Teacher's Gifts Blog Hop Winner!

Hello, everyone!  

I want to thank all of you who stopped by during the Teacher's Blog hop and appreciate all the comments that were left.  It was a fun time!  Also, a big welcome to my new followers.  I appreciate all of you! 

 Now I would like to announce the winner of the Joy's Life's Tag You're It - Set One from the Teacher's Blog Hop last Saturday!  

The lucky winner is Jessica!!!

Jessica, please email me your mailing address to Crafty_kitten@mac.com.  I'll get your stamp set out ASAP!  


That's it for today.  I'll have another DT post tomorrow. 

 We've also got another blog hop planned for the month of May with more chances to win!!! 


Have a great Sunday!

Joy's Life DT Call!

Hello, everyone!

I had to make this card when I found out that Joy at Joy's Life was having a DT Call! I was super excited since she has such great ideas and rubber stamps. I decided I would put my hand up since my last DT experience was fun!

Here's the punny card I came up with:



The saying is from Joy's Lots Of Puns Stamp set. I thought I'd use it to mean that it was sweet that she was having a DT call and that cupcake sure does look sweet, also!

Both the snake and cupcake are from the Silhouette online store. I designed the bracket myself using the Designer Studio. The paper is from Paper Studio's I Love Baking Scrapbook Kit. The circle and scallop are Nestabilities.

I think the odds are tight to make it on her DT but Joy's videos were some of the first I found about 1.5 years ago. I immediately liked her sense of humor! At the time, I didn't realize how much paper crafting was out there in internet. That was the beginning of my blog and challenge adventure.

Hope you all are having a good day!

Robin's Creative Cottage Holiday Linky Party with Prizes!!

Hello, All!
I am excited today because Robin over at Robin's Creative Cottage is hosting a Holiday Linky Party this week! What fun since you can do whatever project your heart desires! Up for grabs are a couple of her SUPER cute rubber stamps sets!!

I've been thinking about doing a snow globe for quite some time. Since we haven't been getting much snow here in Colorado, I thought this would be a great project..and maybe it will bring us some of that powdery stuff!

The saying I used on this card came from Robin's Snowman's Prayer stamp set. This snowman's home is his snow globe! (If you haven't purchased this stamp set already, you can get it HERE!)



I broke out my Silhouette Cameo for this project. The globe was sized at approximately 4.5" and I used the Offset feature to create the shaped card. I cut the globe background and snowman's scarf & hat from Bo Bunny's Winter Joy line. I had some shiny paper from Hampden Papers laying around from all the years I worked for a paper company and used that for the base. Other supplies used were:

Glossy accents
felt snowflakes
ribbon
glitter paper
brads
Stickles
Versamark Ink
white embossing powder

This will be the last Link Up/Challenge this year at RCC. You have until January 2nd to link up and be eligible to win one of Robin's stamp sets! We hope you can join us HERE!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year To All!

We'll be starting up again on January 3rd!

Robin's Creative Cottage Challenge #3 - Ribbons & Bows

Sorry I haven't made many posts lately. I've been busy decking the halls of my home! I have several paper projects in progress and managed to complete one to share with all of you.

Today is Robin's Creative Cottage Challenge #3. The challenge this week is to create a project that uses ribbons & bows. I love using these as embellishments because they can add a lot to your project.

I was in Winter mode so I thought I'd create a project using the Snowman's Prayer set.

Here's my card! I used LOTS of glitter and embossing powder to jazz it up. This particular snowman went very well with the "You're So Cool!" saying.



Closeup of embossed paper behind snowman



Here are the details as to how I made the card:

Saying is from Snowman's Prayer Rubber Stamp Set (If you are interested in picking up this set, it's a great time since they are on sale NOW)
Red card stock is 9" x 6.25" and folded in half
Bo Bunny Tis The Season Paper was cut at 4.25"x6" and 3.25"x4" for the mats
Snowman is from Smiley Cards cut at 3.5"
Red Scallop is from Elegant Edges Flower 3 cut at 4"
Round Top Tag is from Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More (pg 90) cut at 1.75"
Other supplies used: Maraschino Twine, buttons, red ribbon, Stampin UP Real Red ink

To get the shiny embossed look behind the snowman, I inked the Cuttlebug Snowflake folder with Versamark. I then embossed the paper. After wards, I sprinkled embossing powder and heated it. I then cut a circle out of this paper and mounted it to the red scallop. It gives it a shimmery effect!

Be sure and visit Robin's blog to purchase your stamps and post your project! I enjoy seeing what everyone creates!!!

For the fun of it, I'm also going to enter this card in Cardz TV Challenge #96 - Say It With S

Robin's Creative Cottage First Link Up Party!!!

Hello all you paper artists out there!

I'm so excited since today is THE day of Robin's Creative Cottage FIRST Linky Party!!! The challenge this week is to create a project that is your choice! These can be really fun since you can do whatever your heart desires!!!

For my project today, I wanted to make some fun Cocoa Holders. This is what I came up with...



Closeups




They open up like a matchbook (and I found BLUE cocoa pouches for the inside!)


Closeup of the inside saying from the Gingerbread Holiday Set



Here are the details as to how I made these:

You'll need BOTH of the stamp sets for this project ;)
You can purchase them HERE
Cut the solid blue cardstock to 4" x 11 3/4" and score at 1", 6.5", and 6.75"
Stamp "Freezing Season" on the front in black ink
Secure snowflake brads to the front of the packets (These will help hold the packet closed)
Cut the Gingerbread Men at 4.5" on my Cricut (File is from My Scrap Chick) but there are several similar images available from Cricut
Each GB Man is accented with stickles, glossy accents, hand stitching, and dry embossing for the scarves
Line the inside with the packet with any paper you wish (I also cut some snowflakes Nestabilities to accent the saying on the inside)
Stamp the "Gingerbread" saying with black ink and cut out with Oval Nestabilities
Put a packet of your favorite cocoa mix inside & they are ready to give out!

I'd like to say thanks to everyone who participated in the Blog Hop and a big welcome my new followers!! It was a lot of fun reading what your favorite Christmas goodie is!

And now for the winner of the Gingerbread Holiday Stamp set:





Congratulations, Pat! Send me your mailing address to: Crafty_kitten at mac dot com



Be sure and visit Robin's blog and post your project! I enjoy seeing what everyone creates!!!

Last Day For Robin's Creative Cottage Blog Hop

Hi, all you paper crafters out there!

I just wanted to remind you if you hadn't had the time yet, that today is the last day to get your comments in to the Design Team for Robin's Creative Cottage First Stamp Release Blog Hop. EVERY blog in this hop has a set of her wonderful new stamps to give away to a lucky winner! On top of this, Robin has TWO sets to giveaway if you join her linky party! (You have until November 27th to participate in that!)

See my post below to start the Blog Hop!

Robin's Creative Cottage Stamp Release Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Crafty Kitten for Robin's first "Stamp Release Celebration" blog hop! Robin has generously given each DT member a stamp set to give away...details below. Yay!

Each Design Team member will be featuring an original project that includes one of the two new stamps sets available today for purchase on Robin's blog.




If you've come from visiting Maquel at Paper Maineiac, you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along for our "Stamp Release Celebration", start HERE.

Remember to check out each DT member's blog for some awesome inspiration along with an amazing giveaway. ***Each blog will have one of Robin's stamp sets as a giveaway for one lucky winner.*** Then hurry back to Robin's Creative Cottage for the link up party where you can share your blog with all our viewers.

For my project I made some stocking stuffers...post-it note holders! These were super fun and easy to make!



Closeup of holder



Side View



View Of The Back



Inside of holder



Here are the details as to how I made these:

I used Gingerbread Holiday for the stamps
Cut out a sheet of double sided patterned paper at 3"x8" (Round corners if preferred)
Score at 3.25" & 4.25"
Use an X-acto blade to cut HORIZONTALLY between the two score lines 1" from the top and 1" from the bottom
Stamp "Gingerbread Kisses" on a round top tag cut from Tags, Bags, Boxes & More at 2"
Cut the Gingerbread Man at 2.5" from Jolly Holidays and embellish as desired
Use circle Nestibilites to cut the circle and scallop (I used Doodlebug glitter paper for the scallop circle and the border punch)
I scored the mini gel pens from Office Depot for the price of 5 for $1!!

*** I have one set of the SUPER cute Gingerbread Holiday stamps to giveaway to one lucky person!!! The winner will be announced on Tuesday, November 22nd. ***

You have 2 ways to be entered in the drawing:

1) Leave a comment telling me what your favorite Christmas goodie is for one chance to win
2) Leave a SECOND comment if you are a follower of my blog for another chance to win!

That's it! Easy Peasy!

You can comment until Midnight, Monday, November 21st

Next stop is Sheila's blog, She Loves Shoes. Go see what she has in store for you today... And when you're done, make sure to head back to Robin's Creative Cottage for the link up party.

Happy Hopping!!!

Day Three Of Robin's Creative Cottage Stamp Release!

Hello, all!

Hope everyone is doing great! Glad you could join me for the third day of Robin's Stamp Release Week! It sure has been a lot of fun seeing all the projects the DT are coming up with!

For today's post, I am featuring the second set to be released, Robin's Gingerbread Holiday! It is full of nicely designed sayings and images! Perfect for holiday baking and gift giving! They are made from the highest quality photo polymer and are deeply etched so they make stamping SUPER easy!!!

I made treat bags using my Silhouette's Print and Cut Feature. (This sure is handy when you have to mass produce a project!) The paper and elements are from Echo Park's Everybody Loves Christmas digital pack. I just love their bright, happy colors!

Now for my pic! (These are a few of the 33 that I made for my nieces' class!)



Aren't they just SUPER fun? Here's a closeup of the bag topper. I used stickles and dimensional adhesive to give the flat paper some pizazz!



Robin's "Sweet Holiday" saying coordinates PERFECTLY with these Christmas smores!


Now for the deets:

The toppers are cut at 5x5 and scored in half
Red patterned paper is cut 4 7/8x 2 3/8
I grouped the trees, santa, and reindeer images in Silhouette Studio and then used the Print & Cut Feature
An extra Santa is also cut and highlighted with Stickles and pop up dots
Add Stickles to the reindeer's scarf and dimensionals to his nose to make it shiny
Print and Cut the labels, stamp saying with Barn Door from the Distress Ink line
Easy Peasy!!

Tomorrow, the second group of DT members will be posting their projects using this same rubber stamp set. (You may want to follow all the DT members blogs so you don't miss out on any of the fun!)

Be sure to join us on Friday for our first ever Blog Hop! Every DT member will have one stamp set from this release to give to lucky winners!!! Hope you can join us!

Day One Of Robin's Creative Cottage Stamp Release!

Hello to all you paper artists out there!

I'm so excited since today is THE first day of Robin's Creative Cottage Stamp Release Celebration!!! Whoo-hoo!

Robin has come out with two SUPER cute stamp sets to start with! They are made from the highest quality non-yellowing photo polymer, and the images are deeply etched. The stamp sets are 4x6 and packed with cute sayings and images just in time for this holiday season!

For today's project I used her Snowman's Prayer set. Loaded with awesome sayings, these can be used for projects throughout the winter!

Here's my card that I made using my Cricut Imagine! I used LOTS of glitter and pop up dots to add a little pizazz to it!



Closeup of dimensional flowers and pot



Here are the details as to how I made the card:

Saying is from Snowman's Prayer Rubber Stamp Set
All paper is printed from Cricut's Snow Angel Imagine Cartridge
Red card stock is 10" x 6.5" and folded in half
Three small mats are cut at 4.75"x2" , distressed with Stampin UP Real Red ink and hand drawn stitching added
The basket of flowers was printed and cut in layers at 3.5" (pg 23) (I cut the second flower layer twice to add more pop up flowers)
Also, I cut and printed the flower from pg 25 for accent at 1.5"
Other supplies used: Versamark Black Ink, green Stickles to accent center of flowers, white glitter to accent trim on pot, and Dimensional Adhesive to accent red dots on pot, Oval Nestibilities, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Folder

Tomorrow, the second group of DT members will be posting their projects using this same rubber stamp set. (You may want to follow all the DT members blogs so you don't miss out on any of the fun!)

Be sure to join us on Friday for our first ever Blog Hop! Every DT member will have one stamp set from this release to give to lucky winners!!! Hope you can join us!

New DT Member at Robin's Creative Cottage!!

I have some SUPER exciting news to share with all of you that I have been sitting on for a few days! Robin over at Robin's Creative Cottage is coming out with her own line of ***high quality clear stamps*** and they are SUPER cute!!!

I am also thrilled that she asked me to be one of her DT members! This will be my first time on a DT and I am flattered to share this honor with a group of some very talented ladies!

We will be revealing the first two stamp sets during the Stamp Release Celebration week of November 14th - 19th! ***So mark your calendars!*** During that week the DT blogs will be full of plenty of ideas and inspiration. We'll cap off the fun that Friday with a Blog Hop and drawings for FREE stamp sets! Yay!!!

If you want to help spread the news, grab the Blinkie on the right side of my blog!

In the future, Robin will be hosting challenges so we can see what fun ideas you all come up with!

I look forward to the coming months sharing my ideas with my fellow artists! I hope you enjoy the projects I create!