Scor-Pal/Clearsnap Blog Hop

Welcome to my stop on the Clearsnap and Scor-Pal Summer Fun Blog Hop 2011!!

You should have arrived here from Daniela's blog, if not be sure to go back to the start at Clearsnap so you don't miss a single spot on the hop!

Our lovely Design Teams have created some wonderful summer fun projects with
the Scor-Pal, brimming with inspiration and of course lots of Clearsnap inks! Visit each Design Team member's blog to see what inspiring projects they have to share. Leave a comment on each blog. We'll choose one winner from all of the comments posted to receive a prize pack from Clearsnap and
another from Scor-Pal.

For my Summer Themed project I chose to make a mini recipe box and offset gatefold card to save all those fabulous recipes you've collected over the Summer.
It would also be the perfect gift for a Blue Ribbon Winner at a County Fair!
As always I have a few challenges linked as well.

Challenges
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Crop Stop - Pearls (3 entries only)
Hanna and Friends - In The Kitchen
Happileigh Scrappin - Girlie

I used the following tutorial for a Mini Recipe box and added a handle.

Project Recipe:
Images - Tilda with Rolling Pin and Tilda Baking Cookies
Cooking Stamps - Stamps by Judith
Paper - K and Co Watercolor Bouquet
Medium - Copic Markers
Ink - Colorbox Espresso
Smooch Spritz - Vanilla Sugar, Cashmere and Ginger Ale
Flower - Wild Orchid Crafts
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Stickers - Crafty Secrets
Pearls - Recollections
Ribbon - Unknown

I used the soft Espresso ink to stamp the little kitchen jars, the perfect color, not too harsh but clear and crisp.

The card is a super simple gate fold but just slightly offset so one "gate" folds over the other. I really like the versatility of this fold, you can make it just how you want it and very easily with the Scor-Pal.

I layered the Smooch Spritz's on the flower, giving a wonderful depth, lots of shimmer and the perfect color for my project.

Now you've seen my little project be sure to HOP ON OVER to Charlotte's blog to carry on with the fun!
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment!
Katie

Magnolia Monday #15 - It's Your Fault :)

Big day in this house.
It's Back to School and this year it's all 3 children going.
Nate is starting High School and is worried he'll get lost. Georgia is going into 7th Grade and is sad that she doesn't have any classes with her friends and she can't even eat lunch with them as she is in Symphonic Band which means she eats with the 8th Graders. And Carter is going into Kindergarten and it means Mummy is at home all alone :( Early morning cuddles in bed and lounging in the PJ's will have to wait until weekends and will be replaced with lunchboxes, lost homework, pumping up bikes tires and making sure Nate gets on the bus. All my babies are stepping out and making their way in the world and this Mama Bird knows they need to stretch their wings and fly even if she has tears in her eyes :(

But I'll get used to it and maybe I'll finally have the clean house I've been looking for all Summer and all those chores that need doing but aren't urgent (cleaning out too small clothes from closets, moving furniture to vacuum the dust bunnies, recycling a years worth of magazines etc) will get on to the "to do list".

Plus I can craft when I like (chores pushed aside again maybe ;)) and there will be other things to fill my day.

Anyway on to the reason you're here, it's time for another Magnolia Monday and I can believe I'm on week 15 of my mission! LOL I think you'll like this weeks as Tilda is feeling a little sassy :)

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes
Totally Tilda - Fit For A Princess
Corrosive - Girlie
House of Gilli - Sketch
Through the Craftroom Door - 2 Punches and Yellow
Marianne Design Diva's - Anything Marianne D (used a die)
Fussy and Fancy - Use a Lot (3 or more of your favorite embellishment)
Crop Stop - Pearls (3 entries only)
Just Magnolia - Funny Sentiments
Papertake Weekly - Bingo! ( I chose Free, Pearls and Blooms)
Crazy 4 Challenges - Bingo! (I chose Square Card, Die Cuts and 2 or more DP's)
Crafty Anns - Scallops or Fancy Borders
Magnolia Down Under - Butterfly
Flutterby - Punches and/or Dies (with an Angel, Butterfly or Fairy)

Card Recipe:
Image - Princess Tilda
Paper - Spring Blossom by K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - 7 Gypsies
Border Die - Marianne D
Daisy and Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart
Pearls - The Paper Studio and Recollections

I just loved this sentiment and it really made me laugh, just what I needed today.
I hope you've enjoyed this and I'm sending hugs to all the Mommies sending off their offspring to school and college, no matter how young or old, how easy or hard it seems, I've got your back and I know you have mine.

If you have a Magnolia card on your blog today please link it below and I'll come and visit and hope you visit the others linked too, nothing like a little Maggie love to bring a smile through the tears.

Katie

Magnolia Monday #14 - Get Peachy with Tilda!

It's another Magnolia Monday and today I've gone with a Georgia Peach theme! LOL
It's another birthday here with my oldest son Nathan turning 14, love you sweetie!
Just one more birthday to go this month and that is hubby's!
I'd really love for you to link below with your Magnolia card so I can come over and look!

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
One Stitch at A Time - Anything Goes
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Flowers
Papertake Weekly - Grow Your Own (handmade flowers)
Crafty Ann's - Scallops and/or Fancy Borders
Fussy and Fancy - Use A Lot (3 or more of the same embellishment)
Jellypark - Favorite Embellishment
Our Creative Corner - Fun With Fruit
Just Magnolia - Holiday Fun (I have many wonderful childhood memories about fruit picking fun in the Summer)
Magnolia Down Under - Inspired by a Song (I chose "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry, it's still on my playlist today!)
The Crafty Pad - Cute and Girly
Going Grey - Bingo! (I chose Ribbon, Pearls and Punch)
Catered Crop - Recipe (I chose things that grow in a garden, gingham, markers, ribbon/twine, border punch)
Crafty Emma's - Mix and Match (use 2 companies for paper)
Digi Design House - 3 Brads (the pearls are brads), 2 Papers and 1 Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Image - Peaches Tilda
Paper - K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Pearls - The Eyelet Outlet
Images and Digital Paper - Bits of Ivory Kitchen Add Ons
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Flower Die - Dayco
Sentiment - Michaels $1 spot
Twine - The Twinery

I made the border of jam jars by layering them over a piece of digital paper from the same accessory set on the computer and printing them out as a single piece. I never thought I'd do anything digital in the crafty world but I'm gradually getting a little more brave :)
I've had this little Peach Tilda for a long while and she needed inking up for a card as she'd only be stamped once into my inventory book! LOL
Be sure to link your Magnolia creation below and I'll come over and have a look!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #82 - Say It With Flowers

It's another "Once Upon A Wednesday" over at The Pixie Cottage
This week we want you to get into the craftroom and create something with the theme "Say It With Flowers"

Of course we also have a wonderful sketch if you'd like to use that.

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Frosted Designs - Coloring
The Poodles Parlour - Round and Round The Garden (3 entries only)
2 Sisters - Color Combo (chocolate chip, regal rose, pink pirouette, certainly celery and very vanilla)
Sentimental Sundays - Flowers
Cupcake Crafts - Sewing
Incy Wincy - Something Old and Something New (the stamp is old and the paper is new)

Card Recipe:
Image - Simply The Best by ARTish
Paper - Watercolor Bouquet by K and Co
Medium - Copic Markers
Flowers - Making Memories
Sentiment - K and Co
Doily Die - French Pastry by Cheery Lynn Designs
Pearls - The Paper Studio

This was this weeks fabulous sketch.

I've had this lovely rose stamp for ages and never used it on a card as I was afraid of coloring it correctly. But I had a go and while I know it needs a lot more work on the shading at least it's seen the light of day! LOL
We'd love to see you "Say It With Flowers" this week too at The Pixie Cottage
Katie

Guest Spot at Decorate to Celebrate - Family Reunion

I won a challenge the other week at Decorate to Celebrate and part of my prize was to be a Guest Designer for them.
The challenge this week is "Family Reunion" and it was a difficult one for me. We don't tend to do the big reunions in England like they do here in the US so I had no previous experience to fall back on for ideas. But I've seen them on the TV and the internet and I know it tend to be a "matchy matchy" kind of affair and so that's what I went with :)

Challenges:
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Stamp Something - Something Digi
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi
Crafty Purple Frog - Anything But A Card
Sentimental Sundays - Flowers (with a sentiment)
Paper Creator - Flowers
Mami Doodles - Flowers
Stamping With The Dragon - Green, Red and White
Pennys - Watermelon (the fruit or the colors)
The Crafty Pad - Gone Fruity (Watermelons on the clipart)
Crafty Ann's - Summertime
Creative Inspirations - Summertime
Clear It Out - Summer
Just Some Lines - Summer

Project Recipe:
T-Shirt - Gildan (craft dept at Walmart)
Clip Art - Peaceful Petals by Trina Clark
Paper - Keeping Memories Alive
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Printable Iron On Sheet - Next Style (again at Walmart)

I created the logo using lots of the pieces of clipart, it has png versions of each image which makes for super simple layering, and then added the lettering. To print the logo you simply flip it so the whole thing prints backwards and then iron it on to the T-Shirt, a very simple process.

I thought it would be an easy way to remember who attended the reunion if they signed in. This could be printed multiple times and bound at the top into a pad if needed. The actual pages could be added to a scrapbook page so there would be a permanent reminder.

I used the same logo on the invitations, just printed smaller.

The rosettes simply have a cut out flower in the center (from the clip art set) and a rhinestone on top. I added a jewelry button/badge pin to the back so it can be worn.

I hope you like this, it was fun to do and very simple. And with the clip art set being only $1 it made it inexpensive too!
We'd love to see your creations over at Decorate to Celebrate and remember the challenge is always optional each week, you can link up any handmade decoration to enter.
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #80 - Emboss It!

It's time for another "Once Upon a Wednesday" at The Pixie Cottage and this week it's a super easy challenge, we want you to "Emboss It!"

Challenges:
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Clear It Out - Anything Goes
Crafty Ann's - Embossing
The Crafty Pad - Embossing
AI Factory - Layers (at least 2)
Phindy's Place - Double Up (use two of something, I used two stamps masked together)
Totally Gorjuss - Punch or Die
Everybody Art - Garden

Card Recipe:
Image - Apple Bench by Sandra Hammer and Darling Sisters by The Greeting Farm
Paper - Jack and Jill Paper Pad by Prima
Medium - Copic Markers
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Die Cut - Spellbinders Large Scalloped Circles
Sentiment - Garden Vignettes by Bits of Ivory
Butterfly Die Cut - Marianne D Creatables
Pearls - Bridal Dept
Roses - Wild Orchid Crafts

This is the fabulous sketch we have for you this week!

I masked the two images together and I absolutely love that there are so many of The Pixie Cottage stamps, in both rubber and digital versions, that work as backgrounds to the very popular character stamps made by other companies. This makes them so versatile and the perfect compliment to your stamp collection.
We hope you can get out your embossing folders or powders and heat gun and join in with us at The Pixie Cottage this week.
Katie

Magnolia Monday #11 - A Sweet Strawberry Tilda!

Happy Monday!
It' week 11 of my "Magnolia Monday" link party!
Each week is "Anything Goes" you just need to link up and share!
This week I'm still in the Summer mood and so today Tilda has been picking strawberries!

Challenges:
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Totally Gorjuss - Punch or Die
Magnolia Down Under - Paper Tole or 3D (my jam jars are cut out and popped up)
Magnolia-Licious Challenge - Red, White and Blue
The Poodles Parlour - Red, White and Blue
Kaboodle Doodles - Stitching (real or faux)
Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
Just Magnolia - What's Cooking?
AI Factory - Layers (at least 2)
Paper Pretties - Embossing
The Crafty Pad - Embossing
Crafts and Me - Flowers
The Beary Scrap - Inspired from your Closet (I wear a lot of denim and red)
Catered Crop - Inspired by Challenge Card (I chose red, white, blue, strawberries, faux stitching, ribbon, border punch)
Stamp Something - Something Embellished
Crazy Challenge - Ribbon (2 entries only)
One Stop Craft - 1 Ribbon/Lace, 2 Patterned Papers and 3 Buttons
Wags N Whiskers - Buttons and Bows
Paperplay - Ribbon, Lace and Buttons
Frosted Designs - Buttons
Little Miss Muffet - Summer (1 entry only)
Fussy and Fancy - Summer
Hanna and Friends - Summer
Bloggers Challenge - Summertime
Fairytale - Summertime

Card Recipe:
Image - Strawberry Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Digital Paper and Sentiment - Kitchen Garden Designables by Bits of Ivory
Digital Paper and Jam Jar Clip Art - Kitchen Add Ons by Bits of Ivory
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Lace - Wrights
Ribbon - Stash
Roses - Prima Mini Roses
Bows - Offray
Buttons - Dress It Up

I used a lot of different things with Tilda this week, Digital Papers, Clip Art, embossing and more. I love to mix and match and with so many downloadable goodies around the choices are endless!
I cut out the jam jar clip art and popped it up on a pop dot, then I added a tiny bow and button to the lid.
I hope you like it and please if you have a Magnolia card on your blog today, Monday July 25th, then please add it to my link below so we can come and see!

Katie

Guest Designer at Lexi's Creations - Shaped Cards

Hi Everyone!
A couple of weeks ago I won a challenge at Lexi's Creations and the prize was to join them as Guest Designer!
It was a fun week that they asked me to join in with as the challenge is "Shaped Cards!". These are always a challenge to me but it wouldn't be a challenge if it was easy would it?

Challenges:
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Shaped Cards
Crafts 4 Eternity - Shaped Cards
Whoopsi Daisy - Shaped Cards
Happileigh Scrappin - Shaped Cards and Special Folds
Do You Stack Up? - Wings (3 entries only)
Corrosive - Cards for Kids
Charisma Cardz - Sunshine Colors
City Crafter - Beach
Daring Cardmakers - Wish You Were Here
Just Tracy's Crafts - Summer Holidays
Creative Craft World - One Holiday (Vacation)
Hanna and Friends - Summer
Crafty Purple Frog - Take A Dip
Creative Calendar - Under the Sea or Water

Card Recipe:
Image - Splashin Fun Ollie Duck
Paper - Fly A Kite Lime Twist Collection by My Minds Eye
Medium - Copic Markers
Die Cut - Spellbinders Labels Ten
3D Stickers - K and Co
Dewdrops - Robin's Nest

I used the largest size of the die to make the base for the card and made it into an easel style.
It's another duck, my 3rd card in 5 days, so much fun!
I hope you enjoy this one and will get into the "shaped card" mood and come and play at Lexi's Creations
Katie

Pile It On - Fun In The Sun

EDITED TO ADD - Was chosen as an Artists Pick at Hand Stamped Sentiments!
Got a Gold Medal at Thrilling Thursday!Thanks so much!!

It's Sunday so that means another chance to Pile It On!
This week we are asking for creations with the theme of "Fun In The Sun!".
We have a brand new sponsor and it's the designs from the super artists at Paper Pretties!

Challenges:
Digi's With Attitude - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Papercutz - Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Anything Goes
Thrilling Thursday - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes (3 entries only)
KB Cute - Use a Digi
Stamp With Fun - Sketch
Papertake Weekly - Getting Cute
Moving Along With the Times - Cute and Cuddly with A Punch
Do You Stack Up? - Wings (3 entries only)
Crafty Ann's - Embossing
The Crafty Pad - Embossing
Kaboodle Doodles - Embossing
Paper Pretties - Embossing
AI Factory - Layers (at least 2)
Aud's Sentiments - Sentiment to make you Smile
Charisma Cardz - Sunshine Colors
Prairie Fairy - On Holiday/Vacation
Daring Cardmakers - Wish You Were Here
Bunny Zoe's - Fun In The Sun
Polly Craft - Summer Fun
Hand Stamped Sentiments - Summer Fun
Hanna and Friends - Summer
Crafty Purple Frog - Take A Dip
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Cool It! (and ribbon)
Deep Ocean - Ribbon
Totally Gorjuss - Punch or Die

Card Recipe:
Image - Webster by Paper Pretties
Paper - My Minds Eye Fine and Dandy True Blue
Medium - Copic Markers
Sentiment - Printed
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Fabric Brads - Heidi Grace
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Twine - The Twinery
Button - Stash
Ribbon - The Whimsy Cottage

This is such a super cute image, it just makes me smile!
I know that my family back in England would love to see some more sun for this Summer but here in Texas I'd be very happy to send it you and have some cooler, even rainy, days!
Anyway, the sunshine colors are so much fun to create with that you just have to join in with us at Pile It On this week
Katie

Guest at Top Tip Tuesday - All Wrapped Up With Ribbon

EDITED TO ADD - Winner at Creations by Gill M. Thanks so much!!!!

This week at Top Tip Tuesday they are sponsored by Digital Delights and they asked me to be a guest.
When I heard the challenge there was no way I could say no as it is one of my favorites, Ribbon!!!!
I decided to fly by the seat of my pants and make a card with no pattern or template, just make it as I went along, I hope you like it :)

Challenges:
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Stamping With the Dragon - Easel Card
There's Magic In The Air - Any Kind of Easel Card
Sugar Creek Hollow - Shaped Cards
Little Claire's - Shaped Cards
Prairie Fairy - More Than One Fold
AI Factory - Pretty in Pink
Stamp With Sarah Kay - Pink
Creations by Gill M - Pink and Green and Flowers
Crafty Catz - Pink and Green
Totally Papercrafts - Pink and Girlie
Our Creative Corner - Beautiful Baby
Card Cupids - Ribbon

Card Recipe:
Image - Flowerpot Baby from DVD II
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Annalee Paper Pad
Sentiment - Bo Bunny Hush Little Baby
Flower - Bronte Blooms Strawberry
Ribbon - Ribbon Trends
Baby Pin and Buttons - Unknown
Pearls - Recollections

I started with a basic easel style but with the cute flowerpot the baby is in I thought it would cute to make it into a flowerpot card! Once I had the image colored and cut out I planned the rest of the card around it. I used a wide organdy ribbon for the bow and the flower was a perfect match.
This is such a fun little card and I hope you like it.
Be sure to go and link your cards featuring ribbon over at Top Tip Tuesday and you could be the winner!
Katie

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #71 - Sketch and/or Here Comes The Sun

EDITED TO ADD - Picked in the Top 3 at AI Factory Thanks so much!


It's Once Upon a Wednesday at The Pixie Cottage and this week we are looking forward to the Summer and would love to see your "Sunny" creations! Remember that we have a sketch that you can choose to use as well!

Challenges:
Truly Scrumptious - Anything Goes
I Did It - Anything Goes
Reasonable Ribbon - Anything Goes (with ribbon)
Desert Island Crafts - Pick 3 (I chose square card, image, patterned papers, punches, ribbons)
Clear It Out - Any Coloring Medium
Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Boys Boys Boys
AI Factory - Boys Will Be Boys
Delicious Doodles - Let The Sun Shine In
Totally Gorjuss - Water
Catch The Bug - Dads
Ladybug Crafts - Animals

Card Recipe:
Image - Goen Fishin' by Di Carubia
Paper - Delovely by Cosmo Cricket
Border Punch - Martha Stewart Edger Scallop Dot
Ribbon - Unknown
Sentiment - Target $1 spot
Dewdrops - Robin's Nest

This was the great sketch we worked with.

I think this little guy is definitely enjoying a sunny day with his fishing pole!
This image would be perfect for a card for Dad, maybe for Father's Day (not long away you know ;))
I hope you like this and will come and share your Sunny creations with us at The Pixie Cottage
Katie