I'm A Guest Designer today over at....

Crafty Card Gallery. I always enjoy being a part of Jenn's Design team and this challenge brought out my love of stamping! We were asked to take a stamp set we haven't used in a while and this one surely qualified. It is an old Stampin' Up set I have and probably used once. So I googled for inspiration and found a card layout I liked. I always change the colors and an element or two to make it my own. In this case, I used the More Amore designer paper pack from Stampin' Up. The papers are double sided and just the perfect background. My ink was Stampin' Up's Melon Mambo and the sparkly came from Creative Memories P.S. I Love You Embellishment Pack. The border was made with my Creative Memories Border Maker System and Frame Chain border cartridge. Here's my card:

The dimensions I used are as follows:

4 1/4" x 5 1/2" for card base
4" x 5 1/4" for heart paper
3 3/4" x 5" for white base for stamping

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you visit Crafty Card Gallery's page and show some love there. Until next time.....

Grace Foundation Crop for Autism

Howdy all!

I attended the Grace Foundation of New York's Crop for Autism this past Saturday and it gave me a lot of time to actually scrap pics from 2011!!!! It also allowed me to use my new favorite tool and favorite Power Pallettes from Creative Memories. Forgive me as this post is a little pic heavy but I can't help but share. Here are the layouts I got done between Sat & Sun.

I purchased this kit from Debbie Lukacs (http://www.debbielukacs.com/). Thanks Debbie!

Do you see all those circles and squares? Well, I made those layouts with the NEW Shape Maker System. It comes with the circle and square cartridge and there is a puzzle piece cartridge as well (I'll show you this on a later layout). And there is a new cartridge coming soon (hint, hint it is a circle tag maker). Do you see the borders on the Graduation, Sweet and Simple and Great Adventure layouts? Well that is using my other favorite tool; the Border Maker System (hint, hint there is a new border maker cartridge that you don't want to miss). And those hexagons are made using the Hexagon Place n Punch. That tool is on the WSL (While Supplies Last) category so get it before it is gone. Of course my Corner Rounder got a workout too!

The paper palettes I used were the Candy Shop Power Palette and the Enchanted Power Palette. If you are like me, this takes all the work out of matching colors and embellishments. 

I have another all day crop coming up this Saturday and want to offer you some of the specials that we will be having:

The All-New Shape Maker System $55

Comes with both square and circle cartridges.

Puzzle Piece Cartridge $17

Shape system & puzzle Bundle  $68

Save $4

Candy Shop Power Palette System $79

Reg. $89

Includes: 18 sheets of 12x12 designer cardstock, 24 sheets of 12x12 designer-print papers, 3 sheets of ABC stickers, 4 rolls of sticker ribbon, 60 designer mats and journal cards, 2 sheets of epoxy stickers, 2 sheets of layered stickers and 24 tags

New Tape Runner Bundle $25

Regularly $29

New Tape Runner & 3 Cartridge Refills 

Scrapbooking Top Pick $125

Save $22.50

Includes 12x12 Poolside Coverset, Candy Shop Power Palette (2 packs papers, letter stickers, layered stickers, epoxy stickers, & tags, mat pack), 15 white pages, 15 protectors, tape runner and sky blue dual-tip pen.

And guess what? In addition to these deals, you will earn $5.00 off of every $50.00 (product total) that you spend. This would make the Scrapbooking Top Pick only $115.00! All you need to do is email me your order HERE. Order will need to be placed by 8PM ET by Sunday, April 21st. Don't miss out on these great deals. 

Get Inky Stamps Design Team

Happy Day all.... I am so happy to be a part of a brand new Design Team for Get Inky Stamps. We were asked to make project and I decided to start using my stamp set right away! I decided to make two projects to show you the versatility of these stamps. First up was a card that I made for my eldest son's birthday. 

For the card I used the following:

Stamps: Get Inky Joyful Jar Drinks stamp set

Embossing folder: Sizzix Herringbone

Paper: Vellum, Scrap cardstock

Card Base: Recollections 5 x 5 textured card

Tools: Cameo Silhouette to cut the hearts

Ink: Ranger Ink Black

Now I not only make cards but I also scrapbook as well. I decided to get out some of my new Creative Memories paper and tools and got busy.

Stamps: Get Inky Joyful Jar Drinks stamp set

Paper: Transparency, Creative Memories Cloud  12 x 12 cardstock, Creative Memories Candy Shop 12 x 12 Pack

Tools: Creative Memories Custom Cutting System, Border Maker System with the Hexagon border maker cartridge

Ink: Momento Ink Black

All the sentiments, the jar, and bow are a part of the Get Inky Joyful Jar Drinks stamp set. It is a great set with over 25 stamps. I journaled on the back of the tag. Isn't our grandson a "sweet-tea"? I definitely plan on getting more stamp sets HERE. For any Creative Memories products, you can visit my website HERE. We have two new Catalogs; the March-April Mini Catalog and the Spring/Summer full catalog. Just to let you know that the items in the mini catalog are often limited edition and when they are gone they are GONE. Stay tuned for more projects to come for the Get Inky Stamps Design Team and a brand new tool. Until next time....

Crafty Card Gallery Blogaversary Challege- Nov 29, 2012

Here we are for another fun filled challenge brought to you by the Hostess with the Mostess, Miss Jen from Crafty Card Gallery and The Buckle Boutique. We received this bling in the mail and I have a gamillion ideas for it! We always make a card for one project and I had lots of Fun, Fun, Fun (so nice I had to say it thrice). Here is the card that I made with my Cameo Silhouette and some Jolee's Stickers.

Here is how you use their Dazzling Diamond Self Adhesive Bling! Bling!

Directions:

Peel the protective cover away from the sticky surface. Cut with scissors, paper cutter, or die-cut. When using a die-cut machine: use deep cut blade and cut on the backside. Adhere to paper, fabric, electronics, shoe arches and more! Not intended for children under age 13.

I really wanted to make a non-card project but decided to do a throwback to my cross stitch days. Here is another card that I made.

For this one I used my new Creative Memories Diamond border maker cartridge and some CM bling. This is an exclusive for Rewards Club Members and is used with the Border Maker System. If you join the Rewards Club you get:

• An immediate club credit.
• 15 percent club credit earned on the retail amount of each order. (Learn more about Digital Center purchases.)
• Access to exclusive products.
• Exclusive offers and promotions and email updates.

So why not give yourself a holiday treat and sign up today HERE. You will be so glad that you did. Thanks for stopping by. Until next time...

It's National Scrapbooking Day!!

Woohoo, this is one of my favorite holidays each year :) I wanted to share the fun with my papercrafting peeps that could not be here to crop today. I promised a video and here it is:





I hope that you enjoy the video and there is a special offer at the end :) 


Happy National Scrapbooking Day :) Until next time....

Love to Create Design Team Project: Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps

Greetings and Happy Monday All :)


I am here bringing you my design team post for the Love to Create Challenge Blog. The sponsor today is Robyn's Fetish. If you are not familiar with this line of digital stamps, then hop on over to Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More. Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion. Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to award the winner her choice of 5 digital stamps.

I was blessed to attend a day crop in Warminster, PA that was hosted by my dear friend Ellen AKA Cardmonkey. I made some new scrappy friends and worked on the pieces of my card. I finished it up on Sunday and got to use my dollar store bow maker:

I have discovered that I am a dyslexic bow maker as I tie them backwards. Same result just backwards. Here is the finished result:

 Do you recognize my FAVORITE Creative Memories tool? Yup, it is the Border Maker System!! I demonstrated it yesterday and it was a big hit. Want to see it in action? You can watch the video HERE


Well, all. It is off to work I go but hope to bring you a great video on May 5th for National Scrapbooking Day weekend. Wishing you all a scrappingly good day. Until next time....

BUNNIES and BLOSSOMS Mar 24-25

Welcome toDay TWO of the Bunnies and Blossoms Banner Hop for Special Needs Children.

Today and tomorrow (March 24-25), 30+fantastic papercrafters have come together to create Spring-themed banners.They will then donate these banners to Ellen (CardMonkey), who works asAdmissions Coordinator at Pediatric Specialty Care (PSC), www.pediatricspecialty.com.

PSC is a long-term care facility for specialneeds children who are medically-fragile and/or technologically-dependent. Thebabies, children and youths at PSC range in age from birth to 21, and areadmitted from all over the country. Some are infants, born prematurely and beforetheir lungs have had a chance to mature. Others have serious birth defects,illnesses or injuries from accidents that cause them to need tender loving carein a home-like environment -- many for their lifetimes.

Our banners are meant to cheer the youngpatients, their families, and the staff at PSC. Here is the banner that I made and will be sending to Ellen to decorate a child's room. For my banner, I used a paper pack from Creative Memories called Glory of Easter (that comes as a paper pack or as a digital kit). The colors were so vibrant and I loved the stickers. I supplemented with some paper that I bought at a Creative Memories crop I helped out at and the border maker system from CM made my banner tops so easy to make (there were two cartridges I used; Scallop Stitch border and picket fence that comes with the system). I was an inking fool as I wanted to have a little contrast and the gem flowers were a gift from a friend. Here is the finished result:

 And here is a close up of two of the pennants: 

We DO have a tasty bit of blog candy to thank you for visiting us today! What's the prize??!

How about a beautiful handmade (courtesy of our Blog Hop Hostess, CardMonkey!) Cricut Cozy Covers?! Each one is individually styled in your pick of colors and embroidered words! These are RARE because CardMonkey does not make them for sale and she usually sticks to paper, not sewing!!

To qualify, there are two steps: 1. Comment on as many Bunny & Blossoms Blog Hop blogs as you wish -- the more blogs on which you comment, the more chances you have to win. There will only be one winner, picked at random by Random.Org.

2. Follow and comment on the CardMonkey blog ... Leave a comment on our Hop Hostess's site (http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com) and let her know if your name is picked, what 2 accent colors you'd like on your Cricut Cozy Cover, andw hat text you'd like embroidered (up to 3 lines). You MUST be a follower of the CardMonkey blog to win and you MUST leave a way for her to contact you if your name is picked.

I too have personal blog candy that will be awarded next Sunday April 1st. Just leave a comment under this post to be entered. The winner will be drawn Sunday evening and posted on Monday morning so check back to see if you are a winner. What is the prize you ask? Well, it is a $20 gift certificate to spend right HERE on my site. I can even have the order shipped directly to your house. Happy shopping :)

So now .... onto your next stop on the Bunnies and Blossoms Banner Hop:  BECKIE

Breaking News... Breaking News.....

If you are looking for Staci's Guest Designer post, click HERE.

The Creative Memories Border Maker System came back in stock a few days earlier than expected. I have made some wonderful projects with it and you definitely will not be disappointed. Here is the link to the border maker system. If you have never seen it before, here is a video to show how easy and amazing it is:





I had demo'd this at a crop and the participants were super excited. Maybe because this is my favorite tool?? . Here are links to some of the projects I have made with it:


http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/2012/02/purplies-design-team-far-far-away.html
http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/2012/01/talented-friends-of-crafty-and-green.html
http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/2012/01/purplefuntastick-creations-design-team.html
http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/2012/02/i-missed-roll-call.html
http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/2012/01/lynnes-mad-hatter-60th-birthday-tea.html


Did I mention that I LOVE this . Well, all I must head off to work. Wishing you all an amazing day and feel free to shop around my site HERE. I appreciate each and every one of you. Until next time...

Talented Friends of Crafty and Green Project #1

**If you are looking for PurpleFuntastick Design Team Post, Click HERE**

I cannot tell you how happy the two posts today have made me! Since starting my new job my craft time has been nil. Not one to shirk my responsibilities, I made sure that I got my projects done. Today's project is based on this sketch:

I had some pictures from my daughter's Memorial Day Marching Band Parade. I also got the Quarter Note cartridge for Christmas that I was itching to use. Here is my take on the sketch:

The corner notes were cut at 2 1/4" and the smaller notes were 1 3/4" for the shadow and 1 1/2" for the white part of the note. I used Red Stickles for the lettering. The border behind the pic is the newest Creative Memories Border Maker System cartridge, Double Heart Chain. As I stated in my other post, the border maker comes back in stock around Feb 8th. If you are interested in seeing how the border maker works, here is a video:

 

Thanks to Tina for having me today and for giving me the inspiration to preserve a memory. Until next time...

PurpleFuntastick Creations Design Team #1

Hi All :)

Today is my first post as a new design team member for PurpleFuntastick Creations. I decided on a home decor project using a photo mat and some new Creative Memories tools that I ordered. First onto my picture...

Here is the recipe for my project:


* 5 x 7 picture frame
* Creative Memories Border Maker System with Picket Fence cartridge (fence)
* Exclusive Creative Memories This and That Cartridge (blue bird)


If you have not see this Border Maker System, here it is in action:

The Border Maker was such a Hot Item, that it will be back in stock around Feb 8th. Should you want one please shoot me an email HERE. The Cricut cartridge is brand new and has over 700 options for images. It is my FAVORITE tool for sure. I am so grateful for the opportunity to share my creations. 

Until next time....