FS198: Criminalgrace

Before I get into the Featured Stamper Card, please do me a huge favor and VOTE FOR HANNAH'S HOPE FUN! They are 1.2 million dollars shy of being able to start the clinical trials and the $250,000 from Pepsi would really put a dent into the massive bill! Hannah is a six year old, first grader in Xavier's class. She is the sweetest little girl. Her parents are good friends who live in the next neighborhood over. Todd and I have taken up this cause, it is very close to my heart. Please take a moment from your stamping to vote for Hannah! Her life will be forever changed by the generosity of strangers! You can help make miracles happen!

#1 Vote for Hannah's Hope Fund today please!

http://www.refresheverything.com/hannahshope

#2: Vote again on Pepsi using your Facebook login.

#3: Vote on Facebook at:

http://apps.facebook.com/pepsirefresh/idea/view/id/4acec35e-713a-102d-a17f-0019b9b9e205?auth_token=a1e3a46c26b817bba04d7d68fd01d94c

#4: Text 104051 to 73774.

#5: Vote on your iPhone.

Here is the card I made for this week's challenge! I used the new stamp set by Our Craft Lounge called "Notes of Love". Isn't this a cute little ladybug card. Sophie's teacher called her Ladybug and she is *SO* my little ladybug. I think I will put this card aside to give her for a special occasion.

I cased Sarah's card {here}. Sarah (Criminalgrace) on SCS has a great clean style. Her card was the teal and black with a hint of pink. I decided to use kraft for the base of my main image. I liked the little pop of red on the card. I changed things by adding brads and making the card a square card. I also used the diamonds in the rough background.


It is so hard to see in the photograph, but for the ruffled edge, I used some satin ribbon and layered it then topped the ruffled satin with a strip of velvet rick rack. I used some brads to adhere the rick rack in place. The main image is popped up on dimensionals, colored with copics and then the ladybug has a hint of glitter courtesy of a sakura gel pen.

STAMPS = “Notes of Love” (new release from Our Craft Lounge)
PAPER = taken with teal, black, white, kraft
INK = black, copics
MISC = ribbon (black embossed satin and black velvet rickrack, may arts), sakura gel pen, dimensionals, square scalloped punches, diamonds in the rough embossing folder

Our Craft Lounge Blog Candy {No Peeking}

Hello - I am showing the Our Craft Lounge Sketch Challenge 27 for today's blog hop/blog candy give away. Here is the sketch:
This is the card which I created with it (using Kraft, celery, artichoke, red and white cardstock). Punched snowflakes with stickles, a celery button and some red polkadot ribbon complete the card. Main image (tag) is colored with copic markers, bling'd up with stickles.



Here is the set which is being given away on my blog (thanks to Our Craft Lounge for their generous donation):




Blog Candy Drawing – The blog candy will begin today (Friday, August 20 at 3 am EST) and
will promptly end on Sunday, August 22nd at Noon Pacific time/3pm Eastern.


Winners will be chosen randomly; however, one person can only win one set and you need to include contact information (or be signed in) when you leave a comment.

In your comment, Please let me know - what was the most EMBARRASSING gift you ever received?




stamps: Our Craft Lounge {No Peeking}
ink: black
paper: kraft, red, white, celery, artichoke
misc: ribbon, stickles, snowflake punch, button

Our Craft Lounge Blog Hop {Merry Moose}

It's still 80* in NY, yet I am making holiday cards! What am I thinking? I am thinking Blog Hop Baby! This card is made with one of the newest sets by Our Craft Lounge, called Merry Moose! It's so stinkin cute, this set!

This 5x5 card is layered with celery and red, both dry pressure embossed (swiss dots and snowflake folders). The button is in celery with a red ribbon and rustic thread. The main image is stamped on white and colored with copics. There are stickles on the snowbanks. I even created icicles with stickles on the sign.


stamps: Merry Moose (Our Craft Lounge)
paper: celery, red, white
ink: black, copics
misc: ribbon, button (celery), rustic thread, dry pressure embossing folders



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Now it is time to hop to the other blogs and check out some of the other FUN sets!


Amber Hillman
Beth Silaika (me again!)
Bev Gerard
Cambria Turnbow
Charmaine Ikach
Cindy Lawrence
Deb Felts
Debbie Corbari
Deborah Anton
Denise Marzec
Heather McNally
Holly McMillen
Jeanne Streiff
Joy Kennedy
Kendra Wietstock
Kisa Peters
Lori McAree
Michelle Fowler
Pam Hooten
Tammy Hershberger
Terri Thill

Our Craft Lounge Blog Hop {Penguin Fun}

Welcome to the Penguin Fun sneak peek from Our Craft Lounge! I love the new sets that are coming out this release! The Penguin Fun set is simply adorable!

I created a simple card with the penguin set - using some fun polka dot paper! I added a few punched snowflakes, which are covered with dabs of stickles. I also added some stickles to the snowbank and the snowballs. Penguin colored with copics.


I also created a simple holiday gift. I love keeping candles around the house (I got a two pack of some nicely scented candles at Target). I simply wrapped some designer paper around the glass container, then added a strip of wide white organza ribbon. I punched the stamped sentiment out with an oval punch and layered on a piece of oval punched celery. I added some punched snowflakes (with small buttons in the center) and dazzled the snowflakes with stickles.


This is an easy 5 minute creation which is so cute to give as a hostess gift for those last minute holiday cocktail parties. Keep a few candles on hand in your craft room for those quick, easy presents.

The back has the big , beautiful bow! Fun and simple!


card & candle
stamps: Penguin Fun (Our Craft Lounge)
paper: designer paper (SU!, retired), white, celery, pomegranate
ink: black, copics
misc: (card - snowflake punch, stickles) (candle - ribbon, snowflake punch, buttons (PTI), stickles)

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Hop on over to these blogs to see more of the sneak peeks! And not only is there EYE CANDY, there is BLOG CANDY! Blog candy runs from today (8/18) through Sunday, August 22nd (3pm Eastern time). You may leave 1 comment per day on each blog listed in our sneak peeks and blog hop. Make sure you are signed in or leave contact information. If we can't get in touch with you, you won't be eligible to win. Also, each person will only be eligible to win one set.

Here are the eligible blogs TODAY!

Amber Hillman
Beth Silaika (that's me!)
Bev Gerard
Broni Holcombe
Cambria Turnbow
Charmaine Ikach
Cindy Lawrence
Deb Felts
Debbie Corbari
Deborah Anton
Denise Marzec
Heather McNally
Holly McMillen
Jeanne Streiff
Joy Kennedy
Kendra Wietstock
Kisa Peters
Lori McAree
Michelle Fowler
Pam Hooten
Terri Thill


More information at The Lounge, including a list of retailers where you can shop! Well what are you waiting for? START HOPPIN!

FS183: It's a DUTCH treat!

I based my featured stamper card this week based on Vicki's (Vdutchr) card {CAStastic Challenge}. I changed the colors, stamp set, removed buttons, added dew drops.





I used a small flower from Fabulous Florals from Our Craft Lounge for the background on the plum background. The same set provided the flourish which I stamped in spring moss. I used Prayers & Blessings for the sentiment which I stamped in plum ink. I used some PTI plum ribbon for the card in a simple knot. I removed the buttons from Vicki's original card and I replaced it with dew drops.

Stamps: Fabulous Florals, Prayers & Blessings {Our Craft Lounge}
Paper: Plum, Spring Moss, White (PTI)
Ink: Plum, Spring Moss (PTI)
Misc: dew drops, PTI Plum ribbon, corner rounder

FS182: Every cloud has a silver lining....

And Alanna's gallery shimmers of gold! This week I took a card from Alanna's gallery (al_silver2) called {Thanks A Bunch} and cased it. I changed the stamp set and didn't use twinkle stickers. I used the Our Craft Lounge Hangin' Loose with Kona set to create the sentiment, sand and main image. I started off with a 5x5 square base with rounded corners. I sponged the edges with the cream ink. I stamped the sand with PTI dark chocolate and cream ink on the kraft paper. I stamped the crab and Kona on white paper and colored them with copics. I trimmed the colored images and then adhered them to the card with dimensionals. I added some bing to the surfboard and board-shorts with stickles. The sentiment is from Kona, stamped in dark chocolate. I added some shadowing under the images with some copics.

Stamps: Our Craft Lounge Hangin' Loose with Kona
Paper: white, kraft
Ink: dark chocolate, black, cream, copics
misc: stickles, corner rounder, dimensionals

FS181: I am Raving over Ravengirl

I created my card this evening based on Toni's card {One Stylized Flower}. I loved the clean and simple look of Toni's design. The changes: eliminated the dry pressure embossing and changed the colors & stamps.

Instead of using the dry pressure embossing, I used some designer paper (DCWV) and a stamped image from Our Craft Lounge's {Pretty Petals}. The leaf is from Fabulous Florals. The sentiment is from {Prayers & Blessings}.

I stamped the flower twice with raspberry PTI ink on regal card stock. I used some copics to slightly alter the color of the petals and then layered the trimmed, stamped images atop one another with some dimensionals. I added some stickles to the center of the flower and a little bit to each petal. I stamped the leaf from Fabulous Florals and colored the leaf with copics, then distressed the edges.

I used some twill instead of the ribbon which Toni used on her card. The sentiment is from Our Craft Lounge's {Prayers & Blessings}. I stamped it on a regal tag (used a tag punch) with PTI raspberry ink. I tied the tag with some rustic thread.




Stamps: OCL: flower {Pretty Petals}, leaf Fabulous Florals, sentiment {Prayers & Blessings}
Paper: Kraft, Regal, Celery, pattern paper (DCWV)
Ink: raspberry, moss (PTI), copics
Misc: Twill, stickles, rustic thread, tag punch, dimensionals

FS180: 1busymomof2

If you think Latisha is busy....you must not be paying attention...I haven't blog posted since the 3rd of July! HOLY WOW! I have been so crazy busy this summer - so much going on - so little time to stamp. It's been a scorcher here in NY this summer - how about where you are?


So here is a little card I threw together for the challenge this week, based on Latisha's card {here}. I changed the stamp set to OCL Big Birthday Wishes, the colors to these greens, blues and orange, and made the circle into an oval on my card (the main image).

Gotta post this quick because we are having super duper thunderstorms here!




stamps: OCL Big Birthday Wishes
paper: white, DCVW, blue (SU)
ink: black
misc: twill, copper cord, PTI button, oval punch

FS178: Cookiebaker

This week's FS is Cookiestamper (Charlene). I based my card on {this Mackinac Island} card. I changed the stamp set and colors. I created a patriotic card and kept the "button wheel" theme. I used a 4.25 square base with some red cardstock (3.25 inch square) and some designer paper (DCWV). I used the adorable Our Craft Lounge set Patriotic Parade. It is such an adorable set!


I stamped, colored and cut out the bear, TNT and wagon. I used some white buttons on the wagon and colored the inside of the buttons with a blue copic marker. The bear, wagon and TNT are all popped up on dimensionals. The sentiment is stamped on red cardstock and I used a white galaxy marker on the stars. Then I popped that up on dimensionals and added some stickles to all the stars on the card.

stamps: Our Craft Lounge {patriotic parade}
paper: white, red, designer paper (DCWV)
ink: black, copic markers
misc: dimensionals, buttons (PTI), punch (SU!), white galaxy pen, stickles

FS174: nikkischmaltz

This week's FS is Nikki, aka Nikkischmaltz. She has a FUN gallery! I saw this CUTE {leaf} thanks card. I had to try and recreate it with a twist!

Changes: colors, stamp set. I used kraft as the base and a strip of some old SU! designer paper. There is some hibiscus burst on top of the designer paper. The flowers from Fabulous Flowers and sentiment from Say it with flowers is stamped in Hibiscus burst ink. The swirl and smaller flower in the center of the large flower, also from Fabulous Flowers, was stamped in white snow. I used a hibiscus dotted ribbon and a white button with a prima flower on top. I used some pearl white dew drops in the center of the flowers and prima. Simple, clean card!

stamps: Fabulous Flowers, Say it with flowers {Our Craft Lounge}
paper: kraft, hibiscus bust, designer paper {SU!}
ink: hibiscus burst, white snow
misc: ribbon (PTI), button (misc), prima, dew drops (white pearl)

FS173: Scoopy

This week's featured stamper is Scoopy! Love Emily's clean designs!

this card was so fun and simple to make! It was based on Emily's {song bird} card. I used the flower and bee from Pretty Petals and Say it with flowers. The changes from Emily's original design: added a button, used a different stamp set and slightly changed colors (added some red for POP!). I used the My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary designer paper, used a scalloped oval punch, stamped the flower in true black, then colored it with copics. I used a button on the center on the flower. The bee was also stamped in true black, then colored with copics. Sentiment stamped on pure poppy paper, then trimmed.

Stamps: Pretty Petals and Say it with flowers {Our Craft Lounge}
Paper: My Minds Eye {Quite Contrary}, white, pure poppy (PTI)
Ink: True Black, copics
misc: punches, sakura stardust, button {PTI}

FS170: Ltecler

Man oh Man! We had some serious wind here last night - I shut down the computer pretty darn quick to avoid my mac getting surged! Happy Mother's Day everyone - I enjoyed a nice morning breakfast from Todd & the kids - then we went to church and now I am sipping a Chai Latte and uploading to my blog while the kids watch tv.

Here is a special card which I made for my mom -- the mother of five, grandmother of nine (ten if you count Todd)! I am going to give it to her with this adorable bag we made for her! The kids drew their faces on a sheet of paper which we transferred to a canvas bag!



On to the card - this week's FS is Lori, whom I had the pleasure of being on the Kitchen Sink Stamp design team IONS ago! Lori has a great clean style! I fell in love with her gallery and especially was drawn to the {clean spring colors here}. I changed the stamp set and the colors for my card.

I started with a pale plum 4.25 square card base and stamped the swirl from {Fabulous Flourishes} on the middle of the card. Then I decided to punch out a piece of perfect plum in a scalloped circle. I stamped the flower in black and colored it with copic markers. I then added a gem inside the center. I tucked some polkadot ribbon folded in half under the circle. I raised the main image up on dimensionals and added the sentiment in the lower corner. The sentiment is from {Big Birthday Wishes}, also from Our Craft Lounge.

Happy Mother's Day - to everyone who has been, is, or will be a mom!

Stamps: Our Craft Lounge {Fabulous Flourishes}, {Big Birthday Wishes}
Paper: SU! pale plum, perfect plum, white
Ink: Black, copics, perfect plum
misc: gem, ribbon, punches (circle, scalloped circle), dimensionals

FS169: Eliotstamps

This week's featured stamper is Michelle - aka Eliotstamps. I created my card based on {this card} by Michelle (and Eliot, her cat). I changed the colors, stamp set, and added the sentiment to the bottom.

I started with a white base, then used some DCWV glitter paper atop pumpkin pie cardstock. A smidge of celery green and then the main image was stamped wiht black ink on pumpkin pie. I used some sakura colored startdust pens on the birthday cake, along with some copic markers. The main image was punched with a scallop circle punch and layered on the punched celery circle with dimensionals. The sentiment is stamped on pumpkin pie with black ink and punched with the word window punch. It is also attached to the card with dimensionals. I used some PTI ribbon on the card and used a white pen to create the dots on the scalloped circle.

So, changes:

• stamp set
• colors
• added sentiment to bottom
  

stamps: Our Craft Lounge {Happy Shopping}
paper: pumpkin, celery, white, DCWV
ink: black, copics, sakura stardust, white marker
misc: ribbon, dimensionals, punches (word window, circle, scalloped circle)

Blog Hop Sneak Peeks: Patriotic Parade

This cute stamp set is another on being released by Our Craft Lounge. Patriotic Parade is a compilation of adorable images and sentiments! You are going to love it!

I love the look of Kraft with reds and blues....what a great combo for the most fun summer holiday! Layers of white, navy and kraft with a hint of red designer paper. I used the swiss dots folder on the kraft layer. I also used some buttons which I had laying on my desk -- I threaded some white ribbon through the buttons and adhered them on the side of the card. The images were colored with copics and I added a bit of stickles to the stripes and the stars....

Hop on over to these amazing blogs for other sneak peeks....
Amber HIllman
Broni Holcombe
Cambria Turnbow
Charmaine Ikach
Chelle Fowler
Deb Felts
Deborah Anton
Denise Marzec
Heather McNally
Holly McMillen
Kendra Wietstock
Kisa Peters
Pam Hooten
Terri Thill
Vicki Garrett

stamps: Our Craft Lounge {Patriotic Parade}
paper: white, kraft, navy, designer paper {DCWV}
ink: black, copics
misc: ribbon, swiss dots embossing folder, stickles, buttons

Blog Hop Sneak Peek: Fabulous Florals

Welcome to the Blog Hop Sneak Peek for Our Craft Lounge! YAY! This cute little set {Fabulous Florals} is what I used to create this card:

I had some fun patterned paper, pale blue with green polkadots. I think it is some DCWV paper that I picked up at the local big box craft store. I used some of my leftover wasabi textured cardstock and cut the card into a square. The set was stamped on white cardstock and colored with copics. I stamped the flower twice and colored it, then layered it with dimensionals. I used some stickles on each petal. I stamped "friend" {from Spring Sketches} in wasabi ink. I used a little ribbon, a button and some white making memories thread in the button to finish off the card.

Hop on over to some of the other blogs to check out the amazing stamps which Our Craft Lounge is releasing!

Amber Hillman
Cambria Turnbow
Charmaine Ikach
Chelle Fowler
Deb Felts
Deborah Anton
Denise Marzec
Heather McNally
Holly McMillen
Kendra Wietstock
Kisa Peters
Pam Hooten
Terri Thill

Stamps: Our Craft Lounge {Fabulous Florals, Spring Sketches}
Paper: Wasabi, White, Designer Paper (DCWV)
Ink: Black, copics, wasabi
Misc: dimensionals, stickles, ribbon (Mayarts), thread (making memories), button (papertrey ink)