Stamp of the Week for Memorial Day.

I hope everyone is remembering those in the military that have given their lives to allow us to live in the greatest country in the world.

Our family celebrated with another family from Greece.  It was a typical Texas Bar-b-que with home made peach ice cream.  My grand kids ask every time they come over if I'll make the ice cream for them.  I hope in the years to come they think back on days eating their home made ice cream on our patio watching fire flies come out at dusk.

Ok, enough of that -- here is the Stamp of the Week.  I like the look of positive/negative images.  This ART DECO look is soooo popular now!  They can make very interesting cards!  Remember this one is 50% off this week only.  It is image 5702-M.  It is Repeat Impression's Far East Collection.  So here is what you do to get your 50% of this Crowned Crane Deco image: 

1.  Go to The House That Stamps Built.
     There you will find the code to get the 50% off
2.   Put that code in the "special instructions" blank at the checkout section of the online order form.

PLEASE NOTE: The discount WILL NOT appear when you place your order. Once your order is ready to be shipped Wendy WILL apply the discount and process your credit card at that time. She will also send you a follow-up email to let you know your final adjusted total.  Wendy is so organized!

Here is my card:

I used Stazon ink and clear embossing powder on the image, sponged on several different colors of blue on white cardstock then mounted this on black cardstock on top of some Making Memories black and white dotted swiss dp.  I did some masking on my sentiment.  It is "Thank You for being a friend" 2524-F.   I masked off the lower part because it fit better on the Cuttlebugged oval.  It is also stamped with black ink and embossed with clear powder.

Please check out these other designers and see what awesome projects they made!

Lynette Neus
Joy Hadden - You are here
Makiko Jones
Julie Smith 
Robin Kirkpartrick
Harriet Skelly  



Hope that you get to stamp as soon as you get yours --- have fun with this image.

HAVE A GREAT STAMPING DAY!!

Little Paper Shop Spring Color Challenge

Little Paper Shops Spring Challenge is to use the colors pink, blue and kraft.  I love using kraft.  It goes with all colors. Here are the specs:

I was trying not to go with a baby looking theme - although these colors are perfect for baby cards.
Here are my cards

The bird stamp is called "Chirps" (love the script in this set).  The paper is Melissa Francis and the ribbon is from my stash.

 This one uses the Chirp stamp set also and Melissa Francis dp, the light tan ribbon is left over from one of my daughters' wedding.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a Happy STAMPING Day

Belli Challenge 92

Using flat emblishments was our challenge for this week!  Wow - FLAT - that IS a challenge!  I used felt from Papertrey Ink for the clouds and a sunshine technique using SU So Saffron ink.  The velvet yellow/blue ribbon was from my stash.  The birds are from Gina K. Designs Gifts from the Sea by Melanie Muenchinger - a VERY talented lady and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.  The Kraft and Nearly Navy card stocks are from Gina K Designs.  LOL you can tell how much of a challenge it was by how many different companies I used to get it together!

Here are the other designers joining the challenge!  Believe me -- these talented ladies will give you plenty of inspiration!

• Anne Harmon
• Ceal Pritchett
• Chris Dickinson - Creator
• Dani Marcus
• Darsie Bruno
• Holly Brown - Creator
• Jessica Stockmeyer
• Joan Ervin
• Joy Hadden -     you are here
• Liz Williams
• Maria Matter
• Melisa Waldorf
• Robin Kirkpatrick - Guest Designer Coordinator
• Shelly Schmidt

HEY, WHY NOT PLAY ALONG WITH US??  Here is what you do to play along.....

1. Anyone Can Play! Challenge your best friend!
2. Make a completed project/card with FLAT EMBLESHMENTS!  Challenge yourself to use something you already have.
3. Share the link at the Creative Belli Challenge Blog  linking your creation to Mr. Linky. If you post to Splitcoaststampers or to your blog, be sure and put CBC92 as the KEYWORD and mention of the challenge - with a link!

4.  Have fun - we look forward to seeing what you create!

Repeat Impressions STAMP OF THE WEEK

Remember the featured stamp this week is 50% Off!  Click Here to get the 50% off.  This exclusive offer will not be shown on Repeat Impression's website - only on the blog:  The House that Stamps Built.  In order to get the 50% off code you will need to go to the blog.   PLEASE NOTE: The discount WILL NOT appear when you place your order. Once your order is ready to be shipped Wendy WILL apply the discount and process your credit card at that time. She will also send you a follow-up email to let you know your final adjusted total.

Ok, -- I've mentioned some of my favorite stamps, but "Vase of Tulips" (1317-L) REALLY is one of my favorites.  I love tulips and this is one was easy to color.  I paper pieced the vase with paper from Basic Grey and colored with Copics.  I used a Spellbinder die and pearls on the front and SU punches for the sentiment.  Then placed it on an easel card.  This special sentiment can be used for SOOOO may occasions.  It is 2524-F.  

Here is another card using this stamp

           
















Here are some other designers showing some amazing talent using this stamp. Check them out!

Lynette Neus
Ayana Posadas
Joy Hadden - You are here

Darcie Bruno 
Dana Joy
Makiko Jones
Harriet Skelly  
Michele Greenwood

Now head over to The House That Stamps Built  and pick up your discount code.  This special is only available to our blog readers.  Then when that stamp comes in ----- HAVE A HAPPY STAMPING DAY!!

Repeat Impressions 'WHAT IF" Wednesdays Sketch Challenge 2

Good Morning! Wendy at Repeat Impressions gave us this sketch as a challenge for our "WHAT IF WEDNESDAY".   Every other Wednesday Wendy will give us a challenge and call it "WHAT IF".  So this week she said "What if I gave you this sketch, what would you do?"  I really liked this sketch.  This one will go into a notebook of sketches to do again.  

 Here is my card:

This is a precious image! It is called 4317-E Birdhouse, the little stamped flower is 8413-C Heart Flower.

 Wendy has set up in the RI blog a linking system so that you can join in and post your submissions to her challenge.  We hope you will play along with us and make a card using this sketch.  Challenge a friend to play along with you!! You'll need to link your card to today's post at The House that Stamps Built, and if you post it to an online gallery, use keyword M1910.   The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate from Repeat Impressions! 

Here are some designers with GREAT ideas on this sketch.

Dana Joy
Lynette Neus
Joy Hadden -- you are here
Julie Smith
Michele Greenwood
Ayana Posadas
Darcie Bruno
Makiko Jones
Harriet Skelly
Robin Kirpatrick

---- So what are you waiting for ---   HAVE A HAPPY STAMPING DAY!  And don't forget to link your project to The House That Stamps Built.

REPEAT IMPRESSIONS STAMP OF THE WEEK

Each week Wendy will select one stamp to showcase AND the Design Team will share some ideas of what you can create with it and offer the featured stamp to their blog readers at 50% Off!   This is a fantastic way to add to your stamp collection with some really great stamps!  Click Here to get the 50% off.  This exclusive offer will not be shown on Repeat Impression's website - only on the blog:  The House that Stamps Built.  In order to get the 50% off code you will need to go to the blog.

This week's  "Stamp of the Week"  is called Live, Laugh, Love 3108-J.  I had TOOOO many ideas of what to do with this stamp, but will post this one today.  I used Versa Mark to stamp the words on card stock and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I added the sentiment and some scraps of dp from my EVER growing stash, a quick flower with a brad and some ribbon.

 Here are the other designers that will give you some inspiration!


Dana Joy
Lynette Neus
Harriet Skelly
Julie Smith
Ayana Posadas
Makiko Jones
Robin Kirkpatrick
Joy Hadden - You are here


Thank you for stopping by and ----  Have a HAPPY stamping day!!

CREATIVE CUTS AND MORE BLOG HOP

 Hi blog hoppers!  Today we are celebrating the launch of Creative Cuts and More’s brand NEW website! The Celebration Blog Hop starts at DIECUT DIVA.COM

THEY are offering 5 prizes in the form of Gift Certificates. 1 - $25.00 Gift Certificate, 1 - $20.00 Gift Certificate, 1 - $15.00 Gift Certificate, 1- $10.00 Gift Certificate, 1- $5.00 Gift Certificate.
 

Here is how you can win one of these gift certificates (one per winner!)
(A) Leave a comment on this post. (This is limited to one per person unless you meet the criteria of B, C, and/or D below.)

(B) Leave a comment if you've posted a link to this blog candy on your own blog. Make sure to include a link to your specific post in your comment.

(C) Leave a comment at  Creative Cuts and More if you become a blog follower.

(D) Leave a comment if you click over to Creative Cuts and More's new page on Facebook and become a fan.

(E) Leave a comment  on ALL of our talented Designers in our Blog Hop!

The official start time of this Hop is Monday May 17th at 8:00 AM (EST). If you arrived early, please be patient as all the links may not be live yet.

If for some reason one of the links is broken along the Hop do not worry, HOP back over to Die Cut Diva  where the complete list will be.

Terry asked me a few others to help celebrate the big kick off by using some of her designs with a celebration theme.  She generously sent us a bunch of elements to work with!  WAHOOO!  See what I made: 

 A Happy 4th of July Banner for my mantle.  These were made from pre-cut stars from Creative Cuts and More -- they have many sizeswith lots of different colors. 

Invitations for our 4th Celebration.  These have the star already cut out with the scallops at the bottom - all you have to do is embellish and stamp.  I used stamps from Clear Art Stamps, and heat embossed the firecracker "pops" with glitter.

Inside of the invitation

What's a celebration without a party favor?  These are cool, sturdy boxes for candy or treats. They are already cut - ready just to fold and embellish or stamp. I embossed with white and added glitter to the "pops".  I then filled the box with white and blue mints.  These boxes come in lots of colors and different sizes.  Check them all out at Die Cut Diva.


Now check out what these designers made!

Die Cut Diva

Lisa Somerville 

Silke Ledlow

Holly Brown 

Amber Hillman
Becky Voth

Noelle Reese 

Ceal Pritchett  

Darsie Bruno 

Stephanie Zerbe 

Dawn Lusk 

Gerrie Johnnic 

Jennifer Hansen 

Joan Ervin

Joy Hadden 

Kayla Dupont 

Kendra Wietstock 

Kim Howard 

Pat Huntoon 

Patti West 

Carla Mayfield 

Rachel Hope Baird 

Chris Dickinson

HAPPY STAMPING!

Creative Belli Challenge 91

This week we are excited to have Sew Many Cards sponsoring the Belli Challenge! We had so much fun playing with the Digital images available at their store! They add new digital stamps to their online store every day.  Check them often, if you do not find what you are looking for, send an email request and they will do their best to accommodate your needs.

This next week one lucky winner will have the chance to WIN their choice of 5 digital images! So much fun!!!

Now onto challenge #91 - HOLE PUNCHES - You can fill your punched holes with brads or eyelets or just use your paper piercer!!! Remember grab something that is OLD and FORGOTTEN from your stash!

The Belli Challenge is all about using up your OLD STUFF and FORGOTTEN TREASURES!!!!

Here is what you need to do to play along...

1.  Anyone can play -- challenge your best friend -- or your sister!
2.  Complete a project/card with anything with a hole punch. Grab something you have had lying around for ages! It could be ANY THING, just add your hole punch and create!
3.  Share your link on the Creative Belli Challenge Blog linking to Mr. Linky
4.  If you post to Splitcoaststampers or your blog be sure and put CBC91 as the KEYWORD and mention the challenge

NOTE:  IF YOU DO NOT MENTION THE BELLI CHALLENGE, 

YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN

I used some older thread and an EK Success border hole punch that I've had for a long time.

I love this sweet image, it is called "Baby on the Moon".

Here are the others on the Belli Team that have some  WONDERFUL  ideas!


Ceal Pritchett
Holly Brown
Anne Harmon
Joan Ervin
Shelly Schmidt
Jessica Stockmeyer
Dani Marcus
 Liz Williams
Joy Hadden - You are here
Maria Matter
Darsie Bruno
Melisa Waldorf 


Happy Stamping - Can't wait to see what you create.

Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week

I made a swing card with this stamp.  Repeat Impressions can help you stamp a Swing Card in just minutes!  And all of the hard work is already done for you... no measuring, no cutting, no scoring needed! These plain, pre-cut, pre-scored cards are sold in packages of 10 for $4.99 and include complete stamping and folding instructions.  You can  refer to our the  Projects pages for instructions on how you can make these great cards.

Each week Wendy will select one stamp to showcase, the Design Team will share some ideas of what you can create with it and offer the featured stamp to their blog readers at 50% Off!  Click Here to get the 50% off.  This exclusive offer will not be shown on Repeat Impression's website - only on the blog:  The House that Stamps Built.  In order to get the 50% off code you will need to go to the blog.

Here is my card:

Below are the others on the Design Team participating in the SPECIAL 50% OFF stamp called Clover Bunny-- for this week only. Remember you must go to the blog: The House that Stamps Built to receive the 50% off for the stamp of the week.  On that blog there will be a Special Offer Code for the stamp of the week.  These designers have some AWESOME projects using the stamp of the week!

Darcie Bruno
Dana Joy
Harriet Skelly
Michele Greenwood
Lynette Neus
Ayana Posada
Joy Hadden - me

 HAPPY STAMPING! 

Quite a Catch Blog Hop

Gina K Designs  has introduced one of the cutest stamps sets! -- I've made a couple of projects I wanted to share with you.  The first is a coaster set -- my first intention was to make these for our lake house.  I made a card to go with it - but I may now need to give it as a gift.  The coasters were SUPER SIMPLE.  Gina K has a video tutorial on how to make these here at this link.  I found these on the clearance aisle at Walmart.  I paid $5.00 for a set of 4 with a wood carrier.  I want to find more because the little carrier makes this look complete.  I'm hoping to make a couple of them for Christmas Gifts -- as soon as Gina K comes out with this year's Christmas stamps -- NEVER too early to think ahead!

The card is a shaker card - the sand is from Sand Beach in Bar Harbor, Maine:

Stamp: Quite a Catch 
Paper: Gina K Designs White cardstock, dp is from the Quite A Catch Card Set
Other:  Cuttlebug, shaker plastic, google eyes, rope ribbon from SU

The Coaster Set:

Stamp:  Quite a Catch
Coaster set from Walmart Clearance rack
Other:  Ribbon, google eyes, Copic Markers


Gina Visit these designer's blogs tonight for even more samples with the  Quite a Catch stamp set

Jessica Fick
Bev Gerard
Colleen Schaan
Suzanne Dean
Cheri Weston
Valerie Stangle
Cathy Tidwell
Lee Murphy
Theresa Momber
Geri Utterback
Tina Gilliland
Sharri Seffens
Vicki Dutcher
Jennie Harper
Melissa Shultz
Brenda Turner
Joy Hadden   YOU ARE HERE
Linda Payne
Jen Charboneau


To see more adorable samples in the StampTV gallery, check out this link: quiteacatch   

Thanks for hopping by - have a HAPPY STAMPING DAY!!

REPEAT IMPRESSIONS SKETCH CHALLENGE

Good Morning! Wendy at Repeat Impressions gave us this sketch as a challenge.  I LOVE sketch challenges because I often don't know where to start and sketches get me going.  I also love REPEAT IMPRESSIONS stamps.  They have so many that I want to work with --- I started a wish list on my computer and when my birthday, mother's day or other occasion comes up -- I hand the list out to my husband and my kids -- my grandkids have a ball picking out a stamp for me.  I usually try to make a card for them using that stamp.

So here is the sketch

Here is my card:

The stamp is called "Jump for Joy".  He is so cute!  The sentiment is for a friend who just had a little baby girl -- after 2 boys!  She was so excited to have a little girl.

Here are the others of the Design Team that did cards with this sketch.


Ayana Posadas
Dana Joy
Lynette Neus
Joy Hadden -- you are here
Julie Smith
Michele Greenwood
Darcie Bruno
Makiko Jones
Harriet Skelly
Robin Kirpatrick

Wendy has set up in the RI blog a linking system so that you can join in and post your submissions to her challenge.  Wendy is generously offering some blog candy---- So what are you waiting for ---   HAVE A HAPPY STAMPING DAY!

Repeat Impressions Stamp of the Week

This week Wendy at Repeat Impressions asked us to do a project with the stamp Wild Violets.   Each week Wendy will select one stamp to showcase, the Design Team will share some ideas of what you can create with it and offer the featured stamp to their blog readers at 50% Off!  Click Here to get the 50% off.  This exclusive offer will not be shown on Repeat Impression's website - only on the blog:  The House that Stamps Built.  In order to get the 50% off code you will need to go to the blog.

So here's my card:

This is a Gate fold! So easy and fun!  


Below are the others on the Design Team participating in the SPECIAL 50% OFF stamp called Wild Violets-- for this week only. Remember you must go to the blog: The House that Stamps Built to receive the 50% off for the stamp of the week.  On that blog there will be a Special Offer Code for the stamp of the week.  These designers have some AWESOME projects using the stamp of the week!

Darcie Bruno
Dana Joy
Harriet Skelly
Julie Smith
Makiko Jones
Lynette Neus
Robin Kirkpatrick 
Joy Hadden - me

 HAPPY STAMPING!