I'ved Enjoyed the Journey -- with All That Stickles!

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This is my final post with the All That Stickles design team.  I've enjoyed the experience very much and have LOVED creating with my rather large collection of Stickles colors.  I could be on the team for a long time and not use all the colors I own!  I will continue to create with Stickles and join in the ATS fun!

The card I designed doesn't use a lot of Stickles, but it packs a punch.  I love using Stickles just for accent, and this card does just that!

 

 

I used Waterfall and Tattered Rose distress Stickles on this card in a few select places to draw the viewers eye in.  I hope you enjoy it.  I LOVE this sentiment!

Papers are Carta Bella 6x6 True Friend.  The sentiment is from Unity, and I have to say, it describes me to a 'T'. The image is by Stamping Bella.  It's called, "Uptown Girl" (Audrey loves her makeup) You can purchase it here. The bling is Close To My Heart.

I have blog candy I am giving away this weekend.  To be eligible to win, follow my blog, and leave a comment.  To increase your chances, comment on all my posts from Thursday-Saturday (there are quite a few!).  I'll choose the winner early next week.

Since the Friends With Flair link is still open, I'm going to enter this.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Sister Act Card Challenge  -- anything goes 

Markerpop.com -- Lovely Locks

D.L. Art Thankful Thursday -- Anything goes

Color Me Creative group -- anything goes

Pin and Tack -- anything goes

Watercolor butterflies

Happy Tuesday, everyone.  I promised to announce the winner of my blog candy today, and I will, but I want to share a couple cards with you first.

I have a tutorial on the All That Stickles blog today. It's Tips and Techniques Tuesday.  I used a "watercolor paints and Stickles" technique to create this card:

 

 

The card was made using an inexpensive watercolor paint set, a 5x7 watercolor paper card by Strathmore, Crystal Stickles, & May Arts white silk ribbon dyed to match the butterfly (and painted with Stickles).  The butterfly is a Unity stamp called "Bold Butterfly".  The sentiment is from the Joy's Life "Pun in the Sun" stamp set. I used Tim Holtz distress ink in Stormy Skies on the butterfly and distress stain in the same color on the ribbon.  The sentiment was stamped using Close To My Heart Outdoor Denim ink.

The second card is for the Unity Show & Tell group, using the free Unity digi from yesterday (7-22).  Unity is having a Creative/Color contest, and I'm entering this card in the Show & Tell group to be eligible.

 

 I love the free image by Angie Blom.  It was very fun to create with.  The sentiment is by Joselyn Nielsen.
Here's the Copic colors I used:

The one Ciao marker is YG 63.
 

And now, I promised a winner for the blog candy from Sunday's All That Stickles blog hop! 

I used the comments from all weekends' blog posts (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday).  Random.org chose -2 -- Saturday's post.  Then, using Random.org again, it chose "3".  That comment is Karen Nofziger.  Her comment?  "Super cutie patootie"  You gotta love that one!  Congratulations, Karen!  You win the goodies.  More Stickles coming your way, plus other stuff.

I'm hopping with the Joy's Life team this Saturday and will have more blog candy from this weekend's posts, (I'm counting 7 from Thursday-Saturday) so visit often to increase your chance to win!

 

 

I'm entering these cards in the following challenges:

 

Sister Act Card Challenge -- anything goes

Oozak.com -- anything goes with texture

Pin and Tack -- anything goes
D.L. Art Thankful Thursday Linky Party -- anything goes
Color Me Creative Copic Challenge Group -- anything goes



Surf, Sun, and Stickles blog hop

Welcome to the Surf, Sun, & Stickles Blog Hop brought to you by the All that Stickles design team!

We're in the midst of a heat wave and what better way to cool off then indoors crafting with some Stickles?! This month's hop is all about using Stickles on those fun, summer-themed projects we all love to create. 

I wanted to make a home décor project this month, so I decided on wooden blocks.  Here they are all together.

 

I used Echo Park Splash 12x12 papers on these blocks, because it seemed like the perfect papers for our theme.  I also used the stickers that were in the paper pack, and glitzed them up a bit with Stickles.  I cut the letters out on the Cricut using the Type Candy Font cartridge.  I'll show you a close up of each letter so you can see how they sparkle with the Stickles on them!

For each of the letters, I used watercolor paints and Stickles together, painting the mixture together to coat the letters.  I used yellow Stickles on the sun.

 

 

The stripes of the fish are filled in with Tropical Tangerine Stickles.

 

 

 

The rim of the sand bucket has True Blue Stickles on it.  The shovel has Goldenrod distress Stickles on it.

 

 

And, finally, the beach ball has a little Crystal Stickles on it to make it pop.

 



 

 

This is my final blog hop as an All That Stickles design team member.  I'm moving on after this month.  My father's failing health and too many commitments are making it hard to keep up with everything.  I've enjoyed this experience very much and will miss my opportunities to share with you. 

I'm giving away one last chance to win blog candy while on this team.  I have some Stickles to give away (of course), plus ribbon, buttons, a 6x6 paper pad and brads. To be eligible, please follow my blog and leave a comment on this post.  I will pick the winner next Tuesday when I have a tutorial on the All That Stickles blog. To increase your chances of winning, visit my posts from Friday and yesterday also.

 

 

We have blog candy for those who are a follower of All that Stickles and leave a comment on every stop of the hop! Winners will be announced Wednesday July 24th at All that Stickles.

Wunder's Creations

Winner's Choice of a Cricut or Cameo cover

Fresh Brewed Designs

$15 Gift Certificate

SKdigis

$6 Voucher

Bugaboo Stamps

10 Digis of Winner's Choice

QKR Stampede

5 Digis of Winner's Choice

Your next stop is my good friend's Karen's blog.  You are in for a TREAT!

Here's the complete lineup:

All that Stickles
Tonya
Ashley

Chas
Julie
Karen
Cathy
Ann

Thanks for hopping! :) Don't forget to check out our Waterfall Linky Party!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh Happy Day! With All That Stickles

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It's time for some mid-term inspiration on the All That Stickles blog, and several of the design team members have great projects featured. Our linky party color is True Blue Stickles.  So, I used it all over this card (along with Glam Pink and Yellow Stickles).

 

 

There's a lot going on with the card.  I used papers from one of our sponsors this month -- The Robin's Nest. I liked how they were glittery, just like the Stickles.



 

The image is a digi stamp I won from The Paper Nest called "Birthday Avery". Isn't she the sweetest?  She is colored with Copic markers. I used the 3 Stickle colors on the present, balloons, Avery's dress, and her hat. I placed the square image on a Spellbinder die cut paper. There are two colors of 3 Girl JAM ribbon on the card -- latte, from the coffee bundle and London blue from the Wine & Jewels bundle.  I used more of the 3 Stickles colors on star chipboard from UmWow Studio.  And last, but certainly not least, the sentiment is from Whimsical Designs. This is the Whimsical fun - Vol. 1 set.

Come join our True Blue linky party. You have until July 19.  Then, come back and join the All That Stickles design team for a Surf, Sand, and Stickles blog hop on Sunday, July 21.

 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

 

Oozak:  Anything Goes with a Girlie Theme

Sister Act Card Challenge -- anything goes

Pin And Tack -- anything goes

MarkerPop -- Anything goes

D.L. Art -- Anything Goes

I'm Still DanCiNg! With All That Stickles!

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It's time for some mid-term inspiration on the All That Stickles blog. We're currently linking up Firefly Stickles and it's a great color for summer -- bright and (of course) sparkly.

I have a fun, somewhat sassy card to share with you today.  It's a perfect match for Firefly Stickles!

 

 

Isn't she fun? I used the sentiment from one of our June sponsors, Bugaboo Stamps.  The girl is a Unity Fashionista stamp, Claire.  I used just the bottom portion of the stamp for this card.  I colored her with Copic markers.  The fringe of her skirt and her shoes use the Firefly Stickles.

Papers are My Mind's Eye Meadowlark 6x6 papers. Bling is Close To My Heart. I so enjoyed making this card.  Come link up your Firefly Stickles creations with us.  You have until July 5th.

All That Stickles Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Star Spangled Blog Hop brought to you by the All that Stickles design team!

"Oh say can you see... by the gleam of Stickles. Oh so proudly we post, our patriotic projects" (if you sing it to the tune of Star Spangled Banner, we promise it makes sense ;)

In non-musical form: Today the All that Stickles design team has created a variety of patriotic-themed projects using our favorite sparkly embellishment - Stickles!

There are many birthdays celebrated amongst my family and friends right around the 4th of July, so for my project today, I made a Patriotic gift bag.

 

I used the Print and Cut feature of my Silhouette for the flag, then added Christmas Red Stickles and Crystal Stickles on the stripes and stars of the flag.  I used a Close to my Heart stamp set for the stars hanging down, and used True Blue Stickles on those. The bag is tied with ribbons from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Company. Here's a close up of the Stickle-y goodness of the flag...

 

 

It makes you want to put your hand over your heart, doesn't it?

 

 

We have blog candy for those who are a follower of All that Stickles and leave a comment on every stop of the hop! Winners will be announced Wednesday June 19th at All that Stickles.

SK Digis

$6 Voucher

LoveBug Creations

$15 Gift Certificate

Scrapping Memories

10 Files of Winner's Choice

Bugaboo Stamps

10 Digis of Winner's Choice

Scrapping Fun with Tonya
3 Pack of Stickles

Here's the complete lineup for today's hop:

All that Stickles
Ashley

Tonya
Cathy
Ann
Cynthia
Karen
Julie

Chas

Thanks for hopping! :) Don't forget to check out our Distress Stickles Linky Party! Make something awesome and link up to win our fab prizes!  Now hop on off to Chas' blog -- I love her work!

I'm not much of a DaNCeR!

Happy Saturday, everyone! It's time for some mid-term mojo over on the All That Stickles blog. Our linky party going on right now is any color of Distress Stickles.  I made a card with a digi image and sentiment from our sponsor, Bugaboo Stamps.

 

Yeah, they got their dancing shoes on, alright!  I used two colors of Distress Stickles on this card -- Worn Lipstick and Bundled Sage.

I colored the dancers with Copic markers, and highlighted some of the sentiment with Copics, too.   Designer papers are a My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pad, Ooh, La La, that seemed perfect for dancing girls. The chipboard heart is from Close To My Heart, and it is covered with Bundled Sage distress Stickles.  I used a Spellbinders label die -- wonky rectangles, on this, also.

Check out the other projects from the design team, then dance like no one is watching -- it's good for you!

I'm entering this in the following challenges:
Craft Lovin' Challenge Blog -- anything goes
D.L. Art Thankful Thursday Linky Party -- anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge -- anything goes
AUD Sentiments Challenge -- anything goes



Wishing You Sunshine -- and a prize winner

Happy Tuesday everyone!  I hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend.  It was cool, cloudy, and off and on rainy here.  I worked yesterday, so the holiday was short, but it was still enjoyable.

I have a tutorial today on All That Stickles, showing how to make your own glitter domes.  To showcase the technique, I made this card:

 

 

She seemed like the perfect image for a cool, rainy weekend! I used Kaisercraft Fine & Sunny 6 1/2 inch papers, Sparkle Creations Rainy Day Ruby stamp, Copic Markers, Cryogen paper, Spellbinders dies, Turquoise Stickles (so I can enter this in the current All That Stickles Linky party), and a free sample of ribbon from Ellen Hutson.  The "wishing your sunshine" sentiment is from Joy's Life Pun in the Sun stamp set -- lots of great sentiments on this one!!

 

I promised you a prize winner.  If you commented on my blog during the Joy's Life Super and Everyday Hero hop this weekend and follow my blog, you are eligible.  I used random.org to pick the winner.  Comment #4 was chosen:  Crafty_ma_am.  Congratulations, Crafty_ma_am!  Please let me know where to send your goodies.  You can leave an email address with a comment here and I'll be in touch.

 

I also want to let my followers know about some challenges that I am a part in.  I know some of you love challenges and I'm helping with some new, fun ones.  There's the All That Stickles linky party that I mentioned earlier in this post.  The current Stickles color is Turquoise.  If you can spell it, you can use it, LOL! Do you like digital stamps? Get Inky! Stamps Challenge blog has a new challenge every two weeks.  The current theme is glitter.  Embrace it, enter, and you might win digis of your choice.  Do you have a Silhouette?  There's a new challenge blog on the block.  Take a look at Silhouette Challenges.  The current challenge is "Anything Goes", but you have to be quick, because it ends May 31.  A new challenge starts June 1.  And, speaking of June 1, a brand new challenge blog launches on June 1! The Craft Lovin' Challenge Blog! We're going to work hard to make it one of the best challenge blogs out there. This new blog is sponsored by Tabitha's Designs ( you will find her new shop here -- digi papers and BRAND NEW digi stamps -- really fun stuff that can be won in the challenges!) and My Crafting Channel.

 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Sister Act Card Challenge -- anything goes

D.L. Art Thankful Thursday -- anything goes

We're hop, hop, hopping through the ice cream shoppe!

Welcome to the Ice Cream Shoppe Hop brought to you by the All that Stickles design team!

Summer is almost here... and that means it's almost time for summer's favorite treat... ice cream! Bring on the cool scoops of your favorite ice cream flavor (mine happens to be black cherry) the never-ending list of toppings, and of course, you can't forget the cherry on top!

 

 

Today the All that Stickles design team has created many different ice cream-themed projects for you to savor. :) And what's our favorite topping?! Stickles, of course!

For my project, I used some artistic license.  I used the 'ice' in ice cream, and expanded on it. 

It was a strange start to May here in WI.  On May 2, we got a record-breaking 17 inches of snow.  It was certainly a memorable event, and one that needed to be scrapbooked.  So, using Ice Stickles, I created a two-page "N'Ice May Weather" layout.

 

 

These pictures were taken in my yard before I left for work the morning of May 2.  It continued to snow all day, so you can only imagine the accumulation.

 

 

This is page 1. I used Carta Bella Kraft cardstock for the base and Carta Bella Alphabet Junction 12x12 papers throughout the layout.  Here's page 2:

 

 

The title and snowflakes were cut out on the Silhouette. The wood veneer snowflakes are from Studio Calico.

Since this is an All That Stickles blog hop, here's a closeup of the Stickles:

I combined both Lemon Ice and Crystal Ice Ice Stickles on the title.

And, on these snowflakes...

 

In case you'd like to read the journaling, here's a close up of that, too.

 

That's it for me on this ice cream shoppe hop. There's just a few details to tell you before I send you on to the talented Cat's blog.

 

We have blog candy for those who are a follower of All that Stickles and leave a comment on every stop of the hop! Winners will be announced Wednesday May 22nd at All that Stickles.

QKR Stampede

5 Digi Stamps of Winner's Choice

My Craft Spot

1 Stamp Set of Winner's Choice

Fresh Brewed Designs

$15 Gift Certificate for Digital Stamps

Bugaboo Stamps

10 Digis of Winner's Choice

Here's the complete lineup:

All that Stickles 

Tonya

Chas

Karen

Cynthia

Julie

Cathy

 

Thanks for hopping! :) Don't forget to check out our Cotton Candy Linky Party!