And the winner is...

Thanks to everyone who popped on by to leave a sweet comment for both the Our Craft Lounge sneak peek card and the blog hop card :) I love reading all of your feedback and it looks like OCL's new stamp sets will be big hits!

The winner of this set is.....

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Timestamp: 2009-08-10 01:04:56 UTC

scrappingnana said...

Great job on the card. TFS Love this cute set.
JoAnn scrappingnana4@yahoo.com

August 6, 2009 12:28 PM

Congratulations! I will send off your info to the Our Craft Lounge gals and they will be mailing your set off to you :)

Also before I end this post, I just wanted to mention that I have added an Etsy Store to my side bar. I plan on adding some cards in the future, but for now I have stocked it full of the hair clips that I make for my daughter. She loves them, I love them, they are adorable and most importantly...they stay in her hair! So, feel free to take a peek :)

That's all for now and Congratulations to JoAnn for winning some wonderful new OCL stamps! If you don't already own some, you will LOVE them!

OCL Blog Hop and Blog Candy with a Card Thrown in for Good Measure!

Our Craft Lounge is celebrating their Fall line of stamps and have included me along for the ride! Wanna know the best part? I get to play with their stamps AND I get to give away this wonderful "Shop til ya flop" set!

I know what your thinking...OCL is releasing 31 new sets and they are only giving away 1? (Ok, so maybe your not thinking that but it makes for good reading!) Not so! The girls over at OCL are generously giving away one of each 31 sets!! Yay! Free rubber (ahem, or acrylic)!!!

Here are your rules:

• Leave me a comment at the end of this post with your contact information *this is very important because I have to report who the winner is to the OCL gang by a certain time*
• IF there is no contact information left, I will re-draw another winner
• The blog candy is open today until 6PM (pacific time) on August 9th
• Feel free to enter all of the Blog Candies from the list below *but* you will only be able to win one set. If by chance your name is drawn twice then you will get to pick the set of your preference.
• I will announce the winner here on my blog on August 9th and all the winners will be announced on the OCL blog on the same date.
  

And here is where you will find other wonderful sets:

Cindy Lawerence ~ Autumn Garden ~ http://onehappystamper.typepad.com/

Elena Joldersma ~ Cheers ~ http://www.theredhairedgirl.com/

Libby Hickson ~ For-bitten ~ http://stampinlibby.blogspot.com/

Kisa Peters ~ Friendly Flowers ~ http://kisaspapercuts.blogspot.com/

Pam Hooten ~ Fueled by Caffeine ~ http://www.pamhooten.blogspot.com/

Debbie Corbari ~ Jolly Ornaments ~ http://www.dbdoodle.com/

Jennie Black ~ Merry Wishes ~ http://jenniebstampin.blogspot.com/

Jeanne Streiff ~ Nuts About You ~ http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Beth Silaika ~ Spooky Nights ~ http://freckledandfun.blogspot.com/

Val Stangle ~ Sweet Tooth Terrors ~ http://www.valeriestangle.blogspot.com/

Taylor Usry ~ Witch to Wear ~ http://musingsofanaddict.blogspot.com/

Sharon Harnist ~ Ghostly Greetings ~ http://www.paperfections.typepad.com/

Karleen Bakke ~ Gingerbread Fun ~ http://www.karleenbakke.blogspot.com/

Amber Hillman ~ Give Thanks ~ http://www.ambersantics.blogspot.com/

Heather McNally ~ Peek-a-BOO! ~ http://heathermcnally.blogspot.com/

Broni Holcomb ~ Purr-fect Wishes ~ http://bronih.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Kendra Wietstock ~ Reindeer Kisses ~ http://kendrawietstock.blogspot.com/

Marianne Walker ~ Sea-sons Greetings ~ http://www.ilikemarkers.blogspot.com/

Vicki Garrett ~ Spooky Borders ~ http://www.summerthymestudio.blogspot.com/

Cambria Turnbow ~ Tag…You’re It ~ http://cambriaturnbow.blogspot.com/

Tammy Hershberger ~ Thankful Flourishes ~ http://www.stamphappy-tammy.blogspot.com/

Deb Felts ~ Granny’s Potion ~ http://withastampandasong.blogspot.com/

Lila Holgate ~ Happy Holly-Days ~ http://lilascreativecorner.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Denise Marzec ~ Holiday Cruiser ~ http://www.thepaperlandscaper.blogspot.com/

Holly McMillen ~ Hoppy Holidays ~ http://toyzhaven.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Bethany Paull ~ Parka Penguins ~ http://bethanypaull.blogspot.com/

Kim Teasdale ~ Shop ‘til Ya Flop ~ http://paperintheworks.blogspot.com/

Randi Wall ~ Snow Place Like Home ~ http://www.thedarkmermaid.blogspot.com/

Debbie Fisher ~ Snowy Sayings ~ http://debbiedee.blogspot.com/

Cindy Haffner ~ Spook-tacular ~ http://cindyhaffnerscorner.blogspot.com/

Carol Halvorson - Tweet Winter Wishes - http://happinessblooms.blogspot.com/

Now, do you wanna see what I did with this fabulous set? I made Granny extra fablous and went a little crazy with some stickles...well, maybe extrememly crazy with said glitter glue! Granny's hat, shoes, jewllery, buttons, and flower centers all have sparkles...um so does all the wild wasabi matting...and...maybe just a few more sprinkles on the flower punches. Hee hee :)




So this Granny Fashionista is sporting prisma colour pencil crayon and gamsol everything! She chose her favourite minty green knit sweater and decided to punch up her ensemble with a lovely floral print dress in shades of citrus. I think we can all agree that Granny is somewhat of a trendsetter, expertly choosing shades that highlight her blue tinged locks of hair. *grin*




I *may* have been a little indescisive on the shape that I wanted for the main image, so that's why you see this rather unique tag-ish shape expertly made by me :) I was determinded to keep this mishap because I spent the time colouring it before cutting it out (big mistake on colouring it before hand!) Lesson learned! lol


Card Recipe:

Stamps: Our Craft Lounge - Shop till ya flop
Paper: Gina K, Wild Wasabi, Basic Grey DP, K&Co DP
Ink: Old Olive, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Corner Rounder, Scallop Edge Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Stickles, Dew Drops, Prisma Colour Pencil Crayons and Gamsol, Sponges, Dimensionals

OCL Sneak Peek - Holiday Cruiser

A little while ago, I was invited to participate in the Fall release of the Our Craft Lounge stamps by making a couple of samples, participating in tomorrow's blog hop, and giving away some yummy OCL blog candy - yep, that's right! I said OCL Blog Candy baby! Check back here tomorrow for all the deets :)




The set that I chose to sneak peek is called Holiday Cruiser and features some really famous and adorable holiday characters :) As you can see, Santa is on his way to deliver the goods via his trusty automobile as the reindeer are on holidays (somewhere warmer I can imagine *wink* ). His vehicle has be pimped by the elves with festive Christmas garland and shiny red bows and they have decided to accessories the presents this year.

I have coloured Santa with prisma colour pencil crayons with gamsol on kraft paper and added crystal effects, stickles and liquid applique for some mean fluff on his coat. This snow banks are torn paper that has been sponged and added an extra icy coat of stickles along the edges and the trees are scraps of card stock that have been cuttlebugged for extra texture.



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Our Craft Lounge is releasing 31 new sets and will have been doing previews for the past two days. You can find out who is previewing each set here. Don't' forget to pop back tomorrow to see another sneak peek and get in on the blog hop candy!

These are the ladies that are previewing some fabulous sets today:

• Heather McNally
  
• Deb Felts
• Lila Holgate
  
• Kendra Wietstock
  
• Carol Halvorson
  
• Holly McMillan
  
• Vicki Garrett
  
• Cindy Haffner
• Debbie Fisher
• Elena Joldersma
  
• Denise Marzec
  
• Pam Hooten
  
• Rose Ann Reynolds
  
• Kisa Peters
  
• Tammy Hershberger
  
• Debbie Corbari
  
• Jeanne Streif
  
• Libby Hickson
  
• Randi Wall
  
• Cindy Lawrence
• Bethany Paull
  
• Jennie Black
• Sharon Harnist
  

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Our Craft Lounge - Holiday Cruiser

Paper: Gina K, Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Kraft, 7 Gypsies DP

Ink: Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug, Embossing Folders, Star Punch, Corner Rounder, Crystal Effects, Stickles, Liquid Applique, Sponges, Dimensionals, Prisma's and Gamsol, Tag Punch, Sandpaper.

Just for Joy!

The other day I received an email from Cambria to ask if I would participate in a sweet surprise for her dear friend, partner in crime and all around wonderful person Joy Kennedy. You see it is Joy's Birthday and Cami wanted to bombard her with her favourite turtle :) Meet Kona! This sweet little guy is available TODAY from Eclectic Paperie and is a limited edition set. Because the sets haven't arrived from the manufacturer just yet, we were forwarded the set in digital version. - That alone scared the bejesus out of me! lol




Let me explain. First and foremost my favourite weapon of choice is inks/Tombows and an aqua painter. For digital images you have to print them out with your printer and my problem was that my beloved watercolour paper was too thick to feed through the printer :( Hmm, that left me with an image on cardstock with no idea how to colour it!

When I first started stamping, I used to colour with Prisma Pencil Crayons and Gamsol for blending. I haven't done this in eons and it was time to dust of the case. I think the last time I used these was at the very least 2 years ago! Surprisingly enough, it was like riding a bicycle :) It came back easy and I am really please with the results especially against the kraft card stock!

I managed to squeak in and combine this uber cute turtle with this week's Mojo Challenge and came out with an adorable birthday card that is on it's way to Joy's mailbox.

I hope that you love it Joy and Happy Birthday sweet lady!

PS. Stay tuned in tomorrow to be bombarded with 4 days of Clear Dollar Stamps sneak peeks! *grin*

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Eclectic Paperie - Limited Edition
Paper: Gina K, Kraft, Basic Black, Basic Grey DP, My Mind's Eye DP, Imaginice DP
Ink: Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, Sm Oval Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Prisma Pencil Crayons, Gamsol, Blending Stumps, Dimensionals, Sponges, Mini Glue Dots, Scallop Edge Punch, Dew Drops

OCC Sketch Challenge - Dr. Pea Nut

The Doctor is in..that would be Dr. Pea Nut the loooovee Doctor! This adorable set is from Our Craft Lounge and he was perfect for my first sketch over at Our Creative Corner :) I love how versatile and exceptionally adorable this set is! This set comes with a few different accessories, so Dr. Pea Nut can be a few different things - in love is one of them *wink*

My kids just watched Horton Hears a Who earlier today and when I was taking pictures of this card, Ashlynn kept wanting to hold "Horton" because he had a pretty heart on him :)



Notice that heart cardstock punchy that my daughter loves so much? I sponged the poor thing into submission and then coated it with a really thick layer of Crystal Effects :) I'm beginning to think that everyone should own some crystal effects...how would I function without it?...or my cuttlebug, nestabilities, aqua painter, sewing machine...well everything crafty that I own! What can I say? I need everything :)



This card definitely took on a mind of it's own. I started out playing with some pink shades of K&Co. designer papers but my new My Mind's Eye papers were just sitting there all by their lonesomes. They magically attached themselves to my card and that was the end of the pink DP's! lol

I heard through the grapevine that Our Creative Corner is offering up some yummy blog candy this weekend! You will want to stop by the check that out for sure and while your there take a peek at all the eye candy that the OCC girls have posted!


Card Recipe:

Stamps: Our Craft Lounge - Dr. Pea Nut
Paper: PTI White, Riding Hood Red, Watercolour, My Minds Eye DP
Ink: Basic Black, Versa Mark, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, Soft Sky, Baja Breeze, Creamy Caramel, Bravo Burgundy, Various Re-Inkers for Watercolouring
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, Crystal Effects, Sponges, Dimensionals, Taffeta Ribbon, Buttons, Embossing Powder, Linen Thread, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Martha Stewart Heart Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Gel Pen, Aqua Painter

Pat the Good Dog

This little dog makes me giggle! A little while ago I was asked to make up some samples for a brand new stamp company called Our Craft Lounge. The company is a combination of the brilliant stamping minds of Cambria Turnbow and Joy Kennedy. I was tickled when Cambria emailed me to ask me to help out - I didn't even think she knew that I even existed! lol



Needless to say, she didn't have to ask me twice! *grin* The set that I picked out is called Dr. Pea Nut and when the stamps arrived in the mail there was a bonus set of Pat the Good Dog! Wasn't that sweet of the girls? I finally got a chance to play with these cutie stamps and I am in love! The packaging alone is worth a mention. These clever girls have their stamps on day timer sized laminated light light weight card board with holes punched on the side to place directly into a binder with the stamps right there on the back! I was so impressed that not only are they fabulous designs and stamps, but they come with their own storage idea!



Here is a close up of my grinning dog. He is popped up on dimensionals and has been watercoloured with Stampin' Up! re-inkers and an aqua painter :) I added an animal foot print charm to the ribbon with some hemp twine and the fence is a Martha Stewart Paper Punch. I had a lot of fun creating this card and now I can't wait to get my Dr. Pea Nut set all inky! Stay tuned for one of those creations *wink*

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Our Craft Lounge - Pat the Good Dog
Paper: PTI White, Close to Cocoa, Kiwi Kiss, Scenic Route DP, Watercolour
Ink: Basic Black, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Bordering Blue, Old Olive, Various Re-Inkers for Watercolouring
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Dimensionals, Sponges, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, Corner Rounder Punch, Gingham Ribbon, Charm, Hemp Twine, Word Window Punch, Clear Embossing Powder, Brads, Scallop Edge Punch, Martha Stewart Fence Punch, Cloud Stencil, Decorative Scissors