The Lucky Clucker

Make a Wish!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:14:00 +0000

Hi everyone!

This card is for last weeks My Favorite Thing sketch - I love their sketches and I use them on a lot of my creations!

I used the a la modes called Genie and my Basic Grey Little Black Dress papers (6x6 paper pad) to create this card.

The Little Black Dress papers makes me think of the desert and sand and, of course, goes perfect with a little Genie - don't you think??!! (humor me...)

I coloured her with my copics and did some sewing around the edges of the panels.

For her harem pants, I started by colouring her legs with copics. I then covered the pants and legs with my glue pen and then sprinkled an opaque glitter from Glitteritz on to the glue and tamped it down with my finger......perfect!

The sentiment panel was cut with the First Place Award Winning Die-Namics with a gold shimmer cardstock and then the sentiment was stamped on top with Memento Tuxedo Black.

Have a great day!

Sentimental Sundays Challenge with Bugaboo Digis!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000

Good morning! It is time once again for our Sentimental Sundays challenge! This week our challenge to you is to make a shaped card!!

And don't forget the sentiment!

This week, we are being sponsored by Bugaboo Digi Stamps and you could receive 7 (seven!!) digi stamps of your choice from Bugaboo!!

This week I chose to use the "Calling Bird" digi and I paired it up with the Splitcoaststampers Word Card - the tutorial for that is here!

I used Lilybee Designs patterned paper - because I can and I love it!! The gorgeous colours just blow me away!

Thanks for joining me today!

SP and Company Release Blog Hop!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:59:00 +0000

Good Morning and welcome to the Scrapmaster's Paradise Blog Hop Release!

If you arrived here from Patty's blog then you are on the right track! If you just popped in - Hello and Good Day! - welcome to our hop! You may want to start at the beginning so you don't miss a luscious thing!

This month's color is Bright Red! After you're done hopping around today, make sure you play along with this month's Red challenge (click here for details) for a chance to win some awesome SP and Company prizes!

Well, I took that colour and ran with it - I LOVE red and of course, since it is Valentine's Day - how perfect!!

This card is more of a Congratulations card as you can see! I thought it was perfect for someone who has just received a promotion or is going off to the big city - something like that!

My new stamp this month is the Diamond Backgrounder - I stamped it to be my skyline backdrop again the Echo Park Yours Truly 12 x 12 stickers. Then I embossed the base of the circle with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder - one of my all-time greats!

The designer papers are also from the Echo Park Yours Truly 12 x 12 kit!

The sentiment is from Bold Sentiments I Stamp Set and I stamped it onto one of the SVG cut files that are available in the store!

My next card also uses the Echo Park Yours Truly stickers and paper! When you're on a roll......

I used my new SP & Company's Diamond Backgrounder for just a bit of variation on the image - right under the sticker sentiment - kind of fun!

Okay now!! - please continue on the Blog Hop by jumping over to Susan's Blog - I know she has something fabulous to share!!

Join us for our Release Celebration that is happening today and tomorrow on the SP Forum HERE. You can talk to all of the designers, discuss projects and chit chat with other stampers!

Don't forget that the random prize patrol is watching so leave a comment on every blog to be eligible for the prizes!!

Make sure you check out the SP Blog to see what Samantha did with the new stamps! We also have the Stamp Team and the Challenge Team teaming up today to show you lots of amazing projects with the newest stamp sets!

Here is the list of designers that will inspire you today:

Memories and Comfort....

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:06:00 +0000

Hey there...... We have had a few difficult weeks in our community with one of my golfing girls passing away.

We had Karen's funeral yesterday and even though I have been through a lot of funerals.....my age you know......this one seemed especially difficult....close friend and all.

Anyway, I am hoping this card may comfort the family a bit....

I used MFT's Clearly Sentimental about Sympathy.....a set of wonderfully comforting sentiments.....and I chose this one.....

The sketch isa variation of number 39 from MFT sketches and the patterned papers are from Lilybee Designs "Head Over Heels" 6 x 6 paper pad.....

You are a Charming Friend!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:19:00 +0000

Good Morning! Today is my day for my Fancy Post over at the SP Stamps Blog!

Take a peek over there to see me explain how to make this card along with all it's lovely bling!!

and I hope you can join us on February 10th for our Blog Hop Release for this month's new stamps - there are prizes to be won woohoo!!

Look After My Heart......

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Good morning! It is once again time for our Sentimental Sundays challenge! This week our challenge to you is to Feel the Love - make a creation for someone you love or, of course, Valentine's Day!

And don't forget to put a sentiment on your creation!!

This week we are being sponsored by Little Darlings! I don't have any of these images so I decided to put together a love note to my hubby who is one great guy!

This quote is from Edward Cullen - of course from the Twilight Series and it is a part of the Clearly Sentimental series at My Favorite Things. This particular stamp set is called Clearly Sentimental About Romance and was part of January's Triple Scoop promotion but will be available for purchase as of Tuesday night - woohoo!

The typewriter is also from My Favorite Things and the set is called Die-namics Just My Type Die and Stamp Set!

I used MFT Sketch 49 for my card and the beautiful papers are from Basic Grey's Little Black Dress!

So how about you try out our Sentimental Sundays challenge - to use LOVE on your card - easy peasy!

Stitched Together....

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:14:00 +0000

Today is Friday and that means another Scrapmaster's Paradise blog post!

I am sticking with a Valentine's Day theme with my card today! and besides Moxie Fab has a new Tuesday Trigger up and I am going to enter it into that fabulous challenge and be on time for this one!

I have some new papers from Basic Grey called Kissing Booth and I cut them into strips and adhered them onto a piece of cardstock.

Then I sewed the edges with zig zags - and my sewing machine began to skip stitches - ugh! But I just went with it and it is pretty darn cute!

I then cut out the heart shape with my Heart Nestabilities - plain and scalloped.

The sentiment is from Sewing Chic - stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa, lots of pearls and a Jenni Bowlin button with twine to finish it off!

Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger

Simply Moxie Fab!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:50:00 +0000

I haven't participated in Cath Edvalson's Moxie Fab challenge for far too long, so today this card is for her fab-u-lo-so challenge!!

aaaaaand......I just checked it out and I am toooo late- oh for Pete's Sake.....(and who is Pete anyway?)

Regardless, I will show you because that is what my blog is for.....

I used Basic Grey's Little Black Dress for my patterned paper - it is gorgeous!!

Those fabulous pom pom flowers are made with the My Favorite Things Die-namics Loopy Bloom and felt!

The sentiment is from My Favorite Things Polka Dot Greetings and I stamped it onto the ribbon part of the Die-namics First Place Award Ribbon die!

And I cut the Die-Namics out with my NEW Vagabond!! I love it!! I called Lora over at One Crazy Stamper and asked if she could get one in for me and she did and woohoo! I just love it - it cuts product without lifting a finger - well you have to push a button - but no cranking or turning - just the little hum of the motor and away it goes!

Some strategically placed Zva bling and a bit of white ink brushed around the edges of everything and it was good to go!

Here is the picture of last week's Tuesday Trigger....I am going to hop on over and get at this week's trigger while I am ahead of the game! lol!

Stay Cool!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:27:00 +0000

Good Morning! Just a quick post since I am off to Sarnia this morning!

This card is for this week's My Favorite Things sketch challenge! I used Pure Innocence Snowboard Boy for my creation - coloured him up with copics and paper pieced him - I love how it turned out!

I loved using this Fancy Pants Winterland designer paper! It looks like he is taking off onto a hill with the paper placement! I Love it!

Here is a close up of the layering! I stamped him twice, cut off his legs and popped them up to show him really getting air!!

If I could only be so brave haha!

I sewed around the edges again with my cute little Janome sewing machine and stamped the sentiment onto one of the ties of the Die-namics First Place Award die.

Love You!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Good morning! It is once again time for our Sentimental Sundays challenge! This week our challenge to you is to use dry embossing!

Another wonderful challenge - and don't forget to put a sentiment on your creation!!

This week we are being sponsored by Heather Ellis Digital stamps! She is the brains behind those cute little Pure Innocence stamps, and she has offered us a couple of new digi stamps to work with- so cute!!

I chose to use this sweet little thing and inked her up with my copics marker, plus a little paper piecing!

My dry embossing comes in the shape of my favorite embossing folder right now from Crafts Too - called Hearts (imagine that!!)

I used Sweet Stop sketch challenge #141 and an Authentic Papers 6x6 pad for my card.

The dies are from My Favorite Things and are the Die-namics Mini Tabs Foursome and the Die-namics Upsy Daisy!

My Martha Stewart Heart punch plus a bit of sewing on my Janome Mini Sewing machine makes it a perfect ending!

IC321, I Love You

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:25:00 +0000

Boy, Today's Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoaststampers had me in heaven!- The store is Called Everything Turquoise and it is just loaded with every shade of beautiful turquoise you can imagine!

The point of an inspiration challenge is to see a photo and be inspired by it - I actually was inspired to pretty much copy the Thank You cards that you see in this photo here!

I sewed around my edge and added hearts to the nest instead of eggs - I thought it was pretty clever hah! and besides, it also meets The Cat's Pajamas challenge which is called Hearts Have It and Susan has challenged us to use TCP stamps and Cutups with hearts in/on it!

Come and join in today at Splitcoaststampers AND The Cat's Pajamas!

Stamps: (Simply Said, Nesting) The Cat's Pajamas
Ink: (Brown Sugar) Jenni Bowlin
Cardstock: (Hawaiian Shores, Kraft, Soft Stone) Papertrey Ink
Accessories: (Rolled Nest Cutups, Sunflower Rosette Cutups) The Cat's Pajamas, Janome Mini Sewing Machine, Woodgrain Sizzix Embossing folder, I want to Scrap bling

Be Mine....

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:02:00 +0000

Today it Friday and that means another Scrapmaster's Paradise blog post!

Remember when Friday was a big deal? haha...

Today I am using Artsy Heartsy .....again....because I love it and it is close to Valentine's Day - two perfect reasons!

My background is the beautiful Scripty Scripts backgrounder and it has three gorgeous stamps included, each in a Spanish script - I LOVE it!

Thanks for coming around today - I am off to get a new hair-doodoodoo! woohoo!

Totally Classy!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:08:00 +0000

Good Morning! Today is my day to post at the SP and Company blog!

Take a stroll over and see the tutorial on how I put together this little gem!

Absolutely NO Peeking!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:41:00 +0000

Just a cute little number from The Cat's Pajamas stockpile of stamps that I own!

Using "Peeking" I entered last week's challenge from Lori Techler via TCP which was a pretty colour challenge!

I think that might be a Stamping Up! Melon which I don't have, so I went with more of a peachy melon - like a muskmelon!

Using Kaisercraft and Cosmo Cricket designer papers, I paper pieced the little present, colouring and cutting out his little hands to pop up onto the gift!

I used my Janome Mini sewing machine to sew around the edges and then zig zagged the straight border.

This sketch is from My Favorite Things - one of my favorite sketches to use - a keeper for sure!

Have a good day!

Merci!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Good morning! It is once again time for our Sentimental Sundays challenge! This week our challenge to you is to use diecuts! Easy peasy - and don't forget to put a sentiment on your creation!!

This week we are being sponsored by The Paper Shelter!

"If you are looking for fun, cute and lovely digi stamps for

your paper-crafting or web design projects, The Paper Shelter is your one-stop boutique! This growing catalog of high-quality digi

stamps with many different kind of options offers a multitude of

themes such as everyday items, holidays, special occasions,

children, adorable characters and creatures.

Stamps are available in standard black and white line art, as well as in pre-colored format. Images are wonderful for

coloring and make perfect additions to greeting cards and

scrapbook albums. In "The Paper Shelter" you'll also find great other

resources for all crafts (or digital) projects, like Paper Packs,

Printables, Accessory sheet, etc."

So I chose to use "In the Twenties" digital stamp - it comes two ways - black and white outline and already coloured!

I chose to use the one that was already coloured - because basically I felt lazy - true story..

My die cuts are My Favorite Things Die-Namics Eiffel Tower and Prima Donna Petals.

Of course I used my beloved Spellbinders oval nestabilities for the main image and my papers are from My Minds Eye - a huge 12 x 12 paper pad that I got at my Local Scrapbook Store The Paper Pickle!

You are Awesome!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:50:00 +0000

Today is Friday, so that means it is my day to show off a Scrapmaster's Paradise creation!

I decided to use a new designer paper (to me!)from My Mind's Eye called Sunshine - I love it and the only place I could find it was at my local scrapbook store, The Paper Pickle. Hi Pickle girls!!

I matched it up with a Scrapmaster's Paradise stamp set called Mix 'n Match Sentiments:Friends, a fabulous set with all sorts of fun sentiments to mix and match!

I used this week's Sketch challenge at Splitcoaststampers - I think it is probably a keeper - I love this sketch!

I added some stitching which I love to do and some diecuts to accentuate the sentiment!

Now for even more inspiration, head over to Sami's blog and make sure to click on the link to go to even MORE INSPIRATION!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Mix 'n Match Sentiments; Friends (Scrapmaster's Paradise)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Paper: MME Sunshine, True Black (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Die-Namics Prima Donna Petals, Die-Namics Leafy Flourish, Die-Namics Mini Tabs Foursome

I Love You!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:14:00 +0000

I am feeling much better today and thank you for all of your well wishes! I love the Stamping Community - yay!

I am way behind of The Cat's Pajamas challenges so I combined two of them together - you probably can't legally do that, but it is done and I like it!

The first challenge was the inspiration challenge which included this inspirational photo

absolutely FULL of hearts! The second week's challenge was embossing - any kind so I fulfilled that requirement too!! woohoo!

Anyway....enough of the woohoo's here is my card

Isn't that little penguin the sweetest ever?!! He is just begging to have a huge hug!! The stamp is called "Got Love?" - love the penguins because if you are not up to colouring - then these are the stamps for you - minimal!!

My papers are from a HUGE 12 x 12 paper pad from My Mind's Eye and I bought it at my Local Scrapbook Store - The Paper Pickle - yay Pickle!!

Off to find the next challenge! Have a great day!

Ticket to Love

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:10:00 +0000

Good day! I decided to do the Splitcoaststampers Colour Challenge today since it is a combination of some of my favorite colours - pink, pink and pink!

And you are in for a treat because I even decorated the inside of my card - woo hoo! I wasn't feeling well in the night so I got up and made this card and had lots of time to finish the inside......

I hope you like it! I think I will go and rest....blech....

InLinkz.com

I Love you This Much!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Good morning! It is once again time for our Sentimental Sundays challenge! This week our challenge to you is to use Ribbon! Woohoo!

This week we are being sponsored by Fred She Said - the famous home of Emma!! and I have an Emma for your today - I Love You This Much digi!

I printed her off on Copic Xpress cardstock and then waited a couple of days for the image to dry.....sometimes on the computer you can smudge your colouring if you are using copics.....so I prefer to let the digi images dry for a few days.

When I was ready, I coloured the areas I wanted with my copic markers and then printed another image off onto designer paper - Yours Truly by Echo Park to be exact! My new LOVE! and paper pieced the image.

The sentiment was die cut with the My Favorite Things Simply Scallops Die-namics and I highlighted it with some Want 2 Scrap bling!

Then I finished it off with the challenge ingredient - Ribbon!!

Material Girl

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:56:00 +0000

Today's Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoaststampers is a fun one. The store is called Polyvore and it has some fabulous designer items that are well.....inspirational!

Scrapmaster's Paradise has also had a new release, and every month on their release date, they have a colour challenge! This month's colour is white!! and since I am a Design Team Member (yay!) I thought I would make a card to go along with the challenge!!

THE WHITE CHALLENGE:

Use white or cream as a main color on your project. Have SP Stamps? Great!! Use them! If not, any stamps or products will do. Please add a direct link to Sami's Scrapmaster Blog. A winner will be chosen at random to receive one SP stamp set of winner's choice. Entries are due Tuesday, January 17th at 11:59PM EST.

Here is the link to my inspiration photo

and here is my card that I made

The stamp set is from Scrapmaster's Paradise and is called Sewing Chic! I stamped the main image (although there are several images) in Smokey Shadow ink and the sentiment also.

The coloured cardstock is Basic Gray by Stamping UP!, Lemon Tart and Fine Linen - Papertrey Ink. I ran them through my Cuttlebug with the Die-Namics Jumbo Ric Rac and layered them together to create my colours.

The little flower is from the Die-namics die called Prima Donna Petals from My Favorite Things!

Ski Fast....Laugh Often!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:36:00 +0000

Tis the season for snow ......so where is it?! Hah!

Today is the day that the weather forecasters have determined that we are finally about to get some snow yay!

I love snow .....for about a minute....but hubby bought a new snowmobile about a month ago and he has been waiting.....and waiting....and waiting......inside the house. So PLEASE let's see some snow!

For this week's My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge I used Ski Bunny, and Lilybee Designs patterened paper Head Over Heels.

Oh rats, I have to keep this short......hubby is wanting to go into the city to get some groceries - we are on a diet so I guess that means eating vegetables!!

All die-cuts are My Favorite Things Die-Namics except for the flags - they are L'il Inkers - I don't have the MFT ones :)

Sentiments are all from Ski Bunny!

Cute as a Button!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:22:00 +0000

I'm on the SP Stamps Blog this morning doing my Fancy Post with this project - take a boo over and see how it's done!

Cocoa!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:28:00 +0000

Good morning! Today I have a card made from a My Favorite Things Wednesday sketch - every Wednesday a new sketch is posted in the Splitcoaststampers Forum and I like to use them - they are great!

I stamped the image from Who's That Girl Gets Cozy with Cocoa! three times......once on white cardstock and twice on patterned paper and then I just began to cut and piece - paper piece!

I have said it before - I love to paper piece - I love to puzzle all those little pieces together and get a real kick when it all comes together!

My designer paper is from Simple Stories and is a 6x6 paper pad called Generations - love those muted colours!

I did a bit of sewing around the edges with my Janome Mini Sewing machine and die cut the Die-namics Let it Snowflake and used the medium and small snowflake for my embellishment, topped with a button and twine.

I must say, I had a bit of difficulty using the Snowflake die-namics when I used my Cuttlebug - but then I brought out the BIG GUN - the Grand Calibur! and it cut perfectly - so I think my poor little Cuttlebug is losing its umph.....

I really would love a Vagabond - my poor arms get tired from all that cranking (yeh.... any excuse for something new! HAH!)

Anyway, I am off to Sarnia today with my daughter to her math class! Have a good one!

Stupid Cupid!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Good morning! It is once again time for our Sentimental Sundays challenge! This week our challenge to you is to use Blue and also glitter or some sort of sparkle!

This week we are being sponsored by Bugaboo Digi Stamps - from fun and quirky to serious and sentimental! and I am going to enter it into their challenge - which is "Anything Goes"!!

I chose to use a Stella Love - Stupid Cupid digi - there are a lot of Stella's and I tell you, I laughed out loud at everyone - boy it was hard to choose!

I used some Lilybee Design papers and paper pieced my little Stella- I coloured her with my copics first and then added some white lines for interest! I glittered up her wings as per the challenge!

A little bit of twine and sewing and it was done! I hope you will join us this week!

Thank you for everything!

noreply@blogger.com (Bonnie) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Well hello there! It's Friday and that means it is a Scrapmaster's Paradise day!

I have really been using my Lilybee Designer papers A LOT lately, and today is no exception. It can turn an everyday sentiment into an elegant creation!

By using the designer paper with black in it, I think it really plays on the sentiment and pops it right out there! The sentiment is from Bold Sentiments I and that stamp set is FULL of everyday sentiments in that pretty font!

Of course I couldn't leave it without some twine.....twine hog that I am these days! I also did a bit of sewing along the edges of the card.......love it!

The cute-sy flower is from an MFT die that I own and the frames around the SP & Company sentiment is from The Cat's Pajamas! I'm a die hog too!

Please check out the Scrapmaster's Blog and the SP Stamps Blog ! They are full of inspirational tutorials - today and every single day!