What a Stampendous Day!

I have been asked to share the stamps used in the Copics for Christmas class at the November 14 Scrap Shotz crop. They are made by Stampendous and are currently in the store; click here. I love them because they stamp oh so beautifully. The Stampendous stamps are clings but are also rubber - confused? Don't be because they are used similar to acrylics but give sharp stamped images.

Here are 3 of the images used and coloured with Copic markers -

Cardstock and pattern papers by American Crafts.

Image is stamped and coloured on Prism Simply Smooth Ivory cardstock - the white and ivory can be used interchangeably with Copic markers.

Cardstock and pattern papers by American Crafts. The ribbon source is unknown.

***Here is a chance to earn an extra ballot for this week's blog giveaway.***

Who was the first winner of the blog giveaway? Leave your answer in a comment to this blog post for an extra ballot in this week's giveaway.

And the winner for last week is.................................................LIZETTE! Congratulations Lizette - please contact Sandy for your prize pick-up!

Spotted in the Gallery!

It's that time of year again! Everyone is busy making Christmas cards!

Here are a few from our gallery this week.... keep up the fantastic work ladies!

Stephanie made this one... my favorite this week!



Sharon has made some wonderful cards and does great work with her copics!



Dawn made these using the Scrapshotz card kit! Well done!



And these two were the ones Lorraine made for our card front swap... the coloring is amazing and the photo really does not do justice to these beauties! Wonderful work Lorraine!




So ladies let's see what the rest of you have up your sleeves for Christmas!

Fabulous Friday - Inspiration Challenge

This week's Fabulous Friday challenge is from the lovely Wendy. Read on to find out more...

When I was at my mom’s this past weekend, she gave me this pamphlet. We didn’t get there, but I loved the colours!!!

My inspiration challenge is to create a layout or a card using the pamphlet as your inspiration.

I recently took a class with Krista Schneider who got me playing with my watercolour markers, again. I still love my Copics, but it is fun to try different mediums.

Can’t wait to see what you create!!!

Don't forget to link us up with your project for a chance to win this fabulous blog prize.

Embellie Gellie

Embellie Gellie by ScraPerfect- you've seen this showcased in magazines like Canadian Scrapbooker, right? You may have wondered about it, well, I am here to tell you this little hot pink box contains a little piece of magic. If you are like me, sometimes it is frustratingly hard to pick up the perfect gem or button off the table or from the jar. After working with Embellie Gellie, I am no longer frustrated.

This is how it is used - With the wooden wand, mold a pearl-sized ball of Gellie onto the flat end of the wooden wand. Then gently touch the ball of Gellie to embellishments like gems, jewels, buttons, beads and sequins. Touch the embellishment to the adhesive to transfer the embellishment.

I love this product! If you have tried it, please let me know. If you want to try it, give Sandy a shout!

And now the winner of last week's blog giveaway is................................... TANYA C. Please contact myself or Sandy to claim your prize!

Next week's prize is very very VERY sweet...curious??? LOL

Copics, Copics, Copics!!!

What's hot right now??? Well, that's easy to answer! It's Copics!

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of introducing a few ladies to the wonderful world of Copics. I am hopelessly addicted...

Over the next few weeks, I'll review the principles we learned in a "Copics for Dummies" style. LOL!!! First, optimal results can be achieved easier if you start with the quality "ingredients" - in the world of Copics, that refers to the paper and the inks. For the paper, I love using Prism, Simply Smooth and for the inks, I absolutely adore Tsukineko Memento Inks. The Prism papers, Memento Inks and the Copic Markers are a match made in Heaven! If you notice your inks are bleeding and the edges are blurring, you know that your combination of paper, ink and markers is not working.

Optimal shading/blending results can be achieved with markers chosen in consideration of the Natural Blending Families. A Natural Blending Family refers to colours that have the same first letter (colour) and first number and then 2-3 digits apart in the last number. Start with the lighter colours and gradually add the darker tones.

Here are a couple of samples.

I would love to hear if you have ventured into the world of Copics and what you would like to learn. Please leave me a comment or link me up to a project you have completed.

Spotted in the Gallery!

Good morning everyone!

Today I'd like to encourage you to check out our DT Challenges for November... this layout by Serena is a product of Heather's "Supersize It" challenge where we were encouraged to use a photo larger than a 5X7! Great take on the challenge Serena!

So let's all get busy working on those challenges... don't forget you have a chance to win a $20 SSZ gift card for playing along!

Fabulous Friday - Colour Inspiration

This Fabulous Friday is all about colour, yes, a Colour Inspiration Challenge. Here is Amber's challenge to you!

This weeks color inspiration comes right from your local paint shop! A fantastic way to choose colors for your paper crafting projects is to gather paint chips, take them home, and then play with various combinations! This time I have gathered a few basic colors that would work well with both masculine and feminine projects and would be perfect for those fall photos as well!

These colours are Orange Bitters, Warm Gold and Grimmy's Grey - all from Glidden Paints (CIL).And of course I always like to throw in a clean crisp white to brighten it up!

Here is my sample, I hope this color combination has inspired you, and I hope to see your projects soon!

I think you will agree with me that this is an awesome challenge ... and Amber's layout is "simply beautiful."

Don't forget to link me up with your finished project and I'll add an extra ballot for the blog giveaway.