JoyOfStamping

When I asked Marianne Walker for a vintage set, I had no idea how PERFECT this set would be.  Vintage Traveler has got to be one of my favorite sets from this release.  It has so many yummy elements.  I love all of the stamps in this set.  Well, I’m sure Cami had a little say in this perfect set. *wink*  Her eye for detail in each stamp is amazing!

This set is can be found at your local Archiver’s along with other retailers found here!

This card was done with black cardstock, white cardstock, a sizzix die, a greeting from Going Somewhere, film strip ribbon, glossy accents and Tim Holtz distress ink.  I let tim’s inks “do all of the work”.  Brown, brown, and brown.  Now I know why he needed so many different browns! Sure wish I could have found my crackle accents.  It would have been perfect for the pocket watch face. My craft table is a mess…. I’m surprised I even found scissors.  But, the glossy accents still did the job.

Enjoying your TIME with the hop?  Well, be sure to check these great blogs.  Don’t forget to leave a comment…. I hear they are giving blog candy!

 Amber Hillman
Beate Johns
Beth Silaika
Bev Gerard
Broni Holcombe
Cambria Turnbow
Charmaine Ikach
Cindy Lawrence
Deb Felts
Debbie Corbari
Deborah Anton
Denise Marzec
Heather McNally
Holly McMillen
Jeanne Streiff
Julie Okada
Kendra Wietstock
Kisa Peters
Lori McAree
Maree Truelove
Michelle Fowler
Pam Hooten
Tammy Hershberger
Terri Thill
Vicki Garrett

 Oh! Did I forget to mention I was giving a little something to the winner, too? :)  Silly me…. I am giving away the 6 new colors of Sparkly Fluff that was released this last CHA! Yipeeeeee!

Now…. if I could only get to Paris! 

Another fun Sneak Peak Day for the OCL Release.  This (Football All Star) is one of my favorite sets.  Not just because it was illustrated by my good friend Kisa Peters (who I am so excited to see tomorrow in Oregon!), but it is a very very cool and versatile set! Anthoni (one of our OCL shippers and my dear nephew) played football in High School and we both love this set.  This is his favorite set for sure! :)  It does inspire me to make some scrapbook pages of Anthoni’s football days. (one can dream, right)

The background stamp is perfect to make your own patterned paper.  And I just love this vintage-ish feel.

Please be sure to check out the rest of these blogs for more amazing samples:

Amber Hillman
Beth Silaika
Bev Gerard
Cambria Turnbow
Charmaine Ikach
Cindy Lawrence
Deb Felts
Debbie Corbari
Deborah Anton
Denise Marzec
Heather McNally
Holly McMillen
Jeanne Streiff
Kendra Wietstock
Kisa Peters
Lori McAree
Michelle Fowler
Pam Hooten
Tammy Hershberger
Terri Thill

And please be sure to check back tomorrow for our big blog hop! :)  Don’t forget to leave a comment for your change to win something special from me!

See you tomorrow!

This last CHA, Our Craft Lounge released some amazing sets to the retailers.  Just when I think our last release was the best, the illustrators come back with even more amazing stuff!

This set is called On The Fence and should be at your local Archiver’s soon, if not already, along with other retailers found here!

There is Eyeliner Black Sparkly Fluff on the Bat and fun Lemon Drop Crafty Sparkles on the moon.  The moon was created using a circle punch.

 Now go check out the following blogs for more great sneak peeks!

Amber Hillman
Beth Silaika
Bev Gerard
Broni Holcombe
Cambria Turnbow
Charmaine Ikach
Cindy Lawrence
Deb Felts
Debbie Corbari
Deborah Anton
Denise Marzec
Heather McNally
Holly McMillen
Jeanne Streiff
Joy Kennedy
Kendra Wietstock
Kisa Peters
Lori McAree
Michelle Fowler
Pam Hooten
Terri Thill

Till tomorrow….

Although I am co-owner of Our Craft Lounge, I can’t help but play with images from other stamp companies when they are so darn cute.  I looooove looooove loooove The Greeting Farm images.  This image is one of my favorites.  I just love Sing.  But, you know me, I’m a sucker for anything Hawaiian or Beach related.

I colored her with some Copic Markers, added a little Kaiser Bling to her flower…. and of course, HAD to add some stickles to her skirt! :)  And I just looooove this patterned paper from Imaginisce from a couple of years ago.  I’m still hoarding it.  LOL!

Have a great day!

Have I mentioned how in love I am with Tim Holtz’s alteration dies?  This one is one of my Favorites. I looooove this Bird Cage one.

After running brown cardstock through the machine with the die, I ran the birdcage through Tim’s Wood texture fade and used Walnut Stain to distress it. I paired it up with some paper I had from My Mind’s Eye for the bird and the background paper.  I also ran more MME paper through Tim’s Scallops On The Edge Die.

I used the sentiment “Happy Bird-day” from the Swingin’ By stamp set from Our Craft Lounge. And who doesn’t love a little googly eye?

Thanks for stopping by! (card is available for purchase here)

I cannot believe that it has already been a week since CHA.  Where does the time go?  I just wanted to share a little bit about our adventure!

Anthoni (my nephew and also one of the shippers for OCL) and I took the redeye on Sunday night to make sure that we were able to get to Chicago nice and early for set up. We were ready to sleep on the plane. 

After a short nap on the plane, the set up began….

Kimberly and Deb Felts came for set up and we were progressing pretty well

Finishing touches in the morning

Mama came to help us finish setting up

We had the cutest sign Marianne Walker drew for us

Just about showtime…. Kimberly and I sure missed Cami

Once the show floors opened, we got very busy…. it was awesome!

My family came to support!

I am so grateful for the love and support of so many people.  I sure wish this pic wasn’t so blurry.  I *heart* these people!

What would I do without these girls?

My dear friends Tim and Mario came by to say hi on Tim’s lunch break.

And we have a tradition of ending the show with Jared from Fancy Pants.  Even though I’m not with eclectic Paperie anymore, I wanted to keep this tradition alive!

And of course, there was plenty of fun and hanging out with dear friend.  Here is a pic of some of the OCL Designers that were at CHA.  What a fun fun dinner!  I miss these girls already.

It was great to see Beate again.  I do not get to see her often enough.

So fun to just be able to hang out with my girls….

But before you know it….. its back on the plane! :( 

See you all in LA for 2011 Winter CHA!

Hi everyone….. Just wanted to share that there is a new store opening today called Inspiration Emporium. We’re excited that they will be carrying the entire line of Our Craft Lounge.  They have cool stuff there.  Check it out!

I cannot believe how fast time flies…. I’m a horrible blogger…. I guess cause I have not had time to create….. and I didn’t wanna bore you with my personal life…. but I’ll go ahead and do that anyway.  LOL!

 Since my last blog entry, I have been on a few trips….. the first one was to Vegas with the family for mother’s day weekend…. but most importantly, the New Kids on the Block concert.  LOL!  Here sis and me right before the concert. And of course, I had to include my favorite New Kid, Jordan.

After our fun filled weekend in Vegas with the family, Bro and I headed out to Utah from Vegas to watch the Lakers’ 4th playoff game against the Jazz.

We had fun hanging out with our friends Jared and Jodi Sanford, owners of Fancy Pants.  They are just the sweetest and most adorable couple.

Then, the following week, I went with my family (fellow gleeks) to the Glee Live show at Universal Studios. What a totally fun show!!!!

Then, just 2 days later, the family and I packed up to head to Phoenix for the next Laker series against the Suns.  It was great timing…. when we arrived in Phoenix, our dear friend Tim Holtz and Mario Rossi were just getting back from an East Coast trip, so we were able to have lunch and spend the afternoon walking around Scottsdale, AZ and just enjoying each other’s company.  Tim has a nice blog entry the next day.  Made me truly appreciate my friends and family.  I am a lucky girl.  And life is good!

Then, the next day, we were off to see the Lakers.  They lost in Game 3, but we still have a blast with the family.

and we got to walk around and see chase field

Then, 2 weeks ago, I was able to go out to Arlington, TX for the Great American Scrapbook Convention.  What a blast.  Spending time with friends is priceless.  I’m a dork and didn’t take many pix.  But, sweet Tex (our newest OCL designer) captured some on this blog post. She was also kind enough to let me stay at her place and I got to spend time with Piris, too.

AND…. to top it all off, OCL is moving warehouses, so spare moments are spend organizing, cleaning, tossing, etc.  But, its all got to get done before CHA in a month.  EEEKS!  LOL!

If you have read this far, thank you for putting up with my ramblings! I hope to start creating soon….. I did get a nice box with amazing goodies in it…. now to just use them vs. staring at them.  LOL!

until next time……

and who says that tim holtz stuff can’t be cutesy? :)  Here is another quick card using tim holtz’s Alteration Dies.  I am so addicted to die cutting right now.  And I am in looooove with his Ornamental die.  The paper used is My Mind’s Eye Penny Lane.  I love both sides of the paper.

The flower is made by cutting 2 flowers from the Tattered Florals die. I wet it with my mini misters and rolled up the petals.  I took a clear button, applied Glossy accents to the back of it and placed it on the MME paper.  When it dried, I just tore the button from the paper and it left the pretty image still attached to the button.  Then I put Jute through the button.

I used some Maya Road Ribbon for the back.  And then I applied some Robin’s Nest Mint Chocolate Chip for the finishing touch!

I am having so much fun with these quick and easy cards! :)  It’s been so much fun being able to create again…..

I needed a QUICK birthday card….. so I decided I would go quick and dirty! :)  I received a box of absolute yummy goodness last night. 

I know I should have been working hard, but instead, I was just die-cutting and die-cutting…. just random heaven…..

So, I decided to make a card using the bird and bird cage.  I took some older paper I had from Chatterbox and used the new yummy (oh man!  I am using that word a lot…. but that’s what truly describes it) Ornamental die. I thought it would be fun using the other side of the paper for the body of the bird.  And then I just used the same side for the wing.

I have also been ADDICTED to the new distress inks, so I inked up the bird cage just using random colors and then used some yummy (oh, there’s that word again….) Rock candy distress crackle paint.  Here is a close up of the crackage….. again, I was in a hurry, so the crackage is still a little wet…..  But, its still yummy none the less.

For the greeting, I used Our Craft Lounge’s set called Swingin’ By.

Boy, it was fun gettin’ dirty….. until next time…..