With an "i" For Paper!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

An iPaper Pumpkin A.K.

Hi Everyone!

The new INKcredibile Challenge is in full swing and I finally have my entry completed. Yay!

The challenge is to make something for someone you don't know, and give them a little R.A.K. Or if you prefer, and A.K (Act of Kindness) if it's someone you do know. Isn't that a sweet idea? So great at this time of year when we have loads to be thankful for.

Even though Halloween is behind us, that doesn't mean we have to leave pumpkins behind just yet. I know it seems that we go straight from Halloween to Christmas, but I just adore all the colors and smells of fall.

So with that in mind, I decided to use some iPaper and make a little paper pumpkin and pair it with some candy kisses as a gift for my cousin who will be hosting Thanksgiving dinner.

I printed out this pattern School Girl Plaid-Goldenrod and then sent it though my printer again, and printed a coordinating pattern (Earthy Tartan) on the other side. I doesn't show up in the photo, but I didn't want it to be white on the inside.

To make the pumpkin, you will need 11 strips of paper 1" x 6" with a hole punched at either end of the paper. Then just run a ribbon through one end and knot it. Run the ribbon through the other end, leaving a small piece at the top for a stem. Then fan out the papers and add paper leaves.

I wanted to show off the shiny kisses in all their autumn glory, so I packaged them up in a clear box with a ribbon that had gold accents.

I used a scrap of the Earthy Tartan for my tag and the leaf image is from the stamp set Fall in Love.

Thanks for visiting the blog today and I hope you are inspired to do something kind for someone during this season of thankfulness:)

Other challenges this is linked to are as follows-

Alota Rubber Stamps-Tag

Aud Sentiments- The word Thanks

Crafty Emma-Chocolate-Carmel

Crafty Cardmakers-Digital Plus

Cupcake Craft-Thank you with Atumnal colors

Easy Craft Projects-Autumn

Scrappy Frogs-Give Thanks

Tuesday Throwdown-Give Thanks

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Ink: Stampin' Up!, Stamps: Stampin' Up!, Nesties, Paper Crimper, Ribbon and rhinestones from my supplies.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

DRS Designs Sponsors Midnight Madness

Hi Everyone!

This week DRS Designs is sponsoring the sketch challenge over at the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. The prize being offered is a $20.00 gift certificate to the DRS Designs Store! They have so may great stamps to choose from, that I know that you will want to play along with us this week :)

I took this opportunity to make a card for a friend who has a birthday coming up at the end of this month. Here is the sketch I used:

And this is my take on it. Our friend is a golfer (although with work and a child, I know he doesn't get out as much as he would like to...Isn't that always the case?) so I used the Silhouette Male Golfer along with the GOLF Frustration Greeting for a bit of humor. I'm pretty sure he will be able to relate!

The Easy Grass Background always pairs well with so many stamps and the twine is a good masculine element on a guy card.

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you can make time to play along at the Midnight Madness Challenge for your chance at a $20.00 DRS Designs gift certificate :) Speaking of which, the new releases are here!!!

Additional challenges this card is linked to are as follows:

Cards for Men-Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion-Anything Goes

Incy Wincy-Anything Goes

Lexi Creations-Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes-For a Man

Paper Players-Anything Goes

2 Sisters-No Designer Paper

Stamp Man-For a Man

Hodge Podge Shop-Monochromatic

Creative Inspirations-Brown, Cream & Sage

Simon says Stamp-Punches and Die cuts

Details not listed above- Paper: The Paper Company, Ink: Stampin' Up!, Markers: Copic, Cuttlebug and twine from my supplies.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Squished S'Mores

Hi Everyone!

Today I have a card that is made with a couple stamps from DRS Designs and this Smooshed S'More stamp could not be any cuter, right? I might actually love him more than I do a real S'more! I liked him so much I stamped him three times and added the S'More Greeting to complete it. The color inspiration came straight from the colors of the chocolate and graham cracker.

I left it embellishment free and only distressed the edges of the cardstock with my scissors. Thought that gave it a rugged outdoor-sy feel since that is where you make them, by the campfire. Unless it's winter, then I make them in the microwave. Did you know you can do that?

Just put the graham cracker on a plate with a marshmallow on top and zap it for 10 seconds or so. It may be less, just watch the marshmallow puff up and turn it off. Top it with a piece of chocolate and another cracker and you are golden. Trust me on this one!

DRS Designs is the sponsor at the Card Patterns blog right now, so if you want a chance at a $10.00 gift certificate there is still time to participate in the challenge!

Challenges this card is linked to are as follows-

Aly's Sundsay Challenge-Distressing

Top it Tuesday-Anything Goes

Thanks for the visit!

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Ink: Stampin' Up, Markers: Copic.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Halloween Sale at My Grafico

Happy Halloween All!

To celebrate this fun time of year, everything at Lindsay's Stamp Stuff at My Grafico is 25% off!

Have you seen some of the new stuff she has in her shop?

How about some coordinating papers?

Head on over to Lindsay's Stamp Stuff for the Spook-tacular savings!

Happy Halloween!

Card Patterns Sponsorship

Hello Everyone!

Today DRS Designs is sponsoring the challenge over at the Card Patterns blog. The prize is a $10.00 gift certificate to the DRS Designs Store! This is one of my favorite sketch challenges around, they aways have a great design to work with. Here is today's :

This is my take on it. I rounded the corners like the sketch, but instead of rectangles, I used the Simple Berry Branch along with the sentiment Jingle All the Way for a clean and simple look. I used a dark evergreen color for the ink and paper, but it looks black in the photo. I promise it's festive in real life!

Here is a close up of the added red Stickles.

I hope that you can play along with us for a chance at a prize to the DRS Designs store!

Other Challenges this card is linked to are as follows:

Lothian Crafts-Christmas

The Ribbon Girl-Red and Green

Craft Your Passion-Glitter, Sparkle, or Bling

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Punch: EK Success, brad from my supplies.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Come Play!

Hey Everyone!

It's Aloha Friday over at the Amber Inklings blog today! Won't you join in the fun and play along??? Seriously, it is so great to see what people link up in each category...You will visit fun new blogs and totally be inspired. People that play have won prizes too! I look forward to it each week...Only fun and no pressure! What's not to like about that?! Go there and see my pick for Witch, Treat and Feet....

Aloha!

Spooky Friday

Hi and Happy Friday!

You know the deal...It's my posting day over at DRS Designs soooo...Only a sneak peek here.

Stop by to see my Halloween card over there at the blog today!

See you over there at the DRS Designs blog!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Best Witches

Hi Everyone!

The big day is almost here, so I thought I would show off one last Halloween card. I hope the weather is nice this weekend, so the trick or treaters don't have to wear a coat over their costumes. I remember this being the most horrible thing that could happen when I was a kid. Looking forward to showing off my costume, and here comes Mom with my big winter coat! lol.

My card today was made with a free image that Lindsay, of Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, offered up on her blog last month. Isn't it cute? Can you believe it was free? She always has a little surprise like this on her blog every Thursday when her design team does their posting as a group.

I love that I could print it out and just color in the witches tights for a super quick, but super cute card.

I added Stickles to the web, and the Nestie cut out is the actual card. The black embossed background is only the base.

Have you been to Lindsay's Stamp Stuff lately? Lindsay has added lots of great digi items to her shop recently. Have you seen this?

Or what about this?

I know, right? If you have been to my blog this fall, you know that I have used images from both to make some really great cards!

Be sure to stop by Lindsay's Blog for this weeks freebie and see what my team mates have made for their post this week!

Lindsay (Owner and Designer)

Cheryl (DT Coordinator)

Leanne (No project)

Challenges this card is linked to are as follows-

Clearly I Stamp-Black, Orange w/Option of Purple

Dutch Dare-Halloween

Frosted Designs-Die Cuts

Raise the Bar-Orange, Black, & Purple

Really Reasonalble Ribbon-Halloween

Stamp Something-Use a Digi

Stampin for the Weekend-Halloween

Craft Your Passion-Glitter, Sparkles or Bling

Karber Challenge-Fantasy or Halloween characters

Ooo La La-Scary Stuff

Paper Playtime-Halloween

Thanks for visiting!

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Cuttlebug, Copics, ribbon from my supplies.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Waltzing Mouse Tag Challenge

Hi Everyone!

I thought I would join in the challenge called Tag You're It over on the Waltzing Mouse blog. Can you guess what the challenge is? Yes, a tag :) I don't have any real Christmas stamp sets from Claire's shop, so

I used this cute peppermint candy wreath stamp that came in a set of Nestie friendly stamps. (I bought the whole set just for this one stamp....Can you say sucker? ) Love it though...lol! Her stamps are fantastic and will make you do this, so consider yourself warned!

The "to, from"and :with love" are from her set of tea sentiments. The wreath is cut out and layered with my Nesties, and embellished with some green rhinestones. Thought I would use the very trendy bakers twine and a couple of buttons to finish it off.

I don't usually make tags, but I like how this turned out. Now I have to think of a person who is "worthy" enough to get this one :) Do you ever do that too? Think to yourself, "Nah, they would never appreciate it" and give that person something else? Wow, how bad is it that I just admitted that!?

Thanks for stopping by the blog today and I hope you are having a good week!

Other challenges this is linked to are as follows:

Gingerloft-Winter

I Did It Creations-Anything Goes

The Paper Players-Recipe-1 Paper, Punch something, sentiment

All Sorts Challenge-Spots and Stripes

Crafty Emma-Buttons and Bows

Marks Finest Paper-Die cut or Punch

Sweet Stampin-Anything but a Card

Totally Gorguss-Sparkle

Delightful Challenges-Christmas

The Wild Flower Patch-Twine

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Heidi Grace, Ink: Stampin' Up!

Monday, October 25, 2010

Happy Halloween

Hi Everyone!

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Why? It's all about the candy! No shopping, no cooking big meals, no gift wrapping...Just fun!

So, before the holiday is here I want to share another card made with Spencer the Not So Spooky Ghost from DRS Designs. I coupled him with my favorite die cut bats and embossed haunted house.

I added the Small Happy Halloween sentiment and that ribbon along the bottom came from the sale bin at a local craft store. Gotta love a bargain, right?

Here is a close up of the moon covered in Stickles and Spencer up on his pop dot!

Edit to add-Now that you have seen my card, please stop by my friend Leanne's blog to see her cards made with DRS Designs stamps...You will be BLOWN AWAY...I promise. I nominated her, and she was chosen!

Do you know someone you would like to nominte for the special honor of working with some DRS Designs Stamps? We have a contest going on named By Invitation Only. Click here for all the details!

Thanks for visiting today!

Challenges this card is linked to are as follows-

Kaboodle Doodles-Bat

My Time to Craft-Ghosts and Ghouls

Spoonful of Sugar-Boo

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Ink: Stampin' Up, Ribbon: KI Memories, Cuttlebug

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Music Saves My Soul Saturday

Hi Everyone!

I'm playing along with Music Saves My Soul, on Marcea's Blog. My offering is not new, but no one ever knows who the Old 97's are, or who Rhett Miller the lead singer is, so I'm putting it out there. This group is a fav of my hubby, so therefore I have seen them few times in concert...

This song is called Question and is definitely one of the songs I love by them. Sorry the video is not more exciting. Hope you like the song :)

Friday, October 22, 2010

Martinis

Hi Everyone!

Are you ready for the weekend??? I know that I am and what better way to celebrate the weekend, than to play along with Aloha Friday at Amber Inklings?

I always try to play along because it is so fun, (this weeks is especially fun!) but did you know that you can win prizes to the Amber Ink store??? I won not too long ago and used my gift certificate to stock up on some iPaper. Look at the fun card I made using that and the martini image from the new Hostess with the Mostess set that was just released.

I wish I could take credit for the funny sentiment, but it's pretty much one that I have seen in card stores forever... I just printed it out on the computer myself.

What are you waiting for? Come and join the fun at the Amber Inklings blog...Oh, and one more thing! Want to join a great challenge and make a difference too? The stop by the AmberInk's Inkredible 21 day Challenge blog and be inspired to do a good deed! I have my thinking cap on for this month....

Have a great weekend!

Challenges this is linked to are as follows-

Cards for Men-Birthday

Cupcake Craft-Boys and their Toys (Martini counts as a toy, no?)

Crafty Emma-Male Birthday

Alota Rubber Stamps-Food and Drink

Drunken Stampers-Food (Olives)

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Marker: Copic, Punches: EK Success, Crop o dial, Ribbon from my supplies

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Birthday Card

Hi Everyone!

I'm completely out of birthday cards. Seriously, not one extra in my stash, so I thought I better go ahead and make a few to have on hand. I think this one may already be spoken for though, I have my aunt and mother in law, both with birthdays in November.

I used the versatile set Doodle Flowers from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff and everything at her My Grafico shop is 40% off!

I printed out the flower twice so that I could pop it up and curve the petals. All I did was color it to match the papers.

Here is are all the images in this one set....Did I mention it's 40% off???

My Grafico is also hosting a Halloween contest with fantastic prizes like a Cuttlebug!!! If you want a chance at winning, just click here for all the details.

I just had to share this great fall photo taken this past weekend here. I only had my phone with me, so it's not the best, but the colors were breath taking! Say what you want about the lousy, forever lasting winters in Cleveland...but autumn in the Metro Parks is AWESOME!!!!

Now, off you go to visit Lindsay and the rest of the design team. I know they will have great crafty inspiration on their blogs like always :)

Lindsay (Owner and Designer)

Cheryl (DT Coordinator)

Rhonda (no card)

Challenges this card is linked to are as follows-

ABC Challenge-Flowers

Lexi Creations-Birthdays

Our Creative Corner-Embellishments

Party Time Tuesdays-Birthdays

Pocket Full of Posies-Champagne and Roses (Celebrations)

Sarah Hurley Challenge-Color in your Image

Tuesday Throwdown-Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting me!

Details not listed above-Paper: The Paper Company, Cosmo Cricket, Stamps: Stampin' Up!, Markers: Copic, Punches: Martha Stewart, EK Success, Stampin' Up!, Nesties, ribbon and bling from my supplies.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge

Hi Everyone!

DRS Designs is the sponsor this week for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. If you want a chance to win a $20.00 gift certificate to the DRS Designs store, why not play along?

Here is the sketch I chose to use: