"Friends of True's - Swirly Spring" BLOG HOP

Welcome to the "Friends of True's - Swirly Spring" BLOG HOP! If you are here from Leah Lucescu's blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened onto mine you will want to head back to True's blog  where it all starts.

 There will be a prize package donated by Inky Antics that includes True's entire, newly released, Swirly Spring stamp line.

I have used the Swirly Sunshine & Flowers Clear Set for my card.  The image is stamped with Tsukineko Versafine - Onyx Black and coloured using Memento Markers and an Aqua Pen.

It has been cut out using the Spellbinders Paper Arts Labels Twenty-Nine Nestabilities and the Grand Calibur and layered into the A2 Floral Ribbon Threader  Spellbinders™ Nestabilities®.  The coordinating patterned paper is Sunny Day on White, also designed by Trudy - certainly makes card making easy! 

and added some Want2Scrap bling.

For my card I have used

Swirly Sunshine and Flowers clear set

Here is a list of all of the links in case you get lost along the way. 

 

Trudy Sjolander

Allie Gower

Sean Fetterman

Lydia Fiedler

Leah Lucescu

Linda Lucas

Bev Gerard

Dina Kowal

Colleen Schaan

Carisa Zglobicki

Lisa Lara

Bonnie Garby

Suzanne Dean

Joe Rotella

Judy Rozema

Lori Craig

Trudy Sjolander

Make sure to leave a comment on every stop, to increase your chances of winning the prize package. One lucky commenter from a randomly picked blog will win all 6 stamp sets! The winner will be announced on True's Blog on Monday, March 11th. Your next stop on the hop is Bev Gerard's Blog.

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Feminine Fleur de Lis

Card Design Class is always fun, we try different styles and techniques.

For the next Class we are keeping it simple and experimenting with Want2Scrap bling, it is amazing how adding something different can change the look - I love the way the Fleur de Lis now has a feminine look.  It is adhered to the Spellbinders Labels Twenty Nine Nestabilities and cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine.

The sentiment is precut from my stash and popped up on foam tape.

I usually photograph in The Studio but decided to try outside today as the weather is  lovely - I got set up on a chair and turned my back for one minute - only to find that one of the dogs had left me a gift! LOL!  Thankfully next to my project and not on it!

This card is for the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge - Vintage/Shabby Chic 

Celebrate the Occasion - Valentine Anything Goes 

Crafty Sentiments - Valentine's 

Crazy Amigo Challenge - Valentine 

Loves Rubber Stamps - All About Love

Through The Craft Room Door  - Always Anything Goes!

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes 

Vickie's Challenges - Anything Goes

Art With No Boundaries Show Off Your Art - Always Anything Goes 

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes 

Card Mania - Love 

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes 

House of Gilli - Anything goes with pink and bling

 Lexi's Creations - Valentine / Love 

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays - Love is in the Air 

The Squirrel & the Fox - Love 

 Speedy and Friends - Show us some Love 

Totally Papercrafts – Valentines or love

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Spellbinders Christmas Decorations Tutorial

 

You can see my Step by Step Tutorial for this project over at Spellbinders Paper Arts - just click here.

 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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ODBDSLC121 You Leave Me in Stitches

It is my fourth and final week as the August Guest Designer for the Shining Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs.  I would like to thank Kelley and Chris for inviting me - what a wonderful time it has been - the stamps are inspiring on many levels!

 

 

 

 

This weeks challenge is 'You leave me in Stitches'

 

 

 

 

I have used the ODBD Mother Theresa stamp set, the image is coloured using Stampin' Up Chalks/Pastels, with some shimmer added to the water - you can just see it in the photo above.  It has then been popped up with foam tape onto the Spellbinders Vintage Lace Motifs Shapeabilities®

 

 

 

 

A Seam Binding bow has been added, layered into the Spellbinders Vintage Lace Accents  Shapeabilities® and embellished with a Mulberry Rose and stick pins. 

 

 

 

Wants2Scrap Beautiful Bling Borders - Fancy Waves has been added to the Vintage Lace Accent border and also around the Vintage Lace Motif.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, August 26 at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.

 

 

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, September 2 at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC121  When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.


This card is for the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft - Flowers
Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 
Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Use Punches, Dies or Shapes of any Kind 
Crafty Catz - Ribbons & Bows
Inspire Me Fridays – Always Anything Goes
Delightful Challenges - fancy & frilly
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - bling

  

Make sure you pop across to the Designers Blogs - their creations and always inspiring on many levels!

Jan Marie Ennenga, Chris Olsen, Jan Keen, Lori Ulrich,

Kathy Roney, Rosemary Dennis, and Sabrina Jackson

Thank you for stopping by, we hope you will join us for this week's challenge and can't wait to see your creations!!  Although this is my final post as a Guest Designer for Our Daily Bread Designs, I will be back next Tuesday with a new Guest Designer Post for September - any guesses who it is for?!   Have a great week!!

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Spellbinders BBQ Fun

It is my turn to share the Step by Step Tutorial over at Spellbinders Paper Arts - this weeks theme is BBQ's and Picnics. 

 

 

I have created a layout with one of my favourite photos - you can see the layout and all of the details here.  I would love to see you over there and hear what you think!

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Spellbinders Fancy Lattive and Tags

It is my turn to share the Step by Step Tutorial over at Spellbinders Paper Arts, using some of the soon to be released Dies.

You can see the details and full instructions on this 'oh so easy' Baby Card here.  I must admit I had some extra special inspiration this week - the arrival of  a new family member

- my Great Nephew Johnny Issac - this card is on it's way to my niece and her family now - I hope they feel the LOVE that went into it!

Thank you for stopping by and for your support - you make my day, always!

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Lace Delight

This card is created using the new release sets from Penny Black designed by my dear friend Nina of NinaB Designs, called Lace Delight

 

The image is stamped onto the Spellbinders Classic Ovals Nestabilities using Tsukineko Versafine Vintage Sepia

 

 

and then layered onto the Spellbinders Floral Ovals Nestabilities using foam tape.  This is adhered to card stamped with the Penny Black Brick Wall image, that has been illustrated by my friend Laura Kirste Campbell.  The Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur

 

Lace is added, along with a Seam Binding Row, pearls and a Mulberry Rose and bling from Want2Scrap

 

 

This card is for the following challenges:

Craft Room Challenge - Friendship

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl's - Anything Goes

Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes

Make it Monday - always Anything Goes 

Totally Stampalicious - Bows and Ribbon

Robyn`s Fetish - Distressing

The Ribbon Girls - Girlie Card

Craftymess Challenge - Ribbons and Lace 

 

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Crafty Friends - Best Foot Forward

I am excited because it is my turn to host the Crafty Friends Challenge and I have made us very easy for you - this fortnight the challenge is to use flowers - yes flowers, how easy is that! 

You can use them on patterned paper, by adding them to your cards, stamp them, be inspired by flowers or make your own - how much fun is that?

I have created my own flower for this divine shoe, the shoe template is designed by my dear friend and amazing artist Laura Kirste Campbell.  My flower is created using Spellbinders Rose Creations Shapeabilities - I think I have nearly worn this Die out - LOL!  I always seem to be reaching for it!

Lots of embossing and inking, along with some gorgeous Art Stencils

 

 

  The gorgeous edge has been created using the Spellbinders Ironworks Accents Shapeabilities, which has been sponged while still in the Die - I love this effect.  of my Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine

and of course I had to finish with a flower on the heel - just for that extra bit of pizazz! LOL!

This project is for the following challenges:

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Flowers in bloom 

Hotshot Crafts - Die Cuts

Crop Stop - Pretty pearls

Creative Belli - Wedding

Just Keep on Creating - anything goes

Paper Shelter Challenge - vintage/shabby chic  

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything goes

Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

We would love you to join in with our challenge, pop over and check out the Design Team - you are sure to be inspired at every stop!

Beate Johns * Charmaine Ikach * Heather Jensen * Jen Balcer * Linda Lucas * Nina Brackett

Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment, I read each one and appreciate your support and encouragement! I do look forward to seeing you play along with our Bi-weekly challenge - there is so much fun ahead and you are going to want to be part of it!

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It's a Man Thing

I am back and on a mission - to use what is on my desk - and believe me, it is quite a challenge as things gather and seem to multiply over night - do you know that feeling?  I am sure YOU are not like that! LOL!

I have created these quick masculinbe cards using some remnants of paper from Webster's Pages, I was inspired by Nina Brackett and the way she is using her scraps so creatively, she created something similar to these cards, so I had to CASE her.

I have also used the Spellbinders Ribbon Banners along with the co-ordinating retired Layers of Color Sentimental Banners clear art stamp set, also illustrated by Nina Brackett.

The Dies have been cut using the Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine

Finishing off with a little bit of black bling from Want2Scrap - it does not get much easier than this!

This card is for the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Any sentiment

Charisma Cardz - No flowers allowed

DRS Designs - Masculine

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Anything goes

Just Keep on Creating - anything goes

Little Red Wagon - Father's Day card

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - Father's Day/special man

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

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Nina B Designs Blog Hop #3

Welcome to another NinaB Designs blog hop. The NBD Team and has something exciting for you today. Nina challenged us to create something that uses the NinaB Designs Spellbinders die cuts from non-paper products on their projects.  Did you know that Spellbinders dies can cut all kinds of material?  Kim Hupke, the Educational Director of Spellbinders Paper Arts did a video showing all types of products you can cut with the dies that you can find HERE.

For my project today, I die cut both cork and felt with NinaB Designs' Licensed Dies for Spellbinders Paper Arts - Home Sweet Home  dies.

The adorable little house has been cut using the Spellbinders Home Sweet Home Die using cork and the heart using felt - both cut so easily the Spellbinders Grand Calibur Machine. These have been sponged using the Die as a Mask and then mounted onto patterned paper cut using the Spellbinders Floral Ovals Nestabilities.

A Seam Binding bow and Mulberry Paper Rose

Finishing off with some divine Want2Scrap Fancy That bling - these have also been designed by NinaB Designs

I love the scene this fabulous set of Dies creates.

Here are the dies I used:

Home Sweet Home

Here are the prizes to be won.

The Craft's Meow's Cherished Stamp Set

The Craft's Meow's Giddy Up

Spellbinders Aster Flower Topper dies

Spellbinders Bauble Blossoms One

Winners will be picked randomly from 5 of the designers' blogs:

* Nina Brackett * Beatriz Jennings * Clare Buswell * Heather Jensen * Jennie Harper * Julie Overby * Lea Lawson * Linda Lucas * Mona Pendleton * Viola Mahr

Everybody is welcome to comment and be eligible to win. The winners will be announced on  May 22 right here. Due to the number of prizes being given away on Nina's blog and the dependence on Nina's Mom to do the shipping, we have to ask that the winners email Nina through the  Contact tab on her Blog with their info within 4 days (till May 26) in order to claim the  prize. This will help with organization and avoiding confusion.  Thanks for understanding!

Finally, please consider liking the following Facebook pages that are represented on today's hop, so you don't miss the latest news and happenings:

NinaB Designs

Spellbinders Paper Arts

The Craft's Meow

Want2Scrap 

I hope we've inspired you all today! Happy hopping!
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