Spotlight on Claudia and Company

Hi Friends! Happy Friday!!
And it's a VERY happy Friday, indeed, because today begins the December challenge over at Claudia and Company!

This month's challenge is to spotlight an area of your card. There are several ways to do a spotlight, as you'll notice in all the FABulous samples the DT has for your inspiration today. I chose to go with an almost literal spotlight and cast a beam on cute little Party time Piper here. Actually, I kinda wanted the card to look like layers of it were unfolding or being pulled up and techni-color Puddle Jumper Piper emerging from it all. :) Well, at least that was the vision, the execution is a whole other thing! LOL!

And that's my card! But before I go, I really do want to "Spotlight" Claudia and Company for a second and direct your attention to some very exciting news that was shared on the DCRU blog yesterday. Check it out!

Be sure and stop by the rest of the girlies blogs and leave them some love! Have a Great weekend!
Sandra
Tori
Risa
Krista
Tracy
Kim
Sheri
Lori

Color Me Green

Hi Friends!
It's Challenge time over at Claudia & Company!! This month's super fun challenge is a color combo! We chose cream and brown for you and the third color is entirely up to you! Easy Peasy, eh? Yes! So I hope that you will join in on all the fun!!

For my card, I've used Puddle Jumper Party Time Noah (new from our Winter Release) and he is dressed to the nines to wish someone sweet a very Happy Birthday!
As for the rest of the card, I was going for a bit of everything with the elements in this recipe. I've got different shapes, textures and stitching; as well as buttons, ribbon and my color of choice: Olive Green. The paper for my card is SEI and Noah is colored with Copics.

Noah and all the winter releases can be found in the DIECUTSRUS store. AND just a little reminder, if you join us for our monthly challenge and your card is selected, you get to find out what next month's challenge is early and join the DT for showcasing samples in the next challenge! SA-WEET!!

Be sure and stop by the rest of the girlies blogs and leave them some love!
Sandra
Tori
Risa
Krista
Tracy
Kim
Sheri
Lori
And our guest designer:
Mercy Kerin

It's Party Time!

Hellooooooooooo and welcome to the Winter Release Extravaganza for Claudia and Company!! The day has finally come for all of these INCREDIBLY CUTE stamps to be released, as well as a barrel of fun and prizes! :) You can find all stamps in the DieCutsRUs store right now (and a special offer for this weekend only--spend over $50 and get free shipping)!

Here are all 6 stamps that have been released in rubber today. And be sure to hop through the whole list of stops so that you can see the digi releases too AND so that you'll get entered to WIN PRIZES!! If you didn't start the HOP at the Claudia and Company blog, you'll want to pop over there and if you get lost along the way, there's a complete hop list below. Hope you have a FAB time seeing what we've created for you!!

Party Time Noah

Party Time Piper

Party the Penguin

Winter Hannah

Winter Landon

Winter Ella

Claudia and Company Blog
Sandra
Tori
Pam
Risa
Shelby
Krista
Nicole
Margie
Tracy
Jacquie
Kim
Sheri
Lysa
Lori
Kadie--you are here :)
Our wonderful guest designer:
Mercy Kerin
Claudia

Brrrr...illiant Stamps On The Way!

Hi Friends!
Welcome back for another day of brrrrrrilliant previews for the upcoming release at Claudia and Company!! Today I have another couple of super cute stamps to show you!

First up is Party the Penguin designed by Jane's Doodles. Isn't he FUN?? I happen to adore Penguins, so this little guy totally has my heart! Party Penguin comes with separate hat and two sentiment stamps!

And of course, I also have another adorable Puddle Jumper for you today too! This is Winter Landon, designed by Landon's Mama, the ever so talented Lori Boyd!! He might look a little chilly, but I'm sure he's getting ready to have some snowball fun! I just LOVE his little companion teddy bear stamp too. SO CUTE!!


That's all for me today! I hope you have a great one and enjoy seeing all the fabulous sneak peeks that await you from the wonderful DT members below! See you for the party on FRIDAY!!
Claudia and Company Blog
Sandra
Tori
Pam
Risa
Shelby
Krista
Nicole
Margie
Tracy
Jacquie
Kim
Sheri
Lysa
Lori
Kadie--you are here :)
Our wonderful guest designer:
Mercy Kerin
Claudia

Winter Party Preview

Hello and welcome to the first day of PREVIEWS to get you excited for the WINTER RELEASE PARTY HOP that's going to be taking place at CLAUDIA and COMPANY!!

Today the ENTIRE team is previewing a few of the awesome stamps that will be released the first week of November. Get ready for some incredible CUTENESS!!

Here is Puddle Jumper Winter Ella; sporting her cozy snow gear and complete with penguin companion stamp and familiar songbird sentiment.

And next up is Puddle Jumper Partytime Piper; all decked out for a special holiday party and sending you warm greetings!

What do you say...are you ready for the holidays to be upon us? Well, if those weren't enough to get you in the mood, here is the complete hop list to check out all the AMAZING previews today! Thanks for stopping by and we'll see you back on Nov 3rd for a second round of SNEAK PEEKS!

Claudia and Company Blog
Sandra
Tori
Pam
Risa
Shelby
Krista
Nicole
Margie
Tracy
Jacquie
Kim
Sheri
Lysa
Lori
Kadie--you are here :)
Our wonderful guest designer:
Mercy Kerin
Claudia

Just Because

Hello Friends!
Happy Friday! I can't believe it's been an entire week since I posted anything. I really have missed it!
But I'm back today with a fun little project that I've been working on! And I think I will affectionately start referring to Friday as Puddle Jumper Friday. LOL. I think I've posted a cutie pie PJ every Friday for the last month, so it seems I'm on a roll :)

And this adorable Puddle Jumper is Daisy (designed by the talented Lori Boyd for Claudia and Company Stamps)! She is SO FUN and reminds me a little bit of myself from my grade school days. Even the fact that she comes with a little kitty companion stamp reminds me of me! Haha. I had several kitty-cats growing up...only one at a time, but I always had one or was begging my mom to get another. Now I have dogs, go figure. :)

So, as I said, this is a little card gift set that I've been working on to give to a sweet friend of mine. I found the awesome Card Purse tutorial HERE on SCS. There are SO MANY great tutorials over there...hours and hours and hours of fun. Then I made some little note cards with envelopes for stuffing inside of the little box. The patterned paper that I've used is Echo Park Sweet Summertime and PJ Daisy and kitty are colored in Copics. You can find the stamps, paper and for a limited time--the markers too, HERE at DieCutsRUs.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!! I can't believe we're nearing the end of October!! Time is flying by! I better get working on my Christmas Cards!

Princess Time!

Hi Friends!

Happy Friday to you!
I've been trying to motivate myself all week to work on cards, but I've been feeling a bit under the weather and after working all day, have retreated home with nothing but rest on my mind. :(
All that said, I do have a princess card for you today! I figure that even if I don't feel well, I can't help but smile when I see a princess, especially one as cute as Puddle Jumper Chloe (designed by the Fabulous Lori Boyd)!

For this cutie-pie princess card I've used My Minds Eye 'I Believe' Paper and Crate Paper 'School Spirit'. The button is Basic Grey, the ribbon is American Crafts and the sparkle is Stickles. Puddle Jumper Princess Chloe is colored with Copics and is a Claudia and Company stamp which can be found HERE at DieCutRUs (sentiments I've used are C&Co. stamps too).

Before I sign off today and wish you many blessings for your weekend, I wanted to put a reminder out there that there's still time to join us at Claudia and Company for the monthly challenge---use any C&Co. stamp plus the recipe of Orange/buttons/ribbon on a card and submit your entry HERE. AND AND AND (on a separate note) there's still time to purchase C&Co. stamps and have part of the proceeds from your purchase go to the Susan G. Komen fund! For details go here.

Thanks and have a WONDERFUL weekend!!

Reach for the Sky

Hi Friends!
How are you?

I'm back with another fun Puddle Jumper card today! This is Cowboy McCoy and he is from the October release. I just think he is too cute for words.

As I was making this card the other night I was thinking of different sentiments; wanting it to be kind of a brighten your day kind of card. Then as I was looking through my bin of stamps I found this one (PTI) and I couldn't help but smile and think of the sweet Woody character from Toy story! So, I did it, I went with "reach for the sky!" heehee. I hope you like it.

You can find McCoy and all the other Claudia and Company stamps, HERE in the DieCutsRUs store. Oh and also, Cowboy McCoy is being featured TODAY over at the Claudia and Company blog! So pop over THERE and check out all the fabulous ways to use this super fun stamp! And just a little reminder, for every C&Co. stamp you purchase this month, Claudia will generously donate $1-2 per stamp to the Susan G. Komen fight for the cure. Awesome!

Have a wonderful Monday!

(supplies used: paper-Basic Grey Pyrus, ink-Copics, embies-Basic Grey Buttons, Paper Distress Tool, Twine, Making Memories Eyelets, Orange thread)

Recipe Challenge!

Hi Friends!
It's Challenge time over at Claudia & Company!! This month's super fun challenge is to incorporate the color Orange, Buttons and Ribbon into your project! Easy Peasy, eh? Yes! So I hope that you will join in on all the fun!!

For my card, I've used Mr. Smiles and I did something really fun with him that I'd been planning to try out ever since I first saw this cute little guy---I covered him in Fun Flock!! I turned him into the little green fuzzy guy that I know he truly is in his heart. Heehee.
As for the rest of the card, I was going for a bit of everything with the elements in this recipe. I've got different shapes, textures and stitching; as well as buttons, ribbon and ORANGE (orange is my very favorite color, fyi)! The paper for my card is K & Company and My Minds Eye and the parts of Mr. Smiles that aren't "flocked" are colored with Copics.


And that's my card! I hope you will pop over to the Claudia & Company Blog and check out all the AMAZING inspiration provided by the DT!! And if you haven't picked up the October stamps yet, you can find them HERE in the DieCutsRUs store! I also wanted to remind you that proceeds from stamps you purchase from Claudia & Company this month will go to the Susan G. Komen foundation. How awesome is that!

Please leave the Girlies some LOVE:
Lori
Sandra
Sheri
Tori
Krista
Kim
Tracy
Risa
And this month's guest designer Jessica Diedrich

A Princess, a Cowboy and a Monster, oh my!

(WINNERS of my September Blog Candy are listed in the previous post)

Hi Friends!
Happy Happy October 1st to you!
Today is quite the exciting day because it's the 1st of the month, and you know what that means...NEW STAMPS from CLAUDIA & COMPANY!! Wooohooo! Hopefully you have arrived from Tracy's Blog, but if you haven't, then please start HERE at the C&Co. blog so you're sure to see all the fabulous DT work and get yourself entered to win one of this month's stamps!

I've been so excited to show you what's in store for October and now I can finally spill the beans. There are 3 stamps (plus a bonus stamp--see the blog for details) that are being release in the store today over at DieCutsRUs. You saw Mr. Smiles yesterday and today I have the PJ's for you!

First up is Puddle Jumper Cowboy McCoy and he's here with a howdy, hello, how are ya! Cutie Pie! I've paired him with Cosmo Cricket's Wanter Paper (available in the DCRU store) and added some other fun touches as well (like a matching Cosmo Cricket Wanted button! Saweet!). I've also used the Mojo Monday 158 sketch...who could resist! :)

And my second card for today features Puddle Jumper Princess Chloe! You were just waiting for a princess to arrive in the PJ collection, weren't you! I know I was! She's sooo sweet and I know quite a few cards that this little princess will be helping me out with! I've used Crate Paper's Snow Day Paper and super fun pink baker's twine (available in the DCRU store).

I wanted to share with you something else very special that's going on at DieCutsRUs this month. Some of you may know that it's breast cancer awareness month, and Claudia at DCRU has generously offered to donate to the Susan G. Komen for the cure $1 for every C&Co. stamp that is sold in rubber and $2 for every set. Isn't that wonderful! Claudia, you rock!

I hope you will consider stocking up on all your "wish listed" C&Co. stamps this month and support this great cause.

Your next stop is Risa's blog! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Here is a complete blog hop list...and we're also excited to have Jessica Diedrich join us this month as October's Guest Designer! woot woot! xoxo
Claudia and Company Blog
Lori
Tori
Krista
Kim
Tracy
Kadie--You are here
Risa
Sandra
Sheri
Jessica Diedrich--October Guest
Claudia

All Smiles

Hiya!
Today I'm here to give you all a little sneak peek of what's to come tomorrow over at Claudia and Company!! There are going to be 3 incredibly cute stamps released tomorrow, just PERFECT for the month of October!!

I'm sneakin you a peek of Mr. Smiles, here today and he was designed by C&Co's new artist Jane Beljo. He is JUST the kind of monster that I'd be friends with...one that makes me SMILE! :) And this adorable guy comes with both the 'smile' sentiment and the polka dot arrow that I've snuck onto this card! 3 stamps for the price of one! :) The paper is K&Company and the white fire is punched with the Martha Stewart Grass Punch.

To check out more previews (there just might be some Lori Boyd Puddle Jumpers!!) make your way over to the fab blogs of my DT buddies (links listed in my side bar).

Have a fun day and I'll see you back here tomorrow for the party! ALSO, the winner of my blog candy will be announced TOMORROW (on a separate post), so look for that! Yipee!!

U is for...

Hi Friends! Happy Friday!

I'm back today with another fun Puddle Jumper card! I've been building my collection of PJ's and Lollipops (designed by the fab Lori Boyd!) for quite some time now (even before I had the honor of being on the Claudia & Company team). And of course I've been having the best time making sure each of these cuties gets well loved and well inked!

This is Puddle Jumper Ella and she is all decked out in her fancy dress to deliver a very special message! Isn't she darling? I've paired her with some super sweet dp that I found while I was on my trip last weekend...I believe it is from WeR Memorykeepers (72 and Sunny). I also added some primas, linen thread, a clip from SU and my hand stitching. PJ Ella can be found in the DieCutsRUs store in the Claudia & Company stamp section. :)

And that's it for today! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! See you next week!

2 Cute!

Helloooooooo, Happy Friday!
I'm here with another card using the adorable Puddle Jumper Baby Jackson! Perfect for a baby boy card! You can find Baby Jack and all the other cutie pie Puddle Jumpers in the Claudia & Company line at DieCutsRUs.
I'm sorry to keep this short and sweet today but I'm off on vacation and my mind has already checked out for the weekend. heehee.
Have a FAB Friday!
Hugs,
kadie

Wish

Hello, Friends!

Today I'm back with a little birthday card that I made for someone I know who's turning 3 years old next month! Exciting! And hard to believe how fast time flies!

This card is a little bit different than my usual style...it has a little more of a scrapbook/collage feel to it. I really like how it turned out though.

The stamp I used is Birthday Lily Puddle Jumper and she's new this month from Claudia and Company Stamps (sold at DieCutsRUs). And I really wanted to pair Lily with one of these super fun playing cards from the MME Alphabet Soup paper collection. So that was my goal: use Lily and use the playing card...and that's how this collage-card came to be! I also felt brave enough to pull out my colored staples for the first time! I think I'm hooked now!

Thanks SO MUCH for stopping by today! Have a great one!

Seeing Red

Hi Friends!

It's Challenge time over at Claudia & Company!! This month's super fun challenge is to incorporate the color RED into your project! Easy Peasy, eh? Yes! So I hope that you will join in on all the fun!!

For my card, I've used Birthday Owen---I know, I know, you almost didn't recognize him without his balloons! I decided that I wanted to do a bowling party invite and so I altered the balloons out (just for this card). I've also gathered my bits of red from My Minds Eye Alphabet Soup paper, a PTI button (that I think kinda looks like a bowling ball!) and red thread throughout the different layers of the card.

Altering images is pretty simple and shows just how versatile your favorite stamps (like Puddle Jumpers!!) can be! For this alteration I inked up the rubber, wiped away the balloon with a tissue and then stamped the image. Any small spaces that didn't get stamped, I filled in with my Micron Pen.

And that's my card! I hope you will pop over to the Claudia & Company Blog and check out all the AMAZING inspiration provided by the DT!! And if you haven't picked up the September PJ's yet, you can find them HERE in the DieCutsRUs store! Also, Claudia just started a super duper deal over in the store--for every 10 C & Co stamps you buy (see the store for details), you get one free!! SO COOL! Happy Stamping!

Leave the Girlies some LOVE:
Lori
Sandra
Sheri
Tori
Krista
Kim
Tracy
Risa

Claudia and Company!!

Hello, hello, hello and welcome to the Claudia & Company Release Day Hop!!

I'm so excited to get to share in this day and share with ALL of YOU what Claudia & Company has in store for SEPTEMBER!!

There are 4 stamps being released today and available for purchase in the DieCutsRUs Store. Birthday Lily and Birthday Owen are what's new for the older kiddos. AND Baby Jackson and Baby Clairabeth are the first BABY PJ's in this line! Aren't they ADORABLE! They are just what this growing collection of Puddle Jumpers was needing!
All the sentiments I've used are also Claudia & Company and the majority of the supplies I've used can also be found at the DieCutsRUs Store (Fab papers by Nikki Sivils, My Minds Eye and Cosmo Cricket)!

Now, for the details of today's exciting Hop! You should have made your way here from Tracy's Blog, but just in case you didn't, the hop starts at the Claudia and Company Blog. AND you'll for sure want to START THERE, because if you hit every blog with a comment, you'll be entered to win a stamp from the September release! SO EXCITING! Hopping is open until Friday at 10pm est and the winner will be announced Saturday morning on the C&Co. blog.

You're next stop on today's hop is the beautiful Risa! Have fun and Many Blessings!

And here's a complete Blog Hop order
Claudia and Company Blog
Lori
Sandra
Sheri
Tori
Krista
Kim
Tracy
Kadie--You are here
Risa
Claudia

What's New

Hi Friends!

Today I have news!!
I have been over the moon excited to share with you that I get to design for Claudia & Company!! Yep, it's true! I'm still a bit in shock, but I get to be part of Term III! Yipee!!

I am so completely thrilled and honored. I have admired these stamps (designed by the Fabulous Lori Boyd) over at DieCutsRUs for quite some time now and been in awe of all the amazing creations the very talented design teams have shown us.

Thank you, Claudia and Lori for this wonderful opportunity! And I'm SO EXCITED to work with all of these wonderful ladies!! Check out the C&Co. blog today to see who I'll be joining for this Term (still having a pinch me moment). :)

AND I'll see you TOMORROW for Release Day---we're going to be Hoppin' at 10am est! YAY! Here's a little sneak to tide you over!