Holiday Blitz - Loves Rubberstamps!

Hello Friends!

Today starts a special HOLIDAY BLITZ challenge at Loves Rubberstamps Challenges where we will be giving away TONS of prizes with multiple winners!  The Holiday Blitz is your favorite.... ANYTHING GOES...theme AND it will last from now until December 30th so you have plenty of time to get your entries in!  We will have prize packages to give away from the following companies:

KENNY K STAMPS - 2 PRIZE PACKAGES

QKR STAMPEDE

AURORA WINGS

MILK 'N COFFEE STAMPS

CRAFTY SENTIMENTS DESIGNS

EUREKA STAMPS

C.C. DESIGNS

and... Loves Rubberstamps is giving away a $50.00 Gift Voucher!

You will DEFINITELY want to play along with us :) Remember you have until December 30th to get your entries in :)

 

Since we have seen some snow lately, I thought the cutest little snowman is in order, A Cozy Cup of Wishes.  I had fun coloring him up, but now that I look at him, he looks a bit flourescent.  Hmmm….  Well, I used a Sweet Shop sketch and came up with this fun one!

Copics used:

Boots:  W1, W3, W5, W7

Skirt:  E44, E47, E49

Jacket:  G20, G24, G94, G99

Scarf:  R14, R46, R59, RV99

Kraftin Kimmie - A Cup of Cozy Wishes

Tuxedo Black - Memento Ink

Copics

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Brushed Curduroy

Inkessentials - Blending Tool

Simple Stories - Aweso{me}

My Minds Eye Paper

Spellbinders

Tim Holtz Alterations On the Edge - Snow Flurries Die

Pearls

Lace

Sketch used:

Make sure to come over and play along in our HOLIDAY BLITZ!  Remember you have until December 30th to get your entries in :)

Thanks for stopping by…

Blessings until next time

Athina

A Little Witch - Loves Rubberstamps 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 be in a monthly drawing for a $20 Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher!  We will draw the winner of the Voucher the 1st Sunday of each month! Remember, you have until 8:00 pm CST Saturday to leave your comments!

I had all afternoon to craft yesterday and it was so nice and relaxing.  So today, I will share a little card I made during that time.  I used Annabel the Witch, by Crafty Sentiments.  I struggled a bit with her, but in the end, I think it all came together.  I decided to go with a good witch color for her had and add a bit of yellow and purple for the dress and hat.  I cut her out with Spellbinders Labels 23.  I distressed everything and inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink.  This is a gate fold card adorned with Wild Orchid flowers and a doily.

Copics used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E21, E33, R20

Hair:  G92, G94, G99

Dress:  Y11, Y13, Y15, BV20

Hat/Boots:  RV91, RV95, RV99

Pumpkin:  YR15, YR27, YR68

Bucket/Broom:  E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E49

I kept the inside simple, with a little distressing, tag and ribbon.

Supplies used:

Copics 
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Annabel the Witch

Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Antique Linen, Gathered Twigs & Forest Moss)

Amy R - Be Happy Sentiments

Ribbon
Wild Orchid flowers

Doily

Paper:  Cosmo Cricket, MME, Simple Stories (Awesome & Fabulous)

Stickles

Lawn Fawn Retro Triple Pack Cord

So here is the remainder of the hop!  Rock on!

Laura - Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog

Dangina

Athina (you are here)

Shanna 

Marcy

Nicole

Joni

Nina

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Be sure to check out what the other lovely ladies have created today.  Laura has also added a lot of new images to the store lately, including this one, be sure to check them out!

 It has been a long time since I entered a challenge, so here goes:

Brown Sugar - Autumn

Crafty Hands - Anything Goes

Card Makin Mamas - Trick or Treat
Crafty Sentiments - Bingo (die cuts, doilie & flowers)
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Happy Campers - Halloween
Paper-Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Crafters Cafe - Spottable
Crafting for All Seasons - Too cute to spook
Crafty Creations - Halloween Characters
Fab n Funky - Distress
Simon Says Stamp - Halloween or Halloween colors
Die Cuttin Divas - Halloween
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Pinspirational Challenges (pic)

Blessings until next time...
Athina

Sunshine - Loves Rubberstamps Blog Hop

Good Morning Fellow Crafters -

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 be in a monthly drawing for a $20 Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher!  We will draw the winner of the Voucher the 1st Sunday of each month! Remember, you have until 8:00 pm CST Saturday to leave your comments!

 Today, I decided to share something a bit brighter!  We finally had a bright spot in our week, so the colors are proof =-).

Supplies used:

Memento Black Tuxedo ink.

Copics

Tiddly Inks - Fairy Sunny Day

Echo Park - Love Story

American Krafts

Cosmo Cricket - This & That

Lawn Fawn - Pink Lemonade Hemp Twine

Spellbinders Labels 18

Pearls

Stickles

Copics used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E11

Hair:  E29, E35, E39

Dress:  Opps - I forgot to write down the colors (Sorry)

Flowers:  Y11, Y21, Y25, YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24

So here is the remainder of the hop!

Laura - Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog

Dangina

Athina (you are here)

Shanna 

Marcy

Nicole

Joni

Nina

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Be sure to check out what the other lovely ladies have created today.

Blessings until next time...
Athina

Enjoy the Ride - Sensational Sunday Blog Hop Loves Rubberstamps!

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 be in a monthly drawing for a $20 Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher!  We will draw the winner of the Voucher the 1st Sunday of each month! Remember, you have until 8:00 pm CST Saturday to leave your comments!

 Since a few weeks ago when our challenge was 4x9, I have been having fun with that size.  It is a bit new for me and I am loving it!  The size was perfect for this adorable Penny Black, Enjoy the Ride, image.  I received this image about six months ago and just loved her, but never had the chance to ink her up.  Well, now I have.  I inked her with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.  She is colored with copics and the background of the image is done with Broken China and Brushed Corduroy Distress ink.  The image is cut out with Spellbinders, Labels 21.  The background papers are Tea for Two by Cosmo Cricket.

Copics used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E11

Hair:  C1, C3, C5

Skirt:  G20, G24, G94, G99

Sweater:  E50, E53, E55

Flowers:  BV11, BV13, BV17, W5

Today is the first day of our new design team term.  Please help me give a warm welcome to the very talented ladies joining our group!

Nicole Nastali - Nicole's Craft Nook

Joni Mastronardi - Joni 52 Stamps and Scraps

Nina - PaperDaisies  PaperDaisies 

Indah Permatasari -  Amberlycraft  Youtube Channel - missambercrafts

So here is the remainder of the hop!

Laura - Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog

Dangina

Athina (you are here)

Shanna 

Marcy

Nicole

Joni

Nina

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Be sure to check out what the other lovely ladies have created today.

Blessings until next time...
Athina

Sensational Sunday Blog Hop - Fairytale Tilda

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, August 3rd, 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!

How is everyone today?  The weather was just beautiful here last week.  I hope it continues that way!  Today, I am sharing a card made with the Magnolia, Beautiful Tilda, image.  She is stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored with copics. Her background papers are by Bo Bunny and Cosmo Cricket.  The layout was a sketch by Stary Nights Studio.  I added some ribbon, flower, pearls and dew drops.

Copics used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E11, E13

Hair:  E41, E43, E44, E47, E49

Dress:  RV91, RV93. RV95

Wings:  RV91, RV93, RV95, BG11, BG72, BG75

The inside uses the same mix of papers.  I left the sentiment blank so that I could decide later what to use the card on.

Stary Nights Studio Sketch #3

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

{PIN}spirational Challenge #57

Hello Friends! I am back with another {PIN}spirational Challenge!  In case you don't know what the {PIN}spirational Challenge is all about, well let me share with you.  Each week you are given a picture for inspiration.  All you have to do is create based on that picture.  So here is this weeks picture: Our Sponsor: & The Stamping Chef I have to admit, this one stumped me for a while.  I am not a sports fan in any way.  Then it hit me.  The past two years we have done a Relay for Life Walk for my uncle who passed two years ago.  I have a medal and all!  So I pulled out the pictures and started scrapping.  We walked, we ran and enjoyed our family while celebrating a very special man.  So here is how the picture inspired me this week: Be sure to come over to {PIN}spirational Challenge and play along with us!   Thank you for stopping by.  Don't for get to scroll for the other two posts for today. Blessings until next time.... Athina

{PIN}spirational Challenge # 56

Hello Friends! I am back with another {PIN}spirational Challenge!  In case you don't know what the {PIN}spirational Challenge is all about, well let me share with you.  Each week you are given a picture for inspiration.  All you have to do is create based on that picture.  So here is this weeks picture: Our Sponsor: & Flat Friends I am using a cute image generously provided by our sponsor Flat Friends.  She is called Walkies.  She looks like is about to have a great time walking the adorable little puppy!  I printed the image on cryogen paper an colored it with copics.  The image is cut out with Spellbinders Large Circle and trimmed with Spellbinders Eyelet Circle.  The papers are by Bo Bunny & Cosmo Cricket.  I don't have the lines, as I pulled them from my stash. Copics used:   Skin:  E000, E00, E21 Hair:  E25, E27, E29, E49 Dress:  YR01, YR12, YR15, YR18 Dog:  E50, E51, E53 Be sure to come over to {PIN}spirational Challenge and play along with us!   Thank you for stopping by.  Don't for get to scroll for the other two posts for today. Blessings until next time.... Athina

Loves Rubberstamps - Colors of Spring Challenge

Hi Friends!

Welcome back to another fun post for Loves Rubberstamps weekly challenge.  This week the challenge is "The Colors of Spring".

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This was an easy challenge this week.  I love the light spring colors.  I just love spring when everything is blooming outside and we can finally play in the yard a bit.  I am using Magnolia Tilda with Daffodil and Magnolia's Flower Wall Post images stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I cut the image out with My Favorite Things Round Banner die and also used the dies to mount the flowers along the side.  I used Tumbled Glass Distress ink around the die cut to add some depth.  The background papers are by Cosmo Cricket and just scream of spring.  

Copics used:

Hair:  E25, E31, E50

Skin:  E000, E00, E11, E13

Shirt:  R81, R83, R85

Pants:  E40, E41, E43

Shoes:  R81, R83, R85, G20, G21, G24

Post:  W1, W3, W5, W7

Daffodil - Y00, Y02, Y15, Y35, G24

Grass:  E44, YG95, G85, N5, G28

The inside uses the same papers as the front.

Ok, now it is your turn to come play with us in Loves Rubberstamps weekly challenge!  The sun is shinning so the colors of spring should be an easy challenge this week!

Thank you for stopping by!  Your visit is greatly appreciated!

Blessings until next time...

Athina

{PIN}spirational Challenge #52

Hello Friends!

I am back with another {PIN}spirational Challenge!  In case you don't know what the {PIN}spirational Challenge is all about, well let me share with you.  Each week you are given a picture for inspiration.  All you have to do is create based on that picture.  So here is this weeks picture:

Our Sponsors:

Di's Digi Downloads 

&

What a fun image we had to play with this week!  And to make it better, Bugaboo Stamps generously provided some cute images for us to play with.  I choose the FU Umbrella, printed on cryogen paper and colored with copics.  I used some additional stickles on the image to add some fun.  I used Cosmo Cricket and Basic Grey for the background of the card.  The image is cut out with Spellbinders Large Oval Dies and the Scalloped Oval.  To finish it off, I used ribbon, button, twine and pearls.

Copics used:

Umbrella:  YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24

I did not record the flower colors. (sorry)

The inside papers match the outside.  The sentiment is by Inkadinkadoo.  It is one of my favorites and perfect for the image.

Be sure to come over to {PIN}spirational Challenge and play along with us!  This week Di's Digi Downloads is generously giving away a $10 voucher and Bugaboo Stamps is giving away 7 digis to the winner!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Avenue 613 - Anything Goes Spring Fever

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Robyns Fetish -Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Think Spring

Dilly Beans - Spring (10)

QKR Stampede  - April Showers

2 Sisters Challenge - Anything Goes

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by.  Don't for get to scroll for the other two posts for today.

Blessings until next time....

Athina