KLSNS Challenge. # 15.......Sketch Challenge!

Hello Again!
This weeks KLSNS Challenge is to make a card based on this sketch designed by our very own...Jodi. Thanks for the inspiration Jodi! We also want to thank our growing number of KLSNS Challenge participants! It is a pleasure to view your lovely creations , you guys rock! As with all of our challenges, you are free to use any stamp that you desire but if you have any of the stamps that Kelly sells at her store, feel free to use them:)


My card features one of the new High Hopes/Dustin Pike images and his name is Scuba Kitty. Isn't Scuba Kitty a character or what?!

For more KLSNS DT inspiration and information regarding this weeks challenge, click here. We hope you enjoy this weeks challenge and can't wait to see your lovely cards! Have fun and let your creativity run wild!

Card Details.........
stamp, HH Scuba Kitty, sentiment AMuse Art Stamps, c/s Papertrey Ink and Bazzill, DP Basic Grey Sugar Rush, inks Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers Embellishments ribbon, Liquid Glass, Sparkles and my hand held heart punch.

Have a beautiful weekend and once again, thanks so much for stopping by!

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The Pixie Cottage Designers Showcase Saturday

Hello Everyone,
Today is the big day for The Pixie Cottage. Brand new stamps are trickling in almost everyday and The Pixie Cottage DT is more than ready to show them off with our Saturday Showcase! The Saturday Showcase is not a challenge, the DT is simply showing off new stamps that are either available or soon to be available. The name of my image is "Ten Feet Tall "and isn't this giraffe adorable!

I wanted a fun type card that either a little boy or girl would like. I kept my card relatively simple but embellished it with fun primary colors and added a little sparkle on the giraffes spots.

To see more Pixie Cottage Saturday Showcase cards,please click here. Just a reminder, don't forget about The Pixie Cottage Blog Candy, you still have time to get in on the fun!

Card Details.....
stamp The Pixie Cottage (Ten Feet Tall), sentiment MFT, card stock Papertrey Ink and Bazzill, dp SU, inks Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers. Tools used ..paper pierce tool Embellishments ribbon, Stickles (black) and buttons

Have a beautiful weekend and thanks so much for stopping by!

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The Pixie Cottage's Blog Candy

Michelle (the owner of The Pixie Cottage) has a super blog candy to giveaway !
New stamps will be arriving in the store any day now and Michelle wants to know which stamp is your favorite.



Just add the picture of the blog candy with a link and then leave a comment telling us which your favorite HERE and you could win your favorite!

You have lots of chances to win, just run over to The Pixie Cottage to join in the fun!

I've been feeling a bit under the weather the past couple of days but am feeling lots better right now. I hope that all of you have a beautiful day and a lovely weekend! Speaking of weekend, I'll be back Saturday with another double header. The Pixie Cottage's Showcase Saturday and another KLSNS challenge. So...take care and I hope to see you again Saturday:)

hugs
Risa:)

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #8 Color Challenge!

Hello Again!
I'm back to announce what's going on with The Pixie Cottages color challenge. This weeks challenge is to make a card or project featuring the colors red or pink as your main color. My niece is a fan of the colors pink and red and I altered this notebook with her in mind.




As with all of The Pixie Cottage challenges, you have almost two weeks to finish your card or project. You are free to use any stamp that you desire but if you own any Pixie Cottage Stamps, feel free to use them:) To see the official rules for the challenge, please click here.

We also would like to thank everyone that participated in the last Pixie Cottage challenge. We appreciate all of you for taking the time to play along with our challenges and hope to see more of you. For more DT inspiration and prize information click here.
sentiment on the inside jacket.
Card details..........
stamp The Pixie Cottage "Playful Penguins", sentiment on the inside jacket of notebook is by SU, card stocks Papertrey Ink and The Cut Cardstock Company, design paper by SU, inks Memenot Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers. Tools used MS Daisy border punch and Nesties lg. rectangle and scallop dies, paper pierce tool, Marvey U. heart punch, and air compressor. Embellishments a variety of ribbons, peel off flowers from Target's, Stickles, Liquid Glass and half pearls.

I hope that you have a beautiful and creative day and thank you all so much for stopping by!

hugs!

Stampin N' Scrappin With Risa

Hello Everyone,
Today is my turn to host the weekly SNS and today you will be Stampin N' Scrappin with me, Risa. I was inspired by Angie Kennedy Juda to make this treat box with a window.
I put together a picture tutorial and I hope that this treat box inspires you.


Materials needed....



A piece of card stock or heavy weight design paper measuring 5 1/2 X 9 3/4, a tool to score the measurements, scissors, acetate, 1 " circle punch, corner rounder punch, snail adhesive and double sided tape.

1. Score your c/s on the long side, 3/4, 2 3/4, 5 1/4 and 7 1/4



2. On the short side of c/s score 1 3/4 on both sides.



3. Cut out the 3/4 lip and 2/34 section on both sides of the c/s. You should be left with a middle piece like the example shown above. This is the future lip and lid of the treat box.


4. On the opposite end of the c/s, punch out a 1" circle with your punch to the middle panel. I "eye balled" the center distance and pushed my 1" punch in as far as it would go. If you have a SU style punch, you will have to determine how deep to punch out the circle for your window. On the lip of the lid, trim around each of the corners to round them off.

5. Focus on the middle two panels and with your scissors, cut up to the 1 3/4 score line on both the inner middle panels.

6. Flip over the c/s and apply snail adhesive around the perimeters of the 1" punched out circle. Cut out a piece of acetate (1 3/4 X 1 3/4) and carefully place the acetate over the window piece. It should look like this................


7. Apply the dbl. sided tape to the middle outer panels first. Carefully remove the tape from the dbl. sided tape and begin to assemble the box.

8. Apply dbl. sided tape to the remaining two panels and finish assembling the box.

9. I didn't want the lip of my lid to show behind my window and ended up cutting 1/4 of the lip off for a cleaner look.

10. Finished treat box! Simply add candy and decorate! I only had M & M's on hand but something like Hershey's Kisses or peanut butter
cups would show better.

Thanks for joining in with Stamin N' Scrappin with me and I hope that you have been inspired.

Risa:)

Asian Princess

Hello Everyone,

After hearing so many people rave about the movie Avatar, my family and I decided to see for ourselves if all the hype was true. All I can say is everyone in my family LOVED the movie, the kids are still talking about it! Although Avatar has been in theaters for over a month, the theater was packed with people. I'm so glad we left the house early because we might have missed out on a good movie!




I brought this cute image (Mei-Mei) from Phindy's Place a few days ago and I think she is adorable. I love her joyful facial expression!

Mei-Mei is a digi image and she is colored in with Copic Markers. The card stocks are by Bazzil and Papertrey Ink. The design paper is by Doodlebug and I embellished my card with flowers and half pearls.

Well....I'm going to bring my post to a close for now. I'm a little tired and I have to put a few things away in the kitchen before going to bed. Have a wonderful evening and thanks so very much for stopping by!

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KLSNS Challenge # 14.. Spellbinders Dies!

Hello Again!
This weeks KLSNS Challenge is to make a card using Spellbinder Dies, die cuts or punches. This is a great and fun challenge because the possibilities are endless! As with all of our challenges, you are free to use any stamp that you desire but if you have any of the stamps that Kelly sells at her store, feel free to use them.

Speaking of Kelly's on-line store,(KL Stampin N Scrappin) all Magnolias and Christmas stamps are 25% off! Kelly is also offering free priority shipping on orders $30.00 or more, click here to get the discount codes.


For more KLSNS DT inspiration and information regarding this weeks challenge, click here. We hope you enjoy this weeks challenge and can't wait to see your lovely cards! Have fun and let your creativity run wild!

Card details......
The name of my image is Sweet Savior (High Hopes) and I think my sentiment is by CTMH. The card stocks are from Bazzill and Papertrey Ink. The design paper is by Stemma (Sweet Dreams) and the inks are Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers. I used three different Nestie dies for my card; the circular,square and scalloped square die. To add some texture, I also ran my circular die cut through my Cuttlebug and I embossed it with the Swiss Dots folder.
I tried to give the lamb a fluffy look by adding Polar White Flower Soft to his body. I also sprinkled on a really tiny bit of extra fine glitter over the Flower Soft while the glue was still wet. Other embellishments are half pearls, ribbon and a dab of Fruit Punch Stickles on the lamb's nose.

I hope you have a beautiful and creative weekend and I want to thank everyone so much for their kind comments. You guys are the best!

hugs:)

My first tutorial for The Pixie Cottage!... Design on a dime!

Hello Everyone,
Today I would like to share with you a tutorial on how to make cute gifts out of materials that would normally go to the recycle bin. I think it is great when you can save a few pennies and I hope that after viewing my picture tutorial, you will feel the same way as I do!

Materials needed..... any container of choice, design paper, ruler, marker, circular punches, double sided tape. Optional items are ribbon and border punch. (The sky is the limit here and you can basically use what ever you want to embellish)
* (the design paper measurements were 6" X 8 3/4 ")
I am beginning my tutorial with an empty Crystal Light container. I feel that it is easier to have some sort of guide to insure that your design paper wraps evenly and this is why I used a ruler and marker at this point. I found the almost invisible seam from the peeled off label and with my ruler, I drew a line on my container. Now, carefully line up your design paper against the drawn in line and peel off sections of the double sided tape as you are wrapping the design paper around your container.

I'm almost finished with my project and off to the fun part....deciding how to embellish!!! I could have left my project on the plain side but I decided to add some decorated trim.
I started with two pieces of card stock and the measurements were 1" X 8 1/2" . I then used my edge punch and created the fancy trim.
To keep a uniform look, apply your decorated trim at the seam of your design paper and carefully peel off the double sided tape as you proceed to wrap. Now it is time to decorate the lid of the container. Because of the small size of the lid, my Marvey U. circle and circle scallop punch were a perfect match.
To secure my ribbon, added two mini glue dots to the scalloped piece of card stock and then I applied some glue to the circular piece of design paper. Because my lid has a slight depression, I added some pop dots to give my scalloped piece some height. After adhering the scalloped piece to the lid, I simply made a bow and now I'm ready to add my treat! Once again, the "sky is the limit" here. You can put a treat bag inside the container or you can add pencils, pretzels ...what ever fits your needs. I added a simple treat bag and "Ta Da" I'm finished with my project . Because I made my gifts with only materials that I had on hand, my final cost was only $3.50.... which was the price of the candy and it was on sale!

I hope that my tutorial was inspirational and if you are on a budget, a money saver as well.

Risa:)

LOTV Challenge # 45..... Sketch Challenge!

Hello Everyone and Happy Thursday wishes to you!

This weeks LOTV Challenge is to make a card based off of the following sketch designed by our very own Domi! Thanks for the inspiration Domi! We also would like to welcome the very inspiring Bev (All Things I Love) to our design team as well!

As always, You have two weeks to complete your challenge card and you can use any stamp that you desire.
We hope that you enjoy this weeks challenge and we look forward to seeing all of your creations! Please link your finished card/project to LOTV Blog and for more inspiration and details of the winning package, click here.


My card features one of the new LOTV images and his name is "Balloon Bunny". Balloon Bunny and the rest of the new LOTV Spring collection will be available January 25th.




Card details
image LOTV Balloon Bunny, sentiment MFT sentiment pkg., card stock PTI and a scrap piece of rose color Bazzill, designer paper DCWV, inks Copic Markers and SU's pink. Tools used, MS boarder punch and nesties circle and scallop dies. Embellishments used were ribbon, Liquid Pearls, a drop of Stickles on the flame, flowers and pink gem stones.

I also want to thank Louise of Adori Graphics for my blog make-over. Louise is awesome at designing blogs and has the patience of a saint. Thank you for everything Louise!!
I hope you have a beautiful day and thank you all so very much for stopping by!

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