Doodle Dragon Studios Challenge

The newest challenge over at Doodle Dragon Studios Challenge Blog is a color challenge. Usually color challenges are pretty easy for me, but this one had me stumped. The colors are BROWN, RED & ORANGE.

I was not sure where to go on this one. All the DT's had posted really cute fall ones, and I decided to head in the same direction and looked through my folder of Dustin Pike Digi Stamps, and came across 2. The pumpkin bear, and the spider balloon.

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Be MIne....Doodle Dragon Challenge #1

Hey everybody! I just wanted to show you my card for the first challenge over at Doodle Dragon Studios Challenge Blog. What is Doodle Dragon Studios Challenge Blog, you ask?? It is the new challenge blog by digi stamp and now rubber stamp creator Dustin Pike! Hop on over to both places and you will be amazed at the wonderful stamps you find there!


Dustin sent me this really cute Bear stamp. I colored him with Bic Mark-its and pop dotted him off the card for a little dimension.
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Let's start over!

Yep, that's my motto for 2010! Let's Start Over. I am starting a lot of things over. First I am healthier in 2010. I quit smoking!! Yay me!!! I am working out. I finally kicked depression's ass, and found meds that really work. I have never been happier! I have started scrapping for others, and actually making money at it!

I am actually scrapping again. In the first 21 days of the new year, I have completed 11 layouts for me, 3 for a client, and one card. It feels AWESOME! I am learning some new techniques. I am using a lot of sketches. I am participating in challenges. I almost feel like the old me.

I am still unemployed, but not beating myself over it....I kinda like it. And it gives me more time with my favorite little person, CJ.

So, you want to see what I have accomplished in the last 3 weeks? Here ya go!

Layouts:

Card:
Thanks for stopping by!

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Think Pink!

As many of you may know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. So this month I ask you just one thing, Think Pink!! Remind those that you care about to get out there and get that mammogram! You may just save a life!

You can head over to The Frugal Crafter's blog, and find a Think Pink related freebie to help get your message out! There is also a great printable set to with it!!
I wanted to scrap Pink this week too, but having a little boy that can be challenging! So I look upon my sisters, who both have beautiful little girls. They are so easy to scrap, and I get to play with all the pink I want!

For this layout I used a stamp from Lindsay's Funky Forest Collection. This great set is just $5! You get 14 wonderful digital stamps with this set. And remember, if you buy a collection at $5 or any five $1 stamps, you get one stamp for FREE! Check it out!!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Scrapping!

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New Arrivals......

I love babies. I love preparing for baby. My cousin is due to have a baby in January and will be having a baby shower next month. She just found out she was having a girl, so now I was ready to make the card I will send for her shower. I quickly turned to LSS's Babies and Bows collection for this adorable shoe! The collection contains 17 printable images on sale now for only $3.00!!

So do want to know how truly versatile these images are? Well I was feeling lazy tonight, and not in the coloring mood. I uploaded the image to Adobe Photoshop Home Edition. Then I chose to use the coloring book option to re-color, or in this case add color to the already black and white image. I colored in the image, then printed it out on photo paper for a glossy look. This was so fast and easy and I had nothing to put away when I was done. :) I cut a frame from the Home Accents Cricut Cartridge, added the embossed button border from Cuttlebug, added some traditional stamps and some rhinestones, and I was done! See you can be crafty and lazy at the same time!
Speaking of new arrivals, hop on over to Lindsay's Stamp Shop and take a peek at the newest collection, Funky Forest! You will love this one!

I did manage to get a layout done over the weekend too. I am finding my mojo little by little. This is my lil sis and her family. All the circles are hand stitched, and took FOREVER! But I love the look!

*** Family was cut from the Home Accents Cricut Cartridge

Thanks for stopping by! Til next time, Happy Scrapping!
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Oh where oh where has all my time gone?

Well certainly not doing what I would prefer to be doing, that's for sure! Over the last couple weeks we have been going through some major changes at work. One of them was closing the local office that I worked at. Now I have an hour and 20 minute commute every morning and sometimes longer coming home. This has seriously cut into my crafty time, and I am none too happy about it! So I apologize for no post last week, or anywhere in between.....I will get used to it and start posting more often! ***pinky swear***


Happy October Everyone!! Fall is here and Halloween is just around the corner! And what a great time will be had this year, as Halloween falls on a Saturday! Whoohooo! To celebrate one of my favorite holidays, Lindsay has created another great set of digital stamps. The Creepy Crows set can be found here for only, $5.00. There are 7 stamps in this set, and a million ways to use them!

One of my faves from this collection is this silhouetted tree in a graveyard. So spooky with the crows flying all around. I tinted the stamp using Adobe Photoshop Home Edition and printed the image to fit my card. No additional coloring was necessary. Let's see you do that with a traditional rubber stamp! Then I added stickles to the tree and the crows.
I used #36 sketch from Inspirational Card Sketches

Ok, ok, on to the good stuff. I know you came here in the hopes of a freebie, and I will not disappoint! Hop on over to Lindsay's Blog, The Frugal Crafter, and see what she has to offer. Also there is a new set of stamps in the shop, Leaf Prints set. Contains 9 images for only $5.00

Thanks for stopping by, I hope to have more time, and PROJECTS soon!



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Fall is in the air!!

Though the weather has still been kind of warm here, and will be for the next week or so, I can just smell the seasons changing! I love the brisk winds, the cooler days, and the ever changing colors of Autumn! Filled with food, fun and holidays, fall is one of my favorite times of the year!

Lindsay is certainly getting in to the spirit of Fall with the new set of stamps that she has out this week. And if you check out her blog, I am sure that you will find an awesome FREEBIE to go with this set! The set is available here for just $5!!!
Also new in the shop are these adorable cupcake wrappers! Tell me these would not be fun for the kiddos to decorate!! And the best part??? They are only a BUCK! Yep, $1.00!! You can't beat that!
My husband came to me the other night and asked me to do him a favor. Never ever has this had anything to do with my paper crafting hobby. But the other night he said the wife of one of his co-workers passed away. So he asked me to make a condolence card. I thought that Lindsay's Cattails would work well for this card. Here is what I came up with:
I also managed to get a layout done this week. Amazing considering my Mojo has left the building. If you find it, can you please return it!

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Inspiration: A Card and A Layout,

For me inspiration comes in many forms. A magazine ad. A print on a shirt. A piece of patterned paper. But most of the time my inspiration comes right from my fellow paper crafters!

This week, Lindsay is sponsoring Card Sketch #33 over at Inspirational Card Sketches. The winner of this week's sketch will receive $10 in digital stamps from LSS! Now that's a prize worth playing for. And the sketch is great, and very easy to work with.

The Sketch:

My take on the sketch:
I used the coffee mug and sentiment from Lindsay's Coffee Talk Set. This is a great set and has 3 other images, plus more sentiments for many different occasions. This is a great deal at only $5 for the whole set! Click here to see the whole set.

Be sure to check out the other DT's blogs to see what else Lindsay's Shop has to offer! Links are to the right!

While I was under the weather last week, I did manage to get some inspiration while browsing through some of my favorite blogs. Since I purchased my new favorite tool, the Cuttlebug , one of my favorite places to go for some inspiration is the Cuttlebug Challenge. While I was there, I found this awesome tutorial on embossing metalics, like aluminum foil and wrapping paper. Check out the foil in my card above!!! To learn how check out the tutorial here.

So I really wanted to see what this little machine could handle so I brought out some Grunge Board and some chipboard letters and went to work. Worked great with just the 'A' plate, the embossing folder, and the 'C' plate. Here is the layout I created with this technique!
Thanks for stopping by, and til next time, Happy Scrapping!

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Once Upon A Time, and a Freebie!

Happy Thursday! The weekend is almost here..........

I love having all of these wonderful stamps to play with! This week I decided to play with one of Lindsay's Collections. The Pretty Princess Collection is available for only $4.00 and you get four stamps. I used three in this layout. Purchase the collection and you will also get the castle! And remember, spend $5, and you can choose any other stamp for free!

So on to the layout.......Storytime
I swear, my older sister is providing me with some of the best material to work with for my pages. Not that I don't love scrapping my son, but c'mon, what girl doesn't like to use PINK???? So when she sent me this pics I knew just what stamps I wanted to use to embellish this page.

Again I love digital stamps for their versatility. The scroll at the top was originally about the same size as the frog and the princess. But just by cropping and resizing I was able to make it large enough for my title. I then colored all three stamps with my Bic Mark-its. Not wanting to take away from the pics, I let the embellishments tell the story and left the frilly stuff to a minimum. Just added a hand stitched boarder and some glittery brads.

As usual don't forget to check out the other DT's blog. Leave these ladies some love while you are searching for this week's FREEBIE!
Melissa

Janet

Kim

Lisa

Margie

Tracey

Tamara

Row

Olena

Melissa C.

Leanne

Diana, August Guest DT

and

Lindsay

*** "Storytime" was cut form the Mini Monograms Cricut Cartridge


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One of a kind Digi Stamp and a Freebie!

THe stamp that I have chosen to work with this week is truly one of a kind. Simply put, it is STUNNING! And that's without coloring in. Lindsay has out done herself with this one. And you can purchase it at the shop for just $1.00. Be sure to check out the other two Dragonfly stamps as well, each also only $1.00!

I also got to play with my new Cuttlebug for this card. Don't ya just love that background?!?! I love embossing, I just know I will get a lot of use out of this little machine!

Stamp was colored using Bic Mark-its and colored pencils.

Don't forget to go find this week's freebie....I know it's out there somewhere! Please leave some love for the fellow DT's!

Melissa

Janet

Kim

Lisa

Margie

Tracey

Tamara

Row

Olena

Melissa C.

Leanne

Diana, August Guest DT

and

Lindsay



***Update on the headaches.......have to go back for X-rays next week. Had a killer one today but made it through the day and got my project done. Hopefully I will have some answers next week!

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A Little Birdie and a Freebie

I was looking back at my archives recently and realized that I have not been posting as much lately. I apologize for that. I have good reasons though. First I have not been scrapping as much. I just now finished my 50th layout of the year. Last year at this time I was probably closer to 100. I have been getting these horrible headaches lately that really don't allow me to do much. I have been to the doctor and blood tests done. Results were all fine there. My next step is a visit to the chiropractor on Friday. So I am praying that a good adjustment will be the answers to my prayers.

Now to this week's project. Another card. But I really like how this one turned out. It makes me smile and I hope that it does the same for the recipient.

I decided this week to use Lindsay's Primative Bird & Flower Stamp. I just love this little guy. I colored the image outlining with Bic Mark-its, then coloring the inside of the image with my colored pencils. Then I added some Stickles for a nice glittery look. The sentiment, 'thinking of you,' which I know is hard to see in this pic, is from Studio G.

At Lindsay's the $5.00 special is now an everyday happening! You can get any stamp of your choosing for free with a $5.00 purchase. Great way to stock up on these adorable little stamps.

Don't forget to go find this week's freebie....I know it's out there somewhere! Please leave some love for the fellow DT's!

Melissa

Janet

Kim

Lisa

Margie

Tracey

Tamara

Row

Olena

Melissa C.

Leanne

Diana, August Guest DT

and

Lindsay

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Easter in August and a Freebie!

Yep, I decided to use these two digital stamps from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff for my project this week. I have had these Easter pics just waiting to be scrapped, and I finally decided now was the time since I had these two stamps to work with. The first is the swirl egg, and the second is the paisley bunny. Each are available in the shop for just $1.00. Oh, and the sale at Lindsay's, "spend $5 and get a stamp free," is extended indefinitely!!!!*** sorry for the lousy picture, my scanner is on the fritz and I had to use my phone to take the pic.

I colored both stamps using my Bic Mark-its. Made a collage for the pics. I also colored the brads and the title with the Bic Mark-its. Totally simple layout, but the stamps just make it pop!

Don't forget to go hunting for this weeks free digi stamp. One of the fellow DT has it, and it could be yours! Please take a look around the following blogs and leave some love while you are there!
Melissa

Janet

Kim

Lisa

Margie

Tracey

Tamara

Row

Olena

Melissa C.

Leanne

Diana, August Guest DT

and

Lindsay

Til next time, happy scrapping!


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Two cards, one layout, and of course there is a freebie!

Happy Thursday!! The week is almost over.....bring on the weekend, we are headed to the coast for our anniversary! Spending it as a family weekend so there will be plenty of photo ops, which of course leads to more scrappy time!!!

So anyway, this week I actually got three projects done! I am so proud of myself! Hehehe! The first, is a card using Lindsay's Bass Guitar stamp. I colored with my Bic Mark-its (as usual,) matted it with some DCWV cardstock and Coredinations cardstock, added some stickles and a Studio G sentiment, and voila: DONE! This seriously took about 15-20 mintutes to make.

Next, I used Lindsay's Funky Tree #1. Love this stamp! Another quick card, I colored with Bic Mark-its and colored pencils, matted with Coredinations cardstock, added a Studio G stamp and sentiment, all done!

Last, but certainly not least is my new FAVORITE LAYOUT, and that's saying alot considering it's not even my kid! LMAO! Love ya sis! This is one of my adorable nieces, Sam who I just happened to catch in a fit of giggles. Coredinations cardstock, sanded, patterned paper is by http://www.kellypanacci.com/, called Giggle Green. I embellished this very little. The dimension that can be seen in the second photo really does a lot for this layout.

July Sale at LSS: BUY $5.00 WORTH OF STAMPS AND PICK ANY OTHER STAMP IN THE SHOP FOR FREE!!! SALE ON UNTIL 7/31!!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR???

Don't forget to look at all the other DT's wonderful creations this week. There is a freebie hidden somewhere! You can find each of their blogs in the links below! And please leave them some love when you stop by!!!
Melissa
Janet
Kim
Lisa
Margie
Tracey
Tamara
Row
Olena
Melissa C.
Leanne

Thanks for stopping by!!!

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Make a Wish and a Freebie!

Just a simple card this week using Lindsay's Cupcake Tree stamp, available for just $1! I colored the stamp with my Bic Mark-its, and then added a light pink background using a colored pencil, and finally inked the edges. Small "celebrate" stamp and "Make a Wish" stamp are from the $1 Studio G stamps.

*** July Special at LSS: Spend just $5 and get any stamp of your choosing for FREE!

Don't forget to look at all the other DT's wonderful creations this week. There is a freebie hidden somewhere! You can find each of their blogs in the links below!
Melissa
Janet
Kim
Lisa
Margie
Tracey
Tamara
Row
Olena
Melissa C.
Leanne

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