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Curtain Call Challenge

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Happy Sunday!

Today I have a card to share with you that I made for the Curtain Call Cuppa Cocoa challenge.  

I don't have any specific cocoa themed sentiments, but I do have plenty of coffee themed ones, so I hope it's ok that I substitute ;)

For my card, I started with the coffee cup from the Rag Doll Scenes 2 stamp set by Clear and Simple Stamps.  Then, I used my PTI Doodlie-Do stamp set to add a pattern to the cup.  So fun!

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:

Stamps: Clear and Simple Stamps Rag Doll Scenes 2, PTI Doodie-Do, Tin Types, Polka Dot Basics, Scenti-mentals.

Dies: Mama Elephant Femme Frames, CSS Build a Critter Pal Basics (heart)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Ranger Old Paper, PTI Fine Linen, Blueberry Sky, Canyon Clay

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, Enchanted Evening, Canyon Clay, DCWV Gingham paper pad

Other: Copic Markers, PTI Enchanted Evening button, Rustic Jute Twine

Featured on the CSS App today!

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Featured on the CSS App today!

Hello there!  Today, I'm sharing a cute Valentines project on the CSS App!

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Featured on the CSS App today!

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Top 10 of 2013

Hello there!  As I have done for the past few years, I put together a sampling of my favorite projects in 2013!  Hope you enjoy! :)

Happy Birthday Gemini (Papertrey Ink and Mama Elephant)

A Whale of a Time! (Lawn Fawn)

Hamburger Cookies (Clear and Simple Stamps)



  Sending Smiles (Mama Elephant)



Twinkle, Twinkle (Mama Elephant)

Thanks from the bottom of my he{art} (Paper Smooches)

Rag Doll Crayon Scribbles (Clear and Simple Stamps)

Halloween Tags (Mama Elephant)

Cool Friend (Lawn Fawn)

Rag Doll Christmas Couch (Clear and Simple Stamps)

Hope you have a happy New Year and will come back for a visit in 2014!!  Hugs!

The Last Pinspired Challenge - #24

Happy Christmas Eve!

So sad that today is the last Pinspired Challenge.  If you have not read the Pinspired blog, we decided as a team that it was time to close Pinspired Challenges.  We have all had a wonderful year, and we are so thankful that you have joined us for the challenges.  I really enjoyed pouring over all of the eye candy in the galleries!

Now for our final challenge...

Challenge #24 is sponsored by Fresh Squeezed Stamps!  The winner will receive one stamp set of their choice :)

For my card today, I used the new Flurry die from Clear and Simple Stamps.  This die is HUGE, about 5" across, so I diecut it off the edge of a piece of 4" x 5.25" cardstock.  On the piece of white cardstock the same size, I used Distress inks to sponge a rainbow of color, and then mounted the snowflake pieces up on foam squares.  Finally, I added some detail with white gel pen to mimic the icing detail in the inspiration photo.

Be sure to visit the Pinspired Blog for more challenge details and inspiration from the rest of the design team! Can't wait to see your take on this challenge!

:)

Gift Card Holder {Clear and Simple Stamps}

Happy Christmas Eve Eve!

Today, I have a gift card holder to share with you using bits and pieces from Clear and Simple Stamps Collection 9.  I used the A4 Note card dies and A4 Envie and Liner dies to create quick and easy packaging for a gift card.

I stamped the notecard with the snowflakes from Cover Prints 1, and added the little elf and a sentiment from Rag Doll House: North Pole on a Favor Flag diecut.  I used the same snowflake image to create patterned paper for my envelope liner.  For the polka dots, I selectively inked the circles image from the same set.

 Finishing up last minute things before the big day...  Have a great day!! :)

Rudolph Tag {Clear and Simple Stamps}

Oh my heavens... 8 days until Christmas!  How did that happen?!

I am all done shopping and am busy wrapping up a few odds and ends before the big day.

I decided this year, that I would buy patterned wrapping paper that wasn't necessarily Christmas prints so that I could use it for other occasions if I had left overs.  I love polka dots, and jumped on this paper as soon as I saw it.  Because it is not overly Christmas-y, I added my own little Christmas...

Clear and Simple Stamps came out with a genius die with their Collection 9 release.  The Partial Tag dies will turn any of your existing dies into a tag!  So smart, right?!  Is your head spinning with possibilities?!

 I used my Little Critter Pals 2 stamps and dies to create this little reindeer tag for atop my polka dot package.

I diecut the reindeer from white card stock, and then paper pieced parts of him.  What wasn't paper pieced was colored with Copics.  Some jingle bells, googly eyes and a sparkly nose, and he's looking quite festive.

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Off to do  more wrapping!  Happy Holidays to you! :)

A Cozy Christmas Couch {Clear and Simple Stamps}

Hello there!  How is the week half gone already?!  How is December almost  half gone already?!  I am having a blast playing with all of the new goodies from Clear and Simple Stamps Collection 9 release.  Today, my card features my CSS faves, the Rag Dolls.

When I saw the newest installment in the Rag Doll series, Rag Doll House: North Pole, I started thinking about all of the wonderful possibilities!  I paired the North Pole set and a few of my other Rag Doll sets and created a fun living room scene, all decorated for the holidays!

I stamped the couch from Rag Doll Scenes 3 onto patterned paper and cut it out, adding some shading with Copics.  I stamped, colored and cut out the tree from the Santa's workshop image and adhered that behind the couch.  Then I stamped, colored and cut out a few of the sitting Rag Dolls and placed them on the couch.  (notice Emma's little bow in her hair?  That is the same bow from the top of the tree!)  Everything was adhered to the card base which I stamped with the Brick background.  The oval rug image is also from Rag Doll Scenes 3.  To create the Santa wall art, I stamped the Santa, and colored him, then added the "frame" with the wide end of a Copic Marker.  After everything was glued down, I inked the edges a bit with an ink blending tool to warm  things up a bit.

This one is for my sweet hubby this Christmas <3 p="">

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Pinspired Challenge #23

Hello there!!  Happy Tuesday!  It's time for another Pinspired Challenge!

This week's inspiration photo features one of my favorite color combinations - Aqua and Red!

Challenge #23 is sponsored by Some Odd Girl!  The winner will receive 3 digi images!

For my card today, I used some of the new release from Clear and Simple Stamps.  The snowflakes are from the Flurry Days stamp set and the sentiment is from Flurry Days Sentiments.

For more inspiration and Challenge #23 details, please be sure to visit the Pinspired Blog.  Hope you'll join us for a chance to win an awesome prize! :)

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!

Clear and Simple Stamps Customer Appreciation - 2013

Hello there!  If you follow Clear and Simple Stamps, you know that every year, they reward their customers with a Customer Appreciation gift.  There are different tiers which depend on your level of spending throughout the year.  For 2013, the theme is "Cherish."

Here is a little ensemble I created using some of the stamps from the Customer Appreciation set, along with Special Bundle, Hearts Combo, Grass Combo, Ric Rac/Pinking Edge and the Cube die.

Be sure to visit Lori to see another project using this set, and the CSS Blog has more inspiration and all of the details!  

Thank you for choosing Clear and Simple Stamps!! :)

Warm Winter Wishes {Clear and Simple Stamps}

Good morning!  Happy Thanksgiving Eve!!  I am busy with holiday preparations here at my house, and that including dressing up some Christmas gifts!  Often times, I feel like I need "just one more little thing" to complete a gift.  I like to choose practical gifts when I can, or things I would enjoy receiving.  I am sort of addicted to fun socks.  Polka dotted, striped, fuzzy... so when I find cute socks for a steal, I pick them up and save them for gifts.  

I love making inexpensive little things look like so much more... it's all in cute packaging.  Clear and Simple Stamps just released Collection 9, which is FULL of AWESOME gift packaging stamps and dies!

For this little gift, I used the Flurry die, along with the new Flurry Days stamps and a sentiment from Cover Prints 1.  The Flurry die is quite large (over 5") and it was a little big for the tag design that I had in mind.  So I snipped off the longest "legs" of the snowflake to make it slightly smaller.  The smaller version layers beautifully with the larger snowflakes in the Flurries Combo and Furry Days set.

I die cut and stamped a little Rag Doll Spa girl to add to the tag.  I think she looks so cozy in her bathrobe :)

I hope the recipient enjoys her new fuzzy socks ;)

Lots more fun with Collection 9 is coming soon!!  Thanks for stopping by!

Pinspired Challenge #22

Hey there!  Happy Tuesday! It's time for another Pinspired Challenge!!

Challenge #22 is sponsored by Xyron!

Our challenge winner will receive this great prize!!

For my project today, I used some great new stamps from Clear and Simple, Flurry Days Sentiments.  It's the perfect winter/snow themed sentiment set filled with so many possibilities!!  I have really taken a liking to bright colors for this holiday season! :)

Be sure to visit the Pinspired blog for more inspiration and challenge details!

Hope you all  have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!  Thanks for stopping by!! :)

Featured on the CSS App today!

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I am  being featured on the CSS app today!

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Featured on the CSS App today!

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I am featured on the CSS App today!  Click the preview below to be taken to the full version.

Lots of good stuff coming up on the blog... sorry for my lack of posting lately...  I've been busy with projects for the coming weeks! :)

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Printable Post Cards {Clear and Simple Stamps}

Hello there!  Today I am sharing a blog feature on the Clear and Simple Stamps Blog.  As soon as I saw the Rag Doll Jake: Pen Pal stamp set, I knew I wanted to make a little Pal Pal ensemble.  I asked if it would be possible to create a Post Card PDF to use as a template and to share with all of you (Thanks Nicki!!).  You can find the printable PDF that I used on the CSS Blog today.

I began by printing out the postcards, and then decorating them with the Airmail Stamp set and a little sentiment from Rag Doll Chloe: Love.

To make my postcards sturdy enough for mailing, I cut colored card stock slightly larger than the postcard image, and adhered the post card to it.  I then cut a piece of white card stock for the other side of the card and decorated it using the Rag Doll Jake: Pen Pal stamp set, the paper airplanes from Rag Doll Wesley: GR8 and the shadow image from Rag Doll Scenes 3.

To package them together, I used a bit of Red/White/Blue twine.

My boys are excited to send these to their grandparents! :)  I hope you enjoy this fun PDF!  There are so many possibilities!!

Thanks for stopping by!! :)

You Color My World {Clear and Simple Stamps}

Hey there!  Happy Monday!  It's party time over at Clear and Simple Stamps!  Today, the team is sharing some fun party ideas using new products from Collection 8.

For my party, I decided to go with a modern rainbow theme.  I used the diamond pattern from Designer Lines, along with Rag Doll Emma: Color to create a fun and colorful ensemble.

For the invitation, I used Party Elements: Critters and Designer Lines.

To make a gift tag, I used Tags 1, Designer Lines, and Rag Doll Emma: Color.

And finally, for a fun party favor, I used Party Favor 10.  I love how cute Emma looks holding her giant crayon along with the real thing.

Be sure to hop along to visit the other designers and see what they have in store for you!

Audrey - You are here! :)

Lori

Jennifer

Sarah Martina (Guest)

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Release in Review - Rag Dolls {Clear and Simple Stamps}

Hello there!  Today, we are revisiting the Clear and Simple Stamps Collection 8 Rag Doll release!  For my project, I used four of the new dolls; Emma, Willa, Jake and Wesley.  I paired them with the new Flashcard and Flashcard Filler sets to make a fun color book.  My two year old nephew is working on learning his colors, and I thought this would be a great help to him :)

I used paint swatch cards from the hardware store as pages for my book, and then cut front and back covers from white cardstock.  Each page features the insert from Mini Tri Fold 2 with the grid stamp from Flashcard Fillers.  The name of each color is stamped on a Favor Flag die cut using the Alpha Duo stamp set.

That's it for me!!  Be sure to visit more of the Design Team for Collection 8 Rag Doll inspiration! :)

Lori

CSS

From Pin to Paper {Clear and Simple Stamps}

Hello there!  Today, the CSS Team is sharing some fun projects with you!  We were challenged to choose a photo on Pinterest, and create a project based on that photo.  Well, I am sort of addicted to Pinterest, and I couldn't narrow down my choices after pinning a ton, so I combined three of my favorites!  

Pinterest Sources: Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3

Using my Cloud Combo dies, I die cut a cloud from a post-it note.  Using the negative image, I sponged clouds in a rainbow of Distress Inks, overlapping them slightly as shown in Photo 2 above.  Then, using a fine tip black marker, I traced around each one twice, like Photo 1 above.  The sentiment is from Rag Doll Willa: Dream.

Be sure to hop around and see all of the other Pinterest Inspired Projects that the rest of the team has to share with you! :)

Jennifer

Lori

Amber

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