Friday, September 30, 2011

Wplus9 & JUST US GIRLS - Anniversary party!


It's the perfect storm of paper crafting for lil' me:



You may or may not know that I have the supreme privilege of designing for
the FABULOUS stamp company, Wplus9 Design Studio... Just about every
month, we unveil the latest {and GREATEST!} of stamps from the dynamic
designer and owner, herself - Dawn Woleslagle... We're hitting the ground
running for COLDER weather, and I couldn't think of a better way to show-
case Dawn's latest stunners, than to combine these new babies with this FAB
sketch challenge, from my OTHER job {heh heh}, Just Us Girls! Get ready...




To SNUGGLE!



{We just got over a mid summer style HEAT WAVE, here in California...}
But THIS wonderful stamp set makes me yearn for sweater weather!!!
I had a festive and fun time translating Dawn's images into this stunning
sketch by the JUGS' talented guest designer for this month, Maureen Plut!

{WELCOME, Maureen! Way to get us ALL crafty with delight!}

~ Did someone say "delight?" HEY! That reminds me of THESE girls!~


Pam
Dana
Kathryn
Lisa
Maria
Andrea





Yes, ma'am! Fun for ANY season! I tell ya! But WAIT until you see
the immense festival of CREATIVE possibility that awaits on Dawn's
blog! SHE DESIGNS 'em, SHE MAKES em SING! Luckily, she
shares - CHECK out the rest of Wplus9's beloved stampy sistas:


Jinny {Jinny is on vacation, but do treat yourself to a peek!}
Kerrianne
Savitri
Lea
Christina
Jean


Can't believe WINTER is looking so good, already!
{Dawn!!! Can you tell she lives in sunny Florida!?! tee hee}

Thanks for visiting! I'm toasting my hot cocoa to you and
hoping that you'll play along with Just Us Girls as we celebrate
our second anniversary {!} and come back tomorrow for MORE
pre-release peeks into Dawn's latest stunning sets! Fa-la-la!

THANKS!

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
Vellum - Stampin' Up!
D/P - Basic Grey
Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio
Ink - Stampin' Up!
Bling - Want2Scrap™
Ribbon and Twine - My STASH!
Felt Snowflake - Stampin' Up!

Get your HOP on!





One of my favorite things about being a part of the Want2Scrap™ design team is our
wonderful and joyous associations with OTHER fabulous companies. We are SO
thrilled to be sharing with you, yet another, fantastic blog-hop!



No matter HOW you slice it - these two creative companies compliment
one another, flawlessly! I got SWEPT away with super materials
and THIS fun project was created to REALLY run with the fun!



Here are the juicy hopping details:

The E-Team is excited to share in a fun blog hop with the Want2Scrap Design Team. If you are new to eclectic Paperie or Want2Scrap™, here is a little information about these two creative companies. Each offer unique lines of products for all paper crafters.

eclectic Paperie (eP) is an online boutique for all who love paper crafts. There is an eclectic assortment of products, supplies, tools, and materials to assist you in your quest for creative expression. Stretch your basic paper crafting skills beyond simple scrapbooking and card making. Take the next step into artistic expression by "feeding your creativity" at eclectic Paperie. You keep up new product offerings by following eclectic Paperie on Facebook, Twitter, or the eP Blog.

Want2Scrap™ manufactures rhinestones lines including the Nestabling™ line that coordinates with the newly released Nestaboard™ chipboard line. A variety of Nestabling and Nestaboard shapes correspond with specific Spellbinders™ Nestabilities™ die templates. Want2Scrap also manufacturers their own line chipboard albums and accents, acrylic albums, and multi-layered laser designs and other fine scrapbooking products. Want2Scrap™ brings ease of use and flexibility in their product lines by offering products uniquely tailored to its customers’ needs. Follow Want2Scrap™ on Facebook and the Want2Scrap Blog!

The E-Team & Want2Scrap™ Design Team were on a mission to create some fun projects using the Nestabling, Nestaboard with any coordinating Spellbinders dies, too. Come blog hop with the two teams to see what kind of creative juices resulted.

The E-Team:


The Want2Scrap™ Team:


Twice the number of blog hop participants means twice the fun that includes prizes, too. Visit each E-Team and Want2Scrap™ participating member and leave them some feedback about their creations. One comment per person, per blog, please. You have until today, Friday, September 30th to Sunday, October 2nd to visit each blog participant. Six random winners will be chosen from the blog hop participants. The six winners will win either a $20.00 gift voucher from eclectic Paperie OR Want2Scrap™. Each company is giving away three (3) $20.00 gift vouchers. Winners be posted on the eclectic Paperie Blog and on the Want2Scrap™ Blog on Tuesday, October 4th so make sure you check back to claim your prize.

Since eclectic Paperie is soooooo, well, ECLECTIC - this hop is JUST what the
Dr. prescribed for lil' me. Mmmmm, hmmmmm - they HAVE an unbelievable
store - I hope you'll check it out. Meanwhile, I let the horses RUN!




Creating a banner is SUCH a fun way to let A LOT of materials, PLAY!



Funny how, in the right light, old fiber becomes... SPIDERY!




A little, well placed bling, lights up EVERYTHING!




Techniques - SOAR! I stamped this great Tim Holtz skeleton in Craft WHITE,
embossed with white on WHITE Claudine Helmuth sticky back canvas, and then
rubbed with black ink. Oddly, skelly turned PURPLE, but I loved this effect!
What gesture in that pose - I love THIS stamp! Check out his magic wand,
compliments of Maya Road Treasures... A TREASURE indeed!




Throughout this banner, I dumped a lot of old product, as well as new and FAVORITE!
Love this combo of flocked Cat sticker, with this pumpkin I made from MORE Claudine
Helmuth canvas, and a smattering of Eco Green acrylic paint. I let myself be influenced
by some vintage Halloween art and made the lil' shocked face - LOVE these two characters
playing off one another. A speckle of baby bling from Want2Scrap™ gives that cat all
the sass he needs to make this pumpkin MOST sincere! What a spooky pumpkin patch!




Oh, dear. Don't be frightened. There is still FAR too much fun to be had! Off
to play and visit all of the other lovelies, hopping down the trail!
Hope to see YOU there! Have fun!


Supplies -

Want2Scrap™

72 Count - Silver Rhinestone - Self Adhesive

Baby Bling Rhinestones - 100 count 2.5mm - Red

Baby Bling Rhinestones - 100 count 2.5mm - Silver

Nestabling™ Heart Circles - Black Rhinestone
Nestabling™ Labels Eleven - Pink Pearl {colored purple with Alcohol Ink}
Nestaboard™ Petite Scallop Circle - Sm
Tree - Small Brown- Twin Pack

Other products {including cross promotional products}

Claudine Helmuth Sticky Back Canvas
Tim Holtz - Stamps
Felt - Michael's
Acrylic Paint - Eco Green Crafts
Assorted Muslin, Cheese cloth, Tulle - my STASH!
D/P - Making Memories
Flocked Halloween stickers and sentiments - Making Memories
Ribbon - Stampin' Up!
Ink - Stampin' Up!; Versafine
Decorative Pin - Maya Road
Ghost Confetti - Darice

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

It was a dark and BLINGY night....



... a scene MOST mysterious!




Ghouls were out, witches took to their brooms....

But where was I?

I WAS in my CRAFT ROOM!

For the rest of this post, you'll have to go far....
Have you no broom stick?
Then click on
the
STAR!

{I've gotten into my seasonal sonnet a bit early this year ...
If you dare, Want2Scrap™ is WHERE! The place for my
romp with things so sca-ry... I'll bet you know where,
now OFF you go, please! - Don't be wary!}

Saturday, September 24, 2011

A little MONKEY business....

For my Just Us Girls project, please click or scroll, here!




and a FABULOUSLY fun sketch!!!


Just 4 YOU! {And a WHOLE lot of regular, weekly participants to the
wonderfully inspirational challenge - CARD PATTERNS! *Swoon!*}
Inspiration is-a- CLIMBING out of the trees!



A super fun sketch and a lovely sponsorship for this week,
Catherine Pooler, a generous Stampin' Up! demonstrator,
who is not only offering her delightful talent, but also a
darling set for one lucky participant! Check out the deets!



We had a a barrel full-o-fun, monkeying around with this
baby, I just have to say... Think of the fun YOU'LL have!


Carla Suto
Kristii Lockhart
Terese Broman
Tracy Schultz
Nina Bracket
&
Michelle Bertuzzi

A sketch and inspiration, far too adorable to ignore...
{Isn't HE a darling lil' monkey!?!}

Also, we have a WONDERFUL guest designer with us, this
week, Joanna Munster! {Her work is breath TAKING!}





You can't hear me, but instead of my typical "yee haaaaw",
I'm pant-hooting, like a CHIMPANZEE! THAT'S how much
fun I had playing with this sketch! Please, come and play!



Supplies -

All supplies by Stampin' Up, with the exception of the flower, which was created with
leftover bits from my STASH... Colors and D/P collection are from the "Playdate" kit.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Get Your 3D glasses out...




It's time for more, Just Us Girls, in 3D!




And no matter HOW FAR YOU CAN RUN with that joke...


We REALLY do, amaze in 3D.... {I can hear the snickers... G'head - laugh all you want!}




'Cause we're makin' stuff that YOU'RE going to like.. A LOT!

Why don't you check out ALL of us, in 3D... {Buh-da-dump...}

Pam
Dana
Kathryn
Lisa
Maria


AND, our FABULOUS Guest Designer for the month of
September, the ultra talented, Monique Hansen!

I built my altered tissue box from spare chipboard,
so that it fits OVER the box and can be saved to
use, again and again! {Bless you!}


Unfortunately, I was so tired {*wah!*}, I forgot to take my action
shots, so I could share how I made this darling tissue cozy....



So, you'll have to take my word for it:
it was FUN and easy! AND, I dropped
a lot of WONDERFUL "old tackle" in
the process...{R.I.P. Rusty Pickle...sob!}

I DO love it. And we're all pretty sneezy around this time
of year, here at Rancho Durenberger. Thanks for moseying
on by! I hope you'll consider playing along with "us"
this week - and DON'T forget, we have a DT call going
on
! I hope you'll consider it - I'd BE HONORED to
design with YOU! {Mmmmm, hmmmm!!! YOU!}

Have a glorious one!


Supplies -

Chipboard - My stash
D/P - Rusty Pickle
Misc Ribbon - May Arts, My stash
Thread - Gutterman


Monday, September 19, 2011

It's already feeling like the season...

...of "thanks!" That's why I was SO excited when I learned that we
would be featuring this fantastic set from Wplus9DesignStudio,
for this month's All Eyes On feature. We're back to INSPIRE:

A Season Of Thanks



Other than the inevitable change of the season, it's hard to imagine
why ANYONE would put this set away! THERE is sooooo much fun
in this one little palette of stampy goodness, sentiment & GORGEOUS
design - if for SOME reason you haven't had a chance to add this one
to your lovely collection, this is a GREAT time to do so!



In case you're not completely taking MY word for it... {wait... wha....????}
Ha Ha! You guessed it, Dawn's whole team is BRINGIN' the season.....
THE SEASON OF THANKS out into the crafty light it soooooo deserves!

Jinny
Kerrianne
Savitri
Lea
Christina
Jean

If you have the time, I'd be SO honored if you'd check out what the
whole crafty caboodle of W9'ers have been up to with this set!




{We love to enable... uh, ur... I mean SHARE!}

We love to SHARE our love of Wplus9 Design Studio with YOU!

Thanks for frolicking by!


Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - Basic Grey
Stamps - Wplus9designstudio
Ink - Stampin' Up!
Label Layers #2 Die - Wplus9designstudio
Bling - Want2Scrap™
Vintage Seam Bias - My Craft Spot

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Sparkly FALL creations...

For my Just Us Girls Post - PLEASE click here!



.... and one SUPER sketch from CARD PATTERNS!




We're teaming up, once again, with the lovely and talented SPARKLE,
of Sparkle Creations
{!} ... to color up some WONDERFUL images
and get you ALL inspired with some super-delish, COMPOSITION
inspiration - FUN for all, with goodies to win and ideas to SHARE!

Here WE go!



This one's a total keeper, if ya know what I mean... {GREAT sketch, Tracy!}




LOVE the color-ability of this darling rendering... That girl
is BRINGIN' the fall spirit, perched atop the GREAT pumpkin...
and beckoning for some completely rewarding color work! I'm
an old-school colorist, no Copics in my stash - I've invested so
heavily in my inks over the years, that's my go to color technique!
LOVE, love, love me the aqua pen technology, so a loaded water
brush and a dab of ink, pressed to the top of my ink pad, and I'm
a happy girl! Sparkle is SO generous to those of us who are content
to add a lil' color to our card craft! LOVE me the assortment in
the Card Patterns DT output - have you CHECKED us OUTTT?


Carla Suto
Kristii Lockhart
Terese Broman
Tracy Schultz
Nina Bracket
&
Michelle Bertuzzi

Don't forget our talented guest designer for this week -

Monika Jakubowska

{Her work will TAKE your breath away! Just soz you know!}


I hope, hope, hope to see your lovely work in the mix with the
fine crew and talented community associated with Card Patterns!
I just LOVE them all, so! May your day be rich with the wonder
of autumn and the splendor of the PAPER craft! {Amen!}

Thanks for visiting!!!

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - Basic Grey
Stamp - Sparkle Creations
Ink - Stampin' Up!
Aqua Brush - Stampin' Up!
BLING - Want2Scrap™
Pom-pom trim - S/U!
Mini Leaf Punch - Marvy
Perfect Pearls Powder - Ranger/Tim Holtz
Oval Die Cut Materials - Spellbinders

Friday, September 16, 2011

A MOST colorful season...

... is getting MORE colorful, every day! HOW is fall treating YOU?


I sure HOPE you're dandy! THAT'S definitely how I feel when
I bask in the glory of the colors, right outside my own door, these
days! No offense, if seasonal color isn't calling YOUR name yet,
but I've got it at EVERY turn of my lovely day and THUS, a yummy
palette for this week's Just Us Girls Challenge came to be!


Won't you, won't you, WON'T you get colorful with US? {The GIRLS!}



{EVEN MORE inspiration - I got a bit carried away!}





But, can you blame me? Color. So MUCH color...

CHECK us all out! Just Us Girls - GOT COLOR! TWITA!
{THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT!}

Pam
Dana
Kathryn
Andrea
Maria


AND, our FABULOUS Guest Designer for the month of
September, the ultra talented, Monique Hansen!




I had a SPLENDID time basking in these colors - I KNOW you will, too!

Please, please {this means YOU!} - PLAY WITH US!

Thanks for letting me get ALL colorful!


Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - Echo Park, S/U!, Making Memories
Wild Card - October Afternoon
Stamp - Practicing Creativity
Ink - Stampin' Up!
Die Cut Circle - Spellbinders
Mini Leaf Punch - Marvy
Large Leaf Punch - McGill
Perfect Pearls - Ranger/Tim Holtz
Perfect Pearl Medium - Ranger/Tim Holtz
Hat Pin - Making Memories
Ribbon - Stampin' Up!

Monday, September 12, 2011

BIG BLOG HOP winner and a quickie...



Howdy FRIENDS! I am SO honored to make this happy little announcement
for one splendid participant, from our recent Want2Scrap™/Spellbinders™
and Just Rite Stampers blog hop.... Woot! Woot! HUGE congrats to the lovely
and LUCKY, #65 - Vicky Schmidt!

Anonymous said... Wow what a beautiful card. Great layout. Vicky Schmidt
CONGRATULATIONS, Vicky! You have 48 hours to contact me with your mailing
info, so that I may pass it on to the generous folks from Want2Scrap™!
- See my e-mail link in side bar! {Unfortunately,
if we don't hear from you in 48 hours of this post, we'll have to pick another
name..., so hopefully you find this happy announcement, soon!}

What a fun hop that was! I thank you ALL for your fine participation,
and especially for taking the time to view my work and leave me some
fine feedback... In fact, it was SO fine, I MISS YOU! And, I'd love to
hear from you, again! {Does that sound terribly desperate?}


Good.

{Tee Hee} 'Cause I REALLY hope you'll check out my "quickie" post over
at Want2Scrap™, inspiration headquarters - our BLOG of inspiration!



I cannot WAIT for you to see the fun I had with this WONDERFUL
Grand Chipboard Album & delightful Want2Scrap™ embellies-a-plenty!
So CLICK on over and check it out my goofy, yet encouraging challenge
to have YOU embellishing a quickie Nestaboard Album SOON!
All of the juicy details will be revealed, THERE! Va bene!

THANKS, for indulging me!


Friday, September 9, 2011

Good clean CHALLENGE(s) fun and a WINNER!


Howdy, FRIENDS! I'm SO excited for the WEEKEND! Welcome FUN!



And welcome CRAFT TIME! {Hallelujah!} - Yes, please! I'd love some!

THAT'S why, I'm combining in THIS one lil' card and post, my TWO most
favorite crafty/challengy past times ... Just Us Girls & Card Patterns! The
flawless fit of this week's JUGS technique AND inspiring Card Patterns sketch
was too beautiful for me to ignore - did you hear that CLICK ? - How flawlessly
they work together! MEOW! CHECK it out... Here's Just Us Girls....



Hosted by the LOVELY and fabulous Dana, of Paper Daydream...
{Ahhhhh, such a lovely day dream!} and the fabulous design talents
of our darling Jugsters / Jugheads / Just US Girls.....

Pam
Dana
Kathryn
Andrea
Maria
Lisa

AND, our FABULOUS Guest Designerfor the month of
September, the ultra talented, Monique Hansen!

We're making WORDS into ART and juicing up our cards with it!



Yup - I'm still showing off with Dawn's new release! LOVE
me a "CLASS ACT" and CLASSROOM BACKGROUNDS!
How perfect for this assignment! {Wahoooooooo!}


LOVE this sketch lay-out, too - LOTS of room for FUN!



I, literally, had so many ideas for this composition, my head was-a-swirlin'...!
But when it came time to craft - I was inspired by the lovely printed piece in
the center of the card! I had saved and saved and protected this hunk of goodness
long enough - as a result, THIS card happened. What a hoot! Meanwhile, I hope
you're throw some crafty work into the mix with Card Patterns this week!
And while you're at it, don't forget to check out my lovely other sistas of
designy inspo and all around fun - the Card Patterns powerhouses! Yee Haw!


Carla Suto
Kristii Lockhart
Terese Broman
Tracy Schultz
Nina Bracket
&
Michelle Bertuzzi

TWO brilliant places to play! I hope you'll add us to your creative LIST!

Meanwhile, and speaking about creative lists! Some of you might recall
that just last week, the JUGS rolled out some pretty crafty fun to celebrate
our 100th challenge... And we were offering up some yummy incentive to
have you play with us.......

THAT'S right, blog CANDY! Yummmmmm! I'm so proud, and EXCITED
to announce the winner of MY blog candy! A lovely lady who shared a card,
comments and a general love of our fine sport... Cue the drums... and a
glimpse of the RANDOMNESS of this fine, crafty show...

#29.... Vicki Dutcher! {All SHE does is STAMP!}

Congratulations, Vicki! Please email me with your lovely info, address, etc.
and I will mail you your wonderful MAMACOWCREATIONS blog booty!

Yee Haw!

Thanks to EVERYONE who played with JUGS and Card Patterns last week,
sure can't wait to see what YOU do next! THANKS, again!



Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - October Afternoon
Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio
Ink - Stampin' Up!
Staples - Tim Holtz
Star Brads - Imaginations
Star Stickers - Office Supply