Crazy 4 Challenges- In Stitches...Hahaha!

The fabulous Vicki Garrett is our Hostess for the month of October over on the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog! She has us 'In Stitches' this week...I figured I should make a funny card for this one!! I hand stitched the corners with embroidery thread and the felt ribbon I used has some stitching in it as well!

We also have a fabulous prize for this week from Stampotique Originals so be sure to play along and post your creation using Mr. Linky and if you upload to SCS use keyword C4C5!



Farmer Hawg is one of our new releases over at Totally Stampalicious...he's got all kinds of different sentiments to go in the sign he's holding up! I used a sponge to give him a nice harvest sunset background. I used Rust, Mustard, and Chocoalte chip cardstock and the dp is some old SU!!

Thanks for taking the time to pop by and be sure to scroll down to check out another fun challenge you can play along with today!!

OCC - Inspired Journal

Hiya! Lori Rider, our awesome Hostess for the month October, found some beautiful journals to inspire us! You can find them over at Our Creative Corner!
I was immediately inspired to alter my Husband's To Do Book (yes book, a list isn't big enough!)...something I've been meaning to do for a while!! He grabbed one of my Composition Books a few weeks ago and started a HUGE list of things that he wants to get done!! I'm so lucky to have the kind of guy that always 'gets it done'!! He is very handy and has done many renovations on our home!!



I had to keep it masculine AND practical...two things that can really dampen one's creativity...no room for frills here!! I had some paper and fabric stickers from Little Yellow Bicycle and used them as my main source of decor for the book! The Quote is a sticker that I've had forEVER...I love it when I get the opportunity to use something that has been in my stash a while!!

Be sure to check out the source of inspiration over on the OCC Blog and be sure to play along! If you upload to SCS use keyword OCCC!

Thanks so much for stoppin' by for a little Stamps 'n' Coffee!

SC248 Don't Make Me...New Release

Here's another peek at one of the new sets that were released today at Totally Stampalicious...I just love this sentiment...it's totally something I would say!!!

I used today's Sketch Challenge...thanks Paula and Roxie!! I love playing in the challenges...I just wish I made more time for them!!



I colored the images with Copics and stamped the bg with the stars in the set with Saffron! I used my Fiskars corner punch and added a few brads...voila!!

Thanks so much for poppin' by and I'd love to hear what you think of our latest characters!

TSMONDAY2 Manly Gratitude - New Release!

We have TWO brand new Stamp Sets available today at Totally Stampalicious!! I created this card for the Stampalicious Monday Challenge which you can find on the TS Blog! We are giving away a $25 GC to one lucky player this week so make sure you check it out!

I used our brand new Farmer Hawg!! I love him!! He has several fun sentiments that fit right inside his sign...this particular one makes me giggle!!




I colored him with Copics and sponged in the sky! The sign is popped up on dimension. The bg panels are cuttled with the wood lookin' EF and I purposely placed them askew to mimic the look of fence board. Tied on a little rafia and put in a few nails and called it done!!

Thanks so much for poppin' in and checkin' out my card! I sure hope you like our new releases as much as I do!!

MTSC41 I Don't Have A Problem...

Happy Tuesday! I'm home from my awesome Mini Vacation to my parents place in Saskatchewan and I was very eager to get into my Happy Place and create a card!! It wasn't too bad though because while I was at my parents, I got to sneak away for a while to chat and do a little coloring with Ms. Cindy Haffner!! We had such a great visit!!! Thanks Cindy!

As if that wasn't enough, I got some FABULOUS Happy Mail from Sue aka Perk aka Coffeestamper! She sent me a gorgeous card, some fun images that I don't have AND a VERY cool Coffee Stamp Set! I used it to create this card for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge! What a great source of inspiration...thanks Mercy!



HA!! I LOVE this sentiment...so sassy!!! The patterned papers are form CTMH and the CS is from SU! The button and celery ribbon are also from SU!

Thanks so much for taking the time to pop by and I hope you'll visit me again soon! I'll be posting a little later on today to announce the new releases coming from Totally Stampalicious!

Crazy For Challenges Sketch - Spooky Hanna!

It's week 4 of Sketches from the incredible Cindy Haffner! (who I'm probably going to be hangin' out with today... YAY me!!) You can get all the deets and see the FABULOUS samples from the team on the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog!! Every week I am absolutely DAZZLED by what they come up with!!

I decided to make a Halloween card using this awesome little chica from the Goth Hanna set! I LOVE this whole set...there are so many fun accessories to play with!! On this card though, I chose to ink up one of my fave Inkadinkado stamps and make a batty background for the sassy dominatrix! The 'Spooky' sentiment is a Snag 'Em stamp from Imaginisce.



I used orchid opulence, and green galore...the perfect halloween combo!! I added some black tulle ribbon, a few bat brads, and punched my corners with a Fiskers corner punch!

We'd sure love it if you'd play along with us! Be sure to post your card using Mr. Linky on the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog and if upload to SCS use Keyword C4C4!!

Thanks so much for stoppin' by for a little Stamps 'n' Coffee! Keep scrollin' down to find another great challenge for today!!!

OCC Monochromatic Challenge!

Dana Grothaus has given us yet another fantastic challenge for Our Creative Corner! You'll want to head over there to see all the other AMAZING creations from the talented OCC DT!!

We are going MONOCHROMATIC today, meaning using different shades of one color! We can use neutrals as well such as Black, White, Vanilla, or Kraft!

Isn't this image sweet? It's from the Childhood Portraits set from CTMH! The sentiment is from Treasures...also CTMH!




I thought I'd go with yellows to represent 'sunshine'! I used saffron and mustard with some sponging to get 3 different shades. I suppose in true Monochromatic style the images should have been stamped in the yellow but I really prefer the silhouette look so I hope that's OK!!

I hope you'll play along with us today! Be sure to post your creation to The OCC Blog using Mr. Linky and if you upload to SCS use Keyword OCCC!

Thanks for stoppin' by!!