Sweet Sketch Wednesday # 143, CIC # 47 & TPE 138

Hello Friends! Yesterday, I had the wonderful pleasure of crafting. It used to be I could find time to craft pretty much every day ... but because of some recent and wonderful changes in our family, my crafting time has become unpredictable, sporatic and cherished.

I made three cards for three different challenges yesterday, and (sigh) it was great. This one is for Sweet Sketch Wednesday. A big Thank You goes out to the gals at Sweet Sketch Wednesday blog for reverting back to the old challenge rules. Thank You! This card qualifies for Clear Dollar Stamps' Clearly Inspired Challenge #47, which is one of my fav's : Anything Goes. And also for The Pink Elephant #138, challenge "Lets see those layers" -- at least 3 layers, and at my count, this card has a whopping 7!

I am particually happy with my coloring here, it kind of suprised me how it turned out! I was trying to emulate one of the flowers on the BG Picadilly dp, and even though the colors didnt turn out as I pictured in my mind, I am happy with it all the same.

Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Dahlia

Paper: CDS Bubblegum, BG Dahlia, Buttercream CS

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics

Tools/Accessories: Black self-adhesive pearls

 Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and I so grately appreciate your lovely comments!

Clear Dollar Stamps January NEW RELEASE Product Parade Day 4

Hello Friends! Welcome to day 4 of Clear Dollar Stamps' Product Parade! I love the product parade, I think it is so stinkin fun so see all the different creations that can be made with one stamp set. Today, we are featuring three

Stamp of the Quarter sets.

Winter Bear

This is such a sweet stamp set, perfect for any time of wintertime occasion. And it can be yours for FREE! Not much of a better price than FREE!

Card Details:

Stamps: Winter Bear SOM

Paper: Echo Park Wintertime, coordinating cs, Choice SnowWhite

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: YR04, C1, C3, C5, R27, R81

Tools/Accessories: Modern Label Punch, cream viva pearl pen,

 corner rounder, coordinating ribbon

Sweetheart

Ok, so If you have been following along the product parade route, you will definately recognize this stamp. I used the main heart image on two cards featured on day one of the product parade! It is a definate "need" for your Valentine's day cards, and it can be yours FREE!

Card Details:

Stamps: SweetHeart

Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, MME Honey Cake

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Real Red

Tools/Accessories: Oval Nestabilities

Mini Verses

The final stamp set of this quarter's Product Parade (sniff sniff) This has been SO FUN! Probably my favorite Product Parade so far! Ok, on to Mini Verses ...

Card Details:

Stamps: Mini Verses

Paper: night & day su dp, Basic black, whisper white

Ink: Real Red

Tools/Accessories: Real Red Ribbon, CDS Tabs & Tags Dies,

Charcoal chalk ink

Ok, that is IT! All these brand new gorgeous stamps are available for purchase NOW! Just click HERE to go directly to Clear Dollar Stamps' store. Thank you so very much for stopping by today, I hope you were able to visit every day during the product parade, and I hope you visit my fellow DT gals' blogs. Just see my sidebar for their blog links! Again, thank you, and Happy Shopping!

Happy New Year! 



Clear Dollar Stamps January NEW RELEASE Product Parade Day 3

Hello Friends! So glad you could join us for day #3 of Clear Dollar Stamps' product parade! Today I have 6 inspirational cards to share with you... so lets get started!

Ark of Faith & God is Love
This is a single stamp selling for $7.99. It is a large stamp with alot of detail, and it is a lot of fun to color! God is Love is another in the fabulous collection of single sentiment stamps CDS has to offer.

Card Details:

Stamps: Ark of Faith, God is Love single stamp

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Echo Park Little Boy dp,

Choice Snow White

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Real Red

Copics: R22, R02, C1, C3, E00, E02, YR30, E31,

E23, E81, E37, G05, BG02, R27, E33, BG05, Y11

Tools/Accessories: Corner Rounder

Psalm 46:10

One of my favorite scriptures .... I used Bold Butterflies die & stamps to set the scripture apart from the card itself. What other thing seems closer to God than the Butterfly itself?



Card Details:

Stamps: Psalm 46:10, Bold Butterflies

Paper: Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze, MME Honey Cake dp

Ink: Baja Breeze, Momento Tuxedo Black

Tools/Accessories: Bold Butterflies dies, Circle Nestabilities

Walk by Faith

This is a set of 3 for only $3.99 .. what a great value, as well as a great message.

Card Details:

Stamps: Walk by Faith

Paper: Real Red, Echo Park For the Record

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: R29, 100

Tools/Accessories: Cream Viva Pearl Pen, Modern Label Punch,

Ticket Corner Punch, dimensionals

Psalm 37:23
Yet another great scripture stamp for this product parade. I really like pairing Cross Messages Additions with these scriptures. Another CAS card so the scripture is the main focus.

Card Details:

Stamps: Psalm 37:23,

Cross Messages Additions

Paper: Day & Night dp, Real Red

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Real Red

Tools/Accessories: CDS Designer Dies

Eternity

This is a great stamp set of 3 for only $4.99. I cant say enough about this set, it is wonderful, so I will just let it speak for itself.

Card Details:

Stamps: Eternity

Paper: October Afternoon Campfire dp, Baja Breeze, Vanilla

Ink: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze

Tools/Accessories: Labels 14 nestabilities,

Cream Viva Pearl Pen, Sponge Dauber

I am so happy you were able to stop by and enjoy today's product parade. We have one more day coming up tomorrow! Tomorrow, we are featuring all the Stamps of the Quater!

 

Please visit the rest of the Clear Dollar Stamps DT blogs (see sidebar) for more inspiration and fantastic creations! And! Dont forget! You can shop for these stamps NOW!! Click HERE to go directly to Clear Dollar's store!

Clear Dollar Stamps January NEW RELEASE Product Parade Day 2

Hello and welcome to Day #2 of Clear Dollar Stamps' product parade!  Lets get started, shall we ......

You Lift Me Up
This is an adorable stamp set of 6 for only $5.75, a great value for a sweet stamp set. I was thrilled to find this starry night dp from the October Afternoon Campfire collection. This set is perfect for an anytime 'thinking of you' card.

Card Details:

Stamps: You Lift Me Up

Paper: Neenah Solar White, October Afternoon Camfire dp

coordinating cardstock

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: R46, R81, Colorless blender, E31, E33, C1

Tools/Accessories: cream viva pearl pen, labels one nestabilities,

cream ric rak ribbon

Cute as a Button

This is another one of Clear Dollar Stamps' versatile single stamps. I guess it is kind of obvious where I got my inspiration for this card. I just love how this one turned out .. reminds me of a warm spring day.

Card Details:

Stamps: Cute as a Button single stamp

Paper: Echo Park Country Drive dp, Real Red

Ink: Real Red, Tombow marker #245

Tools/Accessories: Real Red Ribbon, Dimensionals, misc buttons,

mft dienamics fresh cut grass die

Dahlia

It is no secret how much I love flower stamps... I especially love to color them and this stamp set of 6 is only $7.99. A great value for a stamp you can use all year long. Ok, yes, I do love how this card turned out. It is a 4.5" square card to allow the dahlia to dominate the card.

Card Details:

Stamps: Dahlia

Paper: Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Whisper White,

Choice SnowWhite

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: V20, V25, YG23

Tools/Accessories: Dimensionsals

Josephine Clemantis

This stamp set is amazing! Yet another gorgeous flower stamp set from the talented illustrators at CDS. This one is a stamp set of 3 for only $9.99. A perfect addition to any stampers collection. Once again, I made this one a 4.5" square so the flower could dominate! And I got to use Clear Dollar Stamps' gorgeous cardstock and coordinating copics markers.



Card Details:

Stamps: Josephine Clemantis

Paper: CDS Orange Whip, CDS Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White,

Choice SnowWhite

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: YR04 (cds orange whip), YR07(cds tangelo smoothy),

YG23 (cds kiwi kiss), YG03

Tools/Accessories: CDS Orange Whip ribbon, dimensionals

Well that is the gorgous lineup for day #2. Thank you so much for stopping by! Please remember to check out the rest of the design team's (see my sidebar) inspirations for more fantastic examples of these great stamp sets. And also, remember you can shop NOW! Click HERE to go directly to Clear Dollar Stamps' store!

We are only half way thru our January Product Parade! I hope to see you tomorrow for more great stamp sets!








Clear Dollar Stamps January NEW RELEASE Product Parade Day 1

Hello Friends! Welcome to 2012! Wow! I am always amazed how quickly time seems to pass these days ... ANYHOO ... I am thrilled to announce that TODAY is the first day of CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS' New Release Product Parade! Our chance to showcase all the fantastic New Releases for this first quarter of 2012. And the best part ... ALL of the featured stamps set are available for purchase N O W !! Yes, no more waiting to shop! Over the next 4 days, the design team and I will be sharing inspirations from each of our new release stamp sets! Be sure to check out everyone on the design team for fantastic inspirations! (see links on my sidebar...) Ok, lets get started with day 1!

Today, we have some wonderful Valentine's day / Love Scripture stamp sets.

Toucans of Love & Toucan Pray Better Than One

Toucans of Love is a set of 2 adorable stamps for only $4.99, I have paired it with the single stamp sentiment "toucan pray better than one" along with another stamp you will learn about later on in the product parade. I paper pieced these two sweet Toucans and sponged the background.

Card Details:

Stamps: Toucans of Love, Tou-can pray better than one

Paper: MME Happier DP, Taken with Teal, Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Real Red, Momento Tuxedo Black, CDS Fresh Papaya

Copics: YG23 (kiwi kiss), YR04 (orange whip), E23, BG02

Tools/Accessories: Sponge dauber, dimensionals

Valentine John 3:16

This is a single stamp selling for only $3.99. A perfect addition for your  Valentine collection. I have paired it with a stamp you will learn about later on during the product parade.

Card Details:

Stamps: Valentine John 3:16, SweetHeart

Paper: Basic Grey, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Basic Grey

Tools/Accessories: Labels 14 & Oval Nestabilities, Real Red & Basic Grey Ribbon, D'vine Swirls embossing folder

Psalm 116:1

These next few stamps are single scripture stamps which are always a great value.

Card Details:

Stamps: Psalm 116:1 scripture single stamp, Bold Butterflies

Paper: Pink Flamingo dp, Cameo Coral, Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Tempting Turquoise

Tools/Accessories: Bold Butterflies dies

John 15:12

You might notice that this scripture stamp is paired with that 'mystery' stamp that you will learn more about later on during the product parade... you can see just how versatile this 'mystery' stamp is!

Card Details:

Stamps: This is my Commandment scripture single stamp, Sweet Heart

Paper: SU pink flamingo dp, tempting turquoise, whisper white

Ink: Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, CDS Fresh Papaya

Tools/Accessories: Real Red Ribbon, Oval Nestabilities

Romans 5:8

Yet another wonderful scripture stamp! This one is paired with a previously released stamp set, Cross Messages additions, and the royal color, Purple. A clean & simple design that really packs a punch...



Card Details:

Stamps: Romans 5:8 single stamp

Cross Messages Additions

Paper: unknown dp, Whisper White

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Tools/Accessories: Cream Viva Pearl Pen, CDS Designer dies

Luke 12:34



Card Details:

Stamps: Luke 12:34 scripture

Paper: Urban Oasis dp, Whisper White

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Charcoal chalk ink

Deuteronomy 6:5

So my last card for today's product parade looks pretty much exactly like one a couple back, but I just loved the simplicity of this layout, using the dp as the actual card base. I think it is so important to feature the scripture and not let it get lost in my 'normal' busy cards.

Card Details:

Stamps: Deuteronomy 6:5, Cross Messages Additions

Paper: Unknown dp, Whisper white

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Tools/Accessories: CDS Deslgner Dies, Viva Pearl Pen-cream

Well, that is all I have to share with you today! Please be sure to visit my fellow Clear Dollar Stamps' DT members' blogs to be further inspired by their wonderful creations! Remember, you can shop for all these wonderful stamp sets NOW! Click HERE to go directly to Clear Dollar Stamps store! And please come back tomorrow for, what just might be, my favorites of this quarter's product parade! Thanks so much for stopping by today!













Clear Dollar Stamps DECEMBER Blog Hop .." White as Snow "

Hello Friends! It is time once again for Clear Dollar Stamps' monthly blog hop! You should have arrived here from Sarah's lovely blog. If not, go ahead and hop on back to Lori's blog, where the hop starts.

This month, our wonderful hostess, Linda, has given us the perfect theme ... " White As Snow"

We are given free reign to interpret the theme however we see fit, and when it inspired me to make an all white card, featuring one of my most favorite CDS stamps, Snow Friends.

Christmas is NEXT WEEK, can you believe it? I hope everyone is done with all the 'Christmas work' and can simply enjoy this week before Christmas. I think this is my favorite week of the year, the tree is boutiful with gifts, lights and decorations .. everyone is happy and the kids are at their best behavior in anticipation of "santa's" arrival... 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog as well as joining in on this month's HOP! Your next stop on this lovely day is our hostess, Linda's beautiful blog. Enjoy!

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Card Details:

Stamps: Snow Friends

Paper: Whisper White, Choice Snowwhite, Real Red 

Ink: Momento Rich Cocoa, Momento Tuxedo Black, Real Red

Copics: E43, BG10, C1, R29, YR07

Tools/Accessories: spots & dots embossing folder,

 Circle & Lacey circle nestabilities, real red & whisper white ribbons

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Blog Hop Details:

There are prizes to be won just for hoping around and leaving comments! Every comment you leave for the DT increases your chances of winning!

This month's prize is definately worth joining in on the hop..We are changing up the prizes a little bit .. ONE lucky winners will recieve a $25 gift certificate to the Clear Dollar Stamps digi store!

 **Winner will be randomly chosen from comments received on two DT member blogs. Winners will be announced on the CDS blog        **

Ok, your next stop on the hop is the inspiring    s blog. Thank you so much for joining in the fun of this month's hop! Did you leave lots of love for everyone? Remember, the more you comment, the more chances you have to WIN!


Good Luck and Happy Hopping!!

Clearly Inspired Challenge #42 *** Birthday ***

Hello Friends! It has happened again, time has flown by and I find it is once again time for the Clearly Inspired Challenge over at ClearlyiStamp! This time, our hostess and my BFF, Cassie, has challenged us to make Birthday cards! Seeing how we are about to celebrate Jesus' birthday, it is a perfect and timely theme! Great Job, Cassie!

I chose these two adorable single stamps to create a Christmas-ish birthday card. I have a few friends who have December birthdays, so I thought it would be fun to make a birthday card with Christmas undertones, and this MME 12 days of Christmas made a perfect backdrop! And I love these colors together!

Card Details:

Stamps: Birthday Cake Swirls & Happy Birthday

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Choice Snowwhite, MME 12 days dp

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: BG01, BG02, BG05, G05, Y38, YR07, R27, C1

Tools/Accessories: Circle & Lacey Circle Nestabilities

Here are the details of the Clearly Inspired Challenge:

-Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.

 -Challenges can use any stamps or digis from any company

 -Only one entry per person per challenge and please no back posting
-Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month. The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month. For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for stamps or digis up for grabs with a maximum of 3. (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away. . .that's a total of 6 winners in that example.)

Ok, lets see what you all come up with!! Get to work! :o)



Clearly Inspired Challenge #41 *** Christmas ***

Hello Friends! Welcome to December and the Holiday Season! This year has really flown by, and with us living in the desert southwest, the holidays really sneak up on me because it stays so warm here so late into the year... I am a native Washingtonian, and even though it has been 12+ years since I have lived there, these southern "winters" still trip me out. Hahaha

Well, not only is it the begining of December, the begining of the holiday season, my birthday in two days eek!, it is time once again for Clear Dollar Stamps' Clearly Inspired Challenge! This time, our talented and inspiring challenge hostess, Cassie, has challenged us to make Christmas cards. And, since we are all making Christmas cards, it is a perfect and timely challenge. Thank you Cassie!

Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Little Bethlehem

Paper: Brocade Blue, Cottonball White, Bo Bunny Blitzen dp

Ink: Craft Whisper White, Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: B95, G05, YG03, YR30, C1, C3, BG70, E43, E31,

 E37, E33, E57, E08, E81

Tools/Accessories: Whisper White ribbon,

Sterling Silver embossing powder, paper studio pearls, dimensionals

Here are the details on the Clearly Inspired Challenge:

-Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.

-Challenges can use any stamps or digis from any company

-Only one entry per person per challenge and please no back posting

 -Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month. The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month. For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for stamps or digis up for grabs with a maximum of 3. (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away. . .that's a total of 6 winners in that example.)

 Ok, lets see what you all come up with!! Get to work! :o)

Katie's Life Celebration Blog Hop

Hello Friends ...Thank you for joining us in honoring our Katie. You should have arrived here from the sweet and talented, not to mention MY BFF, Cassie's blog if not, go ahead and hop back to the begining HERE.

As many of you know, our sweet friend, Katie Renz, just recently lost her battle with gastric cancer. It comforts me to know she is no longer suffering that terrible pain, and that she is once again healed and whole in the Kingdom of Heaven. I like to think of her leading God's Design Team.

Katie brought so much creativity to the blogging community, as well as SO MUCH MORE. Today, on this "Tuesday Tutorial", we would like to honor our Katie by CASEing her fabulous cards into birthday cards. Katie was so uber-talented, I tried my best to honor her by CASEing this card:

I have a LONG way to go before I am able to color as beautifully as Katie could, but I do hope I did her card justice. I was drawn to this card by the eyelets and twine. Katie always had a keen eye for special details.



I 'met' Katie thru Clear Dollar Stamps before I was invited to join the design team, we would comment and chat during the old weekly color challenge. Turns out she lived in my old home town! She, along with my BFF, Cassie, encouraged me to try out for the design team and continued to encourage me while we served on the cds design team together.

Katie was such an inspiring person, not only in her card making and crafting, but in her honesty and candor. She openly shared her journey with the cancer she battled, her ups and downs and her finding peace.

She will be grately missed and fondly remembered.

Thank you so much for stopping by and joining in Katie's Life Celebration blog hop. Your next stop is the talented Jerusha's blog. Again, thank you for joining us in remembering such a wonderful person.

If you would like to donate in of support OPERATION RENZ FAMILY,click HERE

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Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Summer Dahlia

Paper: CratePaper Farmhouse dp, Choice Snowwhite, coordinating cs

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: R81, R83, Y17, YG03

Tools/Accessories: misc eyelets, MME pink & white twine

Clear Dollar Stamps NOVEMBER Blog Hop .." Thankful "

 Hello Friends! It is time once again for Clear Dollar Stamps' monthly BLOG HOP! I so look forward to these hops! You should have arrived here from the talented Sarah's blog. If not, go ahead and hop on back to Lori's blog, clearlyistamp, to start the hop!

Ahh, November ... thoughts of the holidays are upon us, Christmas decorations have been in the stores for awhile now ... I know it is easy for me to get overwhelmed and stressed this time of year, and so this month's hop theme, brought to us by our wonderful hostess, Linda, is a perfect one. Reminding me to be Thankful for all the blessings I have surrounding me instead of being stressed by the world that surrounds me.

"Thankful"

Everyone is probably thinking of Thanksgiving cards, but I decided to go another direction ... I used Clear Dollar Stamps' Windowbox Wishes stamp set. It is such a versatile set, perfect for all seasons.

Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Windowbox Wishes

Paper: Real Red, Aqua, Choice Buttercream, Crate Paper Farmhouse dp

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: R29, R46, BG10, YR04, YR07, Y17, YG03, G05

Tools/Accessories: Labels One Nestabilities, Ribbon tags trios nestabilities

Blog Hop Details:

There are prizes to be won just for hoping around and leaving comments! Every comment you leave for the DT increases your chances of winning!


This month's prize is definately worth joining in on the hop..We are changing up the prizes a little bit .. ONE lucky winners will recieve a $25 gift certificate to the Clear Dollar Stamps digi store!

 **Winner will be randomly chosen from comments received on two DT member blogs. Winners will be announced on the CDS blog Wednesday, November 23 **

Ok, your next stop on the hop is the inspiring Lisa's blog. Thank you so much for joining in the fun of this month's hop! Did you leave lots of love for everyone? Remember, the more you comment, the more chances you have to WIN!
Good Luck and Happy Hopping!! !

Clearly Inspired Challenge #40 *** Flowers ***

Wow, I know I say it every time, but seriously? Time is speeding by! Which, I guess is good. With the time speeding thing noted, I find myself at the third Friday of the month, which means it is time, once again, for the Clearly Inspired Challenge!! YAY! This time, our amazing hostess, Cassie, has challenged us to use FLOWERS on our projects.

I chose a Christmas flower, CDS Poinsettia Joy. I paper pieced the different layers of petals and leaves to give it an interestiing look.

Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Poinsettia Joy

Paper: Old Olive, Echo Park Seasons Greetings dp

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Tools/Accessories: dimensionals, misc pearls

Here are the details on the Clearly Inspired Challenge:


-Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.

-Challenges can use any stamps or digis from any company

-Only one entry per person per challenge and please no back posting


-Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month. The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month. For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for stamps or digis up for grabs with a maximum of 3. (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away. . .that's a total of 6 winners in that example.)

Ok, lets see what you all come up with!! Get to work! :o)

Clearly Inspired Challenge #39 *** Color Challenge ***

Time really does fly ... it is November already!! eek! By the check of the calender, it is time again for Clear Dollar Stamps' Clearly Inspired Challenge, where there are prizes to be won! Who doesnt LOVE a prize!

This time, our lovely hostess, Cassie, has brought us a color challenge. If you dont have these exact colors, use something close. If you want these exact colors, go do some shopping at Clear Dollar Stamps!

Here is my card using these fabulous colors in CDS papers and CDS hybrid inks.

Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Christmas Deer

Paper: CDS Red Velvet Cake, CDS Spring Leaf, Whisper White,

CDS Gold, Echo Park Seasons Greetings dp

Ink: CDS Red Velvet Cake, CDS Spring Leaf

Tools/Accessories: Oval Nestabilities, Modern Label Punch,

CDS gold ribbon, Corner Rounder

Here are the details on the Clearly Inspired Challenge:

-Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.

 -Challenges can use any stamps or digis from any company

 -Only one entry per person per challenge and please no back posting


-Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month. The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month. For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for stamps or digis up for grabs with a maximum of 3. (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away. . .that's a total of 6 winners in that example.)

Ok, lets see what you come up with! Happy Crafting Everyone!

Clearly Inspired Challenge #38 *** PINK ***

Hello Friends! The time is here again for another Clearly Inspired Challenge! This time, the challenge is PINK ! As you can see, I took the challenge quite literaly. hahaha

Wow! This year has been flying by! Things have been wild here the last couple weeks. To sum it up, we became a licensed foster/adopt home, and on the very same day, received our first foster child, a 9 month old little boy. Talk about turning everything Upside Down! Like for example, I would have bet the farm that I had already scheduled this post so it would be ON TIME for yesterday. But ... maybe its baby brain. haha...  

Here are the details on the Clearly Inspired Challenge:

-Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.

-Challenges can use any stamps or digis from any company

-Only one entry per person per challenge and please no back posting
 -Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month. The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month. For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for stamps or digis up for grabs with a maximum of 3. (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away. . .that's a total of 6 winners in that example.)

 Card Details:

.Stamps: CDS Birthday Blessings Oval &  CDS Birthday Party

Paper: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Choice SnowWhite

Ink: Melon Mambo, Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: RV13, RV14, E47, R27, Y17, YR07

Tools/Accessories: CDS Elegant accents oval die,

 Oval Nestabilities,

Labels 19 Nestabilities,

Melon Mambo ribbon, Dimensionals

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I really appreciate your visit and your comments! 

Clear Dollar Stamps OCTOBER Blog Hop .." Happy Fall Y'All "

Hello Friends! It is time again for Clear Dollar Stamps' monthly Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from the talented Kathy's blog, if not, go ahead and hop back to Lori's blog, ClearlyiStamp to start the hop!                                 

Can you believe it is already October? Finally the weather has become nice and tolerable here in my corner of the country, which makes this month's theme a perfect one. Linda has challenged us to put our own creative spin on:

Happy Fall Y'All

I decided to use just the leaves from the July release Clear Dollar set, Squirrel Chatter. Going more toward a simple design is sometimes hard for me, but this time, I think it worked out nicely.

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Card Details:

Stamps: Squirrel Chatter

Paper: October Afternoon Campfire dp,
Dusty Durango, Neenah Solar White

Ink: Momento Rich Cocoa, Dusty Durango

Tools/Accessories: D'vine Swirls embossing folder,
 Chestnut chalk ink, CDS Designer Dies,
Buttercup liquid pearls, dimensionals

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Blog Hop Details:

There are prizes to be won just for hoping around and leaving comments! Every comment you leave for the DT increases your chances of winning!
This month's prize is definately worth joining in on the hop..We are changing up the prizes a little bit .. ONE lucky winners will recieve a $25 gift certificate to the Clear Dollar Stamps digi store!

**Winner will be randomly chosen from comments received on two DT member blogs. Winners will be announced on the CDS blog Thursday, October 20 **

Ok! Your next stop is the inspiring Jan's blog! Thank you so much for joining in on this month's hop! Did you leave lots of love for everyone? Remember the more comments, the more chances you have to be a winner! Good Luck!!