Stamp Something

Hi! In honor of Thanksgiving here in the states, the theme of this week's Stamp Something Challenge is Thanks!  I used this adorable new Magnolia I won from Bunny Zoe's.  The papers are from Whimsy Stamps and I love them!!!  Very soft non-traditional colors.  The sentiment is from Whimsy as well, the "thank you" is from Stampin Up.  Simple embellies on this one ribbon, stickles, pearls and a felt snowflake.
I am most likely taking the week off from blogging to celebrate the holiday.  So here's wishing you all a fabulous Thanksgiving, my it be filled with friends, family and turkey:) 
Challenges....
Friday Sketchers...sketch
Stampin for the weekend...winter
Simon Says....Sparkle
7 kids...give thanks

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Stamp Something PINK

In honor of the last week of breast cancer awareness month, we'd love to see some pink at Stamp Something this week!!!  I decided to go with this super cute Tilda.  I used Basic grey Eva papers along with some flowers, pearls and ribbon!  The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps. 
Have a fun and safe Halloween weekend everyone!  Don't eat too much candy!
Challenges.....
Magnolias down under.....all aboard
Totally papercrafts...bling it on
Allsorts...spots and stripes

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Stamp Something for back to school!

Morning ladies! The stamp something challenge this week is back to school!!  My girls start Monday and we are all very excited!
We have our fabulous monthly sponsor, Simon Says, again this week!!  SO play along if you can for your chance at a wonderful shopping spree!!
We are also hosting a DT call, so if you're interested in joining the team, visit the post for all the details!
I went with this super cutie Tilda and the Magnolia envelope image for my card.  I paired them with some school themed fancy pants papers.  I added wild orchid flowers, jumbo eyelets, hemp twine and a fun school charm.  I also stitched the edges.  The sentiment is a favorite of mine from Whimsy Stamps.  I plan on keeping this card handy, you never know when you'll need a thank you teacher card:)
Challenges.....
 Just Magnolia....sketch
Totally Tilda...stitching
Simple Doodles..back to school
fussy and fancy...back to school
Paper Cutz...metal
Cute Card Thursday...no die cuts or punches
Little red wagon...back to school
7 kids...strip it down
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Fairytale time

 Good morning!! It's another Friday already!!!  Boy I thought July went by fast but August is going even faster!!!
We'd like to see your fairytale creations this week!
Our sponsor is Magnolia-licious so I decided to go with ballerina Tilda and a fairy sentiment from SU.  The papers are my mind's eye.  I colored Tilda with copics and added some stickles to her crown.  The flowers are from Wild orchid crafts.  I added stitching and distressed the edges with ink and scissors.
It's an easel card and the inside has MME papers and some pearls and hemp twine.
Magnolia down under...easel card
Sweet Stampin..pretty in pink
Cupcake craft...lace
Sentimental Sunday...anything goes
Inspirational card sketches....sketch
Paper Sundaes..metal
Charisma Card...easel

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Magnolia Christmas

Hi all!  Afternoon post for you today.  We went blueberry picking this am and it was amazing!  We are, however, almost out of blueberries already.  Oh well, we'll have to go back!
I think I am officially making Christmas cards now.  This one uses this super cute Tilda.  I went with the Eskimo kisses paper from Basic grey and kept it really simple. 
Challenges....
Simon Says...sketch
Cupcake craft...pastel christmas
going grey...christmas in july
Magnolias down under...christmas in July
 Stampin for the weekend...3 papers, 2 flowers, 1 ribbon and a charm

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Stamp Something with the new team!!!!!

The changing of the DT is always a bittersweet time.  I know I'll miss my teammies from last time, but I am so excited to meet a new bunch of girls!!!  In honor of the 4th and getting to know the new gals, we decided on using flag colors as inspiration for our projects this week!
Being in the US, I went with red,white and blue.  I chose to use this super sweet Magnolia image.  I decided on different prints of baja blue for my papers and then hints of red.  And I realized I "need" more red flowers LOL.

Please join me in giving a warm welcome to the new team, these gals created some amazing projects for you to check out!!!  And finally I'm offering a double prize on Stamp Something this week.  If you mail your Stamp Something card to Bella, you can enter twice at Stamp Something for a chance to win this bonus prize!!!  See the site for all the details!!

Challenges....
Magnolias down under.....something sweet
Daring cardmakers...rubies
Simon says...check it out
Papertake...in stitches
Cupcake craft...sketch


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Stamp Something

Here we are at the last Stamp Something challenge of the month.  Which means Simon Says is our sponsor!!!!  And sadly it's the last challenge with the current team:(  Bye gals!!!!  We decided to do vintage andflowers this week.
I used this super cute Tilda and her little swing.  My sewing machine is still on the fritz, so I did the best I could with that and some inks to distress the edges.  The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps.  And the papers are basic grey.
Off to a playdate!!!!  But before I go....
Bella's Blog Hop Week 1.....starts here
Have a card for Bella.....post here
Pop over to Stamp Something to say goodbye to all the gals
Challenges....
Paper Sundaes...pretty as a princess
Delightful sketches...it's summer
Papertake...sketch

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Last teacher thank you!!!

I can't believe there are only 3 school days left!!!!  We have graduations and celebrations all week!  So not a lot of crafting time!!!  But after next Tuesday, the calendar is really starting to lighten up!!!
This is the third teacher thank you I made for my daughter's class.  They'll be presenting them along with the class gift on Friday. 
I made each card quite different as the 3 teachers are quite different.  This one has lots of fun colors!  I used an old Magnolia with a cute pencil! Perfect for a teacher!  I added the teacher charm and some flowers and buttons!  The paper is from basic grey. The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps! 

Challenges....
 Cooking it up with Katie....green, ribbon and embossing (I dry embossed the lilac circle)
Crafty Creations...stitching
papertake...ice cream flavors (rainbow sherbert)
Just Magnolia.....Sketch
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Stamp Something Birthday Hop!!!!!!

Hello!!!!  Welcome!!  Hope you are enjoying the hop so far, you should be hopping here from LISA'S BLOG.  If not please head to the Stamp Something blog for all the fun and info!!!
I used a super cute Magnolia (available at Simon Says) for my card for the hop and perfect for our cupcake theme!!  I paired her with some SEI sparkly papers.  Lots of embellies on this one!!  I have bunches of flowers, some pearls, some ribbon, stitching and a fun candle charm!!  I used my Martha Stewart present punch for the border.  The sentiment is from SU!!!

A little  mushy stuff now....... A big huge thanks to all the Stamp Something girls past and present, what a fun time we've had over the past two years.  I've been so lucky to meet some amazing people and wonderful friends through this little challenge blog.  A thank you to Heidi and Lols from Simon Says too for your support and help with the hop.  A big thanks to everyone who plays along too, love visiting and seeing what you've done with the challenge!!!  Finally, big birthday hugs to Denise, my partner in crime here at SS, who knew our little blog would get to be two and be responsible for daily laughs!!!! Here's to many more!!!!:)

Oh and I have candy!!!!!!! I have a fun cupcake stamp set from Simon Says, some Basic grey stamps, rub-ons and cupcake bling, a penny black set, a mini color box chalk pad and some primas!  Just enter the linky below by 7pm EST Thursday, May 27 for your chance to win!!!!


Next is the last stop on the cupcake hop!!!  The STAMP SOMETHING BLOG!!!!!  Hop on over to leave your name in the linky to win the Simon Says gift certificate!!!

Challenges....
sketch saturday.....Sketch
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I sewed, again

Yes I am officially addicted to sewing on cards!!!  It's just so fun!!!!  Hope you are having a great week!  We're having a fun week over here!!  The warm weather is really helping with that!  And I got to play with my new Magnolia finally!!  I stamped Tilda on the card stock, then masked the whiff of joy background around her.  I gave her some flower soft flowers then went to town on sewing and distressing.  The ribbon and sentiment are SU.  And I added some cherry blossoms from Whimsy stamps to finish it up!  Have a great day!
Challenges...
Just magnolia...sketch and thanks you
 Magnolia down under....masking
Copic colour challenge....YG00,V91,RV13 (I usedYG11, RV21 instead)
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A Magnolia Easter

Morning everyone!!!  What a little teaser last week was.  It was warm, sunny and just gorgeous!  Now it's cold, rainy and icky!  So I decided to create my own spring with my card!!!

I used this super sweet Magnolia image which I received from Denise!!!  Thanks hun, I LOVE her!!!!  She also stamped it on different card stock and that was great too!!  I was so excited for this image as I had just won a gift certificate to Simon Says and spent it on some fun flock!!!!  This stuff ROCKS!  It's so soft and easy to use and really made this little sheep look even cuter!!!!

The paper is basic grey LilyKate and I added my standard embellies...primas, SU ribbon and MS punch out branches.  I also added some buttons, hadn't used those in awhile!!!  I also made it in to an easel card, since I'm on an easel kick right now!  I don't jazz up the inside too much as I have really large handwriting and need some room to write!  And my daughters sign their names so we need room for that as well.

The sentiment is from SU as are the oval punches.  Stop by later for some fun news!!!!
Challenges!
Magnolia down under....sketch
Everybody Art...Easter
Roses on Paper..punches
going grey...spring
incy wincy...spring/ Easter
Stamp with fun.....Easter
AllSorts....spring
Saturday Challenge...spring in your step
Just Magnolias...easel cards
pile it on..furry friends

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Recipe Something

Evening everyone!!! We just got internet back, still no power but we are at least connected with the outside world now!!!!
Quick post to show you my Stamp Something card for today. It's a recipe of designer paper, buttons and ribbon. Check, check and check! I made another easel card as you can see from this crummy picture, I had planned to retake today, but mother nature had different plans for me.
I'm about to check in the attic for a couple board games before I lose the light up there. Hope you all in the Northeast weathered the storm OK.
Challenges......
Lili of the valley.......sketch
Totally gorjuss...flowers
Magnolia down under...easel
Everybody art...easel
CRAFT......sparkle and ribbons
Cute Card Thursday...ribbon
Your next stamp...spring colors
Creative Inspirations...thank you
Paper Jewels..cute and girly

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Get well soon

Good morning!
What a raw rainy day we are having, but I'll take it over snow!!! I'm soo ready for spring!
My husband's uncle is in the hospital, so I wanted to make a get well card for him. I think he likes to fish, so I went with this Magnolia image. I made an easel card, which are so fun and easy. The pictures are a little off since it's so yucky out there today. I used assorted basic grey papers. The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps. I embellished with manly embellies...eyelets, brads, buttons, and twine. Well we have another vacation week playdate to get ready for, so I'll visit you all tomorrow:)
Challenges.....
Magnolia down under......easel card
Roses on Paper......for the boys
LaLa Land....sketch
All that scraps recipe....4 embellies, 3 papers, 2 colors, 1 image
Quixotic.....one for the boys
Pile it on...get well soon
Everybody Art...Easel Card
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Stamp Something Delicious!!!!!!

It's a yummy challenge this week at Stamp Something!!!! Vicki's in charge and she wants to see you use something delicious in honor of our sponsor, Digital Delights!!! I went with yummy cupcakes from my DCWV sparkly sweet papers!! I paired it with this super cute TIlda holding a rolling pin! She looks ready to cook! I distressed the edges and added some primas, pearls and a fun heart charm! I'm sure by now you recognize my fav valentines sentiment from Whimsy Stamps!!! Let's see what delicious things the rest of the team has in store for you!!!!
Challenges.....
Cute Daisy May...vintage
Friday Sketchers...Sketch
Just Magnolias...hearts and flowers
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Magnolia Valentine

Good afternoon!!! What a busy day I've had already and it isn't even lunchtime!! Just wanted to do a quick post to share a Valentine Card with you. I used a new Magnolia I received from my Secret Santa for Christmas. I love her little cherry boots!! I also gave paper pleating a try. What a fun new technique, a little tricky, but I loved the result. The papers are basic grey. I also added some primas, a charm and a whimsy stamp sentiment.
Challenges...
Friday Sketchers...Sketch
Just magnolias...paper pleating
Magnolia down under...stamp with another use
cupcake craft....girly
diecut dreams..coffee and cream
Simon Says...hot chocolate
Charisma cardz...pink, cream, brown and toffee
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Saturday Spotlight with a Magnolia

It's the first 2010 challenge at Saturday Spotlight. And this week we'd like you to....
go CRAZY with calendars! Whether you decided to make a coaster calendar, a calendar notebook, an easel card with a miniature calendar, tear up your old 2009 calendar for some collage background pieces or get out your calendar stamps/images and just use one month for inspiration....we would love to see you get into the calendar craze with us!

I used a digi calendar image from The Cutting Cafe and added a super sweet Magnolia image I received from Denise, thanks hun!!! The papers are Basic Grey Bittersweet and the sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps.

Check out the rest of the divas for some wonderful calendar ideas!!!
Challenges....
Just Magnolia...sketch
LaLa Land.....How charming
Polka Doodles...open
Roses on Paper..favorite coloring medium COPICS!!!
Creative Card crew...anything goes

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