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)

FS168: GloriousGreetings

this weeks card is based on {this card} by SCS's GloriousGreetings, aka....Gloria! I love the name Gloria, mainly because of the Song by Laura Branigan. Gloria.....You're always On the run now...

(for those fellow Gloria song lovers, I put the the song down under my supplies!)...

This is a simple card using two OCL sets - Say it big (sentiment) and Spring Sketches (flower). I stamped the flower in dark chocolate ink, then colored it with copics. The flower was trimmed and mounted with dimensionals. I placed a papertrey brown button in the center with some rustic thread placed inside it. Some fun chocolate and blue/teal ribbon under the scalloped squares. Sentiment in the bottom corner.

There were some changes from the original card:

I used a flower, not a butterfly. I also didn't use the ribbon frame, I used a scalloped edge layered square instead. I kept the colors (browns and teal/blues). Instead of using the white embossed layer, I used some designer paper.



stamps: Say it big and Spring Sketches {our craft lounge}
paper: white, celery, chocolate, designer paper (my minds eye)
ink: chocolate, copics
misc: rustic thread, scalloped squares, PTI button, ribbon (mayarts), dimensionals


(and just for fun)

Gloria, you're always on the run now
Running after somebody, you gotta get him somehow
I think you've got to slow down before you start to blow it
I think you're headed for a breakdown, so be careful not to show it

You really don't remember, was it something that he said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
Gloria, don't you think you're fallin'?
If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody callin'?
You don't have to answer
Leave them hangin' on the line, oh-oh-oh, calling Gloria
Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number (Gloria)
I think they got the alias (Gloria) that you've been living under (Gloria)
But you really don't remember, was it something that they said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?

A-ha-ha, a-ha-ha, Gloria, how's it gonna go down?
Will you meet him on the main line, or will you catch him on the rebound?
Will you marry for the money, take a lover in the afternoon?
Feel your innocence slipping away, don't believe it's comin' back soon

And you really don't remember, was it something that he said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?
Gloria, don't you think you're fallin'?
If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody callin'?
You don't have to answer
Leave them hangin' on the line, oh-oh-oh, calling Gloria
Gloria (Gloria), I think they got your number (Gloria)
I think they got the alias (Gloria) that you've been living under (Gloria)
But you really don't remember, was it something that they said?
Are the voices in your head calling, Gloria?

(Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria)
(Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria)

FS167: Dara

Good Evening! I am exhausted .... we are having my dad's 70th birthday party tomorrow here at the Silaika compound....and I have been cleaning. I took a quick break to make a card for this week's featured stamper challenge. This is the first time I think that I have inked up this set...it's called Spring Sketches from Our Craft Lounge. It's really cute. Not sure I did it any justice....but what the hey!

I used Dara's card {here} and created this version. Fiddlesticks -- I think it is a sketch challenge card...but I am too dang tired to go back and make another ... so I will make due with this one. Ayecarumba!

I used some chocolate chip paper, some old SU! designer paper and some deep brown polkadot ribbon from May arts for this card. The changes from Dara's card: no ribbon on the bottom, different colors and different stamp set. I actually stamped the tulip portion twice, once on a small piece of white....colored and trimmed it out then placed it with dimensionals atop the main image. I also used some two way glue pen and some glitter on the flower to give it some bling! I stamped the sentiment, but now looking at it, it appears a little crooked....I must be REALLY tired! :)

I need to go get some sleep and finish cleaning tomorrow! Happy Stamping and HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!



Stamps: OCL {Spring Sketches}
Paper: chocolate chip, designer paper (SU!), white
Ink: dark chocolate (PTI), copic markers
Misc: ribbon, dimensionals, glitter

FS165: Theresacc

This week's featured stamper is TheresaCC from SCS. I stumbled on her gallery and perused her blog this week. I think the CC stands for COPIC COLORING! WOW! She does an amazing job coloring -- her blog shows some great tips on coloring too.

I decided to try to CASE her pressed flower card. I changed the colors and the stamp set. I used the new Hawaiian shores color with dark chocolate -- what a yummy combo! I stamped the leaf from Springtime Doodles in dark chocolate ink on the base of the card. I stamped the butterfly in dark chocolate on white cardstock (which has scored edges, courtesy of my scor-pal), then colored it in with copic markers and finished it off with some sakura stardust. I stamped the sentiment with dark chocolate ink, then added some E59 dots.... the ribbon is a simple snip of ribbon with a v cut on the end, folded over. I used a Hawaiian shores button and some vintage thread tied in a bow. I adhered the button with some dimensionals. I stamped the envelope to match!

Happy Easter Everyone!



Stamps: {springtime doodles}
Paper: {Hawaiian Shores, Dark chocolate, white} Papertrey Ink
Ink: {Dark Chocolate} Papertrey Ink, Copic markers
Misc {ribbon, thread, button}, Papertrey Ink, {dimensionals}, SU!, Sakura stardust

fs164

Here i {brandi's card} that I cased this week. I took her card and changed the colors and stamp set, ribbon placement. I started with a white base, added some pink designer paper (My Minds Eye). I corner rounded the top and bottom on the card. I used a small scrap of real red, scalloped edge punch and tucked it behind some more MME designer paper (also corner rounded on one side). I decided that the designer paper really was enough for the top of the card. I loved the doodled edge, but wanted the sentiment, so stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from Springtime Doodles (Papertrey Ink) and doodled around the whole card with a chocolate chip marker. I added a strip of ribbon with a button and some rustic thread (also from Papertrey Ink). The card (for Sophie's friend Sara) -- was a fun little card to make. Thanks for the inspiration Brandi!





Stamps: Springtime Doodles Stamp {Papertrey Ink}
Misc: ribbon, thread, button, scalloped edge punch, corner rounder
Paper: designer paper {my minds eye}, real red, white
Ink: dark chocolate ink, chocolate chip marker

Springtime Doodles Scrapbook

Let me preface this by saying that I don't scrapbook enough....I love putting these special books together - and for this historic occasion (Victoria's teacher is having a baby) - some of the moms wanted to do something extra special from the students in the class. Victoria really LOVES her teacher and I adore her too!

I grabbed an 8x8 cloth bound scrapbook that was a cross between a moss and celery color. I used a blue & green color scheme throughout the book, but wanted to do a little something special to the cover, and since it was so plain, I decided to create a fun cover! I took a piece of rustic cream cardstock and stamped the dandilion from {Springtime Doodles} in celery and bashful blue ink . I placed a button on the center of each flower. I created the sentiment (which I saw on Nichole's blog) on my computer because for some reason, I do not have that stamp set that Nichole used (YET). I stamped the bee, colored it with copics and then adhered it to the main sentiment layer. I faux stitched the sentiment layer too. Finally I sponged the edge of the paper with ink.





I used this fun sentiment for the inside of the scrapbook. Very simple way to personalize your scrapbook!








Here is Victoria's page. I asked each parent to give me a current and baby photograph of their child for the book. I also gave everyone a piece of 3x5 cardstock for them to write advice to the teacher. They could also write advice to the 18 month old son of the teacher about being a big brother. The responses were precious!

I used the ladybug from Springtime Doodles to embellish the page, along with some buttons and ribbon. The Cutie sentiment is from another Papertrey set {baby button bits}. I used both sets throughout the scrapbook.


Here is a close up of Victoria's advice to her teacher (and her husband/aka Johnnycakes). Of course Victoria wants to be sure that Noah does NOT feed his baby raisins (like Karen did to her when she was just a baby) -- check the diaper often! :) and the most important -- SLEEP! Smart girl!

stamps: {springtime doodles, baby button bits} Papertrey Ink
paper: celery, designer paper, rustic cream, bashful blue
ink: black, copics
misc: buttons, ribbon, dimensionals