Thursday, May 31, 2012

CRAZY EGG Challenge at 4 Crafty Chicks!



Happy Thursday everyone! Are you ready for another challenge from 4 Crafty Chicks? It is the last Thursday of the month of May (wow, where DID the time go?) PLUS...it's the 5th Thursday, so that means it's CRAZY EGG time this week! Our theme for you this week is:

Challenge #92 - BRANCHING OUT (TREES)!
Miss Leanne is offering up a wonderful prize for one lucky participant this week:


I wanted to make a "sentiment" card with some of my favorite stamps, VERVE, and came across this colorful, bright TREE paper - and it was the perfect combination for my card this week!


I hope you get a chance to pop on over to the 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge blog HERE and participate in this week's challenge - be sure to check out the rest of the Chicks' creations while you are there - they ROCK! Ciao!

Sunday, May 27, 2012

In the Summertime....at Totally Stampalicious!

Happy Totally Stampalicious Monday everyone!

This past week has flown by so quickly and it's been a very rainy, dreary week! I am hoping that the sunshine is here to stay....my daughter, Kimberly, and I just got home from another swim meet in the city and we're both tired (I didn't even swim! Ha!). Her season is wrapping up and I am actually gonna miss watching her swim and cheering her on at the meets. It will, however, be nice to have weekends off and less running - a little down time! :)

Alright, onto our challenge this week -"SUMMERTIME!" Boy, do I hope that summer is right around the corner! We want to see some projects that are summer-themed, so the door is WIDE open for this one! I went through my stash and came across THIS "cool" dude, so got him inky for this challenge: 


Stamps: Poppi Penguin - Totally Stampalicious; Paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, SPLASH - Echo Park DSP; Ink: Versafine Black; Accessories: corner rounder punch, scallop edge punch, Spellbinders, Copic Markers, pearls, Baja Ribbon, word window punch, modern label punch, dimensionals


I hope you are able to join us this week for our "SUMMERTIME" challenge - be sure to check out what the TS Dream Team has whipped up for your crafting pleasure! Happy crafting!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

4 CCC#91 - Gettin' Colorful!

Happy Thursday! It is my turn over at 4 Crafty Chicks to be the "hostess-with-da-mostess" and I came up with such a GORGEOUS color combo (yep, I'm tootin' my own horn here - LMBO!) that I know you will LOVE to create something with! 


Was I right, or was I right?! Isn't that color palette just uber doober gorgeous?!? HEE....here's my card using these colors this week:



Stamps: Verve
Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Choc Chip ribbon, tulip border embossing folder, flower die from MFT, spellbinders, butterfly punch, pearls, sponge dauber, dimensionals

Please be sure to hop on over to the 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge Blog and link up your creation with us! We cannot wait to see what you come up with! Happy crafting!!!

Monday, May 21, 2012

"Thank EWE" from Totally Stampalicious!!

Happy Totally Stampalicious Monday! Happy Victoria Day extra long weekend for my Canadian friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful rest - any campers in the midst? I'm thankful our weather has held up as usually we get "nasty" stuff come the May-long! I enjoyed yesterday by running my very first "official" 10K run! It was hard, but oh so worth it!! The scenery was beautiful along the river in Red Deer, the temperature was perfect and we had such a gloriously sunny morning! I am looking forward to training more and beating my personal time next year! Alright...enough of my babbling....lol....


Our challenge this week over at Totally Stampalicious is THANK YOU! Easy peesy, right?!? I knew right away which cutie-patootie stamp set to get inky for this one....


I used the cute set called "Moo-velous" and you can find it HERE at the Totally Stampalicious store!  Please be sure to hop on over to the TS Challenge BLOG and see what other "thankful" creations the dream team has made for you!! Happy crafting!!

Do you love to color? Do you like to have fun? Totally Stampalicious is having a Design Team call!! Yep, you heard me....come and read all about it HERE!! Ciao!

Thursday, May 17, 2012

May Release and Blog Hop at Totally Stampalicious!

Welcome to the 7th stop of our MAY NEW RELEASE and BLOG HOP with Totally Stampalicious!
If you have arrived here from the uber talented Dawn's blog, then you are right on track! If not, please scroll down and start at the beginning for all the ooooey-goooey crafty goodness!! 


We have FOUR BRAND NEW STAMP SETS from our fabulous Bugaboo line by artist Jodie Mackrell from Bugaboo Stamps all AVAILABLE NOW at Totally Stampalicious!


My first card was made with the oh-so-cute Ballerina Brat:



Isn't she just ADORABLE?! And she comes complete with many wonderful sentiments! 



As always we'll be giving away PRIZES as well to three lucky Hoppers!!!

1st Prize - All 4 New Sets
2nd Prize - $15 Gift Certificate
3rd Prize - $5 Gift Certificate
 

All you have to do is hop along with us and leave your comments along the way and maybe YOU could be a WINNER!!!!


For my 2nd card, I "had" to ink up this absolutely HILARIOUS set called "Mantastic" featuring our SEXY, SCHMEXY Gus!!! Ladies, he is *the* coolest, sexiest, thang around....get him while he's hot!





And for my 3rd card of the hop, I couldn't resist this cute sports bear (part of a set of 2) called A+ Bears ... and they are oh so perfect for that special teacher or coach:


 Now it's time to hop on over to the incredibly talented Laurie's BLOG to see what AWESOME-NESS she has for us!!

Here is the entire line-up in case there are any glitches along the way!! Happy hoppin'!!!!

4 CCC#90 - Happy Graduation!

Happy Thursday everyone! Are you ready for another challenge from 4 Crafty Chicks? This week, Tamie, is our hostess-with-the-mostess and she picked the following theme for you this week:

Challenge #90 - GRADUATION!!

I found a wonderful package of fabric stickers by Jolee in Walmart a few months back, and snagged it immediately - as I knew *exactly* which card I would use it for! For my sentiment, I used the set Curly Cute from Stampin' Up! and embossed the white background layer with a houndstooth embossing folder....


I hope you get a chance to pop on over to the 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge blog HERE and participate in this week's challenge - be sure to check out the rest of the Chicks' creations while you are there - they ROCK! Ciao!

Sunday, May 13, 2012

CAS at Totally Stampalicious!

Happy Totally Stampalicious Monday! I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day - I got to relax (as much as I know how to -giggle) for most of the day and spend it with all of my family - hubby was also home! I also got to help DH with some logging - got my workout in deadlifting trees - ha!!

Our challenge this week over at Totally Stampalicious is Clean and Simple. Easy peesy, right?!? Well....I, for some reason have difficulty with CAS cards. I love them, I love the looks of them, I love the clean and crispness of them, but I find the difficult to make. I always feel there is something "missing." This time, I left my card the way it is and I really like it! :)


I used the newly-released Gus and Stella Anniversary from last month's release....the sentiments are awesome in this set! They make me chuckle....

Do you love to color? Do you like to have fun? Totally Stampalicious is having a Design Team call!! Yep, you heard me....come and read all about it HERE!! Ciao!

Thursday, May 10, 2012

4 CCC#89 - Sentiment Only

Happy Thursday! Melissa is our hostess this week and she has given us an awesome challenge - she wants to see a "SENTIMENT ONLY" - no other stamped image :) There are so many companies out there who make gorgeous sentiments and My Favorite Things is one of my many favorites... I especially LOVE this sentiment:


Stamps: Vertical Greetings
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Be Mine (Echo Park)
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Vertical Greetings Dienamics, Flower Dienamics (both MFT), pearls, dimensionals, sponge dauber

Please be sure to hop on over to the 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge Blog and link up your creation with us! We cannot wait to see what you come up with! Happy crafting!!!

Monday, May 7, 2012

Not Today...Maybe Tomorrow at One Crazy Stamper!!

Welcome back PEEPS! First of all, I need to apologize PROFUSELY to the gals over at One Crazy Stamper - this post was supposed to have gone live on Saturday and for whatever reason, Blogger decided that it wasn't gonna do it *insert mad and sad face here* So, I just noticed this afternoon that my 2nd Guest Designer post wasn't up....so....without further adieu, here it is:

This is my 2nd installment for One Crazy Stamper and I had SUCH a blast inking up this stamp from Stamping Bella called Not Today...now, for a lot of us women out there who are on a mission to get those numbers lower on the scale, this stamp speaks VOLUMES! LOL....I love it - ya gotta have hope when playin' the weight loss game!! :)


Supplies from the One Crazy Stamper:

Stamping Bella stamp - Not Today; Copic Markers, Pearls, Nestabilities, and Echo Park DP

Thanks again to One Crazy Stamper for having me - this was soooo much fun! I'm hoping to find a small window of time that I can create some more for them this month - stay tuned!!!

Thursday, May 3, 2012

4 CCC#88 - Blog Hop and Guest DT Call!

Happy Thursday! Welcome back to another week of 4 Crafty Chicks. This week marks our 2nd Blog Hop of 2012 with another search for our Guest Designers for June, July, and August. This is the 4th stop of the HOP...so if you've popped in and want to start at the beginning, click HERE

We absolutely loved having Heather and Kasey join us for February, March and April and we cannot WAIT to see who will join us next!

This week’s challenge is brought to you from our wonderful Leanne and she is wanting to see our FAVORITE EMBELLISHMENTS!! My favorite "bellies" are pearls I think...I use them A LOT! :) For my card, I got some new products from My Favorite Things and I was excited to get to work:


Here’s the low-down on the Blog Hop:
  • Each Chick has graciously donated a prize to be given to one lucky Blog Hopper who leaves a comment on the Chick’s blog. The winners will be chosen by each Chick using Random.org.
  • To be eligible to win Blog Hop prizes, participants must: (a) become a follower of the 4 Crafty Chicks blog; (b) leave a comment on each of the Chicks’ blogs; AND (c) leave a comment on the 4CC blog.
Would you like to join the 4 Crafty Chicks as a Guest Designer? If you participate in this week’s Challenge and would like to be considered for June, July or August's Guest Designer positions, please put (GDT) after your name when submitting to inlinkz – please remember that you will be committing to a month of challenges - one project per week (which you will receive immediately after being chosen as Guest Designer.)

That's enough of my babbling -  I suppose you ALL want to get busy hopping, right? Well, what are we waiting for? Off you go!!  Don't forget to leave your comments because each Chick has their own blog hop prize to give away!

4 Crafty Chicks' Blog

Here is my prize for one lucky commenter on my blog:


My gift prize contains a package of white tag cards w/ envelopes, an assortment of buttons, and a cute acrylic stamp set! Good luck!! 
I hope you will all take a few minutes to play along with us this week – we can’t wait to choose our next group of Guest Designers! Have fun, everyone!

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Celebrating MOM's at One Crazy Stamper!

Hello!! Happy Tuesday!!


I am so excited to share with you that I was chosen to be a Guest Designer for the ONE and ONLY - One Crazy Stamper!!  for the month of May! *insert HUGE grin here!* The gals over at One Crazy Stamper (online store) are the most amazing gals EVAH!! Their customer service is top-notch, prices are amazing, their orders arrive lickety-split...and....they are located right here in CANADA!! Bonus!!

The theme this month is "Mom's" and for my card, I wanted to show all Mom's....young & old, that life is short and you need to make the most of it while you can :) How appropriate was THIS stamp to show that message? :)


 I had a lot of fun making this card - she's so totally "spunky" and young-at-heart, don'tchya think? :)

Materials I used from One Crazy Stamper:

Whimsy Stamps (Kenny K) - Biker Girl
Whimsy Stamps Sentiments Collection
Black pearls
Copic Markers

Please be sure to check out their blog HERE - the talent there is AMAZING!! Thanks again for choosing me for a Guest Designer spot this month ladies - I am tickled!!! :)