Beary Special Blog Hop

Even though it's not quite Halloween, Emma from My Creative Time has decided to give you all a "Beary Special Treat"! This doesn't cause weight gain but will cause CUTENESS OVERLOAD! Included in this hop, you will see a "Beary Special" stamp set that was designed by Emma for this special hop!   There is a large crew participating today.  The MCT design team plus 5 special guests.  You definitely want to hop along and comment as a fabulous prize is to be had!

If you came from Kim H's blog, you are on the right track.  If you just happened onto my blog, you will definitely want to start at the beginning on Emma's blog.

**GIVEAWAY ALERT**
Emma has a few GREAT giveaways to give to THREE LUCKY peeps! 
1st GRAND prize ~ "Teddy Bear Parade" Cricut cartridge AND this newest stamp set "Beary Special Thoughts"
2nd prize ~ "Create a Critter 2" Cricut cartridge
3rd prize ~ this newest set "Beary Special Thoughts"
How FUN is this! All you have to do is leave your comments on each designer's blogs! The more blogs you comment on, the BETTER your chances are at winning! Random.org will pick all the winners on Tuesday! So you have until Sunday, Sept 30th by midnight to get all of your comments in! AND PLEASE don't forget to include a way for us to contact you just in case YOU are one of the lucky winners! Good Luck!:)

I created this little bear box using a variety of punches and spellbinders dies.  For the free step by step tutorial to make this box and card, click on the link below to visit the download page.

Click to go to download page

Next stop on the hop is Leanne.  http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Isn't this set the cutest?  You can order it HERE.

Entire list of hoppers:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
Joy ~ http://www.obsessedwithscrapbooking.com/
Amy ~ http://www.scrappingmommy.com/
Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/
Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/
Cheryl ~ http://dragonflydesigns58.blogspot.com/
Cindy B. ~ http://www.cindybcreations.blogspot.com/
Debbie C. ~ http://www.bugjuiced.blogspot.com/
Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/
Jayne ~ http://www.jayne-designs.blogspot.com/
Jeanne ~ http://www.jeannespapercrafts.com/
Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/
Kim H.~ http://www.scrapinmomofoneinspiringlittleboy.blogspot.com/
Kim S. ~ http://www.paperpunchaddiction.com/
Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/
Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/
Micia ~ http://yellowbirdcreation.blogspot.com/
Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/
Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Rosie ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/
Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/
Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/
Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/
Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Punch Inspiration 9/26/12

Sounds Like an Order

Punchy Scarecrow

Moo Cow

Witch on the Wall

3-D Projects:
Santa Lollypop Holder

Snowman Lantern

Tea Lite Pumpkin

Toxic Treats Container

Punch Inspiration 9/25/12

Blossom the Lion

Great Pumpkin Blog Hop

Thinking of You

Witches Broom

Vintage Mashup

3-D Projects:
Halloween Boxes

Gently Falling Notepad Tutorial

Happy Boo To You Tutorial

Punch Inspiration 9/23/12

Scrapbook Sunday

Double Paper Bow (go to www.babelfish.com to translate)

Elegant Tulle (go to www.babelfish.com to translate)

Melon Scrapbook Page

Baja Breeze Field Flowers

3-D Projects:

Bird is the Word

Pumpkin Cup

Ghoulish Puppet Fun

Punch Inspiration 9/22/12

Pool Party Butterfly

Happy Birthday to my Sis

Last Day of Summer

Lalaloopsy Thank you notes

How to Sponge Clouds

3-D Projects:
Pumpkins made with rosettes

Happy Heart Boxes

No Peeking

Punch Inspiration 9/20/12

Monster Munchies Happy Boo

Mr. Owl Goes Trick or Treating

Eyeballs in a Jar

3-D Projects:
Fancy Favor Owl

Window Sheet Jar

Ghost Owl

Boo Bucket

Birdhouse Card Box

Punch Inspiration 9/19/12

If you missed it, you can still enter my drawing for the September edition of Craft Project Central!  Get ten awesome projects!  To enter, leave a comment on my blog post HERE.

Perfectly Preserved

Wonderful Flying Machine

Paisley Friendship

Everything Eleanor

Punch Art Pinecone

3-D Projects:
Halloween Treat for your Tree

Bat Purse

Birdcage

Peachy Keen Halloween Blog Hop

The air is getting cooler and the leaves are now changing colors.  Autumn is finally here!  And that means one of my favorite holidays, Halloween is coming!  The current and past design team members at Peachy Keen got together to share autumn and halloween projects featuring Peachy Keen stamps.  If you came here from Kristi's blog, you are on the right track.  If this is your first stop, start at the beginning HERE.

BLOG CANDY ALERT

Several of the DT members will randomly receive a gift certificate for blog candy.  A total of $150 in prizes!  Be sure to comment at all of the hop stops so you are eligible for all of the prizes that will be drawn.  A complete hop list is provided below.

For my project, I used the Cottage Cutz Herby die.  Last year I had the privilege to design this little guy for PKS.  I just love the selection of faces that come with the die.  All of the greetings are from the CB-05 Goblin Greetings stamp set.  The card is a basic 6x6 easel card.  The spotted papers used on the goblins is from a We R Memory Keepers 6 x 6 paper pad called Spookville.  There is an orange, gray and black spotted print in there as well.  Lots of colors for a whole line of goblins!

The next stop on the hop is Emma.  Be sure to head on over to her blog for some fantastic inspiration.

Peachy Keen is having an awesome sale today only!!!! Free stamp with every order and discounts of 10 to 25% plus 99 cent shipping.  Stock up for the holidays!!

Blog Hop Line Up

Peachy Keen Stamps Blog -- http://www.peachykeenstamps.blogspot.com/ 
DoBea Alberts -- http://www.dobeaalberts.blogspot.com 
Nikki Foraker -- http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Saundra Rega -- http://luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com/
Lisa Buttafuoco -- http://www.our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com/
Leanne Garner -- http://www.createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/
Heidi Giebel -- http://gotscraps.blogspot.com/
Vivienne Holden -- http://www.craftinghaven.blogspot.com/
Melissa Haas -- http://doxiemeldesigns.blogspot.com/
Raven Baca -- http://love4stamps.blogspot.com/
Samantha Casey -- http://www.samanthacasey.blogspot.com/
Michelle Criswell -- http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com/
Kristi Bennett -- http://littlepapersprinkles.blogspot.com/
Kim Score -- http://www.paperpunchaddiction.com/
Emma Aguilar -- http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
Amanda Bodine -- http://amandascraftsandmore.blogspot.com/
Glorajean Beardall -- http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/
Erin Lee Schreiner -- http://www.erinleecreative.com/
Lauren Brewer -- http://laurenscreative.com/
Janice Wilson -- http://www.stampingwithjanice.blogspot.com/
Amy Crockett -- http://www.scrappingmommy.com/
Cristina Garcia -- http://www.craftingwithcristina.com/
Joanna Bandeline -- http://scrap-making.blogspot.com/
Jennie Garcia -- http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/
Ruthie Nixon -- http://www.septemberninth.blogspot.com/
Heather Hoffman -- http://housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com/
Kathy Jakopovich-- http://www.peachykeenstamps-kathy.blogspot.com/
Lorie Souther -- http://thethinkinspot.blogspot.com/

Punch Inspiration 9/17/12

Christmas Blessings

Bright and Cheery Mitten

Baby Baby

Bug Me

Thinking of You Wreath

It's Bird Week

Green & Purple Day

3-D Projects:
Fall Rosette Wreath

Punch Inspiration 9/16/12

Punch Art Baby

Sunny Sunflower

Gumball Green for Christmas

Moving Forward

Quad Easel Card Tutorial

Sweet Baby

Mixing Old and New

3-D Project
Halloween Treat Pockets

Pumpkin Trick or Treat

I couldn't resist making one more card using the Inspired by Stamping Pumpkin Faces stamp set.  The faces are so goofy and cute!  For the greeting, I used the Peachy Keen Smell My Feet stamp set.

Monster Munchies with Blog Candy

My project for this month at Craft Project Central is this clamshell box featuring a punch art bat and coordinating card.  The finished box is large at 4" x 4" x 4".  Lots of room for goodies!  To get my tutorial and 9 others for only $10, head over to CPC and sign up for the September edition.

http://craftprojectcentral.com/sept-2012

BLOG CANDY ALERT!

Leave a comment for a chance to win a free membership to the September edition at CPC!  I will draw the winner next week.  Good luck!

Inspired by Stamping Recap Project

If you haven't seen the new Inspired by Stamping stamps yet, head on over to the site and check them out!

www.inspiredbystamping.com

For my project, I used the cute face stamps from the Pumpkin Faces set to create this little ghosty.  I hand cut him out of a piece of vanilla cardstock.  Sorry, I don't have a pattern but it's pretty easy to freehand it.  The greeting is from the Halloween Labels set.

Punch Inspiration 9/14/12

Suit Jacket Card

Orchard Harvest Thanks

Sparkling Mummy

I Love You

Artistic Etchings Birthday

3-D Projects:
Framelit Box

It's in the Box

Jar Box

Pencil Box

Inspired by Stamping Sneak Peek

The new Inspired by Stamping stamps are coming on Friday!  It's all about Halloween!  Check out the projects I created with the Halloween Labels and Pumpkin Faces stamp sets.  Be sure to head on over to Joanna's blog and leave a comment for a chance to win a free stamp set and some ribbon and flowers.  IBS is offering free shipping on all orders of $25 or more on Friday.  The coupon code is freeshipping.  They also have a great September sale going on.  Take advantage of the deals along with the free shipping!  

www.inspiredbystamping.com

The other girls have some fun projects.  Please visit their blogs to admire their creations!

Joanna

Colleen

Irit

Inspired by Stamping Challenge

Hello all, I had a wonderful stamping retreat with my girlfriends this weekend and got to make some really fun projects!  I finally got around to checking my emails and was shocked to see that my Inspired by Stamping Challenge card got lost in blogland!  I scheduled my card to post on Thursday and it never happened!  So sorry for being behind the  8-ball on this!

The challenge was a color inspiration challenge.  I saw this pretty picture and instantly knew I wanted to use the IBS Daisies set.

Here is what I came up with.  I love the look of stamping your own background and then embossing with an embossing folder.  I used the SU! Lattice embossing folder.

Thanks for checking out my card.  To see the other beautiful creations, please visit the IBS Challenge Blog HERE.

Peachy Keen Color Inspiration Challenge

For this week's Peachy Keen Challenge, it was a color inspiration.  I admit, I was stuck in fall/halloween mode so this really threw me for a loop!  So, I had to switch gears and makes this a holiday themed card.  This is the color palette I had to work with.  I didn't use all of the colors, but I tried!  Check out what the other DT members did for the challenge at the PKS Blog HERE.  The other girls didn't seem to have the same problem I did with using the colors!

I used the PKS-11 Igloo stamp set.  The penguin was created using the Owl Builder punch (just cut off the tufts at the top of the head and use the small oval cut in half for flippers).  It's been a long time since I created a Sliding Pop Up card.  If you would like to tackle this style card, check out my step by step tutorial HERE.  I did modify this card a little for double pop up. The wrap is 2-1/2" wide instead of 1-1/2".

Did you see all of the awesome new Peachy Keen Stamps that came out yesterday?  If not, head over there and check it out!  A special discount on all of the new stamp sets!

www.peachykeenstamps.com

New Peachy Keen Stamps!

The Peachy Keen Stamps release party is tonight!  If you want to join in on the fun, please head over to the Community Site HERE.  If you aren't a member, it's free to sign up!  This is an awesome site for PKS inspiration and sharing.  Instructional videos, member forum and challenges and LOTS OF PICTURES!  All members get their own page to share pictures and other info.  Come join the fun!

I wanted to share this card I created using the new super cute PK-130 Spider and Web stamp set.  Isn't that little spider darling?  I dug out my xacto knife and start cutting away at the web.  You certainly wouldn't have to do this yourself but I wanted the pop out window to show the depth from behind.  To make the front panel pop way out, I cut 1" long strips for the top, bottom and middle.  I scored at 1/4", 1/2", 3/4" and then accordion folded the strips.  Then I attached on the back of the front panel and then attached to a layer of black cardstock.  The effect is pretty cool!  The circle in the front panel was made with a 2-1/2" Circle punch.

Peachy Keen Sneak Peek

Oh Joy!  It's time for another fantabulous group of Peachy Keen Stamps to hit the streets!  This month, not only is there another super awesome Stamp of the Month and Peachy Picks kit, but there is a whole slew of new Country Bumpkin and Hillbilly Halloween sets!  Check out my sneaky peeks.  They both feature stamps from the September Stamp of the Month and the Peachy Picks paper kit.  Check out the other great projects from design team members at the PKS Blog.

I love Halloween, so you can expect to see lots of spooky inspiration this month!  This little pumpkin was created using 3 Extra Large Oval punches (pop the front oval with a dimensional).  The stem is hand cut and the leaves are from the Bird Builder punch.  Don't you just love this sweet little pumpkin face from the SOTM set?  The paper in the Peachy Picks kit this month is AWESOME!  I'll end up using the whole stack which doesn't always happen but every pattern in the pad rocks!

The official release party is tomorrow!  Check back at my blog to see all of the awesome stamps!

Punch Inspiration 9/3/12

Happy Friday

Out on a Limb

Festival of Prints

Baby Fun

3-D Projects:
Sandwich Box

Affection Collection

Cookie Time

Little Boy Blue Gift Box

Apple for Teacher

Winner of the Craft Project Central August membership

Sorry for the delay in getting this announced!  Congratulations to Mrsro who had this to say:

I will contact you for claiming your membership.  If you don't receive my email, please contact me. Thanks!

Peachy Keen Labor Day Sale!

Are you chillin' at home for the labor day weekend?  Take few minutes to hop on over to the Peachy Keen Stamps site and check out the awesome sale!  31% Off ALL stamps and supplies!!!!!

www.peachykeenstamps.com

Wondering what to buy?  Check out my blog posts below for a listing of my favorite face stamp sets:

http://www.paperpunchaddiction.com/2011/04/peachy-keen-stamps-tax-day-sale.html

http://www.paperpunchaddiction.com/2011/11/big-peachy-keen-sale-is-coming-and-my.html