RF Weekly!! Theme Challenge!!!

Welcome to another week of FABULOUS CHALLENGE BY ROBYN'S FETISH!!!

Our challenge was to create a card for a man - NOT USING ANY BROWN OR BLUE!! YOWZA!!! I think this has been the toughest challenge yet!! So...I started by figuring out my image. This awesome image of a Dad or Grandpa was my go to for this challenge.

I consulted my husband on this and asked if purples and greens were acceptable to give to a man for a card. He agreed that it was acceptable ;) So the base, while it looks light blue is really a lavender color from the Paper Source. The next layer is SU! Always Artichoke edge distressed and the purple is from PTI also edge distressed.

I took the purple paper and smooshed my purple Colobox pigment ink all around it. I then covered it in thin embossing powder and heat set it. I don't know if it accurately depicts it in the photo but it kind of looks like leather. It's super cool!

I then tied some SU! double stitched ribbon around into a Buttony Bow (see my sidebar for Joanne B's tutorial). I then stitched it all together!
I then started working on my Fab Fisherman panel! I colored him in EVERYTHING BUT brown and blue! ;) And I LOVE how he turned out!!! I printed him on white cardstock and then matted him on a piece of grey cardstock. I straight stitched them together and then used my SU! photo corner punch to add a little extra to the front panel.

I then grabbed my SU! tab punch and some purple and orange train DP and made a super cute tab out of it! I added 2 cool silver rivets. Lastly I grabbed my SU! retired True Thyme ink pad and roughed up the edges a bit.

Inside I trimmed a piece of dark purple paper and added another slice of the orange train paper focusing on the word Dad. I love when the inside coordinates!!
I am LOVING how this came out!! How will yours turn out??? Let's see it!!!!

Thanks for visiting!!!

XOXO

RF New Release Hop!! Friday the 13th!!! SO COOL!

Hello!!!! Welcome to another FABULOUS Robyn's Fetish Blog Hop!!!

If you're here to visit WELCOME!! But you definitely want to start at the beginning of this hop so you don't miss one fabulous creation!!!

I want to introduce you to Patty Pilgrim!!! She is SUPER cute and so versatile to work with!! I had the best time coloring her, especially the Cornucopia full of goodies that she's holding!! I started with some pieces of my favorite DP in a variety of fallish colors.
The base of my card is 6X6 and is made out of a dark rust color. It's actually confetti-like paper but hard to see in the photos. The next layer is this gorgeous leaf paper in blues and greens. I then colored Patty with my Copics. I used my Versamark pen to color her hat and heat emboss with silver glitter embossing powder and her shoes as well. I colored them with the Versamark pen and covered them with clear embossing powder to make them look like they are patent leather.
I then stitched Pattyt to a slice of orangey/rusty colored cardstock using lime green thread in a zig zag pattern and attached that panel to a cool, speckly piece of Basic Grey green/blue paper with the edges distressed.

I trimmed a piece of orangy swirls from another piece of Basic Grey to add as an accent on the card base. I stitched that down as well using a straight stitch. I then added 2, small, square brads on the edge for a little touch. Lastly I used my last speck of this beautiful, sheer peachy ribbon adorned with a real vintage tortoise button with an amber colored rhinestone in the middle.
I truly love how this came out and I hope you do too!!! Thanks for hopping along with us today!!! Don't forget to hit the STORE to gobble up (pun intended) all of the newest and most fabulous designs!!! Everything is now 22% OFF!!!! SALE, SALE, SALE!!!

As a part of the blog hop we are also launching a challenge for you to take part in and one lucky person will win the new releases!!!

The challenge is: Colour Challenge!!!

We would like for you to make a card/paper crafts project that uses a Robyn’s Fetish image and only the following colours only for your image, papers, card stock and embellishments – the colours are: Red, White and Blue (you can also use black!)

This challenge will remain open until 11.30pm EST Sunday 15th November, to enter you can either leave a link to your creation in the comments section of this post or email your entry to our amazing Design Team Co-ordinator Donna at theartofpapercrafts@hotmail.co.uk.

Now off you go to Jeri's blog to see her gorgeous creation!!!

Here's the entire list of our team in case you get lost!!

Have fun hoppin'!

1. Challenge Blog
2. Meredith --- That's me!!
   
3. Jeri
4. Amanda
5. Robyn
6. Lisa
7. Deanne
8. Donna

XOXO
Meredith

Adornit...Make It Merry Blog Hop!!

I feel so lucky to be on the QKD DT as we have been asked to join the Adornit Make it Merry Blog hop!!! If you've hopped here from the previous participant FABULOUS and if not please start at the beginning of this awesome hop so you don't miss one creation!!

I IMMEDIATLEY knew the basic design of the card I wanted to do. I had been at Michael's only hours before and purchased this amazing paper and ribbon so I had new goodies to play with!!

I grabbed my favorite PTI Pure Poppy and made a 5x7 card base. I then used a piece of white cardstock distressed with 2 corners rounded to matte distressed the red and white "link" paper - with matching corners rounded. The paper has a great sheen to it but it's very hard to capture in the photo. I stitched these 2 pieces together using red thread with a zig zag stitch.

I then cut a large piece of the check ribbon and tied it up with a Buttony Bow. My new favorite!!

I chose to use the QKD Doodled Holiday Words stamp JOY. I stamped it on ivory cardstock using both gold and crimson Brilliance Pearlescent Pigment ink. I stamped the gold first and then dipped the edges of the stamp while it was still inked with gold to create this effect. I then covered it in embossing powder and heat set it.

I then matted the embossed JOY on gold cardstock with the corners rounded to mimic the original panel. I straight stitched around the outside edge with red thread.

Lastly, I added some of this fabulous, wired, check ribbon in a Buttony Bow for a fantastic finish!

Thanks for hopping along!!! Your next stop along this hop is Becky!!! Have fun!!

XOXO

Tempting Lorali Thursdays Featuring Indy

I LOVE all of Maigan's work ... and I mean ALL of it. I'm constantly in awe of her work. But there are some that I'm more in love with than others. Indy...falls into this category.

I find her (Indy) to be sexy, snarky, and completely fabulous! I wanted to go with a cutsie edgy look, punky but not hardcore.

I inked Indy in Brilliance Pigment Ink in Gold and then covered parts of her with SU! red embossing glitter. I let her set for a bit, distressed her edges, haphazardly covered her with Versamark Dazzle ink and clear embossing powder. I finished the image panel by corner rounding the top right and bottom left corners. I really like how it came out. I've never NOT colored in one of Maigan's images but I figured I'd give it a try. And I'm glad I did because if I'd colored her in it would look rather insane with all that's going on in the background!

I adhered Indy to a slice of kraft paper, corner rounded the matching corners and punched holes all around the perimeter. I then used black, leather cording to "stitch" around the border. I LOVE how this looks!! It's kind of doodly and scallopy all at the same time!
I found this paper at Michael's during a recent trip. I grabbed a few sheets because it's just so ME. But I didn't like the order in which the decorative strips were placed on the page. So...I cut them apart and stitched them together! So I kind of 'quilted' for lack of a better word, the background paper together. It's EXACTLY how I wanted it!!
It needed a few more things but subtle things...because there's already a LOT going on. I used a funky paperclip (left side) and tied it with grey and black ribbon (this can be used as a bookmark!!) and on the right hand side of the card (Indy's left) I used 3 paperclip style embellishments. They say BLISS, PROMISE, and CELEBRATE. 3 very meaningful words in my life right now!!!

I truly hope you enjoyed my creation!!!

You must head over to the store to grab up the NEW RELEASES!!!

And check this deal out!!! RUN! DON'T WALK! =)

FREE STAMPS!!!

November 8th through November 30th
Buy 2 stamp sets get 1 separates stamp free
Buy 3 separates stamps and get 1 free
($3.99 value or less)

For every 2 stamp sets you order
you get 1 separate stamp for free! The more you
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XOXO

QKD Royal Wednesday!!!

Hey Everyone!!

I'm not hoppin' today but the other half of the amazing QKD design team is!! Please go check out their amazing sketches for today!!!

You WON'T be disappointed!!!

QKD blog
Shannon's blog
Jules' blog
WIS blog
Bev (SG's) blog
Andrea's blog
Lara's blog
Anessa's blog
Nina's blog
Nancy's blog
Vicki's blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

Have fun!!!

Robyn's Fetish Wacky Wednesday!!!

Hey Y'all!! Welcome to another Robyn's Fetish Wacky Wednesday!!!

My image to play with today was the adorable Lyla!! I've been wanting to do a bookmark for a while now for my 5 year old daughter is learning to read longer and longer books!! So rather than teach her to "dog ear" a page like I always do I want to teach her to use a bookmark.
I had a piece of roughly 4x6 white lightweight cardboard that came out of a new pair of my daughter's tights this morning! Clearly, I threw it on my desk in passing KNOWING that I'd use it somehow.

Sure enough...I almost immediately had my chance! I covered this with a pretty yellow cardstock that I had ordered one sheet of as a sample long ago. I trimmed it down and rounded the corners as the original piece had been. I then trimmed out a dandelion from this new Deja Views paper that I picked up at Michael's last week. I trimmed it to fit quietly in the corner.

I've been wanting to do a yellow and grey card for a while now and just didn't quite have the right DP. But this was it!! YAY!

I then trimmed grey cardstock to measure roughly 1/4" down from the previous matte and I went down approximately 1/2" when I made Lyla's panel.

I colored Lyla in super cute grey jeans with a little blingidy pocket...Grey Jeans were so fab in the 80's!! (note to self...I need to start a hunt for vintage or repro grey jeans!!!)

But I digress!! =) (it happens a lot!)

Her shirt is colored in a couple of different Copic yellows. Her pants were done with my Prismacolor markers and her hair with my Marvy "Le Plume" pens. I used the teeny, tiny end to color each strand. I also added a few little blonde highlights. That's how my 5 year old's hair is naturally...lucky girl!! =)

I then stitched the 2 front panels together and added a rub on sentiment from SU! 'just because'.
I used my SU! slot punch to create a notch in the top where I tied silver, wired ribbon (hence the curling) and black leather cord.

I LOVE how simple this is. It's not like me to make something this simple but in this case...less is more!!

Don't forget to head on over to Robyn's Challenge Blog and get your WW Freebie!! And PLEASE play along and have fun!!!

As always the image is only available as a free download until we release the next Wacky Wednesday Freebie, after that it will only be available through the store HERE.

Thanks for visiting!! Have fun playing along!!

XOXO

The Cat's Pajamas - New Release Hop!!

Hello!!!
Welcome!! If you've arrived her from Susan's blog then you are on the correct hop!!!

I'm Meredith Winston and I'm SO excited to be hopping with the amazing team at The Cats Pajamas!!! I was BEYOND honored in October when I was named TCP's Swanky Stamper of the month!! After that I was asked if I'd like to participate in the New Holiday Release Blog Hop in November! I said YES immediately!!

These clear acrylic stamps are simply fabulous and ink beautifully. Out of all the GORGEOUS sets that are available I chose to create a Hanukkah and New Year's Eve card.

There are many stamps in this particular set and I chose to use 4 of them on the same card!!! (a bit tricky but totally doable!) I started with traditional Hanukkah colors of blue, white, silver and/or gold.

The card size is 5x7. I wanted a LOT of room to groove and play. The card base is a slice of SU! Night of Navy. The second layer, measured down 1/4" is basic white cardstock. The next piece down is silver cardstock that I created into a background paper. I used the beautiful dreidel, stamped in Brilliance Pigment Ink in a medium blue. I embossed the dreidels after stamping and heat set them. I LOVE creating my own background paper because it REALLY allows you to make something that is perfect for the project at hand.

I then stitched this newly made background paper to the white layer below using white thread in a zig zag stitch.

I set my card base on my Basic Grey magnetic mat and proceeded to maneuver around stamps, different shapes, colors, trying to come up with a really great layout. I decided to use the Star of David as my secondary background, stamped in silver heat embossed with silver embossing powder. I stitched this to a piece of gold cardstock. I did this panel twice and laid them in opposing corners of the card vertically.

I then set to what I wanted to use as my main focus in the card and that was the beautiful Menorah. I stamped it in Brilliance Black Pigment Ink and heat set it. I then colored the flames on the candles gold. I matted this on SU!'s tempting turquoise and gold cardstock. I used 3-D foam squares to give this more presence as the focus of the card.

I knew I needed a few more things. So I sat back and stared at it for a while until lightening struck! I had just bought sheer turquoise ribbon with white polka dots and plain sheer gold ribbon. I couldn't decide what to use so I stitched the two together and used them both in a simple knot. I then added the Light The Way sentiment on gold cardstock - 2 opposing corners rounded and matted on silver cardstock. I then trimmed the same opposing corners on the silver cardstock and pierced both sides for a little extra detail. I ran the edges of my black ink pad along the silver cardstock to add a bit of shadowing.

I sat back again and loved the card. But it was STILL missing something. It took me until the next day when I came back to it that it hit me. I knew I had some vintage buttons that were my Great-Grandmother's sewing basket. These are special to me because my Nana has been gone for 27 years now and I still have her sewing basket and all of its contents. So I dole them out sparingly. But they were too perfect NOT to use on this card!!! I used my hot glue gun to really adhere them really well. I definitely don't want them popping off and getting lost!
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My second creation is this super shwanky (I think ;) NYE card! It's a 4x4" card with a card base of metallic navy blue cardstock. I then pulled out a scrap of this black/grey/whiteish toile paper. I stitched it to the card base with white thread in a zig zag pattern. I stamped NYE Sprinkles in Black AND Silver Brilliance Pigment ink. I stamped him first in silver and THEN in black so he has a cool shimmer to him. I then embossed and heat set him. I colored his hat using my Elmer's brand fine tipped gold paint pen. I inked the edges with Brilliance Gold Pigment Ink and heat set that as well. I stitched him with a straight stitch to a piece of black cardstock and used the swirlies from the new NYE set to ink in Versamark and then heat emboss with silver embossing powder.

My last touches include sheer gold ribbon tied through the card with a black, vintage leather button that is from my Great-Grandmother's sewing basket. I tied it on with a piece of gold cording. It's very simple but I LOVE how it came out!!
I hope you do too!!!! All of the new holiday sets from TCP are simply AMAZING. You MUST run and get yourself a bunch of sets!! Did I happen to mention that they ink up like a DREAM???? They are really unbelievable in quality.

I am SO honored to have been able to hop with this amazing team and fabulous company. Thank you ALMA!!!!

Next on the hop list is: Joanne!!! =)I am beyond excited to be on such a fabulous hop with Jo!! Not am I inspired by her and always in AWE of her work...we happen to be bestie's in real life!! We are so lucky to live only 10 min from each other! YAY!

But I digress!!

Here is the entire list in case you get lost along the way!!

Susan
Toni
Ana
Julee
Jen
Amy
Leigh
Tracy
Meredith --- That's ME!
Joanne
Alma

XOXO

QKD Royal Court Crop - Sketch Challenge No. 3

Hey Everyone!! Woosh was it a busy weekend!!! Our Queen Vicki really had us movin'!! We had a great Royal Crop and everyone made super fabulous projects!! Here is my final post on my last challenge!! YAY!! I did them all!! WOO HOO ME!!! =)

Anyway - enough tooting of my own horn...

Below is the final sketch that we were given and our colors were PINK, LIME GREEN AND TURQUOISE. Really...so NOT my colors. Which is why this was a great challenge for me!!! I'm also not so much into the paper tearing technique...I've actually never done it before so another reason why this was a great challenge!!



Here is what I came up with!! I started with SU! Green Galore (cause really...what else do I ever use this color for!!) I cut the paper at 9" and scored at 3" and 6" to create my folding 'doors'. I then cut a slice of this brandie new DP that I picked up at Michael's last week. It's from Recollections - Rockets 'n' Sprockets and used it as my background.
I then stamped my image which are these ADORABLE aliens!! I've had this set for a while and have yet a calling to ink them up but now was my chance!! I inked them in Brilliance Pigment Ink in Pearlescent Lime and heat embossed them. I colored them in with my Copics and gold paint pen and trimmed them out. I made the frame out of SU! Pretty in Pink using my Cricut - Accent Cartridge. I stitched a straight stitch in turquoise thread around the perimeter for a little extra pop.
I then set to tearing the 'doors' just at random. I then used my stash of Stacy Claire Boyd paper to adorn the outside of the doors. I then ran my SU! Green Galore pad over the edges of the torn paper.
I stamped my sentiment Sweet Memories in black and then traced over it with my gold paint pen. I used a jumbo piece of turquoise grosgrain ribbon threaded through a large square bookplate to hold it all in place with a fluffy bow!

I hope you enjoy my last creation!!!

Thanks for visiting!!

XOXO

QKD Royal Monday - Sketch Challenge!

Hi!!! Welcome, welcome to another awesome QKD Royal Monday Challenge!! If you came here from Penny's AMAZING blog then you're definitely on the right hop!! If you happened here by accident or JUST BECAUSE you'll absolutely want to start at the beginning of this hop so you don't miss one gorgeous creation!!!

This week's challenge was a sketch challenge!! I love them because they can be interpreted in thousands of different ways!!

Here's the sketch that we were given:

And here is my interpretation!!

I've had this fantastic Mini Sweets Set for some time now and haven't had a chance to ink it up! I was so excited to open it!
I pulled most of this from my scrap drawer (I'm trying to do that a lot more these days). And started laying pieces out on my magnetic mat. (love that thing!!) I wanted to mix it up a bit and stamp on designer paper - which I normally wouldn't do. I was trying to be adventurous and I used DP at my card base - which I also normally wouldn't do.

I've always thought that it distracts from the image but even though I was doing it as an experiment, I was thrilled with the turnout. I think it compliments the set nicely!!! So I used the DP to stamp the sweets set in chocolate brown and I - what else - heat set it!! I colored the delicious treats using my sparkly Sakura gel pens. I matted the entire panel and zig zag stitched in chocolate brown thread.
I LOVE the pink, yellow, and brown together!!! The colors themselves are simply yummy as are the sweet treats represented on this card!!!

My second panel - where the sentiments are is pink cardstock matted on butterfly DP. I ran my gold pigment ink pad around the edges of the pink cardstock to give it some dimension. I stamped, embossed and sewed together using a straight stitch.
I used silver embossing powder for the word 'sweet' =) Just thought it needed a little POP!
The two flowers are from an old SU! Simply Scrappin' kit. I threaded buttons with ribbon and adhered them all on and finally used ric rac to tie around the entire panel. I then adhered it to the DP card base. Besides the awesome stamps used in this card my second favorite thing about this card is the interior panel!! There was JUST enough of this paper left (the top half was used on the front of this card - the sweets are stamped on it!) to create this super cool interior to write your message!! The nice thing also is that the cupcake paper is very sturdy whereas the card base was a *little* flimsy so this gave it some extra support =)
I'm so glad you hopped by today!! Please hop onwards to see what Linda has cooked up for you today!!!

QKD Blog
Alex's Blog
Vicki's Blog
Kelly's Blog
Helene's Blog
Penny's Blog
Meredith's Blog --- THAT'S ME!! =)
Linda's Blog
Anita's Blog
Sara's Blog
Ashley's Blog
Queen Kat Designs Store

XOXO

QKD Royal Court Crop - Sketch Challenge No. 2

Welcome to QKD Royal Court Crop Sketch Challenge No. 2!!

Colors: Blue, Silver, White

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Am I in L O V E !!!! I knew I was in love with Victoria when she was previewed to us before her release.

She wasn't my assignment so I hadn't yet had a chance to work with her. But I recently received her in an order and have been waiting for just the right moment to ink her. And this...was it. This is...by far....the most serene card I've EVER made!! I instantly feel peaceful when I look at it!! I think it's the color palette that we were given. Very soothing!


I didn't have a ton of silver cardstock (I need to stock up on my metallics!) so I used this great piece of silver patterned cardstock from American Crafts as the card base. I then used one of my favorite yet widely ignored SU!'s Not Quite Navy. I've always loved this color! As the background to the rectangle panel and the 'tag' panel.


I knew I was working with Victoria, and that she sits on an adorable mushroom. So...BING!! I grabbed my Shroomies stamp!! This was one of my first purchases. I just think they are SO stinkin' cute!!

I used my Cricut - Doodlecharms cartridge to create the oversized tag. I used my last piece of silver cardstock to cut the front of the tag. I inked the Shroomies up in regular Versamark and heat set them. I didn't want them to distract from Victoria but rather compliment her.

I colored her in my Copics, Sakura gel pens, my white and silver paint pens. I used a piece of SU! Taffeta ribbon in grey (close enough!) to complete the tag. The left panel is adhered directly to the card base and the tag is sitting up on 4 foam squares.

I hope you enjoyed my take on this sketch!!!

XOXO