Stacy's Paper Crafts

It's PTI Blog Hop Time...

"We want to see your best use of scallops, of any sort, on a project! This can include scalloped borders, offset-scallops, stamped scallops, scalloped mats, scalloped frames, layered scallops, scalloped tags or anything else you can dream up! You can use dies, patterned scissors, or even circle punches in a row to achieve your special look." 

 

I've been a PaperTrey Ink fan from the very beginning but this is my first hop. If you've never participated brace yourself.... I'm sure there will be a LOT of participants sharing their PTI craftiness :) 

I decided to create a layout instead of my usual card. I'm a little sad though. I worked on this the other night and was really happy with how it turned out but when I went to scan it this morning I noticed the ink that I used dried much lighter than it actually is :( If you click to photo you can kinda see the stamping.

I stamped the Kraft cardstock using two of the little houses from the Wonderfully Whimsical stamp set. I created a card a couple of weeks ago using this same technique and stamp set B&W patterned paper It's such a cute set :)

Supplies: Paper: PTI Kraft & White cardstock & Bazzill White Cardstock, Stamps: PTI Wonderfully Whimsical, Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Other: Martha Stewart snowflake punch, mini rhinestones & pearls, rectangle scalloped Nestabilities Dies, Quickutz Alphabet dies, black ink pen. 

Don't forget to check out the blogs of the other participants, you can view all of the links on Nichole's blog  at 10a.m. EST. Thanks for looking :)

A snowy photo & a winner

The view from my craft room this morning :)

Yesterday morning we got a couple of inches of snow, DS & I started building our snowmen. We even "stole" snow from our neighbors sidewalk but it just wasn't enough. Then the heavy stuff started falling during the early evening and overnight. It's the most we've had all year. We had to drive in it last night, which wasn't fun but everyone made it home safe & soundly... thank goodness because the roads were awful leaving lot's of people stranded on the freeway.

 

Anyway, the winner of the March of the Snowmen blog hop giveaway is...

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Bee said...

I love the spring colours in the second card, would never have thought of using them! Well done on two lovely cards!

ReplyTuesday, January 25, 2011 at 05:24 PM

Congrats Bee! Please contact me via e-mail with your full name & let me know which store gift certificate you'd like. The gift certificate will be sent to you via e-mail so be sure to include the e-mail address that you'd like me to e-mail it to. 

Thanks to everyone who took the time to hop along with us! I really enjoyed reading all of your comments and seeing the other participants amazing creations!

March of the Snowmen Blog Hop

 

I know that most of the country is probably fed up with all the snow we've been having, but most of the snow has narrowly missed my area. I really wanted to create a scrapbook layout show casing the snowman building skills of my son and I... which basically amounts to NONE! LOL But we haven't gotten enough snow for snowman building! Or snowball fights or sledding either! We did get quite a bit of ice last week which made sledding interesting & fun... and painful especially if you're not wearing gloves! LOL but we need snow!!! Just not too much... please & thank you!  :)

This is one of the two cards I created. That snowman is from an image card from Fancy Pants Design's Hot Chocolate collection. It was a little large for an A2 card so I had to crop it a little. I added some inking along the edges and paired it with a sentiment from PTI's Say it Style stamp set.  I rearranged my craft room a little and made room on my table for my sewing machine so I added some stitching. When I add stitching to my paper crafts I usually do it by hand. It's a little tricky with the machine because you have to adjust the stitch tension & stitch length to work well with different paper thicknesses, but I think once I figure that out I'll do better =)

Hi! Paper: Bazzill & PTI cardstock, Fancy Pants Designs snowman card, Stamps: PTI Say it with style & TAC Snowflakes, Ink: Tim Holtz distress ink & Palette L'Amore Red, Other: Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Nestabilities rectangle dies, clear rhinestone, & stitching 

I used the zig zag stitch on this card, I think it turned out a little better =) I normally reach for winter blues or Christmas reds when creating snowman cards but I chose more of a spring theme this time.

Hello Winter: Paper: Basic Grey patterned paper & PTI white cardstock, Stamps: TAC, Ink: Palette Noir, Other: stitching, Copic Markers, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Nestabilities circle dies, & rhinestone

Don't forget to visit the blogs of the other participants. They've whipped up some frosty creations that are SURE to inspire you. Several of the ladies are offering blog candy so be sure to show them some love by leaving a comment. 

I'm offering blog candy too! Just leave a comment and one winner will be randomly selected to win a $10 gift certificate from one of my favorite on-line stores...

PaperTrey Ink

Two Peas in a Bucket

Digi Stamp Characters

You have until Wednesday, January 26th at 10 PM EST to enter! The winner will choose which store gift certificate they would like. I'll ask you for details after I announce the winner =) 

Participants:

Angella Crockett

Barb Foster

Deb Felts

Holly Brown

Jen Carter

JenMarie Taylor

Joan Ervin

Julie Ranae

Kim Sears

Laurie Willison

Linda Lucas

Lynn Stevens

Pam Imholz

Patti Gilliam

Stacy Rogers  *You are here =)

Sue Pelletier

Melisa Waldorf

 

We're hoping today...

The first day of Spring here was BEAUTIFUL! The weather was so nice, my cherry blossoms are blooming too! :) Hey... it doesn't take much to excite me! LOL

A few of my crafty friends and I are doing a Spring Themed blog hop, I hope you'll check out all the springy craftiness :)

Jennifer Carter   jensinkspot.blogspot.com/

Melisa Waldorf http://melisawaldorf.blogspot.com/

Kemi Schreiber http://kssdesigns.blogspot.com/

Kim Sears http://angelatmydoor.blogspot.com/

Amy Kolling http://www.stamp-n-paradise.blogspot.com/

Laurie Willison http://soapboxcreations.blogspot.com/

Pam Upper         http://www.scrappypam.com/

I love yellow, I don't use it often but it's such a cheery color and Spring is reason enough to feel cheerful :) I added some crystal Stickles to the smaller flowers to give them a little glittery shimmer.My next creation I will preface by saying... I'm still learning. I am still VERY much a beginner...

 

But I wanted to share this fabric coaster that I made. I used this photo tutorial
which was really helpful especially visual learners! Just pretend you don't see my stitch errors. LOL I purchased a tiny piece of fabric to practice with and had some other scrap fabric I used. My last couple turned out MUCH better but they aren't really "Springy" so I'll share them another day. 

When I sew I tend to want to start at one corner and proceed to the next but for this project, I found it easier to start about a half an inch to an inch before the corner. When you go to turn your coaster inside out the corners will have a cleaner finish if you start it this way. I didn't do it this way with this coaster but I did with some others I made and they turned out much better! This may be common sense to someone more experienced but I thought I'd share that little tidbit for those of you who are new to sewing too. 

 If you are new to sewing this is a great quick & easy project to try. This coaster measures approximately 4.5 x 4.5 inches but you could easily increase the dimensions to create some place mats which is what my next project is going to be! 

Thanks for looking!

December 2009 Angel Art Blog Hop: All Wrapped Up

This month's theme centers around holiday packaging and gift wrap. I wanted to create a few customized packages for a few special gifts I'll be giving this year. So I challenged the Angels to do the same. Hope you'll be inspired to try a few of these ideas :)

Jen Shirley Laine Chris 
Diana 
Angela

I created some tile coasters that I'll share in a few days :) to fit in this box. They fit perfectly! I purchased the box from Michaels. Don't forget that you can always click the images to enlarge the photos for a close up view :)

  I also bought some pretty red poinsettia garland for my banisters. Unfortunately a few of the poinsettias fell off. My DS said, "Hey Mom, why don't you use them for your scraps or something." Smart cookie huh: :) So I decided to use them for both of my projects!

 

I used a stamp from TAC's Aged Ornaments stamp set & L'Amore red ink to stamp the pattern. Then wrapped some red sticky tape around the box and covered it & embossed it with gold embossing powder. Love how that turned out! 

Supplies:
Stamps:    TAC's Aged Ornaments
Ink: Palette L'Amore Red
Other:    Poinsettia, scrappers floss, gold embossing powder, kraft box

 

I'm not sure what I'm going to put in this bag, probably something sweet :) I used a little Cuttlebug tag, and some stamps to create the background. 

Supplies:
Stamps:    TAC's PWP stamp, Tag Tidbits, & Snowflakes
Ink: Palette L'Amore Red & Giverny Green
Other:    Poinsettia, mini lunch sack, Cuttlebug tag, & scrappers floss

March of the Snowmen

Let the marching begin! This is a first for me... my first time participating in a Blog Hop that isn't an Angel Art Blog Hop, and my first time using a digital stamp. 

This adorable image is from

Digital Stamp Characters by Heather Ellis

I used skin tone colored pencils & Copic markers to color the image. I added some sponging around the image, and pulled some Scenic Route patterned paper & a glittery snowflake embellishment from my stash to complete this card. 

I really enjoyed coloring this image! I could never go all digital but I can definitely see myself using more digital stamps in the future. I am really smitten with this image and Heather's other adorable images

I'm going to give one away free!!!...

For your chance to will a Digital Stamp Character image of your choice, please *leave a comment on this post no later than Monday Dec. 7th @12:00 AM EST and tell me who is your favorite digital stamp company/artist, and if you haven't tried digital stamps, tell me who is your favorite rubber/acrylic stamp company. A winner will be randomly selected and announced Monday afternoon.

For more frosty designs, please visit the blogs of these lovely ladies. Several are offering blog candy too, so be sure to stop by and leave them some praise. 

Angella Crockett
Barb Foster
Deb Felts
Jen Carter
JenMarie Taylor
Jodi Heuser
Kelly Landers
Latisha Yoast
Laurie Unger
Laurie Willison
Linda Duke
Melisa Waldorf
Michelle Bartnett
Mona Pendleton

Coming soon: March of the Snowmen

 

October Angel Art Blog Hop

I'm sorry we had to skip August's blog hop but it was just to hectic around here after I moved. Anyhoo the Angels are :) back and we have some awesome Fall themed creations for you to check out. 

I created two Halloween cards to share with you. I used October's SOTM to create the backgrounds. If you haven't had a chance to, please stop by TAC's website to check out the samples I created using this set :)

 

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Supplies:
Stamps:     TAC stamps: Happy Haunting, & Sketched Scrolls
Paper: Purple & black cardstock
Other: Black ink & B&W stitched ribbon

 

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Supplies:
Stamps:   TAC stamps: Trick or Treaters, & Sketched Scrolls
Paper: Orange & white cardstock
Other: Black ink, Copic markers, & Skin Tones colored pencils

Don't forget to check out the other Angel creations :)

Laurie
Kim
Shirley
Julie
Jen
Teresa
Diane
Rita W
Jamie
Suzanne

August Angel Art: New Rubber!

It's that time again. This month our focus is on new images from TAC's 2009-2010 catalog.

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I paired a new owl image form Be Square with some older sentiments. To create the background I stamped the "Hoot" sentiment using Versamark ink. Then I used Prismacolor Colored pencils and baby oil to color the image. Normally I use OMS but I heard that you can achieve similar results using the baby oil. I really like the results and will use baby oil more often!

Supplies
Stamps: Be Square, What a Hoot, & A Blessing to Me
Paper: US white & Kraft Cardstock
Other: Versamark & Palette Noir inks, & paper piercer

Don't forget to check out the other creations...

Kim
Diane
Rita
Shirley
Laurie U
Christina
Suzanne
Teresa
Ginger
Julie
Laurie
Heather

Mother's Day Blog Hop

When TAC released this stamp set last month I knew that I just had to have it to create Mother's Day cards! I really, really, REALLY hope this set makes it into the new catty!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Forever Friends & GWP

Paper: DCWV & Ultra Smooth White

Other: Copic markers & Palette Noir ink pad

It's not too late to get those Mother's Day cards & gifts created. Need more inspiration? Check out these beautiful creations...

Laurie
Carol
Bridget
Melisa
Jamie
Jany
Stacy

Scrapbook Challenge

Good morning all! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! I have a quick & easy scrapbook layout to share with you today. Melisa challenged a group of Angels to create a scrapbook layout using stamps. 

 

This layout measures 11x8.5 inches. I used a large Nestabilities circle to create the baseball. After embossing it I just cut it in half, drew the stitch lines using a black pen, and inked it using Versamagic Jumbo Java ink. Then I used two stamps sets to create the title. I used "base ball" from Just Boy and the Distressed Typewriter Bet alpha set to spell out "Camp." Finally I inked the edges of the layout a little bit .

Please check out the other fab & fun creations :)

Melisa

Jen

Barb

Trudy

Ellie

Carol

Laurie W

Bridget

Maria

Anna

Hello Cupcake!

So it's probably no surprise that TAC's Catelynne patterned paper collection is one of my favorites. Well this month Melisa organized a blog hop this month to highlight one of TAC's newest stamp sets Little Cupcake and I knew right away that I wanted to pair it with this paper collection!

  

I colored the image using Prismacolor Colored Pencils & Gamsol, highlighted it using a gray Copic marker, and then added some stickles to the flowers. I added a piece of scrappers floss around the main image and decided that this was enough. :)

Supplies:

• Stamps:  Little Cupcake
• Paper:    Catelynne Patterned paper collection, Premium white cs, & DCWV
• Ink:       Palette Noir
• Other:    Primsacolor Colored pencils, Gamsol, Copic marker, Scrappers floss, & stickles 

I created this one for a card swap. This one features PTI cardstock & ribbon, and patterned paper from My Minds Eye. 

Supplies:

• Stamps:      Little Cupcake
• Paper:        Paper Trey Ink & My Minds Eye  
• Ink:           Palette Noir 
• Embellies:  PTI ribbon
• Other:        Copic Markers & Nesties dies 

Remember this one?

Thanks for looking! Don't forget to check out the other Angels' designs...

Laurie
Maria
Barbra
Jen
Christina
Chelsea
Suzanne
Angela
Jany
Carol
Shirley
Gloria
Trudy
Diana

Blissfully Everafter Blog Hop

Lately I've been trying to make it a point to participate in challenges organized by other paper crafters. Melisa, fellow Angel Sister & friend has been hosting blog hops for awhile now and this is my first time playing. She challenged us to create something using the Blissfully Everafter stamp set from the Angel Company. I don't have this set but she was so sweet and RAK me some images. I really like this set! I hadn't really considered it before now but It's now on my ever growing wish list :)

I could not for the life of me get a good photograph or scan of the first card due to the light color of the patterned paper, but the flower's  color is actually very close to the color of the patterned paper.

  

On the card base I stamped one of the swirls from TAC's Curls & Swirls stamp set using Versamagic Turquoise Gem ink. I inked the stamp and stamped first on a piece of scratch paper and then stamped again without re-inking the stamp, onto the card base. 

I outlined the dress using a Copic marker (B00-Frost Blue). The white flower is a Bazzill Bitty Blossom and the bluish green one & white button is from Making Memories Noteworthy embellishment jar. I attached them using white scrappers floss & glue dots. 

Below the wedding dress I stamped a sentiment from TAC's Everyday Events stamp set. Then I layered a couple of sheets of patterned paper from TAC's Gentle Beginnings paper pack.

My second card  also features patterned paper from the Gentle Beginnings paper pack. I colored the images using Prismacolor colored pencils and Gamsol. The ribbon was in my stash, I'm not sure who the manufacturer is. 

I left the inside of the card blank because the image really could be used for a variety of occasions... Wedding, Birthday, Mother's Day, Spring Greetings, Thinking of you, ect. I really love the versatility that this image provides. 

For this card I went with a more traditional color scheme. I used a stamp from the Floral Dingbats stamp set, some B&W dotted sheer ribbon, and a nesties tag die. I colored the image using copic markers & Prismacolor colored pencils, and a glitter pen (for the brides bracelet although you probably can't tell). 

Thanks for looking! Don't forget to check out the other wonderful creations...

Melisa

Trudy

Laurie

Angela

Alison 

Barbara 

Chelsea

Jany

Christina

Seleise

December Angel Art Challenge: Winter Theme

Good morning! Hope you all had a nice weekend.

Today is such an exciting day for me. The month's Angel Art Challenge (AAC) is extra special because we have 15 participants including myself! I hope you'll be inspired by all of our creations and maybe even find an idea for a last minute gift or card for a loved one today!

I actually have two cards to share with you.

 

I'm always in need of thank you cards, I created a set of these to send out after the holidays. I used a snowman set from Hello Snow, the newest snowman set introduced in TAC's fall supplement, and the sentiment is from Ordinary Greetings. I also used patterned paper from TAC's Catelynne paper collection, which is also on sale buy one get one free! The image was colored using Copic markers.

 

This card features an image from three of my all time favorite TAC stamp sets Snowflakes, Script Background, and a retired set called Hello Winter, which happens to be this months Vintage stamp set, available with a $30 purchase for only $9.75.

I stamped the snowflakes using Versamark ink, the script background was stamped and sponged using Palette ink, and the snowman was colored using Copic markers.

Please take a peek at what my Angel Sisters created...

Bridget
Carol
Jany
Christina
Angela K
Melisa
Rita
Maria
Diana
Diane
Laurie U
Jen
Deb
Laurie W

November's Angel Art Challenge #2: Thanksgiving

Can you believe it's the end of November already?? This month went by sooo fast!! But that's ok because that just means it's time for another Angel Art Challenge. This months theme is Thanksgiving so we all created Thanksgiving or Thank you themed creations.

Here's mine... yes I used orange again! LOL I just can't keep my hands off of it. The ducky & pumpkin is from TAC's Pick of the Patch stamp set. I colored it using Copic markers. The sentiment comes from two of the GWP stamp sets. I normally stamp my sentiments using one color but I thought I'd do something different and I was really surprised by the difference it made. The patterned paper is from one of K&Co's halloween paper lines and the ribbon is by American Crafts.

Please check out my Angel sisters creations by clicking on their names below. If you have difficulty opening a link try using a different web browser.

Seleise
Melisa
Bridgett
Deb
Maria
Laurie
Jany

I hope that we all will take a few moments to give thanks for all our blessings this week and enjoy being with our loved ones!