November 1st - Blog Hop "From The Heart Stamps"

It's the first of the month - and its time for From The Heart Stamps Blog hop. We are celebrating birthdays today!  If you joined us last month, it's great to have you hopping with us.  If you are new this month - welcome!   Enjoy the cards and treats you will find on this hop.

If you have arrived Kathy, you are in the right place, if not why don’t you start on the From The Heart Stamps blog, so you don’t miss anything.

Please don't forget to leave a comment.  I love to read what you write and one random commenter will win this adorable digi below - Birdie and Balloon!

Plus, one commenter on the From the Heart Stamps blog will be selected to win a $5 gift voucher to the store!

We are also having a little word search today. As you stop on each blog collect the special letter they have for you. Put the letters together for a message. Everyone who figures out the message can use it as a code to receive 50% off of one image in the birthday section of the FTHS shop. The code will be good until Monday Nov. 4th at 6 am, EST. My letter for you is ...

Here is my project, using Birdie and Balloon.

Materials used:

Copics - Birdie BG 10, BG11, BG000, BG13, BG15; R29; Beak YR20; Balloon shading C1
Paper - Crate Paper "Harvest Market"
Ink - Ranger Distress Ink Antique Linen (sponging sides)
Dies - Spellbinders Nestabilities Ovals; Whimsy Stamps Corner Dies Set; MFT banners
Stash - Rhinestones, fuzzy ribbon
White Cardstock - Cryogen

Card Instructions:

Make top fold card out of white cardstock 5.25 " square.  Cut designer paper (dots) 5" square; distress sides of paper; sponge sides with Antique Linen Distress Ink; glue onto the 5"square white card stock.  Cut solid blue square 4" square; distress; sponge with Antique Linen; and glue onto the blue cardstock.  Attach corner embellishments and rhinestones.  Glue on fuzzy ribbon.  Cut 1 pieces of red card stock 4.5" x 1.5" and 1 piece of red card stock 5" x 2". Distress sides, then glue over the fuzzy ribbon.  Print Birdie and Balloon digi image onto Cryogen (or some people like Neenah as well); cut with oval die and color with Copics.  Tape some designer paper (red/white dots) over where the balloon will print, then print out a second image of Birdie and Balloon; fussy cut the balloon then glue onto the original image (the one colored with Copics).  Cut another slightly larger oval out of blue card stock and glue both ovals to top of card.  Use the banners die to cut out the sentiment.  Use the die as a  stencil to trace a larger banner out of blue stock.  Glue both to card with sticky dots.

Now head over to Lyn to visit her lovely creation.

Thanks for hopping with us today. The hop will end on Monday November 4th at 6am, EST. Winners will be posted on the From the Heart Stamps Blog on Wednesday November 6th.
See you there!

Challenges entering:

Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday (Nov. 5)

Flat Friends - November Challenge "Christmas"

Good Morning Crafties! November First..... already?? 

This means a new challenge over at Flat Friends Challenge blog - and my first challenge as a member of their Design Team!  I'm so tickled to be a part of this amazing team.  Of course, Emma's digital images are superb, which makes coloring them so easy and fun. 

My card today uses Flat Friends digi image "Not Just for Christmas".  Isn't he handsome with the little puppy present!

I made this card by using square Spellbinders dies to make the window and gluing a simple background to the back of the card.  The lights are pom poms glued on twine and the presents behind him are free digi images I found on the internet by doing a google search - line drawing presents.  

Materials Used:

Digi Image - Emma Canning Flat Friends "Not Just For Christmas"
Sentiment and designer paper - Cosmo Cricket "Jolly Days"
Coloring - Copics
Stash pom poms, twine, stars
Spellbinders nestabilities squares

Challenges entering:

Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge Blog (Nov. 4)
Crafty Hands - Challenge 1 Anything Goes (Nov.7)
Polkadoodles Studio 12 - Challenge 44 (Nov. 11)

One Crazy Stamper - Christmas (Nov. 30)

Handmade Harbour Challenge #11 - Funky Monkey

How super cute is this funky monkey? I love his hand on his hips!  Join in on the fun this week at Handmade Harbour Midweek Papercraft Party where the challenge is - anything fun.  Super easy!!

This is the first time I tried a sort of rainbow coloring on the sentiment and I really like...hope you do too!

Materials used:

Image & Sentiment- Handmade Harbour funky monkey digi

Coloring - Copics

Green DP - Recollections

Triangle DP - Echo Park

Candi Dots - colored purple with copics and topped with CTMH Diamond Glaze (Thanks Lynne!)

Die - Spellbinders nestabilities

Purple Cardstock - Coredinations

Challenges entering:

Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge Blog Anything Goes (Nov. 4)

Loves Rubber Stamps - Challenge #76 QKR Stampede

Happy Tuesday, friends and crafters! This means a new challenge at Loves Rubber Stamps. Sadly this is my last challenge as Guest Designer with Loves Rubber Stamps.  I had so much fun, these ladies are awesome to work with and their designs are inspiring.  I was so honored to work with them.

Well, Challenge 76 is following the theme of Halloween.  I have to admit, this Challenge was hard for me to get mojo on - because we don't celebrate Halloween in our family! But I ended up with a card that doesn't have any witches etc on it, but I still hope will fit in with this weeks challenge.  It does have black on it! :-)  

I thought this little guy was a hedgehog, but am told (by my 8 year old) that it is a porcupine!

"Smile"....is what the embossed sentiment says!

Materials Used:

QKR Stampede "Porcupine" - Sponsor digi image

Paper - Crate Paper "Harvest Market"

Cardstock - Bazzill Black

Coloring - Copic Markers

Candi Dots - Icing Sugar colored black with Copic Marker and Diamond Glaze gloss added
Embossing Folders  - Smile by Darice; Wildflowers by Sizzix
Stash burlap, pearl flower

Challenges entering:

Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge Blog (Nov. 4)

Crafty Hands - Challenge 1 Anything Goes (Nov.7)

Thanks so much for peeking and leaving a comment!

Loves Rubber Stamps - Challenge 75 "Treats, No Tricks"

Happy Tuesday, fellow crafters! This means a new challenge at Loves Rubber Stamps. Challenge 75 is super fun, you can do a "trick" card or a "treat".  I have to admit, this Challenge was hard for me to get mojo on - because we don't celebrate Halloween in our family! But I ended up with a treat bag that doesn't have any witches etc on it, but I still hope will fit in with this weeks challenge.  

I started with a plain black bag from Michael's (.29 cents!).  Then I added some DP that I grunged up a bit.  The sentiment was created from my Lawn Fawn letter stamps and the little Fox is from Some Odd Girl.  The label is from Gorjuss! I just love Gorjuss and am glad for a chance to use this stuff.  I dug through my sewing ribbons for the pretty velvet ribbon...I love this color!  

Materials used:

Some Odd Girl  - Stamp "Hey Foxy"

Lawn Fawn - "Riley's ABCs" 

Gorjuss Girls - 8 x 8 Paper Pack

Copic Markers - Sketch markers

Stash ribbons, tissue paper, metal flower

Challenges entering:

Some Odd Girl - October Challenge (Oct. 30)

Thanks for peeking!

October "Stamp of the Month" Challenge at From The Heart Stamps

Good morning Crafties! The Stamp of the Month Challenge over at From the Heart Stamps features this beautiful image called Harvest Medley.  If you don't own it yet, you can buy it at a reduced price right over here Harvest Medley.  Then after you enter Stamp of the Month challenge using this digi, next month's stamp will be emailed to you free.  Super easy! 

Materials Used:

Image - Harvest Medley From the Heart Stamps

Coloring - Copics

Embossing Folder - Sizzix

Corner Die - Whimsy 

Orange paper - Coredinations

Stash leaves, flowers and ribbons

Challenges entering:

Word Art Wednesday - Challenge 102 Anything Goes (Oct. 23)

Inspire Creationz - October Challenge Autumn (Oct. 31)

Make It Monday -  Challenge 162 AnythingGoes (Oct. 20)

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Challenge 82 Leaves  Ribbon (Oct. 29)

Our Daily Bread - Challenge 174 Make Your Own Background (Oct. 20)

Paper Take Weekly - Happy Hues (Oct. 22)

Try It On Tuesdays - Textures (Oct. 19)

Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge 169 Pumpkin Patch (Oct. 22)

Shabby Tea Room - Fall (Oct. 22)

Thanks for peeking!

Handmade Harbour Challenge October 16 - Something Pretty

Good Morning Crafties! Today is the "Something Pretty Challenge" over at Handmade Harbour and there are so many pretty stamps to choose from.  I decided on Beach Hut one of the new stamps.  It looks like this....

I had been wanting to 1) use my little white picket fence (LOL) and 2) try a Double Easel card so this was the perfect card to do both!  I really like the sweet effect.

And this card is functional...it completely folds up to a 5.5 square to be mailed!

Materials used:

Handmade Harbour digi stamp - Beach Hut 

Fiskars Grass Die

Lawn Fawn sentiment die & stamp

Copics

Ranger distressed blue ink (clouds - sponge technique)

Stash flowers & white picket fence

Challenges entering:

Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Anything goes (Oct. 28)

Song Bird Challenge - "Blue Hawaii" Use Lots of Blue (Oct. 18)

Use It Tuesday - Odds & Ends (Oct. 18) - Used Stash Picket Fence ends

Crafty Cardmakers - Challenge 102 "Shabby Chic" (Oct. 28)

Make it Monday - Challenge 162 Anything Goes (Oct. 20)

Marker Pop - Challenge 32 Anything Goes (Oct. 20)

Avenue 613 - Challenge 41 Pile It On (Oct. 20)

Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge 31 (Oct. 26)

Quirky Crafts - Challenge 21 Favorite Things - beach house - (Oct. 26)

Digitally Sweet Challenges - Challenge 57 Fave Colors ( Oct. 18)

Word Art Wednesday - Challenge 102 Anything Goes (Oct. 23)

Thanks for peeking!