InStyle Stamps Blog Hop

Welcome to the January InStyle Stamps Blog Hop! 

Edited to add...I had my post scheduled for 11:00 AM CST today, but for some reason Blogger didn't play nice today, and it never posted, so I am manually posting it right now.  I'm sorry to those who were looking for my post earlier today.
    
I am the first stop this month, so you are at the right place to begin hopping.  When you have completed the hop, you should end up back at InStyle Stamps where we would like you to vote for your favorite project. The DT member that receives the most votes will win a prize AND just for voting you also have the chance to win a prize too! 

This month our theme is Hearts, and of course I thought of Valentine's Day.   Since I know I will need to have some treats to hand out for the holiday, I decided to make a treat bag.

I used Lisa and then added the Stack of Hearts to the wagon before printing the image.  The Stack of Hearts image comes with a bow on top of it, but I added a ribbon bow instead.  I intentionally left the space above the bow empty because, before handing these out, I will have the girls write the name of who it is for in that area.

I also made a Valentine's Day Card with Ava Holding Balloons and thought that I would share that as well.

Since this patterned paper is pretty on it's own, and the heart is so large, I went with a simple look.  The balloons and her shoes are covered with a clear glaze marker (the green ones have stickles added as well) and the balloon strings were traced (and drawn in where missing) with a black glaze marker.  I used liquid pearls for her belt.  I also tried something new and colored her skin with E00, E01, E11 and R20, and I think I like that much better than my normal E00, E01, E02 and R20 combo!

Thanks for visiting! Hop on over to Genevieve ~ I know she will have something wonderful to share with you.
 

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Have a wonderful day :)

Soft Pencil Thursday

This week we were challenged to use any combination of rhinestones, eylets, and/or brads.  The image we got to use this week is a Michu and Michula.  Don't they look so cute cuddling each other?   
 

When I saw the image I knew right away where my rhinestones were going ~ on the dots in that heart!  Although, at first I had planned on putting more rhinestones on, once I started adding them, I thought less was more for this image ~ after all, I didn't want to take away from Michu and Michula.  I did add some extra sparkle to the card by coloring in the heart on the sentiment with some Ruby Slippers Stickles.  I used some paper from the K&Co KaZoo line ~ have I already mentioned how much I love these papers??  The are especially wonderful for Valentine's for all the little ones in your life!

The rest of the DT has some wonderful eye candy to share with you as well, so please stop by and visit them (links are on the left of my blog).  We'd love to have you join in on our challenges over at Paper Craft Planet ~ they are every Saturday and not only do you have a head start on the upcoming challenge (use rhinestones, eyelets and/or brads), you still have until tomorrow night to get in on the current challenge where the lucky winner will receive a $10 voucher to the store.

Have a wonderful day :)


Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Michu and Michula  - Soft Pencil (digi image); Sentiment - Michael's
Ink/Coloring:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics (E40, E41, E42, E43, E31, E33, E35, R22, R24, R27, R29, RV000, RV00) 
Paper:  Real Red, Pretty in Pink; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP - K&Company (KaZoo)
Embellishments:  Ribbon (JoAnn's); Rhinestones (Michael's); Stickles (Ruby Slippers)
Tools:  Martha Stewart Border Punch

The Greeting Farm CHA Relay Day #2

Well, it is day 2 of The Greeting Farm's CHA relay challenge.  Today we got to work with the digi image of Charlotte. 

Since I am short on time this week, I kept it pretty simple.  I followed the sketch for Club Anya and Friends and have also managed to fit it in the following challenges: 

Crazy 4 Challenges - "Pretty in Pink" - use pink 
Copic Color Challenge-  G21, B45, R85
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Freestyle - anything you like
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - Inspired by the letter "P" - pink, punches,  

Have a wonderful day! 

Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps:  Charlotte (digi image) and Sentiment -Anya Says (The Greeting Farm)
Ink/Coloring:  Rose Red; Copics (E00, E01, R20, G20, G21, G24, R81, R83, R85, B41, B45, E25, E27, E34)
Paper: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP - DCWV - Blossoms and Butterflies
Embellishments:  Rhinestones (Michael's)
Tools:  Oval and Scallop Punches; EK Success Border Punch

The Greeting Farm CHA Relay - Day 1

The Greeting Farm is having a relay challenge this week while Marie is at CHA.  For the first challenge, we were given the digi image of Mer Ian ~ he is perfect for Mermaid Anya! 

I hope I get to complete all the challenges this week ~ the hard part is the 6:00pm CST cutoff each day since I have quite a bit of running to do during the week....

I am entering this card for the following challenges:
A Spoon Full of Sugar - "Lots of Layering"
Dancing In Pajamas-  Week 1 - Use glitter
Crafty Creations - Valentine's or Love
Creative Belli Blog - "Hearts"
Your Next Stamp - Anything that Sparkles
Pixie Challenge - Glitter and sparkle 
Crazy4Challenges - "Pretty in Pink" - use pink 
One Stop Craft Challenge - "Love and Kisses"
Magical Crafts Fornightly - Valentine's
The Pink Elephant - Polka Dots, a Bow, Pink
Crafty Cardmakers - Hearts and Romance

Have a wonderful day! 

Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps:  Mer Ian (digi image) and  Mermaid Anya (The Greeting Farm); Sentiment - Crab & Co
Ink/Coloring:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Taken with Teal; Copics (E00, E01, E02; Anya Hair -BG01, BG11, BG13; Anya BG02, BG05, BG07, BG32; Ian Hair - BG000, BG01, BG10, BG11; Ian BG05, BG07, BG13) 
Paper: Taken with Teal; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP- Loves Me 
Embellishments:  Ric Rac (Flirty); Gingham Ribbon (Lt Pink); Rhinestones (Me and My Big Ideas); Stickles (Eucalyptus)
Tools:  Nesties; Martha Stewart Border Punch

KLSNS Challenge #14

IT is time for our weekly challenge at KLSNS. This week we were challenged by Jacilynn to use Nesties, Die Cuts (or punches if you don't have either of those).  I chose to use a combination of nesties and punches (I still don't own any circle or oval nesties).

Since I don't think I will be doing too many more winter themed cards, I decided to use this cute stamp and sentiment from CC Designs and paired it up with some papers from Basic Grey.   The image was colored in with my copics and then I added glitter to the snowman because you have to have some sparkle! 

Please join us this week and be sure to check out the rest of the DT as they all have some fabulous creations to share with you!  

Dustin Pikes new stamps with High Hopes are now in the store!   Kelly is also taking pre-orders for the new Stampavie Spring Summer collection  ~ there are some really cute ones in there! 

I am entering this card for the following challenges:
Incy Wincy - "Color Me Wonderful" - use your favorite coloring medium (copics)
Double Dutch - "Baby It's Cold Outside" - something frozen or frosty 
A Spoon Full of Sugar - "Lots of Layering"
Creative Card Crew- "Punch It"
Quixotic Challenge - "Ink Up an Old Stamp" I've had this one about a year and haven't used it
Simon Says Stamp - "Punch It"
AI Factory - Use a total of 5 embellishments - 4 dew drops, 1 ribbon
Pixie Challenge - Glitter and sparkle - Stickles
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Winter
Basic Grey Challenge - Animals  


Have a wonderful day!

Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps:   Snow Friends (CC Designs)
Ink/Coloring:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Certainly Celery; Copics (N0, N1, N2, N3, YR04, YR07, R20, R30, R32, R35. YG91, YG93, YG95) 
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP- Basic Grey  (Eskimo Kisses)
Embellishments:  Ribbon (Lt Pink); Dew Drops
Tools:  Nesties; Oval and Scallop Oval Punches; Ticket Corner Punch; Martha Stewart Border Punch

My favorite vacation destination

Your Next Stamp is having a blog hop (click on the YNS blinkie on the right side of my blog to get there) and to be entered to win their new releases, we were asked to post our favorite vacation destination and/or our favorite singer along with pictures.

I think one of my favorite vacation destinations would have to be Disney World, and have been there many times.  There is so much to see and do between Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney Studios, Animal Kingdom and Downtown Disney.  It is just a fun, happy place to be and brings out the kid in you.  Unfortunately the last time we have been there was almost 7 years ago (we celebrated my son's first birthday there and had dinner with the Characters ~ that was fun!).  My two youngest haven't been there at all, so I think we need to get down there again one of these days!  I didn't have a digital camera back then, so instead of one of my pictures, I can only share a picture I found on the internet of Cinderella's Castle.

Soft Pencil Thursday

This week we were challenged to make a Friendship card using the image of Amy, Michu and Ratiny.  Elizabeth made this because of the many requests she received to turn her logo into a digital image.

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I love the soft colors of this paper from K & Company.  I've had it for quite some time and this is the first I've used it (yes, I am a paper addict).  I followed this weeks sketch over at Cupcake Craft Challenge, but rotated it to fit my image ~ another sketch for the keep file. 

The rest of the DT has some wonderful eye candy to share with you as well, so please stop by and visit them (links are on the left of my blog).  We'd love to have you join in on our challenges over at Paper Craft Planet ~ they are every Saturday and not only do you have a head start on the upcoming challenge, you still have until tomorrow night to get in on the current challenge where the lucky winner will receive a $10 voucher to the store.  

In addition to the Cupcake Craft Challenge, I am also entering the following:
Raise the Bar - "Debut Day" - use something brand new and debut it - DP and image
Cupcake Inspiration Challenge - took the soft colors from this and the swirls and flowers
Stamp Scrap and Doodle - "Girly"
The Corrosive Challenge - "Let's Go Digi" - use a digi image
Incy Wincy Designs - "Color Me Wonderful" - use your favorite coloring medium (Copics)
Sophisticat Challenges - "Spring"
A Spoon Full of Sugar - "Lots of Layering"

Have a wonderful day :)

Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps:  Amy, Michu and Ratiny - Soft Pencil (digi image); Sentiment - Amy R Friend Sentiments (CC Designs)
Ink/Coloring:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics (E00, E01, R20, RV42, BG10, BG11, BG13, E33, E35, E40, E41, E42, N0, N1, N2, N3, E70, E71, YR31, Y32, G40)
Paper:  Blush Blossom, Barely Banana; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP - K&Company (Wild Raspberry)
Embellishments:  Organdy (JoAnn's); Self Adhesive Pearls (Michael's)
Tools:  Nesties, Marvy Mega Scallop Circle Punch