Mixing it up on ATCs with Sakura Hobby Crafts

These are details from some fun ATCs I made recently!! Check out how I did this on the Sakura Hobby Crafts Blog--I'll give you a hint...I used Terri Sproul's New Mixers!! They are now available online through Viva Las VegaStamps!! I hope you enjoy them!

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leslierahye's Very Steampunk Valentine Blog Hop!

This article can be read HERE.

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Festive Friday #3 2♥12 | My Flakey Friend

The Festive Friday Blog Hop is hosted by Terri Sproul. This bi-monthly blog hop features Holiday cards from many talented card crafters as we get our Christmas cards ready early this year. If you reached this stop from Terri's Blog Terri Sproul , then you are in the right spot--she is also the beginning of the blog!

For this card you will need: 

Stamps: Viva Las VegaStamps! and Stampin' Up

Card stock: Basic Grey

Accessories: Ranger Distress Ink, Seed Beads, BIC Mark-Its,
Crafty Ribbons Ribbon, Delight Paperclay

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For this card I chose a Viva Las VegaStamps! background to make the snow. I stamped over Wassail Basic Grey snow paper and layered more Basic Grey with torn edges to make "snow." I made a simple snow man with Delight Paperclay and stamped into him with Stampin Up Snowflake Flurries. I added black seed beads to make the snowman's features and colored the carrot nose with BIC Mark-its. A Crafty Ribbons ribbon made his scarf and bow.  I love it! I hope you enjoy him too!

The next stop on the hop is Chris! She always has great designs at Stinky Dog Designs!

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Weekly Challenge | L♥VE

Welcome to another Delightful Challenges weekly challenge...this week we're creating projects with the theme of L♥VE!!!  I chose to use the little bird on Daisy's Accessories Set and the Chair. To transform the bird into a little girl bird, I simply added a bow to her tuft of feathers on the top of her head. These little love birds say "tweet love" to me! Ok! Pardon the pun! I love them and they are available at Digital Delights by Louby Loo! I hope you enjoy my card.

For this card:
Digital Stamps: Daisy Accessories Set
Card Stock: Bazzill Basics and Coredinations
Markers: BIC Mark-Its

Accessories: ribbon, foam tape.

This weeks challenge we would love to see

L♥VE

You are not required to use a Digital Delights Image to join in on the fun but if you do you can enter TWICE
To enter twice you when using a Digital Delight image your 1st entry use your card link 2nd entry use your blog address and add 2nd entry after your name
We have a wonderful Sponsor this week

 

Scrapy Land is offering a $20 gift card from there store

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L♥VE-ly Week Ahead!

Hi folks! To borrow a catch phrase from one of my favorite people Sandy Allnock of Operation Write Home [she always brings me a smile], I have "2 things and a HOP" [ok, she says "rant", you will soon understand]!

Thing #1: I am in full swing on Valentine's Day preparations for the family and will be focusing on that on Friday's leslierahye's crafty gig! Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays and I love to craft for it. I have been working on several projects that I'm getting finished up this week and hope to make it a special show for you sharing some ideas and crafts. 

Thing #2: In case you've noticed, I took a mini-break from posting this past week except for pre-scheduled posts for my challenge design teams. A very dear friend of mine passed and I had been taking some personal time to collect my heart. I'm better. I'm ready to get writing again! I hope you missed me and are some ready for some fun projects. As a result of my "break" you missed seeing the followup from my crafty gig on the last Friday of January. I will post the followup to that crafty gig and to the upcoming crafty gig together next week! I hope you enjoy the final projects!

and a HOP!!! 
I'm SO excited to announce the blog hop I'm hosting on Saturday!!! It's full of some really talented crafters!! I can't wait for you to see our Very Steampunk Valentine ideas!!!  If you would like to participate in future hops, the link to my blog hop sign-up is here.

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Crafty Ribbons Challenge #12 |One for the Men/Boys

if you are looking for my weekly challenge post for Delightful Challenges, click here.

It's time now for a new Crafty Ribbons Challenge and this makes us think! 

Challenge #12 | One for the Men/Boys

For this card I used this yummy sheer ribbon combine with Basic Grey papers from the wisteria collection and solids collection. I am always needing a thank you card for my guy friends who help out with projects with my son for scouting and 4H and these beautiful manly ribbons make creating these cards super easy. A square knot is used to create my man-bow--or "mow" as my son termed it! Thank you for looking!

The prize offered this week from Crafty Ribbons Challenge is from Mulberry Crafts! Oh yum! I wish I could win this!!!

This challenge will run from 8.30am 2nd Feb until 6pm 15th Feb

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Weekly Challenge| New Release and Punchies/Dies

Welcome to another Delightful Challenges weekly challenge...this week we're creating projects with Wendy's new stamp release!!! These stamps are just precious!! I could not stop creating! 

For my Design Team Challenge I created with Luvvy Bear with his Balloons! Such a sweet stamp. I also used the new Sweetheart Paper pack to paperpiece his ears, feet and belly and the balloons. For a final embellishment to meet the demands of the challenge, I punched some sweet little flowers out of the dotty paper in the Sweetheart Paper Pack and stamped with my eraser the centers of the flowers. Love this little bear! These new stamps and papers can be found at Digital Delights by Louby Loo! I hope you enjoy my cards

For this card:
Digital Stamps: Luvvy Bear with his Balloons
Digital Papers: Sweetheart Digital Paper Pack
Markers: BIC Mark-Its

Accessories: Sakura 3d Crystal Lacquer and SU boho flowers punch, foam tape.

For this card I used Cuddle Bunny from the new release and printed it out on the digital papers [using the PNG format of the stamp]. I paper pieced the image together making the various shapes the different patterns of paper. I accented my bunny with a punched flower in her ear.  Thank you for looking!

For this card:

Digital Stamps: Cuddle Bunny
Digital Papers: Sweetheart Digital Paper Pack
Accessories : Foam Tape, Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer, SU Boho Flower Punch

This weeks challenge we would love to see

Punches and Dies

Are you ready for a terrific new release?!?!!!!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights Image to join in on the fun but if you do you can enter TWICE
To enter twice you when using a Digital Delight image your 1st entry use your card link 2nd entry use your blog address and add 2nd entry after your name
We have a wonderful Sponsor this week

Cutting Cafe is offering 3 sets from there store

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