October release Day 1: Celebrating 2 years (and cupcakes too)

Hello  my dear crafty friends and welcome to Inspired by Stamping OCTOBER new release.
This is IBS 2 YEARS CELEBRATION: yes, this adorable stamp company is already 2!
So let's celebrate it with us and we have a lot of fun for you during the next 5 days.
Each and every day we have a small contest for you  and today it's a sketch contest.All contest will end on October 17 th , so you have a whole week to enter our challenge and to WIN!
One winner each day will receive the entire bash release including all stamp sets, paper, printables and frames!
So this is Day 1 and today we challenge you to use one of Joanna's gorgeous sketches and to make a card or any other crafty project with one of those sketches.
Here is a sketch I used  today

And here is my new card made with our new Celebrating 2 years stamp set. Actually this is not a new set, but the combo  is the best of the best from the previous sets and actually the hot air balloon is the very first stamp set I got as IBS DT member almost 2 years ago. It's so  nostalgic... My very first set is the set I use for our 2 years celebration and I hope for many  more years on this team in the future as I am totally in love with Joanna's graphics and  her delicious stamps!

 

And some close ups to this card too.

See you tomorrow  with more IBS INSPIRATION!

Now visit all other designers please!

Joanna - http://wp.me/p3QhWl-3Ld

Create A Cupcake 

• Calypso (1)  http://calypsocandycraft.blogspot.com/2013/10/ibs-october-release-celebrating-2-years.html
• Rebecca (2) http://www.paperprimrose.com/?p=6565
• Rose (3)  http://roseshappyplace.blogspot.com/2013/10/ibs-october-release-crate-cupcake.html
• Shea (4) - http://glitterandbonbons.blogspot.com/2013/10/ibs-new-release-cupcakes-and-balloons.html
• Vicki (1) http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/2013/10/inspired-by-stamping-october-sneak_6.html

Celebrating 2 Years

• Tina (2)- http://woodedviews.blogspot.com/2013/10/ibs-is-celebrating-2-years.html
• Leah (3)- http://paperblossoms.blogspot.com/2013/10/celebrating-two-years.html
• Kendra (4) - http://luv2scrapnmakecards.blogspot.com/2013/10/ibs-celebrating-2-years.html
• Irit (1)-http://iritshalom.blogspot.com/2013/10/october-release-day-1-celebrating-2.html
• Colleen (2) - http://www.colleendietrichdesigns.com/2013/10/inspired-by-stamping-october-release.html
• Calypso (3)   http://calypsocandycraft.blogspot.com/2013/10/ibs-october-release-celebrating-2-years.html
Shea - http://glitterandbonbons.blogspot.com/2013/10/ibs-new-release-cupcakes-and-balloons.html

Back to my handmade Calendar: January and February pages

About a month ago I  got this lovely blank calendar from 100 Proof Press shop and made the cover. I decided to make the monthly page each month and to show it in my blog, but January was a very busy blog month with a few guest design teams etc, so I will show you both January and February pages at once and then continue with monthly  posts.
So here is the cover again-  with full Calendar  Blocks stamp.

I decided to make my monthly pages in the very  similar layout: a tag, a month stamped and cut from the 12 month calendar stamp, an open book stamp and small stickers month name over it. The colors are a fit to the month, some washi tape keeps the tag  and some small embellishments.
So he is my January: winter blues and greys, some shiny color splashes, a metal charm painted with enamel paint over it. It screams Winter and January. (Authentique papers as my double background)

And now for February- also it's still winter, I made it in a very vintage Valentine style , with Pion Designs  papers, pink letters, some mute Petaloo flowers and a gorgeous Handmade Halo glass pebble.
Again- month February stamped and cut and the open book to make the word with stickers. And yes, it's a bit bulky and after 3-4 4 month I need to take some embellishments off if I want to leave it on the wall. So what? I love it this way for a whole month!

Hope you like it too.
Want to make a similar project? 100 Proof Press blank calendar is in the shop and 2 stamps you need to make this project are there too: Calendar and Open Book. Everything else is " whatever you have at home and don't use...". So go and use it!