I made this card using Marvin the Bat from The Stamping Bazaar designed by Marina Neira. Don’t forget about the double digi giveaway happening now at The Stamping Bazaar blog! On this card I added a few subtle details such as the looped earrings and sparkles over the stars on the background. This little guy is so versatile and I love the contract those bright pumpkins give… it’s feels like the middle of the night, a perfect time to play for Marvin. ;D

Theme: The Stamping Bazaar – Review
Challenge: Paper Sundaes – Challenge #37
Main Stamp: Marvin the Bat (TSB)
Patterned Paper: Halloween (K&C)
Dry Embossing: Fiskars Texture Plates Leather
Copic Colors:
-BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29, C7, 110, E04

Did you know? Bats are the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums and colugos, glide rather than fly, and can only glide for short distances. Bats do not flap their entire forelimbs, as birds do, but instead flap their spread out digits.
[Bat, Wikipedia.org]

I made this card using Shane Playing Basketball from The Stamping Bazaar designed by Marina Neira. This is an excellent stamp for both a boy or girl but it also has some sentimental history too which really made it fun to use!

I’ve decided to also send this one to Operation Write Home along with the other cards I made. I figured they probably need lots of boy cards! Together, my Mom and I pulled a bunch of cards from our stash to bundle and hope it helps out.

Challenge: Sparkle Creations – Operation Write Home
Main Stamp: Shane Playing Basketball (TSB)
Patterned Paper: Homeroom (TPSS)
Copic Colors:
-tiger: YR12, YR14, YR18, E04
-clothes: B95, B97, B99, E57, E59, W1, W3
-other: E19, E18, E57, E59, W1, W3

Did you know? Jumping spiders are have a very interesting tarsal section. At the end of each leg they have hundreds of tiny hairs, which each then split into hundreds more tiny hairs, each tipped with an “end foot”. These thousands of tiny feet allow them to climb up and across virtually any terrain, even glass.
[Jumping Spider, Wikipedia.org]

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]

I made this card using Bikkie the Platypus from The Stamping Bazaar designed by Marina Neira. This is the actual size of Bikkie as I used the rubber stamp instead of the digi form.

Main Stamp: Bikkie the Platypus (TSB)
Patterned Paper: Earth Love (CC)
Copic Colors:
-platypus: E50, E51, E53, E55, E04, E70, E71, E74, E77
-other: G85, G94, G99, E44, E47, E49

Did you know? A Bering Strait crossing is a hypothetical bridge or tunnel spanning the relatively narrow and shallow Bering Strait between the Chukotka Peninsula in Russia and the Seward Peninsula in Alaska. If the mainlands would be joined together by bridges, then the bridges would measure a total distance of about 80 km (50 miles).
[Bering Strait, Wikipedia.org]

You may have seen this card on The Stamping Bazaar blog but now it’s here too. I made this card using Horus Roasting Marshmallows from The Stamping Bazaar, designed by Marina Neira, and chose a subtle color scheme to feature this adorable camper.

Head on over to The Stamping Bazaar Blog today for digi preview and give away for Suzie with Pie! She an adorable little kangaroo!

Challenge: Lollipop Crafts – Challenge #6
Challenge: Stamp and Create – Challenge #5
Main Stamp: Horus Roasting Marshmallows (TSB)
Patterned Paper: unknown scraps
Dry Embossing: Cuttlebug Embossing Folders Spots & Dots
Copic Colors:
-horus: B41, B21, B24, G20, G21, G24
-other: R29, YR16, Y38, Y35, G20, G21, G24, E55, E57, YG11, YG13, YG17, E40, E44, E43, E47

Did you know? The Vizcaya Bridge is a transporter bridge built in 1893 in the Biscay province of Spain. With a gondola that can transport six cars and dozens of passengers, it was the solution to the problem of connecting the two towns without disrupting the maritime traffic.
[Vizcaya Bridge, Wikipedia.org]

This is the final preview before Marvin will be available at The Stamping Bazaar by Marina Neira! Today we’re featuring Marvin Trick or Treat digi which will be released this tomorrow, September 4th at 12:00am EST.

Last chance for prizes! Three fans who comment on The Stamping Bazaar Blog by this Saturday at 12:00am EST will each win one of Marvin digis previewed! Want more? There will be one grand prize of all three Marvin digis given to one TSB Facebook fan chosen at random! The next stop on the hop is Emma & Susan and if you get lost on the way, here is the full blog hop list:

Theme: The Stamping Bazaar Blog Hop
Challenge: Bee Crafty – Challenge #37
Challenge: CES Challenge #1
Challenge: Cupcake Craft – Challenge #106
Main Stamp: Marvin Trick or Treat (TSB)
Patterned Paper: Halloween (K&C)
Dry Embossing: Fiskars Texture Plates Carpet
Copic Colors:
-bat: BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29
-other: YR12, YR16, Y35, W2, R22, W24, W29

Did you know? The Strait of Dover is the narrowest part of the English Channel where the shortest distance across the strait is reduced to 21 miles (34 km). On a clear day, it is possible to see the opposite coastline and shoreline buildings with the naked eye, and the lights of land at night as in Matthew Arnold’s poem “Dover Beach”.
[Strait of Dover, Wikipedia.org]