April Birthdays

April is almost here, and since that's my birthday month, I thought I would share a birthday card with you today.  I used a stamp from Heartfelt Creations and colored with my Copics.  I also got a chance to play with some of my new Spellbinders - Persian Accents and Persian Motifs. Be sure to look for all of these must-haves at Scrap-Mart! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Stamp: Heartfelt Creations Bella Rose House HCPC3392

Spellbinders Dies: Persian Accents, Persian Motifs

Spellbinders Grand Calibur Die-cut Machine

Papers: Kaisercraft 'Lil Primrose

Want2Scrap Pearls

Distress Ink: Forest Moss

Copics: RV91,RV93,RV95

YG61, YG63, YG67

E31. E35, E37

Y21. Y23, Y26

W5

BG01

Challenges:

CardPatterns: Sketch

Creative Paperclay Butterfly Tile

Using Creative Paperclay with rubber stamps lets you create very cool embellishments for your paper projects.  I used a stamp from Hampton Arts to stamp into a slab of Creative Paperclay to make this tile.  After it was dry, I covered the entire piece with black Distress Stain, to get into the details.  In the recessed butterfly area, I used Wow Embossing Powder in Bay Area Blue (which is a transparent powder).  This gave kind of an enameled look.  Finally, I rubbed Viva Gold Decor over the raised areas.

Happy Day Mini Album

I just finished working on this mini-album, and just couldn't wait to share it with you! Can you tell I'm ready for spring? LOL!  I just got some new Wow Embossing Powders, and they were perfect for this project. I used the Suzy West Bubble Gum and Opaque Pastel Pink Regular.  The two colors coordinated great together. I embossed the butterfly in the Bubble Gum, and then painted over the desing with Creative Inspirations paints.  Then, I just took a damp paper towel and wiped away the paint from the embossed areas. I hope this inspires you to have a happy day!

Paper, Bling, Wood Album: Kaisercraft

Stamps: Hampton Art

Wow Embossing Powders: Bubble Bum, Opaque Pastel Pink

Creative Inspirations Paint

Baby Boy Card

I've got another Center Step card to share with you today.  I adjusted the size a little bit, so that my side panels would be large enough to accomodate the sweet little babies from my G45 paper.   The baby carriage was stamped onto the patterned paper with Memento Ink, and then stamped and embossed in white, with the carriage cut out and popped up to add dimension. I stamped a flower and then added layers of die-cut flowers that I had shaped using the McGill tools.  By the way - the new Spellbinders are now in at Scrap-mart along with so many other wonderful goodies - so be sure to check it out!

Paper: Graphic 45

Spellbinders Dies: Carnation Creations, Bella Rose, Decorative Inserts Three, Classic Edges One

Stamps: Hampton Arts

Distress Ink

McGill Paper Blossoms Craft Molding Mat

McGill Paper Blossoms Paper Tool Kit

Scor-Pal and American Crafts Blog Hop

The Scor-pal DT has teamed up with American Crafts to bring you a blog hop that is sure to inspire! You will want to start at the Scor-Pal Blog to see the full list of designers as well as the prizes that are being offered.When I saw all of the adorable accessories that went with the Garden Cafe line, I knew that these little paper strawberries would be a fun way to welcome spring! I

The strawberry template came from the Whiff of Joy blog.  I just used the template, and scored all of the folds with my Scor-pal.  I used a Crop-o-dile to punch the holes at the top of each "petal" and then Scor-tape held the tab firmly in place. The Twinery's Baker's twine  was used to lace the top together.  The strawberry top was made using  a Punch Bunch Cherry Blossom punch instead of the template provided.. The strings were drawn together and pulled through the leafy top, and tied in a bow.

The box that holds the strawberries was made using the Christmas Treats Basket Tutorial from Scor-pal. It is such a quick but cute basket to put together, and was a great canvas to add some of the AC dimensional stickers.

We hope you will enjoy this hop!

Kanban Crafts Birdcage Card

I love the stamps from Kanban Crafts and this week, I have a card to share with you that not only uses one of their gorgeous stamps, but also some of my favorite sparkly papers from Kanban.



Peacock Stamp Set
Bella - Time for Cuppa -Mocha PCT 9970
Bella Damask- Mocha CRD9996
Textile Collection - Ornate Flourish
A4PRL240FGO

Viva la Verve - Week 2 sketch

Inspiration from Scrap-Mart

I love when spring awakens and chases winter away. I think that is why I am so fond of any stamps with birds and nests. Today's card uses a wonderful stamp from La Blanche. Have you seen all of these wonderful stamps at Scrap-Mart? If you've never tried these stamps, you are going to fall in love. They are a foam mounted silicone stamp, that gives you great detail. After I stamped the image, I colored it with water color pencils and used the new Tim Holtz detail water brush. I've had a water brush for years, but his new shapes are a great addition to my studio. I inked the background using Distress Inks, and then misted it with Lindy's Stamp Gang Ink Sprays in Buccaneer Bay Blue (which is my favorite color!). I then painted a coat of crackle medium over it, and let it dry completely. I added just a little bit of the Distress Stains in Broken China. All of these fun steps lead to a stamp with tons of depth. I added die-cuts to frame the oval from Spellbinder's Damask Motifs and Damask Accents. The patterned papers are Graphic 45's Curtain Call.

I hope you will check out some of these fun new products that are arriving daily at Scrap-Mart.

Scor-Pal and Skipping Stones Designs Blog Hop

Hi! and welcome to the Scor-pal and Skipping Stones Designs blog hop! You should have arrived from Katie Gehring's blog. If not, then be sure to start at the Scor-pal blog so you don't miss anything (and you can see how to win the prize!). There will also be a giveaway on the Scor-Pal Fan Page on Facebook - so make sure to check it out and like us!

I chose the Victorian Summer stamp set from Skipping Stones Designs and knew it would make a gorgeous Center -Step Card. I used a tutorial from Splitcoast stampers, and my Scor-Pal made it so easy!

Stamps: Skipping Stones Designs Victorian Summer
Scoring Board: Scor-Pal
Cheery Lynn Designs Dies - Flourish Challenge
Patterned Paper: Kaisercraft Lil' Primrose
Pearls: Kaisercraft
Creative Inspirations Paint: Beige, Rose Quartz, Blush, Aqua Marine, Sea Foam, Sage

Now, it's time to hop on to the next stop, which is Stephanie Mino's blog. Have a great time on the hop!

Scor-Pal Blog

Lindsay Amrhein

Diane Zechman

Katie Gehring

Gini Cagle

Stephanie Mino

Karen Baker

Anji Barrs

Lisa Andrews

JoAnn Valderama

Katie Tate

A.J. Otto

Jennifer Ingle

Steph Ackerman

Wendy Jordan

Tami Mayberry

Pamela Young

Amy Tsuruta

Kandi Phillips

Wendy Price

Skipping Stones Design Blog

Creative Cuts and Folds For Paper with Scor-Pal

Today we are very excited to share with Scor-pal fans information about a newly released publication that Scor-pal was privileged to be a part of. This new special interest publication from the publishers of CardMaker magazine titled Creative Cuts and Folds for Paper is currently on newsstands or can be purchased online through Annie's Attic through late April. It features a variety of projects to helps you get the most from popular card-making tools such as scoring boards from Scor-Pal®, die-cutting and embossing templates from Spellbinders™ and die-cutting cartridges for the Cricut!®



Several of the Scor-pal designers created projects specifically for this new publication and today they are taking time to share more about it. Be sure and stop by and congratulate these designers and check not only their project that is featured in Creative Cuts and Folds for Paper but their other Scor-pal projects as well!


I'm really excited not only to have my card featured in the magazine, but also to be one of the cards on the front cover! I know you are going to want to learn to make all of the scored cards that we share, so be sure to get your copy of the magazine today.

Diane Zechman
Gini Cagle
Lisa Andrews
Katie Tate
Tami Mayberry

March Inspired by Stamping Release

I guess we have teased you enough! It's time to reveal the March Inspired by Stamping release! Joanna is also is giving away candy each day, so be sure to go to the Inspired By Stamping blog to find out how to win. For today, (for one day only) - she will offer free shipping! And now, with every $75 purchase, you get a free stamp! How cool is that?

Stamps: Inspired by Stamping Cherish
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye
Cardstock: Bazzill

Flower Soft




Stamps: Inspired by Stamping Easter
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye

Acrylic Paper: Kanban Crafts
Cardstock: Bazzill

Stamps: Inspired by Stamping Little Phrases
Patterned Paper: Graphic 45
Cardstock: Core'Dinations

Spellbinders Damask Accents
Wow Embossing Powder Suzy West Tea Room Green

We hope that you have enjoyed seeing what the design team created and hope that you will be inspired to create some wonderful art!

Deb Hickman
Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Gini Cagle (me)
Irit Shalom
Joanna Munster
Kendra Sand
Kim Score

Remember to head to the store and place your order! There is free shipping, but it's only good through today!