CCEEers Honor Cows

 

Joanne here with your new CCEE Stampers Challenge for this week.......

Tomorrow is National Cow Appreciation Day.
  Let’s create a card with a cow or two on it.
  If you happen not to have cow images, then use another
‘farm’ animal.  Please add a fun sentiment OR make it as a get well card.

Come to the CCEE Blog to see the fab cow creations by
 the rest of this talented team.

 

CCEEers Go a Little 'Ducky'

 

Vicky, as our June CCEE Stamper Challenge hostess, is back with another challenge.  Here it is......

 

Morning ya'll.  Vicky here to challenge you!!!

Today is Donald Duck Day!!!  Donald has been around since 1934.

Let's celebrate Donald by using a duck..real or imaginary.  Extra points if you use Donald or any other fictional duck on your card.  Let's see what you come up with.

 

The duck stamp that came to mind when I saw this challenge are from Verve.  I have had the set for ages but have only used it once.  I like the idea that I have lots of ducks represented AND that it is a 'ducky' sentiment.  I used Spellbinder dies, Copics, and piercing tools.

 

Now be sure to check out the CCEE Stampers Blog to see the other 'ducky' creations.

CCEEers Go Plaid for the Guys

 

Anne is our April hostess for the CCEE Challenge.  Here is her challenge for this week.....

 

Create a masculine card using plaid in some way.

 

I used a Sweet 'N Sassy image along with a sassy sentiment stamp.  The plaid was created with a JustRite Designs background stamp.  I added some triple piercing on the sidesk.

 

Be sure to stop in at the CCEE Blog to see the plain/masc. creations by the rest of this fabulous DT

Crazy for Petite Critters

 

Hello and welcome to the first week of April with Crazy 4 Challenges! Rebecca Ednie will be our hostess for this month. We'd like to thank everyone who played with us last week. Without you all, this challenge wouldn't exist!

We have the lovely, sweet and talented Teresa Kline from Paperie Blooms joining us and she will be our Guest for the whole Month.Please welcome her by leaving a comment at the Crazies Blog or at her blog.

Here is Rebecca's challenge for us this week......

This week I've designed a challenge with Spring in mind. I hate winter and am so happy spring is finally here. Spring brings Baby Animals so use some little critters on your card or project. They can be baby animals or just small images.

When I think of small critters, I often think of this SU retired set that I used this week.  I have to be honest and say that I originally wanted a different sentiment.....something including 'one of a kind', but I was unable to find the stamp I normally used.....so......I used the one that comes with this stamp set from SU>

I added some embossing to 'fill in' some white space.  Scoring was also done, but it really doesn't show much in this muddy picture.  Piercing was also an added detail as well as some MS border punching.

Be sure to visit the Crazies Blog to see the critters represented on the DT cards.

CCEE Stampers Get Punch Happy

 

 

Welcome to week two of our CCEE Stamper February challenges with our hostess, Lynn.  She has challenged us to have a little Valentine fun.  Here is her challenge......

 

Back when I was in grade school, every Valentine’s Day my classmates and I had such fun creating Valentine Critters to decorate our Valentine boxes. The task for today is to create an animal of any kind on your card in which you use heart shapes for some of its body parts.

A while ago I had started saving punch art ideas on a Pinterest Board.  It came in handy with this challenge.  I adapted one of the collected pins to make my dog.  Hearts were used for the hind legs and nose.  Ovals were used for the head, body, snout, and ears.  I'm not sure the name for the leg punch but it is a long, slim, rounded rectangle which I bent to make paws.  I also sponged with white near some of the edges. Circle punches were used for the eyes.  I drew in the 'freckles; and mouth and added a touch of shine to the nose.  The sentiment is from a Sweet 'n Sassy dog stamp set.

Now be sure to check out the fab punched creations by the rest of the team......I can't wait to see them at the CCEE Stampers Blog.

Going UNDER with the Crazies

 

 

Welcome to another Crazy4Challenges challenge. Can you believe that one month of 2016 has almost gone already ... Wow!

Before we get onto this week's challenge we would like to thank Caz Counsell for being our Guest Designer for January,  We have loved having her play with us this month.

Frances is back with our final challenge of the month.

The 26th January was Australia Day, as I live in the "land down under", lets celebrate with a Down Under Challenge. Create a card with something down under, it could be under the sea, or a tree or underground, under an umbrella or even from down under in the world.

I used a virgin stamp set from Penny Black for both the image and the sentiment.  This is a one layer card....truly CAS.  I have been trying to work with this genre and I find it very challenging.  I am putting together a gift stash for a friend and CAS cards are the best for that gift stash.

Now be sure to visit the Crazies Blog to see the other 'under' creations by the rest of this team.

Crazy4Challenges Sketch Week

 

Frances, our January hostess for the Crazy4Challenges, has given us a great sketch to play with this week.

I used Tim Holtz's Crazy Birds set for this one.  I honestly can't remember the company for the sentiment, but I 'think' it is Sweet 'n Sassy stamps.  I added lots of piercing around the base and the main image.  I used an old SU punch for my sentiment panels on which the sentiment was heat embossed.

Be sure to stop in at the Crazies Blog to see the many fabulous ways this sketch has been used.

CCEE Stampers Play with Words

 

 

Lois continues as the CCEE Stampers Challenge hostess for September.  She has a fun challenge for us his week that has a lot of flexibility to it.  The gallery should be full of all kinds of creations this week.  Here is her challenge....

 

Lois here.  I'm the hostess for this month's CCEE challenges.  In addition to being my birthday today, it is also the birthday of Louis H. Sullivan (born Sept. 3, 1856), an architect credited with designing the first skyscraper.  Today's challenge is a Word Play challenge.  Include on your card something that starts with each of the letters in CITY.

Here are my CITY elements.....

C is for the Crazy Bird image I used.
I is for the "I' sentiment.
T is for the turquoise color of my cardstock and Copic markers.
Y is for the abundance of yellow on the card.

Stamps used are from Tim Holtz (Crazy Bird) , SU (bkgd. stamp used on horizontal panel), and Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps (sentiment).

Be sure to visit the CCEE Stampers Blog to see creativity on overload.

Belated B'days with the Crazies

Our Crazy4Challenges goal this week was to add a belated b'day card to our card stash.  Even though most of us have lots and lots and lots of cards, we still somehow forget to mail them on time.  So this challenge will help us make our friends think more kindly of us.....when we forget their b'days.....we hope!!!!!

I used a very cute mini set from Taylored Expressions.  Be sure to visit the Crazies Blog to see the belated wishes of this fabulous (but sometimes late) design team.

Number Yourself with the CCEE

Frances, the CCEE Stampers Challenge hostess for May, has given us a fabulous challenge this week.  She asked us to use NUMBERS on our cards/projects.

I immediately went to my embossing folders as I knew I had one with numbers.  Do you think I could find it????  NO!!!!  Amazingly, my folders ARE somewhat organized, but this one was not in any category I checked.  So.......had to head in a new direction..........went to look for numbers in my designer papers and I found the one I used on the lower section of my card.  From there, my card evolved quickly.  I had bought this sentiment stamp a long time ago, but this was its virgin inking.  I had just bought this Penny Black cling stamp especially to use with that sentiment.  I then added the star brads for some 'shine' and that was that.

Be sure to visit the CCEE Blog to be mathematically inspired.......should be numbers galore in the post.

30+ Inches......Phew!!!!

I have not had much time for stamping.  NEMO, the historic blizzard, hit Connecticut with hurricane force winds, thundersnow, and snow falling sometimes at a rate of 5-6 inches an hour.  During and after the storm, my shovel was permanently attached to my hand/arm.  If I wasn't helping with the driveway, I was shoveling snow off the bushes or shoveling out a 'toilet area' for our dogs.  We went out 3 times Friday night and several times on Saturday before we got it all done.  We had a total of 30 - 36 or so inches.......hard to tell as the wind was blowing it all around.  In the dogs' toilet area, I shoveled at least 50 inches (or more) as drifting snow would fill it in quickly.  Incredible!!!!  One very positive thing for us was that even though our lights blinked, we never lost power.  Sadly, this morning it was 0 degrees, and there were thousands who still did not have power.  Let's hope that ends for them very soon......I can't even imagine no heat in this weather!!!

I do not have pictures to share as I was too busy shoveling.  When I did think about pictures, the sun was already setting.

However.....today I am sharing some cards I made in recent weeks for challenges at SCS.  I am not going to give details.......just sharing the cards....if you have questions, just ask in your comment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Stay safe and warm.

Totally Stampalicious Goes to Pieces

Welcome to the Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge.  This week the challenge is to use paper piecing.  On this image, I pieced the wine and the label with the same designer paper that I used in the background.

If you have not been to Totally Stampalicious lately, you might want to race there right now.  They are having a fabulous sale, and ALL sets are only $5.00.  What a deal!!  Can you possibly resist such fabulous prices?

So take a trip over to the TS Blog to see the paper pieced cards from the DT AND to check out the stamp sets you can buy during this sale.  Get 'em fast before they sell out!!!

Totally Stampalicious NEW Release and Blog Hop

Welcome to the January NEW RELEASE and BLOG HOP!!

This is the 7th Stop of your amazing journey!!

We have FOUR new stamp sets from our fabulous Bugaboo line by artist

Jodie Mackrell!!

Card made using new set called Balloon Critters.

As always we're going to give away some prizes to a few of our lucky hoppers...wanna see what YOU could WIN just by commenting on everyone's Blog?!!!

1st Prize - ALL FOUR NEW SETS

2nd Prize - $15 Gift Certificate

3rd Prize - $5 Gift Certificate

ALL FOUR NEW SETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT

TOTALLY STAMPALICIOUS!

Card made using set called Super Dottie.

Oh but wait...it get's even better...

ALL STAMPS are on SALE for only

$5.00

We are having a HUGE Inventory Blow Out sale and will be retiring MANY of our sets so get 'em while you can!

Card made using the set called Johnny Guitar.

Now it's time to hop on over to  Becky's Blog.

Here is the entire line-up just in case you get lost along the way!

Totally Stampalicious
Laurie

Angel
Leanne

Lori

Kendra
Joanne
Becky
Joycelyn

Sue

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Totally Stampalcious Monday PLUS other news

Happy New Year.....AND, welcome to another year of Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenges....plus a sale.....plus an upcoming release......what an exciting time!!!!!

First......our challenge this week was to use buttons and bows....at least one of each.  On this card, using the set called Mons-teriffic, I used three buttons and one bow.  We hope you will join us for this challenge.  To get motivated you will want to see the fabulous creations of the rest of the team at the TS Blog.

Second..... Totally Stampalicious is having a HUGE inventory blowout and will be retiring MANY of their stamps starting today. ALL STAMPS will be $5! Get ‘em before they are gone for good!

Third......Be sure to stop by Thursday night for the start of our new release and blog hop.  As always, prized will be involved!!  It starts at 9 PM on Thursday, so don't forget!!!

TS Monday Says...."Anything Goes!"

The Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge is wide open this week.....Anything Goes!!!  I will generaly do a card, as many of the other wonderful things we can papercraft never seem to get used.  For this card I used the image and sentiment that make up the newly released TS set called Friends Wine.

You are sure to see lots of variety at the TS Blog this week with this challenge.  Take a trip there to be inspired and motivated.  I know I will!!!

The Crazies Tie a Red One On.......

This week's Crazy4Challenges challenge was a breeze for me.  We were to add a red bow to our card/project.  I seem to be tying big red bows on many cards this season. 

I used a Bugaboo digi image, along with some fab holiday dp, to create this card.....a kind of fun and humorous one!!!  Guess Rudolph does more than sleigh guidance....lol!!!

Be sure to travel on to the Crazies Blog to see all the fabulous RED BOWS you will find adorning the DT creations.  ENJOY!!!

Totally Stampalicious Goes Halloween

The challenge for the Totally Stampalicious DT this week was to create a Halloween card.  I used the Stella Fairy Godmother image as I just love it.  Looks like Stella is all dressed up and ready for a sassy Halloween....lol!!!  Sorry my sentiment is kind of 'soft'.

Be sure to go to the TS Blog to see the fab Halloween creations by the rest of the team.

Totally Stampalicious Goes for FALL....colors that is!!!

Welcome to the Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge.  This week we were asked to make cards using the colors of Fall.  This set, called Stella Waitress, came to mind and I could see her working in a diner and wearing an orange and yellow uniform.......perfect for Fall, along with a touch of green and red.  Here in New England, along with brown, those are the colors of Fall.  All of those colors are on this card.

Now be sure to visit the TS Blog to check out the fall-colored creations by the rest of this fabulous team.

A Very Exciting Blog Hop and Release Today!!!

 

The Totally Stampalicious Design Team is so very excited to be joining in this combined blog hop/new release event with the Ribbon Carousel Crewmates.

 

 

Card made using set called STELLA WAITRESS.

Ribbon by Ribbon Carousel

 

 

The Totally Stampalicious Design Team will be sharing cards made with the 4 new sets being released today.  They will also be featuring some of the ribbons and twine available at Ribbon Carousel.  You will find ribbon on each of my cards, used in different ways.

 

Card made using the set called BALLOON KIDZ GIRL.

Ribbon by Ribbon Carousel

 

Now, lets talk prizes!

The Ribbon Carousel will be giving away a $20 gift certificate to the Ribbon Carousel Store and Totally Stampalicious will be giving away their 4 newly released September stamp sets! 

 

Card made using set called Johnny Skateboard.

Ribbon by Ribbon Carousel

 

Enjoy the hop and be sure to leave some blog love along your way to be eligible for the prizes! Winners will be announced Saturday night at 8:00 PM EST. 

 

Card made using the set called BALLOON  KIDZ BOY.

Ribbon by Ribbon Carousel

 



Enjoying the Clean and Simple Life

The Totally Stampalicious Monday Challenge this week was to keep it simple -- few layers or embellishments.  I think you will agree that this Crabby Cathy card is a CAS one.

Now be sure to go to the Totally Stampalicious Blog to see some fun and fabulous CAS creations.