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Photo finish!

I've got a commissioned layout that is SO close to being done...I just need to get the picture in there.

Anyway, here it is, ready for that picture:


{The picture is of a precious little baby girl peeking her head out of some blankets}


I haven't quite decided if I want to cut the picture in a circle to flow with the rest of the page or leave it as a rectangle to set it apart.

Decisions, decisions...

{PS - Don't forget to enter my giveaway!}

Supplies:
Cardstock: Core'dinations
Patterned Paper: K & Company {Berry Sweet}
Embellishments: K & Company {Berry Sweet}; Prima {Pearls}
Tools: Fiskars {Round N Round Squeeze Punches - M, L, XL}

The Twinery/The {Stamps} of Life: {Blog Hop}

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Are you ready for some fun?

The {Stamps} of Life and The Twinery Design Teams are playing together for this hop!

About The Twinery:
Our twine is made from 100% cotton, it's eco-friendly and made in the USA. Whether you're gift wrapping, crafting or tying up baked goods to give to a friend, our baker's twine adds a fresh, yet nostalgic look to any project at hand! Our baker's twine comes in 11 delicious colors and is uniquely twisted against a bright white hue, creating an eye-popping burst of color and a creative embellishment! Our twine has lots of color which lends to a fun, candy-striped look.
For creative ideas & more...visit OUR BLOG!

About The {Stamps} of Life:
We feature high quality, made in the USA, clear stamps and digital stamps/brushes for stampers, card makers and scrapbookers. Feel free to browse our gallery with more than 2500 samples using our stamps, watch our free how-to videos and join our club!

As you make your way through the hop make sure you comment on each and every post.

There will be 4 prize winners chosen randomly among the blogs:

Two winners will win 2 stamp sets of winners choice valued at $12.95. (total retail value: $26.90 per prize) from The {Stamps} of Life
and
Two Colorful Bunch Sampler Packs ($20 value!) from The Twinery!!!



The prize winners will be announced on The {Stamps} of Life and The Twinery blogs on Tuesday May 3rd.

The project I am sharing with you today uses the momogram2build set from The {Stamps} of Life and Caribbean, Honeydew, and Cappuccino twine from The Twinery.


I chose three monogram frames and three sentiments from the stamp set (there are so many combinations you can create!). I then chose three colors of The Twinery's twine and found some ink that coordinated nicely. I wanted to create mini cards that can easily be tucked in a lunch bag or backpack - these stamps were perfect for the job.

Once I stamped, cut, and folded the mini cards I added a little accent of twine from The Twinery. I decided to create a fun box to contain all the little cards, and tied it off with The Twinery's twine. A cute little card set and coordinating packaging - fun and super easy!


The hop list:
The Twinery Blog
The {Stamps}of Life Blog
Jeanne Streiff
Julie Ranae
Deb Felts
Monique Hansen
Vicki Garrett
Monika Wright
Emily Niehaus
Emily Leiphart
Beverly Sizemore
Tifany DeGough <--- That's me!
Joana Studer <--- Go here next
Katrina Hunt
Laura Williams
Jen Carter
Kim Howard
Jenny Suchin
Sheri Twing

Supplies:
Twine: The Twinery {Caribbean, Honeydew, Cappuccino}
Stamps: The {Stamps} of Life {monogram2build}
Ink: Tsukineko {Turquoise Gem, Tea Leaves, Gingerbread}
Cardstock: Core'dinations Gemstones {Turquoise}, Georgia Pacific {White}
Tools: Fiskars {paper trimmer}, Fiskars {1/8" Round Hand Punch}, EK Success: Martha Stewart {scoring board}

Market Street Stamps: Release Week!

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It's release week at Market Street Stamps and I get to give you a peek at the Grungy Border background stamp!

This is such a fun background stamp and can be used for cards for guys and girls, and there are many other ways to use this as well. {I think it would look great stamped behind a trimmed photo on a layout to create a fun photo mat.}

Today I've used it to create two cards:


The first card uses four Market Street Stamps sets/stamps : Grungy Border {new!}, Vintage Notepad {new!}, Hippie Chic, and Blast Off.


The second card also uses Grungy Border {new!}, Hippie Chic, and Blast Off.


There are SO many great releases this month from Market Street Stamps!

Stay tuned to the Market Street Stamps blog this week for sneak peeks and then check in at the marketplace this weekend to get your new stamps!
{Once you've got your stamps, be sure to create something for the current challenge - then you can win MORE great stuff!}

Supplies:
Stamps: Market Street Stamps {Grungy Border, Vintage Notepad, Hippie Chic, Blast Off};
Ink: Tsukineko {VersaMagic - Spring Pansy, VersaMagic - Purple Hydrangea}; Ranger {Distress Ink - Fired Brick}; Memento {Tuxedo Black};
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific {white};
Tools: Fiskars {paper trimmer}; EK Success {Martha Stewart - Scoring Board};

You Make Me So Happy

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This card features a cute flower text background stamp from Hero Arts and a sentiment stamp from Market Street Stamps. I colored the flowers with my Copic Markers and even made a color matched cardstock for the sentiment {also using my Copics}.
The card base is probably my favorite color ever of Core'dinations cardstock: Meadow.
Isn't it fabulous?


You can find Copics, Hero Arts stamps, Core'dinations cardstock and so much more at A Walk Down Memory Lane.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Coredinations - Meadow
Markers: Copic
Stamps: Hero Arts - Flower Text; Market Street Stamps - Sentiment
Accent: Heidi Swapp - Black Brad

Two Cards: For The Record

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Today I want to share two quick cards - both using Echo Park's For The Record collection.
{If you saw the sketches posted for the Go-to Sketches for Card Makers call you can probably spot right away that I used two of the sketches for these cards.}



As always, you can find Echo Park papers and TONS of other great manufacturers at A Walk Down Memory Lane!

Congrats Card Supplies:
Cardstock: (French Vanilla) Bazzill
Patterned paper: (Lace Stripes & Tablecloth, For The Record collection) Echo Park
Accent: (Nostalgic/tissue tape) Tim Holtz, (Nightfall, Rhinestones) Queen & Co.
Sticker: (Alpha Stickers - border & congrats, For The Record collection) Echo Park
Tool: (scoring board) Martha Stewart, (paper trimmer) Fiskars

Love Love Love Card Supplies:
Cardstock: (French Vanilla) Bazzill
Patterned paper: (Stamp of Approval,For The Record collection) Echo Park, (Advertisement, For The Record collection) Echo Park,
(Delightful Stripe, Springtime collection) Echo Park
Accent: (Yellow Sunshine/pearls) Queen & Co.
Rub-on: (Love love love) Basic Grey
Sticker: (For The Record Sticker) Echo Park
Tool: (craft knife) Fiskars, protractor, (scoring board) Martha Stewart

Mini Gift Set {Notepad, Bookmark, and Twine Wrapped Mini Pencil}

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Today on The Twinery's blog I am sharing a quick and easy mini gift set that can be created with a few simple supplies (you can use up your scraps!) and some gorgeous twine from The Twinery.
This would be a great last minute set to tuck in an Easter basket or just to give to brighten someone's day.


You can find more pictures and instructions for creating the set on The Twinery's blog.

I am entering this gift set into the Moxie Fab World The Little Gifts Challenge.

Supplies:
Twine: The Twinery {Caribbean, Honeydew, Pink Sorbet}
Papers: K & Co. {Berry Sweet Paper Pad}
Stamps: Market Street Stamps {So Happy}
Ink: Tsukineko {Midnight Black & Turquoise Gem}
Adhesives: Plaid {Mod Podge}, Ranger {Matte Accents}
Tools: We R Memory Keepers {Crop-A-Dile Big Bite, Corner Chomper}
Other: Staples {Mini Notepad}, IKEA {Mini Pencil}

How about that giveaway???

In celebration of hitting 200 followers, I thought I ought to have a little giveaway!


There are some 6x6 sheets of Pink Paislee paper, a fun little taste of some of The Twinery's twine, Prima flowers, Maya Road trinket pins, American Crafts ribbon, Autumn Leaves rubons, Magistical Memories chipboard, die cut doilies, felt embellishments, blue dew drop style stones, and seam binding.

In fact, I thought I ought to give away more than one prize...so I will be giving away *two* prize packs! {The second prize pack is not shown, but is almost identical to this one...just with different chipboard shapes.}


And while I am at it, I think I am going to give away a copy of the May/June 2011 issue of Paper Crafts magazine to a *third* winner...how does that sound?


{You can see my projects on pages 48, 51, and 76!}

To enter:
#1 - Make sure you are a follower. {If you aren't already showing as a follower, just click the "Follow" button in the sidebar.}
#2 - Leave a comment. {Be sure to leave a way for me to contact you!}

The details:
The giveaway will be closed at midnight PST on April 30, 2011 and the winners will be announced sometime the following week.
This giveaway is open to US addresses only.

You Brighten My Day!

There'e a new challenge today over on the Market Street Stamps blog - be sure to check it out!

I created this big tag using the sketch and some fabulous stamps from Market Street Stamps.

I hope you'll play along in the challenge!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Core'dinations {Cloudburst}
Stamps: Market Street Stamps {Simply Stitched Borders, Ain't No Sunshine}
Ink: Tsukineko {Midnight Black}
Papers: K & Co. {Berry Sweet}
Tools: Fiskars {Rectangle Hand Punch}
Twine: The Twinery {Blossom, Lemondrop, Honeydew, Caribbean}

Sweetie Tag

Head on over to the Market Street Stamps blog today to learn more about this tag:


Supplies:
Stamps: Market Street Stamps {Vintage Wallpaper}; Market Street Stamps {Follow Your Heart};
Ink: Tsukineko; Ranger {Tim Holtz Distress Ink};
Cardstock: Bazzill {Tapioca}; Jillibean Soup {Kraft};
Canvas: C&T Publishing;
Button: Autumn Leaves {Foof-a-la};
Other: Ranger {Glossy Accents}