Hip to be Square

Hi, there and welcome to another fabulous blog hop where the Perfect Layers designers are teaming up with the talented designers at Your Next Stamp.  With projects created using Perfect Layers and YNS  stamps we hope to wow you with some gorgeous creations today!

Being an 80's girl myself, I'm a huge fan of the YNS Fantabulous 80's Accessories cling set.   I used the Rubic cube image and colored it with Copics and popped it up with foam tape for dimension.  As for the card itself, I kept things pretty CAS (Clean and Simple) only using my Perfect Layer tool to create my mats of black cardstock and designer paper from Echo Park and a MFT Fishtail banner.   The sentiment was computer generated.

Now, let's talk prizes!

Hop along with us today and leave some blog love for our Perfect Layers Designers and the Your Next Stamp designers to be eligible to win a $50 gift certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting.  Your Next Stamp is offering a $50 gift certificate to use in the YNS Store. Prizes will be selected randomly from comments left on the DT blogs. 

Ready to Hop?

Laura & Perfect Paper Crafting  

 Karen (YNS)  

Wendy - You are HERE! 

 Peggy

 Pam

Julie 

 Eva 

Jen R. 

 Roxie 

 Wendy M.  

 Jenny 

Kerri  

 Kim 

Anita 

Paiit 

Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!!

OWH Birthday Bash Blog Hop

I am so thrilled to be a part of this fantabulous Operation Write Home & Perfect Papercrafting Blog Hop.  Operation Write Home is such a wonderful organization and I love the idea of sending cards to our military men and women who are far from home to use.  With projects created using Perfect Layers for Operation Write Home we hope to wow you with some gorgeous creations today!  If you'd like to participate in the hop, you'll want to go to the start of the hop - HERE.

I figured since it was a birthday bash, why not make a Kickin' Birthday card using MFT's adorable Karate Boy.  My sentiment was stamped using MFT Black Licorice Ink.  The designer papers are from My Mind's Eye (Lost & Found - Sunshine) and those perfectly matted layers were made using my Perfect Layers Tool.  I added some small black brads to the corners to keep things simple and within the guidelines that OWH has for sending cards to soldiers.

Now, let's talk prizes!

Hop along with us today and leave some blog love for our Perfect Layers Designers and the Operation Write Home Team to be eligible to win a $50 gift certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting.  The winner will be selected randomly from comments left on the DT blogs.

Ready to Hop?

 Your next stop along the hop is DIXIE.  But don't forget to leave me a comment before you go for your chance to win the $50 gift certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting.

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy hopping!!

YNS August Release Blog Hop

Hi everyone, I've been enjoying a blogging break this summer and although I'm not completely ready to start back full time just yet, I'm excited about participating in theYNS Birthday Blog Hop!!   Hopefully, you've arrived from the uber talented Peggy's blog - if not and you'd like to participate today, the hop starts at Maureen's Blog.

 August is YNS's birthday month and they are having a month long celebration with store specials and a second release. 

Now, let's talk prizes!

Would you like to win 1 of 4 fabulous $10 YNS Gift Certificates hidden within the hop?  Here is what you need to do - visit all of the YNS Designer's blogs that are participating in today's hop and comment on their creations as you go for your chance to win!

And you're going to love this month's special deals and discounts!! 

The Blog Hop starts today and runs though midnight, August, 24th  Prize Package winners will be announced on the YNS Blog on August 25th

Are you ready for some YNS cuteness?!?

I created my card using papers from Teresa Collins and the newest YNS Library Card stamp set.  I just LOVE this set and it's going to be SO much fun for all sorts of projects.  I created a little library pocket to hold the library card, added a strip of V-striped ribbon and a felt rolled rose. 

Ready to Hop?

Your next stop on the hop is, Susan - but don't forget to leave me a comment before you go.  :)  Happy hopping and shopping!!

Happy Bee Day

Hi, there and welcome to another fabulous blog hop where the Perfect Layers designers are teaming up with the talented designers at Tiddy Inks.  With projects created using Perfect Layers and Tiddly Ink's clear and digital stamps we hope to wow you with some gorgeous creations today!

I've had my eye on this Tiddly Inks, Bee Happy stamp set for quite some time and was so excited about the chance to color her up as a birthday (or Bee day) card for a friend.  I colored her with Copics and added a bit of Star Dust Stickles to her little wings.  As for the card itself, I kept things pretty CAS (Clean and Simple) only using my Perfect Layer tool to create my mats of black cardstock and designer paper from My Minds' Eye (Sunshine)and a MFT Hexagon Die-namic.

Now, let's talk prizes!

Hop along with us today and leave some blog love for our Perfect Layers Designers and the Tiddly Ink's Blog to be eligible to win a $50 gift certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting.  Tiddly Inks is offering a $25 gift certificate to use in the Tiddly Inks store AND a Perfect Layers Ruler.  Prizes will be selected randomly from comments left on the DT blogs. 

Ready to Hop?

Christy

Eva

Jeanne

Jenny

Jodi

Laura

Melissa

Pam

Roxie

Tabbatha

Wendy

  

Thanks for stopping by today and happy hopping!!

Rock My World

Click HERE if you missed my Blog Candy Giveaway post

Sharing one more Father's Day card, this time for MY Daddy.  I colored up this fun digital image from  Birdie Brown, Rockin' Doggie (which just so happens to be a FREEBIE) with my Copics, fussy cut and then popped up with foam dots.  The sentiments are from MFT's Rock On stamp set using Stampin' Up's Pacific Point ink.  I used Your Next Stamps', Whimsy Layered Stars and put Easter Grass, Circus Peanuts, Robins Egg and Banana Split cardstock behind the cut-outs.  The strip of designer paper is from Echo Parks, All About A Boy.   Join me and grab this free image from Birdie Brown and enter their June Challenge.

Copics Used:

Dog: W7, W5, W3, W1, W00

Shirt: BG09, BG07, BG05, BG02

Guitar/Headphones: YG17, YG03, YG21, Y19, Y13

Thanks for stopping by today.

Mix Tape

I had some fun creating a gift card holder with the Your Next Stamp Fantabulous 80's stamp set.  I created my own template for the gift card holder using Bazzill Rock Candy cardstock. I dressed the outside panels up with designer papers from Doodlebug Designs  - Boys Only.   The cassette tape image was first colored with Copics, cut out and then added to the star made using the YNS Whimsy Star Layered Die.  The outside sentiment was computer generated.

I know that my kids LOVE getting iTunes gift cards - so I thought this would make a fun way to give them

and/or and make excellent birthday gifts for my niece and nephews.  

The inside sentiment was stamped using MFT Black Licorice ink

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Hope your day is just ducky

Happy Birthday Jessica!!

I'm so excited to be joining a HUGE group of talented former and current TSG Trendsetters (and a few very special friends) today for a surprise Birthday Blog Hop for, Jessica Knutsen.  Jessica is my dear friend and owner of There She Goes clear stamps.  This past March, Jessica along with 7 other of my closest friends all came together to my home where I had the pleasure of hosting an EPIC girls weekend that will not soon be forgotten!!  :)

Jessica, I hope you have a fabulous birthday and a year full of love, happiness and success!!

Here is my birthday card for you, my friend!!

One of my favorite things about TSG clear stamps are the hilarious and sometimes cheeky sentiments that go along with the images.  I created my card using the Lucky Duck stamp set.  I started with a white cardstock base and designer paper from My Mind's Eye (Honey) The Sweetest Thing collection.  After using my Perfect Layers tool, I rounded the corners and did a little machine stitching.  The duck and cattail image were both stamped onto Kraft cardstock.  The duck was stamped a second time onto white cardstock, colored with Copic markers and then cut out and adhered over the stamped image on the kraft.  A bit of black and cream gingham ribbon and a button threaded with twine finish things off.

Ready to Hop?

You Rule the Roost!

Hi, there and welcome to another fabulous blog hop where the Perfect Layers designers are teaming up with the talented designers at Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.  With projects created using Perfect Layers and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L we hope to wow you with some gorgeous creations today!

Ready to Hop?

Perfect Paper Crafting

Scrapbook Adhesives Blog

Jenny Gropp

Pam Sparks

Eva Uyeunten

Roxie Glaza

Wendy Ramlakhan

Now, let's talk prizes!

Hop along with us today and leave some blog love for our Perfect Layers Designers and the Scrapbook Adhesives Blog to be eligible to win a $50 gift certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting.  Scrapbook Adhesive is offering $50 in free products.    Prizes will be selected randomly from comments left on the DT blogs.   

I was SO excited about the products I received from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.  I'm a huge fan of using Foam Squares for adding depth and dimension to my cards.  I started with a Vintage Cream cardstock base and layered with Kraft cardstock using my Perfect Layers tool.  I embossed the kraft cardstock with a chicken wire embossing plate from Taylored Expressions.  The designer papers are from My Minds' Eye XXX collection.  I stamped the cute little rooster and chick stamps from There She Goes -Poultry In Motion in Momento Tuxedo Black before coloring them with my Copics.  The sentiment was stamped using MFT's Black Licorice Ink.  Most of the paper panels as well as the sentiment panel are all popped up using Foam Squares from Scrapbook Adhesives giving my card lots of fun layers and dimension.  I also used their E-Z Runner adhesive to adhere all the layers.  The teal green twill ribbon and the button threaded with twine were added for a little texture.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy hopping!!  :)

Picture Perfect Birthday

When I saw Alicia's Challenge blog, Anything Goes themed challenge I thought it would be the perfect time to play along and color up this fun Photographer digital stamp. 

I colored her with Copics and then cut her out to pop out of this fun Your Next Stamp Insta-Love Polaroid Die.  I added a bit of Pewter glitter to the inside of the Cute Camera Accent die from MFT.   I added a computer generated sentiment to the MFT File Tab Die using some free fonts (Architect and Talking to the Moon).  The designer papers from MME Lost & Found Ruby and after using the Perfect Layers tool to create the mats I machine stitched the panels.  

 Copics Used:

Skin: E13, E11, E00, E50 (cheeks E93)

Hair: E50, E31, E33, E25, E29

Eyes: E25, YG95, YG25

Shirt: R37, R35, R32, R20

Camera/Headband: W5, W3, W1

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Happy Birthday POP!

Hi Everyone, and welcome to the Your Next Stamp April Release Blog Hop!!   Hopefully, you've arrived from Lisettes' Blog - if not and you'd like to participate today, the hop starts at Stephaines' Blog.  

 Today were gonna take you back to the 70's and 80's with some Groovy projects to share with you today using some TOTALLY AWESOME fun new stamps and dies.  Get ready for some nostalgic fun!! 

Would you like to win one of THREE New Release Prize Packages hidden within the hop?  Here is what you need to do - visit all of the YNS Designer's blogs that are participating in today's hop and comment on their creations as you go for your chance to win!

The Blog Hop starts today and runs though midnight, April 26th.  Prize Package winners will be announced on the YNS Blog on Saturday, April 27th.

     Are you ready for some YNS cuteness?    

I told you yesterday that I was lovin' the new YNS Fast Food Dies....this is the new Soda die.  Isn't it adorable?!?!  (Pssst....There's a fun layered hamburger die also)  My card was totally inspired by the fun Doodlebug Designs - Boys Only designer paper.  I was tickled at just how easily I was able to duplicate the soda bottle in the papers with the YNS Soda Die.  I added a few rhinestones for bubbles that I colored with an B39 Copic to match the blue in the papers and then added a metal star brad on the label.  The sentiment was computer generated and then cut out using the YNS Fishtail Banner Die before popping it up with foam tape.   The Perfect Layers tool was used before I rounded the designer paper's corners.

 And as always, Karen is also offering some amazing Hop Specials!  

You can receive 15% off your order using code YNSAPRIL2013 valid April 24-28.  Plus she has loaded up the YNS Bargain Bin and Retired Stamp Bin with awesome deals.

Better Late Than Never

Today is such a special treat for me!  I've been asked to guest design for Susana's Custom Art and Card Design.  All Susana had to do when she called me up was to whisper a little somethin' somethin' about new SCACD Elisabeth Bell stamps.  She knows my weakness, how could I resist?!!?   :)   LOL  And you aren't going to be able to resist either when you see the newest Fairy Dust Collection being released today.  There are 6 sweet and sassy fairies that will make you smile and brighten your day.  Elisabeth Bell sprinkled just the right amount of cute, charm and gorgeousness onto each of these special fairies.  

  If you're hopping along from the insanely talented Melanie Holtz blog then you're in the right place.  If not and you'd like to join in click HERE to take you to the start of the hop.

I honestly had the hardest time choosing which fairy to showcase today, they are just ALL so darling!!  I finally decided on this Time Flys fairy because it would make the perfect belated birthday card for a friend.  I paired it with my newest Teresa Collins Memories paper pad and SCACD Alices Clock Statement Corner die.  I LOVE this die...just look at all of the intricate detail.   The image was colored with Copics and I added some sparkle to her wings with Stardust Stickles.  I distressed the image panel as well as the designer papers edges and then sponged them with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distressing ink.  The sentiment was computer generated.

I hope you love these new fairies as much as I do.  They are now available at SCACD and for my International friends, including Canada, you can get them at Quixotic Paperie.  

Thanks for stopping by today, and if you're hopping along with us today - your next inspirational stop is Dianne.

Big Top Birthday

This past January my son, Nathan turned SIX years old and he asked for a Carnival/Circus themed birthday party.  When I sat down to create his birthday card, I knew that I didn't want it to be too babyish (he is a big time Kindergartener now after-all, lol) but not too grown up either.  

I started with a card base using Papertrey Ink's Hawaiian Shores cardstock.  The white cardstock mat and various designer paper layers (from a mixture of different companies) were created with my Perfect Layers tool. I made my own background on the center white cardstock panel by using Baja Breeze ink (Stamping Up) and a ticket stamp from PTI's - It's Official stamp set.  You guys know that I'm not a "real" stamper and if I can't color a stamp I'm not really sure what to do with it.  LOL  So the fact that this little design element actually worked out the way I pictured it in my head had me SO tickled!!   

I chose this adorable Happy Lion image from Kenny K which I colored with Copics.  After fussy cutting the image I added foam tape behind it to give dimension.  The circus tent die is from The Cat's Pajama's which is popped up with foam tape as well.  The gold number 6 is a chipboard sticker I found in my stash.  

  

Copics Used:

Lion Body: E59, E99, YR27, YR24, YR31, YR30

Lion's Mane: E31, E33, E34, E37, E25, E29

Eyes: YG97, YG95, YG25

Tongue: R37, R35, R20

Here's a few photo's from Nathan's big day under the big top!!  :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Faber Castell/ Perfect Layers Blog Hop

The Perfect Layers Designers are teaming up with the talented designers from Faber-Castell Memory Craft to bring you a blog hop overflowing with crafty goodness and inspiration!  The folks at Faber-Castell were so generous to our team of designers, sending tons of different mediums such as Metalics, Pastel pencils, Gelatos and more to create with.  With projects created with Perfect Layers and Faber Castell Memory Craft we hope to wow you with some gorgeous creations today!

Now, let's talk prizes!

Hop along with us today and leave some blog love for our Perfect Layers Designers and the Faber-Castell Designers to be eligible to win $50 in prizes from Faber Castell as well as a Perfect Layers Deluxe 3-pack and a Perfect Square (a $45 value).  Prizes will be selected randomly from comments left on the DT blogs.  You have until midnight (EST) April 5th to participate and complete the hop.

I made this card for my nieces 18th birthday using this sweet image from Sparkle Creations, Happy New Year Emily.  The designer papers are from My Mind's Eye Portobello Rd. (Lost & Found Collection) which I machine stitched and added a silvery grey crushed silk ribbon.  The numbers were cut out on tack n' peel with the MFT By the Numbers dies and covered with Ritz gunmetal fine glitter. And the mat layers were made using the 1/16" edge of my Perfect Layers tool.

Now when it comes to coloring, I am very happy and comfortable with my Copics.  I have never felt the need to try any other coloring mediums - so I admit that I was a little apprehensive about trying something new and mixing my coloring mediums.  But after giving the Faber Castell pastel pencils a whirl all I can say is, "WOW!!"   I have found a whole new addiction!!   They added such a depth and richness to my coloring that I think it actually enhanced it.  I was also able to achieve a softness in the shadowing around the image that I have never been able to do with Copics.  I think you can count on seeing these pastel pencils in more of my coloring.

Copics Used:

Skin: E11, E00, E50, (Pastel Pencils)

Hair: E50, E31, E35

Dress: B95, B93, B91, W3, W1, W00 (Pastel Pencils)

Gloves/Bow/Trim: C9, C7, C5

Shadowing: (Pastel Pencils)

Ready to hop?

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Blog

Tiffany Johnson

Roxie Glaza

Rita Barakat

Wendy Ramlakhan (Me!)

Jennifer Matott

Eva Uyeunten  

Colleen McGinty

Jenny Gropp

Mou Saha

Laura Lynn

Jill Foster

Pam Sparks

Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!!

Wild Thing

After having just spent over a month planning my son, Nathan's Carnival themed 6th birthday party, I was inspired to create this card for my husbands birthday that is the same week as our sons.  I fell in LOOOVE with this MayzyArts Lion Tamer image and enjoyed every single moment spent coloring it with my Copics.

When creating masculine cards, I do my best to keep the card design simple and the embellishments to a minimum which can sometimes be a little boring.  So I found a fun way to add texture and dimension by using red crepe paper (party streamers) along the bottom portion of the card as well as on the photo corner at the top.  The striped designer paper is from an older My Minds Eye Collection, Lost and Found Union Square.  I used a Crown Boarder die from My Favorite Things and added clear rhinestones that were colored with a B29 Copic Marker to match the shade of blue in the image.  The little tickets were cut out of some scrapbook paper from Imaginisce that I had in my stash.  All of the card mat layers were created using my favorite Perfect Layers tool.

Copics Used:

Skin: E13, E11, E00, E50, E93

Hair: E44, E43, E42, E41

Gloves/Blue Objects: B29, B25, B24, B21

Feather: C3, C1, B00

Boots/Pants: C9, C7, C5, C3, C1

Lion Body: E59, E99, YR27, YR24, YR31, YR30

Lion's Mane: E31, E33, E34, E37, E25, E29

Gold Trim: YR23

Red: E18, R39, R37, R35, R20

Shadowing around image: W5, W3, W1, BG70

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Ninja Skillz

Our final day of There She Goes peeks for this month are going to sneak up on you, and make you fall in love. What can we say, these stamps have SKILLZ!!  We have been begging for it, and finally, Torico gave us what we wanted…our very own NINJA set.  From colds to birthdays, this set is sure to kick whatever you need a card for’s butt!! Just stand back, he’s got this…

Seriously?!?!  How cute is this Ninja?  
Once again, I used designer papers from Echo Park's Chillingsworth...what can I say, I really like it!  LOL  The background was embossed with a Tim Holtz brick wall embossing folder (although it is hard to tell from the photo).  The sentiment was stamped on designer paper and then cut out with a MFT Tab Dia-namic.  I used some yummy Orange V-Striped Twill paired with some fun Parrot Green Mini Pom Pom trim from the Ribbon Carousel.

Ninja Skillz is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 26 stamps and will sell for $24.00.

Would you like to win the new Ninja Skillz stamp set? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post. 

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, October 13th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

The big ONE

I'm back with a TSG Stampbook project to share with you.  I can't even tell you HOW excited I am that I actually completed a scrapbook page for Nathan's baby book.  (He's five now, so I'm not too far behind!  LOL)  Although I don't really scrapbook anymore and have moved to a Smash Book & Project Life approach to recording my family's memories; I still want to do baby books for each of the kids.  

This 12x12 double page layout is of Nathan's farm themed 1st Birthday party.  Colored images from both the Oh Crop and Poultry in Motion stamps sets made the PERFECT little page embellishments.

Here is a closer look at the colored images.

Eeeep...don't you LOVE that Keep Calm and Farm On image?!?!  IF I ever had to pick my favorite TSG stamp sets, these would have to be it.  I can always think of something fun to do with them.

I hope I've inspired you to find a fun way to use stamps on your scrapbook pages.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!