Royal holidays/ An Award

Happy Monday all!! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!! This weekend was catch up for me. I completed all my homeschooling reports for the quarter. What a job! So glad that is no longer looming over my head. I also did such much needed catching up on housecleaning.....stamping is just so much more fun. I like order and cleanliness so I just had to dig in!!

We also found out why our basement has been flooding. Woohoo!! It can be easily corrected!!! No more flooding in my craft or laundry areas. Scott and I just could not figure out why after 11 years it was flooding. Yes we had access rain this year beyond belief but we sit up on a small nole and none of the neighbors had any issues. To make a long story short.....we discovered a root of a mulberry tree had grown 25 feet into our footing drain plugging up the entire pipe. All the water from the footing drain backed up the pipe, sat around our house and caused so much pressure that it came into the basement. Needless to say, we now have removed part of the footing drain, have a huge trench, and the mulberry tree will be cut down!! Glad it is a pretty inexpensive fix and there will be no more fuss over flooding!!

Yesterday I had hoped to stamp but came down with a migraine on Saturday night. Oh well...
I am feeling a tad bit better this morning. The card I am going to share with you is one I made last week using the WT242 Purple Pretties Challenge and SC252. I used the Luke 2:11 and Blessed Christmas from Our Daily Bread Designs which was released on November 1. The poinsettia is embossed in gold on Very vanilla paper and then painted with pearl glimmermist. The ribbon treatment is created with the lattice Spellbinders. The dp is one of my faves from BG-Wisteria.



Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs- Luke 2:11, Blessed Christmas
Paper: Purple Glitter Paper from K&Co., BG Wisteria Paper, Vanilla
Accessories: ZVA Creative pearls, gold embossing powder, American Crafts Gold Ribbon, Lattice Border Spellbinders, Hero Arts Pearls


Over The Top
Woo hoo! Another award!! Last week I received this sweet award from Cheryl at CherCroppin. Thanks Cheryl!! You are so sweet and I so appreciate you thinking of me. If you have not visited Cheryl's blog your really should. Her designs and talent is incredible. She inpires me with her awesome creations each and every visit.












The rules:

Pass this award onto 5 people, post on their blog to let them know they won, and then answer the following questions in ONE word:

1. Where is your cell phone? believe it or not I don't have one!!!
2. Your hair? long, straight and blonde
3. Your mother? Tina
4. Your father? Arie
5. Your favorite food? Chocolate
6. Your dream last night? what I would create this morning
7. Your favorite drink? tea
8. Your dream/goal? To get back into teaching when the kids are older
9. What room are you in? den
10. Your hobby? stamping and altered crafts
11. Your fear? losing loved ones
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? rich! no just able to keep up with bills
13. Where were you last night? my father in laws
14. Something that you aren't? rich
15. Muffins? Chocolate Chip
16. Wish list item? Copics
17. Where did you grow up? New Jersey
18. Last thing you did? Blog hop
19. What are you wearing? sweats
20. Your TV? off
21. Your Pets? only tropical fish in a 100 gallon tank
22. Friends? caring
23. Your life? Blessed
24. Your mood? excited to begin a new day, motivated
25. Missing Someone? my mother in law who passed away
26. vehicle? Impala
27. Something you're not wearing? Shoes
28. Your favorite store? Michael's
29. Your favorite color? sage or baja breeze
30. When was the last time you laughed? yesterday
31. Last time you cried? don't remember
32. Your best friend? Scott my hubby
33. One place that I go to over and over? Walmart and Hannaford for groceries
34. Facebook? heck no!! On the computer too much already!
35. Favorite place to eat? Red Lobster although we have not been there in 2 years!!

Now to pass this award on to five others who I visit daily and who inspire me with each and every post. This is so hard since there are so many who inspire me in so many different ways and some of the choices I would like to have picked have already received this award from Cheryl or others. Here they are in no particular order:

Kathy-Inspired to Stamp
Crystal- Crystal's Crafty Creations
Grace- Th-ink-ing of You
Sandee- Simply Southern Sandee
Christine-Dolcreations
Kristine- Ink Something

I wish I could pass this award on to so many others since you all inspire me!! This post could go on for miles!! I know I posted six here but I happen to know that some of these gals are away or unable to see this post so I posted 6.

I just came back to edit this post since I just was blog hopping and visited my friend Kathy's (Inspired to stamp) blog. She left me a similar award to the one I just passed on to her with the exact same questions, so in order to not be redundant, I am posting a picture of the award and passing it on to 5 more bloggers. Thanks so much for the award Kathy!! Too funny that we would think of each other. You always put a smile on my face with your kindness and your exceptional creations and talent!! If you have not visited Kathy or Cheryl's blog you really should!!

I've also been honoured this week by my dear friend Kathy who bestowed this award on me!!!! Thanks for thinking of me Kathy - YOU ROCK!!!! :)

These are the rules to play along:

Pass this award on to 5 people, post on their blog to let them know they won, and then answer the questions above in ONE word. O.k. so I broke the rules a little bit and answered some of the questions in more than one word and I can't count either LOL!...send out the blog award police.

I pass this award on to (please note these are in no particular order:
Vicki-Stamped Smiles
Stef- Glitterbabe Greetings
Danni-Danni's Dream Crafts
Ann- Create with me- Ann
Dawn- Stamping Thyme
Angie- Body Mind Spirit and Stamps


Have a great day!! Thanks so much for all your uplifting comments and your inspiring posts!!

SSHP06 Joy to the World/ MOJO11

Happy Saturday everyone!!! If you are here for my Inky Impression Inky Drop Hop, please scroll down to the next post. The hop will continue for the entire week. I will announce the winner of the Angelica's Snowman next Sunday, November 15.
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I hope everyone has a wonderful start to their weekend!!
Today is the day for yet another Saturday Spotlight Challenge!!! Woo hoo!! We have another fun challenge for you this week. Thanks to all who joined us last week!! We had so much fun looking at your entries. Congrats to our 3 spotlighted winners:
Holly
Wanda
Kim Dellow

Thank you so much to everyone for playing along with us!

For this week's challenge.....

The Spotlight Divas would like to challenge you to make your creation "Repeatedly Useful"....meaning you will need to use an image MORE THAN ONCE on your creation.

For our special Spotlight sponsor this week we have...

Please CLICK HERE to go to their website!

Cheryl has generously donated a $15.00 gift certificate in shopping bucks to spend on-line to our lucky challenge winner for this week!! So start getting "Repeatedly Useful" today!

Now, are you ready to see my take on the Spotlight Diva Challenge?

I used my newest release stamps from Our Daily Bread Designs: Luke 2:11 , Creative Card Crew Challenge to use ribbons and gems, Mojo 111 sketch! I stamped and restamped the poinsettia image 9 times, twice for the gold and ivory 3d flower and 7 times to create the border around my sentiment. I embossed the 3d flower with gold embossing powder and painted it with pearl glimmermist for added shimmer.

(Which reminds me to remind you as well about the "November Our Daily Bread Design Team Challenge... "Show Us the Shimmer that is going on until November 15! You don't have to use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps to play, although we would love to see you use them if you have them...and you have a chance to win a $30 credit to the store. So what are you waiting for...let us see the shimmer. Tee hee! Leave a direct link to your creation Here.)

The paper I used was from Basic Grey's Boxer line! I never realized how much I would like the olive green, ivory and gold together. I will definitely use that color combo again! Part of the background is embossed with the Fleur De Lis embossing folder. My card was sewn in spots with ivory thread.

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Design: Luke 2:11
Paper: BG Boxer, Olive Bazzill, Very Vanilla, K&Co. Glitter Paper
Accessories: Ivory lace trim, Hero Arts Pearls, American Crafts Ribbon

Challenges: Saturday Spotlight- SSHP06- Repeatedly Useful
Our Daily Bread Designs- Show us the Shimmer
Creative Card Crew-to use ribbons and Gems
Mojo 111 sketch

And now that you've seen my creation, let's see how YOU can be repeatedly useful!!

Be sure to place the DIRECT link to your NEW creation in Mister Linky in order to qualify to win the prize from our sponsors or voting for the top 3 creations. (If you do NOT post a direct link, you will have to be removed from Mister Linky.) We would also appreciate if you would leave a link on your post to the Saturday Spotlight Challenge along with your creation.

If you upload your creation to an on-line gallery, please be sure to label it with the keywords SSHP06.

Have your creation uploaded in Mister Linky below by Friday Evening, 7:00 PM CST in order to qualify for any prizes awarded for that sponsor week. Winners are announced at 7:30 PM (CST) on the Sat. Spolight Challenge Blog.

For more Inspiration for this challenge, please visit my talented dt sisters and leave them some love while you are there:

• *Vicki (creator/coordinator
• Boni
• Crystal
• Darlene
• Dawn
• Debbie
• Erin
• Jessica
• Maria
• Jodi (Guest Diva)

Susan is in the process of moving and will be returning to join us in the challenge next week. We miss your creation Susan.


Thanks so much for stopping by!!! I hope you have a great weekend!!

Inky Impressions New Release Blog Hop

Happy Friday! If you are here for the first Challenge for Wags N Whiskers, please scroll down to the next post since this is my second post for today. If you are here for the Inky Impressions Inky Drop Hop, then you are in the right place.



The weekend is upon us and Inky Impressions is adding a little more excitement and kicking off the weekend with a New Release of 5 CUTE stamps and a Blog Hop!!
If you came here from Jenn's Blog, then you are at the right place, if not, you may want to start back at the Inky Impressions Blog (Nicole's blog) for a chance to win. Somewhere on one of the stops along the way there is a prize hidden and none of us knows where it is so you will want to leave a comment on each stop along the way.

Today I would like to share 2 adorable images with you!!

The first card is a shaker card I created using the new Angelica's Snowman stamp. Isn't it such a sweet image? I colored the image with Prisma Color pencils and gamsol. The Inky drops you see on the snowflakes is a new item available at the store as is that gorgeous snowflake ribbon!! The dp is from the Eskimo Kisses pack from Basic Grey. I did sew on this card but it is difficult to see in the photo with the dry embossing I used to create texture. The snowflakes were made using the Spellbinders Create a Flake 1 die.

Card 2 is made using Ice Skating Rachel. The fun layout I used is from Mercy's Sketch Challenge this week. I water colored and paper toled Rachel with Distress Inks. Her fur was created with Liquid Applique. The dp is from Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses. (Can't you tell, I just love the patterns in this pad.) Again I used the Inky Drops in the Corners available at the store. The sentiment says: "When I think of you... I get the warm fuzzies." The panel behind the image is dry embossed with the Textile Embossing Folder. My panels each have sewing on them except for the image and sentiment panel which have been distressed with ink.


I have decided to offer this stamp to one lucky person. All you need to do is leave a comment here and I will randomly choose a winner on Sunday, November 15 (after the blog hop has ended).





Thanks for stopping here on the hop. I hope you have enjoyed my creations. Your next step is the oh so talented and sweet Kristine!! Enjoy the hop and your day. Don't forget that somewhere along the way a prize is hidden so you will want to make a comment on each blog for a chance to win.



blessings,
Chris

If you have a moment, please scroll down to the next post for my first creation as a designer for Wags n Whiskers.

Zoe and Gemma's Snow Fun/ Some exciting news!!

Happy Friday to you all!! Today is my chance to share with you my first card as a designer of Wags n Whiskers. Last weekend I was asked to be part of the Wags n Whiskers Team by Lacey and Nikki! I gladly accepted their offer to work with this exceptionally talented dt team and these adorable stamps.


What an exciting day....today is Wags n' Whiskers very first challenge. The challenges will be at the Wags n Whiskers blog every Friday. Karen is hosting this weeks challenge and she would like you to "Make em Sparkle".

You must use a Wags n' Whiskers image on your card to be eligible for your chance to win your choice of a fabulous Wags n Whiskers stamp!! We don't mind you combining other challenges with ours... the more the merrier!!!

You don't own any Wags 'n Whiskers Stamps just yet?...... then click here to purchase

The adorable image I am using on my card is Zoe and Gemma's Snow Fun!!
I colored the image with Prisma Color Pencils and Gamsol. Parts of the image were stamped more than once and then adhered with dimensionals. Although it is very difficult to see in the photo, stickles was added to the snowman, hats, and snow for some added sparkle. Liquid applique was applied to the snowman's hat for added texture and interest. Many panels on the card are sewn. The circle panels are dry embossed with the Textile embossing folder from Cuttlebug. The snow flakes are felt and come from SU's Christmas Release Catalog from Last year.

Anywho.... why don't you play along?! Grab a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp...and make it sparkle and shine!!

Link it in Mr. Linky on the blog post and we will choose a winner next week. The winner will get to choose a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp of their choice and their card will be featured on the blog.

For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit the challenge blog for several examples from the dt. For a description on each of the cards or projects, you visit each of the dt blogs:

• Lacey Stephens - Co Owner
• Nikki Fairbairn - Co Owner
• Danielle Kennedy
• Denise Sanchez- guest designer
  
• Jeanette Comerford
• Tina
• Jacqui Dennis
• Karen Goguen
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Inge Groot

Thanks for stopping by today. Please stop by later at 7 a.m. EST for the Inky Impressions Blog Hop!!! The team will be sharing the brand new winter releases! As always, thanks for all your lovely comments!

DDIC15 Fragranced Peace

Happy Thursday Everyone!! I hope you are all doing well!! Today is super busy and I will be gone most all day. Crazy!! I thought I better get my post up quick before running out the door.

Today is the Divine Diva Inspiration Challenge!!! Lori sent each of the team member the link to this picture for our Inspiration from Pacific Perfume:


I was inspired by the cameo coral color and the pattern. I thought the pattern assimilated the Fleur De Lis pendant shape so I went with a pattern paper from SU that had a similar pattern and the Fleur De Lis Embossing Folder from Cuttlebug. I combined the Divine Diva Challenge with the Mojo 111 Sketch for this week and the Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge as well.

Here is the Mojo Sketch:


The challenge for the Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge was:

"Create something about when God is "unseen"; i.e., a scrapbook layout that reminds you that God is always with you; a card to encourage a friend and remind them that God is with them; or perhaps something to hang on your wall as a reminder."

I used the verse from Scripture Collection 2 at Our Daily Bread Designs. I stamped a pattern around the verse using the Blessed Christmas set (also from ODBD)



Card Recipe
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs- Blessed Christmas, Scripture Collection 2
Paper: Cameo Coral, SU Designer Paper, Black, White
Accessories: ZVA Creative Flourishes (pearls), lace, American Crafts Ribbon, Prima Flower (Windsor Chelsea Roses), Hero Art Pearls



Be sure to check out the cards made by all the Divine Divas for this inspiration challenge!

Anne

Lori

Donna

Julie

Keri

Kerri

Hope you are inspired to come and play along. Just leave a comment here with a link to your card. We can't wait to see what you create! The keyword for uploading on SCS will be DDIC15.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I can't believe I finally have this posted. It took me an hour and a half to fight blogger this a.m. It would not let me upload my pictures. Oh well...it is here now. I hope this isn't a sign how my day will be though. Have a great day!! Hope to stop by you all later this p.m. when I get home!!

FBW/ ODBD Angel Glory

Happy Hump Day Everyone!! I hope you are all having a wonderful week so far!! Mine has been very busy but no rain!!!!! Woo hoo!! Today the sun is even out!!

Today I would like to share a card I made for today's Flutter By Wednesday Challenge!! I so look forward to Wednesdays when I can share these creations with you and see the rest of the teams take on the challenge. Today is another open challenge week where you can create a card or a project that only requires a fairy, a butterfly or an angel (for the upcoming holidays angels have been added).

For my creation I decided that I better get going on some Christmas cards. I am so behind!! I should join in the Christmas All Year Round Challenges so I don't get so far behind but I really have a hard time creating for Christmas at certain times of the year.


Anywho....on to my card....I used the Angel and Christmas Verses Stamp sets from Our Daily bread Designs. I colored the angel using prisma color pencils and gamsol. I added glitter to the wings. The background panel behind the image has poinsettias embossed in gold around the edges using the Blessed Christmas set from ODBD and then sponged it with ranger distress inks. The dp is from the Retired Su Holiday Treasures Paper Pack. I love this paper!


Card Recipe:
Stamps- Our Daily Bread Designs- Blessed Christmas, Christmas Verses and Angel
Paper- Bitter Chocolate, White, and Holiday Treasures from SU
Accessories: Label 4 Spellbinders, Riding Hood Red Ribbon, Corduroy button, Hero Arts Pearls, Fleur De Lis Embossing Folder, Gold Metallic Thread, Sewing Machine

I hope you are inspired to create a card for this weeks Flutter By Wednesday Challenge. If so, and you do create a card or project with an angel, butterfly or fairy, please leave a direct link to Mr. Linky here. If you upload your creation to SC or PCP, please use the keyword FBW. For more inspiration, please visit my dt sisters:

• Ann
• Cassie
• Christine
• Danni
  
• Harriet
• Heather
• Jodi
• Kristie
• Lelia
• Michelle
  
• Nancy
• Nicola
• Stef
• Taylor

We also have a wonderful, wonderful guest designer today! Not only does she create wonderful works of art, but she is also a dear friend of mine! "She" is, Vicki!! Please click on over to her blog and leave her some love today!! Glad to have you join us today Vicki!!!

Thanks for stopping by today. I am hoping today I am able to visit more blogs than yesterday. My computer is moving super slow. It has really been quite frustrating!! I look forward to being inspired by your creations.

blessings,
Chris

MMSC26 Howdy Cowgirl

Happy Tuesday!!! Well today is a new sketch for Midnight Madness!! We had some glitches this a.m. since Priscilla has been very sick and was unable to post this week's challenge. Please bear with us today as we add the necessary info throughout the day. My thoughts and prayers are with Priscilla today!

Anywho...Here is the info. that I have to share in regards to this week's challenge:

First we need to congratulate our Midnight Madness Masterpiece Award winner for this week....and that is #58 Craftypagan....congratulations Rowena!
Our Midnight Madness Remarkables Award goes to

#3 Karen Wallace

#9 Karen Lynn

#40 Pam124

Congratulations ladies....and thank you to all our players that join us each week.
Our sponsors for this week are Digi Stamp Characters by Heather Ellis who provided the DT with a few adorable digi images. Many of the dt used them for their sketches this week!
Our monthly sponsor is Michelle's Scrapbooking and More

Here is the sketch...


Here is my take on the sketch this week!!



I used the Cowgirl Lili image from Inky Impressions. Isn't she just darling!!! I water colored her with distress inks. The dp is retired Western Sky paper from SU. I have never made an easel card before so I thought it would be fun to make one for this week's sketch.

I hope this card and sketch inspires you to create! If you do use this sketch for your creation, please leave a direct link to Mr. Linky Here. If you upload your creation to SC, please use the keyword MMSC26. We look forward to seeing your creations!! For more inspiration, please visit my dt sisters:

Carol-Chocolate, Crafts, & Bears!
Carolyn - Creative Card Corner
Charlotte - Designs From Within
Chris - Twinkles Glow with Stamps
Denise - kc242 Designs by Denise
Jane - The Paper Affair
Jeni - Jeni's Custom Cards
Linda - Craft Central!!
Michelle - Daydreams by Michelle
Phyllis - SparklePlenty1000
Priscilla - "priscillastyles"
Sue - McMahon Five Designs


I want to offer a special welcome to our guest designer for November:
Sandee -Simply Southern
I have had the pleasure of working with Sandee on the Our Daily Bread Designs Design Team as well!! Sandee is uber talented. Her love for the Lord and others shows in all she does. We are all looking forward to seeing your creations and working with you this month Sandee!!!

I hope you all have a great day!!! Thanks so much for stopping by and for you comments!

Blog Candy Winners

Well today is finally here!!! Today is the day I reveal my blog candy winners. I was amazed at the number of comments and interest in this blog candy!!! Thanks so much to all who entered!!!! What an incredible response I received!! Over 1000 entrees!!! I had so much fun looking at all the different blogs and reading all the comments!!

Now the moment you all have been waiting for....Drums Rolls Please....And the winner of the big blog candy is:


Blog Candy 1

Worth over $300





Anne of Everlasting Ink! Congrats Anne!!

Anne said...

Hope your BD was as Fabulous as your Blog Candy! Thanks so much for all your inspiration and encouragement Chris! What a sweetheart you are!!
Hugs,
Anne

October 19, 2009 9:33 PM

The winner of Blog candy #2 is :

Blog Candy 2- Worth over $50




Carol of Carol's Crafty Corner!!! Congrats Carol!!

Caroljenks said...

Wow what gorgeous candy!!! I hope you had a lovely birthday :)

I have left a pic and link in the Candy Jar on My Blog

Thanks for the chance to win :)

Carol x

October 25, 2009 7:15 AM

Please email me your snail mail address in the next 48 hours so I can send them out to you!!! Thanks to all who participated!!!! Soon I will be celebrating my one year blog-i-versary so stay tuned!!



For more opportunities to win some awesome stamps, scroll down to my next post - ODBD Blog Hop Post!! You have a chance to win these three New Releases from Our Daily Bread Designs. Just in time for the Holidays!!!

Blessed Christmas

Luke 2:11

Christmas Verses

ODBD November Release Blog Hop

Happy Sunday All!! Welcome to Our Daily Bread Designs November Release Blog Hop!!!! If you came here from Angie Z's Blog, you are in the right place!! If you happened on my blog but did not start at the ODBD Blog you really should go there and and begin the hop. The reason is that there are secret words hidden along the hop which you need to collect along with the name of each designer. Upon the completion of the hop you will return to the ODBD blog and leave a comment that you have visited all the blogs. A special email address will be given to you so you can email the secret words and designer found in the correct order. That's all you have to do for the chance to win the ENTIRE NEW RELEASE. That is three great sets that will help you with all your card making needs just in time for Christmas!!!!!!!


Now.... on to my project for today!!! I made this card and ornament using the New Release Blessed Christmas stamp set. Our Design Team Challenge this month was to make a Holiday Card or project and make it shimmer. Unfortunately shimmer does not photograph very well especially on dark cloudy days, but let me tell you these projects shimmer!!!! ODBD owner, Kelley sent each dt member some very shimmery and yummy paper from SEI and one bottle of Tattered Angels Glimmermist. All the dt members cards will shimmer all over the place!!!

I stamped my sentiment in Gold Encore ink and heat embossed it with jeweled gold embossing powder. The poinsettia was stamped twice in gold Encore ink and heat embossed with Copper embossing powder, one was cut out and popped up on dimensionals. The poinsettia flowers were painted with Pearl Glimmermist very heavily. The leaves were lightly painted with Bronze Glimmermist for some antique color and lots of shimmer.

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Blessed Christmas from Our DAily Bread Designs
Paper: SEI Moravia Paper, Bazzill Bitter Chocolate and Very Vanilla (SU), Gold Glitter Paper
Accessories: Oval Spellbinders, EK Success Moraccan Lace Punch, pearls, gold baubles, ric rac, Satin Ribbon, Tattered Angels Glimmermist- Bronze and Pearl


The ornament is created using the Blessed Christmas stamp set as well. It is heat embossed in Ranger copper embossing powder and then painted with Pearl Glimmermist (several layers). The leaves are colored with olive ink from the ODBD store. The flower is popped on dimensionals. The image is framed with Floural Accent Spellbinders die cut from Prism Copper Metalic Paper. There is a tutorial for creating a similar ornament here on Yvonne's blog.

Ornament Recipe:
Stamps: Blessed Christmas from Our DAily Bread Designs
Paper: Copper Prism Metallic Paper, Very Vanilla, K&Co. Green Glitter Paper
Accessories: Floral Accents from Spellbinders, Gold Baubles, Hero Art Pearls, Circle Spellbinders round and scalloped, Pearl Glimmermist from Tattered Angels

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my card and ornament. From here you need to go to the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog. Before you go...my secret word or phrase is Luke 2:11. Be sure to keep track of the dt names and their secret words as you go along so you can email them to the email address at the ODBD blog. You have until November 3 at 8 pm EST. to email this information to Grace for a chance to win the entire new release (3 sets)!!!

For one more chance to win....


JOIN US FOR THE NOVEMBER CHALLENGE!! The challenge is to create a holiday card or project that shimmers. There are lots of ways to create shimmer: glimmermist, shimmerz, glitter, decorative or glittered designer paper, twinkling H2o's.... You have until November 15 by 8 pm. EST to link a direct link to Mr. Linky on the ODBD Blog under the November 200 Design Team Challenge. You do not have to use ODBD stamps but if you have them we would sure love to see them!!! The winner of this challenge will win a $30 store credit to the ODBD store!!! SHOW US THE SHIMMER!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!!

SSHP05 Midnight Prowl

Happy Saturday everyone!! By the time many of you read this post, I will be on my way upstate to visit my Mom and Dad. I am so excited to see my Dad to celebrate his birthday and see that he is truly on the mend after his earlier bout with a kidney infection.

This week's challenge should you choose to accept it is called "IN SO MANY WORDS..."

Words can be SO MUCH fun when you play around with them on your creations! Sometimes people forget what sentiments/wording can do to really make your project fabulous!! You can make your sentiment 'stand alone', use words/letters for a background or make a wonderful collage with them. Be creative....

Our Sponsor this week is:

CLICK HERE to see their website!

They have SO graciously donated four image stamps, three word stamps and eight transparency images to the winner of this challenge for plenty of stamping FUN

Now, if that's not enough, Prickley Pear has set up the design team with some images to showcase on this week's creations.


MY CREATION
Since today is Halloween and all the images I received from Prickley Pear were Halloween, I decided to made a Halloween set. My card and 2--5-7-10 Treat Box were created with the Black Cat Image and Midnight Prowl sentiment from Prickley Pear. I recently bought this Halloween dp from Michaels called Spooky Alley-My Minds Eye.

*Welcome Jodi!!!*

We also have a NEW Spotlight Guest Diva joining us for a three month time period! We are very excited to welcome the very sweet and oh so talented Jodi Ann Lee from Inked Inspirations to our team!! Please be sure to welcome her!

I have been blessed with the opportunity to work with Jodi on the Flutter By Wednesday Challenge Design Team as well! She is so talented and sweet and I can't wait to work with her as a Spotlight Diva as well. Congrats Jodi!!

Please be sure to check out all the eye candy and be inspired for this weeks challenge at all the blogs of my amazingly talented dt Sisters:

*Vicki
Boni
Crystal
Darlene
Dawn
Debbie
Erin
Jessica
Maria
Susan


Thanks so much for stopping by today!! I hope you are inspired. We sure would love to see your take on this challenge!

Tomorrow I will be back with the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog Hop!! You won't want to miss the opportunity to see the dt creations using the gorgeous new sets or the opportunity to win more stamps!!!

Thanks for your comments and all your encouraging words. You really put a smile on my face each time I read them! Have a great weekend!!

SSCC10/ Mojo110 Poinsettia Friendship Blessing

Happy Friday!!! Phew! The weekend is upon us!!
I am sorry if I have not been around to comment on all of your blogs, the flooding, commitments and computer glitches really ate a lot of my time the past few days. Hopefully, I can get to you today!!

Today I would like to share a card I made for the Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge. using the Our Daily Bread Designs Friendship stamp set and a sneak peek set from ODBD called Blessed Christmas.

STAMPIN SISTER IN CHRIST CHALLENGE

Laurie Gatton was the hostess this week at Stampin Sisters in Christ and she chose the scripture:

I Chronicles 16:34 “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” (NIV)

The challenge was:
Make a card that expresses your thankfulness for someone or something they have done, or that encourages someone to be thankful.

I used the Our Daily Bread Designs Friendship stamp set and a sneak peek set from ODBD called Blessed Christmas. I used the Mojo 110 sketch.




Card Recipe:
Stamps : Our Daily Bread Designs- Friendship and sneak peek to be released Nov 1- Blessed Christmas
Paper: Basic Grey Figgy Pudding, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Spellbinders pendant die, Spellbinders Circles, SU Scalloped Oval, Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, ZVA Flourished Pearls, Hero Arts Pearls, Baja Breeze Ribbon from SU


Yesterday I received some Happy Mail from my dear sweet friend and dt sister from Inky Impressions, Kristine Breach!! Kristine is also one of the founders and Senior Dt members of the Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge. When things were very frustrating for me yesterday....she brought a true smile to my face and a glow in my heart. Look at these goodies!! Isn't she just so talented and sweet. She also sent me an ornament kit that I can't wait to play with. Thanks Kristine!!!




Don't forget that today is the last day for a chance to win my blog candy. Here is the link for those who are interested. The winner will be announced sometime on Monday.

Tomorrow I will be back with the Saturday Spotlight Challenge and on Sunday I will be back with the Our Daily bread Designs New Release Blog Hop!!

Thanks for stopping by today!! I so appreciate you all!! Thanks for your comments!!

SC252 Poinsettia ODBD Sneak Peek

Happy Thursday Everyone!! Boy am I running late today. A lot of things going on here. I am still cleaning up from another flood we had in our basement yesterday. With all the rain we have had, again we had a flood. This the second time in the last few months. In the 11 years we have been here, this has never happened before. I actually looking forward to snow, atleast then it won't flood us out (not that I really am ready for snow either but it is better than flooding). I didn't lose any of my craft items since I made sure after the last flood it was up high but I haven't be able to get to them either. I was able to get to them this p.m. so I can start creating again.

Anywho...I have a card that I had made with supplies I received from my new Stash at Our Daily Bread Designs. Today I would like to share a sneak peak of some of the new releases in November.

I made this card using the SC252 and the new releases for Our Daily Bread Designs on November 1: Christmas Verses and Blessed Christmas. The dp is from SEI and is called Christmas mint. This is really quite CAS for me! LOL!



Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs- Christmas Verses and Blessed Christmas

Paper: White, Real Red, SEI Christmas Mint

Accessories: Hero Arts Pearls, Gold Baubles, EK Success Moraccan Lace, Spellbinders Labels 4, gold embossing powder, distress inks for coloring from Tim Holtz, Vintage Corner Die from Cuttlebug, American Crafts Gold Ribbon

On November 1st the Our Daily Bread Designs design team will be having a blog hop to show creations made with the new releases. There will be prizes and lots of inspiration, so we hope you can join us.


Thanks for stopping by today and for all your comments. I so appreciate you all!!

FBW Lili's Bunny/ Inky Impressions Challenge 21

Happy Hump Day Everyone! I can't believe it is Wednesday already. Where does the time go?!! I have so much to do by Friday before I leave to go away so to think it is Wednesday scares me a bit. I really better get cracking!!

Anywho...today it is Flutter By Wednesday and the Inky Impressions Challenge. Due to lack of time and that the Flutter By Wednesday is an open challenge only requiring a butterfly or fairy, I combined the two challenges. I also incorporated the Saturday Spotlight Challenge for this weekend to create a treat box to give you other ideas on what you can do and remind you of this week's challenge. Some of you may remember my triangle treat box with Lili's Slumber Party for my daughter Nicki. Today I created a different treat box for my daughter, Meghan using the Lili's Stuffed Bunny and the popcorn bowl from Lili's Slumber Party. Inky Impressions challenge this week was to incorporate sewing on your card or project and do not use dp.

I created my background on pink piroutte using my distress ink the butterfly Ecstasy small template and the stars from SU Basic Backgrounds (retired a long time ago). I hope you can see my sewing on my oval and the decorative stitching on the box itself. Now this box is one that I consider very girly with the colors ribbon and lace. The image is water colored with distress inks and popped on dimensionals. I am beginning to really love water coloring with these distress inks, the results are so bold and cheery!!The ribbon I used is a gift from my daughter for my birthday. She is tickled pink that I used it!!! The top ribbon says "cute, sweet and precious".

I have included the triangle treatbox I made for my other daughter just in case some of you missed it over the weekend. The image used for this one is Slumber Party Lili. We have started
a tradition in our household to have a family movie/slumber party on Halloween weekend since we don't celebrate halloween at our house. I have a treasure hunt for them and then we celebrate our family and fall with a movie and slumber party.

I hope these creations inspire you to join in one of these FUN challenges.

Remember for Flutter By Wednesday is another open week. Just create a card with a butterfly or a fairy on it.

I also wanted to add that since the holidays are right around the corner...We think that angels "flutter by" too so feel free to add angels to your creations for the holidays.

Leave a direct link to your creation in Mister Linky. If you upload to SCS or PCP, please use the keyword, FBW. Can't wait to see what YOU create!! For more inspiration, for this challenge, please visit my dt sisters:

• Ann
• Cassie
• Danni
  
• Christine
• Harriet
• Heather
• Jodi
• Kristie
• Lelia
• Michelle
  
• Nancy
• Nicola
• Stef
• Taylor

Today's challenge for Inky Impressions is to use Inky Impressions Stamps/Image to make a card or project without using any Designer Paper and ADD Real or Faux Stitching. For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit my dt sisters:

• Crystal
  
• Kristine
  
• Michele
  
• Jenn
  

Please leave a direct link to your creation here.

If you create a treat box for the Saturday Spotlight, please leave a direct link here. If you click on the link, you will also see all the dt girls treat boxes. There is a great variety!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope that in some way I have inspired you to create and have fun! I have been so blessed by your comments and visits as well as all the inspiration and posts on your blogs.

Just a reminder, my blog candy ends in two days! There is a link to it on my top right sidebar if you are interested.

Have a great day!!
Blessings,
Chris

MMSC25 Patchpal Lamb

Happy Tuesday Everyone!! I hope you all had a chance to craft yesterday and are well. There seems to be so much illness going around already!! This time of year is so tough to get rid of colds etc. They just seem to linger. I am doing so much better. My biggest problem is recovering from all the pulled muscles I got from excess coughing. Boy is it ever painful!!

Well today is Midnight Madness!!! We have a fun new sketch again this week!!


This is the last week to get in on the drawings for the Oct Months Giveaways . Today is the last day to enter MMSC24 for a chance at last weeks bonus prize. You have till Midnight EST 10-27-09 to get your MMSC24 entries in to qualify.

MIDNIGHT MADNESS MASTERPIECE AWARD
This week we would like to congratulate:
#33. Cabio

The "NEW" MM REMARKABLES AWARD!!

Thank you all for playing and please help me in congratulating our “Midnight Madness Remarkables” award winners…..

14. Grace Nywening

25. Vicki (basement stamper)

44. Stephanie Hester

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Since there is so much information about our sponsors and I realize not all my readers are interested, I created a separate post about the MM prizes and sponsors. Please scroll down to the next post.

Since many of our design teams cards will be using Shawne's images, I would like to share that Shawne is this week's sponsor. You can check out Shawne's complete line HERE. Our MMSC25 Weekly Bonus Winner will win $25 Gift Voucher redeemable at Clear Dollar Stamps donated by Shawne...Thank you Shawne.

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NOW FOR OUR WEEK #25
SKETCH CHALLENGE

Here is Week #25 (MMSC25)

Here is my take on this week's sketch using Shawne's Patchpal Lamb!! Isn't he just the sweetest? I colored him with prisma color pencils and gamsol. The dp I used is from BY Eskimo Kisses.
Card Recipe:

Stamps: CDS Patchpal Lamb

Paper: Cranberry Crisp, Pink Pirouette, Bitter Chololate Bazzill, BG Eskimo Kisses

Accessories: Hodgepodge Hardware, Pink grosgrain, Divine Swirls and Flowers Embossing

Folders from Cuttlebug, Spellbinder Circles

I hope this creation inspires you to create and maybe join us this week with this sketch. If so, please leave a direct link here. Should you upload your creation to SC, please use the keyword MMSC25. For more inspiration using this sketch. Please visit my dt sisters. Many have used Shawne's images!

Carol-Chocolate, Crafts, & Bears!
Carolyn - Creative Card Corner
Charlotte - Designs From Within
Denise - kc242 Designs by Denise
Jane - The Paper Affair
Jeni - Jeni's Custom Cards
Michelle - Daydreams by Michelle
Phyllis - SparklePlenty1000
Priscilla - "priscillastyles"
Shawne - Paper Art from Studio 313
Sue - McMahon Five Designs
Lovely Linda's - Craft Central!!

Upcoming Midnight Madness event

Our DT has already scheduled our next Blog Hop which will be coming to you all on Dec 8th. Our Holiday Blog Hop will be a week long Hop filled with surprises and of course prizes. If you would like to help spread the word about our next hop by posting this logo on your side bar we would appreciate it.

We will be awarding an appreciation gift every week to one lucky person who has posted this link until our Holiday Blog Hop is launched, so the search starts NOW!!…good luck!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope you have a wonderful day!!! As always, thanks for leaving your comments and letting me know you were here so I can in turn visit your blog. I so enjoy visiting you all!!

MMSC25 Sponsors

There is so much to share about our sponsors for the Midnight Madness, I decided to have a separate post including all our sponsor information for those who are interested what the prizes are.

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You have one more week to get in on our Month End drawings. Our sponsor for the month of

October was....

Winner will get 3 free stamps of their choice AND a $50 Certificate that is valid till June 2010. WOWZER :) Thank you again Chelsea
Month End Drawing #1

Our Month end Blog Candy was from Sue - McMahon Five Designs

Month End Drawing #2

Month end winners will be announced the first week of Nov.
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OUR MMSC25 WEEKLY BONUS SPONSOR IS.....

Shawne, from our very own DT, has her own stamp line and has very generously donated the prize as this week's sponsor.
You can check out Shawne's complete line HERE. Our MMSC25 Weekly Bonus Winner will win $25 Gift Voucher redeemable at Clear Dollar Stamps donated by Shawne...Thank you Shawne.

Thanks so much for looking!! I sure hope you can get in on the challenge. Here is the sketch for this week!