PRC20- Button Up!

This week's mojo inspiring PRC challenge is to use 3 buttons on your card- at minimum. Nice and easy and helps to use up your button stash. Personally I have enough buttons for about 1000 cards but at least I made a dent in my hoard by using these 3 hee hee.

I used one of the new High Hopes images for Fall called "Angel bear ghost costume" and used my copics to colour her. I used my new florescent orange copic marker around the pumpkin to give it a glow. Some of the new Whoo-ligans paper helped to add the Halloween element I wanted. I really love this paper and have some saved for next year. I find that if I don't save a few sheets of my fave holiday paper the following year I suffer huge paper regrets. I know I know- I have issues :)

Do you have some buttons that need to be used up? Hop on over to the Paper Romance blog to read the challenge details on how to play and win. Also Amy is doing a DT call and would love for everyone to apply- you can also read more about the design team search on the blog.

Have a great day! Andrea

Look..I don't want to brag or anything BUT I MADE THIS :)

I am sooooo  proud of this beeeyooootiful chest I made over at SGD. Kim P taught this class and both Sheila (store owner) and I took it and I am so in love with it! It is so elegant and I just want to put it on my coffee table so I can keep looking at it for hours. I am not sure where in my house it is going to go yet....maybe in my boudoir. Fancy Shmancy eh?!?

I was thinking of making my daughters one for Christmas but wasn't sure if they would like it. Well considering they keep trying to lay claim to this one I would say it's a safe bet.

Kim put it all together and I know she used paper from Graphic 45 and the rest if from Tim Holtz. If you want to know about the chest itself leave me a message on here and I will find out the company name from Sheila.

I just had to share a pic as I just love it!!!! Cheers...Andrea

Kraftin' Kimmie stamps dares you to make a SpOoKy card....

I don't want to brag or anything but guess who the hostest is this week for KKS's challenge....nope not  her...nope not her either...keep guessing....you got it- that's right it's me! Yep play along with my challenge to make a sPoOkY card and you can win this dashing spectre- Horace. I coloured up Horace with my copics to match last year's MME Halloween paper that I picked up at SGD and hoarded till this year. The tree panel you see on the card is actually part of the packaging. I was about to throw it out with the plastic wrap from the package then realized that MME has nice panels of all the pages inside the package- great size for cards!

Pop on over to the challenge blog to read the full details to play along and to also check out who this month's Krafty guests are-another month of talented ladies on board!

Have a great Saturday and Happy Thanksgiving to all of us in Canada! One thing I am thankful for is you- my blog readers- I truly appreciate you popping by my little corner of the internet. Andi xoxo

Paper Romance challenge- Make a Fall or Halloween inspired card

This week's fun challenge is brought to you by the always creative Cindy Haffner. I am happy for any reason to keep using my Fall and Halloween stamps. I used a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp 'Scarecrow and Pal'. Amy doesn't have this one in stock currently however head on over to her store Paper Romance and if you would like this cute fella just let her know and she can get it for you a.s.a.p.!!

I used more of my Jillibean soup paper stash that I received from my pal Kimber (we are basically best friends even though we have only seen each other 2x hee hee) and the flowers and jewelled centre are also from Amy's online store. I love grabbing some bling bling whenever I order my stamps from her! PLUS...

There is a 10% off sale on everything in the store, use code fallsavings in the shopping cart :o)

AND....all orders get a BONUS stamp(s) in them! From now until Christmas!

So pop on by our Paper Romance Challenge blog and enter your card to win a $5 gift certificate to Paper Romance and have fun crafting!!!

Andi

Happy Anniversary..Happy Anniversary- sing it with me!!!

**please note this is my second post for today, pls scroll down for my Oh Alice card**

Happy Anniversary...HAAAPPPY ANNIVERSAARRYYYYYY.......hope that you aren't reading this first thing in the morning and my singing gave you a headache or worse...made you spill your cup of tea!! If so my apologies but I am just bursting with happiness and pride that my BSF Kimmie's stamping company- Kraftin' Kimmie's stamps is one year old!! In celebration I used one of Steven's new Miles stamps Birthday Friends and made a gift card holder. The green slot you see in the second picture is where you slide the gift card. I designed this project for the hugely successful Kraftin' Kimmie stampalooza we had last Saturday and I'm not just saying this because I made it but the ladies LOVED IT and it went over well.

Okay cue the dreamy sounding music...I still remember the day we were in her car and she made me promise to keep a HUGE secret....then she paused for what seemed like forever...and then she shared after I clutched my heart dramatically that she was starting her own stamp company. THUD!!!! Good thing I was already sitting down as let's face it...it's a dream many of us crafters have and she had the guts and courage to follow that dream and make it come true! And while she talked about her plans and goals and the steps she had already taken I was honestly just wondering if she was going to let me be on her Design Team....hee hee. I started practising my puppy dog eyes in my mind to be ready for whenever the subject of DT came up. We excitedly spent the whole ride talking about her new venture and what the name would be. I am pretty sure I am the one who thought up the name...(not really but it really makes her angry when I make stuff up so I do it all the time *giggle*). It's pretty much all we talked about for the next few months and I loved when she would send me artists she was finding to see what I thought of their work. And when Annie's images came along.....another huge THUD!!!!! Yep Love at First sight for that girl's mad skills!

Anyhoo...now that I am boo hoo'ing with happiness let's get on to the details of today's hop with it's special guests. And don't forget to leave a comment at each blog because there is candy hidden along the way!

We are celebrating in several ways….first of all, our challenge this week is to create a Celebration card! You can celebrate a birthday, an anniversary, graduation or even celebrate friendship! Whatever you feel like celebrating, just join in our challenge and ONE lucky stamper will win stamps from our OCTOBER release!! Yep!! That’s right….these images haven’t even been released yet and YOU could win some, so be sure to join in!! You have a week to play along!  

Also, the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Shop is having a SALE!! Assorted images from all of our four lines of stamps are on sale from now until Monday, October 4th, so scoop up some for yourself or for gifts!!

Lastly, just wanted to give you another reminder to be sure to leave a comment on each and every stop along the hop because some lucky stampers will win some stamps!! Woohooooooo!

Okay, so if you are already hopping along you would have came from Tracy's blog (that girl is F.U.N!!) and your next stop after me is my good friend Krista who is going to teach me how she colours her cheeks on her images very soon!

Let's get wordy with 'Oh Alice'....

Alice didn't dare to argue the point, but went on: `-- and I thought I'd try and find my way to the top of that hill -- '

`When you say "hill,"' the Queen interrupted, `I could show you hills, in comparison with which you'd call that a valley.'

`No, I shouldn't,' said Alice, surprised into contradicting her at last: `a hill can't be a valley, you know. That would be nonsense -- '

The Red Queen shook her head, `You may call it "nonsense" if you like,' she said, ` but I've heard nonsense, compared with which that would be as sensible as a dictionary!'

--Ch. 2: Through the Looking Glass

I had so much fun making this card for my oldest DD's upcoming birthday. I stamped this image from my friend Angie- I think it's from TAC stamps and used some of my gorgeous new to me paper from Prima called Fairy Flora. With a name like that of course it had to come home with me! I stamped a sentiment from Unity stamps (Sept KOTM) and used some of my hoarded valentine's day paper that had a dictionary page about love to add my twisty words to my card.

Before I share why I added lots of words to my card I want to give LOTS of tea-toasting to our FABULOUS new October Guest at Tea: DONNA BUDZYNSKI! A VERY MERRY unbirthday to you, Donna! WELCOME!

So back to my 'wordy' card.....DT member Lynne is challenging us this week is to use TEXT in a NONSENSE way - not to read, but as a pattern in your card. Use a page from an old dictionary or other book, stamp a background text stamp or use a text-patterned paper in your creation. F.U.N...!!

The Greeting Farm is our SPONSOR this week, and not only are we thrilled to have them again, the prize just got sweeter! There is a RUBBER SINGLE OF CHOICE up for grabs for this challenge AS WELL as the highly-sought after "Wonderland" digital stamp set!

Click here to check out the full challenge details on our blog and to find out what the players in our twisted tea party have created to inspire you this week.

Introducing the *new and improved* SGD card kits!!!

SGD has revamped their card kits to make it easier to make full cards each month using your kit supplies and your choice of stamp! We have taken the guess work out of our previous card kits and include step by step instructions on how to cut and assemble your cards.

Of course you can make your cards anyway you choose!

Each card kit gives you 2 card designs and the exact amount of supplies to make 3 cards of each design- that gives you your 6 full cards!

This month`s stamp choices are Witchypoo, Baby Trick or Treat Witch, or Wednesday.  You can see the 2 card designs in the pictures above as well as the stamp choices.

Kits can be found by at Scrappingreatdeals online and in the store while supplies last. Don`t forget if you join the monthly kit program for 6 months you get 15% off the regular price of these kits.

Now let`s get crafty!!!