who travels with you

Here's to remind you that there's still a week left in the current challenge at Time Out Challenges. This time around, it's an Inspired by Words challenge.

So I focused in on the phrase, "the friends you roll with" and found an appropriate sentiment in my stash. I created a collage out of the Framed Love Always digital stamp (available for free here), lightening it so it printed out gray. Adhered it to my card base before stamping the sentiment and adding some splash of color with some grungy ink splatter stamps (from this, this, and this). Finished the card with a subtle grunge border.

Playing in these fab challenges:

• Papercraft Challenges #29 - Bright Colours
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

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love always

Hey! I'm not quite back to crafting just yet (still catching up on the business side of running a stamp company after the holidays) but I did manage to make this card using one of my illustrations that I turned into a digital stamp and am offering as a free download. (This digi will eventually be available as a clear stamp.) It's for the Hey, Love Blog Hop and Linky Party we're hosting over at the STAMPlorations blog.

The STAMPlorations girls and I are sharing love-themed projects and we'd love for you to join in by linking up yours! There are over $150 worth of prizes up for grabs + you can download 3 new love/spring themed digital stamps and use them in projects.

For my card, I used the Framed Love Always digital stamp. Printed it on mixed media paper and used Inktense pencils to color. Let it dry, cut it out, and mounted it on my card base and it's done. Pretty quick and easy :o)

I hope you'll join us and create your own love-themed projects -- all types of projects are welcome, as long as they follow the theme: LOVE. (Non-STAMPlorations products are okay as well, but if you do use our products, you get a shot at the bigger prizes.)

Commenting and linking up ends on February 8 so plenty of time to hop and create projects.

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live what you love

Here's to remind you that there's still a week left in the current challenge at Time Out Challenges. This time around, the challenge is to be LOVING.

It's good to create something again after several weeks of not crafting! I thought I'd do a test drive on one of the new ARTplorations stencils that will be in the store by next week. I used Gorgeous, one of several stencils in my Faces series to create my one layer card. Stenciled her right in the middle of my card base and her left side gave me enough room to stamp the doodled flowers in bright, bold colors. Stamped the sentiment (from the new It's A Girl Thing: Sunshine set) and then finished off with a grungy border for some faux texture.

Playing in these fab challenges:

• Craft Stamper Take It Make Challenge - January Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations #382 - Anything Goes
• Always Fun #92 - One layer
• Dream Valley Challenge #193 - Anything goes

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