Hi there! Happy Friday! Today I have a card to share featuring Our Craft Lounge crafty cling single Spilling Over:

Such a cute stamp! The original has hearts spilling over the sides of the balloon but because I chose to pop the balloon and basket up using Helmar Zapdots, I opted to leave the little ones off.


Supplies:
Stamps- Spilling Over (Our Craft Lounge)
Ink--Memento tuxedo black ink, Ranger Tea Dye distress ink
Sponge
Baker's twine- The Twinery
Ribbon- seam binding
Tim Holtz mini attacher
Patterned paper- Echo Park
Stickles- crystal
Helmar Quick-Fix Adhesive Runner
Helmar Zapdots

Ready to be challenged? Head on over to the OCL blog for a great color challenge. You could win a OCL gift certificate just for playing along:)

Thanks for stopping by!

OCL Valentine Sneak Peek Blog Hop Day 2

Hello and Happy Friday! Today is the second day for the OCL Valentine's release sneak peeks. Be sure to leave comments on all the blogs in the hop today on the OCL facebook page for a chance to win one of 4 prize bundles (one full set and one single). Winners will be chosen from the comments.
You have until Friday, December 15 at midnight Pacific time/ 3 a.m. Eastern to get your comments posted. The winners will be announced on the OCL blog on Monday.

Today I have a sneak peek of Boo Boo:

What a cutie! I love this guy and love the adorable sentiments he comes with :) (I am sure you will see the other one somewhere on the hop!)

Here are the rest of the amazing OCL ladies. Be sure to check out their posts and comment:
OCL Blog
Kendra Wietstock
Lori Tecler
Tammie Edgerton
Broni Holcombe
Debbie Fisher
Carolyn King
Lori Barnett
Debbie Corbari
Lisa Eisner
Stephanie Serrano
Amber Hillman
Meredith Winston
Joy Stagg
Michelle Pearson
Dawn Barrett
Melissa Cash
Latrice Murphy
Deb Felts

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out the OCL blog on Sunday or Monday to see if you are a winner :)

OCL Valentine Sneak Peek Blog Hop

Hello! Today the Our Craft Lounge design team is posting some extra special sneak peeks of the new Valentine's Day sets.

I used the fun set- Love is in the Air- to create this card:
I love this sentiment---can think of so many people I could send this to right now! I paired up the little hot air balloon stamp with some of the Echo Park Yours Truly patterned paper. Love the combo.

Blog Candy and Drawing:
Be sure to leave comments on all the blogs in the hop today AND tomorrow and on the OCL facebook page for a chance to win one of 4 prize bundles (one full set and one single). Winners will be chosen from the comments.
You have until Friday, December 15 at midnight Pacific time/ 3 a.m. Eastern to get your comments posted. The winners will be announced on the OCL blog on Monday.

Here is a full list of blogs:
OCL Blog
Kendra Wietstock
Lori Tecler
Tammie Edgerton
Broni Holcombe
Debbie Fisher
Carolyn King
Lori Barnett
Debbie Corbari
Lisa Eisner
Stephanie Serrano
Amber Hillman
Meredith Winston
Joy Stagg
Michelle Pearson
Dawn Barrett
Melissa Cash
Latrice Murphy
Deb Felts

Thanks for stopping by!! See you tomorrow for another sneak peek!

Our Craft Lounge Tags!

Hi there! Today I am blogging on the Our Craft Lounge blog, sharing a few of the holiday tags I created to dress up some of my gifts. You can check it out HERE!

This is one of the tags I created: Head on over to the OCL blog to see the other tags and details on how to make each one.

Thanks for stopping by!

Life is Fabulous!

Hi! Today I have a quick little bookmark (or tag) idea to share. Since this is the season of gift giving, I will have a lot of gift ideas on my blog in the coming weeks.

For this tag, I used Our Craft Lounge set--Life Is :

I love the vintage look of this set and love the sentiment :) I paired it with Echo Park Times & Seasons patterned paper and some Die-namic dies by My Favorite Things. Perfect together!

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Happy Birthday!

Hello! Happy whatever-the-heck day it is! It has been a busy two weeks. My youngest was home sick from Tuesday through Friday last week and by Friday, my son joined her. I *think* we are germ free now but it was an exhausting week for sure :)

Today, I have a cute birthday card to share with you. I used Our Craft Lounge set Slow and Steady for this one: I colored this adorable fella in with Copic markers and paper pieced the balloons with some Bella Blvd paper, which i just love the colors of. (Really fun collection!) I popped the panel up with Helmar Zapdots (and I used some smaller ones to pop up the turtle too!).

I used Helmar Quick-Fix Adhesive Runner on this to adhere the patterned paper to the card base. This stuff STICKS....it is the best tape runner I have used by a wide margin. PROMISE! Great stuff!

Supply list:
Stamps- Slow and Steady (Our Craft Lounge)
Memento tuxedo black ink
Ivory cardstock (Gina K Designs)
Patterned paper- Finally Fall: You're a Hoot, Cute Cuts (Bella Blvd)
mini clothespin (Tree House Studio)
twine (May Arts)
Adhesive: Hemar Quick-Fix Adhesive Runner, Helmar Zapdots

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Color Blocked Penguin

I love penguins. So I pulled out this Our Craft Lounge set to play with. Right now, I am OK with the sentiment...flash forward a few months and I might change my mind! We are excited for our first PA winter in years! Hopefully it isn't too bad :)

I used Our Craft Lounge set: Penguin Fun to create this color blocked card:

I used some Rockstar Red sparkly fluff on the penguin's hat and scarf. Love how sparkly and fluffy it is. (I guess it is named well!) I stamped the snowflakes in the set in very light sky blue on the white background.

Supplies used:
Stamps- Penguin Fun (Our Craft Lounge)
ink- Memento Tuxedo black ink; sky blue (SU!)
Copic Markers
Patterned paper by Echo Park
String (May Arts)
Sparkly Fluff- Rockstar Red (Our Craft Lounge)

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Sorry!

I couldn't help but use this A Little Witchy set from Our Craft Lounge again. It doesn't HAVE to be just for Halloween! (hee!) Anytime you need a little note of apology, this set would be perfect!


Patterned paper is by Echo Park!
Thanks for stopping by and THANKS so much for your kind comments yesterday!
xo

OCL Breast Cancer Awareness Hop and Blog Candy

The Our Craft Lounge design team is having a blog hop today in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Week. Leave comments on all the blogs of the hop to be entered to win Granny's Support Team stamps set and two jars of pink sparkly fluff! The winner will be announced tomorrow morning on the OCL blog! For my card I used one of my favorite OCL sets-- Out for a Spin. I stamped the bike and paper-pieced it with some pink paper. I stamped some of the hearts from the set and have them floating around the bike. I added some piercing holes to look like the wind around the bike. I love the happy colors of this card---I designed it so that it would be a ray of sunshine to someone who needs it. I have several friends who are battling this disease right now and every one of them are just remarkable people. Until we have a cure...there is hope...

Check out these blogs to see how the wonderful designers used their OCL sets for this special hop! Don't forget to comment to increase your chances of winning!

Kendra
Amber
Carolyn
Deb
Debbie
Lori
Stephanie
Tammie
Michelle
Dawn
Lori
Cassie

Thanks for stopping by today!

Another scaredy cat!

Hello! Happy Saturday!
Today I have a card using Our Craft Lounge Scaredy Cat stamp set. I used this set in a different way this time. The main image features a Cat perched on the pumpkin. Instead of using the cat part, I cut off the top like you would carve a pumpin and lined it up with the swirls on the patterned paper:I love getting more use from my stamps by altering them a bit. The patterned paper is by Echo Park- Apothecary Emporium Collection.

Have a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Merry Christmoose!

Hello! Today I have a card to share that uses Our Craft Lounge Merry Moose and some Echo Park paper scraps.
I colored the moose with Copic markers and cut the tree shape free hand. The sign and moose are popped up on dimensionals.

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Halloween Treat Ideas

Hi there! Sorry for the long absence. I have been spending a lot of time with the kids, getting them acclimated to school here. They started last week and it has been a rough first week.
I am sure they will all be fine but it was an exhausting week!

Today, I am blogging over at the OCL blog. I have a few Halloween treat ideas posted to help jump start your treat making. Hope you will head on over there to check it out! Be back here soon with a project I have been working on for awhile. Almost done!

Thanks for stopping by!

Our Craft Lounge Blog Hop!

Hello! Today is the Our Craft Lounge blog hop! I am the last stop on the hop so if you want to start at the beginning you can click on the "Next Blog" button at the bottom of this post and it will take you to the beginning!


For my card today, I used the new crafty cling set, Scaredy Cat:

I stamped the image three times and colored it with Copic markers. I layered the hat and pumpkin part twice to get more dimension on the card. I added some Wicked Green sparkle fluff to the cat's collar and the buckle on his hat. It really sparkles irl!

Blog Candy: Today is the last day you can post on all of the blogs to be entered to win blog candy. So remember to leave comments as you hop along. At the end of the day, we will be drawing five winners from all the blog comments. Each winner will get to pick one brand new set of their choice. Winners will be announced on the OCL blog on Saturday.

*Bonus entry---LIKE Our Craft Lounge on Facebook for an extra entry. Just be sure to leave an extra comment on the OCL blog letting them know you did it.

Thanks for stopping by!

OCL Sneak Peek Day 2

Hello! Today is day 2 of the Our Craft Lounge sneak peeks. You can find a complete list of the designers who are posting today on the OCL blog.

Blog Candy: Remember to leave comments on all of the blogs today to be entered to win a set of your choice. Winners will be announced on the OCL blog on Saturday.

For today's project, I used the new crafty cling set called Surfin' Santa:
Akk...he is so cute! I love this fun stamp. I stamped Santa and colored him in with Copic markers. After inking the image, I smudged off the design on the shorts to show another way to color them without the candy cane pattern. Pretty straightforward!

Be sure to check back tomorrow for the OCL blog hop.

Thanks for stopping by!

OCL Sneak Peek Day 1

Hi there! Today is the first day of sneak peeks of the new release from Our Craft Lounge and my first release as an Our Craft Lounge design team member :) You can find a list of all the fabulous designers who are sharing projects today on the Our Craft Lounge Blog.

I used A Little Witchy to create this Halloween treat box:

To create this, I just made a box from black cardstock and added some patterned paper. I stamped all the images from the set on white cardstock and cut them out. The witch's outfit is paper pieced and I used Copic markers to color the rest of the images. I stamped the sentiment on a label and added all the elements to the box.

Like what you see? You can find these new releases at Memories of Time.

Blog candy: All comments left on the designer's preview posts on Wednesday and Thursday and blog hop post on Friday will be included in the blog candy drawing on the OCL blog that ends Friday night at midnight (PACIFIC), so be sure to leave a comment on all the blogs you visit!

See you tomorrow for another OCL new release project!

Thanks for stopping by!

So excited to share.....

I am so excited to finally share THIS!
See you tomorrow for sneak peeks of the new releases!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Spook-tacular treat tags

Hello! Today I have a Halloween project to share. Hard to believe that stores are already stocking their Halloween decor and costumes. I figured I would get a jump on a few projects.

I created these treat tags using Our Craft Lounge Spook-tacular set:

And here are close ups of the tags so you can see them a bit better. They all are attached to m&m sleeves. I used a piece of hemp and a button to tie the tags to the bags.

For this tag, I used the witch image...so cute! I stamped her on white cardstock and paper pieced the broom and added stickles to the hat and star punch out. I also used the happy Halloween sentiment right under the image.

Next, I used the spider web and spider on this tag. I stamped the web and spider right on the patterned paper. Then, I stamped the spider again and cut out the body to layer over the first one. This added some dimension. I also used black stickles on the spiders legs. I stamped the sentiment and punched it out with an oval punch. I added two little rhinestones on either side before adhering it to the tag:

The last tag features the kitty image. I stamped the image on the tag and stamped it again so I could attach the second one over the first. This allowed me to have some movement in the tail by not adhering the second tail over the first one. I added some purple stickles on the cat's hat, added rhinestones and the same button tie at the top as I did on the others:

Supplies: Stamps- Spook-tacular (Our Craft Lounge); Memento tuxedo black ink; stickles (black, purple) Ranger; rhinestones (Recollections, Mark Richards); Patterned paper/tags-Twilight (Pink Paislee), Waving Skeletons-Toil & Trouble (Making Memories); m&ms; candy sleeves.

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Back from Vacation and a.....CARD!

Hello! I just got back from a two week vacation at the beach. We had so much fun--For the second week, all my siblings rented houses in the same few blocks and we went to the beach and boardwalk together every day. We all were together with my parents on my dad's 70th birthday. Now we are back home and trying to unpack (again!) and get back to our new life here.

I created this card for my dad's 70th birthday from all of his children. We gave him a gift certificate for custom golf clubs so I created a golf club card: I created the golf bag and clubs by looking at pictures and just designing my own. I added some stitching to make the bag look more realistic. The "70" was cut from Cuttlebug letters. I stamped the background of the card using a sentiment from Our Craft Lounge - Golfin Gramps. It says "Have a Par-fect day!" hee! (I created my dad's birthday card last year using this set too---a definite fav for my golf lovin dad!)

Thanks for stopping by today! Off to do lots a laundry :)

More Toots!

I have a few more publication projects to share today: The first one is a card that is in the June 2011 Crafts 'n Things Magazine: This issue is so fun. I always love Crafts 'n Things for the variety of projects it features. There is something for everyone and even if you strictly paper craft---you can get so much inspiration from the wonderful projects inside! I have another house project in this issue that I love because it features a picture of my family :) (Nepotism!) AND....

The May issue of CardMaker Magazine is now available!!! This issue is fabulous and choc full of lots of my crafty friends :) Their work is amazing! Here is a picture of one of my cards in the issue (page 58):FUN! My amazing friend Melanie has a card in the sketch column (last page) using one of the first stamps I ever illustrated!! Woot! Way to go Melanie!!! (She also has a lot of other fabulous stuff in there as well!) Check it out!

Thanks for stopping by!

Golfin Gramps

Hello!!! Hope you had a good week!
It ended up being pretty busy around here---ahhh Summer! I did manage to get some cards made but then never had the time to photograph them.
We found out yesterday that my son has an abscessed tooth and needs it pulled. This morning he fell on a plastic chair that was turned upside down. The leg of it just nailed him....and for anyone who knows me....I do NOT do well with the sight of blood. I managed to get it cleaned and covered though and don't think he needs stitches (whew!) Never a dull moment with that one :)

Instead of heading to the pool---we are gonna go to the new Toy Story movie today so he doesn't have to think about getting his neck wet. (His idea!)
Last night I pulled out this Our Craft Lounge set - Golfin Gramps -that I ADORE! The golfer guy reminds me of my dad (even though my dad isn't as stout--he definitely resembles him in the hair area! giggle!)
I love all the fun golf items in this set and because there are TONS of golfers in my family....it is a MUST HAVE. Here is what I created for my dad's birthday (which isn't till August so I am doing well!!) I paired the adorable images and sentiment in this set with some Studio Calico paper and fabric strips! I used my beloved MFT dies--cloud trio and fresh cut grass to create the background for the scene. To add a bit more texture, I sewed a few lines on the top of the card.

Materials used: Stamps-Golfin Gramps (Our Craft Lounge); cardstock- white (Gina K Designs), tan (Bazzill Basics); Designe paper- Anthology collection (Studio Calico); fabric strips-Anthology collection (Studio Calico); ribbon-Chartruese (PTI); stapler; button; Copic Markers; Memento tuxedo black ink; Dienamics dies-cloud trio, fresh cut grass (My Favorite Things); Cuttlebug (Provocraft); sewing machine.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!