Manly HB card w/TAWS

Good Morning Everyone and Happy Easter!

It is not my DT day over at The Alley Way Stamps but I could not help but make a card using one of the new release stamp sets for this month. It is actually the mini set that you can get for free just by placing a minimum order :)

Make 'Em Laugh

 

Using that set and the sentiments from these~ Wish BIG (also an April new release) and Words to Live By

 

the sketch from this week's

Seize the Birthday~ Masculine

I came up with this....

How funny is this??? I just love this stamp

Here is a close-up of this silly guy. I paper pieced his hair and glasses and added some glossy accents to the inside of those to make them look more like glasses.

I wanted the sentiment to take up some of the white space next to him so I die cut the letters "h and b" using My Creative Time~ Lowercase Fun Dies and then stamping the rest using the new Wish BIG stamp set.

The "handsome" that you can see in the top picture is from the Words to Live By set and to add some extra manly touches to this I stapled that onto the image mat.

 The nose was colored using my copics and I popped the glasses up using foam dots.

Finally the designer paper that I used for this card is from Studio Calico~Darling Dear collection. Such a GREAT mix of colors and patterns in this paper stack!!!

Well that is all I have for you today.

Hope you all have a GREAT  Easter and thanks so much for stopping by!!

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Reminders!!

You know there is always a lot going on over at TAWS

~our Be Inspired Challenge

~TAWS freebie's HERE

~TAWS FB page HERE where we love to see your creations!

and

~the store where you can purchase all these adorable stamps HERE

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Entering this into the following challenges~

Seize the Birthday~ Sketch w/Manly theme

Simon Says Stamps~ Anything Goes

TAWS~ April Release Blog Hop

Good Morning 

and 

Welcome to the April New Release Blog Hop

 with

The Alley Way Stamps!

There are 3 super adorable new stamp sets being released this month

Tag~Alongs

Life is Short

Wish Big

and you have the chance to win all 3...

(all the information on how to win is down at the bottom of my post or on TAWS blog)

You should be coming from the very talented

Jen

if not you will want to head on back to

The Alley Way Stamps Blog,

You don't want to miss any of these fun projects!!

For my project today I made a fun box card, perfect for a gift card

Hope you all like it~

Using the tutorial I found HERE, I was able to put this card together in no time.

Want to know what took the longest??? Picking out my pattern papers...LOL!

I used the new stamp set~ Wish Big 

I LOVE all the GREAT birthday sentiments and images...another MUST have for sure!

Here is a close-up of the sentiment, banner and balloons. I added some Trendy Twine in Lemon Tart, Holly Green and In the Navy

Popped the center balloon up for some dimension as well as the banner, running the twine behind the banner to hold it in place.

 The papers are from My Minds Eye~Playdate paper pack. Such GREAT primary colors and patterns!

I made a mat for the inside that has not be attached yet...I thought once I sent this out with a message on it, then I can add adhesive to it.

Here is the whole set....The front sentiment with those adorable balloons and banner are attached to a belly band that just slides right on the card to hold it all together.

So what do you think???

Isn't this a CUTE way to give a gift card?

You are now off to see 

Kasia

but before you go here is how you can win....

One person will win ALL 3 NEW SETS!! 

YEP!! So if you want that person to be you.. all you have to do is comment on the hop! 

Here are ways you can win.. You can pick and choose which ones you want to do.. but the more you comment, the more chances you have to win.. 

1-Comment on The Alley Way Stamps Blog

2-Comment on ALL the DT girls blogs 

Alison

Arielle

Christine

Jen

Jessica~~ ME~~

Kasia

Kim

Melissa

Stacey

3-Post about it on facebook or your blog

4-Like us on Facebook (HERE)

(leave a comment there and separate comment for each of the other things that you do on TAWS Blog)

You have until  March 31st by 9:00 PM TAWS time to leave comments.

BONUS!!

This month there is another great mini set that is yours FREE when you spend $40.00 or more during the month of April! Nothing to do but shop.. this little set will be added to your package..

Isn't it AWESOME?!?!?!

Well that is all I have for you today

Thanks so much for stopping by and hopping with TAWS :)

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Entering this onto the following challenges~
Simon Says Stamp Challenge~ Anything Goes
DL Art~ Linky Party

3 Girl Jam Challenge #15~ Pastel Colors w/Ribbon

Good Morning Bloggers!!

It is a happy day over here....

I am hosting the new challenge over at the

3 Girl Jam Challenge Blog

and

this week's challenge is~ 

Pastel Colors w/Ribbon

This week's challenge will be open for 2 weeks, March 29th~April 11th so plenty of time to create and share!!

Our challenge is being sponsored by non other than us~

3GJ!

So the winner will receive :

~$10 Gift Certificate to  3GJ

and a 

~Guest designer spot

Awesome prizes for sure!!!

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So here is what I made~

I wanted something cute to put in the boy's Easter baskets along with their chocolate and those canvas bags from Stateline Bags Co. (you can find them HERE in the 3GJ store)  are perfect to decorate and embellish with stamps and 3GJ crinkle ribbon!

I know you have seen me use these bags before...but I just can not help stamping and running my ribbon through as the drawstring. They make adorable gifts and the possibilities are endless!

I hope you like these!!!

Aren't those bunnies adorable?!?!

Here is a close-up of one of the bags. I used the 3x5 Stateline Co bag and stamped my sentiment and image using Stazon Black Ink. Once the ink dried completely (took all of a few minutes to be sure) I added some stickles to the bunny ear and nose in Cotton Candy and then some Frosted Lace stickles to his tail.

After I gave it a good while to dry I pulled the string out and replaced it with some 

Baby Girl Crinkle Ribbon

So there it is....

What do you think???

I sure hope you have enjoyed my project and will play along with us over at the 

3 Girl Jam Challenge Blog!

Remember this challenge will run for 2 weeks so lots of time to get those 

Pastel Colors w/Ribbon projects in!!

Thanks so very much for stopping by!!

Have a GREAT Friday and Happy Easter weekend!!!

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Entering this into the following challenges:

Scrappy Moms Stamps~ Easter

DL Art~ Anything Goes Linky Party

Everyday is an Occasion~ Linky Party

Simon Says Stamps Challenge~ Anything Goes
Simply Create Too~ Animals

Pinspired Challenge~ Photo Inspiration

TAWS Sneak Peek Day 1~Tag~Alongs

Good Morning Bloggers!!!

It is Day 1 of our sneak peeks for the new

April stamps being released from 

The Alley Way Stamps

Today I am sharing a project using the new

Tag~Alongs stamp set..

a GREAT set of adorable images and patterns perfect for mixing and matching with all your TAWS!

and here is what I made.....

I used this week's Retro Sketch

I came up with this....

What I LOVE about this new set is the adorable images, perfect for paper piecing, coloring and mixing with your favorite TAWS sentiments!

Here is a close-up of the stamps I used....the cute house and "welcome" sentiment are from the new release Tag~Alongs ....and the "home" is from Alphabet Soup.

The papers are all from Studio Calico's Here + There Collection.

I added a burlap banner~ stuff from my stash (originally sold though 3GJ but now discontinued) as well as a vintage button also from 3GJ to match the sketch

Now head on over to

The Alley Way Stamps Blog...

you will not want to miss the chance to win

All the comments posted today on their blog will go into a random drawing and someone will win this stamp set~

Tag~Alongs

You can have up to 2 entries....

~One for leaving a comment on the TAWS Sneak Peek post

~One for sharing the TAWS Sneak Peek post on Facebook

I hope you have enjoyed my card and don't forget to come back on Saturday for our

New Release Blog Hop!

I am super excited to share that project!!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT day!!

PKS/MCT Easter Card plus my Trendy Twine Winner!

Morning!! Hope you all had a GREAT weekend!!

I have another Easter card to share that I made to enter a few challenges....

Peachy Keen Stamps Sketch Challenge~

My Creative Time~Designer Challenge

and also linking up for these challenges~

Crafting Desert Divas~ Easter Linky Party

Everyday is an Occasion~ Linky Party

Simon Say Stamp Challenge~ Easter/Spring
Ribbon Carousel Blog~Spring is in the Air

 Here is what I came up with....

I think it turned out pretty cute~ What do you think??

~if you click on the pictures you can see them a bit better~ sorry about the poor quality, I took the pics at night :(

 Here is a close-up of those adorable jelly beans~ I used a cut from the silhouette store and then added my PK faces to them....alittle white gel pen, copic and glossy accents completed them.

Here is the perfect sentiment for these jelly bean cuties!

supplies used:
Paper~ Kraft card Stock (The Kraft Journal), My Minds Eye~The Sweetest Thing
Stamps~ My Creative Time~To My Best Peep, PKS~PK~531  Simple Sallies
Dies/Cuts~ My Creative Time~Stitched Chunky Jar Dies, Stitched Button Dies, Jelly Bean~Silhouette Store
Ink~ Brilliance graphite black, copic, white gel pen, chalk 
Other~Trendy Twine~Posy. sewing machine, glossy accents, foam dots, acrylic sheet

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It is time to announce the winner from my Trendy Twine Giveaway!!

using Random.Org the lucky winner is~

Jessica Wilson from~ Crafting and Stampin'

Congrats Jessica!!

Please send me an email at eschfamily@yahoo.com with your mailing address and I will get your twine right out!

Well that is all I have to share today!
Thanks for much for stopping by and hope you all have a GREAT Monday!!!

CI Paint Inspired By: Anything Goes

Good Morning !!!
(if you are looking for my Trendy Twine GIVEAWAY~ click HERE......today is the last day to enter to win!)

It is time for another fun Inspired By Challenge 

over at

Creative Inspirations Paint!!

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But before I get to the challenge I want to take this opportunity to thank Molly, Kendra and all the CI Paint DT for an awesome year! This is my last post hosting the Inspired By challenges :( 

I have decided since this is the end of my term to step down and turn the reins over to another host~ one you all know I am sure Diana from DL. Art! 

It has been a GREAT year hosting these fun challenges and seeing all the amazing projects being linked up week after week! So thanks to everyone who has supported me and my projects with CI Paint!!!

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Now onto 

This week's Challenge~

Inspired By: Anything Goes!!

surely a challenge favorite!!

Remember there is no limit to the amount of projects you can add so we want to see them all!!

So onto my card....I saw this sketch over at The Deconstructed Sketch and thought I would play along with this week's challenge. This is a new sketch challenge for me and I had so much fun making this sketch my own...I sure hope you like my take on it!

I also wanted to play along with the new Riley challenge. It has been FOREVER since the last time I played and I have this super adorable Riley wooden stamp which by the way I think is retired so I couldn't find a link :(
Anyways here is my card and take on the sketch.....

Isn't he such a CUTE Easter Riley??
Before I share a close-up of the image, here are a few more details
~the papers are all from the Dear Lizzy~Lucky Charm paper pack
~the oval cut is from the Silhouette store
~Wooden Banner pieces are from Studio Calico (I just covered them with the matching pattern papers)
and
~hemp twine is from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique

Here are a close-up of my image and all the Creative Inspirations Paint products I used.....
Details~ :)
I stamped the image and then heat embossed it with Deliquesce Clear Embossing Power.
Once that was done, I colored the image with my copic markers then added some Resplendence Angel Dust Glitter to the Easter eggs.
I added some silver brads to hold the banners up but wanted to add some color to them....so I painted them using Mint, Tanzanite and Sunshine.

So there you have it!

I really hope you like my last post for Creative Inspirations Paint and will play along with us over at

Creative Inspirations Paint!

Remember you do not need CI Paints on your project but if you have them we would

LOVE to see how you use them!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT Sunday!

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Entering this into the following challenges~

Deconstructed Sketch~#94

Riley and Co~ w/Twine
The Kraft Journal~ Favorite Color w/Kraft

DL Art~ Thankful Thursday Challenge...Easter

Crafting Desert Divas~ Easter Linky Party

Everyday is an Occasion~ Linky Party

Simon Say Stamp Challenge~ Easter/Spring
Totally PaperCrafts~ Easter w/Egg
Simply Create Too~ Easter
Anna's Handmade Cards~ Blogaversary Giveaway
Ribbon Carousel Blog~ Spring is in the Air
Cupcake Inspiration~ Photo

TAWS Be Re-Inspired Challenge #24

Good Morning and Happy Friday!!!

(if you are looking for my Trendy Twine GIVEAWAY~ click HERE)

It is Re-Inspire time over at

The Alley Way Stamps!

Our challenge is this fun inspiration photo...

yours to interpret anyway you want

So once you create a project using any TAWS

come link it up over HERE

(don't have any TAWS stamps....did you know there are freebies you can check out HERE)

The Top Pick will be hand picked and will receive 1 free stamp sets of their choice, and a badge to proudly display on their blog.

One Random winner will receive 1 free stamp set of their choice, and a winners badge to proudly display on their blog..

Here is my card and hopefully some more inspiration.....

I used the colors green and blue from the photo as my inspiration as well as the green lines running through the picture.

I wanted my card to have the sentiment as the front and center so trying a new technique (at least for me)

I stamped the sentiment from All About You using Memento Tuxedo Black ink as well as Midnight and Moss ColorBox Ink. I am sure there is an easier way to do this but I ended using inking each section then stamping the whole image. It took me several tries....because either one color didn't stamp clearly or one color ended up mixing with another....BUT after all the tries I finally got it to stamp to where I was happy with it :)

Once the sentiment was completed I matted it on Bazzill card stock and ran some decorative stitching around as a frame.

Pulling out my container of washi tape I added this fun pattern along the bottom and to cover the edge I added some green buttons from my stash.

So what do you think??? I hope you like my card and are inspired to play along!

Well that is all I have for you today!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope to see you play along in our challenge!!!

And Have a GREAT Friday!!!

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Entering this into the following challenges~
DL Art~ Linky Party
Everyday is an Occasion~ Linky Party

Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Cameo Creations~ Happy Easter

Good Morning!!!
(if you are looking for my Trendy Twine GIVEAWAY~ click HERE)

Welcome to our next

Cameo Creations Challenge

where it's all about  the Silhouette, all the time! 

If you have any Silhouette machine, 

whether it be the original Silhouette SD or the new Silhouette Cameo, 

Join us for all the fun. 

This week's Challenge is:

Easter 

and here is what I  made....

Some cute treat bags using a new file from the Silhouette Store

Bag with Rounded Top by Lori Whitlock..

Oh the possibilites with these easy bags......

 Here is the first one.... I used the tag die from PTI and added some Trendy Twine in Holly Green 
The cute sentiment and carrot are from The Alley Way Stamps~ Spring has Spring stamp set.
I colored the carrot with my copics, cut it out and pop dotted it to the tag. Then added some bling to the top using Lime Green Stickles. So cute don't you think??

 Next up is another cuties using the same The Alley Way Stamps set~ Spring has Sprung
Again I colored the egg with my copics and then added some lavender stickles to the centers of the diamond pattern. For the tag I added Trendy Twine in Grape Fizz

 Lastly I have an adorable bunny treat bag. Using this time the cute bunny from The Alley Way Stamps~ Cover-Up stamp set. I left the bunny uncolored but did add some cotton candy stickles to her ears and nose. 
Finally I added some Trendy Twine in Strawberry Cupcake.

I hope you have enjoyed my project!

Now hop over to our host

Monica

at

 Cameo Creations

for all the details and to see what the rest of the DT made!!

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~~General Rules for Cameo Creations Challenges~~

~Create a project using the theme provided

~Link only the post not your blog.

~Must use a Silhouette Machine

~No back linking.

~Mention Cameo Creations in your post.

Most importantly have fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT day!!!

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Entering this into the following challenges:

DL Art~ Thankful Thursday Challenge...Easter

Crafting Desert Divas~ Easter Linky Party

The Pink Elephant~ Easter

All That Stickles~ Lime Green
Die Cuttin Divas~ Use a Bunny
Celebrate the Occasion~ Easter
Docerela Stamps~ Pastel Colors
Everyday is an Occasion~ Linky Party
Pile it On~ Square or Circle
Simon Say Stamp Challenge~ Easter/Spring
Decorate to Celebrate~ Easter
Ribbon Carousel Blog~ Spring is in the Air

Hoppy Easter....and a GIVEAWAY!!!

Morning everyone 

and 

Happy first day of Spring!!
I have an Easter card to share that I made for a few challenges going on right now.
Can you believe it is almost Easter already..... I can not believe how fast this month is flying by!
Anyways I hope you like my card!!

 Using the adorable Center Step Easel card that I purchased from the Silhouette Store, the too cute bunny from Miss Kate's Cuttables and of course some Peachy Keen Cute and Cuddly stamps here is what I came up with.

Here is a close-up of the adorable bunny. I added some white gel pen to her eyes, mouth and cheeks. Some stickles in cotton candy to her nose and lime green to the grass.
Glossy accents to the easter eggs (hard to tell in the picture but they are nice and shiny)
The sentiment is from My Creative Time~To My Best Peep....isn't is perfect for this adorable bunny???
Finally to finish her up I added a triple bow in Bubblegum Taffy Trendy Twine to her ear. I think this is my new FAVORITE color of Trendy Twine!! Isn't it so beautiful???

Well that leads me to my

GIVEAWAY!!!

It has been such a long time since I have done a giveaway up on my blog so thanks to my sweet friend Lesley

  Trendy Twine's owner

I have a mini bundle for one luck follower of these gorgeous colors~

Bubblegum Taffy and Tickled Pink

PERFECT for all those spring projects!

Want to know how you can win this??

Simple~

~Be a Blog follower of mine and leave me a comment

~Stop by Trendy Twine's Blog and become a follower HERE

and

~Like Trendy Twine on FB HERE and let them know you are stopping by from my blog

Easy Right??

I will keep this giveaway open until Sunday March 24th and I will be back on Monday March 25th to announce the winner!

So that is all I have for you today.
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a GREAT hump day/first day of Spring!

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Entering this into the following challenges:

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge~ Anything Goes

DL Art~ Thankful Thursday Challenge...Easter

Crafting Desert Divas~ Easter Linky Party

The Pink Elephant~ Easter

My Craft Spot~Embossing or Glossy Accents

All That Stickles~ Lime Green
Die Cuttin Divas~ Use a Bunny
Celebrate the Occasion~ Easter
Docerela Stamps~ Pastel Colors
Everyday is an Occasion~ Linky Party
Pile it On~ Square or Circle
Ribbon Carousel Blog~ Spring is in the Air

Never Give Up Hope w/TAWS

Good Morning Everyone!!

It is my DT day over at The Alley Way Stamps and I have a card to share using one of the new release stamp sets for this month. It is actually the mini set that you can get for free just by placing a minimum order :)

Wings Of  Hope

Using the sketch from this week's  CAS(E) this Sketch! and the colors from The Play Date Cafe

  

I came up with this.... I hope you like it.

Since the colors are black, white and a splash of coral I wanted to give my card  a little more so I stamped the butterfly once on the white mat, then again on a scrap piece of white card stock so I could pop them up a bit

Here is a close-up of the butterfly. I did add some stickles to the ribbon and the wings for some additional sparkle.

The sentiment was stamped in 2 sections so I could fit in on my banner die....(die from My Creative Time)

What do you think???

Well that is all I have for you on this morning!

Hope you all have a GREAT  day and thanks so much for stopping by!!

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Reminders!!

You know there is always a lot going on over at TAWS

~our Be Inspired Challenge

~TAWS freebie's HERE

~TAWS FB page HERE where we love to see your creations!

and

~the store where you can purchase all these adorable stamps HERE

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Entering this into the following challenges:

CAS(E) This Sketch!~ #19

The Play Date Cafe~ Black ... White ... Splash of Coral

Everyday is an Occasion~ Linky Party

DL Art~ Linky Party