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Thursday, December 8, 2011

My first Star Tree Ornament

It's Friday! Yeah! Although this week has just flown by, I am still looking forward to the weekend because Saturday is the last craft sale of the year at the Victory Academy and then the family party (husbands side). The twins are going to love their presents. I found this adorable shirt that has a guitar you can play music with on the front and Kevin is going to be beside himself with joy! Aunt Tammy is going to be the fav!

I digress away from my intention, so I want to say, come by the Stamping with the Dragon challenge and check out the Design Teams beautiful creations with some terrific images from Meljen. Stay to the bottom of this post so you catch even more important information.

THEME: BLING IT CHRISTMAS. SHOW US YOUR CHRISTMAS BLING

PRIZE: 4 IMAGES FROM THEIR STORE

We are on the lookout for a few people to join our Design Team. If you would like to try out for our Design Team here is your chance. Please use the image below and post your creations by 7 pm EST December 23rd.

Rules for the Design Team Call:

1. You must use this image and create a card with it.

2. Please post your finished work to your blog and below before the deadline of 7pm EST December 23rd. No late entries will be excepted.

3. If you have any questions please email me at beth.colella0126@gmail.comand I will be happy to answer them.

Thank you for applying. Best wishes and good luck!

INGREDIENTS:

Creative Papers Online

Cuttlebug embossing folder by Cuttlebug

Nestability Die both Classic ovals and Lacey ovals

Mother of pearl flower charms from Creative papers Online

Raindrops from Robyn's nest

Template for the star is here I found at my Teddy Pal Tammy's blog here

MEDIUMS:

Copics

Gelly Roll clear star pen

Pentel sunburst white gel pen

Copper Leafing Pen from Krylon

EMBELLISHMENTS:

Holiday Poinsettia from Prima marketing

Mother of pearl flower charms from Creative papers Online

Raindrops from Robyn's nest

Mouline DMC

Jewel Effects thread

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

We empower more than ourselves when we succeed!

Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! The NEW Shape EZ Cut files available today!

Thank you for visiting,

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Dragon Challenge and Stamp Fairy with Shape EZ

I hope all of my friends and family had a fabulous Holiday yesterday and that none of you were injured while enduring the horrible experience that is shopping today! I never shop on Black Friday, If I need it badly enough, I will get it way before there are a thousand other people that want it.

Today at the Stamping with the Dragon Challenge we are sponsored by the Stamp Fairy and today we want you to create and play in our challenge with the theme:

Anything Christmas

Please don't forget to stop in at the Dragons Den and visit the other DT projects too as they are all made with this adorable Bear and Bobble image and there are some really beautiful inspiration there! I've got an early Christmas gift that I used behind the image "Lacy Circles" and I got to use my cut file that is one of the samples I cut and put together before the gift box was actually finalized and I wasn't happy with the border on the lid so I adjusted it to the one you can find in the Whimsy Stamps Store. But, waste not want not, I knew it would come in handy! I paper pierced with matching DP too. Loved this project and it took all of 30 minutes! Love projects that are quick and easy!

INGREDIENTS:

Bazzill Stock

Nestability Lacy Circles die

Martha Stewart leaf punch

Elegant Vines die from Whimsy Stamps Store

Creative Papers Online

DP is from stash

Holiday Mini stamps image

Mini Stamps Die

Image is by Stamp Fairy

MEDIUMS:

Copics

Ranger Distress Ink

EMBELLISHMENTS:

WOC flowers

Diamond Stickles

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

I went humorous today!

A woman is like a tea bag - you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Thank you for visiting,

Friday, November 18, 2011

Shape EZ and Jiggy!

All packed up

If you're here for my current candy below, click HERE

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I'm so glad to be sharing my favorite little dragon Jiggy with all of you today, my post time rotation has decreased a little so it won't be as often I get to play with these wonderful dragons from the Stamping Dragon Designs but I promise to share something really special and new when I do. For the next week the Stamping with the Dragon Design Team wants to see you join in at the Stamping with the Dragon challenge:

Food Theme

The Sponsor is Bugaboo with a great prize of 7 images

Here's Jiggy playing in the leaves today and there is a snack for him afterwards! The Dragon Designs Paper, Jiggy image, and Shape EZ Gift pouch from at the Whimsy Stamps Store together made this little purse a quick and easy project! Hope you enjoy it!

Perfect little candle gift

INGREDIENTS:

Dragon Designs DP

Jiggy Leaves ~ Dragon Designs

Leaves digi image ~ Dragon Designs

Shape EZ gift pouch digi from Whimsy Stamps Store

Shape Easy flower from Whimsy Stamps Store

Shape EZ rolled flower

MEDIUMS:

Ranger Distress ink: Vintage Photo, Black Soot, Wild Honey, Barn Door

printer colored

E59 for pearl on flower

EMBELLISHMENTS:

The Paper Studio Ribbon - Brown/creme collection

The Paper Studio spare parts brads (black)

Altered Paper Studios Pearl stickers/Copic E59

Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store in just 2 more days for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again!

Thank you for visiting,

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Falling in with Jiggy!

I want to share my new find at Creative Papers Online. It's a fabulous store in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers a huge variety, over 4 thousand, of specialty papers from all over the world and if you like what you see, please feel free to tell them you saw it here and you could get a discount. Tell Susan I said Hi!

That's not a leave behind him, but sure looks real huh?

I'm so glad to be sharing my favorite little dragon Jiggy with all of you today, my post time rotation has decreased a little so it won't be as often I get to play with these wonderful dragons from the Stamping Dragon Designs but I promise to share something really special and new when I do. For the next two weeks the Stamping with the Dragon Design Team wants to see you join in at the Stamping with the Dragon challenge:

Fun Fall Things

The Challenge will continue for the next two weeks so be sure to visit the challenge blog and visit the rest of the talented DT as well. Then stop over to the store and be sure to investigate which 4 digi images you will pick when you win!

The ribbon is hand died too, from Creative Papers Online

INGREDIENTS:

Image is Jiggy's Leaves

Image is Autumn Leaves

Sentiment is Autumn Circle Sentiment by Raindrop Echo Design

Colorbok stock ~ Earth Tone florals

Colorbok ~ textured stock warm earth tones DP

Fiscars 2" punch circle

Creative Paper Online hand cut leaves distressed

MEDIUMS:

Precolored image printer ink

Ranger Distress Ink ~ Black Soot, Aged Mahogany and spiced Marmalade

EMBELLISHMENTS:

Dress It Up ~ christmas Holiday button

Sari Gold Coppery Bronze Ribbon from Creative Papers Online

Ribbon from friend Ann

The paper is slightly pink so this could be a card for a male or a female, anyone that loves Dragons!

Stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store in just 3 more days for my Shape EZ line of digital forms and shaped product lines like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's that help you make the project just the way you like it. Over and Over again!

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Stay honest, stay true to yourself and your creations and most of all stay stay creative!

Thank you for visiting,

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Fall colors with the Dragon + tutorial

Happy Friday everyone! Today there is a new challenge at Stamping with the Dragon. We want to see all of your creations with:

"Fall Colors"

Little cutie pie image on a book mark, let's make it together!

You have two weeks to join in on the fun and our sponsor this time is Meljens Designs with some terrific prizes. Also, don't forget to stop by and visit our new DT blogs to see their debut projects, I think they are very talented and I'm confident they will inspire all of you with Dragon Designs! There are tons of new projects to be made and stamps to be seen in the store so stop by any time!

Products you will need:

Paper cutter

4x4 base stock paper

Design Paper of choice 3 6/8 x 3 3/8

Design paper 1 1/2 x 3 6/8

Score tool

Embellies of choice

2" circle sentiment and 2 1/8 base for sentiment

favorite punch

Ribbon at least 4 inches

double sided tape

dimensional dots

I loved making my recent corner book mark at Angie Hunt's (scrapgirl) card making class last month and sold that one at the recent craft sale so I needed another one! (Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it) hehe! Simple and functional as well as desireable! Thanks Angie! See you Saturday!

mark three sides at 2" then score to a\ point like above

INGREDIENTS:

Bazzill Stock

Reminisce "Autumn Afternoon, shades of autumn

Reminisce: Autumn burst shimmer

Basic Grey ~ other from stash

EK Success pumpkin leaf punch

Meljen scarecrow digi image

Whimsy Flourish Vines

Additional step: cut the 3 6/8 DP in half to make two triangles, I used DP that is double sided then glue one to the front and the other to the back of the triangular shape of the book mark. Trim it to fit the triangle.

Additional step 2: apply the rectangle DP shape to the remainder of the base of the book mark

MEDIUMS:

Copics used: YG91,95,97, R20,RV00

E00,02,13

YR00,YR15

E42,43,44,25

Blick Studio pencils: orange, dar brown, light brown

American crafts gold pen

Gelly Roll Clear Star

EMBELLISHMENTS:

Frosted Lace stickles

gold mesh ribbon from "Christmas Ribbon selection" at Hobby Lobby

Challenges entered:

Simon Says ~ Anything Goes

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Sharing what I've learned . . . teaches me every time!

Thank you for visiting,

Friday, September 16, 2011

Picture album in 3D!

Welcome to this weeks Friday! I spent last night with the soon to be 20 year old. She was in the moos to craft, so we went to Michaels and we bought ourselves some Polymer clay to play with. She made a shoe, heart and a guitar that "stinks" (according to her)

I guess there is always next time! hehe Anyway, it was great fun and I don't get to spend as much time with her as I'd like! Her birthday is coming shortly and I want to make a Wicked scrapbook project I found at Archivers. It's her favorite musical and we sent her and her boyfriend to see it when she was in High School and it's been her favorite ever since. So keep an eye out for it soon!

Before I get into the new challenge at Stamping with the Dragon. I just wanted to let you all know that we have added some tabs under our header to make things easier for everyone to find what they are looking for including a tab to see if you were a winner of our past Challenge.

We also want to say Thank you to each and everyone of you who submitted an application to be on our Design Team. We will be in touch soon.

This up coming challenge is being Sponsored by Stamping Dragon Designs

Janette was a busy beaver the past few weeks creating our new lines 3D/Decoupage. These fine creatures have been colored for you. All you need to do is cut and put them together and add a few of your magic touches. So, that brings us to our next challenge. SHOW US YOUR 3D OR DECOUPAGE PROJECTS!!! It doesn't have to be a card but, it must either have a 3D effect or Decoupaged. The winner of this challenge will win 4 images of their choice from our Store Stamping Dragon Designs.

Check out the Design Team creations too! We all had a blast creating their projects for you!.

INGREDIENTS:

Image is Dragon Designs

DP is by Dragon Designs

Photo Album is from Hobby Lobby

MEDIUMS:

Copic YR00 over precolored image

Ranger Distress ink is Antique Linen

EMBELLISHMENTS:

EK Success Adornaments

Altered gauze w/ Antique Linen

Pearls are Kaiser scrapbook self adhesive

K& company fabric Art frame sticker

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

The only way to find the limits of the possible is by going beyond them to the impossible.

Arthur C. Clarke

Thank you for visiting

Friday, September 9, 2011

A Dragons' Gift

It's Friday! Woo Hoo! I have another class tomorrow with Angie Hunt and Sunday I hope to go to the Apple Orchard with the twins! I hope it stops raining long enough to enjoy some cider and donuts on a horse cart ride through the orchard. It's sort of a tradition, since both my children are October babies, we go to the orchard/petting zoo and enjoy the changing trees and family time.

I have a card to share with you today with Jiggy and some of the Dragon Designs digi paper too! I adore him! It doesn't seem to matter if he's on a beach, covered in fairies or camping with his pop, the color theme and design always comes together so well when it's with Jiggy from Dragon Designs! This one is no different. The card was made to have the appearance of a Christmas gift box just waiting for the grand opening ceremony on Christmas morning! I paper pierced the presents, made the ornament shiny with dimensional liquid, the wings are angel like with flower soft, I used photo corners to frame the picture like a gift tab and sewed all 4 layers of DP's. I simply adore this "Gift" card! hehe

NEWS FLASH!

The OCCUPATIONS challenge sponsored by Bugaboo is still going strong over at Stamping with the Dragon Challenge blog and I hope you get a chance to pop in and play! Also, there are some changes a happening real soon so keep an eye out int he store for some new products and maybe even more!

INGREDIENTS:

Bazzill stock

Image is Jiggy's Wreath from Dragon Designs

Digi Paper "Christmas tree" from Dragon Designs

Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Square

MEDIUMS:

Copic Sketch markers: RV00, V04,05,

BV000,BV0000,BV11,B41,B91,

G99,E01,02,00,21,42,25,44,

R29,20,YG95,91,Y26,C00,C1,2,3

Archival ink pen

Signo white pen
Gelly Roll "Clear star" glitter pen

challenges entered:
~~Crafty Boots~~ ~ Anything Goes
~~Daisy doodles Creative~~ ~ Anything Goes
~~Woodware USA~~ ~ Anything Goes
~~Creative Card Crew~~ ~ Anything Goes
~~Going Grey with Scrap Creations~~ ~ Winter Wishes

EMBELLISHMENTS:

Dress it up Snowie friends button

Recollections Glitter chipboard stickers "black"

Dress it up Christmas potporri

Spare Parts The paper Studios "Black brads"

Ribbon from Stash "white"

The Paper Studios collection ribbon Black/dashed white

heart charm holder from stash

Flower Soft White (wings)

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

Went for humor today:

For some strange reason, no matter where I go, the place is always called "here".

Ashleigh Brilliant

Thank you for visiting,

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Bugaboo in Grade School!

There's a challenge today at Stamping with the Dragon and the sponsor is Bugaboo! Boy, when you're looking for that "OOH! HOW CUTE" factor, look at either Bugaboo or Dragon! Cuddly and fantasy figures make the perfect greeting cards for our little ones birthdays or any other special occasion!

I would love to say Thank you to any and all of my followers that participated and sending cards into Send A Smile For Kids. I know my friend Karen will get them to those that will truly appreciate them in so many ways. Thank you So Much!

Our challenge this time is for you to HONOR ANY OCCUPATION! It doesn't have to be a police officer, fire fighter, or Emergency Services, it could be your local dog catcher, house keeper or even your local garbage man. There are so many to choose from so, lets see them. You could have a chance to win 7 images from Bugaboo Stamps.

There are 2 Special Design Team Members from Bugaboo that used images from our store Stamping Dragon Designs to join us, won't you come and join us and visit the DT blogs as well and leave them a big hug!

I simply love finding new things to add to my cards and this clear holographic sticker sheet is such an awesome idea to add the "cool" factor! I emboss rolled the inside of the leaves and added great texture too~ The image was perfect to add to this project and the Sentiment brings the cause for mom to buy it! Could you imagine adding this to a scrapbook page for his or her first day of school! The flowers in the pot are buttons that have wire stems that could be added to any book bag, and the new Whimsy made Raindrop Echo Design Bottle cap die cut and sentiment is perfect for this card.