"Hunter's Gift Tag"

Good Morning Everyone! I hope y'all are having a wonderful week! The weather here in Central Wisconsin is bit nasty... we got quite a bit of freezing rain last night and looks as though it will be raining all day today! Yikes! 

Anyways, I have an awesome gift tag to share with you! I created it for Let's Create, the local stamp shop here in Wisconsin Rapids. It features a set by Stampers Anonymous... Tim Holtz's Wild West Set! I thought this would make an awesome gift tag for one of the many hunters in our area! If you like what you see, stop by Let's Create, purchase the set or the tag that I have created! While you are their browse all of the wonderful stamps and creations that have been that are up for sale! 

Material List

Stamp ~ Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz - Wild West Set

Patterned Paper ~ Out Of My Stash

Card Stock ~ Out Of My Stash

Aleene's Paper Glaze

Exacto Knife

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Image Up)

Hole Punch

Stickles by Ranger ~ Gunmetal

Black DMC Floss ~ Out Of My Stash

Prismacolor Colored Pencil Numbers

946, 1029, 1081, 1050, & 1076

I will be entering this creation into four different challenges...

• Little Red Wagon Challenge #122 ~ Use A Vintage Item
• Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #74 ~ Photo Inspiration
• The Pixie Cottage Challenge #110 ~ Sketch And/Or Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp Challenge ~ Anything Goes

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Garden Delights"

Good Morning Everyone! I am so glad that the weekend has come... I have been very busy working the next NEW Prismacolor Colored Pencil Class II for Let's Create (My Local Stamp Shop)! So today I am going to share with you, the creation for this class which will be held the whole month of March! If you are interested in learning more about the class, feel free to email me or you can contact Franki at Let's Create by email or phone! Email - letscreate@solarus.net or Phone - 1-715-424-1343. 

Material List 

(All Items can be purchased at Let's Create)

Stamp ~ Heartfelt Creations - Posie Patch Garden Delights Set

Patterned Paper ~ Unknown (Purchased At Let's Create)

Card Stock ~ Color Mates - Blue

Inkssentials Glossy Accents

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Exacto Knife

Stickles by Range ~ Star Dust

Glue Eraser

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Images Up)

Martha Stewart Doily Lace Trim Deep Edge Punch

Rhinestones ~ Basics by Kaisercrafts

Prismacolor Color Pencils Numbers

Water Can ~ 1061, 1063, 1065, & 1067

Flowers ~ 993 & 994 - Pink, 919 & 1027 - Blue, 995 & 1009 - Light Purple, 916 & 917- Yellow, 931 & 1078 - Dark Purple, 1002 - Center, 912 & 913 - Green Leaves

I will be entering this card into six different challenges...

• Crafty Ann's Challenge #59 ~ Bold & Bright
• Fairy-Tale Challenge #17 ~ Spring
• The Poodles Parlour Challenge ~ Mother's Day/Card For A Woman
• Simply Create Too Challenge #7 ~ Add A Little Sunshine To Your Day
• The Stamp Man Challenge~ Colours of Spring/Easter
• Moving Along With The Times Challenge ~ Lots Of Layers (At Least 2)

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Ooh La La!!"

Good Evening Everyone! I hope y'all are having a wonderful week so far! I have been coloring, cleaning, and getting my next class at Let's Create all ready to go! Whew... who would have thought it would so much fun to teach? Well it is... except for typing up notes; explaining how you do something that is like second nature. Oh wait... that isn't why you have stopped by today! LOL! (Got sidetracked and there wasn't even anything shiny in my area!)

Today, I have a creation to share with you for Paper Creations Ink's NEW Challenge... "Show Us Your Style Using Your Favorite Technique"! First let me start by telling you who our awesome sponsor is... Ike's Art and she will be giving away 5 Digi Images Of Choice to one lucky person! How cool is that? Be sure to pop on over to Ike's Art Shop and check out her wide variety of awesome images; there is something for everyone! Also you have until Tuesday, February 29, 2012 at 6pm CST to join us and "Show Us Your Style Using Your Favorite Technique"!

Lets see... My favorite techniques are coloring with my Prismacolor Colored Pencils, Fussy Cutting, and I took it one step further, I used my favorite go to embellishments... Lace, Ribbon, Half Pearls, and yep, you guessed it... STICKLES! I gotta have my glitter! LOL! Also lately I have been finding myself drawn to more risque and sexy images! Hmmm... what is up with that? I must be letting my inner woman out! Huh?

Material List

Stamp ~ Ike's Art - Ooh La La!!

Patterned Paper ~ Out Of My Scrap Tubs

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers & Stampin' Up (Barely Banana & Brocade Blue)

Aleene's Paper Glaze

Lace & Ribbon ~ Out Of My Stash

Scor Pal Tape 1/4" (To Adhere Lace & Ribbon)

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

Stickles by Ranger ~ Diamonds

Prismacolor Colored Pencil Numbers

1011, 942, 997, 1092, 1056, 1058, 928, 929, 906, 1079, & 1023

I will be entering this Fat Book Page into seven different challenges...

• Creative Craft Challenges ~ Valentine's / Love
• Digital Tuesday Challenge #148 ~ Make It Sparkle
• Creative Mondays Challenge #2 ~ Anything Goes
• Lollipop Crafts Challenge #68 ~ Anything Goes
• Netti G's Digital Gems Challenge #3 ~ Anything Goes
• Stamps R Us Challenge ~ Anything Goes
• Truly Madly Crafty February Challenge ~ Ribbon And Bling

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message!

Have a wonderful week!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Love Of Spring"

Good Afternoon Everyone! I have another set of cards to share with you that I created for Let's Create, my local stamp shop! I think these could either be used for Valentines Day or Spring! I went with the idea of Spring in my mind. 

Material List For Both Cards

Stamp ~ Outlines I-696 Layered Heart

Patterned Paper ~ Cloud 9 Design - Sunrise Smoothie Collection

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers & Stampin' Up (Grass Green & Not Quite Navy)

Exacto Knife

Stampin' Up Crystal Effects

Layer Ease by Stampin' Up

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Colored Hearts Up)

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up / Bow Easy by Posi Bendr Co.

Stickles by Ranger ~ Crystal & Diamonds

Half Pearls by Recollections

Here is what the whole stamp looks likes...

Prismacolor Colored Pencil Numbers

903, 919, 1002, 1003, 922, 923, 921, 1023, 1024, 928, 1092, 915, 916, 989, 913, 956, 1026, & 929

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message!

Have a wonderful upcoming weekend!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Easter Surprise"

Good Morning Everyone! It has been a while since I shared something, sorry about that! Life has been getting in the way of creating! I know, it happens to all of us! Annoying, isn't it? LOL! Today I am going to share with you the cards that I created for my "Basic Prismacolor Colored Pencil Class I" at Let's Create, the local stamp shop here in town! What this class is intended for is to give the background of how to use these colored pencils and the tools/supplies that are needed to color using my technique. I Do NOT use Gamsol, Blending Pencils, or Markers. Just straight up colored pencils and my favorite sealing products that make the colors pop off the page! If you are interested in learning more about the class, feel free to email me or you can contact Franki at Let's Create by email or phone! Email - letscreate@solarus.net or Phone - 1-715-424-1343.

Material List

Stamps ~ Whipper Snapper Designs - Egg with Bow, Studio G - 2 different Eggs (Rubber) & Sentiment (Clear), & High Hopes - Fillable Basket

Handmade Basket Paper ~ Tattered Angel Glimmer Mists - Coffee Shop & Suede

Studio G Cards & Envelopes (Oval Cut Out)

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Inkssentials Glossy Accents

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Eggs Up)

Prismacolor Colored Pencil Numbers

Whipper Snapper Eggs ~ 934, 956, 1008, 928, 993, & 935 - Purple

~ 912, 913, 989, 915, 916, & 935 - Green

~ 903, 919, 1040, 1102, 1103, & 935 - Blue

Studio G Swirl Eggs ~ 993 - Purple, 916 - Green, 1103 - Blue

Studio G Flower Eggs ~ 934, 956, 1008, & 993 - Purple

~ 912, 913, 989, & 916 - Green

~ 903, 919, 1040, & 1102 - Blue

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Stingin' Love"

Good Afternoon Everyone! It's the first Monday of the month and we all know what that means... a NEW Challenge at Paper Creations Ink! We have the wonderful and quirky Simply B Stamps as our sponsor for this challenge! The theme is a "Recipe (1 Image ~ 2 Patterned Papers ~ 3 Embellishments)... well you can see I have more than that; but I just had to do it! LOL! We each got to use an image from Simply B Stamps Valentine Line from last year... This little mischief maker is "Sting You Lola"! Isn't she just awesome! I thought so, that is why I HAD to use her! Remember... I warned you that this year would be different for me, I was gonna mix it in my creating process! So what do you think? The winner of this challenge will be able to pick 2 images from the ones the Design Team used! How cool is that?

Material List

Stamp ~ Simply B Stamps - Sting You Lola

Patterned Paper ~ Paper Pizazz & Rhonna Farrer

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers & Stampin' Up (Basic Black, Eggplant Envy, & Pretty In Pink)

Stampin' Up Crystal Effects

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Image Up)

Scor Pal Tape 1/4" (To Adhere The Feathers)

Feathers ~ Out Of My Stash

Flowers ~ Fabric Fancies by Prima

Brad, Love Charm, Double Heart Charm, & Chain ~ Out Of My Stash

Rhinestone Hearts ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc. / Copic Sketch Marker RV19

Stickles by Ranger ~ Magenta

Prismacolor Colored Pencil Numbers

935, 1067, 1078, 993, 994, 928, 997, & 1093

I will be entering this card into twelve different challenges...

• The Cheerful Stamp Pad Challenge #35 ~ Love Is In The Air
• Crafty Boots Challenge ~ Valentines
• Creative Stamp Friends Challenge #44 ~ Valentines
• Paper Makeup Stamps Challenge #22 ~ Pink And Grey
• Hooked On Crafts Challenge #17 ~ Hearts
• House Of Gilli Challenge ~ Love Is In The Air
• Incy Wincy Designs Challenge #132 ~ Love, Pink, White, And Black
• Lexi's Creations Challenge #58 ~ Love
• My Craft Spot by Kimberly Challenge #43 ~ Valentines
• Ooh La La Creations Challenge #98 ~ Be My Valentine
• Stamp & Fun = Creativity Challenge #85 ~ Hearts
• Stamps R Us Challenge ~ Valentine/Love

As always thanks for stopping by, if you have any questions or comments feel free to leave me a message!

Have a wonderfully creative week!

Happy Creating!

Sara