So Very Thankful

Digi My World Digital Stamp

We are having Thanksgiving at my Father-in-laws with his new wife and family so I thought I would give this card to them as a thank you for hosting all of us.

CHALLENGES:

1) Digi My World Challenge #6 – Giving Thanks. Dates: Nov 9th through Nov 22  Theme: Giving Thanks
In order to enter, you MUST use a Digi My World image.

2) Paper Playtime Challenge #61 - Say it with a sentiment and have a stamped image on the card.

I used digital stamps hope that fits the challenge

3) Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge #66 – Give Thanks.

4) Card Makin Mamas Challenge #33 – Be Thankful

5) The Pink Elephant (TPE126) - Giving Thanks.

** Special Note **

Come back tomorrow for a blog hop to remember Katie Renz who lost her battle with cancer.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps/Images: Thankful Givings Pre-colored digital stamp from Digi My World

Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – EK Success Inspirables (Harvest Flower & Harvest Donut)

Inks/Markers: Canon Ink Jet Printer (pre-colored images)

Accents/Tools: Cricut, Feb 2011 SVG Card File, ribbon, button from my stash, pop dots, 1/4 inch score tape

Falling leaves

CHALLENGES:

1) Digi My World – Challenge #5 -  Its Fall. In order to enter, you MUST use a Digi My World image. You can enter as many projects as you wish (the more you enter, the more chances you have to win!)

**NOTE**

You still have time to join in the Clear Dollar Stamps Blog Hop from Yesterday.

Go to yesterday’s post for more information

SUPPLIES:

Stamps/Images: It’s Fall by Digi My World

Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Papers – (stripes – Shabby Princess -  Bo-Bunny Press), (orange – Homespun Collection – Bo-Bunny Press)

Inks/Markers: Canon inkjet printer

Accents/Tools: burlap, pop dots, double sided tape, EK Success corner punch

Sketch: Mojo Monday #211 sketch

Clear Dollar Stamps October Monthly Blog Hop

“HAPPY FALL Y’ALL” 

Welcome to Clear Dollar Stamps Monthly Blog Hop.  If you are just joining us head on over and start at the beginning on Lori’s Blog. If you just came from Lorie’s Blog (Live-Love-Laugh-Create 2) you are in the right spot. For hopping along with us One lucky winner will receive a $25 Clear Dollar Stamps gift certificate for  digital images!   The Winner will be randomly chosen from comments received on a DT member’s blog. The winner will be announced on my Blog and the CDS blog Thursday, October 20th. 

The challenge this month was the theme  “HAPPY FALL Y’ALL”. Lisa Lara is another DT member at Clear Dollar Stamps and she is the QUEEN of CAS (clean and simple) cards. She inspired me to do just that….clean and simple. Still need more practice but I will get there!! Thanks Lisa Lara for the inspiration!

Autumn Blessings Digital Stamp

Your next stop on the hop is Christi’s Blog.

Thanks for taking a HOP around all the blogs. Hope you left comments on all the blogs as you never know which blogs the winner will be selected from. Thanks for stopping by and saying hello!

***SPECIAL NOTE: Please come back to the CDS Blog on Tuesday as I will be doing a Halloween Style Tuesday Tutorial!!

CHALLENGES:

1) Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - #133 – Distressing. I used a Making Memories distress tool on the circle and plaid paper.

2) Cute Card Thursday: Challenge #186 – Tree-mendous. Have a tree/leaves on your project. I hope this fits and it is a leaf from a tree. If it doesn’t fit let me know and I will take it out of the challenge.

3) The Pink Elephant – Challenge #120 (TPE120) – Photo Inspiration. I got my inspiration from the fall leaves in the photo.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps/Images: CDSTSautumnblessings @ www.cleardollarstamps.com
Cardstock/Papers: All paper is My Mind’s Eye (Tres Jolie)
Inks/Markers: Tombow (brown 947, green098)
Accents/Tools: pop dots, coluzzle circle cutter, Making Memories distresser
Techniques: Water coloring with markers, CAS
Inspiration: Day 118 @ 365Cards

An AWESOME Digital Release Day!!

All I have to say is the Stamp Designers at Clear Dollar Stamps out did themselves this month!! There were SEVERAL new releases this month and they are all ADORABLE!!

Let me start out by showing you Autumn Blessings Color Digital Stamp. When I saw the four different textures on the pumpkins I thought it would be cool to use all of them. Then I got the idea of putting them in a row like at a pumpkin patch. So I batted my eyelashes and asked hubby if he could make the image in my head become real on paper. Of course he smiled and got to work in Photoshop (he is awesome in Photoshop and stuff like that since he is a computer animator). Then I took his finished product and made this card. Which I’m very happy it turned out. The design was based on a sketch (Day 83 @ 365 Cards)  but that was influced by the scalloped graph paper. I got this paper like 3-4 years ago for Christmas or Birthday and I just opened up the package!! Feels good to use up stuff I have on hand.

CHALLENGES:

1) Stamps R Us Challenge Blog – Autumn/Fall

Digital Stamp - Autumn Blessings

Let’s head to Christmas for some inspiration. Can you belive it is just AROUND THE CORNER!!! The digital stamp I used is called Christmas Cuties. It comes in outline, colored and in tags. This next card I used the Christmas Cuties Tag Digital Stamp. Super simple and cute card. Got to love that! The design inspiration came from Cute Card Thursday Challenge 183 – Sketch.

Digital Stamp - Christmas Cuties Tag

The next card I used the Snowman from the Christmas Cuties Outline Digital Stamps. I colored him in photoshop and cut him out. This card will be one that is made in the Card Class I give at church to raise money for the Card Ministry.

CHALLENGES:

1) Christmas Challenges w/sketches #11 – Use the sketch provided.

Digital Stamp - Christmas Cuties Outlines

Let’s head back to Thanksgiving/Fall. In this card I used the pumpkins that are part of the Autumn Critters Pre-colored Digital Stamp set.  This card was inspired by MOJO Monday Sketch #209.

Digital Stamp - Autumn Critters Pre-colored

Our last stop will be Halloween!! I love Halloween….the fun parts of it. So I love this cute spider…he isn’t scary at all!I used the Spider Greeting Outline Digital Stamp. I have a ton of Halloween paper and I was so happy to use some up. That just means I can start buying it again….I have to re-stock my stash!!

CHALLENGES:

1) Paper Playtime – Challenge #57- Use the cricut, black orange and purple. I did this card with this challenge in mind and then didn’t get it posted in time! Oh well thanks for the inspiration. I cute the circle and jagged circle out on the cricut. I used SVG files from Clear Dollar Stamps.

2) Creative Craft World – Halloween

3) Alphabet Challenge Blog – S for soon to be Halloween!

4) Card Makin Mamas - Challenge #31 – Halloween!

5) Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC137) – Use the sketch provided.

The sketch was my inspiration even though I didn’t get it done in time to enter the challenge.

 

Digital Stamp - Spider Greetings Outlines

Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for our Blog Hop. Just for leaving comments you have a chance of winning a $25 Clear Dollar Stamps gift certificate for  digital images!

And Tuesday I will doing a Halloween themed Tuesday Tutorial!! Hope you will stop by and see how fun Halloween can be.

SUPPLIES:

Pumpkins in a Row

Stamps/Images: Autumn Blessings Pre-Colored @ www.cleardollarstamps.com
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – Crate Paper
Ink/Markers: Canon Inkjet printer
Accents/Tools: photoshop, husband,
Techniques: pre-colored digital stamps
Inspiration: Day 83 Sketch from 365Cards
Card Size: 5 x 7

Gingerbread Christmas Cuties Tags Card

Stamps/Images: Christmas Cuties Tags (pre-colored)
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill (classic Yellowgreen), Basic Grey – Nordic Holiday 6×6 Paper Pad
Inks/Markers: Canon Inkjet Printer, black pen
Accents/Tools: buttons, ribbon, night eclipse divine twine, strawberry jam divine twine,
Techniqes: Pre-colored digital stamp
Card size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Inspiration: Cute Card Thursday Challenge 183 – Sketch

Snowman Christmas Cuties Card

Stamps/Images: Christmas Cuties Outlines @ www.cleardollarstamps.com
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – Creative Memories (
Inks/Markers: Canon inkjet printer (colored in photoshop)
Accents/Tools: snowflake brads, white Signo pen, Martha Stewart border punch
Techniques: paper tearing, digital stamps

Spider – Happy Halloween

Stamps/Images:  Spider Greeting Outline Digital Stamp @ www.cleardollarstamps.com

Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – S.E.I.

Inks/Markers: Tombow (grey N45, purple 665)

Accents/Tools: Cricut, black pen, EK Success border punch, March 2011 Card Cut File from Clear Dollar Stamps

Pumpkins but NO jack-o-lanterns!!

Image by MelJens

For Fun Challenges has a challenge for you….Pumpkins BUT no jack-o-lanterns!! MelJen’s Designs sponsored us this week and she sure has some cute images that fit this challenge. Oh, don’t forget to head to her blog she even has some  FREEBIES!! If you play along you will be entered into a drawing for 4 free images of your choice from MelJen’s Designs…..good luck at just trying to pick 4!!! But 4 free is better than none and I would love to win this prize….I just saw she added some cute Halloween ones… check out Mr Bones (I love seeing different images that are not in every store!)

I paper pieced my image together and pop dotted the center pumpkin to give it some dimension.

CHALLENGES:

1) For Fun Challenges – Pumpkins BUT NO jack-o-lanterns!! You have till 10/18/11 at midnight to play.

2) Bows and Berries – Challenge #11 – Photo Inspiration Challenge. I took my inspiration from the different colored pumpkins sitting on the steps.

3) Fetch a Sketch – Challenge #8 – Use the sketch provided.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps/Images: Country Pumpkins @ www.meljensdesigns.com

Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper -

Inks/Markers: Canon Inkjet printer

Accents/Tools: ribbon, buttons, pop dots, brown floss,

Techniques: Paper piecing

Clear Dollar Stamps Day 3 of New Product Parade!!

Welcome to Day 3 of the Clear Dollar Stamps Product Parade!  This is the time where the DT shows you the some different ways to use the newest releases from Clear Dollar Stamps.  The best part about it all is that, you can order everything RIGHT NOW!  You don’t have to wait!

I will be only showing one set but if you want to see the ALL of the amazing new stamps go to their blog Clearly iStamp.

My nephew Brogan

The set I’m going to show you is Calendar Tags Clear Acrylic Stamps   As you can see from my two samples how versatile this set can be. It is not only perfect for cards and scrapbook pages but Cassie used it to make a calendar tin.…check it out totally cool.

This was perfect for me to make my invitations to my Pumpkin Carving Party. I like to know things in advance so I can plan and think everyone is just like me! So this was a perfect way of sending out the invitations at the beginning of October and letting people know “SAVE THE DATE”. And it has worked because I already have a couple RSVP’s!!

I actually had two ideas in my head for how to use this on a scrapbook page but only had time for one. This is my adorable nephew Brogan (our close friends had twins in May!!) I wish I had a scrap page of me like this as a baby so I wanted to make sure they had one. Isn’t it fun to watch babies grow!! Oh and that photo with the hat is just too adorable!

Like I said the possibilities with this stamp set are endless!

CHALLENGES:

1) Penny’ Paper-Crafty Challenge – Challenge #63 – Anything Goes!

2) Heart Song Inspirations – Challenge #18 – Anything Goes!

SUPPLIES:

Save the Date Card

Stamps/Images: Calendar Tags @ www.cleardollarstamps.com
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – My Mind’s Eye (Tres Jolie)
Ink/Markers: Memento Tuxedo black ink pad
Accents/Tools: Sizzix sizzlits pumpkin dies, martha stewart border punch

Watch me Grow

Stamps/Images: Calendar Tags @ www.cleardollarstamps.com
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – Scenic Route
Inks/Markers: Memento Brown ink pad
Accents/Tools: EK Success slim border punch, Cricut, Cricut Jasmine Cartridge,

Fall Annivarsary Card

Image found at Di's Digital Downloads

(Click on image to get larger view)

Inside: And every day, I fall all over again. Happy Anniversary!

The challenge at For Fun Challenges is to make fall leaves the focal point or pretty dominant in your card. I thought I could turn this image (into a fall card and I like the outcome.) And it was perfect timing because my husband and I celebrated our 14 year anniversary yesterday so I made this card for him. My friend Stephanie is pretty awesome at coming up with sentiments and she didn’t let me down for this card either….Thank You Steph! The cool fall leaf paper in the background is from my friend True who sells at Clear Dollar Stamps. She has an autumn and fall line that totally rock, check them out!

The challenge at For Fun Challenges is sponsored by Di’s Digital Downloads!! The lucky winner of a random drawing from all entries will receive 5 (yes, FIVE) images of the winner’s choice!! I wish I could win…..my wish list is pretty long over there!

CHALLENGES:

1) For Fun Challenges -  use fall leaves as focal point

2) Cute Card Thursday – Challenge #184 – Animal Crackers!  This week we want to see your creations that feature an animal as or in the main image.

3) Stamps R Us – Autumn/Fall.

4) Alphabet Challenge Blog – R for Recipe.

1 x image

2 x backing papers

3 x flowers (use only 3 on your work please)

I used three leaves. Not sure they will count since not technically flowers but thought it was close so I would try!!

5) Stamptacular Sunday Challenge – Challenge #132 – Photo Inspiration. A beautiful fall photo of trees along a road.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps/Images:  Bench Bears @ www. disdigidownloads.blogspot.com

Cardstock/Papers:  Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – True-ly Fall digital paper @ www.cleardollarstamps.com

Inks/Markers: Canon Inkjet Printer, Tombow Markers (orange 933/ brown 879,899,947 / green 177,133)

Accents/Tools: Coluzzle circle, pop dots

Techiniques: Digital stamps and digital paper

Pumpkin Pie – Happy Thanksgiving

Clear Dollar Stamps

This digital image is the one being offered as a prize if you play in the Clearly Inspired Challenges  during the month of October at www.clearlyistamp.typepad.com  YOU COULD WIN THIS IMAGE!!!

Isn’t just adorable! It comes pre-colored as you use above or it comes in outlines so you can color it how you want!

Currently the challenge is a SKETCH challenge.

CHALLENGES:

1) Creative Craft World – Autumn/Fall

2) My Partner in Crafting Crime - Challenge #32 – Sweets and Treats!  We would love to see anything yummy or edible making a debut on your papers, images, or embellishments etc.! Your entry does not have to have a Halloween theme.

3) Tuesday Morning Sketches – Sketch #113 – Use the sketch provided. I left the rectangle box off that goes under the bottom part of the oval and I added the brads but I think you can still see this is where I got my inspiration.

4) Totally Paper Crafts – Challenge #86 – Autumn.

 

SUPPLIES:

Stamps/Images: Pumpkin Pie Digi @ www.cleardollarstamps.com
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – Truely Autumn Digital Papers @ www.cleardollarstamps.com
Inks/Markers: Canon inkjet printer
Accents/Tools: brads, coluzzle oval, pop dots
Techniques: Pre-colored digital image

Autumn Blessings

CHALLENGES:

1) Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog – Challenge #62 – the theme this week is “Fall”

2)  Stampin’ Sisters in Christ Challenge – #108 -  Create a card that either says “Blessings” or uses an encouraging Scripture.

3) Tuesday Throwdown – #67 – This week, our challenge is “fall.”

SUPPLIES:

Stamps/Images: sentiment is from CDSTSautumnblessings at www.cleardollarstamps.com

Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – Paperloft (Autumn Splendor)

Inks/Markers: Canon Inkjet printer (for sentiment)

Accents/Tools: Raffia, pop dots, tacky tape, Fiskars border punch

Inspiration: Paper Crafts – The Best Of Card Creations (pg 262 Thanksgiving Pie by Naren Benedict)

Halloween and Fall at Clear Dollar Stamps

Well, at least that is what I’m showing today for the Digital Stamps released TODAY at Clear Dollar Stamps!!

Clear Dollar Stamp - Sweet and Spicy Digital stamp

*Click on image to get larger picture*

Oh you have to see the WHOLE set, Sweet and Spicy. Totally cute and can be used in so many different ways. I was so glad DeeDee had a plain apple in there as that can be used for several different types of cards. Then she goes and puts these super sweet sentiment in there and I was sold on having to make it!! And it was perfect for the “Friendship” challenge at Stamps R Us.

CHALLENGES:

1) Stamps R Us Challenge Blog – Friendship

2) Card of the Week @ www.scrapbook.com -  A Tri-fold card was the card to try to make for the week of Sept 4th. She doesn’t care when you get it done as long as you try new card styles and have fun!

Clear Dollar Stamps - Autumn Friends Colored Image

This is the Autumn Friends Colored Digital stamp that was released TODAY! I decided to make a treat bucket and tag instead of a card with this image. Super easy to do. I printed out the image. Ran it through my xyron sticker maker. Add a little extra double sided tape on the edges since it is on a curved image. Rubber band it together for a day or so and there you have a cute little bucket. Oh and the bucket was $1 at TARGET. Got to love that!

I made a couple extras using the Bitty Bat Pumpkin Colored Digital Stamp.

Clear Dollar Stamps

Clear Dollar Stamps

CHALLENGES:

1) Card Makin Mamas Challenge #28 – Digital Image

2) Creative Inspirations Challenge #129 - Anything Goes!

SUPPLIES:

Friends were Apples Card:

Stamps/Images: CDSDASweetSpicy digital stamp and sentiment
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill, Patterned Paper – American Crafts (Spring & Summer)
Inks/Markers: Tombow (brown 899, green 177, 173), Canon inkjet printer
Accents/Tools: brads, printer, coluzzle,ribbon, pop dots, glue dots, Cuttlebug embossing folder – Polka dots, Sizzex Big Shot
Techniques: tri-fold window card, water coloring with markers
Card Size: finished 4 x 5.5

Happy Halloween Bucket:

Stamps/Images: CDSTSAutumnFriendsColored
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill
Ink/Markers: Canon Inkjet printer, black pen
Accents/Tools:ribbons, xyron, eyelet setter, $1 pail from Target
Techniques: Altered object

Happy Fall and Batty for You Treat Buckets:

Stamps/Images: CDSLWBittyBatPumpkinColor
Cardstock/Papers: Cardstock – Bazzill
Ink/Markers: Canon Inkjet printer, black pen
Accents/Tools:ribbons, xyron, eyelet setter, $1 pail from Target
Techniques: Altered object