Holiday Release at Crackerbox and Suzy Stamps!

Hey crafty guys and girls! I'm guest designing and hopping with the design team today, for the new holiday release at Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps! They've got some adorable products being released and I know you'll want to hop along, check out the new release, current sales and prizes up for grabs! But first, scroll down for creative tips on my mini slimline card.

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

 

Slimline cards are all the rage right now. The standard slimline card stands on average at 9" tall. The mini slimline typically is 6" tall. The stamp images that I'm using today are rather large so I scaled down to a 6" card, to keep the focus on these seasonal cuties:

Santa Large (new)

Reindeer Large (new)

and Christmas Tree Fun

I started with a black base layer for my slimline card and created some snowy slopes using a stitched die with my die cut machine. I left black space between my slopes, to create a shadow effect and add interest. 

Next, I colored up Santa and his reindeer with Copic markers and used my Scan N Cut to turn them into die cuts that I could place anywhere on my card. I did the same for my tree, only I stamped an extra image on patterned paper and fussy cut two portions to place over my original image, keeping my tree mostly white with a pop of red.

Lastly, I used white acrylic paint to dot onto my night sky, then heat embossed the new release sentiment called "Hey Santa", onto trimmed cardstock, and adhered to my card. A bit of trimmed ribbon and embellishments from 28 Lilac Lane, finish off my card. I really love the size of these stamps which work well for scrapbooking too. You can even get the kids involved and make a bunch of cute holiday tags. So many uses!

Now, for the new release, not only will you receive 25% off through Oct. 19th, but the October sale is still going strong on Fall, Thanksgiving and more with 20% off those categories through the end of the month, as well. Sweet!

Be sure and stop by the Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps blog and follow the directions to be entered to win a $25 or $50 gift certificate. Woo hoo! Spend it on stamps, inks, whatever your little heart desires!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you will help support my little corner of the world and shop with my affiliate links, highlighted and scattered throughout this post. It helps me to buy a coffee and maybe one for the hubs, and at no extra cost to you! Thank you!

Terri

*Let me also invite you to join The Seasonal Cardmaker Facebook Group. I'm having a big giveaway when we get to 500 members and would love to have you join us. We're almost there!

#wavingmywand #crackerboxandsuzystamps #rubberartstamps #newrelease #holiday #stamping #christmas #santa #santaclaus #reindeer #christmastree #seasonal #papercrafts #cardmaking #DIY #buttonsgalore #28lilaclane #scrapbookadhesivesby3L #copicmarkers

Cage Match at So Suzy Stamps!

It's the battle of battles at So Suzy Stamps.  Suzy has 2 main events today, in celebration of Leap Year, so you will find two blog posts from me today.  Number one, there's a blog hop, and a winner from the comments, who will win all the design team cards featured on the blog hop.  Number two, there's a cage match between Suzy's two design teams; the Stamp of the Month Club design team and the "other" design team.  Haha, yes, I'm on the SAM Club design team, so you know who I'm rooting for.  

The way this challenge works is, I'll be linking up the card below to the challenge link on Suzy's blog.  You go and vote for your favorite design team project.  Suzy sent random stamps to everyone to create with, so all the projects will have different stamps.  Which ever project wins the votes, that design team member wins the cards from the rest of the team.  Be sure you check out all the details on both events today at the So Suzy Stamps Blog. 

And, here's the inside:

The challenge comes to a screeching halt on March 3rd, 2016.  Good luck!

Sketch Challenge at Two Paper Divas

We're having our first ever Monthly Challenge with the new design team at Two Paper Divas!  It's a Sketch Challenge and runs two weeks, so you have plenty of time to link up and play.   Of course, there's a prize up for grabs!  

I'm featuring Sunshine and Smiles from the January Release on my project.  

I created a floral embellishment with gold and clear embossing for my decorative piece, to tie in with the colors of my Bo Bunny papers, and heat embossed my sentiment in gold as well.

Visit the blog and link up to the challenge here:

Two Paper Divas Blog

Visit the Two Paper Divas Blog for daily project inspiration and on Wednesdays for the Design Team Roundup.  Check out the new February release right here:

http://www.twopaperdivas.com/product-category/whats-new/

Shop Two Paper Divas for a wide selection of clear stamps, digital stamps and accessories.

Additional supplies:

Bo Bunny Rose Cafe papers, ephemera, button

The Paper Studio Kraft Card

DoubleClick Skittles bubble embellishments

Xyron adhesive

Hot Glue Gun

Hero Arts clear embossing powder

Wow Gold Embossing Powder

May Arts Ribbon natural burlap ribbon and pearl string

#twopaperdivas #stamps #card #cardmaking #papercrafts #bobunny #mayartsribbon #ribbonresource #xyron #heroarts #doubleclickskittles #sketchchallenge #sketch #rosecafe #sunshineandsmiles

Cocoa Card for The Ribbon Resource and Winter Coffee Loving Cardmakers Hop

Welcome to the Winter Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop!  

If you love coffee, cocoa or tea and making cards, this is the place for you!  You can link up your winter themed beverage card right at the link below.  There's lots of prizes and so much inspiration to be had; you don't want to miss it!

Winter Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop

Since National Cocoa Day is Dec. 13th, I thought I'd create a fun cocoa card today, for The Ribbon Resource, Super Sponsor of this event.  

This card features several fun ribbon embellishments including silver twine snowflake centers, a glittery ribbon snow bank, a wired pearl Christmas tree and more.  I even made my own little warm footie socks, to compliment the sentiment,  from the Hello Winter collection by

Echo Park Paper.  Stick around for a few minutes and follow along!  It's easy enough for the kids to do too; cutting and taping - simple as that!

You'll need these ribbons: (Full supply list at end of post)

C-1-30 1" Gold Sheer Ribbon (4")

FY-34 3/16" Light Blue Wired Beads (10")

SE-31 1/8" Silver Curling Ribbon (8")

FF-5-31 1.5" Silver Sheer Glitter Dot Ribbon (16")

412-31 Silver and White Baker's Twine (10")

First, trim and score card to 5.5" x 6".  To make the glittery snow banks, I trimmed my stitched die cut frame to the desired shape and length that I wanted, then ran my Xyron adhesive across the top, fully covering with adhesive.  Lay down a 5" section of Sheer Glitter Ribbon and trim around the edges.  Repeat for each snow bank, adding extra strips of ribbon if necessary for larger pieces.  How easy is that?

Isn't it gorgeous?  And so easy.  No mess either, which is always a bonus.

(*Let me interrupt this message for an important announcement!!  You can get this glitter ribbon in a 5 yard bundle for $6.95 right now, plus for every purchase before Christmas, you get a free 25 yard roll of ribbon, plus..... you may get free shipping when you head over to the the Ribbon Resource site and get the pop up box offer!  Woo hoo!  Merry Christmas to YOU!)

Next, I made little foot socks by drawing out my own little hand designed sock, then tracing the template on the back of two pieces of cardstock that I trimmed from the paper collection, approximately a 4" square.  Just for fun, I ran my Xyron adhesive runner over the top of my square, then added the sheer gold ribbon.  After tracing, I trimmed out my little socks.  Now my socks have a little shimmer.   Adorbs!  One is popped up on a foam square, which adds some dimension.  By the way, the sock dimension for each is approximately 1.5".

I thought I would go ahead and turn these little sock footies into a .png file and share it with you today, so you can upload to your preferred cutting file system.  I've uploaded it to my Cricut Explore and can now cut as many of these cuties as I want on patterned paper, or to color in.  Enjoy!

 Save it to your computer by placing your cursor over the slipper sock, right click, and save.  You can print this out and hand trim, or even use the Print and Cut feature of the Explore.

To finish things off, I wrapped a 10" strand of wired pearls around this tree and popped the tree out with foam squares.  The little snowflake centers are easy to make by wrapping a section of twine around an adhesive dot.  Tuck the end of your strip underneath and add another adhesive dot on the bottom to secure.

Make a little bow with the silver curling ribbon to accent the sentiment and you are done.  Fun little details that make for a special card for the cocoa lover in your life.  

Don't forget, The Ribbon Resource is giving one lucky winner a $25.00 gift card.  Don't miss out!  Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you enjoyed my project today.   

Visit the Ribbon Resource Blog for more Inspiration!

Shop at The Ribbon Resource Today!

Additional Supplies:

Echo Park Paper Hello Winter Collection

Xyron Adhesive Runner

Fine Tipped Scissors (Fiskars)

 Medium Adhesive Dots (Tombow)

Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue, Diamond

Lil Inker Designs Large Oval Stitched Die Frame

Die Cut machine (Cuttlebug)

Foam Squares (Tombow)

Trimmer/Scorer (We R Memory Keepers)

Cricut Explore

#mayartsribbon #ribbonresource #holidayclh #xyron #teresacollins #tombow #fiskars #lilinkerdesigns #ranger #wrmk #wermemorykeepers #cricut #cricutexplore #cricuteverywhere #echoparkpaper #hellowinter #stickles #glitter #gold #silver #twine #bead #pearl #christmas #holiday #card #craft #coffee #cocoa #forest #snow #snowflake #moose #christmastree #tree 

Day 2 Halloween Blog Hop / Ribbon Resource with Mini Ribbon Pumpkins

It's Day 2 of The Ribbon Resource Halloween Blog Hop with the Prima Ribbonistas!  Be sure and check out all the fun halloween projects that the girls have created for this special 2 day event, and follow the instructions to be entered to win a gift card to the Ribbon Resource online store.

Here's the line-up for today's hop if you get lost along the way:

Latrice Murphy 

Lori Williams 

Michele Kosciolek 

Tracy McLennon 

Terri Burson 

Emily Lanham

For my project, I've made some easy mini ribbon pumpkins for a light string.  

It's as simple as rolling your ribbon and tying a knot!  I only made four of these pumpkins because I ran out of ribbon (I've been using this gorgeous ribbon a lot!) so keep in mind you'll need a 32" strip for each pumpkin.  The supply list below is for four pumpkins.

You will need these ribbons:

JE-28 1.5" Sheer Bittersweet Iridescent Ribbon (3.5 yrds)

QD-46 1.5" Sheer Green Polka Dot Ribbon (12")

To begin, cut your bittersweet ribbon into four 32" strips, or just grab your roll, and roll it around your fingers four times.   Gently remove it from your hand, keeping intact.

Take one end of your ribbon and tuck it through your rolled loops, pulling out both ribbon ends from opposing sides

Bring your ends together at the top and tie a loose knot.  Cut a 3" piece of your green polka dot ribbon and thread through the looped hole.  Tie into a single knot, then pull the loose orange knot closed tightly.   Pull your orange ribbon loops out and shape to form a pumpkin. Trim the ends as desired.  

You can make a bunch of these to decorate your table, use with a place setting and a little name tag attached or, as pictured above, string lights through the center of your pumpkins and adhere with a little adhesive glue dot.

Fun, festive home decor that's easy to make.  Once I got in the groove, it took about 1 minute to make each pumpkin.  Give it a try and let me know what you think!

Now, hop on over to Emily's blog....

If you get lost, start at the beginning at The Ribbon Resource Blog.  Be sure and visit yesterday's post if you missed Day 1.

Additional supplies:

  10 light string

Adhesive Dots

#cre8time #ribbonresource #mayartsribbon #halloween #pumpkin #pumpkins #DIY #homedecor #seasonal #autumn #fall #polkadots #party #celebration #lights #giveaway #bloghop #prize

Blogiversary Event Final Week! New prizes + a Weekly Giveaway!

 I'm a little behind this week, as life has been super duper crazy.  However, I'm here now and adding 2 more prizes to the Grand prize package to celebrate my month long Blogiversary event!

Today, I'm adding a selection of ADORNit Art Play Paintables

and

5 yards (various selections) of May Arts Ribbon from my own personal stash.  Yummy!

I'm also giving away another weekly prize, valued at $10 or more.  To qualify for this weeks' prize I'm asking everyone to visit Adornit and The Ribbon Resource (May Arts Ribbon's online retail store) on Facebook.

Comment on their FB pages and say "Waving My Wand sent me"

Click here: The Ribbon Resource on Facebook and comment

Click here: ADORNit on Facebook and comment

If you're not on Facebook, visit any of the other social media sites for ADORNit or The Ribbon Resource, leave the same comment on any post and add this hashtag: #wavingmywandblog

Good luck!  This weekly giveaway ends at midnight on 8/31/15.

#cre8time #adornit #mayartsribbon #ribbonresource #unitystamps #tombow #wrmk #wermemorykeepers #americancrafts #skittles

Blogiversary Party Week 3 and More Prizes!

Hello crafty friends.  It's week 3 of my Blogiversary celebration and this week I'm adding a couple more of my favorite things to the Grand Prize Package, which currently includes:

We R Memory Keepers Fuse

Tombow Dual Brush markers

and now I'm adding:

a grab bag of stamps from the Unity Stamp Company

 and

3 bags of Skittles bubble embellishments from DoubleClick Skittles

 

These are all some of my very favorite things and I'm so happy to share them with you.  I'll be adding more favorite things each week and focusing on a different social media each week.  This week, it's all about my blog.  Enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below to qualify for the weekly prize, valued at $10 or more.  Who knows what I'll throw in! 

Before you go.... would you be a friend and click the Friend Connect Button on my right sidebar and follow?  Thank you!

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

It's Week One of my Blogiversary! Join the Party!

Woo-Hoo!  Yes, indeed, it's party time here in my little bloggy corner of the world.  So much has happened since I started blogging just a couple very short years ago.  Of course, I have to share my good fortune and joy with all of you, right?  

I've given a lot of thought on how I wanted to celebrate; not just one week, not two weeks, but the WHOLE ENTIRE MONTH!  I mean, why not?  

So this is how it's going to work.  Because truth be told, I'm kind of winging it, haha.  Hey, I haven't put on a big bash like this before, so...... you all can wing it with me!

What's for sure?

1.  THE GRAND PRIZE PACKAGE!!

I'm giving away some of my favorite things and every week, with your help, I'll add another prize to the grand prize package which includes:

We R Memory Keepers Fuse Heat tool

Yup, that's a done deal.  It's one of my favorite crafty toys, and a favorite among a lot of my crafty friends.  Want to know what to do with this fun tool?  Check out this link at the WRMK blog with lots of fuse inspiration:

https://wermemorykeepers.wordpress.com/tag/photo-sleeve-fuse/

I may share some of my own fuse projects throughout the month as well.  While you're at it, hop on over to the We R Memory Keepers Facebook page and thank them for sponsoring Waving My Wand's Blogiversary!

2.I'll be giving away a weekly prize as well.  Little packages that might have ink, paper, ribbons... 

you get the idea.

3.  Help me complete a weekly goal/challenge, and I'll add another one of my favorite things to the Grand Prize package.  What is it?  I can't tell you until the goal is complete but you'll like it, trust me.

WEEK ONE CHALLENGE:

Help me get to 1000 Instagram followers.

I'm almost there, so it shouldn't be too hard.  Go to:

instagram.com/wavingmywand

When you find the accompanying post, follow the rules which include:

1.  Follow me on IG

2.  Tag your friends (one per comment)

3.  For an extra entry, repost the IG post and add the hashtag #wavingmywandblog

If I've reached 1000 Instagram followers by next Saturday, Aug. 8th, I'll add another prize to the grand prize, plus I'll be drawing a weekly winner that day from all the IG commenters.  If you're not on Instagram, don't worry, I'm not leaving you out.  Each week is dedicated to a different social media, so everyone has a chance.  

Follow all the happenings on my Facebook event page here:

Waving My Wand's Blogiversary Event 

Are you following me on blogger?  Click that little Friend Connect button on the sidebar and join!

#wavingmywandblog #wavingmywand #blogiversary #cre8time #wrmk #wermemorykeepers #americancrafts

Reminder - Don't miss the Doubleclick Skittles Challenge!

If you missed the big announcement on June 24th, here it is again:

Welcome to Challenge # 25 here at DoubleClick Skittles!  

I'm so happy to have been selected for the Doubleclick Connection Design Team!  Everyone has been so welcoming and I know I'm going to love it here.  A quick little something about me:  I'm married with a 13 year old son and between the 3 of us, we play guitar, piano, saxophone, a little mandolin, bass violin and drums.  We all sing as well.  In my downtime, I love to whip up a gourmet meal with help from my son who also loves to cook.  I'm a freelance craft blogger, writing the occasional craft article, Guest Design occasionally and last summer, was the Guest Blogger and Show Photographer for the Craft and Hobby Association's Paper Arts trade show in 2014.  To "pay the bills", I work for an agency that serves children with disabilities.  And, that's enough about me!

Now, if you arrived from Carri's page, you are in the right place. 

The Challenge?  Show us your Craft Space!

Here's the line up in case you get lost along the way:

Carri from DoubleClick

Terri from Waving my Wand

Kim From Cupcakes, Cards and Kim

Georgiana from Carson's Creations

Taunya from Daisies Girl

Payel from BeauMonde Designs

Challenge Date: June 24 - July 7

This is our former guest bedroom and now, craft/nostalgia room.  It doubles as my hubby's nostalgia and record collection.  He has the closet and some shelf space, I have the rest of the room, which explains massive stuff everywhere! 

The ugly wallpaper?  Yeah, just ignore that....another project for another day, haha. 

Here's my little crafty corner of the room.  My refurbished student desk and some fun storage panels that I recently made to have better access to the products I use the most.

This is the bookcase where I store my ribbons, stamps, punches and collection of paper.  Lots of embellishments and inks, as well.

This little nook sits right next to my desk and is where I keep my favorite stacks of paper and adhesives, close at hand.  That's one of my hubby's hand-me-down pieces of antique furniture. 

This is another little spot where my husband and I duke it out.  Crafting versus nostalgia.....

I think crafting is going to win!  That decorative Kaisercraft house?  I made that last year and it houses a lot of my little embellishments, such as sequins, buttons, etc.

And, finally, here's the view from the doorway.

Now, head on over to visit Kim......



I'm giving away a little blog candy as well today.   A brand new package of Spellbinders Golden Glow ink from the Celebra'tions collection, 5 Adornit Art Play Paintable coloring images from the Hello Collection and a 12" piece of "handmade with love" May Arts Ribbon from my personal stash.

To qualify: 

• You must be a follower of all blogs in the hop  (there are 6)
• Leave a comment on all design team members posts showing their craft space
• Comment here letting me know you followed all the requirements.
• US residents only (sorry due to high shipping fees)

Go SHOPPING HERE!  Doubleclick Skittles Store  (paypal accepted)

Want to join the challenge?  Link up and show us your craft space.  Here's the rules......


Rules for the challenge:
Skittles are not required to enter this challenge
One entry per person
No back linking
Must follow theme
When linking up use your project link not your blog link
Must Link back to this challenge and reference DoubleClick Skittles
Be A follower of DoubleClick and leave a comment after linking up 
Visit and Comment on the Guest Designer post
Prize is open to US residents only but anyone can enter


#doubleclick #skittles #cre8time #craft #challenge #blogcandy #summer #craftroom

Doubleclick Skittles Challenge, Design Team Blog Hop + Blog Candy!

Welcome to Challenge # 25 here at DoubleClick Skittles!  

I'm so happy to have been selected for the Doubleclick Connection Design Team!  Everyone has been so welcoming and I know I'm going to love it here.  A quick little something about me:  I'm married with a 13 year old son and between the 3 of us, we play guitar, piano, saxophone, a little mandolin, bass violin and drums.  We all sing as well.  In my downtime, I love to whip up a gourmet meal with help from my son who also loves to cook.  I'm a freelance craft blogger, writing the occasional craft article, Guest Design occasionally and last summer, was the Guest Blogger and Show Photographer for the Craft and Hobby Association's Paper Arts trade show in 2014.  To "pay the bills", I work for an agency that serves children with disabilities.  And, that's enough about me!

Now, if you arrived from Carri's page, you are in the right place. 

The Challenge?  Show us your Craft Space!

Here's the line up in case you get lost along the way:

Carri from DoubleClick

Terri from Waving my Wand

Kim From Cupcakes, Cards and Kim

Georgiana from Carson's Creations

Taunya from Daisies Girl

Payel from BeauMonde Designs

Challenge Date: June 24 - July 7

This is our former guest bedroom and now, craft/nostalgia room.  It doubles as my hubby's nostalgia and record collection.  He has the closet and some shelf space, I have the rest of the room, which explains massive stuff everywhere! 

The ugly wallpaper?  Yeah, just ignore that....another project for another day, haha. 

Here's my little crafty corner of the room.  My refurbished student desk and some fun storage panels that I recently made to have better access to the products I use the most.

This is the bookcase where I store my ribbons, stamps, punches and collection of paper.  Lots of embellishments and inks, as well.

This little nook sits right next to my desk and is where I keep my favorite stacks of paper and adhesives, close at hand.  That's one of my hubby's hand-me-down pieces of antique furniture. 

This is another little spot where my husband and I duke it out.  Crafting versus nostalgia.....

I think crafting is going to win!  That decorative Kaisercraft house?  I made that last year and it houses a lot of my little embellishments, such as sequins, buttons, etc.

And, finally, here's the view from the doorway.

Now, head on over to visit Kim......



I'm giving away a little blog candy as well today.   A brand new package of Spellbinders Golden Glow ink from the Celebra'tions collection, 5 Adornit Art Play Paintable coloring images from the Hello Collection and a 12" piece of "handmade with love" May Arts Ribbon from my personal stash.

To qualify: 

• You must be a follower of all blogs in the hop  (there are 6)
• Leave a comment on all design team members posts showing their craft space
• Comment here letting me know you followed all the requirements.
• US residents only (sorry due to high shipping fees)

Go SHOPPING HERE!  Doubleclick Skittles Store  (paypal accepted)

Want to join the challenge?  Link up and show us your craft space.  Here's the rules......


Rules for the challenge:
Skittles are not required to enter this challenge
One entry per person
No back linking
Must follow theme
When linking up use your project link not your blog link
Must Link back to this challenge and reference DoubleClick Skittles
Be A follower of DoubleClick and leave a comment after linking up 
Visit and Comment on the Guest Designer post
Prize is open to US residents only but anyone can enter


#doubleclick #skittles #cre8time #craft #challenge #blogcandy #summer #craftroom