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7th Monday Guest Designer Spotlight

Hello everyone!

I hope you all had a great weekend - last one before Christmas! I hope everyone is ready!

It's time for another Monday Guest Designer Spotlight post with our November/December 2011 Guest Designer Jessica Fick.

If this is your first time visiting you can see all my previous posts with Jessica here:

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And if you want to bookmark her blog you can check it out here:

iEmbellish

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What is your preferred method for coloring in stamped images?  Copics with paper piecing with patterned papers 

Do you like to use patterned papers on your cards? What are some of your favourite paper lines?  I love patterned papers and have a TON of them in my stash... it's so hard to resist them!  I love My Mind's Eye, Echo Park, Cosmo Cricket, Die Cuts with a View, October Afternoon to name just a few!

Favourite time of day for stamping:  Since I teach early childhood (K4 - 1st grade) at a small Christian school during the week, my stamping time is much more limited than it has been in the past.  I usually do all my stamping on the weekends.  I'm not a night owl, so I'm rarely up stamping past 10 at night. I prefer stamping during the day when my kids are hanging out in the family room with me.

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I think this card is so cute! I love how Jessica has the Sweet November Zach Rubber Stamp standing on the ribbon - clever touch! And framing the sentiment from the Snowman Sentiments Rubber Stamps Set with a heart is another great touch!

Again Jessica followed a similar theme but changed up the colors and images - this time using the new Sweet November Tess Rubber Stamp and sentiments from the new AmyR Stamps Heart-y Sayings Rubber Stamps.

I really like how she used the new C.C. Designs Cutter Leafy Branch Die and C.C. Designs Cutter Phlox Flowers Die - they're not the main focus so they're slightly tucked under the panel the main image and sentiment are on.

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Have a very Merry Christmas everyone and I will see y'all here next Monday!

6th Monday Guest Designer Spotlight

Hello everyone!

Are y'all ready for Christmas? It's less than 2 weeks away! ACK!

It's time for another Monday Guest Designer Spotlight post with our November/December Guest Designer Jessica Fick!

In case you missed any of my previous posts with Jessica you can check them all out here:

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November/December 2011 Guest Designer

And if you want to check out her blog you can find it here:

iEmbellish

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Favourite snack/beverage while crafting:  Gum!  I have a collection of sugar free chewing gum in my drawer of my desk and have a hard time designing without having a piece of gum in my mouth!

Do you listen to music while crafting? What are your favourite songs/albums to listen to?  I usually have my computer tuned to a variety of sermon podcasts or inspirational/Christian music.  Since my stamping room is on one side of family room downstairs, there is usually a cartoon or video game being played at the same time too!  

Are you a messy crafter or a crafter who needs a clean and clear space to work in?  I definitely need it to be clean but when I finish a project, I almost always leave a mess on my table (unless I need to take a photograph of it right away for a design team assignment, then I'll put away most of the stuff right away.)  Normally though, when I go to my room to begin creating, I take the time to put everything away that was left on my table from the previous project. You see, when I sit down to stamp, I nearly always created anywhere from 3 - 5+ projects, so when I'm done - I'm done!  I prefer to clean and organize at the beginning of my stamping time because it also helps me decide what I'm going to use on my projects that I'm getting ready to create!

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LOL I get such a kick out of the new C.C. Designs Cupig Rubber Stamp - it comes with the sentiment and I LOVE it! I love how Jessica colored him in and added a bit of glitter to his arrow so that it stands out more.

And of course I'd by lying if I said I wasn't partial to this card Jessica's made with the new AmyR Stamps Heart-y Sayings Rubber Stamps. I love that she featured JUST the sentiments - you really don't need an "image" for every card - sometimes you can just let the words do the work!

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I'll see you guys here next Monday!

5th Monday Guest Designer Spotlight

It's December!! Just under 3 weeks until Christmas! SO hard to belive the time is flying by this quickly.

I have another Monday Guest Designer Spotlight post for y'all with our November/December 2011 Guest Designer Jessica Fick.

If you missed any of my previous posts with Jessica you can check them out at the following links:

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And don't forget to bookmark her blog as well:

iEmbellish

 

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What is your favourite stamping technique (embossing, paper piecing etc etc)?  I love to paper piece which is probably my most used technique on my projects.  I also really like the polished stone technique and heat embossing with silver or gold embossing powder for more elegant designs.

Do you have any favourite CCDesigns stamps? What are your top 3?  I love the Swiss Pixies and the Kiki La Rue lines. I couldn't choose just 3 of them - they are all so cute!

Last crafting purchase:  Copic refills and Spellbinder dies

If money were no object what 3 things would you purchase for your cardmaking?  1. All the Copic refills and the Original Copic markers.  (right now I have a mixture of Ciao, Sketch, and Original markers and while I prefer the sketch, I like the Original fine tips for some of my more detailed stamp images.)  2. A Cricut - I don't have an electric cutting machine yet and have been wanting one now that I'm teaching several early childhood grades.  3.  The entire CC Designs Swiss Pixies  stamp line!

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Now y'all are getting a special "sneak peek" of some of the NEW December images that will be released later this week!

The main image is a new Sweet November image along with a sentiment from a new AmyR set - keep checking in over the next few days for sneak peeks and more info on the stamps!!

I love the colors Jessica chose - perfect for a little boy winter birthday card!

And here's another peek at a *new* Sweet November image and another sentiment from an AmyR Sentiment set. Again if you want to know more you'll have to keep checking in here!

I love all the detail Jessica's added to this card - the stitching, coloring and glitter for the "snow" - cute!

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See you guys next Monday!

 

4th Monday Guest Designer Spotlight

Happy Monday everyone!

It's the last Monday of November - but not our last post with our November/December Guest Designer Jessica Fick. We'll be doing our Monday Spotlight posts with her throughout December as well so keep checking in!

If you're not a follower of Jessica's blog you can visit it here:

iEmbellish

And if you missed any of the previous Monday Spotlight posts you can find them at the following links:

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What do you like most about All That Scraps?  The huge variety of stamps and products they carry!   I also LOVE the C.C. Designs line of stamps - they are so cute and I'm a huge fan of 'cutesy' stamps!

What are your “must-have” tools for cardmaking?  My Scor buddy; Tonic Trimmer; Cutterbee Scissors; Copics; Sewing machine; Good quality card stock, Ribbon; Dies and paper punches; Versafine black ink and stamps - can you see why it's pretty much impossible for me to go to crops?  I much prefer to be in my own stamping room, creating my designs as I never know what tools I may need for a project... I let inspiration be my guide!

What is your favourite type of cards to make (birthday, baby etc)?  Birthday - especially for a child because of my love for 'cutesy' stamps!

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Jessica created an adorable square card with the new Sweet November Dazzle M. Nightly Rubber Stamp. I love that she pulled some of the colors used on the bulbs and mimicked that with the snowflakes - a nice touch!

And then THIS card using the new Sweet November Wish U. Goodcheer Rubber Stamp along with a sentiment from the AmyR Stamps Snowman Sentiments Rubber Stamps is to die for!

I LOVE the paper pieced scarf and hat - and the little gingham bow on the hat is perfect - *love it*

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OK folks I'll see you here next Monday,

3rd Monday Guest Designer Spotlight

Hello everyone!

Sorry for the slight delay in getting this post up - TypePad seems to be having some issues at the moment!

Anywho - it's time for our 3rd Monday Guest Designer Spotlight post with our Nov/Dec Guest Designer Jessica Fick!

If you haven't been over to check out her blog you can follow the link here:

iEmbellish

And if you missed any of my previous posts with Jessica you can see them all at the following links:

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What is your favourite color? Blue

Preferred ink for stamping: Black Ink: Versafine (which I use when paper piecing and for most of my Copic Coloring because of it's deep, rich color.)  Colored: Ranger Distress or Stampin Up

What are your three favourite types of embellishments?  Ribbon/Twine; Buttons; Flowers

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I love this card Jessica's created with the new C.C. Designs Snowman Rubber Stamp along with a sentiment from the AmyR Stamps Snowman Sentiments Rubber Stamps. She also used the new C.C. Designs Cutter Mittens Die and attached them with baker's twine.

All of that combined with the doily, glitter, and stitching makes for one cute card!

And then we switch back to a fall-themed card with the new C.C. Designs Swiss Pixie Hello Birgitta Rubber Stamp along with a sentiment from AmyR Stamps Snowman Sentiments Rubber Stamps (you can use this set for more than just snowman cards!!).

This card is perfect with Thanksgiving just around the corner! I love the colors :o)

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See you guys next Monday,

2nd Monday Guest Designer Spotlight

Hello everyone!

I'm here with our Monday Guest Designer Spotlight and our November/December 2011 Guest Designer Jessica Fick!

If you missed last weeks post you can check it out here:

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And if you haven't done so already you can bookmark Jessica's blog here:

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You’ve been stamping for:   I began scrapbooking with the birth of my son because I wanted to document all the photos and memories of Isaiah as a baby.  As I began to grow in my love for scrapbooking, I discovered rubber stamping through some encouragement from my mom.  It wasn't long before I began using the stamping in my books and handmade cards.  I've been stamping for 12+ years and have quite the collection to show for it!

You were introduced to stamping by: My Mom attending a Stampin Up party.

What attracted you to stamping? What do you like most about it?  Since I was a scrapbooker when I first discovered stamping, I loved how easily it was to create my own embellishments for my pages.  I never collected many stickers or diecuts (remember when those were popular in scrapbooking!) because I had a hard time buying consumable products. I preferred tools which could be used over and over again - customizing them to my own designs like paper punches, clip art, and templates.  Rubber stamps were an easy sell to me because of their versatility.  That is still one of the biggest selling points to me about the stamps that I purchase today. 

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I am loving the non-traditional color combo on this card Jessica's created with the new C.C. Designs Laugh Lines Snowball Rubber Stamp. The sentiment is from the new AmyR Stamps Snowman Sentiments Rubber Stamps.

*mental note - I definitely want to start adding "snowflakes" to my winter cards by using Liquid Pearls! I love the look of it!

As if the cards could get any cuter! I LOVE the paper-pieced coat Jessica created on this C.C. Designs Swiss Pixie Through The Night Rubber Stamp!! Her choice of sentiment (again from the AmyR Stamps Snowman Sentiments Rubber Stamps) fits perfectly.

Such a cute card!!

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Untill next Monday,

November/December 2011 Guest Designer

Hello hello everyone! I hope y'all have been checking in regularily as there have been all sorts of fabulous posts with the new November stamps release and now with our newest Guest Designer!

Please say hello to our November & December 2011 Guest Designer Jessica Fick!

She's going to be sharing more about herself throughout the next 2 months as well as sharing all the cute creations she's made with the newest CCDesigns stamps. So check back in every Monday during November and December to see what's new with Jessica :o)

If you've never visited her blog before you can check it out here:

iEmbellish

 

 

 

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Name: Jessica Fick

Blog: iEmbellish 

Significant Other/Children/Pets: I am blessed to be married to my best friend Brad for nearly 16 years.  We have two amazing children: Isaiah (14) and Ashley (10).

Where are you from? Stoughton, WI (a suburb of Madison, WI)

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I really like the card Jessica's created with the new Sweet November Chill E. Pinebough Rubber Stamp. I love the blue and white color combo - it makes the wreath and bird just "pop" and stand out that much more!

Again Jessica used a blue and white color combo with this Sweet November Adorn D. Yard Rubber Stamp then adding that touch of red to make it "pop". Her use of liquid pearls on both cards is a nice touch as well - it gives them that extra *something* without going overboard.

On this card I also really like how she framed the main image in black as well as the sentiment - from the new AmyR Stamps Snowman Sentiments Rubber Stamps. It makes it stand out more - very nice!

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OK folks I will be back next Monday with our next Spotlight post!

Final Monday Guest Designer Spotlight

Happy Halloween!

We've come to our final Monday and last post with our September/October 2011 Guest Designer Pattie Goldman. She's been an awesome addition these past two months hasn't she?

Make sure you bookmark her blog to keep up with her craftiness:

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And if you missed any of my previous posts with Pattie you can check them all out at the following links:

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Do you ever experience “crafter’s block” and have a hard time coming up with new ideas? What do you do if/when that happens? 

When I need some inspiration, I take a look at some of my favorite cards I have around my craft room and use a layout that I really like to get back into the swing of things.  

What is your personal style when it comes to cardmaking?

I think I have a range of styles...from cute and fun to shabby chic and somewhere in between!

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Pattie did an awesome job with all the coloring of this *New* C.C. Designs Swiss Pixie The Group Rubber Stamp. I love that she paper-pieced parts of their clothing - doing that gave it a nice touch!

And I love her choice of sentiment from the *New* AmyR Stamps Handy Christmas Greetings Rubber Stamps - PERFECT with this image.

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Have a fun and safe Halloween everyone! I'll be back next Monday with a new Guest Designer!

8th Monday Guest Designer Spotlight

It's still October! Does anyone else feel like it's been a looonnnggg month? I'm actually really enjoying it - usually the weeks seem to just zip by!

If you haven't checked out the blog of our September/October Guest Designer Pattie Goldman you can check it out here:

The Pampered Paper Patch

And if you missed any of my previous spotlight posts with Pattie you can check them out at the following links:

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Favourite time of day for stamping:

I prefer to stamp during the day (on my day's off), but since I work full-time as an Office Manager and have a busy family, I find myself stamping late at night after my husband goes to bed. 

Where do you find your inspiration for your cards? Do you have any blogs/websites/magazines that you turn to often for inspiration?

I am inspired by so many talented card makers and their blogs which are listed on my blog. I also like PaperCrafts magazine.

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I love the card Pattie's created using the new C.C. Designs Swiss Pixie Baby Jesus & Angel Rubber Stamp along with a sentiment from the AmyR Stamps Handy Christmas Greetings Rubber Stamps.

I love how she positioned the sentiment amid the leaf diecuts made with the C.C. Designs Cutter Leaves Die.

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I'll see you guys here next Monday!

7th Monday Guest Designer Spotlight

Happy Monday everyone!

It's already the 3rd Monday of the month - yet we're only halfway through - it's kind of nice actually. It makes it feel like we've got more time to get things done LOL!

Now on to our latest Guest Designer Spotlight post with our September/October Guest Designer Pattie Goldman.

One thing you can add to your "to-do list" if you haven't already is checking out Pattie's blog:

The Pampered Paper Patch

And if you missed any of my previous posts with Pattie you can check them out here:

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Are you a messy crafter or a crafter who needs a clean and clear space to work in?

In lfe, I am a very neat person, but my craft room always seems to get very messy very quickly.  I have more mojo when my room is clean though!

 

What is your preferred method for coloring in stamped images?

I love my Copic Markers!!! Once I invested in them, I try to use them as much as possible!

Do you like to use patterned papers on your cards? What are some of your favourite paper lines?

I absolutely love patterned paper...it's truly an obsession! You can find it on every card! My faves are My Mind's Eye, Webster's Pages and Basic Grey.

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I couldn't help but grin when I saw this card Pattie made using the new *New* C.C. Designs Reindeer Lights Rubber Stamps and *New* C.C. Designs "Sparkly Wishes" Rubber Stamp.

I got a kick out of how she took it literal and made all the bulbs on the *New* C.C. Designs Cutter Christmas Bulb Border Die glittery!! Notice she added teeny lines to the bulbs as well - I love attention to detail like that!

And then THIS card using the new *New C.C. Designs Laugh Lines Christmas Car Rubber Stamp and sentiments from the *New* AmyR Stamps Big Christmas Wishes Rubber Stamps is just too cute for words. I LOVE Christine's new Laugh Lines stamps and this one is one of my new favorites! And Pattie's card with it's bright colors is perfect!

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I'll see y'all next Monday!!