Pumpkin Spice DT call

Hello!  I made this card duo for the Pumpkin Spice DT call.  Pumpkin Spice is a great on-line shop that offers amazing discounts on products (30% off, to be exact)!  They carry all of the trendy popular paper lines in 6x6 sizes for us cardmakers, which makes me smile!
For the call, we had to showcase a project that we made using things they carry in their store.  I decided to make this card set with My Mind's Eye "Sunshine" Lost & Found Two collection.  I adore the yellows and blues.  I made one card that is more clean and simple and one that is more shabby chic-both styles that I love!
One thing I love about MME paper collections, is that the paper is so versatile, and you can let it be the showstopper on your card-not necessarily the stamps.  I loved the collage look of the sewing machine, doily, postage stamp and music score-all part of the paper. I just added the circle with a stamped sentiment, some baker's twine from The Twinery, ribbon and a die cut dress form. VOILA!
The second card, that is more CAS in style-I cut the paper so that the "adore you" on the DP is the sentiment for my card.  The only stamping is the flourishes.  I used Tim Holtz distress inks in walnut stain and antique linen to distress the edges of the paper, along with the stamped flourishes and "love".

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

Emily

A Christmas Card For You!

Hello!  I apologize to all of my cardmaking followers for my lack of cards this week!  The December Daily is something that I really wanted to do this year, so you are going to have to deal with some scrapbook stuff, too!  Here is a card I made using the Birds & Swirls and Houndstooth Cuttlebug folders.  I inked the raised images with green ink and then ran it through the CB.  I then went back with a red copic marker and added the berry color.  I inked all of the edges of my cardstock with distress inks and of course had to have some baker's twine from The Twinery!  The sentiment is from Verve's Santa's Helper set.  I used one of my Spellbinder's Labels dies. Don't ask me which one, because I rip them open, and stick them in my die bin with no labeling!  I also added some red kaiser pearls to each side of the sentiment.

Stay tuned for more December Daily pages and I will have my usual cards, too!  I also have some home decor projects coming up, so stay tuned!

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

Happy Birthday to me....

Hello!  Today is my birthday.  I am 37 years young! LOL!  To celebrate, I am sharing a card with one of my favorite things-candy!  The stamps are from The Stamps Of Life set, candy2share.  I pieced the lollipops with papers from echo park and added some glitter and baker's twine to the lollipops for fun.

No big plans for today, but to hang out with my guys.  I think they are planning a big dinner for me tonight, and even my five year olds are being quiet about it and keeping it a secret!  I may work on some more of my December Daily album pages, but I may just curl up with a book and relax.

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

December Daily-I took the plunge!

Hello!  I decided to challenge myself this year to complete a December Daily album.  I did not get the scrapbooking done that I wanted to this year, so this will be my consolation prize!  I also think it is an amazing idea and project. The concept of a December Daily journal or book was developed by Ali Edwards.  You can read more about it and see her fab album HERE.  I made my album out of recycled cereal boxes covered with cardstock and inked up.  The album cover and back are 6.5 x 6.5 ".  The pages inside will be 6 x 6".  I like the idea of using double sided 6 x 6 pages to maximize the patterns on both the fronts and back.  I decided I will stick extra envelopes and things in as I complete the days.

This is the inside of the album cover.  I created a large tag with journaling about why I decided to create this album.

For day one I created a page dedicated to the many advent calendars we have in our house.  From chains, to chocolate to Star Wars Lego-we have a bunch!  The kraft envelope will hold more small photos of our advents along with some journaling about every one's favorite.

As I complete my December Daily pages I will blog them!  I will create a separate blog post for each day even if I complete a bunch in one day!  I am going to play "catch up" today! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Peace On Earth and some family stuff!

Hello!  Today I have a card using a sentiment from Tradefish Designs set, Sentiments of The Season.  I used a punch from SU for my bird and branch.  I sponged green ink on the "text" paper limb.  I stamped the sentiment in the lower corner of my white panel first and then ran it through my Cuttlebug with the swiss dots folder.  I then adhered that to my white card base and added my bird and limb to the side.  I added some red baker's twine from The Twinery to the top.
Make sure you check out the newest GO Fish challenge!  You can find the details HERE.
Busy few days at my  house.  Max had surgery on Friday-adnoidectomy, ET tubes placed, and bilateral inguinal hernia repairs.  He is feeling much better, but cries when I have to give him ear drops.  Ear drops and eye drops for kids suck.  No other way to put it.
Yesterday, Will participated in a First Lego League competition.  It is a program that is based on science and technology.  He and his teammates had to come up with a research project based on food safety, which was the them this year.  They had to provide research evidence and a prototype invention that they developed to help make food safer to eat.  They also had to build a robot to perform certain tasks for points.  They had 2.5 minutes to get as many points with their robot as they could.  They acquired the most points so they won the top award for robot performance.  We were so happy and excited.  Here are some photos from the event, so humor a proud mama! :)

This is Will with the robot that he and his team built and programmed.

This is Will, team and coaches during the first round of robot competition.

It was hard to get good photos because we were not allowed in certain areas during the competition, but this is Will, coaches and team when they won the award for Best Robot Performance.  Will is in the middle!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Emily

The Stamps Of Life New Release

The first of the month means a new club set from The Stamps Of Life!!! Club members get 15% discounts ALWAYS!  You can still purchase any of the stamp sets even if you are not a club member. Another awesome thing about TSOL...all stamp sets ship for $1.00 in the states!!!! You can't beat it.

I love all of the fun candies in this set and how you can change them up.  I paired this sweet sentiment and candy image with some  paper from My Mind's Eye Lime Twist collection.  I added a baker's twine bow with some fab twine from The Twinery, too!  The round candies and the suckers all work perfectly with a 1" circle punch.  It was easy to layer that candy and it looks like it was paper pieced!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

The Stamps Of Life and The Twinery Blog Hop!

Are you ready for some fun?

The {Stamps} of Life and The Twinery Design Teams are playing together for this hop!

About The Twinery:

Our twine is made from 100% cotton, it’s eco-friendly and made in the USA. Whether you’re gift wrapping, crafting or tying up baked goods to give to a friend, our baker’s twine adds a fresh, yet nostalgic look to any project at hand! Our baker’s twine comes in 14 delicious colors and is uniquely twisted against a bright white hue, creating an eye-popping burst of color and a creative embellishment! Our twine has lots of color which lends to a fun, candy-striped look. For creative ideas & more…visit OUR BLOG!

About The {Stamps} of Life:

We feature high quality, made in the USA, clear stamps and digital stamps/brushes for stampers, card makers and scrapbookers. Feel free to browse our gallery with more than 2500 samples using our stamps, watch our free how-to videos and join our club!

As you make your way through the hop make sure you comment on each and every post. There will be 2 prize winners chosen randomly among the blogs:

One winner will win 2 stamp sets  (winners choice) valued at $12.95 -total retail value: $26.90 per prize! from The {Stamps} of Life.

&

One winner will win the Ultimate Color Sampler Pack ($25 value!) from The Twinery!!!

The prize winners will be announced on The {Stamps}of Life and The Twinery Blogs on Wednesday November 16th. 

I used two different sets from TSOL for my card. The stocking is from the Christmas2build set and the sentiment is from the Penguins4Christmas set.  I stamped my stocking on white cardstock and then cut it out.  I applied a moderate coating of Tombow multi all over the stocking and let it dry for about 30 minutes.  I then used some red and green baker's twine to fill in the parts of the stocking.  I like how the twine gives it a "knit" kind of look!  I hung my stocking from some more baker's twine and added a couple bows on the end.


Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Emily Leiphart.  If you get lost along the way, check out the entire list of blogs below.

The hop list:
The Twinery Blog
The {Stamps}of Life Blog
Jeanne Streiff
Julie Ranae
Deb Felts
Monique Hansen
Vicki Garrett
Monika Wright
Emily Niehaus
Emily Leiphart
Beverly Sizemore

Hera Frei

Tami Mayberry

Stacey Winters

Lydia Fiedler

Caroline Stender

Kim Pargeter
Joana Studer
Katrina Hunt
Laura Williams
Jen Carter
Kim Howard
Jenny Suchin
Sheri Twing

The Stamps Of Life and The Twinery Blog Hop!

 

 

Are you ready for some fun?

 

The {Stamps} of Life and The Twinery Design Teams are playing together for this hop!

 

About The Twinery:

Our twine is made from 100% cotton, it's eco-friendly and made in the USA. Whether you're gift wrapping, crafting or tying up baked goods to give to a friend, our baker's twine adds a fresh, yet nostalgic look to any project at hand! Our baker's twine comes in 11 delicious colors and is uniquely twisted against a bright white hue, creating an eye-popping burst of color and a creative embellishment! Our twine has lots of color which lends to a fun, candy-striped look. 

For creative ideas & more...visit OUR BLOG!

About The {Stamps} of Life:

 

We feature high quality, made in the USA, clear stamps and digital stamps/brushes for stampers, card makers and scrapbookers. Feel free to browse our gallery with more than 2500 samples using our stamps, watch our free how-to videos and join our club!

As you make your way through the hop make sure you comment on each and every post. There will be 4 prize winners chosen randomly among the blogs:

Two $20 gift certificates from The {Stamps} of Life

and

Two Colorful Bunch Sampler Packs ($20 value!) from The Twinery!!!

 

The prize winners will be announced on The {Stamps}of Life and The Twinery Blogs

on Tuesday May 3rd.

 

The hop list:

 

The Twinery Blog

The {Stamps}of Life Blog

Jeanne Streiff

Julie Ranae

Deb Felts

Monique Hansen

Vicki Garrett

Monika Wright

Emily Niehaus

Emily Leiphart

Beverly Sizemore

Tifany DeGough

Joana Studer

Katrina Hunt

Laura Williams

Jen Carter

Kim Howard

Jenny Suchin

Sheri Twing

 For the first card above, I used TSOL of set, dictionary4me. On my second card I used TSOL set, cars2drive.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

FWF-The Right Accessories....

Hello! Happy Friday!  Today I have a fun card using Cosmo Cricket's Upcycle patterned paper.  Love the colors and the purses seemed to go perfectly with this accessories sentiment from the To The Moon & Back KOTM.  I used an EK success punch for the circle border and then wove my baker's twine through it and tied it in a double bow. The baker's twine is from The Twinery. I distressed all of the edges of the paper with distress inks.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Emily

Hello, Friends....

Hello, Friends!  I decided to showcase a non holiday card on my blog today!  I made this one for the sketch challenge over on SCS.  I inked up stamps from my Unity December KOTM (the mushroom image). The "hello friend" is from an older kit.  I ran my white panel through the CB with my swiss dots folder.  I added some lemon drop twine from The Twinery.  I really love this twine, but I gotta tell ya... that the lemon drop (especially against the red) looks VERY orange! LOL!  There is some orange in one of the mushrooms, so it worked out okay!

For Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger-love the rainbow of color in these mittens:

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily