{ Magistical Memories November guest designer projects }

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!! We had a blast eating, staying warm and just hanging out.

I made two more projects for my November Guest Designer spot at Magistical Memories.

 I made three tags using Tulip, Flower and Art Deco Stem chipboard. I used several different techniques here.

I started by painting each piece with Gesso,Shimmerz paint and glue. I added glitter while the glue was still wet. After it was dry, I stamped each piece with a Cover-a-Card Script stamp (CC350) in brown ink.

I used these little brown bags to hold my tags that I stamped with polka dots. The bags are tied with ribbon and adorned with the completed chipboard. The bags are stamped with Flourish 1 stamp (F5549).

Layout using Butterfly,  Bubble Border, and Filigree Frame. On my last project I experimented with different techniques, paint and tape. This time I left my chipboard bare...it was really hard, but I love how it stands out against the background. The photos are from our visit to the State Fair last month. I used Polarize phone application and used my photo printer to print them out. Love them!

Have a great day!

{ November Prima Palette }

A few weeks ago we shared our Prima Product Pick for November, along with a new challenge: our very own Prima Palette of six coordinating colors based on the pick.

Each month we will include a color palette with our PPP that is all set up for you to just pull out your color-matched products and scrap. It doesn't matter where you live, or what holidays you celebrate...you can play along with us! Send your Prima Palette creation to us ( sharon@primamarketinginc.com ) for a chance to win some beautiful Prima products! Deadline is November 30th. (Each month we will post the palette during the first week...then post samples for you!)

Here is a card I made.

 •Pixie Garden - Fairy Flora Paper - 841744

•Fairy Flora Journaling sticker - 541620

•Autumn Leaves - 839672

•Rose of Spain - Minstrel - 542993

•lace – 541316

 Prima  Palette

Here are some other projects I created recently.

Panaji Paisley Road – 841669 * Dandiya Paisley Road – 841676 *

Avondale Annalee – 841782 *Sunlight Daisies Fairy Flora – 841768 *

Fairy Flora notecard – 541972 * Jelly Alphabet – 536619 * Butterflies Papillon – 543839 * Flower Centers – 535117 * Jack n’ Jill clear stamp – 542016 *

 Fairy Flora Journaling sticker – 541620

Kalanchoe- watermelon – 542504 * Kalanchoe – mocha - 542481

Devines felt stem – fern – 536992

Fairy Flora Fairy Flora - 841720

Assam Paisley Road - 841713
Journal note - 541965
Autumn Lvs September - 539672
Vivian Anastasia Flower - 542849
Journaling sticker Fairy Flora - 541620
Trim - 541217

 Panaji - Paisley Road - 841669
Open Road - Toad Trip - 841850
Pixie Garden - Fairy Flora - 841744
Autumn Leaves - 539672
Say it with Crystals - 540784
Kalanchoe Mocha - 542481
Letter stickers - 541781
Packaging

A photo of Alex from the playground the other day. He is growing up so fast! We are hanging around here for the next few days. Baking, cooking, eating and playing....

Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

{ Technique Tuesday - Terrific Tag Challenge }

It's time for another Technique Tuesday challenge ---  make a gift tag! The only catch is your tag has to have some kind of stamping on it and be something you could tie onto a package. You don’t have to use Technique Tuesday stamps for this challenge. You have until December 8 to upload your project....DETAILS HERE. Easy!!!

Here are my tags. I love making them!!! They are easy and you can add them to your gifts. I love pulling several different stamp sets together and mixing them up.

For this set I used Glee, Holly Jolly Christmas, and  Passion For Polka.

 I started by stamping the bottom with polka dots. I punched several 3/4" circles and arranged them on tags and then I sprayed the tags with Apple and Graphite Glimmer Mist. The sleigh with the reindeer and the sentiment is from the Holly Jolly Christmas. I added music notes at the top of each tag. The music notes are stamped on the flowers, as well. I added a glitter pom pom to each flower.

I received my December Daily stamp set  by Ali Edwards  the other day and I thought they would be perfect for some tags. That stamp set is designed for everyone that is doing Ali's December Daily album, but, as you can see, there are many other uses for them.  

 I used Martha Stewart die cut tags and stamped each one with Peace on Earth stamp. After that I varied the centers. The snowflake center is perfect for 1" punch and the star is punched with 3/4" punch. 2010 fits perfectly in the round stamp and I cut that one by hand. The circle is a little bit over an inch and I figured it would be faster to cut it out than to look for a die. Each tag is inked and sprayed with Shimmerz Spritz to match.

These could easily be tied to a package with some twine or adhered to an envelope, gift card or a small package.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Please upload your Terrific Tags project to the gallery on Splitcoast. When you upload it, be sure to include TTSCS8 in the keywords section, as well as the keywords “Technique_Tuesday; techniquetuesday “ if you have used TT stamps. Then, share a link to it on the message board.

One person will win Pointed Perfection.

{ Impression Obsession DT challenge - These are a few of my favorite things....}

Hello and welcome to another Impression Obsession DT challenge. We have challenges every other week - DETAILS HERE - if you play you could win a $25 gift certificate to the Impression Obsession store.

My Favorite Things, from The Sound of Music (words to the song at the end of my post). I looked at all the stuff that I had and one stamp was perfect for the challenge - Gift of Love CL137 - brown paper packages tied up with strings. The song makes me happy so I used all my favorite colors together.

 I stamped the background with Cover-a-card Snowflakes CC066 using VersaMark and clear embossing powder with glitter (hard to see in the photo). I sprayed the background with Shimmerz Vibez Spritz.

The lace circle die cut is from Laina Lamb digital kit. I used my Cricut Expression to cut it out, the size that I want!!! I used my SCAL and Cricut to cut the borders, as well.

I colored the image with watercolors. I have this Watercolor Wheel Stack Pack by Koh-I-Noor that I love. The colors are really bright. I added Stickles to the tree. The sentiment is from Holiday Borders CL137.

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens

Brown paper packages tied up with strings

These are a few of my favorite things

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels

Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles

Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings

These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes

Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes

Silver white winters that melt into springs

These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites

When the bee stings

When I'm feeling sad

I simply remember my favorite things

And then I don't feel so bad.

I hope you'll take the time to visit the other designers' blogs for inspiration! Jenny, Dina, Laura, Julie, Jeanne, Kathy and Deborah.

***Would you like to see your card featured on the Impression Obsession blog? Email your challenge cards using Impression Obsession images to Shirley. Every week, cards will be selected to showcase on the Impression Obsession blog!!!

{ Technique Tuesday All Stamping Tech Challenge: Treat Packaging }

Teri challenged us to come up with some kind of packaging for treats at the end of October. This challenge is up now for everyone called: Nifty Treats Challenge TTSCS8. You can see what the design team created here. You have until November 18 to upload your project. In addition, you can win a free stamp set from Technique Tuesday by commenting on the message board.

I made a little gift card holder to hold a special treat to a favorite place....Starbucks, Target, craft store...You can change the paper/colors for any occasion!

I used Glee, Borderline Vintage Lace and Flurry stamp set.

 The gift card holder is from The Cutting Cafe. I stamped the Borderline Vintage Lace on cardstock that I cut out, as you can see below. I added little pearls for more dimension.

 

 The sentiment is from Flurry stamp set that I added here, but you can change it to whatever you need.

 I stamped music notes from Glee stamp set on Prima Marketing paper for my unique patterned paper.

I hope you have time to play.

You have until Nov. 18th to make a treat package.

Please upload your Nifty Treats project to the gallery on Splitcoast. When you upload it, be sure to include TTSCS8 in the keywords section, as well as the keywords “Technique_Tuesday; techniquetuesday “ if you have used TT stamps. Then, share a link to it here in this thread.

Teri will  pick one person at random to win Technique Tuesday’s Damask stamp set.

You are welcome to make as many projects as you want for this challenge. The more times you play, the more chances you have to win.

You don’t have to use Technique Tuesday stamps for this challenge. However, if you do use Technique Tuesday stamps, you will get an extra entry in the prize drawing.

And just a reminder: To keep things fair, all projects must be new for a chance to win.