Grow Green

Hi Everyone and Happy Saturday!

Today I'm continuing the sneak peek of the new things coming to the Amber Ink store!

Remember this little snippet from yesterday?  This is one of the new ipapers (the digital papers) that will be in the Amber Ink store on July 20th.  This is the new Grow Green paper and it comes in other colors and shades (lighter versions) as well.  You can see the current ipapers in the store right now.

This is the card I made using it and the set Grow Green.  Isn't she delightful?  How totally cool to have a product that is so current, what with everyone growing gardens themselves, the organic movement and just all around health consciousness.

I love the little vegetable images that are in this set, and my little seed-like brads were the perfect embellishments.  If you're not patient and can't wait to get your hands on this set, it's available in digi.  However, it is also coming out as a traditional stamp set as well ! 

Don't you think this card is cute and fun?  Well, I do and I think it fits the Cute and Fun challenge over at Moxie Fab World!

This card will be going out to my cousin as a thank you.  She gave me a bunch of zucchini the other day, which means, what we can't finish for dinner, will be made into some zucchini bread.  Yum!

Stop back tomorrow for another peek at one of the new sets coming on Tuesday July 20th.

Oh, I almost forgot...Are you a member of Paper Craft Planet??? Amber Ink has a group over there.  I invite you to join us in the fun as we chat and get to know each other, and share our love and excitement of all things Amber Ink.

Other challeges this card is linked to are as follows:

Papertake Weekly-In the Garden

Thanks for the visit and have a healthy day :)

I Spy Some Paper!

* This is my second post for today, please scroll down to see my post for Scrolls Work Stamps. *

Hi Everyone!

Well, the sneak peeks for Amber Ink have finally arrived!  Woo Hoo! Get ready to be wowed by the amazing/schmazing new digital papers that will be in the store on Grand Opening day Tuesday July 20th!

They are some of the coolest coordinating papers in bright fun colors and designs...They will knock your socks off! 

Here are a few lookies of the papers I have used on my projects that will be revealed over the next few days...

And this one....

How about this here...

This one is super yummy!

I know, right?  So totally cute...You buy it once and you can print it out forever and ever!! Such a bargain :)

She also has this paper which I used to make a Wine Bottle tag for gift giving purposes.  I used an image from the set Hope, Popcorn and Wine...

Here are a couple of photos of the tag.

To make the shirt match the polka dot paper, I used the colorless Copic blender and simply held it for moment on my colored in portion.  It just lifts the color away like magic ;)

I attached the image with a brad and flower embellishment on one corner only, so that it would open on a hinge with a spot behind for a personal greeting.

The tag measures 4 1/2" x 11" with a score at 2 3/4". Just in case you need to make one for this weekend.  Go ahead, impress your friends.  No more boring, cheesy wine bags for you!

In case you think this set is only good for making things for the female persuasion, think again.  I used images from Hope, Popcorn and Wine for this Father's Day card a month ago...

Getting excited right?  Well, stay tuned to my blog each day to see the reveal of some new stamps.  Now, if you can't wait until then to see more, stop by the rest of the design team blogs (they are on my side bar) for their inspiration for today!

Until tomorrow....

Details not listed above- Paper: Amber Ink, The Paper Company, Markers: Copic,Flower and brad from my stash of stuff.

Lawn Ornaments

Good Morning Everyone!

It's been a while since I posted a card made with some of my Scrolls Work stamps, so today I have a couple of cards made with little garden gnomes. 

I created the background using the Marble background stamp and made a punny sentiment on my computer to match the lady gnome and her home. 

Here is a closer look at all the elements.  I roughed up all the edges of the paper to give the card some texture and a rustic look.

After I made this card, which I thought would make a cute welcome home card, I couldn't help but think of one of my favorite movies, Amelie.  If you read my blog, you know I'm a huge fan of all kinds of movies. 

 One story line in the movie revolves around Amelie's dad.  He is a lonely widower who never ventures out to do much.  To encourage him to move on with his life, Amelie decides to pull the Traveling Gnome Prank. She steals a garden gnome from his yard and gives it to a friend of hers who travels alot.  She in turn, takes pictures of this gnome in front of all these historic places and monuments and anonymously sends them at random times to Amelie's father.  It's so cute to see his bewilderment when these photos arrive!  I won't tell you what happens in this subplot of this sweet movie, you will just have to see it for yourself. (FYI...You will have to read, the movie is in French . Unless you are French, then it's just a movie ;)

Any hoo, that is where is got the idea for my Bon Voyage card.

These are the stamps I used to create it:

Eiffel Tower...I think you already know I love this stamp!

 Cal Corner Flourish

Glen the Garden Gnome

I'm  happy to say it also fits the challenge at Double Dutch which is create a card based on a movie.

Also, if you would like to win some free stamps from Scrolls Work, click here to play the Question Game!

Thanks for visiting today and have a great weekend!

Details not listed above- Paper: The Paper Company, Ink: Versafine, Markers: Copic, Punches: Stampin' Up, ribbon, buttons, twine from my supplies.

I'm Thinking Amber Ink!

* This is my second post for today.  Please scroll down for my Lindsay's Stamp Stuff post and the name of my blog candy winner! *

Hi Everyone!

Thank goodness today is here because I can hardly contain my excitement!!  The Fabulous Amber of Amber Ink hand picked me to be on her first ever design team...Woo Hoo!! I have been busting to tell someone and now I can finally shout it out to the blogging world :) 

Lookie...It's official!

Is this the cutest DT badge or what?!

And these are the talented ladies joining me on the first ever Amber Ink Design Team!

Nichole Anderson

Patricia O'Hagan

Suzi McKenzie

Tayor Usry

Shannan Tuebner (DT Coordinator)

 Edit to add: Click Here to see our babe-a-licious photos!

The design team can't wait to show you all the fab-u-lous new stuff Amber has in her shop...So AWESOME...You will be blown away.  I'm so in awe of her creative talent :)

Remember this card that I made a while back?  How cute is she, right?

Everything just gets better from here on out. 

It doesn't matter if you are into digi stamps or traditional ones, she has both!  And the best part is, there new papers!!!  Totally yummy stuff in colors that are a complete dream...

Are you intrigued?  Well, tomorrow starts off the sneak peeks of some of the brilliant things coming to the Amber Ink store.  Each day we will have something new to whet your stamping appetite and it culminates with the Grand Opening on July 20th!!!  Mark your calender for this date, because there will be lots of surprises in store!  Whoopie!

There is still time to enter the Facebook giveaway.  Go there to enter and you could be the winner of a $15.00 gift Certificate!

It's been so hard to be patient...Finally the wait is almost over...See you back here tomorrow for the first sneak peek!

Have an INKcredible day!

The Real B-Day Card and the Blog Candy Winner

Hi Everyone!

If you were here last week, you know it was Lindsay's birthday.  The design team from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff all posted birthday cards in honor of her.  I didn't want Lindsay to see what her card that I made her looked like before she got it in the mail, so I couldn't post the real one.  Until today. 

This is the card I made for her using her own set Crafty Tools and Puns and a sentiment which is a traditional stamp.

Isn't this a cute image for a crafty friend?  I used the same paper as I did on the card from last week,

and I tried to capture the embossing I did on the cup and scissor handle in the close up. 

Here is a look at the entire set...That's 16 digi stamps for only $5.00.

Make sure you visit Lindsay and the rest to the DT blogs today, and scroll down to see if you won my blog candy from last week.

Lindsay

Cheryl

Jennifer

Rhonda

Micki

Leanne

Shannon

Tracy

Tracey

Lisa

Tamara

Cindi

Diane

Rebekah

Margie

Melissa

Challenges this card is linked to are as follows:

Two Sisters Challenge Blog-Anything Goes

Crazy Challenge-Hip to be Square

Practical Scrappers-Embossing

Whoopsie Daisy-Vibrant Colors

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Comany, Basic Grey, Stamps: Inkadinkado, Markers:Copic, rhinestones and ribbon from my supplies.

I  wanted to copy and paste my random number thingy so you could all see it, but somehow I must be doing it wrong.  So anyway, you will just have to trust me that the number that came up is 8.  And the winner of the blog candy is....Margie! 

I will make sure to get those goodies out to you!

Sorry for your loss

Hi Friends,

My card today was made with a couple of the newly released stamps from DRS Designs.  This sweet little Dog Angel looked like a boy to me, so I made the card monochromatic and used blue tones.

The Design Team for DRS Designs stamps doesn't have to use background paper on their projects.  Why? Because they have so many different easy background stamps for sale, that we can make our own custom paper.  For this card I used the Interlocking Hearts (Yes, it's not just for Valentine's Day...lol.) and colored half of the hearts in with a Copic marker to match the little dogs shirt. I finished the image with Stickles on the wings and Flower Soft on the cloud. 

The sentiment, "Sorry to hear of your loss" is also new this month. 

Thanks so much for visiting me today and remember the sketch challenge at DRS Designs is in full swing, so link up your card here to win free stamps.  I hope you are having a great week so far.

Challenges this card is linked to are as follows:

The Town Scrapper-Monochromatic

Gingersnap Creations-Shades of Blue

One Stop Craft-Monochromatic

Paper Make Up-Critter

Sweet Stamping Challenges-Things with Wings

Creative Card Crew-Use a Die Cut

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Ink: Stampin' Up, Punches: Stampin' Up, Nesties, Ribbon, buttons and twine from my supplies.

Sketch Challenge at DRS Designs

Hi Everyone!

Today begins the sketch challenge at DRS Designs...I don't have a card of my own using this sketch, (I'll have one soon, I promise) but I wanted to post it for you so that you could play along.  Just link up your card at DRS Designs using this sketch here,

and you could be the winner of these fab stamps...

or maybe these!

So to play along, create any paper craft item using the above sketch (DRS Designs stamps are not required, but if you have them, we would love to see what you make using them!) and then link it up at the DRS Designs blog.  The challenge ends July 26th at 11:59pm EST, after which, 2 names will be chosen for the above prize packages.

What are you waiting for?  

Free stamps baby!!

Otter Birthday

Hi Stamping Friends!

I'm so happy it's the weekend and that the humidity and temps are supposed to be coming down to a more manageable 80 something degrees.  This past week being in the 90's pretty much kept me in the air conditioning. 

I'm looking forward to picnicking outside this weekend and listening to the Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center.  I know, pretty high brow of me. LOL.  Before you think I'm too good for the masses, I did engage in the pop culture phenomenon that is Twilight, and went to see Eclipse with my friend this past Wednesday.  I'm not a fan whose has read the books, but who can turn down time with a girlfriend, right?  We actually went with our hubby's a couple of weeks ago to see a showing of Singing in the Rain.  Now THAT'S a movie!  My personal favorite movie musical... So great on a big screen too.  Sigh. If you've never seen it, put it on your Bucket List. (A movie I haven't seen, by the way.) You will thank me.

Oh, and if you live in the Cleveland area, and want a great outdoor dining experience (Like somewhere that doesn't overlook a parking lot...) Head on over to Tinkers Creek Road Tavern.  I took my nieces and we met my husband for lunch a couple weeks ago before the hot weather hit.  It was as perfect a day as you could get.

So, on to my card that is totally unrelated to my previous ramblings.  I used one of the new stamps that is being release by DRS Designs today.  Aren't these Otter's cute?  I used both Bic Mark-its and Copics to create the water around the otters and they themselves were paper pieced.  I stamped them on gray card stock and then used a darker gray copic and the colorless blender to add some depth and highlights to the animals.

  I used the curved Happy Birthday Arc sentiment and made it into a child's birthday card. 

This is just one of the stamps being released today, so pop on by DRS Designs to see them all.

I hope you have some fun plans this weekend, or just some time to relax...Thanks for visiting and if you want a chance at my blog candy leave a comment on this post here.

Have a great weekend. 

Challenges this card is linked to are as follows:

Two Sisters Challenge Blog-Anything Goes

Beary Sweet-Emboss It

Cowgirl's Sunday Challenge-Scallops and Embellshments

The Crafty Pad-Animal

Creative Card Crew-Die Cut

Gingersnap Creations-Shades of Blue

Meljen's-Circles 

Peartree Designs-Animals

Quirky Crafts-Ribbons

The Shabby Tearoom-Embossing

Details not listed above- Paper: The Paper Company, Ink: Versafine, Punch: Martha Stewart, Embossing: Cuttlebug, Nesties, White Gel Pen, ribbon and brads from my supplies.

Sneak Peek - Color Challenge

Hi Everyone!

Today is my day to post at the DRS Designs Blog, so you have to go there if you want to see all of my card.  It has a preview of a new stamp that will be released tomorrow and it was made in support of the color challenge at the Color Throwdown Blog that DRS Designs is sponsoring. 

What are you waiting for?  There's tons of excitement over there at DRS Designs!

Have a great day!

Birthday Sale & Blog Candy

Hi Friends!

Welcome to the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Birthday Sale...This coming weekend is Lindsay's birthday, and the exciting thing about that is, you get a gift of  34% off your purchase at the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff shop at My Grafico! This sale begins tomorrow on July 8th, so make your list of what you want to buy as you visit the design teams blogs today.

Because it's Lindsay's special day, the design team has created birthday cards in her honor.  I chose to use the cupcake tree image from the set Sweet Stuff.   Who doesn't love a cupcake?   I used this weeks Mojo Monday sketch for my starting point,

and Lindsay's own projects are always so bright and vibrant, these papers just seems so appropriate for her birthday.

Her is a look at the entire set of sweet, sugary treats in the set of stamps.

Happy Birthday Lindsay!  I hope you day is filled with everything that your heart desires. 

Stop by her blog and leave her some well wishes and don't forget to check out the rest of the birthday themed creations from the design team!

Lindsay

Cheryl

Jennifer

Rhonda

Diane

Margie

Micki

Leanne

Lisa

Tamara

Melissa

Shannon

Cindi

Tracy

Rebekah

Other challenges this card is linked to are as follows:

Prairie Fairy Designs-Anything

Rosie Dee's Challenge-Summer Birthday

Bunny Zoe-Nice and Girly

                                                            Digi Doodle-Dots and Spots

Ellaphantastic Challenge- It's Up to You

Wee Memories-Free for All

Sentimental Sundays-Celebrations w/ sentiment

I also have a personal birthday message of sorts.  This coming week is the birthday of my blog.  Yes, on July 15th of last year, just a random Wednesday, I decided to start a blog.  I really didn't have any grand plan, I didn't even have a digital camera. Can you believe it?  I just decided to try and maybe learn something new.  Here it is a year later and I'm kinda proud of myself that I never gave up. 

It's certainly not the grandest of blogs, but it is all mine :) So, to celebrate I'm offering up some humble candy in the form of stamps, ink and bling. 

A better view of the stamps from Hero Arts.

 All you have to do to win is leave a comment and I will enter you.  Just check back and see if you are the random winner on next Thursday July 15th.

Thank you so much to everyone who visits, follows and or comments...You are awesome and I am grateful :)

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Basic Grey, Markers: Copic, Stamps: Hero Arts, Nesties, Felt and Rhinestones from my supplies.

Vintage Friendship

Hi Friends!

Today's card features a couple of stamps from Scrolls Work.  I wanted to used this fantastic watchface image, but I didn't want to make a masculine card.  I decided to use some vintage looking papers with a yellow and grey color scheme and played off of that when stamping the images.  I used various shades of yellow for the watches, and then stamped the friendship sentiment "We Have" right over them.

I finished it off with some rhinestones and a matching layered flower.  The result?  Definitely not masculine. 

In case you missed my last post, Scrolls Work has a call out for a new design team.  Go here for all the details!

Challenges this card is linked to are as follows:

Bunny Zoe-Nice and Girly

Dutch Dare-Flowers

Prarie Fairy-Anything Goes

Magical Crafts-Flower Power

Totally Papercrafts-One for the Girls

Thanks for visiting today :)

Details not listed above: Paper: The Paper Company, Cosmo Cricket, Punches: EK Success, Fiskars, Flowers: Prima and rhinestone and brad from my supplies.

Have a Bang Up 4th!

Hi Everyone!

I'm posting my Fourth of July card a day early.  I have lots of fun things to do this holiday weekend ( Indians game, graduation party, picnic, birthday party...Eek! Still trying to figure out how I will squeeze everything in!) but blogging will not be one of my activities...lol!

This card was made with stamps from Scrolls Work and I could hardly wait for this holiday to get here, because I just LOVE this little firework stamp and I was dying to use it!   Don't they look festive?  The sentiment is from Holidays and the star was heat embossed with some rainbow embossing powder for a little bling.

Here is a closer shot of the star and piece of flair in the form of a gemstone.

If you have enjoyed seeing what I made with the stamps from Scrolls Work, today is your lucky day.  They have issued a call for the next Design Team.  Just click here for all the details.

Have a safe and fabulous fourth!

Details not listed above- Paper: The Paper Company, Pixi Press, Marvy punches and ribbon from my supplies.

Kitty Sympathy

Hi Everyone!

I'm still working in the yard, so a quickie post today using some stamps from DRS Designs.  I made a card similar to this to send off to my team mate Jennifer,  whose sweet little dog Sammy passed away last week.  I love that DRS Designs has so many unique stamps for important moments like this.  A great way to make something personal and from the heart.  The stamps I used are as follows:

Cat Paw Background

Pet Sympathy

Small Cat Print

Here is a closer view of the sentiment. This is linked to the Shades of Green challenge at City Crafter.

Thanks ever so much for stopping by to see what I've been doing. 

Details not listed above- Paper: The Paper Company, Ink: Stampin' Up!, Punches: EK Success, Stampin' Up, Nesties, ribbon and brads from my supplies.

Summer Watermelon

Hi Everyone,

 We are having a stretch of fab weather for a few days this week.  Much better than the crazy, violent stuff that came though on Sunday night.  My neighbors tree came down, (my mother in law may have to have a couple of hers taken down because of severe limb damage) and there was a power outage that my dad is still dealing with.  Yuck.  So, now that it's 70 degrees and no humidity, I'm trying to take advantage and work outside and stain my deck and gazebo.  Double Yuck.  My deck is pretty big.  The square footage is as big as my first house, but at 700 sq. ft. my first house was pretty small :)

Anyway, this cute summery melon comes from the set Strawberries and Watermelons from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.  I was so happy to pair the image with some matching melon paper from DCWV.  I think I will use it for a thank you card and just make a sentiment on my computer that says, "Thanks a Melon" or "You're one in a Melon".  I love puns on cards!

Here is a peek at all the images in the set.  So great for summertime crafting for all you digital stamping fans.

Today I am please to say that we have a new member to the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff team.  Her name is Tracy Vinson and I know she will have some fun ideas to share in the coming weeks.  Be sure to give her a big welcome and visit Lindsay and the rest of the team blogs below.

Lindsay (Designer and Owner) She will have a freebie for you ;)

Cheryl (DT Coordinator)

Jennifer

Rhonda

Tracy

Micki

Shannon

Lisa

Margie

Leanne

Melissa

Tracey

Diana

Cindi

Rebekah

Tamara

 Thanks for dropping in to visit today.

Challenges this card is linked to are as follows:

Aly's Sunday Challenge-Flower Power

Bunny Zoe-Nice and Girly

Corrosive Challenge-Flowers, Flowers, Flowers

Crafty Catz-Let's Go Digi

Daisy Doodles-Summertime

Delightful Sketches-Summer

Digital Tuesday-Summertime

Kaboodle Doodle-Celebrate Summer

Magical Crafts-Flower Power

Ooo La La-Simply Summer

Pear Tree Design-Summer Loving

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Markers: Copic, Bic, Prima flowers and brads from my supplies.