Yee Haw Ali & Giddy Up Oscar

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Are you ready for some more Jude and the Rockers Just for Fun from Simply B Stampss?!  Well, today I have two for you that I’ve combined on a journal page – they were just perfect together and I’ve been excited to start a new journal book all week!


For my project I used Yee Haw Ali and combined her with Giddy Up Oscar from Simply B Stamps. In the background I used Garden Picket Fence from Make it Crafty which I colored in black and white to give a contrast between the foreground and background.  Then I loaded it up with embellishments and what nots… yeah!

Let’s see here, the main paper is Nana’s Kitchen from DCWV but I don’t remember where the Bingo paper is from.  I also used the Tim Holtz clock die and a printed clock face from stash.  The best part, however, is the ribbon which I found in the dollar section at my local scrapbook store – it looks just perfect for a western theme, don’t you think?

Here’s a close up of Yee Haw Ali blowing bubbles…

And a close up of Giddy Up Oscar too…

Thanks fro dropping by and I hope you’ve been enjoying this release as much as I have.  Don’t forget to check out the SBS Blog for more inspiration and thanks for dropping by.  😀

I’d like to enter this into the following challeges:
Inky Impressions Challenge – Anything Goes

Iris May Hatter

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Here’s a quick project that I did for a Hatter Party we had at our local scrapbook store over the weekend.  A bunch of us got together to celebrate the new rubber stamp releases from Little Miss Muffet Stamps and had a crop day.  For some of the door prizes I created three different card kits and this was one of them. 😀

For this card kit I used Iris May Hatter from Little Miss Muffet Stamps and the “Hatty Birthday!” sentiment which I include free with any rubber stamps order (while supplies last).  I used paper piecing to get most of the coloring done so all I worried about was her hair, purse and skin.

For the background I used an embossing folder from Stampin’ Up on the pink a white gel pen on the decorative paper for a small border.  Finally added some rose ribbon, stamped the sentiment and added a silver brad which says “Genuine” on it.

I think the paper was from Authentic but I don’t have it handy to get the exact name.  It was a fun quick card and I hope you enjoy it!  Thanks for dropping by and come back later for some more new release projects coming your way.

I would like to add this to the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Challenges – Anything Goes

Update: I was the winner at Scrapalicious USA for this project!

Renew

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Welcome back!  😀  Remember yesterday we previewed Royal, a new release from Some Odd Girl, and today we get to meet the other Nouveau Girl in this release!  For this image, I was inspired to do something different and converted a photo box into a puppet show box.  Check it out…

For this project, I used the Renew, Royal and Foxy from Some Odd Girl.  However, it’s Renew that you want to take a closer look at since she’s the start of today’s puppet show.  😀  Here’s a good close up of her and I used one of her accessory stamps to add a little flower to her hair.

I couldn’t resist staying away from the pink this time and I tried out of a new color scheme too.  This time I used R01, R11, R12, R21 and R22 for the pink and the white is T1 and T3.  Her hair combination is E59, E57 and E23; and her eyes are the B90’s.  The skin tones are E21, E11, E00, E000 and E04, R11 and R12 for some color.

This puppet box was an idea from Hobby Lobby and was included in their idea brochure for the photo boxes they sell.  I use the photo boxes to keep my finished cards in so was picking up a few boxes to begin with when the brochure caught my eye.  So I grabbed an extra white box and set it aside for the perfect images to inspire me.

I added a few additions of my own including the crochet mushrooms (nope, I didn’t make those.  They’re store bought too), the metal flowers (which I think are from Stampin’ Up), and the stage curtain.  The curtain fabric is also from Stampin’ Up which I ironed into pleats then glued it into the box.  The edges were finished off by just folding them over and gluing them down so I didn’t have to get my sewing machine out of the bag.

The border punch is from Martha Stewart and I used that to decorate the edges of the striped paper which curves around the boxes corners.  I also used a large scalloped circle punch for the corner in the orange paper.  Then the clothes pin was glued onto the box to hold the next showtime label which was created from other punches from Stampin’ Up.  Oh, there’s also a grass diecut from My Favorite Things that I used on the inside of the box near the back.

The hardest part of the project was cutting out the top and bottom portion of the box and next time instead of using a hobby knife, I’m going to get out the heavy duty utility knife from teh garage!  The lid and the inside of the box was covered with decorative papers then the rest of the accessories was the fun part of the project.  I can’t confess to how many finger puppets we have so it was super fun to see them get new life yesterday when I gave the puppet box to my kids.  That was the fun part too!  😀

 

Thanks for dropping and I hope you’ve enjoyed my project!  Make sure you visit the SOG blog to check out the other design team’s inspiration using Renew.

I’d like to enter this into the following challenges:
Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge #78 – Anything but a card
Top Tip Tuesday Challenge #75 – Anything but a card
Make it Monday Link #86 – Anything Goes

Doctor Brittany

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Welcome back to another preview for Simply B Stamps where we’re showing off the Jude and the Rockers Just for Fun new release images!  This is one of my favorite themes from SBS since they remind me of my own little munchkins running around the house.


Today we’re showing off Doctor Brittany and I always love her curly hair style!  She often looks like a red head to me so I reached for my favorite red-head color combination: E59, E09, E08 and YR14.  Isn’t she darling as a doctor?!  😀  My project also uses Electric Love from Some Odd Girl.


The paper I used is Nana’s Kitchen from DCWV and I managed to use the last of it for these projects this week.  I think that lasted me over a year so it feels goot have it gone!  Then I added some flowers, gems and a little bit of doodling to finish offf the project. 


Just so you know, if there is ever a color combination that you want to know about then if you leave a comment within the first day or two of posting then I can probably remember and will reply with another comment. Thanks for coming by and for all your lovely comments.  😀 

Royal

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Are you ready for some Royal Treatment today?  He he he.  Some Odd Girl is releasing two Nouveau Girls this week and we’re starting off with a beaut who can be the queen of anything.  Meet Royal…

 

The images I used are Royal from Some Odd Girl and Chandelier from Stampavie in the background.  Then on the post-it notepad I used the accessory stamps from Royal for the sentiment and crown.  Yep, that crown is seperate from the image so it’s going to come in handy!

 

If you are a regular Follower then you’ve seen this type of project before and know it’s for a special Teacher.  It’s the fourth and final one I’ve been working on… unbeknownst to the Teachers, they were suppose to be Valentine’s gifts but sometimes my creative process is a bit slow.  However, at least I have them finished before Teacher Appreciation week and can now start working on those!

 

These cute post-it note holders are great for the desk and they’ve been so fun to create.  The plastic picture frames were found at the local general store and the HUG ticket was found at Oriental Trading Co.  They’ve been fun to use as incentive for my kids to earn rewards with and I’ve been able to snatch a few here an there.  After all, I can earn tickets too, right?!  LOL

 

There are some gorgeous samples at the SOG Blog that you don’t want to miss out on so make sure to head on over there next.  Then mark your calendars and come back again tomorrow morning to meet the second Nouveau Gril because I have an exciting project to show off!

Chef Ariel

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It’s going to be an exciting week this week with new releases galore!  I’m starting off the week a bit behind and somehow lost one of my days in the weekend – shame on it!  And I was so looking forward to having a full weekend too.  LOL  Anyway, let’s get the previews started, shall we?!

Today at Simply B Stamps we’re previewing Chef Ariel from a new line of Jude and the Rockers Just for Fun.  These Jude and the Rockers are some of my favorites and I can’t wait to show them all off to you!  Make sure you head on over to the SBS Blog for all the other design team samples because this is one versatile girl – she can make cakes for birthdays, babies, weddings and anniversaries.  😀

I’ve been needing more birthday cards again so this week I am excited to say I’ve added a few to my box.  For my project I went with a birthday theme and even added a spinner to my card.  😀  The spinner is from Stampin’ Up and I think the spinner dials are from Tim Holts.  Lastly I wrapped it up with Baker’s Twine and added a little faux stitching around image.  Thanks for dropping by and I hope you enjoyed her!