Hanna Challenge #33

Better late than never..... yah, that sounds good. Every Friday in the Hanna Stamps Forum over at SCS there is a challenge by one of the design team members. This last Friday (sorry I'm late), the challenge was from Frances and it was a sketch challenge. Awesome sketch Frances! If you'd like to play along, check out the Hanna forums over at SCS and upload your creation!

I used the Hanna Set called Teacher Hanna. How cool is she? I made the background by stamping over the designer paper. This is one thing I love about stamp sets you can mount on acrylic. You can arrange them on your block, then stamp over and over to make cool backgrounds......


See how I arranged all the sentiments on the lines on the block? This way, I get perfect alignment every time.














On the bottom, I used the Flowers Die from Sizzix, and added my favorite Dot stickers from Stampendous to the centers. I added a little school bus charm that I got at Walmart.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Teacher Hanna (Hanna Stamps)
Paper: Neenah White, Real Red, Only Orange, Summer Picnic Designer Paper (SU!).
Ink: Ranger Distress Ink Soot Black, Copic Markers.
Other: Nesties, Cuttlebug, Flower Die, The Big Shot, Stampendous Dot Stickers, atyou Spica Glitter Pens, Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals, Scor-pal, Bus Charm, Gingham Ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderul day!

Rockin Notepad

Here's the notepad holder/cover that I made to match the gift card... it's a little different, but I think it turned out cute. I didn't attach the pen this time, but I did make one to include.

These covers are so much fun to make. I got the directions from my dear friend Cindy. You can find the directions here.

I attached the designer paper to a piece of chipboard that came in the back of the Georgia Peach pack, then ran it through my big shot using the Top Notch die.

The flowers up the side is also from a Sizzix die called flowers. :)







Here is what it looks like when it's open. It's held closed by magnetic snap magnets by BasicGrey. I LOVE those little magnets! One magnet is under the designer paper on the right side, the other under the main image, covered up with a flower when you open it.



Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Just Jawing
Paper: Georgia Peach Designer Paper, Pink Pirouette textured and normal card stock, Only Orange, Chocolate Chip.
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Copic Markers, Craft Only Orange, Craft Close to Cocoa.
Other: Angel Wings Shimmerz Paint, Paint Brush, 5x8 Notepad, Dimensionals, BasicGrey Snap Magnets, Scallop Edge Punch, Big Shot, Top Notch and Flowers Die, Scor-pal.

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday.... see you tomorrow!

YOU ROCK!

Had to get this new set from Stampin'Up! as soon as I saw it. Isn't it adorable? I love that sentiment too.... YOU ROCK. So, what better to go with that sentiment than some iTunes? Oh yah, rockin' indeed baby....

This is a slider that opens up to show a gift card. I saved the instructions a long time ago, from I think Jenn's blog. I will find out for sure and post. I tweaked it though, so I'll try and get a tutorial done later this week if anyone is interested. You pull on both chocolate chip tabs and they slide open to reveal an iTunes gift card.

Here is what it looks like when opened:

I paper pieced the skull and then colored in the bones with my Copic Marker. I made the eyes pop up with Dimensionals, and added Angel Wings Shimmerz Paint to the teeth.

Here's the Recipe:

Stamps: Just Jawing
Paper: Pink Pirouette Textured Card stock, Georgia Peach Designer Paper, Chocolate Chip card stock.
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, Copic Marker, Craft Close to Cocoa.
Other: Top Notch Die, Big Shot, Round Tab Punch, Paper Snips, Crafter's Tool Kit, Vintage Brads, Dimensionals, Word Window Punch, 3/4 inch Circle Punch, Angel Wings Shimmerz Paint.


Man, my computer is acting up... I think it's time for a new one. So, I need to get busy and back up my stuff and get my photos off. I couldn't get the directions that I used to even open today! UGH! I'm working on a matching notepad cover to go along with this gift card, so if my computer is still alive, I'll share that tomorrow. :)

Have a super weekend, thanks for stopping by!

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #56

Oh wow... I think this is my favorite Sophie EVER! Of course I had to seize the moment to add pink and shimmer...right?

There is another reason this Sophie is my favorite. All the proceeds are being donated to the Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation in honor of one AMAZING little girl's fight with cancer. How awesome is that? You can read about Kelly Laude here. You can get this adorable stamp from eP here. Thanks to Kristi Ferro at Hanna Stamps and Joy and Daisy at eclectic Paperie. You are amazing and loving women and YOU ROCK !! I hope you can help..... Let's STAND UP TO CANCER!!

Okay, back to Beate's Weekend Sketch. I LOVE this sketch! I need to make more cards this size. So, you know the drill... check out Beate's sketch team, and then get to work and join us! Here's the sketch:

Here's the sketch team:

Charmaine Ikach
Jenn Balcer
Laurie Schmidlin
Lori Craig
MaryJo Albright
Sharon Harnist








Here is the recipe for the card:

Stamps: Ballet Sophie (Hanna Stamps), Flower Power, Sketched Sentiments (Lizzie Anne Designs).
Paper: Kraft, Rose Red, Georgia Peach Designer Paper, Whisper White (Stampin'Up!).
Ink: Ranger Distress Soot Black, Copic Markers, Craft Whisper White.
Other: Shimmerz Magenta, Bubble Gum, Coffee, and Angel Wings Paint, Pastel Raspberry Liquid Pearls, Paint Brush, Dimensionals, Scallop Edge Punch, Gingham Pink and Creamy Caramel ribbon, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-pal, Cuttlebug With Love Embossing Border.

I wish you could see the shimmer with the paint. I added the Bubble Gum Pink to her tights, the Angel Wings to her shoes, the Magenta to just the bottom of her tu tu, and the Coffee to her antlers! Her tu tu is paper pieced from the Georgia Peach designer paper.

I stamped almost all day yesterday, so I have stuff to show you all weekend! It was SO strange having the house all quiet and to myself all morning. Everyone is happy and having a blast being back at school, so whooo hoooo! Have a super weekend everyone! As always, thanks for stopping by!

Witching You a Happy Halloween

I love this Lizzie Witch! Have you see all the little people? They are adorable and so cool to color!

I've had so much fun making the little designer box in a bag, then I saw that my friend Val from Cal, made an even tinier version... which would be PERFECT for little Halloween treats. You can see the tutorial here. And these are the new dimensions by Valerie (thanks Val!):

2 1/2 x 2 1/2" square of card stock
3" x 6 1/2" piece of patterned paper
3/8" x 6 1/2" strip of scalloped card stock.

The only difference between this mini version and the regular size version is the score lines for the box portion. Score the 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" piece of card stock 1/2" on all sides. The rest of the directions are the same for adhering the box/bag together.

I love my friend Val.... in case you didn't know. If you haven't been to her blog, you're missing out. LOVE her work too! Thanks for sharing your brilliance my friend.

The little tag is shrinky dinked. It was just a bit too big for my little bag, so I stamped it on shrink plastic,punched it out with my Marvy Oval Scallop Punch, and shot it with my embossing gun. The box is held closed with the new little clippies from Stampin' Up!'s new Clip Assortment! I'm totally diggin those new clips.....

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Witch, Witch Saying (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Paper: Retired SU! Designer Paper, Pumpkin Pie.
Ink: Ranger Distress Soot Black, Copic Markers.
Other: Shrink Plastic, Sanding Blocks, Clip Assortment (SU!), Gingham Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Embossing Gun, Scor-pal.

The kids are at school!!!! Do you hear that? Listen? Omgosh... no one is saying "mom". I have to admit though, it was hard leaving A at school. My last baby.... isn't a baby anymore. She was so excited..... sigh. Now I can't wait for them to get home so I can hear about their days! :)

Hope your day is super! Thanks for stopping by!

Welcome Baby....

How sweet is this little carriage? I can't ever use my Kraft card stock without thinking of my friend Pinie. She does amazing things with Kraft card stock. I always feel like I'm CASE'ing her just by using it! LOL.

I stamped the Flower Power single from Lizzie Anne Designs with White Craft Ink for the background. The pink background is one of the new Cuttlebug folders. I inked up the folder with Craft Ink, then sandwiched in the card stock and then ran it through my Cuttlebug. So, it's hard to see, but part of that background is white too. The carriage was stamped with Ranger Distress Black Soot ink, then colored in with my aquapainter and craft ink. I let it dry, thed added Bubble Gun, and Angel Wings Shimmerz Paint.



I also used the new Cuttlebug Border strip for the little buttons, and the Sizzix Button Die for the big button across the top layered Pink Piroutte Ribbon.

The Recipe:

Stamps: Flower Power, Baby Carriage Singles (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Paper: Kraft, Pink Piroutte, Whisper White.
Ink: Ranger Distress Black Soot, Craft Pretty in Pink, Craft White.
Other: Cuttlebug Just My Type Borders and Argyle Embossing Folder, Sizzix Button Die, The Big Shot, Hemp Twine, Nesties, Dimensionals, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal.

Tomorrow the big yellow bus will come and pick up all my babies! I know I've been counting down the days, but now that it's almost here, I'm a little sad too. Having everyone in school all day is a big reminder that indeed, my baby days are over. I know I'm going to love having some free time, but I'm also going to miss the little boogers........

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

New Hanna Stamps!

Oh, I'm SO looking forward to the Fall. It's my favorite time of the year. I love the crisp air and the gorgeous foliage. On Friday, the new Hanna's will be released, and like always, this relase is one to look forward to!

I used Copic Markers for all the coloring. I paper pieced her jacket, hat and pants with paper from the Mellow BasicGrey 6x6 pad. The Thanks at the bottom is from the new Cuttlebug die.... I LOVE those things!

Can you see her pretty hat and scarf? LOVE the new color from Shimmerz.... it's called Rustic Red and it's GORGEOUS!




I also added some of the other new colors called Sagebrush and Beeswax to the leaves. Sparkle makes everything better ya know. *wink*.

Have you tried Shimmerz Paint yet? Did you know you can win more paint for FREE each month? Check it out here!

The Recipe:

Stamps: Fall Hanna
Paper: Mellow Designer Paper by BasicGrey, Neenah White, Prisim Birchstone Dark.
Ink: Ranger Distress Soot Black, Copic Markers.
Other: Scallop Edge, Large Oval Punch, Ticket Corner Punch (Stampin'Up!), Crafter's Tool Kit, Heidi Swapp Brads (Hanna Stamps), May Arts Ribbon, Gratitude Cuttlebug Embossing and die, Big Shot, Scor-Pal.

So..... you want a chance to win a Copic Air Compressor? I'm not kidding, Hanna Stamps is celebrating thier one year anniversary and they are giving away an AIR COMPRESSOR!! Check out the details here. How cool is that?

Okay, I'm on a mad dash to finish up school supply shopping today.. I know, I know, last minute Nelly..... but hey, the laundry is caught up. :) Hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!

The Toot Fairy

Oh, how she makes me smile. No, it's not a typo, we are waiting for the Toot Fairy.....

Ever since Kindergarten as her friends were losing teeth, and every time the boys would lose another, she'd say, "look Mom, I have a loose tooth too". She'd put her finger over her tooth and wiggle it back and forth. I didn't want to disappoint her and tell her that the boys were all late losers.... that they were in the first grade, almost second before they lost their first teeth.

So, the other day, we are in the van, and she screams, "OH MY GOSH..... It's LOOSE!" I'm thinking her car seat was loose. Steve and I quickly look back and she has her finger in her mouth and was smiling SO big. "Really, for real this time Mom... it's loose..... LOOK!". Sure enough... it was indeed lose and wiggling back and forth. I said.... "I KNEW you had been teasing me... you just busted yourself." She just smiled. Then, we had to show and tell everyone how loose her tooth was. She wiggled it back and forth so much that is was sore that night. Two days go by and the tooth is getting REALLY loose, even though her brother offered to yank it out for her, she wanted it to come out on it's own.

This morning she comes in to my room and says "Mom... look (with a big ole grin)" My husband says "A.... it came out? You lost your tooth?". She said, "Yah, it came out and then went right down to my tummy with my Rice Chex....will the tooth fairy still come?". OMG, trying not to totally laugh.... I convinced her that I was sure we could write her a note and explain what happened.

I HAD to take a photo with my phone and text it to some friends. Since Verizon finally came to our small town, I've been a texting/photo sending fool. I love sending texts and photos! I swear, I'm as bad as the kids. So, my friend Val and I are always sending photos to each other.... of whatever we are doing at the moment. I get a text back from Val and it says, "Yeah... and whoops..... is she going to wait for the toot fairy?" OMG, I spit my coffee. THE TOOT FAIRY! Oh, I love ya Val from Cal... my texting buddy! So, all day, Averie has been telling everyone that the TOOT fairy is coming tonight! I think I'm going to make the toot fairy a cute scalloped envelope with my new SU! die for her note...... I wonder how much a swallowed tooth is worth?

Ha... so, just wanted to share. Thanks to the Toot Fairy, I have a very happy girl tonight.... missing tooth and all. I'm working on the laundry this weekend, but hopefully tomorow I'll get some time to stamp. Hope you are having a great weekend.... thanks for stopping by!