Crafty Super Bowl Sunday: CHA 2012

Hello Pals!  Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Thought I would give you a little Half Time Show presenting the Super Bowl of the Craft World - CHA!  Please enjoy the slideshow of this year's CHA Winter 2012 Show featuring many of your favorite brands.  I had a blast and took lots of photos. I had the wonderful opportunity of meeting many of my blog buddies for the first time in person as well as catching up with some old friends and making new ones.  I'll be featuring them in a separate post as I didn't want them to get lost in this huge slideshow.  Have a Super Sunday and thanks for visiting!!!!



P.S. I thought that the premiere of SMASH was coming on right after the Super Bowl and was sad to see it's tomorrow. I was shocked when I headed onto Netflix and found it there. Woo Hoo! Get to watch it early! Just wanted to let my gals know in case you wanted to catch it tonight!

Stampendous Saturday Challenge - Texture!!!

The first Saturday in February means it is time for a brand new challenge with Stampendous!  This month we are challenging you (and ourselves) to add a little texture to your projects.  Need a few ideas?  You can emboss using enamels or powders, use fun flock, glass glitter, mica fragments, color fragments, or use some embossing folders.  The possibilities are endless!

My favorite way to add texture is with GLITTER!!!!  This adorable NEW Icing Fluffles is just perfect for adding lots of sparkle with some fabulous Crystal Glitter Mix.  The different sizes of glitter really add lots of texture and glitz.  I also added some texture to the background by using a polka dot embossing folder.  There are so many ways to add texture to your cards. I can't wait to see what you all come up with for this challenge.

Here is a list of the Stampendous team members playing along today:

Stampendous Impressions

Taylor Usry

Jennifer Dove

Wendy Price

Jennifer Ingle

Suzanne Czosek

Krissy Fossmeyer

We want YOU to play along with us!  Just add you direct link to your card (make sure you've loaded it up with tons of TEXTURE) to the linky tool below my signature (or on the Stampendous blog) no later than March 1, 2012 at 11:00 PM EST.  You do not have to use Stampendous products to play along, but we sure love it when you do!  And as an extra incentive for playing, one lucky person (drawn at random from all the entries) will receive this gorgeous Corset Ladies Perfectly Clear Stamp Set:

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address.  We hope you get a chance to play along with us - happy stamping!  And make plans to join us next Saturday, for a fun blog hop, complete with prizes you don't want to miss.  We'll be showcasing all sorts of products just released at CHA!

Thanks so much for visiting and Have a Stampendous Saturday!

TESC151 - You take the cake!

Hello Friends! TESC is back! I am so excited to be back and kicking off the new year with another fabulous TE Sketch Challenge.  There have been some exciting changes to the TE Sketch Challenge which I know you will LOVE! You can find all the deets at Taylor's Blog and also at the TE Forum.  It seems like forever since I have stamped and this week's sketch was just the thing to kick start the new year.  I adore the super cute cake image from the Sweet Friends set and couldn't wait to ink it up.  I colored the cake using Copics (RV02 & RV23) and it came a pretty bright pink.  A cake any girl would just love!  I added some sparkle with some Stardust Stickles for the icing.  I added the "You take the cake!" sentiment from the Sweet Celebration set along with some bright pink gems for more girly fun.  The cute 4.25 x 4.25 square size makes it a perfect fit for this week's sketch.  I hope you will join in on the fun and I am looking forward to seeing who will be the next featured stamper.

Ready for more?  Visit my TESC Sketch Crew buddies to see all of their outstanding creations:

• Cassie Trask
• Jami Sibley
• Lisa Hjulberg
• Lori Craig
• Margie Cortina
• Monika Davis
• Tracy Clemente
• Taylor VanBruggen

Be sure to stop by the Taylored Expressions store for the What's the Deal? SALE.  You will find some incredible discounts on lots of great products!

Thanks for visiting and Have a Wonderful Day!

Thank You For A Year of Kindness!

Hi Friends! It's so hard to believe another Christmas has flown by so quickly. One thing I am thankful for are these wonderful Key Ingredients Kits. My December Key Ingredients Kit came in so handy for whipping up some bright and fun thank you cards for all those fabulous gifts from family and friends. I love this thank you sentiment from the Peaceful Poinsettia set because it's a thank you for all their kindness through out the year. This card was also created as a December Key Ingredients Kit Inspiration Sheet and you can find the full card making instructions and supplies here. I hope your holidays were Merry & Bright and if you didn't get your KI Subscription in your stocking this year it's so easy to gift one to yourself. You will find all the Subscription details here along with lots of inspiration at the Key Ingredients Blog.



Thanks for visiting and Have a Wonderful Day!

December Key Ingredients Blog Hop!

Greetings Friends! Welcome to the December Key Ingredients Blog Hop! I am always so thrilled to get my Key Ingredients Kit each month and this month's kit is just amazing! Just look at all those fun & fabulous colors! The adorable patterned paper, colorful cardstock and fun embellishments make this kit super fun to whip up lots of projects. Today's card features the cute Cuppie Birthday image from the Sweet Celebration set along with the sentiment. All the paper and embellishments used are from this month's kit with plenty left over for lots more fun. There's no time like the present to get in on the KI fun by becoming a subscriber. It's so easy and you'll be glad you did! Check out all the details here.




Ready to see more ways to create wonderful projects with your Key Ingredients Kit? Hop on over and visit the rest of the Key Ingredients Design Team to see all their fabulous creations:

• Corinna McGregor
• Jessica Diedrich
• Lea Lawson
• Monika Davis
• Stephanie Kraft
• Taylor VanBruggen
  

Thanks for visiting and Have a Wonderful Day!

December Key Ingredients

Hi KI Friends! I got a little sneak peek of the card I created with the December Key Ingredients Kit. To see the full post please head on over to the Key Ingredients Blog. You will LOVE this month's kit. KI Subscriptions make wonderful gifts. Why not get one for yourself too! It's so easy to become a subscriber. Check out all the details HERE!

Thanks for visiting and Have a Fabulous Day!

November Key Ingredients - Good Friends!

Hello Friends! I wanted to share with you today another creation from the November Key Ingredients Kit. This card was created as an inspiration sheet for this month's kit. You can view all the inspiration sheets for each kit here. It's just another great tool TE offers to help you jump start your creativity when you receive your kit. Don't have a kit? Well it's so easy to become a subscriber. Just check out all the details here.

I had a lot of fun playing with the papers from this month's kit. The Homemade 6 Bean Soup collection of patterned papers by Jillibean Soup included in the kit are adorable. I love the quilt patterned paper and embellished it with twine to resemble the tying of a quilt. It's so easy to create with these kits, but these wonderful die cut sentiments really make it really fast and fun.




Be sure to stop by the Key Ingredients Blog to view more cards & projects created by the KI Design Team. Thanks for visiting and Have a Great Day!

iCopic Weekly Challenge #57 - Thanksgiving

Happy Monday! Wow! I can't believe it's only a few days til Thanksgiving! So it's just perfect for this week's iCopic challenge to be a Thanksgiving theme. I fell in love with this adorable turkey image and sentiment from the Turkey Day set by Lawn Fawn. I couldn't wait to ink it up and create a fun Thanksgiving card. I started off by stamping the image & sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on yellow patterned paper. I colored the image with Copic Markers and die cut the image & sentiment out with a Labels 8 Die. I layered the main panel of patterned paper with strips of green and brown patterned paper and added lots of stitching. I adhered the panel to the green cardstock base and adhered the image on top with foam tape. I embellished with green grosgrain ribbon and some subtle sparkle with a stardust gel pen.

Now are you ready to play along for a chance to win a wonderful iCopic prize and to be featured on the iCopic Blog? Be sure to visit the iCopic Blog for the full challenge rules and to link your Challenge Card Entry. Can't wait to see all your fabulous creations!

Copic Colors:
Turkey Body: E34, E35, R29 and YR68
Turkey Feathers: E25, E29, Y35, YR09, YR16 and YR23

Thanks for visiting and Have a Super Day!

November Key Ingredients Blog Hop!

Hello Friends! Welcome to the November Key Ingredients Blog Hop! As you can see below this month's kit is pretty fabulous! Don't you just love those pretty patterned papers from the Homemade 6 Bean Soup collection by Jillibean Soup? And look at all those amazing embellishments! One of my favorite things about these kits is how organized they are in that wonderful clear container. They are perfectly wrapped for gift giving. Simply add a tag and you have an amazing gift for a friend. A KI Subscription is the gift that keeps on giving and imagine how thrilled your recipient will be to receive a kit each month. How fun!


I love creating with my KI kit and my card was so easy to create. I started off by adhering a small panel of pink patterned paper to the edge of my floral patterned paper panel. I stitched all around the edges and across the panel where the 2 patterns meet to create a hem. I tied some pink satin ribbon around the card panels and added a bow. I then adhered the panels to the Parakeet cardstock base. I choose the butterfly and sentiment die cuts as the main images. I added some gems to the butterfly and adhered it onto the sentiment with foam tape. Finally I added the sentiment with foam tape to the panel.

Ready to see more ways to create wonderful projects with your Key Ingredients Kit? Hop on over and visit the rest of the Key Ingredients Design Team to see all their fabulous creations:

• Corinna McGregor
• Lea Lawson
• Monika Davis
• Stephanie Kraft
• Taylor VanBruggen
  

Thanks for visiting and Have a Wonderful Day!

November Key Ingredients Kit

Hi KI Friends! I got a little sneak peek of a project I created with the November Key Ingredients Kit. To see the full post please head on over to the Key Ingredients Blog. These kits are so fun and it's so easy to become a subscriber. Check out all the details HERE!

Thanks for visiting and Have a Fabulous Day!