Our Craft Lounge Blog Hop!

ETA: The contest is now closed, I just used random.org to choose comment #6 to win this set:

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 6

Heather said...

This is just way too fun! Fabulous card Libby!!!

August 6, 2009 9:28 AM

Congratulations Heather!! (and for the record, I did a little cartwheel here in my stamp cave when it came back with #6 and it meant I didn't have to count down very far, LOL!) Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments you left for this card, they were so much fun to read!!

(BTW - I just noticed it copied as "max: 100" but I promise you I put in, and it shows, 109 in that window on my computer. No idea why it pasted as the default. Comments #101-109, you'll just have to trust me when I assure you I did not leave you out!")

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If you're here looking for my From Courtney's Closet post, that will be tomorrow, sorry for the delay!

Well today is the day that we've been building up to all week - release day for the latest Our Craft Lounge stamps!! YAY!! All 31 sets are now available for purchase - check here to find out where you can get them, either online or at an LSS listed by state. (be sure to note the "more info" button...) And what better way is there to celebrate this awesome release than having a little (ok, big!!) blog hop, and giving away *FREE STAMPS*??!? The set I have up for grabs is called For-bitten - inspired by the Twilight series of books (and now movies). If you follow this blog you've heard me admit a couple times now - I love vampires!! I have long before Twilight came along! So given the opportunity to give away a vampirey stamp set - well OF COURSE I jumped at it!! And this is such a fun set!! The sentiments are fabulous! I'm excited about the possibilities of combining this set with some other vampire stuff I already have...!!! For my sample I tried one of those Tri-Shutter cards, which was recently featured on Splitcoast as a tutorial. Even though it looks complicated, it was actually very easy to make! (Sorry I wasn't able to photograph it well, though!) The card actually folds flat into a "normal" size card to mail!!! I couldn't take a photo of that view, though, because my Stickles were still wet. Not that I procrastinated until the night before this was due and had to photograph it before it had dried, nothing like that! *ahem* ;-) (ETA: I took some better photos today in the daylight - and was able to take the photo of it folded up, since my Stickles were finally dry...) :-) By the way, I am still reading the books - I'm about a third of the way through Breaking Dawn - so please don't leave any spoilers in the comments!!! LOL!

So do you want this set or what?? If you do, leave a comment here, and I will draw a winner on Sunday night at 8pm CST. If you're not a Blogger user, make sure you leave contact info - if I can't get ahold of you I'll just draw another name. And to check out all the other reveals & enter other blog candy, check the list on the OCL blog. Remember, you can enter as many of the contests as you'd like, but you can only win one set.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Twilight Tuesday on a Sunday!

I've been wanting to place an order with The Greeting Farm for ages now, and last week I finally did it! Here's one of the little cuties I couldn't resist. Edward. Yes, as in Twilight. But I think the stamp is absolutely adorable even if you're not a Twilight fanatic. Which I have to admit, I am not. I'm currently making my way through the series - I like it, and had to read it because I love all things vampire (more background here) but I'm not OH MY GOD ITS THE GREATEST THING EVER in love with it, like some people. Like, for example, my sweet blogging friend Erica! I was chatting about Twilight and stamps with Erica via email, and she mentioned this week's bonus Twilight Tuesday challenge. Can you believe that, an entire blog devoted to stamping challenges focused on Twilight!?? That's pretty darn cool, people who love it, LOOOOOVE IT! :-) Erica advised me not to nose around too much on that blog, because I still need to read that final book and there are spoilers. So fyi, if you are in progress like me! But this particular challenge was "safe" according to Erica. LOL! The challenge was to use a Greeting Farm stamp (check!) and use the "classic" Twilight colors - red, black & silver (check!). I also combined it with this week's Weekend Sketch Challenge hosted by Lori Craig. The silver background is actually aluminum foil, run through an embossing folder on my Cuttlebug - a technique I found over at StampTV. As is usually the case with blingy, glittery cards, I love it wayyyy more IRL than in this darn photo, but what's a girl to do? I used the "just for you" sentiment because, really, what gal wouldn't want an Edward of their very own? Thanks Erica for hooking me up with the inspiration for this challenge - once I finish Breaking Dawn I'll have to visit regularly for more fun challenges! :-)

• Stamps: Edward from The Greeting Farm, Teeny Tiny Wishes from Stampin' Up!
• Paper: Basic Black, Real Red, white
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers for coloring, black Glaze pen
• Accessories: aluminum foil, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots folder, "rings" embossing folder from quicKutz, oval Spellbinders die, Star Dust Stickles, bling flourish from Walmart, metal heart accents from Colorbok, red SU grosgrain ribbon, white American Crafts scallop ribbon, black ribbon from Jody
  

My Sparkly Vampire Card

Here's my latest Cinema Saturday card. Can you tell what movie they picked this week?? That's right - TWILIGHT!! Sure, Edward doesn't wear a cape, and his hair is WAY more stylish than this - but I just couldn't resist pulling out my favorite little vampire stamp!!! It's from a Westrim Crafts set called Spooky that I found on the clearance rack at Archiver's just after Halloween last year, so I'm thrilled to be getting him inky for the first time. You see, I *love* vampires!! It's a little known fact about me. (although, if you read this blog regularly, this is not the first time I've admitted it!!!) However - Twilight - well, I resisted reading it for the longest time. No offense to some of you, but I just thought it was a little creepy that all these middle-aged women were in love with a teenage vampire!! But then I thought more about it - wait! He's a vampire! He's probably been seventeen for a very long time, so really, he's MUCH older. Oh. But that means he's like a hundred year old vampire hot for a seventeen year old girl. Still creepy. But then I decided - who cares - he's a vampire and I love vampires!!! hee hee So I actually just finished the first book the other day, and watched the movie when I knew this would be the challenge this week. I really do like it - but I'm not going to claim to be one of the FANATICS out there. I just love all things vampire!! (ok fine I'll admit it - Edward is totally dreamy!!) Well anyway, I had a super fun time making this card!! One thing in Twilight that's different than the other vampire books I've read is how she dealt with them going out in sunlight - she has them SPARKLE in the sun!! So my little vampire has a super sparkly face, thanks to my Stardust Gelly Roll pen. There's also sparkle on the chipboard heart (Christmas Red Stickles) and the hearts on the DP are sparkly too. I also colored over the vampire's hair, cape and shoes with my black Glaze pen, so he's sparkly AND shiny! I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch for the card, which was awesome as always, and as luck would have it a Verve sentiment fit with my theme quite nicely! So there you have it, my sparkly vampire card and my confession about my love for vampires, which began long before they were sparkly teenagers. Yes, I am a weirdo. :-) FYI you have until Thursday 9pm PST to play along with Twilight! You know you want to!! ;-) Thanks for stopping by today!!

• Stamps: Spooky from Westrim Crafts, Wild Thing from Verve Stamps
• Paper: Read Red, Silver from SU, Black & black polka dot from MM, Purple from Marcella, Expensive but Cute heart DP
• Ink: Palette Noir, Encore Silver, Copics
• Accessories: Cuttlebug & folders, chipboard heart from stash, Christmas Red Stickles, Stardust Gelly Roll pen, Black Glaze pen, Marvy punches, SU scallop border punch, metallic red brads from my stash

Halloween is for suckers!

Hey Kelly, this one's for you! It's not quite "vampires suck", but it's as close as I've got! :-) This is the cute little Hambo signature pig, dressed up and trick or treating as a vampire! Here's a little known fact about me - I love vampires!! Ok, little known - unless you are Kelly. Or Laura. (or maybe even my brother, if he's actually reading this post...!) I was a big Anne Rice fan back in college, and my favorite vampire book of more recent reading is The Historian. I even used to belong to the Anne Rice fan club - I "joined the coven and strengthened the blood of the Vampire Lestat". (honestly, I'm not kidding!!) My favorite Sting song is "Moon Over Bourbon Street". The first time I visited New Orleans, I walked around the Garden District by day, searching for Anne Rice's house, and wandered around the French Quarter at night, looking for Louis. Ok, I've shared too much. Now that you all think I'm a complete freak, let me tell you a little more about this card! Vampire Pig's cape is super fun IRL - I lined it with lavendar Fun Flock - FUN INDEED! And of course a little Stickles makes up the trim. I love those little bat brads - they're from Making Memories. Ok Carter wants me to go and watch Thomas with him now - don't tell him that his Mommy is a vampire freak, ok? ;-) And a quick reminder - 15% off your order at Hambo Stamps this week if you use code LIBLUVSHAMBO!!! Woohoo! Bye.

• Stamps: Vampire Pig and Halloween's for Suckers from Hambo Stamps
• Paper: Georgia Pacific White, Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, ?? Green, SU DP
• Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, Copic markers for coloring
• Accessories: Cuttlebug & Mesh folder (I think?), MM bat brads, SU scallop edge punch, Fun Flock, Stickles, Black Glaze pen, White souffle pen

PS... Kelly I was very excited that you left me a comment! :-)