SUStars Holiday Hoopla

Welcome to SUStars Holiday Hoopla Blog Hop!  This is stop #6.  You may have come here from Deborah Robb's Thoughts of a Grasshopper.  If you have started here you may keep on going full circle to see all the wonderful projects.  If you get lost along the way, just click here to see links to all the stops.

My first project uses the beautiful Comfort & Joy stamp set and silver glitter paper, both from the Holiday Mini.  The image and sentiment are both heat embossed with silver embossing powder. I added some rhinestones in the corners for a little more sparkle! This is one of the cards my stampers are making this month.  It was very hard to get a good photo.  Maybe because of the glitter paper or maybe because it is so dark and dreary here.  I was using a light box, but outside lighting still plays a part in it.

This project uses Christmas Lodge stamp set, Frostwood Lodge designer paper, and Dazzling Details from the Holiday Mini.  See the close up below for a better view of the Dazzling Details.  Just be careful to dab it on if you are using it on an ink that is not waterproof.  It may smudge the image a little bit, but it is great to add some sparkle to your projects.

Your next stop will be RaissaStamps.  Thanks for visiting my blog and enjoy the rest of your journey on this wonderful blog hop.

Carol

Scrappin' STARS Blog Hop

Welcome to the SUStars September Blog Hop!  A full list of stops can be found here.

You may have landed here from Nancy Keithley's blog found here.

We are focusing on scrapbook layouts this month.  I have used My Digital Studio to create my layouts.  I really love this program!

This first 2-page layout is one that I am fairly happy with.  I just brought another cat into our home.  She got mixed reactions from the 2 cats we already had.  Our little guy likes her pretty well.  He even bathes her sometimes.  But he will run and cry if she gets too rough (she still has claws!).

But our other female doesn't like her at all.  After 4 weeks, it is getting a little better, but still a lot of hissing and growling.

This photo shows one of the biggest reasons I love MDS.

I have loads of photos from my daughter's bridal shower.  When I started trying to create a layout of them I was trying to put lots of pics on one page.  And I still will probably have a collage page of several photos, but the point is that, with MDS, I can change up my layout as many times as necessary without using lots of paper and embellishments to do it.  I'll just keep trying until I get something I like.  I think the page on the right side is much better than the first one, but I am still not sure it is how I will leave it.  I can't seem to find exactly what I want.  So maybe I will end up doing 5 or 6 pages before I find the one I really want to put in my album.

I would encourage all scrapbookers to give My Digital Studio a try.  I think it is great!

Your next stop on the hop is Connie Smith's High Desert Stamper and can be found here.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop!
Carol

Christmas Lodge

This is one of the cards my stampers made this month.  Christmas Lodge stamp set can be found in the Holiday mini.  Dazzling Details glitter glue, also found in the Holiday mini, was used along the torn and blue-sponged edges and on the image wherever there is snow.  The girls really liked this card.

I know I haven't been posting much lately, but I hope that will change after my daughter's wedding is over.  Do check back this weekend for the Scrappin' Stars blog hop.

Thanks for looking!
Carol

Gently Falling

I absolutely love this wonderful stamp set called Gently Falling.  It is a beautiful addition to my collection of fall stamps.  But it could easily be used other times of the year by changing the colors of the leaves.  It is available in the new Holiday mini catalog.  The greeting comes from Grateful Greetings.


Thanks for stopping by!
Carol

Halloween Sneak Peek

Another sneak peek from the Holiday mini that will be available tomorrow!  The image is heat embossed with black embossing powder.  The background was sponged using bashful blue, marina mist and night of navy.  Before sponging I added just a little color to the pumpkin and the tree trunks.

Thanks for looking!'
Carol

Scaredy Cat

This my least favorite of the five cards I made on Sunday.  In fact, I'm not crazy about it at all.  I will have to make another card with this set to redeem myself!  LOL

I have lots of strips of elegant eggplant and cherry cobbler left over from the wedding invitations, so don't be surprised to see more of them on future cards, especially at Christmas!  Hopefully the other cards will be prettier.

Thanks for stopping by!
Carol

Paper Players Sketch #61 and a Sneak Peek

This card was created for the Paper Players sketch #61.  I looked at the sketch before I went down to my craft room.  I didn't have the sketch with me when I stamped and so I have a rectangle where there should have been a circle.  I am sorry about that.  I do like how this card turned out, though, so didn't bother to change it.

I used another beautiful stamp from a set that will be available on Thursday when the new Holiday mini begins.  The designer paper will also be available at that time.

Thanks for stopping by!
Carol