SSDS Week 29 ~ Let It Sparkle

Hi all! Hope everyone is having a great weekend. We are getting another snow storm here so we are pretty much house bound. So far my internet is holding up, so maybe the third time is the charm LOL.

It is time for another awesome challenge from Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday. This week we want you to let it sparkle ~ use glitter, shimmerz, bling etc. Our sponsor this week is Digi Stamp Characters. If you haven't been to her Etsy store you are really missing out on some adorable images!

For my card I used the new Fairy Sweet Jolinne stamp from My Favorite Things. I stamped her in Memento Tuxedo Black on Select White cs and colored with PrismaColor markers. I used circle and scallop nesties to cut her out and the DP is from KI Memories. I used Crystal Stickles on her wings to add a ton of sparkle! I also used Friday Sketchers #91 for this card.

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize and check out all the fabulous creations from the Design Team. Head over to the SSDS blog and link your creation to Mr. Linky by 10:00 pm (EST) Friday evening.

Thanks for stopping by!

Outta This World with TCC

Hi all! Wow...what a week!! Sorry I haven't been around much but, I have had two sick kiddos and with this crazy weather in Ohio my internet will just not stay up! Every time it rains, snows or the wind blows my internet goes down. The cable company has been out twice this week and even they can't figure it out!! Very frustrating!

I have been able to do a little creating amidst all this drama so before my internet goes down again I want to share a card I made using Wyatt Wiggie from The Character Cafe. Isn't he just too cute? Wyatt is just one of 4 Wiggies available as a set of 6 images for the price of one!! I have been trying to increase my stash of boy cards so I thought he would be perfect colored in blue and brown. The dsp is called Out of this World from inque boutique. I used my oval nestie to cut out the sentiment and sponged the center with chocolate ink.

Make sure and head over to check out the Feature Friday challenge at the Cafe Blog today. It is a monochromatic color challenge and the DT has come up with some amazing creations to help inspire you!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Monochromatic Neutrals

Hi all! I hope everyone had a great weekend. We are still working on DD's bedroom remodel so we pretty much stayed home. Ohio is expecting another round of snow and freezing rain so I am keeping my fingers crossed that my internet stays up this time.

This week at Paper Maniac we are focusing on monochromatic cards using neutrals. For my card, I decided to use the black and white designer paper from Making Memories. The sentiment is from the Unity August store kit and is stamped in Memento ink. I used circle and scallop Nestabilities and finished the card off with some white satin ribbon. This card also uses Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 57.

Make sure and check out all the NEW arrivals rolling into the store. While your there check out the sales on ribbon it is 2o% off til Feb 28th and all Spellbinders sets of 4 are 15% off! Also be sure and check out the Welcome Baby Blog Hop (here) for a chance at some awesome blog candy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Surprise!! Welcome Baby Blog Hop!

My fellow Paper Maniac Design Team Member Jessy is having a baby this week, so we are having a blog hop to celebrate the little one's arrival. Plus we have some great Blog Candy too! If you came to me from the Paper Maniac Store Blog then you are on the right track! If not, head over there to start at the beginning so you don't miss anything!

The blog candy includes Flourishes Irish Blessings clear stamps, Our Craft Lounge's cling-mounted rubber Shamrock Blessings set, some festive lucky ribbons, and a package of green mulberry flowers from Petaloo. To win, just hop through the Design Team's blogs, leave some love. Make sure you leave a comment on ALL the stops! We will draw a random winner on Wednesday!!

For my card, I used the adorable baby stamp from the January Unity Store Kit. I used my nesties to cut the circle and scallop. The DP is from Carolee's Creations and the cs is Lemon Tart from PTI. I am also using this card for this weeks SSDS Challenge to add a charm.

Your next stop on the hop is Dana. So head on over and see what she has created for you!!

Thanks for stopping by,

AiFactory #24 ~ Create a 3D Card or Project

This week at AiFactory, we are featuring the 2010 Vintage Printable Calendar. Here is a picture of the set available now at the AiFactory Store.

For a chance to win this fantastic set, head over to the AiFactory Challenge Blog. Your challenge for this week is to create a 3D card or projects. As always, you are not required to use AiFactory images but if you have them we would love to see them. We also have quite a few Freebies available at the store.

For my project, I used one of the Mini Magnetic Organizers from Archivers and used magnets to attach the 2010 Vintage Printable Calendar, a little notepad and some storage tins. This is definitely something I will use all the time.

Please visit the DT Blogs to see even more beautiful 3D Projects and Cards....

Carole
Cheri
Kerry
Angie
Penny
Erin ~ Taking a break this week
Monica
Fliss
Fink ~ On Vacation
Carlie
Laurie
Michelle
Lola

To play along visit the AiFactory Challenge Blog and upload your creation by Wednesday, Feb 24th at 11:30pm EST.

Thanks for stopping by,

**Blog Candy WINNER**

Hello everyone!! I want to say a HUGE Thanks to everyone who commented for the Blog Candy!! I am thrilled to now have 139 Followers so I will be including the AiFactory Gift Certificate in the prize!

~*~*~ The Winner is.....Piali ~*~*~

Congrats!! Please send an email with your address to angievcortes@gmail.com

Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Pretty in Purple

Hi all! I hope everyone had an awesome Valentine's Day!! The kids are home today for President's Day so we are headed to the mall to do some shopping. They are calling for more snow in Ohio tonight so we will probably make a quick trip to the grocery store just in case.

This week at Paper Maniac we are focusing on monochromatic cards using either blues, greens or purples. I am in LOVE with the Lilac Avenue paper pad from Kaisercraft, so of course, I chose purple! The image and sentiment are both from the Unity November store kit. I stamped the image first with Fresh Snow and then again with Plum Pudding. I used a Stamp-a-Ma-Jig to line up the image so the Plum Pudding ink would give it a shadow effect.

Make sure and check out all the NEW arrivals rolling into the store. While your there use the coupon code HEART22 to take 22% off the new Graphic 45 8x8 paper pads.

Thanks for stopping by! Check back later for the winner of my Blog Candy!!

10,000 Hits Blog Candy!! ~ CLOSED

**Candy is Closed ~ Check back this evening (2/15) for Winner**

This will stay on top for a few days! Please scroll down to see most recent posts. Thx!

Wow!!! I can't believe I am over 10K hits!!! How awesome is that! I want to thank you all for reading my blog and for all the lovely comments. I love reading them all and making new friends along the way. In honor of this amazing feat, I am offering up some yummy blog candy!!

List of all the deliciousness.......

* Papertrey Ink Stamp Set ~ Take Note
* 3 Papertrey Ink White Notepads
* Spellbinders Nestabilites Classic Ovals Large
* {ippity} Stamp Set ~ Because of You
* Stamping Bella Stamp - Flutterby Huggabugg
* Whimsy Stamps ~ Whimsy Duck
* Sassafras Lass Wee Bundle ~ Sunshine Lollipops
* Huge Assortment Papertrey Ink Vintage Buttons
* 5 Spools American Crafts Ribbon
* Ki Memories Alphabet Soup ~ Mac-n-Cheese
* Angel Wings Shimmerz (Not pictured...oops)
* Palette Ultra Fine Prisma Glitter
* Autumn Leaves Onyz Ink Pad

***Bonus #1 ~ If I get 100 followers, I will add a $5 AiFactory Gift Certificate
***Bonus #2 ~ If I get 150 followers, I will add a $5 Character Cafe Gift Certificate
***Bonus #3 ~ If I get 200 followers, I will add a $10 Paper Maniac Gift Certificate
***Bonus #4 ~ Over 250 followers and I will add a Special Surprise!!

Here's how you qualify:

1. Leave a Comment on this post.

2. Become a follower, if you are already a follower you will automatically be entered twice for all your support!!!!

3. Post my candy on the sidebar of your Blog

Easy peasy, I am ending this candy on Valentine's Day ~ Feb. 14th at Midnight EST. I will then draw one winner and will announce that lucky person on Monday Feb. 15th.

Thanks again everyone for all your support you guys are awesome!!!

SSDS Week 27 ~ Sketch Challenge

Hi all! Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far. It has finally stopped snowing here and my internet has stayed up for a whole 24 hours LOL. Any big plans for Valentine's Day? We are headed to the Melting Pot tonight for an early Valentine's Dinner! I LOVE this restaurant...it is all fondue and it is sooo Yummy!!

It is time for another awesome challenge from Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday. This week we have a great sketch for you to try. Our sponsor this week is Tiddly Inks and she was kind enough to send the DT some absolutely adorable images to use!!

For my card I decided to use the Love You, Wid Thing image. This card is for my DD for Valentine's Day so I used her favorite color combo (black, white and hot pink). The image is printed on white cs and colored with PrismaColor markers. The DP is from KI Memories and the pink cs is Raspberry from PTI. I also used sheer polka dot ribbon, petaloo flowers and the Martha Stewart Trellis punch on my card.

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize and check out all the fabulous creations from the Design Team. Head over to the SSDS blog and link your creation to Mr. Linky by 10:00 pm (EST) Friday evening.

Thanks for stopping by! If you haven't already check out my Blog Candy it ends at Midnight tomorrow!

SSDS Love is in the Air Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the first ever Blog Hop at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle! We are so excited and can't wait to share are creations with you! We are also thrilled to welcome few past DT Members who are participating in the hop with us!

If you came to me from Regina's Blog then you are on the right track! If not, head back to her to start at the beginning so you don't miss all the wonderful cards and RAKs along the way!

The DT members have all created a card using this sketch from the super talented Carlie! For my card, I just had to use this adorable digi image from The Character Cafe called Ballerina Allison! I colored her with PrismaColor markers and used prism glitter to really make her tutu sparkle!! The DP is from Urban Lily and the sentiment is from Unity.

There are 3 Main Prizes and a few RAK's along the hop so be sure and comment on each blog to be eligible for all the prizes! You can see a list of all the prizes and how to win them at the SSDS Challenge Blog!

Your next stop on the hop is Jennifer. So head on over and see what she has created for you!!

Also, if you have a second head over to The Character Cafe and check out the Fab Color Challenge for this week!!

Thanks for stopping by,

AiFactory #23 ~ Use LOTS of Hearts

Wow...I can't believe it is Thursday already! I have to apologize for my lack of posting this week. We have been getting some serious snow in Ohio and my internet has been down for most of the week. It has been up since 4:00 today so hopefully it will stay that way (keeping my fingers crossed)!!

This week at AiFactory, we are featuring a Lovely Couple digi stamp from Softpencil. Here is a picture of the stamp available now at the AiFactory Store.

For a chance to win this adorable digi stamp, head over to the AiFactory Challenge Blog. Your challenge for this week is to create a card using LOTS and LOTS of Hearts. As always, you are not required to use AiFactory images but if you have them we would love to see them. We also have quite a few Freebies available at the store.

Please visit the DT Blogs to see even more
beautiful cards featuring this adorable new digi stamp set.

Carole
Cheri
Kerry
Angie
Penny
Erin
Monica
Fliss
Fink
Carlie
Laurie
Michelle
Lola

To play along visit the AiFactory Challenge Blog and upload your creation by Wednesday, Feb 17th at 11:30pm EST.

Thanks for stopping by,

TCC February Release Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to The Character Cafe February Release Blog Hop!

If you arrived from Rachel's Blog then you are on the right track!

If not, you will want to go to The Character Cafe and start at the beginning for a chance to win some amazing prizes!!

The new releases this month are awesome!! I was so excited to work with one of the Chibis this week. They are so cute! This one is called Cupie and she is just perfect for Valentine's Day. I printed her out on Select White and colored the image with PrismaColor Markers. I used Angel Wings Shimmerz to add some sparkle to her wings. The double sided DP is from Pink Paislee and the sentiment is from Our Craft Lounge.

I will draw one winning name from my comments on Feb. 11 to win a copy of Cupie!! Make sure you comment on everyone's blogs to be eligible for a chance to win 4 (Feb) new releases ofchoice. If create something with a TCC image/freebie and add it to Mr Linky at the Cafe Blog you will be entered to win the entire February Release as well as the opportunity to be a Guest Designer for Feb 19th's Feature Friday

Now head on over to Deanne's Blog to see what she's created!!

Thanks for stopping by!

AIFactory Meet the DT Blog Hop

Today are having a BLOG HOP to introduce the New AIFactory Design Team!!

If you arrived from Kerry's Blog then you are on the right track!

If not, you will want to go to the AiFactory Challenge Blog and start at the beginning for a chance to win an awesome prize!

I just love this image using Alicia & Ivan...Aren't they just too cute? I have been wanting to try one the circular cards I have been seeing everywhere. I used my scallop nestablities to make the card base and to cut the DP from My Mind's Eye. I used a white gel pen around the edge and finished the card off with some ribbon and stickles on the heart.

What to win an awesome prize? Just leave a comment on each of the blogs you visit. We will randomly pick one commenter from one the Design Team Members Blogs to win a $20 AiFactory Gift Certificate. Which DT Member is a SECRET...so make sure you comment on them all!!

(Drawing will be at 11:30pm EST on Feb 10th)

Now head on over to Penny's Blog to see what she's created!!

Thanks for stopping by! If you haven't already check out my Blog Candy!

Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Masculine Valentines

Wow!! Can you believe it is February already? January just flew by in a flash!! If you are anything like me, you just love to make cutesy cards with pretty paper, hearts and tons of bling but when it comes to cards for the males in our lives I struggle to make just the right card! When I saw this awesome set from Our Craft Lounge, I knew it would be perfect for my masculine Valentines this year.

I stamped the image onto kraft cs and colored it with PrismaColor markers. I decided to keep my card clean and simple with just a few embellishments. I used Polka Dot Basics II stamped in fresh snow from PTI on the bottom of the image panel and finished it off with some chocolate satin ribbon.

I just wanted to send a quick Thank You to everyone who participated in the Magical Mystery Blog Hop this weekend. I loved seeing all the different interpretations of the songs and all the cards were just amazing!

Make sure you check out the specials going on at the Paper Maniac store this weel. There are still a few Unity Stamps available at 40% off!!

Thanks for stopping by! If you haven't already check out my Blog Candy!