Stamp Something Challenge

Good morning! Happy Friday! This weeks Stamp Something Challenge is hosted by Lisa. Her challenge to us is Chocolate Somethings. Great challenge! Who doesn't love chocolate? I didn't have any chocolate, since that's one of those things that just doesn't last very long around here . So I decided to make a box, and we'll just have to pretend it's full of chocolate . I did use a lot of Chocolate Chip on it though. So what do you think of the box? I was trying to come up with something for the challenge, and I decided I wanted to make a tall and skinny box. I don't recall seeing any tutorials for tall skinny boxes, so I thought I'd just come up with my own. Super easy! It ended up being 2 1/2 X 2 1/2 X 6. I'll try to get a tutorial up in the next few days. After I got the box done, I was completely stumped about how to decorate it. I think trying to figure out how to decorate it took longer than trying to design the box, lol. I pulled out my rectangle nesties, cut the largest one and then cut out a few of the scallops with my paper trimmer to make it more narrow. Oh, and I finally tried doodling! I've been meaning to for the longest time. I keep seeing a lot of doodling on cards, especially from Jo and Corie and it always looks awesome, but like everything else, by the time I sit down to stamp I forget. Mine came out pretty darn crooked, but I do think it added a lot. It was looking kinda blah before.

-Stamps-Priceless, PTI Papertray
-Paper-Pink Pirouette and white cardstock; Chocolate Chip prints DSP
-Ink-Pink Pirouette and Chocolate Chip
-Accessories-Nestabilities

Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT's chocolate samples on the Stamp Something Blog!

Be mine bag

I made this box in a bag for the Papertrey It's in the bag challenge, which was to make, alter or decorate a bag and also for the Color Throwdown challenge, which was to use Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette and Chocolate Chip. This is one of my favorite color combos. I've been meaning to make one of these bags for the longest time, but every time I sat down to stamp, I'd forget! They are so easy! I think I'll fill it with candy and give it to hubby for Valentines day. Have y'all checked out the ribbon at Walmart recently? They have some really nice satins and grosgrains by the yard (they have some spools too). I found pretty close matches for Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette and Soft Sky. I'm going to try to find more colors next time I'm there. I'll be back tomorrow with my card for the Stamp Something Challenge.

-Stamps-Priceless, So Many Sayings
-Paper-Riding Hood Red and Whisper white cardstock; Pink Pirouette DSP
-Ink-Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette and Chocolate Chip
-Accessories-Satin ribbon (from walmart), nestabilities, corner rounder punch, circle cutter, round tab punch

Apricot rose

I'm so happy with how this one turned out! You can't see it as well in the picture, but there are 3 layers of the flower, with the top two on stampin' dimensionals. I used an old Verve sketch. I just added another layer to it and changed the dimensions to make it work with my image.

-Stamps-Impression Obsession Grandma's rose, PTI Paper tray
-Paper-Kraft & Whisper White cardstock; Apricot Appeal prints and Bali Breeze ? DSP
-Ink-Memento black, Copic markers
-Accessories-Sewing machine, thread, Nestabilities, Stampin' Dimensionals

Scallop circle cards

Good afternoon! I hope you all had a great weekend! I finally put in my new catalog order!! Woohoo! I can't wait! I ordered Thoughts & Prayers, Fifth Avenue Floral, Cheers to you and a few accessories. None of the SAB sets are really my style so I got the ribbon bundle and the DSP. I can't wait! I know I already said that, but it seems like it's been so long since I've ordered some SU goodies! I'm excited!

The other day I was looking at my nestabilities thinking how cute a card would be made from one that opened somehow. So that's what I did. On this one the white Wild Wasabi piece under the white lifts up.
I just punched though all the layers except for the scalloped one twice and ran the ribbon though that. Then I just scored to make it open. I used a circle needle point plastic canvas thingie to do the piercing. I'm so glad I can pierce circles now! Free hand wasn't even an option, lol. I've tried .

-Stamps-Tart & Tangy, Much Appreciated
-Paper-Whisper White, YoYo Yellow and Wild Wasabi
-Ink- YoYo Yellow, Only Orange and Wild Wasabi
-Accessories-Circle cutter, Circle Nestabilities, Wild Wasabi ribbon, paper piercer and needle point canvas

I made this one for hubby. The Pink Pirouette piece lifts up, and there is another Pink Pirouette circle underneath with the sentiment.

-Stamps-Always, So Many Sayings
-Paper-Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa
-Ink- Riding Hood Red, Close to Cocoa
-Accessories-Circle cutter, Circle Nestabilities, Chocolate Chip twill ribbon, white signo gel pen, paper piercer and needle point canvas

Fluffles Thank You

Happy Monday! Hope you all had a great weekend! The layout I used on this card is an old Mojo Monday sketch from week 2.

-Stamps-Stampendous Fluffles, Upsy Daisy
-Paper-Old Olive, Whisper White, So Saffron and Pretty in Pink
-Ink-Old Olive, Memento Tuxedo black, Copic markers
-Accessories-Nestabilities, circle cutter, HPH, Olive grosgrain, Stampin' Dimensional, cuttlebug folder

My time sketch

Hey! I hope you're all having a good day so far! I haven't done a darn thing today but stamp . Well, ya know the snow I mentioned yesterday? After I got done with my post, I looked outside and it was all gone except for little bits here and there. It snowed most of the day but no more stuck. Oh well, maybe next year. I did get my catalog yesterday though!!

I used Lauren Meader's sketch 19 for these cards. The sketch was from a couple of weeks ago, I've been meaning to do it and just kept forgetting about it. Love this layout! It's so much harder for me to use small images, but this sketch is perfect for small stuff.
-Stamps-Impression Obsession Cupcakes, Hey Cupcake sentiment
-Paper-Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink cardstock; Pretty in Pink and Soft Sky DSP.
-Ink-Chocolate Chip, Memento tuxedo black, Copic markers
-Accessories-Pretty in Pink taffeta, Nestabilities, circle punches.

I loved the sketch so much, I had to make another!

HELP! Do any of you know much about sewing machines? Look at the picture below. See how the thread that should be underneath his pulled through the top a little in some places? How do I make it stop doing this? It just started doing this recently and I don't have a clue how to make it stop. It's a lot more noticeable on straight stitches. I've tried adjusting the tension, but that doesn't seem to be helping, unless I just didn't do it enough or something. Any ideas?

ETA: Thanks ladies! It turns out it was the bobbin tension. I didn't even know there was such a thing, but all I had to do was turn a screw on the bobbin casing a little bit and now it works perfectly again! Woohoo!!

-Stamps-Tart & Tangy, Impression Obsession cupcakes (sentiment)
-Paper-Old Olive, Kraft and Whisper White cardstock; Summer Picnic DSP
-Ink-Real Red, Old Olive
-Accessories-Nestabilities, Circle punches, sewing machine, white thread, Olive grosgrain and blender pen.

Lovin' my Nestabilities!

Good morning! I made these last week and just kept forgetting to post them. I only have the rectangle and circle nestabilities so far, but I wanted to do a square, so I just cut some out of the rectangle. I can't believe it worked! Now I don't even need the squares . Hehe, my ribbon is pretty crooked in the picture. It's not glued down though, so I can fix it.

-Stamps-Impression Obsession Small Hydrangea Sprig, PTI Papertray
-Paper-Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, and Whisper White
-Ink-Memento tuxedo black, Chocolate Chip, Copic Markers
-Accessories-Chocolate Chip grosgrain, swiss dots Cuttlebug folder, nestabilities

These next two, I made for the Viva la Verve Challenge. It was a sketch challenge, but with a twist. You had to use hardware on it too. I did use some hodgepodge hardware on the first one, but I just couldn't make it work on the second. I got some new Christmas stamps recently, so I can't resist in making a couple of Christmas cards! These stamps are fun to color too! Man, everything is fun to color with these markers! Ever since I got them, my solid stamps are kind of getting neglected.

-Stamps-Rubber Stampede Cardinal, PTI Take a Bough
-Paper-Whisper White, Kraft, Bravo Burgundy cardstock; Basic Gray Figgy Pudding DP
-Ink-Memento tuxedo black, Bravo Burgundy, Copic Markers
-Accessories-White grosgrain, swiss dots Cuttlebug folder, HPH, Circle cutter, Circle nestabilities

-Stamps-Stampabilities Vintage Poinsettia, PTI Take a Bough
-Paper-Whisper White, Kraft, and Bravo Burgundy cardstock; Basic Gray Figgy Pudding DP
-Ink-Memento tuxedo black, Old Olive, Copic Markers
-Accessories-Mini half pearls, swiss dots Cuttlebug folder, Circle cutter, Circle nestabilities

Hope you all have a great day!!

Hello!

Good afternoon! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I hope you all had a great Christmas! I've been so busy lately! I just finally got a chance today to sit down and use my new stuff! Between my birthday and Christmas I got 20 Copics, a Big Kick, a flower die, 2 sets of Nestabilities, 4 CB folders, 7 stamps, and a stamp set. I'm so excited! I got a bunch of great non stamp stuff too...like a cappuccino machine! YUM!

-Stamps-Impression Obsession Grandma's Rose, SU It's your Birthday
-Paper-Purely Pomegranate, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White
-Ink-Brilliance black, Purely Pomegranate, Copic markers
-Accessories-CB Swiss dots, Nestabilities, Offray ribbon.

Hope you all have a great day!!