November 11, 2009

Gingersnaps Spicy Supply Challenge- Buttons

Time for another wonderful supply challenge over at Gingersnap Creations. This challenge is all about the buttons. So head on over the Gingersnap Creations and enter you project. It can be a layout, card, altered piece, jewelry, inchie, moo, you name it, you make it, you enter it lol.

For this challenge I used some of my absolute FAVORITE paper from Paper Temptress. I used Starburst Lichen Glimmer,Lapis Lazuli and Malachite Mica Metallic, and Paper Temptress Ultra High Glossy White. Stamps are Hearts in Touch.


There are so many uses for buttons. Create images with them, randomly place them on your projects, use stamps or rub-ons on them. Have fun and good luck with YOUR entry over at Gingersnap Creations




November 10, 2009

YOU WON!!!!

Well today is blog candy day and since I had 3 posts where people were leaving comments, I did the following

First I did a random generator for each post which came up with the following numbers

Number 22 for blog candy update post

jude said...
Wow fab giverway i am already a follower have linked your candy to my jar!Thanks for the chance to win this scrummy yummy candy fingers crossed
hugs judex


Number 36 SNR Our Craft Lounge
lkamphuis said...
So kind - and love your blog - Definitely a follower.....

Number 33-Paper Temptress Treasure hunt

Sherri Piechnik said...
Your card reminds me of Fright Night at the PNE!

October 26, 2009 10:19 AM

So the second step was to put these names into a list generator to see who reigns supreme and here it is
LKAMPHUIS

List Randomizer

There were 3 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

lkamphuis
Judex
Sherri Piechnik
Timestamp: 2009-11-10 17:01:26 UTC



November 5, 2009 6:48 AM

But Judex and Sherri Piechnik will get a small secondary prize.

Winners, please send me your shipping information to me asap and I will get your winnings out.

Thank you everyone for playing along. Keep on the look out for another blog candy giveaway coming up for my blogiversary.

Thanks again

November 9, 2009

First off today, talk about a wonderful blog. I often head over to Passion for Crafts by Debbie and she has a wonderful treat to share. The artwork Debbie does, is truly scrumptious and I love going over there to take a peak. So stop on by and give her some love.

Now onto some more artwork to share. Today I'm sharing a piece I created for Outlines Rubbers Stamps. I hadn't heard of these before I did some artwork for a manufacturer spotlight over at SNR. These stamps can be used for SO many things and I love that you can easily manipulate them. Here is the first one for you. I used the Inspiration Background stamp for this card and cut all the squares out, then fanned them to create a flower.



Hope you enjoyed the card and remember that I've got some blog candy to give away too. You can find the post here

November 8, 2009

Invitations class

Hi everyone and happy Sunday to you. Today I have a few projects that I did for a basic Grey class over at Scrapbook News and Review a while ago. I used the Eerie line, which I absolutely love love love. Such great colors and patterns.

These are great cards to use as invitations. Just switch things up to make it fit your needs. Let me know what you think and take a moment to wander down to SNR to take the class.

Enjoy






November 2, 2009

Hello everyone. Hope your Halloween was Spooktacular. It was great fun taking the children out for some trick or treating. We went as the spooky family. 2 witches, a vampire and a zombie lol.

Today I'm sharing with you a tag I created using my favorite cuttlebug folder and some Tim Holtz yumminess. Very different for me I think, but would love to hear your honest thoughts on it.


I used the following supplies to create the tag

7 Gypsies tag
distress ink
perfect pearls
Innovative Stamp Creations Stamp
7 gypsies stamps
swirls cuttlebug folder
big shot
mini mister
clear embossing powder

Also everyone, the blog candy now has 2 sheets of acrylic stamps and a few more rubber stamps. The Candy is up for grabs until November 9th. So get those comments in and become a follower




October 27, 2009

Blog Candy

The Blog Candy is growing everyone, so if you have not left a comment or became a follower, you can do so in this post. I will be adding the list of goodies so far, a little later today. The List of things is HUGE. Make sure you let all the world know about the candy and put it everywhere you know. The more followers and comments, the bigger the STASH!!!!



EDITED TO ADD BLOG CANDY CONTENTS

Here we go everyone. This one is HUGE
1 studio G -Pucker Up stamp set
3 sets Thickers
1 set Darice chipboard letters
1 set Making Memories Circle Journal Stickers
Pebbles- full sheet So Tweet Stickers
Glitz- Winged Rub-ons
Glitz-Vintage Journaling Cardstock stickers
Colorbok-vellum phrases
Colorbok-Blue Epoxy rain dot stickers
Colorbok-Green Foil chipboard
Colorbok- Sweet Rub-ons
DCWV- 50 White cardstock Posies
Stewart Superior- Hybrid Cube set
Sassafras- In a Stitch- Orange buttons
Making Memories-Great Escapes 3pk masking tape
4 Unity Stamps
3- About Art Accents Stamps
1 Jingle Bells Christmas Stamp
1- Memento Dew Drop in Danube Blue

26 Items and Counting.

Remember, the more people that comment and become followers, the more that goes into the Blog Candy Grab Bag. So hurry and leave a comment, become a follower and tell ALL your friends.



October 24, 2009

SNR Our Craft Lounge Blog Hop

Happy Weekend everyone. I have a few posts today so please take the moment to scroll down. and make sure you read everything, because there is candy in them there trees!!! Blog Candy that is...


Welcome to the Scrapbook News and Review/Our Craft Lounge Spotlight Blog Hop. Today, we are featuring a hop around to the blogs of SNR staff members who produced art for the Our Craft Lounge manufacturer spotlight article that first appeared in the giant Aug/Sept double issue. Have you ever wanted to see a peek inside this great digital magazine? Well, today is your chance. Today, each blog on our hop will give you a look at projects from right inside the magazine.

Looking for even more fun? Our Craft Lounge Stamps and Scrapbook News and Review have a couple of great prizes for a couple of very lucky winners. Two prizes are up for grabs, today. One lucky winner will receive 2 sets of OCL stamps, and a 3 month subscription to SNR magazine. The grand prize winner will receive 3 OCL stamp sets, and a 6 month subscription to the magazine. Wow! So, how do you win? Simple. Visit the blog of every staff member on the hop, and take note of the titles of their featured projects. Then, just drop a note to games@scrapbooknewsandreview.com and give us the list. All entries must be received by 10 pm EST Oct 25, 2009. Be sure to include your full name, the names of all featured projects, and your email address. Winner will be chosen at random.

So, time to hop. When you are finished here, we invite you to hop over to Pam's blog. If you are joining us in the middle of our Hop, you can find the first blog post at the Scrapbook News and Review Blog (www.scrapbooknewsandreview.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=100782). The blog hop will conclude on the Scrapbook News and Review main page, where you will have the chance to read the entire Our Crafts lounge article, and enjoy all of the art and ideas included. Have fun!

Here is my OCL card to share with you all today called Big Girl Panties. When I created it, I giggled out loud. Hope you enjoy it. Make sure to leave some love




Don't forget that I've got blog candy up for grabs. For each person that becomes a follower, or refers a friend to become a follower, and leaves some love, I'll put more goodies into the basket. There will be alot given away. From stamps, thickers, ink, the list is gonna be long!!!




Paper Temptress Treasure Hunt and candy

Hi Everyone and Happy Weekend to you all. Today I have 2 posts so make sure you scroll up or down. There is Blog Candy too so read to the end.

But first I've got an announcement to make. I am now on the Paper Temptress Design Team. If you have never gone over to Patricia at Paper Temptress, let me tell you, her papers are TO DIE FOR!!! I am so excited that Patricia asked me to join the team and I am looking forward to sharing with all of you, some amazing papers and projects.

So We are doing a Treasure Hunt for Paper Temptress's 1 year Anniversary. Read below to find out how it works.


Paper Temptress's 1 Year Anniversary

Paper Temptress is celebrating her 1st year anniversary! A whole year already! To celebrate there is going to be a Treasure Hunt starting on Saturday the 24th, the actual day Paper Temptress originally opened!! Things are going to be a little different since Paper Temptress's design team members generally post on PT"s Community Blog but for the Treasure Hunt they will be at the design team members blogs so you can spend a little time looking around their creative blogs!! There are some amazing new design team member (names you are definitely going to recognize) so the hunt is going to start with them so you can get to know them a little better. There may be more than one blog to visit daily but there will only be one letter each day so be sure to keep tract of the letters you need to come up with the word so that you enter the treasure hunt giveaway.

This is where it gets really good!! For every 25 entries there will be a variety package of the winner’s choice given away so be sure to spread the word so that your chances to win increase!! The more that enter the more packages given away so be sure to tell everyone! If only 25 enter then only 1 package will be given away but if over 30 enter then there will be 2 lucky winners, now if 75 enter then 3 winners and on and on. All you have to do is visit HERE, and check for the link or links to the blog that is being featured that day, visit the blog or blogs, write down the letter every day and when the treasure hunt is over then you will Email the Paper Temptress at patricia@papertemptress.com and leave the word that you found during the treasure hunt to enter the fabulous giveaway! Good luck!!

Here is my first Paper Temptress Card to share with you all. I used Sparkle Noir , Vintage Silver Lustre and Mica-Metallic Flame for the card. These papers are simply beautiful and if you are looking for something super cool when it comes to paper, then pop by Paper Temptress


The letter you will need today is the letter "E"

Also for every person who signs up to follow my blog, leaves a comment or has a friend follow my blog, I'll be adding some goodies in for a Blog candy give away. The more that play, the more you can win




October 22, 2009

Bombshell Class Sneak Peek

Oh how it is busy in my craftroom as of late. Tonnes of projects for Scrapbook News and Review. I'm also doing a bunch of classes over there as well and would absolutely love your support and here your comments. Come by www.scrapbooknewsandreview.com and register in the forums. This weekend, I am doing a class with some great Inklings and Imprints stamps on Friday.and I am doing a class using Bombshell Stamps on Saturday

Today I'm going to share a little sneak peek at the Bombshell Stamps project, which was so much fun to create. I can't wait to be the December Bombshell WAHOOO!!!

So without further adieu, here she is.




October 16, 2009

Scrapbook Star Paint Smooch Tutorial

Fall is definitely upon us and the weather is changing quickly. Leaves on the trees are going fast, snow has stopped by for a visit and Halloween is right around the corner. Today I've got a great and easy card project to show you. This card has a full tutorial over at Scrapbook Star so please stop by and take a look. You can find all of my tutorials in the forum under Erika's Tutorials.


Acetate is a great product to use in projects and can really be altered to suit your creative needs. Try using it in your next creative adventure. Thanks for stopping by and keep coming back. I have a HUGE blog candy give away coming up and the more you stop by and tell others to do the same, the more that will go into the candy pile. So start letting people know.

Toodles