Technique Challenge

TLC307 ... A great Technique Lovers' Challenge. Join us!

We were to choose 3 other challenges (one sketch, one color, and one technique) and combine them to create this challenge. The challenges I chose were .... TLC304 (sewing), CC276 (soft suede, apricot appeal, almost amethyst), and SC215. These can be found in a search on SCS.



I used Heart Hugs for this challenge. Don't you just love that bear?! He's sooooo snuggly.

Around the edge, I sewed using a 'honeycomb' pattern (to accent the circles on the sketch) and added those great crystals as the embellies.

Stamps: Heart Hugs by Clear Dollar Stamps

Paper: amethyst, apricot, and white

Ink: black, copics (E33, E37, R81, C5, BV11)

Accessories: scissors, circle punch, sewing machine, ribbon, crystals, pop dots

Techniques: sewing

Don't forget to check out jakheath.com to grab those great digi stamps that benefit Katie!!


Have an amazing Wednesday and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!!! We still have snow on the ground. We may not thaw out until Friday or so ... and I'm in GEORGIA!!!!


~*Shell*~

Digis for Katie

As mentioned last week, our friend and design team leader, Katie Renz, has stage 4 gastric cancer. To help Katie's family financially, Jak Heath (at jakheath.com), is donating all proceeds from several select digi stamp sets to Katie's family.

I've never used digis in my paper crafting, but for Katie, I had to give it a try. I hope you like the samples!

I've used Recipe for Love and Sending Love in my samples, and I thought about Katie the entire time I created them.


This sample uses the set Sending Love. Wow... what a CUTE set!! Love it.

Stamps - Sending Love (digi set)
Paper - Billowing Clouds, black, white
Copics - B00, BG01, B34, BV11, E31, E71, E77, C5, R83
Accessories/Tools - Printer, crystal dragonflies, pop dots













A bowl of chicken soup helps everything, doesn't it?? It's just plain good for the soul. This is a great set to use to let someone know that they are special to you or that they, indeed, warm your heart.




Stamps - Recipe for Love (digi)
Paper - Mat Stack red checks, black, white
Ink - caramel
Copics - E43, E47, C3, C5, R59, BG10, C1, Y26, E31
Accessories/Tools - corner punch (for scallops), ribbon, flowers, pop dots, Cuttlebug and folder



Visit Jak's site (jakheath.com) and pick up all 3 of these wonderful sets. Use them to show folks in your life how much you care. :)


Have a very special Monday and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow.



*~Shell*~

Clearly Inspired Challenge #21 - Love is Sweet

Woohoo!! Another Clearly Inspired Challenge. Don't you just love these?? The theme for this one is "Love is Sweet." How fun! You don't want to miss the chance to WIN!!


I chose to go with love for a friend with my 'love' card. This set - Loving Critters - works SO well for that!! Love it!! Isn't this pig, like, the cutest?! Another fun element on this card is the Tabs & Tags die cuts and coordinating stamps. Super fun!







Card Recipe -

Stamps - Loving Critters, Tabs & Tags (both sets from CDS)
Paper - Sweet Pea (CDS), white, gray, brown
Ink - Cocoa, Rose, Black
Copics - R81, R83, BV00, 0, C1, BV04, G21, G24, E00, E02, BV23, G94, B21
Accessories/Tools - Tabs & Tags dies, Cricut, Scal, twine, pop dots, wire dragonflies, crystals, Cuttlebug and folder.

Here are the basic details for our challenges, they are sweet and simple and not just ONE of you will win a prize but FIVE of you will win a prize.

• These challenges will occur the 1st Friday of the Month
• You have until the following 1st Friday of the next month to link your project on the Clearly iStamp page.
  
• Challenges will vary each and every time
• Your work is important so there will be 3 Inspirational Cards/Projects chosen to be featured here.
• New requirement is to use CDstamps in your project. If you don't have any we are offering a FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD.
• Click ---> HERE <--- to be taken to the store and your FREE Download. We will have a different FREEBIE each and every month.
• FIVE random winners will be chosen to win a $10.00 gift certificate good towards any Clear Dollar Stamp(s).
• If you upload to Splitcoast Stampers or another online gallery please use CIC21 as one of your keywords
• Multiple Entries are welcome.

Head on over to Clearly iStamp to join in the fun!! :)


Have a fantastic Friday and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!!



*~Shell*~

Cards for Katie

Katie Renz ... she's an amazing person and an amazing Design Team Leader. Recently, this wonderful lady was diagnosed with stage 4 gastric cancer. The quick diagnosis has stunned all of those that love her, including the design team.



Today, Lori is dedicating her blog to cards for Katie. Many of us have sent cards to Lori to be used on her site with our special messages to Katie. I encourage you to head over to Lori's blog to read the messages, view the cards, and to leave an encouraging note of your own.



My card and message for Katie....

Katie ... You are loved, and you are loved by so many. Most of all, you are loved by our precious Lord and Creator. He promises to take care of His children regardless of what we're going through and promises to be with us through everything. I pray that you have His comfort through every step of this ordeal and that you feel His love in your every breath.

You are an amazing person, Katie. You are so creative, so inspiring, and so strong. You are constantly in my thoughts. Please know that I'm praying for you, and I love you.




~*Shell*~

Tag! You're It!!!! Blog Hop

Remember playing tag as a kid? Chasing, running, tagging....what fun. And what a great way to run off energy. Gee, I wish I had kept that energy for later (NOW) use!! LOL!!! I sure could use it.


Today, we're playing blog tag. Hopefully, you came here from Trudy Sjolander's blog. If not, head back over to Lori's blog to get started on the hop.



We're introducing a fantastic new die set and 2 ... yep, *2* coordinating stamp sets! How cool is that?!


My first card shows the wonderful new Tabs & Tags die set. There is SO much you can do with these dies ... so many combinations with which to create. FUN!

The dies were used in the bottom corner here. Layered in white and blue. January ... perfect time for a snowflake theme, right? :) Of course, I live in Georgia, so it's not likely that I will see any of the real snowflakes.





Stamps - Tabs & Tags (snowflake)
Paper - blue, white
Ink - blue
Accessories - Tabs & Tags dies, ribbon, crystals, Cuttlebug, folder, pop dots







Yes, I know that Christmas is over, but we ALWAYS need to think about our Christmas cards, don't we? Well, this is an easy, fun card for the holiday. The bottom green layer on the bottom set of dies is stamped with one of the stamps from Tabs & Tags Additions, and another one is used on the white die behind the top green layer.



Stamps - Tabs & Tags Additions, Merry Christmas
Paper - $1 pack from Target, red, green, white
Ink - green, versamark, Memento black
Accessories - Tabs & Tags dies, silver cord, clear dots, pop dots







The little tag hanging on this card was made by cutting off the end of one of the die cuts. Makes a perfect little tag for your card! Behind the sentiment (from Tabs & Tags stamp set - as well as the adorable butterfly) is a great little pattern for the dies. It's from the Tabs & Tags Additions stamp set.

The big flower was colored with Copics. Worked great with the colors in that background paper, don't you think?! Love it. Behind the flower is a layer cut with the Cricut and embossed with the Cuttlebug and script folder.




Stamps - Tabs & Tags Additions, Tabs & Tags
Paper - Paper Slab, gray, caramel, white
Ink - caramel, brown, Memento black, Copics (E04, Y26)
Accessories - Tabs & Tags dies, ribbon (Ripe Olive), pearls, twine, Cuttlebug, folder, Cricut, SCAL, glitter pen, pop dots, flowers, brad
Technique - aging



I TOLD you the new stuff was awesome!


Now .... would you like to WIN these fabulous dies and matching stamps - Tabs & Tags Die Set, Tabs & Tags Stamp Set, and Tabs & Tags Additions Stamp Set?? I know you would !! How can you do that??

It is very simple: all you have to do is go and comment on each of our Design Team member’s blogs about our new Tabs and Tags Die and Stamp sets. We will give you 3 days to do this and at the end of the 3 days we will randomly pick our winners from all the comments on all the blogs to discover who our lucky winners are for our Tag, You’re It Blog Hop! You don’t have to comment on all the blogs, but the more comments you make, the more chances you have to win!

So simple, so fun!

How easy is that?? So, comment here -tell me how you like these new dies and stamps, and let me know what you'd like to see more of on my blog- and hop to the next blog. You won't want to miss all of the fabulous samples we have for you today!


From here, you should head over to Linda Anderson's blog. Remember, if you didn't come here from Trudy's blog, head back to Lori's blog and start there. :)


Oh, Linda ..... Tag! You're It!! :)




Happy New Year!!!


~*Shell*~