by: Creative Team Member Wirda

What inspired my layouts are  daily sentiments on life.

I have always loved the versatility of clear stamps because there are so many ways to use them on our projects. I enjoyed these stamps particularly as they are full of intricate details and work well with vintage layouts! They are also easy to use with different mediums.

I used the stamps from both sets to make this card for a guy! I used the stamp with embossing ink and distressed powders from Tim Holtz to create the title “25” on the card. I later stamped on the bottom of the card using Versafine ink which is great at picking up all those lovely details and top the stamped image with some Distressed stickles.

The second project is a mini clear album using clear transparencies cut to size. The Alphabet INK stamps make stunning titles! With this one, I also added glossy accents. Later on, I stamped the rose with Stazon ink which works well on plastic. You can also make a pop up butterfly by stamping the mage on a cardstock, cutting it to size then adding adhesive to the center and lifting edges up for that 3D effect. Hope you like that! Do try these ideas and share your creations with us!

*Other supplies used in both projects:-
-Tim Holtz Distressed inks in black soot and broken china
- Tim Holtz Distressed embossing power in worn lipstick
- Tim Holtz Distressed stickles in milled lavender and burgundy
-Quickutz butterfly die
-K & Co. Black & Ivory papers
-Robin Nest Dew drops
-Inkessentials glossy accents
-Tim Holtz Grungeboard
-Versafine ink
-Stazon ink
-Clear transparent tape from Prima."

Lastly since we had so much trouble with the following this blog button I gave each blog hop player and extra number 60,70,80 and so on. After I had a bottom number I put the numbers in the random.org . For each Design Team blog RAK each design team member had their own chose of chosen their wins, but without anymore waiting our Blog hop Winners!!

Our Grand Prize Winner is

Sherry Carabes

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

81

Timestamp: 2010-03-05 04:08:38 UTC

Sherry please email your mailing information to terria@myscrapbookingsupplies.net

Thank you for playing along enjoy your Wonderful goodies!!

Terria Winner ~ Susie

Jenn Winner~ Michelle Mancilla

Ana Winner~Nicole

Betty Winner~ Tiffany

Heather Winner~Silvia

Wirda Winner~ Rene (This is Me)

Next are The Fast post Winners These ladies have won a package of vellum flowers just in time for the Spring!! So ladies please email your mailing information to terria@myscrapbookingsupplies.net.

1.Michelle K.

2. Mindy

3. Lauren S.

4. Moria

I just want to thank everyone for playing along with us and I hope you all join us each month for challenge and some awesome prize. Happy crafting and enjoy you prizes, make sure you come back here and share with the group what you design with you new goodies we would love to see you work!!

1. Create a design using stickers as your ONLY embellishment, this means no prima, no brads, no bling or ribbon. Pattern papers are OK!

2. Upload a photo of your project to your blog or online gallery.

3.  Add the link of your design in the Mr Linky  in the  area below.

4.  Those that leave a comment about what they think about the challenges and leave a suggestion for challenges they would like to see here at My Scrapbooking Supplies along with their projects here today, will also be eligible to win.  Those that create a project link in the Mr Linky and leave a comment here will have an extra entry.

The Prize.....

We have an AMAZING prize package this week that would give you a new look and creative stand on stickers! A package from SRM Stickers  that includes:

(1) Quick Cards Stickers, (1) Sticker Sentiments, and(1) Seasonal Stickers

Challenge Details.....

Don't delay because you only have until Friday, March 12th,12pm CST to enter.  The randomly selected winner will be announced on Sunday, March 14th.

I hope you will get a chance to play along!  We just LOVE seeing your designs!  Now Create Scrappers!!!

Our Creative Team Design

Melanie

Ann

Wirda

Hello and welcome everyone! We are  SO excited Our New blog and Creative Team here at My Scrapbooking Supplies! To celebrate this exciting event, we are having our 1st blog hop, totally complete and jammed packed with some yummy blog candy! It is going to be an exciting and fun time, so we are so happy to have you join us!! We hope to offer some inspiration as well as introduce you to our newest DT Members!

If you would like to be entered in a drawing to win our Grand Prize from My Scrapbooking Supplies , you must become a follower of this blog click here, as well as comment on each DT member's blog in this hop. When you are finished hopping, you will come back here and leave a comment that you finished the hop! Would you like an extra entry If you’re not our Facebook Fan yet just click here and hit ‘become a fan’. Then come back to this blog at the end of the hop and comment that you are a fan a follower and you did the hop.

What is the Grand Prize, you ask??? How about a

Win this FANTASTIC  kit from COSMO CRICKET !

This kit is so jammed packed that I can't beginning to list it all .

The deadline for posting all your comments & becoming a follower of this blog is 11:59CST on Wednesday March 3RD!! The Winner will be announced by Friday March 5th.

Okay, now  onto your first stop - that would be our DT Coordniator's blog! Terria

In case you get lost, here is a list of all the participating blogs, so you can easily come back to the next blog.

Terria
Jenn
Ana
Lisa
Betty
Heather
Wirda
Monique
Ann

Have FUN HOPPING!!!

Hello everyone , I hope that you are aving a wonderful weekend. I will only take up a little bit of your time to annouce our challenge #3 Winner !!

The winner for our Jenni Bowlin Mini Kit ~

Here are your random numbers:

2

Timestamp: 2010-02-28 18:27:32 UTC

Thank you so much Manda for your beautiful entries,you did a Fantastic job! please email me  at terria@myscrapbookingsupplies.net I will need your mailing information within the next day or so . Thank you everyone for playing along I hope to see you all our next challenge soon!

By Monique

Where can we find the product: Scrapbook.com, Ebay.com

The Stamping Cricut cartridge has tons of words that I simply love to use like wish, a shower, missing you, merci, dream, happily ever after, take note, congrats, party time, the story, chill out, blessed day, be you and many, many more. If you are a card maker, this is a must have. If you are a scrapper, this is a must have. I am so glad I bought this cartridge. Look what I did with the word  *Friends For Life*

Suggestive supplies to use to create a fun Friends scrapbooking layout:

Anne Griffin 3D title

Anne Griffin Isabelle Collection Die cut and Stitched papers

Isabelle

My Minds Eye BFF Die Cut

My Minds Eye Best Friends Quite Contrary Collection

Just add some fun ribbon and brads to these awesome collection to create the prefect friend layout.Thank you so much for stopping , want to share ? We would love see and hear about your latest creation.

By Creative Team Member Jenn

I know it is not Christmas but I just had to share this cartridge it is for the "classic" Christmas lover! It offers all the amenities you would expect out of a Christmas cartridge. Designs range from snowmen to snowflakes, Santa and his reindeer to the 12 days of Christmas. I really like this cartridge because of it versatility. Package tags to scrapbook layouts, ornaments to journaling blocks can all be made with this cartridge.

Other Supplies Used:

My Mind's Eye Paper
Rhinestones/bling
Ribbon
Chipboard

This is one of my favorite Christmas projects for friends…an ornament! I was able to manipulate this snowflake with Cricut Design Studio software. I used My Mind’s Eye paper, clear thread, Michael’s dollar bin embellishments, rubber stamp, and ribbons. Along with textured cardstock and brown ink for the reindeer. Joys of the Season is a must have staple during the holidays! Remember you can also use it for nature, winter and Hanukkah layouts, cards, and crafting projects.

Now that I have shared my favorite Cricut Cartridge with you , feel free to share you latest Cricut designs with us, we would love to see them!

At some point in every die-hard scrapper’s life, they’ll probably have to deal with scrapper’s block. You know what that is, don’t you? Try as you may, you just can’t think of a single clever word or idea for another scrapbook page. Here are some tips and ideas to help you overcome this bane to your scrapbooking existence.

If journaling is your problem, there are a number of things you can do to get over the blockage.

1. Get up from your chair and take a walk. That’s right. You need a fresh perspective. Go outside and enjoy the great outdoors. Breathe in the clean air and feel the sunshine on your face.

2. Start collecting sayings that are meaningful to you - witty phrases from commercials, cute things that your children say, quotes from famous and not-so-famous people. Keep them in a notebook for those times you need some inspiration.

3. Create a journal jar. This is really good for writers who get stuck. Find a nice looking jar and write down sentences that will get you thinking. Cut the sentences off the page and put them in the jar. The next time you have scrapper’s block, you can draw one out and see where it takes you. Here are a few to get your jar started:

* Explain a family tradition from when you were a child.
* Who do you most admire and why?
* What is your dream vacation?
* Which holiday is your favorite?

What if the problem isn’t journaling, but trying to come up with actual pages for your scrapbook to go along with the photos you have? Maybe it will help to know you’re not alone. Even professional scrapbookers have this problem from time to time.

1. It’s okay to "break the rules" in scrapbooking. You may feel you have to work with the most recent pictures you have, but it’s alright to go through them until you find some that you’d rather work with.

2. If you can’t actually make yourself work on a page, perhaps you can plan out pages you’d like to do but may not have the photos or supplies for. Think about how you could get photos to match those ideas.

3. Look through magazines or online to get inspiration. Perhaps you’ll see something that would be perfect with some of your photos.

4. Go back through your completed pages and realize that you’re really good at scrapbooking. There may be a layout in there that can be adapted or updated with some of the new supplies that are out.

Here are some ideas that you may be able to use to help get you past scrapper’s block:

* My first helium balloon
* Playing with my friends
* Taking a bubble bath
* First tooth lost
* Dirty faces
* First day of . . . school, camp, spending the night with Grandma . . .
* All dressed up and no place to go
* Splashing in puddles
* First haircut (be sure to save a lock of hair to include)
* Family reunion

There are endless possibilities when you’re creating scrapbook pages. Take some time away from your pages to give you a fresh perspective. Look through others’ pages, magazines, or your child’s baby book to get inspiration. When scrapper’s block has passed, you’ll have so many new great ideas you won’t be able to get to them quick enough!