Weekly Challenge #1 Thursday

Weekly Challenge #1 Tuesday, January 8th thru January 14th.

Use Twine and Straws in your creation. 

Hi! Janet here from Janet's Creative World to share my project for the challenge! I used A Muse products and must admit this was my first time to use them! I love them! Where’s the love button on my blog? Anyway, I used Twine, Straws and the Love Me Do stamp set.
Check my card out!

I used a Gray 8 1/2 x 11 piece for the card base. What is really nice is that the back side is white, so when I cut the sheet in half, and fold my card, I can write in it! No need to add a white card for my note. How handy is that? I used a Pink Heart background paper cut to 4 x 5 1/4 as a mat. Cut out a Heart (Silhouette store) on similar background paper. I wrapped the gray twine around the heart then made this cute arrow (Silhouette store) and put the feathered end and point end onto a straw. It looks like the heart has already been captured doesn’t it? I stamped hubba hubba (from the Love Me Do stamp set) so now that I’ve captured someone’s heart we all know what’s in store, don’t we?
That’s a post for another day… LOL Check out all the A Muse products and have a wonderful Valentine’ Day!

Go to to Cuttin and Stampin Challenges for a complete list of rules and to enter your creation. You can go Here for more information on A Muse studio product.

Challenge Week #1 1-8

Weekly Challenge #1 Tuesday, January 8th thru January 14th.

Use Twine and Straws in your creation. 

Welcome to Cuttin and Stampin's first weekly challenge.

Hi, this is Robin Lane from create-a-latte.blogspot.com I am very excited to start off the weekly challenges for our new team.  You will be seeing some wonderful projects made by some very talented ladies.

This was actually my first time using A Muse Studio products and I must say that I really like them.  For my first project I decorated a couple of Mason jars, aka drinking glasses, up for a little Valentine dinner,  I used the A Muse Studio paper, Straws, Twine and Stamp set "Hearts a' Plentie" products for this project.

Then for my second project I made a Valentine Card with some lollipops, I  used the A Muse Studio Twine, Straws, Paper, and Stamp Set "Woo Hoo for You" products for this project.

Go to to Cuttin and Stampin Challenges for a complete list of rules and to enter your creation. You can go Here to check out other A Muse studio 
products.

Hello Crafty World,

Here at Cuttin and Stampin we are HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY and in the mood to CELEBRATE. Today we are having a blog hop Celebrating our new Design Team and kicking off our weekly challenge blog. Each of us has produced projects to Celebrate. This is the starting point and there are 11 other stops along the way.

There are 11 new Design Team members and the final stop is where you can enter to WIN blog candy. There are (2) $25.00 gift certificates to A Muse Studio up for grabs. So grab a cup of coffee and hop along to meet the NEW CUTTIN and STAMPIN Design Team.

I’m Tammy and an accountant and an A Muse Studio Consultant. I started creating at a very young age. About 6 years ago my son persuaded me to purchase my first Cricut. There was just no other way to create a special invitation to ask his girlfriend to the Homecoming dance. I’ve been obsessed with paper, stamps and ink ever sense. About 18 months ago I became a consultant for A Muse Studio. Their products fit perfectly into my style of crafting.

I created two projects for our Celebrateion hop.  The first one is a banner to hang on the door for New Years Eve. 

The banner says CELEBRATE 2013.  It's a small banner and fits across the front door.




I created some rosettes to pop up the letters and numbers.  I cut some fireworks and put one on each end of the banner.  

I used A Muse Studio paper Shimmery Cherry and Bermuda for the banner base and letters.  I used the Candy Stripe paper for the Rosettes and Onyx for the blackout letters. 

My second project is to Celebrate the birth of a new baby.  My close friend is expecting him any day now.  

Here is an acrylic picture frame with a solid paper backing and pop up pieces on the front.  I stamped the numbers from the A Muse Cupcake Companion  stamp set on to gingham check paper.  

Now we just need to wait for the baby to show up to add a picture and fill out the information on the popup flower on the bottom.  

I want to thank you all again for stopping by and being part of our CELEBRATION Hop. Your next stop is
Teresa's Blog - Create Engoy Share

Don’t forget to hop all the way through leaving comments for each of the DT members and enter to win blog candy at the end.

In case you get distracted along the way, here is a complete line up so you can make it to the candy.

Tammy – http://cuttinandstampin.blogspot.com

Teresa K – www.createenjoyshare.blogspot.com
Janet – http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com
Doris – http://momsbeenscrappin.blogspot.com
Sherri – http://sherri-iloveflipflops.blogspot.com
Pam – http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com
Robin – http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com
Teresa R – http://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com
Kim – http://kimross.blogspot.com
CallyAnn – http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com
Daphne – http://craftyscrapsofstuff.blogspot.com
Blog Candy – http://cuttinandstampinchallenges.blogspot.com

 

Celebrate Blog Hop January 4 & 5

Hello Everyone, 

I'm so excited. Over the past few months I've been working with an AMAZING group of women and we have created the NEW Cuttin and Stampin Design Team. 

 On January 4th and 5th we will be kicking off the new team with a Celebrate Blog Hop.  

The grand prize for the blog hop is a
$25 gift certificate for A Muse Studio products.  

On January 8th we will be starting our Weekly Challenges.  Each person can enter up to 3 times per challenge.  

So mark your calendars and come enjoy the fun. 

Shrooms and Blooms Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Shrooms and Blooms Blog Hop

If you arrived here from Tara's Blog, then you are on the right track! If you just stopped by and would like to start at the beginning, please go to Jenn's Blog.

 We are so happy to have you join us today! You won't want to miss out on any of these whimsical mushroom projects!

One grand prize winner will win a the goodies pictured at your first stop (Jenn's Blog)! Please be a follower and leave a comment at all of the stops in the hop for the chance to win. There will also be other blog candy along the way! Make sure you return to Jenn's Blog and link up to be in the drawing for the goodies :)

For my project I wanted to create something I could use for the season as well as have the mushroom.  I have a Gnome Digital stamp set and kept seeing this great mushroom with a little snow on top.

I took the Gnome and gave him a little color with a star bling on the end of his hat.

I’m not great with flocking so I took some Star Dust Stickles and outlined the mushroom and the cloud for a little sparkle.  I used shimmer paper for the snow and cloud.  The blue background is from Basic Grey and the card based is Cherry card stock from A Muse Studio.

Here are the Copic markers I used

Now make sure to head over to An'Jenic's Blog Next.  

If you get distracted along the way, here's a complete line up.

1.     Jenn http://scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/  <--- START HERE

2.     Heather http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com/

3.     Angela http://angelascraftyspot.blogspot.com/

4.     Shelley http://shelley-scrapbookingforfun.blogspot.com/

5.     Tara  http://craftindesertdivas.blogspot.com

6.     Tammy http://cuttinandstampin.blogspot.com  ßYou are here

7.     An'Jenic http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com/   <- NEXT STOP

8.     Norma http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/

9.     Kim http://rydenkim.blogspot.com

10.   Tess http://sassycricutcrafting.com

11.    Robin http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/

12.    Melissa http://mywatermelonmoon.com

13.   Jennie http://jenscrapstoo.blogspot.com/

14.   Jenn http://scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/ <--- Link Up For CANDY 

 :)

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you and yours have a Very Merry Holiday Season, full of Peach, Love and Joy.  

 

Getting Ready for Christmas - Crafting By Designs

Hello Everyone, I'm here today with the Getting Ready for Christmas card challenge.  We hope that when you play along with this challenge throughout the year, when the season arrives, you will have created enough Christmas cards for everyone on your list.  

Today I took a stab at using my Copics and a Bugaboo stamp to create a very simple and easy card. 

I started with coloring the tree and then trying to cut it out.  

As you can tell, I'm really rusty on blending the darker and lighter tones.  Hopefully that will come with a lot more practice.  

I used a sage color card stock for my base and Basic Grey Eskimo Paper for the mat.  

I have to admit that this is not what I had envisioned when I started.  I printed the tree stamp to large so I had to turn my card base.  Then i didn't have room for a sentiment on the front.  So I went with a real basic stamp on the inside from the A Muse Studio Tis the Season stamp set. 

 

As you can tell I'm hooked on trees right now.  So the challenge to go along with this card is 

use a Tree on your card.

Make sure to stop off at Crafting By Designs to submit your creation.  I can't wait to see what you make. 

Cool Yule Winner

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all are having fun and enjoying the Christmas Season speeding Joy, Peace and Goodwill.  I love this time of year when people actually try a little harder to be nice to one another.

The Smith house is still on the fence about doing the annual baking.  At first we decided that the time would be better served to purchase boxes of chocolates and spend more time with family.  Then hubby looked at me the other day and said "Well, you have to at least make a few runs of banana bread and some of those sugar cookies."

With the most sarcastic tone I have I replied, "Well if I'm doing that much I might as well do the whole list of goodies and not waist the money on boxes of chocolate."   Of course he would want me to bake the most time consuming items.  Then my son chimes in via text message and tells me it's not Christmas if I don't make him a pumpkin roll.  Giving him a store bought on in November "JUST AIN'T RIGHT".

So anyway, we'll see what happens.  If I post pictures of the kitchen in full on backing mode you will know that I decided that crafting took a back seat to backing.

I promised to draw a random winner for a Cool Yule stamp set.  There were seven people to comment during the Crafting by Designs Blog Hop.

And the Winner is: 



True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 1 

#1 is : 

JuliaNovember 30, 2012 8:05 AM

Love the card!
Those stamped trees are beautiful!
Hugs,
Julia

I want to thank everyone that stopped by during the hop and don't forget to stop by  Crafting by Designs and participate in all the different challenges.  We would love to see you there.