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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

Love is Being Stuck on You!

It's time for another Clean and Simple Challenge from

 Cas-ual Fridays

 

After creating cards for the past 17 years or so,

I have come to really appreciate finding ways

to make my card-making easier, but when it

comes to stickers, I am not an easy sell.

Usually there is too much of the clear adhesive

still showing through, but when I heard we

were working with this week's sponsor, I knew

there would be no problems here!

This beautiful sentiment is indeed, a sticker.

It's from SRM Designs and I absolutely love it!

 

Even though this card fits into the

Clean and Simple

category, there are a lot of elements to it.

That's what I loved about the challenge of using

stickers because it allowed me to be able to 

stretch my design to include paper-layers,

embossing, die-cutting & embellishing.

A big thanks to SRM Stickers for sponsoring

our designers this week with a most generous

package of designs.  I will be sharing more

in the coming days.

Now head on over to CAS-ual Fridays

and check out what our talented

'Girl Fridays' have been up to!!

Project Recipe: 
Designer Paper: A Muse Studio

Tools: Heart EF by Sizzix, 
Fancy Tags 2 by Spellbinders, Big Shot

Embellishments: Heart & Tag Nestabling by Want2Scrap,
Pink Sorbet baker's twine from The Twinery

 

It's Blog Hop Week w/The Twinery & PSA Essentials!

It's a pretty exciting day here at The Open Window!

Day One of the Five-Day Combined Blog Hop with

and

If you arrived here from the

PSA Essentials Stamp Camp blog, 

then you are on the right track for the hop.

If not, head on back to the beginning

of the hop over at The Twinery blog

and get started there.  There are wonderful prizes for

participating each day and you won't want to miss a thing!

Before I get to all the details, here is a little inspiration

using PSA Essentials stamps and a little bit of

baker's twine accents.

I really enjoyed using PSA Essentials for this CAS design.

I played with 'Frenchie' & 'Dare to Dream' sets for this card.

Of course, I love my baker's twine from The Twinery

and the Maraschino was just the right touch here.

For something completely different....

I designed this clean & simple card using stamps from

PSA Essentials 'Mr & Mrs' set.

The Caribbean baker's twine was just the right border here.

Both The Twinery & PSA Essentials are giving discounts

for any purchases made between June 6-10.

When you visit The Twinery's website, just use the

COUPON CODE: PSAHOP15

and receive 15% off your purchase!

When you order from The Lettertree , retailer for PSA Essentials,

you will Automatically receive 30% OFF

your entire purchase!!! (no coupon code needed)

Our twine is made from 100% cotton, 

it's eco-friendly and made in the USA.

Whether you're gift wrapping, crafting or tying up baked goods 

to give to a friend, our baker's twine adds a fresh,
yet nostalgic look to any project at hand! 

Our baker's twine comes in 11 delicious colors
and is uniquely twisted against a bright white hue, 

creating an eye-popping burst of color
and a creative embellishment! 

Our twine has lots of color which lends to a fun, candy-striped look.

 

PSA Essentials manufactures custom,

self-inking stamps (think return address labels.)   

We have patent-pending

Peel & StickT technology which allows you to 

PEEL away your custom stamp and
STICK on a new design, and we have thousands of designs - 

from Holiday, Birthday, Sentiments, and licensed Peanuts, Hello Kitty, U.B.U., Smirk, College & Universities, and Greek Life, making PSA Essentials perfect for crafting! The self-inking stamper (and 22-ink cartridges) give a crisp, clean and consistent impressions every time, 

the technology allows you to interchange your designs quickly for scrapbooking, cardmaking, creating gift tags, bags, wrap, 

making favors and decorations. 

  

Wanna know WHAT YOU could win?

The Twinery is giving away 

Six spools of baker's twine in your choice of colors

(an $84 value)

PSA Essentials is giving away

 One Stamper, 3 Peel & Stick Sets

and a Monogrammed Tote

(Over $100 value)

Wanna know HOW YOU could win?

You will receive an entry for each of the following:

**Visit 5-6 blogs each day on the hop (27 blogs in all = one entry) 

and leave a comment on each blog

You'll have until Sunday, June 12th to complete the hop

**Become a follower of The Twinery

**Become a follower of PSA Essentials Stamp Camp

**Follow The Twinery on Facebook

**Follow PSA Essentials on Facebook  

LOTS of information to get through...phew...

SO GLAD YOU STOPPED BY!! 

Now to get you on your way to the next blog....

it's time to visit the very talented

Tami Mayberry 

'Girly Shoes' Project Recipe:

Cardstock: Bazzill, American Crafts

Stamps: PSA Essentials 'Frenchie' & 'Dare to Dream'

Ink: Momento in Tuxedo Black

Tools:  Spellbinders Scallop Die,

'Hearts 2' Embossing Folder from Sizzix, Big Shot,

Heart to Heart border punch by Martha Stewart

Embellishments: Baker's Twine from The Twinery in 'Maraschino'

Pearls by Bo-Bunny, Recollections

'Mr & Mrs' Project Recipe:

Cardstock: Bazzill, American Crafts

Stamps: PSA Essentials 'Mr & Mrs'

Ink: A Muse Studio in Slate

Tools:  Spellbinders Fancy Tags 2, Big Shot

Embellishments: Baker's Twine from The Twinery in 'Caribbean'

Nestabling by Want 2 Scrap