Wednesday Flash Sale #4 - Featuring Baskets Of Plenty

Guess what day it is. Yep, it's HUMP day!

Middle of the week always deserves something special.

Especially because you may need a little boost.

Thus, I give you . . .

- WEDNESDAY FLASH SALE -

(Scroll down to see how you can save at Pin & Tack.)

Today's featured items are these mixed media pieces.

Wicker baskets hold fun treats, such as glittered mushrooms or lovely flowers.

All are delightfully created by hand, so you can enjoy a unique decoration.

Picking Toadstools Mixed Media Home Decor

May Day Basket Of Flowers Mixed Media Home Decor

Picking Vintage Toadstools Mixed Media Home Decor

Red & Blue Blooms with Ladybug Mixed Media Home Decor

Picking Chocolate & Tea Rose Toadstools Mixed Media Home Decor

Use Coupon Code: FLASH82014 at checkout and save 10% Off any purchase of $10 or more.

Expires on August 21, 2014 at Midnight PST.

(Note: Custom orders are ineligible for discount. Listed items only.)

With blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

Color Tip #1: Nature

Trying to figure out what colors to surround yourself with?

Look to nature. It's filled with colors that blend well together.

It also brings life, energy & peace. A perfect place to start, don't you think?

Featured in Photo: Sunny Rose Thumbtacks

With blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

D Is For Dandelions & Dinner (Blogging From A To Z)

Welcome to Blogging From A To Z with Pin & Tack.

Be challenged by the alphabet to write everyday.

Today's letter is . . .

Dandelions aren't just a weed or way to make a wish. You can eat them for dinner!

Explore these recipes via Yummly and find one that tempts you to try it. Or have you already?

Curried Red Lentil Soup with Dandelion

Dandelion Saute

So, what's for dinner tonight? I hope you say "DANDELIONS!" Hee hee. If not, go ahead and share your evening meal in the comments anyway. I'm a curious sort.

Blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

New Season, New Things . . .

Sparkle & smile - It's Spring! And I have been feeling the joy of it.

Perhaps, that's why I'm a little obsessed with yellow right now?!

(Photos: Sunshine Tacks, Fiona Trinket Holder, & Sunshine Clothespins.)

My inspiration was the sunshine that I am soaking up - Sorry for those that aren't as lucky!

This lovely weather has pushed me to try new things, including digital arts & crafts.

Are you on a new journey? I'd love to hear about your creative or not-so creative adventures.

Blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

Search: Red

When you enter "red" into the search, this is only a few delights that you will find. Red is a stand alone color, but it works with so many others. It's power, love & fun all wrapped up into one fabulous color.

{Clockwise, left to right: 1. Clothes Pins,  2. Chalkboard, 3. Magnets, 4. Thumb Tacks, 5. Clothesline, 6. Home Decor}

When you choose these red items, you support all of the animals at Animal Place. They will receive $1 from each listing sold, which will provide food, shelter and safety.

Blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

12 Pink & Brown Delights For A Perfect Party

Pretty pink & rich brown are always a lovely color combination. Don't you agree?

And there is plenty of offerings, so your next party can be perfectly sweet.

(Source, left to right: row 1 - Banner, Ornaments, Cupcake Toppers, Clothes Pins; row 2 - Tags, Straws, Favor Bags, Centerpiece; row 3 - Garland, Chalkboard, Candies, Cupcake Wrappers.)

This color scheme can be used for such a wide variety that you probably will have to take a moment to decide. Think baby or bridal showers, birthdays, Valentine's Day, Easter or even a wedding.

Have you had an event using pink & brown? What was it for? I encourage you to share your special day with us!

Blessings & joy, yours truly . . . Corrinne Quinn

You're Invited: SYCN! Challenge #10

You have a special invitation to join us at SYCN! challenge #10.

It'a Anything Goes, which makes it easy if you are inspired.

Now, don't worry, though. We have extra craftiness to give you inspiration if you need it.

Also, there are two prizes up for grabs from our sponsors:

Beccy's Place - 3 Digital Images

Pin & Tack Handcrafted Delights - Micro Clothes Pin Banner Gift Kit

{Inspirations}

Kitt

(Sponsor image: Beccy's Place.)

Corrinne

To see more inspiration and to share your own project, click here for Challenge #10.

Pin & Tack & Allsorts - It's All About The Ladies

Pin & Tack is excited to sponsor the fantastic challenge blog, Allsorts.

By sharing a project, you could win a $10 Store Voucher.

Isn't that just super duper?

It's all about the ladies for the challenge. Your project must be for one.

Here is what I came up with . . .

What lady doesn't like flowers, glitter & ribbon? Well, I definitely do!

To celebrate Pin & Tack's sponsorship, you can also save at the Artfire shop.

Stop by Allsorts for the special coupon code.

Hurry up, though, 'cause it ends when the challenge does - March 9th.

{ Psst . . don't forget to share your Allsorts project at the Anything Goes challenge here, too. }

Oh, yeah and check out these other challenges that this creation was submitted to:

Make It Monday, Forever Friends, Paper Playtime, Cupcake Craft, Created With Love,
Twisted Tuesday, Papertake Weekly, Oldie But A Goodie (Text Flowers)

Tuesday Alchemy Challenge #37: Random Word Inspiration - Bath, Duct Tape & Sparrow

Welcome to another installment of Tuesday Alchemy's Random Word Inspiration! Three words are picked at random by a word generator. It can definitely be difficult, but it's a challenge after all :)

We have two wonderful sponsors this week, so you have more chances to win if you share a project with us:

Scrapper's Delights

Stitchy Bear Stamps

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

4 Crafty Chicks: #112 - Dry Emboss
A Gem Of A Challenge: #57 - Flowers
All Sorts: #177 - Autumn Colors
Crafts 4 Eternity: #94 - Pumpkin Spice (Colors)
Daring Cardmakers: Don't Worry Be Happy
Fashionista: #8 - Anything Goes
Make It Monday: #112 - Anything Goes
My Time To Craft: #193 - Use Sepia

One Stop Craft: #201 - Anything Goes
Speedy Fox & Friends: #130 - Leaves
Use It Tuesday: #42 - Orange

Wicked

I have been on a mission. I wanted to use up all of my Halloween supplies, especially since they are over a year old. It was fun . . . well, the first three or four, but I'm getting towards the end. Ok, maybe not the end of my supplies, but definitely the end of making Halloween cards!

I have a stack of them already in their envelopes, sealed & ready to be sent, but I still have many more to give AND make.

Do you send out Halloween cards? I usually don't. My mission is making me do it :)

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

A Gem Of A Challenge: #57 - Flowers
All Sorts: #176 - Too Cute To Spook
Art With No Boundaries: Halloween
Aud Sentinments: #65 - Halloween
Broken Box Stock: #11 - Halloween
Color Throwdown: #213 - Pink, Lime, Orange
Cutie Pie: #29 - Halloween
Forever Friends: #47 - Halloween/Autumn

Make It Monday: #111 - Anything Goes
My Sheri Crafts: #96 - Halloween
Paper Pretties: #227 - Halloween
Simon Says Stamp: Dies &/Or Punches

Sparkle-Eyed Dove

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

Anything Goes: #77 - Animals
Come & Get It: Sketch
Divas By Design: #55 - Texture
Hand Stamped Sentiments: #138 - Colors
Lollipop Crafts: Something Old/New (Beads/Flowers)
Make It Monday: #109 - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties: #226 - Flowers
Robyn's Fetish: #127 - Stitching
Twisted Tuesday: #26 - Rock, Paper, Scissors

{PIN}spirational Challenge #27: Photo - Deer In The Forest

Happy Tuesday! It's a new challenge at {PIN}spirational Challenges. As always, we share a photo for you to be inspired by. See below for what it is.

I was inspired by the deer (obviously - Ha!) and the yellow colors.

Our sponsor Squigglefly offers the perfect digital stamp for this challenge and I was lucky enough to be able to use it.

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs:

2 Sisters: #111 - Favorite Stamps
Anything Goes: #77 - Animals
Aud Sentiments: #64 - Fall
Cupcake Inspirations: #180 - See Photo
Fab N Funky: #140 - Starts With F
Forever Friends: #46 - Anything Goes
Make It Monday: #109 - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties: PPMC58 - Fall
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown: #118 - Cute & Cuddly

Clear It Out Challenge #13: Anything Goes With Black, Orange & Purple

It's October - Can you believe it? The year has just been flying by!

At Clear It Out Challenges, we wanted to celebrate the upcoming holiday. Happy Halloween! Ok, it is a little early, but this challenge will allow you to create a card (or any craft) for the day of candy, dressing up and spookiness.

Of course, we didn't want you to feel that you have to create a Halloween creation, so it's a color challenge using those popular colors of this fun holiday - Black, Orange & Purple.

Bugaboo is our sponsor this challenge and I used one of their super fun digis in this creation.

I chose to go with a super funky Christmas card. I mean, really, do Christmas cards always have to be green, red & white? 

Have you used unusual colors in a Christmas card? If so, what colors did you use?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

2 Sisters: #111 - Favorite Stamps
C.R.A.F.T.: #174 - Make Your Own
Crafts 4 Eternity: #91 - When I Grow Up
CraftyHazelnut: #92 - All Wrapped up
Deep Ocean Blue: #35 - More Than 2 Colors
Fashionista: #7 - Anything Goes Christmas
Forever Friends: #46 - Anything Goes
Hiding In My Craft Room: #65 - Freestyle
Make It Monday: #109 - Anything Goes
Pile It On: #40 - For A Child
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy: Sparkle & Shine

Ba Ba Black Sheep

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

2 Sisters: #109 - Black/White w/One Color

365 Cards: Day 200 - Sketch

Come & Get It: Farm Animal

Craft Punked: #37 - Pets

Crafts 4 Eternity: #89 - Numerical

Divas By Design: #53 - Layers

Totally PaperCrafts: #134 - Use Your Fave Stamp

Tag It With Blooms

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

See below for links, so you can share, too!

Art Impressions: #80 - Rainbow

ATCs/Cards w/Attitude: #22 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar: #7 - Bags & Tags

Come & Get It: Tic Tac Toe

(Punches, Rhinestones, Ribbon)

Craft Your Passion: #127 - Blast From The Past

(Challenge #108 - Lots Of Texture)

Inspire Me Fridays: #75 - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too: #22 - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown: #115 - You're A Gem

Use Your Stuff: #51 - Earning Your Stripes

Happy Christmas From Paris

I wish I could say those four words to you: "Happy Christmas From Paris!" Unfortunately, I am not able to travel there this year, but maybe one day . .

Is there somewhere in the world you'd like to be? Where? I'd love to hear from you :)

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.

See below for links, so you can share, too!

All Sorts: #171 - Layers

Anything Goes: #75 - Early Christmas

Aud Sentiments: #62 - Christmas

Crafts & Me: #100 - Add A Flower

Just Inspirational: #44 - Photo Inspiration

Make It Monday: #106 - Anything Goes

Oldie But A Good: Recipe Of Supplies

Pile It On: #37 - Patterned Paper

Simon Says Stamp: Put A Stamp (Eiffel Tower)

Sparkles Christmas: #20 - Sparkle & Bling

CAS - Try It Today

I'm keeping it super simple with this creation. by using all lilac cardstock with just a few hints of black and white.

I am not a CAS crafter, so I always have to stop myself from adding more and more embellishments.

Are you fancy smancy or a clean and simple artist? Or do you enjoy doing both styles?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs. See below for details, so you can share, too!

365 Cards: Day 186 - Super Sketchy Sunday

Crafts & Me: #100 - Add A Flower

Forever Friends: #44 - Embossing

Make It Monday: #105 - Anything Goes

My Time To Craft: #187 - Black, White & One Color

Three Clouds

Happy Wednesday, lovely people!

The clouds were cut by hand and freestyle. I didn't use a pattern, so each cloud is unique - just like the real deal!

I also embossed the patterned paper with swirls to add a little extra texture.

Have you made your own embellishment lately? If so, what was it? Do you enjoy making your own or do you leave it to others?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs. See below for details, so you can share, too!

365 Cards: Day 186 - Super Sketchy Sunday

Craft Your Passion: #126 - Flower Images

Crafts 4 Eternity: #87 - Less Is More

Crafts & Me: #100 - Add A Flower

Forever Friends: #44 - Embossing

Make It Monday: #105 - Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Room: #73 - Anything Goes

{PIN}spirational Challenge #23: Photo Inspiration - Flowers In Pots

Isn't this such a wonderful idea? Hanging pots in rows on a fence is a fantastic way to add extra beauty to an outside space.

This is our newest inspiration photo for {PIN}spirational Challenges. Aren't you just inspired? I was!

There are so many lovely little details that you can take with you as you create. We would love to see you share your project with us, too!

Our sponsor at {PIN}spirational Challenges this week is Birdie Brown, who I am a HUGE fan of!

They offer adorable and super cute digis. I was lucky enough to be able to use one for this card.

To make the "eyes" on the flowers, I layered a black rhinestone on top of my "faux" brads. They make it very fabulous AND silly, don't you think?

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs.
See below for links, so you can share, too!

Craft Your Passion: #126 - Flower Images

Make It Monday: #105 - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash: #67 - Wooden It Be Nice

Happy Birthday

Here is another FREE fan art digital stamp from MayzyArt. Do you recognize her?

Well, if you guessed She-Ra, you are oh, so right! If you had no idea or haven't even heard of She-Ra, well, I just don't know what to say - Ha!

This card was submitted to these challenge blogs. See below for details, so you can share, too!

Crafts & Me: #99 - Birthday

Daring Cardmakers: Focus On Flowers

Divas By Design: # 49 - Let's Celebrate

Fab N Funky: #136 - Birthday w/Sketch

Inspire Me Fridays: #74 - Anything Goes

MayzyArt: #7 - Fluffy

Pile It On: #36 - For A Princess

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes