How About Another Challenge?

I got an email last week from a customer sharing a super cute card she'd made with this set called Mice Friends.  I haven't had much time to play with this one, but she totally inspired me to get it out.  I love it when customers share with us creations they make with our sets... it makes my days!

This week, at the Memories of Time blog, Heather has posted a sketch challenge.  Memories of time, or MOT as we locals call it, is where Kisa and I teach classes.  I LOVE it down there.  We always have so much fun!  Michelle has DA bomb of a store too!  She carries all the best products and paper!  The challenge is open to everyone, and there will be a prize sponsored by OCL, so head over and play along if you can.  Click here.  

One thing I love about our Sparkly Fluff, is that you can still see the shading of the coloring under the sparkle. The flower center is colored with Y00, then Y21, then back with my Y00 to blend.  That little guy looks SO cute hanging on to that flower.  The grass stamp is from the stamp set Shamrock Blessings. The paper is from Imaginisce... yah, you guessed it, the Lucy Bird line.  The cardstock is from Bazzill called Navajo.   The dies are both from Spellbinders, Labels Eight (Main image) and Ribbon Tag Trio Two.  Michelle carries it all down at MOT!

 

Hope you all had a great weekend!  Did you have a chance to play along with the OCLDT sketch?  If you did, make sure you stop by the blog and leave your link!! A new sketch is going to be posted on Friday!

OCLDT01 Friday Sketch

 
Hey stampers!  Over at The Lounge, each Friday, we are hosting a Design Team Sketch.  Each sketch is based on a card made from one of our wonderful DT members.  Once a month, we'll pick a random winner, who will receive a stamp set of their choice.  All you have to do it play along, then post your link on the thread.  Now, before you start on your sketch, click here to see the real one, because I messed this one up!  LOL.



Well, okay, so you really can't "mess" up sketches... they are meant to inspire you.  I had it all right, but then my image was too big do do the "sketch" way, so I kinda flipped it.  I made two and colored them a little different. I'm hoping to make more cards this weekend with the "real" sketch!


This stamp set is one from our second release called Snail Mail.  The paper is from the Lucy Bird line from Imaginsce.  The brads are from 7 Gypsies.  Jewels are from Bazzill, along with the cardstock.

I hope you have a great weekend!  Come and Lounge with us and try our the DT Sketch if you can!  Thanks for stopping by!


 

Hoppin' Into Spring with Lucy Bird

Hey Stampers... sorry I've been MIA again.  I thought we'd all get a break after CHA, but boy was I wrong!  Not complaining... being busy is good,  I just miss having some stamp time.  :)

All my cards these days are simple and easy.  It's all I have time for.  And, yes, I'm still in love with the new Lucy Bird paper from Imaginisce.  LOVE IT!  I have scraps everywhere and I'm determined to use them all, so you've been warned.  This is another sample from the set called Hoppin' Into Spring, from our CHA release.  I'm still waiting on getting some stamp sets, but I'll stamp with another set soon.  I'm just so excited for Spring to come, and it's been beautiful here on the OR coast the last few days.

I added some Appletini Sparkly Fluff to the grass in the basket and the carrot tops to add a bit of sparkle and touchablitity.  His cute little belly is covered with Sugar Sparkly Fluff too!

The shape the main image is on is a Nestablility die from Spellbinders... label eight I think.  The brads are from Bazzill along with the cardstock.  It's Navajo and Princess.  The white cardstock is Neenah.  I used a border punch from EK Success.  LOVE those punches... did I tell you I'm on a mission to collect them all? 


Hope you have a terrific day!  I'll see you tomorrow for our new OCLDT sketch.  Thanks for stopping by!

No Bunny Like You

Hey Stampers!  Today, I'm sharing a quick card with the set called Hoppin' Into Spring.  LOVE that cute bunny butt teetering from the top of the can.  He's all Sparkly Fluffed too... so you just have to touch him!  The peas are covered with Clear Glaze with my Sakura Pen.. so they just pop off the page.  

I also added some Appletini Sparkly Fluff highlights to those carrot tops.  The designer paper is from the lovely Lucy Bird line by Imaginisce, and the cardstock is from Bazzill, along with those jewels.  That die is from Spellbinders called Labels Eight.  Border punch is EK Success.

I'm off to Florence today to meet up with Marianne.  I'm half way done with all the treat bags for Averie's Valentine party... I'll show you those soon.  Tomorrow night I tackle her treats to hand out.  Keeping it simple this year!  

Hope you had a wonderful weekend, thanks for stopping by!

Tres Chic DePorc Birthday

I've got another Tres Chic DePorc sample to share with you today... sorry it's not another new set, but this bug I caught is hanging in with me.    I'm sure tomorrow will be better.  I NEED to feel better because I've got a busy week ahead.  Wednesday, I'm driving to Florence to meet up with Marianne... I can't wait to see what she's drawn up for us!  Friday is Averie's Valentine party and guess who volunteered me to make the class treat bags?  I just love that girl! Haven't decided on Valentines to make yet, but I know which stamp set I'm using.

Have you tried to Sparkly Fluff brads?  If you look closely in the photo (you can click on it for a larger view), not only is the bottom of the lounge couch sparkly Fluffed (by using Scor-tape), but also the brads.  Just add some Glossy Accents and dip those brads!  I'm IN LOVE with the background stamp in this set.. just add some ink and you've got perfect leopard skin in any color.   

I want to wish my friend Jenn Balcer a wonderful birthday today!  Hope it's THE best girlfriend!

Have a great day, thanks for stopping by!

Hippity Hoppity....

I wanted to share something from another new set this weekend, but I've been really sick and didn't have time to get anything else stamped.  So, I'm going to show you two more samples from the set called Hippity Hoppity. Both of these cards are CASE'd from the SOTM boards my sweet friend, and DT coordinator Kendra Wietstock made for our CHA release.  I used different designer paper and ribbon and added Glossy Accents to the frog's eyes.

I am in love with the new paper from the Lucy Bird line by Imaginisce. It's SO yummy and so Springy!  Both the bunny and frog have Cotton Candy Sparkly Fluff on their ears.  I used Appletini Sparkly Fluff on the grass and the carrot top.  The brads and jewel are from Bazzill, along with the wonderful cardstock.

I hope you have a great weekend.  Thanks for all the nice comments about our CHA release.  Stamps are arriving at your favorite stores this week.  I hope you share with us what you make with them!

PS... it's not too late to get in on the awesome Sunshine Cheer CHA Bundle from eP, but supplies are low, so hurry!  

Spring Sketches/Fancy Fringe

Hello everyone!  What a week!  Today, I'm showing you a sneak peek from two new OCL stamp sets.  Spring Sketches and Fancy Fringe are both new and will be released next week to retailers everywhere!  Fancy Fringe has borders and fringe to match all our sets!  It's a great addition to your stamp collection.  I used the flower border and the dots from Fancy Fringe and the sentiment and big flower both belong in the Spring Sketches set.  If you want to head over to The Lounge, you can see more sneak peeks! 

The center of the flower and the dots under the sentiment are covered with Glossy Accents so they are raised and shiny.  The center of the flower is covered with Cosmo Crystal Crafty Sparkles, and I used a clear atyou Spica pen for the centers of the little border flowers.  Lots of bling to brighten someone's day.  The stitching is faux... done with my paper piercer, piercing mat,  and a white gel pen.  

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll have more sneak peeks through the weekend! Are you watching the Superbowl or are you stamping?  I WANT TO KNOW!!  LOL. 

Tres Chic DePorc

Oh yah...isn't she sassy? Don't you love her?  I love her... she makes me smile!  She's drinking an Appletini (which is actually our Crafty Sparkles).  Chillin' with her dog.... she can't be much cooler!  That animal print is included as a background stamp in the set, so you can imagine all the possibilities for creativity with this set.  I used Bazzill Jewels across the top and on the pillows, and score tape along the lounge chair with Black Eyeliner Sparkly Fluff sprinkled on top.  That little pom pom trim is also from Bazzill.  This card is all blinged out baby!

Have you been over to The Lounge this week to check out all the new stamp sets?    If not, head over and check them out!  Your favorite store will have them soon!  We started shipping this week and expect to have them all out by the 12th.

Thanks for stopping by!  I'd love for you to share your favorite set so far. :)

~Cambria

                          

Hoppin' Into Spring

We are showing sneak peeks all week long from our CHA release.  I'm so ready to be hoppin' into Spring.... what about you?  This set is called just that, Hoppin' Into Spring.  It's illustrated by Marianne Walker and it's WAY cute! The set also includes some nice sentiments for the gardeners in your life.  If you want to see the entire set, you have to head over to The Lounge.  

 

I used my favorite new designer paper from Imaginisce Lucy Bird Collection.  I used cardstock from Bazzill; Navajo, Watermelon Sensation and Princess.. the white is Neenah.  I added Appletini Sparkly Fluff to the basket so it really looks and sparkles like Easter grass.  I used Label One Nesties and Ribbon Tag Trio Two from Spellbinders.  Those little jewels are from Bazzill.  

Thanks for the sweet comments!  I can't wait to see what you make with these new sets!   See you soon!

E-i E-i Hello!

Ready for another sneak peek?  Did you check out The Lounge to see some of the new sets?  Stop by again today to see even more!  Do you have a favorite so far?


This cute cow is from a set illustrated by Marianne Walker... it's called E-i E-i Hello.  The two cows in the set are just adorable.  We also have a sentiment set called Barnyard Banter.  All the sentiments match this set and one illustrated by Debbie Corbari called The Barnyard.


This is an easel card... have you  tried one yet?  There is a super tutorial over at SCS by my friend Beate.  The scallop border holds the front up so you can display your card.  They are super fun and very easy to make.


For more sneak peeks, stop by The Lounge!  Thanks for visiting today!

Hippity Hoppity Sneak Peek

Hey Peeps!  This week we are sneak peeking our CHA release.  We have 24 brand new stamp sets available at your favorite stores next week!


This was one of the Make and Takes at our CHA booth.  The little Shaker box is a Sizzix Big die. I love it!  You can get two out of a 12x12 piece of cardstock.  The top opens up to a clear window so you can see the treats inside.  I love this frog!  Isn't he cute?  He thinks he's a bunny.... a bunny with sparkly fluffy ears!  The whole set is just adorable!   I can't wait to show you the entire set!

Our Sparkly Fluff was a huge hit at CHA... have you tried it yet?  It's so easy to use and adds such texture and fun to your projects.  Just use a Quickie Glue pen, sprinkle it on, then tap off the excess... in a few seconds and it's ready to touch!

Want to see more sneak peeks?  Head over to The Lounge for peeks all week long.  Our design team has been working like crazy to make all kinds of wonderful eye candy with the new release.  There are links to their blogs on the side bar.


Thanks for visiting.  My house was full of teenagers this weekend.  The twins had a blast and they even ate the cake I made!  I'm NOT a baker... a stamper, but not a baker.  I  still can't believe my babies are 13.  Here is a photo of our birthday boys wearing the Oregon Duck hats my Mom knitted for them.  It was a great day.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great week!

~Cambria

Sunshine Cheer

It's so much fun how some of our stamp sets come together.  This one was especially fun.  I loved the artwork Marianne sent to us, but it just didn't stand alone.  We are lucky to have a group of friends who help us out with a lot of concepts for our sets.  This one, I have to say, is all my friend Bev Barton.  We call her the sentiment Queen.  One look at the set and she totally just started filling our ears with wonderful sentiments that match perfectly.  It's one of my favorites from our CHA release.  You can mix and match the sentiments to mail some sunshine and cheer up anyone instantly!

eP used this cute set in a bundle at the SCS Supershow booth.  For a limited time you can purchase that kit.... and own this set BEFORE our release!   Click here to check it out!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.  Today my twin boys turn into official teenagers!  YIKES... I don't know where the years went.  I'm off to make a HUGE cupcake cake for each of them!

We'll start sneak peeks on Monday... I can't wait to show you our new release!

Don't Miss the CHA Bundle!

Can't wait to get your hands on the Our Craft Lounge CHA release?  Here's your chance to get one of the cutest brand new set called Sunshine Cheer! 

Craft SuperShow
eclectic Offering
New Our Craft Lounge Stamp Available Today

Partnering with Our Craft Lounge(OCL) for a fun Make & Take at the Craft SuperShow, a new OCL stamp made its debut. The new set is called Sunshine Cheer. We bundled up a kit from the Make & Take that was sponsored by eclectic Paperie. We are making these kits available for you to purchase. We have a limited quantity so when they run out, they are gone.

You will receive the following:

• Sunshine Cheer (Our Craft Lounge stamp set)
• 3(three) Sparkly Fluff: Lemon Drop Yellow, Sugar, Baby Boy Blue
• Quickie Glue Pen

Regular price: $27.25
Sale price: $23.00

 

I'm home from CHA and catching up!  WOW, what a trip!  I met so many wonderful people and just had a blast in our booth!  Sneak Peeks start next week...... I can't wait to show you our release!  Thanks for stopping by!

I Like Hanging Out With You!

Sometimes, you just need to take a break.  That's how my day went yesterday.  I have tons of work that still needs to be done for CHA, but I just needed a break.  What better way to take a  break than to sit and color!

Over the Holiday , Averie and I were invited to hang out with two of  our favorite friends, Nancy Morgan and her daughter Megan.  Megan is an amazing stamper... just like her Mom.  She had made a card using this set (Jungle Love) and colored her background just like this (I totally copied her).   The heart bananas are colored with an atyou Spica Pen.  The shimmer and shine is like ... BAM!  Bright banana background baby!  It makes for a fun card.  Thanks for the awesome idea Megan!

The sentiment is made with my brand new die from Spellbinders.  I was thrilled this weekend when I saw it at Memories of  Time (my LSS).  It's called Ribbon Tag Trio Two.  It comes with three very cool ribbon tags.  I ran the green Bazzill cardstock through using the die, then used the coordinating oval die (in the large oval set) for the white piece.  I added White ink to the embossed dots with my Inkssentials Pen.  The border punch I also picked up from MOT, it's by EK Success.  I LOVE that MOT is carrying those border punches... I'm on a mission to collect them all!  Kisa got the last heart one... I'm still pouting!  Michelle is going to order ME one. *wink*

Of course I added Sparkly Fluff to the leaves and the monkey with my Quickie Glue Pen.   So, that's all the monkey-ing around I could do... time to get back to work.  Hope you have a great week, thanks for stopping by!

PS.... If you want to see more fun samples from Jungle Love, it's the Spotlighted Stamp of the Week over at The Lounge. :)

 

One More Out for a Spin Birthday Card

With a little Happy Birthday to me!  Yep, me and Evlis, we share the same birthday!  :)  Thanks for the wishes.. it started my day with a HUGE smile to open my mail to so many Happy Birthday's.  I count my blessing so often for such wonderful friends! You guys are awesome!

This card uses one of my favorite sets from the last release called Out For a Spin.  This time, I used the kick stand and grass... loaded with Sparkly Fluff! :)

This is another Joy Fold, same as the previous post.  Again, I used those wonderful magical Snap Magnets. I LOVE those things... have I told you that?  One is hidden under that heart with the sentiment and the other under the main image.  SNAP... can you hear it?  LOVE THEM!

Have a wonderful day my friends!  Thanks for making my birthday special!

 

Out For a Spin

Good morning stampers!  I still can't believe it's 2010 and that CHA is just a few short weeks away!   I'm really going to try and post at least once a week, but I am MEGA busy. Beate and her sketch team are all busy too, so we are all taking a break until after CHA.

I've been working hard on finishing up our new CHA release and I'm uber excited about it!  I can't wait to show you all what we have coming this year!

January is filled with birthdays!  I have five family members and four friends who all have January birthdays.  I hadn't had a chance to play with this awesome set that came out in our last release called Out For a Spin.  Now, I'm addicted.  How much fun is that bicycle!  Kisa and I will be doing our class at Memories of  Time this Saturday featuring this set.  We'll show you those projects (designed by Kisa) soon.

This card is a Joy Fold, designed by my good friend Valerie Stangle.  Instead of using ribbon for the closure, I used my all time favorite Snap Magnets by Basic Grey! One is hidden under the main image, and the other under that heart.  I LOVE hearing that little snap noise as it magically snaps closed!  They are super thin, and small, so you can hide them under paper, or just about anywhere.  The heart is from a very cool new punch I got made my Fiskers.  Two handles and a little squeeze and it pops right out!  Plus they come in nesting sizes... pretty cool!

You might have to click on the first photo to see it, but the seat is covered in Sparkly Fluff and all the black dots plus the end of the handle bars are covered with my Black Sakura Glaze pen, so they pop up off the page.  I also stamped the birthday sentiment onto a scrap piece of the designer paper and popped it up with a foam dot so it really looks like it's flying. :)

Supplies:

Stamps: Out For a Spin (Our Craft Lounge)
Paper: MME, Pretty Please, Prism Cardstock, Neenah White.
Ink: Ranger Soot Black, Copic Markers 
Other:  Cotton Candy Sparkly Fluff, Quickie Glue Pen, Sakura Black Glaze Pen, Rectangle Nesties, Snap Magnets, Foam Dots, Satin Ribbon, Kaiser Rhinestones, Fiskers Heart Punch, Zip Dry, Scor-Pal.

Thanks for visiting today!  Have a super day!

Fairy Dust is a Must

I love that sentiment!  Fairy Dust IS a Must!  Happy 2010!  I'm going to try and be a better blogger this year...starting right after CHA.  It's been a big adjustment this past year for me and for my family, but I think we've all adjusted.  Now to find more stamping time.  I'll work on that too!                                                                            One of the things I did during the Holiday break was go through my stampin room and CLEAN! I love my Mom...she came over and spent FIVE days helping me organize, and purge.  It was not easy, but I did very well... better than she thought.  I'm having a big garage sale after CHA... let's see how much stuff I drag back to the house! LOL. 

I found these cute flowers in my stash with Fairy Dust already added! I don't know who made them, I think maybe Doodlebug? Perfect for an image I had already colored.. don't you think? I used my I-Top Brad Maker to make the center of the flower with the opposite side of the designer paper.

Supplies:

Stamps: Fairy Dust Is a Must (Our Craft lounge)

Paper: My Mind's Eye, Bazzill, Neenah White.

Ink: Ranger Soot Black, Copic Markers

Other: Oval Nesties, Crafty Sparkles, Sparkly Fluff, Quickie Glue Pen, Maya Road Trim, I-Top Brad Maker, Small Brad, White Gel Pen, Kaiser Rhinestones, Flower, Zip Dry, Scor-Pal.

Hope 2010 is sprinkles with Fairy Dust!  Thanks for visiting me today!