InStyle Stamps Spring-y Hop!!

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It's the last Friday of the month which means it's BLOG HOP time over on InStyle Stamps!!  You should have arrived here from Janelle's blog, if not please be sure start at the InStyle Stamps blog to see all the great eye candy from the other team members!

I'm a little sad as I write this post - as it is my last "official" for ISS, as I mentioned on my Wednesday Challenge post my term is over after February :( It's been a super fun 6 months and have met some awesome people as a result!! 

Anyway, back to my project at hand.. I was inspired by a wonderful blogging friend (Jodi) and decided to make this basket to showcase Ginger!


I cut strips of this American Crafts designer paper into strips and "weaved" them together...


Still playing around with hair colors with copics.. this is a new one for me:

Supplies:
- Ginger (InStyle Stamps)
- Scalloped rectangle nestabilities
- Grass border punch (Martha Stewart)
- American Crafts patterned paper
- Ink: pringer
- Copics: B91, B93, C0, C3, E000, E09, E21, E31, E33, E35, E37, G21, G24, G28, R32, R81, R83, R85,  YG03, YR14, YR23, YR24, YR61, YR65
- Other: ribbon

In case you get lost along the hop.. here is the order:

Margie

Raquel
Piali
Genevieve
Maylee
Cyndi
Janelle
Lysa <--- *You are HERE!*
Angelique
Joy
Linda
Lana
Julie


You're next stop is to Angelique!  Don't forget to head back to the InStyle Stamps blog to vote for your FAVORITE project- you could win a chance at a prize too!

Happy FRIDAY!!

Wednesday Challenge: Flowers!

Happy Hump Day!

I cannot believe how quickly time is flying by and that February is coming to an end (even for a short month!) Which also means that my term over on the InStyle Stamps team is coming to an end.. it's been a great experience for my "first design team"

Anyway, I am hosting the Wednesday Challenge this week over on ISS- and this week's theme is FLOWERS... Hopefully the weather is starting to warm up and it's starting to look like Spring where you are!

I used this super cute digi-image, Mayah for my card and embellished with some prima flowers..



Supplies:
- Mayah (Instyle Stamps)
- Labels 4 nestabilities
- Grass border punch (Martha Stewart)
- Ink: printer, white gel pen
- Copics: B01, B05, B91, B93, BG13, BG15, BG18, E00, E21, E25, E27, E29, E74, E77, R83, R85, YR04, YR09, 0.3 multiliner pen
- Other: prima flowers, butterfly mini punch, buttons, pearl gems, ribbon, string

Thanks for stopping by- hope to see you play along over on InStyle Stamps!

ISS Sneaky Peeks!

This is my second post today- please see my first post HERE too!

There's a new release THIS Friday on InStyle Stamps!!  Some great new images including Natalie & Erica here on my card! These are 2 separate images... but I put them together since they look like they could be BFF's!  (Erica is on the left, and Natalie on the right)




Supplies:
- Erica, Natalie (InStyle Stamps), All Occassion Messages (Hero Arts)
- Scallop rectangle, rectangle nestabilities
- Patterned Paper (My Minds's Eye)
- Ink: Printer, white gel pen
- Copics: BG13, BG15, BG18, E000, E21, E25, E29, YR04, YR07, 100

There are some other peeks on the the ISS blog too- go check 'em out!

Have a great day!!

Joy Fold Card

Happy Monday!!

It was my turn again to host the Method Monday over on the InStyle Stamps blog.  You may remember a few weeks ago during the last blog hop, I made a this Joy fold card.  I decided to do a tutorial of it show you how I did it! (the original tutorial was from SCS.)

The Supplies:
- (1) 4.25" x 8.5" piece of cardstock
- (1) 3" x 8" piece of cardstock
- (3) 2.75" x 4" pieces of patterned paper
- (1) 4" x 5.25" piece of patterned paper
- Misc. embellishments

Step 1: Score the 4.25"x8.5" piece of cardstock at 5.5" to create the card base.


Step 2: Score the 3"x 8" piece of cardstock at 4".


Step 3: Adhere the 4"x5.25" piece of patterned paper to the inside of the folded card base, and one of the 2.75"x 4" piece of patterned paper to the outside.


Step 4: Adhere the other two pieces of 2.75"x4" pieces of cardstock to the inside & outside of the folded 3"x8" cardstock.


Step 5: Adhere the smaller folded card to the inside of the card base- be sure the flap opens to the right.


Step 6: This step is optional if you want to add something to secure the card from opening. Add an embellishment of stamped image (or anything) with dimensional adhesives on one edge (shown w/arrows) to overlap the corner of the folded card.


Step 7: Embellish & complete the front of your card, I used adorable Marissa.
(Sorry for the bad lighting- I'll have to retake the picture when I have some daylight!)


& Here's another view of it open.

Details:
- All patterned paper by My Minds Eye.
- Ink: Printer
- Copics: B0000, B91, B93, E000, E21, E44, E49, YG03, YG06, YR04. YR07

Hope to see you give it a try!!

Happy Friday!

Hi there & Happy FRIDAY!!

Just popping in to share with you a quick little card I did using Mike & Jessie from InStyle Stamps.

I've been practicing with different hair colors & techniques, and am pretty pleased with how it turned out!



Supplies:
- Mike & Jessie (InStyle Stamps)
-  Circle nestabilities, Scallop circle punch
- Patterned paper- (American Crafts, Making Memories)
- Ink: Printer
- Copics: B91, B93, B5, E000, E15, E21, E35, E37, E77, E74, R01, R81, R83, R85, W1, W3, W5, W7, 100
- Other: buttons, ribbon, string

Hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!  I'll be back again soon- thanks for stopping by :)

ISS Blog Hop: Valentine Hearts!

Please click HERE for the Amazing Duo preview!

I can't believe that the end of January is already here and Valentine's day is literally around the corner! But it also means it's blog hop time at InStyle Stamps!! If you came here from Julie's blog- you're on the right track- otherwise go to ISS to start from the very beginning!  This month's theme is Valentine Hearts!

I used this cute retro image, "Date Night" for my project, (I found the tutorial for this 'joy fold' card on SCS)


It opens a little differently than a standard card:


& A close up of all the layers:

Supplies:
- Date Night (InStyle Stamps)
- Kiss Me heart punch (Martha Stewart)
- American Crafts patterned paper
- Script embossing folder
- Ink: printer
- Copic Markers: B0000, B32, B34, E000, E55, E57, N1, N3, N7, R27, R29, R46, Y11, Y13, Y21
- Other: buttons, string, clear glaze

You're next stop on the hop is PIALI! Also don't forget to end at the ISS blog to vote for your favorite project! Leave a comment there and a person will be chosen randomly to win 5yds of new ribbon from May Arts!

Here's the full list of the hop in case you get lost:
- Jodi
- Genevieve
- Cyndi
- Lana
- Maylee
- Virginia
- Cabio
- Angelique
- Mary
- Linda
- Joy
- Janelle
- Judy
- Raquel
- Margie
- Julie
- Lysa <-- You are Here!
- Piali

Thanks for hopping by!!

SWEET Cupcake Day!

Hey there.. Happy Wednesday to ya!

It was my day over on the InStyle Stamps blog to host the Wednesday Challenge again.. This week I decided to go with the theme of SWEETS!  I used another one of the newly released anime images, Lisa- and thought her wagon was a perfect fit for these cupcakes!



Supplies:
- Lisa (InStyle Stamps), Cupcake sentiment (amuse)
- Patterned paper Sweet Stack (DCWV)
- Scallop border punch (Stampin' Up!)
- Ink: Printer, white gel pen
- Copics: (B32, B34, BG13, BG15, E000, E02, E25, E27. E29, G21, N3, N7, R46, R59, RV11, RV14, Y13, Y15, YR23, YR24)
- Other: ribbon, buttons


Hope to see some of you play along!  Check out the deets on the InStyle Stamps blog!

Sprinklin' some luv...

Hi again!

I've been on a roll this week- blogging every day! I'm back again to share with you this super cute image that was released TODAY over at InStyle Stamps- just in time for Valentine's Day! 

Meet Kristina..



Supplies:
- Kristina (InStyle Stamps), Dots & flowers (Hero Arts), Sprinklin' Luv (Stampendous)
- Labels 1 nestabilities
- Making Memories patterned paper
- Ink: Printer, Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Frost White, Broken China & Peeled Paint Distress Inks, Copic Markers
- Other: buttons, string
She was released with a few other anime images: Lisa, Valentine Ava, and a few other Valentine's themed images you can find here.  Be sure go to to the ISS blog to check the other creations from the rest of the DT too!

Thanks for coming by.. Woohoo! Friday is almost here!

Valentine Treat Holder

Hi there!

It was my turn again over on the InStyle Stamps blog to host Method Monday!  Last year, I had made these cute candy bar Valentine's Day treat holders & decided to show you how I made them!

The supplies you'll need:

- Scor-Pal (or any scoring tool)
- 1 sheet of cardstock 4" x 9 1/2"
- 1 sheet of cardstock 6 3/8" x 7"
- Colored image (Gidget)
- Ribbon
- Strong adhesive (I used red-line tape)
- Embellishments

Step 1:  With the 4" x 9 1/2" sheet of cardstock, Score along the long side at 6 1/2" & 6 3/4"
(hint: if you use Scor-Pal, place the edge at 1" and score at 4" and 4 1/4")


Step 2: Now turn the cardstock on the short side, and place the edge at the 3 1/2" mark & score at 4" & 4 1/4" and do the same to the other side


Step 3: Trim away the edges along the long end- as shown here

Step 4: Fold along score lines


Step 5: Glue the flaps around the back


Step 6: Set the pocket aside- with the other sheet of cardstock, along the 6 3/8" side score 3" on both sides


Step 7: Fold on score lines, adhere pocket & decorate!


Step 8: Finally- Decorate the front!




Thanks for checking out my tutorial!

Meeting Blogging Friends!

Hello!  Hope you all had a fantastic weekend!  It's back to work for me tomorrow (boo!)  after some great time off spent with family & friends during the holidays! 

I was lucky enough to meet up with Kelly while she was visiting AZ last week- and our dear blogging Hero Arts friend Kathy was in town too so we arranged for all three of us to get together!

I wanted to make them each a little gift, so I made these quick & easy treat bags (tutorial here.)


Supplies:
- Scarf Chick; Sandy (InStyle Stamps); Hero Arts Sentiment.
- Lasting Impressions Split Pea dot paper; Bazzill Basics Swiss Dotted paper
- Snowflake punch (Martha Stewart)
- Ink: Printer, Versafine Onyx Black, Copic Markers
- Other: ribbon, buttons, gems, treat bags.

Thanks for swinging by! 

Merry Christmas!

Just popping in to say hope you and yours have a WONDERFUL Christmas!! 





(will be back later with more to share, plus a special little something!)

Another Blog Hop!

Happy Friday!!

I'm back again for another blog hop this week!  This time for InStyle Stamps, this month's theme is "Love & Romance."  You should have arrived from Genevieve's blog, if not be sure to go back to InStyle Stamps to start at beginning & check out all of the fabulous design team's projects and vote for your favorite project- a random commenter will win a digi of their choice!

I decided to make this box  with a pattern I got from a blogging friend (hi Donna!) to fill with a candy & a tag using Dan & Mandy from the retro collection.





Supplies:
- Dan & Mandy (InStyle Stamps), Dots & Flowers (Hero Arts)
- Rectangle, Scalloped rectangle nestabilities
- Scallop border punch (Stampin' Up!)
- Ink: printer, Copic markers
- Other: Glossy Accents, Liquid Applique, button, string, ribbon, pearl gems, cellophane bag, candies!

Thanks for stopping by!  Your next stop on the hop is ISS's owner herself, VIRGINIA!  Don't forget to go back to InStyle Stamps to vote for your favorite project too!

Here's the complete list of the hop too:
Kim
Mary
Jodi
Melissa
Joy
Maylee
Julie
Raquel
Linda
Janelle
Genevieve
Lysa {U R here!}
Virginia
Margie
Piali
Lana
Angelique
Cindi

You can still CLICK HERE to get an instant 5% discount on InStyle Stamps!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend- I still have some last minute things I need to get done before the holiday!