Summer is coming!

Hello Friends!

It is Tuesday again, so that means challenge at Loves Rubberstamps!  It is the first of the month once again, so that leaves the challenge wide open.  It will be Anything Goes! 

Our Fabulous Sponsors this week are Shape Ez & Scrappers Delight!

Here is my creation!

Supplies Used:

Tuxedo Black - Memento Ink

Copics

C.C. Designs - Party Time Lucy 

Bo Bunny - Prairie Chic 6x6 paper 

Wil Orchid Crafts Flowers

Sketch used:

 

How to play: 
Just upload a creation that follows this week's challenge to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the tag or keyword LRSBC106. Our challenge is open to everyone, you can use any stamps and products that you would like, and you can enter as many times as you want. 

Deadline:
The linky entry widget will close at 9PM CST on Monday, June 10th so all entries need to be in before then. 

Design Team Favorite Picks:
The Design Team members will also each choose their favorite card from this challenge and the winner's will be able to proudly display a special blog badge on their blog. The Design Team favorite's from Challenge 106 - will be announced before the posting of Challenge 108. ** These Winners will receive a $5.00 gift voucher for use on an order $25.00 or more ** 

** Be sure to Play Along in our - Weekly Blog Candy Giveaway! Just hop along with our Design Team in a Mini Blog Hop for the chance to win the hidden prize! Start the hop here on our Sensational Sunday Inspirations post **

Come on over and show us your creations at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog!

Thank you for stopping by today! 

Blessings until next time….

Athina

Happy Easter!

Happy Friday Friends!

I am happy to be back to share a little inspiration with you!  Hopefully a lot of you have today, Good Friday, off work.  I will be working, but many people are out of the office, so it will be a good day to get lots caught up.  Do you have any big plans for the Easter weekend?  We are having a family dinner and Easter egg hunt.  It is always lots of fun and great to spend time with my family. 

I made a cute little Easter basket cut out with the Silhouette.  I have some handmade goodies to go in the basket, but I can't share those with you just yet.  So be sure to check my blog next week to see what will be inside.  It is for a very special lady in my life.  I hope she likes it!!!  I used   Magnolia - Tilda & Her Bunny, a perfect image for the basket. I finished it off with a ribbon, charm and some Wild Orchid Crafts - Flowers.  The sentiment is by C.C. Designs - Be Happy.  It was so simple and fun to put together. 

 

Supplies used:
 Magnolia - Tilda & Her Bunny

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Copics
C.C. Designs - Be Happy
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Stormy Sky 
Wild Orchid Crafts - Flowers 
My Minds Eye

There you have it! It goes right along with our fun challenge this week at Loves Rubberstamps, spring or Easter.  So come on over and play with us!  I promise you it will be lots of fun!

That is it for me today!  Have a blessed Easter weekend and we will see you back next week.
Blessings until next time...
Athina

Easy Peasy!

Happy Friday Friends!

 I am sticking with my out of comfort zone theme.  You may look at the card below and think, REALLY?  Well yes.  I am one of those people that don't feel complete unless I have an image on my card.  Well ladies (and gents), I forced myself to create a quick fun card that anyone can make.  Really it was very simple.

First, I searched for sketches.  I found this one from Deconstructed Sketches.  Simple enough and cute! 

Then I picked out my papers and ribbons.  I used Simple Stories Celebration/Birthday 6x6 pack.  I cut them up and then added some scalloped cardstock, a ribbon, button, Lawn Fawn Retro Triple Pack Cord and the sentiment by C.C. Designs - Be Happy

Supplies used:

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Simple Stories Celebration/Birthday

Lawn Fawn Retro Triple Pack Cord
C.C. Designs - Be Happy

There you have it!  Easy Peasy and super quick!  Laura has been adding  new items to the store.  So be sure to check back often.  Also, make sure to stop by and play along with us in the Totally 1980's challenge!.

That is it for me today!  Have a great weekend and we will see you back next week.
Blessings until next time...
Athina

Spring Flowers

Hello Crafty Friends!

 I hope you have had a great week and are looking forward to an even better weekend!  I am guessing we will be working on our house a bit in preparation to sell it in the fall.  Who knows, our plans can change at any minute.

I have had this composition notebook for some time already covered with paper.  When I originally sat down to put it together, it just did not seem to work for me.  So I set it aside nearly a year go.  Then recently I pulled it out and thought I need to work on something with bright colors to get rid of these cold winter blues.  It came to me quickly once I put things into perspective.  I used C.C. Designs - Laugh Lines Garden.  She is colored up with copics and then cut out with Spellbinders.  Then I added a paper doily, ribbon, lace and a bunch of Wild Orchid Flowers. 

Supplies used:

C.C. Designs - Laugh Lines Garden

Memento Ink - Black Tuxedo

Copics

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Peacock Feathers

Wild Orchid Flowers

Spellbinders - Fleur de Les Rectangle

Laura has been teasing us with lots of new items to be added to the store.  So be sure to check back often.  Also, make sure to stop by and play along with us in the Ugly Paper Challenge.

That is it for me today!  Have a great weekend and we will see you back next week.
Blessings until next time...
Athina

Bundled Up!

Hello Friends!

I hope you have had a great week and are looking forward to an awesome weekend!  Here on my side, my hubby and I have made some great gains towards our future and we are super excited.  So we will be celebrating a little bit this weekend! I can't wait!

For today's inspiration, I had some fun with the Snowman image by C.C Designs. He looks like he is having lots of fun!  This was a super simple card.  I used a page from the 6x6 Fancy Pants Blissful Blizzard pack and cut it out to make the sentiment across the middle.  Then I used a round circle cutter to cut out the image and a border for the image.  The image itself was colored with only a few copics (BG72, BG75, BG78, W1, W3, W5, W7, E42, E44, E49 & 0). 

After I colored the image, I took clear embossing ink and covered the image.  Then I used Sparkly Embossing Powder to add a nice shine.  To finish it off, I used Polar White Flower Soft to add some snow and texture to the card.

Supplies used:

C.C. Designs - Snowman (Animal Crackers Collection)

Copics

Fancy Pants Designs - Blissful Blizzard

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Weathered Wood & Clear

Flower Soft - Polar White

Laura has been teasing us with lots of new items to be added to the store.  So be sure to check back often.  Also, make sure to stop by and play along with us in the Shades of Green challenge.

That is it for me today!  I am off to celebrate with hubby!  Have a great weekend and we will see you back next week.

Hugs
Athina

Thinking of you!

Hi Friends!

St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, so that means our challenge for Loves Rubberstamps this week is Shades of Green!  

Our fabulous sponsor is Rick St. Dennis.

We had a challenge a few weeks ago with paper piecing, so I thought I would give it another shot with this cute little Party Time Lucy image.  I think she turned out ok.  She is colored with copics.  A complete supply list is below. 

Supplies used:

C.C Designs - Party Time Lucy

Copics

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black 

Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa 

Spellbinders - Labels 25

Lawn Fawn Retro Triple Pack Cord

Pearls

Lace

My Mind's Eye Paper

Burlap

How to play: 
Just upload a creation that follows this week's challenge to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the tag or keyword LRSBC94. Our challenge is open to everyone, you can use any stamps and products that you would like, and you can enter as many times as you want. 

Deadline:
The linky entry widget will close at 9PM CST on Monday, March 17th  so all entries need to be in before then. 

Design Team Favorite Picks:
The Design Team members will also each choose their favorite card from this challenge and the winner's will be able to proudly display a special blog badge on their blog. The Design Team favorite's from Challenge 94 - will be announced before the posting of Challenge 96. ** These Winners will receive a $5.00 gift voucher for use on an order $25.00 or more ** 

** Be sure to Play Along in our - Weekly Blog Candy Giveaway! Just hop along with our Design Team in a Mini Blog Hop for the chance to win the hidden prize! Start the hop here on our Sensational Sunday Inspirations post **

Come on over and show us your creations at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog!

Thank you for stopping by today! 

Blessings until next time….

Athina

Best Birthday Wishes!

Happy Friday!

I hope your week went well.  The weather was a bit warmer here in Ohio which was nice!  I am very ready for spring, hence the inspiration for the card I want to share with you today.  I am tired of the dark colors, I needed to brighten things up a bit. 

So I have used C.C. Designs - Ice Cream Lucy image.  What about this image does not remind  you of spring or summer?  She is colored with copics!  I added some fun tickets, twine, button and Wild Orchid Crafts flowers for embellishments.  (A list of supplies can be found at the bottom for reference.)  I used a creamy yellow cardstock as the base, for a bit of sunshine!

Supplies used:

C.C. Designs - Ice Cream Lucy

C.C. Designs- Be Happy Sentiments (one of my favorites)

Copics

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Brushed Curdory

Ink Blending Tool

Rich Cocoa Memento Ink

My Favorite Things - Die-Namics Rounder Banner Stax Die 

Wild Orchid Crafts - Flowers 

Simple Stories - Summer Fresh

Stampers Anonymous (soon to be added to the store!) 

Twine

Button

 

Keep in mind our challenge this week at Loves Rubberstamps, we want to see a funny sentiment!  Also make sure to check out the new items in the store.  Laura has been teasing us with a bunch of fun new items to come.  So make sure to keep your eyes peeled!

That is it for me today!  I hope you have a fantastic Friday and an even better weekend ahead!

Hugs,

Athina

Just Sitting Here Thinking of You!

Hello Friends!

Friday once again so that means some Friday Inspiration for Loves Rubberstamps!  I hope you had a great week!  It has been a busy one here, but that just means the weekend comes sooner!  Some of us will get an extra day this weekend, how nice. =)

So I found this adorable C. C. Designs Fuzzy Boots Birgitta in the store not to long ago.  I thought she is just adorable and would be perfect for this time of year.  Who doesn't love the warm boots, hat and sweater!  I colored here with copics then fussy cut her out so she could sit in the cute little window by Spellbinders (Labels 18).  The paper is Fancy Pants Designs - Blissful Blizzard.  I just commented the other day when Laura used it that I hadn't really used it much, so I was inspired to give it a shot.  I love the results!  I added some ribbon, bow, lace, flowers with brads and a little flag with an Amy R - Be Happy Sentiment.

Copics used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E12, E13

Hair:  E44, E47, E49

Boots/Hat:  E81, E84, E87

Hat/Sweater:  BG00, BG72, BG75, BG78

Here is the inside.

Supplies used:

Tuxedo Black - Memento Ink
C. C. Designs Fuzzy Boots Birgitta

Copics

Spellbinders

Fancy Pants Designs - Blissful Blizzard

Amy R - Be Happy Sentiments

ribbon

lace

prima flowers

metal embellishment

brads

Be sure to stop by Loves Rubberstamps and see all the new items Laura has added.  There you will find a fun new line for the store - Whiff of Joy!

Don't forget to link up to the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog for this weeks challenge using metal!

Well that is all for me today!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings until next time...

Athina

Snow Cute - Loves Rubberstamps Friday Inspiration!

Hello Friends,

I am guessing you are wondering why I am posting on Friday... Well, I have changed my days for the new term at Loves Rubberstamps from Sunday to Friday.  So here I am to share some fun with you today!   Since I changed days, I also thought maybe I should change up my color scheme a bit and use some blue, pink and green together.  I hope the New Year has started off well for everyone!  Ours started off with a bit of snow, but I guess it is January right?  So that lead's us to the title Snow Cute.

Today I made a little card.  Actually... it ended up spilling off the 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 card, but I really wanted the snowflake edges to match this adorable C. C. Designs Snow Cute image.  The image is colored with copics and I added some stickle fun for snow.  The background papers are by My Mind's Eye.  It was finished off with some ribbon, twine and a little button to match! 

Copics

C.C. Designs - Snow Cute

My Minds Eye Paper

Lime Single Cord - Lawn Fawn

Make sure to stop by the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog and play along with our New Year's Resolutions challenge this week.  Also, check out all the fun new items that have been added to the store lately.  A little birdie told me that there were many more new items coming very soon!  

Thank you for stopping by today!  Have a great Friday and an even better weekend!

Blessings until next time...

Athina

Leaves & Pumpkins! Loves Rubberstamps Challenge!

Hello Friends -

Today, I am back with another challenge from  Loves Rubberstamps! This week it is all about Fall Leaves and Pumpkins!  This is absolutely my favorite time of year with all the crisp colors and temperatures!

Our sponsors this week are QKR Stampede & C. C. Designs (All That Scraps)

C. C Designs, provided Tom Turkey Monkey Feet for us to use.  He is perfect for Leaves and Pumpkins!  This is our final door prize for the women at our reunion this past weekend!   There were 414 buttons in the jar and my husbands grandma guessed 400, so she is the lucky owner of 414 more buttons!

Copics used:

Hat:  YG93, YG95, YG97

Body:  E31, E37, E57

Feathers:  Y00, Y11, Y15, YR23, YR24, E99, YR27

Supplies used:

Copics

C. C. Designs Tom Turkey - Monkey Feet

MFT Die Namics - Rounded Banner

Lawn Fawn - Retro Triple Pack Hemp Twine

Simple Stories - Harvest Lane

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Scattered Straw

Pumpkin Buttons,

Material

Lace,

Burlap

Mason Jar

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Come on over to Loves Rubberstamps and play along with the Fall Leaves or Pumpkins Challenge!

Here is how to play!

Just upload a creation that follows this week's challenge to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the tag or keyword LRSBC74 Our challenge is open to everyone, you can use any stamps and products that you would like, and you can enter as many times as you want. 

Deadline:
The linky entry widget will close at 9PM CST on Monday, October 21th so all entries need to be in before then. 

Prize Information:

One lucky participant will be chosen using a random number generator will be able to proudly display our Winner's Badge on their blog! 

We will have two different possibilities for a gift voucher prize from Loves Rubberstamps for the winner as well.

$10.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we do not carry in our store

$20.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we DO carry in our store

Design Team Favorite Picks:
The Design Team members will also each choose their favorite card from this challenge and the winner's will be able to proudly display a special blog badge on their blog. The Design Team favorite's from Challenge 74 - will be announced before the posting of Challenge 75. ** These Winners will receive a $5.00 gift voucher for use on an order $25.00 or more ** 


** Be sure to Play Along in our - Weekly Blog Candy Giveaway! Just hop along with our Design Team in a Mini Blog Hop for the chance to win the hidden prize! Start the hop here on our Sensational Sunday Inspirations post **

Have a wonderful day!  

Blessings until next time...

Athina

Moovalous Birthday - Sensational Sunday Blog Hop!

Hello Friends,

Welcome to the Loves Rubberstamps weekly Sensational Sunday Blog Hop! The Design Team has created some gorgeous projects for your Inspiration. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, each stop will have a full list of links. One of the Design Team posts is the hop's Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $10 Loves Rubberstamps store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love for the Designers! You have until Saturday, August 10th, at 8pm CST. Have fun and we hope that you enjoy the hop!

If you've arrived here from Dangina's blog you are right on track! If not, I have posted the whole blog hop list below just in case you get lost along the way!

I have had a few days off work and I am feeling very relaxed and lucky to share and enjoy them with my hubby.  We haven't done much of anything the last few days, so it has been very nice.   I am sharing a card made with the cute little cow Moo-valous by C. C. Designs. He is stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored with copics.  I cut out the image with Spellbinders Ovals and added a Scalloped oval behind him.  I decided to do a gate fold card for this one.  Something a little different!  I have used the Simple Stories, Happy Day paper collection to add to the celebration!  I finished him off with some ribbon and some buttons like he was playing bingo!

Copics used:

Hat:  BG000, BG72, BG75, BG78

Moo-valous:  E50, E53, E55, E57, E59

So the inside, I used matching papers from the front.  But  I really messed it up and wasn't sure I wanted to share, but it happens!  Can you see where I messed things up?  The sentiment is by Fiskars.

Your next stop on the hop is Shanna!

Laura - Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog

Dangina

Athina (you are here!)

Shanna

Lydia

Marcy

Ivonne

We hope you have fun on the hop today!  It is a great way to see what the very talented design team is up to!

Thanks for stopping by!  I do appreciate your visit!

Blessings until next time...

Athina

Sensational Sunday Blog Hop!

Good Morning Friends,

Welcome to the Loves Rubberstamps weekly Sensational Sunday Blog Hop! The Design Team has created some gorgeous projects for your Inspiration. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, each stop will have a full list of links. One of the Design Team posts is the hop's Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $10 Loves Rubberstamps store gift certificate. So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love for the Designers! You have until Saturday, July 20 th, at 8pm CST. Have fun and we hope that you enjoy the hop!

If you've arrived here from Dangina's blog you are right on track! If not, I have posted the whole blog hop list below just in case you get lost along the way!

Today I have a 5x7 card to share with you.  I am using the Rainy Day Birgitta by C. C. Designs.  She is stamped with Black Tuxedo Memento Ink and colored with copics.  I cut her out with a MFT Round Banner Die and added a green background using a larger die from the same set.  The edges are inked with Brushed Corduroy distress ink.  The papers are all from My Minds Eye.  I finished her off with some ribbon, buttons, flowers and a little flag with sentiment by Amy R, Be Happy collection.

Copics used:

Hair:  E21, E25, E27, E29
Skin:  E000, E00, E11, E13
Leaf:  YG93, YG95, YG97, 0
Dress:  R00, R81, R85, RV32

The inside uses matching paper and layout.  I used the round banner die to cut out a little tag to tuck inside.

Your next stop on the hop is Shanna!

Laura - Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog

Dangina

Athina (you are here!)

Shanna

Lydia

Marcy

Ivonne

We hope you have fun on the hop today!  It is a great way to see what the very talented design team is up to!

Also, Loves Rubberstamps is has openings for three new design team members.  Check out the DT call here if you are interested in being part of this fun group of talented ladies!

Thanks for stopping by!  I do appreciate your visit!

Blessings until next time...

Athina

Red, White & Blue - Loves Rubberstamps!

Hello!!

Are you ready for July 4th in the states?  Well, to get ready at Loves Rubberstamps, this week we want to see your Red, White & Blue creations!  So get out the festive colors and come to join us!

Our fabulous sponsor this week is:

I had a little fun with this challenge.  I have been making a lot of cards lately, so I decided to make a little box instead.  I used a round box that I purchased at the local craft store.  I embossed the background with a Scrappy Cat background stamp using Clear Distress ink.  I then inked over it with Faded Jeans distressed ink.  I wrapped the paper around the box and taped it down.  I then put some lace around the bottom.  The image is C.C Designs Party Time Lucy and I colored her up with my copics and cut her out.  I added a flower, a stamped sign, some ribbon and feathers behind it.  The top of the box is wrapped with Stampin Up Ribbon and a doily.

Copics used:  

E0000, E00, E11, E13, E34, E50, E53, E57

B00, B02, B06, R20, R22, R24

I do appreciate your visit today!  Come on over and show us your Red, White and Blue creations at Loves Rubberstamps!

How to play:

Just upload a creation that follows this week's challenge to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of the challenge blog post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the tag or keyword LRSBC58. Our challenge is open to everyone, you can use any stamps and products that you would like, and you can enter as many times as you want. 

Deadline:The linky entry widget will close at 9PM CST on Monday, July 1st, so all entries need to be in before then. 

Prize Information:

One lucky participant will be chosen using a random number generator! They will be able to proudly display our Winner's Badge on their blog and they will also win the Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher as well as any prizes being offered by Guest Sponsors that week.

We will have two different possibilities for a gift voucher prize from Loves Rubberstamps for the winner as well.

$10.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we do not carry in our store

$20.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we DO carry in our store

If you want to see what companies we carry visit our store Loves Rubberstamps

The Design Team members will also each choose their favorite card from this challenge and the winner's will be able to proudly display a special blog badge on their blog. The Design Team favorite's from Challenge 58 - will be announced before the posting of Challenge 60. ** These Winners will receive a $5.00 gift voucher for use on an order $25.00 or more **

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings until next time...

Athina