Shake, shake, shake... shake, shake, shake...

shake your... cards? LOL

Mornin' friends!

Well, it's Monday once again and that means it is MM time over at CA&Friends. This week the delightful miss Joy is hosting and her challenge is to create a shaker card!
Now I have seen some amazingly fabulous shakers out there... I'm even lucky enough to have one of Mama's beauties gracing my work space but I won't lie, when Joy emailed me about her challenge I felt a small sense of dread because I just don't do many of these creative, more involved, kinds of cards. I kept putting off working on it until an idea finally struck... what if I used an old plastic clam shell packaging from some embellishments to create a Halloween treat shaker? So that's exactly what I did... I like to think of it as the "lazy man's shaker card", LOL! ;)

Cheating or not, I really had fun putting this together and best of all it was still quick and easy! All I did was alter Creeper Friday by wiping away her headphones with a baby wipe before stamping then drawing hair back in to the empty space. Once that was done I put her head on Creeper Tuesday's body. I also added the witch's hat from the Spooktacular set to complete her new witchy look. Her li'l sidekick, Jacko is also part of the Spooktacular set. To finish it all off I added gems for stars and a rub-on sentiment to the outside of the plastic container.

Here's a close-up of the shaker part of the card, I filled it up with mini M&M candies... yum! :)

I've got to say that if I can make a shaker card, anyone can. And I really hope to see you all play along this week too!

Toodles!

Supply list:

cardstock- Paper Trey Ink

paper- Cosmo Cricket (Matilda), My Mind's Eye (green)

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Creeper Friday, Creeper Tuesday, Spooktacular set)

ink- Memento tuxedo black

Kaiser Craft gems

Pink Paislee sentiment rub-ons

ribbon

Twinery baker's twine

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R20, BV20, BV23

hair- YR12, YR15, YR14, YR18, E19

clothes- C3, C5, C7, C9, V15, V17, V09, YG23, YG25, YG17, G07, Y35, Y38, YR04

jacko- Y38, YR15, YR16, YR18, YG23, YG25, YG17, G07, V15, V17, E44, E47, E49

School Emos blog hop!

Hello and welcome to the Simply Betty Back to School blog hop... Emo style! LOL!

Did you enjoy the first two days of previews? Not too shabby, eh? Matter of fact I think everyone deserves an A+!
Now onto the hop... how about some extra credit for a chance to win some Back to School Emos? All you have to do for a chance to bring a few of these cuties home is hop around to all the dt blogs and leave some lovin' as you go. Once you have done that be sure to head back to the Simply Betty Blog and let us know what you think of the release!
One random commenter will be chosen to win three Back to School Emos of their choice!
Good luck to you all and have fun hopping along!

Oh, and there are some release day discounts going on in the store;
BoBunny Press Papers 40% off
My Little Shoe Box Papers 50% off
Gypsy by Cricut $175! Use coupon code GYPSY Expires Wed. August 18th
Rubber Versions of My Kids Emo World 25% off sale ends Wednesday August 18th
Back to School Emos 6 for $15 use coupon code B2S15 Expires Wednesday August 18th

Phew! That's a lot of bargains! ;)

So my card today features School Christian and School London. I thought they worked together really well with her flirty little wink trying to pull Christian out of his back-to-school funk that he seems to be suffering from. If I had to put money on it I would say London has the wiles to break through Christian's negativity... one funny note passed during History and he'll loosen right up! LOL!
Ok, your next stop in the hop is Barb and if you ever get lost along the way just refer back to the Simply Betty blog for the full list of participants.

Thanks so much for joining us today! :)

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and PTI

paper and wild card- October Afternoon

digi stamps- Simply Betty (School Christian and School London)

apple brad

Zva tiny pearls

Copic markers:

skin Christian- E000, E00, E11, R20

hair- E15, E17, E18, 0

eyes- YG95, YG97, YG99, BG000

clothes- B93, B95, B97, N0, N3, N5, N7, BG10, BG11, BG18, E44, E47, E49, R24, R27, E08, E40, 0, BG0000

skin London- E000, E00, E11, R20

hair- E31, E35, E37, E57, 0

eyes- BV23, BV25, BV29

clothes- B93, B95, B97, Y13, Y15, Y17, E44, E47, E49, E40, E41, 0, BG10, BG11, BG18, YG00, YG01, YG03, YR15, YR14, E08

SBS preview day 2

Hiya!

It's time for the second day of Simply Betty sneak peeks already and I'm pleased as punch to share another one of the fun new School Emo Kids digis with you. Today Rio is on the scene boppin' through the locker lined hallways snappin' her Hubbabubba! If you ask me, she looks totally preppy and cute so I had to go with some sugary sweet colors for her card. While she may be stuck at school, that is no reason for her not to look absolutely adorable. ;)

Be sure to check out the Simply Betty blog for even more preview cards from all my fab fellow dt gals! Then mark your calendars for tomorrow night when we will be celebrating release day with a back-to-school blog hop! And you just know there will be some prizes involved too... fun times! Hope to see you there! :)

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and PTI

paper- Heidi Swapp (pink notebook), October Afternoon (yellow polka dot)

digi stamp- Simply Betty Stamps (School Rio)

Colorbox creamy brown chalk ink

Making Memories alpha rub-ons

Prima flowers

Kaiser Kraft pearls

EK Success notebook border sticker and border punch

Sakura clear glaze pen

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R20, BG000, RV21, RV23

hair- E50, E51, E53, E55, 0

eyes- B12, B16, B18

clothes- Y13, Y15, Y19, R30, R32, R43, RV21, N5, N7, N9, BG0000, E44, E47, E49

Time for some SBS sneak peeks!

Hello, hello!

Can you believe it is already time for new Simply Betty digi Emo Kids previews to begin?! This release is all about the back-to-school theme and if these kids don't get you longing for the days of new backpacks and fresh boxes of pencils then I don't know what will! ;)

My card for today features both Lola and Miller. As soon as I saw these two I new they had to go on a card together because of the story they told with their fun poses... doesn't it look like Miller has just realized that they have missed the school bus but Lola is still too busy checkin' Miller out to notice? LOL! Hey if I can't crack myself up from time to time then why even bother, right? :)

Wanna see more back-to-school Emo goodness? Then check out the Simply Betty blog... there you will find preview cards from all my fab fellow dt gals! And things are just kicking off... tomorrow will be day two of previews and the 15th we will be celebrating release day with a back-to-school blog hop! Fun, fun, fun... hope to see you there! Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- SEI (blue, grey), My Mind's Eye (green)
digi stamps- Simply Betty Stamps (School Lola and School Miller)
stamps- WeR Memorykeepers (bus), Paper Trey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown chalk ink
October Afternoon die-cuts (ducks in a row)
EK Success silver pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
Lola skin- E000, E00, E11, R20, RV09
hair- YR12, YR14, YR18, E09
eyes- E35, E37, E59, BG000
clothes- V05, V06, V09, BG02, BG05, RV02, RV04, RV09, E44, E47, E49, E40, E41, 0, E30, E31, E35
Miller skin- E000, E00, E11, R20
hair- N3, N5, N7, N9
eyes- B34, B37, B39, BG000
clothes- E30, E31, E35, E40, E41, 0, B66, B69, BV08, E44, E47, E49, C0, C3,C5, C7, C9, YG21, YG23, YG25, FYG2, Y35, Y38, YR04
bus- Y15, Y17, Y38, C3, C5, C7, BG000, BG10, R05, R08

Seeing spots

Wow! It was so fantastic to see all the new faces joining in this past week's Lil Lolita Boutique challenge and I'm hoping we can get even more this week! It's another fun and easy one, all you have to do is include polka dots somewhere on your card along with your Lil Lolita image... told ya it was easy. ;)
And I know you're probably getting tired of all these blown up Lolitas I've been doing lately but you'll just have to bear with me a little while longer as I am having way too much fun coloring them up this way, LOL! This time I took 50's Lilith, blew her up, cropped her and mirror flipped her as well. To switch things up a bit I used the entire 'panel' Lilith was printed on as the bottom layer of the design. Then I added bits of paper and my embellies all on top of it.

Ok, now it's time for you to print out or stamp up your Lil Lolita and play along, Kellie always has a great prize from the Tickled Pink store up for grabs that you won't want to miss out on. :)

And switching gears a bit, I've got an update on my 1000 sheets of paper candy... never in a million years could I have imagined the huge response that it has already seen! Seriously, I thought it would go the whole month picking up a comment here and there and maybe, just maybe, getting close to about 300 comments. Ummm, yea... to say I underestimated things is an understatement. Soooooo... because we have surpassed 500 comments I am adding an additional prize of 200 sheets of 6x6 pattern papers and a Sweet November Oleander stamp (shhhhhhh... she's not due to be released for a few more weeks)! ;)

No need to start posting here for a chance to win, just continue on the original post if you haven't entered yet. And thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your continued support... it means the world to me! :)
Supply list:

cardstock- Cardstock Warehouse and PTI

paper- Scrapworks (Monterrey)

digi stamp- Tickled Pink (50's Lilith)

stamp- Heidi Swapp (sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Nick Bantock Rose Madder

Prima flowers

Kaiser Craft gems

Copic Spica glitter pen

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R20, RV21, RV25, W00, W1, W3

eyes- YG01, YG03, YG95

hair- E31, E35, E37, E57, E79

clothes- RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29, RV00, RV10, RV11

A die-cut kind of day

Hey there!

Are you ready for a new challenge over at the ATS Wednesday challenge? This week it's all about using die-cuts on your card or project. Now I don't have a lot of die-cuts, I don't own any nesties and I was feeling too lazy to pull out my Slice so I went to my usual source of inspiration for this one... my paper stash. And when I came across this sparkly die-cut lace paper from KI Memories I knew I had my solution. ;)

Doesn't it give the impression of some swirly waves behind Shimmer there? And I don't know if punches can count as die-cuts or not but either way I think this Martha Stewart deep edge punch looks kinda like seashells so I threw it into the mix for good measure too. :)

Ok, now I'm sure some of you have got die-cuts just waiting to make it onto a card so let's see what you can create! Remember, every week there is a new and exciting prize being offered and in order to be eligible to win, your card must include a stamp that is sold in the All That Scraps store. Whether it is any of our wonderful in house designs or from the various other stamp companies that ATS carries, the choice is yours. Then be sure to link up your creation with Mr Linky by next Tuesday at 10pm est and only one entry per person please!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- My Mind's Eye (Magnolia), KI Memories lace paper
stamps- Sweet November (Shimmer Redkelp), Inkadinkado (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Martha Stewart deep edge fan punch
ribbon
buttons
Ranger Liquid Pearls and Stickles
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E21, E13, R20, R43, R46
hair- E50, E51, E53, E55, 0
eyes- BG02, BG05, BG07
everything else- Y35, Y38, YR16, YR18, YG00, YG01, YG03, YG95, E44, E47, E49, E40, E41, 0

Happy thoughts

Good morning!

I've got one more day of work today before my little mini vacation of four days off starts, WOOT WOOT! Can you tell I'm SO looking forward to that, LOL! ;)
Until then though, I've still got to hurry and post before I run off to get ready for the day. So this card is a "just because" kind of card. I didn't have a challenge for it and no real creative motivation other than wanting to use this cute Pure Innocence girly! She comes in kind of a scene with grass and clouds and a butterfly she's chasing but I chose to cut her out and give her a fun felt butterfly instead... what can I say, I love me some cool embellies. :)

Okey dokey, have a lovely day my friends!

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and PTI

paper- Basic Grey (Oh Baby Girl)

stamps- My Favorite Things (Pure Innocence Sunshiny Day), Hero Arts (sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown and creamy brown chalk ink

Creative Cafe felt butterfly

Making Memories stick pins

ribbon

Kaiser Craft flowers

buttons

Copic Spica glitter pink pen

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, E13, R20

hair- E30, E31, E34, E37

clothes- YG00, YG01, YG03, RV00, RV02, RV13, RV34, Y35, Y38, YR04, BG0000, BG000, 0, V12, V15, V17