Happy Harvest

I've had a house full of sickies this week (and I'm not feeling so hot) so my card had to be clean and simple for this week's challenge on Splitcoast!  The challenge was a theme...Harvest.  I used stamps and a coordinating die from Wplus9 for my card.  And the stamp set had a Happy Harvest sentiment...how perfect!  The wheelbarrow, pumpkins, and apples all have a coordinating die, also from Wplus9.  Fun, right?  Enjoy and be sure to play along with the CAS team this week!

 

All supplies from eclectic Paperie:
Stamps & Die: Wplus9 - Happy Harvest Stamp set and Companion Die
Inks: Distress Inks (Mustard Seed, Fired Brick, Walnut Stain & Wild Honey)

Hip, Hip, Hooray...It's the Sweet 'n Sassy Release Day!!

Hello dear friends and Happy Release Day to you!!  The SNSS DT has been busy preparing for today's fabulous blog hop and virtual stamp day and we hope you will join us in celebrating our newest stamp sets--this month we are focusing on Christmas!

We've got lots of eye candy to share that will certainly put you in the holiday mood. :)  Be sure not to miss a single stop along the way because we'll be drawing one lucky commenter from a random DT blog to win a $25 credit to the store!!

On my cards today I'm using the Poinsettias and Christmas Penguin sets.  And this is a clear example of why I love Sweet 'n Sassy products so much...I can create a classic card or a whimsical one...there are images available for every design style!

On my Poinsettias card, I kept the design fairly simple, keeping the focus on that beautiful flower!  I stamped the poinsettia two times on watercolor paper (love the texture of weight of watercolor paper) and colored the images with Copics.  I cut just the flower out of one of the images and layered it on top of the entire image for some fab dimension.  Then I just attached the flower to a circle, lined with dictionary paper and added the sentiment.  Oh, I did fill the middle of the flower with Perfect Pearls (another favorite product!)

Card two, featuring the Christmas Penguins stamp set, features fun quilted paper from Jillibean Soup and a few ribbon scraps I had on my craft table.  I love using non-traditional colors for Christmas cards and I couldn't resist combining these cute penguins with the bright and colorful paper.

So...what to see what the rest of the team is up to today?

Here's the list of stops along the hop today:

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog

Makiko Jones

 

Monika Davis

Jessica Fick

Cathy McCauley

Mary Faus

Kim Singdahlsen

Bridget Finlay

Dina Kowal

Gloria Stengel

Kim Schofield - You're Here!

Ceal Pritchett

Giovana Smith

Jennie Harper

Korin Sutherland

 

After you're done hopping we invite you to join us for a fun day of challenges during our Virtual Stamp Day in our Splitcoaststampers Member Company Forum.  We're giving away more fun prizes so you won't want to miss it!

Enjoy the hop and happy stamping!!

A Thankful Heart

Hi friends and welcome to this week's Splitcocast CAS challenge!  This week's challenge was to use plaid.  Humm...I had a bizillion ideas when it came to using plaid on a card.  Do I just use designer paper, do I create my own plaid, or do I use a darling stamp set with plaid accents?  I think you can see what option won! :-)  (Although I did play with the other two options too...just 'cause stamping is so much fun!)

 

The stamps I used on my card are from one of my new fav stamp companies, Wplus9.  I love their designs, the stamp quality, and the coordinating dies.  I used the Pretty Patches: Apple stamp set and cooridnating die for this card along with a plaid image from the Country Charm set.  So...I have a little plaid on my heart, leaf, and behind the apple.  Isn't this the cutest little set?  Love it!  I used the following Distress Inks for the colors; Fried Brick, Crushed Olive, Spun Sugar, and Pumice Stone.

Enjoy and spend some time crafting today...you won't regret it!

 

 

We Belong Together

Hi there and welcome to World Making Card Day!  Are you buys making cards today?  If not...go get busy girlfriend!  I'm super excited to be posting a card today and to be sharing fab shopping deals with eclectic Paperie!  (All of the deals are listed below, along with a prize drawing!)

 

For today's card I wanted to combine some of my favorite things about card making...Designer paper, rhinestones, Copic markers, super fun stamps, and yes, foam tape!  My card features darling stamps from Market Street Stamps; the Foodie Doodles collection.  This set of stamps are so much fun! Filled with sweet little food images like coffee and donuts, eggs and bacon, and popcorn and soda.  I had to use the coffee and donuts stamps 'cause if this combo is wrong then I don't want to be right.  Do I hear an amen?

 

I started my card by layering a whole lotta cardstock and designer paper from Echo Park (this is the Documented collection).  I then used my Spellbinders dies to make some fun edging and the Elite embossing folder for the cream background piece.  Then I colored my coffee cup, hearts, and donut with Copic makers, cut them out, and popped them up with foam tape....'cause this girl just isn't happy unless there is a lot of dimension on my cards!  My finishing touch was this fun sentiment and a few rhinestones.

 

Now how about those deals?  The following items have been marked down on the eP site today...all products needed and loved by card makers!  Now go out and feed your creativity...

 

30% off select stamps

Market Street Stamps

Sweet Stamp Shop

 

40% off select 6x6 paper pads

Authentique

My Minds Eye

Basic Grey

Echo Park

 

40% off Authentique Collection Kits

Lively

Festive

Peaceful

 

30-50% off select embellishments

KaiserCraft

Idea-ology

Grahpic 45

Basic Grey

 

50% off select Spellbinders Dies

 

30% off all Button Galore products

 

But that's not all...Post your creation in our World Making Card Day 2012 Album on eP's Facebook page and be entered in to a random drawing for a $25.00 eclectic Paperie gift certificate!  You have until October 8th to enter a card and the winner will be announced on Tuesday, October 9th!  Want to see what some of the other members of the eTeam are up to today?  Head on over to the eP blog for a list of team members who are also celebrating World Making Card Day or visit the links below!

 

Micki Harper

Julie Masse

Broni Holcombe

Michelle Hill

 

Enjoy today friends!

 

 

Sweet Stamp Shop Sneak Peek

Hi all!  I have a card posted on the Sweet Stamp Shop blog today...check it out here!

 

And, to go along with today's card, a video demonstrating a Torn Tissue Tape technique (as seen on my card) can be found in the eClassroom!

 

Enjoy!

What If...

Well...what if your fears and dreams existed in the same place...would you still go there? 

It seems that having big dreams also means having big fears; the two live together.  It takes courage, resolve, and perseverance to follow your dreams while also facing your fears.  It means that you will endure failures and unforeseen pressures and disappointments.  The unknown is a scary place but you'll never know if your dream can become a reality, or rejoice in a dream realized, unless you make that first step.  My advice?  Go there...

I love some of the sentiments from Stampers Anonymous (the one on my card is from a Tim Holtz set), not only does the size make a great focal point on a card but sometimes the sayings really hit home. **smile**

Today's card is for this week's Splitcoast CAS challenge; using coral, aqua, and yellow on a card.  Since I'm all about banners lately, I decided to ink up canvas banners from Maya Road.  Here's how I created the banners...
  

 I first swiped my Distress Ink pad (I used Mustard Seed, Dried Marigold, and Tumbled Glass) on my Non-Stick Craft Sheet.  (If you don't have a craft sheet...get one...your life is not complete until you add this to your craft supplies!)

Then use a Mister to spray the ink multiple times.  You want the ink to really bead up...lots of spraying!

And then smoosh (that's a technical term) the banner all around in the ink.  Note...You're going to get inky doing this technique...like really inky but that's ok...crafting isn't any fun unless you're getting dirty!  (If you do get dirty, you can get squeaky clean again with a Craft Scrubbie!)

 

Once the banner is completely covered in ink, use a heat gun to dry the banner.  I did leave mine overnight to completely dry so ink wouldn't get on my card.  I then added a second step...A swirl pattern by using the Layered Butterfly Template (I used just the wing design).  I just used my blending tool to add the same color ink to the banner, this gives the banner a subtle design.

 

Then I added the banners to my card and layered the sentiment over the banners.  Easy peasy!

 

Enjoy!!

Showers of Blessings

Hi friends!  Sorry I've been so quiet on the blog...Life and running the store have kept me super busy and I haven't had a lot of time for crafting.  **insert sad face**  However, I managed to sneak in a little time over the weekend and enjoyed pulling out out my Sweet 'n Sassy stamps and getting inky!

 

This card features this beautiful image from the Let it Rain set.  It's been too long since this set has seen ink!  (You can purchase the digital file for this set!)  I kept the card layout simple, letting the image take center stage.  I used Echo Park paper, from the new For the Record (Documented) paper collection, for the card and colored the image with Copics.  (pppssttt...have you heard...eP's Copic marker prices are only $5.99....Yippee!)

 

Enjoy!!