Reindeer Games

Hello Stampers!  I know... don't fall off your chair.  Two posts in a row! I realized I have a lot of projects on my computer that I haven't shared, so I'm sharing.... but still not much time for stamping.  I hope this holiday weekend, I'll find some time to sit and get inky.  I really wanted to actually SEND out some Christmas cards this year. :)

I used two stamp sets for these projects.  Reindeer Games and No Peeking! The cute gift box is a Sizzix Die... and very easy to put together.  The reindeer nose is covered with Rockin' Red Sparkly Fluff (the gift box) and Brown Sugar Sparkly Fluff (the card).  The ground is covered with our Chunky Glitter applied with Glossy Accents. That button is from Fancy Pants and the ribbon is from Bazzill, along with all the cardstock and jewels. I know I need quick and easy for the holidays... and these cute reindeer are easy to color and oh so cute! :)  Have you seen the cute set that goes with this one called Reindeer Pun? Really makes them extra fun huh?

Hope you have a wonderful day.  It's snowing here on the OR Coast... I told you it was getting cold.  The kids were SO bummed that school wasn't canceled.  Stay warm! Thanks for stopping by!

White Christmas

Good Monday morning! Hope everyone is healthy and warm today... it's getting SO cold here on the OR Coast!  

I finally had some time to stamp... or should I say, finish stamping.  I stamped this tree from the stamp set White Christmas a few weeks ago, and it's been sitting here on my desk just patiently waiting to be turned into a card.  I really like how this one turned out.  I stamped that tree onto Neenah (I forget the name of the cardstock, but it looks like Kraft.  I want to say Sand?), with my Versamark Champagne Dazzle ink Pad, then embossed with clear embossing powder.  I grabbed a finger dauber and then used white craft ink to smear all around the tree.  When I was done, I took a tissue and cleaned off the white ink off the embossed snowflakes.  Then, I used my Ranger Sponge Tool and inked up the sided and I'm sorry, but I can't remember what ink I used.. maybe Brushed Corduroy or Antique Linen?  I'll be better next time about paying attention.... sorry!

I know I used a button from BasicGrey (Jovial Collection), and that beautiful trim is from Maya Road.  The designer paper is from Fancy Pants.  AND... I got out and dusted off my sewing machine... which made me smile this morning as I thought back to how happy I was when I first discovered I could sew.... well, on cardstock anyway. :)


If you are looking for the winner from last week's blog hop, they will all be announced over at The Lounge later today. The set I am giving away will not ship until next week though, so please be patient. 


Hope you have a wonderful week and a Thanksgiving filled with family and love! Thanks for stopping by!

I Lava You!

Hey Everyone!  I'm so sorry I missed out on yesterday's fun! I'm here today though, and looking forward to showing you one the new Valentine sets from Our Craft Lounge!  Your favorite store will have these sets just in time for Santa to put one under your tree!  *wink*

This set is called Lava You.  It's SO awesome!  All kinds of fun different Lava to stamp in each lamp.  Fun sentiments too!  In my photo, my lamp is still a little mucky because I was impatient and the Glossy Accents wasn't quite dry. After it completely dries, it will be crystal clear.  I painted the hearts and surrounding the hearts with Smooch ink.  Then, once that was dry, I covered the entire "glass" part with Glossy Accents.  I then placed a double sided foam dot from Scrapbook Adhesives under the lamp part before adhering it to the black scallop layer with Zip Dry which made the lamp bulge out even more!  You just HAVE to touch it.. really you do. Finished it off by adding some of my favorite jewels from Bazzill... just like their cardstock, their jewels are THE BEST!

Would you like to win this set?  Just leave a comment here with your contact information, and you have a chance.  One winner will be drawn on Sunday.  You have until Saturday, midnight to enter.  Here are the rules. *shipment of the new sets will take a couple weeks.

1) you MUST leave contact information in order to be entered - or at least be signed in to blogger;
2) you can enter on each blog once each day; and
3) you will only be eligible to win one new set. Blog candy will be drawn Sunday morning (November 21st) by each blog participant.  Winners will be notified by the designer & a full list of winners will be posted on the OCL Blog.

Want more chances to win MORE stamp sets from Our Craft Lounge?  Go and visit these other bloggers and leave a comment!

Amber HIllman
Bev Gerard
Broni Holcombe
Cambria Turnbow
Deb Felts
Debbie Corbari
Denise Marzec
Heather McNally
Jeanne Streiff
Joy Kennedy
Kendra Wietstock
Kisa Peters
Lori McAree
Pam Hooten
Tammie Edgerton

Thankful for YOU

Hello everyone! Sorry for my long absence.  I hope to be back full time blogging mode soon.

It's November, and it marks two years Our Craft Lounge has been in business.  Thanks to YOU, it's been a wonderful two years.  To show our appreciation, we are giving away stamp sets galore!  All you have to do to win is leave a comment.  Get all the information here.   Today, you have a chance to win Jolly Ornaments, so hurry and head over, and if you are a friend at Face Book, make sure you comment  there for another chance to win!

Have a wonderful day... and thanks for supporting OCL!

Take a Load Off!

We all need to take a load off and watch the laundry grow sometimes... right?  When Joy was here last month, she brought me some adorable Greeting Farm stamps.  She said this one reminds her of me.... maybe because I'm always buried with laundry!  I do have cute fuzzy pink slippers just like those. :)

This sweet image is called Laundry... The Inspiration Emporium carries a ton of adorable Greeting Farm images!  I also used the stamp set, The Spin Cycle by Our Craft Lounge (the sentiments).  The designer paper is from the Lucy Bird Line (Imaginisce). I used Nestability dies from Spellbinders and those jewels are from Bazzill, along with the cardstock.  See her cute pink slippers?  I just used my Quickie Glue pen, then sprinkled on some Cotton Candy Sparkly Fluff.  I used Copic Markers to color, and the scalloped edge on the side I made using my EK Success edger punch.

Hope you had a great weekend... and you got to watch the laundry grow! *wink*

OCLDT30 Happy Holidays!

Hello Stampers!  Wow, it's been a crazy week.  All the kids are back to school though, so it's time to buckle down and get some work done for me too.  I have to admit, the house was WAY too quiet... I'm sure I'll adjust though *wink*.  I really haven't had much stamping time, but I'm hoping with the kids back at school, I'll find some time!  We are busy prepping for Scrapfest later this month, so I'm busy cutting, scoring, packing.  

Would you like to win a free stamp set from Our Craft Lounge?  Stop by The Lounge and play along this month with our weekly Sketch Challenge!  I've missed the last couple of weeks, so this morning, I made sure to sit down and STAMP!  Here's my OCLDT30 sketch card! :)

This week, I grabbed two stamp sets.  One called Reindeer Games (love these whimsical reindeer), and  No Peeking ( for the sentiments).  I added Rockstar Red Sparkly Fluff to the nose, and a jewel from Bazzill to the scarf.  On his hoofs, I used my black Sakura Glaze pen.  The designer paper and buttons are from the Jovial line (Basicgrey)... oh that paper is yummy.   The brown gingham ribbon is from Bazzill, along with the cardstock.  I used Antique Linen ink to sponge the edges with my Tim Holtz spongy handle thing.

I hope you have a great day! The sun is out today, after a week of rain and clouds on the OR coast, but boy can you feel the Fall coming in the air.  Thanks for stopping by!

Be Scary!

 
I love making Halloween cards!  I started out trying to play along with the OCLDT sketch last week, but it didn't end up looking anything like the sketch!  I'll try again tomorrow and see if I can follow the sketch!  Nothing was going right last week, so it doesn't surprise me that my card was wonky. 

I found this cool paper in my stash from last year, it's called Trick or Treat by Fancy Pants.  The pumpkin is a die from Spellbinders.... I used my oval die in the center to make a little frame. I used the stamp sets On the Fence and Spooky Tags, both new releases from Our Craft Lounge. I added Black Eyeliner Sparkles to the graves, and Black Eyeliner Sparkly Fluff to the bats.  I added some Tuxedo Smooch to the tree, the outlined it all with C1 to give it some shadow.  The trim on the end is made with my EK Success Edger punches I got at Memories of Time.  Love my punches.....

Have a wonderful day! Wish me luck on tomorrow OCLDT sketch.  I hope you join us!

You Rock, Happy Birthday!!

Good afternoon!  Summer is officially coming to an end for us.  The kids are registered, they have their school clothes and supplies, and now the rain has hit the OR coast!  One week to go and they will all be catching that big yellow bus!  Well, except for my Senior... wow, I have a SENIOR this year.  Time flies....

Speaking of time flying, my cousin's daughter is turning 15 today! She's off to the DMV first thing this morning to get her permit.  What happened to our little munchkins?   Nothing like our kids turning into young adults to make me feel OLD! :)  

When the girls were here for our MOT class last month, we had a little coloring session/play date.  Two gals drove down from Portland to attend, and we had THE best time coloring and stamping images.  This cutie is from The Greeting Farm.... her name is Ruby.  These images are so much fun to color and just SO adorable!! You can see a huge selection of Greeting Farm stamps here.    The greeting on the outside of the card and the inside are from the set called Say it Big, by Our Craft Lounge. 

Now, an image just isn't complete if it isn't "touchable", so I added some Glossy Accents to her hair tie, and Rockin Pink Sparkly Fluff to her boots and top. I also added some sparkle to her necklace with atyou Spica Pens.  Image is colored with Copic markers and stamped with Ranger Soot Black Ink.  The flower is a punch by EK Success, along with the heart edger along the bottom.   The main image is a die is from Spellbinders.  I cut the die in half to mat the main image with, then used the other half for the inside to hold two gift cards.  That cool brad in the center of the flower is a glazed brad from BasicGrey... love those brads! The cardstock is all Bazzill.


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