Sweet Stamps Vintage/Shabby Chic Challenge

Today our challenge at Sweet Stamps blog is to create a Vintage/Shabby Chic project/card.  This is an awesome challenge, we want to see what you come up with for this theme. Can't wait to see what you all can come up with, but be sure to use a Sweet Stamps stamp....

Anyone can enter, but if you use a Sweet Stamps rubber stamp you get two entries into the challenge for a chance to win a $20 shopping spree. Visit the design team blog and you will see what everyone on the Design team has done.


Here is my creation:

  I used the "Cameo Lady 589" for my image today. She is stamped onto cryogen card stock and colored in with copics.  The mat behind her is Cheery Lynn Swedish Spring Oval Frame Die, I also cut one of these die cuts and cut it up for my corners.  I added some pearls and voila, finished!!!!
Hope you like it.



 Be sure to visit Sweet Stamps blog and see what the rest of the team has created for you.   And please join in on the fun!

Sweet Stamps Design Team:

*   Bonnie  *  Dawn B (You are Here) *  Dawn L  *

*  Jacqueline  *  Jacki  *  Jenn  *  Joni  *

*  Kendra  *  Linda  *  Nazeema "Calypso"  *

*  Shelly  *  Tamara  * Sandy * Stacey *

Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn

Repeat Impressions Stamp of The Week

Repeat Impressions "Stamp of the Week" is on their blog "The House that Stamps Built", and the "103-K, Bouquet Stencil" is the featured stamp! The details to this offer is only available on their blog! Also, check out the rest of the design teams' fabulous creations with this fun stamp!

 Here is my creation:

Be sure to check out the creations by some of the other RI Rock Stars 

below to get more inspirations!!!! 

Darsie * Joy  * Lynette *  Dawn  (You Are Here)

See you all on Wednesday with a new DCC Challenge.....

Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

Totally Stampalicious Celebrate Friendship

Every Monday Totally Stampalicious  issues a new challenge.  The challenge for this week is to celebrate Friendship challenge.   Let's see what you can come up with using these colors. I have used "Stampalicious Scarlette " for my stamp/image today :)

Here is my card for today's challenge:

Hop on over to the Totally Stampalicious Blog HERE and check out the rest of the super talented Design Teams creations for your inspiration! I can't wait to see what wonderful creations come out of this awesome challenge! Happy crafting!! 

Totally Stampalicous Design Team:

*  Jessie *  Dawn (You are Here)  *  Kendra  *  

* Jess  *  Angel  *  Julie  *  Cindy  *  Joanne  *

* Laurie  *  Lori  *  Rebecca  *  Joycelyn * 

*  Stacy  *  Sue  *  Lynda  *

 

Thanks for Stopping BY

Dawn

Inspiration Monday - Mother's Day

Hello everyone, this is my first time sharing for Monday Inspiration on the Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog! I'm so excited to be part of this creative group of stamp artists!

This month's theme is Mother's Day, I went back and forth about what stamp to use, there are so many gorgeous stamps that Crafter's Companion has that will work great with this theme.  In the end I decided to go for the Popcorn Bear, this is one of my favorite stamp lines. This cute Popcorn Bear is from the "Floral Delight" Popcorn Bear stamp set in the Platinum collection.

My bear is colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol ink markers.  I added one of the sentiments from the stamp set.  My frame around my colored image is a die and the gorgeous double frame around the first frame is also from a die that I cut apart and placed piece by piece to achieve the double layered look.  I added a leaf flourish and a few handmade flowers in the lower left corner.   As a finishing touch I added a few pearls around my frame that I threaded white ribbon through.

I hope I gave you all some great inspiration to dig out those Crafter's Companion stamps and enter our great April Mothers Day Challenge. 


Do you want to know what stamp set we are giving away this week?!?  We are excited to get to give away one of the new Sheena Douglass -A Little Bit Different stamp sets - the Oh Duck set.  I just love these whimsical stamps and I know you will too. 

To enter to try to win this stamp set you need to be a follower of this blog and leave a comment on this post. (US Residents only)  You have until Thursday April 5th 8pm PST to enter.  Winner will be announced on Friday, April 6th.

Challenges Entered:
Paper Pretties - Use lots of layers 3 or more

Thanks for stopping by and looking!!


Dawn B

Flower Note Card Holder

Hi Everyone!!!!  Dawn B here on this wonderful Friday, to show you all a project I did using the latest release Art Kure. One of my teammates, Tracy Valure, showed this wonderful project that she did on her blog and well when I saw it I thought it would be perfect to showcase some of these new flower stamps by Art Kure.  So with Tracy's permission I am going to show you how to make a note card holder to hold a few note cards.

Here is my project for today:

I used the Large Daffodils for my main image on the outside of my note card holder. My image is colored in using the Spectrum Noir markers, which are now available at Crafter's Companion.

To make the note card holder, I used one of my Grand dies to create the base and added a 5x4 box.  After cutting out the base, I scored it at 3 inches on one end, using my Ultimate Tool.  For the box I used a piece of card stock measuring 8 x 9.5 inches.  I scored it on the long side at 4 and 5 1/2 inches and on the short side at 1 1/2 and 6 1/2 inches.  Here is the diagram showing where to score the card stock at that Tracy shared:

Once you have the card stock scored, you want to cut it at the 4 and 5 1/2 score line in to the 4 and 5 1/2 score line.  This will allow you to fold the card stock into a box.

Here is side view of the note card holder and a top view showing the note cards inside:

Here is picture of the note cards that I made to place inside, each was colored with Spectrum Noir markers. These use the smaller version of the flower stamps:

 

 

Hope you have enjoyed this little tutorial on making a note card holder.  It was real easy to make thanks to the directions from Tracy.  Give it a try.

 See you all next Friday with another project of another new release..

Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn B

What If Wednesday - Repeat Impressions Sketch Challenge

It’s WHAT IF? Wednesday 

and time for a new sketch challenge! 

The sketch that Wendy designed for the Rock

Stars to follow is:

Here is my take on the sketch:

Head on over to the House That Stamps Built blog and 

see what the rest of the Rock Stars have created with

this great sketch.  While you are there why not enter

a creation that you have done following the sketch.

The rules are really simple......

Your card doesn’t even have to be made with Repeat Impressions stamps, 

but if you would like to include our designs we would really love to see them! 

Plus you will get an additional entry in our random.org drawing

for using our stamps in your submissions! Simply create a 

card based on the sketch, upload your card to your blog

or Splitcoast gallery, then link your card to this post 

on The House That Stamps Built Blog.

Have Fun and I can't wait to see all the wonderful creations.

Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn

Sweet Stamps Blog Hop

This week we are sharing a BLOG HOP at Sweet Stamps

We are having a blog hop to show some spectacular new From The Garden releases

There are some wonderful prizes this week and you will want to get in on the goodies.

If your hopping you should have come from  Calypso's Blog, if not you really should go to the beginning Bonnie's Blog and join the hop!


*You  will hop from one design team member's blog to another,collecting letters along the way.
*You need to leave a comment on every DT members blog to be included in the giveaways!
* You  will also need to unscramble the letters you have collected and post your guess on the
Sweet Stamps blog.  There might be a clue there also !


Stacey of SWEET STAMPS  is even offering 10% off the new release images for one week (from April 3rd to April 10th).

 *** There will be TWELVE winners each of three stamp designs for the blog hop. Remember you must leave a comment on each DT member's blog and answer the question with the letters you collected on the Sweet Stamps challenge blog to qualify for the drawing ***

 My letter for you to collect is the letter E


Here is my card for today's blog hop:

 I used 3 of the stamps from this new release, hope you like these stamps as much as I do.  I used "4020K Blossoms" and 2 of the butterflies from "S600N Fanciful Butterflies Set".  I decided to play around with parchment again, I am really liking parchment.  I stamped my stamps using White Dye ink onto Vellum.  I added some Fantasy Gold embossing powder and heat embossed my images.  I used my embossing mat and stylus' to etch parts of my image.  I colored the blossoms using Memento markers. For the butterflies, I just heat embossed them using the Fantasy Gold embossing powder and then fussy cut them out.  I added some ribbon and a bow and a few pearls to finish my card.

Here's a closer look at my images:

See all the sparkle from that awesome Fantasy Embossing powder.  I love it......

Now I need to send you on your way! Your Next stop is  Dawn L's .  She will have something wonderful I am sure!    Don't forget to leave a comment before you leave, I want to make sure you get in on the giveaway. Again, My letter for you to collect is the letter E.

In case you get lost along the way, here is the Design Team list for the hop.  Have fun hopping!!!!!

Here is the team blogs on this hop today:

Bonnie
  Calypso
Dawn B  YOU ARE HERE
  Dawn L
  Jacki
  Jacqueline
Jenn
  Joni
  Kendra
  Linda
Shelly
Tamara
  Sandy

Stacy  
Sweet Stamps Blog

Thanks for stopping By:

Dawn B