FrankenBetty - SBS FB Fan Page Challenge

It's been a busy couple of weeks.  Last weekend I was out of town in Minneapolis at ScrapFest2013 at the Mall of America!  What a blast!  I had a fabulous time and will share more about that in later posts.  Getting ready for the trip and recovering after took a lot of time so I was late getting this card done for the Simply Betty Stamps Facebook Fan Page Challenge. I thought I had a couple more days, but it's due tonight so here it is:

Materials Used:

• Image - Simply Betty Stamps - FrankenBetty (fussy cut)
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Basic Black
• Designer Paper - Reminisce - Haunted collection
• Accessories:  Cricut - Happy Hauntings; Bling - Hobby Lobby; Bo Bunny Pennant Flag stickers; Linda Mason Dimension Stickers; Black Diamond Stickles
• Copic Markers:  V04, V12, V15; W00, W0, W2, W5, W7; YG11, YG61, YG63; YR02, YR04, YR07; 0

Pop on over to the SBS Challenge blog and see what everyone else has been up to.  After the challenge closes you can come Vote for your favorite card.  Maybe mine!  ;)

 I'm submitting this card for the following challenges:
Simply Betty Stamps - FrakenBetty image

Find Me Some Fall - PSC92

Happy Wednesday and welcome again to my blog.  It's been a crazy, busy week with work and also getting ready for a long weekend trip.  I am sooooooooo excited!  Thursday evening I'll be heading up to Mall of the Americas for ScrapFest2013!  This is my first time and the first time to meet up with a few of the other ladies that belong one of the same blogging groups that I belong to.  I am super excited about meeting them.  It's going to be a busy weekend too.  I've signed up for workshops every day and the Basic Gray crop night from 6 PM to midnight!!!!!  Yikes, how am I going to stay awake???

Well, now it's time to show you my card for the Perfect Sentiment Challenge for this week.

Materials Used:

• Image - Patti's Creations - Mums in a Basket
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - A Round Array
• Ink - Stampin Up - Pumpkin Pie
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up, Pumpkin Pie
• Designer Paper - My Mind's Eye - Remarkable collection
• Accessories - Ribbon & pearls from my stash; Doily; Embossing Folder; Stampin Up small scallop punch, Eyelet edge punch; Nestabilities Classic Circle Die
• Copic Markers - E0000; E01, E30, E31, E35; Y04, Y15, Y19, Y26, Y38; YG61, YG63, YG67

This week our fabulous sponsor is Patti's Creations.   You need to check out her Etsy store.  Right now until the 22nd she has 40% off all her digital images.

One lucky random winner will be awarded 3 free digital images from the store.

Now it's your turn to jump in and get inky.  Fall is in the air in many places around the country already (not here in Texas yet) or maybe you're just thinking about it.  This week we want you to create a card for the occasion of your choice and either use Fall images or Fall colors.  Don't forget to include your sentiment on the front. Check out what the rest of the Design Team has created for your inspiration on the Perfect Sentiments Challenge Blog and then give it a go.  Can't wait to see what you come up with. This week you could be chosen as one of the Perfect 3.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Fall/Autumn Colors
Creative Craft Challenges2 - Use Ribbon
Scrap-Creations - Polka Dots
Oldie but a Goodie - Dies/Punches - (Eyelet edge punch is over 1 yr. old)
Our Daily Bread Designs - Fall Colors
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Fall Colors
Craft-Dee BowZ - Handmade Bow
Created With Love - Anything Goes
House of Gilli - Anything Goes /Fall
Lexi's Creations - Autumn
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Happy Fall
613 Avenue Create - Happy Fall Y'all
Challenges 4 Everybody- Anything Goes
Great Impressions - Fall Colors
Hobby Cutz - Autumnal

SBS - Summerween Swap Reveal and Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to my Blog and the Simply Betty Stamps Summerween Swap Reveal and Blog Hop!

Awhile back we did the Swap and have been waiting all this time for everyone to have their package and get their blog posts done so we can do the reveal and hop around and see all the fabulous goodies that every received.  It sure was fun putting together my box that went to Tanja Charles and then to see all the fabulous goodies that she sent to me.  Today is finally the day.  First of all I'll show you the cute card/treat box that I made for her.

Isn't this so cute.  I love the box idea and it was bit enough to fit 5 Hershey Kisses inside.  One of my girlfriends liked it so much, she came to my house one day to make one just like it and now wants to make a bunch for her Sunday School kids at church for Halloween.  She did buy the image for herself so that she could use it.  We didn't mess with any Angel Policies.  ;)

Materials Used:

• Image - Simply Betty Stamps - Summerween
• Sentiment - Graphic 45 - Steampunk Spells Chipboard 
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade, Basic Black
• Designer Paper - My Mind's Eye - Blackbird Collection
• Accessories - Martha Stewart - Rustic Fence Punch; Grass Die cut; Cricut - Happy Hauntings Cartridge; Embellishments from my stash; Stickles
• Copic Markers - C8; E50, E51, E53; E71, E74, E77, E79; V000, V01, V15; YG00, YG11, YG23, YG45; YR02, YR07, YR16

Now for the goodies.  Here's a picture of everything together --

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I'll break it down. From left to right - Darice Embossing Borders; Crystal Stickers White Squares; Bazzill orange glitter buttons, Black/White Halloween embellishments (skulls & spiders); Martha Stewart paper rolls

Next up -- Ribbons!  Who doesn't love ribbon?  Not me!  I love ribbon and buy some every chance I get.  :)  This is orange, lime green, white with skull & crossbones, and black with orange pumpkins and also some orange and purple Baker's Twine.

Next - My and My Big Ideas Halloween paper collection 12 x 12 pad and a small pad of Smash papers.  I can't wait to get started on my Smash book one of these days.

Almost there.  Next - some rub ons, borders and some sentiment stickers -

And last, but not least some cute Halloween stamps plus some Dimensional stickers - birds in cages.

That's it!  Thanks again so much Tanja Charles for all the fun goodies to play with.  Now I wish it was Halloween every month.  I can see that I'll have to be busy for next year.  I'll get a head start.

Now on to the hop. 

Betty Roberts
http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.com/
Corinne Jones
http://wishuponascrap.blogspot.com

Maggie Schoener - You are here!

Anita Blake
http://kardmakingheaven.blogspot.com

Trish thedish Sakulich
http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.com/

Sheri Loatwall (aka Sheri Scraps)
http://MammasScrappin.blogspot.com

Heather Whitlock
 http: www.slightlymadbut.blogspot.com

Terry Helin
Check out Betty Roberts Blog for Terry's Swap gifts.
Dianna Sowerbrower  
www.diannas-craftyplace.blogspot.com
Melissa Varga
http://www.cheesestampersinparadise.blogspot.com

Summer Hills Painter
http://1craftypainter.blogspot.com/

Jackie Maunder
http://apaperjem.blogspot.com.au/

Tanja Charles
http://craft-teeinthecity.blogspot.com 

Elisabete Balcavage
http://thebalcavages.blogspot.com/

Hope you had fun hopping around.

Budinsky Bunny PSC91

Hi and Happy Wednesday.  This last week has not been the best.  Being plagued with some allergy issues, but hoping that it'll clear up soon.

Even with all that, I was able to work on my card for the latest Perfect Sentiment Challenge.  As much as I love putting a card together with lots of flowers and other embellishments, sometimes it's nice to just do the Clean And Simple (CAS) card.  This one really went together pretty easily.  The theme this week was to create a card with the sentiment of Thank You and to use ribbon, seam binding or twine on your card.

Materials Used:

• Image - Stitchy Bear (Kassel Digi Stamps) - Budinsky Bear
• Sentiment - Stampin Up - 
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up - Night of Navy
• Designer Paper - My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found - Breeze Collection
• Accessories - Stampin Up 7/8" scallop punch; Banner die
• Sketch layout - Freshly Made #95
• Copic Markers -  B0000; B91, B95, B97, B99; E0000, E21, E23, E25, E27; E30, E31; G12, G43; R00, R01; Y15, Y17

Here is the sketch I used:

Our fabulous sponsor this week is Stichy Bear Designs.

They will be awarding 3 free digital images to one lucky random winner.

Now time for you to get you stamps and stuff out and get all inky.  Come play along.  Don't forget to hop over to the Perfect Sentiment Challenge and check out what the DT has created for your inspiration.  You can also find links to their blogs on the left side of my blog. You might be chosen as one of the Perfect 3.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments Designs -  Anything Goes
Scrap-Creations - Polka Dots
Loves Rubberstamps - Sentiment on the Front
Oldie but a Goodie - Dots & Stripes  (DSP over 6 months old)
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Cards in Envy - Manly
Love to Create - Any Hero Thank You
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Marker POP Blog - Anything Goes with Markers
Stamp with Fun - Not Square
The Paper Nest Dolls - CAS
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi 
The Squirrel and the Fox - It's Raining Men

A Creative Romance - CAS
Brown Sugar Challenge - Animals
Digitally Sweet - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Any Sentiment
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Mercedes - SBS Fan Page Challenge

Hi friends.  Happy Sunday even though it's late.  I've had this card done for awhile, but just haven't had the time to get it up here on my blog.  Since it has to be posted to the SBS (Simply Betty Stamps) Fan Page Challenge before the 13th, I thought I better get it done.  It was a lot of fun working with this image.  I'm really starting to get into the whole Halloween thing.  SBS will do that to you.  ;)

If you want to play along, you can still purchase the image at the SBS store HERE.

 Materials Used:

• Image - Simply Betty Stamps - Mercedes
• Sentiment - SBS
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Basic Black; Metallic Copper
• Designer Paper - K & Company
• Layout - Deconstructed Sketch #43
• Accessories - Cricut - Haunting Cartridge; Square Punch; Circle Punch; Corner Rounder; Halloween Bling dots and corners
• Copic markers - E18, E31, E34; T2, T5, T7; V01, V04, V06, V12; Y19, Y35; Y38; YG0000, YG01, YG21, YG63; YR02, YR04, YR07

 It looks like that's it for today.  Hope you're enjoying your Sunday.

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:
Simply Betty Stamps - Fan Page Challenge - Use digi and Halloween colors.
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Lacy Sunshine - Dies and/or Punches
Paper Creator's Crafts - Anything Goes
Time 4 Scrap - Halloween
A Creative Romance - Clean and Simple
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Delightful Challenges - You're a Treat

Bringing in the Tree - PSC90

Hi my friends. Looks like it has come to be Wednesday again!  It was so nice to have that 3-day weekend and it really makes it hard to go back to work.  Lucky it's a 4-day week so won't be much longer.  I am still trying to play catch up getting Christmas cards done, so when this week's challenge was an Anything Goes with Ribbon, Twine, or Seam Binding, I knew that it would be another Christmas card for me. Besides, I thought this was such a cute image.

Materials Used:

• Robyn's Fetish - Bringing in the Tree
• Sentiment - Lili of the Valley - Christmas Tags
• Cardstock - Xpress It Blending Card; Stampin Up Cherry Cobbler and Confetti Cream (may be retired)
• Designer Paper - My Mind's Eye - Found Christmas collection and Christmas collection
• Accessories - mini glitter Christmas tree brads; decorative scallop scissors; Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine; Memory Box Die - Frosty Border; Liquid Pearls - Pearl; glue and fine white glitter
• Copic markers - B0000; C1, C3, C5; E31, E33, E35; R24, R37, R39; YG11, YG63, YG67, YG97; and 0 (Blender)

I wanted to give a close up of the sparkle tree brads up in the left corner.

 I used the Freshly Made Sketch #19 as the layout for my card.  I just turned it on it's side.

This week our fabulous sponsor is Robyn's Fetish.  Pop on over there and check it out!

She will be awarding one lucky winner 5 free digis from her store.

Now, we turn the time over to YOU!  Time to get inky and pull out all those fun stamps and papers and create something for the challenge.  Just remember to put the sentiment on the front of your card.  If you need some inspiration, hop on over to the Perfect Sentiment Challenge blog and see what the rest of the Design Team has created for you. Good luck and have fun!

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:
Craft-room Challenge - Trees or Leaves
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Winter Wonderland
Paper Minutes - Christmas - CAS
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes + Christmas
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers - Christmas Snow and Ice
Created with Love - Snowflakes
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Christmas
Fashionista Challenge - Christmas
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Parade Your Crafts - Anything Goes
Sparkle N Sprinkle - Glitter, Embossing Powder, Flocking
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle Challenge - Anything Goes
Lacy Sunshine - Dies and/or Punches
The Glory of Christmas - Anything Goes

Washi Tape Challenge

Hi friends.  I hope you've been having a Happy Labor Day and not having to "labor."  At least I didn't have to labor at the office.  :)  I have a late card to share with you.  I belong to a blog group on Splitcoast Stampers called Stamp Addicts!  Back in July we had a challenge to use Washi tape on a card.  I hadn't used it before but I did have a few rolls of it.  Then I bought some more from Stampin Up and added to my stash.  I was able to combine this challenge with another challenge group that I belong too - Monthly Challenge Card.  There's a group of us that do a shoebox swap each month by one person sending to the others.  Then we all make at least one card and post it for the others to see. 

This was pretty easy.  I used a flower embossing folder, added the Washi tape and a sentiment which I popped up on dimensionals and then added a flower butterfly that I received in the July monthly challenge envelope.  The Stamp Addicts have also been swapping cards with each other each month so I sent this card to my partner Darlene.

I'll be sharing my August swap card in my next blog post.  Stay tuned.
I'm submitting this card for the following challenges:

Lady Anne's Challenges - Wings
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
My Craft Creations - Butterflies
Parade Your Crafts - Anything Goes
The Paper Nest Dolls - CAS
A Little Bit Crafty - Clean and Simple
Crafters' Companion - Embossing
Natalie and Amy - Embossing
Our Creative Corner - Forgotten Things - Embossing Folder
Sunshine Mail - Bugs or Critters
The Crafter's Cafe - Embossing
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Ink on my Fingers Sunday Stamper - Friends