Mistletoe Couple

Let the Holiday Fun Begin Challenge

is going on this week.  

You still have a few more days to get your entry in.

We would love to have you come and play with us.

Please scroll down to the weekly challenge post;)

I decided on this fun digi image for my holiday fun creation:

Card inside:

Digi10604 Mistletoe  Couple

They are just so DARN cute;)

The inside of my creation uses

  digi10602  May This Holiday Season sentiment.

I used photoshop to color my images, printed them out on stampers select white 

cardstock and die cut them with nestabilities.

A few strokes with a sponge and TH distress ink helped give the printed images a more

vintage feel.

The deliciously yummy vintage paper is from, 

Holiday Vintage Prints Collection PaperTrey Ink.

The Eureka Stamp Store offers rubber and digital images giving

you the best of both creative worlds.

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Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

DT Sara Paschal

Season's Greetings Tag

Hello and welcome to the Eureka Stamps Blog.  Today, I have another Christmas tag to share with you.  Let me show you my tag and then I'll fill you in on all of the details.

This digital stamp is called Three Kings and can be found in the Eureka Stamps store right here.  The sentiment is so pretty ~ I just love the script ~ and it can be found right here.

I colored the Three Kings with my Spectrum Noir markers then fussy cut them out.  I attached them to my embossed tag with pop dots.  The sentiment is also attached with pop dots.  Here is a close-up of the images:

As you can see, I used red ink on the edges of the sentiment just to give it a little definition.  Here's one more close-up of these images:

I made this tag a little smaller (2 1/2" x 5") and made the base of the tag out of heavier kraft cardstock.  The white cardstock was run through my embossing machine, then attached to the tag.  I punched a hole through both layers and put a piece of red and white bakers twine through the hole.  I finished my tag off with a red and green striped bow.

My tag is all ready to hang on a Christmas present or on the tree.

~ Cheryl ~

Challenge #16- Let the Holiday Fun Begin

Happy Monday Crafty Friends!!

Welcome to Eureka Stamps' 16th Challenge! 

We are So excited that you have Joined us!

Thank you so much to Everyone who joined us last week for our For the Kids challenge! We really Enjoyed Seeing all the Darling Creations!!

Our Winner Via Random.org is

 22. Mona Eidhammer    

Congratulations! Please Email Tina with the words Eureka Challenge Winner in the Subject Line! Please go to the Eureka Stamps Site & Pick out Two Digital Images of your Choice! * Also, Don't forget to Grab the Winner Badge from our Side Bar for for your Blog!!

Our Top 5 Entries For this Week Are:
in no specific Order

Congratulations! Please Grab The Top 5 Badge From our Side Bar to Display on your Blog!

  26. Susan Martin  

 15. Jennifer Dunn    

4. Jenee Todd  

 13. Suzie McFloozy   

 28. Julie J 

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THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE IS:

Let the Holiday Fun Begin!  

We are excited to have Crystal Roefs Lockhart as our Guest Designer

 

I am a mother to a 5 month old little girl, who is my pride and joy, and a little Yorkie-poo, Roxie who I refer to as my fur baby. I hope to pass on my love of crafting to my little one as my mother did to me. I learned how to craft before I could walk, spending endless quality time with my mom being creative. The Fine Arts are in my blood. I have delved into theatre set design and construction, jewelry and accessory design, cross stitch, and now paper crafting. I have never been very computer savvy so using digital images was not something I could ever see myself using. However, a friend of mine introduced them to me and I have fallen in love. If I can figure out how to use them, anyone can.

Crystal is showcasing Digi # 16403 Caroling Bunnies   & Sentiment #17706 Fa La La
Please stop over and say hi to Crystal

Here is Some DT Inspiration for your viewing pleasure:

Katie

  Jackie

Sarah V.

Tina

Joann - Sassy Raggedy

Reminder:

To play along with us, please post a direct link to the card/project on your blog using inlinkz and link back to our challenge from your blog.

You can join in as many other challenges with ours as you like! You can only enter our challenge a MAXIMUM of 3 times per challenge. Please do NOT backlink to other cards you have previously Posted.

***Our Guest Designer Spots are going to a Month Long Position. This Starts in December!! 

 If you would like to join us as a Guest Designer for a Month please add GDT after your name!***

Gemma Pocock DT Post

Morning again everyone, well I have been up to my eyes in christmas cards so thought I would have a little break and went for a birthday card for a little boy. I used the image of the caterpillar https://www.facebook.com/facebook#!/pages/Gems-Handmade-Cards/163273910356037, coloured with pro markers, added some matt and layered card, then added a sentiment and some card candi.

 

If you like my card take a look at my blog http://gemshandmadecards.blogspot.co.uk/ and I also have a facebook page https://www.facebook.com/facebook#!/pages/Gems-Handmade-Cards/163273910356037

xxx

 

Snowman gift tag

Hello blog fans!

Kristie here today!

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and didn't eat too much.

Now that Thanksgiving is passed it's really time to gear up for Christmas.

I decided to make a couple gift tags to show you.

I used

"Snowman To and From" (#23705)

from Eureka! Stamps

This first one was stamped onto white card stock

and colored with FlexMarkers.

The sky is inked with a blending tool

and Distress Ink (Broken China)

This one was stamped onto a white tag

and colored with FlexMarkers.

They didn't take much time to make at all

and I think these little guys are adorable.

 

Why not pop over to the

Eureka! Stamps store

 and see what images you might want

to use to make some gift tags?

I used a rubber stamp,

but they are also available in digital format.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you've been inspired in some way, come again soon!

I'd love to have you stop by my blog,

 Kristie Kreates,

and see what else I've been up to.

Stop by and see me soon.

Good news of Great Joy!

Sarosa posting today.  I love, love, love Christmas Season! I love the celebration of Jesus' birth, and I have the most wonderful memories of Christmas from childhood. Our house looked, smelled, tasted, and sounded like Christmas!

Anyway, this is a single image, Bethlehem With Verse. I embossed the image with silver. Then I traced over the star with a versamark pen, and re-embossed it with gold.

Note: I was using a rather dry versamark pad, so I did not get great coverage on the bottoms of these cards (I think I was a bit hurried, and didn't press firmly enough). For this top one, I just added more ink and more embossing powder.    Funny, my heat gun kept putting air bubbles, dozens and dozens. I finally figured out how to position the cardstock best, but you can see I still had a couple!  I also filled in the spots where the script is not right, but unfortunately, spilled something on the card and ruined it. :-( So, no corrected picture, sorry about that!

I hesitated over posting this second card, because it didn't turn out as well as I would have liked it to. However, I really liked the concept: I embossed the image with sticky embossing powder, then brushed different colors of mica powder over the scene. As you see, the blue did on the bottom looks a bit odd. It's very important not to heat sticky emboss powder too long, or it will not look smooth and shiny, but very dull. As I said above, I also did not check that I had thoroughly coated the stamped image. Still, I hope you are inspired!

Design Team Call

Eureka Stamps is having a Design Team Call!

Are you a creative designer who loves to work with digital images?  Someone who has an active blog, loves to share your creations on online galleries and internet communities?  Low maintenance, drama free and a committed individual?

Then you just might be the next Eureka Stamps’ DT Member!!

What to expect as a DT Member:  Term will be 6 months January – June 2013. You will be expected to do a card once a week for our weekly challenge, plus possible blog hop and/or new release during your term. Promote Eureka Stamps and share your love for Eureka Stamps everywhere.

What will you receive:  Your choice of four digital images per month  to design and promote Eureka Stamps on your blog and our weekly challenges. Extra images for our Facebook group and PCP group when we offer them. Recogniton on the Eureka Stamp Blog and the opportunity to work with a great group of ladies. As well as the opportunity to work with Maribeth at local Stamp Shows if interested.

How do you apply?  Submit 4 projects showcasing your best work that represents your style. Please include at least three  examples of projects with images that you have colored.  Your name and link to your blog. A brief paragraph telling us a little bit about you.  List of current DT you may be on (you do not have to be on any other DT’s to apply).

Submit this information to eurekastampsdtc all @gmail.com   eurekastampsdtcall@gmail.com  with DT Call in the subject line.  Deadline to submit – Nov 16^th!

Eureka Stamps and QKR Stampede is looking for Creative talent for our Technique and Tutorial Team

Do you enjoy using different techniques and tutorials on your creations? We are looking for a few talented and very creative people to join our new Tutorial and Techniques Design Team.

Some of the requirements for this new team are as follows:

§  Must be able to write tutorials and convert measurements from cm's to inches.

§  Be interested in learning how to use new products as well as new techniques.

§  Able to commit to making at least 2 creations a month.

§  Must have a blog and be able to post creations and info concerning new products and all products used.

§  Must be dependable and versatile in completing projects.

§  Must be able to read and understand English.

Please note interested individuals please submit any questions to Joann- see below! If you are interested in learning more about this Design Team please contact Joann Burton at joann@sassyraggedy.com. Please include your blog address when responding. Deadline to apply will be Nov 20^th.

This will stay as a sticky note until the 20th!