Be My Valentine - Friday Inspiration with Athina

Hello there!

It is Athina back with another Friday Inspiration.  Before we get any further, I want to wish all that celebrate a Happy Valentine's Day!  Grab a loved one or friend and give them an extra squeeze and let them know how important they are to you!  That is my inspiration for today.

Inside this little box are some chocolates that I plan to share with a friend.  The box was cut out from the Silhouette and the closure on the top is nesting hearts.  The papers around the box are by Echo Park - Love Story collection.  After I stuffed the box full of chocolates, I added some tulle to close the box.

Then I had some fun with my Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  It has been a while since I have played with them, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity.  I have used Spun Sugar, Weathered Wood, Aged Mahogany and Worn Lipstick.  I stamped in the background with Penny Black - Love Chapter images, but they are slightly hard to see in the picture.  After I was happy with the outcome of the background, I added the C. C. Designs - Be Happy Sentiment to the tag.  It is finished off with some Wild Orchid flowers, lace and dew drops.  By the way - have you seen all the fun new Wild Orchid Flowers Laura has added to the store?  They are absolutely beautiful!

 

Here is the finished product all together!

Supplies used:

Echo Park - Love Story 

Penny Black - Love Chapter 

C. C. Designs - Be Happy Sentiments 

Wild Orchid - Two Tone Rose 

Inkssenntials Blending Tool 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Spun Sugar

Tim Holtz Distress Ink -  Worn Lipstick

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Weathered Wood

Tim Holtz Distress Ink -  Aged Mahogany

I feel like I have babbled quite a bit today, but I was really happy with how this turned out and couldn't wait to share it with you!

Remember, this week we have our Paper Piecing Challenge going until Monday, come and join the fun!  Also be sure to stop by the store to see all the fun new items Laura has been adding. 

That is it for me!  I hope you have a fantastic Valentines Day and a great weekend!

Hugs

Athina

Standing Pretty Inspiration

Good morning everyone. Shanna here today to share a little bit of cuteness I colored recently.

I got to use this adorable image, paired with some amazing papers and gorgeous embellishments!

Of course she was colored with copics and I added some stickles to just give her a little bit of sparkle.

Items Used:

Sweet Pea Stamps -Elisabeth bell Image - Standing Pretty

Copics

 Copic Paper

Distress Ink - Walnut Stain

Wild Orchid Flowers - Open Roses

Whimsy Shapeology Large Leafy Flourish

Liquid Pearls

Stickles

Lace Trim

Love Fully

Hi Friends and Stampers,

Hope Everyone is enjoying this Monday. I am off with the kids!!! Whoo Hoo!!! That means while they are wanting IPad time, I get scrappy time!!!

Today is my day to show you some inspiration:

Tiddly Inks: Love Fully

My Favorite Things Die-Namics Circle Stax

My Favorite Things Die-Namics Circle Stax 2

My Favorite Things Die-Namics Fishtail Flags Stax

Copic Markers

Copic X-Press It Paper

Memento Black Ink

Doodlebug Designs Paper

So is everyone ready for Valentines? Sadly, I am working a 12 hour shift that day and the next day. Which is just enough time to say, "Hi, I love you, made you this card, where's dinner? And G'Nite" lol.

There are a few more hours left to play in our current Challenge - Anything Goes! We want to see what you have been creating lately, so be sure to link up for a chance to win prizes!

Have you seen the New Items? Laura is busy as a bee listing new Wild Orchid Flowers for presale. So be sure to get your orders in!

Thanks for Looking and for your kind Comments.

Holly

Sensational Sunday Inspirations Blog Hop + CANDY

Hi Stampers,

Before we get started we need to draw the name of who will be in our February Gift Voucher Drawing.

This week the comment was chosen from Larelle-Susanne Thoms blog using Mr. Random...

Here are your random numbers:

2

Timestamp: 2014-02-09 06:02:58 UTC

#2- Kris Van Allen  who said: Your coloring really brought that cutie to life! - Congratulations Kris! You will be in our $20.00 gift voucher drawing on March 2nd.

Who is in the drawing so far...

1. Kris Van Allen

Welcome to the Loves Rubberstamps weekly Sensational Sunday Blog Hop! The Design Team has created some gorgeous projects for your Inspiration. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, each stop will have a full list of links. One of the Design Team posts is the hop's Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to be in a monthly drawing for a $20 Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher! We will draw the winner of the Voucher the 1st Sunday of each month! Remember, you have until 8:00 pm CST Saturday to leave your comments!

This has been a sad week for us so I haven't had much time to be on the internet the last 4 days, or get to my craft room. I have been trying to tackle Tax work and getting some orders shipped the last few days...and then we got the awful news that my cousin Heather lost her 45 year old brother of a brain stem aneurysm.We will have the visitation tomorrow and the funeral on Monday. As I was coming to work tonight my Mom called to say that another one of my cousins was in the ER and being admitted because she has had a cold that became pneumonia. She is also very anemic and they suspect she either has a blood clot somewhere or a bleed but have not located it yet. When they did her CT Scan they also found a large mass in one of her lungs, that does not look good at all. 

I am going to try and get my emails caught up tonight since I haven't been able to check them the last few days depending on how busy we get at work tonight, so if not by tonight...I should have them caught up by tomorrow.

We do have an AWESOME surprise this week...MARCY is joining the Hop with us and I know she will have something amazing for you :)

Now let's hop along and see what the Design Team ladies have in store for you...

Laura - Loves Rubberstamps Blog - You are here...

Dangina

Joni

Nina

Laura

Indah

Nikki

Lydia

Larelle-Susanne

Marcy

Thanks for stopping by!
Laura

Saturday Inspiration with Marcy - Got Pie?

Hi Friends and Happy Saturday!  It's my Inspiration Day and I'm excited to share my latest card with you! :)

Here it is...

This card features the adorable "Baking Marci"!  What a cute little little baker so cute in her outfit and little kitchen mitts.  I also love that she's holding a pie, one of my favorite desserts of all time! :)  I had so much fun coloring her up with my copic markers and added some stickle in "Start Dust" to the trim on her apron and to her little hair bands.  I love the paper collection I used which was perfect for this baking theme.  The papers are from Kaisercraft called "Nan's Favourites".  Super cute collection!  The cherry blossoms are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Laura just added a bunch of new flowers to the store and they are all so pretty!  The sentiment "Got Pie" is from a stamp set in my stash.  I thought it went well with cute little Marci! :)

Here are the Supplies Used:

Baking Marci - La La Land Crafts

Nan's Favourites - Kaisercraft

Victorian Velvet - Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Black Tuxedo-Memento Ink

Copic Markers

Cherry Blossom flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Doily border punch - Martha Stewart

Mono Multi Liquid Glue - Tombow

Be sure to stop by the Loves Rubberstamps store to see the items used on my card including a lot of adorable La La Land Craft stamps to choose from! 

Also, make sure to stop by tomorrow for the "Sensational Sunday" blog hop where you can win some fun prizes!  You also have time to join in our favorite "Anything Goes" challenge!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs

Marcy

You are Special - Friday Inspiration with Athina

Hello Friends!

We have made it to Friday once again, so that means Athina here to share some more inspiration with you!  I have spent my week out in warm California, what a great change from here in Ohio where it has been frigid.  The weather was in the low 60's, but it felt like summer to me.  It is very funny how you get used to a temperature, the locals were all freezing.  It was nice to get away, but I am glad to be back and sharing some fun inspiration with you today.

I found this cute little Tiddy Inks, Celebrate Joyfully image in the store.  I just love her! She is colored with Copics and cut out with the Large Oval Spellbinders die.    I kept the background very simple, which was actually a challenge for me.  But I like stepping out of that comfort zone once in a while.  The background papers are by My Minds Eye.  The sentiment is from C. C. Designs - Amy R - Be Happy.  It is stamped with Rich Cocoa Memento Ink.

Supplies Used:

Tiddly Inks - Celebrate Joyfully 

Rich Cocoa Memento Ink 

Amy R - Be Happy 

Copics 

Spellbinders  - Large Oval

My Minds Eye

Pink Lemonade Hemp - Lawn Fawn

Cardabilities Sketch # 92

Laura has been busy adding many fun items to the store this week!  So make sure to stop by and check out the New Items section.  I have a gift certificate I need to spend, but have been holding off so I can see all the fun new goodies.

Also be sure to come over and enter your latest creation in our weekly challenge.  This week is Anything Goes!

I hope you have a fantastic weekend!  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs,
Athina

New Inspiration with Shanna

Good Thursday to you all. Are you excited it is the day before Friday?!!! I am hoping for an amazing crafty weekend as I have a few colored images that need a home. 

This cutie was one. I grabbed her up so fast and she will soon be in the store! Have you seen the amazing addition of Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers??? I say check it out one of the best selections around I must say every color you can wish for and they are all on pre-order with more being added daily!

Don't forget to you still have tome to play ing the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge too!

Items Used:

Magnolia Stamp - Tilda Rose Scent

Magnolia Papers 

Magnolia Die - Heart Swirl

Wild Orchid Craft Flowers

Copic Markers

Copic Paper

Black Soot Distress Ink