"Candy Cane Lane"

Good Afternoon Everyone! It's FRIDAY!!! It sure has been a long week! How has yours been? I am so excited to share a bit of news with you today and a new creation! Aren't y'all lucky? LOL! Well, let's start with the news! Paper Creations Ink will be having our first ever Blog Hop this weekend! It's theme is "Enjoying Summer", isn't that what we are all doing? (Well, except for the high, HOT temperatures! LOL) The hop will start at 12:01am CST Saturday, July 23, 2011 and end at 7pm CST Sunday, July 24, 2011! And of course, we will be giving away some awesome Candy Goodies!!! So be sure to pop over to the Paper Creations Ink Blog to get all the details tomorrow!!! 

Okay, now for my creation... I am a bit late getting this posted, as I was a bit late getting it completed; but hey... better late than never right? LOL! This creation was created for The Latte Lounge July Monthly Challenge; "Christmas In July"! Since this is for Week 3, the twist is for the creations to include... Christmas/Holiday Theme - Add Die Cuts or Punches - Add Snow (ex. Cotton, Flower Soft, Glitter, Puffy Paint, etc.) As you can see, I have used an image from The Stamping Boutique called "Sledding Snowman". I will wait for you find out the other goodies from my material list!

Material List

Stamp ~ The Stamping Boutique - Sledding Snowman

Designer Paper ~ Oriental Trading

Card Stock ~ Wausau Paper 60# (?), Stampin' Up (Bravo Burgundy, Brushed Silver, Handsome Hunter, & Mellow Moss)

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Classic Squares - Small & Large

Zig 2-Way Glue Pen

Stampin' Up Glitter ~ Dazzling Diamonds

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up (Burgundy) & American Crafts Premium Ribbon (Candy Cane)

3M Foam Tape (To Pop Up Image)

Embellishments ~ Out Of My Stash

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

923, 924, 925, 911, 912, 913, 941, 943, 932, 933, 934, 1023, 1024, 1101, 1102, 1103, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 935, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1072, 1074, & 1076

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

• The Stamping Boutique Monthly Challenge ~ Use Any TSB Image ~ Deadline Date & Time: Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 11pm CST
• Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge #111 ~ See Sketch Below ~ Deadline Date & Time: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 8pm CST

• Craft Us Crazy Challenge ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 11pm CST
• ABC Christmas Challenge ~ Old Image ~ Deadline Date & Time: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 4pm CST
• Creative Belli Challenge ~ Christmas In July ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 11:59pm 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)!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Snowbody Like You"

Good Afternoon Everyone, Again! LOL! This will be my last creation I am going to share today! So you will not hear from me until tomorrow! (Hee-Hee) This is the second creation I made using the "Kissmas & Mistletoe Ippity Set"! You can get all your Ippity Stamp Sets from Aletha J Williams here, Unity Endorsed Ippity Chick!! (I love typing that out! LOL) Here is her official badge...

As you will see, I created my own background paper for the front and inside of my card! (I must warn you, I was having a few issue's with my camera and lighting so... please forgive all the pictures! I was trying to make sure you could see everything, with the silver and white it was a bit difficult!) Okay... on with the show (hee-hee)... the first 3 pictures are all of my pieces that I created before I put my card together!

Material List

Stamps ~ Ippity Stamps by Unity ~ Kissmas & Mistletoe Set

Designer Paper ~ NONE ~ Handmade Instead

Card Stock ~ Malmero Perle Blanc 92# (Shimmery White) & Stampin' Up (Almost Amethyst, Brushed Silver, & Lovely Lilac)

Embossing Buddy by Stampin' Up

Colorbox Metalextra ~ Quick Silver

Versa Mark Stamp Pad

Stampin' Emboss Powder ~ Crystal Clear by Stampin' Up

Heat Gun ~ Stampin' Up

Almost Amethyst & Lovely Lilac Stampin' Up Ink Pads / Inkssentials Blending Tool with Foam Pads

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up (White & Lovely Lilac) / Bow Easy by Posi Bendr Co.

Half Pearls ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust

Here is the front of my card, in two different angles because of the lighting problems again! LOL!

Here is the inside of my card, with two different angles with the lighting problems again! LOL! (I vow to get better with this, I promise!!!)

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

• Creative Belli Challenge #122 ~ Christmas In July ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 11:59pm CST
• Clear It Out Tuesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 2am CST
•  Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #58 ~ Something Metallic ~ Deadline Date & Time: Monday, July 25, 2011 at 5pm CST

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

Have a wonderful rest of the day!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Peace For The Season"

Good Afternoon Everyone, I'm Back! LOL! I decided instead of making y'all wait to get some Holiday Ippity Inspiration going, I would share my creations today! (Aren't you so happy? LOL) I have two different creations to share, so be on the look out for the other post to come! (Hee-Hee)

This creation is using the "Kissmas & Mistletoe Ippity Set"! You can get all your Ippity Stamp Sets from Aletha J Williams here, Unity Endorsed Ippity Chick!! (I love typing that out! LOL) Here is her official badge...

As you will see, I created my own background paper for the front and inside of my card! (I must warn you, I was having a few issue's with my camera and lighting so... please forgive all the pictures! I was trying to make sure you could see everything, with the silver and white it was a bit difficult!) Okay... on with the show (hee-hee)... the first 3 pictures are all of my pieces that I created before I put my card together!

Here you will see the front of my card, all finished...

Material List

Stamps ~ Ippity Stamps by Unity ~ Kissmas & Mistletoe Set

Designer Paper ~ NONE ~ Handmade Instead

Card Stock ~ Malmero Perle Blanc 92# (Shimmery White) & Stampin' Up (Brocade Blue, Brushed Silver, & Night Of Navy)

Embossing Buddy by Stampin' Up

Colorbox Metalextra ~ Quick Silver

Versa Mark Stamp Pad

Stampin' Emboss Powder ~ Crystal Clear by Stampin' Up

Heat Gun ~ Stampin' Up

Garden Green, Real Red, & Close To Cocoa Stampin' Up Ink Pads & Blender Pen (To Color Tree)

Brocade Blue & Night Of Navy Stampin' Up Ink Pads / Inkssentials Blending Tool with Foam Pads

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up (White & Night Of Navy) / Bow Easy by Posi Bendr Co.

Half Pearls ~ Recollections by Michael's Stores Inc.

Here is the inside all finished...

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

• Creative Belli Challenge #122 ~ Christmas In July ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 11:59pm CST
• Clear It Out Tuesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 2am CST
•  Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #58 ~ Something Metallic ~ Deadline Date & Time: Monday, July 25, 2011 at 5pm CST

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

Have a wonderful afternoon!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Find The Joy"

Good Afternoon Everyone! I bet you were wondering what happened to me? Well, the heat had gotten to me! LOL! It has kicked up my Asthma, so I have had a rough few days! One of the biggest things that I MUST tell you is... due to the heat and my asthma, I have had to put my Copic Markers away :( ! Since I have not been able to open the windows, they have been bothering me. But, it has NOT stopped me from coloring and creating! Just made me step outside my comfort zone a bit faster than anticipated... I have now taken the dive into Prisma Colored Pencils! Wow, they have their own learning curved! But as you can see, I think I am getting it down pat, slowly!

Today's creation is for Paper Creations Ink, the new challenge is up and in full swing! The theme is "Christmas In July", we are so proud to have Aletha J Williams, Ippity Chick as our sponsor for this challenge! How cool is that? The set that I have used here is actually a Unity set; but since Unity makes Ippity Stamps... we thought it would be okay to create with it! The challenge will run until Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 7pm CST... so you have plenty of time to get a head start on your Holiday Projects and get them linked up! The prize that one lucky person will receive is the "Kissmas & Mistletoe Ippity Set"!!! (See Picture Below) I am so excited as I did have a chance to play with that set; but you will have to wait to see my creations! (Hee-Hee)

Material List

Stamps ~ Unity Itty Bitty - Find The Joy (Images) & Stampin' Up - Small Snowflakes Stamp

Designer Paper ~ Oriental Trading

Card Stock ~ Malmero Perle Blanc 92# (Shimmer White), Stampin' Up (Brushed Silver, Garden Green, & Handsome Hunter), & Wausau Papers Metallic Series (Empress Emerald)

Punch ~ Fiskars Handheld 1/16" 

Metallic Elastic Cording

Creative Memories Corner Rounder

Sponge Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink (Baroque Burgundy) & Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Black Soot)

Black Brads ~ Stampin' Up

Sizzex Classic Die ~ Holly & Berries

Black Sharpie (To Draw Veins In Leaves)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Xmas Red & Star Dust

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink (To Stamp Small Snowflakes)

Prisma Colored Pencil Numbers

923, 924, 925, 1029, 949, 908, 909, 910, 904, & 906

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

• Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #113 ~ See Sketches Below ~ Deadline Date & Time: Monday, July 25, 2011 at 7pm CST

• Creative Belli Challenge #122 ~ Christmas In July ~ Deadline Date & Time: Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 11:59pm CST
• Clear It Out Tuesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes ~ Deadline Date & Time: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 2am CST
•  Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #58 ~ Something Metallic ~ Deadline Date & Time: Monday, July 25, 2011 at 5pm CST
• Unity Stamp Company Challenge ~ Circles ~ Deadline Date & Time: Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 11:59pm 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)!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating!

Sara

"Holly Season"

Good Evening Everyone! Happy Holidays to you all! This creation is a last minute Christmas card! LOL! Okay all of my Christmas cards were last minute this year. My planning wasn't as good as it should have been! LOL! Anyways, the sketch that I used for this card is by Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge #80. I just love working with their sketches because they make me think outside the box and my creations come together so much quicker! If you have some time, stop by and take a peak at the wonderful creations that the Design Team and other entrants have submitted!

Material List

Stamps ~ Stampin' Up (Bells & Boughs Set)

Designer Papers ~ Out of My Stash

Card Stock ~ X Press It (Image) & Stampin' Up (Creamy Caramel, Old Olive, & Real Red)

Nestabilities by Spellbinders ~ Classic Rectangles Small & Large

Rangers Inkessentials Blending Tool with Foam Pad (Edging on Image) &

Stampin' Up Ink (Creamy Caramel) 

Crystal Effects ~ Stampin' Up

Sharpie Paint Pen (Extra Fine Point0 ~ White

Ribbon ~ Celebrate It Holiday by Michael's Stores Inc. &

Bow Easy by Posi-Bendr Co.

Gold Half Pearls ~ Recollections (Michael's Stores Inc.)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Diamond

Copic Sketch Markers

Leaves ~ YG03, YG63, & YG67

Berries ~ R29 & R59

Branch ~ E13

Atyou Spica Glitter Pen ~ 00 (Clear)

Other Challenges...

Creative Belli Challenge ~ #106

Freshly Brewed Designs ~ Merry Christmas

A Spoonfull Of Sugar Challenge ~ #133

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 Holidays and Happy Creating!

Sara

"Don't Ask!"

Good Morning To All! The creation that I will be sharing with you today was a challenge for me! I can say that I loved it! I have never made a card this fancy before. But it sure looks perfect, I think! LOL! What do you think? I used the wonderful sketch from Priscilla Styles Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #84. You still have plenty of time to enter her challenge, as she is having the last 3 sketches of the year (#82, #83, & #84) run until January 3rd, 2011 at 8 pm CST! So if you are looking for a way to unwind from all the holiday stress, hop on over to her site, take a look at the sketches and allow yourself some time to have fun!!!

Material List

Stamps ~ Whipper Snapper Design (Front Image), Stampabilities (First Inside Sentiment), & Stampin' Up (Second Inside Sentiment ~ Christmas Cheer Retired Set)

Designer Paper ~ Karen Foster Designs

Card Stock ~ X Press It (Image) & Stampin' Up (Creamy Caramel, Old Olive, & Brocade Blue)

Nestabilities by Spellbinders ~ Deckled Rectangle Small & Large

Crystal Effects by Stampin' Up (Nose, Collar, Light Bulbs, & Eyes)

Ribbon ~ Celebrate It Holiday by Michael's Stores Inc. (I used my NEW Bow Easy to make the wonderful bow!)

Sharpie Paint Marker Ultra Fine Point (White Accents on Image)

Stampin' Up Ink ~ Brocade Blue (Around Image)

Ranger Inkssentials Blending Tool with Foam Pad (To Ink The Edges Around Image)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust

Rhinestone Swirls ~ Recollections (Michael's Stores Inc)

Copic Sketch Markers

Reindeer ~ Antlers ~ E11, E13, & E15

Face ~ E11, E15, & E17 / E11, E13, & E15 (Colorless Blender With Both Combo's)

Nose ~ R32, R35, & R37

Ears (Inside) ~ R20, R21, & R22

Collar ~ R32, R35, R37, C1, C3, & C5

Light Bulbs ~ R43, R46, YG23, YG25, B21, B23, Y04, Y06, & C5

Shadow ~ B0000

Atyou  Spica Glitter Pen ~ 00 Clear (Light Bulbs & Bells)

Other Challenges...

A Spoon Full Of Sugar Challenge ~ #133

Creative Belli Challenge ~ #106

Creative Card Crew Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Freshly Brewed Designs Challenge ~ Merry Christmas

Lexi's Creations Challenge ~ #28

Top Tip Tuesday Challenge ~ Christmas Inspired

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)! Comments are always welcome!

Happy Creating! Sara

"Warm Winter Wishes"

 This first card above, that I created is for the Birthstone Color Of The Month Swap (December) at The Copic Musketeers Yahoo Group . Stef is who I created the card for, she is so much fun to chat with, she makes you feel at home... warm and cozy! So I thought with it being the holiday season, this would be a great image to use. The colors that were to be the main color scheme is Blue with a hint of Purple around the edges.

Material List

Stamps ~ Whiff Of Joy (Front Image) & Stampin' Up (Inside Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ NRN Designs

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Crystal Effects ~ Stampin' Up

Sugar Sparkly Fluff ~ Our Craft Lounge (Collar, Cuffs, Hand Muffler, & Boot Tops)

Stampin' Up Flocking ~ Whisper White (Snow)

Ribbon ~ Holiday Inspirations

Stickes by Ranger ~ Diamond

Snowflake Embellishments ~ Out Of My Stash

Rub-Ons ~ Heidi Grace Designs

Copic Sketch Markers

Jacket ~ BV000, BV00, BV01, & BV02 

Collar & Cuffs ~ C0 & C1

Ear Muffs ~ B93, B95, B97, & C3

Hand Muffler ~ C0 & C3

Skirt ~ B45, B93, B95, & B97

Boots ~ BV000, BV00, BV01, BV02, C0 & C1

Hair ~ E25, E29, & E53

Skin ~ E00 & E50

Checks ~ R20

Atyou Spica Glitter Pens ~ 00 (Clear), 12 (Silver), & 13 (Lilac)

The second card below, I am submitting to the Creative Belli Challenge #103. The only rule for this challenge is to dig out and dust off your Flocking or Flower Soft Jars!! LOL! That is exactly what I had to do... dig them out! I haven't used them in a long time! It's an awesome challenge to get yourself to use some of the supplies that you just had to have and either never used or used once!

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