Better Late Than Never - Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Week #23

ARGH! I created my card, got it turned in to the DT, set up my blog entry to post on Saturday...well at least I thought I had. I had saved the post but I guess I forgot to set the time to post! Saturday I spent a glorious day with my mother at a Prayer Retreat. Sunday was spent cleaning up around the house and getting laundry done. It wasn't until this morning that I realized that my post DID NOT POST! So, sorry about that.....here ya go!



Welcome to Week #23 at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle! We were so thrilled to see so many of you join us last week for our Celebration Challenge! It really makes our hearts smile to see your wonderful creations! We have another great challenge for you this week! Anything girly! For those of you with little girls this will be super easy and for those of you who only have boys it may be a little more challenging but oh, so fun!!! The DT got to use another SweetPea image for our creations and I just love these stamps! They are perfect for something girly! I decided to created a purse shaped card. I began by coloring my stamped image with copic markers and then going through my scraps to find the perfect DP for the image. The paper is all MME. I added some ribbon and flowers and ta-da....a perfectly girly card!






Come on over to check out what the other DT members created and get inspired! Don't you just love these SweetPea stamps? Create something girly, link it up and you may win a sheet of 4 rubber stamps!!!!

Happy New Year - Stamp Scrap & Doodle Week 21

We are back at it over at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle for our first challenge in 2010! This week we challenge you to use a photo on a card or other project. When I was working on this challenge, I just knew I wanted to use this cute little snowman picture that we took last year during one of maybe two snows of the season. Yep, we don't get a lot of snow down here in Alabama, but when we do, you know we get out and play in it. We rarely have enough snow to build a respectable snowman....and this was no exception! We built our snowman (if you want to call it that) on the back of the car! I used some MM paper for the background and added ribbons and snowflakes to the edge of my photo. I used this weeks Midnight Madness sketch from Precillastyles!




So come on over and play with us in 2010 at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle! We can't wait to see what you create!

{Supplies}
Making Memories Tinsel Paper
Red Card Stock
White Ribbon
Snowflake Stickers
Red flower petals
Silver and Red Brads
Scallop Nesties

December Birthdays

We have a several December birthdays in my family including my brother's and mine. To everyone out there who has a birthday between the week of Thanksgiving and New Years, I know you understand when I say "It just isn't fair!" We December babies never get the kind of birthdays that, say, June babies get. I, having a birthday just days before Christmas, have gotten used to Christmas presents that are also birthday presents. My brother, whose birthday was yesterday (New Years Eve), has it a little easier. At least everyone is up for a party on his birthday! So, if you have a December birthday, this is a special Happy Birthday to you!!!

I created this card (for my brother) using this weeks Mojo Monday (#119) sketch. I got to use some yummy MME paper and some new nesties.

Whew! Is it over? Really?!?!

Can you believe that Christmas came and went so fast? We had such a fantastic Christmas here with Trinity getting everything she asked Santa for....even the thing that Mommy wasn't too sure about. Makes me think of "The Christmas Story" and "you'll shoot your eye out." I scored some fantabulous scrappy goodies this year including my new SLICE (thanks Mom!). I seriously felt like a 10 year old when I opened the package! I wanted to take a picture of all the scrappy spoils I received but got ahead of myself when I started putting them all away. Let's just say I could have covered the kitchen table!! I trully am spoiled....and I LOVE it!



Now, I haven't had much time to create with all the Christmas hoopla until now. I couldn't wait to sit down and do something. When I saw this weeks sketch at the Sweet Stop (SSS#36) I just new it was the jumping off point I needed. I found this cute image at Squigglefly and colored it with copics. I used some scraps from my stash to create the layers and my Slice to create the circle (you know I had to use it). Here's how it turned out! The picture is a tad blurry but you can get the idea!

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Week 20

Happy Saturday everyone! Can you believe that by this time next week Christmas will be over? Well, the day anyway, because if you are like me.....the weekend will be filled with Christmas activities too! I cannot believe that we are 6 days away! We are still not ready here...but we are getting there.



This week at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle we have a sketch challenge for you.

I really enjoyed creating with this sketch! I began with the poinsettia image from Beccy Muir. I colored the image with copic markers and cut the circle using my Creative Memories Custom Cutting System. I used Making Memories Tinsle paper for the layers and cut another red circle. I used three brads from American Crafts. Finally I stamped the sentiment with a Studio G stamp (Thanks Diane!). I am really happy with how this card turned out.

This will be our last challenge for the year at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle BUT we will be back on January 2nd to start 2010 out with a great challenge. So, you have two weeks to create something using this sketch and get it linked up for a chance to win a paper pack from the PaperTemptress!

Until then, I wish you all

Merry Always
and
Happy Everything!

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Week 19 - Don't be SQUARE

Okay, its 13 more days until Christmas!!! Are you ready? Are the gifts bought and wrapped? Are the little ones ready for Santa? At my house, we are not even close to being ready....ah, but it IS the most wonderful time of the year!!!



This week at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle the challenge is to create anything that isn't square...or rectangle. Shaped cards, mini books, whatever! I decided to create a Christmas tree shaped card. I found a cute clip-art image in MS Word and printed it out. I used it as a guide for the shape of my card. I covered the cardstock with green patterned paper (Creative Memories) and embellished with fiber and buttons. I added Glossy Accents to the star to give it some dimension. I think it turned out really cute. Now I gotta find an envelope that it will fit in!




We'd love to see what you can create! Come on over to Stamp, Scrap & Doodle and link up your creation by Friday night and get in on the chance for free Victoria Case images! Until then, enjoy the season!

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Week 18

WOW! WOW! WOW! We were so amazed at all the creations we saw linked up for last weeks challenge at Stamp, Scrap and, Doodle! Thanks so much for checking us out and playing along!



This weeks challenge is a color challenge. Here's the inspiration:


I definitely needed to create a Christmas card (yes, I am still working on Christmas cards to send out to family and friends!) so I was intrigued by using these fun colors on a Christmas card. I found some great ribbon at the dollor spot at Target (gotta love it) and was so excited to see these colors on it with snowflakes. So I pulled out one of my Fresh Brewed Designs images and used my copics to color them with the same colors; pink, purple, and green. I added blue to tie it all together. I created my own patterned paper with a snowflake stamp (thanks Diane) and glitter embossing powder. I added paper piercing to each of the layers for a little added touch. Here's the result!


I hope you find some time to scrap during this crazy busy holiday season. If you do, come and play with us at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle!

{Supplies}
Fresh Brewed Designs Image: Snowbuddies
Coloring: Copic Markers
Paper: cardstock
Stamped background and sentiment: Studio G
Embossing Powder: Holographic by Ranger