No Stamping For This Challenge

Hi all, happy Friday!

We have a new challenge for you today over on Stamp Something and I think it's a fun one too. It was also kind of different for me, something I don't often do in my card making. This challenge is a "NO Stamping Allowed" challenge. Create something, anything you wish, as long as you don't stamp any part of it. So you can use all the pretty papers, embellishments, rub-ons, embossing, 3D items, etc....just no stamping. You can handle that, right?!

This is my card. I bet at first glance you thought I stamped, but I promise, NO stamping here. I used some rub-ons from Stampin' Up!. I've had these ones for a while, I think I used them on a wedding album I made over the summer and this one was a left over. My card is very simple, one that I created in only a few minutes time, which was great. I've been pretty busy all week, but I like to squeeze in some crafting time whenever I can. This challenge was a great excuse.

I started with a base of black cardstock and layered on a piece of white, which has been embossed with the Swirls embossing folder and my Cuttlebug. Then I added the rub-on to a white piece of cardstock and layered that on another piece of black. The sentiment layer is adhered to the card base using foam tape. I wanted there to be some dimension to this card, although it's hard to see in this photo, sorry. The final touch was adding some Prima flowers with a pearl center. I'm really loving these flowers!

So that's it! Pretty easy, right?! If you decide to play along with us this week, please leave a comment on Stamp Something with a link to your work and you'll be entered for a chance to win some goodies from FireCracker Designs by Pamela! Be sure to have your entry in by 7pm EST on Thursday, January 15th.

Have a great weekend and be sure to check out all the non-stamped design team samples, they're all very creative! Happy stamping or I guess I should say no-stamping! :)

Little Cowgirl

Morning!

We're in the middle of another snow storm here today. Hope you see the sun where you are. I'm so ready for winter to be over and it's only just started. But I will admit, a snow day is a great day for some stamping. Hopefully the kids will let me do that later today. :)

I do have a card to share that I made over the weekend while practicing with my new Copics. Which by they way, I'm totally addicted to and used Christmas gift money to buy more. I just couldn't stop myself! LOL!

I used this Sugar Nellie image given to me by my friend Jo, she was sweet enough to stamp me a bunch of different images a little while back. It's been a lot of fun coloring them in. Thanks Jo! :)

After I finished coloring, I used my Nesties to frame this image and layered it onto some Basic Grey paper. I embellished with flowers, ribbon, and a rhinestone brad. The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps.

Before I leave you today, I want to let you know about some truly fabulous blog candy Rach is giving away. Hop over to her blog and check it out!

Have a great Wednesday, happy stamping! :)

Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a Bear...

Hi All!

Happy Monday to you! Things are getting back to normal around here now that the holidays are over. Hubby's back to work and my son went back to school, which my daughter didn't like at all. Daddy came home for lunch though and my son will be home soon and the kids can spend the afternoon playing. Funny how easy is to get out of our normal routines and getting back into them is so hard.

I had a few days over the Christmas break to do some stamping, which was very nice. So I have a new card to share today. I created this one with our new Whimsy Polar Bear and some Fun Flock. That stuff really is fun! I still need to practice a bit as it isn't perfect.

I used Blue Bayou cardstock and Ski Slope DSP to create the card. The embellishments are ribbon, felt snowflake, and a button along with a rhinestone brad and clip to hang the sentiment. This sentiment is one from the Whimsy Collection.

Whimsy Stamps will be sponsoring the challenge on the 12th of January over on Papertake Weekly and as some blog candy, one lucky winner will get this card and a free Whimsy Polar Bear stamp. I hope you'll join in that week. Stay tuned!

Thanks for stopping in for a visit. I'm off to do some visiting of my own right now. Have a great day! Happy Stamping! :)

New Somethings Challenge

Happy Friday All and Happy 2009!

We have a new challenge for you over on STAMP SOMETHING today and in keeping with the new year, our theme is "New Somethings." We'd like to see you create something "new" and you can interpret this however you choose. Maybe use a new product you received over the holidays, or a try a new technique or color combo, or make a project for a new baby or house or job. Anything that has to do with "new" will work for this one.

Our blog candy prize will be a chance to guest design with the STAMP SOMETHING Design Team for two weeks! One lucky winner will be chosen to design with us on January 16th and 23rd! To enter, please submit a project using the "New Somethings" theme by Thursday, January 8th at 7pm EST and leave a comment on STAMP SOMETHING so we can visit you and see your work! Have fun and good luck to everyone!

My card was made using two new products. The first is my COPIC markers. I got some for Christmas and so I decided to practice with this sweet Sugar Nellie image. The second new item is the Nestabilities. My mom got me the set of circles, very excited to have those!

The image was a gift from my friend Jo of Only Joking. After coloring, I cut it with the Nesties and mounted it on the scalloped circle. The printed paper is Parisian Summer from SU!. The chocolate chip cardstock was embossed with the flower CB folder. The final touches were some white gel pen dots and ribbon.

It was fun doing this challenge, I got to use some favorite supplies as well as some new stuff! I hope you'll find some time to stamp something new with us this week too! Have fun and happy stamping! :)