Winner!

Thanks to all who entered my giveaway...and a very special thanks to each of you who are followers of this blog.

Stay tuned as I have another giveaway coming your way soon!

But first...let me announce the winner of The Twinery's Ultimate Color Sampler Pack!





Sandi, please send me an e-mail with your mailing address so we can get your prize package out to you.
{You can find my e-mail address in my blog header or on my Blogger profile.}

{Winner will have 48 hours to contact me with their information. If they have not contacted me by that time, a new winner will be chosen.}

OWL always love you! {Market Street Stamps}

***Looking for the giveaway from The Twinery? Look HERE***


Market Street Stamps release week is in full swing and today I am giving you a little peek at one of the new sets {Night Owls}:


{You can see a bit of the Sweet Lace background there as well.}


Stay tuned to the Market Street Stamps blog all week long to see some sneaks of all the new releases!

And, as always, when the new sets are available for purchase they will be 15% off for one week. Or if you get the whole new release bundle they are 25% off!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (white);
Patterned Paper: Crate Paper (Emma's Shoppe - 6x6);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Night Owls); Market Street Stamps (Sweet Lace);
Ink: Tsukineko (Tea Leaves, Aloe Vera); Memento (Tuxedo Black);
String: May Arts (String - Brown);
Other: Maya Road (Trinket Pin - Yellow Star);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Hey Pumpkin! {Market Street Stamps}

***Looking for the giveaway from The Twinery? Look HERE***


I can't believe that it is almost time for Halloween (and I was definitely not expecting to see Christmas decorations in stores already!), but this year has flown by and here it is...almost October!

It's also time for another release of new sets and backgrounds from Market Street Stamps!
Here is a little something I created using the new mini set {Happy Pumpkin}:


Come back tomorrow for another sneak peek at a new set called Night Owls...and stay tuned to the Market Street Stamps blog all week long as there is always a PaRtY during release week!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (white);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Happy Pumpkin); Market Street Stamps (Pretty Perfect Grid);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black); Ranger (Spiced Marmelade);
Markers: Copic (YR12, YR68, YG03, YG25);
Twill: (Twill - White: from LittleRedCottage on etsy);
Tape: K&Co. (Smash Tape - Black Dots);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board); Tim Holtz (Tiny Attacher);

The Twinery DT {Blog Hop}

The Introduction:
If you are hopping along with us today: You should have come here from Angelica Suarez's blog. If you did, you are in the right place! Welcome!
If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!

If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you! Please join along in the hop - you can start at The Twinery's blog.

Here's the full hop order for today:
The Twinery
Monique Hansen
Linda Smith
Ivona Foster
Sheri Twing
Angelica Suarez
Tifany DeGough <--- You are here!

The Details:
As you hop from blog to blog make sure and comment on every post because there are prizes being given away at every stop! {Be sure to check each blog for the details on how you can enter to win.}

The Prize:
The Twinery is letting me give away the Ultimate Color Sampler Pack!


To enter my giveaway:
• Be sure you are signed up as a follower.
• Leave a comment on this post. The deadline will be 11:59 pm (PST) on Wednesday, September 28th.
{Winner will have 48 hours to contact me with their information. If they have not contacted me by that time, a new winner will be chosen.}

The Project:
I'm busy planning a Fiskateer crop (it's finally happening on Saturday!) and in preparing for the crop I've been surrounded in orange and green.

I took a little time out from crop planning to create these tags, but I couldn't get away from the color palette.


I love using twine as accents on my projects...and isn't The Twinery's Mandarin twine the perfect way to tie up the ribbons on the tags?

I've been using The Twinery's twine for a lot of aspects for the upcoming crop...but I am leaving those as a surprise for Saturday. Check back soon to see what else I created!

Thanks for stopping by today!

The Next Stop:
This is the end of the line for today, but be sure to stop by The Twinery's blog tomorrow for round three of the blog hop!

Supplies:
Twine: The Twinery (Mandarin);
Cardstock: Sunburn (Orange Dotted);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Enjoy Today);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black);
Markers: Copic (YR68, YG25);
Other: Pink Paislee (Artisan Tape - Orange); Offray (Ribbon - Green); (Washi Tape - Green);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Market Fresh Sketch: Sketch Challenge {Market Street Stamps}

{As seen today on the Market Street Stamps blog}

It's time for a new sketch challenge on the Market Street Stamps blog - have you been playing along?


I love this adorable little milk bottle from the For All It's Worth set - my eye immediately was drawn to it when I first saw the set. I think it would be adorable as a paper pieced image, but it is also great for coloring with Copic markers.


I love all the sentiment combos and the circle labels to use with them (or without them). I placed the sentiment off-center for this card so that I could add in the button.


I used the Sweet Lace background stamp and added some pleated ribbon to finish it off.


Thank you for dropping by today...and don't forget to play along in the challenge!

Supplies: 

Cardstock: Discount Cardstock (Posh Sunshine Lemon Dungaree 105#); Georgia Pacific (White);

Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Sweet Lace, For All It's Worth);

Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa); 

Markers: Copic (C3, B21, B23, Y00, Y04, Y08);

Ribbon: Maya Road (Pleated Grosgrain - Yellow);

Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

A Little Hello {Authentique Paper}

{As seen today on the Authentique Paper blog}

I love the 6x6 Bundles from Authentique Paper...they are small, affordable, and have all the great designs from the collection.
As a cardmaker I especially enjoy the smaller print size.


I also enjoy making mini cards. I love all things small and I also am not good with words...so small cards = less space to write.

I used one sheet from the Blissful 6x6 Bundle to create these two mini cards:


These came together very quickly - just cut the 6x6 sheet down to 3x6, score to create two 3x3 cards, add a stamp, and then add a great pop of color with these:


There are plenty of letters for creating any sentiment you choose.
Easy and quick!

Thanks for stopping by today!


Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Blissful 6x6 Bundle);
Stickers: Authentique Paper (Blissful Petite Type Square);
Stamps: Unity (Born An Original - Authentique Itty Bitty);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Color Challenge {Authentique Paper}

{As seen today on the Authentique Paper blog}


Authentique Paper is having their first ever color challenge (starting today) - and here's the card I created using the color palette:


Here's the color palette:


Be sure to head on over to the blog to get yourself in on the challenge!

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Splendid 6x6 Bundle, Splendid Icons, Blissful 6x6 Bundle, Blissful Icons, Uncommon 6x6 Bundle, Uncommon Icons);
Embellishments: Maya Road (Kraft Mini Ticket); Tim Holtz (Mini Safety Pin); Pearls;
String: May Arts (String - SM10);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Rejected

If you haven't heard of the Reject Blog Hop...it's time to check it out!

This is one of my cards that was a reject from the recent Paper Crafts call.
(I only made a couple of cards for this call...and ALL of my cards were rejects this time around, actually...but I am saving one special one for later.)



Thanks for stopping by today!
And if you aren't already a follower...please sign up!
{I'm almost to 300 followers and I think I feel a giveaway coming on!}

Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White);
Stamps: Unity (Family Is Forever - Authentique Itty Bitty);
Ink: Tsukineko (Midnight Black, Red Magic, Mango Madness, Thatched Straw, Key Lime, Aegean Blue, Purple Hydrangea);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Splendid {Authentique Paper}

{As seen today on the Authentique Paper blog}

I love the 6x6 Bundles from Authentique Paper for creating cards, but even if I cover the front of a standard A2 card, I still have small scrap strips left over.

I don't want to throw away those beautiful scraps, so I save them to use for cards like these:


Using a few coordinating strips as a base gives a great start to any card (and is an easy way to make a quick coordinating card set).


You can create a simple look by adding a simple stamped sentiment, or you can add layers of embellishments to create a vintage look.


For this card set I layered on doilies, vintage playing cards, buttons, twine, string, and twill ribbons.


What do you do with your scraps?

Thanks for coming by today!

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Splendid 6x6 Bundle);
Cardstock: Kraft Outlet (Kraft);
Twine: The Twinery (Honeydew);
String: May Arts (SM10);
Ribbons: May Arts (382-34-27); (Pink Twill);
Other: (Buttons); (Vintage Cards); (Paper Doily);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Explore. {Market Street Stamps}

{As seen today on the Market Street Stamps blog}

I have an absolute love/hate relationship with the red/teal color combo - it catches my eye...but for some reason my brain cannot comprehend how it goes together.
No matter what my brain thinks, sometimes I just can't help but use it for papercrafting...it inspires me!

This card started out when I was doing some simple coloring on a sheet of stamped images. I wanted to play with the idea of coloring this cute little camper with only two Copic markers. {Generally I use more than one shade of each color, but this was created with only two markers...one red and one teal.}

After I had my camper colored I needed to cut it out since it was surrounded by other stamped images, and after playing with layout options for the image and card I decided on this clean and simple design. 

So...what do you think about the red/teal color combo?
Love it? 

Hate it? 

A little of both?

Let me know what you think by leaving a comment...and thank you for stopping by today!


Supplies: 
Cardstock: Discount Cardstock (Posh Red Pepper Linen 80#);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Gone Campin);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black);
Markers: Copic (R27, BG15, E57);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Paint The Town: Color Challenge {Market Street Stamps}

{As seen today on the Market Street Stamps blog}

It's time for a new challenge on the Market Street Stamps blog and this is the card I created for the challenge:



I used the new Autumn Greetings set for the sentiment and the cute pumpkin image. The background was created by using the Punched Tin background stamp.
Everything was stamped on some patterned paper from the Basic Grey Basics Manila paper pad.


The pumpkin image was colored with Copic markers and carefully cut out. After it was cut out I added a bit of Distress Ink to the edges.


The cardstock was originally a very bright yellow, but I toned it down a bit with some Distress Inks so the color would be closer to the yellow used in the challenge color palette.


Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: 
Cardstock: Discount Cardstock (Posh Sunshine Lemon Dungaree 105#); Georgia Pacific (White);
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey (Basics Manila 6x6 Pad);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Punched Tin, Autumn Greetings);
Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa); Ranger (Mustard Seed, Scattered Straw);
Markers: Copic (E25, E57, Y32, YR12, YG03, YG25, YR68);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Tutorial {Authentique Paper}

{As seen today on the Authentique Paper blog}

Starting today, you can stop by the Authentique Paper blog the first four Sundays of each month and find a fabulous tutorial from one of the Authentique Paper Design Team members.

Today I will be showing you how to create a notepad cover for a 5x8 notepad from just a single 12x12 sheet of Authentique's beautiful paper.

Start by scoring your 12x12 sheet at 5", 5.25", 10.25", and 10.5".
Rotate your paper a quarter turn and score at 1", 1.25", and 9.25".

{I like to score on the side of the paper that will be the inside of the cover.}

Cut along the score marks as shown below.

{Score marks are red lines and cut marks are black lines.}

You will be left with this:

{I like to pre-fold at the score lines to make assembly easier.}

Insert the notepad and glue in place. Glue along the left edge of the bottom flap to create the pocket.

{I trimmed off a bit of the inside corner of the pocket flap to create the angle.}

To create the closure, use two of the circle die cuts from the Icons sheet, add a bit of string and add a small amount of adhesive in the center of each die cut to hold in place.

Punch a hole in the center of each circle and set an eyelet.

{Now you can close the cover just by wrapping the string around the die cuts in a figure eight.}

To make the notepad itself a bit more personalized, I added stamped images and sentiments every few pages.

I took some of the paper that was cut away from the original 12x12 sheet of paper and made a small coordinating card - now it's a fun little gift set!

{Wouldn't it be fun to tuck these in a backpack to surprise your little one as they head back to school?}

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper ("Original" from the Uncommon Collection);
Die Cuts: Authentique Paper ("Icons" from the Uncommon Collection);
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company ("Share Your Smile" - Authentique Itty Bitty);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black);
String: May Arts (SM09);
Other: (Eyelets - Silver);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board); We R Memory Keepers (Crop-A-Dile II - Big Bite);

Card, Sketch, & a Challenge {Authentique Paper}

{As seen today on the Authentique Paper blog}

Authentique Paper is having their first ever sketch challenge (starting today) - and here's the card I created using the card sketch:


Here's the card sketch:


Be sure to head on over to the blog to see the coordinating layout sketch and get yourself in on the challenge!

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Blissful 6x6 Bundle, Blissful Icons);
Tools: Tim Holtz (Tiny Attacher); Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

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Option One:

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Option Two:

Go to your personal Blogger profile {where it lists "About Me", "Interests", "My Blogs", and "Blogs I Follow"}. Scroll to the very bottom of the screen and click on the button that says "Manage Blogs I Follow". This will bring up a new page where you will scroll all the way to the bottom and see an "Add" button. Click it and with "Add from URL" marked, insert the blog address {http://authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/}. Click "Next" and follow the prompts to become a follower.


Option Three {Old Blogger Interface}:

From your Blogger dashboard, find the section titled "Reading List". Beneath you will find a button marked "Add". Click it and with "Add from URL" marked, insert the blog address {http://authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/}. Click "Next" and follow the prompts to become a follower.


Option Four {New Blogger Interface}:

From your Blogger dashboard, find the section titled "Reading List". Beneath you will find a button marked "Add". Click it and with "Add from URL" marked, insert the blog address {http://authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/}. Click "Follow" to become a follower.