Creepy Guy

My new favorite store, The Ribbon Outlet, in Berwick, PA had this fun creeeepy ribbon at only $.50 for 5 yards so I could not pass it up and thought it would be fun to use with my Ildi Design Team card for this week. The paper is from SU! and I used my Bic Mark It markers to color Ildi's image. Check out Ildi Co Digital Images online for more great fall and Halloween images. The link is on my side bar!!

Crafty Critters Challenge #10

Hello Crafty Critters!!! Welcome to your Challenge #10. If your hoping accross this blog post and your not a Crafty Critter, I appologize, we do keep our post exclusive to the group. Please don't take it personal. ;-)

Fall Sketch Challenge

Your challenge is to create a fall card using sketch SC246 from Splitcoast Stampers.

The Rules:

1. Use the sketch SC246 (linked above)

2. Make your card a fall theme

3. Use the color purple

4. Use atleast 1 embelishment

5. Post it to your blog no later than October 19th and no sooner than October 16th

6. If you post it in your gallery on SCS give it the keyword of SC246

7. To sign up post a comment on this posting

8. Between October 20-22 we will post a survey to vote on your favorite card. I'll have a special gift for the winner. ;-)

Have fun and happy creating!!

I know this is a story your all becoming familiar with. ;-) A night about a week or so ago I was dying to do some card making. Of course all my supplies are still in boxes and tubs from moving so I grabbed some b-day card kits I got from a swap on SCS and headed to my mom's. It was perfect. All I had to do was take my own markers (Bic Mark Its and Copics), use my mom's cropping tools and I was all set. The kits contained everything I needed to make some fun, cute, quick cards. Thanks SCS friends!!

Ildi Clownkin

Here is my Friday Ildi Co Design Team Post. I rumaged my mom's stash again to create my card since we are still not "living" in our new home. I can seriously hear my craft supplies screaming at me from inside their boxes and tubs. LOL!!! ;-) I hope you enjoy!

Visit the Ildi Co link on my left side bar to snatch up this cute image for yourself.

Halloweenies Pumpkin Koko

I was so excited when Ildi decided to introduce their fall line of images. I was going to offer a sneak peak a few days ago but could not resist revealing the entire image so I held off till the release time rolled around.

This fun images is called Halloweenies Pumpkin Koko. You can find it in the new digi stamp store. Click on the Ildi link on my left side bar. While your there check out the other cute/fun digital images as well. You won't regret your visit.

Paper: DCWV, SU!, Images Ildi Halloweenies and SU! sentiment, Memory Makers brads, Ospray ribbon, Bic Markit Markers, Ranger Stickles

Frog B-day

I participated in a birthday card kit swap on SCS a few months ago. This cute frog card was in the boy kids catagory. I thought this image was cute and I love the paper and embelishments the individual put in the kit.

Lil Chick

I love SU! new In Colors. On this card I also used ribbon that I purchased on my day out to the Ribbon Outlet along with my Copics, stickles, CM corner punch, and SU! scallop punch. ;-) Thank you http://www.simplyinger.blogspot.com/ for this cute image.

Clownkin B-day

A few weeks ago Ildi Co Digital Images hosted a blog hop to introduced their new line of images, Clownkin. These images are so fun to work with. I am always in need of childrens b-day cards so I decided to craft up Clownkin Curls. I think this guy is so fun and screams cuteness!!

Ribbon Outlet Shopping Spree

On Friday my much anticipated trip to the Ribbon Outlet store in Berwick, PA finally happened. It's an 1 1/2 from my home so I was nervous to see if it would be wasted trip. I'm SO EXCITED to say that it was not. I have tried to calculate several times how many yards of ribbon I actually came home with and am still not able to get an accurate estimation. I would say around 250-300 yards. I only spent $23!!! That breaks down to only about $.09 per yard.

On top of the spools of ribbon I also got the scrapbooking ribbon packs that you'll see in the top photo. I also got decorative gift bags for only $.25 each. They are the super cute ones that are usually $2-4 each.

I can not wait for our next trip. My mom is talking about wanting to make a trip in the next week or two. ;-)

Ildi Clownkin Friday

Here is my Clownkin post for our Ildi Co design team post. I can not mention enough how much I love these images. Hop over to the store to snag a few up yourself. Great images at a great price. The link to the store is on my left side bar.

I never use colored pencils because I prefer a more bold defined colored image. However since we are still in the works of moving I had to raid my mom's craft supplies to make this card. So I decided to give a try at her colored pencils and actually love the soft look it gave this card.

Welcome Clownkin!!

Ildi Co Digital Images introduced a new line of Clownkin images this past Friday during their blog hop. Unfortunatly I am still in the middle of moving and all my crafting supplies are still in boxes and tubs so I was not able to participate. However I was going through withdraw so I rumaged through my mom's supplies and put together a quick card to show one of the images off. Check out their digital store (link on my sidebar) to snatch up a few of these iresistable images!!

Happy Birthday!

I'm so tickled with using Cuddles Gift for b-day cards. I think he/she is perfect to use for boy or girl cards. This was created for a little friends 2nd birthday.

Ildi Blog Hop

I'm bummed I'm on vacation in FL and won't be able to participate in Ildi Co Digital Stamps first blog hop. I hope you'll chose to hop around the blogs. Ildi is releasing their 2nd set of images which are overly adorable. The blog hop starts with the letter I and starts on Jenny's blog at
http://playingisapassion.blogspot.com/

Have fun!!

Sweet Thinking of You

I just adore sweet Cuddles for Ildi Co Digital Stamps. Since being honored as a design team member for them I have hardly been able to go to my craft table without putting a card or project together using him. This is a Thinking of You card using Cuddles Thinks.

Stamp It Out Frogs

On SCS I'm hosting an 8x8 scrapbook page swap. The only "rules" were to use stamps on the page, atleast 1 embelishment, cardstock as the base and have it two layers. I LOVE this frog set from SU! and have found myself using it a lot.
I used my Cricut to cut the scalloped oval and circle. I accented with buttons and ribbon. Around the circle and oval I used stickles to give it some bling. I picked the dp up at AC Moore.

Destination

Every so often I like to create a card that is super simple. I wanted to use neautral tones to create this weeks Ildi Co design team card. Beach Cuddles can be found on Ildi Co Digital Stamps Etsy store. The link is on my left side bar. He is so cute and you can find a fun variety of images featuring Cuddles in the Ildi store.

Limited Time Offer!!

Hop over to Ildi Co Digital Stamps (link on my left sidebar.)

They are offering a Limited Time offer on all their newly released digital images. They are 10 for $20 which is a $6.50 savings. The offer is not listed in the Esty store so email Ildi at super_ildi@yahoo.ca to receive this WONDERFUL offer!!

We have a winner!!

As promised I drew a winner for the first Cuddles card I created from Ildi Co Digital Stamps. Click on the link on my left side bar to visit their store to buy this adorable Cuddles image.

Congrats laos348!!!! Thank you everyone for leaving me comments and for the words of encouragement. laos348 email me your mailing address at newby@embarqmail.com to receive your card. THANK YOU and CONGRATS!!

Cuddles Celebrates Baby

Friday I needed a quick baby card and was disappointed to find that I did not have a boy one in stock. So today I decided to make one up so I would not run into the same problem next time I'm in need of one. I thought it would be a cute idea to use Cuddles Gift from Ildi Co Digital Stamps. Cuddles can be found at Ildi Co Digital Stamps on the web. The link can also be found on my left side bar. I used SU! sentiments and all paper is Bazzill. Ribbon and buttons are from various companies.

A Few of My Favorite Things - CCC9

For our 9th Crafty Critters challenge we were to create something that showed who we were as crafters. I thought wow, this is perfect!!

We are in the works of packing to move and along with packing boxes there are a lot of odds and ends with utility companies, contractors, and such that require taking notes. Well I have been putting everything on those lovely little sticky notes but I know I'm going to loose them. So I decided to create a moving composition book to keep track of all my notes. Easy to find a book vs little sticky notes.

My favorite flower is daisies so I thought I would shower the book with this lovely little flower. My favorite embellishments are brads and ribbon. I also like to add a touch of glitter when I can. My name is glitter chipboard letters. When I was introduced to Cuddles Fleur from Ildi Co Digital Stamps (the store is now open) I knew I wanted to feature him on the front cover.

I'm now a Design Team member for Ildi so make sure you check out their blog and check back on mine for more Cuddles images. Oh yea and go buy some to download and play with yourself. ;-) Scroll down on my blog to see how you can receive a Cuddles card for FREE!!

My GREAT News!!

I have received the honor of being selected to be on the Design Team for a new online digital stamp company. The online store is not up yet but I'm going to be teasing you with some super cute images until it is. Ildi Co is owned by Jenny and her sister in law Ildi is the wonderful, talented creator of these fabulous images. I encourage you to check out their blogs. The rest of our design team is listed on my side bar.

Jenny and Ildi are offering a free image to kick off the intro of Cuddles. Email Jenny at jlaszlo4@gmail.com to request a free copy of the sweet Cuddles image you see below.

My offer to you!!! Would you like to receive this card sent to you for free??? Leave a comment!! On August 7th I'll select a random winner. Enjoy!!!

Love You Tons

I have had this Studio G $1 stamp sitting in my stamp drawer for quiet some time. The other day my youngest DS decided to empty the draw and this was the last one I put my hands on as I put them all back in the drawer. I thought I would ink it up for the first time and attempt to make a anniversary card for DH. It's a tad girly so I might change it up but I like the image.

La-La Land Crafts!!

Celebrate with me as La-La Land Crafts launches a Design Team call. Pop over to their blog to check it out!!

Happy Space Day!!

I joined a digital blogging group on SCS and am really enjoying all the girls company. We basically encourage each other with using digital images. Everyone has been a great resource providers for companies to find digital companies online.

Our first challenge was to create a card using green, black, and white. I found this cute alien by Digital Delights. His name is Alien Andy. Is he not so super cute!!!!!

Products: I used my Copics and Bic Mark Its to color in Alien Andy. I embelished with green eyelets, prima flowers, and buttons. (3 of my fav embelishments) the checkered paper is from Creative Memories and the green paper is from Bazzill. The sentiment is a creation I typed up on my computer.

Robot, Robot!!

Mysweetsix (Natalie) on SCS hosted a boy and girl border set swap. I joined the boy group and decided to go with a Robot theme. My oldest son LOVES robots so I knew I would have enough in stock to create enough sets. I ended up using the robot set from Cosmo Cricket. I fell in love with it and purchased the entire line when it first came out.
The stamp on the one photo mat is from Stamping Bella and is called giga WATT. He comes with 3 sentiments and is so fun to work with.
Each set of borders is a little different so I posted a picture of two different sets that I created.

So in love!!

So I know I say it over and over again how much I love card kit swaps. Thank you Colleen (cspangler) for hosting a b-day card kit swap. I'm always in need of b-day cards and always run short on ideas.

Products: I used all the elements inside of the card kit so I'm not sure on the manufacter of the products. However I used my copics and prisma markers to color the cupcake in. I then did the icing on the top with crystal stickles.

Disney Swap - Epcot Page

I created this 12x12 single page layout for an SCS friend's Disney Swap. I got the Design Studio about a month ago and have not really had a chance to play with it. So I thought I would try to make a title and weld it together. It actually was really easy to do and I think turned out pretty sharp.

MG10 - Digital Creation

This my first time participating in an online challenge. MyGrafico has a challenge to create a brown and teal card. It was optional to use an image of theirs but I thought what the heck, why not. They have some of the most amazing digital stamps on the web. The one I used is actually a freebie so you can jot over to their site and download it yourself.
Make sure you also check out Stephanie and Martha's blogs. They are DigiChick bloggers with me and always have great creations. They are also on MyGrafico's design team.
Thanks for the great challenge!!

CCC8 - Patrick Police Car

Our Crafty Critters blog group on SCS hosted a Digi Image Sketch Challenge. We used sketch SCS234 (thank you Rox71 for a great sketch). I used a digi images from Sunshine's Stamps (see side bar logo). I used Patrick Police Car. Sunshine's Stamps are so unique and fabulous, love this guy1

DaydreamaBella I missed you!

Last night at 11pm I could not get to sleep because I wanted to spend some time crafting. I could not get it off my mind. So I decided to ink up my DaydreamaBella because I was missing inking up stamps after working with digi images for the past few weeks. You can tell I was tired because my inspiration was running short. However I could not fall asleep so I had to satisfy my craving!!

Wednesday Play Time

I had a real hard time focusing and finishing up this swap. I'm in a Disney accent swap on SCS. I decided to do Eeyore so I could use my Pooh font Cricut cartridge that I hardly use. My 3 year old wanted to play with moonsand tonight so while he was content playing I had some craft time and finished up Eeyore's set.


I saw this sketch in a Creating Keepsakes magazine and wanted to give it a go. I'm sorry, I used scraps to I'm not sure who all the products are by. The flower and sentiment stamp are both SU!

Lenny Loader

Here is Lenny Loader:
The inside of the card reads: Hope you have LOADS of fun on your special day. Happy Birthday!

I'm a week behind with my Sunshine's digital image release. Last week Lenny Loader was released. This is a great image for boys b-days, invitations, etc. With having two boys of my own I'm sure I'll find lots of use for it in the future.

Sunshine's link can be found on my right side bar. Check her out for some great talent.

So last week I purchased the Bic Mark It markers. I have been discouraged with my supply of Copics and unfortunately my finances have not allowed me to make a large investment in them. At a shoebox swap I attended one of the girls had the Bic markers. I gave them a try and surprisingly was pleased with them. So after doing some research I discovered that you could purchase a box of 36 for around $11-15. Tonight was my first time giving them a go with Lenny Loader. I'm happy with the large range of colors this pack offers. I have 7 different shades of green, 5 different shades of blue, 4 different shades of purple, etc. It's great!! I purchased mine from Staples for about $12. They are definitely worth the small investment. Of course nothing out beats my Copics and Prismas but these are a great substitute.

A Little Sweetness

I received this adorable digi image from Victoria Case Art Stamps several weeks ago and have been dying to use her. I'm now in love with her and can't wait to print her off and use her again. I wish I could remember her sweet name.
Thank you Vicatoria's for the great image!

Angus the Airplane

My husband is a pilot so any time we see something aviation related we are automatically addicted. My friend Julie on SCS had this airplane on her blog. Thanks to her for letting her followers know where to find him.

Thank you Sunshine's Stamps for providing this fabulous Digi Image, Angus. You can find other great talents on her blog.

I'm sure you'll see him flyin' around my blog a lot this weekend as I play around. The first one I did is a military theme. I used my Copics and Prisma markers to color him in. The paper is (I think) from Creative Memories. I then accented with gold star brads and ribbon.

Meet Angus:

My second card for today is from a card kit swap I hosted. I can never get enough of Riley and Sophie.

CCC7

Our 7th Crafty Critter challenge was to create a 3-D item that SCREAMED summer. I'm not used to creating altered projects so this was a true challenge for me. I was excited to play and I ended up creating a goodie box to give to my secret sister at church. I plan to stuff it with some sweet treats. Hope you enjoy, sorry if it's amature, it's a first for me.

Side View:

Top View of the lid:

Back View:

Front View: