Prosecco Time -- A New Release at All Dressed Up Stamps

Today is one of the time's during the month that New Releases are showcased at All Dressed Up Stamps.  There were 4 New Releases this month, and I colored up one of them for today's showcase.  You can see them all in the All Dressed Up Facebook Group, and on the All Dressed Up Blog. They are all for purchase in the All Dressed Up Etsy Shop.

This is Prosecco Time:

I colored Prosecco Time with Copic markers, using my favorite shades of teals.

I recently got a double sided edger die from Crafter's Companion and decided to give it a try.  That's what I used for the stars on the right side of this card.  I really like the layered effect of the die.  I used a piece of old BoBunny paper on the opposite side to add some color to the card.

Prosecco Time can be anytime, so this All Dressed Up image can be used for many occasions!  Pick it up and enter it in the All Dressed Up Facebook Challenge &/or the challenge on the All Dressed Up Blog.  You've got lots of chances to win more All Dressed Up images!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode -- for the Girls
Polkadoodles-- ATG
DigiChoosday -- ATG
QKR Stampede--ATG
D.L.Art -- Feb Linky Party

Puppy Spa -- Guest Designing at My Besties 3D and More

Woohoo!  I'm guest designing today on the My Besties 3D and More Challenge Blog.  I'm super excited for the honor!  I've made a lot of cards, done a lot of coloring, but today's 3D challenge was a new experience for me.  I have to say I had fun with it!

I used a card topper sheet called Puppy Spa Elements Card Toppers, found in the Sherri Baldy My Besties Shop to create this:

I printed the Puppy Spa Card Topper sheet, then started fussy cutting.  I cut, then used foam tape to layer up each layer.

Can you see the layers?

The pizza box was cut out on my Silhouette Cameo 3 with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store, using BoBunny Double Dot paper.

Here's a final shot of My Besties 3D project:

I want to thank Julie and the rest of the My Besties 3D and More design team for the chance to guest design today.  I had a great time trying out this new (for me) technique.  Thanks for the chance to learn something new.  I'll definitely be trying this again!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
IDCB -- ATG
Card Mania -- Anything But a Card
Not Just Cards -- ATG
D.L. Art -- May Linky Party
Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog-- ATG
My Bestie Aussie Challenge - ATG
My Besties International -- ATG, Girls Just Want to Have Fun
My German Besties -- ATG
My French Besties -- ATG
My Dutch Girls Besties -- ATG, Fancy Pants
My Brazil Besties -- ATG

A Touch of Gold -- for QKR Stampede

I'd like to take a moment to thank all the Veterans that have served our country as you are honored officially today, and again tomorrow, on the traditional day.  This country owes our freedom to you!

It's Friday, and time for another challenge at QKR Stampede Challenge Blog. This week's optional theme is "A Touch of Gold", or you can enter anything you'd like.

I used QKR Stampede's Acorn Accent digi on this (Q-digi19403), and the sentiment is "Large Thanks" (ES-digi4402).  The papers, also digital, are by BoBunny, and were purchased at Snap Click Supply.  The touch of gold is added with a piece of gold foil paper cut out with a Paper Wishes die.  The crinkle ribbon is from my stash.

I hope you can join us this week at QKR Stampede for our optional "A Touch of Gold" challenge.  We have great digi prizes you can win, and I'd love to see what you make!!

Winter Wishes --for Crafty Sentiments

There's a new challenge starting today at Crafty Sentiments Challenge blog.  Our theme this week is Purple and White.  This seems like it should be an easy theme, but I realized I have very few purple designer papers in my collection.  Time to shop!

This rubber stamp, from Crafty Sentiments Designs, is Snowman's Hug.  I colored it with Copic markers, using primarily shades of purples and whites.

I used a couple different Spellbinder dies, designer papers and ribbon are from Bobunny.  Card stock is from Close To My Heart.

I hope you can join us this week for our purple and white challenge!  Let me see those purple papers -- it'll help me in my shopping choices!

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
Unicorn Challenges - Christmas is Coming
Where the Heart is -- ATG/Winter Blues
Die Cut Divas -- warm & cozy
D.L. Art -- Nov. Linky Party

A Touch of Fall

I'm posting today for The Cutting Cafe.  This week's inspiration feature's milk cartons of all varieties.  Since the leaves are beginning to turn from one end of our state to the other, and the nights have a chill in the air, I went with a fall theme with this milk carton.

I used the Halloween-Fall Themed Milk Cartons Cutting Files, one of which is this cute leaf pattern.  This double sided paper is by BoBunny.  This Milk Carton is the perfect size for a few chocolates, a gift card, or a small gift.  

The Squirrel with Present image is a digi stamp from 2 Cute Ink.  I colored it with Copic markers, then used a Lifestyle Crafts circle die to cut it out.  The fun baker's twine is Cape Cod, from Timeless Twine. 

Please check out The Cutting Cafe blog on Sept. 7 to see the rest of the milk carton projects.  You'll be amazed!  Leave a comment, and you could win 3 sets of your choice!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art -- September Linky party

Through the Craftroom Door -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Crazy 4 Challenges -- Say Goodbye To Summer (C4C302)

Butterfly Mini Basket

It's Wednesday, and I'm posting today for Snapdragon Snippets.  One of the big events I coordinate every year for my job is the Volunteer Appreciation Party.  We have over 70 volunteers in my nursing home, and they are all invited in for a meal.  Decorating for the event is the fun part!  I try to come up with projects that the residents can help me with.  We made 12 of these baskets yesterday to use as table decorations, but also as door prizes.  They will be filled with, of course, chocolate!

I used 2 Snapdragon Snippets cutting files on this basket: the Shamrocks Trio Mini Basket and the Wonderful Days Title (just the butterflies).

I used BoBunny double dot papers for most of this.  The larger dot paper was in my scraps.  The brads are from Close To My Heart.  We had a great time assembling 12 of these yesterday.  They look adorable and I think they will be a hit!

Make sure and visit the Snapdragon Snippets blog often for lots of great inspiration. 

Just Because -- for DigiStamps4Joy

Yesterday was New Release Sunday at DigiStamps4Joy.  I've been without Internet since Thursday, so I'm playing 'catch up', and getting this up a bit late.  There are some awesome new releases, and some fantastic inspiration from my fellow design teammates, so PLEASE!  Check out the DigiStamps4Joy blog and Store.

I love Daisies, and got to work with them on this card:

I colored the Daisies digi image with Prismacolor pencils. I used several Spellbinders dies to cut the image out and back it.  Papers are from the Pebbles Lakeside 12x12 Collection.  The card base and Shimmer Trim are from Close To My Heart. There's a small piece of BoBunny there, too.

Warm Winter Wishes

It's Monday, and a new challenge starts today at Not Just Cards. I usually try to stick with the premise of the challenge and make something besides a card, but this image that I used today BEGGED to be made into a card.  I gave in!

This image is from The East Wind -- one of our sponsors this week.  I love their images, so was so pleased when I got the opportunity to color this one!  I used Copic markers and some Wink of Stella glitter pens on this.

The designer papers are from BoBunny.  The glitter paper is from American Crafts.  I used 2 sizes of a Spellbinders label die to cut this out, and Cheery Lynn Snow Flower dies for the snowflakes. The card base is Close To My Heart Bamboo.

Join us this week at Not Just Cards -- it's anything goes! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

The East Wind Challenge -- Button Up
All Sorts Challenge Blog -- Cold and Frosty Colors

New Release Sunday -- and a Giveaway!

Today's a BIG day!  It's new release Sunday at DigiStamps4Joy, it's my birthday, and it's the day of my giveaway.  Stay tuned, and I'll get to it all.  First, the new release at DigiStamps4Joy.  There are new releases every. single. Sunday.  Today is no exception.  When Margy, the owner, gave us this week's image to work with, I knew instantly what sentiment I wanted to pair it with.  Here's my creation:

One of the new images released today, and the one I used on this card, is called, "Call a Cab".  

I printed out my digi, colored her with Copic markers, then mounted her on some backing paper and mounted that on 3D foam squares.  I won papers on the card last summer at a crop event and these are some pieces I've been hoarding.  I don't remember the company.  I know the card base is BoBunny Double Dot. The sentiment is a Unity Stamp Company stamp.  The ribbon is from 3 Girl JAM.  It's the new Tie Dye 2 Bundle.  The black bling flourish is from Close To My Heart. There's some Close To My Heart Liquid Glass on the sunglass lenses to make them shiny (hard to see in the picture).

Do you see my new oval base floral frog?  My BFF gave that to me as a birthday present.  She found this one and another one at an antique shop and sent them to me.  I'm SO excited!! I love the shape of this one!

And now, for my celebration giveway.  It's been going on since June 27th.  I've had 15 blog posts since then.  I used Random.org to decide which post the winning comment should come from.  It chose post #12. I used Random.org again to pick which comment from that post would be the prize winner.  The comment was comment #3, Donna K!

Donna said: "Congratulations on your latest DT assignment Julie! I'm in awe of your busy schedule and creative life lady! I love your Foxy Fay box...the sentiments are FAB!!"

Congratulations, Donna K! Send me your address, and I'll send you your prize!

Now, I'm off to celebrate my birthday.  We were going to go on a looooong Harley ride since it's Sunday and we both have the day off.  But, there's a 70% chance of rain today.  We're going out to eat instead, then my very patient husband is taking me shopping at not 1, not 2, but 3 scrapbook stores in the BIG CITY!  Oh, I do love that man!
Make sure you visit the DigStamps4Joy blog to see the other fantastic new releases today, and the other great projects from this over-the-top talented design team!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge -- ATG

Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards -- Summer Days

Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge -- Summertime

Graph It Markers -- ATG with Markers

Sister Act Card Challenge -- ATG

4 Crafty Girlz Challenge -- ATG

AUD Sentiments Challenge -- ATG

Crafty Ribbons Challenge -- ATG with Ribbon

Movin Along with the Times -- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

D.L. Art Thankful Thursday -- July Linky Party

Happy Birthday, Jack!

Yea! I made it through Easter! All those rehearsals and church services are finally over -- just in time to go back to work -- the life of a church organist that works full-time, LOL.

My best friend's Golden Retriever, Jack, turns 1 today.  I won't have a chance to celebrate the event until next week because we live 3 hours apart, but I did make a little something to honor the event.

This week, at The Cutting Cafe, the design team had 3 choice of files to work with:

 ALPHABETIC WINDOW CARD TOPS

 NUMBER WINDOW CARDS....TEMPLATES - CUTTING FILES

 NUMBER GRID BACKGROUND....PRINTABLE STAMP SET

I chose the Alphabetic Window Card Tops.  Using the set, and the Fun with Blocks cutting file, I made this gift for Jack and my BFF, Sheri:

Here's one side of the blocks:

Here's the side celebrating Jack and his birthday:

another side of the blocks:

the fourth side:

and, in honor of her other Golden Retriever:

These blocks are so fun to make and use for home decor pieces.  I've had these sitting on a 1/2 wall near our kitchen and my husband and I are often re-arranging them, just for kicks.

The dog beside a couple of the pictures was carved by a woman who's husband was in our nursing home for awhile.  She made many carved ornaments and gave them to the staff at Christmas.  I leave this cute dog out year-round.

Papers for this project are by BoBunny.  The heart paw print and the bone were found at the Silhouette Online Store.

Here's to many happy years for Jack.  These will be delivered next week when we get together for "Girl's Week."

Make sure you visit the Cutting Cafe blog on Thursday to see the other inspiration from this talented design team.  Leave a comment and you can win 3 sets of your choice from The Cutting Cafe. Yea!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Crafty bloggers Network -- diecut or embossing

Cutie Pie Challenge -- Anything but a Card

Unstampabelles -- incorporate animal or bird (pawprint)

A really LARGE gift box -- for The Cutting Cafe

Hello, and happy Monday, crafty friends.  It's Holy Week.  A week, for me, as church organist, of many rehearsals and many church services. Plus, we have some special Easter activities planned at the nursing home.  So, it's a busy week coming up.

This week, at The Cutting Cafe, Regina gave us two choices of files to work with.  Our choices were: the configuration box template & cutting file or the large gift box template & cutting file. I chose to work with the large gift box.

 And, it IS large! It uses 2 12x12 pieces of cardstock for the lid, and and another 2 pieces for the box. Designer paper is by My Mind's Eye.
I also used the Cutting Cafe file "Loopy Loop Bow - Flower".  The tag pictured in this close up is part of the Large Box File. The "for you" sentiment was stamped on the tag.

The brad on the Loopy Loop bow is by BoBunny.  The ribbon is from Close To My Heart.  The twine is "naturally white" twine by Timeless Twine.

What's more fun than a homemade gift in a handmade box?  I LOVE this cutting file!

Don't forget to visit The Cutting Cafe blog Thursday to see the rest of the inspiration from this talented design team.  Leave a comment and you could  win a chance for 3 sets of your own from The Cutting Cafe.

Friends with Flair!

It's a celebration this week for Friends With Flair!  I'm writing this and scheduling it ahead of time because I'll be on a scrapbook retreat Thursday-Sunday (July 18-21).  I've never done anything like this before.  I've gone on an evening crop at the LSS, but never an overnight, much less a 4 day one.  AND, I've only met these ladies online.  I know them by names like LBAB and JeepMama and Clayton528.  Do they sound trustworthy to YOU?  If I don't post next Friday, someone please send a search party!

OK, where was I? Oh, yeah, it's a celebration!  Yesterday was my BFF's birthday.  I made her two cards.  I wanted one to be super fun, and one to be pretty and serious.  You get to see the fun one this week and the serious one next week.

I love the fashionista images.  They are so fun to color.  I went with one of them for my card:

 



 

This is Roxanne, and she is really strutting her stuff.  I thought she would be perfect for a fun 40-something birthday card.  Inside, I wrote, "did we ever look like that?"  And of course, "Happy Birthday".

Here's a close up of her, with some of the bling I added to make her "shine like a diamond!"

 

I colored her with Copic markers, used some BoBunny papers, a Unity sentiment, and Close To My Heart bling. There she is.  What do you think?  Will my BFF like it?

I'm giving away some blog candy.  I'm hopping with the All That Stickles design team on Sunday, 7-21.  It is my final hop with the team, as I'm moving on to other things.  In honor of the fun I've had on the team, I'm giving away some Stickles (of course), buttons, brads, ribbon, and other goodies.  To be eligible for the blog candy, please follow my blog and leave a comment on this post.  To increase your chances of winning, you can comment again on tomorrow's post for Joy's Life stamps, and hop with the All That Stickles team on Sunday and comment on my post (7-21).  Good luck!

 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Sister Act Card Challenge -- anything goes

Great Impressions -- anything goes

Oozak -- anything goes with texture

D.L. Art Thankful Thursday -- Anything Goes

Pin & Tack -- anything goes

MarkerPop -- anything goes