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Holy Cow!

Andrea — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:06:48 +0000

It’s been forever since I blogged! Life happens as they say and it certainly has for me. It’s been quite some time since I scrapped too. I’ve done a few cards here and there,but nothing substantial unfortunately. That’s my goal – get back into it whenever I have some free time. That’s the trick isn’t it…free time? Well, I’ve decided to do Shimelle’s Learn Something New Everyday online class on the blog, so let’s see how that goes! Technically it was a class that went through September, but since that was a hugely crazy month for me, I’m doing it this month. The thing that I completely love about Shimelle’s classes is that once you buy them, you have lifetime access to them on her website! Many of them repeat every year, so your access includes all future years classes too. Thanks Shimelle, that’s so super cool!

For this class, what I write about today, happened yesterday in most cases. I’ll include pictures when possible, factoids or just something I remembered as making me smile.

The Toronto’s CN Tower’s Glass Floor was the world’s first when it opened on June 26, 1994. It is 256 square feet of solid glass and is five times stronger than the required weight bearing standard for commercial floors.

Ready for the Holidays Blog Hop!

andreasscraps — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 05:00:07 +0000

Welcome to today’s Blog Hop using Michelle Perkett Studio’s digital stamps!

Supplies:
Michelle Perkett Studio digital stamp
Copic markers
Spellbinders dies
Ribbon
Mojo Monday sketch

Everyone in today’s hop has used an image from Michelle’s etsy store and some of us even have some

BLOG CANDY!

Be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win the image that I used in today’s card, the Christmas Blessings Angel.

Now for the hop! Start here and go through the list or go back to the beginning and start from there, it’s your choice.

Blog Hop list:

Michelle Perkett – www.michelleperkett.blogspot.com

Pauline – www.paulineguttrey.blogspot.com

Irene – www.itsallinthecards.blogspot.com

Karen – www.karensdigi.blogspot.com

Barbara – www.my-crafty-world.blogspot.com

Sharon – www.sharonshowcase.blogspot.com

Rhonda – www.bluepoohbear753.blogspot.com

Abby – www.abbyscreations.blogspot.com

Shelley – www.shelleyscreations.blogspot.com

Mama Bear – www.mamabearstonichscraftspot.blogspot.com

Andrea – www.andreasscraps.com <<<<<<<<<>

Jenn – www.stampinangeljenn.blogspot.com

Lydia – www.scrappenbylydia.blogspot.com

Maria – www.joyfulstamper.blogspot.com

Wendy – www.wendypslittlecorneroftheworld.blogspot.com

Anne – www.annescardchallenges.blogspot.com

Michelle H – www.scrapweaver.blogspot.com

Aqualeiga – www.aqualeigasescape.blogspot.com

Rene – www.craftlane.blogspot.com

Mari – www.trailsofpaper.blogspot.com

Challenge blog – www.michelleperkettstudio.blogspot.com

Your next stop is Jenn at her Stampin’ Angel blog, so go give her some love!

Have a great rest of the weekend! Don’t forget that you have some time to still enter this week’s challenge, “let’s go to the beach!”

Thanks for stopping by today!

What’s going on at Michelle Perkett’s Studio…

Andrea — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:15:07 +0000

Hello blog readers! How’s it going?

I wanted to let you know about some fun stuff going on at Michelle Perkett Studio. There’s a new weekly challenge, “Cute as a Button”, where all you need to do is to use a MPS image PLUS buttons! I’ll be working on mine this week, so join in to win some digital stamps!

Also, we’re doing a Blog Hop at the end of the month! You can sign up to be part of the hop by checking out the blog here and leaving your blog address in the comment. Come join us!!

Christmas Elf

andreasscraps — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:36:02 +0000

It’s almost 1/2 way through the year and here’s my first Christmas card! Usually I try to make a couple holiday cards every month, but I haven’t been able to do that this year. I’ll just have to do a marathon session in July or whenever I can get some time to crank out some cards. I love making holiday cards, so it shouldn’t be difficult!

Don’t forget this week’s challenge at Michelle Perkett’s Challenge blog – Flowers Galore!

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Supplies:

Michelle Perkett Studio rubber stamp available at Faerie Song Art Stamps

P K Glitz glitter and embossing powder

Tacky Tape

Clean & Simple Stamping sketch FTL140

Peace Angel

andreasscraps — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:24:14 +0000

I have another angel for you from Michelle Perkett’s new angel collection! I think she’s my favorite, the Peach Angel. She’s so elegant and pretty that she belongs among the clouds! I stamped and embossed the clouds using a Stamps of Life set – just perfect don’t you think?

Don’t forget this week’s challenge at Michelle Perkett’s Challenge blog – Flowers Galore!

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Supplies:

Michelle Perkett Studio digital and rubber stamps

Copic and atyouSpica markers

The Stamps of Life cloud stamp

Ranger embossing ink and embossing powder

Spellbinders die

CPS sketch #221

Inspiration Angel

andreasscraps — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:26:21 +0000

This week’s challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio is a super easy one – Flowers Galore!! Head on over to the blog to see all the beautiful samples and to join in yourself! Remember to use any of Michelle’s images in your entry!

Michelle released a wonderful new collection of angels. We had a release party this past weekend at Paper Craft Planet with the party continuing with challenges being offered every day this week. Join in and win some freebies!

Here’s a card to help inspire you for this week’s challenge and for today’s PCP challenge. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Michelle Perkett Studio digital and rubber stamp

Copic and atyouSpica markers

Spellbinders dies

SEI patterned paper

Flowers

CPS #222 sketch

10 things on the 10th

andreasscraps — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:20:20 +0000

There’s this new blogging event thing that Shimelle is starting called “10 things”. It looks like fun and I couldn’t resist joining in!

On the 10th of the month you’ll find a list here from me about some 10 things.

To start it off, I’ll make a list using one of the latest cards that I made that I really am happy with! It’s a new Ippity Stamps set called New Season, New Wonder. A super cute and versatile 6 image set that is all fruity! Take a peek:

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Supplies:

Ippity Stamps, IPK-148 New Season, New Wonder
Ranger ink & embossing powder
Spellbinders dies
My Mind’s Eye paper
Ribbon
Mojo Monday 194 sketch
Play Date Cafe Challenge 84
Unity Tooty Fruity Challenge

Now my 10 Things list on why I love this card:

the colors! so spring-y and bright!
the stamp images themselves, so cool! Love that distressed look
I used clear heat embossing powder on the fruit
that cute mini gingham bow is so cute!
gotta love those Mojo Monday sketches!
gotta love My Mind’s Eye patterned paper!
Spellbinders dies are indispensable
I used paper scraps, woohoo!
it’s easy to duplicate
because it is just plain SWEET!!

U2

andreasscraps — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:00:01 +0000

I had the opportunity to attend a U2 concert about a year and a half ago. The company I work for gave me 2 free tickets, so I couldn’t refuse them! It was on a Friday before a holiday weekend, perfect for an outdoors concert. We drove about 4 hrs to get to the stadium. WELL worth it!! Muse opened the concert and played about 45 minutes. They were great! U2 came on after a short intermission and really rocked the house! They played a long set list of new and old music. What a show!!

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Supplies:

7Gypsies paper

Thickers letters and numbers

Starving Artistamps stitch stamps

Tsukineko ink

PageMaps sketch

Scrapbook Stamping class with Nichol Magouirk at Two Peas

Anyone for Bingo?

andreasscraps — Tue, 31 May 2011 10:00:19 +0000

This week’s challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio is a fun one! Go to the blog to check it out! The challenge runs from today through next Monday afternoon. Get it done by Sunday just to make sure you hit the deadline.

Check out the BINGO board and choose a line of ingredients to make your project PLUS a Michelle Perkett Studio image. You can also use all 9 ingredients to make a full house!

I worked on the diagonal this week using brads, ribbon and glitter. Have fun with your creation and be sure to enter to win some digital stamps from Michelle!

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Supplies:

Michelle Perkett Studio digital stamp

P K Glitz glitter and WonderFilm

Ribbon, brads and clasp

CPS sketch #220

Gnomies!

andreasscraps — Tue, 31 May 2011 03:41:08 +0000

I just had to have this gnome collection from Whimsie Doodles. These little guys are so cute and fun to color! I loved incorporating this week’s white, black and hint of green from the Play Date Cafe’s Challenge in the card too. Check it out!

Supplies:

Whimsie Doodles digital stamp

Copic markers

Ranger Perfect Pearls and Distress Reinker for misting

Eyelets

Whimsie Doodles Sketch Challenge

Play Date Cafe Challenge 83