Friday, December 9, 2011

StampTV's CSS Alumni Treasure Chest Blog Hop

Welcome to the last stop on today's CSS Treasure Chest Blog Hop. You should have arrived here from the very creative and crafty Carolina.  Today's Treasure Chest Challenge is to make a Treat Holder with a Christmas or New Year's theme.  I have been wanting to make a cone treat holder for a long time so this was a prefect time for me to do so.  Now there isn't much stamping on my holder, just the sentiment, so I made a little 4" note card to match.  I used Very Merry Christmas from Gina K. Designs. Here is what I came up with.
Here is a picture of the treat holder.  The candies really pick up the light so there is a glare.

 

 Here is a picture of the card.

 
Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (December 13), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and that person will receive a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs Stamps!
If you came here without hopping you can start at StampTV.  I hope you have enjoyed hopping through and can paly along with us.  Thank you for stopping by.

I am also entering in the following challenges

Sunday, December 4, 2011

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Hello, We are in full Christmas mode here. I was able to get a big chunk of my Christmas shopping done. The house is nearly done with decorations and I have a couple of Christmas projects done. Before I show you my card and ornament I have a bit of news. I am so thrilled to be a Guest Designer for this weeks Try a New Technique on SplitCoast Stampers. This week the challenge is to use buttons to create something Christmasy or wintery. I went with Christmas.
I hope you can join us this week and pull out those buttons (you know you have them) and make something fun. Thank you for stopping by.

Check it out..... Creative Vision is playing the Grinch Game again this year. I played along last it and it was fun, I even one a stamp!!!

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Blue and Silver Christmas

Here is a super quick card I whipped up today for a challenge over at Paper And .Such The challenge is no coloring, well those of you who know me that is a real challenge for me as I love to color. I had fun with this and it is always good to brake out of the rut sometimes. And to top it off I have another Christmas card made.  I used Festive Frame from Gina K Designs embossed it in silver on blue.   I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Speedy The Cat's Friends Challenge- Favorite Embellishment

Hello it is time for another challenge from Speedy The Cat's Friends. This week I am challenging you to use your favorite embellishment. for me I love embellishments even though of late I haven't been using very many of them. Anyway my favorite embellishment is sticky backed pearls. I almost always use them in some way or another. Not sure if you could really call nestabilities and embellishment or not, but I love them to and again it is rare that I don't use at least one on a card.
This stamp is a new one the will be released later this month from Mark's Finest Papers called Pucker Up. I love the lemon images is this set. You can bet that I will be using them a lot.

So what is your favorite embellishment?  We would love to see what you create using it.  I hope you can play along with us this week.  If you do and use a Mark's Finest Papers stamp you will get you name put in twice for a chance to win a stamp set.

Thank you for stopping by.



Thursday, December 1, 2011

The Cuttlebug Spot-Crafting Leftovers

Hello and welcome to another challenge for The Cuttlebug Spot. This week the challenge is Crafting Leftovers, to use scraps on your project. I use all scraps that I had. I loved this paper I got last year and still had a fairly large piece of it so I knew I wanted to use it. I used Celebrate the Season from Gina K Designs.
Be sure to check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the design team. I hope you can play along with us this week. Thank you for stopping by.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Speedy The Cat's Friends Challenge Week 83 - Make It Masculine

Hello I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. And for those of you that were brave enough to tackle black Friday were able to find lots of great deals. As for me I stayed home at eat leftovers, played games with the family and spent a little time in my girl cave. So on to this weeks Speedy The Cat's Friends Challenge.   Linda challenges us to make a masculine card. I whipped this up this card up the other day in just a few minutes so it would be a great one to make when you need something in a hurry. I used A Trip To Lancaster that was just released earlier this week.
I hope that you can play along with us this week. If you do you have a chance to win at set from Mark's Finest Papers, and if you use a MFP stamp you get your name in twice. Thank you for stopping by.






Tuesday, November 22, 2011

MFP Blog Hop - What A Fox

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's November Blog Hop!
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Peaceful Nuthatch
A Trip to Lancaster
What a Fox

Here is my sample for What A Fox.  This is another great set.  I colored the scene with a combination of copics and colored pencils. 


Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day! We will announce all three winners on Thanksgiving Day. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Wednesday November 23, 2011.
  Anne  
  Brenda T 

I hope you have enjoyed the hop this week.   For those of you in the United States I hope you and your family have a very Happy Thanksgiving.   Thank you for stopping by.
 

Monday, November 21, 2011

A Trip To Lancaster

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's November Blog Hop!
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Peaceful Nuthatch
A Trip to Lancaster
What a Fox


Hello and welcome to day two of Mark's Finest Papers November Blog Hop.  Today we are sharing projects made with A Trip To Lancaster.  This is a great set to work with and is very easy to make masculine cards.  I love using red and kraft card stock with these images.  For my card I colored with copics and then sponged in the ground and sky with memento inks.

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day! We will announce all three winners on Thanksgiving Day. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Wednesday November 23, 2011.
  Dawn M.  
  Karen K. 
Pam  
Debbie
                      Brenda T (you are here)

 Thank you for stopping by.
 

Sunday, November 20, 2011

MFP Nov Blog Hop Day #1

Hello! Welcome to Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company's November Blog Hop!
This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
Peaceful Nuthatch
A Trip to Lancaster
What a Fox


Before I get to my projects I have to say that I am very excited as this is my first official blog hop as a senior design team member for Mark's Finest Paper's.  For today we are sharing samples made with Peaceful Nuthatch.  I have to say I love the cute little nuthatch and have so much fun coloring it.  For my first card I used the larger of the two images and used colored pencils with OMS.  After cutting out the image with a nestabilities die and before removing it from the die, I sponged with memento new sprout and bamboo leaves.
Next I stole an idea from my mom (Geri)  and made a snow globe that I bought at Michaels.
 And here is the other side.

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day! We will announce all three winners on Thanksgiving Day. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. The winners will be chosen at 11PM EST on Wednesday November 23, 2011.
  Connie 
  Geri 
  Pam 
  Debbie
                       Brenda T (You are here)

Thank you for stopping.

 

Friday, November 18, 2011

Speedy The Cat's Friends Challenege~Week 82 Color Challenge

Hello it is time for another challenge at Speedy The Cat's Friends Challenge. This week Harriet challenges us to use white, black and one other color. I picked Red as my other color.
I used the barn image from a new set coming from Mark's Finest Papers called A Trip to Lancaster, which will be available on Tuesday 11/29.  I hope you can play along with us this week. If so you will have a chance at winning a stamp set and if you use a stamp from Mark's Finest Paper you will get your name put in twice.  Thank you for stopping by.

Monday, November 14, 2011

The Cuttlebug Spot - Gobble, Gobble, Gobble

It is time for another challenge from The Cuttlebug Spot. This week the challenge is to use a turkey on your project. I only have one turkey stamp, which is surprising being as I have hundreds of stamps. So this one is a discounted one from Mark's Finest Papers.
I hope you can play along with us this week. Now head over to The Cuttlebug Spot and check out the rest of the desing teams gorgeous creations. Thank you for stopping by.