Warm Wishes.

Yes, I know. Lately I have had a thing for easel cards. They really are so much fun and make such a nice thing to give someone who you want to give an extra-special card to. This stamp by Stampabilities is called "Bunny Cruise - Bumble". Just a perfect image since we are in the middle of old, hot summer. Makes you feel cooler just looking at it, doesn't it?

I really had to search for a sentiment to go with it though. I ended up using "Warm Wishes" from a Christmas set. I have to admit, I am pretty proud of THAT idea!

Copic Colors: Bunny: W0, W1, W3, W5, W7, R20. Intertube: R01, R02, R05. Water & fish: BG70, BG72, BG75. Background: BG000. Duck & Lemonade: Y32, Y35, Y38.

Thanks for stopping in and "warm wishes" to you too!
Angie

Oh, Darling.

I have been  card making fool! As I finished up my job, I wanted to do some thank you cards for some of my special friends that I wouldn't be working with any longer at the store. This KaiserCraft 6X6 paper made the perfect background for a friend of mine. Better yet, her favorite color is what? PURPLE! This stamp from Little Darlings was just screaming to be colored for this card.

Copic Colors: Dress: V20, V25, V09. Hat band: RV21, RV23, RV25, RV 29. Flowers: Y32, Y35, Y38 Skin & Hair: E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E59.

Hope you are having some lazy summer days. Around our house we are starting to gear up for the kiddos going back to school.

As always, thanks for stopping in!

Angie

Little Darlings...

I have another card I did for another friend. I just have had the urge to color red hair. Here is a Copic color combo that I just love! This stamp is also from Little Darlings. The flowered paper is from JilliBean Soup.

It seems that lately I have been better about creating than posting. However, someday (before I die) I might get the right balance between creating and getting them up here so you can see them. I have tried to balance scrapbooking, cardmaking and Copic coloring along with the other things in life that I have to do. If someone has a way they manage that, would you let me in on the secret?

Copic colors: Hair: E13, YR18, E07, E09, E59. Overalls: B32, B34, B37, B39. Shirt & Bow: R81, R85, R 89. Flowers: R20, R000, R22. Shoes & Basket: E53, E55, E59.

Thanks for stopping in! Believe it or not, there will soon be another project pop up here because of my creating "frenzy".

Angie

I am still alive.

Hi there, Peeps! I truly hope you are enjoying your summer, no matter what your plans have been. Vacation? Travel? Spending time with your kiddos? I have been busy trying to de-stress from losing my job (store closed, now unemployed) and trying to find a new job. I am anticipating some exciting things coming up, so stay tuned!

I have had time to create some things. This is a thank you card I did for a dear friend at work. The blue dotted paper is from JilliBean Soup. The flowered paper is from DCWV (I think). ;O) The stamp (isn't she just adorable??) is from Little Darlings. Now, the Copic Colors! I remembered to write them down!!!

Dress: BG 53, BG57, BG09. Ribbon on hat: BV 000, BV 02, BV 04, BV 08. Flowers on Hat: RV 21, RV 23, RV 25, RV 29. Hat and skin: E13, YR18, E07, E09, E59.

Thanks for stopping. Pop in again soon as there are most posts scheduled!
Angie

Something new.

This is my first attempt at an easel card. I was pleased at the way it turned out. That House Mouse image is one of my favorites! Isn't he cute? And again, I didn't record the Copic Markers I used. However, I do know that the mouse was colored with the "W" gray series. Not a lot of help, huh?

I did think that maybe I would make the cake a chocolate color. I think in all things chocolate. I love that stuff. I am not sure how I would survive without chocolate and Diet Pepsi. Anyhoo...back on topic here. I decided that the little mouse would "pop" better if he weren't leaning against the dark cake, so instead, I made the cake a luscious yellow. Yummy.

Thanks for stopping in, Friends. Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend! Be safe out there!
Angie

I love this stamp.

I do have to tell you that I love this Mo Manning stamp. Isn't it so much fun? This happens to be a birthday card for my mother-in-law. However, this stamped image could be used for a lot of different things. I first fell in love with it because it reminded me of my daughter who is in middle school. I recently got some Copic markers (a "need") so I could play around with making one of the girls a redhead. Hummm...love that.

And again, I was naughty. Since I was playing, I didn't record the markers I was using. My apologies. However, sometimes it is nice to just sit and color and not worry about making a list of colors you are using. I will try to get better. Though that may not happen for another couple of posts. (Just a bit of foreshadowing here...)

Hope you are having a great week!
Angie

Finally!

Wow! So much for good intentions, huh? I have had a few unexpected things pop up as far as my job has been concerned. We are now in the process of relocating an 8000-square-foot retail space. However, if the relocation doesn't take place by the last day of June. I will be unemployed. So here is to hoping and praying for a new job!

However, even though I haven't been posting, I have been creating and taking photos. So over the next week, I will post those here.

Here is project number one!

This was a card for my son for his 10th birthday. A couple of years ago he started requesting that I "color" him a card especially for his birthday.
The dragon image was just so fun to color. It is a digi stamp from Dustin Pike. Because I did this just for fun for him, I did something naughty. I didn't write down my Copic color combinations. Sorry, Friends. However, I do hope you enjoy the project. Pop back in a day or two for more photos of a different project!
As always, thanks for stopping by.
Angie

Sometimes it just needs to be easy...

Well, sometimes I think that I just make things too difficult and too time-consuming. Now don't misunderstand me, I love all things layered, colored and just so. However, there is definitely a time for the simple. Well, that time is NOW. Here is a card I did quite a while ago, but by stamping the birds (which I cut out on my Silhouette SD) and adhering them on top of some stamped images that are layered  and done in different inks, simple was the key.

Hope you have had a good week. I just can't believe that it is about time for another to begin. Life just keeps zooming by! Have a restful completion to your weekend  and check back soon!

The Next Generation

Well, this is what I have been doing. I drew this for my daughter's birthday card. Of course, I don't even claim to have it actually ON a card...but the coloring is done. I will try to post a picture of the finished card. (If I ever get it done!! Maybe it will be for NEXT year's birthday, since her birthday is already past for this year.) I wish I had done my job and actually written down what marker numbers I had used...but I was coloring for fun and not making note of those things. Sometimes, it is just nice to not have to think ahead and remember to make notes about things like that!

Also, just so you know...I am passing on my LOVE of Copic markers to my children. Here is a peak at the Copic Lesson (I must say it was much anticipated by my children...they nagged me to sit down and give them a lesson...) with my kids. I guess I will just pass this on to the next generation....

The kids chose their own digital prints and colored the whole image before we were done. They were so excited! And I must say, they did a great job.

Enjoy your week, Friends. I hope you will check back regularly!

Where are thou?

Well, it might seem that I have been lost. However, I have just been busy. Life does get in the way, and so does work. I am the assistant manager for the largest scrapbook store in the Northwest. (8000-square-feet) and it has kept me busy, busy, busy. At first it was getting the store set up and started. Then it was hiring, training and keeping staff. After that, it was making and updating store samples. (OH, and insert time for Copic Certification) Now I teach all the Copic classes for the store. Unfortunately, not a lot of creative time. All my blogging time seems to be spent on keeping up the store blog and Facebook, and after that...nothing left more me.

Besides that, my kids seen to keep growing up. But I think I need to put more emphasis on my creative endeavors. Either that, or just lose my mind. Too much stress and not enough creative time sure do make you feel old very quickly. So I am beginning the slow process of coming back. Check back soon for some photos of some of my Copic coloring and other projects.
Thanks for stopping in!

CC&M Bog hop

Hi blog hoppers! Weren't Karrie's projects great? (If you didn't arrive here from Karrie's blog, you don't want to miss what our designers have in store for you! The CC&M Blog Hop starts at the Diecut Diva blog. If any of the links in our blog hop are broken, don't worry! Just hop back to Diecut Diva's blog for a full list of blogs and skip over the broken link!

Follow through our blog hop to get some great Holiday ideas! Whether you are looking for decorations, cards, gifts or just ideas...you have come to the right place!

This month, I created a challenge for myself. After seeing all the really cute ideas that the rest of the CC&M design team has been doing with this little castle album, I had to try it myself. But since it is so close to the Christmas season, what better thing to do than a nativity?

Here is the front cover. Terry sent me the album, but she also has the dies to match, so she die cut the pages for me so I didn't have to cover them! It went together SO much faster that way!! After getting the pages, I stamped the flourishes on the background. ("In the Garden" by Fancy Pants and Dot Flourishes by HeroArts) I stamped with Versamark ink and embossed it with Ranger gold embossing powder.

After tackling the front cover, I moved to the inside pages. This is an accordion album, so all the pages can be seen at once. I got all the die cuts (Nativity scene, wisemen and animals) from CC&M. All I did was add some Shimmerz, distress ink the edges and add some bling. I also used pop dots behind some of the die cuts because it added some dimension and gave the scene some depth. I then wrote a bible verse at the top from Luke 2:11.

The other side of the album is stamped, and I'll admit, isn't don't yet. I am planning on putting angels over there and also the words "Everlasting Father". This nativity scene folds up nicely for storage and can easily be kept from year to year. Or better yet, make one for yourself and then make another for a gift to give away to celebrate Christ's birth!

This is one last photo of the whole album laid out flat. (Sorry for the poor photo quality. The light isn't the best today because it is overcast and I was in a hurry. )

As part of our celebration, CC&M is having great sale. They are offering 15% off everything in their online store! Act quickly, this sale will end November 15. Make sure you enter this code: ccholidaybloghop1109 during checkout.

Also, as part of the celebration, we are giving away a FUN Christmas Card kit! Find out how you could win it by going back to Diecut Diva for the details.

So now it's time to hop along to Amber's blog! Be sure to leave us some comments too! We love to hear your feedback! Thanks for hopping by today!

Welcome to the CC&M Mega Recipe Blog Hope Day #2

Hi blog hoppers! Weren't Cambria's projects just "the bomb" ? (If you didn't arrive here from Cambria's blog, you don't want to miss what our designers have in store for you! The CC&M Mega Recipe Blog Hop starts at The Diecut Diva's Blog.

Welcome to the first day of the Creative Cuts & More Mega Recipe Blog Hop, which will feature the Holiday Treats Apron Recipe Kit. We have 24 designers who will be creating wonderful pages to inspire you. Plus we all will be sharing some of our own delicious family recipes.


The apron, rings, Doodlebug paper and gingerbread man are all from this adorable apron kit. However, I blinged up Mr. Gingerbread using Liquid Aplique and some rhinestones out of my own stash of stuff. Also, the sticker letters are from my own little supply too. The scallop along the bottom is an American Crafts stamp from their new Shortbread stamp set. I stamped it in Versamark and then used American Crafts white Zing! embossing powder on it. The trees were cut from green Doublmates paper included in the kit.

I didn't take a separate picture of the recipe, but it is one of my family's favorites. It is my personal adaptation of the Mrs. Field's chocolate chip cookie recipe. So here it is:

1 C. Butter
1 C. Brown Sugar
1 C. White Sugar
2 Eggs
Stir in: 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 tsp. vanilla and a pinch of salt
2 C. whole wheat flour
Blenderize and then add 2 1/2 cups of oatmeal
12 oz. chocolate chips

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Also, here is another photo of the apron album:



This is done with more Doodlebug paper that is included with the kit. The best thing is that it is already cut to the apron design and just had to be adhered down to the chipboard!! That cute bowl die cut was included and I backed it with some white. I then used my glue pen and sprinkled some Our Craft Lounge Sparkly Fluff (Brown Sugar) to make it look like dough in the bowl. The star and spoon were buttons (also included with this fabulous kit) and I adhered those on the pocket of the apron. The recipe inside is a peanut butter cookie recipe, but I am not going to give that one to you, as most people who like peanut butter cookies already have a personal favorite for that!

Be sure to hop on over to Laura's blog to see how she decorated her apron. Also, be sure to check out what yummy recipe she is offering. Do you think she will leave us some samples? ;O) Thanks for hopping by! Be sure to go all the way through the hop and check out the inspiration that is being offered. Also, be sure to go to the Diecut Diva blog to find out about your chance to win one of these fabulous kits!

Welcome to Day #1 of the CC&M Mega Recipe Blog Hop

Hi blog hoppers! Weren't Suzannes's projects great? (If you didn't arrive here from Suzannes's blog, you don't want to miss what our designers have in store for you! The CC&M Mega Recipe Blog Hop starts at the Diecut Diva Blog.

Welcome to the first day of the Creative Cuts & More Mega Recipe Blog Hop, which will feature the 8”x8” Treasured Family Recipes Kit. We have 24 designers who will be creating wonderful pages to inspire you. Plus we all will be sharing some of our own delicious treasured family recipes. This kit is just packed full of good things! I love Cosmo Cricket and this is got lots of the Cosmo Cricket Early Bird line...including the Elements AND Ready-Set-Chipboard! LOVE THAT!!!! What a great value!

This is a page from my album. I will confess, I am not someone who really enjoys cooking. So I wanted the focus to be on the Treasured Family part, not on my recipes. However, I did stick a tag with a recipe behind the photo. So it is included. Since I didn't shoot a second photo of the recipe, I will post it below. I used the paper and the tree die cut from the kit. I did use my In the Garden stamps (Fancy Pants) and Fern Zing! embossing powder in the upper right hand corner of my layout. I also used some dewdrops that I had on hand to decorate my tree.

One other thing I loved about this album (besides all the Cosmo Cricket paper and embellies...) was that the album is cut from black chipboard. I didn't have to paint it, cover it or anything! What a great time saving step!

Okay, here is my Zuccini Bread recipe:

3 C. flour ( I use whole wheat flour)
4 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 C sugar
1 C. oil (I substitute applesauce)
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
2 C. Chopped zuccini
1/2 package of chocolate chips

Combine sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Blend. Sift together flour, soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
Add dry mix to wet. Mix a little at a time. Blend. Add zuccini and mix in chocolate chips.
Put in two greased pans and bake 50-60 minutes at 325 degrees.

Wasn't that easy. Sorry I don't have samples to share...BUT as part of the celebration CC&M will be having a great sale. For the next six days, we will offer 20% off the entire store. But act quickly, it is only for six days – this sale will end on Nov 14^th. Make sure you enter this code recipebloghop2009 during checkout.

As a continuing part of the celebration CC&M will of course give away great gifts. Each day we will give away one kit. Here is the twist – go through the blog hop, leave wonderful comments for the great designers. After you have finished the blog hop, return to www.diecutdiva.com and instead of leaving a comment, you need to share a recipe to have a chance at winning the kit. Share the recipe on your blog and link it back and get another chance to win the kit. Help us also make this a great recipe swap.

Now hop on over to Cathy's blog and check out her projects and also her recipe!

Make sure you check back at Diecut Diva's blog tomorrow for the Holiday Treats Apron Recipe Kit Blog Hop. We will also have 24 designers who will be showcasing their great creations and sharing holiday treat recipes. Can't wait to see you tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by!

My new projects...

Well, so much of my creative time lately has been taken up by my new job. However, Kim (my new boss) has posted a couple of my projects on the new blog. Go HERE to check it out. Of course, if you live in the Treasure Valley (in Idaho) we would love for you to come check out all the new and fun things that will be going on there!

A new day and a new job.

Well, last night was the last night at my job. Two weeks ago I turned in my notice, worked my shifts (offering excellent customer service, I might add!) and said my goodbyes to the employees. Today, however, I am employed someplace new. And I think it is not only going to be a nice change, but it will be FUN also. My old job was good, but taking the step of quitting and going to a new place was hard. I think the change will be worth it!

If any of you live in the Treasure Valley and want to check out this great new place, here is the blog site. It's a new scrapbook store called "A Scrapper's and Stamper's Delight". Some of you will recognize that name because the owner also has a store in Twin Falls, ID. Now she has one here in the Treasure Valley too! We will be opening in the next few weeks, so check frequently for updates! Product is being ordered and the store is under construction....make sure to stop in and visit us and check out the amazing things we have in store there!

Hoppity, Boppity blog Hop!

Welcome Bog Family and Friends! Weren't Steph's projects just fabulous? Wow! If you are joining me for the Creative Cuts and More blog hop, you should have just arrived from Steph's blog. If you want to participate and want to start at the beginning, hop on over to Diecut Diva's blog where it starts and hit all the stops along the way!

Well, when I thought about what I am thankful for, I didn't have to think hard. My kids are one of the biggest blessings in my life. (OK....DH ranks up there too....;o) ) Terry from CC&M had a new tag album that I wanted to experiment with. I chose to do a condensed version of a mini album, as this one only has a couple of pages. I am going to set it out on the entertainment center and it will be easy to flip from one page to the other, since it doesn't have very many of those!

Terry cut the pages and the chipboard for me so I didn't have to cut the colored cardstock myself, just adhere it down. (I highly recomment the Killer Red Tacky tape...and it is a killer price too!) Then I pulled out my Making Memories paint and brushed on a thin layer around the outside edge of each page. It really made a nice contrast! I took out a Hero Arts border stamp and stamped in it. Not only did it pull some of the paint off the dark areas, it let me stamp the image on the lighter cardstock. I also used hinges on both layouts and they made great embellishments. I also used a chipboard bracket frame and stamped on it, then added Matte Effects on top of it. It made a great adhesive to stick it to the page too! The letters are rub-ons from Making Memories.


On this layout, I used two colors of Making Memories paint to add some dimension to the page. On the left page, I used Cosmo Cricket Fleuriste Blackboard chipboard and painted it with the same colors. The background was stamped with a Hero Arts word background stampe and also the flowers/flourish is from Fancy Pants (In the Garden). The rub-ons on the photo is from Pink Paislee.

This was a fun project and just reminded me how special my little treasures are! Thanks for stopping by and be sure to head on back to Diecut Diva! (Be sure to check out the special coupon code. You can use it for 15% off this week at Creative Cuts & More!)

Also, be sure to come back on November 9 & 10 for a Recipe Blog hop and also another CC& M blog hop on November 13.

Thanks for stopping in!

Check out something exciting....

Win, win, win!!! check out what is going on at GCD Studios.

They have some exciting news and some great prizes. All day long!

Edited to add:

Make sure to hop back on Tuesday and Wednesday as the excitement continues there!

I'm a proud mommy!

Today my two kiddos were honored at a before school awards ceremony. They both were chosen this month by their teachers for a Citizenship award. Each teacher chose a child to receive a Citizenship and one to receive an Academic award. Both of my kiddos were chosen this month! Whoot, whoot!!

So proud here!

Welcome to the Creative Cuts & More Blog hop!

Welcome Friends and Blog Hoppers!! If you haven't arrived from the Diecut Diva blog, be sure to jump on over there! You will want to start there because not only are some exciting projects posted, but also there is vital information that you will need to win that blog candy! (Not-to-mention the coupon code for 15% off to use at Creative Cuts and More! So sneak back there and check it out!

Well, now to the projects...first up is this acrylic mini-purse bag. It's the perfect size to give as a party favor, to include some special Halloween goodies in or as a small gift for a special person. I used Ranger alcohol inks on the surface of the box and then stamped the leaf image (From Cornish Heritage Farms) in black archival dye ink. Then I blotted off the ink and it left the negative image there. After the inks had dried, I added some leaves (diecut out of metallic cardstock) on the outside of the box to "bling" it up!On this tuck and close bag (And guess what? They come in two sizes!) I again used alcohol inks. (Eggplant) However, I used it only on the backside of the box. On the front side, I used Timber Brown Stayz-On and stamped this wheat image from Cornish Heritage Farms. It is fun to look through the box and see both layers! One thing that I found very helpful when putting my boxes together was using the Killer Red Tacky tape that can also be found at Creative Cuts and More. It's got a killer price tag too! What a great bargain! They come in three sizes 1/4, 1/2 and 1/8 inch rolls. And the rolls are 36 feet long!!!! GREAT STUFF!!

Now for this project, I realize it looks like a strange one. However, I assure you that it was one of my favorite ones for this blog hop! It is a bat card! (Not to be confused with Batman...but it would make great birthday party invites for a Batman themed birthday!) The card was die cut out of black metallic cardstock. I stamped the flourishes on the wings with a Stampendous stamp and used gold embossing powder. I then used Versamark to distress the edges and added some embossing powder on top of the ink. I then took my finger and wiped away some of the embossing powder to add to the distressed feel of the card.


Here is another view of that fun little card. It fits perfectly in an A2 sized envelope too! I colored two rhinestones black and added them for eyes, and the little fangs came with the card. I stamped a tree image on gold cardstock and embossed it with gold embossing powder to make a little invitation folder. (Image is a background stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms...it is one of my favorites!)
Here you can see a view of the opened invitation card. This makes a great Halloween invitation or even a thank you for a Halloween-time gift. Another idea would be a comic relief card about going batty or an over-the-hill party. (Just a couple of random thoughts there...)

Thanks for stopping in and be sure to jump on over to Melinda's blog. She is one of our guest designers this month and she has some fabulous projects to share with you! Don't miss it! And be sure to check out the details on the blog candy....(It's a Halloween mini album which is a new kit from Creative Cuts and More!) Stop by again soon~ I will look forward to seeing you here!

More winning going on!

Check out Craft Critique to win a chance at some fabulous Basic Grey Paper!