Paper Maniac BLOG HOP!

Hello! Welcome to the first Paper Maniac blog hop!  You should be arriving from Denise's blog.  If not go back and start at the Paper Maniac blog and hop on through following the links.  In order to have a chance to win some amazing blog candy, you must leave a comment on each blog along the way! You can see a photo of the blog candy above, and YES...that is a in-store only Unity kit that you see!  The blog hop is in preparation for the grand opening of the store tomorrow.  Get 15% off your purchase using the code GRAND15.  The Paper Maniac has TONS of amazing products for your papercrafting needs.  You will definitely want to check out their Take and Makes, which supply you with everything you need to make beautiful cards.  PM offers over 200 stamps and beautiful ribbon that can be ordered by the yard, so you can get as much or as little as you like. 

 

Card recipe: stamp by imaginesce,  Bazzil black for base, PTI white, orange and yellow from my scrap box, tuxedo black memento ink, prisma pencils to color image, nestabilities, Spots N' Dots CB folder, ribbon from PM store.

Your next stop on the hop is the lovely JANE!
Happy Hopping!

Emily

South of The Border with Artful INKables!

 

Hello!  I made this card with one of Artful INKables new sets for this month, South of The Border.  I love this snake image!  I colored the main image with copics and also made my own chili pepper DP with the pepper stamp from this set.  I stamped all of the images with memento tuxedo black before coloring.  You can't miss out on this fun set!  Go check it out!

Have a super Sunday!

Emily

EIC51

Today's Etsy store for your inspiration is Red Crow Arts.  They have some beautiful raku pendants and buttons to get your creative juices flowing.  When uploading your card to on-line galleries, please use keyword EIC51.  Also make sure to link your fabulous creation on Ashley's blog HERE in the EIC51 post for a chance to win the fabulous tree pendant on the left!  Ashley will pick a random winner next Friday.  Also...it is the last Saturday of the month, so that means there will also be a free Unity give away! Whooo Hoooooo!

Please make sure to check out the other DT gals creations for more inspiration. The links are located on my side bar.  Next week will be an extra special celebration, as Etsy Inspired Challenge celebrates it's first anniversary.  You won't want to miss the festivities for the celebration.  Their will be lots of prizes and a Scor Pal giveaway!  We will also be having a blog hop with some special guests along the way!

I made this little card and box inspired by the trees and owls above.  I must say that months ago I saw a card in the SCS gallery that used this stamp set and these colors, but I can't remember who's card it was to give credit for my CASE.  If you recognize it, and know let me know!

Stamps:  Forest Friends, Teeny Tiny Wishes SU

Paper:  chocolate chip, old olive, So Saffron DSP SU

accesories:  scallop punch, circle punches, hemp twine

ink:  chocolate chip, old olive markers

All supplies are from SU.  I am having a class this afternoon and we will be making this in my class!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

The last Hip Hop Hangover!

 

Today is Unity's last Hip Hop Hangover, because Hip Hop will be no more!  I am sad because it is such a fun time, however, Angela promises that she has some new exciting things to take it's place on the SCS forum!  I made this card with the stamp So and So loves...and the sentiment is from August KOTM.  Papers are kraft and chocolate chip.  I also made this for the CAS design team call on SCS.  I figure I would through my name in the hat since I am loving CAS style lately!  I hope you all have a great weekend.

I will be back tomorrow with some Etsy inspiration for you and on Sunday look for another project with some of the Artful INKables new releases!

Emily

The Digi Shack challenge (TDSC020)

Today's TDS challenge is a color challenge!  We were to be inspired by the make-up in the photo above.  I thought this cute little monster would be great in brown with teal spots!  He looks a little frazzled, so I paired this sentiment from SU's Teeny Tiny Wishes with it.  All the cardstock is prism-don't know the exact colors.  The ribbon is SU's Bermuda Bay. 

If you play along make sure to link your card using Mr. Linky HERE.  Use key word TDSC020 when uploading to online galleries.

Have fun!

Emily

Get ready for The Paper Maniac GRAND OPENING!

It is almost time for the GRAND OPENING of The Paper Maniac-a new online store!  I have been busy working with some of the product the store has to offer and let me tell you....it's FABULOUS!  
You will be able to buy the exclusive Unity in-store kit's along with a variety of new Unity stamps.  The Paper Maniac will also have:


Over 200 different stamps


More than 700 unique items


Full range of of Bazzil 8.5x11 paper, Paper Trey Ink, Neenah, Bindakote cardstock


Over 150 ribbons, all sold by the yard so you can get as much or as little as you want!


The card I made above is all supplies that will be available at The Paper Maniac.  
stamp:  Unity August in-store exclusive kit
paper:  Bindakote red gloss, white PTI, black Bazzil
ink:  tuxedo black memento 
accessories:  black grosgrain ribbon

First Day of School and a CAS card!

Today I made this for the CAS challenge over on SCS.  You can check it out HERE.  Today was the first day of school for my boys.  Will is in third grade and was too cool to get his picture taken, and Max and Luke boarded the bus for pre-school.  Max has some developmental delays, so they are going to pre-school in our school district.  He will receive speech, occupational and physical therapy during his day.  They provide busing for the special needs pre-school kids so I put my 3 year old little guys on the bus for the first time today.  I was so proud, sad, and excited all at once.  Proud that I am still sane after raising twins to the age of three, sad that my babies are going to school, and a little excited that I will have 4 hours of ME time 5 days a week!  Just like this card, my life became a little cleaner (lack of all three boys in my house for 4 hours a day!) and simpler, because I can do whatever I want in the afternoons now!  CRAZY!

I had to share this photo of them getting on the bus together!  I LOVE it!  I cried like a baby the minute they couldn't see me waving.  They were all smiles and excited for their new adventure. 

"You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. If you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in your own eyes."

Author: Walter Schirra, Sr.

Thanks for listening to me!

Emily 

Artful INKables challenge!

Here is a card I made for the Artful INKables challenge. You are to use red, white and black on your card. I used kraft as my base (thought this would be okay since it was a neutral!) I stamped my image on watercolor paper and colored with my SU reinkers. The image is mounted on black and dusty durango cardstock.



The image is from one of the newly released sets, Steampunk Sarah.  I {heart} this set!  It is wonderful to color and different from the other girly stamps out right now.  I didn't really know what steampunk meant until Kristen shared the definition on her blog:

Steampunk Definition: Steampunk is a sub-genre of fantasy & speculative fiction, set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used. It may denote fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells & Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer, occurring at an earlier date. Other examples of steampunk follow an alternate history-style look at “the path not taken” when it comes to technology. It also celebrates the mechanics of something rather than hiding it under a sleek exterior.


Pretty cool, huh?

In case you don't remember, here are the details of the challenge! Hope you can play along!

* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them!

* You have until Monday, August 31, 2009, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, September 1, 2009 to win a GRAB BAG of AI STAMPS!

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC01

Can't wait to see what you come up with! Tell your friends!

Emily

EIC50-Mrs. Kwitty's Cottage!

Cover of mini book

This just shows where I stamped distressed dots on the back of the yellow pages.
There are five pages all together. You could add photo's and journaling to the front and backs of the pages.

The book mark above is what I drew inspiration from!

This week's Etsy shop for your inspiration is Mrs Kwitty's. Since their seems to be quite a bird theme going on in this shop, I had to use the bird image from the Unity July KOTM on the front of my little book. I also used the black and yellow theme throughout. This book is 3x3. I love to make these for little gifts to give to my friends and family. I make sure to leave space that allows them to add their own photo's or what-nots!
All of the stamps used are from various Unity KOTM's. I LOVE my KOTM's! I also tore some pages out of an old book and distressed with black ink. I added some rhinestones to each page in different places.

If you participate, please make sure to link your card in Ashley's Etsy post HERE.

A random winner will be picked next Friday to win an adorable little note set seen HERE.

This week's sponsor is Ildi Co. They are offering a prize of 3 digi stamps and a 10% off coupon on a future purchase.

Please use keyword EIC50 when uploading to on-line galleries.

Check out the rest of the DT on my sidebar for TONS of inspiration!

Have a fabulous weekend!

EMILY

Posies for you Hip Hop Hangover!

Happy Hip Hop Hangover! I made this using this week's sketch over on SCS. Didn't get to participate much in Hip Hop yesterday. I have been busy getting boys ready for school. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

card ingredients

stamps: July KOTM
paper: rich razzleberry, certainly celery, so saffron, white, DP We R Memory Keepers Hoopla collection
accesories: so saffron ribbon, button by paper studios, prisma pencils for coloring, swiss dot CB folder

Emily