Oz-somestamps

Monday Sketch 80, Christmas Planner and BLOG CANDY!

Wow 80 sketches!    How OZ-some is that?   I have had so much fun with these sketches over the last 2 years - especially seeing what you all do with them!  Join the fun and post a linky to your card so we can all see - and link back to here too! 

I am gonna have me some fun with the pattern paper on this one - and the strip or ribbon is gonna be BIG!  (you know you wanna do this one Laurie- i just love your big bows!)

This weekends Christmas in July class was SO much fun!  I did a series of purple Christmas cards for the card stack using the Bazzill Purples.  It was a challenge but they turned out great!  The Christmas Planner was a huge hit!  I sold out of kits but may do up a few more.  In fact I was considering offering it as a class at the next Crop-a-ganza event (that is IF they can still squeeze me in as a vendor!!!)   The keychain was my FAVORITE project though.  A little guardian angel watching over you.  I will share pictures of everything soon - here is a sneak peak of the cover of the planner:

 

Tutorial coming soon with downloads!  Should I do a video or step by step??  Leave a comment with your opinion - I think I have some BLOG CANDY layin around here....

One World One Heart Caravan!

This is a world wide blogging event that I am joining in.  You have got to go and check out some of these amazing blogs!  What a neat way to get to know people in cyberspace - and to discover some really neat blogs i would not have found other wise!  The best part - if you go to all these blog they are ALL giving away something!  The deadline to enter comments for the drawings is Feb 11th - so get to Blurfing and entering and WINNING!!!

I wanted to jump on board so I would like to give away:

An All new  Spring Serendipity Inspiration book from The Angel Company
A Handmade card, note pad, picture stand and treat
PLUS a Tombow White Gel Pen

Leave a comment to be entered to win - I will draw by Random Number Generator on February 11th - and post the winner on Feb 12th.  Be sure to leave me your name and mailing address in your comment so I know who and where to send to!

***This is a seperate giveaway just for the OWOH event so be sure to leave a comment on this post***

And the winner is...

Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 35
Timestamp: 2008-04-04 17:03:40 UTC

And the winning comment was:

Aloha Heather!!

I just found your blog, and wanted to drop a note to say "ALOHA From Hawaii", I am an Angel too!!! Just recently got my wings... and am soo proud of it!!! You've got great stuffs here, I'm going to be back for more inspiration!!!

Hugs n' Aloha,
Jen

How fun is that?  Thanks to everyone who shared a comment!

The correct answer was : With a Scor-pal and Perforating tool!  Tutorial will be coming up next!

Spring is coming...don't miss the blog candy!

   It is so exciting - a new season is upon us - renewing and refreshing.  A new start.  just makes you want to say aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! 

Bring on the SUN!

I have a card to share today that I kind of challenged myself to make.  I had gotten a pack of the uber oz-some Polo Button Brads - and they have been hanging out on my desk for weeks!  I wanted - no needed to use them!   Sooo....

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Stamps: So Sweet stamp set from The Angel Company
Ink: Noir Palette Ink
Papers: White Cardstock and Harvest Orange 2 Matchmaker Cardstock, Cha Cha SWIC Pattern Paper
Accessories: Gelly Roll Glaze pens, Stardust Glittering Gel pens, Polo Button Brads, Scor-pal and Orange Twill Tape

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Here is a detail shot:

They are SO cute!  They actually come with big and little of each color - and these ones are the littles.  the ease of brads - with the cuteness of a teeny tiney button!

I used my glaze pens to color in the bug - not sure if you can see it super well - but i shaded the orange with the brown from the Antique set.  Their glazed raised quality adds lots more dimension to your bug that way! 

Any guesses how I did the stitching?  I have some BLOG CANDY that I will draw a winner for from the comments on this post - guess how I did the stitching!  I actually noticed that yesterdays post was my 200th post on the ole blog!  So I figure I should celbrate right?  Which in blog world means YOU get a prize! 

Yippee!

I discovered Smiley Central this morning - aren't they just fun???

What's the prize you ask???  Well.... I have some more STAMPS!

So leave a comment to be entered in the drawing!  I will draw on Friday at noon!

Half price Scor-pal and Bind It All too?

I have had SO many people ask me about getting a Scor-pal half price that I decided to give one away!

I will have a drawing on Friday morning from the comments on this post - for one Half Priced Scorpal - that would be $21 plus $3 shipping and tax - for a grand total of $24 for a $40 tool that you will find indespensible!

If you do not win the drawing at ANYTIME you can simply order $50 in products (paper, stamps, accessories - anything!)- from me  and you can get your own scor-pal for half price!  ANY TIME!!  Today, tomorrow - next month!  As long as we still carry the scorp-pal in our catalog and our hostess plan still allows for half price items.  The same deal applies to the Bind It All!

Want a Bind It All AND a Scor-pal? 

Buy a Scor-pal and 2 pkgs of 5/8" wires and get a Bind It All for half price!   Get both the Scor-pal and Bind It All plus the wires for $99 - that includes shipping AND tax!!  That is $35 OFF! (Total will depend on your tax rate - $99 is based on 6.9% tax)

These are both oz-some tools that you will use over and over - You will wonder how you crafted without them!

Here is a card I made using both the Scor-pal and the Bind It All.

   

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Stamps:Fancy Curls and Love Gift with Purchase stamp from The Angel Company
Inks:Versamark ink, Pixie Dust Versamagic Ink, Noir Black Palette Ink
Papers:Black and White Cardstock, Pink 2 Matchmaker CS
Accessories:Bind It All, Scor-pal, Clear Embossing Powder, Black Ribbons

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I started with a black card and I just punched the folded edge with the Bind It All.  It is super easy - you just sip it in and pull the lever and voila!  After I had the holes punched I then placed the fold of the card against the right fence of my Scor-pal and scored at the 11 1/2 inch line.  This will put a "hinge" fold along the edge.  Then I stamped the swirls on the background with Versamark Ink and embossed with clear powder.  I kept the stamping off the spine of the card by just placing a piece of cardstock along the edge to mask it off.  Then I took a piece of pink and on the back I scored 2 lines along one side and then tore the edge closest to my scored lines.  This adds a nice detail to your cards!  I stamped the swirls in pink on a piece of white and then stamped the words over top with Noir Black Palette ink.  Just layer that piece to the pink and then onto the card and you are done.

The inspiration for this card came from a good friend and fellow Angel Tracey Turner - she did a card with a Bind It All edge and put it on her blog and it inspired me to give it a try!