Bee Happy!...2S4Y67 22

Hi There! Time for another fabulous sketch designed by Laura for 2Sketches4You. JustRite Stampers, is sponsoring this week's challenge and has provided the DT with various stamps to create our projects with. I used the Bee Ride - Cling set to create my card: 

I flipped the sketch vertically so I could stamp a little flower garden with a bee buzzin' about using
several images from the Bee Ride set.

For a little added dimension, I paper-pieced the wings adding a dab of Stickles to the wings. The Copic markers shown below were used to color the images:

To create the little tag, I inked up the Bee Happy! image with Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink and topped it off with a button.

That's all I have to share today - thanks so much for visiting :) Please visit the 2Sketches4You site as well as all the 2S4Y DT gals for some awesome inspiration! Hope you join along in the fun :)

Supplies Used: 
Stamps: JustRite Bee Ride
Die Templates and Machine: Spellbinders™ S4-242 Big Scalloped Borderabilites® Petite, GC-001 Grand Calibur
Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket

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A Lil' Princess...CR84FN5 68

Hi there! I hope you are all having a great weekend! I'm here today with a new color challenge. Thanks to all who played along last week - it's so fun to see so many different projects using the same color combo! The randomly selected participant for the CR84FN6 Guest Designer is:

Andrea, I would be honored if you would join along as my Guest for the next challenge :)

The gorgeous photos displayed in the graphic are courtesy of Leslie from a creative MINT.
***Due to the hectic schedules during the Thanksgiving Holiday celebrated in the US, I would like to extend the CR84FN5 challenge over 2 weeks rather than 1, hopefully giving all who would like to play adequate time :)


I would like to introduce you to this week's Guest Designer:

Pauline's amazing creations can be found at Craft Obsession.

Pauline made this darling Christmas card and coordinating door hanger for her eldest daughter:

I love those cute lil gingerbread men with the rhinestone buttons and twinkling background :)

Here's the door hanger that simply screams it's Christmas time!

Thank you so much for joining along with me for this week's challenge :) I hope you all head on over to visit Pauline (click HERE) to see complete details and leave her some love :)

Here's my interpretation:

I made this LO for my dear friend/co-worker featuring her precious Princess Jocelyn :) I had so much fun making this page. I was first a "scrapper" before discovering card making and I don't do nearly as much as I would like to but that is going to change. To me, scrapbooking is just like cardmaking except you have a much bigger canvas to work with especially if you are making a 12" x 12" LO. To get my scrappin' MOJO going, I turned to this week's Creative Scrappers #94 sketch at Sketches In Thyme:

I LOVE multi-layered embellishments to say the least and this LO surely has a few scattered about. In the photo below, there is a pretty crocheted flower courtesy of my sweet sister Tina, a crown embellishment made using a S4-297 Nested Crowns die template with a flower made using left over paper from a sewing pattern and a lovely butterfly embellishment made using a S3-146 Butterflies Two die template all on top of a Prima pearl flourish.

The fun butterfly below was made using a S4-123 Flying Beauties die template with a Prima jewel adhered in the center and sits on top of a flourish made using the scrolly flourish from S4-287 Fanciful Holiday die templates.

Thank you for visiting! I hope you are able to play along :)

Now for the CR84FN Challenge details:

I would like to invite ONE randomly selected participant as the next challenge's Guest Designer :) I would like to keep things on an even playing ground so in order to do so, all you need to do is follow a few simple guidelines:

*Please display the CR84FN graphic with your post if you have a blog. Leslie graciously offers her photos as inspiration and I would like to give her proper recognition. My dear hubby Scott takes the time to create the graphic. Seeing the graphic makes it much easier to locate your entry on your blog.

*Please do not combine the CR84FN with any other COLOR challenges.

*Work must be original.

*You are more than welcome to submit as many creations as you like however, the number associated with your first entry will be the number considered in the random generator.

Once you have your project photographed and uploaded to your blog or on-line gallery, please link the URL to your entry on this post using Inklinkz. If you use an on-line gallery, please be sure to use CR84FN5 as the keyword and if you have a blog, please display the graphic so I can easily find your entry. I hope you come join along and Create For Fun!

Challenge runs through: Saturday, December 4th 9:00 PM Eastern US time. 


REMEMBER: ***Due to the hectic schedules during the Thanksgiving Holiday celebrated in the US, I would like to extend the CR84FN5 challenge over 2 weeks rather than 1, hopefully giving all who would like to play adequate time :)
 
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Victorian Alphabet
Die Templates & Machine: Spellbinders™ Shapeabilities® S4-297 Nested Crowns, S3-146 Butterflies Two, S4-123 Flying Beauties, S4-287 Fanciful Holiday, S4-293 Lacey Circles, S4-114 Standard Circles LG, S4-116 Standard Circles SM,  GC -001 Grand Calibur
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye

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A Vintage Butterfly...WMSC24 44

Hi there! Here today for another Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge.

I made this Thank You card for my sweet sister Tina who took the best care of my 4 legged fur babies when I was hanging out in Southern California last week with Scott (my hubby:) Week after week, Claire provides the most awesome sketches to play with.

I combined the Thank You image from Rescue Remedies Additions and the decorative image from Very Vintage Labels No. 4. After stamping both, layered on a multi-layered label created using S4-190 Labels Four and 5-019 Labels Eight die templates.

Scott (hubby) and I were hanging out in Southern California last week. Here is a pic of Scott:

These are the gorgeous cliffs on the beachfront in Salano Beach, CA:

Here is what we drove to the beach for:

That's all I have for today. Please visit the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge site for complete details :) Have a great weekend! Be Sweet :)


Supplies Used:
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Rescue Remedies Additions, Very Vintage Labels No. 4
Die Templates and Machine: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities® S4-190 Labels Four, S5-019 Labels Eight, S4-242 Big Scalloped Borderabilites®, S3-146 Butterflies Two,  GC-001 Grand Calibur
Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket

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Holiday Hoppin' with Spellbinders Day 2 613

 Hi there! Welcome to the second day of the Spellbinders™ Paper Arts Holiday Hoppin’ Blog Hop!  Spellbinders, along with their Cross Promotional Partners are showcasing their newest products just in time for your Holiday crafting and gift giving.  Lots of creative ideas are in store, as well as prizes galore!  Each participating company has generously donated towards the prize package listed on the Spellbinders Blog.  A total of two identical prize packages, one for each day, November 18 and 19 will be given away!  To enter, just leave a comment on a participating blog!  Comments in the first 48 hours of the post are eligible.  One commenter each day will be randomly selected as the winner.  Winners will be announced on November 22, on the Spellbinders Blog!

Today, I am using Spellbinders S4-291 Labels Fifteen die template and S4-286 2010 Snowflake Pendants die template. The S4-291 Labels Fifteen die template includes SIX various sized die templates valued at $24.99 MSRP or $4.17/die template. All may be used to cut/emboss and stencil. The S4-286 2010 Snowflake Pendants die template is an intricate snowflake design for the Shapeabilities® Pendants line. This highly detailed 12-sided snowflake has a center circle for stamping, writing or layering of other die template elements.

I decorated this little wooden house using both the Spellbinders S4-291 Labels Fifteen and S4-286 2010 Snowflake Pendants die templates. 

To create the outermost window, I cut a piece of Cosmo Cricket Breezy Freezy snowflake patterned paper to size, positioned and secured a S4-291 Labels Fifteen die template in place and ran through the GC-001 Grand Calibur to cut/emboss the window. After painting the wooden house, I adhered the darling Cosmo Cricket Breezy Freezy snowflake patterned paper in place using Sparkle N Sprinkle Brushable Glue, then sponged the edges with distressing ink.

To create the inside window, I flipped over the original cut piece and adhered to the house then I stamped the snowman image and sentiment from Waltzingmouse Sewing Box - Christmas set on Kraft cardstock, using a S4-291 Labels Fifteen die template to cut/emboss around the images and set aside. I stamped the snowman image a second time on Vintage Cream cardstock, using Copic Markers to color the image then using a sharp scissors, I cut him out and adhered him to the Kraft colored label with SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L 3D Foam Squares.

I adorned the little house with shimmery snowflakes that were cut using the S4-286 2010 Snowflake Pendants die templates. I inked them up with VersaMark ink, applied some Sparkle N Sprinkle Stickum Powder, sprinkled on glitter and fastened a pearl brad in the center of each.

Be sure to see all of yesterday’s Holiday Hoppin’ blogs for inspiring projects and another chance to win!

Visit all of today’s Holiday Hoppin’ blogs:

*Mona Pendleton*

Gina Hanson

Deborah Young

Becca Feeken

Julie Overby

Kimberly Crawford

AJ Otto

Margie Higuchi

Beth Pingry

Jennifer Holmes

Kerry Urbatch

Shona Erlenborn

Tammy Inman

Jessica Turner

Brenda Hurd

Julie Koerber

Rae Barthel

Rachel O’Crowley

Kellie Fortin

Kristen Cohen

Joy Dickson

Candy Rosenberg

Laura Craigie

Stephanie Hester

Leesa Crutcher

Nina Brackett

Simply leave a comment on my blog to be eligible to win the Spellbinders Holiday Hoppin’ Prize Package! One winner will be chosen from all the comments on all the blogs participating today.  Comments made in the first 48 hours of this post will be eligible to win.  Winner’s names will be published on the Spellbinders Blog on November 22, and they will have 48 hours to reply to Spellbinders to claim the prizes.

Thank you!

Cross Promotional Partners Products used include:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Sewing Box - Christmas
Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly Collection: Breezy Freezy
Ink: Copic Markers: T1 Toner Gray No.1, T5 Toner Gray No. 5, T3 Toner Gray No. 3, B000 Pale Porcelain Blue
Adhesive: SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L 3D Foam Squares, Sparkle N Sprinkle Brushable Glue, Sparkle N Sprinkle Stickum Powder

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