Meet Breezy, Cinder and Meadow!

Hi! I have more Sweet November Previews to share with you today - I am so excited to show you Breezy, Cinder, and Meadow!

With my daughter's birthday and Christmas so close together, she has lots of Thank You notes to write - I thought these would make cute, simple thank you cards.


The Details:
Stamp:Breezy (Sweet November) - available from All That Scraps on Jan 3
Paper:Sassafrass Lass, Tempting Turquoise (SU), White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
B000,B01,B02,B04,B06
Misc:Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles and Scalloped Circles, Stardust Stickles, old letter stickers from my stash





The Details:
Stamp:Cinder (Sweet November) - available from All That Scraps on Jan 3
Paper:Fancy Pants Designs, Pure Poppyl Papertrey Ink), White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
R24,R29,R39,Y04,Y15,Y08,E30,E34,E08,E18
Misc:Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles and Scalloped Circles, old letter stickers from my stash



The Details:
Stamp:Meadow (Sweet November) - available from All That Scraps on Jan 3, sentiment from Verve
Paper:New leaf, Spring Rain and Plum Pudding (all Papertrey Ink), White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Y000,YR00,YR65,YR68,R00,R02,RV00,RV02,V000,V01,BV000,BV01,G00,B000,B02
Misc:Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles and Scalloped Circles, Stardust Stickles, Sakura Clear Stardust gel pen, Martha Stewart Grass Border Punch

Be sure to visit Amy, Rachel and our Sweet November Guest Designer, Nancy, to see what they have created with These cuties! Amy, the amazingly talented creator of Sweet November stamps, always has the most yummy candy to celebrate her previews, so be sure to stop by there!

Have a wonderful weekend!
:-)Traci

Sweet November Previews - Lilliane

Hiya! Today is the last of the Princess previews for Sweet Novembers new release (but that doesn't mean we are done - wait until you see what else is coming out!! Hee Hee!) Our final princess is named Lilliane.



She seemed like she was about to be a Princess to me (like this magical future was just around the corner for her) so I paired her with this birthday sentiment about wishes for possibilities.

The Details:
Stamp:Lilliane (Sweet November) - available from All That Scraps on Jan 3, sentiment fromVerve
Paper: Imaginisce, Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink), Old Olive (Stampin Up), White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin:E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: E13,E15,E17,E19
Clothes: B000,B01,B02,B04,B06,YG00,YG03,YG25,YG17 (all YG's w/RV10 over)
Misc:Ribbon (Stampin Up), Stardust Stickles, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Spellbinders Nestabilities Ovals

Be sure to visit Amy, Rachel and our Sweet November Guest Designer, Nancy, to see what they have created with Lilliane! Amy, the amazingly talented creator of Sweet November stamps, always has the most yummy candy to celebrate her previews, so be sure to stop by there!

I'll see you tomorrow with more Sweet November Previews!
:-)Traci

Arabella Plays a Wicked Queen

Hello! Day 3 of the Sweet November previews brings us Princess Arabella! I think Arabella actually looks like a very sweet princess, but I decided she could play the part of a Wicked Queen on my card today! Like the rest of the new Sweet November stamps, she will be available on Monday, January 3rd at All That Scraps!


The Details:
Stamp:Arabella (Sweet November) - available from All That Scraps on Jan 3, sentiment from Doodlefactory (Witches Brew)
Paper: October Afternoon (Apples), K&Co (Black and White), Vintage Cream and Simply Chartreuse (Papertrey Ink) White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin:E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: C3,C5,C7,C9
Clothes: YG03,YG25,YG17,all w/RV10 over, C5,C7,C9
Misc:Ribbon (Offray), Spellbinders Fancy Tag Die and Oval and Circle Nestabilities Die, Sakura Clear Stardust Pen

Be sure to visit Amy, Rachel and our Sweet November Guest Designer, Nancy, to see what they have created with Arabella! Amy, the amazingly talented creator of Sweet November stamps, always has the most yummy candy to celebrate her previews, so be sure to stop by there!

I'll see you tomorrow!
:-)Traci

ATS Wednesday Challenge - Celebrate New Years!

Hello! Our challenge this week at the All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge Blog is to make something for New Years - You could do calendars, wine charms, New Year’s party decorations, or even a banner. I decided to make wine glass charms - I am thinking I could even hang them on the Christmas tree next year!




I used Sweet Novembers Twisted Sisters Azalea and Jassamine for my charms. I stamped them on Shrink plastic with Staz On ink and then colored the other side. Azalea was colored with Copics and Jassamine was colored with Sharpie markers - I think the Sharpies worked a LOT better on shrink plastic! I shrank Azalea first on a cookie sheet covered with tin foil and she ended up with a lot of wrinkles. For Jessamine I put a piece of cardboard over the cookie sheet and that was much better.

I hope you will get a chance to play with us this week! There is always a prize up for grabs - all you need to do to be eligible to win is to use one of the MANY stamps available at All That Scraps and link your creation to the ATS Challenge Blog by next Tuesday at 10 PM EST! Good luck and have fun!!

Sweet November Sneaks Day 2 - Lovely Isadora

Hello! It is day 2 of the Sweet November Princess Sneak Peeks, and I can't even tell you how much I adore these new stamps! I want to live in the magical world they live in! Today's Princess is Isadora. I love how Amy drew her lying down - there are so many different things to have her resting on!

I used my Cricut (with the Deep Blade Housing) to cut out the chipboard letters and then cut them again out of the Designer Paper that I later glued to the chipboard. I am determined to get more use out of my Cricut and Sizzix, so you will probably see a lot more die cuts on my cards in the future.


The Details:
Stamp: Isadora (Sweet November) - available from All That Scraps on Jan 3, sentiment from Any R Handy Additions Sentiments (also from ATS)
Paper: Fancy Pants Designs, Pink Passion, Certainly Celery (Stampin Up), White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin:E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: YR14,E08,E19,E18
Clothes: R81,R83 w/RV10 and RV11 over
Bird and Crown: BG02,BG05 w/BG72 over, Y21,Y26,Y28
Misc:Cricut, Martha Stewart Leaf Punch, Prima Flowers, Recollections Pearls

Be sure to visit Amy, Rachel and our Sweet November Guest Designer, Nancy, to see what they have created with Isadora! Amy, the amazingly talented creator of Sweet November stamps, always has the most yummy candy to celebrate her previews, so be sure to stop by there!

I'll see you tomorrow!
:-)Traci

Sweet November Previews - Meet Ilyse!

Hello! It feels like forever since I posted - I hope everyone had a Wonderful Holiday, filled with much love and joy! I am so happy to be here today to bring you the first in a week of Sweet November Previews! I am not exaggerating at all when I say I LOVE these new stamps and I cannot wait for you to get to see them all! Well, let me quit chattering and make my first introduction - meet Ilyse!


This was a pretty easy card - I let the Bo Bunny paper do most of the work, just adding the beautiful Ilyse, a chipboard bird painted with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam and accented with a Sakura Clear Stardust Gel Pen, and some heart brads, pearls and gems!

The Details:
Stamp: Ilyse (Sweet November) - available from All That Scraps on Jan 3
Paper: Bo Bunny, Black 9Ppaertrey Ink), White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin:E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: E50,E53,E55
Clothes: R81,R83 w/RV21 and RV23 over, C1,C3,C5,C7,C9
Misc: Maya Road Chipboard Bird, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Heart Brads and Pearls from my stash, Sakura Clear Stardust Gel Pen

Be sure to visit Amy, Rachel and our Sweet November Guest Designer, Nancy, to see what they have created with Ilyse! Amy, the amazingly talented creator of Sweet November stamps, always has the most yummy candy to celebrate her previews, so be sure to stop by there!

I'll see you tomorrow!
:-)Traci

ATS Challenge - Song Inspiration!

Hello! Today's challenge at the All That Scraps Challenge Blog is to be inspired by a song! I was a little scared of this challenge and then once I got started I couldn't stop and I made two!!


My first card is the card I made for my daughter's 11th birthday, which was Monday. Her favorite song is Avril Lavigne's Skater Boi so I used that as inspiration for her card! I stamped the word "Sk8tr" in the top corner and then wrote "Boi" beneath it, but it is hard to see in the picture.

The Details:
Stamps: Lil Lolita 80's Sookie (Tickled Pink), Later Sk8tr 9The Greeting Farm) - both available at All That Scraps, sentiment from Doodlefactory Urban Sentiments
Paper: Anna Grifith (Zebra Print), Creative Imaginations (cherries and skulls), Echo Park (Tiny Skulls), Prism Intense Azalea and Iced Azalea, White for images - Copic Xpress
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Sookie:
Hair: E43, E44,E47,RV02,RV04,RV06 all w/V01 over
Clothes: C1,C3,C5,C7,C9,V01,V04,V05w/RV02 and RV04 over
Boi:
Hari: E21,E25,E27
Clothes: C0,C1,C3,C5,C7,C9,B91,B93
Misc: Sizzix Embossing Folder, Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam, Shimmer Spritz, Taylors Tiny Twinkles, Sakura Clear Stardust Pen




My second one is more of a Holiday Card (and it is on it's way to a very special person as I type this!) I had to have this adorable Winter Ella Puddle Jumper when I saw her - she is too cute and then when you add on her Penguin friend and the "Baby It's Cold Outside" sentiment she was irresistible to me! Ever since the Glee Christmas episode I have not been able to stop singing Baby It's Cold Outside, so that is my inspiration for this card!

The Details:
Stamps: Puddle Jumpers Winter Ella - (available at All That Scraps)
Paper : My Minds Eye, Blue?, White for images - Copic Xpress
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: YR14,E08,E19
Clothes: RV10,R81,R83,R35,R37,R39,BG10,BG11 w/C1 over
Misc: Crackle Paint in Picket Fence, Stardust Stickles

I hope you will get a chance to play with us this week! There is always a prize up for grabs - all you need to do to be eligible to win is to use one of the MANY stamps available at All That Scraps and link your creation to the ATS Challenge Blog by next Tuesday at 10 PM EST! Good luck and have fun!!

A Couple More Tissue Box Covers

Hiya! I thought I would make a quick post to show you a couple more tissue box covers that I made - the blue one was for my daughter's teacher and the red and green one is for my Step Mother. I am typing this up on Sunday night - Monday is my daughter's 11th birthday and Tuesday is my Husbnad's birthday, so please forgive me for not leaving a lot of details this time!!



Made with Darby and Pudge (no Pudge in the project!) from Sweet November, and Bo Bunny Papers!

And this one uses Sweet Novembers Penelope and Juniper, and paper from The Girls Paperie (Tinsel and Twigs).





Have a wonderful day!
:-)Traci

Peace

Hello! I have made a card today using an image by Nikki Burnette. I have to say I was a little intimidated when I first got this one because there seems to be so much to color, but once I got started it was really fun!


When I was done I sprayed the whole image with Shimmer Spritz in Sparkle. It looks lovely and sparkly, without effecting the image in real life but in the photo it is making it look kind of grainy and blurry....The doves are a Martha Stewart punch from last year - I punched it several times and cut it apart and the re-layered it back together so that I could position the wings differently on each of them. For the brown background piece I coated my embossing folder with Espresso Bean Glimmer Glam before putting the paper in.

The Details:
Stamp: Nikki Burnette's Neva (Plate 82) - Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Basic Grey, Early Espresso (SU), White for image - Copic XPress
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Blacvk
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: E44,E47,E49
Clothes: E15 W/R35,R37.R39 over, BG10,BG11
Background: B000,BG10,BG11,E44,E47,E49,Y000,Y02,Y15
Misc: Stardust Stickles, Sakura Clear Stardust Pen, Shimmer Spritz, Tattered ANgels Espresso Glimmer Glam, Cuttlebug Embossing FOlder, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Martha Stewart Dove Punch, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles

I hope your day is wonderful!
:-)Traci

ATS Christmas Flowers

Hello! It is time for another All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge and this week we want to see some Christmas flowers!! I chose to use Poinsettias, but you can add any kind of flowers to your Holiday creation!


I was hoping to capture the look of the poinsettias on the background paper so I used a Spellbinders die called Heartfelt Creations Perfect Petals. The smallest petal was still going to make a bigger flower than I wanted so I traced inside it and hand cut the petals out so I would have smaller petals. I curled them a little with my paper piercer and added some little gold gems in the center.

The Details:
Stamps: Cheeky Christmas - The Greeting Farm, Amy R Holiday Greetings - both sold at All That Scraps
Paper: Making Memories, Pure Poppy, Brown (Papertrey Ink), Garden Green (SU), White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Copics:
Skin: E000, E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: E47,E49,C9,110
Clothes: R35,R37,R39,C7,C9
Misc: Spellbinders Heartfelt Creations Perfect Petals, Martha Stewart Pine Branch and Holly Punches, Stardust Stickles, Recollections Pearls, Taylors Tiny Colored Twinkles, liquid applique

I hope you will get a chance to play with us this week! There is always a prize up for grabs - all you need to do to be eligible to win is to use one of the MANY stamps available at All That Scraps and link your creation to the ATS Challenge Blog by next Tuesday at 10 PM EST! Good luck and have fun!!

:-)Traci

Thanks Lynette!

As a Christmas gift to Lynette, owner of Sweet Pea Stamps we are throwing this blog hop! We are so glad you have decided to join in the fun - today you will find many beautiful creations made by the Sweet Pea Stamps design team.


For my card I used one of ching chou kuik's Christmas images called Holly Night. Sweet Pea has so many wonderful artists, but ching-chou kuik was the first artist from Sweet Pea that I saw, and I fell in love with her beautiful work. I especially love her witch images and her images with cats and since I am still in a Christmas card making mood I went with this lovely stamp!

The Details:
Stamps: ching chou kuik's holly Night (sheet 21, Plate 60) - from Sweet Pea Stamps, Musical background (Prima)
Paper: Fancy Pants Designs, Early Esspresso, Garden Green (SU), Scarlet Jewel (PTI), White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,E13,R00,R20
Hiar: E53,E55,E57,E29
Clothes:R43,R46,R59 over E18 and E19, G24,G29
Cat: YR21,YR23,YR24,E57,W1,W3
Misc: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug Die, Flower Punch (SU), Gems (Darice)


As our gift to you, our wonderful followers, visitors and Sweet Pea Stamps customers, one lucky person will win the ching chou kuik Fantasy Art collection Red Riding Hood sheet of stamps (Plate #65). Just leave comments along the way.

Each comment you leave will earn you an entry - so the more comments the better the chances! The drawing will take place on 12/20/2010. Below you will find the list of stops - if you joined us somewhere along the way don't worry as it is a circular hop. Thanks again and Happy Holidays!

Sweet Pea Stamps
Alexandra Lundgren
Angela Sowell
Christine Riley
Connie Piotter
Holley Barnhart
Jennifer Willis
Katarina Maserak
Kym Kreates
Randi Wall
Traci Porter


Have Fun!
:-)Traci

ATS Challenge - Gift Ideas

Hello! It is time for another challenge at the All That Scraps Challenge Blog and this week we would love to see gift ideas! I made tissue covers for the two secretaries at our school. You can find the tutorial HERE.



I used a couple of Tickled Pink stamps (they are available at All That Scraps, too!) and some sentiments from Amy R and basically followed the tutorial. I only added a few more layers.


The Details:
Stamp: Christmas Ivy (Tickled Pink ), AmyR Holiday Greetings - both from All That Scraps
Paper: Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler More Mustard, Very Vanilla (All Stampin Up), White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen, Old Photo, Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: E50,E53
Clothes: YR21,YR23,YR24,R35,R37,R39,E50,E30
Misc: Sizzix Embossing Folder, Offray Ribbon, Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies, Prima flowers, Martha Stewart Pine Leaf Punch



The Details:
Stamp: Christmas Evie (Tickled Pink ), AmyR Winter Sentiments - both from All That Scraps
Paper: Soft Suede, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore (All Stampin Up), White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: C5,C7,C9,110
Clothes: YG06,G14,YG09,B01,B02,B04,B06,B18,E44
Misc: Sizzix Embossing Folder, Offray Ribbon, Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies, Darice Gems, Martha Stewart Holly Punch

I hope you will get a chance to play with us this week! There is always a prize up for grabs - all you need to do to be eligible to win is to use one of the MANY stamps available at All That Scraps and link your creation to the ATS Challenge Blog by next Tuesday at 10 PM EST! Good luck and have fun!!

:-)Traci

Masculine Christmas Card

Hello! This card has NO coloring which is unheard of for me! I wanted to make a quick card and this image is just perfect for that. My husband thinks my card is too dark for a Christmas card - I was going for masculine but maybe I overdid it? Anyway, I think the image is beautiful, so I am definitely going to have to try again!


The Details:
Stamp: Holiday Collage Sheet Plate 56 - Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Basic Grey, Kraft and Very Vanilla (SU), Pure Black (PTI)
Ink: Black Soot, Walnut Stain, Old Photo, Antique Linen Distress Inks
Misc: Offray Ribbon, Scallop Punch (SU)

:-)Traci

Snowflake Fairies are Here!!

Hiya! It is WAY past my bedtime as I am typing this, I just wanted to quickly remind you that all of the new Sweet November Snowflake Fairies are available at All That Scraps now!!


I wanted to show the girls all together this time so I stamped them and cut out the big square with them in it. I had to nip off a few edges of snowflakes and Eira's toes, poor thing! I colored the background a light blue and stamped some darker blue snowflakes, then added a small amount of Stickles in the centers.


Card Details:
Stamps: Neva, Eira and Nixie - Sweet November Stamps , Snowflakes from AmyR Snowflakes (both from All That Scraps)
Paper: My Minds Eye, Blue Bayou (SU), White (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tumbled Glass and Stormy Sky Distress Ink
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E00,R00,R20
Neva Hair: E50,E53,E35
Neva Clothes: R81,R83,R85
Eira Hair: E13,E15,E17
Eira CLothes:YG03,YG25,YG17
Nixie Hair:YR14,E08,E19
Nixie Clothes: YR15mYR16,YR18
Background: BG000 w/T0 over it

:-)Traci


Misc: Stardust Stickles

New Nikki Burnette - Talia

Hello! I have a card to show you today using Talia, who is a new Nikki Burnette image that is available for pre-order right now at Sweet Pea Stamps!


I have colored her with Copics, adding lots of Stardust Stickles on her tail for sparkle. I also colored the background with Twinkling H2o watercolors. I edged the image piece with more Stickles, cut some purple waves with a border punch and sprinkled on some purple pearls.


The Details:
Stamp: Talia - Nikki Burnette (Plate 92) - From Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Bo Bunny, Prism Teal, White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: V04,V05,V06,V17
Tail: BG10,BG11,BG15,BG49,T3
Cat: YG21,YG23,YG25,W1,W3,W5
Misc: Twinkling H2O Watercolors, Stickles - Stardust, Magenta, and Purple(?), Fiskars Border Punch, Recollections Pearls

:-)Traci

Poinsettia Fairy

Hi! I have another Christmas Card to show you today using a gorgeous image from chin-chou kuik's plate 60. This one is called Poinsettia Fairy. All four of the images on this sheet are stunning and I intend to make Christmas cards with all of them (although they can be purchased individually, too).


I almost always get my color palette from the paper I choose, and this was no exception. I colored the image with Copics and then added some sparkle with both Stickles and a Sakura Clear Stardust glitter pen. The background is one sheet of paper - I cut a slit in the paper that is covered up with the image panel and cut along the edge of the ornament so I could slide the image slightly underneath it. The sentiment is cut from another piece of paper in the same line, then I went over the letters with the glitter pen.


The Details:
Stamp: Poinsettia Fairy - chin-chou kuik (Plate 60) - Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Bo Bunny, Prism Purple, White for image (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: FV2 (Lightened with a Copic Blender), V000
Flowers: BG000,BG02 both w/T0 over them,E47,FV2
Clothes and Wings: YG21,YG23,YG25,E47,E49,V12,V15,V17,FV2
Background: G20 w/E40 over, BG000, FV2
Misc: Recollections Pearls, Stardust Stickles, Sakura Clear Stardust Pen

:-)Traci

ATS Challenge - Snowflakes!

If you are here for the Greeting Farm Hop, please scroll down!

Hello! It is time for another fabulous All That Scraps Challenge and this week it is Snowflakes!! How fun!! And so easy to incorporate into any Holiday cards that you might want to make!! This is also the final day of Sweet November previews, and last but not least is the oh so elegant Neva!! All of the new Sweet November Snowflake fairies will be available at All That Scraps on Monday December 6th!


I always love sparkle, and I really went overboard with it on this card!! The silver panels are silver cardstock that I embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. They were not nearly sparkly enough for me so I rubbed Stardust Stickles all over them! Her entire outfit is covered in Silver and Stardust Stickles, I embossed the sentiment in silver and then threw in lots of gems, too!

The Details:
Stamp: Neva - Sweet November, AmyR Holiday Greetings - both from All That Scraps
Paper: Bo Bunny (purple), Silver and White Cardstock (SU), White (Copic XPress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,R00,R20
Hair: E47,E49,C9,110
Clothes: C1,C3,C5
Misc: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Stardust and Silver Stickles. Sizzix Snowflake die, Martha Stewart Snowflake border punch (I used the small snowflakes that come out when you punch the border), Silver Embossing Powder, Taylors Tiny Twinkles

I hope you will get a chance to play with us this week! There is always a prize up for grabs - all you need to do to be eligible to win is to use one of the MANY stamps available at All That Scraps and link your creation to the ATS Challenge Blog by next Tuesday at 10 PM EST! Good luck and have fun!!

:-)Traci