InStyle Stamps Sneak Peek

Its time for sneak peeks all this week at InStyle Stamps! We are having a big release at the end of the week, filled with LOVE!! Be sure to hop by the ISS blog all week for lots of peeks :)

This is Mailbox Love. Isn't it just adorable? Since the theme was rather love related I paired it with some "Love Bandit" paper from Bo Bunny to pick my colors.

Just a quickie post for today, but I have more sneaks later today and tomorrow for you, so be sure to check back in!!

-Cyndi

Pile it on Challenge...

I was in the mood to make some cards for fun this week, it never happens, you know?? This is one image I have been dying to color for a while, this is Dancin' Kaylee from Some Odd Girl. I paired her with some fun Sassafras paper from the Anthem collection.

She kind of turned into a tent card, since I just couldn't contain her all on the A2 card base, but I like her hanging off the top! The inside is also a bit decorated, firstly because the "You rock" was a bit big, but also by changing the outside sentiment to "Hey Chick" it becomes a play on words!

Above is the inside of the card. Below are the supplies that I used, and here's the list of challenges that I entered this card in...

Pile It On Challenge #35...pile on the Layers

Cute Card Thursday... Play on words

Fab -n- Funky Challenge...whateva

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Dancin' Kaylee (Some Odd Girl); sentiments (Unity)
• Paper: Anthem pp (Sassafras Lass); cs Bo Bunny & Bazzill
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Accessories: Large Circle Nesties & Blossom Nesties (Spellbinders); button (Basic Grey); ribbon (Bazzill); chipboard arrow (Technique Tuesday); copics (Imagination International)

Thanks for surfing by today! -Cyndi

In between the Newsprint

Mmmmm...fall is finally in the air. Kept thinking yesterday that I wanted cooler weather, not rain. Ask and ye shall receive! Its a beautiful 78 or so right now. All I need is a bit of a breeze!

So, on to todays card...Our challenge at Pixie Dust STudio this week is to use Black and White (or shades of gray) and one other color. I chose Teal, a really pale teal inspired by the My Minds Eye argyle print that I pulled out of my scrap pile...yeah me!

For my image I used Dumbledore, from the last Pixie Dust Studio release...the Harry Potter collection! He is such a sweet image. When I wanted to add a bit of sparkle to him my girls thought I was nuts, but just a hint of multi and Silver glitters on his beard and robe were just right! He is magical, is he not? Can't he have some pixie dust??

Don't you want to play along with us this week? You could pick the Pixie Dust Studio image of your choice if you win! You don't even have to use a PDS image for your entry if you don't have one, but we would love it if you did! Head over to the Pixie Challenge blog for all the details and for more eye candy!

Thanks for stopping in today! Hope you have a great one :)

-Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Dumbledore digi (Pixie Dust Studio); Fairyland (Crafty Secrets)
• Paper: Basics pp (Basic Grey); Mary, Mary (My Minds Eye); cs (Bazzill)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Accessories: Labels 10 (Spellbinders); Silver & multi glitter (Stampendous); copics & ABS1 (Imagination International); buttons (Basic Grey); ribbon (Bazzill)

InStyle Stamps Color Challenge

Its time for the InStyle Stamps color challenge this month! Taylor has picked an inspiration photo that has me truly yearning for the colors and smells of autumn. It just cannot get here fast enough for me.

So, from this photo I pulled out my inspiration pattern paper...can't help it, that just how I create anymore. I am a complete paper junkie. The little strip of glittery leaf paper to the right edge of my card is from a new collection by Best Creation. Not a paper brand I normally gravitate to, but I really liked this one!

I chose Jet for my image since he looks so ready to go back to school in his cute sweater and khakis! I even hand-drew an argyle pattern in his sweater to pull the look together and add a bit more color to his ensemble.

My card base is 5.5 x 5.5 and then I trimmed about an inch off the top layer so that there is a wide strip exposed on the bottom. Thats where I put my leafy paper. My next layer is a scrap of Olive that I ran through the Cuttlebug with the Argyle folder. My leaves are cut from the Spellbinders Maple Leaf Nestabilities dies that were also embossed with an Impressabilities Flourish. All pieces were distressed with Tim Holtz Old Paper. As you may have noticed, I am not so into the distressed look as I was years ago, But I am trying to get out of the proverbial box!

Ok, so if you'd like to play along with us this month you have a few weeks! We have 3 challenges every month which each run for a whole month, so there's plenty of time! The winner will receive either 1 or 2 digi images from InStyle Stamps depending on whether or not you used an ISS image for your creation.

So be sure to head over to the InStyle Stamps blog to get all the details and to view some more eye candy! Thanks for stopping in with me today!

-Cyndi

Zoo Memories

I was doing a bit of moving and reorganizing in my scrap room this weekend and was trying to find some more layouts to post. Here's one I made a couple of years back and don't know if I ever blogged it back then??

This is Rachael and a bunch of her friends at a zoo trip with the Middle School in 6th grade I think. The papers are from Sassafras Lass and October Afternoon, stamps are all from Unity.

I love the way this owl and mushrooms match the paper almost perfectly! The title and the quote at the bottom were embossed. Flowers are by Prima, dewdrops from Robin's Nest.

One last closeup for you...heres the hidden tag under the photo with all the girls' names on it.

Alrighty, thats it for now. I will have my InStyle Stamps color challenge for you tomorrow and my Pixie Dust Studio challenge card for you Thursday.

Also today I have a NEW layout over at my store blog, The Scrappy Chick Boutique blog. It was made using some of the papers that will be on m first kit coming soon!!

Have a great week and thanks for visiting!!

-Cyndi

A bit of Fluffles' spookiness

Today I have a couple more cards for you that I created for the Stampendous! 2010 Summer catalog. Just a quick post tonight though, I have been trying to spend a bit more time this weekend with my kids. Tonight I must suffer through "Diary of a Wimpy Kid".

This is Ghost Fluffles, paired with some spots from April Flowers and Spring Flowers to create the background paper. Below is Fluffles Brew, an old favorite of mine. Here Fluffles' hat and cauldron are blingin' with a bit of Black Stampendous pearl glitter. The bugs n hisses sentiment is also from Stampendous.

OK, I am off to my movie. Had a great nap this afternoon after staying up late to finish "Clockwork Angel" and then we grilled out tonight with my parents :) Hope you have a great evening and enjoy your long weekend for my US friends.

-Cyndi

HUGE BLOG CANDY Giveaway!!

I have a HUGE giveaway for one lucky winner! Here's the picture of the whole she-bang. Below I have closeups of different parts :)

Why? I am doing this giveaway in honor of my NEW online store, The Scrappy Chick Boutique! Its not up and running yet, but I have started posting on the Scrappy Chick Boutique Blog. Today you will find some eye candy, and in the coming days there will be sneak peeks of my kits, more eye candy, and another giveaway!

SO< what do you have to do to win?

1. Post the above picture on your sidebar with a link back to this post.

2. Head over to The Scrappy Chick Boutique blog

3. Come back here and leave me a comment with your name and tell me one brand I will be carrying and also your favorite paper company

4. You don't have to follow me on either blog, but I would sure love it if you did!!

When is the deadline to enter? September 24, midnight EST

OK, here's some closeups of whats in the candy:

OK, thats it! Good luck! -Cyndi

Stampendous! Challenge STMC21

I'm back with some boo-t-ful boots for you! For this weeks challenge at the Stampendous! blog we were to use embossing powders. I did a couple of different techniques. The first is pretty straight forward, I embossed the boots (from Stampendous!) in Midnight Black and then colored the image with my copic markers. The boo-t-iful sentiment was done the same.

The Giant spiderweb was embossed in White on white cardstock then I did a resist technique using Tim Holtz distress inks and sponge daubers. I also used the same spiderweb stamped in black on the black pattern paper.

To join us for this challenge head over to the Stampendous! blog to get the details and then send a link to your creation back to that post! You can win some goodies!!

Again, thanks for visiting with me! Have a great Thursday :)

-Cyndi

Back to School with Pixie Dust Studio

First post of two again today! This is my card for this weeks Pixie Dust Studio Challenge...Back to School! I used Ron from the new Harry Potter collection at PDS. Look at the cute trunks on the paper I found! Love it! The rest of the card is pretty simple, but I did stitch all my layers since the machine was already out :)

Be sure to play along with us this week! Go to the Pixie Dust Studio Challenge blog to get the deets and to leave a link to your creation. Remember, you don't have to use a PDS image to enter, but we sure love it when you do!!

-Cyndi

In Style Stamps Sketch Challenge

***Scroll down for my card for the Pixie Dust Studio Harry Potter release today!!***

Hello again! Today is also the day for this months InStyle Stamps Sketch challenge! Here's the cool sketch that Taylor came up with for us:

BUT, there was a catch this month! It has to be a T-slide card. What's that you ask? I didn't know either! I thought I had tried every fun, funky and outrageous fold out there, but this was a new one on me. HERE is the link to the tutorial in the resources section of Splitcoast Stampers.

So here is mine. I used Violet, from InStyle Stamps. I think I was drawn to her because I played violin as a child. I always wished one of my kids would play, but only band is offered in school where we live...no strings. So sad. Anyway, I used the new Steampunk Debutante paper line by Graphic 45 as my color inspiration.

Here is the front of the card open. And below you can see the open version from a different angle. Its actually a very cool card, just not a pattern to start with for a beginner or the faint at heart!! (JK Taylor!)

The sentiment is from a really old Stampin' Up! set called Musical Manuscript.

So, be sure to head over to the ISS blog to get all the details on the sketch challenge. You have all month to play along with us, and the winner gets either 1 FREE digi from InSTyle Stamps, or 2 FREE images if you used an InStyle Stamps image for your card!

Thanks for hanging with me today! I may have one last post for you today, if not there will be 2 tomorrow! Have a great hump day :)

-Cyndi