Stamper at Heart: April 2014

Monday, April 28, 2014

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge - Use Umbrellas #208

Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge

Challenge #208 April Showers

This Weeks Sponsor

Winner will receive their choice of 3 digital images

~This Weeks Challenge~

April Showers

Create a project using an umbrella

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

Here is my project for the week:

I used Tie the Knot for my Umbrellas and SU Punch for the scallop circles and paper

Bitten By the Bug 2 - Use a Birthday Cake!

It is a wonderful Monday and our DT sister Diane has selected Birthdays as our challenge for today!

So I used Sweet Treats cartridge and created this chocolate cake! It had to be chocolate because if you ask me there is absolutely no other kind of cake!! Hee Hee So link up with the gals over at BBTB2 and see what the team has designed for you!

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes

Good Morning! Our sponsor at Creative Knockouts this week is Digi Stamps 4 Joy!

They have provided this darling little girl image and I colored her with copic markers! My good friend Karen asked me to let everyone know the copic markers I used so here is the list:

Hair: C3, 5, 7 and fine tip copic black 0.3

Hat: RV10, 21, 23

Clothes and ribbon: G12, 20, 21

Skin: E00, 11

Bear: E34, 35

Shadow Outline: C0, 1, 2, 3

Shoes: C7

Thanks for the suggestion Karen!!

I can't wait to see what you come up with this week so please come on over to Creative Knockouts and link up with us!!

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Bitten by the Bug 2 - Use a Bird

Hi everyone! Our design sister Caroline has selected a project using birds. She said, "It is springtime and I have enjoyed hearing the birds every morning and they are so happy!"

Please link up with us over at BBTB2! I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Here is the card I designed using the Pagoda Cartridge!

Here are the score line measurements for this card:

Start with a 12 x 4 inch base

Lay the 12 inch side on your scoreboard horizontally.

Score at 1 1/2, 3, 5 1/2 and 8 then fold like an accordion or fan! Have fun!

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Mark's Finest Papers - April Blog Hop Last Day

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

April Blog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Featured April 15

Paper Doll Francis
Bundle Up & Her Majesty

Featured April 16

Out of Time Mini

Featured April 17

Lanterns

Featured April 18

Camellia

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All six winners will be announced on

April 19, 2014 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!)
The deadline for

commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday April 18, 2014