#42

Challenge:  Color Challenge
Orange, Purple, Green & Black

October 22 - 28, 2013

Hello Crafty Friends.  Tammy here with a new challenge for you.  

We are getting pretty close to Halloween and it's time to get those special projects started for the little goblins.  Well that was the idea when this challenge was created.  I decided to use the colors and featured stamp sets to create a birthday card for a friends 40th birthday.  

I started with the colors and the Paper Smooches stamp set Sugar Rush.

I stamped 3 separate cupcakes and candles and colored them with Copics

 I used the Doodlebug paper on a black cardstock base.
 

I added another cupcake on the inside of the card as well.  I distressed the edges with grape ink.

Please make sure your creation post has a link back to Cuttin' and Stampin'. 

Thanks for playing along we will be announcing the winners on October 25 2013.

You can link your project Here.

C & S Challenge #40

#40

Challenge:   Breast Cancer Awareness

October 8 - 14th, 2013

 Hello Everyone.  It's my Design Team Day at Cuttin' and Stampin'  
It truly amazes me how a pink ribbon and the promise to a dying sister more than 30 years ago has grown into this massive movement of awareness and early detection.  As a result we are able to celebrate many more survivors.  

I believe that all of us have been touched by some form of cancer and it seems like this month more than any other, we all try to do our part to increase awareness and encourage women to go for mammograms.  

I have created a card to uplift the spirits of a friend currently fighting this battle.  I hope my small note will giver her strength and encouragement during the tough times ahead. 

I started with a Date Swirl card base and matted it with the Slipper pink from Bazzill.  I used the Watermelon Sensation and Marshmallow on the three squares.  I use the Paper Smooches Hope die cut for the word and the Hope stamp set for the sentiment. I then covered the die cut word with diamond glitter. 

As I create this post, I hope and pray that this wonderful campaign to increase awareness and early detection will continue to reach more and more women every year.  I don't believe we will ever get rid of the cancer, but we will be able to save more lives.  

Please join us with this weeks challenge in creating a project honoring Breast Cancer Awareness. You can enter your project on our Challenge Blog Here. 

You can purchase your own Paper Smooches Hope stamp set and die on sale on the Weekly Deal page. 

KLD - Blog Hop

Hello everyone.  I'm SOOO excited to be able to take part in this wonderful blog hop being hosted by Kiwi Lane Designs.   I absolutely love using these template when creating cards and layouts. The time savings alone is remarkable, but the paper savings is by far the best thing ever.  I no longer purchase "mess-up" paper.   This blog started at Kiwi Lane Design's Blog.  There are 12 stops along the way.  There will be one random winner from all the blog comments. You can check out the Kiwi Lane Blog on Thursday, September 12 to see who wins the great swag from Sn@p.

   You should have just come from  Staci's Blog Scrapbooking is Cheaper than Therapy.   For my project I created a two page 12 x 12 layout.  I started with some Designer Series paper from Stampin' Up called World Spectacular.  I was able to use the 12" long Sunny Brooklane Boarder set to create the fun top and bottom layers.  I really like how you can match up the edges and makes them look continuous across both pages.  

 I used the the Photo Mats and Photo Sets to create my picture spaces and then rounded the corners.   I used the Tiny Bracket set to create the top of the tag.  I stamped enjoy the ride on top of the tag.

I used a ticket punch to pop out a few tickets that are sticking out of the photo mat on the right. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  To check out some more great ideas using the Kiwi Lane Design products continue on.  Your next stop is

Erin Colby's blog Our Slice of Cheese. 

If you get side tracked along the way, here's a complete list of all the blog hop stops.  

1. Kiwi Lane http://kiwilane.com/here/blog/
2. Staci Jones http://scrapbookingischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/
3. Tammy Smith  http://lifeupdownandsideways.blogspot.com/
4. Erin Colby: http://oursliceofcheese.blogspot.com
5. Deborah Johnson http://scrappinthelittlethings.blogspot.com/
6. Kristy Mackeen: http://mamasanity.blogspot.com/
7. Scrappin' Madge- http://www.thescrappinlounge.com
8. Claire Heartburn http://lemonpaperdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/
9. Leslie Prinkki http://www.scrapsofmine.blogspot.com
10. Melissa Dehne http://www.abitofscrappygoodness.blogspot.com/
11. Charissa Miller http://www.akihasmommascraps.com
12. Roselyn Riley http://prettylittlepackages.blogspot.com

End of Summer Blog Hop

 

End of Summer Blog Hop

September 1st and 2nd, 2013

Cuttin' and Stampin' is celebrating

We have five new Design Team Members to introduce to you.  
We also have our Weekly Special starting this weekend.  From this point forward, you will be able to purchase the items the design team is using for the weekly challenge at a discounted rate.  

So you can start the hop at Cuttin' and Stampin' and work you way through our 13 wonderful Design Team members.  Each of us has used the Bazzill Basic Paper collection called Lucy's Crab Shack.

You should have hoped here from Cuttin' and Stampin' blog

  I started with a digi stamp from The Paper Shelter.  I wanted to create a cute summer card using the Lucy's Crab Shack paper pack. 

The banner is from the sticker sheet.  I backed it with card stock, fussy cut it out and put it on foam tape.  I used Copics to color the image and used glossy accents on the glasses and the water glass.  I used Kiwi Lane templates to cut out the waves.

The inside of the card is one of the Journal Cards cut down to fit on the blue beach paper mat.

After me, you need hop on over to Janet's Creative World Blog

Enter to win a great blog candy gift pack on the Cuttin' and Stampin' Challenge blog.

 

Thanks for playing along we will be announcing the winners on September 6, 2013.

If you get lost along the way, here's a complete line up.

Cuttin' and Stampin' - http://Cuttinandstampin.blogspot.com

Tammy S. - http://lifeupdownandsideways.blogspot.com

Janet - http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com

Robin L. - http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com

Pam - http://www.scrappletree.com

Denise - http://www.craftconfectionery.com

Doris -  http://momsbeenscrappin.blogspot.com

Cheryl - http://thearbofamily.blogspot.com/

Vickie - http://stuffbyvickie.blogspot.com

Robin S. - www.scrapandchat.blogspot.com

Teresa K. - www.createenjoyshare.blogspot.com

Kim - http://kimross.blogspot.com

Teresa R. - http://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com

Lynda - http://positive-force.blogspot.com

Cuttin' and Stampin' Challenges -
http://cuttinandstampinchallenges.blogspot.com/2013/09/labor-day-blog-hop.html

 

C&S Challenge #33 - Monochromatic

#33

Challenge:   Monochromatic 

August 20 - 26th, 2013

Hello Everyone. I was really excited for this weeks challenge.  I love creating monochromatic cards.  What was even better about this card is that I used some items that I haven't seen or used in I don't know how long.  I must confess that that my craft room is a complete disaster and that I've been trying very hard to rearrange and organize it.    So my morning routine is to go walk on my treadmill for 30 minutes and sort paper for 15 minutes before I start getting ready for work.  On this particular morning, I started sorting paper first and never made it to the treadmill.  (I think the treadmill needs to find a better place than my craft room).

I actually purchased this Hero Arts Thank You background stamp recently and it was sitting on my table waiting to be put away and I started sorting all my 12 x 12 paper and ran across this sheet of teal card stock.  I bet it's 6 or 7 years old and not the best quality stuff I've ever used.  (Yes, paper sorting stopped and I started to play).

So I stamped the background stamp with Pistachio ink on the teal and then on some cream.  Looked much better on the cream.  Then I went to cut the cream to the right size and messed up.  Smacking myself in the head I took an idea from one of Jennifer McGuire's card classes and just cut the cream piece in two and faked it.  

Then I found this discontinued Stampin' Up Flight of the Butterfly stamp set that I purchased and have only used one other time.  I stamped everything with versamark ink and used Hero Arts white embossing powder.  I fussy cut out the butterflies and popped them up with foam tape. 

Not to bad for a card that took less than 15 minutes to build.  I was pretty pleased with it. 

So now it's your turn to give the challenge a try and enter your creations.  We look forward to seeing them. 

Please make sure your creation post has a link back to Cuttin' and Stampin'. 

Thanks for playing along we will be announcing the winners on August 30, 2013.

You can link your project Here. 

C & S Weekly Challenge #32 - Saturday

#32

Challenge:   Square Card Challenge 3x3 or 4x4

August 13 - 19th, 2013

Hello Crafty Friends! I was lucky enough to have two design team days on Cuttin' and Stampin' Challenge Blog this week.  

The theme for this week is the "Square Card Challenge".  We were given the choice to start with either a 3 x 3" or a 4 x 4" square base card to create our card.

I have a Bugaboo digi stamp from a Father's Day Challenge.  And the image worked perfect for a quick card I wanted to send my son.  

Many of you know that he's a mechanic and recently he took another step into adulthood by taking out a loan to purchase a car.  So for a sarcastic congratulations I built this card.  Gus having to work and not being able to go play. 

 

I colored him with Copics and then put three wrenches down the side. 

 

I used some glossy accents to bring out his glasses.  

Here's the pocket inside the card.  I was thinking about adding a wrench or two to the inside before it goes in the mail.

Let's see what you create with either a 3x3 or 4 x4 square card!
Link up with us at the Challenge Blog!

Please make sure your creation post has a link back to Cuttin' and Stampin'. 

Thanks for playing along we will be announcing the winners on August 23, 2013.

You can link your project Here.

C&S square card and CBD A Day for Daisies

#32

Challenge:   Square Card Challenge 3x3 or 4x4

August 13 - 19th, 2013

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Tammy with Life - Up, Down and Sideways.  
It's my Design Team Day for Cuttin' and Stampin' Challenge Blog!
The theme for this week is the "Square Card Challenge".  We were given the choice to start with either a 3 x 3" or a 4 x 4" square base card to create our card.

I was given a digi stamp from A Day for Daisies.  That's this week's sponsor on the Crafting by Design Challenge blog.  

I was so excited to use it, but I didn't quit know what I was going to do.  But I knew I had a stamp from K. Andrew Designs, Fashionable Friends and it had a great saying about shoes.  So I created a gift card holder for a friend that likes shoes as much as me. 

So I made it into a side loading gift card holder.  

Here's a close up of the stamp.  I love the saying.  

I'm sure any shoe lover would like something like this. 

Let's see what you create with either a 3x3 or 4 x4 square card!
Link up with us at the Challenge Blog!

Use the links to each of the blogs to enter the respective challenges.