This is for the Birds!"

This week's challenge at the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog is called "This is for the Birds!" For the challenge you are required to create a project that incorporates at least ONE bird, and, of course, stamping!

If you know me at all you know that I haven't been a lover of any of the bird stamps that have come out so this challenge was quite the challenge for me!

Anyways, this is what I came up with! I'm fairly happy with the final results and think it looks much better in real life than it does here in this photo. I clear heat embossed the flowers on the Cancer Cannot poem and for some added dimension I heat embossed the birds and cut each one out so I could pop them up off of the card.

Thanks for taking the time to look...

NEW BEGINNINGS...

are always exciting! And...I can tell you, today's debut of the new Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog is no exception! The Design Team and I have been working really hard, over the past several weeks, to make sure everything was in place so that today was just PERFECT for all our visitors!

This week's challenge is called "New Beginnings" in honor of our brand new challenge blog. We have tons of exciting, unique and fun challenges planned and I'm sure there's something to peak the interest of EVERYONE! So, please, check out our challenges every week! Each Sunday, at 6:00 AM (EST) we will post a new challenge for the week. The rules are simple...follow the theme provided, create an ORIGINAL project made specifically for our challenge, post it on your blog with a link back to our blog, leave a comment with a direct link to your blog to make it easy for us to find you AND make sure you use some sort of stamping on your project! Voila...it's that easy! Once you've followed all the rules, you'll be entered into a random drawing to win a fabulous prize!

Don't forget, if you enter at least THREE times during any given month you'll be entered into the contest to be our Guest Designer for a month! As a winner, you'll receive an award banner to post on your blog letting all your friends know you've won AND you'll be invited to be a featured designer on our blog for an entire month! Now...who wouldn't want that?

Anyways...enough of the boring stuff...

Because today is our special debut, we've planned several fun activities for anyone to participate in throughout the day. So...be sure to check out our blog often today, participate in the fun and you could be the instant winner of a fabulous prize!

Hope you'll join us for our weekly fun! Can't wait to get to know you and see what you create!

Here's my submission for today's challenge: New Beginnings

Blog Candy Give-Away!

I have had a bit of time to blog hop today and thought I'd share with all of you the wonderful Blog Candy Give-Away that I came across.

Lis-Trations Art and Design Company are giving away the Spring Elisabeth Bell collection and a signed 9x12 print from either the Sweet Art Colour or Sweet Art Ebony series! What a fabulous prize to win!


Good luck!

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge!

The wait and suspense is almost over! Only two more days until the debut of the Stamptacular Sunday Challenges begin!

It seems like forever ago the announcement to find the PERFECT Design Team was posted and now...the fun is just around the corner! We have tons of fun and unique challenges planned and hope that our challenge blog becomes one of the most successful on the internet.

There's guaranteed to be a favorite challenge for everyone...all are welcome to participate no matter what your creative level is! The only stipulations to play along are that you MUST use some type of stamping on each project you create and your submissions MUST be original and specifically designed just for our challenge!

It all begins on April 5th, 2009 at 6:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, so please check us out at http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com and join us for our first challenge! In honor of our new adventure, we'll also have lots of other fun and prizes going on throughout the day too! So, be sure to stop back often to help us celebrate our "New Beginning" and to ensure you don't miss out on any of the activities!

Can't wait to meet you!
Priscilla

I know it's been quite a while...

since my last post but I really do have a good excuse! Honest!

I've been extremely busy trying to get everything ready for my new challenge blog Stamptacular Sunday Challenge, that will begin posting on April 5th. I am so excited about beginning this new journey and have the absolute BEST Design Team ever! They, too, have been working very hard and are just as excited as I am! So, please add us to your blog, make a habit of stopping by to visit us each week and join in all the fun we have in store for you!

On top of all this, my family and I have been going through quite a struggle. It seems like it's always something and when it rains, it pours! I won't bore you with the details but please just know that I'll be back in full force after the launch of the challenge blog, if not before!

Anyways, I just wanted to touch base with all of you and let you know that I appreciate your continued support and all the visits to my blog!

Hugs,
Priscilla

House Mouse Challenge #27

This week's challenge was to use CHIPBOARD. Well, I don't generally buy chipboard because I have no clue what to do with it. The only thing I could come up with is this chipboard coaster calendar. Nothing fancy but hope it counts anyways!

Looking for Design Team Members!

Thank you for visiting the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge Blog! We will be launching our first challenge on April 5th, 2009.

But, before then I am looking to put together the perfect Design Team! As a DT member you will be required to:

* Submit a completed project weekly, via e-mail, following the challenge requirements, no later than the Friday before the challenge is posted to the blog!
* Take excellent quality photos of your completed projects.
* Post positive comments on ALL participants' blogs sometime during the week of the particular challenge they participate in.
* Be an active DT member of our Sunday Challenge Blog, share with me any and all challenge ideas you may have and want to see as one of our blog challenges, and HOST challenges, if needed.
* Help to find sponsors willing to donate prizes for our challenges (this can be friends, companies or yourself)
* Be open and honest with me when you feel there's a problem or something needs to be addressed or anytime you just want to chit chat.
* ENJOY participating and being part of my DT!

ALL ACCEPTED DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS MUST AGREE TO AND FULFILL A SIX (6) MONTH COMMITMENT!

If the above sounds like something you would like to be a part of and you're interested in becoming a Design Team member for our Brand New Sunday Challenge Blog, PLEASE e-mail me 2-5 samples of your BEST work...at least ONE of your submissions MUST be something other than a greeting card and ALL submissions MUST contain stamping! No scrapbook layouts, please!

Please e-mail your submissions to misscill@yahoo.com by midnight February 27, 2009 to qualify. Accepted Design Team members will be notified no later than Friday March 6th, 2009.

Good Luck,
Priscilla

Magnetic Fridge Notepad

Here is the results of a SWAP I joined. The SWAP was to create an altered magnetic refrigerator notepad. It just so happened that I got several magnetic calendars from the dentist office the other day and decided to use them as the base for my notepads. It worked out really well, at least I think! Besides, on the backside of the notepad is a 2010 calendar and a list of all the holidays. Anyways, I just covered the front of the magnetic calendars with pattern paper, made a small scallop topper for the notepad and stamped on the paper to give it a decorative finish. VOILA! It was quick and easy! I sure hope the recipients think they turned out nice.

House Mouse Challenge #25

I am so excited to have been able to play this week! This week's challenge was a sketch and boy was it a fantastic challenge and so much fun to create! Thanks for the inspiration!

Paper Piecing...

Hi everyone...I haven't been creating much lately but thought I'd share with you some of my paper piecings that I've created in the past. Paper piecing is a ton of work BUT...for me, it's very
relaxing. Click on each image and you'll be able to notice that each individual section has been created from a piece of paper. Drawn and cut to the exact shape that I needed to complete the final image.

Perpetual Calendar

Before the holidays I was working on a couple of calendar layouts for a SWAP that I was in. I was responsible for creating April, July and December. So far I've shared the April and July layouts and many of you have been patiently, or NOT, waiting for me to post my December creation...

Well, here it is...

Birthday Wishes

Here are a couple of Birthday cards that I created to go inside of a paint can gift set. I absolutely love how they turned out and will definitely be using this idea again! They were so quick and easy!

Thank you...for your friendship!

I know you always hear me talking about a group that I'm in, Scrappin' In Toledo, well...in December we had our annual Christmas Crop. Boy was it a blast! We always have tons of activities, prizes, and an abundance of yummy food! Not to mention that most of us are able to get together all in one place to hang out, chit chat and have a great time! Anyways, this year one of our activities was a Shoebox SWAP. Everyone attending the crop created a card, provided all the materials and put them in a shoebox for each person at the crop to duplicate one of their creations. Then, at the crop all of the shoeboxes were put in one area and during the crop we all had the opportunity to sit down and make each one of the cards. When we were all finished we had about 14-16 cards that were all made and ready to be sent to someone special throughout the year! What a GREAT idea...well, in theory anyways. Unfortunately, we ran out of time and not everyone had the time to complete all the cards...BUT...it was still FUN!

Here's a look at the card I made and prepared the supplies for.

I received a HUG!

Thanks Anne for sending me this Hug award! How sweet of you to think of me!
The rules are that I must pass this on to 5 other people...
1. Adria
2. Carmen
3. Danielle
4. Lavada
5. Leslie

Make 'n Take

I'm in a scrapbooking/stamping group and designed this Make 'n Take for us to do. It was a big HIT...I'm not sure what everyone liked more...the homemade candy or the project itself! LOL

Anyways, it was really fun being able to show everyone the crayon resist technique that I learned a while ago at a stamp convention I went to. You should try it...it's super easy and creates a stunning effect!

Penny Black Saturday Challenge: Frame It!

I am having so much fun being able to participate in blog challenges again! This is a card I made for the Penny Black Challenge. Don't you just love Penny Black? I know I sure do...and am completely addicted! Seems like I just can't get enough of these cute little hedgehog stamps, especially now that I have Copics and my coloring isn't so horrible.

Thanks for looking! Hope to see you again soon!

House Mouse Challenge #22

I am so excited to be joining in on all the fun challenge blogs again! I sure do hope that life will stop getting in the way and prohibiting me from my fun! For this challenge we needed to use paper piercing...something that I never even think about adding to my creations! Thanks for the fun House Mouse Challenge!

Polished Stone Technique

Before Christmas I was trying to teach a friend how to do the polished stone technique on ceramic tile coasters. Instead of using coasters, I used glossy paper to show her the technique. Well, I decided to use my examples as backgrounds and then came up with this card design. I liked it so much I decided to make a few changes and create a variety of cards. Here are three of the designs I came up with.

Blog Awards...

Oh my goodness! I've been away for so long and come back to so many wonderful blog awards! Thank you so much Carolyn, Leslie, and Ikki! It is such an honor to know that others visit my blog and are inspired by my creativity! I am so sorry that I've been away for so long...Unfortunately, the chaos of life seems to have gotten the best of me over these last couple of months but hopefully I can get back on track and start blogging regularly again! I sure do miss being creative, blogging, and chatting with my online friends!

This is the award from Carolyn!

"The rules are to give it to five others, who shall give it to five others.. You shall link the one you got it from, and also the ones you give it to:) And let them know. And there is more... You have to write down five things you are addicted to...."
1. I'm addicted to spending time with my family and friends!

2. I'm addicted to stamps!

3. I'm addicted to the internet and finding new projects to create!

4. I'm addicted to shopping!

5. I'm addicted to JUNK food!

I would like to pass this award on to: Becky, Dawn, Mel, Sharon, and Julie

This is the lovely award from Leslie!

This blog invests and believes in the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.


For this award, I'd like to pass it on to: Anne, Camilla, Elisabeth, Malin, Yvonne, Suzanne, Jorunn, and Miijja



This award is from my SBS sister, Ikki, and is to be passed on to five other bloggers that are inspiring or encouraging.

I'd like to share this award with: Tessa, Belinda, Aija, Lillimor, and Lene

Thanks for all the inspiration, encouragement and compliments! I really appreciate you all!

Christmas Eve Party Invitations

This year, Mack and I decided to have a get together with a few of our friends on Christmas Eve to celebrate the holiday season! I actually can't wait! I love having friends over and what better time than the holidays? Of course, we'll still have our traditional Christmas Day get together complete with appetizers, a huge meal and TONS of desserts! A full day of food and friends what could be better than that? Unfortunately, neither of us really have family here so we try to make the best of the holidays by inviting our friends over to celebrate with us...I wouldn't have it any other way...UNLESS our FAMILIES could join the festivities too!

Anyways, here's the invitations I made for our Christmas Eve Celebration. Simple but I think they turned out nice! I'll be putting them in the mail tomorrow so some of you should be watching your mailboxes!