Teddy-Stampers

Hello out there!  This 21 degree weather has got to go and what about the south getting snow and ice...eeeks! We accumulated about 2 inches last night and it's more icy then anything. Come on sunshine! 4 More days and Florida here we come!

 I just completed a 48 hour Copic coloring card making marathon. I have been up for 50 hours except for 2 hours last night and completed 36 cards for several orders I received.  It has not hit me yet but, I know when it does I am going to be wasted for 2 -3 days. Sounds like a drunken binge don't it. That what my body will feel like for sure! The hardest part was trying to design them all differently.  I have all these punches and gadgets and what knots to make all my cards look different from one another. I think I used two! I will never do this again and I still have to make our cards. I am so tempted to call hubby and tell him to stop after work and buy me a box of Christmas cards! Think he will mind with two room full of card making supplies? LMBO but not really funny!

If you love teddy bears ...you will love Teddy Bear Stampers! Every other week we have a challenge for you, but you must have a teddy bear somewhere on your card! I adore and love teddy bears! I have given many away and still no matter what room you go to in my home....you will be greeted with at least  two teddy bears. You have a choice this week by either using the colors red, white and green. Or you can do a sketch. I chose to do the red, white and green. And, stop by the blog to see who is now on the Teddy Stamper Design Team and leave some love for them!

Again, I have no clue who designed this adorable image. I bought it when I didn't think to make a note who's images were who's.  Now I have folders with the web address for my images. It made life a whole lot easier.

 TIP OF THE DAY:  Copic Coloring. I just love this image with two teddy bears looking in the store window wishing and dreaming what they might get for Christmas! Too dang cute! Notice the brick in the image. Doesn't it look like real brick? This is only one technique Suzanne Dean teaches in her Online Copic classes, Color Me Creative Classroom!  Here is a picture of a card I made last year before I knew how to color brick. Do you see the difference? The one above is so much more realistic looking! I'm telling you she is the Queen of Copic's. Suzanne's online Copic classes are in four parts from beginning to advance and right now she is having a holiday special with HUGE discounts. So give yourself an early Christmas gift!  Each topic has a video to watch Suzanne doing the coloring/techniques herself.  And, for each video you will also receive  a PDF,  you able to download to your computer.  If you would like to see her work before checking out the classes...this is Suzanne's personal blog, Scrapbitz.  You will be amaze!

I will be back later to list my supplies. Right now I need to get some much needed sleep! Hugz to all and thank you kindly for stopping by. You are really great...it's nice knowing I am not talking to myself!!!

December's Party Time Tuesday

Hello out there!! How is everyone today? How about this horrible weather ...I am so not ready for winter and only hope it goes by as fast as summer did! Let me tell ya, I blinked and summer was like gone! Eleven days til X-mas! 96 days until the first day of spring in the states!!! Trust me I am counting them!

I would like to take this time to thank everyone for the wonderful support you have shown me on my blog. Either by comments or following and I so appreciate it. You all rock! Blog land is an awesome way to meet really super, talented and caring people. Thank you! You have touched my life and I hope I have given  you something in return!

It's Party Time Tuesday which means a birthday challenge blog! Each week you make a card with birthday wording on the front of the card, along with the challenge of the week! Easy Peasy and it keeps those birthday cards in stock! This weeks challenge is a sketch to follow...which I have below.

This adorable image is "Letters to Santa" by Elisabeth Bell. I love this image and decided to have her mailing a birthday card instead for the challenge. Isn't she a baby doll with her big fluffy hat and coat on? I think she is adorable! Look at the mouse with the umbrella...how cute is that! Don't forget to visit my team mates to see their great inspirations! Their blogs are listed in my side board!

Challenges:

• DT: Party Time Tuesday: Birthday greeting and sketch

 The sketch:

Copics:

• Blue: B66, B63 B60
• Skin: E01, E00, E000
• Hair: E31, E35, YR20
• Mailbox: C05, C03, C01
• Red: R29, R27, R24, R22
• Green: G02, G00, G000

Tip of the Day: Cuttlebug.  I was taught when I used the die cuts in my Cuttlebug to do it in this order.

• Base
• B plate
• Nestie or die
• C plate

I have done it this way since day one. However, I am the only person, you will probably meet that blew their Cuttlebug to pieces.. I mean it didn't just break...it shattered with pieces flying everywhere and made a noise like a sonic boom. It scared the poo out of me and my boys.   Simba ran out of the room so fast, I only saw a white blur and Bailey  tried to get under the bed and when there was no room he jump on the bed and hid his head under the pillow! NO LIE! Luckily the shards didn't hit anyone.   I honestly forget what I was trying to accomplish, but the directions called to add a piece of cardboard and I was forcing it through! It worked for the lady on Youtube!!  Any how,  I bought a new Cuttlebug and didn't want to mess my new plates with marks. So I did the following

• Base
• C plate
• Die Cut
• B plate

My plates are no longer bowing after I cut. The B plates stay looking like brand new and I love it!  Does anyone else plates bow? If so try this ...it worked for me.

Happy Days! Hugzzzzzzzz

Flutter by Wednesday and Sara K

No, I didn't go anywhere except to the world of confusion! This is my blog and I know I can say what ever I would like to say. But, I don't like when people name names and bad mouth them. However, this has been one of those weeks that you just say "wow" how did that happened? I belonged to a network that was really starting to bloom, however I think the owner was bi-polar or manic for she would dystroy everything she worked so hard to build  with just a few words. She is also really heavy finger on the "banned" button ....so it was time for me to say good-bye! I just don't understand why people do what they do sometimes. I think we should all stop and think before we act, esp. when there are other's involved. All the great freinds banned together and if you would like to join, please zip me off an email or post here and I will get the invite to you immediately.

Happy Holidays!! Are you ready for a jolly, holly Christmas? I'm excited! We are going on a road trip to see the kids who live in Florida for the holidays!! We didn't want to leave our dogs alone for Christmas so we're taking them with us! It will be awesome for all the grandchildren just love Simba and Bailey and they surely love kids!! Monday they are getting groomed and will look so pretty.... oppps handsome!! Their pictures are on my side bar!

Today was the first time I have made a card for Flutter-by Wednesdays in a real long time and I love their challenges! My image is Sweet Lili by Sarah K and you can purchase her at 7 Kids College Fund. Isn't she just the sweetest little girl kissing her teddy bear! Yeppers, one of my favorties!

Challenges:

• Flutter By Wednesday: Butterful, angel or fairy on your creations and ATG.
• Crafty Emma: Anything but a Christmas card
• Crafty Catz: Must have a birthday bear

Supplies

• Copics:
• Hair: E35, E31, YR20
• Skin: E01, E00, E000
• Pink: RV02, RV00, RV000
• Green: G02, G00, G000
• Gray: W01, W00
• Butterfly Punch: Martha Stewart
• Sentiment: Just Rite Stamps
• DP: Specialty Cardstock: Me and my big ideas

Tip of the Day:  When you first start buying Copics, you wonder what colors you should buy, and even after you have the colors you wonder, what makes a good color family?  This is a list Suzanne Dean put together and I call it my Copic Bible! She also list colors that are very similiar.  I contacted Suzanne and she gave me permission to post it!! She's the best!

Useful Color Combos by Suzanne Dean

**Anything with a * next to it is a REPEAT COLOR—meaning it is very similar to the other color and you do not need both!!

Fall Leaves/Landscape:

E08,E13,E19/YR24,YR20/YG95,YG97/E37,E31/E57

Pumpkins/Oranges:

YR18,YR15,YR12,YR01 or YR00

*YR01 & YR02 are very similar

Pinks:

-R81,R83,R85,R89

-R000,R02,R14

-RV17,RV14,RV13,RV10,RV000 (hot pinks)

-RV69,RV34,RV10 (purply-pink)

-R00,R20,R21,R22 (peachy pinks)

*RV17 & RV19 are similar

Reds:

-R20,R22,R24,R27,R29 (vibrant reds)

-R89 & R85 (cardinal red)

-R00,R02,R05,R08 (orange red)

-make any red darker and less vibrant with W1/W3 or T1/T2

Purples/Plums/Violets:

-V000,V12,V15,V17

-V91,V93,V95,V99 (gray plum)

-BV29,BV25,BV20 (bluish purple)

-RV91,RV93,RV95,RV99 (reddish plum)

-V01,V05,V06,V09 (bright purple)

-B63,B66,B69,B79 (blue/lt purple)

Blue Combos:

-B21,B24,B26,B28 (vibrant blues)

-B91,B95,B97,B99 (grayish blues)

-B32,B34,B37,B39 (navy)

-B05,B02,B000 and/or B0000

*B00 & B01 are similar, B05 & B06 are similar, B14 & B16 are similar

Blue Greens:

BG00,BG10,BG11,BG72,BG75 or 78

BG10,BG11,BG32

*BG23 & 32 are similar,BG01 & BG02 are similar

Yellows:

-Y0000,Y00,Y02 or Y04/06 (bright light yellows)

-Y0000,Y11,Y15 (orange sunny yellow)

-Y21,Y26 (brown-golden tones)

-YR20,YR21,YR23,YR24 (golder tones)

*Y04 & Y06 are similar, Y18 & Y19 are similar

Gold:

Y00,Y11,Y15,YR23,YR24

Silver/Tin:

C00 thru C5 or C7

Greens:

-YG0000,YG00,YG03,YG25 (spring greens)

-G40,G94,G99 or G40,G94,G85 (olives)

-G20,G21,G24,G28 or G29 (forest green)

-G0000,G00,G02,G16 (mint greens)

-G20,G21,G24 (sage)

-G20,YG63,YG67 (green)

*G02 & G03 are similar, G16 & G19 are similar, G21,G24 & G82 are very similar, G28 & G29 are similar

Browns:

-E40,E41,E42,E43,E44 (creamy browns-more gray)

-E50,E51,E53,E55 (creams)

-E31,E33,E35,E37 or E39 (golden browns)

-E53,E55,E57,E59 (dark brown)

-E21,E25,E27,E29 (reddish dark brown)

-E11,E15,E18 (reddish brown)

-E00,E11,E13 (skin) or add E0000

-E02,E04,E07, E09 (rusty red—use bridge technique for E02 & E04 to blend well)

*E08 & E09 are very similar, E37 & E39 are similar

Skin Tones:

E00,E11,E13 (Caucasian 1)

E000,E00,E11 (Caucasian 2)

E21,E00,E000 (Caucasian 3)

E11,E13,E21,E25 (African Amer.1)

E11,E25,E27,E29 (African Amer.2)

*E21 is very similar to E53

Suzanne’s Fave Hair Combo’s:

-E25,E31,E50 (light or dark brunette)

-E35,E31,YR20 (golden blonde)

-E50,E53,E57 (dark brunette)

-C3,C5,C7,C9 (black hair)

-E15,E18,YR21 (auburn with golden highlites)

-YR20,YR21,E31 (light blonde)

Grays:

I recommend starting with the 00 for each C,W, T & N Grays then skip to 1,3,5,7,9 (ie C00,C1,C3,C5,C7,C9). I use only C’s and W’s for most of my Gray needs & then I also have T1 and T3 to tone down colors. The N’s are very close to the C’s and not a necessary purchase.

DT Tuesday Party Time

Happy Tuesday Everyone! Which one of you took the heat away, please bring it back!! I am freezing and just cannot get warm. Today, I was so cold I filled the bath tub up with super hot water and it felt wonderful! Ten minutes after i got out and finished getting dress and the boys, Simba and Bailey wanted to go outside. eeeeeeks not now! They gave me that pathetic look boys can get...yea dog boys too! And, I have been cold ever sense! I hate cold weather. I like it brisk as long as it doesn't go below 60!!

It's Party Time Tuesday!! What in the world is Party Time Tuesday? Well, let me tell ya!  It is a challenge, which celebrates birthday parties all year long!  The challenge can be anything, but you are require to have some kind of  birthday sentiment on the front of your card.

I love this card and could make about 10 more of them!! My image and sentiment is from "Fred, She Said" If you haven't been to Fred,s She Said digital store ...you are missing out on a lot of super cute images!

Challenges:

• Party Time Tuesdays: Balloons
• Craft Your Passion: Anything goes
• 
  

Isn't that the cutest b/d card??

Don't forget to go see the other DT projects!!! You won't be sorry you!

Thank you for visiting my blog!
Hugzzzzzzzzzzz Colleen

Simply Scrapping Crafts Holiday Blog Hop

Welcome to Simply Scrapping Crafts First Annual Holiday Hop! 

We have quite a line-up for you today filled with lots of holiday inspired goodies! The  DT has been busy working in Santa’s workshop creating a sled full of gorgeous holiday projects to help you decorate, scrapbook or use for gifts!. Be sure to comment on all of the blogs along the way because we have "hidden" some extra special treats for you. There is no way to tell where we have them stashed, so be sure not to miss out! Some of our hop hosts are giving an extra entry for becoming a follower. Who doesn't appreciate more chances to win right?

All winner will be announced on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 via the DT blogs and also in the hop room at SSC, You have until 11:59PM EST tonight, December 4th, 2010 to comment for your chance to win. All you need to do is click on each link and leave a comment as you hop along to the end of the list. Are you ready for a Holly Jolly Holiday Hop? Let's get to hoppin'!

I chose to do a tutorial on melting a digital colored image onto a candle.

Easy Peasy!

Supplies: Tissue paper, wax paper, digital or stamp image, Copic or other coloring medium, heat gun, card stock and glue stick. (glue stick and card stock only if you are using a digital image)

Glue corners of tissue paper onto card stock to print the digital image.

 This is what your digital image looks like on the tissue paper
Photo is kinda bright wouldn't you say! The photo's were taken at night ....sorry

Colored your image with your favorite medium. I used Copics. You are unable to blend like you do on regular paper, however, as you can see you still get great variations. Place something under the tissue paper to catch the ink for it goes through the tissue paper quite easily.

This is a picture to show you how much ink went through the tissue paper.

Cut out your image as close to the lines,  it is okay if there is some tissue left surrounding the image.

Spit on the image!!! LOL I wet the tip of my finger and slightly moisten a few corners to help the tissue paper stick to the candle. You do not want to wet the black lines wet for they will bleed.

Wrap your wax paper around the candle making a handle in the back to hold onto tightly. This will keep a tight seal around the image. Make sure there are no wrinkles or air pockets.  You can also secure it with rubber bands. Tidbit: Rubber Bands in Pittsburgh are called "gum bands!"

Use a heat gun to heat the wax paper. What will happen is the heat gun will melt the wax coating on the wax paper and seals your image. You want to keep moving the heat gun so you do not melt the candle. Don't put it as close as I have in the picture or it will melt for sure!. Heat until you see everything turn shiny. This will take several minutes to do.

 

The final results. Large candle 1.50...everything else I had. 

Don't forget to leave a comment to be eligible for the drawing and you will have two chances if you become a follower or are a follower. Susanna from Susanna  Custom Arts and Cards Design is helping to sponsor my blog on the hop. The lucky winner will win a $15.00 Gift Certificate for SCACD

You want to make sure you comment on all of the DT's blogs. The next blog you should go to is Amy's. If you were here first you want to go to the beginning of the hop and start at SSC  or go straight to Maureen's blog.

GOOD LUCK!!!

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Theresa     http://procrastinatingscrapper.blogspot.com/
Nikki           http://gracie33.blogspot.com/
Rona          http://scraprona.blogspot.com/
Colleen      http://cardsdelight.blogspot.com/You are here
Amy           http://amybeansblog.blogspot.com/
Clare         http://bearydocardsinc.blogspot.com/
Pryn           http://mochavation.blogspot.com/

Tammy      http://tmaynard.blogspot.com/

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DT Teddy- Stampers Challenge

Hello there! Are you hopping around going nuts in the malls or are you  like me and shop in your PJ's at home?  What's on your Christmas wish list this year? Me, I don't want much...just a  new craft room!! I have all my supplies in the spare bedroom and it is getting mighty crowded in there! I don't even have any space left under the bed. KWIM!

It's Friday wahooo! Every other Friday is Teddy-Stampers challenge! This week we are being sponsored by Elisabeth Bell! How awesome is that?  I was on Elisabeth's GDT and it was awesome,  who cannot love her adorable images! The random winner will win the beautiful digi I used in  my card today! Is she not sweet? I did a card similar to this one when I was on the DT, it was done in a hurry due to family matters and I hated it then and I hated now, so I tore it apart and did the whole thing over!! I love it. I did switch directions of the posing, because I like my images facing the right for some unknown reason! That is one of the beauties of digital images.Also,  I made a 3D tree instead of using the one in the digi. So come and join the fun and possible win this awesome digi created by the talented Elisabeth Bell!

Isn't it beautiful! I love it and my parents will receive it next week!!

The top of the card is 3 layers, 4 counting the scallop. I cut the DP and green card stock at the same time with my circle Nestability so they would line up exactly. I took a sheet of white card stock and dry embossed it and then slightly went over the top of it with a green ink pad to make it look like wall paper. I made the scallop by placing the the circle die with a larger scallop die on the green card stock and ran it through my Cuttle Bug at the same time. If you look closely you will see it is thicker on the left side and below the packages it is even thinner, but I was able to make it work!  I used think foam to separate the circle from the dry embossed cardstock. I really love the way it turned out. It is so much prettier in person!

Challenges: 
  

• Teddy-Stampers: Christmas Teddy
• Dutch Dare Card Challenge: Winter
• Aifactory: Winter
• Stampavie and more snow flake
•  ABC Christmas Card: Christmas
• A Crafty Little Place: Anything goes 
• Scrap-Creations: Anything goes

 

Supplies:

• Copics
• skin: E11, E00, E000
• Hair: E31, E35, R20
• PJ's. RV02, RV00
• Blue: B23, B21 and B00

 Here is the original image... isn'tshe just adorable? Love it!

And this was Elisabeth's inspiration, her daughter! Cute as a button!

Tip Of The Day:   Awesome blog hop tomorrow!

Come to SSC's, Simply Scrapping Crafts for there will be lots of prizes, tutorials and fun!! I will have a great tutorial for you and and a random winner will win a $15.00 gift certificate to Susana's Custom Art and Card Design!!  Wait until you see what the rest of the DT's has plan for you! Don't forget December 4th.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugzzzz

Happy December 1st!

Hello Friends! I cannot believe I am writing December 1!! Wow, in a month it will all be over with....so sad! We are going to Florida this year to spend some awesome time with the kids who live there. We have kids all over the states from Nevada, Eastern PA, Western PA and Florida. My parents are in Arizona...sure would be nice if we were all in one place. But, I always look forward to the time we get to share with all of them....well, most of the time! KWIM!!

Today I have two Christmas Cards I made and I am really happy with both of them! The first one is with an image by Digi Doodle Shop called Santa's arrival. The second I saw this digi I knew I had to color it! If you want to see beautiful, fun, loving...huge variety of images you need to go for they are awesome! Right now all of Digi Doodles Christmas images are 50 percent off!! Yes, 50 %  RUN! You surely will not be disappointed! I will be doing several cards with her images over the next few days and you will see why I love them so!

My second card is made with a red rubber stamp by Stampabilities called Winters Wish! I forgot how much I love doing scenery! I love the way it turned out...much better than last years!

Challenges  Why so many? Because I want everyone to see our Blog Hop at SSC and all the info is at the bottom of my posting!! Trust me this was very, very time consuming to enter this many challenges, so please come and hop with us!

• ABC Christmas Challenge: Christmas or Yuletide card
• Creative Belli Blog: Embellishments that start with an R
• Gingersnap Creations: Snowmen or Snow People
• Stampavie and More: Snow
• A Spoonful of Sugar: 3PP, 3 flowers or buttons, 3 gems
• Art Inkables: Die Cuts or Punches
• Crafty Little Place: Anything goes
• Digital Tuesday Challenge: Digital and Animals at Christmas Time
• My Time to Craft: Vintage
• Scrap Creations: Anything Goes
• Tuesday Taggers: Jolly old St. Nick
• Tuesday Throwdown: Embellishments
• Cupcake Craft Challenge: Light it up...candle anywhere on your card
• Karber Weekly Challenge: Digi and Sparkle
• OLCB: Inspire by a Christmas Song 
• Paper Playtime: Christmas Carroll
• The Pink Elephant: Blue, Green and Red
• Stamps R Us:  Holiday Cards
• Crafty Hos" Challenge: Photo inspiration....snowman
• The Crafty Pad: Snowflakes
• Ginger loft: Bows
• I Did It Creations: Surprise me
• One Stitch at a Time: Bling it up!
• Scrappy Frogs Challenge: Christmas
• Craft Calendar: Snowflake
• Digi Doodle Shop: Snow

 Digi Doodle: Santa's Arrival! I love the way the fireplace came out!

Copics:  

• Dress: YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97
• Dog: E18, E15, E13
• Cat: W5, W3, W01, W00
• Apples and Santa and Stocking: R29, R27,R24, R21
• Wood and Fire Place: E50, E51, E53, E55
• Stone: E44, E43, E42, E53, E40, 
• Morter: E51, E51
• Green Stocking: BG93, BG96, BG99
• Basket: E74,E71, E70

Winters Wish

Copics:

• Sleigh and red coat: R39, R37, R35, R32
• Roof: E74, E71, E70
• Blue for snow: B0000, B000
• Green: G03, G00, G000
• House: E31, E30

TIP OF THE DAY! Adding Ribbon to your card. When you are adding thick ribbon or any ribbon to your card, it is too hard to try and wrap it around the card and tie the bow. What I do...place the ribbon on the outside of the card stock and only tuck the ends in with Scor-tape.  Tie a piece of string around your ribbon to pull it slightly taunt as in the picture.

Make the bow using Bow Easy and directions on how to use Bow Easy by Suzanne Dean are here!

Cut the excess string off. Attache your bow using Scor-tape to where you pulled the ribbon a little bit taunt and you will have the appearance your ribbon and bow are one piece of ribbon!  See Picture below: Easy Peasy.

And this is what I don't want you to miss!!!

I will have a great tutorial for you and and to a random winner a $15.00 gift certificate to Susana's Custom Art and Card Design!!  You could buy two Bow Easy's! You have to come to SSC's, Simply Scrapping Crafts for there will be lots of prizes, tutorials and fun!! Wait until you see what the rest of the DT's has plan for you! Don't forget December 4th.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugzzzz

Tuesday's Party Time!

Hello friends! Did you enjoy your holiday weekend? We had a quiet day at home which I believe was the first year we didn't spend it with my parents or any of the kids and it was nice!  We made dinner together and usually you cannot have both of us in the kitchen at the same time and we did just fine!! Well, we're both still alive!! Only kidding! A lot of the western states are getting snow and so far we have had none...last years 60 inches were enough to last me awhile!

It's Tuesday and ya all know what that means by now! It's party time! Awesome blog and especially this time of year when your making Christmas cards, place settings, gifts and what knots. It is nice to take a break and do a birthday card, which has nothing to do with Christmas! Well, that is what Party Times Tuesday is all about...making birthday cards! You still have a challenge, but a birthday sentiment must appear on the front of your card!  I received an order for 3 boy's birthdays cards from the age of 9 -11. Making men's cards rather they are 2 or 92 is always a challenge for me. I am so used to putting  flowers, ribbons, bling or bows on my cards! Are you the same way...it really makes you stop and think? I was smart enough to ask if they were in any sports or  likes or dislikes and here is the reply I received: one likes TV computer games, another  plays football and the last one likes to ride his bike.  Well, the next question I had was what are the school colors for the football player, black and green.  I had that one and the computer games picked. But, I didn't have an image for the bike rider. Well, let me tell ya...it almost killed me, but I figure all boys like baseball and being in Baltimore the colors should be orange and black......I apologize Pittsburgh, my home town of black and gold!  Presenting my 3 birthday cards for the boys! Don't forget to visit my team mates for Party Time Tuesdays for they have awesome creations for you! You can visit them through my side bar too!

Challenges:

• Party Time Tuesday: Any thing goes! My cup of tea!
• The Crazy Challenge: On the go! Same as anything goes!
• Karber Weekly Challenge: Sparkle
• Lexi's Creations: Blue and Silver (I wasn't sure if you had to use their digi's)
• The Pink Elephant: Blue, Green and Red I'm pushing it here! I have all 3 colors just on different cards!
• Scrapmaster's Paradise: Color...a little pushing
• There She Goes: Kids cards! I am totally safe on this one!!
• Woodware USA: Anything goes

This first one is by Mo Digital Pencil and you can find it here.

 The next two are from Kenny K and you can find them here!

Did I do okay for boy cards! Plain and simple!

 Tip of the Day:

Big blog hop on December 4 with lots of goodies including one on my blog!

A new blog is starting the beginning of the new year and the challenge will be to make a Christmas Card all year long... so we don't end up in this hurried mess again next year!! heehhe  It is the CraftyHazelnuts Christmas Challenge by Debbie Harris. Right now she is having a blog candy giving this beautiful paper from My Mind's Eye! Isn't it pretty? You only have until Midnight tonight to sign up for this great DP so RUN on over!

Happy week to ya and thank you for stopping in! 

Party Time Tuesday

Hello blog land! Ya know I keep promising myself that I am going to post every day and before I know it almost a week has gone by.  Good thing I belong to several DT's so I get on here a few times a week! Can you believe in 32 days...think about this....in 32 days Christmas will be over with!!! I am like stunned. I had several card orders and kept putting them off and off and really believed I had another week to get them done...well, the shock of my life was when I realized this week was Thanksgiving and I had five cards to get done NOW....talking about freaking out!! And I don't know about you, but when I am stressed out my MoJo goes for a hike! I'll tell ya, I just couldn't think and it seemed like every card looked the same, but with a different image on it. LOL You know I have a friend who lays awake at night and imagines sketches for her cards. Not me!! I make them up as I go. Do you know how your card or layout looks like before you start? I would really like to know the answer to that!!! For I surely don't. I tear a card apart several times before I am done. Once in a blue moon I will have a card  from beginning to end go as smooth as silk and I relish them!!

My card today has a sweet Mo's Digital Pencil image and I just love her. I think everybody has one or two of Mo's images for they are the cutest, sweetest and even funny ones! If your not familiar with them...check her site out and I promise you will not be disappointed. There are images for everyone's taste!

Party Time Tuesday Challenge Blog  is all about making birthday cards!! Each week no matter what the challenge is.... you must have a birthday sentiment on the front of your card!! This is a blog you want to belong to for if you are like me...I am always behind with birthday cards!! Let me tell ya, you will love PTT and don't forget to hop on over to see the wonderful creations my team mates have made to inspire you!!

Challenges:

• DT Party Time Tuesday: 1 image, 2 DP, 3 different embellishments
• Mark's Finest Paper: Circle 
• Daring Cardmakers: 3 of something. I have 3 main layers which, all have 3 layers. 
• Karber Weekly Challenge: 2 or more DP, Digi Image 
• Stamp R Us: Scallops and sparkles
• One Stitch At A Time: Season or Event
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Tip of the Day: You have card stock, dies, markers, punches, glitter, flowers, but your tired of doing the same thing over and over again. Well, let me tell ya...if you want to learn 100's of  new things you can do with all your gadgets and supplies then Gina K TV is where you want to be. She has video's on almost anything you want to learn, all in one easy location. And that is HERE

Thank you for stopping by and as my friend Lisa says; "My friends ROCK!!"

DT Teddy-Stampers!

Good morning everyone! I am really late posting this today but things were kinda out of sorts here for a few days. All is normal once again so just trying to catch -up! Don't forget to go and check out the winners on Teddy-Stampers if you participated in the blog for all the winners are posted there!! Good luck to ya.

The winner on my blog is Krista (Krista Designs)!! Wahoo!! Please email me your full name and email address!!

My card today is made using an image from Stamp Fairy...isn't he adorable?

Challenges:

•  Teddy-Stamper: Sketch
• Aifactory: Die cut or punch
• Digi Doodle Shop: Anything goes
• Hodge Podge Shop: Anything goes
• Pals Paper Arts: Ribbon or fabric
• The ABC Challenge: H is for holidays
• Creative Bella:  Something Old, Something borrowed, something blue
• Stampin' Royalty: Pattern paper

 

Supplies

•  DP: From last years stash
• Copic Colors
• Bear: E41, E51, E53 E31
• Red: R29, R27, R22
• Background: B000
• Ribbon Olfry
• Sentiment: K&C 

TIP OF THE DAY:  Shadows: Adding a little bit of color around your image helps make it pop! You can apply the shadows using Copics, Distress Inks and my favorite Chalk! The shadows on today's card happens to be done with Copic BG000 BG00.  I usually use chalk which takes me a whopping minute.  I apply it with a small cotton ball and the best part of using chalk ...is you can erase it!

Party Time Tuesday!

Hello my friends and a happy Tuesday to you! I have been MIA for the past week. My daughter, Amy is moving back home to Pittsburgh from the middle of PA. I watched Abbie and Andrew while she and her friends were loading the moving truck. I am back home now and have to much to get done. Can you believe Christmas is 40 days away??? Yikes! Did you start your Christmas shopping yet? Not me! We are going to Florida to see two of our children and their families for the Christmas holidays. I think we are staying home for Thanksgiving this year by ourselves. It will be weird not having any of the family around, but we'll enjoy the four day weekend together! I have to get lots of cards made before then! Tonight I received a 20 card order...wahooo  lots of work! So I best get moving here!

It's that time of week to enjoy Party Time Tuesday's challenge. It is one of my most favorite challenges and here is the reason why! It is a requirement to have a birthday sentiment on the front of your card. With the children and grandchildren it keeps me out of trouble!  The DT is quite creative so come on and join us for a good time!

Challenges:

• Party Time Tuesday: Easel Card, Birthday Sentiment
• Little Paper Shop: Die cut
• Stamp With Fun: Square
• Craft Hos' Challenge: Fall colors
• Ginger Loft Challenge: The great out doors...lol I think I have this one covered!
• Paper Sundaes: At least two of the following....Punches, Ribbon, Embossing or the color blue.
• Fairy Tale: Any thing goes
• Aifactory: Die cut or punch
 

 

Supplies:

• Image: Sara K  one of my most favorite artist
• Paper: DCVW
• Flowers: Prima
• Ribbon: Olfry
• Brads: Basic Grey
• Copics
• Hair: E25, E31, YR20
• Skin: E11, E00, E000
• Bluegreen: BG 72, BG11, BG00
• Yellow: Y15, Y02, Y00
• Blue jeans: B97, B95, B91
• Boots: C3, C1, C00
• Wood: Sorry, I didn't keep tract
• Red: R39, R37, R35, R32
• Scarf and dog: W3, W1, W00
• Nestabilities dies

Several things not to forget!

• Free Copic Classes over at Simply Scrapping Crafts and the awesome Copic Challenge Where you can win 2 Copic markers or 2 Variance Ink refills just by playing!
• Teddy-Stampers   one year anniversary blog hop which runs until November 18.  Awesome prizes to be won, including one from me!! You can read all about it in the below 2 listings
•  Party Time Tuesday is running a DT call and trust me you will love the DT . Kristie and Di are two of the most wonderful people to work for!  So come on over and put in your application and join the fun!

 TIP OF THE DAY: Do you need a colored embellishment: Well, you have it with Copic's! You can color on metal, ribbon, dried flowers, fabric, glass, leather, Easter eggs, and more! So when you need an embellishment to match your project...Color what you have with Copics!

 

It's Tuesday's Party Time, It's Tuesday's Party Time

Good morning!! So how many of you remember Buffalo Bob asking "Say Kids, What time is it?" and everyone would scream "It's Howdy Doody Time!" Oh no! Did I just give my age away? LOL. The old TV shows were so different from today and what we remember can be funny!

One day at the gym I said to one of the girls "Ok Kimosabe!" which is an expression I have used since I was a little girl. She quickly looked at me like I just insulted her and said "what did you call me?" I busted out laughing, once again I was showing my age. Kimosabe is what Tonto use to call the Lone Ranger and it means "trusted friend!"  Oh, when she had no clue what I was talking about...I felt ancient!

Ok, so who's been going around stealing the Mojo? Mine's gone, gone, gone and I want it back! First it is stolen from my friends and now mine...geeesh! Oh well, the show must go on!

It's Party Time Tuesday! Do you want the best challenge blog ever? Well, look no more for Party Time Tueday is here! So what's so great you ask? Well, let me tell ya!! There is one requirement, on top of the challenge of the week and it is you must have a birthday greeting on the outside of  your card! Now be honest, wouldn't it be nice to have all your B/D cards done before you actually need them? I think so!! So come on over and join the fun!! This week challenge is an inspirational challenge and the colors are Red,. Black and White!

Several things not to forget!

• Free Copic Classes over at Simply Scrapping Crafts and the awesome Copic Challenge Where you can win 2 Copic markers or 2 Variance Ink refills just by playing!
• Teddy-Stampers   one year anniversary blog hop which runs until November 18.  Awesome prizes to be won, including one from me!! You can read all about it in the below  listing
•  Party Time Tuesday is running a DT call and trust me you will love the DT . Kristie and Di are two of the most wonderful people to work for!  So come on over and put in your application and join the fun!

Challenges: 

• Party Time Tuesday:  Picture inspiration with the colors Red, White and Black
• Lexi's Creations:  Anything goes

My card for the DT Party Time Tuesday is very simple using the photo below this one for inspiration.

 

I really wasn't happy with the card above so I tore it apart and came up with this...which, not sure what to think!

 

Maybe a tad better!

Tip of the Day:   Cleaning your Copic Markers.  We have all experience the messy markers after using them a lot. Did you know when the inside of your caps are build up with dried ink,  you can actually cause your marker harm. You will no longer have an airtight seal.  What can happen is your ink dries a tiny bit in the nib and what you will might notice  is your paper will become tacky and sticky. So now what do you do. Carefully remove your nib and place it in a small plastic baggie with either 97 percent alcohol or your colorless blender solution. You leave the nib in the bag and after it turns white return it to the marker.

Cleaning your markers is very important and you want to clean inside the caps and around the area at the end of the marker where the nib slides into. You can clean it with Colorless Blender solution, rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer. Do not put the hand sanitizer on your nibs...to be honest I don't know what it could do and I just would not try it! 

 Visit the rest of the the Party Time Tuesdays design team for lots of great inspirations!  Hugzzzzzz

It's Happy Birthday to Teddy-Stampers

Hello Everyone!! It is time to celebrate! Teddy Stampers is turning ONE! Holy Cow that went fast!! We've been stamping with our teddies for a year and we want to celebrate with you! How??  We're celebrating by having a BIRTHDAY BASH!

There are several prizes to win this week and here is how to do it!  Visit each of the designers blogs
 LEAVE A COMMENT on each blog. Then when you've done,  hop back to the Teddy Stampers blog and upload a birthday creation of your own! You must do ALL of these steps in order to be eligible for a prize. And we have several sponsors today. Check this out:

Digital Delights by Louby Lou

Dragon Lair Designs

The Cutting Cafe

Doodle Dragon Studios

Deedee's Digis

Simon Says Stamp


That's a lot of prizes to win!! Plus, a few of our fabulous designers have some prizes on their blogs for one lucky hopper as well! So what are you waiting for? (hehehe I am one of them!)

I am having a random drawing for a yummy prize! To be eligible just follow me at the top of my blog  and leave a comment so I know you were here! What is that yummy gift you say?  It's a $10.00 gift certificate for Simply Scrapping Craft E-bay store! How cool is that!!

Don't forget about the free COPIC classes over at Simply Scrapping Crafts, trust me you have to see the great job Lisa and Judy did for the classroom! One word: Awesome!! And, please while your there sign up for my Copic Challenges! You will find it under challenges at the top of the page!! See you there!!

The theme today for Teddy-Stampers is "Happy Birthday!" I am using one of Dustin Pikes Digi bears to help celebrate. Isn't he so cute coming down in his Hot Air balloon to celebrate with us!!! If you like him he is Octobers free digi and November's free digi is now posted!

Challenges:

• Teddy-Bear Stampers:  Birthday Theme 
• Delightful Challenges - stitching 
• Paper Play (2 entries) - circles 
• Paper Romance - lots of whatever you want 
• Sassy Studio Designs - stitching 
• Stamp Insanity - punches
• ABC Challenge (2 weeks) - glitter 
• Creative Cottage (2 weeks) - embossing
• Freshly Brewed - anything goes, optional sketch 
• Creative Card Crew (2 weeks) - punches 
• Digital Tuesday - DIGI STAMP and framed 
• Paper Take Weekly - for boys / men
• Doodle Dragon Studio: Anything goes  (Blog of Dustin Pike... where I got today's image!)

Phew!!

If you came here first then hop right over to the Teddy-Stamper Blog and follow the bear tracks! If you are in the correct order than you want to hop on over to the talented Jerusha's blog and just wait to see what she has in store for you!! So why are you still here? LOL


HAPPY HOPPING!!

Teddy Stampers Blog

Sharon
Angelique
Cherie
Annie
Colleen ( you are here)
Jerusha
Lins
Desiree

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NO TIP OF THE DAY DUE TO BIRTHDAY BASH!

DT Party Time Tuesday!

Hello everyone! Did you have a great Halloween? We had over 150 children! I made up 60 little bags of candy for my grandchildren, Abbie and Andrew's preschool and wasn't home in time from my parents to mail them.  So I gave them first to the neighborhood kids and within 20 minutes all 60 bags were GONE!  Panic mode set in, but we had enough!

Ohmygosh, I have to tell ya what DH did!! We bought mix bags of candy and the other night, I walked into the living room and there was a big pile of candy wrappers. He looked at me and said "you know tonight they had on the news about certain candy bars not being good for the children and parents should throw them away, they have too many calories" as he pops another one in his mouth and he continued saying "so I am just saving the children!" I thought I was going to pee my pants!! What a hoot!

Several fun announcements today!! My card is for Party Time Tuesday. PTT is a  Birthday Card Challenge Blog with new challenges every Tuesday.  This week is anything goes so come on and join us, we all need birthday cards!! Let me tell ya, you should see the rest of the DT cards...they are totally awesome!! 

On Friday Teddy Stampers is having a one year blog  anniversary. Trust me, you do not want to miss the blog hop for they have awesome prizes lined up and one of them will be right here on my blog (shhhhh don't tell anyone!)  So don't forget to come back on Friday!! Hint, Hint...anyone can use my prize! Prizes will not only be given by the DT, but will also be given by the following Stores:

> Digital Delights by Louby Lou
> Dragon Lair Designs
> The Cutting Cafe
> Doodle Dragon Studios
> Deedee's Digis
> Simon Says Stamp

So don't forget about us and come back and play!!!

Challenges:

• Party Time Tuesday:  Anything goes
• Cowgirl's Sunday Challenge: Bling
• The Crafty Pad: Stitching
• The Paper Players: Anything goes
• Crafty Calendar Challenge: Birthday!!! Their first Birthday!
• Total Paper Crafts: Bling

Supplies! 

• Image: Sara K...I love, love, love Sara K!
• Basic Grey Paper
• Neeham for Copic stamping and coloring
• Prima Flowers
• Stickles
• Friskar punch
• Copics
• Hair: E31 E25, E50
• Skin: E11, E00, E000
• Pants E41, E43, E50
• Dress: R04, R02, R01 (I didn't directly apply R04, I kissed it with R02. 
• Shoes: W03, W01, W02
• Shirt: BG15, BG13, BG11 

TIP OF THE DAY:  Your digital ink bleeds when using Copics.  Several ways you can correct this!

 

• Change your print quality to fast draft mode. How to do this: Click print, on the next screen  preferences, next screen click on print quality and change it to fast draft. Everyone should be priniting on this mode for it will save your ink BIG time!
• Heat set it for several moments.
• Let it dry overnight before coloring.
• As soon as your image comes out of the printer, put clear embossing powder on it, click all the extra embossing powder off by turning it over and flicking it with your thumb then heat set.

Have a great day and see you tomorrow!!  Big thank you for stopping by today! Hugzzzzz
 

I'm home!

I am home!  Gosh, I missed you guys something terrible! Yet, I got to spend time with my parents and that was great!  My hubby and I helped them move from Nevada to Arizona, what a trip! It was very hard on my parents for they weren't sure where to put everything once we got there. DH went home in five days and I stayed 2 weeks to help unpack. Would you rather pack or unpack?  Me, I rather pack any day of the week over unpacking.  When you unpack everything has a new home and your just not sure where that might be. I'll tell ya though..I will never fly with US Airways again if I can help it. I wanted to stay an additional week to finish helping my parents and they wanted $490.00 to reschedule my flight. I thought maybe somebody didn't read the figures right and went to the airport....same thing. I asked what happened to the 50 -100.00 fee for rescheduling and the answer I got was "no it's now 150.00" I stood there and thought something is wrong with this picture so I asked "then why are you telling me it is 490.00 and the answer I got was "oh, that is before the fee is added"  Let me tell ya, if they go out of business it won't be anyone's fault but their own. I was not buying a new ticket and was flying ONE way in the USA...I wasn't going to Timbuktu...gesssssssssssh.

Anyhoo, my card today was designed by Daphne and I was on her DT in the very beginning. Very sad for she no longer does any digi's.  This was one of my favorites and I added the sentiment in Photo Shop Elements.
  
Challenge:

• Copic Challenge Corner: shadowing.  Each month win two Copic markers or refills for completing the months challenges
• Crafty Calendar Challenge: Birthday, they are celebrating their first year anniversary!!! YEA!
• Stamp Something: Pink
• Totally Paper Crafts:  Bling
• Digi Doodle Shop:  Anything goes

 Copics:

• Skin: E11, E00, E000
• Blue :  B04, B02, B00 B000
• Pink:  RV02, RV00, RV000
• Hair: E35, E31, YR20

TIP OF THE DAY: Shadowing your image.  Adding a shadow to your image makes it look complete. In the beginning I hated to add a shadow by taking my marker and just out lining it. I felt it was so dang obvious and didn't like it. Then I learned to take my colorless blender and go back over the outline shadow to give it a soft blend.

Simple Scrapping Crafts First Halloween Blog Hop

Welcome to Simply Scrapping Crafts First Annual Haunted Hallow Hop!  We have quite a line-up for you today filled with lots of tricks and treats!  Now what would trick or treating be without candy?  Eye candy that is!  Our DT has been busy at work in Dr. Jekyll's lab creating just the right formula to inspire your hauntingly sweet projects this year.  Be sure to comment all of the blogs along the way because we have "hidden" some extra special treats along the way.  There is no way to tell where we have them stashed, so be sure not to miss out!  Some of our hop hosts are giving an extra entry for becoming a follower.  Who doesn't appreciate more chances to win right? 

 All winners will be announced on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 via the DT blogs and also in the hop room at SSC, which can easily be accessed here .  You have until 11:59PM EST tonight, October 16, 2010 to comment for your chance to win.  All you need to do is click on each link and leave a comment as you hop along to the end of the list.   

My image is from Karen Doodles "Scare Crow Girl"  She really looks scary smiling at those black birds! LOL

Are you ready for a frightfully wicked Haunted Hallow Hop?  Let's get to hoppin'

• Deb 
• Maureen
• Georgia  
• Theresa
• Nikki
• Rona
• Colleen === You are here
• Amy
• Emily 
• Clare
• Pryn