Using your Halloween Stamps in Other Ways...

So, everyone knows that I love Halloween and I especially love Halloween stamps but I wanted to show you how you can use your Halloween stamps for projects that are not Halloween.

I decided to make a room sign for my son who then decided he wants to hang it on the craft room door.  So there are only monsters allowed in the craft room!!

I used some chipboard to make the sign and then cut out two pieces shaped like wood - all three pieces were covered with patterned paper from DCWV and inked with Vintage Photo distress ink.  I also used some brads that have screw heads on them and distressed them with black ink to bring out the design.  I used the four little monsters from the Greeting Farm Spooky Kit which you can get the Not2Shabby on Zibbet.

I just love how it turned out - very simple to make too =)
Here are the copic markers I used for each of the little monsters.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Greeting Farm Tags

I received my new Greeting Farm stamps last week - the Spooky Kit and the last batch of Super Secret Stamp Club - woohoo!!  They are so super cute, we inked them up and started colouring right away.  So then what to do with those coloured images.  I haven't made tags in such a long time so I decided to pull out the manilla shipping tags and Tim Holtz Distress Ink and get dirty - hehe.

Here are my tags and Copic colours used to colour the images - to see them up close and more details please check out my youtube channel.

 

Image from TGF - Spooky Kit

Image from TGF - Puppy Love

 
Image from TGF - Day Out


Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Little Blue Button Stamps - September Digi Release Today!

Today is release day for Little Blue Button Digi Stamps, and I am so excited to say that I am a member of the new Digi Design Team =)  Yah me!!

For this release I got the chance to play with the new digi stamp called Mixed Media - it is so cool, I decided to make a mixed media canvas.  I printed the digi out on some patterned paper and then coloured it up with my Copic Markers.  I printed a couple extra images of the flower that is in her hair so that I could colour them and shape them.  I layered it with hot glue to make a 3D flower in her hair and added some other flowers from Petaloo and Recollections all around. 

In each of the clusters I added some metal gears and embellishments and some mini dominoes and mini light bulbs.  

Here is the flower from the image that I made 3D and added some stamen coming from the bottom. 

In this close up you can see the sparkle and shine from the Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays that I used on the background.  I started with an empty canvas and used a couple different stencils with some home made texture paste - really love how it turned out, the texture past soaked in the brown colours from the sprays and the purple and blue mica stayed around all the edges - so beautiful.

Check out my youtube channel for a close up look of the canvas.  

And definitely check out LBBS  to pick up your own digi's, and check out the blog for other DT members projects.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Playing with the Greeting Farm

I was playing around with a couple of my favourite Greeting Farm stamps.  Anya Lifts and Latte Anya.  And guess what - they are both back in stock in the Not2Shabby shop on Zibbet.
Check them out and if you use my coupon code SARAH you will get an extra 10% off your purchase.

I used some of my favourite colours - pastel turquoise, pink and green on these super cute gifts.  Check out my youtube channel for more details on these items and the link to a tutorial on how to make the crayon box - super cute!

Here are the colours I used for all the images.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

DT for Not2Shabby - Center Step Cards

For my DT project this week for Not2Shabby I wanted to try my hand at some center step cards. I love how they turned out.

My first card is with Bumble Bee Marci from LalaLand Crafts which unfortunately is sold out at the time and I also used some new LalaLand Crafts dies.  Lattice Doily Border and Lattice Border - they are awesome!

In both of these cards I used the Prima Something Blue paper collection and some Wild Orchid Crafts flowers which you can purchase at Jamie's shop.  Don't forget to use my coupon code "SARAH" for an additional 10% off your purchase - this code will only be available until the end of August and then Jamie will be re-introducing the free shipping codes.

My second card is with a CC Designs stamp which you can get in the Not2Shabby shop - Latte Kiki La Rue.  I stamped her out on watercolour paper and used my Tim Holtz markers - love them!!

Here is the Copic colours I used on Marci. 

And I just have to share how needy our cat Cheesecake was this weekend.  She would not get out of my craft space, but she is so cute!  She actually push her way right into the corner of my desk behind my tools.  And then when I had my laptop out trying to catch up on some YouTube videos then she pushed herself behind it which really wasn't that much space - crazy cat!

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Not2Shabby DT Project

Here is a cute little card I made using the Greeting Farm "My Sunshine" stamp set that I purchased from the Not2Shabby shop on Zibbet.  Check it out - you won't want to miss out on this shop.  And if you use my DT coupon "SARAH" you will receive an additional 10% off your purchase =)

For more details check out my youTube channel.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Nature Mini in a Box

I was playing with some things that I found while I was cleaning up my craft room.  I found a couple of paper mache boxes with mini's inside so I thought I would dress one up!  I used the Green Stack from DCWV and coloured up Nutsy Kaylee for the outside of the box.  She is so super cute!!

I added some bling and felt flowers from the Michaels $1.50 bin. and sequin butterflies from my stash.

Here is a little sneak peak of the mini inside.  To see the whole thing please head over to my youTube channel for the whole mini.

Here are the copics that I used to colour Kaylee!

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Hidden Surprise Card!

I was playing with the Twisted Kit from the Greeting Farm - again =) and came up with this super easy hidden surprise card.  When you pull the first tier of the cake you find Celeste - so super cute!!

It is a nice clean and simple card, I decorated with some old large sequin flowers that I found while I was cleaning up my craft room.  And the little metal tag and flower eyelets that came from the Eyelet Outlet.

I added some Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents to Celeste.  Just love how she turned out.  Check out my youTube channel for more details and head on over to Not2Shabby for some awesome stamps.  Everything is still on sale right now for 15% off and if you use my GDT code "SARAH" you will get an additional 10% off - woohoo!!

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Making Cards with Jonathan

Now that I have my craft room cleaned up and re-organized Jonathan and I are enjoying some crafting time together.  We decided to make cards using the 5th & Frolic Project Life cards.   The image is from Some Odd Girl - Photo Kaylee - one of my fav's.

I just realized that I didn't take a picture of Jonathan's card so you will have to check out my youTube channel to see how his turned out.  =)

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Not2Shabby's Relaunch Party!!

Jamie “ScrappinStampers” is having a relaunch party!

Her Zibbet shop is back up and running and she is celebrating with a huge sale and giveaway! The entire shop is marked down at 15% off for the next three days!! If you place an order during this time frame you are automatically entered into a giveaway for chance to win a $25 gift code to Not 2 Shabby! For an additional 10% off you can use my Guest DT coupon "SARAH".

In honour of her relaunch I have created this celebration card using Sue from the Twisted Kit.  I used the Fun-fetti paper collection from We R Memory Keepers - so cute!  The large flower is from Jamie's shop (Petaloo).

Head on over to Not2Shabby and check out my video for more details and links to the DT members for more inspirational projects.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Twisted Kit Cards

Here is my 2nd project for Not2Shabby on Zibbet using the Greeting Farms Twisted Kit.  These guys are so super cute and I just wanted to do some boy birthday cards.  After doing so much girly stuff it is hard to figure out what to do.  I had to ask Jonathan if it was okay to add sequins to the boy cards - lol.

Don't forget the Twisted kit is on sale right now for 5% off - $45.60 and with my coupon you get another 10% off that price.  (SARAH)  Head over to the shop now to get your kit -  Not2Shabby!

Now for my cards.  Since I am decluttering right now I picked out some very cute boy paper.  And also a star spellbinders for matting the little boys.  The tag die is from MFT and then sequins from the dollar store.

Here is a little close up of each of the little boys.  One blond, one brunette and one red head =)

Here is the copic colours used on all the images.  As always if you would like a closer look please hit the link to my youTube channel on the right.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

I'm a Special Guest Designer...

for Not2Shabby on Zibbet!!  Yah me!!

Can you believe it - Jamie asked me to be a "Special" Guest Designer with the Twisted kit from The Greeting Farm.  Oh yah, super exciting.  And part of me being a Guest Designer means that you get a Coupon code for 10% off your purchase at Not2Shabby!  Your welcome =)

The Twisted kit is on sale right now for 5% off - $45.60 and with my coupon you get another 10% off that price.  And there are 16 stamps in the set so you are getting them for less than $3 a stamp - what a deal!  Each single image stamp stamps are $8 to $12 when purchased separately but these ones are not available separately.  I know, I'm an enabler =)

So, for my first project as a Guest Designer I have decorated these mini composition books that a dear friend gave me (thank you Irene!).  The little boy represents Jonathan and his love of camouflage, and the little girl represents Madison and her secret wish for dip-dyed hair.  Super cute!

They are so adorable!  I hope you enjoy them.  The paper used is from the DCWV Rock Star collection and the chipboard frames are from Recollections Vintage Collector.  The greetings are from the Twisted kit and white embossed on black card stock.

Here are the Copic colours used for each image.  I hope you head over to Not2Shabby and pick up this kit before they are all gone.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Not 2 Shabby July Challenge - Summer Theme

Hi Everyone!

Jamie over at Not 2 Shabby is having a July Challenge.  You need to create a card with an image and a summer theme.  Jamie has awesome stamps, dies and flowers in her zibbet shop here!

Here is my card that I created using one of the images from the Twisted Kit which you can buy in her shop right now =)

Here is a close up of Celeste.  I just love her dip dyed hair - so pretty.  I added some paper flowers from my stash that I layered and added rhinestones to the centre.  The saying is from a Some Odd Girl stamp set.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Greeting Farm Friday Challenge

Hi Everyone!

I saw this Fridays Farm Fresh Challenge and just had to play along.  The first thing that came to mind when seeing the colour palette was the Prima Madeline collection - perfect colours.  And the second thing that came to mind was my new Greeting Farm stamps!!  On friday I got some super happy mail and the Twisted kit was waiting for me to play with.  I'm so excited, there are some super cute images and awesome greetings to use.

Here is my finished card that I am entering into the challenge.  I just love how she turned out and the colours are a perfect match.  I gave her some ash blond hair and popped her up onto an embossed circle which is matted in black card stock.  I used the Hey Girlfriend! greeting and put it on a fish tailed banner.  Added in some blooms from Lavish Laces and some tiny Prima flowers from my stash and glittered everything up with some Stickles.  The little porcelain rose is from my crafty friend Cheryl - thanks Cheryl!!

The image was coloured with Copic (colours pictured below).  Hope you all head over to the Greeting Farm blog and join in on Farm Fresh Friday!

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Altered Journal

So excited to share a super cute project that I was working on today.  I altered the cover of a chipboard journal that I have had in my stash for quite some time.  I had picked it up at a scrapping garage sale at my LSS - Scrappin Great Deals.

I purchased this Penny Black stamp set called Tutu Sweet a while ago and have not had the chance to colour one of these cuteys up.  I found my water brush while I was cleaning up the other day so I decided to pull out some Tim Holtz Distress Markers and give it a try.  I absolutely love how it turned out.

I used some texture paste with a stencil on the background and splattered some Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays. Check out my youtube channel for a video detailing all the little pieces and colours that I used.

Here is a close up look to see all the detail in the colouring.  I really do like the distress markers for water colouring, it is super easy and so pretty.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah