Dirty Girl Alumni Challenge

Another challenge in the Dirty Girl Alumni Forum. I was thrilled to read about this one because I had just ordered this sweet penguin from Elzbells! It's Jami's fault... she sent me those images, then I HAD to go and take a look. HAD to have the sweet little penguin! :) Jami's fault.

This challenge was any card with a penguin, ice, and the hard part... NO BLUE! No, that is not blue in the center of the main flake. Really... it's green. I know it LOOKS blue in the photo, but it's not. Now I can't wait to make another with some blue... I can't tell you how many times I reached for blue. "Oh shoot.... no blue" she kept saying to herself.... out loud too. I think I've lost it. I hope I can find it after the Holidays. SNORT.

Want to see more of this challenge from Dirty Girls past? Click here.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Elzybells
Paper: Basic Gray, Pretty In Pink, Shimmery, Flocked Designer Paper (heidi grace)
Ink: Palette Noir Black, Pure Color Pencils (SU!), Going Gray
Other: Dazzling Diamonds, Sakura Glitter Pen, Two-way Glue Pen, Marvy Rectangle Scallop (purple), Marvy Round Scallop (yellow), Circle Punches (Stampin''Up!), Dimensionals, Taffeta Ribbon, Fun Flock, Glue Pen, Scor-Pal.

Have a super day everyone! I'm off to hopefully finish up my Christmas shopping! This week has just been beyond NUTS baby. NUTS! Thanks for stopping by!!
~Cambria

Perfect Package/Things Hanna Would Say

I always have so much fun with new Hanna stamp releases! Talk about fun sets to play with... yah baby. This cute Hanna is all excited because she opened a box with the In Colors ribbon from Stampin'Up! and new Paper Snips! (I just cut the lid off the box with my cutting knife and filled it up.) Indeed..... the perfect package for the stamper in us all!

I have to tell you that I've been drooling over those Copic Markers ever since Sharon let us play with hers in Portland. I haven't ordered any because the color choices are just overwhelming.... I don't know where to start. I was thrilled to see that eP is offering the Copic essentials!! They coordinate with the In Colors from Stampin'Up! I love Joy and Daisy... they are SO smart. I couldn't add them to my cart fast enough. Santa brought me a present early.... I don't think he's been getting my HINTS about stuff I want for my craft'in. Whooo Hoooo... I've got some Copics!! Now, for some practice!

The Recipe:

Stamps: Perfect Package, Things Hanna Would Say.
Paper: Shimmery White,Close to Cocoa, Groovy Guava, River Rock, Ginger Blossom Designer Series Paper.
Ink: Black Noir Palette, Copic essentials, Stampin'Write Markers, Groovy Guava, River Rock.
Other: Guava Stitched Ribbon, Vintage Brads, Tag Corner Punch, Dimensionals, Crafter's Tool Kit, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal.

I know, I know, I just can't leave that Heidi Grace paper alone! I wish you could see the shimmer and the embossing. It's funs stuff and Hanna is having a fun birthday!

I used my new In Color Copics and my Stampin'Write Markers for the coloring. I also had a shimmery, glittery pink marker (I have no idea where I got it) that I used for the bow she tossed aside and the ribbon on the package.

The Recipe:

Stamps: Perfect Package, Things Hanna Would Say.
Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Shimmery White, Pretty in Pink, It's My Party (Heidi Grace).
Ink: Palette Black, Copic essentials, Stampin Write Markers
Other: Photo Corner Punch, Dimensionals, Colored Brads, Crafter's Tool Kit (all SU!), Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal.

So... new look today for my blog today. I hope you like it. My fellow dirty girl alumni friend Michelle Laycock offered us all a little gift for Christams and made new banners! How sweet is that? Thanks Michelle!!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping by!!
~Cambria

Festive Labels Nichole Box

Nichole Heady is just beyond Bombalicious... she is a PAPER GENIUS! Every time I go to her site, my mouth opens and noises come out. My husband says... "what the heck are you looking at?" I say, "nothing honey... just some stampin stuff". He then rolls his eyes. Did you see her tutorial on this cool little box she designed? She was inspired by Mish's (one of my BFF's) Criss Cross Cards. You all KNOW how much I love Mish's Criss Cross Cards! I just love you Nicole Heady!! Thanks so much for sharing your bombalicious thoughts and designs with us!!

Another bomb of a gal is my friend Gina K. I am loving her new Festive Labels stamp set. It's HUGE.... the set that is. And, they all fit Marvy punches! Perfect for any occasion or gift giving.

Yes.... my husband made the cookies and they are TO DIE FOR! Another thing that makes noises come out of my mouth after taking a bite of these raspberry filled cookies. It's just torture at my house when he's baking cookies. I'm trying to be so good through the holidays. So.... the saying punched out with my Word Window punch is perfect... celebrate the moment. Believe me, your tongue is celebrating when it tastes those cookies. I wish I could send ya'll one. You can get Punchy Words for free at Gina K. Designs. Click here for the details.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Festive Labels, Punchy Words
Paper: Soft Sky, Frost-Cyrstal Snow, Stitched Stripe (Heidi Grace)
Ink: Night of Navy, Blue Bayou
Other: Stitched Ribbon, Mini Library Clips, Double Rectangle Punch, Word Window Punch, Marvy Scalloped Rectangle Punch (purple), Small Cello Bag, 1' Circle Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, White Uniball Pen, Dew Jewel Droplets, Scor-pal.

Hope you all have a wonderful day... I'm off to PT. Thanks for stopping by!!
~Cambria

Wrapping Up The Holidays

So... I got the Holiday Tag Bundle from the Wrapping Up The Holidays Promotion and I'm SO happy I did. I made these last week. They came together pretty quickly since the card stock is all cut and ready to go. I hope to get more made, but I'm having a tough week.

I've been working on something with one of my Gina K. sets and I hope to have it done soon. Oh, how I love it!

Hope you are all surviving the holiday craziness. Thanks for stopping by!

The Recipe:

Stamps: Big on Christmas, Christmas Chatter Jumbo Wheel
Paper: Holiday Tag Bundle, Soft Sky
Ink: Real Red Jumbo Cartridge, Basic Black, Stampin Write Markers, Wild Wasabi
Other: Sakura GLaze and Glitter pens, Blender Pens, Jumbo Roller Handle, Gingham Ribbon, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal.

~Cambria
©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007

Holiday Glitz Mix Up

I have a confession. Last year, my husband started making cookies and now he can't stop. My grandma enables this behavior by bringing him new recipes. The thing is..... cookies are my FAVORITE thing. It's torture.

He is making cookies for some people at work.... everyone loves his cookies. So, he requested some Christmas cards. Thank goodness I took advantage of the Holiday Glitz promotion!!

Instead of making a match book style card like featured in the kit, I attached the main image to the bottom flap (that was suppose to be the matchbook part) making it the card cover. This would be perfect if you wanted to include a holiday photo. On the left side and on the tree is the Celebration wrapping paper. It's now on sale... check out the Wrapping Up The Holidays Promotion!! It's not too late to take advantage of these promotions... contact your demonstrator today!!

Again, this one uses the wrapping paper Celebration. I colored in the Happy portion with a blender pen and Wild Wasabi classic ink.

This one opens the same way, just the opposite direction. The red part is adhered to the Wild Wasabi tab. Everything in the kit comes cut and scored and ready to go. I put a Christmas greeting under the flap on the first piece, then a sentiment on the main part or back of the card. The wrapping paper on the bottom covers only half of the card flap under the main image. Again, these would be perfect if you had a family photo to include.




Same thing with the last one. I added red gingham ribbon and embossed snowflakes on the bottom with my Cuttlebug with this embossing folder. All the edges were done by dipping my stipple brush in Soft Sky classic ink and dabbing it on the edges. The letters are colored with a blender pen and Real Red stampin marker. The snowman's hat is colored with my Sakura Glaze pen.

Here is the Recipe:

Stamps: Big on Christmas
Paper: Holiday Glitz Promotion, Celebration Wrapping Paper
Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, Wild Wasabi
Other: Sakura Glaze Pen, Cuttlebug, Embossing Folder, Janome Sew Mini, Stipple Brushes, Sakura Glitter Pen, Gingham Ribbon.

PS.... have you been to the Scor-Pal site lately? The Scor-Pal Magazine is up for Dec/Jan and it's PACKED with all kinds of tutorials for gift ideas, including my peppermint patty box. Don't forget to also check out the tutorial on how to make custom envelopes! How cool is that?

Have a wonderful day everyone!! Thanks for stopping by!
~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2007

More Heart to Heart

I know the butterfly is a little big, but I couldn't help it... she's so cute! I had fun making this one... have I said that I love Lizzie Anne Designs? The antenna is made with the little loopy heart and the wings are from all three hearts in the set! The body is from the designer paper punched out with the Word Window Punch. The flower stems are sewn with my sew mini. They don't show well in the photo, but they do show nicely on the real thing. ;)

More paper from Heidi Grace..... my BFF. This one has all kinds of glitter and little embossed dots on it. Man, her paper is just the coolest!

The recipe:

Stamps: Heart to Heart, Simply Sentiments
Paper: Bashful Blue, Pixie Pink, It's My Party DS paper.
Ink: Palette Noir Black, Bashful Blue, Pixie Pink
Other: Dimensionals, Grosgrain Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal.

On this card, I used the set Celebration Frames to make the main image frame. I stamped four all together. Along the bottom is the circle and X from the set Shapes & Stitches. Have you seen the new Celebration Fame set? OMG... it's so cute! I adore every single set they make! I'm so lucky to be on their design team! I wish I could sit and stamp all day long!

The Recipe:

Stamps: Heart to Heart, Shapes & Stitches, Celebration Frames.
Paper: Whisper White, Blue Bayou, Purely Pomegranate.
Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Craft Whisper White, Blue Bayou.
Other: Stitched Ribbon, Janome Sew Mini, Square Punch, Word Window Punch, Dimensionals, Scor-Pal.

Sorry it's been so long since I posted. I had some news from my Dr. about my back that set me back a bit. MRI results were not what I had hoped for. My bottom four disks are degenerating and the bones around them have arthritis.... it is narrowing and crowding my spinal cord. That is what is causing the pain in my hip/leg. My only option is a fusion and that will limit my mobility. He won't do surgery now while I'm still young (almost 40 is still young). So, I started physical therapy and some medication. If that doesn't work, I'll see a pain management Dr. and hopefully put off surgery for many, many years. I had already been doing a daily exercise routine since my last surgery, but now they are steppin it up. I am feeling new ab muscles indeed. I am starting to feel better and I'm super optimistic about PT the rest of the month. I do have some nerve damage in my leg, but my strength hasn't been affected. I think I'm going to try stampin while sitting on my exercise ball!! So..... my sitting time is limited for now. Thanks for the emails and the nice comments. I'm working hard in PT and will post as I find time to stamp! Bounce, bounce, bounce..... snort.

Have a great week everyone and thanks for stopping by!

~Cambria

Floating Heart to Heart

I found my transparency sheets! I knew I had a whole box somewhere! This set is called Heart to Heart from Lizzie Anne Designs. It's a fun set! Lizzie Anne Designs has really cool sets and I love the fact that they always include nice sentiments! I don't know if you can see from the photo (you can click on it to see it larger), but the out line says heart to heart to heart etc. I stamped it on a transparency sheet with White Stazon and slipped it under the round circle (made with the round tab punch). The whole frame is popped up with dimensionals to give it a nice finished touch.

The designer paper is from the Jolly & Bright line by Heidi Grace.... my BFF. SNORT. LOVE her paper. It's absolutely incredible... beyond word description. You must touch it, then you can't stop..... or maybe that's just my problem. LOL.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Heart to Heart (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Whisper White, Jolly & Bright (Heidi Grace)
Ink: Rose Red, White Stazon
Other: Round Tab Punch, Circle Scallop Punch, Word Window Punch, Grosgrain and Tafetta Ribbon, Colored Brad, Crafter's Tool Kit, Dimensionals, Janome Sew Mini, Transparency sheet, Scor-Pal.

Sorry about not posting yesterday. I was running behind. I had to get my Grandma to Eugene for her appt. at 9:30, which meant leaving here by 7:00. I was a few minutes late to pick her up, then I got pulled over in Reedsport (just a warning.... whew!), then, we missed a horrible accident right along the Umpqua river by minutes! I think I was pulled over for a reason.... my guardian angel again. I haven't heard if the drivers were okay yet. Then, the Dr. was at a different office in Springfield and we got a little lost. We were only 15 min. late. Grandma had a good appt. I'm SO relived. I worry too much. I love that woman! My parents are home too... all is well. It was so nice to see them happy and rested. I can't wait to hear more about their trip later today.

Hope you all have a great day! It's rainy here and suppose to storm later today. I need to brave the weather for a milk run. :) Thanks for stopping by!!
~Cambria

Heart to Heart

Love this set from Lizzie Anne Designs called Heart to Heart! How much fun is this? I will totally use the heck out of this set. Lizzie Anne Designs is one of my favorite stamp companies. They pack so many stamps in their sets so that you have endless possibilities for cards, scrap pages and projects.

Okay.... I think I am addicted to Heidi Grace. Well, her paper anyway. LOL. I guess if my friend Michelle can have Becky Higgins as a BFF, then I'm claiming Heidi Grace and her luscious paper! I got some of the new Christmas paper and it's...... it's... it's....I'm speechless. I LOVE the embossing and the glitter and the flock on it! You have to touch it.... I can't stop touching it. It takes paper to a whole new level. Okay... enough gushing about my lovely paper. This sheet is from the Jolly & Bright collection and has little holly on it, but I cut that part off. Not to fear, I'll use it later on a Christmas project. ;)

I'm off to Eugene tomorrow to take my Grandma to her check-up with her cardiologist and to meet up with my parents! They are coming home! I know, I'm such a baby, but dang, I missed them. I'm not so sure that I like this retirement stuff if it means they are going to be gallivanting around all over for long periods of time. LOL.

Have a super day everyone!! I'm posting another card tomorrow before I leave. I love these hearts..... just saying. (HI CATIE!)

~Cambria