Color Throwdown #218

Lynn is our hostess for this week’s Color Throwdown and she’s got this cool color combo for you to try!  Isn’t that bird beautiful?  I really loved working with these colors, and hope you will, too!

I went kind of clean and simple with my card for this week, using the Miss You a Latte a’ la modes stamp set from My Favorite Things for my design, and come old Stampin’ Up! designer paper cut out with the Hexagon Die-Namics.  I tied on some old Soft Suede ribbon and called it good!  :)

Visit my Throwdown sisters for more inspiration…
Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Denise Marzec
Joan Ervin
Kerri Michaud
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Wanda Cullen
Lynn Mercurio, November Guest Designer
Happy stamping!

Flourishes New Release Day One

It’s that time again… Flourishes New Release Week is here!

Give the inside and outside of your cards a dash of pizazz with this fun new set from Becky Fleck! Inside and Out-Just Because is the perfect little sentiment set for all-occasion creations! There are so many mix and match sentiments packed on this 4″ by 3″ set! If you like what you see, you can pre-order this set today!

The Timeless Tuesday team is helping us with the new release today, and if you play along with the challenge you could win all four stamp sets!  Be sure to stop by the Flourishes blog for all the details!

Here’s my card for today…



I combined this new Inside and Out-Just Because stamp set with the Feminine Charm stamp set and some trendy gray and yellow designer papers.  My shoe was colored with Copics from the Sunflower, Daffodil and Tonal Neutral collections on Flourishes Classic White cardstock, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The layout for my card comes from the Retro Sketch #36 from last week.  I accented the shoe with some glitter and a little bling from a clear Copic Spica Glitter pen, as shown below…



Would you like to win this set?  All you need to do is guess….



One of the ladies on our link list below will be picking a name from the comments on her blog post today. We don’t know which one it is… so the more blogs you leave comments on, the more chances you have to win! So what are you waiting for? Head on over and see…

• Allison Cope
• Amanda Havon
• Broni Holcombe
• Cindy Haffner
• Denise Marzec
• Maki Jones
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Sharon Doolittle
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger
• Karen Wallace – Timeless Tuesday Guest Designer

Also, don’t forget the Release Week Progressive Challenge still going on that gives you a chance to win all the new stamp sets!  Check it out HERE!

Happy stamping, and thanks for stopping by!

Still Selling...

Don't forget, I still have a good bit of stamps up for sale, along with some great Nestabilities dies!  And stay tuned... I'm going to thin out 6x6 paper pads AGAIN, as I recently discovered some I didn't even remember I had and if all they're going to do is gather dust, then it's time to move 'em out!  I also think I'm going to sell my Bind-It-All machine, and am going to clear out a lot of old punches.  My sale page can be found HERE.

Happy stamping!

Flourishes Progressive Challenge – 4 Ways to Win!

Hi all and welcome to the kick off of our Flourishes November release! Are you ready for a new spin on the release week fun? Well, we are! We’ve gotten some requests and comments lately that more folks wished they could play in our noon time challenges. They were fun-filled ways to win our release, but were too quick for many of you to play. So, we listened to your comments and this release – we’re switching things up a bit!

Today, we’re hosting a 4-step challenge that will give you not one, not two, not three but FOUR ways to win our New Release Bundle! Here’s how it works! Throughout the day, we’ll be revealing elements to our progressive challenge. Want the first portion?


STEP 1: Simply use this sketch! Just that easy!

And now for…



STEP 2: Use a Monochromatic Color Scheme! Need some inspiration? Check out our COLOR MADE EASY System!

Once you are done with Step 1 and Step 2, be sure to link up your creation on the Flourishes blog using the Inklinkz widget. HERE’S THE CATCH!!! If you want to be eligible for ALL FOUR ways to win, you need to be progressive and add  your creation to each step of the challenge. You can make 4 cards or wait until all four steps are revealed and incorporate all four steps into one card. BUT, even if you only make one card using all the steps, you need to link it up on all four posts. Random.org will chose four winners so we want to make sure you are counted for each step you used on your creation! If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword FLLCNOV12 as your keyword for all four parts to this challenge.  You have until nextFriday, November 16th at 5PM EST to enter – so get those creative juices flowing! You have a shot at four sets valued at more than $60! Woohoo!

And stay tuned to the Flourishes blog…. more steps are to come throughout the day!

Now, I have a card to share with you using Steps 1 and 2…



I kinda' flipped the sketch upside down, and not only did I use the Poppy Patch stamp set from Flourishes, but I used the Poppy Color Made Easy collection which includes the card stock, seam binding and Copic markers used here (Poppy and Pistachio collections).  I also used the Blush Kaisercraft pearls for embellishment, and a sentiment from the Tag Lines stamp set.  And I fired up my Silhouette and used the Poppy Patch Silhouette cut file to cut out my poppy on Flourishes Classic Ivory cardstock, and stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Be sure to stop and see my design team partner Christine Okken who also has a Step 1 & 2 card to share with you for today’s challenge!

Again, be sure to stop at the Flourishes blog for all the details on this new challenge, and check back later for more steps you can take for more chances to WIN!

Happy stamping!

Thank You abc’s

Just have this card to quickly share with you today, which I made for the Guest Designer challenge this month for My Favorite Things.  I was a little stumped by the 4-circle square background piece in the sketch, but the idea of using the By the Letter Die-Namics kept popping into my head for an idea.  I originally just wanted to put the face of the Apple for You Pure Innocence girl in one of the circles, but the circle wasn’t big enough to also show the apple she’s holding, so I layered her on top!  :)  I added the sentiment on an arrow from the Lead the Way Die-Namics, a seam binding bow and some red pearls for embellishment.  The papers I used here are the new Simple Stories “Sn@p!”

Hope you like it!  Happy stamping… happy almost weekend!  :)

Color Throwdown #217

Hi gang!  Today’s Color Throwdown #217 is being brought to you by Denise!  Be sure to head over to the CTD blog, check it out and play along!

 

I’m flaking out this week on the challenge, though… my hubby and I are taking a little overnight trip this week, and with my work schedule and family demands, I never got around to making my card.  But be sure to check out the other girls on the blog for plenty of inspiration!

 

Happy stamping!

More stuff for sale...

My sale page has been updated once again with some Nestabilities and other dies for sale!  Check it out HERE!

Thanks!

I have…

the GREATEST HUSBAND IN THE WORLD!!!

Flourishes Friday

It’s time for another Flourishes Friday, and today I’m sharing a card with you created using the Moments in Time stamp set.  This is such a versatile stamp set, great for masculine or feminine design, and easy to use.  The images work great colored with Copics or just left plain.  For my card, I stamped the clock face with Memento Rich Cocoa ink, and embossed with clear embossing powder (as well as the sentiment).  Even though the Memento ink is a dye ink, you can easily emboss by inking your stamp first with Versamark and then with the dye ink… this leaves the ink “wet” enough to apply your embossing powder and get great results.  The papers I used here are Authentique “Gathering” and I embellished with some chocolate Kaisercraft pearls, and a Cream seam binding bow from the Rich Brown Color-Made-Easy collection.

Be sure to visit my Flourishes sisters today and see what they have to share with you…

• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy – please keep Danielle in your thoughts. She is in the midst of clean up after Hurricane Sandy.
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Sharon Doolittle
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan

Remember, today the prices will DROP again with our Gambler’s Sale!!!! It is now…..

Oh, and before we go — one more bit of FUN news! You asked for it and now we’ve got it — BUTTONS to match our Color Made Easy System!

So far, we have buttons to match the Rich Browns, Tiger Lily, Sunflower, Emerald Coast, Pistachio and Terra Cotta Collections. Click HERE to see for yourself!

Thanks for stopping by today… happy stamping, and happy weekend!

Bracelet for Kelsey

I was blog browsing back in the summer time, and came across this post on Nichole Heady’s blog during Papertrey Ink’s annual stamp affair, and just LOVED the bracelet!  This is something I’ve always wanted to try, but not knowing what supplies I needed, and how to use some of them (I would NEVER have known the purpose of a crimp bead… you’d have found me trying to tie a knot in the bead wire, I guarantee!) I was always intimidated.  Nichole’s video made it look so easy, and the idea of making the paper beads sounded fun.  So I bought some beads, and they just sat here.  Then a few weeks ago, I was shopping with my daughter and she saw these cool square beads and liked them so well I decided to buy them, and finally got to work making a bracelet.  Can I just say…. easiest thing in the world, but how CUTE is the end result?  I am about to become a bracelet-making fool!

Only thing different… with apologies to PTI, I decided not to shell out $10 for the Beautiful Beads die, but instead spent 99 cents and got mine from the Silhouette Online store.  (But of course, for those of you confident with your cutting skills, you wouldn’t need a cut file or die!)  The papers I used to make my beads are from Stampin’ Up!

Kelsey is asleep right now… I’m going to go loop the bracelet around the cord of her charging iPhone so she finds it in the morning!  :)

Happy stamping!

Color Throwdown #216

Hey everyone, it’s Wednesday again so that means it’s time for another Color Throwdown challenge!  We’re up to challenge #216 and Kerri is our hostess this week.  She picked these great contrasting colors for us to use… I had my doubts at first (I’m SO not a fan of blues…) but I ended up loving my card.  So don’t be intimidated and give this one a try!

I misplaced my Copic color chart a few days ago, and in the process of hunting for it I came across this Whipper Snapper image that I think I must have colored last year and never used.  With those vibrant orange pumpkins, I thought it’d be perfect for my card for today, paired up with a few October Afternoon papers.  I also found a past Mojo Monday sketch (#261) laying on my desk and was inspired by it for the layout.

Be sure to visit my Throwdown sisters for more inspiration this week…

Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Denise Marzec
Joan Ervin
Kerri Michaud
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Wanda Cullen
Dawn Easton, October Guest Designer
Happy stamping, and thanks for stopping by today!

Flourishes Forest of Trees

The girls on the Flourishes Design Team were all playing with the Forest of Trees stamp set last week, and I actually made this card in addition to the four seasons one I shared with you the other day.  Just thought I’d share this with you today… it makes for a quick and easy Christmas card.

I stamped my trees on Flourishes Classic White cardstock with Forest Moss distress ink.  My red cardstock base and the beautiful red seam binding are both from the Poppy Color Made Easy collection, and I embellished with some red Kaisercraft rhinestones and the sentiment from last year’s Sentimental Christmas stamp set.
On the inside, I added another tree and sentiment from Sentimental Christmas set.

If you mass-produce your Christmas cards, this would be a good one to try!  And I LOVE seam binding to embellish my cards because it’s not as bulky as ribbon, so it’s not as costly to mail the card.
Happy stamping!

Make Art Blog Hop Featuring Studio 490

Hi everyone and welcome to our Make Art blog hop featuring art from the eclectic Paperie eTeam and special guest, Wendy Vecchi! We're delighted to have Wendy joining us today, to not only share her products but also to share in her unique artistic style and to be inspired by each of the hop participants.

During the hop the team is going to be sharing the projects that they created with Studio 490 products but maybe more importantly we'll be sharing our experience of working with the products, how we created our projects, and what inspired us to create our piece.

The eTeam is a wonderful group of talented women, each with their own style. Some of us are clean and simple card makers, others love scrapbooking, and still others are drawn to altered art and mixed media projects. The goal of our hop is bring each of these designers and their favorite mediums together and to share how we've used these products to express our own individual styles through our work.
But...that's not all...eclectic Paperie is also offering a few specials during our hop.

• This week only save 25% on all Studio 490 products, this includes Wendy's stamps, stencils, Art Parts, Book, and Blossom Bucket embellishments. Use code WENDY25 when checking out.
• During the hop, comment on each blog and you'll be entered into a drawing for a prize package worth $50! Your package will include a collection of Studio 490 products as well as paper and embellishments from the store.

Wait...there's more!

• We want to hear about what inspires you! Share your thoughts about why you create, what styles you're drawn to, even share a favorite project on our Facebook page. Next week we'll randomly select a winner from those who have commented on our Make Art Facebook posts and give away a $25 gift certificate to eP! Now...are you ready for some crafty goodness? Let's get hopping!

eclectic Paperie - The beginning of the hop
Wendy Vecchi
Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Julie Masse
Kim Schofield
Kim Teasdale
Mary-Ann Maldonado
Michelle Hill
Micki Harper
Sherry Cheever
Tammy Hersberger **you are here!** 
Tenia Nelson
Starla Nelson

Thank you so much for joining us and make some time this week to create art and craft your story...

Now, here’s a snippet of my project with a little bit about how it came together!



I started out with Wendy’s Studio 490 Art Parts “Florals”, but I decided I wanted a nice vibrant color on mine so I prepped by coating the pieces with some Snow Cap White Adirondack Acrylic Paint so they’d have a white base.  See…


Then, using some blending foam, I colored my flowers with Wild Honey, Peeled Paint and Walnut Stain distress ink.  I sprinkled the center of each flower with some glitter for a little bling and dimension.



This white frame was in my stash of alterables, and I used an Idea-ology Sanding Block to distress the white finish, then painted on some Sail Boat Blue Adirondack Paint from the dabber, let it dry a little bit, wiped most of it off with some paper towels then swiped on some Tea Dye ink for instant aging.  Then I moved on to my focal image, this great sentiment from an old Tim Holtz Stampers’ Anonymous stamp set… as soon as I saw what this says, I knew it had to be a part of my project for today because I was SO stumped as to what I was going to do!  (This particular set isn’t in the eP store, but if you like it you can always drop an email to Kim to see about getting it… this one is called Urban Tapestry.)  The flourish stamped on the upper left corner is from another Stampers’ Anonymous set called Nature’s Discovery.  I sponged some Antique Linen ink around the edges of my focal piece, and used a Mini Basket Weave template from The Crafter’s Workshop on the lower left corner with some Tea Dye ink for added interest.  To finish up my piece, I used some papers from the new Farmhouse Paper Company “Market Square” paper pad, some crocheted lace, and a few Maya Road Vintage Leaf stick pins.

If you can’t clearly read the sentiment, it says… “The creative is the place where no one else has ever been.  You have to leave the city of your comfort and venture into the wilderness of your intuition.  You can’t get there any other way, only by taking risks and by not quite knowing what you’re doing… what you’ll discover will be wonderful, what you’ll discover will be yourself.”  I thought that was REALLY appropriate since I was having a lot of trouble getting started on this project!  :)

Hope you enjoy this hop today!  Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

Flourishes Friday in a Forest of Trees

It’s Flourishes Friday once again, and today finds the Sr. Design team focusing on an oldie but a goodie stamp set, the Forest of Trees.  This set has been around for quite awhile, but is one of those sets with classic versatile images you can use time and time again.  For my card today, I chose a seasonal theme…


I used some old Tombow markers to ink up three different trees from the set, starting with a budding Spring tree, then a vibrant green tree in Summer, followed by a leaves-turning-colors Autumn tree, and finally a pine tree for Winter.  This sentiment from the Life Lines stamp set was a perfect addition to my trees.  I stamped everything on Flourishes Classic Ivory cardstock, then distressed the edges and sponged on some Antique Linen distress ink.  My cardstock layer and base are both from the Rich Browns Color Made Easy collection, and I embellished with some chocolate Kaisercraft pearls.

On the inside I added another tree from the Forest of Trees set, and the “miss you” sentiment from the new Sentimental Favorites stamp set.


Be sure to stop and see all the Sr. Designers today to see what they’re doing with the Forest of Trees stamp set, too…

• Cindy Lawrence
• Christine Okken
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Silke Ledlow
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan

AND….

Are you ready to take a gamble? Starting today, Flourishes will be hosting a progressive sale called our Gambler’s Sale! We’ll start the sale at 10% off all items on our SALE page and then, each Friday afterward, we will drop prices another 5% until all the items are going, going, GONE! Quantities are limited – so take a gamble and see how low these prices will go and risk losing the sale or buy them before they get snatched up! There will be no back orders on any of the products facing retirement. So, get these items before they are gone for good! Since we have to make room on our shelves for new products, this sale is bound to be good! Click HERE to take a peek at our sale pages!

Happy stamping, and happy Friday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Color Throwdown #215

We’re feelin’ a little Halloweenie this week on the Color Throwdown team, so Lori has the perfect color combo for you to use!  Check out those kooky cupcake monsters!  They’re just perfect for inspiration this week!  Be sure to stop over at the CTD blog for all the challenge details, and play along!

I decided to go with a Halloween theme for my card this week, using Witchy Wryn from Tiddly Inks!

I just adore Wryn… she’s so cute and fun to color!  These colors immediately made me think of this old Basic Grey “Eerie” paper I still have on hand to use on my card and I embellished with some rhinestone-like stars.  The Retro Sketch #34 for this week was great inspiration for my layout, too.

Be sure to visit my Throwdown sisters for more inspiration this week…

Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Denise Marzec
Joan Ervin
Kerri Michaud
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Wanda Cullen
Dawn Easton, October Guest Designer

Happy stamping, and thanks for stopping by today!

More Stamps for Sale

In the process of hunting for some craft supplies this weekend, I ran across a box of stamps I don't use or need anymore, so the FOR SALE page just got bigger!  The new additions are below the photos of the wood-mounted stamps.  Enjoy!
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I have the following stamps currently for sale!  Prices do not include shipping.  Please email me (tammyhershberger at gmail dot com) with what you want, and we can discuss shipping.  In most cases, my preference will be to use Priority Mail.  Shipping could take as much as a week due to my work schedule, so please be patient.  Payment is Paypal by credit card only... please, NO eChecks!

Sorry, US shipping only!

I update this listing as often as I can and will put your name beside the stamp set you requested.  If you asked for a stamp or stamp set and see someone else's name beside it, I'm sorry but it means that they beat you to it.

The wood-mounted stamps in the photos below are grouped according to price, and each photo has been given a letter.  If you are interested in any of these, please email me with the photo letter, and then the stamp number.  A quick description of the stamp would also be helpful to avoid any confusion.  Most of these stamps are either barely used or never used.  Any questions regarding condition, brand, etc. don't hesitate to ask via email.  Click on any of the photos for a close-up!  Any photos with a name in red means they are already sold.