Pile It On Challenge #26-Flowers and Flourishes

It's Pile It On! Week. Along with Pile It On! I created this card for my Prickley Pear team I used one of the New Christmas Transparencies. I coated the back of it with blue and white glitter before I glued it to the card. What is great about the transparencies is they are ATC size, so you can use that for that as well.

Here's a close up of the glittered bear. He really sparkles on the card.


Here are the challenges that I used for my card.

• Pile It On-Flowers and Flourishes
  
• Papertake Weekly-Christmas Crackers
• ABC Challenge-Indigo (blue)
• Charisma Cards-Anything Christmas
• Whimsy Stamps-Christmas

Happy Thanksgiving

When you play along with us, please remember to post your sample to your blog or gallery, and then include a link in the Mr. Linky form at the Stamps and Smiles Blog so we can all easily find each other. If you upload to SCS, please include “stampsandsmiles” in the keywords.
Stamps and Smiles stamps are not required for our challenges, grab some of your favorite stamps & supplies and have fun with our sketch each week!


Here's the sketch

Here's another project I made just for this occasion:
He's a Turkey ATC! I had so much fun making him.
Take a look at his belly button :) it's holding on his tail!
I ran all of his tail fathers through the Cuttlebug, he needed to have a little texture added.



The stamp on his chest is embossed in clear and then I took some distressing ink and rubbed over the thanks part so the paper behind it would take the ink (the embossing resists it) and the thanks would then pop out.

Still playing with metal tape and alcohol inks

This is (a copy of) the ornament I created for the blogger ornament exchange (bad blogger, I forgot to take a picture before I sent it, the only difference is hers said joy instead of happy). I hope my exchange partner (Lori) likes it. I am really liking what the alcohol ink does to the metal tape. I did find out that if you tap with the felt applicator all over the tape first, and let it dry completely, that the drops of ink tend to stay and not run as much.

As you can see I also am in love with the "branch" punch from Martha Stewart (purchased at Walmart, not at Michaels, that one is a different branch). I attached the fragment (also loving these days) with a Around The Block paper tail, so it moves.

Happy Thursday! It's Stamps and Smiles day

This weeks card was a little challenging for me (I guess that is why it is called a challenge :-| ). Here is the sketch we were to follow:



And here is what I came up with:

OK so I added a window...but where else were we going to see Cuppy? This way you can watch her decorate the Christmas tree. I have been looking for that "branch" punch (the one my wreath is made from) made by Martha Stewart for the longest time. I checked Michaels every time I went...nothing. NOTHING on Martha Stewarts online craft store either...what? Where are people getting it? I checked Ebay, found a couple but the shipping was too expensive. Then, you'll never believe it...I was at my local WalMart picking up my spruce tops for my outdoor planter ($4.00 cheaper than anywhere else, still almost the cost of a whole tree, really $16.00 for just 5 tops. But I paid it). Anyway, I remembered that Walmart carried Martha Stewart craft supplies. Yep! They had it. I was so excited. The only difference between the one I got and the ones they sell at Michaels is that it has a light green casing instead of white. So if you are looking for it too, try Walmart.

Have a great rest of your day!

Stamps and Smiles Project Showcase

Hello SAS Friends! We have been busy over on the The Stamps and Smiles blog, here is a fun project sample using the NEW Fall/Winter stamp release.

I created a snow scene in this great old apothecary jar I had. I stamped Cuppy holding a ornament and the tree. Cuppy is holding a mini pom-pom ribbon that looks like a string of lights. There is glittery snow in the bottom along with some fiber fill. I added some mini ornaments and the tag to the top. I hope you like it.

Now go and visit the Stamps and Smiles blog to see the other projects the team created.

Pile It On Challenge #24-5 Pearls and 3 Flowers

This one was so much fun. 19 Challenges!!! Wholly cow. I hope you like it.

Challenges for Jennifer:

• Pile It On- 3 Flowers and 5 Pearls
• Die Cuts R Us- Emboss something
• Roses on Paper- Christmas card
• Cute Card Thursday- Glitter Me Silly
• Frosted Designs- Bling It On
• Crafty Calendar- Weather
• Cupcake Crafts- Snow Much Fun
• 365 Cards Day 259-Imagine This: Snow
• The Secret Crafter- Four Seasons, Winter
• TCP Tuesday- Any December Holiday
• Crafty Creations- Snow
• LaLa- Punches
• Little Red Wagon- Scraps
• Quixotic- Stitching
• Charisma- Merry and Bright
• Hand Full of Stamps- Holidays
• Paper Pal Arts- Christmas Cheer
• LimeLight- Chipboard (gingerbread man) and Sketch
• Your Next Stamp-Without Red and Green (it's not true green-it's lime)
  

SASSC #40 Play along-Win a prize

Today's sketch is for this week's sketch challenge SASSC40. We warmly invite you to play along, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies. One lucky participant will win a Stamps and Smiles goodie bag.

When you play along with us, please remember to post your sample to your blog or gallery, and then include a link in the Mr. Linky form at the bottom of the post so we can all easily find each other. There is no time limit on our challenge, so please play along whenever you are able!! If you upload to SCS, please include “stampsandsmiles” in the keywords.

Stamps and Smiles stamps are not required for our challenges, grab some of your favorite stamps & supplies and have fun with our sketch each week!

Here's mine

This one was fun. I used the sample page from the My Minds Eye set that I bought. The kit came in plastic and the front sheet showed everything in the kit, including small slices of the papers that are included. So I cut that off of the page and used it at the bottom of the card. So I guess that would be faux paper piecing? I made the images look like they are both coming in from the sides of the card and meeting at the tree. Snowman and Cuppy=old buddies :)

Christmas Thrift Finds

I was able to get out over the weekend. It was a busy weekend. My Dad had to have open heart surgery on Friday. My Mom, my Brother and I were at the hospital all day. Every thing went really well. We're lucky he's super healthy and had no symptoms. He just went in for a yearly exam and the Dr. recommended that he have a stress test. So he did and that's where they found out that he had 5 blocked arteries. But he's all fixed now and might even be able to come home tomorrow. Medicine these days... amazing.

Anyway... here are my finds from the weekend. One of my favorite thrift shops opened their "christmas boutique" for the year, and I was so excited. Some of the prices were a little higher than normal, but I love everything I found.

Shiny Brites, old ribbon, vintage kitchen towels, Hallmark party invites, and napkins and a plastic creche (to add to my collection)

Awesome gold deer (don't know if they are old or not), another plastic creche, some stenciled shiny brights and plastic cookie trays

Oh yeah... and another great tinsel tree.

Why Black and White PP is so versatile...

I love black and white patterned paper, it is so versatile. With just a Copic you can make it a customized PP!



Even the back looks cool. (looks like watercolor)

This is the background paper I used in Jaimies card.

SASSC #39 Play along-Win a prize

The Stamps and Smiles store has a sale going on. Now - December 15th, save 20% – 25% on selected stamps. We also have NEW digi images… Each week, NEW images will be uploaded to the store.

We would like to thank all those that stopped by and played along with us last week, all of your samples were amazing - it was our biggest participation yet!!

Here is this week’s sketch challenge “SASSC39”. We warmly invite you to play along, feel free to use your favorite stamps and supplies. One lucky participant will win a Stamps and Smiles goodie bag.

When you play along with us, please remember to post your sample to your blog or gallery, and then include a link in the Mr. Linky form so we can all easily find each other. There is no time limit on our challenge, so please play along whenever you are able!! If you upload to SCS, please include “stampsandsmiles” in the keywords.

Stamps and Smiles stamps are not required for our challenges, grab some of your favorite stamps & supplies and have fun with our sketch each week!

Here's mine. I turned the sketch on its side.

Spread the Love Blog Hop

Thanks for joining the Spread the love blog hop. You've arrived on Random Vintage Finds. Next blog on the hop is listed below.

"On October 4th, 4 teenagers armed with knives broke into a home in a small town in New Hampshire. Alone and sleeping inside were a mother and her 11 year old daughter. These 4 boys broke into this home with the intent to rob and kill anyone inside. They stabbed the mom, Kimberly Cates, to death and left her daughter, Jaimie, for dead in their driveway. It was a completely random act, their home was chosen only due to its secluded surroundings."

Our hope is that everyone hopping around today will stop for a moment and think about Jaimie and her father and what life must be like for them now. One moment in time has changed their lives forever. We are asking that everyone reading this message please take a moment to make a card and send it off to Jaimie. You can make something very simple or much more involved, but please share some words of hope and love and let her know that people do care and want the best for her. Please send your card to the address below:

Jaimie Cates
c/o Mont Vernon Fire Station
Main Street
Mont Vernon, NH 03057

Please visit:
"Stamp Something...for Jaimie: Spreading Love and Hope" where you can read more about Jaimie and have all the info to send a card as well as join our special Card Drive Challenge. We have generous sponsors who have kindly offered up some prizes to anyone who makes a card, posts it on their blog, and lets us know they mailed it out.

You should have just arrived from
Janna Sicard

Next stop on the blog hop is:
Terry Oulboub

Here's the card that I am going to send Jaimie (her favorite colors are black and pink):

We have a winner of the BLOG CANDY!!!

Congrats Heather!!!! My husband drew your name out of a hat.

Please e-mail me your Address and I will get your Blog candy out to you.

Thank you everyone for playing and wishing ISC Happy 1st Birthday!

Pile It On Challenge #22 Thank you card

Our challenge this week was to make a "Thank you" card. I found this really cute squirrel. I colored her with Copics. I added white shines to the bag, a raffia ribbon, fun punched out leaves and scrappers floss (one of my favorites). I love that I had this hand dyed raffia to use. Isn't she cute!



Pile It On!-Thank You
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday-Border Punches
Belli Challenges-Raffia or Twine
Cupcake Craft-Sketch
Stampin' B's-Autumn
Fun with Shapes: borders and frames
Crafty Creations - Give Thanks/Thanksgiving theme
Gingersnap GC28 -Thankfulness theme
Treehouse Stamps -Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Soft Suede and a neutral

Now, GO! and create your Thank you card and don't forget to post it on Pile it on!