Swirly Swirls Challenge

Hello welcome back for another fun theme at The Pixie Dust Studio Challenges! As you probably have guessed we love to see your creations containing as many swirls as you can muster without getting dizzy!  I chose to use Lil' Miss Cupcake from the most current release Goodies. Here is my card:

As much as I love this image I have to wonder if that dear pixie has a sticky bum from sitting on that frosting?  What do you think?  I just love this dp I have but a scrap left which makes me happy-sad. I believe it's by K&cOmpany but I can't find the cover sheet! The Swirly metal corner pieces are from WeRMakingMemories and the gift ribbon snippets are a local hobby store brand.  Well thanks for stopping by and don't foget to see the rest of the Pixies swirly creations.  Beth

Challenges:
Cupcake Craft  Pink and Brown
Penny's Challenges  Circles
Anything Goes  Going Around in Circles

Ellas's Pink Scrapbook Challenge...

Happy Thursday to you all! For Challenge # 25  we have a Recipe: Light Aqua, Designer Paper & Favorite Embellishment.  I had a lot of fun pulling out these pictures from the uber past. I made my DH look at them a million times LOL! Here is my layout:

Get a load of the ripples in my sons legs I miss them! I love buttons but I want to use up the most of what I have before I buy any more this took out a tiny pile or so! Well thanks for stopping by! I hope can play along... Beth

Challenges:
Scrap and Stamp  Layout With Embossing
 

Where have all my flowers gone?

Every year I mutter these words even though I already know the answer...This weeks challenge #26  at Your Next Stamp Challenges is perfect for anyone else suffering the pangs of flower loss. We'd love for you to create your own flowers. I was really excited about this however I couldn't decide what materials I was going to use. At the last moment, my kitty decided for me as I caught her playing with my black hemp.  Here is my card:

This flower was pretty easy for each petal I used three strands of hemp with one a bit longer than the other. I then glued the ends together creating a petal.  I repeated this step 6 more times and then glued all the petals together. I then topped off with a braded button not only for interest but for concealing the gooey mess behind the button.  Yippee Fhiona. seems especially happy on this card and that makes me especially happy!
I can't wait to see how you create your lovely flowers!

I have a few challenges for this card:
There she Goes  Picture Inspiration
Creative Card Crew  Flowers
Practical Scrapper  Stamps
Paper Romance  Create your Own flowers
Pear Tree Designs  Celebrate
One Stitch at A Time  Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes  Things with wings
Scrappy Frogs  Make Your Own Flowers
Our Daily Bread  Wing It

We have a winner!

Thank you everyone who entered my drawing!!!!

Using Random org?I entered the numbers 2-14

Here are your random numbers:

9 

Timestamp: 2010-09-28 13:01:44 UT

That would be you Corinna.  Please email Jenn at jenn@torendi.net  to claim your prize!!!

Congratulations!!!!

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Let's hop hop hop

Happy Monday to you! Are you ready for a fun blog hop? Great!  E.A.D/ Torendi  have teamed up for this event, if you have come from Cassie's you are in the right spot otherwise you may wan't to start from the very beginning,. The very beginning is do re mi... do re mi fa so la ti do...ooops I mean E.A.D! When Jenn from Torendi asked me if I'd like to participate in this hop I was pretty excited. I knew I would be receiving stickerz but when I got the new set Monster Birthday I flipped out!  I really wanted to show off their fun personality so I gave them strength by placing them on plastic packaging and painted white acrylic paint on the back side to make the fun colors pop.Of course, keep in mind you can get them on a white background if you desire. My creations are a fun set for that special friend at school or teacher.

I created this gift box using a template off the SCS sight, they have quite a selection. This was a tomb stone template using kraft cs. I pretty much ran all these projects useing the spots embossing folder as well as used   white a teal acrylic paint to stamp on spots.

Gift Tag

 

  

This Mini Cupcake Stand  is a Liegh Ann Baird template and it is the cutest idea she rocks!

 And Finally,here they are one big Monster Birthday Family! 

(Click on picture for better image!)

Well I truly hope you enjoyed your stop on the hop! Next stop is  Jess,  (Oh my gosh I can't believe we are in the same hop together!!!) The Whisical Butterfly.

 Thanks! It was fun! 
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Also Today is the last day you can sign up for my blog candy that Torendi is sponsoring as my farewell to the team click here to add your name to Mr. Linky . 

Of Course we can't forget to add our challenges now can we?

Crafty Ann's Challenges  Anything but a card
Jugs  Use a Template
Crazy4Challenges  Use bling (Are Googly eyes Bling???)
Sentimental Sunday  Dimension and sentiment
Flourish  Celebrations
Artful Inkables  Orange and Blue
Stampin' Royalty  anything but a card
Incy Wincy  Anything goes
Pollycraft Monday  No Designer Paper
The Crazy Challenge  No Ribbon or Buttons

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Included in the prize package is

One Tile Necklace (made by Jenn)

$15 Torendi Gift Certificate

EAD VINYL CALENDAR in BLACK

2 CLING ITS in Flower and Dandelion

1 Canister set of Stickerz

1 Vinyl Craft Room Saying "Do Something Creative Everyday" in Black

1 Vinyl "If the Shoe Fits But It In Every Color" in Cherry

12 Sets of STICKERZ (Assorted)

3 Printed Vinyl Sheets: Houndstooth, Zebra, Black Polka Dots

4 Sets of Vinyl Rub Ons (Assorted)

Caffinated Cropper Pocket Full of Sunshine Kit

Caffinated Cropper Birds of a Feather Kit

6x6 Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage

6x6 Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride

6x6 Basic Grey Green at Heart

Little Yellow Bicycle Decorative Edged Cardstock Clothesline

Little Yellow Bicycle Decorative Edged Paper Pad Clothesline

Creative Imaginations Naked Chipboard Mini Album

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I'm a Funky Junkie!

On the outside I am a plain Jane but on the inside I am a Funky Junkie &  I love the strange and deranged! I am going to press upon this more in my creations of course this takes time in the creating process stuff so perhaps once a week. I have another Ketto creation today using Calliope she is my favorite Ketto. I decided to try a new style of paper piercing, rather than cut the section out just layer it up. I am really excited about this so get ready to see a lot more of this style from me... or not I'm rather fickle! Well there is on thing I am pretty constant about TGIF! Have a wonderful weekend! Beth

Challenges for this card:
If the Shoe Fits   Flowers
Totally Paper Crafts  Magic (Fairies are magical)
Little Red Wagon  Sparkle and Glitter Used my handy dandy glitter pen
Freshly Brewed Challenge  Paper Piecing BR-T style
Oh Alice  Fighting for the Crown
Stamp Insanity   Show em who's the  the boss ( EMBOSSING)

****second posting today scroll down for Pink Cat Studio release!

Hello I created another card for today from my stash of recolored images, Fr this card I am using Ginger Ketto. I love her! I love all Kettos true be known they have a fun & unique style all their own.

I am making great efforts to start using all the blog candy I have won in the past. For example, the ribbon (thanks be to Ann)I   couldn't fit this card more perfectly or those lovely pearls ( thanks be to Amy) let alone the great stamp tucked behind the image and thank you ( Thanks be to Jenn)sentiment.  Talking about getting by with a little help from my friends we collaborated wonderfully! Thanks for stopping By! IFR! Beth

Challenges for card:
Cute Card Thursday  Sketch
Charisma Cards  Anything Goes
AI Factory  Anything Goes
Creative Inspiration  2 or more stamped images
Frosted Designs Cut It Up OOPS MISSED THE DEADLINE!!!

A New Release & a New Season!!!

 Autumn, the anticipation of what's to come 

a rainbow of  leaves that crunch when stirred

Cool crisp air filled with butterflies

preparing the journey of ever more

Recipes of soups that were almost forgotten...

Reflecting on what's been done.

Happy first day of Autumn! I have great news The Pink Cat Studio has three  fun images available today, perfect for the seasonal change upon us. I created a card using Lily & Billy in a Pile of Leaves. 

Doesn't that look like a lot of fun? It makes the effort of raking quite rewarding, just not the re-raking! Be sure to stop by the rest of the design teams blogs for their amazing works as well. Beth

Challenges:

Going Grey  Fall

Crafty Creations  Falling Leaves

Crazy4 Challenges the sketch

 Tuesday Taggers  It Takes All Sorts

Caardvarks  CAS

Secret Saturday Crafter  Anything Goes

Design Dollies  Fall

Now that's a sale!

 The Retiring YNS Stamp Sets will only be available to purchase until Sept 30, you better jump as this because Karen has marked them down a whopping 60%!  

So hop on over to the YNS Store and check out the remaining sets...quite a few of the limited edition sets have only a few remaining. 

I created a fun fall themed card using Windy Day Fhiona And Accessories to celebrate the arrival of Autumn. I shared this card aver at Paper Craft Planet yesterday. On the Weeks Your Next Stamp doesn't have challenges the design team will share their creations at the YNS group page throughout  the week. If you love YNS images come join us to inspire and be inspired! Here is my card:

 

I always forget it's ok to stamp away on patterned paper until I realized I really wanted to use the trio of mushrooms but I had no more room.  So stamp away! Well thanks for stopping bye and Happy Tueasday!

Challenges for card:  

Secret Saturday Crafter  Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenge Blog  "Clean up The Dust"  Used old ribbon

Pile it on  Red,Yellow, Green & Brown

Paper Sundaes  Fall or Halloween Cards

Practical Scrappers  Ribbon (I stamped the sentiment onto the ribbon)

Forever Torendi....Blog Candy....

Well nothing really lasts forever and this will be my last month as a Torendi dt member. I cannot believe its been an entire year already, Sigh..... I am thrilled to say I will be able to squeeze out at least one more project for the  E.A D/Torendi  Blog hop. I received the best stickers right up my alley and I cannot wait to share my creations with you! This blog hop will be Monday Sept 27th see you there! For now  I want tostroll down memory lane to show you some of my favorite Torendi Creations:

 

                                  

And lastly this card who my youngest son proclaimed as his:




What I love most about being on the team was the challenge of receiving items and being pushed to think way outside the box at times. Seriously who really wants to be trapped behind 4 walls? Thank you Tiff and Jenn for everything! Oh yeah Jenn is offering up a Tornedi style goodie bag as my farewell blog candy all you need to do is post a blurb on your blog and then link back here to Mr Linky. I hope you will continue to see what's Forever Torendi!

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge!

Hello and welcome back to another Pixie Dust Studio Challenge! This week we'd like to see an animal on your card and it's up to you whether it has fur or feathers. Now you aren't required to use a Pixie Dust  image however there is a wonderful array of animal digis at  The Studio go see for yourself.. I chose to use this darling image called Purrfect Princess. Here is my card:

 How can you not love the tilt of this kitty's head? OK, now it's your turn what animal do you fancy? Beth

Challenges:
Character Cafe  Sketch
Paper Pretties  Pearls, Rhinestones or Glitter Dots
Paper Sundaes  3 Types of Embellishments
ABC Challenge  D is for Distressing
Going Grey  Must use Digi
My Grafico  Use Metal
My Time to Craft  Jewelled
Gingerloft Challenge  Anything Goes

Z is for Zombie....

I don't want you to get the idea my family and I are consumed with blood guts and gore we just wanted to do something as a family we'd never forget! Last month we had the thrill of participating in the 4th Annual Zombie Walk. You should know Zombies are the nicest people, we all looked really horrific but the # 1 rule was no scaring kiddos which was great. The only one not into it was my youngest. He caught wind that he could have dressed up in Camouflage and brought his Nerf gun to shoot the Zombies at the meeting point on the University Lawn. Once he figured this out he just knew he got the bloody end of the stick!  So where am I going with this monologue? Melissa from Pink Cat Studio created the best Halloween digi's this week and one of them just so happens to be Zombie Blobby! Before I share my creation here is the complete set and they are all spooktacular!

 My Daughter named the Vampire Blobby  "Count Blobbula" isn't that a hoot?!? Ok so are you ready to see my creation?  OK you asked for it!!!

So I am sure you are wondering where we got all our fake blood and guts right? Well a great privilege of being an EMT is that there is the Moulage Kit at the Rescue Barn with all sorts of oogie boogie stuff! For the guts and brains well we cooked up some Raman noodles with lots of red food coloring and tossed in some oatmeal.  Just in case we got hungry later!  Well I want you to know the main thought mulling through my half eaten brain all night "good grief what if all this fake blood doesn't wash of for church tomorrow?" It all came off! Beth

Ella's Pink Scrapbook Challenge # 24

Happy Thursday! Today will a busy day in blog land , I have three post to share with you today. Back to School is out theme challenge at Ella's Pink Scrapbook so it was the perfect opportunity to use these photo's emphasizing my son's first day of Kindergarten from 2 years ago.

I chose to use Cosmo Cricket's My Boyfriend designer paper as well as Bam Pop's J is for Jump stamp set available at the Torendi Shop.  Here is a close up of the jumping robot (minus his hat) and a paper pieced star:

Well I hope you can play this round, I have plenty more school days pictures & I could use the inspiration! Beth

Oops I almost for got my challenges:
Little Red Wagon  Stars
Creative Inspirations  Tag it My jounaling box was supposed to look like a tag
Paper Cutz  Use A Tag

Pixie Dust Studio Release!!!!

Oh my goodness today is the day of the fantastic  release called "Goodies" from the Pixie Dust Studio and they are fantastic!

Thank You YNS!

I want to let you all know that being a part of the Your Next Stamp design team has superseded my expectations in every way! Karen is so generous to us and very encouraging and all the efforts by the rest of the design team just floors me! So here's to you Thank You! With that being said the Your Next Stamp Challenge for the next 2 weeks is either Thank You or Thanksgiving themes. I am grateful for this theme because it is so easy to live in a thankless mindset so any reminder that comes my way is most welcome!
For this weeks card I had my idea worked out and then I received some goodies from Karen. ( Oh you are going to love the next release in October!) I fell from the vine over Monkey Hanging Around and just had to create a card using this set.

Isn't he too cute? It's hard to tell from the photo however his sweet face is popped up for dimension.  I really enjoyed all the fun creations of those I was able to stop by and say howdy to! You did a fantastic job of inspiring me as well as many others and I can't wait to see what you come up with next! Beth

What's black & White with Red, yellows, and orange?

 My card! I am trying to use up my stash of images I already colored. I really thought by doing this it would be a time saver and I would have done a multitude of cards... I guess I thought wrong! LOL! Any how here is another Tiddly Inks image I got from the shop Spring HugABugg, she is so cute! I am already yearning for Spring and the lovely flush of blooms to come forth but that's not going to happen for some time, a very long time in all reality.  OK enough jibby jabby, here is my card:

I am happy to say my button supply is down to less that 150 I can see the light at the end of tunnel. This, of course, merely means I'll be forced to buy some more buttons! Well that's all for now except my little challenge list:
Tiddly Inks  Birthday
Stampotique  Birthday
Aly's Sunday  Sparkle & Glitter Used a glitter pen all over but you can't see it!
Penny's Challenge  Happy Birthday

Well I'm off to the YMCA and then this afternoon I'll be making a batch of Vegetable Beef soup ...mmmm good! Beth

More From Tiddly Inks

Well I am pleased to say I have another creation using the fun freebies from Tiddly Inks Christy is so talented and very generous to her followers over at The Paper Craft Planet (hint hint). I love this fun lantern paper when printing it off I expected black and white but I was astounded by this bold red and black! (you get both by the way!) So here is my card:

See! What did I tell you! Those lanterns are fabulous! I finally braved the shiny hair technique after viewing Caz's awesome tutorial! Here are the challenges for this card:

Unscripted Sketches   Sketch # 72
Totally Paper Crafts  Dotty
Bee Crafty  Fashion Kimono, what else needs to be said!
Fussy & Fancy  Christmas Colors
Charisma Cards  Try something new Shiny hair technique thanks to Caz
Color Create  Red Gold &White (snuck in some green too)
Incy Wincy  Celebrate
Fab'n'Funky  Whateva

Tiddly Inks  Birthday

Well have a wonderful Sunday! Beth

School ...school ...school...

Well I cannot believe we will be into the 4th week of school already! WOW!!! I created a "school" themed card to slip into one of my kiddo's book bag this week. Here is my card using a great freebie image  as well as dp from Tiddly Inks:

 

Isn't that blackboard dp terrific? If you have to have it I think you can still snag it if your a member of Tiddly Inks at Paper Craft Planet. Thanks for stopping bye! Beth

Here are some challenges met for this card:

Mojo Monday   Sketch # 155

Digital Tuesday  Dots & Stripes

City Crafter  One for the Boys

The Pink Elephant  Back To School

Ooh La La Creations  Stripes

Stampavie  School

No Time To Stamp  Guy Card

Fun Cards!

Wow it has been ages since I have been able to create non-dt related cards! I have one to share today using Maisy Ketto :

Isn't she the sweetest? I think Maisy really compliments this Basic Grey line Urban Prairie. Here are the challenges for this card:
Craft Your Days Away  Glittery & Girlie
Going Grey  Child Themed Card
A Spoon Full of Sugar  Animal
ABC Challenge  C is for Charms
Color Throwdown  Turquoise, Pink, Green & Yellow
Aud Sentiments  Best Wishes
Cute Card Thursday  Play on Words
Practical Scrapper  White Core CS
Stamptacular Sunday  Distressing
Oh Alice!  Sparkle & Shine Used glitter pen
Flutter By Wed  Use pink along with butterfly or fairy

Well Thanks for stopping by and I know I sound like a broken record however I haven't been able to leave much in the way of comments due to lack of time and typing skills. Hopefully soon I will be able to start expressing my gratitude for all the inspiration you share with us! Beth

   Oh yeah I want to share a cute picture of a Humming bird:

These guys are harder than heck to photograph!

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Happy shopping and stamping!

Happy Birthday Torendi!!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US...

which means goodies for you!!!

Torendi is turning 1 today and we want to PARTY!

All purchases made in the store today will arrive to you with a FREE GIFT! WOO HOO!

We also have a special Anniversary kit! (supplies are limited!!)

"One is Fun"

We will be doing giveaways today on the blog and facebook!

And there are lots of yummy NEW items in stock!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING OUR FIRST YEAR A SUCCESS!!! 

You are special!!!

Oh yes you are! So this card is dedicated to all you out there feeling ordinary or out of sorts.

 

Don't you just love Fairy Fhiona's  sweet expression?  I do! I also realized  I love white ink on Kraft just about as much as I love it on black card stock. I stamped the sentiment onto ribbon with black Stazon it is the least likely ink to feather out. How is that for a tip of the day...My last love of the card are the copper bitty brads may they never go out of style! Well thanks for stopping bye & I do still believe inky fingers rule though now-a-days the only ink on my fingers is from the ink pad at the library! Beth

Here is a list of challenges for my card:

Stamp Something  Cute

Daring Cardmakers  Sapphires for Sept (Pinkish orange)

Pile it on  Layers

Aly's Sunday Challenge  Pretty in Pink

Speedy the Cat's  Friends Challenge  5 of something I cut 5 squares for this card

Our Daily Bread  Forgotten Embellishments Brads

I heart DF!!!

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Pink Cat Studio Release!

Hello again! I am back to share with you that Pink Cat Studio has a new release of rubber images available today!

Aren't these terrific!?! I created a card using Betty the Witch and lots of layers:

Hold on you silly animals and Betty both hands on the handle! Well this is my last post for today I hope you enjoyed your visits!
Here are he challenges met for this card:
Cupcake Craft  Digital
My Time to Craft  Things you'd find In The Garden (frogs & Spiders)
Going Grey Halloween
Digi Doodle  Distressing (used sand paper & white paint)
Artful Inkables Distressing
Little Red Wagon  Paint (used White to distress)

Ellas's Pink Scrapbook Challenge...

Hello again and Happy Thursday! Today for Ella's Pink Scrapbook Challenge #23 we have a  recipe challenge of using your favorite colors and embellishments. Well My favorite color changes with the wind but I was feelin it for Kraft, White, Pink and Green! And I love using ribbon so I decided to really use ribbon! The picture is of my darling daughter when she was just a baby...

 

My middle child couldn't believe this was his sister or get over the fact her clothes were amiss. To create this I initially stamped this simple flower all over the Kraft paper, I like the looks of this almost as much as white on black! After that there was no plan just action until I got to here. 

Well I hope you have fun with this one as it's all about your likes! I will be posting one more time today so you all come back now! Beth