybrid Noir
• Accessories: markers (Copic); buttons (MME & Autumn Leaves); ribbon (asst); journal (SU!)

All That Scraps Wednesday

Jen has been hosting some fun challenges every week for the All That Scraps DT!!   This week was no different, we were given a fun Amy R sketch to work on :)  I have that card for you, but also I made a really fun borthday party invite for my daughter Rachael's bday that I want to share first.

This was so much fun to make!!  Rachael and her sister Taylor helped out a lot with the ideas of making the pocket card into a bucket (my idea), adding a shovel as the insert (Rachael's idea), etc, etc.  I designed most of it then Rachael said yes or no...then she had to make all the dozen copies of it!  I did a lot of cutting and some coloring but she did most of the work :)

The lining of the bucket is Basic Grey Cupcake PP, I got the 6x6 pad from Christine (All That Scraps)...the small pads are fun cause you get a lot of different patterns for not a lot of bucks!!  I used to only buy 12x12, but no more!  Only the stuff I really like :)  The little monkey is out of one of the new realeses by CC Designs, Summertime Fun.  I absolutely adore this set!  He is holding balloons and wearing  a party hat from Froggie & Friends...and the sentiment is from a Lizzie Anne Designs set that Christine also carries called Its a Party.

The shovel inside is cut at a bit of a slant so that it would stay tilted over to the side (pic below).  The bucket is only attached with the brads, then I added a ribbon handle with some glue dots.

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Summertime Fun, Froggie & Friends (CC Designs), Its a Party (Lizzie Anne Designs)
• Paper: Real Red, Summer Sun Green Galore, White (SU!);, Cupcake PP (Basic Grey)
• Ink: Palette Noir, Turquoise & red (SU!)
• Accessories: Word window Punch (SU!), Brads (Basic Grey), Red grosgrain ribbon (SU!); copic markers

Here is my card for the sketch challenge.  I needed a card for my nephew's birthday so I pulled out Lucky this time :)  He is from the CC Designs set  its My Birthday.  The sentiment is from Froggie & Friends.  How perfect is that saying...I so need that in my world of never on time!

I stuck pretty well to the sketch, but I did divide up the one panel with strips of my PP because I had some scraps that I wanted to use...I think it turned out pretty cool :)  and, back onto the subject of scraps again...I used a piece that I had previously "scrapped"...the banana embossed piece is a reject from a different project (as well as the bow) so I recycled it!!  Yeah me!!  Pretty much it for this card...but I did add a bunch of sparkle to the bows on the presents and I tried to paper-piece one...and one was enough!!

Thanks for hopping over to my corner of the web...don't forget to scroll down to the next post for a chance at Blog candy:)    Happy hump day!    -Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Its My Birthday, Froggie & Friends (CC Designs)
• Paper: Blue Bayou, Real Red, Barely Banana (SU!), WHite (Papertrey), Cupcake PP (Basic Grey)
• Ink: Palette Noir
• Accessories: Swiss Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug); Cupcake brads (Basic Grey), markers (copic); Blue Bayou & red ribbon (SU!); Oval nestabilities (Spellbinders)