C.C. Designs Review -

It's review day on the All That Scraps blog and I am joining other members of the design team in showing you more projects using the January release stamps and dies.

Today's card features one of Christine's images, Baby Bear Beatrice. The Beatrice and Beauregard characters are some of my favorites so I always have fun using them. I tried to emulate how my colorist idol Amy colored the image on this card to color my version of this cutie pie. Not sure how successful I was but I enjoyed the process. I paired the image up with paper from the Echo Park Sweet Day 6x6 pad. The diaper pin was cut using a die from the also new Baby Accessories Cutters set and I also added heart cut with the Lock and Key Cutters set. The sentiment is from the also new AmyR Welcome Little One sentiment set.

Products: C.C. Designs stamps and Cutters, Echo Park dp, Doodlebug pearls, Lifestyle Crafts Cutting dies, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic markers
Copics: Skin-E000, E99, E11, R30; Hair-E50, E51, E53; Bear clothing-E31, E35, E39, E29, R00, R01, R02, R05

As always,thank you so much for stopping by. Check out the All That Scraps blog for more review projects.


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U R Fun TACHE Tic (ATC)

A quick little Monday morning post for you today. I created this ATC for a challenge from one of our devoted TCP fans on The Cat's Pajamas forum at Splitcoaststampers. I went with a "valentine-ish" theme using The Mustache Set and one of the coordinating dies from the Mustaches CutUps. I paired them up with some sweet Mustache Love paper from the Bella Blvd Kiss Me collection, adding a layered heart cut with the TCP Heart Trio. A couple of pearls and the sentiment stamped with Fresh Ink Pink Lemonade finished it up.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamp and CutUps, Bella Blvd dp, Doodlebug rub-ons, Kaisercraft pearls, Fresh Ink

That's it for today. Have a happy Monday! We're on pins and needles here waiting on the Alabama-Notre Dame game tonight. Roll Tide!

You're Just My Type (and a Sunday driveby)

Today is my birthday so it seemed like a good day to talk about some changes. At least those regarding my crafty and blogging habits. Nothing drastic and probably things you wouldn't even notice if I wasn't talking about them.

For starters, I am now only posting blog posts to Facebook that are design team related. So if you read my blog from my postings there you will miss some of them. I suggest a reader such as Google Reader or signing up for email updates.

Secondly, I started last year trying to use up some of my stash from my scrapbooking days. Who is with me in needing to get out that stuff and using it?! I plan on trying to do that even more in 2013. Yes, I have dies to make my own embellishments but that doesn't mean I can't use the premade stuff too, especially since it has already been bought and paid for. Same goes for paper. I need to really pare down my 6x6 pads.

Also, I've been a bad commenter of late. Once upon a time if I entered a challenge I always commented on two or three of the other entrants blogs and I want to get back to that. Plus visit my commenters blogs. I don't want to be one of those selfish bloggers who just take and do not reciprocate. You know who you are bad bloggers!! Everyone is busy these days but no one person's time is more valuable than another.

I also want to broaden my horizons a bit on my stamp purchases. Naturally I have a lot of stamps from the companies I design for which is perfect and just as it should be. But I do have a habit of sticking with just a couple of stamp companies for my main stamp budget when I go outside my design teams. I am rectifying that this year and actually bought some new to me stamp companies in some end of year sales already.

So let's get to what you probably came here for - today's project. It was so nice to get back in my craft space yesterday, after I set it back up of course. I scrap out of my dining room these days and I had put up everything for the holidays. I really need to come up with a better way to do that as if appears I really am not going back to my upstairs craft space.

I stamped the cutie patootie typewriter from the Lawn Fawn Just My Type set onto Copics X-Press It blending cardstock, colored up with Copic Markers and then fussy cut out. I placed it onto a circular panel cut with my Spellbinders Nesties. I then added some twill ribbon tied in a double knot with a felt heart glued to the knot. I generally followed this week's Mojo Monday sketch (MOJO274) for the layout because it happens to be created my friend Ms. Carole Burrage who is a fellow Cat Pack teammate over at The Cat's Pajamas.

Products:  Lawn Fawn stamps and dp, The Cat's Pajamas CutUps, Papertrey Ink twill and felt, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: BG0000, BG10, BG11, YR31, YR23, Y35, E55, E57, E29, W00, E81
 
I am so grateful for this wonderful blogging community. Not only do you guys inspire me with your creativity you managed to make me smile during a very difficult time with very sweet and uplifting posts and emails! I am happy to be starting 2013 with you.

My Favorite 2012 Creations

Good morning!  I'm a bit late but I thought I'd take a little time today to look back at twelve of my favorite creations for 2012. Obviously those companies I design for figure prominently in my choices since I wouldn't be designing for them if I didn't love the stamps:

Featuring The Cat's Pajamas (cards 1-3):

Featuring C.C. Designs (4-6):

Featuring Sweet November (7-9):

And a few from several of my favorite stamp companies (10-My Favorite Things, 11-Verve, 12-There She Goes):

I hope that some of my favorites are your favorites as well. I'll be back soon with some goals and aspirations for 2013 as well as some changes I hope to make in my crafty life.

2012 Holiday Wrap Up

First of all, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. Ours was difficult although we tried to keep them as normal as possible. My infant grandson was born much too early on December 19. My daughter-in-law started having contractions and went immediately to the hospital but they were unable to stop them. He was perfect - just too tiny to survive. We had a small funeral for him December 27. I don't think any of us will ever forget the image of that tiny casket out of our minds and hearts. On top of that I had something that I thought might be the flu but thankfully turned out not to be but was enough to make me feel bad for a good week in the midst of all the holiday preparation. I got a late start on my shopping due to not feeling well and frankly not being that much in the Christmas spirit. We also had to travel a lot and just got home from North Carolina.

I really didn't go all out in the decorating area this year due to the things mentioned above and also because our main "prelit" tree pretty much gave up on us this year. I used what has been normally our second big tree for the main tree instead.

And a few pics of my granddaughter Clara opening up her gifts (my son Dylan in the background):

And yes, she loves dinosaurs and dragons although she also loved her My Little Ponies Wedding Castle too:

I'll be back soon with my 2012 favorite projects list.

Sweet November Preview - Sleeping Baby Fairies

Welcome to Day 3 of Sweet November previews for All That Scraps. The theme this month is all about babies. Today we are featuring projects using Sleeping Baby Fairies, another set of three different images.

Since I went with different themes for Day 1 and Day 2, for this project I went all out baby. After stamping the image I cut it out and attached it to a Martha Stewart paper doily allowing the stem portion to overlap the sentiment. The sentiment was stamped onto a banner shape and came from the AmyR Welcome Little Ones set (how true is this one?). I bit of cotton twill was my only embellishment. The paper is all from the Simple Stories Little Ones 6x6 pad.

Products: Sweet November stamp, C.C. Designs stamp, Simple Stories dp, Martha Stewart paper doily, Copic Markers
Copics: E0000, E000, R00, BG70, BG0000, BG10, YG0000, G20, YG93

Be sure to check out the project  that my fellow design team member Marion has created using this stamp. Amy, the creator of the Sweet November line has another fun card to share with you and also outlines the details on how to win some blog candy which includes the stamp set we are all using today. All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs.

This card along with many other Sweet November projects are also on the All That Scraps blog today. This stamp set will be available for purchase at the All That Scraps store Thursday, January 3 at 8:00 pm CST. 



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Sweet November Preview - Safari Pals

Welcome to Day 2 of Sweet November previews for All That Scraps. The theme this month is all about babies. Today we are featuring projects using Safari Pals which is a set of three cute zoo type stuffed animals all in baby form of course. 

I decided to go with a Valentine-ish type theme with this one. I stamped the stuffed lion, colored with Copics and then cut out with Spellbinders Nestabilities. I added the sentiment from the new AmyR Welcome Little One sentiment set. The largest heart was cut from felt using the Key and Lock Cutters. A couple of small punched hearts, a few pearls and some May Arts ribbon from my stash provided the finishing touches. Very simple! The patterned paper is from the Fancy Pants The Good Life 6x6 pad which is on sale.

Speaking of May Arts ribbon, did you notice that it is back in the All That Scraps store? It's now sold in bundles rather than by-the-yard. I couldn't resist ordering a few designs the other day.  May Arts ribbons are my very favorite.

Products: Sweet November stamp, C.C. Designs Stamp and Cutters, Fancy Pants dp, Kaisercraft pearls, May Arts ribbon, PTI felt, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: Y21, Y23, Y26, E50, E51, E53, N1, N3, N5

Be sure to check out the project  that my fellow design team member Marion has created using this stamp set. Amy, the creator of the Sweet November line has a fun card to share with you and also outlines the details on how to win some blog candy which includes the stamp set we are all using today. All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs.

This stamp set will be available for purchase at the All That Scraps store Thursday, January 3 at 8:00 pm CST. 



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