Day Two of ATS Sneaks!

Today we're previewing the new set this month from Diane. Reason for the Season is the name of this set and it is just beautiful! Wait 'til you see the full set!

I made a little scrapling for this card. I love my scraplings! In fact, I just went through all my "scraps" and pulled out all the card-size and scrapling sized scraps and I had 22 scraplings and 37 A2 card bases....from scraps! LOL!

I didn't have any patterned paper that I wanted to use so I took the holly leaves and stamped with versamark ink.  

Be sure to stop by the ATS blog and my ATS blog list in my sidebar to view more cards made with this wonderful stamp set.

Stamps: Reason for the Season stamp set from All That Scraps
Ink and Coloring: Memento ink, Copic markers, colored ink, versamark
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: brads, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders

Two ATS cards today...

So yeah, these I made last week but am just now getting around to posting them. I have a seriously messed up schedule this week so I'm trying to pre-schedule a couple of posts for y'all.

The first card uses the watercolor spritz technique that I found on Gina K's blog. Our DT challenge from Wednesday was to watercolor an image. And if you've been around my blog for a while, you'll know that I D-E-T-E-S-T watercoloring. Not really, I love it when OTHER people do it, but me, notsomuch. So, when I saw the challenge to watercolor, I was all...NOOOOOO! But then I saw the watercolor spritz and was all...YESSSSSS. LOL!

The second card is showcasing Diane's new set from ATS this month called Ollie and Griselda. I love all the images in this set. The owl on the back of the broom looks SO PUT OUT that he has to go along for the ride. LOL!

So anyway, that's all I have for y'all today. Thanks for stopping in today and I hope you have a fabulous day!

Recipe card 1

Stamps: Amy's Butterfly
Ink: waterbased markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, Basic Grey, colored cardstock
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, Spellbinders, Cuttlebug, Shimmerz Spritz.

Recipe card 2

Stamps: Ollie and Griselda
Ink: Memento and Copic markers
Paper: C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, MME and PTI
Embellishments and Etc.: ribbon, Spellbinders, Cuttlebug, MS punch, Perfect Layers tool.

ATS previews!

I know I'm late on showing you two of the previews, but between work and being lazy about taking my photos, I just haven't shown them. As it were, I'm only going to show you pictures right now. If you have questions, you can email me or I may go and add the deets later. But we all know, everyone is into the pictures...so here ya' go!

This first one is from Diane's new set over at All That Scraps. Be sure to stop by the ATS blog to get in on your chance to win all these!


This second one is using one of last year's Halloween sets from Christine along with a sentiment from Amy R's new Halloween sentiment set.

The last two feature the set that the blog is previewing today. I love it for making little gifts! I used one of the packaging solutions that Christine has in the ATS shop.



That is all for today, folks! Stop by the ATS blog for your chance to win all these sets!

Triangle box!

So this week, on the All That Scraps design team, we were challenged to make a triangle box. I have to say, it was kinda difficult for me since I don't follow directions very well. LOL! But I think i worked it out okay.

For this box, I used Diane's set from last month's release called Bumble B. Bear. He is just adorable, y'all! And such fun and cute images and sentiments with this set.

What I used: Bumble B. Bear stamp set, C.C. Designs Copic quality white cardstock, Memento ink in Tuxedo Black, Copic markers, Cosmo Cricket Apron Strings Patterned paper, Spellbinders Flower Creations, Stampin' Up! cardstock, Stampin' Up! Word Window Punch, Stampin' Up! Creamy Caramel ink for sponging, Stampin' Up! ribbon, Inkssentials White Opaque Pigment pen, Signo black gel pen and a bee shaped button from my stash of things.

Stop on by the ATS blog to see what the other ladies have done and please play along! You never know, you could be the next ATS Guest DT member! Thanks for stopping by today!

I know, he's cute as can BEEEEEEE. haha!

Diane made a lovely set this month for us at All That Scraps. This little bear dressed in his bee outfit makes me want to squooze him! That patch on the wing...SLAYS ME!

What I used: Cookie Crumbs Bumble B. Bear stamp set from All That Scraps, C.C. Designs Copic Quality White, SU CS, DCWV PP, Memento ink, Copic markers, Stickles, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, brad, ribbon, brads.

That's it, peeps! Thanks for stopping in today. :)

Review Preview: Get Well Critters

Well, okay so I didn't use this cute little bug on a Get Well card...instead, I made this little guy into a birthday card! I just paired it with an AmyR Happy Birthday sentiment!

What I used: Get Well Critters from Cookie Crumbs at All That Scraps, SU CS, Neena white, patterned paper, Memento ink, Copic markers, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, SU punch, Glossy accents, twill ribbon.

Stop by the ATS blog to see what the ladies have done!

Hope you have a great weekend. Thanks for stopping in today!

Day 1 of sneaks!

My favorite, favorite time is when I get to provide sneaks for what Diane, Amy and Christine are coming up with for the month's new rubber stamps!

And, of course, Diane is bringing us another winner this month! This ah-ha-dorable new cow set called Milly from her Cookie Crumbs stamp line over at All That Scraps. I just think this set is the cutest!

I used the milk can from the set to put some background on the blue part behind the image for a little extra fun. And that sentiment? Cracks me up! I swear! My up is ALL cracked! hehe

What I used: Tilly from Cookie Crumbs at All That Scraps, Memento ink, Copic markers, black pen (for the faux stitching), SU! CS, American Crafts pattern paper (TRIPLE EXTRA LOVE TIMES A BILLION plus INFINITY), SU! ribbon, SU felt flowers, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies and a brad.

Run over to check out what the other gals on the design team created to spark your creative juices over at the ATS blog where I'm hearing they have blog candy for this set....hehe!

Thanks for stopping in today!

More of what I did...

while I was away from my blog...

A couple from ATS. I loooooooooooooooooooove this month's offerings from ATS! They are the bomb-diggity.

The first one is from Diane's set called Ladybug Friends. This set is sooo cute! And the accompanying sentiments in it are just so cute, cute, cute!

What I used: Ladybug Friends stamp set, SU CS, unknown PP, gingham ribbon, gingham brad, MS edge punch, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Copic markers, white gel pen and Memento ink.

On this second one, I've used Christine's set called Tweet-ies. OMW! Look at those eyelashes! Probably create a windstorm if she blinked them too fast! LOL! I also used the cupcake from the Gingersnaps Celebrate set and Amy R's sentiment from her Birthday Sentiments set. How y'all like THAT? 3 different sets on one card! haha!

What I used: Tweet-ies, Gingersnaps Celebrate, Amy R. Birthday Sentiments, Memento ink, Copic markers, Shimmerz Paints, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, Glossy Accents, EK Success edge punch, SU! CS, pattern paper, ribbon.

More to share later! I promise I'll catch up with posts of things I've been doing!

XOXO Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Trails to you............

hahaha! Okay, so I know...this card is a bit odd. :D But c'mon...snail....trail...Anyway....today's DT Challenge at All That Scraps is to use microbeads. I was all....ooh...microbeads?! I dunno if I have any! But, I did and so I was thinking and thinking on what in the world would I do with microbeads?! Well, I guess I sorted it out. hehe

What I used: Cookie Crumbs-Lady Bug Friends from All That Scraps, Memento inks, colored pencils and OMS, microbeads and sticky glue stuff, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, EK Success punch, white gel pen, CHF background stamp, SU! CS, Imaginesce PP, Prima flowers, Doodlebug brad and a bead spacer. I printed the sentiment out on my computer and cut it out with my word window punch from Stampin' Up.

So that is all I have to share for now...thanks for stopping in to see my snail trail. hehe

Don't forget to swing by the ATS blog to see what the other ladies have done with their microbeads!

Hope you have a great day!

(Also, sorry for the cruddy picture quality. My hubby has the 20 mile long lens on the camera and I don't know how to change it so I had to stand 50 miles away to take the picture...LOL)

Another sneak peek!

Look how cute that little bunny is peeking out from behind that shroom. Oooh these are some seriously fun stamps. I tell ya'...if I weren't on the DT for ATS, I'd be BROKE, BROKE, BROKE from buying all the stamps and things. (Yanno, like I was before when I wasn't on the DT. LOL!)

Anyway, this set is Diane's new stamp set Mushroom Friends being released tonight (Monday) following a fun chat in the forums. Please join us! We have a lot of fun chatting and cutting up. There is always talk of food (cookies and brownies almost ALWAYS come up for discussion) and just plain ole silliness.

What I used: Mushroom Friends from Cookie Crumbs at All That Scraps, SU CS, Basic Grey PP, Memento ink, Copic markers, white gel pen, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you tonight!

ATS DT Wednesday Challenge Time!!

This week, we have a sketch! I mangled it, y'all. BUT, I got most of the elements on it..hehe! I flipped it and switched it around and well, I kinda think it is cute!

I used Diane's new sets called Cookie Jar and Cookie Jargon which was released this month from All That Scraps. And these cookies...y'all....they were begging me to make them into 3-D cookies. They were saying, "JENNIFER! We need to be almost real cookies!" So, me, being weak for talking cookies, bent to their will and made them into almost real cookies. hehehe!

I have "some" Fimo clay. By some I mean more than I will ever use in a million years. And when I got this set, I knew...KNEW...I had to make some of these cookie stamps into Fimo creations. Sooooooo, I rolled out some Caramel Fimo clay and a mixed it with a bit of white Fimo clay until I came to a color that resembled the color of chocolate chip cookies. Then I rolled it out flat and stamped right into the clay. Removed the stamp, peeled up the Fimo clay and baked them for 20 minutes at 265F. (You know, baking Fimo is not nearly as satisfying as baking real cookies...but the result is sure, cute!)

After they were done baking, I colored in the chocolate parts with a Copic marker and then with the peanut butter cookie, I globbed some Mono-Multi on it and sprinkled on some Martha Stewart glitter to make it look like I had rolled it in sugar before baking...like you would a real peanut butter cookie!

They're just attached to the card with some glue dots. I squealed when it all came together because of the cookies. LOL!

What I used: Cookie Jar and Cookie Jar-gon sets from All That Scraps, Memento ink, Copic markers, DCWV PP, Bazzill CS, SU CS, ribbon, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, SU punch.

That's it folks! See ya' on the flip side! :) Don't forget to run over to the ATS blog to see what fabulous creations the ladies have made!

New Releases tonight at All That Scraps!

Woohoo! Finally these cute stamps can be yours! Tonight, join the gals in the ATS forum for some fun chatting and to see other inspirational samples tonight at 8PM EST!

Here are two more things that I made for the preview but didn't get to blog about them yet. I'm off to work...but if you have questions on what I used or what I did on the card, leave me a comment or email me (link to email is in sidebar.)

Hope you have a great day and hope you can join all the ladies for the release chattin'!

(And the Cookie Crumb sample I made? Is supposed to house a beautifully decorated heart shaped cookie on a stick that I went to the bakery specially to buy but then left at work! Argh! So pretend like there is a fabulously decorated heart cookie inside the cookie holder....k?)

Aaaaaanndddd....I'm off! *POOF* :D

Brads, brads and more brads...

Okay, so maybe I didn't use THAT many...but I used a bunch more than I normally would!

That is today's challenge on the ATS blog, to use a lot of brads. I have TONS of them. All colors and shapes and sizes...but darn if I use them that often. hehe!

I had to use my little Snow Friends set from Cookie Crumbs one more time before I put away my wintery stamps...coz it is turning beautiful weather here lately! Sunny and warm-ish...makes me kinda glad I don't live where the snow is. :D I'm ready for spring already!! Hurry and get here, spring! heee!

What I used: Snow Friends stamp set, Memento ink, Copic markers, chalk (Yes, I did!), Making Memories brads, button brads, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, SU CS, MME PP (I think!), Diamond Dust glitter for the snow under my little snowguy.

So thanks for stopping by today! I can't WAIT to share with y'all what I've been working on lately. :D Stay tuned!

Day 2 of Sneaks...Today is Snow Friends!

Seriously, I LOOOOOVE this set from Cookie Crumbs at All That Scraps! I'm a snowman FREAK so I was quite tickled when I got this set. :D And could that little brown bunny be any cuter? I don't think so! ACK! Adorable...thanks Diane for a great set...it'll for sure be getting lots snowy use!

What I used: Snow Friends, Target PP (I think), SU CS, Memento ink, Copic markers, Prima flowers, Stickles, MS snowflake punch, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders dies, liquid applique, a snowflake rhinestone embelli, ribbon and some Shimmerz to shimmerize the little snowguy. :)

Check out the All That Scraps blog to see some fabulous cards made with this set...and to see the other TWO snowmen you get with this set. OMW! THREE snowmenzzz? I told you I loved it! LOL!

Oh and I heard a little thing about some blog candy to win this set on Diane's blog. :D

Thanks for stopping in. Tomorrow I've got some loooooooooooovin' for y'all. *wink*