Blog Candy WINNER!!!

So, did you have fun on the Royal Blog Tour? Were you just blown away at the amazing projects? I certainly came back with ideas to CASE and maybe incorporate into a home workshop! But I'm sure you don't want to read my ramblings but you'd like for me to get to it... DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!

The winner of this wonderful clear-mount Holiday Hoopla Stamp Set and Stampin' Up! Reusable Bag goes to . .
April Jackson.

Thank you for all the wonderful comments you left for my projects. I really appreciated them all and hope you'll come back again for more project ideas.

*The winner was randomly drawn with the help from Random.org.




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Wicked Cool Royal Blog Tour

 Welcome all ye travelers! Welcome to my humble abode: Stamp Ink Diva! Halloween has passed but the fun projects have not. May I entice you to use this Wicked Cool Stamp Set (118738-(W) wood mount/120600-(C) clear mount ) for next year's creations and maybe even convince you to use it for the upcoming holidays?

(When I first signed up to do this tour, all I could think of was Halloween and forgot that the tour would be after that! Reminder for next year...look at the dates before I sign up! LOL)

So, I decided to share some ideas that could be used for Halloween and for other holidays.

Let's begin with this:

Some of my favorite things include cupcakes, ribbon, and buttons. So naturally, this project was a delight to make. This entails using our gorgeous ribbon as the icing and our Wicked Cool Stamp set as our cherry on top! Here's a closer look at the button spider:

What's more wicked than a cupcakeful of chocolate kisses inside?

For my next project, I wanted to share some other uses for this Wicked Cool set.

Isn't it cute? I used the Playful Pieces Set to make this present and changed up the colors to make this witch into an elf!

And then, what do you think of this:

Now the witch is dressed like "mrs. claus" and bearing this sign:

I'd love to hear what you thought of my projects. Please leave me a comment and your email address to be entered into my blog candy drawing. (If you don't feel comfortable leaving your email address in the comment section, please feel free to contact me.) Also, my apologies to my fellow demonstrators but this blog candy is only for NON-demonstrators and US Residents only.

What is this blog candy?
A Stampin' Up! Reusable bag with the Holiday Hoopla -Clear Mount Stamp Set.

Happy Holidays!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the tour! (You can go to http://www.theroyalblogtour.net/ to enjoy the projects if you missed the tour.)

{Project Details}
Stamp(s): Playful Pieces (Hostess Set Level 3), Tags Till Christmas (120847-W/121169-C), and Wicked Cool (118738-W/120600-C);
Ink: Basic Black, Garden Green, and Real Red Classic Ink Pads; Baja Breeze, Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, and Real Red Stampin' Write Markers.
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, and Whisper White Card Stock\
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Settings XL and Two Tags Bigz Dies; 3/4" x 15/16" Oval, Jewelry Tag, Scallop Square, 1-1/4" Square, 1/16" Circle, 1-1/4" Circle, 1-3/8" Circle, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle, and 1-3/4" Circle Punches; Candy Cane Christmas Designer Fabric, Natural Hemp Twine, 1-1/4" Basic Black Striped Grosgrain and 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbons; Silver Glass Glitter; Candy Cane Big Designer Buttons, and Designer Buttons-Neutral Collection.

Clue #6 Jester Play: Royal Blog Tour

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Jester Play: Royal Blog Tour

Are you ready? The countdown begins today and to entertain you along they way, there will be Jester clues every day. Keep track and send in your answers to be entered into the grand prize giveaway!

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Good luck!!

Jester Game

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye!


By Royal decree, Jasper Jester has been appointed to bring you some fun and entertainment preceding the Royal Blog Tour. Get thee quills and ink, put on your thinking caps, and decipher 18 words.

•All words are related to Stampin' Up and the Royal Blog Tour.

•This contest runs from October 11th through October 18th.

•Winner, which will be drawn from the correct entries submitted, will be announced on October 20th.

•Winner will receive an extra entry into the Royal Giveaway at the end of the tour which starts on November 4th. The Royal Giveaway winner will have the choice of a Sizzix Big Shot, My Design Studio or a $100 Stampin' Up! gift certificate.

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Special Guest Design: Elegant Trio Stencils

A while back, I was part of the Royal Blog Tour. If you missed it, you can take a look at my samples here. But as part of my blog candy giveaway, I gave a way a set of the stencils for one lucky winner to make her or his own creations. Darlene LeMar from Illinois won this set and was kind enough to share her creation with me.

I just love the colors she used. Don't you think its just LOVELY? It makes me want to pull out my stencils again and play some more!

Thanks Darlene and hope you continue to enjoy your stencils and stamping!

And the winner is . . .

Thank you to all the wonderful people who have passed through my blog on the Royal Blog Tour. I hope that you enjoyed the passage and will continue to be inspired.

The winner of the Elegant Trio Stencils is Darlene LeMar. The winner was chosen by Random.Org. Congratulations and hope that you'll share your creations that you make with the stencils set. I would love to see what you come up with.

Royal Blog Tour: Elegant Trio Stencils

I have come to love all the Decor Elements from Stampin' Up! Not only can you use these items to decorate your home but you can incorporate them into your smaller paper crafting projects. I decided to challenge myself on this tour by using stencils on my projects and most of the time, stencils are too large for card making but the Elegant Trio Stencils set is just perfect!

My first project is a sample of a Mother's Day card that I am sending to the mothers staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Orange County.

Stampin' Up! has partnered with the Ronald McDonald House Charity and allows demonstrators to help others while sharing our love of this craft. While each home is different, my group sends in different gifts or cards for each special holiday or event. I got my color inspiration from our new Color Collection, which will begin in July 2010. If you are familiar with Stampin' Up!, you'll notice that a favorite past in color will be making its way back!
{Project Details}
Stamps: French Filigree
Ink: Certainly Celery, Melon Mambo, Rose Red, and Wild Wasabi Classic Ink Pad.
Paper: Certainly Celery Card Stock; Very Vanilla and Wild Wasabi Textured Card Stock.
Accessories: Elegant Trio Stencil, Sponge Dauber, Very Vanilla Smooch Spritz, Melon Mambo 1/2" Polka-Dot Ribbon, Modern Label and Word Window Punches; Stampin' Dimensionals.

While Mother's Day is very near, a special birthday for one of my best friend (as well as a fellow Stamp Ink Diva) is also near the same time. She loves things that have frills and are antique. So, I created this with her in mind.

  
My personal style tends to lean more on the simple, modern, and whimsical side. But I am loving the antique elements more and more!
{Project Details}
Stamps: Bella Toile, Oval All, and Gallery.
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede, and Wild Wasabi Classic Ink Pads; Versamark Ink Pad.
Paper:Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, and Whisper White Card Stocks; Chocolate Chip Patterns Designer Series Paper.
Accessories: Elegant Trio Stencils, Sponges, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Large Oval Punch, Pretty in Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Log Cabin Smooch Spritz, Stampin' Dimensionals.

My final project brings us to a scrapbook page that I am making in preparation for a special photo I want to capture at my Ladies Tea.

 
I am planning a Ladies Tea fundraiser for my children's school and can't wait to capture all my friends dressed up and with their party hats!
{Project Details}
Stamps: Great Friend and Framed with Love
Ink: Baja Breeze, River Rock, and  Soft Suede Classic Ink Pads; Versamark Ink Pad.
Paper: Certainly Celery, Crumb Cake (Kraft), So Saffron, Soft Suede,  and Whisper White Card Stocks; Presto Patterns Specialty Designer Series Paper.
Accessories: Elegant Trio Stencils, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Sponge, Brayer, Big Shot, Top Note Die, Log Cabin and Very Vanilla Smooch Spritz, Fancy Flower and Scallop Trim Border Punches, Old Olive 1-1/4" Striped Ribbon, Button Latte, and Pretties Kit (large clear rhinestone)

 Please leave a comment after this post along with your email address to be entered into a random drawing for your very own set of Elegant Trio Stencils. One lucky winner will be chosen and announced the day after the end of this tour. (Sorry, only for U.S. Residents and non-demonstrators.) Also, remember to subscribe to my blog so that you'll get updates on the tutorials for these projects and more.


Thanks for stopping by and hope this has inspired you to try using stencils on your own projects.

ROYAL BLOG TOUR

I'm on the Royal Blog Tour! It's launching April 30 through May 3. I'm so excited I've been chosen to be a Princess! I hope you'll become a Royal Tourist and ride along in a Royal Coach. Please come and visit my castle during the tour!  

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STAMPIN' UP BLOG TOUR

Do you have your ticket yet? Don't miss out on this great opportunity to take a tour of amazing projects and ideas from Stampin' Up Demonstrators. Starting May 15 at 8 a.m., we'll travel across the United States and take flight to other parts of the world and end at MIDNIGHT (May 16).  The best part of this trip, the site-seeing is FREE and you can come and go at your convenience! Just remember to mark your calendars and leave me a comment at the end of my post on May 15 to win some blog candy! $25 gift certificate for Stampin' Up products. (Sorry, only U.S. Residents are eligible for the drawing.) And who knows . . . there might be even more blog candy as you go along the trip. Bon Voyage!