Paper Makeup Stamps – Quixotic Paperie Blog Hop…

Well, you’re in for a treat today…the Quixotic Paperie design team has joined  up with the Paper Makeup Stamps design team for a fabulous blog hop! 

I’ve used the gorgeous ‘Moody for Kitties’ stamp…love the cats…and I think the girl has such a pretty face

Card Recipe

Stamp – Moody for Kitties by Paper Makeup

Paper – Basic Grey – Pyrus 

Medium – Copic Sketch Markers

Tools – Fiskars border punch, Sizzix tag die, Martha Stewart twig punch

Prima flowers, pearls, charm

If you’re in the US/Canada, you can buy ’Moody for Kitties’ and all the other gorgeous stamps direct from Paper Makeup Stamps!  If you’re in the UK you can find the range at Quixotic Paperie!

To see some amazing creations with Paper Makeup Stamps…just click on the names below… 

*** THE LIST OF PARTICIPANTS! ***

- Elaine Hughes  - Rowena Barnard – Kim Costello – Kim Dellow - Carole Middlehurst –
- Judy Laing – Emma Lockley  -

- Katie Cotton – Christi Thorsen - Tangii Crain - Lisa Kind - Randee Elsing - Shaela Odd -
- Tina Hale - Andrea Vernagus - Anita Hovey - Bonnie Sharp - Danni Bindel - Dawn Barrett - -
- Ginger Schwerin - Lisa McKinney - Maria Gurnsey - Michelle Van Patten - Simonne Clay - Stephanie Zito -

 

Thanks for stopping my blog today…I hope you enjoy the blog hop!

Penny Black Saturday Challenge…

I’m back - with another Christmas card!  I’ve used Joey’s sketch over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge – and dug out one of my ‘vintage’ snowman stamps.  I was looking for a die yesterday and had great fun, and lots of nice surprises, when I was searching through my Christmas and Halloween stamps - and it left me wondering…do I really need to buy any more this year???  Some of the old Penny Black stamps are amongst my favourites…but of course, I have to keep buying the new ones :)

Thanks to everyone that joined in the PBSC fun last week.  As always, the PBSC DT have rocked the sketch challenge and have made some super cards!

We’ve got  Kathy Racoosin - Penny Black Team member joining us for this weeks sketch – and she has made a wonderful card which you can see on the PBSC blog.   Penny Black are also offering a prize to the winner of this challenge – a stamp, or stamp set, from the Halloween 2010 catalogue…how amazing is that….thanks Penny Black!

I will be sponsoring PBSC every month for the next twelve months….and this is the stamp that you can win this week…

Here’s some links, from Penny Black, for you to take a look at…

Penny Black Blog:  http://pennyblackinc.wordpress.com/

Facebook FanPage:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Penny-Black-Inc/138909486151108?ref=search

Gallery:  http://www.flickr.com/groups/pennyblackinc/

Halloween 2010 Catalog:  http://www.pennyblackinc.com/catalogs/2010Halloween_interactive.pdf

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Quixotic Paperie has a special offer for you this weekend.  Between Friday17th September and Monday 20th September you can enjoy 10% off all The Greeting Farm and Prima Marketing Inc products.  There are also re stocks of stamps from Alota Rubber stamps, Memory Box 6×6 paper packs and Kraftin’ Kimmie stamps.  EZ mount foam is also back in stock. 

Card Recipe

Stamp – Patchwork Snowman

Papers – Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck 6×6 – Mitten Weather

Medium – Copic Sketch Markers

Tools – Martha Stewart snowflake punch,  Distrezz it All, Quickutz sentiment, Pinking nestie

Pearls (similar available at Quixotic Paperie)  

Thanks for popping by – hope you have a super Saturday!

CC Designs and news of a great pre-order stamp at Quixotic Paperie…

I’ve been playing with the gorgeous CC Designs Swiss Pixie stamp - Halloween Birgitta – she’s such a sweetie!  I made up a scene, doing some making and using some pumpkins, sentiment and the owl/moon from a Halloween Cookie Crumbs set.

 I didn’t have much room for embellishments but I did find some space for a punched spider’s web border (Martha Stewart), some charms, flowers and buttons.  Distressed using Distrezz it all and papers by Cosmo Cricket – Matilda   If you’re in need of anything Halloween, including sentiments, take a peek at Quixotic Paperie’s Halloween shop!

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  Elisabeth Bell for SCACD – I will leave the light on – Now on Pre Order at Quixotic Paperie.  Due to arrive in the next couple of weeks.

 You can see all new products here.  

Sweet November Digi release day at All That Scraps…

Hi…well, today you can buy all the wonderful new digi images over at All That Scraps…..yay!   This Sweet November image, by Amy Young, is ‘Spindle Mossyrock’.  She’s so sweet and part of a new collection designed by Amy.  To see more of the images, pop over to the All That Scraps blog - the digi design team have been very busy….hehe.  You can find the images in the new products section over at All That Scraps.

 Card Recipe

Digi Image – Spindle Mossyrock – by Amy Young – All That Scraps

Paper – Cosmo Cricket – Pixie Licious 6×6 pad

Medium – Copic Sketch Markers

Tools – EK Succes border punch, sewing machine

Embellishments – Prima flower centres, Prima hydrangeas, Pearls

 

Friday Sketchers and Quixotic Paperie!

 

We’ve got a brand new sketch for you over at Friday Sketchers – Jacque is our host and has come up with a super layout – check out all the DT’s cards – so many great ideas!  We are kindly sponsored by 7 Kids College Fund - thanks so much!

As always, the following DT members have made some fabulous cards for your inspiration…just click on their names to visit their individual blogs.  If you want to play along, please link your creation on the Friday Sketchers blog.

Aud Bea Claudia  Inge Jacque Janneke  Jeanette  Tanja

I’ve used one of the new Christmas stamps from Whiff Of Joy.  This little cutie is Betty Mouse with candycane.  She’s a perfect size to fit into all your nesties!   Take a look – >here<– to see the new products for September.

Card Recipe

Stamps – Betty Mouse with candy cane (includes Christmas delivery sentiment)

Papers – Crate Paper Snowy Day collection

Medium – Copic sketch markers

Tools – Nestie labels dies, Quickutz holly fastener die

Embellishments – Snowflake from Claudia (thanks hun) flowers from stash, pins from Whiff Of Joy

 

 And now for some news – Elaine, owner of Quixotic Paperie has asked me if I’d like to rejoin the QP design team.   How could I turn down an offer to be part of such a fabulous crafty stash store that’s just full of things I love to buy?  Well, I didn’t!   I accepted and I’m absolutely delighted to be back with Elaine and her super talented design team.

   You can see all the latest products here – including the wonderful new Echo Park Christmas collections, Crate Paper 6×6 pads and the gorgeous Prima Craftable flowers.

Thanks for popping by today – have a great weekend.  

Quixotic Paperie 1st Anniversary Blog Hop…

Today is the 1st Anniversary of the Quixotic Paperie online store, and we’re having a celebratory blog hop!  If you’re already following the hop, you should have hopped over here from Simonne’s blog.  If not, then hop back to the beginning at the Quixotic Paperie Store Blog. You won’t want to miss a stop, as in addition to lots of fantastic inspiration, there are some prizes on offer (full details on the Quixotic Paperie Blog). 

Quixotic Paperie was started on June 1st 2009 by Elaine Hughes.  Having been an avid crafter (and craft shopper!) for a number of years, Elaine wanted to share her passion and see where it might take her – so, Quixotic Paperie was born!  Since then, the store has grown, and now stocks a fabulous range of rubber stamps from around the world: The Greeting Farm, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps, SCACD Stamps, Paper Makeup Stamps, Belles ‘n Whistles, the Mo Manning for Stamping Bella range, Stempelglede and more!  In addition, the store carries a large range of charms and embellishments, and a host of gorgeous papers for all your crafty projects! If Elaine loves it, you will probably find it at Quixotic Paperie! 

In November 2009 the Quixotic Challenges blog was started, where you can find weekly inspiration from the wonderful Quixotic Paperie Design Team, and join in for the chance to win a monthly prize. 

It has been a fabulous and wonderfully crafty year and here’s to another one and hopefully many more to follow! 

I was honoured to be part of the Quixotic Paperie design team for a number of months and delighted when Elaine asked me to join in the QP 1st Anniversary hop.   Keep on buying that yummy stash Elaine…you’re doing a great job.  I hope QP continues to go from strength to strength.

Card Recipe

Stamps - Stamping Bella – Mo Manning – Patience Penny Black sentiment

Papers – DeLovely Cosmo Cricket

Medium – Copic Sketch Markers

Tools – Martha Stewart border punch, Marianne Design swirls, Spellbinders Large scallop die, EK Success ’For Sale’ punch, Sewing Machine

Embellishments – Iridescent Pearls, Pins, Prima Sugar Blooms 

Thank you for joining us on the hop!  Your next stop is Kim’s blog.

 

Quixotic Challenges…

Quixotic Challenges is back to day with a new challenge…’Monochromatic’…

Definition of monochromatic: Consisting of only a single color or hue; may include its tints and shades

Note: when using character stamps, skintones are allowable in addition to the monochromatic colour scheme

 

I’ve used the sweet Swiss Miss – Rosalie with roses by CC Designs…and the great news is…she’s on special offer at Quixotic Paperie…and there’s also been lots of new items added to the clearance section…check them all out here. 

Card Recipe

Stamps – CC Designs Rosalie with roses SU sentiment

Paper – SU Flowers for you

Medium – Copic Sketch Markers

Tools - Martha Stewart pansy border punch, sewing machine. large scallop nesties, cuttlebug die

Embellishments - Pearls SU ribbon,brad, robins nest and flower

Friday Sketchers…

Hi there!  It’s time for a new challenge over at Friday Sketchers and the lovely Claudia is our sketch host this week with a fabulous layout for you to try.  We have a wonderful prize from Plum Purdy…and some great cards by the design team.

Be sure to check out all the card samples posted by the Design Team Diva’s on their individual blogs (links below)…and hopefully, you’ll be able to play along with us by just  posting the link of your creation on the Friday Sketchers blog.

Aud  Bea  Claudia   Jacque  Jacqueline  Jeanette  Tanja

Before I go…I just like to say a huge thank you to Elaine (Quixotic Paperie) and Karen (Sugar Nellie) for giving me the opportunity to be on their design teams.  I’ve had a wonderful time and enjoyed every minute of it.  Now I’m going to catch up with life in general… and just do all those little things that have been slipping lately…unfortunately, blogging has a very bad habit of taking over your life if you let it.  Spring has arrived and I’m going to make the effort to go on some walks and take some photo’s with my new camera.  I’m still going to be making cards, posting regularly and still designing for FS and PBSC…I just need a bit of time and space to get everything back to normal.

Card Recipe

Stamps – Magnolia

Papers – Magnolia

Medium – Copic Sketch Markers. Stardust stickles

Tools – Punch Bunch punch, sewing machine

Embellishments - Prima hydrangeas, pearl brads, lace

Thanks for stopping by…hope you have a great day!

Belles ‘n’ Whistles…Very special offer at Quixotic Paperie…

Good Morning!  Got some great news about Belles ‘n’ Whistles stamps…Quixotic Paperie has a very special deal on these gorgeous stamps.

All Belles ‘n Whistles stamps currently in stock are on offer at the fantastic price of £6.00 each!  That’s a saving of around 25% on most of the designs.

This offer is good while stocks last, so be quick and grab yourself some wonderful Elisabeth Bell stamps to play with!

To see the full range of Belles ‘n’ Whistles stamps…just click here.

I’d also like to tell you about the new Quixotic Paperie Store Blog.  (There’s also a link in my sidebar) It’s a great place to keep up with what’s new at Quixotic Paperie, stock updates and inspiration from the Design Team.  You can keep yourself up to date by just adding yourself as a follower.

There will be some celebratory blog candy at QPSB later in the week…so keep your eyes peeled for that!

I’ve used Li’l Miss Poppy and some new papers by Basic Grey – Green at heart.  The pin, gorgeous beads and spacers are also from Quixotic Paperie.

Thanks for popping over…have a great day everyone! 

 

Quixotic Challenges…Altered Anya & Friends…

 Hello…we have a great new theme for you over at Quixotic Challenges.  We’d like to see you make cards/projects by altering your Greeting Farm images!  Yes..swap heads, bodies, accessories…anything you like as long as it’s a stamp from TGF.  To create my ‘swapped image’, I inked up Reeta from the Wild Sprouts collection…

…covered her head with scotch tape and then stamped her onto  cardstock.  I then inked up Megan, again, from the Wild Sprouts collection and also stamped her onto a piece of carstock.  I cut out her head and adhered it to Reeta’s body…easy!  The possibilities are endless….you sure are going to have great fun with this challenge.

There are some special rules, just for this challenge, so please read the instructions carefully on the post at Quixotic Challenges.  You’ve also got two weeks to complete your project  

I’ve used some yummy new Pink Plum by Crate papers …and the gorgeous orange and pearl beads and spacers that I’ve  used on my pin have also just arrived at Quixotic Paperie.  Check out the New Products…the brand new CC Designs stamps have just landed too! 

Thanks for looking…enjoy the rest of your day