Sing...Rejoice!

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Good Morning!

I usually don't post for Sunday, but when I put the finishing touches on this Chloe Sings card, I felt it was quite fitting for me.

I hope you all have a restful day.

Challenges and Techniques for this card:
Crazy 4 Challenges #C4C39 - Tent Card
ABC Challenge - Vintage
Sketch - Mojo Monday #140
Tissue Flower - Splitcoaststampers Tutorial

Details:
Tent Card Size: 6 inches square
Stamps: Chloe Sings, Verve PJ Phil. 4:4
Paper: Kraft, Chocolate, scraps, pink vellum, Grungeboard (musical note)
Ink: Laserjet, Prismacolor markers, Ranger Walnut Stain, Tea Dye, Antique Linen, Rose Romance reinker (Flowers)
Accessories: Cuttlebug Allegro embossing Folder, Tween Flowers Texturz Plate, 1/16" hole punch, Cropper Chopper, Sissix Bigs Leaves, Martha Stewart Frond Punch, Stampin Up Trio Flowers punch, Nestabilities Bloom dies, Filament thread

Prismacolor Marker Details: Bird - Deco Yellow, Lt Tan, Sienna Brown, Sepia; Branch - Spearmint, Lime Green, Dark Brown, Sepia; Chloe Hair - Mocha Light, Mocha Dark, Sepia; Skin - Pale Peach, Brick Beige, Clay Rose (mouth); Dress and bows - Cinnamon Toast, Lt Tan; Tights - Brick White; Toe Shoes - Deco Pink, Clay Rose; Musical notes - Mocha Dark, Sepia.

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It's Bloghop time with the ISS Design Team

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Today we are hopping along the InStyle Stamps Design Team for Father's Day inspiration. We've just started with the awesome and talented Angela and now it's my turn.

My project today is a card using one of the fabulous Day in the Life images that are about the most amazing stamps out there! It's called Father and Kid.

If you take a peek behind the card you'll see that it is a self standing card.

And if you're really curious you can open the flaps to see the secret message. Gotcha! There's nothing written yet.

Okay, I hope you've enjoyed your HOP STOP here at Rain Puddles Design and now it's time to head on over to Raquel for her fabulous project.

Remember to go through the whole blog hop and then go back to the very beginning to vote for your favorite project. I know it's going to be hard to pick just one favorite but I know you can do it! {wink}

UPDATE: I've made up a template for the self-standing card. Hope you are inspired to use it.

Details:
Card Size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches
Stamps: Father and Kid, Digital created sentiment
Paper: Neenah Smooth White, Kraft
Ink: LaserJet, Prismacolor Markers and Pencils (I'll spare you all the very long list of what I used.)Accessories: Hodge Podge Hardware Brads, Cuttlebug Forest Branches EF, Chromacrylic Burnt Umber and Warm Red on frame

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I'm on SplitcoastStampers Today

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Good morning everyone!

I have been very excited to let you all know that today I have a tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers!

They have been such a wonderful group to work with and help me in getting this Date Night Tutorial put together. I owe a huge thank you to Beate Johns and Lydia for reviewing, editing and setting up my tutorial so professionally, as they always do for SCS tutorials. I'm sure there are others that helped as well, that I don't know about so, thank you!

The step-by-step instructions use the "It's Date Night Time" kit project.

The video tutorial is with this sports theme gift set kit.

Go check it out today! http://splitcoaststampers.com/  Date Night Kit Tutorial

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DigiStamp Boutique Fifi Princess

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DigiStamp Boutique has the cutest girl images and most of them I can image all sitting or standing in a row as a big family. They are the best for use as a multiple image card, but sometimes these little gems can create a big impact and my project today will show you just what I mean.

I made up some composition books for party favor bags to go to each girlfriend that came to my daughter's party this last weekend. (You'll notice that the notepads that are stacked haven't been decorated...I just couldn't wait to show you so I snapped a shot before I had them all finished.)

Thanks for stopping by!

Details:
Notepad Size: 3 x 5 inches
Stamps: Fifi Princess
Paper: 99 cents glitter paper from Target, Neenah, Basic Black
Ink: Laserjet, Prismacolor Markers (didn't get them written down)
Accessories: Corner Chomper, organdy ribbon

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Birthday Present from Chloe

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Happy Monday everyone!

Boy, do I have the cutest birthday girl to show you today! It is a digital stamp from ISS and not my DD even though we did have a birthday celebration this weekend. LOL

We celebrated with my daughter's friends from preschool in princess fashion with Castle cake, Royal Play Dough, make your own RKT castles, and a Royal Court Coin Hunt...sadly though the castle bouncer house lay in our backyard deflated and covered the whole entire day because it was constantly raining. Such a bummer for the party attendants, but my children were able to squeeze in some time jumping in it before the rain came ....Okay that's enough of my weekend story.

My card is using LAST Monday's InStyle Stamps Method Monday tutorial. I had it all ready to go and then my princess party became my focus for most of the week. Now, you need to go see Lana do these coordinated buttons like a real professional.

Ready for another technique? I used a new-to-me technique with digital papers on this card. I'm not sure where I got this idea, surely one of my late night blog surfing, but you can digital paper piece! Click on the whole card image and look at the dress, present and bow you'll see the papers in miniature size of the regular size papers I used on the card. 

Quick How To: For Paint Shop Pro, have both the digi-paper and image open in their own file window. Select All on the digi-paper and copy it. Go to the image and select the area you want to paste the digi-paper (some apps call it Wand Selection) and in the Edit menu use Paste into Selection. Do this for any of the areas you want to digi-paper piece then you're done! Now I think that is a paper (and ink) saver, don't you think?

Have a blessed week!

Details:
Card Size: 5 1/2 inch square
Stamps: ISS BDay Chloe, SU! Tiny Tags
Paper: Wausau RF Blue and Chocolate, Shabby Princess Festival Digital Paper
Ink: Inkjet, Prismacolor Markers, Ranger Walnut Ink
Accessories: SU! Chalks (Mellow Moss and Old Olive shades), Nestabilities Scallop Square Standard (button), EK Success Daisy Chain, Jewelry Tag Punch

Prismacolor Marker Details: Hair - Cream, Yellow Ochre, Goldenrod, Bronze; Skin - Eggshell, Brick Beige, Light Peach; Shoes - Mint Cream, Green Tea

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A Day in the Life by InStyle Stamps

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Today is the InStyle Stamps Color Challenge and it is a serene and fun color challenge just look at the possibilities.

I was truly trying not to use color as the inspiration photo from Decor8 has some very plain lines and little splashes of color, but I just got carried away with my markers. What can I say? I like to color and these Day in the Life images from InStyle Stamps are pretty amazing.

So my card is two adorable friends that are shopping and chatting, you know just like friends should do when they shop, and then I believe as with all of us we have the moment when we realize what a good caring friend we have. I have quite a few of those and they often come to my mind.
Okay here's my card.

Now this is a monthly challenge over at the InStyle Stamps blog, so you know what that means...a challenge with a random drawing at the end. Get your project going and create something with us.

Details:
Card Size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches
Stamps:  ISS Shopping Day, Verve One Person and Thankful Hearts
Paper: WRF Kraft, MME paper pack, LSS green, SU Gray, Basic Black, Close To Cocoa
Ink: LaserJet, Prismacolor Markers
Accessories: Offray Black Satin ribbon, sewing machine, Black Button thread, Nestabilities Circle, Staples Musical Shape paper clips

Prismacolor Marker Details: Girl on left - Hair - Mocha Light, Mocha Dark, Cocoa Bean; Skin - Cinnamon Toast, Mocha Light; Shirt and shoes- Light Cerulean Blue, Cerulean Blue, Cinnamon Toast, Terra Cotta; Skirt - Khaki, Bronze; Handbag - Chartreuse, Leaf Green; Girl on right - Hair - Deco Yellow, Goldenrod, Sienna Brown; Skin - Pale Peach, Brick Biege; Dress - Mineral Orange, Pumpkin Orange, Terra Cotta; Vest and Shoes - Warm Grey 10 and 40% (with dress colors for left shoe) Chartreuse and Leaf Green; Mouths - Clay Rose; Carpet - Cream, Wheat, rest of image are cool greys and Cloud Blue on boot.

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Martha and Marvin are happy as can be

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I'm back with another image from DigiStamp Boutique's Offer of the Month and it's Martha and Marvin happy to be together. These monkeys continue to make me smile!

Have you ever gone some place, say for dinner, and found exactly what you liked. Everytime you go back you want to order the same thing again? Well it's the same with me and the marker choices for these monkey's. LOL I tried to change up my colors, but I just kept gravitating back to the same colors from this card. It's their destiny in my crafting world.


I told my hubby about the monkey's at the zoo from my daughter's Preschool field trip last week, who were crazy happy to just swing around on the ropes and then these DSB monkeys came to mind as having a monkey happy love! Ahhhhh.....

I went over and checked out Sally-Ann's newest stamps at the Boutique and she has got some serious cuteness for new stamps. There is a chorus of frogs, Stu, darling Kira, a snoozing Spike and a napping chap. They are all just fantastic!

If you have made any projects with a DSB stamp you should pop on over and check out the details of the monthly competition at the DSB Blog. You might have a chance at next month's Offer for free!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Details:
Card Size:  4 1/2 x 6 1/4 A6 size
Stamps: DigiStamp Boutique Martha and Marvin
Paper: Neenah Smooth White, Scraps, Astrobright blue CS
Ink: LaserJet, Prismacolor markers*
Accessories: Fiskar shape scissors

*Prismacolor Marker Details: Blondwood, Mocha Light, Light Peach, Salmon Pink, Peach, Deco Yellow, Canary Yellow, Chartreuse, Spring Green, Sky Blue Light, True Green, Parrot Green

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Happy Birthday Waltzingmouse!

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Happy (first) Birthday Claire and Waltzingmouse Stamps!

Here's my hop in the Friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Waltz with a Birthday theme. I can't wait to see what other people have come up with for their Birthday cards. Go to the WMS blog to get the details for the blog waltz.

I really am in love with this set called Asian Gardens by Waltzingmouse Stamps. It's my first set of it's kind with an asian theme (other than my Kanji set from Stampin Up) and it makes me smile.

and the flip side of the card:

It's subtle, but the birthday wish is in the images. The bird is inside the cage and the flip side image is the bird outside of the cage. A wish for breaking free and enjoying the moments that come.

This card is also for these other fine challenges: TLC272, TLC273, Stamp Something Challenge Blog
Details:
Card Size: (folded) 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches, (open) 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches
Stamps: WMS Very Vintage Labels No 1, WMS Asian Gardens, SU! Linograph 
Paper: Basic Black, Red and kraft scraps
Ink: Tsunieko Metallic Gold, Graphite Black, Basic Black, Chromacyrlic Warm Red paint, Versamark
Accessories: Nestabilities Large Labels 1

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Wisdom of a Father

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As you are reading this I might just be coming home from a windy day at the zoo with my daughter's preschool. I hope it turns out as nice as I am hoping it will be.

The theme for InStyle's Over the Hump Day Blog Candy Give Away is Father's Day. My card that I'm showing you today just has the most cheerful of men on it. It's Saju from InStyle Stamps (he'll be available shortly). He's on a Father's Day card that only describes the dad with Wisdom. He has quite the smile, doesn't he?.

I like learning new things so I was delighted in the Tie it All Together videos on YouTube that gave me a couple of ideas for knots on this card. I ended up using the Plafond Knot (lanyard knot) a couple of times with leather rope and it was not going to happen, so I switched to Silkessence Microfiber yarn and it was MUCH easier.

There are more OTHDBCGA cards from the design team. If you have a little bit of time, go take a look at their Father's Day inspired creations on the InStyle Stamps blog.

I've entered this card for the Treehouse Stamps Masculine Card Challenge #049.

Details:
Card size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches
Stamps: InStyle Stamps Saju, SU! Kanji
Paper: WRF Chocolate, kraft CS, green mulberry paper, Mohawk Smooth White
Ink: Laserjet, Prismacolor markers*, (sponging on background layer) gold metallic ink, Ranger Walnut Stain ink, Graphite Black
Accessories: Moroccan EF, microfiber yarn

Prismacolor Marker Details: Saju Hair - Sienna Brown, Cocoa Bean; Skin - Pale Peach, Brick Beige; Kimono - Mocha Light, Mocha Dark, Cocoa Bean, Cool Grey 40%, 60%, 90%; Wakizashi or Katana???) - Warm Grey 30%, 70%, 90%; Socks and sandal; Mocha Light, Mocha Dark, Cocoa Bean, Warm Black

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Balancing Life

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It's Friday again! I'm so glad we are finally here. It's been a busy week for me and I'm sure it's been nothing less for you as well.

It's a new month and so there is a new sketch challenge at InStyle Stamps today. I say this every time, I think, but you have to go see some of the Design Team's creations, they are amazing! You can see them here, but only after you've seen someone new right here!

InStyle Stamps has a new line of stamps coming out this month. Her name is Chloe and in this digital stamp she's balancing very well an apple on her head. I needed to fit in another Mother's Day card before we celebrate this weekend, but I think she could be used for all a card or gift to give all of the hardworking teacher's in our nation. She's a cutie!

If you want to play with this versatile sketch don't forget to link it up at the InStyle Stamps blog here. You'll have a chance at a spiffy prize if you do-oo.

Have a splendid weekend, and for all of the mother's who are reading this before the weekend, I wish you a restful and beautiful Mother's Day.

Challenge entry list for this card:

Color Throwdown #91 - (Rose) Red, Tempting Turquoise, Kiwi Kiss
Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge #37 - Knit Together (stitched faux or real)
Totally Papercrafts Challenge - Stitching - faux or real

Details:
Card Size: A6 (4 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches)
Stamps: InStyle Stamps Balancing Chloe, Stampin Up Mini Medleys
Paper: Old Olive, Wausau Kraft, LSS blue, RAK polka dot green, scraps of red
Ink: LaserJet, Prismacolor Markers*, Graphite Black, VersaMagic Red Magic Dew Drop, Stampin Up Chalk (Background of Chloe)
Accessories: Black Button Thread, Nestabilities Oval and Scallop Oval, Circle punch, Paper piercer and mat pak, Stampin Up Scallop Edge punch

*Prismacolor Marker Details: Balancing Chloe Hair - Goldenrod, Light Tan, Sienna Brown; Skin - Eggshell, Brick Biege; Dress - Deco Blue, True Blue, Avocado, Leaf Green, Scarlet Lake, Crimson Red; Apple and Socks - Scarlet Lake, Crimson Red, Mahogany Red

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Mmmmm Birthday!

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Wow! These little DigiStamp Boutique Monkeys are fantastic to color! So Mmmmm is for each monkey on the card Martha, Milo and Marvin, Marvin (again) and Martha (again). I couldn't decide which one to color and then I had a fab idea to just put as many as I could on one card. LOL

I'm sure that this may look a bit of a plain card, but those monkeys have mostly stolen the show (and space on my card) so why not give them the spotlight. They really do come to life when you see this card in real life.

If you like all four of these images and plan on adding them to your cart...you may as well get the Offer of the Month because there are three other really cute images too.

Have a great week!

Details:
Card Size: A6 size (4 1/2 x 6 inches)
Stamps: DigiStamp Boutique Martha, Marvin and Milo, Marvin, Martha with Presents (Sentiment is Pea Shelley Belley font from kevinandamanda dot com)
Paper: LSS Blue and Kraft CS, Neenah Solar White CS
Ink: Inkjet, Prismacolor Markers*
Accessories: Stampin' Up Crushed Curry Grosgrain ribbon

Prismacolor Marker List: Blondwood, Mocha Light, Light Peach, Salmon Pink, Peach, Violet Mist, Imperial Violet, Deco Yellow, Canary Yellow, Avocado, Leaf Green, Sky Blue Light, True Green, Parrot Green, Deco Blue, True Blue, Cerulean Blue, Periwinkle

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A Sleeping Princess

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A very special place to sleep is always a must for our furry friends and this little princess from the DigiStamp Boutique has the perfect spot to sleep. It makes me tired just watching her there. LOL

For some reason it tickled my fancy at a try in a SCS challenge (WT268), and so I found an easy one which was to use chipboard. I don't have much on hand so I used a sheet of thin chipboard and cut it out three times to make a thick chipboard frame for this picture perfect napping feline.

Have a great weekend!

Details:
Card Size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches
Stamps: DigiStamp Boutique Sleepy Princess
Paper: Neenah Solar White, LSS dark red and kraft CS
Ink: Laserjet, Prismacolor Markers, gold acrylic craft paint
Accessories: Nestabilities curved rectangles, Stickles, Martha Stewart Loops edge punch, Metallic grosgrain ribbon

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New DigiStamp Boutique Offer of the Month

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Happy May Day! And another month of DigiStamp Boutique guest designing! Yep, Sally_Ann was so nice to invite me back again to design for her, there just isn't anyway I would pass up a chance to show off her cute and cuddly images. Yea! So on we go about May's Offer of the Month.

You are going to love them! I'll be posting something from this set at the beginning of next week, you'll need to go see what Sally-Ann and the design team has dreamed up with these cuties! Meet Marvin, Martha and Milo (the little one).....

Beth
Denise
Donna
Emma
Kim
Lisa
Liz
Pops
Sally-Ann (Chief of DigiStamp Boutique)

Sally-Ann also has a fabulous 3-month design team.

Kerry
Jenny
Lynsey

Have a great weekend!

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