Nutty Nutshells Challenge #25

Hi everyone,

I've missed you so much. You have no idea!! I can't believe that Fall is almost here!! Our challenge this time is to make something using Fall Colors. That's right, it's time to get out those oranges, greens, reds, yellows--anything that reminds you of Fall. You can create anything, as long as you use products that we sell over in the Nutcrafter's store.

You have until Oct. 6th to enter. We have some exciting things happening at Nutcrafter's!! We are going to have some major releases coming soon, so be sure that you watch for those. There are some Christmas images in our Harriet Hurst line that you will just have to have in your collection!! The Christmas shop just opened at the Nutcrafter's store, so be sure to go check it out!!

I used the adorable Harriet Hurst image Sitting Harriet from the Christmas Shop at Nutcrafter's. Isn't she adorable? I used papers and die cuts from We R Memory Keepers. I colored her with my Copics and the flowers are Hero Arts.

Remember you must use ANY stamp that we carry in our Nutcrafters store to qualify for the prize!!! That makes it nice and easy for everyone to participate!! So go over to Nutcrafters and see our selection of stamps. Be sure to check out one of our newest additions...Pink Pamper. You will love her and part of your purchase money goes to fight Breast Cancer!!

All you have to do is make your creation and leave a link in the comment section of the Nutshell's post with a direct link to your project, not your blog, your project prior to Oct.6th (this is a two week challenge). Remember, if you post to an online gallery such as SCS, PCP, etc. please use the keyword: NNW25 but also leave us a comment at Nutshell's with your link.This makes it much easier for us to find your creations!!

Be sure to enter the contest. Come play. We want to see your wonderful creations!!

Hugs, Cathy

NUTCRAFTER'S SALE/RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Hey everyone,

I wanted to let you know about the huge sale at Nutcrafter's and about the awesome new release! Be sure to go shopping!!

Nutcrafters is now on Facebook and Twitter! Follow us for details of the latest arrivals and offers.

Get yours today!!! They are soooo cute!! Hugs!

Nutshell's Challenge #22

Hi Everyone!!

I'm back for the Nutshell's Challenge #22. The challenge is a free choice (make whatever you like, as long as you use stamps that we carry in our store), so I decided to bring back one of my very favorite designs and stamps (Hazel with apple). I dedicate it to my daughter as she started school yesterday. Where do the years go??

In the meantime, remember you must use ANY stamp that we carry in our Nutcrafter's store to qualify for the prize!!! That makes it nice and easy for everyone to participate!! So go over to Nutcrafter's and see our selection of stamps.All you have to do is make your creation and leave a link in the comment section of today's post with a direct link to your project, not your blog, your project prior to August 25th (this is a two week challenge).

Remember, if you post to an online gallery such as SCS, PCP, etc. please use the keyword: NNW22 but also leave us a comment on this post on the Nutshell's website with your link. This makes it much easier for us to find your creations!!

I'll be back over the next days to say hi and visit some of your blogs. I've missed you all so much. You have no idea!!

Happy Crafting!!

Hi Everyone

Hi Everyone!!

Just a quick note to let you know that I'm still alive!! I've been sidelined with a torn meniscus in my knee, discovering a blood clotting problem and then to top it all off...I had a car accident and totalled my car. Luckily, Brittany and I are ok. Real life has given me a swift kick in the you know what!! But I'm trying to get myself together so I can play again. I miss you all terribly and hope you are doing well. Please don't give up on me!! I'll be back soon I hope. We're trying to arrange my crafting area so that I can get my leg brace in and out without kicking everything over!!

Hugs to you all and I'll talk to you soon. Leave me some love, I could really use it!

Nutshell's Challenge #13

Happy Wednesday!

I hope you are having some enjoyable Spring-like weather wherever you are. Real life continues to challenge me!! LOL I guess that's what it's supposed to do!! I pulled a tendon in my knee and I'm stuck in this knee brace for an undetermined amount of time. There is a possibility that there is a small tear in the tendon under the kneecap. This is so hard to navigate with!! Getting in and out of the car is a pain. I also can't sit at my computer or craft table except for very small amounts of time. I have to spend a lot of time in the recliner with my leg up. I'm a go, go, go person so this feels like prison!! LOL But things could be worse, so I'll wear it and get over it...eventually!

It's time for our Nutshell's Challenge #13. We have some super prizes to give away this challenge, so be sure to get your entries in!!
Challenge #13 is to make a shaped card (anything other than a square or rectangle). That's it!! How simple is that?

I used a Nutshell's digi image for my teacup card.
Remember you must use ANY line of stamps that we carry in our Nutcrafter's store to qualify for the prize!!! That makes it nice and easy for everyone to participate!! So go over to Nutcrafter's and see our selection of stamps from lots of different companies such as The Greeting Farm, Stampavie, Magnolia, Ladybug & Friends, High Hopes, Buddy Bear and Sarah Kay. You can also get our Nutshells, Harriet Hurst and our Digi Images. You're sure to have something you can use to win yourself a great prize.

All you have to do is make your creation and leave a link in the comment section of the Nutshell's post with a direct link to your project, not your blog, your project prior to April 21 (this is a two week challenge).

Free Digi and Design Team Call

Happy Tuesday everyone. I wanted to let you know about an exciting opportunity for you over at the Nutcrafter's and Nutshell's blog.

It is that time again and we are looking for some new crafter's to join our team.
We are hoping to snag ourselves a full time DT member and a couple of Guest DT members too, this time though we are shaking things up!
We have a free image for everyone to use on their submissions and a bonus set of complimentary images FREE for everyone who enters.












Our crazy Tea party images have been created especially for this challenge, as this week we are celebrating Colette's wedding with a fun & fantastic 'Mad Hatters Tea Party'.
So if you would like to try out for our DT (and we hope that you do) simply save that Hatter image, create a wonderful card/project with it and link it back to us in the comments below this post with your email address. Alternatively you can email us with your cards at enquiries@nutcrafters.com

Our DT call is open until next Sunday, 4th April, 12pm UK time, and the free images will be sent once the DT call has finished.

We look forward to seeing your creations, Katie and Colette.

DT requirements: Our main DT ask is that apart from enjoying our stamps and having fun using them, we require 1 card each week to be created, photographed and sent to us for use on our blog and challenge blog. We are happy for them to be combined with other DT work or challenge entries, but must contain at least one Nutcrafters stamp/image.

Nutshell's Challenge #12

Happy Wednesday! It's time for our Nutshell's Challenge #12. We have some super digi's to give away this challenge, so be sure to get your entries in!!

Challenge #12 is to make something Easter/Spring. That's it!! How simple is that? So I decided to make a seed packet holder for a friend. Nothing says Spring like a few packets of seeds to get things started, right?

The winner of our challenge will win a choice of two digi stamps from our newest release (Spring Harriet, Easter Buddy Bear, Easter Nutshells Bo). Aren't they adorable??

Remember you must use ANY line of stamps that we carry in our Nutcrafter's store to qualify for the prize!!! That makes it nice and easy for everyone to participate!! So go over to Nutcrafter's and see our selection of stamps from lots of different companies such as The Greeting Farm, Stampavie, Magnolia, Ladybug & Friends, High Hopes, Buddy Bear and Sarah Kay. You can also get our Nutshells, Harriet Hurst and our Digi Images. You're sure to have something you can use to win yourself a great prize.

All you have to do is make your creation and follow the instructions on the Nutshells blog. Be sure to link your project prior to April 6 (this is a two week challenge). Have a wonderful day!

Nutshell's Challenge #11

Happy Wednesday and St. Patrick's Day everyone! It's time for Nutty Nutshell's Challenge #11!!! I'm a week late with our challenge post. I have had computer failure and RL issues as well. You don't realize how badly you miss your PC until you don't have one!!! Anyway, we're going to go ahead and do the challenge this week and you will have until March 20 to get your entries in. There will be a new challenge on March 21.

This week we're doing a Sketch Challenge. We are using a sketch by the lovely Maria at Stamping Inspirations. She has given me permission to use one of her sketches for our challenge. The link to her blog is http://stampininspirations.blogspot.com/. She does amazing projects.

I used Luna Cupcake Fairy for my card. She is part of the new release Cutie Pie Collection. She is so sweet and cute. I love her! She looks good in green for St. Patty's Day don't you think? I colored my image with my copics and used glitter to add a little sparkle to my card. I used pop dots for dimension (even though you can't see them!!

I was able to enter my card into a few challenges!! Yay!!

Creative Inspirations-Yellow, white, green

Cupcake Craft-Going Green

Simon Says-Green

Creative Cottage-flowers

The winner of our challenge will win a choice of two digi stamps from our newest release (Spring Harriet, Easter Buddy Bear, Easter Nutshells Bo). Aren't they adorable??

Thank you so much for stopping by today!! I love your comments and look forward to them very much!! I've been without a computer for about a week so I am very behind visiting everyone. I'm in the process of getting caught up visiting all of your beautiful blogs, but as you know, it takes a while!! I'll get there though! Have a wonderful day!

Where Am I???

Hi Everyone!!



No I didn't abandon my blog!! LOL. I've been trying to do things around the house (decluttering, etc) and I have been so busy! I hope you are doing well and I'll be back tomorrow with the Nutshell's Challenge. I'll see you then!!



Hugs!!

Nutcrafter's Blog Hop Winner!!

Hey Everyone!! I drew a winner for the new Nutshell's Cutie Pie Shopping Rae stamp.The winner of this stamp is Mandy! Please send me your snail mail address and I will forward it on to Nutcrafters so they can put your stamp in the mail to you! My email information is up with my profile. Be sure to check if you were a winner at the other stops and at the Nutcrafters Blog for winning the whole set of new release stamps.

Thanks for hopping with us. Tomorrow there will be a new Nutshell's Challenge with more CutiePie prizes to win!! You don't want to miss it!! See you tomorrow!!

NUTCRAFTER'S BLOG HOP!!

Happy Sunday Everyone!!

Welcome to the Nutcrafter's very first Blog Hop!! We are celebrating the release of the new line of CutiePie stamps! They are so adorable. We've been doing sneak peeks all week and the DT and I have some wonderful things to show you today. Each stamp comes with an accessory stamp, the image and a sentiment. The sets will be available for sale in the Nutcrafter's store on Monday, Feb. 22 (tomorrow).

We have lots of prizes up for grabs during the hop. A winner from each DT member's blog will be chosen at random to win the stamp shown, and one winner WILL WIN THE ENTIRE COLLECTION!! This winner will be chosen from the Nutcrafter's blog but to qualify, you must leave a comment at each stop on the hop. So you better get hoppin'!! We will also be revealing 2 other stamps that haven't been seen yet!! How exciting!!

I am the first stop on the hop and I have used Shopping Rae for my project. Isn't she the cutest!!



I colored by image with my copics. I used K & Co. paper and a Cuttlebug embossing folder for my paisleys. The pink paper is by the Paper Company and feels like a purse! Very cool! I used ink to bring out my embossing and around the edge of my sentiment. I used the Friday Sketcher's Week 90 sketch to create my card.

This is the lineup for the hop and the links:

Cathy http://cathy-cunningham.blogspot.com/ (ME)
Karen http://karenscards.blogspot.com/
Jacilynn http://jacilynndashwood.blogspot.com/
Tammy http://www.funpapercandy.com/
Angela http://sparklycards.blogspot.com/
Jenny http://crazyforpaper.blogspot.com/
Jacquie http://javablustamper.blogspot.com/
Nutcrafters blog (Katie and Col) http://nutcrafters.blogspot.com/

I've entered my card into the following challenges:

Practical Scrappers - flowers
Cupcake Craft Challenge - keep it simple

Pile it On - flowers

Friday Sketcher's Week 90

Good luck and I hope you enjoy the blog hop and our new release of stamps. Thanks for stopping by my blog today and be sure to tell everyone to come by and hop with us!! Have a wonderful day and don't forget to leave a comment so you'll be in the running for the stamp that I'll be giving away! Be sure to run to Nutcrafter's tomorrow to pick up your favorite stamps! Now hop over to see Karen at http://karenscards.blogspot.com/.

Anya Does Christmas Stampin' All Year Long!

Happy TGIF Everyone!

Wow, I can't believe it's that time again! Time to start working on your Christmas cards for next Christmas! We are here to help you get started. This year at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long, we have a slight change with the challenge blog. The first posting of the month will be a 3D gift type challenge. Last year the DT were very excited about having plenty of cards done, but some found that they were scrambling at the last minute to complete their gifts and gift packaging.

The rest of the month will be Christmas Card Challenges! We hope that you will play along with us! So let's get started with this week's challenge! This week we would like you to follow a recipe!
2 layers
3 buttons
Glitter

That's all you have to do! Be sure to visit the rest of the Design Team blogs to see their wonderful samples! Be sure to link your project up at the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long blog so we can check it out. Be sure to use keyword CSAYL if you post to an online gallery.

I used Bo Bunny paper, gems, glitter, buttons and I colored my image with my copics. I used a Sizzix embossing folder to emboss the snowflakes and chalk ink to ink the edges of my paper. I hope you like her!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I love to read your comments so be sure and let me know you were here! Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what I have to show you and on Sunday, you'll have to come by and do the Nutshell's Blog Hop for a chance to win some great prizes!

CutiePie Preview Week!!

Happy Tuesday Everyone!!

We are freezing and getting snowed on!! Are you?Wow, we have gotten more snow this winter than we have in forever! I hope you had a great Valentine's day, I did. Look what I got!! My sweet daughter gave me this beautiful rose and my sweet hubby got me jewelry. I'm a lucky girl!!

Today I wanted to let you know that the we are having a preview week for the new Cutiepie stamp release over at Nutcrafter's. If you haven't checked out these stamps, you really should. They are so cute and appropriate for all types of occasions. Each day we are going to show you a creation made with one of the release stamps and then at the end of preview week on Feb. 21, Nutcrafter's is having our first BLOG HOP!!! You do not want to miss this!! We are having prizes galore with the ultimate winner receiving the ENTIRE release set!! How awesome is that??

My sweet daughter Brittany made this card for preview week with the Happy Birthday CutiePie. She is ten and is quite the little crafty nut (I don't know where she got that from)!! She colored her image with colored pencils. My camera didn't like her colors so it was hard to get a good picture of her great card. IRL it's so pretty!!

These are so cute!! I love them! Be sure to visit all week and see the cute samples that are made from the release stamps and get ready to hop!! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Nutshell's Valentine Treat Bag

After a morning of computer issues, I am finally here!! I hope you're staying warm!! Wow, it's already time for Nutty Nutshell's Challenge #9!!! Time flies when you're having fun!! If you haven't played in this challenge, this is the one to play in!! The prize is fabulous!!

This challenge we are making Valentines!!

I decided to make a Valentine Treat Bag for my project. This would make a great teacher's gift!

For our Nutshell's Challenge, remember to use ANY line of stamps that we carry in our Nutcrafter's store!!! That makes it nice and easy for everyone to participate!! So go over to Nutcrafter's and see our selection of stamps from lots of different companies such as The Greeting Farm, Stampavie, Magnolia, Ladybug & Friends, High Hopes, Buddy Bear and Sarah Kay. You can also get our Nutshells, Harriet Hurst and our Digi Image Pink Frosting - our Breast Cancer Awareness set and the Loved Up set. You're sure to have something you can use to win yourself a great prize.

The prize for this challenge is winner's choice of any 3 Nutshells stamps or Nutshells Digital downloads.

All you have to do is make your creation and leave a link in the comment section of the challenge post with a direct link to your project, not your blog, your project. This makes it much easier for us to find your creations!! Remember, if you post to an online gallery such as SCS, PCP, etc. please use the keyword: NNW9 but also leave a comment on the Nutshell's blog with your link.

I found lots of challenges to enter with this one!!

Stamp Something

Pixie Cottage
Creative Card Crew

Humble Pie

Fussy & Fancy

Pile It On

Raise the Bar

Stampin for the Weekend

Our Creative Corner

Double Dutch

Crazy4Challenges

LaLa Land Crafts

DareU2Digi

Thank you so much for stopping by today!! I love your comments and look forward to them very much!! I'm in the process of getting caught up visiting all of your beautiful blogs, but as you know, it takes a while!! We're having too many snow days!! I'll get there though! Have a wonderful day!

It's Preview Day at Clear Dollar Stamps!!

Well, we made it to Friday and apparently into the deep freeze!! Today is the second day for the previews of the February New Releases at Clear Dollar Stamps.
One of the featured sets today is called "Praying Children" which is illustrated by Wendy Hall (Looby Lou Creations) and being released Feb 1st.

I used my set to make a scene. I cut the front of my card out with my Quickutz die and cut the patterned paper the same to make a pretty frame and adhered them together. I cut the circles out with my nesties. The sentiment comes with this adorable set. I stamped my images and colored them with my copics. I stamped the floor using a floor stamp that I got from Hanna Stamps a while ago. I cut out the window and bed and adhered them flat on the inside of my card (since the front is a window). I used pop dots to adhere my little girl and her bear into the scene. I also used pop dots to adhere my sentiment to the front of my card. I used chalks to make the room look yellow and warm (like she has her light turned on) and in the window to make it look like night time. I also used a glitter pen to put some tiny stars and to color the moon and star. I think I managed to use Bo Bunny paper again!

This set is called "Praying Children" and is a Clear Acrylic Stamp set that will be available from the 1st February at Clear Dollar Stamps.

©images Wendy Hall 2010, designed for Clear Dollar Stamps, LLC

Use the links below to see more creations from Louby Loo Creations DT and the Clear Dollar Stamps DT.
Cindy - Royal Things
Lisa F - Stampin for Sanity
Lisa V - Lisa's Paper Fun
Cathy - My Creative Space
Rosalien - Card Fun

Linda
Nancy
Laurie

I even managed to enter my card into the following challenges:
Totally Gorjuss - (Use dimension)

2 Red Bananas(Behind the Scenes)
Spoonful of Sugar (Freestyle)

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Stay warm and remember to leave me a comment and let me know you were here!! Come back later and see what other goodies I have to show you!!

Sunday Sketch & Stamp with Nutshell's!

Happy Wednesday to you!! We're halfway there!!

I can't believe it's already time for Nutty Nutshell's Challenge #8!!! Time flies!! For our challenge this week, we are going to have a recipe challenge!!

The recipe is: use at least 3 layers, ribbon and glitter.

I love this stamp set and this Bo Bunny paper is just the cutest thing!! Those little animals tug at my heart! I have to say that Martha Stewart rocks the punches for sure!!! I used my nesties to cut out the circles and used the sentiment in the stamp set and inked the edges and put cute little heart brads. I colored my image with copics and highlighted with a gel pen. I used the Sunday Sketch and Stamp for my sketch layout. What a great sketch! I'll be using this one again!! They always have the best sketches!

For our Nutshell's Challenge, remember to use ANY line of stamps that we carry in our Nutcrafter's store!!! That makes it nice and easy for everyone to participate!! So go over to Nutcrafter's and see our selection of stamps from lots of different companies such as The Greeting Farm, Stampavie, Magnolia, Ladybug & Friends, High Hopes, Buddy Bear and Sarah Kay. You can also get our Nutshells, Harriet Hurst and our Digi Image Pink Frosting - our Breast Cancer Awareness set and the Loved Up set. You're sure to have something you can use to win yourself a great prize.

I'm so excited, this week we are giving away the Digi Stamp Set Loved Up to one lucky winner!!! Get those cards in!! You will love this set!

All you have to do is make your creation and leave a link in the comment section of the challenge post with a direct link to your project, not your blog, your project. This makes it much easier for us to find your creations!! Remember, if you post to an online gallery such as SCS, PCP, etc. please use the keyword: NNW8 but also leave a comment on the Nutshell's blog with your link.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!! I love your comments and look forward to them very much!! I'm in the process of getting caught up visiting all of your beautiful blogs, but as you know, it takes a while!! I'll get there though! Have a wonderful day!

TGF Relay Day 2

Hey Everyone,

Today is day 2 of the TGF Relay. I used today's image on a journal. How cute is she!! This is a short post because Hubby is on the way home and supper has to be cooked and I'm trying to get my pic uploaded but the site is down!! UGHHHH!!

Thanks fof stopping by today and please leave a comment. I love comments!!



This is my blurry closeup of Charlotte. Maybe you can see the Shimmerz on her eyes and glitter on her belt buckle. Maybe!!! Come back tomorrow to see more goodies!!

The Greeting Farm CHA Relay!!

Happy Monday Everyone!!

Did you have a great weekend? Today I had about 5 minutes to make something for The Greeting Farm CHA Relay so I dug through my scraps and this is what I came up with. It's not my best work, I'll admit, but at least I did get it turned in on time!

My post today is very short but I'll be back tomorrow to show you something else. Thanks for stopping by today. Please leave a comment!! I love to read your comments! Have a wonderful evening and a great day tomorrow.

I'm Baaaack!! Nutshells Challenge #7

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!!

Wow I can't believe it's 2010 already. I'm sorry I've been MIA recently. I had a couple of deaths in my family during the Christmas holidays and I've just been...I don't know. I lost all mojo and didn't really feel like creating anything or blog hopping. I guess I just needed a break. I'm back now and I really appreciate all of my followers (I luv you guys!!) and all the lurkers too! I was a lurker before I started following my favorite blogs and I luv you guys too!! I did make the difficult decision to step down from the Digital Delights Design Team. I want to thank Wendy for the opportunity and thank all of the wonderfully talented ladies on the DT for being so sweet to work with.

Ok, onto business. It's Nutty Nutshell's Wednesday and for Challenge #7 we are doing a color challenge!! These are always fun and sometimes force us to step out of our comfort zone and use colors that we wouldn't normally use. The colors for this challenge are pink and brown. This is a great combination and one I use a lot.

For my card, I used the adorable Nutshell's stamp set called "Loved Up". This is the most adorable set!! It has The bench, a mailbox, letter, the girl, boy and 2 sentiments. This set should be released this Friday so be sure to check out the Nutcrafter's store. The Nutshell's stamps are so sweet and fit so many occasions. They are fun to color and you will love them! I used some really cute flowers and embellies in the centers. I chalked the sentiment and cut it up into pieces and used some pretty brown velvet ruffle ribbon. I colored my images with my copics. This yummy paper is Bo Bunny. My pictures are awful. My photo editing program updated and now it doesn't get the colors right. I'm still working on it though!! Ugh!!

Ok, the prize for this challenge is a Gift Voucher to the Nutcrafter's store!! Yay, I wish I could win this!! You might even be able to use it on this adorable set!!

Remember to use ANY line of stamps that we carry in our Nutcrafter's store!!! That makes it so easy to participate and you have two weeks to do it!! So go over to Nutcrafter's and see our selection of stamps from lots of different companies such as The Greeting Farm, Stampavie, Magnolia, Ladybug & Friends, High Hopes, Buddy Bear and Sarah Kay. You can also get our Nutshells, Harriet Hurst and our Digi Image Pink Frosting - our Breast Cancer Awareness set. You're sure to have something you can use to win yourself this great prize.

I'm entering my card into the Creative Inspirations challenge. My Quickutz die is my new item.

So pick an image and show us your creations. Leave us a comment on the Nutshells blog with a link to your creation not just a link to your blog. Thanks so much for stopping by today! I've missed you and look forward to visiting soon!