"Express Yourself"

Good Afternoon To All! It is Monday, and I am ready for the week! I took some time this weekend to spend with my fiance! We went bumming and just enjoyed each other and the weather. (It was cold, but the sun was shining!) And did a little bit of "Retail Therapy"!

Today I have a very different type of creation to share with you! This wonderful image is by The Stamping Boutique called 20/40! I decided to put myself out there and dig deep down inside myself with this image. It was a bit difficult until I started coloring it, then it just came naturally! Everyone wears a mask and with this image I took my mask off. I hope that I have not scared or offended anyone, that is not my intention! I would love to hear your thoughts on this creation! 

Material List

Stamp ~ The Stamping Boutique - 20/40 (Image)

Designer Paper ~ Heidi Grace Designs

Card Stock ~ Cryogen 89# (Image), Stampin' Up (Lovely Lilac, Old Olive, Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise), & Wausau Papers Metallic Series (Chalice Silver & Sparkling Merlot0

Rhinestone Swirls and Silver Half Pearls - Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Crystal Effects by Stampin' Up

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust

Copic Sketch Markers

C00, C1, C2, C3, C5, C7, Y13, Y15, Y17, YG21, YG23, YG25, B00, B02, B04, RV02, RV13, RV21, BV00, BV11, & BV31

I have decided NOT to enter this into any challenges, as I am not even sure there are any out there that this would fit into and it is more of a personal triumph!

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Hangin' With My Peeps"

Good Morning Everyone! I am so glad it is Friday! How about you? This week seems to have drug on and on! (Probably because of the nasty weather we had! LOL!)

Today I have a wonderful creation to share with you! The image and sentiments are by Freshly Brewed Designs called Happy Easter Egg, My Peeps, & Peep! LOL! Heather just had a new release on Wednesday I think it was! All of the images are for Easter/Spring and they are just adorable! You need to stop by the store and check them out! I am going to enter this cutie into several challenges; but I will give all the details of my card first! LOL!

Material List

Stamps ~ Freshly Brewed Designs ~ Happy Easter Egg (Image), My Peeps, & Peep (Sentiments)

Designer Paper ~ Moxxie

Card Stock ~ Cryogen 89# (Image & Sentiments) & Stampin' Up (Chocolate Chip, Green Galore, Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise, & Yo Yo Yellow)

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Classic Rectangle Small

Punch ~ Stampin' Up Corner Punch

Ribbon ~ Stylish Accents by Offray

Half Pearls ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust (Detail Edging)

Crystal Effects ~ Stampin' Up (Middle Egg with Chick Only)

Copic Sketch Markers

Y02, Y06, Y08, Y38, BV00, BV01, BV02, RV21, RV23, B00, B12, B14, YG11, & YG13

Now for the places I have entered it into...

• Freshly Brewed Designs at The Latte Lounge ~ You MUST be a member of The Latte Lounge and the Freshly Brewed Designs Group! The challenge this month is two or more designer papers, one homemade embellishment, and you MUST use a Freshly Brewed Designs image! The challenge runs until March 31, 2011 at 11:59pm EST. Heather would LOVE for you to come and join in the fun!
• Freshly Brewed Designs Facebook Page ~ Heather is running a Facebook Special for her new release of these gorgeous images.  The challenge will run until tonight... Friday, March 25, 2011 at 11:59pm EST. The winning entry will receive the whole set of just released Spring Chick Digi's! And if you already purchased them she will find another special for you! Come on and join in the fun, someone has to give me some competition!
• The Latte Lounge is having a Window Challenge! I have created this card for that one also, as an inspiration! You MUST be a member of The Latte Lounge to participate! Come on over, join the fun and get your creation entered! While you are there you may want to check out all of the other challenges that we currently have going on! We would LOVE to have you!

If you are ever unsure of what all is happening at The Latte Lounge, you can visit our blog and check out all the details!

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wonderfully creative weekend!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Spring Cleaning"

Good Morning Everyone! How are you today? It a cold and snowy/sleety day here in Wisconsin! Yuck! A good day to be inside catching up on things and taking some time to create!

The creation that I have to share with you today has a duel purpose! First off it is an inspiration creation for The Latte Lounge's Digi Day Event from last Saturday night that I didn't get completed in time! I created it for the Sketch Challenge. (Which, I created the sketch! LOL! How horrible is that? Huh?) See Sketch Below. You still have time to use the sketch and get your creation entered! The deadline date and time is Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 11:59pm EST! We would LOVE to see your take on the sketch!

The second purpose of this card is The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring the Stamp With Fun Challenge #103. The theme is "Spring", I have used the "Spring Cleaning Audrey" image. Isn't she just the cutest? The deadline date is Sunday, March 27, 2011. They would LOVE to have you join in the fun!!

Material List

Stamps ~ The Stamping Boutique ~ Spring Cleaning Audrey (Image) & Ippity Stamp by Unity ~ You are amazing... from the Just Wanted To Say Set

Designer Paper ~ Paper Pizazz

Card Stock ~ Cryogen 89# (Image), Stampin' Up (Bliss Blue, Orchid Opulence, & Regal Rose), & Malmero Perle Blanc 92#

Stampin' Up Ink ~ Bliss Blue & Regal Rose / Inkssentials Blending Tool with Foam Pad

Black Micron Pen

Nestabilities by Spellbinders ~ Octagons Small & Large / Scalloped Octagons Small & Large

Punch ~ Martha Stewart ~ Bubble Bath

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up (Ivory & Orchid Opulence)

Prima Flowers

Half Pearls ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Crystal Effects ~ Stampin' Up (Bubbles and Water Puddle)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Waterfall & Star Dust

Copic Sketch Markers

BV00, BV01, BV02, R20, R81, R83, R85, E000, E00, E11, E13, E21, C1, C3, C5, C7, C8, W1, W3, B0000, B21, & B23 

One last reminder...

The only challenge that I did NOT make an inspiration card for, at The Latte Lounge's Digi Day Event is our "NEW KIDS CHALLENGE"! Since I don't have any children... I decided to let the children of The Stamping Boutique Design Team and The Latte Lounge Design Team come up with all the beautiful inspiration! This challenge will last until Friday, April 1, 2011 at 11:59pm! So if you have children or grandchildren, we have a wonderful challenge that they can now create for! Isn't that awesome? I just love to see all the artistic talents of the children! It is open to ages 0 to 17! Come on over and take a peak at their creations and I hope you will encourage your children and grandchildren to enter!

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Applelara Fairy"

Hello Again! I am back with another inspiration creation from The Latte Lounge Digi Day Event last night!

 This wonderful image is by DtsArt called "Applelara Fairy". She is sponsoring "The Flowers or Fairies Challenge"! You can use any image that has either Flowers or Fairies! It was so much fun using her image! You have plenty of time to create a project and get it entered! The deadline date and time is Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 11:59pm EST! We would LOVE for you to join us! If you are curious to see what other challenges The Latte Lounge currently is offering, you can visit The Latte Lounge Blog Anytime!

Material List

Stamps ~ DtsArt (Applelara Fairy)

Designer Paper ~ Stampin' Up and Out Of My Stash

Card Stock ~ Cryogen 89# (Image) & Stampin' Up (Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Glorious Green, Real Red, & Whisper White)

Sparkly Fluff ~ Our Craft Lounge ~ Sugar (Only On Hair Ties)

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Not Sure The Exact Name

Prima Flowers

Half Pearls ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Stickles ~ Star Dust (Wings and Detail Edging)

Copic Sketch Markers

R20, R35, R37, R39, RV0000, RV02, RV32, Y18, G03, G05, G07, B00, B01, E000, E00, E21, E25, E31, & E50

I will be entering this creation into the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge #93.

Arlana has another wonderful sketch again this week!

The deadline date and time is Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 8pm CST! You still have plenty of time to get your creation linked up! They would LOVE to have you!

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wonderful week!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Butterflies Of Spring"

Good Afternoon Everyone! How is your Sunday? Mine is wonderful! I have a long to-do list; but I sure have been getting things done today! Yay!

This is one of my inspiration creations from The Latte Lounge Digi Day Event last night! This wonderful image is by Glitterbabe's Digis called "Butterflies & Flowers". She is sponsoring "The Color Challenge"! The colors that we were to use in this challenge are pastels ~ Pink, Blue, & Green! I it was so much fun using her image! You have plenty of time to create a project and get it entered! The deadline date and time is Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 11:59pm EST! We would LOVE for you to join us! If you are curious to see what other challenges The Latte Lounge currently is offering, you can visit The Latte Lounge Blog Anytime!

Material List

Stamps ~ Glitterbabe's Digis (Butterflies & Flowers) & Stampin' Up Background Stamp (Victorian Lace)

Designer Paper ~ Out Of My Stash

Card Stock ~ Cryogen 89# (Image), Stampin' Up (Bliss Blue, Certainly Celery, & Pink Passion), & Malemro Perle Blanc 92#

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Petite Ovals Large & Petite Scalloped Ovals Large

Stampin' Up Ink ~ Bashful Blue / Inkssentials Blending Tool with Foam Pad (Edges Of The Petite Ovals Large)

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Not Sure The Exact Name

Making Memories Distressing Tool

Prima Flowers

Half Pearls & Rhinestone Swirls ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Crystal Effects ~ Stampin' Up (Butterflies Only)

Stickles ~ Star Dust (Flowers and Detail Edging)

Copic Sketch Markers

B000, B41, B45, R81, R83, R85, G21, G24, & Y18

I will also be entering this creation into the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #95. Beautiful sketches again this week!

 

The deadline date and time is Monday, March 21, 2011 at 7pm CST. You still have time to link up your creation!

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"The Latte Lounge Challenge Updates"

Good Afternoon To All! "Happy St. Patrick's Day!" How is your week going? Mine has been busy; but good! Another update today... This one is for all the wonderful challenges that are going on right now at The Latte Lounge!

"Everyone's Irish In March" ~ Runs March 1 - 31 ~ MUST be An Irish Themed Project (You can use any image on your creation!)

"Bookmark Card Challenge" ~ Runs March 17 - 31 ~ Create A Bookmark Card ~ You can find some tutorials at Splitcoast Stampers! (You can use any image on your creation!)

"Tutorial Challenge" ~ Runs March 5 - 19 ~ Use the Splitcoast Stampers Tutorial Called Wiper Card (You can use any image on your creation!)

"Animal Challenge" ~ Runs March 7 - 20 ~ Animals Anywhere On Your Card (You can use any image on your creation!)

"Color Challenge" ~ March 9 - 25 ~ MUST Use Pink, Orange, & Yellow On Your Project (You can use any image on your creation!)

**In Order To Take Part In These Challenges, You MUST Be A Member Of The Latte Lounge! You Can Join The Latte Lounge Here!** 

We would LOVE to have you join in the fun! I hope to see some of your creations!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Spring Fling Digi Day At The Latte Lounge"

Good Morning Everyone! I have an awesome event to tell you about! The Latte Lounge is having a "Spring Fling" Digi Day on Saturday, March 19, 2011! The theme of the event is "All Things Spring" In order to take part in this event... you MUST be a member. To become a member just click the link that I have provided up above! There will be lots of challenges, games, goodies, and a LIVE chat! The chat will be from 8pm to 10pm EST or for me, 7pm to 9pm CST! If you have a chance, PLEASE come and join in the fun... We would LOVE to have you!!

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"The Stamping Boutique's Blog New Challenge"

Good Morning Afternoon! I have a quick update for you today! The Stamping Boutique's Blog has the new bi-weekly challenge up and ready for you to participate in! Challenge #2 is a sketch challenge and you must use green somewhere in your project, since St. Patrick's Day is on Thursday! Here is the wonderful sketch that April Lower created!

I hope you will have time to use this sketch and get your creation linked up! The deadline date and time is Monday, March 28, 2011 at 11pm CST! We would LOVE for you to join us and to see all of your creations!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Fun With Friends"

Good Afternoon! I promise this is the LAST one for today! (See this is what happens when you HAVE to be a Domestic Goddess over the weekend! LOL!)

This week The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring The Shabby Tea Room's  "Party Time Birthday Bash"! It is quite the celebration! You really need to stop in and check out everything that they have going on! This is my creation in honor of their celebration! Since I've had so many posts today, I won't delay... so you can be on your way!! (LOL! That rhymed!)

Material List

Stamp ~ The Stamping Boutique - "Audrey and AJ Ice Cream"

Designer Paper ~ Paper Pizazz

Card Stock ~ Cryogen 89# (Image) & Stampin' Up (Brilliant Blue, Eggplant Envy, Garden Green, Rose Red, & Whisper White)

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Not Sure Of The Exact Name

Creative Memories Corner Rounder

Ribbon ~ Offray from Michael's Stores Inc.

Half Pearls ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Crystal Effects ~ Stampin' Up

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust

Copic Sketch Markers

Audrey ~ V04, V06, RV13, RV17, RV19, C1, C3, C5, C7, C8, E000, E00, E11, E13, E21, E25, & R21

AJ ~ G03, G05, G07, B21, B23, B24, B28, C1, C3, C5, C7, C8, E000, E00, E11, E13, E21, E25, E50, & R21

Outline & Doodles ~ B00

I will be submitting this creation into the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #94. Priscilla has some wonderful sketches again this week! My creation actually fits in between the Fancy and CAS (Clean And Simple)! (See Below) You still have some time to get your creations linked up! The deadline date and time is Today Monday, March 14, 2011 at 7pm CST. She would LOVE to have you join in the fun!

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wonderful afternoon!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Lucky To View"

Hello Everyone! I'm back with another creation! This is the other one that I created for Saturday's Digi Day over at Paper Craft Planet!

This wonderful image is by The Stamping Boutique called "Horseshoe"! Isn't it gorgeous? I think we all need our own Rainbow with a POT OF GOLD! LOL! April Lower, the director at The Stamping Boutique's Group at Paper Craft Plant chose a wonderful picture of Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands, for us to use as inspiration! (See Below)! This is what I came up with! You still have time to create a project and enter it! The deadline date and time is Today... Monday, March 14, 2011 at 11pm CST! There are 3 different challenges to enter into and each one has a prize of 3 digi images of your choice from The Stamping Boutique! So, if you have time come on over and get your creations entered! Here is the direct link to challenges #1 (Monochromatic Greens). Here is the direct link to challenge #2 (Sketch)! And Here is the direct link to challenge #3 (Inspiration Picture). I hope to see some of your creations there!

Material List

Stamp ~ The Stamping Boutique - "Horseshoe"

Designer Paper ~ Best Creations Inc.

Card Stock ~ Cryogen 89# (Image) & Stampin' Up (Bliss Blue, Night of Navy, Real Red, & Whisper White)

Creative Memories Corner Rounder (My Favorite)

Ribbon ~ Celebrate It (St. Patrick's Day) by Michael's Stores Inc.

Shamrock Embellishments ~ Out Of My Stash

Faux Stitching ~ Stampin' Up Paper Piercer Template Set & Micron Black Pen

Gold Half Pearls ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Stickles by Ranger ~ Crystal

Copic Sketch Markers

G03, G05, C3, C5, C7, C8, Y26, Y28, R29, YR68, Y08, B00, B28, & BV08

Atyou Spica Glitter Pen ~ 07 Olive

I will be submitting this creation into the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge # 92. Arlana has a wonderful sketch again this week! (See Below) You still have time to join in, the deadline date and time is Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 8pm CST! They would LOVE for you to come and join in the fun!

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"The Music Of The Holiday"

Good Morning Everyone! I hope everyone remembered to turn their clocks ahead this weekend! I have to tell you that we forgot until Sunday Morning! LOL! Boy did that mess up our day! I am happy to report that I / We got ALL of our cleaning done! Yay! More time to play again, since I have been putting it off! (Even got ALL the DUSTING done! LOL!)

Anyways, I have one of the cards that I created for Saturday's Digi Day over at Paper Craft Planet! This wonderful image is by The Stamping Boutique called "Irish AJ"! Isn't he just the cutest? April Lower, the director at The Stamping Boutique's Group at Paper Craft Plant created a beautiful sketch for us to follow (See Below)! This is what I came up with! You still have time to create a project and enter it! The deadline date and time is Today... Monday, March 14, 2011 at 11pm CST! There are 3 different challenges to enter into and each one has a prize of 3 digi images of your choice from The Stamping Boutique! So, if you have time come on over and get your creations entered! Here is the direct link to challenges #1. Here is the direct link to challenge #2 (sketch)! And Here is the direct link to challenge #3. I hope to see some of your creations there!

Material List

Stamp ~ The Stamping Boutique - "Irish AJ"

Designer Paper ~ Best Creations Inc.

Card Stock ~ Cryogen 89# (Image) & Stampin' Up (Gable Green, Garden Green, Handsome Hunter, Silver Metallic, & Whisper White)

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Labels 8

Layer Ease by Stampin' Up (To Make The 1/8" Middle Layer Of The Nesties)

Black Micron Pen

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up (Going Gray) / Bow Easy by Posi Bendr Co.

Shamrock Embellishments ~ Out Of My Stash

Silver Half Pearls ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Pots Of Gold Embellishments ~ Jolee Boutique by EK Success

Stickles by Ranger ~ Crystal

Copic Sketch Markers

G0000, G000, G03, G05, G07, B28, R29, C00, C3, C5, C7, C8, E000, E00, E11, & R21

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Are You Feeling Lucky? Digi Day Event At Paper Craft Planet"

Good Morning All! I wanted to pop in and let all of you know about the upcoming "Digi Day Event At Paper Craft Planet" by The Stamping Boutique! It will be Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 1pm to 3pm CST! There will be Challenges, Chatter, Freebies, Games, and Prizes! I hope that you will be able to come and join in the fun!! You Must be a member of Paper Craft Planet and The Stamping Boutique Group. Joining is easy, just click the links that I have provided for you and answer the prompts! If you need help with any of them, just give me a shout and I can help you get it all set up so you can RSVP for the event in advance! I hope to see you there!

Oh Yeah, one more quick announcement about The Stamping Boutique Group at Paper Craft Planet... We are at 494 members, once we hit 500... There will be a FREE DIGI IMAGE AVAILABLE! Wooo Hooo, I can't wait to see what it will be! So come over and join so that you are able to take advantage of the FREEBIE!

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

I hope you have a wonderfully creative day!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Lucky Me!"

Good Morning To All! How is everyone today? I am not feeling the best, I think I am coming down with a chest cold (I hope it doesn't turn into bronchitic!). Yuck!

Anyways, I have a wonderful project to share with everyone today! The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring I Did It Creations Challenge Blog this week! It is a sketch challenge (see below). This beautiful image is called "Irish Audrey", Isn't she just a doll! I had so much fun coloring her and I bet you would too! The deadline date and time is Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 5pm CST. So you have plenty of time to get your creations linked up!

Material List

Stamps ~ The Stamping Boutique - "Irish Audrey" (Image) & Stampin' Up Retired Set - Pinch Proof (Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Sugar Tree & Best Creations Inc.

Card Stock ~ Cryogen 89# (Image) & Stampin' Up (Gable Green, Garden Green, Gold Metallic, & Whisper White)

Creative Memories Circle Cutting System

Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink (Gable Green & Garden Green)

Faux Stitching ~ Paper Piercer Tool & Micron Black Pen

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Petite Oval Small & Large

Rhinestones ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Stickles by Ranger ~ Crystal

Copic Sketch Markers

G0000, G000, G03, G05, G07, C00, C5, C7, C8, E000, E00, E11, & R21

Can you believe it, NO Atyou Spica Glitter Pens? This has got to be a record for me! Well maybe there has been one or two other cards, but anyways it's very unusual for me! LOL!

I will also be submitting this card into four different challenges.

The first one is the "Monthly Challenge" at The Latte Lounge . The theme is "Everyone Is Irish In March"! So any cards that you create that have a St. Patty's Day theme (you can use any image), come and add them to the challenge for a chance to win two images of your choice from The Stamping Boutique! You MUST be a member of The Latte Lounge in order to enter! 

The second one is the "Inside & Outside" challenge at The Latte Lounge! For this challenge you must finish the inside of your card also. So many people don't even think of that until they are ready to send their card off! The deadline date is Thursday, March 17, 2011! You can use any image for this challenge! I hope that you will join in the fun and enjoy seeing  all the other beautiful creations! You MUST be a member of The Latte Lounge in order to enter! Joining is easy, just follow the link I provided up above and then check out the "Challenges Tab" to see all of the other wonderful challenges that are going on!

The third one is Craft Your Passion Challenges #48. The theme this week is "Anything Goes"! The deadline date and time is Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 10pm CST.

The fourth one is The Shabby Tea Room #52. The theme this week is "Luck Of The Irish"! The deadline date time is Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 10pm CST.

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"One Stop Hop"

Good Evening Everyone! I hope you are off to a wonderful start to your weekend! I have some very exciting news to share! The Stamping Boutique is having a Blog Hop With A Twist! Instead of hopping from blog to blog, it is all at ONE STOP! How cool is that? It is being held at The Stamping Boutique Challenge Blog from March 4, 2011 at 11pm CST until March 6, 2011 at 10:59pm CST. I bet you are wondering what to expect... Well I will give a bit of information here and the rest you will have to figure out when you get there! LOL! You will be able to vote for your favorite creation! The creation with the most votes wins! There will also be a random winner drawn from all the votes that are left, so be sure to leave a comment with your favorite creation! You definitely do NOT want to miss this! It will be so much fun! I can't wait to see all the creations! So don't delay... Hop on over and vote! Good Luck and Most of all... Have FUN!

If you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"New Challenges At The Stamping Boutique Blog"

Good Afternoon To All! I am a bit behind with this post! LOL! But it is still a very important update! Yesterday was the official kick off to a NEW set of challenges being held at The Stamping Boutique's Blog! There will be a new challenge every other Tuesday! You will NOT want to miss out on these wonderful challenges! One lucky winner will receive 5 images of your choice from The Stamping Boutique Store and 3 projects will be chosen as the "TOP 3", they will receive an awesome blinkie/button for their blogs!

Now for the best part... Challenge #1...

The Stamping Boutique

T ~ Texture / S ~ Sparkle / B ~ Buttons

Now doesn't this sound like fun? Come on and get your projects linked up!!!

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Freshly Brewed New Stamp Release Blog Hop"

Good Morning Everyone! I wanted to pop in with a quick update about the Freshly Brewed Designs NEW Stamp Release and Blog Hop... It has been EXTENDED until Friday, March 4, 2011 at 11pm CST! There are several prizes to be won including 3 NEW RELEASE RUBBER STAMPS! So what are you waiting for, come on along and hop with me!

Here are the RULES for your chance to win the prize.
You will have to complete the hop in full and leave a comment on each hop stop.
The hop will start AND end on the challenge blog.
After you finish the hop, leave ANOTHER comment on the challenge blog post and let us know what your favorite image was from the hop.

To be able to decide which is your favorite, though, you will have to keep hopping!

I am including a list of ALL the stops in case you get lost along the way!!

Hop order:
Freshly Brewed Challenges: http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/
Carolyn (Guest): http://utsukushiikami.blogspot.com/
Heather: http://www.joemamainks.blogspot.com/
Stacie G: http://hestiashelper.blogspot.com
Audrey: http://www.hippieaud.blogspot.com/
Jeanette: http://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/
Catherine (Guest): http://paperaddictcatherine.blogspot.com/
Kelly: http://sandcastlestamper.blogspot.com/
Stacy: http://www.impressionsofaribbonaddict.blogspot.com
Linda: http://stamperstouch.blogspot.com/
Rhonda: http://bumblcreate.blogspot.com/
Shazza: http://craftyscot.blogspot.com/
Kathy B: http://luckystamper.blogspot.com/
Freshly Brewed Challenges: http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/  

As always thanks for stopping by, if have questions or a comment feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Have a wonderful time hopping!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Picture Perfect Holiday"

Good Morning To All! Today, I am working on a head start of my Christmas Cards! I hope you will join me and get a head start on yours also! The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring the ABC Christmas Challenge  for the next two weeks! The challenge letter is "E" for "Embellishments". You MUST have three different embellishments on your creation. The deadline date is March 15, 2011. Only new creations, no back linking please! 

Material List

Stamp ~ The Stamping Boutique ~ Natalie

Designer Paper ~ Bo Bunny

Card Stock ~ Cryogen 89# (Image) & Stampin' Up (Bravo Burgundy, Chocolate Chip, Handsome Hunter, & Night Of Navy)

Inkssentials Opaque White Pen

Sizzix Embossing Folder ~ Thin Ice

Sparkly Fluff by Our Craft Lounge (Sugar)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust

Silver Half Pearls ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Ribbon ~ Holiday Inspirations by Jo-Ann Stores Inc. / Bow Easy by Posi Bendr Co.

Copic Sketch Markers

Natalie ~ B21, B23, B24, B26, B28, E000, E00, E21, E25, E31, E50, R20, R22, C00, C1, C3, & C5

Ornaments ~ B21, B23, B24, B26, G05, G09, G14, G17, R37, R39, Y11, Y15, C00, C1, C3, & C5

Borders, Doodles, & Outline ~ R37, R39, B0000, B21, & G17

Atyou Spica Glitter Pen ~ 00 Clear (Ornaments & Doodles)

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I hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating!

Sara