Summer Road Trip Partner Blog Hop Day #3!!!

Hello  Everyone!!!

Welcome to the Summer Road Trip Partner Bloghop!!!

DCWV DT members joined with Spellbinders for this fun hop.

I used the new Spellbinder's Sapphire Dies with DCWV fabulous papers for my card.

 For the step-by-step tutorial for how I created this card....visit DCWV Blog.

The beautiful Spellbinders dies are Mini Medallion Two and Simply Tags .

Spellbinders is introducing a new die-cutting machine, Sapphire!

 

Sapphire is an easy to use manual die cutting machine for beginners that cuts and embosses paper and other materials.

Cut and emboss using dies up to 2  1/4” wide with the turn of a handle. It has co-ordinating Sapphire™ blue dies.

Affordable price allows you to experiment with paper crafting without making a big commitment.

Use with the NEW blue Sapphire die templates, as well as with most Spellbinders and other leading dies.

 

How to participate:

Over the next 3 days visit each of our featured partners for tutorials from their designers. Each partner's post will have a link to their entry form. Entries for each blog will remain open for 48 hours after their designated day.

One Daily Winner will win the product featured on that day, including the Sapphire™ dies. One Grand Prize Winner will win all the products featured, the Sapphire™ dies and the Sapphire™ machine! You must visit all the tutorials over the 3 days in order to be eligible to win the daily and the Grand Prize giveaways. (Winners will be notified via email.) Visit this post for full details, regarding your entry submission: Contest Rules.

The Sapphire™ machine and the Sapphire™ dies are sold exclusively at Jo-Ann craft stores and Joann.com. Visitwww.SpellbindersCreativeArts.com/Sapphire to Learn More.

Hope you like this card!!

Happy Hopping....

Good Luck!

Card and a Tag!!!

Hello Crafty Friends!!!

Here are two projects for two MOXIE FABulous challenges.

 The first one is for the Doilies & Lace Challenge in the Moxie Fab World ...

The DPs are from Crate Paper, sentiment is an EAD Designs stickers, the large flourish stamp is from Unity stamps and finally finished the card with a recollection's flower & few stickpins.

This card is also for the following challenges..

YCU: Flowers.

Ribbon Carousel Challenge: Fancy Flowers.

 

Next up is a Holiday Tag for Postage Challenge in the Moxie Fab World ...

Love THIS Simple Stories Christmas collection....

I used Spellbinders snowflake die and Simple Stories DPs for this CAS tag.

This tag is also for the following challenges..

CAS-ual Fridays : Punches/Dies.

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: CAS.

 

Thanks for stopping by!!!

2011 Holiday Cards-Project #18!

Hello Everyone!!

Hope you're enjoying your weekend!! Must be a busy one with all  the holiday shopping!!

Today I've another set of CAS holiday cards to share with you all.

When you've very pretty DP ...there is a very lil' work to do!

...never mess with pretty papers ;)

 Love this DP from Authentique~ Wonder collection...beautiful!

The sentiment is from Woodware USA stamps.

I sprayed the card with Shimmer Sparkle spritz.... its very shiny up close!

This card is for the following challenges..

Clearly Inspired - Christmas

Crafty Catz - colours of Christmas with sparkle.

Fairy Tale: Christmas.

  Stampin With The Dragon: Anything Goes for Christmas.

Aud Sentiments Challenge : Any Winter Holiday Sentiments .

Crimbo Crackers - Santa.

Thanks for stopping by!

2011 Holiday Cards- Project 15 & 16!!!

Hello Everyone!!!

Its been a while .... got so busy with all the household work. Now as the holidays are more closer I'm trying to make CAS batch of holiday cards !

Just got some lovely papers from Two Peas in a Bucket...  

I used Authentique~ Wonder collection papers for the first batch of cards..

The border sheet paper was so pretty  I just trimmed it to individual stripes , used some border punches and randomly adhered them to the card. The faux stitching stamps are from There She Goes - Institches stamp set....its a super easy way to add stitched effects!

I stamped the bckground with some Inkadinkado snowflake stamps. The sentiment is from Verve stamps!

The gorgeous snowflake die cut is from Spellbinders..love it!!

Also added lots of Diamond Stickles...its very sparkly and pretty upclose, photos are not so great :(

This cards are for the following challenges..

Crazy 4 Challenges: Card or Project with some sort of snow.

Craft Your Days Away : Buttons & bows.

Cards und More : snowflakes.

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations : Christmas.

Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet : Cristmas Card + Kraft cardstock.

Stamps R Us : Emboss it.

Crafty Cardmakers : Heat Embossing.

Next one  is one of favorite cards...

As I mentioned earlier the photo is doing right justice to the card. I wish you could see it in really ...fabulous colors and very sparkly.

Its very simple card...made with only patterned paper , sentiment stamp and stickles!!

The gorgeous patterned paper is from Fancy Pants~ Saint Nick collection. Love this collection...fab colors and lots patterns that can used a focal point of the card.

 The sentiment and stitch stamps are from There She Goes stamp.

This card is for the following challenges..

Sweet Stop: sketch

Less Is More : A bit of Bling .

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas: Vintage and/or Distressed .

365 Cards : Day 271 Keep it Simple.  

Christmas Inspirations : No images  a wording card!.

Thanks for stopping by...

2011 holiday cards-Project #12!

Hello Everyone!!!!

I'm slowly getting ready with all my Holiday cards..I've make some bulk CAS Flat cards  too !

When it comes to Holiday cards its hard for me to make a flat card, always embellishments come in way...I've to work hard on it as International Maill service is not the best thing in is world...lol!!

Okay here is my card for today..

Once again I used the lovely My Mind's Eye~Lost & Found Christmas paper collection.

The sentiment is from Penny Black stamps. The itty bitty snowflake stamp on the banners are Prima ~North Country stamp set.

Just a few tiny blings and Red stickles...perfect sparkle for the holiday festivities.

This card is for the following challenges...

Card Patterns: Sketch. 

Card and Scrap : Traditional Christmas Colours.

CMIT Featured Designer Challenge - Christmas.

Heidi's Hobbystuggu : Christmas cards with Bling/Sparkle .

Creatalicious Challenges : Christmas and make sure it SPARKLES .

Flourishes :Flag, You're It  .

Thanks for stopping by..

2011 Holiday Cards-Project #8!

Hello Everyone!!
Happy Sunday!! Hope you all are enjoying the weekend....after a longtime I had a quite weekend , nothing much to do and everyone is well..Thank God!!
I've a  colorful Holiday card to share with you all...

Love the bright happy colors of Echo Park~ Holly Jolly Christmas paper Collection...super fun!!!

 Just added some diamond stickles to beautiful snowflakes! Embossed the background cardstock with Sizzix embossing folder...and finally finished the total snowflake theme with  Spellbinder's snowflake die cut.
Embellished the card with some tiny 2mm clear rhinestones from Pizzazz Aplenty!!

The sentiment is one my fave holiday sentiments from There She Goes Stamp.

This card is for the following challenges...
Freshly Made Sketches: Sketch #10

Jellypark Challenges: Non-Traditional Christmas Colors.

Stamp-N-Doodle: Sparkle & shine.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

2011 Holiday Cards- Project #2!

Hello Everyone!!

Here is Day#2 of my Holiday cardmaking... its pretty late now, almost the end of the day, I'll do a short post.

I used Stampendous Jumbo Cling Pine Drift stamp and Crate Paper~Peppermint collection papers. I tried to make the card in triangle shape but it not standing well so I had to change the base  to make it stable.

The chipboard swirl is from Making Memories...the snowflake is a Spellbinder die-cut. 

The sentiment is also from Stampendous clear stamp set.

This card is for the following challenges..

Just Us Girls - Sketch.

Stampendous November Challenge: Chipboard.

Allsorts :Anything but square .

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas:Bright Colours and/or Sparkle .

Marks Finest Papers :Winter theme.

Little Claire's :Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by...I'll be back tomorrow with Day#3!

2011 Holiday Cards-Project #1.

Hello and Happy Saturday Everyone!!!

Hope you all had a fabulous week!! I've very busy lately ...lots of thing going on in the homefront...lol!!

As the holidays are coming soon, I'm planning to make all my holiday cards for this year by Nov 30th so I've planty of time to send them and postal people deliver them before Christmas.

So I've 25 days to finish all...

I'll try to share all the 25 days of creations with you.

Today its Day#1!!!

As I'm waiting for my big package full of holiday goodies from Claudia & Company, I used some non-holiday paper for this card.

I used Echo Park~ Dots and Stripes papers...love this collection.

Tiny snowflake stamp is from Inkadinkado. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

I love my holiday cards lil' sparkly...so added some Jade Ice pearls from Pizzazz Aplenty and lots of  Martha Stewart fine glitter. Love this Spellbinder snowflake die...you'll see it a lot on my holiday cards.

This card is for the following challenges..

CAS-ual Fridays: Over the edge.

Winter Wonderland : make your card sparkle .

Top Tip Tuesday :Make your own Backgrounds .

Jingle Belles :at least one see through element .

Hope you all like this card...I'll try to stick to plan and finish 25 days of holiday card making!

See you all tomorrow  for Day#2..

Thanks for peeking!

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Winter wishes!!

Hi Everyone!!

Its time for new Curtain Call Act# 61.... 

Fab colors....perefect for holiday cards!!

Here is my Winter Wishes card... I used lovely Verve~ Glad Tidings stamp set.

Just layered the fab snowflake with a Spellbinders Snowflake vellum diecut!!!

This card is for the following challenges...

Techno Stampers:  Sketch

Stampin' Royalty ~ Bring on the Bling
Artful Inkables  ~ Punches/Dies
 Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge ~ Merry Christmas.
Top Tip Tuesday: Christmas Inspired.
Craft Your Days Away: Punch it Out.
Dutch Dare: Winter.
Stampin For the Weekend: Christmas.

The Curtain Call Crew has samples to show you today, too, so make sure you stop by to see:

Christina MacLaren at Seaglass & Sentiments

Jean Martin at Stampin' Scrapper

Julie Lacey at Stamps & Taxes

Laurel Seabrook at Seabrook Designs

Makiko Jones at MakInk Studio

Monika Davis at M.A.D. Stamper

Silke Ledlow at My Life

and December Guest Designer, Maureen Plut at Buttons & Bling.

...then play along with us and post your Curtain Call Color Challenge creation using Mr. Linky back at Stacey's Stamping Stage.

Thanks for stopping by...