Pezadoodle Designs SALE!!

Hy friends, wanted to let you know that my friend Marti of Pezadoodle Designs is in the process of closing out her online store. There are some great deals to be had -- as in 33% off EVERYTHING! Check it out: Pezadoodle Designs.

A Verve-y Thanks

Lots of Verve updates for you today, and a card too!

First, in case you missed it, on the Verve blog on Monday, we did an after-party post, which included a favorite selection from each Diva. The above project is the one I shared. More on that in a minute.

Second, today is the first day of our new Diva Dare Challenge. Check out the Verve blog for all the deets on how you can participate, as well as Laurie's super-cute project!

Third, since it's Friday, there's a new Viva La Verve sketch posted in the Verve Forum. Tosh is hosting, and it looks like a really fun one! I plan to play along over the weekend!

And last, just a reminder that the full January release is on sale for the month at a savings of 10%. It includes the four new full stamp sets and two Plain Janes.

Okay, a few words about my card. I used stamps from both Sweet Treats and Love Notes. For the focal sentiment panel, I first stamped the flourishy oval frame image from Sweet Treats in black and colored some of the areas blue using Copic markers. Next, I stamped the classy label image (from Sweet Treats) in Antique Linen for a subtle effect. Last, I added the sentiment, also from Sweet Treats. Along the bottom, I stamped a border using the XOXO stamp from Love Notes. Details include teeny black pearls, lace trim, crinkled seam binding, trinket pins, punched borders, and distressed edges.

Thanks for visiting!




Stamps: Sweet Treats, Love Notes
Paper: Papertrey Rustic White card stock, Stampin' Up ivory card stock, We R Memory Keepers Merry January designer paper
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Antique Linen, Old Paper and Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks, Papertrey Aqua Mist
Accessories: Spellbinders Labels Fourteen Nestabilities die, Copic markers, Kaiser black adhesive pearls, crinkled seam binding, Papertrey button and twine, Maya Road trinket pins, lace trim (source unknown), Stampin' Up Top Note die, Martha Stewart Quilted border punch, distressing too
Size: 4 1/2" x 6"

JustRite Week: Day Four

Welcome to the final day of JustRite Week at Stamper's Dream! Hope you've enjoyed the Dream Team's JustRite creations this week!

Today I'm sharing a shabby collage-style card featuring a floral image from Mother Nature's Gfits and a sentiment from Fancy Nested Frames. The flower is colored with Copic markers, trimmed out and layered three times for dimension. The collage grouping includes scraps from Pink Paislee's Sweetness 6x6 paper pad, some torn cardboard, a butterfly punched from a book page, bits of trim, and a random sprinkling of bling. At the top and bottom of the narrow blue vertical strip are decorative pieces that have been die-cut with one of the dies from JustRite's Nested Frame Custom Die set.

Here's a detail shot of the layered flower:

Be sure to hop around for more JustRite projects. The Dream Team is AMAZING!


Michelle
Christina
Lea
Kim
Tosh

Thanks so much for visiting!

JustRite Week: Day Three

Welcome to Day 3 of JustRite Week at Stamper's Dream! Today, I'm sharing a sympathy card that I made using a new set called You Inspire Me. I started with one of the ornate frames, stamped it in Brushed Corduroy, then die-cut it with a Spellbinders Labels Five die. On top of that I added a circle frame, also from You Inspire Me, stamped in Walnut Stain and die-cut with a Spellbinders Classic Circle die. And last, I added a sentiment flag. Since I needed a sympathy card, I picked out the "With Sympathy" sentiment from Fancy Tags. Love how easy it is to mix and match JustRite sets!

For the embellishment cluster, I used some rich brown satin ribbon, two flowers, pearl hat pins, and some Webster's Pages netting (fun stuff!):

My layout is based on Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, #99:

Be sure to check out the rest of today's JustRite Week designs!

Michelle
Teresa
Tosh
Lea
Christina


Thanks so much for visiting!

Skipping Stones New Release & New Sketch!

Hi everyone, not only is today Skipping Stones Sketch Tuesday, but it's also release day! To celebrate the two amazing new sets, Heartsong and Purse Birthday, the SSD design team and guests have put together a blog hop. If you've just happened upon my blog today, you'll want to go back one stop to the beginning at Skipping Stones Design. And then, when you're finished here, you'll head to Wendy Jordan next. (I'll link to her again at the end. And, just in case any of the blog hop links are broken, the full designer line-up is posted at Skipping Stones Design, too.)

As the Skipping Stones Design guest sketch designer for January, I'm excited to bring you the second of my four sketches for the month, but first, a big thanks to all who played along this past week. The entries were fantastic! I can't wait to see what you come up with this week!! To play along, just link up your creation to the SSD58 sketch post on the Skipping Stones Design blog. One lucky winner will receive a free stamp set or half off any stamp set in the store!

Ready for the sketch?

And here's my sample, using the new Heartsong, which I absolutely LOVE! The music theme is fantastic and the style of illustration is just perfect for the vintage, shabby, rustic look I love so much!

I stamped the two butterflies onto one of Basic Grey's Curio patterns, then trimmed them out. The different card layers are also made of various Curio patterns. For some fun texture, I used a Pink Paislee Artisan Element behind the sentiment. The sentiment is done in three layers, all die-cut with Spellbinders dies -- in back, a Labels Fourteen, in the middle, a tag from Fancy Tags (which I shortened), and in front, a Petite Oval. Along the bottom are some Kaiser Craft adhesive pearls in Pewter.

That's it for me! Don't forget to head over to Wendy Jordan's blog next! And when you're finished hopping be sure to head back to Skipping Stones Design to take advantage of their "buy three, get one free" sale!

Thanks for stopping by!

JustRite Week at Stamper's Dream - Day One!

It's Day One of a new JustRite Week at Stamper's Dream! We're featuring the latest JustRite stamps, including Valentine's, beautiful new florals, and even clear stamps, along with custom Spellbinders dies to coordinate with JustRite's rectangular Nested sentiments and Nested frames lines. Can't wait for you to see what the Dream Team has cooked up for the week! Here's the schedule:

Monday - Michelle , Cindy , Mariana, and me

Tuesday - Michelle , Cindy , Kim , Tosh , Teresa

Wednesday - Michelle , Teresa , Tosh , Lea, Christina

Thursday - Michelle , Christina , Lea, Kim , and me


I'm featuring a cling set called Ellie Time, which includes adorable Ellie, a whole bunch of different things that Ellie can hold, and three super cute sentiments. My Ellie is colored with Copic markers, then trimmed out. I borrowed an old layout from my archives and created a fun outdoor scene for Ellie using different papers from My Mind's Eye Tickled Pink and True Blue 6x6 pads. The sun and felt grass are done with My Favorite Things Die-namics dies, and the scallops are done with a Spellbinders border die. The sentiment is punched with a notebook border then clipped on with a mini binder clip. Finishing details include stitched borders, some yellow baker's twine, and a clear button topping the stacked sun.

Thanks so much for visiting! I'm looking forward to a stamp-filled week!

Skipping Stones Gray Hares Winner!

I forgot to announce the Skipping Stones Design giveaway winner yesterday -- sorry!

Marthamh2 said...

I love the new "Hare" stamp set. It really pertains to my friends and me (gray Hair). Thanks for the chance to win.

January 5, 2011 5:16 AM

Martha, the gray hair is beginning to pertain to my friends and me, too - LOL! Please email me with your address so I can get your stamp sent!!