Stick It Down design team call & prize for May

It's time for a design team call! Stick It Down is looking for new members for the single page layout team and the double page layout team and they're also looking for sketch designers.

The next term will run from July to December 2016. Please do not apply if you cannot commit to this time frame.

What you will do:

• provide one project per month, with possible special events during the six month term
• comment on all submissions as you are assigned
• post our challenge to your blog and other social media outlets 
• have projects completed and posted one week before the deadline

What you need:

• an active blog
• a Facebook account as this is where the DT "meets"
• a love for sketches
• organizational and time management skills

What SID will do:

• provide the sketches one month in advance
• provide your posting schedule and commenting assignments
• be supportive and encouraging
• share your photo and your blog link on the SID blog
• share your project on various social media outlets

How to apply:

• send an email to Stick it Down at StickItDownChallenges@gmail.com with the subject line "Design Team Call"
• include your name and location
• include a list of current commitments (no experience necessary!)
• include three of your favorite layouts that best display your style and suit the requirements of the team you are applying for (ie submit cards if you are applying for the card team)
• introduce yourself in few brief sentences
• If you have experience or are interested in designing sketches, please include a few of your sketch designs in your application as well.

This call is open to everyone, including our current team members, and will run until 11:59pm on May 31. This will give us the entire month of June to prepare for the next term. The new team will be notified by June 4 and announced on the SID blog on or around June 10. The new design team's projects will be revealed in July. If you have any questions, please let me know!

Also. 

We are celebrating national scrapbook day by doing a giveaway this month! If you participate in any of our sketches this month, you will be entered to win this:

We have three sketches each month and you can enter each sketch so you can have THREE chances to win! Go HERE for more details.

Stitch Fix #9.

I recently decided it was time for another Stitch Fix. I asked for some spring and summer items because I think the weather is warming up finally. Unfortunately, this fix was a total fail. I feel like I was on a roll this winter getting fixes twice/month and was keeping just about everything in my boxes. I think I've been on a break too long and although I asked for the same stylist (Britt), I returned everything she sent me. Here's what I got:

Skies are Blue Alise Embroidered halter top size medium $48

Dear John Finnegan roll cuff chino shorts size 6 $58

All of my tops she sent me were too big. I had told her before with my winter fixes that I'm small on top. I wear small and sometimes extra small and if I'm being honest I may have something in my closet from Gap kids. Yeah, I know. Despite my big hips and thighs I have a tiny little waist and unfortunately a small bust so I have to have small tops! Like size 2 or size 4. She sent me size medium. They just looked terrible. I didn't like the shorts enough to spend $58 on them.

41Hawthorn coral Shalley split neck blouse size medium $48

I look pregnant.

Gilli Reilly printed maxi skirt size medium $54

I've never even tried on a maxi skirt before but I just don't think I'm coordinated enough to pull it off. Besides, why do you think I do all those lunges and squats?! Not to wear a maxi skirt!

Brixon Ivy Arachna lace detail blouse size medium $58

 Damn, I loved this top. I needed it in a sizes small.

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Paper Wings Productions: espresso makes the world go 'round.

Hi everyone! I'm on the Paper Wings Productions blog today sharing my love for the Frothy Concoctions stamp set!

First I stamped my coffee cup onto coordinating patterned paper and fussy cut the images. Then I grabbed the Art Textures stamp set and used brown embossing powder to heat emboss a couple of coffee ring images onto my card.

My sentiment comes from the Earth and Sky stamp set. In its original form it says ' love makes the world go round,' but with a little masking, you can make it say anything you want! I masked off 'love' and heat embossed the rest of the sentiment. Then I used the 'espresso' stamp from the Frothy Concoctions stamp set with brown ink to replace 'love.' What do you think?

supplies
ink: Tim Holtz distress ink (gathered twigs);
embossing powder: Simon Says Stamp (white fine detail); Sparkle N Sprinkle (coffee EP459); 
patterned paper: Fancy Pants (Wish Season);

Mae.

We fostered Mae in May - July last year and I've been including one page layouts in my scrapbooks about all of our fosters. She is such a pretty cat and she had quite the personality.

I used this sketch from Stuck?! Sketches because it's super simple and the layout came together quickly.

supplies
patterned paper: Jenni Bowlin
stickers: Studio Calico/7 Paper
ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
stamp: Paper Smooches (Charmed Cat)

prom.

I can't believe my baby cousins went to their junior prom last weekend! They're not babies anymore!

I'm playing along with the ScrapMuch? sketch this week.


supplies
stamp: Elle's Studio; Ippity (A Moment in Time);
ink: Versafine (onyx black);
patterned paper, die cuts: Crate Paper (Hello, Love)
alphabet stickers: American Crafts 
embossing powder: Simon Says Stamp! (ultra fine gold) 
wood veneer: Crate Paper (Close Knit)

travelogue.

I found Tic Tac Toe challenge number 8 to be really inspiring and I used 3 of a kind/holiday (spring break)/color inspiration for my pocket page about our recent Florida trip.

I used my Travelogue collection from Elle's Studio and my March spring break kit from Kelly Purkey. Love both of these sets.


supplies
stamp sets: Scraptastic Club (Sail stamp set); Elle's Studio (Travelogue); Studio Calico (Aloha); Simon Says Stamp! (Life's Journey);  Technique Tuesday (Bring on the Sun); Kelly Purkey (Spring Break);
ephemera pieces: Pink Paislee (Atlas);
chipboard: Freckled Fawn
flair: Kelly Purkey; Chic Tags (Let's Go); 
stickers: My Mind's Eye (Hello World); Studio Calico (washi strips);
project life cards: Elle's Studio; Kelly Purkey;

Paper Wings Productions: the stars danced.

Hi everyone! Today Today I'm at Paper Wings Productions sharing a card I made using the Earth and Sky cling stamp set. This is sort of a baby themed card, which I don't typically do a lot of, but my cousin just had a baby boy so it fits.

I used some white sparkle flocking on the cloud stamps. For the stars I grabbed a stencil and embossing paste and used a light blue shimmery blue embossing powder. The sentiment is stamped with white fine detail embossing powder.

This stamp set has many sentiments and can really be a versatile set to have in your stash. It's by no means a totally baby themed stamp set or I wouldn't get much use of it!

Here's one final look at my card:

supplies
stencil: Hero Arts (Sky Stencil Pair);
embossing paste: Dreamweaver
embossing powder: Sparkle N Sprinkle (Stickum Powder EP300); Lindy's Stamp Gang (Madonna Robe Blue Gold); Simon Says Stamp! (white fine detail);
flocking: Sparkle N Sprinkle (Twinkling Clouds SS107)
twine: May Arts

Paper Wings Productions: I've got sunshine

I don't know about you guys, but my flowers are starting to pop up in my yard and I am really excited to see some color after months of drab winter. When I saw this Black Eyed Susan stamp set, I wanted to make a card immediately!

I stamped my image with Versamark and used white fine detail embossing powder to heat emboss the image. Then I used my Copic markers to color the stamped image and used some distress ink blending around the very edges for the sky and the grass. I thought the colors of my flowers were too bright for the black center of black eyed Susans so I just colored the center the same color as the flowers.

My sentiment is from the Earth and Sky stamp set and I thought it was perfect for these yellow flowers. I adhered my flower to the card base and tied on some twine.

Visit me at The Aviary today!

supplies
ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Shabby Shutters; Weathered Wood); Memento (Tangelo);
embossing powder: Simon Says Stamp! (white fine detail)
Copic markers: Y15; Y17; G24

love.

I have been working 50+ hours a week since January which has left almost zero time for scrapbooking. I saw the Stuck?! April 1 sketch and wanted to get some scrapping done tonight.

These photos are from last June, at my grandfather's funeral. It wasn't an unexpected death, but it is still sad. I wanted to use black with pinks and reds to represent mourning and love. Here's what I came up with:

Thanks for looking!

supplies
patterned paper, stickers, washi strips, date stamp: Studio Calico
patterned paper: Doodlebug Design (Sweet Cakes);
stamp: Elle's Studio; Technique Tuesday (It's OK);
ink: VersaFine (onyx black); StazOn (jet black);
die: Kelly Purkey/Simon Says Stamp! (feathers);
journal tag stickers: Chickaniddy Crafts

Paper Wings Productions: Hoppy Easter

Today I'm sharing an Easter layout for Paper Wings Productions! This is my cousin's daughter last Easter. I recently made a card using the Easter stamp set but I wanted to use the little bunny stamps too.

Here's my layout:

I stamped the bunnies with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copic markers. Then I fussy cut them and went around the edges with a black marker for a finished look. I kept the page simple so that the bunnies were the main embellishment. I stamped the sentiment with VersaFine and called it done.

Here's a couple of close up shots of the bunnies. I think they're so cute!

supplies
washi tape: Doodlebug
Copic markers: R20; R30; R22; R32;
patterned paper: Studio Calico
enamel dots: Prima Marketing

lucky dog.

Here is Griffey! My mom rescued him from a family she works with that wasn't taking very good care of him. He's a little over a year old and the sweetest little boy.

supplies
patterned papers: Bella Blvd (Rover); Lily Bee (We R Family);
stamps: Concord & 9th (Map Love); Paper Smooches (Lucky Dog);
vellum hearts: Studio Calico (Seven Paper)
cork: Freckled Fawn
chipboard: Pink Paislee

Paper Wings Productions: Easter blessings

I'm on the PWP blog, The Aviary, sharing an Easter card today.

I used distress inks dried marigold and mustard seed to create the sky on my card base. For the grassy hill, I water colored with distress inks forest moss and peeled paint. I like that you can create some depth and the appearance of texture with water coloring.

My sentiment is heat embossed with ultra fine gold embossing powder from Simon Says Stamp! and my cross is stamped with Versa Fine. I colored the cross with Copic markers and fussy cut it.

Thanks for looking!

supplies
die: Mama Elephant
embossing powder: Simon Says Stamp! (ultra fine gold)
Copic markers: E57; BV23; BV20; 
ink: Tim Holtz distress ink (Forest Moss; Peeled Paint; Mustard Seed; Dried Marigold;)
watercolor paper: Strathmore

little moments.

I saw the March color challenge at ScrapMuch?and just recently printed this photo that I knew would  be perfect.

This is my cousin's son at his first birthday party this past summer. I'm not a huge Basic Grey fan, but I did think the Aurora line was perfect for this photo and for this color challenge. I love the star patterned papers and I paired the embellishments from the line with some older coordinating embellishments from my stash.

supplies
label stickers: Lily Bee
enamel shape: Freckled Fawn 
stamp: Studio Calico

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love.

I'm still working my way through my Crate Paper Hello, Love collection. I love this heart patterned paper.

This photo is from May 2015 and it's not a great photo, but it's one of the few that my brother and I have together with our dog Hunter. His health has been declining and it's so sad.

supplies

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25% off at Paper Wings Productions!

March marks the 4 year anniversary of Paper Wings Productions and to celebrate we are offering 25% off everything in our online store for the entire month!  Just enter code CELEBRATE when you checkout.  Thank you all so much for supporting us for the last 4 years! 

March is also National Craft Month!  The owner, Carrie Avery, is offering a free spot in her online class 40 Techniques Every Stamper Should Know.  All you have to do to enter is hop over to her blog and leave a comment!