Fairy Irish!

I hope that you are having a fabulous weekend!

We're celebrating Ken's 7th birthday all weekend and later this week, I have something to share with you all... I can hardly wait :)

In my last post, I showed you a sneak peek of my Irish Fairy Jolinne.

Here's another look at her... isn't she so sweet?!

You can find different Jolinne stamps over at MFT.

I Dream of Stamping has a new challenge for March! It can be for St. Patrick's Day. Or perhaps you think green is the most awesome color. Maybe you live green and want to incorporate that into your project. Whatever your reason is, we invite you to make a card that is "GREEN".  

I combined this challenge with a new sketch from The Sweet Stop.
Here's the sketch for SSS47:

Here is my card!

See that little clover in the corner?

I put it together on a button with 4 petite hearts.

I used the Heart to Heart punch (SU) to punch out the hearts.

Then I found a teeney green button and added a glue dot to the top.

Then I used the four holes as a guide for my teeney hearts.

After adding the third shamrock leaf, attach your stem (if you want one).

I swear I have the Bermuda Triangle thing goin' on in my craft room. A few weeks ago, I misplaced my Crop-A-Dile. A few days ago, I misplaced my CD holder of Circle Nestabilities. Both are still missing. Tonight, I misplaced the shamrock that you see in the picture above. My husband helped me search all over my craft room and it's nowhere to be found! My youngest came out, shook his head, and said (with hands on his hips) "Those Leprechauns!"

Okay! Now it's YOUR turn to show me!

Hop over to I Dream of Stamping for the details of this challenge!

GREEN challenge!

From shamrocks to leprechauns to lucky charms, anything is game as long as it's Irish and green. But wait... you might be saying "My favorite color is REALLY green!!" Then this challenge is for you!

I Dream of Stamping is having a GREEN challenge. Come join in on the fun!

My oldest son is turning 7 today! I know it's not much of an excuse but coupled with a long week and this celebration today, I have not been able to spend much quality time at the craft table. I am working on my green card tonight after the little ones (or not so little any more) are in bed. In the meantime, I have this sneak peek for you...

Meet Fairy Sweet Jolinne from MFT, who is now my IRISH fairy. :)

For each petal on the shamrock

This brings a wish your way-

Good health, good luck, and happiness

For today and every day.

I will be back with the full card tomorrow!

Hop on over to I Dream of Stamping and see what Jana and Michelle have come up with for this challenge!

IDOS Winter Card Olympics FINAL EVENT - Every second counts!

Hello everyone, and welcome to our 5th and final Winter Card Olympics challenge here on I Dream of Stamping! This challenge is a TIME challenge. We are challenging you to make a card in 10 minutes (you get 15 if you need it... for example, Jana had a sleeping baby on her shoulder!) This is of course on the honor system, but we think you'll have fun seeing just what you can create in a time crunch!!


I have to admit that I did not count the coloring of my image into the time frame. It took me about five minutes to color this and then a couple of more minutes to cut it out. I did start the time as soon as I started to trim the image out. Somehow, I managed to whip this card up in just under 10 minutes! 15 minutes if you count the time it took to color with Copics. Oh my... you should see my craft room! It is a MESS!


I used one of my favorites... Pink Cat Studio! I used Fairy Lily from the Enchanted Lily. I found a few scraps of Sugar Rush (Basic Grey) designer paper in my collection and put them over white Stamper's Select (Papertrey) cardstock. I roughed up the edges quickly with my fingernail... no time to pull out any fancy tools! LOL! I take that back. I did pull out my ScallopTrim Border Punch (Stampin' Up) to quickly punch out a pretty border. Pretty in Pink satin ribbon (SU) completes the card and accents the wavy border along the bottom of the second layer.

Dazzling Diamonds glitter (SU) sparkles on Lily's fairy wings.

Copics used: 0, E0000, E00, E01, E17, R32, Y11, YG03, G03, G28, BG0000.

I ADORE Pink Cat Studio! I want to also take a moment to thank Melissa again for this post on her Pink Cat Studio Blog.

I had submitted a card for her Paper Piecing Contest in January and I won!!

Thank you!!

Okay! Now it's your turn!

Hop on over to I Dream of Stamping (IDOS) and check out the details!

Hugs!

IDOS Winter Card Olympics Challenge #4 - CURLING

Welcome to another "I Dream of Stamping" Winter Card Olympics challenge! Challenge #4 is CURLING! You can curl paper, ribbon, or whatever else you want to curl! Just be sure to include HOW you have used curling on your card in the description. Make your project and then enter the challenge over at I Dream of Stamping for your chance to win a prize!

I curled some designer paper strips and made the curls into the tails of a bow. Just run thin strips of paper over closed scissors or twirl tightly around something long, thin, and round (like the needle part of a paper piecer). Do it slowly so as not to tear the paper or wrinkle it. If there are two layers to the paper, the bottom one might peel off, making it thinner and easier to work with.

Aren't these Pure Innocence girls from My Favorite Things, just ADORABLE?!!

Hop on over and visit with Jana and Michelle to see how they "curled"! Don't forget to visit I Dream of Stamping to see all of our challenges and join in on the fun!

I can't wait to see what you come up with!

IDOS Winter Card Olympics Challenge #3 - Ice, Ice, Baby!

Ok Card Olympians, let's get frosty!! For this challenge, we want to see some ICE! Jana's favorite ice on cards is iridescent ice and the faux diamond dust technique. We'd love to see YOUR favorite ways to include ice or snow on your cards!


Head over to I Dream of Stamping Challenge #3 with your Icy entry before 5pm PST on February 28th for your chance to win the Paper Pretties stamp set S.W.A.K.!!


I used the adorable stamp, Building Snowman Maya from La-La Land Crafts. I stamped it with Tuxedo Black on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock. I used Copics to color the image. A "frame" was punched out with a square punch. I used this frame over my stamped image and used my VersaMark ink pad to ink up the open area (over the stamped image). Then I poured Iridescent Ice all over it. Here's what it looks like before I heated it up:
 

Then I heated it up until it looked like this (I think I may have overheated it a bit):

 

Here's my final card and a closeup:

Come play along with us!

I Dream of Stamping Challenge #3

IDOS Winter Card Olympics Challenge #2 - Heat Embossing!

Have you been watching the Olympic games? Brrrr!
We are already on challenge #2 over at "I Dream of Stamping" blog. This time, we're challenging you to get warmed up after watching all that ice and snow and do some HEAT EMBOSSING!


We would love to have you play along with us! The prize for this challenge is the level II Occasions mini catalog hostess set Picnic Parade in clear mount form. You have until February 28th to link up your entry HERE. All winners will be posted on our I Dream of Stamping blog on March 1st!

I used the darling "Look Who's Perky" stamp set from Paper Pretties. I stamped the swirly frame in Tuxedo Black (Memento) on designer paper from Daisy Bucket. Then I cut the frame out by hand. I used VersaMark ink pad over the entire frame and then sprinkled Glassy Glaze embossing powder (SU). After I heated it up, it looked like this:

Then I stamped the coffee cup and mug in black Staz-On and stamped it over the glazed frame. I stamped the cup, mug, and sugar bowl on misc. scraps of designer paper by Daisy Bucket and cut them out by hand. Dimensionals were used to pop them up onto the glazed frame.

 

Here is my final card!

Come play with us! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

hugs,

I Dream of Stamping - 2010 Winter Card Olympics Begin!

The 2010 Winter Olympics are well under way in Vancouver!


The 2010 Winter Card Olympics has officially started over at I Dream of Stamping! Our first challenge to you is a color challenge! Create a card using the colors of your favorite country's flag, or, using the colors from the Olympic Logo (Green Galore, Brilliant Blue, Real Red, Yoyo Yellow and Basic Black). You have until 5pm on February 28th to post your link, then we'll select a winner and post their card here on March 1st. Be sure to hop over to I Dream of Stamping to find out all of the fine details of the challenge. There is a prize over there to be won! I will be adding a goodie to the prize as well!


I am Japanese. I was born and raised here in the US but I am proud to be Japanese American! The country I have chosen to support (beside U.S.A) is Japan!

It's Valentine's Day and Kevin sent me a bouquet of 18 long stem RED roses!!!

Here is my card using the Red and White from Japan's flag as my color inspiration and the gorgeous roses as my image inspiration!

Challenges:

I Dream of Stamping - Winter Olympics Inspiration Challenge

Simon Says - LOVE (the rose represents LOVE from my hubby)

Tuesday Taggers - LOVE

The Pixie Cottage - LOVE

Creative Belli - Ribbons

Crazy 4 Challenges - RED

This rose is from the stamp set, A Rose is A Rose by SU. I stamped it several times on watercolor paper, spritzing the stamps as I went along. Then I cut each one apart and layered them with dimensionals. I am in LOVE with Flower Soft! Memories Live On carries them now and I have bought at least 10+ jars of this stuff in every color imaginable... will be using them to teach the next class. Anyways, I have Strawberry Flower Soft in extra fine. Isn't it beautiful?!

I can't wait to see what you come up with!


Let the games begin!

I Dream of Stamping

The Olympics kicked off last night and so did a new stamping blog called "I Dream of Stamping."  My dear stamping buddies, Jana Weaver, Michelle VanWiggeren and I, wanted to do more stamping and posting on our blogs so we decided to challenge each other to do so. From that a whole new blog was created. I Dream of Stamping is not only for us but for you as well! Bienvenue!


To kick things off, we decided to host the 2010 Winter Card Olympics!
You can read all about this fun challenge over on I Dream of Stamping.


I was a mess last night, trying to get better (physically) and ready to teach my Copics class and Cards class at Memories Live On. I had to delay posting my portion of the torch relay until today. LOL! I remember watching the torch lighting ceremony and there was the malfunction at the end...


Anyways, here's my card to kick off the Olympics:

I created the rings using my 1-3/8" circle punch and 1-3/4" circle punch. I punched these circles on Papertrey's Stampers Select White. Using Copic markers B18, Y15, 100, G14, and R46, I colored the circles with the chiseled end. I ran the Diamond Bling (Bazzill Bling) through the Big Shot with the Snowflakes (Cuttlebug) embossing folder. That's Polar White Flowersoft that is on the cupcake. I added some glitter to it before the glue dried for some extra sparkle. I didn't have any torches and saw this cupcake... it looks like a torch! If anything, it's a cupcake! You all know I love my cupcakes! lol!


Now hop over to see what Jana and Michelle have come up with for the torch relay! Then visit I Dream of Stamping for the deets.
Our first challenge will be posted tomorrow (Sunday) with a prize so be sure to come back!

Happy stamping dreams!