Gettin' Inspired!

Although I don't have anything to show at the moment, I did want to give a quick word to let you all know that I plan on heading back to the scraproom next week.

I went with some friends to the local ScrapFest and was inspired and awed and now itching to get back at it.

I also got to try out some very COOL products. Ms. Emily and her awesome friendly crew from Stampingbella were demonstrating Dylusions Ink Sprays and the Koi markers! OH SO FUN - I LOVE the Make N Take we did with them! Grabbed me some TCW templates, but not the ink :( big mistake, now I can't find an online Canadian supplier for the Dylusions. D'oh!

As well, I got to meet Ms. Kimmie of KraftinKimmie, super amazing lady, tres friendly and she had lovely things to say about our friend Ms. Barbara of ForgottenScraps & Little Miss Muffet Stamps. 2 Idols in one day, not so bad!

Thanks to Kerry J. for introducing me to Kimmie. Some of you may know that Kerry of Cards by Kerry was the person who started me on my scrapbooking and cardmaking journey. Kerry made me some incredible thank - you cards as a baby gift many years back and then invited me to an SU party at her house and I was hooked. She has always been a great source of inspiration and information. She was the first one to get pestered by me with endless questions. ;D

Anyway, hope you are all well! I will be stopping by y'all soon!

Hugs

Blogging Break

Just a head's up to everyone who follows my blog. I am going to be taking a bit of a blogging break. I was under the weather for a few weeks late February and have found that I now have a lot of things to catch up on in my personal life that are going to keep me away from the crafting table.

Not to worry, I will be back - how else can I expect to remain sane ;D Once I have everything sorted out and back on track, I hope to get back to the blogging.

Thanks for all the fab comments. Can't wait to get back to seeing everyone's inspirations soon - until then, hope you all are well and having fun!

Hugs,
Stephanie

Whimsy Magazine Release

Here is a sneak peak of my Love Word Book project which is just one of the projects being featured in the Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Magazine. These projects were submitted by DT members of Little Miss Muffet, Make It Crafty and Whimsy Stamps, featuring products from the new joint "Paris" release. "Paris" release info found here.

Whimsy Stamps - Love Postage Stamp Collection (w/ Copics and Glossy Accents)
Love Word Book SVG - 4shared

Whimsy Stamps - Love Postage Stamps Collection

LMM digital image - Emily Rose Hatter & Bicycle

MIC digital image - Paris Sidewalk Scene
MIC - laser cut chipboard sentiment frame

Digital Image Close Up
LMM digital image - Emily Rose Hatter
MIC digital image - Paris Sidewalk Scene

Papers - Echo Park - Yours Truly coordinating kit & stickers

Ink/Coloring Medium - Copics
Other - Glossy Accents, key charm, dimensional tape, chipboard, binder rings and ribbon

LMM - Fancy or Lacey

Good Morning and welcome to another Little Miss Muffet Challenge - #29. Today we are making Fancy or Lacey projects.

I nearly choked on my Cheerieo's last week when I popped over to Inspiration post to grab the link and saw that Juliana Herrmann had used the very same images that I had already prepared for this week's challenge. I chalk it up to us both be very clever ;D Not one to waste, I still had to use it, after all it was already coloured up and begging to be made into a card.

LMM image - Natalia

MIC - Ivy Window Wall
DCWV - stack pack
button, dollar store flower brads & lace

SU sentiment - Fifth Avenue Floral
Quickutz - Flourish

Now head on over to the Challenge Blog and check out the fab projects my Teamies made.

Submitted for the following challenges:
Crafts and Me - #72 Shades of Spring
Inky Impressions - Bright Colours
The Sisterhood of Crafter's - Getting Digi With It (both images are digi's)
Totally Gorjuss - #119 Lace

Watcha Doin Wryn - New Release

Argh, I am having such camera issues. I am taking photo's and they look fin, all is well, but I upload them and they look dramatically different. Being that I am soooo under the weather, I gave up and my hubby took the photo for me, hence the tall building view angel ;D

Any way, onto a new Wryn release by Tiddy Inks, this is Watcha Doin'? merged with Make It Crafty's - Open Window digi. Check out the Tiddly Inks blog for more awesome samples from the DT's. BTW the Open Window also is available as a rubber stamp.

Tiddly Inks image - Watcha Doin? Wryn
MIC - Open Window (which is now available as a rubber stamp)
DP - scraps (plowing through them - hurray!)
both yellow DP I THINK are from Echo Park, SU cardstock - Not Quite Navy and Kraft
SU Sentiment - Time Well Spent

Submitted for the following Challenges:

Lollipop Crafts - #68 Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time - #101 Use a Digi or Don't
Make it Monday - #77 Linking Party
Papertake Weekly - Getting Krafty
Celebrate the Occasion - #51 Thinking of You

Quaint Cottage Inspiration Friday

Quick note, this card was chosen as one of the "FAVORITES for the week ending February 19, 2012. on SplitCoaststampers!

You MUST MUST MUST check out the new "Paris" release collaboration by Little Miss Muffet Stamps, Make It Colourful and Whimsy Stamps. All perfectly coordinated, you can buy: rubber stamps, digital stamps, backgrounds, background elements, sentiments, sentiment borders, and laser cut chipboard elements! How can you pass this up.

LMM - Sophia
MIC - Quaint Cottage
DP - Stampin Up

Now that I ranted, here is my Little Miss Muffet inspiration card of the week, and don't forget to check the DT over at the LMM Challenge Blog.
haha, I have to laugh! Barbara of LMM always does a coloured version of each image for her store site. I just popped over to get the linky of Sophia for this post and we coloured our Sophia's in the same outfit colours, even the shoe's. I HONESTLY had not peeked at her colouring before hand. I try not to, so that the colour can be completely unique to me. Same as the MIC cottage, I did not look at Zoe's coloured version first so as not to be influenced before hand.

Apparently I'm on a roll. I just popped over to the Challenge blog and Juliana Herrmann used the exact two images that I merged together for my next challenge, hehe and I have already coloured it too. So much for being original ;D

Submitted for the following challenges:
Make It Colourful - Spring Colours
iCopic Lover - #68 BG Family (BG72, BG13 & BG10: these were a Valentine gift from my hubby, so glad I could use them)
Mad for Markers - R's & RV's (R27, R22, R20 and R00)
The Crafty Pad - #157 B is for (bows, brown and bling charm)
DYSU Challenge Blog - #59 Layers
Crafts and Me Challenges - #71 Distressed
Dutch Dare Card Challenges - Feb 16, Distressing
Paper Crafting Journey - PCJ #3 Make It Cute
The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Challenge - #7 Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - #73 Anything Goes

3 Company's - 1 Massive Release & Blog Hop

Scroll Down for today's Tiddly Inks Post.

Happy Valentines Day!!

Have we got some exciting news for you today!! Not only is today a Little Miss Muffet Stamps release day, we are joining up with Make it Crafty and Whimsy to bring you a fantastic collection of images, sentiments and even matching embellishments to get your creative minds flowing!

There is inspiration, a blog hop, challenge and HEAPS of prizes!! We also have extra inspiration for you at the Little Miss Muffet Challenge blog.

Plus LMM Stamps is burning rubber - that's right there are nine new images now available in rubber format! Plus the LMM store and Barbara's personal site Forgotten Scraps have FREEBIES!

LMM image - New Release Laplem the Gargoyle
MIC - laser cut chipboard sentiment border (coloured with W7 Copic)
Whimsy - Fanciful Birthday Notables 1 (sentiment and sentiment frame)
Home-made DP - FreeVinatageDigitalStamps "Paris Bonjour"
DCWV - Chipboard Key (sanded & re-coloured with W7)
Laplem- coloured with WG Copics with green bits in crevasses for moss.
Ranger Distress Ink - Forest Moss

PRIZES & SURPRISES & A CHALLENGE!!

Not all the Little Miss Muffet Teamies are in on the Hop so make sure you follow the order.

To get started in the excitement, the first stop on the hop is the inspirational ANN. Make sure you comment along the way for a chance at winning a few extra goodies and once you reach the end, we'll share all the details on the prizes you can win and we even have a fun challenge you can enter which could win you a feature in the upcoming Whimsy Magazine! Wooohoo!

Did we just hear you scream?

"I LOVE THESE PRODUCTS AND I WANT THEM NOW!"

haha - they are awesome right? The ideas exploded!!
Well they are available RIGHT NOW!!
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