Vintage Rolling Pins

Today is the last day of sneak peeks of the February Stamps from THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS. Hope you enjoyed the inspiration and a look at the new stamps. You still have time to play for the new stamps. Learn more HERE.

You can see more sneak peeks on THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS BLOG.

I used the new February stamp BACKGROUND BASICS and paired it with KITCHEN GADGETS.

I heat embossed my background....the oval dots using VersaMark and clear embossing powder. I just love this dp....Lost and Found (Rosy) by My Minds Eye.

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Background Basics, Kitchen Gadgets (The Alley Way Stamps)
PAPER:Worn Parchment, Hot Cocoa, Cottonball White (Clear Dollar Stamps), Lost and Found (Rosy) by My Minds Eye
INK:Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo, VersaMark
ACCESSORIES:Heat Tool, Anti-Static Pouch, Martha Stewart Photo Corner Punch, Baker's Twine, Tim Holtz Blender Tool, Scotch Dimensional Tape
TECHNIQUES:Heat Embossing, Paper Piecing, Sponging

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Deuteronomy 6:5 In Summer

This week's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE on Splitcoaststampers is based on an inspiration photo called SUMMER GOLD.

I was inspired by the grass and sky in the photo and the red house. I sponged my colors on my circle panel using Tim Holtz Distress Inks. I used a Martha Stewart border punch for the flowers that I cut out with the same Spellbinders circle label die.

My sentiment is from the new set DEUTERONOMY 6:5 from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.

RECIPE:
Stamps/Images: Deuteronomy 6:5 (Clear Dollar Stamps)
Cardstock/Papers:Cottonball White, Night Eclipse, Strawberry Jam (Clear Dollar Stamps)
Inks/Markers: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Inks Broken China, Scattered Straw, Peeled Paint
Accents/Tools:Spellbinders circle and lacy circle labels, Martha Stewart flower border punch, Scotch dimensional tape, Tim Holtz blender tool
Techniques:sponging, dry embossing

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Friendly Buttons

This is my last week as Guest Designer for The CAS challenge on THE OUTLAWS CHALLENGE BLOG SITE. Thank goodness for five weeks in January.

This week's challenge is MELTING POT. To use at least five items on your card.
My five items:
Buttons
Twine
tag
stamps
small round corner punch

I used BACKGROUNDS BY DESIGN 5 from AnnaBelle Stamps for the bottom of my card. I just love that stamp. I used ACACIA from AnnaBelle Stamps for my sentiment on my tag.

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Acacia, BBD5 (AnnaBelle Stamps)
PAPER: Worn Parchment (Clear Dollar Stamps)
INK:Memento Rich Cocoa
ACCESSORIES:Fiskars mini tag punch, small round corner punch, 1/16" hole punch, Twine, Basic Grey Buttons Hello Luscious Collection

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Blog Hop

Welcome to the
BEHIND THE ALLEY BLOG HOP

It's Behind the Alley for the next 4 (weekdays) days.. and we are ready to share with you samples and give you a little sneak peek of what February's release holds.. There are THREE NEW sets from The Alley Way Stamps that you can buy on February 1st in our shop. You will want to visit THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS BLOG each day this week to see more creations from Behind the Alley.. you won't want to miss this..

To get you jazzed up about our new release we have some free stamps to offer! WHOOHOO right! :)

these are the ways you can enter to win.. please leave a separate comment for each one you do...

All you have to do is leave a comment

1-Comment here (my blog)

2-Comment on the DT girls blogs (below)

3-Comment on the Behind the Alley sneak peek post on THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS BLOG (4days) posts

4-Post about it on facebook

5-Like us on Facebook

( you can pick and choose which ones you want to do.. but the more you comment the better chance you have to win) THREE people will picked to receive one of the new sets! You have until Jan 31st to leave comments.

Here are the DT blogs to visit

Alison Spelman

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  • Annette Allen
  
  
  • Barb Murphy
  
  
  • Laurel Seabrook
  
  
  • Lisa Lara
  
  
  • Marcy Schwarz

I am happy to share my card with you using these new February stamps. I just had to use the little squirrel from the first time I layed eyes on him. He is so cute. I saw a card by my friend Therese the other day and was inspired by it to make this card.

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Crazy Critters, Talk To Me.. (The Alley Way Stamps)
PAPER:Cottonball White, Orange Whip (Clear Dollar Stamps)
INK:Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain, Copics YG23, YR04, E29, E31, B05
ACCESSORIES:Micro brad, Tim Holtz blender tool, Scotch dimensional tape
TECHNIQUES:Sponging, Paper Tole

Car Congrats

This is the perfect card for teenager that just got their license. I was having fun here. Making me slanted road, stitching the road lines and making my own text dp for the bg.

You can find more inspiration on THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS BLOG.

I used the following stamp sets:

PRICELESS JOY

JIBBER JABBER

I made my background by combining the five words. I placed them side by side the way I wanted on scrap paper then pressed my acrylic block to them to pick them up. I tried them on scrap paper first to see if I liked it. Then I just stamped my whole background alternating the positing at each row.

The car I stamped three times. The first I cut out the whole car. Second I cut out the whole car and the windows. Third just the tires. I colored, sponged, added brads for the tires and put dimensional glaze over the whole thing then popped up.

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Priceless Joy, Jibber Jabber (The Alley Way Stamps)
PAPER:Cottonball White, Night Eclipse (Clear Dollar Stamps)
INK:Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics C-5, B00, Blender, YG23
ACCESSORIES:DMC Pearl Cotton 5, Tapestry needle 20, paper piercer and mat (We R Memory keepers), Dimensional glaze, mini brad, Large round corner punch
TECHNIQUES: Stitching, Paper Tole, own dp

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Embossed Dahlia

I played in today's COLOR CHALLENGE on Splitcoaststampers.

The challenge colors are:
Basic Black
Lucky Limeade
Poppy Parade

I even did the dessert option of using two different embossing folders.

I used the brand new release DAHLIA from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.

RECIPE:
Stamps/Images: Dahlia (Clear Dollar Stamps)
Cardstock/Papers:Cottonball White, Night Eclipse (Clear Dollar Stamps)
Inks/Markers: Memento Tuxedo Black(from Clear Dollar Stamps), Copics R35, R29, R27, YG06, G05 (from Clear Dollar Stamps)
Accents/Tools:Marvy scallop corner punch, Cuttlebug, CB Embossing folders polka dots and Houndstooth, Scotch dimensional tape
Techniques:Dry Embossing, Copic markers

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Happy "BEE" Day!

Happy "BEE" Day.

I just love whimsical bee stamps. This one is no exception. He is from the set PRICELESS JOY from THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS.

CHECK OUT MORE INSPIRATION FROM THE DT ON THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS BLOG.

I used the two following sets:

JIBBER JABBER

PRICELESS JOY

I made my card into a beehive shape. Then I heat embossed my images onto vellum cardstock. I adhered the vellum to my card with removeable tape. Then I trimmed the excess. I then stitched the border and adhered the card front to my card base. Easy!

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Priceless Joy, Jibber Jabber (Clear Dollar Stamps)
PAPER:Cottonball White (Clear Dollar Stamps), Lost And Found Rosy (My Minds Eye), Vellum Cardstock
INK:Versafine Onyx Black
ACCESSORIES:Ranger Eb Powder, Heat Tool, Anti-Static Pouch, Needle, DMC floss, Paper piercer and mat (We R Memory Keepers)
TECHNIQUES:Shape card, Stitching, Heat Embossing

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Corner Clematis

This week's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE...is a color challenge.
Celery
Pink
White

I used this brand new stamp JOSEPHINE CLEMATIS from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.
I stamped my image once one each designer paper. Then I cut out separate parts. I then aligned them on the corner the way I wanted and cut the excess and corner punched the corner. Then I sponged the edges of the image and popped up.

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Josephine Clematis (Clear Dollar Stamps)
PAPER:Cottonball White, Hello Luscious (Basic Grey)
INK:Memento Tuxedo Black (from Clear Dollar Stamps), Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain
ACCESSORIES:Dimensional tape, Tim Holtz Blender Tool, Large Round Corner Punch, Cuttlebug, CB Houndstooth Embossing Folder
TECHNIQUES: Paper Tole, Dry Embossing

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MISS YOU BUTTERFLY

My golly....We were out of power for 55 hours. I am so happy to have my puter back. Two days without my computer....ack....I was going crazy! Hee. We had snow, wind, ice and power outtages here. It is definitely winter.

This is my last week as Guest Designer for the CAS challenge on THE OUTLAWS CHALLENGE SITE. What a fun site. If you have not checked it out you should. You upload your project for the appropriate challenge to a thread. It is very personal. Everyone comments on the thread. Fun place. And always prizes.

This week's CAS challenge on The Outlaws Challenge Site is to use something NEW. So I am using my NEW THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS and my NEW crystal stickers from Doodlebug Designs.

The butterfly is from PRICELESS JOY and the sentiment is from JIBBER JABBER both from THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS.

This is the first time I tried this technique of using a die to cut from the bottom of my card only. So one side of the die is on the bottom of my card the other side is under my card. Then I pulled it through my Cuttlebug from the other side and only enough to cut the bottom then I brought it back the same way. Then I repeated with the embossing process. I used the same die set but a smaller size for my white panel.

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Priceless Joy, Jibber Jabber (The Alley Way Stamps)
PAPER:Berry Blast, Cottonball White (Clear Dollar Stamps)
INK:Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics YG23, YR04, RV14, B05
ACCESSORIES:Crystal Stickers (DoodleBug Designs), Spellbinders curved rectangles, dimensional tape
TECHNIQUES:Paper Tole

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Poppin' By

Yep, it's me having more fun with my images from
THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS.

Check out THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS BLOG for more Design Team Inspiration.

KITCHEN GADGETS

I used the toaster, cut the label from the jam jar for the toast and used the sentiment.

For my sentiment I used a spellbinders circle and cut a partial circle from my dp and stamped my sentiment on the card base. I finished it off with stitching.

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Kitchen Gadgets (The Alley Way Stamps)
PAPER:Cottonball White (Clear Dollar Stamps), Picadilly (Basic Grey)
INK:Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain, Copics C-1, C-3, C-5
ACCESSORIES:Spellbinders Circl labels, Dimensional tape, Dimensional glaze, Tim Holtz Blender Tool, Cuttlebug, Needle, DMC floss, Paper Piercer and mat (We R Memory Keepers)
TECHNIQUES:Paper Tole, Sponging, Stitching

THANK YOU FOR VISITING. ENJOY YOUR DAY!

Sunday Blog Hop WINNER!

Thank you all who joined our blog hop last Sunday.
And now to announce our winner:
Congratulations Debbie of DEBBIE'S DASH OF THIS AND THAT. Your name was chosen from Jerusha's blog.
You'll find all the info you need on
THE CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS BLOG.

The rest of you....
we'll see you next month on the third Sunday of the month.
The winner could be YOU!

Cute Buttons

I am playing in today's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE....SEW BEAUTIFUL.

I am using the new release CUTE AS A BUTTON from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.

For my sewing element....I sewed my buttons onto my card!

RECIPE:
Stamps/Images: Cute As A Button (Clear Dollar Stamps)
Cardstock/Papers:Cottonball White Cardstock (Clear Dollar Stamps), Lost & Found Rosy (My Minds Eye)
Inks/Markers: Memento Rich Cocoa (from Clear Dollar Stamps)
Accents/Tools:Spellbinders Square Labels, Cuttlebug, Thread, Needle, DMC floss, Paper Piercer and Mat (We R Memory keepers),Dimensional Tape, Buttons (My Minds Eye Lost & Found Rosy)
Techniques:DryEmbossing, Stitching

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Christmas Tea Latch Card

Lisa? A Christmas Card?
Yes....a Christmas card. Stacy has given us Dirty Dozen Past and Present, a challenge.
To work on our Christmas cards all year. There is a different challenge each month.
This month's is to use something NEW.
If you would like to play along just upload to Splitcoaststampers using the keyword SCSCCJAN12.

I made aGate Fold Latch card. You can visit my tutorial HERE for making a latch card. My something new is this luscious new paper called LOST & FOUND (ROSY) by My Minds Eye. It is so awesome.

I am using a wonderful set given to me by my good friend Dawn called CHRISTMAS TEA from FLOURISHES.

Here is a picture of how it opens.

Here is my inside!

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Christmas Tea (Flourishes)
PAPER:Cottonball White, Worn Parchment (Clear Dollar Stamps), Lost & Found Rosy (My Minds Eye)
INK:Tim Holtz Distress Inks Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo, Memento Rich Cocoa, Copics R35, R20, YG95
ACCESSORIES:Spellbinders ovals and scallop ovals, Cuttlebug, Dimensional Glaze, Tim Holtz Blender Tool, Needle, Thread, Paper Piercer and mat (We R Memory Keepers)
TECHNIQUES:Stitching, Sponging

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PINK VALENTINE

I am playing in today's
COLOR CHALLENGE ON SPLITCOASTSTAMPERS.

The challenge colors are:
Pretty in Pink
Pink Pirouette
Rose Red

For my pinks/reds I used Copic Markers R20, R22, R29.

I am using the brand new release
VALENTINES JOHN 3:16 from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS

I stamped my sentiment first then colored over it with my markers.

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Valentines John 3:16 (Clear Dollar Stamps)
PAPERS:Cottonball white, Night Eclipse (Clear Dollar Stamps)
INK:Memento Tuxedo Black (from Clear Dollar Stamps), Copics R20, R22, R29
ACCESSORIES:Night Eclipse Divine Twine (from Clear Dollar Stamps), 3/4"circle punch, 3/16" circle punch
TECHNIQUES:Markers

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NEW DIGIS - Toucans

NEW DIGIS RELEASE DAY
From Clear Dollar Stamps
Check out all the New Digis on the
CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS BLOG

I am using the New Digi

TOUCANS OF LOVE

See that strip of Designer Paper at the bottom of my card? That is in this digi. Yes...colored images, outline images, sentiments and digi papers. Its all in this digi. How cool is that! I just love CDS digis. Such a value. (I'm not just saying that as a DT member).

I made my card in Microsoft Illustrator by opening up text boxes. I love using text boxes. I printed out my card...all it had was the digi paper strip and sentiment. I used a border punch and punched out the bottom. Then added a strip of black paper behind it on the inside of the card.

Next I printed out the birds plus two single birds two of each. I fussy cut them out, sponged my edges and layered them with dimensional tape. I paper pierced my box around my images and sentiment and done. Pretty quick and easy.

RECIPE:
Stamps/Images: Toucans Of Love Digi (Clear Dollar Stamps)
Cardstock/Papers:Cottonball White, Night Eclipse (Clear Dollar Stamps)
Inks/Markers: Printer, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain
Accents/Tools:Paper Piercer and Mat (We R Memory Keepers), Martha Stewart Border Punch, Scotch dimensional tape
Techniques:Paper Piercing, Digital, Border, Paper Tole

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In a Jam?

Is there anything cuter than these little jars?
You can find more inspiration on
THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS BLOG.

KITCHEN GADGETS
I paper pieced these cute little jars and added twine. For my sentiment I masked off "jam" to stamp around the jars. Then I masked off everything but "jam" and stamped on all the labels of my jars.

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Kitchen Gadgets (The Alley Way Stamps)
PAPER:Worn Parchment (Clear Dollar Stamps), Everyday Flair (My Minds Eye)
INK:Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain
ACCESSORIES:Spellbinders scallop squares, Cuttlebug, Dimensional tape, Tim Holtz Blender tool, Twine.
TECHNIQUES:Dry Embossing, Paper piecing, Sponging

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Snow Yummy Cookies and Tag

I am having so much fun with images from
THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS

You'll find more inspiration on THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS BLOG.

I made this country snowman tag to go with my snowball cookies (Russian Teacakes).

I used the two sets below:

SNOW MUCH FUN
I made my country snowman from this set. His long hat makes for a good tag.


JIBBER JABBER

I just love how the "for you" from this set fits just right on my tag.

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Snow Much Fun, Jibber Jabber (The Alley Way Stamps)
PAPER:Cottonball White (Clear Dollar Stamps)
INK:Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics YR07, R59, YR23, B97, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen and Walnut Stain
ACCESSORIES:Crop-a-deile, Large silver eyelet, dimensional tape, safety pin, Tim Holtz Blender Tool
TECHNIQUES:Sponging, tag

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No Butterflies?

This week's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE....is a sketch challenge based on Loll's card.

I used squares of dp for my squares. My butterfly is from the set BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES and is cut out using the BOLD BUTTERFLIES DIES from CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS.

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Beautiful Butterflies (Clear Dollar Stamps)
PAPER:Cottonball White, Night Eclipse (Clear Dollar Stamps), Hello Luscious (Basic Grey)
INK:Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain
ACCESSORIES:Cuttlebug, Bold Butterflies Dies (Clear Dollar Stamps), Cuttlebug, Paper Piercer and Mat (We R Memory Keepers), score tape, CB houndstooth embossing folder
TECHNIQUES:Paper piecing, color blocking, dry embossing, paper piercing

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BEEcause I Love YOU

WELCOME TO CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS
SUNDAY BLOG HOP
I HEART YOU

Today our Design Team will show you inspiring creations going along with this theme. Just hop from blog to blog. Leave comments on one or all blogs. The more you leave your chances of winning $25 in Clear Dollar Stamps DIGITAL IMAGES increases. One winner will be chosen randomly from the mystery DT blog.

You should have come from SARAH'S BLOG. If not...you'll want to start at the beginning on the CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS BLOG.

MY SAMPLE
BEEcause I LOVE YOU

I used the adorable digital image I LOVE YOU BEECAUSE.

WHAT I DID

My card is 4 1/4 x 4 1/4. My fold is at the top. I rounded all corners with a large round corner punch.

I sponged my clouds just like in my tutorial HERE.

I used Microsoft publisher and text boxes to align my sentiments the way I wanted. I made my bee the size I wanted and printed two of him. I cut out the whole bee after coloring and just the body and adhered with dimensional tape. Then put dimensional glaze all over him.

I used a piercing tool to make his flying line. Then stitched with 3 strands of DMC floss. Then adhered a strip of dp punched with Martha Stewart's Grass Border punch to finish it off.

NOW HOP ON OVER TO CHRISTI'S BLOG. GOOD LUCK.

Love KNOTS

This is week three as Guest Designer for
THE OUTLAWS CHALLENGE BLOG SITE
CAS CHALLENGE

This week's challenge is to use BAKER'S TWINE.
I was inspired by the current issue of Paper Craft's Magazine.
In there...there's a feature on french knots. So I decided to play with them.

I traced my heart onto my panel with pencil. Then poked my holes 1/4" apart with my paper piercer. I erased my lines and made my french knots. I used a size 20 Tapestry needle, threaded my Divine Twine with a green plastic threader and wrapped my thread around three times to make each knot. A little timely but easy!

My sentiment in the middle is from the set JIBBER JABBER from THE ALLEY WAY STAMPS. I used Whisper White Craft ink pad from Stampin Up and White Top Boss Embossing Powder.

RECIPE:
STAMPS:Jibber Jabber (The Alley Way Stamps)
PAPER:Cottonball White, Strawberry Jam (Clear Dollar Stamps)
INK:Whisper White (Stampin' Up)
ACCESSORIES:Divine Twine, paper piercer and piercing mat (We R Memory Keepers), 20 Tapestry needle, Needle threader, Anti-static pouch, Top Boss White Embossing powder, Heat Tool, Score Tape, Scotch dimensional tape
TECHNIQUES:French knots, Heat Embossing

THANK YOU FOR VISITING. ENJOY YOUR DAY.