Saturday, September 29, 2012

Sending A Big Thank You! - CR84FN64 - DT Call!


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Hi All! And a Very  Happy Sunday to you!  Hope you've all been enjoying a Wonderful weekend! Today we start a Brand New CR84FN Color Challenge! Yay! 8-)  And for the next two week and a half, we will be working with CR84FN64's  Beautiful color palette of Light Blue, Yellow & Green...8-)
...And don't forget about our DT Call! If you'd like to be part of our Awesome CR84FN team, be sure to put DT after your name when you link up your entry! 
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I had a lot of fun putting together this Fun gift for some friends of ours that gave us a brand new Pine Bedroom set that they wouldn't have room for in their new place they are moving too! All we had to do was come and pick it up!  Yay! How Very Sweet was that!.. 8-)  So the least I could do was to bring them a Nice Petite Sirah all decked out with a Sweet little 'Thank You' Wine Bottle Tag I created with lots of Fun PTI goodies that I have been just dying to break out and create with! 8-)

 I got to use my new PTI Wine Bottle Tag Die, the PTI Bloom builders# 3 Die set, the Mini Thank You stamp set PTI sends you with your first order and PTI's Pretty Peonies stamp set & coordinating Die set too, along with my TE Leafy Branch die to frame my Sweet Sunflowers as well! 8-). My mats and BG layers were all created with the combinations of kraft CS from my stash and dp's from Prima's Beautiful 6x6 Sun Kiss collection. My edges and sentiment were inked and stamped with Vintage Photo Distress ink & my Pretty Peonies Label was stamped with Colorbox Pastel Olive ink. And to finish it all up I added some fun little buttons all tied up with some Yummy Bakers twine.. 8-)

Here are the Beautiful CR84FN Colors...
For all the CR84FN Challenge details, please be sure to visit the CR84FN Blog. And Of course, please do go and check out the Gorgeous creations the rest of the Fabulously talented DT has whipped up for your inspiration...8-)  l Sure hope you can join us!

Hope you all have a Wonderful day & thanks so much for dropping in! 8-)

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I'm Here For you (TE) - SSS178

Hi all! And a Very Happy Sweet Stop Sketch Saturday to you! Today I'm back to share the latest  Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge, Yay!  I Just LOVE the versatility you can achieve with our Awesome sketch this week. It was the perfect Sketch for my Fun New TE Dial in Style Die Set! Which is actually taking the place of the large square panel.. 8-) So without further delay, here's my take on this weeks Fabulous sketch..

This one was so much fun to put together! 8-) My Fun little Die cut phone was popped up with a bit of Foam tape. All my dp's and cardstock are from TE's September Key Ingredients kit!  Such a Perfect match of  MME's The Sweetest Thing Tangerine collection & Bazzill basics CS colors too! Sure makes it Super easy to put your creations together quickly too! Gotta Love that!  8-)  My decorative Border was created with the TE Curly Border Die and my sentiment is from TE's Lets Chat Stamp set and was stamped onto a layered hand cut tag with Memento Rich Cocoa.  To finish it all up I added some pretty satin ribbon and  a few Sweet adhesive pearls from my TE September KI Kit that I colored up to match with my trusty Copics! 8-)

Here's this week's Awesome Sketch...
I sure hope you can play along with us at The Sweet Stop!Really can't wait to see what you all come up with this week! 8-) And as always, please, make sure to stop by and take a peek at the Wonderful creations the rest of the Super Talented Sugar Babies have put together for your inspiration. Leave them a little Love too, it's Always greatly Appreciated. 
8-)    
The Sugar Babies
                                                               Cathy

Here are the items I used in my Project today..

Hope you all have a Super day & thanks so much for visiting! 8-)
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Happy Fall Y'all - Whimsie Doodles

Hi All! And a Very Happy Wednesday to you!  Hope you've all been enjoying a Wonderful weekend! Today I'm back to share my latest Whimsie Doodles, Doodleicious Diva creation using the Darling Cafe Lizzie image to create a fun card for Fall, since it is officially Fall, though I do wish our weather would cooperate, we are in the upper 80-s to mid 90's still... Not very Fall like weather to me, at all..lol 8-)

I colored up my Sweet Cafe Lizzie up with my trusty Copics. I cut her out with he help of my Classic Ovals and Scallop Ovals Nesties sets and popped her up with a little foam tape. My mats and BG layers were created with brown & kraft CS from my stash, my PTI woodgrain impression plate and some Cozy Fall dp's from We R Memory Keepers Autumn Splendor collection.  And To finish it all up, I stamped my SNSS Sentiment with Memento Rich Cocoa onto a layered MFT Mini Tabs Die-namic die cut. And the Awesome Sketch is SC402...8-)

Hope you all have a Fabulous day & thanks so much for dropping by! 8-) 
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Bakers Dozen Studio Challenge September! 8-)

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Hi All! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you! 8-) It's time for the Baker's Dozen Studio Challenge.  This is a monthly opportunity for us to share what makes our stamping studios hum.  Each month we will have a fun, crafty question so we can share our favorites, some tips and tricks, stamping advice and more.
The Question for September is:
Within Arm's Reach - What do you keep within arm's reach at your stamp table?  Show us what you have access to without leaving your seat.  What organization methods do you use?  Tell us which ones you love and which ones you'd like to change.
Hmmm... What a Great Question!! And my response is going to be pretty lengthy, and you'll see why in just a bit, so hold on to you hats, lol ...

Well this is what you see when you walk into our home office that I share with my DH... Just for reference sake, lol.. 8-) 
My crafting area takes up a whole wall in our shared office, lol  So as you can see, I keep just about EVERYTHING within arms reach..8-) And I guess my organizing style is to make the most of my little space & organize it as effectively and efficiently as possible...8-) Here's the front view when you are sitting at my crafting (stamping) desk..
See, I wasn't kidding, lol I kind of keep everything within arms reach. 8-)... Directly in front of me you will see most of the things that I use the most..  I have a couple of Copic color combination charts  & my two favorite cloud templates accessible under my clear desk mat at all times.. My Favorite Coffee Mug filled with Coffee! ( Very important lol! ) My most used inks Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa, Desert Sand & Distress inks, Tumbled Glass, Antique Linen and Vintage Photo and foam applicator are always right there in front of me.. You can also see my white gel pens, and a couple of erasers right next to my inks and that's pretty much where they stay.. In the Copper bin behind these things I keep my paper trimmer, Score Pal, and cutting mat, along with my schedule of projects, my Splat Mat and various doo-dads and embellies that have found their way into the bin cause I haven't found a better place to put them yet, lol.  And as you can see, my collection of ribbon is always at arms reach on the rod above...
To the left you will see my Cricut, the stack of stamps, stamped images or digi's that I am either working on or hoping to get to in the Very near future.  Just beyond my Cricut, you can see a peek of my wall unit that holds binders & magazine holders that store the majority of my stamps and baskets that hold all my 6x6 dp collection pads.  Back at my crafting desk you can see my caddy that holds all different types of pens, scissors, paint brushes, exacto knives, etc.. And then above that, my magnet board that holds various magnetic containers that hold all different types of embellies.. etc..  

Now to the right you will see my stack of containers of Cardstocks from Taylored Expression and some 6x6 dp collection pads that I am currently working with. I always keep a roll of painters tape on my desk too, to hold die cutting plates in place, or to keep dp in place for digi paper piecing purposes, etc.. Next you can see my SU ink caddy and inks, However I use the top of my Ink Caddy for items I used the most often and like to have within arms reach, my stamping blocks, various twines, my most used Copic ink refills, Stardust Stickles, cause it goes with everything, lol and various glues and adhesives too. Next to that you will see lots of little drawers, they hold more adhesive, ribbons and embellies.. plus they are great to stack some of my 8x8 dp collections on, my washi tape that I haven't figured out where to put yet and a big envelope that I keep all the left over extra die cuts that don't get used, cause I might be able to use them sometime down the road.. And my funny little mustache mug that holds more crafty utensils, lol 
Moving directly above my crafting desk to the cubbie on the left hand side, I keep all my Copics in empty paint cans grouped by color family, for the most part anyway lol.. It's really nice to be able to reach up and grab them as I need them..  Directly above, on top of my cubbies, are more containers with more ribbons, twine, paper flowers, and various embellies as well, that I may not use as often as those that are closer to me...   

In the middle cubbie, I have metal containers filled with more inks, border punches, my Corner Chompers and my big roll of TE Foam Tape.. In the  right hand side cubby I have my Cuttlebug, more metal containers that hold my Cuttlebug's sandwich stack plates, various dies, embossing folders, impression plates etc..
That brings us to directly underneath my crafting desk in the Big basket on the left, I keep my 12x12 patterned paper sets and CS, along with some 8 1/2 by 11 packs of CS, page protectors etc.. In the middle you can see extra large punches and packages of felt... In the Big Basket on the right I keep all my shipping supplies, padded envelopes, bubble wrap, lightweight cardboard, packing tape etc.. 

See, A lot of stuff within arms reach and all in a compact space lol... 8-)  I guess if I could change anything it would be to have an extra table to work on for die cutting or to actually be able to haul my sewing machine out of storage and have it set up all the time, so I could sew on my projects too.. Right now, I pretty much take over my Hubby's desk when he's at work for die cutting etc.. But I need to have it all cleaned up and tidy by the time he gets home, lol..

Usually my crafting desk is Not this neat lol... It usually looks like a hurricane hit it and the piles on either side of my clear desk mat are usually much bigger.. 8-) But for the most part, there is plenty of room to work on my projects.. I do have a tendency to have the supplies for a few projects out on my desk all at the same time...lol Not always the best thing for having an organized work space, but I think it's due to my tendency to think 'out of sight,out of mind', so I try to keep all the projects I'm working on in sight lol..

Thanks so much for hanging in there with my rather lengthy tour of my crafting desk.. Now hop on over and see how the rest of the Baker's Dozen organize their crafting (stamping) desks.. 8-)



Hope you all have a Fantastic day & thanks so much for visiting! 8-)
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All Seasons Sweet - TT117

Hi all! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you! Hope you all had a Wonderful weekend and are enjoying a Terrific week so far..8-) Today I'm back with another Fabulous Tuesday Throwdown Challenge! Yay! 8-) Our Theme this time is"Fall Colors!So make a fabulous creation for Fall and come join in the fun!! 8-)  Our Wonderful Sponsor is My GraficoThey have So many Sweet Adorable digi, images, dp's and fun digi kits to choose from, So I sure hope you will stop by and check them out!... 8-) And they have put together a very generous prize package for One lucky winner too, so I sure hope you can play along with us.  Also, please do stop by the Tuesday Throwdown Blog to take a peek at the Fabulous creations the rest of the Terrificly Talented Design Team has in store for you! 8-)
I printed out my Lovely Autumn Leaves images onto Flourishes Classic White and colored them up with my trusty Copics. I fussy cut them out and popped them up with a bit of foam tape onto my I/O Sentiment panel created with the help of my Classic Ovals Nesties set, stamped and shaded with Vintage Photo Distress ink . For my mats and BG layers, I chose a combination of brown CS from my stash and some Pretty fall dp's from We R Memory Keepers 6x6 Autumn Splendor collection. To finish it all up I added a bit of gingham ribbon from my stash all tied up with a Cute little button and some Hemp twine...8-)

Hope you all have a Super day & thanks so much for dropping in! 8-)

Thanks for stopping by!

Monday, September 24, 2012

TE's September KI Kit - Loving Kind & Fearless

Hi All! And a Very Happy Monday to you! 8-)  Today I am back with a Super Quick post to share a Sweet little card  I created with TE's Awesome September Key Ingredients kit! I really just LOVE the Super Pretty MME The Sweetest Thing Tangerine dp's and the Darling Wooden Prima buttons and Sweet adhesive pearls that come with This months Kit too! Just a really Adorable Set and I've been having lots of fun creating with it! 8-)
For my card today, I used a little bit of everything in the September KI Kit! I Didn't do any stamping or coloring, again, Gasp! lol And still ended up with a Lovely creation, Really Gotta Love that! 8-)  I used the negative of TE's Prettty Majestic Border Die, a bit of foam tape for dimension and a touch of Vintage Photo Distress ink to my edges... And Voila, there you have it! Pretty easy peasy, huh?...8-)  
    
Here are all the Fun items I used on my card today and you can find them in the TE Store...



See, Super Quick! Lol.. Hope you all have a Wonderful day & thanks so much for dropping in! 8-)
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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Christmas Cheer - SSS177 - DT Call!

Hi all! And a Very Happy Sweet Stop Sketch Saturday to you! I have some Exciting News to share with Everyone today!! 8-) 
We are having an OPEN DESIGN TEAM CALL! 8-)
Do you like to craft? Do you like sketch challenges? Would you like to be one of the Sugar Babies? If you answered YES to any of these questions, then you might just be our next team member for the November 2012-January 2013 term! If you would like to be considered, please submit a project using TODAY'S sketch and when you enter the link to your project, add DT Call after your name. Also, please follow our guidelines (under Disclaimers). Thank you!We will begin contacting potential new team members the week of October 1st.
And I'm also here to share the latest  Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge, Yay!  Our Awesome sketch is another Fabulous design by our Very own Sweet Sugar Baby,  Cathy McCauley! Thought it would be just Perfect to showcase my Newest SNSS Vintage Ornamets Set! Love this Awesome set, I can tell it's going to come in handy to easily whip out some Super Pretty Christmas cards and pretty quickly too, which is Perfect, as I am a bit behind on where I wanted to be with my Christmas cards so far this year, lol... 8-) So without further delay, here's my take on Miss Cathy's Fabulous sketch..
I stamped one of the Beautiful Vintage Ornaments with Cherry Cobbler onto TE's Choice Buttercream CS and did a little shading with my trusty Copics.  I fussy cut it out and popped it up with a bit of foam tape onto layered SB Classic Ovals and Scallop Ovals die cuts which I shaded with a touch of Antique Linen Distress ink.  My mats and BG layers were created with a combo of Cherry Cobbler CS and Authentiques Wonder 6x6 collection. And to finish it all up, I stamped my SNSS Senitment with Memento Tuxedo Black onto a MFT's First Place Award Ribbon Die-namic banner tag, a sparkly little gem and some fun gold lame ribbon... 8-) 

Here's Miss Cathy's Awesome Sketch... 
I sure hope you can play along with us at The Sweet Stop!Really can't wait to see what you all come up with this week! 8-) And as always, please, make sure to stop by and take a peek at the Wonderful creations the rest of the Super Talented Sugar Babies have put together for your inspiration. Leave them a little Love too, it's Always greatly Appreciated. 
8-)    


The Sugar Babies
                                                               Cathy
Shelby

Hope you all have a Fantastic day & thanks so much for visiting! 8-)
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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Boo! - SSSC167

Hi all! And a Very Happy Thursday to you! Hope you have all had a Super week so far..8-)  Min'e been busy busy, but Pretty Good do far.. 8-)  Well today I'm back with a Super quick post to share my latest creation, inspired by Miss Karen's Fabulous Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #167..
 I stamped my Sweet WS Scardy Cat image onto Flourishes Classic White with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored up this little Sweetie with my trusty Copics. & added my Spooky clouds with a TE Clouds Border Die template, Dusty Concord, Pumice Stone, Antique Linen Distress inks and a stippling brush. I cut him out with the help of my Classic Circles Large and Small Nesties sets and popped him up with a bit of foam tapeFor my mats and BG layers, I chose a combination of kraft CS from my stash, embossed with the TE's Spooky Impression Plate , Black CS form my stash and some Adorable dp's from Making Memories Toil and Trouble collection. To finish it all up, I stamped my Flourishes Sentiment directly onto my image panel, used the TE spiderweb die for a fun spooky little border and a bit of light shading with Memento Tuxedo Black around the edges of my card! 8-) 

And Here's Miss Karen's Awesome Sketch..

Hope you all have a Fantastic day & thanks So much for stopping by! 8-)
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