Thursday, October 27, 2011

ALL THINGS GROW WITH LOVE


just to have a little fun with the 
FLOWERS & FRIENDSHIP.
one of the new releases for next month from the 
 you can pre-order any of her stamp sets by clicking here.
i decided to use one of the sentiments from the above collection for a halloween card. if you are one of my regular followers, you already know i sometimes like to twist and spin things around a bit.
a small example of it is my project for today.

All things grow with love
4.25" x 5.5"
hehe
---even little monsters grow with love---
he is from mini monsters and you will find him on page #48 and he is image #3 on the overlay.
 he is already 3 inches tall---and he is growing a boo boo... i mean a mustache, (wink-wink) 

 all these pretty papers i believe i got them at acm but i am not 100% sure. 
the were already cut in three different sizes.

 my mini monster also grows eating bats and ghosts...hehe
i bet you already noticed i did some paper piercing in some areas. the tombs border is from martha stewart. the embossed bottom strip was done with a cuttlebug folder called diamond plate.

i did the inside of the card and look at the awesome bat. how cool is that?

oh...and i stamped the corner of the envelope.

phew!
finally the whole card
BOO!

thanks so much for stopping by.
i really appreciate it- it means a lot to me.

one more thing....
this is a cute gable box and to me it looks perfect as a lunchbox:
i used the LUNCHBOX THOUGHTS and the SPOOK-A-LICIOUS set for the spider.
have a super great week!

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

MY PINK STAMPER NOVEMBER RELEASES WHOLE PROJECT SNEAK PEEK

sunday
i am at home listening to the word of God on the radio since i do not go to church any longer.
then, i have miss LULU at my knees wanting MORE ATTENTION...if that is possible :D---she is scratching my leg and pushing me so i pick her up and play...oh my! and did i tell you she follows me every where and i mean every where. i move, she moves. i turn around and she is right there with me turning around too. i read somewhere pugs CRAVE human attention.  Lulu has that craving plus more cravings:  food and some expensive jerky treats. 
she is a pig PUG indeed, lol---
BUT, i love her so-so-so much.
i also have to do laundry and cleaning today, but i am going to wait on it for a bit. instead, i decided to work on this mini card from the LUNCHBOX THOUGHTS from MY PINK STAMPER NOVEMBER RELEASE. i am telling you this again and is not because i am on her design team but this release is another HUGE one. some of them have so many stamps in one set and,  practically for pennies. did i say pennies? what are pennies?, lol...well, i should say a few bucks worth every penny. and they are so super cute and for all type of occasions.
i made today this pug pig (*&*) today to share with you another sentiment of the LUNCHBOX THOUGHTS clear stamp set and it has its own mini envelope too.

Hugs & Kisses
the piggie is from paper dolls for everyday cut at 2.53" x 2.02" (according to the gypsy). the square where the pig is welded with a small tab are from dear george and basic shapes.
a few more pics of LULU, hehe...i mean the piggie from paper dolls, lol
here is part of the envelope from the wild card cut at 6.6" x 5.28" (real size dial) to fit the mini card.

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ALSO from LUNCHBOX THOUGHTS -
(my pink stamper clear stamps november new release)

You are the Greatest Kid Ever
2.25" x 4"
tag
i got myself the nate's abcs at joanne's for $30 a while ago but did not have time to use it until today. this is where the goat  came from cut at a tiny 1.46" high and all its layers. too cute!

a few more pictures below
the sentiment you already know is from the LUNCHBOX THOUGHTS set but the stars are from another of my pink stamper collection of stamps called SCHOOL DAYS.
you can find both HERE and the rest of her fabulous collection of stamps and also where to buy them.

hope i am getting your ideas running.
holidays are coming and you need to start adding them to your wish list, lol

more to come as time permits but in the meantime, keep checking
because you never know what she has up her sleeve---wink-wink.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

MY PINK STAMPER DESIGN TEAM MONTHLY PROJECT

 another month flew by and here we are sharing with you another monthly project using the awesome stamps from my pink stamper. i am using "winter treats & sayings" stamps set.

i will now introduce you to
 mr.g
---mr. gingerbread that is---
card is standard a2 size
4.25" x 5.5"
isn't mr. g so handsome and yummy at the same time?---;)
my pink stamper ---aka robyn--- has released some many different stamp sets with some many different themes you really won't need anything else in your stash ;P. this one i used---winter treats & sayings--is full of great sentiments/phrases for winter and/or the christmas holidays ahead of us. 
look how beautiful these fonts are too. love them!
"WARM WINTER WISHES AND GINGERBREAD KISSES"
how cool is that?
the base for the sentiment is a piece of chipboard i covered with patterned paper and distressed a bit. two tiny copper brads were added to each side.

i found mr. gingerbread hiding in an older cartridge. i found him in stretch your imagination. i only used the blackout feature at 2.40" to properly fit him on front of the sack of flour look alike, lol. i used joys of the season for that one...it is actually a frame.
the big romantic? eyes are a rub-on from sizzix i had like forever and never used them before. they were so very nice and easy to transfer despite being in my stash for a few years now, :D


so what do you think about mr. g? 
you just can't help but to love him at first sight, right? lol ---what about the sentiment?-- i say they were made for each other, hehe

i want to invite you stop at robyn's aka my pink stamper and see the whole post and enjoy the work of my team mates. 
this is my pink stamper link and clicking it will take you to her site.
it is highly recommended because i assure you do not want to miss any of it.

now, 
i want to thank you for stopping by my blog. 
i certainly hope i have inspired you with this my pink stamper monthly design team monthly project:
mr. gingerbread



Monday, October 24, 2011

THE WITCH---A BITTEN BY THE BUG 2 CHALLENGE

what a nice image we have this week for the challenge. you will find it in the happy hauntings cartridge but as you might know already, if you do not own that cart, you can use any other that has a similar image.
come on!!! and have fun with us.
this project will be perfect for this halloween and many more to come.
i made a home decor/wall art project. it is so darn cute you are going to love it.

The Witch
6" x 9"
misses witch here was cut at 3"
and can you believe i do not have black glitter?
i was so upset because i wanted to cover her gown and cape with glitter (and did not want to go to the store), so i added some sparkles with a silver glitter pen i own.

i added some dimension as you can observe here.
(it looked like too flat on the frame without the foam tape).

these pretty papers were cut as follows to cover the 6 x 9" chipboard frame:
from the top: 3- 2 x 3"
center: 2- 1 x 3" in each side and the middle one is 4 x 3" (where the witch is)
and then 3 more pieces 2 x 3" for the bottom part.

added some rhinestones, some bats border, the crop-a-dile made the holes for the purple brads and black wire was used as the hanger. of course i inked every piece and added some ribbon to the wire.
below is the complete project:
please join us if you have time.
click HERE to see what my dear teammates have made with this image from happy hauntings and to add your project.
Remember these challenges, at Bitten by the Bug, run for two weeks.

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NOTES: since i did not have no other entries on my mr. V challenge but one who followed the requirements, the fabulous BRICKED EMBOSSING FOLDER will go to
jayne designs from the UK. YAY!!!

CONGRATULATIONS JAYNE!!! 
(jayne the rules are you have three days to claim your prize or it will be forfeited. you can find my email by my profile).

Friday, October 21, 2011

MY PINK STAMPER NOVEMBER RELEASES WHOLE SNEAK PEEK

we are already working on the
MY PINK STAMPER
-------new stamp releases------
for the month of november, yay!
you will love these sets so much. my pink stamper is on a roll...better and better every time. when you think she couldn't out do it, there she comes with more beautiful sentiments and phrases for all kind of projects, seasons and themes.
they are so darling :)

here is a a few projects with the ones she sent me to work with.

the projects below are from
FLOWERS AND FRIENDSHIP





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and the cute dino sentiment is from
LUNCHBOX THOUGHTS

 PLEASE---click HERE--- to see more samples of these precious new release stamp sets from
MY PINK STAMPER.
i promise you you won't regret it

i will be adding more as time permits.

ENJOY THE PROJECTS
AND
YOUR 
WEEKEND TOO!!!!!


Monday, October 17, 2011

EEEEK!- A BITTEN BY THE BUG CHALLENGE


i just came back from boston last night. we went to see our son. he is loving it and he proudly showed us the neighborhood what he is calling home now :(
this post is late because i did not have the energy to work on it last night.
my apologies to the BBTB2 team for my delay and to you too for my tardiness.
this week we are working with hello kitty greetings and we are using image #43 on the overlay and page #70 on the handbook.

---this is my take on the challenge---

EEEEK!
5.75"
sweet kitty....she is always so cute.
this is a great cart!

 the orange background was cut using cindy loo
it turned out gorgeous!
kitty was cut at 2.25 and the only cuts i used were the base and layer one for the face--no shift.

the bats are the negatives of a paper punch by martha stewart. 
i layered them 4 times and then stickled them---(stickles=glitter glue)

the EEEEK! is from a my pink stamper set called spooky puns---a last year's release.
you can find it here---it has so many cute sentiments :) and where i stamped is the paper punch where i got the bats from, :D

 and this is my kitty...she is too cute to spook. :P another sentiment from the spooky puns set but i already had cut the border and did not fit :(

join us in this challenge picked by my dear theresa---BBTB DT sister!
 a great image to work with. if you do not have Hello Kitty Greetings, you can always use any other similar image for the challenge....NO EXCUSES! ------LOL.


NOTE: a reminder that if you want to be enter in my vulture (last weeks challenge) you have to let me know. i haven't received any entries. 
you still have one more week to join the vulture challenge at BBTB2. 

click HERE, to join us.
a HUGE thank you for stopping by,
love you all.










Friday, October 14, 2011

MY PINK STAMPER PINK-A-LICIOUS BLOG HOP

hello and welcome to my blog!
my name is Agnes and as you already know i am a my pink stamper designer. i enjoy my paper crafts, gardening and sewing and i am so proud to be a designer in this team.

this is my project to share with you today. 
the requirements are to use a stamp from the "Yummylicious or Sweet Goodness" stamps set and make a treat/goodie bag for any holiday or any theme.

Sweet Goodness
4" x 5" 
matchbox
this is a beauty of a goodie box.

my sweet goodness stamp is from the Yummylicious set from no other than my pink stamper, of course ;D this is her hop and i am a proud designer of hers...as i mentioned before. i do not own the "sweet goodness set" but you will find the sweet goodness phrase on both sets:
just different fonts.

 you might be able to tell or not...that this is a matchbox from tags, bags, boxes and more. :P
 i cut it at 5"
above you see the top cover..
the jar is from doodlecharms and i cut it on cardstock and vellum. the vellum is the one on top.
the fruits are from the preserves cart and were wet embossed .
the tag is from home accents and the sentiment you already know is from the yummylicious stamp set from my pink stamper. the blue ribbon is a dyed bias tape i received as a rak.
this matchbox turned out to be a perfect goodie box.
and you will find many awesome stamps to match any of your paper projects in my pink stamper stamps. i invite you to click ----HERE----  and see it for yourself. you will also will find the online retailers who carry her stamps.

remember at the end of the hop going back to my pink stamper website and participate in the challenge.

NOTE: i have a goodie for you too but you must participate in the challenge for me to enter your name in it. one person will win it and that person will have three days after i announce the winner on oct 18 to claim the candy.


because i know you do not want to miss any of the stops.....
thanks so much for the stop,
and have fun with the hop.



Monday, October 10, 2011

YIKES!---A BITTEN BY THE BUG CHALLENGE

as a newbie for this
 

Bitten by the Bug team,
i was very surprised they gave me the opportunity to host this weeks challenge. i had to pick an image for the challenge and i chose the vulture from life's a party, page #28. i hope you like the image and if you do not have this cartridge you know you can use another "cute" bird as long as is as handsome as this one, lol.

Yikes!
3.5" x 5.5"
so handsome, he even lost an eye in a battle.
life's a party is another wonderful cricut catridge. you can find this awesome vulture on page@28 of the handbook and it is image #8 on the overlay. i cut him at 2.50" high.

you know i have been onto layering for thickness. i cut several layers and glue them together for thickness. i hope you can see it better on these two pictures. the bat is from another punch and glossy accents was added for details.

the card base is from from the same cart: image #18 on the overlay. the black frame around the embossed red cardstock i made it inserting a smaller layer inside the original, do i make sense? i hope i do :P

the grayish marbled base was a gray cardstock i inked to make it look like a marbled tombstone :-) the RIP is from happy hauntings (image #30 of the overlay) and the bottom flourish is the negative from the card layer. i tweak things around and not everything is "by the book".

the nice brick embossing is from a tim holtz embossing folder called "bricked". look at the details. it is a must have!
*****i will have one embossing bricked folder for a lucky winner who participates in this challenge. you have to let me know you entered the challenge at Bitten by the Bug 2. i will go and look at it and next monday i will  post the person who won. you have 3 days to claim your prize.*****
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now, i will show you the completed card.
------you can always click on the pictures for a greater view------

 the inside was stamped with a my pink stamper stamp set called spooky puns. it is a set from last year. i purchased it this year so they still have it. you can click here to see what other stamps are in this set.

thank you so much for stopping by and i appreciate you participating in this week challenge.

you can click here to read about the BBTB challenge rules.

see you later!