Put on Your Halloween Shoes!

Happy Monday everyone!

Today's card features a cute digi from the Stamping Boutique's Halloween line. The minute I saw these shoes I knew I had to make a card with them. They just make me smile. 

The card base is Basic Black and the layer is Lovely Lilac (retired) by Stampin' Up! The designer paper is from my stash. I colored the image with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils and machine stitched all layers. I added crystal effects and white gel pen for accents.

I will have another card for you tomorrow.

Thank you for stopping by.

SNR Digi Day Halloween

Hi everyone and Happy Saturday!

Here is my card for the SNR digi day Halloween theme. I am using a wonderful digi stamp from The Stamping Boutique's new Halloween Collection. This is Princess Jennifer Latte the Witch. I just had to work with this incredible image, she just has so much personality!

I used Copics for all my coloring,  added stickles in Star Dust to the stars, and added shimmer paint to Princess Jennifer's dress and hat for a little extra bling! The designer paper and ribbon are retired Stampin Up!, the background punch is Martha Stewart and the corner designs are Cuttlebug. I popped the main image up and then added the punched bats to give extra dimension.

Remember to join us tonight at 7:00 PM CT at the Stamping Boutique's SNR digi day. Go to the Stamping Boutique to get your "Frankie" digi stamp in the Halloween section,for an unbelievable $1 and bring your completed project to digi day to receive a FREE exclusive image for digi day attendees only. Join us for games, chatting and fun!

Thanks so much for visiting!

Autumn Wishes

Here is another new release from The Stamping Boutique. Every image that Tracey creates is just so much fun and gives you so many possibilities  for design.

I used Prismacolor pencils to color this great little scarecrow, distressed the designer paper and mounted each layer with stampin' dimensionals.

To see more of Tracey's wonderful Fall and Halloween stamps go to The Stamping Boutique Shop but stop by often as she is adding new digis all the time.

Candy Land Winter Release from The Stamping Boutique

Here is my entry for today's challenge on Paper Craft Planet. This is a new digital stamp release  from The Stamping Boutique's Candy Cane Winter Game night line called Candy Land Winter Lane. I had a blast working with this stamp! 

This is the actual Stamp:

There are so many possibilities using this digi. I colored the image with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils and used Stickles to highlight the hat and lollipop. The designer paper and ribbon are from Stampin' Up's retired holiday line from last year. The snowflake punch is from Martha Stewart. I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder for the background and Nestibilities Scallop Circle die.

Remember to join us from 2-4 today at the Stampin' Boutique's digi image day on

Paper Craft Planet.

Join us for the Stamping Boutique Digi Day on Paper Craft Planet

We at the Stamping Boutique have decided to try something new here on Paper Craft Planet with you all...how does a digital image day sound to you? This will be our very first time doing this with PCP and are super excited, so excited that Tracey has been working hard to put together an awesome winter image release just in time for our first digi day with you all.

Think back to when you were little...what was your favorite game? I"m not talking about computer games or video games...I'm talking about good old fashion family night fun board kind of game. I ask this question because not only because this is the theme for our very first digi image day but also because the theme for the image release is Candy Land Winter. I know I have you interested now....you can't even imagine what fabulous images she has come up with so you will have to join us to see for yourself. Some lucky winner will actually win the entire release so be sure to take a look at the details below and mark your calanders. Here are the details:

The Stamping Boutique Digi Image Day
Theme: Game Night (Candy Land Winter)
Where: on PCP at The Stamping Boutique group page
When: September 18th, Saturday
Time: 2PM to 4PM

What to Bring: your crafting supplies

What will be supplied: free new release images, lots of great chatter and prizes
How to join in the fun: become a memeber of The Stamping Boutique here on PCP (and the main blog too if you want) and on the day of the digi image day I will have a discussion set up just for us to chat and get the challenges so when your there just stop by and say hello so I know your ready to play!

I am super excited about this and I hope that you all will join us for the fun. I can guarentee you are going to LOVE this new set of images from Tracey. We will be doing 3 challenges and playing 1 game...so you have 4 chances to win some awesome prizes from The Stamping Boutique.

Winner of the 911 Blog Hop

What an incredible day we had with our 911 Blog Hop yesterday. It was so wonderful to have so many play along and help us honor all of our heroes. A special thank you to everyone who played along in our hop. 

The winner of one Stamping Boutique digital image of her choice on my blog is . . . 

Carley!!

Congratulations Carley! Please email me with your choice of one digital stamp from The Stamping Boutique Shop.

Thank you again for playing along. Please remember to send cards to

Operation Write Home. This is such a wonderful organization and we need to remember those who put their lives on the line for us everyday.

Welcome to The Stamping Boutique's 911 Blog Hop

 Welcome to my blog and thank you for visiting!

I hope you are enjoying The Stamping Boutique's Blog Hop honoring those who are fighting the war after the effects of 911. If you arrived here from Christy's blog you are on the right path.

It is so important that we remember all of those who gave their lives and those today in harm's way everyday protecting all of us.

Please make sure you leave a comment on each blog and then go to The Stamping Boutique's Blog to leave a comment and receive a special gift.

My card for today's blog hop features Patriotic AJ. I think that this is such an incredible digi and it was so much fun creating this card with him. I printed the image twice coloring the flag on the first image and AJ on the second image. I used Prismacolor pencils and Copic markers for all of my coloring. I then cut AJ out and mounted him to the flag image using pop dots for depth. The cardstock layers are also attached with pop dots. To finish the card I punched the corners with a photo corners punch and added the little star ribbon. The brim of AJ's hat and his shoes have been coated with Crystal Effects for dimension and sheen.

I will be sending this card along with several others to Operation Write Home, a wonderful organization that makes sure heroes all over the world receive cards to keep in touch with home. Please visit their website.

As a thank you for playing along in our blog hop, I am offering one of you the chance to win a free digital image from The Stamping Boutique Shop. You may select one image that you would like. To enter please leave a comment on my blog. The winner will be chosen at random and  I will announce the winner on Sunday, September 12 at 5:00 PM EST. You will have two days to contact me with your selection.

Blog Hop Order:

Collette

Christy

Debbie-you are here

Genevieve

April

Stacie

Lorie

Marie

Jenn

Jan

Jenn M

Amanda

The Stamping Boutique Blog

Your next stop is Genevieve. Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the blog hop!

 

Scarecrow Paper Pin

Happy Labor Day  everyone! Thanks for stopping by.

Today's project is a layered paper pin. This technique was developed by Kelli Purkey also known as the Pin Lady. The technique is not hard but requires a lot of patience as it is done in layers of cardstock. For this pin I used an adorable Scarecrow digital image from the Stamping Boutique. I copied the scarecrow image three times, one for the base and two extras so that I could color and cut out my layered pieces. The base is three layers of cardstock and each additional piece is two layers of cardstock.

I took this photo from the side to show how the pin is layered and shaped.

Before the layers dried, I added some coiled wire to the top of the pumpkin for added texture. The pin is then sprayed with six coats of triple thick enamel to give it sheen and to harden the cardstock. If there are any additional embellishments that you would like to add such as rhinestones, it would be done at this point. To finish the pin I added  twisted raffia and finally a magnet and washer to make the pin. This could also be used as a magnet and would make a great teacher's gift.

The raffia twist was made by my 10 year old daughter. We took the girls to Williamsburg, VA for vacation and at Jamestown they learned how to take reed and twist it into rope for fishing nets just like the early settlers did. Ellie just had to try it when we returned home and I have been using these twists as fall decor on some of my projects.

 

Birthday Bunny!

 

Here is my card for today's  Aud Sentiment's Challenge #10, "Best Wishes."

For my card I selected a color combination of Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie. I printed this adorable digi image, Birthday Bunny,  by The Stamping Boutique on white cardstock  and used Prismacolor pencils and Copic markers to color. The icing on the cake is done with Crystal Effects and I used Dazzling Diamond's glitter and dew drops around the image. All layers have been stitched, distressed and mounted with dimensionals. 

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Birthday Bunny by The Stamping Boutique

Sentiment computer generated

Papers: Solar White. Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie from Stampin' Up!

Designer paper is from my collection Stampin' Up! (retired)

Accessories: Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils, Dew drops, Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds glitter by Stampin' Up! Ribbon from my collection

 

News I am so excited to share!

Did you notice a new badge on the sidebar of my blog? 

I am so thrilled to announce that I have been selected as a Design Team member for The Stamping Boutique, a wonderful online digital stamp store. I discovered the Stamping Boutique a few months ago, absolutely fell in love with the images and now, I still can't believe that I am a part of the DT. Congratulations to all the other ladies who have been selected. They are so talented and it is my honor to be working with them. Tracey and team-Thank you so much!!!

Tracey Malnofsky is the incredible illustrator/artist behind the adorable images and the owner of The Stamping Boutique. Make sure that you go to her store to purchase her beautiful stamps. Then go to The Stamping Boutique Blog for ideas, tutorials and challenges.