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Hi there…
no paper crafts but i ‘d love to show”off” hahaha some other things I have made. weeelllll… my friend Tammi became the second time a grandmother from a baby girl. OMG.. having myself 2 boys I was so excited that she allowed me to make something in pink for the little girl.
I have found this cute pattern on Etsy for a baby bundler I wanted to make.  Of course.. the sellers there sent all their things to professional photographer and it just always looks so much better in the professional setting and with a cute baby as model.
okay… so here is my version the yarn is the same just a different choice of colors. When I saw the teal in person at the store I really was not too crazy about it.

here is a little lunch bag. I have made about 5 of them. one I sent already to Tammi a few weeks ago for her birthday. I just filled it with presents. I use one for myself in the van, were I keep napkins, tissue paper or snacks for the kids. The size of the bag is just right to add books, fruit an plastic container and a pop.

hugs and thanks for swinging by.

Traditions

Hello and thank you for visiting me today. I have a Blog-Candy for you, just a little stocking stuffer.

Tomorrow on the 6. of December my family in Germany used to celebrate "Nikolaus" or in English "Santa Claus". I remember my parents hired a guy disguised as Santa and an other one disguised as Rubrecht - his helper. Santa was wearing red and Rubrecht was in dark brown clothes and had his big sack and a broom. The parents gave Santa a list of what we children did good and bad during the year and than Santa was reading it off his big book. There were also notes about the parents and if they did something bad Rubrecht turned them around and hit them with the broom on the behind :-) we kids had a BLAST. We were told that if we kids were bad, that Rubrecht would put us in the "bad child" sack and eventually take us with him. buuhuuuu :-) So Santa was reading our stories and every time when he said i did something i was worried he knew about the stuff i did hahaha. At the end of that Santa opened his sack and we got presents from the good kids sack. Usually i got ... a little toy and gloves, mittens or a sweater.

Soo.. iam sorry if i bothered you with my story - to make it short.. i have a few "candies" for you all prepared. I brought it down to the basics :-) just the stamp. I think most of you have already so much paper and all the extra stuff and for me it is less shipping costs and i can have more little candies up on my blog, so more of you can benefit.

For today i have "Sighlent Night Tilda" for you. She is brand new and on EZ mount ready to go. I will pick the winner sometimes on Monday.
Thank you all and have a wonderful 2. Advent weekend

Please enter your name with Mr. Linky.. it makes it so much easier for me to pick a winner. If you do not have a blog you can use my url to add your name.

Nativity Scene

Good morning everyone…. well… may i show you a “forgotten” card lol. Gee.. all week long i try to get over a cold and a double ear infection and i am thinking, something fast and easy to do would be nice.

Because of all the time that i used to make my “sets” for the new Magnolia ink #2 i am totally behind with my Christmas cards for my family AND friends. So, i picked out this cute Snowman set at i have purchased at the lovely Chris Franco (my TAC demo) and quickly made this easy card.

There is a little trick i use now and than if i do not mask images properly ooor if my red colors bleed into spaced they do not belong. Have you seen Copic  Opaque White? This paint is super easy to use and gives you a nice coverage on such unwanted ink spots – i have used it also for setting highlights on hair and clothes instead of the white gel pen. Here a i have added some to my snowmen and than added Stickles on top of them and onto the ground between the Liquid Appliqué.

Stamps: Snowman from the TAC Company
Papers: Neenah Classic Ultra white, Basic Grey
Punch: Fiskars Wavy Border punch
Embellishments: Liquid Appliqué, Stickles, Laces (Joann Fabric), Copic Opaque White paint

Thank You For Everything

Hello - thank you for visiting me today and also for your wonderful comments yesterday for my card. Yes, it was my birthday :-) thanks also for your wishes you have left for me :-) xxx That's the reason why i have made today this thank you note to sent to one of my friends! Hope she is going to like this one.

My card is made for the Copic Challenge blog "Use your favorite colors" and our wonderful sponsor is Mo Manning from Mo's Digital Pencil. I drooled over her designs already in the past and it was very hard for me to narrow it down to just one image :-) However i felt very drawn to the charm of this little girl with her dog.

Used the less patterned side of the Designer paper for personal handwriting. It does not show very well on the picture but to accentuate highlights i used instead of a white gel pen this time a Copic Glitter pen (folds of dress and on the hemp of her skirt)

Stamps: Digital image from Mo's Digital pencil "to Grandmothers house", Stampin up: Circle of Friends (out side), A little something (inside)

Papers: Stampin up (Chocolate Chip), Bo Bunny

Embellishments: Wild Orchids paper flowers, Stampin up ribbon, Stickles, Copic Glitter pen

Tools: various Stampin up circle punches,

Copic colors used:
e11, e13, e17,e25, e27, e97, e99, e31, e000, e00, e50, c0, c2, w4, w2, w6, w5, w0, r20, r81, r83, r85, r37, y21, y23, b41, g05,0

Jacques RAK card for me

Hello, today i have nothing to show, cause i was just spending lots of time this week :-) with my kids. It feels like the time before school starts is just flying. It is still so unreal for me that my first grader will be gone until 4.00 pm. In Germany the kids come home at 12.00 pm, and i do not remember that i had to get much homework to get done in the first year. However i would like to show you a card made by my dear friend Jacque! Isnt this card cute? Well.. I know it was not really made for me lol.. i was so excited about the card that i wondered in a comment if that one was for me.. but a day later she showed the fabulous copic holder Crissys husband made for her. Girls.. i tell you.. i felt horrible. I knew she had made the card for Crissy. (Total ins Fettnaepfchen getreten!) the more the surprise it was when i had this card along with some goodies in the mail. Did i feel bad? for a brief moment... cause this card is just gorgeous and all mine.Thank you "HB" ! If you have a moment check out her blog.. she has some yummy Halloween candy up for grasp. Thank you all for swinging by. I appreciate your valuable time for comming to see me here.

xox

Blog Candy Winner

This blog candy is partly sponsored by these wonderful companies:

and some stuff from me :-)

1) stampin up "mini Note kit Birthday Counts" retail $ 9.95 includes 1 double mounted sentiment stamp matching to use with the also included Alota Rubberstamp, 4 Whisper White Gift Notes & Envelopes, 1 Chocolate Chip Classic stamping spot
2) one tube of Prima Marketing red flowers and some matching ribbons (not pictured)
3) one jar of Shimmerz paint sponsored by Stacey MC ELYEA
4) one Alota rubberstamp kindly sponsored by Helene Kempf

5) Brand new Scor-Pal tote.. the one you will receive is still shrink wrapped. I have 2 :-) and can share one. I love to use mine and take all my stuff with me when i go to some friends house to craft.

Unlike the other blog candies i had up in the past this one was different :-) with every comment you have left me this wee (thank you) you entered for this candy. Now it would be a lot of time to just add every comment into a list and pick with random org. i choosed one girl from the day that had the most comments and that was Monday with 73 comments.

Random org picked Riet from the Netherlands if Riet does not contact me until Monday 14.00 pm my time, the runner upper is Tracey from Canada i have picked her from the comments left on Tuesday this week. Tracy if you read this, contact me please as well so i have your mailing adres already handy :-)

Please contact me here with your mailing address and i will make sure that it will be mailed before we will leave. Remember, i am going to have many more candies.. but those will be shipped once iam back home.

And now i would like to show you some cards that friends made for me or Lucas when he had his accident. My friend Crissy sent Lucas this wonderful card along with some other wonderful get well gifts. Thank you sweetie.

Carole made this cute card for me

gosh and Anges card is just amazing..

12 new Copic Markers

OMG.. my friend Crissy just told me about the new Copic Marker' so i had to do a google search and found some information on Marianne's blog!

Copic is adding TWELVE new colors to the Sketch line of markers (pictured above),

including COPIC Sketch BV0000 Pale Thistle, COPIC Sketch V0000 Rose Quartz, COPIC Sketch RV0000 Evening Primrose , COPIC Sketch R0000 Pink Beryl, COPIC Sketch YR0000 Pale Chiffon, COPIC Sketch Y0000 Yellow Fluorite, COPIC Sketch YG0000 Lily White, COPIC Sketch G0000 Crystal Opal, COPIC Sketch BG0000 Snow Green, COPIC Sketch B0000 Pale Celestine , COPIC Sketch C00 Cool Gray 00, COPIC Sketch W00 Warm Gray 00

Hi

Thank you for all your comments on my cards. Iam so sorry i was not able to visit you. Girls, my 5 year old son had an accident earlier this week on his finger. At first we were told there is nothing the doctor could do but yesterday and at night my son was doing really bad. We are now just waiting for the emergency clinic to open so we can have him checked out. For the next days i have something pre made that i can show iam just not sure how things develop here. I got yesterday the new Magnolia "Gratuation Collection" and my hands are tickeling to ink those cuties up :-)

Just wanted to let you know because iam grateful that you are coming to see my artwork xxx big hugz here!
Thanks
Claudia

Mounting stamps

Hello thank you for clicking by today. Most of you who come and vistit my blog are alrady familiar with all the opitions on how to use unmounted rubberstamps. However.. Tab from 7 Kids College Fund got several emails regarding storage of stamps or general mounting questions. Now that the new Magnolia summer kit (which is always UNMOUNTED) is almost beeing shipped i thougth it would help one or the other person who is starting just out with unmounted rubberstamps.
A little later today i am going to have a little altered project to show you.
Below is a list of products used in this tutorial to show different stamp mounting options:
Memento Ink , Neenah CS , Acrylic block or Cuttlebug B Plate as mount for very large stamps, rubber scissor, Hot knife, Ultra clean, Magnolia Sign with Bird, Love heart Love Collection 2009

Sunday International Thick EZ mount
Sunday International Thin EZ mount
Tsukineko Tack ‘n peel



First… lets start with Tack n Peel product. You can use this product with any unmounted rubber stamp. Simply attach the clear sheet to your acrylic block, peel the foil off and you are ready to go. You can attach your roughly trimmed rubber stamp right onto the acrylic block. I would say this product is a nice inexpensive alternative for EZ mount. I use all 3 methods when i stamp - however i use my block prepared with Tack n Peel only when iam out of EZ mount.



For best results, stamp on a stamping mat - or use at the bottom your mouse pad than your CS and stamp on it.

The stamped image will be crisp and ready to work with it. Once you are finished stamping, clean your stamp and simply take the stamp off the acrylic block. When you are completely finished stamping, add the clear foil to the cling site of the Tack 'n peel to keep it from losing stickiness as a result of dust or fibers.

The next mounting option is EZ MOUNT by Sunday International. These sheets are great for big or regular-sized stamps. With this product you are adding a permanent cushion to your rubber stamp

Peel back the side with words from the EZ MOUNT just to the point where you have exposed enough for the stamp you are mounting. Place the rubber stamp on the grey side of the EZ mount.

Use your rubber scissors to trim the excess rubber and mounting foam from around the image. I recommend using straight cuts. It is also important to have the right tools for mounting. By using a special rubber scissor or a hot knife, you will avoid undercutting the foam. It is important the entire stamp have cushion underneath, otherwise your image might not stamp properly.

Here you are getting a good look how nice a rubber scissors cuts the rubber and the foam. To make your stamp ready for stamping just peel away the white paper from the EZ mount (this is the side with NO text on it). You can discard this paper. EZ mount does not loose tackiness

You can now add your stamp to any acryl block or to any other hard plastic surface. Tip: for big stamps like the Magnolia house, Magnolia trees or Spring Background stamp, I use my Cuttlebug B Plate instead of purchasing a large acrylic block.
For those of you wondering: what is THIN EZ MOUNT FOR? Here's the answer: THIN EZ MOUNT is absolutely wonderful for small unmounted rubber stamps like sentiments or small accessory images from the Magnolia collections. When a stamp is fairly small, the cushion of the regular EZ MOUNT is going to make the stamp too “wiggly” to get a nice impression.

The other option you have with THIN EZ MOUNT is that you can unmount all your wood mounted stamps and just add the layer of THIN EZ MOUNT. These stamps can now be stored in CD or DVD jewl cases

or on tabbed dividers that are also made by Sunday International and save you tons of space!

In the photo above, you see a Stampin' Up! sets that has been taken off the wood blocks and THIN EZ MOUNT has been added. It now uses only a fraction of the space than before. (The grey layer of foam is the original foam the stamp came on.)
To unmount a wood mounted stamp, simply place 1 stamp at a time into your microwave and heat it on high for 10-15 seconds

When you take your wood stamp out of the microwave, grab it with a towel because the wood is going to be hot. The glue is now soft and you can take the rubber easily off the wood block. Now, apply stamp right onto the black side of your THIN EZ MOUNT. Don't be scared - you are not going to destroy your rubber stamp.

Stamp organisation

Hi there.. me again.. wanted to show you something that i have found yesterday in my dollar store. i got 2 of those little "luggage" type boxes because i wanted to use them for cards that i have start but not finished so they stay nice and clean and i have all the supplies in there until i can finish it. But than at home i thought hmmm how about adding the stamps? i was pleasantly surprised to see that the stamps cling to the bottom and the lid and i can still close the box. When open the box I can see all the stamps nicely lined up :-)

Cards from sweet friends

Hello and a wonderful Sunday. Today i would like to show off just a few cards i have received from my dear friends. (i have uploaded the cards alphabetically)
This card is made by Jaqueline and it was sent all they way from the Netherlands
Kristine from Norway

Malin from Sweden

Tina from England

Thank you all for sending me your wonderful cards! I will take good care off them! Tina has made once for me a wonderful book - that's where i keep them all :-) btw.. i noticed very well that my friends are sending me cards - using images i love the most :-) :-) how sweet is that?!

Magnolia Blog Candy Winners:

Hello dear players.. Thank you for all your lovely comments. I have tried to visit "most" of your blogs :-) i think i was able to get half of the comments in a excel file (to make it easier to pick a winner with random.org) but than my wrist did start to hurt :-) So the other half of the comments are still posted below this posting and i just counted my numbers from there. Since i have no 100% guarantee that i did not make a counting error iam just adding here the links of the blogs that i have counted using the numbers random org picked.

http://doriscreations.blogspot.com/
http://mariasstudio.blogspot.com/2009/03/awesome-blog-candy-news.html
http://cherylscrap.blogspot.com/2009/03/magnolia-candy-give-away.html
http://marjas-scrapfun.blogspot.com/2009/03/penny-black41-caardvarks-sketch.html
http://simplystamping.blogspot.com/
http://nanamscrap.blogspot.com/

Please email me with 2 choices of the stamps kits you would like - i will try to make it right so you will get a set of stamps you really love with your mailing address. 3) You have until Sunday 04. April to contact me (claudiaesrosa@hotmail.com), to claim the prize. If i do not have a email by this time, i will pick an other person. Iam going to ship on Monday 06. April 2009 to the ladies who's address i have.

Thanks again to ALL of you!!! And please remember.. i do still have a set of Magnolia stamps here which i will soon give away to one person who is a active subscriber in my FEEDBLITZ newsletter.

If you are up for more sweetness.. ... you must check out the blog candy my lovely friend Carole has up on her blog Stardust Gems and Ribbons!!!

You are so sweet

Hello and happy Friday. My card is made for the Friday Sketcher Blog - my dear and talented friend Jaqueline provided for this week the sketch to follow. We have this week around really some very different example cards. Everybody came up with something different. Please check it out and also take a peek at the wonderful prize you can win just for making a card using the sketch! The stamp used on my card was given to me as a Valentines gift from Jaqueline :-) oh i looove it :-) i don't know what brand it is because the packaging was taken off so it would fit into the envelope. Thank you so so much Jaqueline :-)
My card is made using several scraps from "imaginice" and "Heidi Grace" Design Papers to layer i used SU Riding Hood Red and Bashful Blue. The bubbles in the tub are made with Liquid Applique and instead of making the tub shiny with Paper Glaze, i added also some tiny "bubbles" from cloud 9.

This cute award "Friends" were given to me by Jaqueline. Thank you so much sweetie!

Stampin up Garage Sale

If you are interested in any of those sets please contact me @ Claudiaesrosa@hotmail.com. I can estimate shipping costs to you.
- i will ship internationally
- prices plus shipping and paypal fees
Thank you