It's Sunday and the weather is a bit dismal...a perfect card making day! I've been working feverishly to complete the Christmas cards I'd like to send out. So far, I think I've mailed ten and will have another 10 to go shortly. Some of you are probably thinking that my feverish pace isn't all that speedy and you're right, I'm certain I'm one of the slowest card makers ever, but I try! ;) I hope your holiday preparations are coming along too!
Now on to this week's Challenge at Humble Pie Stamps. The Bakers are inviting everyone to play along in the kitchen by submitting a creation featuring DRY EMBOSSING. The use of a Humble Pie stamp is NOT MANDATORY for this project, but boy would we like to see them, if you've got them!! The deadline for submissions is Thursday, December 17 at midnight EST. There's still plenty of time to join the fun! We have a great prize package, consisting of 3 winter-themed Humble Pie Stamps, patterned design paper and coordinating cardstock and embellies, for a lucky challenge participant, drawn at random. The winner's name will be posted on Friday, December 18. For further details regarding this week's DRY EMBOSSING CHALLENGE click HERE.
Hope to post a few of the Christmas cards I've created.
Have a fantastic week!
Tricia
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
A Little late....
Hello All!
Hope you are enjoy your weekend. We've had a busy one so far with an adult work-related Christmas party last night and a children's Christmas party today...'tis the Season! Have the tree trimmed and few decorations up, but a little more to go and then there's the baking and cards. I do realize I'm running out of time. Yikes!!
Here's a quick post to inform that a random winner of the Monochromatic Humble Pie Stamps' Challenge was drawn in the wee hours of Friday morning. Li-Bee-Ti won a terrific Humble Pie Prize Package, just perfect for this Christmas season!
A new LIFT Challenge has begun and is sure to be a lot of fun! A winter themed Prize Package is up for grabs at the close of this current challenge! Click HERE for all the details and a peek at the Humble Pie Bakers' inspirational lifts.
I'd like to share my version of this week's LIFT Challenge, below:
This frosty little guy was inked-up with StazOn Jet Black Ink and brought to life with the assistance of Nicholson's Peerless Transparent Watercolour Sheets. The shovel blade was shined-up with Judy Kins' Diamond Glaze. His eyes, mouth and buttons were given a bit of sparkle thanks to Black Diamond Stickles and his snowy body was made to shimmer like Crystal (Stickles).
Hope you are enjoy your weekend. We've had a busy one so far with an adult work-related Christmas party last night and a children's Christmas party today...'tis the Season! Have the tree trimmed and few decorations up, but a little more to go and then there's the baking and cards. I do realize I'm running out of time. Yikes!!
Here's a quick post to inform that a random winner of the Monochromatic Humble Pie Stamps' Challenge was drawn in the wee hours of Friday morning. Li-Bee-Ti won a terrific Humble Pie Prize Package, just perfect for this Christmas season!
A new LIFT Challenge has begun and is sure to be a lot of fun! A winter themed Prize Package is up for grabs at the close of this current challenge! Click HERE for all the details and a peek at the Humble Pie Bakers' inspirational lifts.
I'd like to share my version of this week's LIFT Challenge, below:
This is KIM B.'S (our Design Team Coordinator at Humble Pie Stamps and the talented creator of the many cards available for LIFTING for this week's Challenge) card which I LIFTED and tried to do justice:
Now for the recipe....
stamp-Humble Pie Stamps' Snowman with Shovel
This frosty little guy was inked-up with StazOn Jet Black Ink and brought to life with the assistance of Nicholson's Peerless Transparent Watercolour Sheets. The shovel blade was shined-up with Judy Kins' Diamond Glaze. His eyes, mouth and buttons were given a bit of sparkle thanks to Black Diamond Stickles and his snowy body was made to shimmer like Crystal (Stickles).
patterned design paper-Cosmo Cricket's Jolly by Golly: Breezy Freezy
cardstock-teal is Core'dinations Black Magic Collection and winter white is unknown manufacturer
embossing-Cuttlebug's D'vine Swirl Embossing Folder
border punch-rope by Fiskars
snowflake accents-Cloud9 Design Snowflake Rain Dots by Fiskars
The majority of the fabulous ingredients for my card were obtained from THE TOWN SCRAPPER, home of HUMBLE PIE STAMPS (and much, much more).
Until my next post,
Tricia
Thursday, November 26, 2009
It's FRIDAY!!!
Hello! It's Friday again and that means another HUMBLE PIE STAMPS' CHALLENGE WINNER AND A BRAND NEW CHALLENGE!! Last week we asked to see your altered items and boy were we impressed. Thank you to all our fantastic and ultra creative participants!! Check out the submissions and the randomly chosen winner HERE.
This week's challenge is one I find very interesting. The Bakers are asking you to share your MONOCHROMATIC CREATIONS. They have been extremely busy in the kitchen this week developing some monochromatic samples to spark your interest and provide some inspiration. Take a peek at their tempting treats HERE, you won't be disappointed!!
I tried my hand at providng HUMBLE PIE STAMPS BLOG visitors with a PEERLESS TRANSPARENT WATERCOLOUR SHEETS TUTORIAL this week. If you'd like to learn the basics of using PTWS and check out my first tutorial attempt, click HERE.
This is the HUMBLE PIE image and card featured in the tutorial:
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend and a to our neighbours to the south, a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Tricia
This week's challenge is one I find very interesting. The Bakers are asking you to share your MONOCHROMATIC CREATIONS. They have been extremely busy in the kitchen this week developing some monochromatic samples to spark your interest and provide some inspiration. Take a peek at their tempting treats HERE, you won't be disappointed!!
I tried my hand at providng HUMBLE PIE STAMPS BLOG visitors with a PEERLESS TRANSPARENT WATERCOLOUR SHEETS TUTORIAL this week. If you'd like to learn the basics of using PTWS and check out my first tutorial attempt, click HERE.
This is the HUMBLE PIE image and card featured in the tutorial:
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend and a to our neighbours to the south, a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Tricia
Friday, November 20, 2009
Another week come and gone!
Happy Friday everyone!
I have a few tidbits of information I'd like to share with you before I reveal my piece for this week's HUMBLE PIE STAMPS ALTERED ITEM CHALLENGE.
Phebe, the owner of THE TOWN SCRAPPER (and exclusive retailer of Humble Pie Stamps) would like to invite you to her end of the year, amazing SALE-A-BRATION! ALL ITEMS at THE TOWN SCRAPPER are BUY 1, GET THE 2ND (of equal or lesser value) FOR 50% OFF! This phenomenal sale will continue until mid January 2010! Phebe carries a variety of design papers (including Bo-Bunny, Cosmo Cricket, Imaginisce, etc.)and cardstock. The stamps she stocks are unique, among them are CCDesigns, Magnolia, Whiff of Joy, HUMBLE PIE and Chapel Road. Now, the aforementioned stamps are merely a few of the many you'll find at Phebe's. She also offers an assortment of embellishments, inks, Spellbinders, Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, the Score-Pal and much more in terms of scrapbooking and card making supplies.
Phebe's store is located in the beautiful little town of Petrolia, ON (about 20 mins from Sarnia) if you're able to shop in person. If you are interested in finding out if she has a specific item in stock or would like to place an order (she does ship worldwide), you can reach Phebe either by phone at 519-882-0623 or e-mail at info@townscrapper.com. One important note, THE TOWN SCRAPPER will be closed from December 11-21, so be sure to place your order or visit prior to December 11 or after December 21.
BE SURE TO CHECK BACK HERE TO FIND OUT ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT PHEBE'S ON-LINE STORE SET TO OPEN IN JANUARY 2010!!
This week's Humble Pie Challenge involves altering an item of your choice. There is a wonderful prize package to be won by a randomly chosen challenge participant!
Here's my altered item for this week's challenge:
Tile/Coaster Recipe:
I inked-up the fairy with StazOn Jet Black, stamped her on a tile and coloured her with Pebble Inc. chalks. To seal the coloured image, I sprayed the surface of the tile with a matte-finish acrylic spray, sprinkling some fairy glitter (AKA Ultra Fine Crystal Glitter by Stampendous!) over the wet surface. A second coat of acrylic spray was later applied.
I have a few tidbits of information I'd like to share with you before I reveal my piece for this week's HUMBLE PIE STAMPS ALTERED ITEM CHALLENGE.
Phebe, the owner of THE TOWN SCRAPPER (and exclusive retailer of Humble Pie Stamps) would like to invite you to her end of the year, amazing SALE-A-BRATION! ALL ITEMS at THE TOWN SCRAPPER are BUY 1, GET THE 2ND (of equal or lesser value) FOR 50% OFF! This phenomenal sale will continue until mid January 2010! Phebe carries a variety of design papers (including Bo-Bunny, Cosmo Cricket, Imaginisce, etc.)and cardstock. The stamps she stocks are unique, among them are CCDesigns, Magnolia, Whiff of Joy, HUMBLE PIE and Chapel Road. Now, the aforementioned stamps are merely a few of the many you'll find at Phebe's. She also offers an assortment of embellishments, inks, Spellbinders, Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, the Score-Pal and much more in terms of scrapbooking and card making supplies.
Phebe's store is located in the beautiful little town of Petrolia, ON (about 20 mins from Sarnia) if you're able to shop in person. If you are interested in finding out if she has a specific item in stock or would like to place an order (she does ship worldwide), you can reach Phebe either by phone at 519-882-0623 or e-mail at info@townscrapper.com. One important note, THE TOWN SCRAPPER will be closed from December 11-21, so be sure to place your order or visit prior to December 11 or after December 21.
BE SURE TO CHECK BACK HERE TO FIND OUT ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT PHEBE'S ON-LINE STORE SET TO OPEN IN JANUARY 2010!!
This week's Humble Pie Challenge involves altering an item of your choice. There is a wonderful prize package to be won by a randomly chosen challenge participant!
Here's my altered item for this week's challenge:
Tile/Coaster Recipe:
stamp-HUMBLE PIE'S CHRYSANTHEMUM FAIRY (designed by Sophia Landry)
I inked-up the fairy with StazOn Jet Black, stamped her on a tile and coloured her with Pebble Inc. chalks. To seal the coloured image, I sprayed the surface of the tile with a matte-finish acrylic spray, sprinkling some fairy glitter (AKA Ultra Fine Crystal Glitter by Stampendous!) over the wet surface. A second coat of acrylic spray was later applied.
As you may notice in the photo, some bleeding did occur. I'm uncertain why the bleeding occured, as I have not encountered this issue in previous tile projects. In previous projects, I had not used StazOn ink, however I don't think StazOn would the problem. I believe I used the some acrylic spray previously, but wonder if maybe the very cool temperature of the garage (where I did the spraying) may be to blame. Any ideas??
Thanks for visiting and have a fantastic weekend!
Tricia
Friday, November 13, 2009
IT'S FRIDAY....YEAH!!!!
Well, another week has come and gone. I haven't managed to post much on my Blog over the past month or so, just can't seem to find the time. There aren't enough hours in the day to get everything you'd like to accomplish finished (or even started for that matter), don't you find ? I have been making cards for different occasions, but can't get them posted. Enough rambling, let's get down to business....
This Friday, as we do every Friday at HUMBLE PIE STAMPS, we announce our latest CHALLENGE WINNER and fill you in on the NEW CHALLENGE now underway. It is my pleasure to declare BENEDICTE of Benedicte sin blogg the randomly chosen winner of the CIRCLE CARD CHALLENGE! Congratulations Benedicte! To find out all the details and see the many delectable designs sent to the HUMBLE PIE kitchen click HERE.
Our current challenge has been whipped-up by our Executive Chef, KIM. This challenge is based on Kim's 'sketchipe' below.
To read the fine print regarding this week's SKETCH CHALLENGE, please click HERE.
This is my version of this week's CHALLENGE:
This Friday, as we do every Friday at HUMBLE PIE STAMPS, we announce our latest CHALLENGE WINNER and fill you in on the NEW CHALLENGE now underway. It is my pleasure to declare BENEDICTE of Benedicte sin blogg the randomly chosen winner of the CIRCLE CARD CHALLENGE! Congratulations Benedicte! To find out all the details and see the many delectable designs sent to the HUMBLE PIE kitchen click HERE.
Our current challenge has been whipped-up by our Executive Chef, KIM. This challenge is based on Kim's 'sketchipe' below.
To read the fine print regarding this week's SKETCH CHALLENGE, please click HERE.
This is my version of this week's CHALLENGE:
Card Details:
- stamps-Maggie and the sentiment are both new releases from HUMBLE PIE STAMPS.
Maggie and the sentiment were printed from file, as we are awaiting the rubber. Maggie was coloured using both Odourless Mineral Spirits and Reeves WC Pencils as well as Prisma Pencil Crayons. Diamond Stickles were added to the white trim on her hat, and costume for a little glitter. Black Diamond Stickles were used on her buttons and the pupils of her eyes. I put a coat of Judy Kins' Diamond Glaze on the ornaments to add a some shine.
- patterned design paper-Jolly by Golly by Cosmo Cricket
- cardstock-unknown
- flowers-Mulberry Street by Petaloo (white), Petaloo Box Blends (pink and centers)
- brads-We R Memory Keepers' Glitter Brads
- ribbon-k i Memories self-adhesive
Have a SUPER weekend!
Tricia
Saturday, November 7, 2009
HUMBLE PIE'S SWEETIE PIE STAMPS' LATEST RELEASE BLOP WINNER!!!
GOOD SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALL!
It is my pleasure to announce the winner of MY BLOG PRIZE, as part of the SWEETIE PIE STAMPS' LATEST RELEASE BLOP FUN! We Bakers found the BLOP so very exciting and hope you enjoyed viewing the new SWEETIE PIE stamps and our creations, as well! Now, without futher ado, the random winner (compliments of randomnumbergenerator.org) of my blog candy is the author of comment number 5, NANCY of MULBERRY STATION! CONGRATULATIONS NANCY, you have won the items pictured below! Please leave a comment on my blog and I will arrange to have your prize shipped to you ASAP! The initial few comments were left by my fellow kitchen mates, they were not considered for the winnings. Sorry ladies!! ;(
The GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF 2 OF THE LATEST RELEASE SWEETIE PIE STAMPS (courtesy of The Town Scrapper) is AMANDA B. at My Paper Passions. Check out all the details HERE.
Don't forget to check out our latest circular sensation challenge now underway at HUMBLE PIE STAMPS. All those who take part in the challenge are placed in the draw for $10 of Maggie Money to be used to purchse your very own SWEETIE PIE STAMPS!!!
HAVE WONDERFUL WEEKEND!
Tricia
It is my pleasure to announce the winner of MY BLOG PRIZE, as part of the SWEETIE PIE STAMPS' LATEST RELEASE BLOP FUN! We Bakers found the BLOP so very exciting and hope you enjoyed viewing the new SWEETIE PIE stamps and our creations, as well! Now, without futher ado, the random winner (compliments of randomnumbergenerator.org) of my blog candy is the author of comment number 5, NANCY of MULBERRY STATION! CONGRATULATIONS NANCY, you have won the items pictured below! Please leave a comment on my blog and I will arrange to have your prize shipped to you ASAP! The initial few comments were left by my fellow kitchen mates, they were not considered for the winnings. Sorry ladies!! ;(
Don't forget to check out our latest circular sensation challenge now underway at HUMBLE PIE STAMPS. All those who take part in the challenge are placed in the draw for $10 of Maggie Money to be used to purchse your very own SWEETIE PIE STAMPS!!!
HAVE WONDERFUL WEEKEND!
Tricia
Friday, November 6, 2009
NEW HUMBLE PIE STAMPS CHALLENGE!!
GOOD MORNING FELLOW BLOGGERS!
Today we are announcing the new weekly challenge at Humble Pie Stamps (it's a circular sensation), as well as our latest challenge winner!! How much fun is that to start off a WARM (13-15 celcius, here in SW Ontario) November weekend?!
Thank yous must be sent out to our recent challenge participants! Your creations inspired by Baker Kim's sketch were extremely enchanting!! Please continue to share your delectable designs with us in the HUMBLE PIE kitchen!
This week's challenge was baked-up by another of our very talented kitchen mates, Maria the Baker. Mmm, mmm did we have a blast with this one! Maria and the rest of us Bakers are challenging everyone this week to develop a circular creation! Come and join us in the kitchen...you'll be surprised at all the wonderful concoctions we've come up with! Take a peek HERE...
This is my contribution to this week's special:
The SECRET Recipe:
Just a little reminder, the HUMBLE PIE NEW STAMPS' RELEASE BLOP will soon end!! Be sure to head over to Kim's Blog to begin the FUN. Visit each of the blop stops, leave a message on each and you'll soon find yourself at the HUMBLE PIE STAMPS BLOG for the grand finale. There are many prizes up for grabs, but you must play along before midnight tonight EST.
Tricia
This week's challenge was baked-up by another of our very talented kitchen mates, Maria the Baker. Mmm, mmm did we have a blast with this one! Maria and the rest of us Bakers are challenging everyone this week to develop a circular creation! Come and join us in the kitchen...you'll be surprised at all the wonderful concoctions we've come up with! Take a peek HERE...
This is my contribution to this week's special:
The SECRET Recipe:
- stamps-the snowman and sentiment are from HUMBLE PIE STAMPS', SWEETIE PIE LINE'S NEWEST RELEASES and the stitching is Sassafrass Lass Stitched Borders set
- patterned design paper-imaginisce Polar Expressions Glitter collection
- cardstock-green is Crafts Etc!, red is core'dinations' Super Assortments Nostalgia
- embossing-D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
- stars icon-Wild Card Cricut Cartridge
- bling-green rhinestones are KaiserScrapbook and red star is Bo Bunny Buttons and Bling
Just a little reminder, the HUMBLE PIE NEW STAMPS' RELEASE BLOP will soon end!! Be sure to head over to Kim's Blog to begin the FUN. Visit each of the blop stops, leave a message on each and you'll soon find yourself at the HUMBLE PIE STAMPS BLOG for the grand finale. There are many prizes up for grabs, but you must play along before midnight tonight EST.
Tricia
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