Candy’s Craft Corner is Giving Away some Candy!

Miss Candy is giving away some awesome stuff!

She’s reached 400 followers and she wants to celebrate.

Here are the goods:

Go! Enter! Win!

(And definitely take a look at her creations – there is a reason she has so many followers!)

Later queenies!

PMS Digital Makeover Challenge #25–Sketch

Happy Monday morning! It is time again for another Digital Makeover Challenge at Paper Makeup Stamps!

The rules are simple: Use a digi and stay within the challenge theme. There will be one random winner who will receive 3 single digis of their choice from PMS (or 5! if you use a PMS image in your winning entry).

The Challenge:

I will say that I changed the sketch quite a bit.  I flipped it and made the squares into circles.  I I just thought it fit my image better as circles.  But, hey, you can still see the integrity of the sketch and that is really what it’s all about, right?

Inspiration:

I have not been as happy as I usually am with my coloring lately so I did this one really carefully and I’m much more pleased with the outcome.

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Stamp: PMS Lea | Copics | DSP: Basic Grey Indie Bloom | Fiskars Shape Express (used with the circle template) | Zig pen

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Entered in:

Paper Sundaes: Circles

That Craft Place: Anything Goes

Crafty Ann's: Bold and Bright

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Thanks so much for popping by today!!! I’m so appreciative of any comments! Have fun with the challenge!

And remember: it’s so GOOD to be queen!

Stamping with Sami #9–Embossed Stamping

Hello people! Good morning and happy Sunday! It is time again for another Stamping with Sami Challenge! My card this week is techno-licious!

The Challenge:

Embossed Stamping

The Rules:

Our Stamping With Sami (SWS) challenges are designed to inspire beginner and advanced stampers. We focus on SP and Company Stamps and supplies found in the SP Store because we know our products are fantastic and I am sure you would agree! We want our challenges to be super fun for everyone, keeping the following rules in mind:

1. Entries must clearly identify SWS Challenge in their blog post or gallery entry so that we KNOW you are playing along with the SWS Challenge. Link back to us, list us as part of your description, etc. Make it clear that you are participating in our challenge or else your entry will be deleted from the linky widget. We don't want our challenge to be the last thing you list in tiny print, we want to be the inspiration for your creation.
2. Entries to our challenges must use at least ONE SP and Company Stamp.
3. Your creation must be newly created, specifically for our challenge.
4. We love other challenges, just like the rest of you, but there comes a time when the challenge madness gets out out of hand. So to curb excessive challenge pile-ups: Entries that enter more than 2 other challenges will be removed.
5. Or course, entries must follow the guidelines given for the actual challenge also.

And here is some inspiration:

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Stamps: SP&Co. Candy Hearts and Hug a Bug | DSP: Echo Park Dots n Stripes (Candy Shop Collection) | Embossing Powder: Zing by American Crafts (Teal, Navy) | Cardstock: Recollections | Ribbon

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Entered in:

Scrapaholic by Abby: Birthday Card

Wags in Whiskers: Male Birthday

Gingersnap Creations: Only two colors (Blue/White)

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

Keep it royal people and happy scrapping!

Shout Outs!

Hello! Happy Wednesday. : )

It is time for this week’s shout outs.  As some of you know, I’ve decided to pick out a few comments (some with questions) and recognize them with a little link-back to their blogs!

Kellie Winnell: (Aussie Blogger and owner of TPS!) Thanks for the comment! I love your blog (and Tickled Pink Stamps!)

1CardCreator: Thanks so much! Hope to see you at Make it Monday again!! (She has a very pretty Spellbinder’s card over on her blog!)

Dana (CanadianScraps43): I was so pleased with the layering on that layout! Thanks for dropping by! (Scroll down on Dana’s blog and look at the birds on a wire card – it’s so cool!)

Brenda: Thanks for stopping by! You said you’re new to scrapbooking but I think your first pages are awesome! (She also makes really awesome cards!)

Mynnette: I’m glad I’m not the only one who is in the dark with the glimmer mist! Thanks for your comment! (She has some really nice digital work on her blog!)

Have a great day! And Thanks again to all my commenters and followers.

Keep it royal people!

PMS Digital Makeover Challenge #24–Word Art

Happy Monday morning! It is time again for another Digital Makeover Challenge at Paper Makeup Stamps!

The rules are simple: Use a digi and stay within the challenge theme. There will be one random winner who will receive 3 single digis of their choice from PMS (or 5! if you use a PMS image in your winning entry).

The Challenge:

Here is my inspiration:

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Stamp: PMS Because You are My Friend | Spellbinders: Labels Ten | Embossing Folder: Sizzix | Punch: Martha Stewart | Ink: Distress Ink; Brilliance | Ribbon and Lace: Stash

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Entered In:

Less is More: Punches or Die Cuts

Craft Us Crazy: Use your Favorite embellishment/color (I love ribbon and I used some lush velvet ribbon here!)

DRS Designs:  Words Only

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Thanks for stopping by! I’m so thankful for the comments I’ve been receiving lately.  : )

Keep it Royal people!

Stamping with Sami #8–Distress Stamping

Hello people! Good morning and happy Sunday! It is time again for another Stamping with Sami Challenge! I’m excited to share a half-page with a stamped background today!

The Challenge:

Distress Stamping

The Rules:

Our Stamping With Sami (SWS) challenges are designed to inspire beginner and advanced stampers. We focus on SP and Company Stamps and supplies found in the SP Store because we know our products are fantastic and I am sure you would agree! We want our challenges to be super fun for everyone, keeping the following rules in mind:

1. Entries must clearly identify SWS Challenge in their blog post or gallery entry so that we KNOW you are playing along with the SWS Challenge. Link back to us, list us as part of your description, etc. Make it clear that you are participating in our challenge or else your entry will be deleted from the linky widget. We don't want our challenge to be the last thing you list in tiny print, we want to be the inspiration for your creation.
2. Entries to our challenges must use at least ONE SP and Company Stamp.
3. Your creation must be newly created, specifically for our challenge.
4. We love other challenges, just like the rest of you, but there comes a time when the challenge madness gets out out of hand. So to curb excessive challenge pile-ups: Entries that enter more than 2 other challenges will be removed.
5. Or course, entries must follow the guidelines given for the actual challenge also.

And here is some inspiration:

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Stamps: SP&Co. Circletastic Background, Hug a Bug, Mix ‘n Match Sentiments Occasions: Stampin’ Up: Simply Circles | American Crafts: Thickers | DSP, Cardstock elements, brads and ribbon: Vintage Travel collection by The Girl’s Paperie | Ink: Distress Ink (Broken China, Frayed Burlap) | Glimmer Mist

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To make the Circletastic Background even more distressed I inked it with distress ink and then I sprayed some parts of the stamp with glimmer mist before stamping.  The yellow-ish or watery looking parts are where I sprayed the stamp with my mist.  It’s a fun way to get a different distressed look with your acrylic stamps!

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Entered in:

Annabelle Stamps Challenge: Say it with….Background Stamps

Inspire Me Fridays: Anything Goes

DYSU (Do You Stack Up?): Layers (I have LOTS!)

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Woohoo!! I am loving this half-page design.  I am really feeling inspired by the challenge of it and I’m getting some great results!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  And remember…

…It’s GOOD to be queen!!

PageMaps Webster’s Pages Sketch

I am so proud that I’ve been keeping up with my resolutions to get back to scrapbooking AND post my non-DT projects to my blog.  Now I’m posting TWO just today!

I’ve just recently found the Pagemaps website where Becky Fleck shares her wonderful sketches and holds her awesome challenges!

Here is the most recent sketch:

I love this sketch and I was automatically inspired to use a recently purchased Crate Paper collection pack Portrait Collection.

Here’s the thing - I really liked this sketch, but I only had big 12x12 papers in this collection pack and the thrifty girl in me could NOT cut into three or four big, beautiful papers to create those little banners.  I HAD to come up with another alternative.  So, I used one of my favorite tricks.  This particular ‘trick’ is pretty much the top reason that I love collection packs.

I gathered any and all potential supplies on my table:

As you can see, I didn’t end up using half of these supplies, but I’m a faster scrapper when I am surrounded by all that potential. : )

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I took the packaging from the front of the collection pack and cut the unwanted part from it:

BUT I will keep that part in case I want to use that pretty yellow rose!

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Then I cut the pretty part into strips:

I then used those strips to create the little banners and pieces that made up the majority of my layout.  I LOVE doing this because it stretches my collection pack AND it’s very eco-friendly (which is hard to say in PAPER crafting, lol!)

And here is my final product:

I LOVE how those strips look! They were perfect for this layout!!

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Stamp: Stampendous | DSP: Cratepaper Portrait Collection; Glitz Design (damask) | Cardstock Stickers: Cratepaper Portrait Collection; Basic Grey Out of Print, June Bug (alpha) | Dimensional Sticker: Anna Griffin | Punch: EK Success Ledger Edger | Glimmer Mist Forest Green | Adhesive: Ad-tech

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PageMaps: Sketch

Make it Monday: Always Anything Goes

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Thanks for stopping by!! Please let me know what you think of my collection pack banners! And, if you use any packaging – tell me what you use it for!!

And remember – it is so GOOD to be queen!!