Fun Friday and some organization tips!

Hello!  Today is FUN FRIDAY over at Your Next Stamp and this months theme is "Trick or Treat".   We are also showing off a little bit on how we organize our crafty items too. So be sure to check out all the DT's blogs to maybe get some inspiration.

 

My card is made using the POOF! set by Your Next Stamp.  The sentiment is from the Trick or Treat set also by YNS. It's all colored up with Copic markers. The paper is  from the latest Echo Park Chillingsworth 6x6 Pad which I picked up from The Ribbon Carousel.

 

Copic Colors are:

Skin:  E000, E00, E11, R20

Dress:  C3, C5, C7, C9, 100

Green: YG21, YG23, YG25, W4

Purple:  V01, V04, V6, V09

 

This month the YNS girls are also showing off some of the ways they store and organize their things. I am going to show you how I keep my Copic Markers. I have showed this before, but it's been quite some time. I love my copic storage!! It sits right in front of my work station and I just have to grab what I need. I like having the numbers in view. Nice thing is if I go anywhere it's a basket so I can just take it with me...no need to take them out and put them into anything else. This is an old photo, I have almost outgrown this basket, my little compartments are stuffed now. Love it though!

I used foamboard and a basket that I purchased from Michaels to make my storage unit. I just measured my basket and then cut the foamboard with an x-acto knife. You can see in the photo that I cut notches, this makes it nice and sturdy. I've been using this same for about 2 years now and have NO ISSUES....whatsoever!  I also made a basket for all my re-inkers. The foam board doesn't bow or anything with the weight of the re-inkers or markers. Cheap, inexpensive way for storage compartments.


 

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Few Fries Short...and a giveway

The Ribbon Carousel Crewmates are teaming up with the talented designers from Totally Stampalicious to bring you a blog hop jam packed with crafty eye candy! We will be helping to show off Totally Stampalicious' September release of stamps AND some ribbon and twine from the Ribbon carousel, of course!

Today I used Navy and White Center Stitched Ribbon, Beach house designer paper from Bazzill and Peppermint Bazzill Cardshoppe Cardstock for my card - all are from The Ribbon Carousel. The image and sentiment are from Totally Stampalicious!!

Now, lets talk prizes!

The Ribbon Carousel will be giving away a $20 gift certificate to the Ribbon Carousel Store and Totally Stampalicious will be giving away their 4 newly release September stamp sets! Enjoy the hop and be sure to leave some blog love along your way to be eligible for the prizes! Winners will be announced Saturday night at 8:00 PM EST.

I am also having my own little giveway!!! Yep...you heard it right. I am giving away a Sampler Pack of Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock (yahhooo) AND a 6x6 Beach House multi-pad of paper (which I used above). You're going to love this cardstock!! It's heavy weight and the colors are gorgeous! So you must leave me a comment and if you become of on my followers either here or on Facebook - that would be great too!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Marker Pop/SOG - Blog Hop

**Second Post for today!! If you are here for the YNS Blog HOP - Please scroll down or click HERE.

Hello and welcome to the Holiday Hop presented by Some Odd Girl & MarkerPop! Today we are teaming up to share some amazing holiday inspiration created with Some Odd Girl's new release along with some of our favorite coloring tools from MarkerPop.com. If you are just joining us on the hop, you are going to want to start back at the beginning at the Some Odd Girl Blog so you can see why we are hopping & what amazing prizes are up for grabs!

Today MarkerPop and Some Odd Girl are teaming up to bring you a blog hop with the Christmas Release of Some Odd Girls latest stamps. I love my SOG's stamps and these are all must haves to me!  So cute!

Here is my project using the new Ornament Tia stamp set. I colored her with Copics from MarkerPop.com

Thank you for stopping by to see my creation! Be sure to visit the rest of the designers participating in this blog hop, click on the next name on the list below. Also don't forget to leave me a comment for another chance to be entered into our prize drawing. When you are done hopping, make sure to stop by the MarkerPop Blog so you can play along with our holiday hop challenge.

 

Thankssss - YNS Blog Hop

All week the Your Next Stamp DT have been showing off some sneak peeks of the next release. Today the YNS DT are having a hop to kick off the new release, now available in the store!!

The new release includes:

Reading Set - stamps and dies

Ellie Loves to Dance

Ellie Loves School

Nathan from the USA

Brooke from the USA

Monty the Snake

Quackers the Duck

Heartfelt Sentiments

Christmas Postcard

I have used Monty the Snake for my card. Isn't he Ssssssssspecial?

Quick details on the card - Monty the Snake is colored with Copics. I used a .7 Multiliner to add darken some of the lines so they really pop.  The Parrot Green Grosgrain and Wax Lips Bazzill Cardstock is from Ribbon Carousel.

Now for the Hop details!!  There will be 3 hidden new release prizes, so be sure to comment on all the DT's projects, you don't want to miss out on that!

In the Your Next Stamp store there will  be bundle deals and 15% off your order from Sept 6th thru Sept 10th - Please use online code Sept15OFF

Thats about all. Now it's time to see the what the rest of the DT has created!!   Don't forget you have until Sept 10th!!!  The winners will be posted on the YNS Blog at the 11th

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YNS - Sneak Peak!

Good morning! It's time for a little sneak peek of the Your Next Stamp new release.

This little cutie is called Ellie Loves To Dance! She will soon be available in the YNS shop.  I have colored her with Copic markers. I used some Bazzill Cardstock, ivory jute, yellow vintage seam binding and pink vintage seam binding from the Ribbon Carousel.  I cut the fishtail strips with an MFT die.

Now come on over the Your Next Stamp Blog to see the other DT's  fun creations with the new stamps!

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Mommy to Be.....

Hello!! It's challenge time at the Ribbon Carousel. This weeks challenge is to use BOWS!  Simple enough, eh.  I was asked to make a card for a mommy-to-be and my favorite image is from Mo Manning. It's just perfect and you can really see the love she has for her unborn child!!  So I pulled out my pinks and went to work.

 

Mother to Be is colored using Copic markers. The Cardstock is Candy Hearts Bazzill and the ribbon is Pink Satin Center Band Ribbon both from The Ribbon Carousel.

 

Copic colors:

Hair: E42, E43, E44, E47

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20

Shirt: RV000, RV10, R91, R83, W2

Skirt: E33, Y11, Y15

Now head on over to the RC Blog to play along with us and see the other DT's creations!


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Bookworms Rule! YNS

Guess who is the newest DT member of Your Next Stamp??? Yep...ME! I was asked to Guest DT for the month of August and then shortly after, Karen, asked if I would like to join the team and of course I said YES. How could I not when I had so much fun coloring up adorable images like the one below.....

For todays card I used Geek but Unique from YNS. Along with some Wax Lips Bazzill Cardstock from the Ribbon Carousel.

Short post today...I am busy, busy!  Tell you more next week!  Thanks for looking....

Hugs,


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Yummy for your Tummy

Good morning!! So In case you hadn't seen last week, I am now a member of the Magnolia-licious Senior Design Team! yay!  This week Cabio has challenged us to a project, she would like to see ANYTHING BUT a CARD!!  Well as you will see below, I did both. 

Are you addicted to Pinterest??? I am. Seriously, it's like an illness or something. I can't NOT go on there and look for yummy recipes or inspiration. Pinterest is bad too, it makes you feel like ANYBODY can some of these projects. Ha...I wish! There are actually blogs out there dedicated to busting "pins" now. Funny stuff too!

Anyways, I was surfing some pins a few weeks ago and came by this super easy box from Cosmo Cricket using 1 - 12x12 piece of cardstock!  Yep..thats all!  There is step by steps and a video to show you how to do it too.

The little tag is part of the latest release - I used the Mini Tilda with Carrots.  Magnolia-licious is selling them in sets of 2 and they are a deal!  You get Mini Tilda with Corn along with Mini Tilda with Carrots.

This box is the perfect size to stash some treats or cookies. The inside space measures out to about 3 inches high by 2 inches wide and 6 inches long.

I had just made some yummy homemade chocolate chip cookies so I stashed mine with those! ;-)

I  decided to make a card to go along with my little box. For the card I used Tilda with Cherries. Both projects are colored with Copic Markers. I used copics to create the cloud background as well. The Tilda lace border die is a Magnolia Doohickey Die.  The Ribbon is Yellow Vintage Seam Binding from The Ribbon Carousel.

Now come on over to the Magnolia-licious Highlights blog and see all the other wonderful projects by this fabulous DT.

Hugs,
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