SSInk Blog Hop: Pumpkins!!

 

Welcome to the SSInk October Blog Hop!  As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number #5 on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - Darcy at Dj's Stampin' Place

. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

 One thing I think of in October: Pumpkins. How can you not? Instead of making a card with Pumpkins on it I decided to go with a box. I was thinking about it and I decided to see if someone came up with a pattern to make a hexagon type box with the envelope punch board. Yup. Someone sure did. Thanks for making that thought a reality! You can view the pin here. I figured that if I made the box out of orange patterned paper and tied it off with a green ribbon it would resemble a pumpkin. The best part of this idea is you can easily use this for Halloween or Thanksgiving. Have I mentioned how much I love my envelope punch board??

Here are a couple more boxes I made from the same paper pack Confetti Celebration. Some quick notes about this project: I went with a color scheme from the paper pack, Tangelo Twist and Bermuda Bay. (I know Bermuda Bay is technically a shade of blue. But it's a greenish blue. ) I didn't have ribbon to match this project. So I dyed some white seam binding with my reinkers. My fingers are orange and blue now but it was totally worth it!

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Chalk Talk
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Tangelo Twist
Paper: Confetti Celebration DSP
Card Stock: Whisper White
Accessories: Chalk Talk Framelits Dies, White Seam Binding, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Envelope Punch Board

Blog Hop Participant List:

1. Jennifer at Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life
2. Cynthia at Ink-A-Doodle Creations
3. Diana at Stampin' Fun with Diana
4. Donna at Organized Chaos
5. Darcy at Dj's Stampin' Place
6. Erica at Stamping Starlette
7. Tonya at Stamp with Tonya
8. Bree at Craft-Somnia Momma
9. Kim at Stamping with Kim

SSI Occasions Catalog Blog Hop

 

This past month, many of the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration designers participated in an Occasions Catalog Card Swap. Instead of keeping all of these beautiful card samples to ourselves, we wanted to share them with you, too! Today's blog hop will spotlight a handful of Stampin' Up's Occasions Catalog products as each of us who participated chose a different stamp set to showcase.

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog...and be sure to pin it, too! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 3 on the SSINK Occasions Catalog Blog Hop – Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun . If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn’t work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below. And, be sure to come visit us at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration where we 'inkspire' you 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year!

Now for my swap. I saw this idea on Pinterest (of course), it was demonstrated at Stampin' Up Leadership this year. And I had to do something with it. I just love coloring in these guys from Life in the Forest. They are so darn cute!

A few notes on how to stamp something like this:

• First stamp your main images, your foreground. In this case I stamped the raccoon and the mouse. 
• Then you stamp the exact images on a Post it note, preferably getting some or most of the image on the sticky edge. If you are fresh out of Post it notes, typing paper will do, just use a little removable adhesive on the back. Then trim carefully around the solid parts of the image. With the mouse I just trimmed off his tail and whiskers. When you sponge you don't want a halo of white around any areas.
• Next, you will put the masks you created carefully over the images on the stamped images on the base of your card.
• For the clouds, I created another mask with the scallop circle punch and a Post it. Basically, I chomped a piece of the paper with the punch. I used the part that looked like a bite was taken out of it.
• Proceed to sponge color on, making some areas darker and some lighter. It's important to leave some white when you are going for the look of sky. I used Pool Party for the sky on this particular card.
• To finish off the look I drew on the parachute strings and sponged around the edge with Baked Brown Sugar to give it definition.

I hope you love this card as much as I do! Make sure you hop through everyone's links it's well worth it. So much inspiration.

 Blog Hop Participants

1. Darla R. of Stampin with Darla and Sisters
2. Kim R. of Stamping with Kim
3. Pam S. of Stampin' in the Sun 
4. Erica B. of Stamping Starlette
5. Bree R. of Craft-Somnia
6. Heidi B. of Stuck on Stampin'
7. Cynthia R. of Ink-a-Doodle Creations 
8. Diana E. of Stampin' Fun with Diana
9. Donna S. of Organized Chaos
10. Kathy P. of Katrina P's Creative Corner
11. Tonya B. of Stampin' with Tonya 

Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Life in the Forest (c:133851, w:133848), Really Good Greetings (c: 130333, w: 130330)
Card Stock: Coastal Cabana (131297), Baked Brown Sugar (131296), Tangerine Tango (111349), Whisper White (100730), Very Vanilla (101650)
Designer Series Paper: Retro Fresh (132993)
Ink: Pool Party (126982), Smoky Slate (131179), Basic Gray (126981), Baked Brown Sugar (131174), Pink Pirouette Stampin' Write Marker, Basic Gray Stampin' Write Marker (Many Marvelous Markers Set:131264 ), Stazon Jet Black ()
Accessories: Blender Pens (102845), Stampin' Sponges (), Retro Fresh Washi Tape (133001)

The Paper Girls Challenge Blog Hop! Fall Decor

Welcome to my leg of the Paper Girls Challenge blog hop. We all decided to make some Fall Decor to inspire everybody. You should have come from Amber's blog. Make sure you go comment on every stop on the blog hop in order to qualify for the chance to win the $26 gift card to ScrapbookPal.com

I knew exactly what I wanted to make for this blog hop.

I went with a  book page wreath for my project. I had it pinned on Pinterest for over a year. If you Google image search you will be able to find many variations on this type of wreath. First of all if you use a book that is already old there will already be a nice patina on the pages and I think that adds a lot to the look. It took a long time to make this wreath; a full copy of Pride and Prejudice and a lot of hot glue. I'm really happy with the result though. A little note to consider if you decide to take on a project like this - This is definitely an inside wreath. The old book pages will not hold up well to the elements.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure you head on over to Charity's blog for the next step on the blog hop.

You have until Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 11:59 pm MST to comment. We will announce the winner on Wednesday October 9, 2013 at 9:00 am MST.  As usual, we are only shipping prize packs to the US and Canada due to shipping costs.

Kristy: www.mamasanity.blogspot.com
Amber: www.allamberallthetime.blogspot.com
Erica: http://stampingstarlette.blogspot.com/ <------------ a="" are="" here="" you="">
Charity: http://menemenetekeluniversity.blogspot.com/<-------------------go a="" here="" next="">
Heather: http://heatherskraftykorner.blogspot.com/
Charissa: http://akihasmommascraps.com/
Jessica: http://errantscraps.blogspot.com/
Michele: http://about-the-paper.blogspot.com/
Cathryn : http://www.catscrapcreations.blogspot.ca/
Becci: http://b-handmade.blogspot.com/
Misty: http://mistylynnwhat.blogspot.com/
Deborah: http://scrappinthelittlethings.blogspot.com/

Scrapbook Steals Blog Hop!

 

You have arrived at the last stop for the Scrapbook Steals blog hop. You should have come from 
Sue Kithcart's blog if not make sure you've commented on every blog for the chance to win a $20.00 gift certificate to the Scrapbook Steals store!

 

 I was super excited when I found out that I would be working with American Crafts Wood Veneer Pieces for the Scrapbook Steals blog hop this weekend. I just love all of the different shapes available these days. I have several packs already and I find them to be very versatile. This particular pack just made me think either travel or boy. I wanted to show at least two ways to use the little guys. On the above card I decided to leave the wood naked to show the texture in all it's glory. I backed them with little black hearts to make the shapes pop. The squares are white cardstock with washi tape on top.

My second card I thought I'd show the pieces with a little color. I first put a layer of white acrylic paint and let it dry for a few minutes. Then I spritzed with Mr Hueys in primary colors for a bold bright colors. I did the layer of white acrylic to make the color really bright. Otherwise it had a tendency to look a bit darker as it sinks into the wood.  The background of the card is  a bunch of different washi tapes I have on hand that went with the little boy look I was going for.

Thanks for stopping by there are so many great scrapbooking ideas at the Scrapbook Steals blog and I love shopping there for all of the great deals. Make sure you get your hands on some of these awesome wood veneer pieces so you can try some of the great ideas featured on the blog hop.

Like I said make sure you've commented at each of the blogs. Here is the blog hop order:

1. Scrapbook Steals - http://scrapbook.steals.com/wp/
2. Scrapbooking Is Cheaper Than Therapy - Staci Jones (http://scrapbookingischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/)
3. Michelle Phiippi.com - Michelle Philippi (http://www.michellephilippi.com/)
4. Spacey Stacey's Scrappy Goodness - Stacey Mentor (http://spaceystaceyscrappygoodness.blogspot.com/)
5. Paper Memories by Brenshevia - Brenshevia Baker (http://brensheviapapermemories.blogspot.com/)
6. Scrappin' Mama! - Stacia Brandt (http://happyandscrappytoo.blogspot.com/)
7. So Many Scraps - Sue Kithcart (http://www.somanyscraps.blogspot.com/)
8. Stamping Starlette - Erica Bass (http://stampingstarlette.blogspot.com/)

Time to Hop!

 

Welcome to our second blog hop for the Paper Girls Challenge! You should be coming from the Paper Girls Challenge page. This is your first stop. Here's the blog hop order:

The Paper Girls Challenge Blog
 

Erica Bass <----- you are here

Charity Becker

Kristy MacKeen

Charissa Miller

Kyla Norris

Amber Sheaves

Judy Stech

 

The theme we decided to go with is altered art. I know some of you will be excited about Christmas coming up and some might be a little stressed thinking about it. I decided to alter an empty tin that my favorite hot chocolate comes in. I remember thinking a long time ago that it would be perfect to gift cookies or those dipped pretzels in. So I stashed it away. Boy I was glad that I saved it because when the topic of altered items came up for the blog hop I knew exactly what I was going to use.

 

I have a bunch of the So Sophe line from My Mind's eye and I decided that it would look good for a Christmas gift. I grabbed various SU ribbons I have laying around that coordinated. Then I used a fun new stamp and die bundle in the Stampin' Up Holiday Mini catalog -  Friendship Preserves. You can stamp your image and then position the thin die over the image to cut it out using a die cut machine such as the Big Shot. Lastly, I used some wide red washi tape to edge the top of the lid.

 Here's a shot of the before. I put one of my favorite Polish Pottery mugs to pose with the tin. I love me some Polish Pottery! It's my other obsession.

Your next stop is Charity's blog she has an extra cool project in store for you! Also, if you get the urge to alter something after seeing all of the inspiration projects link it up on the Paper Girls Challenge page and you get an extra entry for the prize! Thanks for stopping by!

What do you have to do to participate? 

 Want to win? Get one entry for commenting on each of the blog posts, "Like" the Paper Girls Challenge on Facebook, and finally become a follower on our blog (all are required for an entry). It's simple, you get to see some fabulous projects and you know you want to!

Want to have more fun after seeing all of the inspiring projects? Join in! Link up an altered project you created and you will get an extra entry for the prize! 

You have until November 4th at 11:59pm (MDT) to comment and submit your altered projects.  Winner will be announced on Monday, November 12th at 9 am MST!

International readers are welcome to play along but currently we are only shipping prize packs to the US and Canada due to shipping costs.

Are you ready to hop??? The Paper Girls Challenge blog hop

  Thanks for joining the blog hop at The Paper Girls Challenge blog.  First things first. Here's the order of the blog hop. You should have come over from Charity's blog. If not make sure you don't miss out on any of the stops along the way.

The Paper Girls Challenge Blog
Amber Sheaves
Kristina McKeen
Judy Stech
Kyla Norris
Charity Becker
Erica Bass <<<----- You are here
Heather Gray <<<---- Go here next

How to Participate:

Want to win? Get one entry for commenting on each of the blog posts, "like" the Paper Girls Challenge on Facebook, and finally become a follower on our blog. It's simple, you get to see some fabulous projects and you know you want to!

Want to have more fun after seeing all of the inspiring projects? Join in! Link up an ATC created by you at the Paper Girls Challenge blog and you will get an extra entry for the prize!

International readers are welcome to play along but currently we are only shipping prize packs to the US and Canada due to shipping costs.

You have until May 6th to comment and submit ATC entries.


 We thought it would be fun to feature ATCs for our inspiration project. About a year ago all of us started participating with ATC swaps and we started with the theme of the four Seasons. I have loved receiving the little packets of miniature works of art made by all of my friends.

Spring

The ATC above is my most recent of the collection. I know it's Spring when the trees start blooming so I just had this picture in my head.  First I painted my background with ink and my aqua painter,  then I stamped the tree and leaves. I misted them with the gold smooch and white perfect pearl mist. After they were dry I added the pearl dimensional paint -- not sure of the brand. About the canvas paper it's a cool texture but it absorbs ink like crazy. So my colors were not coming out as vibrant as I wanted. I had to touch up the grass by sponging on green chalk ink. Even though the texture is cool, I think I would use multi media paper next time.


Here are the other ATCs I made in the series:

 

Summer

Fall

Winter

Next stop: Heather Gray

Make sure you comment on all of the blog posts, "Like" us on Facebook, and become a follower of The Paper Girls Challenge so you are secured an entry. I hope you get lots of ideas from all of the posts on all of the Paper Girls blogs. Good Luck to all of you! This is just the beginning of many blog hops and prizes.