Santa's Little Helper

Hi, it's Mindy and it's my turn to post my Magnolia punch project. I have used this adorable stamp from Magnolia's collection last Christmas called Santa's Little Helper. I think this stamp is so cute! If you don't have one hurry and grab one, Cindy only has 2 left!!!

I have used 2 different Martha Stewart punches on this project. On the side I used the holly leaf border punch and for the strip Tilda is sitting on, I used the snowflake set. The paper I used is Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses.

Black Friday Sale at Stamping Scrapping

Surprise!! Sale is starting at 11:00 AM EST today!! Happy Shopping!!

It’s that time of year again, the turkey, ham, yams, rolls, all of the good fixins’ of Thanksgiving ….. and shopping!

Black Friday is a tradition for some, to get up early, fight the crowds and hit the stores to pick up the best bargains possible. Why not get an early start on your shopping without even leaving the comfort of your own home?

Hop on over to Stamping Scrapping at 7PM EST Thursday evening for a HUGE sale. Never shopped at Stamping Scrapping? Here is short bio about them:

Stamping Scrapping is a brick front and online store owned by Kevin and Cindy Echtinaw. We have been servicing our community for 10 years and the cyber world for five. Stamping Scrapping has over 6500 items in stock from buttons to Sizzix Big Shotz. We also offer special orders of items that we do not stock, if you want it we will get it! Shipping is lightning fast and our customers receive their orders within 24-48 hours of purchasing in stock items. All of our customers, stateside and international, receive the best customer service available including quick (sometimes immediate) response to emails, phone calls and even some times hand delivery 7 days a week. We have own line of acrylic stamps, Stamping Scrapping Designs (SSD) that were created to use with Spellbinders and we are proud to be a Preferred Stamp Company with Spellbinders. We also have our own line of card scents and are the North American distributors for Bildmalarna and Gilli stamp lines. We also have several videos showcasing craft products and how to use them.

Tons of items have been marked down to make room for the new items to be released at the Winter CHA. You will find items starting at .99 and tons marked 40% – 70% off the already low discounted price from embellishments to machines.

If you want to get a head start grab a cup of your favorite beverage, pad and pencil and browse through the ‘aisles’ for those items to purchase. Stamping Scrapping even has a registry where you can add items that are viewable to all or just for you to see. When you are ready for a purchase you can purchase from inside your registry, that’s my favorite way to shop! Or you can make yourself a list but be sure you know what they are so you can get in there and shop fast before items are sold out. Cindy always has surprises in store so you never know what you might find! Happy Shopping!

MSL Punch it Up - Cindy's take

I've been hoarding these punches since I bought them. Even tho the flower looks complicated, they're very easy to make. You can get the tools for shaping these petals or you can use your own stylus, however, the tweezers in the kit are wonderful for shaping. It's as easy as rolling a stylus all over the petal to break down the fibers, using the tweezers to put a crease in the petal, using the tweezers to bend the edges of the petal backwards and you're done. I used very heavy card stock which holds it's shape really well. I stamped the outside paper with some Studio G clear stamps, I printed "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and punched a tag out of the printed copy (remember, if you print copy, it doesn't have to be in black, you can use a Copic RGB chart to pick a color that matches your Copics.) The inside paper is from DCWV.

I love the new 0000 copic colors, especially for cards where the image is not the focal point.

The Starburst center was inked with embossing ink, covered with fine gold embossing powder and heat embossed. When you shape your petals, turn some of them upside down so they don't all face the same direction when you assemble them. They'll look more natural if they don't.

Paper: DCWV The Paper Stack, Beckett Radiance; Stamps: Studio G, Magnolia Star Tilda; Punches: McGill Star Lily, Crystal, Birch Leaf, Starburst; Spica: Gold, Clear; Copics: [Skin E00, E01, R20][Hair YR23, Y21, YR31][Star: E55, Y28][Clothes R0000, R000, R00]. A Tim Holtz die "Ornate" was used to cut the front of the card. I really like these dies - you can cut two different borders from each one, depending on which side of the die you place on the edge.

Punch it up!

First and foremost, it is always so much fun to announce the winner of the previous challenge! This time the winner is.....................#17, Tracy T! Congratulations! Please contact Stephanie at hester.stephanie@gmail.com along with your preferred email address and we will get your prize right to you. Congratulations!
Thank you to everyone who entered...you all had SUCH beautiful creations!

Our next challenge is punches, used in what ever way you see fit.
For my card, I chose the adorable Sneaky Tilda from the Merry Little Christmas collection at StampingScrapping.com
For more details on my card, please visit me at Twitterpated with Paper.
and....now it's your turn to show us what you can do with a punch!
Thanks so much for dropping by!

MSL Sketch Challenge

Cindy's take on the sketch

Sketches are such fun to do - most of the decision making is taken out of your hands. Instead of piling on the design elements, moving them, turning them upside down, adding, subtracting, changing...you just put it together using the picture as your guide. Easy Peasy. I moved a couple of the elements into different spots, but all the parts are from the sketch. If you'd like more information about the card, please see my blog.

Paper: My Mind's Eye Sweet Dreams; Stamp: Magnolia Holly Letter; Kaiser Craft Red Pearls; Cindy doesn't currently have the Holly Letter in stock, but if you e-mail her, I'm sure she can get it for you. The scroll was a digi stamp I found on the internet and I distressed my edges with my Zutter Distrezz-it-all which makes distressing a breeze.

And don't forget to check out the Spellbinder's Blog Hop starting tomorrow...

Good Morning and Happy Sunday!

Fun sketch, don't you think? For my card, I chose Sweet Tilda, and with my Copics I colored her in traditional Christmas colors, making my second Christmas card for the season. Go me..again! Spellbinders Labels Four and Labels Fourteen were used to cut and mat Sweet Tilda. My sentiment is from SSD Lacey Accents, which I also cut with Labels Four. If you haven't had a chance to try these gorgeous stamps of Cindy's, now is the time. There is a greeting for almost every holiday!

Sketch Challenge

Hello Maggie Lovers,

Hope everyone is keeping well!

Today I want to show you my card for the sketch callenge at Magnolia Stamp Lovers! Oh, boy, I love sketch challenges... 

I've chosen  Apple Tilda stamp from Magnolia Stamps. This is my first time using this one..  so fun to color.. and I think she is so cute!!!

I colored my image with copics markers.. Ladies, forgive me but I forgot to write the codes down before putting the copics away.. so I cannot tell you now which ones I used on my image.

My design papers are from Basic Grey... I embossed the yellow piece one with sizzix template on my big shot.

Flowers I colored with light orange copic all around the petals and I added brown half adhesive pearls.

That is all Ladies,  I hope you liked my card and you come on over and play with us too!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Cheers,

Vivi

Sketch Challenge

Welcome to our new challenge ….. a sketch for you to try.

 

Well,  what do you think? Can you create a wonderful Magnolia creation using this? We would love to see what you do with this. Here is my take on the on the sketch.

 

So, would you like to know who is the winner of the Purple and Black challenge? Random.org has chosen …….

 

#5 - Debbie

 

Debbie, please email me at hester.stephanie@gmail.com along with your preferred email address and we will get your prize right to you. Congratulations!

 

I used an older Tilda for my image, Prima Roses, Tim Holtz Dot Matrix and the SSD Celebrate stamp set. Be sure to check out the great selection of Magnolia’s available at Stamping Scrapping, new ones were just received yesterday and are ready for shipping!

For a complete description and more photos be sure to check out my blog.

Cindy's Purple and Black Challenge Entry

Doesn't Bridesmaid Tilda look for all the world like she's getting ready to throw money into the wishing well to make a wish? Perhaps she wishes for a Prince Charming. Or just better grades in school. The background on this card was airbrushed using the Windstorm Copic Air Compressor which is available at Cindy's store. The base card is black.



Paper: Stash; Stamps: Magnolia Bridesmaid, Imag-e-nation Digi Wishing Well, Stampin' Up sentiment; Prima Flowers; for copic colors, please see my blog - leave me a comment and let me know you stopped by.