Wednesday, October 31, 2012

A Final Walk with EAD Designs



 Recognize these ?

It's what got me hooked on a company called


 And now what a bittersweet post to share.
Today bring us the final day we will be blog hopping
together as the designers of EAD Designs.


EAD has decided to close it's doors as new opportunities
are on the horizon.

It has been my pleasure to be a part of such a fantastic
company and a very creative team.

If you are here by way of the hop, you will have made
your way here from

If you would like to say farewell to each designer,
you'll want to stop by the
and make sure you leave a note along the way.

For my final post, I thought I would take a walk
down memory lane by revisiting some of the
projects I created during the past 10 months
as an EAD Designer.


Technically, this collection of cards and tags was created
just prior to coming on board as a designer, but they've always
been some of my favorites.



You can read the original post HERE


Here are some fairly Clean and Simple designs that were created
along the way for a variety of occasions.
To see the original posts, you can click each of these links:



Here are snippets of some fun and very different designs
using a variety of EAD Stickers.  I always enjoy adding embellishments
to my cards and these designs were perfect for that.


I created this one during the London Olympics and loved adding
the bling to the Eye.  The original post is HERE


I added a lot of elements to these sweet little Stickerz
and created a very flat, but dimensional card.
You can see how it was all completed HERE


Finally . . . I can't finish off the day without something for
Halloween.  Even though these projects were shared most
recently, I thought it would be great to end with these.


Who wouldn't love this colorful guy outside their back window ?
You can read more about this card HERE


and finally . . .


Everyone's favorite little green guy trying to escape
just reaching for that big blue gem !  You can find this card HERE

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !


I've appreciated all the Mondays you've spent during our
Designer Blog Hops with EAD Designs.
I'll miss our dates, but I'm sure something will fill those
days soon.
Until then, please make sure you stop by my creative teammate
I know she has something pretty fabulous for you !

Thanks for coming by and walking down memory lane
with me and I hope you'll leave a little love before you go . . .


Thursday, October 25, 2012

The Play Date Cafe Color Challenge



It is time for another challenge over at

We had a great time last week offering
over $300 in prizes!
They will all be announced on Friday.

It's a tough week as we say goodbye to one of our
Ruby has been inspiring our players since
joining our team in early 2010.
She is pursuing a wonderful profession in
life-coaching and has to give up some of her
creative teams to do so.
We are so happy for her career path
and will miss her tremendously . . .

 
We are super-excited this week as


is joining us as a sponsor.

We are also happy to welcome
Paper Crafts Magazing 'Go-To' Gal
as our Guest Designer this week !

So stop on by and make sure to play !
We'd love to have you !


Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Pretty Amazing!



Welcome back to The Open Window !

I am back with the honor of being a Guest Designer for



I blogged yesterday about this amazing news and
hope you will scroll down and check out that post.


Today the sneak peek is the 'Truth Is' set.
Can you just see all the CAS {and more} possibilities ?
I really did stay very Clean & Simple to make this card happen.
Just a variety of inks and Wa-La ! ! !


CAS-ual Fridays Stamps are the finest quality, photopolymer stamps 
made in the USA. 
There are five sets to the brand new release.  
Each day of the release, you will have a chance 
to win the featured set !  
All you have to do is head to the store blog and leave a comment
on each of the sneak peek posts to have a chance to win.


You can most definitely go back and comment on posts you may have missed,
so that's great news.  You have until 11:59pm EST, Wednesday Oct 24th to
comment for a chance to win. Click HERE to get all the details.
Winners will be announced the following day and the stamps will
be available for purchase on Friday from CAS-ual Fridays !
You can also play along with the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge
to have a chance to win the entire release!

 It's been a joy to celebrate this new venture with my
friend Michele & all her designers.
I hope you will check out all the amazing projects from her team.

Thanks for stopping by once again . . .


Project Recipe:
Cardstock: Gina K Designs
Stamps: Truth Is by Skipping Stones Design
Embellishments: gems from Little Yellow Bicycle
 


Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Peace on Earth with The Craft's Meow



I am so happy to be back sharing a beautiful preview
of one of the newest releases from


This set is called 'Christmas Cheer'
by Mabelle R-O



I love this CAS set !
When I saw those trees, I knew I wanted to create a baker's twine
landscape, so that's what I did.
I rolled my adhesive and layered my twine using
'Shore & 'Honeydew' twine from The Twinery.
I stamped the trees & snowflakes along with the
frame & sentiment, all from this set.


I chose a variety of gems to decorate the trees.

Make sure you pop by
and check out the fabulous-ness
from all of the designers.
TCM is giving away a new release set
each day and today, you have a chance to win this set! 
Make sure you leave a comment
on the blog for a chance to win!


In Our Thoughts Project Recipe:
 Patterned Paper:  baby blue check from A Muse Studio
Stamps: Christmas Cheer by The Craft's Meow
Embellishments: baker's twine in Honeydew & Shore
by The Twinery
gems from Recollections & KandCompany


An Exciting CAS Day Indeed!



What an exciting day!

I've got two three fabulous things going on today
so buckle up !  It's going to be fun!

Imagine my surprise when a birthday gift arrived
at my doorstep with five brand new stamp sets
in the package !  They were from my dear friend
Michele.  If you've visited my blog for any length
of time, you will know she was a designer over at
The Play Date Cafe and from there, we worked on
The CAS-ual Fridays Challenge together.

She has now taken the BIG LEAP and started
her own stamp line based on the terrific
CAS concept and I am honored to be a part of it
as a Guest Designer !





This set is called 'Calm & Gentle' and I absolutely love
these trees.
I just got this new 'Cathedral Lace' punch from Martha Stewart
and I thought it made a great fence.
I just 'dressed up' the trees with tiny gems.


CAS-ual Fridays Stamps are the finest quality, photopolymer stamps 
made in the USA. 
There are five sets to the brand new release.  
Each day of the release, you will have a chance 
to win the featured set !  
All you have to do is head to the store blog and leave a comment
on each of the sneak peek posts to have a chance to win.


You can most definitely go back and comment on posts you may have missed,
so that's great news.  You have until 11:59pm EST, Wednesday Oct 24th to
comment for a chance to win. Click HERE to get all the details.
Winners will be announced the following day and the stamps will
be available for purchase on Friday from CAS-ual Fridays !
You can also play along with the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge
to have a chance to win the entire release!


In the meantime, I am also celebrating the
FINAL DAY
of our 3rd Anniversary Celebration over at


Over $300 in prizes from our sponsors and all
you have to do is play along !  Create something
using our color story above.

For all the details, make sure you visit The Cafe today !

I will see you later today with one more post and more
new stamps to preview.
Thanks for your visit today !


Project Recipe:
Cardstock: Gina K Designs & American Crafts
Stamps: Calm & Gentle by CAS-ual Fridays Stamps
Ink: Slate from A Muse Studios & Teal Zeal Memento by Tsukineko
Embellishments: gems by Recollections
Tools: Cathedral Lace punch by Martha Stewart Crafts
corner rounder punch by Fiskars
  

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Celebrating 3 Years at The Play Date Cafe !



This sentiment says it all !

We are celebrating over at


Where has the time gone ? ? ?

Just three short years ago, my UK bestie
Sarah Anderson and I shared this challenge with the world
and we never looked back !
{by the way . . . she will be joining us on Monday, Oct 22nd}
There have been many, MANY changes since then
but the challenge remains the same.
To interpret the colors as YOU see them
and enter whatever type of project you'd like.

With celebration comes more changes beginning
with a whole new look !


We would love for you to take our brand new badge
and place it on your blog with a link to The Cafe.
During the next 5 days, our designers will be visiting blogs
watching for our badge.  Randomly, we will hand out prizes
when we see it.  Help us reach 2,000 followers and even
more prizes will be awarded !

Along with that, we have amazing sponsors who will be
sharing 15 prizes for our weekly winner & honorable mentions.
You'll find all these details and even MORE SURPRISES
over at The Cafe.


This week's colors are some of the boldest we've ever had !
I chose to take a very simple route putting them together using flowers
from Prima & a beautiful gem flourish from Zva Creative.
The sentiment is from FarmHouse Paper Company.


I hope you will make plans to join us for each of the next five days
as we celebrate.  We would love to have you *LIKE* us over
on Facebook and follow along on Twitter @ThePDCC

I want to say THANK YOU to all who have supported our challenge.
Whether you are a brand new, a long-time player
or just peek in for some inspiration . . .
It's all possible because of YOU !


Project Recipe:
Patterned Paper: Rondelle by Prima from StopandScrap.com
Stamps: Sugar Hill Autumn by Farmhouse Paper Company
Embellishments: gem flourish by Zva Creative
flowers by Prima


Monday, October 15, 2012

Countdown to a Celebration!


Please Scroll Down for the
EAD DESIGNS BLOG HOP



Hello !

I'm back again with an uber-quick post.

I didn't have a chance to share the card I created for the current
challenge over at The Play Date Cafe due to a minor accident
involving my husband Paul last Wednesday evening.
I chatted with several of you over on Facebook, but long story short . . .
We were at Home Depot searching for some finished wood to use
as a base for our brand new 60-gallon freshwater aquarium.
The clerk asked Paul to help him move a few of the sheets
and on sheet #2, Paul lifted his head and cut it open on a metal
bracket above.  Needless to say, stitches were put in and the
evening got away from me.  Well, the rest of the week into
the weekend got away from me.

He is doing well now and I thank you for your kind
thoughts, messages and prayers, both on facebook
and via email.  It is always such a blessing to know I am
in a community of caring folks.

So here is this week's challenge


and here is my interpretation


I love this new paper from Prima's Rondelle collection.
As soon as I got my 6x6 pad in from StopandScrap.com,
I knew I wanted to use it for this challenge.
I created my frame using a Spellbinders die & matching
pearl Nestabling from Want2Scrap. I used a fab tiny print
stamp from Glitz Design and stamped it on the diagonal.
The sentiment is from PTI.


I really hope you will make plans to join us this Thursday, October 18th
as The Play Date Cafe celebrates it 3rd Anniversary.
We will party for FIVE days with . . .

alumni designers

 fabulous sponsors

and

great surprises

We are working hard to reach a milestone
2,000 follower mark
and prizes will be involved !
So I hope you will stop by and sign on to follow
{if you aren't already}
because we'd love to have you !


Project Recipe:
Cardstock: Gina K Designs & American Crafts
Patterned Paper: Rondelle by Prima
Stamps: Glitz Design & PaperTrey Ink
Tools:  Fancy Tags Two die by Spellbinders, Big Shot
Embellishments: Nestabling by Want2Scrap
gems by KandCompany



Celebrate!



It is Monday indeed and time for this week's


If you are hopping with us, you will have come by way of

If not, it's only a few steps back to join us from the start at the

Last week, the sad announcement was made that EAD
would be closing their 'web' doors this month.
I will miss my Monday visits via our blog hop  : (


This is such a fun, geometric Stickerz set from EAD called
'Your Birthday'
I love the idea of bold, black graphics with red, don't you ?
I kept this really clean and SIMPLE for sure, as I used
Bazzill's swiss dot cardstock, so no embossing for me !


I embellished with the additional gems and that's it !

I also used this set on my Halloween card a couple
weeks ago and thought I would share it here, just in
case you missed it.  I love the 'bubbles' !


You can read all about it HERE

Here is the terrific set I used

 

It's time to send you on your way to

I hope you enjoyed your visit and I hope
you'll stop by again soon


Project Recipe:
Cardstock: Gina K Designs & Bazzill
Embellishments: Your Birthday Stickerz by EAD Designs
gems by Recollections
 
 

Monday, October 8, 2012

Halloween Make a Wish


Happy Monday and welcome to this week's


You may have heard the sad news that EAD Designs will
be closing at the end of the month, so our design team is
savoring each week as we wind down our blog hops.

Hopefully, you joined me from

If not, I invite you to join us from the beginning at the


I have had so much fun this season creating Halloween cards
and EAD is a BIG reason . . . just LOOK at this guy ! ! !
To create this card, I focused on the fun Stickerz set called
'Halloween Owls'
I just love that star hanging and thought it would be great to
add dimension by adding star gems and tiny rhinestones.
The sparkling stars next to the owl magician are from the
'Hocus Pocus' Stickerz set.


The sentiment is from the 'Birthday Sentiments' Stickerz set.


The final day to place orders is October 21st
so make sure you get your order in quickly!
Remember . . .



It's time to send you on your way to

I hope you enjoyed your visit today and
I look forward to seeing you again soon !


Project Recipe:
Cardstock: Gina K Designs
Embellishments: Hocus Pocus, Halloween Owls & Birthday Sentiments Stickerz 
all by EAD Designs
star gems from White Blossom