Janice

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Welcome to the InStyle Stamps Hop! You should have arrived here from Robin and your next hop it onto Genevieve. After you finish the hop, you can return back to the ISS Blog and vote for you favorite project. ;D Our projects this week were sponsored by Glue Arts and you can read my review from a previous post.

I made this card using Janice digi from InStyle Stamps. I love the autumn colors and I’ve been holding onto this jack-o-lantern just for the right project! The other challenge is another Operation Write Home as I will be sending this card to them as well.


Here are a few things going on at InStyle Stamps this week that you don’t want to miss out on:
* OWH Birthday Bash is open until Sunday the 26th at 12:00 PM EST and the prize is 4 digis!
* Comment on all new release posts on the ISS blog by Sunday the 26th at 12:00 PM EST and you could win a Glue Arts adhesive goodie pack. In addition, just for commenting on the DT posts, you could win a free digi!

Theme: InStyle Stamps Release Blog Hop
Challenge: Sparkle Creations – Operation Write Home
Main Stamp: Janice (ISS)
Patterned Paper: Paper samples from ISS – thanks Virginia!
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Deckled Rectangle
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E00, E11, E13, E18, E19, E29
-hair: W3, W5, W7, W9, W10
-clothes: E50, E51, E53, YR12, YR14, YR16, YR18, YG91, YG93, YG95

Did you know? A truffle is a fungal fruiting body that develops underground and the mycelia form symbiotic relationships with the roots of several tree species. There are hundreds of species of truffles, but the fruiting body of some are highly prized as a food. The record price paid for a single white truffle was set in December 2007 at $330,000 (£165,000) for a specimen weighing 3.3 lbs (1.5 kilograms).
[Truffle, Wikipedia.org]

Patriotic Eagle

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The Stamping Bazaar is having their first challenge! The theme of this challenge is simply to make a Christmas card to be mailed to Operation Write Home. There are no restrictions as to which stamps you can use –all manufacturers/stamp companies are welcome!

Four digi stamps are previewed today and two were created especially for this occasion and I used one of them! I made this card using Patriotic Eagle from The Stamping Bazaar, designed by Marina Neira, which will be given out as part of the challenge prize. Working with the deep red and blue colors was so much fun and it worked great with my gold cardstock.


Challenge: The Stamping Bazaar – Operation Write Home
Challenge: Pile It On – Operation Write Home
Main Stamp: Patriotic Eagle (TSB)
Patterned Paper: A Heart-Warming Holiday (TPS)
Spellbinders: Nestabilities Labels Eleven
Copic Colors:
-eagle: E44, E47, E49, YR21, YR23, YR24, 0, W1, W2, W3, W4, W6, B93, B95, B97
-other: E57, E55, R35, R37, R39, W1, W2, B93, B95, B97

Did you know? Operation Write Home mission is to support our nation’s armed forces by sending them blank greeting cards for them to write home on. They also make and send cards of gratitude to encourage them. All the cards are handmade and there are several opportunities to join in.
[OWH Starts and Stamps]

Birthday Tia

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I made this card using Birthday Tia from Some Odd Girl. I originally tried for their OWH challenge but missed the deadline so made it for the next challenge. That challenge is to create a card or project using monochrome colors. I’m always surprised at how versatile that challenge is and I’m starting to like that theme.


There are several Operation Write Home challenges ongoing so I made one card for display in the challenges but sent them 10 cards from my box. This way I was able to get it in the mail quickly so they could be sent out with this month’s mailing.


Challenge: Some Odd Girl – Challenge #7
Challenge: Sparkle Creations Operation Write Home
Challenge: Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays – Challenge #18
Challenge: One Stitch at a Time – Challenge #31
Main Stamp: Birthday Tia (SOG)
Patterned Paper: Handmade Cara Marie (K&C)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Two
Copic Colors:
-skin: E00, E11, R20
-hair: W2, W4, W6, W8
-clothes: E41, E42, E43, YG91, YG93, YG95, E50, E51, E53, BG93, BG96, BG99, YG21, YG23

Did you know? Sans is a French preposition meaning “without” and is being used in the same sense in English. A commonly recognized word Sans-serif, in typography, is a typeface that does not have the small features called “serifs” at the end of strokes that make up letters and symbols. For fun, Sans Souci would mean without cares.
[Sans, Wikipedia.org]

Amelia Chloe

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I made this card using Amelia Chloe digi from InStyle Stamps . Our projects this week were sponsored by Glue Arts and you can read my review from a previous post. Amelia Chloe will be released this week! Check out the InStyle Stamps blog for more samples and a chance to with your own Glue Arts products. I did an all-pink card because my daughter said “pink is pretty.”

Theme: InStyle Stamps Release Preview
Main Stamp: Amelia Chloe (ISS)
Patterned Paper: Sweet (DCWV)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Dahlia
Copic Colors:
-skin: E00, E11, R20
-hair: E44, E47, E49
-clothes: E51, E53, RV23, RV25, RV29, W3, W5, W7

Did you know? In the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), the southernmost and largest island in the atoll is named Kwajalein Island, nicknamed Kwaj, is about half-mile wide and three miles long. The population of Kwajalein islet is currently below 1,000 individuals, mostly Americans and a small number of Marshall Islanders and other nationals, all of whom have express permission from the U.S. Army to live there.
[Kwajalein Atoll, Wikipedia.org]

Fashionette Lil Lolita 60’s Mod Ivy

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Don’t miss out… click on the link above to get details on some blog candy – everyone can participate, anywhere in the world!

I made this card using Fashionette Lil Lolita 60’s Mod Ivy from Tickled Pink Stamps. The challenge is to create a card or project with stitching, via faux, hand or machine stitched. We hope you can play along with us this week. I picked up this paper at a local scrapbook store my Mom just discovered – and the best part was they were open ’til midnght on the weekends!

Sketch: Mojo Monday – Sketch #70
Challenge: Lil Lolita Boutique – Challenge #16
Main Stamp: Fashionette Lil Lolita – 60’s Mod Ivy (LL&L)
Patterned Paper: School Spirit Collection (Crate Paper)
Copic Colors:
-skin: E00, E11
-eyes: G21, G24, G28
-hair: YR20, YR21, YR23
-clothes: R22, R24, R7, R29, BG72, BG75, BG78, E55, E57, E59, W2, W4

Did you know? A matryoshka doll, also known as a Russian nesting doll or a babushka doll, is a set of dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside the other. The first set was carved in 1890 by Vasily Zvyozdochkin from a design by Sergey Malyutin, who was a folk crafts painter. His eight doll set was inspired by a set of Japanese wooden dolls representing the Seven Lucky Gods.
[Matryoshka Doll, Wikipedia.org]

Albert

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I made this card using Albert from Limited Runs which is sponsoring our Lollipop Crafts challenge this week. The challenge is to create a card or project with a boy theme plus I used a Halloween colors challenge. Although this stamp was originally a boy in his father’s suit, I wanted to convert him into the mad scientist. I don’t know how I’ll ever use them all, but Halloween cards are so much fun to make!


Challenge: Lollipop Crafts – Challenge #8
Challenge: Paper Sundaes – Challenge #36
Main Stamp: Albert (Limited Runs)
Patterned Paper: unknown scraps
Copic Colors:
-skin: E00, E11
-hair: R22, R24, R27, R29
-clothes: 0, W1, W2, W4, W6, W8, W10, V12, V15, V17, YR12, YR14, YR18, G21, G24, G28
-other: W2, v15, R22, R24, R27, YR12, YR14, YR18, G21, G24, G28

Did you know? Minecraft is a sandbox game which allows players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D world and has gained a considerable level of popularity. In January 2010, the number of registered users reached 100,000 but currently has surpassed 700,000 registered users. Notably, PayPal recently froze Notch’s account due to “a suspicious withdrawal or deposit”. At the time, Notch said there was about €600,000 in the account (about 750,000 US dollars) which has since been unlocked.
[Minecraft, Wikipedia.org]