eclectic Paperie Shipping Update: Fire Alert

As most of you probably know, Joy and Daisy over at eP are my friends. I love them dearly. Please keep them and their families in your thoughts and prayers as the fires burn in So. California.

Foothill Ranch happens to be the home of eP. You can imagine how scary that is for both of them. You can expect some shipping delays over the next few days... thanks so much for your patience.

You can read more about this at eclectic Paperie or at Joy's blog.

Take care sweet California friends (Valerie too). Love ya all!!

~Cambria

Hanna, the Fairy, and Leanne

Remember the other day when I was telling you about Portland, and Sharon letting us play with her Copic Markers and how AMAZING Leanne can color? Well, here are the images she colored for me. I made the cards, but Leann did all the amazing coloring with the Copic Markers. When she asked what color for the Fairy, pink automatically blurted from my mouth. When she asked about Hanna, I restrained and said "whatever you want babe". DANG... girl can color huh?!

I'm not sure of the name of this style of card. I first got one from a super talented gal on SCS named OregonStamper. Here is her card and the instructions. At Stampin'Up! Regionals, they showed us a version of this style and it got my wheels turning. I did the same thing, but with the set they gave us from Regionals using the Coluzzle to make a circle.

This is the inside... hopefully you can see how it opens. It stays closed with the new Build a Brad from Stampin'Up! OMG... these are cool! You just punch out any image or paper with your 1/2 inch circle punch, then glue it on the brad, then cover with the clear toppers. If you place it just barely under your flap, it tucks in just enough to keep the front part closed and also pulls out easily to open.

Again, Leann colored this beautiful fairy for me with Copic Markers while we were in Portland. She really just "pops" off the paper in real life.

The bottom portion of this card is SO pretty. I need a shimmery/glitter button on the screen. LOL. My friend Mounds (okay, so really her name is Joy), was giving away some free Glimmer Mist over the weekend, so it challenged me to open it up and give it a try. I started with Stampin'Up Shimmery White card stock, then sprayed it with Snowflake Glimmer mist. I put too much on, so I reached for a sponge to dab it around, and the sponge had some Regal Rose ink on it so turned it a pretty rosie color! How cool is that? I wish you could see how glimmery it is!! I waited for it to dry and stamped The Snowflake first with Blush Blossom classic ink, then Regal Rose.

This card opens the same was as the one above, but instead of a brad to keep it closed, I used those cool little magnets. Thanks so much Leanne for coloring my images!! I want those markers... it's on my list... my ever growing list. LOL.

Here are the complete recipes:

Stamps: Hanna Stamps, But I NEED it
Paper: Blue Bayou, Shimmery White (Stampin'Up!), Tang, Beach Blossoms paper (Chatterbox)
Ink: Palette Noir Black, Copic Markers
Other: Build-a-Brad, Stitched Blue Bayou Ribbon, Slot Punch, Corner Rounder Punch,Crafter's Tool Kit, Scor-Pal.

Stamps: Fairy, Snowflake (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Paper: Shimmery White, Blush Blossom, Pink Passion, Regal Rose (Stampin'Up!)
Ink: Palette Noir Black, Copic Markers, Blush Blossom, Regal Rose.
Other: Coluzzle, Pink Gingham, Cuttlebug, Sledding Embossing Folder, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-pal, Corner Rounder Punch, Glitter Pen, Magnetic Snaps.


Hope you all had a nice weekend. I've got new stamps from Hanna on the way to my house (just wait till you see.... omgosh, I'm excited). And, new Gina K too! Gina K has a new line coming out and you are just going to LOVE them!! Have a super day !! Thanks for stopping by!

~Cambria

Halloween Birthday Tins

The twins were invited to a Halloween birthday party, so I thought it would be fun to decorate some tins and fill them with treats and a present. We love to give movie money as birthday gifts especially when they are invited to girl parties. LOL. They HATE shopping for girl things. So, I just rolled up the movie money, then punched out the matching paper with the Round Tab Punch and used those cute little Mini Library Clips out of the Holiday Mini to hold them closed. The rest of the tin was filled with small Halloween toys and candy.

This paper is SO awesome. It's flocked! You seriously can't stop touching it. I also added some Creepy Crawly DS paper to the center of the spider can. The ribbon is May Arts from Starlitstudio attached with Sticky Strip. I couldn't put anything in the center of the orange one... the words were just too cool all flocked up and fuzzy to cover. For the tops, I used the stamp set Batty for You with the Round Scallop Punch.

The birthday girls really liked them. It was a super fun party! The twins were both dressed as scary dudes that dripped blood and Averie was the cutest little witch. They are really geared up for Halloween now.

Hope you all had a great weekend!
~Cambria

My SCS Door Prize!

I had SO much fun at the SCS dinner in Portland! I met so many nice people. One of them, was SUPER sweet Barbara Welsh. And, I was lucky enough to win the door prize she brought. How cool is that? LOOK at this!! Holy cow! It had a cute bottle of lotion all decorated to match too, but my daughter has confiscated it.

Thanks Barbara... you are just a doll and it was so cool to meet you!!

Have a great weekend everyone! My twins just got done with their football game and they won again! They are having a great season. Later, we are off to a Halloween birthday party.

Oh... forgot to tell you, my Gina K stamps arrived and I'm SO excited to start stamping!! You are gonna LOVE her new line. Oh, I'm giddy! Nothing like new rubbah baby. Click on her name for more information about her new design team. I'm thrilled to be a part of her team for the next three months. You could be next...... check it out! This new line is nothing you've seen before from Gina K... in fact, it's like nothing I've seen before ever. Oh, am I going to have fun!! I can't wait to show you!!

Okay, okay... the kids are anxious to go. Gotta run! Thanks for stopping by!
~Cambria

Lizzie Anne Fairy

Last weekend in Portland, Sharon Harnist (StamperSharon) was kind enough to demo for us and share her Copic Markers. Wow... she is amazing.. totally amazing. Coloring is not my strong point, so I was sure I was NOT going to be enabled into wanting these.... right? And, well, Sharon is Sharon and of course she was going to make them appealing (even to me, who cannot color). Well, I was pretty happy with my first attempts. I had taken with me some stamped images to trade and share with the girls. I colored the flowers from High Hellos and the Fairy from Lizzie Anne Designs. Oh yah, these are fun....maybe I can color (she says in her head).

THEN.... wouldn't ya know it.... Leann (elyoho on SCS) was sitting next to me and I glanced over at what she was doing and SHAZAM... nearly fell out of my chair. Now, I knew Leanne was a VERY talented stamper but DANG... girl can COLOR baby. BLOW ME AWAY!! So, she took pitty on me and colored a couple images of mine. I will show you in the next few days. I don't want you to see my fairy right next to her fairy. LOL. Huge thank you to Sharon for letting us play with her Copics. And... I just have to say, YOU ENABLER! Dang it, I want them. It's healthy not to have everything you want though right? Right. ;)

Here is the complete recipe:

Stamps: High Hellos, Fairy, Fairy, Fairy Saying
Paper: Blue Bayou, Purely Pomegranate, Shimmery White, Chatterbox 2-sided paper.
Ink: Palette Noir Black, Copic Markers,
Other: Stardust glitter pen, Photo Corner Punch, Designer Label Punch, Key Tag Punch, Colored Brads (Soft Subtles), Dimensionals,Purely Pomegranate Double Stitched Ribbon, Scor-Pal.

Have a great weekend everyone! I'm going to try and squeeze in some time to play with my Glimmer Mist. Thanks for stopping by!!

Psst....check out the new member forums at SCS and find a free shipping code for Lizzie Anne Designs!! :)

~Cambria

Free Glimmer Mist!!!

OK….. Who wants a free bottle of Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels? Click HERE to find out more information!!

I'm getting my mist out!! :)

More Halloween Treats

I didn't use much stamping on this stuff, but OMGosh, you don't need to with this AWESBOMB paper. I wish you could see all the sparkle and embossing. And.... not to be an enabler, but it's on sale at eP! Talk about EASY projects for Halloween. Look at this Jeepers Creepers line of paper by Heidi Grace.... it is totally divine. And, it's ON SALE!

These little tins are SO much fun. They hold 12 Hershey nuggets. You can't see in the photo, but the polka dot paper has raised dots and they are all glittery. The candy corns are raised and also glittery... the trick or treat is embossed in black!! It only takes a 1 inch x 3 inch piece of paper to cover each nugget, so it's quick and easy... but so dang impressive in the tin!! The tin in front has the spider web from Stampin'Up's retired set Web Wishes. It is stamped with White Stazon directly on the clear top. I added Jumbo Eyelets and some Black Gingham ribbon to the paper and made a belly band. No stamping on either of the tins other than the web. The card uses the Batty for You set, also from Stampin'Up!. Are you running out of time? This paper is PERFECT for quick easy treats that are sure to be a huge hit. I don't want to give them away!!! I hope to can get a bunch more made by Halloween!!

Can you SEE it? Oh, da glittah baby! (You can click on the photo for a larger view)

Here is the complete recipe:

Stamps: Web Wishes, Batty for You ©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007
Ink: White Stazon, Black Stazon, Stampin' Write Markers
Paper: Jeepers Creepers Paper, Basic Black, Only Orange, Shimmery White.
Other: Circle Scallop Punch, 1 3/8 & 1 4/4 Circle Punches, Photo Corner Punch, Gingham Ribbon, Jumbo Eyelets, Crop-a-dile, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal.

I don't know where October has gone. I have SO much to do yet. I think I NEED more of this paper though. I can hoard some for next year too. Hope you all have a great week... as always, thanks for stopping by!

~Cambria

So Much Thanks

We got this stamp set at Portland Regionals this last weekend...... it's really a cool set. It's called So Much. Love those circles. This card opens by sliding the hodgepodge piece down, then the flower part flips up and the lower portion (with the SO Much on it) pulls down. I made the circle with my Coluzzle. I'm SO addicted to the Cutie Pie Designer Paper. The colors just float my boat and I love all the designs too.

Here is the inside view when open:

When you are cutting with your Coluzzle, place one of the notches (where you would normally clip) at the top of your folded cardstock. This will make your front circle so that it opens from the top.

Here is the complete recipe:

Stamps: So Much, All Holidays
Paper: Bashful Blue, Barely Banana, Cutie Pie DS Paper.
Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Basic Black Craft.
Other: Coluzzle, Hodgepodge, Rhinestone Circle Brads, Soft Subtle Brads, 1/2 Circle Punch, Large Oval Punch, Three For You Flower Punch, Crafter's Tool Kit, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal.

I'm still wiped out from the weekend and catching up. Hope you all have a wonderful week. Thanks for stopping by!

~Cambria

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