Today All That Scraps is previewing a new set by Jen Ofiana (Stampin’ Spot Studio).  It is called Forest Friends.  Here I used the tree, 2 of the animals, one of the sentiments and the tiny heart.  I decided to stamp the heart all over the tree to match the Heart Nestabilities I used on the sentiment.  There are 3 more animals and some fun accessories. 

This is a super cute set!  Be sure to check out the blog and gallery at ATS to see what the other designers have done and enter for a chance to win it!

And scroll down to yesterday’s post if you haven’t entered yet to win my cupcake set!

stamps- Forest Friends by Stampin’ Spot Studio

paper- white, Guava, Riding Hood Red, K & Company dp

ink- Black

accessories- Copic markers, gel pen, felt flower, brad 

It’s time again for some new release sneak peeks at All That Scraps!  This month there are a bunch of new sets and they will be available to purchase Monday night, Nov. 10.  Go check out the blog…2 sets have already been previewed and there will be a new one each day. 

Today I get to share my second set, Cupcake Occasions!  :0)  There are two cupcake bottoms and a bunch of cupcake tops to put together and create a cupcake for lots of holidays & occasions!  (There’s even a turkey for Thanksgiving!)  :0)    **read to the end of this post to see how you can win some blog candy!

This first pic shows the cupcake top I made for Valentine’s Day.  Here I paired it with two of the sentiments to make a general “you’re sweet” card.  The little cupcake on the ribbon is a Martha Stewart punch. 

Next, I decorated one of the cupcake boxes that Christine got in the store.  Aren’t they cute?  They come in a few sizes for regular, mini or jumbo cupcakes.

There are two candles in my cupcake set and I placed them together on a clear block, then stamped a row around the middle of the box.  The candles were colored with Copic markers (I pulled a few colors from the patterned paper) and I added a few dots here and there with a black pen.  The bottom was then covered with some K & Company patterned paper that I found last year at Target.

I tried to get a good pic of the box top so you can see the shimmer on the cupcake but I had a difficult time with the photo.  I stamped the cupcake onto the clear window with Stazon ink.  Then I painted it from the inside with Shimmerz paints (they dry on glass, plastic, etc!).  I doodled around the edge and added my sentiment with a few brads.  Very easy project!

 Don’t forget to check out the ATS blog and gallery for more samples of Cupcake Occasions and the other new releases!

card recipe:

stamps- Cupcake Occasions by Cookie Crumbs

paper- White, Cameo, Choc. Chip, Wasabi, Bali Breeze dp, Apple Cider dp

ink- Black, Choc. Chip

accessories- gel pen, ribbon, Copic markers, Ribbon Tags Trio Nestabilities, Martha Stewart cupcake punch, Scallop circle punch, Photo Corner punch

box recipe:

stamps- Cupcake Occasions by Cookie Crumbs

paper- Pixie, dp- K & Company

ink- Stazon, Choc. Chip

accessories- Double Ended Tags Nestabilities, cupcake box, Shimmerz paints, Copic markers, brads

Would you like to win this set?  :0)  Just post a comment here and tell me what your favorite kind of frosting is.  Chocolate…vanilla…peanutbutter….whipped?  What’s your fave?  I’ll use Random.org to pick a winner on Sunday.

Last night I needed a quick card to stick some Burger King coupons into for a Halloween treat.   So I found this card base that I had already folded with a pocket inside to tuck the coupons in.  This card is pretty self-explanatory.  The paper is retired from SU!

I hope you have a fun & safe Halloween!  (Don’t eat too much candy.)  ;0)

stamps- Party Punch, Haunting Jumbo wheel

paper- Bashful, Black, Artichoke, SU! retired Halloween Night dp 

ink- Black

accessories- Designer Label punch, Photo Corners punch, gel pen

Tomorrow All That Scraps will be releasing 3 new sets by Amy Rysavy.  I used some images from all 3 sets on this card.  The ornament is from the Build A Holiday set which has some general shapes and accessories to make just about anything you can think of…snowmen, trees, ornaments, etc.  The word Joy is from the Christmas Sentiments set.  And the verse is from the Christmas Card Verses set.  They are perfect to use on the inside of the card but I chose to use it on the front instead.  This set has several nice verses to choose from and I had a hard time deciding which I wanted to use. 

There’s only one patterned paper here.  It is double sided and has a very pretty snowflake pattern on one side with a sweet argyle pattern on the other.  I cut the 12×12 sheet up into 4×4 squares so that I could get 9 Christmas cards from the 1 sheet.  Then I stamped the largest circle towards the center on the snowflake side and carefully cut it out, leaving the edges uncut.  (A pair of sharp, pointed, short blade scissors work great)  Then I also punched the photo corner from the center.  By doing this, I didn’t waste another sheet and my white layer with the verse covers up the holes left in the argyle pattern.  The verse was stamped onto the white layer before I glued the ornament in place.  I recently got a few clear blocks with the etched grid lines and they made it a breeze to get the sentiment perfectly aligned!  The top of the ornament was stamped onto silver cardstock and cut out.  Then I drew a silver line at the top with a Sharpie marker for a hanger.  This is a simple card but I think the papers make it a very pretty one. 

stamps- Christmas Card Verses, Christmas Sentiments, Build A Holiday- AmyR Stamps

paper- a textured White, Silver, dp- Heidi Grace

ink- Black, Not Quite Navy

accessories- Photo Corner punch, Silver Sharpie marker, gel pen

Something new is happening over at All That Scraps!  Go check it out!  Christine is offering some digital downloads of some cute new Halloween images….just in time to create some Halloween cards and treats.  It’s so easy…just download them through the shopping cart (they are in a zip file), print, color & create!  I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical at first…I love using the rubber stamps and have no desire to quit!  BUT….I also have to admit that when I tried it, it was fun!  And the bonus is that you can enlarge or reduce your images to suit your needs!  Cool! 

This first pic uses the cute Halloween house and one of the Sweet Pea images.  After printing the house, I cut it out with my rectangle Nestabilities and colored it with Copic markers.  (I had no bleeding of my printer ink with the Copics)  :0)  The Sweet Pea was cut out and popped up on dimensionals.  And the skull on the green photo corner was hand drawn to match Sweet Pea’s necklace.

digital images- Sweet Pea Halloween- C.C. Designs

stamps- Sugarplum Halloween (sentiment)- C.C. Designs   

paper- white, dp- K & Company and KI Memories

ink- Black

accessories- Copic markers, Photo Corner punch, Rectangle Nestabilities, Word Window punch 

And here is a super quick bag topper.  I used the pumpkins and Tiger the Cat to decorate it.  They were both colored, cut out and attached to the topper.  I used the Martha Stewart Cornice Edge punch along the bottom and doodled some faux stitches around the edge.  Super quick & easy!

digital images- Sweet Pea Halloween- C.C. Designs

paper- White

ink- Black

accessories- Martha Stewart Cornice Edge punch, Copic markers, gel pen, clear bag

This card was made with another sweet Sarah Kay image called Time For Apple Pie.  It will soon be released at Stampavie (date not yet determined).  The title alone makes me hungry.  LOL.  Mmmm…I can almost taste it. 

I found my retired SU! stencil with an apple in it and decided to use it to frame the little girl.  I started by stamping the image and laying the stencil over top.  Then I sponged the color around the edges, being careful to avoid the main image.  After the stencil was removed, I colored it with Copic markers and doodled around the edges. 

The top of the card was embossed with the Cuttlebug Just My Type button border and I pierced some holes between the rows.  Then I got out my sewing machine for some wacky stitches around the patterned paper. 

stamps- Sarah Kay Time For Apple Pie- Stampavie

paper- Husk, White, Garden Green, dp- The Paper Company

ink- Black, Real Red, Garden Green

accessories- Sizzix leaves, gel pen, SU! retired Nature template, sponges, Cuttlebug Just My Type, sewing machine, ribbon, paper piercer, Prima, button

Wow…has it been a whole week since I last posted?  I won’t bore you with how crazy life has been.  I finally had a chance to sit down and stamp so I made a birthday card that I needed to get in the mail.  I just recently got this SU! set and I’m glad I waited because it is on sale for the month of October.  Sometimes procrastination pays off.  ;0)

The papers I used are from a Marcella (K & Company) pack that I found at Target last year.  And the cupcake border along the bottom is from the SU! Cupcake wheel that matches the stamp set.  The words were stamped on white cardstock and diecut with the Nestabilities Double Ended Tags.  Then while the paper was still in the die, I sponged on some pink dye ink.

In this photo, you can see the shimmer on the frosting.  After I watercolored the image, I painted some Coffee Shimmerz onto the frosting.  And I paper pieced the bottom with some more of the pink dotted paper.

I hope you all have a great weekend.  Enjoy the wonderful fall weather!

stamps- Crazy for Cupcakes, Cupcake wheel

paper- White, Turquoise, dp- Marcella (K & Company)

ink- Black, Regal, Choc. Chip, Orange, Turquoise, Real Red, Galore

accessories- Coffee Shimmerz, gel pen, glitter pen, Nestabilities Double Ended Tags, ribbon, brads, pop dots

Today All That Scraps is having another Review Preview Friday.  This week we are reviewing the Annabelle and Sadie sets.  I was bummed that I didn’t get a chance to play with the Sadies but I do have an easy Annabelle project for you!   I was just playing around a few days ago with the Annabelle set and I came up with this tiny box.  I don’t know if anyone has made one this size before, it’s surely been done….but I haven’t seen one.  So I thought I’d call it a “Micro Box”.  The card it is sitting beside is a 4 1/4″ square card, which shows how tiny it is! 

I already had the card made so I pulled out the same papers I used and I started figuring out my box.  If you are familiar with the 2-4-6-8 boxes, this box bottom is constructed the same way….only with different measurements.  And the lid is simply made as well.  I didn’t have time for a complete picture tutorial, but I think you’ll find it is easy to make.

Micro Box bottom:

I started with a piece of 3″ x 5 1/2″ Celery cardstock.  Score the 5 1/2″ length @ 1 1/4, 2 1/2, 3 3/4, and 5.  Turn the cardstock 90 degrees and score the 3″ side @ 1 1/4.  Cut on the red lines and remove the yellow shaded corner as shown below.  Fold on the dotted lines and assemble the box.  (Click on the thumbnail for a larger picture).  Decorate as desired.

Micro Box lid:

I started with a 3 3/8″ square.  But if you look closely, my lid is a little loose.  You may want to try a 3 5/16″ square if you would like it to fit a bit tighter.  Score @ 1″ on all 4 sides.  Using the scored lines as a guide, stamp as desired.  Cut on the red lines as shown below.  Fold and assemble your lid.  (Click on the thumbnail for a larger picture).  Decorate as desired. 

Have fun with the tiny box!  If you make one, please link back so I can see!  :0)

Here’s the deets on the card & box:

stamps- Annabelle by Cookie Crumbs

paper- Celery, Amethyst, Black, White, dp- Susan Branch

ink- Black

accessories- Nestabilities, sewing machine, Key Tag punch, gel pen, button, ribbon, Copic markers 

Yes, I know….I said I didn’t have a pic for today…well…I changed my mind.  LOL.  I finished up this card and thought I’d share.  This is one of my favorite Rachelle Anne Miller images!  It is called Hoo Hoo There!  Those owls are just adorable, aren’t they? 

This card was inspired by the image on the Stampavie Design Team blog.  When I saw this QuicKutz Flourish die, I knew I had to use it with this image!  The image was colored with Copic markers, cut out with some Oval Nestabilities and nestled into the “branches”.  A pink heart was cut with a Cuttlebug die and then embossed with the Argyle folder, outlined with Stickles glitter and tucked into a corner made with one of the CB Vintage dies. 

stamps- Hoo Hoo There! by Stampavie, Sugarplum Sentiment set by C.C. Designs

paper- White, Choc. Chip, Saffron, Pink Pirouette, dp- DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies

ink- Black, Choc. Chip

accessories- small oval punch, Copic markers, felt & Prima flowers, QuicKutz flourish die, brads, Cuttlebug Vintage die, Heart #1, and Argyle folder          

Tonight’s the night!  Annabelle will be released along with the other new C.C. Designs images and Jen’s Sadie images.  They will be available at All That Scraps at 10 pm EST.   A chat before the release starts at 8 pm on the message board and I’d love to see you there!

Here’s another preview of Annabelle.  This time I put a little feathered friend in her hand.  I love how the bird looks up at her.  :0)  Annabelle is sporting a paper pieced Basic Grey dress.  Her purse was pieced as well with a scrap of red cardstock and the pearl handle was colored with a gel pen to cover up the Basic Grey paper. 

stamps- Annabelle by Cookie Crumbs

paper- white, Regal, Caribbean, Banana, Basic Grey Blush

ink- Palette Black

accessories- Oval Nestabilities, Copic markers, gel pen, Word Window punch, Primas, Doodlebug mini brads, Photo Corner punch