Wednesday, July 15, 2009

It's The Last Day of the Blog Hop

It's the last day of the IO Blog Hop, and if you missed the first three, you can visit the sites of the DT participants by day by clicking on their names below:

Hop on over and check out Dina's blog and while you are there sign up for her Blog Candy drawing once a week all month long. And if you haven't seen Mitra's new Mega Mount™ and Cover-a-Card™ stamps check them out HERE!

And if you missed out of the IO Christmas In July Challenge, you can check it out Here and you can still join in by following the steps below:

  • Remember to use IO stamps and then send them to me by either using my Email Me in the upper left-hand side-bar here or the Email Shirley in the upper right-hand corner of the IO Blog.
  • You have until Saturday Midnight. Last challenge we had 4 participants and wonderful beautiful cards. You can see them on the IO blog under IO Customer Album.

So here was my card for the Christmas In July if you missed it:

Image:
The image is part of the New Fall-Christmas CHA release being done at the end of the month. The name is Park Fence J2350 by Leigh Hannan. It was stamped with Brilliance Galaxy Gold ink and painted with Twinkling H20's. The little trees were stamp separately again, cut out and mounted with 3D Pop Dots. Shimmerz Pixie Dust was used to highlight parts of the sky, snow between the fence slats, and the snow swirl with the gold snowflakes. The moon was highlighted with Shimmerz Sunny. Random dots were highlighted with Stickles Gold Glitter Glue and the stars on the trees were done with Stickles Yellow.

  • TIPS - Another plus for working with unmounted stamps: I loved the shape of this one on the cling, so when I was done stamping the image, I cleaned it and put the cling guard back in place (if you don't keep it on I have found that the cling loses it's "cling". No kidding.) Anyway, I placed the stamp back over the stamped image and traced around it. Then I cut it out. I love the shape.

Background:
The Dark Green background with the Gold Polka Dots is one of the New Mega Stamps, called Cover A Card Dots CC003. It was stamped with Brilliance Gold Galaxy. Stickles Gold was used here and there to highlight.

The Merry is from current Clear Stamp Set Swirl Tree CL196. It was stamped on the smallest Spellbinder die cut from the Nestabilities Large Ovals set.

Assembly:
The image was mounted on the Green and Gold Polka Dot background with 3D Pop Dots and so was the Merry. That was mounted on White cardstock. The ribbon is Pink Grosgrain and the bow was done with the Bow-Easy. (I could never make a bow look good with Grosgrain ribbon and so I have tons and never used it.) I love my Bow-Easy.

Because the Background stamp is 5.75X5.75, I had plenty of background left over to do the inside of the card and an envelope.

Check out our DT members blogs for some great artistic Christmas creations. And if you haven't seen Mitra's new Mega Mount™ and Cover-a-Card™ stamps check them out HERE! You can catch up on all of the DT's cards for the Hop by going HERE.

Thanks for stopping by to look and see our fun filled week of creativity.



HOPPY Wednesday

The week is flying by us. If you missed out on the first two days of the HOP, click on the DT person's name below, see some wonderful 'eye candy' and then move on to today's beautiful cards. Since CHA is in couple of weeks, the DT has really been busy with the NEW Fall-Winter stamps so they could show you what you will have in stores for you, and online too. Below is the schedule for this week's Blog Hop, so you can catch up if you missed the first two days, and so the rest of you can get on to the 'candy'.

Hop on over and check out Kelli and Jeanne's blogs today and see what NEW stamps they are showing off. And if you haven't seen Mitra's new Mega Mount™ and Cover-a-Card™ stamps check them out HERE!

Also, don't forget DT member, Dina Kowal, has blog candy each week until it runs out. She lives in Indonesia and her IO shipment was lost for a time. Mitra sent another one and the other arrived too, so she is posting blog candy every week until it's gone. Go HERE and LOOK IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER of the Blog to find out how to sign up. You'll also see the stamps of the week there.

A BIG LAST BUT NOT LEAST, tomorrow is our CHRISTMAS IN JULY CHALLENGE. Remember you are all invited to take part with your IO stamps. If you are new, it's really simple!!! You create your card and email it to me by this Saturday midnight. My address in the upper right-hand corner. Then I post it on the blog and in the IO Customer Album. Come on and join the fun. It is open until Saturday midnight.

Thanks for stopping by and see you here and on the IO blog tomorrow for the CHRISTMAS IN JULY CHALLENGE, and then on Friday for the last day of the DT BLOG HOP.

Monday, July 13, 2009

IO NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP ALL WEEK

Since CHA is in couple of weeks the DT decided they would show you some of the new releases this week. Here is the schedule for this week's BLOG HOP.

Make sure you check out Daniela's and Julie's blogs today and see what NEW stamps they are showing off today. And if you haven't seen Mitra's new Mega Mount™ and Cover-a-Card™ stamps check out the post below!

Thanks for stopping by to look and share and I promise to have a card here before my HOP on Friday! :-)

Sunday, July 12, 2009

There's A Big Surprise At IO Blog

Remember I said Mitra had some surprises. Well 2 of them are on display on the IO blog. I just got my new stamps and some of what is on the blog. Don't miss out. Get on over there by clicking on the link above and then click on your back button and tell me what you think!!!! I hope to get back here later today with a card from the new stamps and what you see there. Gong to bed now. I've stayed up way too late. LOLOLOL

See you this afternoon I hope.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

A Really Grateful Surprise

I have been so busy posting here, there, and everywhere, that I was just thrilled to find these two pieces of mail in my mailbox.

The first one comes from Yogi Grunwald, whose blog I found while looking for some foiling ideas. Her blog is HERE. She is into all kinds of different beautiful art and she teaches and sells her art too. I was really interested in how she got the pattern for this gold leaf card and this gold leaf card. I was also looking at her cards she created with napkins. I knew how to do that, but the ones she had were unlike any I had seen. Wow~!

For the gold gilding she dry embosses her paper and then uses a Xyron, etc. depending on the size and then attaches the gold leaf. I think that's what she said. Anyway I received the most beautiful collection of napkins from her in the gorgeous envelope below. I won't part with it:



I wasn't sure you would be able to see the design she put in the S so here it is close-up.




Now for the second piece of wonderful mail from my friend, Jackie Kalchert. She created this beautiful Shaker card and I love it to pieces:


It was not easy getting a good picture of this with the acetate. Ha! See the net in the upper right-hand corner. Some of the little iridescent beads caught up there and it looks like of like bubbles! :-) The background was painted with Twinks and the bottom sand is cork. I wanted you to get a closer look.

A really awesome card! Thanks so much Jackie. You too made my week end with a Wow!


Thanks for stopping by everyone. Hope to see you back here sooner!!!

Friday, July 10, 2009

LAST DAY OF IO SHIMMERZ SWAP WEEK

I learned some really fun and creative things by visiting the Shimmerz Blog and their Design Teams' blogs for more creative tips this week. If you missed the first four days and want to catch up on all of the beautiful swap cards created by the IO and Shimmerz Design Teams click on the links below for some wonderful cards:

Mon.: IO Shimmerz - Here and Here and Here

Tues.: IO Shimmerz - Here and Here

Wed.: IO Shimmerz - Here and Here and Here

Thurs: IO Shimmerz - Here and Here and Here

Today's IO DT Swaps are from Deborah March, Laura Fulcher, and Kelli Richardson. You can see all of the great details for their cards by clicking HERE for the IO blog. You can also find out about the challenges coming up and other new news. Ha!

Thanks for stopping by the blog to look and share. It has been on heck of a busy week. I will have more cards here now that IO Shimmerz Paints Swap week is over !!!!

Shirley

Thursday, July 9, 2009

'Today on HSN 11 Newest Cuttlebug Folders

For just $29.95 plus Shipping! Hurry on over there if you dare!!! HSN I have no idea how long it will last. It is an event special.

Shirley