Willow & Paisley

November - Seriously?

 

Wow, I cannot believe it is NOVEMBER 1st.  We've been having the most amazing weather so my brain isn't comprehending "November".   KWIM?

 

Our weekend was fairly busy.  We organized enough stuff around in the garage so we can actually park the vehicle in there again.  And by "organized" I mean shuffled it around and piled it high so it was out of the way.  There's still a bunch of boxes that need to get unpacked into the kitchen but I'm still sick and so completely un-motivated.  I'm on day 6 of antibiotics and I don't think they've done much to help at all.  My cough is out. of. control.

 

As far as the end of October goes, last night ended up being a busy night of handing out candy.  We had 57 kids which is way more than I expected.  I did have enough for 60 (not counting Mike's stash of chocolate bars ......but he said the lights would have to go out before he'd let me hand those out...ha) just to be safe.  How many kids came to your door?  Does everyone keep a count?

 

 

 

My 6 month DT term for Mint Motif has come to an end.  Thank you so much to my wonderful friend Kim Crawford for letting me a part of her very first design team.  But don't worry, even though the DT position is over....you'll still see me sharing cards that I will no doubt be making with these awesome stamps.

Check out Kim's fantastically talented new Design Team!  Rockstars, I tell ya!  Good luck ladies and enjoy!

 

Have a great day everyone.....and with that the countdown to Christmas is officially...ON!

 

 

 

Stamps used:  Beyond Borders and Very Merry Sentiments.  Both available exclusively at i{heart}papers.

 

 

i {heart} papers 2nd Birthday Bash Blog Hop!

 

Hello and welcome to the i {heart} papers 2^nd Birthday Bash blog hop and scavenger hunt!  You should have arrived here from Cathleen’s blog.  If you're jumping into the middle (or if you're lost!) be sure to start at Kate's.  You don't want to miss a thing!

 

Today we’re celebrating two great years of IHP and are delighted to have some fabulous guest designers playing along with our talented design team members to bring some birthday paper-crafting inspiration your way!  Our design team and guests are revealing their creations for this month's design team challenge--to design the "Perfect Pair"--a birthday card and coordinating gift, tag or other presentation item.   

 

We would love if you would join us in making a Perfect Pair of your own (upload to your blog or an online gallery with the keyword IHPBB10).  Be sure to post your link on Kate’s blog so we can see your project and enter your name in our challenge prize drawings.  

 

In addition to today's design team challenge, we've got some fun celebrating in store for tomorrow and Thursday!  Don't worry - you won't have to hop every day!  Kate will be hosting a sketch challenge tomorrow on her blog, and Deb has another challenge for you on Thursday. Winners for each day will be randomly drawn from each day's entries, and everyone who plays along, either with the challenges and/or the scavenger hunt (more on that below) will be eligible for the grand prize drawing that will close the festivities on Friday.

 

Submitting your challenge projects is not the only way to win!  Tucked into the text of today's blog posts we've provided clues to an easy scavenger hunt (most have to do with our favorite products and tools or hobbies and interests we have) that we invite you to play as you hop.   When you find the answer, click the link to visit the store and collect "evidence" that is listed on that particular product’s page and email your complete list, in blog hop order, to Kate when you're finished.  You can take your time and stretch the hop over the three days of our Birthday Bash celebration...it's not a race, but like any other sale, the earlier you shop, the better the selection!  Deadline to submit your scavenger hunt entry is Friday morning, 3AM EST.

 

By participating in the scavenger hunt you'll receive an exclusive, one time use 20% off coupon code to use when you shop at i {heart} papers.  (This will be emailed to you after the Bash when entries are checked.)  You will also be entered for your chance to win the grand prize $50 gift certificate drawing on Friday. 

ALL orders placed during the Bash (Oct 19-21) will receive a free goodie bag of surprise merchandise.  The more you spend, the bigger your goodie bag!

 

Also, there will be random drawings for additional prizes from our PaperCraft Planet group members, our mailing list (sign up on the right side of the homepage) and our fans on Facebook.  If you are on all three, then you’ve got triple the chances to win!

 

  

{{Some of us (uh, that would be ME) didn't read the details properly and I didn't make a co-ordinating gift with my card.  Whoops.}}

 

For my project I used: 

• Stamps: Cake Shoppe (hint, hint)
• Ink: Palette Burnt Umber, Inkssentials White Opaque Pen
• Other: Zva self adhesive crystals

 

Your next stop on the hop is Deb.   There's a list of all of the participating designers on Kate's blog just in case you get lost along the way!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mint Motif - Merry & Bright

 
 

RELEASE DAY!!  Yep, that's right today is the day when you can get your lucky little hands on 2 wonderful new Mint Motif sets ~~

 

BEYOND BORDERS

~ and ~

VERY MERRY SENTIMENTS

 

 

 For my card I used one of the borders on the Christmas tree and another on the wavy "snow".  Yes, that is supposed to be snow....which is actually supposed to be white.  Um, I might have gotten the snow and the sky reversed.  Whoops.

The sentiment is from Very Merry Sentiments.  This is a wonderful go-to stamp set that can and will be used for years to come.  Oh and in case you are wondering check out the adorable bakers twine and the self adhesive pearls!

 

 

 

 Stamps available NOW at i{heart}papers.  Please be sure to check out the rest of the DT for some awesome inspiration!

Geny Cassady

Julie Overby

Latisha Yoast

Kazan Clark

Kimberly Crawford

Kate i {heart} papers

 

 

PRIZE TIME~~~ Kim Crawford will be giving away a couple of stamp sets and every comment is eligible!  Leave your comment and good luck everyone!!!

 

 

 

Mint Motif - So Cute It's Scary

 

 

Hi Hi Everyone!!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  It's Thanksgiving in Canada so it's also a long weekend and I plan on sleeping in as long as I can!  Boy oh boy, can you tell how productive I'm going to be today? 

 

I'm here to share my Sneaky Peek of the soon to be released new Mint Motif stamps.   My card is certainly halloween but the stamps are NOT.  See the black and orange design?  Yep, that's just 2 of the most fabulous border stamps in one of the sets.  OMG I LOVE THIS STAMP SET.  

 

 

 

I heat embossed both the black and orange borders to create my own dp and I just love it.  For such elegant designs I think they lend themselves very well to the Halloween theme, don't you?

These stamps will be available at i{heart}papers on October 14.  In the mean time please check out my wonderful team mates for their sneak peeks.  Also, Kim Crawford (designer of MM stamps) will be having some extra projects to share on the 12th and 13th.

 

Geny Cassady

Julie Overby

Latisha Yoast

Kazan Clark

Kimberly Crawford

Kate i {heart} papers

 

 

 

 I used some coloured rhinestones I had in my stash but I just noticed that i{heart} papers has a ba-jillion new rhinestones in the BLING section of the on-line store.  How amazing would this Rhinestone Spider look with these background stamps?

 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I'd love to hear what you think of the new border stamps!!

 

 

 

 

Mint Motif Thank You

 

 

I have another Mint Motif card to share with you.  This heart is actually the very first thing I made when I received the  School Basics stamp set.  {{of course it is.....I never miss an opportunity to use my heart die}}. 

 

 

The stamps are all from School Basics by Mint Motif.  Available only at i{heart}papers.

 I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend.  Did you all manage to get in some crafting time?  I am happy to say I did.  Yay!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apples and Stars. Sounds Yummy.

 

Last week after I finished creating for my Embellish Magazine post from last FridayI immediately used the Inchie Art product with my Mint Motif School Basics stamps and thought I'd share them today. 

I have been hearing alot about everyone's kids going back to school this week or next week and I almost can't wait for my 4 yr old niece to start school next year so my sister can use these little note cards.  But then again maybe I can wait since she's already growing up waaaaay too fast.

 

 

The stamps are all from School Basics by Mint Motif.  Only at i{heart}papers.  I know that the lined paper stamp in this set is going to be very well loved and well used for many years to come. 

 

 

 

 

I hope you are all having a wonderful long weekend.  Can you believe that I actually started to stock my kitchen?!!  I only have a few drawers done and a couple of shelves in the cupboards finished but it's a start!  I have realized it's going to be a long process as it's not quick easy work.  Everything is either being run through the dishwasher or hand washed first so it's a bit time consuming.  I will take some pics of the process and share the kitchen organization once it's done.  I know I've been promising an update and I will do that soon as I want to post about the stuff that was being done in the last 4-5 or is it 6 weeks since I've updated?  Some good and definitely some not so good.  We had a number of things that set us back and had to be taken care of.  We are about 99.9% done now though and it feels so freakin' good to know that the lock box can come off the front door SOON!

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Sneaky Peek - Only 10 days late!

 

 

I am so happy that my Mint Motif  School Basics stamp set has arrived!!  Finally! 

I sat down as soon as I got home from work and got busy creating and I have to tell you.....I LOVE it.

I heat embossed the note book lines in black and the sentiment in white.  {{This is when your Embossing Buddy becomes your best friend.}}  The words were really easy to line up and fit right in place.

Aren't these apples cute?!  The little leaf from the set was stamped onto felt and then I machine stitched some veins onto them before trimming them out.

I'll be back soon to share another card I made but in the meantime you can find the stamp set here at i {heart} papers and view several creations Kimberly Crawford shared on her blog. Thanks for checking it out!

 
  

Mint Motif - Daisy Lace Cake {Shoppe}

Last night I got to have a little play time.  Of course I reached for my Mint Motif Cake Shoppe stamps.

The sets do come with some wicked cute "icing" trim stamps but I decided to embellish my cake layers with this Daisy Lace trim.  So Cute!!  I stamped the cake layers on vanilla cardstock so it stood out from the bright background.

Mint Motif stamps are available exclusively at

 i{heart}papers.

CAKE SHOPPE

CAKE SHOPPE TOO

The Mint Motif design team is gearing up for a new stamp release.  I will be back to share a sneak peek with you this Saturday August the 7th!  See you then!!

 
 
 

Mint Motif - I Love Me Some Daisies.

Hi Hi.  We Rrrrrr home (that's for you Maria).  We had major computer issues while away (as in couldn't even log on with free wireless. And also as in....I am a total computer dummy.  UGH!) and I had planned on posting this Mint Motif card while on vaca. 

I'm sure you've seen people using japanese masking tape on cards lately?  Well, I was kind of inspired by that look and created my "tape strips" with the cake icing stamps instead.  I love that Kim's stamps are so versatile and great for making you own patterned paper.

 

Available exclusively at i{heart}papers.

CAKE SHOPPE

CAKE SHOPPE TOO

 

The paper flowers used to create the little bouquet are also from I{heart}papers.  I wish I had bought more colours now.  Oh well.....next time.

I am totally in love with these daisies.  Ca-ute!

 

p.s...I will be back as soon as possible with some kitchen update photos.  The floors are done and amazing (I'll tell you about the gouge later), the white counters are even better than I hoped and the electrician and a finishing carpenter are upstairs right now.
 
 
 

Mint Motif ~ Cake Shoppe and Cake Shoppe Too RELEASE

Hey Everyone, it's  Mint Motif release time!  That's right~~2 brand new stamp sets are now available exclusively at I{heart}papers for just $10 each.  {{The price blows me away every time}}.

These clear stamps are so fun and they allow you to creatively build the cake of your dreams....without having to get messy in the kitchen.  For my card I stamped the cake outlines directly onto a paper lace doily and cut them out.  I stacked my cake using some Ivory Venice Lace trim between each layer. The trim is so pretty, don't you agree?!

To see the stamps sets in full please click below!! 

CAKE SHOPPE

CAKE SHOPPE TOO

 

 
 

As you can see below I stamped the cake topper with Memento black ink and then coloured it in with Copics.  I paper pieced it to the top of the cake and then adhered Zva clear crystal dots.

 

I think this is such a fun stamp set and I hope you agree!  Thank you for stopping by.

 

Would you like to win both of these stamp sets?  A lucky winner will be chosen from all the comments left on each of the design team's blogs.  Your comment can be anything you'd like to share....tell me about your favorite cake, if there is a special occasion coming up that you would use this stamp set for or just say Hi.

Increase your chances by visiting each DT members release post and leave a comment before July 15 @ 10pm CDT.  Watch for the announced winner the following evening.

Geny Cassady

Julie Overby

Latisha Yoast

Kazan Clark

Kimberly Crawford

Kate i {heart} papers