Creatively Different~Challenge

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful week. I want to say thank you to all who played in our last challenge. Hopefully you all will find inspiration this week. It was so much fun to see every one's creations. OK so for the details:

This challenge is about thinking outside of the box. Your challenge is to make any size card but an A2 (4.25x5.5). This can be square, long rectangle, circle, or any other size card :)

I used two different sets for this card. I think this snowman is my favorite Christmas image EVER.....yes I said EVER :) I have used him on sooooo many thing so far and I just keep reaching for this set! It is from the Let it Snow Set. The sentiment is from Holiday Sentiments. I was trying to make an elegant Christmas card and it was really hard to get a good photograph.

OK now for the fun stuff! We want you to play along! Get some inspiration and show us your creativity!!! Of course their are rules. You must be a Creative Clear Stamps follower (super easy! In the side bar click follow) And of course you will have a chance to shine. Post your creation using the mr. widget below. You don't have to use Creative Clear Stamps but of course it is always a bonus if you do! You have until Sunday Night 11/22/09 at 8pm cst (9pm eastern, 6pm pacific). The prize each week will be a "CCS Challenge Winner" Badge to display on your blog and a personal discount code of 10% off your next CCS store purchase.Make sure you use CCS7 when you post your creation on splitcoast! Don't forget to display your winning badge so you can be in the running for a guest designer spot!

Crafty Sentiments Blog Hop!

Crafty Sentiments Presents....

New stamps.

Here are the November release images:

Yasmin:

Lulu:

Daisy:

These are absolutely adorable stamps!
For my card I really wanted to do something different and it has been a long time since I had done a gate fold card so I had to challenge myself a little :) I also wanted to use some new stamps for my sample of on SCS virtual stamp night (I was one of the hostesses!)

I used my scorpal and some glitter designer cardstock that I have had since last Christmas and used some ribbon to close it instead of adhesive or Velcro. I used Winter Wonderland. This set is fabulous! It has a sentiment for JUST about ANYTHING which is something I really need. Plus the quality of these stamps are excellent and really work well with my stampin up ink which some other clear stamps don't (at least in my experience).

Here is the outside of the card:


Here is the inside:

I love the little gems I used....I needed another color other than blue/Teal.....

OK so for the details:

This is a circular blog hop and there is two chances at candy somewhere along the way. You may start on the blog you are on and just continue by clicking on the next name on the blog. The end of the blog hop is when you land back on the blog you started on. You don’t have to hunt for the blog candy! We want you to enjoy the hop so to be eligible for the blog candy you MUST do 2 things. 1) You MUST be a follower of the Crafty Sentiments Blog and 2) You MUST leave a comment on every blog (6 comments total).

Blog Hop ends: Wednesday, November 18th @ 12 noon my time :) (Pacific Standar Time)

The next blog on the hop is: Suzette

Also, have you had a chance to join our Paper Craft Planet group? If not click here. Starting November 22nd we will have challenges and that will be THE place to be for Crafty Sentiments info.

Thanks for hopping with us! Don't forget to leave your comment!

My Crafty Resume......

Well I designed my resume in the craft world cause in the past year it has grown by a lot! I am so excited to work with the companies I am currently working on and all of the companies I have been affiliated with in the past. I am proud of all I have accomplished and plan on accomplishing way more this next year.

Creative Color~Challenge

Winner of CCS5 Creative Buttons using random.org was #1 Patti.

Email: creative-vision@hotmail.com to claim your badge and shopping code

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful week. I want to say thank you to all who played in our last challenge. Hopefully you all will find inspiration this week. It was so much fun to see every one's creations. OK so for the details:

This challenge is a COLOR Challenge. The colors to use are Ruby Red, Kraft and Creamy Caramel. Use colors that match as close as possible if you do not have the exact colors.

I used two different sets for this card. For the LOVE on the background I used Pattern Alphabet and Numbers. I have been seeing so many other ladies on the DT use the stamps to create backgrounds and I have never done this so since this is supposed to be a challenge I challenged myself with trying this. It was so much fun to try! I used The Fairytale for the main focus on the card. Hope you can find some fun inspiration with this!

OK now for the fun stuff! We want you to play along! Get some inspiration and show us your creativity!!! Of course their are rules. You must be a Creative Clear Stamps follower (super easy! In the side bar click follow) And of course you will have a chance to shine. Post your creation using the mr. widget below. You don't have to use Creative Clear Stamps but of course it is always a bonus if you do! You have until Sunday Night 11/15/09 at 8pm cst (9pm eastern, 6pm pacific). The prize each week will be a "CCS Challenge Winner" Badge to display on your blog and a personal discount code of 10% off your next CCS store purchase.Make sure you use CCS6 when you post your creation on splitcoast! Don't forget to display your winning badge so you can be in the running for a guest designer spot!

the grinch is sleeping.....

hmmmm I wonder what that means? You might want to check out Creative Clear Blog details found here

CCS Challenge and a Tutorial

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful week. I want to say thank you to all who played in our last challenge. We had a few more players! Yea that makes me sooooo happy! Hopefully you all will find inspiration this week. It was so much fun to see every one's creations. OK so for the details:

This challenge is ALL about Something clear.
This could be acetate, clear buttons, clear baubles......maybe even clear embossing powder. Just keep it clear! Let your creativity flow! For my sample I am also going to show a tutorial for a quick and easy shaker card.

• Gather your materials. For this project I used:
  Sage Shadow Card Base
  5 1/8 x 3 7/8 Bashful Blue Base
  5 x 3 3/4 Design Paper
  Glitter (I used Martha Stewart glitter flakes)
  3M Mounting tape on a roll
  Acetate or other clear sheet.

Let it Snow Stamp Set was used

• Use adhesive to put your design paper to your 2nd base.
  

• Use 1 3/8 Punch to cut through your main base.
  
• Adhere acetate sheet to back so the clear sheet will now create a window.
  
• Stamp your image and color if needed.
  
• Put 3M tape all around image.
  
• Pour glitter into the middle of all the mounting tape (on top of your image)
  
• Lay the base with the clear window sheet over your image and push down so there will be no cracks for the glitter to escape.
  
• Place mounting tape or pop up dots around the rest of the base and adhere to your card base.
  
• Ta Da You're done! Now decorate as you please
  
  Tip: If you are planning on stamping your sentiment directly onto the base with the window….Stamp that before you place mounting tape on it. Also, if your like me and horrible at having neat mounting tape application, use a paper glue like zip dry and fill the cracks. It really works and it dries super fast.

OK now for the fun stuff! We want you to play along! Get some inspiration and show us your creativity!!! Of course their are rules. You must be a Creative Clear Stamps follower (super easy! In the side bar on the CCS blog click follow) And of course you will have a chance to shine. Post your creation using the mr. widget below. You don't have to use Creative Clear Stamps but of course it is always a bonus if you do! You have until Sunday Night 11/08/09 at 8pm cst (9pm eastern, 6pm pacific). The prize each week will be a "CCS Challenge Winner" Badge to display on your blog and a personal discount code of 10% off your next CCS store purchase.Make sure you use CCS5 when you post your creation on splitcoast! Don't forget to display your winning badge so you can be in the running for a guest designer spot!

Creative Clear Winner from my blog is....

drum roll please....

Patricia St. Martin

Please e-mail: creative-vision@hotmail.com to claim your precious one sentiment single!!!!

Creative Blog Hop

Well today is the day that the Creative Clear Stamps Design Team is going to wow you with some extra inspiration and 5 chances (that's right, 5) at blog candy......

For my card I am wanted to show the stamp that you will receive as the winner of my blog candy. I love this sentiment single! You can use it as a birthday sentiment (that's what this card will be used for) or a baby shower or a baby card or a million other things. I love baubles....they are my new favorite embellishment and I have been trying to find new ways to use them.

I wanted something simple and I love these colors together!!!


Details for the blog candy:

You HAVE to be a follower of the creative Clear Stamps blog found HERE. You also HAVE to leave a comment on this post.....A bonus if you also decide to follow my blog as well!

Each member of the CCS Design Team is giving away a brand new Sentiment Single that is used on their post today!!! There will be ONE winner, per blog so there are 5 chances to WIN!!!!

Shelly
Linda
Rebecca
Jennie

The winners will be announced Friday!

Heads up for some blog candy....

Located on this site: Twinkles Glow With Stamps

Creative Buttons~Challenge~

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful week. I want to say thank you to all who played in our last challenge. I think I scared you away with the black and white. Hopefully you all will find inspiration this week. It was so much fun to see every one's creations. OK so for the details:

This challenge is ALL about Buttons.

Use them anywhere. You could even have pretty paper with buttons on it! I used Precious One .

I figured this is one of my last chances to use some bright paper since it is starting to rain here in "sunny" California.....And I needed something to brighten my day. I love this color! I used some buttons without thread. I like this look cause you can use them just like you would a brad or an eyelet.

OK now for the fun stuff! We want you to play along! Get some inspiration and show us your creativity!!! Of course their are rules. You must be a Creative Clear Stamps follower (super easy! In the side bar click follow) And of course you will have a chance to shine. Post your creation using the mr. widget below. You don't have to use Creative Clear Stamps but of course it is always a bonus if you do! You have until Sunday Night 11/01/09 at 8pm cst (9pm eastern, 6pm pacific). Don't forget 11/1 daylight savings time ends! The prize each week will be a "CCS Challenge Winner" Badge to display on your blog and a personal discount code of 10% off your next CCS store purchase.Make sure you use CCS4 when you post your creation splitcoast! Don't forget to display your winning badge so you can be in the running for a guest designer spot!

Don't forget to drop in on the blog hop for some more inspiration!