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April Fools day!  Today the pit crew is sharing new cards from the April set, Sew Nice-

My card today uses the flowers from Sew Nice, the sentiment and border image from Avocado Style Borders and Sentiments.   

I stamped the flower with Canary pigment ink by ClearSnap onto the notebook page from the Office Supples die from Spellbinders.  I adhered to notebook page with some 3D foam Squares.  The red strip of paper is from Echo Parks Note to self, and the red gems from Want2Scrap.

Make sure to check out the rest of the teams projects today, and the AA blog/FB page/website. 

• Becky Oehlers
• Julia Stainton
• Kimberly Crawford
• Latisha Yoast  

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Friendship is made with love

Happy Friday!

Today we are sharing projects from the new April set Sew Nice fro Avocado Arts.

 I'm stilllllll stuck on using this yellow, red, aqua combo....but avoided rounding the corner of my card today!  :)  I used the fake stitching line in aqua from ClearSnap on the white card stock and on my Spellbinders Page Maps label.  I really can't sew to save my life, so, this is about as close as I am going to get to the real deal!  ;)    The heart is the from the July set, Hello Friend (Although I do believe there are other hearts similar to this size in another set as well) and is covered with stickles.  I finished my card off with some bling from Want2Scrap. 

Make sure to check out the rest of the teams projects today, and the AA blog/FB page/website. 

• Becky Oehlers
• Julia Stainton
• Kimberly Crawford
• Latisha Yoast  

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More Mint Motif

Quick fly by post today-

I have another Mint Motif card to share. If you haven't heard, two new stamp set from Mint Motif are now available at i {heart} papers!  The first set is called Beyond Borders, Too  and the second is Simply Sentiments.  Make sure to head on over the store to check them both out.

For my card today- I decided to play along with the polka dots.  I love polka dots, and these are a great size.  The sentiment prompted me to use a Spellbinders heart die, although, I think this could be an anytime of year card.  It's finished off with some teal May Arts ribbon and teal Want2Scrap baby bling.

I seem to go in spurts of color/style patterns- I have used this color combo a few times lately, and the corner rounding thing...?  all of sudden, I notice all of my cards have it!  I'll bore of them both and move onto another random spurt I'm sure...  Anyone else do this?

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Skipping Stones Designs Sketch #121

Back again with another fabulous sketch from Angi Barrs this week-

I think Angi's sketches rock since I am a less is more sort of gal!!  Love the geometric shapes in all of them-

And once again, exercising some creativity with the sketch, I decided on one longer panel behind the diamond shape instead of the 3 rectangle.  I used the Beautiful Botanicals set again, love those silhouette flowers.

I am so very thankful to the Skipping Stones Designs crew for allowing me an opportunity to play along with them this month!!

Make sure to check out the rest of the girls take on it over on the Skipping Stones Designs Blog!
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Sketch for you to try, Mint Motif, and other news...

I am back with another card using the newest Mint Motif release-

Two new stamp set from Mint Motif are now available at i {heart} papers!  The first set is called Beyond Borders, Too  and the second is Simply Sentiments.  Make sure to head on over the store to check them both out.

So, I *finally* got around to playing along in a sketch challenge...

 Check it out over at I {heart} 2 Stamp!

I love how Jen's card turned out, not so sure about mine.  It was definitely a challenge!!  ;)  I am a not-so-many-layers type of gal! I stamped the border from Beyond Borders, Too image repeatedly onto the white piece of cardstock in grey ink.  I then used the sentiment to create the pattern on the label. 

I attached the white border stamped piece and the Spellbinders die cuts with my 3D Foam Squares from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L...On to the news-  I have been invited to join their 2012 team!

I hear there is a give away over on their blog!

Head on over their to join in-

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Skipping Stones Designs Sketch #120

Back again for another Skipping Stones sketch for the week!

Angi has whipped up a fun one this week- I LOVE circles-

My take on it- Using the Pumpkin Seeds Sentiments set, I stamped the diamond like background onto white cardstock using Robin's Egg blue, & Citrine from ColorBox.  I stamped it a few times, then covered it with Citrine and Robin's Egg few times, (resulting in the middle circles) and finished it off with just Citrine.

 For the middle two circles- The pigment inks blend well together, ink up your stamp with Citrine ink after stamping the first time with Robin's Egg.  It leaves a nice green blue hue behind.

 I stamped the citrine again onto the stamp, and then smooshed a little Robin's Egg into give more of a blue-green blend.  
For the last two circles, I used just citrine ink.

For the sentiment I used the Robin's Egg again, and finished it off with some Want2Scrap baby bling.

Make sure to check out the rest of the girls take on it over on the Skipping Stones Designs Blog!
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Hey Chick- Avocado Arts style

Woo Hoo for Thursday- No school tomorrow means it's my Friday today!  I am so looking forward to a three day weekend. 

Today the whole pit crew is here to share sneaks of next months set along with this months...

My card for today uses the chick and sentiment from this months set Springtime Celebrations, and the faux-sew line (my own made up name ;) from next months set, Sew nice.  (I stamped the faux-sew line a few times since I can't sew to save my life...way more realistic this way!  :)
I can see myself using this stamp often since my sewing machine and I broke up a while back!  I keep threatening to take it out and try again, but it's got an awful temper...

Make sure to check out the rest of the teams projects today, and the AA blog/FB page/website. 

        -The Pit Crew-

•   AJ Otto  (you are here!)
•  Becky Oehlers
•  Julia Stainton
•  Kimberly Crawford
•  Latisha Yoast
• Emily Leiphart
• Emily Branch
• Kelley Eubanks
• Savannah O'Gywnn

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Samantha Walker Creative team hop!

Welcome to our Samantha Walker Creative Team Monthly Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from Eva's blog, however if you didn't, you should hop onto Samantha's blog, as that is where all the  fun starts, and you don't want to miss out!


For my project today, I am using Samantha's new 4 birdhouse digital die cuts found over at the

Jessicasprague.com digital kit store.

I decided on the a blue color scheme today- I loved both of these cute little bird houses, and wanted them to match a little.  To make them a little sturdy, I ended up doing a white cardstock layer, and then covered it with the patterned paper.  Just make sure to load your paper and cut a second time before changing files.

 Here's the 2 hole alone.  I took one of the pieces, rolled it up, and stuck it in the hole.  (I tried a wooden  skewer, but didn't have one that fit.)  Will have to grab some new ones for my next round-

And here's the three hole alone- And I will be making a few more, since these are now in my daughters possession in her room!! Bring on spring! 



And it's not a hop with out a giveaway-
Samantha is giving away a jessicasprague.com digital kit gift certificate for $10 to her store.  (Valid only for Samantha Walker digital store)

To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment on my blog between March 14th and March 16th. Winner will be announced on Samantha's Facebook page on Monday March 19th.

For additional entries:

1. Receive an additional entry for commenting on each of the other blogs in the blog hop.

2. Go here and follow Samantha Walker's blog

3. Follow her on Facebook

4. Sign up for an e-mail subscription to Samantha's blog and you will automatically receive a link to a free SVG cutting file that you can download and use on your personal electronic cutter. Link will be e-mailed early next week. 
To receive the additional entries, and get the link to the free SVG file, mention in your comment on Samantha's blog that you have done so! (If you are already signed up, you need to give us the first part of your e-mail address that is on the subscribe list…so that we can find it and send you the SVG.)

  That is 13 chances to win!

And since this is the last stop it's time to hop over to Samantha's Facebook page 

 

 

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Skipping Stones Designs and Scor-Pal Blog hop

Hello, friends! Today Skipping Stones Design is excited to be releasing another BEAUTIFUL stamp set! It is called Beautiful Botanicals and it is a must have!!! And, even better, Skipping Stones has joined up with the fabulous Scor-Pal team for an amazing blog hop! The hop will begins at the Scor-Pal blog and will finish off at the Skipping Stones blog! If you came from Katie Tate's blog you are already on track! If no, you may want to hop on back to Scor-Pal to join in on ALL the fun!

Don't forget to leave comments! Skipping Stones Design will be giving away one stamp set to a lucky winner and Scor-Pal is giving away a Scor-Buddy, so there is lots to win!

Here's this weeks sketch by Angi Barrs.

And here's my take on it.  My dear friend loves this color combo, and I know she's having a rough time right now, so I had her in mind when creating this card.   I stamped the flowers in ColorBox's Banana Custard, and rolled them a bit in Canary pigment inks.  The strips of yellow cardstock are embossed with the Spellbinders ES-004 Whimsy M-Bossablities. 

And just in case you didn't get to see this on the Skipping Stones Designs blog yesterday, here's another card using the new Beautiful Botanicals set. 


Now it's YOUR turn! Join in the sketch challenge this week by creating a card using the featured sketch and link up to the Skipping Stones site for your chance to win FREE stamps! You don't have to use Skipping Stones Stamps, but we love when you do! Do you have a Scor-Pal or Scor-Buddy? We would love to see you rocking those, too!!! We ask that you don't combine the challenge with more than five total in your post (including SSD) and please link back here! Have fun! Your next stop on the hop is Jennifer Ingle's blog!

A HUGE thank you to Scor-Pal for providing Scor-Buddies to the Skipping Stones Design Team! We LOVE THEM!!!!

Here is the complete hop order for you, just in case!

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
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Mint Motif- Beyond Borders, Too and Simply Sentiments

Two new stamp set from Mint Motif makes its debut today over at i {heart} papers!  The first set is called Beyond Borders, Too  and the second is Simply Sentiments.  Make sure to head on over the store to check them both out.

I love patterns.  This set is so awesome if you ask me. (And so are the sentiments ;)   I love being able to stamp my own patterned paper in colors I want and with fun trendy designs. 

I decided to go with a baby themed card here.  I stamped the diamond patterned circle (my own made up description) image first in ColorBox Rosebud ink.  The second row is stamped in Shabby pink.  The third uses pink.  I masked off the label die, then stamped the pink again.  I then lined up the label die with the pattern below and secured with foam squares.

make sure to check out the rest of the girls sharing projects today:

Kimberly Crawford

i {heart} papers

AJ Otto  (here)

Latisha Yoast

Ryann Salamon

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Gina K Designs inspirational hop day one

Welcome to day one of the Gina K Inspiration Blog Hop!

 
The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop!!! Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas! And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of deeply etched, pre-cut Gina K. Designs stamps! To see the full list of winners check the Big News forum at Stamp TV a couple of days after the hops!!

 For my first card today, I am using Melanie's New set Wild Flowers.  I have been revisiting a version of the rock and roll technique lately, and my ColorBox pigment inks are perfect for that with this set.  I embossed the card with a Long Classic Rectangles LG first, then I inked the whole flower top with Daffodil, and then inked around the edges with Banana Cream.  I also stamped the middle dots with Banana Cream as well.  I finished it off with some bling and the sentiment stamped in black.

 

My second card uses Tami's new set Masculine Tags.  The main image works perfectly with the Labels Twenty-Two from Spellbinders™.  I started out thinking I was going to make a Fathers Day card, but decided on a masculine Thank You instead.  (I can always use Thank You's!)  I stamped the stars randomly down the card front and finished them off with some blue baby bling in the centers. 

• Gina K
• Melanie Muenchinger
• Tami Mayberry
• AJ Otto
• Carolina Buchting
• Cathy Tidwell
• Deb Felts
• Donna Baker
• Emily Giovanni
• Giovana Smith
• Jennie Harper
• Jimmi Mayo
• Lee Murphy
• Lori McAree
• Michelle Woerner
• Theresa Momber
• Tina Gilliland
• Vicki Dutcher

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Gina K Designs Release party hop

Welcome!

The Gina K. Design Team is excited to invite you to another fabulous Release Party tonight!!! The party starts at 7:00 pm Central Time in the Stamp TV Release Party Forum. Join us for Challenges, Contest Questions, Design Team Samples, Full Stamp Set Reveals and, of course, party chit chat!!! Everything will go "live" at 7:00 pm Central in Gina's Store so there won't be any long wait to start shopping! Hope to see you there!

If you came from the Stamp TV, then you're right where you should be. If not, please go to Stamp TV where you will find a list of all those participating. Here's a sneak peek of one of the cards I will be sharing with you at the party tonight:

 For my card today, I opted for paper piecing in stead of coloring it in...(I'm not a great colorer, true story ;)  I often avoid "real" coloring like Theresa has mastered!!    
This is a sneak peek of the new Stamp TV set, Petals and Wings.

I stamped the image onto white card stock, then repeated on various colors of card stock, cut out, and adhere to the main image.  I love these colors together- bright and cheery, now if we can only get some weather to match it!!   I finished it off with some blue bling!




Head on over to Carolina's blog, to continue the hop and see you tonight at the party!

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May all your wishes come true- Skipping Stones Sketch #118

This month I have the honor of guest designing over at Skipping Stones Designs!  This is the first sketch of the month from Angie Barrs.

 Angie has created a fun sketch for us this week-  I have a thing for circles, so I really like this sketch!!

Here's my take- I followed along pretty close.  I used their Cancer Shmancer set, Dandelion Dreams set, and their Pumkin Seeds Sentiments set.  I *love* those background builders they have in that one!

For my card, I stamped the background using Clearsnaps's ColorBox Cyan.  I inked up the butterfly in Aqua, and then inked the edges with the Cyan.  To create the shadow on the sentiment, I stamped it first in the Cyan, then followed with the Frost White.


Head on over to the Skipping Stones Designs blog to get all the detail and see the rest of the samples everyone made using this weeks sketch.

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Mint Motif Sneak Peak

Today I am sharing a teeny tiny sneak peek of Kimberly Crawfords new Mint Motif release from the i {heart} papers store!

The new stamps release next week- any guesses on what the card is? ;)  There are two sets releasing- Beyond Borders, Too, and Simple Sayings.  Both are available for purchase starting March 12th!

Make sure to check out the others sharing sneaks today as well:

• i {heart} papers
• Latisha Yoast
• Ryann Salamon
• Geny Cassady
• Kimber McGray
• Melissa Bickford
• Julie Masse
• Tobi Crawford
• Kimberly Crawford

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