PSA Essentials Cottage Cutz Holiday Hop

Welcome everyone to the PSA Essentials Cottage Cutz Holiday Hop. This hop is filled with great holiday card and project ideas using PSA Essentials goodies and the great dies available from The Scrapping Cottage. If you have been following along you should have hopped here from Kim Moreno's Blog. If not, make your way back to Kay Normans Blog so you don't miss a thing.

Today I have a sweet Christmas ornament to share with you using the Holiday Ornament 3 x 3 die from Cottage Cutz and a stamp from the TreeO Stamp Pack  from PSA Essentials. I cut out the die 8 times and scored them all right down the middle. Then I adhered each half together using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to form the 3D ornament. Finishing it off with an embossing image of the stamp and a little glitter, tulle, and a rose. I hope you like it.

Here is a different photo on a lighter background so you can see the ornament better.

I added a little Maya Road crystal to the bottom for detail and now this ornament is ready for a new Christmas home.

Readers who hop to each of the blogs, comment at each, and are a follower of PSA Stamp Camp will be entered to win the “Holiday Card” prize.  This prize contains 3 Peel & Stick stamp sets, 1 stamper, 1 black ink & 1-2 color ink from PSA Essentials.   The winner will also receive a $50 gift certificate to The Scrapping Cottage for the grand prize.   There are also 9 opportunities to win a 3 x 3 die from The Scrapping Cottage.

Now hop on over to Meylssa Connolley's blog to see what she has in store.


Thanks again for stopping by. I do have another post for today as well featuring Robin's Nest dewdrops.


Until next time
Toodles

Kittens and Cowboys

It is shaping up to be a fairly nice week and I can finally see the front lawn YEAH!!!! Our boy is back to school and feeling much much better. Thank goodness for amoxicillin.

Today I've got a few cards to share with you. First a shaped card (which I create very infrequently). This card has a bunch of Creative Imagination papers  and a TreeO stamp from PSA Essentials. I used some leather rope from Canvas Corp to really finish it off.

Next a bright and cheery card using a Hello Kitty stamp from PSA Essentials. I've paired it up with some wonderfully bright papers and ribbon from Fancy Pants Designs  called About a Girl. Love this collection. Then again I love anything Fancy Pants!!! I've used some Tim Holtz grungeboard for the butterfly wings and sprayed them with my favorite color of Chalkboard Glimmer Mist: Polka Dot Pink!!!

Two very different cards, but I'm hoping they brought a smile to your face today. Well I'm off to take photos of my craft space. It will be featured on the 16th of April on the Tattered Angels Blog. All of the designers this month are sharing their spaces, so go check them out so far.

Name Tags and Gift Bags and Napkin Rings

Man oh Man is my crafty space an absolute mess. I suppose that is pretty normal when you are trying to set everything up for the first time. Wanting to make sure the space works best for your creative muse. But I've got a tiny little corner of one of my tables free and today is a crafty day YEAH!!!

Today I've got a few of my favorite PSA Essentials project to share with you. I absolutely love the custom stamps from PSA Essentials and I thought that I would get one with a quote on the outer ring. It is a Danish proverb that I just love. First a Napkin Ring for you

Ain't she purdy? I love the reds and oranges of this one. Next a table place tag that I created using the same outer ring and one of the Rosettas stamps from PSA Essentials. I used some of my favorite Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists for this one, as well as the gift bag. I've used Sapphire and Scarlet

And lastly the matching gift bag with a beautiful bow created with Big Random Dots Grosgrain in 1.5" from Really Reasonable Ribbon. I love how it gives the bag a playful feel.

Well. I'm off to create. I've got a few projects to do and I'm feeling the Muse!!! Hope you all have a fantastic day. Until next time

Toodles

A Little Graphic 45 Goodness to Share

Yup, I've said it before, and I'm going to say it again...I LOVE Graphic 45 papers!!! The colors are all so beautiful and I think they truly are one of a kind. Today I'm sharing with you a few projects I created using my favorite "Steampunk Debutante" collection.

The first is a layout sharing a very special moment that happens every Christmas. I create something for my loving husband and halfway through the night, I sit down with him so he can open it. It is like everything else just melts away and we are there, just the two of us.

 Next this super simple card using some pieces that I fussy cut for added dimension and design. So love these colors!!!

 And lastly a favorite card of mine for 2010. That image of the girl with the gear hair is simply stunning. I cant wait to get my hands on the new Once Upon a Springtime collection. YUMMO!!!

Today is a busy day here. School, phone calls, and a TONNE of projects that need to get done for Nikki Sivils, PSA and Tattered Angels.  I've got a blog post on the new and improved Tattered Angels Blog coming up on the 16th.I hope you are all having a fantastic day.

Before I go, I just wanted to take a moment and thank Debby from Debby's Dare and heArt of Scrapbooking for having me as a member of her design team over the past few months. If you have a moment go and check out her store and grab a few things.

PS. I'm the Guest Designer for January over at Gauche Alchemy and I'll have a few post up throughout the month. Stop on by the Gauche Blog and see what the Gauchy Girls are up to. I think I sniff ORGANIZATION!!!

Really Reasonable Ribbon November Blog Hop

Hi There Everyone and welcome to the November Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop. This is the first Hop with our new team, and I'm so excited to see what everyone has created.

If you have been hopping along, you should have hopped here from the talented Tilly's Blog. This lady has talent in spades and can make anything from ribbon. If you are just starting out, hop on back to the beginning which you'll find at the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog.

Make sure you leave a comment at every stop for you chance to win this months prize. Love the ribbon club kit this month. Super delicious indeed

For my project this month, I decided to create my very first wreath. Full of snowy colors, snowflakes and ribbon. I hope you like it. I used the pretty white ribbon in the November ribbon club assortment to create the bow. The wreath itself is wrapped with 1.5" Royal Blue Wrinkle Ribbon. Then I finished it off with the pretty Shimmer Satin Silver for the hook, which is also a part of the November Ribbon Club kit

I stamped out some PSA Essentials snowflakes and fussy cut them. Attached them to the wreath using Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots, and then added a wonderful acrylic piece from Magistical Memories that I sprayed with Frost and Arctic Blue Glimmer Mists. Here she is....

Now I need to get more wreaths so I can create more of these. I love how easily the wrinkled ribbon wrapped around the wreath. Beautiful I tell ya. Now hop on back to the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog and answer this months Blog Hop question, for you chance to win. Thanks so much for stopping by today. Until next time.

Toodles

PSA Essentials goodness

Hey there everyone and happy Friday to all of you.

Today I've got a bunch of projects to share with you, that I sent in for the Design Team call with PSA Essentials a while back. These peel and stick stamps are so amazing to use and so so simple. Off we go on a PSA Essentials journey.


This first card uses the Haunted Shack PSA Originals pack. Love the little pumpkin.

Next we have a little Halloween Pillow box using the UBU Happy Halloween Set. These are so stinkin cute. The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

How about a little Meow ATC for ya. The background is created using Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Scarlet and Marshmallow on glossy paper. The fish and Cat stamp are from the PSA Originals Haunted Shack pack.

Just one more to go, I so love this little tag using the PSA Essentials Haunted Shack pack and one of my favorite Halloween Chippies from Magistical Memories. The paper is the wonderful Pink Paislee Parisian Anthology papers. These are so beautiful to work with and they take ink amazingly. I used some Tiger Lily and Haunted Shadow Glimmer mist on them.

Although Halloween has past, I wanted to share with you a few little projects I created using PSA Essentials stamps, Tattered Angels products and some wonderful ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon. All held together with the best adhesive out there...Helmar

I've been seriously thinking about starting some online classes to share my crafting with others. What kind of things would you like to see? Let me know, and thanks for stopping by today.

Toodles

Autumn Mojo and a Few Things to Share

Fall has definitely grabbed hold of my Mojo lately. The autumn palette is truly stunning and creating I have been. I received a beautiful Fairy image from Robyn's Fetish and decided to make her an Autumn Faerie. This image is painted using Glimmer Mist. The skin is colored in Copic, but other than that, Tattered Angels has taken this faerie from white to WOW!!! It is also my challenge card for the Fall theme challenge going on right now at the Reasonable Ribbon Blog.

This next card is one of my favorites right now. Filled with 7 Gypsies papers and a beautiful Black 1.5" wrinkle ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon. It is my last card as a design team member over at Raise the Bar. Just a little shout out to Joni.... Thank you soooooo very much.

I also have a bunch of news to share with you. I'm beyond blessed to be on so many wonderful design teams and I have two more to add to the list. Both of these are absolutely wonderful and I can't believe that I was selected out of numerous candidate for the "job".

First, I am a full time design team member for PSA Essentials. If you haven't heard of this company before, please take a moment to check out their site.  PSA Essentials has the most amazing peel and stick stamps that are super dooper easy to use. PSA Stamp Camp is the new blog and you'll see a huge amount of talent on this team. Become a follower of the PSA Blog and leave a comment letting them know that Erika sent you.

Next, I am super excited to announce that I am on the Say it With Letters Design Team (check out the Say it With Letters blog to see the list of talent they have on the team. This company has amazing cut out letters and shapes for home decor. The prices are fantastic and the variety of cut outs made from quality product, is amazing.

That's all for today everyone. I hope that you all have a fantastic Wednesday. If you have another  moment, check out the STUNNING Halloween tags that Julie Fei-Fan Balzer has made.

Until next time

Toodles