National No Housework Day Blog Hop

Welcome to the

National No Housework Day Online Blog Hop!

If you have arrived not knowing until now about the hop, no problem...just go back to

Groovy Deb's Blog at:

If It's Groovy

where this hop starts and work your way through.  You may find games, prized, projects and how do-you-dos along the path :).  We would appreciate it if you sign up to keep in touch with us by "following" and would love your comments.  Perhaps you have arrived here from Jeannie - Polka Cabana.  Great!  I hope you enjoyed that stop and the others so far!!!

We celebrate this national holiday by scrapping today and into the weekend with projects that remind us of housework or getting away from it!!!  Take the day off, put up your feet and let's hop!

For my project, I thought about what I would do if I didn't have any housework.  Well, seeing as how it is spring, I think I would just like to spend some time outside, maybe at the botanical garden or the zoo.  So here is my take on No Housework Day and Spring!

Materials used:

• Fiskars Scissors
• Fiskars Trimmer
• Fiskars Fingertip Craft Knife
• Paper from The Paper Studio and ColorBok
• ScorPal
• Punch from Stampin Up!
• Ribbon from Stampin Up!
• All stamps from The Stamps of Life - Back2Basics, Banners4All, Daisies4You sets

DON'T LEAVE YET, I HAVE A RAK!

How about a

Fiskars Upper Crest Border Punch

and a

Fiskars Fingertip Control Swivel Knife?????

You have two chances to win:

1.  Leave a comment here!

2.  Become a follower!

Make sure to tell me that you are now a follower, in the comments!

I will pick a winner sometime Monday evening!

Thanks for your visit, now head over to Mary - MareBearScraps for more exciting fun!

Fiskateers - WSO - Challenge #20

Challenge #20 - Simon Says, 5,4,3,2,1

• 5 Embellies - One Star, Three Pink Sequins, Two Red Brads, 2 Blue Sequins, and one Ribbon
• 4 Patterned Papers - 4 Squares
• 3 Stamps - I actually used 14 total stamps - 11 outside and 3 inside.
• 2 Punches
• 1 Cardstock

This was hard!!!!!  Here is my take on this challenge:

Materials used:

• Fiskars Trimmer
• Fiskars Scissors
• Fiskars Fingertip Craft Knife
• Paper from The Paper Studio and ColorBok
• Ribbon from Stampin Up!
• Punches from Stampin Up!
• Accessories from my scraps
• Stamps from The Stamps of Life - Kites2Fly, Daisies4You sets

This wraps up my Winter Stamp Out entries, I hope you liked them!  Thanks for joining me today!  Be sure to stop by on Thursday for Groovy Deb's No Housework Blog Hop

Fiskateers - WSO - Challenge #19

Challenge #19 - I have always wanted to try...

...Alcohol Inks.  After watching a Tim Holtz video on YouTube, I decided to give it a try.

Here is my take on this challenge:

I stamped the alcohol ink onto a recycled plastic acetate and waited for it to dry. I tried to stamp the images on top of it, but it didn't work, so I stamped them underneath instead.

Materials used:

• Fiskars Trimmer
• Fiskars Scissors
• Paper from The Paper Studio
• Ribbon from Celebrate It
• Inkssentials felt and foam applicator
• Adirondack Earthtones Alcohol Ink
• Distress Inks from Ranger
• Stamps from The Stamps of Life - Butterfly2Build and Daisies4You sets

I appreciate you stopping by, and we will see you here tomorrow for the last of the Winter Stamp Out Challenges.  Then, don't forget to join me here on Thursday for Groovy Deb's No Housework Blog Hop!

Fiskateers - WSO - Challenge #13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Challenge #13 - The Ugly Duckling

I didn't really have any ugly paper.  In my stash, I only have solids and some patterned paper that I like. So, then I remembered that I have a scratch sheet of cardstock that I use with my Inkssential blending tool.

Here is my take on this challenge:

I cut part of my scratch cardstock to use as a mat, then I took it outside and sprayed it with Tattered Angels. Then I punched some holes in a pink piece of cardstock with my new Fiskars Scroll Punch and sprayed it as well. Then I stamped my sentiment and masked it, and also sprayed it with Tattered Angels. It came out very shimmery, but you can't really see it in the photo. I like the result, it is very different for me.

 

Materials used:

• Fiskars Trimmer
• Fiskars Scissors
• Fiskars Limited Edition Spring Scroll Punch
• Paper from The Paper Studio
• Ribbon from Celebrate It
• Spray from Tattered Angels
• Stamps from Stampin Up! - Afterthoughts set

Challenges 14 and 15 were online contests, so you won't see a posting for those two. 

Challenge 16 - Inky Fingers

Here are my inky fingers!

Challenges #17 & #18 were also online contests!

There are three more challenges to go!  Stop by tomorrow for even more of the WSO!

Fiskateers - WSO - Challenge #12

Challenge #12 - Was to stamp on an envelope.  Here is my take on this challenge:

 

 

 

Materials used:

• Envelope
• Stamps from The Stamps of Life - Bunny4Easter set

Thanks for coming by today, drop by tomorrow for more fun!

Fiskateers - WSO - Challenge #11

Challenge #11 was Let's Get Trashy! 
In other words, find something that we can recycle and use for a project.  There was a box that I have been wanting to try for awhile.  I haven't created it because I thought it wouldn't be sturdy enough.  Alas, I could use come cardboard and recycle it. You can find the tutorial for this box on ScorPal's website. Here are some pictures of what happened next! 

I love this new box and I can store all kinds of little treasures in it!

Materials used:

• Fiskars Trimmer
• Fiskars Scissors
• Fiskars Fingertip Craft Knife
• Recycled Michelob Ultra box
• ScorPal
• Paper from ColorBok
• Stamps from Stampin Up! - Elements of Style set
• Ink from Stampin Up! - Cajun Craze

Thanks for stopping by, come back tomorrow for more of WSO!

Fiskateers - WSO - Challenge #10

Challenge #10 required us to use at least three different stamps.  I made about 20 of these cards because I have a lot of birthdays coming up.  I am also in a Birthday Club with the Fiskateers!    I lifted this card from StampTV.  Here is my take on this challenge:

Materials used:

• Fiskars Trimmer
• Fiskars Scissors
• Paper from The Paper Studio
• Ribbon from The Ribbon Boutique
• Embossing folder from CuttleBug - Argyle
• Punch from Stampin Up!
• Stamps from Stampin Up! - Afterthoughts set
• Ink from Stampin Up! - Elegant Eggplant

Thanks for coming by to see me today.  May you be blessed today!

Fiskateers - WSO - Challenge #9

Challenge #9 - Orange Goes With...

Green!

I had a lot of fun with this card.  The best part of this card, is that it could be a wedding card, or it could be a birthday card, or even a celebration card.  I am posting two pictures because once I posted this on the Fiskateer website, I just felt like it was missing something.  Here is the picture I posted for the challenge:

I added a few hearts on the sentiment, and now I think it is complete:

Materials Used:

• Fiskars Trimmer
• Fiskars Scissors
• Fiskars Finger Tip Craft Knife
• Paper from The Paper Studio
• Paper from ColorBok
• Embossing folder from Sizzix
• Punch from Stampin Up!
• Stamps from The Stamps of Life - Cake2Build set

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check back tomorrow for another challenge posting!

Fiskateers - WSO - Challenge #8

Challenge #8 - Just One Inch

What a fun challenge.  I had NEVER made anything this small before.  I was kind of hard to wrap my head around it.  I wanted my entry for the challenge to be different, so what could I do?  Well, I thought I could make an envelope for my inchie.  I can't have my inchie getting cold, now can I? 

Here is the Inchie:

Here is the envelope for the inchie:

I just love how this came out! 

Materials used:

Inchie:

• Fiskars Trimmer
• Fiskars Scissors
• Fiskars Finger Tip Craft Knife
• Paper from The Paper Studio
• Stamps from Stampin Up! - Cute by the Inch set
• Ink from Stampin Up! - Riding Hood Red, Garden Green
• Sequin, from my scraps

Envelope:

• Paper from The Paper Studio
• Punch from Stampin Up! - Petal Card Punch
• Stamps from Stampin Up! - July Fourth set
• Ink from Stampin Up! - Riding Hood Red, Garden Green, Night of Navy, Elegant Eggplant

Thanks for looking and stop by tomorrow for another challenge posting!

Fiskateers - WSO - Challenge #7

Challenge #7 was Off The Paper. 

I had a really hard time with this challenge.  My StazOn, didn't want to stay on anything!  I ended up stamping on an acetate envelope left over from pop dots, and wah-lah, it stuck!  Well, it kind of stuck.  I did have to wipe a couple of stamps off and try again.  But once the acrylic stamps got sticky, they started to stick on the acetate.  This is probably not my best work, but you know I put it all out there good and bad.  Here it is:

Materials used:

• Not much to say on this project
• Recycled acetate envelope
• Stamps - I won these in an RAK, and I do not know the manufacturer.  They came unpacked.  If you know, let me know, so that I may give the company credit.
• StazOn Ink- Orange and two purple colors

Come back tomorrow for the next challenge! 

May your day be blessed today!

Fiskateers - WSO - Challenge #6

Challenge #5 was Black and White.  I have to admit, I had never tried this type of challenge before.  After seeing all of the elegant and beautiful work in the Fiskateer's gallery, I was beyond inspired.  Here is my take on this challenge:

Materials used:

• Fiskars Trimmer
• Fiskars Scissors
• Paper from The Paper Studio
• Ribbon from Celebrate It!
• Butterfly Stamps from Martha Stewart
• Sentiment Stamp from Stampin Up! - Butterfly Prints Set

Come back tomorrow for another challenge posting!

Thanks for stopping by!

Fiskateers - WSO - Challenge #5

Challenge #5 was by the numbers.  Now please keep in mind that I am currently living in a RV Fifth Wheel Camper, so I have very limited crafting supplies.  I brought some of my Stampin Up! stamps along with my The Stamps of Life Stamps, and a few other assorted acrylic stamps.  Here is a picture of our temporary home, (we are in the process of buying a home):

That being said, I dug, and dug through my very small assortment of stamps and found one stamp set with numbers on it.  This is what I came up with for the challenge:

Materials used:

• Fiskars Trimmer
• Fiskars Scissors
• Paper from The Paper Studio
• Ribbon from my scraps - not sure
• Stamps from Stampology
• "my friend" stamp from The Stamps of Life - Thanks4OneYear set

Come back tomorrow for more of the WSO!

Happy day to you!

Fiskateers - WSO - Challenge #4

Challenge #4 was pastels.  Here is my take on this challenge:

I love how this turned out and it just screams Easter fun, fun, fun!

Materials used:

• Fiskars Trimmer
• Fiskars Scissors
• Paper from The Paper Studio
• Polka Dot Embossing folder from Cuttlebug
• Inkssentials foam blending applicator
• Stamp sets from The Stamps of Life:  Bunny4Easter, Eggs4Easter

Come back to see more of this fun Fiskateers weekend of challenges!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Fiskateers - WSO - Challenge #3

Challenge #3 was to complete an unfinished project.  I have been wanting to try this cute little treat bag that I saw on Splitcoaststampers for a while.  Here is the link if you want to see the tutorial:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/one_sheet_box/

I have had all of the material cut for this project for a while, and I don't know why I didn't try it.  It was pretty simple really.  Here is my before picture:

Here is a side view of the completed project:

And here is the front of the treat bag!

This project was pretty easy, I was surprised.  I love the results. 

Materials used: 

• Fiskars Trimmer
• Fiskars Scissors
• Paper from The Paper Studio
• Ribbon from Celebrate It
• Stamp set from Stampin Up! - Elements of Style

Check back tomorrow for Challenge #4.

Happy Day to You!

Fiskateers - WSO - Challenge #2

Challenge #2 - Create a project inspired from the nature pictures on the Fiskateer Gallery. 
Here is my entry:

After the crop was over, I decided that this card was missing something, so I added some ribbon to it:

 

Now that's better!

Materials and tools used:

• Fiskars Trimmer
• Fiskars Scissors
• The Paper Studio Paper
• CuttleBug Embossing Folder
• Ribbon from Celebrate It!
• Stampin Up! Watercolor Trio Stamp Set
• Stampin Up! Inks:  Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Garden Green

Stop by here tomorrow for the next challenge entry!

Thanks for looking!

Fiskateers - Winter Stamp Out (WSO) Challenge #1

Tami from Fiskateers asked us to step outside and take a photo of nature.  Well, I was a little lucky.  I had this guy/gal right out my window.  This weekend we are having a Fiskateers Online Winter Stamp Out.  I would love for you all to join us.  You can check out all of the fun Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on the Fiskateers website. 

Have a wonderful day today!

Fiskateers CHA Online Crop Challenges

Okay, so here are all 11 of the CHA Online challenges with descriptions below. 

Challenge #1

This card is for my good friend Tracy M in Australia. I know her family has been going through some hard times with all of the flooding, so I thought I would make her day.


Paper studio card stock, stamps are from The Stamps of Life, and Stampin Up, Cuttlebug embossing folder. Used my Fiskars trimmer and scissors and a border stamp that NanaBeth sent me. Enjoy.

Challenge #2
 

This challenge was a demonstration challenge, so I used a technique I had learned at my Stampin Up stamp club. There are more details in the post below.

Challenge #3

Make and Take, Picnic Theme. Tools and products used: The checkerboard basket was made with my Fiskars trimmer. Other Fiskars products, scissors, and an Apple a Day Squeeze punch. Paper Studio CardStock, Stampin Up Oval Punch, and The Stamps Of Life "summer4fun" set.

Challenge #4
 

Make and Take-Make your own Bank-Tools and products used: Fiskars MicroTip Scissors, Ribbon, and ColorBok paper. It's kind of simple, but I think it is cute!

Challenge #5

Make something new-This is a purse tote/gift bag that I made out of a paper bag. I have been wanting to try this for a while. Tool and products used: Fiskars new gift border punch, trimmer, scallop scissors (yes I cut the cirlce out myself), scissors, and micro tip scissors. Cardstock is Paper Studio and ColorBok. Stampin Up: "Punched Posies" stamp set, ribbon and brads. Also, a little distress ink from Ranger.

Challenge #6

Tea Time in honor of Tami-Tools and products used: Fiskars trimmer and scissors, The Paper Studio paper, ribbon and EK Success Stickers. I don't drink tea and therefore I do not have much in the way of crafting, so I had to use stickers for this one.

Challenge #7

Do a demo-I tried Sandy's quilting technique. This is not my best work, but I gave it a try and it was fun! Took me a while to figure it out and I had to use a lot of adhesive to get them to stick! Thank you Sandy!

Challenge #8

SWAG-This is my make and take of a deck of cards. Tools and products used: Fiskars: Trimmer and scissors, ColorBok paper, Stampin Up punch and "July Fourth" stamp set, sand paper, and Cuttlebug stars embossing folder.

Challenge #9

Cocktail party. Tools and products used. The Paper Studio paper, Cuttlebug hearts embossing folder, and EK Success stickers. Sorry for the horrible light, it is so hard to get a good picture this time of day. And again, I didn't have any cocktail rubber stamps so I had to use stickers!

Challenge #10

Designers Showcase. This is a box that I made back in November at a Stampin Up Stamp club. I think this looks designer, and I just loved making it, it was so fun!

Challenge #11

Color My World-Here is my honeysuckle card for this challenge. Tools and Products used: Fiskars trimmer and scissors, Paper Studio and ColorBok paper, Cuttlebug Swirl Embossing folder, Stampin Up Ribbon, The Stamps of Life "hearts2love" stamp set, Studio G Glitter. Yeah I completed all of the challenges, I am so happy! This is a first!

I had so much fun participating in this CHA Online Crop.  It was a blast.  Thanks for looking everyone!