Blog Candy Final Call!!

Final call for entries for my Blog Candy is tonight! Good luck!! See THIS POST for the details!

Amelia Chloe Sneak Peek & more Glue Arts

Post 2 of 2 today! Scroll down for my Pixie Dust Studio challenge post for this week!

Here's my snek peek of Amelia Chloe for InStyle Stamps! She's one of many new Chloes that we are releasing tomorrow in the ISS store.

This Chloe is my favorite from this release, I think she is just the bomb! I had to pair her with some fun Steampunk Debutante papers by Graphic 45 and then I cut these fun Gadget Gears from my Tim Holtz Alterations dies.

Its also still Glue Arts week over at InStyle Stamps. For this project I used the Raise 'n' s that were part of the Combo pack that I received. They are like a cross between pop dots and glue dots. AND they can be trimmed to a smaller size if thats what you need. I used the Raise 'n' s on Chloe to give her some dimension, then I used the U cut Its on the Gears (from the same combo pack) on the gears so they are raised a bit higher, and I could cut the strips into thin yet long strips.

For the brads, I cut the prongs off the backs of them with my Tonic Scissors so that they are flatish on the back. Then I pushed these onto the Mini Square adhesive roll to pick up a small adhesive piece. I loved these cause they are also great to roll where you want them on a small strip of paper if you need just a touch of adhesive!

Here's the photo I showed you the other day with all the awesome goodies that Glue Arts sent all the ISS Design Team! AND they sent enough for us to have this same package of Glue Arts goodness for one lucky winner this week! Be sure to check into the InStyle Stamps blog for all the details!

Thanks so much for hopping by today, and don't forget that tomorrow is Blog Hop Day!

-Cyndi

Meet Sir Ginger

Its time for this weeks challenge at Pixie Dust Studio! We have our first sketch for you this week, thanks to our new sketch artist Dani!! Be sure to join us this week and you can have a chance to win the digi image of your choice from the PDS store! Just head to the Pixie Dust Challenge blog for all the deets!

For my card I used “Sir Ginger” from the newest Goodies collection! I colored him to match these gorgeous new papers from Cosmo Cricket called “Mitten Weather”. (These are in stock in my store!)

I also got to play with my new Jumbo Ric Rac die from My Favorite Things for this one. The blingy brads in the corner and on the ric rac are sugar coated brads by Doodlebug. Ribbon is from my stash.

I am also entering this card into the following other challenges:

Christmas Stamping All Year Long: borderabilities

Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge: Christmas colors

Sweet Stamping Challenge Blog: stitching

Be sure to check back later this morning for my sneak peek from InStyle Stamps!

-Cyndi

Friends Forever

Good morning Wednesday! (said in a voice mimicking of Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam) Bwaaa. You know, none of my kids have ever even heard of that movie. Not to mention The World According to Garp, or Dead Poets Society. A whole other side to the comedian they fell in love with as the Genie. Hmm...time for intervention.

OK, off my sidetrack of the day. I have a card I started eons ago for you today. I colored this Pixie Dust Studio image for some challenge or another a long time back and just pulled it out to finish it into a card yesterday.

I had a fight with my DD about if this was a raccoon or a cat. I knew it was supposed to be a raccoon, but I first tried to color it to look like a cat. She just rolled her eyes. So, I fixed it but didn't tell her.

The main image is "July Pixie" from Pixie Dust Studio, and I added the bird from "Gnome Playtime" to the top of her hat. Now the nice thing about digis is that you can manipulate all this in Adobe before you ever print it. But I am just lazy. I print them both, cut them out, then adhere one over the other.

OK, so here's the list of challenges for this baby! I don't usually do so many, but as I was looking for sketches and stuff more kept popping up that kept changing how this card finally turned out!

Pixie Dust Studio: Fur or Feathers

The Pink Elephant Challenge: Recipe

Fab 'n' Funky: Photo Vibe

Papertake Weekly: Animal Magic

Cute Card Thursday: Tweet & a Flutter

Our Creative Corner: sketch

Thanks for popping in today! Lots more in store for you this week: Pixie Dust Studio new challenge tomorrow, InStyle Stamps new Chloe Sneak peek tomorrow, InStyle Stamps blog hop on Friday, last call for my Blog Candy on Friday, and new Stampendous sketch challenge this Saturday!!

-Cyndi

Challenge Cards

Good morning! Today I have a couple of challenge cards for you using the newest images available at Pixie Dust Studio! First up is "Lil Miss Cupcake" that I used for this weeks sketch over at Card Positioning Systems challenge.

Miss Cupcake is dressed to match these papers from Cosmo Cricket and My Minds Eye. Each strip was sewn to the white layer and then adhered to the coral background. The color palette (and cherry on top theme) was picked for this weeks Cupcake Inspiration Challenge.

Next I used "Pint Size Chef" for my card using the sketch from this weeks Friday Sketchers Challenge blog. Paper are all from the Basic Grey "Nook & Pantry" line.

ETA: Oopps! wrong card! Here is the correct one for this sketch:

(Card below is the Pint Size Chef card...the one above , the correct one for the challenge is using Lil' Red, also by Pixie Dust Studio. Geeesh, I am a dork!!)

To see more of these images from the "Goodies" collection and to pick up some of your own goodies, of course, head over to the Pixie Dust Studio store! You also still have a couple of days left for this weeks Fur or Feather Challenge, and the newest one will be up this Thursday at the Pixie Challenge Blog!

-Cyndi

InStyle Stamps Sneak Peek Chloe & Glue Arts Review

Its release week again at InStyle Stamps! We have lots of new Chloes for you this week :) My sneak for today is called "Raindrop Chloe" and will be available at the end of this week in the InStyle Stamps store!

We are also proudly teaming up with Glue Arts this week. Let me tell you, I have been a Glue Arts fan for over a year now. Their Glue Glider is my go-to adhesive of choice, but more on that tomorrow!

Glue Arts generously gave out InStyle team a TON of product to work with! I was soooo thrilled since I already love the stuff! Here's a shot of all the goodies:

They ALSO were kind enough to donate some goodies for a lucky winner this week! Head to the ISS blog for details on how you could be the lucky girl!

Today I used my Glue Glider Max, (that I already had), another all time favorite! I tend to use it when ever I scrapbook because it REALLY stays!! This stuff will hold something to the wall if you want!

So, for this project I did a lot of sewing on the panels and I needed something to make sure the layers wouldn't come apart over time. The adhesive I have in the gun now is the 1" so that it really wide too to cover the stitching. (I also have the 1/2" cartridge which is closer to the size of what would be in the Glue Glider Pro...the cute pink one)

But I also want to show you a couple of nifty NEW to me products also by Glue Arts. I am a HUGE fan of dimensionals. I go through tons and tons of them. And I have them in like every size. I had never tried the ones that come in a big sheet before, but I REALLY like being able to cut the size that I want! This product is also terrific because not only does it really stick but the liner comes off without a fight!! 2 more pros for me!

Here's a shot of what it looks like in the packaging. This is a combo pack. I used the "U cut it" for todays project and Thursday I will show you the "Raise n's". Also today I used the ribbon adhesive. I snipped off a bit and attached it directly to my ribbon, this way the ribbon won't slide around on my card! Totally cool, AND it really sticks!!

OK!! So, be sure first off to head to the InStyle Stamps blog for more eye candy today and all this week! I will be back Thursday with a NEW peek for you and also featuring more Glue Arts products!

Thanks for coming by!

-Cyndi

Blog Candy Alert!!

Just a reminder that entries for my BLOG CANDY are being accepted through this Friday, Spetember 24! For all the details click ----->> HERE !

-Cyndi

InStyle Stamps Inspiration Challenge

Its time for another InStyle Stamps Inspiration Challenge! This month we don't actually have a picture for you, but an idea. Taylor challenged us to create a project inspired by a children's book. Well, let me tell you...I read a LOT you all know that! AND I love kids' fiction and we have a kazillion books on our shelves...yes thats a real word, even though Blogger doesn't think so.

But, when looking at my images for this month I was totally stumped. I finally decided to cheat, but just a bit. I started thinking of Kids tv shows, and more so tv specials that I watched as a child. Immediately I had an idea! Besides my Christmas favorites, I always loved when there was a Charlie Brown special on! And when I thought about Lucy always talking on the phone with her friend Marcie I knew I had the perfect image!!

I used "Tracy" from the Anime section at InStyle Stamps. OK, so her hair isn't as curly as Lucy's but work with me here! I pulled out some My Minds Eye bright color papers to work from and voila!

Be sure to head over to the InStyle Stamps blog to see what more of the DT has come up with. And if you want to enter our challenge you have a whole month to complete it then come back and link it up! winner will receive 2 digis if they used an InSTyle Stamps image, or 1 digi if they used another image.

My card is also entered in the following challenges:

• Mojo Monday: sketch
• Fussy & Fancy: Christmas Colors

Thanks for coming by today! Be sure to scroll down for the 2nd post of the day!

-Cyndi

Pixie Dust Studio release day...Goodies!

It's New Release Day at Pixie Dust Studio! This release is called "Goodies" and is chocked full of sweets and fairies! I chose "Baker Fairy" for my card today :) she is so sweet and I knew she would be just PERFECT to use with my new Cosmo Cricket "Pixielicious" paper!

For Baker Fairy I used this weeks sketch at Clean & Simple Cards for my layout. And I used the recipe from A Crafty Little Place....1 flower, 2 pattern papers, 3 buttons. The flower is from Prima, The multicolor pattern is by Cosmo Cricket as are the matching buttons! Both will be in The Scrappy Chick Boutique by the end of the day!!

Here's the side view of the card. I popped up my Fairy a bit and even decorated the inside of my card a touch. The border punch is by EK Success. Sentiment is a new Christmas Stamp from Stampendous! called "Bake Up Memories"

Above is the inside view. Below is the graphic to show you ll the adorable sweetness in this collection! Head over to Pixie Dust Studio today to pick up your "Goodies"!!

Thanks for stopping in again! Be sure to scroll down for the other post of the day!!

-Cyndi

More peeks: Chirpin' Love!

I am back today with another peek for you from InStyle Stamps. This is "Chirpin' Love". I am totally in love with that cute mailbox! I perched it atop a couple of layers of grass cut with my Martha Stewart icicle border punch!

Again, I used my Love Bandit paper by Bo Bunny in keeping with the love theme. The sentiment is from Lizzie Anne Designs and I masked it and split it into 3 lines instead of one.

Be sure to head to the ISS blog for more eye candy with this new peek :) New images for this week will be released this Friday! Have a happy Tuesday...I can't wait to go buy Season 2 of Fringe later today after Cheer and Karate!! Yeah boy!

-Cyndi