Let's Ink It Up! Swap

Here's my entry for the Let's Ink It Up! Swap.  It is a collection of six 3x3 Thank You cards with matching container.  What a fun one on one swap.  I am swapping with Natacha in Canada.  Mailed it out last week.  Just can't wait to see what she created.  My very first swap!!!!!

Supplies:
**kraft cardstock
**Swiss Dots embossing folder by Provo Craft
**Thank You stamp and matching punch by Stampin' Up!
**white embossing powder and heat tool
**rhinestones
**white cardstock
**Martha Stewart Doily Lace Border Punch
**Distress Inks:  Worn Lipstick, Bundled Sage and Tea Dye
**Stampin' Up Scalloped Circle and Scalloped Oval punches
**Fiskars embossing corner punch

Tutorial provided by Splitcoast stampers per directions/link on Let's Ink It Up! blog.

CCC#25: Scribble Stain Distress

Another quick blog post for entry in the CCC#25:  Scribble Stain Distress hosted by Ms. Linda over on her blog:  StudioL3 .  I am again entering on the last day.  No matter how long you give me Linda, I have to push it to the limit, don't I?? :)  Hope everyone had a happy New Year's Celebration.  Here's to a happy, healthy  and creative 2011!

Supplies:
**manilla tag
**Distress Inks:  Crushed Olive, Mustard Seed and Vintage Photo
**Tin Can Mail collage stamp by Inkadinkadoo
**Archival Inkpad: Coffee
**misc fibers
**brown and green cs
**Dragonfly punch by Martha Stewart

CCC#24: Rock Candy Distress Stickles

Haven't crafted in a while but really wanted to participate in the CCC#24 so jammed this out this morning.  Just got this ATC stamp by Stampers Anonymous and had to use it right away.  Made it simple:  Stamped the image in Archival ink onto a pre-cut ATC.  Didn't have the nibs by Ranger so I pulled out my old blender pen----used to color in the images with Distress Inks Barn Door, Vintage Photo, Faded Blue Jeans and Pine Needles.  Covered the entire piece in Rock Candy Distress Stickles.  And the blue rhinestones for the finishing touch.  Quick but fun---just the crafty fix I needed.  Happy Holidays all!!

CCC#23: Double Distress

My version of Double Distress for the CCC#23 hosted by Miss Linda over at StudioL3 blog.  We had two weeks to complete this (instead of our usual one week) and still I am entering it on the last day.  Not that I haven't had it done, just not posting it till now.  Oh, well---so much for the best of intentions.  Guess I just work better at the last minute ;)

Supplies/tools:

--Grungepaper
--Tim Holtz Snowman and Snowflake Texture Fades by Sizzix
--Distress Inks:  Tumbled Glass and Chipped Sapphire
--mini mister and white Perfect Pearls powder
--aqua rhinestones
--light blue, dark blue and white cs
--ribbon

Alcohol Ink Splatter: CCC#22 plus 1

Got mine done for the CCC#22 hosted by Linda over at StudioL3.  The challenge this week is Alcohol Ink Splatter.  If you want to know how to do this technique you will need to get Tim Holtz' book Compendium of Curiosities where he shares unique and innovative ideas and techniques using many Ranger products as well as his own.  This is a 'must have' book!

Secondly, I have also entered this in The Stamp Man challenge blog.  They are doing Christmas using a Tim Holtz product---just perfect, wouldn't you say??!


Supplies and Tools:
**Alcohol Inks:  Cranberry, Meadow and Gold Mixative
**Distress Ink:  Aged Mahogany
**Symphony Tissue Tape by Tim Holtz
**glossy cardstock by Stampers Anonymous
**Black Archival Inkpad
**gemstones by Queen and Co.
**Santa stamp by Inkadinkadoo
**gold and maroon cs
**misc Believe stamp, clear embossing powder, heat tool

Give Thanks

A quick card for a couple of challenges:

Sisterhood of Crafters:  Fall card incorporating leaves
Scrapbook Sisters:  Fall colors



Supplies/Tools:

**Distress inks:  Peeled Paint, Old Paper and Wild Honey
**Stampin' Up! Top Note Die
**Cuttlebug Embossing folder
**Tim Holtz Alterations die by Sizzix
**twine
** French script stamp (faint in background of main card)
**misc leave stamp
**white embossing powder/heat embossing tool
**misc give thanks stamp

CCC#20 Industrial Grunge

Got mine done at the last minute---which beats last week, which was not at all! :)  This week's challenge was to do the Industrial Grunge technique from Tim's Compendium of Curiosities book.  This challenge is hosted by Linda over at Studio L3 every week.   For more inspiration from some uber talented artists go on over to her blog and check out all the entries.

Supplies/Tools:

**grungeboard keys
**acrylic metallic paint dabbers by Ranger
**misc keyhole brad
**Patchwork Texture fade of Tim Holtz' Alterations line by Sizzix
**Distress Inks:  Tea Dye and Old Paper
**manila tag by Stampers Anonymous
**misc fibers
**saying from Sara books

Trick or Treat

I recently won the blog candy over at Inge's blog: PinkePinke.  The prize was a tag and 5 inches she made.  They are absolutely FAB!  Here is a pic of what I have done with them:

Happy Halloween ALL!!

Flashback...........from Christmas 2007 actually!!

What fun little flashback here---inspired by Flashback Friday 4.0.  The challenge there is to 'repost' the earliest Christmas card you ever blogged.  Well, mine goes way back to 2007 (although I didn't get around to blogging it till early 2008).  Anyway, you have to repost it currently and at their website link it to your original post.  Fun to see how your style and skills have changed.  I always do a photo card but that year I actually did a card and added a printed photo.  Yes, my style and photography skills are vastly different but, all in all, this card still brings special memories to me...........

Along came a spider..........

Another fun Halloween creation.  Don't really care for spiders too much but this card was fun to make.  followed the sketch over at Sketches4u for their Scariest Halloween Card contest. 

I know, my card is not all that scary but to me it is due to the icky spider thing.  Anyway, other than the sketch and theme you also had to add bling so I added the sparkly ribbon and stamped the sentiment w/my glue pen and added purple glitter for more bling.

I am also going to add this to the Drunken Stampers challenge and for Dezinaworld, both challenges being Halloween. 

I guess I most probably am done crafting for the day as we are going to be off shortly to the kids' Fall Festival at their school.  Then, maybe a nap?!? (should I, could I dream???)

Supplies/tools:
**Distress Ink:  Peeled Paint and Dusty Concord and Black Soot
**ribbon from my LSS and sparkly ribbon (both manufacturers unknown)
**acetate spider overlay by Recollections
**dp by Basic Grey
**Martha Stewart border punch
**Sentiment stamp by SU!
**purple glitter by SU!

Have a wicked Halloween

Did a quick and simple skull card for a couple of challenges:

Sketches4:u ning group:  Halloween Party Challenge---use a handmade fabric embellishment
Sunday Stamper:  Dem Bones

Supplies/tools:
**skull fabric/xyron adhesive machine
**skull paper and spiderweb paper by Recollections
**spiderwebby ribbon from my LSS (sold by the yard---don't know who makes it tho)
**sentiment by SU!
**Distress Ink:  Old Paper and Black Soot

Wee Memories Scrappy Sat. Challenge Blog Candy: Act Quickly

Great blog candy available if you act w/in 24 hours.  Go check it out here:

CCC#18: Noel Tag

So I have jumped ahead to Christmas although I don't think I really am going to be able to let go of Halloween just yet---still have too many fun papers and embellishments yet to play with. 

This tag is for the CCC#18 challenge--dabber resist hosted by Linda on the StudioL3 blog.  We are halfway through Tim's book, the Compendium of Curiosities already!!  Got to go check all the wonderful work that is happening during these challenges!

For the tag I used:
**Silver Paint Dabber by Ranger
**manilla tag by Stampers Anonymous
**Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Snowflakes
**Distress Inks:  Chipped Saphire and Faded Jeans
**Martha Stewart Snowflake border punch
**snaps from Tim Holtz' Idea-olgy line
**all stamps by Inkadinkadoo

Scary Halloween: Orange and Black Tag

Okay, I vowed I was going to move on to Christmas cards/tags, etc.  But got a little distracted with my stamp set sitting out on my craft table---just had to play.  Did this one up for the following challenges:

Cuttlebug Spot:  Scary Halloween
Tag Tuesday:  Black and Orange
Simon Says Stamp and Show:  Anything but a card
Stamp with Fun:  Halloween
Something Completely Different:  Orange and Black
Stamp Something:  Halloween somethings
Stamping for the Weekend:  Halloween/Fall

Supplies/tools:

**Cuttlebug Embossing Folder---one with multi-sized droplets
**Martha Stewart Halloween border punch
**tag by Stampers Anonymous
**Skull, bat and spider stamps by Stampin' Up!
**Starry Night embossing powder/heat tool
**Distress Inks:  Black Soot and Spiced Marmelade
**acetate frame overlay by Recollections
**deckle-edged scissors
**boo stamp---unknown
**misc fibers, black and orange cs

NOTE TO DESIGN DIVAS (if you are reading this):  If you double click on the photo for an upclose pic you can make out the word 'demon' on the text page.  I truly just opened up the book and took the picture---I couldn't do this if I tried, really!

"Charm"ing Anniversary

Can you guess what anniversary we are celebrating this year??? Love numbers, don't know why............And, as the Design Divas know, there is something about me and text---specifically what text ends up in my projects without purposely choosing. So I have to share about the picture. I used an old book as a background for the card to photograph it. I just randomly opened it up and put it down on the table with the card placed on top. As soon as I looked down I realized that it was opened to chapter 13. Simply unbelievable, yet no unexpected with my past experiences. Anyway, fun night planned with the hubby............

I am, of course, entering this card in CCC#17: Fragment Charms. This challenge is put on by the Lovely Linda L. over at StudioL3 She is a very busy woman doing some other wonderful things like a blog hop to support a fellow crafter/blogger's journey with Breast Cancer. If you haven't seen Linda's work or not familiar with her blog, you need to take a peek (preferrably when you have time to peruse awhile, you'll want to check out all that is there!)

Also, I would like to enter this in Papertake Weekly's challenge: 3 of a Kind. I figure, I have the number 13 on there 3 times, that counts, right?! And The Artistic Stamper:  Layers

Supplies/Tools:

**Distress Inks: Black Soot and Tumbled Glass

**Shabby Chic paper stack by Tim Holtz

**Patchwork Embossing Folder by Tim Holtz Alterations line: Sizzix

**Embossing folder by Provo Craft (varied diamond one--don't know the name of it)

**Filmstrip ribbon by Tim Holtz

**domino

**misc ribbon

**Fragment Charm

**Glossy Accents by Ranger

**black brads

**deckle-edge scissors

**Love ticket stamp--unknown

**ticket corner punch by Stampin' Up!

**French Script stamp by Inkadinkadoo

**old text paper

**multi-medium gel

**Metal Numerals by Tim Holtz Idea-ology line

**Archival Inkpad by Ranger

**black and turquoise cardstock

Happy Birthday Matthew!

Made a fun card yesterday with Sheryl. Her son's birthday was yesterday so, drawing from my 'pieces' pile, I whipped this card up. Had a lot of fun making it. Didn't turn out at all what I had envisioned making him but I love it just the same!

I am entering it in the Cards for Men Challenge blog---the current challenge being birthdays. Also, I am having a go at the ATC challenge for Fun With ATCs challenge blog: Writing on your ATC. I actually attached my ATC to a card---I hope that still qualifies.

And now for the supplies/tools list:

**ATC

**Distress Inks: Broken China and Scattered Straw

**Harlequin, Live the Life and Postal stamps by Tim Holtz from Stampers Anonymous

**manilla tag from Stampers Anonymous

**Alterations Texture Fade by Tim Holtz: Patchwork

**clear embossing powder/heat tool

**newsprint and iron

**postal stamp by

**Happy Birthdsay stamp by See D's