Sketch of the Week and a SPECIAL SALE

Today is Sketch Day Challenge at Repeat Impressions and this is the sketch Wendy gave us.

And here is  my card:

Stamps:
              Joy to the world....
              Earth Ornament

Here is the list of Rock Star Designers who made projects to inspire you:

Melissa 
Cheri 
Deonna  
Joy ~  you are here
Joyce  
Karen  
Geri
Brenda

Here is how you can participate and may be the randomly chosen name to win a gift certificate from Repeat Impressions:

1.  Make a card using Wendy's sketch above
2.  Post it on Wendy's blog, The House That Stamps Built
3.  You don't have to used Repeat Impression Stamps, but if you do, your name will be entered twice!

OK --- NOW FOR GREAT NEWS -- WENDY is having a Thanksgiving Sale.  Here is a message from her:

A "SPECIAL" THANK YOU!

The holiday season is upon us and Thanksgiving will be here in just a few days.  So now is a great time for reflection and reminds us of how thankful we are to have you as a customer. 

In appreciation, we are offering 20% OFF all our rubber stamps and other goodies on our website for the next 5 days only.  Place an order on our website Monday, Nov. 25th through Friday, Nov. 29th.  Then simply enter code THANKS20 at checkout to take advantage of your special pricing.  

This will be our last sale of the year so don't miss this great opportunity to shop for the holidays or pick up a little something for yourself at reduced prices.

Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving and all the best for the upcoming holiday season!

Wendy & Bill
Repeat Impressions

REPEAT IMPRESSIONS SALE

Here is a special message from Wendy, owner of Repeat Impressions.

A "SPECIAL" THANK YOU! The holiday season is upon us and Thanksgiving will be here in just a few days.  So now is a great time for reflection and reminds us of how thankful we are to have you as a customer.  In appreciation, we are offering 20% OFF all our rubber stamps and other goodies on our website for the next 5 days only.  Place an order on our website Monday, Nov. 25th through Friday, Nov. 29th.  Then simply enter code THANKS20 at checkout to take advantage of your special pricing.   This will be our last sale of the year so don't miss this great opportunity to shop for the holidays or pick up a little something for yourself at reduced prices. Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving and all the best for the upcoming holiday season! Wendy & Bill Repeat Impressions PLEASE NOTE: This offer is only applicable to purchases made through our website Nov. 25-29, 2013.  May not be combined with any other discounts or special offers.  Does not apply to gift certificates, custom stamps or wholesale orders.  Click here to find out more.

Project of the Week - Watercolor paper

Wendy, owner of Repeat Impression ask me to post a Project of the Week and I've taken the opportunity to use some Watercolor paper and Tim Holtz Stains.  I used the Christmas stamp 12 Day of Christmas for Stampers.

Here's how I did it:

1.  Stamp with clear Stazon ink and emboss with White Embossing Powder.
2.  After embossing cools, spritz watercolor paper with water; the more water, the more the ink blends
3.  Put small amount of Distress STAIN on a clear block or kraft mat.
4.  Spritz puddle of stain with water and wet a water color brush - for this I used one that was about           1.5 inches wide
5.  Paint over embossed sentiment.
6.  Assemble card.

This is a quick technique I'm going to be using again and again - I've discovered that the more water you add to the card and your brush, the lighter and more blended the colors become.  On the above card, my paper was not very wet and I went over the sentiment several times.

Hope you try this technique, it's fun and EASY.  Thanks for looking at my card and have a HAPPY stamping day.

Cheery Lynn DieS on HUGE SALE

Classy Cards and Such have put some Cheery Lynn dies on a 40% sale!  These are fabulous dies!  The Thanksgiving Cheery Lynns Dies are 25% off retail.  They are all in the Clearance section. AND you can get an additional 10% off if you use the code (JOY-10).  That will be quite a savings!

Also here is  stencil techniques:  http://dreamweaverstencils.com/techniques.html  that I am going to try!  The basics of stencil techniques are in the bottom half of the page.  I have been told the paste is fun!!   

Repeat Impressions Designer's Choice Challenge

Today at Repeat Impressions it was Deonna's turn to challenge us to make a project - she wanted us to make a project about Thanksgiving or a Thanks card.  Repeat Impressions has so many thank you stamps and some cool Thanksgiving Stamps - it was hard to choose.  It was a hard decision but  finally decided on this Thanksgiving Blessing sentiment.  I like it because the scrip is so pretty.

Stamps: Maple Leaf Silhouette
             Thanksgiving Blessing

We would like for you to join us in this challenge.  Just make a card with a Thanksgiving or Thanks  theme and link your project to Wendy's blog, The House That Stamps Built.  She will have a random drawing and you could be the winner of a nice gift certificate from Repeat Impressions.  You don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps, but we would love for you to show them off and your name will go into the drawing twice.

Here is the list of Rock Star Designers who have made projects to inspire you.


Melissa 
Cheri 
Deonna  
Joy ~  you are here
Joyce  
Karen  
Geri
Brenda

Thanks for looking at my card.  Have a HAPPY stamping day.

Creative Belli Challenge

Thanksgiving is coming so fast this year and today Darcie, owner of the Creative Belli Challenge has challenged us to make a Thank You card.  This is a great opportunity to get a few made before the Christmas rush.  So here is my card.  The Thanks stamp is from Papertrey Ink with bits paper scraps from my huge scrap pile that I just don't have the heart to toss.

We would love for you to join in this fun challenge.  Remember the spirit of the Belli Challenge is to use things you already have in your craft room.  No need to rush out and buy something new.  Maybe a forgotten tool, an old embellishment or maybe some paper that you have in your stash.  We would love to see what you create.  Make your project, then link it on the Creative Belli Blog here.

Here are the designers who have made projects to inspire you

• Darsie Bruno
• Ceal Pritchett
• Joy Hadden - you are here
• Robin Parker
• Pat K 

Thanks for looking at my card - have a HAPPY stamping day!

Stamp TV Thankful Blog Hop

Hi, today Carolina from Stamp TV challenged the Center Stage Alumni Group to a "Thankful" Blog Hop.  If you are hopping thru and are here from  Kay's blog, you are right on target.  She is such a talented card maker and always inspires me.  The beginning of the Stamp TV Hop starts at Stamp TV. 

Here is my card:

Recap:
Paper:  Petals and Wings
Stamps:  Lots of Lines

Now you can hop on over to Geri's blog and see the gorgeous card she made.  Make sure to leave a comment as you go along because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! Look for the announcement on Tuesday, November 26.

Thank you for looking at my card - have a HAPPY stamping day.

Repeat Impressions Sketch Challenge

Today Wendy, owner of Repeat Impressions challenged us with this sketch:

And here is my card:

Stamps:  Santa's Friend
               Merry Christmas
               Snow Flakes

Now it's your turn.  Make a card following Wendy's sketch, link it on her blog, The House That Stamps Built and you may be the random name drawn from those links.  Here is the list of Rock Star Designers that made projects to inspire you.

Thanks for looking at my card.  Have a HAPPY stamping day.

Repeat Impression's Designer's Choice Challenge for Snow Fun

Today Melissa, one of the Rock Star Designers at Repeat Impressions challenged us to make a snow card.  We don't get much snow here in this part of Texas, but as long as I can stay indoors it would be nice to have some for Christmas.  Here is my card for the challenge.

Stamps:  Pine Tree
               Snow Flakes
Other:  Kraft cardstock
             white embossing glitter
             glitter glue
             white ink

Now, we would like for you to join in the challenge!  Just make a card, link it on Wendy's blog, the House That Stamps Built and Wendy will be having a random drawing for a nice gift certificate at Repeat Impressions.  You don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps, but we sure would like for you to show them off and your name will go in twice for the gift certificate.

For some inspiration, here is the list of Rock Star Designers.

Melissa 
Cheri 
Deonna  
Joy ~  you are here
Joyce  
Karen  
Geri
Brenda

Thanks for looking at my card.  Have a Happy Stamping day!

Creative Belli Challenge

Good Morning Friends!  Today Darcie, owner of Creative Belli Challenge has challenged us to make a project that is about Harvest.  Here is a card I made:

Stamp:  Autumn Blessings
Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink
Other:  Copic

Here is the list of Design Team members who have made projects to inspire you

• Darsie Bruno
• Ceal Pritchett
• Joy Hadden - you are here
• Robin Parker
• Pat K 

because we want you to join in the fun with us.  Make a project that is about Harvest and link it on the Creative Belli Challenge Blog.

The spirit of the Belli challenge is to encourage you to use your OLD and FORGOTTEN embellishments! Everyone is welcome to play along! Challenge a stamping friend! Just follow the theme and add your direct link to our inlinkz widget at the Creative Belli Challenge Blog.

If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword CBC182

Thank you for looking at my card, have a HAPPY stamping day.

Feminine Feather Card from Classy Cards 'n Such

Hi - it's Joy today showing you a card made with supplies from Classy Cards 'n Such.   Today I challenged myself to pick an element and make both a feminine card and a masculine card using that same element.  Today I'll show you the feminine card, the masculine card will be posted another time.

The element I used in both cards was a beautiful embossing folder called Feathers. And the stamped feathers that are cut come from the stamp set called Songbird by Sparkle N Sprinkle.  The Thinking of You Sentiment is from Mountain View by Flourishes.  The frame is actually a left over piece from an oval die - I just mounted the left over piece over the embossed feather paper.  The White Pearls that Classy Cards 'n Such have on a special sale come in a package that has several sizes and were the final touch to the card.

Thanks for looking at my card - have a Happy stamping day.