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A Chipboard challenge from Artful INKables

Hello! Today I have a card for you made with one of Artful INKables new sets, Monster Medical!  LOVE this set!  The current Think INK challenge requires you to add chipboard to your card or projects.  I used Thickers chipboard letters.  My DP is from Sassafras Lass Sunshine Lollipop collection.  I colored my monster with prisma pencils and blended with OMS.  Click HERE for all of the details on the chipboard challenge and your chance at a great prize! 

Have a great Sunday and thanks for stopping by!

Emily

EIC64-Barefootweaver

Hello!  This week's Etsy shop is Barefootweaver. Lot's of beatiful textiles and fibers to inspire you this week.  I decided to use some Indian Summer products from Bascgrey for my card today.  The DP, rub-on, and button are all from the Indian Summer collection.  I was inspired by the beautiful shawl below.

The colors made me think of the Indian Summer collection as soon as I saw it.  This week's sponsor is 7 Kid's College Fund.  Tons of great deals in this shop!  Make sure if you play to upload your card to the Etsy Inspired blog HERE.  Next Friday, a random winner will be picked to win THIS crocheted flower pin from Barefootweaver.  7 Kids College Fund will be offering THIS High Hopes stamp and THIS set of Memory Box notecards as prizes!  Go be crafty and creative for your chance to win these fabulous prizes!  Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Emily

More Paper Maniac Holiday Decor ideas!

Hello! For those of you not shopping today, I have a quick ribbon ornament idea for you today.  Paper Maniac has so many gorgeous ribbons, that I wanted to show you how to make this easy ornament!  This idea is from my mom.  She is a teacher, and does this with her students as gifts to take home to their parents or family each year.

First, you need to pick out a medium to large size foam ball that can be found in any craft store.  Next you want to cut strips of ribbon that are 3 to 4 inches in length.  You will need several!  Put some craft glue in a small dish or container.  Next you need a pencil that is sharpened (one that you can throw away when you are done!)  Take your ribbon and wrap around the end of pencil and dip it into your glue, then stick it into the foam ball.  Do this over and over.

 

You can make the ornament all ribbon, or you can add a photo.  My mom made these for my boys with photos of them from their first Christmas.  If you do this, cut out the part of the photo that you want on the ormament and then use sequins, beads and straight pins to create a border around the photo.  This also holds your photo onto the ornament.  You then fill in the rest of the ornament with the ribbon bits.  

Hope you give this a try!  This is a fun, inexpensive project to do with the kids!  Make sure you check out the great sales going on in the shop!

Hugs!

Emily

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you are surrounded by wonderful family and friends today and everyday!

Great big turkey hugs!

Emily

Santa's Sack and a Pixie Dust Studio Challenge!

Hello! My blog bud Lisa posted about a challenge over at Pixie Dust Studio. The challenge is to make a card with this FREE Santa image with some type of texture.  I colored my image with Copics, but added some crystal effects and glitter to the fur trim on Santa's suit.  I think this is one of the cutest Santa images I have seen so far this year!  I am starting to get more comfortable using my Copics!  I still turn to my prisma pencils for certain things, though!  Maybe Santa will bring me some new Copics for Christmas! ;)

We had a fun filled weekend!  I feel like I have probably gained 5 lbs., as we ate out ALOT this week!  Homemade fried chicken on Friday from my favorite little greasy spoon restaurant....Outback steak and lobster Saturday night....and finally....shrimp, steak and chicken fajitas that were AMAZING last night, after my nephew's birthday.  It was a spur of the moment decision, but super fun to go out with grandma and my BIL, SIL and nephews.  Six boys between the ages of 10 and 3-I bet they smiled(or cursed) as we walked out the door! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Love is in the air...at Artful INKables!

Hi there!  Today I have a card with one of the new releases from Artful INKables.  For all of you who have your Christmas cards already done, it is not to early to start thinking about Valentine's Day!  This set-Love Ya Lots, is perfect for Valentine's Day or for engagement or wedding cards.  I made this card for a wedding I will be attending soon.  Her colors are black and hot pink!  Don't forget to check out all of the fabulous charms that AI carries.  I attached one of the new heart charms to my card above!  They definitely add an extra touch to your cards!  Make sure you check out the new releases HERE.

On another note...just wanted to let you all know that my husband found a job! HOORAY!  It is a little bit further away then we would like, but it was an incredible offer and one that he couldn't refuse!  I am so thankful for all of the time that my boys have gotten to spend with him the past 5 months.  I have tried to look at this in a positive way!  Now I will have to get back in my routine of cleaning, laundry and cooking! LOL!  He has spoiled me doing the bulk of the housework while he has been out of work!  I feel so blessed to have him in my life.  Just wanted to share the good news with you all!

HUGS!

Emily

EIC63- Torendi Sponsored!

Hi there!  Welcome to another Etsy Inspired Challenge!  This week our shop is Sleepless Imagination. I was inspired by all of the bright wonderful color in the shop!

This week our sponsor is Torendi!  So many fun papercrafting products in this shop.  I {heart} all of the bam pop robots!  I decided to make a birthday card with lots of bright color!  Lots of boys in the house, so I always need boyish birthday cards!  I am also submitting this for the embellish magazine challenge-to use red, green, blue and yellow.  I thought that this argyle paper from Jersey Shore would be perfect!

If you participate in the challenge please use keyword EIC63 when uploading to online galleries.  Also make sure that you post your card on the EIC blog HERE.  Want to know what the prizes are this week?  A random winner will be picked next Friday to win a $15.00 gift certificate to Sleepless Imagination and also this cute little cupcake stamp from Torendi! 

Okay...go create something AMAZING!

Emily

Friends With Flair and some NEW {ippity} inspiration!

Hello! I hope you are having fun today looking at all of the wonderful Unity inspiration!  I got my big box of {ippity} yesterday and couldn't wait to play!  The Kissmas and Mistletoe set makes me sooooooo happy!  I love it!  I couldn't wait to pair that snowman image with my d'vine swirl CB folder!  I also made a matching ornament to go with the card.  I took some photos for a quick little tutorial!

First you need to find an old spool from ribbon.  I got this idea from Patti, the owner of Paper Maniac!  What a great way to recycle those ribbon spools!  If you are like me, you probably go through ALOT of these!  I used my nesties to create my circles in brown and kraft-to match my card.  The snowmen are stamped in ridinghood red.  I sponged brown ink around the edges and over the raised swirls and also on my snomen.

Now you use some tacky tape to tape a band of ribbon around the spool.  I created a loop on one end so that I could create my hemp twine ornament hanger.

Clear as mud?  LOL!  The ornament is really easy to make!  Who wouldn't want to receive a homemade card and matching ornament?  I hope you give it a try.  Remember...FREE shipping on my {ippity} products the month of November!  Click HERE to shop!

Emily

CAS-Friendship Never Melts Away!

Hi! I made this CAS card using this week's color challenge on SCS-always artichoke, real red, brown.  I wanted to use my new nesties and a sentiment from the new Stick Together set I got from TSG stamps.  A quick and easy card!  I will be back tomorrow with some Unity goodness for you!  Hopefully I will have my new {ippity} sets!  They are supposed to arrive at my house today! YAY!  I super excited and can't wait to create some samples with those sets!

Remember...Free shipping this month!

Hugs!

Emily