A Spooky Magnolia

Happy Halloween! This card is from 2009 before I discovered Copics. This image was colored with Prismacolor markers.

Happy Birthday Griffin!

Today is Griffin's 30th birthday! Happy Birthday, Son! We love you!

I borrowed these images from Kaylah at The Dainty Squid. She always has great photos. Thanks, Kaylah!

Your Next Stamp Challenge #28

Today's challenge from Your Next Stamp is to create a bookmark. Easy Peasy! You can check out the details and see the YNS 'Starlets' creations HERE. By participating you have a chance to win one of 2 prizes.

1. Winner – one lucky winner, chosen by random.org, will win $10 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Winner Blinkie to proudly display on their blog!


2. Top Pick – one lucky entry, chosen by Karen, will win $5 in YNS Stamp Bucks (to spend on YNS stamps) and the Top Pick Blinkie to proudly display on their blog! [NB You must use a YNS stamp on your creation to be eligible to win the Top Pick prize].

Here is my creation for the challenge:


For my bookmark I used  YNS's 'Eek the Bat'.
The caption says "Don't let losing your place drive you BATTY!".
 
Recipe:
YNS 'Eek the Bat' image
Copic markers
Google eyes
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Papertrey Ink kraft cardstock
Bazzill cardstock
Teresa Collins dp
fibers
eyelet
 
Hope you decide to make a bookmark for this challenge. Be sure to link it to the YNS blog HERE.
Have a great day! LC

Whimsie Wednesday

It's Wednesday and time for Whimsie Wednesday Challenge #55 from Whimsie Doodles. Today's challenge is issued by Alicia , and she has given us a sketch to use for her challenge.


You can see the card she created using her sketch HERE.

This is my card for the challenge:

For the challenge I used Whimsie Doodles Snowboy's Stars.
Recipe:
WD 'Snowboy's Stars'
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Copic and Prismacolor markers
Cosmo Cricket paper
Bazzill cardstock
star brads
Papertrey Ink scallop die
sewing machine and thread
Creative Memories corner rounder

Now it is your turn. Remember to link your creation to the Whimsie Doodles blog for a chance to win a prize. Have fun with Alicia's sketch.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day! LC

SURPRISE!

Karen, owner and designer of Your Next Stamp, is having a birthday today. The YNS 'Starlets' are having a surprise blog hop to celebrate the occasion. If you arrived here from Jenny's blog you are at the correct place. If not, you might want to go back to the beginning of the hop HERE.

This is my birthday card for Karen. I used YNS 'Space Boy' to create my card. The inside of the card says,
"Hope your birthday is out of this world". Along with the sentiment are two space creatures.

So now you need to continue the hop by hopping over to Kerri's blog. When you've finished hopping, be sure to stop by Karen's blog to wish her Happy Birthday.

Don't forget about the YNS Birthday Bash Sale HERE.

Thanks for visiting my blog. I appreciate you and your comments. Have a great day! LC



Tag, You're It!

Karen, owner and designer of Your Next Stamp, created a special stamp for ScrapFest. As a YNS 'Starlet' I was fortunate to receive a ScrapFest stamp, and I created several projects for Karen to display at the event. You can see them HERE. Today I created a tag/bookmark with the image.

It was difficult not to add bling and flowers on this tag, but I decided to leave it flat to use as a bookmark. 
Recipe:
Your Next Stamp 'ScrapFest' stamp
Memento tuxedo black ink
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Cosmo Cricket dp
Little Shoebox dp
Copic markers
Nestabilities
Spica blue pen
scraps, eyelet
Ribbon dyed with Glimmer Mist
Sizzix tag die
sewing machine, thread

Thanks for stopping by. LC

Your Next Stamp Sale

Karen, owner and designer for Your Next Stamp, will be celebrating her 34th birthday on Monday. For her birthday she is holding a special YNS Birthday Bash Sale at Your Next Stamp from today until Tuesday, October 26th (midnight EST), to celebrate! Woo Hoo!!


Karen has randomly selected stamps from the YNS Store and placed them into the "Karen's Birthday Bash Sale" section HERE. You'll find a variety of YNS stamps on sale for 10% - 40% off! Plus be sure to check out the embellishments section of the store as well...all brads, buttons and baubles are 10% off!
The YNS store now carries single pots of the Twinkling H2o's so be sure to check out these awesome sparkly paints!

YNS sale starts today and ends Oct 26th at midnight, so get yourself on over to Your Next Stamp and grab a bargain!

Whimsie Wednesday

This week's Whimsie Wednesday challenge is issued by Melyssa, owner and designer for Whimsie Doodles. Her challenge is to make a card or project using colors you normally wouldn't think to use. She called this challenge "off color". For example, red and green are almost always "Christmas" colors, and orange and black are "Halloween" colors.

You can read about the challenge HERE and see Melyssa's Frankie who is feeling a bit blue. If you decide to play along be sure to link your creation to the blog for a chance to win a prize.

For the challenge I chose the Whimsie Doodles image, 'Science Guy'. Normally, a lab coat would be white, but for this 'off color' challenge I decided to color the lab coat pink. A lab worker probably would not wear turquoise gloves either.

I hope you feel challenged to make an 'off color' card or project. It's an opportunity to think outside the box and have some fun!

Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate your visits and comments. Have a great day! LC

Autumn Greetings

I thought I would show you another older Magnolia card I made last year. This card has a great deal going on. It has two folds, a tie closure, paper piecing, and layering of stamped images. I colored the images with Prismacolor markers (before I owned Copics). Prismacolor markers are alcohol markers like Copics. The major differences for me are the blend-ability (Prismacolors take a little more effort) and the lack of skin tones in the Prismacolors. This card also has 3-D embellishments, stickers, and Nestabilities shapes. The papers I used are Flair Designs, Bo Bunny, and cardstock. The images were stamped on Neenah paper with Memento tuxedo black ink.

 I hope you have a great day! Thanks for stopping by. LC

Falling Leaves

I have been busy for several days with Mod Podge up to my elbows. I have altering items I purchased at the thrift store and plan to use them in my craft room. Never fear, when I am finished I will take photos of my projects and post them.

Here is a fall card I created with a Magnolia stamp. I made this card when I first discovered Magnolia's. It was colored with Prismacolors (before I owned Copics). To me, it is like looking at your first scrapbook layout and noticing the changes in your techniques and style. Maybe I should make a new card with this stamp and use my Copics. What do you think?

I plan to post another older Magnolia card tomorrow. Just having some fun!

Your Next Stamp Surprise Blog Hop

Welcome to the Your Next Stamp SURPRISE BLOG HOP!

If you didn't arrive here from Karen's blog, please CLICK HERE to return to the start of the hop and begin hopping!

The hop starts today (Friday, October 15th at 9:00 EST) and ends on Sunday, October 17th at midnight (EST).

So what's this surprise hop about? Well....if you've popped by any of the YNS DT's blogs this week, you may have read our posts about today's very special hop showcasing a VERY special, NEW and EXCLUSIVE YNS stamp! The DT have been 'in the know' about a secret project involving YNS and ScrapFest for a little while, and now the day has finally come when we can officially announce the proud news that Karen was approached by Lisa (owner of ScrapFest in Ontario) to design an exclusive YNS stamp for this autumn's ScrapFest (15-16 October 2010) - YAY!! And here it is:

This stamp will be available to buy from the Your Next Stamp booth at ScrapFest Ontario, but fear not if you can't get along to ScrapFest as Karen is also selling this fabulous stamp in the YNS online store!! IMPORTANT: This stamp will only be available to buy online for the duration of ScrapFest, so do not delay in placing your order! As it is only available for a very limited time, Karen is offering the stamp at a very special price of $6 with FREE SHIPPING!! (*NB Free shipping only applies to the ScrapFest stamp - if you include other items in your order, you will be charged shipping accordingly).

If you do plan to pop along to ScrapFest this weekend, don't forget to print out this voucher and take it along to the YNS booth to receive 10% off your purchase of YNS stamps:

                   (Click on the voucher to open it in new window ready for printing)



So now you need to continue the hop by hopping to Crystal 's blog.

Be sure to complete the hop as we have a prize drawing at Simonne's blog where you can enter to win one of these gorgeous and exclusive YNS ScrapFest stamps. [If you purchase one of these stamps and then find you are the lucky winner of the prize draw, you will be given a $6 gift certificate to spend at the store instead.] To enter, please leave your details at Simonne's in the InLinkz widget. The lucky winner will be randomly chosen on Monday October 18th.

Thanks for hopping with us today!

KA-UUUTE!

I want to share one of my favorite blogs, The Dainty Squid. It is a blog I found while surfing one day. Kaylah mentioned on her blog she had an Etsy shop which I also visited. While browsing I found the cutest lime green pouches covered with polka dot mushrooms. I purchased two of those and special ordered a mirror to match. I have them in my purse all the time! KA-UUUTE!

When I visited her blog today she had a giveaway for a pencil pouch....how cute it that?! Her pouches are well-made and completely lined. My pouches are lined with orange polka dot material. KA-UUUTE!

Visit Kaylah's blog and leave a comment for a chance to win a pouch. I love mine!

Your Next Stamp Fun

Tomorrow Your Next Stamp is having a Surprise Blog Hop. Be sure and check back Friday morning. But as for today....it's Thursday and time for the Thursday YNS challenge.

Today's YNS challenge #27, Nicely Negative, was issued by Beth. The idea of the challenge was to stamp a white image on dark paper. Travel over to the YNS Challenge Blog and see the samples Beth has to share.

Here is my card for the challenge:

Recipe:
Your Next Stamp Snowflake Border
Versemark
white embossing powder
Bazzill cardstock
Quickutz ornament, holly
Basic Grey dp
Making Memories glitter alphabet
red rhinestone
white ribbon

Thanks for stopping by....see you tomorrow! LC

Whimsie Wednesday Challenge

Good Morning! Today's Whimsie Wednesday Challenge #53 is issued by Doodle-licious Diva, Alicia. She has challenged us to make an ATC, Artist Trading Card. This was a new technique for me. I had heard of ATC's but had never seriously tried to create one. I 'googled' ATC's to learn more about them; I specifically needed to know what size to make an ATC. I learned the size is 2.5" x 3.5".

Here are some links to sites about ATC's.
Cedar Seed (Art in your Pocket)
Artist Trading Cards

Here is my ATC. I chose Whimsie Doodles 'Dracula' from the Halloween Tag image set. Since Whimsie Doodles' images are digital I can manipulate, resize, and alter them. To create Dracula I simply cropped him from the tag. I printed him on Papertrey Ink white cardstock, colored him with Copic markers, and cut him out. He is adhered with 3-d adhesives so he stands out.

I attached the ATC to a card front along with the joke from the tag.

Recipe:
Whimsie Doodles 'Halloween Tag' image and words
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Copic Markers
Bo Bunny dp
Paper Studio dp
Recollections pearls
cardstock and scraps from stash
Stickles green

Now it is your turn to create an ATC. When you have finished be sure to link it to the Whimsie Doodles blog for a chance to win a prize!

Happy Harvest

Today I want to share with you a card I created using inspiration I got from one of my favorite blogs. There are about 10 blogs I read every day, and one of them is Michelle Wooderson's Mish Mash. I like her style. It is a combination of vintage, softness, flea market, and the right touch. She has the ability to take a stamp, strips of paper, a button or 2, and a bit of string and create an awesome project. I admire her artsy touch when it comes to presentation. Thanks, Michelle, for sharing your creativity and inspiring me and others.

You can find the inspiration for my card HERE on Michelle's blog.

Recipe:
Papertrey Ink 'Vintage Picnic' stamp set
Papertrey Ink 'Just the Ticket' border die
Papertrey Ink 'Just the Ticket' stamp set
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Design papers from Michael's
Paper and buttons from stash
Bazzill cardstock
Martha Stewart baker's twine
Ribbon dyed with Glimmer Mist (jack o'lantern)
Copic markers
Memento tuxedo black ink

Come back tomorrow and see how others inspire me! Have a great day! LC

Christmas Project

New Whimsie Doodles images were released Tuesday. Have you checked them out? You can see them HERE. There is a Thanksgiving turkey image, snowpeople images, and a recipe card image. Cute stuff!

When I began to color the 'snowpeople' images I knew I wanted to create something other than a card. Ghosts from my previous 'addiction' (scrapbooking) began to float around my craft table whispering, "mini album...mini album". In my scrapbooking days I made many small albums, so the scrapbooking mode kicked in, and this is what I created.

 I also put in pages with journaling boxes/photo mats so the owner could add photos or write down memories. 
Recipe:
Whimsie Doodles images
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Copic markers
Star album from Michael's
SU ink for distressing
Cosmo Cricket paper
Daisy Dee paper
Graphic 45 paper
Bazzill cardstock, decorative strip
Jo-lee's
Ranger Stickles, Glossy Accents
Quickutz dies
rhinestones, clip, snowflakes, jingle bells, rub-ons, buttons, glitter
SU ribbon
Making Memories charm
Martha Stewart punch

This was fun to create, especially since it had been a while since I made a mini album. If you are primarily a card maker, don't be intimidated by making a mini album. Just think of it as several cards put together between book covers. Give it a try! LC

Treehouse Thursday Challenge #70

Visit HERE for Your Next Stamp's Blog Hop.


It is Thursday and time for Treehouse Thursday Challenge. The challenge this week is to use 'Spooky Colors', specifically orange, black, and purple. You can read the details of the challenge HERE and check out Treehouse Stamps HERE. At the Treehouse Blog you can see the Design Teams' spooky creations with candy corn, ghosts, and haunted houses.

I have had fun being a September Guest Designer for Treehouse Stamps along with Margo. I appreciate the opportunity. Thanks Ashley!

Here is my creation for Treehouse Thursday Challenge #70. I used orange, black, and purple; however, my card isn't spooky at all. I absolutely love how this card turned out. I like the simplicity of it along with the paper and color combination. This is a card that I will make again.

Card recipe:
Treehouse Stamps digital sentiment
Papertrey Ink paper rustic white (has a random brown fleck in it)
Nestabilities die
Papertrey Ink die (scallop)
Jenny Bowlin paper
Doodlebug Designs paper
Paper Studio paper
SU twine
button

Thanks for stopping by! LC

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

Welcome to Your Next Stamp's Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Jen's blog. If you did not, you might want to start at the beginning of the hop HERE at Crystal's blog. Why, you ask? Because there are 4 prize opportunites hidden along the hop. Be sure to visit each stop so you don't miss an opportunity to win.
Also there is a 15% discount promotion at YNS.

At each stop you will see YNS Starlets' and Guests' creations made from the new Your Next Stamp 'Holiday Collection'. Here are my creations:

                                              'Merry Mouse Candle Snack'.
Recipe:
YNS 'Merry Mouse Candle Snack' stamp
Memento tuxedo black ink
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
SU red ink
Copic markers
Stickles green, yellow, red, blue
Nestabilities circle/scallop
Martha Stewart border punch evergreen
Basic Grey papers stack
Bazzill cardstock red
Quickutz die 'Merry Christmas' and holly
Dew Drops red

                                          'Skating Fun Fhiona'
Recipe:
YNS 'Skating Fun Fhiona' stamp
Memento tuxedo black ink
Copic markers
Papertrey Ink white cardstock
Bazzill cardstock  red and blue
Marthat Stewart border punch icicles
EK Success Jolee's trees
Doodlebug Designs glitter
Glossy Accents
Basic Grey paper stack
rhinestones, button, snowflake stickers
ribbon dyed with Glimmer Mist
Martha Stewart twine
Nestabilities scallop


Now it is time to move on to the next stop. Head on over to Jenny's blog to see her creative projects!

I hope you have fun along the way and get inspired to create your own cards and projects using YNS's new 'Holiday Collections'!
                                                             
Here is the complete list of 'stops' in case you get lost along the way.
Crystal Irwin  http://crystalkbk.blogspot.com/
Cindy Haffner http://cindyhaffnerscorner.blogspot.com/
Wendy Ramlakhan http://sugarpea-designs.blogspot.com/
Chris Olsen http://twinklesglow-glowbug.blogspot.com/
Kerri Michaud http://cardsbykerri.blogspot.com/
Angela Wood http://angelwoodcrafts.blogspot.com/
Beth Ranney-Thomas http://inkyfingersrule.blogspot.com/
Simonne Clay http://semsee.blogspot.com/
Sylvia Blum http://sylviastamps.blogspot.com/
Jen del Muro http://iheart2stamp.com/
Linda Cummings http://lccorner.blogspot.com/  (you are here)
Jenny Cierley http://suchins.blogspot.com/
Maureen Wong http://mycasestudies.blogspot.com/
Tori Wild http://wildsprinkles.blogspot.com/
Karen Dedman http://yournextstamp.blogspot.com/

Tomorrow's Blog Hop

Whimsie Doodles Challenge

It is Whimsie Wednesday and time for a Whimsie Doodles Challenge. Today's challenge (#52), issued by Doodle-licious Diva Sheri, is to create a Halloween 'trick or TREAT'. Check out the Whimsie Doodles Blog to see the Doodle-licious Divas' spooky creations. Here is mine.

I don't know about you, but I cannot resist Brach's candy corn and pumpkins. To make this TREAT, I recycled an olive jar. Wendy shared a tip for removing odors from jars. After you have removed the labels and washed the jar, place newspaper in the jar, put on the lid, and place the jar in the freezer. The pungent odors (like olives) will be gone. Great tip, Wendy!

The image on the lid is from the Whimsie Doodles September release, Halloween Minis. I printed the image, colored it with Copic markers, and cut it out with Nestabilities. I added a bit of Stickles to the image, tied on raffia with a couple of buttons, and I had a cute, quick TREAT.....easy peasy! This would be a great gift for a teacher, neighbor, or friend........IF you can resist eating the candy and leave enough to give away!

This is a busy week for all of my Design Teams. Whimsie Doodles, Your Next Stamp, and Treehouse Stamps have new releases, challenges, and there is a blog hop! Check back for more creations and fun!!
Have a great afternoon! LC

Woo Hoo!!

Check this out!! My Your Next Stamp bat corner bookmark made the Top 3 on Papercubed (P3) ! How cool is that? Thanks, Karen, for the great image and Splitcoast Stampers for the inspiration!

Whimsie Doodles Fun

Good Morning! It is the 5th of October and time for the new Whimsie Doodles release. Melyssa, Whimsie Doodles owner/designer, has created fun snowpeople and a  humerous Thanksgiving turkey. You can see all of the new images HERE and purchase them HERE.

Here is my project with one of the new images.

This is the Thanksgiving turkey "Get Basted" I used to make a gift tag on a fall kitchen towel. I printed the image on Papertrey Ink white cardstock and colored it with Copic markers. I cut the tag pieces with Nestabilities and added an eyelet using my Crop-a-dile. The tag is tied on with jute and artificial leaves were added. What a fun tag!

Be sure and check out the other Doodle-licious Divas' blogs to see what they have created with the new images. You can find their blogs on the right of the screen. Have a great day! LC

Your Next Stamp Sneak Peeks

It is Day 2 of the Your Next Stamp Sneak Peeks, and it is my turn to share with you one of the new stamps from Your Next Stamp. The complete Holiday Collection of 25 images will be released October 7th. The stamp I am featuring today was designed by talented Heather Rolins. It is called Snowflake Border.

You can see Day 1 Sneak Peeks with more of Heather's stamped images by visiting these Your Next Stamp 'Starlets' blogs.
Karen
Simonne
Wendy
Beth

Here is my card featuring Heather's 'Snowflake Border'. This stamp is so versatile. You can stamp one snowflake from the border or the complete border. On this card I repeated the border to fill in the entire space. On the tag I stamped 2 snowflakes.

You can see more of Day 2 Sneak Peeks by visiting these YNS 'Starlets' blogs
Chris
Kerri
Maureen

That's all for now....check back later for more cards and projects! LC

Chill in the Air

Brrr There is a chill in the air! Can you believe it is October? This year has flown by. It seems like just yesterday when I was posting about my 60 influential people. Where did the time go?

Since it is the beginning of the month it is time for new Whimsie Doodles images. Tomorrow is the date of the new release. In preparation of the new images, there are 'snippets' on the Whimsie Doodles blog. Check out the 'snippets' HERE to get an idea of what is coming tomorrow.

Here are my 'snippets'. What do you see?

Be sure to visit Whimsie Doodles and the WD Blog tomorrow to see the new images.