{ Technique Tuesday giveaway winner }

Hello and happy Wednesday. I have a winner from my little stamp giveaway from last week.

***Heather Thompson email me your address so we can mail that stamp to you!***

I made a little card because I was playing with some new Faber Castell Design Memory Craft goodies that arrived.

I finally used one of Heidi Swapp stencils that I got from Emma’s Paperie. I mixed Whipped Spackle from Faber Castell and blue Gelato to get the color. The chevron from Chevrons Two Step is stamped with Hero Arts ink. The butterfly, from Butterfly Collage, is stamped on watercolor paper and colored with watercolor crayons.
Hello is from Fly Away stamp set.

That is all from me. School started this Monday so I have a first grader to get ready for bed. Have a great night.

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I was excited to play in these challenges:

Case this sketch #89

Color Throwdown #307

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge – Friendship }

Hi and welcome to our  Impression Obsession challenge – Friendship!

Our challenge starts today, August 21, and continues to the following Wednesday evening, August 27, at 10 PM.

Create a new project using  Impression Obsession stamps and post it on Impression Obsession Blog, between August 21-27. A winner will be chosen randomly to win a $25 gift certificate to the Impression Obsession store.

Here is my card.

I mixed some old and new dies for this card - Instant Photo Frame and Kite. Love the kite, you can create different color combinations. My big shot can cut through several paper layers so I always layer two or three patterned papers and die cut.

The background is stamped with my all time favorite Cover-a-Card Wood Grain. I added a little “friend” stamp from Express Yourself on a die cut Flags Die Set.

The flair is from {A Flair For Buttons}.

That is all from me. Make sure you check out what the rest of our DT created.

I hope you play along.

IO Blog
Anna Wight
Daniela Dobson -------> you are here
Dina Kowal
Ellen Taylor
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher

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If you haven’t entered my little giveaway from yesterday, make sure you do!

I was excited to play along with the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Anything Goes
The Cutting Edge Challenge #8

Tag You're It! Challenge #4

{ Technique Tuesday New Release giveaway }

Hello, I am back to share a card I created with one of the new sets from Technique Tuesday called Take Care.  You can check out all the new releases on our Technique Tuesday website.

Here is my card.

I used my Hand Drawn circle cut that I created in my Silhouette Studio. I sprayed it with Color Shine to match the green in the card. I created and cut the doily, as well. I can share that one, too, if anyone wants it. The banner is a die cut Banner – DIY Steel Die.
I am trying to organize all my steel dies and it’s a mess. How do you store your dies?

I am giving this little stamp set away, so leave a comment for a chance to win.

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Anything Goes
Deconstructed Sketch No. 164

Just Us Girls #254: Blue, Green and any Neutrals

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As I mentioned in my last post, I wanted to share the mini album that I created with Going Places, our Memory Keepers Studio stamp set for August.

This clear stamp set consists of 21 clear stamps on a 4" x 6" storage sheet. 

And this the Going Places steel dies, our Fresh Cut Studio dies for August. 

Here is my full mini album. In addition to the August stamps and dies I used the Best Place stamp set that is available for purchase and it coordinates with the other sets. More details on Technique Tuesday blog 
I will add our photos from Destin, FL when I get a moment.

Just leave a comment on this post and I will pick one person who will receive Take Care stamp set from Technique Tuesday.

{ New Memory Keepers Studio and Fresh Cut Studio Products }

 

Back in July Studio AE became Memory Keepers Studio™. You can read about it HERE. It’s still a monthly program stamp program.

The first Memory Keepers Studio stamp set is Family Flair. It started shipping in July. Here is a card and tag I created with stamps and dies. You can find more details on the Technique Tuesday blog.

It’s August which means Technique Tuesday has some new clear stamps and steel dies.

This is Going Places, our Memory Keepers Studio stamp set for August.

This clear stamp set consists of 21 clear stamps on a 4" x 6" storage sheet. 

And this the Going Places steel dies, our Fresh Cut Studio dies for August. 

These products are on sale now and begin shipping around the 10th to Memory Keepers Studio and Fresh Cut Studio members.

Not a member of the auto-ship programs but interested? You can find out more about Memory Keepers Studio by going here. And you can find out more about Fresh Cut Studio by going here.

Keep watching our Technique Tuesday blog. We'll be sharing some fantastic projects in the coming days that our Creative Team has made with these products.

Here is a little peak of my mini album with the  August stamps and dies.

I will share all the pages on Wednesday……..and I might have a little giveaway!

On another note, we took a little trip to Arizona to visit family. If you follow me on Instagram you might have seen photos of our trip. Here is a photo of us in Sedona.

Have a great Sunday.

{ Exclusive August kit from Elle’s Studio }

Exclusive August is ready for purchase now.

Design team gallery is FULL of brand new inspiration just for you. You can bookmark your favorites, leave comments and see close ups of our design team’s projects in our gallery. Visit Elle’s Studio Blog for links to other Contributing DT members.

Here is what I created with the August kit and cut files.

I love the colors in this kit. I chose a photo of us from one morning when we went bowling. If you follow me on Instagram you probably saw this photo. Not sure why I haven’t thought of it before, but this is our first car family selfie.
I used the cut tent file and removed the bottom line, so it looks like they are little chevrons. I spaced them horizontally on the bottom of the white cardstock. I cut the chevron card and “love this” tab at the same time and just cut the bottom portion to use on the page.
I sprayed the chevron card ant the tab with Heidi Swapp color shine to match.

I love all the transparencies this month. I added some butterflies from my stash to match the colors of the kit. I tucked the chevron card to the right side of the photo. Little chipboard hearts are from Studio Calico and I filed the edges to expose the chipboard. I added a few American Crafts rub ons and enamel dots to finish the page.

*It is available today, on the 10th, for $9.99 and then the price goes to $11.99 at midnight PST.
*The kit is exclusive to Elle’s Studio and a limited edition – once the kit is sold out it is gone for ever!

August kit: http://www.shopellesstudio.com/Elle-s-Studio-August-2014-Kit.html
August cut file: http://www.shopellesstudio.com/August-Digital-Cut-File.html
Back To School cork: http://www.shopellesstudio.com/Back-To-School-Cork-Shapes.html
Shine bundle: http://www.shopellesstudio.com/Shine-Bundle.html

In addition, we are doing a free shipping special. When they purchase the SHINE BUNDLE your entire order will ship for free, TODAY ONLY (August 10th )! The coupon code is SHINE and you have to have the Shine bundle in their cart for the code to work.

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge – Clean and Simple}

Hi and welcome to our  Impression Obsession challenge – Clean and Simple!

Our challenge starts today, August 7, and continues to the following Wednesday evening, August 13, at 10 PM.

Create a new project using  Impression Obsession stamps and post it on Impression Obsession Blog, between August 7-13. A winner will be chosen randomly to win a $25 gift certificate to the Impression Obsession store.

Here is my card.

I have my new stamps still on the table, so I played with them. The Wood Circle D9435 is stamped with green ink. I watercolored the Dainty Rose 5 B9327. Happy Birthday is a new die that just arrived this week. They will be available in the store soon. I heat embossed the sentiment couple of times with clear embossing powder. I don’t like the way it looks on Kraft cardstock. I stitched it down for additional security.

 

That is all from me. Make sure you check out what the rest of our DT created.

I hope you play along.

IO Blog
Anna Wight
Daniela Dobson -------> you are here
Dina Kowal
Ellen Taylor
Jeanne Streiff
Jenny Gropp
Karen Amidon
Kittie Caracciolo
Laura Fulcher

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 Retro Sketch #126
Seize the Birthday: Anything goes

{ Fancy Pants Nautical collection and Therm O Web giveaway }

Thank you so much for hopping with Impression Obsession DT this week. I am excited that you like our new release. We have all the winners posted on the Impression Obsession blog.

I have a layout and a card posted on Therm O Web blog with a chance to win a kit filled with the fun Nautical Collection AND the As You Wish Collection. Plus an assortment of our Zots™, Tape Runners, Glitter Dust™ Photo Corners and more! Don’t miss out! 

I have step by step photos and instructions on how I made these two projects. I hope you can stop by and enter the giveaway.

We took a quick trip down to Destin, FL this week. It was beautiful. White sand and crystal clear water.  I am trying to catch up today.

Have a great Saturday!