Quick Quotes and Peachy Keen Blog Hop

Hello friends!  Today we have a fun blog hop featuring products from Quick Quotes and Peachy Keen Stamps.
Designers from both teams have merged product from both companies to demonstrate just how versatile and inspiring the products can be.  This will be a 2 day hop with a chance to win some wonderful prizes.  You will have until Sunday, September 18, 11:59pm EDT to leave comments at each stop along the way for a
chance to win one of these great prizes.

Peachy Keen Stamps PRIZE:

Basic Paper Doll Face Assortment

Faceless Fruit Stamp Set

Quick Quotes PRIZE:

Family Canvas Kit (All inclusive)

Glitter Chipboard (2 sets)

PVC Frosted Embellishments

If you have arrived here from the  HEIDI's blog than you are in the right place.  If not you will want to start at the beginning HERE!

Now for my projects.  I received some Vintage Alphabet Quote Sheets, papers, and Vellum Quotes from the Miss Morgan line.  I used the Vellum "Dream On" quote for this 8x8 layout.   I thought PK-250 Sleeping Teddy was the perfect stamp to pair up with the quote and the paper.  I also used PK-204 Lil' Bugs.

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For my next project I chose PK-634 Frankly  to use with The Miss Morgan product  line.

I had a lot of fun with this one.  I used the letter C from the Vintage Alphabet Quote sheet.  Candy is Dandy How perfect is that?

I hope you have enjoyed my projects for today.  Now hop on over to Jennifer Sodowsky's blog for more inspiration.  Thanks for hopping and be sure and visit Peachy Keen and the other designers tomorrow for day 2.

Hugs and smiles,

Janice

  

Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge - Halloween

Hello friends!  I always find it difficult to write a post on days that weigh heavy on our hearts.  My father died on this date in the year 2000.  I still miss him very much and can't believe it has been 11 years since his passing, 21 years since my mother's death.  Life is a journey and I believe I will be reunited with my loved ones in heaven some day.  Enjoy life and try to find the good in each day and the good in each other.  God Bless us all!

Now for today's challenge at Getting Cricky.  The Simply Sunday challenge is Halloween.  I made a couple of cards today using the new stamp set Fall-o-ween, by KAndrew Designs.  I love Halloween and had fun with this challenge.

I used many of the stamps to make the background paper.  I used a large bat punch by EK Success.  I punched one from confetti cardstock and stamped the word Batty on it.  Added some lace trim, twine and bling for the eyes to finish it off.

For this card I started with a piece of patterned paper.  I stamped a row of crows for the "banner".  I then used the exclamation points turned upside down to create the spooky fence.  The green grass was stamped with the wings stamps from the set.  I used Cottage Ivy Memento Ink for the grass and the Happy Fall Sentiment.  The pumpkins and the black cat were punched with  Martha Stewart punches.  I used some green gingham ribbon to finish the card.  I hope I have inspired you to look at stamps in a different way, with a different purpose.  Please be sure and check out what the other designers have created.  You won't be disappointed.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

Peachy Keen Fall Blog Hop

Good morning Peachy Keen Fans!  I am so excited to share this new release with you.  We have all enjoyed using these stamps!  Please be sure and visit each stop along the way and leave a comment for random chances to try and win some of these adorable sets!  There will be a Peachy Keen SALE this weekend.  You are definitely going to want to shop when you finish this hop  My Design Team Sisters have outdone themselves and I can't wait to hop to each of their blogs to admire their projects.  Kathy continues to amaze me with her talent and her ability to create even more faces.  Those puppy faces are so dog-gone CUTE! (sorry, I couldn't resist. lol)  The sale discounts are listed below.  Now on to my projects.

Spend $25 - $39.99 15%off

Spend $40 - $74.99 20%off

Spend $75+ get 25% off!

Please visit the Peacny Keen blog for all the details of the hop.

I was having so much fun with these stamps that I went a little overboard.  I still have many ideas that I would have liked to try, but I ran out of time.  I hope you like my projects and if you have any questions don't be afraid to ask.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Here is the blog hop list.  Have fun!

PKS Blog - http://peachykeenstamps.blogspot.com

Kathy - http://www.peachykeenstamps-kathy.blogspot.com/

Ruthie - http://septemberninth.blogspot.com

Lisa - http://our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com

Erin - http://www.erinleecreative.com

Samantha - http://samanthacasey.blogspot.com

Joanna - http://scrap-making.blogspot.com

Emma - http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Heidi - http://gotscraps.blogspot.com/

Nikki - http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com

Kim - http://www.paperpunchaddiction.com

Janice - http://stampingwithjanice.blogspot.com

Lorie - http://thethinkinspot.blogspot.com

Viv - http://craftinghaven.blogspot.com

Angelica - http://handmadebyangelica.com

Hugs and smiles,

Janice

Peachy Keen Challenge 60

Good morning friends!  It is time for another Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge.

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THE CHALLENGE

Create a card with the sketch provided. Peachy Keen Stamps are not required to participate, but we always love to see what you create with them if you have them already!

Guidelines:
Design must be new
Link up by 9/19 - 11:59 pm CDT

I love Halloween so I chose some Halloween stamps and got busy.  When I saw the sketch, I immediately saw a door with a window.  I chose PK-617, Spider on Freaked Out Ghost because I think it looks like he could be peeking out the window the way his arms are positioned!  

I used PK-630 Nikkity Knack for the ghosts.  I used PK-601 Spiders and Cats for some extra spook!

Guest Designer: Cristina -http://www.craftingwithcristina.com

Please check out what my teammates have created here!  Have a great day!

Hugs and smiles,

Janice  

Simply Sunday "Winged Things"

Hello everyone!  Sorry I am late with my post today.  We were without power from the hurricane and it just came back on so here you go.  The Simply Sunday Challenge at Getting Cricky is  Winged Things.  I made two cards using the stamp set called Winged Things by K. Andrew Designs.

I used a Sizzix die to cut the butterflies.  I stamped the sentiment with brown Memento ink and distressed the edges of the butterflies with the same ink.  The background paper is by Memory Box.

I used a mix and match sentiment from the Winged Things set and stamped it on the die cut frame.  I love the Font on this one and I love the fact that you can place the stamps the way you would like.  The background paper and the butterfly background stamp is by memory box.  Please be sure and check out the Getting Cricky blog to see what the other designers have created.  They all did a beautiful job!  I am sure you will be inspired.

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

Copic Practice

I joined a site, Make It Crafy,  that someone recommended and have been practicing my coloring with copics.  One of the free images I received was Pipi.  The challenge was to color the image without black lines.  I was pretty happy with how it was going until my copics started to misbehave.  Have any of you had problems with the ink getting sticky, streaky, and shiny on top of the paper while coloring, making it impossible to blend, and basically ruining your image?  I usually only noticed this happening with the darker colors, but am now noticing it will happen with light colors as well.  Here is what someone recommended for cleaning copic nibs.  I gave it a try with one of my nibs last night.  I was surprised how clean it got.  Seems to have made a difference.  I am going to try it with some of my other nibs that aren't working so well.  I would love to hear from you if you have had any of these problems with your copics.

So this is the image I received.  I think it is such a cute image and it was fun to color.  I was going to make her hair darker, and started to do so, but then the ink gave me grief.  I messed up the 3 swirls on the left.  Then I took my colorless blender and tried to clean up the sticky ink.  That made a bigger mess so I tried to lift all the color from that spot.  It didn't all lift but I made due with what I had and recolored those 3 swirls as best I could.  The no black lines is a very unique challenge, in and of itself.

My next image is called sitting Jane and I purchased her here.  I lightened the image in GIMP and printed it onto SU Whisper White cardstock.  I started having difficulty with the sticky ink, so I used my Prismacolor colored pencils to the image to help with some of the shading.  I drew the brick wall and sidewalk to ground the image and am entering it into the Ground Your Subject Challenge at Make It Colourful.com.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

Peachy Keen Challenge 59

Good Morning Friends!  Time for another Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge with a twist.

Here is the sketch.  The challenge is to make a card or project
with the sketch and add buttons somewhere on your project.

Peachy Keen stamps are not required for the Tuesday sketch
challenges, but if you have them, we always appreciate seeing what you create with them.

Guest Designer: Glorajean - http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com

Most of you, I am sure, are familiar with Glora and her amazing talent!  She is a very loyal Peachy Keen fan and has participated in just about every PK challenge.  Welcome Glora!

Now for my card.  I used the adorable Bewitched Stamp.  Too cute to be a witch, don't you think?

The bat was stamped on shrink plastic, cut and colored, and then shrunk using a heat gun.  Shrink plastic is so fun!

I used Copics to color the image.  The web is a Stampin' Up rub on.  The skeletons were cut from a piece of patterned paper.

I hope you will play along with us.  Please visit the Peachy Keen blog to see what the other designers have created.  They inspire me, and I am sure they will inspire you as well.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

And the WINNER is.....

The winner of the Fashionable Friends stamp set is...

 Tami B. said...

First PK and now K Andrew- I feel like I follow you twice, lol Great projects.

19/8/11 22:30

Congratulations!!

I used random.org and the number picked was #8.

Thanks for all the wonderful comments and for hopping with us!  Tami I sent you an email.

Gettying Cricky Ustream Event and Blog Hop

Getting Cricky with It Blog Hop, Giveaways!!! NEW stamp set releases!!!

Welcome to the Getting Cricky Ustream Event and
Blog Hop where we are showcasing three BRAND NEW sets of K Andrew Design's Stamps! You can order these BRAND new sets--they are shipping now. 

This weekend is FREE shipping plus with a $20.00 or more order, you will receive a bonus stamp set: Merci Free!!! eeek--how cool is that??? YES Kristal's stamps are still priced below retail even for this special event!!!

Don't forget you can also BUY  current stamp sets at her retailers: Memory Miser & The Stamp Addict! On Sept 10'th, BOTH of these awesome retailers will have ALL of my stamp sets 1-12!!!!

All of the FUN will start RIGHT HERE at the Getting Cricky Ustream Channel at

9pm EST (6pm PST)...  So please click on the link and Join the Getting

Cricky Crowd (if you are joining us later, we invite you to watch the recorded

version of the Ustream so that you don't miss out on ANY of the EXCITEMENT!)!!

**MAKE sure to join CHAT (NOT social stream--I do pop out chat--if you are sitting in social stream--you will miss out on the fun and chat!)

We are SHOWCASING these THREE brand new STAMP sets that you can order NOW! Free shipping is on ALL sets. We have sold out of Food for Thought--but you may preorder it; it will be here 9/1 along with my BRAND new SEASONAL stamps that you will get a sneak peek of at tonight's USTREAM! You can also PREORDER these this weekend too with FREE shipping!!! VISIT Kristal's store K Andrew Designs to see them all!!!

Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. She is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless

Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs art stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help!

You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online

store: K Andrew Designs

Tonight on the Ustream, you saw previews for THREE brand new sets!!

Weren't they wonderful???

For my project, I'd like to share the "Winged Things set" that is being released TONIGHT and they are shipping now!

I also made a card using Coffee and Tea For You and Me,

and Sympathetic Sayings.

BLOG CANDY!!  Fashionable Friends

I will be giving away a set of stamps using random.org.  Good luck!

Here's a list of the entire hop, in case you get lost along the way or want to revisit anyone:

1. Kristal

2. Amanda

3. Brenda

4. Faith

5. Amy

6. Janis

7. Becky

8. Lisa

9.  Shawn

10. Deborah       11. Janice

12. Kathy