Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Scrappy Moms Stamps Terrific Tuesday Challenge - So Thankful for You

Happy Tuesday Crafters,


With Thanksgiving around the corner we take a little extra time to think of all the things we're thankful for and it's a perfect theme for the new Scrappy Mom Stamps Terrific Tuesday Challenge. 
The theme for this challenge is - So Thankful for You. 
Photobucket

For my project I chose to use the "Thankful for you!" sentiment from 
the Scrappy Moms Stamps "A Holiday to Remember" stamp set.   
One of the things I'm Thankful For is my Crafty Friends and followers. 


Card Recipe:
  • "Thankful for you!" sentiment from the Scrappy Mom's Stamps "A Holiday to Remember stamp set
  • Turkey is from KaDoodle Bug Designs Cutie KaToodles - Turkey.  Used the jpg and did a ring and cut with my Silhouette Cameo.
  • Leaf sequins are from my craft stash.  Don't remember where I got them from.   
  • Card layout design is from Mojo Monday 423
  • All the mats were printed and then cut out on my Silhouette.


Are you ready to create something "Thankful for You" and  join us in this challenge?

If so make sure you link up your project HERE  for a chance to win a set of Scrappy Mom's Stamps.  While visiting the Scrappy Moms Stamps blog be sure to check out the wonderful projects my Design Team sisters created for this challenge.   Can't wait to see what your take on this challenge is. 

Thanks for stopping by.   

All comments are welcomed and cherished.

TTFN,

Debby


Also entered in:
Between the Folds Challenges ~  http://btfchallenges.blogspot.com/2015/11/okso-this-week-our-challenge-is-meant.html
Just Keep Creating November Anything Goes link up ~http://justkeeponcreating.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/november-2015-anything-goes-link-up.html
D R S Designs Challenge #200 ~ http://drsdesignsblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/challenge-200-thankful-thanks.html
Die Cutting Divas Challenge #242 Thankgiving ~ http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2015/11/ch-242-thanksgiving.html

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Scrappy Moms Stamps November 2015 Stamp Release - In the End Zone! - Football Card

Happy Tuesday Crafters,


 
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!!!!
I love football season and sitting down on occasion to watch football with my hubby. 

  Well of course I had to make a football card using a sentiment from one of the new November Scrappy Moms Stamps "In the End Zone" which is perfect for the people in your life that love sports.

So I don't get a flag for delay in game here is my card.
Card Recipe Below

Here are the two new November sets:


Card Recipe:
  • Sentiment from the new Scrappy Moms Stamps "In the End Zone!".
  • Card Base is a standard A2 card - 5-1/2" W x 4-1/4" H
  • The brown background paper was embossed with my Cuttlebug Tiny Mosaic Embossing folder
  • Football field is a print and cut image I bought from the Silhouette store ~ Design #15798
  • The football player is from a Football Set from the Silhouette store ~ Design #46930
    • Also cut the football from this set after I sized it so the sentiment would fit perfectly on it.  Used Close to my Heart Coca stamp pad to ink the edges. 
Thank you so much for stopping by.
Wishing you a fabulous week and hope you get some crafting time in.
TTFN
Debby

 

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Scrappy Moms Stamps November 2015 Stamp Release - Local Lingo! - Hello/Hi Card

Hello Crafters,


 I'm back to share another card I made using a sentiment from one of the new November Scrappy Moms stamp sets.  

I'm a little behind in creating my projects because my craft room is a complete disaster so I spent today cleaning it up.  Once I got that done I was able to sit down and created this card.  


I love how all it turned out except the eyelashes.  I'm not completely in love with them as I am the rest of the card. 

Here are the two new sets:



Card Recipe:
  • Sentiment from the new Scrappy Moms Stamps "Loco Lingo!stamp set.
  • Card base is 5-1/2" x 5-1/2" 
  • KaDoodle Bug Designs Cutie KaTootles-Nut Free Candy set
    • Used my eBrush to shade my pumpkins.  #eBrush
    • used Versa Magic Gingerbread Chalk Ink to ink the squirrel pieces.
    • Cut leaves out and put them in place where the candy was suppose to go.  
  •  Background was embossed with the Darice Fall Leaf embossing folder.
    • Used Memento Potter's Clay, Close to My Heart Cocoa and Studio G Creamsiscle Orange to highlight the embossed edges.  
  • Hay paper from my stash.
  • Eye lashes are yarn from my craft stash.

Thanks for stopping by.  
Be sure to check out my design team sister’s blogs to see what creative projects they’ve made for this release plus also be sure to stop by and 
visit our two Guest Designers 
Dottie from Something Crafty by Dottie ~ http://somethingcraftybydottie.blogspot.com
and
Melissa from Moe Creations ~
Links to my sister Scrappy Moms Stamps Design Team are on the side of my blog.

Wishing you all a blessed day!
Happy Crafting.
TTFN,
Debby

Friday, November 6, 2015

Scrappy Moms Stamps November 2015 Stamp Release - Local Lingo! - Batman Bad Guys Halloween Treats

Happy Friday Crafters


So thankful the new November 
Scrappy Moms stamp sets are here!  

I'm pleased to introduce you to 




Ok, so the Design Team had a few chuckles over one of the sentiments from the "Local Lingo!" stamp set and that sentiment is 
"Have a Whoopensocker of a day!" 

I had no idea what "Whoppensocker" meant and had to be educated by my Design Team Sisters.   For those of you that haven't ever heard of it either, it's origin is Wisconsin and it means Something "extraordinary of its kind."

Well the first part of the word made me think of Whoppers so I thought it would be a perfect sentiment for the candy bags I wanted to make for my work.  

I felt Whoppers for the candy and the word Whoppensocker were reminiscence of the big "POW", "SLAM" etc words that would pop up on the old  Batman TV Show when Batman was fighting the bad guys. 

Here's the one with Poison Ivy whom I dressed up as. :)

Here's the one with The Penguin

Here's the one with Harley Quinn

Here's the one with the Joker

Card Recipe:
  • Sentiment from the new Scrappy Moms Stamps "Loco Lingo!stamp set.
  • Poison Ivy, Penguin, and Riddler are from the Silhouette Store  - Design #'s 83204, 77573, 83207
  •  The Harley Quinn is from a picture I found on the internet, saved to my computer then imported it into my Silhouette software, traced, then printed and cut them out. 

Thanks for stopping by.  
Be sure to check out my design team sister’s blogs to see what creative projects they’ve made for this release plus also be sure to stop by and 
visit our two Guest Designers 
Dottie from Something Crafty by Dottie ~ http://somehthingcraftybydottie.blogspot.com
and
Melissa from Moe Creations ~
http://melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com
Links to my sister Scrappy Moms Stamps Design Team:

Melanie
Tammy
Bonnie
Carri
Corri
Debby-ME
JoAnn
Julie
Julie
LeeAnn
Stacey
Sukie
Theresa

Wishing you all a blessed day!
Come back again soon to see other projects I've made 
to showcase these two awesome stamps sets.
Happy Crafting.
TTFN,
Debby

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Scrappy Moms Stamps Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Scarecrow for Hire!

Hello Crafters,


I've been absolutely exhausted from all the prepping and decorating my work for Halloween that unfortunately I didn't get my Scrappy Moms Stamps TTC finished.  :(  
But I wanted to let everyone know what it was so you could hope over to the Scrappy Moms Stamps blog and join us in this new challenge.    

Photobucket
This week's TTC challenge theme is a scarecrow challenge.  

Link you your cards, scrapbook pages, 3D items or whatever other creative project 

you come up with HERE  for a chance to win a set of Scrappy Mom's Stamps.  

Look forward to being inspired by your creations. 

While visiting the Scrappy Moms Stamps blog be sure to check out the wonderful projects my Design Team sisters created for this challenge.   

Thanks for stopping by.   


TTFN,

Debby


Sunday, November 1, 2015

Halloween Decorations for Work 2015 - Gotham City and Bat Cave

Happy Day After Halloween Crafters,


At my work Halloween is a big deal and we have a Halloween Decorating Contest between departments and departments are allowed to team up. 
Last year I won for my Pirates of the Caribbean theme so I had to try my best to come up with something that would wow and could possibly help me win again so my friend/co-worker and I came up with the idea to do Gotham City in my department and the Bat Cave in her department.   
For my WOW factor, I contacted the Art Teacher at St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School to commission her students to create three Graffiti pieces because what big city doesn't have some kind of graffiti around.   The graffiti pieces they painted are so fabulous and everyone was amazed by them and they were definitely my WOW factor.  
The walls were built by our salesmen and all but the Wayne Enterprises walls were painted by me and my other co-workers in my department.   The Wayne Enterprises walls were painting by one of our salesmen.
Unfortunately the Gotham City-Bat Cave area did not win this year but we had so much fun creating the props, putting it all together and seeing everyone's amazement of what we done. 

Here are a bunch of pictures of the two departments. 

This is on the outside of our two departments.  The door down the hall one of the doors to her department and the door with the glass is one of the doors to my department.


The Bat Signal was cut out of vinyl on my Silhouette Cameo that I added to the City Background that I purchased from Oriential Trading Company


I made this sign with Silhouette Cameo.  The Bat Signal and Batman were purchased from the Silhouette Store and the font is Batman Forever that I downloaded from the internet for free.   


Here are the walls that were created to make Gotham City:

On this wall I used a stone background that I purchased last year from Oriential Trading Company for my Pirates of the Caribbean decorations that I reused again for the walls to the outside of my cube aka Poison Ivy's area.  I put fake ivy along the wall and also up on the ceiling panels


This is looking down the hall from the door with the glass into my department.

Gotham City need to have it's police station with wanted posters for Poison Ivy, The Penguin, The Riddler and Harley Quinn.
The letters were cut out with my Silhouette Cameo.


On the long wall is a supply cabinet witch I used as the entrance doors to 
Wayne Enterprises.
The windows, Wayne Enterprises Sign and W's on the doors were cut out using my Silhouette Cameo.  Found the logo on Google Images.  Saved it to my computer, pulled it into my Silhouette software, traced ant then cut it out.    


This is two fake wall outside two different cubicles   The one on the left is the outside of Penguins area and the one on the right is outside Harley Quinn's area.



Looking into our area/Gotham City from the other entrance.

Wall inside the cube which was turned into the Riddler's hang out.
The questions marks were traced and cut from an image I found and saved from Google Images.   The title "Riddle Me This..." is Riddler font that I searched and downloaded from the internet.   The riddles which were added to make this wall fun and complete were created and printed by my friend and co-worker.


Inside Poison Ivy's area I took the two additional 55 gallon barrel's I borrowed from the shop to make toxic waste.  We covered the top of both barrels with a black garbage bag and trimmed the edges.  On one of the barrels I mixed shaving cream and green food coloring to come up with my toxic goo.  The other barrel had treats I made for my co-workers to take.  (Come back Friday to see the details of the toppers of these treat bags.)
The Toxic Waste symbol was cut out on my Silhouette and instead of cutting two I used the cut outs on the other barrel.   The dripping toxic waste dripping down was repurposed from the Engineering Departments decorations from last year.  The stuff around the barrels are those puffy air bags that I saved from packaged that I've received.



Now for my WOW factor which Gotham City needed was the graffiti walls in the ally way.
I borrowed a 55 gallon metal barrel from our shop and added a cauldron with a fake moving flame to make it look like those barrels in ally ways that people hanging out in ally ways make fires in to keep warm. 

This graffiti is rocks out in the quarry that have been tagged. 


This graffiti is of a Syar Concrete Truck and Rip Rap a term we use for large rocks/boulders.

This is two of the graffiti canvass St.Patricks-St.Vincent High School students from the National Honors Art Society painted for me.   



Here's the third canvas the St.Patricks-St.Vincent High School students from the National Honors Art Society painted for me.   Here they incorporated our company name, aggregate (another name for rock) and HMA for Hot Mix Asphalt.  


What's an alley way with out a broken pallet and garbage all around??

Here's me dressed up as Poison Ivy and one of our Salesmen dressed up as the Penguin.

Now onto the Bat Cave. 
We covered all the walls in my friend's area with dark brown craft paper that I purchased from Staples last year.  We cut approx 10 foot strips and crumpled each strip to give it texture and then put them up all around her area.  

This short hall way between my department and my friend's department  is the entrance to the Bat Cave.  On the other side of that door is the fabulous Bat Cave.

This is what you see when you walk through the door.


 

Area where Batman watches over Gotham City.

Bat mobile my friend and her husband made.  
It was so fantastic and totally made the Bat Cave the Bat Cave. 
This is the Front.

This is the back

This is the license plate they put on it.

Look... It's Batman

Yes, we even covered up the only window in this area with the brown paper.   Should've put black over the window first so the light from outside wouldn't have shown thru.

Here's Batman by his awesome Batmobile.

Here's Batman checking on what's going on in Gotham City


I hope you enjoyed seeing how crazy me and my friend get over decorating our areas for Halloween.   Now we need to start our planning and plotting for next year.   
Need to win so we can get our bragging rights back. :)
Happy Crafting!
TTFN,
Debby