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Twilight Inspired and a Guest Designer at Drunken Stampers

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Spike

It’s almost here!! The 3rd movie inspired by the Twilight book series, Eclipse! Now both Peggy and I are Twilight fans and enjoy the books and the movies. The movie is opening up on Wednesday so we thought it would be fitting to have a Twilight inspired challenge over at Drunken Stampers!

Now another fellow stamper is a new fan but she’s fallen really hard for everything Twilight! We’ve made a date (our spouses didn’t want to go! LOL) to see the movie at 12:01am on Wednesday (yup really late or early however you look at it…talk about die hards, eh?? LOL) soooo how could I not invite her to play along with this weeks challenge???!! My fabo friend Lisa Strahl popped by the Drunken Stampers lounge so we could get to know her a little better and of course do a Twilight card! :)

I did a quickie card using the Edward inspired stamp by The Greeting Farm, Copics and used paper from the “A Proper Gentleman” collection by Graphic 45, it made me think of the time Edward grew up in.

What’s in it:
Paper: Java Bazzill, A Proper Gentleman (Graphic 45)
Stamp: Edward (The Greeting Farm)
Ink: Black Memento
Embellishments: Kaiser Pearls
Copics: E0000, E000, E35, E37, E39, E49, C7, 0.

I’ve been in a brown mood lately! LOL No craziness today for me, heading over to a bridal shower today and hopefully another tomorrow. Weddings are in the air, that’s for sure!

Thanks for visiting! Enjoy your first weekend of summer!! :)

Love,

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Spike and Peg’s Faves, Drunken Stampers #21

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Spike

Well it’s been a whirlwind of a week and boy has it been just ever so fun!! Jeff’s mom is in town visiting and we always have a great time! I’ve been taking her to my fave stamping hangouts!! :)

I definitely didn’t forget to the Drunken Stampers challenge this week!! How could I resist?? As this challenge falls between my birthday and Peggy’s birthday so we decided to do…Peg and Spike’s faves!! So Peggy’s most fave thing is colouring (now we realized that not everyone has gone Copic crazy, just colour with whatever you have) and my fave is bling so go crazy with bling!! :)

Well! The image is from the stash of many images I stamped off while I was at Peggy’s a month ago. I believe this is from Stampin’ Up. Now…yes, I could have easily grabbed a fist full of Copics and off I went! (yes, I am feeling okay LOL). Well, I thought, although this is our fave things challenge…what’s a challenge if it’s not a challenge? KWIM? (Know what I mean?) So I grabbed my water brush, Distress Inks and gave it a go. It took a little getting use to the feel, knowing how much colour to load it up and with how much water. I will definitely be doing this technique again :)

What’s in it:
Paper: Memory Box
Stamp: Stampin’ Up
Ink: Amuse Dye Ink, Concord Grape, Wild Honey, Moss (Distress Ink)
Embellishments: Kaiser Rhinestones, Glossy Accents, Ribbon (Webster’s Pages)

Today I’m doing my official last class until the fall. I just LOOOOVE playing with Spellbinders and I get to teach an advanced class today!! We’re going to have tonnes of fun!!

Have a fantabulous weekend!!

Love,

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Father’s Day Card ~ Drunken Stampers Challenge #20

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Spike

Well as per usual I’m up late/early getting my post together for the Drunken Stampers Challenge! LOL But it’s great fun and there’s nothing like inspiration hitting at the last minute! :)
For this week’s challenge, we were to make a Father’s Day themed card. Now I don’t know about you but my dad likes things no frills. He usually says…no…don’t get me anything….you don’t need to get me anything!
So I didn’t get him anything, I made him a card so there! LOL

Since it’s the no frills approach, I thought that in itself to be a challenge! I tried to keep it as muted down as possible and yet still keep my style.
I pulled out my Slice and die cut the letters onto the new DCWV Natural Paper Pack. I choose paper with a bit of copper foil on it but I knew by the time it was cut, there would be a lot showing through but just enough.
I don’t remember the patterned paper but I pulled it from my scraps pile and it’s got a brown herringbone pattern on it. So that was embossed using the Clockworks Cuttlebug Folder then distressed using Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. I chose an ink that didn’t contrast a lot with the paper but just enough of a difference to give it texture. Now I couldn’t resist and use some Kaiser Copper pearls; although, I kept the pearls small so it’s not in your face. And that’s it! Simple, easy, fun and sure to pass the no frills test! LOL

What’s in it:
Paper: Brown, Jacaranda (Bazzill), The Natural Stack (DCWV)
Ink: Brushed Corduroy (TH Distress)
Embellishments: Copper Pearls (Kaiser), Clockworks (Cuttlebug/ProvoCraft), Vintage Findings (Slice/Making Memories)

So now come on over to the Drunken Stampers challenge blog to show off your Father’s Day card and check out what Peggy and Linda have done with the challenge!!

Thanks for stopping in today!! Have a fabulous day! :)

Love,

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Birthdays ~ Drunken Stampers Challenge 19

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Spike

Over at the Drunken Stampers Challenge Blog this week our challenge is BIRTHDAYS! WHEEEE! Oh it’s one of the biggest reasons to make cards! :)

I just couldn’t wait to use my new Mango Frost DCWV paper pad! I love all the bold, bright colours it reminds me of summer!

What’s in it:
Paper: Mango Frost (DCWV), Bazzill Bling, White Prism Simply Smooth
Stamp: Greeting Farm
Ink: Black Dye (Amuse)
Embellishments: I-top brad maker, Prima Flowers, Flourish Ribbon

It’s a crazy, busy day today. I’m teaching all day today…first up it’s playing with Copics figuring out hair and skin colours then…it’s masculine cards in the afternoon. I can’t wait! I just love teaching and sharing this fabulous hobby! :)

Have an amazing day today and thanks for dropping in!

Love,

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Distressing Chipboard ~ Drunken Stampers Challenge 17

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Spike

I can’t believe how fast time is flying these days! I had gotten back from Peggy’s and had a complete blast with everyone there! Then it was right back into work and it feels like I just blinked and we’re at the long weekend! This year has been going by at a crazy pace. Kind of distessing isn’t it?? LOL (sorry for the real bad pun)

We’re getting out our distressing techniques and using it on chipboard for this weeks challenge! I was just colouring this image at a friend’s place and knew I had wanted to incorporate it somehow in the challenge. With the chipboard piece, I had sanded it and then used Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Faded Jeans Distress Inks to colour it. I know the piece looks a little blingy but it’s not what you’re thinking. It’s Distress Crackle Paint Clear Rock Candy! Yup I was quite pleased with the end result!

What’s in it:
Paper: Bazzill Bling, Nook and Pantry (Basic Grey)
Stamp: Lockhart Stamps
Ink: Black Dye (Amuse)
Embellishments: Bazzill Chipboard, Prima Flowers, Kaiser Pearls

Keep an eye out for next week’s challenge as we’ll be having a guest stamper in the lounge!! I am SUPER excited and can’t wait to see what she does with next week’s challenge!

Well my dear friend Lisa is teaching today at Classic and while I’ll be getting my card samples ready for a few classes coming up, I hope to sneak over and check out more Ranger techniques!

Hope you have a great weekend! Thanks for dropping in today!

Love,

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Use Scrap! ~ Drunken Stampers 16

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Spike

Well for this challenge at Drunken Stampers, we were challenged to use Scrap! Yes this does sound somewhat funny because well we use scrap all the time. In this case we’re taking things literally and we had to use scraps that are lying around! Yup! No cutting up a new sheet of patterned paper or cutting a new piece of ribbon, etc. But if you’re like me this shouldn’t be as tough as you think to find scraps. I have scraps everywhere and I think the tough part is knowing when to throw it out! The challenge comes in putting all these scraps together to make a somewhat put together card.

The image was one that I had stamped last summer while visiting Peggy and I had coloured it while over at Kim’s place when we were playing around with Copics. I don’t have a lot but I do have some images that I have coloured and haven’t done anything with them.

When I looked around my table there was a Basic Grey 6×6 patterned paper pack that I hadn’t put away (it’s been there a little while methinks since this around for Valentine’s Day!). When using these 6×6 paper packs, I will tuck scraps back into the paper packs to keep them all together. Most often though, I will glance through the scraps quickly and jump to the fresh uncut piece that inspires me but not for this challenge!  The Memory Box card base and heart cut out were just lying around on my table.  Hmmmm…maybe if I do this often enough, will I be able to see my desk???!

What’s in it:
Paper: White Simply Smooth (Prism), All pattern papers – Sugar Rush (Basic Grey), Pink and Crimson (Memory Box)
Ink: Black Dye (Amuse)
Stamp: Hope and Grace (The Greeting Farm)
Embellishments: Red Pearls (Queen and Co.)
Copics: Sorry I didn’t write them down :(

Be sure to check out the other Drunken Stampers to see what sorts of scrap they dug up for the challenge!  It’s also the last challenge of one of our wonderful designers, Donna, as she’ll be off RV’ing for the summer!! Lucky gal! ;)

So being the rare multi-tasker that I can exhibit from time to time, I drafted this post on Monday. As I knew I would be away for the weekend. *WHEEEEEE* I will be up in the Shuswap area of BC reloading my box of images! Re-ink Amuse Dye ink pad and bring re-inker…CHECK! Bring a ream (250 sheets) of Copic paper…CHECK! Bring CARL (I wouldn’t leave home without my CARL paper cutter!!)…CHECK! Pick up a big pack of baby wipes…CHECK!!!

Yup, I’m at Peggy’s place!! WAHOOO!!! I haven’t seen her since August and since then she’s completed chemo and radiation treatment and is on the upswing! Plus she’s reminded me a few times to bring the Greeting Farm images that she doesn’t have. (I find this hard to believe because I swear she has them ALL! LOL)

Her online store Stamp, Paper, Glue is hosting a crop today and she asked if I wanted to come up! Let me tell ‘ya! She didn’t have to ask me twice! (plus she’s selling her Copic sketch markers for $5.99 so my marker case may be a little fuller coming home!)

Enjoy the weekend!! Thanks for dropping in today!

Love,

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Skater Ian…All Black and White ~ Drunken Stampers 15

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Spike

It’s Saturday which marks the Drunken Stampers challenge for this week! We are working with all things black and white! It’s tough when I just loooove using colour, especially bold and bright colours! I guess herein lies the challenge for me! :D

I stamped this image last summer when I visited Peggy and finally had the chance to colour it last night while getting some craftin’ time with Lisa. I gotta do that more often, I had loads of fun Lis!! :D

Here’s the card all put together!

What’s in it:
Paper: Raven (Bazzill), White Simply Smooth (Prism)
Stamps: Skater Ian (Greeting Farm), Misty Swirl Pattern (Hero Arts)
Ink: Black Dye (Amuse), Jet Black (Archival)
Embellishments: White Gel Pen (Inkssentials), Glossy Accents (Ranger)

Be sure to visit the rest of the Drunken Stampers blog to see how the designated designers tackled this challenge!

Thanks for dropping in today! Have a fabulous weekend!

Love,

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Drunken Stampers Challenge 14 – Mother’s Day

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Spike

Wahoo! It’s Saturday meaning that it’s a new challenge over at the Drunken Stampers challenge blog! We had a lot of fun with this challenge. As Mother’s Day is just over a week away we thought to do a Mother’s Day card so we’ll be prepared! The twist with the challenge is to dig up an old picture of ourselves and to use it (or make a copy of it first) in your the card.

Funny as I was searching for pictures of the youthful Spike, I realized that I didn’t have any photos at home! They’re all at my folks place! I hadn’t thought about it and I’ll have to make sure I get some! :D
I did find an elementary school class photo from a friend’s Facebook profile, so I just used that. (which would explain the not so great photo!). I just entered grade 3 and the photo wasn’t taken too long after a month trip to the Philippines, I just gotten my first perm there. Plus I was sporting the wings I had gotten from the airline pilot. Talk about a geek! LOL

Here’s the card my mom will be getting this Mother’s day!
The sentiment says: “I hope that others see a little bit of you in me.”

What’s in it:
Paper: Brown (Bazzill), Gossamer (Memory Box)
Stamp: Just for You (Verve).
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento).
Embellishments: Flower (Prima), Chipboard (Bazzill), Flourishes (Heidi Grace), Brown Glitter Chipboard (Making Memories), White Gen Pen (Inkssentials)

So of course now you have to go to the challenge blog to check out the fun pictures and cards that Donna, Linda and Peggy chose! I can tell you that they’re loads of fun!

WOW! This is the first Saturday in a while that I will not be hanging out at Classic. (if you’re in the area, they are having their anniversay balloon pop your discount anywhere from 15 to 50% off!) So what am I gonna do?? Anything I want! LOL It will probably be just organizing the scrap room then watching the Canucks game.

What will you be doing on this National Scrapbooking Day???

Thanks for dropping in today!

Love,

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Go Grab a Coffee – Drunken Stampers Challenge #13

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Spike

Coffee is our theme this week for the Drunken Stampers. I don’t remember how we realized it but the entire DT really LOOOOVES their coffee!

Here’s what I did with the challenge:

I had been thinking about this card all week not sure at how I was going to go about it. And piece by piece the card slowly came together in my head. One cool addition was the ground coffee beans at the base of the image, that was Shannon’s idea after I mentioned that I was going to glue some coffee beans to a card!
So in case of caffeine emergency, I guess you could lick the card!
After I put the whole thing together I thought of a couple of things that I could add to it. Don’t you hate it when that happens??? LOL

What’s in it:
Paper: Memory Box
Stamp: Hero Arts
Ink: Black Dye Amuse, Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Embellishments: Spellbinders Nestabilities Deckled Ovals, Cuttlebug D’Vine Swirls, Coffee Beans, Glossy Accents.

Be sure to drop by the Drunken Stampers blog to see how Donna, Linda and Peggy tackled this challenge!

Today should be a relatively quiet day today. I will be at my usual hangout (Classic) to get ready to teach a Big Shot class on Tuesday and prepare some card samples for a demo Thursday.

Have loads of fun this weekend! Thanks for stopping in today!

Love,

PS. As you can tell I did find my camera! As the saying goes…it’s in the last place you look! Which makes sense because why would you keep looking for it after you’ve found it???

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Battle Royale Challenge Week 4

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Spike

Wow! The competition is heating up!! For this week’s challenge we were to create candy packaging and it was back to Peggy for this round!!
Well she did a little more than create packaging, she wanted to do something a little different and add Greeting Farm images on the candy itself! It’s quite the project!!

Unfortunately I don’t have a photo of her project to post on my blog, but here’s the link on the Greeting Farm Gallery: BC Farmers Project

And while you’re there, please vote! This is the semi-finals round and we would love to be considered for the final 3 teams!! Remember your comment is your vote and if you’re not already registered with them, it takes a few short steps to register. This prevents spamming and lets them know that the individual leaving the comment is genuine, which is fair.
We’ve been white knuckling it all the way!! And this round probably more than usual as they’re picking 6 teams to move on!!

Thanks so much for your help and support! It means alot to all of us!

Have a great week!!

Love,

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