Paper Smooches September Sparks Challenge

Please click HERE for Clear Dollar Stamps' September Blog Hop

Hello Friends! Do you ever fall in love with your cards? I am sure we ALL do.. and I am in love with this one!! First, I fell in love with Paper Smooches! Then, when I checked out this month's SPARKS challenge, I fell in LOVE with the inspiration bracelet, so much so that I bought it! EEk! You can check out her Etsy store by clicking HERE. Beautiful craftsmanship and wonderful customer service. If you are a bracelet lover like me, go check it out!

I have been wanting to play along with the challenge for the last couple weeks, but time has gotten away from me till today. I made time. Yesterday, my TE KI kit arrived in my mailbox and the dp I ordered, MME Happier,  was the final inspiration I needed to make this card that I am now in love with.

Card Details:

Stamps: PS A Little Lovin & Sentiment Sampler

Paper: su Baja Breeze, su Pumpkin Pie, su Old Olive

MME Happier dp, su whisper white

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Tools/Accessories: White thread (to mirror crocheted bracelet)

 dimensionals, corner rounder

circle nestabilities (to make frame)

Technique: Paper Piecing

Thank you SO much for stopping by! I would love to hear what you think! Comments are like little blessings!

Clear Dollar Stamps SEPTEMBER Blog Hop .."Tangy Trio Color Challenge"

 It is already the third Sunday of September. Where does time go? Dont get me wrong, I am all for time going by fast. This year just cant go by fast enough ... well, except for the fact that my little boy turns 8 in just a few days! 8?? Really, where does the time go?



Anyway, it is time for the Clear Dollar Stamps' September Blog Hop!! Come play along with us! There are PRIZES TO BE WON!! I dont know anyone who doesnt like a prize!


Now, you should have made your way here from the delightfully talented Shell's blog. If not, go ahead and visit Lori's blog and start the hop from the begining!

This month, Linda has challenged us with a TANGY TRIO COLOR Challenge!

These are the newest colors in the Clearly Coordinating Collection at Clear Dollar Stamps! Arent they just Yummy!! Orange Whip, Kiwi Delight and Berry Blast, the Tangy Trio, not only have great cardstock, but coordinating COPICS (YR04, YG23, & RV14), TOMBOWS, RIBBONS AND FLOSS!! Yippee!!

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Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Seasonal Swag

Paper: CDS Kiwi Delight, Berry Blast & Orange Whip,

 CottonBall White, Jillibean Soup Blossom Soup dp

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: Orange Whip YR04, Kiwi Delight YG23, Berry Blast RV14

Tools/Accessories: CDS Elegant Accents dies, Oval Nestabilities, Corner Rounder, Seeing Spots embossing folder

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Blog Hop Details:

There are prizes to be won just for hoping around and leaving comments! Every comment you leave for the DT increases your chances of winning!

This month's prize is definately worth joining in on the hop..We are changing up the prizes a little bit .. ONE lucky winners will recieve a $25 gift certificate to the Clear Dollar Stamps digi store!

 **Winner will be randomly chosen from comments received on two DT member blogs. Winners will be announced on the CDS blog Thursday, September 22 **


Ok! Your next stop is the amazing and inspiring Sarah's blog! Thank you so much for joining in on this month's hop! Did you leave lots of love for everyone? Remember the more comments, the more chances you have to be a winner! Good Luck!!

Clearly Inspired Challenge #36 *** Glitter ***

Hello! Here we are, already at the third Friday of September! That means my 'little' boy turns 8 in exactly one week. EEK! I am not ready for him to be 8!
That also means that it is time again for the Clearly Inspired Challenge over at Lori's blog, ClearlyiStamp. Our hostess, and my BFF, Cassie, has challenged us to use Glitter on our projects.

This is why it is called a 'challenge'. Glitter and I are not really friends. I like how it looks on other people's projects, but I dont love working with it. But, today, I found this neat embossing 'tinsel' in my stash! I used Versamark ink and heat embossed the glitter and eliminated the headache and mess that I often encounter with glitter! YaY!

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Here are the details for the Clearly Inspired Challenge!**************

Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.
-Participants can use any stamps or digis from any company

-Only one entry per person per challenge

-Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month. The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month. For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for stamps or digis up for grabs. (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away.

-We will also be giving away the featured digi image....one for every 20 entries!

Need more inspiration? Go check out Lori's Blog, home of the CIC, that is also where you enter your card! Spread the word! The more entries we have, the more prizes up for grabs!

Ok, get to work! I cant wait to see what you all create!

Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Elegant Accents stamp set

Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Basic Grey Lauderdale, Whisper White

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Versamark

Tools/Accessories: CDS Elegant Accent Dies, Sapphire embossing tinsel glitter

Let The Good Times Roll

Hello Friends! Today I have this super fun Paper Smooches card to share with you. What makes this even more fun is that I WON this stamp set, Perpetual Bliss,  from Paper Smooches' new release blog hop! WooHoo! I had alot of fun making this card just to make it. But I will be submitting it for a couple 'Anything Goes' challenges. PaperTake Weekly,  I did it Creations, and One Stitch at a Time.



Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you enjoy my card and browsing thru my blog! Have a great day!

Details:

Stamps: PS Perpetual Bliss

Paper: Echo Park Happy Days, Tempting Turquoise,

 Real Red, Choice Snowwhite

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Tools/Accessories: Labels One Nestabilities, Sponge Dauber

Sew-Easy Thread braided together, Dimensionals

Friday Mash-Up #23 with Sweet Sketch Wednesday #118

Hello Friends! Happy Friday! Today I have this adorable schoolbus card to share with you! I made it with two of my favorite challenges in mind, the first being Sweet Sketch Wednesday, and the second is The Friday Mash-up. This week, Friday Mashup's challenge, " itching to be stitching" is to add faux or real stitching to our cards, or, to make a school themed card, OR, to mash it up and do both! Well, I LOVE the look of stitching, but I did not have the patience or time to do it today, but I did use my "sew easy" thread as embellishment! And with all the kiddos back to school, it was fun to ink up "My Little Schoolbus" from Clear Dollar Stamps.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I value your visit and comments dearly!

Details:

Stamps: CDS My Little Schoolbus

Paper: Choice Snowwhite, Basic Black, Nautical Blue light,

 Echo Park Country Drive dp

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: C1, C3, C5, BV23, Y15, Y17, Y06, R46, BG10

Accessories: Black & Yellow Sew-Easy thread

Friday Mash-Up #22 " What's behind door number ....8 "

 Hi again! This is my second post of the day. I have been behind on .. well, it seems like just about everything, so I am taking time this morning to get caught up. Yesterday I had alot of fun playing along with one of my new favorite challenge blogs, The Friday Mash-up. This week the challenge is to make either a Gate Fold Card, or make a card using Numbers or MASH IT UP and do both!
I, of course, HAD to Mash it up!! My little boy turns 8 later on this month, so it was a perfect time to add the number 8 to my card. Above shows the card closed, the white rectangle with the cake adds as a tab over the gate opening. The picture below shows the card open to a bright dp sunshine.

Details:

Stamps: CDS Birthday Cake Slice & Happy Birthday (single stamps)

Paper: Real Red, Choice SnowWhite, BG Manilla dp

Unknown Echo Park dp

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics:BG01, BG05, Y11, Y38, R27, E23, YR04, YR07

Techniques: Gate Fold, Paper Piecing

Clearly Inspired Challenge #35 & Raise The Bar #73

Hello friends! I hope everyone has had a nice long weekend! Things have been kind of upside down here at the Bryant household lately, so much so that I did not get to post my Clearly Inspired challenge card with my fellow CDS DT members! ACK! So, I am posting my 'entry' today... better late than never, right? sure, but I still feel bad about it. ;p

The CIC's challenge this week is to use Patterned Paper. LOVE IT!

This card is also for this week's Raise The Bar where the challenge is to Paper Piece... one of my most favorite techniques! YAY!!

There is plenty of time for you to play along with this week's Clearly Inspired Challenge and get your name in the running for one of the prizes up for grabs!

Here are the details for the Clearly Inspired Challenge!
Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.


-Participants can use any stamps or digis from any company


-Only one entry per person per challenge

-Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month. The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month. For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for stamps or digis up for grabs. (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away.


-We will also be giving away the featured digi image....one for every 20 entries!


Need more inspiration? Go check out Lori's Blog, home of the CIC, that is also where you enter your card! Spread the word! The more entries we have, the more prizes up for grabs!


Ok, get to work! I cant wait to see what you all create!

Card Details:

Stamps: CDS Ice Cream Cone, Celebrate (single stamp)

Paper: Echo Park Summer Days, Tempting Turquoise, Choice Snowwhite

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Copics: E31, E33, Y06

Tools/Accessories: Labels 14 Nestabilities, Corner Rounder,

Crushed Curry Ribbon