Stampers With An Attitude Bling it On!

Welcome to Stampers With an Attitude's monthly Blog Hop! This month it is all about the bling! Something that is near and dear to my heart - and art!!!

Every one will be showing their best 'Bling it Up Artwork with an Attitude'! Because that's just the way we are! Blingy!!!

This month they are trusting me (of all the blingy people!) to start this hop! However if you started in the middle of this hop you have come from Denise Elliott's and you are on the right track.

Those of you who watch my blog know that I am mostly a card maker - but - I wanted to try something a little different this month. I wanted to make something for each of my children, something they could use (or not) inside or outside, but pretty - so this is what I came up with.

 

 I used the base and bling rings and made these darling napkin rings. The Kraft container holds extra napkins for the table. The roses were made with texture embossed paper and the swirls and hearts from the gorgeous glitter paper. And yes there is a red glitter gem in the center of each rose. Just a little glittery bling added to the 'blingy' glitter paper.

















I am sorry to say my camera quit working, at of all times - convention - so these pictures were taken with my phone, I really hoped the glitter from the paper and the center of the flower would show up better - guess I better buy an new camera!

The next blingin' blogger on this hop is Di Crawford check out her bling!

Thanks for stopping by ~

Happy Stamping!

Stamper's With an Attitude - Free To Be Me Blog Hop!

Happy Mother's Day and welcome to the Stampers With an Attitude's - National Scrapbooking Month's Free to Be Me Artwork With an Attitude Blog Hop.If you have come from the super creative Jen Patrick's blog you are on the right track.

The Stampers with an Attitude are excited to show artwork using the May National Scrapbooking Month Special 'Free to Be Me'! This paper pack is so fun! And it works perfectly with the My Acrylix Stamp set "Feathers" such a natural pairing! It looks really good with the May Stamp of the Month "You've Got A Friend" stamp set too! But I won't show all of the cards I made on this hop - I want some of them to be a surprise for my 'card clubs'! I hope these will inspire them to be creative and be Free To Be - Them!

Although I won't show all of the cards I am going to share a couple of my creations (actually two versions of one card).

This shows the difference between pastel and vibrant versions of the same card - I made the pastel one first then decided I wanted to see what it would look like in brighter colors. I'm not sure which one I like better?
 

Thanks for stopping by - now hop on over to Jaime Llewellyn's blog and check out her amazing art work.

Have fun and 'hop' on!

All items used in making these cards are Close to My Heart:
Card #1:
Free to be me paper pack - yours for only $5 with a qualifying purchase
My Acrylix Feathers - C1584
Colonial White Cardstock - 1388
Sunset Ink Pad - Z2191
Lagoon Ink Pad  - Z2195
Durables Triangle Studs - Z1928

Card #2:
Free to be me paper pack - yours for only $5 with a qualifying purchase
My Acrylix Feathers - C1584
White Daisy Cardstock - 1385
Sunset Ink Pad - Z2191
Lagoon Ink Pad  - Z2195
Ruby Ink Pad - Z2170
Durables Triangle Studs - Z1928
Tombow Tape Runner - 1514

Stampers With an Attitude January Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Stampers with an Attitude January Blog Hop!  If you have come from the ever creative Melinda Everitt's blog you are on the right track. The Stampers with an Attitude are excited to show artwork using Close to My Heart Washi tape and one of our stamp sets, so here we go.

Washi tape is one of the newest and biggest ideas for decorating your cards, scrapbook pages and just about anything you want to decorate. Washi tape has been out for a while and the designs are really beautiful! I love stamping and using our (CTMH) background and texture papers, therefore until lately I have just set aside the Washi tape, I just wasn't sure?! So, after Christmas I decided to just jump right in and go for it! Then -  along came the Stampers with and Attitude's blog challenge for January using Washi tape!!! Coincidence??? Hmmmm ~ Either way it's working out perfect for me. And - by jove - I think I've got it!!  I love Washi tape!!

Most all of the cards for my card clubs are KISS friendly, and FUN!
I wanted to design a card using Washi tape - and surprise them with a card that doesn't have my usual B&T paper designs. I hope they like it - so simple and FUN - the most important thing when it comes to creating.

The Washi tape I used for this card are ~ Silver Geometric (Z1932), Slate Polka Dot (Z1817) and the Lagoon Washi tape is from the Holidays from the Heart Collection which is no longer available, I had this card made before the end of the year. Using Art Philosophy I cut out a tag for the sentiment and attached it with Slate Bakers Twine. The Congrats stamp is from the Artiste stamp collection. I hope this shows you how easy it is to use Washi tape and how beautiful it makes your designs.

I will now send you on your way to the next blogger ~  Sheila Bennett  you will love her design.

Thanks for stopping by ~

Stampers with an Attitude Blog Hop! Gratitude with Attitude!

Welcome to the Stampers with an Attitude Blog Hop!  The blogger in front of me is Angela Garcia.

The Stampers with an Attitude are excited to show you our Gratitude with an Attitude artwork , so here we go.

My card was inspired by the scrapbook cover on page 130 the Close to My Heart 2013 Fall and Winter Idea Book.

Using our new Artbooking Cricut cartridge (Z1906) I cut out the awesome tree shown on page 72, using the Brown and Tan (Z1830) and Green (Z1847) glitter papers.  The trunk and some of the leaves from the Bronze glitter tree were used to fill in the trunk and some of the leaves. The remaining leaves were filled using Red Glitter Gel (Z1484) and Almond Glitter Gel (Z1769). Saddle (X5928) was used for the card base and Creme Brulee (X5754) is the accent color.

I love the contrast between the Burlap Ribbon (Z1760) and all the 'Glitter' on this card.

The next blogger on the hop is Sandra VanWoerden 

Have fun and Thanks for stopping by ~

Stampers With An Attitude New Product Blog Hop!

Welcome to Becky's Studio! And Welcome to the Stampers with an Attitude Blog Hop! The Stampers with an Attitude are excited to show you some Artwork with an Attitude using product from our new Autumn/Winter Idea Book. So grab your coffee, maybe a cookie or some chocolate, sit back and have a fun journey.

The blogger in front of me is Pamela O'Connor  . Great work Pamela, thank you for sharing your talents. If you got here from her blog, you are on the right track.

We have so many wonderful new products in this Idea Book and I have been having so much fun jumping from one product to another, and one paper pack to another - BUT -

I am totally in love with the new 'Baby Cakes' paper pack (X7073B)! It is so cheerful and fun and so versatile! As you will see, I got a little carried away using it! But I just couldn't help myself.

First of all with the name Baby Cakes it just lends itself to 'Baby' cards! Right? 

I used Baby Cakes polka dot paper on this card along with some embellishments made from our new 'Artbooking' (Z1906) Cricut cartridge. What a fun cartridge!!! Don't you just love that darling Giraffe? So so cute - and can be used for a boy or a girl!

(I know I used a sentiment from and old stamp set, my bad! But it was just perfect for what I needed.) ;~}

But .  .  .

What if you don't have any babies right now to make cards for??

Well .  .  .

Baby Cakes can make adorable birthday cards too!

This birthday card was made using one of the new mini stamps 'A Little Gift' (M1030). Is that just the cutest present?

And, I had to embellish it with the Art Philosophy cartridge that just happens to have a bow that works quite well with it - don't you think? Adding some shiny opaque gems (Z1335) and voila - your done!

And since I just couldn't stop! (I love this paper!)

 I used Baby Cakes this time with the September Stamp of the Month 'Poster Tidings' (S1309) and made a fun 'Fall' card.

I just love how versatile this paper pack is! I'm sure you will find just as many options for this fun paper pack and I hope you have just as much fun using it as I did -

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Your next stop on this  blog hop is the very talented and creative Melinda Everitt.

 Have fun, be creative, and show some attitude!

Thanks for stopping by ~

'Show Your Patriatism' Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampers with an Attitude Blog Hop! We are going to show you some Patriotic Art with an Attitude, so here we go on a 'red, white and blue' journey.

Welcome to Becky's Studio.

If you have come from LaJeania Hicks' - blog, you are on the right track. Doesn't she do beautiful work?

Patriotism is a big part of our life and we are thankful everyday for our country and our freedoms.

God Bless America!

Patriotic art work is great any month of the year - but especially perfect in July, the month of our countries birthday!

I love the flag from our new Patriotic stamp set (it is still available - while supplies lasts until July 31) so I knew I had to use it! And what better for stars than our gorgeous silver glitter paper, and lots of red, white and blue! The Tommy paper pack was used for the banners, and the little stars have our wonderful Prizma Glitter on them to make them stand out.

The next blogger on this hop is another amazing artist Jaime Llewellyn ~ 

I hope you enjoy the rest of your journey through our patriotism!

Thanks for stopping by ~

FUN IN THE SUN - Blog hop!

Welcome to the Stampers with an Attitude Blog Hop!  The blogger in front of me is Jen Patrick- http://roxybonds-scrappin.blogspot.com so if you came from her blog you are on the right track.   The Stampers with an Attitude are all excited to show you a little Art with an Attitude, so here we go.

There are so many things that remind me of summer... and since that is the theme of my card clubs this month I just have to share a couple of the cards they will be making! Shame on me but I just couldn't help myself posting two pix.

The first card I made is all about 'Sunshine and Ice Cream'! What is more fun in the sun than that? The sun was made using Art Philosophy's 'star 1' using Honey and Sunny Yellow. The ice cream cone is made using an older stamp set but so much fun! Desert Sand cone, Honey ice cream. The ribbon is CTMH white gross grain stamped with "sunshine" using the "honey" pigment ink - how fun is that?

My second card has very little stamping but has just as much fun in the sun! The Ocean Beach and Spinners. I used Sky for my card base. When you tear the Juniper paper just right it looks like waves on the ocean then tear some Champagne cardstock for the sand. The spinners were made by using two 2 inch squares and one 2 1/4 inch square.

I had a lot of fun making these simple summer cards!

Thanks for stopping by.


For more Art with Attitude, the next blogger on this hop is the talented Melinda Everitt ~ http://www.ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/2013/06/fun-in-sun-ctmh-stampers-with-attitude.html

This weeks blog challenge was to post a Halloween card! How fun is that? So I am going to post two pictures (actually 3) of the cards I have made this week. The first one is a darling circle card we made at my friend Shelley's Gathering the other night! It was so fun! Is that just the cutest little ghost you have ever seen?

You can tell I like him because I used him on both cards :~)

 I would love to give credit to the creative lady I got this next card idea from but I cannot remember which blog I found it on! Shame on me!

If this is your design?  Thank you for the cute idea.

Have fun making your own Halloween cards -

Trick - or - Treat!!!!


Thanks for stopping by ~

Stamp of the Month - September

Welcome to our monthly Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! On the 15th of each month we will be showcasing the current SOTM set with various projects created by talented Close to my Heart consultants. If you are visiting from Pam Stewart's then you are on the right track, if not please start at the beginning with her!
For all you fall lovers out there the "Fall Favorites" (S1209) will surly catch your eye!  This stamp set will turn out to be one of your favorites, especially after you see all the wonderful artwork done on this blog hop.
This is my creation! While I was in the studio gold leafing a pumpkin for my fall table I remembered a fun technique taught by Jill at Stamp Paradise (now closed, so sad). The cute little pumpkins in this stamp set worked out great for this technique.

S1209 - Fall Favorites - September Stamp of the Month

First I stamped the pumpkins with our brown staz-on ink on a piece of acetate and let it dry. Then I turned it over and painted the back of the pumpkins, stems and leaves only with the Bonding Memories glue pen. I let it get a little tacky then applied the gold leaf. I used bits and pieces of the gold leaf and had some with different colors so I used some of the green colored leafing for the stem and leaves - I hope it shows okay in the picture. I backed it with some 'quilted' honey card stock and framed it with one of the fun cards on Art Philosophy!
The little 3x3 card is made using the same pumpkins and our fun new alcohol pens.

Thanks for stopping by - Now if the goblins of cyber space have gotten you lost along away here is the list of all the talented consultants who are participating in this month’s blog hop!   Hmmmm I guess I was the only one to participate in this hop!
So thanks for stopping by -

Blog Challenge - Make it From Your Heart Volume 1

Our challenge this week was to take a card design from the Make it From Your Heart - Volume 1.  Close to My Heart's newest how-to publication. It is small and easy to carry with you, and packed full of beautiful designs for scrapbook pages and cards.

My two designs are Pattern #19 on page 42.


The FALL card is made with the Stella (X7147B) paper pack, the Burlap Ribbon (Z1760), Cocoa and Colonial White card stock and Glamour Lowercase (D1522).

The NOEL card is made with the Pear & Partridge (X7162B) paper pack, the Silver Shimmer Trim (Z1799), Olive, Cranberry and Colonial White card stock. (the font is from a discontinued set - but worked well with this card)


Thanks for stopping by ~

INSOMNIA! Sometimes it's a good thing!

This is what happens when I can't sleep at night!!! I go on line, watch u-tube videos and get some great ideas - then it's time to hit the studio and create - create - create!!! I watched an amazing paper artist (Angie) create the cute little mummy candy holder and the envelope candy holder.  So I just had to try them - Thanks Angie -

The mummy is just torn bamboo card stock. I put mine only on the front, but you could go all the way around - Colonial white cardstock with Desert Sand sponged on the edges would be really cute too. I like the red bling on the mummy eyes - makes them really scarey!!!

While I was putting the mummy together I thought the top of the pillow box looked like owl ears - so, nothing better to do - I made an owl candy holder.Both pillow boxes were cut at 3 1/2" from the Art Philosophy cartridge. I cut the owl feathers and face from some discontinued polka dot paper with the Artiste Cartridge at 3 1/2" (with real dial size off) since I wanted it to fit my 3 1/2" box :~) . I also gave the owl some of the amber bling in his eyes. I think it just makes him look wiser!

The coffin was cut at 3 1/2" also from the Artiste Cartridge, and the skull was cut at 1" (with the real dial size on) and just popped it up with a foam dot!

What can you fit into these cute little candy holders? Tootsie rolls, small packs of M&M's, Peanut Butter cups, the possibilities are endless.

I hope these will give you some inspiration to make some really cute candy holders for your special 'Trick-or-Treaters.

Thanks for stopping by  -

Now to get creative and get my items ready for the next Workshop on The Go Blog Hop and the Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! Coming soon! Watch for it!!!