CCC#18

Our blog group had another challenge....a great one at  that...in honor of the guys watching football on Sunday we were to make a boy card. We were not allowed to use any bling and we had two use two other challenges. I decided to use a Dustin Pike digi image that I have had for a while now....dragon firefighter...isn't he so cute. So this image is new so it would qualify for the ABC Challenge....use something new also I used a card sketch from Sweet Sketches Wednesday it was a great sketch...I did not do it justice!

Materials used:
Image: Dustin Pike Digital images
Copic Markers
SU! cardstock
DCWV DP
Button
SU! twine

Softpencil Thursday~Two cute Musicians

I'm running a tad late this week with my softpencil post. But here it is....two cute musicians!
I finished my card and posted and the realized that we had a challenge to do with this post....crap...BUT...I think I got it handled...the challenge was 1 of this, 2 of that, and 3 of those...awesome challenge right? I thought so! (1) ribbon  (2) layers  (3) stars! I think I got it covered!! I also used a sketch today from Unscripted Sketches #40

Materials use:
Image: softpencil~two cute musicians
DP: DCWV
Copics
stickles
copic spica pens
star eyelets
Sentiment~just a note from Stamping Bella
Ribbon

Fab n' Funky Challenges

This week Softpencil is sponsoring Fab n' Funky Challenges which is to emboss something. I know we all love our embossing...dry or wet! So hop on over and take the challenge this week for a chance to win a wonderful gift from Softpencil!
I also joined ABC Challenges this week which was to use something new...my image is new!
Cupcake Craft Challenge challenge this week is four legged friend...which is perfect seeing how we have Michu and Ratiny...both four legged!

 Materials used:
Image: softpencil Amy, Michu and Ratiny
Dots from Stamping Bella
Copic markers
SU! stamp for sentiment
Red embossing powder (used on sentiment)
Circle cutter
SU! cardstock

Some major stamp organization

When I first started to purchase other stamps other than SU! I realized that not all of them are mounted on wood. Stamping Bellas being my very first NON-SU! purchase. I needed to come up with a way to store them. I decided to just put them in baggies and hang them off of a ring...well...two years later and a HUGE collection of un-mounted stamps later that just wasn't working for me. I tried the CD cases...didn't like that idea..too small for me. So FINALLY SU! decided to start selling their stamps un-mounted and now have these great DVD cases to store them in. Of course I still prefer my SU!'s to be wood mounted but for my other un-mounted stamps this would be prefect.
I basically kept with the same formula I use for my SU! stamps....I stamp them out on paper, label each page with a number this one is number 4...write out the name of each stamp.....

   Put them all together, punch a whole in them, put them on a ring and hang them....super super simple.

Here are my DVD cases...all of them are labeled with what is in them and their number which coordinates with the page they are stamped on for easy finding.

Look how many Bellas I was able to get in one case! I just love these! Nice, neat, organized, easy to find. Yay for me!

Softpencil~Michu and Michula

Happy Thursday to everyone! I felt so bad...I totally missed my softpencil post for last week, my wrist just wasn't up to the challenge...but my cast is off now and even though I have a bit of pain...I'm good to go!
Here is super cute Michu and Michula which you can purchase on the softpencil site...clink on the link on my sidebar.
Our challenge this week was to use rhinestones, eyelets or brads...I went with a brad...yes one single brad.
I decided to paper piece the heart and I love how that turned out.
I participated in Mojo Mondays sketch challenge 123...you could do the sketch as a circle or square...as you can tell..I went with the square shape!
Also participated in Fab n' Funky Challenges challenge 8 which was to use a digi image or sentiment...well...Michu and Michula is surely a digi image...a super cute one at that!

Materials used:
SU! cardstock
Buttons
SU! ribbon
Copics
Brad
Paper flowers

Paper Jewels...new store!!

A very good friend of mine has decided to jump into the world of online web sites. She has opened her very first store and is selling these super super cute stamps called Bildmalarna's. They are sooo super cute and she just got her first shipment in which means she is now OPEN for business!

Please stop by the store and take a look at what she has and of course....you can always buy some too!!!

We will be having a blog starting February the DT team will be displaying their work and on Sundays there may be a few challenges!

Paper Jewels

Winter 8x8 stamp it out!

Here is the other half of the swap I was in. I also did winter pages too. I love the idea of stamp it out...making one more use for those many many stamps we have!
These were fairly easy....blues, creams, and burgandy. And my stamps...I'm sure you can see the lovely bella and I used an SU! for the background snowflakes.
I did not color my images in because...well...with a cast on my right arm it's hard to color much of anything and doing it well is even harder so I thought it best to leave them as is and the owner could color if they wanted to.
BUT::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::THE CAST IS OFF AS OF TODAY!!!
AND::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Today is my 13 year wedding anniversary!!!
Two great things in one day!